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| corroborate | v. to support or strengthen an idea or a statement; to attest to the truth of; to confirm |
| aberration | n. a departure from the usual course; a ceviation; an abnormal development |
| herculean | adj. extremely demanding or difficult; requiring or having great courage or strength, like that possessed by Hercules |
| retrospect | n. a contemplation or survey of things that happened in the past |
| dearth | n. a scarcity, as of food; a lack; too small a supply of something |
| salient | adj. standing out; easily seen or noticed; conspicuous; noticeable; prominent |
| adjudge | v. to decree or decide by law; to pass sentence |
| diurnal | adj. occuring every day; daily; occurring during the daytime |
| candor | n. openness; saying what one really thinks; frankness; impartiality |
| ludicrous | adj. amusingly absurd; ridiculous |
| artifice | n. a skill; a clever device; a sly or artful trick; trickery |
| configuration | n. the position of parts or elements of something; a shape; an outline |
| scrupulous | adj. giving strict attention to what is right or proper; exact and careful |
| deduce | v. to infer by reasoning; to conclude from known facts and principles |
| refute | v. to prove that someone or something is false or incorrect; to disprove |
| captivate | v. to catch the attention of, by beauty or excellence; to enchant; to charm; to attract |
| proponent | n. a person who supports a cause or idea; someone who makes a proposition;an advocate |
| extant | adj. still in existence; not extinct, lost, or destroyed |
| chicanery | n. the use of clever talk or trickery to deceive or evade |
| augury | n. the practice of foretelling the future from signs and omens; an omen or sign |
