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debilitatingpresent participle of de·bil·i·tate (Verb)

1. Make (someone) weak and infirm: "a debilitating disease"; "a woman who felt
chronically debilitated for years".
2. Hinder, delay, or weaken

contravenedpast participle, past tense of con·tra·vene (Verb)


1. Violate the prohibition or order of (a law, treaty, or code of conduct).
2. Conflict with (a right, principle, etc.), esp. to its detriment.

er·rant/ˈerənt/Adjective
1. Erring or straying from the proper course or standards: "he could never forgive his
daughter's errant ways".
2. (of a polychaete worm) Of a predatory kind that moves about actively and is not
confined to a tube or burrow

ma·lev·o·lent/məˈlevələnt/
Adjective: Having or showing a wish to do evil to others.

im·pre·cise/ˌimpriˈsīs/
Adjective: Lacking exactness and accuracy of expression or detail

enmeshedpast participle, past tense of en·mesh


Verb: Cause to become entangled in something.

pru·dence
   [prood-ns] Show IPA
–noun
1.
the quality or fact of being prudent.
2.
caution with regard to practical matters; discretion.
3.
regard for one's own interests.
4.
provident care in the management of resources; economy; frugality.

chas·tise
tr.v. chas·tised, chas·tis·ing, chas·tis·es
1. To punish, as by beating. See Synonyms at punish.
2. To criticize severely; rebuke.
3. Archaic To purify.

(trăn-skrīb')
tr.v.,-scribed, -scrib·ing, -scribes.
1. To make a full written or typewritten copy of (dictated material, for example).
2. Computer Science. To transfer (information) from one recording and storing
system to another.
3. Music.
a. To adapt or arrange (a composition) for a voice or instrument other than
the original.
b. To translate (a composition) from one notational system to another.
c. To reduce (live or recorded music) to notation.
4. To record, usually on tape, for broadcast at a later date.
5. Linguistics. To represent (speech sounds) by phonetic symbols.
6. To translate or transliterate.
7. Biology. To cause (DNA) to undergo transcription.

sab·o·tage .
1. Destruction of property or obstruction of normal operations, as by civilians or enemy
agents in time of war.
2. Treacherous action to defeat or hinder a cause or an endeavor; deliberate subversion.
tr.v. sab·o·taged, sab·o·tag·ing, sab·o·tag·es
To commit sabotage against.

in·iq·ui·tous
adj.
Characterized by iniquity; wicked.

frugal (comparative more frugal, superlative most frugal)

1. Avoiding unnecessary expenditure either of money or of anything else which is to


be used or consumed;

ca·pri·cious
   [kuh-prish-uh s, -pree-shuh s] Show IPA
–adjective
1.
subject to, led by, or indicative of caprice or whim; erratic: He's such a capricious boss I
never know how he'll react.
2.
Obsolete . fanciful or witty.

ax·i·o·mat·ic/ˌaksēəˈmatik/Adjective
1. Self-evident or unquestionable.
2. Relating to or containing axioms

ec·lec·tic/iˈklektik/
Adjective: Deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.
Noun: A person who derives ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of
sources

decry [dɪˈkraɪ]
vb -cries, -crying, -cried (tr)
1. to express open disapproval of; disparage
2. (Economics) to depreciate by proclamation to decry obsolete coinage

decry [dɪˈkraɪ]
vb -cries, -crying, -cried (tr)
1. to express open disapproval of; disparage
2. (Economics) to depreciate by proclamation to decry obsolete coinage

ob·se·qui·ous
   [uh b-see-kwee-uh s] Show IPA
–adjective
1.
characterized by or showing servile complaisance or deference; fawning: an obsequious
bow.
2.
servilely compliant or deferential: obsequious servants.
3.
obedient; dutiful.

ster·e·o·typed
   [ster-ee-uh-tahypt, steer-] Show IPA
–adjective
1.
reproduced in or by stereotype plates.
2.
fixed or settled in form; hackneyed; conventional.

an·ti·thet·ic
   [an-tuh-thet-ik] Show IPA
–adjective
1.
of the nature of or involving antithesis.
2.
directly opposed or contrasted; opposite.

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