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Cantankerous
[adjective]
MEANING:
MEANING:
tempered or quarrelsome person
Doctrine
[noun]
MEANING:
MEANING:
1. a principle, belief system, or policy that is taught or advocated
2. something that is taught
3. a principle or rule of law that is established esp. by a precedent
4. a statement of government policy esp. concerned with international relations or military strategy
2. something that is taught
3. a principle or rule of law that is established esp. by a precedent
4. a statement of government policy esp. concerned with international relations or military strategy
Gumption
[noun]
MEANING:
MEANING:
1. common sense; shrewdness
2. initiative or aggressiveness
2. initiative or aggressiveness
Deign
[intransitive verb,transitive verb]
MEANING:
MEANING:
1. (intr. v.) to condescend; to think it fitting or appropriate to one’s dignity
2. (tr. v.) to condescend to grant or offer
2. (tr. v.) to condescend to grant or offer
Effete
[adjective]
MEANING:
MEANING:
1. infertile; sterile; unable to produce
2. depleted of all vitality, effectiveness, or strength
3. characterised by decadence, self-indulgence or triviality
3. over refined; soft due to a pampered upbringing
2. depleted of all vitality, effectiveness, or strength
3. characterised by decadence, self-indulgence or triviality
3. over refined; soft due to a pampered upbringing