TERM a fortiori abate absolve accord acquiescence adamant adduce advent advert/adverted to affirm affront agnize albeit allude

ambit ameliorate amplest anchored anent append appose apposite apprise apropos aptly appurtenant arrogate ascribe assent asseverate assiduous

DEFINITION For a still stronger reason; all the more To reduce in amount, degree, or intensity; lessen; To deduct from an amount; subtract. To pronounce clear of guilt or blame (absuelto) To cause to conform or agree; bring into harmony; To grant, especially as being due or appropriate; To bestow upon Passive assent or agreement without protest Impervious to pleas, appeals, or reason; stubbornly unyielding; inflexible To cite as an example or means of proof in an argument. The coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important make reference to; to draw attention To declare positively or firmly; maintain to be true; To support or uphold the validity of; confirm. to insult; to offend the pride or dignity of; a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect; "turning his back on me was a deliberate insult" be fully aware or cognizant of Even though; although; notwithstanding make a more or less disguised reference to; "He alluded to the problem but did not mention it" scope or extent; limits, boundary, or circumference to make or become better; improve Fully sufficient to meet a need or purpose resting upon regarding; concerning to add as a supplement; to attach; hang on; state or say further to place side by side with proximity well suited for the purpose; appropriate; apt; Strikingly appropriate and relevant To give notice to; inform; to make aware; inform At an appropriate time; opportunely; By the way; incidentally; With regard to; concerning; akin, applicable, apposite, apt, belonging, concerning, connected, felicitous, fit, germane, linked, pertaining to, pertinent, related, relevant, suitable applicable; exactly suitable relating, belonging, or accessory to claim or appropriate for oneself presumptuously or without justification To attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; To assign as a quality or characteristic To agree, as to a proposal; concur; accede state categorically; To declare seriously or positively; affirm. Constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing; persistent; undertaken with perseverance and care In the course of the argument; prep. Latin meaning "for the sake of argument" used by lawyers in the context of "assuming arguendo" that the facts were as the other party contends, but the law prevents the other side from prevailing. Example: "assuming arguendo" that the court finds our client, the defendant, was negligent, the other party (plaintiff) was so contributorily negligent he cannot recover damages. In short, the lawyer is not admitting anything, but wants to make a legal argument only. The word appears most commonly in appeals briefs. Into separate parts or pieces; Apart from each other either in position or in direction a point in time, esp a critical one become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude adjust or accustom to; bring into harmony with fearless; intrepidity; aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery under the support, sponsorship or patronage of To affirm positively; declare prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; turn away or aside openly declared as such; To state positively; To acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly; confess: To give a false representation to; misrepresent offensively noticeable to support or reinforce; strengthen Marked by flagrant and insolent audacity; shameless To work or act ineptly or inefficiently a chain of connected ideas or passages or objects so arranged that each member is closely related to the preceding and following members to plan something in detail Financial resources; funds. having knowledge of; range or scope of what is perceived to become blended To agree, correspond, or harmonize To acknowledge, often reluctantly, as being true, just, or proper; admit Occurring or existing concurrently; following or accompanying as a consequence; "an excessive growth of bureaucracy, with attendant problems"; "snags incidental to the changeover in management"; "attendant circumstances"; "the period of tension and consequent need for military preparedness"; "the ensuant response to his appeal"; "the resultant savings were considerable" Harmonious; agreeing; accordant; in keeping

assuming or granting arguendo

asunder at this juncture attenuate attune audacity auspices aver avert / forfend / forefend / fend off avow belie blatant bolster brazen bungle; bunglingly catena chart coffers cognizance commingle / conflate comport concede concomitant / ensuant / sequent concordant

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TERM concurrence confabulate confer conjure consequential consonance consonant conspectus / compendium conspicuous construe contemplate contravene controvert convoluted corollary countenance crux deduced defray defunct delve demise denotes desideratum detriment devolve discern discordant disquisition dissent dissipate dissipate dissipation dissuade dubitable earmark eccentric effectuate egregiously elucidate explicate endow enunciate ensue entrench envisage err / unerr ergo erstwhile evince evoke exacerbate exhume exorbitant expedite expeditious extenuate extraneous fastidious felicitous

DEFINITION agreement in opinion informal conversation; to chat to bestow; to invest with a To summon (a devil or spirit) by magical or supernatural power; To influence or effect by or as if by magic; To call or bring to mind; evoke Following as an effect, result, or conclusion; consequent; Having important consequences; significant Agreement; harmony; accord. nvolving or characterized by harmony; in keeping an overall view; a concise but comprehensive summary of a larger work apparent; clearly visible; obvious or showy To adduce or explain the meaning of; interpret; To analyze the structure of; To use syntactically to look at attentively and thoughtfully; to consider carefully and at length; meditate on or ponder; To have in mind as an intention or possibility To act or be counter to; violate; To oppose in argument; gainsay To raise arguments against; voice opposition to; to deny, refute, or oppose (some argument or opinion); to argue or wrangle about; prove to be false or incorrect Intricate; complicated a practical consequence that follows naturally; i.e. corollary to this to tolerate; support/encouragement The basic, central, or critical point or feature: the crux of the matter; the crux of an argument. to reach a conclusion by reasoning bear the expenses of no longer in force or use; inactive to inquire or research deeply or intensively (for information, etc.); To search deeply and laboriously a euphemistic or formal word for death To mark; indicate; to serve as a symbol or name for the meaning of; signify; To signify directly; refer to specifically something desired as a necessity damage/harm/loss To pass on or delegate to another; To be passed on or transferred to another to recognize or perceive clearly; to recognize or perceive (differences) Not being in accord; conflicting.; Disagreeable in sound; harsh or dissonant. an elaborate analytical or explanatory essay or discussion To differ in opinion or feeling; disagree; To withhold assent or approval. To spend or expend intemperately or wastefully; squander; To use up, especially recklessly; exhaust To drive away; disperse; To attenuate to or almost to the point of disappearing; To vanish by dispersion excessive expenditure; wastefulness To deter (a person) from a course of action or a purpose by persuasion or exhortation Subject to doubt or question; uncertain to set aside or mark out for a specific purpose Departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern; Deviating from a circular form or path, as in an elliptical orbit. to cause to happen; effect; accomplish extraordinary in some bad way To make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify To equip or supply with a talent or quality To state or set forth precisely or systematically; To pronounce; articulate. to follow subsequently or in order; come next or afterwards; to follow or occur as a consequence; result fix firmly or securely to form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case; "Can you conceive of him as the president?" to make a mistake or be incorrect therefore or consequently former; one-time To show or demonstrate clearly; manifest To summon or call forth; To call to mind by naming, citing, or suggesting; To create anew, especially by means of the imagination To increase the severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate to dig up (something buried, esp a corpse); disinter; to reveal; disclose; unearth in excess of what is reasonable; excessive; extravagant; immoderate To speed up the progress of; accelerate Acting or done with speed and efficiency lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of not pertinent to the matter under consideration; not essential; irrelevant; Not constituting a vital element or part Possessing or displaying careful, meticulous attention to detail Admirably suited; apt; Exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style; Marked by happiness or good fortune

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TERM finis fiscal foil foreclose forthwith frugal gainsay gist glean hapless heretofore hinge hitherto hold in abeyance ignominous imminent immute impeccable impediment imperative impervious impetus import imprimatur impute inadvertent indubitable ineluctable iniquity interpose intersperse intricacy iota in consonance in toto incessantly inefficacious indicia induce inexorable inexorably infringe incongruous inimical institute intendment inter alia ipso facto it is/was incumbent juxtapose ken meritorious meritorious milieu militate mitigate moot muster negate nonce notwithstanding obviate oft-repeated onset

DEFINITION The end; the conclusion Of or relating to government expenditures, revenues, and debt To prevent from being successful; thwart. o exclude or rule out; bar; To settle or resolve beforehand. At once; immediately. Practicing or marked by economy, as in the expenditure of money or the use of material resources; Costing little; inexpensive To declare false; deny the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience to gather (something) slowly and carefully in small pieces i.e to glean information from the newspapers Luckless; unfortunate Up to the present time; before this; previously; thus far to depend on; cause to be attached until this time temporary inactivity in a dishonorable manner or to a dishonorable degree About to occur; impending To change or alter Having no flaws; perfect; Incapable of sin or wrongdoing Something that impedes; a hindrance or obstruction. Having the power or authority to command or control; Impossible to deter or evade; pressing incapable of being penetrated or affected a force that moves something along ndicate or signify A mark of official approval To relate to a particular cause or source; attribute the fault or responsibility to; To assign as a characteristic; credit happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally Too apparent to be doubted; unquestionable impossible to avoid or evade:"inescapable conclusion"; "an ineluctable destiny"; "an unavoidable accident" Gross immorality or injustice; wickedness to introduce (comments, questions, etc.) into a speech or conversation; interject; to exert or use power, influence, or action in order to alter or intervene in (a situation) to distribute among other things at intervals marked by elaborately complex detail A very small amount; a bit Agreement; harmony; accord in its entirety Continuing without interruption Not capable of producing a desired effect or result; ineffective Identifying marks; indications. To lead or move, as to a course of action, by influence or persuasion; To bring about or stimulate the occurrence of; cause Not capable of being persuaded by entreaty; relentless in an inexorable manner; "time marches on inexorably" go against, as of rules and laws; transgress or exceed the limits of; violate Lacking in harmony; incompatible; Not in agreement, as with principles; inconsistent; Not in keeping with what is correct, proper, or logical; inappropriate Injurious or harmful in effect; adverse To establish, organize, and set in operation; set up or lay the groundwork for The true meaning or intention of something, especially of a law among others By the fact itself; by that very fact Imposed as an obligation or duty; obligatory To place side by side, especially for comparison or contrast to know, to recognize Superior quality or worth; excellence; A quality deserving praise or approval; virtue praiseworthy; acceptable the environmental condition to have force or influence; bring about an effect or a change lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of subject or open to debate To call (troops) together, as for inspection; To call forth; summon up be in contradiction with; deny the truth of; prove negative; show to be false; make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of the present occasion; "for the nonce" in spite of To anticipate and dispose of effectively; render unnecessary; prevent frequent the beginning or early stages

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TERM overarching overleaf paucity parenthetically patent peculiar pertinent perverse placate / mollify / appease peruse/perusal plausible portentous posits posterior postulate precedence precept precipitate preclude predicate prelude prodigious proliferation propitious propounded propriety proscribe protracted probative prune purported purview quantum meruit quell ratchet ratiocinate reckon reckon with reckon without refute / rebut / confute relentless repetitious reprehensible rudiments ruminate sagacity sans scant scilicet sequester sine qua non sporadic spur squander stalemate stave off

DEFINITION overall; all-encompassing an overarching concept or overpage- "we set out overleaf" or on the other side of the page Smallness of number; fewness; scarcity incidentally, by the way, in passing, by way of explanation, by the bye; Set off within or as if within parentheses; qualifying or explanatory clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment; make open to sight or notice unusual, odd, distict from others having precise or logical relevance to the matter at hand Directed away from what is right or good cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of examine or consider with attention and in detail; reading carefully with intent to remember Seemingly or apparently valid, likely, or acceptable; credible Full of unspecifiable significance; exciting wonder and awe to lay down or assume as a fact or principle coming at a subsequent time or stage; "without ulterior argument"; "the mood posterior to" To make claim for; demand; To assume or assert the truth, reality, or necessity of, especially as a basis of an argument; presume The fact, state, or right of preceding; priority; Priority claimed or received because of preeminence or superiority A rule or principle prescribing a particular course of action or conduct; An authorized direction or order; a writ. To cause to happen, especially suddenly or prematurely; a right to preferential treatment; the act of preceding or the condition of being precedent keep from happening or arising; make impossible; to make impossible, as by action taken in advance; prevent; to exclude or prevent (someone) from a given condition or activity To base or establish; To state or affirm as an attribute or quality of something; to imply; To proclaim or assert; declare. An introductory performance, event, or action preceding a more important one Impressively great in size, force, or extent; enormous To increase or spread at a rapid rate Presenting favorable circumstances; auspicious; favorable To put forward for consideration; set forth; propose the quality or state of being appropriate or fitting; conformity to the prevailing standard of behaviour, speech, etc. To prohibit; forbid; command against relatively long in duration; tediously protracted; "a drawn-out argument"; "an extended discussion"; "a lengthy visit from her mother-in-law"; "a prolonged and bitter struggle"; "protracted negotiations" tending to prove a particular proposition or to persuade you of the truth of an allegation; "evidence should only be excluded if its probative value was outweighed by its prejudicial effect" to reduce Assumed to be such; supposed The extent or range of function, power, or competence; scope; Range of vision, comprehension, or experience; outlook. what one has earned; reasonable value of services to put an end to, or take away To increase or decrease by increments. To reason methodically and logically To consider as being; regard as; To count or compute; Informal To think or assume. To take into account or deal with To fail to consider or deal with; ignore. To prove to be false or erroneous; overthrow by argument or proof; To deny the accuracy or truth of never-ceasing; Unyielding in severity or strictness; Steady and persistent; unremitting Filled with repetition, especially needless or tedious repetition open to criticism or rebuke; blameworthy a statement of fundamental facts or principles To turn a matter over and over in the mind; To reflect on over and over again The quality of being discerning, sound in judgment, and farsighted; wisdom. without Barely sufficient; Falling short of a specific measure; nadequately supplied; To give an inadequate portion or allowance to; To deal with or treat inadequately or neglectfully; slight That is to say; namely to remove or separate An essential element or condition Occurring at irregular intervals; having no pattern or order in time; Isolated; unique To proceed in haste; To put down forcibly; suppress To spend wastefully or extravagantly; dissipate; To fail to take advantage of; lose a chance for A situation in which further action is blocked; a deadlock. To keep or hold off; repel

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TERM stringent stultify stymie subservient subsume supervene surmise suss out tacit tenable terse / brevity thusly tout ensemble unconscionable undermine / subvert unduly unequivocal unfathomed unimpeded unperturbed unprecedented unravel unscrupulous unsolicited untrammelled uphold utterly veer verily vied / vying virtual viva voce viz volition warrant whence

DEFINITION Imposing rigorous standards of performance; severe; in a stringent manner; "the laws are stringently enforced"; "stringently controlled"; strictly deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of compliant and obedient to authority contain or include take place as an additional or unexpected development; to follow closely; ensue To infer (something) without sufficiently conclusive evidence; To make a guess or conjecture; An idea or opinion based on insufficiently conclusive evidence; a conjecture. examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition Implied by or inferred from actions or statements; Arising by operation of the law rather than through direct expression. rationally defensible Brief and to the point; effectively concise in the way indicated; viz; to wit with everything considered (and neglecting details); all in all; altogether; everything taken into consideration beyond prudence or reason; excessive To weaken by wearing away a base or foundation; To weaken, injure, or impair, often by degrees or imperceptibly; sap immoderately; excessively Admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; clear and unambiguous: an unequivocal success.; in an unambiguous manner; "she stated her intentions unequivocally" situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed not slowed or prevented Calm and serene; unruffled; not disturbed or troubled never known to have happened before; Having no previous example To undo or separate and clarify the elements without scruples or principles Not looked for or requested; unsought not hindered or restricted in thought or action; not confined or limited to maintain, affirm, or defend against opposition or challenge Completely; absolutely; entirely To turn aside from a course, direction, or purpose; swerve in truth; in fact; With confidence; assuredly. To strive for victory or superiority; contend Existing or resulting in essence or effect though not in actual fact, form, or name orally; by word of mouth (i.e. I heard it viva voce) to wit the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention; "the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt" Justification for an action or a belief; grounds; Something that provides assurance or confirmation; To guarantee or attest to the character or reliability of; vouch for from what place, source, or cause

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set forth hereunder, to wit: in this regard here as elsewhere to my mind in the same vein underscores the fact provisions reads: or provisions echoes pertaining thereto in light of these express provisions of law.. to hold otherwise would render uphold petitioner's plausible but unsubstantiated argument on a final note aforementioned/aforestated pursuant thereto on a focal issue otherwise stated conformably relative thereto catch-all provisio henceforth aforecited based on the foregoing premises in connection therewith in the course thereof aforesaid in the offing hand in hand

according to

it is worthy to note, however / it is noteworthy to mention, however

focus

from this time forward; from now on

In the near or immediate future; soon to come in cooperation, jointly n keeping with, in line with, consistent with, in accordance with, in the manner of, in harmony with, in agreement with, in concert with, in sympathy with, in compliance with, in conformity with, in obedience to, after the manner of, in assent with, in congruence with; in relation to, depending on, in proportion to, proportional to, commensurate with; as claimed by, in the opinion of, on the authority of, as stated by, as believed by, on the report of, as maintained by