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::: magisterial - authoritative; imperious; commanding; of a magistrate; Ex. magisterial study of Roman law; Ex. magisterial manner
::: perjury - false testimony while under oath; V. perjure oneself: testify falsely under oath
::: clandestine - secret
::: arbiter - person with power to decide a matter in dispute; judge who is in a position ot make influential judgments; Ex. supreme arbiter of fashion in beachware
::: amity - friendship; peaceful relationship as between nations
::: recalcitrant - disobedient or resisting authority even after being punished; obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority; unruly; Ex. recalcitrant child
::: beatitude - blessedness; state of great happiness
::: spectrum - colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism; broad and continuous range; Ex. whole spectrum of modern thoughts
::: sporadic - occurring irregularly; intermittent
::: expos - \'e public revelation of something discreditable