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Word: deputize

Definition: work or appoint as a deputy; N. deputy: person who has the power to take charge when the leading person is away


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::: dumbfound - (dumfound) astonish (making dumb); ADJ. dumbfounded, dumfounded, dumbstruck
::: rummage - ransack; thoroughly search
::: betoken - signify; indicate; be a sign of
::: perigee - point of moon's orbit when it is nearest the earth; CF. apogee
::: salacious - lascivious; lustful; Ex. salacious monk
::: pejorative - (of a word or phrase) suggesting that someone is of little value; negative in connotation; having a belittling effect; Ex. Many women now considers ``housewife'' a pejorative expression, because it patronized them.
::: existential - pertaining to existence; pertaining to the philosophy of existentialism
::: lethal - deadly
::: incontinent - lacking self-restraint; not continent; licentious
::: distinctive - clearly different from others of the same kind