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::: prohibitive - so high as to prohibit purchase or use; tending to prevent the purchase or use of something; prohibiting; inclined to prevent or forbid; Ex. prohibitive tax
::: apogee - highest point; the point farthest from the earth; OP. perigee
::: misapprehension - error; misunderstanding; V. misapprehend
::: consort - associate with; keep company; N: husband or wife (or a ruler)
::: pretension - pretentiousness; claim (without foundation); Ex. I make no pretensions to skill as an artist.
::: effrontery - rudeness without any sense of shame; shameless boldness; presumptousness; nerve; cheek
::: diatribe - bitter scolding or denunciation; invective; abuse
::: gangrene - decay of body tissue caused by insufficient blood supply (usually following injury); ADJ. gangrenous
::: morbid - given to unwholesome or unhealthy thought; moody; characteristic of disease; Ex. morbid curiosity; N. morbidity; CF. disease
::: labyrinth - maze