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::: supposition - assumption; hypothesis; surmise; V. suppose
::: celibate - abstaining from sexual intercourse; unmarried; N. celibacy
::: ostensible - apparent; appearing as such; professed(pretended); pretended; Ex. ostensible purpose of the expedition
::: deploy - spread out (troops) in an extended though shallow battle line; distribute (persons or forces) systematically or strategically
::: prototype - original work used as a model by others
::: surmise - guess; N.
::: sophisticated - worldly wise and urbane; refined; complex; N. sophistication; V. sophisticate
::: baleful - evil; malignant in intent or effect; deadly; having a malign influence; portending evil; ominous; threatening; Ex. baleful look
::: larceny - theft; Ex. petit larceny
::: recourse - resorting to help when in trouble; Ex. without recourse to