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::: threadbare - worn through till the threads show; shabby and poor; hackneyed; Ex. threadbare excuses
::: apothegm - (apophthegm) pithy, compact saying
::: conception - beginning; forming of an idea; fertilization; V. conceive: form an idea in the mind; devise; become pregnant; CF. inception
::: unerringly - infallibly; ADJ. unerring: making no mistakes
::: worldly - engrossed in matters of this earth; not spiritual; of the material world
::: anathema - solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse; V. anathematize
::: abrasive - rubbing away; tending to grind down
::: mandate - order; charge; authoritative command; power to govern another country; power to given to a government; region under administration; V: give a mandate to; place under a mandate; Ex. mandated territory
::: plutocracy - society ruled by the wealthy
::: gild - cover with a thin layer of gold