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::: manumit - emancipate; free from slavery or bondage
::: gibberish - nonsense; nonsensical or unintelligible talk or writing; babbling
::: indifferent - unmoved or unconcerned by; having no interest in; mediocre; neither good nor bad
::: assurance - firm statement that something is certainly true; promise or pledge; certainty; confidence in one's own ability; self-confidence; Ex. In spite of all his assurances, he did not come back; Ex. assurance of his loyalty; Ex. The teacher lacked assurance in fron of his class; V. assure; tell firmly with confidence; ensure; make (something) certain to heappen; make (someone) feel sure; give confidence to; ADJ. assured: self-assured; confident in one's own ability; showing certainty
::: transcendent - exceeding ordinary limits; superior; surpassing; V. transcend: go beyond; exceed; surpass; N. transcendancy
::: splice - join together end to end to make one continuous length; fasten together; unite; Ex. splice two strips of tape; N.
::: refraction - bending of a ray of light
::: dissimulate - pretend; conceal by feigning; dissemble
::: carping - petty criticism; fault-finding; fretful complaining; quibble
::: rationale - fundamental reason or principle (on which a system or principle is based); fundamental reason or justification; grounds for an action