Day 62
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arrest
hold one's attention
uh-REST
to stop or slow down; to hold one's attention
auspice
patronage
AW-spis
patronage, support
beret
type of cap
buh-REY
type of visor-less cap often worn angled to one side
derision
ridicule
di-RI-zhun
ridicule, scorn
iconoclastic
dissident
ahy-kon-uh-KLAS-tik
criticizing popular beliefs
incarceration
imprisonment
in-kahr-suh-REY-shuhn
putting in prison
incipient
becoming apparent
in-SIP-ee-unt
beginning to become apparent
perigee
nearest point
PER-i-gee
point in the orbit of a heavenly body nearest to the earth
phenomenology
intentionality
fi-nom-uh-NOL-uh-jee
branch of science concerned with things as they are perceived; not directly derived from theory
retraction
withdrawal
ri-TRAK-shuhn
withdrawal; cancellation of a statement
ribald
vulgar
RIH-buhld
vulgar or indecent in language
stoke
strengthen
stohk
add fuel to; strengthen
tepid
lukewarm
TEP-id
lukewarm; apathetic
translucent
partially transparent
trans-LOO-suhnt
partially transparent
undergird
support
uhn-der-GURD
support; strengthen