#notable word

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indelible

adjective | in·​del·​i·​ble | \ in-ˈde-lə-bəl\

that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased

making marks that cannot easily be removed <an indelible pencil> 

 lasting <indelible memories>

unforgettable, memorable <an indelible performance>

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capitulate

verb | ca·​pit·​u·​late | \ kə-ˈpi-chə-ˌlāt\

to surrender often after negotiation of terms <The enemy was forced to capitulate unconditionally.>

to cease resisting : acquiesce

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prescience

noun | pre·​science | \ ˈpre-sh(ē-)ən(t)s

foreknowledge of events:

divine omniscience

human anticipation of the course of events : FORESIGHT

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hermeneutic

noun | her·​me·​neu·​tic | \ ˌhər-mə-ˈnü-tik\

hermeneutics (plural in form but singular or plural in construction) : the study of the methodological principles of interpretation (as of the Bible)

a method or principle of interpretation <a philosophical hermeneutic>

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trite

adjective | \ˈtrīt\  

hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original

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putative

adjective | pu·​ta·​tive | \ ˈpyü-tə-tiv \ 

commonly accepted or supposed

assumed to exist or to have existed

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purport

verb | pur·​port | \ (ˌ)pər-ˈpȯrt \

to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)a book that purports to be an objective analysis also : CLAIM <foreign novels which he purports to have translated— Mary McCarthy>

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intractable

adjective | in·​trac·​ta·​ble | \ (ˌ)in-ˈtrak-tə-bə

not easily governed, managed, or directed<intractable problems> 

not easily manipulated or shaped <intractable metal> 

not easily relieved or cured <intractable pain>