the act of alleging as an excuse
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pretextingthe act of alleging as an excuse
donationthe act or an instance of donating as
infamyvery bad reputation as the result of an outrageous act
revivalan act or instance of reviving the state of being revived as
feasancethe doing or performing of an act, as of a condition or duty
spankingsAn act of slapping, esp. on the buttocks as a punishment for children
strokesAn act of hitting the ball with a club, as a unit of scoring
curatedto act as curator of curate a museum an exhibit curated by the museum's director
reprisalThe forcible seizure of a foreign subject or their goods as an act of retaliation
reprisalsThe forcible seizure of a foreign subject or their goods as an act of retaliation
rescindmentmake void (as an act) by action of the enacting authority or a superior authority repeal
ecdysis(Greek) the act of molting or shedding an outer cuticular layer (as in insects and crustaceans)
creationsThe bringing into of existence of the universe, esp. when regarded as an act of God
draftact or process of selecting an individual (as for political candidacy) without the individual's expressed consent
entailmentthe act of entailing or of giving, as an estate, and directing the mode of descent
rescindmake void (as an act) by action of the enacting authority or a superior authority repeal
creationThe bringing into of existence of the universe, esp. when regarded as an act of God
entailmentsENTAILMENT, the act of entailing or of giving, as an estate, and directing the mode of descent
buccanierto act as a buccaneer, a pirate, orig of the Spanish-American coasts; an unscrupulous adventurer also BUCCANEER
tenurialthe act, right, manner, or term of holding something (as a landed property, a position, or an office)
buccaneera pirate, orig of the Spanish-American coasts; an unscrupulous adventurer / to act as a buccaneer also BUCCANIER
sacrificeAn act of giving up something valued for the sake of something else regarded as more important or worthy
buccanieredBUCCANIER, to act as a buccaneer, a pirate, orig of the Spanish-American coasts; an unscrupulous adventurer also BUCCANEER
buccanieringBUCCANIER, to act as a buccaneer, a pirate, orig of the Spanish-American coasts; an unscrupulous adventurer also BUCCANEER
orexisesthe affective and conative character of mental activity as contrasted with its cognitive aspect; the appetitive aspect of an act
orexisthe affective and conative character of mental activity as contrasted with its cognitive aspect; the appetitive aspect of an act
soundingsthe act of measuring the depth of an area of water with or as if with a lead and line
perceptthe mental result or product of perceiving, as distinguished from the act of perceiving; an impression or sensation of something perceived
tacksAn act of changing course by turning a vessel's head into and through the wind, so as to bring the wind on the opposite side
sacramentA religious ceremony or act of the Christian Church that is regarded as an outward and visible sign of inward and spiritual divine grace, in particular
sacramentsA religious ceremony or act of the Christian Church that is regarded as an outward and visible sign of inward and spiritual divine grace, in particular
sacrificeThe Eucharist regarded either (in Catholic terms) as a propitiatory offering of the body and blood of Christ or (in Protestant terms) as an act of thanksgiving
homesteads(as provided by the federal Homestead Act of 1862) An area of public land in the West (usually 160 acres) granted to any US citizen willing to settle on and farm the land for at least five years
parachuteA cloth canopy that fills with air and allows a person or heavy object attached to it to descend slowly when dropped from an aircraft, or that is released from the rear of an aircraft on landing to act as a brake
parachutesA cloth canopy that fills with air and allows a person or heavy object attached to it to descend slowly when dropped from an aircraft, or that is released from the rear of an aircraft on landing to act as a brake
deicticspecifying identity or spatial or temporal location from the perspective of one or more of the participants in an act of speech or writing, in the context of either an external situation or the surrounding discourse, as we, you, here, there, now, then,