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skepticism
21 November 2025 @ 5:00 am
Definition: (noun) Doubt about the truth of something.
Synonyms: disbelief, incredulity, mental rejection.
Usage: Ghek made no reply, nor did his expressionless face denote either belief or skepticism.
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perturb
20 November 2025 @ 5:00 am
Definition: (verb) Disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed.
Synonyms: cark, disorder, disquiet, unhinge, distract, trouble.
Usage: She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill.
preceptor
19 November 2025 @ 5:00 am
Definition: (noun) Teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford).
Synonyms: don.
Usage: Dessalles, the tutor he had brought from Switzerland, was wearing a coat of Russian cut and talking broken Russian to the servants, but was still the same narrowly intelligent, conscientious, and pedantic preceptor.