The Editorial Vocab - 14th April 2015 (World Aeronautics and Cosmology Day)

Adherence
  • (noun)
    1. faithful support for a cause or political party or religion.  "attachment to a formal agenda".  "adherence to a fat free diet".  "the adhesion of  Seville was decisive".  [syn]  attachment, adhesion
    2. the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition.  "the mutual adhesiveness of cells".  "a heated hydraulic press was required for adhesion".  [syn]  adhesiveness, adhesion, bond
Defy
  • (verb)
    1. resist or confront with resistance.  "the politician defied public opinion".  "the new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear".  "the bridge held".  [syn]  withstand, hold, hold up
    2. elude, especially in a baffling way.  "this behavior defies explanation".  [syn]  resis, refuse
    3. challenge.  "I dare you!".  [syn]  dare
Thence
  • (adverb)
    1. from that place or from there.  "proceeded thence directly to college".  flew to Helsinki and thence to Moscow".  "roads that lead therefrom".  [syn]  therefrom
    2. from that circumstance or source.  "atomic formulas and all compounds thence constructible".  "a natural conclusion follows thence".  "public interest and a policy deriving therefrom".  "typhus fever results therefrom".  [syn]  therefrom, thereof
    3. (used to introduce a logical conclusion)  from that fact or reason or as a result.  "therefore X must be true".  "the eggs were fresh and hence satisfactory".  "we were young and thence optimistic".  "it is late and thus we must go".  "the witness is biased and so cannot be trusted".  [syn]  therefore, hence, thus, so
Fount
  • (noun)
    1. a specific size and style of type within a type family.  [syn]  font, typeface, face, case
    2. a plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water.  [syn]  fountain
Intent
  • (noun)
    1. an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions.  "his intent was to provide a new translation".  "good intentions are not enough".  "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs".  "he made no secret of his designs".  [syn]  purpose, intention, aim, design
    2. the intended meaning of a communication.  [syn]  purport, spirit
  • (adjective)
    1. giving or marked by complete attention to.  "that engrossed look or rapt delight".  "then wrapped in dreams".  "so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred".  "rapt with wonder".  "wrapped in thought".  [syn]  captive, absorbed, engrossed, enwrapped, wrapped;  [similar]  attentive
Contestation
  • (noun)
    1.  contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement.  "they were involved in a violent argument".  [syn]  controversy, contention, disputation, disceptation, tilt, argument, arguing
Nuance
  • (noun)
    1. a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude.  "without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor".  "don't argue about shades of meaning".  [syn]  nicety, shade, sublety, refinement
Defamation
  • (noun)
    1. a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions.  [syn]  calumny, calumniation, obloquy, traducement, hatchet job
    2. an abusive attack on a person's character or good name.  [syn]  aspersion, calumny, slander, denigration
Writ
  • (noun)
    1. (law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer.  [syn]  judicial writ
Latter
  • (noun)
    1. the second of two or the second mentioned of two.  "Tom and Dominic were both heroes but only the latter is remembered today".
  • (adjective)
    1. referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several).  "in the latter case".  [similar]  last mentioned
Repeal
  • (noun)
    1. the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation.  [syn]  abrogation, annulment
  • (verb)
    1. cancel officially.  "he revoked the ban on smoking".  "lift an embargo".  "vacate a death sentence".  [syn]  revoke, annul, lift, countermand, reverse, overturn, rescind, vacate
Intimidating
  • (adjective)
    1. discouraging through fear.  [syn]  daunting;  [similar]  discouraging
Incarceration
  • (noun)
    1. the state of being imprisoned.  "he was held in captivity until he died".  "the imprisonment of captured soldiers".  "his ignominious incarceration in the local jail".  "he practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon".  [syn]  captivity, imprisonment, immurement
Damp
  • (noun)
    1. a slight wetness.  [syn]  dampness, moistness
  • (verb)
    1. deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping.  [syn]  muffle, mute, dull, dampen, tone down
    2. restrain or discourage.  "the sudden bad news damped the joyous atmosphere".
    3. make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible.  "muffle the message".  [syn]  dampen, deaden
    4. lessen in force or effect.  "soften a shock".  "break a fall".  [syn]  dampen, soften, weaken, break
  • (adjective) 
    1. slightly wet.  "clothes damp with perspiration".  "a moist breeze".  "eyes moist with tears".  [syn]  dampish, moist;  [similar]  wet
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