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_{obloquy noun (obloquies) 1 abuse, blame or censure. 2 disgrace; loss of honour, good name or reputation.
ETYMOLOGY: from Latin ob- against + loqui to speak}

_{leitmotif or leitmotiv noun a theme or image, etc which recurs throughout a piece of music, novel, etc.}

_{renege verb (reneged, reneging) 1 intrans (often renege on something) to go back on (a promise, agreement, deal, etc). 2 to renounce (a promise, etc) or desert (a person, faith, etc)}

_{mendacious adj lying, or likely to lie. mendaciously adverb.}

_{calumny noun an untrue and malicious spoken statement about a person}

_{convocation noun 1 the act of summoning together. 2 an assembly.}

_{parsimonious adj too careful in spending money; stingy.}

_{pernicious adj harmful; destructive; deadly.}

_{aegis noun protection; support: under the imperial aegis}

_{perfunctory adj done merely as a duty or routine, without genuine care or feeling.}