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Critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially of scripture.
The underlying support or foundation for an idea, argument, or process.
Knowledge of spiritual mysteries.
A period or state of inactivity or equilibrium.
A statement or theory that is put forward as a premise to be maintained or proved.
A fertile spot in a desert, where water is found.
The origin or coming into being of a thing
The base frame of a car, carriage, or other wheeled vehicle.
A time of intense difficulty or danger.
The loss of the ability to move (and sometimes to feel anything) in part or most of the body, typically as a result of illness, poison, or injury.
The separation of particles in a liquid on the basis of differences in their ability to pass through a membrane.
Abnormal lateral curvature of the spine.
The omission from speech or writing of a word or words that are superfluous or able to be understood from contextual clues.
Used to refer to a thing whose name one cannot recall, does not know, or does not wish to specify.
The inescapable agent of someone's or something's downfall.