Quotes :

"Sit down before fact as a little child, be prepared to give up every preconceived notion, follow humbly wherever and to whatever abysses nature leads, or you shall learn nothing" – Thomas Henry Huxley "Sit down before fact as a little child, be prepared to give up every preconceived notion, follow humbly wherever and to whatever abysses nature leads, or you shall learn nothing" - Thomas Henry Huxley
climb-down climb-down : DEFINITION: (noun) A retreat from an earlier position or opinion. SYNONYMS: backdown, withdrawal. USAGE: Agreeing to give up their arms and to yield control of Tripoli represented a major climb-down. Discuss
conjectural conjectural : DEFINITION: (adjective) Based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence. SYNONYMS: divinatory, hypothetical, suppositional, suppositious. USAGE: Theories about the extinction of dinosaurs are still highly conjectural. Discuss
proscription proscription : DEFINITION: (noun) A decree that prohibits something. SYNONYMS: ban, prohibition. USAGE: His reign was marked by the proscription of all customs not conforming to religious law. Discuss
intricacy intricacy : DEFINITION: (noun) Marked by elaborately complex detail. SYNONYMS: elaborateness, involution, elaboration. USAGE: These gowns are priced according to the intricacy of the beadwork. Discuss