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Definition: (noun) The act of detecting something; catching sight of something.
Synonyms: catching, detection, spotting, spying.
Usage: Laure refused to condescend to an act of espial which no curiosity could justify, and she consequently became the object of much reprobation.
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  1. fishgig Definition: (noun) An implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish. Synonyms: lance, spear. Usage: I gently slid the salmon off my fishgig and passed it to my son, who placed it with the rest of the day's catch. Discuss

  2. interrogatory Definition: (noun) Formal systematic questioning. Synonyms: examination. Usage: The defendant refused to confess his guilt, despite the prosecutor's aggressive interrogatory. Discuss

  3. presentment Definition: (noun) A show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view. Synonyms: demonstration. Usage: He added a few remarks of a financial character, which completed a sufficiently striking presentment of his resources. Discuss

  4. indispose Definition: (verb) Make unwilling. Synonyms: disincline. Usage: I did not wish to indispose him still further by an appearance of marked curiosity. Discuss

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