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Casuistic
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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| —n | |
| 1. | a person, esp a theologian, who attempts to resolve moral dilemmas by the application of general rules and the careful distinction of special cases |
| 2. | a person who is oversubtle in his or her analysis of fine distinctions; sophist |
| [C17: from French casuiste, from Spanish casuista, from Latin cāsus | |
| casu'istic | |
| —adj | |
| casu'istical | |
| —adj | |
| casu'istically | |
| —adv | |
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