Words of the Week

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Athwart -- In opposition to; as in, "I stand athwart the distinguished gentleman's ill-advised legislation."

Meretricious -- Tawdry, falsely attractive; as in, "The majority stood athwart the the proposal, saying it was at best meretricious and at worst a threat to liberty."

Discrepant -- At variance; as in, "Analyses from the panel of medical ethicists were highly discrepant. Some supported the measure wholeheartedly, others found it ethically neutral; still others stood strongly athwart it, judging it to be meretricious."