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OSTENSIBLE

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temperheat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion
belateddelayed beyond the usual time
constituencya body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position)
cognitiveof, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)
igniteto set afire
rescindto take away : remove
supererogatoryobserved or performed to an extent not enjoined or required
mogulan Indian Muslim of or descended from one of several conquering groups of Mongol, Turkish, and Persian origin
pell-mellin mingled confusion or disorder
passiveacted upon by an external agency