use = he was just babbling
predicate = to found or base on
use = subject and predicate
flurried = to become agitated and confused
use = *
rebuke = criticize
use = He received a stern rebuke from the manager
malefactor = evildoer, culprit
use = try to bring the malefactors to justice
base = being of low value or position
use = I accused him of having base motives
parable = allegory
use = the wise man told parables
anthrax = disease
use = anthrax virus
tottering = barely standing
use = She walked slowly with tottering steps
trifling = of slight worth, trivial
use = a trifling sum of money
