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noun

• (New Testament) supposed brother of St. James; one of the Apostles who is invoked in prayer when a situation seems hopeless

• a New Testament book attributed to Saint Jude

16%6Obscure
adjective satellite

• requiring secret or mysterious knowledge

16%7Obscure
verb

• make less visible or unclear

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