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QuestionAnswer
Annotated Add notes to a text or giving an explanation or comment
Appraise Assess the value or quantity of
Bulwark A defensive wall
Chasten Have a restraining or moderating effect on
Conifer ANy of the evergreen trees or shrubs of the class of Coniferinae, a plant producing naked seeds in cones
Conserve Protect something from harm, a sweet food made by preserving fruit with sugar, jam
Embellish Make something more attractive by adding decorations
Hidebound Unwilling or unable to change because of tradition or convention, (of cattle) their skin clinging close to their back and ribs do to bad feeding
Impassive Not feeling or showing emotion
Inaugurate Begin to introduce (a system, policy), admit someone to the public, mark the beginning of
Pervade Be present and apparent throughout
Skimp Expend or use less on something that is necessary in an attempt to economize
Stalwart Loyal, reliable, hardworking
Stilted Still and self-conscious or unnatural
Treatise A written work dealing formally and systematically with a subject
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