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::: impoverish - make poor; deprive of natural strength or something important; Ex. impoverished soil
::: embellish - adorn; ornament; enhance as a story (by adding fictitious details)
::: vantage - position giving an advantage (such as a strategic point); CF. vantagepoint
::: bravado - swagger; assumed air of defiance; false show of bravery
::: pariah - social outcast; Ex. Mariah the pariah
::: indissoluble - permanent; impossible to dissolve or disintegrate
::: convert - one who has adopted a different religion or opinion; V: change into another form; (persuade to) adopt a particular religion or belief
::: matrimony - state of being married
::: personify - represent (an inanimate object) as a person; be the embodiment or perfect example of; Ex. She is evil/patience personified; N. personification
::: malady - illness