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::: breach - breaking of contract or duty; fissure or gap; opening; V.
::: scruple - hesitate for ethical reasons; fret about; Ex. She did not scruple to read his diary; N: uneasy feeling arising from conscience; conscience
::: rescind - repeal; annul; cancel (a law, decision, or agreement)
::: poise - good judgment with composure; balance; V: place in a carefully balanced position
::: friction - clash or conflict in opinion; rubbing against
::: sojourn - temporary stay; V: stay for a time
::: nominal - in name only; of a name; trifling; (of a sum of money) very small; CF. nominate: propose as a candidate; appoint
::: pillage - plunder
::: knotty - intricate; difficult; tangled; CF. knot
::: authoritative - having the weight of authority; regarded as providing knowledge that can be trusted; reliable; peremptory and dictatorial; Ex. authoritative dictionary/manner; CF. definitive