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::: artful - exhibiting art or skill; deceitful; cunning; CF. artifice
::: lachrymose - producing tears; tearful
::: calorific - heat-producing; N. calorie
::: scuttle - sink (a ship) by cutting holes in the hull; scrap; discard; N: small hatch in a ship's deck or hull
::: paramount - foremost in importance; supreme; CF. para-: beyond; above; Ex. paranormal
::: mettle - courage (to continue bravely in spite of difficulties); spirit; ADJ. mettlesome
::: imbroglio - complicated situation (as in a play); painful or complex misunderstanding (as in a play); entanglement; confused mass (as of papers); V. embroil
::: eccentric - irregular; odd; unconventional; whimsical; bizarre; not concentric
::: insurrection - rebellion; uprising
::: canard - unfounded false rumor; exaggerated false report