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::: mangy - shabby; wretched; suffering from mange; of bad appearance
::: cohorts - group of people who share some common quality; armed band; a group of between 300 and 600 soldiers under one commander (in the ancient Rome)
::: contention - assertion; claim; thesis; struggling; competition
::: mandatory - obligatory; compulsory; of a mandate
::: vivid - (of light or color) bright and distinct; evoking lifelike mental images; Ex. vivid red hair/description
::: humid - damp; N. humidity
::: stalwart - physically strong; brawny; steadfast; strong in mind or determination; Ex. stalwart supporter; N: stalwart follower
::: palimpsest - parchment or piece of writing material used for second time after original writing has been erased
::: vendetta - blood feud (esp. between two families); CF. Nina Williams
::: precarious - unsafe; lacking in stability; uncertain; risky; Ex. precarious living