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::: abstemious - sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
::: paltry - insignificant; petty; trifling; contemptible; Ex. paltry sum; CF. trash
::: kernel - central or vital part; core; whole seed (as of corn)
::: unsavory - distasteful; disagreeable; morally offensive; Ex. unsavory activity/reputation
::: irrefutable - indisputable; incontrovertible; undeniable
::: genealogy - record of descent; lineage; ancestry; study of ancestry
::: tantamount - equivalent in effect or value; Ex. This invasion is tantamount to a declaration of war; CF. amount
::: nuptial - related to marriage or the wedding ceremony; N. nuptials: wedding ceremony
::: outstrip - outrun; surpass; outdo
::: depict - portray