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::: imbibe - drink in
::: miasma - swamp gas; heavy vaporous atmosphere often emanating from decaying matter; pervasive corrupting influence; noxious atmosphere or influence
::: gambol - romp; skip about; leap about playfully; frolic; N.
::: veneer - thin surface layer (of good quality wood, glued to a base of inferior material); cover; surface show; fa\c{c}ade; V.
::: magnate - person of prominence or influence; powerful or influential person (in business or industry); Ex. oil magnate
::: egoism - excessive interest in one's self; belief that one should be interested in one's self rather than in others; selfishness; ADJ. egoistic, egoistical
::: Epicurean - believing that pleasure is good and suffering is bad and should be avoided; N.
::: infallible - unerring; never making mistakes
::: tenacious - holding fast (as to a belief); persistent
::: actuate - motivate; activate; cause to act