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::: ragamuffin - dirty child in torn clothes; person wearing tattered clothes
::: prototype - original work used as a model by others
::: accretion - growth or increase in size by gradual addition; growth; increase; increase by natural growth; Ex. towers and other accretions of the castle; V. accrete
::: acetic - vinegary
::: phalanx - formation of infantry carrying overlapping shields and long spears; group of men packed together (for attack or defense)
::: chuckle - laugh quietly
::: demur - object (because of doubts, scruples); raise an objection (showing qualms); hesitate; Ex. demur at the idea of working on Sunday
::: deserts - what someone deserves
::: recidivism - habitual return to crime (even after being punished); N. recidivist
::: malediction - curse