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::: peccadillo - slight offense or fault; CF. sin
::: thematic - of a theme; relating to a unifying motif or idea
::: stalemate - deadlock; situation in which further action is blocked
::: fulcrum - support on which a lever rests or pivots
::: prelate - church dignitary; priest of high position in the church (esp. bishop)
::: wrinkle - small ridge on a smooth surface (face or cloth); V.
::: mire - entangle; stick in swampy ground; stick or sink in mire; N: bog; deep mud; Ex. sucked deeper into the mire
::: iridescent - exhibiting rainbowlike colors; Ex. iridescent oil slick; N. iridescence
::: tertiary - third in order or rank
::: incubate - hatch; warm (eggs) with the body to promote hatching; maintain at optimal environment conditions for development; be holding in one's body an infection which is going to develop into a disease; N. incubation; CF. incubation:disease