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::: titular - of a title; in name only; nominal; having the title of an office without the obligations; Ex. titular head of the company
::: exorbitant - (of costs or demands) excessive; exceeding reasonable bounds
::: explicit - totally clear; definite; outspoken
::: venerable - deserving high respect; commanding respect; CF. command: deserve and get
::: foreshadow - give an indication beforehand; be a sign of (what is coming); portend; prefigure
::: clasp - hold firmly within arms
::: vagary - capricious happening; caprice; whim; CF. wander
::: console - lessen sadness or disappointment; give comfort; allay the sorrow of; N. consolation
::: metrical - metric; written in the form of poetry; Ex. metrical translation of Homer
::: maleficient - doing evil; N. maleficience