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::: onerous - burdensome
::: dominate - control; rule; enjoy a commanding position in; overlook from a height;
::: reticent - inclined to silence; uncommunicative; reserved; Ex. He was reticent about the reasons; N. reticence
::: clipper - sailing vessel built for great speed
::: jettison - throw overboard (from a ship or plane)
::: magnate - person of prominence or influence; powerful or influential person (in business or industry); Ex. oil magnate
::: airy - of air; high in the air; lofty; immaterial; unreal
::: falsify - make (something written) false by changing
::: quisling - traitor who aids invaders; CF. Vidkun Quisling
::: incredulity - tendency to disbelief