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::: abominable - detestable; extremely unpleasant
::: digression - wandering away from the subject; V. digress
::: crevice - crack; fissure
::: subversive - tending to overthrow or ruin; V. subvert: overthrow completely (an established system); destroy completely; CF. undermine ?
::: overwrought - nervous or excited; extremely agitated; hysterical; wrought-up; CF. wrought: made or done
::: mingle - mix together in close association
::: smirk - conceited smile; offensively self-satisfied smile (often at someone else's misfortune); V.
::: elicit - draw out fact or information (by discussion or from someone)
::: abysmal - bottomless
::: chasten - discipline; punish in order to correct; CF. castigate