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::: wince - move back suddenly; shrink back; flinch; Ex. She winced as she touched the cold body.
::: gnarl - protruding knot on a tree; V.
::: solicitous - anxious; worried; concerned; eager; Ex. solicitous to do something; N. solicitude
::: strident - loud and harsh; insistent; N. stridency
::: fanaticism - excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause; N. fanatic; ADJ. fanatic
::: penitent - repentant; N.
::: wizened - shriveled; withered; Ex. wizened apple/old lady
::: gerontocracy - government ruled by old people
::: jovial - good-natured; merry; cheerful
::: exchequer - treasury; Ex. Chancellor of the exchequer