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::: pharisaical - pertaining to the Pharisees, who paid scrupulous attention to tradition; self-righteous; hypocritical
::: vital - full of life; animated; vibrant and lively; critical; of great importance; necessary to stay alive; of life; living; breathing; N. vitality; V. vitalize
::: secession - withdrawal; V. secede: withdraw formally from membership
::: abide - dwell; abide by: comply with; put up with; tolerate; Ex. abide by the rules; Ex. I can't abide rude people.
::: compatible - harmonious; in harmony with; able to exist together
::: winnow - sift; separate the chaff from grain by blowing; separate good parts from bad; CF. wind
::: extrovert - person interested mostly in external objects and actions
::: fresco - painting on wet plaster (usually fresh)
::: reminiscence - recollection; V. reminisce: recollect the past
::: brood - sit on in order to hatch; think deeply or worry anxiously; N: the young of certain animals; group of young birds hatched at one time