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::: implacable - incapable of being pacified; impossible to appease; Ex. implacable enemy
::: shyster - lawyer using questionable methods; unscrupulous practioner
::: sinecure - well-paid position with little responsibility; CF. sine cure: without care; CF. San Serif
::: frolic - play and jump about happily; frisk; Ex. frolicking young lambs
::: apocalyptic - prophetic; pertaining to revelations especially of disaster; N. apocalypse
::: stratum - layer of earth's surface; layer of society; PL. strata
::: protocol - diplomatic etiquette; ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats; first copy of a treaty before its ratification; Ex. Protocol demands that the queen meet him at the airport.
::: overwhelm - (of water) cover completely; defeat completely by much greater force; Ex. overwhelmed by grief
::: amiable - agreeable; lovable; warmly friendly
::: requisition - formal demand or request; Ex. requisition for more computing equipment; V.