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::: energize - invigorate; give energy to; make forceful and active
::: retroactive - taking effect before its enactment (as a law) or imposition (as a tax); (of a law) having effect on the past as well as the future
::: murmur - low, indistinct, continuous sound; V. CF. mumble
::: masquerade - wear a mask or disguise; pretend; N: costume party or ball at which masks are worn; pretense; disguise
::: predator - predatory animal or bird; predatory person; creature that seizes and devours another animal; person who robs or exploits others; ADJ. predatory: living by preying on other organisms; plundering; N. predation
::: cede - yield (title or territory) to (esp. after losing a war); surrender formally; N. cession
::: elliptical - elliptic; oval; of an ellipse; containing an ellipsis; ambiguous either purposely or because key words have been left out
::: allege - state without proof
::: poultice - soothing application applied to sore and inflamed portions of the body
::: claustrophobia - fear of being locked in