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::: misconstrue - interpret incorrectly; misinterpret; misjudge
::: foster - rear; bring up (for a certain period only); encourage; promote the development of (feelings or ideas); Ex. help foster friendly relations; ADJ: giving parental care although not related by blood; Ex. foster parents
::: manipulate - operate with one's hands; control or play upon (people, forces, etc.) artfully; maneuver; Ex. how to manipulate publicity and men; ADJ. manipulative
::: lethal - deadly
::: cynosure - object of general attention; person or thing that is a center of attention; CF. Ursa Minor
::: tact - skill or sensitivity in dealing with people without causing offence
::: innuendo - indirect or subtle (derogatory) hint; insinuation; Ex. sexual innuendo
::: episodic - (of a story or play) loosely connected; made up of separate and loosely connected parts; N. episode: incident in the course of an experience
::: magnitude - greatness (in size or extent); extent
::: soliloquy - talking to oneself (esp. in a play); CF. monologue: soliloquy; long speech by one person (often monopolizing a conversation)