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::: environ - enclose; surround; N. environs: surrounding area (as of a city)
::: rigor - severity; Ex. rigors of the Russian winter
::: paraphernalia - equipment; odds and ends used in a particular activity; personal belongings; Ex. photographic paraphernalia; CF. married woman's property exclusive of her dowry
::: expeditious - done with speed; quick; N. expedition
::: labile - likely to change; unstable; Ex. emotionally labile; N. lability
::: desolate - make desolate; forsake; abandon and desert
::: catechism - book for religious instruction in question-and-answer form; religious instruction by question and answer; V. catechize
::: tribute - tax levied by a ruler; payment made by one nation to another in acknowledgment of submission; mark of respect (such as praise or gift); Ex. pay tribute to
::: ecologist - person concerned with the interrelationship between living organisms and their environment; person concerned with the detrimental effects of human civilization on the environment; CF. ecology
::: kernel - central or vital part; core; whole seed (as of corn)