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::: laceration - torn ragged wound; V. lacerate: tear (the skin as with broken glass); wound
::: connivance - pretense of ignorance of something wrong; assistance; permission to offend; V. connive: feign ignorance (of a wrong); cooperate secretly in an illegal action; conspire
::: poignancy - quality of being deeply moving; keenness of emotion; ADJ. poignant: touching; deeply moving; (of sorrow, grief, etc.) painful; keenly distressing to the mind; Ex. poignant memory/anxiety; CF. prick
::: soothsayer - one who foretells the future
::: restraint - moderation or self-control; controlling force; restriction
::: assail - assault
::: uproar - noisy confusion
::: gregarious - sociable; (of an animal) tending to form a group
::: privation - lack of the basic necessities or comforts of life; hardship; want; CF. deprive
::: severity - harshness; intensity; sternness; austerity; ADJ. severe: harsh; strict; extremely violent or intense