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::: comatose - in a coma; extremely sleepy
::: dolorous - sorrowful; N. dolor
::: solicit - entreat; request earnestly; seek to obtain; Ex. solicit votes; CF. solicitor: one who solicits; chief law officer
::: introspective - looking within oneself; N. introspection: self-examination
::: jaunty - cheerful and pleased with life; lighthearted; animated; easy and carefree; dapper in appearance; Ex. jaunty person/hat
::: perigee - point of moon's orbit when it is nearest the earth; CF. apogee
::: factotum - handyman; person who does all kinds of work; CF. do everything
::: ejaculation - exclamation; abrupt ejection (to discharge sperm); V. ejaculate
::: agnostic - one who is skeptical of the existence or knowability of a god or any ultimate reality
::: subaltern - subordinate