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::: whimsical - capricious; fanciful; amusingly strange
::: topography - physical features of a region (such as the shape and height); CF. topo-: place
::: wizened - shriveled; withered; Ex. wizened apple/old lady
::: altercation - noisy quarrel
::: anthropologist - student of the history and science of humankind
::: sovereignty - complete independence and self-government (of a country); supremacy of authority; power to govern
::: sheer - pure; thin and transparent; very steep
::: peon - landless agricultural worker; bond servant; menial worker; N. peonage
::: iota - very small quantity
::: noncommittal - neutral; refusing commitment to a particular opinion; unpledged; undecided