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::: outlook - point of view; view from a particular place; expectation for the future; prospect; Ex. outlook on life; Ex. pleasing outlook; Ex. weather outlook
::: excerpt - selected passage (written or musical) taken from a longer work; V.
::: cavil - quibble; make frivolous objections; find fault unnecessarily
::: denomination - religious group; unit in a system; name or designation; CF. denominator: common trait or characteristic
::: immolate - offer or kill as a sacrifice (by fire)
::: attrition - rubbing away by friction; gradual decrease in numbers or strength; reduction in the work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment; Ex. a war of attrition
::: parallel - similar; analogous; corresponding; N: parallel line; person or thing that is parallel (to another); similarity; Ex. know of no parallel to the case; Ex. without parallel; V: be similar to; make parallel; Ex. Your experience parallels mine; CF. unparalleled
::: edify - instruct; correct morally
::: practicable - feasible
::: unprepossessing - unattractive