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::: exculpate - clear from blame or guilt
::: spawn - lay eggs (in large numbers); produce offspring (in large numbers); N: eggs of aquatic animals
::: gallows - framework from which a noose is suspended (used for execution by hanging)
::: disseminate - distribute; spread; scatter (like seeds)
::: maniacal - raging mad; insane; N. maniac: insane person; CF. mania: disorder of the mind; intense enthusiasm
::: collage - work of art put together from fragments
::: insinuate - hint; imply; suggest indirectly; creep in; introduce or insert (oneself) by artful means; Ex. insinuate himself into the boss's favor; CF. ingratiate
::: bane - posion; cause of ruin; ADJ. baneful: harmful; poisonous
::: mercenary - motivated solely by money or gain; N.
::: filibuster - block legislation or prevent action in a lawmaking body by making very slow long speeches; N; freebooter