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::: pulmonary - pertaining to the lungs
::: iconoclastic - attacking cherished traditions; N. iconoclast: one who attacks traditional ideas; one who destroys sacred images
::: bristle - short stiff hair; V: (hair or fur) stand up stiffly
::: conversant - familiar with; having knowledge of
::: dogged - determined; stubborn; stubbornly persevering; tenacious; Ex. Inspector Javert's dogged pursuit of Jean Valjean
::: swill - drink greedily
::: retrograde - go backwards; recede; degenerate; deteriorate; ADJ.
::: paltry - insignificant; petty; trifling; contemptible; Ex. paltry sum; CF. trash
::: cogent - convincing
::: epitaph - inscription in memory of a dead person (as on a tombstone)