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::: profane - violate; desecrate (something holy); treat unworthily; be profane for; ADJ: secular; nonreligious; irreverent for holy things
::: dilatory - delaying; tending to delay
::: assurance - firm statement that something is certainly true; promise or pledge; certainty; confidence in one's own ability; self-confidence; Ex. In spite of all his assurances, he did not come back; Ex. assurance of his loyalty; Ex. The teacher lacked assurance in fron of his class; V. assure; tell firmly with confidence; ensure; make (something) certain to heappen; make (someone) feel sure; give confidence to; ADJ. assured: self-assured; confident in one's own ability; showing certainty
::: scurrilous - abusive; obscene; indecent; Ex. scurrilous remark
::: precipitant - something that causes a substance in a chemical solution to separate out in solid form; ħ
::: canker - any ulcerous sore; ulcer; any evil; CF. cancer
::: doddering - shaky; infirm from old age; V. dodder
::: malady - illness
::: dearth - scarcity
::: antithesis - contrast; direct opposite of or to; ADJ. antithetic or antithetical