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::: nonentity - person of no importance; nonexistence
::: disclaim - disown; renounce claim to; deny; CF. disclaimer
::: riveting - holding one's attention; absorbing; engrossing
::: bristle - short stiff hair; V: (hair or fur) stand up stiffly
::: umbrage - resentment; anger; sense of injury or insult; Ex. take umbrage at his rudeness
::: mutter - utter (complaining words) indistinctly in low tones
::: interloper - intruder; one who interferes
::: brandish - wave around (a weapon); flourish
::: rue - regret; lament; mourn; Ex. He will rue the day; N. ADJ. rueful
::: pulsate - throb; beat regularly; vibrate regularly