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::: skeptic - sceptic; doubter; person who suspends judgment until he has examined the evidence supporting a point of view; ADJ. skeptical; N. skepticism; scepticism
::: humdrum - dull; monotonous
::: scoff - laugh (at); mock; ridicule; Ex. scoff at their threats
::: compound - combine; produce by combining; increase; make worse by adding to or increasing; exacerbate; Ex. compound an error; ADJ: consisting of two or more parts; N: combination of two or more parts; area enclosed by a wall containing a group of buildings; Ex. factory compound; CF. complex
::: fallow - (of land) plowed but not sowed (to improve the quality); uncultivated
::: unearthly - not earthly; supernatural; weird; ghostly
::: bountiful - generous; graciously generous; showing bounty
::: temperate - moderate; restrained; self-controlled; moderate in respect to temperature; CF. temperance: moderation and self-restraint; abstinence of alcoholic drinks; Ex. temperance society
::: cathartic - purgative; medicine that causes the bowels to empty; ADJ.
::: meticulous - excessively careful (with great attention to detail); painstaking; scrupulous