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::: carousal - drunken revel; V. carouse
::: anthropoid - manlike; resembling a human being; N.
::: expatriate - exile; someone who has withdrawn from his native land; V: exile; banish; leave one's country
::: inherent - firmly established by nature or habit; intrinsic
::: amass - collect (gradually, in a very large amount)
::: understate - state with less truth than seems warranted by the facts; Ex. He understated the seriousness of the crime; N. understatement; OP. overstate
::: imposture - assuming a false identity; masquerade; CF. impostor
::: ineffectual - not effective; not having a desired effect; weak
::: scavenge - hunt through discarded materials for usable items or food; search, especially for food; N. scavenger: one who scavenges; animal that feeds on refuse and carrion
::: licentious - amoral; lewd and lascivious; unrestrained