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::: matriculate - enroll (in college or graduate school); CF. matrix
::: inhibit - restrain; prohibit; retard or prevent; N. inhibition
::: surveillance - close observation of a person (esp. one under suspicion); watching; guarding
::: parallel - similar; analogous; corresponding; N: parallel line; person or thing that is parallel (to another); similarity; Ex. know of no parallel to the case; Ex. without parallel; V: be similar to; make parallel; Ex. Your experience parallels mine; CF. unparalleled
::: glib - fluent (with insincerity or superficiality); facile; slick
::: confine - shut in an enclosed space; restrict; keep within limits; N. confinement
::: vacillate - waver (in opinion); fluctuate; sway to and fro; N. vacillation
::: protract - prolong; lengthen in time; draw out
::: latitude - freedom from narrow limitations
::: effigy - dummy; likeness of a person made of wood, paper, or stone; Ex. burn an effigy of the President