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::: simian - monkeylike; N: ape or monkey
::: pillage - plunder
::: actuary - someone who advises insurance companies
::: maculated - spotted; stained; CF. immaculate
::: barrage - barrier laid down by artillery fire; overwhelming profusion; large number of questions or statements; Ex. a barrage of criticism
::: monastic - related to monks or monasteries; removed from worldly concerns
::: mawkish - mushy(sentimental) and gushy; icky-sticky sentimental; excessively and objectionably sentimental
::: tangential - only slightly connected; not central; peripheral; digressing; showing divergence; CF. tangent
::: upshot - outcome; final result
::: steadfast - steadily loyal; unswerving; steady