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::: cantata - story set to music to be sung by a chorus (shorter than an oratorio)
::: stickler - perfectionist; person who insists things be exactly right
::: lament - grieve; express sorrow; N. lamentation
::: tutelage - guardianship; training; function of a tutor; instruction
::: acetic - vinegary
::: plumb - exactly vertical; N: weight on the end of a line; V: examine very carefully or critically in order to understand; measure depth (by sounding); Ex. plumb the depth of
::: gale - windstorm; gust of wind; emotional outburst (laughters, tears); Ex. gale of laughter
::: connivance - pretense of ignorance of something wrong; assistance; permission to offend; V. connive: feign ignorance (of a wrong); cooperate secretly in an illegal action; conspire
::: padre - chaplain (in the armed forces)
::: dishearten - discourage