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::: blemish - mar; spoil the beauty or perfection of; N: flaw or defect (that spoils perfection); Ex. blemishes in the crystal; CF. unblemished
::: collateral - security given for loan; ADJ: secondary; descended from the same person but through different sons or daughters
::: madrigal - pastoral song; song for several singers without instruments
::: gloss - brief explanation note or translation of a difficult expression; V.
::: jaunt - trip; short journey
::: gratis - free; without charge; ADJ.
::: sherbet - flavored dessert ice
::: ludicrous - laughable; ridiculous; trifling
::: energize - invigorate; give energy to; make forceful and active
::: doctrinaire - unable to compromise about points of doctrine; dogmatic; unyielding; marked by inflexible attachment to a doctrine without regard to its practical difficulties