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::: anoint - consecrate; put oil on (in a religious ceremony)
::: foppish - vain about dress and appearance; N. fop: man who takes too much interest in his clothes and appearance
::: earthy - unrefined; coarse; of earth; Ex. earthy remarks; OP. ethereal
::: feign - pretend
::: permissive - allowing much freedom; lenient; Ex. permissive society
::: premeditate - plan in advance; Ex. premeditated murder
::: miasma - swamp gas; heavy vaporous atmosphere often emanating from decaying matter; pervasive corrupting influence; noxious atmosphere or influence
::: bigotry - stubborn intolerance
::: effervescence - inner excitement or exuberance; showing high spirits; emitting bubbles forming inside; bubbling from fermentation or carbonation; ADJ. effervescent; V. effervesce
::: surrogate - substitute; person or thing used in place of another; Ex. surrogate mother; ADJ.