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::: lubricate - apply a lubricant to; N. lubricant: substance that reduces friction
::: affluence - abundance; wealth
::: empathy - ability to identify with another's feelings, ideas, etc.; identification with and understanding of another's feelings; V. empathize; CF. sympathy
::: palpitate - throb; beat rapidly; flutter; tremble; Ex. Her heart began to palpitate.
::: coroner - public official who investigates any death thought to be of other than natural causes
::: efficacy - power to produce desired effect; ADJ. efficacious: effectual
::: converse - opposite; ADJ.
::: diurnal - daily; occurring during the daytime
::: isthmus - narrow neck of land connecting two larger bodies of land
::: query - inquiry; question; V.