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::: monograph - scholarly article
::: contempt - scorn; disdain; ADJ. contemptuous; CF. contemptible
::: incompatible - inharmonious; N. incompatibility
::: torpor - lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy; ADJ. torpid: lethargic; lazy; inactive; (of an animal) dormant; hibernating
::: dour - sullen; gloomy; stubborn
::: decry - express strong disapproval of; condemn openly (something dangerous to the public); disparage; Ex. decry the violence of modern films
::: cataract - great waterfall; eye abnormality (causing a gradual loss of eyesight)
::: alimentary - supplying nourishment
::: evocative - tending to call up (emotions, memories)
::: caucus - private meeting of a group of people in a political party to select officers or determine policy; CF. the Caucus club of Boston