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::: fatalism - belief that events are determined by forces or fates beyond one's control; ADJ. fatalistic; CF. fatal: causing death
::: misapprehension - error; misunderstanding; V. misapprehend
::: abut - border upon; adjoin
::: jetsam - things thrown from a ship (to lighten the ship)
::: execrate - curse; express abhorrence for; detest
::: satyr - half-human, half-bestial being in the court of Dionysus (resembling a goat), portrayed as wanton(unrestrained) and cunning; lecher; CF. faun; CF. goat: lecherous man
::: dormer - window projecting upright from roof; CF. sleeping room
::: wince - move back suddenly; shrink back; flinch; Ex. She winced as she touched the cold body.
::: visceral - felt in one's inner organs; N. viscera: internal body organs; CF. eviscerate
::: inextricable - from which it is impossible to get free; that cannot be untied; Ex. inextricable troubles; Ex. inextricable two histories