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::: coquette - flirt; flirtatious woman; woman who tries to attract the admiration of men without sincere feelings; V.
::: animated - lively; spirited
::: parquet - floor made of wood strips inlaid in a mosaic like matter; CF. strip: long narrow piece
::: arbitrate - act as judge (at the request of both sides)
::: spectrum - colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism; broad and continuous range; Ex. whole spectrum of modern thoughts
::: Machiavellian - crafty; double-dealing; of the political doctrine of Machiavelli, which holds that craft and deceit are justified in pursuing political power
::: leaven - add leaven to; cause to rise or grow lighter; enliven; N: agent, such as yeast, that causes dough to rise (by fermentation); element that lightens or enlivens
::: flux - flowing; series of changes; fluctuation; Ex. in a state of flux
::: primary - first in rank or importance; principal; earliest in time; Ex. primary stages; N. CF. first
::: vestige - trace; remains; Ex. vestiges of some ancient religion