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::: veer - change in direction; swerve
::: optional - not compulsory; left to one's choice; N. option: act of choosing; choice; freedom or power to choose; something available as a choice; Ex. have no option; Ex. two options
::: tendentious - promoting a particular point of view; biased; having an aim; designed to further a cause; Ex. tendentious rather than truth-seeking; CF. tend: move in a certain direction
::: nutritious - providing nourishment
::: conducive - helpful; contributive; V. conduce; Ex. conduce to/towards
::: illusion - misleading vision or visual image; false idea or belief; CF. delusion
::: droop - bend or hang downward; become weakened; Ex. His shoulders drooped with tiredness; N.
::: concerted - mutually agreed on; done together by agreement; Ex. concerted effort; CF. in concert: working together
::: melee - fight
::: chaperon - older person who accompanies and supervises a young unmarried woman