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::: discrete - separate; unconnected
::: vacuous - empty; lacking in ideas; inane; stupid; Ex. vacuous expression; N. vacuity
::: trepidation - fear; nervous apprehension
::: litotes - understatement for emphasis; Ex. ``not bad(=pretty good)''
::: daub - smear (as with paint); cover with something sticky; Ex. daub one's clothes with mud/paint; N: small bit of sticky substance; Ex. a daub of paint
::: mannerism - distinctive behavioral trait; affected style in art (according to a set of styles)
::: wallow - roll in mud; indulge in; (of a ship) roll in a rough sea; become helpless; Ex. wallow in the mud/luxury
::: melee - fight
::: scenario - plot outline; screenplay(script for a movie); opera libretto; outline of possible future events
::: disquisition - formal systematic inquiry; explanation of the results of a formal inquiry; long formal speech or written report