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::: deadpan - wooden; impassive; with no show of feeling; with an expressionless face
::: impale - pierce (with a sharp point); Ex. impaled by the spear
::: bogus - counterfeit; not authentic; intentionally false; Ex. bogus interview
::: plummet - fall sharply; fall straight down; Ex. Stock prices plummeted.
::: maneuver - (manoeuver) strategic military or naval movement (done for training purposes); carefully planned process; stratagem; V: carry out a military maneuver; use maneuvers in gaining an end
::: funereal - sad; solemn; suitable for a funeral
::: merit - deserve; ADJ. meritorious: deserving reward or praise
::: freebooter - pirate or plunderer who makes war in order to grow rich
::: troth - pledge of good faith especially in betrothal; betrothal; Ex. by my troth
::: dilute - make (a liquid) less concentrated; reduce in strength; Ex. dilute the influence of the president