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::: distant - reserved or aloof; cold in manner; Ex. distant greeting; ADV. distantly
::: application - diligent attention; diligence; V. apply oneself
::: filth - dirty matter; ADJ. filthy
::: potent - powerful; convincing; persuasive; greatly influential
::: peddle - travel about selling (wares); CF. foot
::: nurse - suckle; take care of (as a nurse); bear in mind; Ex. nursing mother; Ex. nurse a hope/grudge against someone
::: ragamuffin - dirty child in torn clothes; person wearing tattered clothes
::: compound - combine; produce by combining; increase; make worse by adding to or increasing; exacerbate; Ex. compound an error; ADJ: consisting of two or more parts; N: combination of two or more parts; area enclosed by a wall containing a group of buildings; Ex. factory compound; CF. complex
::: stipulate - state as a necessary condition (of an agreement); make express conditions; specify; Ex. He stipulated payment in advance
::: probity - uprightness; honesty; incorruptibility