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::: bigot - one who is intolerant (in matters of religion or politics)
::: fancier - breeder or dealer of animals; one who has a special interest, as for raising specific plant or animal
::: dire - warning of disaster; disastrous; (of needs and dangers) very great; urgent; Ex. dire prediction/need of food
::: welter - wallow (as in mud or high seas); lie soaked (as in blood); Ex. The victims weltered in their blood.
::: pendant - (pendent) hanging down from something; pending; N: ornament (hanging from a necklace etc.)
::: carapace - shell covering the back (of a turtle, tortoise, crab, etc.)
::: decoy - lure or bait; V.
::: charlatan - quack; pretender to knowledge (esp. in medicine)
::: fodder - coarse food for cattle, horses, etc.; feed for livestock; CF. food
::: trenchant - cutting; incisive; keen