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::: lumen - unit of light energy (one candle's worth)
::: endue - provide with some quality; endow
::: commonwealth - nation governed by the people; republic; people of a nation
::: studious - given to diligent study
::: progenitor - ancestor
::: torpor - lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy; ADJ. torpid: lethargic; lazy; inactive; (of an animal) dormant; hibernating
::: regent - a person who governs in place of a ruler who is ill, absent, or still a child; ADJ. Ex. the Prince regent
::: evoke - call forth (memory or feeling); Ex. That old film evoked memories of my childhood; N. evocation
::: unkempt - disheveled; uncared for in appearance; not combed; CF. comb
::: numismatist - person who collects coins; N. numismatics: study or collection of money, coins, and medals