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::: dainty - delicate; delicately beautiful; fastidious; not easy to please; Ex. dainty movement/dress
::: cursory - casual; hastily done with little attention to detail
::: bound - leap or spring; limit or confine; constitute the limit of; Ex. bounded by Canada; N: leap or jumping; boundary; ADJ: certain; having a duty to do something (legally or morally); confined by bonds; Ex. We are bound to be late; Ex. I am bound to say my opinion; CF. bounce, rebound
::: lionize - treat (a person) as a celebrity
::: kindred - related; belonging to the same group; similar in nature or character; Ex. kindred languages; N: relative; kin; kinship
::: accretion - growth or increase in size by gradual addition; growth; increase; increase by natural growth; Ex. towers and other accretions of the castle; V. accrete
::: carping - petty criticism; fault-finding; fretful complaining; quibble
::: thespian - pertaining to drama; N: actor or actress
::: salubrious - healthful; conducive to health or well-being; socially desirable; Ex. salubrious area; CF. health
::: congenital - existing at birth