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::: excise - cut away; cut out; N: government tax on good produced and used inside a country; N. excision
::: paranoia - psychosis marked by delusions of grandeur or persecution; N: ADJ: paranoid, paranoiac
::: titular - of a title; in name only; nominal; having the title of an office without the obligations; Ex. titular head of the company
::: quintessence - purest and highest embodiment; perfect example; apotheosis; most essential element; Ex. quintessence of wit; ADJ. quintessential; CF. fifth essence
::: abridge - condense or shorten
::: waver - move or swing back and forth; be uncertain or unsteady in decision or movement; Ex. wavering between accepting and refusing
::: growl - low, guttural, menacing sound (as of a dog)
::: Occident - the West
::: sturdy - strong and firm (in the body)
::: degenerate - become worse in quality; deteriorate; ADJ: having become worse; Ex. a degenerate species; N: depraved or corrupt person