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::: wistful - sadly thoughtful (because of desires or memories); sadly pensive; vaguely longing
::: uxorious - excessively submissive or devoted to one's wife; CF. uxor: wife
::: gaunt - lean and angular; thin and bony; emaciated; barren
::: dissension - disagreement of opinions causing strife within a group
::: rebus - representation of words in the form of pictures or symbols; puzzle in which pictures or letters stand for words; Ex. ``R U 18'' is a rebus for ``Are you 18''.
::: bereavement - state of being deprived of something valuable or beloved; state of being bereaved or bereft
::: wary - very cautious; watchful
::: dissection - analysis; cutting apart in order to examine
::: carat - (karat) unit of weight for precious stones; measure of the purity of gold
::: treatise - article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly