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::: meager - scanty; inadequate
::: construe - explain; interpret; Ex. construe her silence as meaning that she agreed; CF. misconstrue
::: turgid - swollen; distended (as from liquid)
::: preclude - make impossible; prevent; exclude; eliminate
::: prolixity - tedious wordiness; verbosity; ADJ. prolix: wordy; verbose; diffuse
::: ratiocination - reasoning; act of drawing conclusions from premises; V. ratiocinate: reason logically
::: pinch - squeeze between the thumb and a finger, or other edges; Ex. I had to pinch myself to make sure I wasn't dreaming. N: amount that can be held between the thumb and a finger
::: depreciate - lessen in value; belittle; represent as of little value
::: impotent - weak; ineffective; lacking in physical strength or power
::: deducible - derived by reasoning; V. deduce: infer; derive by reasoning