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::: sanguinary - bloody; with much bloodshed
::: gargantuan - huge; enormous; gigantic; CF. the hero of Gargantua and Pantagruel
::: espouse - adopt; support (an idea or aim); marry; N. espousal
::: nihilist - one who considers traditional beliefs to be groundless and existence meaningless; absolute skeptic; revolutionary terrorist; CF. nihilism: belief that nothing has meaning or value; belief that destruction of existing political or social institutions is necessary for future improvement
::: precursor - forerunner; predecessor
::: incorrigible - uncorrectable
::: fancier - breeder or dealer of animals; one who has a special interest, as for raising specific plant or animal
::: metallurgical - pertaining to the art of removing metals from ores; N. metallurgy: science that deals with extracting metals from ores
::: camaraderie - good-fellowship; CF. comrade
::: drab - dull; lacking color; cheerless ; Ex. drab coat/life