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::: humane - marked by kindness or consideration; kind and compassionate; humanitarian
::: 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
::: secrete - conceal; hide away or cache; produce and release a substance into an organism; CF. secretive
::: squabble - minor quarrel; bickering; V: engage in a minor quarrel; Ex. squabbling children
::: latent - present but not yet noticeable or active; dormant; hidden; N. latency; CF. potential
::: whimsical - capricious; fanciful; amusingly strange
::: vociferous - clamorous; noisy; V. vociferate: cry out loudly (when complaining)
::: haggard - wasted away; gaunt; Ex. haggard faces of the rescued miners
::: codicil - supplement to the body of a will; later addition to a will
::: bilious - suffering from indigestion; sick from having too much bile; irritable; easily irritated