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::: sever - separate; cut off (a part) from a whole; break up (a relationship); N. severance; CF. severance pay: extra pay given an employee upon leaving a position
::: parody - humorous imitation; spoof; takeoff; travesty; V.
::: sacrosanct - invioably sacred; most sacred; inviolable
::: redolent - odorous; fragrant; suggestive (of an odor); Ex. redolent of onions/mystery
::: cavalier - casual and offhand; arrogant; N: knight
::: inaugurate - begin formally; install in office; induct into office by a formal ceremony; N. inauguration; ADJ. inaugural
::: indoctrinate - cause to accept a doctrine without questioning it; Ex. indoctrinated with mindless anti-communism
::: dismantle - take apart; disassemble
::: compound - combine; produce by combining; increase; make worse by adding to or increasing; exacerbate; Ex. compound an error; ADJ: consisting of two or more parts; N: combination of two or more parts; area enclosed by a wall containing a group of buildings; Ex. factory compound; CF. complex
::: bellicose - warlike