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::: lugubrious - mournful; sorrowful
::: conclave - private secret meeting
::: quadruped - four-footed animal; ADJ. CF. biped
::: edict - decree (especially one issued by a sovereign); official command
::: malfeasance - wrongdoing; misconduct (by a public official)
::: pittance - small amount (of money); small allowance or wage
::: sober - serious; solemn; not drunken; abstemious or temperate; V: make or become sober
::: audit - examination of accounts of a business; official examination; V.
::: skittish - inconstant; capricious; frivolous; not serious; Ex. charming but skittish young woman; CF. skit
::: artisan - a manually skilled worker