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::: paucity - scarcity; dearth
::: demagogue - person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader of people; CF. demagoguery
::: malaise - uneasiness; vague feeling of ill health (without any particular pain or appearance of disease)
::: hallucination - delusion; false idea; false perception of objects with a compelling sense of their reality; objects so perceived; V. hallucinate; ADJ. hallucinatory
::: hirsute - hairy; having a lot of hair
::: vivid - (of light or color) bright and distinct; evoking lifelike mental images; Ex. vivid red hair/description
::: reputed - supposed; Ex. reputed father of the child; V. repute: consider; N. repute: reputation; esteem
::: hallowed - blessed; consecrated; Ex. hallowed ground; V. hallow: set apart as holy
::: tenancy - possession of land or building by rent; period of a tenant's occupancy
::: gangrene - decay of body tissue caused by insufficient blood supply (usually following injury); ADJ. gangrenous