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::: defoliate - destroy leaves; deprive of leaves (by the use of chemicals); N. defoliant
::: teetotalism - practice of abstaining totally from alcoholic drinks; N. teetotaler;; ADJ. teetotal; CF. T + total
::: cantata - story set to music to be sung by a chorus (shorter than an oratorio)
::: onus - burden; responsibility
::: Epicurean - believing that pleasure is good and suffering is bad and should be avoided; N.
::: annex - attach; add to a large thing; take possession of; incorporate (territory) into a larger existing political unit (by force); N: building added to a large one
::: frenetic - (phrenetic) frenzied; frantic
::: impudence - impertinence; insolence
::: ethereal - like a spirit or fairy; unearthly light; heavenly; unusually refined; Ex. She has an ethereal beauty; CF. ether: upper air
::: tumid - (of a part of the body) swollen; distended; bombastic; pompous