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::: rigor - severity; Ex. rigors of the Russian winter
::: slink - move furtively; ADJ. slinky: stealthy; furtive; sneaky (as in ambush)
::: outlook - point of view; view from a particular place; expectation for the future; prospect; Ex. outlook on life; Ex. pleasing outlook; Ex. weather outlook
::: knave - untrustworthy person; rogue; scoundrel; jack; N. knavery
::: spasmodic - fitful; periodic; of or like a spasm; N. spasm: sudden involuntary muscular contraction; sudden burst of energy or emotion
::: elegy - poem or song expressing lamentation (for the dead); ADJ. elegiacal, elegiac
::: diaphanous - sheer; transparent
::: sundry - miscellaneous; various; several; N. sundries: small miscellaneous items
::: decree - authoritative order; edict; judgment of a court of law; V: order or judge by decree
::: inveigle - deceive; lead astray by deception; wheedle(cajole); Ex. inveigle her into joining the club; CF. interest dishonestly