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::: suture - stitches sewn to hold the cut edges of a wound or incision; material used in sewing; V: sew together a wound
::: vaunted - boasted; bragged; highly publicized; V. vaunt: boast; brag
::: hermitage - home of a hermit
::: feature - distinctive part of the faces (as the eyes or mouth); features: overall appearance of the face; prominent or distinctive quality; prominent article; film; V: make prominent
::: promiscuous - mixed indiscriminately; indiscriminate; not choosing carefully; indiscriminate in the choice of sexual partners; irregular, particularly sexually; Ex. promiscuous life/girl; N. promiscuity
::: militate - work against; Ex. militate against the chances of promotion; CF. serve as a soldier
::: thematic - of a theme; relating to a unifying motif or idea
::: flick - light stroke as with a whip; V: move with a light quick blow; strike with a light quick blow (as from a whip); Ex. flick the switch
::: formidable - menacing; arousing fear; threatening; difficult to defeat; Ex. formidable foe/question
::: irony - hidden sarcasm or satire; use of words that seem to mean the opposite of what they actually mean; use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning