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::: abstruse - obscure; profound; difficult to understand
::: nepotism - favoritism (to a relative); CF. nephew
::: corrode - destroy or wear away gradually by chemical action (over a long period)
::: burnish - make shiny by rubbing; polish
::: projectile - missile; fired or thrown object (such as stone or bullet)
::: tatter - torn piece of cloth; ADJ. tattered: (of clothes) old and torn; (of a person) dressed in old torn clothes
::: whim - sudden capricious idea; fancy
::: hew - cut to pieces with ax or sword; chop; N.
::: sophistry - seemingly plausible but fallacious reasoning; sophism
::: cavalier - casual and offhand; arrogant; N: knight