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::: contagion - infection (by contact); ADJ. contagious; CF. infectious: that can be passed by infection in the air
::: detached - emotionally removed; free from emotional involvement; calm and objective; physically separate; N. detachment; CF. attachment
::: quintessence - purest and highest embodiment; perfect example; apotheosis; most essential element; Ex. quintessence of wit; ADJ. quintessential; CF. fifth essence
::: saturate - soak thoroughly; imbue; impregnate; charge; fill to capacity
::: jaundice - medical condition in which the skin, the white part of the eyes, etc. turn yellow; V: affect with jaundice; affect with prejudice, envy, or hostility; bias
::: pontifical - pertaining to a bishop or pope; pompous or pretentious; CF. pontiff: pope; bishop
::: depredation - plundering; destruction
::: bristling - rising like bristles; showing irritation
::: stodgy - dull; stuffy; boringly conservative; Ex. stodgy book
::: implausible - unlikely (to be true); unbelievable; Ex. implausible alibi