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::: behoove - (behove) be suited to; be incumbent upon; be right and necessary; Ex. It behooves one to do.
::: compile - assemble; gather; accumulate; make (a report or a book) from facts and information found in various places; Ex. compile a dictionary
::: interpolate - insert between
::: furtive - stealthy; quiet and secret (trying to escape notice); sneaky; Ex. furtive glance
::: sheer - pure; thin and transparent; very steep
::: forbearance - patience; forgiveness; V. forbear: refrain from (in a generous and forgiving way); be patient; Ex. forbear to send him to prison
::: mollify - soothe an angry person
::: galleon - large three-masted sailing ship
::: haven - place of safety; refuge; harbor; Ex. tax haven
::: enormity - hugeness (in a bad sense); excessive wickedness; Ex. enormity of the crime; ADJ. enormous