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::: enterprising - full of initiative; showing enterprise
::: elliptical - elliptic; oval; of an ellipse; containing an ellipsis; ambiguous either purposely or because key words have been left out
::: painstaking - taking pains; showing hard work; taking great care; very careful and through
::: insensate - without feeling; lacking sense; foolish
::: eminent - rising above others; high; lofty; distinguished; Ex. eminent position
::: distort - twist out of shape; give a false account of; misrepresent; N. distortion
::: notch - V-shaped cut in a surface; V.
::: stumble - trip and almost fall; proceed unsteadily; act falteringly; N.
::: hackles - hairs on back and neck, especially of a dog; Ex. make someone's hackles rise
::: firebrand - piece of burning wood; hothead; troublemaker; person who stirs up trouble