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::: winnow - sift; separate the chaff from grain by blowing; separate good parts from bad; CF. wind
::: crave - desire; want intensely
::: contempt - scorn; disdain; ADJ. contemptuous; CF. contemptible
::: homespun - domestic; made at home; spun or woven at home; simple and ordinary; Ex. homespun philosophy
::: swill - drink greedily
::: mongrel - plant or animal (esp. a dog) of mixed breed; ADJ.
::: buffoonery - clowning
::: debonair - (of men) friendly, charming, and fashionably dressed; aiming to please; CF. of good disposition
::: pendant - (pendent) hanging down from something; pending; N: ornament (hanging from a necklace etc.)
::: polar - of a pole; characterized by opposite extremes; Ex. polar opposites