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::: anneal - reduce brittleness and improve toughness by heating and cooling (metal or glass)
::: coquette - flirt; flirtatious woman; woman who tries to attract the admiration of men without sincere feelings; V.
::: barterer - trader; V. barter: trade; exchange good for other goods rather than money
::: tenet - doctrine; dogma
::: gaudy - flashy; showy
::: disfigure - mar the appearance of; spoil
::: clemency - disposition to be lenient in deciding punishments; mildness as of the weather; ADJ. clement
::: venue - location; place (of a crime, trial, gathering, etc.); CF. come
::: botch - mismanage; blow
::: solecism - nonstandard grammatical construction; construction that is flagrantly incorrect grammatically; violation of social etiquette