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::: colander - utensil with perforated bottom used for straining
::: withstand - stand up against; resist successfully
::: projectile - missile; fired or thrown object (such as stone or bullet)
::: parallelism - state of being parallel; similarity; analogy
::: brazen - insolent; without shame; bold; Ex. brazen lie; V: face with bold self-assurance or with unshamed confidence
::: galleon - large three-masted sailing ship
::: overwhelm - (of water) cover completely; defeat completely by much greater force; Ex. overwhelmed by grief
::: nondescript - undistinctive; ordinary; ordinary-looking; Ex. nondescript fellow in a crowd
::: laconic - brief and to the point; using few words; terse
::: unseemly - unbecoming; not proper in behavior; indecent; Ex. leave with unseemly haste