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::: cartographer - map-maker
::: colossus - gigantic statue; person or thing of great size or importance
::: gist - essence; main point; substance
::: anesthetic - substance that removes sensation with or without loss of consciousness; N. anesthesia
::: surmount - overcome
::: deciduous - falling off at a specific season or stage of growth as of leaves; Ex. deciduous tree/teeth
::: compound - combine; produce by combining; increase; make worse by adding to or increasing; exacerbate; Ex. compound an error; ADJ: consisting of two or more parts; N: combination of two or more parts; area enclosed by a wall containing a group of buildings; Ex. factory compound; CF. complex
::: congruent - in agreement; harmonious; corresponding; coinciding exactly; CF. congruous
::: impale - pierce (with a sharp point); Ex. impaled by the spear
::: abscond - depart secretly and hide