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::: magnate - person of prominence or influence; powerful or influential person (in business or industry); Ex. oil magnate
::: ungainly - (of someone) awkward in movement; clumsy; (of something) unwieldy; Ex. ungainly dancer/instrument
::: precept - practical rule guiding conduct; Ex. mother's precept
::: traduce - expose to slander
::: precipitate - hurl downward; throw headlong; hasten; cause to happen sooner; condense and fall as rain or snow; cause (a solid substance) to be separated from a solution; ADJ. hasty; rash; premature; sudden
::: resilient - elastic; having the power of springing back; able to recover quickly (as from misfortune)
::: coddle - treat gently; indulge excessively; pamper; mollycoddle; baby; cook in water just below boiling point; Ex. coddled eggs
::: interrogate - question closely; cross-examine; cross-question
::: satyr - half-human, half-bestial being in the court of Dionysus (resembling a goat), portrayed as wanton(unrestrained) and cunning; lecher; CF. faun; CF. goat: lecherous man
::: reverend - deserving reverence; N: priest