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::: habituate - accustom or familiarize; addict
::: fluke - unlikely occurrence; stroke of fortune; accidental stroke of good luck; ADJ. fluky
::: defrock - strip a priest or minister of church authority; unfrock
::: unsavory - distasteful; disagreeable; morally offensive; Ex. unsavory activity/reputation
::: wane - decrease in size or strength (after being full); grow gradually to an end; Ex. The moon waxes and wanes every month; N.
::: delve - dig; search deeply; investigate
::: crotchety - (of someone old) eccentric; odd; whimsical; bad-tempered; N. crotchet: odd or whimsical notion
::: scowl - frown angrily; N: angry frown
::: striated - marked with parallel bands; striped; grooved; Ex. striated rocks; V. striate; N. stria: thin groove or line
::: distract - take (one's attention) off something; upset emotionally; make anxious; ADJ. distracted