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::: shoddy - made of inferior material; sham; not genuine; inferior; dishonest; Ex. shoddy goods/trick
::: obstetrician - physician specializing in delivery(assisting in giving birth) of babies; N. obstetrics; CF. midwife
::: manifest - evident; visible; obvious; V: show plainly
::: equable - tranquil; of even calm temper; (of temperature) steady; uniform
::: orient - get one's bearings; adjust; make familiar with a situation; orientate
::: disfigure - mar the appearance of; spoil
::: repose - resting; state of being at rest; calmness; V: lie at rest; relax; put or place; Ex. repose our hopes in a single man
::: rote - repetition; memorization through repetition without understanding; Ex. learn poetry by rote
::: wheedle - deceive, persuade, or obtain by flattery; cajole; coax; Ex. wheedle a promise out of her
::: studious - given to diligent study