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::: rebus - representation of words in the form of pictures or symbols; puzzle in which pictures or letters stand for words; Ex. ``R U 18'' is a rebus for ``Are you 18''.
::: cornucopia - horn (or horn-shaped container) overflowing with fruit and grain; symbol of abundance; horn of plenty
::: wanton - unrestrained; gratuitously cruel; willfully malicious; unchaste; sexually improper; promiscuous; Ex. wanton spending/killing; CF. having no just cause
::: discrete - separate; unconnected
::: collusion - conspiring in a fraudulent scheme to cheat or deceive others; V. collude
::: craft - skill (esp. with one's hands); skill in deceiving people; guile; ADJ. crafty: cleverly deceitful; cunning
::: palliate - ease pain (without curing); make less severe or offensive (a crime or illness)
::: semblance - outward appearance; guise; Ex. We called in the troops to bring a/some semblance of order to the city.
::: convene - come together; assemble; call to meet; Ex. convene the council
::: jetsam - things thrown from a ship (to lighten the ship)