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::: belittle - disparage; depreciate
::: sanguinary - bloody; with much bloodshed
::: marginal - of a margin; barely within a limit; Ex. marginal effect/writing ability
::: lurid - wild; sensational; graphic; gruesome; horrible; Ex. lurid details of the murder
::: consanguinity - kinship; relationship by birth
::: vitiate - spoil the effect of; make inoperative; corrupt morally
::: indices - signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index
::: appease - pacify or soothe; Ex. appease a crying baby; N. appeasement
::: anachronism - an error involving time in a story; something or someone misplaced in time; ADJ. anachronistic
::: antidote - remedy to counteract a poison or disease; Ex. antidote to the economic troubles