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::: Occident - the West
::: taunt - deride or provoke; challenge in derision; N.
::: rebuff - reject bluntly; snub; beat back; Ex. She rebuffed his invitation; N.
::: dialectical - relating to the art of debate; mutual or reciprocal; Ex. dialectical situation; N. dialectic: art of arriving at the truth by the exchange of logical arguments
::: fuddle - make stupid or confused as with alcholic drink; N. in a fuddle: confused
::: hireling - one who serves for hire (usually used contemptuously); one who works solely for compensation; Ex. hireling politician
::: salient - prominent; projecting beyond a line; conspicuous; Ex. salient features
::: nautical - pertaining to ships or navigation
::: sartorial - pertaining to tailors or tailoring; Ex. a man of great sartorial elegance; CF. sartor: tailor
::: dingy - (of things and place) dirty and dull; Ex. dingy street/curtain