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::: nurse - suckle; take care of (as a nurse); bear in mind; Ex. nursing mother; Ex. nurse a hope/grudge against someone
::: derogatory - expressing a low opinion; disparaging; V. derogate: detract; disparage
::: striated - marked with parallel bands; striped; grooved; Ex. striated rocks; V. striate; N. stria: thin groove or line
::: recreant - disloyal; cowardly; N: disloyal and cowardly person
::: artifice - deception; trickery
::: expenditure - payment or expense; expending; something expended; output; Ex. receipt for the expenditure; Ex. expenditure of all the energy
::: precise - exact
::: confidant - (confidante) trusted friend (to whom one tells one's secret)
::: impassive - without feeling; expressionless; imperturbable; stoical; Ex. impassive face
::: disputatious - argumentative; fond of argument