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::: petty - trivial; unimportant; very small; small-minded; petty-minded
::: tribunal - court of justice
::: scenario - plot outline; screenplay(script for a movie); opera libretto; outline of possible future events
::: funereal - sad; solemn; suitable for a funeral
::: rakish - jaunty; stylish; sporty; morally corrupt; dissolute; Ex. He wore his hat at a rakish and jaunty angle.
::: decry - express strong disapproval of; condemn openly (something dangerous to the public); disparage; Ex. decry the violence of modern films
::: amass - collect (gradually, in a very large amount)
::: musty - stale (in odor or taste); spoiled by age; CF. moist
::: assimilate - absorb; take (food) into the body and digest it; understand (knowledge) completely and be able to use properly; cause to become homogeneous (the people of a country or race in the wasy of behaving or thinking)
::: deplore - regret; express sorrow and severe disapproval for something bad; Ex. deplore their violent behavior; ADJ. deplorable: very bad; deserving severe disapproval; Ex. deplorable living condition