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::: eclipse - darken; extinguish; outshine; surpass; cause an eclipse
::: jingoist - extremely aggressive and militant patriot; warlike chauvinist; N. jingoism: extreme nationalism
::: symmetry - arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity; ADJ. symmetrical
::: uproarious - marked by commotion or uproar; very noisy (esp. with laughter); hilarious; causing loud laughter; extremely funny
::: increment - increase
::: defeatist - resigned to defeat or failure; accepting defeat or failure as a natural outcome; N. CF. defeatism
::: fulsome - disgustingly excessive; offensively flattering; Ex. fulsome praise/expressions of admire
::: germinate - cause to sprout; sprout
::: ambivalence - the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes or opinions
::: mutter - utter (complaining words) indistinctly in low tones