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::: fundamental - basic; primary; essential
::: detraction - slandering; aspersion; detracting; CF. detractor
::: indelible - not able to be erased
::: undulating - moving with a wavelike motion; V. undulate; CF. und: wave
::: scabbard - case for a sword blade; sheath
::: coroner - public official who investigates any death thought to be of other than natural causes
::: slipshod - slovenly; careless; sloppy; untidy; shabby; Ex. slipshod work
::: pare - cut away the outer covering or skin of (with a knife); trim; Ex. pare apples/expenses
::: celibate - abstaining from sexual intercourse; unmarried; N. celibacy
::: placid - peaceful; calm; Ex. placid child/lake