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::: mandate - order; charge; authoritative command; power to govern another country; power to given to a government; region under administration; V: give a mandate to; place under a mandate; Ex. mandated territory
::: benefit - advantage; anything that brings helpl, advantage, or profit; money provided by the government to the people; fund-raising public entertainment; Ex. unemployment benefit; V: receive benefits; be beneficial to; give benefits
::: febrile - feverish
::: trappings - outward decorations; ornaments (as an outward sign of rank)
::: threadbare - worn through till the threads show; shabby and poor; hackneyed; Ex. threadbare excuses
::: emasculate - weaken; castrate
::: upshot - outcome; final result
::: misogamy - hatred of marriage
::: fathom - comprehend; investigate; determine the depth of; N. unit of measurement for the depth of water
::: nutrition - process of nourishing or being nourished; CF. malnutrition