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::: jocular - said or done in jest or playfully; marked by joking
::: equivocate - use equivocal language to deceive people; lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth; N. equivocation
::: resilient - elastic; having the power of springing back; able to recover quickly (as from misfortune)
::: erratic - odd; irregular in movement or behavior; unpredictable
::: veneer - thin surface layer (of good quality wood, glued to a base of inferior material); cover; surface show; fa\c{c}ade; V.
::: totter - shake or move unsteadily; sway as if about to fall
::: agility - nimbleness; ability to move quickly
::: conviction - judgment that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief
::: lexicographer - compiler of a dictionary; CF. lexicography: work of compiling a dictionary
::: prong - pointed projecting part