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::: kleptomaniac - person who has a compulsive desire to steal
::: mendicant - beggar; ADJ: living as a beggar
::: rigor - severity; Ex. rigors of the Russian winter
::: compartment - one of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided
::: disingenuous - not naive; not candid; sophisticated; worldly wise; OP. ingenuous
::: dislodge - remove (forcibly); force out of a position; Ex. dislodge the food caught in his throat; CF. lodge
::: bureaucracy - overregulated administrative system marked by red tape; ADJ. bureaucratic
::: premeditate - plan in advance; Ex. premeditated murder
::: dominant - exercising the most influence; high and easily seen; stronger than the other part of a system; not recessive
::: cryptic - mysterious; hidden; secret