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::: touchstone - stone used to test the fineness of gold alloys; criterion; standard
::: pugnacity - combativeness; disposition to fight; ADJ. pugnacious: (of people) belligerent; combative in nature
::: fawning - courting favor by cringing and flattering; V. fawn: exhibit affection as a dog; seek favor or attention by obsequiousness
::: stanch - stop or check flow of blood; Ex. stanch the gushing wound
::: daub - smear (as with paint); cover with something sticky; Ex. daub one's clothes with mud/paint; N: small bit of sticky substance; Ex. a daub of paint
::: diabolical - diabolic; devilish; fiendish
::: dauntless - bold; fearless
::: graduate - arrange into categories or grades; divide into marked intervals (for use in measurement); Ex. graduated ruler
::: infer - deduce; conclude; N. inference
::: ancillary - serving as an aid or accessory; auxiliary; N.