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::: invocation - prayer for help (used in invoking); calling upon as a reference or support; act of invoking
::: refurbish - renovate; make clean, bright, or fresh (make new) again; make bright by polishing; Ex. refurbish an old theater; CF. furbish: polish
::: indentation - notch; deep recess; V. indent; CF. tooth
::: apiculture - bee-keeping
::: allegiance - loyalty
::: indoctrinate - cause to accept a doctrine without questioning it; Ex. indoctrinated with mindless anti-communism
::: maul - handle roughly; batter; injure by beating; Ex. mauled by his overexcited fans; N: heavy long-handled hammer
::: retrieve - recover; put right; find and bring in; regain; Ex. retrieve the situation
::: devise - think up; invent; plan; bequeath; N: bequest
::: reciprocal - mutual; given and received in return; exchangeable; interacting; Ex. reciprocal trade agreement