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::: fatuous - smugly and unconsciously foolish; inane; silly; N. fatuity, fatuousness
::: extol - praise very highly; glorify
::: crux - essential or main point; Ex. the crux of the problem; ADJ. crucial: of deciding importance
::: implausible - unlikely (to be true); unbelievable; Ex. implausible alibi
::: soliloquy - talking to oneself (esp. in a play); CF. monologue: soliloquy; long speech by one person (often monopolizing a conversation)
::: clandestine - secret
::: embryonic - undeveloped; rudimentary; N. embryo: organism in the early stage of development
::: augment - increase; add to
::: buttress - support; prop up; N. stationary structure to support wall; Ex. flying buttress
::: seep - pass slowly through small openings; ooze; trickle; N. seepage