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::: cession - yielding to another; ceding
::: incredulous - withholding belief; skeptical; showing disbelief
::: barrister - counselor-at-law or lawyer in the higher court of law; CF. bar
::: cabal - small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
::: fissure - crevice; crack
::: incontinent - lacking self-restraint; not continent; licentious
::: coterie - group that meets socially; select circle; close group of people with shared interests
::: wizardry - sorcery; magic
::: amass - collect (gradually, in a very large amount)
::: hireling - one who serves for hire (usually used contemptuously); one who works solely for compensation; Ex. hireling politician