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::: demographic - related to population balance; N. demography: statistical study of human population
::: nominal - in name only; of a name; trifling; (of a sum of money) very small; CF. nominate: propose as a candidate; appoint
::: cede - yield (title or territory) to (esp. after losing a war); surrender formally; N. cession
::: lineage - descent; ancestry
::: actuate - motivate; activate; cause to act
::: perigee - point of moon's orbit when it is nearest the earth; CF. apogee
::: withhold - refuse to give; hold back; Ex. withholding tax
::: intermediary - intermediate; acting as a mediator; N: mediator; go-between
::: accretion - growth or increase in size by gradual addition; growth; increase; increase by natural growth; Ex. towers and other accretions of the castle; V. accrete
::: distinct - clearly different; clearly noticed