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::: encumber - burden; N. encumbrance
::: laud - praise; N. ADJ. laudable: praiseworthy; ADJ. laudatory: expressing praise
::: belligerent - quarrelsome
::: chassis - framework and working parts of an automobile; framework to which components are attached
::: indigenous - native; Ex. plant indigenous to the New World
::: preen - make oneself tidy in appearance; feel self-satisfaction or pride; (of a bird) smooth or clean (feathers) with the beak; Ex. preen oneself on; CF. prune
::: horde - crowd; swarm
::: obsidian - black volcanic rock
::: hortatory - encouraging; exhortive; marked by exhortation; CF. exhort
::: adversity - great hardship or affliction; misfortune; calamitous event