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::: prone - inclined to; likely to (suffer); prostrate; lying with the front downward; Ex. prone to disease/make mistakes; Ex. accident-prone
::: amoral - nonmoral; having no understanding of right and wrong
::: defray - provide for the payment of; undertake the payment of; pay
::: actuary - someone who advises insurance companies
::: qualified - limited; restricted; V. qualify: limit the meaning of; modify
::: dearth - scarcity
::: impersonal - not being a person; not showing personal feelings; Ex. impersonal force/manner/organization
::: devolve - deputize; pass or be passed to others (power, work, or property); Ex. devolve on/upon/to
::: criteria - standards used in judging; CF. criterion
::: historical - connected with history; based on events in history (whether regarded as important or not)