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::: compress - force into less space; squeeze; contract; put into fewer words; N: thick mass of cloth pressed to part of the body to stop bleeding or swelling, reduce fever, etc.
::: fervid - ardent; zealous; hot
::: gingerly - very carefully; ADJ.
::: suckle - give or take milk at the breast or udder
::: madrigal - pastoral song; song for several singers without instruments
::: wangle - achieve by cleverness or trick; wiggle out; fake; Ex. She tried to wangle an invitation to the party.
::: peripheral - of a periphery; marginal; outer; of minor importance; not central; Ex. peripheral nerve/interest
::: tarry - linger; delay in starting or going; dawdle
::: placebo - harmless substance prescribed as a dummy pill
::: remiss - negligent; careless about a duty