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::: unassuming - modest; Ex. the champion's unassuming manner
::: tantalize - tease; excite by exposing something desirable while keeping it out of reach; torture with disappointment; CF. Tantalus: Greek mythological figure
::: benign - kindly; favorable; not malignant (disease); Ex. benign tumor
::: mischance - ill luck
::: canter - slow gallop; V. CF. trot
::: enormity - hugeness (in a bad sense); excessive wickedness; Ex. enormity of the crime; ADJ. enormous
::: fruitful - producing results; profitable; prolific; producing in abundance
::: delusive - deceptive; likely to delude; misleading; raising vain hopes; Ex. delusive promises
::: incidence - rate of occurrence; particular occurrence; Ex. high incidence of infant mortality
::: slavish - of or like a slave; servile; showing no originality; copied very closely; Ex. slavish devotion/copy of the original