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::: provender - dry food for livestock; fodder
::: practical - based on experience; of or acquired through practice (rather than theory); useful; Ex. practical man
::: obtrude - push (oneself or one's ideas) forward or intrude; impose (oneself or one's ideas) on others; butt in; stick out or extrude; thrust out; Ex. obtrude A on B; ADJ. obtrusive; N. obtrusion; CF. unobtrusive
::: cumbersome - heavy and awkward to carry or wear; burdensome; Ex. cumbersome parcel/uniform
::: precept - practical rule guiding conduct; Ex. mother's precept
::: ascribe - refer; attribute; assign
::: topography - physical features of a region (such as the shape and height); CF. topo-: place
::: incursion - temporary invasion; CF. excursion: short journey
::: tenacious - holding fast (as to a belief); persistent
::: rationalize - make rational; devise false reasons for (one's behavior); offer an excuse; give a plausible reason for an action in place of a true, less admirable ones; N. rationalization