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::: vie - contend; compete
::: distort - twist out of shape; give a false account of; misrepresent; N. distortion
::: innocuous - harmless
::: rebuff - reject bluntly; snub; beat back; Ex. She rebuffed his invitation; N.
::: meter - arrangement of words in the form of poetry (by accentual rhythm)
::: whelp - young animal (esp. of the dog or cat family); young wolf, dog, tiger, etc.
::: insalubrious - unwholesome; not healthful; Ex. insalubrious place
::: lancet - small surgical tool for making incisions
::: hostage - person who is kept as a prisoner by an enemy so that the other side will do what the enemy demands
::: abscission - cutting off; separation