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::: acquittal - deliverance from a charge; V. acquit: free from a charge or accusation; discharge from a duty; conduct (oneself) in a specified manner
::: jetsam - things thrown from a ship (to lighten the ship)
::: peerless - having no equal; incomparable
::: meretricious - flashy; tawdry; attractive on the surface but of no real value; Ex. metericious argument/jewel; CF. prostitute
::: depose - dethrone; remove from office; give a deposition; testify
::: dignitary - person of high rank or position
::: discretion - prudence; ability to adjust actions to circumstances; freedom of action or judgment; ADJ. discreet; CF. discretionary
::: labyrinth - maze
::: pith - core or marrow; spongelike substance in the center of stems; essence; substance
::: dilate - expand; dilate on/upon: speak or write at length on (a subject)