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::: wean - accustom a baby not to nurse; accustom (the young of a mammal) to take nourishment other than by suckling; give up a cherished activity; cause to gradually leave (an interest or habit); Ex. wean oneself from cigarettes
::: inert - inactive; lacking power to move; unable to move or act; Ex. chemically inert; N. inertia: state of being inert; force which keeps a thing in the position or state
::: bivouac - temporary encampment; camp without tents; V.
::: deploy - spread out (troops) in an extended though shallow battle line; distribute (persons or forces) systematically or strategically
::: nutrition - process of nourishing or being nourished; CF. malnutrition
::: hereafter - life after death
::: knell - tolling of a bell especially to indicate a funeral, disaster, etc.; sound of the funeral bell; V.
::: groom - man employed to take care of horses; V: make neat and trim; clean and brush (an animal)
::: allegory - story, play, or picture in which characters are used as symbols; fable
::: diadem - crown