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::: drudge - do drudgery; N: person who drudges
::: beneficial - helpful; useful; advantageous
::: microcosm - small representative world; world in miniature; Ex. microcosm of English society
::: derision - ridicule; ADJ. derisive; CF. derisory
::: portend - foretell; presage; be a sign or warning of; N. portent: sign; omen; forewarning
::: painstaking - taking pains; showing hard work; taking great care; very careful and through
::: shear - remove (fleece or hair) by cutting; remove the hair or fleece from; cut with or as if with shears; N: shears; pair of scissors
::: circumlocution - indirect or roundabout expression (by using an uncecessarily large number of words esp. when trying to avoid answering a difficult question directly)
::: gouge - tear out; cut out (as if with a gouge); Ex. gouge his eyes out; N: chisel for cutting out hollow areas in wood
::: nautical - pertaining to ships or navigation