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::: distinctive - clearly different from others of the same kind
::: spate - sudden flood or rush; Ex. spate of accidents
::: padre - chaplain (in the armed forces)
::: glutinous - sticky; viscous; gluey
::: inchoate - (of desire, wish, plan) recently begun; not explicit; at the beginning of development; rudimentary; elementary; Ex. inchoate mass
::: immolate - offer or kill as a sacrifice (by fire)
::: consign - send to a person or place for sale; deliver officially; entrust; put into the care of another; set apart (for a special purpose); N. consignment; CF. consignor, consignee
::: intransigence - refusal of any compromise; stubbornness; ADJ. intransigent: uncompromising
::: infest - inhabit in numbers large enough to be harmful; Ex. Mice infested the house; Ex. shark-infested waters
::: totem - animal, plant, or natural object serving as a symbol of a clan or family; representation of this; Ex. totem pole