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::: cloying - distasteful (because excessive); excessively sweet or sentimental; V. cloy: become unpleasant through too much sweetness or excess
::: epitome - perfect example or embodiment; brief summary; Ex. epitome of good manners; V. epitomize: make an epitome of; be an epitome of; embody
::: dregs - sediment in a liquid; lees; worthless residue
::: irascible - irritable; easily angered
::: insalubrious - unwholesome; not healthful; Ex. insalubrious place
::: mulct - defraud a person of something; swindle; Ex. mulct the boy of his legacy
::: solicit - entreat; request earnestly; seek to obtain; Ex. solicit votes; CF. solicitor: one who solicits; chief law officer
::: orient - get one's bearings; adjust; make familiar with a situation; orientate
::: consonance - harmony; agreement
::: vitreous - of glass; pertaining to or resembling glass; V. vitrify: change into glass; CF. petrify