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::: carillon - a set of bells (often in a tower) capable of being played
::: parsimony - stinginess; excessive frugality; ADJ. parsimonious
::: distend - expand; swell out
::: diva - operatic singer; prima donna
::: fester - rankle; produce irritation or resentment; (of a cut or wound) generate pus or rot; Ex. His insult festered in my mind for days.
::: antiseptic - substance that prevents infection in a wound; ADJ.
::: contingent - dependent on something uncertain or in the future; conditional; happening by chance; accidental; N: a group of soldiers, ships to a larger force; CF. contingency: future event that may or may not occur; possibility; Ex. prepare for every contingency
::: devoid - empty; lacking
::: intermediary - intermediate; acting as a mediator; N: mediator; go-between
::: sardonic - scornfully mocking; disdainful; sarcastic; cynical; Ex. sardonic smile