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| PROVIDENT | Adj. 1. Providing for future needs or events. 2. Frugal; economical. |
| UNCTION | Noun. 1. The act of anointing as part of a religious, ceremonial, or healing ritual. 2. An ointment or oil; a salve. 3. Something that serves to soothe; a balm. 4. Affected or exaggerated earnestness, especially in choice and use of language. |
| COHERENT | Adj. 1. Sticking together; cohering. 2. Marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts: |
| GUTTURAL | Adj. 1. Of or relating to the throat. 2. Having a harsh grating quality, as certain sounds produced in the back of the mouth. |
| ABATE | Verb. 1. To reduce in amount, degree, or intensity; lessen. See Synonyms at decrease. 2. To deduct from an amount; subtract. 3. Law a. To put an end to. b. To make void. v.intr. 1. To fall off in degree or intensity; subside. |
| EPIGRAM | Noun. 1. A short, witty poem expressing a single thought or observation. 2. A concise, clever, often paradoxical statement. |
| FERMENT | Verb 1. To produce by or as if by fermentation. 2. To cause to undergo fermentation. 3. To make turbulent; excite or agitate. |
| LITANY | Noun. 1. A liturgical prayer consisting of a series of petitions recited by a leader alternating with fixed responses by the congregation. 2. A repetitive or incantatory recital |
| RECAPITULATE | Verb. 1. To repeat in concise form. 2. v.intr. To make a summary. |
| UNCOUTH | Adj. lacking in good manners, refinement, or grace |
