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dexterity
skill in performing tasks. especially with the hands. her dexterity with guns.
Indomitable
Impossible to defeat or discourage
alleviating
making pain less severe. “alleviate the comtemporary problems facing many africans.”
to prevail
prove more powerfull or superior
salient
most notable - his salients features
enticement
something used to attract og tempt someone; a lure
Precocious
Unusually advanced or mature in development, especially mental development
Pivotal
of vital or critical importance
Incentive
Something that encourages a person to do something or to work harder. “The effects of global warming provides a strong incentive to stop being a motherearthfuckupper.”
Spartan
Lacking comfort or luxury.
Sanitation
The process of keeping places free from dirt, infection, disease, etc., by removing waste, trash and garbage, by cleaning streets, etc.
Orifice
An openinf, especially to a cavity or passage of the body
Rueful
feeling, showing or expessing sorrow, pity; mournful; doleful
adequate
sufficient to satisfy or meet a need
To consecrate
Make or declare something as sacred
Venerate
Accorded a great deal of respect, especially because of age “The venerate King of spain”
Au courant
Up-to-date
Diligent
Constant in effort to accomplish something; attentive and persistent in doing anything.
Quaint
Attractively unusual or old-fashioned
Scrutiny
Critical observation or examination “with the scrutiny of a CSI cast member”
