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::: confiscate - seize; take possession of (private property) by official order (usu. as a punishment); commandeer
::: franchise - right or privilege granted by authority; right to vote; license to sell a product in a particular territory
::: anthropologist - student of the history and science of humankind
::: annotate - comment; make explanatory notes
::: convoluted - coiled around; twisted; involved; complicated; intricate; complex; N. convolution: twist; one of the convex folds of the surface of the brain
::: euphony - sweet sound; ADJ. euphonious
::: nonentity - person of no importance; nonexistence
::: smattering - slight knowledge; small scattered number or amount; Ex. smattering of German
::: carat - (karat) unit of weight for precious stones; measure of the purity of gold
::: mayhem - injury to body; crime of willfully maiming or crippling a person; violent disorder; Ex. mayhem in the zoo; CF. maim