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::: etymology - study of word parts; study of the origins of words
::: belie - contradict; give a false impression; disguise; Ex. The poor sales belied our high hopes; Ex. Her smile belies her true feeling of displeasure.
::: fatuous - smugly and unconsciously foolish; inane; silly; N. fatuity, fatuousness
::: reactionary - strongly opposed to social or political change; opposing progress; politically ultraconservative; N. OP. radical
::: crest - top (as of a hill or wave); showy feathers on the head of a bird
::: hortatory - encouraging; exhortive; marked by exhortation; CF. exhort
::: anthology - book of literary selections by various authors; CF. omnibus
::: spate - sudden flood or rush; Ex. spate of accidents
::: adulterate - make impure or of poorer quality by adding inferior or tainted(contaminated) substances
::: peccadillo - slight offense or fault; CF. sin