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::: underscore - underline; emphasize
::: nirvana - in Buddhist teachings, the ideal state in which the individual loses himself in the attainment of an impersonal beatitude
::: recidivism - habitual return to crime (even after being punished); N. recidivist
::: peddle - travel about selling (wares); CF. foot
::: heinous - atrocious; wicked; hatefully bad; Ex. heinous crime
::: peripatetic - walking about from place to place (to work); moving; Ex. peripatetic school of philosophy
::: ligneous - like wood
::: actuarial - calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
::: raconteur - story-teller; one who tells stories with wit and skill
::: ordain - decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine; install as a minister, priest, or rabbi; N. ordainment; CF. ordination