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::: tenuous - thin; slim; rare
::: labile - likely to change; unstable; Ex. emotionally labile; N. lability
::: disarray - state of disorder; a disorderly or untidy state; Ex. with her clothes in disarray
::: mandatory - obligatory; compulsory; of a mandate
::: insularity - narrow-mindedness; isolation; ADJ. insular: of an island; isolated; narrow-minded; CF. peninsula
::: exigency - urgent situation; ADJ. exigent
::: sleight - dexterity; CF. sleight of hand: legerdemain; quickness of the hands in doing tricks
::: amalgam - combination of different things; mixture of metals (containing mercury) used for filling holes in teeth
::: dishearten - discourage
::: smolder - smoulder; burn slowly without flame; be liable to break out at any moment; exist in a suppressed state; Ex. smoldering anger