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::: wholesome - conducive to mental or physical health; healthful
::: nonsense - speech or writing with no meaning; foolish behavior or language; Ex. make (a) nonsense of: spoil; cause to fail
::: irreconcilable - impossible to reconcile; incompatible; not able to be resolved
::: institutionalize - make into an institution; put or confine in an institution
::: philistine - narrow-minded person, uncultured and exclusively interested in material gain; uncultured person who is indifferent to artistic and cultural values; member of an ancient people in Palestine; OP. aesthete
::: mire - entangle; stick in swampy ground; stick or sink in mire; N: bog; deep mud; Ex. sucked deeper into the mire
::: halcyon - calm; peaceful; Ex. halcyon days
::: deign - condescend; stoop
::: opportune - timely; well-chosen
::: subdue - less intense; quieter; Ex. subdued lighting; Ex. subdue: conquer; make less intense; quiet; Ex. subdue one's anger