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::: valid - logically convincing; sound; legally acceptable; effective; Ex. valid reasoning/passport
::: windfall - fallen fruit; unexpected lucky event
::: reprieve - postponement or cancelation of a punishment; temporary stay; V: postpone or cancel the punishment of
::: wanton - unrestrained; gratuitously cruel; willfully malicious; unchaste; sexually improper; promiscuous; Ex. wanton spending/killing; CF. having no just cause
::: contingent - dependent on something uncertain or in the future; conditional; happening by chance; accidental; N: a group of soldiers, ships to a larger force; CF. contingency: future event that may or may not occur; possibility; Ex. prepare for every contingency
::: sully - defile; soil; tarnish; Ex. sully one's hands in menial labor
::: bookish - fond of books and reading
::: attenuate - make thin; weaken
::: invidious - designed to create ill will or envy; tending to rouse ill will or envy; Ex. invidious comparison
::: comprehend - include; understand