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::: coddle - treat gently; indulge excessively; pamper; mollycoddle; baby; cook in water just below boiling point; Ex. coddled eggs
::: epithet - word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing; descriptive phrase to characterize a person (often contemptous)
::: unseemly - unbecoming; not proper in behavior; indecent; Ex. leave with unseemly haste
::: cornucopia - horn (or horn-shaped container) overflowing with fruit and grain; symbol of abundance; horn of plenty
::: inequity - unfairness; ADJ. inequitable
::: hazardous - dangerous
::: malapropism - comic misuse of a word; CF. Mrs. Malaprop
::: engaged - employed; busy; betrothed; involved in conflict
::: peon - landless agricultural worker; bond servant; menial worker; N. peonage
::: subservient - behaving like a slave; servile; obsequious; subordinate; N. subservience