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::: perpetuate - make perpetual; make something last for a long time; preserve from extinction; N. perpetuity
::: thresh - beat (cereal plants) with a machine or flail to separate the grains from the straw
::: confound - confuse; puzzle
::: illicit - illegal
::: intermittent - periodic; on and off; stopping and starting at intervals
::: striated - marked with parallel bands; striped; grooved; Ex. striated rocks; V. striate; N. stria: thin groove or line
::: winnow - sift; separate the chaff from grain by blowing; separate good parts from bad; CF. wind
::: fatuous - smugly and unconsciously foolish; inane; silly; N. fatuity, fatuousness
::: viand - food; CF. live
::: lottery - contest in which winners are selected in a drawing of lots