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::: pungent - stinging; acrid; sharp in taste or smell; (of speech or writing) caustic; N. pungency
::: sedition - conduct or language inciting rebellion; rebellion; resistance to authority; insubordination; ADJ. seditious
::: detonation - explosion
::: creep - move with body close to the ground; move stealthily or slowly; N.
::: pedigree - line of ancestors; ancestry; lineage; ADJ. (of an animal) descended from of a chosen family; Ex. pedigree dog; CF. crane's foot
::: rue - regret; lament; mourn; Ex. He will rue the day; N. ADJ. rueful
::: amputate - cut off part of body; prune (a limb)
::: arroyo - gully; narrow channel formed by rainwater
::: impersonal - not being a person; not showing personal feelings; Ex. impersonal force/manner/organization
::: endorse - approve; support; write one's signature on the back of; N. endorsement; CF. dorsal