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totter
more unsteadily; sway, as if about to fall
unequaled
not equaled or surpassed
vertex
summit
wont
custom; habit; practice; accustomed
aggrandize
increase or intensify
apologist
one who writes in defense of a cause or institution
avow
declare openly
bona fide
not counterfeit or phony; genuine; real
celibacy
abstinence from sex
commodity
a thing, something bought and sold
consort
associate with
cumbersome
heavy; hard to manage
deplore
regret; disapprove of
discursive
digressing; rambling
duplicity
double-dealing; hypocrisy
enigma
puzzle; mystery
exacting
extremely demanding exaction
fatalist
someone who believes fate is in control of everything that happens
forestall
to prevent something from happening
glean
to gather information or material slowly, search for relevant articles