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stanch
stop the flow of soemthing
aboveboard
without dishonesty or concealment
foment
to stir up negative feelings
zeitgeist
the trend or spirit of the times
freelance
without long-term commitment to an employer
tantalize
to torment
derelict
negligent and abandoned
incumbent
necessary or obligatory
purport
to claim especially falsely
callous
lacking pity or mercy; unfeeling
canon
a law or bodies of laws
covert
concealed or disguised
hangar
a structure used for housing aircraft
muse
to meditate; to consider thoughtfully
dowdy
lacking neatness
manumit
to grant freedom to slaves
crestfallen
feeling dissapointment
accrue
to come as a gain; to increase
vie
to compete
adulterate
to make impure
commensurate
equal in porportion
groggy
confused, sluggish, dizzy
weather
to survive
macabre
suggesting the horror of death