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1
Q

Attrition

A

Reduction or weakening

2
Q

Edification

A

Enlighten; instruct

3
Q

Ablution

A

Cleansing with water

4
Q

Elocution

A

Art of public speaking

5
Q

Writhe

A

cause to twist or bend

pain or embarrassment

6
Q

Pedestrian

A

Moving on foot

7
Q

Carrion

A

Dead or rotting flesh

8
Q

Pinion

A

Bind the wings (confine)

9
Q

Kismet

A

Fate

10
Q

Ambivalence

A

Indecision