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WordMeaning
reprisala retaliatory act
epitomea typical or ideal example : embodiment
coniferany of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit
couriermessenger
jocularsaid or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful
elegya poem in elegiac couplets
slinkto go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal
coercionthe act, process, or power of coercing
takeoffa rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket
surfeitan overabundant supply : excess