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OSTENSIBLE

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hullthe outer covering of a fruit or seed
necromancyconjuration (see conjure
tempothe rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking
elegya poem in elegiac couplets
intolerantunable or unwilling to endure
quenchput out
ellipsisthe omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete
exaltto raise in rank, power, or character
swearto utter or take solemnly (an oath)
rolling(of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments