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RETRENCH

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adversitya state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune
dozeto sleep lightly
ursineof or relating to a bear or the bear family (Ursidae)
demoticof, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing
miteany of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors
catharsispurification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art
morosehaving a sullen and gloomy disposition
detachedstanding by itself : separate
naivetea naive remark or action
mausoleuma large tomb