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peg (noun)

    A cylindrical wooden or metal object used to fasten or as a bearing between objects.
    Measurement between the pegs: after killing an animal hunters used the distance between a peg near the animal's nose and one near the end of its body to measure its body length.
    A protrusion used to hang things on.
        e.g.: Hang your coat on the peg and come in.

protrude (verb)

    To extend from, above or beyond a surface or boundary; to bulge outward; to stick out.
    To thrust forward; to drive or force along.

alias (adverb)

    Otherwise; at another time; in other circumstances; otherwise called.

lacerare (verb)

    To rip or tear
    To lacerate

endow (verb)

    To furnish with money or its equivalent, as a permanent fund for support; to make pecuniary provision for; to settle an income upon; especially, to furnish with dower; as, to endow a wife; to endow a public institution.
    To enrich or furnish with anything of the nature of a gift (as a quality or faculty); -- followed by with, rarely by of; as, man is endowed by his Maker with reason; to endow with privileges or benefits.
    To bestow freely.
    To be furnished with something naturally.
        e.g.: She was endowed with a beautiful voice.

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pier (noun)

    A raised platform built from the shore out over water, supported on piles; used to secure, or provide access to shipping; a jetty.
    A similar structure, especially at a seaside resort, used to provide entertainment.

rejuvenate (verb)

    To render young again.

seclusion (noun)

    The act of secluding, or the state of being secluded; a shutting out or keeping apart, or the state of being shut out, as from company, society, the world, etc.; retirement; privacy; solitude: as, to live in seclusion.
    A secluded place.

seclude (verb)

    To shut off or keep apart, as from company, society, etc.; withdraw from society or into solitude: as, to seclude oneself from the world.
    To shut or keep out; exclude; preclude.

stow (verb)

    to put something away in a compact and tidy manner
    to put something away to store it in a space saving manner and over long time

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credibility (noun)

    Reputation impacting one's ability to be believed.
        e.g.: After weeks of blowing smoke, her credibility with me was next to nil.

testimony (noun)

    Statements made by a witness in court.
    An account of first-hand experience.
    In a church service, a personal account, such as of one's conversion.
    Witness; evidence; proof of some fact.

accretion (noun)

    The act of increasing by natural growth; especially the increase of organic bodies by the internal accession of parts; organic growth.
    The act of increasing, or the matter added, by an accession of parts externally; an extraneous addition; as, an accretion of earth.
        e.g.: A mineral ... augments not by growth, but by accretion.
    Something added externally to promote growth the external growth of an item.
    concretion; coherence of separate particles; as, the accretion of particles so as to form a solid mass.

coherence (noun)

    Quality of cohering; of being coherent; internal consistency.
    a logical arrangement of parts
        e.g.: His arguments lacked coherence.

consistent (adjective)

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profound (adjective)

    Descending far below the surface; opening or reaching to great depth; deep.
    Very deep; very serious
    Intellectually deep; entering far into subjects; reaching to the bottom of a matter, or of a branch of learning; thorough; as, a profound investigation or treatise; a profound scholar; profound wisdom.
    Characterized by intensity; deeply felt; pervading; overmastering; far-reaching; strongly impressed; as, a profound sleep. ?
    Bending low, exhibiting or expressing deep humility; lowly; submissive; as, a profound bow.

treatise (noun)

    A formal, usually lengthy, systematic discourse on some subject.

discourse (noun)

    Verbal exchange, conversation.
    Expression in words, either speech or writing.
    A formal lengthy exposition of some subject, either spoken or written.
        e.g.: The preacher gave us a long discourse on duty.
    Any rational expression, reason.
    An institutionalized way of thinking, a social boundary defining what can be said about a specific topic (after Michel Foucault).
 
exposition (noun)

    The action of exposing something to something, such as skin to the sunlight.
    The act of declaring or describing something through either speech or writing.

conveyance (noun)

    An act or instance of conveying.
    A manner of conveying one's thoughts, a style of communication. ?
    A means of transporting, especially a vehicle. ?

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congruous (adjective)

    Corresponding in character.
    Harmonious.

harmonious (adjective)

    Showing accord in feeling or action.
    Having components pleasingly or appropriately combined.
    Melodious; in harmony.

melodious (adjective)

    Having a pleasant melody or sound; tuneful.

delegation (noun)

    An act of delegating.
    A group of delegates used to discuss issues with an opponent.

delegate (noun)

    a person authorized to act as representative for another; a deputy
    a representative at a conference, etc.