a shield or breastplate or   protection : controlling or conditioning influence and auspices, sponsorship also   cont...

of or relating to a prostitute : having the nature of prostitution or   tawdrily and falsely attractive and : superficially s...

  to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent or  to express disapproval of : censure also  to express rebuke or ...

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vocation, trade or an area of activity in which one excels : forte pronunciation ----------------------------------------------...

lacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull, mediocre     pronunciation   ----------------------------------------------------...