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12/29/2003

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Term
specter (n.)
Definition
(n.)An unpleasant prospect.

(n.)A Ghost.
Term
requisite (adj.) and (n.)
Definition
(adj.)essential.

(n.)Something essential.
Term
caboose (n.)
Definition
last train car on a freight train.

mobile bunkhouse

galley of a ship
Term
marauder (n.)
Definition
Person who marauds (raid for plunder)
Term
sorrel (n.) and (adj.)
Definition
(n.) salad plant. (Sharp tasting plant)

(n.) brown with red added

(n.) reddish-brown animal

(adj.) reddish brown
Term
tawny (adj.)
Definition
of orange-brown with tainted gold

beverages that have matured for 10 years
Term
corral (n.) and (v.)
Definition
(n.) place for keeping livestock

(n.) circle of wagons served as temporary defense

(v.) drive animals into corral

(v.) put wagons in circle

(v.) gather and control
Term
abide (v.)
Definition
tolerate something

withstand something

await for something

dwell
Term
adobe (n.)
Definition
earthen brick

building made of adobe

earth the forms adobe
Term
stark (adj.) and (adv.)
Definition
(adj.) forbiddingly bare and plain

(adj.) unambiguous and harsh

(adj.) complete

(adj.) without clothes

(adj.) rigid

(adv.) utterly
Term
brood (n.) and (adj.) and (v.)
Definition
(n.) youngsters of birds and animals

(n.) family's children

(n.) group of similar people

(adj.) kept for breeding

(v.) be worried

(v.) think unpleasant thoughts

(v.) keep eggs warm

(v.) be heavy or ominous
Term
iota (n.)
Definition
9th letter of greek alphabet

small amount
Term
quiverful (n.)
Definition
full number of arrows in a quiver

large number
Term
cully (n.)
Definition
a gullible person
Term
gorp (n.)
Definition
snack food
Term
imp (n.) and (v.)
Definition
(n.) naughty fairies

(n.) mischievous child

(n.) demon

(v.) repair a hawk's feathers
Term
receptacle (n.)
Definition
container
Term
What does Yu do?
Definition
Manage the world
Term
reverie (n.)
Definition
daydream
Term
jaunty (adj.)
Definition
carefree
casual
polite
Term
versatile (adj.)
Definition
with many uses
moving easily between tasks
changeable
free-moving
attatched loosing
Term
grindstone (n.)
Definition
Stone wheel for sharpening
stone for sharpening
Term
indelible (adj.)
Definition
permanent
containing an indelible substance
Term
bellhop (n.)
bellboy (n.)
bellman (n.)
callboy (n.)
Definition
an employee in a hotel who helps guests by carrying their luggage and running errands
Term
grubstake (n.) and (v.)
Definition
(n.) money advanced to prospector
(n.) advance for starting up business
(v.) advance money to
Term
debut (n.) and (v.)
Definition
(n.) first public appearance
(n.) young woman’s first official social engagement
(v.) make first formal public appearance
Term
constable (n.)
Definition
officer below sheriff
British police officer
castle warden
royal household official in Middle Ages
Term
presumption (n.)
Definition
something believed without actual evidence
rudeness or arrogance
legal inference
belief in something that seems reasonable
something that could be proof
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