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03/15/2009
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leer (v)
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ogle
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oblique (a)
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indirect
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cadre (n)
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small group
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leach (v)
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seep
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precipitancy (n)
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suddenness
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functionary (a)
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official
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LILLIPUTIAN (A)
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SAUCY(a)
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impudent
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cinnabar (a)
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very red
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FUGLEMAN(n)
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leader
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tintinnabulation (n)
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ringing
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preclude (v)
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to make impossible
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SQUARELY (A)
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torrid (a)
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hot
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FEY (A)
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waylay (n)
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ambush
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deign (v)
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condescend
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viscus (n)
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internal organ
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FATUITY(n)
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budgerigar (n)
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parakeet
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tipple (v)
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to imbibe
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decollete (a)
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low-necked
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dowser (n)
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divining rod
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LYOPHILIZATION (N)
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insouciance (n)
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light-heartedness
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carapace (n)
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low stool
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TABBY (A)
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brindled
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incisive (a)
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acute
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albescent (a)
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white
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unctuous (a)
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slickily insincere
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vitrify (v)
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make into glass
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comestible (a)
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eatible
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donjon (n)
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castle main tower
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colligation (n)
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binding-together
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FOOTLING (a)
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trivial
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seine (n)
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fishing net
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INTERNECINE (a)
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desquamate (v)
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to peel off
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FOOTLE (A)
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ort (n)
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tiny scrap
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ANODYNE
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KILLDEER (N)
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CONCISION
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panatela (n)
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cigar
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thalassic (a)
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relating to the sea
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ERYTHRISM (N)
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POLITIC (A)
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prudent
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bedizen (a)
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adorned
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plumose (a)
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feathered
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PURVEY
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vestigial (a)
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rudimentary
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TABURET
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telamon (n)
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human-shaped pillar
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TREPANG
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heterodox (a)
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unconventional
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candent (a)
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white-hot
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paradisiacal (a)
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utopian
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helicoid (a)
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spiral
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maw (n)
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stomache
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spiracle (n)
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blow-hole
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oleaginous (a)
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oily
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DOYEN
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gamin (n)
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urchin
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FOIN
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crinoline (a)
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hoopskirt
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PICARESQUE(a)
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rougish
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austral (a)
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southern
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detrition (n)
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wearing away
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BADINAGE (N)
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VENESECTION (n)
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PHLEBOTOMY
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nacre (n)
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mother-of-pearl
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MONOGRAPH (N)
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treatise
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gambol (v)
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frolic
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deglutition (n)
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swallowing
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carrageen (n)
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Irish moss
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coda (n)
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finale
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newel (n)
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banister post
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HACKNEYED (A)
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trivial
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SEMIBREVE
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tabor (n)
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small drum
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appellation (n)
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title
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specular (a)
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mirror-like
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rumbustious (a)
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boisterous
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anodize (v)
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coat metal with oxide
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regale (v)
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entertain
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immutable (a)
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unchanging
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timpani (n)
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battle drums
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earnest (a)
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sincere
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pianissimo (a)
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very softly
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supersede (a)
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replace
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extrication (n)
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disentanglement
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moray (n)
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eel
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RHIZOME
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propagate (v)
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to spread
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