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12/27/2005

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rivulet
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noun: a small brook or stream; sweat ran in rivulets down his back
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dissipate
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verb: disperse or scatter 2. use up
-the cloud of smoke dissipated.
-the clouds that had hung in high puffs for so long in the spring were dissipated.
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bayonet
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noun a sword-like stabbing blade which may be fixed to the muzzle of a rifle for use in hand-to-hand fighting.
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gully
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noun: a ditch cut in the earth by running water; small ravine
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stout
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adj. rather fat or heavy build strong and thick
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bemused
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adj. lost in thought; preoccupied. 2.confused; bewildered
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padlock
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noun. syn: a locker lock
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hasp
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noun. hinged metal plate forming part of a fastening for a door or lid
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chambray
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noun. cloth with a white weft and a cloured warp
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hobnailed
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n. heavy headed nail used to reinforce the soles of boots
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proboscis
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noun. the nose of a mammal, esp when it is long and mobile such as trunk of elephant or the snout of a tapir
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fetlock
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n. a tuft of hair on the back part of the leg of a horse just above the hoof
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disperse
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v. distribute or spread over a wide area to break up and send off in diff directions; scatter 2. to drive away or cause to vanish; dispel
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armadillo
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mammal that has large claws for digging and a body covered in bony plates
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embankment
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noun. a wall or bank of earth/stone to prevent a river flooding an area
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furrow
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noun. a long narrow trench made in the ground by a plough, esp for planting seeds or irrigation. a rut, groove or trail in the ground or another surface. 2. a line or wrinkle ona person's face
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quid
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noun. a lump of tobacco for chewing
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shebang
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noun. informal: a matter, operation or set of circumstances. 2. archaic a rough hut or shelter
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prodigal
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adj. spending money or using resources freely and recklessly; wasteful. 2. having or giving something on a lavish scale
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beseech
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verb. to ask someone earnestly; beg
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harrow
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noun. To break up and level (soil or land) with a harrow.
2. To inflict great distress or torment on.
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rafter
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noun. a beam forming part of the internal framework of a roof. 2. person who travels on a raft
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truculent
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adj. disposed to fight. 2. expressing bitter opposition 3. fierce
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noose
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noun: loop formed by rope. 2. a snare or trap
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amend
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verb. improve; correct; to alter;
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animosity
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noun. bitter hostility or open enmity; active hatred. a hostile feeling or act
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divert
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verb. to turn aside from a course or direction
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matt
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n. lacking luster or gloss smooth surface free from shine/highlights
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cantankerous
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adj. ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable; difficult to handle.
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implement
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noun. a tool/instrument used in doing work: a gardening implement; device; equipment; gadget; utensil
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brood
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verb. think deeply about something that makes one unhappy/angry/worried
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scrouge
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to crowd and squeeze
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voluptuous
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adj. sensuous. full of delight or pleasure to the senses:
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assail
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to attack violently with blows/words
2. to trouble; beset: assailed with doubts
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globule
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noun: a tiny globe or ball esp of a liquid
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restively
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adverb: stubbornly resisting control: balky 2. marked by impatience: fidgety CONTRARY
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relinquish
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ver: voluntarily cease to keep or cliam; give up: yield, resign, surrender, abandon,
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corrugated
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verb. to shape into folds or parallel and alternating ridges and grooves
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wizened
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adj: shriveled or wrinkled with age
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modulate
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verb: vary the strength, tone, or pitch of ones voice
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gulch
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a narrow and steep sided ravine marking the course of a fast stream: gully: ravine: vally
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dwindle
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verb: diminish gradually in size, amount or strength
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flaxen
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adj: pale yellow color of dressed flax
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vivacious
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adj: attractively lively and animated: lively spirited
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accounterment
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n. an accessory item of clothing/equpiment usually used in plural
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chump
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noun: fool dupe
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vagrant
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n. one who has no established residence and wanders idely from place to place without lawful or visible means of support; wanderer, rover
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concession
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n. to yield. to admit as true. to grant
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exhortation
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noun: to urge
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heliograph
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noun: an appratus for telegraphing by means of the sun's rays flashed from a mirror
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swagger
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verb: walk or behave in a confident and arrogant self important way 2. to priase or express pride in one's own possessions qualities or accomplishments; boast
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mongrel
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noun: dog or person of mixed descent interbreed
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disconsolate
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adj: very unhappy and unable to be comforted
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tourniquet
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noun: device for stopping the flow of blood. typically by compressing a limb with cord or tight bandage
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dungaree
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noun. a denim fabric used for such items as work clothes, sportswear, and sails.
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scrounge
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verb. to get as needed by or as if by foraging, scavenging, or borrwoing; steal, swipe, beg, forage
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gingham
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noun: lightweight plain woven cotton cloth, checked in white and a bold color
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requisition
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noun: demand; request for somethign needed. a necessity; a requirement. the state/condition of beeing needed or put into service
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rakish
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adj: having or displaying a dashing, jaunty, or slighty disreputable (not respectable( quality or appearance. 2. streamlined, speedy, fashionable, Having a trim, streamlined appearance
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quarantine
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noun. a state of enforced isolation. imprisonment
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insignia
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noun: a badge or emblem of military rank, office, or membership of an organization
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vigilante
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One who takes or advocates the taking of law enforcement into one's own hands.
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placard
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n: sign or notice in a public place: advertisment
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dote
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noun; idolize: to love/admire too much
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nimble
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adj: quick and light in movement or action; agile
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corduroy
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noun: durable fabric made from cotton, vertical ribs.
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sulky
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adj gloomy, sullen
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partial
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adj. existing in part; incomplete. biased. to express liking for a particular something
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sullen
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Showing a brooding ill humor or silent resentment; morose or sulky.
Gloomy or somber in tone, color, or portent: sullen, gray skies.
Sluggish; slow: the sullen current of a canal.
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lanky
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adj; ungracefully thin and tall
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parched
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dry
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plateau
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noun: stable level or state
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listless
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not enthusiastics or no energy
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deft
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adj neatly skillful and quick in ones movements
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infuriate
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make one angry
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trudge
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walk with slow heavy steps becuz of exhaustation or harsh conditions
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