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  1. contrive
    make or work out a plan for; devise
  2. contrivance
    the faculty of inventive skill
  3. woe
    misery resulting from affliction
  4. willy-nilly
    in a random manner
  5. gird
    bind with something round or circular
  6. phaeton
    large open car seating four with folding top
  7. compunction
    a feeling of deep regret, usually for some misdeed
  8. qualm
    uneasiness about the fitness of an action
  9. conscience
    motivation deriving from ethical or moral principles
  10. promenade
    a leisurely walk
  11. colonnade
    structure consisting of a row of evenly spaced columns
  12. gallery
    a porch along the outside of a building
  13. wicker
    flexible branches or twigs that can be woven together
  14. stoop
    bend one's back forward from the waist on down
  15. demure
    shy or modest, often in a playful or provocative way
  16. languor
    inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
  17. evince
    give expression to
  18. notwithstanding
    despite anything to the contrary
  19. reproach
    express criticism towards
  20. dainty
    something considered choice to eat
  21. encumbrance
    an onerous or difficult concern
  22. efface
    remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
  23. probity
    complete and confirmed integrity
  24. emolument
    compensation received by virtue of holding an office
  25. bivouac
    temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
  26. ovum
    the female reproductive cell; the female gamete
  27. spermatozoon
    the male reproductive cell; the male gamete
  28. affected
    influenced
Created on Fri Dec 26 15:34:11 EST 2008

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