Shabanu pages 121-240

Cheryl R. (United States of America)
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  1. vigil
    a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe
  2. solemnly
    in a serious and dignified manner
  3. convulse
    move or stir about violently
  4. burnish
    polish and make shiny
  5. drought
    a shortage of rainfall
  6. hover
    hang in the air; fly or be suspended above
  7. decent
    socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
  8. burial
    the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave
  9. relic
    an antiquity that has survived from the distant past
  10. Ramadan
    the ninth month of the Islamic calendar
  11. fast
    acting, moving, or capable of acting or moving quickly
  12. shimmer
    shine with a weak or fitful light
  13. negotiate
    discuss the terms of an arrangement
  14. awkward
    lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance
  15. jealous
    suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival
  16. discontent
    a longing for something better than the present situation
  17. vegetation
    the process of growth in plants
  18. raucous
    unpleasantly loud and harsh
  19. musty
    covered with or smelling of mold
  20. translucent
    allowing light to pass through diffusely
  21. vaguely
    in an unclear way
Created on Sun Feb 01 12:03:37 EST 2009 (updated Sun Feb 01 12:06:45 EST 2009)

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