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Beth C.
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  1. hedge
    a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
  2. pariah
    a person who is rejected from society or home
  3. derisive
    expressing contempt or ridicule
  4. untrammeled
    not confined or limited
  5. hedonistic
    devoted to pleasure
  6. laudatory
    full of or giving praise
  7. cloy
    become sickeningly sweet or excessive
  8. surfeit
    indulge (one's appetite) to satiety
  9. pall
    burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped
  10. sextant
    an instrument for measuring angular distance
  11. nautical
    relating to ships or navigation
  12. turpitude
    a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice
  13. epitaph
    an inscription in memory of a buried person
  14. apotheosis
    model of excellence or perfection of a kind
  15. finitude
    the quality of being finite
  16. litany
    a prayer consisting of a series of invocations by the priest with responses from the congregation
  17. chummy
    having the relationship of friends or pals
  18. exegete
    a person skilled in exegesis (especially of religious texts)
  19. sumptuous
    rich and superior in quality
  20. dank
    unpleasantly cool and humid
  21. pragmatist
    an adherent of a theory of observable practical consequences
  22. ulterior
    lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed
  23. prim
    affectedly dainty or refined
  24. skinflint
    a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend
  25. testy
    easily irritated or annoyed
  26. embroil
    force into some kind of situation or course of action
  27. infraction
    a violation of a law or rule
  28. estrange
    remove from customary environment or associations
  29. hone
    sharpen with a whetstone
  30. ogle
    stare or look at, especially with amorous intentions
  31. nonplussed
    filled with bewilderment
  32. altruistic
    showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others
Created on Sun Jun 24 22:52:03 EDT 2007

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