Galinas List

GALINA N. (United States of America)
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  1. yen
    the basic unit of money in Japan
  2. disarm
    take away the weapons from; render harmless
  3. lithe
    moving and bending with ease
  4. caution
    judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger
  5. plunder
    steal goods; take as spoils
  6. dappled
    having spots or patches of color
  7. boomerang
    a curved piece of wood
  8. retreat
    the act of withdrawing or going backward
  9. shoddy
    of inferior workmanship and materials
  10. tsunami
    a cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave
  11. rile
    disturb, especially by minor irritations
  12. spindly
    long, thin, and often weak or fragile
  13. spoil
    make a mess of, destroy or ruin
  14. backtrack
    retrace one's course
  15. keen
    intense or sharp
  16. juggernaut
    a massive inexorable force
  17. disband
    cause to break up or cease to function
  18. acute
    ending in a sharp point
  19. summit
    the top or extreme point of something
  20. defuse
    remove the triggering device from
  21. foolhardy
    marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences
  22. loot
    goods or money obtained illegally
  23. backfire
    a loud noise made by the explosion of fuel in an engine
  24. adroit
    quick or skillful or adept in action or thought
  25. craving
    an intense desire for some particular thing
  26. lancinate
    painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
  27. cacophonous
    having an unpleasant sound
  28. euphonious
    having a pleasant sound
  29. phoney
    fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
  30. hypocrite
    a person who professes beliefs that he or she does not hold
  31. introvert
    a person who tends to shrink from social contacts
  32. cover
    provide with a covering or cause to be covered
  33. comprehend
    get the meaning of something
  34. controvert
    prove to be false or incorrect
  35. extrovert
    a person directed toward others as opposed to the self
  36. extravasate
    force out or cause to escape from a proper vessel or channel
  37. erupt
    start suddenly
  38. diligent
    quietly and steadily persevering in detail or exactness
  39. diligence
    conscientiousness in paying proper attention to a task
  40. prayer
    reverent petition to a deity
  41. stimulus
    any information or event that acts to arouse action
Created on Tue Mar 03 23:20:14 EST 2009

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