Shalimar

Bosse B. (Sweden)
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  1. wayward
    resistant to guidance or discipline
  2. shrive
    grant remission of a sin to
  3. proclivity
    a natural inclination
  4. parsec
    a unit of astronomical length based on the distance from Earth at which stellar parallax is 1 second of arc; equivalent to 3.262 light years
  5. natty
    marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
  6. raucous
    unpleasantly loud and harsh
  7. abode
    any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
  8. rankle
    make resentful or angry
  9. bough
    any of the larger branches of a tree
  10. foible
    a minor weakness or peculiarity in someone's character
  11. probity
    complete and confirmed integrity
  12. contretemps
    an awkward clash
  13. raconteur
    a person skilled in telling anecdotes
  14. soporific
    inducing sleep
  15. killjoy
    someone who spoils the pleasure of others
  16. inured
    made tough by habitual exposure
  17. wile
    the use of tricks to deceive someone
  18. inchoate
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  19. parlay
    exploit a skill or resource in order to get something of greater value
  20. homely
    lacking in physical beauty or proportion
Created on Tue May 19 18:33:24 EDT 2009

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