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June 27, 2009 By Javad T. (Tucson, AZ)

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  1. voracious
    devouring or craving food in great quantities
  2. steep
    having a sharp inclination
  3. appetite
    a feeling of craving something
  4. warfare
    the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
  5. replete
    filled to satisfaction with food or drink
  6. abound
    be abundant or plentiful; exist in large quantities
  7. technology
    the practical application of science to commerce or industry
  8. prognosticate
    make a prediction about; tell in advance
  9. automaton
    a mechanism that can move automatically
  10. grime
    the state of being covered with unclean things
  11. contend
    compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
  12. paradox
    (logic) a statement that contradicts itself
  13. realm
    a domain in which something is dominant
  14. annals
    a chronological account of events in successive years
  15. compound
    a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts
  16. tinge
    color lightly
  17. cuisine
    the practice or manner of preparing food or the food so prepared
  18. badger
    sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
  19. drudgery
    hard monotonous routine work
  20. implore
    call upon in supplication; entreat
  21. interminable
    tiresomely long; seemingly without end
  22. plead
    appeal or request earnestly
  23. concede
    give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
  24. throng
    a large gathering of people
  25. laconic
    brief and to the point; effectively cut short
  26. intrepid
    invulnerable to fear or intimidation
  27. accost
    speak to someone
  28. reticent
    reluctant to draw attention to yourself
  29. furtive
    secret and sly or sordid
  30. felon
    someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
  31. irate
    feeling or showing extreme anger
  32. hapless
    deserving or inciting pity
  33. plethora
    extreme excess
  34. warden
    the chief official in charge of a prison
  35. alibi
    (law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
  36. tiptoe
    walk on one's toes
  37. swerve
    turn sharply; change direction abruptly
  38. deed
    a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
  39. imminent
    close in time; about to occur
  40. sword of Damocles
    a constant and imminent peril
  41. Pyrrhic victory
    a victory that is won by incurring terrible losses
  42. incensed
    angered at something unjust or wrong
  43. gesticulate
    show, express or direct through movement
  44. pretext
    something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason
  45. fabricate
    put together out of artificial or natural components or parts
  46. adroit
    quick or skillful or adept in action or thought
  47. vigilant
    carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger
  48. scalpel
    a thin straight surgical knife used in dissection and surgery
  49. get away
    run away from confinement
  50. phony
    fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
  51. marvel
    be amazed at
  52. onrush
    a forceful forward rush or flow
  53. wet blanket
    someone who spoils the pleasure of others
  54. cajole
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  55. rudimentary
    being in the earliest stages of development
  56. nuance
    a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
  57. parakeet
    any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots
  58. satire
    witty language used to convey insults or scorn
  59. beard
    the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
  60. coax
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  61. sly
    marked by skill in deception
  62. spoilsport
    someone who spoils the pleasure of others
  63. wheedle
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  64. enthusiastic
    having or showing great excitement and interest
  65. pithy
    concise and full of meaning
  66. penitentiary
    a correctional institution for those convicted of major crimes