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Ruby in the Smoke 95 words

June 30, 2009 By Rachel L. (Norwood,NJ, NJ)Top 10 Word Lister

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  1. bloke
    a boy or man
  2. pompous
    puffed up with vanity
  3. blight
    any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting
  4. afflicted
    mentally or physically unfit
  5. apparatus
    equipment designed to serve a specific function
  6. disdain
    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
  7. evade
    avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
  8. condolence
    an expression of sympathy with another's grief
  9. amiable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  10. dismal
    causing dejection
  11. haste
    overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
  12. parson
    a person authorized to conduct religious worship
  13. maharaja
    a great raja; a Hindu prince or king in India ranking above a raja
  14. prodigal
    recklessly wasteful
  15. plumb
    exactly vertical
  16. cravat
    neckwear worn in a slipknot with long ends overlapping vertically in front
  17. arouse
    call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
  18. fume
    a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
  19. languorous
    lacking spirit or liveliness
  20. somber
    grave or even gloomy in character
  21. ecstasy
    a state of elated bliss
  22. omnibus
    a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
  23. jib
    any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast)
  24. consent
    give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
  25. cult
    a system of religious beliefs and rituals
  26. insinuate
    give to understand
  27. annul
    cancel officially
  28. intestate
    having made no legally valid will before death or not disposed of by a legal will
  29. flask
    bottle that has a narrow neck
  30. anguish
    extreme distress of body or mind
  31. solicitous
    full of anxiety and concern
  32. sheaf
    a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing
  33. termagant
    a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman
  34. loquacious
    full of trivial conversation
  35. inadvertently
    without knowledge or intention
  36. petulant
    easily irritated or annoyed
  37. vicarage
    an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
  38. jovially
    in a jovial manner
  39. parish
    a local church community
  40. formidable
    extremely impressive in strength or excellence
  41. laudanum
    narcotic consisting of an alcohol solution of opium or any preparation in which opium is the main ingredient
  42. apparatus
    equipment designed to serve a specific function
  43. portmanteau
    a large travelling bag made of stiff leather
  44. unequivocal
    admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion
  45. earwig
    any of numerous insects of the order Dermaptera having elongate bodies and slender many-jointed antennae and a pair of large pincers at the rear of the abdomen
  46. subterranean
    being or operating under the surface of the earth
  47. wit
    mental ability
  48. sordid
    foul and run-down and repulsive
  49. malodorous
    having an unpleasant smell
  50. decrepit
    worn and broken down by hard use
  51. rendezvous
    a meeting planned at a certain time and place
  52. don
    teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford)
  53. thwart
    hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
  54. contempt
    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
  55. enlist
    join the military
  56. cheroot
    a cigar with both ends cut flat
  57. myriad
    a large indefinite number
  58. shoal
    a stretch of shallow water
  59. apoplexy
    a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
  60. stout
    having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
  61. ingratiate
    gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts
  62. vehement
    marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid
  63. ballast
    any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship
  64. panorama
    the visual percept of a region
  65. profoundly
    to a great depth psychologically
  66. reptilian
    of or relating to the class Reptilia
  67. rheumy
    of or pertaining to arthritis
  68. scrutinize
    examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification
  69. surreptitiously
    in a surreptitious manner
  70. bollard
    a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines)
  71. placidly
    in a quiet and tranquil manner
  72. prognostication
    a sign of something about to happen
  73. obscure
    not clearly understood or expressed
  74. flippancy
    inappropriate levity
  75. magistrate
    a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses)
  76. pugnacious
    tough and callous by virtue of experience
  77. aback
    by surprise
  78. kedgeree
    a dish of rice and hard-boiled eggs and cooked flaked fish
  79. resin
    any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules
  80. winch
    lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds
  81. elude
    escape, either physically or mentally
  82. abashed
    feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious
  83. chute
    sloping channel through which things can descend
  84. genially
    in an affable manner
  85. piracy
    the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own
  86. liquidate
    eliminate by paying off (debts)
  87. frivolous
    not serious in content or attitude or behavior
  88. facetious
    cleverly amusing in tone
  89. furtive
    secret and sly or sordid
  90. condescending
    (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension
  91. genteel
    marked by refinement in taste and manners
  92. diffident
    showing modest reserve
  93. haughty
    having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
  94. astute
    marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
  95. perplex
    be a mystery or bewildering to