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July 2, 2009 By Matthew H. (Pittsburgh, PA)

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  1. ruddy
    inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life
  2. red
    red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
  3. crimson
    a deep and vivid red color
  4. scarlet
    a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
  5. flushed
    having the pinkish flush of health
  6. burnt umber
    dark brown pigment obtained by heating umber
  7. coffee
    any of several small trees and shrubs native to the tropical Old World yielding coffee beans
  8. deep brown
    a medium brown to dark-brown color
  9. cocoa
    powder of ground roasted cacao beans with most of the fat removed
  10. cinnamon
    tropical Asian tree with aromatic yellowish-brown bark; source of the spice cinnamon
  11. spice
    any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food
  12. acrid
    strong and sharp;"the pungent taste of radishes"
  13. sulfurous
    of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur
  14. blistering
    the formation of vesicles in or beneath the skin
  15. bronze
    an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin
  16. copper
    a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor
  17. mocha
    a superior dark coffee made from beans from Arabia
  18. amber
    a hard yellowish to brownish translucent fossil resin; used for jewelry
  19. gold
    a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia
  20. sugar cane
    tall tropical southeast Asian grass having stout fibrous jointed stalks; sap is a chief source of sugar
  21. syrup
    a thick sweet sticky liquid
  22. violate
    fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
  23. ravish
    force (someone) to have sex against their will
  24. cocky
    overly self-confident or self-assertive
  25. swagger
    to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
  26. strut
    to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
  27. sashay
    to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
  28. prance
    to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others
  29. sigh
    heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
  30. surge
    rise and move, as in waves or billows
  31. billow
    a large sea wave
  32. gasp
    a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
  33. puff
    a short light gust of air
  34. pant
    breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
  35. gag
    restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking or shouting
  36. rustle
    make a dry crackling sound
  37. forage
    collect or look around for (food)
  38. scrounge
    obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling
  39. gaze
    a long fixed look
  40. grimace
    contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state
  41. frown
    a facial expression of dislike or displeasure
  42. glower
    look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
  43. scowl
    frown with displeasure
  44. pout
    be in a huff and display one's displeasure
  45. grin
    to draw back the lips and reveal the teeth, in a smile, grimace, or snarl
  46. smirk
    smile affectedly or derisively
  47. quiver
    shake with fast, tremulous movements
  48. flicker
    flash intermittently
  49. flutter
    flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements
  50. shakiness
    the quality of being unstable and insecure
  51. palpitation
    a rapid and irregular heart beat
  52. tingle
    cause a stinging or tingling sensation
  53. shudder
    tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
  54. pulsate
    expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically
  55. trembling
    vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze
  56. shimmer
    shine with a weak or fitful light
  57. gleam
    a flash of light (especially reflected light)
  58. glint
    a momentary flash of light
  59. glisten
    be shiny, as if wet
  60. glitter
    the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
  61. mortify
    cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
  62. humiliate
    cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
  63. translucent
    allowing light to pass through diffusely
  64. impermanence
    the property of not existing for indefinitely long durations
  65. incarnation
    the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc.
  66. embodiment
    a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept
  67. presence
    the state of being present; current existence
  68. archetype
    something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies
  69. meme
    a cultural unit (an idea or value or pattern of behavior) that is passed from one person to another by non-genetic means (as by imitation)