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  1. fester
    generate pus
  2. warring
    engaged in war
  3. tussle
    disorderly fighting
  4. grapple
    work hard to come to terms with or deal with something
  5. havoc
    violent and needless disturbance
  6. ostensibly
    from appearances alone
  7. partisan
    a fervent and even militant proponent of something
  8. cleric
    a religious leader or other person in religious orders
  9. delve
    turn up, loosen, or remove earth
  10. gruff
    blunt and unfriendly or stern
  11. cavort
    play boisterously
  12. curt
    brief and to the point
  13. strife
    bitter conflict; heated or violent dissension
  14. tenuous
    lacking substance or significance
  15. authentic
    not counterfeit or copied
  16. desultory
    marked by lack of definite plan, purpose, or enthusiasm
  17. burgeon
    grow and flourish
  18. causation
    the act of making something happen
  19. illuminate
    make lighter or brighter
  20. sector
    a particular aspect of life or activity
  21. apartheid
    a social policy of racial segregation
  22. infidelity
    the quality of being unfaithful
  23. anguish
    extreme distress of body or mind
  24. mire
    a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
  25. terrain
    a piece of ground having specific characteristics
  26. collude
    act in unison and in secret towards a deceitful purpose
  27. minuscule
    very small
  28. vigilant
    carefully observant or attentive
  29. reorient
    determine one's position once again
  30. contrite
    feeling or expressing pain or sorrow
  31. contaminate
    make impure
  32. derail
    run off or leave the tracks
  33. dilemma
    state of uncertainty in a choice between unfavorable options
  34. cope
    come to terms with
  35. uncanny
    surpassing the ordinary or normal
  36. elusive
    skillful at evading capture
  37. deprive
    take away
  38. purposive
    having a purpose
  39. masquerade
    a party of guests wearing costumes and disguises
  40. bundle
    a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
  41. contour
    a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height
  42. implicit
    suggested though not directly expressed
  43. erode
    remove soil or rock
  44. prod
    push against gently
  45. recede
    pull back or move away or backward
  46. pathetic
    deserving or inciting pity
  47. ambivalent
    uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
  48. insulate
    surround with material to protect from heat, cold, or noise
  49. peril
    a state of danger involving risk
  50. etched
    cut or impressed into a surface
  51. constellation
    a configuration of stars as seen from the earth
  52. confide
    reveal in private
  53. divulge
    make known to the public information previously kept secret
  54. rosy
    having the pinkish flush of health
  55. fret
    be agitated or irritated
  56. sulk
    be in a huff and display one's displeasure
  57. implicate
    bring into intimate and incriminating connection
  58. bleak
    unpleasantly cold and damp
  59. ascribe
    attribute or credit to
  60. valor
    courage when facing danger
  61. quake
    shake with fast, unsteady movements
  62. charade
    a word acted out in an episode of a game
Created on Mon Aug 03 16:17:04 EDT 2009 (updated Mon Aug 03 19:59:48 EDT 2009)

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