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August 3, 2009 By T-Mack. (West Chester, PA)
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  1. fester
    ripen and generate pus
  2. warring
    engaged in war
  3. tussle
    disorderly fighting
  4. grapple
    come to terms with
  5. havoc
    violent and needless disturbance
  6. ostensibly
    from appearances alone
  7. partisan
    a fervent and even militant proponent of something
  8. cleric
    a clergyman or other person in religious orders
  9. delve
    turn up, loosen, or remove earth
  10. gruff
    brusque and surly and forbidding
  11. cavort
    play boisterously
  12. curt
    brief and to the point; effectively cut short
  13. strife
    bitter conflict; heated often violent dissension
  14. tenuous
    very thin in gauge or diameter
  15. authentic
    not counterfeit or copied
  16. desultory
    marked by lack of definite plan or regularity or purpose; jumping from one thing to another
  17. burgeon
    grow and flourish
  18. causation
    the act of causing something to happen
  19. illuminate
    make lighter or brighter
  20. sector
    a particular aspect of life or activity
  21. apartheid
    a social policy or racial segregation involving political and economic and legal discrimination against people who are not Whites; the former official policy in South Africa
  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 or military potential
  26. collude
    act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose
  27. minuscule
    very small
  28. vigilant
    carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger
  29. reorient
    orient once again, after a disorientation
  30. contrite
    feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
  31. contaminate
    make impure
  32. derail
    run off or leave the rails
  33. dilemma
    state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options
  34. cope
    come to terms with
  35. uncanny
    surpassing the ordinary or normal
  36. elusive
    skillful at eluding capture
  37. deprive
    take away
  38. purposive
    having a purpose
  39. masquerade
    a party of guests wearing costumes and masks
  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
    implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something
  43. erode
    remove soil or rock
  44. prod
    to 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
    protect from heat, cold, or noise by surrounding with insulating material
  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; tell confidentially
  53. divulge
    make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a 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
    the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)
  61. quake
    shake with fast, tremulous movements
  62. charade
    a word acted out in an episode of the game of charades