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Arsen I. (United States of America)
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  1. scupper
    drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard
  2. ambuscade
    the act of hiding and waiting to make a surprise attack
  3. bilk
    cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money
  4. obfuscate
    make obscure or unclear
  5. pugilism
    boxing with bare hands
  6. contravene
    go against, as of rules and laws
  7. fealty
    the loyalty that one owes to a country, sovereign, or lord
  8. purport
    have the often misleading appearance of being or intending
  9. pith
    spongelike central cylinder of the stems of flowering plants
  10. gist
    the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
  11. concupiscence
    a desire for sexual intimacy
  12. cacoethes
    an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
Created on Sat Aug 29 18:01:39 EDT 2009

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