sediment, muster, census

Feifei Z. (United States of America)
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  1. sediment
    matter that has been deposited by some natural process
  2. muster
    summon up, call forth, or bring together
  3. census
    a periodic count of the population
  4. irk
    irritate or vex
  5. accumulate
    get or gather together
  6. marsh
    low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation
  7. dredge
    a power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed
  8. silt
    mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake
  9. feasible
    capable of being done with means at hand
  10. balk
    refuse to proceed or comply
  11. deterioration
    the process of changing to an inferior state
  12. pragmatic
    concerned with practical matters
  13. prowess
    a superior skill learned by study and practice
  14. ingenuity
    the power of creative imagination
  15. ventilation
    the act of supplying fresh air and getting rid of foul air
  16. accretion
    an increase by natural growth or addition
  17. minuscule
    very small
  18. contaminate
    make impure
  19. incinerator
    a furnace for incinerating (especially to dispose of refuse)
Created on Sun Nov 08 16:27:14 EST 2009

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