Week of November 23, 2009

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  1. pleasurable
    affording satisfaction or pleasure
  2. service
    an act of help or assistance
  3. tennis
    a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court
  4. disarmament
    the act or process of reducing or depriving of weapons
  5. wheeze
    the act of breathing with a husky or whistling sound
  6. quizzically
    in a questioning manner
  7. embarrassment
    the shame felt when inadequacy or guilt is made public
  8. Byzantine
    of or relating to or characteristic of the Byzantine Empire or the ancient city of Byzantium
  9. amazon
    a large, strong, and aggressive woman
  10. nightingale
    European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song
  11. tetanus
    an acute and serious infection of the central nervous system
  12. drifter
    a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support
  13. escapement
    mechanical device that regulates movement
  14. precession
    the act of preceding in time or order or rank
  15. penalty
    the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action
  16. marathon
    a foot race of 26 miles and 385 yards
  17. aggressor
    someone who attacks
  18. exaggeration
    making to seem more important than it really is
  19. cocoon
    silky envelope spun by the larvae of many insects
  20. malady
    impairment of normal physiological function
  21. laceration
    the act of tearing irregularly
  22. cataract
    disease that involves the clouding of the lens of the eye
  23. offensive
    unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses
  24. amnesia
    partial or total loss of memory
  25. hypertension
    a disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high
Created on Mon Nov 23 11:31:06 EST 2009

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