Ludlum/Bourne Sanction

Bosse B. (Sweden)
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  1. stoat
    the ermine in its brown summer coat with black-tipped tail
  2. carrion
    the dead and rotting body of an animal; unfit for human food
  3. wan
    pale, as of a person's complexion
  4. mulligan
    Irish version of burgoo
  5. oversight
    an unintentional omission from failure to notice something
  6. rampant
    occurring or increasing in an unrestrained way
  7. wrought iron
    iron having a low carbon content that is tough and malleable and so can be forged and welded
  8. obsequious
    attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
  9. sandbag
    a bag filled with sand
  10. froward
    habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
  11. chattel
    personal property, as opposed to real estate
  12. flyblown
    spoiled and covered with eggs and larvae of flies
  13. regurgitate
    pour or rush back
  14. rote
    memorization by repetition
  15. lifer
    a prisoner serving a term of life imprisonment
  16. sconce
    a decorative wall bracket for holding candles or lights
  17. molding
    the act of creating something by casting it in a mold
  18. mullioned
    of windows
  19. prestidigitation
    manual dexterity in the execution of tricks
  20. bookend
    a support placed at the end of a row of books to keep them upright (on a shelf or table)
  21. dowager
    a widow holding property received from her deceased husband
  22. cleave
    separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument
  23. unprepossessing
    creating an unfavorable or neutral first impression
  24. hilt
    the handle of a sword or dagger
  25. deferent
    showing deference
  26. attrition
    the act of rubbing together
  27. sentinel
    a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
Created on Mon Dec 21 18:01:06 EST 2009 (updated Mon Dec 21 19:53:12 EST 2009)

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