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Hiaason "Tourist Season" 67 words

August 18, 2007 By Bosse B.

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  1. plaid
    a cloth having a crisscross design
  2. dinky
    small and insignificant
  3. poll
    the counting of votes (as in an election)
  4. pate
    liver or meat or fowl finely minced or ground and variously seasoned
  5. jut
    extend out or project in space
  6. shyster
    a person (especially a lawyer or politician) who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods
  7. ascot
    a cravat with wide square ends; secured with an ornamental pin
  8. gut
    the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus
  9. tangy
    tasting sour like a lemon
  10. gonad
    a gland in which gametes (sex cells) are produced
  11. porpoise
    any of several small gregarious cetacean mammals having a blunt snout and many teeth
  12. comely
    according with custom or propriety
  13. halter
    rope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for leading
  14. acrimonious
    marked by strong resentment or cynicism
  15. queer
    beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
  16. hammock
    a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily
  17. backhoe
    an excavator whose shovel bucket is attached to a hinged boom and is drawn backward to move earth
  18. egret
    any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season
  19. warped
    used especially of timbers or boards; bent out of shape usually by moisture
  20. carrion
    the dead and rotting body of an animal; unfit for human food
  21. piling
    a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
  22. puckered
  23. harbinger
    something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
  24. smock
    a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles
  25. leviathan
    the largest or most massive thing of its kind
  26. deft
    skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands
  27. coast
    the shore of a sea or ocean
  28. sorority
    a social club for female undergraduates
  29. emcee
    a person who acts as host at formal occasions (makes an introductory speech and introduces other speakers)
  30. concourse
    a coming together of people
  31. zealot
    a fervent and even militant proponent of something
  32. grueling
    characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
  33. avarice
    reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)
  34. addle
    mix up or confuse
  35. fraught
    filled with or attended with
  36. chagrin
    strong feelings of embarrassment
  37. picket
    a wooden strip forming part of a fence
  38. cuneiform
    an ancient wedge-shaped script used in Mesopotamia and Persia
  39. hewn
    cut or shaped with hard blows of a heavy cutting instrument like an ax or chisel
  40. florid
    elaborately or excessively ornamented
  41. ruddy
    inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life
  42. dyspeptic
    suffering from dyspepsia
  43. feckless
    generally incompetent and ineffectual
  44. turgid
    ostentatiously lofty in style
  45. dispirited
    marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm
  46. taxidermy
    the art of mounting the skins of animals so that they have lifelike appearance
  47. probate
    the act of proving that an instrument purporting to be a will was signed and executed in accord with legal requirements
  48. incisor
    a tooth for cutting or gnawing; located in the front of the mouth in both jaws
  49. poignant
    keenly distressing to the mind or feelings
  50. palsied
    affected with palsy or uncontrollable tremor
  51. sleek
    having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
  52. leotard
    a tight-fitting garment of stretchy material that covers the body from the shoulders to the thighs (and may have long sleeves or legs reaching down to the ankles); worn by ballet dancers and acrobats for practice or performance
  53. pout
    be in a huff and display one's displeasure
  54. bandana
    large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a neckerchief
  55. junket
    dessert made of sweetened milk coagulated with rennet
  56. snook
    large tropical American food and game fishes of coastal and brackish waters; resemble pike
  57. jetty
    a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away
  58. bedlam
    a state of extreme confusion and disorder
  59. chintzy
    of very poor quality; flimsy
  60. tract house
    one of many houses of similar design constructed together on a tract of land
  61. IRA
    a retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement; taxes on the interest earned in the account are deferred
  62. Ivy League
    a league of universities and colleges in the northeastern United States that have a reputation for scholastic achievement and social prestige
  63. paunchy
    having a large belly
  64. rutted
    full of ruts
  65. muss
    make messy or untidy
  66. riddled
    spread throughout
  67. unwieldy
    difficult to use or handle or manage because of size or weight or shape