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Lucas H. (Brazil)
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  1. disparage
    express a negative opinion of
  2. irascibility
    a feeling of resentful anger
  3. enliven
    make more excited or spirited
  4. invigorate
    give life or energy to
  5. rowdy
    disturbing the public peace; loud and rough
  6. raucous
    unpleasantly loud and harsh
  7. tough
    substantially made or constructed
  8. toggle
    a hinged switch that can assume either of two positions
  9. relinquish
    turn away from; give up
  10. hinge
    a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing
  11. famished
    extremely hungry
  12. esurient
    extremely hungry
  13. avid
    marked by active interest and enthusiasm
  14. zealous
    marked by active interest and enthusiasm
  15. elan
    enthusiastic and assured vigor and liveliness
  16. foster
    providing nurture though not related by blood or legal ties
  17. nurture
    provide with nourishment
  18. sweep up
    force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
  19. embroil
    force into some kind of situation or course of action
  20. belittle
    cause to seem lesser or inferior
  21. denigrate
    attack the good name and reputation of someone
  22. derogate
    cause to seem lesser or inferior
  23. flatter
    praise somewhat dishonestly
  24. blandish
    praise somewhat dishonestly
  25. forego
    do without or cease to hold or adhere to
  26. waive
    do without or cease to hold or adhere to
  27. antecede
    be earlier in time; go back further
  28. precede
    be earlier in time
  29. preface
    a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
  30. prolusion
    exercising in preparation for strenuous activity
  31. slit
    a long narrow opening
  32. pen
    a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
  33. husband
    a male partner in a marriage
  34. abstain
    refrain from doing, consuming, or partaking in something
  35. abstemious
    marked by temperance in indulgence
  36. indulgent
    given to yielding to the wishes of someone
  37. lenient
    inclined to be permissive or indulgent
  38. decry
    express strong disapproval of
  39. excoriate
    express strong disapproval of
  40. chafe
    become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
  41. reprobate
    a person without moral scruples
  42. objurgate
    censure severely
  43. ahead
    at or in the front
  44. hasty
    excessively quick
  45. asset
    a useful or valuable quality
  46. summit
    the top or extreme point of something
  47. uphold
    stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals
  48. venture
    an undertaking with an uncertain outcome
  49. convey
    transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
  50. swindle
    deprive of by deceit
  51. clog
    any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction
  52. occlude
    block passage through
  53. torpid
    in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation
  54. dormant
    inactive but capable of becoming active
  55. torpor
    a state of motor and mental inactivity
  56. obloquy
    state of disgrace resulting from public abuse
  57. conveyor belt
    a moving loop of material that transports objects
Created on Fri Jan 22 02:28:23 EST 2010 (updated Tue Jul 13 01:31:26 EDT 2010)

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