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wordmasters feb.2010 25 words

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  1. smidgen
    a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
  2. dawdle
    hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
  3. formal
    being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)
  4. grain
    a cereal grass
  5. kowtow
    bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
  6. piercing
    painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
  7. row
    an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
  8. hinder
    be a hindrance or obstacle to
  9. burly
    muscular and heavily built
  10. hullabaloo
    disturbance usually in protest
  11. meddle
    intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly
  12. husky
    deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
  13. cranny
    a small opening or crevice (especially in a rock face or wall)
  14. adjust
    alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
  15. dejected
    affected or marked by low spirits
  16. scythe
    an edge tool for cutting grass; has a long handle that must be held with both hands and a curved blade that moves parallel to the ground
  17. tousle
    disarrange or rumple; dishevel
  18. prissy
    exaggeratedly proper
  19. crater
    a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano
  20. alter
    cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
  21. stately
    impressive in appearance
  22. banquet
    a ceremonial dinner party for many people
  23. trespass
    enter unlawfully on someone's property
  24. disheveled
    in disarray; extremely disorderly
  25. scuffle
    fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters