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eileen M. (United States of America)
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  1. smidgen
    a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
  2. dawdle
    hang or fall in movement, progress, development, etc.
  3. formal
    in accord with established conventions and requirements
  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 an obstacle to
  9. burly
    muscular and heavily built
  10. hullabaloo
    disturbance usually in protest
  11. meddle
    intrude in other people's affairs or business
  12. husky
    deep and harsh sounding
  13. cranny
    a small opening or crevice
  14. adjust
    alter or regulate so as to conform to a standard
  15. dejected
    affected or marked by low spirits
  16. scythe
    an edge tool for cutting grass
  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
  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
Created on Sat Feb 06 19:28:41 EST 2010

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