Reading - The last deal

Diana A. (Switzerland)
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  1. abdomen
    the region of the body between the thorax and the pelvis
  2. acquaint
    cause to come to know personally
  3. affiliate
    join in a social or business relationship
  4. blur
    confuse or make unclear
  5. calculus
    mathematics involving derivatives and integrals of function
  6. candid
    openly straightforward and direct without secretiveness
  7. clergy
    the entire class of religious officials
  8. colon
    the part of the large intestine between the cecum and rectum
  9. compose
    form the substance of
  10. contrarian
    an investor who deliberately decides to go against the prevailing wisdom of other investors
  11. deed
    a legal document to effect a transfer of property
  12. deliberately
    in a careful unhurried manner
  13. delusion
    a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea
  14. depreciation
    a decrease in price or value
  15. despair
    a state in which all hope is lost or absent
  16. detect
    discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
  17. devise
    arrange by systematic planning and united effort
  18. dissuade
    turn away from by persuasion
  19. drain
    emptying something by allowing liquid to run out of it
  20. emphasise
    to stress, single out as important
  21. emphasize
    stress or single out as important
  22. epiphany
    a usually sudden insight, perception, or understanding of something
  23. eulogy
    a formal expression of praise for someone who has died
  24. frankly
    it is sincerely the case that
  25. gauge
    an instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity
  26. impaired
    mentally or physically unfit
  27. incongruous
    lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness
  28. indisputable
    not open to question; obviously true
  29. insidious
    working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
  30. intestine
    the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus
  31. invoke
    request earnestly; ask for aid or protection
  32. jaundice
    yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes
  33. metaphor
    a figure of speech that suggests a non-literal similarity
  34. noxious
    injurious to physical or mental health
  35. odds
    the likelihood of a thing occurring
  36. oncology
    the study and treatment of tumors
  37. palpate
    examine (a body part) by tactual exploration
  38. permeate
    spread or diffuse through
  39. persuasion
    communication intended to induce belief or action
  40. precipitously
    abruptly; in a precipitous manner
  41. protoplasm
    the substance of a living cell
  42. purse
    a container used for carrying money and small personal items
  43. refinery
    an industrial plant for purifying a crude substance
  44. resilient
    recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like
  45. sagely
    in a wise manner
  46. schistosomiasis
    an infestation with or a resulting infection caused by a parasite of the genus Schistosoma; common in the tropics and Far East; symptoms depend on the part of the body infected
  47. sciatica
    neuralgia along the sciatic nerve
  48. sheepish
    showing a sense of shame
  49. summon
    ask to come
  50. suspend
    bar temporarily
  51. tow
    drag behind
  52. vicissitude
    a variation in circumstances or fortune
  53. vigorous
    characterized by forceful and energetic action or activity
  54. wane
    a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
  55. wheezing
    relating to breathing with a whistling sound
  56. wince
    draw back, as with fear or pain
  57. tinge
    color lightly
  58. sly
    marked by skill in deception
  59. conspirator
    a member of a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act
  60. clue
    evidence that helps to solve a problem
  61. tender
    easy to cut or chew
  62. lapse
    drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards
  63. umbilical
    relating to or resembling the umbilicus
  64. shell shock
    a mental disorder caused by stress of active warfare
  65. trench
    any long ditch cut in the ground
  66. onset
    the beginning or early stages
  67. capricious
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  68. humor
    a message that has the power to evoke laughter
  69. blunt
    not sharp (used of a knife or other blade)
  70. fetal
    of or relating to a fetus
  71. epiphany
    a usually sudden insight, perception, or understanding of something
Created on Tue Feb 09 03:32:41 EST 2010 (updated Mon Mar 15 05:33:43 EDT 2010)

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