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February 17, 2010 By shannon B. (montgomery, AL)

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  1. ensconce
    fix firmly
  2. snuffle
    snuff up mucus through the nose
  3. scathe
    the act of damaging something or someone
  4. inscribe
    carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
  5. forelock
    a lock of a horse's mane that grows forward between the ears
  6. scullery
    a small room (in large old British houses) next to the kitchen; where kitchen utensils are cleaned and kept and other rough household jobs are done
  7. whelp
    young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf
  8. tractable
    easily managed (controlled or taught or molded)
  9. poultice
    a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc.
  10. gambol
    play boisterously
  11. trotter
    a horse trained to trot; especially a horse trained for harness racing
  12. windfall
    a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)
  13. imperishable
    not perishable
  14. machination
    a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends
  15. trickle
    run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
  16. ignominious
    (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
  17. fidget
    move restlessly
  18. wean
    gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk
  19. shirk
    avoid (one's assigned duties)
  20. trample
    tread or stomp heavily or roughly
  21. unison
    corresponding exactly
  22. rafter
    one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
  23. knoll
    a small natural hill
  24. nimble
    moving quickly and lightly
  25. expulsion
    the act of forcing out someone or something
  26. solicitor
    a British lawyer who gives legal advice and prepares legal documents
  27. seclusion
    the act of secluding yourself from others
  28. malignant
    dangerous to health; characterized by progressive and uncontrolled growth (especially of a tumor)
  29. maneuver
    a military training exercise
  30. unanimous
    in complete agreement
  31. impending
    close in time; about to occur
  32. quarry
    animal hunted or caught for food
  33. impend
    be imminent or about to happen
  34. implement
    instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end
  35. maxim
    a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits
  36. vicious
    having the nature of vice
  37. famine
    a severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death
  38. hoist
    raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
  39. treachery
    an act of deliberate betrayal
  40. falter
    move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
  41. hideous
    grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
  42. procure
    get by special effort
  43. shrewd
    marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
  44. rally
    gather
  45. leisure
    time available for ease and relaxation
  46. pursue
    follow in or as if in pursuit
  47. fortnight
    a period of fourteen consecutive days
  48. suppress
    to put down by force or authority
  49. prosperity
    the condition of prospering; having good fortune
  50. toil
    work hard
  51. scheme
    an elaborate and systematic plan of action
  52. league
    an association of states or organizations or individuals for common action
  53. generation
    group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent