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Alberto Z. (Spain)
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  1. come up
    move upward
  2. rise
    move upward
  3. recurrent
    happening again and again
  4. run into
    collide violently with an obstacle
  5. pose
    assume a bearing as for artistic purposes
  6. fresh
    recently made, produced, or harvested
  7. roaring
    very lively and profitable
  8. overnight
    during or for the length of one night
  9. dismal
    causing dejection
  10. sporting
    relating to or used in sports
  11. rule out
    include or exclude by determining judicially or in agreement with rules
  12. sweeping
    taking in or moving over a wide area
  13. give off
    have as a by-product
  14. bias
    a partiality preventing objective consideration of an issue
  15. unbiased
    without prejudice
  16. misleading
    designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently
  17. pervasive
    spreading or spread throughout
  18. subtle
    difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
  19. grasp
    hold firmly
  20. foul
    highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
  21. musty
    covered with or smelling of mold
  22. pungent
    strong and sharp to the sense of taste or smell
  23. stale
    lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration
  24. sickly
    somewhat ill or prone to illness
Created on Fri Jan 14 11:02:21 EST 2011 (updated Fri Jan 14 11:35:43 EST 2011)

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