A More Perfect Union - Barach Obama speech

Augusto T. (Brazil)
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  1. ail
    be unwell
    to make ill
  2. amass
    collect or gather
    to accumulate
  3. bawdy
    humorously vulgar
    off-colour, "bawdy jokes"
  4. bogus
    fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
    false, fake, phoney
  5. bondage
    the state of being under the control of another person
    slavery
  6. chasm
    a deep opening in the earth's surface
    gap
  7. cherish
    be fond of
    to love, to care
  8. constricted
    drawn together or squeezed physically or by extension psychologically
    narrowed
  9. crank
    rotate with a crank
    bad-tempered
  10. cringe
    draw back, as with fear, pain, or embarrassment
    to feel embarassed; to show fear
  11. den
    the habitation of wild animals
    pt. cova
  12. disown
    cast off
    V. pt. repudiar
  13. fodder
    coarse food composed of plants or leaves and stalks
    animal food
  14. haunt
    follow stealthily or pursue like a ghost
    (V) pt. assombrar
  15. jarring
    making or causing a harsh and irritating sound
    disagreeable
  16. languish
    become feeble
    to weaken
  17. parchment
    a superior paper resembling sheepskin
    high quality paper (made of the thin dried skin of some animals)
  18. peddle
    sell or offer for sale from place to place
    to sell things, to spread information(disapproving)
  19. pervasive
    spreading or spread throughout
    permeating
  20. pew
    long bench with backs; used in church by the congregation
    (N) a church bench
  21. pounce
    move down on as if in an attack
    to attack
  22. rafter
    one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
    pt. viga
  23. relish
    vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
    (v) to savour; (s) a kind of sauce
  24. sear
    become superficially burned (also figurative)
    to burn
  25. set forth
    leave
    to express
  26. shuttered
    provided with shutters or shutters as specified
    closed off with shutters
  27. snippet
    a small piece of anything
    (N) a piece of something
  28. squarely
    in a square shape
    solidly
  29. stain
    make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air
    (V) pt. manchar
  30. stalemate
    a situation in which no progress can be made
    deadlock
  31. stalwart
    having rugged physical strength
    loyal
  32. truism
    an obvious statement of fact
    (N) an obvious truth
  33. unyielding
    stubbornly unwilling to give in
    refusing to give away
  34. utter
    without qualification
    to express
  35. woodwork
    work made of wood
    carpentry
  36. claw
    sharp curved horny process on the toe of some animals
    to scratch with claws
Created on Sun May 11 23:30:54 EDT 2008 (updated Thu May 22 17:59:09 EDT 2008)

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