A More Perfect Union - Barach Obama speech

Morgan P.
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  1. ail
    be unwell
  2. amass
    collect or gather
  3. bawdy
    humorously vulgar
  4. binding
    executed with proper legal authority
  5. bogus
    fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
  6. bondage
    the state of being under the control of another person
  7. bubble
    a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide)
  8. chasm
    a deep opening in the earth's surface
  9. cherish
    be fond of
  10. clawed
    having or resembling a claw or claws
  11. constricted
    drawn together or squeezed physically or by extension psychologically
  12. crank
    rotate with a crank
  13. cringe
    draw back, as with fear, pain, or embarrassment
  14. den
    the habitation of wild animals
  15. disown
    cast off
  16. fodder
    coarse food composed of plants or leaves and stalks
  17. haunt
    follow stealthily or pursue like a ghost
  18. jarring
    making or causing a harsh and irritating sound
  19. languish
    become feeble
  20. parchment
    a superior paper resembling sheepskin
  21. peddle
    sell or offer for sale from place to place
  22. pervasive
    spreading or spread throughout
  23. pew
    long bench with backs; used in church by the congregation
  24. pounce
    move down on as if in an attack
  25. rafter
    one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
  26. relish
    vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
  27. sear
    become superficially burned (also figurative)
  28. set forth
    leave
  29. shuttered
    provided with shutters or shutters as specified
  30. snippet
    a small piece of anything
  31. sour
    one of the four basic taste sensations
  32. squarely
    in a square shape
  33. stain
    make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air
  34. stalemate
    a situation in which no progress can be made
  35. stalwart
    having rugged physical strength
  36. truism
    an obvious statement of fact
  37. unyielding
    stubbornly unwilling to give in
  38. utter
    without qualification
  39. woodwork
    work made of wood
Created on Sat May 17 11:22:30 EDT 2008

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