on chesil beach

sergio C.
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  1. snigger
    laugh quietly
  2. swallow
    pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
  3. pinioned
    (of birds) especially having the flight feathers
  4. smothered
    held in check or kept back with difficulty
  5. jaundiced
    affected by yellowing of the skin
  6. cloying
    overly sweet
  7. wheedling
    the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery
  8. flippancy
    inappropriate levity
  9. goaded
    compelled forcibly by an outside agency
  10. lilting
    characterized by a buoyant rhythm
Created on Wed Jun 11 22:25:43 EDT 2008

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