Kissinger's Diplomacy

Susan S. (United States of America)
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  1. abet
    assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
  2. abrogate
    revoke formally
  3. albatross
    a large web-footed bird noted for powerful gliding flight
  4. aloof
    distant, cold, or detached in manner
  5. avow
    declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  6. barren
    completely wanting or lacking
  7. bask
    expose oneself to warmth and light, as for relaxation
  8. blight
    any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting
  9. brittleness
    the trait of being firm but easily broken
  10. cog
    tooth on the rim of gear wheel
  11. cunning
    showing inventiveness and skill
  12. deem
    judge or regard in a particular way
  13. deflect
    turn from a straight course or fixed direction
  14. endeavor
    attempt by employing effort
  15. entanglement
    an intricate trap that entangles or ensnares its victim
  16. erstwhile
    belonging to some prior time
  17. espouse
    choose and follow a theory, idea, policy, etc.
  18. flux
    a state of constant change
  19. foe
    an armed adversary
  20. forestall
    keep from happening or arising; make impossible
  21. grievance
    a complaint about a wrong that causes resentment
  22. grudging
    petty or reluctant in giving or spending
  23. helm
    steering mechanism for a vessel
  24. heyday
    the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
  25. hutch
    a cage for small animals
  26. impervious
    not admitting of passage or capable of being affected
  27. juggling
    throwing and catching several objects simultaneously
  28. linger
    remain present although waning or gradually dying
  29. lip service
    an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction
  30. loom
    a textile machine for weaving yarn into a textile
  31. meddlesome
    intrusive in an offensive manner
  32. mercurial
    liable to sudden unpredictable change
  33. mighty
    having or showing great strength, force, or intensity
  34. mount
    go up, advance, or increase
  35. nary
    colloquial for 'not a' or 'not one' or 'never a'
  36. ominous
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  37. onslaught
    an offensive against an enemy
  38. override
    travel on the back of (a horse) too hard
  39. penchant
    a strong liking or preference
  40. perfidious
    tending to betray
  41. rebuff
    a deliberate discourteous act
  42. reckless
    marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences
  43. rein
    one of a pair of long straps used to control a horse
  44. relentless
    never-ceasing
  45. repose
    freedom from activity
  46. rickety
    inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
  47. ruthless
    without mercy or pity
  48. sardonic
    disdainfully or ironically humorous
  49. scarce
    deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand
  50. scion
    a descendent or heir
  51. seamless
    not having a joint between two pieces
  52. set forth
    leave
  53. shackle
    a restraint that confines or restricts freedom
  54. smother
    deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
  55. sneer
    a facial expression of contempt or scorn
  56. snub
    refuse to acknowledge
  57. stalemate
    a situation in which no progress can be made
  58. strain
    exert much effort or energy
  59. sweep away
    eliminate completely and without a trace
  60. thwarting
    an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts
  61. tilt
    lean over; tip
  62. turf
    the territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own
  63. unleavened
    made without leavening
  64. upheaval
    a violent disturbance
  65. verity
    conformity to reality or actuality
  66. vis-a-vis
    a person or thing having the same characteristics as another
  67. watchful
    engaged in or accustomed to close observation
  68. Whig
    a member of the political party that urged social reform in 18th and 19th century England; was the opposition party to the Tories
  69. worm
    any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
  70. wrought
    shaped to fit by altering the contours of a pliable mass
  71. yield
    give or supply
  72. yoke
    a wooden frame across the shoulders for carrying buckets
  73. foster
    providing nurture though not related by blood or legal ties
Created on Mon Jun 16 14:06:44 EDT 2008

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