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Norb (United States of America)
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  1. vexatious
    causing irritation or annoyance
  2. pernicious
    exceedingly harmful
  3. precocious
    characterized by exceptionally early development
  4. augury
    an event indicating important things to come
  5. avoirdupois
    a system of weights based on the 16-ounce pound
  6. rariora
    (plural) rare collector's items
  7. rarified
    of high moral or intellectual value
  8. diaspora
    the dispersion of something that was originally localized
  9. extant
    still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost
  10. perfidy
    an act of deliberate betrayal
  11. peremptory
    putting an end to all debate or action
  12. denizen
    a plant or animal naturalized in a region
  13. juxtapose
    place side by side
  14. inimical
    tending to obstruct or cause harm
  15. elision
    a deliberate act of omission
  16. ministration
    assistance in time of difficulty
  17. primogeniture
    right of inheritance belonging exclusively to the eldest son
  18. surfeit
    indulge (one's appetite) to satiety
  19. numinous
    of or relating to or characteristic of a spirit
  20. insouciant
    marked by unconcern
  21. sagacity
    the trait of having wisdom and good judgment
Created on Wed Jul 02 08:59:52 EDT 2008 (updated Thu Apr 16 07:53:38 EDT 2009)

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