Charlotte's Web 12-17

Lisa B. (United States of America)
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  1. adjourn
    close at the end of a session
  2. admiration
    a feeling of delighted approval and liking
  3. aeronaut
    someone who operates an aircraft
  4. alder
    north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the wood is rot-resistant
  5. aloft
    at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship
  6. astonishing
    so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm
  7. cautiously
    as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact
  8. destiny
    the ultimate agency predetermining the course of events
  9. distinguish
    mark as different
  10. doily
    a small round piece of decorative linen or paper
  11. dung
    fecal matter of animals
  12. errand
    a short trip taken in the performance of a necessary task
  13. fidget
    move restlessly
  14. forsake
    leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
  15. idiosyncrasy
    a behavioral attribute peculiar to an individual
  16. incessant
    uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
  17. inconvenient
    not well timed
  18. instinct
    inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to stimuli
  19. listless
    lacking zest or vivacity
  20. lug
    carry with difficulty
  21. modest
    marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
  22. monotonous
    sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch
  23. orb
    an object with a spherical shape
  24. particle
    (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
  25. radiant
    emanating or as if emanating light
  26. swamp
    low land that is seasonally flooded
  27. tattered
    worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing
  28. vaguely
    in an unclear way
  29. versatile
    having great diversity or variety
  30. wearily
    in a drained or worn down manner
  31. writhing
    moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion
Created on Tue Oct 25 12:26:14 EDT 2011

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