John Knowles: A separate peace

Bosse B. (Sweden)
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  1. perpendicular
    intersecting at or forming right angles
  2. strait-laced
    exaggeratedly proper
  3. manse
    the residence of a member of the clergy
  4. sprout
    produce buds or branches; germinate
  5. ell
    an extension at the end and at right angles to the main building
  6. ramshackle
    in poor or broken-down condition
  7. salient
    conspicuous, prominent, or important
  8. steeple
    a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building
  9. taper
    diminish gradually
  10. cinch
    a band that holds a horse's saddle in place
  11. smirk
    smile in a mocking or condescending way
  12. inveigle
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  13. tag
    a small piece of cloth or paper
  14. scatterbrained
    lacking sense or discretion
  15. truant
    one who is absent from school without permission
  16. prow
    the front part of a vessel
  17. inure
    cause to accept or become hardened to
  18. fey
    suggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness
  19. porpoise
    any of several small gregarious cetacean mammals having a blunt snout and many teeth
  20. burlap
    coarse jute fabric
  21. effulgence
    the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
  22. heady
    extremely exciting as if by alcohol or a narcotic
  23. laze
    be idle
  24. gaunt
    very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold
  25. jounce
    move up and down repeatedly
  26. nave
    the central area of a church
  27. ell
    an extension at the end and at right angles to the main building
  28. dwindle
    become smaller or lose substance
  29. seersucker
    a light puckered fabric that is usually striped
  30. squall
    a loud and harsh cry
  31. balmy
    mild and pleasant
  32. puttee
    a strip of cloth wound around the leg to form legging
  33. zest
    a tart spicy quality
  34. opulent
    rich and superior in quality
  35. sobriety
    the state of being unaffected or not intoxicated by alcohol
  36. gull
    a mostly white aquatic bird found along beaches
  37. contentiousness
    an inclination to be quarrelsome and contentious
  38. fluster
    cause to be nervous or upset
  39. clipped
    cut or trimmed short
  40. stocking cap
    a close-fitting woolen cap
  41. keystone
    the central building block at the top of an arch or vault
  42. dismal
    causing dejection
  43. recessional
    of or relating to receding
  44. presage
    a foreboding about what is about to happen
  45. comforter
    commiserates with someone who has had misfortune
  46. primeval
    having existed from the beginning
  47. inveigle
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  48. torpid
    in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation
  49. flounder
    move clumsily or struggle to move, as in mud or water
  50. muddled
    confused and vague; used especially of thinking
  51. waggish
    witty or joking
  52. wag
    a movement from side to side
  53. guileful
    marked by skill in deception
  54. decrepit
    worn and broken down by hard use
  55. gabby
    full of trivial conversation
Created on Mon Nov 07 18:31:04 EST 2011 (updated Thu Nov 10 22:41:35 EST 2011)

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