London 01

Ginger G.
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  1. flinch
    draw back, as with fear or pain
  2. constituency
    the body of voters who elect a representative for their area
  3. promontory
    a natural elevation
  4. jut
    extend out or project in space
  5. slate
    fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into layers
  6. burgeon
    grow and flourish
  7. prodigious
    great in size, force, extent, or degree
  8. detritus
    loose material that is worn away from rocks
  9. plankton
    aggregate of small organisms that float or drift in water
  10. inundation
    an overwhelming number or amount
  11. churning
    (of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence
  12. estuary
    the wide part of a river where it nears the sea
  13. veer
    turn sharply; change direction abruptly
  14. plough
    a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing
  15. meander
    move or cause to move in a winding or curving course
  16. shiver
    shake, as from cold
  17. forelock
    a part of a horse's mane that grows forward between the ears
  18. dab
    a light touch or stroke
  19. primordial
    having existed from the beginning
  20. tuft
    a bunch or cluster of strands, as of grass, hair, etc.
  21. Druid
    a pre-Christian priest among the Celts of ancient Gaul and Britain and Ireland
  22. silhouette
    a filled-in drawing of the outline of an object
  23. hover
    hang in the air; fly or be suspended above
  24. portend
    indicate by signs
  25. thatch
    plant stalks used as roofing material
  26. skirmish
    a minor short-term fight
  27. manoeuver
    act in order to achieve a certain goal
  28. lichen
    a plant occurring in crusty patches on tree trunks or rocks
  29. bifurcate
    split or divide into two
  30. glinting
    having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
  31. wattle
    a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards
  32. stockade
    fortification consisting of a fence set firmly for defense
  33. marshy
    (of soil) soft and watery
  34. strew
    spread by scattering
  35. buttercup
    any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus
  36. cowslip
    early spring flower common in British isles having fragrant yellow or sometimes purple flowers
  37. primrose
    any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads
  38. sulk
    be in a huff and display one's displeasure
  39. mercurial
    liable to sudden unpredictable change
  40. clasp
    hold firmly and tightly
  41. legion
    a large military unit
  42. hamlet
    a community of people smaller than a village
  43. troth
    a solemn pledge of fidelity
  44. hoarse
    deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness
  45. scavenge
    clean refuse from
  46. incurious
    showing absence of intellectual inquisitiveness or natural curiosity
  47. humming
    the act of singing with closed lips
Created on Sat Dec 10 13:53:03 EST 2011

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