The Little Princess

Kiesha S.
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  1. benevolent
    showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding
  2. bungalow
    a small house with a single story
  3. burrow
    a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter
  4. coax
    influence or persuade by gentle and persistent urging
  5. companion
    a friend who is frequently with another
  6. comrade
    a friend who is frequently in the company of another
  7. contradict
    prove negative; show to be false
  8. cuddle
    hold close, as for affection, comfort, or warmth
  9. desolate
    providing no shelter or sustenance
  10. dignified
    formal or stately in bearing or appearance
  11. disdain
    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
  12. disparagement
    a communication that belittles somebody or something
  13. draggle
    make wet and dirty, as from rain
  14. drudge
    a laborer who is obliged to do menial work
  15. dunce
    a stupid person
  16. eccentric
    conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
  17. flattery
    excessive or insincere praise
  18. flaxen
    pale yellowish to yellowish brown
  19. flutter
    flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements
  20. foist
    force onto another
  21. fray
    wear away by rubbing
  22. grotesque
    distorted and unnatural in shape or size
  23. hysteric
    characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria
  24. impertinent
    improperly forward or bold
  25. impotent
    (of a male) unable to copulate
  26. improbable
    having a chance of occurring too low to inspire belief
  27. indignant
    angered at something unjust or wrong
  28. indiscreet
    lacking discretion; injudicious
  29. indolent
    disinclined to work or exertion
  30. infuriate
    make extremely angry
  31. installment
    a payment of part of a debt
  32. jostle
    make one's way by pushing or shoving
  33. mimic
    imitate, especially for satirical effect
  34. monstrous
    distorted and unnatural in shape or size
  35. monumental
    of outstanding significance
  36. oblige
    force somebody to do something
  37. obstinate
    refusing to change one's mind or ways; difficult to convince
  38. ominous
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  39. pantomime
    a performance using gestures and movements without words
  40. parallel
    being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting
  41. parlor
    a room in a house where people can sit, relax, and talk
  42. particle
    (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
  43. pauper
    a person who is very poor
  44. perilous
    fraught with danger
  45. perplex
    be a mystery or bewildering to
  46. persevere
    be persistent, refuse to stop
  47. ponder
    reflect deeply on a subject
  48. preposterous
    inviting ridicule
  49. presumption
    a premise that is taken for granted
  50. profound
    situated at or extending to great depth
  51. proprietress
    a woman proprietor
  52. quaint
    attractively old-fashioned
  53. ravenous
    extremely hungry
  54. regiment
    army unit smaller than a division
  55. retort
    a quick reply to a question or remark
  56. reverently
    with reverence; in a reverent manner
  57. ridiculous
    incongruous or absurd
  58. scrutiny
    the act of examining something closely, as for mistakes
  59. seminary
    a school for training ministers or priests or rabbis
  60. solicitor
    a British lawyer who gives legal advice
  61. spasmodically
    in spurts and fits
  62. sumptuous
    rich and superior in quality
  63. titter
    laugh nervously
  64. tremendous
    extraordinarily large in extent or amount or power
  65. voyage
    a journey to some distant place
  66. whimsical
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
Created on Thu Apr 05 13:54:33 EDT 2012 (updated Fri Apr 06 12:08:12 EDT 2012)

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