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Antonio G.
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  1. detritus
    loose material that is worn away from rocks
  2. denouement
    the outcome of a complex sequence of events
  3. scavenge
    clean refuse from
  4. scowl
    frown with displeasure
  5. mire
    a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
  6. bathetic
    very sentimental or emotional
  7. specious
    plausible but false
  8. esurient
    extremely hungry
  9. maudlin
    very sentimental or emotional
  10. indite
    produce a literary work
  11. jot
    write briefly or hurriedly; write a short note of
  12. legerdemain
    an illusory feat
  13. aplomb
    great coolness and composure under strain
  14. recalcitrant
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
  15. pragmatic
    concerned with practical matters
  16. distraught
    deeply agitated especially from emotion
  17. contrite
    feeling or expressing pain or sorrow
  18. brae
    a slope or hillside
  19. alibi
    proof that someone accused of a crime could not have done it
  20. jeopardy
    a source of danger
  21. groggy
    stunned or confused and slow to react
  22. fickle
    liable to sudden unpredictable change
  23. dangle
    hang freely
  24. shuffle
    walk by dragging one's feet
  25. vizier
    a high government official in some Muslim countries
  26. verdigris
    a green patina that forms on copper or brass or bronze
  27. whimsical
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  28. exhilaration
    the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
  29. slough
    cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
  30. gliding
    the activity of flying a glider
  31. poise
    hold or carry in equilibrium
  32. fondling
    affectionate play
  33. prolate
    having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameter
  34. astonish
    affect with wonder
  35. prurient
    characterized by lust
  36. distraught
    deeply agitated especially from emotion
  37. eulogy
    a formal expression of praise for someone who has died
  38. cloying
    overly sweet
Created on Sat Jun 02 04:06:55 EDT 2012 (updated Wed Aug 01 03:52:40 EDT 2012)

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