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Kavish S.
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  1. procrastinate
    waste time or postpone doing what one should be doing
  2. stupendous
    so great in size, force, or extent as to elicit awe
  3. shrink
    wither, as with a loss of moisture
  4. remnant
    a small part remaining after the main part no longer exists
  5. flit
    move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
  6. deflect
    turn from a straight course or fixed direction
  7. felicity
    pleasing and appropriate manner or style
  8. inflict
    impose something unpleasant
  9. steer
    be a guiding or motivating force or drive
  10. relegate
    assign to a lower position
  11. supposition
    the cognitive process of conjecturing
  12. opprobrium
    a state of extreme dishonor
  13. derelict
    a person without a home, job, or property
  14. strip
    take off or remove
  15. incognito
    without revealing one's identity
  16. marauder
    someone who attacks in search of loot
  17. booty
    goods or money obtained illegally
  18. predator
    any animal that lives by preying on other animals
  19. savage
    without civilizing influences
  20. salvage
    rescuing a ship or its crew from a shipwreck or a fire
  21. retribution
    a justly deserved penalty
  22. denouement
    the outcome of a complex sequence of events
  23. archipelago
    a group of many islands in a large body of water
  24. lyricist
    a person who writes the words for songs
  25. mist
    a thin fog with condensation near the ground
  26. condense
    cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid
  27. straggle
    wander from a direct or straight course
  28. yearn
    desire strongly or persistently
  29. grapple
    work hard to come to terms with or deal with something
  30. comprehensive
    including all or everything
  31. waver
    pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
  32. malady
    impairment of normal physiological function
  33. exert
    put to use
  34. boudoir
    a lady's bedroom or private sitting room
  35. gaiety
    a joyful feeling
  36. diagnosis
    identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon
  37. grief
    intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one
  38. anaemia
    a deficiency of red blood cells
  39. metaphysical
    pertaining to the philosophical study of being and knowing
  40. angst
    an acute but unspecific feeling of anxiety
  41. untie
    cause to become loose
  42. tamale
    corn and cornmeal dough stuffed with a meat mixture then wrapped in corn husks and steamed
  43. exile
    the act of expelling a person from their native land
  44. elicit
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  45. awe
    an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
  46. excruciating
    extremely painful
  47. ricochet
    spring back; spring away from an impact
  48. ricochet
    spring back; spring away from an impact
  49. content
    satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are
  50. commotion
    a disorderly outburst or tumult
  51. solitude
    a state of social isolation
  52. spawn
    the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or mollusks
  53. elegance
    a refined quality of gracefulness and good taste
  54. futile
    producing no result or effect
  55. embrace
    squeeze tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
  56. refute
    overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof
  57. reconcile
    come to terms
  58. augury
    an event indicating important things to come
  59. augur
    predict from an omen
  60. auger
    a hand tool used to bore holes
  61. counsel
    something that provides direction or advice
  62. council
    a body serving in an administrative capacity
  63. complement
    something added to embellish or make perfect
  64. simile
    a figure of speech expressing a resemblance between things
  65. nascent
    being born or beginning
  66. contusion
    an injury in which the skin is not broken
  67. bruise
    a small injury that results in discoloration
  68. radical
    far beyond the norm
  69. litigation
    a legal proceeding in a court
  70. foresee
    realize beforehand
  71. envision
    imagine, conceive of, or see in one's mind
  72. oblivion
    the state of being disregarded or forgotten
  73. prevail
    be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
  74. prevalent
    most frequent or common
  75. strenuous
    taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance
  76. pervasive
    spreading or spread throughout
  77. gentry
    the most powerful members of a society
  78. accretion
    an increase by natural growth or addition
  79. dwarf
    a person who is markedly small
  80. crude
    belonging to an early stage of technical development
  81. slur
    utter indistinctly
  82. slurp
    eat or drink noisily
  83. onerous
    burdensome or difficult to endure
  84. outright
    without reservation or concealment
  85. expedient
    appropriate to a purpose
  86. expeditious
    marked by speed and efficiency
  87. hasten
    move fast
  88. willy-nilly
    in a random manner
  89. defy
    resist or confront with resistance
  90. resistance
    any mechanical force that tends to slow or oppose motion
  91. formulaic
    in accordance with some established rule, style, or pattern
  92. primacy
    the state of being first in importance
  93. recital
    a public instance of repeating something prepared in advance
  94. recitalist
    a musician who gives recitals
  95. cryptic
    having a secret or hidden meaning
  96. prognosis
    a prediction of the course of a disease
  97. staunch
    firm and dependable especially in loyalty
  98. excommunicate
    expel from a church or a religious community
  99. omen
    a sign of a thing about to happen
  100. conceive
    have the idea for
  101. fervent
    characterized by intense emotion
  102. baptism
    a sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth
  103. err
    make a mistake
  104. hindsight
    understanding the nature of an event after it has happened
  105. dialect
    the usage or vocabulary characteristic of a group of people
  106. take it on the chin
    undergo failure or defeat
Created on Sun Sep 02 03:03:46 EDT 2012 (updated Tue Sep 04 23:55:20 EDT 2012)

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