logjam, brink, muster

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  1. logjam
    an immovable mass of cut wood blocking a river
  2. brink
    the edge of a steep place
  3. muster
    summon up, call forth, or bring together
  4. rhetorical
    relating to using language effectively
  5. douse
    wet thoroughly
  6. ablaze
    lighted up by or as by fire or flame
  7. molestation
    the act of subjecting someone to unwanted or improper sexual advances or activity (especially women or children)
  8. bogey
    an evil spirit
  9. lame
    disabled in the feet or legs
  10. wrath
    intense anger
  11. knighthood
    aristocrats holding the rank of knight
  12. radical
    far beyond the norm
  13. interpellate
    question formally about policy or government business
  14. fledge
    grow feathers
  15. obligation
    the state of being bound to do or pay something
  16. snitch
    give away information about somebody
  17. funk
    a state of nervous depression
  18. fed up
    thoroughly disgusted with or annoyed at something
  19. dissenting
    disagreeing, especially with a majority
  20. shrine
    a place of worship associated with something sacred
  21. obsession
    an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something
  22. obsess
    be preoccupied with something
  23. betrayal
    the quality of aiding an enemy
  24. ridge
    a long narrow natural elevation or striation
  25. filthy
    disgustingly dirty
  26. quaint
    attractively old-fashioned
Created on Thu Jul 12 04:29:52 EDT 2007

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