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Matthew H. (United States of America)
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  1. ruddy
    inclined to a healthy reddish color
  2. red
    the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
  3. crimson
    a deep and vivid red color
  4. scarlet
    a variable vivid red color, sometimes with an orange tinge
  5. flushed
    having the pinkish glow of health
  6. burnt umber
    dark brown pigment obtained by heating umber
  7. coffee
    a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
  8. deep brown
    a medium brown to dark-brown color
  9. cocoa
    powder of ground roasted cacao beans with most of the fat removed
  10. cinnamon
    tropical Asian tree with aromatic yellowish-brown bark
  11. spice
    any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food
  12. acrid
    strong and sharp, as a taste or smell
  13. sulfurous
    of or related to or containing sulfur or derived from sulfur
  14. blistering
    extremely hot
  15. bronze
    an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements
  16. copper
    a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor
  17. mocha
    a superior dark coffee made from beans from Arabia
  18. amber
    a hard yellowish to brownish translucent fossil resin
  19. gold
    a soft yellow malleable ductile metallic element
  20. sugar cane
    tall tropical southeast Asian grass having stout fibrous jointed stalks; sap is a chief source of sugar
  21. syrup
    a thick sweet sticky liquid
  22. violate
    fail to agree with; go against
  23. ravish
    hold spellbound
  24. cocky
    overly self-confident or self-assertive
  25. swagger
    walk with a lofty proud gait
  26. strut
    walk in a proud, confident way
  27. sashay
    walk with a lofty proud gait, often to impress others
  28. prance
    move or step in a lively, spirited, or showy way
  29. sigh
    breathe out deeply and heavily
  30. surge
    rise and move, as in waves or billows
  31. billow
    a large sea wave
  32. gasp
    a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
  33. puff
    a short light gust of air
  34. pant
    breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
  35. gag
    a restraint put into a person's mouth to prevent speaking
  36. rustle
    make a dry crackling sound
  37. forage
    collect or look around for, as food
  38. scrounge
    obtain or seek to obtain by begging, pleading, or flattering
  39. gaze
    a long fixed look
  40. grimace
    contort the face to indicate a certain mental state
  41. frown
    a facial expression of dislike or displeasure
  42. glower
    look angry or sullen as if to signal disapproval
  43. scowl
    frown with displeasure
  44. pout
    be in a huff and display one's displeasure
  45. grin
    draw the lips back into a smile or snarl
  46. smirk
    smile in a mocking or condescending way
  47. quiver
    shake with fast, tremulous movements
  48. flicker
    flash intermittently
  49. flutter
    flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements
  50. shakiness
    the quality of being unstable and insecure
  51. palpitation
    a rapid and irregular heart beat
  52. tingle
    cause a stinging or prickling sensation
  53. shudder
    tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
  54. pulsate
    expand and contract rhythmically
  55. trembling
    vibrating slightly and irregularly
  56. shimmer
    shine with a weak or fitful light
  57. gleam
    a flash of light
  58. glint
    a momentary flash of light
  59. glisten
    be shiny, as if wet
  60. glitter
    the quality of shining with a bright reflected light
  61. mortify
    cause to feel shame
  62. humiliate
    cause to feel shame
  63. translucent
    allowing light to pass through diffusely
  64. impermanence
    the property of not existing for indefinitely long durations
  65. incarnation
    act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas
  66. embodiment
    a concrete representation of an otherwise cloudy concept
  67. presence
    current existence
  68. archetype
    something that serves as a model
  69. meme
    an amusing image that spreads rapidly through social media
Created on Thu Jul 02 02:52:07 EDT 2009 (updated Thu Jul 02 03:05:51 EDT 2009)

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