The Tiger's Wife

Genesis B.
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  1. lacquer
    a hard glossy coating
  2. citadel
    a stronghold for shelter during a battle
    basically a stronghold or fortified building
  3. aviary
    a building where birds are kept
  4. Janissary
    a Turkish soldier
  5. cannon
    fire a large artillery gun
  6. trough
    a concave shape with an open top
  7. tepid
    moderately warm
  8. sentimentality
    extravagant or affected feeling or emotion
  9. moat
    ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
  10. flank
    the side between ribs and hipbone
    to occupy a position at the flank or side
  11. pathology
    the branch of medical science that studies diseases
  12. pandemonium
    a state of extreme confusion and disorder
  13. round
    move along a circular course
  14. gnaw
    bite or chew on with the teeth
  15. lash
    a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object
  16. shrill
    having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones
  17. self-righteous
    excessively or hypocritically pious
  18. raze
    tear down so as to make flat with the ground
  19. unbridled
    not restrained or controlled
  20. inoculation
    taking a vaccine as a precaution against a disease
  21. berate
    censure severely or angrily
  22. censure
    harsh criticism or disapproval
  23. oncology
    the study and treatment of tumors
  24. gnat
    any of various small biting flies
  25. tarmac
    a paved road or surface, especially at an airport
  26. conviction
    an unshakable belief in something without need for proof
  27. bleak
    offering little or no hope
  28. blowup
    an unrestrained expression of emotion
  29. obstetrics
    the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and pregnancy
  30. inebriate
    make drunk (with alcoholic drinks)
  31. disconcerting
    causing an emotional disturbance
  32. formidable
    extremely impressive in strength or excellence
  33. terse
    brief and to the point
  34. oleander
    an ornamental but poisonous flowering shrub having narrow evergreen leaves and clusters of fragrant white to pink or red flowers: native to East Indies but widely cultivated in warm regions
  35. shingle
    building material used as siding or roofing
  36. escarpment
    a long steep slope at the edge of a plateau or ridge
  37. haphazard
    dependent upon or characterized by chance
  38. mill
    move about in a confused manner
Created on Sat Oct 20 00:55:08 EDT 2012 (updated Thu Oct 25 01:58:00 EDT 2012)

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