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  1. merry
    full of or showing high-spirited joy
  2. twinkle
    gleam or glow intermittently
  3. stupendous
    so great in size, force, or extent as to elicit awe
  4. fortune
    your overall circumstances or condition in life
  5. soundness
    a state or condition free from damage or decay
  6. revolutionize
    change radically
  7. astounding
    bewildering or striking dumb with wonder
  8. conceive
    have the idea for
  9. thriving
    very lively and profitable
  10. laudatory
    full of or giving praise
  11. privileged
    blessed with special advantages
  12. deprive
    take away
  13. surmount
    get on top of; deal with successfully
  14. oasis
    a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
  15. extensively
    in a widespread way
  16. peculiar
    beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
  17. literally
    without exaggeration
  18. swept
    possessing sweep
  19. intentionally
    with intention; in an intentional manner
  20. noteworthy
    deserving attention
  21. scoop up
    take out or up with or as if with a scoop
  22. minimize
    make small or insignificant
  23. earnest
    characterized by a firm, sincere belief in one's opinions
  24. bargain
    an agreement between parties fixing obligations of each
  25. meager
    deficient in amount or quality or extent
  26. boldly
    with boldness, in a bold manner
  27. sign
    a visible clue that something has happened or is present
  28. generously
    in a free or giving manner
  29. mystic
    beyond ordinary understanding
  30. endeavor
    attempt by employing effort
  31. contentment
    happiness with one's situation in life
  32. fiction
    a literary work based on the imagination
  33. stimulus
    any information or event that acts to arouse action
  34. possess
    have ownership of
  35. readily
    without much difficulty
  36. definiteness
    the quality of being predictable with great confidence
  37. persistence
    the act of continuing or repeating
  38. chief
    the head of a tribe or clan
  39. impulse
    an impelling force or strength
  40. act upon
    have and exert influence or effect
  41. sufficient
    of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement
  42. uninitiated
    lacking relevant knowledge or experience
  43. tramp
    travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition
  44. impression
    a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
  45. determined
    having been learned or found especially by investigation
  46. stake
    a strong wooden or metal post driven into the ground
  47. subsequent
    following in time or order
  48. stand by
    be available or ready for a certain function or service
  49. merchandise
    commodities offered for sale
  50. intended
    resulting from one's intentions
  51. apparently
    seemingly; as far as one can tell
  52. intensifying
    increasing in strength
  53. determined
    having been learned or found especially by investigation
  54. obsession
    an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something
  55. bulldog
    a sturdy thickset short-haired breed with a large head and strong undershot lower jaw; developed originally in England for bull baiting
  56. mow down
    kill a large number of people indiscriminately
  57. sly
    marked by skill in deception
  58. slip in
    insert casually
  59. disguised
    having its true character concealed with the intent of misleading
  60. crawl in
    prepare for sleep
  61. queer
    beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
  62. infinitely
    continuing forever without end
  63. alliance
    the state of being joined in an association or coalition
    The business alliance
  64. intangible
    incapable of being perceived by the senses, especially touch
  65. impulse
    an impelling force or strength
  66. transmute
    change or alter in form, appearance, or nature
  67. guilty
    responsible for or chargeable with wrongdoing
    every person is guilty of this mistake at this time or another
  68. mined
    extracted from a source of supply as of minerals from the earth
  69. stake
    put at risk
    he staked a claim
  70. reward
    benefit resulting from some event or action
  71. ore
    a mineral that contains metal valuable enough to be mined
  72. cover up
    hide from view or knowledge
    he covered up the mine
  73. retrace
    travel the same route or path again
    He retraced his footsteps to his home
  74. smelter
    an industrial plant for smelting
    The first car of ore was mined and shipped to a smelter
  75. debt
    the state of owing something, especially money
  76. desperately
    with great urgency
    They drilled on, desperately trying to pick up the vein again.
  77. avail
    be of use to, be useful to
    all to no avail
  78. call-in
    a telephone call to a radio station or a television station in which the caller participates in the on-going program
    He called in a mining engineer
  79. counsel
    something that provides direction or advice
    seek expert counsel before giving up
  80. procure
    get by special effort
  81. pay back
    act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions
    he payed back every dollar of it
  82. recoup
    retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments
  83. transmute
    change or alter in form, appearance, or nature
    desire can be transmuted into gold
  84. trickster
    someone who deceives others
    Failure is a trickster with a keen sense of irony and cunning
  85. grind
    reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
    grind wheat in an old fashioned mill
  86. sharecrop farmer
    small farmers and tenants
    colored sharecrop farmers lived in his uncles farm
  87. tenant
    someone who pays rent to use property owned by someone else
    A daughter of a tenant walked in
  88. bark
    a noise resembling the sound of a dog
    barked at her roughly
  89. retort
    a quick reply to a question or remark
    I will not do it he retorted
  90. busily
    in a busy manner
    busily engaged at his work
  91. paying attention
    taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention
    pay enough attention to the words that you type in
  92. yelled
    in a vehement outcry
    he yelled at her
  93. switch
    the act of changing one thing or position for another
  94. budge
    move very slightly
    she didn't budge an inch
  95. hopper
    funnel-shaped receptacle
    Uncle dropped a sack of rain he was about to pour into the mill hopper
  96. stave
    one of the slats of wood forming sides of a barrel or bucket
    picked up one of the barrel stave
  97. fierce
    marked by extreme and violent energy
    he had a fierce temper
  98. defy
    resist or confront with resistance
    colored people were not suppose to defy white people in that part of country
  99. shrill
    having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones
    screamed at the top of her shrill voice
  100. awe
    an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
    he was wondering with awe
  101. whipping
    beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
  102. deliberately
    with intention; in an intentional manner
    a colored child deliberately master a adult white person
  103. fierceness
    the property of being wild or turbulent
    lost his fierceness and
  104. docile
    easily handled or managed
    become as docile as a lamb
  105. musty
    covered with or smelling of mold
    musty old mill
  106. conquest
    the act of defeating and taking control of
    repeated the story of the unusual conquest
  107. whip
    defeat thoroughly
    completely whipped my uncle
  108. glimpse
    a brief or incomplete view
    you will see the glimpse of this power in the next chapter
  109. receptive
    ready or willing to welcome favorably
    the power which can quicken your receptive power
  110. irresistible
    impossible to withstand; overpowering
    irresistible power
  111. unwittingly
    without knowledge or intention
    power unwittingly used by the little colored child
  112. retrace
    travel the same route or path again
    he retraced his thirty years of experience
  113. prospect
    someone who is considered for something
    every time a prospect tried to bow me out
  114. bow out
    remove oneself from an obligation
    you are not trying to bow out of this are you ?
  115. defiance
    an act boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
    big eyes glaring in defiance
  116. doubtless
    certainly; without question
  117. imponderable
    difficult or impossible to evaluate with precision
    Life is strange, and often imponderable
  118. inclination
    an attitude of mind that favors one alternative over others
  119. riches
    an abundance of material possessions and resources
    When riches begin to come they come so quickly
  120. astounding
    bewildering or striking dumb with wonder
    This is such an astounding statement
  121. definiteness
    the quality of being predictable with great confidence
    definiteness of purpose
  122. viz.
    as follows
  123. depression
    a long-term economic state with unemployment and low prices
    depression started in 1929
  124. spell
    a psychological state induced by a magical incantation
    spell of fear in the minds
  125. mankind
    all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
    one of the main weakness of mankind is the average man's familiarity with the word impossible
  126. indifferently
    in a manner showing no interest, enthusiasm, or concern
  127. consciousness
    an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself
    failure consciousness to success consciousness
  128. prominent
    having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
    remind me of a prominent Chinese
  129. oriental
    denoting or characteristic of countries of Asia
  130. slant
    degree of deviation from a horizontal plane
Created on Wed Oct 24 03:24:57 EDT 2012 (updated Wed Oct 24 04:11:39 EDT 2012)

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