SVL 12000 Level 12-7

john S. (Japan)
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  1. anvil
    a heavy block on which hot metals are shaped by hammering
  2. lobe
    a rounded projection that is part of a larger structure
  3. unequivocal
    admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding
  4. embryonic
    of an organism prior to birth or hatching
  5. posthumous
    occurring or coming into existence after a person's death
  6. interlude
    an intervening period or episode
  7. stubble
    short hairs growing on a man's face when he has not shaved
  8. drizzle
    very light rain
  9. ovary
    (vertebrates) one of usually two organs that produce ova and secrete estrogen and progesterone
  10. scum
    a film of impurities or vegetation that can form on the surface of a liquid
  11. replete
    filled to satisfaction with food or drink
  12. noxious
    injurious to physical or mental health
  13. variegated
    having an assortment of colors
  14. bilateral
    having two sides or parts
  15. specious
    plausible but false
  16. recluse
    one who lives in solitude
  17. sequester
    keep away from others
  18. nullify
    declare invalid
  19. concave
    curving inward
  20. wheeze
    the act of breathing with a husky or whistling sound
  21. presage
    a foreboding about what is about to happen
  22. dab
    a light touch or stroke
  23. extradite
    hand over to the authorities of another country
  24. precipitation
    the falling to earth of any form of water
  25. altercation
    a noisy, angry argument or fight between people
  26. turnpike
    an expressway on which tolls are collected
  27. stallion
    uncastrated adult male horse
  28. quarantine
    isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease
  29. tentacle
    a flexible appendage adapted for grasping or feeling
  30. germinate
    sprout; produce buds or branches
  31. groin
    the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals
  32. wicker
    flexible branches or twigs that can be woven together
  33. sprite
    a small, mythological creature with wings and magical powers
  34. dialectic
    a contradiction of ideas that determines their interaction
  35. environs
    the area in which something exists or lives
  36. assay
    a test of a substance to determine its components
  37. neurosis
    a mental illness that makes you behave in an unusual way
  38. stenographer
    someone skilled in the transcription of speech
  39. perfunctory
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  40. dung
    fecal matter of animals
  41. stench
    a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
  42. evict
    expel or eject without recourse to legal process
  43. ligament
    a band of fibrous tissue connecting bones or cartilages
  44. bereaved
    sorrowful through loss or deprivation
  45. lattice
    an arrangement of points in a regular periodic pattern
  46. periphery
    the outside boundary or surface of something
  47. dike
    a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water
  48. talon
    a sharp hooked claw especially on a bird of prey
  49. domicile
    housing that someone is living in
  50. sodden
    wet through and through; thoroughly wet
  51. adjunct
    something added to another thing but not essential to it
  52. whet
    sharpen by rubbing
  53. circumscribe
    draw a geometric figure around another figure
  54. reimburse
    pay back for some expense incurred
  55. daub
    an unskillful painting
  56. memento
    a reminder of past events
  57. abdominal
    relating to or near the middle region of the body
  58. reprieve
    postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal
  59. thoroughbred
    having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal
  60. detour
    a roundabout road or route
  61. truant
    one who is absent from school without permission
  62. inception
    an event that is a beginning
  63. thimble
    a small metal cap to protect the finger while sewing
  64. haphazard
    dependent upon or characterized by chance
  65. cistern
    a sac or cavity containing fluid
  66. intangible
    incapable of being perceived by the senses, especially touch
  67. obituary
    a notice of someone's death
  68. elation
    a feeling of joy and pride
  69. enshrine
    enclose in a place of worship
  70. equestrian
    of or relating to or featuring horseback riding
  71. saliva
    a clear liquid secreted by glands in the mouth
  72. clairvoyant
    someone who can perceive things not present to the senses
  73. lynx
    short-tailed wildcats with usually tufted ears
  74. threadbare
    thin and tattered with age
  75. slovenly
    negligent of neatness especially in dress and person
  76. laity
    members of a religious community who are not clergy
  77. insurmountable
    not capable of being overcome
  78. exude
    release in drops or small quantities
  79. substantiate
    establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts
  80. tongs
    any of various devices for taking hold of objects
  81. afield
    far away from home or one's usual surroundings
  82. impervious
    not admitting of passage or capable of being affected
  83. incongruity
    the quality of disagreeing
  84. polemic
    a verbal or written attack, especially of a belief or dogma
  85. rump
    fleshy hindquarters; behind the loin and above the round
  86. escapade
    any carefree episode
  87. lisp
    a speech defect that involves mispronouncing "s" and "z"
  88. porous
    full of holes
  89. postulate
    maintain or assert
  90. bison
    a large humped animal having hooves and shaggy hair
  91. resuscitate
    cause to regain consciousness
  92. keynote
    (music) the first note of a diatonic scale
  93. vociferous
    conspicuously and offensively loud
  94. foundry
    a factory where metal castings are produced
  95. fussy
    exacting especially about details
  96. delineation
    a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects
  97. wart
    any small rounded protuberance
  98. fluffy
    like down or as soft as down
  99. amenable
    disposed or willing to comply
  100. mackerel
    any of various fishes of the family Scombridae
Created on Wed Nov 07 07:04:56 EST 2012 (updated Wed Nov 07 07:07:49 EST 2012)

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