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Caroline R.
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  1. mercurial
    liable to sudden unpredictable change
  2. corrosive
    capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
  3. disingenuous
    not straightforward or candid
  4. phlegmatic
    showing little emotion
  5. stature
    the height of a standing person
  6. robust
    sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction
  7. laconic
    brief and to the point
  8. benevolent
    showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding
  9. churlish
    having a bad disposition; surly
  10. cantankerous
    stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
  11. implacable
    incapable of being appeased or pacified
  12. irascible
    quickly aroused to anger
  13. sustenance
    the act of providing a means of subsistence or survival
  14. decimation
    the destruction or killing of a large part of the population
  15. raiment
    especially fine or decorative clothing
  16. reconnaissance
    the act of scouting, especially to gain information
  17. flotsam
    the floating wreckage of a ship
Created on Thu Nov 08 16:10:57 EST 2012

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