Freak the Mighty

Dylan E.
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  1. unvanquished
    not conquered
  2. microsecond
    one millionth of a second; one thousandth of a millisecond
  3. mainstream
    the prevailing current of thought
  4. fiend
    an evil supernatural being
  5. hunker
    squat, hunch, or crouch down
  6. humanoid
    a moving mechanical device that looks like a person
  7. bulkhead
    a partition that divides a ship or plane into compartments
  8. ornithopter
    heavier-than-air craft that is propelled by the flapping of wings
  9. propulsion
    the act of moving forward
  10. sobriquet
    a familiar name for a person
  11. demeanour
    the way a person behaves toward other people
  12. postulate
    maintain or assert
  13. quest
    the act of searching for something
  14. fair
    free from favoritism, bias, or deception
  15. invincible
    incapable of being overcome or subdued
  16. opiate
    a narcotic drug
  17. sophisticated
    having worldly knowledge and refinement
  18. ignorance
    the lack of knowledge or education
  19. opiate
    a narcotic drug
  20. massive
    containing a great quantity of matter
  21. hulking
    of great size and bulk
  22. abide
    dwell
  23. tenement
    a run-down apartment house barely meeting minimal standards
  24. spastic
    relating to involuntary muscular contractions
  25. flinch
    draw back, as with fear or pain
  26. depleted
    no longer sufficient
  27. expel
    eliminate
  28. regurgitate
    pour or rush back
  29. swilling
    the drinking of large mouthfuls rapidly
  30. cretin
    a person of subnormal intelligence
  31. strut
    walk in a proud, confident way
  32. deficiency
    lack of an adequate quantity or number
  33. perspective
    a way of regarding situations or topics
  34. trajectory
    the path followed by an object moving through space
  35. converging
    the act of converging (coming closer)
  36. swaggering
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  37. nanosecond
    one billionth of a second; one thousandth of a microsecond
  38. evasive
    avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger
  39. confrontation
    discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions
  40. albino
    a person who lacks pigment and has pale skin, white hair, and pink eyes
  41. vegetate
    produce plant life
  42. archetype
    something that serves as a model
  43. artifact
    a man-made object
  44. avarice
    reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth
  45. sucrose
    a complex carbohydrate found in many plants and used as a sweetening agent
  46. incision
    the cutting of or into body tissues or organs
  47. divulge
    make known to the public information previously kept secret
  48. bionics
    application of biological principles to engineering systems
  49. modification
    the act of making something different
  50. optimum
    most desirable possible under a restriction
  51. fealty
    the loyalty that one owes to a country, sovereign, or lord
  52. retrieval
    the act of regaining or saving something lost
  53. grotty
    very unpleasant or offensive
  54. damsel
    a young unmarried woman
  55. distress
    a state of adversity
  56. urgency
    an earnest and insistent necessity
  57. hombre
    an informal term for a youth or man
  58. gruel
    a thin porridge
  59. toxic
    of or relating to or caused by a poison
  60. furrowed
    having long narrow shallow depressions in the surface
  61. dysfunctional
    impaired in function; especially of a bodily system or organ
  62. kin
    a person related to another or others
  63. injustice
    the practice of being unfair
  64. illiterate
    not able to read or write
  65. precaution
    a measure taken in advance to ward off impending danger
  66. trussed
    bound or secured closely
  67. functional
    designed for or capable of a particular use
  68. accommodation
    making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
  69. bloat
    swelling of the intestinal tract of animals caused by gas
  70. godforsaken
    located in a dismal or remote area; desolate
  71. violation
    an act that disregards an agreement or a right
  72. abduction
    the criminal act of carrying someone away by force
  73. genetic
    relating to the study of heredity and variation in organisms
  74. aberration
    a state or condition markedly different from the norm
  75. lofty
    of imposing height; especially standing out above others
  76. tracheotomy
    an operation to allow air to flow through the windpipe
  77. prodigy
    an unusually gifted or intelligent person
  78. seizure
    the taking possession of something by legal process
  79. gyp
    deprive of by deceit
  80. facilitate
    make easier
  81. stabilise
    support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace
Created on Sat Jan 19 10:28:50 EST 2013 (updated Sat Jan 19 10:29:26 EST 2013)

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