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Richard P. (Italy)
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  1. braid
    make by interlacing
  2. cajole
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  3. frolic
    play boisterously
  4. cinder
    a fragment of incombustible matter left after a fire
  5. defy
    resist or confront with resistance
  6. grab
    take or seize suddenly
  7. gill
    organ allowing aquatic animals to obtain oxygen from water
  8. hurl
    throw forcefully
  9. drench
    cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
  10. blunder
    an embarrassing mistake
  11. devour
    eat immoderately
  12. deprive
    take away
  13. flop
    fall loosely
  14. foster
    providing nurture though not related by blood or legal ties
  15. enlist
    join the military
  16. beguile
    attract; cause to be enamored
  17. avert
    turn away or aside
  18. famine
    a severe shortage of food resulting in starvation and death
    Efficient fat storage allowed humans to weather periods of famine.
    caristia
  19. dull
    so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
    Life has been anything but dull since moving back to Italy.
Created on Tue Mar 19 04:34:47 EDT 2013 (updated Tue Mar 19 05:33:01 EDT 2013)

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