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Sergei K. (United States of America)
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  1. spruce
    a tall evergreen tree that produces cones
  2. timberland
    land that is covered with trees and shrubs
  3. steep
    having a sharp inclination
  4. hint
    an indirect suggestion
  5. seem
    give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
  6. intangible
    incapable of being perceived by the senses, especially touch
  7. subtle
    difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
  8. gloom
    a state of partial or total darkness
  9. absence
    the state of being not present
  10. lack
    the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
  11. orb
    an object with a spherical shape
  12. peep
    look quickly, cautiously, or secretly
  13. dip
    immerse briefly into a liquid
  14. immediately
    without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
  15. fling
    throw with force or recklessness
  16. undulation
    wavelike motion
  17. curved
    having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend
  18. twisted
    having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
  19. disappear
    become invisible or unnoticeable
  20. tremendous
    extraordinarily large in extent or amount or power
  21. significance
    the quality of being important
  22. frost
    ice crystals forming a white deposit
  23. creature
    a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
  24. frailty
    the state of being weak in health or body
  25. conjectural
    based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence
  26. immortality
    the state of eternal life
  27. precisely
    in a sharply exact manner
  28. spat
    a quarrel about petty points
  29. speculatively
    with speculation; in a speculative manner
  30. explosive
    a substance that releases great energy when heated or struck
  31. startled
    excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
  32. log
    a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
  33. protruding
    extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
  34. bundle
    a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
  35. wrapped
    covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
  36. handkerchief
    a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose
  37. biscuit
    small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda
  38. agreeably
    in an enjoyable manner
  39. sopping
    extremely wet
  40. grease
    a thick fatty oil
  41. enclosing
    the act of enclosing something inside something else
Created on Tue Mar 19 07:00:52 EDT 2013

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