The Outsiders

Nabiyu A.
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  1. disgrace
    a state of dishonor
  2. madras
    a light patterned cotton cloth
  3. bawl
    cry loudly
  4. shanghai
    take (someone) against his will for compulsory service
  5. heater
    device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room
  6. wince
    draw back, as with fear or pain
  7. unceasingly
    without stopping
  8. roguishly
    like a dishonest rogue
  9. ruefully
    in a manner expressing pain or sorrow
  10. cowlick
    a tuft of hair in a different direction from the rest
  11. unfathomable
    impossible to come to understand
  12. plasma
    the watery fluid in which blood cells are suspended
  13. vital
    performing an essential function in the living body
  14. wilderness
    a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition
  15. premonition
    an early warning about a future event
  16. dumbfounding
    bewildering or striking dumb with wonder
  17. apprehensive
    in fear or dread of possible evil or harm
  18. grimace
    contort the face to indicate a certain mental state
  19. reformatory
    tending to reform
  20. mimicker
    someone who mimics (especially an actor or actress)
  21. scatterbrain
    a flighty and disorganized person
  22. reluctantly
    with a certain degree of unwillingness
  23. groggy
    stunned or confused and slow to react
  24. apprehensive
    in fear or dread of possible evil or harm
  25. leery
    openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
Created on Mon Apr 15 21:31:31 EDT 2013 (updated Wed Apr 17 04:01:49 EDT 2013)

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