Glass Castle List Moberly

Ms. Moberly (United States of America)
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  1. addle
    mix up or confuse
  2. audacious
    disposed to venture or take risks
  3. badger
    annoy persistently
    Comes from the behavior of the animal, who burrows and, more importantly, persistently pursues its prey
  4. distraught
    deeply agitated especially from emotion
  5. broach
    bring up a topic for discussion
  6. cajole
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  7. commotion
    a disorderly outburst or tumult
  8. compile
    get or gather together
  9. corrugated
    shaped into alternating parallel grooves and ridges
  10. desolate
    providing no shelter or sustenance
  11. dilapidated
    in a state of decay, ruin, or deterioration
  12. distraught
    deeply agitated especially from emotion
  13. evasive
    avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger
  14. extravagant
    recklessly wasteful
  15. flail
    an implement with a handle and a free swinging stick
  16. hazard
    take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
  17. hypothetical
    a conjectural possibility or circumstance
  18. ingenuity
    the power of creative imagination
  19. ingrate
    a person who shows no thankfulness or appreciation
  20. irate
    feeling or showing extreme anger
  21. ostentatious
    intended to attract notice and impress others
  22. perplexed
    full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment
  23. pilfer
    make off with belongings of others
  24. prosperous
    in fortunate circumstances financially
  25. pummel
    strike, usually with the fist
  26. recrimination
    mutual accusations
  27. retaliation
    action taken in return for an injury or offense
  28. savor
    taste appreciatively
  29. scoundrel
    someone who does evil deliberately
  30. severity
    excessive sternness
  31. solicit
    request urgently or persistently
  32. solitary
    not growing or living in groups or colonies
  33. tacky
    tastelessly showy
  34. tacky
    not completely dried and slightly sticky to the touch
  35. tactic
    a plan for attaining a particular goal
  36. vermin
    any of various small animals or insects that are pests
Created on Tue Apr 30 00:53:21 EDT 2013 (updated Tue Apr 30 15:17:10 EDT 2013)

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