Handmaid's Tale KSP

Karla P. (United States of America)
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  1. anachronism
    locating something at a time when it couldn't have existed
  2. blatant
    without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious
  3. covet
    wish, long, or crave for
  4. covert
    secret or hidden
  5. decorum
    propriety in manners and conduct
  6. demure
    shy or modest, often in a playful or provocative way
  7. diminutive
    very small
  8. disconsolate
    sad beyond comforting; incapable of being soothed
  9. eccentric
    conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
  10. ethereal
    characterized by lightness and insubstantiality
  11. eunuch
    a man who has been castrated and is unable to reproduce
  12. furtive
    secret and sly
  13. genteel
    marked by refinement in taste and manners
  14. insatiable
    impossible to fulfill, appease, or gratify
  15. ingratiate
    gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts
  16. loathing
    hate coupled with disgust
  17. irreverent
    showing lack of due respect or veneration
  18. jaunty
    having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air
  19. lugubrious
    excessively mournful
  20. palimpsest
    a manuscript on which more than one text has been written
  21. parody
    a composition that imitates or misrepresents a style
  22. pedantic
    marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning
  23. precedent
    an example that is used to justify similar occurrences
  24. quagmire
    a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
  25. reproach
    express criticism towards
  26. sanctity
    the quality of being holy
  27. undulate
    move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
  28. surreptitiously
    in a secretive manner
  29. unfathomable
    impossible to come to understand
  30. wheedle
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
Created on Mon Jun 24 18:21:50 EDT 2013

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