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Risharisha R. (India)
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  1. vagabond
    a wanderer with no established residence or means of support
  2. deluge
    a heavy rain
  3. pulchritude
    physical beauty, especially of a woman
  4. apathy
    an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
  5. excrescence
    something that bulges out or projects from its surroundings
  6. redundant
    more than is needed, desired, or required
  7. philanthropist
    someone who makes charitable donations
  8. resilient
    recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like
  9. sardonic
    disdainfully or ironically humorous
  10. pun
    a humorous play on words
  11. pith
    spongelike central cylinder of the stems of flowering plants
  12. quarry
    animal hunted or caught for food
  13. robust
    sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction
  14. assuage
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  15. discretion
    power of making choices unconstrained by external agencies
  16. undue
    not appropriate or proper in the circumstances
  17. futile
    producing no result or effect
  18. perish
    pass from physical life
  19. rustic
    characteristic of rural life
  20. gall
    a digestive juice secreted by the liver
  21. gall
    a digestive juice secreted by the liver
  22. musing
    deeply or seriously thoughtful
  23. scourge
    something causing misery or death
Created on Fri Jul 05 12:10:50 EDT 2013 (updated Fri Aug 02 06:55:23 EDT 2013)

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