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Keela (United States of America)
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  1. anthropomorphic
    suggesting human features for animals or inanimate things
  2. blithe
    carefree and happy and lighthearted
  3. caesura
    a break or pause in the middle of a verse line
  4. coeval
    of the same period
  5. comestible
    suitable for use as food
  6. consultative
    giving advice
  7. corral
    a pen for cattle
  8. diffuse
    spread out; not concentrated in one place
  9. dilatory
    wasting time
  10. enjoin
    give instructions to or direct somebody to do something
  11. equine
    relating to or resembling a horse
  12. impecunious
    not having enough money to pay for necessities
  13. inimitable
    matchless
  14. modish
    in the current fashion or style
  15. obsequious
    attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
  16. onus
    a burdensome or difficult concern
  17. ostensible
    appearing as such but not necessarily so
  18. piquant
    having an agreeably pungent taste
  19. profligate
    unrestrained by convention or morality
  20. prolix
    tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at length
  21. riposte
    a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying
  22. sable
    marten of northern Asian forests having dark brown fur
  23. sanguinary
    accompanied by bloodshed
  24. servile
    submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior
  25. synonymous
    meaning the same or nearly the same
  26. tenuous
    lacking substance or significance
  27. travail
    use of physical or mental energy; hard work
  28. turgid
    ostentatiously lofty in style
  29. zesty
    having an agreeably pungent taste
  30. lenient
    inclined to be permissive or indulgent
  31. probation
    a trial period during which one's abilities are tested
  32. potential
    existing in possibility
Created on Wed Jul 31 16:58:34 EDT 2013 (updated Wed Aug 07 01:58:23 EDT 2013)

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