John Steinbeck: East of Eden

Bosse B. (Sweden)
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  1. blunder
    an embarrassing mistake
  2. snidely
    with a sneer; in an uncomplimentary sneering manner
  3. cusp
    the point of transition when something happens or changes
  4. subsume
    contain or include
  5. gratuitous
    unnecessary and unwarranted
  6. tenor
    the adult male singing voice above baritone
  7. wanton
    a lewd or immoral person
  8. misbegotten
    poorly thought out
  9. knoll
    a small natural mound
  10. wrack
    the destruction or collapse of something
  11. slough
    cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
  12. nick
    a small cut
  13. poultice
    a medical dressing spread on a cloth and applied to the skin
  14. malinger
    avoid responsibilities and duties, often by faking illness
  15. stultify
    deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless
  16. colt
    a young male horse under the age of four
  17. despondent
    without or almost without hope
  18. pittance
    an inadequate payment
  19. niggardly
    petty or reluctant in giving or spending
  20. concupiscence
    a desire for sexual intimacy
  21. glib
    artfully persuasive in speech
  22. bridle
    headgear for a horse
  23. gumption
    fortitude and determination
  24. privy
    informed about something secret or not generally known
  25. augur
    predict from an omen
  26. trestle
    a supporting tower used to support a bridge
  27. doxology
    a hymn or verse in Christian liturgy glorifying God
  28. thicket
    a dense growth of bushes
  29. punk
    a performer or enthusiast of an alienated rock subculture
  30. blat
    cry plaintively
  31. haggard
    showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
  32. contentious
    showing an inclination to disagree
  33. gaunt
    very thin, especially from disease or hunger or cold
  34. poultice
    a medical dressing spread on a cloth and applied to the skin
  35. diffidence
    lack of self-assurance
  36. flounder
    move clumsily or struggle to move, as in mud or water
  37. ostracize
    expel from a community or group
  38. comforter
    commiserates with someone who has had misfortune
  39. deluge
    a heavy rain
  40. rive
    tear or be torn violently
  41. petticoat
    undergarment worn under a skirt
  42. inexorable
    impossible to prevent, resist, or stop
  43. heft
    bulk or weightiness
  44. dissemble
    behave unnaturally or affectedly
  45. baleful
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  46. opulence
    wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living
  47. leaven
    a substance used to produce fermentation in dough
  48. gingerly
    in a manner marked by extreme care or delicacy
  49. rambling
    spreading out in different directions
  50. huffy
    quick to take offense
  51. scabbard
    a sheath for a sword or dagger or bayonet
  52. scud
    run or move very quickly or hastily
  53. restive
    in a very tense state
  54. perfidy
    an act of deliberate betrayal
  55. itemize
    specify individually
  56. braced
    held up by braces or buttresses
  57. churn
    a vessel to separate butterfat from buttermilk
  58. intrepid
    invulnerable to fear or intimidation
  59. portly
    fairly large
  60. mundane
    found in the ordinary course of events
  61. billow
    a large sea wave
Created on Sat Aug 24 17:22:24 EDT 2013 (updated Thu Aug 29 22:43:17 EDT 2013)

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