Lelia Kelly: Officer of the Court

Bosse B. (Sweden)
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  1. shindig
    a large and noisy party of people
  2. stag
    a male deer, especially an adult male red deer
  3. grout
    a mortar or paste for filling cracks and crevices
  4. syllogism
    reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises
  5. bridle
    headgear for a horse
  6. germane
    relevant and appropriate
  7. grouse
    popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs
  8. ream
    a quantity of paper
  9. hallowed
    worthy of religious veneration
  10. moot
    of no legal significance, as having been previously decided
  11. warrant
    formal and explicit approval
  12. stump
    the base part that remains after a tree has been felled
  13. disingenuous
    not straightforward or candid
  14. cull
    remove something that has been rejected
  15. ingenuous
    lacking in sophistication or worldliness
  16. placate
    cause to be more favorably inclined
  17. tepid
    moderately warm
  18. twine
    a lightweight cord
  19. trowel
    a small hand tool with a handle and metal blade
  20. mortar
    a vessel in which substances can be ground with a pestle
  21. mote
    a tiny piece of anything
  22. shuck
    material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
  23. het up
    made warm or hot (`het' is a dialectal variant of `heated')
  24. august
    profoundly honored
  25. contrite
    feeling or expressing pain or sorrow
  26. disingenuous
    not straightforward or candid
  27. hapless
    unfortunate and deserving pity
  28. arcanum
    information known only to a special group
  29. arcane
    requiring secret or mysterious knowledge
  30. bluster
    be gusty, as of wind
  31. rout
    an overwhelming defeat
  32. shrew
    small mouselike mammal with a long snout; related to moles
  33. litigate
    engage in legal proceedings
  34. vindicate
    show to be right by providing justification or proof
Created on Wed Sep 04 00:39:42 EDT 2013 (updated Thu Sep 05 23:23:07 EDT 2013)

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