The Scarlet Ibis

Michele F.
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  1. blight
    any plant disease resulting in withering without rotting
  2. careen
    move at high speed and in an uncontrolled way
  3. dogged
    stubbornly unyielding
  4. entrails
    internal organs collectively
  5. evanesce
    disappear gradually
  6. heresy
    a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion
  7. imminent
    close in time; about to occur
  8. infallibility
    the quality of never making an error
  9. iridescent
    varying in color when seen in different lights
  10. precarious
    not secure; beset with difficulties
  11. rank
    relative status
  12. reiterate
    say, state, or perform again
  13. serene
    not agitated
  14. solder
    join or fuse with an alloy
  15. sullen
    showing a brooding ill humor
  16. unfurl
    unroll, unfold, or spread out
  17. vermilion
    of a vivid red to reddish-orange color
  18. vortex
    a powerful circular current of water
Created on Thu Sep 12 12:43:56 EDT 2013

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