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khawer muneer L.
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  1. stowaway
    a person who hides on a ship or plane for a free ride
  2. conundrum
    a difficult problem
  3. stroppy
    obstreperous
  4. pesky
    causing irritation or annoyance
  5. seethe
    foam as if boiling
  6. besmirch
    smear so as to make dirty or stained
  7. imbue
    spread or diffuse through
  8. allusion
    passing reference or indirect mention
  9. pyrotechnics
    the craft of making fireworks
  10. philistine
    a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits
  11. irascible
    quickly aroused to anger
  12. waltz
    music composed in triple time
  13. apocryphal
    being of questionable authenticity
  14. rake
    a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head
  15. paragon
    a perfect embodiment of a concept
  16. ombudsman
    an official who investigates public complaints or disputes
  17. gruff
    blunt and unfriendly or stern
  18. incorrigible
    impervious to correction by punishment
  19. disparage
    express a negative opinion of
  20. seer
    an observer who perceives visually
  21. sear
    become superficially burned (also figurative)
  22. berate
    censure severely or angrily
  23. stymie
    hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
  24. goof
    a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
  25. cataclysmic
    severely destructive
  26. pathos
    a quality that arouses emotions, especially pity or sorrow
  27. spartan
    unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment
  28. prodigal
    recklessly wasteful
  29. capitulate
    surrender under agreed conditions
  30. aquiline
    curved down like an eagle's beak
  31. amazon
    a large, strong, and aggressive woman
  32. patrician
    a person of refined upbringing and manners
  33. pulverised
    consisting of fine particles
  34. regicide
    the act of killing a king
  35. countenance
    the appearance conveyed by a person's face
  36. plenitude
    a full supply
  37. pawn
    leave as a guarantee in return for money
  38. partisan
    a fervent and even militant proponent of something
  39. execration
    hate coupled with disgust
  40. coquette
    talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
  41. gale
    a strong wind moving 34–40 knots
  42. vestige
    an indication that something has been present
  43. adjuration
    a solemn and earnest appeal to someone to do something
  44. visage
    the human face
  45. stripling
    a person who is older than 12 but younger than 20
  46. lapdog
    a dog small and tame enough to be held in the lap
  47. cupidity
    extreme greed for material wealth
  48. calumny
    a false accusation of an offense
  49. springboard
    a beginning from which an enterprise is launched
  50. engender
    call forth
  51. enfant terrible
    a person whose unconventional behavior embarrasses others
  52. solecism
    a socially awkward or tactless act
  53. mufti
    a jurist who interprets Muslim religious law
  54. yore
    time long past
  55. ostensible
    appearing as such but not necessarily so
  56. eclectic
    selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
Created on Wed Oct 02 12:09:50 EDT 2013 (updated Sat Oct 12 21:52:29 EDT 2013)

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