catching fire

Mike T (United States of America)
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  1. flask
    a small bottle that has a narrow neck
  2. verandah
    a porch along the outside of a building
  3. inconsequential
    lacking worth or importance
  4. billow
    a large sea wave
  5. procession
    the act of moving forward, as toward a goal
  6. tincture
    a substance that colors metals
  7. retrospect
    contemplation of things past
  8. mollify
    cause to be more favorably inclined
  9. vengeance
    harming someone in retaliation for something they have done
  10. staunch
    firm and dependable especially in loyalty
  11. sobriety
    the state of being unaffected or not intoxicated by alcohol
  12. mutilated
    having a part of the body crippled or disabled
  13. endearment
    the act of showing affection
  14. exasperation
    actions that cause great irritation
  15. distinct
    constituting a separate entity or part
  16. chamomile
    plant with apple-scented foliage and white-rayed flowers
  17. irrefutable
    impossible to deny or disprove
  18. histrionics
    a performance of a play
  19. embodiment
    a concrete representation of an otherwise cloudy concept
  20. confine
    place limits on
Created on Fri Jan 03 22:43:12 EST 2014

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