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Klaus B. (Germany)
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  1. allure
    the power to entice or attract
  2. abeyance
    temporary cessation or suspension
  3. apocryphal
    being of questionable authenticity
  4. consanguinity
    relation by blood
  5. contiguous
    having a common boundary or edge
  6. convivial
    occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company
  7. cornucopia
    a horn filled with fruit and grain symbolizing prosperity
  8. decrepit
    worn and broken down by hard use
  9. flaunt
    display proudly
  10. indubitable
    too obvious to be doubted
  11. insouciance
    a casual or lighthearted feeling of unconcern
  12. obdurate
    stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
  13. overbearing
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  14. parlous
    fraught with danger
  15. parlous
    fraught with danger
  16. fraught
    filled with or attended with
  17. precocious
    characterized by exceptionally early development
  18. prescience
    the power to foresee the future
  19. terminus
    a place where something ends or is complete
  20. wanton
    a lewd or immoral person
  21. apoplexy
    a loss of consciousness from the lack of oxygen in the brain
  22. reprehend
    express strong disapproval of
  23. beatitude
    a state of supreme happiness
  24. blackguard
    someone who is morally reprehensible
  25. conservatory
    a schoolhouse with special facilities for fine arts
  26. cursory
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  27. convolve
    curl, wind, or twist together
  28. macerate
    soften and cause to disintegrate as a result
  29. moat
    ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
  30. mote
    a tiny piece of anything
  31. multifarious
    having many aspects
  32. recompense
    make payment to
  33. tightwad
    a miserly person
  34. bustle
    move or cause to move energetically or busily
  35. verisimilitude
    the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true
  36. munificence
    liberality in bestowing gifts
  37. bestow
    give as a gift
  38. unfettered
    not bound or restrained, as by shackles and chains
  39. pall
    burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped
  40. ebullient
    joyously unrestrained
  41. imbue
    spread or diffuse through
  42. convulse
    move or stir about violently
  43. askance
    with suspicion or disapproval
  44. equitable
    fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience
  45. recondite
    difficult to understand
  46. ratiocination
    the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning
  47. inveigle
    influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
  48. adroit
    quick or skillful or adept in action or thought
  49. horde
    a vast multitude
  50. paragon
    a perfect embodiment of a concept
  51. countenance
    the appearance conveyed by a person's face
  52. sedulous
    marked by care and persistent effort
  53. obstreperous
    noisily and stubbornly defiant
  54. conscript
    enroll into service compulsorily
  55. weaning
    the act of substituting other food for the mother's milk in the diet of a child or young mammal
  56. overweening
    presumptuously arrogant
  57. insipid
    lacking interest or significance or impact
  58. comprise
    be made of
  59. glean
    gather, as of natural products
  60. eschew
    avoid and stay away from deliberately
  61. vagary
    an unexpected and inexplicable change in something
  62. perennial
    lasting an indefinitely long time
Created on Tue Dec 07 07:57:03 EST 2010 (updated Sun Jan 02 10:39:51 EST 2011)

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