Word Masters Round 2 Level 8

Pamela C. (United States of America)
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  1. scrutinize
    examine carefully for accuracy
  2. inchoate
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  3. flotsam
    the floating wreckage of a ship
  4. wrest
    obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically
  5. mawkish
    very sentimental or emotional
  6. connoisseur
    an expert able to appreciate a field
  7. impel
    urge or force to an action; constrain or motivate
  8. amorphous
    having no definite form or distinct shape
  9. mercenary
    a person hired to fight for another country than their own
  10. recoil
    spring back; spring away from an impact
  11. puerile
    displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
  12. bevy
    a flock of birds
  13. gravitate
    move toward
  14. senile
    mentally or physically infirm with age
  15. retinue
    the group following and attending to some important person
  16. deter
    turn away from as by fear or persuasion
  17. discriminating
    showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment
  18. zealot
    a fervent and even militant proponent of something
  19. usurp
    seize and take control without authority
  20. philanthropic
    of or relating to charitable giving
  21. surveillance
    close observation of a person or group
  22. confiscate
    take temporary possession of a security by legal authority
  23. prodigious
    great in size, force, extent, or degree
  24. largess
    liberality in bestowing gifts
Created on Sun Jan 30 16:35:38 EST 2011

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