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Wei H. (United States of America)
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  1. gaze
    a long fixed look
  2. skipper
    the naval officer in command of a military ship
  3. buoyant
    tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas
  4. torrent
    an overwhelming number or amount
  5. deluge
    a heavy rain
  6. graze
    feed as in a meadow or pasture
  7. timid
    showing fear and lack of courage
  8. film
    a series of moving pictures that tells a story
  9. aloft
    at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship
  10. soar
    rise rapidly
  11. skim
    remove from the surface
  12. mammoth
    extinct elephant widely distributed in the Pleistocene
  13. cringe
    draw back, as with fear, pain, or embarrassment
  14. interior
    inside and toward a center
  15. exterior
    situated in the outdoors or outside of a building
  16. minuscule
    very small
  17. chore
    a specific piece of work required to be done
  18. dredge
    a power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed
  19. spring
    move forward by leaps and bounds
  20. hoarse
    deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness
  21. gnarled
    old and twisted and covered in lines
  22. bold
    fearless and daring
  23. scamper
    run or move about quickly or lightly
  24. yacht
    an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power
  25. century
    a period of 100 years
  26. decade
    a period of 10 years
  27. stroll
    a leisurely walk, usually in some public place
  28. tardy
    after the expected or usual time
  29. quiver
    shake with fast, tremulous movements
  30. portly
    fairly large
  31. culprit
    someone or something responsible for harm or wrongdoing
  32. wharf
    a platform from the shore that provides access to ships
  33. pastime
    an interest or pursuit that someone pursues regularly
  34. tailor
    a person whose occupation is making and altering garments
  35. cobbler
    a person who makes or repairs shoes
  36. glimpse
    a brief or incomplete view
  37. prompt
    according to schedule or without delay
  38. punctual
    acting or arriving exactly at the time appointed
  39. altitude
    elevation above sea level or above the earth's surface
  40. torrid
    characterized by intense emotion
  41. frigid
    extremely cold
  42. jar
    a vessel with a wide mouth and without handles
  43. garment
    an article of clothing
  44. plunge
    dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity
  45. sediment
    matter that has been deposited by some natural process
  46. whimper
    cry weakly or softly
  47. silk
    animal fibers produced by larvae that spin cocoons
  48. fabric
    artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting fibers
  49. toil
    work hard
  50. bawl
    cry loudly
  51. massive
    containing a great quantity of matter
  52. eager
    having or showing keen interest or intense desire
  53. beckon
    summon with a wave, nod, or some other gesture
  54. gesture
    motion of hands or body to emphasize a thought or feeling
  55. rugged
    having long narrow shallow depressions in the surface
  56. wither
    lose freshness, vigor, or vitality
  57. vast
    unusually great in size or amount or extent or scope
  58. blossom
    a flower or cluster of flowers on a plant
  59. thrive
    make steady progress
  60. bland
    lacking taste or flavor or tang
  61. crevice
    a long narrow opening
  62. burlap
    coarse jute fabric
  63. anchorage
    a place for ships or boats to be secured
  64. aristocrat
    a member of the nobility
  65. gruff
    blunt and unfriendly or stern
  66. shrivel
    wither, as with a loss of moisture
  67. chasm
    a deep opening in the earth's surface
  68. spindly
    long, thin, and often weak or fragile
  69. dregs
    sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid
  70. reluctant
    not eager
  71. perish
    pass from physical life
  72. chamber
    a natural or artificial enclosed space
  73. falter
    move hesitatingly, as if about to give way
  74. tremble
    move quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
  75. urchin
    a poor and often mischievous city child
Created on Sat Feb 19 12:47:47 EST 2011 (updated Sat Mar 26 22:17:45 EDT 2011)

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