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  1. tilt
    lean over; tip
  2. denizen
    a plant or animal naturalized in a region
  3. annul
    cancel officially
  4. stroller
    a small vehicle in which a baby or child is pushed around
  5. intrigue
    a crafty and involved plot to achieve your ends
  6. augment
    enlarge or increase
  7. skyscraper
    a very tall building with many stories
  8. proscribe
    command against
  9. sumptuous
    rich and superior in quality
  10. toccata
    a baroque musical composition (usually for a keyboard instrument) with full chords and rapid elaborate runs in a rhythmically free style
  11. teff
    an African grass economically important as a cereal grass (yielding white flour of good quality) as well as for forage and hay
  12. quaff
    swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught
  13. hurtle
    move with or as if with a rushing sound
  14. delve
    turn up, loosen, or remove earth
  15. diocesan
    a bishop having jurisdiction over a territory
  16. tremor
    an involuntary vibration, as if from illness or fear
  17. disgorge
    eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
  18. conjoined
    consisting of two or more associated entities
  19. icicle
    ice resembling a pendent spear formed by dripping water
  20. stampede
    a wild headlong rush of frightened animals
  21. visage
    the human face
  22. sanctimonious
    excessively or hypocritically pious
Created on Tue Apr 12 02:17:22 EDT 2011 (updated Mon May 16 22:32:56 EDT 2011)

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