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  1. riveting
    capable of arousing and holding the attention
  2. absolved
    freed from any question of guilt
  3. sunder
    break apart or in two, using violence
  4. augur
    predict from an omen
  5. besmirch
    smear so as to make dirty or stained
  6. asperse
    charge falsely or with malicious intent
  7. succor
    assistance in time of difficulty
  8. ministration
    assistance in time of difficulty
  9. intimate
    marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity
  10. ruminate
    reflect deeply on a subject
  11. prognosticate
    make a prediction about; tell in advance
  12. presage
    a foreboding about what is about to happen
  13. assuage
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  14. spoonerism
    transposition of initial consonants in a pair of words
  15. beguiling
    highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire
  16. pittance
    an inadequate payment
Created on Sat May 14 22:09:56 EDT 2011 (updated Sat May 14 22:15:03 EDT 2011)

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