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  1. frogmarch
    carry someone against his will upside down such that each limb is held by one person
  2. zilch
    a quantity of no importance
  3. slowcoach
    someone who moves slowly
  4. debouch
    march out (as from a defile) into open ground
  5. besmirch
    smear so as to make dirty or stained
  6. avouch
    admit openly and bluntly
  7. squelch
    suppress or crush completely
  8. brunch
    combination breakfast and lunch
  9. entrench
    fix firmly or securely
  10. cockroach
    any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects
  11. filch
    make off with belongings of others
  12. poach
    hunt illegally
  13. belch
    expel gas from the stomach
  14. overreach
    fail by aiming too high or trying too hard
  15. clench
    squeeze together tightly
  16. drench
    cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
  17. grouch
    show one's unhappiness or critical attitude
  18. bleach
    make whiter or lighter
  19. haunch
    the upper part of the leg of an animal, often used for food
  20. larch
    any of numerous conifers of the genus Larix all having deciduous needlelike leaves
  21. broach
    bring up a topic for discussion
  22. encroach
    advance beyond the usual limit
  23. impeach
    bring an accusation against
  24. outreach
    the act of reaching out
  25. blanch
    turn pale, as if in fear
  26. breech
    opening in the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded
  27. cinch
    a band that holds a horse's saddle in place
  28. debauch
    a wild gathering
  29. screech
    sharp piercing cry
  30. leach
    cause a liquid to slowly seep or be drawn out
  31. spinach
    plant cultivated for its succulent edible dark green leaves
  32. detach
    cause to become separated
  33. crouch
    the act of bending low with the limbs close to the body
  34. crunch
    reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
  35. finch
    any of numerous small songbirds with short bills
  36. clinch
    secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts
  37. ostrich
    fast-running African flightless bird with two-toed feet
  38. leech
    carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worm
  39. wrench
    a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
  40. quench
    satisfy, as thirst
  41. insomuch
    to such an extent or degree; so
  42. enrich
    make better or improve in quality
  43. beech
    any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions
  44. peach
    downy juicy fruit with sweet yellowish or whitish flesh
  45. birch
    any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark
  46. sandwich
    two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them
  47. beseech
    ask for or request earnestly
  48. attach
    be in contact with
  49. epoch
    a period marked by distinctive character
  50. bench
    a long seat for more than one person
  51. punch
    deliver a quick blow to
  52. preach
    deliver a sermon
  53. breach
    an opening, especially a gap in a dike or fortification
  54. ranch
    farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
  55. launch
    propel with force
  56. reproach
    express criticism towards
  57. couch
    an upholstered seat for more than one person
  58. arch
    a curved masonry construction for spanning an opening
  59. bunch
    a grouping of a number of similar things
  60. stomach
    enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal
  61. lunch
    a midday meal
  62. inch
    a unit of length equal to one-twelfth of a foot
  63. teach
    impart skills or knowledge to
  64. beach
    an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
  65. branch
    a division of a stem arising from the main stem of a plant
  66. coach
    a vehicle carrying many passengers
  67. search
    look or seek
  68. touch
    make physical contact with, come in contact with
  69. speech
    communication by word of mouth
  70. reach
    move forward or upward in order to touch
  71. French
    of or pertaining to France or the people of France
  72. church
    a place for public (especially Christian) worship
  73. each
    separately for every person or thing
Created on Fri May 27 15:06:04 EDT 2011

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