Peter Pan 5

Ginger G.
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  1. pluperfect
    a perfective tense used to express action completed in the past
  2. seething
    in constant agitation
  3. debonair
    having a sophisticated charm
  4. conceited
    having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
  5. genial
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  6. ruffian
    a cruel and brutal fellow
  7. seigneur
    a man of rank in the ancient regime
  8. indomitable
    impossible to subdue
  9. attire
    clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
  10. contrivance
    the faculty of inventive skill
  11. tomahawk
    weapon consisting of a fighting ax
  12. hatchet
    a small ax with a short handle used with one hand
  13. gorge
    a deep ravine, usually with a river running through it
  14. jowl
    a looseness of the flesh of the lower cheek and jaw
  15. turf
    the territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own
  16. hempen
    having or resembling fibers especially fibers used in making cordage such as those of jute
  17. writhing
    moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion
  18. brandish
    move or swing back and forth
  19. wince
    draw back, as with fear or pain
  20. petulant
    easily irritated or annoyed
  21. curdling
    the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid
  22. swarthy
    naturally having skin of a dark color
  23. mole
    a small congenital pigmented spot on the skin
Created on Sun Jun 05 23:33:17 EDT 2011

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