little women

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  1. smooth-haired
    having hair that feels smooth
  2. deary
    a special loved one
  3. grumble
    make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath
  4. dreadful
    exceptionally bad or displeasing
  5. contentedly
    with equanimity
  6. equanimity
    steadiness of mind under stress
  7. altered
    changed in form or character without becoming something else
  8. bookworm
    someone who spends a great deal of time reading
  9. aught
    a quantity of no importance
  10. hearth
    a built-in space in a wall where a fire can be built
  11. kettle
    a metal pot with a lid for stewing or boiling
  12. tiresome
    so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
  13. longing
    prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
  14. fussy
    exacting especially about details
  15. trot
    ride at a gait faster than a walk
  16. naughty
    badly behaved
  17. fret
    be agitated or irritated
  18. tidy
    marked by order and cleanliness in appearance or habits
  19. stiff
    incapable of or resistant to bending
  20. impertinent
    improperly forward or bold
  21. plague
    any large-scale calamity
  22. libel
    a false and malicious publication
  23. satirical
    exposing human folly to ridicule
  24. peck
    hit lightly with a picking motion
  25. fret
    be agitated or irritated
  26. spite
    meanness or nastiness
  27. jolly
    full of or showing high-spirited merriment
  28. boyish
    befitting or characteristic of a young male
  29. unladylike
    lacking the behavior or manner or style considered proper for a lady
  30. chit
    the bill in a restaurant
  31. peck
    hit lightly with a picking motion
  32. chestnut
    a type of hardwood tree that yields edible nuts
  33. mane
    long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck
  34. gown
    a woman's dress, usually with a close-fitting bodice and a long flared skirt, often worn on formal occasions
  35. prim
    affectedly dainty or refined
  36. knit
    make by needlework with interlacing yarn
  37. rattled
    thrown into a state of agitated confusion
  38. castanets
    pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone made to click together
  39. stroking
    a light touch with the hands
  40. goose
    a large long-necked water bird with short feet
  41. absurd
    inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
  42. twilight
    the time of day immediately following sunset
  43. recess
    a state when work or action are paused
  44. chrysanthemum
    any of numerous perennial Old World herbs having showy brightly colored flower heads of the genera Chrysanthemum, Argyranthemum, Dendranthema, Tanacetum; widely cultivated
  45. pervade
    spread or diffuse through
  46. plump
    sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure
  47. colt
    a young male horse under the age of four
  48. limb
    one of the jointed appendages of an animal
  49. seldom
    not often
  50. maiden
    an unmarried woman or girl
  51. slender
    having little width in proportion to the length or height
  52. tumbling
    the gymnastic moves of an acrobat
  53. bear
    be pregnant with
  54. shrieking
    sharp piercing cry
  55. Clasp
  56. stagger
    walk with great difficulty
  57. frantically
    in an uncontrolled manner
  58. poke
    thrust abruptly
  59. despairing
    arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
  60. groan
    an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
  61. incantation
    a ritual reciting of words believed to have a magical effect
  62. kettleful
    the quantity a kettle will hold
  63. simmering
    cooking in a liquid that has been brought to a boil
  64. toad
    any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
  65. asunder
    into parts or pieces
  66. manfully
    in a manful manner; with qualities thought to befit a man
  67. agony
    intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
  68. remorse
    a feeling of deep regret, usually for some misdeed
  69. arsenic
    a very poisonous metallic element
  70. cloak
    a loose outer garment
  71. clatter
    a rattling noise
  72. trot
    ride at a gait faster than a walk
  73. parlor
    a room in a house where people can sit, relax, and talk
  74. pat
    hit lightly
  75. simper
    smile in an insincere, unnatural, or coy way
  76. creep
    move slowly
  77. brood
    hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing
  78. mug
    with handle and usually cylindrical
  79. sight
    the ability to see; the visual faculty
  80. quiver
    shake with fast, tremulous movements
  81. bosom
    breast
  82. rumple
    disturb the smoothness of
  83. Celestial
  84. hobgoblin
    (folklore) a small, ugly creature that causes trouble
  85. Slough
  86. Despond
  87. dull
    so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
  88. seamstress
    someone who makes or mends clothes
  89. choir
    a chorus that sings as part of a religious ceremony
  90. chirp
    a sharp sound made by small birds or insects
  91. croak
    a harsh hoarse utterance (as of a frog)
  92. quaver
    give off unsteady sounds
  93. lisp
    a speech defect that involves mispronouncing "s" and "z"
  94. lark
    any of numerous birds noted for their singing
  95. lullaby
    a quiet song intended to help a child go to sleep
Created on Wed Jul 20 02:14:13 EDT 2011 (updated Wed Jul 20 05:42:14 EDT 2011)

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