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cath D. (Australia)
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  1. abate
    become less in amount or intensity
  2. altimeter
    an instrument that measures the height above ground
  3. arc
    a continuous portion of a circle
  4. coma
    a state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness
  5. consuming
    very intense
  6. depress
    push down
  7. frustration
    an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts
  8. grimace
    contort the face to indicate a certain mental state
  9. horde
    a vast multitude
  10. hurtle
    move with or as if with a rushing sound
  11. initial
    occurring at the beginning
  12. interval
    the distance between things
  13. keen
    intense or sharp
  14. massive
    containing a great quantity of matter
  15. rudder
    (nautical) steering mechanism consisting of a hinged vertical plate mounted at the stern of a vessel
  16. slew
    a large number or amount or extent
  17. spasm
    a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
  18. turbulence
    instability in the atmosphere
  19. muck
    any thick, viscous matter
Created on Sun Aug 07 20:41:58 EDT 2011

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