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Owen H. (United States of America)
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  1. infraction
    a violation of a law or rule
  2. welt
    a raised mark on the skin
  3. haughty
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  4. salve
    a preparation applied externally as a soothing remedy
  5. recourse
    act of turning to for assistance
  6. grievance
    a complaint about a wrong that causes resentment
  7. dramatize
    put into a form intended for performance
  8. delectable
    extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
  9. abundance
    the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply
  10. shrewd
    marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
  11. poke
    thrust abruptly
  12. integral
    existing as an essential constituent or characteristic
  13. nuance
    a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
  14. contemptuous
    expressing extreme scorn
  15. distend
    cause to expand as if by internal pressure
  16. surrogate
    someone or something that takes the place of another
  17. infancy
    the early stage of growth or development
  18. adorn
    make more attractive, as by adding ornament or color
  19. motley
    consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
  20. filthy
    disgustingly dirty
  21. lucre
    informal term for money
  22. improvise
    manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand
  23. reincarnation
    a second or new birth
  24. zeal
    a feeling of strong eagerness
  25. tremor
    an involuntary vibration, as if from illness or fear
  26. hysterical
    characterized by a state of violent mental agitation
  27. humiliate
    cause to feel shame
  28. jaundiced
    affected by yellowing of the skin
  29. plummet
    drop sharply
  30. ecstasy
    a state of elated bliss
  31. dispassionate
    unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice
  32. pallid
    pale, as of a person's complexion
  33. admonition
    a firm rebuke
  34. vermin
    any of various small animals or insects that are pests
  35. garnish
    decorate, as with parsley or other ornamental foods
  36. traumatic
    psychologically painful
  37. culinary
    of or relating to or used in cooking
  38. frenzied
    affected with or marked by mania uncontrolled by reason
  39. syncopated
    stressing a normally weak beat
  40. trellis
    latticework used to support climbing plants
  41. skirmish
    a minor short-term fight
  42. adversary
    someone who offers opposition
  43. reflective
    capable of physically throwing back light or sound
  44. harangue
    a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
  45. contrived
    showing effects of planning or manipulation
  46. venture
    an undertaking with an uncertain outcome
  47. accentuate
    stress or single out as important
  48. omnipresent
    existing everywhere at once
  49. delusion
    a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea
  50. proselytize
    convert or try to convert someone to another religion
  51. dogma
    a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative
  52. zealous
    marked by active interest and enthusiasm
  53. rollicking
    given to merry frolicking
  54. reek
    give off smoke, fumes, warm vapour, steam, etc.
  55. vestment
    a gown worn by the clergy
  56. vernacular
    the everyday speech of the people
  57. placate
    cause to be more favorably inclined
  58. bemoan
    regret strongly
  59. muddle
    make clouded as with sediment
  60. muster
    summon up, call forth, or bring together
  61. emphatic
    spoken with particular stress
Created on Tue Feb 16 13:31:23 EST 2021

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