Meaning and Pronounciation

Reinier R. (United States of America)
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  1. quagmire
    a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
  2. liaison
    a means of communication between groups
  3. resettlement
    the transportation of people to a new place to live
  4. ravage
    cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
  5. harrowing
    causing extreme distress
    The results can be harrowing
  6. goalie
    the soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal
    playing goalie
  7. sashay
    walk with a lofty proud gait, often to impress others
    Coto is still sashaying to Celia Cruz CDs
  8. incumbent
    necessary as a duty or responsibility; morally binding
    Joe Garcia sits just 5 points behind three-term incumbent Mario Diaz-Balart
  9. hurdles
    a footrace in which contestants must negotiate a series of hurdles
    With the market continuing to mature, what are the hurdles
  10. lush
    produced or growing in extreme abundance
  11. deed
    a legal document to effect a transfer of property
  12. fortnight
    a period of fourteen consecutive days
Created on Wed Jul 30 17:30:16 EDT 2008 (updated Tue Sep 01 14:02:58 EDT 2009)

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