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Alexander H. (United States of America)
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  1. accountant
    someone who maintains and audits financial records
  2. avid
    marked by active interest and enthusiasm
  3. banshee
    a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death
  4. bile
    a digestive juice secreted by the liver
  5. bluff
    a high steep bank
  6. corpse
    the dead body of a human being
  7. draft
    a current of air
  8. dragnet
    a conical fishnet dragged through the water at great depths
  9. earnest
    characterized by a firm, sincere belief in one's opinions
  10. endear
    make attractive or lovable
  11. execrate
    curse or declare to be evil or anathema
  12. gauntlet
    a glove of armored leather that protects the hand
  13. legacy
    a gift of personal property by will
  14. lucid
    transparently clear; easily understandable
  15. nigh
    near in time or place or relationship
  16. nocturnal
    belonging to or active during the night
  17. nonexistent
    not having being or actuality
  18. odium
    hate coupled with disgust
  19. ominous
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  20. pawn
    leave as a guarantee in return for money
  21. phlegmatic
    showing little emotion
  22. pollutant
    waste matter that contaminates the water, air, or soil
  23. provoke
    provide the needed stimulus for
  24. satrap
    a governor of a province in ancient Persia
  25. smug
    marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction
  26. staff
    a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose
  27. stealth
    the act of moving in a quiet or secretive way to avoid being noticed
  28. swoop
    move with a sweep
  29. thieve
    take unlawfully; steal
  30. treason
    a crime that undermines the offender's government
  31. vicissitude
    a variation in circumstances or fortune
  32. zenith
    the highest point of something
Created on Wed May 14 13:58:21 EDT 2025 (updated Thu May 15 07:32:46 EDT 2025)

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