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tenet an opinion, belief, or principle held to be true 0 laurenloveshorses99 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:37:14 GMT view revision history
voracious having a huge appetite, greedy, ravenous; excessively eager 0 laurenloveshorses99 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:37:14 GMT view revision history
ungainly clumsy awkward, unwieldy 0 laurenloveshorses99 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:37:14 GMT view revision history
tractable easily managed, easy to deal with; easily wrought 0 laurenloveshorses99 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:37:14 GMT view revision history
teem to become filled to overflowing; to be present in large quantities 0 laurenloveshorses99 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:37:14 GMT view revision history
ruse an action designed to confuse or mislead. a trick 0 laurenloveshorses99 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:37:14 GMT view revision history
recipient one who receives; receiving; able or willing to receive 0 laurenloveshorses99 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:37:14 GMT view revision history
pivotal vitally important, essential 0 laurenloveshorses99 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:37:14 GMT view revision history
negate to nullify, deny, bring to nothing 0 laurenloveshorses99 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:37:14 GMT view revision history
nauseate to make sick to the stomach; to fill with disgust 0 laurenloveshorses99 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:37:14 GMT view revision history
mendicant a beggar; depending on begging for a living 0 laurenloveshorses99 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:37:14 GMT view revision history
levity a lack of seriousness or earnestness, especially about things that should be treated with respect; buoyancy, lightness in weight 0 laurenloveshorses99 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:37:14 GMT view revision history
fallacy a false notion or belief; an error in thinking 0 laurenloveshorses99 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:37:14 GMT view revision history
embargo an order forbidding the trade in or movement of commercial goods; any restraint or hindrance; to forbid to enter or leave port; to forbid trade with 0 laurenloveshorses99 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:37:14 GMT view revision history
deface to injure or destroy the surface or appearance of; to damage the value, influence, or effect of; to face down, outshine 0 laurenloveshorses99 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:37:14 GMT view revision history
crusade a strong movement to advance a cause or idea; to campaign, work vigorously 0 laurenloveshorses99 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:37:14 GMT view revision history
caustic able to burn or eat away by chemical action; biting, sarcastic 0 laurenloveshorses99 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:37:14 GMT view revision history
capacious able to hold much, roomy 0 laurenloveshorses99 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:37:14 GMT view revision history
bestow to give as a gift, to provide with lodgings 0 laurenloveshorses99 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:37:13 GMT view revision history
Abdicate to resign, formally give up a office or a duty; to disown, discard 0 laurenloveshorses99 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:37:13 GMT view revision history
taint a stain or spot a mark of corruption or dishonor; to stain or contaminate 0 laurenloveshorses99 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:37:13 GMT view revision history
shiftless lazy, lacking in ambition and energy; inefficient 0 laurenloveshorses99 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:37:13 GMT view revision history
regale to feast, entertain agreeable 0 laurenloveshorses99 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:37:13 GMT view revision history
quirk a peculiar way of acting; a sudden twist or turn 0 laurenloveshorses99 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:37:13 GMT view revision history
pert high-spirited; lively; bold, saucy; jaunty 0 laurenloveshorses99 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:37:13 GMT view revision history
overbearing domineering, haughty, bullying; overpowering pre-dominate 0 laurenloveshorses99 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:37:13 GMT view revision history
outlandish (like kirsten) strange, freakish, odd, foreign-looking; geographically remote; exceeding reasonable limits 1 laurenloveshorses99 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:08:33 GMT view revision history
milieu the setting, surroundings, environment 0 laurenloveshorses99 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:37:13 GMT view revision history
mediate to bring about an agreement between persons or groups, act as a go-between ; occupying a middle position; indirect, acting through an intermediary 0 laurenloveshorses99 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:37:13 GMT view revision history
judicious using or showing good judgment, wise, sensible 0 laurenloveshorses99 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:37:13 GMT view revision history
impart to make know, tell; to give, pass something on 0 laurenloveshorses99 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:37:13 GMT view revision history
gallantry heroic courage; respect and courtesy; an act or statement marked by a high level courtesy 0 laurenloveshorses99 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:37:13 GMT view revision history
ensue to follow in order, come immediately after and as a result 0 laurenloveshorses99 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:37:13 GMT view revision history
delve to dig; to search deeply and thoroughly in 0 laurenloveshorses99 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:37:13 GMT view revision history
decoy to lure into a trap; a person or thing used to lure into a trap 0 laurenloveshorses99 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:37:13 GMT view revision history
conventional in line with accepted ideas or standards; trite 0 laurenloveshorses99 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:37:13 GMT view revision history
cite to quote; to mention; to summon to appear in court; to commend, recommend 0 laurenloveshorses99 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:37:13 GMT view revision history
calamitous causing great misfortune 0 laurenloveshorses99 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:37:13 GMT view revision history
belated late, tardy 0 laurenloveshorses99 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:37:13 GMT view revision history
appease to make calm, soothe; to relieve, satisfy; to yield to 0 laurenloveshorses99 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:37:13 GMT view revision history
whimsical (mostly kirsten) subject to odd ideas, notions, or fancies, play; unpredictable 1 laurenloveshorses99 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:14:35 GMT view revision history
vitality strength, energy, liveliness; the capacity to live and develop; the power to endure or survive 0 laurenloveshorses99 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:37:13 GMT view revision history
vex (sometimes kirsten does this to me) to annoy, anger, exasperate;to confuse, baffle 1 laurenloveshorses99 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:07:32 GMT view revision history
veritable actual, true, real 0 laurenloveshorses99 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:37:13 GMT view revision history
upbraid to blame, scold, find fault with 0 laurenloveshorses99 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:37:13 GMT view revision history
trepidation fear, fright, trembling 0 laurenloveshorses99 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:37:13 GMT view revision history
transition a change from one state or condition 0 laurenloveshorses99 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:37:13 GMT view revision history
scoff to make fun of, to show contempt for 0 laurenloveshorses99 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:37:13 GMT view revision history
rue to regret, be sorry for, a feeling of regret 0 laurenloveshorses99 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:37:13 GMT view revision history
personable pleasing in appearance or personality, attractive 0 laurenloveshorses99 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:37:13 GMT view revision history
impending about to happen, hanging over 0 laurenloveshorses99 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:37:13 GMT view revision history
habituate to become used to, to cause to become used to 0 laurenloveshorses99 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:37:13 GMT view revision history
ferret a kind of a weasel, to search or hunt out 0 laurenloveshorses99 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:37:13 GMT view revision history
entail to put a burden on, impose, require, involve to restrict 0 laurenloveshorses99 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:37:13 GMT view revision history
engross to occupy the complete attention, absorb fully 0 laurenloveshorses99 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:37:13 GMT view revision history
dexterous skillful in the use of hands or body 0 laurenloveshorses99 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:37:13 GMT view revision history
devise to think out, plan, figure out invent create 0 laurenloveshorses99 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:37:13 GMT view revision history
curt short, rudely brief 0 laurenloveshorses99 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:37:13 GMT view revision history
Barter an exchange in trade, to exchange goods 0 laurenloveshorses99 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:37:13 GMT view revision history
Accord Agreement, Harmony 0 laurenloveshorses99 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 01:37:13 GMT view revision history

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