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- BLEARYTired, having senses dulled by exhaustion.
- BUXOMHaving a full, voluptuous figure, especially possessing large breasts.
- DROUGHTA period of unusually low rainfall, longer and more severe than a dry spell.
- FICKLEQuick to change one’s opinion or allegiance; insincere; not loyal or reliable.
- GHASTLYLike a ghost in appearance; death-like; pale; pallid; dismal.
- GIRLA female child.
- GLOMTo take.
- GOURMETFine; of superior quality.
- HEIFERA young female cow, one over one year old but which has not calved.
- HICCUPA spasm of the diaphragm, or the resulting sound.
- IRKSOMEMarked by irritation or annoyance; disagreeable; troublesome by reason of long continuance or repetition
- KNAVEA boy; especially, a boy servant.
- MILKENConsisting of milk.
- MIRTHThe emotion usually following humor and accompanied by laughter.
- NEWTA small lizard-like amphibian in the subfamily Pleurodelinae that lives in the water as an adult.
- QUIVERA container for arrows, crossbow bolts or darts, such as those fired from a bow, crossbow or blowgun.
- RIGHTEOUSFree from sin or guilt.
- UNTIMELYAt an inopportune time.
- CRAWFISHAny of various freshwater crustaceans: crayfish.
- DEBONAIRGracious, courteous.
- DETAINTo keep something from proceeding or coming to completion; to delay.
- ENAMOREDIn love, amorous.
- FORELA kind of coarse parchment for book covers; a forrill.
- FURLTo lower, roll up and secure (something, such as a sail or flag)
- GIMPA narrow ornamental fabric or braid of silk, wool, or cotton, often stiffened with metallic wire or coarse cord running through it, used as trimming for dresses, curtains, furnitur
- GOBLETA drinking vessel with a foot and stem.
- HEINOUSTotally reprehensible.
- PAWNThe state of being held as security for a loan, or as a pledge.
- RAVENOUSVery hungry.
- STRIFEStriving; earnest endeavor; hard work.
- TRIPEThe lining of the large stomach of ruminating animals, when prepared for food.
- VANGUARDThe leading units at the front of an army or fleet.
- WAIVETo relinquish (a right etc.); to give up claim to; to forgo.
- GLADEAn open passage through a wood; a grassy open or cleared space in a forest.
- GLAMOUROriginally, enchantment; magic charm; especially, the effect of a spell that causes one to see objects in a form that differs from reality, typically to make filthy, ugly, or repul
- SWIRLTo twist or whirl, as an eddy.
- WHOPTo throw or move (something) quickly, usually with an impact.
- BIRYANIA spiced dish of rice, blended with meat and/or vegetables.
- PASHMINAA Cashmere; a goat native to Kashmir.
- SERENDIPITYThe phenomenon of making an unplanned, fortunate discovery through a combination of unexpected circumstances and insightful recognition.
- SITARA Hindustani/Indian classical stringed instrument, typically having a gourd as its resonating chamber.
- SYRAHA dark-skinned variety of grape, used to produce red wines.
- TAPIOCAA starchy food made from the cassava plant, used in puddings.
- VINDALOOA blend of chilis, tamarind, ginger, cumin, and mustard seeds, originally from Goa.
- BIRKENMade of birch; birchen.
- BRANDISHTo move or swing a weapon back and forth, particularly if demonstrating anger, threat or skill.
- BROGUEA strong dialectal accent, usually Irish or Scottish.
- DUCKTo quickly lower (the head or body), often in order to prevent it from being struck by something.
- DWARFAny member of a race of beings from (especially Scandinavian and other Germanic) folklore, usually depicted as having some sort of supernatural powers and being skilled in crafting
- ESPIONAGEThe act or process of learning secret information through clandestine means.
- FROTHFoam.
- GIRDLEThat which girds, encircles, or encloses; a circumference.
- GLISTENTo reflect light with a glittering luster; to sparkle, coruscate, glint or flash.
- GRUELA thin, watery porridge, formerly eaten primarily by the poor and the ill.
- GUMPTIONCommon sense, initiative, resourcefulness.
- HOVENalternative past participle of heave
- MIREDeep mud; moist, spongy earth.
- MOURNTo express sadness or sorrow for; to grieve over (especially a death).
- PUCKA mischievous or hostile spirit.
- SCREECHA high-pitched strident or piercing sound, such as that between a moving object and any surface.
- SHRIVELTo collapse inward; to crumble.
- SILTMud or fine earth deposited from running or standing water.
- SLEDGEA sledgehammer.
- SLOVENA habitually dirty or untidy man or boy; the male equivalent of slattern, or slut.
- STRAKEAn iron fitting of a traditional wooden wheel, such as a hub component or bearing (e.g., box, bushel), a cleat, or a rim covering.
- VIXENA female fox.
- WEFTThe horizontal threads that are interlaced through the warp in a woven fabric.
- WIMPLEA cloth which usually covers the head and is worn around the neck and chin. It was worn by women in medieval Europe and is still worn by nuns in certain orders.
- WRANGLETo convince or influence (someone) by arguing or contending. Followed by out of: to elicit (something) from a person by arguing or bargaining. To speak or write (something) in an a
- ATELIERA studio or workshop, especially for an artist, designer, or fashion house.
- BLANCHTo grow or become white.
- BURGEONA bud, sprout, or shoot.
- COIFA hairdo.
- CORGIEllipsis of Welsh corgi (“a type of herding dog originating from Wales, having a small body, short legs, and fox-like features such as large ears; two separate breeds are recognize
- COUTHFamiliar, known; well-known, renowned.
- COWERTo crouch or cringe, or to avoid or shy away from something, in fear.
- ECHELONA level or rank in an organization, profession, or society.
- FORTHCOMINGApproaching or about to take place.
- FRAUGHTThe hire of a boat or ship to transport cargo. Money paid to hire a vessel for this purpose; freight.
- GIRDTo bind with a flexible rope or cord.
- GROVELTo be prone on the ground.
- HOVELAn open shed for sheltering cattle, or protecting produce, etc., from the weather.
- HYPERBOLEDeliberate overstatement, particularly extreme overstatement.
- IMPLORETo beg or plead for (something) earnestly or urgently; to beseech. To beg or plead that (someone) earnestly or urgently do something; to beseech, to entreat.
- JAVELINA light spear thrown with the hand and used as a weapon.
- JOVIALCheerful and good-humoured; jolly, merry.
- KITHFriends and acquaintances.
- LANGUIDOf a person or animal, or their body functions: flagging from weakness, or inactive or weak, especially due to illness or tiredness; faint, listless.
- LAWNGround (generally in front of or around a house) covered with grass kept closely mown.
- LITHEMild; calm.
- LITMUSA dyestuff extracted from certain lichens, that changes color when exposed to pH levels greater than or less than certain critical levels.
- LUGEA racing sled for one or two people that is ridden with the rider or riders lying on their back.
- MARAUDTo move about in roving fashion looking for plunder; to loiter.
- MIDGEAny of various small two-winged flies, for example, from the family Chironomidae or non-biting midges, the family Chaoboridae or phantom midges, and the family Ceratopogonidae or b
- MONOLITHA large, single block of stone which is a natural feature; or a block of stone or other similar material used in architecture and sculpture, especially one carved into a monument i
- MORBIDITYThe quality of being unhealthful or diseased, sometimes including the cause.
- NATALOf or relating to birth.
- OBTUSEBlunt; not sharp, pointed, or acute in form. Blunt, or rounded at the extremity. Larger than one, and smaller than two right angles, equivalently more than 90° and less than 180°.
- PATINAA paten (a flat type of dish).
- PIOUSOf or pertaining to piety, exhibiting piety, devout, god-fearing.