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- PACKERA person whose business is to pack things; especially, one who packs food for preservation
- PACKINGpresent participle and gerund of pack
- SPELTsimple past and past participle of spell
- TINSELA shining fabric used for ornamental purposes. A silk or wool fabric with gold or silver thread woven into it; brocade.
- TWERPA fool, a twit.
- VICEROYOne who governs a country, province, or colony as the representative of a monarch.
- FURLOUGHA leave of absence or vacation. Especially one granted to a member of the armed forces, or to a prisoner. Especially one granted to a missionary.
- BEQUEATHTo give or leave by will; to give by testament.
- BOXENMade of boxwood.
- BRAZENMade of brass.
- BREAKFASTThe first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning.
- BURLYLarge, well-built, and muscular.
- FORGOTo do without (something enjoyable); to relinquish.
- GRISLYHorrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying.
- GROPETo feel with or use the hands; to handle.
- HOKEAlternative form of hook.
- HURSTA wood or grove.
- MILDEWA growth of minute powdery or webby fungi, whitish or of different colors, found on various diseased or decaying substances.
- MOUTHFULThe amount that will fit in a mouth.
- QUICKLYRapidly; with speed; fast; with expedition.
- RHINEA watercourse; a ditch for water.
- RICKLEA loose, disordered collection of things; a heap; a jumble.
- RIGHTEOUSFree from sin or guilt.
- SHOOTERSomeone who shoots something; a gunner, archer, etc.
- SPATsimple past and past participle of spit
- SPINDLEA rod used for spinning and then winding fibres (especially wool), usually consisting of a shaft and a circular whorl positioned at either the upper or lower end of the shaft when
- TEACHINGSomething taught by a religious or philosophical authority.
- TWINKLETo shine with a flickering light; to glimmer.
- WEAVERA person who weaves; especially, one who weaves cloth for a living.
- WISPA small bundle, as of straw or other like substance; a twisted handful of something; any slender, flexible structure or group.
- WONKYLopsided, misaligned or off-centre.
- ANCESTRYThe state of being ancestors.
- BUTTONA knob or disc that is passed through a loop or (buttonhole), serving as a fastener.
- CONTRIVETo invent by an exercise of ingeniosity; to devise
- CORSETA woman's foundation garment, reinforced with stays, that supports the waistline, hips and bust.
- DISROBETo undress someone or something.
- DISTAINTo stain, discolour or tarnish
- ENRAGETo become angry or wild.
- FLAMBOYANTShowy, bold or audacious in behaviour, appearance, style, etc.; ostentatious.
- GRUMBLEA high thundering, rumbling or growling sound.
- JARGONA technical terminology unique to a particular subject.
- NOOSEAn adjustable loop of rope, such as the one placed around the neck in hangings, or the one at the end of a lasso.
- PILFERTo steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; to practise petty theft.
- TREYA playing card or die with the rank of three.
- VANGUARDThe leading units at the front of an army or fleet.
- GEYSERA boiling natural spring which throws forth jets of water, mud, etc., at frequent intervals, driven upwards by the expansive power of steam.
- GROWTHAn increase in size, number, value, or strength.
- GUILDA group or association mainly of tradespeople made up of merchants, craftspeople, or artisans, particularly in the Middle Ages, established to oversee and protect their specific co
- QUEYA heifer.
- POSHAssociated with the upper classes.
- TAPIOCAA starchy food made from the cassava plant, used in puddings.
- BAREFOOTWearing nothing on the feet.
- BROADWide in extent or scope.
- CRIMPEasily crumbled; friable; brittle.
- DOXYA sweetheart, a prostitute, a mistress or kept woman.
- DRAWINGpresent participle and gerund of draw
- FLOGTo whip or scourge as punishment.
- FROTHFoam.
- GAITA manner of walking or stepping; a bearing or carriage while moving on legs.
- GAVELRent.
- GAWKA cuckoo; any gawky bird.
- GRIMACEA contorted facial expression, often expressing contempt or pain.
- HUTCHA box, chest, crate, case or cabinet.
- IDLEEmpty, vacant.
- INSIGHTA sight or view of the interior of anything; a deep inspection or view; introspection; frequently used with into.
- KINDLETo start (a fire) or light (a torch, a match, coals, etc.).
- LOATHETo detest, hate, or revile (someone or something).
- MENSCHA person of strength, integrity, and honor or compassion; a gentleman.
- MOLTENMelted, especially due to great heat
- OXENplural of ox
- PINCHTo squeeze a small amount of a person's skin and flesh, making it hurt.
- PLACARDA sheet of paper or cardboard with a written or printed announcement on one side for display in a public place.
- POKETo prod or jab with an object such as a finger or a stick.
- QUACKThe vocalisation made by a duck.
- QUAILTo waste away; to fade, to wither.
- QUENCHTo satisfy, especially a literal or figurative thirst.
- RUCKA throng or crowd of people or things; a mass, a pack.
- SHINThe front part of the leg below the knee; the front edge of the shin bone: Shinbone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- SNOOTAn elitist or snobbish person.
- STURGEONAny of the marine or freshwater fish of the family Acipenseridae that are prized for their roe and are endemic to temperate seas and rivers of the northern hemisphere, especially c
- TINDERSmall dry sticks and finely-divided fibrous matter etc., used to help light a fire.
- TRUCEA period of time in which no fighting takes place due to an agreement between the opposed parties.
- VIXENA female fox.
- WENCHA girl or young woman, especially a buxom or lively one.
- WOMBIn female mammals, the organ in which the young are conceived and grow until birth; the uterus.
- ARCHIVEChiefly in the form archives. A repository or other place for storing material (such as documents and records) no longer in current use, and usually having historical value.
- AXONA nerve fibre which is a long slender projection of a nerve cell, and which conducts nerve impulses away from the body of the cell to a synapse.
- BEQUESTThe act of bequeathing or leaving by will.
- BLEMISHA small flaw which spoils the appearance of something, a stain, a spot.
- BLITHECasually careless or indifferent; showing a lack of concern; nonchalant.
- BRINESalt water; water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; a salt-and-water solution for pickling.
- BRITTo break in pieces; divide.
- BUOYA float moored in water to mark a location, warn of danger, indicate a navigational channel or for other purposes A lifebuoy; a life preserver.
- CASTEAny of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies or similar found historically in other cultures.
- CLOUTInfluence or effectiveness, especially political.
- FAILTo be unsuccessful.
- FLACKTo flutter; palpitate.
- FLAXA plant of the genus Linum, especially Linum usitatissimum, which has a single, slender stalk, about a foot and a half high, with blue flowers. Also known as linseed, especially wh
- FLEDGETo care for a young bird until it is capable of flight.
- FURTIVEOf a thing: done with evasive or guilty secrecy.