the Winner by Barbara Kimenye and Windows by Bernice Morgan

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  1. busload
    the quantity of cargo or the number of passengers that a bus can carry
  2. downtrodden
    abused or oppressed by people in power
  3. lurk
    lie in wait or behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
  4. slick
    made smooth, as by ice, grease, or water
  5. jaunty
    having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air
  6. elbowing
    jostling with the elbows
  7. totter
    move without being stable, as if threatening to fall
  8. stout
    having rugged physical strength
  9. rage
    a feeling of intense anger
  10. reel
    a winder around which flexible materials can be wound
  11. nudge
    push against gently
  12. mutter
    talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
  13. clamour
    utter or proclaim insistently and noisily
  14. obscurity
    the state of being indistinct due to lack of light
  15. ruthless
    without mercy or pity
  16. meagre
    deficient in amount or quality or extent
  17. wary
    marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
  18. rosy
    having the pinkish flush of health
  19. snoop
    watch, observe, or inquire secretly
  20. batch
    a collection of things or persons to be handled together
  21. effusive
    uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm
  22. spool
    a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound
  23. hoarse
    deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness
  24. mesmerize
    attract strongly, as if with a magnet
  25. frantically
    in an uncontrolled manner
  26. lustreless
    lacking brilliance or vitality
  27. incredulity
    doubt about the truth of something
  28. plonk
    set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise
  29. aplomb
    great coolness and composure under strain
  30. snarl
    utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
  31. scavenger
    someone who collects things discarded by others
  32. cherub
    an angel portrayed as a winged child
  33. cockerel
    a young domestic cock; not older than one year
  34. impetuous
    characterized by undue haste and lack of thought
  35. grudge
    a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
  36. seep
    pass gradually or leak or as if through small openings
  37. sagging
    hanging down (as from exhaustion or weakness)
  38. sill
    structural member consisting of a continuous horizontal timber forming the lowest member of a framework or supporting structure
  39. threadbare
    thin and tattered with age
  40. tweed
    thick woolen fabric used for clothing
  41. sluggish
    moving slowly
  42. rickety
    inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
  43. peevish
    easily irritated or annoyed
  44. dingy
    thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
  45. barter
    exchange goods without involving money
  46. reckon
    expect, believe, or suppose
  47. amber
    a hard yellowish to brownish translucent fossil resin
  48. kerchief
    a square scarf folded into a triangle and worn over the head
  49. flicker
    flash intermittently
    LEah dozed, the flicker of leaves in sunshine making dream pictures inside her closed eyes.
  50. doze
    a light fitful sleep
Created on 二月 14, 2013 (updated 二月 25, 2013)

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