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  1. Sacramento
    a city in north central California 75 miles to the northeast of San Francisco on the Sacramento River; capital of California
  2. bent on
    fixed in your purpose
  3. contrary
    exact opposition
  4. intimidated
    made scared or fearful as by threats
  5. brat
    a very troublesome child
  6. withhold
    hold back; refuse to hand over or share
  7. regard
    the condition of being honored or respected
  8. interchangeable
    permitting mutual substitution without loss of function
  9. hesitant
    unable to act or decide quickly or firmly
  10. tense
    taut or rigid; stretched tight
  11. catch
    take hold of so as to seize or stop the motion of
  12. rapidly
    with quick movements
  13. convey
    transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
  14. contrast
    the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared
  15. errand
    a short trip taken in the performance of a necessary task
  16. butcher
    a person who slaughters or dresses meat for market
  17. exotic
    characteristic of another place or part of the world
  18. polysyllabic
    having or characterized by words of more than three syllables
  19. bloom
    produce or yield flowers
  20. literally
    without exaggeration
  21. firm
    not soft or yielding to pressure
  22. crowded
    overfilled or compacted or concentrated
  23. edge
    a line determining the limits of an area
  24. charming
    pleasing or delighting
  25. stretch
    extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body
  26. distinct
    constituting a separate entity or part
  27. whine
    a complaint uttered in a plaintive way
  28. guttural
    relating to or articulated in the throat
  29. consonant
    a speech sound that is not a vowel
  30. get stuck
    be unable to move further
  31. syntax
    the study of the rules for forming admissible sentences
  32. hesitant
    unable to act or decide quickly or firmly
  33. rhythm
    an interval during which a recurring sequence occurs
  34. tempt
    dispose, incline, or entice to
  35. ease
    freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort
  36. linguistic
    consisting of or related to language
  37. consequence
    a phenomenon that is caused by some previous phenomenon
  38. clinic
    a medical establishment run by a group of specialists
  39. unsettle
    cause to feel nervous, anxious, or upset
  40. clutch
    take hold of; grab
  41. blaring
    unpleasantly loud and penetrating
  42. attendant
    a person who is present and participates in a meeting
  43. slide
    move smoothly along a surface
  44. threads
    informal terms for clothing
  45. puddle
    a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid
  46. reach
    move forward or upward in order to touch
  47. falsetto
    a male singing voice with artificially high tones
  48. appealing
    able to attract interest or draw favorable attention
  49. shiver
    shake, as from cold
  50. evade
    avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
  51. grasp
    hold firmly
  52. feigned
    not genuine
  53. exuberance
    joyful enthusiasm
  54. ghetto
    a poor densely populated city district
  55. barrio
    a district in a Spanish-speaking country
  56. compound
    a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts
  57. linger
    remain present although waning or gradually dying
  58. poise
    hold or carry in equilibrium
  59. delight
    a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction
  60. reluctance
    a certain degree of unwillingness
  61. canopy
    a covering (usually of cloth) that shelters an area
  62. warily
    in a manner marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
  63. climb
    go up or advance
  64. linger
    remain present although waning or gradually dying
  65. dim
    lacking in light; not bright or harsh
  66. blurt
    utter impulsively
  67. cloistered
    providing privacy or seclusion
  68. emphasized
    spoken with intensity or forcefulness
  69. relieved
    made easier to bear
  70. jumped-up
    (British informal) upstart
  71. alienation
    the act of causing someone to become unfriendly or hostile
  72. separateness
    the state of being several and distinct
  73. consoling
    affording comfort or solace
  74. intimacy
    a feeling of being close and belonging together
  75. lacquer
    a black resinous substance that is used as a natural varnish
  76. mock
    treat with contempt
    mock-urgent
  77. convey
    transmit or serve as the medium for transmission
  78. tongue
    a mobile mass of muscular tissue located in the oral cavity
  79. drum
    a musical percussion instrument
  80. twirl
    turn in a twisting or spinning motion
  81. roar
    make a loud noise, as of an animal
  82. insisting
    continual and persistent demands
  83. straining
    an intense or violent exertion
  84. teeming
    abundantly filled with especially living things
  85. burst
    come open suddenly and violently
  86. syllable
    a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme
  87. rustling
    a light noise, like leaves blowing in the wind
Created on 三月 5, 2013

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