Hiaasen "Lucky You"

Bosse B. (Sweden)
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  1. brawn
    the trait of possessing muscular strength
  2. mangy
    affected with a skin disease causing itching and hair loss
  3. chigger
    small tropical flea
  4. chump
    a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
  5. truancy
    failure to attend, especially school
  6. lashings
    a large number or amount
  7. MSG
    white crystalline compound used as a food additive to enhance flavor; often used in Chinese cooking
  8. gratuitous
    unnecessary and unwarranted
  9. gripe
    complain
  10. espouse
    choose and follow a theory, idea, policy, etc.
  11. bile
    a digestive juice secreted by the liver
  12. caribou
    Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes
  13. coon
    North American raccoon
  14. squall
    a loud and harsh cry
  15. guile
    shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
  16. bashful
    self-consciously timid
  17. rambunctious
    noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
  18. randy
    feeling great sexual desire
  19. peevish
    easily irritated or annoyed
  20. innocuous
    not injurious to physical or mental health
  21. stymie
    hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
  22. spurious
    plausible but false
  23. white trash
    an offensive term for White people who are impoverished
  24. bluff
    a high steep bank
  25. dearth
    an insufficient quantity or number
  26. surmise
    infer from incomplete evidence
  27. gouge
    an impression in a surface, as made by a blow
  28. stone pit
    a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate
  29. igneous
    produced by the action of fire or intense heat
  30. frisky
    playful like a lively kitten
  31. lube
    a substance that makes things move more easily
  32. feral
    wild and menacing
  33. untrammeled
    not confined or limited
  34. derrick
    a simple crane having lifting tackle slung from a boom
  35. census
    a periodic count of the population
  36. crapshoot
    playing craps
  37. crimp
    make ridges into by pinching together
  38. intrepid
    invulnerable to fear or intimidation
  39. rotator cuff
    a supporting structure of the shoulder consisting of the muscles and tendons that attach the arm to the shoulder joint and enable the arm to move
  40. scrod
    young Atlantic cod or haddock especially one split and boned for cooking
  41. listless
    lacking zest or vivacity
  42. crankcase
    housing for a crankshaft
  43. cinch
    a band that holds a horse's saddle in place
  44. relinquish
    turn away from; give up
  45. emasculate
    deprive of strength or vigor
  46. upbeat
    pleasantly optimistic and cheerful
  47. trellis
    latticework used to support climbing plants
  48. flimsy
    a thin strong lightweight translucent paper
  49. peachy
    very good
  50. shuck
    material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
  51. baleful
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  52. gaff
    an iron hook with a handle; used for landing large fish
  53. humongous
    very large
Created on 十一月 2, 2007

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