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poisonwood bible

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  1. brindled
    having a gray or brown streak or a patchy coloring
  2. streak
    a narrow marking of a different color from the background
  3. slick
    made smooth, as by ice, grease, or water
  4. copulative
    an equating verb (such as `be' or `become') that links the subject with the complement of a sentence
  5. kin
    a person related to another or others
  6. single file
    a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other
  7. ravenous
    extremely hungry
  8. choir
    a chorus that sings as part of a religious ceremony
  9. stump
    the base part that remains after a tree has been felled
  10. tow
    drag behind
  11. shirtwaist
    a blouse with buttons down the front
  12. deliberate
    carefully thought out in advance
  13. ragged
    being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn
  14. contingence
    a possible event or occurrence or result
  15. senile
    mentally or physically infirm with age
  16. hatchet
    a small ax with a short handle used with one hand
  17. obliged
    having a moral duty to do something
  18. iota
    a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
  19. camisole
    a short sleeveless undergarment for women
  20. half-slip
    undergarment worn under a skirt
  21. pedal pusher
    snug trousers ending at the calves; worn by women and girls
  22. clanking
    having a hard nonresonant metallic sound
  23. swelter
    be uncomfortably hot
  24. parable
    a short moral story
  25. pageant
    an elaborate exhibition or procession
  26. petulant
    easily irritated or annoyed
Created on 六月 10, 2011 (updated 六月 24, 2011)

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