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- spasmodic
- occurring or done in brief, irregular bursts : ~ fighting continued.; • caused by, subject to, or in the nature of a spasm or spasms : a ~ cough.
- ravish
- hold spellbound, force (someone) to have sex against their will
- kink
- a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight
- formication
- a sensation like insects crawling over the skin.; [from Latin formicatio(n-), from formicare 'crawl like an ant' (said of the pulse or skin), from formica ']
- sheen
- a soft luster on a surface : black crushed velvet with a slight ~ | figurative the ~ of outward party support in China. See note at polish .; shine or cause to shine softly : [ trans. ] men entered with rain sheening their steel helms | [ intrans. ] her black hair ~ed in the sun.
- torpor
- a state of physical or mental inactivity; lethargy : they veered between apathetic ~ and hysterical fanaticism.
- stork
- a tall long-legged wading bird with a long heavy bill and typically with white and black plumage. • Family Ciconiidae: several genera and species, in particular the white ~ ( Ciconia ciconia), with black wing tips and a reddish bill and legs, often nesting on tall buildings in Europe. 鹳
- flabby
- lacking firmness or stiffness
- defile
- a narrow pass (especially one between mountains), spot, stain, or pollute, make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air
- somnolent
- • causing or suggestive of drowsiness : a ~ summer day. {1 he felt ~ after lunch sleepy, drowsy, tired, languid, dozy, groggy, lethargic, sluggish, enervated, torpid; informal snoozy, dopey, yawny; literary slumberous.}
- deign
- do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
- shudder
- shake, as from cold
- texture
- the essential quality of something
- androgynous
- having both male and female characteristics
- tussock
- a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass
- susurrus
- noun poetic/literary whispering, murmuring, or rustling : the ~ of the stream.
- blubber
- the fat of sea mammals, esp. whales and seals.; the fat of sea mammals, esp. whales and seals.
- conifer cone(pinecone)
- http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f3/Pinus_nigra_cone.jpg
- turquoise
- 1 a semiprecious stone, typically opaque and of a greenish-blue or sky-blue color, consisting of a hydrated hydroxyl phosphate of copper and aluminum.; 2 a greenish-blue color like that of this stone : [as adj. ] the ~ waters of the bay.
- cupolas
- a small dome, esp. a small dome on a drum on top of a larger dome, adorning a roof or ceiling.
- bannister
- a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling
- shrivel
- wrinkle and contract or cause to wrinkle and contract, esp. due to loss of moisture [ intrans. ] : the flowers simply shriveled up | [ trans. ] a heat wave so intense that it ~d the grapes in every vineyard.; • [ intrans. ] figurative lose momentum, will, or desire; become insignificant or ineffectual : under the reign of the Nazis, German universities ~ed as centers of learning. • [ trans. ] figurative cause to feel worthless or insignificant : she ~ed him with one glance.
- flit
- move along rapidly and lightly
- reprieve
- a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence), a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort
- enmity
- the feeling of a hostile person
- suppliant
- humbly entreating
- exorbitant
- greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
- carcass
- the dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food
- drawl
- speak in a slow, lazy way with prolonged vowel sounds : [with direct speech ] "Suits me fine," he ~ed.
- plush
- a fabric with a nap that is longer and softer than velvet, characterized by extravagance and profusion