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- effect
- to change, something that is produced by an agency or cause; result; consequence:
- decent
- respectable; worthy:adequate; fair;
- affect
- to impress the mind or move the feelings of: to act on; produce an effect or change in:
- ascension
- the act of changing location in an upward direction [syn: rise]
- graceful
- characterized by elegance or beauty of form, manner, movement, or speech; elegant:
- reign
- royal rule or authority, the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- diagonal
- having an oblique direction.
- scholastic
- academic. Of or relating to schools;
- desirable
- worth having or wanting; pleasing, excellent, or fine:
- isle
- a small piece of land in the middle of water
- brother-in-law
- the brother of one's husband or wife.
- surgeon
- a physician who specializes in surgery.
- chemistry
- the science that deals with the composition and properties of substances and various elementary forms of matter.
- adolescent
- 1. immature, young. 3. youth, teenager, minor. 4.growing to manhood or womanhood; youthful.
- brevity
- shortness of time or duration; briefness
- moral
- of, pertaining to, or concerned with the principles or rules of right conduct or the distinction between right and wrong; ethical
- chute
- 1. An inclined trough, passage, or channel through or down which things may pass. 2.a water slide, as at an amusement park.
- deficit
- a lack or shortage;a disadvantage, impairment, or handicap: a loss, as in the operation of a business.
- pt
- (Abreviation of) A unit of volume or capacity in the U.S. Customary System, used in liquid measure, equal to 1/8 gallon or 16 ounces
- possession
- control over oneself, one's mind, etc.
- astronaut
- a person engaged in or trained for spaceflight.
- oppose
- to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
- rebellion
- 1. resistance to or defiance of any authority, control, or tradition. 2. open, organized, and armed resistance to one's government or ruler.
- unmistakable
- not mistakable; clear; obvious.
- ability
- 1. power or capacity to do or act physically, mentally, legally, morally, financially, etc. 2. competence in an activity or occupation because of one's skill, training, or other qualification: 3. talents, skills
- unison
- the performance of musical parts at the same pitch or at the octave.
- millimeter
- one thousanth of a meter
- illegal
- forbidden by law or statute.
- octagon
- having eight angles and eight sides
- architect
- the deviser, maker, or creator of anything: a person professionally engaged in the design of certain large constructions other than buildings and the like:
- expansion
- dilated, or enlarged portion or form of a thing: increase
- debatable
- capable of being debated.
- millionaire
- any very rich person.
- shelves
- a thin slab of wood, metal, etc., fixed horizontally to a wall or in a frame, for supporting objects. (PLURAL)
- vain
- excessively proud of or concerned about one's own appearance, qualities, achievements, etc.; conceited:
- especially
- particularly; exceptionally; markedly:
- artery
- Any of the muscular elastic tubes that form a branching system and that carry blood away from the heart to the cells, tissues, and organs of the body.
- atmosphere
- the gaseous envelope surrounding the earth; the air.
- weren't
- contraction of were not:
- octopus
- animal having a soft, oval body and eight sucker-bearing arms, living mostly at the bottom of the sea.
- lovable
- of such a nature as to attract love; deserving love; amiable; endearing.
- opposite
- contrary or radically different in some respect common to both, as in nature, qualities, direction, result, or significance;
- gradual
- taking place, changing, moving, etc., by small degrees or little by little:
- we'd
- contraction of we had, we should, or we would.
- morale
- The state of the spirits of a person or group as exhibited by confidence, cheerfulness, discipline, and willingness to perform assigned tasks.
- descent
- a downward inclination or slope. passage or stairway leading down.
- scholarly
- concerned with academic learning and research.
- perspiration
- a salty, watery fluid secreted by the sweat glands of the skin, esp. when very warm as a result of strenuous exertion; sweat.
- spaguetti
- a white, starchy pasta of Italian origin that is made in the form of long strings, boiled, and served with any of a variety of meat, tomato, or other sauces.
- musketeer
- A member of the French royal household bodyguard in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- account
- an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative:
- pint
- A unit of volume or capacity in the U.S. Customary System, used in liquid measure, equal to 1/8 gallon or 16 ounces
- vein
- Any of the membranous tubes that form a branching system and carry blood to the heart.
- aisle
- a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like.
- belligerent
- pertaining to war or to those engaged in war:
- Ave.
- abbr. avenue
- rhythm
- the pattern of regular or irregular pulses caused in music by the occurrence of strong and weak melodic and harmonic beats.