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contort

Posted on October 3, 2014October 2, 2014 by admin

ken tort to twist into an unusual or unnatural shape. Rage contorted his features. His face contorted with rage.  

discreet

Posted on October 2, 2014October 2, 2014 by admin

dih skrit 1. reserved and judicious, esp. in talking about or otherwise revealing confidential matters; circumspect. I wouldn’t trust him with this kind of information because he’s never discreet. 2. not showy…

carouse

Posted on October 1, 2014September 30, 2014 by admin

k@ raUz intransitive verb to revel in a boisterous and drunken manner. They’d been carousing in the bar and were now staggering home, still singing and shouting.

drivel

Posted on September 30, 2014September 30, 2014 by admin

drI v@l noun 1. foolish or silly speech or ideas. I don’t believe a word of this drivel about instant weight loss. 2. saliva that has been allowed to fall from the…

scoff

Posted on September 29, 2014September 29, 2014 by admin

skaf intransitive verb to speak with mild scorn or derision (often fol. by at). He scoffed at my fear of the dark. Bart blames Milhouse for snitching on him, and when Milhouse…

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