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abacus............................001
abet................................001
abracadabra....................002
academy.........................003
acrid................................004
admiral...........................005
adolescent......................005
afraid..............................006
agony..............................006
alarm..............................007
album.............................008
alcohol............................008
alibi.................................009
allegory...........................009 A abacus............................001 abet................................001 abracadabra....................002 academy.........................003 acrid................................004 admiral...........................005 adolescent......................005 afraid..............................006 agony..............................006 alarm..............................007 album.............................008 alcohol............................008 alibi.................................009 allegory...........................009 alligator..........................010 alone...............................010 aloof...............................011 amazon...........................012 ambiguous......................012 ambition.........................013 ambulance......................014 anecdote........................014 antic................................015 April................................016 arena..............................016 arrest..............................017 assiduous........................018 atlas................................018 atone..............................019 attic.................................020 August............................020 autumn...........................021 average...........................022 awkward.........................022 B Babbitt............................024 bad.................................024 ballon..............................025 bald.................................026 ballot..............................026 bandit.............................027 bank................................028 bankrupt.........................028 barbarous.......................029 barbecue........................030 bastard...........................031 bead...............................031 bear................................032 bed.................................033 bedlam...........................033 beggar............................034 berserk...........................035 Bible...............................036 bigot...............................036 bikini...............................037 bimbo.............................037 bishop.............................038 blackguard......................039 blackmail........................039 blarney...........................040 bless...............................041 blizzard...........................041 bluestocking...................042 bogus..............................043 bohemian.......................044 bombast.........................044 book...............................045 boss................................045 boulevard.......................046 boutique.........................047 bowie knife.....................047 boy..................................048 boycott...........................049 brandy............................050 bread..............................050 breakfast.........................051 bribe...............................051 bridal..............................052 bridegroom.....................053 brigade...........................053 broker.............................054 brunch............................055 buck................................055 buddy.............................056 budget............................056 bug.................................057 bugle...............................058 bully................................059 bungalow........................059 bunk...............................060 burdensome...................060 bureau............................061 bus..................................062 butterfly..........................062 buxom............................063 C cab..................................064 cabal...............................064 cabbage..........................065 Caesarean section..........066 calculate.........................066 camera............................067 canary.............................068 cancel.............................068 cancer.............................069 candid.............................070 candy..............................070 cannibal..........................071 canter.............................072 canvas.............................072 caprice............................073 carat...............................074 cardigan..........................074 cardinal...........................075 career.............................076 carnival...........................076 carpet.............................077 cat...................................078 catastrophe....................078 caterpillar.......................079 cattle...............................079 Catholic...........................080 chair................................081 chance............................081 chapel.............................082 character........................083 charity............................083 charisma.........................084 charming........................085 chauffeur........................085 chauvinism.....................086 check..............................087 chimera...........................088 China..............................088 chivalry...........................089 chowder.........................089 class................................090 clerk................................091 climate............................092 cloak...............................092 cloud...............................093 clue.................................094 coach..............................094 cobalt..............................095 cobra..............................096 cocktail...........................096 cocoa..............................097 coconut...........................097 coffee..............................098 colonel............................099 coin.................................099 comedy...........................100 comfort...........................101 commando.....................101 company.........................102 complexion.....................103 comrade.........................103 constable........................104 continent........................104 cookie.............................105 cool.................................106 cop..................................106 copper............................107 coquette.........................107 cordial.............................108 corn................................108 cornucopia......................109 coroner...........................110 costume..........................110 court...............................111 cousin.............................112 cow.................................113 coward............................113 coxcomb.........................114 cravat..............................115 crazy...............................115 cretin..............................116 crisscross........................116 crocodile.........................117 crucial.............................118 curfew............................118 currency..........................119 curtail.............................120 cynic...............................120 D daffodil...........................122 dais.................................122 daisy...............................123 damask...........................124 date................................124 day..................................125 D-day..............................126 deadline..........................126 debt................................127 debut..............................127 December.......................128 delirium..........................129 demijohn........................129 demon............................130 denim.............................131 derrick............................131 despot............................132 deuce..............................132 devil................................133 diaper.............................134 dicker..............................134 dictionary.......................135 diet.................................136 diplomat.........................136 dirge...............................137 disaster...........................137 discover..........................138 dismal.............................139 divan...............................139 dog.................................140 dollar..............................141 draconian........................141 dragoman.......................142 dragoon..........................143 dream.............................143 dress...............................144 dumbbell........................144 dunce..............................145 Dutch..............................146 E Easter..............................147 eavesdropper.................147 eccentric.........................148 echo................................148 egis.................................149 elbow..............................150 electricity........................150 eleven.............................151 elixir................................152 emancipation.................152 eminence grise...............153 enthusiast.......................154 epicure...........................155 erotic..............................155 escape............................156 esquire............................157 etiquette.........................157 eureka.............................158 explode...........................159 extravagant.....................159 F facsimile.........................161 fad..................................161 fake.................................162 fan..................................162 fanatic.............................163 farce................................164 farm................................164 fascinate.........................165 fascism............................166 February.........................166 fearnought......................167 feisty...............................167 female............................168 fetish...............................169 filibuster.........................169 flamenco.........................170 fork.................................171 fortnight.........................171 frank...............................172 Friday..............................173 fun..................................173 flour................................174 frontier...........................175 funky...............................175 G galaxy..............................177 galoshes..........................177 gargantuan.....................178 garlic...............................179 gas..................................179 gauntlet..........................180 gay..................................181 gazette............................181 genius.............................182 gentle.............................183 ghost...............................183 girl..................................184 glamour..........................184 good-bye........................185 gorgon............................186 gorilla..............................186 gospel.............................187 gossamer........................188 gossip.............................188 graham...........................189 grenade..........................189 groom.............................190 grotesque.......................191 guillotine........................191 gun.................................192 gung ho...........................193 guy..................................194 gymnasium.....................194 Gypsy..............................195 H halcyon...........................197 Halloween......................197 hamburger......................198 handicap.........................199 handkerchief...................199 handsome.......................200 hangnail..........................201 harass.............................201 harvest............................202 hazard.............................202 hearse.............................203 hectic..............................204 hector.............................204 helicopter.......................205 helpmeet........................205 heresy.............................206 history............................207 hobby.............................207 honcho...........................208 honeymoon....................208 hooker............................209 horde..............................210 host................................210 humble pie.....................211 humbug..........................212 humdrum.......................212 humor.............................213 husband..........................214 hussy...............................214 hyacinth..........................215 hysteria...........................215 I idea.................................217 idiom..............................217 idiot................................218 ignoramus.......................218 impede...........................219 inaugurate......................220 infant..............................220 influenza.........................221 insult...............................221 intoxicate........................222 island..............................222 J jackanapes......................224 jade.................................224 jalousie...........................225 janizary...........................225 January...........................226 jeans...............................226 jeep.................................227 Jehovah..........................228 jeopardy.........................228 joke.................................229 journey...........................229 jovial...............................230 juggernaut......................231 July.................................232 June................................232 junket.............................233 K kangaroo.........................234 khaki...............................234 kibitz...............................235 kickshaw.........................236 kidnap.............................236 kiwifruit..........................237 knave..............................237 L lace.................................239 lady.................................239 lampoon.........................240 learn...............................241 left..................................241 legend.............................242 lent.................................243 lesbian............................243 lethal..............................244 lewd................................244 libel.................................245 liberal..............................246 limousine........................246 livery...............................247 loo..................................247 lord.................................248 lounge.............................249 lumber............................249 lunatic.............................250 luncheon.........................251 lynch...............................251 M macadam........................253 macho.............................253 Mafia..............................254 magazine........................255 magnet...........................255 mail.................................256 malaria...........................257 mall.................................257 Mandarin........................258 maneuver.......................258 marathon........................259 march.............................260 marmalade.....................260 marshal...........................261 martinet.........................262 mascot............................262 masochism.....................263 mass...............................264 matinee..........................264 maudlin..........................265 mausoleum.....................266 maverick.........................266 May................................267 mayday...........................268 meal................................268 mentor............................269 mercy..............................270 mesmerize......................270 mess...............................271 migraine.........................272 milliner...........................272 miniature........................273 mob................................274 monday..........................274 money............................275 monster..........................276 morphine........................276 mountebank...................277 mugwump......................277 muscle............................278 museum.........................278 music..............................279 musket............................280 N namby-pamby................281 narcissism.......................281 nausea............................282 necklace..........................283 neighbor.........................283 nemesis..........................284 nepotism........................284 nice.................................285 nickel..............................286 nickname........................287 nicotine...........................287 nightmare.......................288 noisome..........................288 noon...............................289 nostrum..........................290 November.......................290 numskull.........................291 O October..........................292 OK...................................292 Old Nick..........................293 ]omelette........................294 orangutan.......................294 ordeal.............................295 orient..............................295 ornery.............................296 Oscar..............................297 oscillate..........................298 ostracism........................298 ottoman..........................299 P pagan..............................300 pal...................................300 palace.............................301 palm...............................302 pamphlet........................302 pandemonium................303 pander............................304 panhandle......................305 panic...............................305 panorama.......................306 pants...............................306 paparazzo.......................307 paper..............................308 parachute.......................308 parasite...........................309 pariah.............................310 park................................310 patrol..............................311 patter..............................312 pavilion...........................312 pay..................................313 pea..................................314 peach..............................314 peanut............................315 peculiar...........................315 pedagogue......................316 pedigree.........................317 pen.................................317 pencil..............................318 penguin..........................318 peninsula........................319 perfume..........................319 person............................320 pester.............................321 petticoat.........................321 philistine.........................322 piano..............................323 picnic..............................323 pipsqueak.......................324 poppycock......................324 posh................................325 potato.............................326 potpourri........................327 powwow.........................327 precipitate......................328 precarious.......................328 precocious......................329 prestige...........................330 priest..............................330 pretext............................331 prevaricate.....................331 prize................................332 procrustean....................333 profane...........................333 propaganda....................334 protocol..........................335 prune..............................335 pundit.............................336 puny................................336 pupil...............................337 puppet............................338 Q quack..............................339 queue.............................339 quibble...........................340 quicksilver.......................341 quintessence..................341 quisling...........................342 quorum...........................343 quiz.................................343 R racket..............................345 ranch..............................345 rankle..............................346 rapture............................347 rasher.............................347 recalcitrant.....................348 recipe..............................348 reefer..............................349 remorse..........................350 republic..........................350 retaliate..........................351 rich.................................351 riddle..............................352 riffraff.............................353 right................................353 rigmarole........................354 rival.................................355 road................................355 roam...............................356 robe................................357 robot...............................357 romance.........................358 roorback.........................359 rostrum...........................359 rubber.............................360 S sabotage.........................361 sacrament.......................361 sacrilege.........................362 sad..................................363 sadism............................363 salary..............................364 salver..............................365 sandwich........................365 sarcasm..........................366 sarcophagus...................367 sardonic..........................367 satellite...........................368 satin................................369 Saturday.........................369 savage.............................370 scapegoat.......................370 scavenger.......................371 scepter............................372 school.............................372 scrimmage......................373 scruple............................374 second............................374 semester.........................375 seminary.........................375 senate.............................376 September......................377 shagreen.........................377 shambles........................378 sherry.............................378 shibboleth......................379 shindig............................380 shrew..............................380 shuttlecock.....................381 shyster............................382 silhouette.......................382 silly.................................383 sincere............................384 sinecure..........................384 sinister............................385 siren................................386 sirloin..............................386 size..................................387 skirt.................................388 slander............................388 slapstick..........................389 slave...............................390 slogan.............................390 smog...............................391 sneeze.............................392 snob................................392 soccer.............................393 sock................................393 sofa.................................394 sojourner........................395 soldier.............................395 sophomore.....................396 spade..............................396 speed..............................397 spinster...........................397 spruce.............................398 stamina...........................399 starve..............................399 steadfast.........................400 stentorian.......................401 stepchild.........................401 steward...........................402 stoic................................402 story...............................403 succinct...........................404 suede..............................404 sunbeam.........................405 Sunday............................406 supercilious....................406 surly................................407 sycophant.......................407 symposium.....................408 syphilis............................409 T talent..............................410 tantalize..........................411 tarantula.........................411 tariff................................412 tawdry............................413 tea..................................413 teetotaler.......................414 tenderfoot......................415 tennis..............................415 test.................................416 thesaurus........................416 thing...............................417 thrill................................418 thug................................418 Thursday.........................419 toady..............................420 toast...............................420 toilet...............................421 tomato............................422 torpedo...........................422 town...............................423 tragedy...........................424 travel..............................424 treacle............................425 treason...........................425 tribulation.......................426 trivial..............................427 trophy.............................427 trousers..........................428 Tuesday...........................429 tulip................................429 turkey.............................430 turnpike..........................431 tuxedo............................431 twilight...........................432 typhoon..........................433 U umbrage.........................434 umpire............................434 uncouth..........................435 undertaker......................436 urchin.............................436 utopia.............................437 utter................................438 V vaccine............................439 valentine.........................439 vandal.............................440 vanilla.............................441 vaudeville.......................441 venom............................442 villain..............................442 vine.................................443 vinegar............................444 vitamin...........................444 volume............................445 W warlock...........................446 Wednesday.....................446 weird..............................447 Welsh..............................448 whiskey...........................448 window...........................449 wizard.............................449 woman...........................450 X Xmas...............................451 Y yacht...............................452 yahoo..............................452 Yankee............................453 yardstick.........................454 yen..................................454 Yule.................................455 yuppie.............................456 Z zenith..............................457 zest.................................457 zodiac.............................458 zoo..................................459