Words

dramatic poem set to music

a person in the employ of a special interest group who tries to persuade legislators or government administrators to act in the interest of his/her employers

slow moving tree-dwelling mammal

to feel intense disgust or distaste for

lead colored often taken to mean whitish or pale

composed of elements drawn from disparate sources

discolored by a bruise

cause to be set aside

a party to a lawsuit

public ofﬁcial who investigates any death thought to be of other than natural causes

clearness of expression

freedom from ambiguity

something common

move or swing back and forth

full of juice or sap

full of richness

printed matter of any kind

search thoroughly

pillage (going through a place)

be uncertain or unsteady in decision or movement

relating to the back of an animal

not readily understood

able to take on many forms

those writings considered to have lasting merit, either because of their excellence of form or the value of their examples

through and careful

open the mouth wide

stare wonderingly with the mouth open

purposely continuing to do something wrong

stubbornly wrongheaded

directed away from what is right

wicked and unacceptable

practical rule guiding conduct

comfort in sorrow or trouble

comfort or console in time of sorrow or trouble

impossible to estimate

(apprec) invaluable

of immeasurable worth

idealistic but impractical

dislike or opposition

bite the bullet

abstaining from illicit sexual acts

simple (of a style of writing)

not highly decorated

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