n. oaf
(a) clumsy or dumb person; simpleton
(b) impossible fancy; wild illusion
(c) widespread condemnation; disgrace or infamy resulting from this; public accusation; defamation
(d) entice; attraction; temptation; glamor
n. miser
(a) chain to bind the feet; shackle; hindrance
(b) apprehension; uneasiness
(c) change of form
(d) penny pincher; stingy person; scrooge; cheapskate
n. infamy
(a) honor; respect; esteem; appreciation
(b) bad reputation
(c) words of praise, especially for the dead
(d) enemy; foe; opponent; rival
n. egress
(a) act of mocking; ridicule; mockery; scorn
(b) way out; exit; going out
(c) inordinate desire for gaining and possessing wealth; greed
(d) praise in excess
n. thrall
(a) slave
(b) disapproval; condemnation
(c) skill in a craft; expertise
(d) blunder; mistake |
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n. divestiture
(a) inordinate desire for gaining and possessing wealth; greed
(b) mercy toward an offender; mildness; mercy; grace
(c) closeness in time or place; closeness of relationship; resemblance
(d) being stripped; act of unclothing; deprivation of a right or privilege
adj. contentious
(a) perfectly clean; correct; pure
(b) unbiased; fair; objective
(c) brave and strong; courageous; fearless
(d) quarrelsome; controversial; argumentative
n. depredation
(a) plundering or laying waste; pillaging; ravishing; plundering
(b) evil person; villain; rascal
(c) insincere or hypocritical statements of high ideals; jargon of a particular group or occupations
(d) talk one has with oneself (esp. on stage)
n. travail
(a) very hard work; intense pain or agony; toil
(b) change of form
(c) strength; power; depression; dent
(d) lengthy, heartfelt speech; scolding; lecture
n. diminutive
(a) state of being at rest or without motion; restfulness; calmness
(b) small person; word, expressing smallness formed when a suffix is added
(c) absolute monarchy; government where one person holds power; dictatorship; despotism; totalitarianism
(d) clique; group who meet frequently, usually socially |
