adj. recondite
(a) hard to understand; concealed; deep; obscure; profound
(b) tasting sour; harsh in language or temper; bitter
(c) happening every two years
(d) unimportant; small; worthless; minor
adj. bestial
(a) having the qualities of a beast; brutal; barbaric
(b) lazy; inactive; sluggish; slow
(c) wise; prudent; sensible; discreet
(d) unable to pay debts; bankrupt
adj. hoary
(a) whitened by age; old; ancient
(b) deserving respect; determinable; calculable
(c) well supplied; full; brimming; crowded
(d) regional; unsophisticated; narrow-minded
adj. lecherous
(a) impure in thought and act; lustful
(b) holding; persistent; consistent
(c) fierce; savage; cruel; destructive; harsh; barbaric
(d) shining; gleaming
adj. detached
(a) separated; not interested; standing alone; impartial; aloof
(b) changeable; unpredictable; inconstant; inconsistent
(c) immature; not fully developed; fundamental
(d) having a saw-toothed edge |
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adj. ominous
(a) wrong; awry; wrongly; mistaken; erroneous
(b) threatening; foreboding
(c) perfectly straight down; vertical
(d) having an evil disposition toward others; harmful; evil (opposite: benign)
adj. gregarious
(a) fond of the company of others; sociable
(b) difficult to please; dainty; choosy; critical
(c) foolishly idealistic; extravagantly chivalrous; impractical
(d) thin; slim; delicate; weak; sparse
adj. mercenary
(a) working or done for payment only; hired for service
(b) as if asleep; inert; sluggish; inactive
(c) unequal; different; unlike; contrasting
(d) misleading; mistaken; deceptive; disappointing unsound; false
adj. orthodox
(a) traditional; accepted; conservative
(b) starting to grow or develop
(c) hard to catch; difficult to understand or grasp; evasive; tending to escape
(d) dull; cloudy; non-transparent; frosted (about glass)
adj. precarious
(a) sounding jarring; discordant
(b) not frank or candid; deceivingly simple; hypercritical; false; truthful
(c) depending upon another; risky; uncertain; unstable; unsteady
(d) controversial; argumentative; contentious |
