adj. innocuous
(a) thorough; complete; comprehensive
(b) fond of the company of others; sociable
(c) harmless; dull; insipid; uninteresting
(d) fragrant; sweet-smelling; having the odor of a particular thing; reminiscent of
n. materialism
(a) original draft or record of a document; rules of behavior
(b) quality of being agreeable or eager to please; acquiescence; graciousness
(c) the theory or attitude that physical well-being and worldly possessions constitute the greatest good and highest value in life
(d) enthusiast; extremist; zealot
n. percussion
(a) wealthy leader
(b) striking one object against another; rapping
(c) formal expression of high praise; commendation; eulogy
(d) person who spends money extravagantly
adj. ambivalent
(a) undecided
(b) skeptical; disbelieving; doubting
(c) moving in a random, directionless manner; aimless
(d) marginal; outer; external
v. parry
(a) to shorten; to reduce in length compress; to diminish; to make brief
(b) to avoid; to ward off; to repulse; to turn away; to evade
(c) to organize laws or rules into a systematic collection; to arrange systematically
(d) to charge with a crime; to criticize; to accuse |
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v. subjugate
(a) to dominate; to enslave; to conquer
(b) to draw; to take back; to cancel; to annul
(c) to reprimand; to find fault with; to admonish; to reprove
(d) to secure; to hold firmly, as in eyes; to engross; to fascinate
n. negligence
(a) carelessness; neglect
(b) raised platform at one end of a room; stage
(c) formal statement of either fact or opinion; maxim; pronouncement; saying
(d) being fun; festivity; gaiety
adj. wry
(a) strong; bulky; stocky; sturdy
(b) trite; without freshness or originality; commonplace; stale; usual
(c) emphasizing minutiae or form in scholarship or teaching; strict; meticulous
(d) mocking; cynical; crooked; askew
adj. timorous
(a) lacking courage; timid
(b) emitting light; shining; enlightened; intelligent
(c) manageable; obedient; gentle; compliant; submissive
(d) flexible; capable of withstanding stress; buoyant; elastic
n. dearth
(a) failure to grow
(b) changed form; alternation; change of condition
(c) clique; group who meet frequently, usually socially
(d) scarcity; shortage; lack |
