n. boor
(a) small person; word, expressing smallness formed when a suffix is added
(b) musical discord; disagreement; lack of harmony; inconsistency
(c) person related through ancestry; relative; kin
(d) rude person
n. maverick
(a) collection of beliefs; system of religious laws
(b) person who does not conform to the norm; independent thinker
(c) noisy commotion; disturbance; confusion; riot
(d) lack of seriousness; instability; frivolity
n. motility
(a) spontaneous motion; mobility
(b) faithfulness; honesty; precision; adherence to detail; loyalty
(c) equipment; accessories; tools
(d) mixture or combination (often of metals); alloy
n. acrimony
(a) person skilled at telling stories
(b) imprisonment; the use of threats; pressure; coercion; intimidation
(c) official paper containing information; deed; certificate
(d) sharpness or bitterness in language or manner; rancor
adj. moot
(a) foolishly and tearfully sentimental; weepy; emotional
(b) unyielding; uncompromising
(c) subject to or open for discussion or debate
(d) marked by self-control; settled; sober |
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n. spurn
(a) disapproval; expression of disapproval; criticism
(b) person skilled at telling stories
(c) strong rejection; denigrating attitude
(d) something out of place in time (e.g. an airplane in 1492); something that is obsolete or out of date
n. malediction
(a) dictator; tyrant; despot
(b) carelessness; neglect
(c) putting a curse on someone; talking negatively about another; slander
(d) failing to meet necessary requirements; lack of ability; inadequacy
n. disapprobation
(a) disapproval; condemnation
(b) faithfulness; loyalty
(c) audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to; impudence; insolence; audacity; nerve
(d) clumsy person
n. neophyte
(a) high praise; commendation
(b) beginner; newcomer; novice
(c) dishonest act; deception; fraud; villainy
(d) basis for an argument; presumption; proposition
n. plethora
(a) superabundance
(b) principle accepted as authoritative; belief
(c) giving a new meaning to an old word; new expression
(d) state of disorder; mess; lack of order |
