adj. rhetorical
(a) having the power to influence or convince; persuasive; influential
(b) having to do with verbal communication; artificial eloquence; bombastic
(c) tempting; irritating; inciting; annoying
(d) miserable; unhappy; causing distress; pitiable; vile
adj. ostensible
(a) apparent; obvious; professed to be a certain way
(b) without preparation; spontaneous
(c) suitable; apt; relevant; becoming
(d) stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing; stiff-necked
n. complaisance
(a) expression of admiration; gift; levy; compliment
(b) quality of being agreeable or eager to please; acquiescence; graciousness
(c) outflow of vapor of invisible particles; noxious odor; exhalation
(d) disaster
adj. dowdy
(a) shabby in appearance; untidy; sloppy
(b) heavy; powerful; weighty; big
(c) unable to pay debts; bankrupt
(d) happening accidentally; by chance
n. parapet
(a) beginner; newcomer; novice
(b) isolation of a person or persons to prevent the spread of disease; confinement
(c) person who eats eagerly; glutton; greedy person
(d) wall for protection; low wall or railing |
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n. gaffe
(a) blunder; mistake
(b) expert; authority (usually refers to a wine or food expert)
(c) liveliness; spirit; enthusiasm; bubbliness; gaiety
(d) feeling of hatred or ill will; resentment
adj. deliberate
(a) hateful; disgusting; detestable
(b) extraneous; unexpected; nonessential; minor; secondary
(c) intentional; planned; premeditated
(d) lenient; patient; permissive; tolerant; forbearing
n. menagerie
(a) teacher; wise and faithful advisor; spiritual instructor
(b) marshy land; mud; difficult situation
(c) apprehension; uneasiness
(d) place to keep or a collection of wild or strange animals; zoo
n. paradox
(a) enemy; foe; opponent; rival
(b) tenet seemingly contradictory or false, but actually true
(c) unrest; agitation; commotion; tumult; uproar
(d) binding and solemn agreement; contract; treaty
n. goad
(a) something used to sharpen; whetstone
(b) mixture or combination (often of metals); alloy
(c) driving impulse; something which urges or drives
(d) gravity; sincerity |
