v. betroth
(a) to accumulate; to grow; to compile; to collect; to amass
(b) to sing; to harmonize; to comment broadly
(c) to influence; to persuade; to coax
(d) to promise or pledge in marriage
n. incursion
(a) attack; hostile invasion; raid; entering; infiltration
(b) closeness in time or place; closeness of relationship; resemblance
(c) poverty
(d) person who has good taste in food and drink; gourmet
adj. circumlocutory
(a) roundabout and unnecessarily wordy
(b) eager to ask questions in order to learn; nosy; curious; prying
(c) illegible; incomprehensible
(d) suitable (as land) for plowing; cultivatable
n. deposition
(a) condition of being under a guardian or a tutor; guardianship
(b) confused mass; turmoil; chaos
(c) removal from office or power; testimony; dismissal
(d) co-conspirator; partner; partner-in-crime
n. gourmand
(a) loud approval; applause; praise
(b) scorn; disrespect; disdain
(c) unselfish devotion to the welfare of others; philanthropy
(d) person who eats eagerly; glutton; greedy person |
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adj. dauntless
(a) fearless; not discouraged; impossible to frighten; bold; daring
(b) plain and unsophisticated; homely; of or living in the country; provincial
(c) perfectly clean; correct; pure
(d) thoughtful; contemplative; meditative; musing
n. stipend
(a) denial
(b) positive change
(c) written piece of work describing a peaceful rural scene
(d) payment for work done; allowance; salary
v. chafe
(a) to wilt; to shrivel; to humiliate; to cut down; to degenerate; to fade
(b) to outweigh; to be superior in amount, weight, etc.; to surpass; to predominate; to control
(c) to annoy; to irritate; to wear away; to make sore by rubbing
(d) to force; to compel; to restrain; to coerce; to oblige
n. apathy
(a) person who lives secluded; loner; hermit
(b) lack of emotion or interest; indifference; disinterest
(c) quality of remaining calm and undisturbed; composure; emotional stability
(d) giving a new meaning to an old word; new expression
adj. igneous
(a) happy; cheerful; gay; jolly; mirthful
(b) stingy; miserly; indigent
(c) having the nature of fire; volcanic; fiery
(d) odd; peculiar; strange; unusual |
