n. rebuttal
(a) refutation; opposition; contradiction
(b) formal expression of high praise; commendation; eulogy
(c) act of rejoicing; joy; gaiety; glee
(d) entice; attraction; temptation; glamor
adj. unwonted
(a) carefully attentive; diligent; persistent; hard-working
(b) natural; inborn; inherent
(c) unusual; rare; uncommon
(d) matter-of-fact; practical
adv. slovenly
(a) sloppy; untidy; careless; unclean
(b) on; toward the rear of a ship
(c) wrong; askew
(d) unquestionably; surely; obviously
v. encumber
(a) to blame; to denunciate; to attack strongly; to explode with a loud noise
(b) to hold back; to hinder; to burden; load down; to impede
(c) to comply with; to consent to; to agree with; to concur
(d) to accumulate; to grow; to compile; to collect; to amass
adj. intransigent
(a) unyielding; uncompromising
(b) emitting light; shining; enlightened; intelligent
(c) silent; reserved; shy; self-restraint
(d) unwilling to be pacified or appeased; impossible to pacify; inexorable |
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n. mettle
(a) hate; disgrace from a hateful action; enmity
(b) spirit; courage; ardor
(c) fake show intended to deceive; deception; pretense; diversionary tactic
(d) parliamentary procedure to end debate and begin to vote; closure
adj. passive
(a) careless; irresponsible; permissive; slack; lenient
(b) submissive; unassertive; compliant; indifferent
(c) going beyond what is reasonable; excessive; expensive; disproportionate
(d) carefully attentive; diligent; persistent; hard-working
n. quagmire
(a) marshy land; mud; difficult situation
(b) legend; long story of adventure or heroic deed
(c) very hard work; intense pain or agony; toil
(d) raised platform at one end of a room; stage
adj. amorphous
(a) manageable; obedient; gentle; compliant; submissive
(b) with no shape; unorganized; having no determinate form
(c) asking earnestly and submissively
(d) untrue; inaccurate; not correct; wrong; mistaken
n. accomplice
(a) false statement; rumor; hoax
(b) growth by addition; growing together by parts; expansion
(c) sudden, unpredictable or whimsical change; impulse
(d) co-conspirator; partner; partner-in-crime |
