n. connivance
(a) teacher; professor; educator
(b) guess; assumption; supposition
(c) libel; slander; calumny
(d) secret cooperation in wrongdoing
n. obeisance
(a) incoherent speech; specialized vocabulary in certain fields
(b) something used in a given activity; piece of equipment
(c) reasoning in order from general to particular
(d) gesture of respect or reverence; reverent behavior
n. catharsis
(a) sudden feeling of uneasiness or doubt; regret; sorrow
(b) purging or relieving of the body or soul
(c) scarcity; fewness
(d) hope; comfort during a time of grief; consolation; relief
n. bastion
(a) confused condition; hesitation; vacillation
(b) collection or mixture of various things; aggregate; cluster; mass; assortment
(c) fortress; stronghold; castle
(d) rebuke; accusation
n. fustian
(a) praise in excess
(b) final act or result; effect; consequence
(c) hostility; opposition; conflict
(d) pompous talk or writing; flowery speech coarse fabric; linen |
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n. gauntlet
(a) unrest; agitation; commotion; tumult; uproar
(b) protective glove
(c) isolation of a person or persons to prevent the spread of disease; confinement
(d) allergic reaction; vulnerability
n. malefactor
(a) completion; finish; realization; perfection; culmination
(b) evil person; criminal
(c) tyranny; absolute power or influence; rule of a despot; dictatorship
(d) slight fault or offense; minor sin
n. euphemism
(a) plunderer; raider; thief
(b) substitution of a milder or socially acceptable word or phrase
(c) quality of nobleness of mind; disdain of meanness or revenge; generous and unselfish act
(d) crude or surly behavior; behavior of a peasant; lack of education
n. cascade
(a) waterfall; pour; waves
(b) harshness; vulgarity
(c) group; band; companion; friend
(d) person who believes that others are motivated entirely by selfishness; pessimist
n. epitome
(a) plant which blooms every two years; event which occurs every two years
(b) model; typification; embodiment; archetype; exemplar
(c) imprisonment; the use of threats; pressure; coercion; intimidation
(d) strong rejection; denigrating attitude |
