adj. uncanny
(a) contradictory; inconsistent; sarcastic
(b) of a strange nature; weird; mysterious
(c) easy to shape or bend; pliable; flexible; adaptable
(d) improper; unfortunate; unexpected
adj. illusory
(a) contributing to life; amiable; sociable; merry; friendly
(b) unreal; false; deceptive; illusive
(c) quarrelsome; controversial; argumentative
(d) wishing evil; malicious (opposite: benevolent)
n. catalyst
(a) loud approval; applause; praise
(b) anything which creates a situation in which change can occur
(c) unworldly young woman; character of an innocent girl
(d) chest where money or valuables are kept; treasury; strongbox
adj. arable
(a) suitable (as land) for plowing; cultivatable
(b) part of the essential character; intrinsic; inborn; natural
(c) quarrelsome; controversial; argumentative
(d) spiritless; not animated; not endowed with life; inert; inactive
adj. inimical
(a) pertaining to the earth
(b) obscure; secret; mysterious
(c) not able to be heard
(d) harmful; hostile; unfriendly |
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n. rancor
(a) concluding passage in music
(b) person who eats and drinks to excess; overeater
(c) appearance; facade
(d) strong ill will; enmity; bitterness; hatred; resentment
v. feign
(a) to stop; to check the flow of; to staunch
(b) to profane; to violate the sanctity of; to pollute; to defile
(c) to gain advantage by manipulating unfairly; to falsify; to pervert; to distort
(d) to pretend; to imitate; to fake; to fabricate; to make up
n. heretic
(a) old saying now accepted as being truthful; proverb
(b) constantly quarrelsome woman
(c) person who holds opinion contrary to that which is generally accepted
(d) purging or relieving of the body or soul
n. ingratitude
(a) restraint; framework; raised edge of a sidewalk
(b) ungratefulness; thanklessness
(c) model; typification; embodiment; archetype; exemplar
(d) supporter; follower; guerrilla fighter
v. deprecate
(a) to separate; to segregate; to seclude; to set apart
(b) to call upon; appeal to; to summon; to implore; to invoke
(c) to relieve; to ease; to make less severe; to calm; to appease
(d) to express disapproval of; to protest against; to disparage; belittle |
