n. chicanery
(a) speculation; representative way of thinking; philosophy; doctrine
(b) trickery; deception; scheming
(c) solemn moral talk; sermon; exhortation; lesson
(d) place to keep or a collection of wild or strange animals; zoo
n. nemesis
(a) similarity; correlation; parallelism; comparability
(b) driving impulse; something which urges or drives
(c) person who inflicts just punishment; retribution; rival
(d) piece of land jutting into a body of water; bluff
n. magnanimity
(a) aid; assistance; help
(b) quality of nobleness of mind; disdain of meanness or revenge; generous and unselfish act
(c) controversy; dispute
(d) slanderous statement; damaging or derogatory criticism; false rumor
n. eloquence
(a) avoiding of a duty; avoidance; dodging
(b) believer; enthusiast; fan; radical
(c) ability to speak well
(d) revolt; provocation of dissent
n. amalgam
(a) chest where money or valuables are kept; treasury; strongbox
(b) something used in a given activity; piece of equipment
(c) having the characteristics of an island; narrowness of mind
(d) mixture or combination (often of metals); alloy |
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n. ruffian
(a) absolute power; autocracy
(b) family relationship; adoption; natural attraction; affinity
(c) tough person; hoodlum; hooligan; bully; thug
(d) system of persons or things arranged according to rank
adj. sedulous
(a) greedy; very desirous; envious; grasping
(b) pretentious; showy; pompous
(c) working diligently; persistent; diligent; assiduous
(d) carefree; genial; stylish; charming; dashing
n. defamation
(a) ability to speak well
(b) shrillness or harshness of sound
(c) libel; slander; calumny
(d) violent or unrestrained anger; fury; rage
n. paucity
(a) person skilled in argument; disputatious person
(b) scarcity; fewness
(c) seriousness; severity
(d) person skilled at telling stories
n. fathom
(a) nautical unit of depth; unit of length equal to six feet
(b) evil person; criminal
(c) childish babble; chatter
(d) the quality of sound which distinguishes one from another |
