n. effigy
(a) either of two points on the celestial sphere at which the ecliptic intersects the celestial equator
(b) image or likeness of a person; sculpted likeness
(c) severity; harshness; strict accuracy
(d) impossible fancy; wild illusion
n. accretion
(a) connection; link; contact; conspiracy
(b) growth by addition; growing together by parts; expansion
(c) extreme natural force; catastrophe
(d) scarcity; shortage; lack
n. presage
(a) omen; foreshadowing characteristic; portent
(b) obesity; fleshiness; fatness
(c) speculation; representative way of thinking; philosophy; doctrine
(d) anything which creates a situation in which change can occur
n. amendment
(a) penny pincher; stingy person; scrooge; cheapskate
(b) positive change
(c) exaggeration; overstatement
(d) person who has fallen behind; person who moves slowly
n. upshot
(a) act of annihilating, destroying, or erasing; destruction; extermination
(b) poem of lament and praise for the dead; dirge
(c) final act or result; effect; consequence
(d) feeling of hatred or ill will; resentment |
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n. bauble
(a) lack of emotion or interest; indifference; disinterest
(b) questionable remedy for difficulties; panacea
(c) person who has good taste in food and drink; gourmet
(d) showy yet useless thing
n. panegyric
(a) boisterous laughter
(b) lengthy, heartfelt speech; scolding; lecture
(c) unselfish devotion to the welfare of others; philanthropy
(d) high praise; commendation
n. potable
(a) eager readiness; speed
(b) beverage that is drinkable
(c) protective glove
(d) opinion contrary to popular belief
n. fealty
(a) faithfulness; loyalty
(b) ungratefulness; thanklessness
(c) either of two points on the celestial sphere at which the ecliptic intersects the celestial equator
(d) plundering or laying waste; pillaging; ravishing; plundering
n. elegy
(a) false statement; rumor; hoax
(b) situation that has no solution or escape; standstill; hang-up; deadlock; dead-end street
(c) group; band; companion; friend
(d) poem of lament and praise for the dead; dirge |
