n. doggerel
(a) verse characterized by forced rhyme and meter; poorly written poetry
(b) stunned or bewildered condition; apathy; shock; daze
(c) passion; intensity of feeling; ardor; eagerness
(d) strong dislike or repugnance; aversion
adj. tenuous
(a) charming; sweetly attractive; handsome
(b) untamed; having a worn look; tired; gaunt
(c) thin; slim; delicate; weak; sparse
(d) flexible; capable of withstanding stress; buoyant; elastic
adj. strident
(a) creaking; harsh; grating
(b) unyielding; uncompromising
(c) undecided
(d) friendly; good-natured; easy to talk to
v. sequester
(a) to separate; to segregate; to seclude; to set apart
(b) to challenge; to disprove; to prove false
(c) to increase; add to; to make larger; to enhance; to multiply
(d) to disparage; to depreciate; to scorn; to criticize
adj. unpretentious
(a) brave and strong; courageous; fearless
(b) simple; plain; modest
(c) transparent; intelligible; lucid; clear; understandable
(d) unrefined; made of earth |
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v. execute
(a) to preoccupy in thought; to confuse; to baffle
(b) to weaken; to often through subtle means; to subvert; to sabotage
(c) to put to death; to kill; to carry out; to fulfill
(d) to degrade; to humiliate; to disgrace
v. revile
(a) to claim or demand without right
(b) to be abusive in speech; to disparage; to deride
(c) to coax with insincere talk
(d) to introduce a change; to depart from the old; to bring in something new
adj. authoritarian
(a) resisting authority; rebellious; headstrong
(b) misleading; mistaken; deceptive; disappointing unsound; false
(c) acting as a dictator; demanding obedience
(d) specific; definite; clear
n. analogy
(a) absolute monarchy; government where one person holds power; dictatorship; despotism; totalitarianism
(b) solemn moral talk; sermon; exhortation; lesson
(c) state of temporary suspension; inactivity
(d) similarity; correlation; parallelism; comparability
v. dither
(a) to act indecisively; to tremble; to vacillate
(b) to reproduce; to multiply; to proliferate; to extend; to increase
(c) to move gently by wind; to breeze; to carry in the air
(d) to regulate; to adjust; to vary the pitch; to control |
