n. morbid fear
(a) chicanery
(b) paean
(c) phobia
(d) tranquillity
adj. biased; one-sided
(a) august
(b) somber
(c) partisan
(d) glib
n. false statement; rumor; hoax
(a) canard
(b) metamorphosis
(c) mandate
(d) citadel
adj. starting to grow or develop
(a) peremptory
(b) nascent
(c) cloying
(d) defunct
v. to work into gradually and indirectly; to allude to; to hint; to gain favor through indirect means
(a) insinuate
(b) laud
(c) teem
(d) aver |
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v. to lessen; to make easier; to allay; to soothe; to relieve
(a) expunge
(b) indict
(c) amass
(d) alleviate
n. mercy toward an offender; mildness; mercy; grace
(a) doggerel
(b) clemency
(c) parsimony
(d) mandate
n. point directly overhead in the sky; highest point; climax
(a) zenith
(b) mentor
(c) welter
(d) umbrage
v. to estimate the value of; to appraise; to measure
(a) assess
(b) desecrate
(c) augment
(d) burnish
v. to challenge; to disprove; to prove false
(a) slander
(b) ruminate
(c) modulate
(d) refute |
