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n. slur
(a) stain; blemish; mark; insult; disgrace
(b) a comic verse of irregular measure; jingle
(c) a person's brother or sister
(d) overbearing pride or presumption
 
n. brochure
(a) the sound made by beating a drum; drumbeat
(b) a small book usually having a paper cover; folder; leaflet; pamphlet
(c) any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)
(d) the utterance of sounds expressing great joy
 
n. rampart
(a) an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes; wall
(b) to presume; to suppose
(c) any of various nonruminant hoofed mammals having very thick skin: elephant
(d) light sword; thin metal sheets
 
n. mortician
(a) one whose business is the management of funerals; funeral undertaker; funeral director
(b) someone who walks in a laborious heavy-footed manner; slogger
(c) an ancestor in the direct line
(d) the act of consoling
 
n. witticism
(a) a person who shows no gratitude; ungrateful person
(b) a final climactic stage; apogee; a concluding action
(c) a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter; humour; wittiness
(d) a performance using gestures and body movements without words; dumb show

 

n. servitude
(a) an extravagantly enthusiastic review
(b) a crusty irascible cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideas
(c) state of subjection to an owner or master or forced labor imposed as punishment
(d) a solemn and earnest appeal to someone to do something
 
n. ecologist
(a) a viewer who enjoys seeing the sex acts or sex organs of others; peeper
(b) a biologist who studies the relation between organisms and their environment
(c) a person who travels through the water by swimming; bather
(d) liberality in bestowing gifts; magnanimity; openhandedness
 
n. dichotomy
(a) apoapsis in Earth orbit
(b) being twofold
(c) an instance of misfortune
(d) inactivity; immobility
 
n. adactylia
(a) sexual instinct
(b) something of small importance; trifle; small beer
(c) pretending to be another person
(d) congenital absence of fingers and/or toes; adactylism
 
n. amyotonia
(a) lack of normal muscular tension or tonus; atonia
(b) a miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself
(c) the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet
(d) someone who obtains pleasure from receiving punishment

n. slur (a) stain; blemish; mark; insult; disgrace
n. brochure (b) a small book usually having a paper cover; folder; leaflet; pamphlet
n. rampart (a) an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes; wall
n. mortician (a) one whose business is the management of funerals; funeral undertaker; funeral director
n. witticism (c) a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter; humour; wittiness
n. servitude (c) state of subjection to an owner or master or forced labor imposed as punishment
n. ecologist (b) a biologist who studies the relation between organisms and their environment
n. dichotomy (b) being twofold
n. adactylia (d) congenital absence of fingers and/or toes; adactylism
n. amyotonia (a) lack of normal muscular tension or tonus; atonia

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