v. embroil
(a) force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action; sweep; sweep up; drag; drag in
(b) cause to become widely known; circularize; propagate; broadcast; spread; diffuse; pass around
(c) walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others; ruffle; prance; strut; sashay; cock
(d) consent to, give permission; let
adv. askance
(a) open-mouthed; shocked
(b) distrustfully
(c) addistorted; crooked
(d) adwith reference to; regarding
adj. heterogeneous
(a) resembling sculpture; sculptured; sculpturesque
(b) containing seeds of later development; seminal
(c) (of clothing) custom-made; made-to-order; tailored; tailor-made
(d) originating outside the body
adj. prophetic
(a) having hair on the cheeks and chin; bewhiskered; whiskered; whiskery
(b) cut or impressed into a surface; graven; incised; inscribed
(c) of a substance, especially a strong acid; erosive; mordant
(d) foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention
v. indenture
(a) cause to grow or sprout
(b) bind a person in service to another for a specified period of time
(c) injure badly by beating
(d) give off (water) through the skin |
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n. penumbra
(a) partly lighted area around any shadow
(b) a building where birds are kept; volary
(c) a bold outlaw (especially on the American frontier); criminal; felon; crook
(d) a natural inclination; leaning
v. spawn
(a) poke or thrust abruptly; stab; poke; dig
(b) call together
(c) utter impulsively; blunder out; blunder; ejaculate
(d) reproduce; bring forth
adj. motley
(a) unrestrained by convention or morality; degraded; dissipated; dissolute; libertine; riotous; fast
(b) stubborn; obstinate
(c) very small
(d) having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; multicolor; particolored; varicolored; varicolo
adj. histrionic
(a) characteristic of acting or a stage performance
(b) very small
(c) not used up; odd; remaining; unexpended
(d) inducing mental lethargy
adj. resinous
(a) giving or marked by complete attention to; engrossed; intent
(b) having the characteristics of pitch or tar; resiny; tarry
(c) produced or growing in extreme abundance; profuse; riotous
(d) (of a display) tawdry or vulgar |
v. embroil (a) force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action; sweep; sweep up; drag; drag in
adv. askance (b) distrustfully
adj. heterogeneous (d) originating outside the body
adj. prophetic (d) foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention
v. indenture (b) bind a person in service to another for a specified period of time
n. penumbra (a) partly lighted area around any shadow
v. spawn (d) reproduce; bring forth
adj. motley (d) having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; multicolor; particolored; varicolored; varicolo
adj. histrionic (a) characteristic of acting or a stage performance
adj. resinous (b) having the characteristics of pitch or tar; resiny; tarry
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