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adj. unrequited
(a) morally degraded; sleazy; sordid; squalid
(b) having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; imperious; lordly; prideful; sniffy; supercilious; swaggering
(c) corresponding in size or degree or extent
(d) not returned in kind
 
adj. dubious
(a) timid by nature or revealing timidity; trepid
(b) expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance; romantic
(c) resembling starch; amyloid; amyloidal; farinaceous
(d) not convinced
 
adj. hapless
(a) deserving or inciting pity; pathetic; piteous; poor; wretched
(b) of a substance, especially a strong acid; erosive; vitriolic
(c) occurring at or forming an end or termination; last; terminal
(d) marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness; in love; potty; smitten
 
n. whit
(a) a tiny or scarcely detectable amount; iota; tittle; smidgen; smidgeon; smidgin; smidge
(b) a full supply; plenteousness; plentitude
(c) effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure; rubbing
(d) the act of making a choice
 
v. caulk
(a) make watertight; stop up leaks
(b) argue over petty things; pettifog; squabble; brabble
(c) walk as if unable to control one's movements; lurch; swag; careen
(d) express a totally negative opinion of; trash

 

n. lout
(a) the amount by which a propagating wave is bent
(b) an awkward stupid person; oaf; lubber; lump; gawk
(c) an instance of misfortune; mischance
(d) a bad-tempered person; crank; churl
 
n. factotum
(a) a servant employed to do a variety of jobs
(b) the religious belief that between creature and creator no similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity is always greater
(c) the property of being very small in size; tininess; weeness
(d) purging; purification
 
adj. brumous
(a) composed of or containing bone; bony
(b) of or relating to a wedding; spousal
(c) filled or abounding with fog or mist; hazy; misty
(d) so thin as to transmit light; filmy; see-through; sheer; transparent
 
adj. bigmouthed
(a) of a substance, especially a strong acid; erosive; vitriolic
(b) marked by lively action; spirited; zippy
(c) having a secret or hidden meaning; qabalistic; cryptic; cryptical; sibylline
(d) unwisely talking too much; blabby; talkative
 
n. prow
(a) the act of getting possession of something; procural
(b) a ruler who is unconstrained by law
(c) front part of a vessel or aircraft; stem
(d) a protective structure of stone or concrete; groyne; mole; seawall; jetty

adj. unrequited (d) not returned in kind
adj. dubious (d) not convinced
adj. hapless (a) deserving or inciting pity; pathetic; piteous; poor; wretched
n. whit (a) a tiny or scarcely detectable amount; iota; tittle; smidgen; smidgeon; smidgin; smidge
v. caulk (a) make watertight; stop up leaks
n. lout (b) an awkward stupid person; oaf; lubber; lump; gawk
n. factotum (a) a servant employed to do a variety of jobs
adj. brumous (c) filled or abounding with fog or mist; hazy; misty
adj. bigmouthed (d) unwisely talking too much; blabby; talkative
n. prow (c) front part of a vessel or aircraft; stem

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