n. concord (a) any severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted (b) omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences (c) capacity or power to produce a desired effect (d) harmony; peace; agreement
n. stint (a) an individual's prescribed share of work (b) exemption from punishment or loss (c) a current state of general acceptance and use (d) a general disposition to look on the dark side and to expect the worst in all things
n. espionage (a) the systematic use of spies to get military or political secrets (b) a very wealthy or powerful businessman; king; magnate; power; top executive; tycoon (c) a contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction (d) a small or minor detail
v. bicker (a) fill with apprehension or alarm (b) make a parody of; parody (c) argue over petty things; pettifog; squabble; brabble (d) make a pretence of; sham; feign
n. alloy (a) the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something (b) a swaggering show of courage (c) a jar of mixed flower petals and spices used as perfume (d) disorderly fighting; dogfight; rough-and-tumble |
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v. strew (a) emit a soft flickering light (b) call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); evoke; raise; provoke (c) reproduce; bring forth (d) cover
adj. commemorative (a) characteristic of false pride; egotistical; swollen; vain (b) intended as a commemoration (c) inspiring scornful pity; silly (d) (of a liquid) agitated vigorously; roiled; roily; turbulent
v. lacerate (a) go back to bad behavior; recidivate; regress; retrogress; fall back (b) lose freshness, vigor, or vitality (c) make up something artificial or untrue; cook up; make up; invent (d) deeply hurt the feelings of
v. paginate (a) consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous; equate (b) number the pages of a book or manuscript; page (c) sit on (eggs); cover (d) cancel officially; lift; reverse; repeal; overturn; rescind; vacate
n. censor (a) a building where animals are butchered; slaughterhouse (b) a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event; sentry; watch; spotter; scout; picket (c) a person who is authorized to read publications or correspondence (d) social insect living in organized colonies; pismire |