n. phenomena
(a) a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit; scholastic
(b) detailed critical analysis or examination one part at a time (as of a literary work)
(c) something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed; lure
(d) event or circumstance that can be observed
n. fancier
(a) social status or position conferred by a system based on class
(b) changing a particular word or phrase; rephrasing
(c) a person having a strong liking for something
(d) the evasion of work or duty; soldiering; goofing off; goldbricking
n. rebus
(a) any severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted
(b) the words of an opera or musical play
(c) a puzzle where you decode a message consisting of pictures representing syllables and words
(d) an act of undue intimacy; indecorum; liberty
n. killjoy
(a) person who ruins the fun or enjoyment of others
(b) right associated with ownership of property
(c) metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side
(d) harmony; peace; agreement
n. occident
(a) the hemisphere that includes North America and South America; New World
(b) a crime less serious than a felony; violation; infringement
(c) act of declaring innocent
(d) shading consisting of multiple crossing lines; hachure |
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n. felon
(a) an algebraic equation of the fourth degree; quartic; fourth power
(b) senility; infatuation
(c) assistant to a commanding officer
(d) a purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area surrounding the nail
n. die
(a) liquid excretory product; pee; weewee; water
(b) a broken piece of a brittle artifact; fragment
(c) a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
(d) witty language used to convey insults or scorn; satire; caustic remark
n. slub
(a) someone who walks about in their sleep; noctambulist
(b) wooden floor
(c) soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; burl
(d) a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol; intoxication; tipsiness; insobriety
n. tribunal
(a) a feeling of alarm or dread
(b) an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business; judicature
(c) the highest point (of something); apex
(d) the trait of being unduly vain; vanity
n. ballyhoo
(a) a formal expression of praise; paean; pean
(b) blatant or sensational promotion; hype; plug
(c) an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes; wall
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