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v. instigate
(a) serve as the inciting cause of
(b) cut the wings off (of birds)
(c) express strong disapproval of; objurgate; excoriate
(d) vague; hazy; dark; dim
 
adj. sibylline
(a) in disarray; frowzled; rumpled; tousled
(b) fitting or appropriate and deserved
(c) trying; severe; demanding
(d) having a secret or hidden meaning; qabalistic; cryptic; cryptical
 
v. promulgate
(a) put a law into effect by formal declaration
(b) give to in marriage; plight
(c) have a desire for something or someone who is not present; yen; languish
(d) sign in the presence of witnesses
 
adj. incompatible
(a) incongruous; unsuitable
(b) not arrogant or presuming
(c) having a puzzling terseness
(d) notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex; saw-toothed; toothed; notched
 
n. pacifist
(a) an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another; attendant; co-occurrence
(b) quality of being quick to react
(c) someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes; disarmer
(d) a very wealthy or powerful businessman; business leader; king; magnate; mogul; power; top executive

 

adj. fawning
(a) characteristic of acting or a stage performance
(b) attempting to win favor by flattery; sycophantic; toadyish
(c) exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health
(d) disinclined to work or exertion; lazy; otiose; slothful; work-shy
 
n. extrovert
(a) mode of rule; system of government
(b) a person whose interests are directed outward
(c) courage; endurance
(d) all future generations
 
v. incite
(a) remove
(b) spend extravagantly; waste
(c) urge on; egg on
(d) express one's sympathetic grief, on the occasion of someone's death
 
adj. looted
(a) wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value; plundered; ransacked
(b) lasting for a markedly brief time; momentaneous; momentary
(c) capable of being wounded or hurt
(d) unequivocally detestable; execrable
 
adj. staid
(a) characterized by dignity and propriety
(b) of or relating to the cultivation of plants
(c) living by or given to victimizing others for personal gain
(d) having existed from the beginning; primeval; primaeval

v. instigate (a) serve as the inciting cause of
adj. sibylline (d) having a secret or hidden meaning; qabalistic; cryptic; cryptical
v. promulgate (a) put a law into effect by formal declaration
adj. incompatible (a) incongruous; unsuitable
n. pacifist (c) someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes; disarmer
adj. fawning (b) attempting to win favor by flattery; sycophantic; toadyish
n. extrovert (b) a person whose interests are directed outward
v. incite (c) urge on; egg on
adj. looted (a) wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value; plundered; ransacked
adj. staid (a) characterized by dignity and propriety

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