n. blackleg
(a) tablet that contains no medication but has medical effects due to purely psychological reasons
(b) a feeling of great (usually exaggerated) elation
(c) someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike; rat
(d) either of two times in a year when the sun crosses the celestial equator
n. plethora
(a) aggressive woman
(b) the quality of being unsteady and subject to changes
(c) extreme excess; superfluity; embarrassment
(d) disgrace or shame
v. perforate
(a) censure severely or angrily; rebuke; rag; reprimand
(b) pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
(c) make withdrawn or isolated or emotionally dissociated
(d) issue an order
n. decrepitude
(a) longing for something past
(b) a state of deterioration due to old age or long use
(c) hell; purgatory; inferno
(d) a young woman making her entry into society
n. cliche
(a) rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; volley; burst
(b) banality; commonplace; bromide
(c) an awkward stupid person; oaf; lubber; lump; gawk
(d) the state of being polluted; pollution |
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n. ramble
(a) stroll; promenade
(b) a style that has the power to evoke feelings
(c) a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible; impasse; stalemate; standstill
(d) a small and economical car
n. velocity
(a) thick heavy expensive material with a raised pattern
(b) a small cave (usually with attractive features)
(c) distance travelled per unit time
(d) an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint; halo; nimbus; glory; gloriole
v. funk
(a) wait in hiding to attack; bushwhack; lurk; ambuscade; lie in wait
(b) draw back, as with fear or pain; cringe; shrink; wince; recoil; quail
(c) abandon one's beliefs or allegiances; tergiversate
(d) embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; epitomise
n. cinnamene
(a) a person who claims that they cannot have true knowledge about the existence of God (but does not deny that God might exist)
(b) the extent of something from side to side
(c) a colorless oily liquid; phenylethylene; vinylbenzene
(d) a member of the working class (not necessarily employed); worker
v. allay
(a) kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole
(b) leave slowly and hesitantly
(c) make sweeter in taste; edulcorate; dulcorate
(d) satisfy (thirst); assuage |
n. blackleg (c) someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike; rat
n. plethora (c) extreme excess; superfluity; embarrassment
v. perforate (b) pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
n. decrepitude (b) a state of deterioration due to old age or long use
n. cliche (b) banality; commonplace; bromide
n. ramble (a) stroll; promenade
n. velocity (c) distance travelled per unit time
v. funk (b) draw back, as with fear or pain; cringe; shrink; wince; recoil; quail
n. cinnamene (c) a colorless oily liquid; phenylethylene; vinylbenzene
v. allay (d) satisfy (thirst); assuage
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