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adj. commensurate
(a) expressing extreme contempt; scornful
(b) performed in a systematic way; orderly
(c) (used of plants) capable of cross-fertilization or of being grafted
(d) corresponding in size or degree or extent
 
n. transgression
(a) person who ruins the fun or enjoyment of others
(b) conjuring up the dead, especially for prophesying
(c) a primitive method of determining a person's guilt
(d) the action of going beyond or overstepping some boundary or limit
 
n. quay
(a) trick; magic; conjuration; illusion; deception
(b) a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one
(c) wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline
(d) leaves
 
adj. sleazy
(a) marked by rude or peremptory shortness; curt
(b) capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms; parasiticidal
(c) shabby; base; despicable
(d) existing independently; real; tangible
 
n. enigma
(a) man made object
(b) a difficult problem; brain-teaser
(c) the act of applying force suddenly
(d) length of life

 

v. winnow
(a) move unsteadily, with a rocking motion; totter
(b) approach with an offer of sexual favors
(c) keep in one's mind
(d) blow away or off with a current of air
 
n. excerpt
(a) distance travelled per unit time
(b) a passage selected from a larger work; extract; selection
(c) the condition of being protuberant
(d) someone who walks about in their sleep; noctambulist
 
n. covenant
(a) a person (especially a lawyer or politician) who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods
(b) the quality of being cloudy; muddiness
(c) a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action
(d) act of anointing; pouring of oil
 
adj. swooning
(a) consisting of or characterized by or inciting to mutiny
(b) of great force or power
(c) failing to accomplish an intended result; unsuccessful
(d) weak and likely to lose consciousness; light-headed; lightheaded
 
v. dodder
(a) put up with something or somebody unpleasant; endure; stick out
(b) walk unsteadily; totter; paddle; waddle
(c) become overspread as with a fluid, a colour, a gleam of light
(d) cry loudly, as of animals; yammer; yowl

adj. commensurate (d) corresponding in size or degree or extent
n. transgression (d) the action of going beyond or overstepping some boundary or limit
n. quay (c) wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline
adj. sleazy (c) shabby; base; despicable
n. enigma (b) a difficult problem; brain-teaser
v. winnow (d) blow away or off with a current of air
n. excerpt (b) a passage selected from a larger work; extract; selection
n. covenant (c) a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action
adj. swooning (d) weak and likely to lose consciousness; light-headed; lightheaded
v. dodder (b) walk unsteadily; totter; paddle; waddle

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