n. trident
(a) a spear with three prongs
(b) a member of a clandestine subversive organization who tries to help a potential invader
(c) the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals
(d) a word or phrase conveying no independent meaning but added to fill out a sentence or metrical line
n. asceticism
(a) the quality of being cloudy; muddiness
(b) rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint
(c) a trip taken by an official at public expense
(d) social status or position conferred by a system based on class
n. effrontery
(a) a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc.
(b) audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to; assumption
(c) a loud harsh or strident noise; cacophony; clamor; din
(d) railroad passenger car with beds
adj. coeval
(a) of the same period; contemporaneous
(b) having a bad disposition
(c) marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness; in love; potty; smitten
(d) made to appear to move as living creatures do
n. rift
(a) a person who is very poor
(b) a purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area surrounding the nail
(c) a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); break; severance; falling out
(d) an act of forcible exhalation; snorting |
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n. coiffure
(a) a short pithy instructive saying; apophthegm
(b) the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair); hair style
(c) a complex system of interconnecting cavities
(d) a sudden and violent collapse
adj. overbearing
(a) relating to or dealing with existence (especially with human existence)
(b) hasty and without attention to detail; perfunctory
(c) petty or reluctant in giving or spending; scrimy
(d) having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; imperious; lordly; prideful; sniffy; supercilious; swaggering
adj. timorous
(a) timid by nature or revealing timidity; trepid
(b) (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display; jazzy; showy; sporty
(c) mentally acute or penetratingly discerning
(d) very small; lilliputian; midget; petite; tiny; flyspeck
v. patinate
(a) get over an illness or shock; convalesce
(b) coat with a green incrustation
(c) direct one's attention on something; center; centre; rivet
(d) move stealthily
n. antiseptic
(a) a difficult problem; enigma; brain-teaser
(b) a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues
(c) a heavy woolen fabric with a long nap
(d) material for starting a fire; touchwood; spunk; punk |
