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adj. foolhardy
(a) marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences; rash; reckless
(b) uncontrolled motion that is irregular or unpredictable
(c) slow; inactive; lethargic
(d) lacking clarity or distinctness; shadowy; vague
 
adj. singular
(a) touched by rot or decay
(b) taking effect on a past date
(c) the single one of its kind
(d) formed or conceived by the imagination; fictional; fictitious
 
adj. craven
(a) lacking even the rudiments of courage
(b) resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy; sibylline; sibyllic; vatic; vatical
(c) unrestrainable; uncontrollable
(d) supplying or being a final or conclusive settlement
 
adj. bogus
(a) fraudulent; phony; phoney; bastard
(b) not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society; unbecoming; uncomely; untoward
(c) touched by rot or decay
(d) capable of being corrupted; dishonest; purchasable; venal
 
adj. connubial
(a) of or relating to marriage or to the relationship between a wife and husband
(b) morally degraded; sleazy; sordid; squalid
(c) lying down
(d) not easily irritated; good-tempered

 

adj. bacchanalian
(a) doing arduous or unpleasant work; labouring; toiling
(b) used of riotously drunken merrymaking; bacchic; carousing; orgiastic
(c) of or relating to a tailor or to tailoring
(d) separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment; come off; come away
 
adj. remediable
(a) generous in assistance to the poor; eleemosynary; philanthropic
(b) depressingly dark; sulky
(c) capable of being remedied or redressed
(d) suffering from an undiagnosed mental disorder; psychopathological
 
adj. pellucid
(a) curved or curving in and out; wiggly
(b) intelligible; clear in meaning; understandable
(c) (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame; inglorious; opprobrious; shameful
(d) affectedly dainty or refined; niminy-piminy; prim; twee
 
adj. enwrapped
(a) not bound by shackles and chains; unshackled; untied
(b) detrimental to health; unhealthy
(c) stubborn; obstinate
(d) giving or marked by complete attention to; engrossed; intent
 
adj. loath
(a) of a substance, especially a strong acid; erosive; vitriolic
(b) (usually followed by 'to') strongly opposed
(c) suggesting the operation of supernatural influences; uncanny
(d) of or relating to or characteristic of a person having great power

adj. foolhardy (a) marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences; rash; reckless
adj. singular (c) the single one of its kind
adj. craven (a) lacking even the rudiments of courage
adj. bogus (a) fraudulent; phony; phoney; bastard
adj. connubial (a) of or relating to marriage or to the relationship between a wife and husband
adj. bacchanalian (b) used of riotously drunken merrymaking; bacchic; carousing; orgiastic
adj. remediable (c) capable of being remedied or redressed
adj. pellucid (b) intelligible; clear in meaning; understandable
adj. enwrapped (d) giving or marked by complete attention to; engrossed; intent
adj. loath (b) (usually followed by 'to') strongly opposed

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