n. boon
(a) a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides)
(b) a desirable state
(c) a person who buys; vendee
(d) the branch of anthropology that deals with the division of humankind into races and with their origins and distribution
n. piety
(a) person who writes or compiles a dictionary
(b) righteousness by virtue of being pious
(c) the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; ventilation
(d) a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow)
n. amphitheater
(a) a disposition free from stress or emotion; placidity; serenity; tranquility
(b) a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers; inn; lodge
(c) stadium; arena
(d) hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; catholicon; cure-all
adj. fluted
(a) decorated with channels or grooves
(b) having a natural fragrance; perfumed; scented; sweet; sweet-scented; sweet-smelling
(c) forced to turn and face attackers; trapped; treed
(d) not challenging; unglamorous; unglamourous
n. secession
(a) formal separation from an alliance or federation
(b) headdress that protects the head from bad weather; lid
(c) a medieval brass instrument with a clear shrill tone
(d) the action of putting something into operation |
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adj. incandescent
(a) like a clown; clownlike; zany
(b) characterized by ardent emotion or intensity or brilliance
(c) invulnerable to fear or intimidation; dauntless; fearless; hardy; unfearing
(d) of a son or daughter
v. annunciate
(a) adjust to a specific need or market
(b) work toward the passage of some legislation by exchanging political favors such as trading votes
(c) foreshadow or presage; harbinger; foretell; herald
(d) consider in a comprehensive way
adj. staggering
(a) behaving wildly; abundant
(b) in an early stage of development
(c) so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm; stupefying
(d) of or like glass
adj. alveolate
(a) pitted with cell-like cavities (as a honeycomb); cavitied; honeycombed; pitted
(b) diffusing warmth and friendliness; cordial; genial
(c) born out of wedlock; spurious
(d) resembling or characteristic of a fox
n. analogy
(a) an infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation; premature infant; preterm infant; premie
(b) image; statue; idol
(c) the art and practice of choosing and preparing and eating good food
(d) the religious belief that between creature and creator no similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity is always greater |
