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n. chassis
(a) stick of wax with a wick in the middle; wax light
(b) a fine coating of oxide on the surface of a metal
(c) the skeleton of a motor vehicle consisting of a steel frame supported on springs that holds the body and motor
(d) a metric unit of volume (capacity)
 
n. pulchritude
(a) a final climactic stage; apogee; a concluding action
(b) a disposition to be ill-tempered; crossness
(c) the fullness of a tone of voice
(d) physical beauty (especially of a woman)
 
n. raconteur
(a) beaklike projection of the anterior part of the head of certain insects such as e.g. weevils
(b) a person skilled in telling anecdotes
(c) a cavity or passage in a tubular organ
(d) lack of normal muscular tension or tonus; atonia
 
n. veneer
(a) system of stars held together by gravity
(b) the act of wetting something by submerging it; ducking
(c) an ornamental coating to a building
(d) an expression of approval and commendation; extolment
 
n. retribution
(a) harsh criticism or disapproval
(b) the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life; payback
(c) a procession of people traveling on horseback
(d) an ambitious and aspiring young person; hopeful; wannabe; wannabee

 

n. timidity
(a) omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences
(b) film; moving picture; motion-picture show
(c) a bottle with a stopper
(d) fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or activities
 
n. barrister
(a) infection by a disease-causing ameba; amebiosis; amoebiosis
(b) lawyer; attorney
(c) cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing; gaud; gewgaw; novelty; fallal
(d) the worship of idols
 
n. cabby
(a) boredom; depression
(b) property consisting of houses and land; immovable
(c) a ritual recitation of words or sounds believed to have a magical effect
(d) someone who drives a taxi for a living; cabdriver; cabman; hack driver; hack-driver; livery driver
 
n. ebullition
(a) a person who carries a message
(b) an enduring or necessary ethical or religious or aesthetic truth
(c) an unrestrained expression of emotion; outburst; blowup
(d) feelings of great warmth and intensity; fervor; fervour; fervency; fire; fervidness
 
n. cavalla
(a) large mackerel with long pointed snout; cero
(b) capacity or power to produce a desired effect
(c) an ornamental coating to a building
(d) rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint

n. chassis (c) the skeleton of a motor vehicle consisting of a steel frame supported on springs that holds the body and motor
n. pulchritude (d) physical beauty (especially of a woman)
n. raconteur (b) a person skilled in telling anecdotes
n. veneer (c) an ornamental coating to a building
n. retribution (b) the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life; payback
n. timidity (d) fearfulness in venturing into new and unknown places or activities
n. barrister (b) lawyer; attorney
n. cabby (d) someone who drives a taxi for a living; cabdriver; cabman; hack driver; hack-driver; livery driver
n. ebullition (c) an unrestrained expression of emotion; outburst; blowup
n. cavalla (a) large mackerel with long pointed snout; cero

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