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n. lassitude
(a) spiked club used as a weapon
(b) weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy; lethargy; slackness
(c) a list of names
(d) adroitness and cleverness in reply
 
n. contagion
(a) the state of being senile
(b) a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources; pastiche
(c) hard monotonous routine work; grind; donkeywork
(d) the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people
 
n. fleece
(a) feelings of great warmth and intensity; fervor; fervour; fervency; fire; fervidness
(b) the quality of being wordy and talkative; loquaciousness; loquacity; talkativeness
(c) expression of general truth; code of behavior
(d) outer coat of especially sheep and yaks
 
n. oaf
(a) manifestation of a deity or spirit in an earthly form
(b) an expression of approval and commendation; kudos
(c) an awkward stupid person; stumblebum; goon; lubber; lummox; lump; gawk
(d) a small natural hill; hillock; hummock; hammock
 
n. collusion
(a) agreement on a secret plot
(b) horizontal layer of material
(c) a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors
(d) a disposition to behave in a certain way

 

n. milieu
(a) conclusion of a speech in which a speaker reviews the major points of their report
(b) statement that seems to be self-contradictory
(c) the environmental condition
(d) a small storeroom for storing foods or wines; buttery
 
n. obsession
(a) an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone
(b) the gracefulness of a person or animal that is quick and nimble; lightness; lightsomeness; nimbleness
(c) the action of going beyond or overstepping some boundary or limit
(d) the condition or result of being changeable
 
n. hubris
(a) a collector and student of money (and coins in particular); coin collector
(b) a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled; rowboat
(c) a musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text
(d) overbearing pride or presumption
 
n. turgidity
(a) someone who expresses strong approval; indorser
(b) pompously embellished language; flatulence
(c) the cardinal number that is the product of ten and one thousand
(d) a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned
 
n. misadventure
(a) a small book usually having a paper cover; folder; leaflet; pamphlet
(b) an instance of misfortune; mischance
(c) front part of a vessel or aircraft; stem
(d) kinship; blood relation

n. lassitude (b) weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy; lethargy; slackness
n. contagion (d) the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people
n. fleece (d) outer coat of especially sheep and yaks
n. oaf (c) an awkward stupid person; stumblebum; goon; lubber; lummox; lump; gawk
n. collusion (a) agreement on a secret plot
n. milieu (c) the environmental condition
n. obsession (a) an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone
n. hubris (d) overbearing pride or presumption
n. turgidity (b) pompously embellished language; flatulence
n. misadventure (b) an instance of misfortune; mischance


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