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 |
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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 |