n. collation
(a) funeral ceremony
(b) careful examination and comparison to note points of disagreement
(c) great coolness and composure under strain; cool; poise; sang-froid
(d) beaklike projection of the anterior part of the head of certain insects such as e.g. weevils
n. naivete
(a) lack of sophistication or worldliness; naiveness
(b) a collector and student of money (and coins in particular); coin collector
(c) the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body; pecking order
(d) a collector and student of postage stamps
n. demagogue
(a) something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone; predecessor; herald; precursor
(b) a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions and prejudices; rabble-rouser
(c) a strong liking; predilection; taste
(d) an ore that is the chief source of zinc; sphalerite
n. genre
(a) prompt willingness; forwardness
(b) a class of art (or artistic endeavor) having a characteristic form or technique
(c) a medical doctor specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the eye
(d) a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting; vomitive; nauseant
n. camaraderie
(a) a rotund individual; roly-poly; butterball
(b) the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability; comradeliness; comradery; comradeship
(c) the fullness of a tone of voice
(d) adroitness in using the hands |
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n. assumption
(a) one thousand years
(b) hypothesis
(c) inflammation of the brain usually caused by a virus; phrenitis
(d) use of physical or mental energy; travail; sweat
n. ambience
(a) the atmosphere of an environment
(b) animal hunted or caught for food
(c) showing characteristics of both sexes; bisexuality
(d) a butcher's knife having a large square blade; chopper
adj. static
(a) (used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely
(b) recklessly wasteful; profligate; spendthrift
(c) showing little if any change; unchanging
(d) having the ability to perceive or understand
adj. orthodox
(a) intelligible; clear in meaning; understandable
(b) characterized by a buoyant rhythm; swingy; tripping
(c) morally degraded; sleazy; sordid; squalid
(d) observant; conservative
n. precedent
(a) the highest point (of something); apex
(b) a party of guests wearing costumes and masks; mask
(c) what is produced in a given time period; turnout
(d) previous legal decision serving as an authoritative rule |
