adj. unfledged
(a) outgoing; sociable
(b) young and inexperienced; callow
(c) generally incompetent and ineffectual
(d) not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society; unbecoming; uncomely; untoward
v. mortify
(a) lengthen in time; extend; draw out
(b) cause to move faster; speed up
(c) choose not to consume; desist
(d) undergo necrosis; sphacelate
adj. interminable
(a) tiresomely long
(b) having existed from the beginning; primeval; primordial
(c) full of submerged reefs or sandbanks or shoals; shelvy; shoaly
(d) (used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; implanted; planted
adj. stellar
(a) having a secret or hidden meaning; qabalistic; cryptic; cryptical
(b) being or relating to or resembling or emanating from stars
(c) (often followed by 'for') ardently or excessively desirous; esurient; greedy
(d) having excessive asymmetrical ornamentation
n. epilogue
(a) a noisy riotous fight; battle royal
(b) hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles; cuticle; shield
(c) the most powerful members of a society
(d) a short passage added at the end of a literary work |
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v. waylay
(a) wait in hiding to attack; bushwhack; lurk; ambuscade; lie in wait
(b) strip the leaves or branches from
(c) give a reduction in price on
(d) tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading
v. patronize
(a) speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly; piffle; palaver; tittle-tattle
(b) be a regular customer or client of; patronage; support; keep going
(c) furnish with power or authority
(d) make furious
n. hatchway
(a) a new convert being taught the principles of Christianity by a catechist
(b) animal belonging to a subdivision of animals whose bodies and limbs are composed of segments jointed together
(c) an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose; ingroup; inner circle; pack; camp
(d) entrance; opening; scuttle
adj. sprawling
(a) spreading out in different directions; rambling; straggly
(b) poker-faced; unexpressive; apathetic
(c) characterized by friendship and good will
(d) of or relating to a Roman judge
adj. alterative
(a) involving risk or danger; wild
(b) tending to cure or restore to health; remedial; sanative; therapeutic
(c) existing in the mind; personal
(d) not admitting of passage or capable of being affected |
