n. bouillon
(a) a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to); amiability; amiableness; bonhomie
(b) a clear seasoned broth
(c) the act of showing affection
(d) proselyte
n. expertise
(a) decorations; ornaments; adornments
(b) an ancestor in the direct line
(c) skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge
(d) a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of
n. mace
(a) a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons); hoard; stash
(b) intermittent river
(c) spiked club used as a weapon
(d) the amount by which something increases
n. prosperity
(a) study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking)
(b) the condition of prospering
(c) an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives
(d) a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men; vamp; vamper; minx; tease; prickteaser
n. talon
(a) a biologist who specializes in the classification of organisms into groups on the basis of their structure and origin and behavior; systematist
(b) a rate that is rapid; rapidity; rapidness; speediness
(c) a sharp hooked claw especially on a bird of prey
(d) an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc. |
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n. impediment
(a) floater
(b) an occurrence combining miscellaneous things into a (more or less) rounded mass
(c) a fine coating of oxide on the surface of a metal
(d) any structure that makes progress difficult; obstructer
n. depredation
(a) the second book of the Old Testament: tells of the departure of the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt led by Moses
(b) an informal term for a youth or man; bozo
(c) an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding; ravage
(d) a psychological disorder characterized by delusions of persecution or grandeur
n. allusion
(a) passing reference or indirect mention
(b) great coolness and composure under strain; cool; poise; sang-froid
(c) deceit; deception
(d) the ossicle between the malleus and the stapes
n. aspiration
(a) an impression that something might be the case; suspicion
(b) act of putting off to a future time; deferral
(c) a dissolute person; rounder
(d) the act of inhaling; intake; breathing in
n. retort
(a) smallness of stature; stuntedness
(b) the quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability; comradeliness; comradery; comradeship
(c) metal supports for logs in a fireplace; dog
(d) a vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heat |
