n. debris
(a) the act of severing
(b) the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up; junk; rubble; detritus
(c) broadside
(d) a corrupt or depraved or degenerate act or practice
n. embonpoint
(a) hardened conventionality
(b) a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it; pulpit; rostrum; ambo; stump; soapbox
(c) dominance through threat of punishment and violence; despotism
(d) the bodily property of being well rounded; roundness
n. volition
(a) dullness owing to length or slowness; tiresomeness
(b) the act of making a choice
(c) a performer who projects the voice into a wooden dummy
(d) one of the eight sayings of Jesus at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount
n. apex
(a) something causing misery or death; scourge; nemesis
(b) a socially awkward or tactless act; solecism; slip; gaucherie
(c) great and constant diligence and attention; concentration
(d) the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars
n. aptitude
(a) military officer below the rank of captain
(b) a collection of works (plays, songs, operas, ballets) that an artist or company can perform and do perform for short intervals on a regular schedule
(c) inherent ability
(d) the act of detonating an explosive |
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n. hinterlands
(a) the amount by which a propagating wave is bent
(b) back country
(c) an infant considered in relation to its nanny; suckling
(d) the calendar of a court; the list of cases to be tried or a summary of the court's activities; agenda; schedule
n. haughtiness
(a) overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors; hauteur; high-handedness; lordliness
(b) a greenhouse in which plants are arranged in a pleasing manner; indoor garden
(c) a regular patron; fixture
(d) soft lump or unevenness in a yarn; burl
n. benefactor
(a) an act of forcible exhalation; snorting
(b) a slight or superficial understanding of a subject
(c) a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)
(d) someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force
n. terminus
(a) the pivot about which a lever turns
(b) great merriment; mirthfulness; glee; gleefulness
(c) a pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes
(d) last station; end
n. imbroglio
(a) a hand tool with a thin flexible blade used to mix or spread soft substances
(b) an obvious truth
(c) someone who leaves one country to settle in another; outgoer
(d) a very embarrassing misunderstanding |
