n. alimony
(a) an event that departs from expectations; variant
(b) extreme excess; superfluity; embarrassment
(c) court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated
(d) the quality of being wordy and talkative; loquaciousness; loquacity; talkativeness
n. reprieve
(a) any substance (such as a chemical element or inorganic compound) that can be taken in by a green plant and used in organic synthesis
(b) unhealthy vapors rising from the ground or other sources
(c) banality; commonplace; bromide
(d) postponement; delay
n. adherent
(a) someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
(b) a midday meal; tiffin
(c) young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf
(d) social status or position conferred by a system based on class
n. cache
(a) the property of being close together
(b) a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research
(c) a hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons); hoard; stash
(d) addition; total
n. hireling
(a) a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; peyote; Lophophora williamsii
(b) the act of taking something from someone unlawfully; thievery; thieving; stealing
(c) a person who works only for money
(d) the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities; decadency |
|
n. intuition
(a) using words that imitate the sound they denote
(b) an impression that something might be the case; suspicion
(c) a disputant who quibbles; pettifogger
(d) a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions and prejudices; rabble-rouser
n. voyeur
(a) the act of applying force suddenly
(b) a viewer who enjoys seeing the sex acts or sex organs of others; peeper
(c) a person who travels through the water by swimming; bather
(d) long period of time
n. mirid
(a) facial details; characteristics
(b) a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will; gall; rancor
(c) large strong hand (as of a fighter); maulers
(d) a variety of leaf bug; capsid
n. pandemonium
(a) a state of extreme confusion and disorder; bedlam; topsy-turvydom; topsy-turvyness
(b) a person without moral scruples
(c) compensation for a past injury; correction of problems or malfunctions
(d) a cavity or passage in a tubular organ
n. dousing
(a) an optical toy in a tube
(b) the act of wetting something by submerging it; ducking
(c) a sleeveless dress resembling an apron; pinny
(d) travelling about without any clear destination; vagabondage |
