v. accede
(a) attack in speech or writing
(b) call to mind; paint a picture
(c) agree or express agreement; acquiesce
(d) make insensitive or callous; cauterise
n. libido
(a) a sharp hooked claw especially on a bird of prey
(b) a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting; vomitive; nauseant
(c) a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances
(d) sexual instinct
n. relic
(a) instability; unequal distribution of weight
(b) a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed); self-reproach
(c) violent and needless disturbance
(d) something of sentimental value; token
n. carat
(a) a postulated sequence of possible events
(b) vain and empty boasting; rodomontade; rhodomontade
(c) the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy; kt
(d) any of various plants of the genus Salvia
n. touchstone
(a) a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language
(b) a basis for comparison; measure
(c) the trait of judging wisely and objectively
(d) the point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected |
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n. elixir
(a) moral weakness
(b) substance which supposedly prolongs life
(c) inappropriate levity
(d) good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries
adj. lissom
(a) produced or growing in extreme abundance; luxuriant; profuse; riotous
(b) lacking spontaneity or originality or individuality; stereotypical; unimaginative
(c) of or relating to a Roman judge
(d) moving and bending with ease; lithe; lithesome; slender; supple; svelte; sylphlike
n. conglomeration
(a) a performance using gestures and body movements without words; dumb show
(b) an occurrence combining miscellaneous things into a (more or less) rounded mass
(c) the quality of agreeing
(d) someone who leaves one country to settle in another; outgoer
adj. staccato
(a) feeding on animals (used of plants as well as animals)
(b) dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)
(c) full and loud and deep
(d) detached; having distinct breaks between successive tones
adj. quadruplex
(a) having four units or components; fourfold; four-fold
(b) doing arduous or unpleasant work; labouring; toiling
(c) designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently
(d) serving to set in motion; first; maiden |
