n. satire
(a) the earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains; fossilology
(b) in law: the jurisdiction where a trial will be held
(c) witty language used to convey insults or scorn; caustic remark
(d) elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression
n. apostate
(a) a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.; renegade; turncoat; recreant; ratter
(b) an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes; wall
(c) range or scope of what is perceived
(d) a person without moral scruples
adj. ineluctable
(a) extremely conservative; far-right
(b) impossible to avoid or evade:; unavoidable
(c) characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy
(d) having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; silken; silky; silklike; slick
n. asylum
(a) a trader who exchanges goods and not money
(b) shelter; refuge; mental home
(c) assemblage
(d) entrance; opening; scuttle
n. partiality
(a) the act of giving a false appearance; simulation; feigning
(b) an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives
(c) light sword; thin metal sheets
(d) property consisting of houses and land; immovable |
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n. lechery
(a) the study or investigation of ancestry and family history
(b) belief that physical comfort is the highest value
(c) powerlessness revealed by an inability to act
(d) unrestrained indulgence in sexual activity
n. flotsam
(a) conclusion of a speech in which a speaker reviews the major points of their report
(b) a fee charged for exchanging currencies; premium; exchange premium
(c) the floating wreckage of a ship
(d) a surrounding or nearby region; neighborhood; neighbourhood; neck of the woods
n. memento
(a) the religious belief that between creature and creator no similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity is always greater
(b) a reminder of past events
(c) any unwanted and destructive insect or other animal that attacks food or crops or livestock etc.
(d) the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time); production
v. stint
(a) run away; absquatulate; decamp; run off; go off; make off
(b) supply sparingly and with restricted quantities; scant
(c) have a celebration
(d) become less in amount or intensity; slack off; slack; die away
adj. nonimmune
(a) stimulating evacuation of feces
(b) (often followed by 'to') likely to be affected with; nonresistant; unresistant
(c) incapable of being placated
(d) consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds; mixed; motley |
