n. drone
(a) a moving crowd; swarm
(b) a leisurely walk (usually in some public place); saunter; stroll; perambulation
(c) a pipe of the bagpipe that is tuned to produce a single continuous tone; bourdon
(d) lack of sophistication or worldliness; naiveness
adj. esoteric
(a) very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold; emaciated; haggard; pinched; skeletal; wasted
(b) beyond normal limits; undue; unreasonable
(c) showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others
(d) confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle
n. senility
(a) lack of ornamentation; simplicity; simpleness
(b) a dissenting clique
(c) the state of being senile
(d) a large fleet
adj. pliable
(a) unpleasantly cool and humid
(b) (of persons) lacking in refinement or grace; lowbred; rude; underbred; yokelish
(c) capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking; pliant; waxy
(d) having the attention diverted especially because of anxiety
adj. sphinx-like
(a) afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief; disturbed; upset; worried
(b) resembling a creature with the body of a lion and the face of a woman
(c) characterized by massiveness and rigidity and total uniformity
(d) consisting of fine particles; pulverized; pulverised; small-grained; fine-grained |
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adj. vampire
(a) distributed or sold illicitly; black-market; contraband; smuggled
(b) characterized by oppressive heat and humidity; sulfurous; sulphurous
(c) noisy like the sound of a bee
(d) legendary creature believed to be a rejuvenated corpse who sucks people's blood at night
n. repartee
(a) adroitness and cleverness in reply
(b) the act of showing affection
(c) a female fox
(d) the upper part of a column that supports the entablature; cap
v. lament
(a) regret strongly; bewail; bemoan
(b) persuade through constant efforts
(c) express a negative opinion of; pick at
(d) interpret in the wrong way; misconceive; misunderstand; misapprehend; be amiss
n. paragon
(a) a methodical examination or review of a condition or situation
(b) large deep serving dish with a cover
(c) an overwhelming number or amount; deluge
(d) model of excellence or perfection of a kind; nonpareil; saint; apotheosis; nonesuch; nonsuch
adj. mangled
(a) marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters; heady
(b) producing a sensation of touch
(c) having edges that are jagged from injury; torn
(d) having made preparations; prepared |
