n. vigor
(a) a slight or superficial understanding of a subject
(b) an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing); vigour; vim
(c) an opening in a wall or floor
(d) the outside boundary or surface of something; outer boundary
v. loiter
(a) surround so as to force to give up; surround; hem in; circumvent
(b) be or do something to a greater degree; outmatch; outgo; exceed; outdo; outperform
(c) be about; lounge; mess about; mill around
(d) gnaw into; grate
adj. centripetal
(a) awkwardly simple and provincial; rustic; unsophisticated
(b) of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system
(c) void of expression
(d) full of high-spirited delight; joyful; jubilant
adj. vainglorious
(a) showing a brooding ill humor; glowering; glum; saturnine; sullen
(b) separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment; come off; come away
(c) feeling self-importance
(d) brought low in spirit; deflated
adj. checkered
(a) having superior power and influence; predominant; predominate; preponderant; preponderating
(b) marked by changeable fortune
(c) of or relating to or involved the practice of aiding the memory; mnemotechnical
(d) showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience; svelte |
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n. peroration
(a) stock; supply; military force that is not on active duty but can be mobilized as needed
(b) desk or stand with a slanted top used to hold a text at the proper height for a lecturer
(c) conclusion of a speech in which a speaker reviews the major points of their report
(d) something used to lure fish or other animals into danger so they can be trapped or killed; lure
n. harlotry
(a) a narrow groove beside a beading
(b) microorganism which functions as an infectious agent
(c) offering sexual intercourse for pay; whoredom
(d) sepulchre; sepulture
n. bountiful
(a) temporary cessation or suspension
(b) plentiful
(c) a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it; pulpit; rostrum; ambo; stump; soapbox
(d) rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint
n. carrell
(a) small individual study area in a library; cubicle; stall
(b) an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; disaster; tragedy; cataclysm
(c) a bottle with a stopper
(d) variation
adj. prolix
(a) notched like a saw with teeth pointing toward the apex; saw-toothed; toothed; notched
(b) tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length
(c) of or relating to marriage or to the relationship between a wife and husband
(d) suggesting human characteristics for animals or inanimate things; humanlike |
