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n. a brilliant and notable success
(a) coup
(b) squabble
(c) vagary
(d) herpetologist
 
n. a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity
(a) adjunct
(b) efficacy
(c) metaphor
(d) endearment
 
n. having temperamental and changeable moods
(a) rebus
(b) trajectory
(c) moodiness
(d) stipend
 
n. inactivity resulting from a dislike of work
(a) indolence
(b) barf
(c) egoism
(d) diva
 
n. ceremony; procedure
(a) suavity
(b) crevice
(c) ardor
(d) formality

 

n. addition; total
(a) peroration
(b) minion
(c) amulet
(d) summation
 
n. similarity by virtue of corresponding
(a) filigree
(b) carapace
(c) parallelism
(d) animus
 
n. a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot; morass; slack
(a) lode
(b) cantata
(c) quagmire
(d) nimiety
 
n. a short moral story (often with animal characters); allegory
(a) seminary
(b) ford
(c) apologue
(d) fanaticism
 
n. informal terms for a (young) woman; skirt; chick; bird
(a) wench
(b) outturn
(c) ebullition
(d) potpourri

n. a brilliant and notable success (a) coup
n. a figure of speech in which an expression is used to refer to something that it does not literally denote in order to suggest a similarity (c) metaphor
n. having temperamental and changeable moods (c) moodiness
n. inactivity resulting from a dislike of work (a) indolence
n. ceremony; procedure (d) formality
n. addition; total (d) summation
n. similarity by virtue of corresponding (c) parallelism
n. a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot; morass; slack (c) quagmire
n. a short moral story (often with animal characters); allegory (c) apologue
n. informal terms for a (young) woman; skirt; chick; bird (a) wench

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