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n. trespasser
(a) antithesis
(b) gerontocracy
(c) interloper
(d) diminution
 
n. an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh
(a) panache
(b) euphemism
(c) affidavit
(d) beneficiary
 
n. significant events and incidents in a person's early life
(a) antecedents
(b) diadem
(c) debauchee
(d) postulate
 
n. a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal; plaster
(a) hooks
(b) isotope
(c) severity
(d) poultice
 
n. a distinguished female operatic singer
(a) agio
(b) tremor
(c) frieze
(d) diva

 

n. a sharp hooked claw especially on a bird of prey
(a) forebears
(b) tussle
(c) talon
(d) etymology
 
adj. characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is
(a) pragmatic
(b) acuate
(c) ironic
(d) baseless
 
n. someone who kills by strangling; strangler; throttler; choker
(a) rebuttal
(b) cubicle
(c) garroter
(d) deluge
 
n. a branch that flows into the main stream; confluent; affluent
(a) monarchy
(b) obituary
(c) drudgery
(d) tributary
 
n. an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column; hunchback
(a) restraint
(b) kyphosis
(c) braggart
(d) amebiasis

n. trespasser (c) interloper
n. an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh (b) euphemism
n. significant events and incidents in a person's early life (a) antecedents
n. a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal; plaster (d) poultice
n. a distinguished female operatic singer (d) diva
n. a sharp hooked claw especially on a bird of prey (c) talon
adj. characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is (c) ironic
n. someone who kills by strangling; strangler; throttler; choker (c) garroter
n. a branch that flows into the main stream; confluent; affluent (d) tributary
n. an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column; hunchback (b) kyphosis

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