n. devilry
(a) the act of deciding
(b) malicious mischief
(c) existence; being; something which supports or maintains life or existence
(d) a college student
n. alchemy
(a) patient endurance or toleration of offenses
(b) an association of individuals united for the prosecution of some enterprise
(c) belief
(d) chemistry of the middle ages, characterized by the pursuit of changing base metals to gold
n. nectarine
(a) one of the wandering warrior who in the middle ages went forth in search of adventure
(b) miscellaneous articles of equipment or adornment
(c) a person's line of ancestors
(d) a variety of the peach
n. finality
(a) an unprincipled politician
(b) a print made by printing from stone
(c) conclusiveness; something which cannot be revoked
(d) beads strung on threads, formerly used among the American Indians as currency
n. despot
(a) defamation
(b) an absolute and irresponsible monarch
(c) the derivation of a judgment from any given material of knowledge on the ground of law
(d) one who writes or is skilled in writing |
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n. dissipation
(a) the state of being dispersed or scattered
(b) the art of measuring the intensity of light
(c) active humanitarianism
(d) an instrument for measuring the force or velocity of wind
n. decameron
(a) any structure or sculpture in stone formed of a single piece
(b) a volume consisting of ten parts or books
(c) passage from one place, condition or action to another
(d) the smaller in number of two portions into which a number or a group is divided
n. alderman
(a) a member of a municipal legislative body who usually exercises also certain judicial functions
(b) general officer who commands a brigade, ranking between a colonel and a major-general
(c) deck of a ship located near the bow
(d) the condition of standing out distinctly
n. eminence
(a) a ruler acting with royal authority in place of the sovereign in a colony or province
(b) encroachment, as by an act of intrusion or trespass
(c) high position; elevated rank; title of honor; excellence; height; hill
(d) a geometrical figure
n. adjunct
(a) a brief account of some interesting event or incident
(b) a means for conducting something, particularly a tube, pipe or passageway for a fluid
(c) inflammation of the bronchial tubes
(d) something joined to or connected with another thing but holding a subordinate place |
