n. phosphorescence
(a) a microbe
(b) the property of emitting light
(c) the act of ending or concluding
(d) a secret agreement for a wrongful purpose
n. pentameter
(a) in prosody, a line of verse containing five units or feet
(b) relatives
(c) the state of being white or glowing with heat
(d) acuteness or discernment
n. hanger-on
(a) a vaulted passageway or street; a roofed passageway having shops etc., opening from it
(b) a conclusion or judgment held with confidence but falling short of positive knowledge
(c) a parasite
(d) a city of the dead
n. verification
(a) admonition or warning
(b) a rugged, rocky projection on a cliff or ledge
(c) the act of plunging or dipping entirely under water or another fluid
(d) the act of proving to be true, exact or accurate
n. lingo
(a) a rival
(b) that form of the numeral that shows the order of anything in a series, as first, second, third
(c) language used by a certain group or class of people
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n. gourd
(a) inflated or extravagant language, especially on unimportant subjects
(b) a fleshy fruit; trailing or climbing plant which bears this fruit
(c) the meaning conveyed by language, actions or signs
(d) a full set of armor
n. calorie
(a) amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water 1 degree centigrade
(b) person who supplies
(c) a word agreeing in sound with but different in meaning from another
(d) a fictitious reason or motive
n. buffoonery
(a) a figure of speech in which one object is likened to another by speaking as if the other
(b) low drollery, coarse jokes, etc
(c) a non-coherent mixture of sand and clay
(d) a remainder or surplus after a part has been separated or otherwise treated
n. connoisseur
(a) a slender, graceful young woman or girl
(b) an expert in linguistics
(c) a lack of seriousness; frivolity; flightiness; silliness
(d) a critical judge of art, especially one with thorough knowledge and sound judgment of art
n. encomium
(a) the science of languages or of the origin, history, and significance of words
(b) a formal or discriminating expression of praise
(c) virtue
(d) an assault, especially of troops, upon an enemy or fortification |
n. phosphorescence (b) the property of emitting light
n. pentameter (a) in prosody, a line of verse containing five units or feet
n. hanger-on (c) a parasite
n. verification (d) the act of proving to be true, exact or accurate
n. lingo (c) language used by a certain group or class of people
n. gourd (b) a fleshy fruit; trailing or climbing plant which bears this fruit
n. calorie (a) amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water 1 degree centigrade
n. buffoonery (b) low drollery, coarse jokes, etc
n. connoisseur (d) a critical judge of art, especially one with thorough knowledge and sound judgment of art
n. encomium (b) a formal or discriminating expression of praise
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