n. penalty
(a) an impetus
(b) the consequences that follow the transgression of natural or divine law
(c) a state of balance
(d) a momentary look
n. demerit
(a) adequate qualification or capacity
(b) a familiar object in the landscape serving as a guide to an area otherwise easily lost track of
(c) a mark for failure or bad conduct
(d) an expression of applause
n. hiatus
(a) an additional amount added to the usual price
(b) hatred of women
(c) a break or vacancy where something necessary to supply the connection is wanting
(d) truth
n. ordnance
(a) a general name for all kinds of weapons and their appliances used in war
(b) a lawgiver
(c) the act of detesting extremely
(d) the three-pronged fork that was the emblem of Neptune
n. papyrus
(a) nervous uncertainty of feeling
(b) universal prevalence or acceptance
(c) the writing-paper of the ancient Egyptians and later of the Romans
(d) a member of an ancient secret fraternity originally confined to skilled artisans |
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n. inquisition
(a) incentive
(b) acridity, as to the taste
(c) a court or tribunal for examination and punishment of heretics
(d) the body of men constituting the official advisors of the executive head of a nation
n. concord
(a) solitude
(b) a roguish, mischievous boy
(c) surmise
(d) harmony
n. referee
(a) lack of confidence in the power, wisdom or good intent of any person
(b) an umpire
(c) confirmation
(d) a charge for a firearm or for blasting
n. antagonism
(a) a conspicuous hill, low mountain or natural turret, generally isolated
(b) a place where bees are kept
(c) the throwing off or back of light, heat, sound or any form of energy that travels in waves
(d) mutual opposition or resistance of counteracting forces, principles or persons
n. perquisite
(a) any profit from service beyond the amount fixed as salary or wages
(b) a token of remembrance
(c) the act of putting in proper order or the state of being put in order
(d) prolongation |
