n. decalogue
(a) a restriction
(b) the quality of a tone, as distinguished from intensity and pitch
(c) the ten commandments
(d) the depression on the abdomen where the umbilical cord of the fetus was attached
n. lawmaker
(a) a legislator
(b) a disfigurement
(c) a thin tablet, with a hole for the thumb, upon which artists lay their colors for painting
(d) something binds objects together
n. sibilance
(a) comprehension; insight
(b) panic
(c) a wooden framework in which an offender is fastened to boards and is exposed to public scorn
(d) a hissing sound
n. effusion
(a) an outpouring
(b) a word having the same or almost the same meaning as some other
(c) delight
(d) the state of being dispersed or scattered
n. gambol
(a) the skull of an animal, especially that part enclosing the brain
(b) a bitter or malicious criticism
(c) playful leaping or frisking
(d) a mirror, as of metal, for sending back light, heat or sound in a particular direction |
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n. prelacy
(a) an instrument consisting of cords, formerly used for flogging in the army and navy
(b) censure or ridicule under cover of praise or compliment
(c) patient endurance or toleration of offenses
(d) a system of church government
n. pedestal
(a) something that is bestowed on or appointed to one from a higher power
(b) the place where one lives
(c) a base or support as for a column, statue or vase
(d) a god, goddess or divine person
n. preparation
(a) something that does not accomplish an intended purpose; incompetency; incapability
(b) a trawl for trapping fish or small game; method by which someone or something is found or caught
(c) an act or proceeding designed to bring about some event
(d) objects of curiosity or for decoration
adj. frivolous
(a) trivial
(b) moved or managed with difficulty, as from great size or awkward shape
(c) evil
(d) derived from the same root or primitive word
n. zealot
(a) engagement to marry
(b) one who espouses a cause or pursues an object in an immoderately partisan manner
(c) the doctrine that natural selection has been the prime cause of evolution of higher forms
(d) a rival |
