n. vicissitude
(a) a writer on ethics
(b) person who is unlawfully and immorally a lover or a mistress
(c) a change, especially a complete change, of condition or circumstances, as of fortune
(d) a service
n. pyromania
(a) a beggar
(b) a superior production
(c) an insane propensity to set things on fire
(d) the art or science of extracting any solid mineral element (such as gold, silver, copper, etc.) l from ores, as by smelting
n. submergence
(a) a water hole drilled through impermeable strata
(b) flood; inundate; engulf
(c) the state or period of being a student
(d) falsehood
n. alienation
(a) estrangement
(b) a doctrine of creation or of the origin of the universe
(c) time between acts or periods
(d) a constituent element or part
n. protagonist
(a) an open braced framework for supporting the horizontal stringers of a railway-bridge
(b) a leader in any enterprise or contest
(c) a young bird
(d) discernment |
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n. stringency
(a) diminution, as of strength or magnitude
(b) an instrument for indicating and marking exact time in music
(c) the external appearance as produced by garb or costume
(d) strictness
n. lea
(a) any preparation used for cleaning the teeth
(b) a field
(c) an embankment beside a river or stream or an arm of the sea, to prevent overflow
(d) a narrow strip of wood
n. fallow
(a) land broken up and left to become mellow or to rest
(b) a volatile, inflammable, colorless liquid of a penetrating odor and burning taste
(c) the act of beating or driving back, as an attacking or advancing enemy
(d) indirect or roundabout expression
n. corollary
(a) the knightly system of feudal times with its code, usages and practices
(b) the art of examining objects with the microscope
(c) the head-harness of a horse consisting of a head-stall, a bit, and the reins
(d) a proposition following so obviously from another that it requires little demonstration
n. cornice
(a) ease
(b) an ornamental molding running round the walls of a room close to the ceiling
(c) a person or thing of very remarkable gifts or qualities
(d) pride or haughtiness exhibited in contemptuous and overbearing treatment of others |
n. vicissitude (c) a change, especially a complete change, of condition or circumstances, as of fortune
n. pyromania (c) an insane propensity to set things on fire
n. submergence (b) flood; inundate; engulf
n. alienation (a) estrangement
n. protagonist (b) a leader in any enterprise or contest
n. stringency (d) strictness
n. lea (b) a field
n. fallow (a) land broken up and left to become mellow or to rest
n. corollary (d) a proposition following so obviously from another that it requires little demonstration
n. cornice (b) an ornamental molding running round the walls of a room close to the ceiling
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