n. pedant
(a) person who denies that God exists
(b) stick; staff; wand
(c) meticulous person; fastidious person; strict person; fussy person
(d) increase; profit; growth; addition
n. countenance
(a) garland of flowers or leaves hung between two points
(b) face; appearance; features; encouragement; support
(c) speech by one person
(d) conversation which is amusing and not serious; tease; joke
n. predilection
(a) thoughtlessness; state of complete forgetfulness
(b) favorable opinion arrived at beforehand; affinity; liking; fondness
(c) trickery; deception; scheming
(d) very thin gauzelike fabric or structure; cobweb
n. pseudonym
(a) act of erecting (a building); meaning
(b) fictitious name; pen name
(c) harsh rebuke; abusive condemnation; denunciation
(d) incoherent speech; specialized vocabulary in certain fields
n. sagacity
(a) nautical unit of depth; unit of length equal to six feet
(b) shrewdness; cleverness; wisdom
(c) historical records; archives; chronicles
(d) flattering speech or act; persuasion |
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n. hoax
(a) courteous respect for; honor; esteem; reverence
(b) affected or silly smile; smirk
(c) pompous speech; pretentious words; trite cliches
(d) trick or deception; a practical joke
n. anachronism
(a) admirer of the fine arts; dabbler; amateur; nonprofessional
(b) maze; complicated network of passages; something confusing or bewildering
(c) injury inflicted in turn for one received; retaliation; revenge
(d) something out of place in time (e.g. an airplane in 1492); something that is obsolete or out of date
n. demeanor
(a) point directly overhead in the sky; highest point; climax
(b) hardship; suffering; misfortune; crisis
(c) body (natural or artificial) which revolves around a larger body; generally a planet
(d) behavior; bearing; conduct; appearance
n. jargon
(a) incoherent speech; specialized vocabulary in certain fields
(b) compulsive thought; fixation; excessive preoccupation
(c) person who lives in a foreign country
(d) regret for wrongdoing; remorse; uneasiness of conscience
n. prelude
(a) place offering shelter and retreat; refuge
(b) disorderly quarrel; tumult; riot; skirmish
(c) introduction; forerunner
(d) conclusion reached by reasoning from data or premises; speculation |
