n. dissension
(a) conflict; disagreement; disparity
(b) hired soldier; greedy person
(c) poise; composure; dignity; aplomb
(d) boredom; apathy; lethargy; tedium
n. archetype
(a) original pattern or model
(b) opinion contrary to popular belief
(c) scarcity; shortage; lack
(d) sudden notion or passing fancy; caprice; impulse
n. erratum
(a) ability to be separated or divided
(b) swamp; marshland; wet spongy ground
(c) misprint; typo; printing error
(d) person who leads a simple life of self-denial; recluse; hermit
n. proletariat
(a) incorrectness; unsuitableness
(b) working class; social class comprised of manual laborers
(c) disorderly quarrel; tumult; riot; skirmish
(d) behavior; bearing; conduct; appearance
n. denunciation
(a) denouncement; condemnation
(b) homesickness; sentimentality
(c) disguise; group of people in disguise or fancy costumes
(d) distortion of the face to express an attitude or feeling; anger; disapproval |
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v. obviate
(a) to make unnecessary; to prevent; to remove an obstacle in advance
(b) to express disapproval of; to protest against; to disparage; belittle
(c) to crush; to render void; to quell; to suppress; annul
(d) to drive away; to scatter; to lessen
n. avarice
(a) reproof; warning; reproval
(b) thoughtlessness; state of complete forgetfulness
(c) inordinate desire for gaining and possessing wealth; greed
(d) destruction; poison; misfortune
n. deluge
(a) witty or satirical poem or statement; letter; ingenious saying; proverb; phrase
(b) something out of place in time (e.g. an airplane in 1492); something that is obsolete or out of date
(c) person who denies that God exists
(d) great flood; downpour; inundation; drenching rain
n. peccadillo
(a) one who manipulates public emotions to gain power or popularity
(b) amazement or terror that causes confusion; shock; dismay; alarm
(c) copy; model; pattern; sample
(d) slight fault or offense; minor sin
n. panacea
(a) destruction; poison; misfortune
(b) burden; duty; obligation; responsibility
(c) remedy for all ills
(d) agreement; harmony; settlement |
