n. bane
(a) flattering speech or act; persuasion
(b) destruction; poison; misfortune
(c) historical records; archives; chronicles
(d) trick or deception; a practical joke
n. bombast
(a) trick or deception; a practical joke
(b) eminent person; celestial body; light source
(c) shrewdness; cleverness; wisdom
(d) pompous speech; pretentious words; trite cliches
n. divisibility
(a) ability to be separated or divided
(b) indirect reference (often literary); hint
(c) self-restraint; self-control; abstinence; moderation
(d) change from one condition to another, often unexpected
n. chauvinist
(a) extreme patriot; person who is excessively devoted
(b) provocation; insulting, jeering or bitter remark; mockery
(c) copy; model; pattern; sample
(d) fictitious name; pen name
adj. cantankerous
(a) ill-natured; quarrelsome; contentious; irritable
(b) appropriate; fitting
(c) festive; gay; friendly; sociable; merry
(d) given to fault-finding and complaining; discontented |
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n. dictum
(a) formal statement of either fact or opinion; maxim; pronouncement; saying
(b) shrewdness; cleverness; wisdom
(c) danger; peril; hazard
(d) favorable opinion arrived at beforehand; affinity; liking; fondness
n. heresy
(a) secret agreement for an illegal purpose; conspiracy
(b) clique; group who meet frequently, usually socially
(c) opinion contrary to popular belief
(d) to interpret; to explain the sense of; to analyze; to understand
n. temerity
(a) privilege or power attaching to a position; right
(b) foolhardiness; impetuosity; rashness; boldness
(c) brief summary of the main ideas of a larger work; list of contents; inventory
(d) piece of land jutting into a body of water; bluff
n. fathom
(a) nautical unit of depth; unit of length equal to six feet
(b) contrast; direct opposite
(c) remedy for all ills
(d) misprint; typo; printing error
n. facade
(a) assessment; evaluation of prospects
(b) front or face, especially of a building; illusion; deceptive appearance
(c) hostility; malevolence
(d) working class; social class comprised of manual laborers |
