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v. jibe
(a) to bring about; to bring forth; to cause; to produce; to generate
(b) to mock; to gibe; to scorn; to jeer
(c) to throw goods overboard to lighten a vehicle; to discard; to get rid of
(d) to make insusceptible to a disease
 
n. novice
(a) person who advocates extreme basic changes
(b) inexperienced person; beginner
(c) skill; talent; ability
(d) origin; beginning; creation
 
n. curb
(a) honesty; moral soundness; uprightness
(b) trace; particle; spark; iota
(c) restraint; framework; raised edge of a sidewalk
(d) skill; talent; ability
 
adj. egotistic
(a) sharp or harsh in language or temper; rancorous; bitter; caustic
(b) pertaining to spring
(c) pure; perfect; faultless
(d) conceited; selfish; self-centered
 
n. mettle
(a) compulsive thought; fixation; excessive preoccupation
(b) person who pretends to be someone else in order to deceive others; pretender; impersonator
(c) high praise; commendation
(d) spirit; courage; ardor

 

n. exploit
(a) brilliant deed; heroic act; feat
(b) favorable opinion arrived at beforehand; affinity; liking; fondness
(c) strong rejection; denigrating attitude
(d) amazement or terror that causes confusion; shock; dismay; alarm
 
n. annals
(a) difficult situation; difficult decision
(b) provocation; insulting, jeering or bitter remark; mockery
(c) copy; model; pattern; sample
(d) historical records; archives; chronicles
 
adj. ostensible
(a) fragrant; sweet-smelling; having the odor of a particular thing; reminiscent of
(b) of the sea; having to do with sailors, ships or navigation
(c) profuse or generous; given to extravagance; wasteful; generous
(d) apparent; obvious; professed to be a certain way
 
adj. precarious
(a) lacking firmness; loose; limp; drooping; soft
(b) depending upon another; risky; uncertain; unstable; unsteady
(c) worldly; as opposed to spiritual; existing for a time only
(d) kind; generous
 
n. credence
(a) incorrectness; unsuitableness
(b) trust; belief; confidence; faith
(c) inscription on a monument; in honor or memory of a dead person; commemoration
(d) entice; attraction; temptation; glamor

v. jibe (b) to mock; to gibe; to scorn; to jeer
n. novice (b) inexperienced person; beginner
n. curb (c) restraint; framework; raised edge of a sidewalk
adj. egotistic (d) conceited; selfish; self-centered
n. mettle (d) spirit; courage; ardor
n. exploit (a) brilliant deed; heroic act; feat
n. annals (d) historical records; archives; chronicles
adj. ostensible (d) apparent; obvious; professed to be a certain way
adj. precarious (b) depending upon another; risky; uncertain; unstable; unsteady
n. credence (b) trust; belief; confidence; faith

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