n. hypothesis
(a) assumption made for the sake of argument; supposition
(b) party slogan
(c) introduction; forerunner
(d) adopting and reproducing, without acknowledgment; the writings or ideas of another
n. dearth
(a) sincerity; honesty; openness
(b) scarcity; shortage; lack
(c) favorable opinion arrived at beforehand; affinity; liking; fondness
(d) disgrace; humiliation; dishonor
n. sinecure
(a) person who is authorized to judge or decide
(b) meticulous person; fastidious person; strict person; fussy person
(c) profitable and easy job
(d) sudden notion or passing fancy; caprice; impulse
n. homonym
(a) coward; abject person
(b) enemy; foe; opponent; rival
(c) two words having the same sound but different meanings
(d) name; nickname; title; designation
adj. stupendous
(a) amazing by virtue of its immense size, force or any quality in exceptional degree
(b) thorough; extreme
(c) of the sea; having to do with sailors, ships or navigation
(d) erroneous; not foolproof |
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n. microcosm
(a) expression of a people's will or wishes through a direct ballot of all voters
(b) secret agreement for an illegal purpose; conspiracy
(c) injury inflicted in turn for one received; retaliation; revenge
(d) little world or universe in miniature
n. glut
(a) scolding or ill-tempered woman
(b) abundance; full amount; excessive supply
(c) widespread ruin; destruction
(d) state of confusion or lawlessness
n. mercenary
(a) outcome of another event; consequence; branch; bough
(b) hired soldier; greedy person
(c) approval; praise; sanction; assent; consent
(d) meaning; significance; bringing in of goods from another country
n. harbinger
(a) skill; talent; ability
(b) omen; signal
(c) poise; composure; dignity; aplomb
(d) prolonged duration of life
n. accord
(a) agreement; harmony; settlement
(b) fraud; deception; deceit; forgery
(c) ludicrous and complete failure; disaster
(d) outcome of another event; consequence; branch; bough |
