v. spurn
(a) to say again
(b) to push away; to repel; to reject
(c) to dirty; to stain; to sully; to soil
(d) to imprison; to detain; to jail
v. allay
(a) to calm; to lessen in severity; to mollify; to relieve
(b) to subdue; to conquer; to defeat; to win
(c) to pretend; to imitate; to fake; to fabricate; to make up
(d) to waver from one course to another; to vary irregularly; to vacillate
adj. ephemeral
(a) mentally distressed; distracted; crazed; bewildered; hysterical
(b) foolishly and tearfully sentimental; weepy; emotional
(c) average in quality; poor; ordinary; regular
(d) very short-lived; lasting only a short time; transitory
v. transgress
(a) to declare sacred; to dedicate; to bless
(b) to whip severely; to flog; to lash; to chastise
(c) to accuse falsely or maliciously in order to injure another's reputation; to slander
(d) to break a law or command; to violate a moral principle; to overstep a moral bound or limit
n. allusion
(a) person who leads a simple life of self-denial; recluse; hermit
(b) indirect reference (often literary); hint
(c) esteem or influence accorded for recognized achievements or reputation
(d) eminent person; celestial body; light source |
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n. ascetic
(a) sending off; shipment; message; communication; promptness
(b) decree; command; order
(c) person who leads a simple life of self-denial; recluse; hermit
(d) strong rejection; denigrating attitude
adj. recumbent
(a) resting; reclining
(b) changeable; fickle
(c) indifferent; lethargic
(d) unquestionable; impossible to debate
v. engender
(a) to display or wave boastfully
(b) to bring about; to bring forth; to cause; to produce; to generate
(c) to make clear; to explain; to clarify
(d) to assign; to credit with; to ascribe to
n. ennui
(a) introduction; forerunner
(b) honesty; moral soundness; uprightness
(c) boredom; apathy; lethargy; tedium
(d) drawing that exaggerates certain physical characteristics
v. delete
(a) to erase; to cancel; to take out; to remove totally
(b) to attack with words; to question the truthfulness or integrity; to challenge
(c) to annoy; to irritate
(d) to complete; to bring to perfection; to fulfill; to perfect |
