n. severity
(a) excessive sternness; harshness; rigor; rigorousness; inclemency; stiffness
(b) a royalist supporter of Charles I during the English Civil War
(c) an abusive attack on a person's character or good name; slander; denigration
(d) infallibleness
n. levity
(a) someone whose reasoning is subtle and often specious
(b) coming of Christ
(c) an expression of strong disapproval
(d) a manner lacking seriousness
n. despotism
(a) an insufficient quantity or number
(b) balm; ointment
(c) a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator; absolutism; authoritarianism; one-man rule; shogunate; totalitarianism; tyranny
(d) reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence
n. behemoth
(a) rotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any direction
(b) complete and confirmed integrity
(c) enduring strength and energy; toughness
(d) a person of exceptional importance and reputation; giant; heavyweight; titan
n. magnate
(a) the condition of being protuberant
(b) something illusory and unattainable
(c) a very wealthy or powerful businessman; king; mogul; power; top executive; tycoon
(d) a Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the journey of Odysseus after the fall of Troy |
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n. barterer
(a) gravity; seriousness; formality
(b) a trader who exchanges goods and not money
(c) the act of submitting
(d) an event that departs from expectations; variant
n. yen
(a) the basic unit of money in Japan
(b) small area set off by walls for special use; stall; kiosk
(c) someone who drives a taxi for a living; cabdriver; cabman; hack driver; hack-driver; livery driver
(d) someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime; crook; outlaw
adj. altruistic
(a) contrary to or forbidden by law; outlawed; unlawful
(b) used of a person's appearance or behavior; imposing
(c) showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others
(d) showing a brooding ill humor; glum; moody; morose; saturnine; sour; sullen
n. febricity
(a) someone who designs clothing; clothes designer; designer
(b) a rise in the temperature of the body; pyrexia; feverishness
(c) a pauper who lives by begging
(d) a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink); gastronome; bon vivant; epicurean; foodie
n. histrion
(a) the act of ordaining
(b) an ornamental coating to a building
(c) a theatrical performer; player; thespian; role player
(d) official written document summoning a witness to appear in court |
