v. let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation
a. self-restraining; not indulging an appetite especially for food or drink
n. award of merit; expression of approval; praise
a. extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
n. the branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and taste, emphasizing the evaluative criteria that are applied to art
v. make or become better; improve; grow better
a. good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
a. not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type
a. joyous; showing a lack of proper thought or care; not caring or worrying
a. capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
a. brief and compact; expressing much in few words
n. specialist; person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts
n. extreme corruption or degradation; wickedness
n. devaluation; decrease in price or value
n. something held as an established opinion, especially a definite authoritative tenet; doctrine
a. occurring unexpectedly and requiring urgent action; coming into existence
a. short-lived; enduring a very short time
a. marked by or having equity; just and impartial
a. fleeting; vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor
n. the quality of being convenient and practical despite possibly being improper or immoral
a. capable of producing offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive
a. involving trust, especially with regard to the relationship between a trustee and a beneficiary
a. weak; feeble; limp; slight; vain; without strength or solidity
ad. in a way that attempts to avoid notice or attention; secretively
v. show, express or direct through movement
n. skillful deceit; disposition to deceive or cheat; disguise cunningly
n. arrangement by rank or standing; series in which each element is graded or ranked
n. study of origin and nature of ideas
n. deep disgrace; shame or dishonor
a. marked by sudden and violent force; hasty; impulsive and passionate
v. enrage; infuriate; cause to be extremely angry
a. native; originating where it is found
n. the practice of allowing enjoyment of whatever is desired
a. very small; immeasurably or incalculably minute
n. act or process of infusing; introduction of a solution into person through vein for therapeutic purposes
a. exceeding reasonable limits; excessive; not regulated; disorderly
a. lacking flavor or zest; not tasty; dull
n. a person who initiates a course of action; someone who deliberately foments trouble
n. a court order prohibiting a party from doing a certain activity
n. turning upside down; a reversal of position, order, form, or relationship
n. philosophy or science of law; division or department of law
n. the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it; the state of being not yet evident or active
n. a pier that provides a landing place on a river; a formal reception of visitors or guests , as at a royal court
a. mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to exaggerated degree
a. capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable
n. offense of willfully maiming or crippling a person; state of violent disorder; havoc; physical disturbance
n. civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army
n. used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English 'Mr'
v. cause to experience shame or humiliation; embarrass
a. of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand
n. favoring of relatives or friends because of their relationship rather than their abilities
n. homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past.
n. subtle or slight degree of difference; small difference in meaning
a. hidden from the eye or the understanding; invisible; secret; concealed; unknown
a. traditional; conservative in belief; adhering to established faith, especially in religion
n. board on which painter mixes pigments
n. remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all
n. equality in status or amount; similarity or close
n. father and ruler of family or tribe
n. slight offense; small sin or fault
n. a line of ancestors; descent; lineage; register or record of a line of ancestors
a. feeling or expressing deep regret for misdeeds
a. traveling especially on foot
v. disturb greatly; make uneasy or anxious; throw into great confusion
a. full in all respects; attended by all the people who have the right to attend
n. a large group often with a common interest; a group of people temporarily organized to make a search
n. capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects; the power or right to give orders or make decisions
a. outstanding; superior to or notable above all others
a. in great quantity or abundance; bountiful; exceedingly liberal
a. purported; commonly put forth or accepted as true on inconclusive grounds
a. obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority
v. disprove; prove to be false or incorrect
v. give up something with reluctance; retire from; give up or abandon
a. inclined to keep silent; reserved; uncommunicative.
a. tending to improve; beneficial; favorable to health
a. cheerfully confident; optimistic; of healthy reddish color; ruddy
a. worldly rather than spiritual; not specifically relating to religion; lasting from century to century
n. gift for finding valuable or desirable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck
a. filthy; unethical or dishonest; dirty; foul; morally degraded
a. firm and dependable especially in loyalty; loyal and committed in attitude
n. one that takes position of another; substitute
a. capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against an assailant or objector, or against attempts to take or process
n. stone used to test the fineness of gold alloys; excellent quality used to test excellence or genuineness of others
a. dull and unimaginative; lacking taste or flavor
a. practical or workable; capable of maintaining life; capable of continuing effectiveness
a. extremely poisonous or harmful in its effects; bitterly hostile