Group (4) - Spelling Practices

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(1) a. of or relating to a temperature scale proposed by the inventor of the mercury thermometer
n. German physicist who invented the mercury thermometer and developed the scale of temperature that bears his name (1686-1736)
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(2) n. house for a farmer and family
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(3) n. a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism)
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(4) n. one part in five equal parts
n. a quantity of liquor equal to one [___] of a United States gallon
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(5) n. a thin coating or layer
v. record in film
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(6) v. conduct financial operations, often in an unethical manner
n. a person skilled in large scale financial transactions
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(7) ad. in a delicate manner
a. free from impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity
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(8) a. having or displaying warmth or affection
a. absurd or silly because unlikely
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(9) n. electric refrigerator (trade name Deepfreeze) in which food is frozen and stored for long periods of time
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(10) a. extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact
a. provoking horror