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| (v) to have an intense dislike or hatred for |
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| (n) the modification of the social patterns, traits, or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another |
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| (adj) resulting from chance - (med) acquired, not congenital |
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| (v) to improve, make better, correct a flaw |
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| (n) poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity |
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| (n) expression of approval, praise; official sanction |
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| (v) to assign or refer to, attribute |
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| (v) to make easier or milder; to calm; to appease |
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| (adj) pompous or overblown in language (to conceal lack of ideas) |
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| (adj) without feathers; without experience; immature |
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| (adj) roundabout, not direct |
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| (n) a combination or union for some specific purpose |
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| (v) to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for |
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| (n) decline, decay; excessive self-indulgence |
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| (n) saliva that flows from the mouth; nonsense - (v) to let saliva flow from the mouth |
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| (v) to draw forth, bring out from some source |
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| (v) to direct order; to prescribe a course of action |
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| (n) a summary; an instance that represents a larger reality |
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| (v) to urge strongly, advise earnestly |
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| (adj) by virtue of holding a certain office |
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| (v) to make easy, cause to progress faster |
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| (v) to make amends, make up for; to ward off |
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| (v) to attempt to dissuade someone from some decision |
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| (n) a state of great excitement - (v) to be in or work into such a state; to produce alcohol by chemical action |
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| (adj) used so often as to lack originality or freshness |
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| (n) a gap, opening (in the sense of having something missing) |
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| (adj) resulting from lack of attention; unintentional |
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| (v) to violate, trespass, go beyond recognized bounds |
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| (v) to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favorable acceptance by others (sometimes used in a critical or derogatory sense) |
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| (n) a hint, indirect suggestion or reference |
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| (v) to plead on behalf of someone else; to serve as a third party in a disagreement |
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| (n) an intruder, one who moves where they are not wanted |
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| (adj) belonging to someone or something by its very nature |
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| (v) to make a violent attack in words, express disapproval |
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| (adj) wearied, worn out, dulled |
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| (n) weariness of the body or mind |
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| (adj) causing shock, horror, or revulsion; pale or shallow in color |
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| (adj) deserving recognition or praise |
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| (n) a period of one thousand years; a period of great joy |
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| (adj) existing in name only, not real; too small to be taken seriuosly |
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| (adj) not decisive or definite; unwilling to take a clear position |
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| (adj) mysterious, magical - (v) to conceal - (n) supernatural matters |
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| (v) to steal something that has been given into one's trust |
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| (v) to spread through, penetrate, soak through |
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| (adj) peevish, annoyed by trifles, easily irritated |
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| (v) to fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly - (adj) characterized by excessive haste - (n) the product of an action or process |
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| (n) a special right or privilege; a special excellent quality |
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| (n) a natural or habitual inclination or tendency |
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| (adj) pertaining to an outlying area; narrow in mind or outlook; countrified; of a simple, plain design - (n) a person with a narrow point of view |
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| (n) composure or coolness |
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| (adj) resistant to lawful authority; having the purpose of overthrowing established government |
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| (v) to make a pretense of; to show the outer signs of |
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| (adj) strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste |
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| (v) to think or believe without evidence - (n) an idea that seems likely but has no proof |
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| (adj) thin; lacking clarity; of slight significance; poorly supported |
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| (v) to rise above or beyond; exceed |
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| (n) foliage giving shade; an overshadowing influence of power |
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| (adj) fatty, oily; excessively smug; trying too hard to give an impression of earnestness |
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| (adj) bitter, sarcastic; highly caustic or biting |
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| (v) to use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end |
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