1. to summon or cause to assemble

2. to gather or assemble; to meet formally

1. useful for some purpose; convenient

2. concerned primarily or exclusively with serving one's own interests

3. a means employed to bring about a certain result

1. to flow out slowly; to ooze or emit

2. to give forth; to exhibit in abundance

1. to behave or conduct oneself

2. to be in accord or agreement

opulent

patrician

1. a member of the nobility

2. of noble birth; showing refinement of taste or manners

not given to action or reaction; sluggish or calm in temperament

1. a religious painting, especially one revered by the Eastern Christian churches

2. a symbol or image whose form suggests its meaning

3. one who is idolized

martinet

1. extremely large in bulk, quantity, or degree

2. causing amazement or wonder

1. of or related to a star

2. outstanding or brilliant

1. full of life or vigor

2. bright or vivid

3. quivering or vibrating

1. a large, imposing structure or building

2. a complex structure or system built up over time, as if it were a real building

1. to teach or train in the fundamentals

2. to instill or teach from a partisan point of view

1. an interval of time between events

2. belonging to or taking place between events; temporary

1. the condition of being lost in thought

2. a daydream

a loss of one's ability to act freely; a state over which one appears to have no control

1.to arise or increase as a natural result or growth

2. to come as a regular addition

fully and clearly expressed, leaving nothing merely implied

1. the quality or state of being improper or unsuitable

2. something that is improper

1. to lure or trick into doing something

2, to obtain by flattery or trickery

1. having an unpleasant look, taste, or smell

2. morally offensive

1. to satisfy

2. to lessen or reduce the intensity of

1. one who is indifferent to or disdainful of intellectual values

2. smugly ignorant of artistic or intellectual qualities

1. a large group of islands

2. a body of water containing a large number of islands

1. to rush headlong, often with a swerving or lurching motion

2. to cause to lean or tip to one side (as a ship)

to connect related things; to bring things into proper relation with one another

1. the history of a word

2. the science that studies such histories

1. to crush or grind into dust or powder

2. to demolish

1. to repel; to drive back

2. to reject in a cool or distant manner

3. to discust

1. caused by having to do with earthquakes

2. having powerful and widespread effects

1. to form or move in waves

2. to have a wavelike appearance or motion

1. a radical or violent change

2. a forceful lifting or warping from beneath

1. engaged to be married

2. a person to whom one is engaged to be married

1. a rhythm marked by a regular beat

2. the rising and falling of the voice in human speech

1. a rule or principle that provides the norm for judgment

2. the works of a writer accepted as authentic

1. the outcome of a series of events

2. the final resolution following the climax of the plot of a work of drama or fiction

insensate

1. lacking sensation or awareness

2. lacking sense or ability to reason

3. brutal; lacking feeling

1. a person who deserts one froup or cause for another; a traitor

2. a person who rejects lawful behavior

1. a strong criticism

2. anything that restricts or limits

1. containing or made up of fundamentally different and often inconguous elements

2. showing a marked difference or inequality

1. to make by putting parts together; to construct

2. to invent in order to deceive

1. traveling from place to place

2. one who goes from place to place

queasy

1. causing nausea or tending to be nauseous

2. causing or experiencing uneasiness; squeamish

1. to put out of sight or mind; demote

2. to assign for a decision or further action

vertigo

1. a loss of memory usually caused by shock or injury

2. a gap in one's memory

1. to bring to a state of peace or quiet

2. to pacify an adversary, often by making concessions

1. a gradual reduction in numbers or loss of strength

2. a wakening resulting from pressure or harassment

1. having to do with horseback riding

2. one who rides on horseback

1. to make or become thin

2. to lessen the amount, force or value of

1. to go beyond desirable or established limits; to encroach

2. to come into contact with, especially forcefully

1. to assume as a fact based on the best available evidence

2. something assumed to be self-evident; a fundamental principle

1. to prove superior in power or strength

2. to remain in effect or use; to be current or widespread

putrefy

1. marked by extreme poverty

2. stingy; lacking generosity