1: Hating; detesting 2: Contrary; odious; detestable; repugnant; inconsisent with, or expressive of, extreme opposition                                         Lack or loss of the ability to do simple arithmetic                                                                                                             Overly refined or subtle: precious                                                                                                                              The act of improving or the state of being improved                                                                                                             An abandoning of what one has believed in                                                                                                                       Mental or emotional tranquility                                                                                                                                 In essential structure or function: fundamentally                                                                                                               To coax with flattery: cajole                                                                                                                                   A state of commotion, excitement, or violent disturbance                                                                                                        A boorish opponent of art and literature: philistine                                                                                                            To buzz, as a fly                                                                                                                                               A trivial, useless, or wasteful project or activity                                                                                                             A rumbling sound made by gas in the intestines                                                                                                                  A group of unofficial often secret and scheming advisors                                                                                                        Tending to change abruptly and without apparent reason: whimsical, erratic                                                                                      A shroud for the dead                                                                                                                                           A person who defrauds another by underhanded means: swindler                                                                                                    To think seriously and deeply: to ponder                                                                                                                        The linking together in a series of something                                                                                                                   Great fear or shock that makes one feel helpless or bewildered                                                                                                  Intemperence especially in drinking                                                                                                                             The appointing of one's friends to political office                                                                                                             1: The casting of aspersions  2: The denial of the importance or validity of something                                                                          The theory of duty or moral obligation: ethics                                                                                                                  1: To feel and express disapproval of: plead against  2: belittle                                                                                               The act or an instance of robbing, plundering, or laying waste                                                                                                  1: A bitter or abusive speech or writing  2: Ironical or satirical criticism                                                                                    To throw into mental or physical disorder: upset                                                                                                                Long flowing side whiskers                                                                                                                                      Vivid, forceful, fluent, graceful, persuasive, especially in speech or writing                                                                                  The sky, viewed poetically as a solid arch or vault                                                                                                             Shaped like a pipe or tube: tubular                                                                                                                             Winding or wavering                                                                                                                                             To mock or scoff at; show scorn or contempt for                                                                                                                 To throw into a state of confusion, perplexity, or embarrasment                                                                                                 The strength to bear misfortune, pain, etc. calmly and patiently: firm courage                                                                                  1: Full of smoke or soot  2: Dark, dusky                                                                                                                        1: To explode with sudden violence: detonate  2: To shout forth denunciations or decrees                                                                        1: A simultaneous or rapid and continuous discharge of many firearms  2: something like this [a fusillade of questions]                                         Harsh criticism                                                                                                                                                 Rambling, pointless, or tedious talkativeness                                                                                                                   Without hair, down, or fuzz: bald                                                                                                                               Positive, intuitive knowledge in spritual matters                                                                                                               Tranquil, happy, idyllic, especially with nostalgic reference to earlier times [halcyon days]                                                                   A word with the same spelling as another but with different meaning and pronounciation [TEAR, a drop of water from the eye: TEAR, to rip]                       Helping to discover or learn                                                                                                                                    1: A break in something 2: An interruption in time or continuity                                                                                                1: One who explains: commentator  2: One who champions a cause or proposal                                                                                      Hairy; shaggy; bristly                                                                                                                                          Wanton insolence or arrogance resulting from excessive pride or from passion                                                                                    1: An eerie nighttime light appearing over marshland 2: a deceptive hope or goal                                                                                A curse                                                                                                                                                         Having a constantly shifting pattern of colors producing a rainbow effect                                                                                       1: Lacking skill or training  2: Lacking professional standards or scruples  3: Designed as a temporary expedient                                               Zest for accomplishment: drive                                                                                                                                  To refuse to proceed further: balk                                                                                                                              A day that will never come                                                                                                                                      Alleviating pain or harshness: soothing                                                                                                                         1: Showing lustful desires: lascivious  2: of or relating to the sex drive                                                                                      In a willing manner: gladly                                                                                                                                     Of a peevish or melancholy disposition: billious                                                                                                                Very talkative; fond of talking                                                                                                                                 A person given to impractical ideas or projects: dreamer                                                                                                        An unnaturally excited or distraught woman                                                                                                                      Very important person in any field or activity, especially in large businesses                                                                                  A lie or falsehood: dishonesty                                                                                                                                  An extremely old-fashioned or reactionary person: fogy                                                                                                          To reduce to pauperism; to make extremely poor                                                                                                                  To speak or act in a pompous or dogmatic way                                                                                                                    1: A person's nose (jocular usage, especially of large nose)                                                                                                    1: To publish or make known officially  2: To make widespread                                                                                                   A state of readiness especially for danger or opportunity                                                                                                       1: Habitually silent or uncommunicative; disinclined to speak readily; reserved; taciturn  2: Having a restrained, quiet, or understated quality                Having the power to cure or heal: curative                                                                                                                      Music played by a group using homemade improvised instruments (as jugs or washboards)                                                                           A habitually dirty or untidy person                                                                                                                             1: Quick, active  2: clever; smart; acute  3: severe; extreme; harsh  4: keen; sharp                                                                            Not true or genuine; false; counterfeit                                                                                                                         Done in a secret way: clandestine                                                                                                                               Whispering; murmuring; rustling                                                                                                                                 A nation exercising political control over another nation's foreign affairs                                                                                     A person who seeks favor by flattering people of wealth or influence; parasite                                                                                  A combined or cooperative action that yields a result greater than the sum of the parts                                                                         1: Making no sound; saying nothing; still  2: Unspoken; silent  3: Not expressed or declared openly, but implied or understood                                  Cheap and showy; gaudy; sleazy                                                                                                                                  1: Holding firmly: cohesive  2: Persistent or stubborn                                                                                                          Dark, gloomy                                                                                                                                                    Given to or marked by violent utterance: thundering                                                                                                             Of or relating to a barber or his work                                                                                                                          Dormant or inactive: sluggish                                                                                                                                   1: Tremulous or trembling movement; quaking; tremor  2: Fearful uncertainty, anxiety, etc.; apprehension                                                        Worn out by constant use; no longer having freshness, originality, or novelty; stale                                                                            1: Muddy or cloudy from having sediment stirred up  2: Thick, dense, or dark, as clouds or smoke  3: Confused; perplexed; muddled                               Present or seeming to be present, everywhere at the same time: omnipresent                                                                                      1: Shade; shadow  2: Foliage, considered as shade-giving  3: Offense or resentment [to take umbrage at a remark]                                                1: To give life to; make come to life; animate  2: To make more lively, active, striking, etc.                                                                  Loud, noisy or vehement in making one's feelings known: clamorous                                                                                               1: Of or like a fox or foxes  2: clever, cunning, etc.                                                                                                          A joke or jest, esp. a practical joke                                                                                                                           A crucial dividing point, line, or factor: turning point