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| adj. clearly expressed, easy to understand |
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| v. to make clear or plain, to clarify |
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| adj. very clear in meaning or style |
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| n. an object, such as the sun or moon, that gives off light |
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| n. light emitted by means other than burning, such as chemical or biochemical action or radiation |
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| v. to gather, to summon (used with up) |
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| v. to speak in protest or dissaproval (used with with or against) |
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| n. extreme offense, resentment (usually with take) |
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| v. to give a sketchy outline |
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| v. to speak derogatively of someone's character or reputation, to defame, to disparage |
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| n. the art of predicting events by allegedly communicating with the dead |
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| n. a cover for a coffin or tomb |
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| v. to make less severe, to alleviate |
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| adj. deficient in color, having an abnormally pale complexion |
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| n. any widespread destruction |
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| adj. false, counterfeit, especially in authorship or authenticity |
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| n. a stroke, a sudden loss of muscular control, sensation, or conciousness usually resulting from rupture or blockage of a blood vessel |
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| n. a person who forsakes his or her own principles. religion, or allegiances |
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| v. to punish, to criticize severely, to chastise |
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| v. to seek to improve through punishment, to discipline |
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| n. something that blocks, an obstruction |
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| n. someone who lives alone and avoids company, a hermit |
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| n. a keyboard instrument, like a piano or harpsichord, with strings |
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| n. a private, exclusive, or secret meeting |
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| n. a district or group isolated or enclosed within a larger one |
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| n. a crown or headband worn as a sign or authority |
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| n. an abusive criticism or attack |
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| adj. exactly or completely opposite |
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| n. any group migration or flight from a country |
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| n. guns or heavy artillery |
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| n. a defense wall with alternating high and low sections (often used in plural) |
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| v. to reduce in quantity or intensity, to subside, to diminish |
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| adj. warlike, eager to fight, pugnacious |
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| adj. behaving in a hostile or aggressive manner, engaged in combat |
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| v. to intimidate, to discourage or dishearten |
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| n. a person's strong point, the thing in which a person excels (think forté) |
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| n. courage in enduring pain or trouble |
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| n. unrestricted power to act at one's discretion; unconditional permission or authority |
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| n. an organization of firms in the same industry for the purpose of regulating production, pricing, and marketing of goods and decreasing competition by members |
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| n. a maker of maps or charts |
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| n. a fistfighter, especially a professional boxer |
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| adj. quarrelsome; eager to fight |
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| v. to oppose or attack as false, to seek to discredit |
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| n. a rhythmic flow of sound, as in poetry or oratory, or of movement, as in marching or dancing |
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| n. the use of moral principles to reason out what is right or wrong in everyday situations (usually associated with a morality that emphasizes adherence to established laws) |
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| adj. declining or decaying (applied to a condition, things, or people) |
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| n. (capitalized) The parts of the world that lie west of Asia, especially the countries of Europe and the western hemisphere |
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| n. a relapse into a former habit, criminal or antisocial behavior |
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| v. to yield or surrender rights or possessions, usually officially |
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| v. to consent, to agree (used with to) |
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| n. the act of granting or yielding |
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| v. to act on another's behalf |
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| adj. preying on other animals |
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| adj. precise, scrupulous, attentive to details, especially of etiquette |
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| adj. having a strong, biting taste or smell |
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| n. uneasiness caused by guilt, remorse, scruples |
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| v. to omit, to delete, to obliterate |
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| n. a person who cultivates superior appreciation of beauty, especially in the arts, often used to imply that the person's appreciation is excessive, affected, or impractical |
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| adj. pertaining to an appreciation of beauty |
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| adj. demonstrating extreme joy or blessedness |
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| n. supreme blessedness, exalted happiness |
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| kindly, mild and gentle in effect |
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| n. a blessing or benediction |
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| n. an unexpected source of great wealth or luck, a windfall |
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| n. a person who enjoys good food and drink and lives luxuriously |
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| adj. jolly, convivial (used with companion) |
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| adj. suave, urbane, nonchalant |
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| n. the study of improving a species, especially human beings, by genetic control such as discouraging reproduction to those with bad traits and encouraging those with good traits |
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| n. the use of a neutral, mild, or vague word or phrase instead of a more explicit one that might offend |
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| n. pleasant sounds, especially in spoken language |
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| adj. clumsy, especially in using the hands |
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| n. a general uneasiness, a vague feeling of ill health or depression |
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| n. the misuse of a word, especially when unintentional, with comic effect |
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| n. someone who commits a crime, an evildoer |
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| adj. wishing harm to someone, malicious |
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| v. to speak harmful untruths about someone or something, to traduce |
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| n. misconduct, especially by a public official |
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| v. to pretend to be sick or injured in order to evade responsibilities |
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| adj. lying, untruthful, false |
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| n. a beggar, anyone who earns a living by begging |
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| n. alteration or improvement of writing to remove errors |
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| n. a small sin or fault, a trifling offense |
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| adj. without flaw, faultless |
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| adj. lacking moral discipline or self-restraint, especially in sexual matters |
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| adj. illegal, not sanctioned by law or tradition |
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| adj. faultfinding, severely critical |
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| n. a representative sent on a special mission, especially one representing the pope |
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| v. to claim that something is true without necessarily having proof, to advance as an argument or excuse |
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| v. to banish to a place of exile; to dismiss to an obscure or inferior position |
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| adj. inflicting or intending punishment |
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| n. exemption from punishment or penalty, as a result of a particular act |
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| n. a legal requirement that someone or something appear in court to give or be evidence |
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| n. impeccable integrity, uprightness |
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| n. praise, commendation, official approval |
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| n. a morally decadent person |
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| n. an expression of criticism for a fault or misdeed, a scolding |
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| v. to clear from blame, to exonerate, to prove to be valid |
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| adj. revengeful, unforgiving |
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| n. a bitter feud, especially one perpetuated by acts of revenge, often between successive generations of two families or clans |
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| adj. based on a subjective whim or random choice |
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| v. to judge or decide in the manner of an umpire or person granted power to make a decision |
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| adj. marked by a strong urging to take some action |
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| v. to urge, advise, or admonish vigorously |
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| adj. showing good judgment, sensible |
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| v. to settle a case by legal means, to act as a judge |
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| v. to renounce formally, to recant |
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| v. to command or urge solemnly |
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| v. to cause to happen as if by magic, to produce as if from nothing, to stimulate the imagination (used with up) |
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| n. the intentional giving of false evidence or breaking of an oath, especially in a court of law |
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| adj. something that separates itself from the community or the normal standard, often with harmful results, used especially with natural phenomena |
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| v. to abolish or repeal, especially a law |
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| v. to take claim without permission or authority |
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| n. a right or privelege belonging to a particular person, office, or group |
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