n. the quality of sound which distinguishes one from another (*) pallor (*) timbre (*) negligence (*) temerity

v. to talk or write excitedly; to scold; to lecture (*) stymie (*) discomfit (*) harangue (*) surmise

n. something that can be relied on (*) anchorage (*) disarray (*) anachronism (*) tenet

adj. definite; fixed; established (*) wily (*) ornate (*) bellicose (*) determinate

v. to support; to substantiate; to verify; to record for evidence (*) document (*) wane (*) acquiesce (*) abdicate

adj. rigorously abstinent; severe; self-denying; celibate (*) ethnic (*) wily (*) ascetic (*) obligatory

adj. not reacting chemically; inactive; sedentary; neutral; inanimate (*) economical (*) opaque (*) inert (*) recusant

adj. not confirmed; indefinite; temporary; experimental (*) tentative (*) trite (*) inveterate (*) nautical

adj. charming; sweetly attractive; handsome (*) audacious (*) winsome (*) incoherent (*) bilateral

adj. having to do with conversation; informal speech (*) taut (*) colloquial (*) adroit (*) auspicious