n. rest period; temporary delay (*) affinity (*) respite (*) stanza (*) disarray

v. to commend; to praise (*) laud (*) relegate (*) exculpate (*) amortize

v. to weaken; to deprive of nerve or strength (*) ostracize (*) enervate (*) reproach (*) fathom

adj. speechless; unable to speak clearly; indistinct; unclear (*) nugatory (*) forensic (*) obtuse (*) inarticulate

n. unlimited authority; freedom of action (*) parsimony (*) epigram (*) carte blanche (*) pittance

n. feeling of hatred or ill will; resentment (*) edifice (*) cognate (*) animosity (*) demise

adj. having the characteristics of an island; narrow-minded; provincial (*) insular (*) precarious (*) immune (*) subsidiary

v. to call forth; to provoke; to arouse; to summon; to bring out (*) censure (*) debilitate (*) stigmatize (*) evoke

adj. solitary; alone (*) circumspect (*) recluse (*) recondite (*) complacent

n. legend; long story of adventure or heroic deed (*) shoal (*) saga (*) doggerel (*) palindrome