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adj. greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; outrageous; steep; usurious
adj. greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; outrageous; steep; usurious
(*) civil
(*) cringing
(*) beneficent
(*) unconscionable
2
n. the act of starting something for the first time; foundation; institution; origination; creation
n. the act of starting something for the first time; foundation; institution; origination; creation
(*) innovation
(*) verbiage
(*) trek
(*) gala
3
v. divest of church officials
v. divest of church officials
(*) defrock
(*) bowdlerize
(*) distill
(*) surfeit
4
n. the floating wreckage of a ship
n. the floating wreckage of a ship
(*) flotsam
(*) optician
(*) reconnaissance
(*) orientation
5
adj. harsh or corrosive in tone; bitter; blistering; caustic; virulent
adj. harsh or corrosive in tone; bitter; blistering; caustic; virulent
(*) sensual
(*) porous
(*) acidulous
(*) acrid
6
n. a person of exceptional importance and reputation; giant; heavyweight; titan
n. a person of exceptional importance and reputation; giant; heavyweight; titan
(*) alias
(*) ennui
(*) behemoth
(*) impending
7
n. the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language)
n. the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language)
(*) wrath
(*) vernacular
(*) presentiment
(*) fluctuation
8
adj. ludicrously odd; fantastical
adj. ludicrously odd; fantastical
(*) cardinal
(*) alterative
(*) grotesque
(*) ancillary
9
adj. having a secret or hidden meaning; qabalistic; cryptic; cryptical; sibylline
adj. having a secret or hidden meaning; qabalistic; cryptic; cryptical; sibylline
(*) cabalistic
(*) perceptive
(*) gilt
(*) ineffectual
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adj. having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin; softening
adj. having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin; softening
(*) polyglot
(*) salving
(*) somatic
(*) febrile
