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n. hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles; cuticle; shield
n. hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles; cuticle; shield
(*) dispassion
(*) carapace
(*) mountebank
(*) crypt
2
n. a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated; standard
n. a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated; standard
(*) refraction
(*) incidence
(*) criteria
(*) coping
3
n. place of purification
n. place of purification
(*) flick
(*) vivisection
(*) purgatory
(*) cognizance
4
n. the manner in which something is expressed in words; phrasing; phraseology; choice of words
n. the manner in which something is expressed in words; phrasing; phraseology; choice of words
(*) mirage
(*) remorse
(*) verbiage
(*) catapult
5
n. an ornament consisting of a grotesquely carved figure of a person or animal
n. an ornament consisting of a grotesquely carved figure of a person or animal
(*) queue
(*) lode
(*) barb
(*) gargoyle
6
adj. exposing human folly to ridicule
adj. exposing human folly to ridicule
(*) appeasing
(*) bovine
(*) glowering
(*) satirical
7
n. the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving; filling; pick
n. the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving; filling; pick
(*) weft
(*) rebate
(*) paleontology
(*) neologism
8
n. edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants; dasheen
n. edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants; dasheen
(*) clarion
(*) requiem
(*) eddo
(*) apathy
9
n. a preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution (usually explaining its purpose)
n. a preliminary introduction to a statute or constitution (usually explaining its purpose)
(*) trinket
(*) potentate
(*) preamble
(*) penury
10
n. act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil; remediation
n. act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil; remediation
(*) frippery
(*) jingoism
(*) redress
(*) obituary
