n. someone who is punished for the errors of others (*) mores (*) serenity (*) scapegoat (*) ethnology

n. state of oblivion (*) criteria (*) limner (*) limbo (*) verdigris

n. a pernicious and malign influence that is hard to get rid of (*) icon (*) torrent (*) canker (*) implication

n. a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses (*) roofy (*) animadversion (*) optometrist (*) refereeing

n. fanatical patriotism; superpatriotism; ultranationalism (*) ramp (*) regicide (*) jingoism (*) cesspit

n. a contradiction of ideas that serves as the determining factor in their interaction (*) aspersion (*) incentive (*) dialectic (*) stridence

adj. elastic; lively; springy (*) musty (*) gnarled (*) sententious (*) resilient

n. a weapon that is forcibly thrown or projected at a targets but is not self-propelled (*) foreboding (*) tilter (*) floridity (*) missile

n. respectful deference (*) acquittal (*) patness (*) homage (*) epitome

n. the lush appearance of flourishing vegetation; verdure (*) nirvana (*) verdancy (*) ornithologist (*) awe