adj. abstaining from sexual intercourse (*) succinct (*) celibate (*) anthropomorphic (*) definitive

v. satisfy (thirst); assuage (*) supersede (*) bolster (*) slake (*) allay

v. remove soil or rock; fret (*) cauterize (*) erode (*) gestate (*) garotte

v. treat with contemptuous disregard (*) filch (*) scoff (*) limn (*) deflect

adj. filled with melancholy and despondency; grim; blue; depressed; dispirited; low-spirited (*) downcast (*) sanguinary (*) hazy (*) finicky

v. tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading (*) ingeminate (*) excoriate (*) jostle (*) preachify

adj. of a substance, especially a strong acid; erosive; vitriolic (*) prim (*) compelling (*) mordant (*) sluggish

adj. unproductive of success; sleeveless; vain (*) unobtrusive (*) futile (*) celestial (*) pestilential

adj. so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm; stupefying (*) staggering (*) dapper (*) omnipresent (*) vacuous

adj. contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions (*) incisive (*) valedictory (*) complacent (*) sordid