adj. peaceful; charmingly rustic; picturesque (*) divergent (*) incompatible (*) pivotal (*) idyllic

v. make withdrawn or isolated or emotionally dissociated (*) cohere (*) circumvent (*) founder (*) alienate

adv. in an essential manner; naturally (*) aloft (*) awry (*) gratis (*) intrinsically

v. issue an order (*) expedite (*) quail (*) ordain (*) epitomize

n. someone injured or killed or captured or missing in a military engagement (*) blackleg (*) animadversion (*) braggadocio (*) casualty

n. a power of attorney document given by shareholders of a corporation authorizing a specific vote on their behalf at a corporate meeting (*) proxy (*) contempt (*) inception (*) dais

v. make a pretence of; sham (*) flummox (*) feign (*) manumit (*) appease

adj. wasting time; poky; pokey (*) simplistic (*) nonplused (*) dilatory (*) ursine

n. horizontal layer of material (*) infirmity (*) icon (*) malediction (*) stratum

n. a person who is not very bright; stupe; dullard; dolt; pudding head (*) penumbra (*) pillock (*) epic (*) terminus