n. a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides) (*) maelstrom (*) gruel (*) liability (*) decadence

adj. related on the mother's side (*) theoretical (*) droll (*) maternal (*) indeterminate

n. a strong odor or taste property; sharpness; raciness (*) dissertation (*) refraction (*) pungency (*) lavalier

adj. most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or implied (*) loath (*) optimum (*) bawdy (*) foiled

v. make a characteristic sound, of a horse; whicker (*) cede (*) glaze (*) whinny (*) whet

n. a living organism characterized by voluntary movement; beast; brute; creature (*) enormity (*) eloquence (*) ballast (*) fauna

adj. having a common boundary or edge (*) intermittent (*) lilting (*) brinded (*) contiguous

v. behave unnaturally or affectedly; act (*) posture (*) dissemble (*) defrock (*) snivel

v. spend extravagantly; waste (*) scoff (*) hoard (*) stem from (*) ware

n. objectivity and detachment; dryness (*) rancour (*) serfdom (*) calling (*) dispassion