v. feel or express sympathy or compassion; sympathise (*) begild (*) forestall (*) consign (*) commiserate

n. a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men; vamp; vamper; minx; tease; prickteaser (*) parquet (*) coquette (*) nepotism (*) torque

n. clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous; plainness (*) andiron (*) perspicuity (*) humus (*) jingoism

v. dig up for reburial or for medical investigation (*) disseminate (*) disinter (*) rankle (*) decelerate

n. boredom; depression (*) doldrums (*) fanaticism (*) fresco (*) tightwad

adj. professing feelings or virtues one does not have (*) impertinent (*) brumous (*) hypocritical (*) fluted

v. charge falsely or with malicious intent; smirch; asperse; calumniate; smear; sully; besmirch (*) boob (*) entreat (*) deride (*) denigrate

adj. deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good; perverted; reprobate (*) perverse (*) murmurous (*) ethnic (*) prophetic

n. small individual study area in a library; cubicle; stall (*) carrell (*) transgression (*) martinet (*) ragamuffin

adj. stupid and confused; puddingheaded; muddleheaded (*) estranged (*) addlepated (*) portly (*) perfervid