n. any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter) (*) obelisk (*) metaphor (*) fiat (*) asteroid

n. manifestation of a deity or spirit in an earthly form (*) incarnation (*) depredation (*) solstice (*) ovation

adj. inspiring fear; unnerving (*) tremulous (*) unwieldy (*) formidable (*) amoral

n. food fed to livestock (*) rebus (*) implication (*) conflux (*) fodder

adj. puffy; swollen (*) despondent (*) insulting (*) sidereal (*) bloated

adj. preventing movement; impeding; obstructive (*) sylvan (*) apathetic (*) clogging (*) urbane

adj. having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air; debonaire (*) jaunty (*) bovine (*) foolhardy (*) wary

n. an arrangement of branching parts (*) ramification (*) yokel (*) patois (*) chirology

v. divulge confidential information or secrets; let the cat out of the bag; talk (*) indenture (*) beef (*) peach (*) jostle

n. puzzling complexity; tortuousness (*) knottiness (*) blaring (*) labyrinth (*) penumbra