adj. foolishly fond of or submissive to your wife (*) uxorious (*) schematic (*) verbatim (*) combustible

v. influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; blarney; coax; inveigle (*) cajole (*) lampoon (*) impute (*) reconcile

v. deeply hurt the feelings of (*) lacerate (*) retrograde (*) preen (*) subjugate

n. interchangeable with 'means' in the expression 'by means of' (*) impinging (*) flick (*) dint (*) cacophony

adj. sharply disagreeable (*) jerkwater (*) abrasive (*) perennial (*) apocalyptic

v. reduce the speed of (*) decelerate (*) resuscitate (*) gloss over (*) wrest

n. leaves (*) foliage (*) nirvana (*) aristocracy (*) sherbet

n. a rise in the temperature of the body; pyrexia; feverishness (*) febricity (*) delusion (*) sage (*) realty

adj. of a speech expressing leave-taking (*) valedictory (*) spectral (*) mantic (*) malignant

adj. unable to meet or discharge financial obligations (*) insolvent (*) stygian (*) squat (*) reticent