n. exclusion from intercourse or favor, as in society or politics (*) apex (*) menagerie (*) languor (*) ostracism

n. a formal and elaborate eulogy, written or spoken, of a person or of an act (*) existence (*) kinsfolk (*) significance (*) panegyric

n. a liquid preparation for rubbing on the skin in cases of bruises, inflammation, etc (*) libel (*) disinfectant (*) liniment (*) pretension

n. a person raving with madness (*) maniac (*) consort (*) tranquility (*) consonance

n. temperance (*) moderation (*) evangelist (*) proviso (*) inquisitor

n. a fleet and spirited horse (*) courser (*) dexterity (*) juncture (*) quandary

n. any rule or law (*) finale (*) canon (*) duration (*) actuary

n. a vehement appeal (*) necessity (*) tactics (*) bulwark (*) adjuration

n. trickery (*) artifice (*) coincidence (*) alias (*) dissuasion

n. change for the better (*) reform (*) vermin (*) consensus (*) preservation