n. nostalgia

state of happiness; high ability; talent; joy

believer; enthusiast; fan; radical

homesickness; sentimentality

enemy; foe; opponent; rival

n. epitaph

spirit; courage; ardor

god; divine or supreme being

witty remark; assault; journey

inscription on a monument; in honor or memory of a dead person; commemoration

v. condone

to dirty; to stain; to sully; to soil

to exclaim or utter suddenly; to blurt out

to overlook; to forgive; to pardon

to banish; to exclude

adj. heinous

inclined to eat and drink excessively; greedy; voracious

villainous; wicked; hateful

different; varied

resting; reclining

v. diversify

to accuse of wrongdoing; to cast discredit upon; to remove from office

to draw out; to extract from

to challenge; to disprove; to prove false

to variegate; to make different; to increase the product range of a company; to offer new products

n. construction

conclusion reached by reasoning from data or premises; speculation

act of erecting (a building); meaning

alliance; merging of various units into one unit; union

meticulous person; fastidious person; strict person; fussy person

n. retribution

reward or punishment exacted for an injury, wickedness or other action; requital; revenge; vengeance

poise; composure; dignity; aplomb

foolhardiness; impetuosity; rashness; boldness

eager readiness; speed

adj. erudite

threatening or showing evil; dishonest; malicious

having a wide knowledge acquired through reading; learned; knowledgeable; educated

untiring; persistent; industrious; inexhaustible

moving from topic to topic; rambling

v. allure

to attract; to tempt; to charm

to estrange; to isolate; to requisition; to confiscate

to catch; to anticipate; to arrest; to understand; to conceive

to make clear; to explain; to clarify

n. arbiter

person who is authorized to judge or decide

lover of books; book collector

two words having the same sound but different meanings

spirit; courage; ardor