n. shibboleth (*) party slogan (*) lack of emotion or interest; indifference; disinterest (*) government by the best people; privileged class (*) expression of a people's will or wishes through a direct ballot of all voters

n. entreat (*) ludicrous and complete failure; disaster (*) attempt to persuade someone to do something (*) hired soldier; greedy person (*) widespread ruin; destruction

n. whim (*) rest period; temporary delay (*) cruelty; ferocity; harshness (*) sudden notion or passing fancy; caprice; impulse (*) freedom; impetuosity; enthusiasm

adj. crucial (*) emphasizing minutiae or form in scholarship or teaching; strict; meticulous (*) ill-natured; quarrelsome; contentious; irritable (*) very important; decisive; essential; difficult; essential (*) continuing a long time; habitual; lingering; constant; lasting

n. armistice (*) person sent on an errand or mission; envoy; representative; messenger; delegate (*) temporary suspension of hostilities; truce; cease fire (*) person who eats and drinks to excess; overeater (*) group of people joined by a secret; group of conspirators

adj. vituperative (*) prone to anger; short-tempered (*) with abusive condemnation; with harsh denunciation (*) free from local prejudices; worldly (*) ordinary; commonplace; normal; routine; everyday

n. sally (*) witty remark; assault; journey (*) denouncement; condemnation (*) distortion of the face to express an attitude or feeling; anger; disapproval (*) reproof; warning; reproval

adj. predatory (*) hidden; present but not fully developed; concealed; dormant (*) inclined to plunder or rob; preying on others; pillaging (*) not clear; uncertain; vague (*) engaged in war; hostile; aggressive

n. collusion (*) secret agreement for an illegal purpose; conspiracy (*) foolhardiness; impetuosity; rashness; boldness (*) difference in form, character or degree; inequality (*) feeling of hatred; resentment; animosity; hostility

adj. egregious (*) living loosely; unrestrained in conduct or morals; depraved; licentious; corrupt (*) developed or matured earlier than usual (*) regular; uniform; even (*) often of mistakes; extremely and noticeably bad; flagrant; rude