n. hypothesis (*) assumption made for the sake of argument; supposition (*) party slogan (*) introduction; forerunner (*) adopting and reproducing, without acknowledgment; the writings or ideas of another

n. dearth (*) sincerity; honesty; openness (*) scarcity; shortage; lack (*) favorable opinion arrived at beforehand; affinity; liking; fondness (*) disgrace; humiliation; dishonor

n. sinecure (*) person who is authorized to judge or decide (*) meticulous person; fastidious person; strict person; fussy person (*) profitable and easy job (*) sudden notion or passing fancy; caprice; impulse

n. homonym (*) coward; abject person (*) enemy; foe; opponent; rival (*) two words having the same sound but different meanings (*) name; nickname; title; designation

adj. stupendous (*) amazing by virtue of its immense size, force or any quality in exceptional degree (*) thorough; extreme (*) of the sea; having to do with sailors, ships or navigation (*) erroneous; not foolproof

n. microcosm (*) expression of a people's will or wishes through a direct ballot of all voters (*) secret agreement for an illegal purpose; conspiracy (*) injury inflicted in turn for one received; retaliation; revenge (*) little world or universe in miniature

n. glut (*) scolding or ill-tempered woman (*) abundance; full amount; excessive supply (*) widespread ruin; destruction (*) state of confusion or lawlessness

n. mercenary (*) outcome of another event; consequence; branch; bough (*) hired soldier; greedy person (*) approval; praise; sanction; assent; consent (*) meaning; significance; bringing in of goods from another country

n. harbinger (*) skill; talent; ability (*) omen; signal (*) poise; composure; dignity; aplomb (*) prolonged duration of life

n. accord (*) agreement; harmony; settlement (*) fraud; deception; deceit; forgery (*) ludicrous and complete failure; disaster (*) outcome of another event; consequence; branch; bough