n. pedant person who denies that God exists stick; staff; wand meticulous person; fastidious person; strict person; fussy person increase; profit; growth; addition
n. countenance garland of flowers or leaves hung between two points face; appearance; features; encouragement; support speech by one person conversation which is amusing and not serious; tease; joke
n. predilection thoughtlessness; state of complete forgetfulness favorable opinion arrived at beforehand; affinity; liking; fondness trickery; deception; scheming very thin gauzelike fabric or structure; cobweb
n. pseudonym act of erecting (a building); meaning fictitious name; pen name harsh rebuke; abusive condemnation; denunciation incoherent speech; specialized vocabulary in certain fields
n. sagacity nautical unit of depth; unit of length equal to six feet shrewdness; cleverness; wisdom historical records; archives; chronicles flattering speech or act; persuasion
n. hoax courteous respect for; honor; esteem; reverence affected or silly smile; smirk pompous speech; pretentious words; trite cliches trick or deception; a practical joke
n. anachronism admirer of the fine arts; dabbler; amateur; nonprofessional maze; complicated network of passages; something confusing or bewildering injury inflicted in turn for one received; retaliation; revenge something out of place in time (e.g. an airplane in 1492); something that is obsolete or out of date
n. demeanor point directly overhead in the sky; highest point; climax hardship; suffering; misfortune; crisis body (natural or artificial) which revolves around a larger body; generally a planet behavior; bearing; conduct; appearance
n. jargon incoherent speech; specialized vocabulary in certain fields compulsive thought; fixation; excessive preoccupation person who lives in a foreign country regret for wrongdoing; remorse; uneasiness of conscience
n. prelude place offering shelter and retreat; refuge disorderly quarrel; tumult; riot; skirmish introduction; forerunner conclusion reached by reasoning from data or premises; speculation
