Words

any one of many proteins developed by plants and animals that act as catalysts in certain chemical reactions

an inner drive that causes a person to do something, or to act in a certain way

a person who has an appreciation of fine food and drink, and enjoys consuming same

the cause that makes someone do something

an often derogatory word or phrase used to characterize someone

a descriptive name or title (for example, alexander the great)

an incitement or impelling

not varying very much

not readily upset

something captured during war-time (esp

equality of value, meaning, force, grade, weight, and so on

first cousin once removed

capable of being interpreted in more than one way

purposely vague

questionable conduct

distinguished by gloom

be deliberately vague or ambiguous

to cause to wear away

to form by gradually wearing away

cut (a body) apart limb from limb

learning acquired through scholarship (by reading and study)

зiece of sculpture showing a person’s head, shoulders, and upper chest

things meant to be understood only by an elite few

confidential things

a speech or writing in praise of a person who has recently died, or a project that has been killed

the property of rightness in conduct or ethics

a word or phrase that is less expressive substituted for a more expressive one to lessen its impact (the remains rather than the corpse)

the use of such a word

to develop by gradual change

to change by evolution

code of proper behavior according to traditions, religious laws, etc

to harshly denounce

to rub off the skin of

to prove blameless

to declare guiltless

needing immediate looking into

grossly insensible

needing more than reasonable attention

something surrendered as punishment for a crime or breach of contract

not lost or destroyed

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