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| adj. 1. degrading,cast down in spirit or hope, wretched; 2. mean-spirited, despicable |
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| v. to lighten or lessen physical or mental pain or discomfort |
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| adj. performed with constant, energetic application; devoted |
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| adj. offensively and often noisily conceited; inclined to demand too much attention of one's opinions; self-assertive, full of one's self |
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| v. to gain an advantage by the use of trickery; to evade by the use of stratagem or deception, to go around |
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| v. to make more certain or establish the truth of a report |
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| adj. 1. affectedly or unnaturally modest; 2. of sober and becoming behavior |
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| adj. insistent and positive in manner or utterance, arrogant in expressing an opinion, asserting opinion as if it were an undisputed fact |
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| adj. of profound learning |
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| v. to pluck out by the root; to eradicate |
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| v. to move alternately up and down; hence, to vary irregularly in degree or quantity; to be unstable |
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| adj. 1. about persons: not inclined to error or sin; 2. about things: free from blemish or fault; beyond reproach |
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| adj. demonstrating originality, skill or inventiveness |
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| adj. worthy of commendation or praise |
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| adj. liberal in giving, pertaining to a gift that is vast in amount |
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| adj. pertaining to an evil omen; foreshadowing evil |
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| v. 1. to react with sharp resentment or wounded pride; 2. to excite curiousity or interest; 3. to value oneself highly or proudly; to please oneself, irritate |
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| adj. 1. said of anything that causes a sharp sensation, as of smell or taste; 2. said of words that are sharp or piercing; mentally stimulating |
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| n. sharpness or quickness of sense pereception, keenness of discernment; soundness of judgement |
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