1. An earnest, solemn appeal.

A swearing; taking an oath to be truthful.

imploration, importunity, invocation, overture, petition

denial, disavowal, disclaimer, refusal, retraction, revocation

1. Relating to or characteristic of atheism or atheists.
2. Inclined to atheism.

disbelieving, godless, irreligious, nonbelieving, nonreligious, unbelieving, ungodly

A short musket of wide bore and flaring muzzle, formerly used to scatter shot at close range

Shot gun, large gun

1. To surrender under specified conditions; come to terms.
2. To give up all resistance

buckle under, cave in, cede, come across, come to terms

defend, fight demur, disallow, reject

An extended account in prose or verse of historical events, sometimes including legendary material, presented in chronological order and without authorial interpretation or comment.

annals, archives, diary, history, journal, narration, prehistory

hide, secret

Goods prohibited by law or treaty from being imported or exported

bootleg, bootlegged, disapproved, excluded, forbidden

allowed, lawful, legal, permitted

A short heavy sword with a curved single-edged blade, once used as a weapon by sailors

Lacking an essential quality or element: deficient in common sense

amiss, bad, damaged, defective, exiguous, faulty, flawed, found wanting, impaired

 ample, enough, excessive, faultless, flawless, perfect satisfactory, sufficient

1. To sack; plunder.
2. To deprive of something valuable by force; rob: a region despoiled of its scenic beauty by unchecked development.

denude, depopulate, depredate, deprive, desecrate, desolate, devastate, devour

build, construct, improve

A current, as of water or air, moving contrary to the direction of the main current, especially in a circular motion.

1. To eject or discharge abruptly, especially to discharge (semen) in orgasm.
2. To utter suddenly and passionately; exclaim.

climax, discharge, have an orgasm, spurt

To provide with a quality or trait; endow

award, dower, endow, furnish, grant, indue, invest, provide

reveal, take off, unclothe, uncover

1. A particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable or noteworthy.
2. A notable event that marks the beginning of such a period

age, date, era, span, time

Acting or done with speed and efficiency

active, alert, breakneck, brisk, diligent, effective, effectual, efficient, fast

pokey, retarded, slow

A place of confinement, especially for minor offenses or provisional imprisonment; a jail

jail

1. Well known and very distinguished; eminent.
2. Obsolete. Shining brightly.

big league, brilliant, celeb, celebrated, distinguished, eminent, esteemed, exalted

infamous, lowly, unimportant, unknown, unremarkable

The state or quality of being incredulous; disbelief.

amazement, doubt, skepticism, unbelief, wonder

belief, trust

1. An area of wet, soggy, muddy ground; a bog.
2. Deep slimy soil or mud.
3. A disadvantageous or difficult condition or situation: the mire of poverty.

bog, dirt, fen, glop, goo, gunk, marsh, moss, mud, ooze

1. A vast number: the myriads of bees in the hive.
2. Archaic. Ten thousand

countless, endless, gobs, heaping, immeasurable, incalculable, infinite, multiple

calculable, limited, measurable

Quick, light, or agile in movement or action; deft: nimble fingers

active, adept, adroit, agile, alert, bright, brisk, clever, deft, handy, light, lissome, lithe, lively

awkward, clumsy, lumbering, slow, undexterous, unhandy

1. To steal (a small amount or item)

2. To steal or filch.

1. One who has the power and position to rule over others; a monarch.
2. One who dominates or leads a group or an endeavor: industrial potentates.

autocrat, chief, chieftain, crowned head, despot, dictator, emperor, empress,

commoner, subject

The retainers or attendants accompanying a high-ranking person

band, cortege, crew, escort, following, procession, suite, train

1. Having a rough or textured appearance; rusticated. Used of masonry.
2. A rural person.
3. A person regarded as crude, coarse, or simple.

Arcadian, agrarian, agricultural, artless, austere, bucolic, countrified, homely, homespun, homey,

1. A foundation or groundwork.
2. The material on which another material is coated or fabricated

basement, basis, bed, bedrock, bottom, foot, footing, foundation, fundament, ground

top

1. Of the highest order, quality, or degree; surpassing or superior to all others.
2. Excessive or exaggerated.

all-time, best, capital, consummate, crack, effusive, exaggerated

low, lowest, poor, second-class

One that tills land: a tiller of soil.

agriculturalist, agriculturist, agronomist, breeder, clodhopper, cob, country person, cropper,

1. A metal box for holding tinder.
2. A potentially explosive place or situation: referred to the crowded prison as a tinderbox of suppressed violence

1. Marked by trembling, quivering, or shaking.
2. Timid or fearful; timorous.

palpitating, quavering, quivering, shaky, shivering, shivery, trembling, wobbly

stable, steady, unwavering

1. A long, three-pronged fork or weapon, especially a three-pronged spear used for fishing.
2. Greek & Roman Mythology. The three-pronged spear carried by Neptune or Poseidon.

bayonet, blade, bolt, bore, dart, harpoon, javelin, lance, skewer, spike, spire, trident

1. To annoy, as with petty importunities; bother.
2. To cause perplexity in; puzzle.

abrade, afflict, aggravate, agitate, anger, annoy, be at, chafe, depress, displease,

aid, assist, help, please, soothe