1. To attack vigorously or violently; assault.

2. To attack with arguments, criticism, ridicule, abuse, etc.:

3. To undertake with the purpose of mastering

4. To make an impact on

1. A bitter, alkaline, yellow or greenish liquid, secreted by the liver, that aids in absorption and digestion, esp. of fats.

2. Ill temper; peevishness

3. Either of two humors associated with anger and gloominess

1. A dealer or trader in supplies, provisions, etc., of a specialized type 

2. U.S. scientist, educator, and public-health expert

Tending to:

1. To overcome the distrust or hostility of; placate; win over

2. To win or gain (goodwill, regard, or favor)

3. To become agreeable or compatible

1.  Necktie

2.  A cloth, often made of or trimmed with lace, worn about the neck by men esp. in the 17th century

1. To deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often fol. by from)

2. To advise or urge against

1. A sweetened, aromatic solution of alcohol and water containing, or used as a vehicle for, medicinal substances

2.  An alchemic preparation formerly believed to be capable of prolonging life

1. To follow in order; come afterward, esp. in immediate succession

2. To follow as a consequence; result

1. A chip or splinter, as of stone or ore

2. An attic, usually a small, wretched one

1. A sermon, or an admonitory or moralizing discourse

2. An inspirational saying or cliché

1. Towering over in a haughty manner; dictatorial; overbearing

2. Urgent

1. Strong enough to resist or withstand attack; not to be taken by force, unconquerable

2. Susceptible to impregnation, as an egg

1. Wastefully or recklessly extravagant

2. Giving or yielding profusely; lavish 

1. Extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc.

2. Wonderful or marvelous

1. To entertain lavishly or agreeably; delight

2. A choice article of food or drink

3. To feast

1. Incisive or keen, as language or a person

2. Vigorous; effective; energetic

3. Clearly or sharply defined; clear-cut; distinct

1. A committee elected by members of a congregation to serve with the churchwardens in managing the temporal affairs of the church

2. A room in or a building attached to a church, used as a chapel, for prayer meetings, for the Sunday school, etc.

1. Felt or enjoyed through imagined participation in the experience of others

2. Taking the place of another person or thing; acting or serving as a substitute

1. Lively; animated; gay

1. Vest

2. A man's body garment worn under the doublet in the 16th and 17th centuries