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| round in shape, but not grossly fat; dignified in manner |
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| an axiom or assumed truth; a hypothesis, presupposition |
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| to accept as truth or to offer as truth; to presume |
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| possessing strength or power; effective |
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| useful and practical; down-to-earth, sometimes excluding artistic or intellectual endeavors |
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| subject to chance or circumstances beyond control, risky or hazardous |
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| something occurring before that may serve as a model for subsequent, similar acts; antecedent |
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| unusually (maybe unwisely) fast; headlong, impetuous |
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| to bring about in an abrupt manner; to fall suddenly or move unexpectedly |
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| to make impossible or ineffectual by planning or acting in advance; to forestall, hinder, avert, prevent |
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| having unusually early mental development; literally "precooked" or "prematurely ripe" in Latin |
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| of plundering and preying |
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| positive feelings or opinion held beforehand; natural preference, prejudice |
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| introduction to the main work, performance, or musical movement |
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| special right or privilege |
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| presuming or assuming too much in an overbearing way; overweening, overstepping |
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| to stray from the truth; to lie or equivocate |
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| sticking to noble ideals; incorruptibility; upright |
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| natural inclination or tendency toward; inherent leaning toward something objectionable |
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| to put off or delay until another time; literally "for tomorrow" in Latin |
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| wildly extravagant or lavish in spending |
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| arousing awe; extremely large; enormous, monstrous |
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| to declare or affirm; to pretend, to feign |
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| skillful and advanced in knowledge, ability, performance; adept |
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| extremely fruitful or productive; fertile, fecund |
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| distinct, and sometimes strong, natural tendency or inclination; leaning |
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| proximity or nearness of relationship; contiguity |
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| to get into someone's good graces or to earn someone's goodwill; to appease, to gain favor |
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| favorable, auspicious, of good omen |
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| what is proper or customary; decorum; polite manners |
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| of facts, not imaginative or original; everyday, ordinary; dull, banal |
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| to outlaw, forbid, prohibit |
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| swelling or bulging out; obtrusive |
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| providing for times ahead; saving, thrifty; prudent, frugal |
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| to arouse, stir up, spark; to pique; literally "to call forth" in Latin |
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| unusual skill or ability; military bravery and skills |
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| fostering lewd ideas or desires; lascivious |
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| a pen name; any assumed name |
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| juvenile or immature; silly, inane |
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| spoiling for a fight; combative, belligerent, truculent |
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| precise (or careful) about observing customs and rules; conventional, scrupulously exact |
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| extremely painful or poignant (said of odors, tastes, or words); biting (of remarks); apropos or fitting; acrid, caustic |
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| to cleanse or rid yourself of something unwanted; to eliminate or free |
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| meaning that is open or suggested; the substance, gist, import |
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| to appear to be something; to profess, intend |
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| very timid, cowardly; lacking forcefulness |
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