Intermefinal05 Crossword
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1) reddish brown
curved inlet of sea: an area of sea enclosed by a wide inward-curving stretch of coastline
land with curving hills around: a lowland area with curving hills partly surrounding it
Synonyms: bark, woof, yap, yelp, howl, cry, wail2) obsolete : madman, lunatic
2often capitalized : a lunatic asylum
3: a place, scene, or state of uproar and confusion
a very noisy and confused state or scene
▪ The park had never had so many visitors at one time. It was total/complete bedlam3) classical god of wine: in Greek and Roman mythology, the god of wine, identified with the Greek god Dionysus and the Roman god Liber. He was worshiped with orgiastic and ecstatic rites.
1. a follower of Bacchus.
2. a drunken reveler.
3. an occasion of drunken revelry; orgy; bacchanalia.
.5) a strong feeling of not liking something [count]
▪ deep aversions — often + to ▪ He seems to have an aversion to exercise
Synonyms: disgust, distaste, horror, loathing, nausea, repugnance, repulsion, revulsion
a settled dislike : antipathy7) threatening harm or evil
▪ He turned and gave us a baleful [=sinister] glance/glare/look. 2 : harmful or deadly
▪ the baleful effects/consequences of water pollution
▪ He stared balefully at his opponent.9) a large church that has a long central part that ends in a curved wall10) a projecting part of a fortification
2: a fortified area or position
a place or system in which something (such as an old-fashioned idea) continues to survive
Synonyms: fort, castle, citadel, fastness, fortification, fortress, hold, redoubt, stronghold12) a place for keeping birds confined
The zoo has a new outdoor aviary
a place (such as a large cage or a building) where many birds are kept15) : of or relating to the three powers Germany, Italy, and Japan engaged against the Allied nations in World War II
line around which object rotates: an imaginary straight line around which an object such as Earth rotates
line around which shape is symmetrical: a straight line around which a geometric figure or three-dimensional object is symmetrical
line for measuring coordinates: one of two or more lines on which coordinates are measured. Often on a graph two axes form its left and lower margins.
Synonyms: alliance, partnership, bloc, league, federation, affiliation, alignment |
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2) a person who lives by begging for money, food, etc. 2 Brit, informal : a person who is regarded as lucky, unlucky, lazy, etc.
▪ I heard you won the contest! You lucky beggar! ▪ He's a lazy beggar.4) : to bat (as a tennis ball) to and fro
2a : to toss from side to side or pass about from one to another often in a careless or inappropriate manner b : exchange; especially : to exchange (words) argumentatively c : to discuss lightly or banteringly d : to use in a glib or offhand manner —often used with about
Synonyms: agitate, argue, discuss, bat (around or back and forth), canvass (also canvas), debate, dispute, hash (over or out), moot, talk over6) to retreat or move backward
to move backward with quick steps
▪ The outfielder backpedaled a few steps to catch the fly ball8) : payment (as a tip or bribe) to expedite service9) It is befuddled not bedfuddled!
: to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink
2: confuse, perplex10) : to possess with or as if with a devil
2: to cause distress : trouble
3: to change for the worse : spoil
4: to confuse utterly : bewilder
to trouble (someone or something) in a constant or repeated way : to cause repeated problems for (someone or something)11) : any one of a group of large and heavy animals that have thick hair and sharp claws and that can stand on two legs like a person
2 finance : a person who expects the price of stocks to go down and who sells them to avoid losing money
something that is difficult to do or deal with
▪ This oven is a bear to clean. [=this oven is very hard to clean]13) : electronics designed for use in aerospace vehicles14) : excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness, cupidity
Synonyms: acquisitiveness, greed, avariciousness, avidity, avidness, covetousness, cupidity, graspingness, greediness, mercenariness, rapaciousness, rapacity15) in a turned or twisted position or direction : askew
2: off the correct or expected course : amiss
not working correctly or happening in the expected way : wrong
not straight or neat
▪ Her hair was all awry.16) of or relating to birds
▪ avian species ▪ avian behavior
: of, relating to, or derived from birds |
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