concise and meaningful

remedy

environment

monkeylike

small amount (of money)

diminish

unclear or doubtful in meaning

comparison of one thing with another, using the word like or as

of a pivot

superfluous

the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes or opinions

smirk

pacify

emit (an unpleasant odor or smoke)

walking at an easy unhurried pace

oversimplified

harmless substance prescribed as a dummy pill

dining hall

food of the gods

feign

peaceful

direct vote by all the people

able to walk

well-paid position with little responsibility

steal another's ideas or writings and pass them off as one's own

bending of a ray of light

act of lying in wait to attack by surprise

(of meat) tough

expressing sorrow

unmanageable

improve

being only one

braid

abstain from

obedient

evil

devoutness

lie down

repetition of beginning sound in poetry

push forward

major classification, second to kingdom, of plants and animals

receiver

payments made regularly to an ex-spouse after divorce

flavored dessert ice

face (as showing the character and the mind)

mutual

calm

change position or place

pertaining to the science of the function of living organisms

do or give something in return

state without proof

shine with a flickering light

of different colors

act of reciting publicly

loyalty

avoid (responsibility, work, etc.)

one part at a time

repeat aloud (something learned)

story, play, or picture in which characters are used as symbols

made of inferior material

fall sharply

become less severe

comparable

large sled drawn by work animals

carpenter's tool for smoothing and leveling wood

effulgent

correct

twisting

paste that hardens to a smooth solid and is used for coating walls

renovate

convenient features that helps to make life pleasant

apparatus for making sounds

direct vote by the entire electorate (on an important issue)

a person who governs in place of a ruler who is ill, absent, or still a child

in a state of rage

inconstant

(of power) complete

murder of a king or queen

nonmoral

dishonest behavior or action