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Stack #5743
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| brandish | to wave or flourish (a weapon) menacingly syn: wield |
| corporal | of or relating to the body |
| solicit | to seek to obtain by persuasion, entreaty, or formal application |
| surmise | to infer something without sufficiently conclusive evidence |
| rapt | to enchant or seize with rapture; very happy |
| interim | an interval of time between one event, process, or period and another |
| wanton | immoral or unchaste; lewd |
| commendation | the act of commending or something that commends |
| chastise | to punish, as by beating |
| tidings | a piece of information or news syn: communication |
| beguile | to deceive by guile; delude |
| vantage | an advantage in a competition or conflict; superiority |
| chalice | cup or goblet syn: goblet |
| adage | a saying that sets forth a general truth and that has gained credit through the years |
| husbandry | the act or practice of cultivating crops and breeding and raising livestock syn: agriculture |
| largess | liberality in bestowing gifts, especially in a lofty or condescending manner |
| franchise | a privilege or right officially granted a person or a group by a government |
| gout | painful inflammation of the joint |
| dire | warning of or having dreadful or terrible consequences; calamitous |
| sacrilegious | grossly irreverent toward what is or is held to be sacred |