warlike or hostile in manner or temperament

having a harmful effect, injurious

1. attended by favorable circumstances, propitious 2. Marked by success, prosperous

to endow with the rights of citizenship, especially the right to vote

to proceed completely around, circumvent

1. to give false representation to, misrepresent 2. to show to be false, contradict

To remove the material that is considered objectionable or offensive from a book, film, etc., expurgate or censor

1. (capital E) a Christian feast celebrating the Magi’s recognition of Jesus, Jan. 6th 2. a revelatory event

deception by trickery or sophistry

to weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of

lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid

either of the two times during a year when the sun crosses the celestial equator and day and night are approx. equal

a threadlike linear strand of DNA that carries the genes and functions in the transmission of hereditary information

belonging to the period before a war, especially the American Civil War

1. eating and drinking in moderation 2. Characterized by abstinence or moderation

quickness and keenness of judgment or insight

1. shedding or losing foliage at the end of the growing season 2. falling off or shed at a specific season or stage of growth

1. the use of unnecessarily wordy and indirect language 2. Evasiveness in speech or writing 3. a roundabout expression

1. of, like, or befitting a churl, boorish, vulgar 2. having a bad disposition, surly, grouchy