adjunct something joined or added to another thing The wing of the house was a late @ to the building.
anguish extreme pain or distress of body or mind Mental @ is often worse than physical pain.
autonomy self-directing freedom Bosnian Muslims want @ from the Serbs.
caliph a successor of Muhammad as temporal and spiritual head of Islam Suleiman was a famous @ of the Middle Ages.
colloquy a high level of serious discussion Hamlet's @ ended only in further indecision.
demise death; the end of something The @ of inner cities has led to increased crime.
emollient something that softens or smooths Her words of praise were @ for a bad situation.
gambit a chess opening in which a player risks a piece togain an advantage in position; a calculated move Nelson's @ overcame Napoleon's greater force at Trafalgar.
horticulture the science and art of growing fruits, plants, vegetables and flowers The science of @ is very important to agriculture.
interregnum time during which a throne is vacant between successive reigns The @ of Napoleon III was a time of strife in France.
lampoon a humorous and satirical written attack against a person The politician did not find the @ funny.
mesa a usually isolated hill having steeply sloping sides and a level top Many spectacular @s can be found in Arizona.
nonentity nonexistent The man often treated his wife as badly as a @.
paradox something (e.g. a person, statement, or act) with seemingly contradictory qualities Life is filled with seemingly unexplainable @es.
polytheism the belief in more than one god In some philosophies, @ is making a comeback.
rapture ecstasy; ecstatic joy The lottery winner fell into @ upon hearing the numbers.
savant a man of exceptional learning The @ explained the intricacies of musical theory.
sycophant a servile, base flatterer Dictators are often surrounded by @s.
usury the practice of charging an illegally or immorallyhigh interest rate In banking, @ is a federal crime.
volition the exercise of the will; strength of will A person can be made to do little against his @.
