Quadrivial Quandary 2-21-10 thru 7-20-10

at the beginning

in a hopeless resigned manner

of or pertaining to Aeolus, the Greek god of the winds

a gauge for recording the speed and direction of wind

breaking off in the middle of a sentence

expressing or manifesting praise or approval

information known only to a special group

a verbal dispute; a wrangling argument

(New Testament) the scene of the final battle between the kings of the Earth at the end of the world

a cluster of stars

the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia

a salesman who travels to call on customers

a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)

a ballet enthusiast

a light cylindrical box for holding light articles of attire

the worship of the Bible

small, elegant, and carefully made

typical crabs

someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality

(Roman Catholic Church) a book of prayers to be recited daily certain priests and members of religious orders

given to uttering bromides

a public office of sufficiently high rank that it provides the holder with an opportunity to speak out and be listened to on any matter

shaped like a pouch

a strutting dance based on a march

at all points from head to foot

inject with libidinal energy

a chain formerly worn at the waist by women

form a scar, after an injury

an imaginary place where you say people are when they seem optimistically out of touch with reality

(Middle Ages) an imaginary land of luxury and idleness

confer secretly

a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together

conduct or direct the steering of a ship or plane

an uncontrollable use of obscene language

of or relating to a cortex

a plot intended to subvert another plot

a notched rampart around the top of a castle or city wall

a sum of money owned by someone else that is misused

in a diffident manner

break away from; stop having a relationship with

formerly the chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa

an assistant (often the father of the soon-to-be-born child) who provides support for a woman in labor by encouraging her to use techniques learned in childbirth-preparation classes

hypertrophy of certain body parts

equipment and supplies of a military force

a reflex that expels gas noisily from the stomach through the mouth

with the full authority of the office

foul with waste matter

spoiled and covered with eggs and larvae of flies

a size of paper used especially in Britain

easily broken into small fragments or reduced to powder

carry someone against his will upside down such that each limb is held by one person

a beautiful garden where Adam and Eve were placed at the Creation; when they disobeyed and ate the forbidden fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil they were driven from their paradise (the fall of man)

an instance of boastful talk

the yard associated with a church

myth about the ultimate destruction of the gods in a battle with evil

fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines

a badly behaved child who spends most time on the street

a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus

bother persistently with trivial complaints

the choice of taking what is offered or nothing at all

pretentious or excessively fancy

a state of confusion

induced by a physician's words or therapy

used especially of leaves or bracts

the baggage and equipment carried by an army

beneath your dignity

introduce one's writing or speech with certain expressions

erupt or intensify suddenly

related by an isometry

a false boast that can harm others

small and remote and insignificant

a camp defended by a circular formation of wagons

wash or flow against

easily frightened

the smallest detectable sensation

of or relating to or in the manner of Abraham Lincoln

someone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes temporarily for another member of the same profession

a craftsman who makes stringed instruments

one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis

misconduct in public office

of or relating to Manichaeism

pertaining to or occurring in the morning

an internationally recognized distress signal via radiotelephone (from the French m'aider)

a severe recurring vascular headache

using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated

a Parisian salesgirl

work hard

a crucial moment on which much depends

the state of being an adult woman

the capital and largest city of Bavaria in southwestern Germany

the practice of looking at one's belly button as an aid to meditation

used to indicate something also does not apply

state of not knowing; the absence of knowledge

uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication

(of birds) leaving the nest shortly after hatching

a dark grey cloud bearing rain

taking place or originating in a hospital

a native inhabitant of the Occident

the principle that entities should not be multiplied needlessly; the simplest of two competing theories is to be preferred

many times at short intervals

Spanish version of burgoo

a motley assortment of things

at an opportune time

indicating an option or wish

planetarium consisting of an apparatus that illustrates the relative positions and motions of bodies in the solar system by rotation and revolution of balls moved by wheelwork; sometimes incorporated in a clock

brownish Old World bunting often eaten as a delicacy

showing lack of attention or boredom

referring to or relating to or having the style of architecture created by Andrea Palladio

figure of a lamb; emblematic of Christ

an explosive device used to break down a gate or wall

admiration for women

of or relating to the piano

of or relating to a meal

a preliminary discussion inserted at the beginning of a book or treatise

produce buds, branches, or germinate

a victory that is won by incurring terrible losses

a quasi nongovernmental organization

an omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central America

the sound made by beating a drum

exercising power or authority

of or pertaining to or characteristic of Ruritania

a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others

in a ruthless manner

a small soft bag containing perfumed powder

cooked meats and eggs and vegetables usually arranged in rows around the plate and dressed with a salad dressing

an impudent or insolent rejoinder

one who is employed to saw wood

a reckless and unprincipled reprobate

flee; take to one's heels; cut and run

the chemical analysis of excrement

the scum formed by oxidation at the surface of molten metals

a report about the behavior of other people

the branch of astronomy that deals with the moon

a musical note having the time value of a sixteenth of a whole note

a chamber that is used as a grave

take (someone) against his will for compulsory service

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

a noisy mock serenade to a newly married couple

inhale audibly through the nose

as claimed by and for yourself often without justification

(physics) a nuclear reaction in which a bombarded nucleus breaks up into many particles

the trail left by a person or an animal

an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere

refuse to abandon one's opinion or belief

a religious adviser in the Eastern Orthodox Church

abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway

in secret or covertly

make more subtle or refined

heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily

surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots

a locomotor response toward or away from an external stimulus by a motile (and usually simple) organism

any art that invokes supernatural powers

an irresistible urge to pull out your own hair

any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming

last in an indefinitely numerous series

befitting or characteristic of a wife

weak or sickly person especially one morbidly concerned with his or her health

(archaic) touch a body part lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements

a long stiff hair growing from the snout or brow of most mammals as e.g. a cat

light wispy precipitation that evaporates before it reaches the ground (especially when the lower air is low in humidity)

a final crushing defeat

a gradual increase in magnitude or extent

weathervane with a vane in the form of a rooster

a comparison comprising a well-known quotation followed by a facetious sequel

a comprehensive view of the world and human life

a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground

a mill that is powered by the wind

edible marine gastropod

weak in willpower, courage or vitality

of or resembling or containing yeast

(of a female body) healthily plump and vigorous