World Lit

• temporary inactivity, cessation, or suspension

• 1. a cleansing with water or other liquid, esp. as a religious ritual.
• 2. the washing of the hands, body, etc.

• 1. hard to understand; recondite; esoteric
• 2.Obsolete. secret; hidden

• 1.expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body.
• 2. cleverly skillful, resourceful

a terse saying embodying a general truth, or astute observation

• 1. inclined; disposed; given; prone
• 2. likely
• 3. unusually intelligent; able to learn quickly and easily

• 1. great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion
• 2.intense devotion, eagerness, or enthusiasm; zeal

• 1. an appointment for a meeting, esp. a lover's secret rendezvous.
• 2. the act of assigning; assignment.

insatiable greed for riches; inordinate, miserly desire to gain and hoard wealth.

indecent; lewd; obscene

inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent; pugnacious.

to soil; tarnish; discolor.

a woman's bedroom or private sitting room.

to grow or develop quickly; flourish

• 1. to engage in a drunken revel
• 2. to drink deeply and frequently.

capable of burning, corroding, or destroying living tissue.

• characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment,
• esp. for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious

a feeling of uneasiness or anxiety of the conscience caused by regret for doing wrong or causing pain; contrition; remorse.

a destructive fire, usually an extensive one.

• 1. artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.
• 2. shy; modest.
• 3. showing reluctance, esp. when insincere or affected, to reveal one's plans or opinions, make a commitment, or take a stand

corrupted; debased

amusing in an odd way; whimsically humorous

• not following any one system, as of philosophy, medicine, etc., but
• selecting and using what are considered the best elements of all
• systems.

a castrated man, esp. one formerly employed by Oriental rulers as a harem guard or palace official.

pretended; sham; counterfeit:

strikingly bold; conspicuously dashing and colorful

a minor weakness or failing of character; slight flaw or defec

• causing fear, apprehension, or dread
• of discouraging or awesome strength, size, difficulty, etc.; intimidating

taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret

a general discharge or outpouring of anything, like maybe firearms

to express a servile attitude;to bend the knee or touch one knee to the floor in reverence or worship.

• 1. the remote or less developed parts of a country; back country
• 2. the area of land behind a coastal region

lacking variety; boring; dull

quality or condition of being inept

inertness, esp. with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness

• 1. of or pertaining to conflict or struggle within a group
• 2. mutually destructive

annoying; irritating; exasperating; tiresome

inclined to lustfulness; wanton; lewd

bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible

• 1. gruesome and horrifying; ghastly; horrible.
• 2. of, pertaining to, dealing with, or representing death, esp. its grimmer or uglier aspect.

generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness

• 1. to chew
• 2. to reduce to a pulp by crushing or kneading, as rubber

taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough

• 1. wealth, riches, or affluence
• 2. abundance, as of resources or goods; plenty.

• 1.a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the
• surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value.
• 2. a similar film or coloring appearing gradually on some other substance.

• 1. ostentatious in one's learning
• 2. overly concerned with minute details or formalisms, esp. in teaching.

to be diffused through; pervade; saturate

a deadly or virulent epidemic disease.

brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression; full of vigor, substance, or meaning; terse; forcible

utterly and shamelessly immoral or dissipated; thoroughly dissolute.

a landing place, esp. one of solid masonry, constructed along the edge of a body of water; wharf.

the most perfect embodiment of something.

• 1. the ninth month of the Muslim calendar
• 2. the daily fast that is rigidly enjoined from dawn until sunset during this month.

• 1. having a pleasant odor; fragrant.
• 2. odorous or smelling

a round of fire given as a salute

• 1. of, characteristic of, or resembling a serpent, as in form or movement.
• 2. having a winding course, as a road; sinuous

the state of being solicitous; anxiety or concern

• 1. morally ignoble or base; vile
• 2. dirty or filthy; squalid

foul and repulsive, as from lack of care or cleanliness; neglected and filthy

to bring under complete control or subjection; conquer; master.

full of juice; juicy

luxuriously fine or large; lavish; splendid

reckless boldness; rashness.

• 1. slow; dull; apathetic; lethargic
• 2. inactive or sluggish.

1. oppressively hot, parching, or burning, as climate, weather, or air.

• 1. an unguent or ointment; salve.
• 2. something soothing or comforting

to seize and hold (a position, office, power, etc.) by force or without legal righ

• 1. a state of indecision or irresolution
• 2. unsteady movement; fluctuation

• 1. done, shown, used, etc., maliciously or unjustifiably
• 2. deliberate and without motive or provocation; uncalled-for; headstrong; willfu