Involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring.
Adjective
It was an ------- journey.
discoloration of the skin caused by exposure to silver
noun
Although regarded as non-toxic, on prolonged administration, silver salts can lead to greyish-blue discoloration of the skin known as ------
a class of people who hold high social rank:
noun
Most of his patrons from the higher bureaucracy, -----, and royalty were gone forever.
An expert in the use of numbers in counting and calculation.
Noun
I wanted a good ------- to keep an exact account of our outgoings.
The branch of mathematics dealing with the properties and manipulation of numbers.
Noun
_----------- has never been her strong point.
a large group of armed ships that fight wars at sea:
Noun
The Spanish ------ was sent by the king of Spain to invade England in 1588.
A nocturnal insectivorous mammal that has large claws for digging and a body covered in bony plates.
Noun
-------- are native to Central and South America
military weapons and equipment. Plural
Noun
We need to get more --------- for the military
a formal agreement between two countries or groups at war to stop fighting for a particular time, especially to talk about possible peace:
Noun
A two-week ----- has been declared between the rival factions.
The notes of a chord played in rapid succession, either ascending or descending.
Noun
The -------- didn't match with the song.
To call or bring (someone) before a court to answer a criminal charge.
Verb
Her sister was -------- on charges of attempted murder.
a legal process in a law court where someone is accused of a particular crime and asked to say if they are guilty or not:
Noun
She was in custody last night awaiting -----.
an ambitious or ruthlessly self-seeking person.
noun.
Everyone sees him as an --------
the chemical element of atomic number 33, a brittle steel-grey metalloid.
Noun
The husband was accussed of sprinkling ------- on his wife's food in an attempt to kill her
To be clever or skilful, especially in a crafty or cunning way.
Adjective
That was an -------- photograph of a striking woman.
a medical condition in which the joints in someone's body are swollen and painful.
Noun
I have a touch of -------- in the wrist
a plant with a round mass of pointed parts like leaves surrounding its flower that are eaten as a vegetable:
Noun
Cut the ----- into long quarters
Clever or cunning devices or expedients, especially as used to trick or deceive others.
Noun
That is an industry dominated by --------.
very large guns that are moved on wheels or metal tracks, or the part of the army that uses these:
Noun
Naval gunfire and ground-based ------ are generally less accurate than many aircraft-borne weapons.
The action of having or revealing natural creative skill.
Adjective
She comes from a very -------- family
The rocket plant, used in salads.
Noun
She made a small salad of ------ and chopped tomato
a position of power, strength, or success:
Noun
They are in danger of losing their political ------
The action of rising to an important position or a higher level.
Noun
His _-------- to the presidency was a dramatic change in politics.
To find out the true or correct information about something
Verb
The police are trying to --------- what really happened
avoiding physical pleasures and living a simple life, often for religious reasons:
Adjective
They live a very ----- life.
a tree of the poplar family, with leaves that shake even when there is only a little wind:
noun
The ----- is found in moist places, sometimes at a considerable elevation, 1600 ft.
a large evergreen plant (= one that never loses its leaves), usually grown inside, that has purple flowers shaped like bells and long, strong leaves
Noun
You can find ----- in that garden
To breathe (something) in; inhale.
Verb
During the science experiment, students tried to --------- some of the excess liquid from the bowl using a syringe
A person who physically attacks another.
Noun
There is no firm leads about the identity of his --------
to kill someone famous or important
verb
The criminals made several failed attempts to -------- the guy