a strong liking for something
a belief or opinion that is very strong
a mistake resulting from neglect
a conversation with someone about a serious subject
the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)
the quality of working toward something despite difficulties
a public act of denouncing
an abject coward
the transmission of an infectious disease or virus resulting from close contact between individuals or animals
a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus
a body of troops arranged in a line
a strong cotton and linen fabric with a slight nap
gradual formation of new land, by recession of the sea or deposit of sediment
a lightweight and transparent fabric made from silk or nylon
a crusty irascible cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideas
meat of a deer, eaten as food
large and often sumptuous tent
the dead and rotting body of an animal; unfit for human food