consolation; relief from distress; source of comfort
D -
effort; nuisance
4-
n. town
A -
populated area that is smaller than a city; community governed by a town meeting (esp. in New England); downtown (Informal); inhabitants of a particular town or city; major city or town in a particular region
certificate that bears monetary value; coupon; receipt; authorizer; endorser
5-
n. cook
A -
competition; contention; act of competing
B -
a person who prepares food
C -
person who is authorized to perform a certain action; representative; factor; cause
D -
task; assignment; delegation; errand; religious delegation; building used by a religious delegation
6-
n. auction
A -
petition; instance of asking for something; something that is asked for; object of a petition
B -
postal service; letters and other items that are sent via the postal service
C -
survey; review; news departing; insurance
D -
public sale where goods are sold to the highest bidder (eBay is a very popular auction site)
7-
n. status
A -
traveler; fare; person who rides or travels
B -
monetary or material worth; importance; merit; reasonable price; adequate return; numerical quantity; moral standards (generally used as 'values'); length of a musical note; shade of a color; intended sound of letter
C -
meeting at which a person is evaluated through questioning (as for a job); meeting at which information is gathered by a report er; press conference
D -
individual's social or professional standing; position; rank; state of things; present situation
8-
n. empty
A -
large craft made for navigation on water; boat; ship; container; receptacle (especially for holding liquids); tubular duct through which bodily fluids flow (e.g. blood vessel); person who has or demonstrates a certain quality
B -
person who participates in a bargaining session; person who negotiates
C -
player positioned at the front of the offensive line (Sports)
D -
container devoid of contents; empty container
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n. command
A -
means of connection; link; joint; connected group
B -
part; portion; quota; allocation; issue of stock
C -
substance burned to create energy (petrol, gasoline, gas, wood, coal, etc)