Vocabulary

a speculative spirit

speculative

anchoring; dropping anchor; casting anchor

throwing event (e.g. javelin, discus, shot put)

malice; ill will

wickedness

evil point of view

heresy; heretical teachings

knowledge applied to evil purposes

evil god

illicit love

lewdness

evil desire

heretical doctrine

deliberate hindrance; obstruction

nuisance; obstructive (person); troublesome (person)

individual of taste

elegant words; refined diction

stiff shoulders (usu. owing to age); frozen shoulder

blues experienced by college freshmen or workplace recruits shortly after beginning school or work; the May blues

mixed fried vegetables

linguist; language expert

inflection; conjugation; declension

sound of a word; sounds of speech; phoneme

word linkage

emphasis (e.g. placed on a word); stress; tone (of voice)

(the extent of) one's vocabulary

etymological dictionary; glossary; thesaurus

astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast

chin strap

beard (esp. on the chin); goatee

bowlegs; knock-knees

amusement spot

misinformation

erroneous entry; misentry; slip of the pen; writing down wrongly (a sum, etc.)

misdelivery

errors and omissions

wrong answer

pressurization; pressurisation

national unity; unity of the whole nation