Rhymes for AORTIC-ISTHMUS

• a relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas

• a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure

• adhering to moral principles

• an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation

• having knowledge of

• mercilessness characterized by a lack of pity

• feelings of extreme heartlessness

• the quality of not being careful or taking pains

• failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

• powerlessness revealed by an inability to act

• the state of needing help from something

• a feeling of being unable to manage

• a throaty harshness

• the despair you feel when you have abandoned hope of comfort or success

• a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)

• illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the law

• the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters

• an uneasy psychological state

• a sensitive or highly strung temperament

• the trait of giving little thought to danger

• the quality of being ceaselessly moving or active

• a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay

• a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion

• inability to rest or relax or be still

• an earnest and sincere feeling

• the quality of arousing fear or distress

• the trait of being serious

• the trait of acting stupidly or rashly

• the quality of being rash and foolish

• a stupid mistake

• the property of being pure and fresh (as if newly made); not stale or deteriorated

• originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel

• an alert and refreshed state

• originality by virtue of being new and surprising

• the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties

• the property of being extremely abundant

• abundant wealth

• the property of a sensation that is rich and pleasing

• the quality of having high intrinsic value

• the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth

• a strong deep vividness of hue

• splendid or imposing in size or appearance

• stinginess resulting from a concern for your own welfare and a disregard of others

• devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness

• the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger

• the quality of not being safe

• excellence of manners or social conduct

• the quality of being kind and gentle

• the state or condition of having no home (especially the state of living in the streets)

• a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage

• the quality of nice

• the quality of being difficult to detect or analyze

• excessive excess

• the quality of being outrageous

• the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble

• intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude

• an insubordinate act

• a neatly short and concise expressive style

• the property of being comparatively small in weight

• on the negative side or lower end of a scale

• an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated

• involving disadvantage or harm

• the second nearest planet to the sun; it is peculiar in that its rotation is slow and retrograde (in the opposite sense of the Earth and all other planets except Uranus); it is visible from Earth as an early `morning star' or an `evening star'

• goddess of love; counterpart of Greek Aphrodite

• type genus of the family Veneridae: genus of edible clams with thick oval shells

• a large-scale farming enterprise

• the manner of a rude or insensitive person

• inelegance by virtue of being an uncouth boor

• tasteless showiness

• the trait of being rash and hasty

• the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions

• the quality of being harsh or rough or grating to the senses

• the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance

• excessive sternness

• a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)

• the pace of things that move relatively slowly

• inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy

• a mild state of nausea

• the trait of being excessively fastidious and easily shocked

• Dutch humanist and theologian who was the leading Renaissance scholar of northern Europe; although his criticisms of the Roman Catholic Church led to the Reformation, he opposed violence and condemned Martin Luther (1466-1536)

• widely known and esteemed

• the quality of being just or fair

• the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870

• judgment involved in the determination of rights and the assignment of rewards and punishments

• a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice

• a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future

• grounds for feeling hopeful about the future

• make a promise or commitment

• promise to undertake or give

• make a prediction about; tell in advance

• give grounds for expectations

• having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully

• a thick spread made from mashed chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice and garlic; used especially as a dip for pita; originated in the Middle East

• an ignorant person

• someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information and assist in criminal investigations

• The state or condition of being contagious, easily transmitted to others.

• an inclination to be quarrelsome and contentious

• the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline

• that which is pleasing or valuable or useful

• moral excellence or admirableness

• state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy

• emotions experienced when in a state of well-being