Rhymes for TWELVE-OLYMPIANS

• of or pertaining to or resembling a utopia

• of or pertaining to or resembling a utopia

• characterized by or aspiring to impracticable perfection

• an idealistic (but usually impractical) social reformer

• relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia

• a flat-bottomed motor vehicle that can travel on land or water

• an airplane designed to take off and land on water

• cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water; aquatic larvae undergo metamorphosis into adult form

• a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn

• celebration in the Roman Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Dormition in the Eastern Orthodox Church

• a hypothesis that is taken for granted

• (Christianity) the taking up of the body and soul of the Virgin Mary when her earthly life had ended

• the act of taking possession of or power over something

• audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to

• the act of assuming or taking for granted

• immunity from an obligation or duty

• a deduction allowed to a taxpayer because of his status (having certain dependents or being blind or being over 65 etc.)

• an act exempting someone

• of or relating to or characteristic of Homo sapiens

• an assumption that is taken for granted

• (law) an inference of the truth of a fact from other facts proved or admitted or judicially noticed

• audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to

• a kind of discourtesy in the form of an act of presuming

• a coarse vine widely cultivated for its large pulpy round orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seeds; subspecies of Cucurbita pepo include the summer squashes and a few autumn squashes

• usually large pulpy deep-yellow round fruit of the squash family maturing in late summer or early autumn

• (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil

• repayment of the principal amount of a debt or security at or before maturity (as when a corporation repurchases its own stock)

• the act of purchasing back something previously sold

• arachnid of warm dry regions having a long segmented tail ending in a venomous stinger

• (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Scorpio

• the eighth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about October 23 to November 21

• an inhabitant of Arcadia

• (used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic

• a member of an uncivilized people

• a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement

• without civilizing influences

• one having charge of buildings or grounds or animals

• a person who cares for persons or property

• a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it

• of or relating to or characteristic of humanitarianism

• someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms

• an advocate of the principles of humanism; someone concerned with the interests and welfare of humans

• marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare

• of or happening at noon

• a town in eastern Mississippi

• the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development

• an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator

• being at the best stage of development

• a person who travels by foot

• lacking wit or imagination

• a student at a seminary (especially a Roman Catholic seminary)

• a formal expression of praise

• (ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity)

• a large square-rigged sailing ship with three or more masts; used by the Spanish for commerce and war from the 15th to 18th centuries

• a rectangular piece of pastry with thin flaky layers and filled with custard cream

• French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)

• a card game similar to whist; usually played for stakes

• a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

• a general inclusive concept

• an odd or fanciful or capricious idea

• (usually plural) small personal articles or clothing or sewing items

• form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

• expect, believe, or suppose

• someone elected to honorary membership in an academy

• a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation

• an educator who works at a college or university

• of or relating to Dalmatia or its inhabitants

• a large breed having a smooth white coat with black or brown spots; originated in Dalmatia

• a native or inhabitant of Dalmatia

• of or relating to or characteristic of Egypt or its people or their language

• a native or inhabitant of Egypt

• the ancient and now extinct language of Egypt under the Pharaohs; written records date back to 3000 BC

• a formal public statement

• the formal act of proclaiming; giving public notice

• a collection of things that have been combined; an assemblage of separate parts or qualities

• a coordinated sequence of chess moves

• a sequence of numbers or letters that opens a combination lock

• a group of people (often temporary) having a common purpose

• an alliance of people or corporations or countries for a special purpose (formerly to achieve some antisocial end but now for general political or economic purposes)

• the act of arranging elements into specified groups without regard to order

• the act of combining things to form a new whole

• weapons considered collectively

• military supplies

• defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it

• supply with weapons

• someone whose occupation involves training in a specific technical process

• someone known for high skill in some intellectual or artistic technique

• the act of admitting someone to enter

• an acknowledgment of the truth of something

• the fee charged for admission

• the right to enter

• the condition of living or the state of being alive

• the property of being able to survive and grow

• quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous

• the activity of giving vitality and vigour to something

• the making of animated cartoons

• general activity and motion

• a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing

• (golf) the part of the fairway leading onto the green

• the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain)

• a paved surface where aircraft stand while not being used

• a misleading falsehood

• the act of deceiving

• an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers

• an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity

• a disorderly outburst or tumult

• an event that results in a displacement or discontinuity

• the act of causing disorder

• the act of emitting; causing to flow forth

• a substance that is emitted or released

• the release of electrons from parent atoms

• any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body

• the occurrence of a flow of water (as from a pipe)

• the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material

• symptom consisting of a breaking out and becoming visible

• (of volcanoes) pouring out fumes or lava (or a deposit so formed)

• a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)

• a sudden very loud noise

• the emergence of a tooth as it breaks through the gum

• a deliberate act of omission

• an instance that does not conform to a rule or generalization

• grounds for adverse criticism

• an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others

• (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees

• (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis)

• (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon

• that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking

• the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical

• a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect

• the act of inclining; bending forward

• letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something

• a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something

• the activity of inscribing (especially carving or engraving) letters or words

• the act of intercepting; preventing something from proceeding or arriving

• (American football) the act of catching a football by a player on the opposing team

• an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed

• something abnormal or anomalous

• someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

• any of numerous fruits of the gourd family having a hard rind and sweet juicy flesh

• any of various fruit of cucurbitaceous vines including: muskmelons; watermelons; cantaloupes; cucumbers

• glove that encases the thumb separately and the other four fingers together

• a mistake resulting from neglect

• something that has been omitted

• any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases

• neglecting to do something; leaving out or passing over something