duckling

• Transmission of physical or mental qualities, diseases, etc., from parent to offspring.
• Something that is bought and sold.
• That which contains and gives shape or form to anything.
• A young duck.

overweight

• A mere youth.
• Constraint, as by force or authority.
• Preponderance.
• That part of anything that is in excess of what is needed.

pediatrics

• An officer appointed to reside in a foreign city, chiefly to represent his country.
• The department of medical science that relates to the treatment of diseases of childhood.
• Bottomless gulf.
• Denial of what is asked.

philology

• The derivation of a judgment from any given material of knowledge on the ground of law.
• The principles of philosophy as applied to explain the methods of any particular science.
• The study of language in connection with history and literature.
• Apex.

precedent

• An instance that may serve as a guide or basis for a rule.
• A charge of crime, misdemeanor, or error.
• A flirt.
• A forcible putting or keeping down.

respite

• An alcoholic cordial sweetened and flavored with aromatic substances.
• The art or skill of a workman.
• Interval of rest.
• The state or character of being modern.

diversion

• A falling of the spirits.
• A periodical allowance to an individual on account of past service done by him/her.
• Pastime.
• The act of artfully perplexing.

conflagration

• A great fire, as of many buildings, a forest, or the like.
• A declaration or memorandum of agreement less solemn and formal than a treaty.
• A traditional form or customary act.
• A trying and purifying test or agency.

mileage

• A distance in miles.
• That which is near or bordering upon.
• A bulwark or construction to oppose assault or hostile entry.
• One who travels from house to house with an assortment of goods for retail.

scribe

• That which is made as a likeness or copy.
• One who writes or is skilled in writing.
• A recess.
• The state or quality of being in accord with.