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Rix-dollar :: Rix-dollar (n.) A name given to several different silver coins of Denmark, Holland, Sweden,, NOrway, etc., varying in value from about 30 cents to $1.10; also, a British coin worth about 36 cents, used in Ceylon and at the Cape of Good Hope. See Rigsdaler, Riksdaler, and Rixdaler..

Defeat :: Defeat (v. t.) To render null and void, as a title; to frustrate, as hope; to deprive, as of an estate..

Optimism :: Optimism (n.) A disposition to take the most hopeful view; -- opposed to pessimism.

Fallible :: Fallible (a.) Liable to fail, mistake, or err; liable to deceive or to be deceived; as, all men are fallible; our opinions and hopes are fallible..

Despond :: Despond (v. i.) To give up, the will, courage, or spirit; to be thoroughly disheartened; to lose all courage; to become dispirited or depressed; to take an unhopeful view..

Trust :: Trust (n.) That upon which confidence is reposed; ground of reliance; hope.

Blight :: Blight (n.) That which frustrates one's plans or withers one's hopes; that which impairs or destroys.

Desperate :: Desperate (a.) Beyond hope; causing despair; extremely perilous; irretrievable; past cure, or, at least, extremely dangerous; as, a desperate disease; desperate fortune..

Underplay :: Underplay (v. i.) To play a low card when holding a high one, in the hope of a future advantage..

Corner :: Corner (v. t.) To drive into a position of great difficulty or hopeless embarrassment; as, to corner a person in argument..

Abate :: Abate (v. t.) To bring down or reduce from a higher to a lower state, number, or degree; to lessen; to diminish; to contract; to moderate; to cut short; as, to abate a demand; to abate pride, zeal, hope..

Lost :: Lost (v. t.) Ruined or destroyed, either physically or morally; past help or hope; as, a ship lost at sea; a woman lost to virtue; a lost soul..

Fair :: Fair (superl.) Pleasing; favorable; inspiring hope and confidence; -- said of words, promises, etc..

Hope :: Hope (v. i.) To entertain or indulge hope; to cherish a desire of good, or of something welcome, with expectation of obtaining it or belief that it is obtainable; to expect; -- usually followed by for..

Trust :: Trust (n.) Assured anticipation; dependence upon something future or contingent, as if present or actual; hope; belief..

Entice :: Entice (v. t.) To draw on, by exciting hope or desire; to allure; to attract; as, the bait enticed the fishes. Often in a bad sense: To lead astray; to induce to evil; to tempt; as, the sirens enticed them to listen..

Extinguish :: Extinguish (v. t.) To quench; to put out, as a light or fire; to stifle; to cause to die out; to put an end to; to destroy; as, to extinguish a flame, or life, or love, or hope, a pretense or a right..

Disappointment :: Disappointment (n.) The act of disappointing, or the state of being disappointed; defeat or failure of expectation or hope; miscarriage of design or plan; frustration..

Hope :: Hope (v. i.) To place confidence; to trust with confident expectation of good; -- usually followed by in.

Oxbane :: Oxbane (n.) A poisonous bulbous plant (Buphane toxicaria) of the Cape of Good Hope.

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