in extremities



desperate, hard pressed, hard up, in extremis, pinched, straitened ,

   noddy - block, clod, dimwit, dolt, donkey, dope, dullard, dumbbell, dummy, dunce, dunderhead, lamebrain, lightweight, loon, nincompoop,

   close-knit - close, compact, compressed, concentrated, concrete, condensed, congested, consolidated, crammed, crowded, dense, firm, gluey, hard, heavy,

   miscount - erratum, error, failure, fault, misapply, misapprehension, miscalculate, miscalculation, miscarriage, misconception, misconduct, misjudgement, mismanage, misplay, misprint,

   confidential communication - cabala, confidence, enigma, esoterica, mystery, occult, secret ,

   rub - ablate, abrade, afflict, aggravate, agonize, ail, air-dry, annoy, bake, bandage, bar, bark, bathe, bite, block,

   analytical psychology - behaviourism, parapsychology, psychoanalysis, psychological warfare, psychometrics ,

   devolve - accredit, assign, authorize, change hands, change ownership, charge, charter, commission, commit, consign, delegate, depute, deputize, descend, detach,

   artificial - affected, apocryphal, assumed, bastard, bogus, coloured, concocted, contrived, counterfeit, counterfeited, cute, distorted, dressed up, dummy, elaborate,

   rustiness - inability, inadequacy, incapability, incapacity, incompetence, ineffectiveness, inefficiency, maladjustment, mediocrity, thoughtlessness ,

   unstintingly - amply, freely, generously, graciously, handsomely, lavishly, liberally, profusely ,