toelf

oval

adj. rounded like an egg; noun a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it

rampant

adj. (of a plant) having a lush and unchecked growth; unrestrained and violent

soluble

adj. (of a substance) capable of being dissolved in some solvent (usually water); susceptible of solution or of being solved or explained

homogeneous

adj. all of the same or similar kind or nature

numerous

adj. amounting to a large indefinite number

plausible

adj. apparently reasonable and valid, and truthful; given to or characterized by presenting specious arguments

inviting

adj. attractive and tempting

subliminal

adj. below the threshold of conscious perception

inert

adj. slow and apathetic; unable to move or resist motion; having only a limited ability to react chemically; chemically inactive

seismic

adj. subject to or caused by an earthquake or earth vibration

picturesque

adj. suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture; strikingly expressive

pendant

adj. supported from above; noun an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring); branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling

monotonous

adj. tediously repetitious or lacking in variety; sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch

stuck

adj. caught or fixed; baffled

magnificent

adj. characterized by grandeur

rustproof

adj. treated against rusting

immense

adj. unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

sacrificial

adj. used in or connected with a sacrifice

congenial

adj. used of plants; capable of cross-fertilization or of being grafted; suitable to your needs or similar to your nature

boon

adj. very close and convivial; noun a desirable state

tantalizing

adj. very pleasantly inviting; arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable or mockingly out of reach

devoid

adj. completely lacking; completely wanting or lacking

cramped

adj. constricted in size

promptly

adv. in a punctual manner; at once (usually modifies an undesirable occurrence); with little or no delay

prohibitively

adv. to a prohibitive degree

slightly

adv. to a small degree or extent; in a slim or slender manner

outrageously

adv. to an extravagant or immoderate degree; in a very offensive manner

underneath

adv. under or below an object or a surface; at a lower place or level; directly beneath; on the lower or downward side; on the underside of

hitherto

adv. used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time

intentionally

adv. with intention; in an intentional manner

incessantly

adv. with unflagging resolve

expressly

adv. with_specific_intentions; for the express purpose; in an explicit manner

readily

adv. without much difficulty; in a punctual manner

contagious

adj. easily diffused or spread as from one person to another; (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection

detectable

adj. easily seen or detected; capable of being detected

vertebrate

adj. having a backbone or spinal column; noun animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium

untamed

adj. in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated

awesome

adj. inspiring awe or admiration or wonder

intrepid

adj. invulnerable to fear or intimidation

feeble

adj. lacking strength; pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness; lacking physical strength or vitality; lacking strength or vigor

arid

adj. lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless; lacking sufficient water or rainfall

hind

adj. located at or near the back of an animal; noun female red deer; any of several mostly spotted fishes that resemble groupers

hinder

adj. located at or near the back of an animal; verb put at a disadvantage; be a hindrance or obstacle to; hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of

unconsolidated

adj. loose and unstratified

custom

adj. made according to the specifications of an individual; noun accepted or habitual practice; habitual patronage; a specific practice of long standing; money collected under a tariff

crisscross

adj. marked with crossing lines; adv. crossing one another in opposite directions; noun a marking that consists of lines that cross each other; verb mark with a pattern of crossing lines; mark with or consist of a pattern of crossed lines; cross in a pattern, often random

pinpoint

adj. meticulously precise; noun the sharp point of a pin; a very brief moment; a very small spot; verb locate exactly

virtuous

adj. morally excellent; in a state of sexual virginity

surplus

adj. more than is needed, desired, or required; noun a quantity much larger than is needed

airborne

adj. moved or conveyed by or through air

prehistoric

adj. no longer fashionable; belonging to or existing in times before recorded history; of or relating to times before written history

stationary

adj. not capable of being moved; standing still

dubious

adj. not convinced; fraught with uncertainty or doubt; open to doubt or suspicion

genuine

adj. not fake or counterfeit; not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed; being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something

centennial

adj. of or relating to or completing a period of 100 years; noun the 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it)

skeletal

adj. of or relating to or forming or attached to a skeleton; very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

obsolete

adj. old; no longer in use or valid or fashionable; no longer in use

instrumental

adj. relating to or designed for or performed on musical instruments; serving or acting as a means or aid

cascara

noun dried bark of the cascara buckthorn used as a laxative

continuum

noun a continuous nonspatial whole or extent or succession in which no part or portion is distinct of distinguishable from adjacent parts

tendon

noun a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment

ore

noun a monetary subunit in Denmark and Norway and Sweden; 100 ore equal 1 krona; a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined

oratorio

noun a musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text

bundle

noun a package of several things tied together for carrying or storing; a collection of things wrapped or boxed together; a large sum of money (especially as pay or profit); verb sleep fully clothed in the same bed with one's betrothed; make into a bundle; compress into a wad; gather or cause to gather into a cluster

fungus

noun a parasitic plant lacking chlorophyll and leaves and true stems and roots and reproducing by spores

concert

noun a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging; verb settle by agreement; contrive (a plan) by mutual agreement

courier

noun a person who carries a message

chapel

noun a place of worship that has its own altar; a service conducted in a place of worship that has its own altar

tactic

noun a plan for attaining a particular goal

hemp

noun a plant fiber; a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging; any plant of the genus Cannabis; a coarse bushy annual with palmate leaves and clusters of small green flowers; yields tough fibers and narcotic drugs

accordion

noun a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; the reeds are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player

hinterland

noun a remote and undeveloped area

chant

noun a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone; verb recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm; utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically

grudge

noun a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation; verb accept or admit unwillingly; bear a grudge; harbor ill feelings

suburb

noun a residential district located on the outskirts of a city

bark

noun a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts; the sound made by a dog; a noise resembling the bark of a dog; tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants; verb tan (a skin) with bark tannins; speak in an unfriendly tone; make barking sounds; remove the bark of a tree; cover with bark

silicate

noun a salt or ester derived from silicic acid

geology

noun a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks

tally

noun a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely; the act of counting; a bill for an amount due; verb keep score, as in games; determine the sum of; gain points in a game; be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

stash

noun a secret store of valuables or money; verb save up as for future use

wreck

noun a ship that has been destroyed at sea; something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation; a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles); an accident that destroys a ship at sea; verb smash or break forcefully

acronym

noun a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name

fidelity

noun accuracy with which an electronic system reproduces the sound or image of its input signal; the quality of being faithful

economy

noun an act of economizing; reduction in cost; frugality in the expenditure of money or resources; the efficient use of resources; the system of production and distribution and consumption

depredation

noun an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding; (usually plural) a destructive action

maneuver

noun an action aimed at evading an opponent; a move made to gain a tactical end; a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill; a military training exercise; a plan for attaining a particular goal; verb act in order to achieve a certain goal; perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense; direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

annex

noun an addition that extends a main building; verb attach to; take (territory) as if by conquest

sow

noun an adult female hog; verb introduce into an environment; place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth; place seeds in or on (the ground)

appreciation

noun an increase in price or value; understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something; an expression of gratitude; a favorable judgment; delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values)

scratch

noun an indication of damage; poor handwriting; a harsh noise made by scraping; dry mash for poultry; informal terms for money; a depression scratched or carved into a surface; an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off; verb cut the surface of; wear away the surface of; carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface; cause friction; gather (money or other resources) together over time; remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line; scrape or rub as if to relieve itching; postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled

vestige

noun an indication that something has been present

cookout

noun an informal meal cooked and eaten outdoors

plumage

noun the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds

allegiance

noun the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign); the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action

diction

noun the manner in which something is expressed in words; the articulation of speech regarded from the point of view of its intelligibility to the audience

reliance

noun certainty based on past experience; the state of relying on something

garb

noun clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion; verb provide with clothes or put clothes on

attire

noun clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion; verb put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive

longevity

noun the property of being long-lived; duration of service

leisure

noun freedom to choose a pastime or enjoyable activity; time available for ease and relaxation

amenity

noun pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions

seasoning

noun the act of adding a seasoning to food; something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts

impetus

noun the act of applying force suddenly; a force that moves something along

milieu

noun the environmental condition

by

product - noun a product made during the manufacture of something else; a secondary and sometimes unexpected consequence

brighten

verb become brighter; make lighter or brighter; become brighter; become clear

deteriorate

verb become worse or disintegrate; grow worse

germinate

verb cause to grow or sprout; produce buds, branches, or germinate; work out

amass

verb collect or gather; get or gather together

converge

verb come together so as to form a single product; move or draw together at a certain location; be adjacent or come together; approach a limit as the number of terms increases without limit

refrigerate

verb cool or chill in or as if in a refrigerator; preserve by chilling

despoil

verb destroy and strip of its possession; steal goods; take as spoils

derive

verb develop or evolve from a latent or potential state; come from; obtain; come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example; reason by deduction; establish by deduction

govern

verb direct or strongly influence the behavior of; exercise authority over; as of nations; require to be in a certain grammatical case, voice, or mood; bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations

detest

verb dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards

spew

verb eject or send out in large quantities, also metaphorical; eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth; expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth

encase

verb enclose in, or as if in, a case

compel

verb force or compel somebody to do something; make someone do something

thrive

verb gain in wealth; grow stronger

restore

verb give or bring back; bring back into original existence, use, function, or position; return to its original or usable and functioning condition; return to life; get or give new life or energy; restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

postpone

verb hold back to a later time

abut

verb lie adjacent to another or share a boundary

adorn

verb make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors; be beautiful to look at

reinforce

verb make stronger; strengthen and support with rewards

furnish

verb provide or equip with furniture; provide or furnish with

erode

verb remove soil or rock; become ground down or deteriorate

intrude

verb thrust oneself in as if by force; enter uninvited; search or inquire in a meddlesome way; enter unlawfully on someone's property

hypothesize

verb to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

epidemic

adj. (especially of medicine) of disease or anything resembling a disease; attacking or affecting many individuals in a community or a population simultaneously; noun a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time

oblivious

adj. (followed by `to' or `of') lacking conscious awareness of; failing to keep in mind

salient

adj. (of angles) pointing outward at an angle of less than 180 degrees; having a quality that thrusts itself into attention; noun (military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy

illegible

adj. (of handwriting, print, etc.) not legible

versatile

adj. able to move freely in all directions; competent in many areas and able to turn with ease from one thing to another; changeable or inconstant; having great diversity or variety

hardy

adj. able to survive under unfavorable conditions; having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships; resolute and without fear; noun English novelist and poet (1840-1928); United States slapstick comedian who played the pompous and overbearing member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1892-1957)

translucent

adj. almost transparent; allowing light to pass through diffusely

dazzling

adj. amazingly impressive; suggestive of the flashing of lightning; shining intensely

theoretical

adj. concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; concerned with theories rather than their practical applications

topographical

adj. concerned with topography

ethical

adj. conforming to accepted standards of social or professional behavior; adhering to ethical and moral principles; of or relating to the philosophical study of ethics

respective

adj. considered individually

coarse

adj. conspicuously and tastelessly indecent; lacking refinement or cultivation or taste; of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles; of low or inferior quality or value

mock

adj. constituting a copy or imitation of something; noun the act of mocking or ridiculing; verb treat with contempt; imitate with mockery and derision

concave

adj. curving inward

voracious

adj. devouring or craving food in great quantities; excessively greedy and grasping

cumbersome

adj. difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight; not elegant or graceful in expression

militant

adj. disposed to warfare or hard-line policies; showing a fighting disposition; engaged in war; noun a militant reformer

precipitate

adj. done with very great haste and without due deliberation; noun a precipitated solid substance in suspension or after settling or filtering; verb separate as a fine suspension of solid particles; hurl or throw violently; bring about abruptly; fall vertically, sharply, or headlong; fall from clouds

vocal

adj. full of the sound of voices; having or using the power to produce speech or sound; relating to or designed for or using the singing voice; given to expressing yourself freely or insistently; noun a short musical composition with words; music intended to be performed by one or more singers, usually with instrumental accompaniment

executive

adj. having the function of carrying out plans or orders etc.; noun persons who administer the law; a person responsible for the administration of a business; someone who manages a government agency or department

adjacent

adj. near or close to but not necessarily touching; nearest in space or position; immediately adjoining without intervening space; having a common boundary or edge; touching

staple

adj. necessary foods or commodities; noun paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers together; a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables; a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn; (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant; material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing; verb secure or fasten with a staple or staples

vague

adj. not clearly understood or expressed; not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished; lacking clarity or distinctness

authentic

adj. not counterfeit or copied; conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief

meteorological

adj. of or pertaining to atmospheric phenomena, especially weather and weather conditions

feudal

adj. of or relating to or characteristic of feudalism

humanitarian

adj. of or relating to or characteristic of humanitarianism; marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare; noun someone devoted to the promotion of human welfare and to social reforms

juvenile

adj. of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for children or young people; displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; noun a youthful person

tropic

adj. of weather or climate; hot and humid as in the tropics; relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator); noun either of two parallels of latitude about 23.5 degrees north and south of the equator representing the points farthest north and south at which the sun can shine directly overhead and constituting the boundaries of the Torrid Zone or tropics

explicit

adj. precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication; in accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term

packed

adj. pressed together or compressed; filled to capacity

viral

adj. relating to or caused by a virus

aloof

adj. remote in manner; adv. in an aloof manner

solitary

adj. remote or secluded; being the only one; single and isolated from others; characterized by or preferring solitude; lacking companions or companionship; of plants and animals; not growing or living in groups or colonies; noun one who lives in solitude; confinement of a prisoner in isolation from other prisoners

prerequisite

adj. required as a prior condition or course of study; noun something that is required in advance

imperative

adj. requiring attention or action; relating to verbs in the imperative mood; noun some duty that is essential and urgent; a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior

sumptuous

adj. rich and superior in quality

collective

adj. set up on the principle of collectivism or ownership and production by the workers involved usually under the supervision of a government; forming a whole or aggregate; done by or characteristic of individuals acting together; noun members of a cooperative enterprise

scruffy

adj. shabby and untidy

asteroid

adj. shaped like a star; noun any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)

intrinsic

adj. situated within or belonging solely to the organ or body part on which it acts; belonging to a thing by its very nature

diplomatic

adj. skilled in dealing with sensitive matters or people; relating to or characteristic of diplomacy

mammoth

adj. so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth; noun any of numerous extinct elephants widely distributed in the Pleistocene; extremely large with hairy coats and long upcurved tusks

prodigious

adj. so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe; far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree; of momentous or ominous significance

startling

adj. so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm

luminous

adj. softly bright or radiant

microscopic

adj. too small to be seen except under a microscope; extremely precise with great attention to details; of or relating to or used in microscopy; infinitely or immeasurably small

utter

adj. total; without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; verb express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); put into circulation; articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise; express in speech

indispensable

adj. unavoidable; not to be dispensed with; essential; absolutely necessary; vitally necessary

unsubstantiated

adj. unsupported by other evidence

tenuous

adj. very thin in gauge or diameter; having thin consistency; having little substance or significance

entrepreneurial

adj. willing to take risks in order to make a profit; of or relating to an entrepreneur

sluggish

adj. with little movement; very slow; slow and apathetic; (of business) not active or brisk

consequently

adv. (sentence connectors) because of the reason given; as a consequence

microbe

noun a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use

chamber

noun a natural or artificial enclosed space; a room where a judge transacts business; an enclosed volume in the body; a deliberative or legislative or administrative or judicial assembly; a room used primarily for sleeping; verb place in a chamber

flair

noun a natural talent; distinctive and stylish elegance; a shape that spreads outward

errand

noun a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission

drought

noun a shortage of rainfall; a prolonged shortage

artisan

noun a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft

facet

noun a smooth surface (as of a bone or cut gemstone); a distinct feature or element in a problem

household

noun a social unit living together

jolt

noun a sudden impact; an abrupt spasmodic movement; verb disturb (someone's) composure; move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion

platitude

noun a trite or obvious remark

blues

noun a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes; a state of depression

delirium

noun a usually brief state of excitement and mental confusion often accompanied by hallucinations; state of violent mental agitation

nicotine

noun an alkaloid poison that occurs in tobacco; used in medicine and as an insecticide

sprawl

noun an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about; an aggregation or continuous network of urban communities; verb sit or lie with one's limbs spread out; go, come, or spread in a rambling or irregular way

resin

noun any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules

electrode

noun a conductor used to make electrical contact with some part of a circuit

cassette

noun a container that holds a magnetic tape used for recording or playing sound or video

trait

noun a distinguishing feature of your personal nature

lawn

noun a field of cultivated and mowed grass

camouflage

noun device or stratagem for concealment or deceit; fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan; intended to make the wearer of a garment made of this fabric hard to distinguish from the background; the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance; an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something; verb disguise by camouflaging; exploit the natural surroundings to disguise something

removal

noun dismissal from office; the act of removing

newsletter

noun report or open letter giving informal or confidential news of interest to a special group

paraphrase

noun rewording for the purpose of clarification; verb express the same message in different words

marvel

noun something that causes feelings of wonder; verb express astonishment or surprise about something; be amazed at

frenzy

noun state of violent mental agitation

meteorite

noun stony or metallic object that is the remains of a meteoroid that has reached the earth's surface

chagrin

noun strong feelings of embarrassment; verb cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of

simmer

noun temperature just below the boiling point; verb boil slowly at low temperature

delta

noun the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet; a low triangular area where a river divides before entering a larger body of water

revenue

noun the entire amount of income before any deductions are made; government income due to taxation

uniformity

noun the quality of lacking diversity or variation (even to the point of boredom); a condition in which everything is regular and unvarying

stardom

noun the status of being acknowledged as a star

teem

verb be teeming, be abuzz; move in large numbers

unearth

verb bring to light; lay bare through digging

shrive

verb confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure

burgeon

verb grow and flourish

impair

verb make worse or less effective; make imperfect

jeopardize

verb put at risk; pose a threat to; present a danger to

allay

verb satisfy (thirst); lessen the intensity of or calm

avert

verb turn away or aside; prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening

funding

noun the act of financing; financial resources provided to make some project possible

grind

noun the act of grinding to a powder or dust; hard monotonous routine work; an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or studying excessively; verb reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; shape or form by grinding; created by grinding; dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlaced; make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together; press or grind with a crunching noise; work hard

draft

noun the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling; a dose of liquid medicine; a preliminary sketch of a design or picture; a regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace; the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded); preliminary version of a written work; a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg; a current of air (usually coming into a room or vehicle); a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another; a large and hurried swallow; compulsory military service; verb draw up an outline or sketch for something; engage somebody to enter the army; make a blueprint of

insulation

noun the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity; the state of being isolated or detached; a material that reduces or prevents the transmission of heat or sound or electricity

restoration

noun the act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state; the re-establishment of the British monarchy in 1660; a model that represents the landscape of a former geological age or that represents and extinct animal etc.; some artifact that has been restored or reconstructed; the reign of Charles II in England; 1660-1685; getting something back again; the state of being restored to its former good condition

revise

noun the act of rewriting something; verb make revisions in; revise or reorganize, especially for the purpose of updating and improving

seclusion

noun the act of secluding yourself from others; the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others

ignition

noun the act of setting something on fire; the mechanism that ignites the fuel in an internal-combustion engine; the process of initiating combustion or catching fire

saturation

noun the act of soaking thoroughly with a liquid; chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue; a condition in which a quantity no longer responds to some external influence; the process of totally saturating something with a substance

spoil

noun the act of stripping and taking by force; the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it; (usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war); verb become unfit for consumption or use; alter from the original; make imperfect; destroy and strip of its possession; have a strong desire or urge to do something; make a mess of, destroy or ruin; hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; treat with excessive indulgence

exposure

noun the act of subjecting someone to an influencing experience; abandoning without shelter or protection (as by leaving as infant out in the open); presentation to view in an open or public manner; the act of exposing film to light; vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain; aspect re light or wind; the disclosure of something secret; the intensity of light falling on a photographic film or plate; a picture of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material; the state of being vulnerable or exposed

pedagogy

noun the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill; the profession of a teacher; the principles and methods of instruction

portraiture

noun the activity of making portraits; a word picture of a person's appearance and character

provision

noun the activity of supplying or providing something; a stipulated condition; a store or supply of something (especially of food or clothing or arms); the cognitive process of thinking about what you will do in the event of something happening; verb supply with provisions

auditorium

noun the area of a theater or concert hall where the audience sits

aviation

noun the art of operating aircraft; the operation of aircraft to provide transportation; the aggregation of a country's military aircraft; travel via aircraft

ambience

noun the atmosphere of an environment; a particular environment or surrounding influence

botany

noun the branch of biology that studies plants; all the plant life in a particular region or period

tectonics

noun the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust; the science of architecture

stratigraphy

noun the branch of geology that studies the arrangement and succession of strata

pathology

noun the branch of medical science that studies the causes and nature and effects of diseases; any deviation from a healthy or normal condition

mechanics

noun the branch of physics concerned with the motion of bodies in a frame of reference; the technical aspects of doing something

ornithology

noun the branch of zoology that studies birds

ethology

noun the branch of zoology that studies the behavior of animals in their natural habitats

refraction

noun the change in direction of a propagating wave (light or sound) when passing from one medium to another; the amount by which a propagating wave is bent

topography

noun the configuration of a surface and the relations among its man-made and natural features; precise detailed study of the surface features of a region

rival

noun the contestant you hope to defeat; verb be the rival of, be in competition with; be equal to in quality or ability

texture

noun the feel of a surface or a fabric; the characteristic appearance of a surface having a tactile quality; the musical pattern created by parts being played or sung together; the essential quality of something

pollen

noun the fine spores that contain male gametes and that are borne by an anther in a flowering plant

fare

noun the food and drink that are regularly consumed; a paying (taxi) passenger; the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance; an agenda of things to do; verb eat well; proceed or get along

consort

noun the husband or wife of a reigning monarch; a family of similar musical instrument playing together; verb keep company with; hang out with; keep company; go together

criterion

noun the ideal in terms of which something can be judged; a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated

debut

noun the presentation of a debutante in society; the act of beginning something new; verb appear for the first time in public; make one's debut; present for the first time to the public

protagonist

noun the principal character in a work of fiction; a person who backs a politician or a team etc.

evaporation

noun the process of extracting moisture; the process of becoming a vapor

influx

noun the process of flowing in

perception

noun the process of perceiving; knowledge gained by perceiving; a way of conceiving something; becoming aware of something via the senses; the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept

gradient

noun the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal; a graded change in the magnitude of some physical quantity or dimension

hue

noun the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength; verb take on color or become colored; suffuse with color

drawback

noun the quality of being a hindrance

pulp

noun the soft inner part of a tooth; an inexpensive magazine printed on poor quality paper; any soft or soggy mass; a soft moist part of a fruit; a mixture of cellulose fibers; verb reduce to pulp; remove the pulp from, as from a fruit

lithosphere

noun the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle

confederacy

noun the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861; a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act; a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose; a union of political organizations

diffusion

noun the spread of social institutions (and myths and skills) from one society to another; (physics) the process of diffusing; the intermingling of molecules in gases and liquids as a result of random thermal agitation; the act of dispersing or diffusing something; the property of being diffused or dispersed

coalition

noun the state of being combined into one body; the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts; an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty

repute

noun the state of being held in high esteem and honor; verb look on as or consider

disrepute

noun the state of being held in low esteem

captivity

noun the state of being imprisoned; the state of being a slave

frivolity

noun the trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensible; acting like a clown or buffoon; something of little value or significance

crust

noun the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties; the outer layer of the Earth; a hard outer layer that covers something; verb form a crust or form into a crust

convection

noun the transfer of heat through a fluid (liquid or gas) caused by molecular motion; (meteorology) the vertical movement of heat or other properties by massive motion within the atmosphere

stem

noun the tube of a tobacco pipe; a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it; front part of a vessel or aircraft; cylinder forming a long narrow part of something; (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ; verb remove the stem from; stop the flow of a liquid; grow out of, have roots in, originate in; cause to point inward

palate

noun the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities

lumber

noun the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material; an implement used in baseball by the batter; verb move heavily or clumsily; cut lumber, as in woods and forests

pique

noun tightly woven fabric with raised cords; a sudden outburst of anger; verb cause to feel resentment or indignation

exploration

noun to travel for the purpose of discovery; a careful systematic search; a systematic consideration

inanity

noun total lack of meaning or ideas

venom

noun toxin secreted by animals; secreted by certain snakes and poisonous insects (e.g., spiders and scorpions); feeling a need to see others suffer

synonym

noun two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context

moth

noun typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae

digression

noun wandering from the main path of a journey; a message that departs from the main subject; a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)

rinse

noun washing lightly without soap; the act of giving a light tint to the hair; the removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washing; a liquid preparation used on wet hair to give it a tint; verb wash off soap or remaining dirt; rinse one's mouth and throat with mouthwash; clean with some chemical process

sewage

noun waste matter carried away in sewers or drains

bog

noun wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel; verb get stuck while doing something; cause to slow down or get stuck

linen

noun white goods or clothing made with linen cloth; a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant; a high-quality paper made of linen fibers or with a linen finish

squid

noun widely distributed fast-moving ten-armed cephalopod mollusk having a long tapered body with triangular tail fins; (Italian cuisine) squid prepared as food

trash

noun worthless people; an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant; nonsensical talk or writing; worthless material that is to be disposed of; verb dispose of (something useless or old); express a totally negative opinion of

cease

noun (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end; verb have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; put an end to a state or an activity

fatigue

noun (always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something; temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work; used of materials (especially metals) in a weakened state caused by long stress; labor of a nonmilitary kind done by soldiers (cleaning or digging or draining or so on); verb exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress; get tired of something or somebody

cavity

noun (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body; soft decayed area in a tooth; progressive decay can lead to the death of a tooth; space that is surrounded by something; a sizeable hole (usually in the ground)

foliage

noun (architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament; the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

comet

noun (astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit

anomaly

noun (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun); a person who is unusual; deviation from the normal or common order or form or rule

niche

noun (ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species); a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it; an enclosure that is set back or indented; a small concavity

herald

noun (formal) a person who announces important news; an indication of the approach of something or someone; verb praise vociferously; greet enthusiastically or joyfully; foreshadow or presage

upheaval

noun (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building); disturbance usually in protest; a violent disturbance; a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)

huddle

noun (informal) a quick private conference; a disorganized and densely packed crowd; verb crowd or draw together; crouch or curl up

posit

noun (logic) a proposition that is accepted as true in order to provide a basis for logical reasoning; verb take as a given; assume as a postulate or axiom; put before; put (something somewhere) firmly

patronage

noun (politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support; the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers; the act of providing approval and support; a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient; customers collectively; verb support by being a patron of; be a regular customer or client of

mantle

noun (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell; the cloak as a symbol of authority; the layer of the earth between the crust and the core; United States baseball player (1931-1997); a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter; hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window); shelf that projects from wall above fireplace; anything that covers; verb cover like a mantle; spread over a surface, like a mantle

pierce

noun 14th President of the United States (1804-1869); verb make a hole into; penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument; cut or make a way through; move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply; sound sharply or shrilly

quart

noun a United States liquid unit equal to 32 fluid ounces; four quarts equal one gallon; a United States dry unit equal to 2 pints or 67.2 cubic inches; a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 2 pints or 1.136 liters

hamper

noun a basket usually with a cover; a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner); verb prevent the progress or free movement of; put at a disadvantage

girder

noun a beam made usually of steel; a main support in a structure

cider

noun a beverage made from juice pressed from apples

tavern

noun a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks

superintendent

noun a caretaker for an apartment house; represents the owner as janitor and rent collector; a person who directs and manages an organization

shipwright

noun a carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels

larynx

noun a cartilaginous structure at the top of the trachea; contains elastic vocal cords that are the source of the vocal tone in speech

receptor

noun a cellular structure that is postulated to exist in order to mediate between a chemical agent that acts on nervous tissue and the physiological response; an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation

pheromone

noun a chemical substance secreted externally by some animals (especially insects) that influences the physiology or behavior of other animals of the same species

flint

noun a city in southeast central Michigan near Detroit; automobile manufacturing; a river in western Georgia that flows generally south to join the Chattahoochee River at the Florida border where they form the Apalachicola River; a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony

genre

noun a class of art (or artistic endeavor) having a characteristic form or technique; a kind of literary or artistic work; an expressive style of music; a style of expressing yourself in writing

wrinkle

noun a clever method of doing something (especially something new and different); a minor difficulty; a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; verb make wrinkles or creases into a smooth surface; become wrinkled or crumpled or creased; make wrinkled or creased; gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker

buddy

noun a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities

spectator

noun a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind); a woman's pump with medium heel; usually in contrasting colors for toe and heel

polygon

noun a closed plane figure bounded by straight sides

assortment

noun a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; the act of distributing things into classes or categories of the same type

repertoire

noun a collection of works (plays, songs, operas, ballets) that an artist or company can perform and do perform for short intervals on a regular schedule; the entire range of skills or aptitudes or devices used in a particular field or occupation

methane

noun a colorless odorless gas used as a fuel

neon

noun a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts

farce

noun a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations; mixture of ground raw chicken and mushrooms with pistachios and truffles and onions and parsley and lots of butter and bound with eggs; verb fill with a stuffing while cooking

chlorine

noun a common nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; best known as a heavy yellow irritating toxic gas; used to purify water and as a bleaching agent and disinfectant; occurs naturally only as a salt (as in sea water)

championship

noun a competition at which a champion is chosen; the status of being a champion; the act of providing approval and support

scrape

noun a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility); a harsh noise made by scraping; an indication of damage; an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off; verb scratch repeatedly; gather (money or other resources) together over time; make by scraping; bend the knees and bow in a servile manner; cut the surface of; wear away the surface of; bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of

anatomy

noun a detailed analysis; the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals; alternative names for the body of a human being

trench

noun a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth; any long ditch cut in the ground; a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor; verb dig a trench or trenches; cut a trench in, as for drainage; set, plant, or bury in a trench; cut or carve deeply into; fortify by surrounding with trenches; impinge or infringe upon

credential

noun a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts

charter

noun a document incorporating an institution and specifying its rights; includes the articles of incorporation and the certificate of incorporation; a contract to hire or lease transportation; verb grant a charter to; engage for service under a term of contract; hold under a lease or rental agreement; of goods and services

puppet

noun a doll with a hollow head of a person or animal and a cloth body; intended to fit over the hand and be manipulated with the fingers; a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer; a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else

slumber

noun a dormant or quiescent state; a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended; verb be asleep

counterpart

noun a duplicate copy; a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another

fresco

noun a durable method of painting on a wall by using watercolors on wet plaster; a mural done with watercolors on wet plaster; verb paint onto wet plaster on a wall

defect

noun a failing or deficiency; an imperfection in a bodily system; an imperfection in a device or machine; a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); verb desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army

pretension

noun a false or unsupportable quality; the advancing of a claim; the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth)

gallop

noun a fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously; verb ride at a galloping pace; cause to move at full gallop; go at galloping speed

glow

noun a feeling of considerable warmth; a steady even light without flames; an appearance of reflected light; light from nonthermal sources; the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface; the phenomenon of light emission by a body as its temperature is raised; an alert and refreshed state; verb experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion; be exuberant or high-spirited; emit a steady even light without flames; have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink; shine intensely, as if with heat

oasis

noun a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface); a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary

grip

noun a firm controlling influence; worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show is being made; the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road); the act of grasping; a portable rectangular container for carrying clothes; a flat wire hairpin whose prongs press tightly together; used to hold bobbed hair in place; the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; verb hold fast or firmly; to grip or seize, as in a wrestling match; to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe

kerosene

noun a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters

tile

noun a flat thin rectangular slab (as of fired clay or rubber or linoleum) used to cover surfaces; a thin flat slab of fired clay used for roofing; verb cover with tiles

inspection

noun a formal or official examination

overview

noun a general summary of a subject

dictate

noun a guiding principle; an authoritative rule; verb say out loud for the purpose of recording; rule as a dictator; issue commands or orders for

quartz

noun a hard glossy mineral consisting of silicon dioxide in crystal form; present in most rocks (especially sandstone and granite); yellow sand is quartz with iron oxide impurities; colorless glass made of almost pure silica

blur

noun a hazy or indistinct representation; verb become vague or indistinct; make dim or indistinct; to make less distinct or clear; make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; make a smudge on; soil by smudging; become glassy; lose clear vision

clump

noun a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects); a grouping of a number of similar things; a compact mass; verb walk clumsily; gather or cause to gather into a cluster; come together as in a cluster or flock; make or move along with a sound as of a horse's hooves striking the ground

prestige

noun a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc.

cowhand

noun a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback

burrow

noun a hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter; verb move through by or as by digging

inn

noun a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers

treadmill

noun a job involving drudgery and confinement; a mill that is powered by men or animals walking on a circular belt or climbing steps; an exercise device consisting of an endless belt on which a person can walk or jog without changing place

landmass

noun a large continuous extent of land

pancreas

noun a large elongated exocrine gland located behind the stomach; secretes pancreatic juice and insulin

stadium

noun a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments

flagellum

noun a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa); a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)

amble

noun a leisurely walk (usually in some public place); verb walk leisurely

groom

noun a man who has recently been married; a man participant in his own marriage ceremony; someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses; verb care for one's external appearance; give a neat appearance to; prepare (someone) for a future role or function

seismograph

noun a measuring instrument for detecting and measuring the intensity and direction and duration of movements of the ground (as an earthquake)

bellows

noun a mechanical device that blows a strong current of air; used to make a fire burn more fiercely or to sound a musical instrument

cipher

noun a message written in a secret code; a secret method of writing; a person of no influence; a quantity of no importance; verb make a mathematical calculation or computation; convert ordinary language into code

alloy

noun a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten; the state of impairing the quality or reducing the value of something; verb make an alloy of; lower in value by increasing the base-metal content

alkali

noun a mixture of soluble salts found in arid soils and some bodies of water; detrimental to agriculture; any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water

soloist

noun a musician who performs a solo

affinity

noun a natural attraction or feeling of kinship; inherent resemblance between persons or things; the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule; (immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody; a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character; (biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts; (anthropology) kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationship

downside

noun a negative aspect of something that is generally positive

feat

noun a notable achievement

bud

noun a partially opened flower; a swelling on a plant stem consisting of overlapping immature leaves or petals; verb start to grow or develop; develop buds

tunnel

noun a passageway through or under something, usually underground (especially one for trains or cars); a hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter; verb force a way through; move through by or as by digging

roost

noun a perch on which domestic fowl rest or sleep; a shelter with perches for fowl or other birds; verb settle down or stay, as if on a roost; sit, as on a branch

mime

noun a performance using gestures and body movements without words; an actor who communicates entirely by gesture and facial expression; verb act out without words but with gestures and bodily movements only; imitate (a person or manner), especially for satirical effect

gourmet

noun a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink)

precursor

noun a person who goes before or announces the coming of another; a substance from which another substance is formed (especially by a metabolic reaction); an indication of the approach of something or someone

alumnus

noun a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)

dwarf

noun a person who is markedly small; a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure; verb check the growth of; make appear small by comparison

rancher

noun a person who owns or operates a ranch

fountain

noun a plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water; an artificially produced flow of water; a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises; a natural flow of ground water

statue

noun a sculpture representing a human or animal

coil

noun a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; reactor consisting of a spiral of insulated wire that introduces inductance into a circuit; tubing that is wound in a spiral; a contraceptive device placed inside a woman's womb; a transformer that supplies high voltage to spark plugs in a gasoline engine; a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals); verb wind around something in coils or loops; make without a potter's wheel; to wind or move in a spiral course

musicologist

noun a student of musicology

chunk

noun a substantial amount; a compact mass; verb group or chunk together in a certain order or place side by side; put together indiscriminately

tug

noun a sudden abrupt pull; a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships; verb struggle in opposition; pull hard; pull or strain hard at; move by pulling hard; tow (a vessel) with a tug; strive and make an effort to reach a goal; carry with difficulty

onslaught

noun a sudden and severe onset of trouble; (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); the rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)

acumen

noun a tapering point; shrewdness shown by keen insight

syrup

noun a thick sweet sticky liquid

chromosome

noun a threadlike body in the cell nucleus that carries the genes in a linear order

hoe

noun a tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle; verb dig with a hoe

prairie

noun a treeless grassy plain

suffragist

noun an advocate of the extension of voting rights (especially to women)

solder

noun an alloy (usually of lead and tin) used when melted to join two metal surfaces; verb join or fuse with solder

cholesterol

noun an animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver; the most abundant steroid in animal tissues

relic

noun an antiquity that has survived from the distant past; something of sentimental value

behaviorism

noun an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable measurable behavior

corps

noun an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support; a body of people associated together

bouquet

noun an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present; a pleasingly sweet olfactory property

aria

noun an elaborate song for solo voice

rite

noun an established ceremony prescribed by a religion; any customary observance or practice

lipid

noun an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates)

projector

noun an optical instrument that projects an enlarged image onto a screen; an optical device for projecting a beam of light

dioxide

noun an oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in the molecule

gulf

noun an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding); a deep wide chasm; an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay

clog

noun any object that acts as a hindrance or obstruction; footwear usually with wooden soles; a dance performed while wearing shoes with wooden soles; has heavy stamping steps; verb fill to excess so that function is impaired; coalesce or unite in a mass; impede with a clog or as if with a clog; impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden; become or cause to become obstructed; dance a clog dance

daisy

noun any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl

tentacle

noun any of various elongated tactile or prehensile flexible organs that occur on the head or near the mouth in many animals; used for feeling or grasping or locomotion; something that acts like a tentacle in its ability to grasp and hold

lodge

noun any of various native American dwellings; a small (rustic) house used as a temporary shelter; small house at the entrance to the grounds of a country mansion; usually occupied by a gatekeeper or gardener; English physicist who studied electromagnetic radiation and was a pioneer of radiotelegraphy (1851-1940); a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers; a formal association of people with similar interests; verb fix, force, or implant; provide housing for; be a lodger; stay temporarily; file a formal charge against

undertaking

noun any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; the trade of a funeral director

primate

noun any placental mammal of the order Primates; has good eyesight and flexible hands and feet; a senior clergyman and dignitary

odor

noun any property detected by the olfactory system; the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form

rod

noun any rod-shaped bacterium; a long thin implement made of metal or wood; visual receptor cell sensitive to dim light; a gangster's pistol; a square rod of land; a linear measure of 16.5 feet

venture

noun any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome; a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit; an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits; verb proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers; put at risk; put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation

atrophy

noun any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use); a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse; verb undergo atrophy

sloth

noun apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins); any of several slow-moving arboreal mammals of South America and Central America; they hang from branches back downward and feed on leaves and fruits; a disinclination to work or exert yourself

caribou

noun arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called `reindeer' in Eurasia and `caribou' in North America

inflammation

noun arousal to violent emotion; a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat; the act of setting something on fire; the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up

advent

noun arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous); the season including the four Sundays preceding Christmas; (Christian theology) the reappearance of Jesus as judge for the Last Judgment

commodity

noun articles of commerce

ware

noun articles of the same kind or material; usually used in combination: `silverware', `software'; commodities offered for sale; verb spend extravagantly

gymnasium

noun athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training; a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12

penmanship

noun beautiful handwriting

quilt

noun bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together; verb create by stitching together; stitch or sew together

shuttle

noun bobbin that passes the weft thread between the warp threads; public transport that consists of a bus or train or airplane that plies back and forth between two points; badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers; verb travel back and forth between two points

gourd

noun bottle made from the dried shell of a bottle gourd; any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds; any of numerous inedible fruits with hard rinds

octopus

noun bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles; tentacles of octopus prepared as food

revival

noun bringing again into activity and prominence; an evangelistic meeting intended to reawaken interest in religion

correspondence

noun communication by the exchange of letters; compatibility of observations; similarity by virtue of corresponding; (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane; a function such that for every element of one set there is a unique element of another set; the relation of corresponding in degree or size or amount

mold

noun container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens; sculpture produced by molding; a fungus that produces a superficial growth on various kinds of damp or decaying organic matter; loose soil rich in organic matter; the process of becoming mildewed; the distinctive form in which a thing is made; verb become moldy; spoil due to humidity; fit tightly, follow the contours of; shape or influence; give direction to; make something, usually for a specific function; form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold; form in clay, wax, etc

pupil

noun contractile aperture in the iris of the eye; a young person attending school (up through senior high school); a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution

friction

noun effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure; the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another; a state of conflict between persons

terminus

noun either end of a railroad or bus route; (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome; station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods; the ultimate goal for which something is done; a place where something ends or is complete

hemisphere

noun either half of the cerebrum; half of the terrestrial globe; half of a sphere

drainage

noun emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it

drain

noun emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it; a gradual depletion of energy or resources; a pipe through which liquid is carried away; tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material; verb empty of liquid; drain the liquid from; deplete of resources; flow off gradually; make weak

hail

noun enthusiastic greeting; precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents; verb greet enthusiastically or joyfully; call for; be a native of; precipitate as small ice particles; praise vociferously

corrosion

noun erosion by chemical action; a state of deterioration in metals caused by oxidation or chemical action

backlighting

noun lighting from behind

nostalgia

noun longing for something past

rattle

noun loosely connected horny sections at the end of a rattlesnake's tail; a baby's toy that makes percussive noises when shaken; a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders); verb shake and cause to make a rattling noise; make short successive sounds

clamor

noun loud and persistent outcry from many people; a loud harsh or strident noise; verb make loud demands; utter or proclaim insistently and noisily; compel someone to do something by insistent clamoring

marsh

noun low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; New Zealand writer of detective stories (1899-1982); United States painter (1898-1954)

eclecticism

noun making decisions on the basis of what seems best instead of following some single doctrine or style

rhinoceros

noun massive powerful herbivorous odd-toed ungulate of southeast Asia and Africa having very thick skin and one or two horns on the snout

residue

noun matter that remains after something has been removed; something left after other parts have been taken away

subsistence

noun minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting; the state of existing in reality; having substance; a means of surviving

magma

noun molten rock in the earth's crust

fellowship

noun money granted (by a university or foundation or other agency) for advanced study or research; an association of people who share common beliefs or activities; the state of being with someone

gull

noun mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs; a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of; verb fool or hoax; make a fool or dupe of

silt

noun mud or clay or small rocks deposited by a river or lake; verb become chocked with silt

reciprocity

noun mutual exchange of commercial or other privileges; a relation of mutual dependence or action or influence

gallery

noun narrow recessed balcony area along an upper floor on the interior of a building; usually marked by a colonnade; a covered corridor (especially one extending along the wall of a building and supported with arches or columns); a long usually narrow room used for some specific purpose; a room or series of rooms where works of art are exhibited; spectators at a golf or tennis match; a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine; a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)

owl

noun nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes

livestock

noun not used technically; any animals kept for use or profit

barb

noun one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather; a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove; the pointed part of barbed wire; an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; verb provide with barbs; provide with barbs

alchemist

noun one who was versed in the practice of alchemy and who sought an elixir of life and a panacea and an alkahest and the philosopher's stone

troupe

noun organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical)

spaghetti

noun pasta in the form of long strings; spaghetti served with a tomato sauce

heed

noun paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people); verb pay close attention to; give heed to

recital

noun performance of music or dance especially by soloists; a detailed account or description of something; a detailed statement giving facts and figures; the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events; a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance

lure

noun qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward; something used to lure victims into danger; anything that serves as an enticement; verb provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion

shadow

noun refuge from danger or observation; a premonition of something adverse; an inseparable companion; a dominating and pervasive presence; shade within clear boundaries; something existing in perception only; an indication that something has been present; an unilluminated area; a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements; verb follow, usually without the person's knowledge; make appear small by comparison; cast a shadow over

rodent

noun relatively small gnawing animals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing

asthma

noun respiratory disorder characterized by wheezing; usually of allergic origin

lava

noun rock that in its molten form (as magma) issues from volcanos; lava is what magma is called when it reaches the surface

scurry

noun rushing about hastily in an undignified way; verb to move about or proceed hurriedly

locomotion

noun self-propelled movement; the power or ability to move

impending

adj. close in time; about to occur

zealous

adj. marked by active interest and enthusiasm

extrinsic

adj. not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside

cardiac

adj. of or relating to the heart

eligible

adj. qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen

jumble

noun small flat ring-shaped cake or cookie; a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas; a confused multitude of things; verb assemble without order or sense; be all mixed up or jumbled together; bring into random order

novice

noun someone new to a field or activity; someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows

silversmith

noun someone who makes or repairs articles of silver

wage

noun something that remunerates; verb carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns)

chafe

noun soreness and warmth caused by friction; anger produced by some annoying irritation; verb warm by rubbing, as with the hands; tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading; feel extreme irritation or anger; become or make sore by or as if by rubbing; cause friction; cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

incapacitate

verb injure permanently; make unable to perform a certain action

proofread

verb read for errors

evolve

verb undergo development or evolution; work out; gain through experience

prevail

verb use persuasion successfully; prove superior; continue to exist; be valid, applicable, or true; be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance

deplete

verb use up (resources or materials)

scrub

adj. (of domestic animals) not selectively bred; noun the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water; dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes; verb wash thoroughly; clean with hard rubbing; postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled

nomadic

adj. (of groups of people) tending to travel and change settlements frequently

glossy

adj. (of paper and fabric and leather) having a surface made smooth and glossy especially by pressing between rollers; having a smooth, gleaming surface; reflecting light; noun a photograph that is printed on smooth shiny paper; a magazine printed on good quality paper

exempt

adj. (of persons) freed from or not subject to an obligation or liability (as e.g. taxes) to which others or other things are subject; (of goods or funds) not subject to taxation; verb grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to; grant exemption or release to

evergreen

adj. (of plants and shrubs) bearing foliage throughout the year; noun a plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year

deciduous

adj. (of plants and shrubs) shedding foliage at the end of the growing season; (of teeth, antlers, etc.) being shed at the end of a period of growth

backhand

adj. (of racket strokes) made across the body with back of hand facing direction of stroke; (of handwriting) having the letters slanting from left down to right; noun a return made with the back of the hand facing the direction of the stroke; verb hit a tennis ball backhand

identical

adj. (of twins) derived from a single egg or ovum; coinciding exactly when superimposed; having properties with uniform values along all axes; exactly alike; incapable of being perceived as different; being the exact same one; not any other:

artesian

adj. (of water) rising to the surface under internal hydrostatic pressure

sacred

adj. (often followed by `to') devoted exclusively to a single use or purpose or person; concerned with religion or religious purposes; worthy of respect or dedication; made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use; worthy of religious veneration

adequate

adj. (sometimes followed by `to') meeting the requirements especially of a task; about average; acceptable; enough to meet a purpose

squint

adj. (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy; noun the act of squinting; looking with the eyes partly closed; abnormal alignment of one or both eyes; verb cross one's eyes as if in strabismus; partly close one's eyes, as when hit by direct blinding light; be cross-eyed; have a squint or strabismus

patronizing

adj. (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension

refined

adj. (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel; freed from impurities by processing; free from what is tawdry or unbecoming; suggesting taste, ease, and wealth; made pure; showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience

figurative

adj. (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech; consisting of or forming human or animal figures

indicative

adj. (usually followed by `of') pointing out or revealing clearly; relating to the mood of verbs that is used simple declarative statements; noun a mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact

destined

adj. (usually followed by `to') governed by fate; headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in `college-bound students'

immune

adj. (usually followed by `to') not affected by a given influence; relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection); secure against; relating to the condition of immunity; noun a person who is immune to a particular infection

compatible

adj. able to exist and perform in harmonious or agreeable combination; capable of being used with or connected to other devices or components without modification; capable of forming a homogeneous mixture that neither separates nor is altered by chemical interaction; having similar disposition and tastes; (of a couple) existing together harmoniously

irritable

adj. abnormally sensitive to a stimulus; easily irritated or annoyed; capable of responding to stimuli

palatable

adj. acceptable to the taste or mind

mediate

adj. acting through or dependent on an intervening agency; being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series; verb occupy an intermediate or middle position or form a connecting link or stage between two others; act between parties with a view to reconciling differences

hieratic

adj. adhering to fixed types or methods; highly restrained and formal; written or belonging to a cursive form of ancient Egyptian writing; associated with the priesthood or priests; noun a cursive form of Egyptian hieroglyphics; used especially by the priests

ample

adj. affording an abundant supply; more than enough in size or scope or capacity; fairly large

medieval

adj. as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened; relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages; characteristic of the time of chivalry and knighthood in the Middle Ages

hollow

adj. as if echoing in a hollow space; not solid; having a space or gap or cavity; devoid of significance or point; deliberately deceptive; noun a small valley between mountains; a cavity or space in something; a depression hollowed out of solid matter; verb remove the interior of; remove the inner part or the core of

mint

adj. as if new; noun a plant where money is coined by authority of the government; a candy that is flavored with a mint oil; the leaves of a mint plant used fresh or candied; any north temperate plant of the genus Mentha with aromatic leaves and small mauve flowers; (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; verb form by stamping, punching, or printing

platelike

adj. as the hard flattened scales of e.g. sharks

inclined

adj. at an angle to the horizontal or vertical position; (often followed by `to') having a preference, disposition, or tendency; used especially of the head or upper back; having made preparations

diagonal

adj. at an angle; especially connecting two nonadjacent corners of a plane figure or any two corners of a solid that are not in the same face; having an oblique or slanted direction; noun (mathematics) a set of entries in a square matrix running diagonally either from the upper left to lower right entry or running from the upper right to lower left entry; an oblique line of squares of the same color on a checkerboard; a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric; (geometry) a straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent; a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information

frugal

adj. avoiding waste

sensible

adj. aware intuitively or intellectually of something sensed; readily perceived by the senses; able to feel or perceive; showing reason or sound judgment

rustic

adj. awkwardly simple and provincial; characteristic of the fields or country; used of idealized country life; characteristic of rural life; noun an unsophisticated country person

prolific

adj. bearing in abundance especially offspring; intellectually productive

equivalent

adj. being essentially equal to something; equal in amount or value; noun the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen; a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc

rudimentary

adj. being in the earliest stages of development; not fully developed in mature animals; being or involving basic facts or principles

pivotal

adj. being of crucial importance

stellar

adj. being or relating to or resembling or emanating from stars; indicating the most important performer or role

abreast

adj. being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge; adv. alongside each other, facing on the same direction

implicit

adj. being without doubt or reserve; implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something

nocturnal

adj. belonging to or active during the night; of or relating to or occurring in the night

dorsal

adj. belonging to or on or near the back or upper surface of an animal or organ or part; facing away from the axis of an organ or organism

contemporary

adj. belonging to the present time; characteristic of the present; occurring in the same period of time; noun a person of nearly the same age as another

mundane

adj. belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with the world or worldly matters; found in the ordinary course of events

interstellar

adj. between or among stars

bluff

adj. bluntly direct and outspoken but good-natured; very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front; noun the act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards; pretense that your position is stronger than it really is; a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion); verb frighten someone by pretending to be stronger than one really is; deceive an opponent by a bold bet on an inferior hand with the result that the opponent withdraws a winning hand

varied

adj. broken away from sameness or identity or duplication; widely different; characterized by variety

deliberate

adj. by conscious design or purpose; marked by careful consideration or reflection; with care and dignity; produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation; carefully thought out in advance; verb discuss the pros and cons of an issue; think about carefully; weigh

delectable

adj. capable of arousing desire; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste

intriguing

adj. capable of arousing interest or curiosity; disturbingly provocative

pliable

adj. capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without breaking; able to adjust readily to different conditions; capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out; susceptible to being led or directed

feasible

adj. capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are

concrete

adj. capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary; formed by the coalescence of particles; noun a strong hard building material composed of sand and gravel and cement and water; verb form into a solid mass; coalesce; cover with cement

ductile

adj. capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out; easily influenced

combustible

adj. capable of igniting and burning; noun a substance that can be burned to provide heat or power

fertile

adj. capable of reproducing; marked by great fruitfulness; bearing in abundance especially offspring; intellectually productive

thrifty

adj. careful and diligent in the use of resources; mindful of the future in spending money

prudent

adj. careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment

unaided

adj. carried out without aid or assistance

dismal

adj. causing dejection

neoclassical

adj. characteristic of a revival of an earlier classical style

peculiar

adj. characteristic of one only; distinctive or special; markedly different from the usual; beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; unique or specific to a person or thing or category

spectacular

adj. characteristic of spectacles or drama; having a quality that thrusts itself into attention; sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect; noun a lavishly produced performance

painstaking

adj. characterized by extreme care and great effort

elliptical

adj. characterized by extreme economy of expression or omission of superfluous elements; rounded like an egg

vigorous

adj. characterized by forceful and energetic action or activity; strong and active physically or mentally

kinetic

adj. characterized by motion; relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces associated therewith; supplying motive force

ironical

adj. characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is; humorously sarcastic or mocking

minute

adj. characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination; infinitely or immeasurably small; immeasurably small; noun a short note; a unit of angular distance equal to a 60th of a degree; a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour; distance measured by the time taken to cover it; a particular point in time; an indefinitely short time

miserable

adj. characterized by physical misery; very unhappy; full of misery; contemptibly small in amount; of the most contemptible kind; deserving or inciting pity; of very poor quality or condition

additive

adj. characterized or produced by addition; designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree; noun something added to enhance food or gasoline or paint or medicine

hominid

adj. characterizing the family Hominidae, which includes Homo sapiens as well as extinct species of manlike creatures; noun a primate of the family Hominidae

manifest

adj. clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment; noun a customs document listing the contents put on a ship or plane; verb reveal its presence or make an appearance; record in a ship's manifest; provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes

compact

adj. closely and firmly united or packed together; having component parts closely crowded together; heavy and compact in form or stature; briefly giving the gist of something; noun a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse; a small and economical car; a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action; verb have the property of being packable or of compacting easily; squeeze or press together; make more compact by or as if by pressing; compress into a wad

recurring

adj. coming back

sheer

adj. complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers; very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front; not mixed with extraneous elements; so thin as to transmit light; adv. directly; straight up or down without a break; verb cause to sheer; turn sharply; change direction abruptly

stark

adj. complete or extreme; devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment; providing no shelter or sustenance; without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; severely simple; adv. completely

bicameral

adj. composed of two legislative bodies; consisting of two chambers

mutual

adj. concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return; common to or shared by two or more parties

aesthetic

adj. concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste; aesthetically pleasing; relating to or dealing with the subject of aesthetics; noun (philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful

discrete

adj. constituting a separate entity or part

mimic

adj. constituting an imitation; noun someone who mimics (especially an actor or actress); verb imitate (a person or manner), especially for satirical effect

integral

adj. constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged; existing as an essential constituent or characteristic; noun the result of a mathematical integration; F(x) is the integral of f(x) if dF/dx = f(x)

constituent

adj. constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup); noun (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction; a member of a constituency; a citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes; an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system; an abstract part of something

mountainous

adj. containing many mountains; like a mountain in size and impressiveness; having hills and crags

metallic

adj. containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal; noun a yarn made partly or entirely of metal; a fabric made of a yarn that is partly or entirely of metal

desolate

adj. crushed by grief; providing no shelter or sustenance; verb devastate or ravage; reduce in population; leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

sinuous

adj. curved or curving in and out

convex

adj. curving or bulging outward

meager

adj. deficient in amount or quality or extent

sterile

adj. deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention; incapable of reproducing; free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms

scarce

adj. deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand; not enough; hard to find; adv. by a small margin

pastel

adj. delicate and pale in color; lacking in body or vigor; noun any of various pale or light colors

needy

adj. demanding or needing attention, affection, or reassurance to an excessive degree; poor enough to need help from others; noun needy people collectively

descriptive

adj. describing the structure of a language; serving to describe or inform or characterized by description; concerned with phenomena (especially language) at a particular period without considering historical antecedents

stereo

adj. designating sound transmission from two sources through two channels; noun reproducer in which two microphones feed two or more loudspeakers to give a three-dimensional effect to the sound; two photographs taken from slightly different angles that appear three-dimensional when viewed together

deceptive

adj. designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently; causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true

frigid

adj. devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain; extremely cold; sexually unresponsive

stretch

adj. easily stretched; having an elongated seating area; noun extension to or beyond the ordinary limit; exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent; a straightaway section of a racetrack; the capacity for being stretched; a large and unbroken expanse or distance; an unbroken period of time during which you do something; the act of physically reaching or thrusting out; verb extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body; extend one's body or limbs; become longer by being stretched and pulled; extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly; pull in opposite directions; lie down comfortably; occupy a large, elongated area; increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance; make long or longer by pulling and stretching; corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones; extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length

prevailing

adj. encountered generally especially at the present time; most frequent or common

aerial

adj. growing in air; in or belonging to the air or operating (for or by means of aircraft or elevated cables) in the air; characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air; noun a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer; an electrical device that sends or receives radio or television signals

willful

adj. habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition; done by design

external

adj. happening or arising or located outside or beyond some limits or especially surface; purely outward or superficial; from or between other countries; coming from the outside; noun outward features

concentric

adj. having a common center

granular

adj. having a granular structure like that of chondrites; composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency

keen

adj. having a sharp cutting edge or point; as physically painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; very good; intense or sharp; having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; noun a funeral lament sung with loud wailing; verb express grief verbally

steep

adj. having a sharp inclination; of a slope; set at a high angle; greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; noun a steep place (as on a hill); verb let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse; engross (oneself) fully

utilitarian

adj. having a useful function; having utility often to the exclusion of values; noun someone who believes that the value of a thing depends on its utility

glamorous

adj. having an air of allure, romance and excitement

allergic

adj. having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor); characterized by or caused by allergy

notorious

adj. having an exceedingly bad reputation

angular

adj. having angles or an angular shape; measured by an angle or by the rate of change of an angle

eviscerate

adj. having been disembowelled; verb take away a vital or essential part of; remove the contents of; remove the entrails of; surgically remove a part of a structure or an organ

bony

adj. having bones especially many or prominent bones; very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold; composed of or containing bone

detergent

adj. having cleansing power; noun a cleansing agent that differs from soap but can also emulsify oils and hold dirt in suspension; a surface-active chemical widely used in industry and laundering

continent

adj. having control over urination and defecation; abstaining from sexual intercourse; noun the European mainland; one of the large landmasses of the earth

stylish

adj. having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress; being or in accordance with current social fashions

primordial

adj. having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state

ponderous

adj. having great mass and weight and unwieldiness; labored and dull; slow and laborious because of weight

informed

adj. having much knowledge or education

impersonal

adj. having no personal preference; not relating to or responsive to individual persons

elongate

adj. having notably more length than width; being long and slender; of a leaf shape; long and narrow; verb make long or longer by pulling and stretching

spiny

adj. having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.; having spines

soprano

adj. having or denoting a high range; noun the pitch range of the highest female voice; the highest female voice; the voice of a boy before puberty; a female singer

infrared

adj. having or employing wavelengths longer than light but shorter than radio waves; lying outside the visible spectrum at its red end; noun the infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum; electromagnetic wave frequencies below the visible range; electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths longer than visible light but shorter than radio waves

crooked

adj. having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; not straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive; having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect; irregular in shape or outline

mighty

adj. having or showing great strength or force or intensity; adv. (Southern regional intensive) very

centric

adj. having or situated at or near a center

comparative

adj. having significance only in relation to something else; relating to or based on or involving comparison; noun the comparative form of an adjective

mottled

adj. having spots or patches of color

predominant

adj. having superior power and influence; most frequent or common

perceptive

adj. having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment; of or relating to perception

loathsome

adj. highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; causing or able to cause nausea

muggy

adj. hot or warm and humid

sweeping

adj. ignoring distinctions; taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination; noun the act of cleaning with a broom

larval

adj. immature of its kind; especially being or characteristic of immature insects in the newly hatched wormlike feeding stage; relating to or typical of a larva

refreshing

adj. imparting vitality and energy; pleasantly new or different

resistant

adj. impervious to being affected; incapable of absorbing or mixing with; disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority; relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection); able to tolerate environmental conditions or physiological stress

equitable

adj. implying justice dictated by reason, conscience, and a natural sense of what is fair to all

adverse

adj. in an opposing direction; contrary to your interests or welfare

subversive

adj. in opposition to a civil authority or government; noun a radical supporter of political or social revolution

spiral

adj. in the shape of a coil; noun flying downward in a helical path with a large radius; ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center; a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center; a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle; verb form a spiral; to wind or move in a spiral course; move in a spiral or zigzag course

dormant

adj. inactive but capable of becoming active; of e.g. volcanos; not erupting and not extinct; in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation

inevitable

adj. incapable of being avoided or prevented; invariably occurring or appearing; noun an unavoidable event

rigid

adj. incapable of or resistant to bending; designating an airship or dirigible having a form maintained by a stiff unyielding frame or structure; incapable of compromise or flexibility; incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances; fixed and unmoving

barren

adj. incapable of sustaining life; not bearing offspring; completely wanting or lacking; providing no shelter or sustenance; noun an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation

astronomical

adj. inconceivably large; relating or belonging to the science of astronomy

arboreal

adj. inhabiting or frequenting trees; resembling a tree in form and branching structure; of or relating to or formed by trees

constricted

adj. inhibited; drawn together or squeezed physically or by extension psychologically; especially tense; especially in some dialects

noxious

adj. injurious to physical or mental health

formidable

adj. inspiring fear; extremely impressive in strength or excellence

gregarious

adj. instinctively or temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others; (of animals) tending to form a group with others of the same species; (of plants) growing in groups that are close together

consonant

adj. involving or characterized by harmony; in keeping; noun a speech sound that is not a vowel; a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken consonant

sensory

adj. involving or derived from the senses; of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system; relating to or concerned in sensation

asymmetrical

adj. irregular in shape or outline; characterized by asymmetry in the spatial arrangement or placement of parts or components

invertebrate

adj. lacking a backbone or spinal column; noun any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification

wispy

adj. lacking clarity or distinctness; thin and weak

temporary

adj. lacking continuity or regularity; not permanent; not lasting; noun a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis

bland

adj. lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting; lacking taste or flavor or tang; smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication

listless

adj. lacking zest or vivacity; marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm

copious

adj. large in number or quantity (especially of discourse); affording an abundant supply

considerable

adj. large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree

perishable

adj. liable to perish; subject to destruction or death or decay; noun food that will decay rapidly if not refrigerated

erratic

adj. liable to sudden unpredictable change; likely to perform unpredictably; having no fixed course

ablaze

adj. lighted with red light as if with flames; resembling flame in brilliance or color; lighted up by or as by fire or flame; keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement

sustained

adj. maintained at length without interruption or weakening; (of an electric arc) continuous

pretentious

adj. making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction; intended to attract notice and impress others; of a display that is tawdry or vulgar

exhilarating

adj. making lively and cheerful; making lively and joyful

vital

adj. manifesting or characteristic of life; performing an essential function in the living body; full of spirit; urgently needed; absolutely necessary

elaborate

adj. marked by complexity and richness of detail; developed or executed with care and in minute detail; verb work out in detail; add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; produce from basic elements or sources; change into a more developed product; make more complex, intricate, or richer

reckless

adj. marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences; characterized by careless unconcern

decadent

adj. marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay; noun a person who has fallen into a decadent state (morally or artistically)

meticulous

adj. marked by extreme care in treatment of details; marked by precise accordance with details

fierce

adj. marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid; violently agitated and turbulent; ruthless in competition; marked by extreme and violent energy

wary

adj. marked by keen caution and watchful prudence; openly distrustful and unwilling to confide

astute

adj. marked by practical hardheaded intelligence

chaste

adj. morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse); abstaining from unlawful sexual intercourse; pure and simple in design or style

chief

adj. most important element; noun a person who exercises control over workers; a person who is in charge

principal

adj. most important element; noun the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account; the educator who has executive authority for a school; capital as contrasted with the income derived from it; the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated; an actor who plays a principal role

awkward

adj. not at ease socially; unsure and constrained in manner; causing inconvenience; hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment; not elegant or graceful in expression; lacking grace or skill in manner or movement or performance; difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape

imaginary

adj. not based on fact; dubious; noun (mathematics) a number of the form a+bi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of -1

obscure

adj. not clearly understood or expressed; not drawing attention; not famous or acclaimed; marked by difficulty of style or expression; remote and separate physically or socially; difficult to find; verb make obscure or unclear; make difficult to perceive by sight; make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; make less visible or unclear; make unclear, indistinct, or blurred

unadorned

adj. not decorated with something to increase its beauty or distinction

sparse

adj. not dense

untapped

adj. not drawn upon or used; not subjected to tapping

steady

adj. not easily excited or upset; securely in position; not shaky; not subject to change or variation especially in behavior; relating to a person who does something regularly; marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall; adv. in a steady manner; noun a person loved by another person; verb make steady; support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace

clumsy

adj. not elegant or graceful in expression; lacking grace in movement or posture; showing lack of skill or aptitude; difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape

inanimate

adj. not endowed with life; belonging to the class of nouns denoting nonliving things; appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse

eccentric

adj. not having a common center; not concentric; conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual; noun a person with an unusual or odd personality; a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)

idle

adj. not in active use; not in action or at work; not having a job; lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility; silly or trivial; not yielding a return; without a basis in reason or fact; noun the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling; verb run disconnected or idle; be idle; exist in a changeless situation

stiff

adj. not moving or operating freely; powerful; very drunk; incapable of or resistant to bending; rigidly formal; having a strong physiological or chemical effect; marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; adv. extremely; in a stiff manner; noun an ordinary man; the dead body of a human being

slow

adj. not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time; at a slow tempo; (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time; (of business) not active or brisk; slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; adv. without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly'); of timepieces; verb become slow or slower; cause to proceed more slowly; lose velocity; move more slowly

irregular

adj. not occurring at expected times; independent in behavior or thought; of a surface; not level or flat; lacking continuity or regularity; contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice; (of solids) not having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume must be determined with the principle of liquid displacement; (used of the military) not belonging to or engaged in by regular army forces; deviating from normal expectations; somewhat odd, strange, or abnormal; noun merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name; a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment

interior

adj. of or coming from the middle of a region or country; inside and toward a center; situated within or suitable for inside a building; located inward; inside the country; noun the United States federal department charged with conservation and the development of natural resources; created in 1849; the inner or enclosed surface of something; the region that is inside of something

meridian

adj. of or happening at noon; being at the best stage of development; noun an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator; a town in eastern Mississippi; the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development

adjunct

adj. of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another; furnishing added support; noun a construction that can be used to extend the meaning of a word or phrase but is not one of the main constituents of a sentence; something added to another thing but not an essential part of it; a person who is an assistant or subordinate to another

locomotive

adj. of or relating to locomotion; noun a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks

olfactory

adj. of or relating to olfaction

planetary

adj. of or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth or its inhabitants; involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope; having no fixed course; of or relating to or resembling the physical or orbital characteristics of a planet or the planets

legislative

adj. of or relating to or created by legislation; relating to a legislature or composed of members of a legislature; noun persons who make or amend or repeal laws

ritual

adj. of or relating to or employed in social rites or rituals; of or relating to or characteristic of religious rituals; noun stereotyped behavior; any customary observance or practice; the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies

optical

adj. of or relating to or involving light or optics; relating to or using sight; of or relating to or resembling the eye

ceramic

adj. of or relating to or made from a ceramic; noun an artifact made of hard brittle material produced from nonmetallic minerals by firing at high temperatures

rental

adj. of or relating to rent; available to rent or lease; noun the act of paying for the use of something (as an apartment or house or car); property that is leased or rented out or let

stylistic

adj. of or relating to style (especially in the use of language)

genial

adj. of or relating to the chin or median part of the lower jaw; diffusing warmth and friendliness; agreeable, conducive to comfort

Babylonian

adj. of or relating to the city of Babylon or its people or culture; noun the ideographic and syllabic writing system in which the ancient Babylonian language was written; an inhabitant of ancient Babylon

municipal

adj. of or relating to the government of a municipality; relating or belonging to or characteristic of a municipality

Neolithic

adj. of or relating to the most recent period of the Stone Age (following the mesolithic); noun latest part of the Stone Age beginning about 10,000 BC in the middle east (but later elsewhere)

acoustic

adj. of or relating to the science of acoustics; noun a remedy for hearing loss or deafness

cuneiform

adj. of or relating to the tarsal bones (or other wedge-shaped bones); shaped like a wedge; noun an ancient wedge-shaped script used in Mesopotamia and Persia

mural

adj. of or relating to walls; noun a painting that is applied to a wall surface

sapphire

adj. of something having the color of a blue sapphire; noun a transparent piece of sapphire that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem; a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone; a light shade of blue

complementary

adj. of words or propositions so related that each is the negation of the other; acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole); noun either one of two chromatic colors that when mixed together give white (in the case of lights) or grey (in the case of pigments)

peripheral

adj. on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area; related to the key issue but not of central importance; noun (computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer

aquatic

adj. operating or living or growing in water; relating to or consisting of or being in water; noun a plant that lives in or on water

terrestrial

adj. operating or living or growing on land; of this earth; concerned with the world or worldly matters; of or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth or its inhabitants; of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air

automatic

adj. operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control; like the unthinking functioning of a machine; without volition or conscious control; noun a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released; light machine gun

homing

adj. orienting or directing homeward or to a destination

irresistible

adj. overpoweringly attractive; impossible to resist; overpowering

due

adj. owed and payable immediately or on demand; suitable to or expected in the circumstances; scheduled to arrive; adv. directly or exactly; straight; noun that which is deserved or owed; a payment that is due (e.g., as the price of membership)

overdue

adj. past due; not paid at the scheduled time

checked

adj. patterned with alternating squares of color; held back from some action especially by force

tributary

adj. paying tribute; of a stream; flowing into a larger stream; tending to bring about; being partly responsible for; noun a branch that flows into the main stream

pictorial

adj. pertaining to or consisting of pictures; evoking lifelike images within the mind; noun a periodical (magazine or newspaper) containing many pictures

amino

adj. pertaining to or containing any of a group of organic compounds of nitrogen derived from ammonia; noun the radical -NH2

courageous

adj. possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching

foremost

adj. preceding all others in spatial position; situated closest to the bow; ranking above all others; adv. prominently forward; before anything else

innate

adj. present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development; being talented through inherited qualities; not established by conditioning or learning

impermeable

adj. preventing especially liquids to pass or diffuse through

igneous

adj. produced by the action of fire or intense heat; produced under conditions involving intense heat; like or suggestive of fire

pronounced

adj. produced by the organs of speech; strongly marked; easily noticeable

informative

adj. providing or conveying information; serving to instruct of enlighten or inform; tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance

foster

adj. providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties; noun United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864); verb help develop, help grow; bring up under fosterage; of children; promote the growth of

prompt

adj. quick in apprehending or reacting; characterized by speed and efficiency; performed with little or no delay; according to schedule or without delay; noun (computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command; a cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken); verb serve as the inciting cause of; assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned; give an incentive for action

unparalleled

adj. radically distinctive and without equal

extravagant

adj. recklessly wasteful; unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings

periodic

adj. recurring or reappearing from time to time; happening or recurring at regular intervals; recurring at regular intervals

dilute

adj. reduced in strength or concentration or quality or purity; verb lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones

molten

adj. reduced to liquid form by heating

vegetative

adj. relating to involuntary bodily functions; of or relating to an activity that is passive and monotonous; composed of vegetation or plants; (of reproduction) characterized by asexual processes

metropolitan

adj. relating to or characteristic of a metropolis; noun a person who lives in a metropolis; in the Eastern Orthodox Church this title is given to a position between bishop and patriarch; equivalent to archbishop in western Christianity

mercantile

adj. relating to or characteristic of trade or traders; profit oriented; of or relating to the economic system of mercantilism

arithmetic

adj. relating to or involving arithmetic; noun the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations

harmonic

adj. relating to vibrations that occur as a result of vibrations in a nearby body; of or relating to harmony as distinct from melody and rhythm; of or relating to the branch of acoustics that studies the composition of musical sounds; of or relating to harmonics; involving or characterized by harmony; noun any of a series of musical tones whose frequencies are integral multiples of the frequency of a fundamental; a tone that is a component of a complex sound

outlying

adj. relatively far from a center or middle

democratic

adj. representing or appealing to or adapted for the benefit of the people at large; characterized by or advocating or based upon the principles of democracy or social equality; belong to or relating to the Democratic Party

demanding

adj. requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill

sedentary

adj. requiring sitting or little activity

sedimentary

adj. resembling or containing or formed by the accumulation of sediment; produced by the action of water

conservative

adj. resistant to change; opposed to liberal reforms; conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class; unimaginatively conventional; avoiding excess; noun a person who has conservative ideas or opinions

contrary

adj. resistant to guidance or discipline; very opposed in nature or character or purpose; of words or propositions so related that both cannot be true but both may be false; in an opposing direction; noun a logical relation such that two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false; exact opposition; a relation of direct opposition

flamboyant

adj. richly and brilliantly colorful; elaborately or excessively ornamented; noun showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar; widely planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana

cardinal

adj. serving as an essential component; being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order; noun crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male; a variable color averaging a vivid red; (Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes; the number of elements in a mathematical set; denotes a quantity but not the order

sensual

adj. sexually exciting or gratifying; marked by the appetites and passions of the body

shed

adj. shed at an early stage of development; noun an outbuilding with a single story; used for shelter or storage; verb cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers; get rid of; cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over; pour out in drops or small quantities or as if in drops or small quantities

twinkling

adj. shining intermittently with a sparkling light; noun a very short time (as the time it takes the eye blink or the heart to beat)

drowsy

adj. showing lack of attention or boredom; half asleep

irreverent

adj. showing lack of due respect or veneration; not revering god; characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality

pensive

adj. showing pensive sadness; persistently or morbidly thoughtful

marked

adj. singled out for notice or especially for a dire fate; strongly marked; easily noticeable; having or as if having an identifying mark or a mark as specified; often used in combination

elusive

adj. skillful at eluding capture; difficult to describe; be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind

damp

adj. slightly wet; noun a slight wetness; verb restrain or discourage; lessen in force or effect; make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible; deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

staggering

adj. so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm

wholesome

adj. sound or exhibiting soundness in body or mind; conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being

pervasive

adj. spreading or spread throughout

coherent

adj. sticking together; marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner

quaint

adj. strange in an interesting or pleasing way; very strange or unusual; odd or even incongruous in character or appearance; attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic)

dogged

adj. stubbornly unyielding

rugged

adj. sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring; very difficult; severely testing stamina or resolution; rocky and steep; topographically very uneven

sturdy

adj. substantially made or constructed; not making concessions; having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships

definitive

adj. supplying or being a final or conclusive settlement; clearly defined or formulated; of recognized authority or excellence

adhesive

adj. tending to adhere; noun a substance that unites or bonds surfaces together

crippling

adj. that cripples or disables or incapacitates

eternal

adj. tiresomely long; seemingly without end; continuing forever or indefinitely

myriad

adj. too numerous to be counted; noun a large indefinite number

converse

adj. turned about in order or relation; of words so related that one reverses the relation denoted by the other; noun a proposition obtained by conversion; verb carry on a conversation

abiding

adj. unceasing

premature

adj. uncommonly early or before the expected time; born after a gestation period of less than the normal time; too soon or too hasty

intact

adj. undamaged in any way; whole; not impaired or diminished in any way; (of a woman) having the hymen unbroken; constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged; (used of domestic animals) sexually competent

metabolic

adj. undergoing metamorphosis; of or relating to metabolism

ignorant

adj. uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning; lacking knowledge of a specific field; uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication; unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge

gravel

adj. unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound; noun rock fragments and pebbles; verb cover with gravel; be a mystery or bewildering to; cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

exemplary

adj. worthy of imitation; serving to warn; being or serving as an illustration of a type

noted

adj. worthy of notice or attention; widely known and esteemed

laureate

adj. worthy of the greatest honor or distinction; noun someone honored for great achievements; figuratively someone crowned with a laurel wreath

scarcely

adv. by a small margin; almost not

utterly

adv. completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

nonetheless

adv. despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)

notwithstanding

adv. despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession)

henceforth

adv. from this time forth; from now on

grimly

adv. in a grim implacable manner

radically

adv. in a radical manner

sharply

adv. in a well delineated manner; changing suddenly in direction and degree; in an aggressive manner; very suddenly and to a great degree

alternately

adv. in an alternating sequence or position

collectively

adv. in conjunction with; combined

virtually

adv. in essence or effect but not in fact; (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished

aloft

adv. in the higher atmosphere above the earth; at or to great height; high up in or into the air; upward; at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship

somewhat

adv. to a moderately sufficient extent or degree; to a small degree or extent

suspension

noun a temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc); the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely); a mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled vehicle; an interruption in the intensity or amount of something; a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy; temporary cessation or suspension; a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

audition

noun a test of the suitability of a performer; the ability to hear; the auditory faculty; verb perform in order to get a role

willow

noun a textile machine having a system of revolving spikes for opening and cleaning raw textile fibers; any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix

membrane

noun a thin pliable sheet of material; a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects organs or cells of animals

hum

noun a humming noise; an Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan that fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s; now operates as a terrorist organization primarily in Kashmir and seeks Kashmir's accession by Pakistan; the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity; verb sing with closed lips; make a low continuous sound; sound with a monotonous hum; be noisy with activity

expedition

noun a journey organized for a particular purpose; a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country; an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose; a journey taken for pleasure; the property of being prompt and efficient

excursion

noun a journey taken for pleasure; wandering from the main path of a journey

voyage

noun a journey to some distant place; an act of traveling by water; verb travel by boat propelled by wind or by other means

squirrel

noun a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail; the fur of a squirrel

provincialism

noun a lack of sophistication; a partiality for some particular place

mansion

noun a large and imposing house; (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided

stagecoach

noun a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns

magnesium

noun a light silver-white ductile bivalent metallic element; in pure form it burns with brilliant white flame; occurs naturally only in combination (as in magnesite and dolomite and carnallite and spinel and olivine)

potassium

noun a light soft silver-white metallic element of the alkali metal group; oxidizes rapidly in air and reacts violently with water; is abundant in nature in combined forms occurring in sea water and in carnallite and kainite and sylvite

methanol

noun a light volatile flammable poisonous liquid alcohol; used as an antifreeze and solvent and fuel and as a denaturant for ethyl alcohol

twine

noun a lightweight cord; verb make by twisting together or intertwining; coil around; form into a spiral shape; spin or twist together so as to form a cord; wrap or coil around

underscore

noun a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter); verb give extra weight to (a communication); draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to

shroud

noun a line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a parachute; burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped; (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind; verb wrap in a shroud; cover as if with a shroud; form a cover like a shroud

breed

noun a lineage or race of people; a special variety of domesticated animals within a species; a special lineage; half-caste offspring of parents of different races (especially of white and American Indian parents); verb have young (animals); cause to procreate (animals); copulate with a female, used especially of horses; call forth

flora

noun a living organism lacking the power of locomotion; all the plant life in a particular region or period

symphony

noun a long and complex sonata for symphony orchestra; a large orchestra; can perform symphonies

corona

noun a long cigar with blunt ends; (anatomy) any structure that resembles a crown in shape; one or more circles of light seen around a luminous object; (botany) the trumpet-shaped or cup-shaped outgrowth of the corolla of a daffodil or narcissus flower; the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse; an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere

wick

noun a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame; any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action

outcry

noun a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; verb utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; shout louder than

shrub

noun a low woody perennial plant usually having several major branches

patriarch

noun a man who is older and higher in rank than yourself; any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race; the male head of family or tribe; title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem)

manifestation

noun a manifest indication of the existence or presence or nature of some person or thing; a clear appearance; a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature); expression without words; an appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit)

exponent

noun a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself; someone who expounds and interprets or explains; a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea

anchor

noun a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving; a central cohesive source of support and stability; a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute; verb secure a vessel with an anchor; fix firmly and stably

council

noun a meeting of people for consultation; a body serving in an administrative capacity; (Christianity) an assembly or theologians and bishops and other representative of different churches or dioceses that is convened to regulate matters of discipline or doctrine

puddle

noun a mixture of wet clay and sand that can be used to line a pond and that is impervious to water when dry; something resembling a pool of liquid; a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid; verb make a puddle by splashing water; mess around, as in a liquid or paste; work a wet mixture, such as concrete or mud; dip into mud before planting; subject to puddling or form by puddling; wade or dabble in a puddle; eliminate urine; mix up or confuse; make into a puddle

recoil

noun a movement back from an impact; the backward jerk of a gun when it is fired; verb spring back, as from a forceful thrust; spring back; spring away from an impact; draw back, as with fear or pain; come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect

plantation

noun a newly established colony (especially in the colonization of North America); an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas); garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth

sprout

noun a newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed); any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud; verb put forth and grow sprouts or shoots; produce buds, branches, or germinate

fray

noun a noisy fight; verb wear away by rubbing; cause friction

exploit

noun a notable achievement; verb use or manipulate to one's advantage; draw from; make good use of; work excessively hard

delegate

noun a person appointed or elected to represent others; verb give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person); transfer power to someone

dissenter

noun a person who dissents from some established policy

proponent

noun a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea

mechanist

noun a philosopher who subscribes to the doctrine of mechanism

shrink

noun a physician who specializes in psychiatry; verb decrease in size, range, or extent; become smaller or draw together; reduce in size; reduce physically; wither, as with a loss of moisture; draw back, as with fear or pain

remnant

noun a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold; a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists

terrain

noun a piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential

verse

noun a piece of poetry; a line of metrical text; literature in metrical form; verb familiarize through thorough study or experience; compose verses or put into verse

bolster

noun a pillow that is often put across a bed underneath the regular pillows; verb support and strengthen; prop up with a pillow or bolster; add padding to

reliever

noun a pitcher who does not start the game; a person who reduces the intensity (e.g., of fears) and calms and pacifies; someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)

incentive

noun a positive motivational influence; an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output

condiment

noun a preparation (a sauce or relish or spice) to enhance flavor or enjoyment

librarian

noun a professional person trained in library science and engaged in library services

ledge

noun a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water

sheath

noun a protective covering for a knife or sword; an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part; a dress suitable for formal occasions

ammonia

noun a pungent gas compounded of nitrogen and hydrogen (NH3); a water solution of ammonia

squabble

noun a quarrel about petty points; verb argue over petty things

blip

noun a radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface; a sudden minor shock or meaningless interruption

canyon

noun a ravine formed by a river in an area with little rainfall

faucet

noun a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir

plateau

noun a relatively flat highland

tableland

noun a relatively flat highland

thaw

noun a relaxation or slackening of tensions or reserve; becoming less hostile; warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt; the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid; verb become or cause to become soft or liquid

compliment

noun a remark (or act) expressing praise and admiration; verb say something to someone that expresses praise; express respect or esteem for

cafeteria

noun a restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier

lounge

noun a room (as in a hotel or airport) with seating where people can wait; an upholstered seat for more than one person; verb sit or recline comfortably; be about

limestone

noun a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals

critique

noun a serious examination and judgment of something; an essay or article that gives a critical evaluation (as of a book or play); verb appraise critically

facility

noun a service that an organization or a piece of equipment offers you; something designed and created to serve a particular function and to afford a particular convenience or service; a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry; a natural effortlessness; skillful performance or ability without difficulty

outfit

noun a set of clothing (with accessories); any cohesive unit such as a military company; gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose; verb provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose

spur

noun a sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward; tubular extension at the base of the corolla in some flowers; any sharply pointed projection; a railway line connected to a trunk line; a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something; verb goad with spurs; equip with spurs; strike with a spur; give heart or courage to; incite or stimulate

edge

noun a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object; a strip near the boundary of an object; a slight competitive advantage; the attribute of urgency; the boundary of a surface; a line determining the limits of an area; verb provide with an edge; advance slowly, as if by inches; lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; provide with a border or edge

crest

noun a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal; (heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet; the top line of a hill, mountain, or wave; the center of a cambered road; the top point of a mountain or hill; verb reach a high point; lie at the top of

sodium

noun a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); burns with a yellow flame and reacts violently in water; occurs in sea water and in the mineral halite (rock salt)

craftsman

noun a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft; a creator of great skill in the manual arts; a professional whose work is consistently of high quality

cape

noun a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter; a strip of land projecting into a body of water

glacier

noun a slowly moving mass of ice

bead

noun a small ball with a hole through the middle; a beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture; a shape that is spherical and small; verb string together like beads; decorate by sewing beads onto; form into beads, as of water or sweat, for example

twig

noun a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year; verb branch out in a twiglike manner; understand, usually after some initial difficulty

notch

noun a small cut; a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface; a V-shaped indentation; the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks; verb notch a surface to record something; cut or make a notch into

fraction

noun a small part or item forming a piece of a whole; the quotient of two rational numbers; a component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process; verb perform a division

anthropologist

noun a social scientist who specializes in anthropology

stain

noun a soiled or discolored appearance; (microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible; an act that brings discredit to the person who does it; a symbol of disgrace or infamy; the state of being covered with unclean things; verb color for microscopic study; color with a liquid dye or tint; produce or leave stains; make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically

plight

noun a solemn pledge of fidelity; a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one; verb promise solemnly and formally; give to in marriage

meteorologist

noun a specialist who studies processes in the earth's atmosphere that cause weather conditions

conversion

noun a spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life; a successful free throw or try for point after a touchdown; the act of changing from one use or function or purpose to another; act of exchanging one type of money or security for another; a change in the units or form of an expression: "conversion from Fahrenheit to Centigrade"; interchange of subject and predicate of a proposition; a change of religion; an event that results in a transformation; (psychiatry) a defense mechanism represses emotional conflicts which are then converted into physical symptoms that have no organic basis

quasar

noun a starlike object that may send out radio waves and other forms of energy; many have large red shifts

lethargy

noun a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness); inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy; weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy

morale

noun a state of individual psychological well-being based upon a sense of confidence and usefulness and purpose; the spirit of a group that makes the members want the group to succeed

torpor

noun a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility; inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy

malnutrition

noun a state of poor nutrition; can result from insufficient or excessive or unbalanced diet or from inability to absorb foods

dormancy

noun a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction; quiet and inactive restfulness

declaration

noun a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written); (law) unsworn statement that can be admitted in evidence in a legal transaction; a statement of taxable goods or of dutiable properties; a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote; a formal public statement; (contract bridge) the highest bid becomes the contract setting the number of tricks that the bidder must make

franchise

noun a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote); an authorization to sell a company's goods or services in a particular place; a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area; verb grant a franchise to

march

noun a steady advance; the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind); a procession of people walking together; the month following February and preceding April; a degree granted for the successful completion of advanced study of architecture; genre of music written for marching; district consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area; verb walk fast, with regular or measured steps; walk with a stride; march in a procession; force to march; cause to march or go at a marching pace; lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; walk ostentatiously; march in protest; take part in a demonstration

plunge

noun a steep and rapid fall; a brief swim in water; verb begin with vigor; cause to be immersed; dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity; fall abruptly; engross (oneself) fully; immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate; thrust or throw into; drop steeply

stalk

noun a stiff or threatening gait; the act of following prey stealthily; a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush; a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ; material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds; verb walk stiffly; go through (an area) in search of prey; follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to

smother

noun a stifling cloud of smoke; a confused multitude of things; verb conceal or hide; envelop completely; deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion; deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing; form an impenetrable cover over

cornerstone

noun a stone at the outer corner of two intersecting masonry walls; a stone in the exterior of a large and important building; usually carved with a date and laid with appropriate ceremonies; the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained

repertory

noun a storehouse where a stock of things is kept; the entire range of skills or aptitudes or devices used in a particular field or occupation; a collection of works (plays, songs, operas, ballets) that an artist or company can perform and do perform for short intervals on a regular schedule

meteor

noun a streak of light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the earth's atmosphere and air friction causes the meteoroid to melt or vaporize or explode; (astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere

religion

noun a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; an institution to express belief in a divine power

maize

noun a strong yellow color; tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times

citadel

noun a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle

sac

noun a structure resembling a bag in an animal; a member of the Algonquian people formerly living in Wisconsin in the Fox River valley and on the shores of Green Bay; a case or sheath especially a pollen sac or moss capsule; an enclosed space

edifice

noun a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

ferment

noun a substance capable of bringing about fermentation; a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol; a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; verb cause to undergo fermentation; work up into agitation or excitement; be in an agitated or excited state; go sour or spoil

lubricant

noun a substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery

avalanche

noun a sudden appearance of an overwhelming number of things; a slide of large masses of snow and ice and mud down a mountain; verb gather into a huge mass and roll down a mountain, of snow

surge

noun a sudden or abrupt strong increase; a large sea wave; a sudden forceful flow; verb see one's performance improve; rise or heave upward under the influence of a natural force such as a wave; rise or move forward; rise rapidly; rise and move, as in waves or billows

catastrophe

noun a sudden violent change in the earth's surface; a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune; an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

outbreak

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

resume

noun a summary of your academic and work history; short descriptive summary (of events); verb take up or begin anew; return to a previous location or condition; assume anew; give a summary (of)

luster

noun a surface coating for ceramics or porcelain; a quality that outshines the usual; the visual property of something that shines with reflected light

locality

noun a surrounding or nearby region

vicinity

noun a surrounding or nearby region

ade

noun a sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice

tract

noun a system of body parts that together serve some particular purpose; a brief treatise on a subject of interest; published in the form of a booklet; an extended area of land; a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain

terminology

noun a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline

aquarium

noun a tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals

hive

noun a teeming multitude; a man-made receptacle that houses a swarm of bees; a structure that provides a natural habitation for bees; as in a hollow tree; verb gather into a hive; move together in a hive or as if in a hive; store, like bees

gear

noun a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion; equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.; a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle); wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed; verb set the level or character of

boulder

noun a town in north central Colorado; Rocky Mountains resort center and university town; a large smooth mass of rock detached from its place of origin

opal

noun a translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color; some varieties are used as gemstones

coax

noun a transmission line for high-frequency signals; verb influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering

lens

noun a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images; electronic equipment that uses a magnetic or electric field in order to focus a beam of electrons; biconvex transparent body situated behind the iris in the eye; it focuses light waves on the retina; (metaphor) a channel through which something can be seen or understood; genus of small erect or climbing herbs with pinnate leaves and small inconspicuous white flowers and small flattened pods: lentils

diversion

noun a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern); an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates; an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack

epoch

noun a unit of geological time; (astronomy) the precise date that is the point of reference for which information (as coordinates of a celestial body) is referred; a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event

syllable

noun a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme

dye

noun a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair; verb color with dye

horde

noun a vast multitude; a nomadic community; a moving crowd

tundra

noun a vast treeless plain in the arctic regions between the ice cap and the tree line

sled

noun a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow; verb ride (on) a sled

mast

noun a vertical spar for supporting sails; any sturdy upright pole; nuts of forest trees used as feed for swine; nuts of forest trees (as beechnuts and acorns) accumulated on the ground; used especially as food for swine

tycoon

noun a very wealthy or powerful businessman

jar

noun a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles; the quantity contained in a jar; a sudden impact; verb place in a cylindrical vessel; affect in a disagreeable way; shock physically; move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion; be incompatible; be or come into conflict

hurl

noun a violent throw; verb utter with force; utter vehemently; throw forcefully; make a thrusting forward movement

torrent

noun a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid); a heavy rain; an overwhelming number or amount

sewerage

noun a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water; waste matter carried away in sewers or drains

sap

noun a watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant; a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people; a person who lacks good judgment; verb excavate the earth beneath; deplete

silica

noun a white or colorless vitreous insoluble solid (SiO2); various forms occur widely in the earth's crust as quartz or cristobalite or tridymite or lechartelierite

caterpillar

noun a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth; a large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work

hieroglyph

noun a writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt; writing that resembles hieroglyphics (usually by being illegible)

displacement

noun act of removing from office or employment; to move something from its natural environment; (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that transfers affect or reaction from the original object to some more acceptable one; (chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound; act of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics; the act of uniform movement; an event in which something is displaced without rotation

fauna

noun all the animal life in a particular region or period; a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

paste

noun an adhesive made from water and flour or starch; used on paper and paperboard; any mixture of a soft and malleable consistency; a tasty mixture to be spread on bread or crackers; verb cover the surface of; hit with the fists; join or attach with or as if with glue

gibe

noun an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect; verb laugh at with contempt and derision; be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

probe

noun an investigation conducted using a flexible surgical instrument to explore an injury or a body cavity; an exploratory action or expedition; a flexible slender surgical instrument used to explore wounds or body cavities; an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities; verb question or examine thoroughly and closely; examine physically with or as if with a probe

hazard

noun an obstacle on a golf course; a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another; verb put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation; take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; put at risk

obstacle

noun an obstruction that stands in the way (and must be removed or surmounted or circumvented); something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted

diplomat

noun an official engaged in international negotiations; a person who deals tactfully with others

ailment

noun an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining

barn

noun an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals; (physics) a unit of nuclear cross section; the effective circular area that one particle presents to another as a target for an encounter

groan

noun an utterance expressing pain or disapproval; verb indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure

prey

noun animal hunted or caught for food; a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence; verb profit from in an exploitatory manner; prey on or hunt for

carnivore

noun any animal that feeds on flesh; a terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal

glaze

noun coating for fabrics, ceramics, metal, etc.; a glossy finish on a fabric; any of various thin shiny (savory or sweet) coatings applied to foods; verb become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance; coat with a glaze; coat with something sweet, such as a hard sugar glaze; furnish with glass

plasma

noun colorless watery fluid of blood and lymph containing no cells and in which erythrocytes and leukocytes and platelets are suspended; (physical chemistry) a fourth state of matter distinct from solid or liquid or gas and present in stars and fusion reactors; a gas becomes a plasma when it is heated until the atoms lose all their electrons, leaving a highly electrified collection of nuclei and free electrons; a green slightly translucent variety of chalcedony used as a gemstone

dispute

noun coming into conflict with; a disagreement or argument about something important; verb have a disagreement over something; take exception to

dedication

noun complete and wholehearted fidelity; a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something; a ceremony in which something (as a building) is dedicated to some goal or purpose; the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action; a message that makes a pledge

labyrinth

noun complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost; a complex system of interconnecting cavities; concerned with hearing and equilibrium

tube

noun conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases; electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope; (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure; an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city); a hollow cylindrical shape; verb place or enclose in a tube; ride or float on an inflated tube; convey in a tube; provide with a tube or insert a tube into

recognition

noun designation by the chair granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body; the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering; an acceptance (as of a claim) as true and valid; approval; the explicit and formal acknowledgement of a government or of the national independence of a country; (biology) the ability of one molecule to attach to another molecule that has a complementary shape; the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged; coming to understand something clearly and distinctly

tarnish

noun discoloration of metal surface caused by oxidation; verb make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically

hawk

noun diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail; an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations; a square board with a handle underneath; used by masons to hold or carry mortar; verb hunt with hawks; clear mucus or food from one's throat; sell or offer for sale from place to place

falcon

noun diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight; verb hunt with falcons

analogy

noun drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity in some respect; an inference that if things agree in some respects they probably agree in others; the religious belief that between creature and creator no similarity can be found so great but that the dissimilarity is always greater; language can point in the right direction but any analogy between God and humans will always be inadequate

elevation

noun drawing of an exterior of a structure; (ballet) the height of a dancer's leap or jump; distance of something above a reference point (such as sea level); the event of something being raised upward; angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object); the act of increasing the wealth or prestige or power or scope of something; a raised or elevated geological formation; the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development

pigment

noun dry coloring matter (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint etc); verb color or dye with a pigment; acquire pigment; become colored or imbued

tedium

noun dullness owing to length or slowness; the feeling of being bored by something tedious

homestead

noun dwelling that is usually a farmhouse and adjoining land; land acquired from the United States public lands by filing a record and living on and cultivating it under the homestead law; the home and adjacent grounds occupied by a family; verb settle land given by the government and occupy it as a homestead

spinet

noun early model harpsichord with only one string per note; a small and compactly built upright piano

endeavor

noun earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness); verb attempt by employing effort

enlightenment

noun education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge; a movement in the 18th century that advocated the use of reason in the reappraisal of accepted ideas and social institutions; (Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness

trace

noun either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree; an indication that something has been present; a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle; a just detectable amount; a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image; a suggestion of some quality; verb follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something; make a mark or lines on a surface; copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of; make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along; to go back over again; discover traces of; read with difficulty; pursue or chase relentlessly

gentility

noun elegance by virtue of fineness of manner and expression

salon

noun elegant sitting room where guests are received; gallery where works of art can be displayed; a shop where hairdressers and beauticians work

stir

noun emotional agitation and excitement; a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event; a rapid active commotion; verb mix or add by stirring; move very slightly; move an implement through with a circular motion; summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; affect emotionally; to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"; stir feelings in

intrusion

noun entrance by force or without permission or welcome; rock produced by an intrusive process; the forcing of molten rock into fissures or between strata of an earlier rock formation; entry to another's property without right or permission; any entry into an area not previously occupied

abrasion

noun erosion by friction; an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off; the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice

preponderance

noun exceeding in heaviness; having greater weight; a superiority in numbers or amount; superiority in power or influence

congestion

noun excessive crowding; excessive accumulation of blood or other fluid in a body part

rigor

noun excessive sternness; something hard to endure; the quality of being logically valid

intoxication

noun excitement and elation beyond the bounds of sobriety; a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol; the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance

ranch

noun farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle); verb manage or run a ranch

buckle

noun fastener that fastens together two ends of a belt or strap; often has loose prong; a shape distorted by twisting or folding; verb fold or collapse; fasten with a buckle or buckles; bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat

dismay

noun fear resulting from the awareness of danger; the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles; verb fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; lower someone's spirits; make downhearted

fervor

noun feelings of great warmth and intensity; the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up

dam

noun female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock; a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea; a metric unit of length equal to ten meters; verb obstruct with, or as if with, a dam

rug

noun floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)

stew

noun food prepared by stewing especially meat or fish with vegetables; agitation resulting from active worry; verb cook slowly and for a long time in liquid; bear a grudge; harbor ill feelings; be in a huff; be silent or sullen

liberty

noun freedom of choice; personal freedom from servitude or confinement or oppression; an act of undue intimacy; immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence; leave granted to a sailor or naval officer

nectar

noun fruit juice especially when undiluted; a sweet liquid secretion that is attractive to pollinators; (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal

conserve

noun fruit preserved by cooking with sugar; verb preserve with sugar; use cautiously and frugally; keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction; keep constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary change

insight

noun grasping the inner nature of things intuitively; the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation; a feeling of understanding; clear or deep perception of a situation

hay

noun grass mowed and cured for use as fodder; verb convert (plant material) into hay

proliferation

noun growth by the rapid multiplication of parts; a rapid increase in number (especially a rapid increase in the number of deadly weapons)

absenteeism

noun habitual absence from work

nurture

noun helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community; the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child; verb help develop, help grow; provide with nourishment; bring up

maglev

noun high-speed rail technology; train is suspended on a magnetic cushion above a magnetized track and so travels free of friction

insulin

noun hormone secreted by the isles of Langerhans in the pancreas; regulates storage of glycogen in the liver and accelerates oxidation of sugar in cells

allergy

noun hypersensitivity reaction to a particular allergen; symptoms can vary greatly in intensity

ideology

noun imaginary or visionary theorization; an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation

vaccine

noun immunogen consisting of a suspension of weakened or dead pathogenic cells injected in order to stimulate the production of antibodies

flux

noun in constant change; a flow or discharge; a state of uncertainty about what should be done (usually following some important event) preceding the establishment of a new direction of action; excessive discharge of liquid from a cavity or organ (as in watery diarrhea); a substance added to molten metals to bond with impurities that can then be readily removed; the rate of flow of energy or particles across a given surface; (physics) the number of changes in energy flow across a given surface per unit area; the lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle; verb mix together different elements; become liquid or fluid when heated; move or progress freely as if in a stream

arthritis

noun inflammation of a joint or joints

circumstance

noun information that should be kept in mind when making a decision; formal ceremony about important occasions; a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity; the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event

melanin

noun insoluble pigments that account for the color of e.g. skin and scales and feathers

stake

noun instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning; the money risked on a gamble; a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track); (law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something; verb mark with a stake; tie or fasten to a stake; place a bet on; kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole; put at risk

implement

noun instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end; verb apply in a manner consistent with its purpose or design; pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue; ensure observance of laws and rules

microprocessor

noun integrated circuit semiconductor chip that performs the bulk of the processing and controls the parts of a system

intellect

noun knowledge and intellectual ability; the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination; a person who uses the mind creatively

lore

noun knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote

bandanna

noun large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a neckerchief

raven

noun large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail; verb feed greedily; prey on or hunt for; obtain or seize by violence; eat greedily

beaver

noun large semiaquatic rodent with webbed hind feet and a broad flat tail; construct complex dams and underwater lodges; a hat made with the fur of a beaver (or similar material); a movable piece of armor on a medieval helmet used to protect the lower face; a full beard; the soft brown fur of the beaver; a man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with silk or with beaver fur; a native or resident of Oregon; verb work hard on something

gorilla

noun largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa

lash

noun leather strip that forms the flexible part of a whip; a quick blow delivered with a whip or whiplike object; any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids; verb bind with a rope, chain, or cord; lash or flick about sharply; strike as if by whipping; beat severely with a whip or rod

lettuce

noun leaves of any of various plants of Lactuca sativa; any of various plants of the genus Lactuca; informal terms for money

strand

noun line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable; a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole; a street in west central London famous for its theaters and hotels; a poetic term for a shore (as the area periodically covered and uncovered by the tides); a necklace made by a stringing objects together; a very slender natural or synthetic fiber; verb leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue

canal

noun long and narrow strip of water made for boats or for irrigation; (astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion; a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance; verb provide (a city) with a canal

beam

noun long thick piece of wood or metal or concrete, etc., used in construction; (nautical) breadth amidships; a column of light (as from a beacon); a group of nearly parallel lines of electromagnetic radiation; a gymnastic apparatus used by women gymnasts; a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides pilots in darkness or bad weather; verb smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression; express with a beaming face or smile; broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television; experience a feeling of well-being or happiness, as from good health or an intense emotion; have a complexion with a strong bright color, such as red or pink; emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light

engraving

noun making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them; a block or plate that has been engraved; a print made from an engraving

sanitation

noun making something sanitary (free of germs) as by sterilizing; the state of being clean and conducive to health

walnut

noun nut of any of various walnut trees having a wrinkled two-lobed seed with a hard shell; any of various trees of the genus Juglans; hard dark-brown wood of any of various walnut trees; used especially for furniture and paneling

stratum

noun one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock); an abstract place usually conceived as having depth

granite

noun something having the quality of granite (unyielding firmness); plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz

catalyst

noun something that causes an important event to happen; (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected

composition

noun something that is created by arranging several things to form a unified whole; the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole; an essay (especially one written as an assignment); a mixture of ingredients; the act of creating written works; musical creation; the way in which someone or something is composed; art and technique of printing with movable type; a musical work that has been created

emblem

noun special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.; a visible symbol representing an abstract idea

cue

noun sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards; an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech; a stimulus that provides information about what to do; evidence that helps to solve a problem; verb assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned

harness

noun stable gear consisting of an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart; a support consisting of an arrangement of straps for holding something to the body (especially one supporting a person suspended from a parachute); verb exploit the power of; put a harness; control and direct with or as if by reins; keep in check

dilemma

noun state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options

swan

noun stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult; verb sweep majestically; to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true; move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

allegation

noun statements affirming or denying certain matters of fact that you are prepared to prove; (law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law)

tread

noun structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step; the part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground; the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire; a step in walking or running; verb brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center; mate with; crush as if by treading on; tread or stomp heavily or roughly; apply (the tread) to a tire; put down or press the foot, place the foot

adobe

noun sun-dried brick; used in hot dry climates; the clay from which adobe bricks are made

photosynthesis

noun synthesis of compounds with the aid of radiant energy (especially in plants)

exhaust

noun system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged; gases ejected from an engine as waste products; verb wear out completely; use up the whole supply of; create a vacuum in (a bulb, flask, reaction vessel); use up (resources or materials); deplete

reservoir

noun tank used for collecting and storing a liquid (as water or oil); lake used to store water for community use; anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies; a large or extra supply of something

grasshopper

noun terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping; a cocktail made of creme de menthe and cream (sometimes with creme de cacao)

alignment

noun the act of adjusting or aligning the parts of a device in relation to each other; the spatial property possessed by an arrangement or position of things in a straight line or in parallel lines; (astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac; an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty

recession

noun the act of ceding back; the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service; the state of the economy declines; a widespread decline in the GDP and employment and trade lasting from six months to a year; the act of becoming more distant; a small concavity

disguise

noun the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance; any attire that modifies the appearance in order to conceal the wearer's identity; an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something; verb make unrecognizable

fracture

noun the act of cracking something; breaking of hard tissue such as bone; (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; verb fracture a bone of; break (a bone); become fractured; violate or abuse; break into pieces; interrupt, break, or destroy

deception

noun the act of deceiving; an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers; a misleading falsehood

excavation

noun the act of digging; a hole in the ground made by excavating; the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth; the site of an archeological exploration

dispersal

noun the act of dispersing or diffusing something

haul

noun the act of drawing or hauling something; the quantity that was caught; verb transport in a vehicle; draw slowly or heavily

emergence

noun the act of emerging; the becoming visible; the gradual beginning or coming forth; the act of coming (or going) out; becoming apparent

emission

noun the act of emitting; causing to flow forth; the occurrence of a flow of water (as from a pipe); the release of electrons from parent atoms; any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body; a substance that is emitted or released

entail

noun the act of entailing property; the creation of a fee tail from a fee simple; land received by fee tail; verb impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result; have as a logical consequence; limit the inheritance of property to a specific class of heirs

incursion

noun the act of entering some territory or domain (often in large numbers); the mistake of incurring liability or blame; an attack that penetrates into enemy territory

percussion

noun the act of exploding a percussion cap; the act of playing a percussion instrument; tapping a part of the body for diagnostic purposes; the section of a band or orchestra that plays percussion instruments

tow

noun the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope; verb drag behind

roe

noun the eggs or egg-laden ovary of a fish; the egg mass or spawn of certain crustaceans such as the lobster; eggs of female fish; fish eggs or egg-filled ovary; having a grainy texture

region

noun the extended spatial location of something; a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth; the approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in `in the region of'); a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve; a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about

rally

noun the feat of mustering strength for a renewed effort; (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes; an automobile race run over public roads; a large gathering of people intended to arouse enthusiasm; a marked recovery of strength or spirits during an illness; verb return to a former condition; harass with persistent criticism or carping; call to arms; of military personnel; gather or bring together; gather

complacence

noun the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself

livelihood

noun the financial means whereby one lives

genesis

noun the first book of the Old Testament: tells of creation; Adam and Eve; the Fall of Man; Cain and Abel; Noah and the flood; God's covenant with Abraham; Abraham and Isaac; Jacob and Esau; Joseph and his brothers; a coming into being

ration

noun the food allowance for one day (especially for service personnel); a fixed portion that is allotted (especially in times of scarcity); verb distribute in rations, as in the army; restrict the consumption of a relatively scarce commodity, as during war

lime

noun the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees; any of various related trees bearing limes; any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber; a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds; a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide; a caustic substance produced by heating limestone; verb cover with lime so as to induce growth; spread birdlime on branches to catch birds

emerald

noun the green color of an emerald; a transparent piece of emerald that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem; a green transparent form of beryl; highly valued as a gemstone

topsoil

noun the layer of soil on the surface

animation

noun the making of animated cartoons; quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous; the property of being able to survive and grow; the condition of living or the state of being alive; general activity and motion; the activity of giving vitality and vigour to something

spawn

noun the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or molluscs; verb lay spawn; call forth

preoccupation

noun the mental state of being preoccupied by something; an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention; the act of taking occupancy before someone else does

revoke

noun the mistake of not following suit when able to do so; verb annul by recalling or rescinding; fail to follow suit when able and required to do so

restraint

noun the of act controlling by restraining someone or something; a device that retards something's motion; discipline in personal and social activities; a rule or condition that limits freedom; lack of ornamentation; the state of being physically constrained

presidency

noun the office and function of president; the tenure of a president

decay

noun the organic phenomenon of rotting; a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current; the process of gradually becoming inferior; the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation; an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying; verb fall into decay or ruin; undergo decay or decomposition; lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current

hierarchy

noun the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body; a series of ordered groupings of people or things within a system

periphery

noun the outside boundary or surface of something

forefront

noun the part in the front or nearest the viewer; the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field

vocation

noun the particular occupation for which you are trained; a body of people doing the same kind of work

enactment

noun the passing of a law by a legislative body; acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture; a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body

heyday

noun the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

resilience

noun the physical property of a material that can return to its original shape or position after deformation that does not exceed its elastic limit; an occurrence of rebounding or springing back

incense

noun the pleasing scent produced when incense is burned; a substance that produces a fragrant odor when burned; verb make furious; perfume especially with a censer

apprenticeship

noun the position of apprentice

cannibalism

noun the practice of eating the flesh of your own kind

ooze

noun the process of seeping; any thick messy substance; verb release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities; pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings

continuity

noun the property of a continuous and connected period of time; a detailed script used in making a film in order to avoid discontinuities from shot to shot; uninterrupted connection or union

magnitude

noun the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small); relative importance; a number assigned to the ratio of two quantities; two quantities are of the same order of magnitude if one is less than 10 times as large as the other; the number of magnitudes that the quantities differ is specified to within a power of 10

wedge

shaped - adj. shaped like a wedge; of a leaf shape; narrowly triangular, wider at the apex and tapering toward the base

strap

noun whip consisting of a strip of leather used in flogging; an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position; a band that goes over the shoulder and supports a garment or bag; hanger consisting of a loop of leather suspended from the ceiling of a bus or train; passengers hold onto it; verb secure (a sprained joint) with a strap; sharpen with a strap; tie with a strap; beat severely with a whip or rod

warp

noun yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof; a moral or mental distortion; a shape distorted by twisting or folding; a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting; verb bend out of shape, as under pressure or from heat; make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story

suspend

verb cause to be held in suspension in a fluid; make inoperative or stop; hang freely; bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.; render temporarily ineffective; stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it

disseminate

verb cause to become widely known

perpetuate

verb cause to continue or prevail

soothe

verb cause to feel better; give moral or emotional strength to

proliferate

verb cause to grow or increase rapidly; grow rapidly

propel

verb cause to move forward with force; give an incentive for action

recline

verb cause to recline; lean in a comfortable resting position; move the upper body backwards and down

promote

verb change a pawn for a king by advancing it to the eighth row, or change a checker piece for a more valuable piece by moving it the row closest to your opponent; be changed for a superior chess or checker piece; give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; contribute to the progress or growth of; make publicity for; try to sell (a product)

agitate

verb change the arrangement or position of; cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; try to stir up public opinion; move or cause to move back and forth; move very slightly; exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for

overwhelm

verb charge someone with too many tasks; overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli; overcome by superior force; cover completely or make imperceptible

synthesize

verb combine so as to form a more complex, product; combine and form a synthesis

interfere

verb come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle; get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force

penetrate

verb come to understand; pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; insert the penis into the vagina or anus of; make one's way deeper into or through; become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions; spread or diffuse through; enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members

quench

verb cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid; reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance; satisfy (thirst); electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device; suppress or crush completely; put out, as of fires, flames, or lights

subdue

verb correct by punishment or discipline; to put down by force or authority; make subordinate, dependent, or subservient; get on top of; deal with successfully; hold within limits and control; put down by force or intimidation

submerge

verb cover completely or make imperceptible; put under water; sink below the surface; go under or as if under water; fill or cover completely, usually with water

vanish

verb decrease rapidly and disappear; cease to exist; become invisible or unnoticeable; get lost, as without warning or explanation; pass away rapidly

demolish

verb defeat soundly; destroy completely; humiliate or depress completely

contradict

verb deny the truth of; be in contradiction with; prove negative; show to be false; be resistant to

elicit

verb derive by reason; deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning); call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

discern

verb detect with the senses

apportion

verb distribute according to a plan or set apart for a special purpose; give out as one's portion or share

devour

verb eat greedily; eat immoderately; destroy completely; enjoy avidly

epitomize

verb embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of

envelop

verb enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering

augment

verb enlarge or increase; grow or intensify

enforce

verb ensure observance of laws and rules; compel to behave in a certain way

exhale

verb expel air; give out (breath or an odor)

expire

verb expel air; pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; lose validity

quantify

verb express as a number or measure or quantity; use as a quantifier

typify

verb express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol; embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of

pollinate

verb fertilize by transfering pollen

fulfill

verb fill or meet a want or need; put in effect; fulfil the requirements or expectations of

replenish

verb fill something that had previously been emptied

inflate

verb fill with gas or air; exaggerate or make bigger; increase the amount or availability of, creating a rise in value; cause prices to rise by increasing the available currency or credit; become inflated

populate

verb fill with people or supply with inhabitants; furnish with people

engulf

verb flow over or cover completely; engross (oneself) fully

repel

verb force or drive back; cause to move back by force or influence; be repellent to; cause aversion in; reject outright and bluntly; fill with distaste

comprise

verb form or compose; include or contain; have as a component; be composed of

endow

verb furnish with an endowment; give qualities or abilities to

glean

verb gather, as of natural products

depict

verb give a description of; show in, or as in, a picture; make a portrait of

relate

verb give an account of; have or establish a relationship to; be in a relationship with; make a logical or causal connection; have to do with or be relevant to

accredit

verb give credit for; grant credentials to; provide or send (envoys or embassadors) with official credentials

revitalize

verb give new life or vigor to; restore strength

transcend

verb go beyond; go beyond

exceed

verb go beyond; go beyond; be or do something to a greater degree

liberate

verb grant freedom to; grant freedom to; free from confinement; give equal rights to; of women and minorities

ripen

verb grow ripe; cause to ripen or develop fully

prosper

verb grow stronger; gain in wealth

incubate

verb grow under conditions that promote development; sit on (eggs)

besiege

verb harass, as with questions or requests; surround so as to force to give up; cause to feel distressed or worried

defecate

verb have a bowel movement

confer

verb have a conference in order to talk something over; present

denote

verb have as a meaning; be a sign or indication of; make known; make an announcement

rehabilitate

verb help to readapt, as to a former state of health or good repute; restore to a state of good condition or operation; reinstall politically

conceal

verb hold back; keep from being perceived by others; prevent from being seen or discovered

encompass

verb include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory

mesmerize

verb induce hypnosis in; attract strongly, as if with a magnet

infest

verb invade in great numbers; live on or in a host, as of parasites; occupy in large numbers or live on a host

forestall

verb keep from happening or arising; make impossible; act in advance of; deal with ahead of time

eliminate

verb kill in large numbers; terminate or take out; remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations; remove from a contest or race; eliminate from the body; dismiss from consideration or a contest; do away with

eject

verb leave an aircraft rapidly, using an ejection seat or capsule; eliminate (substances) from the body; cause to come out in a squirt; put out or expel from a place

vacate

verb leave behind empty; move out of; leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily; annul by recalling or rescinding

diminish

verb lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of; decrease in size, extent, or range

allude

verb make a more or less disguised reference to

simulate

verb make a pretence of; create a representation or model of; reproduce someone's behavior or looks

solicit

verb make a solicitation or petition for something desired; incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination; make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently; approach with an offer of sexual favors; make amorous advances towards

refurbish

verb make brighter and prettier

facilitate

verb make easier; increase the likelihood of (a response); be of use

domesticate

verb make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans; overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable; adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment

integrate

verb make into a whole or make part of a whole; become one; become integrated; calculate the integral of; calculate by integration; open (a place) to members of all races and ethnic groups

embellish

verb make more beautiful; add details to; make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; be beautiful to look at

publicize

verb make public; call attention to

dispose

verb make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief; give, sell, or transfer to another; make fit or prepared; throw or cast away

interpret

verb make sense of; assign a meaning to; give an interpretation or rendition of; make sense of a language; give an interpretation or explanation to; restate (words) from one language into another language; create an image or likeness of

stun

verb make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow; overcome as with astonishment or disbelief; hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag; surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off

fabricate

verb make up something artificial or untrue; put together out of components or parts

visualize

verb make visible; imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; form a mental picture of something that is invisible or abstract; view the outline of by means of an X-ray

roam

verb move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

descend

verb move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; come as if by falling; do something that one considers to be below one's dignity; come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example

propagate

verb multiply sexually or asexually; cause to propagate, as by grafting or layering; transmit or cause to broaden or spread; transmit; travel through the air; transmit from one generation to the next; cause to become widely known; become distributed or widespread

counteract

verb oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions; destroy property or hinder normal operations; act in opposition to; oppose or check by a counteraction

codify

verb organize into a code or system, such as a body of law

devastate

verb overwhelm or overpower; devastate or ravage

perish

verb pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

seep

verb pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings

improvise

verb perform without preparation; manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand

envision

verb picture to oneself; imagine possible; imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind

choreograph

verb plan and oversee the development and details of; compose a sequence of dance steps, often to music

extol

verb praise, glorify, or honor

cram

verb prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam; study intensively, as before an exam; put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled; crowd or pack to capacity

confine

verb prevent from leaving or from being removed; deprive of freedom; take into confinement; place limits on (extent or access); restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day"; to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement; close in or confine

insulate

verb protect from heat, cold, or noise by surrounding with insulating material; place or set apart

nourish

verb provide with nourishment; give nourishment to

notate

verb put into notation, as of music or choreography

expel

verb put out or expel from a place; force to leave or move out; eliminate (substances) from the body; cause to flee; remove from a position or office

exert

verb put to use; make a great effort at a mental or physical task; have and exercise

attain

verb reach a point in time, or a certain state or level; reach a destination, either real or abstract; find unexpectedly; to gain with effort

decipher

verb read with difficulty; convert code into ordinary language

deduct

verb reason by deduction; establish by deduction; make a subtraction; retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments

induce

verb reason or establish by induction; cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; cause to arise; cause to occur rapidly; produce electric current by electrostatic or magnetic processes

imbibe

verb receive into the mind and retain; take in liquids; take in, also metaphorically; take (gas, light or heat) into a solution

excavate

verb remove the inner part or the core of; form by hollowing; find by digging in the ground; lay bare through digging

embody

verb represent, as of a character on stage; represent or express something abstract in tangible form; represent in bodily form

renovate

verb restore to a previous or better condition; give new life or energy to; make brighter and prettier

demobilize

verb retire from military service; release from military service or remove from the active list of military service

vibrate

verb shake, quiver, or throb; move back and forth rapidly, usually in an uncontrolled manner; feel sudden intense sensation or emotion; move or swing from side to side regularly; sound with resonance; be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action

foreshorten

verb shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth; reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

abbreviate

verb shorten; reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

oversleep

verb sleep longer than intended

substantiate

verb solidify, firm, or strengthen; establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; make real or concrete; give reality or substance to; represent in bodily form

permeate

verb spread or diffuse through; penetrate mutually or be interlocked; pass through

irrigate

verb supply with a constant flow or sprinkling of some liquid, for the purpose of cooling, cleansing, or disinfecting; supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams

subsist

verb support oneself

subsidize

verb support through subsidies; secure the assistance of by granting a subsidy, as of nations or military forces

enclose

verb surround completely; close in or confine; introduce; enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering

deprive

verb take away; keep from having, keeping, or obtaining; take away possessions from someone

supplant

verb take the place or move into the position of

impart

verb tell or deposit (information) knowledge; make known; pass on, of information; make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; bestow a quality on

strive

verb to exert much effort or energy; attempt by employing effort

suppress

verb to put down by force or authority; put out of one's consciousness; keep under control; keep in check; control and refrain from showing; of emotions; come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority

fumigate

verb treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests

deter

verb try to prevent; show opposition to; turn away from by persuasion

modulate

verb vary the frequency, amplitude, phase, or other characteristic of (electromagnetic waves); adjust the pitch, tone, or volume of; change the key of, in music; fix or adjust the time, amount, degree, or rate of; vary the pitch of one's speech

wither

verb wither, as with a loss of moisture; lose freshness, vigor, or vitality

pollinator

noun an insect that carries pollen from one flower to another

paucity

noun an insufficient quantity or number

curriculum

noun an integrated course of academic studies

strain

noun an intense or violent exertion; (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces; injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain; (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress; the act of singing; an effortful attempt to attain a goal; a lineage or race of people; the general meaning or substance of an utterance; a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence; a special variety of domesticated animals within a species; (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension; verb use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity; become stretched or tense or taught; cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious; alter the shape of (something) by stress; to exert much effort or energy; rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender; remove by passing through a filter; separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; test the limits of

mania

noun an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action; a mood disorder; an affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond excessively and sometimes violently

infancy

noun the earliest state of immaturity; the early stage of growth or development

legible

adj. (of handwriting, print, etc.) able to be read

prevalent

adj. encountered generally especially at the present time

imprecise

adj. not precise

rayon

noun a synthetic silklike fabric

satiric

adj. exposing human folly to ridicule

exorbitant

adj. greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation

indigestion

noun a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea

propensity

noun a disposition to behave in a certain way; a natural inclination; an inclination to do something

aroma

noun a distinctive odor that is pleasant; any property detected by the olfactory system

conservationist

noun someone who works to protect the environment from destruction or pollution

playwright

noun someone who writes plays

outspoken

adj. given to expressing yourself freely or insistently; characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

foul

adj. (of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines; especially of a ship's lines etc; disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter; characterized by obscenity; violating accepted standards or rules; offensively malodorous; (of a manuscript) defaced with changes; highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; noun an act that violates of the rules of a sport; verb become soiled and dirty; make unclean; spot, stain, or pollute; commit a foul; break the rules; hit a foul ball; make impure; become or cause to become obstructed

turbulent

adj. (of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence; characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination

dull

adj. (of business) not active or brisk; emitting or reflecting very little light; (of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted; darkened with overcast; not having a sharp edge or point; not keenly felt; lacking in liveliness or animation; being or made softer or less loud or clear; not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft; blunted in responsiveness or sensibility; slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; verb make less lively or vigorous; become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness; make dull in appearance; make dull or blunt; become less interesting or attractive; make numb or insensitive; deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

sentimental

adj. given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality; effusively or insincerely emotional

radical

adj. especially of leaves; located at the base of a plant or stem; especially arising directly from the root or rootstock or a root-like stem; arising from or going to the root; of or relating to or constituting a linguistic root; (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm; markedly new or introducing radical change; noun a sign placed in front of an expression to denote that a root is to be extracted; a character conveying the lexical meaning of a logogram; a person who has radical ideas or opinions; (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule; an atom or group of atoms with at least one unpaired electron; in the body it is usually an oxygen molecule than has lost an electron and will stabilize itself by stealing an electron from a nearby molecule

entrenched

adj. established firmly and securely; dug in

stout

adj. euphemisms for `fat'; dependable; having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships; noun a garment size for a large or heavy person; a strong very dark heavy-bodied ale made from pale malt and roasted unmalted barley and (often) caramel malt with hops

plump

adj. euphemisms for slightly fat; adv. straight down especially heavily or abruptly; noun the sound of a sudden heavy fall; verb give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number; make fat or plump; set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise; drop sharply

idyllic

adj. excellent and delightful in all respects; suggestive of an idyll; charmingly simple and serene

prestigious

adj. exerting influence by reason of high status or prestige; having an illustrious reputation; respected

gaseous

adj. existing as or having characteristics of a gas

durable

adj. existing for a long time; very long lasting; serviceable for a long time

concise

adj. expressing much in few words

eloquent

adj. expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively

downward

adj. extending or moving from a higher to a lower place; adv. spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position

perpendicular

adj. extremely steep; intersecting at or forming right angles; at right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line; noun an extremely steep face; a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines and a four-centered (Tudor) arch and fan vaulting; a straight line at right angles to another line; a cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing directly to the earth's center of gravity; used to determine the vertical from a given point

subtle

adj. faint and difficult to analyze; able to make fine distinctions; working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way; be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind

hospitable

adj. favorable to life and growth; disposed to treat guests and strangers with cordiality and generosity; having an open mind

prosperous

adj. favoring or bringing good luck; marked by peace and prosperity; in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich; very lively and profitable

conventional

adj. following accepted customs and proprieties; unimaginative and conformist; (weapons) using energy for propulsion or destruction that is not nuclear energy; in accord with or being a tradition or practice accepted from the past; conforming with accepted standards; represented in simplified or symbolic form; rigidly formal or bound by convention

concomitant

adj. following as a consequence; noun an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another

subsequent

adj. following in time or order

drastic

adj. forceful and extreme and rigorous

incorporate

adj. formed or united into a whole; verb unite or merge with something already in existence; form a corporation; include or contain; have as a component; make into a whole or make part of a whole

conclusive

adj. forming an end or termination; especially putting an end to doubt or question; final and deciding; expressing finality with no implication of possible change

modest

adj. free from ostentation or pretension; not large but sufficient in size or amount; not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance; marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself; free from pomp or affectation; limited in size or scope; humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness; low or inferior in station or quality

lush

adj. full of juice; produced or growing in extreme abundance; characterized by extravagance and profusion; noun a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually

porous

adj. full of pores or vessels or holes; able to absorb fluids; allowing passage in and out

auxiliary

adj. functioning in a subsidiary or supporting capacity; furnishing added support; noun someone who acts as assistant

aggregate

adj. gathered or tending to gather into a mass or whole; formed of separate units in a cluster; noun a sum total of many heterogenous things taken together; the whole amount; verb gather in a mass, sum, or whole; amount in the aggregate to

mass

adj. gathered or tending to gather into a mass or whole; noun (Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches) the celebration of the Eucharist; the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field; a sequence of prayers constituting the Christian Eucharistic rite; a musical setting for a Mass; an ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people); a body of matter without definite shape; the property of something that is great in magnitude; the common people generally; (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; verb join together into a mass or collect or form a mass

ardent

adj. glowing or shining like fire; characterized by strong enthusiasm; characterized by intense emotion

bush

adj. not of the highest quality or sophistication; noun a large wilderness area; vice president under Reagan and 41st President of the United States (born in 1924); United States electrical engineer who designed an early analogue computer and who led the scientific program of the United States during World War II (1890-1974); 43rd President of the United States; son of George Herbert Walker Bush (born in 1946); hair growing in the pubic area; dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes; a low woody perennial plant usually having several major branches; verb provide with a bushing

latent

adj. not presently active; potentially existing but not presently evident or realized

inconspicuous

adj. not prominent or readily noticeable

mat

adj. not reflecting light; not glossy; noun a thick flat pad used as a floor covering; sports equipment consisting of a piece of thick padding on the floor for gymnastic sports; a small pad of material that is used to protect surface from an object placed on it; mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture; a mass that is densely tangled or interwoven; the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss; a master's degree in teaching; verb change texture so as to become matted and felt-like; twist together or entwine into a confusing mass

leftover

adj. not used up; noun a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists

intuitive

adj. obtained through intuition rather than from reasoning or observation; spontaneously derived from or prompted by a natural tendency

trivial

adj. obvious and dull; concerned with trivialities; not large enough to consider or notice; (informal) small and of little importance; of little substance or significance

seasonal

adj. occurring at or dependent on a particular season; noun a worker who finds employment only in certain seasons

fortuitous

adj. occurring by happy chance; having no cause or apparent cause

posthumous

adj. occurring or coming into existence after a person's death

incessant

adj. occurring so frequently as to seem ceaseless or uninterrupted; uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing

reddish

adj. of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies

distinctive

adj. of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing; capable of being classified

hazel

adj. of a light brown or yellowish brown color; noun the fine-grained wood of a hazelnut tree (genus Corylus) and the hazel tree (Australian genus Pomaderris); Australian tree grown especially for ornament and its fine-grained wood and bearing edible nuts; any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Corylus bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy husk

synthetic

adj. of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts; systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words; involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis; not genuine or natural; artificial as if portrayed in a film; not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially; noun a compound made artificially by chemical reactions

insufficient

adj. of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement

corrosive

adj. of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action; noun a substance having the tendency to cause corrosion (such a strong acids or alkali)

charcoal

adj. of a very dark grey; noun a stick of black carbon material used for drawing; a drawing made with a stick of black carbon material; a very dark grey color; a carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of air; verb draw, trace, or represent with charcoal

lethal

adj. of an instrument of certain death

crucial

adj. of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; having the power or quality of deciding; having crucial relevance; of the greatest importance

celestial

adj. of heaven or the spirit; relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven; of or relating to the sky

exalted

adj. of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style

towering

adj. of imposing height; especially standing out above others

eminent

adj. of imposing height; especially standing out above others; having achieved eminence; standing above others in quality or position; (used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation

legitimate

adj. of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful; in accordance with recognized or accepted standards or principles; based on known statements or events or conditions; authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law; verb make (an illegitimate child) legitimate; declare the legitimacy of (someone); show or affirm to be just and legitimate; make legal

crustacean

adj. of or belonging to the class Crustacea; noun any mainly aquatic arthropod usually having a segmented body and chitinous exoskeleton

inferior

adj. of or characteristic of low rank or importance; of low or inferior quality; having an orbit between the sun and the Earth's orbit; lower than a given reference point; inferior in rank or status; falling short of some prescribed norm; written or printed below and to one side of another character; noun one of lesser rank or station or quality; a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character

distinction

noun a distinguishing difference; a distinguishing quality; a discrimination between things as different and distinct; high status importance owing to marked superiority

aurora

noun (Roman mythology) goddess of the dawn; counterpart of Greek Eos; an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force; the first light of day

bagel

noun (Yiddish) glazed yeast-raised doughnut-shaped roll with hard crust

devise

noun (law) a gift of real property by will; a will disposing of real property; verb give by will, especially real property; come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort; arrange by systematic planning and united effort

proprietor

noun (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business

symmetry

noun (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane; balance among the parts of something; (physics) the property of being isotropic; having the same value when measured in different directions

drill

noun (military) the training of soldiers to march (as in ceremonial parades) or to perform the manual of arms; similar to the mandrill but smaller and less brightly colored; a tool with a sharp point and cutting edges for making holes in hard materials (usually rotating rapidly or by repeated blows); systematic training by multiple repetitions; verb train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons; undergo military training or do military exercises; learn by repetition; teach by repetition; make a hole with a pointed power or hand tool

flourish

noun (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments; the act of waving; a display of ornamental speech or language; a showy gesture; an ornamental embellishment in writing; verb grow stronger; move or swing back and forth; gain in wealth

exposition

noun (music) the section of a movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes first occur; an account that sets forth the meaning or intent of a writing or discourse; a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic; a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display

cohesion

noun (physics) the intermolecular force that holds together the molecules in a solid or liquid; (botany) the process in some plants of parts growing together that are usually separate (such as petals); the state of cohering or sticking together

revere

noun American silversmith remembered for his midnight ride (celebrated in a poem by Longfellow) to warn the colonists in Lexington and Concord that British troops were coming (1735-1818); a lapel on a woman's garment; turned back to show the reverse side; verb love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol; regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of

clay

noun United States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states (1777-1852); United States general who commanded United States forces in Europe from 1945 to 1949 and who oversaw the Berlin airlift (1897-1978); a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired; the dead body of a human being; water soaked soil; soft wet earth

ridge

noun a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of rafters; any long raised border or margin of a bone or tooth or membrane; a long narrow natural elevation or striation; a long narrow range of hills; a long narrow natural elevation on the floor of the ocean; any long raised strip; verb form into a ridge; spade into alternate ridges and troughs; throw soil toward (a crop row) from both sides; plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip; extend in ridges

doctrine

noun a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school

naturalist

noun a biologist knowledgeable about natural history (especially botany and zoology); an advocate of the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms

specimen

noun a bit of tissue or blood or urine that is taken for diagnostic purposes; an example regarded as typical of its class

crater

noun a bowl-shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite or bomb; a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra and Corvus; a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano

basin

noun a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids; a natural depression in the surface of the land often with a lake at the bottom of it; the quantity that a basin will hold; a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face; the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries

jot

noun a brief (and hurriedly handwritten) note; a slight but appreciable addition; verb write briefly or hurriedly; write a short note of

dessert

noun a dish served as the last course of a meal

reform

noun a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses; self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice; a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices; verb change for the better; make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices; improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition; break up the molecules of; produce by cracking; bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one

fume

noun a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas; verb be mad, angry, or furious; emit a cloud of fine particles; be wet with sweat or blood, as of one's face; treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests

gilding

noun a coating of gold or of something that looks like gold

pueblo

noun a communal village built by Indians in the southwestern United States; a city in Colorado south of Colorado Springs; a member of any of about two dozen Native American peoples called pueblos by the Spanish because they live in villages built of adobe and rock

starch

noun a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles; verb stiffen with starch

concentrate

noun a concentrated example; a concentrated form of a foodstuff; the bulk is reduced by removing water; the desired mineral that is left after impurities have been removed from mined ore; verb make (the solvent of a solution) dense or denser; direct one's attention on something; draw together or meet in one common center; cook until very little liquid is left; be cooked until very little liquid is left; make more concise; compress or concentrate; make central

watercourse

noun a conduit through which water flows; natural or artificial channel through which water flows; a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

pine

noun a coniferous tree; straight-grained durable and often resinous white to yellowish timber of any of numerous trees of the genus Pinus; verb have a desire for something or someone who is not present

sanctuary

noun a consecrated place where sacred objects are kept; area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing; a shelter from danger or hardship

receptacle

noun a container that is used to put or keep things in; an electrical (or electronic) fitting that is connected to a source of power and equipped to receive an insert; enlarged tip of a stem that bears the floral parts

controversy

noun a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement

clutch

noun a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism; a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism; a number of birds hatched at the same time; a tense critical situation; the act of grasping; a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand; a collection of things or persons to be handled together; verb affect; take hold of; grab; hold firmly, usually with one's hands

canopy

noun a covering (usually of cloth) that serves as a roof to shelter an area from the weather; the umbrellalike part of a parachute that fills with air; the transparent covering of an aircraft cockpit; verb cover with a canopy

mason

noun a craftsman who works with stone or brick; English writer (1865-1948); English film actor (1909-1984); American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights (1725-1792); a member of a widespread secret fraternal order pledged to mutual assistance and brotherly love

thwart

noun a crosspiece spreading the gunnels of a boat; used as a seat in a rowboat; verb hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

lament

noun a cry of sorrow and grief; a mournful poem; a lament for the dead; a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person; verb express grief verbally; regret strongly

gemstone

noun a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry

petroleum

noun a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons

ravine

noun a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water)

mannerism

noun a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display; a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual

depot

noun a depository for goods; station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods

motif

noun a design that consists of recurring shapes or colors; a theme that is elaborated on in a piece of music; a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work

scuba

noun a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus

imprint

noun a device produced by pressure on a surface; a distinctive influence; an impression produced by pressure or printing; an identification of a publisher; a publisher's name along with the date and address and edition that is printed at the bottom of the title page; a concavity in a surface produced by pressing; verb establish or impress firmly in the mind; mark or stamp with or as if with pressure

stunt

noun a difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention; a creature (especially a whale) that has been prevented from attaining full growth; verb perform a stunt or stunts; check the growth or development of

scorch

noun a discoloration caused by heat; a plant disease that produces a browning or scorched appearance of plant tissues; a surface burn; verb become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions; destroy completely by or as if by fire; become superficially burned; make very hot and dry; burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color

gospel

noun a doctrine that is believed to be of great importance; the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings; an unquestionable truth; folk music consisting of a genre of a cappella music originating with Black slaves in the United States and featuring call and response; influential on the development of other genres of popular music (especially soul); the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group

plow

noun a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing; verb to break and turn over earth especially with a plow; move in a way resembling that of a plow cutting into or going through the soil; deal with verbally or in some form of artistic expression

contour

noun a feature (or the order or arrangement of features) of anything having a complex structure; a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height; any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); verb form the contours of

pasture

noun a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock; animal food for browsing or grazing; verb feed as in a meadow or pasture; let feed in a field or pasture or meadow

ultimatum

noun a final peremptory demand

yarn

noun a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving; the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events; verb tell or spin a yarn

dealer

noun a firm engaged in trading; the person who distributes the playing cards in a card game; a seller of illicit goods; the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account; someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold

stanza

noun a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem

barge

noun a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals); verb transport by barge on a body of water; push one's way

gin

noun a form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards remaining in their hand total less than 10 points; strong liquor flavored with juniper berries; a machine that separates the seeds from raw cotton fibers; a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose; verb trap with a snare; separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin

petition

noun a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority; reverent petition to a deity; verb write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing

fort

noun a fortified defensive structure; a fortified military post where troops are stationed; verb station (troops) in a fort; gather in, or as if in, a fort, as for protection or defense; enclose by or as if by a fortification

haunt

noun a frequently visited place; verb haunt like a ghost; pursue; follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to; be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place

squash

noun a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets; edible fruit of a squash plant; eaten as a vegetable; any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits; verb to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition

hockey

noun a game played on an ice rink by two opposing teams of six skaters each who try to knock a flat round puck into the opponents' goal with angled sticks; a game resembling ice hockey that is played on an open field; two opposing teams use curved sticks try to drive a ball into the opponents' net

Saturn

noun a giant planet that is surrounded by three planar concentric rings of ice particles; the 6th planet from the sun; (Roman mythology) god of agriculture and vegetation; counterpart of Greek Cronus

wane

noun a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number); verb decrease in phase; become smaller; grow smaller

subsidy

noun a grant paid by a government to an enterprise that benefits the public

flock

noun a group of birds; a group of sheep or goats; a church congregation guided by a pastor; an orderly crowd; (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; verb move as a crowd or in a group; come together as in a cluster or flock

herd

noun a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans; a group of wild mammals of one species that remain together: antelope or elephants or seals or whales or zebra; a crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things; verb move together, like a herd; cause to herd, drive, or crowd together; keep, move, or drive animals

swarm

noun a group of many insects; a moving crowd; verb move in large numbers; be teeming, be abuzz

ivory

noun a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses; a shade of white the color of bleached bones

consistency

noun a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts; (logic) an attribute of a logical system that is so constituted that none of the propositions deducible from the axioms contradict one another; the property of holding together and retaining its shape; logical coherence and accordance with the facts

drift

noun a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine; the pervading meaning or tenor; a general tendency to change (as of opinion); something that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents; a force that moves something along; the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane); a process of linguistic change over a period of time; verb be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current; be subject to fluctuation; drive slowly and far afield for grazing; cause to be carried by a current; move in an unhurried fashion; vary or move from a fixed point or course; move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; be in motion due to some air or water current; wander from a direct course or at random; live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely

yield

noun an amount of a product; production of a certain amount; the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; the quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time); verb consent reluctantly; cease opposition; stop fighting; bring in; be the cause or source of; give in, as to influence or pressure; end resistance, as under pressure or force; be willing to concede; be flexible under stress of physical force; give or supply; cause to happen or be responsible for; move in order to make room for someone for something; give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another; be fatally overwhelmed

landmark

noun an anatomical structure used as a point of origin in locating other anatomical structures (as in surgery) or as point from which measurements can be taken; a mark showing the boundary of a piece of land; an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend; the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape

glare

noun an angry stare; great brightness; a focus of public attention; verb shine intensely; be sharply reflected; look at with a fixed gaze

parasite

noun an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); it obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host; a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage

embryo

noun an animal organism in the early stages of growth and differentiation that in higher forms merge into fetal stages but in lower forms terminate in commencement of larval life; (botany) a minute rudimentary plant contained within a seed or an archegonium

plague

noun an annoyance; any large scale calamity (especially when thought to be sent by God); any epidemic disease with a high death rate; a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal; a swarm of insects that attack plants; verb annoy continually or chronically; cause to suffer a blight

cubism

noun an artistic movement in France beginning in 1907 that featured surfaces of geometrical planes

collaborator

noun an associate who works with others toward a common goal; someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force; someone who assists in a plot

league

noun an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members; an association of states or organizations or individuals for common action; an obsolete unit of distance of variable length (usually 3 miles); verb unite to form a league

vacuum

noun an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction; a region that is devoid of matter; the absence of matter; an empty area or space; verb clean with a vacuum cleaner

slope

noun an elevated geological formation; the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal; verb be at an angle

furnace

noun an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.

plank

noun an endorsed policy in the platform of a political party; a stout length of sawn timber; made in a wide variety of sizes and used for many purposes; verb cook and serve on a plank; cover with planks; set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise

barter

noun an equal exchange; verb exchange goods without involving money

bonanza

noun an especially rich vein of precious ore; a sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)

inception

noun an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events

rodeo

noun an exhibition of cowboy skills; an enclosure for cattle that have been rounded up

idiom

noun an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up; the style of a particular artist or school or movement; a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language; the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people

turnpike

noun an expressway on which tolls are collected; (from 16th to 19th centuries) gates set across a road to prevent passage until a toll had been paid

extremity

noun an external body part that projects from the body; that part of a limb that is farthest from the torso; the outermost or farthest region or point; the greatest or utmost degree; an extreme condition or state (especially of adversity or disease)

melodrama

noun an extravagant comedy in which action is more salient than characterization

racket

noun an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit; a sports implement (usually consisting of a handle and an oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings) used to strike a ball (or shuttlecock) in various games; a loud and disturbing noise; the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience; verb hit (a ball) with a racket; make loud and annoying noises; celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities

equator

noun an imaginary line around the Earth forming the great circle that is equidistant from the north and south poles; a circle dividing a sphere or other surface into two usually equal and symmetrical parts

utensil

noun an implement for practical use (especially in a household)

dent

noun an impression in a surface (as made by a blow); an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening); a depression scratched or carved into a surface; verb make a depression into

fragment

noun an incomplete piece; a piece broken off or cut off of something else; a broken piece of a brittle artifact; verb break or cause to break into pieces

flap

noun any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely; a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag; a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body; the motion made by flapping up and down; an excited state of agitation; verb pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds; move noisily; make a fuss; be agitated; move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; move with a flapping motion; move with a thrashing motion

fuse

noun any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant; an electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded; verb make liquid or plastic by heating; become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat; equip with a fuse; provide with a fuse; mix together different elements

seal

noun any of numerous marine mammals that come on shore to breed; chiefly of cold regions; a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents; fastener that provides a tight and perfect closure; a finishing coat applied to exclude moisture; a stamp affixed to a document (as to attest to its authenticity or to seal it); the pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal; fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters; an indication of approved or superior status; a member of a Naval Special Warfare unit who is trained for unconventional warfare; verb decide irrevocably; hunt seals; close with or as if with a seal; make tight; secure against leakage; affix a seal to; cover with varnish

orchid

noun any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors

finch

noun any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds

enzyme

noun any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions

crusade

noun any of the more or less continuous military expeditions in the 11th to 13th centuries when Christian powers of Europe tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims; a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; verb go on a crusade; fight a holy war; exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for

carp

noun any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae; the lean flesh of a fish that is often farmed; can be baked or braised; verb raise trivial objections

gland

noun any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream

yeast

noun any of various single-celled fungi that reproduce asexually by budding or division; a commercial leavening agent containing yeast cells; used to raise the dough in making bread and for fermenting beer or whiskey

elm

noun any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees; hard tough wood of an elm tree; used for e.g. implements and furniture

salamander

noun any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed; reptilian creature supposed to live in fire; fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire

pore

noun any small opening in the skin or outer surface of an animal; any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas); a minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor can pass; verb direct one's attention on something

essence

noun any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted; a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor; the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work

fertilizer

noun any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more fertile

cactus

noun any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines

lichen

noun any thallophytic plant of the division Lichenes; occur as crusty patches or bushy growths on tree trunks or rocks or bare ground etc.; any of several eruptive skin diseases characterized by hard thick lesions grouped together and resembling lichens growing on rocks

chorus

noun any utterance produced simultaneously by a group; a group of people assembled to sing together; a company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in unison) on the action in a classical Greek play; a body of dancers or singers who perform together; the part of a song where a soloist is joined by a group of singers; verb utter in unison; sing in a choir

spectrum

noun broad range of related values or qualities or ideas or activities; an ordered array of the components of an emission or wave

clam

noun burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness; flesh of either hard-shell or soft-shell clams; a piece of paper money worth one dollar; verb gather clams, by digging in the sand by the ocean

steer

noun castrated bull; an indication of potential opportunity; verb direct the course; determine the direction of travelling; direct (oneself) somewhere; be a guiding force, as with directions or advice

decline

noun change toward something smaller or lower; a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; a downward slope or bend; a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current; verb grow smaller; inflect for number, gender, case, etc., "in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives"; go down in value; go down; grow worse; show unwillingness towards; refuse to accept

grading

noun changing the ground level to a smooth horizontal or gently sloping surface; evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score; the act of arranging in a graduated series

fin

noun organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals; a stabilizer on a ship that resembles the fin of a fish; a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater); one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain; one of a pair of decorations projecting above the rear fenders of an automobile; verb show the fins above the water while swimming; propel oneself through the water in a finning motion; equip (a car) with fins

revolt

noun organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another; verb make revolution; cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of; fill with distaste

kennel

noun outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog; verb put up in a kennel

husk

noun outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds; material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds; verb remove the husks from

varnish

noun paint that provides a hard glossy transparent coating; verb cover with varnish

overhaul

noun periodic maintenance on a car or machine; the act of improving by renewing and restoring; verb make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to; travel past

consent

noun permission to do something; verb give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to

angiosperm

noun plants having seeds in a closed ovary

pocketbook

noun pocket-sized paperback book; your personal financial means; a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women); a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money

saddle

noun posterior part of the back of a domestic fowl; a seat for the rider of a horse; a piece of leather across the instep of a shoe; cut of meat (especially mutton or lamb) consisting of part of the backbone and both loins; a seat for the rider of a bicycle; a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle); verb load or burden; encumber; put a saddle on; impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to

heritage

noun practices that are handed down from the past by tradition; hereditary succession to a title or an office or property; any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors; that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner

alga

noun primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves

interplay

noun reciprocal action and reaction

lizard

noun relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail; a man who idles about in the lounges of hotels and bars in search of women who would support him

blossom

noun reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts; the period of greatest prosperity or productivity; verb develop or come to a promising stage; produce or yield flowers

court

noun respectful deference; an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings; a specially marked horizontal area within which a game is played; a room in which a lawcourt sits; the residence of a sovereign or nobleman; the sovereign and his advisers who are the governing power of a state; the family and retinue of a sovereign or prince; an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business; Australian woman tennis player who won many major championships (born in 1947); a hotel for motorists; provides direct access from rooms to parking area; verb engage in social activities leading to marriage; make amorous advances towards; seek someone's favor

clipper

noun scissors for cutting hair or finger nails (often used in the plural); shears for cutting grass or shrubbery (often used in the plural); a fast sailing ship used in former times; (electronics) an nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a waveform (to clip off the peaks of a waveform)

transmitter

noun set used to broadcast radio or tv signals; any agent (person or animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits a disease; someone who transmits a message

stride

noun significant progress (especially in the phrase "make strides"); a step in walking or running; the distance covered by a step; verb cover or traverse by taking long steps; walk with long steps

expertise

noun skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge

efficiency

noun skillfulness in avoiding wasted time and effort; the ratio of the output to the input of any system

wasp

noun social or solitary hymenopterans typically having a slender body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk and having a formidable sting; a white person of Anglo-Saxon ancestry who belongs to a Protestant denomination

bedrock

noun solid unweathered rock lying beneath surface deposits of soil; principles from which other truths can be derived

disciple

noun someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another

choreographer

noun someone who creates new dances

segregate

noun someone who is or has been segregated; verb separate or isolate (one thing) from another and place in a group apart from others; divide from the main body or mass and collect; separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation

entrepreneur

noun someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for it

tenant

noun someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else; any occupant who dwells in a place; a holder of buildings or lands by any kind of title (as ownership or lease); verb occupy as a tenant

cellist

noun someone who plays a violoncello

inclination

noun the act of inclining; bending forward; an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others; that toward which you are inclined to feel a liking; (geometry) the angle formed by the x-axis and a given line (measured counterclockwise from the positive half of the x-axis); (astronomy) the angle between the plane of the orbit and the plane of the ecliptic stated in degrees; a characteristic likelihood of or natural disposition toward a certain condition or character or effect; the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical; (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon

rendition

noun the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance; a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role etc.; an explanation of something that is not immediately obvious

diversification

noun the act of introducing variety (especially in investments or in the variety of goods and services offered); the condition of being varied

vault

noun the act of jumping over an obstacle; an arched brick or stone ceiling or roof; a burial chamber (usually underground); a strongroom or compartment (often made of steel) for safekeeping of valuables; verb bound vigorously; jump across or leap over (an obstacle)

rupture

noun the act of making a sudden noisy break; a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); state of being torn or burst open; verb separate or cause to separate abruptly

shuffle

noun the act of mixing cards haphazardly; walking with a slow dragging motion without lifting your feet; verb mix so as to make a random order or arrangement; walk by dragging one's feet; move about, move back and forth

puncture

noun the act of puncturing or perforating; a small hole made by a sharp object; loss of air pressure in a tire when a hole is made by some sharp object; verb be pierced or punctured; cause to lose air pressure or collapse by piercing; pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into; make by piercing; reduce or lessen the size or importance of

revision

noun the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification); the act of rewriting something; something that has been written again

splash

noun the act of scattering water about haphazardly; a patch of bright color; the sound like water splashing; the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface; a small quantity of something moist or liquid; a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event; verb mark or overlay with patches of contrasting color or texture; cause to appear splashed or spattered; strike and dash about in a liquid; soil or stain with a splashed liquid; make a splashing sound; dash a liquid upon or against; cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force; walk through mud or mire

scatter

noun the act of scattering; a haphazard distribution in all directions; verb distribute loosely; sow by scattering; cause to separate; move away from each other; to cause to separate and go in different directions; strew or distribute over an area

forage

noun the act of searching for food and provisions; animal food for browsing or grazing; verb wander and feed; collect or look around for (food)

submission

noun the act of submitting; usually surrendering power to another; (law) a contention presented by a lawyer to a judge or jury as part of the case he is arguing; an agreement between parties in a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbiter; a legal document summarizing an agreement between parties in a dispute to abide by the decision of an arbiter; something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition); the condition of having submitted to control by someone or something else; the feeling of patient submissive humbleness

sustenance

noun the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence; a source of materials to nourish the body; the financial means whereby one lives

abort

noun the act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed; verb terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion; cease development, die, and be aborted; terminate before completion

pivot

noun the act of turning on (or as if on) a pivot; axis consisting of a short shaft that supports something that turns; the person in a rank around whom the others wheel and maneuver; verb turn on a pivot

bleach

noun the act of whitening something by bleaching it (exposing it to sunlight or using a chemical bleaching agent); the whiteness that results from removing the color from something; an agent that makes things white or colorless; verb make whiter or lighter; remove color from

disposal

noun the act or means of getting rid of something; a kitchen appliance for disposing of garbage; the power to use something or someone; a method of tending to (especially business) matters

plankton

noun the aggregate of small plant and animal organisms that float or drift in great numbers in fresh or salt water

choir

noun the area occupied by singers; the part of the chancel between sanctuary and nave; a chorus that sings as part of a religious ceremony; a family of similar musical instrument playing together; verb sing in a choir

appraisal

noun the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth; a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)

multitude

noun the common people generally; a large gathering of people; a large indefinite number

pottery

noun the craft of making earthenware; ceramic ware made from clay and baked in a kiln; a workshop where clayware is made

extent

noun the distance or area or volume over which something extends; the point or degree to which something extends

nationalism

noun the doctrine that your national culture and interests are superior to any other; the doctrine that nations should act independently (rather than collectively) to attain their goals; the aspiration for national independence felt by people under foreign domination; love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it

resonance

noun the quality imparted to voiced speech sounds by the action of the resonating chambers of the throat and mouth and nasal cavities; a vibration of large amplitude produced by a relatively small vibration near the same frequency of vibration as the natural frequency of the resonating system; an excited state of a stable particle causing a sharp maximum in the probability of absorption of electromagnetic radiation; having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant; a relationship of mutual understanding or trust and agreement between people

competence

noun the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually

luminosity

noun the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light

simplicity

noun the quality of being simple or uncompounded; absence of affectation or pretense; a lack of penetration or subtlety; lack of ornamentation; freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort

incongruity

noun the quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate

virtue

noun the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong; a particular moral excellence; morality with respect to sexual relations; any admirable quality or attribute

debris

noun the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up

monastery

noun the residence of a religious community

distress

noun the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim; psychological suffering; extreme physical pain; a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need); verb cause mental pain to

dot

noun the shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code; street name for lysergic acid diethylamide; the United States federal department that institutes and coordinates national transportation programs; created in 1966; a very small circular shape; verb mark with a dot; make a dot or dots; scatter or intersperse like dots or studs; distribute loosely

assembly

noun the social act of assembling; a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit; a group of persons gathered together for a common purpose; the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery); a public facility to meet for open discussion

anthropology

noun the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings

sledding

noun the sport of riding on a sled or sleigh; advancing toward a goal

circulation

noun the spread or transmission of something (as news or money) to a wider group or area; the dissemination of copies of periodicals (as newspapers or magazines); free movement or passage through a series of vessels (as of water through pipes or sap through a plant); movement through a circuit; especially the movement of blood through the heart and blood vessels; number of copies of a newspaper or magazine that are sold; (library science) the count of books that are loaned by a library over a specified period

infrastructure

noun the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area; the basic structure or features of a system or organization

fa

noun the syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization

elasticity

noun the tendency of a body to return to its original shape after it has been stretched or compressed

reserve

noun the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary; something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose; (medicine) potential capacity to respond in order to maintain vital functions; formality and propriety of manner; armed forces that are not on active duty but can be called in an emergency; a district that is reserved for particular purpose; an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced; verb obtain or arrange (for oneself) in advance; hold back or set aside, especially for future use or contingency; arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance; give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause

folklore

noun the unwritten literature (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture

libel

noun the written statement of a plaintiff explaining the cause of action (the defamation) and any relief he seeks; a false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person; verb print slanderous statements against

cartilage

noun tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults

freight

noun transporting goods commercially at rates cheaper than express rates; the charge for transporting something by common carrier; goods carried by a large vehicle; verb load with goods for transportation; transport commercially as cargo

braid

noun trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains; a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair; verb form or weave into a braid or braids; decorate with braids or ribbons; make by braiding or interlacing

aquifer

noun underground bed or layer yielding ground water for wells and springs etc

discrimination

noun unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice; the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished

graphite

noun used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors

vigilance

noun vigilant attentiveness; the process of paying close and continuous attention

aggression

noun violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked; deliberately unfriendly behavior; the act of initiating hostilities; a disposition to behave aggressively; a feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack

undergo

verb accept or undergo, often unwillingly; go through (mental or physical states or experiences); go or live through

comply

verb act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes

illuminate

verb add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts); make lighter or brighter; make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear

inscribe

verb address, (a work of literature) in a style less formal than a dedication; write, engrave, or print as a lasting record; draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible; convert ordinary language into code; mark with one's signature; carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface; register formally as a participant or member

consult

verb advise professionally; seek information from; get or ask advice from; have a conference in order to talk something over

deform

verb alter the shape of (something) by stress; become misshapen; make formless; assume a different shape or form; cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; twist and press out of shape

distort

verb alter the shape of (something) by stress; make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story; affect as in thought or feeling; form into a spiral shape; twist and press out of shape

rekindle

verb arouse again; kindle anew, as of a fire

designate

verb assign a name or title to; design or destine; decree or designate beforehand; give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)

ascribe

verb attribute or credit to

foment

verb bathe with warm water or medicated lotions; try to stir up public opinion

pertain

verb be a part or attribute of; have to do with or be relevant to

surpass

verb be or do something to a greater degree; pass by; go beyond; distinguish oneself

coincide

verb be the same; go with, fall together; happen simultaneously

fluctuate

verb be unstable; move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern; cause to fluctuate or move in a wavelike pattern

concede

verb be willing to concede; admit, make a clean breast of; acknowledge defeat; give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

erupt

verb become active and spew forth lava and rocks; erupt or intensify suddenly; become raw or open; start abruptly; appear on the skin; break out; start to burn or burst into flames; force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up

unravel

verb become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of; become undone; disentangle

conceive

verb become pregnant; undergo conception; judge or regard; look upon; judge; have the idea for

incinerate

verb become reduced to ashes; cause to undergo combustion

assimilate

verb become similar to one's environment; make similar; become similar in sound; take (gas, light or heat) into a solution; take up mentally

generalize

verb become systemic and spread throughout the body; draw from specific cases for more general cases; speak or write in generalities; cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use

dilate

verb become wider; add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing

crumple

verb become wrinkled or crumpled or creased; to gather something into small wrinkles or folds; fold or collapse; fall apart

rejuvenate

verb become young again; make younger or more youthful; develop youthful topographical features; cause (a stream or river) to erode, as by an uplift of the land; return to life; get or give new life or energy

glorify

verb bestow glory upon; cause to seem more splendid; elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration; praise, glorify, or honor

gnaw

verb bite or chew on with the teeth; become ground down or deteriorate

obstruct

verb block passage through; shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight; hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of

shatter

verb break into many pieces; break into many pieces

disintegrate

verb break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity; lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current; cause to undergo fission or lose particles

commemorate

verb call to remembrance; keep alive the memory of someone or something, as in a ceremony; be or provide a memorial to a person or an event; mark by some ceremony or observation

saturate

verb cause (a chemical compound, vapour, solution, magnetic material) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance; infuse or fill completely

afflict

verb cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed; cause pain or suffering in; cause great unhappiness for; distress

deceive

verb cause someone to believe an untruth; be false to; be dishonest with