Word Meaning Set 01
Fledgling
Adj. Young and Inexperienced; (of a Young Bird) Having Acquired Its Flight Feathers; Noun Young Bird That Has Just Fledged or Become Capable of Flying; Any New Participant in Some Activity
Kinetic
Adj. Characterized by Motion; Relating to the Motion of Material Bodies and the Forces Associated Therewith; Supplying Motive Force
Blasphemous
Adj. Characterized by Profanity or Cursing; Grossly Irreverent Toward What is Held to Be Sacred
Decorous
Adj. Characterized by Propriety and Dignity and Good Taste in Manners and Conduct; According with Custom or Propriety
Earnest
Adj. Characterized by a Firm and Humorless Belief in the Validity of Your Opinions; Not Distracted by Anything Unrelated to the Goal; Earnest; Noun Something of Value Given by One Person to Another to Bind a Contract
Ingenuous
Adj. Characterized by an Inability to Mask Your Feelings; Not Devious; Lacking in Sophistication or Worldliness
Makeshift
Adj. Done or Made Using Whatever is Available; Noun Something Contrived to Meet an Urgent Need or Emergency
Deranged
Adj. Driven Insane
Corny
Adj. Dull and Tiresome but with Pretensions of Significance or Originality
Maudlin
Adj. Effusively or Insincerely Emotional
Chic
Adj. Elegant and Stylish; Noun Elegance by Virtue of Being Fashionable
Callous
Adj. Emotionally Hardened; Having Calluses; Having Skin Made Tough and Thick Through Wear; Verb Make Insensitive or Callous; Deaden Feelings or Morals
Auxiliary
Adj. Functioning in a Subsidiary or Supporting Capacity; Furnishing Added Support; Noun Someone Who Acts As Assistant
Livid
Adj. Furiously Angry; (of a Light) Imparting a Deathlike Luminosity; Anemic Looking from Illness or Emotion; Discolored by Coagulation of Blood Beneath the Skin
Ancillary
Adj. Furnishing Added Support
Diurnal
Adj. Having a Daily Cycle or Occurring Every Day; Belonging to or Active During the Day
Crotchety
Adj. Having a Difficult and Contrary Disposition
Ornery
Adj. Having a Difficult and Contrary Disposition
Cantankerous
Adj. Having a Difficult and Contrary Disposition; Stubbornly Obstructive and Unwilling to Cooperate
Brindled
Adj. Having a Grey or Brown Streak or a Pattern or a Patchy Coloring; Used Especially of the Patterned Fur of Cats
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
Delusive
Adj. Inappropriate to Reality or Facts
Implacable
Adj. Incapable of Being Placated
Infallible
Adj. Incapable of Failure or Error
Antagonistic
Adj. Incapable of Harmonious Association; Used Especially of Drugs or Muscles That Counteract or Neutralize Each Other's Effect; Arousing Animosity or Hostility; Characterized by Antagonism or Antipathy; Indicating Opposition or Resistance
Amorous
Adj. Inclined Toward or Displaying Love; Expressive of or Exciting Sexual Love or Romance
Florid
Adj. Inclined to a Healthy Reddish Color Often Associated with Outdoor Life; Elaborately or Excessively Ornamented
Disparate
Adj. Including Markedly Dissimilar Elements; Fundamentally Different or Distinct in Quality or Kind
Cosmic
Adj. Inconceivably Extended in Space or Time; of or from or Pertaining to or Characteristic of the Cosmos or Universe
Bodacious
Adj. Incorrigible; Unrestrained by Convention or Propriety
Meretricious
Adj. Like or Relating to a Prostitute; Based on Pretense; Deceptively Pleasing; Tastelessly Showy
Archaic
Adj. Little Evolved from or Characteristic of an Earlier Ancestral Type; So Extremely Old As Seeming to Belong to an Earlier Period
Encumbered
Adj. Loaded to Excess or Impeded by a Heavy Load
Capillary
Adj. Long and Slender with a Very Small Internal Diameter; of or Relating to Hair; Noun a Tube of Small Internal Diameter; Holds Liquid by Capillary Action; Any of the Minute Blood Vessels Connecting Arterioles with Venules
Clarion
Adj. Loud and Clear; Noun a Medieval Brass Instrument with a Clear Shrill Tone; Verb Proclaim On, or As if On, a Clarion; Blow the Clarion
Endearing
Adj. Lovable Especially in a Childlike or Naive Way
Degraded
Adj. Lowered in Value; Unrestrained by Convention or Morality
Cockamamie
Adj. Ludicrous, Foolish
Inured
Adj. Made Tough by Habitual Exposure
Brazen
Adj. Made of or Resembling Brass (as in Color or Hardness); Unrestrained by Convention or Propriety; Verb Face with Defiance or Impudence
Exhilarating
Adj. Making Lively and Cheerful; Making Lively and Joyful
Jarring
Adj. Making or Causing a Harsh and Irritating Sound
Avid
Adj. Marked by Active Interest and Enthusiasm; (often Followed by `for') Ardently or Excessively Desirous
Assiduous
Adj. Marked by Care and Persistent Effort
Impudent
Adj. Marked by Casual Disrespect; Improperly Forward or Bold
Ambidextrous
Adj. Marked by Deliberate Deceptiveness Especially by Pretending One Set of Feelings and Acting Under the Influence of Another; Equally Skillful with Each Hand
Fanatical
Adj. Marked by Excessive Enthusiasm for and Intense Devotion to a Cause or Idea
Hysterical
Adj. Marked by Excessive or Uncontrollable Emotion; Characterized by or Arising from Psychoneurotic Hysteria
Meticulous
Adj. Marked by Extreme Care in Treatment of Details; Marked by Precise Accordance with Details
Desultory
Adj. Marked by Lack of Definite Plan or Regularity or Purpose; Jumping from One Thing to Another
Astute
Adj. Marked by Practical Hardheaded Intelligence
Discreet
Adj. Marked by Prudence or Modesty and Wise Self-restraint; Heedful of Potential Consequences; Unobtrusively Perceptive and Sympathetic
Efficacious
Adj. Marked by Qualities Giving the Power to Produce an Intended Effect; Producing or Capable of Producing an Intended Result or Having a Striking Effect
Furtive
Adj. Marked by Quiet and Caution and Secrecy; Taking Pains to Avoid Being Observed; Secret and Sly or Sordid
Brusque
Adj. Marked by Rude or Peremptory Shortness
Crafty
Adj. Marked by Skill in Deception
Acrimonious
Adj. Marked by Strong Resentment or Cynicism
Delirious
Adj. Marked by Uncontrolled Excitement or Emotion; Experiencing Delirium
Impetuous
Adj. Marked by Violent Force; Characterized by Undue Haste and Lack of Thought or Deliberation
Apathetic
Adj. Marked by a Lack of Interest; Showing Little or No Emotion or Animation
Forlorn
Adj. Marked by or Showing Hopelessness
Judicious
Adj. Marked by the Exercise of Good Judgment or Common Sense in Practical Matters
Aberrant
Adj. Markedly Different from an Accepted Norm; Noun One Whose Behavior Departs Substantially from the Norm of a Group
Conspicuous
Adj. Obvious to the Eye or Mind; Without Any Attempt at Concealment; Completely Obvious
Convivial
Adj. Occupied with or Fond of the Pleasures of Good Company
Azygous
Adj. Occurring Singly; Not One of a Pair
Incessant
Adj. Occurring So Frequently As to Seem Ceaseless or Uninterrupted; Uninterrupted in Time and Indefinitely Long Continuing
Fortuitous
Adj. Occurring by Happy Chance; Having No Cause or Apparent Cause
Daily
Adj. Occurring or Done Each Day; Measured by the Day or Happening Every Day; Adv. Without Missing a Day; Gradually and Progressively; Noun a Newspaper That is Published Every Day
Abhorrent
Adj. Offensive to the Mind
Fetid
Adj. Offensively Malodorous
Noisome
Adj. Offensively Malodorous; Causing or Able to Cause Nausea
Bumptious
Adj. Offensively Self-assertive
Obsolete
Adj. Old; No Longer in Use or Valid or Fashionable; No Longer in Use
Inchoate
Adj. Only Partly in Existence; Imperfectly Formed
Incipient
Adj. Only Partly in Existence; Imperfectly Formed
Leery
Adj. Openly Distrustful and Unwilling to Confide
Candid
Adj. Openly Straightforward and Direct Without Reserve or Secretiveness; Informal or Natural; Especially Caught off Guard or Unprepared; Characterized by Directness in Manner or Speech; Without Subtlety or Evasion
Pacifist
Adj. Opposed to War; Noun Someone Opposed to Violence As a Means of Settling Disputes
Bombastic
Adj. Ostentatiously Lofty in Style
Cloying
Adj. Overly Sweet
Delinquent
Adj. Past Due; Not Paid at the Scheduled Time; Persistently Bad; Guilty of a Minor Misdeed; Failing in What Duty Requires; Noun a Young Offender
Idiosyncratic
Adj. Peculiar to the Individual
Discernable
Adj. Perceptible by the Senses or Intellect
Discernible
Adj. Perceptible by the Senses or Intellect; Capable of Being Seen or Noticed; Capable of Being Perceived Clearly
Brooding
Adj. Persistently or Morbidly Thoughtful; Noun Sitting on Eggs So As to Hatch Them by the Warmth of the Body; Persistent Morbid Meditation on a Problem
Musing
Adj. Persistently or Morbidly Thoughtful; Noun a Calm Lengthy Intent Consideration
Crabbed
Adj. Perversely Irritable
Benign
Adj. Pleasant and Beneficial in Nature or Influence; Kindness of Disposition or Manner; Not Dangerous to Health; Not Recurrent or Progressive (especially of a Tumor)
Novel
Adj. Pleasantly New or Different; Original and of a Kind Not Seen Before; Noun a Printed and Bound Book That is an Extended Work of Fiction; a Extended Fictional Work in Prose; Usually in the Form of a Story
Mellifluous
Adj. Pleasing to the Ear
Gratifying
Adj. Pleasing to the Mind or Feeling; Occasioning Pride; Affording Satisfaction or Pleasure; Giving Pleasure or Satisfaction
Destitute
Adj. Poor Enough to Need Help from Others; Completely Wanting or Lacking
Charismatic
Adj. Possessing an Extraordinary Ability to Attract
Cogent
Adj. Powerfully Persuasive
Mendicant
Adj. Practicing Beggary; Noun a Pauper Who Lives by Begging; a Male Member of a Religious Order That Originally Relied Solely on Alms
Ascetic
Adj. Practicing Great Self-denial; Pertaining to or Characteristic of an Ascetic or the Practice of Rigorous Self-discipline; Noun Someone Who Practices Self Denial As a Spiritual Discipline
Determinate
Adj. Precisely Determined or Limited or Defined; Especially Fixed by Rule or by a Specific and Constant Cause; Not Continuing to Grow Indefinitely at the Apex; Supplying or Being a Final or Conclusive Settlement
Explicit
Adj. Precisely and Clearly Expressed or Readily Observable; Leaving Nothing to Implication; in Accordance with Fact or the Primary Meaning of a Term
Congenital
Adj. Present at Birth but Not Necessarily Hereditary; Acquired During Fetal Development
Impermeable
Adj. Preventing Especially Liquids to Pass or Diffuse Through
Futile
Adj. Producing No Result or Effect; Unproductive of Success
Bountiful
Adj. Producing in Abundance; Given or Giving Freely
August
Adj. Profoundly Honored; of or Befitting a Lord; Noun the Month Following July and Preceding September
Apocalyptic
Adj. Prophetic of Devastation or Ultimate Doom; of or Relating to an Apocalypse
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
Atrocious
Adj. Provoking Horror; Exceptionally Bad or Displeasing; Shockingly Brutal or Cruel
Grandiloquent
Adj. Puffed Up with Vanity; Lofty in Style
Adroit
Adj. Quick or Skillful or Adept in Action or Thought; Skillful (or Showing Skill) in Adapting Means to Ends
Jilted
Adj. Rebuffed (by a Lover) Without Warning
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
Attenuate
Adj. Reduced in Strength; Verb Become Weaker, in Strength, Value, or Magnitude; Weaken the Consistency of (a Chemical Substance)
Glum
Adj. Reflecting Gloom; Showing a Brooding Ill Humor
Consanguine
Adj. Related by Blood
Agrarian
Adj. Relating to Rural Matters
Bucolic
Adj. Relating to Shepherds or Herdsmen or Devoted to Raising Sheep or Cattle; Used of Idealized Country Life; Noun a Short Descriptive Poem of Rural or Pastoral Life; a Country Person
Chronological
Adj. Relating to or Arranged According to Temporal Order
Fascist
Adj. Relating to or Characteristic of Fascism; Noun an Adherent of Fascism or Other Right-wing Authoritarian Views
Burlesque
Adj. Relating to or Characteristic of a Burlesque; Noun a Theatrical Entertainment of Broad and Earthy Humor; Consists of Comic Skits and Short Turns (and Sometimes Striptease); a Composition That Imitates Somebody's Style in a Humorous Way; Verb Make a Parody of
Itinerant
Adj. Working for a Short Time in Different Places; Traveling from Place to Place to Work; Noun a Laborer Who Moves from Place to Place As Demanded by Employment
Insidious
Adj. Working or Spreading in a Hidden and Usually Injurious Way; Intended to Entrap; Beguiling but Harmful
Laudable
Adj. Worthy of High Praise
Callow
Adj. Young and Inexperienced
Dalmatian
Adj. of or Relating to Dalmatia or Its Inhabitants; Noun a Large Breed Having a Smooth White Coat with Black or Brown Spots; Originated in Dalmatia; a Native or Inhabitant of Dalmatia
Demographic
Adj. of or Relating to Demography; Noun a Statistic Characterizing Human Populations (or Segments of Human Populations Broken Down by Age or Sex or Income Etc.)
Epistemic
Adj. of or Relating to Epistemology
Conjugal
Adj. of or Relating to Marriage or to the Relationship Between a Wife and Husband
Dominican
Adj. of or Relating to Saint Dominic or the Dominican Order; of or Relating to or Characteristic of the Dominican Republic or Its People; Noun a Roman Catholic Friar Wearing the Black Mantle of the Dominican Order
Freudian
Adj. of or Relating to Sigmund Freud or His Psychoanalytic Ideas; Noun a Person Who Follows the Basic Theories or Practices of Sigmund Freud
Cadaverous
Adj. of or Relating to a Cadaver or Corpse; Very Thin Especially from Disease or Hunger or Cold
Harpy
Noun Large Black-and-white Crested Eagle of Tropical America; Any of Various Fruit Bats of the Genus Nyctimene Distinguished by Nostrils Drawn out into Diverging Tubes; (greek Mythology) Vicious Winged Monster; Often Depicted As a Bird with the Head of a Woman; a Malicious Woman with a Fierce Temper
Kelp
Noun Large Brown Seaweeds Having Fluted Leathery Fronds
Brazier
Noun Large Metal Container in Which Coal or Charcoal is Burned; Warms People Who Must Stay Outside for Long Times
Hornet
Noun Large Stinging Paper Wasp
Balloon
Noun Large Tough Nonrigid Bag Filled with Gas or Heated Air; Small Thin Inflatable Rubber Bag with Narrow Neck; Verb Become Inflated; Ride in a Hot-air Balloon
Cormorant
Noun Large Voracious Dark-colored Long-necked Seabird with a Distensible Pouch for Holding Fish; Used in Asia to Catch Fish
Caisson
Noun Large Watertight Chamber Used for Construction Under Water; a Chest to Hold Ammunition; a Two-wheeled Military Vehicle Carrying Artillery Ammunition; an Ornamental Sunken Panel in a Ceiling or Dome
Bandana
Noun Large and Brightly Colored Handkerchief; Often Used As a Neckerchief
Clemency
Noun Leniency and Compassion Shown Toward Offenders by a Person or Agency Charged with Administering Justice; Good Weather with Comfortable Temperatures
Banter
Noun Light Teasing Repartee; Verb Be Silly or Tease One Another
Auscultation
Noun Listening to Sounds Within the Body (usually with a Stethoscope)
Alacrity
Noun Liveliness and Eagerness
Chameleon
Noun Lizard of Africa and Madagascar Able to Change Skin Color and Having a Projectile Tongue; a Changeable or Inconstant Person; a Faint Constellation in the Polar Region of the Southern Hemisphere Near Apus and Mensa
Nostalgia
Noun Longing for Something Past
Compliance
Noun Happy Friendly Agreement; the Act of Submitting; Usually Surrendering Power to Another; Acting According to Certain Accepted Standards; a Disposition or Tendency to Yield to the Will of Others
Drudgery
Noun Hard Monotonous Routine Work
Censure
Noun Harsh Criticism or Disapproval; the State of Being Excommunicated; Verb Rebuke Formally
Asperity
Noun Harshness of Manner; Something Hard to Endure
Cognisance
Noun Having Knowledge of
Ineptitude
Noun Having No Qualities That Would Render It Valuable or Useful; Unskillfulness Resulting from a Lack of Training
Hearth
Noun Home Symbolized As a Part of the Fireplace; an Area Near a Fireplace (usually Paved and Extending out into a Room); an Open Recess in a Wall at the Base of a Chimney Where a Fire Can Be Built
Belligerence
Noun Hostile or Warlike Attitude or Nature; a Natural Disposition to Be Hostile
Condominium
Noun Housing Consisting of a Complex of Dwelling Units (as an Apartment House) in Which Each Unit is Individually Owned; One of the Dwelling Units in a Condominium
Appellation
Noun Identifying Word or Words by Which Someone or Something is Called and Classified or Distinguished from Others
Intolerance
Noun Impatience with Annoyances; Unwillingness to Recognize and Respect Differences in Opinions or Beliefs
Aphasia
Noun Inability to Use or Understand Language (spoken or Written) Because of a Brain Lesion
Annuity
Noun Income from Capital Investment Paid in a Series of Regular Payments
Dermatitis
Noun Inflammation of the Skin; Skin Becomes Itchy and May Develop Blisters
Clobber
Noun Informal Terms for Personal Possessions; Verb Strike Violently and Repeatedly; Beat Thoroughly and Conclusively in a Competition or Fight
Cant
Noun Insincere Talk About Religion or Morals; Two Surfaces Meeting at an Angle Different from 90 Degrees; Stock Phrases That Have Become Nonsense Through Endless Repetition; a Characteristic Language of a Particular Group (as Among Thieves); a Slope in the Turn of a Road or Track; the Outside is Higher Than the Inside in Order to Reduce the Effects of Centrifugal Force; Verb Heel over
Guillotine
Noun Instrument of Execution That Consists of a Weighted Blade Between Two Vertical Poles; Used for Beheading People; Closure Imposed on the Debate of Specific Sections of a Bill; Verb Kill by Cutting the Head off with a Guillotine
Dint
Noun Interchangeable with `means' in the Expression `by Means Of'
Leverage
Noun Investing with Borrowed Money As a Way to Amplify Potential Gains (at the Risk of Greater Losses); Strategic Advantage; Power to Act Effectively; the Mechanical Advantage Gained by Being in a Position to Use a Lever; Verb Provide with Leverage; Supplement with Leverage
Aegis
Noun Kindly Endorsement and Guidance; Armor Plate That Protects the Chest; the Front Part of a Cuirass
Diffidence
Noun Lack of Self-confidence
Cougar
Noun Large American Feline Resembling a Lion
Buccaneer
Noun Someone Who Robs at Sea or Plunders the Land from the Sea Without Having a Commission from Any Sovereign Nation; Verb Live Like a Buccaneer
Collier
Noun Someone Who Works in a Coal Mine
Cynic
Noun Someone Who is Critical of the Motives of Others; a Member of a Group of Ancient Greek Philosophers Who Advocated the Doctrine That Virtue is the Only Good and That the Essence of Virtue is Self-control
Conscript
Noun Someone Who is Drafted into Military Service; Verb Enroll into Service Compulsorily
Layperson
Noun Someone Who is Not a Clergyman or a Professional Person
Defeatist
Noun Someone Who is Resigned to Defeat Without Offering Positive Suggestions
Casuist
Noun Someone Whose Reasoning is Subtle and Often Specious
Narcissist
Noun Someone in Love with Themselves
Confidant
Noun Someone to Whom Private Matters Are Confided
Barm
Noun a Commercial Leavening Agent Containing Yeast Cells; Used to Raise the Dough in Making Bread and for Fermenting Beer or Whiskey
Disdain
Noun a Communication That Indicates Lack of Respect by Patronizing the Recipient; Lack of Respect Accompanied by a Feeling of Intense Dislike; Verb Reject with Contempt; Look Down on with Disdain
Consul
Noun a Diplomat Appointed by a Government to Protect Its Commercial Interests and Help Its Citizens in a Foreign Country
Dessert
Noun a Dish Served As the Last Course of a Meal
Epilepsy
Noun a Disorder of the Central Nervous System Characterized by Loss of Consciousness and Convulsions
Kerfuffle
Noun a Disorderly Outburst or Tumult
Illiberality
Noun a Disposition Not to Be Liberal (generous) with Money
Bonhomie
Noun a Disposition to Be Friendly and Approachable (easy to Talk To)
Faction
Noun a Dissenting Clique; a Clique (often Secret) That Seeks Power Usually Through Intrigue
Hallmark
Noun a Distinctive Characteristic or Attribute; a Mark on an Article of Trade to Indicate Its Origin and Authenticity
Harlem
Noun a District of Manhattan; Now Largely a Black Ghetto
Epiphany
Noun a Divine Manifestation; Twelve Days After Christmas; Celebrates the Visit of the Three Wise Men to the Infant Jesus
Dermatologist
Noun a Doctor Who Specializes in the Physiology and Pathology of the Skin
Dogma
Noun a Doctrine or Code of Beliefs Accepted As Authoritative; a Religious Doctrine That is Proclaimed As True Without Proof
Credentials
Noun a Document Attesting to the Truth of Certain Stated Facts
Dominatrix
Noun a Dominating Woman (especially One Who Plays That Role in a Sadomasochistic Sexual Relationship)
Bassoon
Noun a Double-reed Instrument; the Tenor of the Oboe Family
Declivity
Noun a Downward Slope or Bend
Antagonist
Noun a Drug That Neutralizes or Counteracts the Effects of Another Drug; a Muscle That Relaxes While Another Contracts; Someone Who Offers Opposition
Counterpart
Noun a Duplicate Copy; a Person or Thing Having the Same Function or Characteristics As Another
Mogul
Noun a Member of the Muslim Dynasty That Ruled India Until 1857; a Bump on a Ski Slope; a Very Wealthy or Powerful Businessman
Modality
Noun a Method of Therapy That Involves Physical or Electrical Therapeutic Treatment; a Particular Sense; a Classification of Propositions on the Basis of Whether They Claim Necessity or Possibility or Impossibility; Verb Inflections That Express How the Action or State is Conceived by the Speaker
Chiropractic
Noun a Method of Treatment That Manipulates Body Structures (especially the Spine) to Relieve Low Back Pain or Even Headache or High Blood Pressure
Compromise
Noun a Middle Way Between Two Extremes; an Accommodation in Which Both Sides Make Concessions; Verb Settle by Concession; Make a Compromise; Arrive at a Compromise; Expose or Make Liable to Danger, Suspicion, or Disrepute
Microcosm
Noun a Miniature Model of Something
Bauble
Noun a Mock Scepter Carried by a Court Jester; Cheap Showy Jewelry or Ornament on Clothing
Abbey
Noun a Monastery Ruled by an Abbot; a Convent Ruled by an Abbess; a Church Associated with a Monastery or Convent
Lycanthrope
Noun a Monster Able to Change Appearance from Human to Wolf
Claustrophobia
Noun a Morbid Fear of Being Closed in a Confined Space
Dovetail
Noun a Mortise Joint Formed by Interlocking Tenons and Mortises; Verb Fit Together Tightly, As if by Means of a Dovetail
Elegy
Noun a Mournful Poem; a Lament for the Dead
Cantata
Noun a Musical Composition for Voices and Orchestra Based on a Religious Text
Counterpoint
Noun a Musical Form Involving the Simultaneous Sound of Two or More Melodies; Verb Write in Counterpoint; to Show Differences when Compared; Be Different
Defile
Noun a Narrow Pass (especially One Between Mountains); Verb Place Under Suspicion or Cast Doubt Upon; Spot, Stain, or Pollute; Make Dirty or Spotty, As by Exposure to Air; Also Used Metaphorically
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
Brook
Noun a Natural Stream of Water Smaller Than a River (and Often a Tributary of a River); Verb Put Up with Something or Somebody Unpleasant
Brawl
Noun a Noisy Fight in a Crowd; an Uproarious Party; Verb to Quarrel Noisily, Angrily or Disruptively
Affray
Noun a Noisy Fight; Noisy Quarrel
Fray
Noun a Noisy Fight; Verb Wear Away by Rubbing; Cause Friction
Obituary
Noun a Notice of Someone's Death; Usually Includes a Short Biography
Cadre
Noun a Nucleus of Military Personnel Capable of Expansion; a Small Unit Serving As Part of or As the Nucleus of a Larger Political Movement
Autocracy
Noun a Political Theory Favoring Unlimited Authority by a Single Individual; a Political System Governed by a Single Individual
Cancun
Noun a Popular Island Resort off the Northeastern Tip of the Yucatan Peninsula
Incentive
Noun a Positive Motivational Influence; an Additional Payment (or Other Remuneration) to Employees As a Means of Increasing Output
Maelstrom
Noun a Powerful Circular Current of Water (usually the Result of Conflicting Tides)
Condiment
Noun a Preparation (a Sauce or Relish or Spice) to Enhance Flavor or Enjoyment
Amen
Noun a Primeval Egyptian Personification of Air and Breath; Worshipped Especially at Thebes
Cavalcade
Noun a Procession of People Traveling on Horseback
Chef
Noun a Professional Cook
Anorexia
Noun a Prolonged Disorder of Eating Due to Loss of Appetite
Itinerary
Noun a Proposed Route of Travel; a Guidebook for Travelers; an Established Line of Travel or Access
Alchemy
Noun a Pseudoscientific Forerunner of Chemistry in Medieval Times; the Way Two Individuals Relate to Each Other
Discotheque
Noun a Public Dance Hall for Dancing to Recorded Popular Music
Coroner
Noun a Public Official Who Investigates by Inquest Any Death Not Due to Natural Causes
Advert
Noun a Public Promotion of Some Product or Service; Verb Make Reference To; Make a More or Less Disguised Reference To; Give Heed (to)
Felon
Noun a Purulent Infection at the End of a Finger or Toe in the Area Surrounding the Nail; Someone Who Has Committed (or Been Legally Convicted Of) a Crime
Assay
Noun a Quantitative or Qualitative Test of a Substance (especially an Ore or a Drug) to Determine Its Components; Frequently Used to Test for the Presence or Concentration of Infectious Agents or Antibodies Etc.; an Appraisal of the State of Affairs; a Written Report of the Results of an Analysis of the Composition of Some Substance; a Substance That is Undergoing an Analysis of Its Components; Verb Analyze (chemical Substances); Make an Effort or Attempt
Aught
Noun a Quantity of No Importance
Inquisitor
Noun a Questioner Who is Excessively Harsh; an Official of the Ecclesiastical Court of the Inquisition
Bustle
Noun a Rapid Active Commotion; a Framework Worn at the Back Below the Waist for Giving Fullness to a Woman's Skirt; Verb Move or Cause to Move Energetically or Busily
Celerity
Noun a Rate That is Rapid
Atavism
Noun a Reappearance of an Earlier Characteristic
Cadence
Noun a Recurrent Rhythmical Series; the Close of a Musical Section; (prosody) the Accent in a Metrical Foot of Verse
Abolitionist
Noun a Reformer Who Favors Abolishing Slavery
Compliment
Noun a Remark (or Act) Expressing Praise and Admiration; Verb Say Something to Someone That Expresses Praise; Express Respect or Esteem for
Effigy
Noun a Representation of a Person (especially in the Form of Sculpture)
Caricature
Noun a Representation of a Person That is Exaggerated for Comic Effect; Verb Represent in or Produce a Caricature of
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
Contumely
Noun a Rude Expression Intended to Offend or Hurt
Fulminate
Noun a Salt or Ester of Fulminic Acid; Verb Cause to Explode Violently and with Loud Noise; Come on Suddenly and Intensely; Criticize Severely
Maxim
Noun a Saying That is Widely Accepted on Its Own Merits; English Inventor (born in the United States) Who Invented the Maxim Gun That Was Used in World War I (1840-1916)
Coquette
Noun a Seductive Woman Who Uses Her Sex Appeal to Exploit Men; Verb Talk or Behave Amorously, Without Serious Intentions
Felony
Noun a Serious Crime (such As Murder or Arson)
Aficionado
Noun a Serious Devotee of Some Particular Music Genre or Musical Performer; a Fan of Bull Fighting
Acerbity
Noun a Sharp Sour Taste; a Sharp Bitterness; a Rough and Bitter Manner
Apiary
Noun a Shed Containing a Number of Beehives
Haven
Noun a Shelter Serving As a Place of Safety or Sanctuary; a Sheltered Port Where Ships Can Take on or Discharge Cargo
Castaway
Noun a Shipwrecked Person; a Person Who is Rejected (from Society or Home)
Cite
Noun a Short Note Recognizing a Source of Information or of a Quoted Passage; Verb Call in an Official Matter, Such As to Attend Court; Advance Evidence For; Commend; Repeat a Passage From; Refer to for Illustration or Proof; Make Reference To; Refer to
Aphorism
Noun a Short Pithy Instructive Saying
Apophthegm
Noun a Short Pithy Instructive Saying
Apothegm
Noun a Short Pithy Instructive Saying
Gnome
Noun a Short Pithy Saying Expressing a General Truth; a Legendary Creature Resembling a Tiny Old Man; Lives in the Depths of the Earth and Guards Buried Treasure
Errand
Noun a Short Trip That is Taken in the Performance of a Necessary Task or Mission
Balladeer
Noun a Singer of Popular Ballads
Deadlock
Noun a Situation in Which No Progress Can Be Made or No Advancement is Possible
Crinkle
Noun a Slight Depression in the Smoothness of a Surface; Verb Become Wrinkled or Crumpled or Creased; Make Wrinkles or Creases into a Smooth Surface
Morsel
Noun a Small Amount of Solid Food; a Mouthful; a Small Quantity of Anything
Fret
Noun a Small Bar of Metal Across the Fingerboard of a Musical Instrument; when the String is Stopped by a Finger at the Metal Bar It Will Produce a Note of the Desired Pitch; an Ornamental Pattern Consisting of Repeated Vertical and Horizontal Lines (often in Relief); Agitation Resulting from Active Worry; a Spot That Has Been Worn Away by Abrasion or Erosion; Verb Wear Away or Erode; Decorate with an Interlaced Design; Carve a Pattern Into; Be Agitated or Irritated; Cause Annoyance In; Provide (a Musical Instrument) with Frets; Remove Soil or Rock; Cause Friction; Be Too Tight; Rub or Press; Gnaw Into; Make Resentful or Angry; Worry Unnecessarily or Excessively; Become or Make Sore by or As if by Rubbing
Dinghy
Noun a Small Boat of Shallow Draft with Cross Thwarts for Seats and Rowlocks for Oars with Which It is Propelled
Flake
Noun a Small Fragment of Something Broken off from the Whole; a Person with an Unusual or Odd Personality; a Crystal of Snow; Verb Cover with Flakes or As if with Flakes; Form into Flakes; Come off in Flakes or Thin Small Pieces
Dollop
Noun a Small Measure (usually of Food)
Modicum
Noun a Small or Moderate or Token Amount
Facet
Noun a Smooth Surface (as of a Bone or Cut Gemstone); a Distinct Feature or Element in a Problem
Canter
Noun a Smooth Three-beat Gait; Between a Trot and a Gallop; Verb Ride at a Canter; Ride at a Cantering Pace; Go at a Canter, of Horses
Charade
Noun a Word Acted out in an Episode of the Game of Charades; a Composition That Imitates Somebody's Style in a Humorous Way
Acronym
Noun a Word Formed from the Initial Letters of the Several Words in the Name
Anagram
Noun a Word or Phrase Spelled by Rearranging the Letters of Another Word or Phrase; Verb Read Letters out of Order to Discover a Hidden Meaning
Conglomeration
Noun an Occurrence Combining Miscellaneous Things into a (more or Less) Rounded Mass; a Rounded Spherical Form; a Sum Total of Many Heterogenous Things Taken Together
Adjutant
Noun an Officer Who Acts As Military Assistant to a More Senior Officer; Large Indian Stork with a Military Gait
Diplomat
Noun an Official Engaged in International Negotiations; a Person Who Deals Tactfully with Others
Communique
Noun an Official Report (usually Sent in Haste)
Bureaucrat
Noun an Official of a Bureaucracy
Onus
Noun an Onerous or Difficult Concern
Aberration
Noun an Optical Phenomenon Resulting from the Failure of a Lens or Mirror to Produce a Good Image; a Disorder in One's Mental State; a State or Condition Markedly Different from the Norm
Demagogue
Noun an Orator Who Appeals to the Passions and Prejudices of His Audience
Messiah
Noun an Oratorio Composed by Handel in 1742; the Awaited King of the Jews; the Promised and Expected Deliverer of the Jewish People; Jesus Christ; Considered by Christians to Be the Promised Deliverer; Any Expected Deliverer
Archetype
Noun an Original Model on Which Something is Patterned
Cockade
Noun an Ornament (such As a Knot of Ribbon or a Rosette) Usually Worn on the Hat
Bard
Noun an Ornamental Caparison for a Horse; a Lyric Poet; Verb Put a Caparison on
Diadem
Noun an Ornamental Jewelled Headdress Signifying Sovereignty
Console
Noun an Ornamental Scroll-shaped Bracket (especially One Used to Support a Wall Fixture); a Scientific Instrument Consisting of Displays and an Input Device That an Operator Can Use to Monitor and Control a System (especially a Computer System); Housing for Electronic Instruments, As Radio or Television; a Small Table Fixed to a Wall or Designed to Stand Against a Wall; Verb Give Moral or Emotional Strength to
Awe
Noun an Overwhelming Feeling of Wonder or Admiration; a Profound Emotion Inspired by a Deity; Verb Inspire Awe in
Crone
Noun an Ugly Evil-looking Old Woman
Canker
Noun an Ulceration (especially of the Lips or Lining of the Mouth); a Fungal Disease of Woody Plants That Causes Localized Damage to the Bark; a Pernicious and Malign Influence That is Hard to Get Rid Of; Verb Infect with a Canker; Become Infected with a Canker
Arrears
Noun an Unpaid Overdue Debt; the State of Being Behind in Payments
Daub
Noun an Unskillful Painting; Material Used to Daub Walls; a Blemish Made by Dirt; Verb Cover (a Surface) by Smearing (a Substance) over It; Apply to a Surface; Coat with Plaster
Lurch
Noun an Unsteady Uneven Gait; the Act of Moving Forward Suddenly; Abrupt Up-and-down Motion (as Caused by a Ship or Other Conveyance); a Decisive Defeat in a Game (especially in Cribbage); Verb Defeat by a Lurch; Move Abruptly; Move Slowly and Unsteadily; Walk As if Unable to Control One's Movements; Loiter About, with No Apparent Aim
Acclivity
Noun an Upward Slope or Grade (as in a Road)
Name
Noun by the Sanction or Authority Of; a Language Unit by Which a Person or Thing is Known; a Defamatory or Abusive Word or Phrase; Family Based on Male Descent; a Well-known or Notable Person; a Person's Reputation; Verb Mention and Identify by Name; Give the Name or Identifying Characteristics Of; Refer to by Name or Some Other Identifying Characteristic Property; Assign a Specified (usually Proper) Proper Name To; Charge with a Function; Charge to Be; Determine or Distinguish the Nature of a Problem or an Illness Through a Diagnostic Analysis; Identify As in Botany or Biology, for Example; Give or Make a List Of; Name Individually; Give the Names Of; Make Reference To; Create and Charge with a Task or Function
Mephitis
Noun in Some Classifications: Type Genus of the Subfamily Mephitinae; a Poisonous or Foul Smelling Gas Emitted from the Earth; a Distinctive Odor That is Offensively Unpleasant
Iota
Noun the 9th Letter of the Greek Alphabet; a Tiny or Scarcely Detectable Amount
Agitation
Noun the Act of Agitating Something; Causing It to Move Around (usually Vigorously); Disturbance Usually in Protest; the Feeling of Being Agitated; Not Calm; a State of Agitation or Turbulent Change or Development; a Mental State of Extreme Emotional Disturbance
Gradation
Noun the Act of Arranging in Grades; Relative Position in a Graded Series; a Degree of Ablaut
Crouch
Noun the Act of Bending Low with the Limbs Close to the Body; Verb Bend One's Back Forward from the Waist on Down; Sit on One's Heels
Malediction
Noun the Act of Calling Down a Curse That Invokes Evil (and Usually Serves As an Insult)
Imprecation
Noun the Act of Calling Down a Curse That Invokes Evil (and Usually Serves As an Insult); a Slanderous Accusation
Chomping
Noun the Act of Chewing Noisily
Agglomeration
Noun the Act of Collecting in a Mass; the Act of Agglomerating; a Jumbled Collection or Mass
Egress
Noun the Act of Coming (or Going) Out; Becoming Apparent; (astronomy) the Reappearance of a Celestial Body After an Eclipse; the Becoming Visible; Verb Come out of
Coercion
Noun the Act of Compelling by Force of Authority; Using Force to Cause Something
Compilation
Noun the Act of Compiling (as into a Single Book or File or List); Something That is Compiled (as into a Single Book or File)
Constraint
Noun the Act of Constraining; the Threat or Use of Force to Control the Thoughts or Behavior of Others; the State of Being Physically Constrained; a Device That Retards Something's Motion
Ford
Noun the Act of Crossing a Stream or River by Wading or in a Car or on a Horse; a Shallow Area in a Stream That Can Be Forded; United States Manufacturer of Automobiles Who Pioneered Mass Production (1863-1947); 38th President of the United States; Appointed Vice President and Succeeded Nixon when Nixon Resigned (1913-); English Writer and Editor (1873-1939); Son of Henry Ford (1893-1943); Grandson of Henry Ford (1917-1987); United States Film Maker (1896-1973); Verb Cross a River Where It's Shallow
Abscission
Noun the Act of Cutting Something Off; Shedding of Flowers and Leaves and Fruit Following Formation of Scar Tissue in a Plant
Damnation
Noun the Act of Damning; the State of Being Condemned to Eternal Punishment in Hell
Delusion
Noun the Act of Deluding; Deception by Creating Illusory Ideas; a Mistaken or Unfounded Opinion or Idea; (psychology) an Erroneous Belief That is Held in the Face of Evidence to the Contrary
Demolition
Noun the Act of Demolishing; an Event (or the Result of an Event) That Completely Destroys Something
Deposition
Noun the Act of Deposing Someone; Removing a Powerful Person from a Position or Office; (law) a Pretrial Interrogation of a Witness; Usually Conducted in a Lawyer's Office; the Natural Process of Laying Down a Deposit of Something; the Act of Putting Something Somewhere
Derision
Noun the Act of Deriding or Treating with Contempt; Contemptuous Laughter
Detonation
Noun the Act of Detonating an Explosive; a Violent Release of Energy Caused by a Chemical or Nuclear Reaction
Detraction
Noun the Act of Discrediting or Detracting from Someone's Reputation (especially by Slander); a Petty Disparagement
Levy
Noun the Act of Drafting into Military Service; a Charge Imposed and Collected; Verb Impose and Collect; Cause to Assemble or Enlist in the Military
Gouge
Noun the Act of Gouging; and Edge Tool with a Blade Like a Trough for Cutting Channels or Grooves; an Impression in a Surface (as Made by a Blow); Verb Force with the Thumb; Make a Groove In; Obtain by Coercion or Intimidation
Graft
Noun the Act of Grafting Something Onto Something Else; (surgery) Tissue or Organ Transplanted from a Donor to a Recipient; in Some Cases the Patient Can Be Both Donor and Recipient; the Practice of Offering Something (usually Money) in Order to Gain an Illicit Advantage; Verb Cause to Grow Together Parts from Different Plants; Place the Organ of a Donor into the Body of a Recipient
Neologism
Noun the Act of Inventing a Word or Phrase; a Newly Invented Word or Phrase
Laceration
Noun the Act of Lacerating; a Torn Ragged Wound
Din
Noun the Act of Making a Noisy Disturbance; a Loud Harsh or Strident Noise; Verb Instill (into a Person) by Constant Repetition; Make a Resonant Sound, Like Artillery
Discount
Noun the Act of Reducing the Selling Price of Merchandise; an Amount or Percentage Deducted; a Refund of Some Fraction of the Amount Paid; Interest on an Annual Basis Deducted in Advance on a Loan; Verb Give a Reduction in Price On; Bar from Attention or Consideration
Attrition
Noun the Act of Rubbing Together; Wearing Something Down by Friction; a Wearing Down to Weaken or Destroy; Sorrow for Sin Arising from Fear of Damnation; the Wearing Down of Rock Particles by Friction Due to Water or Wind or Ice; Erosion by Friction
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)
Dispatch
Noun the Act of Sending off Something; Killing a Person or Animal; the Property of Being Prompt and Efficient; an Official Report (usually Sent in Haste); Verb Kill Without Delay; Send Away Towards a Designated Goal; Dispose of Rapidly and Without Delay and Efficiently; Complete or Carry Out; Kill Intentionally and with Premeditation
Coitus
Noun the Act of Sexual Procreation Between a Man and a Woman; the Man's Penis is Inserted into the Woman's Vagina and Excited Until Orgasm and Ejaculation Occur
Aspersion
Noun the Act of Sprinkling Water in Baptism (rare); an Abusive Attack on a Person's Character or Good Name; a Disparaging Remark
Heist
Noun the Act of Stealing; Robbery at Gunpoint; Verb Commit a Burglary; Enter and Rob a Dwelling
Larceny
Noun the Act of Taking Something from Someone Unlawfully
Aversion
Noun the Act of Turning Yourself (or Your Gaze) Away; a Feeling of Intense Dislike
Contortion
Noun the Act of Twisting or Deforming the Shape of Something (e.g., Yourself); a Tortuous and Twisted Shape or Position
Blandishment
Noun the Act of Urging by Means of Teasing or Flattery; Flattery Intended to Persuade
Brandish
Noun the Act of Waving; Verb Move or Swing Back and Forth; Exhibit Aggressively
Gratification
Noun the Act or an Instance of Satisfying; State of Being Gratified; Great Satisfaction
Contusion
Noun the Action of Bruising; an Injury That Doesn't Break the Skin but Results in Some Discoloration
Decomposition
Noun the Analysis of a Vector Field; (biology) the Process of Decay Caused by Bacterial or Fungal Action; (chemistry) Separation of a Substance into Two or More Substances That May Differ from Each Other and from the Original Substance; in a Decomposed State; the Organic Phenomenon of Rotting
Countenance
Noun the Appearance Conveyed by a Person's Face; the Human Face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' Are Informal Terms for `face' and `phiz' is British); Formal and Explicit Approval; Verb Consent To, Give Permission
Fumigation
Noun the Application of a Gas or Smoke to Something for the Purpose of Disinfecting It
Bailiwick
Noun the Area over Which a Bailiff Has Jurisdiction; a Branch of Knowledge
Ambience
Noun the Atmosphere of an Environment; a Particular Environment or Surrounding Influence
Brevity
Noun the Attribute of Being Brief or Fleeting; the Use of Brief Expressions
Archaeology
Noun the Branch of Anthropology That Studies Prehistoric People and Their Cultures
Dismiss
Verb Bar from Attention or Consideration; Cease to Consider; Put out of Judicial Consideration; End One's Encounter with Somebody by Causing or Permitting the Person to Leave; Stop Associating With; Declare Void; Terminate the Employment of
Foment
Verb Bathe with Warm Water or Medicated Lotions; Try to Stir Up Public Opinion
Loiter
Verb Be About
Defalcate
Verb Appropriate (as Property Entrusted to One's Care) Fraudulently to One's Own Use
Estrange
Verb Arouse Hostility or Indifference in Where There Had Formerly Been Love, Affection, or Friendliness; Remove from Customary Environment or Associations
Beseech
Verb Ask for or Request Earnestly
Lionize
Verb Assign Great Social Importance to
Abet
Verb Assist or Encourage, Usually in Some Wrongdoing
Impugn
Verb Attack As False or Wrong
Assail
Verb Attack Someone Physically or Emotionally; Attack in Speech or Writing; Launch an Attack or Assault On; Begin Hostilities or Start Warfare with
Belabor
Verb Attack Verbally with Harsh Criticism; to Work at or to Absurd Length; Beat Soundly
Captivate
Verb Attract; Cause to Be Enamored
Beguile
Verb Attract; Cause to Be Enamored; Influence by Slyness
Impute
Verb Attribute or Credit To; Attribute (responsibility or Fault) to a Cause or Source
Ascribe
Verb Attribute or Credit to
Attest
Verb Authenticate, Affirm to Be True, Genuine, or Correct, As in an Official Capacity; Establish or Verify the Usage Of; Provide Evidence For; Stand As Proof Of; Show by One's Behavior, Attitude, or External Attributes; Give Testimony in a Court of Law
Malinger
Verb Avoid Responsibilities and Duties, E.g., by Pretending to Be Ill
Eschew
Verb Avoid and Stay Away from Deliberately; Stay Clear of
Circumvent
Verb Avoid or Try to Avoid Fulfilling, Answering, or Performing (duties, Questions, or Issues); Beat Through Cleverness and Wit; Surround So As to Force to Give Up
Behoove
Verb Be Appropriate or Necessary
Behove
Verb Be Appropriate or Necessary
Equivocate
Verb Be Deliberately Ambiguous or Unclear in Order to Mislead or Withhold Information
Antecede
Verb Be Earlier in Time; Go Back Further
Bask
Verb Be Exposed; Derive or Receive Pleasure From; Get Enjoyment From; Take Pleasure in
Delude
Verb Be False To; Be Dishonest with
Loll
Verb Be Lazy or Idle; Hang Loosely or Laxly
Coruscate
Verb Be Lively or Brilliant or Exhibit Virtuosity; Reflect Brightly
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
Impede
Verb Be a Hindrance or Obstacle To; Block Passage Through
Outstrip
Verb Be or Do Something to a Greater Degree; Go Far Ahead of
Defray
Verb Bear the Expenses of
Ossify
Verb Become Bony; Cause to Become Hard and Bony; Make Rigid and Set into a Conventional Pattern
Languish
Verb Become Feeble; Lose Vigor, Health, or Flesh, As Through Grief; Have a Desire for Something or Someone Who is Not Present
Congeal
Verb Become Gelatinous
Abate
Verb Become Less in Amount or Intensity; Make Less Active or Intense
Addle
Verb Become Rotten; Mix Up or Confuse
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
Constrict
Verb Become Tight or As if Tight; Squeeze or Press Together
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
Importune
Verb Beg Persistently and Urgently
Dissemble
Verb Behave Unnaturally or Affectedly; Hide Under a False Appearance; Make Believe with the Intent to Deceive
Comport
Verb Behave in a Certain Manner; Behave Well or Properly
Deprecate
Verb Belittle; Express Strong Disapproval Of; Deplore
Occlude
Verb Block Passage Through
Implicate
Verb Bring into Intimate and Incriminating Connection; Impose, Involve, or Imply As a Necessary Accompaniment or Result
Adjudicate
Verb Bring to an End; Settle Conclusively; Put on Trial or Hear a Case and Sit As the Judge at the Trial of
Cauterize
Verb Burn, Sear, or Freeze (tissue) Using a Hot Iron or Electric Current or a Caustic Agent; Make Insensitive or Callous; Deaden Feelings or Morals
Implode
Verb Burst Inward
Engender
Verb Call Forth; Make Children
Convoke
Verb Call Together
Implore
Verb Call Upon in Supplication; Entreat
Evoke
Verb Call to Mind; Summon into Action or Bring into Existence, Often As if by Magic; Deduce (a Principle) or Construe (a Meaning); Evoke or Provoke to Appear or Occur; Call Forth (emotions, Feelings, and Responses)
Overshadow
Verb Cast a Shadow Upon; Exceed in Importance; Outweigh; Make Appear Small by Comparison
Descry
Verb Catch Sight of
Afflict
Verb Cause Bodily Suffering to and Make Sick or Indisposed; Cause Pain or Suffering In; Cause Great Unhappiness For; Distress
Inure
Verb Cause to Accept or Become Hardened To; Habituate
Bemuse
Verb Cause to Be Confused Emotionally
Bewilder
Verb Cause to Be Confused Emotionally; Be a Mystery or Bewildering to
Abash
Verb Cause to Be Embarrassed; Cause to Feel Self-conscious
Disseminate
Verb Cause to Become Widely Known
Abase
Verb Cause to Feel Shame; Hurt the Pride of
Daunt
Verb Cause to Lose Courage
Discomfit
Verb Cause to Lose One's Composure
Disconcert
Verb Cause to Lose One's Composure; Cause to Feel Embarrassment
Kindle
Verb Cause to Start Burning; Catch Fire; Call Forth (emotions, Feelings, and Responses)
Chastise
Verb Censure Severely
Berate
Verb Censure Severely or Angrily
Chide
Verb Censure Severely or Angrily
Calumniate
Verb Charge Falsely or with Malicious Intent; Attack the Good Name and Reputation of Someone
Denigrate
Verb Charge Falsely or with Malicious Intent; Attack the Good Name and Reputation of Someone; Cause to Seem Less Serious; Play Down
Cozen
Verb Cheat or Trick; Act with Artful Deceit; Be False To; Be Dishonest with
Abstain
Verb Choose Not to Consume; Refrain from Voting
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
Adjure
Verb Command Solemnly; Ask for or Request Earnestly
Collate
Verb Compare Critically; of Texts; to Assemble in Proper Sequence
Emulate
Verb Compete with Successfully; Approach or Reach Equality With; Imitate the Function of (another System), As by Modifying the Hardware or the Software; Strive to Equal or Match, Especially by Imitating
Hoodwink
Verb Conceal One's True Motives from Especially by Elaborately Feigning Good Intentions So As to Gain an End; Influence by Slyness
Cogitate
Verb Consider Carefully and Deeply; Reflect Upon; Turn over in One's Mind; Use or Exercise the Mind or One's Power of Reason in Order to Make Inferences, Decisions, or Arrive at a Solution or Judgments
Dally
Verb Consider Not Very Seriously; Waste Time; Behave Carelessly or Indifferently; Talk or Behave Amorously, Without Serious Intentions
Appraise
Verb Consider in a Comprehensive Way; Place a Value On; Judge the Worth of Something
Blanch
Verb Cook (vegetables) Briefly; Turn Pale, As if in Fear
Coddle
Verb Cook in Nearly Boiling Water; Treat with Excessive Indulgence
Decapitate
Verb Cut the Head of
Condescend
Verb Debase Oneself Morally, Act in an Undignified, Unworthy, or Dishonorable Way; Do Something That One Considers to Be Below One's Dignity; Behave in a Patronizing and Condescending Manner; Treat Condescendingly
Deface
Verb Deface a Building Facade, for Example; Mar or Spoil the Appearance of
Demolish
Verb Defeat Soundly; Destroy Completely; Humiliate or Depress Completely
Contravene
Verb Deny the Truth Of; Go Against, As of Rules and Laws
Elicit
Verb Derive by Reason; Deduce (a Principle) or Construe (a Meaning); Call Forth (emotions, Feelings, and Responses)
Despoil
Verb Destroy and Strip of Its Possession; Steal Goods; Take As Spoils
Discern
Verb Detect with the Senses
Dishevel
Verb Disarrange or Rumple; Dishevel
Disclose
Verb Disclose to View As by Removing a Cover; Make Known to the Public Information That Was Previously Known Only to a Few People or That Was Meant to Be Kept a Secret
Obviate
Verb Do Away With; Prevent the Occurrence Of; Prevent from Happening
Abolish
Verb Do Away with
Deign
Verb Do Something That One Considers to Be Below One's Dignity
Cringe
Verb Draw Back, As with Fear or Pain; Show Submission or Fear
Circumscribe
Verb Draw a Line Around; to Draw a Geometric Figure Around Another Figure So That the Two Are in Contact but Do Not Intersect; Restrict or Confine, "i Limit You to Two Visits to the Pub a Day"
Bedizen
Verb Dress Up Garishly and Tastelessly; Decorate Tastelessly
Bowdlerise
Verb Edit by Omitting or Modifying Parts Considered Indelicate
Expurgate
Verb Edit by Omitting or Modifying Parts Considered Indelicate
Augment
Verb Enlarge or Increase; Grow or Intensify
Instil
Verb Enter Drop by Drop
Elude
Verb Escape, Either Physically or Mentally; Be Incomprehensible To; Escape Understanding By; Avoid or Try to Avoid Fulfilling, Answering, or Performing (duties, Questions, or Issues)
Antedate
Verb Establish Something As Being Earlier Relative to Something Else; Be Earlier in Time; Go Back Further
Authenticate
Verb Establish the Authenticity of Something
Bilk
Verb Evade Payment To; Cheat Somebody out of What is Due, Especially Money; Escape, Either Physically or Mentally; Hinder or Prevent (the Efforts, Plans, or Desires) of
Deify
Verb Exalt to the Position of a God; Consider As a God or Godlike
Palpate
Verb Examine (a Body Part) by Palpation
Exacerbate
Verb Exasperate or Irritate; Make Worse
Condone
Verb Excuse, Overlook, or Make Allowances For; Be Lenient with
Debunk
Verb Expose While Ridiculing; Especially of Pretentious or False Claims and Ideas
Animadvert
Verb Express Blame or Censure or Make a Harshly Critical Remark; Speak One's Opinion Without Fear or Hesitation
Deplore
Verb Express Strong Disapproval Of; Regret Strongly
Decry
Verb Express Strong Disapproval of
Disparage
Verb Express a Negative Opinion of
Inundate
Verb Fill or Cover Completely, Usually with Water; Fill Quickly Beyond Capacity; As with a Liquid
Appall
Verb Fill with Apprehension or Alarm; Cause to Be Unpleasantly Surprised; Strike with Disgust or Revulsion
Abhor
Verb Find Repugnant
Abominate
Verb Find Repugnant
Append
Verb Fix To; Attach; Add to the Very End; State or Say Further
Adhere
Verb Follow Through or Carry out a Plan Without Deviation; Stick to Firmly; Be a Devoted Follower or Supporter; Be Compatible or in Accordance With; Come or Be in Close Contact With; Stick or Hold Together and Resist Separation; Be Loyal to
Embroil
Verb Force into Some Kind of Situation, Condition, or Course of Action
Exhort
Verb Force or Impel in an Indicated Direction; Urge on or Encourage Especially by Shouts
Depose
Verb Force to Leave (an Office); Make a Deposition; Declare Under Oath
Abjure
Verb Formally Reject or Disavow a Formerly Held Belief, Usually Under Pressure
Disabuse
Verb Free Somebody (from an Erroneous Belief)
Coalesce
Verb Fuse or Cause to Grow Together; Mix Together Different Elements
Ingratiate
Verb Gain Favor with Somebody by Deliberate Efforts
Extrapolate
Verb Gain Knowledge of (an Area Not Known or Experienced) by Extrapolating; Estimate the Value Of; Draw from Specific Cases for More General Cases
Glean
Verb Gather, As of Natural Products
Ameliorate
Verb Get Better; to Make Better
Acclimate
Verb Get Used to a Certain Climate
Bestow
Verb Give As a Gift; Present; Bestow a Quality on
Inform
Verb Give Character or Essence To; Impart Knowledge of Some Fact, State or Affairs, or Event To; Act As an Informer
Emancipate
Verb Give Equal Rights To; of Women and Minorities; Free from Slavery or Servitude
Monetize
Verb Give Legal Value to or Establish As the Legal Tender of a Country
Abdicate
Verb Give Up, Such As Power, As of Monarchs and Emperors, or Duties and Obligations
Depict
Verb Give a Description Of; Show In, or As In, a Picture; Make a Portrait of
Consolidate
Verb Make Firm or Secure; Strengthen; Make or Form into a Solid or Hardened Mass; Form into a Solid Mass or Whole; Unite into One; Bring Together into a Single Whole or System
Adapt
Verb Make Fit For, or Change to Suit a New Purpose; Adapt or Conform Oneself to New or Different Conditions
Incarnadine
Verb Make Flesh-colored
Divulge
Verb Make Known to the Public Information That Was Previously Known Only to a Few People or That Was Meant to Be Kept a Secret
Mollify
Verb Make Less Rigid or Softer; Make More Temperate, Acceptable, or Suitable by Adding Something Else; Moderate; Cause to Be More Favorably Inclined; Gain the Good Will of
Mitigate
Verb Make Less Severe or Harsh; Lessen or to Try to Lessen the Seriousness or Extent of
Adorn
Verb Make More Attractive by Adding Ornament, Colour, Etc.; Furnish with Power or Authority; of Kings or Emperors; Be Beautiful to Look at
Embellish
Verb Make More Beautiful; Add Details To; Make More Attractive by Adding Ornament, Colour, Etc.; Be Beautiful to Look at
Obfuscate
Verb Make Obscure or Unclear
Antiquate
Verb Make Obsolete or Old-fashioned; Give an Antique Appearance to
Appease
Verb Make Peace With; Overcome or Allay; Cause to Be More Favorably Inclined; Gain the Good Will of
Contaminate
Verb Make Radioactive by Adding Radioactive Material; Make Impure
Construe
Verb Make Sense Of; Assign a Meaning to
Befuddle
Verb Make Stupid with Alcohol; Be Confusing or Perplexing To; Cause to Be Unable to Think Clearly
Edify
Verb Make Understand
Arrogate
Verb Make Undue Claims to Having; Seize and Take Control Without Authority and Possibly with Force; Take As One's Right or Possession; Demand As Being One's Due or Property; Assert One's Right or Title to
Knead
Verb Make Uniform; Manually Manipulate (someone's Body), Usually for Medicinal or Relaxation Purposes
Debilitate
Verb Make Weak
Bedraggle
Verb Make Wet and Dirty, As from Rain
Alienate
Verb Make Withdrawn or Isolated or Emotionally Dissociated; Arouse Hostility or Indifference in Where There Had Formerly Been Love, Affection, or Friendliness; Transfer Property or Ownership
Impair
Verb Make Worse or Less Effective; Make Imperfect
Aggravate
Verb Make Worse; Exasperate or Irritate
Disclaim
Verb Make a Disclaimer About; Renounce a Legal Claim or Title to
Allude
Verb Make a More or Less Disguised Reference to
Convene
Verb Meet Formally; Call Together
Confound
Verb Mistake One Thing for Another; Be Confusing or Perplexing To; Cause to Be Unable to Think Clearly
Disperse
Verb Move Away from Each Other; to Cause to Separate and Go in Different Directions; Cause to Separate; Cause to Become Widely Known; Distribute Loosely
Diverge
Verb Move or Draw Apart; Extend in a Different Direction; Have No Limits As a Mathematical Series; Be at Variance With; Be out of Line with
Oscillate
Verb Move or Swing from Side to Side Regularly; Be Undecided About Something; Waver Between Conflicting Positions or Courses of Action
Flabbergast
Verb Overcome with Amazement
Disburse
Verb Pay out
Curtail
Verb Place Restrictions On; Terminate or Abbreviate Before Its Intended or Proper End or Its Full Extent
Juxtapose
Verb Place Side by Side
Deploy
Verb Place Troops or Weapons in Battle Formation; to Distribute Systematically or Strategically
Inter
Verb Place in a Grave or Tomb
Decant
Verb Pour out
Emanate
Verb Proceed or Issue Forth, As from a Source; Give out (breath or an Odor)
Exculpate
Verb Pronounce Not Guilty of Criminal Charges
Exonerate
Verb Pronounce Not Guilty of Criminal Charges
Acquit
Verb Pronounce Not Guilty of Criminal Charges; Behave in a Certain Manner
Negate
Verb Prove Negative; Show to Be False; Make Ineffective by Counterbalancing the Effect Of; Deny the Truth Of; Be in Contradiction with
Controvert
Verb Prove to Be False or Incorrect; Be Resistant to
Palliate
Verb Provide Physical Relief, As from Pain; Lessen or to Try to Lessen the Seriousness or Extent of
Alleviate
Verb Provide Physical Relief, As from Pain; Make Easier
Assuage
Verb Provide Physical Relief, As from Pain; Satisfy (thirst); Cause to Be More Favorably Inclined; Gain the Good Will of
Accoutre
Verb Provide with Military Equipment
Entice
Verb Provoke Someone to Do Something Through (often False or Exaggerated) Promises or Persuasion
Antagonise
Verb Provoke the Hostility Of; Act in Opposition to
Antagonize
Verb Provoke the Hostility Of; Act in Opposition to
Abduct
Verb Pull Away from the Body; Take Away to an Undisclosed Location Against Their Will and Usually in Order to Extract a Ransom
Accentuate
Verb Put Stress On; Utter with an Accent; to Stress, Single out As Important
Accomplish
Verb Put in Effect; to Gain with Effort
Actuate
Verb Put in Motion or Move to Act; Give an Incentive for Action
Elevate
Verb Raise in Rank or Condition; Raise from a Lower to a Higher Position; Give a Promotion to or Assign to a Higher Position
Decipher
Verb Read with Difficulty; Convert Code into Ordinary Language
Imbibe
Verb Receive into the Mind and Retain; Take in Liquids; Take In, Also Metaphorically; Take (gas, Light or Heat) into a Solution
Demean
Verb Reduce in Worth or Character, Usually Verbally
Divest
Verb Reduce or Dispose Of; Cease to Hold (an Investment); Deprive of Status or Authority; Remove (someone's or One's Own) Clothes; Take Away Possessions from Someone
Decelerate
Verb Reduce the Speed Of; Lose Velocity; Move More Slowly
Cede
Verb Relinquish Possession or Control Over; Give Over; Surrender or Relinquish to the Physical Control of Another
Doff
Verb Remove
Depilate
Verb Remove Body Hair
Amputate
Verb Remove Surgically
Expunge
Verb Remove by Erasing or Crossing out or As if by Drawing a Line
Delete
Verb Remove or Make Invisible; Cut or Eliminate; Wipe out Magnetically Recorded Information
Desecrate
Verb Remove the Consecration from a Person or an Object; Violate the Sacred Character of a Place or Language
Hallow
Verb Render Holy by Means of Religious Rites
Belie
Verb Represent Falsely; Be in Contradiction with
Chasten
Verb Restrain or Temper; Correct by Punishment or Discipline; Censure Severely
Abrogate
Verb Revoke Formally
Culminate
Verb Rise To, or Form, a Summit; Bring to a Head or to the Highest Point; End, Especially to Reach a Final or Climactic Stage; Reach the Highest Altitude or the Meridian, of a Celestial Body; Reach the Highest or Most Decisive Point
Elope
Verb Run Away Secretly with One's Beloved
Abscond
Verb Run Away; Usually Includes Taking Something or Somebody Along
Allay
Verb Satisfy (thirst); Lessen the Intensity of or Calm
Delimit
Verb Set, Mark, or Draw the Boundaries of Something; Determine the Essential Quality Of; Be Opposite To; of Angles and Sides, in Geometry
Abbreviate
Verb Shorten; Reduce in Scope While Retaining Essential Elements
Grovel
Verb Show Submission or Fear
Cower
Verb Show Submission or Fear; Crouch or Curl Up
Aestivate
Verb Sleep During Summer
Bate
Verb Soak in a Special Solution to Soften and Remove Chemicals Used in Previous Treatments; Flap the Wings Wildly or Frantically; Used of Falcons; Moderate or Restrain; Lessen the Force of
Braze
Verb Solder Together by Using Hard Solder with a High Melting Point
Declaim
Verb Speak Against in an Impassioned Manner; Recite in Elocution
Opine
Verb Speak One's Opinion Without Fear or Hesitation; Expect, Believe, or Suppose
Denounce
Verb Speak out Against; Give Away Information About Somebody; Announce the Termination Of, As of Treaties; to Accuse or Condemn or Openly or Formally or Brand As Disgraceful
Enumerate
Verb Specify Individually; Determine the Number or Amount of
Disband
Verb Stop Functioning or Cohering As a Unit; Cause to Break Up or Cease to Function
Hew
Verb Strike with an Axe; Cut Down, Strike; Make or Shape As with an Axe
Flay
Verb Strip the Skin off
Imbue
Verb Suffuse with Color; Fill, Soak, or Imbue Totally; Spread or Diffuse Through
Corroborate
Verb Support with Evidence or Authority or Make More Certain or Confirm; Establish or Strengthen As with New Evidence or Facts; Give Evidence for
Capitulate
Verb Surrender Under Agreed Conditions
Beleaguer
Verb Surround So As to Force to Give Up; Annoy Persistently
Distend
Verb Swell from or As if from Internal Pressure; Cause to Expand As It by Internal Pressure; Become Wider
Commandeer
Verb Take Arbitrarily or by Force
Gainsay
Verb Take Exception to
Linger
Verb Take One's Time; Proceed Slowly; Remain Present Although Waning or Gradually Dying; Leave Slowly and Hesitantly; Be About; Move to and Fro
Accede
Verb Take on Duties or Office; to Agree or Express Agreement; Submit or Yield to Another's Wish or Opinion
Admonish
Verb Take to Task; Admonish or Counsel in Terms of Someone's Behavior; Warn Strongly; Put on Guard
Inculcate
Verb Teach and Impress by Frequent Repetitions or Admonitions
Jettison
Verb Throw As from an Airplane; Throw Away, of Something Encumbering
Anneal
Verb Toughen (steel or Glass) by a Process of Gradually Heating and Cooling
Deride
Verb Treat or Speak of with Contempt
Flout
Verb Treat with Contemptuous Disregard; Laugh at with Contempt and Derision
Cosset
Verb Treat with Excessive Indulgence
Investiture
Noun the Ceremonial Act of Clothing Someone in the Insignia of an Office; the Formal Promotion of a Person to an Office or Rank; the Ceremony of Installing a New Monarch
Gist
Noun 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
Coda
Noun the Closing Section of a Musical Composition
Multitude
Noun the Common People Generally; a Large Gathering of People; a Large Indefinite Number
Contagion
Noun the Communication of an Attitude or Emotional State Among a Number of People; an Incident in Which an Infectious Disease is Transmitted; Any Disease Easily Transmitted by Contact
Gestation
Noun the Conception and Development of an Idea or Plan; the Period During Which an Embryo Develops (about 266 Days in Humans); the State of Being Pregnant; the Period from Conception to Birth when a Woman Carries a Developing Fetus in Her Uterus
Affect
Noun the Conscious Subjective Aspect of Feeling or Emotion; Verb Act Physically On; Have an Effect Upon; Have an Effect Upon; Have an Emotional or Cognitive Impact Upon; Make Believe with the Intent to Deceive; Connect Closely and Often Incriminatingly
Curator
Noun the Custodian of a Collection (as a Museum or Library)
Cadaver
Noun the Dead Body of a Human Being
Carrion
Noun the Dead and Rotting Body of an Animal; Unfit for Human Food
Hegemony
Noun the Dominance or Leadership of One Social Group or Nation over Others
Apotheosis
Noun the Elevation of a Person (as to the Status of a God); Model of Excellence or Perfection of a Kind; One Having No Equal
Defecation
Noun the Elimination of Fecal Waste Through the Anus
Milieu
Noun the Environmental Condition
Continence
Noun the Exercise of Self Constraint in Sexual Matters; Voluntary Control over Urinary and Fecal Discharge
Fandom
Noun the Fans of a Sport or Famous Person
Despair
Noun the Feeling That Everything is Wrong and Nothing Will Turn out Well; a State in Which Everything Seems Wrong and Will Turn out Badly; Verb Abandon Hope; Give Up Hope; Lose Heart
Exhilaration
Noun the Feeling of Lively and Cheerful Joy
Extortion
Noun the Felonious Act of Extorting Money (as by Threats of Violence); Unjust Exaction (as by the Misuse of Authority); an Exorbitant Charge
Denouement
Noun the Final Resolution of the Main Complication of a Literary or Dramatic Work; the Outcome of a Complex Sequence of Events
Invagination
Noun the Folding in of an Outer Layer So As to Form a Pocket in the Surface; the Condition of Being Folded Inward or Sheathed
Amnesty
Noun the Formal Act of Liberating Someone; a Period During Which Offenders Are Exempt from Punishment; a Warrant Granting Release from Punishment for an Offense; Verb Grant a Pardon to (a Group of People)
Capitol
Noun the Government Building in Washington Where the United States Senate and the House of Representatives Meet; a Building Occupied by a State Legislature
Agility
Noun the Gracefulness of a Person or Animal That is Quick and Nimble
Cortege
Noun the Group Following and Attending to Some Important Person; a Funeral Procession
Barrage
Noun the Heavy Fire of Artillery to Saturate an Area Rather Than Hit a Specific Target; the Rapid and Continuous Delivery of Linguistic Communication (spoken or Written); Verb Address with Continuously or Persistently, As if with a Barrage
Acme
Noun the Highest Level or Degree Attainable; the Highest Stage of Development; the Highest Point (of Something)
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
Bigotry
Noun the Intolerance and Prejudice of a Bigot
Concoction
Noun the Invention of a Scheme or Story to Suit Some Purpose; an Occurrence of an Unusual Mixture; Any Foodstuff Made by Combining Different Ingredients; the Act of Creating Something (a Medicine or Drink or Soup Etc.) by Compounding or Mixing a Variety of Components
Antithesis
Noun the Juxtaposition of Contrasting Words or Ideas to Give a Feeling of Balance; Exact Opposite
Condor
Noun the Largest Flying Birds in the Western Hemisphere
Cartography
Noun the Making of Maps and Charts
Mirth
Noun Great Merriment
Calibre
Noun a Degree or Grade of Excellence or Worth; Diameter of a Tube or Gun Barrel
Affectation
Noun a Deliberate Pretense or Exaggerated Display
Canard
Noun a Deliberately Misleading Fabrication
Contraption
Noun a Device or Control That is Very Useful for a Particular Job
Discrepancy
Noun a Difference Between Conflicting Facts or Claims or Opinions; an Event That Departs from Expectations
Dissent
Noun a Difference of Opinion; (law) the Difference of One Judge's Opinion from That of the Majority; the Act of Protesting; a Public (often Organized) Manifestation of Dissent; Verb Withhold Assent; Be of Different Opinions; Express Opposition Through Action or Words
Conundrum
Noun a Difficult Problem
Echelon
Noun a Diffraction Grating Consisting of a Pile of Plates of Equal Thickness Arranged Stepwise with a Constant Offset; a Body of Troops Arranged in a Line
Bravado
Noun a Swaggering Show of Courage
Corsair
Noun a Swift Pirate Ship (often Operating with Official Sanction); a Pirate Along the Barbary Coast
Cult
Noun a System of Religious Beliefs and Rituals; Adherents of an Exclusive System of Religious Beliefs and Practices; an Interest Followed with Exaggerated Zeal
Bagatelle
Noun a Table Game in Which Short Cues Are Used to Knock Balls into Holes That Are Guarded by Wooden Pegs; Penalties Are Incurred if the Pegs Are Knocked Over; Something of Little Value or Significance; a Light Piece of Music for Piano
Accolade
Noun a Tangible Symbol Signifying Approval or Distinction
Acumen
Noun a Tapering Point; Shrewdness Shown by Keen Insight
Clout
Noun a Target Used in Archery; (boxing) a Blow with the Fist; a Short Nail with a Flat Head; Used to Attach Sheet Metal to Wood; Special Advantage or Influence; Verb Strike Hard, Especially with the Fist
Agenda
Noun a Temporally Organized Plan for Matters to Be Attended To; a List of Matters to Be Taken Up (as at a Meeting)
Hodgepodge
Noun a Theory or Argument Made Up of Miscellaneous or Incongruous Ideas; a Motley Assortment of Things
Baton
Noun a Thin Tapered Rod Used by a Conductor to Lead an Orchestra or Choir; a Hollow Cylinder Passed from Runner to Runner in a Relay Race; a Hollow Metal Rod That is Wielded or Twirled by a Drum Major or Drum Majorette; a Short Staff Carried by Some Officials to Symbolize an Office or an Authority; a Short Stout Club Used Primarily by Policemen
Coax
Noun a Transmission Line for High-frequency Signals; Verb Influence or Urge by Gentle Urging, Caressing, or Flattering
Culvert
Noun a Transverse and Totally Enclosed Drain Under a Road or Railway
Amulet
Noun a Trinket or Piece of Jewelry Thought to Be a Protection Against Evil
Junket
Noun a Trip Taken by an Official at Public Expense; Dessert Made of Sweetened Milk Coagulated with Rennet; a Journey Taken for Pleasure; Verb Partake in a Feast or Banquet; Provide a Feast or Banquet For; Go on a Pleasure Trip
Cliche
Noun a Trite or Obvious Remark
Carat
Noun a Unit of Weight for Precious Stones = 200 Mg; the Unit of Measurement for the Proportion of Gold in an Alloy; 18-karat Gold is 75% Gold; 24-karat Gold is Pure Gold
Frigate
Noun a United States Warship Larger Than a Destroyer and Smaller Than a Cruiser; a Medium Size Square-rigged Warship of the 18th and 19th Centuries
Delirium
Noun a Usually Brief State of Excitement and Mental Confusion Often Accompanied by Hallucinations; State of Violent Mental Agitation
Goad
Noun a Verbalization That Encourages You to Attempt Something; a Pointed Instrument That is Used to Prod into a State of Motion; Verb Stab or Urge on As if with a Pointed Stick; Urge with or As if with a Goad; Goad or Provoke,as by Constant Criticism; Give Heart or Courage to
Antiphon
Noun a Verse or Song to Be Chanted or Sung in Response
Conflagration
Noun a Very Intense and Uncontrolled Fire
Cauldron
Noun a Very Large Pot That is Used for Boiling
Magnate
Noun a Very Wealthy or Powerful Businessman
Baron
Noun a Very Wealthy or Powerful Businessman; a British Peer of the Lowest Rank; a Nobleman (in Various Countries) of Varying Rank
Debauchery
Noun a Wild Gathering Involving Excessive Drinking and Promiscuity
Orgy
Noun a Wild Gathering Involving Excessive Drinking and Promiscuity; Secret Rite in the Cults of Ancient Greek or Roman Deities Involving Singing and Dancing and Drinking and Sexual Activity; Any Act of Immoderate Indulgence
Debauch
Noun a Wild Gathering Involving Excessive Drinking and Promiscuity; Verb Corrupt Morally or by Intemperance or Sensuality
Contempt
Noun a Willful Disobedience to or Disrespect for the Authority of a Court or Legislative Body; a Manner That is Generally Disrespectful and Contemptuous; Open Disrespect for a Person or Thing; Lack of Respect Accompanied by a Feeling of Intense Dislike
Conjurer
Noun a Witch Doctor Who Practices Conjury; Someone Who Performs Magic Tricks to Amuse an Audience
Epigram
Noun a Witty Saying
Concubine
Noun a Woman Who Cohabits with an Important Man
Malignant
Adj. Dangerous to Health; Characterized by Progressive and Uncontrolled Growth (especially of a Tumor)
Aseptic
Adj. Free of or Using Methods to Keep Free of Pathological Microorganisms
Exonerated
Adj. Freed from Any Question of Guilt
Garrulous
Adj. Full of Trivial Conversation
Loquacious
Adj. Full of Trivial Conversation
Intractable
Adj. Not Tractable; Difficult to Manage or Mold
Discordant
Adj. Not in Agreement or Harmony; Lacking in Harmony
Amicable
Adj. Characterized by Friendship and Good Will
Chary
Adj. Characterized by Great Cautious and Wariness
Colossal
Adj. So Great in Size or Force or Extent As to Elicit Awe
Diaphanous
Adj. So Thin As to Transmit Light
Gauzy
Adj. So Thin As to Transmit Light
Luminous
Adj. Softly Bright or Radiant
Askew
Adj. Turned or Twisted Toward One Side; Adv. Turned or Twisted to One Side
Fidgety
Adj. Unable to Relax or Be Still
Disinterested
Adj. Unaffected by Self-interest
Defacto
Actual, if Not Rightful or Legally Recognized; in Fact, Actually
Deliquescent
Adj. (especially of Certain Salts) Becoming Liquid by Absorbing Moisture from the Air
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
Fiddling
Adj. (informal) Small and of Little Importance
Mutilated
Adj. (of Compositions E.g.) Damaged; Having a Part of the Body Crippled or Disabled; Badly Injured, Perhaps with Amputation
Digressive
Adj. (of E.g. Speech and Writing) Tending to Depart from the Main Point or Cover a Wide Range of Subjects; of Superficial Relevance if Any
Arable
Adj. (of Farmland) Capable of Being Farmed Productively
Limpid
Adj. (of Language) Transparently Clear; Easily Understandable; Transmitting Light; Able to Be Seen Through with Clarity; Clear and Bright
Autonomous
Adj. (of Persons) Free from External Control and Constraint in E.g. Action and Judgment; Existing As an Independent Entity; (of Political Bodies) Not Controlled by Outside Forces
Crass
Adj. (of Persons) So Unrefined As to Be Lacking in Discrimination and Sensibility
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
Orotund
Adj. (of Sounds) Full and Rich; Ostentatiously Lofty in Style
Indolent
Adj. (of Tumors E.g) Slow to Heal or Develop and Usually Painless; Disinclined to Work or Exertion
Decollete
Adj. (of a Garment) Having a Low-cut Neckline
Aestival
Adj. (rare) of or Occurring in Summer
Cognisant
Adj. (sometimes Followed by `of') Having or Showing Knowledge or Understanding or Realization or Perception
Detrimental
Adj. (sometimes Followed by `to') Causing Harm or Injury
Askance
Adj. (used Especially of Glances) Directed to One Side with or As if with Doubt or Suspicion or Envy; Adv. with a Side or Oblique Glance; with Suspicion or Disapproval
Ingrained
Adj. (used Especially of Ideas or Principles) Deeply Rooted; Firmly Fixed or Held
Condescending
Adj. (used of Behavior or Attitude) Characteristic of Those Who Treat Others with Condescension
Ignominious
Adj. (used of Conduct or Character) Deserving or Bringing Disgrace or Shame
Clement
Adj. (used of Persons or Behavior) Inclined to Show Mercy; (of Weather or Climate) Physically Mild
Carnivorous
Adj. (used of Plants As Well As Animals) Feeding on Animals; Relating to or Characteristic of Carnivores
Nymphomaniac
Adj. (used of Women) Affected with Excessive Sexual Desire; Noun a Woman with Abnormal Sexual Desires
Figurative
Adj. (used of the Meanings of Words or Text) Not Literal; Using Figures of Speech; Consisting of or Forming Human or Animal Figures
Nary
Adj. (used with Singular Count Nouns) Colloquial for `not A' or `not One' or `never A'
Averse
Adj. (usually Followed by `to') Strongly Opposed
Conversant
Adj. (usually Followed by `with') Well Informed About or Knowing Thoroughly
Imperious
Adj. Able to Deal Authoritatively with Affairs
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
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)
Pallid
Adj. Abnormally Deficient in Color As Suggesting Physical or Emotional Distress; Lacking in Vitality or Interest or Effectiveness; (of Light) Lacking in Intensity or Brightness; Dim or Feeble
Celibate
Adj. Abstaining from Sexual Intercourse; Noun an Unmarried Person Who Has Taken a Religious Vow of Chastity
Orthodox
Adj. Adhering to What is Commonly Accepted; of or Pertaining to or Characteristic of Judaism; of or Relating to or Characteristic of the Eastern Orthodox Church
Blighted
Adj. Affected by Blight--anything That Mars or Events Growth or Prosperity
Dejected
Adj. Affected or Marked by Low Spirits
Demented
Adj. Affected with Madness or Insanity
Demure
Adj. Affectedly Modest or Shy Especially in a Playful or Provocative Way
Belated
Adj. After the Expected or Usual Time; Delayed
Homogeneous
Adj. All of the Same or Similar Kind or Nature
Hoary
Adj. Ancient; Covered with Fine Whitish Hairs or Down; Showing Characteristics of Age, Especially Having Grey or White Hair
Glib
Adj. Artfully Persuasive in Speech; Having Only Superficial Plausibility; Marked by Lack of Intellectual Depth
Ersatz
Adj. Artificial and Inferior; Noun an Artificial or Inferior Substitute or Imitation
Dystopian
Adj. As Bad As Can Be; Characterized by Human Misery; of or Pertaining to or Resembling a Dystopia
Adventitious
Adj. Associated by Chance and Not an Integral Part
Obsequious
Adj. Attentive in an Ingratiating or Servile Manner; Attempting to Win Favor from Influential People by Flattery
Frugal
Adj. Avoiding Waste
Fallacious
Adj. Based on an Incorrect or Misleading Notion or Information; Containing or Based on a Fallacy; Intended to Deceive
Arbitrary
Adj. Based on or Subject to Individual Discretion or Preference or Sometimes Impulse or Caprice
Chivalrous
Adj. Being Attentive to Women Like an Ideal Knight
Nascent
Adj. Being Born or Beginning
Bouffant
Adj. Being Puffed Out; Used of Hair Style or Clothing; Noun a Woman's Hairstyle in Which the Hair Gives a Puffy Appearance
Acidulous
Adj. Being Sour to the Taste
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
Centenarian
Adj. Being at Least 100 Years Old; Noun Someone Who is at Least 100 Years Old
Apocryphal
Adj. Being of Questionable Authenticity; of or Belonging to the Apocrypha
Apposite
Adj. Being of Striking Appropriateness and Pertinence
Divine
Adj. Being of Such Surpassing Excellence As to Suggest Inspiration by the Gods; Emanating from God; Being or Having the Nature of a God; Appropriate to or Befitting a God; Devoted to or in the Service or Worship of a Deity; Resulting from Divine Providence; Noun Terms Referring to the Judeo-christian God; a Clergyman or Other Person in Religious Orders; Verb Search by Divining, As if with a Rod; Perceive Intuitively or Through Some Inexplicable Perceptive Powers
Infernal
Adj. Being of a Lower World of the Dead; Characteristic of or Resembling Hell; of or Pertaining to or Characteristic of a Very Uncontrolled and Intense Fire; Expletives Used Informally As Intensifiers; Extremely Evil or Cruel; Expressive of Cruelty or Befitting Hell; Noun an Inhabitant of Hell
Infantile
Adj. Being or Befitting or Characteristic of an Infant; of or Relating to Infants or Infancy; Indicating a Lack of Maturity
Astral
Adj. Being or Relating to or Resembling or Emanating from Stars
Male
Adj. Being the Sex (of Plant or Animal) That Produces Gametes (spermatozoa) That Perform the Fertilizing Function in Generation; for or Pertaining to or Composed of Men or Boys; Characteristic of a Man; Noun an Animal That Produces Gametes (spermatozoa) That Can Fertilize Female Gametes (ova); the Capital of Maldives in the Center of the Islands; a Person Who Belongs to the Sex That Cannot Have Babies
Cynical
Adj. Believing the Worst of Human Nature and Motives; Having a Sneering Disbelief in E.g. Selflessness of Others
Anaesthetic
Adj. Characterized by Insensibility; Noun a Drug That Causes Temporary Loss of Bodily Sensations
Jocular
Adj. Characterized by Jokes and Good Humor; Adv. with Humor
Buoyant
Adj. Characterized by Liveliness and Lightheartedness; Tending to Float on a Liquid or Rise in Air or Gas
Objective
Adj. Belonging to Immediate Experience of Actual Things or Events; Undistorted by Emotion or Personal Bias; Based on Observable Phenomena; Emphasizing or Expressing Things As Perceived Without Distortion of Personal Feelings, Insertion of Fictional Matter, or Interpretation; Serving As or Indicating the Object of a Verb or of Certain Prepositions and Used for Certain Other Purposes; Noun the Lens or System of Lenses in a Telescope or Microscope That is Nearest the Object Being Viewed; the Goal Intended to Be Attained (and Which is Believed to Be Attainable)
Erstwhile
Adj. Belonging to Some Prior Time; Adv. at a Previous Time
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
Bourgeois
Adj. Belonging to the Middle Class; Conforming to the Standards and Conventions of the Middle Class; (according to Marxist Thought) Being of the Property-owning Class and Exploitive of the Working Class; Noun a Member of the Middle Class; a Capitalist Who Engages in Industrial Commercial Enterprise
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
Inordinate
Adj. Beyond Normal Limits
Laconic
Adj. Brief and to the Point; Effectively Cut Short
Ludicrous
Adj. Broadly or Extravagantly Humorous; Resembling Farce; Incongruous; Inviting Ridicule
Crestfallen
Adj. Brought Low in Spirit
Insinuating
Adj. Calculated to Please or Gain Favor
Indelible
Adj. Cannot Be Removed, Washed Away or Erased
Delectable
Adj. Capable of Arousing Desire; Extremely Pleasing to the Sense of Taste
Deducible
Adj. Capable of Being Deduced
Feasible
Adj. Capable of Being Done with Means at Hand and Circumstances As They Are
Palpable
Adj. Capable of Being Perceived by the Senses or the Mind; Especially Capable of Being Handled or Touched or Felt; Can Be Felt by Palpation
Malleable
Adj. Capable of Being Shaped or Bent or Drawn Out; Easily Influenced
Incendiary
Adj. Capable of Catching Fire Spontaneously or Causing Fires or Burning Readily; Arousing to Action or Rebellion; Involving Deliberate Burning of Property; Noun a Bomb That is Designed to Start Fires; is Most Effective Against Flammable Targets (such As Fuel); a Criminal Who Illegally Sets Fire to Property
Combustible
Adj. Capable of Igniting and Burning; Noun a Substance That Can Be Burned to Provide Heat or Power
Fecund
Adj. Capable of Producing Offspring or Vegetation; Intellectually Productive
Analgesic
Adj. Capable of Relieving Pain; Noun a Medicine Used to Relieve Pain
Anodyne
Adj. Capable of Relieving Pain; Noun a Medicine Used to Relieve Pain
Blithe
Adj. Carefree and Happy and Lighthearted; Lacking or Showing a Lack of Due Concern
Offhand
Adj. Casually Thoughtless or Inconsiderate; with Little or No Preparation or Forethought; Adv. in a Casually Inconsiderate Manner; Without Previous Thought or Preparation
Estranged
Adj. Caused to Be Unloved
Abrasive
Adj. Causing Abrasion; Sharply Disagreeable; Rigorous; Noun a Substance That Abrades or Wears Down
Appalling
Adj. Causing Consternation; Noun an Experience That Appalls
Disconsolate
Adj. Causing Dejection; Sad Beyond Comforting; Incapable of Being Consoled
Dire
Adj. Causing Fear or Dread or Terror; Fraught with Extreme Danger; Nearly Hopeless
Disquieting
Adj. Causing Mental Discomfort
Grievous
Adj. Causing or Marked by Grief or Anguish; Causing Fear or Anxiety by Threatening Great Harm; Shockingly Brutal or Cruel; of Great Gravity or Crucial Import; Requiring Serious Thought
Carcinogenic
Adj. Causing or Tending to Cause Cancer
Conceited
Adj. Characteristic of False Pride; Having an Exaggerated Sense of Self-importance
Colloquial
Adj. Characteristic of Informal Spoken Language or Conversation
Narcissistic
Adj. Characteristic of Those Having an Inflated Idea of Their Own Importance
Authoritarian
Adj. Characteristic of an Absolute Ruler or Absolute Rule; Having Absolute Sovereignty; Expecting Unquestioning Obedience; Likened to a Dictator in Severity; Noun a Person Who Behaves in an Tyrannical Manner
Distaff
Adj. Characteristic of or Peculiar to a Woman; Noun the Staff on Which Wool or Flax is Wound Before Spinning; the Sphere of Work by Women
Irascible
Adj. Characterized by Anger; Quickly Aroused to Anger
Choleric
Adj. Characterized by Anger; Quickly Aroused to Anger; Easily Moved to Anger
Diligent
Adj. Characterized by Care and Perseverance in Carrying out Tasks; Quietly and Steadily Persevering Especially in Detail or Exactness
Catatonic
Adj. Characterized by Catatonia Especially Either Rigidity or Extreme Laxness of Limbs
Conscientious
Adj. Characterized by Extreme Care and Great Effort; Guided by or in Accordance with Conscience or Sense of Right and Wrong
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
Facetious
Adj. Cleverly Amusing in Tone
Imminent
Adj. Close in Time; About to Occur
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
Droll
Adj. Comical in an Odd or Whimsical Manner
Anticlimactic
Adj. Coming After the Climax Especially of a Dramatic or Narrative Plot; of or Relating to a Sudden Change from an Impressive to a Ludicrous Style
Ignoble
Adj. Completely Lacking Nobility in Character or Quality or Purpose; Not of the Nobility
Devoid
Adj. Completely Lacking; Completely Wanting or Lacking
Hermetic
Adj. Completely Sealed; Completely Airtight
Adipose
Adj. Composed of Animal Fat
Conglomerate
Adj. Composed of Heterogeneous Elements Gathered into a Mass; Noun a Group of Diverse Companies Under Common Ownership and Run As a Single Organization; a Composite Rock Made Up of Particles of Varying Size; Verb Collect or Gather
Bicameral
Adj. Composed of Two Legislative Bodies; Consisting of Two Chambers
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
Clandestine
Adj. Conducted with or Marked by Hidden Aims or Methods
Esoteric
Adj. Confined to and Understandable by Only an Enlightened Inner Circle
Canonical
Adj. Conforming to Orthodox or Recognized Rules; Reduced to the Simplest and Most Significant Form Possible Without Loss of Generality; of or Relating to or Required by Canon Law; Appearing in a Biblical Canon
Befuddled
Adj. Confused and Vague; Used Especially of Thinking; Stupefied by Alcoholic Drink; Perplexed by Many Conflicting Situations or Statements; Filled with Bewilderment
Heterogeneous
Adj. Consisting of Elements That Are Not of the Same Kind or Nature; Originating Outside the Body
Climactic
Adj. Consisting of or Causing a Climax
Blatant
Adj. Conspicuously and Offensively Loud; Given to Vehement Outcry; Without Any Attempt at Concealment; Completely Obvious
Egregious
Adj. Conspicuously and Outrageously Bad or Reprehensible
Discrete
Adj. Constituting a Separate Entity or Part
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
Erroneous
Adj. Containing or Characterized by Error
Invidious
Adj. Containing or Implying a Slight or Showing Prejudice
Complacent
Adj. Contented to a Fault with Oneself or One's Actions
Continuous
Adj. Continuing in Time or Space Without Interruption; of a Function or Curve; Extending Without Break or Irregularity
Counterintuitive
Adj. Contrary to What Common Sense Would Suggest
Analogous
Adj. Corresponding in Function but Not in Evolutionary Origin; Similar or Equivalent in Some Respects Though Otherwise Dissimilar
Commensurate
Adj. Corresponding in Size or Degree or Extent
Awash
Adj. Covered with Water
Busy
Adj. Crowded with or Characterized by Much Activity; Actively or Fully Engaged or Occupied; (of Facilities Such As Telephones or Lavatories) Unavailable for Use by Anyone else or Indicating Unavailability; (`engaged' is a British Term for a Busy Telephone Line); Overcrowded or Cluttered with Detail; Intrusive in a Meddling or Offensive Manner; Verb Keep Busy with
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
Incumbent
Adj. Currently Holding an Office; Necessary (for Someone) As a Duty or Responsibility; Morally Binding; Lying or Leaning on Something Else; Noun the Official Who Holds an Office
Aquiline
Adj. Curved Down Like an Eagle's Beak
Bulbous
Adj. Curving Outward; Shaped Like a Bulb
Convex
Adj. Curving or Bulging Outward
Etched
Adj. Cut or Impressed into a Surface
Base
Adj. Debased; Not Genuine; Illegitimate; Having or Showing an Ignoble Lack of Honor or Morality; of Low Birth or Station (`base' is Archaic in This Sense); Not Adhering to Ethical or Moral Principles; (used of Metals) Consisting of or Alloyed with Inferior Metal; Serving As or Forming a Base; Noun a Support or Foundation; Place That Runner Must Touch Before Scoring; (electronics) the Part of a Transistor That Separates the Emitter from the Collector; Installation from Which a Military Force Initiates Operations; a Flat Bottom on Which Something is Intended to Sit; the Principal Ingredient of a Mixture; the Place Where You Are Stationed and from Which Missions Start and End; (anatomy) the Part of an Organ Nearest Its Point of Attachment; the Bottom or Lowest Part; (numeration System) the Positive Integer That is Equivalent to One in the Next Higher Counting Place; the Bottom Side of a Geometric Figure from Which the Altitude Can Be Constructed; Any of Various Water-soluble Compounds Capable of Turning Litmus Blue and Reacting with an Acid to Form a Salt and Water; Lowest Support of a Structure; the Stock of Basic Facilities and Capital Equipment Needed for the Functioning of a Country or Area; the Fundamental Assumptions from Which Something is Begun or Developed or Calculated or Explained; (linguistics) the Form of a Word After All Affixes Are Removed; a Lower Limit; a Terrorist Network Intensely Opposed to the United States That Dispenses Money and Logistical Support and Training to a Wide Variety of Radical Islamic Terrorist Groups; Has Cells in More Than 50 Countries; the Most Important or Necessary Part of Something; Verb Use As a Basis For; Found On; Assign to a Station; Use (purified Cocaine) by Burning It and Inhaling the Fumes
Acquitted
Adj. Declared Not Guilty of a Specific Offense or Crime; Legally Blameless
Overwrought
Adj. Deeply Agitated Especially from Emotion
Lethargic
Adj. Deficient in Alertness or Activity
Deadpan
Adj. Deliberately Impassive in Manner; Adv. Without Betraying Any Feeling
Evasive
Adj. Deliberately Vague or Ambiguous; Avoiding or Escaping from Difficulty or Danger Especially Enemy Fire; Skillful at Eluding Capture
Defoliated
Adj. Deprived of Leaves
Empirical
Adj. Derived from Experiment and Observation Rather Than Theory; Relying on Medical Quackery
Collateral
Adj. Descended from a Common Ancestor but Through Different Lines; Situated or Running Side by Side; Accompany, Concomitant; Serving to Support or Corroborate; Noun a Security Pledged for the Repayment of a Loan
Culpable
Adj. Deserving Blame or Censure As Being Wrong or Evil or Injurious
Contemptible
Adj. Deserving of Contempt or Scorn
Estimable
Adj. Deserving of Respect or High Regard; Deserving of Esteem and Respect; May Be Computed or Estimated
Hapless
Adj. Deserving or Inciting Pity
Admissible
Adj. Deserving to Be Admitted
Kaput
Adj. Destroyed or Killed
Capricious
Adj. Determined by Chance or Impulse or Whim Rather Than by Necessity or Reason; Changeable
Decisive
Adj. Determining or Having the Power to Determine an Outcome; Characterized by Decision and Firmness; Unmistakable; Forming or Having the Nature of a Turning Point or Crisis
Devious
Adj. Deviating from a Straight Course; Indirect in Departing from the Accepted or Proper Way; Misleading; Characterized by Insincerity or Deceit; Evasive
Anomalous
Adj. Deviating from the General or Common Order or Type
Asinine
Adj. Devoid of Intelligence
Fatuous
Adj. Devoid of Intelligence
Devout
Adj. Devoutly Religious; Earnest
Arduous
Adj. Difficult to Accomplish; Demanding Considerable Mental Effort and Skill; Characterized by Toilsome Effort to the Point of Exhaustion; Especially Physical Effort; Taxing to the Utmost; Testing Powers of Endurance
Cumbersome
Adj. Difficult to Handle or Use Especially Because of Size or Weight; Not Elegant or Graceful in Expression
Abstruse
Adj. Difficult to Penetrate; Incomprehensible to One of Ordinary Understanding or Knowledge
Affable
Adj. Diffusing Warmth and Friendliness
Malcontent
Adj. Discontented As Toward Authority; Noun a Person Who is Discontented or Disgusted
Becoming
Adj. Displaying or Setting off to Best Advantage; According with Custom or Propriety
Compliant
Adj. Disposed or Willing to Comply
Amenable
Adj. Disposed or Willing to Comply; Liable to Answer to a Higher Authority; Open to Being Acted Upon in a Certain Way; Readily Reacting to Suggestions and Influences
Credulous
Adj. Disposed to Believe on Little Evidence; Showing a Lack of Judgment or Experience
Amiable
Adj. Disposed to Please; Diffusing Warmth and Friendliness
Audacious
Adj. Disposed to Venture or Take Risks; Unrestrained by Convention or Propriety; Invulnerable to Fear or Intimidation
Grotesque
Adj. Distorted and Unnatural in Shape or Size; Abnormal and Hideous; Ludicrously Odd; Noun Art Characterized by an Incongruous Mixture of Parts of Humans and Animals Interwoven with Plants
Contraband
Adj. Distributed or Sold Illicitly; Noun Goods Whose Importation or Exportation or Possession is Prohibited by Law
Beneficent
Adj. Doing or Producing Good; Generous in Assistance to the Poor
Lax
Adj. Emptying Easily or Excessively; Lacking in Rigor or Strictness; Not Taut or Rigid; Not Stretched or Held Tight; Pronounced with Muscles of the Tongue and Jaw Relatively Relaxed (e.g., the Vowel Sound in `bet'); Lacking in Strength or Firmness or Resilience
Amateur
Adj. Engaged in As a Pastime; Lacking Professional Skill or Expertise; Noun Someone Who Pursues a Study or Sport As a Pastime; Does Not Play for Pay
Belligerent
Adj. Engaged in War; Characteristic of an Enemy or One Eager to Fight; Noun Someone Who Fights (or is Fighting)
Mired
Adj. Entangled or Hindered As if E.g. in Mire
Buxom
Adj. Euphemisms for Slightly Fat; (of a Woman's Body) Having a Large Bosom and Pleasing Curves
Malign
Adj. Evil or Harmful in Nature or Influence; Having or Exerting a Malignant Influence; Verb Speak Unfavorably About
Horrid
Adj. Exceedingly Bad; Grossly Offensive to Decency or Morality; Causing Horror
Idyllic
Adj. Excellent and Delightful in All Respects; Suggestive of an Idyll; Charmingly Simple and Serene
Frenetic
Adj. Excessively Agitated; Transported with Rage or Other Violent Emotion
Corpulent
Adj. Excessively Fat
Lugubrious
Adj. Excessively Mournful
Felicitous
Adj. Exhibiting an Agreeably Appropriate Manner or Style; Marked by Good Fortune
Pandemic
Adj. Existing Everywhere; Epidemic over a Wide Geographical Area; Noun an Epidemic That is Geographically Widespread; Occurring Throughout a Region or Even Throughout the World
Abstract
Adj. Existing Only in the Mind; Separated from Embodiment; Dealing with a Subject in the Abstract Without Practical Purpose or Intention; Not Representing or Imitating External Reality or the Objects of Nature; Noun a Concept or Idea Not Associated with Any Specific Instance; a Sketchy Summary of the Main Points of an Argument or Theory; Verb Consider a Concept Without Thinking of a Specific Example; Consider Abstractly or Theoretically; Consider Apart from a Particular Case or Instance; Give an Abstract (of); Make off with Belongings of Others
Consensual
Adj. Existing by Consent
Nominal
Adj. Existing in Name Only; Insignificantly Small; a Matter of Form Only (`tokenish' is Informal); Being Value in Terms of Specification on Currency or Stock Certificates Rather Than Purchasing Power; Pertaining to a Noun or to a Word Group That Functions As a Noun; Relating to or Constituting or Bearing or Giving a Name; Named; Bearing the Name of a Specific Person; Noun a Phrase That Can Function As the Subject or Object of a Verb
Beatific
Adj. Experiencing or Bestowing Celestial Joy; Marked by Utter Benignity; Resembling or Befitting an Angel or Saint
Articulate
Adj. Expressing Yourself Easily or Characterized by Clear Expressive Language; Consisting of Segments Held Together by Joints; Verb Express or State Clearly; Speak, Pronounce, or Utter in a Certain Way; Put into Words or an Expression; Provide with a Joint
Eloquent
Adj. Expressing Yourself Readily, Clearly, Effectively
Derogatory
Adj. Expressive of Low Opinion
Fiendish
Adj. Extremely Evil or Cruel; Expressive of Cruelty or Befitting Hell
Diabolic
Adj. Extremely Evil or Cruel; Expressive of Cruelty or Befitting Hell; Showing the Cunning or Ingenuity or Wickedness Typical of a Devil
Fervid
Adj. Extremely Hot; Characterized by Intense Emotion
Elated
Adj. Exultantly Proud and Joyful; in High Spirits; Full of High-spirited Delight
Derelict
Adj. Failing in What Duty Requires; in Deplorable Condition; Forsaken by Owner or Keeper; Worn and Broken Down by Hard Use; Noun a Person Unable to Support Himself; a Ship Abandoned on the High Seas
Abortive
Adj. Failing to Accomplish an Intended Result
Egalitarian
Adj. Favoring Social Equality; Noun a Person Who Believes in the Equality of All People
Contrite
Adj. Feeling Regret for a Fault or Offence; Feeling or Expressing Pain or Sorrow for Sins or Offenses
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
Clairvoyant
Adj. Foreseeing the Future; Perceiving Things Beyond the Natural Range of the Senses; Noun Someone Who Has the Power of Clairvoyance
Panegyric
Adj. Formally Expressing Praise; Noun a Formal Expression of Praise
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
Bogus
Adj. Fraudulent; Having a Misleading Appearance
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
Catholic
Adj. Free from Provincial Prejudices or Attachments; of or Relating to or Supporting Catholicism; Noun a Member of a Catholic Church
Accessory
Adj. Furnishing Added Support; Noun a Supplementary Component That Improves Capability; Clothing That is Worn or Carried, but Not Part of Your Main Clothing; Someone Who Helps Another Person Commit a Crime
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
Feckless
Adj. Generally Incompetent and Ineffectual; Not Fit to Assume Responsibility
Magnanimous
Adj. Generous and Understanding and Tolerant; Noble and Generous in Spirit
Benevolent
Adj. Generous in Providing Aid to Others; Intending or Showing Kindness; Generous in Assistance to the Poor; Showing or Motivated by Sympathy and Understanding and Generosity
Cavalier
Adj. Given to Haughty Disregard of Others; Noun a Royalist Supporter of Charles I During the English Civil War; a Gallant or Courtly Gentleman
Fastidious
Adj. Giving Careful Attention to Detail; Hard to Please; Excessively Concerned with Cleanliness; Having Complicated Nutritional Requirements; Especially Growing Only in Special Artificial Cultures
Ardent
Adj. Glowing or Shining Like Fire; Characterized by Strong Enthusiasm; Characterized by Intense Emotion
Crescendo
Adj. Gradually Increasing in Volume; Noun (music) a Gradual Increase in Loudness; Verb Grow Louder
Exorbitant
Adj. Greatly Exceeding Bounds of Reason or Moderation
Deleterious
Adj. Harmful to Living Things
Acerbic
Adj. Harsh or Corrosive in Tone; Sour or Bitter in Taste
Acrid
Adj. Harsh or Corrosive in Tone; Strong and Sharp; "the Pungent Taste of Radishes"
Dour
Adj. Harshly Uninviting or Formidable in Manner or Appearance; Showing a Brooding Ill Humor; Stubbornly Unyielding
Cursory
Adj. Hasty and Without Attention to Detail; Not Thorough
Bandy
Adj. Have Legs That Curve Outward at the Knees; Verb Discuss Lightly; Exchange Blows; Toss or Strike a Ball Back and Forth
Mellow
Adj. Having Attained to Kindliness or Gentleness Through Age and Experience; Having Attained to Kindliness or Gentleness Through Age and Experience; Having a Full and Pleasing Flavor Through Proper Aging; Slightly and Pleasantly Intoxicated from Alcohol or a Drug (especially Marijuana); Unhurried and Relaxed; Adv. (obsolete) in a Mellow Manner; Verb Make or Grow (more) Mellow; Become More Relaxed, Easygoing, or Genial; Soften, Make Mellow
Androgynous
Adj. Having Both Male and Female Characteristics; Relating to or Exhibiting Both Female and Male Sex Organs but with a Predominantly Female Appearance
Defunct
Adj. Having Ceased to Exist or Live; No Longer in Force or Use; Inactive
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
Germane
Adj. Having Close Kinship and Appropriateness
Baroque
Adj. Having Elaborate Symmetrical Ornamentation; Noun Elaborate and Extensive Ornamentation in Decorative Art and Architecture That Flourished in Europe in the 17th Century
Consequential
Adj. Having Important Issues or Results
Animated
Adj. Having Life or Vigor or Spirit; Made to Appear to Move As Living Creatures Do
Brittle
Adj. Having Little Elasticity; Hence Easily Cracked or Fractured or Snapped; (of Metal or Glass) Not Annealed and Consequently Easily Cracked or Fractured; Lacking Warmth and Generosity of Spirit; Noun Caramelized Sugar Cooled in Thin Sheets
Flimsy
Adj. Having Little Substance or Significance; Lacking Solidity or Strength and Liable to Break; Resembling Cardboard Especially in Flimsiness; Very Thin and Insubstantial; Noun a Thin Strong Lightweight Translucent Paper Used Especially for Making Carbon Copies
Multifarious
Adj. Having Many Aspects
Corporeal
Adj. Having Material or Physical Form or Substance; Affecting or Characteristic of the Body As Opposed to the Mind or Spirit
Ambiguous
Adj. Having More Than One Possible Meaning; Having No Intrinsic or Objective Meaning; Not Organized in Conventional Patterns; Open to Two or More Interpretations; or of Uncertain Nature or Significance; or (often) Intended to Mislead
Anonymous
Adj. Having No Known Name or Identity or Known Source; Not Known or Lacking Marked Individuality
Cleft
Adj. Having One or More Incisions Reaching Nearly to the Midrib; Used of Hooves; Noun a Split or Indentation in Something (as the Palate or Chin); a Long Narrow Opening
Discombobulated
Adj. Having Self-possession Upset; Thrown into Confusion
Dappled
Adj. Having Spots or Patches of Color
Cursive
Adj. Having Successive Letter Joined Together; Noun Rapid Handwriting in Which Letters Are Set Down in Full and Cursively Connected Within Words Without Lifting the Writing Implement from the Paper
Mannered
Adj. Having Unnatural Mannerisms
Churlish
Adj. Having a Bad Disposition; Surly; Rude and Boorish
Lucid
Adj. Having a Clear Mind; (of Language) Transparently Clear; Easily Understandable; Transmitting Light; Able to Be Seen Through with Clarity; Capable of Thinking and Expressing Yourself in a Clear and Consistent Manner
Biennial
Adj. Having a Life Cycle Lasting Two Seasons; Occurring Every Second Year; Noun a Plant Having a Life Cycle That Normally Takes Two Seasons from Germination to Death to Complete; Flowering Biennials Usually Bloom and Fruit in the Second Season
Imbecile
Adj. Having a Mental Age of Three to Seven Years; Noun a Person of Subnormal Intelligence
Opalescent
Adj. Having a Play of Lustrous Rainbow-like Colors
Cryptic
Adj. Having a Puzzling Terseness; of an Obscure Nature; Having a Secret or Hidden Meaning
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
Debonair
Adj. Having a Sophisticated Charm; Having a Cheerful, Lively, and Self-confident Air
Aromatic
Adj. Having a Strong Pleasant Odor; (chemistry) of or Relating to or Containing One or More Benzene Rings
Cherubic
Adj. Having a Sweet Nature Befitting an Angel or Cherub
Beneficiary
Adj. Having or Arising from a Benefice; Noun the Recipient of Funds or Other Benefits; the Semantic Role of the Intended Recipient Who Benefits from the Happening Denoted by the Verb in the Clause
Discerning
Adj. Having or Revealing Keen Insight and Good Judgment; Able to Make or Detect Effects of Great Subtlety; Sensitive; Unobtrusively Perceptive and Sympathetic; Quick to Understand
Impassive
Adj. Having or Revealing Little Emotion or Sensibility; Not Easily Aroused or Excited; Deliberately Impassive in Manner
Consummate
Adj. Having or Revealing Supreme Mastery or Skill; Without Qualification; Used Informally As (often Pejorative) Intensifiers; Perfect and Complete in Every Respect; Having All Necessary Qualities; Verb Make Perfect; Bring to Perfection; Fulfill Sexually
Adept
Adj. Having or Showing Knowledge and Skill and Aptitude; Noun Someone Who is Dazzlingly Skilled in Any Field
Erudite
Adj. Having or Showing Profound Knowledge
Bellicose
Adj. Having or Showing a Ready Disposition to Fight
Cognate
Adj. Having the Same Ancestral Language; Related by Blood; Related in Nature; Noun a Word is Cognate with Another if Both Derive from the Same Word in an Ancestral Language; One Related by Blood or Origin; Especially on Sharing an Ancestor with Another
Crackle
Adj. Having the Surface Decorated with a Network of Fine Cracks, As in Crackleware; Noun Glazed China with a Network of Fine Cracks on the Surface; the Sharp Sound of Snapping Noises; Verb to Become, or to Cause to Become, Covered with a Network of Small Cracks; Make Crunching Noises; Make a Crackling Sound
Calorific
Adj. Heat-generating
Doltish
Adj. Heavy and Dull and Stupid
Circumspect
Adj. Heedful of Potential Consequences
Occult
Adj. Hidden and Difficult to See; Having an Import Not Apparent to the Senses nor Obvious to the Intelligence; Beyond Ordinary Understanding; Noun Supernatural Practices and Techniques; Supernatural Forces and Events and Beings Collectively; Verb Hide from View; Become Concealed or Hidden from View or Have Its Light Extinguished; Cause an Eclipse of (a Celestial Body) by Intervention
Metaphysical
Adj. Highly Abstract and Overly Theoretical; Without Material Form or Substance; Pertaining to or of the Nature of Metaphysics
Champion
Adj. Holding First Place in a Contest; Noun Someone Who Fights for a Cause; Someone Who Has Won First Place in a Competition; Someone Who is Dazzlingly Skilled in Any Field; a Person Who Backs a Politician or a Team Etc.; Verb Protect or Fight for As a Champion
Bawdy
Adj. Humorously Vulgar; Noun Lewd or Obscene Talk or Writing
Halcyon
Adj. Idyllically Calm and Peaceful; Suggesting Happy Tranquillity; Marked by Peace and Prosperity; Noun a Mythical Bird Said to Breed at the Time of the Winter Solstice in a Nest Floating on the Sea and to Have the Power of Calming the Winds and Waves; a Large Kingfisher Widely Distributed in Warmer Parts of the Old World; (greek Mythology) a Woman Who Was Turned into a Kingfisher
Boorish
Adj. Ill-mannered and Coarse and Contemptible in Behavior or Appearance
Loutish
Adj. Ill-mannered and Coarse and Contemptible in Behavior or Appearance
Debilitating
Adj. Impairing the Strength and Vitality
Invigorating
Adj. Imparting Strength and Vitality
Bracing
Adj. Imparting Vitality and Energy; Noun a Structural Member Used to Stiffen a Framework
Incorrigible
Adj. Impervious to Correction by Punishment
Intransigent
Adj. Impervious to Pleas, Persuasion, Requests, Reason
Inexorable
Adj. Impervious to Pleas, Persuasion, Requests, Reason; Not to Be Placated or Appeased or Moved by Entreaty
Adamant
Adj. Impervious to Pleas, Persuasion, Requests, Reason; Noun Very Hard Native Crystalline Carbon Valued As a Gem
Equitable
Adj. Implying Justice Dictated by Reason, Conscience, and a Natural Sense of What is Fair to All
Ineluctable
Adj. Impossible to Avoid or Evade:"inescapable Conclusion"
Insatiable
Adj. Impossible to Satisfy
Dispassionate
Adj. Unaffected by Strong Emotion or Prejudice
Maverick
Adj. Independent in Behavior or Thought; Noun an Unbranded Range Animal (especially a Stray Calf); Belongs to the First Person Who Puts a Brand on It; Someone Who Exhibits Great Independence in Thought and Action
Fanciful
Adj. Indulging in or Influenced by Fancy; Having a Curiously Intricate Quality; Not Based on Fact; Dubious
Naive
Adj. Inexperienced; Marked by or Showing Unaffected Simplicity and Lack of Guile or Worldly Experience; Not Initiated; Deficient in Relevant Experience; Lacking Information or Instruction; of or Created by One Without Formal Training; Simple or Naive in Style
Grubby
Adj. Infested with Grubs; Thickly Covered with Ingrained Dirt or Soot; Noun Small Sculpin of the Coast of New England
Infinitesimal
Adj. Infinitely or Immeasurably Small; Noun (mathematics) a Variable That Has Zero As Its Limit
Daft
Adj. Informal or Slang Terms for Mentally Irregular
Loco
Adj. Informal or Slang Terms for Mentally Irregular
Formidable
Adj. Inspiring Fear; Extremely Impressive in Strength or Excellence
Eerie
Adj. Inspiring a Feeling of Fear; Strange and Frightening; Suggestive of the Supernatural; Mysterious
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
Didactic
Adj. Instructive (especially Excessively)
Commemorative
Adj. Intended As a Commemoration; Noun an Object (such As a Coin or Postage Stamp) Made to Mark an Event or Honor a Person
Conciliatory
Adj. Intended or Likely to Overcome Animosity or Hostility; Making or Willing to Make Concessions
Ostentatious
Adj. Intended to Attract Notice and Impress Others; of a Display That is Tawdry or Vulgar
Mendacious
Adj. Intentionally Untrue; Given to Lying
Officious
Adj. Intrusive in a Meddling or Offensive Manner
Cerebral
Adj. Involving Intelligence Rather Than Emotions or Instinct; of or Relating to the Cerebrum or Brain
Contentious
Adj. Involving or Likely to Cause Controversy; Inclined or Showing an Inclination to Dispute or Disagree, Even to Engage in Law Suits
Dauntless
Adj. Invulnerable to Fear or Intimidation
Intrepid
Adj. Invulnerable to Fear or Intimidation
Amalgamate
Adj. Joined Together into a Whole; Verb to Bring or Combine Together or with Something else
Ebullient
Adj. Joyously Unrestrained
Amoral
Adj. Lacking Any Sense of Moral Standards or Principles
Craven
Adj. Lacking Even the Rudiments of Courage; Abjectly Fearful; Noun an Abject Coward
Myopic
Adj. Lacking Foresight or Scope; Unable to See Distant Objects Clearly
Gawky
Adj. Lacking Grace in Movement or Posture
Lackluster
Adj. Lacking Luster or Shine; Lacking Brilliance or Vitality
Licentious
Adj. Lacking Moral Discipline; Especially Sexually Unrestrained
Decrepit
Adj. Lacking Physical Strength or Vitality; Worn and Broken Down by Hard Use
Impious
Adj. Lacking Piety or Reverence for a God; Lacking Piety and Reverence for a God; Lacking Due Respect or Dutifulness
Diffident
Adj. Lacking Self-confidence; Showing Modest Reserve
Gauche
Adj. Lacking Social Polish
Languid
Adj. Lacking Spirit or Liveliness
Arid
Adj. Lacking Vitality or Spirit; Lifeless; Lacking Sufficient Water or Rainfall
Desiccate
Adj. Lacking Vitality or Spirit; Lifeless; Verb Lose Water or Moisture; Remove Water From; Preserve by Removing All Water and Liquids from
Listless
Adj. Lacking Zest or Vivacity; Marked by Low Spirits; Showing No Enthusiasm
Chaotic
Adj. Lacking a Visible Order or Organization; Completely Unordered and Unpredictable and Confusing; of or Relating to a Sensitive Dependence on Initial Conditions
Incongruous
Adj. Lacking in Harmony or Compatibility or Appropriateness
Incapacitated
Adj. Lacking in or Deprived of Strength or Power
Commodious
Adj. Large and Roomy (`convenient' is Archaic in This Sense)
Capacious
Adj. Large in Capacity
Copious
Adj. Large in Number or Quantity (especially of Discourse); Affording an Abundant Supply
Ephemeral
Adj. Lasting a Very Short Time; Noun Anything Short-lived, As an Insect That Lives Only for a Day in Its Winged Form
Fleeting
Adj. Lasting for a Markedly Brief Time
Erratic
Adj. Liable to Sudden Unpredictable Change; Likely to Perform Unpredictably; Having No Fixed Course
Crepuscular
Adj. Like Twilight; Dim
Avuncular
Adj. Like an Uncle in Kindness or Indulgence; Being or Relating to an Uncle
Deviate
Adj. Markedly Different from an Accepted Norm; Noun a Person Whose Behavior Deviates from What is Acceptable Especially in Sexual Behavior; Verb Turn Aside; Turn Away From; Cause to Turn Away from a Previous or Expected Course; Be at Variance With; Be out of Line with
Coincident
Adj. Matching Point for Point; Occurring or Operating at the Same Time
Balmy
Adj. Mild and Pleasant; Informal or Slang Terms for Mentally Irregular
Adulterate
Adj. Mixed with Impurities; Verb Corrupt, Debase, or Make Impure by Adding a Foreign or Inferior Substance; Often by Replacing Valuable Ingredients with Inferior Ones
Coy
Adj. Modestly or Warily Rejecting Approaches or Overtures; Showing Marked and Often Playful or Irritating Evasiveness or Reluctance to Make a Definite or Committing Statement; Affectedly Modest or Shy Especially in a Playful or Provocative Way
Chaste
Adj. Morally Pure (especially Not Having Experienced Sexual Intercourse); Abstaining from Unlawful Sexual Intercourse; Pure and Simple in Design or Style
Despicable
Adj. Morally Reprehensible
Optimal
Adj. Most Desirable Possible Under a Restriction Expressed or Implied
Optimum
Adj. Most Desirable Possible Under a Restriction Expressed or Implied; Noun Most Favorable Condition or Greatest Degree or Amount Possible Under Given Circumstances
Agile
Adj. Moving Quickly and Lightly; Mentally Quick
Lissome
Adj. Moving and Bending with Ease
Burly
Adj. Muscular and Heavily Built
Insular
Adj. Narrowly Restricted in Outlook or Scope; Suggestive of the Isolated Life of an Island; Relating to or Characteristic of or Situated on an Island
Endemic
Adj. Native to or Confined to a Certain Region; of or Relating to a Disease (or Anything Resembling a Disease) Constantly Present to Greater or Lesser Extent in a Particular Locality; Originating Where It is Found; Noun a Plant That is Native to a Certain Limited Area; a Disease That is Constantly Present to a Greater or Lesser Degree in People of a Certain Class or in People Living in a Particular Location
Blase
Adj. Nonchalantly Unconcerned; Uninterested Because of Frequent Exposure or Indulgence; Very Sophisticated Especially Because of Surfeit; Versed in the Ways of the World
Pagan
Adj. Not Acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam; Noun a Person Who Follows a Polytheistic or Pre-christian Religion (not a Christian or Muslim or Jew); a Person Who Does Not Acknowledge Your God; Someone Motivated by Desires for Sensual Pleasures
Impervious
Adj. Not Admitting of Passage or Capable of Being Affected
Opaque
Adj. Not Clear; Not Transmitting or Reflecting Light or Radiant Energy; Not Clearly Understood or Expressed
Dubious
Adj. Not Convinced; Fraught with Uncertainty or Doubt; Open to Doubt or Suspicion
Onerous
Adj. Not Easily Borne; Wearing
Imperturbable
Adj. Not Easily Perturbed or Excited or Upset; Marked by Extreme Calm and Composure
Extraneous
Adj. Not Essential; Not Pertinent to the Matter Under Consideration; Not Belonging to That in Which It is Contained; Introduced from an Outside Source; Coming from the Outside
Apostate
Adj. Not Faithful to Religion or Party or Cause; Noun a Disloyal Person Who Betrays or Deserts His Cause or Religion or Political Party or Friend Etc.
Inconsequential
Adj. Not Following Logically As a Consequence; Lacking Worth or Importance
Inimical
Adj. Not Friendly
Amiss
Adj. Not Functioning Properly; Adv. in an Improper or Mistaken or Unfortunate Manner; in an Imperfect or Faulty Way; Away from the Correct or Expected Course
Awry
Adj. Not Functioning Properly; Turned or Twisted Toward One Side; Adv. Away from the Correct or Expected Course; Turned or Twisted to One Side
Counterfeit
Adj. Not Genuine; Imitating Something Superior; Noun a Copy That is Represented As the Original; Verb Make a Copy of with the Intent to Deceive
Impecunious
Adj. Not Having Enough Money to Pay for Necessities
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)
Innocuous
Adj. Not Injurious to Physical or Mental Health; Not Causing Disapproval; Lacking Intent or Capacity to Injure; Unlikely to Harm or Disturb Anyone
Indeterminate
Adj. Not Leading to a Definite Ending or Result; Not Capable of Being Determined; Not Precisely Determined or Established; Not Fixed or Known in Advance; Having a Capacity for Continuing to Grow at the Apex; of Uncertain or Ambiguous Nature
Insipid
Adj. Not Pleasing to the Sense of Taste; Lacking Interest or Significance; Lacking Significance or Impact; Lacking Taste or Flavor or Tang
Latent
Adj. Not Presently Active; Potentially Existing but Not Presently Evident or Realized
Inconspicuous
Adj. Not Prominent or Readily Noticeable
Frivolous
Adj. Not Serious in Content or Attitude or Behavior
Disingenuous
Adj. Not Straightforward or Candid; Giving a False Appearance of Frankness
Immutable
Adj. Not Subject or Susceptible to Change or Variation in Form or Quality or Nature
Mercurial
Adj. Relating to or Containing or Caused by Mercury; Relating to or Having Characteristics (eloquence, Shrewdness, Swiftness, Thievishness) Attributed to the God Mercury; Relating to or Under the (astrological) Influence of the Planet Mercury; Liable to Sudden Unpredictable Change
Normative
Adj. Relating to or Dealing with Norms; Pertaining to Giving Directives or Rules
Glacial
Adj. Relating to or Derived from a Glacier; Extremely Cold; Devoid of Warmth and Cordiality; Expressive of Unfriendliness or Disdain
Mythic
Adj. Relating to or Having the Nature of Myth; Based on or Told of in Traditional Stories; Lacking Factual Basis or Historical Validity
Categorical
Adj. Relating to or Included in a Category or Categories; Not Modified or Restricted by Reservations
Jugular
Adj. Relating to or Located in the Region of the Neck or Throat; Noun a Vital Part That is Vulnerable to Attack; Veins in the Neck That Return Blood from the Head
Arachnoid
Adj. Relating to or Resembling a Member of the Class Arachnida; Noun the Middle of the 3 Meninges; Air-breathing Arthropods Characterized by Simple Eyes and Four Pairs of Legs
Mastoid
Adj. Relating to or Resembling a Nipple; of or Relating to or in the Region of the Mastoid Process; Noun Process of the Temporal Bone Behind the Ear at the Base of the Skull
Differential
Adj. Relating to or Showing a Difference; Involving or Containing One or More Derivatives; Noun a Quality That Differentiates Between Similar Things; a Bevel Gear That Permits Rotation of Two Shafts at Different Speeds; Used on the Rear Axle of Automobiles to Allow Wheels to Rotate at Different Speeds on Curves; the Result of Mathematical Differentiation; the Instantaneous Change of One Quantity Relative to Another; Df(x)/dx
Net
Adj. Remaining After All Deductions; Conclusive in a Process or Progression; Noun an Open Fabric of String or Rope or Wire Woven Together at Regular Intervals; a Trap Made of Netting to Catch Fish or Birds or Insects; Game Equipment Consisting of a Strip of Netting Dividing the Playing Area in Tennis or Badminton; a Goal Lined with Netting (as in Soccer or Hockey); a Computer Network Consisting of a Worldwide Network of Computer Networks That Use the Tcp/ip Network Protocols to Facilitate Data Transmission and Exchange; the Excess of Revenues over Outlays in a Given Period of Time (including Depreciation and Other Non-cash Expenses); Verb Catch with a Net; Make As a Net Profit; Yield As a Net Profit; Construct or Form a Web, As if by Weaving
Aloof
Adj. Remote in Manner; Adv. in an Aloof Manner
Banal
Adj. Repeated Too Often; Overfamiliar Through Overuse
Hackneyed
Adj. Repeated Too Often; Overfamiliar Through Overuse
Delineate
Adj. Represented Accurately or Precisely; Verb Describe in Vivid Detail; Trace the Shape Of; Make a Mark or Lines on a Surface; Determine the Essential Quality Of; Show the Form or Outline of
Ostensible
Adj. Represented or Appearing As Such; Pretended; Appearing As Such but Not Necessarily So
Exigent
Adj. Requiring Precise Accuracy; Demanding Attention
Exacting
Adj. Requiring Precise Accuracy; Severe and Unremitting in Making Demands; Having Complicated Nutritional Requirements; Especially Growing Only in Special Artificial Cultures
Arcane
Adj. Requiring Secret or Mysterious Knowledge
Anthropoid
Adj. Resembling Human Beings; Resembling Apes; Noun Any Member of the Suborder Anthropoidea Including Monkeys and Apes and Hominids; Person Who Resembles a Nonhuman Primate
Nordic
Adj. Resembling Peoples of Scandinavia; Relating to Germany and Scandinavia; of or Relating to or Constituting the Scandinavian Group of Languages; Noun the Northern Family of Germanic Languages That Are Spoken in Scandinavia and Iceland
Bestial
Adj. Resembling a Beast; Showing Lack of Human Sensibility
Bifurcate
Adj. Resembling a Fork; Divided or Separated into Two Branches; Verb Divide into Two Branches; Split or Divide into Two
Enigmatic
Adj. Resembling an Oracle in Obscurity of Thought; Not Clear to the Understanding
Demoniac
Adj. Resembling or Suggesting Possession by a Demon; in a Murderous Frenzy As if Possessed by a Demon; Noun Someone Who Acts As if Possessed by a Demon
Obstinate
Adj. Resistant to Guidance or Discipline; Stubbornly Persistent in Wrongdoing; Tenaciously Unwilling or Marked by Tenacious Unwillingness to Yield; Verb Persist Stubbornly
Derivative
Adj. Resulting from or Employing Derivation; Noun (linguistics) a Word That is Derived from Another Word; the Result of Mathematical Differentiation; the Instantaneous Change of One Quantity Relative to Another; Df(x)/dx; a Financial Instrument Whose Value is Based on Another Security
Opulent
Adj. Rich and Superior in Quality
Ceremonious
Adj. Rigidly Formal or Bound by Convention; Characterized by Pomp and Ceremony and Stately Display
Convoluted
Adj. Rolled or Coiled Together; Highly Complex or Intricate
Covert
Adj. Secret or Hidden; Not Openly Practiced or Engaged in or Shown or Avowed; (of a Wife) Being Under the Protection of Her Husband; Noun a Flock of Coots; a Covering That Serves to Conceal or Shelter Something
Eclectic
Adj. Selecting What Seems Best of Various Styles or Ideas; Noun Someone Who Selects According to the Eclectic Method
Erogenous
Adj. Sensitive to Sexual Stimulation
Disjointed
Adj. Separated at the Joint; Taken Apart at the Joints; Lacking Orderly Continuity
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
Expedient
Adj. Serving to Promote Your Interest; Appropriate to a Purpose; Practical; Noun a Means to an End; Not Necessarily a Principled or Ethical One
Cataclysmic
Adj. Severely Destructive
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)
Corrugated
Adj. Shaped into Alternating Parallel Grooves and Ridges
Antithetical
Adj. Sharply Contrasted in Character or Purpose
Glaring
Adj. Shining Intensely; Conspicuously and Outrageously Bad or Reprehensible
Lurid
Adj. Shining with an Unnatural Red Glow As of Fire Seen Through Smoke; Ghastly Pale; Glaringly Vivid and Graphic; Marked by Sensationalism; Horrible in Fierceness or Savagery
Heinous
Adj. Shockingly Brutal or Cruel
Ghastly
Adj. Shockingly Repellent; Inspiring Horror; Gruesomely Indicative of Death or the Dead
Covetous
Adj. Showing Extreme Cupidity; Painfully Desirous of Another's Advantages; Immoderately Desirous of Acquiring E.g. Wealth
Dilettante
Adj. Showing Frivolous or Superficial Interest; Amateurish; Noun an Amateur Who Engages in an Activity Without Serious Intentions and Who Pretends to Have Knowledge
Abject
Adj. Showing Humiliation or Submissiveness; of the Most Contemptible Kind; Most Unfortunate or Miserable; Showing Utter Resignation or Hopelessness
Flippant
Adj. Showing Inappropriate Levity
Impartial
Adj. Showing Lack of Favoritism; Free from Undue Bias or Preconceived Opinions
Indifferent
Adj. Showing No Care or Concern in Attitude or Action; Neither Too Great nor Too Little; Being Neither Good nor Bad; Characterized by a Lack of Partiality; Marked by No Especial Liking or Dislike or Preference for One Thing over Another; Fairly Poor to Not Very Good; (usually Followed by `to') Unwilling or Refusing to Pay Heed; (often Followed by `to') Lacking Importance; Not Mattering One Way or the Other; Marked by a Lack of Interest; Having Only a Limited Ability to React Chemically; Chemically Inactive
Canny
Adj. Showing Self-interest and Shrewdness in Dealing with Others
Leering
Adj. Showing Sly or Knowing Malice in a Glance; (of a Glance) Sidelong and Slyly Lascivious
Lachrymose
Adj. Showing Sorrow
Indefatigable
Adj. Showing Sustained Enthusiastic Action with Unflagging Vitality
Obdurate
Adj. Showing Unfeeling Resistance to Tender Feelings; Stubbornly Persistent in Wrongdoing
Altruistic
Adj. Showing Unselfish Concern for the Welfare of Others
Morose
Adj. Showing a Brooding Ill Humor
Complaisant
Adj. Showing a Cheerful Willingness to Do Favors for Others
Discriminating
Adj. Showing or Indicating Careful Judgment and Discernment Especially in Matters of Taste; Marked by the Ability to See or Make Fine Distinctions; Having or Demonstrating Ability to Recognize or Draw Fine Distinctions
Artless
Adj. Simple and Natural; Without Cunning or Deceit; (of Persons) Lacking Art or Knowledge; Showing Lack of Art; Characterized by an Inability to Mask Your Feelings; Not Devious
Cordial
Adj. Sincerely or Intensely Felt; Showing Warm and Heartfelt Friendliness; Diffusing Warmth and Friendliness; Noun Strong Highly Flavored Sweet Liquor Usually Drunk After a Meal
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
Deft
Adj. Skillful in Physical Movements; Especially of the Hands
Dexterous
Adj. Skillful in Physical Movements; Especially of the Hands
Oblique
Adj. Slanting or Inclined in Direction or Course or Position--neither Parallel nor Perpendicular nor Right-angled; Indirect in Departing from the Accepted or Proper Way; Misleading; Noun Any Grammatical Case Other Than the Nominative; a Diagonally Arranged Abdominal Muscle on Either Side of the Torso
Ajar
Adj. Slightly Open
Brackish
Adj. Slightly Salty (especially from Containing a Mixture of Seawater and Fresh Water); Distasteful and Unpleasant; Spoiled by Mixture
Inert
Adj. Slow and Apathetic; Unable to Move or Resist Motion; Having Only a Limited Ability to React Chemically; Chemically Inactive
Attuned
Adj. So Adjusted As to Be Appropriate or Brought into Harmony; Brought to Correct Pitch
Abysmal
Adj. So Deep As to Be Unmeasurable; Very Great; Limitless
Antiquated
Adj. So Extremely Old As Seeming to Belong to an Earlier Period
Antediluvian
Adj. So Extremely Old As Seeming to Belong to an Earlier Period; of or Relating to the Period Before the Biblical Flood; Noun Any of the Early Patriarchs Who Lived Prior to the Noachian Deluge; a Very Old Person
Consecrate
Adj. Solemnly Dedicated to or Set Apart for a High Purpose; Verb Render Holy by Means of Religious Rites; Dedicate to a Deity by a Vow; Give Entirely to a Specific Person, Activity, or Cause; Appoint to a Clerical Posts
Abstemious
Adj. Sparing in Consumption of Especially Food and Drink; Marked by Temperance in Indulgence
Diffuse
Adj. Spread Out; Not Concentrated in One Place; Lacking Conciseness; (of Light) Transmitted from a Broad Light Source or Reflected; Verb Move Outward; Cause to Become Widely Known; Spread or Diffuse Through
Hunkered
Adj. Squatting Close to the Ground
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
Cathartic
Adj. Strongly Laxative; Emotionally Purging (of E.g. Art); Emotionally Purging; Noun a Purging Medicine; Stimulates Evacuation of the Bowels
Aghast
Adj. Struck with Fear, Dread, or Consternation
Doctrinaire
Adj. Stubbornly Insistent on Theory Without Regard for Practicality or Suitability; Noun a Stubborn Person of Arbitrary or Arrogant Opinions
Inebriated
Adj. Stupefied or Excited by a Chemical Substance (especially Alcohol)
Accomplished
Adj. Successfully Completed or Brought to an End; Settled Securely and Unconditionally; Highly Skilled
Dyspeptic
Adj. Suffering from Dyspepsia; Irritable As if Suffering from Indigestion; Noun a Person Suffering from Indigestion
Bilious
Adj. Suffering from or Suggesting a Liver Disorder or Gastric Distress; Relating to or Containing Bile; Irritable As if Suffering from Indigestion
Morbid
Adj. Suggesting an Unhealthy Mental State; Caused by or Altered by or Manifesting Disease or Pathology; Suggesting the Horror of Death and Decay
Ghoulish
Adj. Suggesting the Horror of Death and Decay
Comestible
Adj. Suitable for Use As Food; Noun Any Substance That Can Be Used As Food
Appropriate
Adj. Suitable for a Particular Person or Place or Condition Etc; Suitable and Fitting; Meant or Adapted for an Occasion or Use; Being of Striking Appropriateness and Pertinence; Appropriate for Achieving a Particular End; Implies a Lack of Concern for Fairness; Verb Take Possession of by Force, As After an Invasion; Give or Assign a Resource to a Particular Person or Cause
Palatial
Adj. Suitable for or Like a Palace; Relating to or Being a Palace
Definitive
Adj. Supplying or Being a Final or Conclusive Settlement; Clearly Defined or Formulated; of Recognized Authority or Excellence
Corroborated
Adj. Supported or Established by Evidence or Proof
Forfeit
Adj. Surrendered As a Penalty; Noun the Act of Losing or Surrendering Something As a Penalty for a Mistake or Fault or Failure to Perform Etc.; a Penalty for a Fault or Mistake That Involves Losing or Giving Up Something; Something That is Lost or Surrendered As a Penalty; Verb Lose or Lose the Right to by Some Error, Offense, or Crime
Blithering
Adj. Talking Idly or Incoherently
Humdrum
Adj. Tediously Repetitious or Lacking in Variety; Not Challenging; Dull and Lacking Excitement; Noun the Quality of Wearisome Constancy, Routine, and Lack of Variety
Adhesive
Adj. Tending to Adhere; Noun a Substance That Unites or Bonds Surfaces Together
Deterrent
Adj. Tending to Deter; Noun Something Immaterial That Interferes with or Delays Action or Progress
Deprecatory
Adj. Tending to Diminish or Disparage
Astringent
Adj. Tending to Draw Together or Constrict Soft Organic Tissue; Sour or Bitter in Taste; Noun a Drug That Causes Contraction of Body Tissues and Canals
Captious
Adj. Tending to Find and Call Attention to Faults
Counterproductive
Adj. Tending to Hinder the Achievement of a Goal
Intrusive
Adj. Tending to Intrude (especially Upon Privacy); Thrusting Inward; of Rock Material; Forced While Molten into Cracks Between Layers of Other Rock
Centrifugal
Adj. Tending to Move Away from a Center; Conveying Information to the Muscles from the Cns; Tending Away from Centralization, As of Authority
Centripetal
Adj. Tending to Move Toward a Center; of a Nerve Fiber or Impulse Originating Outside and Passing Toward the Central Nervous System; Tending to Unify
Liberal
Adj. Tolerant of Change; Not Bound by Authoritarianism, Orthodoxy, or Tradition; Having Political or Social Views Favoring Reform and Progress; Showing or Characterized by Broad-mindedness; Not Literal; Given or Giving Freely; Noun a Person Who Favors a Political Philosophy of Progress and Reform and the Protection of Civil Liberties; a Person Who Favors an Economic Theory of Laissez-faire and Self-regulating Markets
Myriad
Adj. Too Numerous to Be Counted; Noun a Large Indefinite Number
Coagulate
Adj. Transformed from a Liquid into a Soft Semisolid or Solid Mass; Verb Change from a Liquid to a Thickened or Solid State; Cause to Change from a Liquid to a Solid or Thickened State
Dastard
Adj. Treacherously Cowardly; Noun a Malicious Coward
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
Contingent
Adj. Uncertain Because of Uncontrollable Circumstances; Determined by Conditions or Circumstances Not Yet Established; Possible but Not Certain to Occur; Noun a Gathering of Persons Representative of Some Larger Group; a Temporary Military Unit
Irresolute
Adj. Uncertain How to Act or Proceed
Agnostic
Adj. Uncertain of All Claims to Knowledge; of or Pertaining to an Agnostic or Agnosticism; Noun a Person Who Claims That They Cannot Have True Knowledge About the Existence of God (but Does Not Deny That God Might Exist); Someone Who is Doubtful or Noncommittal About Something
Ambivalent
Adj. Uncertain or Unable to Decide About What Course to Follow
Bohemian
Adj. Unconventional in Especially Appearance and Behavior; of or Relating to Bohemia or Its Language or People; Noun a Nonconformist Writer or Artist Who Lives an Unconventional Life; a Native or Inhabitant of Bohemia in the Czech Republic; a Member of a People with Dark Skin and Hair Who Speak Romany and Who Traditionally Live by Seasonal Work and Fortunetelling; They Are Believed to Have Originated in Northern India but Now Are Living on All Continents (but Mostly in Europe, North Africa, and North America)
Beholden
Adj. Under a Moral Obligation to Someone
Fallow
Adj. Undeveloped but Potentially Useful; Left Unplowed and Unseeded During a Growing Season; Noun Cultivated Land That is Not Seeded for One or More Growing Seasons
Odious
Adj. Unequivocally Detestable
Abominable
Adj. Unequivocally Detestable; Exceptionally Bad or Displeasing
Bleak
Adj. Unpleasantly Cold and Damp; Offering Little or No Hope; Providing No Shelter or Sustenance
Dank
Adj. Unpleasantly Cool and Humid
Grating
Adj. Unpleasantly Harsh or Grating in Sound; Noun Optical Device Consisting of a Surface with Many Parallel Grooves in It; Disperses a Beam of Light (or Other Electromagnetic Radiation) into Its Wavelengths to Produce Its Spectrum; a Frame of Iron Bars to Hold a Fire; a Barrier That Has Parallel or Crossed Bars Blocking a Passage but Admitting Air
Fractious
Adj. Unpredictably Difficult in Operation; Likely to Be Troublesome; Stubbornly Resistant to Authority or Control; Easily Irritated or Annoyed
Insensible
Adj. Unresponsive to Stimulation; Incapable of Physical Sensation; Unaware of or Indifferent To; Barely Able to Be Perceived
Libertine
Adj. Unrestrained by Convention or Morality; Noun a Dissolute Person; Usually a Man Who is Morally Unrestrained
Detached
Adj. Used of Buildings; Standing Apart from Others; No Longer Connected or Joined; Not Fixed in Position; Being or Feeling Set or Kept Apart from Others; Showing Lack of Emotional Involvement
Cloven
Adj. Used of Hooves
Gnarled
Adj. Used of Old Persons or Old Trees; Covered with Knobs or Knots
Conniving
Adj. Used of Persons; Acting Together in Secret Toward a Fraudulent or Illegal End
Congenial
Adj. Used of Plants; Capable of Cross-fertilization or of Being Grafted; Suitable to Your Needs or Similar to Your Nature
Bacchanalian
Adj. Used of Riotously Drunken Merrymaking
Contiguous
Adj. Very Close or Connected in Space or Time; Having a Common Boundary or Edge; Touching; Connecting Without a Break; Within a Common Boundary
Cockeyed
Adj. Very Drunk; Turned or Twisted Toward One Side; Incongruous; Inviting Ridicule
Munificent
Adj. Very Generous
Lavish
Adj. Very Generous; Characterized by Extravagance and Profusion; Verb Expend Profusely; Also Used with Abstract Nouns
Dandy
Adj. Very Good; Noun a Man Who is Much Concerned with His Dress and Appearance; a Sailing Vessel with Two Masts; a Small Mizzen is Aft of the Rudderpost
Comely
Adj. Very Pleasing to the Eye; According with Custom or Propriety
Miniscule
Adj. Very Small
Exhaustive
Adj. Very Thorough; Exhaustively Complete
Boisterous
Adj. Violently Agitated and Turbulent; Noisy and Lacking in Restraint or Discipline; Full of Rough and Exuberant Animal Spirits
Dilatory
Adj. Wasting Time; Inclined to Waste Time and Lag Behind; Using Cautious Slow Strategy to Wear Down Opposition; Avoiding Direct Confrontation
Intelligible
Adj. Well Articulated or Enunciated, and Loud Enough to Be Heard Distinctly; Capable of Being Apprehended or Understood
Bygone
Adj. Well in the Past; Former; Noun Past Events to Be Put Aside
Asunder
Adj. Widely Separated Especially in Space; Adv. into Parts or Pieces
Feral
Adj. Wild and Menacing
Contumacious
Adj. Wilfully Obstinate; Stubbornly Disobedient
Barbarian
Adj. Without Civilizing Influences; Noun a Crude Uncouth Ill-bred Person Lacking Culture or Refinement; a Member of an Uncivilized People
Inadvertent
Adj. Without Intention (especially Resulting from Heedless Action)
Arrant
Adj. Without Qualification; Used Informally As (often Pejorative) Intensifiers
Despondent
Adj. Without or Almost Without Hope
Anal
Adj. a Stage in Psychosexual Development when the Child's Interest is Concentrated on the Anal Region; Fixation at This Stage is Said to Result in Orderliness, Meanness, Stubbornness, Compulsiveness, Etc.; of or Related to the Anus
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
Communal
Adj. for or by a Group Rather Than Individuals; Relating to a Small Administrative District or Community
Dilapidated
Adj. in Deplorable Condition
Disheveled
Adj. in Disarray; Extremely Disorderly
Amuck
Adj. in a Murderous Frenzy As if Possessed by a Demon; Adv. in a Murderous Frenzy; Wildly; Without Self-control
Berserk
Adj. in a Murderous Frenzy As if Possessed by a Demon; Noun One of the Ancient Norse Warriors Legendary for Working Themselves into a Frenzy Before a Battle and Fighting with Reckless Savagery and Insane Fury
Comatose
Adj. in a State of Deep and Usually Prolonged Unconsciousness; Unable to Respond to External Stimuli; Relating to or Associated with a Coma
Adverse
Adj. in an Opposing Direction; Contrary to Your Interests or Welfare
Modish
Adj. in the Current Fashion or Style
Inherent
Adj. in the Nature of Something Though Not Readily Apparent; Existing As an Essential Constituent or Characteristic
Monastic
Adj. of Communal Life Sequestered from the World Under Religious Vows; Noun a Male Religious Living in a Cloister and Devoting Himself to Contemplation and Prayer and Work
Exquisite
Adj. of Extreme Beauty; Lavishly Elegant and Refined; Intense or Sharp; Delicately Beautiful
Gargantuan
Adj. of Great Mass; Huge and Bulky
Celestial
Adj. of Heaven or the Spirit; Relating to or Inhabiting a Divine Heaven; of or Relating to the Sky
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
Bent
Adj. of Metal E.g.; Used Especially of the Head or Upper Back; Fixed in Your Purpose; Altered from an Originally Straight Condition; Used of the Back and Knees; Stooped; Noun a Special Way of Doing Something; a Relatively Permanent Inclination to React in a Particular Way; an Area of Grassland Unbounded by Fences or Hedges; Grass for Pastures and Lawns Especially Bowling and Putting Greens
Nugatory
Adj. of No Real Value
Momentous
Adj. of Very Great Significance
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)
Cosmopolitan
Adj. of Worldwide Scope or Applicability; Composed of People from or at Home in Many Parts of the World; Especially Not Provincial in Attitudes or Interests; Growing or Occurring in Many Parts of the World; Noun a Sophisticated Person Who Has Travelled in Many Countries
Carmine
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; Noun a Variable Color Averaging a Vivid Red; Verb Color Carmine
Azure
Adj. of a Deep Somewhat Purplish Blue Color Similar to That of a Clear October Sky; Noun a Light Shade of Blue; Verb Color Azure
Austere
Adj. of a Stern or Strict Bearing or Demeanor; Forbidding in Aspect; Severely Simple; Practicing Great Self-denial
Caustic
Adj. of a Substance, Especially a Strong Acid; Capable of Destroying or Eating Away by Chemical Action; Harsh or Corrosive in Tone; Noun Any Chemical Substance That Burns or Destroys Living Tissue
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)
Apropos
Adj. of an Appropriate or Pertinent Nature; Adv. by the Way; at an Opportune Time
Cognitive
Adj. of or Being or Relating to or Involving Cognition
Bubonic
Adj. of or Evidencing Buboes
Baltic
Adj. of or Near or on the Baltic Sea; of or Pertaining to or Characteristic of the Baltic States or Their Peoples or Languages; Noun a Branch of the Indo-european Family of Languages Related to the Slavonic Languages; Baltic Languages Have Preserved Many Archaic Features That Are Believed to Have Existed in Proto-indo European; a Sea in Northern Europe; Stronghold of the Russian Navy
Alimentary
Adj. of or Providing Nourishment
Alluvial
Adj. of or Relating to Alluvium
Calisthenic
Adj. of or Relating to Calisthenics
Impediment
Noun Any Structure That Makes Progress Difficult; Something Immaterial That Interferes with or Delays Action or Progress
Palatine
Adj. of or Relating to a Palace; of or Relating to a Count Palatine and His Royal Prerogatives; Relating to or Lying Near the Palate; Noun Either of Two Irregularly Shaped Bones That Form the Back of the Hard Palate and Helps to Form the Nasal Cavity and the Floor of the Orbits; the Most Important of the Seven Hills of Rome; Supposedly the Location of the First Settlement and the Site of Many Imperial Palaces; (middle Ages) the Lord of a Palatinate Who Exercised Sovereign Powers over His Lands; Any of Various Important Officials in Ancient Rome
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
Nuptial
Adj. of or Relating to a Wedding
Canine
Adj. of or Relating to or Characteristic of Members of the Family Canidae; of or Relating to a Pointed Conical Tooth; Noun Any of Various Fissiped Mammals with Nonretractile Claws and Typically Long Muzzles; One of the Four Pointed Conical Teeth (two in Each Jaw) Located Between the Incisors and the Premolars
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
Cretaceous
Adj. of or Relating to or Denoting the Third Period of the Mesozoic Era; Abounding in Chalk; Noun from 135 Million to 63 Million Years Ago; End of the Age of Reptiles; Appearance of Modern Insects and Flowering Plants
Dialectic
Adj. of or Relating to or Employing Dialectic; Noun Any Formal System of Reasoning That Arrives at the Truth by the Exchange of Logical Arguments; a Contradiction of Ideas That Serves As the Determining Factor in Their Interaction
Equestrian
Adj. of or Relating to or Featuring Horseback Riding; of or Relating to or Composed of Knights; Noun a Man Skilled in Equitation
Culinary
Adj. of or Relating to or Used in Cooking
Carnal
Adj. of or Relating to the Body or Flesh; Marked by the Appetites and Passions of the Body
Marsupial
Adj. of or Relating to the Marsupials; Noun Mammals of Which the Females Have a Pouch (the Marsupium) Containing the Teats Where the Young Are Fed and Carried
Actuarial
Adj. of or Relating to the Work of an Actuary
Demotic
Adj. of or for the Common People; of or Written in or Belonging to the Form of Modern Greek Based on Colloquial Use; Noun a Simplified Cursive Form of the Ancient Hieratic Script; the Modern Greek Vernacular
Coeval
Adj. of the Same Period; Noun a Person of Nearly the Same Age As Another
Extemporaneous
Adj. with Little or No Preparation or Forethought
Agape
Adj. with the Mouth Wide Open As in Wonder or Awe; Noun a Religious Meal Shared As a Sign of Love and Fellowship; Selfless Love of One Person for Another Without Sexual Implications (especially Love That is Spiritual in Nature); (christian Theology) the Love of God or Christ for Mankind
Alias
Adv. As Known or Named at Another Time or Place; Noun a Name That Has Been Assumed Temporarily
Astray
Adv. Away from the Right Path or Direction; Far from the Intended Target
Nevertheless
Adv. Despite Anything to the Contrary (usually Following a Concession)
Boorishly
Adv. Like a Boor, "he Behaved Boorishly at the Party"
Atop
Adv. On, To, or at the Top
Heretofore
Adv. Used in Negative Statement to Describe a Situation That Has Existed Up to This Point or Up to the Present Time
Athwart
Adv. at Right Angles to the Center Line of a Ship; at an Oblique Angle
Aback
Adv. by Surprise; Having the Wind Against the Forward Side of the Sails
Moreover
Adv. in Addition
Likewise
Adv. in Addition; Equally; in Like or Similar Manner
Blatantly
Adv. in a Blatant Manner
Devoutly
Adv. in a Devout and Pious Manner
Fraudulently
Adv. in a Dishonest and Fraudulent Manner
Flagrantly
Adv. in a Flagrant Manner
Hotly
Adv. in a Heated Manner
Imperiously
Adv. in an Imperious Manner
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
Assiduously
Adv. with Care and Persistence
Conversely
Adv. with the Terms of the Relation Reversed
Credo
Noun Any System of Principles or Beliefs
Albeit
Although, Even Though
Champ
Noun Someone Who Has Won First Place in a Competition; Verb Chafe at the Bit, Like Horses; Chew Noisily
Interloper
Noun Someone Who Intrudes on the Privacy or Property of Another Without Permission
Bibliophile
Noun Someone Who Loves (and Usually Collects) Books
Creed
Noun Any System of Principles or Beliefs; the Written Body of Teachings of a Religious Group That Are Generally Accepted by That Group
Concussion
Noun Any Violent Blow; Injury to the Brain Caused by a Blow; Usually Resulting in Loss of Consciousness
Altruist
Noun Someone Who Makes Charitable Donations Intended to Increase Human Well-being
Aspersions
Damaging Remarks, Defamation, Slander
Masochist
Noun Someone Who Obtains Pleasure from Receiving Punishment
Decorus
Decent; Proper
Hyberbole
Deliberate Exaggeration for Effect
Discomfiting
Disconcerting, Confusing, Frustrating
Adversary
Noun Someone Who Offers Opposition
Bizzare
Fantastic; Extravagant
Monger
Noun Someone Who Purchases and Maintains an Inventory of Goods to Be Sold; Verb Sell or Offer for Sale from Place to Place
Compensatory
Giving Compensation
Abaddon
Hell
Baying
Howling in a Deep Way, Like a Dog or Wolf
Nontrivial
Important or Big Enough to Matter
Assidulous
Industrious; Indefatigable
Andirons
Iron Bars to Support the End of Logs in Fire
Basking
Lie Exposed to Warmth and Light, Typically from the Sun, for Relaxation and Pleasure; Sprawled Figures Basking in the Afternoon Sun. Loll. Sprawl. Lounge Revel in and Make the Most of (something Pleasing); He Went on Basking in the Glory of His First Book. Revel.
Bristling
Making Angry
Bludgeon
Noun a Club Used As a Weapon; Verb Overcome or Coerce As if by Using a Heavy Club; Strike with a Club or a Bludgeon
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
Intervention
Noun (law) a Proceeding That Permits a Person to Enter into a Lawsuit Already in Progress; Admission of Person Not an Original Party to the Suit So That Person Can Protect Some Right or Interest That is Allegedly Affected by the Proceedings; the Act of Intervening (as to Mediate a Dispute); a Policy of Intervening in the Affairs of Other Countries
Convalescence
Noun Gradual Healing (through Rest) After Sickness or Injury
Centurion
Noun (ancient Rome) the Leader of 100 Soldiers
Ethos
Noun (anthropology) the Distinctive Spirit of a Culture or an Era
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
Culmination
Noun (astronomy) a Heavenly Body's Highest Celestial Point Above an Observer's Horizon; a Concluding Action; the Decisive Moment in a Novel or Play; a Final Climactic Stage
Demeanour
Noun (behavioral Attributes) the Way a Person Behaves Toward Other People
Deportment
Noun (behavioral Attributes) the Way a Person Behaves Toward Other People
Covenant
Noun (bible) an Agreement Between God and His People in Which God Makes Certain Promises and Requires Certain Behavior from Them in Return; a Signed Written Agreement Between Two or More Parties (nations) to Perform Some Action; Verb Enter into a Covenant or Formal Agreement; Enter into a Covenant
Clinch
Noun (boxing) the Act of One Boxer Holding Onto the Other to Avoid Being Hit and to Rest Momentarily; the Flattened Part of a Nail or Bolt or Rivet; a Small Slip Noose Made with Seizing; a Tight or Amorous Embrace; a Device (generally Used by Carpenters) That Holds Things Firmly Together; Verb Settle Conclusively; Flatten the Ends (of Nails and Rivets); Secure or Fasten by Flattening the Ends of Nails or Bolts; Embrace Amorously; Hold a Boxing Opponent with One or Both Arms So As to Prevent Punches; Hold in a Tight Grasp
Centaur
Noun (classical Mythology) a Mythical Being That is Half Man and Half Horse; a Conspicuous Constellation in the Southern Hemisphere Near the Southern Cross
Conviction
Noun (criminal Law) a Final Judgment of Guilty in a Criminal Case and the Punishment That is Imposed; an Unshakable Belief in Something Without Need for Proof or Evidence
Curry
Noun (east Indian Cookery) a Pungent Dish of Vegetables or Meats Flavored with Curry Powder and Usually Eaten with Rice; Verb Treat by Incorporating Fat; Season with a Mixture of Spices; Typical of Indian Cooking; Give a Neat Appearance to
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
Aeon
Noun (gnosticism) a Divine Power or Nature Emanating from the Supreme Being and Playing Various Roles in the Operation of the Universe; an Immeasurably Long Period of Time; the Longest Division of Geological Time
Alibi
Noun (law) a Defense by an Accused Person Purporting to Show That He or She Could Not Have Committed the Crime in Question; a Defense of Some Offensive Behavior or Some Failure to Keep a Promise Etc.; Verb Exonerate by Means of an Alibi
Demur
Noun (law) a Formal Objection to an Opponent's Pleadings; Verb Take Exception To; Enter a Demurrer
Blight
Noun Any Plant Disease Resulting in Withering Without Rotting; a State or Condition Being Blighted; Verb Cause to Suffer a Blight
Accretion
Noun (law) an Increase in a Beneficiary's Share in an Estate (as when a Co-beneficiary Dies or Fails to Meet Some Condition or Rejects the Inheritance); an Increase by Natural Growth or Addition; (geology) an Increase in Land Resulting from Alluvial Deposits or Waterborne Sediment; (biology) Growth by Addition As by the Adhesion of Parts or Particles; (astronomy) the Formation of a Celestial Object by the Effect of Gravity Pulling Together Surrounding Objects and Gases; Something Contributing to Growth or Increase
Axiom
Noun (logic) a Proposition That is Not Susceptible of Proof or Disproof; Its Truth is Assumed to Be Self-evident; a Saying That is Widely Accepted on Its Own Merits
Corollary
Noun (logic) an Inference That Follows Directly from the Proof of Another Proposition; a Practical Consequence That Follows Naturally
Fathom
Noun (mining) a Unit of Volume (equal to 6 Cubic Feet) Used in Measuring Bodies of Ore; a Linear Unit of Measurement (equal to 6 Feet) for Water Depth; Verb Measure the Depth of (a Body of Water) with a Sounding Line; Come to Understand
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
Apostle
Noun (new Testament) One of the Original 12 Disciples Chosen by Christ to Preach His Gospel; Any Important Early Teacher of Christianity or a Christian Missionary to a People; an Ardent Early Supporter of a Cause or Reform
Leeway
Noun (of a Ship or Plane) Sideways Drift; a Permissible Difference; Allowing Some Freedom to Move Within Limits
Abel
Noun (old Testament) Cain and Abel Were the First Children of Adam and Eve Born After the Fall of Man; Abel Was Killed by Cain; Norwegian Mathematician (1802-1829)
Nimrod
Noun (old Testament) a Famous Hunter
Astigmatism
Noun (optics) Defect in an Optical System in Which Light Rays from a Single Point Fail to Converge in a Single Focal Point; (ophthalmology) Impaired Eyesight Resulting Usually from Irregular Conformation of the Cornea
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
Homeostasis
Noun (physiology) Metabolic Equilibrium Actively Maintained by Several Complex Biological Mechanisms That Operate Via the Autonomic Nervous System to Offset Disrupting Changes
Catharsis
Noun (psychoanalysis) Purging of Emotional Tensions; Purging the Body by the Use of a Cathartic to Stimulate Evacuation of the Bowels
Mores
Noun (sociology) the Conventions That Embody the Fundamental Values of a Group
Iniquity
Noun Absence of Moral or Spiritual Values; an Unjust Act; Morally Objectionable Behavior
Analgesia
Noun Absence of the Sense of Pain Without Loss of Consciousness
Affluence
Noun Abundant Wealth
Invective
Noun Abusive or Venomous Language Used to Express Blame or Censure or Bitter Deep-seated Ill Will
Fidelity
Noun Accuracy with Which an Electronic System Reproduces the Sound or Image of Its Input Signal; the Quality of Being Faithful
Deprivation
Noun Act of Depriving Someone of Food or Money or Rights; the Disadvantage That Results from Losing Something; a State of Extreme Poverty
Conveyance
Noun Act of Transferring Property Title from One Person to Another; Something That Serves As a Means of Transportation; the Transmission of Information; Document Effecting a Property Transfer; the Act of Moving Something from One Location to Another
Abstinence
Noun Act or Practice of Refraining from Indulging an Appetite; the Trait of Abstaining (especially from Alcohol)
Duplicity
Noun Acting in Bad Faith; Deception by Pretending to Entertain One Set of Intentions While Acting Under the Influence of Another; a Fraudulent or Duplicitous Representation
Epaulet
Noun Adornment Consisting of an Ornamental Cloth Pad Worn on the Shoulder
Cordon
Noun Adornment Consisting of an Ornamental Ribbon or Cord; Cord or Ribbon Worn As an Insignia of Honor or Rank
Audacity
Noun Aggressive Boldness or Unmitigated Effrontery; Fearless Daring
Consensus
Noun Agreement in the Judgment or Opinion Reached by a Group As a Whole
Assent
Noun Agreement with a Statement or Proposal to Do Something; Verb to Agree or Express Agreement
Euphony
Noun Any Agreeable (pleasing and Harmonious) Sounds
Gimmick
Noun Any Clever Maneuver; Something Unspecified Whose Name is Either Forgotten or Not Known; a Drawback or Difficulty That is Not Readily Evident
Conifer
Noun Any Gymnospermous Tree or Shrub Bearing Cones
Aerie
Noun Any Habitation at a High Altitude; the Lofty Nest of a Bird of Prey (such As a Hawk or Eagle)
Casanova
Noun Any Man Noted for His Amorous Adventures; an Italian Adventurer Who Wrote Vivid Accounts of His Sexual Encounters (1725-1798)
Bureaucracy
Noun Any Organization in Which Action is Obstructed by Insistence on Unnecessary Procedures and Red Tape; a Government That is Administered Primarily by Bureaus That Are Staffed with Nonelective Officials; Nonelective Government Officials
Nettle
Noun Any of Numerous Plants Having Stinging Hairs That Cause Skin Irritation on Contact (especially of the Genus Urtica or Family Urticaceae); Verb Sting with or As with Nettles and Cause a Stinging Pain or Sensation; Cause Annoyance In; Disturb, Especially by Minor Irritations
Hound
Noun Any of Several Breeds of Dog Used for Hunting Typically Having Large Drooping Ears; Someone Who is Morally Reprehensible; Verb Pursue or Chase Relentlessly
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
Gadfly
Noun Any of Various Large Flies That Annoy Livestock; a Persistently Annoying Person
Document
Noun Anything Serving As a Representation of a Person's Thinking by Means of Symbolic Marks; Writing That Provides Information (especially Information of an Official Nature); a Written Account of Ownership or Obligation; (computer Science) a Computer File That Contains Text (and Possibly Formatting Instructions) Using Seven-bit Ascii Characters; Verb Support or Supply with References; Record in Detail
Crutch
Noun Anything That Serves As an Expedient; a Wooden or Metal Staff That Fits Under the Armpit and Reaches to the Ground; Used by Disabled Person While Walking
Apogee
Noun Apoapsis in Earth Orbit; the Point in Its Orbit Where a Satellite is at the Greatest Distance from the Earth; a Final Climactic Stage
Clairvoyance
Noun Apparent Power to Perceive Things That Are Not Present to the Senses
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
Effrontery
Noun Audacious (even Arrogant) Behavior That You Have No Right to
Calligraphy
Noun Beautiful Handwriting
Dichotomy
Noun Being Twofold; a Classification into Two Opposed Parts or Subclasses
Mastication
Noun Biting and Grinding Food in Your Mouth So It Becomes Soft Enough to Swallow
Ballyhoo
Noun Blatant or Sensational Promotion; Verb Advertize Noisily or Blatantly
Clavicle
Noun Bone Linking the Scapula and Sternum
Cruet
Noun Bottle That Holds Wine or Oil or Vinegar for the Table
Mullet
Noun Bottom Dwelling Marine Warm Water Fishes with Two Barbels on the Chin; Freshwater or Coastal Food Fishes a Spindle-shaped Body; Found Worldwide; Highly Valued Lean Flesh of Marine or Freshwater Mullet
Colander
Noun Bowl-shaped Strainer; Used to Wash or Drain Foods
Caption
Noun Brief Description Accompanying an Illustration; Taking Exception; Especially an Quibble Based on a Captious Argument; Translation of Foreign Dialogue of a Movie or Tv Program; Usually Displayed at the Bottom of the Screen; Verb Provide with a Caption, As of a Photograph or a Drawing
Buoy
Noun Bright-colored; a Float Attached by Rope to the Seabed to Mark Channels in a Harbor or Underwater Hazards; Verb Mark with a Buoy; Keep Afloat; Float on the Surface of Water
Compere
Noun British Term for Someone Who Introduces Television Acts or Cabarets Etc; Verb Act As a Master of Ceremonies
Conjuring
Noun Calling Up a Spirit or Devil
Fondant
Noun Candy Made of a Thick Creamy Sugar Paste
Efficacy
Noun Capacity or Power to Produce a Desired Effect
Collation
Noun Careful Examination and Comparison to Note Points of Disagreement; Assembling in Proper Numerical or Logical Sequence; a Light Informal Meal
Hypochondria
Noun Chronic and Abnormal Anxiety About Imaginary Symptoms and Ailments
Archives
Noun Collection of Records Especially About an Institution
Herring
Noun Commercially Important Food Fish of Northern Waters of Both Atlantic and Pacific; Valuable Flesh of Fatty Fish from Shallow Waters of Northern Atlantic or Pacific; Usually Salted or Pickled
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
Conscription
Noun Compulsory Military Service
Oxymoron
Noun Conjoining Contradictory Terms (as in `deafening Silence')
Diligence
Noun Conscientiousness in Paying Proper Attention to a Task; Giving the Degree of Care Required in a Given Situation; Persevering Determination to Perform a Task; a Diligent Effort
Monotony
Noun Constancy of Tone or Pitch or Inflection; the Quality of Wearisome Constancy, Routine, and Lack of Variety
Alimony
Noun Court-ordered Support Paid by One Spouse to Another After They Are Separated
Clientele
Noun Customers Collectively
Disavowal
Noun Denial of Any Connection with or Knowledge of
Epithet
Noun Descriptive Word or Phrase; a Defamatory or Abusive Word or Phrase
Demurrage
Noun Detention of a Ship or Freight Car or Other Cargo Beyond Its Scheduled Time of Departure; a Charge Required As Compensation for the Delay of a Ship or Freight Car or Other Cargo Beyond Its Scheduled Time of Departure
Aplomb
Noun Great Coolness and Composure Under Strain
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
Antipode
Noun Direct Opposite
Dissonance
Noun Disagreeable Sounds; the Auditory Experience of Sound That Lacks Musical Quality; Sound That is a Disagreeable Auditory Experience; a Conflict of People's Opinions or Actions or Characters
Context
Noun Discourse That Surrounds a Language Unit and Helps to Determine Its Interpretation; the Set of Facts or Circumstances That Surround a Situation or Event
Nausea
Noun Disgust So Strong It Makes You Feel Sick; the State That Precedes Vomiting
Hassle
Noun Disorderly Fighting; an Angry Disturbance; Verb Annoy Continually or Chronically
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
Entreaty
Noun Earnest or Urgent Request
Engorgement
Noun Eating Ravenously or Voraciously to Satiation; Congestion with Blood
Fringe
Noun Edging Consisting of Hanging Threads or Tassels; a Social Group Holding Marginal or Extreme Views; a Part of the City Far Removed from the Center; the Outside Boundary or Surface of Something; Verb Decorate with or As if with a Surrounding Fringe; Adorn with a Fringe
Loin
Noun Either Side of the Backbone Between the Hipbone and the Ribs in Humans As Well As Quadrupeds; a Cut of Meat Taken from the Side and Back of an Animal Between the Ribs and the Rump
Cameo
Noun Engraving or Carving in Low Relief on a Stone (as in a Brooch or Ring)
Malingering
Noun Evading Duty or Work by Pretending to Be Incapacitated
Machismo
Noun Exaggerated Masculinity
Intemperance
Noun Excess in Action and Immoderate Indulgence of Bodily Appetites, Especially in Passion or Indulgence; Consumption of Alcoholic Drinks; the Quality of Being Intemperate
Fetish
Noun Excessive or Irrational Devotion to Some Activity; a Form of Sexual Desire in Which Gratification Depends to an Abnormal Degree on Some Object or Item of Clothing or Part of the Body; a Charm Superstitiously Believed to Embody Magical Powers
Impunity
Noun Exemption from Punishment or Loss
Cupidity
Noun Extreme Greed for Material Wealth
Anguish
Noun Extreme Mental Distress; Extreme Distress of Body or Mind; Verb Suffer Great Pains or Distress; Cause Emotional Anguish or Make Miserable
Chauvinism
Noun Fanatical Patriotism; Activity Indicative of Belief in the Superiority of Men over Women
Jingoism
Noun Fanatical Patriotism; an Appeal Intended to Arouse Patriotic Emotions
Nepotism
Noun Favoritism Shown to Relatives or Close Friends by Those in Power (as by Giving Them Jobs)
Despondency
Noun Feeling Downcast and Disheartened and Hopeless
Ardor
Noun Feelings of Great Warmth and Intensity; Intense Feeling of Love; a Feeling of Strong Eagerness (usually in Favor of a Person or Cause)
Loft
Noun Floor Consisting of Open Space at the Top of a House Just Below Roof; Often Used for Storage; a Raised Shelter in Which Pigeons Are Kept; Floor Consisting of a Large Unpartitioned Space over a Factory or Warehouse or Other Commercial Space; Verb Lay out a Full-scale Working Drawing of the Lines of a Vessel's Hull; Kick or Strike High in the Air; Propel Through the Air; Store in a Loft
Chaff
Noun Foil in Thin Strips; Ejected into the Air As a Radar Countermeasure; Material Consisting of Seed Coverings and Small Pieces of Stem or Leaves That Have Been Separated from the Seeds; Verb Be Silly or Tease One Another
Blather
Noun Foolish Gibberish; Verb to Talk Foolishly
Colloquy
Noun Formal Conversation; a Conversation Especially a Formal One
Gumption
Noun Fortitude and Determination; Sound Practical Judgment
Emancipation
Noun Freeing Someone from the Control of Another; Especially a Parent's Relinquishing Authority and Control over a Minor Child
Couperin
Noun French Composer of Music for Organ and a Member of a Family of Distinguished Organists (1668-1733)
Badinage
Noun Frivolous Banter
Gambol
Noun Gay or Light-hearted Recreational Activity for Diversion or Amusement; Verb Play Boisterously
Babble
Noun Gibberish Resembling the Sounds of a Baby; Verb to Talk Foolishly; Utter Meaningless Sounds, Like a Baby, or Utter in an Incoherent Way; Divulge Confidential Information or Secrets; "be Careful--his Secretary Talks"; Flow in an Irregular Current with a Bubbling Noise
Bullion
Noun Gold or Silver in Bars or Ingots; a Mass of Precious Metal
Antelope
Noun Graceful Old World Ruminant with Long Legs and Horns Directed Upward and Backward; Includes Gazelles; Springboks; Impalas; Addax; Gerenuks; Blackbucks; Dik-diks
Default
Noun Loss Due to Not Showing Up; Act of Failing to Meet a Financial Obligation; an Option That is Selected Automatically Unless an Alternative is Specified; Loss Resulting from Failure of a Debt to Be Paid; Verb Fail to Pay Up
Cacophony
Noun Loud Confusing Disagreeable Sounds; a Loud Harsh or Strident Noise
Bawling
Noun Loud Cries Made While Weeping
Clamour
Noun Loud and Persistent Outcry from Many People; Verb Make Loud Demands; Utter or Proclaim Insistently and Noisily
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
Cannon
Noun Lower Part of the Leg Extending from the Hock to the Fetlock in Hoofed Mammals; a Large Artillery Gun That is Usually on Wheels; Heavy Automatic Gun Fired from an Airplane; (middle Ages) a Cylindrical Piece of Armor Plate to Protect the Arm; Heavy Gun Fired from a Tank; a Shot in Billiards in Which the Cue Ball Contacts One Object Ball and then the Other; Verb Fire a Cannon; Make a Cannon
Brunt
Noun Main Force of a Blow Etc
Amazon
Noun Mainly Green Tropical American Parrots; a Major South American River; Arises in the Andes and Flows Eastward into the South Atlantic; the World's 2nd Longest River (4000 Miles); (greek Mythology) One of a Nation of Women Warriors of Scythia (who Burned off the Right Breast in Order to Use a Bow and Arrow More Effectively); a Large Strong and Aggressive Woman
Lech
Noun Man with Strong Sexual Desires
Dressage
Noun Maneuvers of a Horse in Response to Body Signals by the Rider
Log
Noun Measuring Instrument That Consists of a Float That Trails from a Ship by a Knotted Line in Order to Measure the Ship's Speed Through the Water; a Written Record of Events on a Voyage (of a Ship or Plane); a Written Record of Messages Sent or Received; a Segment of the Trunk of a Tree when Stripped of Branches; the Exponent Required to Produce a Given Number; Large Log at the Back of a Hearth Fire; Verb Enter into a Log, As on Ships and Planes; Cut Lumber, As in Woods and Forests
Catapult
Noun Medieval Artillery Used During Sieges; a Heavy War Engine for Hurling Large Stones and Other Missiles; a Device That Launches Aircraft from a Warship; a Plaything Consisting of a Y-shaped Stick with Elastic Between the Arms; Used to Propel Small Stones; Verb Shoot Forth or Launch, As if from a Catapult; Hurl As if with a Sling
Dementia
Noun Mental Deterioration of Organic or Functional Origin
Casuistry
Noun Moral Philosophy Based on the Application of General Ethical Principles to Resolve Moral Dilemmas; Argumentation That is Specious or Excessively Subtle and Intended to Be Misleading
Altercation
Noun Noisy Quarrel
Fracas
Noun Noisy Quarrel
Approbation
Noun Official Recognition or Approval; Official Approval
Eclipse
Noun One Celestial Body Obscures Another; Verb Cause an Eclipse of (a Celestial Body) by Intervention; Cause an Eclipse Of; of Celestial Bodies; Exceed in Importance; Outweigh
Custodian
Noun One Having Charge of Buildings or Grounds or Animals
Chaperon
Noun One Who Accompanies and Supervises a Young Woman or Gatherings of Young People; Verb Accompany As a Chaperone
Chaperone
Noun One Who Accompanies and Supervises a Young Woman or Gatherings of Young People; Verb Accompany As a Chaperone
Abettor
Noun One Who Helps or Encourages or Incites Another
Aesthete
Noun One Who Professes Great Sensitivity to the Beauty of Art and Nature
Compositor
Noun One Who Sets Written Material into Type
Breadwinner
Noun One Whose Earnings Are the Primary Source of Support for Their Dependents
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
Dominion
Noun One of the Self-governing Nations in the British Commonwealth; Dominance or Power Through Legal Authority; a Region Marked off for Administrative or Other Purposes
Insurrection
Noun Organized Opposition to Authority; a Conflict in Which One Faction Tries to Wrest Control from Another
Fluke
Noun Parasitic Flatworms Having External Suckers for Attaching to a Host; Either of the Two Lobes of the Tail of a Cetacean; Flat Bladelike Projection on the Arm of an Anchor; a Barb on a Harpoon or Arrow; a Stroke of Luck
Amnesia
Noun Partial or Total Loss of Memory
Chive
Noun Perennial Having Hollow Cylindrical Leaves Used for Seasoning
Molting
Noun Periodic Shedding of the Cuticle in Arthropods or the Outer Skin in Reptiles
Molt
Noun Periodic Shedding of the Cuticle in Arthropods or the Outer Skin in Reptiles; Verb Cast off Hair, Skin, Horn, or Feathers
Chattel
Noun Personal As Opposed to Real Property; Any Tangible Movable Property (furniture or Domestic Animals or a Car Etc)
Canvassing
Noun Persuasion of Voters in a Political Campaign
Abaca
Noun Philippine Banana Tree Having Leafstalks That Yield Manila Hemp Used for Rope and Paper Etc; a Kind of Hemp Obtained from the Abaca Plant in the Philippines
Hand
Noun Physical Assistance; Terminal Part of the Forelimb in Certain Vertebrates (e.g. Apes or Kangaroos); a Rotating Pointer on the Face of a Timepiece; the (prehensile) Extremity of the Superior Limb; Ability; One of Two Sides of an Issue; a Round of Applause to Signify Approval; the Cards Held in a Card Game by a Given Player at Any Given Time; a Position Given by Its Location to the Side of an Object; a Member of the Crew of a Ship; a Unit of Length Equal to 4 Inches; Used in Measuring Horses; Something Written by Hand; a Card Player in a Game of Bridge; a Hired Laborer on a Farm or Ranch; Verb Guide or Conduct or Usher Somewhere; Place into the Hands or Custody of
Lynchpin
Noun Pin Inserted Through an Axletree to Hold a Wheel On; a Central Cohesive Source of Support and Stability
Careen
Noun Pitching Dangerously to One Side; Verb Move Sideways or in an Unsteady Way; Walk As if Unable to Control One's Movements
Grouse
Noun Popular Game Bird Having a Plump Body and Feathered Legs and Feet; Flesh of Any of Various Grouse of the Family Tetraonidae; Usually Roasted; Flesh Too Dry to Broil; Verb Hunt Grouse; Complain
Dias
Noun Portuguese Explorer Who in 1488 Was the First European to Get Round the Cape of Good Hope (thus Establishing a Sea Route from the Atlantic to Asia) (1450-1500)
Ostentation
Noun Pretentious or Showy or Vulgar Display; Lack of Elegance As a Consequence of Being Pompous and Puffed Up with Vanity; a Gaudy Outward Display
Alga
Noun Primitive Chlorophyll-containing Mainly Aquatic Eukaryotic Organisms Lacking True Stems and Roots and Leaves
Bastion
Noun Projecting Part of a Rampart or Other Fortification; a Stronghold into Which People Could Go for Shelter During a Battle; a Group That Defends a Principle
Decorum
Noun Propriety in Manners and Conduct
Lynching
Noun Putting a Person to Death by Mob Action Without Due Process of Law
Cognizance
Noun Range or Scope of What is Perceived; Range of What One Can Know or Understand; Having Knowledge of
Conjecture
Noun Reasoning That Involves the Formation of Conclusions from Incomplete Evidence; a Hypothesis That Has Been Formed by Speculating or Conjecturing (usually with Little Hard Evidence); a Message Expressing an Opinion Based on Incomplete Evidence; Verb to Believe Especially on Uncertain or Tentative Grounds
Interplay
Noun Reciprocal Action and Reaction
Deliverance
Noun Recovery or Preservation from Loss or Danger
Abnegation
Noun Renunciation of Your Own Interests in Favor of the Interests of Others; the Denial and Rejection of a Doctrine or Belief
Avarice
Noun Reprehensible Acquisitiveness; Insatiable Desire for Wealth (personified As One of the Deadly Sins); Extreme Greed for Material Wealth
Homage
Noun Respectful Deference
Carousal
Noun Revelry in Drinking; a Merry Drinking Party
Entitlement
Noun Right Granted by Law or Contract (especially a Right to Benefits)
Lentil
Noun Round Flat Seed of the Lentil Plant Used for Food; Widely Cultivated Eurasian Annual Herb Grown for Its Edible Flattened Seeds That Are Cooked Like Peas and Also Ground into Meal and for Its Leafy Stalks That Are Used As Fodder; the Fruit or Seed of a Lentil Plant
Caviar
Noun Salted Roe of Sturgeon or Other Large Fish; Usually Served As an Hors D'oeuvre
Collusion
Noun Secret Agreement; Agreement on a Secret Plot
Adulation
Noun Servile Flattery; Exaggerated and Hypocritical Praise
Carillon
Noun Set of Bells Hung in a Bell Tower; Playing a Set of Bells That Are (usually) Hung in a Tower
Masochism
Noun Sexual Pleasure Obtained from Receiving Punishment (physical or Psychological)
Heckling
Noun Shouting to Interrupt a Speech with Which You Disagree
Chute
Noun Sloping Channel Through Which Things Can Descend; Rescue Equipment Consisting of a Device That Fills with Air and Retards Your Fall; Verb Jump from an Airplane and Descend with a Parachute
Dilatoriness
Noun Slowness As a Consequence of Not Getting Around to It
Cubicle
Noun Small Area Set off by Walls for Special Use; Small Individual Study Area in a Library; Small Room is Which a Monk or Nun Lives
Detainee
Noun Some Held in Custody
Arbitrator
Noun Someone Chosen to Judge and Decide a Disputed Issue
Arbiter
Noun Someone Chosen to Judge and Decide a Disputed Issue; Someone with the Power to Settle Matters at Will
Hedonist
Noun Someone Motivated by Desires for Sensual Pleasures
Acolyte
Noun Someone Who Assists a Priest or Minister in a Liturgical Service; a Cleric Ordained in the Highest of the Minor Orders in the Roman Catholic Church but Not in the Anglican Church or the Eastern Orthodox Churches
Iconoclast
Noun Someone Who Attacks Cherished Ideas or Traditional Institutions; a Destroyer of Images Used in Religious Worship
Elitist
Noun Someone Who Believes in Rule by an Elite Group
Martinet
Noun Someone Who Demands Exact Conformity to Rules and Forms
Misanthrope
Noun Someone Who Dislikes People in General
Amputee
Noun Someone Who Has Had a Limb Removed by Amputation
Complement
Noun Something Added to Complete or Make Perfect; Either of Two Parts That Mutually Complete Each Other; a Word or Phrase Used to Complete a Grammatical Construction; Number Needed to Make Up a Whole Force; a Complete Number or Quantity; One of a Series of Enzymes in the Blood Serum That Are Part of the Immune Response; Verb Make Complete or Perfect; Supply What is Wanting or Form the Complement to
Bane
Noun Something Causes Misery or Death
Desideratum
Noun Something Desired As a Necessity
Hoax
Noun Something Intended to Deceive; Deliberate Trickery Intended to Gain an Advantage; Verb Subject to a Playful Hoax or Joke
Enigma
Noun Something That Baffles Understanding and Cannot Be Explained; a Difficult Problem
Catalyst
Noun Something That Causes an Important Event to Happen; (chemistry) a Substance That Initiates or Accelerates a Chemical Reaction Without Itself Being Affected
Cynosure
Noun Something That Strongly Attracts Attention and Admiration; Something That Provides Guidance (as Polaris Guides Mariners)
Bait
Noun Something Used to Lure Victims into Danger; Anything That Serves As an Enticement; Verb Attack with Dogs or Set Dogs Upon; Lure, Entice, or Entrap with Bait; Harass with Persistent Criticism or Carping
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
Jargon
Noun Specialized Technical Terminology Characteristic of a Particular Subject; a Characteristic Language of a Particular Group (as Among Thieves); a Colorless (or Pale Yellow or Smoky) Variety of Zircon
Cinnamon
Noun Spice from the Dried Aromatic Bark of the Ceylon Cinnamon Tree; Used As Rolled Strips or Ground; Tropical Asian Tree with Aromatic Yellowish-brown Bark; Source of the Spice Cinnamon; Aromatic Bark Used As a Spice
Caparison
Noun Stable Gear Consisting of a Decorated Covering for a Horse, Especially (formerly) for a Warhorse; Verb Put a Caparison on
Odium
Noun State of Disgrace Resulting from Detestable Behavior; Hate Coupled with Disgust
Bereavement
Noun State of Sorrow over the Death or Departure of a Loved One
Dilemma
Noun State of Uncertainty or Perplexity Especially As Requiring a Choice Between Equally Unfavorable Options
Equanimity
Noun Steadiness of Mind Under Stress
Chagrin
Noun Strong Feelings of Embarrassment; Verb Cause to Feel Shame; Hurt the Pride of
Badger
Noun Sturdy Carnivorous Burrowing Mammal with Strong Claws Widely Distributed in the Northern Hemisphere; a Native or Resident of Wisconsin; Verb Persuade Through Constant Efforts; Annoy Persistently
Finesse
Noun Subtly Skillful Handling of a Situation
Adobe
Noun Sun-dried Brick; Used in Hot Dry Climates; the Clay from Which Adobe Bricks Are Made
Lobotomy
Noun Surgical Interruption of Nerve Tracts to and from the Frontal Lobe of the Brain; Often Results in Marked Cognitive and Personality Changes
Accord
Noun Sympathetic Compatibility; Concurrence of Opinion; a Written Agreement Between Two States or Sovereigns; Harmony of People's Opinions or Actions or Characters; Verb Allow to Have; Go Together
Abscess
Noun Symptom Consisting of a Localized Collection of Pus Surrounded by Inflamed Tissue
Genocide
Noun Systematic Killing of a Racial or Cultural Group
Abeyance
Noun Temporary Cessation or Suspension
Bivouac
Noun Temporary Living Quarters Specially Built by the Army for Soldiers; a Site Where People on Holiday Can Pitch a Tent; Verb Live in or As if in a Tent
Credulity
Noun Tendency to Believe Readily
Demesne
Noun Territory over Which Rule or Control is Exercised; Extensive Landed Property (especially in the Country) Retained by the Owner for His Own Use
Concision
Noun Terseness and Economy in Writing and Speaking Achieved by Expressing a Great Deal in Just a Few Words
Brocade
Noun Thick Heavy Expensive Material with a Raised Pattern; Verb Weave a Design into (textiles)
Diatribe
Noun Thunderous Verbal Attack
Cog
Noun Tooth on the Rim of Gear Wheel; a Subordinate Who Performs an Important but Routine Function; Verb Join Pieces of Wood with Cogs; Roll Steel Ingots
Concord
Noun Town in Eastern Massachusetts Near Boston Where the First Battle of the American Revolution Was Fought; Capital of the State of New Hampshire; Located in South Central New Hampshire on the Merrimack River; the First Battle of the American Revolution (april 19, 1775); Agreement of Opinions; the Determination of Grammatical Inflection on the Basis of Word Relations; a Harmonious State of Things in General and of Their Properties (as of Colors and Sounds); Congruity of Parts with One Another and with the Whole; Verb Arrange the Words of a Text So As to Create a Concordance; Arrange by Concord or Agreement; Be in Accord; Be in Agreement; Go Together
Bathos
Noun Triteness or Triviality of Style; a Change from a Serious Subject to a Disappointing One; Insincere Pathos
Buncombe
Noun Unacceptable Behavior (especially Ludicrously False Statements)
Anaemia
Noun a Deficiency of Red Blood Cells; a Lack of Vitality
Chase
Noun United States Politician and Jurist Who Served As Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court (1808-1873); the Act of Pursuing in an Effort to Overtake or Capture; Verb Cut a Groove Into; Go After with the Intent to Catch; Pursue Someone Sexually or Romantically; Cut a Furrow into a Columns
Disarray
Noun Untidiness (especially of Clothing and Appearance); a Mental State Characterized by a Lack of Clear and Orderly Thought and Behavior; Verb Bring Disorder to
Clutter
Noun Unwanted Echoes That Interfere with the Observation of Signals on a Radar Screen; a Confused Multitude of Things; Verb Fill a Space in a Disorderly Way
Alliteration
Noun Use of the Same Consonant at the Beginning of Each Stressed Syllable in a Line of Verse
Braggadocio
Noun Vain and Empty Boasting
Lassitude
Noun Weakness Characterized by a Lack of Vitality or Energy; a Feeling of Lack of Interest or Energy; a State of Comatose Torpor (as Found in Sleeping Sickness)
Dereliction
Noun Willful Negligence; a Tendency to Be Negligent and Uncaring
Defection
Noun Withdrawing Support or Help Despite Allegiance or Responsibility; the State of Having Rejected Your Religious Beliefs or Your Political Party or a Cause (often in Favor of Opposing Beliefs or Causes)
Affidavit
Noun Written Declaration Made Under Oath; a Written Statement Sworn to Be True Before Someone Legally Authorized to Administer an Oath
Fawn
Noun Young Deer; a Color or Pigment Varying Around a Light Grey-brown Color; Verb Have Fawns; Try to Gain Favor by Cringing or Flattering; Show Submission or Fear
Disposition
Noun Your Usual Mood; a Natural or Acquired Habit or Characteristic Tendency in a Person or Thing; the Act or Means of Getting Rid of Something; an Attitude of Mind Especially One That Favors One Alternative over Others
Evangelism
Noun Zealous Preaching and Advocacy of the Gospel
Cohort
Noun a Band of Warriors (originally a Unit of a Roman Legion); a Company of Companions or Supporters; a Group People Having Approximately the Same Age
Fender
Noun a Barrier That Surrounds the Wheels of a Vehicle to Block Splashing Water or Mud; a Low Metal Guard to Confine Falling Coals to a Hearth; an Inclined Metal Frame at the Front of a Locomotive to Clear the Track; a Cushion-like Device That Reduces Shock Due to Contact
Decoy
Noun a Beguiler Who Leads Someone into Danger (usually As Part of a Plot); Something Used to Lure Victims into Danger; Verb Lure or Entrap with or As if with a Decoy
Idiosyncrasy
Noun a Behavioral Attribute That is Distinctive and Peculiar to an Individual
Feud
Noun a Bitter Quarrel Between Two Parties; Verb Carry out a Feud
Desperado
Noun a Bold Outlaw (especially on the American Frontier)
Gig
Noun a Booking for Musicians; Small Two-wheeled Horse-drawn Carriage; with Two Seats and No Hood; Tender That is a Light Ship's Boat; Often for Personal Use of Captain; Long and Light Rowing Boat; Especially for Racing; a Cluster of Hooks (without Barbs) That is Drawn Through a School of Fish to Hook Their Bodies; Used when Fish Are Not Biting; an Implement with a Shaft and Barbed Point Used for Catching Fish
Buskin
Noun a Boot Reaching Halfway Up to the Knee
Carafe
Noun a Bottle with a Stopper; for Serving Wine or Water
Abyss
Noun a Bottomless Gulf or Pit; Any Unfathomable (or Apparently Unfathomable) Cavity or Chasm or Void Extending Below (often Used Figuratively)
Chalice
Noun a Bowl-shaped Drinking Vessel; Especially the Eucharistic Cup
Coup
Noun a Brilliant and Notable Success; a Sudden and Decisive Change of Government Illegally or by Force
Barrister
Noun a British Lawyer Who Speaks in the Higher Courts of Law
Aviary
Noun a Building Where Birds Are Kept
Beret
Noun a Cap with No Brim or Bill; Made of Soft Cloth
Affliction
Noun a Cause of Great Suffering and Distress; a Condition of Suffering or Distress Due to Ill Health; a State of Great Suffering and Distress Due to Adversity
Crypt
Noun a Cellar or Vault or Underground Burial Chamber (especially Beneath a Church)
Benediction
Noun a Ceremonial Prayer Invoking Divine Protection; the Act of Praying for Divine Protection
Debenture
Noun a Certificate or Voucher Acknowledging a Debt; a Bond That is Backed by the Credit of the Issuer but Not by Any Specific Collateral
Liaison
Noun a Channel for Communication Between Groups; a Usually Secretive or Illicit Sexual Relationship
Coffer
Noun a Chest Especially for Storing Valuables; an Ornamental Sunken Panel in a Ceiling or Dome
Annals
Noun a Chronological Account of Events in Successive Years; Reports of the Work of a Society or Learned Body Etc
Bouillon
Noun a Clear Seasoned Broth
Cleric
Noun a Clergyman or Other Person in Religious Orders
Cabal
Noun a Clique (often Secret) That Seeks Power Usually Through Intrigue; a Plot to Carry out Some Harmful or Illegal Act (especially a Political Plot); Verb Engage in Plotting or Enter into a Conspiracy, Swear Together
Caucus
Noun a Closed Political Meeting; Verb Meet to Select a Candidate or Promote a Policy
Metamorphosis
Noun a Complete Change of Physical Form or Substance Especially As by Magic or Witchcraft; the Marked and Rapid Transformation of a Larva into an Adult That Occurs in Some Animals; a Striking Change in Appearance or Character or Circumstances
Lampoon
Noun a Composition That Imitates Somebody's Style in a Humorous Way; Verb Ridicule with Satire
Compendium
Noun a Concise but Comprehensive Summary of a Larger Work; a Publication Containing a Variety of Works
Adage
Noun a Condensed but Memorable Saying Embodying Some Important Fact of Experience That is Taken As True by Many People
Aqueduct
Noun a Conduit That Resembles a Bridge but Carries Water over a Valley
Constellation
Noun a Configuration of Stars As Seen from the Earth; an Arrangement of Parts or Elements
Congeniality
Noun a Congenial Disposition; Compatibility Between Persons
Cartel
Noun a Consortium of Independent Organizations Formed to Limit Competition by Controlling the Production and Distribution of a Product or Service
Flag
Noun a Conspicuously Marked or Shaped Tail; Emblem Usually Consisting of a Rectangular Piece of Cloth of Distinctive Design; Stratified Stone That Splits into Pieces Suitable As Paving Stones; a Rectangular Piece of Fabric Used As a Signalling Device; Flagpole Used to Mark the Position of the Hole on a Golf Green; a Listing Printed in All Issues of a Newspaper or Magazine (usually on the Editorial Page) That Gives the Name of the Publication and the Names of the Editorial Staff, Etc.; Plants with Sword-shaped Leaves and Erect Stalks Bearing Bright-colored Flowers Composed of Three Petals and Three Drooping Sepals; Verb Provide with a Flag; Communicate or Signal with a Flag; Decorate with Flags; Become Less Intense; Droop, Sink, or Settle from or As if from Pressure or Loss of Tautness
Countermand
Noun a Contrary Command Cancelling or Reversing a Previous Command; Verb Annul by Recalling or Rescinding
Ensemble
Noun a Coordinated Outfit (set of Clothing); an Assemblage of Parts or Details (as in a Work of Art) Considered As Forming a Whole; a Group of Musicians Playing or Singing Together; a Cast Other Than the Principles; the Chorus of a Ballet Company
Amity
Noun a Cordial Disposition; a State of Friendship and Cordiality
Depravity
Noun a Corrupt or Depraved or Degenerate Act or Practice; Moral Perversion; Impairment of Virtue and Moral Principles
Deference
Noun a Courteous Expression (by Word or Deed) of Esteem or Regard; Courteous Regard for People's Feelings; a Disposition or Tendency to Yield to the Will of Others
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
Machination
Noun a Crafty and Involved Plot to Achieve Your (usually Sinister) Ends
Infraction
Noun a Crime Less Serious Than a Felony
Misdemeanour
Noun a Crime Less Serious Than a Felony
Arsonist
Noun a Criminal Who Illegally Sets Fire to Property
Boor
Noun a Crude Uncouth Ill-bred Person Lacking Culture or Refinement
Despot
Noun a Cruel and Oppressive Dictator
Curmudgeon
Noun a Crusty Irascible Cantankerous Old Person Full of Stubborn Ideas
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
Harrow
Noun a Cultivator That Pulverizes or Smooths the Soil; Verb Draw a Harrow over (land)
Hassock
Noun a Cushion for Kneeling on (as when Praying in Church); Thick Cushion Used As a Seat
Buffer
Noun a Cushion-like Device That Reduces Shock Due to Contact; a Power Tool Used to Buff Surfaces; (computer Science) a Part of Ram Used for Temporary Storage of Data That is Waiting to Be Sent to a Device; Used to Compensate for Differences in the Rate of Flow of Data Between Components of a Computer System; an Ionic Compound That Resists Changes in Its Ph; an Implement Consisting of Soft Material Mounted on a Block; Used for Polishing (as in Manicuring); an Inclined Metal Frame at the Front of a Locomotive to Clear the Track; Verb Add a Buffer (a Solution); Protect from Impact
Cynicism
Noun a Cynical Feeling of Distrust
Aborigine
Noun a Dark-skinned Member of a Race of People Living in Australia when Europeans Arrived; the Earliest Known Inhabitants of a Region
Holiday
Noun a Day on Which Work is Suspended by Law or Custom; Leisure Time Away from Work Devoted to Rest or Pleasure; Verb Spend or Take a Vacation
Artifice
Noun a Deceptive Maneuver (especially to Avoid Capture)
Descant
Noun a Decorative Musical Accompaniment (often Improvised) Added Above a Basic Melody; Verb Talk at Great Length About Something of One's Interest; Sing in Descant; Sing by Changing Register; Sing by Yodeling
Broach
Noun a Decorative Pin Worn by Women; Verb Bring Up a Topic for Discussion
Brooch
Noun a Decorative Pin Worn by Women; Verb Fasten with or As if with a Brooch
Casualty
Noun a Decrease of Military Personnel or Equipment; Someone Injured or Killed in an Accident; Someone Injured or Killed or Captured or Missing in a Military Engagement; an Accident That Causes Someone to Die
Chasm
Noun a Deep Opening in the Earth's Surface
Breach
Noun a Failure to Perform Some Promised Act or Obligation; an Opening (especially a Gap in a Dike or Fortification); a Personal or Social Separation (as Between Opposing Factions); Verb Make an Opening or Gap In; Act in Disregard of Laws, Rules, Contracts, or Promises
Defamation
Noun a False Accusation of an Offense or a Malicious Misrepresentation of Someone's Words or Actions; an Abusive Attack on a Person's Character or Good Name
Moniker
Noun a Familiar Name for a Person (often a Shortened Version of a Person's Given Name)
Glitch
Noun a Fault or Defect in a System or Machine
Panache
Noun a Feathered Plume on a Helmet; Distinctive and Stylish Elegance
Compunction
Noun a Feeling of Deep Regret (usually for Some Misdeed)
Animosity
Noun a Feeling of Ill Will Arousing Active Hostility
Animus
Noun a Feeling of Ill Will Arousing Active Hostility
Comrade
Noun a Fellow Member of the Communist Party; Used As a Term of Address for Those Male Persons Engaged in the Same Movement; a Person Who is Frequently in the Company of Another
Ballerina
Noun a Female Ballet Dancer
Hedge
Noun a Fence Formed by a Row of Closely Planted Shrubs or Bushes; an Intentionally Noncommittal or Ambiguous Statement; Any Technique Designed to Reduce or Eliminate Financial Risk; for Example, Taking Two Positions That Will Offset Each Other if Prices Change; Verb Minimize Loss or Risk; Avoid or Try to Avoid Fulfilling, Answering, or Performing (duties, Questions, or Issues); Enclose or Bound in with or As It with a Hedge or Hedges; Hinder or Restrict with or As if with a Hedge
Bulwark
Noun a Fencelike Structure Around a Deck (usually Plural); a Protective Structure of Stone or Concrete; Extends from Shore into the Water to Prevent a Beach from Washing Away; an Embankment Built Around a Space for Defensive Purposes; Verb Defend with a Bulwark
Cry
Noun a Fit of Weeping; a Loud Utterance; Often in Protest or Opposition; a Loud Utterance of Emotion (especially when Inarticulate); the Characteristic Utterance of an Animal; a Slogan Used to Rally Support for a Cause; Verb Shed Tears Because of Sadness, Rage, or Pain; Bring into a Particular State by Crying; Proclaim or Announce in Public; Utter a Characteristic Sound; Demand Immediate Action; Utter Aloud; Often with Surprise, Horror, or Joy; Utter a Sudden Loud Cry
Charlatan
Noun a Flamboyant Deceiver; One Who Attracts Customers with Tricks or Jokes
Baffle
Noun a Flat Plate That Controls or Directs the Flow of Fluid or Energy; Verb Check the Emission of (sound); Be a Mystery or Bewildering To; Hinder or Prevent (the Efforts, Plans, or Desires) of
Bevy
Noun a Flock of Quail; a Group of Girls or Young Women
Cinch
Noun a Form of All Fours in Which the Players Bid for the Privilege of Naming Trumps; Any Undertaking That is Easy to Do; Stable Gear Consisting of a Band Around a Horse's Belly That Holds the Saddle in Place; Verb Get a Grip On; Get Mastery Of; Make Sure Of; Tie a Cinch Around
Boot
Noun a Form of Foot Torture in Which the Feet Are Encased in Iron and Slowly Crushed; Footwear That Covers the Whole Foot and Lower Leg; British Term for the Luggage Compartment in a Car; an Instrument of Torture That is Used to Heat or Crush the Foot and Leg; Protective Casing for Something That Resembles a Leg; the Act of Delivering a Blow with the Foot; the Swift Release of a Store of Affective Force; Verb Cause to Load (an Operating System) and Start the Initial Processes; Kick; Give a Boot to
Despotism
Noun a Form of Government in Which the Ruler is an Absolute Dictator (not Restricted by a Constitution or Laws or Opposition Etc.); Dominance Through Threat of Punishment and Violence
Indictment
Noun a Formal Document Written for a Prosecuting Attorney Charging a Person with Some Offense; an Accusation of Wrongdoing
Anathema
Noun a Formal Ecclesiastical Curse Accompanied by Excommunication; a Detested Person
Encomium
Noun a Formal Expression of Praise
Eulogy
Noun a Formal Expression of Praise for Someone Who Has Died Recently; a Formal Expression of Praise
Concierge
Noun a French Caretaker of Apartments or a Hotel; Lives on the Premises and Oversees People Entering and Leaving and Handles Mail and Acts As Janitor or Porter
Amigo
Noun a Friend or Comrade
Muster
Noun a Gathering of Military Personnel for Duty; Compulsory Military Service; Verb Call to Duty, Military Service, Jury Duty, Etc.; Gather or Bring Together
Largess
Noun a Gift or Money Given (as for Service or out of Benevolence); Usually Given Ostentatiously; Liberality in Bestowing Gifts; Extremely Liberal and Generous of Spirit
Ebbing
Noun a Gradual Decline (in Size or Strength or Power or Number)
Grizzle
Noun a Grey Wig; Verb Be in a Huff; Be Silent or Sullen; Complain Whiningly
Chimera
Noun a Grotesque Product of the Imagination; (greek Mythology) Fire-breathing Female Monster with a Lion's Head and a Goat's Body and a Serpent's Tail; Daughter of Typhon
Archipelago
Noun a Group of Many Islands in a Large Body of Water
Bevel
Noun a Hand Tool Consisting of Two Rules That Are Hinged Together So You Can Draw or Measure Angles of Any Size; Two Surfaces Meeting at an Angle Different from 90 Degrees; Verb Cut a Bevel On; Shape to a Bevel
Apothecary
Noun a Health Professional Trained in the Art of Preparing and Dispensing Drugs
Apprehend
Verb Anticipate with Dread or Anxiety; Get the Meaning of Something; Take into Custody
Canvass
Noun a Heavy, Closely Woven Fabric (used for Clothing or Chairs or Sails or Tents); the Mat That Forms the Floor of the Ring in Which Boxers or Professional Wrestlers Compete; an Oil Painting on Canvas Fabric; a Tent Made of Canvas Fabric; a Large Piece of Fabric (usually Canvas Fabric) by Means of Which Wind is Used to Propel a Sailing Vessel; an Inquiry into Public Opinion Conducted by Interviewing a Random Sample of People; the Setting for a Narrative or Fictional or Dramatic Account; Verb Solicit Votes from Potential Voters in an Electoral Campaign; Consider in Detail and Subject to an Analysis in Order to Discover Essential Features or Meaning; Get the Opinions (of People) by Asking Specific Questions
Canvas
Noun a Heavy, Closely Woven Fabric (used for Clothing or Chairs or Sails or Tents); the Mat That Forms the Floor of the Ring in Which Boxers or Professional Wrestlers Compete; an Oil Painting on Canvas Fabric; the Setting for a Narrative or Fictional or Dramatic Account; a Tent Made of Canvas Fabric; a Large Piece of Fabric (usually Canvas Fabric) by Means of Which Wind is Used to Propel a Sailing Vessel; Verb Cover with Canvas; Consider in Detail and Subject to an Analysis in Order to Discover Essential Features or Meaning; Get the Opinions (of People) by Asking Specific Questions; Solicit Votes from Potential Voters in an Electoral Campaign
Cache
Noun a Hidden Storage Space (for Money or Provisions or Weapons); (computer Science) Ram Memory That is Set Aside As a Specialized Buffer Storage That is Continually Updated; Used to Optimize Data Transfers Between System Elements with Different Characteristics; a Secret Store of Valuables or Money; Verb Save Up As for Future Use
Asylum
Noun a Hospital for Mentally Incompetent or Unbalanced Person; a Shelter from Danger or Hardship
Canticle
Noun a Hymn Derived from the Bible
Columnist
Noun a Journalist Who Writes Editorials
Exodus
Noun a Journey by a Large Group to Escape from a Hostile Environment; the Second Book of the Old Testament: Tells of the Departure of the Israelites out of Slavery in Egypt Led by Moses; God Gave Them the Ten Commandments and the Rest of Mosaic Law on Mount Sinai During the Exodus
Affirmation
Noun a Judgment by a Higher Court That the Judgment of a Lower Court Was Correct and Should Stand; (religion) a Solemn Declaration That Serves the Same Purpose As an Oath (if an Oath is Objectionable to the Person on Religious or Ethical Grounds); the Act of Affirming or Asserting or Stating Something; a Statement Asserting the Existence or the Truth of Something
Inaptitude
Noun a Lack of Aptitude
Antechamber
Noun a Large Entrance or Reception Room or Area
Armada
Noun a Large Fleet
Legion
Noun a Large Military Unit; Association of Ex-servicemen; a Vast Multitude; Archaic Terms for Army
Cataract
Noun a Large Waterfall; Violent Rush of Water over a Precipice; Clouding of the Natural Lens of the Eye
Counsellor
Noun a Lawyer Who Pleads Cases in Court; Someone Who Gives Advice About Problems; Someone Who Has Supervisory Duties at a Summer Camp
Amble
Noun a Leisurely Walk (usually in Some Public Place); Verb Walk Leisurely
Carte
Noun a List of Dishes Available at a Restaurant
Cotillion
Noun a Lively Dance Originating in France in the 18th Century; a Ball at Which Young Ladies Are Presented to Society
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
Crevice
Noun a Long Narrow Depression in a Surface; a Long Narrow Opening
Cloak
Noun a Loose Outer Garment; Anything That Covers or Conceals; Verb Hide Under a False Appearance
Harangue
Noun a Loud Bombastic Declamation Expressed with Strong Emotion; Verb Deliver a Harangue To; Address Forcefully
Clangor
Noun a Loud Resonant Repeating Noise; Verb Make a Loud Resonant Noise; Make a Loud Noise
Canto
Noun a Major Division of a Long Poem; the Highest Part (usually the Melody) in a Piece of Choral Music
Lackey
Noun a Male Servant (especially a Footman); a Person Who Tries to Please Someone in Order to Gain a Personal Advantage
Chauffeur
Noun a Man Paid to Drive a Privately Owned Car; Verb Drive Someone in a Vehicle
Artifact
Noun a Man-made Object Taken As a Whole
Levity
Noun a Manner Lacking Seriousness; Feeling an Inappropriate Lack of Seriousness
Mar
Noun a Mark or Flaw That Spoils the Appearance of Something (especially on a Person's Body); the Month Following February and Preceding April; Verb Make Imperfect; Destroy or Injure Severely
Husband
Noun a Married Man; a Woman's Partner in Marriage; Verb Use Cautiously and Frugally
Abutment
Noun a Masonry Support That Touches and Directly Receives Thrust or Pressure of an Arch or Bridge; Point of Contact Between Two Objects or Parts
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
Automaton
Noun a Mechanism That Can Move Automatically; Someone Who Acts or Responds in a Mechanical or Apathetic Way
Accost
Verb Approach with an Offer of Sexual Favors; Speak to Someone
Couple
Noun a Pair Who Associate with One Another; a Pair of People Who Live Together; (physics) Something Joined by Two Equal and Opposite Forces That Act Along Parallel Lines; Two Items of the Same Kind; a Small Indefinite Number; Verb Link Together; Bring Two Objects, Ideas, or People Together; Make Love; Form a Pair or Pairs
Conduit
Noun a Passage (a Pipe or Tunnel) Through Which Water or Electric Wires Can Pass
Collage
Noun a Paste-up Made by Sticking Together Pieces of Paper or Photographs to Form an Artistic Image; Any Collection of Diverse Things
Megalomaniac
Noun a Pathological Egotist
Lull
Noun a Period of Calm Weather; a Pause During Which Things Are Calm or Activities Are Diminished; Verb Become Quiet or Less Intensive; Calm by Deception; Make Calm or Still
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
Epicure
Noun a Person Devoted to Refined Sensuous Enjoyment (especially Good Food and Drink)
Czar
Noun a Person Having Great Power; a Male Monarch or Emperor (especially of Russia Prior to 1917)
Buffoon
Noun a Person Who Amuses Others by Ridiculous Behavior; a Rude or Vulgar Fool
Courier
Noun a Person Who Carries a Message
Dipsomaniac
Noun a Person Who Drinks Alcohol to Excess Habitually
Alumna
Noun a Person Who Has Received a Degree from a School (high School or College or University)
Benefactor
Noun a Person Who Helps People or Institutions (especially with Financial Help)
Accomplice
Noun a Person Who Joins with Another in Carrying out Some Plan (especially an Unethical or Illegal Plan)
Advocate
Noun a Person Who Pleads for a Cause or Propounds an Idea; a Lawyer Who Pleads Cases in Court; Verb Speak, Plead, or Argue in Favour Of; Push for Something
Hypocrite
Noun a Person Who Professes Beliefs and Opinions That He or She Does Not Hold in Order to Conceal His or Her Real Feelings or Motives
Ingrate
Noun a Person Who Shows No Gratitude
Censor
Noun a Person Who is Authorized to Read Publications or Correspondence or to Watch Theatrical Performances and Suppress in Whole or in Part Anything Considered Obscene or Politically Unacceptable; Someone Who Censures or Condemns; Verb Subject to Political, Religious, or Moral Censorship; Forbid the Public Distribution of ( a Movie or a Newspaper)
Dupe
Noun a Person Who is Tricked or Swindled; Verb Fool or Hoax
Miscreant
Noun a Person Without Moral Scruples
Compatriot
Noun a Person from Your Own Country
Archivist
Noun a Person in Charge of Collecting and Cataloguing Archives
Behemoth
Noun a Person of Exceptional Importance and Reputation; Someone or Something That is Abnormally Large and Powerful
Colossus
Noun a Person of Exceptional Importance and Reputation; Someone or Something That is Abnormally Large and Powerful
Cretin
Noun a Person of Subnormal Intelligence
Defendant
Noun a Person or Institution Against Whom an Action is Brought in a Court of Law; the Person Being Sued or Accused
Albino
Noun a Person with Congenital Albinism: White Hair and Milky Skin; Eyes Are Usually Pink
Charisma
Noun a Personal Attractiveness or Interestingness That Enables You to Influence Others
Aesthetician
Noun a Philosopher Who Specializes in the Nature of Beauty; a Worker Skilled in Giving Beauty Treatments (manicures and Facials Etc.)
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
Neophyte
Noun a Plant That is Found in an Area Where It Had Not Been Recorded Previously; a New Convert Being Taught the Principles of Christianity by a Catechist; Any New Participant in Some Activity
Denizen
Noun a Plant or Animal Naturalized in a Region; a Person Who Inhabits a Particular Place
Offset
Noun a Plate Makes an Inked Impression on a Rubber-blanketed Cylinder, Which in Turn Transfers It to the Paper; Structure Where a Wall or Building Narrows Abruptly; a Natural Consequence of Development; a Horizontal Branch from the Base of Plant That Produces New Plants from Buds at Its Tips; a Compensating Equivalent; the Time at Which Something is Supposed to Begin; Verb Produce by Offset Printing; Create an Offset In; Cause (printed Matter) to Transfer or Smear Onto Another Surface; Compensate for or Counterbalance; Make Up for
Dais
Noun a Platform Raised Above the Surrounding Level to Give Prominence to the Person on It
Conspiracy
Noun a Plot to Carry out Some Harmful or Illegal Act (especially a Political Plot); 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
Contention
Noun a Point Asserted As Part of an Argument; the Act of Competing As for Profit or a Prize; a Contentious Speech Act; a Dispute Where There is Strong Disagreement
Activism
Noun a Policy of Taking Direct and Militant Action to Achieve a Political or Social Goal
Facilitate
Verb Make Easier; Increase the Likelihood of (a Response); Be of Use
Caste
Noun a Social Class Separated from Others by Distinctions of Hereditary Rank or Profession or Wealth; (hinduism) a Hereditary Social Class Among Hindus; Stratified According to Ritual Purity; Social Status or Position Conferred by a System Based on Class
Hymn
Noun a Song of Praise (to God or to a Saint or to a Nation); Verb Praise by Singing a Hymn; Sing a Hymn
Dirge
Noun a Song or Hymn of Mourning Composed or Performed As a Memorial to a Dead Person
Fester
Noun a Sore That Has Become Inflamed and Formed Pus; Verb Ripen and Generate Pus
Bugaboo
Noun a Source of Concern; an Imaginary Monster Used to Frighten Children
Attache
Noun a Specialist Assigned to the Staff of a Diplomatic Mission; a Shallow and Rectangular Briefcase
Anaesthetist
Noun a Specialist Who Administers an Anesthetic to a Patient Before He is Treated
Chiropodist
Noun a Specialist in Care for the Feet
Benison
Noun a Spoken Blessing
Grandstand
Noun a Stand at a Racecourse or Stadium Consisting of Tiers with Rows of Individual Seats That Are Under a Protective Roof; the Audience at a Stadium or Racetrack; Verb Perform Ostentatiously in Order to Impress the Audience and with an Eye to the Applause
Oregon
Noun a State in Northwestern United States on the Pacific
Decrepitude
Noun a State of Deterioration Due to Old Age or Long Use
Pandemonium
Noun a State of Extreme Confusion and Disorder
Opprobrium
Noun a State of Extreme Dishonor; State of Disgrace Resulting from Public Abuse
Indigence
Noun a State of Extreme Poverty or Destitution
Desuetude
Noun a State of Inactivity or Disuse
Anarchy
Noun a State of Lawlessness and Disorder (usually Resulting from a Failure of Government)
Comity
Noun a State or Atmosphere of Harmony or Mutual Civility and Respect
Correlation
Noun a Statistical Relation Between Two or More Variables Such That Systematic Changes in the Value of One Variable Are Accompanied by Systematic Changes in the Other; a Reciprocal Relation Between Two or More Things; a Statistic Representing How Closely Two Variables Co-vary; It Can Vary from -1 (perfect Negative Correlation) Through 0 (no Correlation) to +1 (perfect Positive Correlation)
Cessation
Noun a Stopping
Garner
Noun a Storehouse for Threshed Grain or Animal Feed; Verb Store Grain; Assemble or Get Together; Acquire or Deserve by One's Efforts or Actions
Arroyo
Noun a Stream or Brook
Impasse
Noun a Street with Only One Way in or Out; a Situation in Which No Progress Can Be Made or No Advancement is Possible
Adversity
Noun a Stroke of Ill Fortune; a Calamitous Event; a State of Misfortune or Affliction
Citadel
Noun a Stronghold into Which People Could Go for Shelter During a Battle
Arcade
Noun a Structure Composed of a Series of Arches Supported by Columns; a Covered Passageway; Often Between Streets with Shops or Stalls
Contest
Noun a Struggle Between Rivals; an Occasion on Which a Winner is Selected from Among Two or More Contestants; Verb to Make the Subject of Dispute, Contention, or Litigation
Atelier
Noun a Studio Especially for an Artist or Designer
Dimwit
Noun a Stupid Incompetent Person
Affiliate
Noun a Subsidiary or Subordinate Organization That is Affiliated with Another Organization; a Subordinate or Subsidiary Associate; a Person Who is Affiliated with Another or with an Organization; Verb Join in an Affiliation; Join in an Affiliation; Keep Company With; Hang out with
Elixir
Noun a Substance Believed to Cure All Ills; a Sweet Flavored Liquid (usually Containing a Small Amount of Alcohol) Used in Compounding Medicines to Be Taken by Mouth in Order to Mask an Unpleasant Taste; a Hypothetical Substance That the Alchemists Believed to Be Capable of Changing Base Metals into Gold
Nuance
Noun a Subtle Difference in Meaning or Opinion or Attitude
Cascade
Noun a Succession of Stages or Operations or Processes or Units; a Small Waterfall or Series of Small Waterfalls; a Sudden Downpour (as of Tears or Sparks Etc) Likened to a Rain Shower; Verb Arrange (open Windows) on a Computer Desktop So That They Overlap Each Other, with the Title Bars Visible; Rush Down in Big Quantities, Like a Cascade
Caprice
Noun a Sudden Desire
Apoplexy
Noun a Sudden Loss of Consciousness Resulting when the Rupture or Occlusion of a Blood Vessel Leads to Oxygen Lack in the Brain
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
Debacle
Noun a Sudden and Violent Collapse; Flooding Caused by a Tumultuous Breakup of Ice in a River During the Spring or Summer; a Sound Defeat
Codicil
Noun a Supplement to a Will; a Testamentary Instrument Intended to Alter an Already Executed Will
Buttress
Noun a Support Usually of Stone or Brick; Supports the Wall of a Building; Verb Make Stronger or Defensible; Reinforce with a Buttress
Caryatid
Noun a Supporting Column Carved in the Shape of a Person
Forge
Noun a Workplace Where Metal is Worked by Heating and Hammering; Furnace Consisting of a Special Hearth Where Metal is Heated Before Shaping; Verb Make a Copy of with the Intent to Deceive; Create by Hammering; Move or Act with a Sudden Increase in Speed or Energy; Move Ahead Steadily; Come Up with (an Idea, Plan, Explanation, Theory, or Principle) After a Mental Effort; Make out of Components (often in an Improvising Manner); Make Something, Usually for a Specific Function
Escrow
Noun a Written Agreement (or Property or Money) Delivered to a Third Party or Put in Trust by One Party to a Contract to Be Returned After Fulfillment of Some Condition
Missive
Noun a Written Message Addressed to a Person or Organization
Debutante
Noun a Young Woman Making Her Debut into Society
Brusqueness
Noun an Abrupt Discourteous Manner
Attribute
Noun an Abstraction Belonging to or Characteristic of an Entity; a Construct Whereby Objects or Individuals Can Be Distinguished; Verb Attribute or Credit To; Decide As to Where Something Belongs in a Scheme
Calumny
Noun an Abusive Attack on a Person's Character or Good Name; a False Accusation of an Offense or a Malicious Misrepresentation of Someone's Words or Actions
Implication
Noun an Accusation That Brings into Intimate and Usually Incriminating Connection; a Relation Implicated by Virtue of Involvement or Close Connection (especially an Incriminating Involvement); a Logical Relation Between Propositions P and Q of the Form `if P then Q'; if P is True then Q Cannot Be False; Something That is Inferred (deduced or Entailed or Implied); a Meaning That is Not Expressly Stated but Can Be Inferred
Earache
Noun an Ache Localized in the Middle or Inner Ear
Aerialist
Noun an Acrobat Who Performs in the Air (as on a Rope or Trapeze)
Apparition
Noun an Act of Appearing or Becoming Visible Unexpectedly; Something Existing in Perception Only; the Appearance of a Ghostlike Figure; a Ghostly Appearing Figure
Atrocity
Noun an Act of Atrocious Cruelty; the Quality of Being Shockingly Cruel and Inhumane
Depredation
Noun an Act of Plundering and Pillaging and Marauding; (usually Plural) a Destructive Action
Abomination
Noun an Action That is Vicious or Vile; an Action That Arouses Disgust or Abhorrence; a Person Who is Loathsome or Disgusting; Hate Coupled with Disgust
Dean
Noun an Administrator in Charge of a Division of a University or College; (roman Catholic Church) the Head of the College of Cardinals; a Man Who is the Senior Member of a Group; United States Film Actor Whose Moody Rebellious Roles Made Him a Cult Figure (1931-1955)
Conquistador
Noun an Adventurer (especially One Who Led the Spanish Conquest of Mexico and Peru in the 16th Century)
Anarchist
Noun an Advocate of Anarchism
Democrat
Noun an Advocate of Democratic Principles; a Member of the Democratic Party
Goon
Noun an Aggressive and Violent Young Criminal; an Awkward Stupid Person
Cis
Noun an Alliance Made Up of States That Had Been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union Prior to Its Dissolution in Dec 1991
Dabbler
Noun an Amateur Who Engages in an Activity Without Serious Intentions and Who Pretends to Have Knowledge; Any of Numerous Shallow-water Ducks That Feed by Upending and Dabbling
Commando
Noun an Amphibious Military Unit Trained for Raids into Enemy Territory; a Member of a Military Unit Trained As Shock Troops for Hit-and-run Raids
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
Cherub
Noun an Angel of the Second Order Whose Gift is Knowledge; Usually Portrayed As a Winged Child; a Sweet Innocent Baby
Glower
Noun an Angry Stare; Verb Look at with a Fixed Gaze; Look Angry or Sullen, Wrinkle One's Forehead, As if to Signal Disapproval
Devotee
Noun an Ardent Follower and Admirer
Brigand
Noun an Armed Thief Who is (usually) a Member of a Band
Array
Noun an Arrangement of Aerials Spaced to Give Desired Directional Characteristics; Especially Fine or Decorative Clothing; an Impressive Display; an Orderly Arrangement; Verb Align Oneself with a Group or a Way of Thinking; Lay out Orderly or Logically in a Line or As if in a Line
Anachronism
Noun an Artifact That Belongs to Another Time; a Person Who Seems to Be Displaced in Time; Who Belongs to Another Age; Something Located at a Time when It Could Not Have Existed or Occurred
Coven
Noun an Assembly of Witches; Usually 13 Witches
Coadjutor
Noun an Assistant to a Bishop
Consortium
Noun an Association of Companies for Some Definite Purpose
Dictum
Noun an Authoritative Declaration; an Opinion Voiced by a Judge on a Point of Law Not Directly Bearing on the Case in Question and Therefore Not Binding
Avocation
Noun an Auxiliary Activity
Clamber
Noun an Awkward Climb; Verb Climb Awkwardly, As if by Scrambling
Catechism
Noun an Elementary Book Summarizing the Principles of a Christian Religion; Written As Questions and Answers; a Series of Question Put to an Individual (such As a Political Candidate) to Elicit Their Views
Botch
Noun an Embarrassing Mistake; Verb Make a Mess Of, Destroy or Ruin
Bungle
Noun an Embarrassing Mistake; Verb Spoil by Behaving Clumsily or Foolishly; Make a Mess Of, Destroy or Ruin
Blunder
Noun an Embarrassing Mistake; Verb Utter Impulsively; Make One's Way Clumsily or Blindly; Commit a Faux Pas or a Fault or Make a Serious Mistake
Bartender
Noun an Employee Who Mixes and Serves Alcoholic Drinks at a Bar
Bonanza
Noun an Especially Rich Vein of Precious Ore; a Sudden Happening That Brings Good Fortune (as a Sudden Opportunity to Make Money)
Hedonism
Noun an Ethical System That Evaluates the Pursuit of Pleasure As the Highest Good; the Pursuit of Pleasure As a Matter of Ethical Principle
Cavil
Noun an Evasion of the Point of an Argument by Raising Irrelevant Distinctions or Objections; Verb Raise Trivial Objections
Calamity
Noun an Event Resulting in Great Loss and Misfortune
Cataclysm
Noun an Event Resulting in Great Loss and Misfortune; a Sudden Violent Change in the Earth's Surface
Juncture
Noun an Event That Occurs at a Critical Time; a Crisis Situation or Point in Time when a Critical Decision Must Be Made; the Shape or Manner in Which Things Come Together and a Connection is Made
Augury
Noun an Event That is Experienced As Indicating Important Things to Come
Ghoul
Noun an Evil Spirit or Ghost; Someone Who Takes Bodies from Graves and Sells Them for Anatomical Dissection
Autopsy
Noun an Examination and Dissection of a Dead Body to Determine Cause of Death or the Changes Produced by Disease; Verb Perform an Autopsy on a Dead Body; Do a Post-mortem
Dither
Noun an Excited State of Agitation; Verb Make a Fuss; Be Agitated; Act Nervously; Be Undecided; Be Uncertain
Coterie
Noun an Exclusive Circle of People with a Common Purpose
Connoisseur
Noun an Expert Able to Appreciate a Field; Especially in the Fine Arts
Elocution
Noun an Expert Manner of Speaking Involving Control of Voice and Gesture
Kudos
Noun an Expression of Approval and Commendation
Disapprobation
Noun an Expression of Strong Disapproval; Pronouncing As Wrong or Morally Culpable
Allegory
Noun an Expressive Style That Uses Fictional Characters and Events to Describe Some Subject by Suggestive Resemblances; an Extended Metaphor; a Short Moral Story (often with Animal Characters); a Visible Symbol Representing an Abstract Idea
Chauvinist
Noun an Extreme Bellicose Nationalist; a Person with a Prejudiced Belief in the Superiority of His or Her Own Kind
Connotation
Noun an Idea That is Implied or Suggested; What You Must Know in Order to Determine the Reference of an Expression
Balk
Noun an Illegal Pitching Motion While Runners Are on Base; the Area on a Billiard Table Behind the Balkline; One of Several Parallel Sloping Beams That Support a Roof; Something Immaterial That Interferes with or Delays Action or Progress; Verb Refuse to Comply
Legerdemain
Noun an Illusory Feat; Considered Magical by Naive Observers
Impudence
Noun an Impudent Statement; the Trait of Being Rude and Impertinent; Inclined to Take Liberties
Anhedonia
Noun an Inability to Experience Pleasure
Innuendo
Noun an Indirect (and Usually Malicious) Implication
Circumlocution
Noun an Indirect Way of Expressing Something; a Style That Involves Indirect Ways of Expressing Things
Cur
Noun an Inferior Dog or One of Mixed Breed; a Cowardly and Despicable Person
Nark
Noun an Informer or Spy Working for the Police; a Lawman Concerned with Narcotics Violations; Verb Inform or Spy (for the Police); Cause Annoyance In; Disturb, Especially by Minor Irritations
Foray
Noun an Initial Attempt (especially Outside Your Usual Areas of Competence); a Sudden Short Attack; Verb Briefly Enter Enemy Territory; Steal Goods; Take As Spoils
Euphemism
Noun an Inoffensive Expression That is Substituted for One That is Considered Offensive
Inquest
Noun an Inquiry into the Cause of an Unexpected Death
Haggle
Noun an Instance of Intense Argument (as in Bargaining); Verb Wrangle (over a Price, Terms of an Agreement, Etc.)
Insubordination
Noun an Insubordinate Act; Defiance of Authority
Dearth
Noun an Insufficient Quantity or Number; an Acute Insufficiency
Fad
Noun an Interest Followed with Exaggerated Zeal
Aperture
Noun an Man-made Opening; Usually Small; a Device That Controls Amount of Light Admitted; a Natural Opening in Something
Bugbear
Noun an Object of Dread or Apprehension; an Imaginary Monster Used to Frighten Children
Obscenity
Noun an Obscene Act; the Trait of Behaving in an Obscene Manner; an Offensive or Indecent Word or Phrase
Assessment
Noun the Market Value Set on Assets; an Amount Determined As Payable; the Act of Judging or Assessing a Person or Situation or Event; the Classification of Someone or Something with Respect to Its Worth
Barf
Noun the Matter Ejected in Vomiting; Verb Eject the Contents of the Stomach Through the Mouth
Credence
Noun the Mental Attitude That Something is Believable and Should Be Accepted As True; a Kind of Sideboard or Buffet
Denotation
Noun the Most Direct or Specific Meaning of a Word or Expression; the Class of Objects That an Expression Refers To; the Act of Indicating or Pointing out by Name
Crux
Noun the Most Important Point; a Small Conspicuous Constellation in the Southern Hemisphere in the Milky Way Near Centaurus
Cognomen
Noun the Name Used to Identify the Members of a Family (as Distinguished from Each Member's Given Name); a Familiar Name for a Person (often a Shortened Version of a Person's Given Name)
Antipathy
Noun the Object of a Feeling of Intense Aversion; Something to Be Avoided; a Feeling of Intense Dislike
Blazon
Noun the Official Symbols of a Family, State, Etc.; Verb Decorate with Heraldic Arms
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
Offing
Noun the Part of the Sea That Can Be Seen from the Shore and is Beyond the Anchoring Area; the Near or Foreseeable Future
Duodenum
Noun the Part of the Small Intestine Between the Stomach and the Jejunum
Cull
Noun the Person or Thing That is Rejected or Set Aside As Inferior in Quality; Verb Remove Something That Has Been Rejected; Look for and Gather
Nadir
Noun the Point Below the Observer That is Directly Opposite the Zenith on the Imaginary Sphere Against Which Celestial Bodies Appear to Be Projected; an Extreme State of Adversity; the Lowest Point of Anything
Apex
Noun the Point on the Celestial Sphere Toward Which the Sun and Solar System Appear to Be Moving Relative to the Fixed Stars; the Highest Point (of Something)
Lieu
Noun the Post or Function Properly or Customarily Occupied or Served by Another
Allure
Noun the Power to Entice or Attract Through Personal Charm; Verb Dispose or Incline or Entice to
Cuisine
Noun the Practice or Manner of Preparing Food or the Food So Prepared
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
Ingenuity
Noun the Property of Being Ingenious; the Power of Creative Imagination
Longevity
Noun the Property of Being Long-lived; Duration of Service
Burnish
Noun the Property of Being Smooth and Shiny; Verb Polish and Make Shiny
Consonance
Noun the Property of Sounding Harmonious; the Repetition of Consonants (or Consonant Patterns) Especially at the Ends of Words
Camaraderie
Noun the Quality of Affording Easy Familiarity and Sociability
Credibility
Noun the Quality of Being Believable or Trustworthy
Inconstancy
Noun the Quality of Being Changeable and Variable; Unfaithfulness by Virtue of Being Unreliable or Treacherous
Candor
Noun the Quality of Being Honest and Straightforward in Attitude and Speech; Ability to Make Judgments Free from Discrimination or Dishonesty
Beneficence
Noun the Quality of Being Kind or Helpful or Generous; Doing Good; Feeling Beneficent
Grandeur
Noun the Quality of Being Magnificent or Splendid or Grand; the Quality of Elevation of Mind and Exaltation of Character or Ideals or Conduct
Infidelity
Noun the Quality of Being Unfaithful
Glister
Noun the Quality of Shining with a Bright Reflected Light
Altruism
Noun the Quality of Unselfish Concern for the Welfare of Others
Hue
Noun the Quality of a Color As Determined by Its Dominant Wavelength; Verb Take on Color or Become Colored; Suffuse with Color
Debris
Noun the Remains of Something That Has Been Destroyed or Broken Up
Cremains
Noun the Remains of a Dead Body After Cremation
Deluge
Noun the Rising of a Body of Water and Its Overflowing Onto Normally Dry Land; a Heavy Rain; an Overwhelming Number or Amount; Verb Fill Quickly Beyond Capacity; As with a Liquid; Fill or Cover Completely, Usually with Water; Charge Someone with Too Many Tasks
Inundation
Noun the Rising of a Body of Water and Its Overflowing Onto Normally Dry Land; an Overwhelming Number or Amount
Ablution
Noun the Ritual Washing of a Priest's Hands or of Sacred Vessels
Ingenue
Noun the Role of an Innocent Artless Young Woman in a Play; an Artless Innocent Young Girl (especially As Portrayed on the Stage); an Actress Who Specializes in Playing the Role of an Artless Innocent Young Girl
Carnage
Noun the Savage and Excessive Killing of Many People
Ballistics
Noun the Science of Flight Dynamics; the Trajectory of an Object in Free Flight
Chassis
Noun the Skeleton of a Motor Vehicle Consisting of a Steel Frame Supported on Springs That Holds the Body and Motor; a Metal Mounting for the Circuit Components of an Electronic Device; Alternative Names for the Body of a Human Being
Nuptials
Noun the Social Event at Which the Ceremony of Marriage is Performed
Knell
Noun the Sound of a Bell Rung Slowly to Announce a Death or a Funeral or the End of Something; Verb Ring As in Announcing Death; Make (bells) Ring, Often for the Purposes of Musical Edification
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
Ascendance
Noun the State That Exists when One Person or Group Has Power over Another
Ascendancy
Noun the State That Exists when One Person or Group Has Power over Another
Contingency
Noun the State of Being Contingent on Something; a Possible Event or Occurrence or Result
Grime
Noun the State of Being Covered with Unclean Things; Verb Make Soiled, Filthy, or Dirty
Decadence
Noun the State of Being Degenerate in Mental or Moral Qualities
Degeneracy
Noun the State of Being Degenerate in Mental or Moral Qualities; Moral Perversion; Impairment of Virtue and Moral Principles
Oblivion
Noun the State of Being Disregarded or Forgotten; Total Forgetfulness
Discredit
Noun the State of Being Held in Low Esteem; Verb Cause to Be Distrusted or Disbelieved; Damage the Reputation Of; Reject As False; Refuse to Accept
Incarceration
Noun the State of Being Imprisoned
Notoriety
Noun the State of Being Known for Some Unfavorable Act or Quality
Diminution
Noun the Statement of a Theme in Notes of Lesser Duration (usually Half the Length of the Original); the Act of Decreasing or Reducing Something; Change Toward Something Smaller or Lower
Acoustics
Noun the Study of the Physical Properties of Sound
Abbot
Noun the Superior of an Abbey of Monks
Espionage
Noun the Systematic Use of Spies to Get Military or Political Secrets
Dissolution
Noun the Termination or Disintegration of a Relationship (between Persons or Nations); Separation into Component Parts; the Termination of a Meeting; Dissolute Indulgence in Sensual Pleasure; the Process of Going into Solution
Interregnum
Noun the Time Between Two Reigns, Governments, Etc.
Demise
Noun the Time when Something Ends
Cornice
Noun the Topmost Projecting Part of an Entablature; a Molding at the Corner Between the Ceiling and the Top of a Wall; a Decorative Framework to Conceal Curtain Fixtures at the Top of a Window Casing; Verb Furnish with a Cornice
Apathy
Noun the Trait of Lacking Enthusiasm for or Interest in Things Generally; an Absence of Emotion or Enthusiasm
Abandon
Noun the Trait of Lacking Restraint or Control; Reckless Freedom from Inhibition or Worry; a Feeling of Extreme Emotional Intensity; Verb Stop Maintaining or Insisting On; of Ideas or Claims; Leave Someone Who Needs or Counts on You; Leave in the Lurch; Give Up with the Intent of Never Claiming Again; Forsake, Leave Behind; Leave Behind Empty; Move out of
Bursar
Noun the Treasurer at a College or University
Chicanery
Noun the Use of Tricks to Deceive Someone (usually to Extract Money from Them)
Guile
Noun the Use of Tricks to Deceive Someone (usually to Extract Money from Them); the Quality of Being Crafty; Shrewdness As Demonstrated by Being Skilled in Deception
Clime
Noun the Weather in Some Location Averaged over Some Long Period of Time
Czarina
Noun the Wife or Widow of a Czar
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
Idolatry
Noun the Worship of Idols; the Worship of Images That Are Not God; Religious Zeal; the Willingness to Serve God
Aaronic
Pertaining to Priesthood
Contextualize
Place in Context, Such As by Giving the Background or Circumstances
Belleslettres
Polite or Elegant Literature
Igenhousz
Scientist Who Discovered Photosynthesis.
Aasvogel
South African Vulture
Chaffing
Teasing; Banter
Annul
Verb Annul by Recalling or Rescinding; Declare Invalid
Acknowledge
Verb Accept (someone) to Be What is Claimed or Accept His Power and Authority; Accept As Legally Binding and Valid; Express Obligation, Thanks, or Gratitude For; Report the Receipt Of; Declare to Be True or Admit the Existence or Reality or Truth Of; Express Recognition of the Presence or Existence Of, or Acquaintance with
Arraign
Verb Accuse of a Wrong or an Inadequacy; Call Before a Court to Answer an Indictment
Arbitrate
Verb Act Between Parties with a View to Reconciling Differences
Liaise
Verb Act Between Parties with a View to Reconciling Differences
Collude
Verb Act in Unison or Agreement and in Secret Towards a Deceitful or Illegal Purpose
Aggrandize
Verb Add Details to
Annotate
Verb Add Explanatory Notes to or Supply with Critical Comments; Provide Interlinear Explanations for Words or Phrases
Fortify
Verb Add Nutrients To; Enclose by or As if by a Fortification; Make Strong or Stronger; Add Alcohol to (beverages); Prepare Oneself for a Military Confrontation
Anoint
Verb Administer an Oil or Ointment to ; Often in a Religious Ceremony of Blessing; Choose by or As if by Divine Intervention
Avow
Verb Admit Openly and Bluntly; Make No Bones About; to Declare or Affirm Solemnly and Formally As True
Adduce
Verb Advance Evidence for
Distill
Verb Give off (a Liquid); Undergo the Process of Distillation; Extract by the Process of Distillation; Undergo Condensation; Change from a Gaseous to a Liquid State and Fall in Drops; Remove Impurities From, Increase the Concentration Of, and Separate Through the Process of Distillation
Adumbrate
Verb Give to Understand; Describe Roughly or Briefly or Give the Main Points or Summary of
Betroth
Verb Give to in Marriage
Accompany
Verb Go or Travel Along With; Perform an Accompaniment To; Be Associated With; Be a Companion to Somebody
Emaciate
Verb Grow Weak and Thin or Waste Away Physically; Cause to Grow Thin or Weak
Devolve
Verb Grow Worse; Pass on or Delegate to Another; Be Inherited by
Burgeon
Verb Grow and Flourish
Accrue
Verb Grow by Addition; Come into the Possession of
Dawdle
Verb Hang (back) or Fall (behind) in Movement, Progress, Development, Etc.; Waste Time; Take One's Time; Proceed Slowly
Concur
Verb Happen Simultaneously; Be in Accord; Be in Agreement
Besiege
Verb Harass, As with Questions or Requests; Surround So As to Force to Give Up; Cause to Feel Distressed or Worried
Denote
Verb Have As a Meaning; Be a Sign or Indication Of; Make Known; Make an Announcement
Militate
Verb Have Force or Influence; Bring About an Effect or Change
Cohere
Verb Have Internal Elements or Parts Logically Connected So That Aesthetic Consistency Results; Cause to Form a United, Orderly, and Aesthetically Consistent Whole; Come or Be in Close Contact With; Stick or Hold Together and Resist Separation
Fornicate
Verb Have Sex Without Being Married
Confer
Verb Have a Conference in Order to Talk Something Over; Present
Aspire
Verb Have an Ambitious Plan or a Lofty Goal
Enthral
Verb Hold Spellbound
Apprise
Verb Increase the Value Of; Gain in Value; Make Aware Of; Inform (somebody) of Something
Enhance
Verb Increase; Make Better or More Attractive
Bode
Verb Indicate by Signs
Foreshadow
Verb Indicate by Signs
Castigate
Verb Inflict Severe Punishment On; Censure Severely
Cajole
Verb Influence or Urge by Gentle Urging, Caressing, or Flattering
Inveigle
Verb Influence or Urge by Gentle Urging, Caressing, or Flattering
Maim
Verb Injure or Wound Seriously and Leave Permanent Disfiguration or Mutilation
Insinuate
Verb Introduce or Insert (oneself) in a Subtle Manner; Give to Understand
Meddle
Verb Intrude in Other People's Affairs or Business; Interfere Unwantedly
Coronate
Verb Invest with Regal Power; Enthrone
Connote
Verb Involve As a Necessary Condition of Consequence; As in Logic; Express or State Indirectly
Forestall
Verb Keep from Happening or Arising; Make Impossible; Act in Advance Of; Deal with Ahead of Time
Deem
Verb Keep in Mind or Convey As a Conviction or View
Decimate
Verb Kill One in Every Ten, As of Mutineers in Roman Armies; Kill in Large Numbers
Lynch
Verb Kill Without Legal Sanction
Annihilate
Verb Kill in Large Numbers
Ascertain
Verb Learn or Discover with Certainty; Be Careful or Certain to Do Something; Make Certain of Something; Establish After a Calculation, Investigation, Experiment, Survey, or Study; Find Out, Learn, or Determine with Certainty, Usually by Making an Inquiry or Other Effort
Bequeath
Verb Leave or Give by Will After One's Death
Abridge
Verb Lessen, Diminish, or Curtail; Reduce in Scope While Retaining Essential Elements
Absolve
Verb Let off the Hook; Grant Remission of a Sin to
Abut
Verb Lie Adjacent to Another or Share a Boundary
Amortize
Verb Liquidate Gradually
Hearken
Verb Listen; Used Mostly in the Imperative
Despise
Verb Look Down on with Disdain
Digress
Verb Lose Clarity or Turn Aside Especially from the Main Subject of Attention or Course of Argument in Writing, Thinking, or Speaking; Wander from a Direct or Straight Course
Depreciate
Verb Lose in Value; Lower the Value of Something; Belittle
Adore
Verb Love Intensely
Debase
Verb Lower in Value by Increasing the Base-metal Content; Corrupt, Debase, or Make Impure by Adding a Foreign or Inferior Substance; Often by Replacing Valuable Ingredients with Inferior Ones; Corrupt Morally or by Intemperance or Sensuality
Amend
Verb Make Amendments To; Set Straight or Right; to Make Better
Feign
Verb Make Believe with the Intent to Deceive; Make a Pretence of
Deflect
Verb Turn Aside and Away from an Initial or Intended Course; Turn from a Straight Course , Fixed Direction, or Line of Interest; Impede the Movement of (an Opponent or a Ball); Draw Someone's Attention Away from Something; Prevent the Occurrence Of; Prevent from Happening
Atone
Verb Turn Away from Sin or Do Penitence; Make Amends for
Avert
Verb Turn Away or Aside; Prevent the Occurrence Of; Prevent from Happening
Delve
Verb Turn Up, Loosen, or Remove Earth
Deplete
Verb Use Up (resources or Materials)
Blurt
Verb Utter Impulsively
Enervate
Verb Weaken Mentally or Morally; Disturb the Composure of
Abrade
Verb Wear Away; Rub Hard or Scrub
Begrudge
Verb Wish Ill or Allow Unwillingly; Be Envious Of; Set One's Heart on
Covet
Verb Wish, Long, or Crave for (something, Especially the Property of Another Person)
Collaborate
Verb Work Together on a Common Enterprise of Project; Cooperate As a Traitor
Acquiesce
Verb to Agree or Express Agreement
Coerce
Verb to Cause to Do Through Pressure or Necessity, by Physical, Moral or Intellectual Means :"she Forced Him to Take a Job in the City"
Aver
Verb to Declare or Affirm Solemnly and Formally As True; Report or Maintain
Commiserate
Verb to Feel or Express Sympathy or Compassion
Ingeminate
Verb to Say, State, or Perform Again
Eluent
Washing Out.
Azazel
a Fallen Angel.
Cacophany
a Harsh or Disagreeable Sound
Debutant
a Male Performer Making His First Public Appearance
Curmedgeon
a Miser; an Avaricious, Ill-natured Person
Modus Operandi
a Particular Way or Method of Doing Something; Every Killer Has His Own Special Modus Operandi. Mode of Operation.
Acquiscent
a Person Who Assents or Makes No Opposition
Betenoire
a Person or Thing That One Especially Dislikes or Fears
Appendages
a Thing That is Added or Attached to Something Larger or More Important; They Treat Scotland As a Mere Appendage of England. a Projecting Part of an Invertebrate or Other Living Organism, with a Distinct Appearance or Function; a Pair of Feathery Appendages Through Which Oxygen is Absorbed. Peripheral
Appurtenances
an Appendage or Accessory
Dejure
by Right; Rightful
Inasmuch
in Like Manner, Considering That (contraction of "in As Much," Generally Followed by "as")
Adnauseam
to the Point of Producing Disgust
Goosebumps
the "bumps" Created by Hairs Standing Up on the Skin in Response to Cold, Fear, Etc.
Arguendo
to Show, Say, Declare Something