5000+ Collegiate Words (SAT Vocabulary)

eureka

Greek. I have found it.

microscopic

adj. Adapted to or characterized by minute observation.

intensive

adj. Adding emphasis or force.

conservative

adj. Adhering to the existing order of things.

pervious

adj. Admitting the entrance or passage of another substance.

inimical

adj. Adverse.

unfavorable

adj. Adverse.

diffident

adj. Affected or possessed with self-distrust.

giddy

adj. Affected with a whirling or swimming sensation in the head.

anemic

adj. Affected with anemia.

rabid

adj. Affected with rabies or hydrophobia.

pandemic

adj. Affecting a whole people or all classes, as a disease.

pungent

adj. Affecting the sense of smell.

sapid

adj. Affecting the sense of taste.

actionable

adj. Affording cause for instituting an action, as trespass, slanderous words.

pleasurable

adj. Affording gratification.

mealy-mouthed

adj. Afraid to express facts or opinions plainly.

complaisant

adj. Agreeable.

pleasant

adj. Agreeable.

infernal

adj. Akin to or befitting hell or its occupants.

cognate

adj. Akin.

translucent

adj. Allowing the passage of light.

meretricious

adj. Alluring by false or gaudy show.

equivocal

adj. Ambiguous.

lovable

adj. Amiable.

facetious

adj. Amusing.

bestial

adj. Animal.

affirmative

adj. Answering yes, to a question at issue.

respondent

adj. Answering.

provident

adj. Anticipating and making ready for future wants or emergencies.

archaic

adj. Antiquated

hideous

adj. Appalling.

cogent

adj. Appealing strongly to the reason or conscience.

accessible

adj. Approachable.

apposite

adj. Appropriate.

frightful

adj. Apt to induce terror or alarm.

negligent

adj. Apt to omit what ought to be done.

fervent

adj. Ardent in feeling.

earnest

adj. Ardent in spirit and speech.

spontaneous

adj. Arising from inherent qualities or tendencies without external efficient cause.

unnatural

adj. Artificial.

referable

adj. Ascribable.

juridical

adj. Assumed by law to exist.

presumptuous

adj. Assuming too much.

confident

adj. Assured.

perspicacious

adj. Astute.

heterodox

adj. At variance with any commonly accepted doctrine or opinion.

winsome

adj. Attractive.

adjutant

adj. Auxiliary.

loath

adj. Averse.

conscious

adj. Aware that one lives, feels, and thinks.

tremendous

adj. Awe-inspiring.

clumsy

adj. Awkward of movement.

inapt

adj. Awkward or slow.

fundamental

adj. Basal.

theological

adj. Based on or growing out of divine revelation.

similar

adj. Bearing resemblance to one another or to something else.

relevant

adj. Bearing upon the matter in hand.

recrudescent

adj. Becoming raw or sore again.

antemeridian

adj. Before noon.

tipsy

adj. Befuddled with drinks.

abrupt

adj. Beginning, ending, or changing suddenly or with a break.

inceptive

adj. Beginning.

supplementary

adj. Being an addition to.

subliminal

adj. Being beneath the threshold of consciousness.

unisonant

adj. Being in a condition of perfect agreement and accord.

intermediate

adj. Being in a middle place or degree or between extremes.

dormant

adj. Being in a state of or resembling sleep.

quiescent

adj. Being in a state of repose or inaction.

consonant

adj. Being in agreement or harmony with.

rudimentary

adj. Being in an initial, early, or incomplete stage of development.

virtual

adj. Being in essence or effect, but not in form or appearance.

needy

adj. Being in need, want, or poverty.

proportionate

adj. Being in proportion.

superfluous

adj. Being more than is needed.

extinct

adj. Being no longer in existence.

possible

adj. Being not beyond the reach of power natural, moral, or supernatural.

vigilant

adj. Being on the alert to discover and ward off danger or insure safety.

subconscious

adj. Being or occurring in the mind, but without attendant consciousness or conscious perception.

ubiquitous

adj. Being present everywhere.

unique

adj. Being the only one of its kind.

unbridled

adj. Being without restraint.

subaquatic

adj. Being, formed, or operating under water.

credible

adj. Believable.

warlike

adj. Belligerent.

medieval

adj. Belonging or relating to or descriptive of the middle ages.

corporal

adj. Belonging or relating to the body as opposed to the mind.

corporate

adj. Belonging to a corporation.

gentile

adj. Belonging to a people not Jewish.

subordinate

adj. Belonging to an inferior order in a classification.

vernal

adj. Belonging to or suggestive of the spring.

neutral

adj. Belonging to or under control of neither of two contestants.

primeval

adj. Belonging to the first ages.

foreign

adj. Belonging to, situated in, or derived from another country.

chromatic

adj. Belonging, relating to, or abounding in color.

salutary

adj. Beneficial.

benignant

adj. Benevolent in feeling, character, or aspect.

philanthropic

adj. Benevolent.

distraught

adj. Bewildered.

ultramontane

adj. Beyond the mountains, especially beyond the Alps (that is, on their Italian side).

ultimate

adj. Beyond which there is nothing else.

intolerant

adj. Bigoted.

obligatory

adj. Binding in law or conscience.

mordacious

adj. Biting or giving to biting.

mordant

adj. Biting.

livid

adj. Black-and-blue, as contused flesh.

impeccable

adj. Blameless.

sanguinary

adj. Bloody.

obstreperous

adj. Boisterous.

hilarious

adj. Boisterously merry.

illimitable

adj. Boundless.

ramose

adj. Branch-like.

courageous

adj. Brave.

daring

adj. Brave.

thoroughbred

adj. Bred from the best or purest blood or stock.

contrite

adj. Broken in spirit because of a sense of sin.

fraternal

adj. Brotherly.

promiscuous

adj. Brought together without order, distinction, or design (for sex).

protuberant

adj. Bulging.

onerous

adj. Burdensome or oppressive.

troublesome

adj. Burdensome.

ardent

adj. Burning with passion.

halcyon

adj. Calm.

imperturbable

adj. Calm.

tranquil

adj. Calm.

ingenuous

adj. Candid, frank, or open in character or quality.

reconcilable

adj. Capable of being adjusted or harmonized.

alienable

adj. Capable of being aliened or alienated, as lands.

appellate

adj. Capable of being appealed to.

fragile

adj. Capable of being broken.

apprehensible

adj. Capable of being conceived.

conductible

adj. Capable of being conducted or transmitted.

transferable

adj. Capable of being conveyed from one person or place to another.

appreciable

adj. Capable of being discerned by the senses or intellect.

separable

adj. Capable of being disjoined or divided.

soluble

adj. Capable of being dissolved, as in a fluid.

ductile

adj. Capable of being drawn out, as into wire or a thread.

prehensible

adj. Capable of being grasped.

impliable

adj. Capable of being inferred.

perfectible

adj. Capable of being made perfect.

defensible

adj. Capable of being maintained or justified.

fusible

adj. Capable of being melted by heat.

receivable

adj. Capable of being or fit to be received - often money.

transfusible

adj. Capable of being poured from one vessel to another.

compressible

adj. Capable of being pressed into smaller compass.

submersible

adj. Capable of being put underwater.

reflexible

adj. Capable of being reflected.

refragable

adj. Capable of being refuted.

curable

adj. Capable of being remedied or corrected.

divisible

adj. Capable of being separated into parts.

distensible

adj. Capable of being stretched out or expanded in every direction.

suppressible

adj. Capable of being suppressed.

extensible

adj. Capable of being thrust out.

reflectible

adj. Capable of being turned back.

navigable

adj. Capable of commercial navigation.

fallible

adj. Capable of erring.

passible

adj. Capable of feeling of suffering.

logical

adj. Capable of or characterized by clear reasoning.

demonstrable

adj. Capable of positive proof.

vulnerable

adj. Capable of receiving injuries.

corrigible

adj. Capable of reformation.

reparable

adj. Capable of repair.

peccable

adj. Capable of sinning.

diverse

adj. Capable of various forms.

whimsical

adj. Capricious.

irresponsible

adj. Careless of or unable to meet responsibilities.

defensive

adj. Carried on in resistance to aggression.

morbid

adj. Caused by or denoting a diseased or unsound condition of body or mind.

supernatural

adj. Caused miraculously or by the immediate exercise of divine power.

untoward

adj. Causing annoyance or hindrance.

inoffensive

adj. Causing nothing displeasing or disturbing.

exhaustible

adj. Causing or tending to cause exhaustion.

scrupulous

adj. Cautious in action for fear of doing wrong.

reprehensible

adj. Censurable.

chameleon

adj. Changeable in appearance.

inconstant

adj. Changeable.

volatile

adj. Changeable.

canine

adj. Characteristic of a dog.

scholarly

adj. Characteristic of an erudite person.

rustic

adj. Characteristic of dwelling in the country.

foppish

adj. Characteristic of one who is unduly devoted to dress and the niceties of manners.

diabolic

adj. Characteristic of the devil.

feminine

adj. Characteristic of woman or womankind.

juvenile

adj. Characteristic of youth.

typical

adj. Characteristic.

symphonic

adj. Characterized by a harmonious or agreeable mingling of sounds.

melodious

adj. Characterized by a sweet succession of sounds.

euphonious

adj. Characterized by agreeableness of sound.

defiant

adj. Characterized by bold or insolent opposition.

beneficent

adj. Characterized by charity and kindness.

artful

adj. Characterized by craft or cunning.

flamboyant

adj. Characterized by extravagance and in general by want of good taste.

equitable

adj. Characterized by fairness.

robust

adj. Characterized by great strength or power of endurance.

narrow-minded

adj. Characterized by illiberal views or sentiments.

intellectual

adj. Characterized by intelligence.

impious

adj. Characterized by irreverence or irreligion.

lewd

adj. Characterized by lust or lasciviousness.

partisan

adj. Characterized by or exhibiting undue or unreasoning devotion to a party.

ceremonial

adj. Characterized by outward form or ceremony.

decent

adj. Characterized by propriety of conduct, speech, manners, or dress.

tremulous

adj. Characterized by quivering or unsteadiness.

abstemious

adj. Characterized by self denial or abstinence, as in the use of drink, food.

shrewd

adj. Characterized by skill at understanding and profiting by circumstances.

diplomatic

adj. Characterized by special tact in negotiations.

omniscient

adj. Characterized by unlimited or infinite knowledge.

stingy

adj. Cheap, unwilling to spend money.

blithesome

adj. Cheerful.

ruminant

adj. Chewing the cud.

puerile

adj. Childish.

Quixotic

adj. Chivalrous or romantic to a ridiculous or extravagant degree.

noisy

adj. Clamorous.

surreptitious

adj. Clandestine.

underhanded

adj. Clandestinely carried on.

conspicuous

adj. Clearly visible.

adherent

adj. Clinging or sticking fast.

ungainly

adj. Clumsy.

crass

adj. Coarse or thick in nature or structure, as opposed to thin or fine.

perceptible

adj. Cognizable.

achromatic

adj. Colorless,

emergent

adj. Coming into view.

derivative

adj. Coming or acquired from some origin.

premature

adj. Coming too soon.

cosmopolitan

adj. Common to all the world.

plebeian

adj. Common.

banal

adj. Commonplace.

clement

adj. Compassionate.

humane

adj. Compassionate.

piteous

adj. Compassionate.

able-bodied

adj. Competent for physical service.

complex

adj. Complicated.

motley

adj. Composed of heterogeneous or inharmonious elements.

triplicate

adj. Composed of or pertaining to three related things or parts.

granular

adj. Composed of small grains or particles.

intelligible

adj. Comprehensible.

covert

adj. Concealed, especially for an evil purpose.

priggish

adj. Conceited.

curt

adj. Concise, compressed, and abrupt in act or expression.

succinct

adj. Concise.

harmonious

adj. Concordant in sound.

mercantile

adj. Conducted or acting on business principles, commercial.

coniferous

adj. Cone-bearing trees.

rightful

adj. Conformed to a just claim according to established laws or usage.

accurate

adj. Conforming exactly to truth or to a standard.

botanical

adj. Connected with the study or cultivation of plants.

continuous

adj. Connected, extended, or prolonged without separation or interruption of sequence.

vincible

adj. Conquerable.

votary

adj. Consecrated by a vow or promise.

collective

adj. Consisting of a number of persons or objects considered as gathered into a mass, or sum.

unicellular

adj. Consisting of a single cell.

sanguineous

adj. Consisting of blood.

heterogeneous

adj. Consisting of dissimilar elements or ingredients of different kinds.

foursome

adj. Consisting of four.

pecuniary

adj. Consisting of money.

syllabic

adj. Consisting of that which is uttered in a single vocal impulse.

prominent

adj. Conspicuous in position, character, or importance.

dominant

adj. Conspicuously prominent.

redundant

adj. Constituting an excess.

saline

adj. Constituting or consisting of salt.

declarative

adj. Containing a formal, positive, or explicit statement or affirmation.

auriferous

adj. Containing gold.

populous

adj. Containing many inhabitants, especially in proportion to the territory.

diatomic

adj. Containing only two atoms.

plural

adj. Containing or consisting of more than one.

deplorable

adj. Contemptible.

despicable

adj. Contemptible.

pitiable

adj. Contemptible.

dissentious

adj. Contentious.

perennial

adj. Continuing though the year or through many years.

inconsistent

adj. Contradictory.

inverse

adj. Contrary in tendency or direction.

illogical

adj. Contrary to the rules of sound thought.

conducive

adj. Contributing to an end.

expedient

adj. Contributing to personal advantage.

instructive

adj. Conveying knowledge.

spasmodic

adj. Convulsive.

bodily

adj. Corporeal.

analogous

adj. Corresponding (to some other) in certain respects, as in form, proportion, relations.

fraudulent

adj. Counterfeit.

innumerable

adj. Countless.

valorous

adj. Courageous.

caitiff

adj. Cowardly.

fictitious

adj. Created or formed by the imagination.

grievous

adj. Creating affliction.

gullible

adj. Credulous.

hybrid

adj. Cross-bred.

laureate

adj. Crowned with laurel, as a mark of distinction.

merciless

adj. Cruel.

sinuous

adj. Curving in and out.

convex

adj. Curving like the segment of the globe or of the surface of a circle.

trenchant

adj. Cutting deeply and quickly.

secant

adj. Cutting, especially into two parts.

diurnal

adj. Daily.

imminent

adj. Dangerous and close at hand.

abstruse

adj. Dealing with matters difficult to be understood.

illusory

adj. Deceiving or tending to deceive, as by false appearance.

illusive

adj. Deceptive.

votive

adj. Dedicated by a vow.

inmost

adj. Deepest within.

explicit

adj. Definite.

determinate

adj. Definitely limited or fixed.

airy

adj. Delicate, ethereal.

delectable

adj. Delightful to the taste or to the senses.

thermoelectric

adj. Denoting electricity produced by heat.

prescriptible

adj. Derived from authoritative direction.

paronymous

adj. Derived from the same root or primitive word.

consanguineous

adj. Descended from the same parent or ancestor.

vituperable

adj. Deserving of censure.

consumptive

adj. Designed for gradual destruction.

amatory

adj. Designed to excite love.

bleak

adj. Desolate.

low-spirited

adj. Despondent.

tyrannical

adj. Despotic.

inanimate

adj. Destitute of animal life.

impotent

adj. Destitute of or lacking in power, physical, moral, or intellectual.

obnoxious

adj. Detestable.

wry

adj. Deviating from that which is proper or right.

heteromorphic

adj. Deviating from the normal form or standard type.

convivial

adj. Devoted to feasting, or to good-fellowship in eating or drinking.

dissimilar

adj. Different.

inaccessible

adj. Difficult of approach.

formidable

adj. Difficult to accomplish.

intricate

adj. Difficult to follow or understand.

assiduous

adj. Diligent.

theoretical

adj. Directed toward knowledge for its own sake without respect to applications.

lateral

adj. Directed toward the side.

incompatible

adj. Discordant.

subtle

adj. Discriminating.

contemptuous

adj. Disdainful.

despondent

adj. Disheartened.

disreputable

adj. Dishonorable or disgraceful.

taciturn

adj. Disinclined to conversation.

petulant

adj. Displaying impatience.

fretful

adj. Disposed to peevishness.

merciful

adj. Disposed to pity and forgive.

rapacious

adj. Disposed to seize by violence or by unlawful or greedy methods.

hospitable

adj. Disposed to treat strangers or guests with generous kindness.

broadcast

adj. Disseminated far and wide.

differential

adj. Distinctive.

anxious

adj. Distressed in mind respecting some uncertain matter.

ambrosial

adj. Divinely sweet, fragrant, or delicious.

ascendant

adj. Dominant.

tentative

adj. Done as an experiment.

amicable

adj. Done in a friendly spirit.

jocose

adj. Done or made in jest.

extemporaneous

adj. Done or made without much or any preparation.

instantaneous

adj. Done without perceptible lapse of time.

accursed

adj. Doomed to evil, misery, or misfortune.

latent

adj. Dormant.

dubious

adj. Doubtful.

permanent

adj. Durable.

serviceable

adj. Durable.

ambitious

adj. Eagerly desirous and aspiring.

sensitive

adj. Easily affected by outside operations or influences.

supple

adj. Easily bent.

fragile

adj. Easily broken.

credulous

adj. Easily deceived.

tractable

adj. Easily led or controlled.

choleric

adj. Easily provoked to anger.

inflammable

adj. Easily set on fire or excited.

susceptible

adj. Easily under a specified power or influence.

apparent

adj. Easily understood.

affable

adj. Easy to approach.

docile

adj. Easy to manage.

transparent

adj. Easy to see through or understand.

carnivorous

adj. Eating or living on flesh.

omnivorous

adj. Eating or living upon food of all kinds indiscriminately.

voracious

adj. Eating with greediness or in very large quantities.

frugal

adj. Economical.

eatable

adj. Edible.

providential

adj. Effected by divine guidance.

efficacious

adj. Effective.

effectual

adj. Efficient.

abusive

adj. Employing harsh words or ill treatment.

vacuous

adj. Empty.

decrepit

adj. Enfeebled, as by old age or some chronic infirmity.

ecstatic

adj. Enraptured.

rapt

adj. Enraptured.

plenary

adj. Entire.

equivalent

adj. Equal in value, force, meaning, or the like.

opportune

adj. Especially fit as occurring, said, or done at the right moment.

sedate

adj. Even-tempered.

malignant

adj. Evil in nature or tending to do great harm or mischief.

sinister

adj. Evil.

ingenious

adj. Evincing skill, originality, or cleverness, as in contrivance or arrangement.

precise

adj. Exact.

obese

adj. Exceedingly fat.

virulent

adj. Exceedingly noxious or deleterious.

invaluable

adj. Exceedingly precious.

minute

adj. Exceedingly small in extent or quantity.

Spartan

adj. Exceptionally brave, rigorously severe.

torrid

adj. Excessively hot.

penurious

adj. Excessively sparing in the use of money.

racy

adj. Exciting or exhilarating to the mind.

infallible

adj. Exempt from error of judgment, as in opinion or statement.

immune

adj. Exempt, as from disease.

regnant

adj. Exercising royal authority in one's own right.

volitive

adj. Exercising the will.

effete

adj. Exhausted, as having performed its functions.

iridescent

adj. Exhibiting changing rainbow-colors due to the interference of the light.

supercilious

adj. Exhibiting haughty and careless contempt.

cynical

adj. Exhibiting moral skepticism.

neglectful

adj. Exhibiting or indicating omission.

occult

adj. Existing but not immediately perceptible.

transitory

adj. Existing for a short time only.

submarine

adj. Existing, done, or operating beneath the surface of the sea.

promissory

adj. Expressing an engagement to pay.

stolid

adj. Expressing no power of feeling or perceiving.

dolorous

adj. Expressing or causing sorrow or pain.

pluperfect

adj. Expressing past time or action prior to some other past time or action.

mandatory

adj. Expressive of positive command, as distinguished from merely directory.

extensive

adj. Extended widely in space, time, or scope.

transcontinental

adj. Extending or passing across a continent.

munificent

adj. Extraordinarily generous.

phenomenal

adj. Extraordinary or marvelous.

preternatural

adj. Extraordinary.

egregious

adj. Extreme.

sophistical

adj. Fallacious.

laggard

adj. Falling behind.

deciduous

adj. Falling off at maturity as petals after flowering, fruit when ripe, etc.

apostate

adj. False.

imaginary

adj. Fancied.

off

adj. Farther or more distant.

hindmost

adj. Farthest from the front.

modish

adj. Fashionable.

paternal

adj. Fatherly.

wearisome

adj. Fatiguing.

hypercritical

adj. Faultfinding.

grisly

adj. Fear-inspiring.

intrepid

adj. Fearless and bold.

audacious

adj. Fearless.

dauntless

adj. Fearless.

practicable

adj. Feasible.

herbivorous

adj. Feeding on herbs or other vegetable matter, as animals.

regretful

adj. Feeling, expressive of, or full of regret.

monetary

adj. Financial.

uppermost

adj. First in order of precedence.

premier

adj. First in rank or position.

prima

adj. First.

ichthyic

adj. Fish-like.

effective

adj. Fit for a destined purpose.

comparable

adj. Fit to be compared.

habitable

adj. Fit to be dwelt in.

comestible

adj. Fit to be eaten.

lyric

adj. Fitted for expression in song.

exemplary

adj. Fitted to serve as a model or example worthy of imitation.

arbitrary

adj. Fixed or done capriciously.

evanescent

adj. Fleeting.

fugacious

adj. Fleeting.

gossamer

adj. Flimsy.

florid

adj. Flushed with red.

volant

adj. Flying or able to fly.

sequent

adj. Following in the order of time.

subsequent

adj. Following in time.

consecutive

adj. Following in uninterrupted succession.

literal

adj. Following the exact words.

bibulous

adj. Fond of drinking.

philharmonic

adj. Fond of music.

mischievous

adj. Fond of tricks.

witless

adj. Foolish, indiscreet, or silly.

unwise

adj. Foolish.

maudlin

adj. Foolishly and tearfully affectionate.

reckless

adj. Foolishly headless of danger.

compulsory

adj. Forced.

exotic

adj. Foreign.

prescient

adj. Foreknowing.

patronymic

adj. Formed after one's father's name.

redoubtable

adj. Formidable.

decimal

adj. Founded on the number 10.

valid

adj. Founded on truth.

brittle

adj. Fragile.

guileless

adj. Frank.

deceitful

adj. Fraudulent.

light-hearted

adj. Free from care.

positive

adj. Free from doubt or hesitation.

exempt

adj. Free, clear, or released, as from some liability, or restriction affecting others.

frantic

adj. Frenzied.

playful

adj. Frolicsome.

acrimonious

adj. Full of bitterness.

expressive

adj. Full of meaning.

bumptious

adj. Full of offensive and aggressive self-conceit.

mountainous

adj. Full of or abounding in mountains.

enthusiastic

adj. Full of zeal and fervor.

replete

adj. Full to the uttermost.

comical

adj. Funny.

ravenous

adj. Furiously voracious or hungry.

magnanimous

adj. Generous in treating or judging others.

sterling

adj. Genuine.

lurid

adj. Ghastly and sensational.

enormous

adj. Gigantic.

garrulous

adj. Given to constant trivial talking.

gluttonous

adj. Given to excess in eating.

inquisitive

adj. Given to questioning, especially out of curiosity.

ascetic

adj. Given to severe self-denial and practicing excessive abstinence and devotion.

effervescent

adj. Giving off bubbles of gas.

luminous

adj. Giving or radiating light.

morose

adj. Gloomy.

somber

adj. Gloomy.

exorbitant

adj. Going beyond usual and proper limits.

benign

adj. Good and kind of heart.

conscientious

adj. Governed by moral standard.

magnificent

adj. Grand or majestic in appearance, quality, or action.

objective

adj. Grasping and representing facts as they are.

mercenary

adj. Greedy

verdant

adj. Green with vegetation.

disconsolate

adj. Grief-stricken.

scurrilous

adj. Grossly indecent or vulgar.

repulsive

adj. Grossly offensive.

rampant

adj. Growing, climbing, or running without check or restraint.

culpable

adj. Guilty.

peccant

adj. Guilty.

inveterate

adj. Habitual.

querulous

adj. Habitually complaining.

veracious

adj. Habitually disposed to speak the truth.

immoral

adj. Habitually engaged in licentious or lewd practices.

indolent

adj. Habitually inactive or idle.

reticent

adj. Habitually keeping silent or being reserved in utterance.

semicivilized

adj. Half-civilized.

perfunctory

adj. Half-hearted.

comely

adj. Handsome.

pendulous

adj. Hanging, especially so as to swing by an attached end or part.

extrajudicial

adj. Happening out of court.

fastidious

adj. Hard to please.

pitiless

adj. Hard-hearted.

innocuous

adj. Harmless.

conformable

adj. Harmonious.

astringent

adj. Harsh in disposition or character.

dissonant

adj. Harsh or disagreeable in sound.

raucous

adj. Harsh.

acrid

adj. Harshly pungent or bitter.

odious

adj. Hateful.

misanthropic

adj. Hating mankind.

crustaceous

adj. Having a crust-like shell.

swarthy

adj. Having a dark hue, especially a dark or sunburned complexion.

squalid

adj. Having a dirty, mean, poverty-stricken appearance.

ambiguous

adj. Having a double meaning.

sympathetic

adj. Having a fellow-feeling for or like feelings with another or others.

hirsute

adj. Having a hairy covering.

kind-hearted

adj. Having a kind and sympathetic nature.

flippant

adj. Having a light, pert, trifling disposition.

pestilent

adj. Having a malign influence or effect.

amorous

adj. Having a propensity for falling in love.

fluent

adj. Having a ready or easy flow of words or ideas.

baritone

adj. Having a register higher than bass and lower than tenor.

wizen-faced

adj. Having a shriveled face.

variable

adj. Having a tendency to change.

secretive

adj. Having a tendency to conceal.

recessive

adj. Having a tendency to go back.

stagy

adj. Having a theatrical manner.

sensuous

adj. Having a warm appreciation of the beautiful or of the refinements of luxury.

magisterial

adj. Having an air of authority.

versatile

adj. Having an aptitude for applying oneself to new and varied tasks or to various subjects.

definite

adj. Having an exact signification or positive meaning.

grandiose

adj. Having an imposing style or effect.

odorous

adj. Having an odor, especially a fragrant one.

efficient

adj. Having and exercising the power to produce effects or results.

reliant

adj. Having confidence.

mettlesome

adj. Having courage or spirit.

tantamount

adj. Having equal or equivalent value, effect, or import.

acute

adj. Having fine and penetrating discernment.

debonair

adj. Having gentle or courteous bearing or manner.

voluble

adj. Having great fluency in speaking.

rapid

adj. Having great speed.

congenial

adj. Having kindred character or tastes.

illiterate

adj. Having little or no book-learning.

vapid

adj. Having lost sparkling quality and flavor.

multiform

adj. Having many shapes, or appearances.

asexual

adj. Having no distinct sexual organs.

extraneous

adj. Having no essential relation to a subject.

nameless

adj. Having no fame or reputation.

nomad

adj. Having no fixed abode.

invalid

adj. Having no force, weight, or cogency.

interminable

adj. Having no limit or end.

impecunious

adj. Having no money.

nugatory

adj. Having no power or force.

nutritive

adj. Having nutritious properties.

orthogonal

adj. Having or determined by right angles.

odoriferous

adj. Having or diffusing an odor or scent, especially an agreeable one.

resistive

adj. Having or exercising the power of resistance.

isothermal

adj. Having or marking equality of temperature.

anthropomorphous

adj. Having or resembling human form.

studious

adj. Having or showing devotion to the acquisition of knowledge.

repellent

adj. Having power to force back in a manner, physically or mentally.

laxative

adj. Having power to open or loosen the bowels.

successful

adj. Having reached a high degree of worldly prosperity.

assonant

adj. Having resemblance of sound.

polysyllable

adj. Having several syllables, especially more than three syllables.

hexangular

adj. Having six angles.

hexapod

adj. Having six feet.

adroit

adj. Having skill in the use of the bodily or mental powers.

spinous

adj. Having spines.

salacious

adj. Having strong sexual desires.

indignant

adj. Having such anger and scorn as is aroused by meanness or wickedness.

solvent

adj. Having sufficient funds to pay all debts.

prerogative

adj. Having superior rank or precedence.

ambidextrous

adj. Having the ability of using both hands with equal skill or ease.

eloquent

adj. Having the ability to express emotion or feeling in lofty and impassioned speech.

receptive

adj. Having the capacity, quality, or ability of receiving, as truths or impressions.

neophyte

adj. Having the character of a beginner.

herbaceous

adj. Having the character of a herb.

remonstrant

adj. Having the character of a reproof.

truculent

adj. Having the character or the spirit of a savage.

sanguine

adj. Having the color of blood.

statuesque

adj. Having the grace, pose, or quietude of a statue.

precocious

adj. Having the mental faculties prematurely developed.

arborescent

adj. Having the nature of a tree.

disciplinary

adj. Having the nature of systematic training or subjection to authority.

interrogative

adj. Having the nature or form of a question.

saponaceous

adj. Having the nature or quality of soap.

selective

adj. Having the power of choice.

buoyant

adj. Having the power or tendency to float or keep afloat.

refringent

adj. Having the power to refract.

influential

adj. Having the power to sway the will of another.

cohesive

adj. Having the property of consistency.

resilient

adj. Having the quality of springing back to a former position.

admissible

adj. Having the right or privilege of entry.

close-hauled

adj. Having the sails set for sailing as close to the wind as possible.

legitimate

adj. Having the sanction of law or established custom.

pastoral

adj. Having the spirit or sentiment of rural life.

ligneous

adj. Having the texture of appearance of wood.

hoarse

adj. Having the voice harsh or rough, as from a cold or fatigue.

preparatory

adj. Having to do with what is preliminary.

duplex

adj. Having two parts.

effeminate

adj. Having womanish traits or qualities.

drowsy

adj. Heavy with sleepiness.

imprudent

adj. Heedless.

beneficial

adj. Helpful.

disjunctive

adj. Helping or serving to disconnect or separate.

ghastly

adj. Hideous.

eminent

adj. High in station, merit, or esteem.

lucrative

adj. Highly profitable.

deterrent

adj. Hindering from action through fear.

orthodox

adj. Holding the commonly accepted faith.

reverent

adj. Humble.

deleterious

adj. Hurtful, morally or physically.

noxious

adj. Hurtful.

captious

adj. Hypercritical.

glacial

adj. Icy, or icily cold.

homologous

adj. Identical in nature, make-up, or relation.

fatuous

adj. Idiotic

unlawful

adj. Illegal.

fallacious

adj. Illogical.

prodigious

adj. Immense.

unbiased

adj. Impartial, as judgment.

disinterested

adj. Impartial.

obdurate

adj. Impassive to feelings of humanity or pity.

impervious

adj. Impenetrable.

inscrutable

adj. Impenetrably mysterious or profound.

impalpable

adj. Imperceptible to the touch.

insensible

adj. Imperceptible.

faulty

adj. Imperfect.

opaque

adj. Impervious to light.

sacrilegious

adj. Impious.

inborn

adj. Implanted by nature.

implicit

adj. Implied.

significant

adj. Important, especially as pointing something out.

powerless

adj. Impotent.

happy-go-lucky

adj. Improvident.

insolent

adj. Impudent.

impetuous

adj. Impulsive.

ready

adj. In a state of preparedness for any given purpose or occasion.

well-to-do

adj. In prosperous circumstances.

insufficient

adj. Inadequate for some need, purpose, or use.

inert

adj. Inanimate.

irrelevant

adj. Inapplicable.

listless

adj. Inattentive.

insuppressible

adj. Incapable of being concealed.

incoercible

adj. Incapable of being forced, constrained, or compelled.

inviolable

adj. Incapable of being injured or disturbed.

inchoate

adj. Incipient.

suspicious

adj. Inclined to doubt or mistrust.

jocular

adj. Inclined to joke.

prurient

adj. Inclined to lascivious thoughts and desires.

sociable

adj. Inclined to seek company.

demonstrative

adj. Inclined to strong exhibition or expression of feeling or thoughts.

sidelong

adj. Inclining or tending to one side.

Pan-American

adj. Including or pertaining to the whole of America, both North and South.

inconceivable

adj. Incomprehensible.

grotesque

adj. Incongruously composed or ill-proportioned.

contradictory

adj. Inconsistent with itself.

absurd

adj. Inconsistent with reason or common sense.

erroneous

adj. Incorrect.

fabulous

adj. Incredible.

immeasurable

adj. Indefinitely extensive.

nondescript

adj. Indescribable.

causal

adj. Indicating or expressing a cause.

locative

adj. Indicating place, or the place where or wherein an action occurs.

genitive

adj. Indicating source, origin, possession, or the like.

fiducial

adj. Indicative of faith or trust.

evidential

adj. Indicative.

irreligious

adj. Indifferent or opposed to religion.

imperceptible

adj. Indiscernible.

necessary

adj. Indispensably requisite or absolutely needed to accomplish a desired result.

incontrovertible

adj. Indisputable.

tolerant

adj. Indulgent.

ribald

adj. Indulging in or manifesting coarse indecency or obscenity.

Epicurean

adj. Indulging, ministering, or pertaining to daintiness of appetite.

inactive

adj. Inert.

unavoidable

adj. Inevitable.

impolitic

adj. Inexpedient.

unaccountable

adj. Inexplicable.

unutterable

adj. Inexpressible.

artless

adj. Ingenuous.

intrinsic

adj. Inherent.

incipient

adj. Initial.

inbred

adj. Innate.

demented

adj. Insane.

imperious

adj. Insisting on obedience.

rebellious

adj. Insubordinate.

intolerable

adj. Insufferable.

inadequate

adj. Insufficient.

underexposed

adj. Insufficiently exposed for proper or full development, as negatives in photography.

comprehensible

adj. Intelligible.

encyclical

adj. Intended for general circulation.

fervid

adj. Intense.

convertible

adj. Interchangeable.

inconvenient

adj. Interfering with comfort or progress.

meddlesome

adj. Interfering.

officious

adj. Intermeddling with what is not one's concern.

inherent

adj. Intrinsic.

insuperable

adj. Invincible.

prohibitory

adj. Involving or equivalent to prohibition, especially of the sale of alcoholic beverages.

sedentary

adj. Involving or requiring much sitting.

hydraulic

adj. Involving the moving of water, of the force exerted by water in motion.

Achillean

adj. Invulnerable.

quarrelsome

adj. Irascible.

erratic

adj. Irregular.

heathenish

adj. Irreligious.

irreversible

adj. Irrevocable.

conjugate

adj. Joined together in pairs.

blithe

adj. Joyous.

festal

adj. Joyous.

censorious

adj. Judging severely or harshly.

discreet

adj. Judicious.

succulent

adj. Juicy.

excusable

adj. Justifiable.

liable

adj. Justly or legally responsible.

astute

adj. Keen in discernment.

propitious

adj. Kindly disposed.

superficial

adj. Knowing and understanding only the ordinary and the obvious.

toilsome

adj. Laborious.

misty

adj. Lacking clearness

paly

adj. Lacking color or brilliancy.

timorous

adj. Lacking courage.

improvident

adj. Lacking foresight or thrift.

absent-minded

adj. Lacking in attention to immediate surroundings or business.

infirm

adj. Lacking in bodily or mental strength.

hard-hearted

adj. Lacking pity or sympathy.

incomplete

adj. Lacking some element, part, or adjunct necessary or required.

insentient

adj. Lacking the power of feeling or perceiving.

wintry

adj. Lacking warmth of manner.

frigid

adj. Lacking warmth.

indiscreet

adj. Lacking wise judgment.

comprehensive

adj. Large in scope or content.

momentary

adj. Lasting but a short time.

temporary

adj. Lasting for a short time only.

lifelong

adj. Lasting or continuous through life.

ridiculous

adj. Laughable and contemptible.

ludicrous

adj. Laughable.

licit

adj. Lawful.

deponent

adj. Laying down.

slothful

adj. Lazy.

secondary

adj. Less important or effective than that which is primary.

dissolute

adj. Lewd.

nimble

adj. Light and quick in motion or action.

gaseous

adj. Light and unsubstantial.

cycloid

adj. Like a circle.

leonine

adj. Like a lion.

manlike

adj. Like a man.

dendroid

adj. Like a tree.

workmanlike

adj. Like or befitting a skilled workman.

finite

adj. Limited.

lackadaisical

adj. Listless.

amphibious

adj. Living both on land and in water.

contemporary

adj. Living or existing at the same time.

contemporaneous

adj. Living, occurring, or existing at the same time.

nauseous

adj. Loathsome.

oblong

adj. Longer than broad: applied most commonly to rectangular objects considerably elongated

retrospective

adj. Looking back on the past.

audible

adj. Loud enough to be heard.

benevolent

adj. Loving others and actively desirous of their well-being.

ignoble

adj. Low in character or purpose.

bass

adj. Low in tone or compass.

inexpensive

adj. Low-priced.

perspicuous

adj. Lucid.

lascivious

adj. Lustful.

supine

adj. Lying on the back.

transverse

adj. Lying or being across or in a crosswise direction.

vertical

adj. Lying or directed perpendicularly to the horizon.

prostrate

adj. Lying prone, or with the head to the ground.

trite

adj. Made commonplace by frequent repetition.

oaken

adj. Made of or from oak.

counterfeit

adj. Made to resemble something else.

homogeneous

adj. Made up of similar parts or elements.

sibilant

adj. Made with a hissing sound.

palatial

adj. Magnificent.

vociferous

adj. Making a loud outcry.

sanctimonious

adj. Making an ostentatious display or hypocritical pretense of holiness or piety.

quiet

adj. Making no noise.

dogmatic

adj. Making statements without argument or evidence.

baleful

adj. Malignant.

belligerent

adj. Manifesting a warlike spirit.

symphonious

adj. Marked by a harmonious or agreeable mingling of sounds.

pompous

adj. Marked by an assumed stateliness and impressiveness of manner.

torturous

adj. Marked by extreme suffering.

exuberant

adj. Marked by great plentifulness.

velvety

adj. Marked by lightness and softness.

pretentious

adj. Marked by pretense, conceit, or display.

vendible

adj. Marketable.

diacritical

adj. Marking a difference.

virile

adj. Masculine.

incomparable

adj. Matchless.

infinite

adj. Measureless.

doleful

adj. Melancholy.

dolesome

adj. Melancholy.

lucid

adj. Mentally sound.

venal

adj. Mercenary, corrupt.

venerable

adj. Meriting or commanding high esteem.

festive

adj. Merry.

jovial

adj. Merry.

systematic

adj. Methodical.

lacteal

adj. Milky.

maleficent

adj. Mischievous.

tolerable

adj. Moderately good.

financial

adj. Monetary.

psychopathic

adj. Morally irresponsible.

preferable

adj. More desirable than others.

further

adj. More distant or advanced.

undue

adj. More than sufficient.

principal

adj. Most important.

unwieldy

adj. Moved or managed with difficulty, as from great size or awkward shape.

irate

adj. Moved to anger.

precipitant

adj. Moving onward quickly and heedlessly.

gradient

adj. Moving or advancing by steps.

miniature

adj. Much smaller than reality or that the normal size.

sextuple

adj. Multiplied by six.

treble

adj. Multiplied by three.

reciprocal

adj. Mutually interchangeable or convertible.

correlative

adj. Mutually involving or implying one another.

nude

adj. Naked.

indigenous

adj. Native.

indispensable

adj. Necessary or requisite for the purpose.

requisite

adj. Necessary.

extravagant

adj. Needlessly free or lavish in expenditure.

derelict

adj. Neglectful of obligation.

disobedient

adj. Neglecting or refusing to obey.

remiss

adj. Negligent.

neuter

adj. Neither masculine nor feminine.

excitable

adj. Nervously high-strung.

lithesome

adj. Nimble.

obsolete

adj. No longer practiced or accepted.

blatant

adj. Noisily or offensively loud or clamorous.

uproarious

adj. Noisy.

inefficient

adj. Not accomplishing an intended purpose.

illegal

adj. Not according to law.

refractory

adj. Not amenable to control.

improper

adj. Not appropriate, suitable, or becoming.

insecure

adj. Not assured of safety.

unconscious

adj. Not cognizant of objects, actions, etc.

abnormal

adj. Not conformed to the ordinary rule or standard.

desultory

adj. Not connected with what precedes.

original

adj. Not copied nor produced by imitation.

facile

adj. Not difficult to do.

indigestible

adj. Not digestible, or difficult to digest.

inhospitable

adj. Not disposed to entertain strangers gratuitously.

phlegmatic

adj. Not easily roused to feeling or action.

unnecessary

adj. Not essential under the circumstances.

inaccurate

adj. Not exactly according to the facts.

impracticable

adj. Not feasible.

inept

adj. Not fit or suitable.

stagnant

adj. Not flowing: said of water, as in a pool.

immature

adj. Not full-grown.

personal

adj. Not general or public.

spurious

adj. Not genuine.

inedible

adj. Not good for food.

gregarious

adj. Not habitually solitary or living alone.

lenient

adj. Not harsh.

deficient

adj. Not having an adequate or proper supply or amount.

intestate

adj. Not having made a valid will.

incompetent

adj. Not having the abilities desired or necessary for any purpose.

incoherent

adj. Not logically coordinated, as to parts, elements, or details.

advisory

adj. Not mandatory.

impassible

adj. Not moved or affected by feeling.

stationary

adj. Not moving.

intangible

adj. Not perceptible to the touch.

indiscernible

adj. Not perceptible.

impermissible

adj. Not permissible.

implausible

adj. Not plausible.

irrational

adj. Not possessed of reasoning powers or understanding.

contingent

adj. Not predictable.

impersonal

adj. Not relating to a particular person or thing.

non-resident

adj. Not residing within a given jurisdiction.

indivisible

adj. Not separable into parts.

ulterior

adj. Not so pertinent as something else to the matter spoken of.

lax

adj. Not stringent or energetic.

ineligible

adj. Not suitable to be selected or chosen.

inadmissible

adj. Not to be approved, considered, or allowed, as testimony.

invincible

adj. Not to be conquered, subdued, or overcome.

inexcusable

adj. Not to be justified.

inapprehensible

adj. Not to be understood.

incomprehensible

adj. Not understandable.

memorable

adj. Noteworthy.

generic

adj. Noting a genus or kind, opposed to specific.

arrant

adj. Notoriously bad.

dutiful

adj. Obedient.

corpulent

adj. Obese.

imperative

adj. Obligatory.

foggy

adj. Obscure.

punctual

adj. Observant and exact in points of time.

ceremonious

adj. Observant of ritual.

annual

adj. Occurring every year.

concurrent

adj. Occurring or acting together.

antenatal

adj. Occurring or existing before birth.

quarterly

adj. Occurring or made at intervals of three months.

intracellular

adj. Occurring or situated within a cell.

simultaneous

adj. Occurring, done, or existing at the same time.

heinous

adj. Odiously sinful.

canary

adj. Of a bright but delicate yellow.

corporeal

adj. Of a material nature, physical.

pallid

adj. Of a pale or wan appearance.

slight

adj. Of a small importance or significance.

staid

adj. Of a steady and sober character.

militant

adj. Of a warlike or combative disposition or tendency.

ferocious

adj. Of a wild, fierce, and savage nature.

outlandish

adj. Of barbarous, uncouth, and unfamiliar aspect or action.

massive

adj. Of considerable bulk and weight.

sordid

adj. Of degraded character or nature.

glorious

adj. Of excellence and splendor.

well-bred

adj. Of good ancestry.

undersized

adj. Of less than the customary size.

trivial

adj. Of little importance or value.

futile

adj. Of no avail or effect.

immaterial

adj. Of no essential consequence.

Norman

adj. Of or peculiar to Normandy, in northern France.

Baconian

adj. Of or pertaining to Lord Bacon or his system of philosophy.

Newtonian

adj. Of or pertaining to Sir Isaac Newton, the English philosopher.

municipal

adj. Of or pertaining to a town or city, or to its corporate or local government.

arboreal

adj. Of or pertaining to a tree or trees.

academic

adj. Of or pertaining to an academy, college, or university.

autumnal

adj. Of or pertaining to autumn.

culinary

adj. Of or pertaining to cooking or the kitchen.

auditory

adj. Of or pertaining to hearing or the organs or sense of hearing.

thermal

adj. Of or pertaining to heat.

nuptial

adj. Of or pertaining to marriage, especially to the marriage ceremony.

numerical

adj. Of or pertaining to number.

vegetal

adj. Of or pertaining to plants.

vocative

adj. Of or pertaining to the act of calling.

genital

adj. Of or pertaining to the animal reproductive organs.

Parisian

adj. Of or pertaining to the city of Paris.

auricular

adj. Of or pertaining to the ear, its auricle, or the sense of hearing.

aural

adj. Of or pertaining to the ear.

ocular

adj. Of or pertaining to the eye.

medial

adj. Of or pertaining to the middle.

nocturnal

adj. Of or pertaining to the night.

marine

adj. Of or pertaining to the sea or matters connected with the sea.

antediluvian

adj. Of or pertaining to the times, things, events before the great flood in the days of Noah.

cardinal

adj. Of prime or special importance.

stupendous

adj. Of prodigious size, bulk, or degree.

patrician

adj. Of senatorial or noble rank.

akin

adj. Of similar nature or qualities.

picayune

adj. Of small value.

hale

adj. Of sound and vigorous health.

linear

adj. Of the nature of a line.

precedential

adj. Of the nature of an instance that may serve as a guide or basis for a rule.

treasonable

adj. Of the nature of betrayal, treachery, or breech of allegiance.

tricolor

adj. Of three colors.

inextensible

adj. Of unchangeable length or area.

authentic

adj. Of undisputed origin.

peerless

adj. Of unequaled excellence or worth.

anonymous

adj. Of unknown authorship.

Titanic

adj. Of vast size or strength.

prevalent

adj. Of wide extent or frequent occurrence.

bulbous

adj. Of, or pertaining to, or like a bulb.

urban

adj. Of, or pertaining to, or like a city.

venous

adj. Of, pertaining to, or contained or carried in a vein or veins.

aqueous

adj. Of, pertaining to, or containing water.

accusatory

adj. Of, pertaining to, or involving an accusation.

aerial

adj. Of, pertaining to, or like the air.

littoral

adj. Of, pertaining to, or living on a shore.

gastric

adj. Of, pertaining to, or near the stomach.

acetic

adj. Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of vinegar.

fulsome

adj. Offensive from excess of praise or commendation.

repugnant

adj. Offensive to taste and feeling.

sacrificial

adj. Offering or offered as an atonement for sin.

resistant

adj. Offering or tending to produce resistance.

unctuous

adj. Oily.

moribund

adj. On the point of dying.

socialist

adj. One who advocates reconstruction of society by collective ownership of land and capital.

corruptible

adj. Open to bribery.

derisible

adj. Open to ridicule.

efflorescent

adj. Opening in flower.

flagrant

adj. Openly scandalous.

retroactive

adj. Operative on, affecting, or having reference to past events, transactions, responsibilities.

antislavery

adj. Opposed to human slavery.

adverse

adj. Opposing or opposed.

discrepant

adj. Opposite.

mediocre

adj. Ordinary.

ornate

adj. Ornamented to a marked degree.

devious

adj. Out of the common or regular track.

atrocious

adj. Outrageously or wantonly wicked, criminal, vile, or cruel.

meticulous

adj. Over-cautious.

ashen

adj. Pale.

semiconscious

adj. Partially conscious.

privy

adj. Participating with another or others in the knowledge of a secret transaction.

discursive

adj. Passing from one subject to another.

hereditary

adj. Passing naturally from parent to child.

obsolescent

adj. Passing out of use, as a word.

senile

adj. Peculiar to or proceeding from the weakness or infirmity of old age.

endemic

adj. Peculiar to some specified country or people.

eccentric

adj. Peculiar.

discernible

adj. Perceivable.

presentient

adj. Perceiving or feeling beforehand.

visual

adj. Perceptible by sight.

tangible

adj. Perceptible by touch.

noticeable

adj. Perceptible.

treacherous

adj. Perfidious.

precarious

adj. Perilous.

sedulous

adj. Persevering in effort or endeavor.

pertinacious

adj. Persistent or unyielding.

maternal

adj. Pertaining or peculiar to a mother or to motherhood.

colloquial

adj. Pertaining or peculiar to common speech as distinguished from literary.

galvanic

adj. Pertaining or relating to electricity produced by chemical action.

Hibernian

adj. Pertaining to Ireland, or its people.

Arthurian

adj. Pertaining to King Arthur, the real or legendary hero of British poetic story.

Martian

adj. Pertaining to Mars, either the Roman god of war or the planet.

Augustinian

adj. Pertaining to St. Augustine, his doctrines, or the religious orders called after him.

prefatory

adj. Pertaining to a brief explanation to the reader at the beginning of a book.

metropolitan

adj. Pertaining to a chief city.

crustacean

adj. Pertaining to a division of arthropods, containing lobsters, crabs, crawfish, etc.

expository

adj. Pertaining to a formal presentation.

centenary

adj. Pertaining to a hundred years or a period of a hundred years.

tercentenary

adj. Pertaining to a period of 300 years.

peninsular

adj. Pertaining to a piece of land almost surrounded by water.

Unitarian

adj. Pertaining to a religious body that rejects the doctrine of the Trinity.

explosive

adj. Pertaining to a sudden and violent outbreak.

insular

adj. Pertaining to an island.

antique

adj. Pertaining to ancient times.

esthetic

adj. Pertaining to beauty, taste, or the fine arts.

cereal

adj. Pertaining to edible grain or farinaceous seeds.

scholastic

adj. Pertaining to education or schools.

hydroelectric

adj. Pertaining to electricity developed water or steam.

pyrotechnic

adj. Pertaining to fireworks or their manufacture.

floral

adj. Pertaining to flowers.

equestrian

adj. Pertaining to horses or horsemanship.

agrarian

adj. Pertaining to land, especially agricultural land.

connubial

adj. Pertaining to marriage or matrimony.

conjugal

adj. Pertaining to marriage, marital rights, or married persons.

lactic

adj. Pertaining to milk.

natal

adj. Pertaining to one's birth.

sebaceous

adj. Pertaining to or appearing like fat.

temporal

adj. Pertaining to or concerned with the affairs of the present life.

pneumatic

adj. Pertaining to or consisting of air or gas.

terminal

adj. Pertaining to or creative of a boundary, limit.

static

adj. Pertaining to or designating bodies at rest or forces in equilibrium.

venereal

adj. Pertaining to or proceeding from sexual intercourse.

anesthetic

adj. Pertaining to or producing loss of sensation.

poetic

adj. Pertaining to poetry.

punitive

adj. Pertaining to punishment.

nautical

adj. Pertaining to ships, seamen, or navigation.

naval

adj. Pertaining to ships.

penitential

adj. Pertaining to sorrow for sin with desire to amend and to atone.

sidereal

adj. Pertaining to stars or constellations.

fluential

adj. Pertaining to streams.

postgraduate

adj. Pertaining to studies that are pursued after receiving a degree.

ultramundane

adj. Pertaining to supernatural things or to another life.

didactic

adj. Pertaining to teaching.

acoustic

adj. Pertaining to the act or sense of hearing.

judicial

adj. Pertaining to the administration of justice.

hypodermic

adj. Pertaining to the area under the skin.

cosmetic

adj. Pertaining to the art of beautifying, especially the complexion.

primitive

adj. Pertaining to the beginning or early times.

sensual

adj. Pertaining to the body or the physical senses.

pectoral

adj. Pertaining to the breast or thorax.

photoelectric

adj. Pertaining to the combined action of light and electricity.

territorial

adj. Pertaining to the domain over which a sovereign state exercises jurisdiction.

facial

adj. Pertaining to the face.

possessive

adj. Pertaining to the having, holding, or detention of property in one's power or command.

cardiac

adj. Pertaining to the heart.

Neolithic

adj. Pertaining to the later stone age.

pulmonary

adj. Pertaining to the lungs.

psychic

adj. Pertaining to the mind or soul.

lunar

adj. Pertaining to the moon.

phonic

adj. Pertaining to the nature of sound.

neural

adj. Pertaining to the nerves or nervous system.

nasal

adj. Pertaining to the nose.

polar

adj. Pertaining to the poles of a sphere, especially of the earth.

vegetative

adj. Pertaining to the process of plant-life.

reminiscent

adj. Pertaining to the recollection of matters of personal interest.

feudal

adj. Pertaining to the relation of lord and vassal.

Antarctic

adj. Pertaining to the south pole or the regions near it.

stellar

adj. Pertaining to the stars.

solar

adj. Pertaining to the sun.

jugular

adj. Pertaining to the throat.

fiscal

adj. Pertaining to the treasury or public finances of a government.

cosmic

adj. Pertaining to the universe.

lingual

adj. Pertaining to the use of the tongue in utterance.

antemundane

adj. Pertaining to time before the world's creation.

typographical

adj. Pertaining to typography or printing.

martial

adj. Pertaining to war or military operations.

hibernal

adj. Pertaining to winter.

Scriptural

adj. Pertaining to, contained in, or warranted by the Holy Scriptures.

polytechnic

adj. Pertaining to, embracing, or practicing many arts.

laudatory

adj. Pertaining to, expressing, or containing praise.

choral

adj. Pertaining to, intended for, or performed by a chorus or choir.

reactionary

adj. Pertaining to, of the nature of, causing, or favoring reaction.

peevish

adj. Petulant. (irritable)

metaphysical

adj. Philosophical.

potent

adj. Physically powerful.

terse

adj. Pithy.

likely

adj. Plausible.

specious

adj. Plausible.

complacent

adj. Pleased or satisfied with oneself.

copious

adj. Plenteous.

abundant

adj. Plentiful.

flexible

adj. Pliable.

malleable

adj. Pliant.

indigent

adj. Poor.

ominous

adj. Portentous.

Omnipotent

adj. Possessed of unlimited and universal power.

gallant

adj. Possessing a brave or chivalrous spirit.

liquefacient

adj. Possessing a liquefying nature or power.

proficient

adj. Possessing ample and ready knowledge or of skill in any art, science, or industry.

excellent

adj. Possessing distinguished merit.

puissant

adj. Possessing strength.

sentient

adj. Possessing the power of sense or sense-perception.

sapient

adj. Possessing wisdom.

sapiential

adj. Possessing wisdom.

preferential

adj. Possessing, giving, or constituting preference or priority.

destitute

adj. Poverty-stricken.

resistless

adj. Powerless.

amateur

adj. Practicing an art or occupation for the love of it, but not as a profession.

laudable

adj. Praiseworthy.

frolicsome

adj. Prankish.

peremptory

adj. Precluding question or appeal.

introductory

adj. Preliminary.

prescript

adj. Prescribed as a rule or model.

epizootic

adj. Prevailing among animals.

preponderant

adj. Prevalent.

aboriginal

adj. Primitive, unsophisticated.

pristine

adj. Primitive.

anterior

adj. Prior.

descendent

adj. Proceeding downward.

prudential

adj. Proceeding or marked by caution.

profuse

adj. Produced or displayed in overabundance.

coagulant

adj. Producing coagulation.

prolific

adj. Producing offspring or fruit.

indiscriminate

adj. Promiscuous.

seditious

adj. Promotive of conduct directed against public order and the tranquillity of the state.

irascible

adj. Prone to anger.

predatory

adj. Prone to pillaging.

propellant

adj. Propelling.

tutelar

adj. Protective.

judicious

adj. Prudent.

infamous

adj. Publicly branded or notorious, as for vice, or crime.

vindicatory

adj. Punitive.

eligible

adj. Qualified for selection.

competent

adj. Qualified.

litigious

adj. Quarrelsome.

pugnacious

adj. Quarrelsome.

inventive

adj. Quick at contrivance.

observant

adj. Quick to notice.

pentavalent

adj. Quinqeuvalent.

opposite

adj. Radically different or contrary in action or movement.

cursory

adj. Rapid and superficial.

uncommon

adj. Rare.

latish

adj. Rather late.

delirious

adj. Raving.

sequacious

adj. Ready to be led.

lifelike

adj. Realistic.

contumacious

adj. Rebellious.

nestling

adj. Recently hatched.

convalescent

adj. Recovering health after sickness.

semiannual

adj. Recurring at intervals of six months.

septennial

adj. Recurring every seven years.

auburn

adj. Reddish-brown, said usually of the hair.

Elizabethan

adj. Relating to Elizabeth, queen of England, or to her era.

probate

adj. Relating to making proof, as of a will.

metric

adj. Relating to measurement.

isochronous

adj. Relating to or denoting equal intervals of time.

orthopedic

adj. Relating to the correcting or preventing of deformity

eugenic

adj. Relating to the development and improvement of race.

comparative

adj. Relative.

languid

adj. Relaxed.

germane

adj. Relevant.

pertinent

adj. Relevant.

devout

adj. Religious.

pious

adj. Religious.

averse

adj. Reluctant.

inland

adj. Remote from the sea.

out-of-the-way

adj. Remotely situated.

phonetic

adj. Representing articulate sounds or speech.

cadaverous

adj. Resembling a corpse.

creamy

adj. Resembling or containing cream.

satiric

adj. Resembling poetry, in which vice, incapacity ,or corruption is held up to ridicule.

undulous

adj. Resembling waves.

incompressible

adj. Resisting all attempts to reduce volume by pressure.

sonorous

adj. Resonant.

desperate

adj. Resorted to in a last extremity, or as if prompted by utter despair.

emeritus

adj. Retired from active service but retained to an honorary position.

recurrent

adj. Returning from time to time, especially at regular or stated intervals.

vindicative

adj. Revengeful.

sumptuous

adj. Rich and costly.

luscious

adj. Rich, sweet, and delicious.

unconscionable

adj. Ridiculously or unjustly excessive.

stringent

adj. Rigid.

capacious

adj. Roomy.

rotund

adj. Round from fullness or plumpness.

errant

adj. Roving or wandering, as in search of adventure or opportunity for gallant deeds.

boorish

adj. Rude.

aforesaid

adj. Said in a preceding part or before.

angelic

adj. Saintly.

caustic

adj. Sarcastic and severe.

blase

adj. Sated with pleasure.

inhuman

adj. Savage.

sardonic

adj. Scornfully or bitterly sarcastic.

second-rate

adj. Second in quality, size, rank, importance, etc.

evangelical

adj. Seeking the conversion of sinners.

plausible

adj. Seeming likely to be true, though open to doubt.

raptorial

adj. Seizing and devouring living prey.

autonomous

adj. Self-governing.

carnal

adj. Sensual.

partible

adj. Separable.

immiscible

adj. Separating, as oil and water.

placid

adj. Serene.

subservient

adj. Servilely following another's behests.

coercive

adj. Serving or tending to force.

irrigant

adj. Serving to water lands by artificial means.

poignant

adj. Severely painful or acute to the spirit.

austere

adj. Severely simple, unadorned.

ignominious

adj. Shameful.

inglorious

adj. Shameful.

unanimous

adj. Sharing the same views or sentiments.

angular

adj. Sharp-cornered.

protective

adj. Sheltering.

lustrous

adj. Shining.

outrageous

adj. Shocking in conduct.

obsequious

adj. Showing a servile readiness to fall in with the wishes or will of another.

bountiful

adj. Showing abundance.

felonious

adj. Showing criminal or evil purpose.

ebullient

adj. Showing enthusiasm or exhilaration of feeling.

irritable

adj. Showing impatience or ill temper on little provocation.

luminescent

adj. Showing increase of light.

unsophisticated

adj. Showing inexperience.

irreverent

adj. Showing or expressing a deficiency of veneration, especially for sacred things.

irreverential

adj. Showing or expressing a deficiency of veneration, especially for sacred things.

invidious

adj. Showing or feeling envy.

duteous

adj. Showing submission to natural superiors.

circumspect

adj. Showing watchfulness, caution, or careful consideration.

mawkish

adj. Sickening or insipid.

noiseless

adj. Silent.

inane

adj. Silly.

unaffected

adj. Sincere.

sublingual

adj. Situated beneath the tongue.

transatlantic

adj. Situated beyond or on the other side of the Atlantic.

subjacent

adj. Situated directly underneath.

maritime

adj. Situated on or near the sea.

transalpine

adj. Situated on the other side of the Alps.

subterranean

adj. Situated or occurring below the surface of the earth.

intramural

adj. Situated within the walls of a city.

oblique

adj. Slanting, said of lines.

somnolent

adj. Sleepy.

frowzy

adj. Slovenly in appearance.

pudgy

adj. Small and fat.

inconsiderable

adj. Small in quantity or importance.

redolent

adj. Smelling sweet and agreeable.

suave

adj. Smooth and pleasant in manner.

inexhaustible

adj. So large or furnishing so great a supply as not to be emptied, wasted, or spent.

substantive

adj. Solid.

brusque

adj. Somewhat rough or rude in manner or speech.

subacid

adj. Somewhat sharp or biting.

liege

adj. Sovereign.

fitful

adj. Spasmodic.

grandiloquent

adj. Speaking in or characterized by a pompous or bombastic style.

polyglot

adj. Speaking several tongues.

bilingual

adj. Speaking two languages.

inarticulate

adj. Speechless.

expeditious

adj. Speedy.

globose

adj. Spherical.

globular

adj. Spherical.

emphatic

adj. Spoken with any special impressiveness laid upon an act, word, or set of words.

fungous

adj. Spongy.

diffusible

adj. Spreading rapidly through the system and acting quickly.

salient

adj. Standing out prominently.

immovable

adj. Steadfast.

furtive

adj. Stealthy or sly, like the actions of a thief.

glutinous

adj. Sticky.

prim

adj. Stiffly proper.

extant

adj. Still existing and known.

suggestive

adj. Stimulating to thought or reflection.

illiberal

adj. Stingy.

niggardly

adj. Stingy. (no longer acceptable to use)

perpendicular

adj. Straight up and down.

candid

adj. Straightforward.

tense

adj. Strained to stiffness.

taut

adj. Stretched tight.

punctilious

adj. Strictly observant of the rules or forms prescribed by law or custom.

aghast

adj. Struck with terror and amazement.

dutiable

adj. Subject to a duty, especially a customs duty.

debatable

adj. Subject to contention or dispute.

juicy

adj. Succulent.

inexplicable

adj. Such as can not be made plain.

vicarious

adj. Suffered or done in place of or for the sake of another.

conclusive

adj. Sufficient to convince or decide.

decorous

adj. Suitable for the occasion or circumstances.

appropriate

adj. Suitable for the purpose and circumstances.

edible

adj. Suitable to be eaten.

superb

adj. Sumptuously elegant.

abject

adj. Sunk to a low condition.

supernumerary

adj. Superfluous.

predominant

adj. Superior in power, influence, effectiveness, number, or degree.

supramundane

adj. Supernatural.

lithe

adj. Supple.

paramount

adj. Supreme in authority.

resurgent

adj. Surging back or again.

ill-natured

adj. Surly.

transcendent

adj. Surpassing.

clandestine

adj. Surreptitious.

mellifluous

adj. Sweetly or smoothly flowing.

turgid

adj. Swollen.

impure

adj. Tainted.

cognizant

adj. Taking notice.

coincident

adj. Taking place at the same time.

triennial

adj. Taking place every third year.

usurious

adj. Taking unlawful or exorbitant interest on money loaned.

loquacious

adj. Talkative.

insipid

adj. Tasteless.

technic

adj. Technical.

decapod

adj. Ten-footed or ten-armed.

divergent

adj. Tending in different directions.

obtrusive

adj. Tending to be pushed or to push oneself into undue prominence.

dilatory

adj. Tending to cause delay.

pernicious

adj. Tending to kill or hurt.

convergent

adj. Tending to one point.

antispasmodic

adj. Tending to prevent or relieve non-inflammatory spasmodic affections.

hypnotic

adj. Tending to produce sleep.

somniferous

adj. Tending to produce sleep.

conciliatory

adj. Tending to reconcile.

imaginable

adj. That can be imagined or conceived in the mind.

suggestible

adj. That can be suggested.

inflexible

adj. That can not be altered or varied.

indelible

adj. That can not be blotted out, effaced, destroyed, or removed.

irrefrangible

adj. That can not be broken or violated.

incombustible

adj. That can not be burned.

indescribable

adj. That can not be described.

indestructible

adj. That can not be destroyed.

inaudible

adj. That can not be heard.

irreducible

adj. That can not be lessened.

impassable

adj. That can not be passed through or over.

imperfectible

adj. That can not be perfected.

irreparable

adj. That can not be rectified or made amends for.

irrefragable

adj. That can not be refuted or disproved.

irrepressible

adj. That can not be restrained or kept down.

inseparable

adj. That can not be separated.

irresistible

adj. That can not be successfully withstood or opposed.

impregnable

adj. That can not be taken by assault.

indivertible

adj. That can not be turned aside.

invulnerable

adj. That can not be wounded or hurt.

insatiable

adj. That desires or craves immoderately or unappeasably.

telltale

adj. That gives warning or information.

legislative

adj. That makes or enacts laws.

permissible

adj. That may be allowed.

feasible

adj. That may be done, performed, or effected, practicable.

calculable

adj. That may be estimated by reckoning.

fungible

adj. That may be measured, counted, or weighed.

venial

adj. That may be pardoned or forgiven, a forgivable sin.

penetrable

adj. That may be pierced by physical, moral, or intellectual force.

legible

adj. That may be read with ease.

reducible

adj. That may be reduced.

transmissible

adj. That may e sent through or across.

collapsible

adj. That may or can collapse.

indicant

adj. That which points out.

flimsy

adj. Thin and weak.

wiry

adj. Thin, but tough and sinewy.

sparse

adj. Thinly diffused.

exhaustive

adj. Thorough and complete in execution.

conversant

adj. Thoroughly informed.

pervasive

adj. Thoroughly penetrating or permeating.

heedless

adj. Thoughtless.

triple

adj. Threefold.

laborious

adj. Toilsome.

endurable

adj. Tolerable.

contiguous

adj. Touching or joining at the edge or boundary.

tangent

adj. Touching.

peaceable

adj. Tranquil.

peaceful

adj. Tranquil.

negligible

adj. Transferable by assignment, endorsement, or delivery.

pellucid

adj. Translucent.

contagious

adj. Transmitting disease.

diaphanous

adj. Transparent.

gigantic

adj. Tremendous.

frivolous

adj. Trivial.

nominal

adj. Trivial.

factious

adj. Turbulent.

rotary

adj. Turning around its axis, like a wheel, or so constructed as to turn thus.

bilateral

adj. Two-sided.

eventual

adj. Ultimate.

inadvisable

adj. Unadvisable.

inexpedient

adj. Unadvisable.

inevitable

adj. Unavoidable.

impartial

adj. Unbiased.

incessant

adj. Unceasing.

immutable

adj. Unchangeable.

invariable

adj. Unchangeable.

monotonous

adj. Unchanging and tedious.

boisterous

adj. Unchecked merriment or animal spirits.

infrequent

adj. Uncommon.

rigorous

adj. Uncompromising.

indomitable

adj. Unconquerable.

unlimited

adj. Unconstrained.

provincial

adj. Uncultured in thought and manner.

illegible

adj. Undecipherable.

putrescent

adj. Undergoing decomposition of animal or vegetable matter accompanied by fetid odors.

tacit

adj. Understood.

fickle

adj. Unduly changeable in feeling, judgment, or purpose.

arrogant

adj. Unduly or excessively proud, as of wealth, station, learning, etc.

parsimonious

adj. Unduly sparing in the use or expenditure of money.

unbearable

adj. Unendurable.

notorious

adj. Unfavorably known to the general public.

graceless

adj. Ungracious.

fanciless

adj. Unimaginative.

prosaic

adj. Unimaginative.

illicit

adj. Unlawful.

illegitimate

adj. Unlawfully begotten.

impassive

adj. Unmoved by or not exhibiting feeling.

impulsive

adj. Unpremeditated.

perverse

adj. Unreasonable.

inexorable

adj. Unrelenting.

passive

adj. Unresponsive.

untimely

adj. Unseasonable.

incongruous

adj. Unsuitable for the time, place, or occasion.

inopportune

adj. Unsuitable or inconvenient, especially as to time.

unbecoming

adj. Unsuited to the wearer, place, or surroundings.

indefensible

adj. Untenable.

tireless

adj. Untiring.

mendacious

adj. Untrue.

dishonest

adj. Untrustworthy.

extraordinary

adj. Unusual.

ponderous

adj. Unusually weighty or forcible.

ineffable

adj. Unutterable.

inexpressible

adj. Unutterable.

involuntary

adj. Unwilling.

reluctant

adj. Unwilling.

impersuadable

adj. Unyielding.

tenacious

adj. Unyielding.

importunate

adj. Urgent in character, request, or demand.

clamorous

adj. Urgent in complaint or demand.

exigent

adj. Urgent.

insistent

adj. Urgent.

left-handed

adj. Using the left hand or arm more dexterously than the right.

nomic

adj. Usual or customary.

oral

adj. Uttered through the mouth.

preposterous

adj. Utterly ridiculous or absurd.

hesitant

adj. Vacillating.

indistinct

adj. Vague.

inconsequential

adj. Valueless.

truthful

adj. Veracious.

prolix

adj. Verbose.

resplendent

adj. Very bright.

heartrending

adj. Very depressing.

arid

adj. Very dry.

vehement

adj. Very eager or urgent.

immense

adj. Very great in degree, extent, size, or quantity.

abominable

adj. Very hateful.

noisome

adj. Very offensive, particularly to the sense of smell.

abhorrent

adj. Very repugnant, hateful.

momentous

adj. Very significant.

wee

adj. Very small.

erudite

adj. Very-learned.

forcible

adj. Violent.

termagant

adj. Violently abusive and quarrelsome.

sprightly

adj. Vivacious.

gratuitous

adj. Voluntarily.

peripatetic

adj. Walking about.

itinerant

adj. Wandering.

migrant

adj. Wandering.

migratory

adj. Wandering.

shiftless

adj. Wanting in resource, energy, or executive ability.

athirst

adj. Wanting water.

licentious

adj. Wanton.

bellicose

adj. Warlike.

hydrous

adj. Watery.

opulent

adj. Wealthy.

irksome

adj. Wearisome.

tiresome

adj. Wearisome.

symmetrical

adj. Well-balanced.

genteel

adj. Well-bred or refined.

incandescent

adj. White or glowing with heat.

nefarious

adj. Wicked in the extreme.

amenable

adj. Willing and ready to submit.

malevolent

adj. Wishing evil to others.

anhydrous

adj. Withered.

amorphous

adj. Without determinate shape.

callow

adj. Without experience of the world.

insignificant

adj. Without importance, force, or influence.

weak-kneed

adj. Without resolute purpose or energy.

pusillanimous

adj. Without spirit or bravery.

immaculate

adj. Without spot or blemish.

verbose

adj. Wordy.

insidious

adj. Working ill by slow and stealthy means.

energetic

adj. Working vigorously.

mundane

adj. Worldly, as opposed to spiritual or celestial.

haggard

adj. Worn and gaunt in appearance.

estimable

adj. Worthy of respect.

contemptible

adj. Worthy of scorn or disdain.

pitiful

adj. Wretched.

cursive

adj. Writing in which the letters are joined together.

tortious

adj. Wrongful.

productive

adj. Yielding in abundance.

indulgent

adj. Yielding to the desires or humor of oneself or those under one's care.

compliant

adj. Yielding.

risible

adj. capable of exciting laughter.

persuadable

adj. capable of influencing to action by entreaty, statement, or anything that moves the feelings.

competitive

adj. characterized by rivalry.

voluptuous

adj. having fullness of beautiful form, as a woman, with or without sensuous or sensual quality.

pestilential

adj. having the nature of or breeding pestilence.

olfactory

adj. of or pertaining to the sense of smell.

meager

adj. scanty.

afire

adv. & adj. On fire, literally or figuratively.

awry

adv. & adj. Out of the proper form, direction, or position.

aboveboard

adv. & adj. Without concealment, fraud, or trickery.

naturally

adv. According to the usual order of things.

whereupon

adv. After which.

aye

adv. An expression of assent.

later

adv. At a subsequent time.

finally

adv. At last.

forby

adv. Besides.

darkling

adv. Blindly.

wholly

adv. Completely.

outright

adv. Entirely.

severely

adv. Extremely.

therefor

adv. For that or this.

icily

adv. Frigidly.

athwart

adv. From side to side.

quite

adv. Fully.

out-and-out

adv. Genuinely.

piecemeal

adv. Gradually.

proximately

adv. Immediately.

indefinitely

adv. In a vague or uncertain way.

abed

adv. In bed, on a bed.

betimes

adv. In good season or time.

nowhere

adv. In no place or state.

wherever

adv. In or at whatever place.

afoot

adv. In progress.

nowadays

adv. In the present time or age.

secondly

adv. In the second place in order or succession.

verily

adv. In truth.

doubly

adv. In twofold degree or extent.

forth

adv. Into notice or view.

gaily

adv. Merrily.

thereabout

adv. Near that number, quantity, degree, place, or time, approximately.

aloof

adv. Not in sympathy with or desiring to associate with others.

dimly

adv. Obscurely.

afresh

adv. Once more, after rest or interval.

anew

adv. Once more.

generally

adv. Ordinarily.

inchmeal

adv. Piecemeal.

perhaps

adv. Possibly.

lowly

adv. Rudely.

amply

adv. Sufficiently.

trebly

adv. Triply.

askance

adv. With a side or indirect glance or meaning.

forthright

adv. With directness.

wittingly

adv. With knowledge and by design.

inwardly

adv. With no outward manifestation.

incidentally

adv. Without intention.

readily

adv. Without objection or reluctance.

offhand

adv. Without preparation.

extempore

adv. Without studied or special preparation.

verbatim

adv. Word for word.

vicissitude

n. A change, especially a complete change, of condition or circumstances, as of fortune.

modification

n. A change.

monogram

n. A character consisting of two or more letters interwoven into one, usually initials of a name.

cartridge

n. A charge for a firearm, or for blasting.

accusation

n. A charge of crime, misdemeanor, or error.

bureau

n. A chest of drawers for clothing, etc.

metropolis

n. A chief city, either the capital or the largest or most important city of a state.

cantata

n. A choral composition.

benefice

n. A church office endowed with funds or property for the maintenance of divine service.

epicycle

n. A circle that rolls upon the external or internal circumference of another circle.

Pantheon

n. A circular temple at Rome with a fine Corinthian portico and a great domed roof.

coincidence

n. A circumstance so agreeing with another: often implying accident.

foreigner

n. A citizen of a foreign country.

necropolis

n. A city of the dead.

species

n. A classificatory group of animals or plants subordinate to a genus.

proviso

n. A clause in a contract, will, etc., by which its operation is rendered conditional.

mantle

n. A cloak.

buffoon

n. A clown.

brogan

n. A coarse, heavy shoe.

specie

n. A coin or coins of gold, silver, copper, or other metal.

herbarium

n. A collection of dried plants scientifically arranged for study.

anthology

n. A collection of extracts from the writings of various authors.

floe

n. A collection of tabular masses of floating polar ice.

menagerie

n. A collection of wild animals, especially when kept for exhibition.

consensus

n. A collective unanimous opinion of a number of persons.

collegian

n. A college student.

interposition

n. A coming between.

emergence

n. A coming into view.

arrival

n. A coming to stopping-place or destination.

mandate

n. A command.

consort

n. A companion or associate.

simile

n. A comparison which directs the mind to the representative object itself.

fiasco

n. A complete or humiliating failure.

campaign

n. A complete series of connected military operations.

entirety

n. A complete thing.

element

n. A component or essential part.

quartet

n. A composition for four voices or four instruments.

oratorio

n. A composition for solo voices, chorus, and orchestra, generally taken from the Scriptures.

duet

n. A composition for two voices or instruments.

medley

n. A composition of different songs or parts of songs arranged to run as a continuous whole.

stealth

n. A concealed manner of acting.

opinion

n. A conclusion or judgment held with confidence, but falling short of positive knowledge.

calculus

n. A concretion formed in various parts of the body resembling a pebble in hardness.

abridgment

n. A condensed form as of a book or play.

sensation

n. A condition of mind resulting from spiritual or inherent feeling.

unison

n. A condition of perfect agreement and accord.

alcoholism

n. A condition resulting from the inordinate or persistent use of alcoholic beverages.

recidivist

n. A confirmed criminal.

nationality

n. A connection with a particular nation.

gourmand

n. A connoisseur in the delicacies of the table.

ordination

n. A consecration to the ministry.

effect

n. A consequence.

butte

n. A conspicuous hill, low mountain, or natural turret, generally isolated.

component

n. A constituent element or part.

permanence

n. A continuance in the same state, or without any change that destroys the essential form or nature.

expanse

n. A continuous area or stretch.

shrinkage

n. A contraction of any material into less bulk or dimension.

nunnery

n. A convent for nuns.

transcript

n. A copy made directly from an original.

cosmopolitanism

n. A cosmopolitan character.

junta

n. A council or assembly that deliberates in secret upon the affairs of government.

chancery

n. A court of equity, as distinguished from a common-law court.

forecourt

n. A court opening directly from the street.

inquisition

n. A court or tribunal for examination and punishment of heretics.

pact

n. A covenant.

alcove

n. A covered recess connected with or at the side of a larger room.

legging

n. A covering for the leg.

recreant

n. A cowardly or faithless person.

fissure

n. A crack or crack-like depression.

felon

n. A criminal or depraved person.

connoisseur

n. A critical judge of art, especially one with thorough knowledge and sound judgment of art.

exigency

n. A critical period or condition.

critique

n. A criticism or critical review.

counter-claim

n. A cross-demand alleged by a defendant in his favor against the plaintiff.

bumper

n. A cup or glass filled to the brim, especially one to be drunk as a toast or health.

ladle

n. A cup-shaped vessel with a long handle, intended for dipping up and pouring liquids.

epicycloid

n. A curve traced by a point on the circumference of a circle which rolls upon another circle.

bromine

n. A dark reddish-brown, non-metallic liquid element with a suffocating odor.

twinge

n. A darting momentary local pain.

day-man

n. A day-laborer.

corpse

n. A dead body.

florist

n. A dealer in flowers.

furrier

n. A dealer in or maker of fur goods.

protocol

n. A declaration or memorandum of agreement less solemn and formal than a treaty.

prohibition

n. A decree or an order forbidding something.

crevasse

n. A deep crack or fissure in the ice of a glacier.

ravine

n. A deep gorge or hollow, especially one worn by a stream or flow of water.

protector

n. A defender.

stipend

n. A definite amount paid at stated periods in compensation for services or as an allowance.

ogre

n. A demon or monster that was supposed to devour human beings.

version

n. A description or report of something as modified by one's character or opinion.

outpost

n. A detachment of troops stationed at a distance from the main body to guard against surprise.

itinerary

n. A detailed account or diary of a journey.

lexicon

n. A dictionary.

predicament

n. A difficult, trying situation or plight.

cacophony

n. A disagreeable, harsh, or discordant sound or combination of sounds or tones.

acquittal

n. A discharge from accusation by judicial action.

apology

n. A disclaimer of intentional error or offense.

revelation

n. A disclosing, discovering, or making known of what was before secret, private, or unknown.

distemper

n. A disease or malady.

deformity

n. A disfigurement.

ostentation

n. A display dictated by vanity and intended to invite applause or flattery.

generosity

n. A disposition to give liberally or to bestow favors heartily.

mileage

n. A distance in miles.

characteristic

n. A distinctive feature.

trait

n. A distinguishing feature or quality.

grimace

n. A distortion of the features, occasioned by some feeling of pain, disgust, etc.

municipality

n. A district enjoying municipal government.

commotion

n. A disturbance or violent agitation.

moat

n. A ditch on the outside of a fortress wall.

divulgence

n. A divulging.

cosmogony

n. A doctrine of creation or of the origin of the universe.

benefactor

n. A doer of kindly and charitable acts.

potion

n. A dose of liquid medicine.

curtsy

n. A downward movement of the body by bending the knees.

melodrama

n. A drama with a romantic story or plot and sensational situation and incidents.

pageant

n. A dramatic representation, especially a spectacular one.

propulsion

n. A driving onward or forward.

replica

n. A duplicate executed by the artist himself, and regarded, equally with the first, as an original.

monastery

n. A dwelling-place occupied in common by persons under religious vows of seclusion.

tapestry

n. A fabric to which a pattern is applied with a needle, designed for ornamental hangings.

tinge

n. A faint trace of color.

glimmer

n. A faint, wavering, unsteady light.

depression

n. A falling of the spirits.

sophism

n. A false argument understood to be such by the reasoner himself and intentionally used to deceive

landmark

n. A familiar object in the landscape serving as a guide to an area otherwise easily lost track of.

casualty

n. A fatal or serious accident or disaster.

ointment

n. A fatty preparation with a butter-like consistency in which a medicinal substance exists.

success

n. A favorable or prosperous course or termination of anything attempted.

odium

n. A feeling of extreme repugnance, or of dislike and disgust.

fete

n. A festival or feast.

malaria

n. A fever characterized by alternating chills, fever, and sweating.

pseudonym

n. A fictitious name, especially when assumed by a writer.

myth

n. A fictitious narrative presented as historical, but without any basis of fact.

pretext

n. A fictitious reason or motive.

glacier

n. A field or stream of ice.

lea

n. A field.

pandemonium

n. A fiendish or riotous uproar.

pentagram

n. A figure having five points or lobes.

polygon

n. A figure having many angles.

heptagon

n. A figure having seven sides and seven angles.

euphemism

n. A figure of speech by which a phrase less offensive is substituted.

metaphor

n. A figure of speech in which one object is likened to another, by speaking as if the other.

metonymy

n. A figure of speech that consists in the naming of a thing by one of its attributes.

octagon

n. A figure with eight sides and eight angles.

hexagon

n. A figure with six angles.

decagon

n. A figure with ten sides and ten angles.

pentagon

n. A figure, especially, with five angles and five sides.

statuette

n. A figurine.

queue

n. A file of persons waiting in order of their arrival, as for admittance.

percolator

n. A filter.

ultimatum

n. A final statement or proposal, as concerning terms or conditions.

debut

n. A first appearance in society or on the stage.

qualm

n. A fit of nausea.

persistence

n. A fixed adherence to a resolve, course of conduct, or the like.

grindstone

n. A flat circular stone, used for sharpening tools.

courser

n. A fleet and spirited horse.

armada

n. A fleet of war-vessels.

coquette

n. A flirt.

covey

n. A flock of quails or partridges.

azalea

n. A flowering shrub.

moccasin

n. A foot-covering made of soft leather or buckskin.

posse

n. A force of men.

suppression

n. A forcible putting or keeping down.

immigrant

n. A foreigner who enters a country to settle there.

precursor

n. A forerunner or herald.

panegyric

n. A formal and elaborate eulogy, written or spoken, of a person or of an act.

dialogue

n. A formal conversation in which two or more take part.

encomium

n. A formal or discriminating expression of praise.

creed

n. A formal summary of fundamental points of religious belief.

testimonial

n. A formal token of regard, often presented in public.

ichthyosaurs

n. A fossil reptile.

incisor

n. A front or cutting tooth.

panoply

n. A full set of armor.

promoter

n. A furtherer, forwarder, or encourager.

solder

n. A fusible alloy used for joining metallic surfaces or margins.

gamester

n. A gambler.

undergarment

n. A garment to be worn under the ordinary outer garments.

nebula

n. A gaseous body of unorganized stellar substance.

horde

n. A gathered multitude of human beings.

ordnance

n. A general name for all kinds of weapons and their appliances used in war.

principle

n. A general truth or proposition.

munificence

n. A giving characterized by generous motives and extraordinary liberality.

deity

n. A god, goddess, or divine person.

Nemesis

n. A goddess, divinity of chastisement and vengeance.

exodus

n. A going forth or departure from a place or country, especially of many people.

retrogression

n. A going or moving backward or in a reverse direction.

theocracy

n. A government administered by ecclesiastics.

anticlimax

n. A gradual or sudden decrease in the importance or impressiveness of what is said.

kernel

n. A grain or seed.

phonogram

n. A graphic character symbolizing an articulate sound.

millet

n. A grass cultivated for forage and cereal.

maharaja

n. A great Hindu prince.

conflagration

n. A great fire, as of many buildings, a forest, or the like.

vinery

n. A greenhouse for grapes.

outrage

n. A gross infringement of morality or decency.

travesty

n. A grotesque imitation.

antic

n. A grotesque, ludicrous, or fantastic action.

stanza

n. A group of rimed lines, usually forming one of a series of similar divisions in a poem.

heptarchy

n. A group of seven governments.

triad

n. A group of three persons of things.

conjecture

n. A guess.

culprit

n. A guilty person.

frankincense

n. A gum or resin which on burning yields aromatic fumes.

outlaw

n. A habitual lawbreaker.

semicircle

n. A half-circle.

suspension

n. A hanging from a support.

incident

n. A happening in general, especially one of little importance.

occurrence

n. A happening.

overtone

n. A harmonic.

symphony

n. A harmonious or agreeable mingling of sounds.

caption

n. A heading, as of a chapter, section, document, etc.

pyre

n. A heap of combustibles arranged for burning a dead body.

aristocracy

n. A hereditary nobility

aristocrat

n. A hereditary noble or one nearly connected with nobility.

reclusory

n. A hermitage.

precipice

n. A high and very steep or approximately vertical cliff.

archdeacon

n. A high official administrator of the affairs of a diocese.

pinnacle

n. A high or topmost point, as a mountain-peak.

promontory

n. A high point of land extending outward from the coastline into the sea.

inkling

n. A hint.

sibilance

n. A hissing sound.

bomb

n. A hollow projectile containing an explosive material.

waif

n. A homeless, neglected wanderer.

bier

n. A horizontal framework with two handles at each end for carrying a corpse to the grave.

counting-house

n. A house or office used for transacting business, bookkeeping, correspondence, etc.

operetta

n. A humorous play in dialogue and music, of more than one act.

centiliter

n. A hundredth of a liter.

epoch

n. A interval of time, memorable for extraordinary events.

excursion

n. A journey.

premise

n. A judgment as a conclusion.

prejudice

n. A judgment or opinion formed without due examination of the facts.

maze

n. A labyrinth.

monotony

n. A lack of variety.

laddie

n. A lad.

lough

n. A lake or loch.

loch

n. A lake.

surveyor

n. A land-measurer.

fief

n. A landed estate held under feudal tenure.

medallion

n. A large medal.

bale

n. A large package prepared for transportation or storage.

legislator

n. A lawgiver.

came

n. A leaden sash-bar or grooved strip for fastening panes in stained-glass windows.

protagonist

n. A leader in any enterprise or contest.

lien

n. A legal claim or hold on property, as security for a debt or charge.

parliament

n. A legislative body.

lawgiver

n. A legislator.

lawmaker

n. A legislator.

kilometer

n. A length of 1,000 meters.

centimeter

n. A length of one hundredth of a meter.

decameter

n. A length of ten meters.

pedal

n. A lever for the foot usually applied only to musical instruments, cycles, and other machines.

taxation

n. A levy, by government, of a fixed contribution.

naphtha

n. A light, colorless, volatile, inflammable oil used as a solvent, as in manufacture of paints.

hussar

n. A light-horse trooper armed with saber and carbine.

isobar

n. A line joining points at which the barometric pressure is the same at a specified moment.

decasyllable

n. A line of ten syllables.

decaliter

n. A liquid and dry measure of 10 liters.

liniment

n. A liquid preparation for rubbing on the skin in cases of bruises, inflammation, etc.

necrology

n. A list of persons who have died in a certain place or time.

bibliography

n. A list of the words of an author, or the literature bearing on a particular subject.

genealogy

n. A list, in the order of succession, of ancestors and their descendants.

islet

n. A little island.

lassie

n. A little lass.

leaflet

n. A little leaf or a booklet.

lordling

n. A little lord.

dialectician

n. A logician.

scythe

n. A long curved blade for mowing, reaping, etc.

negligee

n. A loose gown worn by women.

piece

n. A loose or separated part, as distinguished from the whole or the mass.

kimono

n. A loose robe, fastening with a sash, the principal outer garment in Japan.

bray

n. A loud harsh sound, as the cry of an ass or the blast of a horn.

amour

n. A love-affair, especially one of an illicit nature.

intervale

n. A low tract of land between hills, especially along a river.

depreciation

n. A lowering in value or an underrating in worth.

aurora

n. A luminous phenomenon in the upper regions of the atmosphere.

Sybarite

n. A luxurious person.

elegy

n. A lyric poem lamenting the dead.

plurality

n. A majority.

playwright

n. A maker of plays for the stage.

personage

n. A man or woman as an individual, especially one of rank or high station.

landlord

n. A man who owns and lets a tenement or tenements.

scoundrel

n. A man without principle.

procedure

n. A manner or method of acting.

iridescence

n. A many-colored appearance.

demerit

n. A mark for failure or bad conduct.

stigma

n. A mark of infamy or token of disgrace attaching to a person as the result of evil-doing.

blemish

n. A mark that mars beauty.

vortex

n. A mass of rotating or whirling fluid, especially when sucked spirally toward the center.

virtuoso

n. A master in the technique of some particular fine art.

labyrinth

n. A maze.

mead

n. A meadow.

conduit

n. A means for conducting something, particularly a tube, pipe, or passageway for a fluid.

fathom

n. A measure of length, 6 feet.

furlong

n. A measure, one-eighth of a mile.

irritant

n. A mechanical, chemical, or pathological agent of inflammation, pain, or tension.

intercessor

n. A mediator.

balsam

n. A medical preparation, aromatic and oily, used for healing.

seance

n. A meeting of spirituals for consulting spirits.

gourd

n. A melon, pumpkin, squash, or some similar fruit having a hard rind.

Pariah

n. A member of a degraded class, a social outcast.

alderman

n. A member of a municipal legislative body, who usually exercises also certain judicial functions.

grenadier

n. A member of a regiment composed of men of great stature.

academician

n. A member of an academy of literature, art, or science.

legionary

n. A member of an ancient Roman legion or of the modern French Legion of Honor.

freemason

n. A member of an ancient secret fraternity originally confined to skilled artisans.

Canaanite

n. A member of one of the three tribes that dwelt in the land of Canaan, or western Palestine.

aversion

n. A mental condition of fixed opposition to or dislike of some particular thing.

idiosyncrasy

n. A mental quality or habit peculiar to an individual.

stripling

n. A mere youth.

missive

n. A message in writing.

electrotype

n. A metallic copy of any surface, as a coin.

bacterium

n. A microbe.

corpuscle

n. A minute particle of matter.

capillary

n. A minute vessel having walls composed of a single layer of cells.

reflector

n. A mirror, as of metal, for reflecting light, heat, or sound in a particular direction.

imbroglio

n. A misunderstanding attended by ill feeling, perplexity, or strife.

shuffle

n. A mixing or changing the order of things.

paragon

n. A model of excellence.

exemplar

n. A model, pattern, or original to be copied or imitated.

norm

n. A model.

drachma

n. A modern and an ancient Greek coin.

glimpse

n. A momentary look.

priory

n. A monastic house.

soliloquy

n. A monologue.

jaundice

n. A morbid condition, due to obstructed excretion of bile or characterized by yellowing of the skin.

inflammation

n. A morbid process in some part of the body characterized by heat, swelling, and pain.

gesture

n. A movement or action of the hands or face, expressive of some idea or emotion.

progression

n. A moving forward or proceeding in course.

muleteer

n. A mule-driver.

extensor

n. A muscle that causes extension.

rondo

n. A musical composition during which the first part or subject is repeated several times.

concerto

n. A musical composition.

viola

n. A musical instrument somewhat larger than a violin.

misnomer

n. A name wrongly or mistakenly applied.

strait

n. A narrow passage of water connecting two larger bodies of water.

alley

n. A narrow street, garden path, walk, or the like.

batten

n. A narrow strip of wood.

stratum

n. A natural or artificial layer, bed, or thickness of any substance or material.

hysteria

n. A nervous affection occurring typically in paroxysms of laughing and crying.

dragnet

n. A net to be drawn along the bottom of the water.

neopaganism

n. A new or revived paganism.

loam

n. A non-coherent mixture of sand and clay.

sergeant

n. A non-commissioned military officer ranking next above a corporal.

octave

n. A note at this interval above or below any other, considered in relation to that other.

foot-note

n. A note of explanation or comment at the foot of a page or column.

distinction

n. A note or designation of honor, officially recognizing superiority or success in studies.

effluvium

n. A noxious or ill-smelling exhalation from decaying or putrefying matter.

vermin

n. A noxious or troublesome animal.

faction

n. A number of persons combined for a common purpose.

cabal

n. A number of persons secretly united for effecting by intrigue some private purpose.

confederacy

n. A number of states or persons in compact or league with each other, as for mutual aid.

corps

n. A number or body of persons in some way associated or acting together.

Madonna

n. A painted or sculptured representation of the Virgin, usually with the infant Jesus.

prospectus

n. A paper or pamphlet containing information of a proposed undertaking.

hanger-on

n. A parasite.

outrigger

n. A part built or arranged to project beyond a natural outline for support.

valedictory

n. A parting address.

litigant

n. A party to a lawsuit.

metamorphosis

n. A passing from one form or shape into another.

hesitancy

n. A pausing to consider.

ground

n. A pavement or floor or any supporting surface on which one may walk.

Americanism

n. A peculiar sense in which an English word or phrase is used in the United States.

rebuff

n. A peremptory or unexpected rejection of advances or approaches.

well-doer

n. A performer of moral and social duties.

pension

n. A periodical allowance to an individual on account of past service done by him/her.

perseverance

n. A persistence in purpose and effort.

defendant

n. A person against whom a suit is brought.

manufacturer

n. A person engaged in manufacturing as a business.

soldier

n. A person engaged in military service.

plenipotentiary

n. A person fully empowered to transact any business.

miser

n. A person given to saving and hoarding unduly.

sluggard

n. A person habitually lazy or idle.

curator

n. A person having charge as of a library or museum.

executor

n. A person nominated by the will of another to execute the will.

futurist

n. A person of expectant temperament.

magnate

n. A person of rank or importance.

proletarian

n. A person of the lowest or poorest class.

ally

n. A person or thing connected with another, usually in some relation of helpfulness.

nonentity

n. A person or thing of little or no account.

prodigy

n. A person or thing of very remarkable gifts or qualities.

accessory

n. A person or thing that aids the principal agent.

donee

n. A person to whom a donation is made.

consignee

n. A person to whom goods or other property has been entrusted.

payee

n. A person to whom money has been or is to be paid.

bombardier

n. A person who has charge of mortars, bombs, and shells.

witling

n. A person who has little understanding.

proxy

n. A person who is empowered by another to represent him or her in a given matter.

interpreter

n. A person who makes intelligible the speech of a foreigner by oral translation.

albino

n. A person with milky white skin and hair, and eyes with bright red pupil and usually pink iris.

conferee

n. A person with whom another confers.

foible

n. A personal weakness or failing.

kingling

n. A petty king.

humanitarian

n. A philanthropist.

infirmity

n. A physical, mental, or moral weakness or flaw.

vignette

n. A picture having a background or that is shaded off gradually.

curio

n. A piece of bric-a-brac.

plummet

n. A piece of lead for making soundings, adjusting walls to the vertical.

epigram

n. A pithy phrasing of a shrewd observation.

infirmary

n. A place for the reception or treatment of the sick.

fernery

n. A place in which ferns are grown.

repository

n. A place in which goods are stored.

antipodes

n. A place or region on the opposite side of the earth.

man-trap

n. A place or structure dangerous to human life.

depository

n. A place where anything is kept in safety.

apiary

n. A place where bees are kept.

rookery

n. A place where crows congregate to breed.

tannery

n. A place where leather is tanned.

refinery

n. A place where some crude material, as sugar or petroleum, is purified.

repertory

n. A place where things are stored or gathered together.

contraposition

n. A placing opposite.

fungus

n. A plant destitute of chlorophyll, as a mushroom.

biennial

n. A plant that produces leaves and roots the first year and flowers and fruit the second.

intrigue

n. A plot or scheme, usually complicated and intended to accomplish something by secret ways.

epic

n. A poem celebrating in formal verse the mythical achievements of great personages, heroes, etc.

sonnet

n. A poem of fourteen decasyllabic or octosyllabiclines expressing two successive phrases.

planisphere

n. A polar projection of the heavens on a chart.

militarism

n. A policy of maintaining great standing armies.

portfolio

n. A portable case for holding writing-materials, drawings, etc.

accordion

n. A portable free-reed musical instrument.

chronometer

n. A portable timekeeper of the highest attainable precision.

overhang

n. A portion of a structure which projects or hangs over.

dictum

n. A positive utterance.

obstetrician

n. A practitioner of midwifery.

evangelist

n. A preacher who goes from place to place holding services.

rendezvous

n. A prearranged place of meeting.

prepossession

n. A preconceived liking.

prologue