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accustom

verb make psychologically or physically used (to something)

palladium

noun a silver-white metallic element of the platinum group that resembles platinum; occurs in some copper and nickel ores; does not tarnish at ordinary temperatures and is used (alloyed with gold) in jewelry

extensor

noun a skeletal muscle whose contraction extends or stretches a body part

nutritionist

noun a specialist in the study of nutrition

benison

noun a spoken blessing

geyser

noun a spring that discharges hot water and steam; verb to overflow like a geyser

currycomb

noun a square comb with rows of small teeth; used to curry horses; verb clean (a horse) with a currycomb

creak

noun a squeaking sound; verb make a high-pitched, screeching noise

prototype

noun a standard or typical example

biretta

noun a stiff cap with ridges across the crown; worn by Roman Catholic clergy

buttress

noun a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building; verb make stronger or defensible; reinforce with a buttress

highboy

noun a tall chest of drawers divided into two sections and supported on four legs

radiotelephone

noun a telephone that communicates by radio waves rather than along cables; telephony that uses transmission by radio rather than by wire

chiropractor

noun a therapist who practices chiropractic

phenolic

noun a thermosetting resin

epitaph

noun an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there; a summary statement of commemoration for a dead person

carnivore

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

razzle-dazzle

noun any exciting and complex play intended to confuse (dazzle) the opponent

arborvitae

noun any of several Asian and North American conifers of the genera Thuja and Thujopsis

cottonwood

noun any of several North American trees of the genus Populus having a tuft of cottony hairs on the seed; American basswood of the Allegheny region

admiral

noun any of several brightly colored butterflies; the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral

arbutus

noun any of several evergreen shrubs of the genus Arbutus of temperate Europe and America

dahlia

noun any of several plants of or developed from the species Dahlia pinnata having tuberous roots and showy rayed variously colored flower heads; native to the mountains of Mexico and Central America and Colombia

pimpernel

noun any of several plants of the genus Anagallis; European garden herb with purple-tinged flowers and leaves that are sometimes used for salads

censorship

noun deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances; counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy

monopolization

noun domination (of a market or commodity) to the exclusion of others

friction

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

plagiarist

noun someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own

collier

noun someone who works in a coal mine

biographer

noun someone who writes an account of a person's life

chronicler

noun someone who writes chronicles

expectancy

noun something expected (as on the basis of a norm); pleasurable expectation

cleavage

noun the act of cleaving or splitting; the line formed by a groove between two parts

falconry

noun the art of training falcons to hunt and return

deathbed

noun the bed on which a person dies; the last few hours before death

decalogue

noun the biblical commandments of Moses

kinematics

noun the branch of mechanics concerned with motion without reference to force or mass

ornithology

noun the branch of zoology that studies birds

Christendom

noun the collective body of Christians throughout the world and history (found predominantly in Europe and the Americas and Australia)

multitude

noun the common people generally; a large gathering of people; a large indefinite number

contagion

noun the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people; an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted; any disease easily transmitted by contact

disability

noun the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness

humanity

noun the quality of being humane; all of the living human inhabitants of the earth; the quality of being human

inaccuracy

noun the quality of being inaccurate and having errors

fuzziness

noun the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines

palpability

noun the quality of being perceivable by touch

insignificance

noun the quality of having little or no significance

inelegance

noun the quality of lacking refinement and good taste

invisibility

noun the quality of not being perceivable by the eye

impracticability

noun the quality of not being usable

insularity

noun the state of being isolated or detached

moisten

verb make moist; moisten with fine drops

propitiate

verb make peace with

dandle

verb pet; move (a baby) up and down in one's arms or on one's knees

imperil

verb pose a threat to; present a danger to

nourish

verb provide with nourishment; give nourishment to

endure

verb put up with something or somebody unpleasant; undergo or be subjected to; continue to live; endure or last; continue to exist; persist for a specified period of time; last and be usable; face or endure with courage

astronaut

noun a person trained to travel in a spacecraft

protector

noun a person who cares for persons or property

osmotic

adj. of or relating to osmosis

phonological

adj. of or relating to phonology

Anglo-Saxon

adj. of or relating to the Anglo-Saxons or their language; noun a native or inhabitant of England prior to the Norman conquest

clarified

adj. free from unwanted solid matter

discourteous

adj. showing no courtesy; rude; lacking social graces

discontent

adj. showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing; noun a longing for something better than the present situation; verb make dissatisfied

dolorous

adj. showing sorrow

indefatigable

adj. showing sustained enthusiastic action with unflagging vitality

astonishing

adj. so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm; surprising greatly

diffusive

adj. spreading by diffusion

crescendo

adj. gradually increasing in volume; noun (music) a gradual increase in loudness; verb grow louder

gilt-edged

adj. having gilded edges as the pages of a book; of the highest quality or value

consequential

adj. having important issues or results

multifarious

adj. having many aspects

desirous

adj. having or expressing desire for something

depressed

adj. having the central portion lower than the margin; lower than previously; flattened downward as if pressed from above or flattened along the dorsal and ventral surfaces; low in spirits

caramel

adj. having the color of caramel; of a moderate yellow-brown; noun burnt sugar; used to color and flavor food; firm chewy candy made from caramelized sugar and butter and milk

parabolic

adj. having the form of a parabola; resembling or expressed by parables

elephantine

adj. of great mass; huge and bulky

flaxen

adj. of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown

Aristotelian

adj. of or relating to Aristotle or his philosophy; noun a follower of Aristotle or an adherent of Aristotelianism

phenomenal

adj. of or relating to a phenomenon; exceedingly or unbelievably great

nuptial

adj. of or relating to a wedding

articulative

adj. of or relating to articulation

circadian

adj. of or relating to biological processes occurring at 24-hour intervals

insolvent

adj. unable to meet or discharge financial obligations; noun someone who has insufficient assets to cover their debts

operatic

adj. of or relating to or characteristic of opera

horrified

adj. stricken with horror

nearsighted

adj. unable to see distant objects clearly

odious

adj. unequivocally detestable

nostalgic

adj. unhappy at being away and longing for familiar things or persons

moistly

adv. in a damp manner

doubtless

adv. with certainty

parquetry

noun a patterned wood inlay used to cover a floor

hunchback

noun a person whose back is hunched because of abnormal curvature of the upper spine; an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column

daguerreotype

noun a photograph made by an early photographic process; the image was produced on a silver plate sensitized to iodine and developed in mercury vapor

audibly

adv. in an audible manner

peremptorily

adv. in an imperative and commanding manner

painfully

adv. unpleasantly; in or as if in pain

odist

noun a poet who writes odes

bewitchment

noun a magical spell

glasnost

noun a policy of the Soviet government allowing freer discussion of social problems

anarchism

noun a political theory favoring the abolition of governments

memorability

noun the quality of being worth remembering

gosling

noun young goose

owlet

noun young owl

banns

noun a public announcement of a proposed marriage

piazza

noun a public square with room for pedestrians

aberrance

noun a state or condition markedly different from the norm

catastrophe

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

integument

noun an outer protective covering such as the skin of an animal or a cuticle or seed coat or rind or shell

discomfort

noun an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress; the state of being tense and feeling pain

Calvary

noun any experience that causes intense suffering; a hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified

peony

noun any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy single or double red or pink or white flowers

perjury

noun criminal offense of making false statements under oath

coherent

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

aghast

adj. struck with fear, dread, or consternation

appalled

adj. struck with fear, dread, or consternation

fluky

adj. subject to accident or chance or change

morbid

adj. suggesting an unhealthy mental state; caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology; suggesting the horror of death and decay

palatial

adj. suitable for or like a palace; relating to or being a palace

definitive

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

errant

adj. uncontrolled motion that is irregular or unpredictable; straying from the right course or from accepted standards

needless

adj. unnecessary and unwarranted

perforce

adv. by necessity; by force of circumstance

embarrassingly

adv. causing embarrassment

Jezebel

noun a shameless impudent scheming woman prophets of Israel (9th century BC)

preface

noun a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book; verb furnish with a preface or introduction

grosgrain

noun a silk or silklike fabric with crosswise ribs

collie

noun a silky-coated sheepdog with a long ruff and long narrow head developed in Scotland

hereafter

adv. following this in time or order or place; after this; in a future life or state; in a subsequent part of this document or statement or matter etc.; noun the time yet to come; life after death

nowadays

adv. in these times; noun the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech

advisedly

adv. with intention; in an intentional manner

derrick

noun a simple crane having lifting tackle slung from a boom; a framework erected over an oil well to allow drill tubes to be raised and lowered

pelisse

noun a sleeveless cape that is lined or trimmed with fur

lozenge

noun a small aromatic or medicated candy; a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet

ampoule

noun a small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle)

loophole

noun a small hole in a fortified wall; for observation or discharging weapons; an ambiguity (especially one in the text of a law or contract) that makes it possible to evade a difficulty or obligation

isle

noun a small island

hillock

noun a small natural hill

oleomargarine

noun a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter

pauperism

noun a state of extreme poverty or destitution

armistice

noun a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms

cabalist

noun a student of the Jewish Kabbalah; an expert who is highly skilled in obscure or difficult or esoteric matters; a member of a cabal

codicil

noun a supplement to a will; a testamentary instrument intended to alter an already executed will

attitude

noun a theatrical pose created for effect; a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways

cornflower

noun an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers; plant of southern and southeastern United States grown for its yellow flowers that can be dried

acreage

noun an area of ground used for some particular purpose (such as building or farming)

infantry

noun an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot

corps

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

corsage

noun an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present

draftsman

noun an artist skilled at drawing; a skilled worker who draws plans of buildings or machines

gymnast

noun an athlete who is skilled in gymnastics

academician

noun an educator who works at a college or university; a scholar who is skilled in academic disputation; someone elected to honorary membership in an academy

fete

noun an elaborate party (often outdoors); an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place); verb have a celebration

corridor

noun an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it

benefice

noun an endowed church office giving income to its holder; verb endow with a benefice

aftereffect

noun any result that follows its cause after an interval; a delayed effect of a drug or therapy

psalm

noun any sacred song used to praise the deity; one of the 150 lyrical poems and prayers that comprise the Book of Psalms in the Old Testament; said to have been written by David; verb sing or celebrate in psalms

follicle

noun any small spherical group of cells containing a cavity

antigen

noun any substance (as a toxin or enzyme) that stimulates an immune response in the body (especially the production of antibodies)

plausibility

noun apparent validity

reindeer

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

mandrill

noun baboon of west Africa with a bright red and blue muzzle and blue hindquarters

fossilization

noun becoming inflexible or out of date; the process of fossilizing a plant or animal that existed in some earlier age; the process of being turned to stone

reprehensibility

noun being reprehensible; worthy of and deserving reprehension or reproof

polytheism

noun belief in multiple Gods

durance

noun imprisonment (especially for a long time)

ataxia

noun inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements; unsteady movements and staggering gait

impenetrability

noun incomprehensibility by virtue of being too dense to understand; the quality of being impenetrable (by people or light or missiles etc.)

quintupling

noun increasing by a factor of five

corruption

noun inducement (as of a public official) by improper means (as bribery) to violate duty (as by commiting a felony); destroying someone's (or some group's) honesty or loyalty; undermining moral integrity; moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles; decay of matter (as by rot or oxidation); lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain; in a state of progressive putrefaction

cannonade

noun intense and continuous artillery fire; verb attack with canons or artillery

hyperacidity

noun excessive acidity

floridity

noun extravagant elaborateness

emaciation

noun extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease)

idiocy

noun extreme mental retardation

garret

noun floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage

foolery

noun foolish or senseless behavior

parapet

noun fortification consisting of a low wall; a low wall along the edge of a roof or balcony

palisade

noun fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground; verb surround with a wall in order to fortify

badinage

noun frivolous banter

pimento

noun fully ripened sweet red pepper; usually cooked; plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers

bullion

noun gold or silver in bars or ingots; a mass of precious metal

chamois

noun hoofed mammal of mountains of Eurasia having upright horns with backward-hooked tips; a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin

brontosaurus

noun huge quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur common in North America in the late Jurassic

panacea

noun hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists; (Greek mythology) the goddess of healing; daughter of Aesculapius and sister of Hygeia

fantasy

noun imagination unrestricted by reality; fiction with a large amount of imagination in it; something many people believe that is false; verb indulge in fantasies

quarantine

noun isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease; enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease; verb place into enforced isolation, as for medical reasons

necklace

noun jewelry consisting of a cord or chain (often bearing gems) worn about the neck as an ornament (especially by women)

intellect

noun knowledge and intellectual ability; the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination; a person who uses the mind creatively

dishonesty

noun lack of honesty; acts of lying or cheating or stealing; the quality of being dishonest

fragility

noun lack of physical strength; quality of being easily damaged or destroyed

ptarmigan

noun large arctic and subarctic grouse with feathered feet and usually white winter plumage

demijohn

noun large bottle with a short narrow neck; often has small handles at neck and is enclosed in wickerwork

merganser

noun large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edges

goshawk

noun large hawk of Eurasia and North America used in falconry

orangutan

noun large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits

brazier

noun large metal container in which coal or charcoal is burned; warms people who must stay outside for long times

billboard

noun large outdoor signboard

caisson

noun large watertight chamber used for construction under water; a chest to hold ammunition; a two-wheeled military vehicle carrying artillery ammunition;

chameleon

noun lizard of Africa and Madagascar able to change skin color and having a projectile tongue; a changeable or inconstant person;

greasewood

noun low hardy much-branched spiny shrub common in alkaline soils of western America

pica

noun magpies; eating earth or clay or chalk; occurs in some primitive tribes or sometimes in cases of nutritional deficiency; a linear unit (1/6 inch) used in printing

Amazon

noun mainly green tropical American parrots; a major South American river; arises in the Andes and flows eastward into the South Atlantic; the world's 2nd longest river (4000 miles); (Greek mythology) one of a nation of women warriors of Scythia (who burned off the right breast in order to use a bow and arrow more effectively); a large strong and aggressive woman

activation

noun making active and effective (as a bomb); stimulation of activity in an organism or chemical; the activity of causing to have energy and be active

breakthrough

noun making an important discovery; a penetration of a barrier such as an enemy's defense; a productive insight

Hippocrates

noun medical practitioner who is regarded as the father of medicine; author of the Hippocratic oath (circa 460-377 BC)

animalcule

noun microscopic organism such as an amoeba or paramecium

expatriation

noun migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another); the act of expelling a person from their native land

nonesuch

noun model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal

interchange

noun mutual interaction; the activity of reciprocating or exchanging (especially information); a junction of highways on different levels that permits traffic to move from one to another without crossing traffic streams;

baguette

noun narrow French stick loaf

bargainer

noun negotiator of the terms of a transaction; someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold

possum

noun nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America;

incoherence

noun nonsense that is simply incoherent and unintelligible; lack of cohesion or clarity or organization

nougat

noun nuts or fruit pieces in a sugar paste

quintuplet

noun one of five children born at the same time from the same pregnancy; a set of five similar things considered as a unit

cuspid

noun one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars

kilogram

noun one thousand grams; the basic unit of mass adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

kilocycle

noun one thousand periods per second

milligram

noun one thousandth (1/1,000) gram

hermit

noun one who lives in solitude; one retired from society for religious reasons

moorland

noun open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss

ebullience

noun overflowing with eager enjoyment or approval

alkalinity

noun pH values above 7

numbness

noun partial or total lack of sensation in a part of the body; a symptom of nerve damage or dysfunction; the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally

amnesia

noun partial or total loss of memory

chinchilla

noun small rodent with soft pearly grey fur; native to the Andes but bred in captivity for fur; a thick twilled fabric of wool and cotton; the expensive silvery grey fur of the chinchilla

crappie

noun small sunfishes of central United States rivers; small sunfishes of the genus Pomoxis of central United States rivers

puniness

noun smallness of stature; the quality of being unimportant and petty or frivolous

honeybee

noun social bee often domesticated for the honey it produces

porridge

noun soft food made by boiling oatmeal or other meal or legumes in water or milk until thick

maceration

noun softening due to soaking or steeping; extreme leanness (usually caused by starvation or disease)

croupier

noun someone who collects and pays bets at a gaming table

couturier

noun someone who designs clothing

misanthropist

noun someone who dislikes people in general

motorist

noun someone who drives (or travels in) an automobile

prospector

noun someone who explores an area for mineral deposits

pugilist

noun someone who fights with his fists for sport

hemophiliac

noun someone who has hemophilia and is subject to uncontrollable bleeding

calibration

noun the act of checking or adjusting (by comparison with a standard) the accuracy of a measuring instrument

codification

noun the act of codifying; arranging is a systematic order; a set of rules or principles or laws (especially written ones)

amnesty

noun the formal act of liberating someone; a period during which offenders are exempt from punishment;

popularization

noun the act of making something attractive to the general public; an interpretation that easily understandable and acceptable

alteration

noun the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment); the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification); an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another

priming

noun the act of making something ready; the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface; any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant

plagiarism

noun the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own; a piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work

frontage

noun the extent of the front of shop or plot of land (as along a street or river etc); the direction in which something (such as a building) faces; the face or front of a building

disobedience

noun the failure to obey; the trait of being unwilling to obey

denouement

noun the final resolution of the main complication of a literary or dramatic work; the outcome of a complex sequence of events

matins

noun the first canonical hour; at daybreak

lightning

noun the flash of light that accompanies an electric discharge in the atmosphere (or something resembling such a flash); can scintillate for a second or more; abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light

appraisal

noun the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth; a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)

esteem

noun the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded); an attitude of admiration or esteem; a feeling of delighted approval and liking; verb look on as or consider; regard highly; think much of

exoneration

noun the condition of being relieved from blame or obligation; the act of vindicating or defending against criticism or censure etc.

corpse

noun the dead body of a human being

history

noun the discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings; all that is remembered of the past as preserved in writing; a body of knowledge; a record or narrative description of past events; the aggregate of past events; the continuum of events occurring in succession leading from the past to the present and even into the future

Presbyterianism

noun the doctrines and practices of the Presbyterian Church: based in Calvinism

haberdashery

noun the drygoods sold by a haberdasher; a store where men's clothes are sold

eruption

noun the emergence of a tooth as it breaks through the gum; (of volcanos) pouring out fumes of lava (or a deposit so formed); symptom consisting of a breaking out and becoming visible; a sudden very loud noise; a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition); the sudden occurrence of a violent discharge of steam and volcanic material

Halloween

noun the evening before All Saints' Day; often devoted to pranks played by young people

logarithm

noun the exponent required to produce a given number

encouragement

noun the expression of approval and support; the feeling of being encouraged; the act of giving hope or support to someone

proprietary

adj. protected by trademark or patent or copyright; made or produced or distributed by one having exclusive rights; noun an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits

atrocious

adj. provoking horror; exceptionally bad or displeasing; shockingly brutal or cruel

effulgent

adj. radiating or as if radiating light

applicatory

adj. readily applicable or practical

liquefied

adj. reduced to a liquid state; reduced to liquid form by heating

consanguineous

adj. related by blood

appositive

adj. relating to or being in apposition

contrapuntal

adj. relating to or characteristic of or according to the rules of counterpoint; having two or more independent but harmonically related melodic parts sounding together

piscatorial

adj. relating to or characteristic of the activity of fishing

macrocosmic

adj. relating to or constituting a macrocosm

alkaline

adj. relating to or containing an alkali; having a pH greater than 7

agrarian

adj. relating to rural matters

radial

adj. arranged like rays or radii; radiating from a common center; issuing in rays from a common center; relating to rays of light; relating to or moving along or having the direction of a radius; relating to or near the radius; noun pneumatic tire that has radial-ply casing

inflationary

adj. associated with or tending to cause increases in inflation

mechanic

adj. resembling the action of a machine; noun someone whose occupation is repairing and maintaining automobiles; a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools

corresponding

adj. agreeing in amount, magnitude, or degree; accompanying; similar especially in position or purpose; conforming in every respect

knowledgeable

adj. alert and fully informed; highly educated; having extensive information or understanding; thoroughly acquainted through study or experience

iniquitous

adj. characterized by iniquity; wicked because it is believed to be a sin

pithy

adj. concise and full of meaning

healthful

adj. conducive to good health of body or mind; free from filth and pathogens

emphatic

adj. forceful and definite in expression or action; sudden and strong; spoken with emphasis

adenoidal

adj. sounding as if the nose were pinched; of or pertaining to the adenoids

hortatory

adj. giving strong encouragement

coalescent

adj. growing together, fusing

homely

adj. lacking in physical beauty or proportion; without artificial refinement or elegance; plain and unpretentious; having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable

coldhearted

adj. lacking in sympathy or feeling

ataxic

adj. lacking motor coordination; marked or caused by ataxia

reasonable

adj. marked by sound judgment; showing reason or sound judgment; not excessive or extreme

aberrant

adj. markedly different from an accepted norm; noun one whose behavior departs substantially from the norm of a group

disabled

adj. markedly unable to function as a consequence of injury or illness; so badly injured as to be excused from continuing; noun people collectively who are crippled or otherwise physically handicapped

arterial

adj. of or involving or contained in the arteries

lingual

adj. pertaining to or resembling or lying near the tongue; consisting of or related to language; noun a consonant that is produced with the tongue and other speech organs

pleasant

adj. pleasant in manner or behavior; affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

courageous

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

magic

adj. possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers; noun any art that invokes supernatural powers; an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers

cogent

adj. powerfully persuasive

daredevil

adj. presumptuously daring; noun a reckless impetuous irresponsible person

frumpish

adj. primly out of date

generative

adj. producing new life or offspring; having the ability to produce or originate

apocalyptic

adj. prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom; of or relating to an apocalypse

particularity

noun the quality of being particular and pertaining to a specific case or instance

proficiency

noun the quality of having great facility and competence; skillfulness in the command of fundamentals deriving from practice and familiarity

maleficence

noun the quality or nature of being harmful or evil; doing or causing evil

fallout

noun the radioactive particles that settle to the ground after a nuclear explosion; any adverse and unwanted secondary effect

exploration

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

certitude

noun total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant

catalpa

noun tree of the genus Catalpa with large leaves and white flowers followed by long slender pods

miniver

noun trimming on ceremonial robes consisting of white or light grey fur

perplexity

noun trouble or confusion resulting from complexity

knickers

noun underpants worn by women; trousers ending above the knee

affidavit

noun written declaration made under oath; a written statement sworn to be true before someone legally authorized to administer an oath

mollify

verb make less rigid or softer; make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate; cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of

beautify

verb make more beautiful; make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; be beautiful to look at

career

noun the general progression of your working or professional life; the particular occupation for which you are trained; verb move headlong at high speed

capitol

noun the government building in Washington where the United States Senate and the House of Representatives meet; a building occupied by a state legislature

criterion

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

insolvency

noun the lack of financial resources

Apache

noun the language of the Apache; a Parisian gangster; any member of Athapaskan tribes that migrated to the southwestern desert (from Arizona to Texas and south into Mexico); fought a losing battle from 1861 to 1886 with the United States and were resettled in Oklahoma

Detroit

noun the largest city in Michigan and a major Great Lakes port; center of the United States automobile industry; located in southeastern Michigan on the Detroit river across from Windsor

paralleled

extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant

obliterative

inducing or characterized by obliteration

a posteriori

inductive: relating to or derived by reasoning from observed facts

glengarry

noun a Scottish cap with straight sides and a crease along the top from front to back; worn by Highlanders as part of military dress

doggerel

noun a comic verse of irregular measure

misbeliever

noun a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church

abstainer

noun a person who refrains from drinking intoxicating beverages; someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline

farrier

noun a person who shoes horses

albino

noun a person with congenital albinism: white hair and milky skin; eyes are usually pink

handmaiden

noun a personal maid or female attendant; in a subordinate position

Godspeed

noun a successful journey

parliamentarian

noun an expert in parliamentary rules and procedures; an elected member of the British Parliament: a member of the House of Commons

dropsy

noun swelling from excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue

improvement

noun the act of improving something; a change for the better; progress in development; a condition superior to an earlier condition

nonacceptance

noun the act of refusing an offer

proclamation

noun the formal act of proclaiming; giving public notice; a formal public statement

blazon

noun the official symbols of a family, state, etc.; verb decorate with heraldic arms

deferring

put off, delay

querying

question, inquiry

deliquescence

tending to melt or dissolve; especially : tending to undergo gradual dissolution and liquefaction by the attraction and absorption of moisture from the air

bowery

adj. like a bower; leafy and shady; noun a street in Manhattan noted for cheap hotels frequented by homeless derelicts

imperturbable

adj. not easily perturbed or excited or upset; marked by extreme calm and composure

minutiae

a minute or minor detail —usually used in plural

automotive

adj. containing within itself the means of propulsion or movement; of or relating to motor vehicles

eternal

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

regeneracy

the state of being regenerated

basal metabolism

the turnover of energy in a fasting and resting organism using energy solely to maintain vital cellular activity, respiration, and circulation as measured by the basal metabolic rate

nudged

to touch or push gently

nudging

to touch or push gently

ceded

to yield or grant typically by treaty

apostatize

verb abandon one's beliefs or allegiances

finagle

verb achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods

embroider

verb add details to; decorate with needlework

allegorist

a creator of allegory

convincingly

adv. in a convincing manner

furtively

adv. in a furtive manner

gravely

adv. in a grave and sober manner; to a severe or serious degree

hydraulically

adv. in a hydraulic manner

dazzlingly

adv. in a manner or to a degree that dazzles the beholder

deceivingly

adv. in a misleading way

Omar Khayyam

1048?-1122 Persian poet and astronomer

bucolically

Adv. of or relating to shepherds or herdsmen

multicolored

having many colors

ingratitude

noun a lack of gratitude

miser

noun a stingy hoarder of money and possessions (often living miserably)

mistral

noun a strong north wind that blows in France during the winter

evolving

a : derive, educe b : to produce by natural evolutionary processes c : develop, work out

Croix de Guerre

a French military decoration awarded for gallant action in war

ball bearing

a bearing in which the journal turns upon loose hardened steel balls that roll easily in a race

bottling

a beverage and especially a wine that is bottled at a particular time

maleficent

adj. harmful or evil in intent or effect

illusorily

based on or producing illusion : deceptive

post meridiem

being after noon

inchoately

being only partly in existence or operation

miscibility

capable of being mixed

refrangible

capable of being refracted

registrable

capable of being registered

imitable

capable or worthy of being imitated or copied

polluting

causing pollution

freer

comparative of free

New Zealand

country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean east-southeast of Australia comprising chiefly the North Island and the South Island

contriving

devise, plan

placability

easily placated

achingly

in an aching manner

pantalets

long drawers with a ruffle at the bottom of each leg worn especially by women and children in the first half of the 19th century

divergently

moving or extending in different directions from a common point

agreeability

noun a temperamental disposition to be agreeable

husking

noun the removal of covering

daughter-in-law

noun the wife of your son

brotherliness

of or relating to brothers: natural or becoming to brothers

pluvial

of or relating to rain: characterized by abundant rain

misanthropically

of, relating to, or characteristic of a misanthrope

reparative

of, relating to, or effecting repair

gaudier

ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented

antiquated

outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted

elapsing

pass, go by

limy

smeared with or consisting of lime

quid pro quo

something given or received for something else

girdling

something that encircles or confines

ardency

the quality or state of being ardent

pilfer

verb make off with belongings of others

demurred

1 archaic : delay, hesitate 2 law : to file a demurrer 3 to take exception : object

demurring

1 archaic : delay, hesitate 2 law : to file a demurrer 3 to take exception : object

martially

: of or relating to marriage or the married state

macerator

: to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting 2 : to cause to become soft or separated into constituent elements by or as if by steeping in fluid

balconies

a platform that projects from the wall of a building and is enclosed by a parapet or railing

mufti

a professional jurist who interprets Muslim law

homogeneous

adj. all of the same or similar kind or nature

prospective

adj. anticipated for the near future; concerned with or related to the future

lovely

adj. appealing to the emotions as well as the eye; lovable especially in a childlike or naive way; noun a very pretty girl who works as a photographer's model

literary

adj. appropriate to literature rather than everyday speech or writing; knowledgeable about literature; of or relating to or characteristic of literature

feminine

adj. associated with women and not with men; of grammatical gender; (music or poetry) ending on an unaccented beat or syllable; befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a mature woman; noun a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to females or to objects classified as female

noisy

adj. attracting attention by showiness or bright colors; full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds

moneyed

adj. based on or arising from the possession of money or wealth; having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

illusory

adj. based on or having the nature of an illusion

mythological

adj. based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking factual basis or historical validity

prolific

adj. bearing in abundance especially offspring; intellectually productive

motherly

adj. befitting a mother; warm and nurturing; adv. in a maternal manner; as a mother

cheerful

adj. being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits; pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic

infernal

adj. being of a lower world of the dead; characteristic of or resembling hell; of or pertaining to or characteristic of a very uncontrolled and intense fire; expletives used informally as intensifiers; extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell; noun an inhabitant of hell

fashionable

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

omnipresent

adj. being present everywhere at once

eighty

adj. being ten more than seventy; noun the cardinal number that is the product of ten and eight

female

adj. being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop; for or pertaining to or composed of women or girls; characteristic of or peculiar to a woman; noun an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa); a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies

archducal

adj. belonging to or befitting an archduke or his archduchy

quondam

adj. belonging to some prior time

frontal

adj. belonging to the front part; of or adjacent to the forehead or frontal bone; meeting front to front; of or relating to the front of an advancing mass of air; noun a drapery that covers the front of an altar; the face or front of a building; an adornment worn on the forehead

interplanetary

adj. between or among planets

inestimable

adj. beyond calculation or measure

maritime

adj. bordering on or living or characteristic of those near the sea; relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen

apprenticed

adj. bound by contract

congregate

adj. brought together into a group or crowd; verb come together, usually for a purpose

bruising

adj. brutally forceful and compelling; causing mental or emotional injury

deliberate

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

provable

adj. capable of being demonstrated or proved

distensible

adj. capable of being distended; able to stretch and expand

feasible

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

extricable

adj. capable of being extricated

appeasable

adj. capable of being pacified

concrete

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

inaccessible

adj. capable of being reached only with great difficulty or not at all; not capable of being obtained

reducible

adj. capable of being reduced

malleable

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

depressant

adj. capable of depressing physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent; noun a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person

dissoluble

adj. capable of dissolving

mutable

adj. capable of or tending to change in form or quality or nature

analgesic

adj. capable of relieving pain; noun a medicine used to relieve pain

enchanting

adj. capturing interest as if by a spell

entrancing

adj. capturing interest as if by a spell

humiliating

adj. causing awareness of your shortcomings

appalling

adj. causing consternation; noun an experience that appalls

psychotic

adj. characteristic of or suffering from psychosis; noun a person afflicted with psychosis

egotistic

adj. characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance; characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance

diagnostic

adj. characteristic or indicative of e.g. a disease; concerned with diagnosis; used for furthering diagnosis

rectilinear

adj. characterized by a straight line or lines

opposing

adj. characterized by active hostility; in opposition to (a policy or attitude etc.)

irascible

adj. characterized by anger; quickly aroused to anger

faulty

adj. characterized by errors; having a defect

jittery

adj. characterized by jerky movements; being in a tense state

buoyant

adj. characterized by liveliness and lightheartedness; tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas

associative

adj. characterized by or causing or resulting from the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination

obsessive

adj. characterized by or constituting an obsession; noun a person who has obsessions

miserable

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

deflated

adj. collapsed through the release of gas or air; brought low in spirit

mingling

adj. combining or mixing; noun the action of people mingling and coming into contact

emergent

adj. coming into existence; occurring unexpectedly and requiring urgent action

arresting

adj. commanding attention

assertive

adj. confidently aggressive; inclined to bold and confident assertion; aggressively self-assured

crying

adj. conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible; noisy with or as if with loud cries and shouts; demanding attention; noun the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)

outre

adj. conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual

oceanic

adj. constituting or living in the open sea; resembling the ocean in apparent limitlessness in extent or degree; relating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the open ocean; noun an eastern subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages

constituent

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

hydrous

adj. containing combined water (especially water of crystallization as in a hydrate)

denunciatory

adj. containing warning of punishment

mentholated

adj. containing, or impregnated with, menthol

commensurate

adj. corresponding in size or degree or extent

dishonest

adj. deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive; lacking truthfulness; lacking honesty and oblivious to what is honorable; capable of being corrupted

meagerly

adj. deficient in amount or quality or extent; adv. to a meager degree or in a meager manner

cultural

adj. denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people; relating to the raising of plants or animals; of or relating to the shared knowledge and values of a society; of or relating to the arts and manners that a group favors

execrable

adj. deserving a curse; unequivocally detestable; of very poor quality or condition

contemptible

adj. deserving of contempt or scorn

heartless

adj. devoid of courage or enthusiasm; lacking in feeling or pity or warmth

amiable

adj. disposed to please; diffusing warmth and friendliness

factious

adj. dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)

diverse

adj. distinctly dissimilar or unlike; many and different

contraband

adj. distributed or sold illicitly; noun goods whose importation or exportation or possession is prohibited by law

decimal

adj. divided by tens or hundreds; numbered or proceeding by tens; based on ten; noun a number in the decimal system; a proper fraction whose denominator is a power of 10

precipitate

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

precipitant

adj. done with very great haste and without due deliberation; noun an agent that causes a precipitate to form

dreamy

adj. dreamy in mood or nature; lacking spirit or liveliness

flaccid

adj. drooping without elasticity; wanting in stiffness; lacking in strength or firmness or resilience; out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance

placable

adj. easily calmed or pacified

mawkish

adj. effusively or insincerely emotional

luminescent

adj. emitting light not caused by heat

effervescing

adj. emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation

callous

adj. emotionally hardened; having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear; verb make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals

authorized

adj. endowed with authority; sanctioned by established authority

reasoning

adj. endowed with the capacity to reason; noun thinking that is coherent and logical

horrid

adj. exceedingly bad; grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror

idyllic

adj. excellent and delightful in all respects; suggestive of an idyll; charmingly simple and serene

empurpled

adj. excessively elaborate or showily expressed

aphrodisiac

adj. exciting sexual desire; noun a drug or other agent that stimulates sexual desire

guiding

adj. exerting control or influence; showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on

mimetic

adj. exhibiting mimicry; characterized by or of the nature of or using mimesis

eventual

adj. expected to follow in the indefinite future from causes already operating

overbearing

adj. expecting unquestioning obedience

pleading

adj. expressing earnest entreaty; noun (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding

admonitory

adj. expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective; serving to warn

mournful

adj. expressing sorrow; filled with or evoking sadness

bloodcurdling

adj. extremely alarming

demonic

adj. extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell

catastrophic

adj. extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin

derelict

adj. failing in what duty requires; in deplorable condition; forsaken by owner or keeper; worn and broken down by hard use; noun a person unable to support himself; a ship abandoned on the high seas

halfhearted

adj. feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm

brimful

adj. filled to capacity

barred

adj. firmly fastened or secured against opening; preventing entry or exit or a course of action

bimetallic

adj. formed of two different metals or alloys; especially in sheets bonded together; pertaining to a monetary system based on two metals

incorporate

adj. formed or united into a whole; verb unite or merge with something already in existence; form a corporation; include or contain; have as a component; make into a whole or make part of a whole

doubtful

adj. fraught with uncertainty or doubt; open to doubt or suspicion; unsettled in mind or opinion

frequent

adj. frequently encountered; coming at short intervals or habitually; verb be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of

approved

adj. generally or especially officially judged acceptable or satisfactory; established by authority; given authoritative approval

conferred

adj. given formally or officially

encouraging

adj. giving courage or confidence or hope; furnishing support and encouragement

candescent

adj. glowing from great heat

permissive

adj. granting or inclined or able to grant permission; not strict in discipline; not preventive

exorbitant

adj. greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation

criminal

adj. guilty of crime or serious offense; involving or being or having the nature of a crime; bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure; noun someone who has committed (or been legally convicted of) a crime

acrid

adj. harsh or corrosive in tone; strong and sharp; "the pungent taste of radishes"

cantankerous

adj. having a difficult and contrary disposition; stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate

cryptic

adj. having a puzzling terseness; of an obscure nature; having a secret or hidden meaning

cold-blooded

adj. having cold blood (in animals whose body temperature is not internally regulated); without compunction or human feeling

continent

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

quadrate

adj. having four sides and four angles; noun a square-shaped object; a cubelike object

intricate

adj. having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate

polygonal

adj. having many sides or relating to a surface marked by polygons

corporeal

adj. having material or physical form or substance; affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit

irrelevant

adj. having no bearing on or connection with the subject at issue

immediate

adj. having no intervening medium; performed with little or no delay; immediately before or after as in a chain of cause and effect; of the present time and place; very close or connected in space or time

briary

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

castellated

adj. having or resembling repeated square indentations like those in a battlement

Latin

adj. having or resembling the psychology or temper characteristic of people of Latin America; of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language; of or relating to the ancient region of Latium; relating to people or countries speaking Romance languages; relating to languages derived from Latin; noun any dialect of the language of ancient Rome; a person who is a member of those peoples whose languages derived from Latin; an inhabitant of ancient Latium

bellicose

adj. having or showing a ready disposition to fight

enthusiastic

adj. having or showing great excitement and interest

pious

adj. having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity; devoutly religious

muscular

adj. having or suggesting great physical power or force; of or relating to or consisting of muscle; having a robust muscular body-build characterized by predominance of structures (bone and muscle and connective tissue) developed from the embryonic mesodermal layer; (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful

pertinent

adj. having precise or logical relevance to the matter at hand; being of striking appropriateness and pertinence

piebald

adj. having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly

fortified

adj. having something added to increase the strength; secured with bastions or fortifications

muscle-bound

adj. having stiff muscles as the result of excessive exercise

preponderant

adj. having superior power and influence

gilt

adj. having the deep slightly brownish color of gold; noun a coating of gold or of something that looks like gold

deathly

adj. having the physical appearance of death; causing or capable of causing death; adv. in the manner of death

parliamentary

adj. having the supreme legislative power resting with a body of cabinet ministers chosen from and responsible to the legislature or parliament; in accord with rules and customs of a legislative or deliberative assembly; relating to or having the nature of a parliament

audible

adj. heard or perceptible by the ear; noun a football play is changed orally after both teams have assumed their positions at the line of scrimmage

close-knit

adj. held together as by social or cultural ties

repelling

adj. highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

emeritus

adj. honorably retired from assigned duties and retaining your title along with the additional title `emeritus' as in `professor emeritus'; `retired from assigned duties' need not imply that one is inactive; noun a professor or minister who is retired from assigned duties

lackadaisical

adj. idle or indolent especially in a dreamy way; lacking spirit or liveliness

boorish

adj. ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance

invulnerable

adj. immune to attack; impregnable

forcible

adj. impelled by physical force especially against resistance

impalpable

adj. imperceptible to the senses or the mind; not perceptible to the touch; incapable of being perceived by the senses especially the sense of touch

inescapable

adj. impossible to avoid or evade:"inescapable conclusion"

healthier

adj. improved in health or physical condition

comatose

adj. in a state of deep and usually prolonged unconsciousness; unable to respond to external stimuli; relating to or associated with a coma

dilapidated

adj. in deplorable condition

insurgent

adj. in opposition to a civil authority or government; noun a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions); a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment

central

adj. in or near a center or constituting a center; the inner area; centrally located and easy to reach; used in the description of a place that in the middle of another place; serving as an essential component; noun a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication

modish

adj. in the current fashion or style

inherent

adj. in the nature of something though not readily apparent; existing as an essential constituent or characteristic

inexplicable

adj. incapable of being explained or accounted for

irreversible

adj. incapable of being reversed

prefigurative

adj. indistinctly prophetic

narcotic

adj. inducing mental lethargy; inducing stupor or narcosis; of or relating to or designating narcotics; noun a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction

infinitesimal

adj. infinitely or immeasurably small; noun (mathematics) a variable that has zero as its limit

loony

adj. informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; noun someone deranged and possibly dangerous

eerie

adj. inspiring a feeling of fear; strange and frightening; suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious

pitiable

adj. inspiring mixed contempt and pity; deserving or inciting pity

conciliatory

adj. intended or likely to overcome animosity or hostility; making or willing to make concessions

augmentative

adj. intensifying by augmentation and enhancement; increasing or having the power to increase especially in size or amount or degree

incorporated

adj. introduced into as a part of the whole; organized and maintained as a legal corporation; formed or united into a whole

isotropic

adj. invariant with respect to direction

incarnate

adj. invested with a bodily form especially of a human body; possessing or existing in bodily form; verb make concrete and real; represent in bodily form

cerebral

adj. involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct; of or relating to the cerebrum or brain

global

adj. involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in scope; having the shape of a sphere or ball

dauntless

adj. invulnerable to fear or intimidation

patchy

adj. irregular or uneven in quality, texture, etc.

jubilant

adj. joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success; full of high-spirited delight

prideful

adj. joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success; having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy

poignant

adj. keenly distressing to the mind or feelings; arousing affect

faint

adj. lacking conviction or boldness or courage; indistinctly understood or felt or perceived; deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc; lacking strength or vigor; weak and likely to lose consciousness; lacking clarity or distinctness; noun a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain; verb pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain

myopic

adj. lacking foresight or scope; unable to see distant objects clearly

chargeable

adj. liable to be accused, or cause for such liability

erratic

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

clownish

adj. like a clown

avuncular

adj. like an uncle in kindness or indulgence; being or relating to an uncle

brotherly

adj. like or characteristic of or befitting a brother; adv. (archaic as adverb) in a brotherly manner

chunky

adj. like or containing small sticky lumps; short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature

desert

adj. located in a dismal or remote area; desolate; noun arid land with little or no vegetation; verb leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army

photogenic

adj. looking attractive in photographs

intermediate

adj. lying between two extremes in time or space or degree; around the middle of a scale of evaluation of physical measures; noun a substance formed during a chemical process before the desired product is obtained; verb act between parties with a view to reconciling differences

pretentious

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

perverse

adj. marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict; marked by immorality; deviating from what is considered right or proper or good; resistant to guidance or discipline

evangelical

adj. marked by ardent or zealous enthusiasm for a cause; of or pertaining to or in keeping with the Christian gospel especially as in the first 4 books of the New Testament; relating to or being a Christian church believing in personal conversion and the inerrancy of the Bible especially the 4 Gospels

nerveless

adj. marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional; lacking strength

fanatical

adj. marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea

effete

adj. marked by excessive self-indulgence and moral decay

meticulous

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

negligent

adj. marked by insufficient care or attention; characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern

feverish

adj. marked by intense agitation or emotion; having or affected by a fever; of or relating to or characterized by fever

desultory

adj. marked by lack of definite plan or regularity or purpose; jumping from one thing to another

cultured

adj. marked by refinement in taste and manners

quick-witted

adj. mentally nimble and resourceful

answerable

adj. morally or legally responsible to a higher authority; capable of being answered

grumbling

adj. muttering discontentedly; continuous full and low-pitched throbbing sound; noun a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone; a loud low dull continuous noise

insular

adj. narrowly restricted in outlook or scope; suggestive of the isolated life of an island; relating to or characteristic of or situated on an island

federal

adj. national; especially in reference to the government of the United States as distinct from that of its member units; characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities; of or relating to the central government of a federation; being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the American Civil War; noun any federal law-enforcement officer; a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War

endemic

adj. native to or confined to a certain region; of or relating to a disease (or anything resembling a disease) constantly present to greater or lesser extent in a particular locality; originating where it is found; noun a plant that is native to a certain limited area; a disease that is constantly present to a greater or lesser degree in people of a certain class or in people living in a particular location

ethnic

adj. not acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam; denoting or deriving from or distinctive of the ways of living built up by a group of people; noun a person who is a member of an ethnic group

impervious

adj. not admitting of passage or capable of being affected

indistinguishable

adj. not capable of being distinguished or differentiated; exactly alike; incapable of being perceived as different

indistinct

adj. not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand

obscure

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

incomplete

adj. not complete or total; not completed; not yet finished

incredulous

adj. not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving

inanimate

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

adulterous

adj. not faithful to a spouse or lover; characterized by adultery

apostate

adj. not faithful to religion or party or cause; noun a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.

genuine

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

awry

adj. not functioning properly; turned or twisted toward one side; adv. away from the correct or expected course; turned or twisted to one side

counterfeit

adj. not genuine; imitating something superior; noun a copy that is represented as the original; verb make a copy of with the intent to deceive

penniless

adj. not having enough money to pay for necessities

disobedient

adj. not obeying or complying with commands of those in authority; unwilling to submit to authority

nonessential

adj. not of prime or central importance; noun anything that is not essential

incompetent

adj. not qualified or suited for a purpose; not doing a good job; not meeting requirements; showing lack of skill or aptitude; noun someone who is not competent to take effective action

conspicuous

adj. obvious to the eye or mind; without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious

bimonthly

adj. occurring every two months; occurring twice a month; adv. every two months; twice a month;

prenatal

adj. occurring or existing before birth

ebony

adj. of a very dark black; noun tropical tree of southern Asia having hard dark-colored heartwood used in cabinetwork; hard dark-colored heartwood of the ebony tree; used in cabinetwork and for piano keys; a very dark black

attributive

adj. of adjectives; placed before the nouns they modify

euphemistic

adj. of an inoffensive substitute for offensive terminology

epithelial

adj. of or belonging to the epithelium

parvenu

adj. of or characteristic of a parvenu; characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position; noun a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class

Chinese

adj. of or pertaining to China or its peoples or cultures; of or relating to or characteristic of the island republic on Taiwan or its residents or their language;

meteorological

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

Oxonian

adj. of or pertaining to or characteristic of the city of Oxford, England, or its inhabitants; of or pertaining to or characteristic of Oxford University; noun a native or resident of Oxford

polish

adj. of or relating to Poland or its people or culture; noun the property of being smooth and shiny; the Slavic language of Poland; a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality; a preparation used in polishing; verb bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state; improve or perfect by pruning or polishing; make (a surface) shine

Dominican

adj. of or relating to Saint Dominic or the Dominican order; of or relating to or characteristic of the Dominican Republic or its people; noun a Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the Dominican order

Franciscan

adj. of or relating to Saint Francis of Assisi or to the order founded by him; noun a Roman Catholic friar wearing the grey habit of the Franciscan order

Philistine

adj. of or relating to ancient Philistia or the culture of the Philistines; smug and ignorant and indifferent or hostile to artistic and cultural values; noun a member of an Aegean people who settled ancient Philistia around the 12th century BC; a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits

dichromatic

adj. of or relating to dichromatism; having two colors

gustatory

adj. of or relating to gustation

imperialistic

adj. of or relating to imperialism

melodic

adj. of or relating to melody; containing or constituting or characterized by pleasing melody

neural

adj. of or relating to neurons; of or relating to the nervous system

parietal

adj. of or relating to or associated with the parietal bones in the cranium

manorial

adj. of or relating to or based on the manor

biographic

adj. of or relating to or being biography

greenhouse

adj. of or relating to or caused by the greenhouse effect; noun a building with glass walls and roof; for the cultivation and exhibition of plants under controlled conditions

Belgian

adj. of or relating to or characteristic of Belgium or the Belgian people; noun a native or inhabitant of Belgium

Calvinist

adj. of or relating to or characteristic of Calvinism or its adherents; noun an adherent of the theological doctrines of John Calvin

European

adj. of or relating to or characteristic of Europe or the people of Europe; noun a native or inhabitant of Europe

epileptic

adj. of or relating to or characteristic of epilepsy; noun a person who has epilepsy

humanitarian

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

juvenile

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

Filipino

adj. of or relating to or characteristic of the Philippines or its people or customs; noun a native or inhabitant of the Philippines; official language of the Philippines; based on Tagalog; draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages

regency

adj. of or relating to or characteristic of the style (especially the style of furniture) favored during the Regency (1811-1820); of or relating to a regency; noun the office of a regent; the period from 1811-1820 when the Prince of Wales was regent during George III's periods of insanity; the period of time during which a regent governs

legislative

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

orthographic

adj. of or relating to or expressed in orthography

aldermanic

adj. of or relating to or like an alderman

basilar

adj. of or relating to or located at the base

pre-Columbian

adj. of or relating to or originating in the Americas before the arrival of Columbus

nutritional

adj. of or relating to or providing nutrition

gladiatorial

adj. of or relating to or resembling gladiators or their combat

gymnastic

adj. of or relating to or used in exercises intended to develop strength and agility; vigorously active

pharmaceutical

adj. of or relating to pharmacy or pharmacists; of or relating to drugs used in medical treatment; noun drug or medicine that is prepared or dispensed in pharmacies and used in medical treatment

expiratory

adj. of or relating to the breathing out phase of respiration

reptilian

adj. of or relating to the class Reptilia; noun any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises turtles snakes lizards alligators crocodiles and extinct forms

dietary

adj. of or relating to the diet; noun a regulated daily food allowance

pedal

adj. of or relating to the feet; noun a lever that is operated with the foot; a sustained bass note; verb operate the pedals on a keyboard instrument; ride a bicycle

cartographic

adj. of or relating to the making of maps or charts

acoustic

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

hydraulic

adj. of or relating to the study of hydraulics; moved or operated or effected by liquid (water or oil)

oxyacetylene

adj. of or using a mixture of acetylene and oxygen; noun a mixture of oxygen and acetylene; used to create high temperatures for cutting or welding metals

basal

adj. of primary importance; serving as or forming a base; especially of leaves; located at the base of a plant or stem; especially arising directly from the root or rootstock or a root-like stem

bronze

adj. of the color of bronze; made from or consisting of bronze; noun a sculpture made of bronze; an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements

patrician

adj. of the hereditary aristocracy or ruling class of ancient Rome or medieval Europe; of honorary nobility in the Byzantine empire; belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy; noun a person of refined upbringing and manners; a member of the aristocracy

prying

adj. offensively curious or inquisitive; noun offensive inquisitiveness

gradual

adj. proceeding in small stages; (of a topographical gradient) not steep or abrupt; noun (Roman Catholic Church) an antiphon (usually from the Book of Psalms) immediately after the epistle at Mass

productive

adj. producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly); yielding positive results; marked by great fruitfulness; having the ability to produce or originate

enabling

adj. providing legal power or sanction

avant-garde

adj. radically new or original; noun any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)

cyclical

adj. recurring in cycles

cyclic

adj. recurring in cycles; of a compound having atoms arranged in a ring structure; botany; forming a whorl or having parts arranged in a whorl; marked by repeated cycles;

fiduciary

adj. relating to or of the nature of a legal trust (i.e. the holding of something in trust for another); noun a person who holds assets in trust for a beneficiary

adenoid

adj. relating to or resembling lymphatic glands or lymphoid tissue; noun a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx)

reliant

adj. relying on another for support

prototypical

adj. representing or constituting an original type after which other similar things are patterned

brute

adj. resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility; noun a living organism characterized by voluntary movement; a cruelly rapacious person

bituminous

adj. resembling or containing bitumen

demoniac

adj. resembling or suggesting possession by a demon; in a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon; noun someone who acts as if possessed by a demon

crescent

adj. resembling the new moon in shape; noun any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters

regulatory

adj. restricting according to rules or principles

convalescent

adj. returning to health after illness or debility; of or for or relating to convalescence or convalescents; noun a person who is recovering from illness

heaving

adj. rising and falling alternately as in waves; noun throwing something heavy (with great effort); the act of lifting something with great effort; breathing heavily (as after exertion); an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)

periphrastic

adj. roundabout and unnecessarily wordy

monarchic

adj. ruled by or having the supreme power resting with a monarch

inconsolable

adj. sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled

clinical

adj. scientifically detached; unemotional; relating to a clinic or conducted in or as if in a clinic and depending on direct observation of patients

burglarproof

adj. secure against burglary

eclectic

adj. selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas; noun someone who selects according to the eclectic method

emblematic

adj. serving as a visible symbol for something abstract; being or serving as an illustration of a type

exploratory

adj. serving in or intended for exploration or discovery

expository

adj. serving to expound or set forth

genitive

adj. serving to express or indicate possession; noun the case expressing ownership

monitory

adj. serving to warn

blazing

adj. shining intensely; lighted up by or as by fire or flame; without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious; noun a strong flame that burns brightly

heinous

adj. shockingly brutal or cruel

podgy

adj. short and plump

inquisitive

adj. showing curiosity; inquiring or appearing to inquire

phlegmatic

adj. showing little emotion

antediluvian

adj. so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period; of or relating to the period before the biblical flood;

diaphanous

adj. so thin as to transmit light

precautionary

adj. taken in advance to protect against possible danger or failure

remedial

adj. tending or intended to rectify or improve; tending to cure or restore to health

ameliorative

adj. tending to ameliorate

captious

adj. tending to find and call attention to faults

occlusive

adj. tending to occlude; noun a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it

propellent

adj. tending to or capable of propelling; noun something that propels

penetrative

adj. tending to penetrate; having the power of entering or piercing; having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions

aphoristic

adj. terse and witty and like a maxim; containing aphorisms or maxims

gelatinous

adj. thick like gelatin

multitudinous

adj. too numerous to be counted

myriad

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

hagridden

adj. tormented or harassed by nightmares or unreasonable fears

groveling

adj. totally submissive

incoherent

adj. unable to express yourself clearly or fluently; without logical or meaningful connection

equivocal

adj. uncertain as a sign or indication; open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead; open to question

hostile

adj. unsolicited and resisted by the management of the target company ( used of attempts to buy or take control of a business); marked by features that oppose constructive treatment or development; very unfriendly; not belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally; very unfavorable to life or growth; characterized by enmity or ill will; impossible to bring into friendly accord; noun troops belonging to the enemy's military forces

capital

adj. uppercase; of primary important; first-rate; noun the upper part of a column that supports the entablature; one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis; the federal government of the United States; a seat of government; a center that is associated more than any other with some activity or product

commanding

adj. used of a height or viewpoint

detached

adj. used of buildings; standing apart from others; no longer connected or joined; not fixed in position; being or feeling set or kept apart from others; showing lack of emotional involvement

bivalent

adj. used of homologous chromosomes associated in pairs in synapsis; having a valence of two or having two valences

primitive

adj. used of preliterate or tribal or nonindustrial societies; of or created by one without formal training; simple or naive in style; little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type; belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness; noun a word serving as the basis for inflected or derived forms; a mathematical expression from which another expression is derived; a person who belongs to an early stage of civilization

bacchanal

adj. used of riotously drunken merrymaking; noun a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity

fetching

adj. very attractive; capturing interest

proximate

adj. very close in space or time; closest in degree or order (space or time) especially in a chain of causes and effects

fragile

adj. vulnerably delicate; easily broken or damaged or destroyed; lacking solidity or strength and liable to break

liveried

adj. wearing livery

dewy

adj. wet with dew

renowned

adj. widely known and esteemed

biddable

adj. willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another without protest

adventuresome

adj. willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises

adventurous

adj. willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises

faultless

adj. without fault or error

anarchic

adj. without law or control

illimitable

adj. without limits in extent or size or quantity

despondent

adj. without or almost without hope

reflex

adj. without volition or conscious control; noun an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus

creaky

adj. worn and broken down by hard use; of or pertaining to arthritis; having a rasping or grating sound

polytheistic

adj. worshipping or believing in more than one god

memorable

adj. worth remembering

acceptable

adj. worthy of acceptance or satisfactory; adequate for the purpose; judged to be in conformity with approved usage; meeting requirements

noteworthy

adj. worthy of notice; worthy of notice

creditable

adj. worthy of often limited commendation

hereby

adv. (formal) by means of this

literally

adv. (intensifier before a figurative expression) without exaggeration; in a literal sense

consequently

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

ergo

adv. (used as a sentenced connector) therefore or consequently

progressively

adv. advancing in amount or intensity

pathetically

adv. arousing scornful pity; in a manner arousing sympathy and compassion

basically

adv. at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature

presently

adv. at this time or period; now; in the near future

peradventure

adv. by chance; noun doubt or uncertainty as to whether something is the case

infinitely

adv. continuing forever without end; without bounds

acutely

adv. having a rapid onset; in an acute manner; in a shrewd manner; changing suddenly in direction and degree

bawdily

adv. in a bawdy manner

briskly

adv. in a brisk manner

chattily

adv. in a chatty manner

drearily

adv. in a cheerless manner

finely

adv. in a delicate manner; in an elegant manner; in tiny pieces

fantastically

adv. in a fabulous manner

gloatingly

adv. in a gloating manner

grossly

adv. in a gross manner

harshly

adv. in a harsh or unkind manner; in a harsh and grating manner

abjectly

adv. in a hopeless resigned manner

nastily

adv. in a nasty ill-tempered manner

agilely

adv. in a nimble or agile manner; with quickness and lightness and ease

perceptibly

adv. in a noticeable manner

numbly

adv. in a numb manner; without feeling

pensively

adv. in a pensive manner

protectively

adv. in a protective manner

quaintly

adv. in a quaint old-fashioned manner; in a strange but not unpleasant manner

recklessly

adv. in a reckless manner

reputably

adv. in a reputable manner

accusingly

adv. in an accusing manner

actively

adv. in an active manner

hermetically

adv. in an airtight manner

alertly

adv. in an alert manner

craftily

adv. in an artful manner

egotistically

adv. in an egotistical manner

hazily

adv. in an indistinct way; through a haze

obscurely

adv. in an obscure manner

academically

adv. in regard to academic matters

mortally

adv. in such a manner that death ensues (also in reference to hatred, jealousy, fear, etc.)

organically

adv. involving carbon compounds; as an important constituent; in an organic manner

rarely

adv. not often

absolutely

adv. totally and definitely; without question; completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

cruelly

adv. under cruel circumstances; in a cruel manner

enthusiastically

adv. with enthusiasm; in an enthusiastic manner; in a lavish or enthusiastic manner

heartily

adv. with gusto and without reservation; in a hearty manner

passionately

adv. with passion; in a stormy or violent manner

acoustically

adv. with respect to acoustics

ethnically

adv. with respect to ethnicity

immediately

adv. without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening; near or close by; bearing an immediate relation

endemically

belonging or native to a particular people or country

incunabula

books printed before 1501

plenitudinous

characterized by plenitude

New Orleans

city and port in southeastern Louisiana between Lake Pontchartrain and the Mississippi River

a priori

deductive: relating to or derived by reasoning from self-evident propositions

reneging

deny, renounce

relaxedly

freed from or lacking in precision or stringency

bulkier

having bulk: large of its kind: having great volume in proportion to weight

flanged

having one or more flanges

frowzier

musty, stale

network

noun (broadcasting) a communication system consisting of a group of broadcasting stations that all transmit the same programs; (electronics) a system of interconnected electronic components or circuits; a system of intersecting lines or channels; an interconnected system of things or people; an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals; verb communicate with and within a group

occlusion

noun (dentistry) the normal spatial relation of the teeth when the jaws are closed; closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel); the act of blocking; an obstruction in a pipe or tube; (meteorology) a composite front when colder air surrounds a mass of warm air and forces it aloft

niche

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

productivity

noun (economics) the ratio of the quantity and quality of units produced to the labor per unit of time; the quality of being productive or having the power to produce

fleur-de-lis

noun (heraldry) charge consisting of a conventionalized representation of an iris; plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals

intervention

noun (law) a proceeding that permits a person to enter into a lawsuit already in progress; admission of person not an original party to the suit so that person can protect some right or interest that is allegedly affected by the proceedings; the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute); a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries

probation

noun (law) a way of dealing with offenders without imprisoning them; a defendant found guilty of a crime is released by the court without imprisonment subject to conditions imposed by the court; a trial period during which an offender has time to redeem himself or herself; a trial period during which your character and abilities are tested to see whether you are suitable for work or for membership

accretion

noun (law) an increase in a beneficiary's share in an estate (as when a co-beneficiary dies or fails to meet some condition or rejects the inheritance); an increase by natural growth or addition; (geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment; (biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles; (astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases; something contributing to growth or increase

assignor

noun (law) the party who makes an assignment

excrescence

noun (pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body; something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings

posing

noun (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

patronage

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

referee

noun (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play; an attorney appointed by a court to investigate and report on a case; someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication; verb evaluate professionally a colleague's work; be a referee or umpire in a sports competition

firework

noun (usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc.

apocrypha

noun 14 books of the Old Testament included in the Vulgate (except for II Esdras) but omitted in Jewish and Protestant versions of the Bible;

Buchanan

noun 15th President of the United States (1791-1868)

Kipling

noun English author of novels and poetry who was born in India (1865-1936)

freemasonry

noun Freemasons collectively; a natural or instinctive fellowship between people of similar interests

Braque

noun French painter who led the cubist movement (1882-1963)

Mendelssohn

noun German musician and romantic composer of orchestral and choral works (1809-1847)

Moselle

noun German white wine from the Moselle valley or a similar wine made elsewhere

Marconi

noun Italian electrical engineer who invented wireless telegraphy and in 1901 transmitted radio signals across the Atlantic Ocean (1874-1937)

Dostoyevsky

noun Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor and psychological insight (1821-1881)

Khrushchev

noun Soviet statesman and premier who denounced Stalin (1894-1971)

Dewey

noun United States pragmatic philosopher who advocated progressive education (1859-1952); a United States naval officer remembered for his victory at Manila Bay in the Spanish-American War; United States librarian who founded the decimal system of classification (1851-1931)

penance

noun a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and satisfaction and absolution; voluntary self-punishment in order to atone for some wrongdoing; remorse for your past conduct

bole

noun a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria and closely related to Hausa; a soft oily clay used as a pigment (especially a reddish brown pigment)

abbe

noun a French abbot

gendarme

noun a French policeman

principle

noun a basic truth or law or assumption; a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system; a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct; a rule or standard especially of good behavior; rule of personal conduct; (law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature)

Eden

noun a beautiful garden where Adam and Eve were placed at the Creation; when they disobeyed and ate the forbidden fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil they were driven from their paradise (the fall of man); any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

milliard

noun a billion

bodkin

noun a blunt needle for threading ribbon through loops; a small sharp-pointed tool for punching holes in leather or fabric; formerly a long hairpin;

backgammon

noun a board game for two players; pieces move according to throws of the dice

Ouija

noun a board with the alphabet on it; used with a planchette to spell out supernatural messages

barcarole

noun a boating song sung by Venetian gondoliers

bookbindery

noun a bookbinder's workshop; a place for binding books

germanium

noun a brittle grey crystalline element that is a semiconducting metalloid (resembling silicon) used in transistors; occurs in germanite and argyrodite

Malacca

noun a cane made from the stem of a rattan palm; stem of the rattan palm used for making canes and umbrella handles

awning

noun a canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun

merchantman

noun a cargo ship

kinescope

noun a cathode-ray tube in a television receiver; translates the received signal into a picture on a luminescent screen

luminary

noun a celebrity who is an inspiration to others

receptor

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

lustrum

noun a ceremonial purification of the Roman population every five years following the census; a period of five years

fluidity

noun a changeable quality; the property of flowing easily

aspect

noun a characteristic to be considered; a distinct feature or element in a problem; the beginning or duration or completion or repetition of the action of a verb; the feelings expressed on a person's face; the visual percept of a region

hydrolysis

noun a chemical reaction in which water reacts with a compound to produce other compounds; involves the splitting of a bond and the addition of the hydrogen cation and the hydroxide anion from the water

insecticide

noun a chemical used to kill insects

cheroot

noun a cigar with both ends cut flat

Miami

noun a city and resort in southeastern Florida on Biscayne Bay; the best known city in Florida; a haven for retirees and a refuge for Cubans fleeing Castro; a member of the extinct Algonquian people formerly living in northern Indiana and southern Michigan

Nanking

noun a city in eastern China on the Yangtze River; a former capital of China; the scene of a Japanese massacre in the 1930s

Nuremberg

noun a city in southeastern Germany; site of Allied trials of Nazi war criminals (1945-46)

declension

noun a class of nouns or pronouns or adjectives in Indo-European languages having the same (or very similar) inflectional forms; the inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in Indo-European languages; a downward slope or bend; process of changing to an inferior state

jessamine

noun a climbing deciduous shrub with fragrant white or yellow or red flowers used in perfume and to flavor tea

polygon

noun a closed plane figure bounded by straight sides

Manhattan

noun a cocktail made with whiskey and sweet vermouth with a dash of bitters; one of the five boroughs of New York City

certiorari

noun a common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case

exhortation

noun a communication intended to urge or persuade the recipients to take some action; the act of exhorting; an earnest attempt at persuasion

grievance

noun a complaint about a (real or imaginary) wrong that causes resentment and is grounds for action; an allegation that something imposes an illegal obligation or denies some legal right or causes injustice; a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation

grumble

noun a complaint uttered in a low and indistinct tone; a loud low dull continuous noise; verb to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds; make complaining remarks or noises under one's breath; show one's unhappiness or critical attitude; make a low noise

gamut

noun a complete extent or range: "a face that expressed a gamut of emotions"; the entire scale of musical notes

megaphone

noun a cone-shaped acoustic device held to the mouth to intensify and direct the human voice

Copernicus

noun a conspicuous crater on the moon; Polish astronomer who produced a workable model of the solar system with the sun in the center (1473-1543)

reliquary

noun a container where religious relics are stored or displayed (especially relics of saints)

pellagra

noun a disease caused by deficiency of niacin or tryptophan (or by a defect in the metabolic conversion of tryptophan to niacin); characterized by gastrointestinal disturbances and erythema and nervous or mental disorders; may be caused by malnutrition or alcoholism or other nutritional impairments

dessert

noun a dish served as the last course of a meal

discus

noun a disk used in throwing competitions; an athletic competition in which a disk-shaped object is thrown as far as possible

indigestion

noun a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea

epilepsy

noun a disorder of the central nervous system characterized by loss of consciousness and convulsions

hurly burly

noun a disorderly outburst or tumult

amiability

noun a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to); a cheerful and agreeable mood

neighborliness

noun a disposition to be friendly and helpful to neighbors

faction

noun a dissenting clique; a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue

diagnostician

noun a doctor who specializes in medical diagnosis

nankeen

noun a durable fabric formerly loomed by hand in China from natural cotton having a yellowish color

petard

noun a explosive device used to break down a gate or wall

depositary

noun a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping

pretension

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

contour

noun a feature (or the order or arrangement of features) of anything having a complex structure; a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height; any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); verb form the contours of

presentiment

noun a feeling of evil to come

fury

noun a feeling of intense anger; (classical mythology) the hideous snake-haired monsters (usually three in number) who pursued unpunished criminals; the property of being wild or turbulent; state of violent mental agitation

irascibility

noun a feeling of resentful anger

maidservant

noun a female domestic

matriarch

noun a female head of a family or tribe; a feisty older woman with a big bosom (as drawn in cartoons)

heiress

noun a female heir

Darjeeling

noun a fine variety of black tea grown in northern India

publisher

noun a firm in the publishing business; a person engaged in publishing periodicals or books or music; the proprietor of a newspaper

exaltation

noun a flock of larks (especially a flock of larks in flight overhead); the location of a planet in the zodiac at which it is believed to exert its maximum influence; the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god); a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion

bloomer

noun a flower that blooms in a particular way; an embarrassing mistake

confluence

noun a flowing together; a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers); a coming together of people

musketeer

noun a foot soldier armed with a musket

gauntlet

noun a form of punishment in which a person is forced to run between two lines of men facing each other and armed with clubs or whips to beat the victim; a glove with long sleeve; a glove of armored leather; protects the hand; to offer or accept a challenge

patriarchy

noun a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line

garrison

noun a fortified military post where troops are stationed; the troops who maintain and guard a fortified place; United States abolitionist who published an anti-slavery journal (1805-1879); verb station (troops) in a fort or garrison

bower

noun a framework that supports climbing plants; verb enclose in a bower

harmonium

noun a free-reed instrument in which air is forced through the reeds by bellows

Ping-Pong

noun a game (trademark Ping-Pong) resembling tennis but played on a table with paddles and a light hollow ball

mucilage

noun a gelatinous substance secreted by plants; cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive

optimism

noun a general disposition to expect the best in all things; the optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well

geophysicist

noun a geologist who uses physical principles to study the properties of the earth

ombudsman

noun a government appointee who investigates complaints by private persons against the government

pentagon

noun a government building with five sides that serves as the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense; the United States military establishment; a five-sided polygon

monogram

noun a graphic symbol consisting of 2 or more letters combined (usually your initials); printed on stationery or embroidered on clothing

malachite

noun a green or blue mineral used as an ore of copper and for making ornamental objects

consistency

noun a harmonious uniformity or agreement among things or parts; (logic) an attribute of a logical system that is so constituted that none of the propositions deducible from the axioms contradict one another; the property of holding together and retaining its shape; logical coherence and accordance with the facts

martingale

noun a harness strap that connects the nose piece to the girth; prevents the horse from throwing back its head; spar under the bowsprit of a sailboat

dunghill

noun a heap of dung or refuse; a foul or degraded condition

bismuth

noun a heavy brittle diamagnetic trivalent metallic element (resembles arsenic and antimony chemically); usually recovered as a by-product from ores of other metals

portiere

noun a heavy curtain hung across a doorway

cart

noun a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal; wheeled vehicle that can be pushed by a person; may have one or two or four wheels; verb transport something in a cart; draw slowly or heavily

cavalry

noun a highly mobile army unit; troops trained to fight on horseback

Lancashire

noun a historical area of northwestern England on the Irish Sea; noted for textiles

manhole

noun a hole (usually with a flush cover) through which a person can gain access to an underground structure

buttonhole

noun a hole through which buttons are pushed; verb detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors

palomino

noun a horse of light tan or golden color with cream or white mane and tail

hostility

noun a hostile (very unfriendly) disposition; the feeling of a hostile person; a state of deep-seated ill-will; violent action that is hostile and usually unprovoked

bethel

noun a house of worship (especially one for sailors)

jitterbug

noun a jerky American dance that was popular in the 1940s; verb do the jitterbug

carpus

noun a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones

knuckle

noun a joint of a finger when the fist is closed; verb shoot a marble while keeping one's knuckles on the ground; press or rub with the knuckles

neckerchief

noun a kerchief worn around the neck

mattock

noun a kind of pick that is used for digging; has a flat blade set at right angles to the handle

morocco

noun a kingdom (constitutional monarchy) in northwestern Africa with a largely Muslim population; achieved independence from France in 1956; a soft pebble-grained leather made from goatskin; used for shoes and book bindings etc.

discourtesy

noun a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others; a manner that is rude and insulting; an expression of lack of respect

provincialism

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

photoflash

noun a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph

hartebeest

noun a large African antelope with lyre-shaped horns that curve backward

gasometer

noun a large gas-tight spherical or cylindrical tank for holding gas to be used as fuel; a meter for measuring the amount of gas flowing through a particular pipe

Oceania

noun a large group of islands in the south Pacific including Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia (and sometimes Australasia and the Malay Archipelago)

flurry

noun a light brief snowfall and gust of wind (or something resembling that); a rapid active commotion; verb move in an agitated or confused manner; cause to feel embarrassment

organism

noun a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently; a system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body

burnoose

noun a long hooded cloak woven of wool in one piece; worn by Arabs and Moors

abjection

noun a low or downcast state

about-face

noun a major change in attitude or principle or point of view; act of pivoting 180 degrees, especially in a military formation; verb change one's mind and assume the opposite viewpoint; turn, usually 180 degrees

Haifa

noun a major port in northwestern Israel

estate

noun a major social class or order of persons regarded collectively as part of the body politic of the country and formerly possessing distinct political rights; extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use; everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities

lackey

noun a male servant (especially a footman); a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage

postman

noun a man who delivers the mail

informality

noun a manner that does not take forms and ceremonies seriously; freedom from constraint or embarrassment

conductance

noun a material's capacity to conduct electricity; measured as the reciprocal of electrical resistance

banquet

noun a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed; a ceremonial dinner party for many people; verb partake in a feast or banquet; provide a feast or banquet for

megaton

noun a measure of explosive power (of an atomic weapon) equal to that of one million tons of TNT; one million tons

quadrant

noun a measuring instrument for measuring altitude of heavenly bodies; the area enclosed by two perpendicular radii of a circle; any of the four areas into which a plane is divided by two orthogonal coordinate axes; a quarter of the circumference of a circle; a quarter of the circumference of a circle

gage

noun a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.; street names for marijuana; verb place a bet on

gauge

noun a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.; the thickness of wire; the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train; accepted or approved instance or example of a quantity or quality against which others are judged or measured or compared; diameter of a tube or gun barrel; verb mix in specific proportions; adapt to a specified measurement; measure precisely and against a standard; determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation; rub to a uniform size; judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)

propeller

noun a mechanical device that rotates to push against air or water

inoculator

noun a medical practitioner who inoculates people against diseases

pastille

noun a medicated lozenge used to soothe the throat

embrocation

noun a medicinal liquid that is rubbed into the skin to relieve muscular stiffness and pain

potion

noun a medicinal or magical or poisonous beverage

antihistamine

noun a medicine used to treat allergies and hypersensitive reactions and colds; works by counteracting the effects of histamine on a receptor site

Freemason

noun a member of a widespread secret fraternal order pledged to mutual assistance and brotherly love

Levite

noun a member of the Hebrew tribe of Levi (especially the branch that provided male assistants to the temple priests)

neurosis

noun a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction

haberdasher

noun a merchant who sells men's clothing

approval

noun a message expressing a favorable opinion; a feeling of liking something or someone good; acceptance as satisfactory; the formal act of approving

orthography

noun a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols

jujitsu

noun a method of self-defense without weapons that was developed in China and Japan; holds and blows are supplemented by clever use of the attacker's own weight and strength

micron

noun a metric unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter

reproach

noun a mild rebuke or criticism; disgrace or shame; verb express criticism towards

beadle

noun a minor parish official who serves as an usher and preserves order at services; United States biologist who discovered how hereditary characteristics are transmitted by genes (1903-1989)

leprechaun

noun a mischievous elf in Irish folklore

misrepresentation

noun a misleading falsehood

compost

noun a mixture of decaying vegetation and manure; used as a fertilizer; verb convert to compost

Parcheesi

noun a modern board game based on pachisi

glucose

noun a monosaccharide sugar that has several forms; an important source of physiological energy

automobile

noun a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; verb travel in an automobile

moped

noun a motorbike that can be pedaled or driven by a low-powered gasoline engine

Laos

noun a mountainous landlocked communist state in southeastern Asia; achieved independence from France in 1949

articulator

noun a movable speech organ; someone who pronounces words

cantata

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

mortar

noun a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range; a bowl-shaped vessel in which substances can be ground and mixed with a pestle; used as a bond in masonry or for covering a wall; verb plaster with mortar

cadre

noun a nucleus of military personnel capable of expansion; a small unit serving as part of or as the nucleus of a larger political movement

paneling

noun a panel or section of panels in a wall or door

cymbal

noun a percussion instrument consisting of a concave brass disk; makes a loud crashing sound when hit with a drumstick or when two are struck together

cologne

noun a perfumed liquid made of essential oils and alcohol; a commercial center and river port in western Germany on the Rhine River

paranoiac

noun a person afflicted with paranoia

optimist

noun a person disposed to take a favorable view of things

creditor

noun a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists

buffoon

noun a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior; a rude or vulgar fool

complainant

noun a person who brings an action in a court of law

purchaser

noun a person who buys

mourner

noun a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died)

pursuer

noun a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture; a person who pursues some plan or goal

pariah

noun a person who is rejected (from society or home)

busybody

noun a person who meddles in the affairs of others

linguist

noun a person who speaks more than one language; a specialist in linguistics

astronomer

noun a physicist who studies astronomy

fief

noun a piece of land held under the feudal system

clover

noun a plant of the genus Trifolium

conspiracy

noun a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot); a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act; a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose

declination

noun a polite refusal of an invitation; (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial body north or south of the celestial equator; expressed in degrees; used with right ascension to specify positions on the celestial sphere; a downward slope or bend; a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state

brilliantine

noun a pomade to make the hair manageable and lustrous

portico

noun a porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area

clinician

noun a practitioner (of medicine or psychology) who does clinical work instead of laboratory experiments

precaution

noun a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.; the trait of practicing caution in advance; judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger

privateer

noun a privately owned warship commissioned to prey on the commercial shipping or warships of an enemy nation; an officer or crew member of a privateer

fermentation

noun a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol; a state of agitation or turbulent change or development

jester

noun a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the middle ages

flange

noun a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object

proffer

noun a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection; verb present for acceptance or rejection

aspirator

noun a pump that draws air or another gas through a liquid

rebus

noun a puzzle where you decode a message consisting of pictures representing syllables and words

assay

noun a quantitative or qualitative test of a substance (especially an ore or a drug) to determine its components; frequently used to test for the presence or concentration of infectious agents or antibodies etc.; an appraisal of the state of affairs; a written report of the results of an analysis of the composition of some substance; a substance that is undergoing an analysis of its components; verb analyze (chemical substances); make an effort or attempt

inquisitor

noun a questioner who is excessively harsh; an official of the ecclesiastical court of the Inquisition

fermium

noun a radioactive transuranic metallic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons

gallium

noun a rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element; brittle at low temperatures but liquid above room temperature; occurs in trace amounts in bauxite and zinc ores

patron

noun a regular customer; someone who supports or champions something; the proprietor of an inn

hinterland

noun a remote and undeveloped area

caricature

noun a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect; verb represent in or produce a caricature of

cosmography

noun a representation of the earth or the heavens; the science that maps the general features of the universe; describes both heaven and earth (but without encroaching on geography or astronomy)

Guatemala

noun a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; noted for low per capita income and illiteracy; politically unstable

Germany

noun a republic in central Europe; split into East German and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990

Indonesia

noun a republic in southeastern Asia on an archipelago including more than 13,000 islands; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1945; the principal oil producer in the Far East and Pacific regions

grocer

noun a retail merchant who sells foodstuffs (and some household supplies)

commissary

noun a retail store that sells equipment and provisions to military personnel; a snack bar in a film studio

reprisal

noun a retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime

chantey

noun a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors

cupola

noun a roof in the form of a dome; a vertical cylindrical furnace for melting iron for casting

classroom

noun a room in a school where lessons take place

mimeograph

noun a rotary duplicator that uses a stencil through which ink is pressed (trade mark Roneo); verb print copies from (a prepared stencil) using a mimeograph

jabot

noun a ruffle on the front of a woman's blouse or a man's shirt

cachet

noun a seal on a letter; a warrant formerly issued by a French king who could warrant imprisonment or death in a signed letter under his seal; an indication of approved or superior status

petrolatum

noun a semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum; used in medicinal ointments and for lubrication

prelate

noun a senior clergyman and dignitary

byte

noun a sequence of 8 bits (enough to represent one character of alphanumeric data) processed as a single unit of information

chirrup

noun a series of chirps; verb make high-pitched sounds; of birds

psychoanalysis

noun a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud

cutlass

noun a short heavy curved sword with one edge; formerly used by sailors

pylorus

noun a small circular opening between the stomach and the duodenum

magneto

noun a small dynamo with a secondary winding that produces a high voltage enabling a spark to jump between the poles of a spark plug in a gasoline engine

gaucherie

noun a socially awkward or tactless act; the quality of being rustic or gauche

cadmium

noun a soft bluish-white ductile malleable toxic bivalent metallic element; occurs in association with zinc ores

guardsman

noun a soldier who is a member of a unit called `the guard' or `guards'

adjuration

noun a solemn and earnest appeal to someone to do something

podiatrist

noun a specialist in care for the feet

quatrain

noun a stanza of four lines

city-state

noun a state consisting of a sovereign city

ecstasy

noun a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion; a state of elated bliss; street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine

escarpment

noun a steep artificial slope in front of a fortification; a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion

inebriation

noun a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol; habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms

hypothesis

noun a tentative theory about the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena; a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations; a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence

gelatin

noun a thin translucent membrane used over stage lights for color effects; an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods; a colorless water-soluble glutinous protein obtained from animal tissues such as bone and skin

cellophane

noun a transparent paperlike product that is impervious to moisture and used to wrap candy or cigarettes etc.

dulcimer

noun a trapezoidal zither whose metal strings are struck with light hammers; a stringed instrument used in American folk music; an elliptical body and a fretted fingerboard and three strings

motorcyclist

noun a traveler who rides a motorcycle

eucalyptus

noun a tree of the genus Eucalyptus; wood of any of various eucalyptus trees valued as timber

herringbone

noun a twilled fabric with a herringbone pattern; a pattern of columns of short parallel lines with all the lines in one column sloping one way and lines in adjacent columns sloping the other way; it is used in weaving, masonry, parquetry, embroidery

petrol

noun a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines

calcimine

noun a water-base paint containing zinc oxide and glue and coloring; used as a wash for walls and ceilings; verb cover with calcimine

archduchess

noun a wife or widow of an archduke or a princess of the former ruling house of Austria

bacchanalia

noun a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity; an orgiastic festival in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus (= Bacchus)

aspiration

noun a will to succeed; a manner of articulation involving an audible release of breath; the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing; a cherished desire

governess

noun a woman entrusted with the care and supervision of a child (especially in a private home)

noblewoman

noun a woman of the peerage in Britain

antonym

noun a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other

commonwealth

noun a world organization of autonomous states that are united in allegiance to a central power but are not subordinate to it or to one another;

pamphleteer

noun a writer of pamphlets (usually taking a partisan stand on public issues)

invective

noun abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will

arrival

noun accomplishment of an objective; the act of arriving at a certain place; someone who arrives (or has arrived)

mobilization

noun act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency: "mobilization of the troops"; act of marshaling and organizing and making ready for use or action

disarmament

noun act of reducing or depriving of arms

buffoonery

noun acting like a clown or buffoon

pacification

noun actions taken by a government to defeat insurgency; the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined; a treaty to cease hostilities

acclimation

noun adaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment)

acclimatization

noun adaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment)

posturing

noun adopting a vain conceited posture

repartee

noun adroitness and cleverness in reply

arachnid

noun air-breathing arthropods characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs

morbidity

noun an abnormally gloomy or unhealthy state of mind; the relative incidence of a particular disease; the quality of being unhealthful and generally bad for you

Carborundum

noun an abrasive composed of silicon carbide crystals

exemption

noun an act exempting someone; a deduction allowed to a taxpayer because of his status (having certain dependents or being blind or being over 65 etc.); immunity from an obligation or duty

atrocity

noun an act of atrocious cruelty; the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane

Anglophile

noun an admirer of England and things English

monarchist

noun an advocate of the principles of monarchy

lymphocyte

noun an agranulocytic leukocyte that normally makes up a quarter of the white blood cell count but increases in the presence of infection

aeroplane

noun an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets

flyweight

noun an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 112 pounds; weighs no more than 115 pounds

Damascus

noun an ancient city (widely regarded as the world's oldest) and present capital and largest city of Syria; according to the New Testament, the Apostle Paul (then known as Saul) underwent a dramatic conversion on the road to Damascus

Israel

noun an ancient kingdom of the Hebrew tribes at the southeastern end of the Mediterranean Sea; founded by Saul around 1025 BC and destroyed by the Assyrians in 721 BC; Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine

lambency

noun an appearance of reflected light

disfigurement

noun an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen; the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something

homeliness

noun an appearance that is not attractive or beautiful; having a drab or dowdy quality; lacking stylishness or elegance

Philippines

noun an archipelago in the southwestern Pacific including some 7000 islands; a republic on the Philippine Islands; achieved independence from the United States in 1946

callosity

noun an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot); devoid of passion or feeling; hardheartedness

configuration

noun an arrangement of parts or elements; any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)

Esperanto

noun an artificial language based as far as possible on words common to all the European languages

cistern

noun an artificial reservoir for storing liquids; especially an underground tank for storing rainwater;

hatchway

noun an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship

institution

noun an establishment consisting of a building or complex of buildings where an organization for the promotion of some cause is situated; a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society; an organization founded and united for a specific purpose; the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person

etching

noun an etched plate made with the use of acid; an impression made from an etched plate; making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them

cataclysm

noun an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; a sudden violent change in the earth's surface

mythologist

noun an expert on mythology

idiom

noun an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from the meanings of the words that make it up; the style of a particular artist or school or movement; a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language; the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people

forceps

noun an extractor consisting of a pair of pincers used in medical treatment (especially for the delivery of babies)

flail

noun an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing; verb move like a flail; thresh about; give a thrashing to; beat hard

misnomer

noun an incorrect or unsuitable name

annunciator

noun an indicator that announces which electrical circuit has been active (as on a telephone switchboard)

circumlocution

noun an indirect way of expressing something; a style that involves indirect ways of expressing things

carbuncle

noun an infection larger than a boil and with several openings for discharge of pus; deep-red cabochon garnet cut without facets

inferiority

noun an inferior quality; the quality of being a competitive disadvantage; the state of being inferior

mater

noun an informal use of the Latin word for mother; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously

Easterner

noun an inhabitant of an eastern area; especially of the U.S.

islander

noun an inhabitant of an island

euphemism

noun an inoffensive expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive

clarification

noun an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding; the act of removing solid particles from a liquid

Hibernia

noun an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland

balsam

noun an ointment containing a fragrant resin; any seed plant yielding balsam; any of various fragrant oleoresins used in medicines and perfumes

periscope

noun an optical instrument that provides a view of an otherwise obstructed field

comeuppance

noun an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved

bandeau

noun an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts

obsession

noun an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone; an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions against your will

injustice

noun an unjust act; the practice of being unjust or unfair

bulkiness

noun an unwieldy largeness

cerebrum

noun anterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres; dominant part of the brain in humans

nonage

noun any age prior to the legal age

fungicide

noun any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi

device

noun any clever maneuver; an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; an emblematic design (especially in heraldry); any ornamental pattern or design (as in embroidery); something in an artistic work designed to achieve a particular effect

Iroquois

noun any member of the warlike North American Indian peoples formerly living in New York state; the Iroquois League were allies of the British during the American Revolution; a family of North American Indian languages spoken by the Iroquois

pygmy

noun any member of various peoples having an average height of less than five feet; an unusually small individual

orchid

noun any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors

expelling

noun any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body

jasmine

noun any of several shrubs and vines of the genus Jasminum chiefly native to Asia

porpoise

noun any of several small gregarious cetacean mammals having a blunt snout and many teeth

regulator

noun any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc.; a official responsible for control and supervision of a particular activity or area of public interest; a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel)

isinglass

noun any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves; used as dielectrics because of their resistance to electricity

mandrel

noun any of various rotating shafts that serve as axes for larger rotating parts

chickadee

noun any of various small grey-and-black songbirds of North America

dolphin

noun any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises; large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii)

hackberry

noun any of various trees of the genus Celtis having inconspicuous flowers and small berrylike fruits; small edible dark purple to black berry with large pits; southern United States

microorganism

noun any organism of microscopic size

insectivore

noun any organism that feeds mainly on insects; small insect-eating mainly nocturnal terrestrial or fossorial mammals

phlox

noun any polemoniaceous plant of the genus Phlox; chiefly North American; cultivated for their clusters of flowers

collarbone

noun bone linking the scapula and sternum

fatigue

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

derring-do

noun brave and heroic deeds

pumpernickel

noun bread made of coarse rye flour

catabolism

noun breakdown in living organisms of more complex substances into simpler ones together with release of energy

presbytery

noun building reserved for the officiating clergy

comfit

noun candy containing a fruit or nut; verb make into a confection

Budapest

noun capital and largest city of Hungary; located on the Danube River in north-central Hungary

Montpelier

noun capital of the state of Vermont; located in north central Vermont

leech

noun carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end; a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage; verb draw blood

manioc

noun cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca; cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapioca; a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics

bullock

noun castrated bull; young bull

civet

noun catlike mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes

admonition

noun cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger); a firm rebuke

reliance

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

metamorphism

noun change in the structure of rock by natural agencies such as pressure or heat of introduction of new chemical substances

nationalization

noun changing something from private to state ownership or control; the action of rendering national in character; the action of forming or becoming a nation

grading

noun changing the ground level to a smooth horizontal or gently sloping surface; evaluation of performance by assigning a grade or score; the act of arranging in a graduated series

cottontail

noun common small rabbit of North America having greyish or brownish fur and a tail with a white underside; a host for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks)

formality

noun compliance with formal rules; a manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies; a requirement of etiquette or custom

duration

noun continuance in time; the property of enduring or continuing in time; the period of time during which something continues

meditation

noun continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature; (religion) contemplation of spiritual matters (usually on religious or philosophical subjects)

forgery

noun criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud; a copy that is represented as the original

gooseberry

noun currant-like berry used primarily in jams and jellies; spiny Eurasian shrub having greenish purple-tinged flowers and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berries

cucumber

noun cylindrical green fruit with thin green rind and white flesh eaten as a vegetable; related to melons;

figuration

noun decorating with a design; representing figuratively as by emblem or allegory

expunging

noun deletion by an act of expunging or erasing

obliteration

noun destruction by annihilating something; the complete destruction of every trace of something

deviation

noun deviate behavior; the error of a compass due to local magnetic disturbances; the difference between an observed value and the expected value of a variable or function; a variation that deviates from the standard or norm; a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)

reflector

noun device that reflects radiation; optical telescope consisting of a large concave mirror that produces an image that is magnified by the eyepiece

osmosis

noun diffusion of molecules through a semipermeable membrane from a place of higher concentration to a place of lower concentration until the concentration on both sides is equal

dissension

noun disagreement among those expected to cooperate; a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters

raisin

noun dried grape

asparagus

noun edible young shoots of the asparagus plant; plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable

needlepoint

noun embroidery consisting of allover embroidered canvas resembling tapestry; lace worked with a needle in a buttonhole stitch on a paper pattern

generator

noun engine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy by electromagnetic induction; an apparatus that produces a vapor or gas; an electronic device for producing a signal voltage; someone who originates or causes or initiates something

burglary

noun entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property

attar

noun essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers

confutation

noun evidence that refutes conclusively; the speech act of refuting conclusively

comparison

noun examining resemblances or differences; qualities that are comparable; relation based on similarities and differences

fanaticism

noun excessive intolerance of opposing views

Cro-Magnon

noun extinct human of Upper Paleolithic in Europe

adultery

noun extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations

negligence

noun failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances; the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern

pugilism

noun fighting with the fists

infantryman

noun fights on foot with small arms

replenishment

noun filling again by supplying what has been used up

blarney

noun flattery designed to gain favor; verb influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering

hemorrhage

noun flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessels; verb lose blood from one's body

interrogation

noun formal systematic questioning; a transmission that will trigger an answering transmission from a transponder; an instance of questioning; a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply

ducat

noun formerly a gold coin of various European countries

diaper

noun garment consisting of a folded cloth drawn up between the legs and fastened at the waist; worn by infants to catch excrement; a fabric (usually cotton or linen) with a distinctive woven pattern of small repeated figures

centralization

noun gathering to a center; the act of consolidating power under a central control

dynamo

noun generator consisting of a coil (the armature) that rotates between the poles of an electromagnet (the field magnet) causing a current to flow in the armature

obstruction

noun getting in someone's way; the act of obstructing; any structure that makes progress difficult; the state or condition of being obstructed; something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted

antelope

noun graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks

convalescence

noun gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury

allspice

noun ground dried berrylike fruit of a West Indian allspice tree; suggesting combined flavors of cinnamon and nutmeg and cloves;

polarity

noun having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges); a relation between two opposite attributes or tendencies

intensity

noun high level or degree; the property of being intense; the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation); chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue; the magnitude of sound (usually in a specified direction)

idealism

noun impracticality by virtue of thinking of things in their ideal form rather than as they really are; (philosophy) the philosophical theory that ideas are the only reality; elevated ideals or conduct; the quality of believing that ideals should be pursued

misinformation

noun information that is incorrect

intuition

noun instinctive knowing (without the use of rational processes); an impression that something might be the case

implement

noun instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end; verb apply in a manner consistent with its purpose or design; pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue; ensure observance of laws and rules

papaya

noun large oval melon-like tropical fruit with yellowish flesh; tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit

Glasgow

noun largest city in Scotland; a port on the Clyde in west central Scotland; one of the great shipbuilding centers of the world

indemnity

noun legal exemption from liability for damages; protection against future loss; a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury

condenser

noun lens used to concentrate light on an object; a hollow coil that condenses by abstracting heat; an apparatus that converts vapor into liquid; an electrical device characterized by its capacity to store an electric charge

largesse

noun liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit; a gift or money given (as for service or out of benevolence); usually given ostentatiously

coherence

noun logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts; the state of cohering or sticking together

nostalgia

noun longing for something past

reducing

noun loss of excess weight (as by dieting); becoming slimmer; any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent

phonograph

noun machine in which rotating records cause a stylus to vibrate and the vibrations are amplified acoustically or electronically

eclecticism

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

engraving

noun making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them; a block or plate that has been engraved; a print made from an engraving

prestidigitation

noun manual dexterity in the execution of tricks

dynamometer

noun measuring instrument designed to measure power

pedometer

noun measuring instrument for recording the number of steps taken in walking

pioneer

noun one the first colonists or settler in a new territory; someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art; verb open up and explore a new area; open up an area or prepare a way; take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of

aisle

noun passageway between seating areas as in an auditorium or passenger vehicle or between areas of shelves of goods as in stores; part of a church divided laterally from the nave proper by rows of pillars or columns; a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)

perigee

noun periapsis in Earth orbit; the point in its orbit where a satellite is nearest to the Earth

perihelion

noun periapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet or comet where it is nearest to the sun

Einstein

noun physicist born in Germany who formulated the special theory of relativity and the general theory of relativity; Einstein also proposed that light consists of discrete quantized bundles of energy (later called photons) (1879-1955); someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality

modernism

noun practices typical of contemporary life or thought; genre of art and literature that makes a self-conscious break with previous genres; the quality of being current or of the present

animalism

noun preoccupation with satisfaction of physical drives and appetites; the doctrine that human beings are purely animal in nature and lacking a spiritual nature

bibliomania

noun preoccupation with the acquisition and possession of books

filing

noun preservation and methodical arrangement as of documents and papers etc.; the act of using a file (as in shaping or smoothing an object); the entering of a legal document into the public record; a fragment rubbed off by the use of a file

mezzotint

noun print produced by an engraving that has been scraped to represent light or shade

novocaine

noun procaine administered as a hydrochloride (trade name Novocain)

decorum

noun propriety in manners and conduct

cowling

noun protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine

frangibility

noun quality of being easily damaged or destroyed

deduction

noun reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect); something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); an amount or percentage deducted; the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole); the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise; a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket

conjecture

noun reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence; a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence); a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence; verb to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

cobblestone

noun rectangular paving stone with curved top; once used to make roads

flywheel

noun regulator consisting of a heavy wheel that stores kinetic energy and smooths the operation of a reciprocating engine

proscription

noun rejection by means of an act of banishing or proscribing someone; a decree that prohibits something

pertinence

noun relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand

electrolysis

noun removing superfluous or unwanted hair by passing an electric current through the hair root; (chemistry) a chemical decomposition reaction produced by passing an electric current through a solution containing ions

avarice

noun reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins); extreme greed for material wealth

depiction

noun representation by drawing or painting etc; a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects; a representation by picture or portraiture; a graphic or vivid verbal description

Finland

noun republic in northern Europe; achieved independence from Russia in 1917

parachute

noun rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall; verb jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute

paddy

noun rice in the husk either gathered or still in the field; an irrigated or flooded field where rice is grown; (slur) a person of Irish descent

hackamore

noun rope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for leading

liverwurst

noun sausage containing ground liver

debilitation

noun serious weakening and loss of energy

patchwork

noun sewing consisting of pieces of different materials sewn together in a pattern; a quilt made by sew patches of different materials together; a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas

okapi

noun similar to the giraffe but smaller with much shorter neck and stripe on the legs

harmonization

noun singing in harmony; a piece of harmonized music

coloratura

noun singing with florid ornamentation; a lyric soprano who specializes in coloratura vocal music

parchment

noun skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on; a superior paper resembling sheepskin

catnap

noun sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed); verb take a siesta

pilchard

noun small fishes found in great schools along coasts of Europe; smaller and rounder than herring; small fatty fish usually canned

anchovy

noun small herring-like plankton-eating fishes often canned whole or as pasteanesthetist - noun a specialist who administers an anesthetic to a patient before he is treated

pewee

noun small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America

arbiter

noun someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue; someone with the power to settle matters at will

ostler

noun someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses

registrar

noun someone responsible for keeping records; the administrator responsible for student records; a person employed to keep a record of the owners of stocks and bonds issued by the company

legatee

noun someone to whom a legacy is bequeathed

forester

noun someone trained in forestry;

pathfinder

noun someone who can find paths through unexplored territory

draftee

noun someone who is drafted into military service

onlooker

noun someone who looks on

bibliophile

noun someone who loves (and usually collects) books

comptroller

noun someone who maintains and audits business accounts

forger

noun someone who makes copies illegally; someone who operates a forge

legislator

noun someone who makes or enacts laws

aviator

noun someone who operates an aircraft

caricaturist

noun someone who parodies in an exaggerated manner

prestidigitator

noun someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience

prankster

noun someone who plays practical jokes on others

redact

noun someone who puts text into appropriate form for publication; verb prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting; formulate in a particular style or language

buccaneer

noun someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation; verb live like a buccaneer

oarsman

noun someone who rows a boat

conciliator

noun someone who tries to bring peace

compensation

noun something (such as money) given or received as payment or reparation (as for a service or loss or injury); (psychiatry) a defense mechanism that conceals your undesirable shortcomings by exaggerating desirable behaviors; the act of compensating for service or loss or injury

gooseneck

noun something in a thin curved form (like the neck of a goose)

frippery

noun something of little value or significance

recollection

noun something recalled to the mind; the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort); the ability to recall past occurrences

display

noun something shown to the public; a visual representation of something; an electronic device that represents information in visual form; something intended to communicate a particular impression; exhibiting openly in public view; behavior that makes your feelings public; verb attract attention by displaying some body part or posing; of animals; to show, make visible or apparent; make clear and visible

excitation

noun something that agitates and arouses; the neural or electrical arousal of an organ or muscle or gland; the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up

hangover

noun something that has survived from the past; disagreeable aftereffects from the use of drugs (especially alcohol); an official who remains in office after his term

commandment

noun something that is commanded; a doctrine that is taught

realization

noun something that is made real or concrete; making real or giving the appearance of reality; the completion or enrichment of a piece of music left sparsely notated by a composer; a sale in order to obtain money (as a sale of stock or a sale of the estate of a bankrupt person) or the money so obtained; coming to understand something clearly and distinctly; a musical composition that has been completed or enriched by someone other than the composer

cynosure

noun something that strongly attracts attention and admiration; something that provides guidance (as Polaris guides mariners)

curio

noun something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting

emblem

noun special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.; a visible symbol representing an abstract idea

Boston

noun state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services

Annapolis

noun state capital of Maryland; site of the United States Naval Academy

disjunction

noun state of being disconnected; the act of breaking a connection

composure

noun steadiness of mind under stress

meteorite

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

eeriness

noun strangeness by virtue of being mysterious and inspiring fear

flagstone

noun stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones

puritanism

noun strictness and austerity in conduct and religion; the beliefs and practices characteristic of Puritans (most of whom were Calvinists who wished to purify the Church of England of its Catholic aspects)

passion

noun strong feeling or emotion; a feeling of strong sexual desire; the suffering of Jesus at the crucifixion; the trait of being intensely emotional; any object of warm affection or devotion; an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action; something that is desired intensely

metonymy

noun substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads')

greensward

noun surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots

orangeade

noun sweetened beverage of diluted orange juice

edema

noun swelling from excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue

bloat

noun swelling of the rumen or intestinal tract of domestic animals caused by excessive gas; verb become bloated or swollen or puff up; make bloated or swollen

cutlery

noun tableware implements for cutting and eating food; a cutting implement; a tool for cutting

inoculation

noun taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease

cobbler

noun tall sweetened iced drink of wine or liquor with fruit; a person who makes or repairs shoes; made of fruit with rich biscuit dough usually only on top of the fruit

radiotelephony

noun telephony that uses transmission by radio rather than by wire

grasshopper

noun terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping; a cocktail made of creme de menthe and cream (sometimes with creme de cacao)

Arcturus

noun the 4th brightest star and the brightest star in the constellation Bootes; 36 light-years from Earth

Illinois

noun the Algonquian language of the Illinois and Miami; a Midwest state in north-central United States; a member of the Algonquian people formerly of Illinois and regions to the west

Eastertide

noun the Easter season

Lancaster

noun the English royal house that reigned from 1399 to 1461; its emblem was a red rose; a city in northwestern England

reincarnation

noun the Hindu or Buddhist doctrine that person may be reborn successively into one of five classes of living beings (god or human or animal or hungry ghost or denizen of hell) depending on the person's own actions; a second or new birth; embodiment in a new form (especially the reappearance or a person in another form)

Choctaw

noun the Muskhogean language of the Choctaw; a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in Alabama

absolution

noun the act of absolving or remitting; formal redemption as pronounced by a priest in the sacrament of penance; the condition of being formally forgiven by a priest in the sacrament of penance

impulsion

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

orchestration

noun the act of arranging a piece of music for an orchestra and assigning parts to the different musical instruments; an arrangement of events that attempts to achieve a maximum effect; an arrangement of a piece of music for performance by an orchestra or band

propitiation

noun the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing (especially appeasing a deity); the act of placating and overcoming distrust and animosity

conception

noun the act of becoming pregnant; fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon; the creation of something in the mind; an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances; the event that occurred at the beginning of something

genuflection

noun the act of bending the knees in worship or reverence

grazing

noun the act of brushing against while passing; the act of grazing

filtration

noun the act of changing a fluid by passing it through a filter; the process whereby fluids pass through a filter or a filtering medium

crash

noun the act of colliding with something; a serious accident (usually involving one or more vehicles); a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures); (computer science) an event that causes a computer system to become inoperative; a loud resonant repeating noise; verb stop operating; undergo a sudden and severe downturn; hurl or thrust violently; undergo damage or destruction on impact; break violently or noisily; smash; cause to crash; fall or come down violently; move violently as through a barrier; move with, or as if with, a crashing noise; occupy, usually uninvited; sleep in a convenient place; enter uninvited; informal

congregation

noun the act of congregating; an assemblage of people or animals or things collected together; a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church

association

noun the act of consorting with or joining with others; the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination;

fabrication

noun the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery); the act of making something (a product) from raw materials; writing in a fictional form; a deliberately false or improbable account; the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

penning

noun the act of creating written works

furnishing

noun the act of decorating a house or room; (usually plural) the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livable; (usually plural) accessory wearing apparel

decrease

noun the act of decreasing or reducing something; the amount by which something decreases; a change downward; a process of becoming smaller or shorter; verb decrease in size, extent, or range; make smaller

rapine

noun the act of despoiling a country in warfare

determination

noun the act of determining the properties of something; the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; the act of making up your mind about something; a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration

assignment

noun the act of distributing something to designated places or persons; a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces);

entail

noun the act of entailing property; the creation of a fee tail from a fee simple; land received by fee tail; verb impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result; have as a logical consequence; limit the inheritance of property to a specific class of heirs

penetration

noun the act of entering into or through something; the act (by a man) of inserting his penis into the vagina of a woman; an attack that penetrates into enemy territory

entrance

noun the act of entering; something that provides access (to get in or get out); a movement into or inward; verb put into a trance; attract; cause to be enamored

examination

noun the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes); the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned; a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge; a detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits); formal systematic questioning

magnification

noun the act of expanding something in apparent size; the ratio of the size of an image to the size of the object; a photographic print that has been enlarged; making to seem more important than it really is

inflation

noun the act of filling something with air; (cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang; a general and progressive increase in prices; lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity

ingratiation

noun the act of gaining acceptance or affection for yourself by persuasive and subtle blandishments

license

noun the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization; a legal document giving official permission to do something; freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech); excessive freedom; lack of due restraint; verb authorize officially

emphasizing

noun the act of giving special importance or significance to something

governance

noun the act of governing; exercising authority; the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something

commission

noun the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions; an official document issued by a government and conferring on the recipient the rank of an officer in the armed forces

accordance

noun the act of granting rights; concurrence of opinion

hypnotism

noun the act of inducing hypnosis

mesmerism

noun the act of inducing hypnosis

installation

noun the act of installing something (as equipment); a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry; a formal entry into an organization or position or office

mediation

noun the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement; negotiation to resolve differences conducted by some impartial party

invasion

noun the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder; (pathology) the spread of pathogenic microorganisms or malignant cells to new sites in the body; any entry into an area not previously occupied

immobilization

noun the act of limiting movement or making incapable of movement; fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing

commotion

noun the act of making a noisy disturbance; confused movement; a disorderly outburst or tumult

position

noun the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom; a job in an organization; (in team sports) the role assigned to an individual player; the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated; the arrangement of the body and its limbs; a rationalized mental attitude; a way of regarding situations or topics etc.; the particular portion of space occupied by something; the appropriate or customary location; the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another; the act of putting something in a certain place; an item on a list or in a sequence; an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute; a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons; a condition or position in which you find yourself; the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; verb cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation; put into a certain place or abstract location

impression

noun the act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of another; an impressionistic portrayal of a person; (dentistry) an imprint of the teeth and gums in wax or plaster; an outward appearance; a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; all the copies of a work printed at one time; a clear and telling mental image; a symbol that is the result of printing; a concavity in a surface produced by pressing

disqualification

noun the act of preventing someone from participating by finding them unqualified; unfitness that bars you from participation

extirpation

noun the act of pulling up or out; uprooting; cutting off from existence; surgical removal of a body part or tissue

redaction

noun the act of putting something in writing; putting something (as a literary work or a legislative bill) into acceptable form

deposit

noun the act of putting something somewhere; a payment given as a guarantee that an obligation will be met; the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating; money given as security for an article acquired for temporary use; money deposited in a bank; a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping; matter that has been deposited by some natural process; a partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance to be paid later; the natural process of laying down a deposit of something; verb put into a bank account; fix, force, or implant; put (something somewhere) firmly

amelioration

noun the act of relieving ills and changing for the better

dissociation

noun the act of removing from association; (chemistry) the temporary or reversible process in which a molecule or ion is broken down into smaller molecules or ions; a state in which some integrated part of a person's life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently

rejuvenation

noun the act of restoring to a more youthful condition; the phenomenon of vitality and freshness being restored

bridle

noun the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess; headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control

hibernation

noun the act of retiring into inactivity; cessation from or slowing of activity during the winter; especially slowing of metabolism in some animals; the torpid or resting state in which some animals pass the winter

attrition

noun the act of rubbing together; wearing something down by friction; a wearing down to weaken or destroy;

elopement

noun the act of running away with a lover (usually to get married)

dispatch

noun the act of sending off something; killing a person or animal; the property of being prompt and efficient; an official report (usually sent in haste); verb kill without delay; send away towards a designated goal; dispose of rapidly and without delay and efficiently; complete or carry out; kill intentionally and with premeditation

origination

noun the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events

preoccupancy

noun the act of taking occupancy before someone else does; the mental state of being preoccupied by something

assumption

noun the act of taking possession of or power over something; the act of assuming or taking for granted

acceptance

noun the act of taking something that is offered; (contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract)

harassment

noun the act of tormenting by continued persistent attacks and criticism; a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented

accomplishment

noun the action of accomplishing something; an ability that has been acquired by training

offense

noun the action of attacking an enemy; the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score; a crime less serious than a felony; a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others; a feeling of anger caused by being offended

mitigation

noun the action of lessening in severity or intensity; to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious; a partial excuse to mitigate censure; an attempt to represent an offense as less serious than it appears by showing mitigating circumstances

perversion

noun the action of perverting something (turning it to a wrong use); an aberrant sexual practice that is preferred to normal intercourse; a curve that reverses the direction of something

pedagogy

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

exercise

noun the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit; a task performed or problem solved in order to develop skill or understanding; systematic training by multiple repetitions; (usually plural) a ceremony that involves processions and speeches; the act of using; verb do physical exercise; give a workout to; learn by repetition; put to use; carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions

aviation

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

decalcomania

noun the art of transfering designs from specially prepared paper to a wood or glass or metal surface; a design fixed to some surface or a paper bearing the design to be transferred to the surface

dramaturgy

noun the art of writing and producing plays

constituency

noun the body of voters who elect a representative for their area

girlhood

noun the childhood of a girl

calcination

noun the conversion of metals into their oxides as a result of heating to a high temperature

horticulture

noun the cultivation of plants

eviction

noun the expulsion of someone (such as a tenant) from the possession of land by process of law; action by a landlord that compels a tenant to leave the premises (as by rendering the premises unfit for occupancy); no physical expulsion or legal process is involved

manpower

noun the force of workers available

edition

noun the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published; an issue of a newspaper; all of the identical copies of something offered to the public at the same time; something a little different from others of the same type

deixis

noun the function of pointing or specifying from the perspective of a participant in an act of speech or writing; aspects of a communication whose interpretation depends on knowledge of the context in which the communication occurs

reputation

noun the general estimation that the public has for a person; notoriety for some particular characteristic; the state of being held in high esteem and honor

panhandle

noun the handle of a pan; a relatively narrow strip of land projecting from some larger area; verb beg by accosting people in the street and asking for money

fecundity

noun the intellectual productivity of a creative imagination; the quality of something that causes or assists healthy growth; the state of being fertile; capable of producing offspring

mother-of-pearl

noun the iridescent internal layer of a mollusk shell

maxilla

noun the jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium

abbecy

noun the jurisdiction or office of an abbot

irrelevance

noun the lack of a relation of something to the matter at hand

inelasticity

noun the lack of elasticity

maggot

noun the larva of the housefly and blowfly commonly found in decaying organic matter

eventide

noun the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

boundary

noun the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something; a line determining the limits of an area; the greatest possible degree of something

basso

noun the lowest adult male singing voice; an adult male singer with the lowest voice

glowworm

noun the luminous larva or wingless grub-like female of a firefly

distortion

noun the mistake of misrepresenting the facts; the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean; a change for the worse; a change (usually undesired) in the waveform of an acoustic or analog electrical signal; the difference between two measurements of a signal (as between the input and output signal); an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image; a shape resulting from distortion

elimination

noun the murder of a competitor; the act of removing or getting rid of something; the act of removing an unknown mathematical quantity by combining equations; analysis of a problem into alternative possibilities followed by the systematic rejection of unacceptable alternatives; the bodily process of discharging waste matter

fratricide

noun the murder of your sibling; a person who murders their brother or sister; fire that injures or kills an ally

Mozart

noun the music of Mozart; prolific Austrian composer and child prodigy; master of the classical style in all its forms of his time (1756-1791)

Europe

noun the nations of the European continent collectively; the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles; an international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members

frequency

noun the number of observations in a given statistical category; the ratio of the number of observations in a statistical category to the total number of observations; the number of occurrences within a given time period

prelacy

noun the office or station of a prelate; prelates collectively

chairman

noun the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization; verb act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university

fibula

noun the outer and thinner of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle

ileum

noun the part of the small intestine between the jejunum and the cecum

polarization

noun the phenomenon in which waves of light or other radiation are restricted in direction of vibration; the condition of having or giving polarity

fulcrum

noun the pivot about which a lever turns

legation

noun the post or office of legate; a permanent diplomatic mission headed by a minister

endurance

noun the power to withstand hardship or stress; a state of surviving; remaining alive

peonage

noun the practice of making a debtor work for his creditor until the debt is discharged; the condition of a peon

mistreatment

noun the practice of treating (someone or something) badly

leach

noun the process of leaching; verb remove substances from by a percolating liquid; permeate or penetrate gradually; cause (a liquid) to leach or percolate

perception

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

farrow

noun the production of a litter of pigs; verb give birth

intonation

noun the production of musical tones (by voice or instrument); especially the exactitude of the pitch relations; the act of singing in a monotonous tone; singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong; rise and fall of the voice pitch

abundance

noun the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply; (chemistry) the ratio of the total mass of an element in the earth's crust to the total mass of the earth's crust; expressed as a percentage or in parts per million; (physics) the ratio of the number of atoms of a specific isotope of an element to the total number of isotopes present

proximity

noun the property of being close together; a Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) objects or events that are near to one another (in space or time) are perceived as belonging together as a unit; the region close around a person or thing

connectivity

noun the property of being connected or the degree to which something has connections

dissemination

noun the property of being diffused or dispersed; the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate; the act of dispersing or diffusing something

malleability

noun the property of being physically malleable; the property of something that can be worked or hammered or shaped without breaking

plasticity

noun the property of being physically malleable; the property of something that can be worked or hammered or shaped without breaking

pliancy

noun the property of being pliant and flexible; adaptability of mind or character

burnish

noun the property of being smooth and shiny; verb polish and make shiny

prolificacy

noun the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth

geometry

noun the pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces

mutability

noun the quality of being capable of mutation

granularity

noun the quality of being composed of relatively large particles

feasibility

noun the quality of being doable

fraudulence

noun the quality of being fraudulent; a fraudulent or duplicitous representation; something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

irreversibility

noun the quality of being irreversible (once done it cannot be changed)

cogency

noun the quality of being logically valid; persuasive relevance

grandeur

noun the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand; the quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct

homogeneity

noun the quality of being similar or comparable in kind or nature; the quality of being of uniform throughout in composition or structure

equality

noun the quality of being the same in quantity or measure or value or status; a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced

immunity

noun the quality of being unaffected by something; (medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease; an act exempting someone; the state of not being susceptible

horizon

noun the range of interest or activity that can be anticipated; the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet; the great circle on the celestial sphere whose plane passes through the sensible horizon and the center of the Earth; a specific layer or stratum of soil or subsoil in a vertical cross section of land

opinion

noun the reason for a court's judgment (as opposed to the decision itself); a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty; the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision; a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof; a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people

causality

noun the relation between causes and effects

gestapo

noun the secret state police in Nazi Germany; known for its terrorist methods

anthropology

noun the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings

Denver

noun the state capital and largest city of Colorado; located in central Colorado on the South Platte river

criminality

noun the state of being a criminal

degeneracy

noun the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities; moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles

omniscience

noun the state of being omniscient; having infinite knowledge

busyness

noun the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an activity

purity

noun the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil; being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material; a woman's virtue or chastity

renown

noun the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

etymology

noun the study of the sources and development of words; a history of a word

formulation

noun the style of expressing yourself; a substance prepared according to a formula; inventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally

extradition

noun the surrender of an accused or convicted person by one state or country to another (usually under the provisions of a statute or treaty)

espionage

noun the systematic use of spies to get military or political secrets

relish

noun the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth; spicy or savory condiment; vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment; verb derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in

musketry

noun the technique of using small arms (especially in battle); musketeers and their muskets collectively

mendacity

noun the tendency to be untruthful

buoyancy

noun the tendency to float in water or other liquid; cheerfulness that bubbles to the surface; irrepressible liveliness and good spirit; the property of something weightless and insubstantial

disunion

noun the termination or destruction of union

bishopric

noun the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop

aeronautics

noun the theory and practice of navigation through air or space

electrotherapy

noun the therapeutic application of electricity to the body (as in the treatment of various forms of paralysis)

foolhardiness

noun the trait of giving little thought to danger

austerity

noun the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures)

deliberation

noun the trait of thoughtfulness in action or decision; careful consideration; (usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question; a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry; planning something carefully and intentionally

conduction

noun the transmission of heat or electricity or sound

commutation

noun the travel of a commuter; (law) the reduction in severity of a punishment imposed by law; a warrant substituting a lesser punishment for a greater one;

palate

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

conversation

noun the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.

exultation

noun the utterance of sounds expressing great joy; a feeling of extreme joy

jubilation

noun the utterance of sounds expressing great joy; a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event; a feeling of extreme joy

duchess

noun the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right

libretto

noun the words of an opera or musical play

ministry

noun the work of a minister of religion; building where the business of a government department is transacted; religious ministers collectively (especially Presbyterian); a government department under the direction of a minister

planking

noun the work of covering an area with planks; (nautical) a covering or flooring constructed of planks (as on a ship); planks collectively; a quantity of planks

investigation

noun the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically; an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities

reconsideration

noun thinking again about a choice previously made; a consideration of a topic (as in a meeting) with a view to changing an earlier decision

poinsettia

noun tropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowers

croton

noun tropical Asiatic shrub; source of croton oil; grown in many varieties for their brightly colored foliage; widely cultivated as a houseplant

pantaloon

noun trousers worn in former times; a character in the commedia dell'arte; portrayed as a foolish old man; a buffoon in modern pantomimes; the butt of jokes

clamminess

noun unpleasant wetness

monsieur

noun used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English `Mr'

compulsion

noun using force to cause something; an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid; an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions against your will

onomatopoeia

noun using words that imitate the sound they denote

escarole

noun variety of endive having leaves with irregular frilled edges

havoc

noun violent and needless disturbance

amblyopia

noun visual impairment without apparent organic pathology

lotus

noun white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians; native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowers; annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs

pigeon

noun wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs

boondoggle

noun work of little or no value done merely to look busy; verb do useless, wasteful, or trivial work

apprentice

noun works for an expert to learn a trade; verb be or work as an apprentice

helminth

noun worm that is parasitic on the intestines of vertebrates especially roundworms and tapeworms and flukes

parricidal

of, relating to, or guilty of parricide

pustular

of, relating to, or resembling pustules

erector

one that erects; especially : a muscle that raises or keeps a part

chicaner

one that uses chicanery

exurbanite

one who lives in an exurb

coworker

one who works with another

canaille

rabble, riffraff

chanticleer

rooster

importuning

roublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand

collusively

secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose

North Dakota

state in the northwest central U.S. bordering the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan

Hecuba

the wife of Priam in Homer's Iliad

authorizing

to endorse, empower, justify, or permit by or as if by some recognized or proper authority (such as custom, evidence, personal right, or regulating power)

obeying

to follow the commands or guidance of

procured

to get possession of (something)

militating

to have weight or effect

gargled

to hold (a liquid) in the mouth or throat and agitate with air from the lungs

gargling

to hold (a liquid) in the mouth or throat and agitate with air from the lungs

cuddled

to hold close for warmth or comfort or in affection

remitted

to lay aside (a mood or disposition) partly or wholly

bridging

to make a bridge over or across

perjuring

to make a perjurer of (oneself)

glorifying

to make glorious by bestowing honor, praise, or admiration : to elevate to celestial glory

modifying

to make less extreme

hobbling

to move along unsteadily or with difficulty; especially : to limp along

receded

to move back or away

paddling

to move the hands or feet about in shallow water

inciting

to move to action

gaped

to open or part widely

cached

to place (something) in a cache : such as: to place or store (something) in a hidden or secure place for safety or concealment

Naugahyde

used for vinyl-coated fabrics

falsify

verb falsify knowingly; prove false; make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story; insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby; fake or falsify

grieve

verb feel grief; eat one's heart out; cause to feel sorrow

determine

verb fix conclusively or authoritatively; fix in scope; fix the boundaries of; the tree determines the border of the property; shape or influence; give direction to; establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study; find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; reach, make, or come to a decision about something; settle conclusively; come to terms; decide upon or fix definitely

dispel

verb force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings; to cause to separate and go in different directions

disunite

verb force, take, or pull apart; part; cease or break association with

envisage

verb form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

granulate

verb form granulating tissue; become granular; form into grains

manumit

verb free from slavery or servitude

mingle

verb get involved or mixed-up with; to bring or combine together or with something else; be all mixed up or jumbled together

depict

verb give a description of; show in, or as in, a picture; make a portrait of

displease

verb give displeasure to

misinform

verb give false or misleading information to

effuse

verb give out or emit (also metaphorically); pour out; flow or spill forth

affiance

verb give to in marriage

gnash

verb grind together, of teeth

altercate

verb have a disagreement over something

monopolize

verb have or exploit a monopoly of; have and control fully and exclusively

gestate

verb have the idea for; be pregnant with

pasteurize

verb heat food in order to kill harmful microorganisms

misbelieve

verb hold a false or unorthodox belief

demagnetize

verb make nonmagnetic; take away the magnetic properties (of); erase (a magnetic storage device)

appease

verb make peace with; overcome or allay; cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of

manipulate

verb treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed; hold something in one's hands and move it; control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage; influence or control shrewdly or deviously; manipulate in a fraudulent manner; fake or falsify

fumigate

verb treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests

condense

verb undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate; develop due to condensation; become more compact or concentrated; cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid; remove water from; make more concise

muffling

to wrap up so as to conceal or protect

lambent

adj. softly bright or radiant

Australia

noun a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent;

Floridian

noun a native or resident of Florida

bellicosity

noun a natural disposition to fight

orotund

adj. (of sounds) full and rich; ostentatiously lofty in style

olein

noun a naturally occuring glyceride of oleic acid that is found in fats and oils

intermediary

noun a negotiator who acts as a link between parties

grandee

noun a nobleman of highest rank in Spain or Portugal

affray

noun a noisy fight; noisy quarrel

indignant

adj. angered at something unjust or wrong

housewarming

noun a party of people assembled to celebrate moving into a new home

frumpy

adj. primly out of date

remittance

noun a payment of money sent to a person in another place

proprietor

noun (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business

bassinet

noun a basket (usually hooded) used as a baby's bed; a perambulator that resembles a bassinet

gobbler

noun a hasty eater who swallows large mouthfuls; male turkey

pulpiness

noun a mushy pulpy softness

ecru

noun a very light brown

benzene

noun a colorless liquid hydrocarbon; highly inflammable; carcinogenic; the simplest of the aromatic compounds

anthropologist

noun a social scientist who specializes in anthropology

obesity

noun more than average fatness

admiralty

noun the office of admiral; the department in charge of the navy (as in Great Britain)

interfuse

to combine by fusing

ascorbic acid

vitamin c

inimitable

adj. defying imitation; matchless

coalescing

adj. growing together, fusing

beneficence

noun the quality of being kind or helpful or generous; doing good; feeling beneficent

larghetto

adj. (of tempo) less slow and broad than largo; noun (music) a composition or passage played in a slow tempo slightly faster than largo but slower than adagio

moderato

adj. (of tempo) moderate

damask

adj. having a woven pattern; noun a fabric of linen or cotton or silk or wool with a reversible pattern woven into it; a table linen made from linen with a damask pattern

adjunctive

adj. joining; forming an adjunct

candescence

a candescent state : glowing whiteness

knickerbocker

a descendant of the early Dutch settlers of New York; broadly : a native or resident of the city or state of New York

charge d'affaires

a diplomat inferior in rank to an ambassador or minister who heads a mission when no ambassador or minister is assigned

electrotype

a duplicate printing surface made by an electroplating process

miscible

adj. (chemistry, physics) capable of being mixed

replete

adj. (followed by `with')deeply filled or permeated; filled to satisfaction with food or drink; verb fill to satisfaction

feigned

adj. not genuine

nervation

an arrangement or system of nerves

ilex

noun a large genus of dicotyledonous trees and shrubs of the family Aquifoliaceae that have small flowers and berries (including hollies)

litigation

noun a legal proceeding in a court; a judicial contest to determine and enforce legal rights

psychoanalyst

noun a licensed practitioner of psychoanalysis

obversely

facing the observer or opponent

hydroxide

noun a chemical compound containing the hydroxyl group; a compound of an oxide with water

dominie

noun a clergyman; especially a settled minister or parson

martini

noun a cocktail made of gin (or vodka) with dry vermouth

carafe

noun a bottle with a stopper; for serving wine or water

complaint

noun (civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based; an expression of grievance or resentment; (formerly) a loud cry (or repeated cries) of pain or rage or sorrow; (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense; an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining

neither

not either

fixation

noun (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body; the activity of fastening something firmly in position; an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone; an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely

peduncle

noun a bundle of myelinated neurons joining different parts of the brain; stalk bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower; the thin process of tissue that attaches a polyp to the body

postmark

noun a cancellation mark stamped on mail by postal officials; indicates the post office and date of mailing; verb stamp with a postmark to indicate date and time of mailing

horehound

noun a candy that is flavored with an extract of the horehound plant; any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Marrubium

dossier

noun a collection of papers containing detailed information about a particular person or subject (usually a person's record)

cavern

noun a large cave or a large chamber in a cave; any large dark enclosed space; verb hollow out as if making a cavern

installment

noun a part of a published serial; a payment of part of a debt; usually paid at regular intervals; the act of installing something (as equipment); a part of a broadcast serial

Achilles

noun a mythical Greek hero of the Iliad; a foremost Greek warrior at the siege of Troy; when he was a baby his mother tried to make him immortal by bathing him in a magical river but the heel by which she held him remained vulnerable--his `Achilles' heel'

ballad

noun a narrative poem of popular origin; a narrative song with a recurrent refrain

Bethlehem

noun a small town near Jerusalem on the west bank of the Jordan River;

heptagon

noun a seven-sided polygon

Dunkirk

noun an amphibious evacuation in World War II (1940) when 330,000 Allied troops had to be evacuated from the beaches in northern France in a desperate retreat under enemy fire; a seaport in northern France on the North Sea; scene of the evacuation of British forces in 1940 during World War II; a crisis in which a desperate effort is the only alternative to defeat

progenitor

noun an ancestor in the direct line

Aristophanes

noun an ancient Greek dramatist remembered for his comedies (448-380 BC)

hallucination

noun an object perceived during a hallucinatory episode; illusory perception; a common symptom of severe mental disorder; a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea

leprosy

noun chronic granulomatous communicable disease occurring in tropical and subtropical regions; characterized by inflamed nodules beneath the skin and wasting of body parts; caused by the bacillus Mycobacterium leprae

Johannesburg

noun city in the northeastern part of South Africa near Pretoria; commercial center for diamond and gold industries

hydroid

noun colonial coelenterates having the polyp phase dominant

plaudit

noun enthusiastic approval

complicity

noun guilt as an accomplice in a crime or offense

increment

noun the amount by which something increases; a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important

impulse

noun the act of applying force suddenly; an impelling force or strength; the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber; (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients); a sudden desire; an instinctive motive

arousal

noun the act of arousing; awakening from sleep; a state of heightened physiological activity; mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse

parallax

noun the apparent displacement of an object as seen from two different points that are not on a line with the object

adjacency

noun the attribute of being so near as to be touching

causation

noun the act of causing something to happen

cosmogony

noun the branch of astrophysics that studies the origin and evolution and structure of the universe

concealment

noun the activity of keeping something secret; a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something; the condition of being concealed or hidden

perspicacity

noun the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions; intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)

Cairo

noun the capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa; a major port just south of the Nile delta; formerly the home of the Pharaohs

Nassau

noun the capital of the Bahamas

gawkiness

noun the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are extremely ungainly and inelegant

politburo

noun the chief executive and political committee of the Communist Party

inconsistency

noun the quality of being inconsistent and lacking a harmonious uniformity among things or parts; the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time

dimension

noun the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height); one of three Cartesian coordinates that determine a position in space; magnitude or extent; a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished; verb shape or form to required dimensions; indicate the dimensions on

cartography

noun the making of maps and charts

prefabrication

noun the manufacture of sections of a building at the factory so they can be easily and rapidly assembled at the building site

atmosphere

noun the mass of air surrounding the Earth; the envelope of gases surrounding any celestial body;

bight

noun the middle part of a slack rope (as distinguished from its ends

ghastliness

noun the quality of being ghastly

libel

noun the written statement of a plaintiff explaining the cause of action (the defamation) and any relief he seeks; a false and malicious publication printed for the purpose of defaming a living person; verb print slanderous statements against

osteopathy

noun therapy based on the assumption that restoring health is best accomplished by manipulating the skeleton and muscles

excelsior

noun thin curly wood shavings used for packing or stuffing

evidence

noun your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; an indication that makes something evident; (law) all the means by which any alleged matter of fact whose truth is investigated at judicial trial is established or disproved; verb provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes; give evidence; provide evidence for

evangelism

noun zealous preaching and advocacy of the gospel

nationalize

verb put under state control or ownership; make national in character or scope

interpellate

verb question formally about policy or government business

implicate

verb bring into intimate and incriminating connection; impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result

equilibrate

verb bring to a chemical stasis or equilibrium; bring into balance or equilibrium

enkindle

verb call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); cause to start burning

deceive

verb cause someone to believe an untruth; be false to; be dishonest with

embarrass

verb cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious; hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of

immobilize

verb cause to be unable to move; convert (assets) into fixed capital; make defenseless; hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation; of capital; prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); to hold fast or prevent from moving

objurgate

verb censure severely; express strong disapproval of

redirect

verb channel into a new direction

besmirch

verb charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone; smear so as to make dirty or stained

desist

verb choose not to consume

prohibit

verb command against

preconceive

verb conceive beforehand

annunciation

the act of announcing or of being announced

partaken

to take part in or experience something along with others

prating

to talk long and idly

launched

to throw forward

investigate

verb conduct an inquiry or investigation of; investigate scientifically

entrust

verb confer a trust upon; put into the care or protection of someone

reconsider

verb consider again; give new consideration to; usually with a view to changing; consider again (a bill) that had been voted upon before, in legislation

emitted

verb expel (gases or odors); give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.; express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)

fortify

verb add nutrients to; enclose by or as if by a fortification; make strong or stronger; add alcohol to (beverages); prepare oneself for a military confrontation

christen

verb administer baptism to

rescind

verb annul by recalling or rescinding

fasten

verb attach to; cause to be firmly attached; become fixed or fastened; make tight or tighter

perplex

verb be a mystery or bewildering to; make more complicated

appertain

verb be a part or attribute of

oppose

verb be against; express opposition to; be resistant to; oppose with equal weight or force; set into opposition or rivalry; fight against or resist strongly; act against or in opposition to

environ

verb be around

equivocate

verb be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information

manage

verb be in charge of, act on, or dispose of; watch and direct; be successful; achieve a goal; carry on or manage; achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods; come to terms or deal successfully with

particularize

verb be specific about

levitate

verb be suspended in the air, as if in defiance of gravity; cause to rise in the air and float, as if in defiance of gravity

reprehend

verb express strong disapproval of

concede

verb be willing to concede; admit, make a clean breast of; acknowledge defeat; give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

recede

verb become faint or more distant; move back and away from; retreat; pull back or move away or backward

liquefy

verb become liquid or fluid when heated; make (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating; become liquid

fossilize

verb become mentally inflexible; convert to a fossil

elevate

verb raise in rank or condition; raise from a lower to a higher position; give a promotion to or assign to a higher position

intensify

verb become more intense; make more intense, stronger, or more marked; make the chemically affected part of (a negative) denser or more opaque in order produce a stronger contrast between light and dark; increase in extent or intensity

rejuvenate

verb become young again; make younger or more youthful; develop youthful topographical features; cause (a stream or river) to erode, as by an uplift of the land; return to life; get or give new life or energy

importune

verb beg persistently and urgently

rectify

verb convert into direct current; set straight or right; math: determine the length of; make right or correct; bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one; reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities

execrate

verb curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment; find repugnant

blue-pencil

verb cut or eliminate

disfranchise

verb deprive of voting rights

hanker

verb desire strongly or persistently

discern

verb detect with the senses

navigate

verb direct carefully and safely; act as the navigator in a car, plane, or vessel and plan, direct, plot the path and position of the conveyance; travel by boat propelled by wind or by other means

obviate

verb do away with; prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening

expurgate

verb edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

litigate

verb engage in legal proceedings; institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against

indulge

verb enjoy to excess; give free rein to; yield (to); give satisfaction to; treat with excessive indulgence

harass

verb exhaust by attacking repeatedly; annoy continually or chronically

emit

verb expel (gases or odors); give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.; express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)

expostulate

verb reason with (somebody) for the purpose of dissuasion

pauperize

verb reduce to beggary

extricate

verb release from entanglement of difficulty

enable

verb render capable or able for some task

misrepresent

verb represent falsely; fake or falsify

dramatize

verb represent something in a dramatic manner; put into dramatic form; add details to

enchain

verb restrain or bind with chains

recriminate

verb return an accusation against someone or engage in mutual accusations; charge in return

commutate

verb reverse the direction of (an alternating electric current) each half cycle so as to produce a unidirectional current

iterate

verb run or be performed again; to say, state, or perform again

chain-smoke

verb smoke one cigarette after another; light one cigarette from the preceding one

confute

verb prove to be false

intervene

verb occur between other event or between certain points of time; get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force; be placed or located between other things or extend between spaces and events

elapse

verb pass by

itemize

verb place on a list of items; specify individually

interrogate

verb pose a series of questions to; transmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response, as in telecommunication

emanate

verb proceed or issue forth, as from a source; give out (breath or an odor)

rebut

verb prove to be false or incorrect; overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof

furnish

verb provide or equip with furniture; provide or furnish with

opine

verb speak one's opinion without fear or hesitation; expect, believe, or suppose

discuss

verb speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion; to consider or examine in speech or writing

enumerate

verb specify individually; determine the number or amount of

misspell

verb spell incorrectly

misspelled

verb spell incorrectly

entwine

verb spin or twist together so as to form a cord; tie or link together

extirpate

verb surgically remove (an organ); pull up by or as if by the roots; destroy completely, as if down to the roots

capitulate

verb surrender under agreed conditions

bruit

verb tell or spread rumors

hypothesize

verb to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds

discommode

verb to cause inconvenience or discomfort to

circumnavigate

verb travel around, either by plane or ship

gallivant

verb wander aimlessly in search of pleasure

preponderate

verb weigh more heavily

begrudge

verb wish ill or allow unwillingly; be envious of; set one's heart on

electioneer

verb work actively for a political candidate or a party

Mount Fujiyama

volcanic mountain 12,388 feet high in south central Honshu, Japan; highest in Japan

noteworthiness

worthy of or attracting attention especially because of some special excellence

neuropathy

noun any pathology of the peripheral nerves

pursued

adj. followed with enmity as if to harm; noun a person who is being chased

noisome

adj. offensively malodorous; causing or able to cause nausea

antacid

adj. acting to neutralize acid (especially in the stomach); noun an agent that counteracts or neutralizes acidity (especially in the stomach)

owing

adj. owed as a debt; owed as a debt

eruptive

adj. actively spewing out lava; "a geyser is an intermittently eruptive hot spring"; producing or characterized by eruptions; produced by the action of fire or intense heat

meditative

adj. persistently or morbidly thoughtful

perspicacious

adj. acutely insightful and wise; mentally acute or penetratingly discerning

printable

adj. fit for publication because free of material that is morally or legally objectionable

beautiful

adj. aesthetically pleasing; delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration; (of weather) highly enjoyable

indefatigability

noun tireless determination

libelous

adj. (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign

dandified

adj. affecting extreme elegance in dress and manner

capable

adj. (usually followed by `of') having capacity or ability; (followed by `of') having the temperament or inclination for; possibly accepting or permitting; having the requisite qualities for; capacious - adj. large in capacity

ascribable

adj. (usually followed by `to') able to be assigned or credited to

referable

adj. (usually followed by `to') able to be assigned or credited to

immune

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

conversant

adj. (usually followed by `with') well informed about or knowing thoroughly

refutable

adj. able to be refuted

questionable

adj. able to be refuted; subject to question

navigable

adj. able to be sailed on or through safely

apperceptive

adj. able to relate new percepts to past experience

gravelly

adj. abounding in small stones; unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound

deductible

adj. acceptable as a deduction (especially as a tax deduction); noun a clause in an insurance policy that relieves the insurer of responsibility to pay the initial loss up to a stated amount; (taxes) an amount that can be deducted (especially for the purposes of calculating income tax)

mediate

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

equilibrant

a force that will balance one or more unbalanced forces

logarithmic function

a function that is the inverse of an exponential function so that the independent variable appears in a logarithm

epically

a long narrative poem in elevated style recounting the deeds of a legendary or historical hero

chocolatier

a maker or seller of chocolate candy

remedied

a medicine, application, or treatment that relieves or cures a disease

ranged

a series of things in a line

marquisette

a sheer meshed fabric used for clothing, curtains, and mosquito nets

monogrammatic

a sign of identity usually formed of the combined initials of a name

guidon

a small flag; especially : one borne by a military unit as a unit marker

melodeon

a small reed organ in which a suction bellows draws air inward through the reeds

paillette

a small shiny object (such as a spangle) applied in clusters as a decorative trimming (as on women's clothing)

monkey wrench

a wrench with one fixed and one adjustable jaw at right angles to a straight handle

interchangeable

adj. (mathematics, logic) such that the arguments or roles can be interchanged; capable of replacing or changing places with something else; interferon - noun an antiviral protein produced by cells that have been invaded by a virus; inhibits replication of the virus

inviolate

adj. (of a woman) having the hymen unbroken; must be kept sacred

paperback

adj. (of books) having a flexible binding; noun a book with paper covers

brut

adj. (of champagne) extremely dry

discursive

adj. (of e.g. speech and writing) tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects; proceeding to a conclusion by reason or argument rather than intuition

petaled

adj. (of flowers) having petals

peregrine

adj. (of groups of people) tending to travel and change settlements frequently; noun a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry

fibrous

adj. (of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew; having or resembling fibers especially fibers used in making cordage such as those of jute

leaden

adj. (of movement) slow and laborious; made heavy or weighted down with weariness; made of lead; darkened with overcast; lacking lightness or liveliness

personable

adj. (of persons) pleasant in appearance and personality

quavering

adj. (of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear

fumed

adj. (of wood) darkened or colored by exposure to ammonia fumes

detrimental

adj. (sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury

flashy

adj. (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display; tastelessly showy

chummy

adj. (used informally) associated on close terms; (used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals

blooming

adj. (used of persons) informal intensifiers; noun the organic process of bearing flowers

carnivorous

adj. (used of plants as well as animals) feeding on animals; relating to or characteristic of carnivores

labeled

adj. bearing or marked with a label or tag

fungous

adj. of or relating to fungi

offensive

adj. unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; causing anger or annoyance; for the purpose of attack rather than defense; violating or tending to violate or offend against; of an offensive substitute for inoffensive terminology; morally offensive; causing or able to cause nausea; noun the action of attacking an enemy

raucous

adj. unpleasantly loud and harsh; disturbing the public peace; loud and rough

barbaric

adj. unrestrained and crudely rich; without civilizing influences

degenerate

adj. unrestrained by convention or morality; noun a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior; verb grow worse

plenipotentiary

noun a diplomat who is fully authorized to represent his or her government

objet d'art

an article of some artistic value

clearinghouse

an establishment maintained by banks for settling mutual claims and accounts 2 : a central agency for the collection, classification, and distribution especially of information

galvanoscope

an instrument for detecting the presence and direction of an electric current by the deflection of a magnetic needle

bird's-eye

any of numerous plants with small bright-colored flowers

blood vessel

any of the vessels through which blood circulates in the body

morning glory

any of various usually twining plants (with showy trumpet-shaped flowers

diethylamide

any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting with a base to form a salt

procurator

noun (ancient Rome) someone employed by the Roman Emperor to manage finance and taxes; a person authorized to act for another

consanguinity

noun (anthropology) related by blood

entablature

noun (architecture) the structure consisting of the part of a classical temple above the columns between a capital and the roof

pirouette

noun (ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet); verb do a pirouette, usually as part of a dance

hurler

noun (baseball) the person who does the pitching

Cicero

noun a Roman statesman and orator remembered for his mastery of Latin prose (106-43 BC); a linear unit of the size of type slightly larger than an em

bolero

noun a Spanish dance in triple time accompanied by guitar and castanets; a short jacket; worn mostly by women; music written in the rhythm of the bolero dance

Bermuda

noun a group of islands in the Atlantic off the Carolina coast; British colony; a popular resort

dullard

noun a person who evokes boredom; a person who is not very bright

nickel

noun a United States coin worth one twentieth of a dollar; five dollars worth of a drug; a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite; verb plate with nickel

cradle

noun a baby bed with sides and rockers; birth of a person; a trough that can be rocked back and forth;

insignia

noun a badge worn to show official position

prevaricator

noun a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly

alumna

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

countermand

noun a contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous command; verb annul by recalling or rescinding

balbriggan

noun a cotton knit fabric used for underwear

intrigue

noun a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends; a clandestine love affair; verb cause to be interested or curious; form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner

alumnus

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

cruelty

noun a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering; the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance; feelings of extreme heartlessness

nonsupport

failure to support; specifically : failure (as of a parent) to honor a statutory or contractual obligation to provide maintenance

despot

noun a cruel and oppressive dictator

catkin

noun a cylindrical spikelike inflorescence

cynicism

noun a cynical feeling of distrust

nimbus

noun a dark grey cloud bearing rain; an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a saint

assertion

noun a declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary); the act of affirming or asserting or stating something

applique

noun a decorative design made of one material sewn over another; verb sew on as a decoration

brainier

having or showing a well-developed intellect

defiance

noun a defiant act; intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude; a hostile challenge

misogamist

noun a person who hates marriage

de facto

in reality

inexplicability

incapable of being explained, interpreted, or accounted for

fathomless

incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable

infusible

incapable of being fused : very difficult to fuse

affront

noun a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect; verb treat, mention, or speak to rudely

contraption

noun a device or control that is very useful for a particular job

caballero

knight, cavalier: chiefly Southwest, horseman

cedilla

noun a diacritical mark (,) placed below the letter c to indicate that it is pronounced as an s

macron

noun a diacritical mark (-) placed above a vowel to indicate a long sound

monsignor

noun (Roman Catholic Church) an ecclesiastical title of honor bestowed on some priests

kibitzer

noun (Yiddish) a meddler who offers unwanted advice to others

gladiator

noun (ancient Rome) a professional combatant or a captive who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat; a professional boxer

augur

noun (ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy; verb predict from an omen; indicate by signs

Galahad

noun (Arthurian legend) the most virtuous knight of the Round Table; was able to see the Holy Grail

covenant

noun (Bible) an agreement between God and his people in which God makes certain promises and requires certain behavior from them in return; a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action; verb enter into a covenant or formal agreement; enter into a covenant

incarnation

noun (Christianity) the Christian doctrine of the union of God and man in the person of Jesus Christ; time passed in a particular bodily form; the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc.; a new personification of a familiar idea

hector

noun (Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War; verb be bossy towards

kismet

noun (Islam) the will of Allah

niter

noun (KNO3) used especially as a fertilizer and explosive

Nimrod

noun (Old Testament) a famous hunter

Gomorrah

noun (Old Testament) an ancient city near the Dead Sea that (along with Sodom) was destroyed by God for the vice and depravity of its inhabitants

copilot

noun a relief pilot on an airplane

accrual

noun the act of accumulating

desensitize

verb make insensitive; cause not to be sensitive

allegorize

verb make into an allegory; interpret as an allegory

eliminate

verb kill in large numbers; terminate or take out; remove (an unknown variable) from two or more equations; remove from a contest or race; eliminate from the body; dismiss from consideration or a contest; do away with

decimate

verb kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies; kill in large numbers

persona non grata

personally unacceptable or unwelcome

diminish

verb lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of; decrease in size, extent, or range

convince

verb make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something

mesdames

plural of madam

oases

plural- fertile or green areas in an arid region (such as a desert)

recommend

verb make attractive or acceptable; push for something; express a good opinion of

conjoin

verb make contact or come together; take in marriage

calibrate

verb make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring; measure the caliber of; mark (the scale of a measuring instrument) so that it can be read in the desired units

formalize

verb make formal or official; declare or make legally valid

denounced

to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil

insuring

to provide or obtain insurance on or for

formulator

to reduce to or express in a formula

jibbing

to refuse to proceed further

reciting

to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly

redintegrate

to restore to a former and especially sound state

lurched

to roll or tip abruptly

eloping

to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent

mollifying

to soothe in temper or disposition

ramifying

to split up into branches or constituent parts

Penates

the Roman gods of the household worshipped in close connection with Vesta and with the Lares

predetermination

the act of predetermining

proscriptively

the act of proscribing

hazing

the action of hazing; especially : an initiation process involving harassment

agglutination

the action or process of agglutinatin : a mass or group formed by the union of separate elements: the formation of derivational or inflectional words by putting together constituents of which each expresses a single definite meaning

probating

the action or process of proving before a competent judicial authority that a document offered for official recognition and registration as the last will and testament of a deceased person is genuine

life expectancy

the average life span of an individual

piece de resistance

the chief dish of a meal: an outstanding item or event

hyperacid

the condition of containing more than the normal amount of acid

gobbling

to swallow or eat greedily

pacified

to allay the anger or agitation of

construed

to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part)

construing

to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part)

ratifying

to approve and sanction formally

classifying

to arrange in classes

excelling

to be superior to : surpass in accomplishment or achievement

impeachable

to bring an accusation against

leeringly

to cast a sidelong glance

mitigator

to cause to become less harsh or hostile

removing

to change the location, position, station, or residence of

curried

to clean the coat of (an animal, such as a horse) with a currycomb

conferring

to compare views or take counsel

complied

to conform, submit, or adapt as required or requested

groveled

to creep with the face to the ground : crawl: to lie or creep with the body prostrate in token of subservience or abasement

huddling

to crowd together

extraditing

to deliver up to extradition

predisposing

to dispose in advance

deranging

to disturb the operation or functions of

demilitarization

to do away with the military organization or potential of

involving

to engage as a participant

alibiing

transitive verb: to exonerate (someone) by an alibi : to furnish an excuse for

enrapture

verb hold spellbound

prefigure

verb imagine or consider beforehand; indicate by signs

hypnotize

verb induce hypnosis in

pollute

verb make impure

glorify

verb bestow glory upon; cause to seem more splendid; elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration; praise, glorify, or honor

obstruct

verb block passage through; shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight; hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of

originate

verb bring into being; come into existence; take on form or shape; begin a trip at a certain point, as of a plane, train, bus, etc.

arouse

verb call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); stimulate sexually; to begin moving, "As the thunder started the sleeping children began to stir"; stop sleeping; cause to become awake or conscious; cause to be alert and energetic; summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic

humiliate

verb cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of

mobilize

verb cause to move around; make ready for action or use; get ready for war; call to arms; of military personnel

metamorphose

verb change completely the nature or appearance of; change in outward structure or looks

collate

verb compare critically; of texts; to assemble in proper sequence

attaint

verb condemn by attainder; bring shame or dishonor upon

air-condition

verb control the humidity and temperature of; equip with an apparatus for controlling the humidity and temperature

launder

verb convert illegally obtained funds into legal ones; cleanse with a cleaning agent, such as soap, and water

realize

verb make real or concrete; give reality or substance to; expand or complete (a part in a piece of baroque music) by supplying the harmonies indicated in the figured bass; convert into cash; of goods and property; perceive (an idea or situation) mentally; be fully aware or cognizant of; earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages

begrime

verb make soiled, filthy, or dirty

bemire

verb make soiled, filthy, or dirty

predispose

verb make susceptible

anesthetize

verb make unconscious by means of anesthetic drugs

popularize

verb make understandable to the general public; cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use

disqualify

verb make unfit or unsuitable; declare unfit

debilitate

verb make weak

deliquesce

verb melt or become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air; melt away in the process of decay

fertilize

verb provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to; make fertile or productive; introduce semen into (a female)

incite

verb provoke or stir up; urge on; cause to act; give an incentive for action

renegotiate

verb revise the terms of in order to limit or regain excess profits gained by the contractor; negociate anew

evolve

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

moneybags

wealth: a wealthy person

cum laude

with distinction

magna cum laude

with great distinction

ad infinitum

without end or limit

mirabile visu

wonderful to behold