Word Meaning Set 01

Fledgling

Adj. Young and Inexperienced; (of a Young Bird) Having Acquired Its Flight Feathers; Noun Young Bird That Has Just Fledged or Become Capable of Flying; Any New Participant in Some Activity

Kinetic

Adj. Characterized by Motion; Relating to the Motion of Material Bodies and the Forces Associated Therewith; Supplying Motive Force

Blasphemous

Adj. Characterized by Profanity or Cursing; Grossly Irreverent Toward What is Held to Be Sacred

Decorous

Adj. Characterized by Propriety and Dignity and Good Taste in Manners and Conduct; According with Custom or Propriety

Earnest

Adj. Characterized by a Firm and Humorless Belief in the Validity of Your Opinions; Not Distracted by Anything Unrelated to the Goal; Earnest; Noun Something of Value Given by One Person to Another to Bind a Contract

Ingenuous

Adj. Characterized by an Inability to Mask Your Feelings; Not Devious; Lacking in Sophistication or Worldliness

Makeshift

Adj. Done or Made Using Whatever is Available; Noun Something Contrived to Meet an Urgent Need or Emergency

Deranged

Adj. Driven Insane

Corny

Adj. Dull and Tiresome but with Pretensions of Significance or Originality

Maudlin

Adj. Effusively or Insincerely Emotional

Chic

Adj. Elegant and Stylish; Noun Elegance by Virtue of Being Fashionable

Callous

Adj. Emotionally Hardened; Having Calluses; Having Skin Made Tough and Thick Through Wear; Verb Make Insensitive or Callous; Deaden Feelings or Morals

Auxiliary

Adj. Functioning in a Subsidiary or Supporting Capacity; Furnishing Added Support; Noun Someone Who Acts As Assistant

Livid

Adj. Furiously Angry; (of a Light) Imparting a Deathlike Luminosity; Anemic Looking from Illness or Emotion; Discolored by Coagulation of Blood Beneath the Skin

Ancillary

Adj. Furnishing Added Support

Diurnal

Adj. Having a Daily Cycle or Occurring Every Day; Belonging to or Active During the Day

Crotchety

Adj. Having a Difficult and Contrary Disposition

Ornery

Adj. Having a Difficult and Contrary Disposition

Cantankerous

Adj. Having a Difficult and Contrary Disposition; Stubbornly Obstructive and Unwilling to Cooperate

Brindled

Adj. Having a Grey or Brown Streak or a Pattern or a Patchy Coloring; Used Especially of the Patterned Fur of Cats

Dormant

Adj. Inactive but Capable of Becoming Active; of E.g. Volcanos; Not Erupting and Not Extinct; in a Condition of Biological Rest or Suspended Animation

Delusive

Adj. Inappropriate to Reality or Facts

Implacable

Adj. Incapable of Being Placated

Infallible

Adj. Incapable of Failure or Error

Antagonistic

Adj. Incapable of Harmonious Association; Used Especially of Drugs or Muscles That Counteract or Neutralize Each Other's Effect; Arousing Animosity or Hostility; Characterized by Antagonism or Antipathy; Indicating Opposition or Resistance

Amorous

Adj. Inclined Toward or Displaying Love; Expressive of or Exciting Sexual Love or Romance

Florid

Adj. Inclined to a Healthy Reddish Color Often Associated with Outdoor Life; Elaborately or Excessively Ornamented

Disparate

Adj. Including Markedly Dissimilar Elements; Fundamentally Different or Distinct in Quality or Kind

Cosmic

Adj. Inconceivably Extended in Space or Time; of or from or Pertaining to or Characteristic of the Cosmos or Universe

Bodacious

Adj. Incorrigible; Unrestrained by Convention or Propriety

Meretricious

Adj. Like or Relating to a Prostitute; Based on Pretense; Deceptively Pleasing; Tastelessly Showy

Archaic

Adj. Little Evolved from or Characteristic of an Earlier Ancestral Type; So Extremely Old As Seeming to Belong to an Earlier Period

Encumbered

Adj. Loaded to Excess or Impeded by a Heavy Load

Capillary

Adj. Long and Slender with a Very Small Internal Diameter; of or Relating to Hair; Noun a Tube of Small Internal Diameter; Holds Liquid by Capillary Action; Any of the Minute Blood Vessels Connecting Arterioles with Venules

Clarion

Adj. Loud and Clear; Noun a Medieval Brass Instrument with a Clear Shrill Tone; Verb Proclaim On, or As if On, a Clarion; Blow the Clarion

Endearing

Adj. Lovable Especially in a Childlike or Naive Way

Degraded

Adj. Lowered in Value; Unrestrained by Convention or Morality

Cockamamie

Adj. Ludicrous, Foolish

Inured

Adj. Made Tough by Habitual Exposure

Brazen

Adj. Made of or Resembling Brass (as in Color or Hardness); Unrestrained by Convention or Propriety; Verb Face with Defiance or Impudence

Exhilarating

Adj. Making Lively and Cheerful; Making Lively and Joyful

Jarring

Adj. Making or Causing a Harsh and Irritating Sound

Avid

Adj. Marked by Active Interest and Enthusiasm; (often Followed by `for') Ardently or Excessively Desirous

Assiduous

Adj. Marked by Care and Persistent Effort

Impudent

Adj. Marked by Casual Disrespect; Improperly Forward or Bold

Ambidextrous

Adj. Marked by Deliberate Deceptiveness Especially by Pretending One Set of Feelings and Acting Under the Influence of Another; Equally Skillful with Each Hand

Fanatical

Adj. Marked by Excessive Enthusiasm for and Intense Devotion to a Cause or Idea

Hysterical

Adj. Marked by Excessive or Uncontrollable Emotion; Characterized by or Arising from Psychoneurotic Hysteria

Meticulous

Adj. Marked by Extreme Care in Treatment of Details; Marked by Precise Accordance with Details

Desultory

Adj. Marked by Lack of Definite Plan or Regularity or Purpose; Jumping from One Thing to Another

Astute

Adj. Marked by Practical Hardheaded Intelligence

Discreet

Adj. Marked by Prudence or Modesty and Wise Self-restraint; Heedful of Potential Consequences; Unobtrusively Perceptive and Sympathetic

Efficacious

Adj. Marked by Qualities Giving the Power to Produce an Intended Effect; Producing or Capable of Producing an Intended Result or Having a Striking Effect

Furtive

Adj. Marked by Quiet and Caution and Secrecy; Taking Pains to Avoid Being Observed; Secret and Sly or Sordid

Brusque

Adj. Marked by Rude or Peremptory Shortness

Crafty

Adj. Marked by Skill in Deception

Acrimonious

Adj. Marked by Strong Resentment or Cynicism

Delirious

Adj. Marked by Uncontrolled Excitement or Emotion; Experiencing Delirium

Impetuous

Adj. Marked by Violent Force; Characterized by Undue Haste and Lack of Thought or Deliberation

Apathetic

Adj. Marked by a Lack of Interest; Showing Little or No Emotion or Animation

Forlorn

Adj. Marked by or Showing Hopelessness

Judicious

Adj. Marked by the Exercise of Good Judgment or Common Sense in Practical Matters

Aberrant

Adj. Markedly Different from an Accepted Norm; Noun One Whose Behavior Departs Substantially from the Norm of a Group

Conspicuous

Adj. Obvious to the Eye or Mind; Without Any Attempt at Concealment; Completely Obvious

Convivial

Adj. Occupied with or Fond of the Pleasures of Good Company

Azygous

Adj. Occurring Singly; Not One of a Pair

Incessant

Adj. Occurring So Frequently As to Seem Ceaseless or Uninterrupted; Uninterrupted in Time and Indefinitely Long Continuing

Fortuitous

Adj. Occurring by Happy Chance; Having No Cause or Apparent Cause

Daily

Adj. Occurring or Done Each Day; Measured by the Day or Happening Every Day; Adv. Without Missing a Day; Gradually and Progressively; Noun a Newspaper That is Published Every Day

Abhorrent

Adj. Offensive to the Mind

Fetid

Adj. Offensively Malodorous

Noisome

Adj. Offensively Malodorous; Causing or Able to Cause Nausea

Bumptious

Adj. Offensively Self-assertive

Obsolete

Adj. Old; No Longer in Use or Valid or Fashionable; No Longer in Use

Inchoate

Adj. Only Partly in Existence; Imperfectly Formed

Incipient

Adj. Only Partly in Existence; Imperfectly Formed

Leery

Adj. Openly Distrustful and Unwilling to Confide

Candid

Adj. Openly Straightforward and Direct Without Reserve or Secretiveness; Informal or Natural; Especially Caught off Guard or Unprepared; Characterized by Directness in Manner or Speech; Without Subtlety or Evasion

Pacifist

Adj. Opposed to War; Noun Someone Opposed to Violence As a Means of Settling Disputes

Bombastic

Adj. Ostentatiously Lofty in Style

Cloying

Adj. Overly Sweet

Delinquent

Adj. Past Due; Not Paid at the Scheduled Time; Persistently Bad; Guilty of a Minor Misdeed; Failing in What Duty Requires; Noun a Young Offender

Idiosyncratic

Adj. Peculiar to the Individual

Discernable

Adj. Perceptible by the Senses or Intellect

Discernible

Adj. Perceptible by the Senses or Intellect; Capable of Being Seen or Noticed; Capable of Being Perceived Clearly

Brooding

Adj. Persistently or Morbidly Thoughtful; Noun Sitting on Eggs So As to Hatch Them by the Warmth of the Body; Persistent Morbid Meditation on a Problem

Musing

Adj. Persistently or Morbidly Thoughtful; Noun a Calm Lengthy Intent Consideration

Crabbed

Adj. Perversely Irritable

Benign

Adj. Pleasant and Beneficial in Nature or Influence; Kindness of Disposition or Manner; Not Dangerous to Health; Not Recurrent or Progressive (especially of a Tumor)

Novel

Adj. Pleasantly New or Different; Original and of a Kind Not Seen Before; Noun a Printed and Bound Book That is an Extended Work of Fiction; a Extended Fictional Work in Prose; Usually in the Form of a Story

Mellifluous

Adj. Pleasing to the Ear

Gratifying

Adj. Pleasing to the Mind or Feeling; Occasioning Pride; Affording Satisfaction or Pleasure; Giving Pleasure or Satisfaction

Destitute

Adj. Poor Enough to Need Help from Others; Completely Wanting or Lacking

Charismatic

Adj. Possessing an Extraordinary Ability to Attract

Cogent

Adj. Powerfully Persuasive

Mendicant

Adj. Practicing Beggary; Noun a Pauper Who Lives by Begging; a Male Member of a Religious Order That Originally Relied Solely on Alms

Ascetic

Adj. Practicing Great Self-denial; Pertaining to or Characteristic of an Ascetic or the Practice of Rigorous Self-discipline; Noun Someone Who Practices Self Denial As a Spiritual Discipline

Determinate

Adj. Precisely Determined or Limited or Defined; Especially Fixed by Rule or by a Specific and Constant Cause; Not Continuing to Grow Indefinitely at the Apex; Supplying or Being a Final or Conclusive Settlement

Explicit

Adj. Precisely and Clearly Expressed or Readily Observable; Leaving Nothing to Implication; in Accordance with Fact or the Primary Meaning of a Term

Congenital

Adj. Present at Birth but Not Necessarily Hereditary; Acquired During Fetal Development

Impermeable

Adj. Preventing Especially Liquids to Pass or Diffuse Through

Futile

Adj. Producing No Result or Effect; Unproductive of Success

Bountiful

Adj. Producing in Abundance; Given or Giving Freely

August

Adj. Profoundly Honored; of or Befitting a Lord; Noun the Month Following July and Preceding September

Apocalyptic

Adj. Prophetic of Devastation or Ultimate Doom; of or Relating to an Apocalypse

Foster

Adj. Providing or Receiving Nurture or Parental Care Though Not Related by Blood or Legal Ties; Noun United States Songwriter Whose Songs Embody the Sentiment of the South Before the American Civil War (1826-1864); Verb Help Develop, Help Grow; Bring Up Under Fosterage; of Children; Promote the Growth of

Atrocious

Adj. Provoking Horror; Exceptionally Bad or Displeasing; Shockingly Brutal or Cruel

Grandiloquent

Adj. Puffed Up with Vanity; Lofty in Style

Adroit

Adj. Quick or Skillful or Adept in Action or Thought; Skillful (or Showing Skill) in Adapting Means to Ends

Jilted

Adj. Rebuffed (by a Lover) Without Warning

Dilute

Adj. Reduced in Strength or Concentration or Quality or Purity; Verb Lessen the Strength or Flavor of a Solution or Mixture; Corrupt, Debase, or Make Impure by Adding a Foreign or Inferior Substance; Often by Replacing Valuable Ingredients with Inferior Ones

Attenuate

Adj. Reduced in Strength; Verb Become Weaker, in Strength, Value, or Magnitude; Weaken the Consistency of (a Chemical Substance)

Glum

Adj. Reflecting Gloom; Showing a Brooding Ill Humor

Consanguine

Adj. Related by Blood

Agrarian

Adj. Relating to Rural Matters

Bucolic

Adj. Relating to Shepherds or Herdsmen or Devoted to Raising Sheep or Cattle; Used of Idealized Country Life; Noun a Short Descriptive Poem of Rural or Pastoral Life; a Country Person

Chronological

Adj. Relating to or Arranged According to Temporal Order

Fascist

Adj. Relating to or Characteristic of Fascism; Noun an Adherent of Fascism or Other Right-wing Authoritarian Views

Burlesque

Adj. Relating to or Characteristic of a Burlesque; Noun a Theatrical Entertainment of Broad and Earthy Humor; Consists of Comic Skits and Short Turns (and Sometimes Striptease); a Composition That Imitates Somebody's Style in a Humorous Way; Verb Make a Parody of

Itinerant

Adj. Working for a Short Time in Different Places; Traveling from Place to Place to Work; Noun a Laborer Who Moves from Place to Place As Demanded by Employment

Insidious

Adj. Working or Spreading in a Hidden and Usually Injurious Way; Intended to Entrap; Beguiling but Harmful

Laudable

Adj. Worthy of High Praise

Callow

Adj. Young and Inexperienced

Dalmatian

Adj. of or Relating to Dalmatia or Its Inhabitants; Noun a Large Breed Having a Smooth White Coat with Black or Brown Spots; Originated in Dalmatia; a Native or Inhabitant of Dalmatia

Demographic

Adj. of or Relating to Demography; Noun a Statistic Characterizing Human Populations (or Segments of Human Populations Broken Down by Age or Sex or Income Etc.)

Epistemic

Adj. of or Relating to Epistemology

Conjugal

Adj. of or Relating to Marriage or to the Relationship Between a Wife and Husband

Dominican

Adj. of or Relating to Saint Dominic or the Dominican Order; of or Relating to or Characteristic of the Dominican Republic or Its People; Noun a Roman Catholic Friar Wearing the Black Mantle of the Dominican Order

Freudian

Adj. of or Relating to Sigmund Freud or His Psychoanalytic Ideas; Noun a Person Who Follows the Basic Theories or Practices of Sigmund Freud

Cadaverous

Adj. of or Relating to a Cadaver or Corpse; Very Thin Especially from Disease or Hunger or Cold

Harpy

Noun Large Black-and-white Crested Eagle of Tropical America; Any of Various Fruit Bats of the Genus Nyctimene Distinguished by Nostrils Drawn out into Diverging Tubes; (greek Mythology) Vicious Winged Monster; Often Depicted As a Bird with the Head of a Woman; a Malicious Woman with a Fierce Temper

Kelp

Noun Large Brown Seaweeds Having Fluted Leathery Fronds

Brazier

Noun Large Metal Container in Which Coal or Charcoal is Burned; Warms People Who Must Stay Outside for Long Times

Hornet

Noun Large Stinging Paper Wasp

Balloon

Noun Large Tough Nonrigid Bag Filled with Gas or Heated Air; Small Thin Inflatable Rubber Bag with Narrow Neck; Verb Become Inflated; Ride in a Hot-air Balloon

Cormorant

Noun Large Voracious Dark-colored Long-necked Seabird with a Distensible Pouch for Holding Fish; Used in Asia to Catch Fish

Caisson

Noun Large Watertight Chamber Used for Construction Under Water; a Chest to Hold Ammunition; a Two-wheeled Military Vehicle Carrying Artillery Ammunition; an Ornamental Sunken Panel in a Ceiling or Dome

Bandana

Noun Large and Brightly Colored Handkerchief; Often Used As a Neckerchief

Clemency

Noun Leniency and Compassion Shown Toward Offenders by a Person or Agency Charged with Administering Justice; Good Weather with Comfortable Temperatures

Banter

Noun Light Teasing Repartee; Verb Be Silly or Tease One Another

Auscultation

Noun Listening to Sounds Within the Body (usually with a Stethoscope)

Alacrity

Noun Liveliness and Eagerness

Chameleon

Noun Lizard of Africa and Madagascar Able to Change Skin Color and Having a Projectile Tongue; a Changeable or Inconstant Person; a Faint Constellation in the Polar Region of the Southern Hemisphere Near Apus and Mensa

Nostalgia

Noun Longing for Something Past

Compliance

Noun Happy Friendly Agreement; the Act of Submitting; Usually Surrendering Power to Another; Acting According to Certain Accepted Standards; a Disposition or Tendency to Yield to the Will of Others

Drudgery

Noun Hard Monotonous Routine Work

Censure

Noun Harsh Criticism or Disapproval; the State of Being Excommunicated; Verb Rebuke Formally

Asperity

Noun Harshness of Manner; Something Hard to Endure

Cognisance

Noun Having Knowledge of

Ineptitude

Noun Having No Qualities That Would Render It Valuable or Useful; Unskillfulness Resulting from a Lack of Training

Hearth

Noun Home Symbolized As a Part of the Fireplace; an Area Near a Fireplace (usually Paved and Extending out into a Room); an Open Recess in a Wall at the Base of a Chimney Where a Fire Can Be Built

Belligerence

Noun Hostile or Warlike Attitude or Nature; a Natural Disposition to Be Hostile

Condominium

Noun Housing Consisting of a Complex of Dwelling Units (as an Apartment House) in Which Each Unit is Individually Owned; One of the Dwelling Units in a Condominium

Appellation

Noun Identifying Word or Words by Which Someone or Something is Called and Classified or Distinguished from Others

Intolerance

Noun Impatience with Annoyances; Unwillingness to Recognize and Respect Differences in Opinions or Beliefs

Aphasia

Noun Inability to Use or Understand Language (spoken or Written) Because of a Brain Lesion

Annuity

Noun Income from Capital Investment Paid in a Series of Regular Payments

Dermatitis

Noun Inflammation of the Skin; Skin Becomes Itchy and May Develop Blisters

Clobber

Noun Informal Terms for Personal Possessions; Verb Strike Violently and Repeatedly; Beat Thoroughly and Conclusively in a Competition or Fight

Cant

Noun Insincere Talk About Religion or Morals; Two Surfaces Meeting at an Angle Different from 90 Degrees; Stock Phrases That Have Become Nonsense Through Endless Repetition; a Characteristic Language of a Particular Group (as Among Thieves); a Slope in the Turn of a Road or Track; the Outside is Higher Than the Inside in Order to Reduce the Effects of Centrifugal Force; Verb Heel over

Guillotine

Noun Instrument of Execution That Consists of a Weighted Blade Between Two Vertical Poles; Used for Beheading People; Closure Imposed on the Debate of Specific Sections of a Bill; Verb Kill by Cutting the Head off with a Guillotine

Dint

Noun Interchangeable with `means' in the Expression `by Means Of'

Leverage

Noun Investing with Borrowed Money As a Way to Amplify Potential Gains (at the Risk of Greater Losses); Strategic Advantage; Power to Act Effectively; the Mechanical Advantage Gained by Being in a Position to Use a Lever; Verb Provide with Leverage; Supplement with Leverage

Aegis

Noun Kindly Endorsement and Guidance; Armor Plate That Protects the Chest; the Front Part of a Cuirass

Diffidence

Noun Lack of Self-confidence

Cougar

Noun Large American Feline Resembling a Lion

Buccaneer

Noun Someone Who Robs at Sea or Plunders the Land from the Sea Without Having a Commission from Any Sovereign Nation; Verb Live Like a Buccaneer

Collier

Noun Someone Who Works in a Coal Mine

Cynic

Noun Someone Who is Critical of the Motives of Others; a Member of a Group of Ancient Greek Philosophers Who Advocated the Doctrine That Virtue is the Only Good and That the Essence of Virtue is Self-control

Conscript

Noun Someone Who is Drafted into Military Service; Verb Enroll into Service Compulsorily

Layperson

Noun Someone Who is Not a Clergyman or a Professional Person

Defeatist

Noun Someone Who is Resigned to Defeat Without Offering Positive Suggestions

Casuist

Noun Someone Whose Reasoning is Subtle and Often Specious

Narcissist

Noun Someone in Love with Themselves

Confidant

Noun Someone to Whom Private Matters Are Confided

Barm

Noun a Commercial Leavening Agent Containing Yeast Cells; Used to Raise the Dough in Making Bread and for Fermenting Beer or Whiskey

Disdain

Noun a Communication That Indicates Lack of Respect by Patronizing the Recipient; Lack of Respect Accompanied by a Feeling of Intense Dislike; Verb Reject with Contempt; Look Down on with Disdain

Consul

Noun a Diplomat Appointed by a Government to Protect Its Commercial Interests and Help Its Citizens in a Foreign Country

Dessert

Noun a Dish Served As the Last Course of a Meal

Epilepsy

Noun a Disorder of the Central Nervous System Characterized by Loss of Consciousness and Convulsions

Kerfuffle

Noun a Disorderly Outburst or Tumult

Illiberality

Noun a Disposition Not to Be Liberal (generous) with Money

Bonhomie

Noun a Disposition to Be Friendly and Approachable (easy to Talk To)

Faction

Noun a Dissenting Clique; a Clique (often Secret) That Seeks Power Usually Through Intrigue

Hallmark

Noun a Distinctive Characteristic or Attribute; a Mark on an Article of Trade to Indicate Its Origin and Authenticity

Harlem

Noun a District of Manhattan; Now Largely a Black Ghetto

Epiphany

Noun a Divine Manifestation; Twelve Days After Christmas; Celebrates the Visit of the Three Wise Men to the Infant Jesus

Dermatologist

Noun a Doctor Who Specializes in the Physiology and Pathology of the Skin

Dogma

Noun a Doctrine or Code of Beliefs Accepted As Authoritative; a Religious Doctrine That is Proclaimed As True Without Proof

Credentials

Noun a Document Attesting to the Truth of Certain Stated Facts

Dominatrix

Noun a Dominating Woman (especially One Who Plays That Role in a Sadomasochistic Sexual Relationship)

Bassoon

Noun a Double-reed Instrument; the Tenor of the Oboe Family

Declivity

Noun a Downward Slope or Bend

Antagonist

Noun a Drug That Neutralizes or Counteracts the Effects of Another Drug; a Muscle That Relaxes While Another Contracts; Someone Who Offers Opposition

Counterpart

Noun a Duplicate Copy; a Person or Thing Having the Same Function or Characteristics As Another

Mogul

Noun a Member of the Muslim Dynasty That Ruled India Until 1857; a Bump on a Ski Slope; a Very Wealthy or Powerful Businessman

Modality

Noun a Method of Therapy That Involves Physical or Electrical Therapeutic Treatment; a Particular Sense; a Classification of Propositions on the Basis of Whether They Claim Necessity or Possibility or Impossibility; Verb Inflections That Express How the Action or State is Conceived by the Speaker

Chiropractic

Noun a Method of Treatment That Manipulates Body Structures (especially the Spine) to Relieve Low Back Pain or Even Headache or High Blood Pressure

Compromise

Noun a Middle Way Between Two Extremes; an Accommodation in Which Both Sides Make Concessions; Verb Settle by Concession; Make a Compromise; Arrive at a Compromise; Expose or Make Liable to Danger, Suspicion, or Disrepute

Microcosm

Noun a Miniature Model of Something

Bauble

Noun a Mock Scepter Carried by a Court Jester; Cheap Showy Jewelry or Ornament on Clothing

Abbey

Noun a Monastery Ruled by an Abbot; a Convent Ruled by an Abbess; a Church Associated with a Monastery or Convent

Lycanthrope

Noun a Monster Able to Change Appearance from Human to Wolf

Claustrophobia

Noun a Morbid Fear of Being Closed in a Confined Space

Dovetail

Noun a Mortise Joint Formed by Interlocking Tenons and Mortises; Verb Fit Together Tightly, As if by Means of a Dovetail

Elegy

Noun a Mournful Poem; a Lament for the Dead

Cantata

Noun a Musical Composition for Voices and Orchestra Based on a Religious Text

Counterpoint

Noun a Musical Form Involving the Simultaneous Sound of Two or More Melodies; Verb Write in Counterpoint; to Show Differences when Compared; Be Different

Defile

Noun a Narrow Pass (especially One Between Mountains); Verb Place Under Suspicion or Cast Doubt Upon; Spot, Stain, or Pollute; Make Dirty or Spotty, As by Exposure to Air; Also Used Metaphorically

Affinity

Noun a Natural Attraction or Feeling of Kinship; Inherent Resemblance Between Persons or Things; the Force Attracting Atoms to Each Other and Binding Them Together in a Molecule; (immunology) the Attraction Between an Antigen and an Antibody; a Close Connection Marked by Community of Interests or Similarity in Nature or Character; (biology) State of Relationship Between Organisms or Groups of Organisms Resulting in Resemblance in Structure or Structural Parts; (anthropology) Kinship by Marriage or Adoption; Not a Blood Relationship

Brook

Noun a Natural Stream of Water Smaller Than a River (and Often a Tributary of a River); Verb Put Up with Something or Somebody Unpleasant

Brawl

Noun a Noisy Fight in a Crowd; an Uproarious Party; Verb to Quarrel Noisily, Angrily or Disruptively

Affray

Noun a Noisy Fight; Noisy Quarrel

Fray

Noun a Noisy Fight; Verb Wear Away by Rubbing; Cause Friction

Obituary

Noun a Notice of Someone's Death; Usually Includes a Short Biography

Cadre

Noun a Nucleus of Military Personnel Capable of Expansion; a Small Unit Serving As Part of or As the Nucleus of a Larger Political Movement

Autocracy

Noun a Political Theory Favoring Unlimited Authority by a Single Individual; a Political System Governed by a Single Individual

Cancun

Noun a Popular Island Resort off the Northeastern Tip of the Yucatan Peninsula

Incentive

Noun a Positive Motivational Influence; an Additional Payment (or Other Remuneration) to Employees As a Means of Increasing Output

Maelstrom

Noun a Powerful Circular Current of Water (usually the Result of Conflicting Tides)

Condiment

Noun a Preparation (a Sauce or Relish or Spice) to Enhance Flavor or Enjoyment

Amen

Noun a Primeval Egyptian Personification of Air and Breath; Worshipped Especially at Thebes

Cavalcade

Noun a Procession of People Traveling on Horseback

Chef

Noun a Professional Cook

Anorexia

Noun a Prolonged Disorder of Eating Due to Loss of Appetite

Itinerary

Noun a Proposed Route of Travel; a Guidebook for Travelers; an Established Line of Travel or Access

Alchemy

Noun a Pseudoscientific Forerunner of Chemistry in Medieval Times; the Way Two Individuals Relate to Each Other

Discotheque

Noun a Public Dance Hall for Dancing to Recorded Popular Music

Coroner

Noun a Public Official Who Investigates by Inquest Any Death Not Due to Natural Causes

Advert

Noun a Public Promotion of Some Product or Service; Verb Make Reference To; Make a More or Less Disguised Reference To; Give Heed (to)

Felon

Noun a Purulent Infection at the End of a Finger or Toe in the Area Surrounding the Nail; Someone Who Has Committed (or Been Legally Convicted Of) a Crime

Assay

Noun a Quantitative or Qualitative Test of a Substance (especially an Ore or a Drug) to Determine Its Components; Frequently Used to Test for the Presence or Concentration of Infectious Agents or Antibodies Etc.; an Appraisal of the State of Affairs; a Written Report of the Results of an Analysis of the Composition of Some Substance; a Substance That is Undergoing an Analysis of Its Components; Verb Analyze (chemical Substances); Make an Effort or Attempt

Aught

Noun a Quantity of No Importance

Inquisitor

Noun a Questioner Who is Excessively Harsh; an Official of the Ecclesiastical Court of the Inquisition

Bustle

Noun a Rapid Active Commotion; a Framework Worn at the Back Below the Waist for Giving Fullness to a Woman's Skirt; Verb Move or Cause to Move Energetically or Busily

Celerity

Noun a Rate That is Rapid

Atavism

Noun a Reappearance of an Earlier Characteristic

Cadence

Noun a Recurrent Rhythmical Series; the Close of a Musical Section; (prosody) the Accent in a Metrical Foot of Verse

Abolitionist

Noun a Reformer Who Favors Abolishing Slavery

Compliment

Noun a Remark (or Act) Expressing Praise and Admiration; Verb Say Something to Someone That Expresses Praise; Express Respect or Esteem for

Effigy

Noun a Representation of a Person (especially in the Form of Sculpture)

Caricature

Noun a Representation of a Person That is Exaggerated for Comic Effect; Verb Represent in or Produce a Caricature of

Lounge

Noun a Room (as in a Hotel or Airport) with Seating Where People Can Wait; an Upholstered Seat for More Than One Person; Verb Sit or Recline Comfortably; Be About

Contumely

Noun a Rude Expression Intended to Offend or Hurt

Fulminate

Noun a Salt or Ester of Fulminic Acid; Verb Cause to Explode Violently and with Loud Noise; Come on Suddenly and Intensely; Criticize Severely

Maxim

Noun a Saying That is Widely Accepted on Its Own Merits; English Inventor (born in the United States) Who Invented the Maxim Gun That Was Used in World War I (1840-1916)

Coquette

Noun a Seductive Woman Who Uses Her Sex Appeal to Exploit Men; Verb Talk or Behave Amorously, Without Serious Intentions

Felony

Noun a Serious Crime (such As Murder or Arson)

Aficionado

Noun a Serious Devotee of Some Particular Music Genre or Musical Performer; a Fan of Bull Fighting

Acerbity

Noun a Sharp Sour Taste; a Sharp Bitterness; a Rough and Bitter Manner

Apiary

Noun a Shed Containing a Number of Beehives

Haven

Noun a Shelter Serving As a Place of Safety or Sanctuary; a Sheltered Port Where Ships Can Take on or Discharge Cargo

Castaway

Noun a Shipwrecked Person; a Person Who is Rejected (from Society or Home)

Cite

Noun a Short Note Recognizing a Source of Information or of a Quoted Passage; Verb Call in an Official Matter, Such As to Attend Court; Advance Evidence For; Commend; Repeat a Passage From; Refer to for Illustration or Proof; Make Reference To; Refer to

Aphorism

Noun a Short Pithy Instructive Saying

Apophthegm

Noun a Short Pithy Instructive Saying

Apothegm

Noun a Short Pithy Instructive Saying

Gnome

Noun a Short Pithy Saying Expressing a General Truth; a Legendary Creature Resembling a Tiny Old Man; Lives in the Depths of the Earth and Guards Buried Treasure

Errand

Noun a Short Trip That is Taken in the Performance of a Necessary Task or Mission

Balladeer

Noun a Singer of Popular Ballads

Deadlock

Noun a Situation in Which No Progress Can Be Made or No Advancement is Possible

Crinkle

Noun a Slight Depression in the Smoothness of a Surface; Verb Become Wrinkled or Crumpled or Creased; Make Wrinkles or Creases into a Smooth Surface

Morsel

Noun a Small Amount of Solid Food; a Mouthful; a Small Quantity of Anything

Fret

Noun a Small Bar of Metal Across the Fingerboard of a Musical Instrument; when the String is Stopped by a Finger at the Metal Bar It Will Produce a Note of the Desired Pitch; an Ornamental Pattern Consisting of Repeated Vertical and Horizontal Lines (often in Relief); Agitation Resulting from Active Worry; a Spot That Has Been Worn Away by Abrasion or Erosion; Verb Wear Away or Erode; Decorate with an Interlaced Design; Carve a Pattern Into; Be Agitated or Irritated; Cause Annoyance In; Provide (a Musical Instrument) with Frets; Remove Soil or Rock; Cause Friction; Be Too Tight; Rub or Press; Gnaw Into; Make Resentful or Angry; Worry Unnecessarily or Excessively; Become or Make Sore by or As if by Rubbing

Dinghy

Noun a Small Boat of Shallow Draft with Cross Thwarts for Seats and Rowlocks for Oars with Which It is Propelled

Flake

Noun a Small Fragment of Something Broken off from the Whole; a Person with an Unusual or Odd Personality; a Crystal of Snow; Verb Cover with Flakes or As if with Flakes; Form into Flakes; Come off in Flakes or Thin Small Pieces

Dollop

Noun a Small Measure (usually of Food)

Modicum

Noun a Small or Moderate or Token Amount

Facet

Noun a Smooth Surface (as of a Bone or Cut Gemstone); a Distinct Feature or Element in a Problem

Canter

Noun a Smooth Three-beat Gait; Between a Trot and a Gallop; Verb Ride at a Canter; Ride at a Cantering Pace; Go at a Canter, of Horses

Charade

Noun a Word Acted out in an Episode of the Game of Charades; a Composition That Imitates Somebody's Style in a Humorous Way

Acronym

Noun a Word Formed from the Initial Letters of the Several Words in the Name

Anagram

Noun a Word or Phrase Spelled by Rearranging the Letters of Another Word or Phrase; Verb Read Letters out of Order to Discover a Hidden Meaning

Conglomeration

Noun an Occurrence Combining Miscellaneous Things into a (more or Less) Rounded Mass; a Rounded Spherical Form; a Sum Total of Many Heterogenous Things Taken Together

Adjutant

Noun an Officer Who Acts As Military Assistant to a More Senior Officer; Large Indian Stork with a Military Gait

Diplomat

Noun an Official Engaged in International Negotiations; a Person Who Deals Tactfully with Others

Communique

Noun an Official Report (usually Sent in Haste)

Bureaucrat

Noun an Official of a Bureaucracy

Onus

Noun an Onerous or Difficult Concern

Aberration

Noun an Optical Phenomenon Resulting from the Failure of a Lens or Mirror to Produce a Good Image; a Disorder in One's Mental State; a State or Condition Markedly Different from the Norm

Demagogue

Noun an Orator Who Appeals to the Passions and Prejudices of His Audience

Messiah

Noun an Oratorio Composed by Handel in 1742; the Awaited King of the Jews; the Promised and Expected Deliverer of the Jewish People; Jesus Christ; Considered by Christians to Be the Promised Deliverer; Any Expected Deliverer

Archetype

Noun an Original Model on Which Something is Patterned

Cockade

Noun an Ornament (such As a Knot of Ribbon or a Rosette) Usually Worn on the Hat

Bard

Noun an Ornamental Caparison for a Horse; a Lyric Poet; Verb Put a Caparison on

Diadem

Noun an Ornamental Jewelled Headdress Signifying Sovereignty

Console

Noun an Ornamental Scroll-shaped Bracket (especially One Used to Support a Wall Fixture); a Scientific Instrument Consisting of Displays and an Input Device That an Operator Can Use to Monitor and Control a System (especially a Computer System); Housing for Electronic Instruments, As Radio or Television; a Small Table Fixed to a Wall or Designed to Stand Against a Wall; Verb Give Moral or Emotional Strength to

Awe

Noun an Overwhelming Feeling of Wonder or Admiration; a Profound Emotion Inspired by a Deity; Verb Inspire Awe in

Crone

Noun an Ugly Evil-looking Old Woman

Canker

Noun an Ulceration (especially of the Lips or Lining of the Mouth); a Fungal Disease of Woody Plants That Causes Localized Damage to the Bark; a Pernicious and Malign Influence That is Hard to Get Rid Of; Verb Infect with a Canker; Become Infected with a Canker

Arrears

Noun an Unpaid Overdue Debt; the State of Being Behind in Payments

Daub

Noun an Unskillful Painting; Material Used to Daub Walls; a Blemish Made by Dirt; Verb Cover (a Surface) by Smearing (a Substance) over It; Apply to a Surface; Coat with Plaster

Lurch

Noun an Unsteady Uneven Gait; the Act of Moving Forward Suddenly; Abrupt Up-and-down Motion (as Caused by a Ship or Other Conveyance); a Decisive Defeat in a Game (especially in Cribbage); Verb Defeat by a Lurch; Move Abruptly; Move Slowly and Unsteadily; Walk As if Unable to Control One's Movements; Loiter About, with No Apparent Aim

Acclivity

Noun an Upward Slope or Grade (as in a Road)

Name

Noun by the Sanction or Authority Of; a Language Unit by Which a Person or Thing is Known; a Defamatory or Abusive Word or Phrase; Family Based on Male Descent; a Well-known or Notable Person; a Person's Reputation; Verb Mention and Identify by Name; Give the Name or Identifying Characteristics Of; Refer to by Name or Some Other Identifying Characteristic Property; Assign a Specified (usually Proper) Proper Name To; Charge with a Function; Charge to Be; Determine or Distinguish the Nature of a Problem or an Illness Through a Diagnostic Analysis; Identify As in Botany or Biology, for Example; Give or Make a List Of; Name Individually; Give the Names Of; Make Reference To; Create and Charge with a Task or Function

Mephitis

Noun in Some Classifications: Type Genus of the Subfamily Mephitinae; a Poisonous or Foul Smelling Gas Emitted from the Earth; a Distinctive Odor That is Offensively Unpleasant

Iota

Noun the 9th Letter of the Greek Alphabet; a Tiny or Scarcely Detectable Amount

Agitation

Noun the Act of Agitating Something; Causing It to Move Around (usually Vigorously); Disturbance Usually in Protest; the Feeling of Being Agitated; Not Calm; a State of Agitation or Turbulent Change or Development; a Mental State of Extreme Emotional Disturbance

Gradation

Noun the Act of Arranging in Grades; Relative Position in a Graded Series; a Degree of Ablaut

Crouch

Noun the Act of Bending Low with the Limbs Close to the Body; Verb Bend One's Back Forward from the Waist on Down; Sit on One's Heels

Malediction

Noun the Act of Calling Down a Curse That Invokes Evil (and Usually Serves As an Insult)

Imprecation

Noun the Act of Calling Down a Curse That Invokes Evil (and Usually Serves As an Insult); a Slanderous Accusation

Chomping

Noun the Act of Chewing Noisily

Agglomeration

Noun the Act of Collecting in a Mass; the Act of Agglomerating; a Jumbled Collection or Mass

Egress

Noun the Act of Coming (or Going) Out; Becoming Apparent; (astronomy) the Reappearance of a Celestial Body After an Eclipse; the Becoming Visible; Verb Come out of

Coercion

Noun the Act of Compelling by Force of Authority; Using Force to Cause Something

Compilation

Noun the Act of Compiling (as into a Single Book or File or List); Something That is Compiled (as into a Single Book or File)

Constraint

Noun the Act of Constraining; the Threat or Use of Force to Control the Thoughts or Behavior of Others; the State of Being Physically Constrained; a Device That Retards Something's Motion

Ford

Noun the Act of Crossing a Stream or River by Wading or in a Car or on a Horse; a Shallow Area in a Stream That Can Be Forded; United States Manufacturer of Automobiles Who Pioneered Mass Production (1863-1947); 38th President of the United States; Appointed Vice President and Succeeded Nixon when Nixon Resigned (1913-); English Writer and Editor (1873-1939); Son of Henry Ford (1893-1943); Grandson of Henry Ford (1917-1987); United States Film Maker (1896-1973); Verb Cross a River Where It's Shallow

Abscission

Noun the Act of Cutting Something Off; Shedding of Flowers and Leaves and Fruit Following Formation of Scar Tissue in a Plant

Damnation

Noun the Act of Damning; the State of Being Condemned to Eternal Punishment in Hell

Delusion

Noun the Act of Deluding; Deception by Creating Illusory Ideas; a Mistaken or Unfounded Opinion or Idea; (psychology) an Erroneous Belief That is Held in the Face of Evidence to the Contrary

Demolition

Noun the Act of Demolishing; an Event (or the Result of an Event) That Completely Destroys Something

Deposition

Noun the Act of Deposing Someone; Removing a Powerful Person from a Position or Office; (law) a Pretrial Interrogation of a Witness; Usually Conducted in a Lawyer's Office; the Natural Process of Laying Down a Deposit of Something; the Act of Putting Something Somewhere

Derision

Noun the Act of Deriding or Treating with Contempt; Contemptuous Laughter

Detonation

Noun the Act of Detonating an Explosive; a Violent Release of Energy Caused by a Chemical or Nuclear Reaction

Detraction

Noun the Act of Discrediting or Detracting from Someone's Reputation (especially by Slander); a Petty Disparagement

Levy

Noun the Act of Drafting into Military Service; a Charge Imposed and Collected; Verb Impose and Collect; Cause to Assemble or Enlist in the Military

Gouge

Noun the Act of Gouging; and Edge Tool with a Blade Like a Trough for Cutting Channels or Grooves; an Impression in a Surface (as Made by a Blow); Verb Force with the Thumb; Make a Groove In; Obtain by Coercion or Intimidation

Graft

Noun the Act of Grafting Something Onto Something Else; (surgery) Tissue or Organ Transplanted from a Donor to a Recipient; in Some Cases the Patient Can Be Both Donor and Recipient; the Practice of Offering Something (usually Money) in Order to Gain an Illicit Advantage; Verb Cause to Grow Together Parts from Different Plants; Place the Organ of a Donor into the Body of a Recipient

Neologism

Noun the Act of Inventing a Word or Phrase; a Newly Invented Word or Phrase

Laceration

Noun the Act of Lacerating; a Torn Ragged Wound

Din

Noun the Act of Making a Noisy Disturbance; a Loud Harsh or Strident Noise; Verb Instill (into a Person) by Constant Repetition; Make a Resonant Sound, Like Artillery

Discount

Noun the Act of Reducing the Selling Price of Merchandise; an Amount or Percentage Deducted; a Refund of Some Fraction of the Amount Paid; Interest on an Annual Basis Deducted in Advance on a Loan; Verb Give a Reduction in Price On; Bar from Attention or Consideration

Attrition

Noun the Act of Rubbing Together; Wearing Something Down by Friction; a Wearing Down to Weaken or Destroy; Sorrow for Sin Arising from Fear of Damnation; the Wearing Down of Rock Particles by Friction Due to Water or Wind or Ice; Erosion by Friction

Forage

Noun the Act of Searching for Food and Provisions; Animal Food for Browsing or Grazing; Verb Wander and Feed; Collect or Look Around for (food)

Dispatch

Noun the Act of Sending off Something; Killing a Person or Animal; the Property of Being Prompt and Efficient; an Official Report (usually Sent in Haste); Verb Kill Without Delay; Send Away Towards a Designated Goal; Dispose of Rapidly and Without Delay and Efficiently; Complete or Carry Out; Kill Intentionally and with Premeditation

Coitus

Noun the Act of Sexual Procreation Between a Man and a Woman; the Man's Penis is Inserted into the Woman's Vagina and Excited Until Orgasm and Ejaculation Occur

Aspersion

Noun the Act of Sprinkling Water in Baptism (rare); an Abusive Attack on a Person's Character or Good Name; a Disparaging Remark

Heist

Noun the Act of Stealing; Robbery at Gunpoint; Verb Commit a Burglary; Enter and Rob a Dwelling

Larceny

Noun the Act of Taking Something from Someone Unlawfully

Aversion

Noun the Act of Turning Yourself (or Your Gaze) Away; a Feeling of Intense Dislike

Contortion

Noun the Act of Twisting or Deforming the Shape of Something (e.g., Yourself); a Tortuous and Twisted Shape or Position

Blandishment

Noun the Act of Urging by Means of Teasing or Flattery; Flattery Intended to Persuade

Brandish

Noun the Act of Waving; Verb Move or Swing Back and Forth; Exhibit Aggressively

Gratification

Noun the Act or an Instance of Satisfying; State of Being Gratified; Great Satisfaction

Contusion

Noun the Action of Bruising; an Injury That Doesn't Break the Skin but Results in Some Discoloration

Decomposition

Noun the Analysis of a Vector Field; (biology) the Process of Decay Caused by Bacterial or Fungal Action; (chemistry) Separation of a Substance into Two or More Substances That May Differ from Each Other and from the Original Substance; in a Decomposed State; the Organic Phenomenon of Rotting

Countenance

Noun the Appearance Conveyed by a Person's Face; the Human Face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' Are Informal Terms for `face' and `phiz' is British); Formal and Explicit Approval; Verb Consent To, Give Permission

Fumigation

Noun the Application of a Gas or Smoke to Something for the Purpose of Disinfecting It

Bailiwick

Noun the Area over Which a Bailiff Has Jurisdiction; a Branch of Knowledge

Ambience

Noun the Atmosphere of an Environment; a Particular Environment or Surrounding Influence

Brevity

Noun the Attribute of Being Brief or Fleeting; the Use of Brief Expressions

Archaeology

Noun the Branch of Anthropology That Studies Prehistoric People and Their Cultures

Dismiss

Verb Bar from Attention or Consideration; Cease to Consider; Put out of Judicial Consideration; End One's Encounter with Somebody by Causing or Permitting the Person to Leave; Stop Associating With; Declare Void; Terminate the Employment of

Foment

Verb Bathe with Warm Water or Medicated Lotions; Try to Stir Up Public Opinion

Loiter

Verb Be About

Defalcate

Verb Appropriate (as Property Entrusted to One's Care) Fraudulently to One's Own Use

Estrange

Verb Arouse Hostility or Indifference in Where There Had Formerly Been Love, Affection, or Friendliness; Remove from Customary Environment or Associations

Beseech

Verb Ask for or Request Earnestly

Lionize

Verb Assign Great Social Importance to

Abet

Verb Assist or Encourage, Usually in Some Wrongdoing

Impugn

Verb Attack As False or Wrong

Assail

Verb Attack Someone Physically or Emotionally; Attack in Speech or Writing; Launch an Attack or Assault On; Begin Hostilities or Start Warfare with

Belabor

Verb Attack Verbally with Harsh Criticism; to Work at or to Absurd Length; Beat Soundly

Captivate

Verb Attract; Cause to Be Enamored

Beguile

Verb Attract; Cause to Be Enamored; Influence by Slyness

Impute

Verb Attribute or Credit To; Attribute (responsibility or Fault) to a Cause or Source

Ascribe

Verb Attribute or Credit to

Attest

Verb Authenticate, Affirm to Be True, Genuine, or Correct, As in an Official Capacity; Establish or Verify the Usage Of; Provide Evidence For; Stand As Proof Of; Show by One's Behavior, Attitude, or External Attributes; Give Testimony in a Court of Law

Malinger

Verb Avoid Responsibilities and Duties, E.g., by Pretending to Be Ill

Eschew

Verb Avoid and Stay Away from Deliberately; Stay Clear of

Circumvent

Verb Avoid or Try to Avoid Fulfilling, Answering, or Performing (duties, Questions, or Issues); Beat Through Cleverness and Wit; Surround So As to Force to Give Up

Behoove

Verb Be Appropriate or Necessary

Behove

Verb Be Appropriate or Necessary

Equivocate

Verb Be Deliberately Ambiguous or Unclear in Order to Mislead or Withhold Information

Antecede

Verb Be Earlier in Time; Go Back Further

Bask

Verb Be Exposed; Derive or Receive Pleasure From; Get Enjoyment From; Take Pleasure in

Delude

Verb Be False To; Be Dishonest with

Loll

Verb Be Lazy or Idle; Hang Loosely or Laxly

Coruscate

Verb Be Lively or Brilliant or Exhibit Virtuosity; Reflect Brightly

Concede

Verb Be Willing to Concede; Admit, Make a Clean Breast Of; Acknowledge Defeat; Give Over; Surrender or Relinquish to the Physical Control of Another

Impede

Verb Be a Hindrance or Obstacle To; Block Passage Through

Outstrip

Verb Be or Do Something to a Greater Degree; Go Far Ahead of

Defray

Verb Bear the Expenses of

Ossify

Verb Become Bony; Cause to Become Hard and Bony; Make Rigid and Set into a Conventional Pattern

Languish

Verb Become Feeble; Lose Vigor, Health, or Flesh, As Through Grief; Have a Desire for Something or Someone Who is Not Present

Congeal

Verb Become Gelatinous

Abate

Verb Become Less in Amount or Intensity; Make Less Active or Intense

Addle

Verb Become Rotten; Mix Up or Confuse

Assimilate

Verb Become Similar to One's Environment; Make Similar; Become Similar in Sound; Take (gas, Light or Heat) into a Solution; Take Up Mentally

Constrict

Verb Become Tight or As if Tight; Squeeze or Press Together

Dilate

Verb Become Wider; Add Details, As to an Account or Idea; Clarify the Meaning of and Discourse in a Learned Way, Usually in Writing

Importune

Verb Beg Persistently and Urgently

Dissemble

Verb Behave Unnaturally or Affectedly; Hide Under a False Appearance; Make Believe with the Intent to Deceive

Comport

Verb Behave in a Certain Manner; Behave Well or Properly

Deprecate

Verb Belittle; Express Strong Disapproval Of; Deplore

Occlude

Verb Block Passage Through

Implicate

Verb Bring into Intimate and Incriminating Connection; Impose, Involve, or Imply As a Necessary Accompaniment or Result

Adjudicate

Verb Bring to an End; Settle Conclusively; Put on Trial or Hear a Case and Sit As the Judge at the Trial of

Cauterize

Verb Burn, Sear, or Freeze (tissue) Using a Hot Iron or Electric Current or a Caustic Agent; Make Insensitive or Callous; Deaden Feelings or Morals

Implode

Verb Burst Inward

Engender

Verb Call Forth; Make Children

Convoke

Verb Call Together

Implore

Verb Call Upon in Supplication; Entreat

Evoke

Verb Call to Mind; Summon into Action or Bring into Existence, Often As if by Magic; Deduce (a Principle) or Construe (a Meaning); Evoke or Provoke to Appear or Occur; Call Forth (emotions, Feelings, and Responses)

Overshadow

Verb Cast a Shadow Upon; Exceed in Importance; Outweigh; Make Appear Small by Comparison

Descry

Verb Catch Sight of

Afflict

Verb Cause Bodily Suffering to and Make Sick or Indisposed; Cause Pain or Suffering In; Cause Great Unhappiness For; Distress

Inure

Verb Cause to Accept or Become Hardened To; Habituate

Bemuse

Verb Cause to Be Confused Emotionally

Bewilder

Verb Cause to Be Confused Emotionally; Be a Mystery or Bewildering to

Abash

Verb Cause to Be Embarrassed; Cause to Feel Self-conscious

Disseminate

Verb Cause to Become Widely Known

Abase

Verb Cause to Feel Shame; Hurt the Pride of

Daunt

Verb Cause to Lose Courage

Discomfit

Verb Cause to Lose One's Composure

Disconcert

Verb Cause to Lose One's Composure; Cause to Feel Embarrassment

Kindle

Verb Cause to Start Burning; Catch Fire; Call Forth (emotions, Feelings, and Responses)

Chastise

Verb Censure Severely

Berate

Verb Censure Severely or Angrily

Chide

Verb Censure Severely or Angrily

Calumniate

Verb Charge Falsely or with Malicious Intent; Attack the Good Name and Reputation of Someone

Denigrate

Verb Charge Falsely or with Malicious Intent; Attack the Good Name and Reputation of Someone; Cause to Seem Less Serious; Play Down

Cozen

Verb Cheat or Trick; Act with Artful Deceit; Be False To; Be Dishonest with

Abstain

Verb Choose Not to Consume; Refrain from Voting

Converge

Verb Come Together So As to Form a Single Product; Move or Draw Together at a Certain Location; Be Adjacent or Come Together; Approach a Limit As the Number of Terms Increases Without Limit

Adjure

Verb Command Solemnly; Ask for or Request Earnestly

Collate

Verb Compare Critically; of Texts; to Assemble in Proper Sequence

Emulate

Verb Compete with Successfully; Approach or Reach Equality With; Imitate the Function of (another System), As by Modifying the Hardware or the Software; Strive to Equal or Match, Especially by Imitating

Hoodwink

Verb Conceal One's True Motives from Especially by Elaborately Feigning Good Intentions So As to Gain an End; Influence by Slyness

Cogitate

Verb Consider Carefully and Deeply; Reflect Upon; Turn over in One's Mind; Use or Exercise the Mind or One's Power of Reason in Order to Make Inferences, Decisions, or Arrive at a Solution or Judgments

Dally

Verb Consider Not Very Seriously; Waste Time; Behave Carelessly or Indifferently; Talk or Behave Amorously, Without Serious Intentions

Appraise

Verb Consider in a Comprehensive Way; Place a Value On; Judge the Worth of Something

Blanch

Verb Cook (vegetables) Briefly; Turn Pale, As if in Fear

Coddle

Verb Cook in Nearly Boiling Water; Treat with Excessive Indulgence

Decapitate

Verb Cut the Head of

Condescend

Verb Debase Oneself Morally, Act in an Undignified, Unworthy, or Dishonorable Way; Do Something That One Considers to Be Below One's Dignity; Behave in a Patronizing and Condescending Manner; Treat Condescendingly

Deface

Verb Deface a Building Facade, for Example; Mar or Spoil the Appearance of

Demolish

Verb Defeat Soundly; Destroy Completely; Humiliate or Depress Completely

Contravene

Verb Deny the Truth Of; Go Against, As of Rules and Laws

Elicit

Verb Derive by Reason; Deduce (a Principle) or Construe (a Meaning); Call Forth (emotions, Feelings, and Responses)

Despoil

Verb Destroy and Strip of Its Possession; Steal Goods; Take As Spoils

Discern

Verb Detect with the Senses

Dishevel

Verb Disarrange or Rumple; Dishevel

Disclose

Verb Disclose to View As by Removing a Cover; Make Known to the Public Information That Was Previously Known Only to a Few People or That Was Meant to Be Kept a Secret

Obviate

Verb Do Away With; Prevent the Occurrence Of; Prevent from Happening

Abolish

Verb Do Away with

Deign

Verb Do Something That One Considers to Be Below One's Dignity

Cringe

Verb Draw Back, As with Fear or Pain; Show Submission or Fear

Circumscribe

Verb Draw a Line Around; to Draw a Geometric Figure Around Another Figure So That the Two Are in Contact but Do Not Intersect; Restrict or Confine, "i Limit You to Two Visits to the Pub a Day"

Bedizen

Verb Dress Up Garishly and Tastelessly; Decorate Tastelessly

Bowdlerise

Verb Edit by Omitting or Modifying Parts Considered Indelicate

Expurgate

Verb Edit by Omitting or Modifying Parts Considered Indelicate

Augment

Verb Enlarge or Increase; Grow or Intensify

Instil

Verb Enter Drop by Drop

Elude

Verb Escape, Either Physically or Mentally; Be Incomprehensible To; Escape Understanding By; Avoid or Try to Avoid Fulfilling, Answering, or Performing (duties, Questions, or Issues)

Antedate

Verb Establish Something As Being Earlier Relative to Something Else; Be Earlier in Time; Go Back Further

Authenticate

Verb Establish the Authenticity of Something

Bilk

Verb Evade Payment To; Cheat Somebody out of What is Due, Especially Money; Escape, Either Physically or Mentally; Hinder or Prevent (the Efforts, Plans, or Desires) of

Deify

Verb Exalt to the Position of a God; Consider As a God or Godlike

Palpate

Verb Examine (a Body Part) by Palpation

Exacerbate

Verb Exasperate or Irritate; Make Worse

Condone

Verb Excuse, Overlook, or Make Allowances For; Be Lenient with

Debunk

Verb Expose While Ridiculing; Especially of Pretentious or False Claims and Ideas

Animadvert

Verb Express Blame or Censure or Make a Harshly Critical Remark; Speak One's Opinion Without Fear or Hesitation

Deplore

Verb Express Strong Disapproval Of; Regret Strongly

Decry

Verb Express Strong Disapproval of

Disparage

Verb Express a Negative Opinion of

Inundate

Verb Fill or Cover Completely, Usually with Water; Fill Quickly Beyond Capacity; As with a Liquid

Appall

Verb Fill with Apprehension or Alarm; Cause to Be Unpleasantly Surprised; Strike with Disgust or Revulsion

Abhor

Verb Find Repugnant

Abominate

Verb Find Repugnant

Append

Verb Fix To; Attach; Add to the Very End; State or Say Further

Adhere

Verb Follow Through or Carry out a Plan Without Deviation; Stick to Firmly; Be a Devoted Follower or Supporter; Be Compatible or in Accordance With; Come or Be in Close Contact With; Stick or Hold Together and Resist Separation; Be Loyal to

Embroil

Verb Force into Some Kind of Situation, Condition, or Course of Action

Exhort

Verb Force or Impel in an Indicated Direction; Urge on or Encourage Especially by Shouts

Depose

Verb Force to Leave (an Office); Make a Deposition; Declare Under Oath

Abjure

Verb Formally Reject or Disavow a Formerly Held Belief, Usually Under Pressure

Disabuse

Verb Free Somebody (from an Erroneous Belief)

Coalesce

Verb Fuse or Cause to Grow Together; Mix Together Different Elements

Ingratiate

Verb Gain Favor with Somebody by Deliberate Efforts

Extrapolate

Verb Gain Knowledge of (an Area Not Known or Experienced) by Extrapolating; Estimate the Value Of; Draw from Specific Cases for More General Cases

Glean

Verb Gather, As of Natural Products

Ameliorate

Verb Get Better; to Make Better

Acclimate

Verb Get Used to a Certain Climate

Bestow

Verb Give As a Gift; Present; Bestow a Quality on

Inform

Verb Give Character or Essence To; Impart Knowledge of Some Fact, State or Affairs, or Event To; Act As an Informer

Emancipate

Verb Give Equal Rights To; of Women and Minorities; Free from Slavery or Servitude

Monetize

Verb Give Legal Value to or Establish As the Legal Tender of a Country

Abdicate

Verb Give Up, Such As Power, As of Monarchs and Emperors, or Duties and Obligations

Depict

Verb Give a Description Of; Show In, or As In, a Picture; Make a Portrait of

Consolidate

Verb Make Firm or Secure; Strengthen; Make or Form into a Solid or Hardened Mass; Form into a Solid Mass or Whole; Unite into One; Bring Together into a Single Whole or System

Adapt

Verb Make Fit For, or Change to Suit a New Purpose; Adapt or Conform Oneself to New or Different Conditions

Incarnadine

Verb Make Flesh-colored

Divulge

Verb Make Known to the Public Information That Was Previously Known Only to a Few People or That Was Meant to Be Kept a Secret

Mollify

Verb Make Less Rigid or Softer; Make More Temperate, Acceptable, or Suitable by Adding Something Else; Moderate; Cause to Be More Favorably Inclined; Gain the Good Will of

Mitigate

Verb Make Less Severe or Harsh; Lessen or to Try to Lessen the Seriousness or Extent of

Adorn

Verb Make More Attractive by Adding Ornament, Colour, Etc.; Furnish with Power or Authority; of Kings or Emperors; Be Beautiful to Look at

Embellish

Verb Make More Beautiful; Add Details To; Make More Attractive by Adding Ornament, Colour, Etc.; Be Beautiful to Look at

Obfuscate

Verb Make Obscure or Unclear

Antiquate

Verb Make Obsolete or Old-fashioned; Give an Antique Appearance to

Appease

Verb Make Peace With; Overcome or Allay; Cause to Be More Favorably Inclined; Gain the Good Will of

Contaminate

Verb Make Radioactive by Adding Radioactive Material; Make Impure

Construe

Verb Make Sense Of; Assign a Meaning to

Befuddle

Verb Make Stupid with Alcohol; Be Confusing or Perplexing To; Cause to Be Unable to Think Clearly

Edify

Verb Make Understand

Arrogate

Verb Make Undue Claims to Having; Seize and Take Control Without Authority and Possibly with Force; Take As One's Right or Possession; Demand As Being One's Due or Property; Assert One's Right or Title to

Knead

Verb Make Uniform; Manually Manipulate (someone's Body), Usually for Medicinal or Relaxation Purposes

Debilitate

Verb Make Weak

Bedraggle

Verb Make Wet and Dirty, As from Rain

Alienate

Verb Make Withdrawn or Isolated or Emotionally Dissociated; Arouse Hostility or Indifference in Where There Had Formerly Been Love, Affection, or Friendliness; Transfer Property or Ownership

Impair

Verb Make Worse or Less Effective; Make Imperfect

Aggravate

Verb Make Worse; Exasperate or Irritate

Disclaim

Verb Make a Disclaimer About; Renounce a Legal Claim or Title to

Allude

Verb Make a More or Less Disguised Reference to

Convene

Verb Meet Formally; Call Together

Confound

Verb Mistake One Thing for Another; Be Confusing or Perplexing To; Cause to Be Unable to Think Clearly

Disperse

Verb Move Away from Each Other; to Cause to Separate and Go in Different Directions; Cause to Separate; Cause to Become Widely Known; Distribute Loosely

Diverge

Verb Move or Draw Apart; Extend in a Different Direction; Have No Limits As a Mathematical Series; Be at Variance With; Be out of Line with

Oscillate

Verb Move or Swing from Side to Side Regularly; Be Undecided About Something; Waver Between Conflicting Positions or Courses of Action

Flabbergast

Verb Overcome with Amazement

Disburse

Verb Pay out

Curtail

Verb Place Restrictions On; Terminate or Abbreviate Before Its Intended or Proper End or Its Full Extent

Juxtapose

Verb Place Side by Side

Deploy

Verb Place Troops or Weapons in Battle Formation; to Distribute Systematically or Strategically

Inter

Verb Place in a Grave or Tomb

Decant

Verb Pour out

Emanate

Verb Proceed or Issue Forth, As from a Source; Give out (breath or an Odor)

Exculpate

Verb Pronounce Not Guilty of Criminal Charges

Exonerate

Verb Pronounce Not Guilty of Criminal Charges

Acquit

Verb Pronounce Not Guilty of Criminal Charges; Behave in a Certain Manner

Negate

Verb Prove Negative; Show to Be False; Make Ineffective by Counterbalancing the Effect Of; Deny the Truth Of; Be in Contradiction with

Controvert

Verb Prove to Be False or Incorrect; Be Resistant to

Palliate

Verb Provide Physical Relief, As from Pain; Lessen or to Try to Lessen the Seriousness or Extent of

Alleviate

Verb Provide Physical Relief, As from Pain; Make Easier

Assuage

Verb Provide Physical Relief, As from Pain; Satisfy (thirst); Cause to Be More Favorably Inclined; Gain the Good Will of

Accoutre

Verb Provide with Military Equipment

Entice

Verb Provoke Someone to Do Something Through (often False or Exaggerated) Promises or Persuasion

Antagonise

Verb Provoke the Hostility Of; Act in Opposition to

Antagonize

Verb Provoke the Hostility Of; Act in Opposition to

Abduct

Verb Pull Away from the Body; Take Away to an Undisclosed Location Against Their Will and Usually in Order to Extract a Ransom

Accentuate

Verb Put Stress On; Utter with an Accent; to Stress, Single out As Important

Accomplish

Verb Put in Effect; to Gain with Effort

Actuate

Verb Put in Motion or Move to Act; Give an Incentive for Action

Elevate

Verb Raise in Rank or Condition; Raise from a Lower to a Higher Position; Give a Promotion to or Assign to a Higher Position

Decipher

Verb Read with Difficulty; Convert Code into Ordinary Language

Imbibe

Verb Receive into the Mind and Retain; Take in Liquids; Take In, Also Metaphorically; Take (gas, Light or Heat) into a Solution

Demean

Verb Reduce in Worth or Character, Usually Verbally

Divest

Verb Reduce or Dispose Of; Cease to Hold (an Investment); Deprive of Status or Authority; Remove (someone's or One's Own) Clothes; Take Away Possessions from Someone

Decelerate

Verb Reduce the Speed Of; Lose Velocity; Move More Slowly

Cede

Verb Relinquish Possession or Control Over; Give Over; Surrender or Relinquish to the Physical Control of Another

Doff

Verb Remove

Depilate

Verb Remove Body Hair

Amputate

Verb Remove Surgically

Expunge

Verb Remove by Erasing or Crossing out or As if by Drawing a Line

Delete

Verb Remove or Make Invisible; Cut or Eliminate; Wipe out Magnetically Recorded Information

Desecrate

Verb Remove the Consecration from a Person or an Object; Violate the Sacred Character of a Place or Language

Hallow

Verb Render Holy by Means of Religious Rites

Belie

Verb Represent Falsely; Be in Contradiction with

Chasten

Verb Restrain or Temper; Correct by Punishment or Discipline; Censure Severely

Abrogate

Verb Revoke Formally

Culminate

Verb Rise To, or Form, a Summit; Bring to a Head or to the Highest Point; End, Especially to Reach a Final or Climactic Stage; Reach the Highest Altitude or the Meridian, of a Celestial Body; Reach the Highest or Most Decisive Point

Elope

Verb Run Away Secretly with One's Beloved

Abscond

Verb Run Away; Usually Includes Taking Something or Somebody Along

Allay

Verb Satisfy (thirst); Lessen the Intensity of or Calm

Delimit

Verb Set, Mark, or Draw the Boundaries of Something; Determine the Essential Quality Of; Be Opposite To; of Angles and Sides, in Geometry

Abbreviate

Verb Shorten; Reduce in Scope While Retaining Essential Elements

Grovel

Verb Show Submission or Fear

Cower

Verb Show Submission or Fear; Crouch or Curl Up

Aestivate

Verb Sleep During Summer

Bate

Verb Soak in a Special Solution to Soften and Remove Chemicals Used in Previous Treatments; Flap the Wings Wildly or Frantically; Used of Falcons; Moderate or Restrain; Lessen the Force of

Braze

Verb Solder Together by Using Hard Solder with a High Melting Point

Declaim

Verb Speak Against in an Impassioned Manner; Recite in Elocution

Opine

Verb Speak One's Opinion Without Fear or Hesitation; Expect, Believe, or Suppose

Denounce

Verb Speak out Against; Give Away Information About Somebody; Announce the Termination Of, As of Treaties; to Accuse or Condemn or Openly or Formally or Brand As Disgraceful

Enumerate

Verb Specify Individually; Determine the Number or Amount of

Disband

Verb Stop Functioning or Cohering As a Unit; Cause to Break Up or Cease to Function

Hew

Verb Strike with an Axe; Cut Down, Strike; Make or Shape As with an Axe

Flay

Verb Strip the Skin off

Imbue

Verb Suffuse with Color; Fill, Soak, or Imbue Totally; Spread or Diffuse Through

Corroborate

Verb Support with Evidence or Authority or Make More Certain or Confirm; Establish or Strengthen As with New Evidence or Facts; Give Evidence for

Capitulate

Verb Surrender Under Agreed Conditions

Beleaguer

Verb Surround So As to Force to Give Up; Annoy Persistently

Distend

Verb Swell from or As if from Internal Pressure; Cause to Expand As It by Internal Pressure; Become Wider

Commandeer

Verb Take Arbitrarily or by Force

Gainsay

Verb Take Exception to

Linger

Verb Take One's Time; Proceed Slowly; Remain Present Although Waning or Gradually Dying; Leave Slowly and Hesitantly; Be About; Move to and Fro

Accede

Verb Take on Duties or Office; to Agree or Express Agreement; Submit or Yield to Another's Wish or Opinion

Admonish

Verb Take to Task; Admonish or Counsel in Terms of Someone's Behavior; Warn Strongly; Put on Guard

Inculcate

Verb Teach and Impress by Frequent Repetitions or Admonitions

Jettison

Verb Throw As from an Airplane; Throw Away, of Something Encumbering

Anneal

Verb Toughen (steel or Glass) by a Process of Gradually Heating and Cooling

Deride

Verb Treat or Speak of with Contempt

Flout

Verb Treat with Contemptuous Disregard; Laugh at with Contempt and Derision

Cosset

Verb Treat with Excessive Indulgence

Investiture

Noun the Ceremonial Act of Clothing Someone in the Insignia of an Office; the Formal Promotion of a Person to an Office or Rank; the Ceremony of Installing a New Monarch

Gist

Noun the Choicest or Most Essential or Most Vital Part of Some Idea or Experience; the Central Meaning or Theme of a Speech or Literary Work

Coda

Noun the Closing Section of a Musical Composition

Multitude

Noun the Common People Generally; a Large Gathering of People; a Large Indefinite Number

Contagion

Noun the Communication of an Attitude or Emotional State Among a Number of People; an Incident in Which an Infectious Disease is Transmitted; Any Disease Easily Transmitted by Contact

Gestation

Noun the Conception and Development of an Idea or Plan; the Period During Which an Embryo Develops (about 266 Days in Humans); the State of Being Pregnant; the Period from Conception to Birth when a Woman Carries a Developing Fetus in Her Uterus

Affect

Noun the Conscious Subjective Aspect of Feeling or Emotion; Verb Act Physically On; Have an Effect Upon; Have an Effect Upon; Have an Emotional or Cognitive Impact Upon; Make Believe with the Intent to Deceive; Connect Closely and Often Incriminatingly

Curator

Noun the Custodian of a Collection (as a Museum or Library)

Cadaver

Noun the Dead Body of a Human Being

Carrion

Noun the Dead and Rotting Body of an Animal; Unfit for Human Food

Hegemony

Noun the Dominance or Leadership of One Social Group or Nation over Others

Apotheosis

Noun the Elevation of a Person (as to the Status of a God); Model of Excellence or Perfection of a Kind; One Having No Equal

Defecation

Noun the Elimination of Fecal Waste Through the Anus

Milieu

Noun the Environmental Condition

Continence

Noun the Exercise of Self Constraint in Sexual Matters; Voluntary Control over Urinary and Fecal Discharge

Fandom

Noun the Fans of a Sport or Famous Person

Despair

Noun the Feeling That Everything is Wrong and Nothing Will Turn out Well; a State in Which Everything Seems Wrong and Will Turn out Badly; Verb Abandon Hope; Give Up Hope; Lose Heart

Exhilaration

Noun the Feeling of Lively and Cheerful Joy

Extortion

Noun the Felonious Act of Extorting Money (as by Threats of Violence); Unjust Exaction (as by the Misuse of Authority); an Exorbitant Charge

Denouement

Noun the Final Resolution of the Main Complication of a Literary or Dramatic Work; the Outcome of a Complex Sequence of Events

Invagination

Noun the Folding in of an Outer Layer So As to Form a Pocket in the Surface; the Condition of Being Folded Inward or Sheathed

Amnesty

Noun the Formal Act of Liberating Someone; a Period During Which Offenders Are Exempt from Punishment; a Warrant Granting Release from Punishment for an Offense; Verb Grant a Pardon to (a Group of People)

Capitol

Noun the Government Building in Washington Where the United States Senate and the House of Representatives Meet; a Building Occupied by a State Legislature

Agility

Noun the Gracefulness of a Person or Animal That is Quick and Nimble

Cortege

Noun the Group Following and Attending to Some Important Person; a Funeral Procession

Barrage

Noun the Heavy Fire of Artillery to Saturate an Area Rather Than Hit a Specific Target; the Rapid and Continuous Delivery of Linguistic Communication (spoken or Written); Verb Address with Continuously or Persistently, As if with a Barrage

Acme

Noun the Highest Level or Degree Attainable; the Highest Stage of Development; the Highest Point (of Something)

Consort

Noun the Husband or Wife of a Reigning Monarch; a Family of Similar Musical Instrument Playing Together; Verb Keep Company With; Hang out With; Keep Company; Go Together

Criterion

Noun the Ideal in Terms of Which Something Can Be Judged; a Basis for Comparison; a Reference Point Against Which Other Things Can Be Evaluated

Bigotry

Noun the Intolerance and Prejudice of a Bigot

Concoction

Noun the Invention of a Scheme or Story to Suit Some Purpose; an Occurrence of an Unusual Mixture; Any Foodstuff Made by Combining Different Ingredients; the Act of Creating Something (a Medicine or Drink or Soup Etc.) by Compounding or Mixing a Variety of Components

Antithesis

Noun the Juxtaposition of Contrasting Words or Ideas to Give a Feeling of Balance; Exact Opposite

Condor

Noun the Largest Flying Birds in the Western Hemisphere

Cartography

Noun the Making of Maps and Charts

Mirth

Noun Great Merriment

Calibre

Noun a Degree or Grade of Excellence or Worth; Diameter of a Tube or Gun Barrel

Affectation

Noun a Deliberate Pretense or Exaggerated Display

Canard

Noun a Deliberately Misleading Fabrication

Contraption

Noun a Device or Control That is Very Useful for a Particular Job

Discrepancy

Noun a Difference Between Conflicting Facts or Claims or Opinions; an Event That Departs from Expectations

Dissent

Noun a Difference of Opinion; (law) the Difference of One Judge's Opinion from That of the Majority; the Act of Protesting; a Public (often Organized) Manifestation of Dissent; Verb Withhold Assent; Be of Different Opinions; Express Opposition Through Action or Words

Conundrum

Noun a Difficult Problem

Echelon

Noun a Diffraction Grating Consisting of a Pile of Plates of Equal Thickness Arranged Stepwise with a Constant Offset; a Body of Troops Arranged in a Line

Bravado

Noun a Swaggering Show of Courage

Corsair

Noun a Swift Pirate Ship (often Operating with Official Sanction); a Pirate Along the Barbary Coast

Cult

Noun a System of Religious Beliefs and Rituals; Adherents of an Exclusive System of Religious Beliefs and Practices; an Interest Followed with Exaggerated Zeal

Bagatelle

Noun a Table Game in Which Short Cues Are Used to Knock Balls into Holes That Are Guarded by Wooden Pegs; Penalties Are Incurred if the Pegs Are Knocked Over; Something of Little Value or Significance; a Light Piece of Music for Piano

Accolade

Noun a Tangible Symbol Signifying Approval or Distinction

Acumen

Noun a Tapering Point; Shrewdness Shown by Keen Insight

Clout

Noun a Target Used in Archery; (boxing) a Blow with the Fist; a Short Nail with a Flat Head; Used to Attach Sheet Metal to Wood; Special Advantage or Influence; Verb Strike Hard, Especially with the Fist

Agenda

Noun a Temporally Organized Plan for Matters to Be Attended To; a List of Matters to Be Taken Up (as at a Meeting)

Hodgepodge

Noun a Theory or Argument Made Up of Miscellaneous or Incongruous Ideas; a Motley Assortment of Things

Baton

Noun a Thin Tapered Rod Used by a Conductor to Lead an Orchestra or Choir; a Hollow Cylinder Passed from Runner to Runner in a Relay Race; a Hollow Metal Rod That is Wielded or Twirled by a Drum Major or Drum Majorette; a Short Staff Carried by Some Officials to Symbolize an Office or an Authority; a Short Stout Club Used Primarily by Policemen

Coax

Noun a Transmission Line for High-frequency Signals; Verb Influence or Urge by Gentle Urging, Caressing, or Flattering

Culvert

Noun a Transverse and Totally Enclosed Drain Under a Road or Railway

Amulet

Noun a Trinket or Piece of Jewelry Thought to Be a Protection Against Evil

Junket

Noun a Trip Taken by an Official at Public Expense; Dessert Made of Sweetened Milk Coagulated with Rennet; a Journey Taken for Pleasure; Verb Partake in a Feast or Banquet; Provide a Feast or Banquet For; Go on a Pleasure Trip

Cliche

Noun a Trite or Obvious Remark

Carat

Noun a Unit of Weight for Precious Stones = 200 Mg; the Unit of Measurement for the Proportion of Gold in an Alloy; 18-karat Gold is 75% Gold; 24-karat Gold is Pure Gold

Frigate

Noun a United States Warship Larger Than a Destroyer and Smaller Than a Cruiser; a Medium Size Square-rigged Warship of the 18th and 19th Centuries

Delirium

Noun a Usually Brief State of Excitement and Mental Confusion Often Accompanied by Hallucinations; State of Violent Mental Agitation

Goad

Noun a Verbalization That Encourages You to Attempt Something; a Pointed Instrument That is Used to Prod into a State of Motion; Verb Stab or Urge on As if with a Pointed Stick; Urge with or As if with a Goad; Goad or Provoke,as by Constant Criticism; Give Heart or Courage to

Antiphon

Noun a Verse or Song to Be Chanted or Sung in Response

Conflagration

Noun a Very Intense and Uncontrolled Fire

Cauldron

Noun a Very Large Pot That is Used for Boiling

Magnate

Noun a Very Wealthy or Powerful Businessman

Baron

Noun a Very Wealthy or Powerful Businessman; a British Peer of the Lowest Rank; a Nobleman (in Various Countries) of Varying Rank

Debauchery

Noun a Wild Gathering Involving Excessive Drinking and Promiscuity

Orgy

Noun a Wild Gathering Involving Excessive Drinking and Promiscuity; Secret Rite in the Cults of Ancient Greek or Roman Deities Involving Singing and Dancing and Drinking and Sexual Activity; Any Act of Immoderate Indulgence

Debauch

Noun a Wild Gathering Involving Excessive Drinking and Promiscuity; Verb Corrupt Morally or by Intemperance or Sensuality

Contempt

Noun a Willful Disobedience to or Disrespect for the Authority of a Court or Legislative Body; a Manner That is Generally Disrespectful and Contemptuous; Open Disrespect for a Person or Thing; Lack of Respect Accompanied by a Feeling of Intense Dislike

Conjurer

Noun a Witch Doctor Who Practices Conjury; Someone Who Performs Magic Tricks to Amuse an Audience

Epigram

Noun a Witty Saying

Concubine

Noun a Woman Who Cohabits with an Important Man

Malignant

Adj. Dangerous to Health; Characterized by Progressive and Uncontrolled Growth (especially of a Tumor)

Aseptic

Adj. Free of or Using Methods to Keep Free of Pathological Microorganisms

Exonerated

Adj. Freed from Any Question of Guilt

Garrulous

Adj. Full of Trivial Conversation

Loquacious

Adj. Full of Trivial Conversation

Intractable

Adj. Not Tractable; Difficult to Manage or Mold

Discordant

Adj. Not in Agreement or Harmony; Lacking in Harmony

Amicable

Adj. Characterized by Friendship and Good Will

Chary

Adj. Characterized by Great Cautious and Wariness

Colossal

Adj. So Great in Size or Force or Extent As to Elicit Awe

Diaphanous

Adj. So Thin As to Transmit Light

Gauzy

Adj. So Thin As to Transmit Light

Luminous

Adj. Softly Bright or Radiant

Askew

Adj. Turned or Twisted Toward One Side; Adv. Turned or Twisted to One Side

Fidgety

Adj. Unable to Relax or Be Still

Disinterested

Adj. Unaffected by Self-interest

Defacto

Actual, if Not Rightful or Legally Recognized; in Fact, Actually

Deliquescent

Adj. (especially of Certain Salts) Becoming Liquid by Absorbing Moisture from the Air

Epidemic

Adj. (especially of Medicine) of Disease or Anything Resembling a Disease; Attacking or Affecting Many Individuals in a Community or a Population Simultaneously; Noun a Widespread Outbreak of an Infectious Disease; Many People Are Infected at the Same Time

Oblivious

Adj. (followed by `to' or `of') Lacking Conscious Awareness Of; Failing to Keep in Mind

Fiddling

Adj. (informal) Small and of Little Importance

Mutilated

Adj. (of Compositions E.g.) Damaged; Having a Part of the Body Crippled or Disabled; Badly Injured, Perhaps with Amputation

Digressive

Adj. (of E.g. Speech and Writing) Tending to Depart from the Main Point or Cover a Wide Range of Subjects; of Superficial Relevance if Any

Arable

Adj. (of Farmland) Capable of Being Farmed Productively

Limpid

Adj. (of Language) Transparently Clear; Easily Understandable; Transmitting Light; Able to Be Seen Through with Clarity; Clear and Bright

Autonomous

Adj. (of Persons) Free from External Control and Constraint in E.g. Action and Judgment; Existing As an Independent Entity; (of Political Bodies) Not Controlled by Outside Forces

Crass

Adj. (of Persons) So Unrefined As to Be Lacking in Discrimination and Sensibility

Deciduous

Adj. (of Plants and Shrubs) Shedding Foliage at the End of the Growing Season; (of Teeth, Antlers, Etc.) Being Shed at the End of a Period of Growth

Orotund

Adj. (of Sounds) Full and Rich; Ostentatiously Lofty in Style

Indolent

Adj. (of Tumors E.g) Slow to Heal or Develop and Usually Painless; Disinclined to Work or Exertion

Decollete

Adj. (of a Garment) Having a Low-cut Neckline

Aestival

Adj. (rare) of or Occurring in Summer

Cognisant

Adj. (sometimes Followed by `of') Having or Showing Knowledge or Understanding or Realization or Perception

Detrimental

Adj. (sometimes Followed by `to') Causing Harm or Injury

Askance

Adj. (used Especially of Glances) Directed to One Side with or As if with Doubt or Suspicion or Envy; Adv. with a Side or Oblique Glance; with Suspicion or Disapproval

Ingrained

Adj. (used Especially of Ideas or Principles) Deeply Rooted; Firmly Fixed or Held

Condescending

Adj. (used of Behavior or Attitude) Characteristic of Those Who Treat Others with Condescension

Ignominious

Adj. (used of Conduct or Character) Deserving or Bringing Disgrace or Shame

Clement

Adj. (used of Persons or Behavior) Inclined to Show Mercy; (of Weather or Climate) Physically Mild

Carnivorous

Adj. (used of Plants As Well As Animals) Feeding on Animals; Relating to or Characteristic of Carnivores

Nymphomaniac

Adj. (used of Women) Affected with Excessive Sexual Desire; Noun a Woman with Abnormal Sexual Desires

Figurative

Adj. (used of the Meanings of Words or Text) Not Literal; Using Figures of Speech; Consisting of or Forming Human or Animal Figures

Nary

Adj. (used with Singular Count Nouns) Colloquial for `not A' or `not One' or `never A'

Averse

Adj. (usually Followed by `to') Strongly Opposed

Conversant

Adj. (usually Followed by `with') Well Informed About or Knowing Thoroughly

Imperious

Adj. Able to Deal Authoritatively with Affairs

Compatible

Adj. Able to Exist and Perform in Harmonious or Agreeable Combination; Capable of Being Used with or Connected to Other Devices or Components Without Modification; Capable of Forming a Homogeneous Mixture That Neither Separates nor is Altered by Chemical Interaction; Having Similar Disposition and Tastes; (of a Couple) Existing Together Harmoniously

Hardy

Adj. Able to Survive Under Unfavorable Conditions; Having Rugged Physical Strength; Inured to Fatigue or Hardships; Resolute and Without Fear; Noun English Novelist and Poet (1840-1928); United States Slapstick Comedian Who Played the Pompous and Overbearing Member of the Laurel and Hardy Duo Who Made Many Films (1892-1957)

Pallid

Adj. Abnormally Deficient in Color As Suggesting Physical or Emotional Distress; Lacking in Vitality or Interest or Effectiveness; (of Light) Lacking in Intensity or Brightness; Dim or Feeble

Celibate

Adj. Abstaining from Sexual Intercourse; Noun an Unmarried Person Who Has Taken a Religious Vow of Chastity

Orthodox

Adj. Adhering to What is Commonly Accepted; of or Pertaining to or Characteristic of Judaism; of or Relating to or Characteristic of the Eastern Orthodox Church

Blighted

Adj. Affected by Blight--anything That Mars or Events Growth or Prosperity

Dejected

Adj. Affected or Marked by Low Spirits

Demented

Adj. Affected with Madness or Insanity

Demure

Adj. Affectedly Modest or Shy Especially in a Playful or Provocative Way

Belated

Adj. After the Expected or Usual Time; Delayed

Homogeneous

Adj. All of the Same or Similar Kind or Nature

Hoary

Adj. Ancient; Covered with Fine Whitish Hairs or Down; Showing Characteristics of Age, Especially Having Grey or White Hair

Glib

Adj. Artfully Persuasive in Speech; Having Only Superficial Plausibility; Marked by Lack of Intellectual Depth

Ersatz

Adj. Artificial and Inferior; Noun an Artificial or Inferior Substitute or Imitation

Dystopian

Adj. As Bad As Can Be; Characterized by Human Misery; of or Pertaining to or Resembling a Dystopia

Adventitious

Adj. Associated by Chance and Not an Integral Part

Obsequious

Adj. Attentive in an Ingratiating or Servile Manner; Attempting to Win Favor from Influential People by Flattery

Frugal

Adj. Avoiding Waste

Fallacious

Adj. Based on an Incorrect or Misleading Notion or Information; Containing or Based on a Fallacy; Intended to Deceive

Arbitrary

Adj. Based on or Subject to Individual Discretion or Preference or Sometimes Impulse or Caprice

Chivalrous

Adj. Being Attentive to Women Like an Ideal Knight

Nascent

Adj. Being Born or Beginning

Bouffant

Adj. Being Puffed Out; Used of Hair Style or Clothing; Noun a Woman's Hairstyle in Which the Hair Gives a Puffy Appearance

Acidulous

Adj. Being Sour to the Taste

Abreast

Adj. Being Up to Particular Standard or Level Especially in Being Up to Date in Knowledge; Adv. Alongside Each Other, Facing on the Same Direction

Implicit

Adj. Being Without Doubt or Reserve; Implied Though Not Directly Expressed; Inherent in the Nature of Something

Centenarian

Adj. Being at Least 100 Years Old; Noun Someone Who is at Least 100 Years Old

Apocryphal

Adj. Being of Questionable Authenticity; of or Belonging to the Apocrypha

Apposite

Adj. Being of Striking Appropriateness and Pertinence

Divine

Adj. Being of Such Surpassing Excellence As to Suggest Inspiration by the Gods; Emanating from God; Being or Having the Nature of a God; Appropriate to or Befitting a God; Devoted to or in the Service or Worship of a Deity; Resulting from Divine Providence; Noun Terms Referring to the Judeo-christian God; a Clergyman or Other Person in Religious Orders; Verb Search by Divining, As if with a Rod; Perceive Intuitively or Through Some Inexplicable Perceptive Powers

Infernal

Adj. Being of a Lower World of the Dead; Characteristic of or Resembling Hell; of or Pertaining to or Characteristic of a Very Uncontrolled and Intense Fire; Expletives Used Informally As Intensifiers; Extremely Evil or Cruel; Expressive of Cruelty or Befitting Hell; Noun an Inhabitant of Hell

Infantile

Adj. Being or Befitting or Characteristic of an Infant; of or Relating to Infants or Infancy; Indicating a Lack of Maturity

Astral

Adj. Being or Relating to or Resembling or Emanating from Stars

Male

Adj. Being the Sex (of Plant or Animal) That Produces Gametes (spermatozoa) That Perform the Fertilizing Function in Generation; for or Pertaining to or Composed of Men or Boys; Characteristic of a Man; Noun an Animal That Produces Gametes (spermatozoa) That Can Fertilize Female Gametes (ova); the Capital of Maldives in the Center of the Islands; a Person Who Belongs to the Sex That Cannot Have Babies

Cynical

Adj. Believing the Worst of Human Nature and Motives; Having a Sneering Disbelief in E.g. Selflessness of Others

Anaesthetic

Adj. Characterized by Insensibility; Noun a Drug That Causes Temporary Loss of Bodily Sensations

Jocular

Adj. Characterized by Jokes and Good Humor; Adv. with Humor

Buoyant

Adj. Characterized by Liveliness and Lightheartedness; Tending to Float on a Liquid or Rise in Air or Gas

Objective

Adj. Belonging to Immediate Experience of Actual Things or Events; Undistorted by Emotion or Personal Bias; Based on Observable Phenomena; Emphasizing or Expressing Things As Perceived Without Distortion of Personal Feelings, Insertion of Fictional Matter, or Interpretation; Serving As or Indicating the Object of a Verb or of Certain Prepositions and Used for Certain Other Purposes; Noun the Lens or System of Lenses in a Telescope or Microscope That is Nearest the Object Being Viewed; the Goal Intended to Be Attained (and Which is Believed to Be Attainable)

Erstwhile

Adj. Belonging to Some Prior Time; Adv. at a Previous Time

Mundane

Adj. Belonging to This Earth or World; Not Ideal or Heavenly; Concerned with the World or Worldly Matters; Found in the Ordinary Course of Events

Bourgeois

Adj. Belonging to the Middle Class; Conforming to the Standards and Conventions of the Middle Class; (according to Marxist Thought) Being of the Property-owning Class and Exploitive of the Working Class; Noun a Member of the Middle Class; a Capitalist Who Engages in Industrial Commercial Enterprise

Contemporary

Adj. Belonging to the Present Time; Characteristic of the Present; Occurring in the Same Period of Time; Noun a Person of Nearly the Same Age As Another

Inordinate

Adj. Beyond Normal Limits

Laconic

Adj. Brief and to the Point; Effectively Cut Short

Ludicrous

Adj. Broadly or Extravagantly Humorous; Resembling Farce; Incongruous; Inviting Ridicule

Crestfallen

Adj. Brought Low in Spirit

Insinuating

Adj. Calculated to Please or Gain Favor

Indelible

Adj. Cannot Be Removed, Washed Away or Erased

Delectable

Adj. Capable of Arousing Desire; Extremely Pleasing to the Sense of Taste

Deducible

Adj. Capable of Being Deduced

Feasible

Adj. Capable of Being Done with Means at Hand and Circumstances As They Are

Palpable

Adj. Capable of Being Perceived by the Senses or the Mind; Especially Capable of Being Handled or Touched or Felt; Can Be Felt by Palpation

Malleable

Adj. Capable of Being Shaped or Bent or Drawn Out; Easily Influenced

Incendiary

Adj. Capable of Catching Fire Spontaneously or Causing Fires or Burning Readily; Arousing to Action or Rebellion; Involving Deliberate Burning of Property; Noun a Bomb That is Designed to Start Fires; is Most Effective Against Flammable Targets (such As Fuel); a Criminal Who Illegally Sets Fire to Property

Combustible

Adj. Capable of Igniting and Burning; Noun a Substance That Can Be Burned to Provide Heat or Power

Fecund

Adj. Capable of Producing Offspring or Vegetation; Intellectually Productive

Analgesic

Adj. Capable of Relieving Pain; Noun a Medicine Used to Relieve Pain

Anodyne

Adj. Capable of Relieving Pain; Noun a Medicine Used to Relieve Pain

Blithe

Adj. Carefree and Happy and Lighthearted; Lacking or Showing a Lack of Due Concern

Offhand

Adj. Casually Thoughtless or Inconsiderate; with Little or No Preparation or Forethought; Adv. in a Casually Inconsiderate Manner; Without Previous Thought or Preparation

Estranged

Adj. Caused to Be Unloved

Abrasive

Adj. Causing Abrasion; Sharply Disagreeable; Rigorous; Noun a Substance That Abrades or Wears Down

Appalling

Adj. Causing Consternation; Noun an Experience That Appalls

Disconsolate

Adj. Causing Dejection; Sad Beyond Comforting; Incapable of Being Consoled

Dire

Adj. Causing Fear or Dread or Terror; Fraught with Extreme Danger; Nearly Hopeless

Disquieting

Adj. Causing Mental Discomfort

Grievous

Adj. Causing or Marked by Grief or Anguish; Causing Fear or Anxiety by Threatening Great Harm; Shockingly Brutal or Cruel; of Great Gravity or Crucial Import; Requiring Serious Thought

Carcinogenic

Adj. Causing or Tending to Cause Cancer

Conceited

Adj. Characteristic of False Pride; Having an Exaggerated Sense of Self-importance

Colloquial

Adj. Characteristic of Informal Spoken Language or Conversation

Narcissistic

Adj. Characteristic of Those Having an Inflated Idea of Their Own Importance

Authoritarian

Adj. Characteristic of an Absolute Ruler or Absolute Rule; Having Absolute Sovereignty; Expecting Unquestioning Obedience; Likened to a Dictator in Severity; Noun a Person Who Behaves in an Tyrannical Manner

Distaff

Adj. Characteristic of or Peculiar to a Woman; Noun the Staff on Which Wool or Flax is Wound Before Spinning; the Sphere of Work by Women

Irascible

Adj. Characterized by Anger; Quickly Aroused to Anger

Choleric

Adj. Characterized by Anger; Quickly Aroused to Anger; Easily Moved to Anger

Diligent

Adj. Characterized by Care and Perseverance in Carrying out Tasks; Quietly and Steadily Persevering Especially in Detail or Exactness

Catatonic

Adj. Characterized by Catatonia Especially Either Rigidity or Extreme Laxness of Limbs

Conscientious

Adj. Characterized by Extreme Care and Great Effort; Guided by or in Accordance with Conscience or Sense of Right and Wrong

Manifest

Adj. Clearly Revealed to the Mind or the Senses or Judgment; Noun a Customs Document Listing the Contents Put on a Ship or Plane; Verb Reveal Its Presence or Make an Appearance; Record in a Ship's Manifest; Provide Evidence For; Stand As Proof Of; Show by One's Behavior, Attitude, or External Attributes

Facetious

Adj. Cleverly Amusing in Tone

Imminent

Adj. Close in Time; About to Occur

Compact

Adj. Closely and Firmly United or Packed Together; Having Component Parts Closely Crowded Together; Heavy and Compact in Form or Stature; Briefly Giving the Gist of Something; Noun a Small Cosmetics Case with a Mirror; to Be Carried in a Woman's Purse; a Small and Economical Car; a Signed Written Agreement Between Two or More Parties (nations) to Perform Some Action; Verb Have the Property of Being Packable or of Compacting Easily; Squeeze or Press Together; Make More Compact by or As if by Pressing; Compress into a Wad

Droll

Adj. Comical in an Odd or Whimsical Manner

Anticlimactic

Adj. Coming After the Climax Especially of a Dramatic or Narrative Plot; of or Relating to a Sudden Change from an Impressive to a Ludicrous Style

Ignoble

Adj. Completely Lacking Nobility in Character or Quality or Purpose; Not of the Nobility

Devoid

Adj. Completely Lacking; Completely Wanting or Lacking

Hermetic

Adj. Completely Sealed; Completely Airtight

Adipose

Adj. Composed of Animal Fat

Conglomerate

Adj. Composed of Heterogeneous Elements Gathered into a Mass; Noun a Group of Diverse Companies Under Common Ownership and Run As a Single Organization; a Composite Rock Made Up of Particles of Varying Size; Verb Collect or Gather

Bicameral

Adj. Composed of Two Legislative Bodies; Consisting of Two Chambers

Aesthetic

Adj. Concerning or Characterized by an Appreciation of Beauty or Good Taste; Aesthetically Pleasing; Relating to or Dealing with the Subject of Aesthetics; Noun (philosophy) a Philosophical Theory As to What is Beautiful

Clandestine

Adj. Conducted with or Marked by Hidden Aims or Methods

Esoteric

Adj. Confined to and Understandable by Only an Enlightened Inner Circle

Canonical

Adj. Conforming to Orthodox or Recognized Rules; Reduced to the Simplest and Most Significant Form Possible Without Loss of Generality; of or Relating to or Required by Canon Law; Appearing in a Biblical Canon

Befuddled

Adj. Confused and Vague; Used Especially of Thinking; Stupefied by Alcoholic Drink; Perplexed by Many Conflicting Situations or Statements; Filled with Bewilderment

Heterogeneous

Adj. Consisting of Elements That Are Not of the Same Kind or Nature; Originating Outside the Body

Climactic

Adj. Consisting of or Causing a Climax

Blatant

Adj. Conspicuously and Offensively Loud; Given to Vehement Outcry; Without Any Attempt at Concealment; Completely Obvious

Egregious

Adj. Conspicuously and Outrageously Bad or Reprehensible

Discrete

Adj. Constituting a Separate Entity or Part

Constituent

Adj. Constitutional in the Structure of Something (especially Your Physical Makeup); Noun (grammar) a Word or Phrase or Clause Forming Part of a Larger Grammatical Construction; a Member of a Constituency; a Citizen Who is Represented in a Government by Officials for Whom He or She Votes; an Artifact That is One of the Individual Parts of Which a Composite Entity is Made Up; Especially a Part That Can Be Separated from or Attached to a System; an Abstract Part of Something

Erroneous

Adj. Containing or Characterized by Error

Invidious

Adj. Containing or Implying a Slight or Showing Prejudice

Complacent

Adj. Contented to a Fault with Oneself or One's Actions

Continuous

Adj. Continuing in Time or Space Without Interruption; of a Function or Curve; Extending Without Break or Irregularity

Counterintuitive

Adj. Contrary to What Common Sense Would Suggest

Analogous

Adj. Corresponding in Function but Not in Evolutionary Origin; Similar or Equivalent in Some Respects Though Otherwise Dissimilar

Commensurate

Adj. Corresponding in Size or Degree or Extent

Awash

Adj. Covered with Water

Busy

Adj. Crowded with or Characterized by Much Activity; Actively or Fully Engaged or Occupied; (of Facilities Such As Telephones or Lavatories) Unavailable for Use by Anyone else or Indicating Unavailability; (`engaged' is a British Term for a Busy Telephone Line); Overcrowded or Cluttered with Detail; Intrusive in a Meddling or Offensive Manner; Verb Keep Busy with

Desolate

Adj. Crushed by Grief; Providing No Shelter or Sustenance; Verb Devastate or Ravage; Reduce in Population; Leave Someone Who Needs or Counts on You; Leave in the Lurch

Incumbent

Adj. Currently Holding an Office; Necessary (for Someone) As a Duty or Responsibility; Morally Binding; Lying or Leaning on Something Else; Noun the Official Who Holds an Office

Aquiline

Adj. Curved Down Like an Eagle's Beak

Bulbous

Adj. Curving Outward; Shaped Like a Bulb

Convex

Adj. Curving or Bulging Outward

Etched

Adj. Cut or Impressed into a Surface

Base

Adj. Debased; Not Genuine; Illegitimate; Having or Showing an Ignoble Lack of Honor or Morality; of Low Birth or Station (`base' is Archaic in This Sense); Not Adhering to Ethical or Moral Principles; (used of Metals) Consisting of or Alloyed with Inferior Metal; Serving As or Forming a Base; Noun a Support or Foundation; Place That Runner Must Touch Before Scoring; (electronics) the Part of a Transistor That Separates the Emitter from the Collector; Installation from Which a Military Force Initiates Operations; a Flat Bottom on Which Something is Intended to Sit; the Principal Ingredient of a Mixture; the Place Where You Are Stationed and from Which Missions Start and End; (anatomy) the Part of an Organ Nearest Its Point of Attachment; the Bottom or Lowest Part; (numeration System) the Positive Integer That is Equivalent to One in the Next Higher Counting Place; the Bottom Side of a Geometric Figure from Which the Altitude Can Be Constructed; Any of Various Water-soluble Compounds Capable of Turning Litmus Blue and Reacting with an Acid to Form a Salt and Water; Lowest Support of a Structure; the Stock of Basic Facilities and Capital Equipment Needed for the Functioning of a Country or Area; the Fundamental Assumptions from Which Something is Begun or Developed or Calculated or Explained; (linguistics) the Form of a Word After All Affixes Are Removed; a Lower Limit; a Terrorist Network Intensely Opposed to the United States That Dispenses Money and Logistical Support and Training to a Wide Variety of Radical Islamic Terrorist Groups; Has Cells in More Than 50 Countries; the Most Important or Necessary Part of Something; Verb Use As a Basis For; Found On; Assign to a Station; Use (purified Cocaine) by Burning It and Inhaling the Fumes

Acquitted

Adj. Declared Not Guilty of a Specific Offense or Crime; Legally Blameless

Overwrought

Adj. Deeply Agitated Especially from Emotion

Lethargic

Adj. Deficient in Alertness or Activity

Deadpan

Adj. Deliberately Impassive in Manner; Adv. Without Betraying Any Feeling

Evasive

Adj. Deliberately Vague or Ambiguous; Avoiding or Escaping from Difficulty or Danger Especially Enemy Fire; Skillful at Eluding Capture

Defoliated

Adj. Deprived of Leaves

Empirical

Adj. Derived from Experiment and Observation Rather Than Theory; Relying on Medical Quackery

Collateral

Adj. Descended from a Common Ancestor but Through Different Lines; Situated or Running Side by Side; Accompany, Concomitant; Serving to Support or Corroborate; Noun a Security Pledged for the Repayment of a Loan

Culpable

Adj. Deserving Blame or Censure As Being Wrong or Evil or Injurious

Contemptible

Adj. Deserving of Contempt or Scorn

Estimable

Adj. Deserving of Respect or High Regard; Deserving of Esteem and Respect; May Be Computed or Estimated

Hapless

Adj. Deserving or Inciting Pity

Admissible

Adj. Deserving to Be Admitted

Kaput

Adj. Destroyed or Killed

Capricious

Adj. Determined by Chance or Impulse or Whim Rather Than by Necessity or Reason; Changeable

Decisive

Adj. Determining or Having the Power to Determine an Outcome; Characterized by Decision and Firmness; Unmistakable; Forming or Having the Nature of a Turning Point or Crisis

Devious

Adj. Deviating from a Straight Course; Indirect in Departing from the Accepted or Proper Way; Misleading; Characterized by Insincerity or Deceit; Evasive

Anomalous

Adj. Deviating from the General or Common Order or Type

Asinine

Adj. Devoid of Intelligence

Fatuous

Adj. Devoid of Intelligence

Devout

Adj. Devoutly Religious; Earnest

Arduous

Adj. Difficult to Accomplish; Demanding Considerable Mental Effort and Skill; Characterized by Toilsome Effort to the Point of Exhaustion; Especially Physical Effort; Taxing to the Utmost; Testing Powers of Endurance

Cumbersome

Adj. Difficult to Handle or Use Especially Because of Size or Weight; Not Elegant or Graceful in Expression

Abstruse

Adj. Difficult to Penetrate; Incomprehensible to One of Ordinary Understanding or Knowledge

Affable

Adj. Diffusing Warmth and Friendliness

Malcontent

Adj. Discontented As Toward Authority; Noun a Person Who is Discontented or Disgusted

Becoming

Adj. Displaying or Setting off to Best Advantage; According with Custom or Propriety

Compliant

Adj. Disposed or Willing to Comply

Amenable

Adj. Disposed or Willing to Comply; Liable to Answer to a Higher Authority; Open to Being Acted Upon in a Certain Way; Readily Reacting to Suggestions and Influences

Credulous

Adj. Disposed to Believe on Little Evidence; Showing a Lack of Judgment or Experience

Amiable

Adj. Disposed to Please; Diffusing Warmth and Friendliness

Audacious

Adj. Disposed to Venture or Take Risks; Unrestrained by Convention or Propriety; Invulnerable to Fear or Intimidation

Grotesque

Adj. Distorted and Unnatural in Shape or Size; Abnormal and Hideous; Ludicrously Odd; Noun Art Characterized by an Incongruous Mixture of Parts of Humans and Animals Interwoven with Plants

Contraband

Adj. Distributed or Sold Illicitly; Noun Goods Whose Importation or Exportation or Possession is Prohibited by Law

Beneficent

Adj. Doing or Producing Good; Generous in Assistance to the Poor

Lax

Adj. Emptying Easily or Excessively; Lacking in Rigor or Strictness; Not Taut or Rigid; Not Stretched or Held Tight; Pronounced with Muscles of the Tongue and Jaw Relatively Relaxed (e.g., the Vowel Sound in `bet'); Lacking in Strength or Firmness or Resilience

Amateur

Adj. Engaged in As a Pastime; Lacking Professional Skill or Expertise; Noun Someone Who Pursues a Study or Sport As a Pastime; Does Not Play for Pay

Belligerent

Adj. Engaged in War; Characteristic of an Enemy or One Eager to Fight; Noun Someone Who Fights (or is Fighting)

Mired

Adj. Entangled or Hindered As if E.g. in Mire

Buxom

Adj. Euphemisms for Slightly Fat; (of a Woman's Body) Having a Large Bosom and Pleasing Curves

Malign

Adj. Evil or Harmful in Nature or Influence; Having or Exerting a Malignant Influence; Verb Speak Unfavorably About

Horrid

Adj. Exceedingly Bad; Grossly Offensive to Decency or Morality; Causing Horror

Idyllic

Adj. Excellent and Delightful in All Respects; Suggestive of an Idyll; Charmingly Simple and Serene

Frenetic

Adj. Excessively Agitated; Transported with Rage or Other Violent Emotion

Corpulent

Adj. Excessively Fat

Lugubrious

Adj. Excessively Mournful

Felicitous

Adj. Exhibiting an Agreeably Appropriate Manner or Style; Marked by Good Fortune

Pandemic

Adj. Existing Everywhere; Epidemic over a Wide Geographical Area; Noun an Epidemic That is Geographically Widespread; Occurring Throughout a Region or Even Throughout the World

Abstract

Adj. Existing Only in the Mind; Separated from Embodiment; Dealing with a Subject in the Abstract Without Practical Purpose or Intention; Not Representing or Imitating External Reality or the Objects of Nature; Noun a Concept or Idea Not Associated with Any Specific Instance; a Sketchy Summary of the Main Points of an Argument or Theory; Verb Consider a Concept Without Thinking of a Specific Example; Consider Abstractly or Theoretically; Consider Apart from a Particular Case or Instance; Give an Abstract (of); Make off with Belongings of Others

Consensual

Adj. Existing by Consent

Nominal

Adj. Existing in Name Only; Insignificantly Small; a Matter of Form Only (`tokenish' is Informal); Being Value in Terms of Specification on Currency or Stock Certificates Rather Than Purchasing Power; Pertaining to a Noun or to a Word Group That Functions As a Noun; Relating to or Constituting or Bearing or Giving a Name; Named; Bearing the Name of a Specific Person; Noun a Phrase That Can Function As the Subject or Object of a Verb

Beatific

Adj. Experiencing or Bestowing Celestial Joy; Marked by Utter Benignity; Resembling or Befitting an Angel or Saint

Articulate

Adj. Expressing Yourself Easily or Characterized by Clear Expressive Language; Consisting of Segments Held Together by Joints; Verb Express or State Clearly; Speak, Pronounce, or Utter in a Certain Way; Put into Words or an Expression; Provide with a Joint

Eloquent

Adj. Expressing Yourself Readily, Clearly, Effectively

Derogatory

Adj. Expressive of Low Opinion

Fiendish

Adj. Extremely Evil or Cruel; Expressive of Cruelty or Befitting Hell

Diabolic

Adj. Extremely Evil or Cruel; Expressive of Cruelty or Befitting Hell; Showing the Cunning or Ingenuity or Wickedness Typical of a Devil

Fervid

Adj. Extremely Hot; Characterized by Intense Emotion

Elated

Adj. Exultantly Proud and Joyful; in High Spirits; Full of High-spirited Delight

Derelict

Adj. Failing in What Duty Requires; in Deplorable Condition; Forsaken by Owner or Keeper; Worn and Broken Down by Hard Use; Noun a Person Unable to Support Himself; a Ship Abandoned on the High Seas

Abortive

Adj. Failing to Accomplish an Intended Result

Egalitarian

Adj. Favoring Social Equality; Noun a Person Who Believes in the Equality of All People

Contrite

Adj. Feeling Regret for a Fault or Offence; Feeling or Expressing Pain or Sorrow for Sins or Offenses

Conventional

Adj. Following Accepted Customs and Proprieties; Unimaginative and Conformist; (weapons) Using Energy for Propulsion or Destruction That is Not Nuclear Energy; in Accord with or Being a Tradition or Practice Accepted from the Past; Conforming with Accepted Standards; Represented in Simplified or Symbolic Form; Rigidly Formal or Bound by Convention

Clairvoyant

Adj. Foreseeing the Future; Perceiving Things Beyond the Natural Range of the Senses; Noun Someone Who Has the Power of Clairvoyance

Panegyric

Adj. Formally Expressing Praise; Noun a Formal Expression of Praise

Incorporate

Adj. Formed or United into a Whole; Verb Unite or Merge with Something Already in Existence; Form a Corporation; Include or Contain; Have As a Component; Make into a Whole or Make Part of a Whole

Bogus

Adj. Fraudulent; Having a Misleading Appearance

Modest

Adj. Free from Ostentation or Pretension; Not Large but Sufficient in Size or Amount; Not Offensive to Sexual Mores in Conduct or Appearance; Marked by Simplicity; Having a Humble Opinion of Yourself; Free from Pomp or Affectation; Limited in Size or Scope; Humble in Spirit or Manner; Suggesting Retiring Mildness or Even Cowed Submissiveness; Low or Inferior in Station or Quality

Catholic

Adj. Free from Provincial Prejudices or Attachments; of or Relating to or Supporting Catholicism; Noun a Member of a Catholic Church

Accessory

Adj. Furnishing Added Support; Noun a Supplementary Component That Improves Capability; Clothing That is Worn or Carried, but Not Part of Your Main Clothing; Someone Who Helps Another Person Commit a Crime

Aggregate

Adj. Gathered or Tending to Gather into a Mass or Whole; Formed of Separate Units in a Cluster; Noun a Sum Total of Many Heterogenous Things Taken Together; the Whole Amount; Verb Gather in a Mass, Sum, or Whole; Amount in the Aggregate to

Feckless

Adj. Generally Incompetent and Ineffectual; Not Fit to Assume Responsibility

Magnanimous

Adj. Generous and Understanding and Tolerant; Noble and Generous in Spirit

Benevolent

Adj. Generous in Providing Aid to Others; Intending or Showing Kindness; Generous in Assistance to the Poor; Showing or Motivated by Sympathy and Understanding and Generosity

Cavalier

Adj. Given to Haughty Disregard of Others; Noun a Royalist Supporter of Charles I During the English Civil War; a Gallant or Courtly Gentleman

Fastidious

Adj. Giving Careful Attention to Detail; Hard to Please; Excessively Concerned with Cleanliness; Having Complicated Nutritional Requirements; Especially Growing Only in Special Artificial Cultures

Ardent

Adj. Glowing or Shining Like Fire; Characterized by Strong Enthusiasm; Characterized by Intense Emotion

Crescendo

Adj. Gradually Increasing in Volume; Noun (music) a Gradual Increase in Loudness; Verb Grow Louder

Exorbitant

Adj. Greatly Exceeding Bounds of Reason or Moderation

Deleterious

Adj. Harmful to Living Things

Acerbic

Adj. Harsh or Corrosive in Tone; Sour or Bitter in Taste

Acrid

Adj. Harsh or Corrosive in Tone; Strong and Sharp; "the Pungent Taste of Radishes"

Dour

Adj. Harshly Uninviting or Formidable in Manner or Appearance; Showing a Brooding Ill Humor; Stubbornly Unyielding

Cursory

Adj. Hasty and Without Attention to Detail; Not Thorough

Bandy

Adj. Have Legs That Curve Outward at the Knees; Verb Discuss Lightly; Exchange Blows; Toss or Strike a Ball Back and Forth

Mellow

Adj. Having Attained to Kindliness or Gentleness Through Age and Experience; Having Attained to Kindliness or Gentleness Through Age and Experience; Having a Full and Pleasing Flavor Through Proper Aging; Slightly and Pleasantly Intoxicated from Alcohol or a Drug (especially Marijuana); Unhurried and Relaxed; Adv. (obsolete) in a Mellow Manner; Verb Make or Grow (more) Mellow; Become More Relaxed, Easygoing, or Genial; Soften, Make Mellow

Androgynous

Adj. Having Both Male and Female Characteristics; Relating to or Exhibiting Both Female and Male Sex Organs but with a Predominantly Female Appearance

Defunct

Adj. Having Ceased to Exist or Live; No Longer in Force or Use; Inactive

Detergent

Adj. Having Cleansing Power; Noun a Cleansing Agent That Differs from Soap but Can Also Emulsify Oils and Hold Dirt in Suspension; a Surface-active Chemical Widely Used in Industry and Laundering

Germane

Adj. Having Close Kinship and Appropriateness

Baroque

Adj. Having Elaborate Symmetrical Ornamentation; Noun Elaborate and Extensive Ornamentation in Decorative Art and Architecture That Flourished in Europe in the 17th Century

Consequential

Adj. Having Important Issues or Results

Animated

Adj. Having Life or Vigor or Spirit; Made to Appear to Move As Living Creatures Do

Brittle

Adj. Having Little Elasticity; Hence Easily Cracked or Fractured or Snapped; (of Metal or Glass) Not Annealed and Consequently Easily Cracked or Fractured; Lacking Warmth and Generosity of Spirit; Noun Caramelized Sugar Cooled in Thin Sheets

Flimsy

Adj. Having Little Substance or Significance; Lacking Solidity or Strength and Liable to Break; Resembling Cardboard Especially in Flimsiness; Very Thin and Insubstantial; Noun a Thin Strong Lightweight Translucent Paper Used Especially for Making Carbon Copies

Multifarious

Adj. Having Many Aspects

Corporeal

Adj. Having Material or Physical Form or Substance; Affecting or Characteristic of the Body As Opposed to the Mind or Spirit

Ambiguous

Adj. Having More Than One Possible Meaning; Having No Intrinsic or Objective Meaning; Not Organized in Conventional Patterns; Open to Two or More Interpretations; or of Uncertain Nature or Significance; or (often) Intended to Mislead

Anonymous

Adj. Having No Known Name or Identity or Known Source; Not Known or Lacking Marked Individuality

Cleft

Adj. Having One or More Incisions Reaching Nearly to the Midrib; Used of Hooves; Noun a Split or Indentation in Something (as the Palate or Chin); a Long Narrow Opening

Discombobulated

Adj. Having Self-possession Upset; Thrown into Confusion

Dappled

Adj. Having Spots or Patches of Color

Cursive

Adj. Having Successive Letter Joined Together; Noun Rapid Handwriting in Which Letters Are Set Down in Full and Cursively Connected Within Words Without Lifting the Writing Implement from the Paper

Mannered

Adj. Having Unnatural Mannerisms

Churlish

Adj. Having a Bad Disposition; Surly; Rude and Boorish

Lucid

Adj. Having a Clear Mind; (of Language) Transparently Clear; Easily Understandable; Transmitting Light; Able to Be Seen Through with Clarity; Capable of Thinking and Expressing Yourself in a Clear and Consistent Manner

Biennial

Adj. Having a Life Cycle Lasting Two Seasons; Occurring Every Second Year; Noun a Plant Having a Life Cycle That Normally Takes Two Seasons from Germination to Death to Complete; Flowering Biennials Usually Bloom and Fruit in the Second Season

Imbecile

Adj. Having a Mental Age of Three to Seven Years; Noun a Person of Subnormal Intelligence

Opalescent

Adj. Having a Play of Lustrous Rainbow-like Colors

Cryptic

Adj. Having a Puzzling Terseness; of an Obscure Nature; Having a Secret or Hidden Meaning

Keen

Adj. Having a Sharp Cutting Edge or Point; As Physically Painful As if Caused by a Sharp Instrument; Very Good; Intense or Sharp; Having or Demonstrating Ability to Recognize or Draw Fine Distinctions; Noun a Funeral Lament Sung with Loud Wailing; Verb Express Grief Verbally

Debonair

Adj. Having a Sophisticated Charm; Having a Cheerful, Lively, and Self-confident Air

Aromatic

Adj. Having a Strong Pleasant Odor; (chemistry) of or Relating to or Containing One or More Benzene Rings

Cherubic

Adj. Having a Sweet Nature Befitting an Angel or Cherub

Beneficiary

Adj. Having or Arising from a Benefice; Noun the Recipient of Funds or Other Benefits; the Semantic Role of the Intended Recipient Who Benefits from the Happening Denoted by the Verb in the Clause

Discerning

Adj. Having or Revealing Keen Insight and Good Judgment; Able to Make or Detect Effects of Great Subtlety; Sensitive; Unobtrusively Perceptive and Sympathetic; Quick to Understand

Impassive

Adj. Having or Revealing Little Emotion or Sensibility; Not Easily Aroused or Excited; Deliberately Impassive in Manner

Consummate

Adj. Having or Revealing Supreme Mastery or Skill; Without Qualification; Used Informally As (often Pejorative) Intensifiers; Perfect and Complete in Every Respect; Having All Necessary Qualities; Verb Make Perfect; Bring to Perfection; Fulfill Sexually

Adept

Adj. Having or Showing Knowledge and Skill and Aptitude; Noun Someone Who is Dazzlingly Skilled in Any Field

Erudite

Adj. Having or Showing Profound Knowledge

Bellicose

Adj. Having or Showing a Ready Disposition to Fight

Cognate

Adj. Having the Same Ancestral Language; Related by Blood; Related in Nature; Noun a Word is Cognate with Another if Both Derive from the Same Word in an Ancestral Language; One Related by Blood or Origin; Especially on Sharing an Ancestor with Another

Crackle

Adj. Having the Surface Decorated with a Network of Fine Cracks, As in Crackleware; Noun Glazed China with a Network of Fine Cracks on the Surface; the Sharp Sound of Snapping Noises; Verb to Become, or to Cause to Become, Covered with a Network of Small Cracks; Make Crunching Noises; Make a Crackling Sound

Calorific

Adj. Heat-generating

Doltish

Adj. Heavy and Dull and Stupid

Circumspect

Adj. Heedful of Potential Consequences

Occult

Adj. Hidden and Difficult to See; Having an Import Not Apparent to the Senses nor Obvious to the Intelligence; Beyond Ordinary Understanding; Noun Supernatural Practices and Techniques; Supernatural Forces and Events and Beings Collectively; Verb Hide from View; Become Concealed or Hidden from View or Have Its Light Extinguished; Cause an Eclipse of (a Celestial Body) by Intervention

Metaphysical

Adj. Highly Abstract and Overly Theoretical; Without Material Form or Substance; Pertaining to or of the Nature of Metaphysics

Champion

Adj. Holding First Place in a Contest; Noun Someone Who Fights for a Cause; Someone Who Has Won First Place in a Competition; Someone Who is Dazzlingly Skilled in Any Field; a Person Who Backs a Politician or a Team Etc.; Verb Protect or Fight for As a Champion

Bawdy

Adj. Humorously Vulgar; Noun Lewd or Obscene Talk or Writing

Halcyon

Adj. Idyllically Calm and Peaceful; Suggesting Happy Tranquillity; Marked by Peace and Prosperity; Noun a Mythical Bird Said to Breed at the Time of the Winter Solstice in a Nest Floating on the Sea and to Have the Power of Calming the Winds and Waves; a Large Kingfisher Widely Distributed in Warmer Parts of the Old World; (greek Mythology) a Woman Who Was Turned into a Kingfisher

Boorish

Adj. Ill-mannered and Coarse and Contemptible in Behavior or Appearance

Loutish

Adj. Ill-mannered and Coarse and Contemptible in Behavior or Appearance

Debilitating

Adj. Impairing the Strength and Vitality

Invigorating

Adj. Imparting Strength and Vitality

Bracing

Adj. Imparting Vitality and Energy; Noun a Structural Member Used to Stiffen a Framework

Incorrigible

Adj. Impervious to Correction by Punishment

Intransigent

Adj. Impervious to Pleas, Persuasion, Requests, Reason

Inexorable

Adj. Impervious to Pleas, Persuasion, Requests, Reason; Not to Be Placated or Appeased or Moved by Entreaty

Adamant

Adj. Impervious to Pleas, Persuasion, Requests, Reason; Noun Very Hard Native Crystalline Carbon Valued As a Gem

Equitable

Adj. Implying Justice Dictated by Reason, Conscience, and a Natural Sense of What is Fair to All

Ineluctable

Adj. Impossible to Avoid or Evade:"inescapable Conclusion"

Insatiable

Adj. Impossible to Satisfy

Dispassionate

Adj. Unaffected by Strong Emotion or Prejudice

Maverick

Adj. Independent in Behavior or Thought; Noun an Unbranded Range Animal (especially a Stray Calf); Belongs to the First Person Who Puts a Brand on It; Someone Who Exhibits Great Independence in Thought and Action

Fanciful

Adj. Indulging in or Influenced by Fancy; Having a Curiously Intricate Quality; Not Based on Fact; Dubious

Naive

Adj. Inexperienced; Marked by or Showing Unaffected Simplicity and Lack of Guile or Worldly Experience; Not Initiated; Deficient in Relevant Experience; Lacking Information or Instruction; of or Created by One Without Formal Training; Simple or Naive in Style

Grubby

Adj. Infested with Grubs; Thickly Covered with Ingrained Dirt or Soot; Noun Small Sculpin of the Coast of New England

Infinitesimal

Adj. Infinitely or Immeasurably Small; Noun (mathematics) a Variable That Has Zero As Its Limit

Daft

Adj. Informal or Slang Terms for Mentally Irregular

Loco

Adj. Informal or Slang Terms for Mentally Irregular

Formidable

Adj. Inspiring Fear; Extremely Impressive in Strength or Excellence

Eerie

Adj. Inspiring a Feeling of Fear; Strange and Frightening; Suggestive of the Supernatural; Mysterious

Gregarious

Adj. Instinctively or Temperamentally Seeking and Enjoying the Company of Others; (of Animals) Tending to Form a Group with Others of the Same Species; (of Plants) Growing in Groups That Are Close Together

Didactic

Adj. Instructive (especially Excessively)

Commemorative

Adj. Intended As a Commemoration; Noun an Object (such As a Coin or Postage Stamp) Made to Mark an Event or Honor a Person

Conciliatory

Adj. Intended or Likely to Overcome Animosity or Hostility; Making or Willing to Make Concessions

Ostentatious

Adj. Intended to Attract Notice and Impress Others; of a Display That is Tawdry or Vulgar

Mendacious

Adj. Intentionally Untrue; Given to Lying

Officious

Adj. Intrusive in a Meddling or Offensive Manner

Cerebral

Adj. Involving Intelligence Rather Than Emotions or Instinct; of or Relating to the Cerebrum or Brain

Contentious

Adj. Involving or Likely to Cause Controversy; Inclined or Showing an Inclination to Dispute or Disagree, Even to Engage in Law Suits

Dauntless

Adj. Invulnerable to Fear or Intimidation

Intrepid

Adj. Invulnerable to Fear or Intimidation

Amalgamate

Adj. Joined Together into a Whole; Verb to Bring or Combine Together or with Something else

Ebullient

Adj. Joyously Unrestrained

Amoral

Adj. Lacking Any Sense of Moral Standards or Principles

Craven

Adj. Lacking Even the Rudiments of Courage; Abjectly Fearful; Noun an Abject Coward

Myopic

Adj. Lacking Foresight or Scope; Unable to See Distant Objects Clearly

Gawky

Adj. Lacking Grace in Movement or Posture

Lackluster

Adj. Lacking Luster or Shine; Lacking Brilliance or Vitality

Licentious

Adj. Lacking Moral Discipline; Especially Sexually Unrestrained

Decrepit

Adj. Lacking Physical Strength or Vitality; Worn and Broken Down by Hard Use

Impious

Adj. Lacking Piety or Reverence for a God; Lacking Piety and Reverence for a God; Lacking Due Respect or Dutifulness

Diffident

Adj. Lacking Self-confidence; Showing Modest Reserve

Gauche

Adj. Lacking Social Polish

Languid

Adj. Lacking Spirit or Liveliness

Arid

Adj. Lacking Vitality or Spirit; Lifeless; Lacking Sufficient Water or Rainfall

Desiccate

Adj. Lacking Vitality or Spirit; Lifeless; Verb Lose Water or Moisture; Remove Water From; Preserve by Removing All Water and Liquids from

Listless

Adj. Lacking Zest or Vivacity; Marked by Low Spirits; Showing No Enthusiasm

Chaotic

Adj. Lacking a Visible Order or Organization; Completely Unordered and Unpredictable and Confusing; of or Relating to a Sensitive Dependence on Initial Conditions

Incongruous

Adj. Lacking in Harmony or Compatibility or Appropriateness

Incapacitated

Adj. Lacking in or Deprived of Strength or Power

Commodious

Adj. Large and Roomy (`convenient' is Archaic in This Sense)

Capacious

Adj. Large in Capacity

Copious

Adj. Large in Number or Quantity (especially of Discourse); Affording an Abundant Supply

Ephemeral

Adj. Lasting a Very Short Time; Noun Anything Short-lived, As an Insect That Lives Only for a Day in Its Winged Form

Fleeting

Adj. Lasting for a Markedly Brief Time

Erratic

Adj. Liable to Sudden Unpredictable Change; Likely to Perform Unpredictably; Having No Fixed Course

Crepuscular

Adj. Like Twilight; Dim

Avuncular

Adj. Like an Uncle in Kindness or Indulgence; Being or Relating to an Uncle

Deviate

Adj. Markedly Different from an Accepted Norm; Noun a Person Whose Behavior Deviates from What is Acceptable Especially in Sexual Behavior; Verb Turn Aside; Turn Away From; Cause to Turn Away from a Previous or Expected Course; Be at Variance With; Be out of Line with

Coincident

Adj. Matching Point for Point; Occurring or Operating at the Same Time

Balmy

Adj. Mild and Pleasant; Informal or Slang Terms for Mentally Irregular

Adulterate

Adj. Mixed with Impurities; Verb Corrupt, Debase, or Make Impure by Adding a Foreign or Inferior Substance; Often by Replacing Valuable Ingredients with Inferior Ones

Coy

Adj. Modestly or Warily Rejecting Approaches or Overtures; Showing Marked and Often Playful or Irritating Evasiveness or Reluctance to Make a Definite or Committing Statement; Affectedly Modest or Shy Especially in a Playful or Provocative Way

Chaste

Adj. Morally Pure (especially Not Having Experienced Sexual Intercourse); Abstaining from Unlawful Sexual Intercourse; Pure and Simple in Design or Style

Despicable

Adj. Morally Reprehensible

Optimal

Adj. Most Desirable Possible Under a Restriction Expressed or Implied

Optimum

Adj. Most Desirable Possible Under a Restriction Expressed or Implied; Noun Most Favorable Condition or Greatest Degree or Amount Possible Under Given Circumstances

Agile

Adj. Moving Quickly and Lightly; Mentally Quick

Lissome

Adj. Moving and Bending with Ease

Burly

Adj. Muscular and Heavily Built

Insular

Adj. Narrowly Restricted in Outlook or Scope; Suggestive of the Isolated Life of an Island; Relating to or Characteristic of or Situated on an Island

Endemic

Adj. Native to or Confined to a Certain Region; of or Relating to a Disease (or Anything Resembling a Disease) Constantly Present to Greater or Lesser Extent in a Particular Locality; Originating Where It is Found; Noun a Plant That is Native to a Certain Limited Area; a Disease That is Constantly Present to a Greater or Lesser Degree in People of a Certain Class or in People Living in a Particular Location

Blase

Adj. Nonchalantly Unconcerned; Uninterested Because of Frequent Exposure or Indulgence; Very Sophisticated Especially Because of Surfeit; Versed in the Ways of the World

Pagan

Adj. Not Acknowledging the God of Christianity and Judaism and Islam; Noun a Person Who Follows a Polytheistic or Pre-christian Religion (not a Christian or Muslim or Jew); a Person Who Does Not Acknowledge Your God; Someone Motivated by Desires for Sensual Pleasures

Impervious

Adj. Not Admitting of Passage or Capable of Being Affected

Opaque

Adj. Not Clear; Not Transmitting or Reflecting Light or Radiant Energy; Not Clearly Understood or Expressed

Dubious

Adj. Not Convinced; Fraught with Uncertainty or Doubt; Open to Doubt or Suspicion

Onerous

Adj. Not Easily Borne; Wearing

Imperturbable

Adj. Not Easily Perturbed or Excited or Upset; Marked by Extreme Calm and Composure

Extraneous

Adj. Not Essential; Not Pertinent to the Matter Under Consideration; Not Belonging to That in Which It is Contained; Introduced from an Outside Source; Coming from the Outside

Apostate

Adj. Not Faithful to Religion or Party or Cause; Noun a Disloyal Person Who Betrays or Deserts His Cause or Religion or Political Party or Friend Etc.

Inconsequential

Adj. Not Following Logically As a Consequence; Lacking Worth or Importance

Inimical

Adj. Not Friendly

Amiss

Adj. Not Functioning Properly; Adv. in an Improper or Mistaken or Unfortunate Manner; in an Imperfect or Faulty Way; Away from the Correct or Expected Course

Awry

Adj. Not Functioning Properly; Turned or Twisted Toward One Side; Adv. Away from the Correct or Expected Course; Turned or Twisted to One Side

Counterfeit

Adj. Not Genuine; Imitating Something Superior; Noun a Copy That is Represented As the Original; Verb Make a Copy of with the Intent to Deceive

Impecunious

Adj. Not Having Enough Money to Pay for Necessities

Eccentric

Adj. Not Having a Common Center; Not Concentric; Conspicuously or Grossly Unconventional or Unusual; Noun a Person with an Unusual or Odd Personality; a Person of a Specified Kind (usually with Many Eccentricities)

Innocuous

Adj. Not Injurious to Physical or Mental Health; Not Causing Disapproval; Lacking Intent or Capacity to Injure; Unlikely to Harm or Disturb Anyone

Indeterminate

Adj. Not Leading to a Definite Ending or Result; Not Capable of Being Determined; Not Precisely Determined or Established; Not Fixed or Known in Advance; Having a Capacity for Continuing to Grow at the Apex; of Uncertain or Ambiguous Nature

Insipid

Adj. Not Pleasing to the Sense of Taste; Lacking Interest or Significance; Lacking Significance or Impact; Lacking Taste or Flavor or Tang

Latent

Adj. Not Presently Active; Potentially Existing but Not Presently Evident or Realized

Inconspicuous

Adj. Not Prominent or Readily Noticeable

Frivolous

Adj. Not Serious in Content or Attitude or Behavior

Disingenuous

Adj. Not Straightforward or Candid; Giving a False Appearance of Frankness

Immutable

Adj. Not Subject or Susceptible to Change or Variation in Form or Quality or Nature

Mercurial

Adj. Relating to or Containing or Caused by Mercury; Relating to or Having Characteristics (eloquence, Shrewdness, Swiftness, Thievishness) Attributed to the God Mercury; Relating to or Under the (astrological) Influence of the Planet Mercury; Liable to Sudden Unpredictable Change

Normative

Adj. Relating to or Dealing with Norms; Pertaining to Giving Directives or Rules

Glacial

Adj. Relating to or Derived from a Glacier; Extremely Cold; Devoid of Warmth and Cordiality; Expressive of Unfriendliness or Disdain

Mythic

Adj. Relating to or Having the Nature of Myth; Based on or Told of in Traditional Stories; Lacking Factual Basis or Historical Validity

Categorical

Adj. Relating to or Included in a Category or Categories; Not Modified or Restricted by Reservations

Jugular

Adj. Relating to or Located in the Region of the Neck or Throat; Noun a Vital Part That is Vulnerable to Attack; Veins in the Neck That Return Blood from the Head

Arachnoid

Adj. Relating to or Resembling a Member of the Class Arachnida; Noun the Middle of the 3 Meninges; Air-breathing Arthropods Characterized by Simple Eyes and Four Pairs of Legs

Mastoid

Adj. Relating to or Resembling a Nipple; of or Relating to or in the Region of the Mastoid Process; Noun Process of the Temporal Bone Behind the Ear at the Base of the Skull

Differential

Adj. Relating to or Showing a Difference; Involving or Containing One or More Derivatives; Noun a Quality That Differentiates Between Similar Things; a Bevel Gear That Permits Rotation of Two Shafts at Different Speeds; Used on the Rear Axle of Automobiles to Allow Wheels to Rotate at Different Speeds on Curves; the Result of Mathematical Differentiation; the Instantaneous Change of One Quantity Relative to Another; Df(x)/dx

Net

Adj. Remaining After All Deductions; Conclusive in a Process or Progression; Noun an Open Fabric of String or Rope or Wire Woven Together at Regular Intervals; a Trap Made of Netting to Catch Fish or Birds or Insects; Game Equipment Consisting of a Strip of Netting Dividing the Playing Area in Tennis or Badminton; a Goal Lined with Netting (as in Soccer or Hockey); a Computer Network Consisting of a Worldwide Network of Computer Networks That Use the Tcp/ip Network Protocols to Facilitate Data Transmission and Exchange; the Excess of Revenues over Outlays in a Given Period of Time (including Depreciation and Other Non-cash Expenses); Verb Catch with a Net; Make As a Net Profit; Yield As a Net Profit; Construct or Form a Web, As if by Weaving

Aloof

Adj. Remote in Manner; Adv. in an Aloof Manner

Banal

Adj. Repeated Too Often; Overfamiliar Through Overuse

Hackneyed

Adj. Repeated Too Often; Overfamiliar Through Overuse

Delineate

Adj. Represented Accurately or Precisely; Verb Describe in Vivid Detail; Trace the Shape Of; Make a Mark or Lines on a Surface; Determine the Essential Quality Of; Show the Form or Outline of

Ostensible

Adj. Represented or Appearing As Such; Pretended; Appearing As Such but Not Necessarily So

Exigent

Adj. Requiring Precise Accuracy; Demanding Attention

Exacting

Adj. Requiring Precise Accuracy; Severe and Unremitting in Making Demands; Having Complicated Nutritional Requirements; Especially Growing Only in Special Artificial Cultures

Arcane

Adj. Requiring Secret or Mysterious Knowledge

Anthropoid

Adj. Resembling Human Beings; Resembling Apes; Noun Any Member of the Suborder Anthropoidea Including Monkeys and Apes and Hominids; Person Who Resembles a Nonhuman Primate

Nordic

Adj. Resembling Peoples of Scandinavia; Relating to Germany and Scandinavia; of or Relating to or Constituting the Scandinavian Group of Languages; Noun the Northern Family of Germanic Languages That Are Spoken in Scandinavia and Iceland

Bestial

Adj. Resembling a Beast; Showing Lack of Human Sensibility

Bifurcate

Adj. Resembling a Fork; Divided or Separated into Two Branches; Verb Divide into Two Branches; Split or Divide into Two

Enigmatic

Adj. Resembling an Oracle in Obscurity of Thought; Not Clear to the Understanding

Demoniac

Adj. Resembling or Suggesting Possession by a Demon; in a Murderous Frenzy As if Possessed by a Demon; Noun Someone Who Acts As if Possessed by a Demon

Obstinate

Adj. Resistant to Guidance or Discipline; Stubbornly Persistent in Wrongdoing; Tenaciously Unwilling or Marked by Tenacious Unwillingness to Yield; Verb Persist Stubbornly

Derivative

Adj. Resulting from or Employing Derivation; Noun (linguistics) a Word That is Derived from Another Word; the Result of Mathematical Differentiation; the Instantaneous Change of One Quantity Relative to Another; Df(x)/dx; a Financial Instrument Whose Value is Based on Another Security

Opulent

Adj. Rich and Superior in Quality

Ceremonious

Adj. Rigidly Formal or Bound by Convention; Characterized by Pomp and Ceremony and Stately Display

Convoluted

Adj. Rolled or Coiled Together; Highly Complex or Intricate

Covert

Adj. Secret or Hidden; Not Openly Practiced or Engaged in or Shown or Avowed; (of a Wife) Being Under the Protection of Her Husband; Noun a Flock of Coots; a Covering That Serves to Conceal or Shelter Something

Eclectic

Adj. Selecting What Seems Best of Various Styles or Ideas; Noun Someone Who Selects According to the Eclectic Method

Erogenous

Adj. Sensitive to Sexual Stimulation

Disjointed

Adj. Separated at the Joint; Taken Apart at the Joints; Lacking Orderly Continuity

Cardinal

Adj. Serving As an Essential Component; Being or Denoting a Numerical Quantity but Not Order; Noun Crested Thick-billed North American Finch Having Bright Red Plumage in the Male; a Variable Color Averaging a Vivid Red; (roman Catholic Church) One of a Group of More Than 100 Prominent Bishops in the Sacred College Who Advise the Pope and Elect New Popes; the Number of Elements in a Mathematical Set; Denotes a Quantity but Not the Order

Expedient

Adj. Serving to Promote Your Interest; Appropriate to a Purpose; Practical; Noun a Means to an End; Not Necessarily a Principled or Ethical One

Cataclysmic

Adj. Severely Destructive

Asteroid

Adj. Shaped Like a Star; Noun Any of Numerous Small Celestial Bodies Composed of Rock and Metal That Move Around the Sun (mainly Between the Orbits of Mars and Jupiter)

Corrugated

Adj. Shaped into Alternating Parallel Grooves and Ridges

Antithetical

Adj. Sharply Contrasted in Character or Purpose

Glaring

Adj. Shining Intensely; Conspicuously and Outrageously Bad or Reprehensible

Lurid

Adj. Shining with an Unnatural Red Glow As of Fire Seen Through Smoke; Ghastly Pale; Glaringly Vivid and Graphic; Marked by Sensationalism; Horrible in Fierceness or Savagery

Heinous

Adj. Shockingly Brutal or Cruel

Ghastly

Adj. Shockingly Repellent; Inspiring Horror; Gruesomely Indicative of Death or the Dead

Covetous

Adj. Showing Extreme Cupidity; Painfully Desirous of Another's Advantages; Immoderately Desirous of Acquiring E.g. Wealth

Dilettante

Adj. Showing Frivolous or Superficial Interest; Amateurish; Noun an Amateur Who Engages in an Activity Without Serious Intentions and Who Pretends to Have Knowledge

Abject

Adj. Showing Humiliation or Submissiveness; of the Most Contemptible Kind; Most Unfortunate or Miserable; Showing Utter Resignation or Hopelessness

Flippant

Adj. Showing Inappropriate Levity

Impartial

Adj. Showing Lack of Favoritism; Free from Undue Bias or Preconceived Opinions

Indifferent

Adj. Showing No Care or Concern in Attitude or Action; Neither Too Great nor Too Little; Being Neither Good nor Bad; Characterized by a Lack of Partiality; Marked by No Especial Liking or Dislike or Preference for One Thing over Another; Fairly Poor to Not Very Good; (usually Followed by `to') Unwilling or Refusing to Pay Heed; (often Followed by `to') Lacking Importance; Not Mattering One Way or the Other; Marked by a Lack of Interest; Having Only a Limited Ability to React Chemically; Chemically Inactive

Canny

Adj. Showing Self-interest and Shrewdness in Dealing with Others

Leering

Adj. Showing Sly or Knowing Malice in a Glance; (of a Glance) Sidelong and Slyly Lascivious

Lachrymose

Adj. Showing Sorrow

Indefatigable

Adj. Showing Sustained Enthusiastic Action with Unflagging Vitality

Obdurate

Adj. Showing Unfeeling Resistance to Tender Feelings; Stubbornly Persistent in Wrongdoing

Altruistic

Adj. Showing Unselfish Concern for the Welfare of Others

Morose

Adj. Showing a Brooding Ill Humor

Complaisant

Adj. Showing a Cheerful Willingness to Do Favors for Others

Discriminating

Adj. Showing or Indicating Careful Judgment and Discernment Especially in Matters of Taste; Marked by the Ability to See or Make Fine Distinctions; Having or Demonstrating Ability to Recognize or Draw Fine Distinctions

Artless

Adj. Simple and Natural; Without Cunning or Deceit; (of Persons) Lacking Art or Knowledge; Showing Lack of Art; Characterized by an Inability to Mask Your Feelings; Not Devious

Cordial

Adj. Sincerely or Intensely Felt; Showing Warm and Heartfelt Friendliness; Diffusing Warmth and Friendliness; Noun Strong Highly Flavored Sweet Liquor Usually Drunk After a Meal

Intrinsic

Adj. Situated Within or Belonging Solely to the Organ or Body Part on Which It Acts; Belonging to a Thing by Its Very Nature

Deft

Adj. Skillful in Physical Movements; Especially of the Hands

Dexterous

Adj. Skillful in Physical Movements; Especially of the Hands

Oblique

Adj. Slanting or Inclined in Direction or Course or Position--neither Parallel nor Perpendicular nor Right-angled; Indirect in Departing from the Accepted or Proper Way; Misleading; Noun Any Grammatical Case Other Than the Nominative; a Diagonally Arranged Abdominal Muscle on Either Side of the Torso

Ajar

Adj. Slightly Open

Brackish

Adj. Slightly Salty (especially from Containing a Mixture of Seawater and Fresh Water); Distasteful and Unpleasant; Spoiled by Mixture

Inert

Adj. Slow and Apathetic; Unable to Move or Resist Motion; Having Only a Limited Ability to React Chemically; Chemically Inactive

Attuned

Adj. So Adjusted As to Be Appropriate or Brought into Harmony; Brought to Correct Pitch

Abysmal

Adj. So Deep As to Be Unmeasurable; Very Great; Limitless

Antiquated

Adj. So Extremely Old As Seeming to Belong to an Earlier Period

Antediluvian

Adj. So Extremely Old As Seeming to Belong to an Earlier Period; of or Relating to the Period Before the Biblical Flood; Noun Any of the Early Patriarchs Who Lived Prior to the Noachian Deluge; a Very Old Person

Consecrate

Adj. Solemnly Dedicated to or Set Apart for a High Purpose; Verb Render Holy by Means of Religious Rites; Dedicate to a Deity by a Vow; Give Entirely to a Specific Person, Activity, or Cause; Appoint to a Clerical Posts

Abstemious

Adj. Sparing in Consumption of Especially Food and Drink; Marked by Temperance in Indulgence

Diffuse

Adj. Spread Out; Not Concentrated in One Place; Lacking Conciseness; (of Light) Transmitted from a Broad Light Source or Reflected; Verb Move Outward; Cause to Become Widely Known; Spread or Diffuse Through

Hunkered

Adj. Squatting Close to the Ground

Coherent

Adj. Sticking Together; Marked by an Orderly, Logical, and Aesthetically Consistent Relation of Parts; Capable of Thinking and Expressing Yourself in a Clear and Consistent Manner

Cathartic

Adj. Strongly Laxative; Emotionally Purging (of E.g. Art); Emotionally Purging; Noun a Purging Medicine; Stimulates Evacuation of the Bowels

Aghast

Adj. Struck with Fear, Dread, or Consternation

Doctrinaire

Adj. Stubbornly Insistent on Theory Without Regard for Practicality or Suitability; Noun a Stubborn Person of Arbitrary or Arrogant Opinions

Inebriated

Adj. Stupefied or Excited by a Chemical Substance (especially Alcohol)

Accomplished

Adj. Successfully Completed or Brought to an End; Settled Securely and Unconditionally; Highly Skilled

Dyspeptic

Adj. Suffering from Dyspepsia; Irritable As if Suffering from Indigestion; Noun a Person Suffering from Indigestion

Bilious

Adj. Suffering from or Suggesting a Liver Disorder or Gastric Distress; Relating to or Containing Bile; Irritable As if Suffering from Indigestion

Morbid

Adj. Suggesting an Unhealthy Mental State; Caused by or Altered by or Manifesting Disease or Pathology; Suggesting the Horror of Death and Decay

Ghoulish

Adj. Suggesting the Horror of Death and Decay

Comestible

Adj. Suitable for Use As Food; Noun Any Substance That Can Be Used As Food

Appropriate

Adj. Suitable for a Particular Person or Place or Condition Etc; Suitable and Fitting; Meant or Adapted for an Occasion or Use; Being of Striking Appropriateness and Pertinence; Appropriate for Achieving a Particular End; Implies a Lack of Concern for Fairness; Verb Take Possession of by Force, As After an Invasion; Give or Assign a Resource to a Particular Person or Cause

Palatial

Adj. Suitable for or Like a Palace; Relating to or Being a Palace

Definitive

Adj. Supplying or Being a Final or Conclusive Settlement; Clearly Defined or Formulated; of Recognized Authority or Excellence

Corroborated

Adj. Supported or Established by Evidence or Proof

Forfeit

Adj. Surrendered As a Penalty; Noun the Act of Losing or Surrendering Something As a Penalty for a Mistake or Fault or Failure to Perform Etc.; a Penalty for a Fault or Mistake That Involves Losing or Giving Up Something; Something That is Lost or Surrendered As a Penalty; Verb Lose or Lose the Right to by Some Error, Offense, or Crime

Blithering

Adj. Talking Idly or Incoherently

Humdrum

Adj. Tediously Repetitious or Lacking in Variety; Not Challenging; Dull and Lacking Excitement; Noun the Quality of Wearisome Constancy, Routine, and Lack of Variety

Adhesive

Adj. Tending to Adhere; Noun a Substance That Unites or Bonds Surfaces Together

Deterrent

Adj. Tending to Deter; Noun Something Immaterial That Interferes with or Delays Action or Progress

Deprecatory

Adj. Tending to Diminish or Disparage

Astringent

Adj. Tending to Draw Together or Constrict Soft Organic Tissue; Sour or Bitter in Taste; Noun a Drug That Causes Contraction of Body Tissues and Canals

Captious

Adj. Tending to Find and Call Attention to Faults

Counterproductive

Adj. Tending to Hinder the Achievement of a Goal

Intrusive

Adj. Tending to Intrude (especially Upon Privacy); Thrusting Inward; of Rock Material; Forced While Molten into Cracks Between Layers of Other Rock

Centrifugal

Adj. Tending to Move Away from a Center; Conveying Information to the Muscles from the Cns; Tending Away from Centralization, As of Authority

Centripetal

Adj. Tending to Move Toward a Center; of a Nerve Fiber or Impulse Originating Outside and Passing Toward the Central Nervous System; Tending to Unify

Liberal

Adj. Tolerant of Change; Not Bound by Authoritarianism, Orthodoxy, or Tradition; Having Political or Social Views Favoring Reform and Progress; Showing or Characterized by Broad-mindedness; Not Literal; Given or Giving Freely; Noun a Person Who Favors a Political Philosophy of Progress and Reform and the Protection of Civil Liberties; a Person Who Favors an Economic Theory of Laissez-faire and Self-regulating Markets

Myriad

Adj. Too Numerous to Be Counted; Noun a Large Indefinite Number

Coagulate

Adj. Transformed from a Liquid into a Soft Semisolid or Solid Mass; Verb Change from a Liquid to a Thickened or Solid State; Cause to Change from a Liquid to a Solid or Thickened State

Dastard

Adj. Treacherously Cowardly; Noun a Malicious Coward

Converse

Adj. Turned About in Order or Relation; of Words So Related That One Reverses the Relation Denoted by the Other; Noun a Proposition Obtained by Conversion; Verb Carry on a Conversation

Contingent

Adj. Uncertain Because of Uncontrollable Circumstances; Determined by Conditions or Circumstances Not Yet Established; Possible but Not Certain to Occur; Noun a Gathering of Persons Representative of Some Larger Group; a Temporary Military Unit

Irresolute

Adj. Uncertain How to Act or Proceed

Agnostic

Adj. Uncertain of All Claims to Knowledge; of or Pertaining to an Agnostic or Agnosticism; Noun a Person Who Claims That They Cannot Have True Knowledge About the Existence of God (but Does Not Deny That God Might Exist); Someone Who is Doubtful or Noncommittal About Something

Ambivalent

Adj. Uncertain or Unable to Decide About What Course to Follow

Bohemian

Adj. Unconventional in Especially Appearance and Behavior; of or Relating to Bohemia or Its Language or People; Noun a Nonconformist Writer or Artist Who Lives an Unconventional Life; a Native or Inhabitant of Bohemia in the Czech Republic; a Member of a People with Dark Skin and Hair Who Speak Romany and Who Traditionally Live by Seasonal Work and Fortunetelling; They Are Believed to Have Originated in Northern India but Now Are Living on All Continents (but Mostly in Europe, North Africa, and North America)

Beholden

Adj. Under a Moral Obligation to Someone

Fallow

Adj. Undeveloped but Potentially Useful; Left Unplowed and Unseeded During a Growing Season; Noun Cultivated Land That is Not Seeded for One or More Growing Seasons

Odious

Adj. Unequivocally Detestable

Abominable

Adj. Unequivocally Detestable; Exceptionally Bad or Displeasing

Bleak

Adj. Unpleasantly Cold and Damp; Offering Little or No Hope; Providing No Shelter or Sustenance

Dank

Adj. Unpleasantly Cool and Humid

Grating

Adj. Unpleasantly Harsh or Grating in Sound; Noun Optical Device Consisting of a Surface with Many Parallel Grooves in It; Disperses a Beam of Light (or Other Electromagnetic Radiation) into Its Wavelengths to Produce Its Spectrum; a Frame of Iron Bars to Hold a Fire; a Barrier That Has Parallel or Crossed Bars Blocking a Passage but Admitting Air

Fractious

Adj. Unpredictably Difficult in Operation; Likely to Be Troublesome; Stubbornly Resistant to Authority or Control; Easily Irritated or Annoyed

Insensible

Adj. Unresponsive to Stimulation; Incapable of Physical Sensation; Unaware of or Indifferent To; Barely Able to Be Perceived

Libertine

Adj. Unrestrained by Convention or Morality; Noun a Dissolute Person; Usually a Man Who is Morally Unrestrained

Detached

Adj. Used of Buildings; Standing Apart from Others; No Longer Connected or Joined; Not Fixed in Position; Being or Feeling Set or Kept Apart from Others; Showing Lack of Emotional Involvement

Cloven

Adj. Used of Hooves

Gnarled

Adj. Used of Old Persons or Old Trees; Covered with Knobs or Knots

Conniving

Adj. Used of Persons; Acting Together in Secret Toward a Fraudulent or Illegal End

Congenial

Adj. Used of Plants; Capable of Cross-fertilization or of Being Grafted; Suitable to Your Needs or Similar to Your Nature

Bacchanalian

Adj. Used of Riotously Drunken Merrymaking

Contiguous

Adj. Very Close or Connected in Space or Time; Having a Common Boundary or Edge; Touching; Connecting Without a Break; Within a Common Boundary

Cockeyed

Adj. Very Drunk; Turned or Twisted Toward One Side; Incongruous; Inviting Ridicule

Munificent

Adj. Very Generous

Lavish

Adj. Very Generous; Characterized by Extravagance and Profusion; Verb Expend Profusely; Also Used with Abstract Nouns

Dandy

Adj. Very Good; Noun a Man Who is Much Concerned with His Dress and Appearance; a Sailing Vessel with Two Masts; a Small Mizzen is Aft of the Rudderpost

Comely

Adj. Very Pleasing to the Eye; According with Custom or Propriety

Miniscule

Adj. Very Small

Exhaustive

Adj. Very Thorough; Exhaustively Complete

Boisterous

Adj. Violently Agitated and Turbulent; Noisy and Lacking in Restraint or Discipline; Full of Rough and Exuberant Animal Spirits

Dilatory

Adj. Wasting Time; Inclined to Waste Time and Lag Behind; Using Cautious Slow Strategy to Wear Down Opposition; Avoiding Direct Confrontation

Intelligible

Adj. Well Articulated or Enunciated, and Loud Enough to Be Heard Distinctly; Capable of Being Apprehended or Understood

Bygone

Adj. Well in the Past; Former; Noun Past Events to Be Put Aside

Asunder

Adj. Widely Separated Especially in Space; Adv. into Parts or Pieces

Feral

Adj. Wild and Menacing

Contumacious

Adj. Wilfully Obstinate; Stubbornly Disobedient

Barbarian

Adj. Without Civilizing Influences; Noun a Crude Uncouth Ill-bred Person Lacking Culture or Refinement; a Member of an Uncivilized People

Inadvertent

Adj. Without Intention (especially Resulting from Heedless Action)

Arrant

Adj. Without Qualification; Used Informally As (often Pejorative) Intensifiers

Despondent

Adj. Without or Almost Without Hope

Anal

Adj. a Stage in Psychosexual Development when the Child's Interest is Concentrated on the Anal Region; Fixation at This Stage is Said to Result in Orderliness, Meanness, Stubbornness, Compulsiveness, Etc.; of or Related to the Anus

Deliberate

Adj. by Conscious Design or Purpose; Marked by Careful Consideration or Reflection; with Care and Dignity; Produced or Marked by Conscious Design or Premeditation; Carefully Thought out in Advance; Verb Discuss the Pros and Cons of an Issue; Think About Carefully; Weigh

Communal

Adj. for or by a Group Rather Than Individuals; Relating to a Small Administrative District or Community

Dilapidated

Adj. in Deplorable Condition

Disheveled

Adj. in Disarray; Extremely Disorderly

Amuck

Adj. in a Murderous Frenzy As if Possessed by a Demon; Adv. in a Murderous Frenzy; Wildly; Without Self-control

Berserk

Adj. in a Murderous Frenzy As if Possessed by a Demon; Noun One of the Ancient Norse Warriors Legendary for Working Themselves into a Frenzy Before a Battle and Fighting with Reckless Savagery and Insane Fury

Comatose

Adj. in a State of Deep and Usually Prolonged Unconsciousness; Unable to Respond to External Stimuli; Relating to or Associated with a Coma

Adverse

Adj. in an Opposing Direction; Contrary to Your Interests or Welfare

Modish

Adj. in the Current Fashion or Style

Inherent

Adj. in the Nature of Something Though Not Readily Apparent; Existing As an Essential Constituent or Characteristic

Monastic

Adj. of Communal Life Sequestered from the World Under Religious Vows; Noun a Male Religious Living in a Cloister and Devoting Himself to Contemplation and Prayer and Work

Exquisite

Adj. of Extreme Beauty; Lavishly Elegant and Refined; Intense or Sharp; Delicately Beautiful

Gargantuan

Adj. of Great Mass; Huge and Bulky

Celestial

Adj. of Heaven or the Spirit; Relating to or Inhabiting a Divine Heaven; of or Relating to the Sky

Eminent

Adj. of Imposing Height; Especially Standing out Above Others; Having Achieved Eminence; Standing Above Others in Quality or Position; (used of Persons) Standing Above Others in Character or Attainment or Reputation

Legitimate

Adj. of Marriages and Offspring; Recognized As Lawful; in Accordance with Recognized or Accepted Standards or Principles; Based on Known Statements or Events or Conditions; Authorized, Sanctioned By, or in Accordance with Law; Verb Make (an Illegitimate Child) Legitimate; Declare the Legitimacy of (someone); Show or Affirm to Be Just and Legitimate; Make Legal

Bent

Adj. of Metal E.g.; Used Especially of the Head or Upper Back; Fixed in Your Purpose; Altered from an Originally Straight Condition; Used of the Back and Knees; Stooped; Noun a Special Way of Doing Something; a Relatively Permanent Inclination to React in a Particular Way; an Area of Grassland Unbounded by Fences or Hedges; Grass for Pastures and Lawns Especially Bowling and Putting Greens

Nugatory

Adj. of No Real Value

Momentous

Adj. of Very Great Significance

Complementary

Adj. of Words or Propositions So Related That Each is the Negation of the Other; Acting As or Providing a Complement (something That Completes the Whole); Noun Either One of Two Chromatic Colors That when Mixed Together Give White (in the Case of Lights) or Grey (in the Case of Pigments)

Cosmopolitan

Adj. of Worldwide Scope or Applicability; Composed of People from or at Home in Many Parts of the World; Especially Not Provincial in Attitudes or Interests; Growing or Occurring in Many Parts of the World; Noun a Sophisticated Person Who Has Travelled in Many Countries

Carmine

Adj. of a Color at the End of the Color Spectrum (next to Orange); Resembling the Color of Blood or Cherries or Tomatoes or Rubies; Noun a Variable Color Averaging a Vivid Red; Verb Color Carmine

Azure

Adj. of a Deep Somewhat Purplish Blue Color Similar to That of a Clear October Sky; Noun a Light Shade of Blue; Verb Color Azure

Austere

Adj. of a Stern or Strict Bearing or Demeanor; Forbidding in Aspect; Severely Simple; Practicing Great Self-denial

Caustic

Adj. of a Substance, Especially a Strong Acid; Capable of Destroying or Eating Away by Chemical Action; Harsh or Corrosive in Tone; Noun Any Chemical Substance That Burns or Destroys Living Tissue

Corrosive

Adj. of a Substance, Especially a Strong Acid; Capable of Destroying or Eating Away by Chemical Action; Noun a Substance Having the Tendency to Cause Corrosion (such a Strong Acids or Alkali)

Apropos

Adj. of an Appropriate or Pertinent Nature; Adv. by the Way; at an Opportune Time

Cognitive

Adj. of or Being or Relating to or Involving Cognition

Bubonic

Adj. of or Evidencing Buboes

Baltic

Adj. of or Near or on the Baltic Sea; of or Pertaining to or Characteristic of the Baltic States or Their Peoples or Languages; Noun a Branch of the Indo-european Family of Languages Related to the Slavonic Languages; Baltic Languages Have Preserved Many Archaic Features That Are Believed to Have Existed in Proto-indo European; a Sea in Northern Europe; Stronghold of the Russian Navy

Alimentary

Adj. of or Providing Nourishment

Alluvial

Adj. of or Relating to Alluvium

Calisthenic

Adj. of or Relating to Calisthenics

Impediment

Noun Any Structure That Makes Progress Difficult; Something Immaterial That Interferes with or Delays Action or Progress

Palatine

Adj. of or Relating to a Palace; of or Relating to a Count Palatine and His Royal Prerogatives; Relating to or Lying Near the Palate; Noun Either of Two Irregularly Shaped Bones That Form the Back of the Hard Palate and Helps to Form the Nasal Cavity and the Floor of the Orbits; the Most Important of the Seven Hills of Rome; Supposedly the Location of the First Settlement and the Site of Many Imperial Palaces; (middle Ages) the Lord of a Palatinate Who Exercised Sovereign Powers over His Lands; Any of Various Important Officials in Ancient Rome

Adjunct

Adj. of or Relating to a Person Who is Subordinate to Another; Furnishing Added Support; Noun a Construction That Can Be Used to Extend the Meaning of a Word or Phrase but is Not One of the Main Constituents of a Sentence; Something Added to Another Thing but Not an Essential Part of It; a Person Who is an Assistant or Subordinate to Another

Nuptial

Adj. of or Relating to a Wedding

Canine

Adj. of or Relating to or Characteristic of Members of the Family Canidae; of or Relating to a Pointed Conical Tooth; Noun Any of Various Fissiped Mammals with Nonretractile Claws and Typically Long Muzzles; One of the Four Pointed Conical Teeth (two in Each Jaw) Located Between the Incisors and the Premolars

Juvenile

Adj. of or Relating to or Characteristic of or Appropriate for Children or Young People; Displaying or Suggesting a Lack of Maturity; Noun a Youthful Person

Cretaceous

Adj. of or Relating to or Denoting the Third Period of the Mesozoic Era; Abounding in Chalk; Noun from 135 Million to 63 Million Years Ago; End of the Age of Reptiles; Appearance of Modern Insects and Flowering Plants

Dialectic

Adj. of or Relating to or Employing Dialectic; Noun Any Formal System of Reasoning That Arrives at the Truth by the Exchange of Logical Arguments; a Contradiction of Ideas That Serves As the Determining Factor in Their Interaction

Equestrian

Adj. of or Relating to or Featuring Horseback Riding; of or Relating to or Composed of Knights; Noun a Man Skilled in Equitation

Culinary

Adj. of or Relating to or Used in Cooking

Carnal

Adj. of or Relating to the Body or Flesh; Marked by the Appetites and Passions of the Body

Marsupial

Adj. of or Relating to the Marsupials; Noun Mammals of Which the Females Have a Pouch (the Marsupium) Containing the Teats Where the Young Are Fed and Carried

Actuarial

Adj. of or Relating to the Work of an Actuary

Demotic

Adj. of or for the Common People; of or Written in or Belonging to the Form of Modern Greek Based on Colloquial Use; Noun a Simplified Cursive Form of the Ancient Hieratic Script; the Modern Greek Vernacular

Coeval

Adj. of the Same Period; Noun a Person of Nearly the Same Age As Another

Extemporaneous

Adj. with Little or No Preparation or Forethought

Agape

Adj. with the Mouth Wide Open As in Wonder or Awe; Noun a Religious Meal Shared As a Sign of Love and Fellowship; Selfless Love of One Person for Another Without Sexual Implications (especially Love That is Spiritual in Nature); (christian Theology) the Love of God or Christ for Mankind

Alias

Adv. As Known or Named at Another Time or Place; Noun a Name That Has Been Assumed Temporarily

Astray

Adv. Away from the Right Path or Direction; Far from the Intended Target

Nevertheless

Adv. Despite Anything to the Contrary (usually Following a Concession)

Boorishly

Adv. Like a Boor, "he Behaved Boorishly at the Party"

Atop

Adv. On, To, or at the Top

Heretofore

Adv. Used in Negative Statement to Describe a Situation That Has Existed Up to This Point or Up to the Present Time

Athwart

Adv. at Right Angles to the Center Line of a Ship; at an Oblique Angle

Aback

Adv. by Surprise; Having the Wind Against the Forward Side of the Sails

Moreover

Adv. in Addition

Likewise

Adv. in Addition; Equally; in Like or Similar Manner

Blatantly

Adv. in a Blatant Manner

Devoutly

Adv. in a Devout and Pious Manner

Fraudulently

Adv. in a Dishonest and Fraudulent Manner

Flagrantly

Adv. in a Flagrant Manner

Hotly

Adv. in a Heated Manner

Imperiously

Adv. in an Imperious Manner

Aloft

Adv. in the Higher Atmosphere Above the Earth; at or to Great Height; High Up in or into the Air; Upward; at or on or to the Masthead or Upper Rigging of a Ship

Assiduously

Adv. with Care and Persistence

Conversely

Adv. with the Terms of the Relation Reversed

Credo

Noun Any System of Principles or Beliefs

Albeit

Although, Even Though

Champ

Noun Someone Who Has Won First Place in a Competition; Verb Chafe at the Bit, Like Horses; Chew Noisily

Interloper

Noun Someone Who Intrudes on the Privacy or Property of Another Without Permission

Bibliophile

Noun Someone Who Loves (and Usually Collects) Books

Creed

Noun Any System of Principles or Beliefs; the Written Body of Teachings of a Religious Group That Are Generally Accepted by That Group

Concussion

Noun Any Violent Blow; Injury to the Brain Caused by a Blow; Usually Resulting in Loss of Consciousness

Altruist

Noun Someone Who Makes Charitable Donations Intended to Increase Human Well-being

Aspersions

Damaging Remarks, Defamation, Slander

Masochist

Noun Someone Who Obtains Pleasure from Receiving Punishment

Decorus

Decent; Proper

Hyberbole

Deliberate Exaggeration for Effect

Discomfiting

Disconcerting, Confusing, Frustrating

Adversary

Noun Someone Who Offers Opposition

Bizzare

Fantastic; Extravagant

Monger

Noun Someone Who Purchases and Maintains an Inventory of Goods to Be Sold; Verb Sell or Offer for Sale from Place to Place

Compensatory

Giving Compensation

Abaddon

Hell

Baying

Howling in a Deep Way, Like a Dog or Wolf

Nontrivial

Important or Big Enough to Matter

Assidulous

Industrious; Indefatigable

Andirons

Iron Bars to Support the End of Logs in Fire

Basking

Lie Exposed to Warmth and Light, Typically from the Sun, for Relaxation and Pleasure; Sprawled Figures Basking in the Afternoon Sun. Loll. Sprawl. Lounge Revel in and Make the Most of (something Pleasing); He Went on Basking in the Glory of His First Book. Revel.

Bristling

Making Angry

Bludgeon

Noun a Club Used As a Weapon; Verb Overcome or Coerce As if by Using a Heavy Club; Strike with a Club or a Bludgeon

Atrophy

Noun Any Weakening or Degeneration (especially Through Lack of Use); a Decrease in Size of an Organ Caused by Disease or Disuse; Verb Undergo Atrophy

Intervention

Noun (law) a Proceeding That Permits a Person to Enter into a Lawsuit Already in Progress; Admission of Person Not an Original Party to the Suit So That Person Can Protect Some Right or Interest That is Allegedly Affected by the Proceedings; the Act of Intervening (as to Mediate a Dispute); a Policy of Intervening in the Affairs of Other Countries

Convalescence

Noun Gradual Healing (through Rest) After Sickness or Injury

Centurion

Noun (ancient Rome) the Leader of 100 Soldiers

Ethos

Noun (anthropology) the Distinctive Spirit of a Culture or an Era

Anomaly

Noun (astronomy) Position of a Planet As Defined by Its Angular Distance from Its Perihelion (as Observed from the Sun); a Person Who is Unusual; Deviation from the Normal or Common Order or Form or Rule

Culmination

Noun (astronomy) a Heavenly Body's Highest Celestial Point Above an Observer's Horizon; a Concluding Action; the Decisive Moment in a Novel or Play; a Final Climactic Stage

Demeanour

Noun (behavioral Attributes) the Way a Person Behaves Toward Other People

Deportment

Noun (behavioral Attributes) the Way a Person Behaves Toward Other People

Covenant

Noun (bible) an Agreement Between God and His People in Which God Makes Certain Promises and Requires Certain Behavior from Them in Return; a Signed Written Agreement Between Two or More Parties (nations) to Perform Some Action; Verb Enter into a Covenant or Formal Agreement; Enter into a Covenant

Clinch

Noun (boxing) the Act of One Boxer Holding Onto the Other to Avoid Being Hit and to Rest Momentarily; the Flattened Part of a Nail or Bolt or Rivet; a Small Slip Noose Made with Seizing; a Tight or Amorous Embrace; a Device (generally Used by Carpenters) That Holds Things Firmly Together; Verb Settle Conclusively; Flatten the Ends (of Nails and Rivets); Secure or Fasten by Flattening the Ends of Nails or Bolts; Embrace Amorously; Hold a Boxing Opponent with One or Both Arms So As to Prevent Punches; Hold in a Tight Grasp

Centaur

Noun (classical Mythology) a Mythical Being That is Half Man and Half Horse; a Conspicuous Constellation in the Southern Hemisphere Near the Southern Cross

Conviction

Noun (criminal Law) a Final Judgment of Guilty in a Criminal Case and the Punishment That is Imposed; an Unshakable Belief in Something Without Need for Proof or Evidence

Curry

Noun (east Indian Cookery) a Pungent Dish of Vegetables or Meats Flavored with Curry Powder and Usually Eaten with Rice; Verb Treat by Incorporating Fat; Season with a Mixture of Spices; Typical of Indian Cooking; Give a Neat Appearance to

Niche

Noun (ecology) the Status of an Organism Within Its Environment and Community (affecting Its Survival As a Species); a Position Particularly Well Suited to the Person Who Occupies It; an Enclosure That is Set Back or Indented; a Small Concavity

Herald

Noun (formal) a Person Who Announces Important News; an Indication of the Approach of Something or Someone; Verb Praise Vociferously; Greet Enthusiastically or Joyfully; Foreshadow or Presage

Aeon

Noun (gnosticism) a Divine Power or Nature Emanating from the Supreme Being and Playing Various Roles in the Operation of the Universe; an Immeasurably Long Period of Time; the Longest Division of Geological Time

Alibi

Noun (law) a Defense by an Accused Person Purporting to Show That He or She Could Not Have Committed the Crime in Question; a Defense of Some Offensive Behavior or Some Failure to Keep a Promise Etc.; Verb Exonerate by Means of an Alibi

Demur

Noun (law) a Formal Objection to an Opponent's Pleadings; Verb Take Exception To; Enter a Demurrer

Blight

Noun Any Plant Disease Resulting in Withering Without Rotting; a State or Condition Being Blighted; Verb Cause to Suffer a Blight

Accretion

Noun (law) an Increase in a Beneficiary's Share in an Estate (as when a Co-beneficiary Dies or Fails to Meet Some Condition or Rejects the Inheritance); an Increase by Natural Growth or Addition; (geology) an Increase in Land Resulting from Alluvial Deposits or Waterborne Sediment; (biology) Growth by Addition As by the Adhesion of Parts or Particles; (astronomy) the Formation of a Celestial Object by the Effect of Gravity Pulling Together Surrounding Objects and Gases; Something Contributing to Growth or Increase

Axiom

Noun (logic) a Proposition That is Not Susceptible of Proof or Disproof; Its Truth is Assumed to Be Self-evident; a Saying That is Widely Accepted on Its Own Merits

Corollary

Noun (logic) an Inference That Follows Directly from the Proof of Another Proposition; a Practical Consequence That Follows Naturally

Fathom

Noun (mining) a Unit of Volume (equal to 6 Cubic Feet) Used in Measuring Bodies of Ore; a Linear Unit of Measurement (equal to 6 Feet) for Water Depth; Verb Measure the Depth of (a Body of Water) with a Sounding Line; Come to Understand

Exposition

Noun (music) the Section of a Movement (especially in Sonata Form) Where the Major Musical Themes First Occur; an Account That Sets Forth the Meaning or Intent of a Writing or Discourse; a Systematic Interpretation or Explanation (usually Written) of a Specific Topic; a Collection of Things (goods or Works of Art Etc.) for Public Display

Apostle

Noun (new Testament) One of the Original 12 Disciples Chosen by Christ to Preach His Gospel; Any Important Early Teacher of Christianity or a Christian Missionary to a People; an Ardent Early Supporter of a Cause or Reform

Leeway

Noun (of a Ship or Plane) Sideways Drift; a Permissible Difference; Allowing Some Freedom to Move Within Limits

Abel

Noun (old Testament) Cain and Abel Were the First Children of Adam and Eve Born After the Fall of Man; Abel Was Killed by Cain; Norwegian Mathematician (1802-1829)

Nimrod

Noun (old Testament) a Famous Hunter

Astigmatism

Noun (optics) Defect in an Optical System in Which Light Rays from a Single Point Fail to Converge in a Single Focal Point; (ophthalmology) Impaired Eyesight Resulting Usually from Irregular Conformation of the Cornea

Cohesion

Noun (physics) the Intermolecular Force That Holds Together the Molecules in a Solid or Liquid; (botany) the Process in Some Plants of Parts Growing Together That Are Usually Separate (such As Petals); the State of Cohering or Sticking Together

Homeostasis

Noun (physiology) Metabolic Equilibrium Actively Maintained by Several Complex Biological Mechanisms That Operate Via the Autonomic Nervous System to Offset Disrupting Changes

Catharsis

Noun (psychoanalysis) Purging of Emotional Tensions; Purging the Body by the Use of a Cathartic to Stimulate Evacuation of the Bowels

Mores

Noun (sociology) the Conventions That Embody the Fundamental Values of a Group

Iniquity

Noun Absence of Moral or Spiritual Values; an Unjust Act; Morally Objectionable Behavior

Analgesia

Noun Absence of the Sense of Pain Without Loss of Consciousness

Affluence

Noun Abundant Wealth

Invective

Noun Abusive or Venomous Language Used to Express Blame or Censure or Bitter Deep-seated Ill Will

Fidelity

Noun Accuracy with Which an Electronic System Reproduces the Sound or Image of Its Input Signal; the Quality of Being Faithful

Deprivation

Noun Act of Depriving Someone of Food or Money or Rights; the Disadvantage That Results from Losing Something; a State of Extreme Poverty

Conveyance

Noun Act of Transferring Property Title from One Person to Another; Something That Serves As a Means of Transportation; the Transmission of Information; Document Effecting a Property Transfer; the Act of Moving Something from One Location to Another

Abstinence

Noun Act or Practice of Refraining from Indulging an Appetite; the Trait of Abstaining (especially from Alcohol)

Duplicity

Noun Acting in Bad Faith; Deception by Pretending to Entertain One Set of Intentions While Acting Under the Influence of Another; a Fraudulent or Duplicitous Representation

Epaulet

Noun Adornment Consisting of an Ornamental Cloth Pad Worn on the Shoulder

Cordon

Noun Adornment Consisting of an Ornamental Ribbon or Cord; Cord or Ribbon Worn As an Insignia of Honor or Rank

Audacity

Noun Aggressive Boldness or Unmitigated Effrontery; Fearless Daring

Consensus

Noun Agreement in the Judgment or Opinion Reached by a Group As a Whole

Assent

Noun Agreement with a Statement or Proposal to Do Something; Verb to Agree or Express Agreement

Euphony

Noun Any Agreeable (pleasing and Harmonious) Sounds

Gimmick

Noun Any Clever Maneuver; Something Unspecified Whose Name is Either Forgotten or Not Known; a Drawback or Difficulty That is Not Readily Evident

Conifer

Noun Any Gymnospermous Tree or Shrub Bearing Cones

Aerie

Noun Any Habitation at a High Altitude; the Lofty Nest of a Bird of Prey (such As a Hawk or Eagle)

Casanova

Noun Any Man Noted for His Amorous Adventures; an Italian Adventurer Who Wrote Vivid Accounts of His Sexual Encounters (1725-1798)

Bureaucracy

Noun Any Organization in Which Action is Obstructed by Insistence on Unnecessary Procedures and Red Tape; a Government That is Administered Primarily by Bureaus That Are Staffed with Nonelective Officials; Nonelective Government Officials

Nettle

Noun Any of Numerous Plants Having Stinging Hairs That Cause Skin Irritation on Contact (especially of the Genus Urtica or Family Urticaceae); Verb Sting with or As with Nettles and Cause a Stinging Pain or Sensation; Cause Annoyance In; Disturb, Especially by Minor Irritations

Hound

Noun Any of Several Breeds of Dog Used for Hunting Typically Having Large Drooping Ears; Someone Who is Morally Reprehensible; Verb Pursue or Chase Relentlessly

Carp

Noun Any of Various Freshwater Fish of the Family Cyprinidae; the Lean Flesh of a Fish That is Often Farmed; Can Be Baked or Braised; Verb Raise Trivial Objections

Gadfly

Noun Any of Various Large Flies That Annoy Livestock; a Persistently Annoying Person

Document

Noun Anything Serving As a Representation of a Person's Thinking by Means of Symbolic Marks; Writing That Provides Information (especially Information of an Official Nature); a Written Account of Ownership or Obligation; (computer Science) a Computer File That Contains Text (and Possibly Formatting Instructions) Using Seven-bit Ascii Characters; Verb Support or Supply with References; Record in Detail

Crutch

Noun Anything That Serves As an Expedient; a Wooden or Metal Staff That Fits Under the Armpit and Reaches to the Ground; Used by Disabled Person While Walking

Apogee

Noun Apoapsis in Earth Orbit; the Point in Its Orbit Where a Satellite is at the Greatest Distance from the Earth; a Final Climactic Stage

Clairvoyance

Noun Apparent Power to Perceive Things That Are Not Present to the Senses

Advent

Noun Arrival That Has Been Awaited (especially of Something Momentous); the Season Including the Four Sundays Preceding Christmas; (christian Theology) the Reappearance of Jesus As Judge for the Last Judgment

Effrontery

Noun Audacious (even Arrogant) Behavior That You Have No Right to

Calligraphy

Noun Beautiful Handwriting

Dichotomy

Noun Being Twofold; a Classification into Two Opposed Parts or Subclasses

Mastication

Noun Biting and Grinding Food in Your Mouth So It Becomes Soft Enough to Swallow

Ballyhoo

Noun Blatant or Sensational Promotion; Verb Advertize Noisily or Blatantly

Clavicle

Noun Bone Linking the Scapula and Sternum

Cruet

Noun Bottle That Holds Wine or Oil or Vinegar for the Table

Mullet

Noun Bottom Dwelling Marine Warm Water Fishes with Two Barbels on the Chin; Freshwater or Coastal Food Fishes a Spindle-shaped Body; Found Worldwide; Highly Valued Lean Flesh of Marine or Freshwater Mullet

Colander

Noun Bowl-shaped Strainer; Used to Wash or Drain Foods

Caption

Noun Brief Description Accompanying an Illustration; Taking Exception; Especially an Quibble Based on a Captious Argument; Translation of Foreign Dialogue of a Movie or Tv Program; Usually Displayed at the Bottom of the Screen; Verb Provide with a Caption, As of a Photograph or a Drawing

Buoy

Noun Bright-colored; a Float Attached by Rope to the Seabed to Mark Channels in a Harbor or Underwater Hazards; Verb Mark with a Buoy; Keep Afloat; Float on the Surface of Water

Compere

Noun British Term for Someone Who Introduces Television Acts or Cabarets Etc; Verb Act As a Master of Ceremonies

Conjuring

Noun Calling Up a Spirit or Devil

Fondant

Noun Candy Made of a Thick Creamy Sugar Paste

Efficacy

Noun Capacity or Power to Produce a Desired Effect

Collation

Noun Careful Examination and Comparison to Note Points of Disagreement; Assembling in Proper Numerical or Logical Sequence; a Light Informal Meal

Hypochondria

Noun Chronic and Abnormal Anxiety About Imaginary Symptoms and Ailments

Archives

Noun Collection of Records Especially About an Institution

Herring

Noun Commercially Important Food Fish of Northern Waters of Both Atlantic and Pacific; Valuable Flesh of Fatty Fish from Shallow Waters of Northern Atlantic or Pacific; Usually Salted or Pickled

Labyrinth

Noun Complex System of Paths or Tunnels in Which It is Easy to Get Lost; a Complex System of Interconnecting Cavities; Concerned with Hearing and Equilibrium

Conscription

Noun Compulsory Military Service

Oxymoron

Noun Conjoining Contradictory Terms (as in `deafening Silence')

Diligence

Noun Conscientiousness in Paying Proper Attention to a Task; Giving the Degree of Care Required in a Given Situation; Persevering Determination to Perform a Task; a Diligent Effort

Monotony

Noun Constancy of Tone or Pitch or Inflection; the Quality of Wearisome Constancy, Routine, and Lack of Variety

Alimony

Noun Court-ordered Support Paid by One Spouse to Another After They Are Separated

Clientele

Noun Customers Collectively

Disavowal

Noun Denial of Any Connection with or Knowledge of

Epithet

Noun Descriptive Word or Phrase; a Defamatory or Abusive Word or Phrase

Demurrage

Noun Detention of a Ship or Freight Car or Other Cargo Beyond Its Scheduled Time of Departure; a Charge Required As Compensation for the Delay of a Ship or Freight Car or Other Cargo Beyond Its Scheduled Time of Departure

Aplomb

Noun Great Coolness and Composure Under Strain

Camouflage

Noun Device or Stratagem for Concealment or Deceit; Fabric Dyed with Splotches of Green and Brown and Black and Tan; Intended to Make the Wearer of a Garment Made of This Fabric Hard to Distinguish from the Background; the Act of Concealing the Identity of Something by Modifying Its Appearance; an Outward Semblance That Misrepresents the True Nature of Something; Verb Disguise by Camouflaging; Exploit the Natural Surroundings to Disguise Something

Antipode

Noun Direct Opposite

Dissonance

Noun Disagreeable Sounds; the Auditory Experience of Sound That Lacks Musical Quality; Sound That is a Disagreeable Auditory Experience; a Conflict of People's Opinions or Actions or Characters

Context

Noun Discourse That Surrounds a Language Unit and Helps to Determine Its Interpretation; the Set of Facts or Circumstances That Surround a Situation or Event

Nausea

Noun Disgust So Strong It Makes You Feel Sick; the State That Precedes Vomiting

Hassle

Noun Disorderly Fighting; an Angry Disturbance; Verb Annoy Continually or Chronically

Analogy

Noun Drawing a Comparison in Order to Show a Similarity in Some Respect; an Inference That if Things Agree in Some Respects They Probably Agree in Others; the Religious Belief That Between Creature and Creator No Similarity Can Be Found So Great but That the Dissimilarity is Always Greater; Language Can Point in the Right Direction but Any Analogy Between God and Humans Will Always Be Inadequate

Entreaty

Noun Earnest or Urgent Request

Engorgement

Noun Eating Ravenously or Voraciously to Satiation; Congestion with Blood

Fringe

Noun Edging Consisting of Hanging Threads or Tassels; a Social Group Holding Marginal or Extreme Views; a Part of the City Far Removed from the Center; the Outside Boundary or Surface of Something; Verb Decorate with or As if with a Surrounding Fringe; Adorn with a Fringe

Loin

Noun Either Side of the Backbone Between the Hipbone and the Ribs in Humans As Well As Quadrupeds; a Cut of Meat Taken from the Side and Back of an Animal Between the Ribs and the Rump

Cameo

Noun Engraving or Carving in Low Relief on a Stone (as in a Brooch or Ring)

Malingering

Noun Evading Duty or Work by Pretending to Be Incapacitated

Machismo

Noun Exaggerated Masculinity

Intemperance

Noun Excess in Action and Immoderate Indulgence of Bodily Appetites, Especially in Passion or Indulgence; Consumption of Alcoholic Drinks; the Quality of Being Intemperate

Fetish

Noun Excessive or Irrational Devotion to Some Activity; a Form of Sexual Desire in Which Gratification Depends to an Abnormal Degree on Some Object or Item of Clothing or Part of the Body; a Charm Superstitiously Believed to Embody Magical Powers

Impunity

Noun Exemption from Punishment or Loss

Cupidity

Noun Extreme Greed for Material Wealth

Anguish

Noun Extreme Mental Distress; Extreme Distress of Body or Mind; Verb Suffer Great Pains or Distress; Cause Emotional Anguish or Make Miserable

Chauvinism

Noun Fanatical Patriotism; Activity Indicative of Belief in the Superiority of Men over Women

Jingoism

Noun Fanatical Patriotism; an Appeal Intended to Arouse Patriotic Emotions

Nepotism

Noun Favoritism Shown to Relatives or Close Friends by Those in Power (as by Giving Them Jobs)

Despondency

Noun Feeling Downcast and Disheartened and Hopeless

Ardor

Noun Feelings of Great Warmth and Intensity; Intense Feeling of Love; a Feeling of Strong Eagerness (usually in Favor of a Person or Cause)

Loft

Noun Floor Consisting of Open Space at the Top of a House Just Below Roof; Often Used for Storage; a Raised Shelter in Which Pigeons Are Kept; Floor Consisting of a Large Unpartitioned Space over a Factory or Warehouse or Other Commercial Space; Verb Lay out a Full-scale Working Drawing of the Lines of a Vessel's Hull; Kick or Strike High in the Air; Propel Through the Air; Store in a Loft

Chaff

Noun Foil in Thin Strips; Ejected into the Air As a Radar Countermeasure; Material Consisting of Seed Coverings and Small Pieces of Stem or Leaves That Have Been Separated from the Seeds; Verb Be Silly or Tease One Another

Blather

Noun Foolish Gibberish; Verb to Talk Foolishly

Colloquy

Noun Formal Conversation; a Conversation Especially a Formal One

Gumption

Noun Fortitude and Determination; Sound Practical Judgment

Emancipation

Noun Freeing Someone from the Control of Another; Especially a Parent's Relinquishing Authority and Control over a Minor Child

Couperin

Noun French Composer of Music for Organ and a Member of a Family of Distinguished Organists (1668-1733)

Badinage

Noun Frivolous Banter

Gambol

Noun Gay or Light-hearted Recreational Activity for Diversion or Amusement; Verb Play Boisterously

Babble

Noun Gibberish Resembling the Sounds of a Baby; Verb to Talk Foolishly; Utter Meaningless Sounds, Like a Baby, or Utter in an Incoherent Way; Divulge Confidential Information or Secrets; "be Careful--his Secretary Talks"; Flow in an Irregular Current with a Bubbling Noise

Bullion

Noun Gold or Silver in Bars or Ingots; a Mass of Precious Metal

Antelope

Noun Graceful Old World Ruminant with Long Legs and Horns Directed Upward and Backward; Includes Gazelles; Springboks; Impalas; Addax; Gerenuks; Blackbucks; Dik-diks

Default

Noun Loss Due to Not Showing Up; Act of Failing to Meet a Financial Obligation; an Option That is Selected Automatically Unless an Alternative is Specified; Loss Resulting from Failure of a Debt to Be Paid; Verb Fail to Pay Up

Cacophony

Noun Loud Confusing Disagreeable Sounds; a Loud Harsh or Strident Noise

Bawling

Noun Loud Cries Made While Weeping

Clamour

Noun Loud and Persistent Outcry from Many People; Verb Make Loud Demands; Utter or Proclaim Insistently and Noisily

Clamor

Noun Loud and Persistent Outcry from Many People; a Loud Harsh or Strident Noise; Verb Make Loud Demands; Utter or Proclaim Insistently and Noisily; Compel Someone to Do Something by Insistent Clamoring

Cannon

Noun Lower Part of the Leg Extending from the Hock to the Fetlock in Hoofed Mammals; a Large Artillery Gun That is Usually on Wheels; Heavy Automatic Gun Fired from an Airplane; (middle Ages) a Cylindrical Piece of Armor Plate to Protect the Arm; Heavy Gun Fired from a Tank; a Shot in Billiards in Which the Cue Ball Contacts One Object Ball and then the Other; Verb Fire a Cannon; Make a Cannon

Brunt

Noun Main Force of a Blow Etc

Amazon

Noun Mainly Green Tropical American Parrots; a Major South American River; Arises in the Andes and Flows Eastward into the South Atlantic; the World's 2nd Longest River (4000 Miles); (greek Mythology) One of a Nation of Women Warriors of Scythia (who Burned off the Right Breast in Order to Use a Bow and Arrow More Effectively); a Large Strong and Aggressive Woman

Lech

Noun Man with Strong Sexual Desires

Dressage

Noun Maneuvers of a Horse in Response to Body Signals by the Rider

Log

Noun Measuring Instrument That Consists of a Float That Trails from a Ship by a Knotted Line in Order to Measure the Ship's Speed Through the Water; a Written Record of Events on a Voyage (of a Ship or Plane); a Written Record of Messages Sent or Received; a Segment of the Trunk of a Tree when Stripped of Branches; the Exponent Required to Produce a Given Number; Large Log at the Back of a Hearth Fire; Verb Enter into a Log, As on Ships and Planes; Cut Lumber, As in Woods and Forests

Catapult

Noun Medieval Artillery Used During Sieges; a Heavy War Engine for Hurling Large Stones and Other Missiles; a Device That Launches Aircraft from a Warship; a Plaything Consisting of a Y-shaped Stick with Elastic Between the Arms; Used to Propel Small Stones; Verb Shoot Forth or Launch, As if from a Catapult; Hurl As if with a Sling

Dementia

Noun Mental Deterioration of Organic or Functional Origin

Casuistry

Noun Moral Philosophy Based on the Application of General Ethical Principles to Resolve Moral Dilemmas; Argumentation That is Specious or Excessively Subtle and Intended to Be Misleading

Altercation

Noun Noisy Quarrel

Fracas

Noun Noisy Quarrel

Approbation

Noun Official Recognition or Approval; Official Approval

Eclipse

Noun One Celestial Body Obscures Another; Verb Cause an Eclipse of (a Celestial Body) by Intervention; Cause an Eclipse Of; of Celestial Bodies; Exceed in Importance; Outweigh

Custodian

Noun One Having Charge of Buildings or Grounds or Animals

Chaperon

Noun One Who Accompanies and Supervises a Young Woman or Gatherings of Young People; Verb Accompany As a Chaperone

Chaperone

Noun One Who Accompanies and Supervises a Young Woman or Gatherings of Young People; Verb Accompany As a Chaperone

Abettor

Noun One Who Helps or Encourages or Incites Another

Aesthete

Noun One Who Professes Great Sensitivity to the Beauty of Art and Nature

Compositor

Noun One Who Sets Written Material into Type

Breadwinner

Noun One Whose Earnings Are the Primary Source of Support for Their Dependents

Barb

Noun One of the Parallel Filaments Projecting from the Main Shaft of a Feather; a Subsidiary Point Facing Opposite from the Main Point That Makes an Arrowhead or Spear Hard to Remove; the Pointed Part of Barbed Wire; an Aggressive Remark Directed at a Person Like a Missile and Intended to Have a Telling Effect; Verb Provide with Barbs; Provide with Barbs

Dominion

Noun One of the Self-governing Nations in the British Commonwealth; Dominance or Power Through Legal Authority; a Region Marked off for Administrative or Other Purposes

Insurrection

Noun Organized Opposition to Authority; a Conflict in Which One Faction Tries to Wrest Control from Another

Fluke

Noun Parasitic Flatworms Having External Suckers for Attaching to a Host; Either of the Two Lobes of the Tail of a Cetacean; Flat Bladelike Projection on the Arm of an Anchor; a Barb on a Harpoon or Arrow; a Stroke of Luck

Amnesia

Noun Partial or Total Loss of Memory

Chive

Noun Perennial Having Hollow Cylindrical Leaves Used for Seasoning

Molting

Noun Periodic Shedding of the Cuticle in Arthropods or the Outer Skin in Reptiles

Molt

Noun Periodic Shedding of the Cuticle in Arthropods or the Outer Skin in Reptiles; Verb Cast off Hair, Skin, Horn, or Feathers

Chattel

Noun Personal As Opposed to Real Property; Any Tangible Movable Property (furniture or Domestic Animals or a Car Etc)

Canvassing

Noun Persuasion of Voters in a Political Campaign

Abaca

Noun Philippine Banana Tree Having Leafstalks That Yield Manila Hemp Used for Rope and Paper Etc; a Kind of Hemp Obtained from the Abaca Plant in the Philippines

Hand

Noun Physical Assistance; Terminal Part of the Forelimb in Certain Vertebrates (e.g. Apes or Kangaroos); a Rotating Pointer on the Face of a Timepiece; the (prehensile) Extremity of the Superior Limb; Ability; One of Two Sides of an Issue; a Round of Applause to Signify Approval; the Cards Held in a Card Game by a Given Player at Any Given Time; a Position Given by Its Location to the Side of an Object; a Member of the Crew of a Ship; a Unit of Length Equal to 4 Inches; Used in Measuring Horses; Something Written by Hand; a Card Player in a Game of Bridge; a Hired Laborer on a Farm or Ranch; Verb Guide or Conduct or Usher Somewhere; Place into the Hands or Custody of

Lynchpin

Noun Pin Inserted Through an Axletree to Hold a Wheel On; a Central Cohesive Source of Support and Stability

Careen

Noun Pitching Dangerously to One Side; Verb Move Sideways or in an Unsteady Way; Walk As if Unable to Control One's Movements

Grouse

Noun Popular Game Bird Having a Plump Body and Feathered Legs and Feet; Flesh of Any of Various Grouse of the Family Tetraonidae; Usually Roasted; Flesh Too Dry to Broil; Verb Hunt Grouse; Complain

Dias

Noun Portuguese Explorer Who in 1488 Was the First European to Get Round the Cape of Good Hope (thus Establishing a Sea Route from the Atlantic to Asia) (1450-1500)

Ostentation

Noun Pretentious or Showy or Vulgar Display; Lack of Elegance As a Consequence of Being Pompous and Puffed Up with Vanity; a Gaudy Outward Display

Alga

Noun Primitive Chlorophyll-containing Mainly Aquatic Eukaryotic Organisms Lacking True Stems and Roots and Leaves

Bastion

Noun Projecting Part of a Rampart or Other Fortification; a Stronghold into Which People Could Go for Shelter During a Battle; a Group That Defends a Principle

Decorum

Noun Propriety in Manners and Conduct

Lynching

Noun Putting a Person to Death by Mob Action Without Due Process of Law

Cognizance

Noun Range or Scope of What is Perceived; Range of What One Can Know or Understand; Having Knowledge of

Conjecture

Noun Reasoning That Involves the Formation of Conclusions from Incomplete Evidence; a Hypothesis That Has Been Formed by Speculating or Conjecturing (usually with Little Hard Evidence); a Message Expressing an Opinion Based on Incomplete Evidence; Verb to Believe Especially on Uncertain or Tentative Grounds

Interplay

Noun Reciprocal Action and Reaction

Deliverance

Noun Recovery or Preservation from Loss or Danger

Abnegation

Noun Renunciation of Your Own Interests in Favor of the Interests of Others; the Denial and Rejection of a Doctrine or Belief

Avarice

Noun Reprehensible Acquisitiveness; Insatiable Desire for Wealth (personified As One of the Deadly Sins); Extreme Greed for Material Wealth

Homage

Noun Respectful Deference

Carousal

Noun Revelry in Drinking; a Merry Drinking Party

Entitlement

Noun Right Granted by Law or Contract (especially a Right to Benefits)

Lentil

Noun Round Flat Seed of the Lentil Plant Used for Food; Widely Cultivated Eurasian Annual Herb Grown for Its Edible Flattened Seeds That Are Cooked Like Peas and Also Ground into Meal and for Its Leafy Stalks That Are Used As Fodder; the Fruit or Seed of a Lentil Plant

Caviar

Noun Salted Roe of Sturgeon or Other Large Fish; Usually Served As an Hors D'oeuvre

Collusion

Noun Secret Agreement; Agreement on a Secret Plot

Adulation

Noun Servile Flattery; Exaggerated and Hypocritical Praise

Carillon

Noun Set of Bells Hung in a Bell Tower; Playing a Set of Bells That Are (usually) Hung in a Tower

Masochism

Noun Sexual Pleasure Obtained from Receiving Punishment (physical or Psychological)

Heckling

Noun Shouting to Interrupt a Speech with Which You Disagree

Chute

Noun Sloping Channel Through Which Things Can Descend; Rescue Equipment Consisting of a Device That Fills with Air and Retards Your Fall; Verb Jump from an Airplane and Descend with a Parachute

Dilatoriness

Noun Slowness As a Consequence of Not Getting Around to It

Cubicle

Noun Small Area Set off by Walls for Special Use; Small Individual Study Area in a Library; Small Room is Which a Monk or Nun Lives

Detainee

Noun Some Held in Custody

Arbitrator

Noun Someone Chosen to Judge and Decide a Disputed Issue

Arbiter

Noun Someone Chosen to Judge and Decide a Disputed Issue; Someone with the Power to Settle Matters at Will

Hedonist

Noun Someone Motivated by Desires for Sensual Pleasures

Acolyte

Noun Someone Who Assists a Priest or Minister in a Liturgical Service; a Cleric Ordained in the Highest of the Minor Orders in the Roman Catholic Church but Not in the Anglican Church or the Eastern Orthodox Churches

Iconoclast

Noun Someone Who Attacks Cherished Ideas or Traditional Institutions; a Destroyer of Images Used in Religious Worship

Elitist

Noun Someone Who Believes in Rule by an Elite Group

Martinet

Noun Someone Who Demands Exact Conformity to Rules and Forms

Misanthrope

Noun Someone Who Dislikes People in General

Amputee

Noun Someone Who Has Had a Limb Removed by Amputation

Complement

Noun Something Added to Complete or Make Perfect; Either of Two Parts That Mutually Complete Each Other; a Word or Phrase Used to Complete a Grammatical Construction; Number Needed to Make Up a Whole Force; a Complete Number or Quantity; One of a Series of Enzymes in the Blood Serum That Are Part of the Immune Response; Verb Make Complete or Perfect; Supply What is Wanting or Form the Complement to

Bane

Noun Something Causes Misery or Death

Desideratum

Noun Something Desired As a Necessity

Hoax

Noun Something Intended to Deceive; Deliberate Trickery Intended to Gain an Advantage; Verb Subject to a Playful Hoax or Joke

Enigma

Noun Something That Baffles Understanding and Cannot Be Explained; a Difficult Problem

Catalyst

Noun Something That Causes an Important Event to Happen; (chemistry) a Substance That Initiates or Accelerates a Chemical Reaction Without Itself Being Affected

Cynosure

Noun Something That Strongly Attracts Attention and Admiration; Something That Provides Guidance (as Polaris Guides Mariners)

Bait

Noun Something Used to Lure Victims into Danger; Anything That Serves As an Enticement; Verb Attack with Dogs or Set Dogs Upon; Lure, Entice, or Entrap with Bait; Harass with Persistent Criticism or Carping

Chafe

Noun Soreness and Warmth Caused by Friction; Anger Produced by Some Annoying Irritation; Verb Warm by Rubbing, As with the Hands; Tear or Wear off the Skin or Make Sore by Abrading; Feel Extreme Irritation or Anger; Become or Make Sore by or As if by Rubbing; Cause Friction; Cause Annoyance In; Disturb, Especially by Minor Irritations

Jargon

Noun Specialized Technical Terminology Characteristic of a Particular Subject; a Characteristic Language of a Particular Group (as Among Thieves); a Colorless (or Pale Yellow or Smoky) Variety of Zircon

Cinnamon

Noun Spice from the Dried Aromatic Bark of the Ceylon Cinnamon Tree; Used As Rolled Strips or Ground; Tropical Asian Tree with Aromatic Yellowish-brown Bark; Source of the Spice Cinnamon; Aromatic Bark Used As a Spice

Caparison

Noun Stable Gear Consisting of a Decorated Covering for a Horse, Especially (formerly) for a Warhorse; Verb Put a Caparison on

Odium

Noun State of Disgrace Resulting from Detestable Behavior; Hate Coupled with Disgust

Bereavement

Noun State of Sorrow over the Death or Departure of a Loved One

Dilemma

Noun State of Uncertainty or Perplexity Especially As Requiring a Choice Between Equally Unfavorable Options

Equanimity

Noun Steadiness of Mind Under Stress

Chagrin

Noun Strong Feelings of Embarrassment; Verb Cause to Feel Shame; Hurt the Pride of

Badger

Noun Sturdy Carnivorous Burrowing Mammal with Strong Claws Widely Distributed in the Northern Hemisphere; a Native or Resident of Wisconsin; Verb Persuade Through Constant Efforts; Annoy Persistently

Finesse

Noun Subtly Skillful Handling of a Situation

Adobe

Noun Sun-dried Brick; Used in Hot Dry Climates; the Clay from Which Adobe Bricks Are Made

Lobotomy

Noun Surgical Interruption of Nerve Tracts to and from the Frontal Lobe of the Brain; Often Results in Marked Cognitive and Personality Changes

Accord

Noun Sympathetic Compatibility; Concurrence of Opinion; a Written Agreement Between Two States or Sovereigns; Harmony of People's Opinions or Actions or Characters; Verb Allow to Have; Go Together

Abscess

Noun Symptom Consisting of a Localized Collection of Pus Surrounded by Inflamed Tissue

Genocide

Noun Systematic Killing of a Racial or Cultural Group

Abeyance

Noun Temporary Cessation or Suspension

Bivouac

Noun Temporary Living Quarters Specially Built by the Army for Soldiers; a Site Where People on Holiday Can Pitch a Tent; Verb Live in or As if in a Tent

Credulity

Noun Tendency to Believe Readily

Demesne

Noun Territory over Which Rule or Control is Exercised; Extensive Landed Property (especially in the Country) Retained by the Owner for His Own Use

Concision

Noun Terseness and Economy in Writing and Speaking Achieved by Expressing a Great Deal in Just a Few Words

Brocade

Noun Thick Heavy Expensive Material with a Raised Pattern; Verb Weave a Design into (textiles)

Diatribe

Noun Thunderous Verbal Attack

Cog

Noun Tooth on the Rim of Gear Wheel; a Subordinate Who Performs an Important but Routine Function; Verb Join Pieces of Wood with Cogs; Roll Steel Ingots

Concord

Noun Town in Eastern Massachusetts Near Boston Where the First Battle of the American Revolution Was Fought; Capital of the State of New Hampshire; Located in South Central New Hampshire on the Merrimack River; the First Battle of the American Revolution (april 19, 1775); Agreement of Opinions; the Determination of Grammatical Inflection on the Basis of Word Relations; a Harmonious State of Things in General and of Their Properties (as of Colors and Sounds); Congruity of Parts with One Another and with the Whole; Verb Arrange the Words of a Text So As to Create a Concordance; Arrange by Concord or Agreement; Be in Accord; Be in Agreement; Go Together

Bathos

Noun Triteness or Triviality of Style; a Change from a Serious Subject to a Disappointing One; Insincere Pathos

Buncombe

Noun Unacceptable Behavior (especially Ludicrously False Statements)

Anaemia

Noun a Deficiency of Red Blood Cells; a Lack of Vitality

Chase

Noun United States Politician and Jurist Who Served As Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court (1808-1873); the Act of Pursuing in an Effort to Overtake or Capture; Verb Cut a Groove Into; Go After with the Intent to Catch; Pursue Someone Sexually or Romantically; Cut a Furrow into a Columns

Disarray

Noun Untidiness (especially of Clothing and Appearance); a Mental State Characterized by a Lack of Clear and Orderly Thought and Behavior; Verb Bring Disorder to

Clutter

Noun Unwanted Echoes That Interfere with the Observation of Signals on a Radar Screen; a Confused Multitude of Things; Verb Fill a Space in a Disorderly Way

Alliteration

Noun Use of the Same Consonant at the Beginning of Each Stressed Syllable in a Line of Verse

Braggadocio

Noun Vain and Empty Boasting

Lassitude

Noun Weakness Characterized by a Lack of Vitality or Energy; a Feeling of Lack of Interest or Energy; a State of Comatose Torpor (as Found in Sleeping Sickness)

Dereliction

Noun Willful Negligence; a Tendency to Be Negligent and Uncaring

Defection

Noun Withdrawing Support or Help Despite Allegiance or Responsibility; the State of Having Rejected Your Religious Beliefs or Your Political Party or a Cause (often in Favor of Opposing Beliefs or Causes)

Affidavit

Noun Written Declaration Made Under Oath; a Written Statement Sworn to Be True Before Someone Legally Authorized to Administer an Oath

Fawn

Noun Young Deer; a Color or Pigment Varying Around a Light Grey-brown Color; Verb Have Fawns; Try to Gain Favor by Cringing or Flattering; Show Submission or Fear

Disposition

Noun Your Usual Mood; a Natural or Acquired Habit or Characteristic Tendency in a Person or Thing; the Act or Means of Getting Rid of Something; an Attitude of Mind Especially One That Favors One Alternative over Others

Evangelism

Noun Zealous Preaching and Advocacy of the Gospel

Cohort

Noun a Band of Warriors (originally a Unit of a Roman Legion); a Company of Companions or Supporters; a Group People Having Approximately the Same Age

Fender

Noun a Barrier That Surrounds the Wheels of a Vehicle to Block Splashing Water or Mud; a Low Metal Guard to Confine Falling Coals to a Hearth; an Inclined Metal Frame at the Front of a Locomotive to Clear the Track; a Cushion-like Device That Reduces Shock Due to Contact

Decoy

Noun a Beguiler Who Leads Someone into Danger (usually As Part of a Plot); Something Used to Lure Victims into Danger; Verb Lure or Entrap with or As if with a Decoy

Idiosyncrasy

Noun a Behavioral Attribute That is Distinctive and Peculiar to an Individual

Feud

Noun a Bitter Quarrel Between Two Parties; Verb Carry out a Feud

Desperado

Noun a Bold Outlaw (especially on the American Frontier)

Gig

Noun a Booking for Musicians; Small Two-wheeled Horse-drawn Carriage; with Two Seats and No Hood; Tender That is a Light Ship's Boat; Often for Personal Use of Captain; Long and Light Rowing Boat; Especially for Racing; a Cluster of Hooks (without Barbs) That is Drawn Through a School of Fish to Hook Their Bodies; Used when Fish Are Not Biting; an Implement with a Shaft and Barbed Point Used for Catching Fish

Buskin

Noun a Boot Reaching Halfway Up to the Knee

Carafe

Noun a Bottle with a Stopper; for Serving Wine or Water

Abyss

Noun a Bottomless Gulf or Pit; Any Unfathomable (or Apparently Unfathomable) Cavity or Chasm or Void Extending Below (often Used Figuratively)

Chalice

Noun a Bowl-shaped Drinking Vessel; Especially the Eucharistic Cup

Coup

Noun a Brilliant and Notable Success; a Sudden and Decisive Change of Government Illegally or by Force

Barrister

Noun a British Lawyer Who Speaks in the Higher Courts of Law

Aviary

Noun a Building Where Birds Are Kept

Beret

Noun a Cap with No Brim or Bill; Made of Soft Cloth

Affliction

Noun a Cause of Great Suffering and Distress; a Condition of Suffering or Distress Due to Ill Health; a State of Great Suffering and Distress Due to Adversity

Crypt

Noun a Cellar or Vault or Underground Burial Chamber (especially Beneath a Church)

Benediction

Noun a Ceremonial Prayer Invoking Divine Protection; the Act of Praying for Divine Protection

Debenture

Noun a Certificate or Voucher Acknowledging a Debt; a Bond That is Backed by the Credit of the Issuer but Not by Any Specific Collateral

Liaison

Noun a Channel for Communication Between Groups; a Usually Secretive or Illicit Sexual Relationship

Coffer

Noun a Chest Especially for Storing Valuables; an Ornamental Sunken Panel in a Ceiling or Dome

Annals

Noun a Chronological Account of Events in Successive Years; Reports of the Work of a Society or Learned Body Etc

Bouillon

Noun a Clear Seasoned Broth

Cleric

Noun a Clergyman or Other Person in Religious Orders

Cabal

Noun a Clique (often Secret) That Seeks Power Usually Through Intrigue; a Plot to Carry out Some Harmful or Illegal Act (especially a Political Plot); Verb Engage in Plotting or Enter into a Conspiracy, Swear Together

Caucus

Noun a Closed Political Meeting; Verb Meet to Select a Candidate or Promote a Policy

Metamorphosis

Noun a Complete Change of Physical Form or Substance Especially As by Magic or Witchcraft; the Marked and Rapid Transformation of a Larva into an Adult That Occurs in Some Animals; a Striking Change in Appearance or Character or Circumstances

Lampoon

Noun a Composition That Imitates Somebody's Style in a Humorous Way; Verb Ridicule with Satire

Compendium

Noun a Concise but Comprehensive Summary of a Larger Work; a Publication Containing a Variety of Works

Adage

Noun a Condensed but Memorable Saying Embodying Some Important Fact of Experience That is Taken As True by Many People

Aqueduct

Noun a Conduit That Resembles a Bridge but Carries Water over a Valley

Constellation

Noun a Configuration of Stars As Seen from the Earth; an Arrangement of Parts or Elements

Congeniality

Noun a Congenial Disposition; Compatibility Between Persons

Cartel

Noun a Consortium of Independent Organizations Formed to Limit Competition by Controlling the Production and Distribution of a Product or Service

Flag

Noun a Conspicuously Marked or Shaped Tail; Emblem Usually Consisting of a Rectangular Piece of Cloth of Distinctive Design; Stratified Stone That Splits into Pieces Suitable As Paving Stones; a Rectangular Piece of Fabric Used As a Signalling Device; Flagpole Used to Mark the Position of the Hole on a Golf Green; a Listing Printed in All Issues of a Newspaper or Magazine (usually on the Editorial Page) That Gives the Name of the Publication and the Names of the Editorial Staff, Etc.; Plants with Sword-shaped Leaves and Erect Stalks Bearing Bright-colored Flowers Composed of Three Petals and Three Drooping Sepals; Verb Provide with a Flag; Communicate or Signal with a Flag; Decorate with Flags; Become Less Intense; Droop, Sink, or Settle from or As if from Pressure or Loss of Tautness

Countermand

Noun a Contrary Command Cancelling or Reversing a Previous Command; Verb Annul by Recalling or Rescinding

Ensemble

Noun a Coordinated Outfit (set of Clothing); an Assemblage of Parts or Details (as in a Work of Art) Considered As Forming a Whole; a Group of Musicians Playing or Singing Together; a Cast Other Than the Principles; the Chorus of a Ballet Company

Amity

Noun a Cordial Disposition; a State of Friendship and Cordiality

Depravity

Noun a Corrupt or Depraved or Degenerate Act or Practice; Moral Perversion; Impairment of Virtue and Moral Principles

Deference

Noun a Courteous Expression (by Word or Deed) of Esteem or Regard; Courteous Regard for People's Feelings; a Disposition or Tendency to Yield to the Will of Others

Canopy

Noun a Covering (usually of Cloth) That Serves As a Roof to Shelter an Area from the Weather; the Umbrellalike Part of a Parachute That Fills with Air; the Transparent Covering of an Aircraft Cockpit; Verb Cover with a Canopy

Machination

Noun a Crafty and Involved Plot to Achieve Your (usually Sinister) Ends

Infraction

Noun a Crime Less Serious Than a Felony

Misdemeanour

Noun a Crime Less Serious Than a Felony

Arsonist

Noun a Criminal Who Illegally Sets Fire to Property

Boor

Noun a Crude Uncouth Ill-bred Person Lacking Culture or Refinement

Despot

Noun a Cruel and Oppressive Dictator

Curmudgeon

Noun a Crusty Irascible Cantankerous Old Person Full of Stubborn Ideas

Lament

Noun a Cry of Sorrow and Grief; a Mournful Poem; a Lament for the Dead; a Song or Hymn of Mourning Composed or Performed As a Memorial to a Dead Person; Verb Express Grief Verbally; Regret Strongly

Harrow

Noun a Cultivator That Pulverizes or Smooths the Soil; Verb Draw a Harrow over (land)

Hassock

Noun a Cushion for Kneeling on (as when Praying in Church); Thick Cushion Used As a Seat

Buffer

Noun a Cushion-like Device That Reduces Shock Due to Contact; a Power Tool Used to Buff Surfaces; (computer Science) a Part of Ram Used for Temporary Storage of Data That is Waiting to Be Sent to a Device; Used to Compensate for Differences in the Rate of Flow of Data Between Components of a Computer System; an Ionic Compound That Resists Changes in Its Ph; an Implement Consisting of Soft Material Mounted on a Block; Used for Polishing (as in Manicuring); an Inclined Metal Frame at the Front of a Locomotive to Clear the Track; Verb Add a Buffer (a Solution); Protect from Impact

Cynicism

Noun a Cynical Feeling of Distrust

Aborigine

Noun a Dark-skinned Member of a Race of People Living in Australia when Europeans Arrived; the Earliest Known Inhabitants of a Region

Holiday

Noun a Day on Which Work is Suspended by Law or Custom; Leisure Time Away from Work Devoted to Rest or Pleasure; Verb Spend or Take a Vacation

Artifice

Noun a Deceptive Maneuver (especially to Avoid Capture)

Descant

Noun a Decorative Musical Accompaniment (often Improvised) Added Above a Basic Melody; Verb Talk at Great Length About Something of One's Interest; Sing in Descant; Sing by Changing Register; Sing by Yodeling

Broach

Noun a Decorative Pin Worn by Women; Verb Bring Up a Topic for Discussion

Brooch

Noun a Decorative Pin Worn by Women; Verb Fasten with or As if with a Brooch

Casualty

Noun a Decrease of Military Personnel or Equipment; Someone Injured or Killed in an Accident; Someone Injured or Killed or Captured or Missing in a Military Engagement; an Accident That Causes Someone to Die

Chasm

Noun a Deep Opening in the Earth's Surface

Breach

Noun a Failure to Perform Some Promised Act or Obligation; an Opening (especially a Gap in a Dike or Fortification); a Personal or Social Separation (as Between Opposing Factions); Verb Make an Opening or Gap In; Act in Disregard of Laws, Rules, Contracts, or Promises

Defamation

Noun a False Accusation of an Offense or a Malicious Misrepresentation of Someone's Words or Actions; an Abusive Attack on a Person's Character or Good Name

Moniker

Noun a Familiar Name for a Person (often a Shortened Version of a Person's Given Name)

Glitch

Noun a Fault or Defect in a System or Machine

Panache

Noun a Feathered Plume on a Helmet; Distinctive and Stylish Elegance

Compunction

Noun a Feeling of Deep Regret (usually for Some Misdeed)

Animosity

Noun a Feeling of Ill Will Arousing Active Hostility

Animus

Noun a Feeling of Ill Will Arousing Active Hostility

Comrade

Noun a Fellow Member of the Communist Party; Used As a Term of Address for Those Male Persons Engaged in the Same Movement; a Person Who is Frequently in the Company of Another

Ballerina

Noun a Female Ballet Dancer

Hedge

Noun a Fence Formed by a Row of Closely Planted Shrubs or Bushes; an Intentionally Noncommittal or Ambiguous Statement; Any Technique Designed to Reduce or Eliminate Financial Risk; for Example, Taking Two Positions That Will Offset Each Other if Prices Change; Verb Minimize Loss or Risk; Avoid or Try to Avoid Fulfilling, Answering, or Performing (duties, Questions, or Issues); Enclose or Bound in with or As It with a Hedge or Hedges; Hinder or Restrict with or As if with a Hedge

Bulwark

Noun a Fencelike Structure Around a Deck (usually Plural); a Protective Structure of Stone or Concrete; Extends from Shore into the Water to Prevent a Beach from Washing Away; an Embankment Built Around a Space for Defensive Purposes; Verb Defend with a Bulwark

Cry

Noun a Fit of Weeping; a Loud Utterance; Often in Protest or Opposition; a Loud Utterance of Emotion (especially when Inarticulate); the Characteristic Utterance of an Animal; a Slogan Used to Rally Support for a Cause; Verb Shed Tears Because of Sadness, Rage, or Pain; Bring into a Particular State by Crying; Proclaim or Announce in Public; Utter a Characteristic Sound; Demand Immediate Action; Utter Aloud; Often with Surprise, Horror, or Joy; Utter a Sudden Loud Cry

Charlatan

Noun a Flamboyant Deceiver; One Who Attracts Customers with Tricks or Jokes

Baffle

Noun a Flat Plate That Controls or Directs the Flow of Fluid or Energy; Verb Check the Emission of (sound); Be a Mystery or Bewildering To; Hinder or Prevent (the Efforts, Plans, or Desires) of

Bevy

Noun a Flock of Quail; a Group of Girls or Young Women

Cinch

Noun a Form of All Fours in Which the Players Bid for the Privilege of Naming Trumps; Any Undertaking That is Easy to Do; Stable Gear Consisting of a Band Around a Horse's Belly That Holds the Saddle in Place; Verb Get a Grip On; Get Mastery Of; Make Sure Of; Tie a Cinch Around

Boot

Noun a Form of Foot Torture in Which the Feet Are Encased in Iron and Slowly Crushed; Footwear That Covers the Whole Foot and Lower Leg; British Term for the Luggage Compartment in a Car; an Instrument of Torture That is Used to Heat or Crush the Foot and Leg; Protective Casing for Something That Resembles a Leg; the Act of Delivering a Blow with the Foot; the Swift Release of a Store of Affective Force; Verb Cause to Load (an Operating System) and Start the Initial Processes; Kick; Give a Boot to

Despotism

Noun a Form of Government in Which the Ruler is an Absolute Dictator (not Restricted by a Constitution or Laws or Opposition Etc.); Dominance Through Threat of Punishment and Violence

Indictment

Noun a Formal Document Written for a Prosecuting Attorney Charging a Person with Some Offense; an Accusation of Wrongdoing

Anathema

Noun a Formal Ecclesiastical Curse Accompanied by Excommunication; a Detested Person

Encomium

Noun a Formal Expression of Praise

Eulogy

Noun a Formal Expression of Praise for Someone Who Has Died Recently; a Formal Expression of Praise

Concierge

Noun a French Caretaker of Apartments or a Hotel; Lives on the Premises and Oversees People Entering and Leaving and Handles Mail and Acts As Janitor or Porter

Amigo

Noun a Friend or Comrade

Muster

Noun a Gathering of Military Personnel for Duty; Compulsory Military Service; Verb Call to Duty, Military Service, Jury Duty, Etc.; Gather or Bring Together

Largess

Noun a Gift or Money Given (as for Service or out of Benevolence); Usually Given Ostentatiously; Liberality in Bestowing Gifts; Extremely Liberal and Generous of Spirit

Ebbing

Noun a Gradual Decline (in Size or Strength or Power or Number)

Grizzle

Noun a Grey Wig; Verb Be in a Huff; Be Silent or Sullen; Complain Whiningly

Chimera

Noun a Grotesque Product of the Imagination; (greek Mythology) Fire-breathing Female Monster with a Lion's Head and a Goat's Body and a Serpent's Tail; Daughter of Typhon

Archipelago

Noun a Group of Many Islands in a Large Body of Water

Bevel

Noun a Hand Tool Consisting of Two Rules That Are Hinged Together So You Can Draw or Measure Angles of Any Size; Two Surfaces Meeting at an Angle Different from 90 Degrees; Verb Cut a Bevel On; Shape to a Bevel

Apothecary

Noun a Health Professional Trained in the Art of Preparing and Dispensing Drugs

Apprehend

Verb Anticipate with Dread or Anxiety; Get the Meaning of Something; Take into Custody

Canvass

Noun a Heavy, Closely Woven Fabric (used for Clothing or Chairs or Sails or Tents); the Mat That Forms the Floor of the Ring in Which Boxers or Professional Wrestlers Compete; an Oil Painting on Canvas Fabric; a Tent Made of Canvas Fabric; a Large Piece of Fabric (usually Canvas Fabric) by Means of Which Wind is Used to Propel a Sailing Vessel; an Inquiry into Public Opinion Conducted by Interviewing a Random Sample of People; the Setting for a Narrative or Fictional or Dramatic Account; Verb Solicit Votes from Potential Voters in an Electoral Campaign; Consider in Detail and Subject to an Analysis in Order to Discover Essential Features or Meaning; Get the Opinions (of People) by Asking Specific Questions

Canvas

Noun a Heavy, Closely Woven Fabric (used for Clothing or Chairs or Sails or Tents); the Mat That Forms the Floor of the Ring in Which Boxers or Professional Wrestlers Compete; an Oil Painting on Canvas Fabric; the Setting for a Narrative or Fictional or Dramatic Account; a Tent Made of Canvas Fabric; a Large Piece of Fabric (usually Canvas Fabric) by Means of Which Wind is Used to Propel a Sailing Vessel; Verb Cover with Canvas; Consider in Detail and Subject to an Analysis in Order to Discover Essential Features or Meaning; Get the Opinions (of People) by Asking Specific Questions; Solicit Votes from Potential Voters in an Electoral Campaign

Cache

Noun a Hidden Storage Space (for Money or Provisions or Weapons); (computer Science) Ram Memory That is Set Aside As a Specialized Buffer Storage That is Continually Updated; Used to Optimize Data Transfers Between System Elements with Different Characteristics; a Secret Store of Valuables or Money; Verb Save Up As for Future Use

Asylum

Noun a Hospital for Mentally Incompetent or Unbalanced Person; a Shelter from Danger or Hardship

Canticle

Noun a Hymn Derived from the Bible

Columnist

Noun a Journalist Who Writes Editorials

Exodus

Noun a Journey by a Large Group to Escape from a Hostile Environment; the Second Book of the Old Testament: Tells of the Departure of the Israelites out of Slavery in Egypt Led by Moses; God Gave Them the Ten Commandments and the Rest of Mosaic Law on Mount Sinai During the Exodus

Affirmation

Noun a Judgment by a Higher Court That the Judgment of a Lower Court Was Correct and Should Stand; (religion) a Solemn Declaration That Serves the Same Purpose As an Oath (if an Oath is Objectionable to the Person on Religious or Ethical Grounds); the Act of Affirming or Asserting or Stating Something; a Statement Asserting the Existence or the Truth of Something

Inaptitude

Noun a Lack of Aptitude

Antechamber

Noun a Large Entrance or Reception Room or Area

Armada

Noun a Large Fleet

Legion

Noun a Large Military Unit; Association of Ex-servicemen; a Vast Multitude; Archaic Terms for Army

Cataract

Noun a Large Waterfall; Violent Rush of Water over a Precipice; Clouding of the Natural Lens of the Eye

Counsellor

Noun a Lawyer Who Pleads Cases in Court; Someone Who Gives Advice About Problems; Someone Who Has Supervisory Duties at a Summer Camp

Amble

Noun a Leisurely Walk (usually in Some Public Place); Verb Walk Leisurely

Carte

Noun a List of Dishes Available at a Restaurant

Cotillion

Noun a Lively Dance Originating in France in the 18th Century; a Ball at Which Young Ladies Are Presented to Society

Corona

Noun a Long Cigar with Blunt Ends; (anatomy) Any Structure That Resembles a Crown in Shape; One or More Circles of Light Seen Around a Luminous Object; (botany) the Trumpet-shaped or Cup-shaped Outgrowth of the Corolla of a Daffodil or Narcissus Flower; the Outermost Region of the Sun's Atmosphere; Visible As a White Halo During a Solar Eclipse; an Electrical Discharge Accompanied by Ionization of Surrounding Atmosphere

Crevice

Noun a Long Narrow Depression in a Surface; a Long Narrow Opening

Cloak

Noun a Loose Outer Garment; Anything That Covers or Conceals; Verb Hide Under a False Appearance

Harangue

Noun a Loud Bombastic Declamation Expressed with Strong Emotion; Verb Deliver a Harangue To; Address Forcefully

Clangor

Noun a Loud Resonant Repeating Noise; Verb Make a Loud Resonant Noise; Make a Loud Noise

Canto

Noun a Major Division of a Long Poem; the Highest Part (usually the Melody) in a Piece of Choral Music

Lackey

Noun a Male Servant (especially a Footman); a Person Who Tries to Please Someone in Order to Gain a Personal Advantage

Chauffeur

Noun a Man Paid to Drive a Privately Owned Car; Verb Drive Someone in a Vehicle

Artifact

Noun a Man-made Object Taken As a Whole

Levity

Noun a Manner Lacking Seriousness; Feeling an Inappropriate Lack of Seriousness

Mar

Noun a Mark or Flaw That Spoils the Appearance of Something (especially on a Person's Body); the Month Following February and Preceding April; Verb Make Imperfect; Destroy or Injure Severely

Husband

Noun a Married Man; a Woman's Partner in Marriage; Verb Use Cautiously and Frugally

Abutment

Noun a Masonry Support That Touches and Directly Receives Thrust or Pressure of an Arch or Bridge; Point of Contact Between Two Objects or Parts

Exponent

Noun a Mathematical Notation Indicating the Number of Times a Quantity is Multiplied by Itself; Someone Who Expounds and Interprets or Explains; a Person Who Pleads for a Cause or Propounds an Idea

Automaton

Noun a Mechanism That Can Move Automatically; Someone Who Acts or Responds in a Mechanical or Apathetic Way

Accost

Verb Approach with an Offer of Sexual Favors; Speak to Someone

Couple

Noun a Pair Who Associate with One Another; a Pair of People Who Live Together; (physics) Something Joined by Two Equal and Opposite Forces That Act Along Parallel Lines; Two Items of the Same Kind; a Small Indefinite Number; Verb Link Together; Bring Two Objects, Ideas, or People Together; Make Love; Form a Pair or Pairs

Conduit

Noun a Passage (a Pipe or Tunnel) Through Which Water or Electric Wires Can Pass

Collage

Noun a Paste-up Made by Sticking Together Pieces of Paper or Photographs to Form an Artistic Image; Any Collection of Diverse Things

Megalomaniac

Noun a Pathological Egotist

Lull

Noun a Period of Calm Weather; a Pause During Which Things Are Calm or Activities Are Diminished; Verb Become Quiet or Less Intensive; Calm by Deception; Make Calm or Still

Delegate

Noun a Person Appointed or Elected to Represent Others; Verb Give an Assignment to (a Person) to a Post, or Assign a Task to (a Person); Transfer Power to Someone

Epicure

Noun a Person Devoted to Refined Sensuous Enjoyment (especially Good Food and Drink)

Czar

Noun a Person Having Great Power; a Male Monarch or Emperor (especially of Russia Prior to 1917)

Buffoon

Noun a Person Who Amuses Others by Ridiculous Behavior; a Rude or Vulgar Fool

Courier

Noun a Person Who Carries a Message

Dipsomaniac

Noun a Person Who Drinks Alcohol to Excess Habitually

Alumna

Noun a Person Who Has Received a Degree from a School (high School or College or University)

Benefactor

Noun a Person Who Helps People or Institutions (especially with Financial Help)

Accomplice

Noun a Person Who Joins with Another in Carrying out Some Plan (especially an Unethical or Illegal Plan)

Advocate

Noun a Person Who Pleads for a Cause or Propounds an Idea; a Lawyer Who Pleads Cases in Court; Verb Speak, Plead, or Argue in Favour Of; Push for Something

Hypocrite

Noun a Person Who Professes Beliefs and Opinions That He or She Does Not Hold in Order to Conceal His or Her Real Feelings or Motives

Ingrate

Noun a Person Who Shows No Gratitude

Censor

Noun a Person Who is Authorized to Read Publications or Correspondence or to Watch Theatrical Performances and Suppress in Whole or in Part Anything Considered Obscene or Politically Unacceptable; Someone Who Censures or Condemns; Verb Subject to Political, Religious, or Moral Censorship; Forbid the Public Distribution of ( a Movie or a Newspaper)

Dupe

Noun a Person Who is Tricked or Swindled; Verb Fool or Hoax

Miscreant

Noun a Person Without Moral Scruples

Compatriot

Noun a Person from Your Own Country

Archivist

Noun a Person in Charge of Collecting and Cataloguing Archives

Behemoth

Noun a Person of Exceptional Importance and Reputation; Someone or Something That is Abnormally Large and Powerful

Colossus

Noun a Person of Exceptional Importance and Reputation; Someone or Something That is Abnormally Large and Powerful

Cretin

Noun a Person of Subnormal Intelligence

Defendant

Noun a Person or Institution Against Whom an Action is Brought in a Court of Law; the Person Being Sued or Accused

Albino

Noun a Person with Congenital Albinism: White Hair and Milky Skin; Eyes Are Usually Pink

Charisma

Noun a Personal Attractiveness or Interestingness That Enables You to Influence Others

Aesthetician

Noun a Philosopher Who Specializes in the Nature of Beauty; a Worker Skilled in Giving Beauty Treatments (manicures and Facials Etc.)

Bolster

Noun a Pillow That is Often Put Across a Bed Underneath the Regular Pillows; Verb Support and Strengthen; Prop Up with a Pillow or Bolster; Add Padding to

Neophyte

Noun a Plant That is Found in an Area Where It Had Not Been Recorded Previously; a New Convert Being Taught the Principles of Christianity by a Catechist; Any New Participant in Some Activity

Denizen

Noun a Plant or Animal Naturalized in a Region; a Person Who Inhabits a Particular Place

Offset

Noun a Plate Makes an Inked Impression on a Rubber-blanketed Cylinder, Which in Turn Transfers It to the Paper; Structure Where a Wall or Building Narrows Abruptly; a Natural Consequence of Development; a Horizontal Branch from the Base of Plant That Produces New Plants from Buds at Its Tips; a Compensating Equivalent; the Time at Which Something is Supposed to Begin; Verb Produce by Offset Printing; Create an Offset In; Cause (printed Matter) to Transfer or Smear Onto Another Surface; Compensate for or Counterbalance; Make Up for

Dais

Noun a Platform Raised Above the Surrounding Level to Give Prominence to the Person on It

Conspiracy

Noun a Plot to Carry out Some Harmful or Illegal Act (especially a Political Plot); a Secret Agreement Between Two or More People to Perform an Unlawful Act; a Group of Conspirators Banded Together to Achieve Some Harmful or Illegal Purpose

Contention

Noun a Point Asserted As Part of an Argument; the Act of Competing As for Profit or a Prize; a Contentious Speech Act; a Dispute Where There is Strong Disagreement

Activism

Noun a Policy of Taking Direct and Militant Action to Achieve a Political or Social Goal

Facilitate

Verb Make Easier; Increase the Likelihood of (a Response); Be of Use

Caste

Noun a Social Class Separated from Others by Distinctions of Hereditary Rank or Profession or Wealth; (hinduism) a Hereditary Social Class Among Hindus; Stratified According to Ritual Purity; Social Status or Position Conferred by a System Based on Class

Hymn

Noun a Song of Praise (to God or to a Saint or to a Nation); Verb Praise by Singing a Hymn; Sing a Hymn

Dirge

Noun a Song or Hymn of Mourning Composed or Performed As a Memorial to a Dead Person

Fester

Noun a Sore That Has Become Inflamed and Formed Pus; Verb Ripen and Generate Pus

Bugaboo

Noun a Source of Concern; an Imaginary Monster Used to Frighten Children

Attache

Noun a Specialist Assigned to the Staff of a Diplomatic Mission; a Shallow and Rectangular Briefcase

Anaesthetist

Noun a Specialist Who Administers an Anesthetic to a Patient Before He is Treated

Chiropodist

Noun a Specialist in Care for the Feet

Benison

Noun a Spoken Blessing

Grandstand

Noun a Stand at a Racecourse or Stadium Consisting of Tiers with Rows of Individual Seats That Are Under a Protective Roof; the Audience at a Stadium or Racetrack; Verb Perform Ostentatiously in Order to Impress the Audience and with an Eye to the Applause

Oregon

Noun a State in Northwestern United States on the Pacific

Decrepitude

Noun a State of Deterioration Due to Old Age or Long Use

Pandemonium

Noun a State of Extreme Confusion and Disorder

Opprobrium

Noun a State of Extreme Dishonor; State of Disgrace Resulting from Public Abuse

Indigence

Noun a State of Extreme Poverty or Destitution

Desuetude

Noun a State of Inactivity or Disuse

Anarchy

Noun a State of Lawlessness and Disorder (usually Resulting from a Failure of Government)

Comity

Noun a State or Atmosphere of Harmony or Mutual Civility and Respect

Correlation

Noun a Statistical Relation Between Two or More Variables Such That Systematic Changes in the Value of One Variable Are Accompanied by Systematic Changes in the Other; a Reciprocal Relation Between Two or More Things; a Statistic Representing How Closely Two Variables Co-vary; It Can Vary from -1 (perfect Negative Correlation) Through 0 (no Correlation) to +1 (perfect Positive Correlation)

Cessation

Noun a Stopping

Garner

Noun a Storehouse for Threshed Grain or Animal Feed; Verb Store Grain; Assemble or Get Together; Acquire or Deserve by One's Efforts or Actions

Arroyo

Noun a Stream or Brook

Impasse

Noun a Street with Only One Way in or Out; a Situation in Which No Progress Can Be Made or No Advancement is Possible

Adversity

Noun a Stroke of Ill Fortune; a Calamitous Event; a State of Misfortune or Affliction

Citadel

Noun a Stronghold into Which People Could Go for Shelter During a Battle

Arcade

Noun a Structure Composed of a Series of Arches Supported by Columns; a Covered Passageway; Often Between Streets with Shops or Stalls

Contest

Noun a Struggle Between Rivals; an Occasion on Which a Winner is Selected from Among Two or More Contestants; Verb to Make the Subject of Dispute, Contention, or Litigation

Atelier

Noun a Studio Especially for an Artist or Designer

Dimwit

Noun a Stupid Incompetent Person

Affiliate

Noun a Subsidiary or Subordinate Organization That is Affiliated with Another Organization; a Subordinate or Subsidiary Associate; a Person Who is Affiliated with Another or with an Organization; Verb Join in an Affiliation; Join in an Affiliation; Keep Company With; Hang out with

Elixir

Noun a Substance Believed to Cure All Ills; a Sweet Flavored Liquid (usually Containing a Small Amount of Alcohol) Used in Compounding Medicines to Be Taken by Mouth in Order to Mask an Unpleasant Taste; a Hypothetical Substance That the Alchemists Believed to Be Capable of Changing Base Metals into Gold

Nuance

Noun a Subtle Difference in Meaning or Opinion or Attitude

Cascade

Noun a Succession of Stages or Operations or Processes or Units; a Small Waterfall or Series of Small Waterfalls; a Sudden Downpour (as of Tears or Sparks Etc) Likened to a Rain Shower; Verb Arrange (open Windows) on a Computer Desktop So That They Overlap Each Other, with the Title Bars Visible; Rush Down in Big Quantities, Like a Cascade

Caprice

Noun a Sudden Desire

Apoplexy

Noun a Sudden Loss of Consciousness Resulting when the Rupture or Occlusion of a Blood Vessel Leads to Oxygen Lack in the Brain

Catastrophe

Noun a Sudden Violent Change in the Earth's Surface; a State of Extreme (usually Irremediable) Ruin and Misfortune; an Event Resulting in Great Loss and Misfortune

Debacle

Noun a Sudden and Violent Collapse; Flooding Caused by a Tumultuous Breakup of Ice in a River During the Spring or Summer; a Sound Defeat

Codicil

Noun a Supplement to a Will; a Testamentary Instrument Intended to Alter an Already Executed Will

Buttress

Noun a Support Usually of Stone or Brick; Supports the Wall of a Building; Verb Make Stronger or Defensible; Reinforce with a Buttress

Caryatid

Noun a Supporting Column Carved in the Shape of a Person

Forge

Noun a Workplace Where Metal is Worked by Heating and Hammering; Furnace Consisting of a Special Hearth Where Metal is Heated Before Shaping; Verb Make a Copy of with the Intent to Deceive; Create by Hammering; Move or Act with a Sudden Increase in Speed or Energy; Move Ahead Steadily; Come Up with (an Idea, Plan, Explanation, Theory, or Principle) After a Mental Effort; Make out of Components (often in an Improvising Manner); Make Something, Usually for a Specific Function

Escrow

Noun a Written Agreement (or Property or Money) Delivered to a Third Party or Put in Trust by One Party to a Contract to Be Returned After Fulfillment of Some Condition

Missive

Noun a Written Message Addressed to a Person or Organization

Debutante

Noun a Young Woman Making Her Debut into Society

Brusqueness

Noun an Abrupt Discourteous Manner

Attribute

Noun an Abstraction Belonging to or Characteristic of an Entity; a Construct Whereby Objects or Individuals Can Be Distinguished; Verb Attribute or Credit To; Decide As to Where Something Belongs in a Scheme

Calumny

Noun an Abusive Attack on a Person's Character or Good Name; a False Accusation of an Offense or a Malicious Misrepresentation of Someone's Words or Actions

Implication

Noun an Accusation That Brings into Intimate and Usually Incriminating Connection; a Relation Implicated by Virtue of Involvement or Close Connection (especially an Incriminating Involvement); a Logical Relation Between Propositions P and Q of the Form `if P then Q'; if P is True then Q Cannot Be False; Something That is Inferred (deduced or Entailed or Implied); a Meaning That is Not Expressly Stated but Can Be Inferred

Earache

Noun an Ache Localized in the Middle or Inner Ear

Aerialist

Noun an Acrobat Who Performs in the Air (as on a Rope or Trapeze)

Apparition

Noun an Act of Appearing or Becoming Visible Unexpectedly; Something Existing in Perception Only; the Appearance of a Ghostlike Figure; a Ghostly Appearing Figure

Atrocity

Noun an Act of Atrocious Cruelty; the Quality of Being Shockingly Cruel and Inhumane

Depredation

Noun an Act of Plundering and Pillaging and Marauding; (usually Plural) a Destructive Action

Abomination

Noun an Action That is Vicious or Vile; an Action That Arouses Disgust or Abhorrence; a Person Who is Loathsome or Disgusting; Hate Coupled with Disgust

Dean

Noun an Administrator in Charge of a Division of a University or College; (roman Catholic Church) the Head of the College of Cardinals; a Man Who is the Senior Member of a Group; United States Film Actor Whose Moody Rebellious Roles Made Him a Cult Figure (1931-1955)

Conquistador

Noun an Adventurer (especially One Who Led the Spanish Conquest of Mexico and Peru in the 16th Century)

Anarchist

Noun an Advocate of Anarchism

Democrat

Noun an Advocate of Democratic Principles; a Member of the Democratic Party

Goon

Noun an Aggressive and Violent Young Criminal; an Awkward Stupid Person

Cis

Noun an Alliance Made Up of States That Had Been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union Prior to Its Dissolution in Dec 1991

Dabbler

Noun an Amateur Who Engages in an Activity Without Serious Intentions and Who Pretends to Have Knowledge; Any of Numerous Shallow-water Ducks That Feed by Upending and Dabbling

Commando

Noun an Amphibious Military Unit Trained for Raids into Enemy Territory; a Member of a Military Unit Trained As Shock Troops for Hit-and-run Raids

Landmark

Noun an Anatomical Structure Used As a Point of Origin in Locating Other Anatomical Structures (as in Surgery) or As Point from Which Measurements Can Be Taken; a Mark Showing the Boundary of a Piece of Land; an Event Marking a Unique or Important Historical Change of Course or One on Which Important Developments Depend; the Position of a Prominent or Well-known Object in a Particular Landscape

Cherub

Noun an Angel of the Second Order Whose Gift is Knowledge; Usually Portrayed As a Winged Child; a Sweet Innocent Baby

Glower

Noun an Angry Stare; Verb Look at with a Fixed Gaze; Look Angry or Sullen, Wrinkle One's Forehead, As if to Signal Disapproval

Devotee

Noun an Ardent Follower and Admirer

Brigand

Noun an Armed Thief Who is (usually) a Member of a Band

Array

Noun an Arrangement of Aerials Spaced to Give Desired Directional Characteristics; Especially Fine or Decorative Clothing; an Impressive Display; an Orderly Arrangement; Verb Align Oneself with a Group or a Way of Thinking; Lay out Orderly or Logically in a Line or As if in a Line

Anachronism

Noun an Artifact That Belongs to Another Time; a Person Who Seems to Be Displaced in Time; Who Belongs to Another Age; Something Located at a Time when It Could Not Have Existed or Occurred

Coven

Noun an Assembly of Witches; Usually 13 Witches

Coadjutor

Noun an Assistant to a Bishop

Consortium

Noun an Association of Companies for Some Definite Purpose

Dictum

Noun an Authoritative Declaration; an Opinion Voiced by a Judge on a Point of Law Not Directly Bearing on the Case in Question and Therefore Not Binding

Avocation

Noun an Auxiliary Activity

Clamber

Noun an Awkward Climb; Verb Climb Awkwardly, As if by Scrambling

Catechism

Noun an Elementary Book Summarizing the Principles of a Christian Religion; Written As Questions and Answers; a Series of Question Put to an Individual (such As a Political Candidate) to Elicit Their Views

Botch

Noun an Embarrassing Mistake; Verb Make a Mess Of, Destroy or Ruin

Bungle

Noun an Embarrassing Mistake; Verb Spoil by Behaving Clumsily or Foolishly; Make a Mess Of, Destroy or Ruin

Blunder

Noun an Embarrassing Mistake; Verb Utter Impulsively; Make One's Way Clumsily or Blindly; Commit a Faux Pas or a Fault or Make a Serious Mistake

Bartender

Noun an Employee Who Mixes and Serves Alcoholic Drinks at a Bar

Bonanza

Noun an Especially Rich Vein of Precious Ore; a Sudden Happening That Brings Good Fortune (as a Sudden Opportunity to Make Money)

Hedonism

Noun an Ethical System That Evaluates the Pursuit of Pleasure As the Highest Good; the Pursuit of Pleasure As a Matter of Ethical Principle

Cavil

Noun an Evasion of the Point of an Argument by Raising Irrelevant Distinctions or Objections; Verb Raise Trivial Objections

Calamity

Noun an Event Resulting in Great Loss and Misfortune

Cataclysm

Noun an Event Resulting in Great Loss and Misfortune; a Sudden Violent Change in the Earth's Surface

Juncture

Noun an Event That Occurs at a Critical Time; a Crisis Situation or Point in Time when a Critical Decision Must Be Made; the Shape or Manner in Which Things Come Together and a Connection is Made

Augury

Noun an Event That is Experienced As Indicating Important Things to Come

Ghoul

Noun an Evil Spirit or Ghost; Someone Who Takes Bodies from Graves and Sells Them for Anatomical Dissection

Autopsy

Noun an Examination and Dissection of a Dead Body to Determine Cause of Death or the Changes Produced by Disease; Verb Perform an Autopsy on a Dead Body; Do a Post-mortem

Dither

Noun an Excited State of Agitation; Verb Make a Fuss; Be Agitated; Act Nervously; Be Undecided; Be Uncertain

Coterie

Noun an Exclusive Circle of People with a Common Purpose

Connoisseur

Noun an Expert Able to Appreciate a Field; Especially in the Fine Arts

Elocution

Noun an Expert Manner of Speaking Involving Control of Voice and Gesture

Kudos

Noun an Expression of Approval and Commendation

Disapprobation

Noun an Expression of Strong Disapproval; Pronouncing As Wrong or Morally Culpable

Allegory

Noun an Expressive Style That Uses Fictional Characters and Events to Describe Some Subject by Suggestive Resemblances; an Extended Metaphor; a Short Moral Story (often with Animal Characters); a Visible Symbol Representing an Abstract Idea

Chauvinist

Noun an Extreme Bellicose Nationalist; a Person with a Prejudiced Belief in the Superiority of His or Her Own Kind

Connotation

Noun an Idea That is Implied or Suggested; What You Must Know in Order to Determine the Reference of an Expression

Balk

Noun an Illegal Pitching Motion While Runners Are on Base; the Area on a Billiard Table Behind the Balkline; One of Several Parallel Sloping Beams That Support a Roof; Something Immaterial That Interferes with or Delays Action or Progress; Verb Refuse to Comply

Legerdemain

Noun an Illusory Feat; Considered Magical by Naive Observers

Impudence

Noun an Impudent Statement; the Trait of Being Rude and Impertinent; Inclined to Take Liberties

Anhedonia

Noun an Inability to Experience Pleasure

Innuendo

Noun an Indirect (and Usually Malicious) Implication

Circumlocution

Noun an Indirect Way of Expressing Something; a Style That Involves Indirect Ways of Expressing Things

Cur

Noun an Inferior Dog or One of Mixed Breed; a Cowardly and Despicable Person

Nark

Noun an Informer or Spy Working for the Police; a Lawman Concerned with Narcotics Violations; Verb Inform or Spy (for the Police); Cause Annoyance In; Disturb, Especially by Minor Irritations

Foray

Noun an Initial Attempt (especially Outside Your Usual Areas of Competence); a Sudden Short Attack; Verb Briefly Enter Enemy Territory; Steal Goods; Take As Spoils

Euphemism

Noun an Inoffensive Expression That is Substituted for One That is Considered Offensive

Inquest

Noun an Inquiry into the Cause of an Unexpected Death

Haggle

Noun an Instance of Intense Argument (as in Bargaining); Verb Wrangle (over a Price, Terms of an Agreement, Etc.)

Insubordination

Noun an Insubordinate Act; Defiance of Authority

Dearth

Noun an Insufficient Quantity or Number; an Acute Insufficiency

Fad

Noun an Interest Followed with Exaggerated Zeal

Aperture

Noun an Man-made Opening; Usually Small; a Device That Controls Amount of Light Admitted; a Natural Opening in Something

Bugbear

Noun an Object of Dread or Apprehension; an Imaginary Monster Used to Frighten Children

Obscenity

Noun an Obscene Act; the Trait of Behaving in an Obscene Manner; an Offensive or Indecent Word or Phrase

Assessment

Noun the Market Value Set on Assets; an Amount Determined As Payable; the Act of Judging or Assessing a Person or Situation or Event; the Classification of Someone or Something with Respect to Its Worth

Barf

Noun the Matter Ejected in Vomiting; Verb Eject the Contents of the Stomach Through the Mouth

Credence

Noun the Mental Attitude That Something is Believable and Should Be Accepted As True; a Kind of Sideboard or Buffet

Denotation

Noun the Most Direct or Specific Meaning of a Word or Expression; the Class of Objects That an Expression Refers To; the Act of Indicating or Pointing out by Name

Crux

Noun the Most Important Point; a Small Conspicuous Constellation in the Southern Hemisphere in the Milky Way Near Centaurus

Cognomen

Noun the Name Used to Identify the Members of a Family (as Distinguished from Each Member's Given Name); a Familiar Name for a Person (often a Shortened Version of a Person's Given Name)

Antipathy

Noun the Object of a Feeling of Intense Aversion; Something to Be Avoided; a Feeling of Intense Dislike

Blazon

Noun the Official Symbols of a Family, State, Etc.; Verb Decorate with Heraldic Arms

Hierarchy

Noun the Organization of People at Different Ranks in an Administrative Body; a Series of Ordered Groupings of People or Things Within a System

Offing

Noun the Part of the Sea That Can Be Seen from the Shore and is Beyond the Anchoring Area; the Near or Foreseeable Future

Duodenum

Noun the Part of the Small Intestine Between the Stomach and the Jejunum

Cull

Noun the Person or Thing That is Rejected or Set Aside As Inferior in Quality; Verb Remove Something That Has Been Rejected; Look for and Gather

Nadir

Noun the Point Below the Observer That is Directly Opposite the Zenith on the Imaginary Sphere Against Which Celestial Bodies Appear to Be Projected; an Extreme State of Adversity; the Lowest Point of Anything

Apex

Noun the Point on the Celestial Sphere Toward Which the Sun and Solar System Appear to Be Moving Relative to the Fixed Stars; the Highest Point (of Something)

Lieu

Noun the Post or Function Properly or Customarily Occupied or Served by Another

Allure

Noun the Power to Entice or Attract Through Personal Charm; Verb Dispose or Incline or Entice to

Cuisine

Noun the Practice or Manner of Preparing Food or the Food So Prepared

Debut

Noun the Presentation of a Debutante in Society; the Act of Beginning Something New; Verb Appear for the First Time in Public; Make One's Debut; Present for the First Time to the Public

Ingenuity

Noun the Property of Being Ingenious; the Power of Creative Imagination

Longevity

Noun the Property of Being Long-lived; Duration of Service

Burnish

Noun the Property of Being Smooth and Shiny; Verb Polish and Make Shiny

Consonance

Noun the Property of Sounding Harmonious; the Repetition of Consonants (or Consonant Patterns) Especially at the Ends of Words

Camaraderie

Noun the Quality of Affording Easy Familiarity and Sociability

Credibility

Noun the Quality of Being Believable or Trustworthy

Inconstancy

Noun the Quality of Being Changeable and Variable; Unfaithfulness by Virtue of Being Unreliable or Treacherous

Candor

Noun the Quality of Being Honest and Straightforward in Attitude and Speech; Ability to Make Judgments Free from Discrimination or Dishonesty

Beneficence

Noun the Quality of Being Kind or Helpful or Generous; Doing Good; Feeling Beneficent

Grandeur

Noun the Quality of Being Magnificent or Splendid or Grand; the Quality of Elevation of Mind and Exaltation of Character or Ideals or Conduct

Infidelity

Noun the Quality of Being Unfaithful

Glister

Noun the Quality of Shining with a Bright Reflected Light

Altruism

Noun the Quality of Unselfish Concern for the Welfare of Others

Hue

Noun the Quality of a Color As Determined by Its Dominant Wavelength; Verb Take on Color or Become Colored; Suffuse with Color

Debris

Noun the Remains of Something That Has Been Destroyed or Broken Up

Cremains

Noun the Remains of a Dead Body After Cremation

Deluge

Noun the Rising of a Body of Water and Its Overflowing Onto Normally Dry Land; a Heavy Rain; an Overwhelming Number or Amount; Verb Fill Quickly Beyond Capacity; As with a Liquid; Fill or Cover Completely, Usually with Water; Charge Someone with Too Many Tasks

Inundation

Noun the Rising of a Body of Water and Its Overflowing Onto Normally Dry Land; an Overwhelming Number or Amount

Ablution

Noun the Ritual Washing of a Priest's Hands or of Sacred Vessels

Ingenue

Noun the Role of an Innocent Artless Young Woman in a Play; an Artless Innocent Young Girl (especially As Portrayed on the Stage); an Actress Who Specializes in Playing the Role of an Artless Innocent Young Girl

Carnage

Noun the Savage and Excessive Killing of Many People

Ballistics

Noun the Science of Flight Dynamics; the Trajectory of an Object in Free Flight

Chassis

Noun the Skeleton of a Motor Vehicle Consisting of a Steel Frame Supported on Springs That Holds the Body and Motor; a Metal Mounting for the Circuit Components of an Electronic Device; Alternative Names for the Body of a Human Being

Nuptials

Noun the Social Event at Which the Ceremony of Marriage is Performed

Knell

Noun the Sound of a Bell Rung Slowly to Announce a Death or a Funeral or the End of Something; Verb Ring As in Announcing Death; Make (bells) Ring, Often for the Purposes of Musical Edification

Confederacy

Noun the Southern States That Seceded from the United States in 1861; a Secret Agreement Between Two or More People to Perform an Unlawful Act; a Group of Conspirators Banded Together to Achieve Some Harmful or Illegal Purpose; a Union of Political Organizations

Diffusion

Noun the Spread of Social Institutions (and Myths and Skills) from One Society to Another; (physics) the Process of Diffusing; the Intermingling of Molecules in Gases and Liquids As a Result of Random Thermal Agitation; the Act of Dispersing or Diffusing Something; the Property of Being Diffused or Dispersed

Ascendance

Noun the State That Exists when One Person or Group Has Power over Another

Ascendancy

Noun the State That Exists when One Person or Group Has Power over Another

Contingency

Noun the State of Being Contingent on Something; a Possible Event or Occurrence or Result

Grime

Noun the State of Being Covered with Unclean Things; Verb Make Soiled, Filthy, or Dirty

Decadence

Noun the State of Being Degenerate in Mental or Moral Qualities

Degeneracy

Noun the State of Being Degenerate in Mental or Moral Qualities; Moral Perversion; Impairment of Virtue and Moral Principles

Oblivion

Noun the State of Being Disregarded or Forgotten; Total Forgetfulness

Discredit

Noun the State of Being Held in Low Esteem; Verb Cause to Be Distrusted or Disbelieved; Damage the Reputation Of; Reject As False; Refuse to Accept

Incarceration

Noun the State of Being Imprisoned

Notoriety

Noun the State of Being Known for Some Unfavorable Act or Quality

Diminution

Noun the Statement of a Theme in Notes of Lesser Duration (usually Half the Length of the Original); the Act of Decreasing or Reducing Something; Change Toward Something Smaller or Lower

Acoustics

Noun the Study of the Physical Properties of Sound

Abbot

Noun the Superior of an Abbey of Monks

Espionage

Noun the Systematic Use of Spies to Get Military or Political Secrets

Dissolution

Noun the Termination or Disintegration of a Relationship (between Persons or Nations); Separation into Component Parts; the Termination of a Meeting; Dissolute Indulgence in Sensual Pleasure; the Process of Going into Solution

Interregnum

Noun the Time Between Two Reigns, Governments, Etc.

Demise

Noun the Time when Something Ends

Cornice

Noun the Topmost Projecting Part of an Entablature; a Molding at the Corner Between the Ceiling and the Top of a Wall; a Decorative Framework to Conceal Curtain Fixtures at the Top of a Window Casing; Verb Furnish with a Cornice

Apathy

Noun the Trait of Lacking Enthusiasm for or Interest in Things Generally; an Absence of Emotion or Enthusiasm

Abandon

Noun the Trait of Lacking Restraint or Control; Reckless Freedom from Inhibition or Worry; a Feeling of Extreme Emotional Intensity; Verb Stop Maintaining or Insisting On; of Ideas or Claims; Leave Someone Who Needs or Counts on You; Leave in the Lurch; Give Up with the Intent of Never Claiming Again; Forsake, Leave Behind; Leave Behind Empty; Move out of

Bursar

Noun the Treasurer at a College or University

Chicanery

Noun the Use of Tricks to Deceive Someone (usually to Extract Money from Them)

Guile

Noun the Use of Tricks to Deceive Someone (usually to Extract Money from Them); the Quality of Being Crafty; Shrewdness As Demonstrated by Being Skilled in Deception

Clime

Noun the Weather in Some Location Averaged over Some Long Period of Time

Czarina

Noun the Wife or Widow of a Czar

Lumber

Noun the Wood of Trees Cut and Prepared for Use As Building Material; an Implement Used in Baseball by the Batter; Verb Move Heavily or Clumsily; Cut Lumber, As in Woods and Forests

Idolatry

Noun the Worship of Idols; the Worship of Images That Are Not God; Religious Zeal; the Willingness to Serve God

Aaronic

Pertaining to Priesthood

Contextualize

Place in Context, Such As by Giving the Background or Circumstances

Belleslettres

Polite or Elegant Literature

Igenhousz

Scientist Who Discovered Photosynthesis.

Aasvogel

South African Vulture

Chaffing

Teasing; Banter

Annul

Verb Annul by Recalling or Rescinding; Declare Invalid

Acknowledge

Verb Accept (someone) to Be What is Claimed or Accept His Power and Authority; Accept As Legally Binding and Valid; Express Obligation, Thanks, or Gratitude For; Report the Receipt Of; Declare to Be True or Admit the Existence or Reality or Truth Of; Express Recognition of the Presence or Existence Of, or Acquaintance with

Arraign

Verb Accuse of a Wrong or an Inadequacy; Call Before a Court to Answer an Indictment

Arbitrate

Verb Act Between Parties with a View to Reconciling Differences

Liaise

Verb Act Between Parties with a View to Reconciling Differences

Collude

Verb Act in Unison or Agreement and in Secret Towards a Deceitful or Illegal Purpose

Aggrandize

Verb Add Details to

Annotate

Verb Add Explanatory Notes to or Supply with Critical Comments; Provide Interlinear Explanations for Words or Phrases

Fortify

Verb Add Nutrients To; Enclose by or As if by a Fortification; Make Strong or Stronger; Add Alcohol to (beverages); Prepare Oneself for a Military Confrontation

Anoint

Verb Administer an Oil or Ointment to ; Often in a Religious Ceremony of Blessing; Choose by or As if by Divine Intervention

Avow

Verb Admit Openly and Bluntly; Make No Bones About; to Declare or Affirm Solemnly and Formally As True

Adduce

Verb Advance Evidence for

Distill

Verb Give off (a Liquid); Undergo the Process of Distillation; Extract by the Process of Distillation; Undergo Condensation; Change from a Gaseous to a Liquid State and Fall in Drops; Remove Impurities From, Increase the Concentration Of, and Separate Through the Process of Distillation

Adumbrate

Verb Give to Understand; Describe Roughly or Briefly or Give the Main Points or Summary of

Betroth

Verb Give to in Marriage

Accompany

Verb Go or Travel Along With; Perform an Accompaniment To; Be Associated With; Be a Companion to Somebody

Emaciate

Verb Grow Weak and Thin or Waste Away Physically; Cause to Grow Thin or Weak

Devolve

Verb Grow Worse; Pass on or Delegate to Another; Be Inherited by

Burgeon

Verb Grow and Flourish

Accrue

Verb Grow by Addition; Come into the Possession of

Dawdle

Verb Hang (back) or Fall (behind) in Movement, Progress, Development, Etc.; Waste Time; Take One's Time; Proceed Slowly

Concur

Verb Happen Simultaneously; Be in Accord; Be in Agreement

Besiege

Verb Harass, As with Questions or Requests; Surround So As to Force to Give Up; Cause to Feel Distressed or Worried

Denote

Verb Have As a Meaning; Be a Sign or Indication Of; Make Known; Make an Announcement

Militate

Verb Have Force or Influence; Bring About an Effect or Change

Cohere

Verb Have Internal Elements or Parts Logically Connected So That Aesthetic Consistency Results; Cause to Form a United, Orderly, and Aesthetically Consistent Whole; Come or Be in Close Contact With; Stick or Hold Together and Resist Separation

Fornicate

Verb Have Sex Without Being Married

Confer

Verb Have a Conference in Order to Talk Something Over; Present

Aspire

Verb Have an Ambitious Plan or a Lofty Goal

Enthral

Verb Hold Spellbound

Apprise

Verb Increase the Value Of; Gain in Value; Make Aware Of; Inform (somebody) of Something

Enhance

Verb Increase; Make Better or More Attractive

Bode

Verb Indicate by Signs

Foreshadow

Verb Indicate by Signs

Castigate

Verb Inflict Severe Punishment On; Censure Severely

Cajole

Verb Influence or Urge by Gentle Urging, Caressing, or Flattering

Inveigle

Verb Influence or Urge by Gentle Urging, Caressing, or Flattering

Maim

Verb Injure or Wound Seriously and Leave Permanent Disfiguration or Mutilation

Insinuate

Verb Introduce or Insert (oneself) in a Subtle Manner; Give to Understand

Meddle

Verb Intrude in Other People's Affairs or Business; Interfere Unwantedly

Coronate

Verb Invest with Regal Power; Enthrone

Connote

Verb Involve As a Necessary Condition of Consequence; As in Logic; Express or State Indirectly

Forestall

Verb Keep from Happening or Arising; Make Impossible; Act in Advance Of; Deal with Ahead of Time

Deem

Verb Keep in Mind or Convey As a Conviction or View

Decimate

Verb Kill One in Every Ten, As of Mutineers in Roman Armies; Kill in Large Numbers

Lynch

Verb Kill Without Legal Sanction

Annihilate

Verb Kill in Large Numbers

Ascertain

Verb Learn or Discover with Certainty; Be Careful or Certain to Do Something; Make Certain of Something; Establish After a Calculation, Investigation, Experiment, Survey, or Study; Find Out, Learn, or Determine with Certainty, Usually by Making an Inquiry or Other Effort

Bequeath

Verb Leave or Give by Will After One's Death

Abridge

Verb Lessen, Diminish, or Curtail; Reduce in Scope While Retaining Essential Elements

Absolve

Verb Let off the Hook; Grant Remission of a Sin to

Abut

Verb Lie Adjacent to Another or Share a Boundary

Amortize

Verb Liquidate Gradually

Hearken

Verb Listen; Used Mostly in the Imperative

Despise

Verb Look Down on with Disdain

Digress

Verb Lose Clarity or Turn Aside Especially from the Main Subject of Attention or Course of Argument in Writing, Thinking, or Speaking; Wander from a Direct or Straight Course

Depreciate

Verb Lose in Value; Lower the Value of Something; Belittle

Adore

Verb Love Intensely

Debase

Verb Lower in Value by Increasing the Base-metal Content; Corrupt, Debase, or Make Impure by Adding a Foreign or Inferior Substance; Often by Replacing Valuable Ingredients with Inferior Ones; Corrupt Morally or by Intemperance or Sensuality

Amend

Verb Make Amendments To; Set Straight or Right; to Make Better

Feign

Verb Make Believe with the Intent to Deceive; Make a Pretence of

Deflect

Verb Turn Aside and Away from an Initial or Intended Course; Turn from a Straight Course , Fixed Direction, or Line of Interest; Impede the Movement of (an Opponent or a Ball); Draw Someone's Attention Away from Something; Prevent the Occurrence Of; Prevent from Happening

Atone

Verb Turn Away from Sin or Do Penitence; Make Amends for

Avert

Verb Turn Away or Aside; Prevent the Occurrence Of; Prevent from Happening

Delve

Verb Turn Up, Loosen, or Remove Earth

Deplete

Verb Use Up (resources or Materials)

Blurt

Verb Utter Impulsively

Enervate

Verb Weaken Mentally or Morally; Disturb the Composure of

Abrade

Verb Wear Away; Rub Hard or Scrub

Begrudge

Verb Wish Ill or Allow Unwillingly; Be Envious Of; Set One's Heart on

Covet

Verb Wish, Long, or Crave for (something, Especially the Property of Another Person)

Collaborate

Verb Work Together on a Common Enterprise of Project; Cooperate As a Traitor

Acquiesce

Verb to Agree or Express Agreement

Coerce

Verb to Cause to Do Through Pressure or Necessity, by Physical, Moral or Intellectual Means :"she Forced Him to Take a Job in the City"

Aver

Verb to Declare or Affirm Solemnly and Formally As True; Report or Maintain

Commiserate

Verb to Feel or Express Sympathy or Compassion

Ingeminate

Verb to Say, State, or Perform Again

Eluent

Washing Out.

Azazel

a Fallen Angel.

Cacophany

a Harsh or Disagreeable Sound

Debutant

a Male Performer Making His First Public Appearance

Curmedgeon

a Miser; an Avaricious, Ill-natured Person

Modus Operandi

a Particular Way or Method of Doing Something; Every Killer Has His Own Special Modus Operandi. Mode of Operation.

Acquiscent

a Person Who Assents or Makes No Opposition

Betenoire

a Person or Thing That One Especially Dislikes or Fears

Appendages

a Thing That is Added or Attached to Something Larger or More Important; They Treat Scotland As a Mere Appendage of England. a Projecting Part of an Invertebrate or Other Living Organism, with a Distinct Appearance or Function; a Pair of Feathery Appendages Through Which Oxygen is Absorbed. Peripheral

Appurtenances

an Appendage or Accessory

Dejure

by Right; Rightful

Inasmuch