abase v.::To lower in position, estimation, or the like; degrade.
abbess n.::The lady superior of a nunnery.
abbey n.::The group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns.
abbot n.::The superior of a community of monks.
abdicate v.::To give up (royal power or the like).
abdomen n.::In mammals, the visceral cavity between the diaphragm and the pelvic floor; the belly.
abdominal n.::Of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen.
abduction n.::A carrying away of a person against his will, or illegally.
abed adv.::In bed; on a bed.
aberration n.::Deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course.
abet v.::To aid, promote, or encourage the commission of (an offense).
abeyance n.::A state of suspension or temporary inaction.
abhorrence n.::The act of detesting extremely.
abhorrent adj.::Very repugnant; hateful.
abidance n.::An abiding.
abject adj.::Sunk to a low condition.
abjure v.::To recant, renounce, repudiate under oath.
able-bodied adj.::Competent for physical service.
ablution n.::A washing or cleansing, especially of the body.
abnegate v.::To renounce (a right or privilege).
abnormal adj.::Not conformed to the ordinary rule or standard.
abominable adj.::Very hateful.
abominate v.::To hate violently.
abomination n.::A very detestable act or practice.
aboriginal adj.::Primitive; unsophisticated.
aborigines n.::The original of earliest known inhabitants of a country.
aboveboard adv.::& adj.::Without concealment, fraud, or trickery.
abrade v.::To wear away the surface or some part of by friction.
abrasion n.::That which is rubbed off.
abridge v.::To make shorter in words, keeping the essential features, leaning out minor particles.
abridgment n.::A condensed form as of a book or play.
abrogate v.::To abolish, repeal.
abrupt adj.::Beginning, ending, or changing suddenly or with a break.
abscess n.::A Collection of pus in a cavity formed within some tissue of the body.
abscission n.::The act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation.
abscond v.::To depart suddenly and secretly, as for the purpose of escaping arrest.
absence n.::The fact of not being present or available.
absent-minded adj.::Lacking in attention to immediate surroundings or business.
absolution n.::Forgiveness, or passing over of offenses.
absolve v.::To free from sin or its penalties.
absorb v.::To drink in or suck up, as a sponge absorbs water.
absorption n.::The act or process of absorbing.
abstain v.::To keep oneself back (from doing or using something).
abstemious adj.::Characterized by self denial or abstinence, as in the use of drink, food.
abstinence n.::Self denial.
abstruse adj.::Dealing with matters difficult to be understood.
absurd adj.::Inconsistent with reason or common sense.
abundant adj.::Plentiful.
abusive adj.::Employing harsh words or ill treatment.
abut v.::To touch at the end or boundary line.
abyss n.::Bottomless gulf.
academic adj.::Of or pertaining to an academy, college, or university.
academician n.::A member of an academy of literature, art, or science.
academy n.::Any institution where the higher branches of learning are taught.
accede v.::To agree.
accelerate v.::To move faster.
accept v.::To take when offered.
access n.::A way of approach or entrance; passage.
accessible adj.::Approachable.
accession n.::Induction or elevation, as to dignity, office, or government.
accessory n.::A person or thing that aids the principal agent.
acclaim v.::To utter with a shout.
accommodate v.::To furnish something as a kindness or favor.
accompaniment n.::A subordinate part or parts, enriching or supporting the leading part.
accompanist n.::One who or that which accompanies.
accompany v.::To go with, or be associated with, as a companion.
accomplice n.::An associate in wrong-doing.
accomplish v.::To bring to pass.
accordion n.::A portable free-reed musical instrument.
accost v.::To speak to.
account n.::A record or statement of receipts and expenditures, or of business transactions.
accouter v.::To dress.
accredit v.::To give credit or authority to.
accumulate v.::To become greater in quantity or number.
accuracy n.::Exactness.
accurate adj.::Conforming exactly to truth or to a standard.
accursed adj.::Doomed to evil, misery, or misfortune.
accusation n.::A charge of crime, misdemeanor, or error.
accusatory adj.::Of, pertaining to, or involving an accusation.
accuse v.::To charge with wrong doing, misconduct, or error.
accustom v.::To make familiar by use.
acerbity n.::Sourness, with bitterness and astringency.
acetate n.::A salt of acetic acid.
acetic adj.::Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of vinegar.
ache v.::To be in pain or distress.
Achillean adj.::Invulnerable.
achromatic adj.::Colorless,
acid n.::A sour substance.
acidify v.::To change into acid.
acknowledge v.::To recognize; to admit the genuineness or validity of.
acknowledgment n.::Recognition.
acme n.::The highest point, or summit.
acoustic adj.::Pertaining to the act or sense of hearing.
acquaint v.::To make familiar or conversant.
acquiesce v.::To comply; submit.
acquiescence n.::Passive consent.
acquire v.::To get as one's own.
acquisition n.::Anything gained, or made one's own, usually by effort or labor.
acquit v.::To free or clear, as from accusation.
acquittal n.::A discharge from accusation by judicial action.
acquittance n.::Release or discharge from indebtedness, obligation, or responsibility.
acreage n.::Quantity or extent of land, especially of cultivated land.
acrid adj.::Harshly pungent or bitter.
acrimonious adj.::Full of bitterness.
acrimony n.::Sharpness or bitterness of speech or temper.
actionable adj.::Affording cause for instituting an action, as trespass, slanderous words.
actuality n.::Any reality.
actuary n.::An officer, as of an insurance company, who calculates and states the risks and premiums.
actuate v.::To move or incite to action.
acumen n.::Quickness of intellectual insight, or discernment; keenness of discrimination.
acute adj.::Having fine and penetrating discernment.
adamant n.::Any substance of exceeding hardness or impenetrability.
addendum n.::Something added, or to be added.
addle v.::To make inefficient or worthless; muddle.
adduce v.::To bring forward or name for consideration.
adhere v.::To stick fast or together.
adherence n.::Attachment.
adherent adj.::Clinging or sticking fast.
adhesion n.::The state of being attached or joined.
adieu inter.::Good-by; farewell.
adjacency n.::The state of being adjacent.
adjacent n.::That which is near or bordering upon.
adjudge v.::To award or bestow by formal decision.
adjunct n.::Something joined to or connected with another thing, but holding a subordinate place.
adjuration n.::A vehement appeal.
adjutant adj.::Auxiliary.
administrator n.::One who manages affairs of any kind.
admissible adj.::Having the right or privilege of entry.
admittance n.::Entrance, or the right or permission to enter.
admonish v.::To warn of a fault.
admonition n.::Gentle reproof.
ado n.::unnecessary activity or ceremony.
adoration n.::Profound devotion.
adroit adj.::Having skill in the use of the bodily or mental powers.
adulterant n.::An adulterating substance.
adulterate v.::To make impure by the admixture of other or baser ingredients.
adumbrate v.::To represent beforehand in outline or by emblem.
advent n.::The coming or arrival, as of any important change, event, state, or personage.
adverse adj.::Opposing or opposed.
adversity n.::Misfortune.
advert v.::To refer incidentally.
advertiser n.::One who advertises, especially in newspapers.
advisory adj.::Not mandatory.
advocacy n.::The act of pleading a cause.
advocate n.::One who pleads the cause of another, as in a legal or ecclesiastical court.
aerial adj.::Of, pertaining to, or like the air.
aeronaut n.::One who navigates the air, a balloonist.
aeronautics n.::the art or practice of flying aircraft
aerostat n.::A balloon or other apparatus floating in or sustained by the air.
aerostatics n.::The branch of pneumatics that treats of the equilibrium, pressure, and mechanical properties.
affable adj.::Easy to approach.
affect v.::To act upon
affectation n.::A studied or ostentatious pretense or attempt.
affiliate n.::Some auxiliary person or thing.
affirmative adj.::Answering yes; to a question at issue.
affix v.::To fasten.
affluence n.::A profuse or abundant supply of riches.
affront n.::An open insult or indignity.
afire adv.::& adj.::On fire, literally or figuratively.
afoot adv.::In progress.
aforesaid adj.::Said in a preceding part or before.
afresh adv.::Once more, after rest or interval.
afterthought n.::A thought that comes later than its appropriate or expected time.
agglomerate v.::To pile or heap together.
aggrandize v.::To cause to appear greatly.
aggravate v.::To make heavier, worse, or more burdensome.
aggravation n.::The fact of being made heavier or more heinous, as a crime , offense, misfortune, etc.
aggregate n.::The entire number, sum, mass, or quantity of something.
aggress v.::To make the first attack.
aggression n.::An unprovoked attack.
aggrieve v.::To give grief or sorrow to.
aghast adj.::Struck with terror and amazement.
agile adj.::Able to move or act quickly, physically, or mentally.
agitate v.::To move or excite (the feelings or thoughts).
agrarian adj.::Pertaining to land, especially agricultural land.
aide-de-camp n.::An officer who receives and transmits the orders of the general.
ailment n.::Slight sickness.
airy adj.::Delicate, ethereal.
akin adj.::Of similar nature or qualities.
alabaster n.::A white or delicately tinted fine-grained gypsum.
alacrity n.::Cheerful willingness.
albeit conj.::Even though.
albino n.::A person with milky white skin and hair, and eyes with bright red pupil and usually pink iris.
album n.::A book whose leaves are so made to form paper frames for holding photographs or the like.
alchemy n.::Chemistry of the middle ages, characterized by the pursuit of changing base metals to gold.
alcohol n.::A volatile, inflammable, colorless liquid of a penetrating odor and burning taste.
alcoholism n.::A condition resulting from the inordinate or persistent use of alcoholic beverages.
alcove n.::A covered recess connected with or at the side of a larger room.
alder n.::Any shrub or small tree of the genus Alumnus, of the oak family.
alderman n.::A member of a municipal legislative body, who usually exercises also certain judicial functions.
aldermanship n.::The dignity, condition, office, or term of office of an alderman.
alias n.::An assumed name.
alien n.::One who owes allegiance to a foreign government.
alienable adj.::Capable of being aliened or alienated, as lands.
alienate v.::To cause to turn away.
alienation n.::Estrangement.
aliment n.::That which nourishes.
alkali n.::Anything that will neutralize an acid, as lime, magnesia, etc.
allay v.::To calm the violence or reduce the intensity of; mitigate.
allege v.::To assert to be true, especially in a formal manner, as in court.
allegory n.::The setting forth of a subject under the guise of another subject of aptly suggestive likeness.
alleviate v.::To make less burdensome or less hard to bear.
alley n.::A narrow street, garden path, walk, or the like.
alliance n.::Any combination or union for some common purpose.
allot v.::To assign a definite thing or part to a certain person.
allotment n.::Portion.
allude v.::To refer incidentally, or by suggestion.
allusion n.::An indirect and incidental reference to something without definite mention of it.
alluvion n.::Flood.
ally n.::A person or thing connected with another, usually in some relation of helpfulness.
almanac n.::A series of tables giving the days of the week together with certain astronomical information.
aloof adv.::Not in sympathy with or desiring to associate with others.
altar n.::Any raised place or structure on which sacrifices may be offered or incense burned.
alter v.::To make change in.
alteration n.::Change or modification.
altercate v.::To contend angrily or zealously in words.
alternate n.::One chosen to act in place of another, in case of the absence or incapacity of that other.
alternative n.::Something that may or must exist, be taken or chosen, or done instead of something else.
altitude n.::Vertical distance or elevation above any point or base-level, as the sea.
alto n.::The lowest or deepest female voice or part.
altruism n.::Benevolence to others on subordination to self-interest.
altruist n.::One who advocates or practices altruism.
amalgam n.::An alloy or union of mercury with another metal.
amalgamate v.::To mix or blend together in a homogeneous body.
amateur adj.::Practicing an art or occupation for the love of it, but not as a profession.
amatory adj.::Designed to excite love.
ambidextrous adj.::Having the ability of using both hands with equal skill or ease.
ambiguous adj.::Having a double meaning.
ambitious adj.::Eagerly desirous and aspiring.
ambrosial adj.::Divinely sweet, fragrant, or delicious.
ambulance n.::A vehicle fitted for conveying the sick and wounded.
ambulate v.::To walk about
ambush n.::The act or state of lying concealed for the purpose of surprising or attacking the enemy.
ameliorate v.::To relieve, as from pain or hardship
amenable adj.::Willing and ready to submit.
Americanism n.::A peculiar sense in which an English word or phrase is used in the United States.
amicable adj.::Done in a friendly spirit.
amity n.::Friendship.
amorous adj.::Having a propensity for falling in love.
amorphous adj.::Without determinate shape.
amour n.::A love-affair, especially one of an illicit nature.
ampere n.::The practical unit of electric-current strength.
ampersand n.::The character &; and.
amphibious adj.::Living both on land and in water.
amphitheater n.::An edifice of elliptical shape, constructed about a central open space or arena.
amplitude n.::Largeness.
amply adv.::Sufficiently.
amputate v.::To remove by cutting, as a limb or some portion of the body.
amusement n.::Diversion.
anachronism n.::Anything occurring or existing out of its proper time.
anagram n.::The letters of a word or phrase so transposed as to make a different word or phrase.
analogous adj.::Corresponding (to some other) in certain respects, as in form, proportion, relations.
analogy n.::Reasoning in which from certain and known relations or resemblance others are formed.
analyst n.::One who analyzes or makes use of the analytical method.
analyze v.::To examine minutely or critically.
anarchy n.::Absence or utter disregard of government.
anathema n.::Anything forbidden, as by social usage.
anatomy n.::That branch of morphology which treats of the structure of organisms.
ancestry n.::One's ancestors collectively.
anecdote n.::A brief account of some interesting event or incident.
anemia n.::Deficiency of blood or red corpuscles.
anemic adj.::Affected with anemia.
anemometer n.::An instrument for measuring the force or velocity of wind.
anesthetic adj.::Pertaining to or producing loss of sensation.
anew adv.::Once more.
angelic adj.::Saintly.
Anglophobia n.::Hatred or dread of England or of what is English.
Anglo-Saxon n.::The entire English race wherever found, as in Europe, the United States, or India.
angular adj.::Sharp-cornered.
anhydrous adj.::Withered.
animadversion n.::The utterance of criticism or censure.
animadvert v.::To pass criticism or censure.
animalcule n.::An animal of microscopic smallness.
animate v.::To make alive.
animosity n.::Hatred.
annalist n.::Historian.
annals n.::A record of events in their chronological order, year by year.
annex v.::To add or affix at the end.
annihilate v.::To destroy absolutely.
annotate v.::To make explanatory or critical notes on or upon.
annual adj.::Occurring every year.
annuity n.::An annual allowance, payment, or income.
annunciation n.::Proclamation.
anode n.::The point where or path by which a voltaic current enters an electrolyte or the like.
anonymous adj.::Of unknown authorship.
antagonism n.::Mutual opposition or resistance of counteracting forces, principles, or persons.
Antarctic adj.::Pertaining to the south pole or the regions near it.
ante v.::In the game of poker, to put up a stake before the cards are dealt.
antecede v.::To precede.
antecedent n.::One who or that which precedes or goes before, as in time, place, rank, order, or causality.
antechamber n.::A waiting room for those who seek audience.
antedate v.::To assign or affix a date to earlier than the actual one.
antediluvian adj.::Of or pertaining to the times, things, events before the great flood in the days of Noah.
antemeridian adj.::Before noon.
antemundane adj.::Pertaining to time before the world's creation.
antenatal adj.::Occurring or existing before birth.
anterior adj.::Prior.
anteroom n.::A room situated before and opening into another, usually larger.
anthology n.::A collection of extracts from the writings of various authors.
anthracite n.::Hard coal.
anthropology n.::The science of man in general.
anthropomorphous adj.::Having or resembling human form.
antic n.::A grotesque, ludicrous, or fantastic action.
Antichrist n.::Any opponent or enemy of Christ, whether a person or a power.
anticlimax n.::A gradual or sudden decrease in the importance or impressiveness of what is said.
anticyclone n.::An atmospheric condition of high central pressure, with currents flowing outward.
antidote n.::Anything that will counteract or remove the effects of poison, disease, or the like.
antilogy n.::Inconsistency or contradiction in terms or ideas.
antipathize v.::To show or feel a feeling of antagonism, aversion, or dislike.
antiphon n.::A response or alteration of responses, generally musical.
antiphony n.::An anthem or other composition sung responsively.
antipodes n.::A place or region on the opposite side of the earth.
antiquary n.::One who collects and examines old things, as coins, books, medals, weapons, etc.
antiquate v.::To make old or out of date.
antique adj.::Pertaining to ancient times.
antiseptic n.::Anything that destroys or restrains the growth of putrefactive microorganisms.
antislavery adj.::Opposed to human slavery.
antispasmodic adj.::Tending to prevent or relieve non-inflammatory spasmodic affections.
antistrophe n.::The inversion of terms in successive classes, as in "the home of joy" and "the joy of home".
antitoxin n.::A substance which neutralizes the poisonous products of micro-organisms.
antonym n.::A word directly opposed to another in meaning.
anxious adj.::Distressed in mind respecting some uncertain matter.
apathy n.::Insensibility to emotion or passionate feeling.
aperture n.::Hole.
apex n.::The highest point, as of a mountain.
aphorism n.::Proverb.
apiary n.::A place where bees are kept.
apogee n.::The climax.
apology n.::A disclaimer of intentional error or offense.
apostasy n.::A total departure from one's faith or religion.
apostate adj.::False.
apostle n.::Any messenger commissioned by or as by divine authority.
apothecary n.::One who keeps drugs for sale and puts up prescriptions.
apotheosis n.::Deification.
appall v.::To fill with dismay or horror.
apparent adj.::Easily understood.
apparition n.::Ghost.
appease v.::To soothe by quieting anger or indignation.
appellate adj.::Capable of being appealed to.
appellation n.::The name or title by which a particular person, class, or thing is called.
append v.::To add or attach, as something accessory, subordinate, or supplementary.
appertain v.::To belong, as by right, fitness, association, classification, possession, or natural relation.
apposite adj.::Appropriate.
apposition n.::The act of placing side by side, together, or in contact.
appraise v.::To estimate the money value of.
appreciable adj.::Capable of being discerned by the senses or intellect.
apprehend v.::To make a prisoner of (a person) in the name of the law.
apprehensible adj.::Capable of being conceived.
approbation n.::Sanction.
appropriate adj.::Suitable for the purpose and circumstances.
aqueduct n.::A water-conduit, particularly one for supplying a community from a distance.
aqueous adj.::Of, pertaining to, or containing water.
arbiter n.::One chosen or appointed, by mutual consent of parties in dispute, to decide matters.
arbitrary adj.::Fixed or done capriciously.
arbitrate v.::To act or give judgment as umpire.
arbor n.::A tree.
arboreal adj.::Of or pertaining to a tree or trees.
arborescent adj.::Having the nature of a tree.
arboretum n.::A botanical garden or place devoted to the cultivation of trees or shrubs.
arboriculture n.::The cultivation of trees or shrubs.
arcade n.::A vaulted passageway or street; a roofed passageway having shops, etc., opening from it.
archaic adj.::Antiquated
archaism n.::Obsolescence.
archangel n.::An angel of high rank.
archbishop n.::The chief of the bishops of an ecclesiastical province in the Greek, Roman, and Anglican church.
archdeacon n.::A high official administrator of the affairs of a diocese.
archaeology n.::The branch of anthropology concerned with the systematic investigation of the relics of man.
archetype n.::A prototype.
archipelago n.::Any large body of water studded with islands, or the islands collectively themselves.
ardent adj.::Burning with passion.
ardor n.::Intensity of passion or affection.
arid adj.::Very dry.
aristocracy n.::A hereditary nobility
aristocrat n.::A hereditary noble or one nearly connected with nobility.
armada n.::A fleet of war-vessels.
armful n.::As much as can be held in the arm or arms.
armory n.::An arsenal.
aroma n.::An agreeable odor.
arraign v.::To call into court, as a person indicted for crime, and demand whether he pleads guilty or not.
arrange v.::To put in definite or proper order.
arrangement n.::The act of putting in proper order, or the state of being put in order.
arrant adj.::Notoriously bad.
arrear n.::Something overdue and unpaid.
arrival n.::A coming to stopping-place or destination.
arrogant adj.::Unduly or excessively proud, as of wealth, station, learning, etc.
arrogate v.::To take, demand, or claim, especially presumptuously or without reasons or grounds.
Artesian well n.::A very deep bored well. water rises due to underground pressure artful adj.::Characterized by craft or cunning.
Arthurian adj.::Pertaining to King Arthur, the real or legendary hero of British poetic story.
artifice n.::Trickery.
artless adj.::Ingenuous.
ascendant adj.::Dominant.
ascension n.::The act of rising.
ascent n.::A rising, soaring, or climbing.
ascetic adj.::Given to severe self-denial and practicing excessive abstinence and devotion.
ascribe v.::To assign as a quality or attribute.
asexual adj.::Having no distinct sexual organs.
ashen adj.::Pale.
askance adv.::With a side or indirect glance or meaning.
asperity n.::Harshness or roughness of temper.
aspirant n.::One who seeks earnestly, as for advancement, honors, place.
aspiration n.::An earnest wish for that which is above one's present reach.
aspire v.::To have an earnest desire, wish, or longing, as for something high and good, not yet attained.
assailant n.::One who attacks.
assassin n.::One who kills, or tries to kill, treacherously or secretly.
assassinate v.::To kill, as by surprise or secret assault, especially the killing of some eminent person.
assassination n.::Murderer, as by secret assault or treachery.
assay n.::The chemical analysis or testing of an alloy ore.
assent v.::To express agreement with a statement or matter of opinion.
assess v.::To determine the amount of (a tax or other sum to be paid).
assessor n.::An officer whose duty it is to assess taxes.
assets n.::pl. Property in general, regarded as applicable to the payment of debts.
assiduous adj.::Diligent.
assignee n.::One who is appointed to act for another in the management of certain property and interests.
assimilate v.::To adapt.
assonance n.::Resemblance or correspondence in sound.
assonant adj.::Having resemblance of sound.
assonate v.::To accord in sound, especially vowel sound.
assuage v.::To cause to be less harsh, violent, or severe, as excitement, appetite, pain, or
disease.
astringent adj.::Harsh in disposition or character.
astute adj.::Keen in discernment.
atheism n.::The denial of the existence of God.
athirst adj.::Wanting water.
athwart adv.::From side to side.
atomizer n.::An apparatus for reducing a liquid to a fine spray, as for disinfection, inhalation, etc.
atone v.::To make amends for.
atonement n.::Amends, reparation, or expiation made from wrong or injury.
atrocious adj.::Outrageously or wantonly wicked, criminal, vile, or cruel.
atrocity n.::Great cruelty or reckless wickedness.
attach n.::A subordinate member of a diplomatic embassy.
attest v.::To certify as accurate, genuine, or true.
attorney-general n.::The chief law-officer of a government.
auburn adj.::Reddish-brown, said usually of the hair.
audacious adj.::Fearless.
audible adj.::Loud enough to be heard.
audition n.::The act or sensation of hearing.
auditory adj.::Of or pertaining to hearing or the organs or sense of hearing.
augment v.::To make bigger.
augur v.::To predict.
Augustinian adj.::Pertaining to St. Augustine, his doctrines, or the religious orders called after him.
aura n.::Pervasive psychic influence supposed to emanate from persons aural adj.::Of or pertaining to the ear.
auricle n.::One of the two chambers of the heart which receives the blood from the veins.
auricular adj.::Of or pertaining to the ear, its auricle, or the sense of hearing.
auriferous adj.::Containing gold.
aurora n.::A luminous phenomenon in the upper regions of the atmosphere.
auspice n.::favoring, protecting, or propitious influence or guidance.
austere adj.::Severely simple; unadorned.
autarchy n.::Unrestricted power.
authentic adj.::Of undisputed origin.
authenticity n.::The state or quality of being genuine, or of the origin and authorship claimed.
autobiography n.::The story of one's life written by himself.
autocracy n.::Absolute government.
autocrat n.::Any one who claims or wields unrestricted or undisputed authority or influence.
automaton n.::Any living being whose actions are or appear to be involuntary or mechanical.
autonomous adj.::Self-governing.
autonomy n.::Self-government.
autopsy n.::The examination of a dead body by dissection to ascertain the cause of death.
autumnal adj.::Of or pertaining to autumn.
auxiliary n.::One who or that which aids or helps, especially when regarded as subsidiary or accessory.
avalanche n.::The fall or sliding of a mass of snow or ice down a mountain-slope, often bearing with it rock. 
avarice n.::Passion for getting and keeping riches.
aver v.::To assert as a fact.
averse adj.::Reluctant.
aversion n.::A mental condition of fixed opposition to or dislike of some particular thing.
avert v.::To turn away or aside.
aviary n.::A spacious cage or enclosure in which live birds are kept.
avidity n.::Greediness.
avocation n.::Diversion.
avow v.::To declare openly.
awaken v.::To arouse, as emotion, interest, or the like.
awry adv.::& adj.::Out of the proper form, direction, or position.
aye adv.::An expression of assent.
azalea n.::A flowering shrub.
azure n.::The color of the sky.
Baconian adj.::Of or pertaining to Lord Bacon or his system of philosophy.
bacterium n.::A microbe.
badger v.::To pester.
baffle v.::To foil or frustrate.
bailiff n.::An officer of court having custody of prisoners under arraignment.
baize n.::A single-colored napped woolen fabric used for table-covers, curtains, etc.
bale n.::A large package prepared for transportation or storage.
baleful adj.::Malignant.
ballad n.::Any popular narrative poem, often with epic subject and usually in lyric form.
balsam n.::A medical preparation, aromatic and oily, used for healing.
banal adj.::Commonplace.
barcarole n.::A boat-song of Venetian gondoliers.
barograph n.::An instrument that registers graphically and continuously the atmospheric pressure.
barometer n.::An instrument for indicating the atmospheric pressure per unit of surface.
barring prep.::Apart from.
baritone adj.::Having a register higher than bass and lower than tenor.
bask v.::To make warm by genial heat.
bass adj.::Low in tone or compass.
baste v.::To cover with melted fat, gravy, while cooking.
baton n.::An official staff borne either as a weapon or as an emblem of authority or privilege.
battalion n.::A body of infantry composed of two or more companies, forming a part of a regiment.
batten n.::A narrow strip of wood.
batter n.::A thick liquid mixture of two or more materials beaten together, to be used in cookery.
bauble n.::A trinket.
bawl v.::To proclaim by outcry.
beatify v.::To make supremely happy.
beatitude n.::Any state of great happiness.
beau n.::An escort or lover.
becalm v.::To make quiet.
beck v.::To give a signal to, by nod or gesture.
bedaub v.::To smear over, as with something oily or sticky.
bedeck v.::To cover with ornament.
bedlam n.::Madhouse.
befog v.::To confuse.
befriend v.::To be a friend to, especially when in need.
beget v.::To produce by sexual generation.
begrudge v.::To envy one of the possession of.
belate v.::To delay past the proper hour.
belay v.::To make fast, as a rope, by winding round a cleat.
belie v.::To misrepresent.
believe v.::To accept as true on the testimony or authority of others.
belittle v.::To disparage.
belle n.::A woman who is a center of attraction because of her beauty, accomplishments, etc.
bellicose adj.::Warlike.
belligerent adj.::Manifesting a warlike spirit.
bemoan v.::To lament
benediction n.::a solemn invocation of the divine blessing.
benefactor n.::A doer of kindly and charitable acts.
benefice n.::A church office endowed with funds or property for the maintenance of divine service.
beneficent adj.::Characterized by charity and kindness.
beneficial adj.::Helpful.
beneficiary n.::One who is lawfully entitled to the profits and proceeds of an estate or property.
benefit n.::Helpful result.
benevolence n.::Any act of kindness or well-doing.
benevolent adj.::Loving others and actively desirous of their well-being.
benign adj.::Good and kind of heart.
benignant adj.::Benevolent in feeling, character, or aspect.
benignity n.::Kindness of feeling, disposition, or manner.
benison n.::Blessing.
bequeath v.::To give by will.
bereave v.::To make desolate with loneliness and grief.
berth n.::A bunk or bed in a vessel, sleeping-car, etc.
beseech v.::To implore.
beset v.::To attack on all sides.
besmear v.::To smear over, as with any oily or sticky substance.
bestial adj.::Animal.
bestrew v.::To sprinkle or cover with things strewn.
bestride v.::To get or sit upon astride, as a horse.
bethink v.::To remind oneself.
betide v.::To happen to or befall.
betimes adv.::In good season or time.
betroth v.::To engage to marry.
betrothal n.::Engagement to marry.
bevel n.::Any inclination of two surfaces other than 90 degrees.
bewilder v.::To confuse the perceptions or judgment of.
bibliomania n.::The passion for collecting books.
bibliography n.::A list of the words of an author, or the literature bearing on a particular subject.
bibliophile n.::One who loves books.
bibulous adj.::Fond of drinking.
bide v.::To await.
biennial n.::A plant that produces leaves and roots the first year and flowers and fruit the second.
bier n.::A horizontal framework with two handles at each end for carrying a corpse to the grave.
bigamist n.::One who has two spouses at the same time.
bigamy n.::The crime of marrying any other person while having a legal spouse living.
bight n.::A slightly receding bay between headlands, formed by a long curve of a coast-line.
bilateral adj.::Two-sided.
bilingual adj.::Speaking two languages.
biograph n.::A bibliographical sketch or notice.
biography n.::A written account of one's life, actions, and character.
biology n.::The science of life or living organisms.
biped n.::An animal having two feet.
birthright n.::A privilege or possession into which one is born.
bitterness n.::Acridity, as to the taste.
blas adj.::Sated with pleasure.
blaspheme v.::To indulge in profane oaths.
blatant adj.::Noisily or offensively loud or clamorous.
blaze n.::A vivid glowing flame.
blazon v.::To make widely or generally known.
bleak adj.::Desolate.
blemish n.::A mark that mars beauty.
blithe adj.::Joyous.
blithesome adj.::Cheerful.
blockade n.::The shutting up of a town, a frontier, or a line of coast by hostile forces.
boatswain n.::A subordinate officer of a vessel, who has general charge of the rigging, anchors, etc.
bodice n.::A women's ornamental corset-shaped laced waist.
bodily adj.::Corporeal.
boisterous adj.::Unchecked merriment or animal spirits.
bole n.::The trunk or body of a tree.
bolero n.::A Spanish dance, illustrative of the passion of love, accompanied by caste nets and singing.
boll n.::A round pod or seed-capsule, as a flax or cotton.
bolster v.::To support, as something wrong.
bomb n.::A hollow projectile containing an explosive material.
bombard v.::To assail with any missile or with abusive speech.
bombardier n.::A person who has charge of mortars, bombs, and shells.
bombast n.::Inflated or extravagant language, especially on unimportant subjects.
boorish adj.::Rude.
bore v.::To weary by tediousness or dullness.
borough n.::An incorporated village or town.
bosom n.::The breast or the upper front of the thorax of a human being, especially of a woman.
botanical adj.::Connected with the study or cultivation of plants.
botanize v.::To study plant-life.
botany n.::The science that treats of plants.
bountiful adj.::Showing abundance.
Bowdlerize v.::To expurgate in editing (a literary composition) by omitting words or passages.
bowler n.::In cricket, the player who delivers the ball.
boycott v.::To place the products or merchandise of under a ban.
brae n.::Hillside.
braggart n.::A vain boaster.
brandish v.::To wave, shake, or flourish triumphantly or defiantly, as a sword or spear.
bravado n.::An aggressive display of boldness.
bravo interj.::Well done.
bray n.::A loud harsh sound, as the cry of an ass or the blast of a horn.
braze v.::To make of or ornament with brass.
brazier n.::An open pan or basin for holding live coals.
breach n.::The violation of official duty, lawful right, or a legal obligation.
breaker n.::One who trains horses, dogs, etc.
breech n.::The buttocks.
brethren n.::pl. Members of a brotherhood, gild, profession, association, or the like.
brevity n.::Shortness of duration.
bric-a-brac n.::Objects of curiosity or for decoration.
bridle n.::The head-harness of a horse consisting of a head-stall, a bit, and the reins.
brigade n.::A body of troops consisting of two or more regiments.
brigadier n.::General officer who commands a brigade, ranking between a colonel and a major-general.
brigand n.::One who lives by robbery and plunder.
brimstone n.::Sulfur.
brine n.::Water saturated with salt.
bristle n.::One of the coarse, stiff hairs of swine: used in brush-making, etc.
Britannia n.::The United Kingdom of Great Britain.
Briticism n.::A word, idiom, or phrase characteristic of Great Britain or the British.
brittle adj.::Fragile.
broach v.::To mention, for the first time.
broadcast adj.::Disseminated far and wide.
brogan n.::A coarse, heavy shoe.
brogue n.::Any dialectic pronunciation of English, especially that of the Irish people.
brokerage n.::The business of making sales and purchases for a commission; a broker.
bromine n.::A dark reddish-brown, non-metallic liquid element with a suffocating odor.
bronchitis n.::Inflammation of the bronchial tubes.
bronchus n.::Either of the two subdivisions of the trachea conveying air into the lungs.
brooch n.::An article of jewelry fastened by a hinged pin and hook on the underside.
brotherhood n.::Spiritual or social fellowship or solidarity.
browbeat v.::To overwhelm, or attempt to do so, by stern, haughty, or rude address or manner.
brusque adj.::Somewhat rough or rude in manner or speech.
buffoon n.::A clown.
buffoonery n.::Low drollery, coarse jokes, etc.
bulbous adj.::Of, or pertaining to, or like a bulb.
bullock n.::An ox.
bulrush n.::Any one of various tall rush-like plants growing in damp ground or water.
bulwark n.::Anything that gives security or defense.
bumper n.::A cup or glass filled to the brim, especially one to be drunk as a toast or health.
bumptious adj.::Full of offensive and aggressive self-conceit.
bungle v.::To execute clumsily.
buoyancy n.::Power or tendency to float on or in a liquid or gas.
buoyant adj.::Having the power or tendency to float or keep afloat.
bureau n.::A chest of drawers for clothing, etc.
bureaucracy n.::Government by departments of men transacting particular branches of public business.
burgess n.::In colonial times, a member of the lower house of the legislature of Maryland or Virginia.
burgher n.::An inhabitant, citizen or freeman of a borough burgh, or corporate town.
burnish v.::To make brilliant or shining.
bursar n.::A treasurer.
bustle v.::To hurry.
butt v.::To strike with or as with the head, or horns.
butte n.::A conspicuous hill, low mountain, or natural turret, generally isolated.
buttress n.::Any support or prop.
by-law n.::A rule or law adopted by an association, a corporation, or the like.
cabal n.::A number of persons secretly united for effecting by intrigue some private purpose.
cabalism n.::Superstitious devotion to one's religion.
cabinet n.::The body of men constituting the official advisors of the executive head of a nation.
cacophony n.::A disagreeable, harsh, or discordant sound or combination of sounds or tones.
cadaverous adj.::Resembling a corpse.
cadence n.::Rhythmical or measured flow or movement, as in poetry or the time and pace of marching troops.
cadenza n.::An embellishment or flourish, prepared or improvised, for a solo voice or instrument.
caitiff adj.::Cowardly.
cajole v.::To impose on or dupe by flattering speech.
cajolery n.::Delusive speech.
calculable adj.::That may be estimated by reckoning.
calculus n.::A concretion formed in various parts of the body resembling a pebble in hardness.
callosity n.::The state of being hard and insensible.
callow adj.::Without experience of the world.
calorie n.::Amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water 1 degree centigrade.
calumny n.::Slander.
Calvary n.::The place where Christ was crucified.
Calvinism n.::The system of doctrine taught by John Calvin.
Calvinize v.::To teach or imbue with the doctrines of Calvinism.
came n.::A leaden sash-bar or grooved strip for fastening panes in stained-glass windows.
cameo n.::Any small engraved or carved work in relief.
campaign n.::A complete series of connected military operations.
Canaanite n.::A member of one of the three tribes that dwelt in the land of Canaan, or western Palestine.
canary adj.::Of a bright but delicate yellow.
candid adj.::Straightforward.
candor n.::The quality of frankness or outspokenness.
canine adj.::Characteristic of a dog.
canon n.::Any rule or law.
cant v.::To talk in a singsong, preaching tone with affected solemnity.
cantata n.::A choral composition.
canto n.::One of the divisions of an extended poem.
cantonment n.::The part of the town or district in which the troops are quartered.
capacious adj.::Roomy.
capillary n.::A minute vessel having walls composed of a single layer of cells.
capitulate v.::To surrender or stipulate terms.
caprice n.::A whim.
caption n.::A heading, as of a chapter, section, document, etc.
captious adj.::Hypercritical.
captivate v.::To fascinate, as by excellence. eloquence, or beauty.
carcass n.::The dead body of an animal.
cardiac adj.::Pertaining to the heart.
cardinal adj.::Of prime or special importance.
caret n.::A sign (^) placed below a line, indicating where omitted words, etc., should be inserted.
caricature n.::a picture or description in which natural characteristics are exaggerated or distorted.
carnage n.::Massacre.
carnal adj.::Sensual.
carnivorous adj.::Eating or living on flesh.
carouse v.::To drink deeply and in boisterous or jovial manner.
carrion n.::Dead and putrefying flesh.
cartilage n.::An elastic animal tissue of firm consistence.
cartridge n.::A charge for a firearm, or for blasting.
caste n.::The division of society on artificial grounds.
castigate v.::To punish.
casual adj.::Accidental, by chance.
casualty n.::A fatal or serious accident or disaster.
cataclysm n.::Any overwhelming flood of water.
cataract n.::Opacity of the lens of the eye resulting in complete or partial blindness.
catastrophe n.::Any great and sudden misfortune or calamity.
cathode n.::The negative pole or electrode of a galvanic battery.
Catholicism n.::The system, doctrine, and practice of the Roman Catholic Church.
catholicity n.::Universal prevalence or acceptance.
cat-o-nine-tails n.::An instrument consisting of nine pieces of cord, formerly used for flogging in the army and navy.
caucus n.::A private meeting of members of a political party to select candidates.
causal adj.::Indicating or expressing a cause.
caustic adj.::Sarcastic and severe.
cauterize v.::To burn or sear as with a heated iron.
cede v.::To pass title to.
censor n.::An official examiner of manuscripts empowered to prohibit their publication.
censorious adj.::Judging severely or harshly.
census n.::An official numbering of the people of a country or district.
centenary adj.::Pertaining to a hundred years or a period of a hundred years.
centiliter n.::A hundredth of a liter.
centimeter n.::A length of one hundredth of a meter.
centurion n.::A captain of a company of one hundred infantry in the ancient Roman army.
cereal adj.::Pertaining to edible grain or farinaceous seeds.
ceremonial adj.::Characterized by outward form or ceremony.
ceremonious adj.::Observant of ritual.
cessation n.::Discontinuance, as of action or motion.
cession n.::Surrender, as of possessions or rights.
chagrin n.::Keen vexation, annoyance, or mortification, as at one's failures or errors.
chameleon adj.::Changeable in appearance.
chancery n.::A court of equity, as distinguished from a common-law court.
chaos n.::Any condition of which the elements or parts are in utter disorder and confusion.
characteristic n.::A distinctive feature.
characterize v.::To describe by distinctive marks or peculiarities.
charlatan n.::A quack.
chasm n.::A yawning hollow, as in the earth's surface.
chasten v.::To purify by affliction.
chastise v.::To subject to punitive measures.
chastity n.::Sexual or moral purity.
chateau n.::A castle or manor-house.
chattel n.::Any article of personal property.
check v.::To hold back.
chiffon n.::A very thin gauze used for trimmings, evening dress, etc.
chivalry n.::The knightly system of feudal times with its code, usages and practices.
cholera n.::An acute epidemic disease.
choleric adj.::Easily provoked to anger.
choral adj.::Pertaining to, intended for, or performed by a chorus or choir.
Christ n.::A title of Jesus
christen v.::To name in baptism.
Christendom n.::That part of the world where Christianity is generally professed.
chromatic adj.::Belonging, relating to, or abounding in color.
chronology n.::The science that treats of computation of time or of investigation and arrangement of events.
chronometer n.::A portable timekeeper of the highest attainable precision.
cipher v.::To calculate arithmetically. (also a noun meaning zero or nothing) 
circulate v.::To disseminate.
circumference n.::The boundary-line of a circle.
circumlocution n.::Indirect or roundabout expression.
circumnavigate v.::To sail quite around.
circumscribe v.::To confine within bounds.
circumspect adj.::Showing watchfulness, caution, or careful consideration.
citadel n.::Any strong fortress.
cite v.::To refer to specifically.
claimant n.::One who makes a claim or demand, as of right.
clairvoyance n.::Intuitive sagacity or perception.
clamorous adj.::Urgent in complaint or demand.
clan n.::A tribe.
clandestine adj.::Surreptitious.
clangor n.::Clanking or a ringing, as of arms, chains, or bells; clamor.
clarify v.::To render intelligible.
clarion n.::A small shrill trumpet or bugle.
classify v.::To arrange in a class or classes on the basis of observed resemblance; and differences.
clearance n.::A certificate from the proper authorities that a vessel has complied with the law and may sail.
clemency n.::Mercy.
clement adj.::Compassionate.
close-hauled adj.::Having the sails set for sailing as close to the wind as possible.
clothier n.::One who makes or sells cloth or clothing.
clumsy adj.::Awkward of movement.
coagulate v.::To change into a clot or a jelly, as by heat, by chemical action, or by a ferment.
coagulant adj.::Producing coagulation.
coalescence n.::The act or process of coming together so as to form one body, combination, or product.
coalition n.::Combination in a body or mass.
coddle v.::To treat as a baby or an invalid.
codicil n.::A supplement adding to, revoking, or explaining in the body of a will.
coerce v.::To force.
coercion n.::Forcible constraint or restraint, moral or physical.
coercive adj.::Serving or tending to force.
cogent adj.::Appealing strongly to the reason or conscience.
cognate adj.::Akin.
cognizant adj.::Taking notice.
cohere v.::To stick together.
cohesion n.::Consistency.
cohesive adj.::Having the property of consistency.
coincide v.::To correspond.
coincidence n.::A circumstance so agreeing with another: often implying accident.
coincident adj.::Taking place at the same time.
collaborate v.::To labor or cooperate with another or others, especially in literary or scientific pursuits.
collapse v.::To cause to shrink, fall in, or fail.
collapsible adj.::That may or can collapse.
colleague n.::An associate in professional employment.
collective adj.::Consisting of a number of persons or objects considered as gathered into a mass, or sum.
collector n.::One who makes a collection, as of objects of art, books, or the like.
collegian n.::A college student.
collide v.::To meet and strike violently.
collier n.::One who works in a coal-mine.
collision n.::Violent contact.
colloquial adj.::Pertaining or peculiar to common speech as distinguished from literary.
colloquialism n.::Form of speech used only or chiefly in conversation.
colloquy n.::Conversation.
collusion n.::A secret agreement for a wrongful purpose.
colossus n.::Any strikingly great person or object.
comely adj.::Handsome.
comestible adj.::Fit to be eaten.
comical adj.::Funny.
commemorate v.::To serve as a remembrance of.
commentary n.::A series of illustrative or explanatory notes on any important work.
commingle v.::To blend.
commissariat n.::The department of an army charged with the provision of its food and water and daily needs.
commission v.::To empower.
commitment n.::The act or process of entrusting or consigning for safe-keeping.
committal n.::The act, fact, or result of committing, or the state of being.
commodity n.::Something that is bought and sold.
commotion n.::A disturbance or violent agitation.
commute v.::To put something, especially something less severe, in place of.
comparable adj.::Fit to be compared.
comparative adj.::Relative.
comparison n.::Examination of two or more objects with reference to their likeness or unlikeness.
compensate v.::To remunerate.
competence n.::Adequate qualification or capacity.
competent adj.::Qualified.
competitive adj.::characterized by rivalry.
competitor n.::A rival.
complacence n.::Satisfaction with one's acts or surroundings.
complacent adj.::Pleased or satisfied with oneself.
complaisance n.::Politeness.
complaisant adj.::Agreeable.
complement v.::To make complete.
complex adj.::Complicated.
compliant adj.::Yielding.
complicate v.::To make complex, difficult, or hard to deal with.
complication n.::An intermingling or combination of things or parts, especially in a perplexing manner.
complicity n.::Participation or partnership, as in wrong-doing or with a wrong-doer.
compliment v.::To address or gratify with expressions of delicate praise.
component n.::A constituent element or part.
comport v.::To conduct or behave (oneself).
composure n.::Calmness.
comprehensible adj.::Intelligible.
comprehension n.::Ability to know.
comprehensive adj.::Large in scope or content.
compress v.::To press together or into smaller space.
compressible adj.::Capable of being pressed into smaller compass.
compression n.::Constraint, as by force or authority.
comprise v.::To consist of.
compulsion n.::Coercion.
compulsory adj.::Forced.
compunction n.::Remorseful feeling.
compute v.::To ascertain by mathematical calculation.
concede v.::To surrender.
conceit n.::Self-flattering opinion.
conceive v.::To form an idea, mental image or thought of.
concerto n.::A musical composition.
concession n.::Anything granted or yielded, or admitted in response to a demand, petition, or claim.
conciliate v.::To obtain the friendship of.
conciliatory adj.::Tending to reconcile.
conclusive adj.::Sufficient to convince or decide.
concord n.::Harmony.
concordance n.::Harmony.
concur v.::To agree.
concurrence n.::Agreement.
concurrent adj.::Occurring or acting together.
concussion n.::A violent shock to some organ by a fall or a sudden blow.
condensation n.::The act or process of making dense or denser.
condense v.::To abridge.
condescend v.::To come down voluntarily to equal terms with inferiors.
condolence n.::Expression of sympathy with a person in pain, sorrow, or misfortune.
conduce v.::To bring about.
conducive adj.::Contributing to an end.
conductible adj.::Capable of being conducted or transmitted.
conduit n.::A means for conducting something, particularly a tube, pipe, or passageway for a fluid.
confectionery n.::The candy collectively that a confectioner makes or sells, as candy.
confederacy n.::A number of states or persons in compact or league with each other, as for mutual aid.
confederate n.::One who is united with others in a league, compact, or agreement.
confer v.::To bestow.
conferee n.::A person with whom another confers.
confessor n.::A spiritual advisor.
confidant n.::One to whom secrets are entrusted.
confide v.::To reveal in trust or confidence.
confidence n.::The state or feeling of trust in or reliance upon another.
confident adj.::Assured.
confinement n.::Restriction within limits or boundaries.
confiscate v.::To appropriate (private property) as forfeited to the public use or treasury.
conflagration n.::A great fire, as of many buildings, a forest, or the like.
confluence n.::The place where streams meet.
confluent n.::A stream that unites with another.
conformance n.::The act or state or conforming.
conformable adj.::Harmonious.
conformation n.::General structure, form, or outline.
conformity n.::Correspondence in form, manner, or use.
confront v.::To encounter, as difficulties or obstacles.
congeal v.::To coagulate.
congenial adj.::Having kindred character or tastes.
congest v.::To collect into a mass.
congregate v.::To bring together into a crowd.
coniferous adj.::Cone-bearing trees.
conjecture n.::A guess.
conjoin v.::To unite.
conjugal adj.::Pertaining to marriage, marital rights, or married persons.
conjugate adj.::Joined together in pairs.
conjugation n.::The state or condition of being joined together.
conjunction n.::The state of being joined together, or the things so joined.
connive v.::To be in collusion.
connoisseur n.::A critical judge of art, especially one with thorough knowledge and sound judgment of art.
connote v.::To mean; signify.
connubial adj.::Pertaining to marriage or matrimony.
conquer v.::To overcome by force.
consanguineous adj.::Descended from the same parent or ancestor.
conscience n.::The faculty in man by which he distinguishes between right and wrong in character and conduct.
conscientious adj.::Governed by moral standard.
conscious adj.::Aware that one lives, feels, and thinks.
conscript v.::To force into military service.
consecrate v.::To set apart as sacred.
consecutive adj.::Following in uninterrupted succession.
consensus n.::A collective unanimous opinion of a number of persons.
conservatism n.::Tendency to adhere to the existing order of things.
conservative adj.::Adhering to the existing order of things.
conservatory n.::An institution for instruction and training in music and declamation.
consign v.::To entrust.
consignee n.::A person to whom goods or other property has been entrusted.
consignor n.::One who entrusts.
consistency n.::A state of permanence.
console v.::To comfort.
consolidate v.::To combine into one body or system.
consonance n.::The state or quality of being in accord with.
consonant adj.::Being in agreement or harmony with.
consort n.::A companion or associate.
conspicuous adj.::Clearly visible.
conspirator n.::One who agrees with others to cooperate in accomplishing some unlawful purpose.
conspire v.::To plot.
constable n.::An officer whose duty is to maintain the peace.
constellation n.::An arbitrary assemblage or group of stars.
consternation n.::Panic.
constituency n.::The inhabitants or voters in a district represented in a legislative body.
constituent n.::One who has the right to vote at an election.
constrict v.::To bind.
consul n.::An officer appointed to reside in a foreign city, chiefly to represent his country.
consulate n.::The place in which a consul transacts official business.
consummate v.::To bring to completion.
consumption n.::Gradual destruction, as by burning, eating, etc., or by using up, wearing out, etc.
consumptive adj.::Designed for gradual destruction.
contagion n.::The communication of disease from person to person.
contagious adj.::Transmitting disease.
contaminate v.::To pollute.
contemplate v.::To consider thoughtfully.
contemporaneous adj.::Living, occurring, or existing at the same time.
contemporary adj.::Living or existing at the same time.
contemptible adj.::Worthy of scorn or disdain.
contemptuous adj.::Disdainful.
contender n.::One who exerts oneself in opposition or rivalry.
contiguity n.::Proximity.
contiguous adj.::Touching or joining at the edge or boundary.
continence n.::Self-restraint with respect to desires, appetites, and passion.
contingency n.::Possibility of happening.
contingent adj.::Not predictable.
continuance n.::Permanence.
continuation n.::Prolongation.
continuity n.::Uninterrupted connection in space, time, operation, or development.
continuous adj.::Connected, extended, or prolonged without separation or interruption of sequence.
contort v.::To twist into a misshapen form.
contraband n.::Trade forbidden by law or treaty.
contradiction n.::The assertion of the opposite of that which has been said.
contradictory adj.::Inconsistent with itself.
contraposition n.::A placing opposite.
contravene v.::To prevent or obstruct the operation of.
contribution n.::The act of giving for a common purpose.
contributor n.::One who gives or furnishes, in common with others, for a common purpose.
contrite adj.::Broken in spirit because of a sense of sin.
contrivance n.::The act planning, devising, inventing, or adapting something to or for a special purpose.
contrive v.::To manage or carry through by some device or scheme.
control v.::To exercise a directing, restraining, or governing influence over.
controller n.::One who or that which regulates or directs.
contumacious adj.::Rebellious.
contumacy n.::Contemptuous disregard of the requirements of rightful authority.
contuse v.::To bruise by a blow, either with or without the breaking of the skin.
contusion n.::A bruise.
convalesce v.::To recover after a sickness.
convalescence n.::The state of progressive restoration to health and strength after the cessation of disease.
convalescent adj.::Recovering health after sickness.
convene v.::To summon or cause to assemble.
convenience n.::Fitness, as of time or place.
converge v.::To cause to incline and approach nearer together.
convergent adj.::Tending to one point.
conversant adj.::Thoroughly informed.
conversion n.::Change from one state or position to another, or from one form to another.
convertible adj.::Interchangeable.
convex adj.::Curving like the segment of the globe or of the surface of a circle.
conveyance n.::That by which anything is transported.
convivial adj.::Devoted to feasting, or to good-fellowship in eating or drinking.
convolution n.::A winding motion.
convolve v.::To move with a circling or winding motion.
convoy n.::A protecting force accompanying property in course of transportation.
convulse v.::To cause spasms in.
convulsion n.::A violent and abnormal muscular contraction of the body.
copious adj.::Plenteous.
coquette n.::A flirt.
cornice n.::An ornamental molding running round the walls of a room close to the ceiling.
cornucopia n.::The horn of plenty, symbolizing peace and prosperity.
corollary n.::A proposition following so obviously from another that it requires little demonstration.
coronation n.::The act or ceremony of crowning a monarch.
coronet n.::Inferior crown denoting, according to its form, various degrees of noble rank less than sovereign.
corporal adj.::Belonging or relating to the body as opposed to the mind.
corporate adj.::Belonging to a corporation.
corporeal adj.::Of a material nature; physical.
corps n.::A number or body of persons in some way associated or acting together.
corpse n.::A dead body.
corpulent adj.::Obese.
corpuscle n.::A minute particle of matter.
correlate v.::To put in some relation of connection or correspondence.
correlative adj.::Mutually involving or implying one another.
corrigible adj.::Capable of reformation.
corroborate v.::To strengthen, as proof or conviction.
corroboration n.::Confirmation.
corrode v.::To ruin or destroy little by little.
corrosion n.::Gradual decay by crumbling or surface disintegration.
corrosive n.::That which causes gradual decay by crumbling or surface disintegration.
corruptible adj.::Open to bribery.
corruption n.::Loss of purity or integrity.
cosmetic adj.::Pertaining to the art of beautifying, especially the complexion.
cosmic adj.::Pertaining to the universe.
cosmogony n.::A doctrine of creation or of the origin of the universe.
cosmography n.::The science that describes the universe, including astronomy, geography, and geology.
cosmology n.::The general science of the universe.
cosmopolitan adj.::Common to all the world.
cosmopolitanism n.::A cosmopolitan character.
cosmos n.::The world or universe considered as a system, perfect in order and arrangement.
counter-claim n.::A cross-demand alleged by a defendant in his favor against the plaintiff.
counteract v.::To act in opposition to.
counterbalance v.::To oppose with an equal force.
countercharge v.::To accuse in return.
counterfeit adj.::Made to resemble something else.
counterpart n.::Something taken with another for the completion of either.
countervail v.::To offset.
counting-house n.::A house or office used for transacting business, bookkeeping, correspondence, etc.
countryman n.::A rustic.
courageous adj.::Brave.
course n.::Line of motion or direction.
courser n.::A fleet and spirited horse.
courtesy n.::Politeness originating in kindness and exercised habitually.
covenant n.::An agreement entered into by two or more persons or parties.
covert adj.::Concealed, especially for an evil purpose.
covey n.::A flock of quails or partridges.
cower v.::To crouch down tremblingly, as through fear or shame.
coxswain n.::One who steers a rowboat, or one who has charge of a ship's boat and its crew under an officer.
crag n.::A rugged, rocky projection on a cliff or ledge.
cranium n.::The skull of an animal, especially that part enclosing the brain.
crass adj.::Coarse or thick in nature or structure, as opposed to thin or fine.
craving n.::A vehement desire.
creak n.::A sharp, harsh, squeaking sound.
creamery n.::A butter-making establishment.
creamy adj.::Resembling or containing cream.
credence n.::Belief.
credible adj.::Believable.
credulous adj.::Easily deceived.
creed n.::A formal summary of fundamental points of religious belief.
crematory adj.::A place for cremating dead bodies.
crevasse n.::A deep crack or fissure in the ice of a glacier.
crevice n.::A small fissure, as between two contiguous surfaces.
criterion n.::A standard by which to determine the correctness of a judgment or conclusion.
critique n.::A criticism or critical review.
crockery n.::Earthenware made from baked clay.
crucible n.::A trying and purifying test or agency.
crusade n.::Any concerted movement, vigorously prosecuted, in behalf of an idea or principle.
crustacean adj.::Pertaining to a division of arthropods, containing lobsters, crabs, crawfish, etc.
crustaceous adj.::Having a crust-like shell.
cryptogram n.::Anything written in characters that are secret or so arranged as to have hidden meaning.
crystallize v.::To bring together or give fixed shape to.
cudgel n.::A short thick stick used as a club.
culinary adj.::Of or pertaining to cooking or the kitchen.
cull v.::To pick or sort out from the rest.
culpable adj.::Guilty.
culprit n.::A guilty person.
culvert n.::Any artificial covered channel for the passage of water through a bank or under a road, canal.
cupidity n.::Avarice.
curable adj.::Capable of being remedied or corrected.
curator n.::A person having charge as of a library or museum.
curio n.::A piece of bric-a-brac.
cursive adj.::Writing in which the letters are joined together.
cursory adj.::Rapid and superficial.
curt adj.::Concise, compressed, and abrupt in act or expression.
curtail v.::To cut off or cut short.
curtsy n.::A downward movement of the body by bending the knees.
cycloid adj.::Like a circle.
cygnet n.::A young swan.
cynical adj.::Exhibiting moral skepticism.
cynicism n.::Contempt for the opinions of others and of what others value.
cynosure n.::That to which general interest or attention is directed.
daring adj.::Brave.
darkling adv.::Blindly.
Darwinism n.::The doctrine that natural selection has been the prime cause of evolution of higher forms.
dastard n.::A base coward.
datum n.::A premise, starting-point, or given fact.
dauntless adj.::Fearless.
day-man n.::A day-laborer.
dead-heat n.::A race in which two or more competitors come out even, and there is no winner.
dearth n.::Scarcity, as of something customary, essential ,or desirable.
death's-head n.::A human skull as a symbol of death.
debase v.::To lower in character or virtue.
debatable adj.::Subject to contention or dispute.
debonair adj.::Having gentle or courteous bearing or manner.
debut n.::A first appearance in society or on the stage.
decagon n.::A figure with ten sides and ten angles.
decagram n.::A weight of 10 grams.
decaliter n.::A liquid and dry measure of 10 liters.
decalogue n.::The ten commandments.
Decameron n.::A volume consisting of ten parts or books.
decameter n.::A length of ten meters.
decamp v.::To leave suddenly or unexpectedly.
decapitate v.::To behead.
decapod adj.::Ten-footed or ten-armed.
decasyllable n.::A line of ten syllables.
deceit n.::Falsehood.
deceitful adj.::Fraudulent.
deceive v.::To mislead by or as by falsehood.
decency n.::Moral fitness.
decent adj.::Characterized by propriety of conduct, speech, manners, or dress.
deciduous adj.::Falling off at maturity as petals after flowering, fruit when ripe, etc.
decimal adj.::Founded on the number 10.
decimate v.::To destroy a measurable or large proportion of.
decipher v.::To find out the true words or meaning of, as something hardly legible.
decisive adj.::Conclusive.
declamation n.::A speech recited or intended for recitation from memory in public.
declamatory adj.::A full and formal style of utterance.
declarative adj.::Containing a formal, positive, or explicit statement or affirmation.
declension n.::The change of endings in nouns and adj.::to express their different relations of gender.
decorate v.::To embellish.
decorous adj.::Suitable for the occasion or circumstances.
decoy n.::Anything that allures, or is intended to allures into danger or temptation.
decrepit adj.::Enfeebled, as by old age or some chronic infirmity.
dedication n.::The voluntary consecration or relinquishment of something to an end or cause.
deduce v.::To derive or draw as a conclusion by reasoning from given premises or principles.
deface v.::To mar or disfigure the face or external surface of.
defalcate v.::To cut off or take away, as a part of something.
defamation n.::Malicious and groundless injury done to the reputation or good name of another.
defame v.::To slander.
default n.::The neglect or omission of a legal requirement.
defendant n.::A person against whom a suit is brought.
defensible adj.::Capable of being maintained or justified.
defensive adj.::Carried on in resistance to aggression.
defer v.::To delay or put off to some other time.
deference n.::Respectful submission or yielding, as to another's opinion, wishes, or judgment.
defiant adj.::Characterized by bold or insolent opposition.
deficiency n.::Lack or insufficiency.
deficient adj.::Not having an adequate or proper supply or amount.
definite adj.::Having an exact signification or positive meaning.
deflect v.::To cause to turn aside or downward.
deforest v.::To clear of forests.
deform v.::To disfigure.
deformity n.::A disfigurement.
defraud v.::To deprive of something dishonestly.
defray v.::To make payment for.
degeneracy n.::A becoming worse.
degenerate v.::To become worse or inferior.
degradation n.::Diminution, as of strength or magnitude.
degrade v.::To take away honors or position from.
dehydrate v.::To deprive of water.
deify v.::To regard or worship as a god.
deign v.::To deem worthy of notice or account.
deist n.::One who believes in God, but denies supernatural revelation.
deity n.::A god, goddess, or divine person.
deject v.::To dishearten.
dejection n.::Melancholy.
delectable adj.::Delightful to the taste or to the senses.
delectation n.::Delight.
deleterious adj.::Hurtful, morally or physically.
delicacy n.::That which is agreeable to a fine taste.
delineate v.::To represent by sketch or diagram.
deliquesce v.::To dissolve gradually and become liquid by absorption of moisture from the air.
delirious adj.::Raving.
delude v.::To mislead the mind or judgment of.
deluge v.::To overwhelm with a flood of water.
delusion n.::Mistaken conviction, especially when more or less enduring.
demagnetize v.::To deprive (a magnet) of magnetism.
demagogue n.::An unprincipled politician.
demeanor n.::Deportment.
demented adj.::Insane.
demerit n.::A mark for failure or bad conduct.
demise n.::Death.
demobilize v.::To disband, as troops.
demolish v.::To annihilate.
demonstrable adj.::Capable of positive proof.
demonstrate v.::To prove indubitably.
demonstrative adj.::Inclined to strong exhibition or expression of feeling or thoughts.
demonstrator n.::One who proves in a convincing and conclusive manner.
demulcent n.::Any application soothing to an irritable surface
demurrage n.::the detention of a vessel beyond the specified time of sailing.
dendroid adj.::Like a tree.
dendrology n.::The natural history of trees.
denizen n.::Inhabitant.
denominate v.::To give a name or epithet to.
denomination n.::A body of Christians united by a common faith and form of worship and discipline.
denominator n.::Part of a fraction which expresses the number of equal parts into which the unit is divided.
denote v.::To designate by word or mark.
denouement n.::That part of a play or story in which the mystery is cleared up.
denounce v.::To point out or publicly accuse as deserving of punishment, censure, or odium.
dentifrice n.::Any preparation used for cleaning the teeth.
denude v.::To strip the covering from.
denunciation n.::The act of declaring an action or person worthy of reprobation or punishment.
deplete v.::To reduce or lessen, as by use, exhaustion, or waste.
deplorable adj.::Contemptible.
deplore v.::To regard with grief or sorrow.
deponent adj.::Laying down.
depopulate v.::To remove the inhabitants from.
deport v.::To take or send away forcibly, as to a penal colony.
deportment n.::Demeanor.
deposition n.::Testimony legally taken on interrogatories and reduced to writing, for use as evidence in court.
depositor n.::One who makes a deposit, or has an amount deposited.
depository n.::A place where anything is kept in safety.
deprave v.::To render bad, especially morally bad.
deprecate v.::To express disapproval or regret for, with hope for the opposite.
depreciate v.::To lessen the worth of.
depreciation n.::A lowering in value or an underrating in worth.
depress v.::To press down.
depression n.::A falling of the spirits.
depth n.::Deepness.
derelict adj.::Neglectful of obligation.
deride v.::To ridicule.
derisible adj.::Open to ridicule.
derision n.::Ridicule.
derivation n.::That process by which a word is traced from its original root or primitive form and meaning.
derivative adj.::Coming or acquired from some origin.
derive v.::To deduce, as from a premise.
dermatology n.::The branch of medical science which relates to the skin and its diseases.
derrick n.::An apparatus for hoisting and swinging great weights.
descendant n.::One who is descended lineally from another, as a child, grandchild, etc.
descendent adj.::Proceeding downward.
descent n.::The act of moving or going downward.
descry v.::To discern.
desert v.::To abandon without regard to the welfare of the abandoned
desiccant n.::Any remedy which, when applied externally, dries up or absorbs moisture, as that of wounds.
designate v.::To select or appoint, as by authority.
desist v.::To cease from action.
desistance n.::Cessation.
despair n.::Utter hopelessness and despondency.
desperado n.::One without regard for law or life.
desperate adj.::Resorted to in a last extremity, or as if prompted by utter despair.
despicable adj.::Contemptible.
despite prep.::In spite of.
despond v.::To lose spirit, courage, or hope.
despondent adj.::Disheartened.
despot n.::An absolute and irresponsible monarch.
despotism n.::Any severe and strict rule in which the judgment of the governed has little or no part.
destitute adj.::Poverty-stricken.
desultory adj.::Not connected with what precedes.
deter v.::To frighten away.
deteriorate v.::To grow worse.
determinate adj.::Definitely limited or fixed.
determination n.::The act of deciding.
deterrent adj.::Hindering from action through fear.
detest v.::To dislike or hate with intensity.
detract v.::To take away in such manner as to lessen value or estimation.
detriment n.::Something that causes damage, depreciation, or loss.
detrude v.::To push down forcibly.
deviate v.::To take a different course.
devilry n.::Malicious mischief.
deviltry n.::Wanton and malicious mischief.
devious adj.::Out of the common or regular track.
devise v.::To invent.
devout adj.::Religious.
dexterity n.::Readiness, precision, efficiency, and ease in any physical activity or in any mechanical work.
diabolic adj.::Characteristic of the devil.
diacritical adj.::Marking a difference.
diagnose v.::To distinguish, as a disease, by its characteristic phenomena.
diagnosis n.::Determination of the distinctive nature of a disease.
dialect n.::Forms of speech collectively that are peculiar to the people of a particular district.
dialectician n.::A logician.
dialogue n.::A formal conversation in which two or more take part.
diaphanous adj.::Transparent.
diatomic adj.::Containing only two atoms.
diatribe n.::A bitter or malicious criticism.
dictum n.::A positive utterance.
didactic adj.::Pertaining to teaching.
difference n.::Dissimilarity in any respect.
differentia n.::Any essential characteristic of a species by reason of which it differs from other species.
differential adj.::Distinctive.
differentiate v.::To acquire a distinct and separate character.
diffidence n.::Self-distrust.
diffident adj.::Affected or possessed with self-distrust.
diffusible adj.::Spreading rapidly through the system and acting quickly.
diffusion n.::Dispersion.
dignitary n.::One who holds high rank.
digraph n.::A union of two characters representing a single sound.
digress v.::To turn aside from the main subject and for a time dwell on some incidental matter.
dilapidated pa.::Fallen into decay or partial ruin.
dilate v.::To enlarge in all directions.
dilatory adj.::Tending to cause delay.
dilemma n.::A situation in which a choice between opposing modes of conduct is necessary.
dilettante n.::A superficial amateur.
diligence n.::Careful and persevering effort to accomplish what is undertaken.
dilute v.::To make more fluid or less concentrated by admixture with something.
diminution n.::Reduction.
dimly adv.::Obscurely.
diphthong n.::The sound produced by combining two vowels in to a single syllable or running together the sounds.
diplomacy n.::Tact, shrewdness, or skill in conducting any kind of negotiations or in social matters.
diplomat n.::A representative of one sovereign state at the capital or court of another.
diplomatic adj.::Characterized by special tact in negotiations.
diplomatist n.::One remarkable for tact and shrewd management.
disagree v.::To be opposite in opinion.
disallow v.::To withhold permission or sanction.
disappear v.::To cease to exist, either actually or for the time being.
disappoint v.::To fail to fulfill the expectation, hope, wish, or desire of.
disapprove v.::To regard with blame.
disarm v.::To deprive of weapons.
disarrange v.::To throw out of order.
disavow v.::To disclaim responsibility for.
disavowal n.::Denial.
disbeliever n.::One who refuses to believe.
disburden v.::To disencumber.
disburse v.::To pay out or expend, as money from a fund.
discard v.::To reject.
discernible adj.::Perceivable.
disciple n.::One who believes the teaching of another, or who adopts and follows some doctrine.
disciplinary adj.::Having the nature of systematic training or subjection to authority.
discipline v.::To train to obedience.
disclaim v.::To disavow any claim to, connection with, or responsibility to.
discolor v.::To stain.
discomfit v.::To put to confusion.
discomfort n.::The state of being positively uncomfortable.
disconnect v.::To undo or dissolve the connection or association of.
disconsolate adj.::Grief-stricken.
discontinuance n.::Interruption or intermission.
discord n.::Absence of harmoniousness.
discountenance v.::To look upon with disfavor.
discover v.::To get first sight or knowledge of, as something previously unknown or unperceived.
discredit v.::To injure the reputation of.
discreet adj.::Judicious.
discrepant adj.::Opposite.
discriminate v.::To draw a distinction.
discursive adj.::Passing from one subject to another.
discussion n.::Debate.
disenfranchise v.::To deprive of any right privilege or power.
disengage v.::To become detached.
disfavor n.::Disregard.
disfigure v.::To impair or injure the beauty, symmetry, or appearance of.
dishabille n.::Undress or negligent attire.
dishonest adj.::Untrustworthy.
disillusion v.::To disenchant.
disinfect v.::To remove or destroy the poison of infectious or contagious diseases.
disinfectant n.::A substance used to destroy the germs of infectious diseases.
disinherit v.::To deprive of an inheritance.
disinterested adj.::Impartial.
disjunctive adj.::Helping or serving to disconnect or separate.
dislocate v.::To put out of proper place or order.
dismissal n.::Displacement by authority from an office or an employment.
dismount v.::To throw down, push off, or otherwise remove from a horse or the like.
disobedience n.::Neglect or refusal to comply with an authoritative injunction.
disobedient adj.::Neglecting or refusing to obey.
disown v.::To refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as connected with oneself.
disparage v.::To regard or speak of slightingly.
disparity n.::Inequality.
dispel v.::To drive away by or as by scattering in different directions.
dispensation n.::That which is bestowed on or appointed to one from a higher power.
displace v.::To put out of the proper or accustomed place.
dispossess v.::To deprive of actual occupancy, especially of real estate.
disputation n.::Verbal controversy.
disqualify v.::To debar.
disquiet v.::To deprive of peace or tranquility.
disregard v.::To take no notice of.
disreputable adj.::Dishonorable or disgraceful.
disrepute n.::A bad name or character.
disrobe v.::To unclothe.
disrupt v.::To burst or break asunder.
dissatisfy v.::To displease.
dissect v.::To cut apart or to pieces.
dissection n.::The act or operation of cutting in pieces, specifically of a plant or an animal.
dissemble v.::To hide by pretending something different.
disseminate v.::To sow or scatter abroad, as seed is sown.
dissension n.::Angry or violent difference of opinion.
dissent n.::Disagreement.
dissentient n.::One who disagrees.
dissentious adj.::Contentious.
dissertation n.::Thesis.
disservice n.::An ill turn.
dissever v.::To divide.
dissimilar adj.::Different.
dissipate v.::To disperse or disappear.
dissipation n.::The state of being dispersed or scattered.
dissolute adj.::Lewd.
dissolution n.::A breaking up of a union of persons.
dissolve v.::To liquefy or soften, as by heat or moisture.
dissonance n.::Discord.
dissonant adj.::Harsh or disagreeable in sound.
dissuade v.::To change the purpose or alter the plans of by persuasion, counsel, or pleading.
dissuasion n.::The act of changing the purpose of or altering the plans of through persuasion, or pleading.
disyllable n.::A word of two syllables.
distemper n.::A disease or malady.
distend v.::To stretch out or expand in every direction.
distensible adj.::Capable of being stretched out or expanded in every direction.
distention n.::Expansion.
distill v.::To extract or produce by vaporization and condensation.
distillation n.::Separation of the more volatile parts of a substance from those less volatile.
distiller n.::One occupied in the business of distilling alcoholic liquors.
distinction n.::A note or designation of honor, officially recognizing superiority or success in studies.
distort v.::To twist into an unnatural or irregular form.
distrain v.::To subject a person to distress.
distrainor n.::One who subjects a person to distress.
distraught adj.::Bewildered.
distrust n.::Lack of confidence in the power, wisdom, or good intent of any person.
disunion n.::Separation of relations or interests.
diurnal adj.::Daily.
divagation n.::Digression.
divergent adj.::Tending in different directions.
diverse adj.::Capable of various forms.
diversion n.::Pastime.
diversity n.::Dissimilitude.
divert v.::To turn from the accustomed course or a line of action already established.
divertible adj.::Able to be turned from the accustomed course or a line of action already established.
divest v.::To strip, specifically of clothes, ornaments, or accouterments or disinvestment.
divination n.::The pretended forecast of future events or discovery of what is lost or hidden.
divinity n.::The quality or character of being godlike.
divisible adj.::Capable of being separated into parts.
divisor n.::That by which a number or quantity is divided.
divulge v.::To tell or make known, as something previously private or secret.
divulgence n.::A divulging.
docile adj.::Easy to manage.
docket n.::The registry of judgments of a court.
doe n.::The female of the deer.
dogma n.::A statement of religious faith or duty formulated by a body claiming authority.
dogmatic adj.::Making statements without argument or evidence.
dogmatize v.::To make positive assertions without supporting them by argument or evidence.
doleful adj.::Melancholy.
dolesome adj.::Melancholy.
dolor n.::Lamentation.
dolorous adj.::Expressing or causing sorrow or pain.
domain n.::A sphere or field of action or interest.
domesticity n.::Life in or fondness for one's home and family.
domicile n.::The place where one lives.
dominance n.::Ascendancy.
dominant adj.::Conspicuously prominent.
dominate v.::To influence controllingly.
domination n.::Control by the exercise of power or constituted authority.
domineer v.::To rule with insolence or unnecessary annoyance.
donate v.::To bestow as a gift, especially for a worthy cause.
donator n.::One who makes a donation or present.
donee n.::A person to whom a donation is made.
donor n.::One who makes a donation or present.
dormant adj.::Being in a state of or resembling sleep.
doublet n.::One of a pair of like things.
doubly adv.::In twofold degree or extent.
dowry n.::The property which a wife brings to her husband in marriage.
drachma n.::A modern and an ancient Greek coin.
dragnet n.::A net to be drawn along the bottom of the water.
dragoon n.::In the British army, a cavalryman.
drainage n.::The means of draining collectively, as a system of conduits, trenches, pipes, etc.
dramatist n.::One who writes plays.
dramatize v.::To relate or represent in a dramatic or theatrical manner.
drastic adj.::Acting vigorously.
drought n.::Dry weather, especially when so long continued as to cause vegetation to wither.
drowsy adj.::Heavy with sleepiness.
drudgery n.::Hard and constant work in any menial or dull occupation.
dubious adj.::Doubtful.
duckling n.::A young duck.
ductile adj.::Capable of being drawn out, as into wire or a thread.
duet n.::A composition for two voices or instruments.
dun v.::To make a demand or repeated demands on for payment.
duplex adj.::Having two parts.
duplicity n.::Double-dealing.
durance n.::Confinement.
duration n.::The period of time during which anything lasts.
duteous adj.::Showing submission to natural superiors.
dutiable adj.::Subject to a duty, especially a customs duty.
dutiful adj.::Obedient.
dwindle v.::To diminish or become less.
dyne n.::The force which, applied to a mass of one gram for 1 second, would give it a velocity of 1 cm/s.
earnest adj.::Ardent in spirit and speech.
earthenware n.::Anything made of clay and baked in a kiln or dried in the sun.
eatable adj.::Edible.
ebullient adj.::Showing enthusiasm or exhilaration of feeling.
eccentric adj.::Peculiar.
eccentricity n.::Idiosyncrasy.
eclipse n.::The obstruction of a heavenly body by its entering into the shadow of another body.
economize v.::To spend sparingly.
ecstasy n.::Rapturous excitement or exaltation.
ecstatic adj.::Enraptured.
edible adj.::Suitable to be eaten.
edict n.::That which is uttered or proclaimed by authority as a rule of action.
edify v.::To build up, or strengthen, especially in morals or religion.
editorial n.::An article in a periodical written by the editor and published as an official argument.
educe v.::To draw out.
efface v.::To obliterate.
effect n.::A consequence.
effective adj.::Fit for a destined purpose.
effectual adj.::Efficient.
effeminacy n.::Womanishness.
effeminate adj.::Having womanish traits or qualities.
effervesce v.::To bubble up.
effervescent adj.::Giving off bubbles of gas.
effete adj.::Exhausted, as having performed its functions.
efficacious adj.::Effective.
efficacy n.::The power to produce an intended effect as shown in the production of it.
efficiency n.::The state of possessing adequate skill or knowledge for the performance of a duty.
efficient adj.::Having and exercising the power to produce effects or results.
efflorescence n.::The state of being flowery, or a flowery appearance.
efflorescent adj.::Opening in flower.
effluvium n.::A noxious or ill-smelling exhalation from decaying or putrefying matter.
effrontery n.::Unblushing impudence.
effulgence n.::Splendor.
effuse v.::To pour forth.
effusion n.::an outpouring.
egoism n.::The theory that places man's chief good in the completeness of self.
egoist n.::One who advocates or practices egoism.
egotism n.::Self-conceit.
egotist n.::One given to self-mention or who is constantly telling of his own views and experiences.
egregious adj.::Extreme.
egress n.::Any place of exit.
eject v.::To expel.
elapse v.::To quietly terminate: said of time.
elasticity n.::That property of matter by which a body tends to return to a former shape after being changed.
electrolysis n.::The process of decomposing a chemical compound by the passage of an electric current.
electrotype n.::A metallic copy of any surface, as a coin.
elegy n.::A lyric poem lamenting the dead.
element n.::A component or essential part.
elicit v.::To educe or extract gradually or without violence.
eligible adj.::Qualified for selection.
eliminate v.::To separate and cast aside.
Elizabethan adj.::Relating to Elizabeth, queen of England, or to her era.
elocution n.::The art of correct intonation, inflection, and gesture in public speaking or reading.
eloquent adj.::Having the ability to express emotion or feeling in lofty and impassioned speech.
elucidate v.::To bring out more clearly the facts concerning.
elude v.::To evade the search or pursuit of by dexterity or artifice.
elusion n.::Evasion.
emaciate v.::To waste away in flesh.
emanate v.::To flow forth or proceed, as from some source.
emancipate v.::To release from bondage.
embargo n.::Authoritative stoppage of foreign commerce or of any special trade.
embark v.::To make a beginning in some occupation or scheme.
embarrass v.::To render flustered or agitated.
embellish v.::To make beautiful or elegant by adding attractive or ornamental features.
embezzle v.::To misappropriate secretly.
emblazon v.::To set forth publicly or in glowing terms.
emblem n.::A symbol.
embody v.::To express, formulate, or exemplify in a concrete, compact or visible form.
embolden v.::To give courage to.
embolism n.::An obstruction or plugging up of an artery or other blood-vessel.
embroil v.::To involve in dissension or strife.
emerge v.::To come into view or into existence.
emergence n.::A coming into view.
emergent adj.::Coming into view.
emeritus adj.::Retired from active service but retained to an honorary position.
emigrant n.::One who moves from one place to settle in another.
emigrate v.::To go from one country, state, or region for the purpose of settling or residing in another.
eminence n.::An elevated position with respect to rank, place, character, condition, etc.
eminent adj.::High in station, merit, or esteem.
emit v.::To send or give out.
emphasis n.::Any special impressiveness added to an utterance or act, or stress laid upon some word.
emphasize v.::To articulate or enunciate with special impressiveness upon a word, or a group of words.
emphatic adj.::Spoken with any special impressiveness laid upon an act, word, or set of words.
employee n.::One who works for wages or a salary.
employer n.::One who uses or engages the services of other persons for pay.
emporium n.::A bazaar or shop.
empower v.::To delegate authority to.
emulate v.::To imitate with intent to equal or surpass.
enact v.::To make into law, as by legislative act.
enamor v.::To inspire with ardent love.
encamp v.::To pitch tents for a resting-place.
encomium n.::A formal or discriminating expression of praise.
encompass v.::To encircle.
encore n.::The call for a repetition, as of some part of a play or performance.
encourage v.::To inspire with courage, hope, or strength of mind.
encroach v.::To invade partially or insidiously and appropriate the possessions of another.
encumber v.::To impede with obstacles.
encyclical adj.::Intended for general circulation.
encyclopedia n.::A work containing information on subjects, or exhaustive of one subject.
endanger v.::To expose to peril.
endear v.::To cause to be loved.
endemic adj.::Peculiar to some specified country or people.
endue v.::To endow with some quality, gift, or grace, usually spiritual.
endurable adj.::Tolerable.
endurance n.::The ability to suffer pain, distress, hardship, or stress of any kind without succumbing.
energetic adj.::Working vigorously.
enervate v.::To render ineffective or inoperative.
enfeeble v.::To debilitate.
enfranchise v.::To endow with a privilege, especially with the right to vote.
engender v.::To produce.
engrave v.::To cut or carve in or upon some surface.
engross v.::To occupy completely.
enhance v.::To intensify.
enigma n.::A riddle.
enjoin v.::To command.
enkindle v.::To set on fire.
enlighten v.::To cause to see clearly.
enlist v.::To enter voluntarily the military service by formal enrollment.
enmity n.::Hatred.
ennoble v.::To dignify.
enormity n.::Immensity.
enormous adj.::Gigantic.
enrage v.::To infuriate.
enrapture v.::To delight extravagantly or intensely.
enshrine v.::To keep sacred.
ensnare v.::To entrap.
entail v.::To involve; necessitate.
entangle v.::To involve in difficulties, confusion, or complications.
enthrall v.::To bring or hold under any overmastering influence.
enthrone v.::To invest with sovereign power.
enthuse v.::To yield to or display intense and rapturous feeling.
enthusiastic adj.::Full of zeal and fervor.
entirety n.::A complete thing.
entomology n.::The branch of zoology that treats of insects.
entrails n.::pl. The internal parts of an animal.
entreaty n.::An earnest request.
entree n.::The act of entering.
entrench v.::To fortify or protect, as with a trench or ditch and wall.
entwine v.::To interweave.
enumerate v.::To name one by one.
epic n.::A poem celebrating in formal verse the mythical achievements of great personages, heroes, etc.
epicure n.::One who cultivates a delicate taste for eating and drinking.
Epicurean adj.::Indulging, ministering, or pertaining to daintiness of appetite.
epicycle n.::A circle that rolls upon the external or internal circumference of another circle.
epicycloid n.::A curve traced by a point on the circumference of a circle which rolls upon another circle.
epidemic n.::Wide-spread occurrence of a disease in a certain region.
epidermis n.::The outer skin.
epigram n.::A pithy phrasing of a shrewd observation.
epilogue n.::The close of a narrative or dramatic poem.
epiphany n.::Any appearance or bodily manifestation of a deity.
episode n.::An incident or story in a literary work, separable from yet growing out of it.
epitaph n.::An inscription on a tomb or monument in honor or in memory of the dead.
epithet n.::Word used adjectivally to describe some quality or attribute of is objects, as in "Father Aeneas."
epitome n.::A simplified representation.
epizootic adj.::Prevailing among animals.
epoch n.::A interval of time, memorable for extraordinary events.
epode n.::A species of lyric poems.
equalize v.::To render uniform.
equanimity n.::Evenness of mind or temper.
equestrian adj.::Pertaining to horses or horsemanship.
equilibrium n.::A state of balance.
equitable adj.::Characterized by fairness.
equity n.::Fairness or impartiality.
equivalent adj.::Equal in value, force, meaning, or the like.
equivocal adj.::Ambiguous.
equivocate v.::To use words of double meaning.
eradicate v.::To destroy thoroughly.
errant adj.::Roving or wandering, as in search of adventure or opportunity for gallant deeds.
erratic adj.::Irregular.
erroneous adj.::Incorrect.
erudite adj.::Very-learned.
erudition n.::Extensive knowledge of literature, history, language, etc.
eschew v.::To keep clear of.
espy v.::To keep close watch.
esquire n.::A title of dignity, office, or courtesy.
essence n.::That which makes a thing to be what it is.
esthetic adj.::Pertaining to beauty, taste, or the fine arts.
estimable adj.::Worthy of respect.
estrange v.::To alienate.
estuary n.::A wide lower part of a tidal river.
et cetera Latin.::And so forth.
eugenic adj.::Relating to the development and improvement of race.
eulogize v.::To speak or write a laudation of a person's life or character.
eulogy n.::A spoken or written laudation of a person's life or character.
euphemism n.::A figure of speech by which a phrase less offensive is substituted.
euphonious adj.::Characterized by agreeableness of sound.
euphony n.::Agreeableness of sound.
eureka Greek.::I have found it.
evade v.::To avoid by artifice.
evanesce v.::To vanish gradually.
evanescent adj.::Fleeting.
evangelical adj.::Seeking the conversion of sinners.
evangelist n.::A preacher who goes from place to place holding services.
evasion n.::Escape.
eventual adj.::Ultimate.
evert v.::To turn inside out.
evict v.::To dispossess pursuant to judicial decree.
evidential adj.::Indicative.
evince v.::To make manifest or evident.
evoke v.::To call or summon forth.
evolution n.::Development or growth.
evolve v.::To unfold or expand.
exacerbate v.::To make more sharp, severe, or virulent.
exaggerate v.::To overstate.
exasperate v.::To excite great anger in.
excavate v.::To remove by digging or scooping out.
exceed v.::To go beyond, as in measure, quality, value, action, power, skill, etc.
excel v.::To be superior or distinguished.
excellence n.::Possession of eminently or unusually good qualities.
excellency n.::A title of honor bestowed upon various high officials.
excellent adj.::Possessing distinguished merit.
excerpt n.::An extract or selection from written or printed matter.
excess n.::That which passes the ordinary, proper, or required limit, measure, or experience.
excitable adj.::Nervously high-strung.
excitation n.::Intensified emotion or action.
exclamation n.::An abrupt or emphatic expression of thought or of feeling.
exclude v.::To shut out purposely or forcibly.
exclusion n.::Non-admission.
excrescence n.::Any unnatural addition, outgrowth, or development.
excretion n.::The getting rid of waste matter.
excruciate v.::To inflict severe pain or agony upon.
excursion n.::A journey.
excusable adj.::Justifiable.
execrable adj.::Abominable.
execration n.::An accursed thing.
executor n.::A person nominated by the will of another to execute the will.
exegesis n.::Biblical exposition or interpretation.
exemplar n.::A model, pattern, or original to be copied or imitated.
exemplary adj.::Fitted to serve as a model or example worthy of imitation.
exemplify v.::To show by example.
exempt adj.::Free, clear, or released, as from some liability, or restriction affecting others.
exert v.::To make an effort.
exhale v.::To breathe forth.
exhaust v.::To empty by draining off the contents.
exhaustible adj.::Causing or tending to cause exhaustion.
exhaustion n.::Deprivation of strength or energy.
exhaustive adj.::Thorough and complete in execution.
exhilarate v.::To fill with high or cheerful spirits.
exhume v.::To dig out of the earth (what has been buried).
exigency n.::A critical period or condition.
exigent adj.::Urgent.
existence n.::Possession or continuance of being.
exit n.::A way or passage out.
exodus n.::A going forth or departure from a place or country, especially of many people.
exonerate v.::To relieve or vindicate from accusation, imputation, or blame.
exorbitance n.::Extravagance or enormity.
exorbitant adj.::Going beyond usual and proper limits.
exorcise v.::To cast or drive out by religious or magical means.
exotic adj.::Foreign.
expand v.::To increase in range or scope.
expanse n.::A continuous area or stretch.
expansion n.::Increase of amount, size, scope, or the like.
expatriate v.::To drive from one's own country.
expect v.::To look forward to as certain or probable.
expectancy n.::The act or state of looking forward to as certain or probable.
expectorate v.::To cough up and spit forth.
expediency n.::Fitness to meet the requirements of a particular case.
expedient adj.::Contributing to personal advantage.
expedite v.::To hasten the movement or progress of.
expeditious adj.::Speedy.
expend v.::To spend.
expense n.::The laying out or expending or money or other resources, as time or strength.
expiate v.::To make satisfaction or amends for.
explicate v.::To clear from involvement.
explicit adj.::Definite.
explode v.::To cause to burst in pieces by force from within.
explosion n.::A sudden and violent outbreak.
explosive adj.::Pertaining to a sudden and violent outbreak.
exposition n.::Formal presentation.
expository adj.::Pertaining to a formal presentation.
expostulate v.::To discuss.
exposure n.::An open situation or position in relation to the sun, elements, or points of the compass.
expressive adj.::Full of meaning.
expulsion n.::Forcible ejection.
extant adj.::Still existing and known.
extemporaneous adj.::Done or made without much or any preparation.
extempore adv.::Without studied or special preparation.
extensible adj.::Capable of being thrust out.
extension n.::A reaching or stretching out, as in space, time or scope.
extensive adj.::Extended widely in space, time, or scope.
extensor n.::A muscle that causes extension.
extenuate v.::To diminish the gravity or importance of.
exterior n.::That which is outside.
external n.::Anything relating or belonging to the outside.
extinct adj.::Being no longer in existence.
extinguish v.::To render extinct.
extol v.::To praise in the highest terms.
extort v.::To obtain by violence, threats, compulsion, or the subjection of another to some necessity.
extortion n.::The practice of obtaining by violence or compulsion.
extradite v.::To surrender the custody of.
extradition n.::The surrender by a government of a person accused of crime to the justice of another government.
extrajudicial adj.::Happening out of court.
extraneous adj.::Having no essential relation to a subject.
extraordinary adj.::Unusual.
extravagance n.::Undue expenditure of money.
extravagant adj.::Needlessly free or lavish in expenditure.
extremist n.::One who supports extreme measures or holds extreme views.
extremity n.::The utmost point, side, or border, or that farthest removed from a mean position.
extricate v.::Disentangle.
extrude v.::To drive out or away.
exuberance n.::Rich supply.
exuberant adj.::Marked by great plentifulness.
fabricate v.::To invent fancifully or falsely.
fabulous adj.::Incredible.
facet n.::One of the small triangular plane surfaces of a diamond or other gem.
facetious adj.::Amusing.
facial adj.::Pertaining to the face.
facile adj.::Not difficult to do.
facilitate v.::To make more easy.
facility n.::Ease.
facsimile n.::An exact copy or reproduction.
faction n.::A number of persons combined for a common purpose.
factious adj.::Turbulent.
fallacious adj.::Illogical.
fallacy n.::Any unsound or delusive mode of reasoning, or anything based on such reasoning.
fallible adj.::Capable of erring.
fallow n.::Land broken up and left to become mellow or to rest.
famish v.::To suffer extremity of hunger or thirst.
fanatic n.::A religious zealot.
fancier n.::One having a taste for or interest in special objects.
fanciless adj.::Unimaginative.
fastidious adj.::Hard to please.
fathom n.::A measure of length, 6 feet.
fatuous adj.::Idiotic
faulty adj.::Imperfect.
faun n.::One of a class of deities of the woods and herds represented as half human, with goats feet.
fawn n.::A young deer.
fealty n.::Loyalty.
feasible adj.::That may be done, performed, or effected; practicable.
federate v.::To league together.
feint n.::Any sham, pretense, or deceptive movement.
felicitate v.::To wish joy or happiness to, especially in view of a coming event.
felicity n.::A state of well-founded happiness.
felon n.::A criminal or depraved person.
felonious adj.::Showing criminal or evil purpose.
felony n.::One of the highest class of offenses, and punishable with death or imprisonment.
feminine adj.::Characteristic of woman or womankind.
fernery n.::A place in which ferns are grown.
ferocious adj.::Of a wild, fierce, and savage nature.
ferocity n.::Savageness.
fervent adj.::Ardent in feeling.
fervid adj.::Intense.
fervor n.::Ardor or intensity of feeling.
festal adj.::Joyous.
festive adj.::Merry.
fete n.::A festival or feast.
fetus n.::The young in the womb or in the egg.
feudal adj.::Pertaining to the relation of lord and vassal.
feudalism n.::The feudal system.
fez n.::A brimless felt cap in the shape of a truncated cone, usually red with a black tassel.
fiasco n.::A complete or humiliating failure.
fickle adj.::Unduly changeable in feeling, judgment, or purpose.
fictitious adj.::Created or formed by the imagination.
fidelity n.::Loyalty.
fiducial adj.::Indicative of faith or trust.
fief n.::A landed estate held under feudal tenure.
filibuster n.::One who attempts to obstruct legislation.
finale n.::Concluding performance.
finality n.::The state or quality of being final or complete.
finally adv.::At last.
financial adj.::Monetary.
financier n.::One skilled in or occupied with financial affairs or operations.
finery n.::That which is used to decorate the person or dress.
finesse n.::Subtle contrivance used to gain a point.
finite adj.::Limited.
fiscal adj.::Pertaining to the treasury or public finances of a government.
fishmonger n.::One who sells fish.
fissure n.::A crack or crack-like depression.
fitful adj.::Spasmodic.
fixture n.::One who or that which is expected to remain permanently in its position.
flag-officer n.::The captain of a flag-ship.
flagrant adj.::Openly scandalous.
flamboyant adj.::Characterized by extravagance and in general by want of good taste.
flatulence n.::Accumulation of gas in the stomach and bowels.
flection n.::The act of bending.
fledgling n.::A young bird.
flexible adj.::Pliable.
flimsy adj.::Thin and weak.
flippant adj.::Having a light, pert, trifling disposition.
floe n.::A collection of tabular masses of floating polar ice.
flora n.::The aggregate of plants growing without cultivation in a district.
floral adj.::Pertaining to flowers.
florid adj.::Flushed with red.
florist n.::A dealer in flowers.
fluctuate v.::To pass backward and forward irregularly from one state or degree to another.
fluctuation n.::Frequent irregular change back and forth from one state or degree to another.
flue n.::A smoke-duct in a chimney.
fluent adj.::Having a ready or easy flow of words or ideas.
fluential adj.::Pertaining to streams.
flux n.::A state of constant movement, change, or renewal.
foggy adj.::Obscure.
foible n.::A personal weakness or failing.
foist v.::To palm off.
foliage n.::Any growth of leaves.
folio n.::A sheet of paper folded once, or of a size adapted to folding once.
folklore n.::The traditions, beliefs, and customs of the common people.
fondle v.::To handle tenderly and lovingly.
foolery n.::Folly.
foot-note n.::A note of explanation or comment at the foot of a page or column.
foppery n.::Dandyism.
foppish adj.::Characteristic of one who is unduly devoted to dress and the niceties of manners.
forbearance n.::Patient endurance or toleration of offenses.
forby adv.::Besides.
forcible adj.::Violent.
forecourt n.::A court opening directly from the street.
forejudge v.::To judge of before hearing evidence.
forepeak n.::The extreme forward part of a ship's hold, under the lowest deck.
foreshore n.::That part of a shore uncovered at low tide.
forebode v.::To be an omen or warning sign of, especially of evil.
forecast v.::To predict.
forecastle n.::That part of the upper deck of a ship forward of the after fore-shrouds.
foreclose v.::To bar by judicial proceedings the equitable right of a mortgagor to redeem property.
forefather n.::An ancestor.
forego v.::To deny oneself the pleasure or profit of.
foreground n.::That part of a landscape or picture situated or represented as nearest the spectator.
forehead n.::The upper part of the face, between the eyes and the hair.
foreign adj.::Belonging to, situated in, or derived from another country.
foreigner n.::A citizen of a foreign country.
foreknowledge n.::Prescience.
foreman n.::The head man.
foreordain v.::To predetermine.
foreordination n.::Predestination.
forerun v.::To go before as introducing or ushering in.
foresail n.::A square sail.
foresee v.::To discern beforehand.
foresight n.::Provision against harm or need.
foretell v.::To predict.
forethought n.::Premeditation.
forfeit v.::To lose possession of through failure to fulfill some obligation.
forfend v.::To ward off.
forgery n.::Counterfeiting.
forgo v.::To deny oneself.
formation n.::Relative disposition of parts.
formidable adj.::Difficult to accomplish.
formula n.::Fixed rule or set form.
forswear v.::To renounce upon oath.
forte n.::A strong point.
forth adv.::Into notice or view.
forthright adv.::With directness.
fortify v.::To provide with defensive works.
fortitude n.::Patient courage.
foursome adj.::Consisting of four.
fracture n.::A break.
fragile adj.::Easily broken.
frailty n.::Liability to be broken or destroyed.
fragile adj.::Capable of being broken.
frankincense n.::A gum or resin which on burning yields aromatic fumes.
frantic adj.::Frenzied.
fraternal adj.::Brotherly.
fraudulence n.::Deceitfulness.
fraudulent adj.::Counterfeit.
fray v.::To fret at the edge so as to loosen or break the threads.
freemason n.::A member of an ancient secret fraternity originally confined to skilled artisans.
freethinker n.::One who rejects authority or inspiration in religion.
free trade n.::Commerce unrestricted by tariff or customs.
frequency n.::The comparative number of any kind of occurrences within a given time or space.
fresco n.::The art of painting on a surface of plaster, particularly on walls and ceilings.
freshness n.::The state, quality, or degree of being fresh.
fretful adj.::Disposed to peevishness.
frightful adj.::Apt to induce terror or alarm.
frigid adj.::Lacking warmth.
frigidarium n.::A room kept at a low temperature for preserving fruits, meat, etc.
frivolity n.::A trifling act, thought, saying, or practice.
frivolous adj.::Trivial.
frizz v.::To give a crinkled, fluffy appearance to.
frizzle v.::To cause to crinkle or curl, as the hair.
frolicsome adj.::Prankish.
frontier n.::The part of a nation's territory that abuts upon another country.
frowzy adj.::Slovenly in appearance.
frugal adj.::Economical.
fruition n.::Fulfillment.
fugacious adj.::Fleeting.
fulcrum n.::The support on or against which a lever rests, or the point about which it turns.
fulminate v.::To cause to explode.
fulsome adj.::Offensive from excess of praise or commendation.
fumigate v.::To subject to the action of smoke or fumes, especially for disinfection.
functionary n.::An official.
fundamental adj.::Basal.
fungible adj.::That may be measured, counted, or weighed.
fungous adj.::Spongy.
fungus n.::A plant destitute of chlorophyll, as a mushroom.
furbish v.::To restore brightness or beauty to.
furlong n.::A measure, one-eighth of a mile.
furlough n.::A temporary absence of a soldier or sailor by permission of the commanding officer.
furrier n.::A dealer in or maker of fur goods.
further adj.::More distant or advanced.
furtherance n.::Advancement.
furtive adj.::Stealthy or sly, like the actions of a thief.
fuse v.::To unite or blend as by melting together.
fusible adj.::Capable of being melted by heat.
futile adj.::Of no avail or effect.
futurist n.::A person of expectant temperament.
gauge n.::An instrument for measuring.
gaiety n.::Festivity.
gaily adv.::Merrily.
gait n.::Carriage of the body in going.
gallant adj.::Possessing a brave or chivalrous spirit.
galore adj.::Abundant.
galvanic adj.::Pertaining or relating to electricity produced by chemical action.
galvanism n.::Current electricity, especially that arising from chemical action.
galvanize v.::To imbue with life or animation.
gamble v.::To risk money or other possession on an event, chance, or contingency.
gambol n.::Playful leaping or frisking.
gamester n.::A gambler.
gamut n.::The whole range or sequence.
garnish v.::In cookery, to surround with additions for embellishment.
garrison n.::The military force stationed in a fort, town, or other place for its defense.
garrote v.::To execute by strangling.
garrulous adj.::Given to constant trivial talking.
gaseous adj.::Light and unsubstantial.
gastric adj.::Of, pertaining to, or near the stomach.
gastritis n.::Inflammation of the stomach.
gastronomy n.::The art of preparing and serving appetizing food.
gendarme n.::In continental Europe, particularly in France, a uniformed and armed police officer.
genealogy n.::A list, in the order of succession, of ancestors and their descendants.
genealogist n.::A tracer of pedigrees.
generality n.::The principal portion.
generalize v.::To draw general inferences.
generally adv.::Ordinarily.
generate v.::To produce or cause to be.
generic adj.::Noting a genus or kind; opposed to specific.
generosity n.::A disposition to give liberally or to bestow favors heartily.
genesis n.::Creation.
geniality n.::Warmth and kindliness of disposition.
genital adj.::Of or pertaining to the animal reproductive organs.
genitive adj.::Indicating source, origin, possession, or the like.
genteel adj.::Well-bred or refined.
gentile adj.::Belonging to a people not Jewish.
geology n.::The department of natural science that treats of the constitution and structure of the earth.
germane adj.::Relevant.
germinate v.::To begin to develop into an embryo or higher form.
gestation n.::Pregnancy.
gesticulate v.::To make gestures or motions, as in speaking, or in place of speech.
gesture n.::A movement or action of the hands or face, expressive of some idea or emotion.
ghastly adj.::Hideous.
gibe v.::To utter taunts or reproaches.
giddy adj.::Affected with a whirling or swimming sensation in the head.
gigantic adj.::Tremendous.
giver n.::One who gives, in any sense.
glacial adj.::Icy, or icily cold.
glacier n.::A field or stream of ice.
gladden v.::To make joyous.
glazier n.::One who cuts and fits panes of glass, as for windows.
glimmer n.::A faint, wavering, unsteady light.
glimpse n.::A momentary look.
globose adj.::Spherical.
globular adj.::Spherical.
glorious adj.::Of excellence and splendor.
glutinous adj.::Sticky.
gluttonous adj.::Given to excess in eating.
gnash v.::To grind or strike the teeth together, as from rage.
Gordian knot n.::Any difficulty the only issue out of which is by bold or unusual manners.
gourmand n.::A connoisseur in the delicacies of the table.
gosling n.::A young goose.
gossamer adj.::Flimsy.
gourd n.::A melon, pumpkin, squash, or some similar fruit having a hard rind.
graceless adj.::Ungracious.
gradation n.::A step, degree, rank, or relative position in an order or series.
gradient adj.::Moving or advancing by steps.
granary n.::A storehouse for grain after it is thrashed or husked.
grandeur n.::The quality of being grand or admirably great.
grandiloquent adj.::Speaking in or characterized by a pompous or bombastic style.
grandiose adj.::Having an imposing style or effect.
grantee n.::The person to whom property is transferred by deed.
grantor n.::The maker of a deed.
granular adj.::Composed of small grains or particles.
granulate v.::To form into grains or small particles.
granule n.::A small grain or particle.
grapple v.::To take hold of.
gratification n.::Satisfaction.
gratify v.::To please, as by satisfying a physical or mental desire or need.
gratuitous adj.::Voluntarily.
gratuity n.::That which is given without demand or claim. Tip.
gravity n.::Seriousness.
gregarious adj.::Not habitually solitary or living alone.
grenadier n.::A member of a regiment composed of men of great stature.
grief n.::Sorrow.
grievance n.::That which oppresses, injures, or causes grief and at the same time a sense of wrong.
grievous adj.::Creating affliction.
grimace n.::A distortion of the features, occasioned by some feeling of pain, disgust, etc.
grindstone n.::A flat circular stone, used for sharpening tools.
grisly adj.::Fear-inspiring.
grotesque adj.::Incongruously composed or ill-proportioned.
grotto n.::A small cavern.
ground n.::A pavement or floor or any supporting surface on which one may walk.
guess n.::Surmise.
guile n.::Duplicity.
guileless adj.::Frank.
guinea n.::An English monetary unit.
guise n.::The external appearance as produced by garb or costume.
gullible adj.::Credulous.
gumption n.::Common sense.
gusto n.::Keen enjoyment.
guy n.::Stay-rope.
guzzle v.::To swallow greedily or hastily; gulp.
gynecocracy n.::Female supremacy.
gynecology n.::The science that treats of the functions and diseases peculiar to women.
gyrate v.::To revolve.
gyroscope n.::An instrument for illustrating the laws of rotation.
habitable adj.::Fit to be dwelt in.
habitant n.::Dweller.
habitual adj.::According to usual practice.
habitude n.::Customary relation or association.
hackney v.::To make stale or trite by repetition.
haggard adj.::Worn and gaunt in appearance.
halcyon adj.::Calm.
hale adj.::Of sound and vigorous health.
handwriting n.::Penmanship.
hanger-on n.::A parasite.
happy-go-lucky adj.::Improvident.
harangue n.::A tirade.
harass v.::To trouble with importunities, cares, or annoyances.
harbinger n.::One who or that which foreruns and announces the coming of any person or thing.
hard-hearted adj.::Lacking pity or sympathy.
hardihood n.::Foolish daring.
harmonious adj.::Concordant in sound.
havoc n.::Devastation.
hawthorn n.::A thorny shrub much used in England for hedges.
hazard n.::Risk.
head first adv.::Precipitately, as in diving.
head foremost adv.::Precipitately, as in diving.
heartrending adj.::Very depressing.
heathenish adj.::Irreligious.
heedless adj.::Thoughtless.
heifer n.::A young cow.
heinous adj.::Odiously sinful.
hemorrhage n.::Discharge of blood from a ruptured or wounded blood-vessel.
hemorrhoids n.::pl. Tumors composed of enlarged and thickened blood-vessels, at the lower end of the rectum.
henchman n.::A servile assistant and subordinate.
henpeck v.::To worry or harass by ill temper and petty annoyances.
heptagon n.::A figure having seven sides and seven angles.
heptarchy n.::A group of seven governments.
herbaceous adj.::Having the character of a herb.
herbarium n.::A collection of dried plants scientifically arranged for study.
herbivorous adj.::Feeding on herbs or other vegetable matter, as animals.
hereditary adj.::Passing naturally from parent to child.
heredity n.::Transmission of physical or mental qualities, diseases, etc., from parent to offspring.
heresy n.::An opinion or doctrine subversive of settled beliefs or accepted principles.
heretic n.::One who holds opinions contrary to the recognized standards or tenets of any philosophy.
heritage n.::Birthright.
hernia n.::Protrusion of any internal organ in whole or in part from its normal position.
hesitancy n.::A pausing to consider.
hesitant adj.::Vacillating.
hesitation n.::Vacillation.
heterodox adj.::At variance with any commonly accepted doctrine or opinion.
heterogeneity n.::Unlikeness of constituent parts.
heterogeneous adj.::Consisting of dissimilar elements or ingredients of different kinds.
heteromorphic adj.::Deviating from the normal form or standard type.
hexangular adj.::Having six angles.
hexapod adj.::Having six feet.
hexagon n.::A figure with six angles.
hiatus n.::A break or vacancy where something necessary to supply the connection is wanting.
hibernal adj.::Pertaining to winter.
Hibernian adj.::Pertaining to Ireland, or its people.
hideous adj.::Appalling.
hilarious adj.::Boisterously merry.
hillock n.::A small hill or mound.
hinder v.::To obstruct.
hindmost adj.::Farthest from the front.
hindrance n.::An obstacle.
hirsute adj.::Having a hairy covering.
hoard v.::To gather and store away for the sake of accumulation.
hoarse adj.::Having the voice harsh or rough, as from a cold or fatigue.
homage n.::Reverential regard or worship.
homogeneity n.::Congruity of the members or elements or parts.
homogeneous adj.::Made up of similar parts or elements.
homologous adj.::Identical in nature, make-up, or relation.
homonym n.::A word agreeing in sound with but different in meaning from another.
homophone n.::A word agreeing in sound with but different in meaning from another.
honorarium n.::A token fee or payment to a professional man for services.
hoodwink v.::To deceive.
horde n.::A gathered multitude of human beings.
hosiery n.::A stocking.
hospitable adj.::Disposed to treat strangers or guests with generous kindness.
hospitality n.::The practice of receiving and entertaining strangers and guests with kindness.
hostility n.::Enmity.
huckster n.::One who retails small wares.
humane adj.::Compassionate.
humanitarian n.::A philanthropist.
humanize v.::To make gentle or refined.
humbug n.::Anything intended or calculated to deceive or mislead.
humiliate v.::To put to shame.
hussar n.::A light-horse trooper armed with saber and carbine.
hustle v.::To move with haste and promptness.
hybrid adj.::Cross-bred.
hydra n.::The seven- or nine-headed water-serpent slain by Hercules.
hydraulic adj.::Involving the moving of water, of the force exerted by water in motion.
hydrodynamics n.::The branch of mechanics that treats of the dynamics of fluids.
hydroelectric adj.::Pertaining to electricity developed water or steam.
hydromechanics n.::The mechanics of fluids.
hydrometer n.::An instrument for determining the density of solids and liquids by flotation.
hydrostatics n.::The branch of science that treats of the pressure and equilibrium of fluids.
hydrous adj.::Watery.
hygiene n.::The branch of medical science that relates to improving health.
hypercritical adj.::Faultfinding.
hypnosis n.::An artificial trance-sleep.
hypnotic adj.::Tending to produce sleep.
hypnotism n.::An artificially induced somnambulistic state in which the mind readily acts on
suggestion.
hypnotize v.::To produce a somnambulistic state in which the mind readily acts on suggestions.
hypocrisy n.::Extreme insincerity.
hypocrite n.::One who makes false professions of his views or beliefs.
hypodermic adj.::Pertaining to the area under the skin.
hypotenuse n.::The side of a right-angled triangle opposite the right angle.
hypothesis n.::A proposition taken for granted as a premise from which to reach a
conclusion.
hysteria n.::A nervous affection occurring typically in paroxysms of laughing and crying.
ichthyic adj.::Fish-like.
ichthyology n.::The branch of zoology that treats of fishes.
ichthyosaurs n.::A fossil reptile.
icily adv.::Frigidly.
iciness n.::The state of being icy.
icon n.::An image or likeness.
iconoclast n.::An image-breaker.
idealize v.::To make to conform to some mental or imaginary standard.
idiom n.::A use of words peculiar to a particular language.
idiosyncrasy n.::A mental quality or habit peculiar to an individual.
idolize v.::To regard with inordinate love or admiration.
ignoble adj.::Low in character or purpose.
ignominious adj.::Shameful.
Iliad n.::A Greek epic poem describing scenes from the siege of Troy.
illegal adj.::Not according to law.
illegible adj.::Undecipherable.
illegitimate adj.::Unlawfully begotten.
illiberal adj.::Stingy.
illicit adj.::Unlawful.
illimitable adj.::Boundless.
illiterate adj.::Having little or no book-learning.
ill-natured adj.::Surly.
illogical adj.::Contrary to the rules of sound thought.
illuminant n.::That which may be used to produce light.
illuminate v.::To supply with light.
illumine v.::To make bright or clear.
illusion n.::An unreal image presented to the senses.
illusive adj.::Deceptive.
illusory adj.::Deceiving or tending to deceive, as by false appearance.
imaginable adj.::That can be imagined or conceived in the mind.
imaginary adj.::Fancied.
imbibe v.::To drink or take in.
imbroglio n.::A misunderstanding attended by ill feeling, perplexity, or strife.
imbrue v.::To wet or moisten.
imitation n.::That which is made as a likeness or copy.
imitator n.::One who makes in imitation.
immaculate adj.::Without spot or blemish.
immaterial adj.::Of no essential consequence.
immature adj.::Not full-grown.
immeasurable adj.::Indefinitely extensive.
immense adj.::Very great in degree, extent, size, or quantity.
immerse v.::To plunge or dip entirely under water or other fluid.
immersion n.::The act of plunging or dipping entirely under water or another fluid.
immigrant n.::A foreigner who enters a country to settle there.
immigrate v.::To come into a country or region from a former habitat.
imminence n.::Impending evil or danger.
imminent adj.::Dangerous and close at hand.
immiscible adj.::Separating, as oil and water.
immoral adj.::Habitually engaged in licentious or lewd practices.
immortalize v.::To cause to last or to be known or remembered throughout a great or indefinite length of time.
immovable adj.::Steadfast.
immune adj.::Exempt, as from disease.
immutable adj.::Unchangeable.
impair v.::To cause to become less or worse.
impalpable adj.::Imperceptible to the touch.
impartial adj.::Unbiased.
impassable adj.::That can not be passed through or over.
impassible adj.::Not moved or affected by feeling.
impassive adj.::Unmoved by or not exhibiting feeling.
impatience n.::Unwillingness to brook delays or wait the natural course of things.
impeccable adj.::Blameless.
impecunious adj.::Having no money.
impede v.::To be an obstacle or to place obstacles in the way of.
impel v.::To drive or urge forward.
impend v.::To be imminent.
imperative adj.::Obligatory.
imperceptible adj.::Indiscernible.
imperfectible adj.::That can not be perfected.
imperil v.::To endanger.
imperious adj.::Insisting on obedience.
impermissible adj.::Not permissible.
impersonal adj.::Not relating to a particular person or thing.
impersonate v.::To appear or act in the character of.
impersuadable adj.::Unyielding.
impertinence n.::Rudeness.
imperturbable adj.::Calm.
impervious adj.::Impenetrable.
impetuosity n.::Rashness.
impetuous adj.::Impulsive.
impetus n.::Any impulse or incentive.
impiety n.::Irreverence toward God.
impious adj.::Characterized by irreverence or irreligion.
implausible adj.::Not plausible.
impliable adj.::Capable of being inferred.
implicate v.::To show or prove to be involved in or concerned
implicit adj.::Implied.
imply v.::To signify.
impolitic adj.::Inexpedient.
importation n.::The act or practice of bringing from one country into another.
importunate adj.::Urgent in character, request, or demand.
importune v.::To harass with persistent demands or entreaties.
impotent adj.::Destitute of or lacking in power, physical, moral, or intellectual.
impoverish v.::To make indigent or poor.
impracticable adj.::Not feasible.
impregnable adj.::That can not be taken by assault.
impregnate v.::To make pregnant.
impromptu n.::Anything done or said on the impulse of the moment.
improper adj.::Not appropriate, suitable, or becoming.
impropriety n.::The state or quality of being unfit, unseemly, or inappropriate.
improvident adj.::Lacking foresight or thrift.
improvise v.::To do anything extemporaneously or offhand.
imprudent adj.::Heedless.
impudence n.::Insolent disrespect.
impugn v.::To assail with arguments, insinuations, or accusations.
impulsion n.::Impetus.
impulsive adj.::Unpremeditated.
impunity n.::Freedom from punishment.
impure adj.::Tainted.
impute v.::To attribute.
inaccessible adj.::Difficult of approach.
inaccurate adj.::Not exactly according to the facts.
inactive adj.::Inert.
inadequate adj.::Insufficient.
inadmissible adj.::Not to be approved, considered, or allowed, as testimony.
inadvertent adj.::Accidental.
inadvisable adj.::Unadvisable.
inane adj.::Silly.
inanimate adj.::Destitute of animal life.
inapprehensible adj.::Not to be understood.
inapt adj.::Awkward or slow.
inarticulate adj.::Speechless.
inaudible adj.::That can not be heard.
inborn adj.::Implanted by nature.
inbred adj.::Innate.
incandescence n.::The state of being white or glowing with heat.
incandescent adj.::White or glowing with heat.
incapacitate v.::To deprive of power, capacity, competency, or qualification.
incapacity n.::Want of power to apprehend, understand, and manage.
incarcerate v.::To imprison.
incendiary n.::Chemical or person who starts a fire-literally or figuratively.
incentive n.::That which moves the mind or inflames the passions.
inception n.::The beginning.
inceptive adj.::Beginning.
incessant adj.::Unceasing.
inchmeal adv.::Piecemeal.
inchoate adj.::Incipient.
inchoative n.::That which begins, or expresses beginning.
incidence n.::Casual occurrence.
incident n.::A happening in general, especially one of little importance.
incidentally adv.::Without intention.
incinerate v.::To reduce to ashes.
incipience n.::Beginning.
incipient adj.::Initial.
incisor n.::A front or cutting tooth.
incite v.::To rouse to a particular action.
incitement n.::That which moves to action, or serves as an incentive or stimulus.
incoercible adj.::Incapable of being forced, constrained, or compelled.
incoherence n.::Want of connection, or agreement, as of parts or ideas in thought, speech, etc.
incoherent adj.::Not logically coordinated, as to parts, elements, or details.
incombustible adj.::That can not be burned.
incomparable adj.::Matchless.
incompatible adj.::Discordant.
incompetence n.::General lack of capacity or fitness.
incompetent adj.::Not having the abilities desired or necessary for any purpose.
incomplete adj.::Lacking some element, part, or adjunct necessary or required.
incomprehensible adj.::Not understandable.
incompressible adj.::Resisting all attempts to reduce volume by pressure.
inconceivable adj.::Incomprehensible.
incongruous adj.::Unsuitable for the time, place, or occasion.
inconsequential adj.::Valueless.
inconsiderable adj.::Small in quantity or importance.
inconsistent adj.::Contradictory.
inconstant adj.::Changeable.
incontrovertible adj.::Indisputable.
inconvenient adj.::Interfering with comfort or progress.
indefensible adj.::Untenable.
indefinitely adv.::In a vague or uncertain way.
indelible adj.::That can not be blotted out, effaced, destroyed, or removed.
indescribable adj.::That can not be described.
indestructible adj.::That can not be destroyed.
indicant adj.::That which points out.
indicator n.::One who or that which points out.
indict v.::To find and declare chargeable with crime.
indigence n.::Poverty.
indigenous adj.::Native.
indigent adj.::Poor.
indigestible adj.::Not digestible, or difficult to digest.
indigestion n.::Difficulty or failure in the alimentary canal in changing food into absorptive nutriment.
indignant adj.::Having such anger and scorn as is aroused by meanness or wickedness.
indignity n.::Unmerited contemptuous conduct or treatment.
indiscernible adj.::Not perceptible.
indiscreet adj.::Lacking wise judgment.
indiscriminate adj.::Promiscuous.
indispensable adj.::Necessary or requisite for the purpose.
indistinct adj.::Vague.
indivertible adj.::That can not be turned aside.
indivisible adj.::Not separable into parts.
indolence n.::Laziness.
indolent adj.::Habitually inactive or idle.
indomitable adj.::Unconquerable.
induct v.::To bring in.
indulgence n.::The yielding to inclination, passion, desire, or propensity in oneself or nother.
indulgent adj.::Yielding to the desires or humor of oneself or those under one's care.
inebriate v.::To intoxicate.
inedible adj.::Not good for food.
ineffable adj.::Unutterable.
inefficient adj.::Not accomplishing an intended purpose.
inefficiency n.::That which does not accomplish an intended purpose.
ineligible adj.::Not suitable to be selected or chosen.
inept adj.::Not fit or suitable.
inert adj.::Inanimate.
inestimable adj.::Above price.
inevitable adj.::Unavoidable.
inexcusable adj.::Not to be justified.
inexhaustible adj.::So large or furnishing so great a supply as not to be emptied, wasted, or spent.
inexorable adj.::Unrelenting.
inexpedient adj.::Unadvisable.
inexpensive adj.::Low-priced.
inexperience n.::Lack of or deficiency in experience.
inexplicable adj.::Such as can not be made plain.
inexpressible adj.::Unutterable.
inextensible adj.::Of unchangeable length or area.
infallible adj.::Exempt from error of judgment, as in opinion or statement.
infamous adj.::Publicly branded or notorious, as for vice, or crime.
infamy n.::Total loss or destitution of honor or reputation.
inference n.::The derivation of a judgment from any given material of knowledge on the ground of law.
infernal adj.::Akin to or befitting hell or its occupants.
infest v.::To be present in such numbers as to be a source of annoyance, trouble, or danger.
infidel n.::One who denies the existence of God.
infidelity n.::Disloyalty.
infinite adj.::Measureless.
infinity n.::Boundless or immeasurable extension or duration.
infirm adj.::Lacking in bodily or mental strength.
infirmary n.::A place for the reception or treatment of the sick.
infirmity n.::A physical, mental, or moral weakness or flaw.
inflammable adj.::Easily set on fire or excited.
inflammation n.::A morbid process in some part of the body characterized by heat, swelling, and pain.
inflexible adj.::That can not be altered or varied.
influence n.::Ability to sway the will of another.
influential adj.::Having the power to sway the will of another.
influx n.::Infusion.
infrequence n.::Rareness.
infrequent adj.::Uncommon.
infringe v.::To trespass upon.
infuse v.::To instill, introduce, or inculcate, as principles or qualities.
infusion n.::The act of imbuing, or pouring in.
ingenious adj.::Evincing skill, originality, or cleverness, as in contrivance or arrangement.
ingenuity n.::Cleverness in contriving, combining, or originating.
ingenuous adj.::Candid, frank, or open in character or quality.
inglorious adj.::Shameful.
ingraft v.::To set or implant deeply and firmly.
ingratiate v.::To win confidence or good graces for oneself.
ingratitude n.::Insensibility to kindness.
ingredient n.::Component.
inherence n.::The state of being permanently existing in something.
inherent adj.::Intrinsic.
inhibit v.::To hold back or in.
inhospitable adj.::Not disposed to entertain strangers gratuitously.
inhuman adj.::Savage.
inhume v.::To place in the earth, as a dead body.
inimical adj.::Adverse.
iniquity n.::Gross wrong or injustice.
initiate v.::To perform the first act or rite.
inject v.::To introduce, as a fluid, by injection.
injunction n.::Mandate.
inkling n.::A hint.
inland adj.::Remote from the sea.
inlet n.::A small body of water leading into a larger.
inmost adj.::Deepest within.
innocuous adj.::Harmless.
innovate v.::To introduce or strive to introduce new things.
innuendo n.::Insinuation.
innumerable adj.::Countless.
inoffensive adj.::Causing nothing displeasing or disturbing.
inopportune adj.::Unsuitable or inconvenient, especially as to time.
inquire v.::To ask information about.
inquisition n.::A court or tribunal for examination and punishment of heretics.
inquisitive adj.::Given to questioning, especially out of curiosity.
inquisitor n.::One who makes an investigation.
inroad n.::Forcible encroachment or trespass.
insatiable adj.::That desires or craves immoderately or unappeasably.
inscribe v.::To enter in a book, or on a list, roll, or document, by writing.
inscrutable adj.::Impenetrably mysterious or profound.
insecure adj.::Not assured of safety.
insensible adj.::Imperceptible.
insentient adj.::Lacking the power of feeling or perceiving.
inseparable adj.::That can not be separated.
insidious adj.::Working ill by slow and stealthy means.
insight n.::Intellectual discernment.
insignificance n.::Lack of import or of importance.
insignificant adj.::Without importance, force, or influence.
insinuate v.::To imply.
insipid adj.::Tasteless.
insistence n.::Urgency.
insistent adj.::Urgent.
insolence n.::Pride or haughtiness exhibited in contemptuous and overbearing treatment of others.
insolent adj.::Impudent.
insomnia n.::Sleeplessness.
inspector n.::An official appointed to examine or oversee any matter of public interest or importance.
instance n.::A single occurrence or happening of a given kind.
instant n.::A very brief portion of time.
instantaneous adj.::Done without perceptible lapse of time.
instigate v.::To provoke.
instigator n.::One who incites to evil.
instill v.::To infuse.
instructive adj.::Conveying knowledge.
insufficiency n.::Inadequacy.
insufficient adj.::Inadequate for some need, purpose, or use.
insular adj.::Pertaining to an island.
insulate v.::To place in a detached state or situation.
insuperable adj.::Invincible.
insuppressible adj.::Incapable of being concealed.
insurgence n.::Uprising.
insurgent n.::One who takes part in forcible opposition to the constituted authorities of a place.
insurrection n.::The state of being in active resistance to authority.
intangible adj.::Not perceptible to the touch.
integrity n.::Uprightness of character and soundness of moral principle.
intellect n.::The faculty of perception or thought.
intellectual adj.::Characterized by intelligence.
intelligence n.::Capacity to know or understand.
intelligible adj.::Comprehensible.
intemperance n.::Immoderate action or indulgence, as of the appetites.
intension n.::The act of stringing or stretching, or state of being strained.
intensive adj.::Adding emphasis or force.
intention n.::That upon which the mind is set.
interact v.::To act reciprocally.
intercede v.::To mediate between persons.
intercept v.::To interrupt the course of.
intercession n.::Entreaty in behalf of others.
intercessor n.::A mediator.
interdict n.::Authoritative act of prohibition.
interim n.::Time between acts or periods.
interlocutor n.::One who takes part in a conversation or oral discussion.
interlude n.::An action or event considered as coming between others of greater length.
intermediate adj.::Being in a middle place or degree or between extremes.
interminable adj.::Having no limit or end.
intermission n.::A recess.
intermit v.::To cause to cease temporarily.
intermittent adj.::A temporary discontinuance.
interpolation n.::Verbal interference.
interpose v.::To come between other things or persons.
interposition n.::A coming between.
interpreter n.::A person who makes intelligible the speech of a foreigner by oral translation.
interrogate v.::To examine formally by questioning.
interrogative adj.::Having the nature or form of a question.
interrogatory n.::A question or inquiry.
interrupt v.::To stop while in progress.
intersect v.::To cut through or into so as to divide.
intervale n.::A low tract of land between hills, especially along a river.
intervene v.::To interfere for some end.
intestacy n.::The condition resulting from one's dying not having made a valid will.
intestate adj.::Not having made a valid will.
intestine n.::That part of the digestive tube below or behind the stomach, extending to the anus.
intimacy n.::Close or confidential friendship.
intimidate v.::To cause to become frightened.
intolerable adj.::Insufferable.
intolerance n.::Inability or unwillingness to bear or endure.
intolerant adj.::Bigoted.
intoxicant n.::Anything that unduly exhilarates or excites.
intoxicate v.::To make drunk.
intracellular adj.::Occurring or situated within a cell.
intramural adj.::Situated within the walls of a city.
intrepid adj.::Fearless and bold.
intricacy n.::Perplexity.
intricate adj.::Difficult to follow or understand.
intrigue n.::A plot or scheme, usually complicated and intended to accomplish something by secret ways.
intrinsic adj.::Inherent.
introductory adj.::Preliminary.
introgression n.::Entrance.
intromit v.::To insert.
introspect v.::To look into.
introspection n.::The act of observing and analyzing one's own thoughts and feelings.
introversion n.::The act of turning or directing inward, physically or mentally.
introvert v.::To turn within.
intrude v.::To come in without leave or license.
intrusion n.::The act of entering without warrant or invitation; encroachment.
intuition n.::Instinctive knowledge or feeling.
inundate v.::To fill with an overflowing abundance.
inundation n.::Flood.
inure v.::To harden or toughen by use, exercise, or exposure.
invalid adj.::Having no force, weight, or cogency.
invalid n.::One who is disabled by illness or injury.
invalidate v.::To render of no force or effect.
invaluable adj.::Exceedingly precious.
invariable adj.::Unchangeable.
invasion n.::Encroachment, as by an act of intrusion or trespass.
invective n.::An utterance intended to cast censure, or reproach.
inveigh v.::To utter vehement censure or invective.
inventive adj.::Quick at contrivance.
inverse adj.::Contrary in tendency or direction.
inversion n.::Change of order so that the first shall become last and the last first.
invert v.::To turn inside out, upside down, or in opposite direction.
investigator n.::One who investigates.
investor n.::One who invests money.
inveterate adj.::Habitual.
invidious adj.::Showing or feeling envy.
invigorate v.::To animate.
invincible adj.::Not to be conquered, subdued, or overcome.
inviolable adj.::Incapable of being injured or disturbed.
invoke v.::To call on for assistance or protection.
involuntary adj.::Unwilling.
involution n.::Complication.
involve v.::To draw into entanglement, literally or figuratively.
invulnerable adj.::That can not be wounded or hurt.
inwardly adv.::With no outward manifestation.
iota n.::A small or insignificant mark or part.
irascible adj.::Prone to anger.
irate adj.::Moved to anger.
ire n.::Wrath.
iridescence n.::A many-colored appearance.
iridescent adj.::Exhibiting changing rainbow-colors due to the interference of the light.
irk v.::To afflict with pain, vexation, or fatigue.
irksome adj.::Wearisome.
irony n.::Censure or ridicule under cover of praise or compliment.
irradiance n.::Luster.
irradiate v.::To render clear and intelligible.
irrational adj.::Not possessed of reasoning powers or understanding.
irreducible adj.::That can not be lessened.
irrefragable adj.::That can not be refuted or disproved.
irrefrangible adj.::That can not be broken or violated.
irrelevant adj.::Inapplicable.
irreligious adj.::Indifferent or opposed to religion.
irreparable adj.::That can not be rectified or made amends for.
irrepressible adj.::That can not be restrained or kept down.
irresistible adj.::That can not be successfully withstood or opposed.
irresponsible adj.::Careless of or unable to meet responsibilities.
irreverence n.::The quality showing or expressing a deficiency of veneration, especially for sacred things.
irreverent adj.::Showing or expressing a deficiency of veneration, especially for sacred things.
irreverential adj.::Showing or expressing a deficiency of veneration, especially for sacred things.
irreversible adj.::Irrevocable.
irrigant adj.::Serving to water lands by artificial means.
irrigate v.::To water, as land, by ditches or other artificial means.
irritable adj.::Showing impatience or ill temper on little provocation.
irritancy n.::The quality of producing vexation.
irritant n.::A mechanical, chemical, or pathological agent of inflammation, pain, or tension.
irritate v.::To excite ill temper or impatience in.
irruption n.::Sudden invasion.
isle n.::An island.
islet n.::A little island.
isobar n.::A line joining points at which the barometric pressure is the same at a specified moment.
isochronous adj.::Relating to or denoting equal intervals of time.
isolate v.::To separate from others of its kind.
isothermal adj.::Having or marking equality of temperature.
itinerant adj.::Wandering.
itinerary n.::A detailed account or diary of a journey.
itinerate v.::To wander from place to place.
jargon n.::Confused, unintelligible speech or highly technical speech.
jaundice n.::A morbid condition, due to obstructed excretion of bile or characterized by yellowing of the skin.
jeopardize v.::To imperil.
Jingo n.::One of a party in Great Britain in favor of spirited and demonstrative foreign policy.
jocose adj.::Done or made in jest.
jocular adj.::Inclined to joke.
joggle n.::A sudden irregular shake or a push causing such a shake.
journalize v.::To keep a diary.
jovial adj.::Merry.
jubilation n.::Exultation.
judgment n.::The faculty by the exercise of which a deliberate conclusion is reached.
judicature n.::Distribution and administration of justice by trial and judgment.
judicial adj.::Pertaining to the administration of justice.
judiciary n.::That department of government which administers the law relating to civil and criminal justice.
judicious adj.::Prudent.
juggle v.::To play tricks of sleight of hand.
jugglery n.::The art or practice of sleight of hand.
jugular adj.::Pertaining to the throat.
juicy adj.::Succulent.
junction n.::The condition of being joined.
juncture n.::An articulation, joint, or seam.
junta n.::A council or assembly that deliberates in secret upon the affairs of government.
juridical adj.::Assumed by law to exist.
jurisdiction n.::Lawful power or right to exercise official authority.
jurisprudence n.::The science of rights in accordance with positive law.
juror n.::One who serves on a jury or is sworn in for jury duty in a court of justice.
joust v.::To engage in a tilt with lances on horseback.
justification n.::Vindication.
juvenile adj.::Characteristic of youth.
juxtapose v.::To place close together.
keepsake n.::Anything kept or given to be kept for the sake of the giver.
kerchief n.::A square of linen, silk, or other material, used as a covering for the head or neck.
kernel n.::A grain or seed.
kiln n.::An oven or furnace for baking, burning, or drying industrial products.
kiloliter n.::One thousand liters.
kilometer n.::A length of 1,000 meters.
kilowatt n.::One thousand watts.
kimono n.::A loose robe, fastening with a sash, the principal outer garment in Japan.
kind-hearted adj.::Having a kind and sympathetic nature.
kingling n.::A petty king.
kingship n.::Royal state.
kinsfolk n.::pl. Relatives.
knavery n.::Deceitfulness in dealing.
knead v.::To mix and work into a homogeneous mass, especially with the hands.
knickknack n.::A small article, more for ornament that use.
knight errant n.::One of the wandering knights who in the middle ages went forth in search of adventure.
knighthood n.::Chivalry.
laborious adj.::Toilsome.
labyrinth n.::A maze.
lacerate v.::To tear rudely or raggedly.
lackadaisical adj.::Listless.
lactation n.::The secretion of milk.
lacteal adj.::Milky.
lactic adj.::Pertaining to milk.
laddie n.::A lad.
ladle n.::A cup-shaped vessel with a long handle, intended for dipping up and pouring liquids.
laggard adj.::Falling behind.
landholder n.::Landowner.
landlord n.::A man who owns and lets a tenement or tenements.
landmark n.::A familiar object in the landscape serving as a guide to an area otherwise easily lost track of.
landscape n.::A rural view, especially one of picturesque effect, as seen from a distance or an elevation.
languid adj.::Relaxed.
languor n.::Lassitude of body or depression.
lapse n.::A slight deviation from what is right, proper, or just.
lascivious adj.::Lustful.
lassie n.::A little lass.
latent adj.::Dormant.
latency n.::The state of being dormant.
later adv.::At a subsequent time.
lateral adj.::Directed toward the side.
latish adj.::Rather late.
lattice n.::Openwork of metal or wood, formed by crossing or interlacing strips or bars.
laud v.::To praise in words or song.
laudable adj.::Praiseworthy.
laudation n.::High praise.
laudatory adj.::Pertaining to, expressing, or containing praise.
laundress n.::Washerwoman.
laureate adj.::Crowned with laurel, as a mark of distinction.
lave v.::To wash or bathe.
lawgiver n.::A legislator.
lawmaker n.::A legislator.
lax adj.::Not stringent or energetic.
laxative adj.::Having power to open or loosen the bowels.
lea n.::A field.
leaflet n.::A little leaf or a booklet.
leaven v.::To make light by fermentation, as dough.
leeward n.::That side or direction toward which the wind blows.
left-handed adj.::Using the left hand or arm more dexterously than the right.
legacy n.::A bequest.
legalize v.::To give the authority of law to.
legging n.::A covering for the leg.
legible adj.::That may be read with ease.
legionary n.::A member of an ancient Roman legion or of the modern French Legion of Honor.
legislate v.::To make or enact a law or laws.
legislative adj.::That makes or enacts laws.
legislator n.::A lawgiver.
legitimacy n.::Accordance with law.
legitimate adj.::Having the sanction of law or established custom.
leisure n.::Spare time.
leniency n.::Forbearance.
lenient adj.::Not harsh.
leonine adj.::Like a lion.
lethargy n.::Prolonged sluggishness of body or mind.
levee n.::An embankment beside a river or stream or an arm of the sea, to prevent overflow.
lever n.::That which exerts, or through which one may exert great power.
leviathan n.::Any large animal, as a whale.
levity n.::Frivolity.
levy v.::To impose and collect by force or threat of force.
lewd adj.::Characterized by lust or lasciviousness.
lexicographer n.::One who makes dictionaries.
lexicography n.::The making of dictionaries.
lexicon n.::A dictionary.
liable adj.::Justly or legally responsible.
libel n.::Defamation.
liberalism n.::Opposition to conservatism.
liberate v.::To set free or release from bondage.
licentious adj.::Wanton.
licit adj.::Lawful.
liege adj.::Sovereign.
lien n.::A legal claim or hold on property, as security for a debt or charge.
lieu n.::Stead.
lifelike adj.::Realistic.
lifelong adj.::Lasting or continuous through life.
lifetime n.::The time that life continues.
ligament n.::That which binds objects together.
ligature n.::Anything that constricts, or serves for binding or tying.
light-hearted adj.::Free from care.
ligneous adj.::Having the texture of appearance of wood.
likelihood n.::A probability.
likely adj.::Plausible.
liking n.::Fondness.
limitation n.::A restriction.
linear adj.::Of the nature of a line.
liner n.::A vessel belonging to a steamship-line.
lingo n.::Language.
lingua n.::The tongue.
lingual adj.::Pertaining to the use of the tongue in utterance.
linguist n.::One who is acquainted with several languages.
linguistics n.::The science of languages, or of the origin, history, and significance of words.
liniment n.::A liquid preparation for rubbing on the skin in cases of bruises, inflammation, etc.
liquefacient adj.::Possessing a liquefying nature or power.
liquefy v.::To convert into a liquid or into liquid form.
liqueur n.::An alcoholic cordial sweetened and flavored with aromatic substances.
liquidate v.::To deliver the amount or value of.
liquor n.::Any alcoholic or intoxicating liquid.
listless adj.::Inattentive.
literacy n.::The state or condition of knowing how to read and write.
literal adj.::Following the exact words.
literature n.::The written or printed productions of the human mind collectively.
lithe adj.::Supple.
lithesome adj.::Nimble.
lithograph n.::A print made by printing from stone.
lithotype n.::In engraving, an etched stone surface for printing.
litigant n.::A party to a lawsuit.
litigate v.::To cause to become the subject-matter of a suit at law.
litigious adj.::Quarrelsome.
littoral adj.::Of, pertaining to, or living on a shore.
liturgy n.::A ritual.
livelihood n.::Means of subsistence.
livid adj.::Black-and-blue, as contused flesh.
loam n.::A non-coherent mixture of sand and clay.
loath adj.::Averse.
loathe v.::To abominate.
locative adj.::Indicating place, or the place where or wherein an action occurs.
loch n.::A lake.
locomotion n.::The act or power of moving from one place to another.
lode n.::A somewhat continuous unstratified metal- bearing vein.
lodgment n.::The act of furnishing with temporary quarters.
logic n.::The science of correct thinking.
logical adj.::Capable of or characterized by clear reasoning.
logician n.::An expert reasoner.
loiterer n.::One who consumes time idly.
loneliness n.::Solitude.
longevity n.::Unusually prolonged life.
loot v.::To plunder.
loquacious adj.::Talkative.
lordling n.::A little lord.
lough n.::A lake or loch.
louse n.::A small insect parasitic on and sucking the blood of mammals.
lovable adj.::Amiable.
low-spirited adj.::Despondent.
lowly adv.::Rudely.
lucid adj.::Mentally sound.
lucrative adj.::Highly profitable.
ludicrous adj.::Laughable.
luminary n.::One of the heavenly bodies as a source of light.
luminescent adj.::Showing increase of light.
luminescence n.::Showing increase.
luminosity n.::The quality of giving or radiating light.
luminous adj.::Giving or radiating light.
lunacy n.::Mental unsoundness.
lunar adj.::Pertaining to the moon.
lunatic n.::An insane person.
lune n.::The moon.
lurid adj.::Ghastly and sensational.
luscious adj.::Rich, sweet, and delicious.
lustrous adj.::Shining.
luxuriance n.::Excessive or superfluous growth or quantity.
luxuriant adj.::Abundant or superabundant in growth.
luxuriate v.::To live sumptuously.
lying n.::Untruthfulness.
lyre n.::One of the most ancient of stringed instruments of the harp class.
lyric adj.::Fitted for expression in song.
macadamize v.::To cover or pave, as a path or roadway, with small broken stone.
machinery n.::The parts of a machine or engine, taken collectively.
machinist n.::One who makes or repairs machines, or uses metal-working tools.
macrocosm n.::The whole of any sphere or department of nature or knowledge to which man is related.
madden v.::To inflame with passion.
Madonna n.::A painted or sculptured representation of the Virgin, usually with the infant Jesus.
magician n.::A sorcerer.
magisterial adj.::Having an air of authority.
magistracy n.::The office or dignity of a magistrate.
magnanimous adj.::Generous in treating or judging others.
magnate n.::A person of rank or importance.
magnet n.::A body possessing that peculiar form of polarity found in nature in the lodestone.
magnetize v.::To make a magnet of, permanently, or temporarily.
magnificence n.::The exhibition of greatness of action, character, intellect, wealth, or power.
magnificent adj.::Grand or majestic in appearance, quality, or action.
magnitude n.::Importance.
maharaja n.::A great Hindu prince.
maidenhood n.::Virginity.
maintain v.::To hold or preserve in any particular state or condition.
maintenance n.::That which supports or sustains.
maize n.::Indian corn: usually in the United States called simply corn.
makeup n.::The arrangements or combination of the parts of which anything is composed.
malady n.::Any physical disease or disorder, especially a chronic or deep-seated one.
malaria n.::A fever characterized by alternating chills, fever, and sweating.
malcontent n.::One who is dissatisfied with the existing state of affairs.
malediction n.::The calling down of a curse or curses.
malefactor n.::One who injures another.
maleficent adj.::Mischievous.
malevolence n.::Ill will.
malevolent adj.::Wishing evil to others.
malign v.::To speak evil of, especially to do so falsely and severely.
malignant adj.::Evil in nature or tending to do great harm or mischief.
malleable adj.::Pliant.
mallet n.::A wooden hammer.
maltreat v.::To treat ill, unkindly, roughly, or abusively.
man-trap n.::A place or structure dangerous to human life.
mandate n.::A command.
mandatory adj.::Expressive of positive command, as distinguished from merely directory.
mane n.::The long hair growing upon and about the neck of certain animals, as the horse and the lion.
man-eater n.::An animal that devours human beings.
maneuver v.::To make adroit or artful moves: manage affairs by strategy.
mania n.::Insanity.
maniac n.::a person raving with madness.
manifesto n.::A public declaration, making announcement, explanation or defense of intentions, or motives.
manlike adj.::Like a man.
manliness n.::The qualities characteristic of a true man, as bravery, resolution, etc.
mannerism n.::Constant or excessive adherence to one manner, style, or peculiarity, as of action or conduct.
manor n.::The landed estate of a lord or nobleman.
mantel n.::The facing, sometimes richly ornamented, about a fireplace, including the usual shelf above it.
mantle n.::A cloak.
manufacturer n.::A person engaged in manufacturing as a business.
manumission n.::Emancipation.
manumit v.::To set free from bondage.
marine adj.::Of or pertaining to the sea or matters connected with the sea.
maritime adj.::Situated on or near the sea.
maroon v.::To put ashore and abandon (a person) on a desolate coast or island.
martial adj.::Pertaining to war or military operations.
Martian adj.::Pertaining to Mars, either the Roman god of war or the planet.
martyrdom n.::Submission to death or persecution for the sake of faith or principle.
marvel v.::To be astonished and perplexed because of (something).
masonry n.::The art or work of constructing, as buildings, walls, etc., with regularly arranged stones.
masquerade n.::A social party composed of persons masked and costumed so as to be disguised.
massacre n.::The unnecessary and indiscriminate killing of human beings.
massive adj.::Of considerable bulk and weight.
masterpiece n.::A superior production.
mastery n.::The attainment of superior skill.
material n.::That of which anything is composed or may be constructed.
materialize v.::To take perceptible or substantial form.
maternal adj.::Pertaining or peculiar to a mother or to motherhood.
matinee n.::An entertainment (especially theatrical) held in the daytime.
matricide n.::The killing, especially the murdering, of one's mother.
matrimony n.::The union of a man and a woman in marriage.
matrix n.::That which contains and gives shape or form to anything.
matter of fact n.::Something that has actual and undeniable existence or reality.
maudlin adj.::Foolishly and tearfully affectionate.
mausoleum n.::A tomb of more than ordinary size or architectural pretensions.
mawkish adj.::Sickening or insipid.
maxim n.::A principle accepted as true and acted on as a rule or guide.
maze n.::A labyrinth.
mead n.::A meadow.
meager adj.::scanty.
mealy-mouthed adj.::Afraid to express facts or opinions plainly.
meander v.::To wind and turn while proceeding in a course.
mechanics n.::The branch of physics that treats the phenomena caused by the action of forces.
medallion n.::A large medal.
meddlesome adj.::Interfering.
medial adj.::Of or pertaining to the middle.
mediate v.::To effect by negotiating as an agent between parties.
medicine n.::A substance possessing or reputed to possess curative or remedial properties.
medieval adj.::Belonging or relating to or descriptive of the middle ages.
mediocre adj.::Ordinary.
meditation n.::The turning or revolving of a subject in the mind.
medley n.::A composition of different songs or parts of songs arranged to run as a continuous whole.
meliorate v.::To make better or improve, as in quality or social or physical condition.
mellifluous adj.::Sweetly or smoothly flowing.
melodious adj.::Characterized by a sweet succession of sounds.
melodrama n.::A drama with a romantic story or plot and sensational situation and incidents.
memento n.::A souvenir.
memorable adj.::Noteworthy.
menace n.::A threat.
menagerie n.::A collection of wild animals, especially when kept for exhibition.
mendacious adj.::Untrue.
mendicant n.::A beggar.
mentality n.::Intellectuality.
mentor n.::A wise and faithful teacher, guide, and friend.
mercantile adj.::Conducted or acting on business principles; commercial.
mercenary adj.::Greedy
merciful adj.::Disposed to pity and forgive.
merciless adj.::Cruel.
meretricious adj.::Alluring by false or gaudy show.
mesmerize v.::To hypnotize.
messieurs n.::pl. Gentlemen.
metal n.::An element that forms a base by combining with oxygen, is usually hard, heavy, and lustrous.
metallurgy n.::The art or science of extracting a metal from ores, as by smelting.
metamorphosis n.::A passing from one form or shape into another.
metaphor n.::A figure of speech in which one object is likened to another, by speaking as if the other.
metaphysical adj.::Philosophical.
metaphysician n.::One skilled in metaphysics.
metaphysics n.::The principles of philosophy as applied to explain the methods of any particular science.
mete v.::To apportion.
metempsychosis n.::Transition of the soul of a human being at death into another body, whether human or beast.
meticulous adj.::Over-cautious.
metonymy n.::A figure of speech that consists in the naming of a thing by one of its attributes.
metric adj.::Relating to measurement.
metronome n.::An instrument for indicating and marking exact time in music.
metropolis n.::A chief city, either the capital or the largest or most important city of a state.
metropolitan adj.::Pertaining to a chief city.
mettle n.::Courage.
mettlesome adj.::Having courage or spirit.
microcosm n.::The world or universe on a small scale.
micrometer n.::An instrument for measuring very small angles or dimensions.
microphone n.::An apparatus for magnifying faint sounds.
microscope n.::An instrument for assisting the eye in the vision of minute objects or features of objects.
microscopic adj.::Adapted to or characterized by minute observation.
microscopy n.::The art of examing objects with the microscope.
midsummer n.::The middle of the summer.
midwife n.::A woman who makes a business of assisting at childbirth.
mien n.::The external appearance or manner of a person.
migrant adj.::Wandering.
migrate v.::To remove or pass from one country, region, or habitat to another.
migratory adj.::Wandering.
mileage n.::A distance in miles.
militant adj.::Of a warlike or combative disposition or tendency.
militarism n.::A policy of maintaining great standing armies.
militate v.::To have weight or influence (in determining a question).
militia n.::Those citizens, collectively, who are enrolled and drilled in temporary military organizations.
Milky Way n.::The galaxy.
millet n.::A grass cultivated for forage and cereal.
mimic v.::To imitate the speech or actions of.
miniature adj.::Much smaller than reality or that the normal size.
minimize v.::To reduce to the smallest possible amount or degree.
minion n.::A servile favorite.
ministration n.::Any religious ceremonial.
ministry n.::A service.
minority n.::The smaller in number of two portions into which a number or a group is divided.
minute adj.::Exceedingly small in extent or quantity.
minutia n.::A small or unimportant particular or detail.
mirage n.::An optical effect looking like a sheet of water in the desert.
misadventure n.::An unlucky accident.
misanthropic adj.::Hating mankind.
misanthropy n.::Hatred of mankind.
misapprehend v.::To misunderstand.
misbehave v.::To behave ill.
misbehavior n.::Ill or improper behavior.
mischievous adj.::Fond of tricks.
miscount v.::To make a mistake in counting.
miscreant n.::A villain.
misdeed n.::A wrong or improper act.
misdemeanor n.::Evil conduct, small crime.
miser n.::A person given to saving and hoarding unduly.
mishap n.::Misfortune.
misinterpret v.::To misunderstand.
mislay v.::To misplace.
mismanage v.::To manage badly, improperly, or unskillfully.
misnomer n.::A name wrongly or mistakenly applied.
misogamy n.::Hatred of marriage.
misogyny n.::Hatred of women.
misplace v.::To put into a wrong place.
misrepresent v.::To give a wrong impression.
misrule v.::To misgovern.
missal n.::The book containing the service for the celebration of mass.
missile n.::Any object, especially a weapon, thrown or intended to be thrown.
missive n.::A message in writing.
mistrust v.::To regard with suspicion or jealousy.
misty adj.::Lacking clearness
misunderstand v.::To Take in a wrong sense.
misuse v.::To maltreat.
mite n.::A very small amount, portion, or particle.
miter n.::The junction of two bodies at an equally divided angle.
mitigate v.::To make milder or more endurable.
mnemonics n.::A system of principles and formulas designed to assist the recollection in certain instances.
moat n.::A ditch on the outside of a fortress wall.
mobocracy n.::Lawless control of public affairs by the mob or populace.
moccasin n.::A foot-covering made of soft leather or buckskin.
mockery n.::Ridicule.
moderation n.::Temperance.
moderator n.::The presiding officer of a meeting.
modernity n.::The state or character of being modern.
modernize v.::To make characteristic of the present or of recent times.
modification n.::A change.
modify v.::To make somewhat different.
modish adj.::Fashionable.
modulate v.::To vary in tone, inflection, pitch or other quality of sound.
mollify v.::To soothe.
molt v.::To cast off, as hair, feathers, etc.
momentary adj.::Lasting but a short time.
momentous adj.::Very significant.
momentum n.::An impetus.
monarchy n.::Government by a single, sovereign ruler.
monastery n.::A dwelling-place occupied in common by persons under religious vows of seclusion.
monetary adj.::Financial.
mongrel n.::The progeny resulting from the crossing of different breeds or varieties.
monition n.::Friendly counsel given by way of warning and implying caution or reproof.
monitory n.::Admonition or warning.
monocracy n.::Government by a single person.
monogamy n.::The habit of pairing, or having but one mate.
monogram n.::A character consisting of two or more letters interwoven into one, usually initials of a name.
monograph n.::A treatise discussing a single subject or branch of a subject.
monolith n.::Any structure or sculpture in stone formed of a single piece.
monologue n.::A story or drama told or performed by one person.
monomania n.::The unreasonable pursuit of one idea.
monopoly n.::The control of a thing, as a commodity, to enable a person to raise its price.
monosyllable n.::A word of one syllable.
monotone n.::The sameness or monotony of utterance.
monotonous adj.::Unchanging and tedious.
monotony n.::A lack of variety.
monsieur n.::A French title of respect, equivalent to Mr. and sir.
monstrosity n.::Anything unnaturally huge or distorted.
moonbeam n.::A ray of moonlight.
morale n.::A state of mind with reference to confidence, courage, zeal, and the like.
moralist n.::A writer on ethics.
morality n.::Virtue.
moralize v.::To render virtuous.
moratorium n.::An emergency legislation authorizing a government suspend some action temporarily.
morbid adj.::Caused by or denoting a diseased or unsound condition of body or mind.
mordacious adj.::Biting or giving to biting.
mordant adj.::Biting.
moribund adj.::On the point of dying.
morose adj.::Gloomy.
morphology n.::the science of organic forms.
motley adj.::Composed of heterogeneous or inharmonious elements.
motto n.::An expressive word or pithy sentence enunciating some guiding rule of life, or
faith.
mountaineer n.::One who travels among or climbs mountains for pleasure or exercise.
mountainous adj.::Full of or abounding in mountains.
mouthful n.::As much as can be or is usually put into the or exercise.
muddle v.::To confuse or becloud, especially with or as with drink.
muffle v.::To deaden the sound of, as by wraps.
mulatto n.::The offspring of a white person and a black person.
muleteer n.::A mule-driver.
multiform adj.::Having many shapes, or appearances.
multiplicity n.::the condition of being manifold or very various.
mundane adj.::Worldly, as opposed to spiritual or celestial.
municipal adj.::Of or pertaining to a town or city, or to its corporate or local government.
municipality n.::A district enjoying municipal government.
munificence n.::A giving characterized by generous motives and extraordinary liberality.
munificent adj.::Extraordinarily generous.
muster n.::An assemblage or review of troops for parade or inspection, or for numbering off.
mutation n.::The act or process of change.
mutilate v.::To disfigure.
mutiny n.::Rebellion against lawful or constituted authority.
myriad n.::A vast indefinite number.
mystic n.::One who professes direct divine illumination, or relies upon meditation to acquire truth.
mystification n.::The act of artfully perplexing.
myth n.::A fictitious narrative presented as historical, but without any basis of fact.
mythology n.::The whole body of legends cherished by a race concerning gods and heroes.
nameless adj.::Having no fame or reputation.
naphtha n.::A light, colorless, volatile, inflammable oil used as a solvent, as in manufacture of paints.
Narcissus n.::The son of the Athenian river-god Cephisus, fabled to have fallen in love with his reflection.
narrate v.::To tell a story.
narration n.::The act of recounting the particulars of an event in the order of time or occurrence.
narrative n.::An orderly continuous account of the successive particulars of an event.
narrator n.::One who narrates anything.
narrow-minded adj.::Characterized by illiberal views or sentiments.
nasal adj.::Pertaining to the nose.
natal adj.::Pertaining to one's birth.
nationality n.::A connection with a particular nation.
naturally adv.::According to the usual order of things.
nausea n.::An affection of the stomach producing dizziness and usually an impulse to vomit.
nauseate v.::To cause to loathe.
nauseous adj.::Loathsome.
nautical adj.::Pertaining to ships, seamen, or navigation.
naval adj.::Pertaining to ships.
navel n.::The depression on the abdomen where the umbilical cord of the fetus was attached.
navigable adj.::Capable of commercial navigation.
navigate v.::To traverse by ship.
nebula n.::A gaseous body of unorganized stellar substance.
necessary adj.::Indispensably requisite or absolutely needed to accomplish a desired result.
necessitate v.::To render indispensable.
necessity n.::That which is indispensably requisite to an end desired.
necrology n.::A list of persons who have died in a certain place or time.
necromancer n.::One who practices the art of foretelling the future by means of communication with the dead.
necropolis n.::A city of the dead.
necrosis n.::the death of part of the body.
nectar n.::Any especially sweet and delicious drink.
nectarine n.::A variety of the peach.
needlework n.::Embroidery.
needy adj.::Being in need, want, or poverty.
nefarious adj.::Wicked in the extreme.
negate v.::To deny.
negation n.::The act of denying or of asserting the falsity of a proposition.
neglectful adj.::Exhibiting or indicating omission.
negligee n.::A loose gown worn by women.
negligence n.::Omission of that which ought to be done.
negligent adj.::Apt to omit what ought to be done.
negligible adj.::Transferable by assignment, endorsement, or delivery.
negotiable v.::To bargain with others for an agreement, as for a treaty or transfer of property.
Nemesis n.::A goddess; divinity of chastisement and vengeance.
neocracy n.::Government administered by new or untried persons.
neo-Darwinsim n.::Darwinism as modified and extended by more recent students.
neo-Latin n.::Modernized Latin.
neopaganism n.::A new or revived paganism.
Neolithic adj.::Pertaining to the later stone age.
neology n.::The coining or using of new words or new meanings of words.
neophyte adj.::Having the character of a beginner.
nestle v.::To adjust cozily in snug quarters.
nestling adj.::Recently hatched.
nettle v.::To excite sensations of uneasiness or displeasure in.
network n.::Anything that presents a system of cross- lines.
neural adj.::Pertaining to the nerves or nervous system.
neurology n.::The science of the nervous system.
neuter adj.::Neither masculine nor feminine.
neutral adj.::Belonging to or under control of neither of two contestants.
nevertheless conj.::Notwithstanding.
Newtonian adj.::Of or pertaining to Sir Isaac Newton, the English philosopher.
niggardly adj.::Stingy. (no longer acceptable to use)
nihilist n.::An advocate of the doctrine that nothing either exists or can be known.
nil n.::Nothing
nimble adj.::Light and quick in motion or action.
nit n.::The egg of a louse or some other insect.
nocturnal adj.::Of or pertaining to the night.
noiseless adj.::Silent.
noisome adj.::Very offensive, particularly to the sense of smell.
noisy adj.::Clamorous.
nomad adj.::Having no fixed abode.
nomic adj.::Usual or customary.
nominal adj.::Trivial.
nominate v.::To designate as a candidate for any office.
nomination n.::The act or ceremony of naming a man or woman for office.
nominee n.::One who receives a nomination.
non-existent n.::That which does not exist.
non-resident adj.::Not residing within a given jurisdiction.
nonchalance n.::A state of mind indicating lack of interest.
non-combatant n.::One attached to the army or navy, but having duties other than that of fighting.
nondescript adj.::Indescribable.
nonentity n.::A person or thing of little or no account.
nonpareil n.::One who or that which is of unequaled excellence.
norm n.::A model.
normalcy n.::The state of being normal.
Norman adj.::Of or peculiar to Normandy, in northern France.
nostrum n.::Any scheme or recipe of a charlatan character.
noticeable adj.::Perceptible.
notorious adj.::Unfavorably known to the general public.
novellette n.::A short novel.
novice n.::A beginner in any business or occupation.
nowadays adv.::In the present time or age.
nowhere adv.::In no place or state.
noxious adj.::Hurtful.
nuance n.::A slight degree of difference in anything perceptible to the sense of the mind.
nucleus n.::A central point or part about which matter is aggregated.
nude adj.::Naked.
nugatory adj.::Having no power or force.
nuisance n.::That which annoys, vexes, or irritates.
numeration n.::The act or art of reading or naming numbers.
numerical adj.::Of or pertaining to number.
nunnery n.::A convent for nuns.
nuptial adj.::Of or pertaining to marriage, especially to the marriage ceremony.
nurture n.::The process of fostering or promoting growth.
nutriment n.::That which nourishes.
nutritive adj.::Having nutritious properties.
oaken adj.::Made of or from oak.
oakum n.::Hemp-fiber obtained by untwisting and picking out loosely the yarns of old hemp rope.
obdurate adj.::Impassive to feelings of humanity or pity.
obelisk n.::A square shaft with pyramidal top, usually monumental or commemorative.
obese adj.::Exceedingly fat.
obesity n.::Excessive fatness.
obituary adj.::A published notice of a death.
objective adj.::Grasping and representing facts as they are.
objector n.::One who objects, as to a proposition, measure, or ruling.
obligate v.::To hold to the fulfillment of duty.
obligatory adj.::Binding in law or conscience.
oblique adj.::Slanting; said of lines.
obliterate v.::To cause to disappear.
oblivion n.::The state of having passed out of the memory or of being utterly forgotten.
oblong adj.::Longer than broad: applied most commonly to rectangular objects considerably elongated.
obnoxious adj.::Detestable.
obsequies n.::Funeral rites.
obsequious adj.::Showing a servile readiness to fall in with the wishes or will of another.
observance n.::A traditional form or customary act.
observant adj.::Quick to notice.
observatory n.::A building designed for systematic astronomical observations.
obsolescence n.::The condition or process of gradually falling into disuse.
obsolescent adj.::Passing out of use, as a word.
obsolete adj.::No longer practiced or accepted.
obstetrician n.::A practitioner of midwifery.
obstetrics n.::The branch of medical science concerned with the treatment and care of women during pregnancy.
obstinacy n.::Stubborn adherence to opinion, arising from conceit or the desire to have one's own way.
obstreperous adj.::Boisterous.
obstruct v.::To fill with impediments so as to prevent passage, either wholly or in part.
obstruction n.::Hindrance.
obtrude v.::To be pushed or to push oneself into undue prominence.
obtrusive adj.::Tending to be pushed or to push oneself into undue prominence.
obvert v.::To turn the front or principal side of (a thing) toward any person or object.
obviate v.::To clear away or provide for, as an objection or difficulty.
occasion n.::An important event or celebration.
Occident n.::The countries lying west of Asia and the Turkish dominions.
occlude v.::To absorb, as a gas by a metal.
occult adj.::Existing but not immediately perceptible.
occupant n.::A tenant in possession of property, as distinguished from the actual owner.
occurrence n.::A happening.
octagon n.::A figure with eight sides and eight angles.
octave n.::A note at this interval above or below any other, considered in relation to that other.
octavo n.::A book, or collection of paper in which the sheets are so folded as to make eight leaves.
octogenarian adj.::A person of between eighty and ninety years.
ocular adj.::Of or pertaining to the eye.
oculist n.::One versed or skilled in treating diseases of the eye.
oddity n.::An eccentricity.
ode n.::The form of lyric poetry anciently intended to be sung.
odious adj.::Hateful.
odium n.::A feeling of extreme repugnance, or of dislike and disgust.
odoriferous adj.::Having or diffusing an odor or scent, especially an agreeable one.
odorous adj.::Having an odor, especially a fragrant one.
off adj.::Farther or more distant.
offhand adv.::Without preparation.
officiate v.::To act as an officer or leader.
officious adj.::Intermeddling with what is not one's concern.
offshoot n.::Something that branches off from the parent stock.
ogre n.::A demon or monster that was supposed to devour human beings.
ointment n.::A fatty preparation with a butter-like consistency in which a medicinal substance exists.
olfactory adj.::of or pertaining to the sense of smell.
olive-branch n.::A branch of the olive-tree, as an emblem of peace.
ominous adj.::Portentous.
omission n.::Exclusion.
omnipotence n.::Unlimited and universal power.
Omnipotent adj.::Possessed of unlimited and universal power.
omniscience n.::Unlimited or infinite knowledge.
omniscient adj.::Characterized by unlimited or infinite knowledge.
omnivorous adj.::Eating or living upon food of all kinds indiscriminately.
onerous adj.::Burdensome or oppressive.
onrush n.::Onset.
onset n.::An assault, especially of troops, upon an enemy or fortification.
onslaught n.::A violent onset.
onus n.::A burden or responsibility.
opalescence n.::The property of combined refraction and reflection of light, resulting in smoky tints.
opaque adj.::Impervious to light.
operate v.::To put in action and supervise the working of.
operative adj.::Active.
operator n.::One who works with or controls some machine or scientific apparatus.
operetta n.::A humorous play in dialogue and music, of more than one act.
opinion n.::A conclusion or judgment held with confidence, but falling short of positive knowledge.
opponent n.::One who supports the opposite side in a debate, discussion, struggle, or sport.
opportune adj.::Especially fit as occurring, said, or done at the right moment.
opportunist n.::One who takes advantage of circumstances to gain his ends.
opportunity n.::Favorable or advantageous chance or opening.
opposite adj.::Radically different or contrary in action or movement.
opprobrium n.::The state of being scornfully reproached or accused of evil.
optic n.::Pertaining to the eye or vision.
optician n.::One who makes or deals in optical instruments or eye-glasses.
optics n.::The science that treats of light and vision, and all that is connected with sight.
optimism n.::The view that everything in nature and the history of mankind is ordered for the best.
option n.::The right, power, or liberty of choosing.
optometry n.::Measurement of the powers of vision.
opulence n.::Affluence.
opulent adj.::Wealthy.
oral adj.::Uttered through the mouth.
orate v.::To deliver an elaborate or formal public speech.
oration n.::An elaborate or formal public speech.
orator n.::One who delivers an elaborate or formal speech.
oratorio n.::A composition for solo voices, chorus, and orchestra, generally taken from the Scriptures.
oratory n.::The art of public speaking.
ordeal n.::Anything that severely tests courage, strength, patience, conscience, etc.
ordinal n.::That form of the numeral that shows the order of anything in a series, as first, second, third.
ordination n.::A consecration to the ministry.
ordnance n.::A general name for all kinds of weapons and their appliances used in war.
orgies n.::Wild or wanton revelry.
origin n.::The beginning of that which becomes or is made to be.
original adj.::Not copied nor produced by imitation.
originate v.::To cause or constitute the beginning or first stage of the existence of.
ornate adj.::Ornamented to a marked degree.
orthodox adj.::Holding the commonly accepted faith.
orthodoxy n.::Acceptance of the common faith.
orthogonal adj.::Having or determined by right angles.
orthopedic adj.::Relating to the correcting or preventing of deformity
orthopedist n.::One who practices the correcting or preventing of deformity
oscillate v.::To swing back and forth.
osculate v.::To kiss.
ossify v.::to convert into bone.
ostentation n.::A display dictated by vanity and intended to invite applause or flattery.
ostracism n.::Exclusion from intercourse or favor, as in society or politics.
ostracize v.::To exclude from public or private favor.
ought v.::To be under moral obligation to be or do.
oust v.::To eject.
out-and-out adv.::Genuinely.
outbreak n.::A sudden and violent breaking forth, as of something that has been pent up or restrained.
outburst n.::A violent issue, especially of passion in an individual.
outcast n.::One rejected and despised, especially socially.
outcry n.::A vehement or loud cry or clamor.
outdo v.::To surpass.
outlandish adj.::Of barbarous, uncouth, and unfamiliar aspect or action.
outlast v.::To last longer than.
outlaw n.::A habitual lawbreaker.
outlive v.::To continue to exist after.
out-of-the-way adj.::Remotely situated.
outpost n.::A detachment of troops stationed at a distance from the main body to guard against surprise.
outrage n.::A gross infringement of morality or decency.
outrageous adj.::Shocking in conduct.
outreach v.::To reach or go beyond.
outride v.::To ride faster than.
outrigger n.::A part built or arranged to project beyond a natural outline for support.
outright adv.::Entirely.
outskirt n.::A border region.
outstretch v.::To extend.
outstrip v.::To go beyond.
outweigh v.::To surpass in importance or excellence.
overdo v.::To overtax the strength of.
overdose n.::An excessive dose, usually so large a dose of a medicine that its effect is toxic.
overeat v.::To eat to excess.
overhang n.::A portion of a structure which projects or hangs over.
overleap v.::To leap beyond.
overlord n.::One who holds supremacy over another.
overpass v.::To pass across or over, as a river.
overpay v.::To pay or reward in excess.
overpower v.::To gain supremacy or victory over by superior power.
overproduction n.::Excessive production.
overreach v.::To stretch out too far.
overrun v.::To infest or ravage.
oversee v.::To superintend.
overseer n.::A supervisor.
overshadow v.::To cast into the shade or render insignificant by comparison.
overstride v.::To step beyond.
overthrow v.::To vanquish an established ruler or government.
overtone n.::A harmonic.
overture n.::An instrumental prelude to an opera, oratorio, or ballet.
overweight n.::Preponderance.
pacify v.::To bring into a peaceful state.
packet n.::A bundle, as of letters.
pact n.::A covenant.
pagan n.::A worshiper of false gods.
pageant n.::A dramatic representation, especially a spectacular one.
palate n.::The roof of the mouth.
palatial adj.::Magnificent.
paleontology n.::The branch of biology that treats of ancient life and fossil organisms.
palette n.::A thin tablet, with a hole for the thumb, upon which artists lay their colors for painting.
palinode n.::A retraction.
pall v.::To make dull by satiety.
palliate v.::To cause to appear less guilty.
pallid adj.::Of a pale or wan appearance.
palpable n.::perceptible by feeling or touch.
palsy n.::Paralysis.
paly adj.::Lacking color or brilliancy.
pamphlet n.::A brief treatise or essay, usually on a subject of current interest.
pamphleteer v.::To compose or issue pamphlets, especially controversial ones.
panacea n.::A remedy or medicine proposed for or professing to cure all diseases.
Pan-American adj.::Including or pertaining to the whole of America, both North and South.
pandemic adj.::Affecting a whole people or all classes, as a disease.
pandemonium n.::A fiendish or riotous uproar.
panegyric n.::A formal and elaborate eulogy, written or spoken, of a person or of an act.
panel n.::A rectangular piece set in or as in a frame.
panic n.::A sudden, unreasonable, overpowering fear.
panoply n.::A full set of armor.
panorama n.::A series of large pictures representing a continuous scene.
pantheism n.::The worship of nature for itself or its beauty.
Pantheon n.::A circular temple at Rome with a fine Corinthian portico and a great domed roof.
pantomime n.::Sign-language.
pantoscope n.::A very wide-angled photographic lens.
papacy n.::The official head of the Roman Catholic Church.
papyrus n.::The writing-paper of the ancient Egyptians, and later of the Romans.
parable n.::A brief narrative founded on real scenes or events usually with a moral.
paradox n.::A statement or doctrine seemingly in contradiction to the received belief.
paragon n.::A model of excellence.
parallel v.::To cause to correspond or lie in the same direction and equidistant in all parts.
parallelism n.::Essential likeness.
paralysis n.::Loss of the power of contractility in the voluntary or involuntary muscles.
paralyze v.::To deprive of the power to act.
paramount adj.::Supreme in authority.
paramour n.::One who is unlawfully and immorally a lover or a mistress.
paraphernalia n.::Miscellaneous articles of equipment or adornment.
paraphrase v.::Translate freely.
pare v.::To cut, shave, or remove (the outside) from anything.
parentage n.::The relation of parent to child, of the producer to the produced, or of cause to effect.
Pariah n.::A member of a degraded class; a social outcast.
parish n.::The ecclesiastical district in charge of a pastor.
Parisian adj.::Of or pertaining to the city of Paris.
parity n.::Equality, as of condition or rank.
parlance n.::Mode of speech.
parley v.::To converse in.
parliament n.::A legislative body.
parlor n.::A room for reception of callers or entertainment of guests.
parody v.::To render ludicrous by imitating the language of.
paronymous adj.::Derived from the same root or primitive word.
paroxysm n.::A sudden outburst of any kind of activity.
parricide n.::The murder of a parent.
parse v.::To describe, as a sentence, by separating it into its elements and describing each word.
parsimonious adj.::Unduly sparing in the use or expenditure of money.
partible adj.::Separable.
participant n.::One having a share or part.
participate v.::To receive or have a part or share of.
partition n.::That which separates anything into distinct parts.
partisan adj.::Characterized by or exhibiting undue or unreasoning devotion to a party.
passible adj.::Capable of feeling of suffering.
passive adj.::Unresponsive.
pastoral adj.::Having the spirit or sentiment of rural life.
paternal adj.::Fatherly.
paternity n.::Fatherhood.
pathos n.::The quality in any form of representation that rouses emotion or sympathy.
patriarch n.::The chief of a tribe or race who rules by paternal right.
patrician adj.::Of senatorial or noble rank.
patrimony n.::An inheritance from an ancestor, especially from one's father.
patriotism n.::Love and devotion to one's country.
patronize v.::To exercise an arrogant condescension toward.
patronymic adj.::Formed after one's father's name.
patter v.::To mumble something over and over.
paucity n.::Fewness.
pauper n.::One without means of support.
pauperism n.::Dependence on charity.
pavilion n.::An open structure for temporary shelter.
payee n.::A person to whom money has been or is to be paid.
peaceable adj.::Tranquil.
peaceful adj.::Tranquil.
peccable adj.::Capable of sinning.
peccadillo n.::A small breach of propriety or principle.
peccant adj.::Guilty.
pectoral adj.::Pertaining to the breast or thorax.
pecuniary adj.::Consisting of money.
pedagogics n.::The science and art of teaching.
pedagogue n.::A schoolmaster.
pedagogy n.::The science and art of teaching
pedal n.::A lever for the foot usually applied only to musical instruments, cycles, and other machines.
pedant n.::A scholar who makes needless and inopportune display of his learning.
peddle v.::To go about with a small stock of goods to sell.
pedestal n.::A base or support as for a column, statue, or vase.
pedestrian n.::One who journeys on foot.
pediatrics n.::The department of medical science that relates to the treatment of diseases of childhood.
pedigree n.::One's line of ancestors.
peddler n.::One who travels from house to house with an assortment of goods for retail.
peerage n.::The nobility.
peerless adj.::Of unequaled excellence or worth.
peevish adj.::Petulant. (irritable)
pellucid adj.::Translucent.
penalty n.::The consequences that follow the transgression of natural or divine law.
penance n.::Punishment to which one voluntarily submits or subjects himself as an expression of penitence.
penchant n.::A bias in favor of something.
pendant n.::Anything that hangs from something else, either for ornament or for use.
pendulous adj.::Hanging, especially so as to swing by an attached end or part.
pendulum n.::A weight hung on a rod, serving by its oscillation to regulate the rate of a clock.
penetrable adj.::That may be pierced by physical, moral, or intellectual force.
penetrate v.::To enter or force a way into the interior parts of.
penetration n.::Discernment.
peninsular adj.::Pertaining to a piece of land almost surrounded by water.
penitence n.::Sorrow for sin with desire to amend and to atone.
penitential adj.::Pertaining to sorrow for sin with desire to amend and to atone.
pennant n.::A small flag.
pension n.::A periodical allowance to an individual on account of past service done by him/her.
pentagram n.::A figure having five points or lobes.
pentavalent adj.::Quinqeuvalent.
pentad n.::The number five.
pentagon n.::A figure, especially, with five angles and five sides.
pentahedron n.::A solid bounded by five plane faces.
pentameter n.::In prosody, a line of verse containing five units or feet.
pentathlon n.::The contest of five associated exercises in the great games and the same contestants.
penultimate adj.::A syllable or member of a series that is last but one.
penurious adj.::Excessively sparing in the use of money.
penury n.::Indigence.
perambulate v.::To walk about.
perceive v.::To have knowledge of, or receive impressions concerning, through the medium of the body senses.
perceptible adj.::Cognizable.
perception n.::Knowledge through the senses of the existence and properties of matter or the external world.
percipience n.::The act of perceiving.
percipient n.::One who or that which perceives.
percolate v.::To filter.
percolator n.::A filter.
percussion n.::The sharp striking of one body against another.
peremptory adj.::Precluding question or appeal.
perennial adj.::Continuing though the year or through many years.
perfectible adj.::Capable of being made perfect.
perfidy n.::Treachery.
perforate v.::To make a hole or holes through.
perform v.::To accomplish.
perfumery n.::The preparation of perfumes.
perfunctory adj.::Half-hearted.
perhaps adv.::Possibly.
perigee n.::The point in the orbit of the moon when it is nearest the earth.
periodicity n.::The habit or characteristic of recurrence at regular intervals.
peripatetic adj.::Walking about.
perjure v.::To swear falsely to.
perjury n.::A solemn assertion of a falsity.
permanence n.::A continuance in the same state, or without any change that destroys the essential form or nature.
permanent adj.::Durable.
permeate v.::To pervade.
permissible adj.::That may be allowed.
permutation n.::Reciprocal change, different ordering of same items.
pernicious adj.::Tending to kill or hurt.
perpendicular adj.::Straight up and down.
perpetrator n.::The doer of a wrong or a criminal act.
perpetuate v.::To preserve from extinction or oblivion.
perquisite n.::Any profit from service beyond the amount fixed as salary or wages.
persecution n.::Harsh or malignant oppression.
perseverance n.::A persistence in purpose and effort.
persevere v.::To continue striving in spite of discouragements.
persiflage n.::Banter.
persist v.::To continue steadfast against opposition.
persistence n.::A fixed adherence to a resolve, course of conduct, or the like.
personage n.::A man or woman as an individual, especially one of rank or high station.
personal adj.::Not general or public.
personality n.::The attributes, taken collectively, that make up the character and nature of an individual.
personnel n.::The force of persons collectively employed in some service.
perspective n.::The relative importance of facts or matters from any special point of view.
perspicacious adj.::Astute.
perspicacity n.::Acuteness or discernment.
perspicuous adj.::Lucid.
perspiration n.::Sweat.
perspire v.::To excrete through the pores of the skin.
persuade v.::To win the mind of by argument, eloquence, evidence, or reflection.
persuadable adj.::capable of influencing to action by entreaty, statement, or anything that moves the feelings.
pertinacious adj.::Persistent or unyielding.
pertinacity n.::Unyielding adherence.
pertinent adj.::Relevant.
perturb v.::To disturb greatly.
perturbation n.::Mental excitement or confusion.
perusal n.::The act of reading carefully or thoughtfully.
pervade v.::To pass or spread through every part.
pervasion n.::The state of spreading through every part.
pervasive adj.::Thoroughly penetrating or permeating.
perverse adj.::Unreasonable.
perversion n.::Diversion from the true meaning or proper purpose.
perversity n.::Wickedness.
pervert n.::One who has forsaken a doctrine regarded as true for one esteemed false.
pervious adj.::Admitting the entrance or passage of another substance.
pestilence n.::A raging epidemic.
pestilent adj.::Having a malign influence or effect.
pestilential adj.::having the nature of or breeding pestilence.
peter v.::To fail or lose power, efficiency, or value.
petrify v.::To convert into a substance of stony hardness and character.
petulance n.::The character or condition of being impatient, capricious or petulant.
petulant adj.::Displaying impatience.
pharmacopoeia n.::A book containing the formulas and methods of preparation of medicines for the use of druggists.
pharmacy n.::The art or business of compounding and dispensing medicines.
phenomenal adj.::Extraordinary or marvelous.
phenomenon n.::Any unusual occurrence.
philander v.::To play at courtship with a woman.
philanthropic adj.::Benevolent.
philanthropist n.::One who endeavors to help his fellow men.
philanthropy n.::Active humanitarianism.
philately n.::The study and collection of stamps.
philharmonic adj.::Fond of music.
philogynist n.::One who is fond of women.
philologist n.::An expert in linguistics.
philology n.::The study of language in connection with history and literature.
philosophize v.::To seek ultimate causes and principles.
philosophy n.::The general principles, laws, or causes that furnish the rational explanation of anything.
phlegmatic adj.::Not easily roused to feeling or action.
phonetic adj.::Representing articulate sounds or speech.
phonic adj.::Pertaining to the nature of sound.
phonogram n.::A graphic character symbolizing an articulate sound.
phonology n.::The science of human vocal sounds.
phosphorescence n.::The property of emitting light.
photoelectric adj.::Pertaining to the combined action of light and electricity.
photometer n.::Any instrument for measuring the intensity of light or comparing the intensity of two lights.
photometry n.::The art of measuring the intensity of light.
physicist n.::A specialist in the science that treats of the phenomena associated with matter and energy.
physics n.::The science that treats of the phenomena associated with matter and energy.
physiocracy n.::The doctrine that land and its products are the only true wealth.
physiognomy n.::The external appearance merely.
physiography n.::Description of nature.
physiology n.::The science of organic functions.
physique n.::The physical structure or organization of a person.
picayune adj.::Of small value.
piccolo n.::A small flute.
piece n.::A loose or separated part, as distinguished from the whole or the mass.
piecemeal adv.::Gradually.
pillage n.::Open robbery, as in war.
pillory n.::A wooden framework in which an offender is fastened to boards and is exposed to public scorn.
pincers n.::An instrument having two lever-handles and two jaws working on a pivot.
pinchers n.::An instrument having two jaws working on a pivot.
pinnacle n.::A high or topmost point, as a mountain-peak.
pioneer n.::One among the first to explore a country.
pious adj.::Religious.
pique v.::To excite a slight degree of anger in.
piteous adj.::Compassionate.
pitiable adj.::Contemptible.
pitiful adj.::Wretched.
pitiless adj.::Hard-hearted.
pittance n.::Any small portion or meager allowance.
placate v.::To bring from a state of angry or hostile feeling to one of patience or friendliness.
placid adj.::Serene.
plagiarism n.::The stealing of passages from the writings of another and publishing them as one's own.
planisphere n.::A polar projection of the heavens on a chart.
plasticity n.::The property of some substances through which the form of the mass can readily be changed.
platitude n.::A written or spoken statement that is flat, dull, or commonplace.
plaudit n.::An expression of applause.
plausible adj.::Seeming likely to be true, though open to doubt.
playful adj.::Frolicsome.
playwright n.::A maker of plays for the stage.
plea n.::An argument to obtain some desired action.
pleasant adj.::Agreeable.
pleasurable adj.::Affording gratification.
plebeian adj.::Common.
pledgee n.::The person to whom anything is pledged.
pledgeor n.::One who gives a pledge.
plenary adj.::Entire.
plenipotentiary n.::A person fully empowered to transact any business.
plenitude n.::Abundance.
plenteous adj.::Abundant.
plumb n.::A weight suspended by a line to test the verticality of something.
plummet n.::A piece of lead for making soundings, adjusting walls to the vertical.
pluperfect adj.::Expressing past time or action prior to some other past time or action.
plural adj.::Containing or consisting of more than one.
plurality n.::A majority.
plutocracy n.::A wealthy class in a political community who control the government by means of their money.
pneumatic adj.::Pertaining to or consisting of air or gas.
poesy n.::Poetry.
poetaster n.::An inferior poet.
poetic adj.::Pertaining to poetry.
poetics n.::The rules and principles of poetry.
poignancy n.::Severity or acuteness, especially of pain or grief.
poignant adj.::Severely painful or acute to the spirit.
poise n.::Equilibrium.
polar adj.::Pertaining to the poles of a sphere, especially of the earth.
polemics n.::The art of controversy or disputation.
pollen n.::The fine dust-like grains or powder formed within the anther of a flowering plant.
pollute v.::To contaminate.
polyarchy n.::Government by several or many persons of what-ever class.
polycracy n.::The rule of many.
polygamy n.::the fact or condition of having more than one wife or husband at once.
polyglot adj.::Speaking several tongues.
polygon n.::A figure having many angles.
polyhedron n.::A solid bounded by plane faces, especially by more than four.
polysyllable adj.::Having several syllables, especially more than three syllables.
polytechnic adj.::Pertaining to, embracing, or practicing many arts.
polytheism n.::The doctrine or belief that there are more gods than one.
pommel v.::To beat with something thick or bulky.
pomposity n.::The quality of being marked by an assumed stateliness and impressiveness of manner.
pompous adj.::Marked by an assumed stateliness and impressiveness of manner.
ponder v.::To meditate or reflect upon.
ponderous adj.::Unusually weighty or forcible.
pontiff n.::The Pope.
populace n.::The common people.
populous adj.::Containing many inhabitants, especially in proportion to the territory.
portend v.::To indicate as being about to happen, especially by previous signs.
portent n.::Anything that indicates what is to happen.
portfolio n.::A portable case for holding writing-materials, drawings, etc.
posit v.::To present in an orderly manner.
position n.::The manner in which a thing is placed.
positive adj.::Free from doubt or hesitation.
posse n.::A force of men.
possess v.::To own.
possession n.::The having, holding, or detention of property in one's power or command.
possessive adj.::Pertaining to the having, holding, or detention of property in one's power or command.
possessor n.::One who owns, enjoys, or controls anything, as property.
possible adj.::Being not beyond the reach of power natural, moral, or supernatural.
postdate v.::To make the date of any writing later than the real date.
posterior n.::The hinder part.
postgraduate adj.::Pertaining to studies that are pursued after receiving a degree.
postscript n.::Something added to a letter after the writer's signature.
potency n.::Power.
potent adj.::Physically powerful.
potentate n.::One possessed of great power or sway.
potential n.::Anything that may be possible.
potion n.::A dose of liquid medicine.
powerless adj.::Impotent.
practicable adj.::Feasible.
prate v.::To talk about vainly or foolishly.
prattle v.::To utter in simple or childish talk.
preamble n.::A statement introductory to and explanatory of what follows.
precarious adj.::Perilous.
precaution n.::A provision made in advance for some possible emergency or danger.
precede v.::To happen first.
precedence n.::Priority in place, time, or rank.
precedent n.::An instance that may serve as a guide or basis for a rule.
precedential adj.::Of the nature of an instance that may serve as a guide or basis for a rule.
precession n.::The act of going forward.
precipice n.::A high and very steep or approximately vertical cliff.
precipitant adj.::Moving onward quickly and heedlessly.
precipitate v.::To force forward prematurely.
precise adj.::Exact.
precision n.::Accuracy of limitation, definition, or adjustment.
preclude v.::To prevent.
precocious adj.::Having the mental faculties prematurely developed.
precursor n.::A forerunner or herald.
predatory adj.::Prone to pillaging.
predecessor n.::An incumbent of a given office previous to another.
predicament n.::A difficult, trying situation or plight.
predicate v.::To state as belonging to something.
predict v.::To foretell.
prediction n.::A prophecy.
predominance n.::Ascendancy or preponderance.
predominant adj.::Superior in power, influence, effectiveness, number, or degree.
predominate v.::To be chief in importance, quantity, or degree.
preeminence n.::Special eminence.
preempt v.::To secure the right of preference in the purchase of public land.
preemption n.::The right or act of purchasing before others.
preengage v.::To preoccupy.
preestablish v.::To settle or arrange beforehand.
preexist v.::To exist at a period or in a state earlier than something else.
preexistence n.::Existence antecedent to something.
preface n.::A brief explanation or address to the reader, at the beginning of a book.
prefatory adj.::Pertaining to a brief explanation to the reader at the beginning of a book.
prefer v.::To hold in higher estimation.
preferable adj.::More desirable than others.
preference n.::An object of favor or choice.
preferential adj.::Possessing, giving, or constituting preference or priority.
preferment n.::Preference.
prefix v.::To attach at the beginning.
prehensible adj.::Capable of being grasped.
prehensile adj.::Adapted for grasping or holding.
prehension n.::The act of laying hold of or grasping.
prejudice n.::A judgment or opinion formed without due examination of the facts.
prelacy n.::A system of church government.
prelate n.::One of a higher order of clergy having direct authority over other clergy.
prelude n.::An introductory or opening performance.
premature adj.::Coming too soon.
premier adj.::First in rank or position.
premise n.::A judgment as a conclusion.
premonition n.::Foreboding.
preoccupation n.::The state of having the mind, attention, or inclination preoccupied.
preoccupy v.::To fill the mind of a person to the exclusion of other subjects.
preordain v.::To foreordain.
preparation n.::An act or proceeding designed to bring about some event.
preparatory adj.::Having to do with what is preliminary.
preponderant adj.::Prevalent.
preponderate v.::To exceed in influence or power.
prepossession n.::A preconceived liking.
preposterous adj.::Utterly ridiculous or absurd.
prerogative adj.::Having superior rank or precedence.
presage v.::To foretell.
prescience n.::Knowledge of events before they take place.
prescient adj.::Foreknowing.
prescript adj.::Prescribed as a rule or model.
prescriptible adj.::Derived from authoritative direction.
prescription n.::An authoritative direction.
presentient adj.::Perceiving or feeling beforehand.
presentiment n.::Foreboding.
presentment n.::Semblance.
preservation n.::Conservation.
presumption n.::That which may be logically assumed to be true until disproved.
presumptuous adj.::Assuming too much.
pretension n.::A bold or presumptuous assertion.
pretentious adj.::Marked by pretense, conceit, or display.
preternatural adj.::Extraordinary.
pretext n.::A fictitious reason or motive.
prevalence n.::Frequency.
prevalent adj.::Of wide extent or frequent occurrence.
prevaricate v.::To use ambiguous or evasive language for the purpose of deceiving or diverting attention.
prevention n.::Thwarting.
prickle v.::To puncture slightly with fine, sharp points.
priggish adj.::Conceited.
prim adj.::Stiffly proper.
prima adj.::First.
primer n.::An elementary reading-book for children.
primeval adj.::Belonging to the first ages.
primitive adj.::Pertaining to the beginning or early times.
principal adj.::Most important.
principality n.::The territory of a reigning prince.
principle n.::A general truth or proposition.
priory n.::A monastic house.
pristine adj.::Primitive.
privateer n.::A vessel owned and officered by private persons, but carrying on maritime war.
privilege n.::A right or immunity not enjoyed by all, or that may be enjoyed only under special conditions.
privity n.::Knowledge shared with another or others regarding a private matter.
privy adj.::Participating with another or others in the knowledge of a secret transaction.
probate adj.::Relating to making proof, as of a will.
probation n.::Any proceeding designed to ascertain or test character, qualification, or the like.
probe v.::To search through and through.
probity n.::Virtue or integrity tested and confirmed.
procedure n.::A manner or method of acting.
proceed v.::To renew motion or action, as after rest or interruption.
proclamation n.::Any announcement made in a public manner.
procrastinate v.::To put off till tomorrow or till a future time.
procrastination n.::Delay.
proctor n.::An agent acting for another.
prodigal n.::One wasteful or extravagant, especially in the use of money or property.
prodigious adj.::Immense.
prodigy n.::A person or thing of very remarkable gifts or qualities.
productive adj.::Yielding in abundance.
profession n.::Any calling or occupation involving special mental or other special
disciplines.
professor n.::A public teacher of the highest grade in a university or college.
proffer v.::To offer to another for acceptance.
proficiency n.::An advanced state of acquirement, as in some knowledge, art, or science.
proficient adj.::Possessing ample and ready knowledge or of skill in any art, science, or industry.
profile n.::An outline or contour.
profiteer n.::One who profits.
profligacy n.::Shameless viciousness.
profligate adj.::Abandoned to vice.
profuse adj.::Produced or displayed in overabundance.
progeny n.::Offspring.
progression n.::A moving forward or proceeding in course.
prohibition n.::A decree or an order forbidding something.
prohibitionist n.::One who favors the prohibition by law of the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages.
prohibitory adj.::Involving or equivalent to prohibition, especially of the sale of alcoholic beverages.
projection n.::A prominence.
proletarian n.::A person of the lowest or poorest class.
prolific adj.::Producing offspring or fruit.
prolix adj.::Verbose.
prologue n.::A prefatory statement or explanation to a poem, discourse, or performance.
prolong v.::To extend in time or duration.
promenade v.::To walk for amusement or exercise.
prominence n.::The quality of being noticeable or distinguished.
prominent adj.::Conspicuous in position, character, or importance.
promiscuous adj.::Brought together without order, distinction, or design (for sex).
promissory adj.::Expressing an engagement to pay.
promontory n.::A high point of land extending outward from the coastline into the sea.
promoter n.::A furtherer, forwarder, or encourager.
promulgate v.::To proclaim.
propaganda n.::Any institution or systematic scheme for propagating a doctrine or system.
propagate v.::To spread abroad or from person to person.
propel v.::To drive or urge forward.
propellant adj.::Propelling.
propeller n.::One who or that which propels.
prophecy n.::Any prediction or foretelling.
prophesy v.::To predict or foretell, especially under divine inspiration and guidance.
propitious adj.::Kindly disposed.
proportionate adj.::Being in proportion.
propriety n.::Accordance with recognized usage, custom, or principles.
propulsion n.::A driving onward or forward.
prosaic adj.::Unimaginative.
proscenium n.::That part of the stage between the curtain and the orchestra.
proscribe v.::To reject, as a teaching or a practice, with condemnation or denunciation.
proscription n.::Any act of condemnation and rejection from favor and privilege.
proselyte n.::One who has been won over from one religious belief to another.
prosody n.::The science of poetical forms.
prospector n.::One who makes exploration, search, or examination, especially for minerals.
prospectus n.::A paper or pamphlet containing information of a proposed undertaking.
prostrate adj.::Lying prone, or with the head to the ground.
protagonist n.::A leader in any enterprise or contest.
protection n.::Preservation from harm, danger, annoyance, or any other evil.
protective adj.::Sheltering.
protector n.::A defender.
protg n.::One specially cared for and favored by another usually older person.
Protestant n.::A Christian who denies the authority of the Pope and holds the right of special judgment.
protomartyr n.::The earliest victim in any cause.
protocol n.::A declaration or memorandum of agreement less solemn and formal than a treaty.
protoplasm n.::The substance that forms the principal portion of an animal or vegetable cell.
prototype n.::A work, original in character, afterward imitated in form or spirit.
protract v.::To prolong.
protrude v.::To push out or thrust forth.
protrusion n.::The act of protruding.
protuberance n.::Something that swells out from a surrounding surface.
protuberant adj.::Bulging.
protuberate v.::To swell or bulge beyond the surrounding surface.
proverb n.::A brief, pithy saying, condensing in witty or striking form the wisdom of experience.
provident adj.::Anticipating and making ready for future wants or emergencies.
providential adj.::Effected by divine guidance.
provincial adj.::Uncultured in thought and manner.
proviso n.::A clause in a contract, will, etc., by which its operation is rendered conditional.
provocation n.::An action or mode of conduct that excites resentment.
prowess n.::Strength, skill, and intrepidity in battle.
proximately adv.::Immediately.
proxy n.::A person who is empowered by another to represent him or her in a given matter.
prudence n.::Caution.
prudential adj.::Proceeding or marked by caution.
prudery n.::An undue display of modesty or delicacy.
prurient adj.::Inclined to lascivious thoughts and desires.
pseudapostle n.::A pretended or false apostle.
pseudonym n.::A fictitious name, especially when assumed by a writer.
pseudonymity n.::The state or character of using a fictitious name.
psychiatry n.::The branch of medicine that relates to mental disease.
psychic adj.::Pertaining to the mind or soul.
psychopathic adj.::Morally irresponsible.
psychotherapy n.::The treatment of mental disease.
pudgy adj.::Small and fat.
puerile adj.::Childish.
pugnacious adj.::Quarrelsome.
puissant adj.::Possessing strength.
pulmonary adj.::Pertaining to the lungs.
punctilious adj.::Strictly observant of the rules or forms prescribed by law or custom.
punctual adj.::Observant and exact in points of time.
pungent adj.::Affecting the sense of smell.
pungency n.::The quality of affecting the sense of smell.
punitive adj.::Pertaining to punishment.
pupilage n.::The state or period of being a student.
purgatory n.::An intermediate state where souls are made fit for paradise or heaven by expiatory suffering.
purl v.::To cause to whirl, as in an eddy.
purloin v.::To steal.
purport n.::Intent.
purveyor n.::one who supplies
pusillanimous adj.::Without spirit or bravery.
putrescent adj.::Undergoing decomposition of animal or vegetable matter accompanied by fetid odors.
pyre n.::A heap of combustibles arranged for burning a dead body.
pyromania n.::An insane propensity to set things on fire.
pyrotechnic adj.::Pertaining to fireworks or their manufacture.
pyx n.::A vessel or casket, usually of precious metal, in which the host is preserved.
quackery n.::Charlatanry
quadrate v.::To divide into quarters.
quadruple v.::To multiply by four.
qualification n.::A requisite for an employment, position, right, or privilege.
qualify v.::To endow or furnish with requisite ability, character, knowledge, skill, or possessions.
qualm n.::A fit of nausea.
quandary n.::A puzzling predicament.
quantity n.::Magnitude.
quarantine n.::The enforced isolation of any person or place infected with contagious disease.
quarrelsome adj.::Irascible.
quarter n.::One of four equal parts into which anything is or may be divided.
quarterly adj.::Occurring or made at intervals of three months.
quartet n.::A composition for four voices or four instruments.
quarto n.::An eight-page newspaper of any size.
quay n.::A wharf or artificial landing-place on the shore of a harbor or projecting into it.
querulous adj.::Habitually complaining.
query v.::To make inquiry.
queue n.::A file of persons waiting in order of their arrival, as for admittance.
quibble n.::An utterly trivial distinction or objection.
quiescence n.::Quiet.
quiescent adj.::Being in a state of repose or inaction.
quiet adj.::Making no noise.
quietus n.::A silencing, suppressing, or ending.
quintessence n.::The most essential part of anything.
quintet n.::Musical composition arranged for five voices or instruments.
quite adv.::Fully.
Quixotic adj.::Chivalrous or romantic to a ridiculous or extravagant degree.
rabid adj.::Affected with rabies or hydrophobia.
racy adj.::Exciting or exhilarating to the mind.
radiance n.::Brilliant or sparkling luster.
radiate v.::To extend in all directions, as from a source or focus.
radical n.::One who holds extreme views or advocates extreme measures.
radix n.::That from or on which something is developed.
raillery n.::Good-humored satire.
ramify v.::To divide or subdivide into branches or subdivisions.
ramose adj.::Branch-like.
rampant adj.::Growing, climbing, or running without check or restraint.
rampart n.::A bulwark or construction to oppose assault or hostile entry.
rancor n.::Malice.
rankle v.::To produce irritation or festering.
rapacious adj.::Disposed to seize by violence or by unlawful or greedy methods.
rapid adj.::Having great speed.
rapine n.::The act of seizing and carrying off property by superior force, as in war.
rapt adj.::Enraptured.
raptorial adj.::Seizing and devouring living prey.
ration v.::To provide with a fixed allowance or portion, especially of food.
rationalism n.::The formation of opinions by relying upon reason alone, independently of authority.
raucous adj.::Harsh.
ravage v.::To lay waste by pillage, rapine, devouring, or other destructive methods.
ravenous adj.::Furiously voracious or hungry.
ravine n.::A deep gorge or hollow, especially one worn by a stream or flow of water.
reaction n.::Tendency towards a former, or opposite state of things, as after reform, revolution, or inflation.
reactionary adj.::Pertaining to, of the nature of, causing, or favoring reaction.
readily adv.::Without objection or reluctance.
readjust v.::To put in order after disarrangement.
ready adj.::In a state of preparedness for any given purpose or occasion.
realism n.::The principle and practice of depicting persons and scenes as they are believed really to exist.
rearrange v.::To arrange again or in a different order.
reassure v.::To give new confidence.
rebellious adj.::Insubordinate.
rebuff n.::A peremptory or unexpected rejection of advances or approaches.
rebuild v.::To build again or anew.
rebut v.::To oppose by argument or a sufficient answer.
recant v.::To withdraw formally one's belief (in something previously believed or maintained).
recapitulate v.::To repeat again the principal points of.
recapture v.::To capture again.
recede v.::To move back or away.
receivable adj.::Capable of being or fit to be received - often money.
receptive adj.::Having the capacity, quality, or ability of receiving, as truths or impressions.
recessive adj.::Having a tendency to go back.
recidivist n.::A confirmed criminal.
reciprocal adj.::Mutually interchangeable or convertible.
reciprocate v.::To give and take mutually.
reciprocity n.::Equal mutual rights and benefits granted and enjoyed.
recitation n.::The act of reciting or repeating, especially in public and from memory.
reck v.::To have a care or thought for.
reckless adj.::Foolishly headless of danger.
reclaim v.::To demand or to obtain the return or restoration of.
recline v.::To cause to assume a leaning or recumbent attitude or position.
recluse n.::One who lives in retirement or seclusion.
reclusory n.::A hermitage.
recognizance n.::An acknowledgment entered into before a court with condition to do some particular act.
recognize v.::To recall the identity of (a person or thing).
recoil v.::To start back as in dismay, loathing, or dread.
recollect v.::To recall the knowledge of.
reconcilable adj.::Capable of being adjusted or harmonized.
reconnoiter v.::To make a preliminary examination of for military, surveying, or geological purposes.
reconsider v.::To review with care, especially with a view to a reversal of previous action.
reconstruct v.::To rebuild.
recourse n.::Resort to or application for help in exigency or trouble.
recover v.::To regain.
recreant n.::A cowardly or faithless person.
recreate v.::To refresh after labor.
recrudescence n.::The state of becoming raw or sore again.
recrudescent adj.::Becoming raw or sore again.
recruit v.::To enlist men for military or naval service.
rectify v.::To correct.
rectitude n.::The quality of being upright in principles and conduct.
recuperate v.::To recover.
recur v.::To happen again or repeatedly, especially at regular intervals.
recure v.::To cure again.
recurrent adj.::Returning from time to time, especially at regular or stated intervals.
redemption n.::The recovery of what is mortgaged or pledged, by paying the debt.
redolent adj.::Smelling sweet and agreeable.
redolence n.::Smelling sweet and agreeable.
redoubtable adj.::Formidable.
redound n.::Rebound.
redress v.::To set right, as a wrong by compensation or the punishment of the wrong-doer.
reducible adj.::That may be reduced.
redundance n.::Excess.
redundant adj.::Constituting an excess.
reestablish v.::To restore.
refer v.::To direct or send for information or other purpose.
referrer n.::One who refers.
referable adj.::Ascribable.
referee n.::An umpire.
refinery n.::A place where some crude material, as sugar or petroleum, is purified.
reflectible adj.::Capable of being turned back.
reflection n.::The throwing off or back of light, heat, sound, or any form of energy that travels in waves.
reflector n.::A mirror, as of metal, for reflecting light, heat, or sound in a particular direction.
reflexible adj.::Capable of being reflected.
reform n.::Change for the better.
reformer n.::One who carries out a reform.
refract v.::To bend or turn from a direct course.
refractory adj.::Not amenable to control.
refragable adj.::Capable of being refuted.
refringency n.::Power to refract.
refringent adj.::Having the power to refract.
refusal n.::Denial of what is asked.
refute v.::To prove to be wrong.
regale v.::To give unusual pleasure.
regalia n.::pl. The emblems of royalty.
regality n.::Royalty.
regenerate v.::To reproduce.
regent n.::One who is lawfully deputized to administer the government for the time being in the name of the ruler.
regicide n.::The killing of a king or sovereign.
regime n.::Particular conduct or administration of affairs.
regimen n.::A systematized order or course of living with reference to food, clothing and personal habits.
regiment n.::A body of soldiers.
regnant adj.::Exercising royal authority in one's own right.
regress v.::To return to a former place or condition.
regretful adj.::Feeling, expressive of, or full of regret.
rehabilitate v.::To restore to a former status, capacity, right rank, or privilege.
reign v.::To hold and exercise sovereign power.
reimburse v.::To pay back as an equivalent of what has been expended.
rein n.::A step attached to the bit for controlling a horse or other draft-animal.
reinstate v.::To restore to a former state, station, or authority.
reiterate v.::To say or do again and again.
rejoin v.::To reunite after separation.
rejuvenate v.::To restore to youth.
rejuvenescence n.::A renewal of youth.
relapse v.::To suffer a return of a disease after partial recovery.
relegate v.::To send off or consign, as to an obscure position or remote destination.
relent v.::To yield.
relevant adj.::Bearing upon the matter in hand.
reliance n.::Dependence.
reliant adj.::Having confidence.
relinquish v.::To give up using or having.
reliquary n.::A casket, coffer, or repository in which relics are kept.
relish v.::To like the taste or savor of.
reluctance n.::Unwillingness.
reluctant adj.::Unwilling.
remembrance n.::Recollection.
reminiscence n.::The calling to mind of incidents within the range of personal knowledge or experience.
reminiscent adj.::Pertaining to the recollection of matters of personal interest.
remiss adj.::Negligent.
remission n.::Temporary diminution of a disease.
remodel v.::Reconstruct.
remonstrance n.::Reproof.
remonstrant adj.::Having the character of a reproof.
remonstrate v.::To present a verbal or written protest to those who have power to right or prevent a wrong.
remunerate v.::To pay or pay for.
remuneration n.::Compensation.
Renaissance n.::The revival of letters, and then of art, which marks the transition from medieval to modern time.
rendezvous n.::A prearranged place of meeting.
rendition n.::Interpretation.
renovate v.::To restore after deterioration, as a building.
renunciation n.::An explicit disclaimer of a right or privilege.
reorganize v.::To change to a more satisfactory form of organization.
reparable adj.::Capable of repair.
reparation n.::The act of making amends, as for an injury, loss, or wrong.
repartee n.::A ready, witty, or apt reply.
repeal v.::To render of no further effect.
repel v.::To force or keep back in a manner, physically or mentally.
repellent adj.::Having power to force back in a manner, physically or mentally.
repentance n.::Sorrow for something done or left undone, with desire to make things right by undoing the wrong.
repertory n.::A place where things are stored or gathered together.
repetition n.::The act of repeating.
repine v.::To indulge in fretfulness and faultfinding.
replenish v.::To fill again, as something that has been emptied.
replete adj.::Full to the uttermost.
replica n.::A duplicate executed by the artist himself, and regarded, equally with the first, as an original.
repository n.::A place in which goods are stored.
reprehend v.::To find fault with.
reprehensible adj.::Censurable.
reprehension n.::Expression of blame.
repress v.::To keep under restraint or control.
repressible adj.::Able to be kept under restraint or control.
reprieve v.::To grant a respite from punishment to.
reprimand v.::To chide or rebuke for a fault.
reprisal n.::Any infliction or act by way of retaliation on an enemy.
reprobate n.::One abandoned to depravity and sin.
reproduce v.::To make a copy of.
reproduction n.::The process by which an animal or plant gives rise to another of its kind.
reproof n.::An expression of disapproval or blame personally addressed to one censured.
repudiate v.::To refuse to have anything to do with.
repugnance n.::Thorough dislike.
repugnant adj.::Offensive to taste and feeling.
repulse n.::The act of beating or driving back, as an attacking or advancing enemy.
repulsive adj.::Grossly offensive.
repute v.::To hold in general opinion.
requiem n.::A solemn mass sung for the repose of the souls of the dead.
requisite adj.::Necessary.
requital n.::Adequate return for good or ill.
requite v.::To repay either good or evil to, as to a person.
rescind v.::To make void, as an act, by the enacting authority or a superior authority.
reseat v.::To place in position of office again.
resemblance n.::Similarity in quality or form.
resent v.::To be indignant at, as an injury or insult.
reservoir n.::A receptacle where a quantity of some material, especially of a liquid or gas, may be kept.
residue n.::A remainder or surplus after a part has been separated or otherwise treated.
resilience n.::The power of springing back to a former position
resilient adj.::Having the quality of springing back to a former position.
resistance n.::The exertion of opposite effort or effect.
resistant adj.::Offering or tending to produce resistance.
resistive adj.::Having or exercising the power of resistance.
resistless adj.::Powerless.
resonance n.::The quality of being able to reinforce sound by sympathetic vibrations.
resonance adj.::Able to reinforce sound by sympathetic vibrations.
resonate v.::To have or produce resonance.
resource n.::That which is restored to, relied upon, or made available for aid or support.
respite n.::Interval of rest.
resplendent adj.::Very bright.
respondent adj.::Answering.
restitution n.::Restoration of anything to the one to whom it properly belongs.
resumption n.::The act of taking back, or taking again.
resurgent adj.::Surging back or again.
resurrection n.::A return from death to life
resuscitate v.::To restore from apparent death.
retaliate v.::To repay evil with a similar evil.
retch v.::To make an effort to vomit.
retention n.::The keeping of a thing within one's power or possession.
reticence n.::The quality of habitually keeping silent or being reserved in utterance.
reticent adj.::Habitually keeping silent or being reserved in utterance.
retinue n.::The body of persons who attend a person of importance in travel or public appearance.
retort n.::A retaliatory speech.
retouch v.::To modify the details of.
retrace v.::To follow backward or toward the place of beginning, as a track or marking.
retract v.::To recall or take back (something that one has said).
retrench v.::To cut down or reduce in extent or quantity.
retrieve v.::To recover something by searching.
retroactive adj.::Operative on, affecting, or having reference to past events, transactions, responsibilities.
retrograde v.::To cause to deteriorate or to move backward.
retrogression n.::A going or moving backward or in a reverse direction.
retrospect n.::A view or contemplation of something past.
retrospective adj.::Looking back on the past.
reunite v.::To unite or join again, as after separation.
revelation n.::A disclosing, discovering, or making known of what was before secret, private, or unknown.
revere v.::To regard with worshipful veneration.
reverent adj.::Humble.
reversion n.::A return to or toward some former state or condition.
revert v.::To return, or turn or look back, as toward a former position or the like.
revile v.::To heap approach or abuse upon.
revisal n.::Revision.
revise v.::To examine for the correction of errors, or for the purpose of making changes.
revocation n.::Repeal.
revoke v.::To rescind.
rhapsody n.::Rapt or rapturous utterance.
rhetoric n.::The art of discourse.
rhetorician n.::A showy writer or speaker.
ribald adj.::Indulging in or manifesting coarse indecency or obscenity.
riddance n.::The act or ridding or delivering from something undesirable.
ridicule n.::Looks or acts expressing amused contempt.
ridiculous adj.::Laughable and contemptible.
rife adj.::Abundant.
righteousness n.::Rectitude.
rightful adj.::Conformed to a just claim according to established laws or usage.
rigmarole n.::Nonsense.
rigor n.::Inflexibility.
rigorous adj.::Uncompromising.
ripplet n.::A small ripple, as of water.
risible adj.::capable of exciting laughter.
rivulet n.::A small stream or brook.
robust adj.::Characterized by great strength or power of endurance.
rondo n.::A musical composition during which the first part or subject is repeated several times.
rookery n.::A place where crows congregate to breed.
rotary adj.::Turning around its axis, like a wheel, or so constructed as to turn thus.
rotate v.::To cause to turn on or as on its axis, as a wheel.
rote n.::Repetition of words or sounds as a means of learning them, with slight attention.
rotund adj.::Round from fullness or plumpness.
rudimentary adj.::Being in an initial, early, or incomplete stage of development.
rue v.::To regret extremely.
ruffian adj.::A lawless or recklessly brutal fellow.
ruminant adj.::Chewing the cud.
ruminate v.::To chew over again, as food previously swallowed and regurgitated.
rupture v.::To separate the parts of by violence.
rustic adj.::Characteristic of dwelling in the country.
ruth n.::Sorrow for another's misery.
sacrifice v.::To make an offering of to deity, especially by presenting on an altar.
sacrificial adj.::Offering or offered as an atonement for sin.
sacrilege n.::The act of violating or profaning anything sacred.
sacrilegious adj.::Impious.
safeguard v.::To protect.
sagacious adj.::Able to discern and distinguish with wise perception.
salacious adj.::Having strong sexual desires.
salience n.::The condition of standing out distinctly.
salient adj.::Standing out prominently.
saline adj.::Constituting or consisting of salt.
salutary adj.::Beneficial.
salutation n.::Any form of greeting, hailing, or welcome, whether by word or act.
salutatory n.::The opening oration at the commencement in American colleges.
salvage n.::Any act of saving property.
salvo n.::A salute given by firing all the guns, as at the funeral of an officer.
sanctimonious adj.::Making an ostentatious display or hypocritical pretense of holiness or piety.
sanction v.::To approve authoritatively.
sanctity n.::Holiness.
sanguinary adj.::Bloody.
sanguine adj.::Having the color of blood.
sanguineous adj.::Consisting of blood.
sapid adj.::Affecting the sense of taste.
sapience n.::Deep wisdom or knowledge.
sapient adj.::Possessing wisdom.
sapiential adj.::Possessing wisdom.
saponaceous adj.::Having the nature or quality of soap.
sarcasm n.::Cutting and reproachful language.
sarcophagus n.::A stone coffin or a chest-like tomb.
sardonic adj.::Scornfully or bitterly sarcastic.
satiate v.::To satisfy fully the appetite or desire of.
satire n.::The employment of sarcasm, irony, or keenness of wit in ridiculing vices.
satiric adj.::Resembling poetry, in which vice, incapacity ,or corruption is held up to ridicule.
satirize v.::To treat with sarcasm or derisive wit.
satyr n.::A very lascivious person.
savage n.::A wild and uncivilized human being.
savor v.::To perceive by taste or smell.
scabbard n.::The sheath of a sword or similar bladed weapon.
scarcity n.::Insufficiency of supply for needs or ordinary demands.
scholarly adj.::Characteristic of an erudite person.
scholastic adj.::Pertaining to education or schools.
scintilla n.::The faintest ray.
scintillate v.::To emit or send forth sparks or little flashes of light.
scope n.::A range of action or view.
scoundrel n.::A man without principle.
scribble n.::Hasty, careless writing.
scribe n.::One who writes or is skilled in writing.
script n.::Writing or handwriting of the ordinary cursive form.
Scriptural adj.::Pertaining to, contained in, or warranted by the Holy Scriptures.
scruple n.::Doubt or uncertainty regarding a question of moral right or duty.
scrupulous adj.::Cautious in action for fear of doing wrong.
scurrilous adj.::Grossly indecent or vulgar.
scuttle v.::To sink (a ship) by making holes in the bottom.
scythe n.::A long curved blade for mowing, reaping, etc.
sance n.::A meeting of spirituals for consulting spirits.
sear v.::To burn on the surface.
sebaceous adj.::Pertaining to or appearing like fat.
secant adj.::Cutting, especially into two parts.
secede v.::To withdraw from union or association, especially from a political or religious body.
secession n.::Voluntary withdrawal from fellowship, especially from political or religious bodies.
seclude v.::To place, keep, or withdraw from the companionship of others.
seclusion n.::Solitude.
secondary adj.::Less important or effective than that which is primary.
secondly adv.::In the second place in order or succession.
second-rate adj.::Second in quality, size, rank, importance, etc.
secrecy n.::Concealment.
secretary n.::One who attends to correspondence, keeps records. or does other writing for others.
secretive adj.::Having a tendency to conceal.
sedate adj.::Even-tempered.
sedentary adj.::Involving or requiring much sitting.
sediment n.::Matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid.
sedition n.::Conduct directed against public order and the tranquility of the state.
seditious adj.::Promotive of conduct directed against public order and the tranquility of the state.
seduce v.::To entice to surrender chastity.
sedulous adj.::Persevering in effort or endeavor.
seer n.::A prophet.
seethe v.::To be violently excited or agitated.
seignior n.::A title of honor or respectful address, equivalent to sir.
seismograph n.::An instrument for recording the phenomena of earthquakes.
seize v.::To catch or take hold of suddenly and forcibly.
selective adj.::Having the power of choice.
self-respect n.::Rational self-esteem.
semblance n.::Outward appearance.
semicivilized adj.::Half-civilized.
semiconscious adj.::Partially conscious.
semiannual adj.::Recurring at intervals of six months.
semicircle n.::A half-circle.
seminar n.::Any assemblage of pupils for real research in some specific study under a teacher.
seminary n.::A special school, as of theology or pedagogics.
senile adj.::Peculiar to or proceeding from the weakness or infirmity of old age.
sensation n.::A condition of mind resulting from spiritual or inherent feeling.
sense n.::The signification conveyed by some word, phrase, or action.
sensibility n.::Power to perceive or feel.
sensitive adj.::Easily affected by outside operations or influences.
sensorium n.::The sensory apparatus.
sensual adj.::Pertaining to the body or the physical senses.
sensuous adj.::Having a warm appreciation of the beautiful or of the refinements of luxury.
sentence n.::A related group of words containing a subject and a predicate and expressing a complete thought.
sentience n.::Capacity for sensation or sense-perception.
sentient adj.::Possessing the power of sense or sense-perception.
sentinel n.::Any guard or watch stationed for protection.
separable adj.::Capable of being disjoined or divided.
separate v.::To take apart.
separatist n.::A seceder.
septennial adj.::Recurring every seven years.
sepulcher n.::A burial-place.
sequacious adj.::Ready to be led.
sequel n.::That which follows in consequence of what has previously happened.
sequence n.::The order in which a number or persons, things, or events follow one another in space or time.
sequent adj.::Following in the order of time.
sequester v.::To cause to withdraw or retire, as from society or public life.
sequestrate v.::To confiscate.
sergeant n.::A non-commissioned military officer ranking next above a corporal.
sergeant-at-arms n.::An executive officer in legislative bodies who enforces the orders of the presiding officer.
sergeant-major n.::The highest non-commissioned officer in a regiment.
service n.::Any work done for the benefit of another.
serviceable adj.::Durable.
servitude n.::Slavery.
severance n.::Separation.
severely adv.::Extremely.
sextet n.::A band of six singers or players.
sextuple adj.::Multiplied by six.
sheer adj.::Absolute.
shiftless adj.::Wanting in resource, energy, or executive ability.
shrewd adj.::Characterized by skill at understanding and profiting by circumstances.
shriek n.::A sharp, shrill outcry or scream, caused by agony or terror.
shrinkage n.::A contraction of any material into less bulk or dimension.
shrivel v.::To draw or be drawn into wrinkles.
shuffle n.::A mixing or changing the order of things.
sibilance n.::A hissing sound.
sibilant adj.::Made with a hissing sound.
sibilate v.::To give a hissing sound to, as in pronouncing the letter s.
sidelong adj.::Inclining or tending to one side.
sidereal adj.::Pertaining to stars or constellations.
siege n.::A beleaguerment.
significance n.::Importance.
significant adj.::Important, especially as pointing something out.
signification n.::The meaning conveyed by language, actions, or signs.
similar adj.::Bearing resemblance to one another or to something else.
simile n.::A comparison which directs the mind to the representative object itself.
similitude n.::Similarity.
simplify v.::To make less complex or difficult.
simulate v.::Imitate.
simultaneous adj.::Occurring, done, or existing at the same time.
sinecure n.::Any position having emoluments with few or no duties.
singe v.::To burn slightly or superficially.
sinister adj.::Evil.
sinuosity n.::The quality of curving in and out.
sinuous adj.::Curving in and out.
sinus n.::An opening or cavity.
siren n.::A sea-nymph, described by Homer as dwelling between the island of Circe and Scylla.
sirocco n.::hot winds from Africa.
sisterhood n.::A body of sisters united by some bond of sympathy or by a religious vow.
skeptic n.::One who doubts any statements.
skepticism n.::The entertainment of doubt concerning something.
skiff n.::Usually, a small light boat propelled by oars.
skirmish n.::Desultory fighting between advanced detachments of two armies.
sleight n.::A trick or feat so deftly done that the manner of performance escapes observation.
slight adj.::Of a small importance or significance.
slothful adj.::Lazy.
sluggard n.::A person habitually lazy or idle.
sociable adj.::Inclined to seek company.
socialism n.::A theory of civil polity that aims to secure the reconstruction of society.
socialist adj.::One who advocates reconstruction of society by collective ownership of land and capital.
sociology n.::The philosophical study of society.
Sol n.::The sun.
solace n.::Comfort in grief, trouble, or calamity.
solar adj.::Pertaining to the sun.
solder n.::A fusible alloy used for joining metallic surfaces or margins.
soldier n.::A person engaged in military service.
solecism n.::Any violation of established rules or customs.
solicitor n.::One who represents a client in court of justice; an attorney.
solicitude n.::Uneasiness of mind occasioned by desire, anxiety, or fear.
soliloquy n.::A monologue.
solstice n.::The time of year when the sun is at its greatest declination.
soluble adj.::Capable of being dissolved, as in a fluid.
solvent adj.::Having sufficient funds to pay all debts.
somber adj.::Gloomy.
somniferous adj.::Tending to produce sleep.
somnolence n.::Oppressive drowsiness.
somnolent adj.::Sleepy.
sonata n.::An instrumental composition.
sonnet n.::A poem of fourteen decasyllabic or octosyllabiclines expressing two successive phrases.
sonorous adj.::Resonant.
soothsayer n.::One who claims to have supernatural insight or foresight.
sophism n.::A false argument understood to be such by the reasoner himself and intentionally used to deceive
sophistical adj.::Fallacious.
sophisticate v.::To deprive of simplicity of mind or manner.
sophistry n.::Reasoning sound in appearance only, especially when designedly deceptive.
soprano n.::A woman's or boy's voice of high range.
sorcery n.::Witchcraft.
sordid adj.::Of degraded character or nature.
souvenir n.::A token of remembrance.
sparse adj.::Thinly diffused.
Spartan adj.::Exceptionally brave; rigorously severe.
spasmodic adj.::Convulsive.
specialize v.::To assume an individual or specific character, or adopt a singular or special course.
specialty n.::An employment limited to one particular line of work.
specie n.::A coin or coins of gold, silver, copper, or other metal.
species n.::A classificatory group of animals or plants subordinate to a genus.
specimen n.::One of a class of persons or things regarded as representative of the class.
specious adj.::Plausible.
spectator n.::One who beholds or looks on.
specter n.::Apparition.
spectrum n.::An image formed by rays of light or other radiant energy.
speculate v.::To pursue inquiries and form conjectures.
speculator n.::One who makes an investment that involves a risk of loss, but also a chance of profit.
sphericity n.::The state or condition of being a sphere.
spheroid n.::A body having nearly the form of a sphere.
spherometer n.::An instrument for measuring curvature or radii of spherical surfaces.
spinous adj.::Having spines.
spinster n.::A woman who has never been married.
spontaneous adj.::Arising from inherent qualities or tendencies without external efficient cause.
sprightly adj.::Vivacious.
spurious adj.::Not genuine.
squabble v.::To quarrel.
squalid adj.::Having a dirty, mean, poverty-stricken appearance.
squatter n.::One who settles on land without permission or right.
stagnant adj.::Not flowing: said of water, as in a pool.
stagnate v.::To become dull or inert.
stagnation n.::The condition of not flowing or not changing.
stagy adj.::Having a theatrical manner.
staid adj.::Of a steady and sober character.
stallion n.::An uncastrated male horse, commonly one kept for breeding.
stanchion n.::A vertical bar, or a pair of bars, used to confine cattle in a stall.
stanza n.::A group of rimed lines, usually forming one of a series of similar divisions in a poem.
statecraft n.::The art of conducting state affairs.
static adj.::Pertaining to or designating bodies at rest or forces in equilibrium.
statics n.::The branch of mechanics that treats of the relations that subsist among forces in order.
stationary adj.::Not moving.
statistician n.::One who is skilled in collecting and tabulating numerical facts.
statuesque adj.::Having the grace, pose, or quietude of a statue.
statuette n.::A figurine.
stature n.::The natural height of an animal body.
statute n.::Any authoritatively declared rule, ordinance, decree, or law.
stealth n.::A concealed manner of acting.
stellar adj.::Pertaining to the stars.
steppe n.::One of the extensive plains in Russia and Siberia.
sterling adj.::Genuine.
stifle v.::To smother.
stigma n.::A mark of infamy or token of disgrace attaching to a person as the result of evildoing.
stiletto n.::A small dagger.
stimulant n.::Anything that rouses to activity or to quickened action.
stimulate v.::To rouse to activity or to quickened action.
stimulus n.::Incentive.
stingy adj.::Cheap, unwilling to spend money.
stipend n.::A definite amount paid at stated periods in compensation for services or as an allowance.
Stoicism n.::The principles or the practice of the Stoics-being very even tempered in success and failure.
stolid adj.::Expressing no power of feeling or perceiving.
strait n.::A narrow passage of water connecting two larger bodies of water.
stratagem n.::Any clever trick or device for obtaining an advantage.
stratum n.::A natural or artificial layer, bed, or thickness of any substance or material.
streamlet n.::Rivulet.
stringency n.::Strictness.
stringent adj.::Rigid.
stripling n.::A mere youth.
studious adj.::Having or showing devotion to the acquisition of knowledge.
stultify v.::To give an appearance of foolishness to.
stupendous adj.::Of prodigious size, bulk, or degree.
stupor n.::Profound lethargy.
suasion n.::The act of persuading.
suave adj.::Smooth and pleasant in manner.
subacid adj.::Somewhat sharp or biting.
subaquatic adj.::Being, formed, or operating under water.
subconscious adj.::Being or occurring in the mind, but without attendant consciousness or conscious perception.
subjacent adj.::Situated directly underneath.
subjection n.::The act of bringing into a state of submission.
subjugate v.::To conquer.
subliminal adj.::Being beneath the threshold of consciousness.
sublingual adj.::Situated beneath the tongue.
submarine adj.::Existing, done, or operating beneath the surface of the sea.
submerge v.::To place or plunge under water.
submergence n.::The act of submerging.
submersible adj.::Capable of being put underwater.
submersion n.::The act of submerging.
submission n.::A yielding to the power or authority of another.
submittal n.::The act of submitting.
subordinate adj.::Belonging to an inferior order in a classification.
subsequent adj.::Following in time.
subservience n.::The quality, character, or condition of being servilely following another's behests.
subservient adj.::Servilely following another's behests.
subside v.::To relapse into a state of repose and tranquility.
subsist v.::To be maintained or sustained.
subsistence n.::Sustenance.
substantive adj.::Solid.
subtend v.::To extend opposite to.
subterfuge n.::Evasion.
subterranean adj.::Situated or occurring below the surface of the earth.
subtle adj.::Discriminating.
subtrahend n.::That which is to be subtracted.
subversion n.::An overthrow, as from the foundation.
subvert v.::To bring to ruin.
succeed v.::To accomplish what is attempted or intended.
success n.::A favorable or prosperous course or termination of anything attempted.
successful adj.::Having reached a high degree of worldly prosperity.
successor n.::One who or that which takes the place of a predecessor or preceding thing.
succinct adj.::Concise.
succulent adj.::Juicy.
succumb v.::To cease to resist.
sufferance n.::Toleration.
sufficiency n.::An ample or adequate supply.
suffrage n.::The right or privilege of voting.
suffuse v.::To cover or fill the surface of.
suggestible adj.::That can be suggested.
suggestive adj.::Stimulating to thought or reflection.
summary n.::An abstract.
sumptuous adj.::Rich and costly.
superabundance n.::An excessive amount.
superadd v.::To add in addition to what has been added.
superannuate v.::To become deteriorated or incapacitated by long service.
superb adj.::Sumptuously elegant.
supercilious adj.::Exhibiting haughty and careless contempt.
superficial adj.::Knowing and understanding only the ordinary and the obvious.
superfluity n.::That part of anything that is in excess of what is needed.
superfluous adj.::Being more than is needed.
superheat v.::To heat to excess.
superintend v.::To have the charge and direction of, especially of some work or movement.
superintendence n.::Direction and management.
superintendent n.::One who has the charge and direction of, especially of some work or movement.
superlative n.::That which is of the highest possible excellence or eminence.
supernatural adj.::Caused miraculously or by the immediate exercise of divine power.
supernumerary adj.::Superfluous.
supersede v.::To displace.
supine adj.::Lying on the back.
supplant v.::To take the place of.
supple adj.::Easily bent.
supplementary adj.::Being an addition to.
supplicant n.::One who asks humbly and earnestly.
supplicate v.::To beg.
supposition n.::Conjecture.
suppress v.::To prevent from being disclosed or punished.
suppressible adj.::Capable of being suppressed.
suppression n.::A forcible putting or keeping down.
supramundane adj.::Supernatural.
surcharge n.::An additional amount charged.
surety n.::Security for payment or performance.
surfeit v.::To feed to fullness or to satiety.
surmise v.::To conjecture.
surmount v.::To overcome by force of will.
surreptitious adj.::Clandestine.
surrogate n.::One who or that which is substituted for or appointed to act in place of another.
surround v.::To encircle.
surveyor n.::A land-measurer.
susceptibility n.::A specific capability of feeling or emotion.
susceptible adj.::Easily under a specified power or influence.
suspense n.::Uncertainty.
suspension n.::A hanging from a support.
suspicious adj.::Inclined to doubt or mistrust.
sustenance n.::Food.
swarthy adj.::Having a dark hue, especially a dark or sunburned complexion.
Sybarite n.::A luxurious person.
sycophant n.::A servile flatterer, especially of those in authority or influence.
syllabic adj.::Consisting of that which is uttered in a single vocal impulse.
syllabication n.::Division of words into that which is uttered in a single vocal impulse.
syllable n.::That which is uttered in a single vocal impulse.
syllabus n.::Outline of a subject, course, lecture, or treatise.
sylph n.::A slender, graceful young woman or girl.
symmetrical adj.::Well-balanced.
symmetry n.::Relative proportion and harmony.
sympathetic adj.::Having a fellow-feeling for or like feelings with another or others.
sympathize v.::To share the sentiments or mental states of another.
symphonic adj.::Characterized by a harmonious or agreeable mingling of sounds.
symphonious adj.::Marked by a harmonious or agreeable mingling of sounds.
symphony n.::A harmonious or agreeable mingling of sounds.
synchronism n.::Simultaneousness.
syndicate n.::An association of individuals united for the prosecution of some enterprise.
syneresis n.::The coalescence of two vowels or syllables, as e'er for ever.
synod n.::An ecclesiastical council.
synonym n.::A word having the same or almost the same meaning as some other.
synopsis n.::A syllabus or summary.
systematic adj.::Methodical.
tableau n.::An arrangement of inanimate figures representing a scene from real life.
tacit adj.::Understood.
taciturn adj.::Disinclined to conversation.
tack n.::A small sharp-pointed nail.
tact n.::Fine or ready mental discernment shown in saying or doing the proper thing.
tactician n.::One who directs affairs with skill and shrewdness.
tactics n.::Any maneuvering or adroit management for effecting an object.
tangency n.::The state of touching.
tangent adj.::Touching.
tangible adj.::Perceptible by touch.
tannery n.::A place where leather is tanned.
tantalize v.::To tease.
tantamount adj.::Having equal or equivalent value, effect, or import.
tapestry n.::A fabric to which a pattern is applied with a needle, designed for ornamental hangings.
tarnish v.::To lessen or destroy the luster of in any way.
taut adj.::Stretched tight.
taxation n.::A levy, by government, of a fixed contribution.
taxidermy n.::The art or process of preserving dead animals or parts of them.
technic adj.::Technical.
technicality n.::Something peculiar to a particular art, trade, or the like.
technique n.::Manner of performance.
technography n.::The scientific description or study of human arts and industries in their historic development.
technology n.::The knowledge relating to industries and manufactures.
teem v.::To be full to overflowing.
telepathy n.::Thought-transference.
telephony n.::The art or process of communicating by telephone.
telescope v.::To drive together so that one slides into the another like the sections of a spyglass.
telltale adj.::That gives warning or information.
temerity n.::Recklessness.
temporal adj.::Pertaining to or concerned with the affairs of the present life.
temporary adj.::Lasting for a short time only.
temporize v.::To pursue a policy of delay.
tempt v.::To offer to (somebody) an inducement to do wrong.
tempter n.::An allurer or enticer to evil.
tenacious adj.::Unyielding.
tenant n.::An occupant.
tendency n.::Direction or inclination, as toward some objector end.
tenet n.::Any opinion, principle, dogma, or doctrine that a person believes or maintains as true.
tenor n.::A settled course or manner of progress.
tense adj.::Strained to stiffness.
tentative adj.::Done as an experiment.
tenure n.::The term during which a thing is held.
tercentenary adj.::Pertaining to a period of 300 years.
termagant adj.::Violently abusive and quarrelsome.
terminal adj.::Pertaining to or creative of a boundary, limit.
terminate v.::To put an end or stop to.
termination n.::The act of ending or concluding.
terminus n.::The final point or goal.
terrify v.::To fill with extreme fear.
territorial adj.::Pertaining to the domain over which a sovereign state exercises jurisdiction.
terse adj.::Pithy.
testament n.::A will.
testator n.::The maker of a will.
testimonial n.::A formal token of regard, often presented in public.
thearchy n.::Government by a supreme deity.
theism n.::Belief in God.
theocracy n.::A government administered by ecclesiastics.
theocrasy n.::The mixed worship of polytheism.
theologian n.::A professor of divinity.
theological adj.::Based on or growing out of divine revelation.
theology n.::The branch of theological science that treats of God.
theoretical adj.::Directed toward knowledge for its own sake without respect to applications.
theorist n.::One given to speculating.
theorize v.::To speculate.
thereabout adv.::Near that number, quantity, degree, place, or time, approximately.
therefor adv.::For that or this.
thermal adj.::Of or pertaining to heat.
thermoelectric adj.::Denoting electricity produced by heat.
thermoelectricity n.::Electricity generated by differences of temperature,
thesis n.::An essay or treatise on a particular subject.
thoroughbred adj.::Bred from the best or purest blood or stock.
thoroughfare n.::A public street or road.
thrall n.::One controlled by an appetite or a passion.
tilth n.::Cultivation.
timbre n.::The quality of a tone, as distinguished from intensity and pitch.
timorous adj.::Lacking courage.
tincture n.::A solution, usually alcoholic, of some principle used in medicine.
tinge n.::A faint trace of color.
tipsy adj.::Befuddled with drinks.
tirade n.::Harangue.
tireless adj.::Untiring.
tiresome adj.::Wearisome.
Titanic adj.::Of vast size or strength.
toilsome adj.::Laborious.
tolerable adj.::Moderately good.
tolerance n.::Forbearance in judging of the acts or opinions of others.
tolerant adj.::Indulgent.
tolerate v.::To passively permit or put up with.
toleration n.::A spirit of charitable leniency.
topography n.::The art of representing on a map the physical features of any locality or region with accuracy.
torpor n.::Apathy.
torrid adj.::Excessively hot.
tortious adj.::Wrongful.
tortuous adj.::Abounding in irregular bends or turns.
torturous adj.::Marked by extreme suffering.
tractable adj.::Easily led or controlled.
trait n.::A distinguishing feature or quality.
trajectory n.::The path described by a projectile moving under given forces.
trammel n.::An impediment.
tranquil adj.::Calm.
tranquilize v.::To soothe.
tranquility n.::Calmness.
transalpine adj.::Situated on the other side of the Alps.
transact v.::To do business.
transatlantic adj.::Situated beyond or on the other side of the Atlantic.
transcend v.::To surpass.
transcendent adj.::Surpassing.
transcontinental adj.::Extending or passing across a continent.
transcribe v.::To write over again (something already written)
transcript n.::A copy made directly from an original.
transfer v.::To convey, remove, or cause to pass from one person or place to another.
transferable adj.::Capable of being conveyed from one person or place to another.
transferee n.::The person to whom a transfer is made.
transference n.::The act of conveying from one person or place to another.
transferrer n.::One who or that which conveys from one person or place to another.
transfigure v.::To give an exalted meaning or glorified appearance to.
transfuse v.::To pour or cause to pass, as a fluid, from one vessel to another.
transfusible adj.::Capable of being poured from one vessel to another.
transfusion n.::The act of pouring from one vessel to another.
transgress v.::To break a law.
transience n.::Something that is of short duration.
transient n.::One who or that which is only of temporary existence.
transition n.::Passage from one place, condition, or action to another.
transitory adj.::Existing for a short time only.
translate v.::To give the sense or equivalent of in another language or dialect.
translator n.::An interpreter.
translucence n.::The property or state of allowing the passage of light.
translucent adj.::Allowing the passage of light.
transmissible adj.::That may e sent through or across.
transmission n.::The act of sending through or across.
transmit v.::To send trough or across.
transmute v.::To change in nature, substance, or form.
transparent adj.::Easy to see through or understand.
transpire v.::To come to pass.
transplant v.::To remove and plant in another place.
transposition n.::The act of reversing the order or changing the place of.
transverse adj.::Lying or being across or in a crosswise direction.
travail n.::Hard or agonizing labor.
travesty n.::A grotesque imitation.
treacherous adj.::Perfidious.
treachery n.::Violation of allegiance, confidence, or plighted faith.
treasonable adj.::Of the nature of betrayal, treachery, or breech of allegiance.
treatise n.::An elaborate literary composition presenting a subject in all its parts.
treble adj.::Multiplied by three.
trebly adv.::Triply.
tremendous adj.::Awe-inspiring.
tremor n.::An involuntary trembling or shivering.
tremulous adj.::Characterized by quivering or unsteadiness.
trenchant adj.::Cutting deeply and quickly.
trepidation n.::Nervous uncertainty of feeling.
trestle n.::An open braced framework for supporting the horizontal stringers of a railwaybridge.
triad n.::A group of three persons of things.
tribune n.::Any champion of the rights and liberties of the people: often used as the name for a newspaper.
trickery n.::Artifice.
tricolor adj.::Of three colors.
tricycle n.::A three-wheeled vehicle.
trident n.::The three-pronged fork that was the emblem of Neptune.
triennial adj.::Taking place every third year.
trimness n.::Neatness.
trinity n.::A threefold personality existing in the one divine being or substance.
trio n.::Three things grouped or associated together.
triple adj.::Threefold.
triplicate adj.::Composed of or pertaining to three related things or parts.
triplicity n.::The state of being triple or threefold.
tripod n.::A three-legged stand, usually hinged near the top, for supporting some instrument.
trisect v.::To divide into three parts, especially into three equal parts.
trite adj.::Made commonplace by frequent repetition.
triumvir n.::One of three men united coordinately in public office or authority.
trivial adj.::Of little importance or value.
troublesome adj.::Burdensome.
truculence n.::Ferocity.
truculent adj.::Having the character or the spirit of a savage.
truism n.::A statement so plainly true as hardly to require statement or proof.
truthful adj.::Veracious.
turgid adj.::Swollen.
turpitude n.::Depravity.
tutelage n.::The act of training or the state of being under instruction.
tutelar adj.::Protective.
tutorship n.::The office of a guardian.
twinge n.::A darting momentary local pain.
typical adj.::Characteristic.
typify v.::To serve as a characteristic example of.
typographical adj.::Pertaining to typography or printing.
typography n.::The arrangement of composed type, or the appearance of printed matter.
tyrannical adj.::Despotic.
tyranny n.::Absolute power arbitrarily or unjustly administrated.
tyro n.::One slightly skilled in or acquainted with any trade or profession.
ubiquitous adj.::Being present everywhere.
ulterior adj.::Not so pertinent as something else to the matter spoken of.
ultimate adj.::Beyond which there is nothing else.
ultimatum n.::A final statement or proposal, as concerning terms or conditions.
ultramundane adj.::Pertaining to supernatural things or to another life.
ultramontane adj.::Beyond the mountains, especially beyond the Alps (that is, on their Italian side).
umbrage n.::A sense of injury.
unaccountable adj.::Inexplicable.
unaffected adj.::Sincere.
unanimous adj.::Sharing the same views or sentiments.
unanimity n.::The state or quality of being of one mind.
unavoidable adj.::Inevitable.
unbearable adj.::Unendurable.
unbecoming adj.::Unsuited to the wearer, place, or surroundings.
unbelief n.::Doubt.
unbiased adj.::Impartial, as judgment.
unbridled adj.::Being without restraint.
uncommon adj.::Rare.
unconscionable adj.::Ridiculously or unjustly excessive.
unconscious adj.::Not cognizant of objects, actions, etc.
unction n.::The art of anointing as with oil.
unctuous adj.::Oily.
undeceive v.::To free from deception, as by apprising of the real state of affairs.
undercharge v.::To make an inadequate charge for.
underexposed adj.::Insufficiently exposed for proper or full development, as negatives in photography.
undergarment n.::A garment to be worn under the ordinary outer garments.
underman v.::To equip with less than the full complement of men.
undersell v.::To sell at a lower price than.
undersized adj.::Of less than the customary size.
underhanded adj.::Clandestinely carried on.
underlie v.::To be the ground or support of.
underling n.::A subordinate.
undermine v.::To subvert in an underhand way.
underrate v.::To undervalue.
understate v.::To fail to put strongly enough, as a case.
undervalue v.::To underestimate.
underworld n.::Hades.
underwrite v.::To issue or be party to the issue of a policy of insurance.
undue adj.::More than sufficient.
undulate v.::To move like a wave or in waves.
undulous adj.::Resembling waves.
unfavorable adj.::Adverse.
ungainly adj.::Clumsy.
unguent n.::Any ointment or lubricant for local application.
unicellular adj.::Consisting of a single cell.
univalence n.::Monovalency.
unify v.::To cause to be one.
unique adj.::Being the only one of its kind.
unison n.::A condition of perfect agreement and accord.
unisonant adj.::Being in a condition of perfect agreement and accord.
Unitarian adj.::Pertaining to a religious body that rejects the doctrine of the Trinity.
unlawful adj.::Illegal.
unlimited adj.::Unconstrained.
unnatural adj.::Artificial.
unnecessary adj.::Not essential under the circumstances.
unsettle v.::To put into confusion.
unsophisticated adj.::Showing inexperience.
unspeakable adj.::Abominable.
untimely adj.::Unseasonable.
untoward adj.::Causing annoyance or hindrance.
unutterable adj.::Inexpressible.
unwieldy adj.::Moved or managed with difficulty, as from great size or awkward shape.
unwise adj.::Foolish.
unyoke v.::To separate.
up-keep n.::Maintenance.
upbraid v.::To reproach as deserving blame.
upcast n.::A throwing upward.
upheaval n.::Overthrow or violent disturbance of established order or condition.
upheave v.::To raise or lift with effort.
uppermost adj.::First in order of precedence.
uproarious adj.::Noisy.
uproot v.::To eradicate.
upturn v.::To throw into confusion.
urban adj.::Of, or pertaining to, or like a city.
urbanity n.::Refined or elegant courtesy.
urchin n.::A roguish, mischievous boy.
urgency n.::The pressure of necessity.
usage n.::Treatment.
usurious adj.::Taking unlawful or exorbitant interest on money loaned.
usurp v.::To take possession of by force.
usury n.::The demanding for the use of money as a loan, a rate of interest beyond what is allowed by law.
utilitarianism n.::The ethical doctrine that actions are right because they are useful or of beneficial tendency.
utility n.::Fitness for some desirable practical purpose.
utmost n.::The greatest possible extent.
vacate v.::To leave.
vaccinate v.::To inoculate with vaccine virus or virus of cowpox.
vacillate v.::To waver.
vacuous adj.::Empty.
vacuum n.::A space entirely devoid of matter.
vagabond n.::A wanderer.
vagrant n.::An idle wanderer.
vainglory n.::Excessive, pretentious, and demonstrative vanity.
vale n.::Level or low land between hills.
valediction n.::A bidding farewell.
valedictorian n.::Student who delivers an address at graduating exercises of an educational institution.
valedictory n.::A parting address.
valid adj.::Founded on truth.
valorous adj.::Courageous.
vapid adj.::Having lost sparkling quality and flavor.
vaporizer n.::An atomizer.
variable adj.::Having a tendency to change.
variance n.::Change.
variant n.::A thing that differs from another in form only, being the same in essence or substance.
variation n.::Modification.
variegate v.::To mark with different shades or colors.
vassal n.::A slave or bondman.
vaudeville n.::A variety show.
vegetal adj.::Of or pertaining to plants.
vegetarian n.::One who believes in the theory that man's food should be exclusively vegetable.
vegetate v.::To live in a monotonous, passive way without exercise of the mental faculties.
vegetation n.::Plant-life in the aggregate.
vegetative adj.::Pertaining to the process of plant-life.
vehement adj.::Very eager or urgent.
velocity n.::Rapid motion.
velvety adj.::Marked by lightness and softness.
venal adj.::Mercenary, corrupt.
vendible adj.::Marketable.
vendition n.::The act of selling.
vendor n.::A seller.
veneer n.::Outside show or elegance.
venerable adj.::Meriting or commanding high esteem.
venerate v.::To cherish reverentially.
venereal adj.::Pertaining to or proceeding from sexual intercourse.
venial adj.::That may be pardoned or forgiven, a forgivable sin.
venison n.::The flesh of deer.
venom n.::The poisonous fluid that certain animals secrete.
venous adj.::Of, pertaining to, or contained or carried in a vein or veins.
veracious adj.::Habitually disposed to speak the truth.
veracity n.::Truthfulness.
verbatim adv.::Word for word.
verbiage n.::Use of many words without necessity.
verbose adj.::Wordy.
verdant adj.::Green with vegetation.
verification n.::The act of proving to be true, exact, or accurate.
verify v.::To prove to be true, exact, or accurate.
verily adv.::In truth.
verity n.::Truth.
vermin n.::A noxious or troublesome animal.
vernacular n.::The language of one's country.
vernal adj.::Belonging to or suggestive of the spring.
versatile adj.::Having an aptitude for applying oneself to new and varied tasks or to various subjects.
version n.::A description or report of something as modified by one's character or opinion.
vertex n.::Apex.
vertical adj.::Lying or directed perpendicularly to the horizon.
vertigo n.::Dizziness.
vestige n.::A visible trace, mark, or impression, of something absent, lost, or gone.
vestment n.::Clothing or covering.
veto n.::The constitutional right in a chief executive of refusing to approve an enactment.
vicarious adj.::Suffered or done in place of or for the sake of another.
viceroy n.::A ruler acting with royal authority in place of the sovereign in a colony or province.
vicissitude n.::A change, especially a complete change, of condition or circumstances, as of fortune.
vie v.::To contend.
vigilance n.::Alert and intent mental watchfulness in guarding against danger.
vigilant adj.::Being on the alert to discover and ward off danger or insure safety.
vignette n.::A picture having a background or that is shaded off gradually.
vincible adj.::Conquerable.
vindicate v.::To prove true, right, or real.
vindicatory adj.::Punitive.
vindicative adj.::Revengeful.
vinery n.::A greenhouse for grapes.
viol n.::A stringed instrument of the violin class.
viola n.::A musical instrument somewhat larger than a violin.
violator n.::One who transgresses.
violation n.::Infringement.
violoncello n.::A stringed instrument held between the player's knees.
virago n.::A bold, impudent, turbulent woman.
virile adj.::Masculine.
virtu n.::Rare, curious, or beautiful quality.
virtual adj.::Being in essence or effect, but not in form or appearance.
virtuoso n.::A master in the technique of some particular fine art.
virulence n.::Extreme poisonousness.
virulent adj.::Exceedingly noxious or deleterious.
visage n.::The face, countenance, or look of a person.
viscount n.::In England, a title of nobility, ranking fourth in the order of British peerage.
vista n.::A view or prospect.
visual adj.::Perceptible by sight.
visualize v.::To give pictorial vividness to a mental representation.
vitality n.::The state or quality of being necessary to existence or continuance.
vitalize v.::To endow with life or energy.
vitiate v.::To contaminate.
vituperable adj.::Deserving of censure.
vivacity n.::Liveliness.
vivify v.::To endue with life.
vivisection n.::The dissection of a living animal.
vocable n.::a word, especially one regarded in relation merely to its qualities of sound.
vocative adj.::Of or pertaining to the act of calling.
vociferance n.::The quality of making a clamor.
vociferate v.::To utter with a loud and vehement voice.
vociferous adj.::Making a loud outcry.
vogue n.::The prevalent way or fashion.
volant adj.::Flying or able to fly.
volatile adj.::Changeable.
volition n.::An act or exercise of will.
volitive adj.::Exercising the will.
voluble adj.::Having great fluency in speaking.
voluptuous adj.::having fullness of beautiful form, as a woman, with or without sensuous or sensual quality.
voracious adj.::Eating with greediness or in very large quantities.
vortex n.::A mass of rotating or whirling fluid, especially when sucked spirally toward the center.
votary adj.::Consecrated by a vow or promise.
votive adj.::Dedicated by a vow.
vulgarity n.::Lack of refinement in conduct or speech.
vulnerable adj.::Capable of receiving injuries.
waif n.::A homeless, neglected wanderer.
waistcoat n.::A vest.
waive v.::To relinquish, especially temporarily, as a right or claim.
wampum n.::Beads strung on threads, formerly used among the American Indians as currency.
wxane v.::To diminish in size and brilliancy.
wantonness n.::Recklessness.
warlike adj.::Belligerent.
wavelet n.::A ripple.
weak-kneed adj.::Without resolute purpose or energy.
weal n.::Well-being.
wean v.::To transfer (the young) from dependence on mother's milk to another form of nourishment.
wearisome adj.::Fatiguing.
wee adj.::Very small.
well-bred adj.::Of good ancestry.
well-doer n.::A performer of moral and social duties.
well-to-do adj.::In prosperous circumstances.
whereabouts n.::The place in or near which a person or thing is.
whereupon adv.::After which.
wherever adv.::In or at whatever place.
wherewith n.::The necessary means or resources.
whet v.::To make more keen or eager.
whimsical adj.::Capricious.
whine v.::To utter with complaining tone.
wholly adv.::Completely.
wield v.::To use, control, or manage, as a weapon, or instrument, especially with full command.
wile n.::An act or a means of cunning deception.
winsome adj.::Attractive.
wintry adj.::Lacking warmth of manner.
wiry adj.::Thin, but tough and sinewy.
witchcraft n.::Sorcery.
witless adj.::Foolish, indiscreet, or silly.
witling n.::A person who has little understanding.
witticism n.::A witty, brilliant, or original saying or sentiment.
wittingly adv.::With knowledge and by design.
wizen v.::To become or cause to become withered or dry.
wizen-faced adj.::Having a shriveled face.
working-man n.::One who earns his bread by manual labor.
workmanlike adj.::Like or befitting a skilled workman.
workmanship n.::The art or skill of a workman.
wrangle v.::To maintain by noisy argument or dispute.
wreak v.::To inflict, as a revenge or punishment.
wrest v.::To pull or force away by or as by violent twisting or wringing.
wretchedness n.::Extreme misery or unhappiness.
writhe v.::To twist the body, face, or limbs or as in pain or distress.
writing n.::The act or art of tracing or inscribing on a surface letters or ideographs.
wry adj.::Deviating from that which is proper or right.
yearling n.::A young animal past its first year and not yet two years old.
zealot n.::One who espouses a cause or pursues an object in an immoderately partisan manner.
zeitgeist n.::The intellectual and moral tendencies that characterize any age or epoch.
zenith n.::The culminating-point of prosperity, influence, or greatness.
zephyr n.::Any soft, gentle wind.
zodiac n.::An imaginary belt encircling the heavens within which are the larger planets.