5050 Words To Learn

Abase : Lower; Humiliate
Abrasive : Rubbing Away; Tending To Grind Down

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Abase : Lower; Humiliate

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Abridge : Condense Or Shorten

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Abate : Subside; Decrease, Lessen

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Abrogate : Abolish
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Abbreviate : Shorten
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Abscission : Cutting Off; Separation

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Abbreviate : Shorten
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Absolute : Complete; Totally Unlimited; Certain

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Abdicate : Renounce; Give Up (position, Right, Or

Responsibility)
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Absolve : Pardon (an Offense)

Responsibility)
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Responsibility)
Abstain : Refrain; Hold Oneself Voluntary Form An Action

33 Or Practice
Aberration : Deviation From The Normal; Mental Disorder

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Abstain : Refrain; Hold Oneself Voluntary Form An Action

34 Or Practice
Abet : Assist Usually In Doing Something Wrong;

10 Encourage
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Absolve : Pardon (an Offense)
Abstemious : Sparing In Eating And Drinking; Temperate
Abettor : Encourager
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Abstemious : Sparing In Eating And Drinking; Temperate

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Abeyance : Suspended Action

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Abstract : Theoretical; Not Concrete; Nonrepresentational

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Abhor : Detest; Hate

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Abstruse : Obscure; Profound; Difficult To Understand

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Abhor : Detest; Hate

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Abusive : Coarsely Insulting; Physically Harmful

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Abide : Dwell; Abide By: Comply With; Put Up With;

15 Tolerate; Ex. Abide By The Rules; Ex. I Can't Abide Rude
People.
Abject : Wretched; Lacking Pride
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Abject : (of A Condition) Wretched; As Low As Possible;
17 Lacking Pride; Very Humble; Showing Lack Of SelfRespect; Ex. Abject Apology
Abjure : Renounce Upon Oath
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Abusive : Coarsely Insulting; Physically Harmful

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Abut : Border Upon; Adjoin
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Abut : Border Upon; Adjoin
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Abysmal : Bottomless
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Abjure : Renounce Upon Oath

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Abyss : Enormous Chasm; Vast Bottomless Pit

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Abnegation : Renunciation; Self-Sacrifice; Self-Negation

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Accede : Agree
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Abode : Dwelling Place; Home

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Accelerate : Move Faster

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Abolish : Cancel; Put An End To

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Accessory : Additional Object; Useful But Not Essential

47 Thing
Abominable : Detestable; Extremely Unpleasant

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Acclaim : Applaud; Announce With Great Approval

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Abominate : Loathe; Hate

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Acclimate : Adjust To Climate

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Abortive : Unsuccessful; Fruitless

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Accolade : Award Of Merit

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Accomplice : Partner In Crime

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Adapt : Alter; Modify

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Accord : Agreement
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Addendum : Addition; Appendix To Book; Something That

77 Is Added (as At The End Of A Speech Or Book)
Accost : Approach And Speak First To A Person

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Addiction : Compulsive, Habitual Need

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Accoutre : To Equip
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Addle : To Muddle; Drive Crazy; Become Rotten

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Accretion : Growth, Increase

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Address : To Direct Speech To; Deal With Or Discuss

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Accrue : Come About By Addition

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Adduce : To Present As Evidence

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Acerbity : Bitterness Of Speech And Temper

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Adept : Expert At
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Acetic : Vinegary
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Adhere : Stick Last

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Acidulous : Slightly Sour; Sharp, Caustic

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Adherent : Supporter, Follower

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Acknowledge : Recognize, Admit

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Adjacent : Adjoining; Neighboring; Close By

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Acme : Top; Pinnacle
Adjoin : Be Next To
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Acoustics : Science Of Sound; Quality That Makes A

62 Room Easy Or Hard To Hear In
Adjourn : Suspend Until A Later Time; Move From One

87 Place To Another
Acquiesce : Assent; Agree Passively
Adjourn : Suspend Until A Later Time; Move From One

88 Place To Another
Acquittal : Deliverance From A Charge
Adjunct : Something Attached To But Holding And Inferior

89 Position
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Acrid : Sharp, Bitterly Pungent
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Admonish : Warn; Reprove

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Acrimonious : Stinging, Caustic

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Admonition : Warning
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Actuarial : Calculating, Pertaining To Insurance Statistics

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Adore : Love Deeply And Respect Highly

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Actuary : Someone Who Advises Insurance Companies

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Adorn : Decorate
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Actuate : Motivate
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Adroit : Skillful
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Acuity : Sharpness
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Adulation : Flattery; Admiration

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Acumen : Mental Keenness
Adulterate : Make Impure By Mixing With Baser

96 Substances
Acute : Quickly Perceptive; Keen; Brief And Severe
Adulterated : Made Impure Or Spoiled By The Addition Of

97 Inferior Materials
Adage : Wise Saying; Proverb

Adage : Wise Saying; Proverb

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Adamant : Hard; Inflexible
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Advent : Arrival
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Adventitious : Accidental; Casual

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Agility : Nimbleness
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Adventitious : Accidental; Casual

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Agitate : Stir Up; Disturb

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Adversary : Opponent
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Agnostic : One Who Is Skeptical Of The Existence Or

128 Knowability Of A God Or Any Ultimate Reality
Adverse : Unfavorable; Hostile

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Airy : Of Air; High In The Air; Lofty; Immaterial; Unreal

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Adversity : Poverty; Misfortune

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Alacrity : Cheerful Promptness

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Advert : Refer To
Alchemy : Medieval Chemistry
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Advocacy : Support; Active Pleading On Behalf Of

107 Someone Or Something
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Alcove : Nook; Small, Recessed Section Of A Room
Advocate : Urge; Plead For

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Alias : An Assumed Name

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Aegis : Shield; Defense
Alias : An Assumed Name
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Aesthetic : Artistic; Dealing With Or Capable Of

110 Appreciation Of The Beautiful
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Alienate : Make Hostile; Separate
Affable : Courteous
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Alimentary : Supplying Nourishment

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Affected : Artificial; Pretended

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Alimony : Payment By A Husband To His Divorced Wife

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Affiliation : Joining; Associating With
Allay : Calm; Pacify
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Affirmation : Positive Assertion; Confirmation; Solemn

114 Pledge By One Who Refuses To Take An Oath
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Affirmation : Positive Assertion; Confirmation; Solemn

115 Pledge By One Who Refuses To Take An Oath
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Affliction : State Of Distress; Trial; Cause Of Distress Or

116 Suffering; V: Afflict: Inflict Grievous Suffering On
Allegory : Story In Which Characters Are Used As

141 Symbols
Allege : State Without Proof

Allegiance : Loyalty
Affluence : Abundance; Wealth

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Alleviate : Relieve
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Affray : Public Brawl
Alliteration : Repetition Of Beginning Sound In Poetry
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Affront : Insult; Offense; Intentional Act Of Disrespect; V:

119 Insult Or Hurt The Feelings Of Intentionally
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Allocate : Assign
Afterlife : Life After Death; Later Part Of One's Life

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Alloy : A Mixture As Of Metals

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Agape : Openmouthed
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Allude : Relief Indirectly

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Agglomeration : Collection; Heap

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Allure : Entice; Attract; Tempt

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Aggrandize : Increase Or Intensify

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Allure : Entice; Attract

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Aggregate : Sum; Total

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Aghast : Horrified
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Allusion : Indirect Reference

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Alluvial : Pertaining To Soil Deposits Left By Running
150 Water
Alms : Money Or Good Given To The Poor

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Amorous : Moved By Sexual Love; Loving

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Aloft : Upward
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Amorphous : Shapeless
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Aloof : Apart; Reserved

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Amphibian : Able To Live Both On Land And In Water

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Altercation : Wordy Quarrel

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Amphitheater : Oval Building With Tiers Of Seats

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Altruistic : Unselfishly Generous, Concerned For Others

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Ample : Abundant
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Amalgam : Combination Of Different Things; Mixture Of

156 Metals (containing Mercury) Used For Filling Holes In
Teeth
Amalgamate : Combine, Unite In One Body
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Amplify : Enlarge
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Amputate : Cut Off Part Of Body; Prune
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Amass : Collect
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Amuck : In A State Of Rage

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Amazon : Female Warrior

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Amuck : In A State Of Rage

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Ambience : Environment; Atmosphere

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Anachronism : An Error Involving Time In A Story

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Ambiguous : Unclear Or Doubtful In Meaning
Analgesic : Causing Insensitivity To Pain
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Ambivalence : The State Of Having Contradictory Or

162 Conflicting Emotional Attitudes
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Analogous : Comparable
Amble : Moving At An Easy Pace

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Analogous : Comparable
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Ambrosia : Food Of The Gods

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Analogy : Similarity; Parallelism

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Ambulatory : Able To Walk

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Anarchist : Person Who Rebels Against The Established

190 Order
Amend : Correct; Change, Generally For The Better

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Anarchy : Absence Of Governing Body, State Of Disorder

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Amiable : Agreeable; Lovable

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Anathema : Solemn Curse

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Amicable : Friendly
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Ancestry : Family Descent; Adj. Ancestral

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Amiss : Wrong; Faulty

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Anchor : Secure Or Fasten Firmly

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Amity : Friendship
Anecdote : Short Discount Of An Amusing Or Interesting

195 Event
Amnesia : Loss Of Memory
Anemia : Condition In Which Blood Lacks Red

196 Corpuscles
Amnesia : Loss Of Memory
Anesthetic : Substance That Removes Sensation With Or

197 Without Loss Of Consciousness
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Amnesty : Pardon
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Anguish : Acute Pain; Extreme Suffering

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Amok : Ia State Of Rage; A:(amuck) Ex. Ruamok

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Amoral : Nonmoral
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Angular : Sharp-Cornered; Stuff In Manner

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Animadversion : Critical Remark; V: Animadvert:
200 Comment Critically With Disapproval
Animated : Lively
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Anticlimax : Letdown Of Thought Or Emotion

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Animosity : Active Enmity; Hatred

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Antidote : Remedy To Counteract A Poison Or Disease;

227 Ex. Antidote To The Economic Troubles
Animosity : Active Enmity; Hatred

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Antipathy : Aversion; Dislike

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Animus : Hostile Feeling Or Intent

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Antiquated : Old-Fashioned; Obsolete

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Annals : Records; History

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Annex : Attach; Add To A Large Thing; Take Possession
206 Of; Incorporate (territory) Into A Larger Existing Political
Unit (by Force); N: Building Added To A Large One
Annihilate : Destroy
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Antique : Made In An Earlier Period And Usu. Valuable;

230 N: Object That Wamade In An Earlier Period And That
Irare Or Valuable
Antiquity : Quality Of Being Very Old; Ancient Times;
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Annihilate : Destroy
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Annotate : Comment; Make Explanatory Notes

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Antiseptic : Substance That Prevents Infection

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Annotate : Comment; Make Explanatory Notes

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Antithesis : Contrast; Direct Opposite Of Or To

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Annuity : Yearly Allowance

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Antler : Bony Growth On The Head Of A Deer

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Annul : Make Void
Anvil : Iroblock Used Ihammering Out Metals
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Anodyne : Drug That Relieves Paior Trouble; Opiate; Adj.

213 Ex. Anodyne Statement
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Anoint : Consecrate; Put Oil On (in A Religious

214 Ceremony)
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Apathy : Lack Of Caring; Indifference

Ape : Intimate Or Mimic
Anomalous : Abnormal; Irregular

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Aperture : Opening; Hole

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Anonymity : State Of Being Nameless; Anonimousness

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Apex : Tip; Summit; Climax

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Anonymous : Having No Name

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Aphasia : Loss Of Speech Due To Injury Or Illness

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Antagonistic : Hostile; Opposed; Actively Resisting

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Aphorism : Pithy Maxim

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Antecede : Precede
Apiarist : Person Who Keepbees
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Antecedents : Preceding Events Or Circumstances That

220 Influence What Comes Later; Early Life; Ancestors
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Apiculture : Bee-Keeping
Antediluvian : Antiquated; Ancient
Aplomb : Poise
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Anthem : Song Of Praise Or Patriotism; Ex. National

222 Anthem
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Anthology : Book Of Literary Selections By Various

223 Authors; Cf. Omnibus
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Apocalyptic : Prophetic; Pertaining To Revelations

Apocryphal : Untrue; Made Up
Anthropoid : Manlike
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Apogee : Highest Point

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Anthropologist : A Student Of The History And Science Of

Apogee : Highest Point
225 Mankind
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Apolitical : Having Aaversioor Lack Of Concerfor Political

251 Affairs
Appurtenances : Subordinate Possessions; Something

276 Added To A More Important Thing
Apologist : One Who Writes Idefense Of A Cause Or

252 Institution; N: Apologia
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Apoplexy : Stroke; Loss Of Consciousness Followed By

253 Paralysis
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Apostate : One Who Abandons His Religious Faith Or

254 Political Beliefs
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Apropos : With Reference To; Regarding

Aptitude : Fitness; Talent
Aquiline : Curved; Hooked
Apothecary : Druggist; Pharmacist

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Arable : Fit For Plowing

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Apothecary : Druggist; Pharmacist
Arbiter : A Person With Power To Decide A Dispute;

281 Judge
Apothegm : Pithy, Compact Saying
Arbitrary : Unreasonable Or Capricious; Imperious;

282 Tyrannical; Despotic
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Apotheosis : Deification; Glorification
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Arbitrate : Act As Judge

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Appall : Dismay; Shock
Arboreal : Of Or Living In Trees
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Apparent : Evident; Easily Seen Or Understood;

260 Appearing Asuch; Ex. Apparent Improvement
Arboretum : Place Where Different Tree Varieties Are

285 Exhibited
Apparent : Evident; Easily Seen Or Understood;

261 Appearing Asuch; Ex. Apparent Improvement
Arcade : A Covered Passageway, Usually Lined With

286 Shops
Apparition : Ghost; Phantom

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Arcane : Secret; Mysterious

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Apparition : Ghost; Phantom

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Arch : Chief; First; Ex. Archbishop

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Appease : Pacify; Soothe

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Archetype : Prototype; Primitive Pattern

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Appellation : Name; Title

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Archipelago : Group Of Closely Located Islands

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Append : Attach
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Ardor : Heat; Passion; Zeal

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Application : Diligent Attention

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Arduous : Hard; Strenuous

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Appraise : Estimate Value Of
Argot : Slang
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Appreciate : Be Thankful For; Increase In Worth; Be

269 Thoroughly Conscious For
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Argot : Slang
Apprehend : Arrest(a Criminal); Dread; Perceive

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Aria : Operatic Solo

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Apprehension : Fear
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Arid : Dry; Barren

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Apprehensive : Fearful; Discerning

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Aristocracy : Hereditary Nobility; Privileged Class

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Apprehensive : Fearful; Discerning

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Armada : Fleet Of Warships

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Approbation : Approval
Arraign : Charge In Court; Indict
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Appropriate : Acquire; Take Position Of For One's Own

275 Use
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Arraign : Charge In Court; Indict
Array : Marshal; Draw Up In Order

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Aspirant : Seeker After Position Or Status

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Array : Clothe; Adorn

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Aspiration : Noble Ambition

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Arrears : Being In Debt

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Arrogance : Pride; Haughtiness
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Aspire : Seek To Attain (position Or Status); Long For;

328 Ex. Aspire To Become President; Ex. Aspire To/after The
Leadership
Assail : Assault
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Arroyo : Gully
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Assent : Agree; Accept

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Arsenal : Storage Place For Military Equipment
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Assert : State Strongly Or Positively; Demand

331 Recognitioof (rights, Claims, Etc.); Make A Claim To (by
Forceful Action); Ex. Assert One's Independence
Assessment : Estimation
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Artful : Exhibiting Art Or Skill; Deceitful; Cunning; Cf.

308 Artifice
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Artery : Blood-Vessel; Cf. Vein
Assiduous : Diligent
Articulate : Effective; Distinct

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Assimilate : Absorb; Cause To Become Homogeneous

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Artisan : A Manually Skilled Worker

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Assuage : Ease; Lessen (pain)

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Artless : Without Guile, Open And Honest

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Ascendancy : Controlling Influence; Domination
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Ascertain : Find Out For Certain
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Assumption : Something Taken For Granted; The Taking

336 Over Or Taking Possession Of; Ex. Her Assumption Of
Power; V: Assume
Assurance : Firm Statement That Something Is Certainly
337 True; Promise Or Pledge; Certainty; Confidence In One's
Own Ability; Self-Confidence; Ex. In Spite Of All His
Asteroid : Small Planet
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Ascetic : Practicing Self-Denial, Austere

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Asteroid : Small Planet

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Ascribe : Refer; Attribute, Assign

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Astigmatism : Eye Defect That Prevents Proper Focus

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Astral : Relating To Stars

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Astral : Relating To Stars

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Aseptic : Preventing Infection; Having A Cleansing Effect

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Astringent : Binding; Causing Contraction

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Ashen : Ash-Colored
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Astronomical : Enormously Large Or Extensive

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Asinine : Stupid
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Astute : Wise; Shrewd

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Asinine : Stupid
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Asunder : Into Parts, Apart

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Asinine : Stupid
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Askance : With A Sideways Or Indirect Look

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Asperity : Sharpness(of Temper)
Asymmetric : Not Identical On Both Sides Of A Dividing

349 Central Line
Aspersion : Slanderous Remark
Atavism : Resemblance To Remote Ancestors Rather

350 Than To Parents; Deformity Returning After Passage Of
Two Or More Generations
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Atheistic : Denying The Existence Of God

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Automaton : Mechanism That Imitates Actions Of

376 Humans
Atone : Make Amends For; Pay For

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Autonomous : Self-Governing; N: Autonomy

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Atrocity : Brutal Deed

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Autonomous : Self-Governing
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Atrophy : Wasting Away

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Autonomous : Self-Governing
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Attest : Testify; Bear Witness

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Autopsy : Examination Of A Dead Body; Post-Mortem

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Attire : Clothe; N: Clothing; Array; Apparel

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Auxiliary : Helper; Additional Or Subsidiary

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Attribute : Essential Quality

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Auxiliary : Helper; Additional Or Subsidiary

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Attribute : Ascribe; Explain

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Avalanche : Great Mass Of Falling Snow And Ice

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Audacious : Daring; Bold

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Avarice : Greediness For Wealth

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Audit : Examination Of Accounts

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Augment : Increase
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Avenge : Take Vengeance For Something Or On Behalf Of

385 Someone; Ex. They Avenged His Death By Burning The
Village; Ex. He Swore To Avenge His Brother; Ex. They
Averse : Reluctant
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Augury : Omen; Prophecy

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Aversion : Firm Dislike

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August : Impressive; Majestic

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Avert : Prevent; Turn Away

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August : Impressive; Majestic

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Aviary : Enclosure For Birds

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Aureole : Sun's Corona; Halo

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Avid : Greedy; Eager For

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Auroral : Pertaining To The Aurora Borealis

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Avocation : Secondary Or Minor Occupation

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Auspicious : Favoring Success

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Avow : Declare Openly

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Austere : Strict; Stern

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Avuncular : Like An Uncle

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Austerity : Sternness; Severity; Lack Of Luxuries

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Awe : Solemn Wonder

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Austerity : Sternness; Severity; Lack Of Luxuries

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Awful : Terrible; Very Bad

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Authenticate : Prove Genuine
Awl : Pointed Tool Used For Piercing
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Authoritarian : Favoring Or Exercising Total Control; Non372 Democratic
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Axiom : Self-Evident Truth Requiring No Proof
Authoritative : Having The Weight Of Authority; Dictatorial

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Azure : Sky Blue

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Autocrat : Monarch With Supreme Power
Babble : Chatter Ugly
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Autocratic : Having Absolute Unchecked Power;

375 Dictatorial; N: Autocrat, Autocracy
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Bacchanal : Noisy Party With A Lot Of Drinking
Bacchanalia : The Ancient Roman Festival In Honor Of

401 Bacchus
Barrage : Barrier Laid Down By Artillery Fire

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Bacchanalian : Drunken
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Barrister : Counselor-At-Law
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Backslide : Revert (to Bad Habits); N: Reverter

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Barter : Trader
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Badger : Pester; Annoy
Barterer : Trader; V: Barter: Trade; Exchange Good For

429 Other Goods Rather Than Money
Badinage : Teasing Conversation
Base : Contemptible; Morally Bad; Inferior In Value Or

430 Quality; Ex. Base Motives/conduct; Ex. Base Metal Such
Airon
Base : Contemptible; Morally Bad; Inferior In Value Or
431 Quality; Ex. Base Motives/conduct; Ex. Base Metal Such
Airon
Bask : Luxuriate; Take Pleasure In Warmth
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Baffle : Frustrate; Perplex
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Bait : Harass; Tease
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Baleful : Deadly; Destructive
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Bassoon : Reed Instrument Of The Woodwind Family

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Balk : Foil
Bastard : Illegitimate Child
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Ballast : Heavy Substance Used To Add Stability Or

410 Weight
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Balm : Something That Relieves Pain

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Bastion : Fortress; Defense

Battalion : Army Unit Made Up Of Four Or More
436 Companies
Balmy : Mild; Fragrant

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Bauble : Trinket; Trifle

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Banal : Hackneyed; Commonplace; Trite

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Bawdy : Indecent; Obscene

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Banal : Hackneyed; Commonplace; Trite

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Bearing : Deportment; Connection

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Bandy : Discuss Lightly; Exchange Blows Or Words

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Beatific : Giving Bliss; Blissful

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Bane : Cause Of Ruin

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Beatitude : Blessedness; State Of Bliss

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Baneful : Ruinous; Poisonous

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Bedizen : Dress With Vulgar Finery

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Bank : Heap; Piled-Up Mass; Embankment; Lateral Tilting

Bedraggle : Wet Thoroughly
418 (aof An Aircraft In Turning); V: Pile Up; Protect With A
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Bank; Tilt In Turning
Bantering : Good-Natured Ridiculing
Beeline : Direct Quick Route
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Bar : Railing In A Courtroom; Legal Profession; Vertical
Befuddle : Confuse Thoroughly
420 Line Dividing A Staff Into Equal Measures; Ex. Prisoner At 445
The Bar; V: Shut In Or Out With Bars; Forbid; Exclude;
Barb : Sharp Projection From Fishhook, Etc.
Beget : Father, Produce; Give Raise To
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Bard : Poet
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Begrudge : Resent
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Barefaced : Shameless And Noticeable; Blatant; Bold;

Begrudge : Resent
423 Unconcealed; Having No Covering Othe Face; Ex.
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Barefaced Lie
Bargain : Agreement Between Two Groupor People;
Beguile : Amuse; Delude, Cheat
424 Something For Sale At A Price Advantageouto The Buyer; 449
V: Negotiate; Trade; Ex. Bargaining Power
Baroque : Highly Ornate
Behemoth : Huge Creature; Monstrous Animal
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Beholden : Obligated; Indebted

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Berserk : Frenzied
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Behoove : Be Suited To, Be Incumbent Upon

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Beseech : Beg; Plead With

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Belated : Delayed
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Beset : Harass; Trouble

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Beleaguer : Besiege
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Besiege : Surround With Armed Forces; Harass (with

479 Requests); Annoy Continually
Beleaguer : Besiege
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Besmirch : Soil; Defile

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Belie : Contradict; Give A False Impression

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Bestial : Beastlike; Brutal

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Bellicose : Warlike
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Bestow : Give
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Belligerent : Quarrelsome
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Betoken : Signify; Indicate; Be A Sigof

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Bemused : Confused; Lost In Thought; Preoccupied

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Betray : Be Unfaithful; Reveal (unconsciously Or

484 Unwillingly); Ex. Her Trembling Hands Betray Her Anxiety.
Benediction : Blessing
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Betroth : Become Engaged To Marry

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Benefactor : Gift Giver; Patron

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Bevy : Large Group

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Beneficent : Kindly; Doing Good

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Beware : Be Cautiou(of)
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Beneficial : Helpful; Useful; Advantageous
Bewitch : Cast A Spell Over; Captivate Completely
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Beneficiary : Person Entitled To Benefits Or Proceeds Of

464 An Insurance Policy Or Will
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Benefit : Advantage; Anything That Brings Help,

465 Advantage, Or Profit; Money Provided By The
Government To The People; Fund-Raising Public
Benevolent : Generous; Charitable
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Benign : Kindly; Favorable; Not Malignant
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Benignity : State Of Being Kind, Benign, Gracious
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Biased : Slanted; Prejudiced

Bicameral : Two-Chambered, As A Legislative Body
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Bicker : Quarrel
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Bid : Command; Utter (a Greeting); Offer Aa Price; N:
492 Offer Of A Price; Amount Offered; Earnest Effort To Gain
Something; Ex. Bid For Freedom
Biennial : Every Two Years
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Benison : Blessing
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Bifurcated : Divided Into Two Branches; Forked

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Bent : Natural Talent Or Inclination

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Bigot : One Who Iintolerant (in Matterof Religion Or

495 Politics)
Bent : Natural Talent Or Inclination

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Bigotry : Stubborn Intolerance

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Bequeath : Leave To Someone By A Will; Hand Down

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Bilious : Suffering From Ingestion; Irritable

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Bereaved : Deprived Of (someone Beloved Through Death)

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Bilk : Swindle; Cheat

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Bereavement : State Of Being Valuable Or Loved

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Billow : Large Wave Of Water; A Great Swell Or Surge (of

499 Smoke); V: Surge, Swell, Roll In Billows
Berserk : Frenzied
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Billowing : Rising Or Swelling Like Waves

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Biting : Sharply Painful To The Body Or Mind; Ex. Biting

501 Wind/remarks
Bitter : Having A Sharp Biting Taste; Causing Sharp Pain
502 To The Body Or Mind; Filled With Resentment,
Disappointment, Or Other Unpleasant Feelings; Ex. Bitter
Blackball : Vote Against (an Applicant); Ostracize; N:
503 Negative Vote
Blanch : Bleach; Whiten
504
Blunt : Having A Dull Edge; Abrupt And Frank In Speech

526 Or Manner; Brusque; V: Make Or Become Blunt
Blurt : Utter Impulsively
527
Blush : Become Red In The Face (from Embarrassment
528 Or Shame); Become Red Or Rosy; N:
Bog : Soft Wet Land; V: Hinder Or Be Hindered; Ex.
529 Bogged Down In The Mud
Blanch : Bleach; Whiten

505
Bohemian : Unconventional (iaartistic Way)

530
Blandishment : Flattery
Boisterous : Violent; Rough; Noisy
506
531
Blare : Loud Or Harsh Roar Or Screech; Dazzling Blaze

507 Of Light
532
Blasphemy : Cursing; Irreverence; Sacrilege

508
Blatant : Flagrant; Consciously Obvious; Loudly Offensive
509
Bleak : Cold; Cheerless
510
Blemish : Mar; Spoil The Beauty Or Perfection Of; N:
511 Flaw Or Defect (that Spoilperfection); Ex. Blemishein The
Crystal; Cf. Unblemished
Blight : Plant Disease; V: Infect With Blight; Ruin;
512 Destroy
Bolster : Support; Prop Up

Bolt : Door Bar; Fastening Pior Screw; Length Of Fabric;
533 Large Roll Of Cloth; V: Dash Or Dart Off; Faste(a Door);
Gobble Down
Bolt : Door Bar; Fastening Pior Screw; Length Of Fabric;
534 Large Roll Of Cloth; V: Dash Or Dart Off; Faste(a Door);
Gobble Down
Bombast : Grandiloquent, Pompouspeech
535
Bookish : Fond Of Bookand Reading
536
Bookish : Fond Of Bookand Reading
537
Blighted : Suffering For A Disease; Destroyed

513
Boon : Blessing; Benefit; Something Very Helpful

538
Bliss : Complete Happiness; Adj. Blissful

514
Boost : Lift By Pushing Up From Below; Increase; Raise;

539 N: Push Upward; Increase
Blithe : Gay; Joyous

515
Botch : Mismanage; Blow

540
Bloated : Swollen Or Puffed As With Water Or Air

516
Bouillon : Clear Beef Soup

541
Blotch : Spot; Blot; Cf. Blot+botch

517
Blowhard : Talkative Boaster; Braggart
518
Bound : Leap Or Spring; Limit Or Confine; Constitute The

542 Limit Of; Ex. Bounded By Canada; N: Leap Or Jumping;
Boundary; Adj: Certain; Having A Duty To Do Something
Bountiful : Generous; Showing Bounty
543
Blowhard : Talkative Boaster; Braggart

519
Bourgeois : Middle Class

544
Bludgeon : Club; Heavy-Headed Weapon

520
Bovine : Cowlike; Placid And Dull

545
Blue : Gloomy; Depressed

521
Bowdlerize : Expurgate
546
Blues : State Of Depression Or Melancholy; Style Of

522 Slow, Mournful Music (evolved From Southern Black
American Songs)
Bluff : Pretense(of Strength); Deception; High Cliff
523
Bowdlerize : Expurgate
547
Brackish : Somewhat Saline
548
Blunder : Error
Brackish : Somewhat Saline
524
549
Blunt : Having A Dull Edge; Abrupt And Frank In Speech

525 Or Manner; Brusque; V: Make Or Become Blunt
550
Brag : Boast
551
Braggart : Boaster
Bromide : Platitude; Chemical Compound Used To Calm

576 Excitement
Braid : Plait; Interweave Strandor Lengthof; Make By

552 Weaving Strandtogether; N: Braided Segment (aof Hair)
577
Brand : Trademark; Mark Burned On The Hide Of An

553 Animal; Mark Burned Into The Flesh Of Criminals; Mark
Of Disgrace; V: Mark With A Brand; Give A Lasting Bad
Brandish : Wave Around (a Weapon); Flourish
554
Brood : Sit On In Order To Hatch; Think Deeply Or Worry

578 Anxiously; N: The Young Of Certain Animals; Group Of
Young Birdhatched At One Time
Brook : Tolerate; Endure; Ex. Brook No Interference; N:
579 Small Stream
Brooch : Ornamental Clasp
Bravado : Swagger; Assumed Air Of Defiance

555
Bruise : Injure Without Breaking The Skin; N:

580
Brave : Face Courageously; Ex. Brave The Storm

556
Brunt : Maiimpact Or Shock (of Aattack Or Blow); Ex.

581 Brunt Of The Argument
Brawl : Noisy Quarrel

557
Brusque : Blunt; Abrupt

582
Brawn : Muscular Strength; Sturdiness

558
Brusque : Blunt; Abrupt

583
Brawny : Muscular; Having Well-Developed Muscles

559
Buccaneer : Pirate
584
Brazen : Insolent
560
Bucolic : Rustic; Pastoral

585
Breach : Breaking Of Contract Or Duty; Fissure; Gap

561
Breadth : Width; Extent
562
Breed : Produce Young; Rear; Bring Up; Produce (an
563 Undesirable Condition); N: Kind Or Sort Of Animal Or
Plant
Brevity : Consciousness
564
Buffet : Strike Forcefully; Slap; Batter; Knock About; N:

586 Table With Food Set Out For People To Serve
Themselves; Meal At Which People Help Themselves To
Buffoon : Stupid Person; Clown
587
Buffoonery : Clowning
588
Bugaboo : Bugbear; Object Of Baseless Terror
589
Bridle : Harnesfitted About A Horse'head (used To

565 Restrain); Curb; Check; V: Put A Bridle On; Control Or
Restrain; Show Anger
Brim : Uppermost Edge Of A Cup; Projecting Rim (aon A
566 Hat); Ex. The Glaswafull To The Brim; V: Be Full To The
Brim
Brindled : Tawny Or Grayish With Steaks Or Spots
567
Bulge : Protruding Part; Swelling Of A Surface; Ex. The

590 Apple Made A Bulge In Hipocket; V: Swell Outward;
Protrude
Bulk : Size Or Volume (esp. When Very Large); Main
591 Part; Ex. The Bulk Of The Work Haalready Been Done;
Adj. Bulky: Having Great Size
Bully : One Who Ihabitually Cruel To Weaker People; V:
592
Brink : Edge (at The Top Of A Cliff); Ex. On The Brink Of

568 The Grand Canyon
593
Bulwark : Earthwork Or Other Strong Defense
Brisk : Quick And Active; Marked By Livelinesand Vigor

569
Bump : Hit Or Knock Against With Force; N:

594
Bristling : Rising Like Bristles; Showing Irritation

570

595
Brittle : Easy Broken; Difficult

571

596
Broach : Open Up
572
Bumptious : Self-Assertive
597
Brocade : Rich, Figured Fabric

573
Brochure : Pamphlet
574
Broil : Cook By Direct Heat; N:
575
Bungle : Spoil By Clumsy Behavior

598
Buoyant : Able To Float; Cheerful And Optimistic; N:
599 Buoyancy; Ex. Buoyancy Of Wood/water/american
Market
Bureaucracy : Government By Bureaus
600
Burgeon : Grow Forth; Send Out Buds

601
Calumny : Malicious Misrepresentation; Slander

626
Burlesque : Give An Imitation That Ridicules

602
Camaraderie : Good-Fellowship
627
Burly : Husky; Muscular

603
Cameo : Shell Or Jewel Carved In Relief

628
Burly : Husky; Muscular

604
Cameo : Shell Or Jewel Carved In Relief

629
Burnish : Make Shiny By Rubbing; Polish
Camp : Group Sharing A Common Cause Or Opinion
605
630
Bust : Piece Of Sculpture Showing A Person'head,

606 Shoulders, And Upper Chest; V: Break Up; Arrest; Ex.
Crimebuster
Buttress : Support; Prop Up
607
Canard : Unfounded False Rumor; Exaggerated False

631 Report
Candor : Frankness
632
Buxom : Plump; Vigorous; Jolly
Canine : Related To Dogs; Dog-Like
608
633
Cabal : Small Group Of Persons Secretly United To

609 Promote Their Own Interests
634
Canker : Any Ulcerous Sore; Any Evil
Cache : Hiding Place
Canny : Shrewd; Thrifty
610
635
Cacophonous : Discordant; Inharmonious; N: Cacophony:

611 Unpleasant Mixture Of Loud Sounds
636
Cant : Jargon Of Thieves; Pious Phraseology
Cacophony : Discord
612
Cant : Jargon Of Thieves; Pious Phraseology

637
Cadaver : Corpse
Cantankerous : Ill Humored; Irritable
613
638
Cadence : Rhythmic Rise And Fall (of Words And

614 Sounds); Beat
639
Cantata : Story Set In Music, To Be Sung By A Chorus
Cadet : Student At A Military School

615
Canter : Slow Gallop

640
Cajole : Coax; Wheedle

616
Canto : Division Of A Long Poem

641
Calamity : Disaster; Misery

617
Canvass : Determine Votes, Etc.

642
Caldron : Large Kettle; A:(cauldron);

618
Capacious : Spacious
643
Caliber : Ability; Capacity

619
Calligraphy : Beautiful Writing; Excellent Penmanship
620
Callous : Hardened; Unfeeling
621
Capacity : Mental Or Physical Ability; Role; Positioor

644 Duty; Ability To Accommodate; Ex. Imy Capacity As
President
Capillary : Having A Very Fine Bore; Resembling A Hair;
645 Fine And Slender; Ex. Capillary Attraction; N: Very Fine
Hairlike Tube; Cf. Capillarity
Capitulate : Surrender
646
Callow : Youthful; Immature

622
Caprice : Whim
647
Callus : Area Of Thick Hard Skin

623
Capricious : Fickle; Incalculable

648
Calorific : Heat-Producing
624
Capsize : (of A Boat) Turn Over

649
Calumny : Malicious Misrepresentation; Slander

625
Caption : Title; Chapter Heading; Text Under Illustration

650
Caption : Title; Chapter Heading; Text Under Illustration

651
Catalyst : Agent Which Brings About A Chemical Change

676 While It Remains Unaffected And Unchanged
Captious : Faultfinding
652
Catapult : Slingshot; A Hurling Machine

677
Carafe : Glass Water Bottle; Decanter
Cataract : Great Waterfall; Eye Abnormality
653
678
Carapace : Shell Covering The Back (of A Turtle, Tortoise,

654 Crab, Etc.)
679
Catastrophe : Calamity
Carcinogenic : Causing Cancer
Catcall : Shout Of Disapproval Or Displeasure (made At

680 The Theater Or A Sports Match); Boo; V:
Cardinal : Chief
656
Catechism : Book Of Religious Instruction; Instruction By

681 Question And Answer
Cardiologist : Doctor Specializing In Ailments Of The

657 Heart
682
Cardiologist : Doctor Specializing In Ailments Of The

658 Heart
Cater : Provide Food And Drink (for); Cater To: Try To

683 Satisfy (desireof A Bad Kind)
655
Careen : Lurch; Sway From Side To Side

659
Categorical : Without Exceptions; Unqualified; Absolute
Catharsis : Purging Or Cleansing Away Any Passage Of

684 The Body
Career : Rush Wildly; Go At Full Speed

660
Cathartic : Purgative
685
Carefree : Free From Worries; Having No Problems

661
Cathartic : Purgative
686
Carnage : Destruction Of Life

662
Catholic : Broadly Sympathetic; Liberal

687
Carnal : Fleshy
663
Caulk : Make Watertight (by Blocking Up Cracks As Ia

688 Ship); A:(calk);
Carnivorous : Meat-Eating
664
Causal : Implying A Cause-And-Effect Relationship

689
Carousal : Drunken Relief

665
Caustic : Burning; Sarcastically Biting

690
Carping : Finding Fault

666
Cauterize : Burn With Hot Iron Or Caustic

691
Carrion : Rotting Flesh Of A Dead Body

667
Cavalcade : Procession; Parade

692
Carte Blanche : Unlimited Authority Or Freedom

668
Cavil : Make Frivolous Objections

693
Cascade : Small Waterfall

669
Cavil : Make Frivolous Objections

694
Caste : One Of The Hereditary Classes In Hindu Society

670
Cede : Transfer; Yield Title To

695
Castigate : Punish
671
Celerity : Speed; Rapidity

696
Castigation : Punishment; Severe Criticism Or Disapproval
Celestial : Heavenly
672
697
Castrate : Remove The Sex Organ(of A Male Animal Or

673 Person)
698
Casualty : Serious Or Fatal Accident

674
Cataclysm : Deluge; Upheaval
675
Celibate : Unmarried; Abstaining From Sexual Intercourse

Censor : (in Ancient Rome) Overseer Of Morals (also
699 Taking The Census); Person Who Eliminates
Inappropriate Matter; V:
Censor : Overseer Of Morals; Person Who Reads To
700 Eliminate Inappropriate Remarks
Censorious : Critical
701
Chapel : Small Church (in A Prison, College, Or Hospital)

726
Censure : Blame; Criticize

702
Chaperon : Older Person Who Accompanieand

727 Supervisea Young Unmarried Woman
Centaur : Mythical Figure, Half Man And Half Horse
Chaplain : Clergyman Attached To A Chapel
703
728
Centigrade : Measure Of Temperature Used Widely In

704 Europe
Char : Make Or Become Black By Burning; Reduce Or Be

729 Reduced To Carbon Or Charcoal(black Substance Made
By Burning Wood) By Incomplete Combustion
Charisma : Divine Gift; Great Popular Charm Or Appeal Of
730 A Political Leader
Centrifugal : Radiating, Departing From The Center

705
Centripetal : Tending Toward The Center
706
Centurion : Roman Army Officer
707
Cerebral : Pertaining To The Brain Or Intellect
708
Charm : Quality Of Pleasing; Amulet; Action Or Formula

731 Thought To Have Magical Power; Spell; V: Attract; Cast A
Spell On; Bewitch
Chary : Cautiously Watchful
732
Chase : Ornament A Metal Surface By Indenting; Follow
733 Rapidly To Catch
Cerebration : Thought
709
Chasm : Abyss
734
Ceremonious : Marked By Formality

710
Chassis : Framework And Working Parts Of An

735 Automobile
Ceremonious : Marked By Formality

711
Chaste : Pure
736
Certitude : Certainty
712
Chasten : Discipline; Punish In Order To Correct

737
Cessation : Stopping
713
Chattel : Personal Property

738
Cession : Yielding To Another, Ceding

714
Chauvinist : Blindly Devoted Patriot

739
Chafe : Warm By Rubbing; Make Sore By Rubbing

715
Checkered : Marked By Changes In Fortune

740
Chafe : Warm By Rubbing; Make Sore By Rubbing

716
Cherubic : Angelic; Innocent Looking

741
Chaff : Worthless Products Of An Endeavor

717
Chicanery : Trickery
742
Chaffing : Bantering; Joking

718
Chide : Scold
743
Chagrin : Vexation; Disappointment
Chimerical : Fantastic; Highly Imaginative
719
744
Chameleon : Lizard That Changes Color In Different

720 Situations
721
Chip : Lose A Small Piece From The Surface Or Edge; N:

745 Small Piece Broken Off Something; Cf. French Fry;
Potato Chip/crisp
Chiropodist : One Who Treats Disorders Of The Feet
746
Championship : Position Of Champion; Defense Or

722 Support; Competition Held To Determine A Champion
747
Chancellor : Legal Official Of High Rank; Cf.

723 Chancellery(chancellory): Position Of A Chancellor
748
Champion : Support Militantly
Chisel : Swindle Or Cheat; N: Wedgelike Tool For Cutting

Chivalrous : Courteous; Faithful; Brave
Chaotic : In Utter Disorder

724
Chaotic : In Utter Disorder
725
Choice : Delicate; Of Very Fine Quality

749
Choir : Group Of People Who Sing Together (esp. During
750 Religiouservices); Place For Choir
Choleric : Hot-Tempered
Clamber : Climb By Crawling
751
776
Chore : Daily Domestic Task (such Acleaning, Cooking,

752 And Shopping); Unpleasant Task
777
Chore : Daily Domestic Task (such Acleaning, Cooking,

753 And Shopping); Unpleasant Task
778
Clamor : Noise
Clandestine : Secret
Choreography : Art Of Dancing

754
Clangor : Loud, Resounding Noise

779
Chortle : Chuckle With Delight; N:

755
Chorus : Phrase Repeated Throughout A Song Or Poem
756
Clap : Strike The Palmof The Handtogether With A

780 Sudden Explosive Sound; Come Together Suddenly With
A Sharp Sound; Put Or Send Promptly; Ex. Clap The
Clapper : Striker (tongue) Of A Bell
781
Chronic : Long Established As A Disease

757
Clarion : Shrill, Trumpetlike Sound

782
Chuckle : Laugh Quietly

758
Clasp : Hold Firmly Within Arms

783
Chuckle : Laugh Quietly

759
Clavicle : Collarbone
784
Churlish : Boorish; Rude

760
Cleave : Split Asunder

785
Ciliated : Having Minute Hairs
Cleft : Split
761
786
Cipher : Nonentity; Worthless Person Or Thing; Zero;

762 Secret Code; V:
Clemency : Disposition To Be Lenient; Mildness, As Of

787 The Weather
Circlet : Small Ring; Band

763
Clich : Phrase Dulled In Meaning By Repetition

788
Circuit : Closed Circular Line Around An Area;

764 Circumference; Regularly Repeated Journey From Place
To Place
Circuitous : Roundabout
765
Clientele : Body Of Customers

789
Clime : Climate
790
Circumlocution : Indirect Or Roundabout Expression

766
Clime : Region; Climate

791
Circumscribe : Limit; Confine

767
Clip : Cut Off With Shears; Fasten; N: Something Clipped

792 Off (aa Short Extract From Film); Clasp Or Fastener
Circumspect : Prudent; Cautious

768
Clipper : Sailing Vessel Built For Great Speed

793
Circumvent : Outwit; Baffle

769
Clique : Small Excessive Group

794
Cistern : Reservoir Or Water Tank

770
Cloister : Monastery Or Convent

795
Citadel : Fortress
771
Clot : Half-Solid Lump Formed From A Liquid (or Blood);

796 V:
Citadel : Fortress
772
Cite : Quote; Command
773
Civil : Having To Do With Citizens Or The State;
774 Courteous And Polite
Clairvoyant : Having Foresight
775
Cloven : Split
797
Cloying : Distasteful (because Excessive); Excessively
798 Sweet Or Sentimental; V: Cloy: Become Unpleasant
Through Too Much Sweetness Or Excess
Coalesce : Combine; Fuse
799
Coalition : Partnership; League; Union Of Separate
800 Political Parties
801
Coax : Persuade By Flattery
Colander : Utensil With Perforated Bottom Used For

826 Straining
Coda : Concluding Sectioof A Musical Or Literary

802 Composition
827
Collaborate : Work Together
Coddle : To Treat Gently

803
Collage : Work Of Art Put Together From Fragments

828
Codicil : Supplement To The Body Of A Will

804
Collate : Examine In Order To Verify Authenticity; Arrange

829 In Order
Codify : To Arrange (laws, Rules) As A Code; Classify

805
Collation : A Light Meal; Collating

830
Coercion : Use Of Force To Get Someone's Compliance

806
Colloquial : Pertaining To Conversational Or Common

831 Speech
Coercion : Use Of Force To Get Someone's Compliance

807
Colloquy : Informal Discussion

832
Coeval : Living As The Same Time As; Contemporary

808
Collusion : Conspiring In A Fraudulent Scheme

833
Cog : Tooth Protecting From A Wheel

809
Colossal : Huge
834
Cogent : Convincing
Colossus : Gigantic Statue; Person Or Thing Of Great

835 Size Or Importance
Cogitate : Think Over

811
Coma : Deep Prolonged Unconsciousnescaused By

836 Disease, Poison, Or A Severe Blow
Cognate : Allied By Blood; Of The Same Or Kindred

812 Nature
Coma : Deep Prolonged Unconsciousnescaused By

837 Disease, Poison, Or A Severe Blow
810
Cognitive : Having To Do With Knowing Or Perceiving

813
Comatose : In A Coma; Extremely Sleepy

838
Cognizance : Knowledge
814
Combustible : Easily Burned

839
Cognomen : Family Name

815
Comeback : Retort; Quick Clever Reply; Return To Former

840 Status
Cohabit : Live Together

816
Comely : Attractive; Agreeable

841
Cohabit : Live Together

817
Comestible : Something Fit To Be Eaten

842
Cohere : Stick Together

818
Comeuppance : Rebuke; Deserts

843
Cohesion : Force Keeps Parts Together
Commandeer : To Draft Form Military Purposes; To Take

844 For A Public Use
Cohesion : Force Keeps Parts Together
Commemorate : Honor The Memory Of; Serve Aa

845 Memorial To; Ex. Commemorate The 100th
Anniversary/those Who Died In The War
Commemorative : Remembering; Honoring
846
819
820
Cohorts : Group Of People Who Share Some
821 Commoquality; Armed Band; A Group Of Betwee300 And
600 Soldiers Under One Commander (ithe Ancient Rome)
Cohorts : Group Of People Who Share Some
822 Commoquality; Armed Band; A Group Of Betwee300 And
600 Soldiers Under One Commander (ithe Ancient Rome)
Coiffure : Hairstyle
823
Coiffure : Hairstyle
824
Coincidence : The Chance Occurrence, At The Same
825 Time, Of Two Or More Seemingly Connected Events; V:
Coincide: Happen At The Same Time; Be In Agreement;
Commiserate : To Feel Or Express Pity Or Symphony For

847
Commodious : Spacious And Comfortable
848
Commonplace : Ordinary; N: Something Ordinary Or
849 Common; Trite Remark
Commonwealth : Nation Governed By The People;
850 Republic; People Of A Nation

876
Comprehend : Include; Understand

877
Comprehensive : Thorough; Inclusive
Communal : Held In Common; Of A Group Of People

853
Compress : Close; Squeeze; Contract

878
Commune : Small (often Rural) Community Whose

854 Membershare Work And Income; V: Exchange Thoughtor
Feelings; Ex. Commune With Nature
Compact : Tightly Packed; Firm, Brief
855
Compartment : One Of The Partinto Which An Enclosed
856 Space Idivided
Comprise : Include; Consist Of

879
Compromise : Adjust; Endanger The Interests Or
880 Reputation Of
Compulsion : Compelling; Strong Desire That Idifficult To
881 Control; Irresistible Impulse
Compassion : Sympathy For The Suffering Of Others; Adj.

Compulsive : Resulting From Compulsion
857 Compassionate
882
Compassion : Sympathy For The Suffering Of Others; Adj.
Compulsory : Obligatory; That Must Be Done
858 Compassionate
883
Compatible : Harmonious; In Harmony With
859
Compunction : Remorse
884
Compelling : Overpowering, Irresistible In Effect

860
Compute : Reckon; Calculate

885
Compensatory : Making Up For; Repaying
Concatenate : Link As In A Chain
861
886
Compilation : Listing Of Statistical Information In Tabular

862 Or Book Form
887
Compile : Assemble; Gather; Accumulate; Make (a

863 Report Or A Book) From Facts And Information Found In
Various Places; Ex. Compile A Dictionary
Complacency : Self-Satisfaction; Smugness; Adj.
864 Complacent
Concave : Hollow
Concede : Admit; Yield
888
Conceit : Whimsical Idea; Extravagant Metaphor
889
Complacent : Self-Satisfied
865
Concentric : Having A Common Center

890
Complement : That Which Completes

866
Conception : Beginning; Forming Of An Idea

891
Complementary : Serving To Complete Something

867
Concession : Act Of Yielding

892
Compliant : Yielding
868
Conciliatory : Reconciling; Soothing

893
Complicity : Participation; Involvement

869
Concise : Brief And Compact

894
Component : Element; Ingredient

870
Conclave : Private Secret Meeting

895
Comport : Bear One's Self; Behave
Conclusive : Decisive; Ending All Debate
871
896
Compost : Mixture Of Decaying Organic Matter Used

872 Afertilizer; V: Put Or Make Compost
897
Conclusive : Decisive; Ending All Debate
Composure : Mental Calmness

873
Compound : Combine; Produce By Combining; Increase;
874 Make Worse By Adding To Or Increasing; Exacerbate;
Ex. Compound An Error; Adj: Consisting Of Two Or More
Comprehend : Include; Understand
875
Concoct : Prepare By Combining; Make Up In Concert

898
Concomitant : That Which Accompanies
899
Concord : Harmony; Agreement` Between People Or
900 Things
Concordat : Formal Agreement

901
Congenial : Pleasant; Friendly

926
Concur : Agree
902
Congenital : Existing At Birth

927
Concurrent : Happening At The Same Time

903
Conglomeration : Mass Of Material Sticking Together

928
904
Concurrent : Happening At The Same Time
Congruence : Correspondence Of Parts; Harmonious

929 Relationship
Condign : Adequate; (of Punishment) Severe And Well

905 Deserved
Congruent : In Agreement; Harmonious; Corresponding;

930 Coinciding Exactly; Cf. Congruous
Condiments : Seasonings; Spices

906
Conifer : Pine Tree; Cone-Bearing Tree

931
Condole : Express Sympathetic Sorrow

907
Conjecture : Surmise; Guess

932
Condone : Overlook; Forgive

908
Conjugal : Pertaining To Marriage

933
Conductive : Contributive; Tending To
Conjure : Summon A Devil; Practice Magic; Imagine;

934 Invent
Conduit : Aqueduct; Passageway For Fluids
Connivance : Pretense Of Ignorance Of Something Wrong;

935 Assistance; Permission To Offend
Confidant : Trusted Friend

911
Connoisseur : Person Competent To Act As A Judge Of

936 Art, Etc.; A Lover Of An Art
Confide : Tell In Confidence (to A Person One Trusts); Be

912 Confident About
Connotation : Suggested Or Implied Meaning Of An

937 Expression
Confidential : Spoken Or Written In Secret; Trusted With

913 Private Matters; Ex. Confidential Secretary
Connubial : Pertaining To Marriage Or The Matrimonial

938 State
909
910
Confirm : Corroborate; Verify; Support

914
Consanguineous : Having A Common Ancestor;

939 A:(consanguine);
Confiscate : Seize; Commandeer

915
Consanguinity : Kinship
940
Conflagration : Great Fire

916
Conscript : Draftee; Person Forced Into Military Service;

941 V:
Confluence : Flowing Together; Crowd

917
Consecrate : Dedicate; Sanctify

942
Confluence : Flowing Together; Crowd

918
Conformist : Person Who Uncritically Conformto The
919 Customof A Group; Op. Nonconformist: One Who Doenot
Conform To Accepted Beliefof Norms
Conformity : Harmony; Agreement
920
Confound : Confuse; Puzzle
921
Consensus : General Agreement; Opinion Reached By A

943 Group
Consequential : Pompous; Important; Self-Important
944
Conservatory : School Of The Fine Arts (especially Music
945 Or Drama); Glass-Enclosed Area; A:(conservatoire); Cf.
Conservancy
Consign : Deliver Officially; Entrust; Set Apart
946
Confound : Confuse; Puzzle
Consistency : Absence Of Contradictions; Dependability;

947 Uniformity
Confusion : Bruise
Console : Lessen Sadness Or Disappointment; Give

948 Comfort
Congeal : Freeze; Coagulate
Consolidation : Unification; Process Of Becoming Firmer

949 Or Stronger; V: Consolidate: Merge; Strengthen
922
923
924
Congenial : Pleasant; Friendly
925
Consonance : Harmony; Agreement

950
Consonant : Harmonious; In Agreement; N:

951
Contravene : Contradict; Infringe On

976
Consonant : Harmonious; In Agreement; N:

952
Contrite : Penitent
977
Consort : Associate With
Contrivance : Something Contrived; Machine Or

978 Apparatus; Clever Deceitful Plan; Scheme
Conspicuous : Easily Seen; Noticeable; Striking
Contrive : Invent Or Fabricate In A Clever Way (by

979 Improvisation); Manage; Ex. Contrive To Attract
Hiattention
Contrived : Forced; Artificial; Not Spontaneous
980
953
954
Conspiracy : Treacherous Plot
955
Conspire : Take Part In A Conspiracy; (of Events) Work

Contumacious : Stubborn And Disobedient; Resisting
956 Together; Combine; Ex. Eventconspired To Produce Great 981 Authority (esp. Disobedient To An Order Made By A
Difficulties.
Court)
Consternation : Great Shock; Dismay
Contusion : Bruise
957
982
Constituency : Voterrepresented By An Elected Official;
Conundrum : Riddle
958 District So Represented; Group Of Supporter(or
983
Constituents)
Constitution : Constituting; System Of Laws; Composition
Convenant : Agreement
959 Of Something; Physical Makeup Or Structure Of A
984
Person; Ex. Men With Strong Constitutions
Constraint : Compulsion; Repression Of Feelings
Convention : Social Or Moral Custom; Established
960
985 Practice; Formal Meeting; International Agreement
Construe : Explain; Interpret
Convention : Social Or Moral Custom; Established

986 Practice; Formal Meeting; International Agreement
Contagion : Infection
Conventional : Ordinary; Typical; Not Nuclear; Ex.

987 Conventional Weapons
961
962
Contaminate : Pollute
963
Converge : Come Together

988
Contemporary : Person Belonging To The Same Period

964
Conversant : Familiar With

989
Contempt : Scorn; Disdain

965
Converse : Opposite
990
Contend : Struggle; Compete; Assert Earnestly
Converse : Opposite
966
991
Contention : Assertion; Claim; Thesis; Struggling;

967 Competition
Convert : One Who Has Adopted A Different Religion Or

992 Opinion; V: Change Into Another Form; (persuade To)
Adopt A Particular Religion Or Belief
Convex : Curving Outward
993
Contentious : Quarrelsome
968
Contest : Dispute
Conveyance : Vehicle; Transfer
969
994
Context : Writings Preceding And Following The Passage

970 Quoted
995
Conviction : Strongly Held Belief
Contiguous : Adjacent To; Touching Upon

971
Conviction : Strongly Held Belief

996
Continence : Self-Restraint; Sexual Chastity

972
Convivial : Festive; Gay; Characterized By Joviality

997
Contingent : Conditional
973
Convoke : Call Together

998
Contortions : Twistings ; Distortions

974
Convoluted : Coiled Around

999
Contraband : Illegal Trade; Smuggling

975
Copious : Plentiful
1000
Coquette : Flirt
1001
Cow : Terrorize; Intimidate

1026
Cordial : Gracious; Heartfelt

1002
Cower : Shrink Quivering, As From Fear

1027
Cordial : Gracious; Heartfelt
Coy : Shy; Modest; Coquettish
1003
1028
Cordon : Extended Line Of Men Or Fortifications To

1004 Prevent Access Or Egress
1029
Cornice : Protecting Molding On Building (usually Above

1005 Columns)
1030
Cozen : Cheat; Hoodwink; Swindle

Crabbed : Sour; Peevish
Cornucopia : Hor(or Horn-Shaped Container) Overflowing

Craft : Skill (esp. With One'hands); Skill In Deceiving
1006 With Fruit And Grain; Symbol Of Abundance; Horof Plenty 1031 People; Guile; Adj. Crafty: Cleverly Deceitful; Cunning
Corollary : Consequence; Accompaniment
1007
Crass : Very Unrefined; Grossly Insensible; Crude And

1032 Undiscriminating; Ex. Crass Behavior
Corporeal : Bodily; Material

1008
Crass : Very Unrefined; Grossly Insensible

1033
Corpulent : Very Fat
Crave : Desire; Want Intensely
1009
1034
Corpus : Collection (of Writingor Information); Ex. The

1010 Corpuof Shakespeare'works; Cf. Corpse
1035
Craven : Cowardly
Corpuscle : Red Or White Cell In The Blood

1011
Credence : Belief
1036
Correlation : Mutual Relationship

1012
Corroborate : Confirm
1013
Corroborate : Confirm
1014
Corrosive : Eating Away By Chemicals Or Disease
1015
Credential : Evidence Concerning One'authority; Written

1037 Proof Of A Person'position; Ex. The New Ambassador
Presented Hicredentialto The Court.
Credo : Creed
1040
Corrugated : Wrinkled, Ridged

1016
Credulity : Belief On Slight Evidence

1041
Cosmic : Pertaining To Outer Space

1017
Creed : System Of Religious Or Ethical Belief

1042
1018
Cosmic : Pertaining To Outer Space
Crescendo : Increase In The Volume Or Intensity As In A

1043 Musical Passage; Climax
Counterpart : A Thing That Completes Another; Things

1019 Very Much Alike
Crest : Top (aof A Hill Or Wave); Showy Featheron The

1044 Head Of A Bird
Coup : Highly Successful Action Or Sudden Attack

1020
Crestfallen : Dejected; Dispirited

1045
Couple : Join; Unite

1021
Crevice : Crack; Fissure

1046
Courier : Messenger
Cringe : Shrink Back, As If In Fear
1022
1047
Covenant : Binding Agreement Betweetwo Groups Or

1023 People; Compact; V: Enter Into A Covenant; Promise
1048
Crinkle : Wrinkle
Covert : Secret; Hidden; Implied

1024
Criteria : Standards Used In Judging; Cf. Criterion

1049
Covetous : Avaricious; Eagerly Desirous Of

1025
Criterion : Standard Used In Judging

1050
Crochet : Make (a Piece Of Needlework) By Looping

1051 Thread With A Hooked Needle; N: Cf. Crotchet
Cynical : Skeptical Or Distrustful Of Human Motives

1076
Crone : Hag; Ugly Old Woman

1052
Cynosure : Object Of General Attention

1077
1053
Cross : Bad-Tempered; Showing Ill-Humor; Angry
Dabble : Work At Ia Nonserious Fashion; Splash Around;

1078 Move Noisily Ia Liquid
Crossbreed : Hybridize; N: Hybrid; Cf. Interbreed; Cf.

1054 Inbreed
Dainty : Delicate; Delicately Beautiful; Fastidious; Not

1079 Easy To Please; Ex. Dainty Movement/dress
Crotchety : Eccentric; Whimsical

1055
Dais : Raised Platform For Guests Of Honor

1080
Crust : Hard Outer Covering (aof Earth Or Snow)

1056
Dais : Raised Platform For Guests Of Honor

1081
Crux : Critical Point

1057
Dally : Trifle With; Procrastinate

1082
Crypt : Secret Recess Or Vault, Usually Used For Burial

1058
Cryptic : Mysterious; Puzzling; Secret
1059
Cubicle : Small Chamber Used For Sleeping
1060
Cue : Word Or Signal (ain A Play To Prompt Another
1061 Actor'speech Or Entrance); Reminder Or Hint; V: Give A
Cue To
Culinary : Pertaining To Cooking
1062
Damn : Condemn; Criticize Severely; Condemn To

1083 Everlasting Punishment; Doom; Bring To Ruin; N:
Damnation
Dank : Damp
1084
Dapper : Neat And Trim (iappearance); (of Small Men)
1085 Neat Iappearance And Quick Imovements; Neat; Spry
Dappled : Spotted
1086
Dappled : Spotted
1087
Cull : Pick Out; Reject

1063
Dart : Move Or Throw Suddenly And Quickly

1088
Culmination : Attainment Of Highest Point

1064
Dart : Move Or Throw Suddenly And Quickly

1089
Culmination : Attainment Of Highest Point

1065
Dastard : Coward
1090
Culpable : Deserving Blame

1066
Dastard : Coward
1091
Culprit : One Guilty Of A Crime

1067
Daunt : Intimidate
1092
Culvert : Artificial Channel For Water

1068
Dauntless : Bold
1093
Cumulative : Growing By Addition; Accumulative
Dawdle : Loiter; Waste Time
1069
1094
Cunning : Clever In Deceiving; Sly; N: Clevernesin

1070 Deceiving; Deceit
Daze : Stun Awith A Blow Or Shock; Bemuse; Benumb;

1095 N:
Cupidity : Greed
1071
Dazzle : Make Blind With A Sudden Intense Light;

1096 Amaze; Fill With Wonder
Curmudgeon : Churlish, Miserly Individual

1072
Deadlock : Standstill; Stalemate

1097
Cursive : Flowing, Running

1073
Deadpan : Wooden; Impersonal

1098
Cursory : Casual; Hastily Done

1074
Dearth : Scarcity
1099
Curtail : Shorten; Reduce

1075
Debacle : Breaking Up; Downfall

1100
Debar : Bar; Forbid; Exclude; Ex. Debarred From Jury

1101 Services
Defame : Harm Someone's Reputation; Malign

1126
Debase : Reduce To Lower State

1102
Default : Failure To Do
1127
Debauch : Corrupt; Make Intemperate
Defeatist : Attitude Of One Who Is Ready To Accept

1128 Defeat As A Natural Outcome
Debilitate : Weaken; Enfeeble
Defect : Shortcoming; V: Desert (in Order To Join The

1129 Opposite One)
1103
1104
Debonair : Friendly; Aiming To Please
1105
Defection : Desertion
1130
Debunk : Expose As False, Exaggerated, Worthless, Etc.

Defer : Give In Respectfully; Submit; Delay Till Later;
1106 ; Ridicule
1131 Exempt Temporarily; N: Deferment; Cf. Show Respect,
Comply With, Courteous
Debut : D\'ebut; First Public Appearance; Formal
Deference : Courteous Regard For Another's Wish
1107 Presentation Of A Young Woman To Society
1132
Debutante : Young Woman Making Formal Entrance In
1108 Society
Defiance : Refusal To Yield; Resistance; V: Defy; Adj.

1133 Defiant
Decadence : Decay
1109
Defile : Pollute; Profane

1134
Decant : Pour Off Gently

1110
Definitive : Final; Compete

1135
Decapitate : Behead
1111
Deflect : Turn Aside

1136
Decelerate : Slow Down

1112
Defoliate : Destroy Leaves

1137
Decimate : Kill, Usually One Out Of Ten

1113
Defray : Pay Costs For

1138
Decipher : Interpret Secret Code

1114
Defrock : Strip A Priest Or Minister Of Church Authority;

1139 Unfrock
Declivity : Downward Slope
Deft : Neat; Skillful
1115
1140
Decollete : (of A Dress) Having A Low-Cut Neckline; Cf.

1116 D\'ecolletage: Low Neckline (oa Dress)
1141
Defunct : Dead; No Longer In Use Or Existence
Decomposition : Decay
1117
Degenerate : Become Worse; Deteriorate

1142
Decorous : Proper
1118
Degenerate : Become Worse; Deteriorate

1143
Decorous : Proper
1119
Decorum : Propriety; Orderliness And Good Taste In
1120 Manners; Appropriateness Of Behavior Or Conduct
Degradation : Humiliation; Debasement; Degeneration; V:

1144 Degrade: Debase; Disgrace; Degenerate; Reduce
(something) In Worth; Demote (someone); Reduce In
Degraded : Lowered In Rank; Debased
1145
Decrepit : Worn Out Of Age

1121
Deify : Turn Into God; Idolize

1146
Deducible : Derived By Reasoning

1122
Deign : Condescend
1147
Deducible : Derived By Reasoning

1123
Delectable : Delightful; Delicious

1148
Deface : Mar; Disfigure

1124
Delete : Erase; Strike Out

1149
Defalcate : Embezzle
1125
Deleterious : Harmful
1150
Deliberate : Consider; Ponder

1151
Deplete : Reduce; Exhaust

1176
Delineate : Portray
1152
Deplore : Regret; Disapprove Of

1177
1153
Delirium : Mental Disorder Marked By Confusion
Deploy : Move Troops So That The Battle Line Is

1178 Extended At The Expense Of Depth
Delta : Flat Plain Of Mud Or Sand Between Branches Of

1154 A River
1179
Deposition : Testimony Under Oath
Delude : Deceive
1155
Depravity : Corruption; Wickedness

1180
Delusion : False Belief; Hallucination

1156
Depravity : Corruption; Wickedness

1181
Delusive : Deceptive; Raising Vain Hopes

1157
Depreciate : Lessen In Value

1182
Demagogue : Person Who Appeals To People's Prejudice

1158
Depreciate : Express Disapproval Of; Protest Against;

1183 Belittle
Demean : Degrade; Humiliate

1159
Depreciate : Lessen In Value

1184
Demeanor : Behavior; Bearing

1160
Depredation : Plundering
1185
Demerit : Fault; Bad Quality

1161
Depredation : Plundering
1186
Demise : Death
1162
Demographic : Related To Populatiobalance; N:
1163 Demography: Statistical Study Of Humapopulation
Deputize : Work Or Appoint Aa Deputy; N: Deputy:

1187 Person Who Hathe Power To Take Charge When The
Leading Person Iaway
Deranged : Insane
1188
Demolition : Destruction
1164
Derelict : Abandoned;
1189
Demoniac : Fiendish
1165
Dereliction : Neglect Of Duty; Abandonment

1190
Demotic : Pertaining To The People

1166
Deride : Scoff At
1191
Demur : Delay; Object

1167
Derision : Ridicule
1192
Denigrate : Blacken
1168
Derivative : Unoriginal; Derived From Another Source

1193
Denizen : Inhabitant Of
1169
Dermatologist : One Who Studies The Skin And Its

1194 Diseases
Denomination : Religiougroup; Unit In A System; Name Or

Derogatory : Expressing A Low Opinion
1170 Designation; Cf. Denominator: Common Trait Or
1195
Characteristic
Denotation : Meaning; Distinguishing By Name
Descant : Discuss Fully
1171
1196
Denouement : Outcome; Final Development Of The Plot
1172 Of A Play
Descant : Discuss Fully

1197
Denounce : Condemn; Criticize

1173
Descry : Catch Sight Of

1198
Denounce : Condemn; Criticize

1174
Desecrate : Profane; Violate The Sanctity Of

1199
Depict : Portray
1175
Desecrate : Profane; Violate The Sanctity Of

1200
Desiccate : Dry Up
1201
Devise : Think Up; Invent; Plan; Bequeath; N: Bequest

1226
Desolate : Rob Of Joy; Lay Waste To; Forsake

1202
Devoid : Lacking
1227
Desolate : Rob Of Joy; Lay Waste To; Forsake

1203
Devoid : Lacking
1228
Desperate : Having Lost All Hope; Despairing; Recklesand

Devolve : Deputize; Pass To Others
1204 Violent Because Of Losof Hope Or Despair; Undertaken
1229
Aa Last Resort
Despicable : Contemptible
Devout : Pious
1205
1230
Despise : Scorn
1206
Dexterous : Skillful
1231
Despoil : Plunder
1207
Diabolical : Devilish
1232
Despondent : Depressed; Gloomy

1208
Diadem : Crown
1233
Despot : Tyrant; Harsh, Authoritarian Ruler

1209
Dialectic : Art Of Debate

1234
Despot : Tyrant; Harsh, Authoritarian Ruler

1210
Destitute : Extremely Poor
1211
Dialectical : Relating To The Art Of Debate; Mutual Or

1235 Reciprocal; Ex. Dialectical Situation; N: Dialectic: Art Of
Arriving At The Truth By The Exchange Of Logical
Diaphanous : Sneer; Transparent
1236
Desultory : Aimless; Jumping Around
Diatribe : Bitter Scolding; Invective
1212
1237
Detached : Emotionally Removed; Calm And Objective;

1213 Indifferent
1238
Dichotomy : Branching Into Two Parts
Detain : Keep Waiting; Prevent From Leaving Or Going; N:

Dictum : Authoritative And Weighty Statement
1214 Detention
1239
Detergent : Cleansing Agent
1215
1240
Determination : Resolve; Firmness Of Purpose;

1216 Measurement Or Calculation; Decision
1241
Deterrent : Something That Discourages; Hindrance

1217
Didactic : Teaching; Instructional

1242
Detonation : Explosion
1218
Die : Metal Block Used For Shaping Metal Or Plastic;

1243 Device For Stamping Or Impressing; Mold; Cf. Dice
Detraction : Slandering; Aspersion

1219
Diffidence : Shyness
1244
Deviate : Turn Away From

1220
1221
Diffuse : Wordy; Verbose; Rambling; Spread Out (like A

1245 Gas); V: Spread Out Iall Directions; Disperse; N:
Diffusion; Cf. Suffuse
Diffusion : Wordiness; Spreading In All Directions Like A
1246 Gas

1222
Dignitary : Person Of High Rank Or Position

1247
Devious : Going Astray; Erratic; Cunning

1223
Digression : Wandering Away From The Subject

1248

1224
Dilapidated : Ruined Because Of Neglect

1249

1225
Dilate : Expand
1250
Dilatory : Delaying
Discomfit : Put To Rout; Defeat; Disconcert
1251
1276
Dilemma : Problem; Choice Of Two Unsatisfactory

1252 Alternatives
1277
Discompose : Disturb The Composure Of; Confuse
Diligence : Steadiness Of Effort; Persistent Hard Work

1253
Disconcert : Confuse; Upset; Embarrass

1278
Diminution : Lessening; Reduction In Size
Disconsolate : Sad
1254
1279
Dingy : (of Things And Place) Dirty And Dull; Ex. Dingy
1255 Street/curtain
Discord : Conflict; Lack Of Harmony; Dissonance (when

1280 Musical Notes Are Played)
Dint : Means; Effort

1256
Discordant : Inharmonious; Conflicting

1281
Diorama : Life-Size, Three-Dimensional Scene From

1257 Nature Or History; Three-Dimensional Scene With
Modeled Figures Against A Painted Background
Dire : Disastrous
1258
Discordant : Inharmonious; Conflicting

1282
Discourse : Formal Discussion; Conversation
1283
Dirge : Lament With Music

1259
Discredit : Defame; Destroy Confidence In; Disbelieve

1284
Disabuse : Correct A False Impression; Undeceive

1260
Discrepancy : Lack Of Consistency; Difference

1285
Disabuse : Correct A False Impression; Undeceive
Discrete : Separate; Unconnected
1261
1286
Disaffected : Disloyal; Lacking Loyalty; V: Disaffect:

1262 Cause To Lose Affectioor Loyalty
Discretion : Prudence; Ability To Adjust Actions To

1287 Circumstances
Disapprobation : Disapproval; Condemnation

1263
Discriminate : Distinguish; Make Distinctionon The Basiof

1288 Preference
Disarray : Disorderly Or Untidy State

1264
Discriminating : Able To See Differences; Prejudiced

1289
Disavowal : Denial; Disclaiming

1265
Discursive : Digressing; Rambling

1290
Disband : Dissolve; Disperse

1266
Disdain : Treat With Scorn Or Contempt

1291
1267
Disband : Dissolve; Disperse
Disembark : Debark; Go Ashore (from A Ship); Unload

1292 Cargo From A Ship; Cf. Embark
Disbar : Make (a Lawyer) Leave The Bar Or The Legal

1268 Profession
Disembark : Debark; Go Ashore (from A Ship); Unload

1293 Cargo From A Ship; Cf. Embark
Disburse : Pay Out
Disenfranchise : Disfranchise; Deprive Of A Civil Right;

1294 Op. Enfranchise
Disburse : Pay Out
Disengage : Uncouple; Separate; Disconnect; Stop

1295 Fighting; Op. Engage
1269
1270
Discernible : Distinguishable; Perceivable
Disfigure : Mar In Beauty; Spoil
1271
1296
Discerning : Mentally Quick And Observant; Having

1272 Insight
Disgorge : Surrender Something (stolen); Eject; Vomit;

1297 Op. Gorge
Disclaim : Disown; Renounce Claim To

1273
Disgruntle : Make Discontented

1298
Disclose : Reveal
1274
Dishearten : Discourage
1299
Discombobulated : Discomposed; Confused

1275
Disheveled : Untidy
1300
Disheveled : Untidy
Disquietude : Uneasiness; Anxiety; V: Disquiet: Make

1326 Anxious
Dishonor : Disgrace; N: Adj. Dishonorable
Disquietude : Uneasiness; Anxiety; V: Disquiet: Make

1327 Anxious
Disinclination : Unwillingness
Disquisition : Formal Systematic Inquiry; An Explanation

1328 Of The Results Of A Formal Inquiry
1301
1302
1303
Disingenuous : Not Native; Sophisticated
1304
Dissection : Analysis; Cutting Apart In Order To Examine

1329
Disinterested : Unprejudiced
1305
Dissemble : Disguise; Pretend

1330
Disjointed : Disconnected
1306
Disseminate : Scatter (like Seeds)

1331
Disjunction : Act Or State Of Separation; Disunity; Cf.

Disseminate : Scatter (like Seeds)
1307 Disjunctive: Expressing A Choice Between Two Ideas; Cf. 1332
Conjunction; Cf. Conjunctive
Dislodge : Remove (forcibly); Force Out Of A Position; Ex.
Dissension : Disagreement Of Opinioncausing Strife
1308 Dislodge The Food Caught Ihis Throat; Cf. Lodge
1333 Within A Group
Dismantle : Take Apart
1309
Dissent : Disagree
1334
Dismember : Cut Into Small Parts

1310
Dissertation : Formal Essay

1335
Dismember : Cut Into Small Parts

1311
Dissimulate : Pretend; Conceal By Feigning

1336
Dismiss : Put Away From Consideration; Reject

1312
Dissipate : Squander
1337
Disparage : Belittle
1313
Dissolute : Loose In Morals

1338
Disparate : Basically Different; Unrelated

1314
Dissonance : Discord
1339
Disparity : Difference; Condition Of Inequality

1315
Dissuade : Advise Against

1340
Dispassionate : Calm; Impartial

1316
Distant : Reserved Or Aloof; Cold In Manner

1341
Dispassionate : Calm; Impartial

1317
Distend : Expand; Swell Out

1342
Dispatch : Speediness; Prompt Execution; Message Sent

Distill : Extract The Essence; Purify; Refine
1318 With All Due Speed
1343
Dispel : Scatter; Drive Away; Cause To Vanish
1319
Distinct : Clearly Different; Clearly Noticed

1344
Disperse : Scatter
1320
Dispirited : Lacking In Spirit
1321
Disport : Amuse; Ex. Disport Oneself; Cf. Divert
1322
Distinction : Honor; Excellence; Difference; Contrast;

1345 Discrimination; Ex. Graduated With Distinction; Ex. A
Writer Of Real Distinction
Distinctive : Clearly Different From Otherof The Same Kind
1346
Distort : Twist Out Of Shape; Give A False Account Of;
1347 Misrepresent; N: Distortion
Disputatious : Argumentative; Fond Of Argument

1323
Distortion : Twisting Out Of Shape

1348

1324
Distract : Take (one'attention) Off Something; Upset

1349 Emotionally; Make Anxious; Adj. Distracted

1325
Distrait : Absentminded
1350
Distraught : Upset; Distracted By Anxiety

1351
Dolt : Stupid Person

1376

1352
Domicile : Home
1377

1353
Diurnal : Daily
1354
Dominant : Exercising The Most Influence; High And

1378 Easily Seen; Stronger Than The Other Part Of A System;
Not Recessive
Dominate : Control; Rule; Enjoy A Commanding Position
1379 In; Overlook From A Height;
Diva : Operatic Singer; Prima Donna

1355
Domineer : Rule Over Tyrannically

1380
Diverge : Vary; Go In Different Directions From The Same

Don : Put On; Op. Doff
1356 Point
1381
Divergent : Differing; Deviating
1357
Doom : Condemnation To A Severe Penalty; Ruin; Fate

1382 (esp. A Tragic Or Ruinouone); V:
Divers : Several; Differing

1358
Dormant : Sleeping; Lethargic; Torpid

1383
Diverse : Differing In Some Characteristics; Various

1359
Dormer : Window Projecting Upright From Roof; Cf.

1384 Sleeping Room
Diversion : Act Of Turning Aside; Pastime

1360
Dorsal : Relating To The Back Of An Animal

1385
Diversity : Variety; Dissimilitude
Dossier : File Of Documents Oa Subject Or Person; File;

1386 Cf. Bundle Of Papers Labeled Othe Back
Divest : Strip; Deprive

1362
Dotage : Senility; Feeblemindedness Of Old Age; Ex.

1387 Ione's Dotage
Divine : Perceive Intuitively (by Or As If By Magic);

1363 Foresee The Future; Foretell; Dowse; Adj. N: Divination
Dotage : Senility; Feeblemindedness Of Old Age; Ex.

1388 Ione's Dotage
1361
Divulge : Reveal
1364
Dote : Be Excessively Fond Of; Show Signs Of Mental

1389 Decline
Docile : Obedient; Easily Managed

1365
Dour : Sullen; Stubborn

1390
Docket : Program As For Trial; Book Where Such Entries

Douse : Plunge Into Water; Drench; Extinguish
1366 Are Made
1391
Doctrinaire : Unable To Compromise About Points Of
1367 Doctrine; Dogmatic; Unyielding
Doctrine : Teachings In General; Particular Principle
1368 (religious, Legal, Etc.) Taught; Dogma; Tenet; Adj.
Doctrinal
Document : Provide Written Evidence
1369
Doddering : Shaky; Infirm From Old Age
1370
Dowdy : Slovenly; Untidy

1392
Downcast : Disheartened; Dejected; Sad; Directed
1393 Downward
Dowry : Money Or Property Brought By A Bride To Her
1394 Husband At Marriage
Dowse : Use A Divining Rod To Search For Underground
1395 Water Or Minerals
Doff : Take Off
1371
Doze : Sleep Lightly; Nap

1396
Dogged : Determined; Stubborn

1372
Doggerel : Poor Verse
Draconian : Extremely Severe; Ex. Draconiapunishment;

1398 Cf. Draco: Atheniapolitician
Doldrums : Blues; Listlessness; Slack Period
Draft : First Rough Form; Conscription; Draught; V: Make

1399 A Draft Of; Conscript
Dolorous : Sorrowful
Drama : Prose Or Verse Composition To Be Performed

1400 By Actors; Play; Exciting And Unusual Situation
1373
1374
1375
Drab : Dull; Lacking Color; Cheerless ; Ex. Drab Coat/life

1397
Drastic : Strong; Violent And Severe; Ex. Drastic

1401 Changes/measures
Draught : Current Of Air (through A Room Or To A Fire);
1402 Act Of Pulling Roads; Act Of Swallowing Liquid Or
Amount Of Liquid Swallowed At A Time
Draw : Choosing Of A Lot Or Card
1403
Dummy : Imitation Of A Real Object Used Aa Substitute;

1426 Effigy
Dupe : Someone Easily Fooled Or Deceived; V: Deceive
1427
Duplicity : Double Dealing; Hypocrisy
1428
Dregs : Sediment; Worthless Residue

1404
Duration : Length Of Time Something Lasts

1429
Dribble : Flow Or Fall In Drops; Let Saliva Flow Out Slowly

Duress : Forcible Restraint
1405 From The Mouth; Move A Ball; N:
1430
Drip : Fall Or Let Fall In Drops; Shed Drops; N: Action Or
1406 Sound Of Falling In Drops; Liquid That Fallin Drops
Dutiful : Respectful; Obedient

1431
Drivel : Nonsense; Foolishness; V: Talk Nonsense

1407
Dwindle : Shrink; Reduce

1432
Droll : Queer And Amusing

1408
Dynamo : Generator For Producing Electricity; Energetic

1433 Person
Drone : Idle Person; Male Bee

1409
Dys- : Abnormal; Impaired

1434
1410
Drone : Idle Person; Male Bee
Dysentery : Inflammatory Disorder Of The Lower Intestinal

1435 Tract
Drone : Idle Persowho Lives Oother People's Work; Male

1411 Bee
Dyslexia : Word Blindness; Learning Disorder Marked By

1436 Impairment Of The Ability To Read
Droop : Bend Or Hang Downward; Become Weakened;

1412 Ex. Hishoulderdrooped With Tiredness; N:
1437
Droop : Bend Or Hang Downward; Become Weakened;

1413 Ex. Hishoulderdrooped With Tiredness; N:
Earmark : Set Aside (money Or Time) For A Particular

1438 Purpose
Dross : Waste Matter; Worthless Impurities

1414
Dyspeptic : Suffering From Indigestion
Earn : Gain For The Performance Of Service Or Labor;

1439 Gain (something That One Deserves); Deserve
Drudge : Do Drudgery; N: Person Who Drudges

1415
Earthy : Unrefined; Coarse

1440
Drudgery : Menial Work

1416
Ebb : (of The Tide) Recede; Lessen; Diminish; N: Op.

1441 Flow: Rise Of Tide
Dtcollett : Having A Low-Necked Dress

1417
Ebb : Recede; Lessen

1442
Dubious : Doubtful
1418
Ductile : Malleable; Pliable; (of Metals) Easily Pulled Into
1419 Shape; Flexible; (of Someone) Easily Influenced Or
Controlled
Ductile : Malleable; Pliable; (of Metals) Easily Pulled Into
1420 Shape; Flexible; (of Someone) Easily Influenced Or
Controlled
Duenna : Attendant Or Young Female; Chaperone
1421
Ebullient : Showing Excitement; Overflowing With

1443 Enthusiasm
Eccentric : Odd; Whimsical; Irregular
1444
Eccentric : Odd; Whimsical; Irregular
1445
Eccentricity : Oddity; Idiosyncrasy
1446

1422
Ecclesiastic : Pertaining To The Church

1447

1423
Eclectic : Selective In Choosing From A Variety Of

1448 Sources
Dulcet : Sweet Sounding; Pleasing To The Ear; Melodious
Eclipse : Darken; Extinguish; Surpass
1424
1449
Dumbfound : Astonish (making Dumb); A: (dumfound);

1425 Adj. Dumbfounded, Dumfounded, Dumbstruck
1450
Ecliptic : Path Of The Sun And The Planets
Ecologist : A Person Concerned With The

1451 Interrelationship Between Living Organisms And Their
Environment
Economy : Efficiency Or Conciseness In Using
1452 Something; Thrifty Management Of Resources
Effusion : Pouring Forth; Unrestrained Outpouring Of

1476 Feeling; V: Effuse: Pour Out; Adj. Effusive: Pouring Forth;
Gushing
Ego : One'opinion Of Oneself; Self-Esteem
1477
Ecosystem : Ecological Community Together With

1453 Itenvironment
Egoism : Excessive Interest In One's Self; Belief That One

1478 Should Be Interested In One's Self Rather Than In Others
Ecstasy : Rapture; Joy; Any Overflowing Emotion

1454
Egotistical : Egotistic; Excessively Self1479 Centered(egocentric); Self-Important; Conceited
Eddy : Swirling Current Of Water, Air, Etc.

1455
Egregious : Gross; Shocking

1480

1456
Egress : Exit
1481
Ejaculation : Exclamation
1457
1482
Edict : Decree (especially One Issued By A Sovereign);

1458 Official Command
Elaborate : Work Out Carefully; Add More Detail Or

1483 Information; Adj.
Edifice : Building (of Imposing Size)

1459
Elaboration : Addition Of Details; Intricacy

1484
Edify : Instruct; Correct Morally

1460
Elated : Overjoyed; In High Spirits

1485
Eerie : Weird
1461
Elegiacal : Like In Elegy; Mournful

1486
1462
Efface : Rub Out
Elegy : Poem Or Song Expressing Lamentatio(for The

1487 Dead); Adj. Elegiacal, Elegiac
Effective : Effectual; Producing A Strong Response;

1463 Striking; In Operation; In Effect; Ex. Effective
Speech/photograph
Effectual : Efficient
1464
Elevation : Elevated Position; Altitude; Height; Flat Upright

1488 Side Of A Building; Angle Made By Pointing A Gun; Ex.
The Elevation Of Her Style Imuch Admired; Ex. Front
Elicit : Draw Out By Discussion
1489
Effectuate : Effect; Produce; Achieve; Ex. Effectuate A

1465 Reconciliation
1490
Elixir : Cure-All; Something Invigorating
Effeminate : Having Womanly Traits
Ellipsis : Omission Of Words From A Text
1466
1491
Effervescence : Inner Excitement Or Exuberance;

1467 Showing High Spirits; Emitting Bubbles Forming Inside;
Bubbling From Fermentatioor Carbonation; Adj.
Effervescent : Exuberant; Bubbly And Excited
1468
Elliptical : Oval; Ambiguous, Either Purposely Or Because

1492 Key Words Have Been Left Out
Elope : Run Away Secretly With The Intention Of Getting
1493 Married
Effete : Worn Out; Exhausted; Barren

1469
Eloquence : Expressiveness; Persuasive Speech

1494
Efficacy : Power To Produce Desired Effect

1470
Elucidate : Explain; Enlighten

1495
Effigy : Dummy
1471
Elucidate : Explain; Enlighten

1496
Efflorescent : Flowering
1472
Elusive : Evasive; Baffling; Hard To Gasp

1497
Effluvium : Noxious Smell

1473
Elysian : Relating To Paradise; Blissful

1498
Effrontery : Shameless Boldness

1474
Elysium : Place Or Condition Of Bliss

1499
Effulgent : Shining Brightly; Brilliant

1475
Emaciated : Thin And Wasted

1500
Emanate : Issue Forth
Emolument : Salary; Payment For An Office;

1526 Compensation
Emancipate : Set Free
Empathy : Ability To Identify With Another's Feelings,

1527 Ideas, Etc.; Identificatiowith And Understanding Of
Another's Feelings; V: Empathize; Cf. Sympathy
Emulate : Rival; Imitate
1528
1501
1502
Emancipate : Set Free
1503
Emasculate : Weaken; Castrate
1504
Enact : Make (a Bill) Into Law

1529
Embargo : Ban On Commerce Or Other Activity

1505
Enamored : In Love
1530
Embed : Enclose; Place In Something

1506
Encipher : Encode; Convert A Message Into Code; Put

1531 Into Cipher
Embellish : Adorn
1507
Enclave : Territory Enclosed Within An Alien Land

1532
Embezzlement : Stealing
1508
Enclave : Territory Enclosed Within An Alien Land

1533
Embezzlement : Stealing
1509
Encomiastic : Praising; Eulogistic; N: Encomium: Very

1534 High Praise; Eulogy
Embitter : Make Bitter; Fill With Painful Or Bitter

Encomium : High Praise; Eulogy
1510 Feelings; Make Sad And Angry; Ex. He Waembittered By 1535
Many Disappointments.
Emblazon : Ornament Richly (a Shield Or Flag); N:
Encroachment : Gradual Intrusion
1511 Emblazonment
1536
Emblazon : Ornament Richly (a Shield Or Flag); N:
1512 Emblazonment
Embody : Give A Bodily Form To; Incorporate; Include
1513
Encumber : Burden
1537
Endear : Make Beloved; Ex. Endear Her To Everyone;
1538 Adj. Dear: Loved; Cherished; High-Priced
Emboss : Produce A Desigiraised Relief; Decorate With A

Endearment : Fond Statement
1514 Raised Design
1539
Embrace : Hug; Clasp With The Arms; Adopt Or
Endemic : Prevailing Among A Specific Group Of People
1515 Espouse; Accept Readily; Encircle; Include; Ex. Embrace 1540 Or In A Specific Area Or Country
The Cause/socialism; Ex. All-Embracing; Cf. Brace; Cf.
Embroider : Decorate With Needlework; Ornament (a
Endorse : Approve; Support
1516 Story) With Fancy Or Fictitious Details; Embellish
1541
Embroil : Throw Into Confusion; Involve In Strife; Entangle
1517
Endue : Provide With Some Quality; Endow

1542
Embroil : Throw Into Confusion; Involve In Strife; Entangle

1518
Enduring : Lasting; Surviving

1543
Embryonic : Undeveloped; Rudimentary

1519
Energize : Invigorate; Make Forceful And Active

1544
Emend : Correct; Correct By A Critic

1520
Enervate : Weaken
1545
Emendation : Correction Of Errors; Improvement

1521
Emetic : Substance Causing Vomiting
Enfranchise : To Admit To The Rights Of Citizenship

1547 (especially The Right To Vote)
Eminent : High; Lofty
Engage : Attract; Employ; Hire; Pledge Oneself; Confront;

1548 Fight; Enter Into Confliction; Interlock; Lock Together;
Participate; N: Engagement: Agreement To Marry;
Engage : Attract; Employ; Hire; Pledge Oneself; Confront;
1549 Fight; Enter Into Confliction; Interlock; Lock Together;
Participate; N: Engagement: Agreement To Marry;
Engaging : Charming; Attractive
1550
1522
1523
Emissary : Agent; Messenger
1524
Emollient : Soothing Or Softening Remedy
1525
Enervate : Weaken
1546
Engaging : Charming; Attractive

1551
Entree : Entrance; A Way In

1576
Engender : Cause; Produce

1552
Entrepreneur : Businessman; Contractor

1577
Engross : Occupy Fully

1553
Enumerate : List; Mention One By One

1578
Engulf : Surround And Swallow Up

1554
Enunciate : Speak Distinctly

1579
Enhance : Advance; Improve

1555
Environ : Enclose; Surround

1580
Enigma : Puzzle
1556
Eon : Long Period Of Time; An Age

1581
Enigmatic : Obscure; Puzzling

1557
Epaulet : Ornament Worothe Shoulder (of A Uniform, Etc.

1582 ); A:(epaulette);
Enjoin : Command; Order; Forbid
Ephemeral : Short-Lived; Fleeting
1558
1583
Enlist : (cause To) Join The Armed Forces; Obtain (help,

1559 Sympathy, Or Support)
1584
Epic : Long Heroic Poem Or Similar Work Of Art
Enmity : Ill Will; Hatred

1560
Epic : Long Heroic Poem Or Similar Work Of Art

1585
Ennui : Boredom
1561
Epicure : Connoisseur Of Food And Drink

1586
Enormity : Hugeness (in A Bad Sense)

1562
Epicurean : Believing That Pleasure Igood And Suffering

1587 Ibad And Should Be Avoided; N:
Enrapture : Please Intensely

1563
Epigram : Witty Thought Or Saying, Usually Short

1588
Ensconce : Settle Comfortably

1564
Epilogue : Short Speech At Conclusion Of Dramatic Work

1589
Ensue : Follow
Episodic : Loosely Connected
1565
1590
Entail : Make Necessary; Require; Necessitate; Involve;

1566 Limit The Inheritance Of (property) To A Specified
Succession Of Heirs; Ex. Entail A On/upon B
Entail : Make Necessary; Require; Necessitate; Involve;
1567 Limit The Inheritance Of (property) To A Specified
Succession Of Heirs; Ex. Entail A On/upon B
Enterprise : Willingnesto Take New Ventures; Initiative;
1568 Businesorganization; Plan (that Idifficult Or Daring); Ex.
Their Latest Enterprise To Sail Round The World In A
Enterprising : Full Of Initiative; Showing Enterprise
1569
Epistemologist : Philosopher Who Studies The Nature Of

1591 Knowledge; N: Epistemology
Epitaph : Inscription In Memory Of A Dead Person
1592
Epithet : A Word Or Phrase Characteristically Used To
1593 Describe A Person Or Thing
Epitome : Summary; Concise Abstract
1594
Enthrall : Capture; Enslave

1570
Epoch : Period Of Time

1595
Entice : Lure; Attract; Tempt

1571

1596
Entomology : Study Of Insects

1572

1597
Entourage : Group Of Attendants; Retinue; Cf. Surround

1573
Equanimity : Calmness Of Temperament

1598
Entrance : Put Under A Spell; Carry Away With Emotion

1574

1599
Entreat : Plead; Ask Earnestly

1575

1600

1601
Estimable : (of A Person) Worthy Of Esteem; Admirable;

1626 Deserving Esteem; Possible To Estimate

1602
Ethereal : Light; Heavenly; Fine

1627
Equilibrium : Balance
1603
Ethnic : Relating To Races

1628
Equilibrium : Balance
1604
Equine : Resembling A Horse
1605
Equinox : Period Of Equal Days And Nights
1606
Equipoise : Balance; Balancing Force; Equilibrium
1607
Ethos : Underlying Character Of A Culture, Group, Etc.;

1629 Character Or Ideas Peculiar To A Specific Person, Group,
Or Culture; Ex. The Company Ethos
Etymology : Study Of Word Parts
1630
Eugenic : Pertaining To The Improvement Of Race; N:
1631 Eugenics: Study Of Hereditary Improvement Of The
Human Race
Eulogistic : Praising; Full Of Eulogy
1632
Equitable : Fair; Impartial

1608
Eulogy : Praise
1633
Equity : Fairness; Justice
Eulogy : Expressioof Praise, Ofteothe Occasioof

1634 Someone's Death; V: Eulogize
Equivocal : Doubtful; Ambiguous
Euphemism : Mild Expression In Place Of An Unpleasant

1635 One
1609
1610
Equivocate : Lie; Mislead; Attempt To Conceal The Truth
1611
Euphonious : Pleasing In Sound

1636
Erode : Eat Away

1612
Euphony : Sweet Sound; Adj. Euphonious

1637
Erotic : Pertaining To Passionate Love

1613
Euphoria : Feeling Of Great Happiness And Well-Being

1638 (sometimes Exaggerated)
Errant : Wandering
1614
Euthanasia : Mercy Killing

1639
Erratic : Odd; Unpredictable

1615
Evanescent : Fleeting; Vanishing

1640

1616

1641

1617

1642
Erroneous : Mistaken; Wrong

1618
Evasive : Not Frank; Eluding

1643
Erudite : Learned; Scholarly

1619
Evenhanded : Impartial; Fair

1644
Escapade : Prank; Flighty Conduct

1620
Eventual : Happening At Last Aa Result; Ex. Eventual

1645 Victory
Esoteric : Known Only To A Chosen Few

1621
Evince : Show Clearly

1646
Esoteric : Known Only To A Chosen Few

1622
Evocative : Tending To Call Up (emotions, Memories)

1647
Espionage : Spying
1623
Evoke : Call Forth

1648
Espouse : Adopt; Support

1624
Ewe : Female Sheep

1649
Esteem : Respect; Value; Judge

1625
Exacerbate : Worsen; Embitter

1650
Exact : Demand And Obtain By Force; Ex. Exact A

1651 Promise From Him; N: Exaction
Exhort : Urge
1676
Exacting : Extremely Demanding

1652
Exhume : Dig Out Of The Ground; Remove From A Grave

1677
Exalt : Raise In Rank Or Dignity; Praise

1653
Exigency : Urgent Situation

1678
1654
Exasperate : Vex
Existential : Pertaining To Existence; Pertaining To The

1679 Philosophy Of Existentialism
Except : Exclude; N: Exception: Objection; Exclusion;

1655 Adj. Exceptional: Unusual; Of Unusually High Quality
1680
Except : Exclude; N: Exception: Objection; Exclusion;

1656 Adj. Exceptional: Unusual; Of Unusually High Quality
1681
Exodus : Departure
Exodus : Departure
Excerpt : Selected Passage (writteor Musical) Takefrom A

Exonerate : Acquit; Exculpate
1657 Longer Work; V:
1682
Exchequer : Treasury
1658
Exorbitant : Excessive
1683
Excise : Cut Away; Cut Out
Exorcise : Drive Out Evil Spirits
1659
1684
Exclaim : Cry Out Suddenly; N: Exclamation; Adj.

1660 Exclamatory
1685
Excoriate : Scold With Biting Harshness; Censure

1661 Strongly; Strip The Skioff
Expansive : (of A Person) Outgoing And Sociable; Broad

1686 And Extensive; Able To Increase Isize
Exotic : Not Native; Strange
Exculpate : Clear From Blame

1662
Expatiate : Talk At Length

1687
Execrate : Curse; Express Abhorrence For
Expatriate : Exile; Someone Who Has Withdrawn From

1688 His Native Land
Executioner : Person Administering Capital Punishment
Expatriate : Exile; Someone Who Has Withdrawn From

1689 His Native Land
1663
1664
Executive : Person Having Administrative Authority; One
1665 Branch Of Government Executing Laws; Adj: Relating To
Executing
Executor : Person Designated To Execute The Termof A
1666 Will;
Executor : Person Designated To Execute The Termof A
1667 Will;
Expedient : Suitable; Practical; Politic

1690
Expedite : Hasten
1691
Expeditious : Done With Speed; Quick; N: Expedition
1692
Exegesis : Explanation, Especially Of Biblical Passages

1668
Expeditious : Done With Speed; Quick; N: Expedition

1693
Exemplary : Serving As A Model; Outstanding

1669
Expeditiously : Rapidly And Efficiently

1694
Exemplify : Serve As An Example Of; Embody
Expenditure : Payment Or Expense; Expending;

1695 Something Expended; Output; Ex. Receipt For The
Expenditure; Ex. Expenditure Of All The Energy
Exempt : Not Subject To A Duty Or Obligation; Free From
Expertise : Specialized Knowledge; Expert Skill
1671 A Duty; V:
1696
1670
Exertion : Effort; Expenditure Of Much Physical Work

1672
Expiate : Make Amends For (a Sin)

1697
Exhale : Breathe Out; Op. Inhale

1673
Expletive : Interjection; Profane Oath

1698
1674
Exhaustive : Thorough; Comprehensive
Explicate : Explain In Detail; Interpret; Clarify; Cf.

1699 Explicable
Exhilarating : Invigorating And Refreshing; Cheering; V:

1675 Exhilarate: Make Cheerful And Excited; Ex. Exhilarated
By The Ride In The Sports Car
1700
Explicit : Definite; Open
Exploit : Deed Or Action, Particularly A Brave Deed

1701
Fabricate : Build; Lie

1726
Expose : Public Revelation Of Something Discreditable

1702
Facade : Front Of The Building

1727
Expository : Explanatory; Serving To Explain
Facet : Small Plane Surface (of A Gem); A Side
1703
1728
Expostulation : Protest; Remonstrance; Reasoning With

1704 Someone To Correct Or Dissuade; V: Expostulate
1729
Exposure : Risk, Particularly Of Being Exposed To

1705 Disease Or To The Elements; Unmasking; Act Of Laying
Something Open; Ex. Exposure Of Governmental
Expropriate : Take Possessioof (oftefor Public Use And
1706 Without Payment)
Facetious : Humorous; Jocular

Facetious : Humorous; Jocular
1730
Facile : Easy; Expert
1731
Expunge : Cancel; Remove

1707
Facilitate : Make Less Difficult

1732
Expurgate : Clean; Remove Offensive Parts Of A Book
Facsimile : Copy
1708
1733
Exquisite : Delicate; Very Finely Made; Extremely

1709 Beautiful; Ex. Exquisite Piece Of Jewelry
Factitious : Artificial; Produced Artificially; Sham; False;

1734 Ex. Factitious Tears
Extant : Still In Existence

1710
Factotum : Handyman; Persowho Does All Kinds Of

1735 Work; Cf. Do Everything
Extemporaneous : Not Planned; Impromptu

1711
Faculty : Mental Or Bodily Powers; Teaching Staff

1736
Extenuate : Weaken; Mitigate

1712
Extirpate : Root Up; Uproot; Destroy Completely
1713
Fake : Not Genuine; N: One That Inot Genuine; Impostor;

1737 Sham; V: Counterfeit; Ex. Fake The Resultof The
Experiment/the Signature
Fallacious : Misleading
1738
Extol : Praise; Glorify

1714
Fallible : Liable To Err

1739
Extort : Wring From; Get Money By Threats, Etc.
Fallow : Plowed But Not Sowed; Uncultivated
1715
1740
Extradition : Surrender Of Prisoner By One State To

1716 Another
1741
Falsify : Make (something Written) False By Changing
Extraneous : Not Essential; External
Falter : Hesitate
1717
1742
Extrapolation : Projection; Conjecture; V: Extrapolate:

1718 Infer (unknowinformation) From Knowinformation
1743
Fanaticism : Excessive Zeal
Extricate : Free; Disentangle

1719
Fancied : Imagined; Unreal

1744
Extrinsic : Not Inherent; Foreign

1720
Extrovert : Person Interested Mostly In External Objects
1721 And Actions
Extrude : Force Or Push Out
1722
Exuberance : Abundance; Effusiveness; Lavishness
1723
Fancier : Breeder Or Dealer Of Animals; One Who Has A

1745 Special Interest, As For Raising A Specific Plant Or
Animal
Fanciful : Whimsical; Visionary
1746
Fancy : Imagination (of A Whimsical Or Fantastic Nature);
1747 Capriciouliking; V: Imagine; Be Fond Of; Adj. Decorative;
Elaborate
Fanfare : Call By Bugles Or Trumpets
1748
Exude : Discharge; Give Forth

1724
Exult : Rejoice
1725
Fantastic : Unreal; Grotesque; Whimsical

1749
Far-Fetched : Too Improbable To Be Believed;
1750 Implausible; Ex. Far-Fetched Story
Fashion : Give Shape To; Make; Ex. Fashion The Pot Out
Feral : (of Aanimal) Not Domestic; Wild
1751 Of Clay
1776
Fastidious : Difficult To Please; Squeamish
Ferment : Agitation; Commotion
1752
1777
Fatalism : Belief That Events Are Determined By Forces

1753 Beyond One's Control
Fermentation : Chemical Reaction That Splitcomplex

1778 Organic Compounds; Unrest; Agitation
Fathom : Comprehend; Investigate
Ferocious : Fierce; Violent; N: Ferocity
1754
1779
Fathomless : Too Deep To Be Measured Or Understood;

1755 Unfathomable
1780
Ferret : Drive Or Hunt Out Of Hiding
Fatuous : Foolish; Inane

1756
Fervent : Ardent; Hot

1781
Fauna : Animals Of Period Or Region

1757
Fervor : Glowing Ardor

1782
Fauna : Animals Of Period Or Region
Fester : Generate Pus
1758
1783
Favoritism : Display Of Partiality Toward A Favored

1759 Person
1784
Festive : Joyous; Celebratory
Fawning : Courting Behavior By Cringing And Flattering

1760
Fete : Honor At A Festival

1785
Faze : Disconcert; Dismay

1761
Fetid : Malodorous
1786

1762
Fetid : Malodorous
1787

1763
Feasible : Practical
1764
Fetish : Object Believed To Have Spiritual Powers; Object

1788 Of Excessive Attention Or Reverence; A:(fetich); Cf.
Fetishism
Fetter : Shackle
1789
Feature : Distinctive Part Of The Face(athe Eyeor Mouth);

Feud : Bitter Prolonged Quarrel (usually Between Two
1765 Features: Overall Appearance Of The Face; Prominent Or 1790 Peopleor Families); V: Cf. Romeo And Juliet; Cf. Feudal,
Distinctive Quality; Prominent Article; Film; V: Make
Feudalism
Febrile : Feverish
Fiasco : Total Failure
1766
1791
Fecundity : Fertility; Fruitfulness
1767
Fiat : Command
1792
Feebleminded : Deficient In Intelligence; Very Stupid

1768
Fickle : Changeable; Faithless

1793
Feign : Pretend
1769
Fidelity : Loyalty
1794
Felicitous : Apt; Suitably Expressed; Well Chosen
Fidelity : Loyalty
1770
1795
Felicity : Happiness; Appropriateness (of A Remark,

1771 Choice, Etc.); Quality Of Being Felicitous
1796
Fidelity : Loyalty
Feline : Of A Member Of The Cat Family; N:

1772
Fiend : Evil Spirit; Devil

1797
Fell : Cruel; Deadly

1773
Figment : Invention; Imaginary Thing

1798
Felon : Person Convicted Of Grave Crime

1774
Figurative : Not Literal But Metaphorical; Using A Figure

1799 Of Speech
Fencier : Breeder Or Deal Of Animals

1775
Figurine : Small Ornamental Statuette

1800
Figurine : Small Ornamental Statuette

1801
Flair : Talent
1826
Filch : Steal
1802
Flamboyant : Ornate
1827
Filial : Pertaining To A Son Or Daughter

1803
Flashy : Showy; Gaudy; Giving A Momentary Brilliance

1828
Filibuster : Block Legislatioor Prevent Actioia Lawmaking

1804 Body By Making Very Slow Long Speeches; N:
Freebooter
Filigree : Delicate Ornamental Lacelike Metalwork
1805
Flaunt : Display Ostentatiously

1829
Flay : Strip Off Skin; Plunder
1830
Filing : Particle Removed By A File

1806
Fleck : Spot
1831
Filth : Dirty Matter; Adj. Filthy

1807
Fledgling : Inexperienced
1832
Finale : Conclusion
1808
Fleece : Rob; Plunder

1833
Finery : Beautiful Clothefor A Special Occasion

1809
Fleece : Wool Coat Of A Sheep

1834
Finesse : Delicate Skill

1810
Fleet : Fast; Rapid; N: Adj. Fleeting: Passing Quickly;

1835 Ephemeral
Finish : Surface Texture; Completenesof Execution

1811
Flick : Light Stroke As With A Whip

1836
Finite : Limited
1812
Finite : Limited
1813
Flicker : Burn Unsteadily Or Fitfully; Move Waveringly; N:

1837 Flickering Movement Or Light; Brief Sensation; Ex. Flicker
Of Excitement
Flighty : (esp. Of A Woman'behavior) Capricious; Often
1838 Changing, Esp. From One Lover To Another; Impulsive
Finite : Limited
1814
Flinch : Hesitate; Shrink

1839
Firebrand : Hothead; Troublemaker

1815
Flip : Send (something) Spinning, Often Into The Air, By

1840 Striking With A Light Quick Blow; Turn Over; Ex. Flip Over

1816
Flippancy : Trifling Gaiety

1841
Flippant : Lacking Proper Seriousness; Ex. Flippant

1842 Remarks About Death; N: Flippancy
Fissure : Crevice
Flippant : Lacking Proper Seriousness; Ex. Flippant

1843 Remarks About Death; N: Flippancy
1817
1818
Fit : Sudden Outburst Of An Illnesor Feeling; Convulsion
1819 Caused By Epilepsy
Fitful : Spasmodic; Intermittent
1820
Flirt : Behave In A Way That Attract(sexual) Attention;

1844 Deal Triflingly With; N: One (or Woman) Given To Flirting;
Adj. Flirtatious
Flit : Fly; Dart Lightly; Pass Swiftly By
1845
Flaccid : Flabby
Floe : Mass Of Floating Ice
1821
1846
Flag : Droop; Grow Feeble; Decline Ivigor Or Strength;

1822 Adj. Flagging; Cf. Unflagging
1847
Flora : Plants Of A Region Or Era
Flagging : Weak; Drooping

1823
Florescence : Condition Or Period Of Flowering

1848
Flagrant : Conspicuously Wicked

1824
Flotsam : Drifting Wreckage

1849
Flail : Thresh Grain By Hand; Strike Or Slap

1825
Flourish : Grow Well; Prosper; Decorate With Ornaments

1850
Flout : Reject; Mock

1851
Foresight : Ability To Foresee Future Happenings;

1876 Prudence
Flout : Reject; Mock

1852
Forestall : Prevent By Taking Action In Advance

1877
Flowery : Full Of Flowers; Full Of Ornate Expressions

1853
Fluctuate : Weaver
1854
Forfeit : Something Surrendered Apunishment For A

1878 Crime Or Breach Of Contract; V: Lose Aa Forfeit; N:
Forfeiture
Forgo : Give Up; Do Without
1879
Fluency : Smoothness Of Speech

1855
Forlorn : Sad And Lonely; Wretched; Desolate

1880
Fluke : Unlikely Occurrence; Stroke Of Fortune

1856
Flush : Redden; Blush; Flow Suddenly And Abundantly;
1857 Wash Out By A Rapid Brief Flow Of Water; N: Reddish
Tinge; Blush; Brief Rush; Rush Of Strong Feeling; Ex.
Fluster : Confuse
1858
Formality : Adherence To Established Rules Or

1881 Procedures
Formidable : Menacing; Threatening
1882
Forsake : Desert; Abandon; Renounce
1883
Fluted : Having Vertical Parallel Grooves (as In A Pillar)

1859
Forswear : Renounce; Abandon

1884
Flux : Flowing; Series Of Changes

1860
Forte : Strong Point Or Special Talent

1885
Flux : Flowing; Series Of Changes

1861
Forthcoming : Happening In The Near Future; Ready;

1886 Willing To Help; Ex. No Answer Waforthcoming.
Fodder : Coarse Food For Cattle, Horses, Etc.

1862
Forthright : Straightforward; Direct; Frank

1887
Foible : Weakness; Slight Fault

1863
Fortuitous : Accidental; By Chance

1888
Foil : Defeat; Frustrate

1864
Forward : Presumptuouor Bold

1889
Foist : Insert Improperly; Palm Off

1865
Foster : Rear; Encourage

1890
Foliage : Masses Of Leaves; Cf. Defoliate

1866
Foment : Stir Up; Instigate
1867
Foul : Very Bad Or Disagreeable; Very Dirty; Ex. Foul

1891 Smell/flavor/temper/language/air/deed/weather/means; N:
Act Against The Rules; V: Make Or Become Foul;
Founder : Fail Completely; Sink
1892
Foment : Stir Up; Instigate

1868
Founder : Fail Completely; Sink

1893
Foppish : Vain About Dress And Appearance

1869
Founder : Person Who Establishes (an Organization,

1894 Business)
Foray : Raid
1870
Fracas : Brawl; Melee

1895
Forbearance : Patience
1871
Fractious : Unruly
1896
Ford : Place Where A River Can Be Crossed On Foot

1872
Frail : Weak; N: Frailty

1897
Foreboding : Premonition Of Evil
Frailty : Weakness
1873
1898
Forerunner : Predecessor; One That Comebefore And

1874 Indicatethe Approach Of Another
1899
Foreshadow : Give An Indication Beforehand; Be A Sign

1875 Of (what Is Coming); Portend; Prefigure
1900
Franchise : Right Granted By Authority

Frantic : Wild
Fraudulent : Cheating; Deceitful
Fuddle : Make Stupid Or Confused Awith Alcoholic Drink;

1926 N: In A Fuddle: Confused
Fray : Brawl
Fugitive : Fleeting Or Transitory; Lasting Only A Short

1927 Time; Roving(wandering); Running Away Or Fleeing As
From The Law; N: One Who Flees; Ex. Fugitives At Large
Fulcrum : Support On Which A Lever Rests
1928
1901
1902
Freebooter : Pirate Or Plunderer Who Makewar In Order
1903 To Grow Rich
Frenetic : Frenzied; Frantic
1904
Fulminate : Thunder; Explode; Issue A Severe

1929 Denunciation
Frenzied : Madly Excited

1905
Fulsome : Disgustingly Excessive

1930
Fresco : Painting On Plaster (usually Fresh)

1906
Fret : To Be Annoyed Or Vexed
1907
Friction : Clash In Opinion; Rubbing Against
1908
Fumble : Move The Fingers And Hands Awkwardly (in

1931 Search Of Something); Mishandle Or Drop A Ball That Is
In Play; Bungle; Botch; Spoil By Mishandling; N:
Functional : Made For Practical Use Only (without
1932 Decoration); Functioning; Ex. Functional Modern
Furniture; Cf. Functionalism
Funeral : Sad; Solemn
1933
Frieze : Ornamental Horizontal Band Oa Wall

1909
Funereal : Sad; Solemn; Suitable For A Funeral

1934
Frigid : Intensely Cold

1910
Furor : Frenzy; Great Excitement

1935
Fringe : Decorative Edge Of Hanging Threads; Edge

1911
Furor : Frenzy; Great Anger And Excitement; Cf. Fury

1936
Frisk : Move About Playfully; Frolic; Adj. Frisky: Playful

1912
Furrow : Long Shallow Trench Made By A Plow; Deep

1937 Wrinkle In The Skin; V:
Fritter : Waste
1913
Furtive : Stealthy; Sneaky

1938
Frivolity : Lack Of Seriousness

1914
Frolic : Play And Jump About Happily; Frisk; Ex.
1915 Frolicking Young Lambs
Fus : Trouble Or Worry Over Trifles; Make Nervous; Pay

1939 Too Much Attention To; N: Needlesconcern Or Worry
(about A Trivial Thing); Anxiounervoucondition; Display Of
Fusillade : Simultaneous Firing Or Outburst (of Missiles,
1940 Questions, Etc.)
Frolicsome : Prankish; Gay

1916
Fusion : Union; Coalition

1941
Frolicsome : Prankish; Gay

1917

1942
Frond : Fern Leaf; Palm Or Banana Leaf

1918

1943
Frond : Ferleaf; Palm Or Banana Leaf

1919
Fusion : Union; Coalition; V: Fuse

1944
Fructify : Bear Fruit; Produce Fruit

1920
Fussy : Fastidious; Finicky; Easily Upset

1945
Fructify : Bear Fruit; Produce Fruit

1921
Gaffe : Social Blunder

1946
Frugality : Thrift; Economy

1922
Gainsay : Deny
1947
Fruitful : Producing Results; Profitable; Prolific; Producing

Gait : Manner Of Walking Or Running; Speed
1923 In Abundance
1948
Fruition : Bearing Of Fruit; Fulfillment; Realization
1924
Frustrate : Thwart; Defeat
1925
Gait : Manner Of Walking Or Running; Speed

1949
Galaxy : The Milky Way; Any Collection Of Brilliant
1950 Personalities
Gale : Windstorm; Gust Of Wind; Emotional Outburst

1951 (laughter, Tears); Ex. Gale Of Laughter
Gall : Annoy; Chafe
1952
Gaunt : Lean And Angular; Barren

1976
Gavel : Hammerlike Tool; Mallet(woodehammer) Used By
1977 A Presiding Officer Or Aauctioneer; V:
Galleon : Large Sailing Ship

1953
Gawk : Stare Foolishly; Look Iopen-Mouthed Awe

1978
Galleon : Large Three-Masted Sailing Ship

1954
Gawk : Stare Foolishly; Look Iopen-Mouthed Awe

1979
Galley : Low Ship With Sail(rowed Along By Slaves)
Gazette : Official Periodical Publication
1955
1980
Gallows : Framework From Which A Noose Isuspended

1956 (used For Execution By Hanging)
1981
Genealogy : Record Of Descent; Lineage
Galvanic : Of The Production Of Electricity By The Action

Generality : Vague Statement
1957 Of An Acid On A Metal; Having The Effect Of An Electric 1982
Shock; Ex. Galvanic Cell; Galvanic Effect; Cf. Luigi
Galvanize : Stimulate By Shock; Stir Up
Generate : Cause; Produce; Create
1958
1983
Gambit : Opening In Chess In Which A Piece Is
1959 Sacrificed
1984
Generic : Characteristic Of A Class Or Species
Gambit : Opening In Chess In Which A Piece Is

1960 Sacrificed
1985
Genesis : Beginning; Origin
Gambol : Skip; Leap Playfully

1961
Geniality : Cheerfulness; Kindness; Sympathy

1986
Gamely : Bravely; With Spirit

1962
Genre : Particular Variety Of Art And Culture

1987
Gamut : Entire Range

1963
Genteel : Well-Bred; Elegant

1988
Gangrene : Decay Of Body Tissue Caused By Insufficient

Gentle : Kindly; Soft; Mild; Of Good Family
1964 Blood Supply (usually Following Injury); Adj. Gangrenous 1989
Gape : Open Widely
1965
Gentry : People Of Standing; Class Of People Just Below

1990 Nobility
Garbled : Mixed Up; Based On False Or Unfair Selection

1966
Genuflect : Bend The Knee As In Worship

1991
1967
Gargantuan : Huge; Enormous
Genus : Division Of Animalor Plants, Below A Family And

1992 Above A Species
Gargoyle : Waterspout Carved In Grotesque Figures On

1968 Building
Genus : Division Of Animalor Plants, Below A Family And

1993 Above A Species
Garish : Gaudy
1969
Geriatrics : Medical Treatment And Care Of Old Age

1994
Garner : Gather; Store Up

1970
Garrulity : Talkativeness
1971
Germ : Earliest Form Of An Organism; Seed Or Bud;

1995 Something That May Develop Into Something Larger Or
More Important; Microbe
Germane : Pertinent; Bearing Upon The Case At Hand
1996
Garrulous : Loquacious; Wordy
Germinal : Pertaining To Germ; Creative
1972
1997
Gastronomy : Science Of Preparing And Serving Good

1973 Food
1998
Germinate : Cause To Sprout; Sprout
Gauche : Clumsy; Boorish

1974
Germinate : Cause To Sprout; Sprout

1999
Gaudy : Flashy; Showy

1975
Gerontocracy : Government Ruled By Old People

2000
Gerontology : Study Of The Sociological Phenomena

2001 Associated With Old Age
Gestate : Evolve, As In Prenatal Growth
2002
Gesticulation : Motion; Desire
2003
Glossy : Smooth And Shining

2026
Glow : Shine Brightly Without A Flame (aof Eyeor
2027 Metals); Show Rednesand Heat (in The Face) After Hard
Work Or Because Of Strong Feelings; N: Light Produced
Glutinous : Sticky; Viscous
2028
Ghastly : Horrible
2004
Glutton : Someone Who Eats Too Much

2029
Gibber : Speak Foolishly
Gnarl : Protruding Knot On A Tree; V:
2005
2030
Gibberish : Nonsense; Nonsensical Or Unintelligible Talk

2006 Or Writing; Babbling
2031
Gibberish : Nonsense; Nonsensical Or Unintelligible Talk

2007 Or Writing; Babbling
2032
Gnarled : Twisted
Gnome : Dwarf; Underground Spirit
Gibe : Mock
2008
Goad : Urge On
2033
Giddy : Light-Hearted; Dizzy

2009
Goad : Urge On
2034
Gild : Cover With A Thin Layer Of Gold

2010
Gobble : Eat Very Quickly

2035
Gingerly : Very Carefully

2011
Gorge : Small, Steep-Walled Canyon

2036
Girth : Distance Around Something; Circumference

2012
Gorge : Small, Steep-Walled Canyon

2037
Gist : Essence
2013
Gory : Bloody
2038
Glacial : Like A Glacier; Extremely Cold

2014
Gossamer : Sneer; Like Cobwebs

2039
Glamor : Compelling Charm; Adj. Glamorous

2015
Gouge : Tear Out

2040
Glare : Shine Intensely And Blindingly; Stare Fixedly And

Gourmand : Epicure; Person Who Takes Excessive
2016 Angrily; N:
2041 Pleasure In Food And Drink
Glaring : (of Something Bad) Highly Conspicuous; Harshly
Gourmet : Connoisseur Of Food And Drink
2017 Bright; Shining Intensely And Blindingly
2042
Glaze : Cover With A Thin And Shiny Surface
Gracious : Kind In A Generouway (to Someone

2043 Lesimportant)
Glib : Fluent
Gradation : Serieof Gradual Stages; Degree In Such A

2044 Progression
2018
2019
Glitter : Shine Brightly With Flashing Pointof Light; Ex.

Graduate : Arrange Into Categorieor Grades; Divide Into
2020 Glittering Diamond Ring; N: Sparkling Light;
2045 Marked Interval(for Use In Measurement); Ex. Graduated
Ruler
Attractiveness; Glamour; Ex. Glitter Of The Sun On The
Glitter : Shine Brightly With Flashing Pointof Light; Ex.
Graduated : Arranged By Degrees (of Height, Difficulty,
2021 Glittering Diamond Ring; N: Sparkling Light;
2046 Etc.)
Attractiveness; Glamour; Ex. Glitter Of The Sun On The
Gloss : Brief Explanation Note Or Translation Of A Difficult
Graduated : Arranged By Degrees (of Height, Difficulty,
2022 Expression; V:
2047 Etc.)
Gloss_over : Explain Away With The Intention Of
2023 Deceiving Or Hiding Faults
2048
Granary : Storehouse For Grain
Gloss_over : Explain Away With The Intention Of

2024 Deceiving Or Hiding Faults
Grandiloquent : Pompous; Bombastic; Using High2049 Sounded Language
Glossary : Brief Explanation Of Words Used In The Text

2025
Grandiose : Imposing; Impressive

2050
Granulate : Form Into Grains

2051
Growl : Low, Guttural, Menacing Sound (aof A Dog)

2076
Graphite : Black Form Of Carbon Used In Lead Pencils

2052
Grudge : Deep Feeling Of Dislike; Ex. Grudge Fight; V:

2077
Grapple : Wrestle; Come To Grips With

2053
Grudge : Deep Feeling Of Dislike; Ex. Grudge Fight; V:

2078
Grate : Make A Harsh Noise; Have An Unpleasant Effect

2054
Grudging : Unwilling; Reluctant; Stingy

2079
Gratis : Free
Gruel : Liquid Food Made By Boiling Oatmeal, Etc. In Milk

2080 Or Water
Gratuitous : Given Freely; Unwarranted

2081 Or Water
Gratuity : Tip

2082 Or Water
2055
2056
2057
Gravity : Seriousness
2058
Grueling : Exhausting
2083
Graze : (of An Animal) Feed On Growing Grass; Cause

Gruesome : Grisly
2059 (an Animal) To Feed On Grass; Scrape (esp. The Skin) Or 2084
Touch Lightly In Passing; Brush; Ex. We Can't Graze The
Gregarious : Sociable
Gruesome : Grisly
2060
2085
Grievance : Cause Of Complaint
2061
Gruff : Rough-Mannered
2086
Grill : Question Severely
Grumble : Complain; Mutter Discontentedly; Grouch; N:
2062
2087
Grim : Causing Great Fear; Unrelenting; Determined In

2063 Spite Of Fear; Ex. Grim Smile
2088
Grimace : A Facial Distortion To Show Feeling Such As

2064 Pain, Disgust, Etc.
2089
Grunt : Utter A Deep Guttural Sound (aa Pig Does); N:

Guffaw : Boisterous Laughter
Gristly : Ghastly
Guile : Deceit; Duplicity
2065
2090
Groom : Man Employed To Take Care Of Horses; V:

2066 Make Neat And Trim; Clean And Brush (an Animal)
2091
Gross : Total; Fragrant; Clearly Wrong; (of

2067 People'behavior) Coarse; Corpulent; Ex.
Grosinsolence/behavior; V: Earn Aa Total Amount; N: 12
Gross : Total; Fragrant; Clearly Wrong; (of
2068 People'behavior) Coarse; Corpulent; Ex.
Grosinsolence/behavior; V: Earn Aa Total Amount; N: 12
Grotesque : Fantastic; Comically Hideous
2069
Grotesque : Fantastic; Comically Hideous
2070
Guile : Deceit; Duplicity

Guileless : Without Deceit
2092
Guise : Appearance; Costume
2093
Guise : Appearance; Costume
2094
Gull : Trick; Deceive; Hoodwink; N: Persowho Is Easily
2095 Tricked; Dupe
Grotto : Small Cavern
Gullible : Easily Deceived
2071
2096
Grouch : Bad-Tempered Complaint; Person Who

2072 Keepcomplaining; V: Complain; Grumble
2097
Grouch : Bad-Tempered Complaint; Person Who

2073 Keepcomplaining; V: Complain; Grumble
2098
Gust : Strong Abrupt Rush Of Wind; V: Cf. Bluster

Gustatory : Affecting The Sense Of Taste
Grouse : Complain; Fuss

2074
Gusto : Enjoyment; Enthusiasm

2099
Grovel : Crawl Or Creep On Ground; Remain Prostrate

2075
Gusty : Windy
2100
Guy : Cable Or Chaiattached To Something That Needs

2101 To Be Braced Or Steadied; Cf. Guide
2126
Gyroscope : Apparatus Used To Maintain Balance,

2102 Ascertain Direction, Etc.
2127
Gyroscope : Apparatus Used To Maintain Balance,

2103 Ascertain Direction, Etc.
2128
Habituate : Accustom Or Familiarize; Addict

2104
Hackles : Hairs Oback And Neck, Especially Of A Dog;
2105 Ex. Make Someone's Hackles Rise
Harping : Tiresome Dwelling On A Subject

Harry : Raid
Haughtiness : Pride; Arrogance
Haunt : (of A Spirit) Visit (a Place); Come To Mind
2129 Continually; Visit (a Place) Regularly; Frequent; Ex.
Haunted House; Ex. Haunted By Hilast Words; N: Place
Haven : Place Of Safety; Refuge; Harbor; Ex. Tax Haven
2130
Hackneyed : Commonplace; Trite

2106
Havoc : Widespread Damage; Disorder; Chaos

2131
Haggard : Wasted Away; Gaunt

2107
Hazard : Venture; Put In Danger; Risk; Ex. Hazard A

2132 Guess; N: Possible Source Of Danger
Haggard : Wasted Away; Gaunt

2108
Hazardous : Dangerous
2133
Haggle : Argue About Prices
Hazy : Slightly Obscure
2109
2134
Hail : Frozen Rain Drop; V: Salute Or Greet; Precipitate

2110 Hail
2135
Headfirst : Moving With The Head Leading; Headlong
Halcyon : Calm; Peaceful

2111
Headlong : Hasty; Rash; Headfirst; Adv:

2136
Halfhearted : Exhibiting Little Interest Or Enthusiasm
Healthful : Conducive To Good Health; Ex. Healthful

2137 Mountain Air
Hallowed : Blessed; Consecrated

2138 Mountain Air
Hallucination : Delusion

2139 Mountain Air
2112
2113
2114
Halting : Hesitant; Faltering; Not Fluent; Ex. Halting
2115 Steps/voice; V: Halt: Proceed Or Act With Uncertainty;
Falter; Hesitate; Waver; Stop
Hamper : Obstruct
2116
Healthy : Possessing Good Health; Healthful

2140
Hedonism : Belief That Pleasure Is The Sole Aim Of Life
2141
Handsome : Large In Quantity; Generous; Ex. Handsome

Hedonist : One Who Believes That Pleasure Is The Sole
2117 Reward
2142 Aim In Life; Cf. Hedonism: Practice Of Living One's Life
Purely For Pleasure
Hap : Chance; Luck
Heed : Pay Attention To; Consider
2118
2143
Haphazard : Random; By Chance
2119
Heedless : Not Noticing; Disregarding

2144
Hapless : Unfortunate
2120
Hegemony : Dominance Especially Of One Natioover

2145 Others
Harass : To Annoy By Repeated Attacks

2121
Heinous : Atrocious; Hatefully Bad

2146
Harbinger : Forerunner
2122
Helm : Steering Wheel Of A Ship; Position Of Control

2147
Harbor : Provide A Refuge For; Hide
Hem : Surround Tightly So That Movement Iimpossible;

2148 Ex. Hem In; N:
Harbor : Provide A Refuge For; Hide
Herald : Messenger; Sign Of Something To Come; V:

2149 Announce; Proclaim; Ex. Unheralded Researcher
2123
2124
Hardy : Sturdy; Robust; Able To Stand Inclement Water
2125
Herbivorous : Grain Eating

2150
Herd : Group Of Animals; Crowd; One Who Lookafter A

2151 Herd; Ex. Shepherd/goatherd; Ex. Herd Instinct; Ex.
Herdsman; V: Come Together In A Herd; Look After A
Hereafter : Life After Death
2152
Heresy : Opinion Contrary To Popular Belief; Opinion
2153 Contrary To Accepted Religion
Hindrance : Block; Obstacle

2176
Hindsight : Understanding The Nature Of An Event After It
2177 Haactually Happened
Hinterlands : Back Country; Inner Part Of A Country; Op.
2178 Foreland
Heretic : Person Who Maintains Opinions Contrary To The

Hireling : One Who Serves For Hire [usually Used
2154 Doctrines Of The Church
2179 Contemptuously]
Hermetic : Sealed By Fusioso As To Be Airtight; Airtight
2155
Hirsute : Hairy
2180
Hermetically : Sealed By Fusion So As To Be Airtight

2156
Historic : Important In History; Ex. Historic Battle

2181
Hermitage : Home Of A Hermit

2157
Historical : Connected With History; Based On Eventin

2182 History (whether Regarded Aimportant Or Not)
Herpetologist : One Who Studies Reptiles

2158
Histrionic : Theatrical
2183
Heterodox : Unorthodox; Unconventional

2159
Hive : Box For Bees; V: Cause To Go In A Hive

2184
Heterogeneous : Dissimilar
2160
Hoard : Stockpile; Accumulate For Future Use

2185
Hew : Cut To Pieces With Ax Or Sword

2161
Hoary : White With Age

2186
Heyday : Time Of Greatest Success; Prime

2162
Holocaust : Destruction By Fire

2187
Hiatus : Gap; Pause

2163
Holster : Pistol Case

2188
Hiatus : Gap; Pause

2164
Homage : Honor; Tribute

2189
Hibernal : Wintry
2165
Homely : Not Good-Looking; Unattractive

2190
Hibernate : Sleep Throughout The Winter

2166
Homely : Not Good-Looking; Unattractive

2191
Hide : Skin Of An Animal

2167
Hideous : Repulsive To The Sight; Ugly; Repugnant; Ex.
2168 Hideouface/scream
Hierarchy : Body Divided Into Ranks
2169
Homeostasis : Tendency Of A System Or Organism To

2192 Maintairelative Stability Or Internal Equilibrium; Cf.
Homeo-: Constant; Ex. Homeotherm
Homespun : Domestic; Made At Home
2193
Homily : Sermon; Tedious Moralizing Lecture; Serious
2194 Warning; Adj. Homiletic
Hierarchy : Body Divided Into Ranks

2170
Homogeneous : Of The Same Kind

2195
Hieroglyphic : Picture Writing

2171
Homogeneous : Of The Same Kind

2196
High-Flown : Highly Pretentiouor Inflated

2172
Hone : Sharpen
2197
Hilarity : Boisterous Mirth

2173
Hoodwink : Deceive; Delude

2198
Hindmost : Furthest Behind

2174
Hindmost : Furthest Behind
2175
Horde : Crowd
2199
Horoscope : Diagram Of The Positionof Starat A Given
2200 Moment (e.G. Of A Person'birth) Used By Astrologers
Hortatory : Encouraging; Exhortative; Marked By

2201 Exhortation; Cf. Exhort
2226
Hurtle : Crash; Rush
Hortatory : Encouraging; Exhortative; Marked By

2202 Exhortation; Cf. Exhort
2227
Husbandry : Frugality; Thrift; Agriculture
Horticultural : Pertaining To Cultivation Of Gardens

2203
Hybrid : Mongrel; Mixed Breed

2228

2204
Hydrophobia : Rabies; Fear Of Water

2229

2205
Hostage : Person Who Ikept Aa Prisoner By An Enemy
2206 So That The Other Side Will Do What The Enemy
Demands
Hostility : Unfriendliness; Hatred; Enmity; Adj. Hostile
2207
Hothead : Person Who Doethingtoo Quickly Without
2208 Thinking; Adj. Hotheaded
Hovel : Shack; Small, Wretched House
2209
Hygiene : Science And Practice Of The Promotion And

2230 Preservation Of Health; Adj. Hygienic: Showing Careful
Attention To Cleannes(to Prevent Disease); Ex. Hygienic
Hyperbole : Exaggeration; Overstatement
2231
Hypercritical : Excessively Exacting
2232
Hypnosis : Induced Sleeping State; Adj. Hypnotic; V:
2233 Hypnotize
Hypochondriac : Person Unduly Worried About His
2234 Health; Worrier Without Cause About Illness
Hover : Hang About; Wait Nearby

2210
Hypocritical : Pertaining To Be Virtuous; Deceiving

2235
Hubbub : Confused Uproar

2211
Hypothetical : Based On Assumptions Or Hypothesis

2236
Hubris : Arrogance; Excessive Self-Conceit
Hue_and_cry : Outcry; Loud Cry Or Clamor; Strong

2214 Protest; Ex. Hue And Cry Against The New Rule
Hysteria : Excessive Or Uncontrollable Excitement; N:

2237 Hysteric: Person Suffering From Hysteria; Cf. Hysterics:
Attack Of Hysteria
Hysteria : Excessive Or Uncontrollable Excitement; N:
2238 Hysteric: Person Suffering From Hysteria; Cf. Hysterics:
Attack Of Hysteria
Ichthyology : Study Of Fish
2239
Hull : Husk; Dry Outer Covering Of A Seed; Frame Or

2215 Body Of A Ship
2240
2212
Hue : Color; Aspect
2213
Icon : Religious Image; Idol
Humane : Kind
2216
Ideology : Ideas Of A Group Of People

2241
Humble : Of Low Rank Or Position; Modest; Having A Low

Idiom : Special Usage In Language
2217 Opinion Of Oneself And A High Opinion Of Others;
2242
Unassuming; Not Proud; V: Humiliate: Make Humble;
Humdrum : Dull; Monotonous
Idiosyncratic : Private; Peculiar To An Individual
2218
2243
Humid : Damp
2219
Humid : Damp
2220
Humility : Humbleness Of Spirit
2221
Hummock : Small Hill; Hillock
2222
Idle : Not Working; Not Employed Or Busy; Lazy; Without

2244 Purpose; Useless; Lacking Substance; Baseless; Not
Based On Truth; Ex. Idle Worker; Ex. Talk Idly; V:
Idolatry : Worship Of Idols; Excessive Admiration
2245
Idyll : Short Poem Idealizing Rural Life; Simple Happy
2246 Period Of Life (in The Country); Scene From Such A Time;
A:(idyl); Ex. Idyll Of Two Young Lovers
Idyllic : Charmingly Carefree; Simple
2247
Humor : Indulge; Comply With The Wisheof; N: Quality

Igneous : Produced By Fire; Volcanic
2223 That Makesomething Amusing; State Of Mind; Mood; Ex. 2248
In A Bad Humor; Ex. Out Of Humor
Humus : Substance Formed By Decaying Vegetable
Ignite : Kindle; Light; Catch Fire Or Set Fire To
2224 Matter
2249
Hurl : Throw Forcefully; Shout Out Violently
2225
Ignoble : Of Lowly Origin; Unworthy

2250

2251
Impair : Worsen; Diminish In Value

2276

2252
Impalpable : Imperceptible; Intangible

2277
2253
Ignominious : Disgraceful
Impart : Grant A Share Of; Make Known; Ex. Newto

2278 Impart
Ignominy : Deep Disgrace; Shame Or Dishonor; Adj.

2254 Ignominious; Ex. Ignominious Defeat
2279
Ignominy : Deep Disgrace; Shame Or Dishonor; Adj.

2255 Ignominious; Ex. Ignominious Defeat
2280
Impartial : Not Biased; Fair

Impassable : Not Able To Be Traveled Or Crossed
Illicit : Illegal
2256
Impasse : Predicament From Which There Is No Escape

2281
Illimitable : Infinite
2257
Impassioned : (of Speech) Filled With Passion; Fervent

2282
Illusive : Deceiving
2258
Impassive : Without Feeling; Not Affected By Pain

2283
Illusive : Deceiving
2259
Impeach : Charge With Crime In Office; Indict

2284
Illusory : Deceptive; Not Real

2260
Impeccable : Faultless
2285
Illusory : Illusive; Deceptive; Not Real

2261
Impecunious : Without Money

2286
Illusory : Illusive; Deceptive; Not Real

2262
Impede : Hinder; Block; Delay

2287
Imbalance : Lack Of Balance Or Symmetry; Disproportion

2263
Impediment : Hindrance; Stumbling Block

2288
Imbecility : Weakness Of Mind

2264
Impel : Drive Or Force Onward; Drive To Take Action; Urge

2289 To Action
Imbibe : Drink In
Impending : Nearing; Approaching
2265
2290
Imbroglio : Complicated Situatio(as Ia Play); Painful Or

2266 Complex Misunderstanding (as Ia Play); Entanglement;
Confused Mass (as Of Papers); V: Embroil
Imbue : Saturate(soak Thoroughly); Fill; Ex. Imbue
2267 Someone With Feelings
Impenetrable : Not Able To Be Pierced Or Entered;

2291 Beyond Understanding
Immaculate : Pure; Spotless

2268
Imminent : Impeding; Near At Hand
2269
Impenitent : Not Repentant

2292
Imperative : Absolutely Necessary; That Must Be Done;
2293 Critically Important; Expressing Command; Ex. It Is
Imperative That; N: Something That Must Be Done
Imperial : Like An Emperor; Related To An Empire
2294

2270
Imperil : Put In Danger

2295

2271
Immobility : State Of Being Immovable
Impermeable : Impervious; Not Permitting Passage

2297 Through Its Substance
Immolate : Offer Or Kill As A Sacrifice (by Fire)

Immure : Imprison; Shut Up Iconfinement; Cf. Wall

Immutable : Unchangeable
Impersonal : Not Being A Person; Not Showing Personal

2300 Feelings; Ex. Impersonal Force/manner/organization
2272
2273
2274
2275
Imperious : Domineering
2296
Impertinent : Insolent
2301
Impotent : Weak; Ineffective

2326
Imperturbable : Calm; Placid

2302
Impotent : Weak; Ineffective

2327
2303
Impetuous : Violent; Hasty; Rash
Impoverish : Make Poor; Deprive Of Natural Strength Or

2328 Something Important; Ex. Impoverished Soil
Impetuous : Violent; Hasty; Rash; Impulsive; Without

2304 Careful Thought; Ex. Impetuous Decision
2329
Impetuous : Violent; Hasty; Rash; Impulsive; Without

2305 Careful Thought; Ex. Impetuous Decision
2330
Impoverished : Poor
Impregnable : Invulnerable
Impetus : Moving Force

2306
Impregnate : Make Pregnant; Fill Thoroughly; Saturate

2331
Impiety : Irreverence; Wickedness

2307
Impromptu : Without Previous Preparation

2332
Impinge : Infringe; Touch; Collide With

2308
Impropriety : State Of Being Inappropriate

2333
Impious : Irreverent
2309
Improvident : Thriftless; Not Providing For The Future

2334
Implacable : Incapable Of Being Pacified

2310
Improvise : Compose On The Spur Of The Moment

2335
Implement : Put Into Effect; Supply With Tools

2311
Imprudent : Lacking Caution; Injudicious

2336
Implicate : Incriminate; Involve Incriminatingly; Show To

2312 Be Involved (in A Crime); Ex. Implicate Someone In The
Crime
Implication : That Is Hinted At Or Suggested
2313
Implicit : Understood But Not Stated
2314
Implode : Burst Inward; Cf. Vacuum Tube
2315
Imprudent : Lacking Caution; Injudicious

2337
Impudence : Impertinence; Insolence
2338
Impugn : Dispute Or Contradict (ofteiainsulting Way);
2339 Attack As False Or Questionable; Challenge; Gainsay;
Cf. Fight
Impuissance : Powerlessness; Feebleness
2340
Implore : Beg
2316
Impuissance : Powerlessness; Feebleness

2341
Imply : Suggest A Meaning Not Expressed; Signify

2317
Impunity : Freedom From Punishment

2342
Impolitic : Not Wise

2318
Impute : Attribute; Ascribe; Charge; N: Imputation

2343
Imponderable : Weightless
2319
Inadvertently : Carelessly; Unintentionally

2344
Import : Significance
2320
Inalienable : Not To Be Taken Away; Nontransferable

2345
Importunate : Urging; Demanding

2321
Inamorata : Woman Whom A Man Loves

2346
Importunate : Urging; Demanding

2322
Inane : Silly; Senseless

2347
Importune : Beg Earnestly

2323
Inanimate : Lifeless
2348
Impostor : Someone Who Assumes False Identity
Inarticulate : Speechless; Producing Indistinct Speech
2324
2349
Imposture : Assuming A False Identity; Masquerade; Cf.

2325 Impostor
2350
Inasmuch_as : Since; Owing To The Fact That
Inaugurate : Start; Initiate; Install At Office
Inclement : Stormy; Unkind
2351
2376
Incandescent : Strikingly Bright; Shining With Intense

2352 Heat
2377
Incantation : Singing Or Chanting Of Magic Spells;

2353 Magical Formula
2378
Incantation : Singing Or Chanting Of Magic Spells;

2354 Magical Formula
2379
Incapacitate : Disable
2355
Incline : Slope; Slant

Inclined : Tending Or Leaning Toward; Bent
Inclusive : Tending To Include All
Incognito : With Identity Concealed; Using An Assumed
2380 Name
Incarcerate : Imprison
2356
Incoherent : Unintelligible; Muddled; Illogical

2381
Incarnate : Endowed With Flesh; Personified
Incommodious : Not Spacious
2357
2382
Incarnation : Act Of Assuming A Human Body And

2358 Human Nature
2383
Incompatible : Inharmonious
Incendiary : Arsonist
2359
2384
Incense : Enrage; Infuriate

2360
2385
Incense : Enrage; Infuriate

2361
Incongruity : Lack Of Harmony; Absurdity; Adj.

2386 Incongruous: Lacking In Harmony; Inappropriate
Incentive : Spur; Motive

2362
Incongruous : Not Fitting; Absurd

2387
Inception : Start; Beginning

2363
Inconsequential : Of Trifling Significance

2388
Incessant : Uninterrupted
2364
Inconsequential : Of Trifling Significance

2389
Inchoate : Recently Begun; Rudimentary; Elementary

2365
Incidence : Rate Of Occurrence; Particular Occurrence
2366
Inconsistency : State Of Being Self-Contradictory; Lack

2390 Of Uniformity Or Steadiness; Adj. Inconsistent: Displaying
A Lack Of Consistency; Erratic; Contradictory;
Incontinent : Lacking Self-Restraint; Licentious
2391
Incident : Event; Event That Causea Crisis

2367
Incontinent : Lacking Self-Restraint; Licentious

2392
Incidental : Not Essential; Minor

2368
Incorporate : Introduce Something Into A Larger Whole;

2393 Include; Embody; Give Material Form To; Adj.
Incinerate : Burn To Ashes

2369
Incorporeal : Immaterial; Without A Material Body

2394
Incipient : Beginning; In An Early Stage

2370
Incorrigible : Uncorrectable
2395
Incipient : Beginning; In An Early Stage

2371
Incredulity : Tendency To Disbelief

2396
Incisive : Cutting; Sharp

2372
Incredulous : Withholding Belief; Skeptical

2397
Incite : Arouse To Action

2373
Increment : Increase
2398

2374
2375
Incriminate : Accuse
2399
Incrustation : Hard Coating Or Crust; V: Incrust: Encrust;
2400 Cover With A Crust
Incubate : Hatch; Scheme

2401
Indissoluble : Permanent
2426
Inculcate : Teach (ideas Or Principles); Instill

2402
Indite : Write; Compose

2427
Incumbent : Officeholder
2403
Incur : Bring Upon Oneself
2404
Indoctrinate : Cause To Accept A Doctrine Without

2428 Questioning It; Ex. Indoctrinated With MindlesantiCommunism
Indolent : Lazy
2429
Indecision : Irresolution; Inability To Make Up One'mind
Indomitable : Unconquerable
2405
2430
Indecisive : Marked By Indecision; Inconclusive; Ex.

2406 Indecisive Battle
Indubitable : Unable To Be Doubted; Which Cannot Be

2431 Doubted; Unquestionable
Indefatigable : Tireless
2407
Indubitably : Beyond A Doubt

2432
Indelible : Not Able To Be Erased

2408
Induce : Persuade; Bring About

2433
Inductive : Pertaining To Induction Or Proceeding From

2434 The Specific To The General
Indulge : Yield To; Gratify; Allow Oneself A Special

2435 Pleasure; Ex. Indulge One'every Whim/a Child/in A Big
Cigarette; N: Indulgence
Indulge : Yield To; Gratify; Allow Oneself A Special
2436 Pleasure; Ex. Indulge One'every Whim/a Child/in A Big
Cigarette; N: Indulgence
Indulgent : Humoring; Yielding; Lenient
2437
2409
2410
Indemnify : Make Secure Against Loss; Compensate
2411 Loss
Indentation : Notch; Deep Recess; V: Indent; Cf. Tooth
2412
Indentation : Notch; Deep Recess; V: Indent; Cf. Tooth
2413
Industrious : Diligent; Hard-Working; N: Industry

2438
Indicative : Suggestive; Implying

2414
Inebriate : Make Drunk; Intoxicate; N: Intoxicated Person

2439
Indices : Signs; Indications; Ex. Indices Of A Student's

Inebriated : Habitually Intoxicated; Drunk; N: Inebriety
2415 Potential; Cf. Index: Something That Reveals Or Indicates; 2440
Sign; Ex. Cost-Of-Living Index
Indict : Charge
Inebriety : Habitual Intoxication
2416
2441
Indifferent : Unmoved; Lacking Concern
2417
Ineffable : Unutterable; Cannot Be Expressed In Speech

2442
Indigence : Poverty
2418
Ineffectual : Not Effective; Weak

2443
Indigenous : Native
2419
Inequity : Unfairness
2444
Indigent : Poor
2420
Inerrancy : Infallibility
2445
Indignation : Anger At An Injustice

2421
Inert : Inactive; Lacking Power To Move

2446
Indignity : Offensive Or Insulting Treatment

2422
Inertia : State Of Being Inert Or Indisposed To Move

2447
Indignity : Offensive Or Insulting Treatment

2423
Inestimable : Impossible To Estimate; (apprec) Invaluable;

2448 Of Immeasurable Worth
Inevitable : Unavoidable
Indiscriminate : Choosing At Random; Confused

2424
2449
Indisputable : Too Certain To Be Disputed
2425
Inexorable : Relentless; Unyielding; Implacable

2450
Inextricable : From Which It Iimpossible To Get Free;

2451 That Cannot Be Untied; Ex. Inextricable Troubles; Ex.
Inextricable Two Histories
Infallible : Unerring
2452
Inhibit : Prohibit; Restrain

2476
2477
Infamous : Notoriously Bad

2453

2478
Infantile : Childish; Infantile

2454
Inhibited : (of A Person) Unable To Expreswhat One

2479 Really Feels
Infantile : Childish; Infantile

2455
Inimical : Unfriendly; Hostile

2480
Infer : Deduce; Conclude

2456
Inimitable : Matchless; Not Able To Be Imitated

2481
Infernal : Pertaining To Hell; Devilish

2457
Iniquitous : Unjust; Wrong

2482
Infest : Inhabit In Numberlarge Enough To Be Harmful; Ex.

Initiate : Begin; Originate; Receive Into A Group
2458 Mice Infested The House; Ex. Shark-Infested Waters
2483
Infidel : Unbeliever
Initiate : Begin; Originate; Receive Into A Group
2459
2484
Infiltrate : Pass Into Or Through; Penetrate (an

2460 Organization) Sneakily
2485
Injurious : Harmful
Infinitesimal : Very Small

2461
Inkling : Hint
2486
Infirmity : Weakness
2462
Innate : Inborn
2487
Inflated : Exaggerated
2463
Innocuous : Harmless
2488
Influx : Flowing Into

2464
Innovation : Change; Introduction Of Something New

2489
Informal : Lacking Ceremony; Casual

2465
Innuendo : Hint; Inspiration

2490
Infraction : Violation
2466
Inopportune : Untimely; Poorly Chosen

2491
Infringe : Violate; Encroach

2467
Inordinate : Unrestrained; Excessive

2492
Ingenious : Clever
2468
Inquisitive : Eager For Knowledge; Unduly Curious

2493
Ingenious : Nanve; Young; Unsophisticated
Ingenuous : Naive And Trusting; Young; Unsophisticated;

2471 Candid
Inroad : Hostile Invasion; Advance That Lessenthe

2494 Quantity Or Difficulty Of Something; Ex. The Long
Illnesmade Seriouinroadon Hisavings; Cf. Raid
Inroad : Hostile Invasion; Advance That Lessenthe
2495 Quantity Or Difficulty Of Something; Ex. The Long
Illnesmade Seriouinroadon Hisavings; Cf. Raid
Insalubrious : Unwholesome; Not Healthful; Ex.
2496 Insalubrious Place
Ingrained : Deeply Established; Firmly Rooted; Ex.

2472 Ingrained Dirt/prejudice
2497
2469
Ingenious : Clever
2470
Insatiable : Not Easily Satisfied; Greedy
Ingrate : Ungrateful Person

2473
Inscrutable : Incomprehensive; Not To Be Discovered

2498
Ingratiate : Become Poplar With

2474
Inherent : Firmly Established By Nature Or Habit
2475
Insensate : Without Feeling; Lacking Sense; Foolish

2499
Insensible : Unconscious; Unreasonable; Insensitive;
2500 Unaware; Imperceptible; Ex. Insensible Of His Danger/to
Pain; Ex. Insensible Change; Cf. Not The Opposite Of
Insidious : Treacherous; Stealthy; Sly

2501
Inter : Bury
2526
Insightful : Discerning; Perceptive

2502
Interdict : Prohibit; Forbid

2527
Insinuate : Hint; Imply

2503
Interim : Meantime
2528
Insipid : Tasteless; Dull
Interloper : Intruder
2504
2529
Insolence : Impudent Disrespect; Haughtiness; Adj.

2505 Insolent; Cf. Haughty + Rude
Intermediary : Intermediate; Acting Aa Mediator; N:

2530 Mediator; Go-Between
Insolent : Haughty And Contemptuous

2506
Interminable : Endless
2531
Insolvent : Bankrupt; Lacking Money To Pay

2507
Intermittent : Periodic; On And Off

2532
Insomnia : Wakefulness; Inability To Sleep
Interpolate : Insert Between
2508
2533
Insouciant : Without Conceror Care; Unconcerned;

2509 Indifferent
Interregnum : Period Betweetwo Successive Reigns Or

2534 Governments
Institute : Organization For A Special Purpose; V:

2510 Establish
Interrogate : Questioclosely; Cross-Examine; Cross2535 Question
Institution : Instituting; (building For The) Organization;

2511 Established Custom, Practice, Or Relationship In A
Society; Mental Hospital; Ex. Institution Of Marriage
Institutionalize : Make Into An Institution; Put Or Confine
2512 In An Institution
Interstice : Narrow Space Between Things

2536
Intervene : Come Between
2537
Insubordinate : Disobedient
Intimate : Hint
2513
2538
Insubstantial : Lacking Substance; Insignificant; Frail;

2514 Immaterial
2539
Intimidate : Frighten; N: Intimidation
Insularity : Narrow-Mindedness; Isolation
Intolerant : Not Willing To Accept Wayof Thinking Different

2540 From One'own; Cf. Tolerant; Cf. Tolerate
Insuperable : Insurmountable; Invincible
Intolerant : Not Willing To Accept Wayof Thinking Different

2541 From One'own; Cf. Tolerant; Cf. Tolerate
Insurgent : Rebellious
Intoxicate : Make Drunk; Stimulate Or Excite; Ex.

2542 Intoxicated By All The Money He Might Win
Insurmountable : Overwhelming; Unbeatable; Insuperable

Insurrection : Rebellion; Uprising

2519

Intangible : Not Material; Not Able To Be Perceived By

2520 Touch
2545
2515
2516
2517
2518
Integral : Complete; Necessary For Completeness

2521
Intractable : Unruly; Refractory

Intransigence : Refusal Of Any Compromise;
2546 Stubbornness; Adj. Intransigent: Uncompromising
Integrate : Make Whole; Combine; Make Into One Unit

2522
Intransigent : Refusing Any Compromise; Stubborn

2547
Integrity : Wholeness; Purify; Uprightness

2523
Intransigent : Refusing Any Compromise; Stubborn

2548
Intellect : Higher Mental Powers
Intrepid : Fearless
2524
2549
Intelligentsia : The Intelligent And Educated Classes

2525 [often Used Derogatory]
2550
Intricate : Complex; Knotty; Tangled
Intrigue : Make Secret Plans; Plot; Arouse The Curiosity

2551 Of; N: Secret Scheme; Plot; Secret Love Affair
Iridescent : Exhibiting Rainbowlike Colors

2576
Intrinsic : Essential; Inherent; Built-In

2552
Irksome : Annoying; Tedious

2577
Intrinsically : Essentially; Inherently; Naturally

2553
Ironic : Resulting In Unexpected And Contrary Manner

2578
2554
Introspective : Locking Within Oneself
Irony : Hidden Sarcasm Or Satire; Use Of Words That

2579 Convey A Meaning Opposite To The Literal Meaning
Introvert : One Who Is Introspective; Inclined To Think

2555 More About Oneself
2580
Irrational : Illogical; Lacking Reason; Insane
Intrude : Trespass; Enter As Uninvited Person

2556
Irreconcilable : Incompatible; Not Able To Be Resolved

2581
Intuition : Power Of Knowing Without Reasoning

2557
Irrefutable : Indisputable; Incontrovertible; Undeniable

2582
Inundate : Overflow; Flood

2558
Irrelevant : Not Applicable; Unrelated

2583
Inured : Accustomed; Hardened

2559
Irreparable : Not Able To Be Corrected Or Repaired

2584
Invalid : One Incapacitated(disabled) By A Chronic Illness;

Irrepressible : Unable To Be Restrained Or Held Back
2560 Adj: Incapacitated By Illness; Not Valid; Null; V: Allow To 2585
Leave (a Military Force) Because Of Ill-Health
Invalidate : Weaken; Destroy
Irreproachable : Beyond Reproach; Blameless;
2561
2586 Impeccable; Ex. Irreproachable Conduct
Inveigh : Denounce; Utter Censure Or Invective
2562
Irresolute : Uncertain How To Act; Weak

2587
Inveigle : Lead Astray; Wheedle

2563
Irretrievable : Impossible To Recover Or Regain; Cf.

2588 Retrieve
Invert : Turn Upside Down Or Inside Out

2564
Irreverence : Lack Of Proper Aspect

2589
Inveterate : Deep-Rooted; Habitual

2565
Irrevocable : Unalterable
2590
Invidious : Designed To Create Ill Will Or Envy

2566
Isotope : Varying Form Of An Element

2591
2567
Invincible : Unconquerable
Isthmus : Narrow Neck Of Land Connecting Two Larger

2592 Bodies Of Land
Inviolability : Security From Being Destroyed; Corrupted

2568 Or Profaned
2593
Inviolable : Secure From Corruption, Attack, Or

2569 Violation(or Profanation); Unassailable; Ex. Inviolable
Oath/rights; N: Inviolability
Invocation : Prayer For Help (used Iinvoking); Calling
2570 Upoas A Reference Or Support; Act Of Invoking
Invoke : Call Upon; Ask For
2571
Itinerant : Wandering; Traveling

Itinerant : Wandering; Traveling
2594
Itinerary : Plan Of A Trip
2595
Jab : Poke Abruptly With Something Sharp; Punch With
2596 Short Blows
Invulnerable : Incapable Of Injury

2572
Jabber : Chatter Rapidly Or Unintelligibly

2597
Iota : Very Small Quantity

2573
Jaded : Fatigued; Surfeited

2598
Irascible : Irritable; Easily Angered

2574
Irate : Angry
2575
Jargon : Language Used By Special Group; Gibberish

2599
Jaundice : Medical Condition In Which The Skin, The
2600 White Part Of The Eyes, Etc. Turn Yellow; V: Affect With
Jaundice; Affect With Prejudice, Envy, Or Hostility; Bias
Jaunt : Trip; Short Journey

2601
Jurisdiction : Right And Power To Apply The Law;

2626 Authority
Jaunty : Stylish; Perky; Carefree

2602
Jurisprudence : Science Of Law

2627
Jeopardize : Endanger; Imperil; Put At Risk; N: Jeopardy:

Juxtapose : Place Side By Side
2603 Danger
2628
Jest : Playful Remark Or Act; V: Act Or Speak Playfully
2604
Jetsam : Thingthrown From A Ship (to Lighten The Ship)
2605
Kaleidoscope : Tube In Which Patterns Made By The

2629 Reflection In Mirrors Of Colored Pieces Of Glass, Etc.
Produce Interesting Symmetrical Effects
Ken : Range Of Knowledge
2630
Jettison : Throw Overboard
Kernel : Central Or Vital Part; Core; Whole Seed (as Of

2631 Corn)
Jibe : Agree; Be Iharmony With; Gibe
Killjoy : Grouch; Spoilsport; One Who Intentionally Spoils

2632 The Pleasure Of Others
2606
2607
Jingoism : Extremely Aggressive And Militant Patriotism
2608
Kindle : Start A Fire; Inspire

2633
Jocose : Given To Joking

2609
Kismet : Fate
2634
Jocular : Said Or Done In Jest

2610
Kith : Familiar Friends

2635
Jocund : Merry
2611
Kleptomaniac : Person Who Has A Convulsive Desire To

2636 Steal
Jollity : Gaiety; Cheerfulness

2612
Knack : Special Talent; Art

2637
Jostle : Shove; Bump

2613
Knave : Untrustworthy Person; Rogue; Scoundrel; Jack;

2638 N: Knavery
Jovial : Good-Natured; Merry

2614
Knavery : Rascality
2639
Jubilation : Rejoicing
2615
Knavery : Rascality
2640
Jubilation : Rejoicing
2616
Knead : Mix; Work Dough

2641
Judiciary : Judicial Branch Of Government

2617
Kneel : Go Down On One'knee(s)

2642
Judicious : Sound In Judgment; Wise

2618
Knell : Tolling Of A Bell At A Funeral; Sound Of The

2643 Funeral Bell
Juggernaut : Irresistible Crashing Force

2619
Knoll : Little Round Hill

2644
Juggernaut : Irresistible Crashing Force

2620
Knotty : Intricate; Difficult; Tangled; Cf. Knot

2645
Jumble : Mix In A Confused Way
Kudos : Honor; Glory; Acclaim Or Praise For Exceptional

2646 Achievement
Jumble : Mix In A Confused Way
Labile : Likely To Change; Unstable; Ex. Emotionally

2647 Labile; N: Lability
2621
2622
Juncture : Crisis; Joining Point
2623
Laborious : Demanding Much Work Or Care; Tedious

2648
Junket : Marry Feast Or Picnic

2624
Labyrinth : Maze
2649
Juridical : Of The Law And Itadministration; Cf. Judicial: Of

Lace : Cord Used To Draw And Tie Together Two
2625 Courtof Law; Cf. Judiciary
2650 Opposite Edge(aof A Shoe); Delicate Fabric Made Of Fine
Threads; V: Draw Together By Tying A Lace
2651
Lacerate : Mangle; Tear
Latch : Fastening Or Lock Consisting Of A Movable Bar

2676 That Fitinto A Notch; V: Close With A Latch
Laceration : Torragged Wound; V: Lacerate: Tear (the

2652 Skias With Brokeglass); Wound
Latent : Present But Not Yet Noticeable Or Active;

2677 Dormant; Hidden; N: Latency; Cf. Potential
Lachrymose : Producing Tears

2653
Latent : Present But Not Yet Noticeable Or Active;

2678 Dormant; Hidden; N: Latency; Cf. Potential
Lackey : Footman; Toady

2654
Lateral : Coming From The Side

2679
Lackluster : Dull
2655
Latitude : Freedom From Narrow Limitations

2680
Laconic : Brief And To The Point

2656
Lag : Move Or Develop More Slowly; Straggle; Ex. Lag
2657 Behind The Rest; N:
Laggard : Slow; Sluggish
2658
Laud : Praise; N: Adj. Laudable: Praiseworthy; Adj.

2681 Laudatory: Expressing Praise
Lavish : Liberal; Wasteful; Generous Or Wasteful Igiving
2682 Or Using; Abundant; Profuse; Great; Ex. Decorated
Lavishly; V: Give Iabundance
Lax : Careless; Negligent; Not Paying Enough Attention;
2683 Ex. Lax Service
Laity : Laymen; Persons Not Connected With The Clergy
Layman : Man Who Inot A Cleric; Man Who

2684 Inonprofessional
Laity : Laymen; Persons Not Connected With The Clergy
Leash : Restraining Rope Fastened To The Collar Of An

2685 Animal (to Control It); Ex. A Dog On A Leash
2659
2660
Lament : Grieve; Express Sorrow
2661
Leave-Taking : Farewell Or Departure

2686
Lampoon : Ridicule
2662
Lance : Pierce With A Lance; Cut Into; N: Spearlike
2663 Weapon
Leaven : Add Leaveto; Cause To Rise Or Grow Lighter;

2687 Enliven; N: Agent, Such As Yeast, That Causes Dough To
Rise (by Fermentation); Element That Lightens Or
Lechery : Gross Lewdness; Lustfulness; Adj. Lecherous;
2688 N: Lecher: Lecherous Man
Languid : Weary; Sluggish; Listless

2664
Lectern : Reading Desk Or Stand For A Public Speaker

2689
Languish : Lose Animation; Lose Strength

2665
Leery : (of Someone) Suspicious; Wary; Cautious

2690
Languor : Lack Of Physical Or Mental Energy; Lassitude;

Leeway : Room To Move; Margin; Latitude; Ex. Leeway
2666 Depression
2691 For The Deadline
Lank : Long And Thin; Ex. Lank, Gaunt, Abraham Lincoln
2667
Legacy : Gift Made By A Will; Something Handed Down

2692 From An Ancestor
Lank : Long And Thin; Ex. Lank, Gaunt, Abraham Lincoln

2668
Legato : (of Music) Played Smoothly

2693
Lap : Take Ifood Or Drink With One's Tongue; Splash

2669 Gently; Ex. Waves Lapping The Shore; N: Front Area
From The Waist To The Knees Of A Seated Person
Larceny : Theft; Ex. Petit Larceny
2670
Larder : Pantry; Place Where Food Is Kept
2671
Legend : Explanatory List Of Symbols On A Map

2694
Legerdemain : Sleight(dexterity) Of Hand; Cf. Light Of
2695 Hand
Legislature : Legislating Branch Of Government; Cf.
2696 Legislate: Make Laws
Largess : Generous Gift (giveto People Who Do Not Have

Leniency : Mildness; Permissiveness
2672 Enough)
2697
Lascivious : Lustful
2673
Leonine : Like A Lion

2698
Lassitude : Languor; Weariness; Listlessness
Leonine : Like A Lion
2674
2699
Latch : Fastening Or Lock Consisting Of A Movable Bar

2675 That Fitinto A Notch; V: Close With A Latch
2700
Lethargic : Drowsy; Dull
Levee : Eartheor Stone Embankment To Prevent Flooding;

Linger : Loiter Or Dawdle; Be Slow In Leaving; Delay
2701 Cf. Raise
2726 Going; Continue Or Persist; Be Slow To Disappear; Ex.
The Smell Lingered For Days.
Levitate : Rise And Float Ithe Air (especially By Magical
Linguistic : Pertaining To Language
2702 Means); Cf. Light
2727
Levity : Lightness
2703
Lionize : Treat As Celebrity

2728
Levy : Impose (a Fine); Collect (a Payment)

2704
Liquidate : Settle Accounts; Pay Off (a Debt); Clear Up;

2729 Eliminate; Kill Or Abolish
Lewd : Lustful
List : Tilt; Lean Over
2705
2730
Lexicographer : Compiler Of A Dictionary; Cf.

2706 Lexicography: Work Of Compiling A Dictionary
2731
Listless : Lacking In Spirit Or Energy
Lexicon : Dictionary
2707
Litany : Supplicatory Prayer

2732
Liability : Drawback; Handicap; Debts; Obligation;

Lithe : Flexible; Supple
2708 Responsibility; Conditioof Being Liable; Adj. Liable: Likely; 2733
Responsible (for Paying)
Liaison : Officer Who Acts As Go-Between For Two
Lithe : Flexible; Supple
2709 Armies
2734
Libel : Defamatory Written Statement; Act Of Writing
2710 Something That Smears A Person's Character; V: Adj.
Libelous
Libertine : Debauched Person; Dissolute Or Licentious
2711 Person; Rou\'e; Cf. Free
Litotes : Understatement For Emphasis; Ex. ``not

2735 Bad(=pretty Good)''
Litter : Waste Material Thrown Away (abitof Paper
2736 Scattered Untidily); V: Cover Untidily With Scattered Litter
Libidinous : Lust Full
Livid : Lead-Colored; Black And Blue (as From A Bruise);

2737 Ashen; Enraged; Extremely Angry
Libido : Emotional Urges Behind Human Activity
Loath : Reluctant; Unwilling; Disinclined; Ex. Romeo And

2738 Juliet Were Both Loath For Him To Go.
2712
2713
License : Official Or Legal Permission; Latitude Of Action

Loathe : Detest; Adj. Loathsome: Arousing Loathing;
2714 Or Speech; Excessive Freedom That Causeharm Or
2739 Offensive; Ex. Loathsome Smell
Damage; V:
Licentious : Amoral; Lewd And Lascivious; Unrestrained
Lode : Metal-Bearing Vein(long Deposit Of Aore)
2715
2740
Lien : Legal Claim Or Right Oa Property
2716
Loft : Room Or Space Under The Roof; Attic

2741
Lieu : Instead Of
2717
Lofty : Very High

2742
Ligneous : Like Wood

2718
Log : Record Of A Voyage Or Flight; Record Of Day-To2743 Day Activities; Section Of A Trunk; V:
Lilliputian : Extremely Small; Cf. Lilliput Igulliver's Travels

2719
Loiter : Hang About/around; Stand Idly About; Linger

2744
Limber : Flexible
2720
Loll : Lounge About

2745
Limn : Draw; Outline; Describe; Cf. Line ?

2721
Loll : Lounge About

2746
Limn : Draw; Outline; Describe; Cf. Line ?

2722
Longevity : Long Life; Long Duration

2747
Limp : Walk Lamely; Adj: Lacking Firmness; Weak

2723
Lineage : Descent; Ancestry
Lookout : Act Of Keeping Watch; High Place

2748 Commanding A Wide View; Person Who Keepwatch
Loom : Appear Or Take Shape (usually Iaenlarged,

2749 Indistinct, Or Distorted Form); Ex. The Shadow Of The
Gallows Loomed Threateningly. N: Apparatus For Making
Lineaments : Features Especially Of The Face; Distinctive
Loquacious : Talkative
2725 Shape Or Contour Of The Face; Cf. Line
2750
2724
Lottery : Contest In Which Winnerare Selected In A

2751 Drawing Of Lots
2776
Lush : (of A Plant Or Grass) Growing Very Well
Lottery : Contest In Which Winnerare Selected In A

2752 Drawing Of Lots
2777
Luster : Shine; Gloss
Lounge : Stand, Sit, Or Lie In A Lazy, Relaxed Way
Lustrous : Shining; Brilliant; Ex. Lustrous Hair
2753
2778
Lout : Clumsy Person; Adj. Loutish; Cf. From

2754 Countrysides ?
Luxuriant : Abundant; Growing Healthily And Ilarge

2779 Amounts; Excessively Ornate; Rich And Splendid; Fertile;
Ex. Luxuriant Forests/prose; Cf. Luxurious, Luxuriate
Luxuriate : Take Pleasure In Great Comfort
2780
Low : Moo; Make The Sound Of A Cow

2755
Lubricate : Apply A Lubricant To; N: Lubricant: Substance

Luxuriate : Take Pleasure In Great Comfort
2756 That Reducefriction
2781
Lucid : Easily Understood; Clear; Intelligible; N: Lucidity
2757
Macabre : Gruesome; Grisly

2782
Lucrative : Profitable
Mace : Ceremonial Staff Used As A Symbol Of Authority;

2783 Clublike Medieval Weapon
Macerate : Softeby Soaking Iliquid; Waste Away; Ex.

2784 Macerate Powdered Wood To Make Paper
Machiavellian : Crafty; Double-Dealing; Of The Political

2785 Doctrine Of Machiavelli, Which Holds That Craft And
Deceit Are Justified Ipursuing Political Power
Machinations : Evil Schemes Or Plots; Schemes Or Plots
2786 To Achieve Aevil End; V: Machinate
2758
2759
2760
2761
Lucre : Money; Profit; Ex. Filthy Lucre
2762
Maculated : Spotted; Stained; Cf. Immaculate

2787
Ludicrous : Laughable; Trifling
Madrigal : Pastoral Song; Song For Several Singers

2788 Without Instruments
Lugubrious : Mournful
Maelstrom : Violent Whirlpool; Violent Or Turbulent

2789 Situation; Cf. Stream
2763
2764
Lull : Moment Of Calm; Period Of Reduced Activity; Ex. A

Magisterial : Authoritative; Imperious; Commanding; Of A
2765 Lull Ithe Rain; V: Cause To Become Less Active; Cause
2790 Magistrate; Ex. Magisterial Study Of Romalaw; Ex.
To Sleep Or Rest; Ex. Lull The Opponents Into A False
Magisterial Manner
Lumber : Move Heavily Or Clumsily; Ex. The Bear
Magistrate : Official With Power To Administer The Law
2766 Lumbered Through The Woods; N: Timber
2791
Lumen : Unit Of Light Energy (one Candle's Worth)
2767
Magnanimity : Generosity; Adj. Magnanimous: Generous

2792
Luminary : Celebrity; Dignitary
Magnanimous : Generous
2768
2793
Luminous : Shining (esp. Ithe Dark); Issuing Light; Ex.

2769 Luminous Paint/road Signs
Magnate : Persoof Prominence Or Influence; Powerful Or

2794 Influential Perso(ibusiness Or Industry); Ex. Oil Magnate
Lunar : Pertaining To The Moon

2770
Magniloquent : Boastful; Pompous

2795
Lunatic : Insane; Ex. Lunatic Asylum
Magnitude : Greatness; Extent
2771
2796
Lurid : Wild; Sensational; Graphic; Gruesome; Horrible;

2772 Ex. Lurid Details Of The Murder
Makeshift : Temporary Expedient Or Substitute (in The

2797 Case Of Urgent Need); Ex. Makeshift Shelter
Lurk : Stealthily Lie Iwaiting; Slink; Exist Unperceived

2773
Maladroit : Clumsy; Not Skillful; Awkward; Bungling

2798
Luscious : Pleasing To Taste Or Smell

2774
Lush : (of A Plant Or Grass) Growing Very Well
2775
Malady : Illness
2799
Malaise : Uneasiness; Vague Feeling Of Ill Health (without
2800 Any Particular Paior Appearance Of Disease)
Malapropism : Comic Misuse Of A Word

2801
Manifest : Understandable; Clear

2826
Malapropos : Inappropriate; Adv:

2802
Malapropos : Inappropriate; Adv:
2803
Malcontent : Person Dissatisfied With Existing State Of
2804 Affairs
Malediction : Curse
2805
Manifestation : Outward Demonstration; Manifesting;

2827 Indicatioof The Presence Of Something; Ex.
Manifestatioof His Pronounced Musical Bent
Manifesto : Declaration; Statement Of Policy
2830
Malefactor : Criminal
2806
Manifold : Numerous; Varied

2831
Malefactor : Criminal
2807
Maleficient : Doing Evil; N: Maleficience
2808
Malevolent : Wishing Evil
2809
Malfeasance : Wrongdoing; Misconduct (by A Public
2810 Official)
Manipulate : Operate With One's Hands; Control Or Play

2832 Upo(people, Forces, Etc.) Artfully; Maneuver; Ex. How To
Manipulate Publicity And Men; Adj. Manipulative
Mannered : Affected; Not Natural; Ex. Mannered Way Of
2833 Speech
Mannerism : Distinctive Behavioral Trait; Affected Style In
2834 Art (according To A Set Of Styles)
2811
Mantle : Loose Sleevelesouter Garment; Cloak;

2835 Something That Coveror Envelops; The Layer Of The Earth
Between The Crust And The Core
Manumit : Emancipate; Free From Bondage
2836
Malign : Speak Evil Of; Bad-Mouth(criticize Spitefully);

2812 Defame; Adj: Harmful; Ex. Malign Influence
2837
Malicious : Dictated By Hatred Or Spite
Mar : Spoil The Appearance Of
Malingerer : One Who Feigns Illness To Escape Duty

2813
Maraud : Move In Search Of Plunder; Ex. Marauding Army

2838
Mall : Public Walk
Margin : Border; Room; Allowance Beyond What Ineeded;

2839 Ex. Margin Of Safety
Malleable : Capable Of Being Shaped By Pounding
Marginal : Of A Margin; Barely Within A Limit; Ex.

2840 Marginal Effect/writing Ability
Malodorous : Foul-Smelling
2816
Maritime : Bordering On(adjacent To) The Sea; Nautical;

2841 Of The Ships Or The Sea; Ex. Maritime Provinces
Mammal : A Vertebrate Animal Whose Female Suckles

2817 Its Young
Marked : Noticeable; Targeted For Vengeance Or Attack;

2842 Ex. Marked Improvement/man
2814
2815
Mammoth : Gigantic
2818
Maroon : Leave Helpleson A Deserted Island Or Coast;

2843 Adj. Red Brown
Manacle : Restrain; Handcuff

2819
Marred : Damaged; Disfigured

2844
Mandate : Order; Charge; Authoritative Command; Power

2820 To Goveranother Country; Power Giveto A Government;
Regiounder Administration; V: Give A Mandate To; Place
Mandatory : Obligatory
2821
Maneuver : Strategic Military Or Naval Movement (done
2822 For Training Purposes); Carefully Planned Process;
Stratagem; V: Carry Out A Military Maneuver; Use
Mangle : Tear Or Cut To Pieces; Mutilate Or Disfigure;
2823 Ex. Badly Mangled Bodies
Marrow : Soft Tissue Filling The Bones

2845
Marshal : Put Iorder; Guide Ceremoniously To The Correct
2846 Place; Ex. Marshal The Childreinto The Museum; N:
Military Officer; Official
Marsupial : One Of A Family Of Mammals That Nurse
2847 Their Offspring Ia Pouch(pocket Of Skior Leather); Cf.
Kangaroo, Opossum, Wombat
Martial : Warlike; Of War; Ex. Martial Art/law
2848
Mangy : Shabby; Wretched

2824
Maniacal : Raving Mad
2825
Martinet : Strict Disciplinarian

2849
Martyr : One Who Voluntarily Suffers Death For His Or
2850 Her Religion Or Cause; Great Sufferer; Ex. Martyr To His
Rheumatism
Mash : Crush Into Mash; Convert Into Mash; N: Mixture Of

Mealymouthed : Indirect Ispeech (whesomething
2851 Ground Grain And Nutrientfed To Livestock And Fowl
2876 Unpleasant Must Be Said); Hypocritical; Evasive
2852
Masochist : Person Who Enjoys His Own Pain
Meander : Wind Or Turiits Course; Follow A Winding Or

2877 Turning Course; Move Aimlessly And Idly
Mason : One Who Buildor Workwith Stone Or Brick; N:

2853 Masonry: Work Of A Mason; Stonework Or Brickwork
2878
Masticate : Chew
Meddlesome : Interfering
2854
Mediate : Settle A Dispute Through The Services Of An

2879 Outsider
Mat : Not Shiny; Matte; Having A Dull Finish; N: Flat

2855 Piece Of Material Used Aa Floor Covering; V:
Mediocre : Ordinary; Commonplace; Neither Good Nor

2880 Bad
Mat : Not Shiny; Matte; Having A Dull Finish; N: Flat

2856 Piece Of Material Used Aa Floor Covering; V:
Medium : Element That Is A Creature's Natural

2881 Environment; Nutrient Setting In Which Microorganisms
Are Cultivated; Appropriate Occupation Or Means Of
Materialism : Preoccupation With Physical Comforts And
Medley : Mixture
2857 Things
2882
Maternal : Motherly
2858
Meek : Submissive; Patient And Long-Suffering

2883
Maternal : Motherly
Megalomania : Mania For Doing Grandiose Things
2859
2884
Matinee : Dramatic Or Musical Performance Given In The

2860 Afternoon
2885
Megalomania : Mania For Doing Grandiose Things
Matriarch : Woman Who Rules A Family Or Larger Social

Melancholy : Gloomy; Morose; Blue; N: Adj. Melancholic;
2861 Group
2886 Cf. Melancholia
Matricide : Murder Of A Mother By A Child
2862
Melange : Medley; Miscellany

2887
Matricide : Murder Of A Mother By A Child
Melee : Fight
2863
2888
Matriculate : Enroll (icollege Or Graduate School); Cf.

2864 Matrix
2889
Mellifluous : Flowing Smoothly; Smooth
Matrimony : State Of Being Married

2865
Memoir : Memoirs; Autobiography; Biography

2890
Matrix : Mold Or Die

2866
Maudlin : Effusively Sentimental
2867
Memorial : Something, Such Aa Monument Or Holiday,

2891 Intended To Honor The Memory Of A Person Or Event;
Adj: Commemorative
Memorialize : Commemorate
2892
Maul : Handle Roughly

2868
Menace : Threat; V: Threaten

2893
Mausoleum : Monumental Tomb

2869
Mendicant : Beggar
2894
Mauve : Pale Purple

2870
Menial : Suitable For Servants; Lowly; Mean; N: Someone

2895 Who Does Menial Work (esp. Servant Ia House)
Maverick : Rebel; Nonconformist

2871
Mentor : Counselor; Teacher

2896
Mawkish : Sickening; Insipid

2872
Maxim : Proverb; A Truth Pithily Stated
2873
Mayhem : An Injury To Body
2874
Meager : Scantly; Inadequate
2875
Mercenary : Interested In Money Or Gain

2897
Mercurial : Capricious; Quick And Changing; Fickle;
2898 Containing The Element Mercury; Ex. Mercurial Temper;
Cf. Mood
Meretricious : Flashy; Tawdry
2899
Merit : Deserve; Adj. Meritorious: Deserving Reward Or
2900 Praise
Merit : Good Quality Deserving Praise; Merits: Aspect Of

Militate : Work Against
2901 Character Or Behavior Deserving Approval Or Disapproval; 2926
Ex. Judge Each Plan On Itown Merits; V: Deserve; Earn
Mesa : High, Flat-Topped Hill
Militia : Army Composed Of Ordinary Citizenrather Than
2902
2927 Professional Soldiers
Mesmerize : Hypnotize
Millennium : Thousand-Year Period
2903
2928
Metallurgical : Pertaining To The Art Of Removing Metals

2904 From Ores
Mime : Pantomime(act Without Dialogue); Mimicry;

2929 Mimer; V: Mimic; Pantomime
Metamorphosis : Change Of Form; Ex. Metamorphosis Of

Mime : Pantomime(act Without Dialogue); Mimicry;
2905 Caterpillar To Butterfly; V: Metamorphose: Change By
2930 Mimer; V: Mimic; Pantomime
Metamorphosis
Metaphor : Implied Comparison
Mimicry : Imitation
2906
2931
Metaphysical : Pertaining To Speculative Philosophy
Minaret : Slender Tower Attached To A Mosque
2907
2932
Mete : Measure; Distribute; Administer; Ex. Mete Out

2908 Justice/punishment
2933
Minatory : Menacing; Threatening
Mete : Measure; Distribute; Administer; Ex. Mete Out

2909 Justice/punishment
Mincing : Affectedly Dainty(delicate); V: Mince: Cut (esp.

2934 Meat) Into Very Small Pieces; Walk With Exaggerated
Primness; Walk Iaunnatural Way, Taking Little Short
Meteoric : Like A Meteor; Swift; Momentarily Brilliant; Ex.
Mingle : Mix Together In Close Association
2910 Meteoric Rise To Fame; N: Meteor
2935
Meter : Arrangement Of Wordin The Form Of Poetry (by
2911 Accentual Rhythm)
Miniature : Small Model; Small Painting; Adj: Small

2936
Methodical : Systematic; N: Method: Systematic Method

Minion : Servile Dependent; Obsequious Follower
2912 Of Procedure
2937
Methodical : Systematic; N: Method: Systematic Method
Minuscule : Extremely Small
2913 Of Procedure
2938
Methodological : Systematic
Minuscule : Extremely Small
2914
2939
Meticulous : Excessively Careful; Painstaking;

2915 Scrupulous
2940
Metrical : Metric; Written In The Form Of Poetry; Ex.

2916 Metrical Translation Of Homer
2941
Minute : Extremely Small

Minutiae : Petty Details
Metropolis : Large City

2917
Mirage : Unreal Reflection; Optical Illusion

2942
Mettle : Courage; Spirit
2919
Mire : Entangle; Stick Iswampy Ground; Stick Or Sink

2943 Imire; N: Bog; Deep Mud; Ex. Sucked Deeper Into The
Mire
Mirth : Merriment; Laughter
2944
Microcosm : Small Representative World; World In

2920 Miniature; Ex. Microcosm Of English Society
Misadventure : Mischance; Ill Luck; Ex. Death By

2945 Misadventure
2918
Miasma : Swamp Gas; Odor Of Decaying Matter
Mien : Demeanor; Bearing

2921
Misapprehenison : Error; Misunderstanding

2946
Mignon : A Servile Dependent
Miscegenation : Intermarriage Between Races
2922
2947
Migrant : Changing Its Habitat; Wandering; Ex. Migrant

2923 Birds/workers; N: One That Migrates
2948
Miscellaneous : Made Up Of A Variety Of Parts
Migratory : Wandering
Miscellany : Mixture Of Writings On Various Subjects
2924
2949
Milieu : Social Environment; Means Of Expression; Ex.

2925 Feel Out Of One's Milieu; Ex. His Proper Milieu Is
Watercolor.
Mischief : Behavior (of Children) Causing Trouble With No

2950 Seriouharm; Damage; Harm; Ex. Mischief To The Crops;
Adj. Mischievous: Causing Mischief; Playfully
Misconduct : Immoral Behavior; Bad Management; V:

2951
Modulation : Toning Down; Changing From One Key To

2976 Another
Misconstrue : Interpret Incorrectly; Misjudge
Mogul : Powerful Person
2952
2977
Miscreant : Wretch; Wrongdoer; Villain; Ex. Kindness To

2953 The Miscreant; Cf. Believe
Molecule : The Smallest Part Of A Homogeneous

2978 Substance In Chemistry
Misdemeanor : Minor Crime

2954
Mollify : Soothe
2979
Misdemeanor : Minor Crime

2955
Mollify : Soothe
2980
Miserly : Stingy; Mean

2956
Mollycoddle : Pamper; Coddle; Baby; Indulge Excessively

2981
Misgivings : Doubts
2957
Mollycoddle : Pamper; Coddle; Baby; Indulge Excessively

2982
Mishap : Accident
2958
Molt : Shed Or Cast Off Hair Of Feathers

2983
Misnomer : Wrong Name; Incorrect Designation

2959
Molten : Melted; Ex. Moltelava

2984
Misogamy : Hatred Of Marriage

2960
Molten : Melted
2985
Misogamy : Hatred Of Marriage

2961
Momentous : Very Important

2986
Misogynist : Hater Of Women

2962
Monarchy : Government Under A Single Ruler

2987
Missile : Object To Be Thrown Or Projected

2963
Monastic : Related To Monks

2988
Mite : Very Small Object Or Creature; Small Coin

2964
Monetary : Pertaining To Money

2989
2965
Mite : Very Small Object Or Creature; Small Coin
Mongrel : Plant Or Animal (esp. A Dog) Of Mixed Breed;

2990 Adj.
Mitigate : Appease; Moderate; Make Or Become Less In

2966 Force Or Intensity
2991
Monochromatic : Having Only One Color
Mnemonic : Pertaining To Memory

2967
Monochrome : Painting In Only One Color; Adj.

2992
Mobile : Movable; Not Fixed

2968
Monochrome : Painting In Only One Color; Adj.

2993
Mock : Ridicule; Deride

2969
Monogram : Design Composed Of One Or More Initialof A

2994 Name; V:
Mode : Prevailing Style; Current Fashion; Manner; Way Of

Monograph : Scholarly Article
2970 Doing Something; Ex. In The Latest Mode; Ex. Simple
2995
Mode Of Life
Modicum : Limited Quantity; Small Amount; Ex. He Does
Monolithic : Solidly Uniform; Unyielding
2971 Not Have A Modicum Of Sense; Cf. Moderate
2996
Modicum : Limited Quantity; Small Amount; Ex. He Does
Monotheism : Belief In One God
2972 Not Have A Modicum Of Sense; Cf. Moderate
2997
Modish : Fashionable
2973
Modulate : Tone Dowiintensity; Change The Intensity Or
2974 Tone Of; Regulate; Change From One Musical Key To
Another; Ex. Modulate From E To G
Modulate : Tone Dowiintensity; Change The Intensity Or
2975 Tone Of; Regulate; Change From One Musical Key To
Another; Ex. Modulate From E To G
Monotheism : Belief In One God

2998
Monotony : Sameness Leading To Boredom
2999
Monumental : Massive
3000
Moodiness : Fits Of Depression Or Gloom

3001
Multifarious : Varied; Greatly Diversified; Ex. Multifarious

3026 Activities
Moor : Marshy Wasteland

3002
Multiform : Having Many Forms

3027
Moot : Debatable
3003
Moratorium : Legal Delay Of Payment Or Action; Ex.
3004 Declare Moratorium Othe Building Of New Houses
Morbid : Giveto Unwholesome Or Unhealthy Thought;
3005 Moody; Characteristic Of Disease; Ex. Morbid Curiosity;
N: Morbidity; Cf. Disease
Morbid : Giveto Unwholesome Or Unhealthy Thought;
3006 Moody; Characteristic Of Disease; Ex. Morbid Curiosity;
N: Morbidity; Cf. Disease
Mordant : Biting; Sarcastic; Stinging; (apprec.) Incisive;
3007 Cutting; Ex. Mordant Pen/wit
Multilingual : Having Many Languages; Fluent In Several

3028 Languages
Multiplicity : State Of Being Numerous Or Multiple; Large
3029 Number; Ex. Multiplicity Of Details; Adj. Multiple: Of More
Than One Element
Mundane : Worldly As Opposed To Spiritual; Everyday; Of
3030 The Ordinary; Ex. Mundane Existence; Cf. World
Munificent : Very Generous In Giving; Ex. Munificent
3031 Benefactor; N: Munificence
Mural : Wall Painting
3032
Mores : Conventions; Moral Standards; Moral Customs
Murkiness : Darkness; Gloom
3008
3033
Morgue : Mortuary; Place Where Bodieare Kept Before

3009 Burial Or Cremation
Murky : Dark And Gloomy; Thick With Fog; Vague; Ex.

3034 Murky Night/fog; N: Murk: Partial Or Complete Darkness;
Gloom
Murmur : Low, Indistinct, Continuousound; V: Cf. Mumble
3035
Moribund : At The Point Of Death

3010
Morose : Ill-Humored; Sullen
Muse : Ponder
3011
3036
Mortar : Vessel In Which Substanceare Crushed With A

3012 Pestle
Muster : Gather; Assemble (troops); Ex. Muster Up One's

3037 Strength For The Ordeal; N:
Mortar : Vessel In Which Substanceare Crushed With A

3013 Pestle
3038
Musty : Stale; Spoiled By Age
Mortician : Undertaken
3014
Mutable : Changing In Form; Fickle

3039
Mortify : Humiliate By Embarrassing Excessively; Shame;

Mutable : Changing In Form; Fickle
3015 Punish The Flesh; Discipline (one's Body) By Self-Denial; 3040
Ex. Mortified By Her Blunder; Ex. Mortify The Flesh; Cf.
Mote : Small Speck
Mute : Silent; Without Speech; Not Pronounced; Unable
3016
3041 To Speak; N: One Who Iincapable Of Speech; V: Soften
The Sound, Color, Shade Of
Motif : Theme; Recurrent Thematic Element Ia Musical Or
Muted : Silent; Muffled; Toned Down; Ex. Muted Traffic
3017 Literary Work; Single Or Repeated Pattern; Figure
3042 Noise
Motility : Ability To Move Spontaneously; Adj. Motile:
3018 Moving Spontaneously
Motley : Parti-Colored; Mixed
Mutilate : Maim; Injure Lastingly; Deprive Of A Limb Or

3043 Aessential Part
3019
Mutinous : Unruly; Rebellious; Ex. Mutinous Teenagers;

3044 N: Mutiny: Operebellion; Cf. Mutineer
Mottled : Blotched Icoloring; Spotted; Ex. Mottled Face;

3020 V: Mottle: Mark With Blotches Of Different Colors
Mutter : Utter (complaining Words) Indistinctly In Low

3045 Tones
Motto : Brief Statement Used To Expresa Principle

3021
Myopic : Nearsighted
3046
Mountebank : Charlatan; Boastful Pretender

3022
Myopic : Nearsighted
3047
Muddle : Confuse; Mix Up

3023
Muggy : Warm And Damp
3024
Myriad : Very Large Number

3048
Mystic : Of Hidden Meaning And Spiritual Power; Ex.
3049 Mystic Ceremonies; N: Cf. Mysticism
Mulct : Defraud A Persoof Something; Swindle; Ex. Mulct

Nadir : Lowest Point; Point Othe Celestial Sphere
3025 The Boy Of His Legacy
3050 Diametrically Opposite The Zenith
Naivety : Quality Of Being Unsophisticated

3051
Nepotism : Favoritism (to A Relative)

3076
Narcissist : Conceited Person
Nettle : Annoy; Vex
3052
3077
Narrative : Related To Telling A Story; N: Narrated

3053 Account; Story; V: Narrate: Tell (a Story); Cf. Narration
3078
Neutral : Impartial; Not Supporting One Side Over Another
Nascent : Incipient; Coming Into Being Or Existence; Ex.

Nexus : Connection
3054 Nascent Ability Imusic
3079
Natation : Swimming
Nib : Beak; Pen Point
3055
3080
Natty : Neatly Or Smartly Dressed; Dapper; Smart; Ex.

3056 Natty Dresser
Nicety : Precision; Accuracy; Minute Distinctioor

3081 Difference; Ex. To A Nicety: Exactly; Precisely; Ex.
Distinguish Betweeniceties
Nicety : Precision; Accuracy; Minute Distinctioor
3082 Difference; Ex. To A Nicety: Exactly; Precisely; Ex.
Distinguish Betweeniceties
Niggardly : Meanly Stingy; Parsimonious
3083
Nausea : Feeling Of Sicknesand Desire To Vomit;

3057 Disgust; Cf. Seasickness
Nauseate : Cause To Become Sick; Fill With Disgust
3058
Nauseous : Causing Nausea; Feeling Nausea
3059
Nautical : Pertaining To Ships Or Navigation
3060
Nave : Main Body Of A Church
3061
Nave : Main Body Of A Church
3062
Niggle : Spend Too Much Time Ominor Points (esp.

3084 Whefinding Fault); Find Fault; Ex. Niggle Over Details;
Adj. Niggling
Nihilism : Denial Of Traditional Values; Absolute
3085 Skepticism
Nihilist : One Who Considers Traditional Beliefs To Be
3086 Groundless And Existence Meaningless; Absolute
Skeptic; Revolutionary Terrorist; Cf. Nihilism: Belief That
Nimble : Quick In Movement; Agile; Quick In
3087 Understanding; Ex. Nimble Climber/mind
Navigable : (of A Body Of Water) Wide And Deep Enough

Nip : Snip Off; Stop Something's Growth Or Development;
3063 To Allow Ships To Pass Through; (of A Ship Or Aircraft)
3088 Bite; Make Numb With Cold; Ex. Nip The Plan; Ex. A
Able To Be Steered
Guard Dog Nipped The Postman; Ex. Fingers Nipped By
Nebula : Diffuse Masof Interstellar Dust Or Gas; Galaxy
Nirvana : In Buddhist Teachings, The Ideal State In Which
3064
3089 The Individual Loses Himself In The Attainment Of
Impersonal Beatitude
Nebulous : Vague; Hazy; Cloudy; Of A Nebula; Ex.
Nocturnal : Done Or Active At Night; Ex. Nocturnal
3065 Nebulous Proposal
3090 Animals/raids; Cf. Nocturne
Necromancy : Black Magic; Dealings With The Dead
3066
Noisome : Foul Smelling; Unwholesome

3091
Nefarious : Very Wicked
Nomadic : Wandering
3067
3092
Negate : Cancel Out; Nullify; Cause To Have No Effect;

3068 Deny; N: Negation
3093
Nomenclature : Terminology; System Of Names
Negation : Denial
3069

3094
Negation : Denial
3070

3095
Negligence : Carelessness
3071
Negligible : So Small, Trifling, Or Unimportant As To Be
3072 Easily Disregarded
Nemesis : Revenging Agent
3073
Nonchalance : Indifference; Lack Of Concern; Composure;

3096 Adj. Nonchalant: Unconcerned; Cool; Indifferent; Ex.
Nonchalant Attitude To His Debts
Noncommittal : Neutral; Unpledged; Undecided
3097
Nondescript : Undistinctive; Ordinary; Ordinary-Looking;
3098 Ex. Nondescript Fellow Ia Crowd
Neologism : New Or Newly Coined Word Or Phrase

3074
Nonentity : Person Of No Importance; Nonexistence

3099
Neophyte : Recent Convert; Beginner

3075
Nonplus : Bring To A Halt Confusion

3100
Nonsense : Speech Or Writing With No Meaning; Foolish

Obeisance : Bow (to Show Respect And Obedience)
3101 Behavior Or Language; Ex. Make (a) Nonsense Of: Spoil; 3126
Cause To Fail
Noose : Loop Formed In A Rope
Obelisk : Tall Column Tapering And Ending A Pyramid
3102
3127
Nostalgia : Homesickness; Longing For The Past; Ex.
3103 Nostalgia For The Clothes Of 1920s; Adj. Nostalgic
Obese : Fat
3128
Nostrum : Questionable Medicine
Obfuscate : Confuse; Muddle
3104
3129
Notable : Conspicuous; Worthy Of Note; Remarkable;

3105 Important; Distinguished; Noted
3130
Obituary : Death Notice
Notch : V-Shaped Cut In A Surface; V:
Objective : Goal; Aim
3106
3131
Nourish : Provide With Food Necessary For Life And

3107 Growth
3132
Nova : Star That Suddenly Becomemuch Brighter And

3108 Then Returnto Itoriginal Brightness
3133
Novelty : Something New; Newness

3109
Novice : Beginner
3110
Objective : Not Influenced By Emotions; Fair

Obligatory : Binding; Required
Oblique : Indirect; Slanting (deviating From The
3134 Perpendicular Or From A Straight Line); Ex. Oblique
Reference
Obliterate : Destroy Completely; Wipe Out; Ex. Obliterate
3135 The Village
Noxious : Harmful
3111
Oblivion : Forgetfulness
3136
Nugatory : Worthless; Futile

3112
Oblivious : Inattentive Or Unmindful; Unaware; Wholly

3137 Absorbed; Forgetful(having The Habit Of Forgetting)
Nugatory : Worthless; Futile

3113
Obloquy : Slander; Disgrace; Infamy

3138
Nullify : To Make Invalid
Obnoxious : Offensive; Disagreeable; Ex. Obnoxious

3139 Smell
Numismatist : Person Who Collects Coins
Obnoxious : Offensive; Disagreeable; Ex. Obnoxious

3140 Smell
3114
3115
Nuptial : Related To Marriage
3116
Obsequious : Slavishly Attentive; Servile; Sycophantic

3141
Nuptial : Related To Marriage

3117
Obsequy : Funeral Ceremony

3142
Nurse : Suckle; Take Care Of (aa Nurse); Bear In Mind;

3118 Ex. Nursing Mother; Ex. Nurse A Hope/grudge Against
Someone
Nurture : Bring Up; Feed; Educate
3119
Obsession : Fixed Idea; Continued Brooding

3143
3120
Obsessive : Related To Thinking About Something

3144 Constantly; Of An Obsession; Preoccupying; N:
Obsession: Compulsive Preoccupation With A Fixed Idea;
Obsolete : Outmoded
3145
Nutrition : Procesof Nourishing Or Being Nourished; Cf.

3121 Malnutrition
Obstetrician : Physician Specializing In Delivery Of

3146 Babies
Nutrition : Procesof Nourishing Or Being Nourished; Cf.

3122 Malnutrition
Obstinate : Stubborn; Hard To Control Or Treat; Ex.

3147 Obstinate Cough; N: Obstinacy
Nutrient : Providing Nourishment
Oaf : Stupid; Awkward Person

3123
Oath : Solemn Promise; Blasphemouuse Of Sacred
3124 Wordto Expresstrong Feelings; Swear-Word; Ex. ``for
Christ'sake''
Oatmeal : Crushed Oatused For Making Porridge
3125
Obstinate : Stubborn
3148
Obstreperous : Boisterous; Noisy
3149
Obtrusive : Pushed Forward
3150
Obtuse : Blunt; Stupid

3151
Onslaught : Vicious Assault; Fierce Attack; Ex.

3176 Unexpected Onslaught Of The Enemy
Obviate : Make Unnecessary; Get Rid Of; Ex. Obviate The

Onus : Burden; Responsibility
3152 Need
3177
Obviate : Make Unnecessary; Get Rid Of; Ex. Obviate The
Ooze : (of A Thick Liquid) Pasor Flow Slowly; N: Mud Or
3153 Need
3178 Thick Liquid Aat The Bottom Of A River
3154
Occident : The West
Ooze : (of A Thick Liquid) Pasor Flow Slowly; N: Mud Or

3179 Thick Liquid Aat The Bottom Of A River
Occlude : Shut; Close; Obstruct; Ex. A Blood Clot

3155 Occluded Aartery.
3180
Occlude : Shut; Close; Obstruct; Ex. A Blood Clot

3156 Occluded Aartery.
3181
Opalescent : Iridescent
Opalescent : Iridescent
Occult : Mysterious; Secret; Supernatural

3157
Opaque : Dark; Not Transparent

3182
Oculist : Physician Who Specializes In Treatment Of The

Opiate : Sleep Producer; Deadener Of Pain
3158 Eyes
3183
Odds : Chances; Probability; Disagreement; Ex. The
3159 Oddare That It Will Rain. Ex. At Oddwith
Odious : Hateful
3160
Opportune : Timely; Well Chosen

3184
Opportunist : Individual Who Sacrifices Principles For
3185 Expediency By Taking Advantage Of The Circumstances
Odious : Arousing Strong Dislike; Hateful(causing Hatred);

Optician : Maker And Seller Of Eyeglasses
3161 Vile
3186
Odium : Repugnance; Dislike
3162
Optimum : Most Favorable

3187
Odoriferous : Giving Off An Odor

3163
Optional : Not Compulsory; Left To One's Choice

3188
Odorous : Having An Odor

3164
Optometrist : One Who Fits Glasses To Remedy Visual

3189 Defects
Odyssey : Long, Eventful Journey
Opulence : Wealth
3165
3190
Offhand : Casual; Done Without Prior Thought Or

3166 Preparation
3191
Ogle : Look At Amorously; Make Eyes At; Ex. Old

3167 Meogling Young Girls
3192
Oracular : Foretelling; Mysterious

Oratorio : Dramatic Poem Set To Music
Olfactory : Concerning The Sense Of Smell

3168
Ordain : Command; Arrange; Consecrate

3193
Ominous : Threatening
Ordeal : Severe Trial Or Affliction; Difficult Experience;

3194 Trial(test Of Patience Or Endurance); Affliction
Omnipotent : All-Powerful
Ordeal : Severe Trial Or Affliction; Difficult Experience;

3195 Trial(test Of Patience Or Endurance); Affliction
3169
3170
Omnipresent : Universally Present; Ubiquitous
3171
Ordinance : Decree
3196
3172
Omniscient : All-Knowing
Ordination : Ceremony Conferring Holy Orders; Ceremony

3197 Of Ordaining A Priest
Omnivorous : Eating Both Plant And Animal Food;

3173 Devouring Everything
Orgy : Wild Drunkerevelry; Unrestrained Indulgence

3198 Iaactivity; Ex. Orgy Of Shopping
Onerous : Burdensome
Orient : Get One's Bearings; Adjust
3174
3199
Onomatopoeia : Words Formed In Imitation Of Natural

3175 Sounds
3200
Orientation : Act Of Finding Oneself In Society
Ornate : Excessively Decorated

3201
Ornithologist : Scientific Student Of Birds
3202
Oversee : Watch Over And Direct; Supervise; N:

3226 Oversight: Unintentional Failure To Notice Or Do
Something; Supervision
Overt : Open To View ; No Secret
3227
Ornithology : Study Of Birds

3203
Overthrow : Topple; N:
3228
Orthodox : Traditional; Conservative In Belief

3204
Orthodox : Traditional; Conservative In Belief
3205
Orthography : Correct Spelling
3206
Ossify : Change Or Harden Into Bone
3207
Overture : Musical Introduction To A Long Musical Piece;

3229 First Offer Or Proposal (to Begin Talkin The Hope Of
Reaching An Agreement); Ex. Overturefor Peace
Overturn : Turn Over; Capsize; Topple
3230
Overwhelm : (of Water) Cover Completely; Defeat
3231 Completely By Much Greater Force; Ex. Overwhelmed By
Grief
Overwrought : Nervous Or Excited; Extremely Agitated;
3232 Hysterical; Wrought-Up; Cf. Wrought: Made Or Done
Ostensible : Apparent; Appearing As Such;

Ovoid : Egg-Shaped
3208 Professed(pretended); Pretended; Ex. Ostensible Purpose 3233
Of The Expedition
Ostentatious : Showy; Pretentious
Pachyderm : Thick-Skinned Animal
3209
3234
Ostentatious : Showy; Pretentious
3210
Ostracize : Banish From A Group; Exclude From Public
3211 Favor; Ban; Ex. His Friends Ostracized Him. N:
Ostracism
Ostracize : Banish From A Group; Exclude From Public
3212 Favor; Ban; Ex. His Friends Ostracized Him. N:
Ostracism
Oust : Expel; Drive Out
3213
Pacify : Soothe; Make Calm Or Quiet; Subdue; Bring

3235 Peace To
Padre : Chaplain (in The Armed Forces)
3236
Paean : Song Of Praise Or Joy; Ex. Paeans Celebrating
3237 The Victory
Painstaking : Showing Hard Work; Taking Great Care
3238
Outcast : One That Habeen Excluded From A Society;

3214 Adj.
3239
Outfit : Clothing Or Equipment For A Special Purpose;

3215 Ex. Cowboy Outfit
3240
Outlandish : Bizarre; Peculiar; Unconventional

3216
Palatable : Agreeable; Pleasing To The Taste

Palate : Roof Of The Mouth; Sense Of The Taste
Paleontology : Study Of Prehistoric Life Or Fossils; Cf.
3241 Paleo-: Ancient Or Prehistoric; Ex. Paleography: Study Of
Ancient Writtedocuments
Palette : Board On Which Painter Mixes Pigments
3242
Outlaw : Fugitive From The Law (excluded From Legal

3217 Protection); V: Declare (someone) To Be An Outlaw;
Deprive Of The Protection Of The Law; Declare Illegal; Ex.
Outlook : Point Of View; View From A Particular Place;
Palimpsest : Parchment Or Piece Of Writing
3218 Expectation For The Future; Prospect; Ex. Outlook On
3243 Used For Second Time After Original Writing
Life; Ex. Pleasing Outlook; Ex. Weather Outlook
Beeerased
Outmoded : No Longer In Fashion Or Use; No Longer
Palimpsest : Parchment Or Piece Of Writing
3219 Stylish; Old-Fashioned
3244 Used For Second Time After Original Writing
Beeerased
Outrage : Act Of Extreme Violence Or Viciousness;
Pall : Grow Tiresome
3220 Resentful Anger; V: Commit An Outrage On; Produce
3245
Anger In; Adj. Outrageous: Offensive
Outskirts : Fringes; Outer Borders (as Of A City); Ex.
Pallet : Small Poor Bed; Ex. Straw Pallet
3221 Outskirts Of Boston
3246
Outspoken : Candid; Blunt
3222
Material
Has
Material
Has
Pallid : Pale; Wan; Ex. Pallid Complexion

3247
Outstrip : Outrun; Surpass; Outdo
Palm : Conceal In The Palm Of The Hand; Palm Off:

3248 Pasoff; Ex. Palm Off Some Bad Orangeonto The Lady/the
Painting Aa Real Renoir
Overbearing : Bossy; Domineering And Arrogant;
Palpable : Tangible; (of Something Bad) Easily
3224 Decisively Important; Ex. Overbearing Manner/importance; 3249 Perceptible; Obvious; Ex. Palpable Blunder
V: Overbear: Dominate
Overblown : Inflated; Exaggerated
Palpitate : Throb; Beat Rapidly; Flutter; Tremble; Ex. Her
3225
3250 Heart Begato Palpitate.
3223
Paltry : Insignificant; Petty; Trifling; Contemptible; Ex.

3251 Paltry Sum; Cf. Trash
Paranoiac : Mentally Unsound Person Suffering From

3276 Delusions
Pan : Criticize Harshly

3277 Delusions
Panacea : Cure-All; Remedy For All Diseases

3278 Delusions
3252
3253
Panache : Flair; Manner Of Doing Things Without Any

3254 Difficulty (causing Admiration); Flamboyance; Bunch Of
3279 Delusions
Feathers (oa Helmet); Ex. With Great Panache; Cf.
Pandemic : Widespread; Affecting The Majority Of People
Paraphrase : Restate A Passage In One's Own Words
3255
3280 While Retaining The Thought Of The Author
Pandemonium : Wild Tumult(commotion); Wild Noisy
3256 Disorder; Cf. Paradise Lost
Parasite : Animal Or Plant Living On Another; Toady;

3281 Sycophant

3282

3283

Parchment : Writing Material Made From The Skin Of A

3284 Sheep Or Goat
Pander : Cater To The Low Desires Of Others
Parched : Extremely Dry; Very Thirsty

Parched : Extremely Dry; Very Thirsty
3260
Pare : Cut Away The Outer Covering Or Skin Of (with A

3285 Knife); Trim; Ex. Pare Apples/expenses
Panegyric : Formal Praise; Encomium; Ex. I Don't

3261 Deserve Such Panegyrics.
3286
Pang : Sudden Sharp Feeling Of Pain

3262
Pariah : Social Outcast; Ex. Mariah The Pariah

Parish : Area In The Care Of A Single Priest And Served
3287 By One Main Church
Pang : Sudden Sharp Feeling Of Pain
Parity : Equality; Close Resemblance
3263
3288
Panorama : Comprehensive View; Unobstructed View In

3264 All Directions
Parlance : Language; Manner Of Speaking; Idiom; Ex.

3289 Ilegal/commoparlance
Papyrus : Ancient Paper Made From Stem Of Papyrus

3265 Plant
3290
Parley : Conference
Parable : Short, Simple Story Teaching A Moral

3266
Parley : Conference
3291
3267
Paradigm : Model; Example; Pattern
Parochial : Narrow In Outlook; Provincial; Related To

3292 Parishes
Paradox : Statement That Looks False But Is Actually

3268 Correct
3293
Parody : Humorous Imitation; Travesty
Paragon : Model Of Perfection; Ex. Paragon Of Virtue

3269
Parody : Humorous Imitation; Travesty

3294
Parallel : Similar; Analogous; Corresponding; N: Parallel

3270 Line; Person Or Thing That Iparallel (to Another);
Similarity; Ex. Know Of No Parallel To The Case; Ex.
Parallelism : State Of Being Parallel; Similarity
3271
Parameter : Limit; Independent Variable; Ex. Parameters
3272 Of The Problem; Ex. Withithe Parameters Of The Budget
Paroxysm : Fit Or Attack Of Pain, Laughter, Rage

3295
Parquet : Floor Made Of Wood Strips Inlaid Ia Mosaic
3296 Like Pattern; Cf. Strip: Long Narrow Piece
Parry : Ward Off A Blow
3297
Paramount : Foremost In Importance; Supreme; Cf. Para-:

Parry : Ward Off A Blow; Deflect; Ex. He Parried The
3273 Beyond; Above; Ex. Paranormal
3298 Unwelcome Question Very Skillfully; N:
Paramour : Illicit Lover
3274
Parsimonious : Stingy; Excessively Frugal

3299
Paranoia : Chronic Form Of Insanity Marked By Delusions

3275
Parsimonious : Stingy; Excessively Frugal

3300
Parsimony : Stinginess; Excessive Frugality; Adj.

3301 Parsimonious
3326
Pauper : Very Poor Person
Partial : Incomplete; Biased; Having A Liking For

3302 Something
3327
Pauper : Very Poor Person
Partiality : Inclination; Bias

3303
Peccadillo : Slight Offense

3328
Partisan : One-Sided; Prejudiced; Committed To A Party

3304
Pecuniary : Pertaining To Money

3329
Partition : Divide Into Parts

3305
Pedagogue : Teacher; Dull And Formal Teacher

3330
Partition : Divide Into Parts

3306
Pedagogy : Teaching; Art Of Education

3331
Pass_off : Present Falsely; Represent Falsely To Be
Pedant : Scholar Who Overemphasizes Book Learning

3332 And Technicalities
Passe : Old-Fashioned; Past The Prime
Pedant : Scholar Who Overemphasizes Book Learning

3333 And Technicalities
Passive : Not Active; Acted Upon
Pedantic : Bookish; Showing Off Learning; Marked By

3334 Aexcessive Ostentatious Concerfor Book Learning; N:
Pedantry
Peddle : Travel About Selling (wares); Cf. Foot
3335
3307
3308
3309
Past : Old-Fashioned; Past The Prime
3310
Paste : Smooth Viscoumixture Aof Flour(powder Made By

Pedestal : Support Or Base Afor A Pillar Or Statue
3311 Crushing Grain) And Water (used Aan Adhesive); V:
3336
Cause To Adhere By Applying Paste
Pastiche : Imitation Of Another's Style In Musical
Pedestrian : Ordinary; Dull; Unimaginative(lacking
3312 Composition Or Writing
3337 Iimagination); Going Ofoot; Ex. Pedestriaprose; N:
Pastoral : Rural
3313
Pastry : Paste Of Flour And Water (eaten When Baked)
3314
Pedigree : Line Of Ancestors; Ancestry; Lineage; Adj. (of

3338 An Animal) Descended From Of A Chosen Family; Ex.
Pedigree Dog; Cf. Crane'foot
Pediment : Triangular Part Above Columns In Greek
3339 Buildings
Patent : Obvious; Easily Seen; Open For The Public To

Peerless : Having No Equal; Incomparable
3315 Read; Of Or Protected By A Patent; Ex. Patent To
3340
Everyone; N:
Pathetic : Causing Sadness, Compassion, Pity; Touching
Peevish : Bad-Tempered; Irritable; V: Peeve: Make Angry
3316
3341
Pathological : Pertaining To Disease
3317
Pell-Mell : Iconfusion; Disorderly; Ex. Dash Pell-Mell

3342
Pathological : Pertaining To Disease
Pellucid : Transparent; Limpid; Easy To Understand
3318
3343
Pathos : Tender Sorrow; Pity; Quality Iart Or Literature

3319 That Produces These Feelings; Ex. Pathos That Runs
Through The Novel
Patois : Local Or Provincial Dialect
3320
Pen : Fenced Enclosure For Animals; Confining Space;

3344 Ex. Sheep Pen; V: Confine In A Pen; Enclose
Patriarch : Father And Ruler Of A Family Or Tribe

3321
Patrician : Noble; Aristocratic
3322
Penance : Self-Imposed Punishment For Sin; Ex. Do

3345 Penance For One's Sins; Cf. Penitent
Penchant : Strong Inclination; Strong Liking (esp. For
3346 Something That Is Disapproved Of By Other People); Ex.
Penchant For Fast Cars
Pendant : Hanging Down From Something
3347
Patrimony : Property Inherited From A Father

3323
Patronize : Support; Act Superior Toward
3324
Paucity : Scarcity
3325
Pendant : Hanging Down From Something

3348
Pending : Not Yet Decided Or Settled; Impending; Ex.
3349 Pending Decision; Prep. While Awaiting; Until; Ex. Delay
The Decision Pending Hireturn
Pendulous : Hanging; Suspended
3350
Penetrate : Enter Into; Pierce; Permeate; See Through;

3351 Grasp The Inner Significance Of; Understand
Peroration : Conclusioof Aoration; Perorating; V: Perorate:

3376 Conclude A Speech; Speak At Great Length
Penitent : Repentant
Perpetrate : Commit An Offense
3352
3377
Penology : Study Of Prison Management And Criminal

3353 Rehabilitation
3378
Pensive : Dreamily Thoughtful; Thoughtful With A Hint Of

3354 Sadness
Perpetuate : Make Perpetual; Make Something Last For

3379 A Long Time; Preserve From Extinction; N: Perpetuity
Perpetual : Everlasting
Penury : Extreme Poverty

3355
Perquisite : Any Gain Above Stipulate Salary

3380
Peon : Unskilled Laborer; Drudge

3356
Perceptive : Insightful; Aware; Wise
3357
Persist : Continue In Existence; Last; Continue In A

3381 Course Of Action In Spite Of Opposition; Ex. Persist
In/with Something; Adj. Persistent
Personable : Attractive
3382
Percussion : Striking One Object Against Another

Personify : Represent (an Inanimate Object) Aa Person;
3358 Sharply; Ex. Percussioinstrument; N: Striking Together Of 3383 Be The Embodiment Or Perfect Example Of; Ex. She
Two Bodies; Sound Caused By Percussion
Ievil/patience Personified; N: Personification
Perdition : Damnation; Complete Ruin; Hell
Personify : Represent (an Inanimate Object) Aa Person;
3359
3384 Be The Embodiment Or Perfect Example Of; Ex. She
Ievil/patience Personified; N: Personification
Peregrination : Journey
Perspicacious : Having Insight; Penetrating; Astute
3360
3385
Peremptory : Demanding And Leaving No Choice;
3361 Imperative; Ex. Peremptory Decree/knock
Perspicuity : Clearness Of Expression; Freedom From

3386 Ambiguity
Perennial : Something That Is Continuing Or Recent
Perspicuous : (of Something) Plainly Expressed; Easy To

3387 Understand; Ex. Perspicuous Comments
Perfidious : Basely False
Pert : (esp. Of A Girl Or Young Woman) Impertinent;

3388 Forward; Trim; Jaunty; Ex. Pert Young Miss/hat
3362
3363
Perfidy : Violation Of A Thrust
3364
Pertinacious : Stubborn; Persistent

3389
Perforate : Pierce; Put A Hole Through

3365
Pertinent : Suitable; To The Point

3390
Perfunctory : Done Routinely And With Little Care;

3366 Superficial; Not Thorough; Lacking Interest, Care, Or
Enthusiasm; Ex. Perfunctory Kiss
Perigee : Point Of Moon's Orbit When It Is Nearest The
3367 Earth; Cf. Apogee
Perturb : Disturb Greatly

3391
Perturbation : Agitation
3392
Perimeter : Outer Boundary
Perusal : Reading
3368
3393
Peripheral : Of A Periphery; Marginal; Outer; Of Minor

3369 Importance; Not Central; Ex. Peripheral Nerve/interest
3394
Peruse : Read Through With Care;
Periphery : Edge, Especially Of A Round Surface

3370
Pervasive : Spread Throughout; Permeating

3395
Perjury : False Testimony While Under Oath

3371
Perverse : Stubborn; Intractable

3396
Permeable : Porous; Allowing Passage Through

3372
Perversion : Corruption; Turning From Right To Wrong

3397
Permeate : Pass Through; Spread
Perversity : Stubborn Maintenance Of A Wrong Cause
3373
3398
Permissive : Allowing Much Freedom; Lenient; Ex.

3374 Permissive Society
Pervert : Corrupt; Turn From Right To Wrong; Misuse; Ex.

3399 Perverted Sexual Desire/scientific Knowledge; N: Person
Whose Sexual Behavior Inot Natural
Pessimism : Belief That Life Is Basically Bad And Evil;
3400 Gloominess
Pernicious : Very Harmful; Deadly; Very Destructive; Ex.

3375 Pernicious Effect/anemia
Pestilential : Causing Plague; Baneful
Pied : Variegated; Multicolored
3401
3426
Pestle : Tool For Mashing Or Grinding Substances Ia

3402 Hard Bowl Or Mortar
3427
Petrify : Turn To Stone; Cause To Become Stonelike;

3403 Stuor Paralyze
Pigment : Coloring Matter (usually Powder To Be Mixed

3428 With Water Or Oil)
Piety : Religious Devotion; Godliness
Petty : Trivial; Unimportant; Very Small

3404
Pillage : Plunder
3429
Petulant : Touchy, Peevish

3405
Phalanx : Formation Of Infantry Carrying Overlapping
3406 Shieldand Long Spears; Group Of Men Packed Together
(for Attack Or Defense)
Pharisaical : Pertaining To The Pharisees, Who Paid
3407 Scrupulous Attention To The Tradition; Self-Righteous;
Hypocritical
Pharisee : Pharisee: Member Of An Ancient Jewish Group
3408 That Emphasized Strict Observance Of The Mosaic Law
(considering Themselvevery Holy); Hypocritical SelfPhenomena : Observable Facts; Subjects Of Scientific
3409 Investigation; Sg. Phenomenon: Observable Fact; Very
Unusual Person, Thing, Or Event; Marvel; Wonder; Cf.
Phenomena : Observable Facts; Subjects Of Scientific
3410 Investigation; Sg. Phenomenon: Observable Fact; Very
Unusual Person, Thing, Or Event; Marvel; Wonder; Cf.
Philander : Make Love Lightly; Flirt
3411
Philanderer : Faithless Lover; Flirt
3412
Pillory : Punish By Placing In A Wooden Frame And

3430 Subjecting To Ridicule
Pinch : Squeeze Between The Thumb And A Finger, Or
3431 Other Edges; Ex. I Had To Pinch Myself To Make Sure I
Wasn't Dreaming. N: Amount That Can Be Held Between
Pinion : Restrain
3432
Pinnacle : Peak; Highest Point; Acme; Ex. Pinnacle Of
3433 Fame
Pious : Devout; Religious; N: Piety
3434
Piquant : Pleasantly Tart-Tasting; Spicy; Pleasantly
3435 Stimulating; Ex. Piquant Situatiowhemy Old Enemy
Asked For My Help
Pique : Irritation; Resentment From Wounded Pride (e.G.
3436 Loss In A Contest); V: Provoke; Arouse; Annoy; Cause To
Feel Resentment; Ex. Pique Her Curiosity
Piscatorial : Pertaining To Fishing; Cf. Pisces
3437
Philanderer : Faithless Lover; Flirt

3413
Pitfall : Hidden Danger; Concealed Trap

3438
3414
Philanthropist : Lover Of Mankind; Doer Of Good
Pith : Core Or Marrow; Spongelike Substance Ithe Center

3439 Of Stems; Essence; Substance
Philistine : Narrow-Minded Person, Uncultured And

3415 Exclusively Interested In Material Gain
3440
Pithy : Concise; Meaty
Philology : Study Of Language

3416
Pittance : Small Allowance Or Wage

3441
Phlegmatic : Calm; Not Easily Disturbed

3417
Pivotal : Crucial; Key; Vital

3442
Phobia : Morbid Fear

3418
Placebo : Harmless Substance Prescribed As A Dummy

3443 Pill
Phoenix : Symbol Of Immortality Or Rebirth; Ex. Phoenix

Placid : Peaceful; Calm; Ex. Placid Child/lake
3419 Rising From Its Ashes
3444
Phylum : Major Classification, Second To Kingdom, Of
Plagiarism : Theft Of Another's Ideas Or Writing Passed
3420 Plants And Animals; Category Ranking Below A Kingdom 3445 Off As Original
And Above A Class; Division
Physiognomy : Face
Plagiarize : Steal Another's Ideas Or Writings And Pass
3421
3446 Them Off As One's Own; Ex. Ideas Plagiarized From My
Article; N: Plagiarism; Cf. Kidnap
Picaresque : Pertaining To Rogues In Literature
Plaintive : Expressing Sorrow; Mournful; Ex. Plaintive
3422
3447 Song
Picaresque : Pertaining To Rogues In Literature
3423
Piebald : Of Different Colors; Mottled; Spotted Idifferent
3424 Colors (esp. Iblack And White); Ex. Piebald Horse; Cf.
Pie+bald
Piecemeal : One Part At A Time; Gradually; Istages; Ex.
3425 Read A Novel Piecemeal
Plait : Braid; Interwine; Interweave Strands Or Lengths Of;

3448 Make By Weaving Strands Together; Ex. Plaited Hair; N:
Braided Length As Of Hair Or Fabric; Cf. Pigtail, Ponytail
Plane : Carpenter'tool For Smoothing And Leveling Wood;
3449 V: Cf. Flat
Plaster : Paste That Hardento A Smooth Solid And Iused
3450 For Coating Walls; V:
Plasticity : Ability To Be Molded; Adj. Plastic: Capable Of

Plummet : Fall Sharply; Fall Straight Down; Ex. Stock
3451 Being Shaped Or Molded; Ex. Plastic Material Such As
3476 Prices Plummeted.
Clay
Platitude : Trite Remark; Commonplace Statement
Plutocracy : Society Ruled By The Wealthy
3452
3477
Platonic : Purely Spiritual; Theoretical; Without Sensual
3453 Desire
Plaudit : Praise; Enthusiastic Approval;
3454 Round(successioor Series) Of Applause; Adj. Plauditory;
Cf. Applaud
Plauditory : Approving; Applauding
3455
Plausible : Having A Show Of Truth But Open To Doubt
3456
Plebeian : Common; Pertaining To The Common People
3457
Podiatrist : Doctor Who Treats Ailments Of The Feet

3478
Podium : Pedestal; Raised Platform
3479
Poignancy : Quality Of Being Deeply Moving; Keenness
3480 Of Emotion; Adj. Poignant: Touching; Deeply Moving; (of
Sorrow, Grief, Etc.) Painful; Keenly Distressing To The
Poise : Good Judgment With Composure; Balance; V:
3481 Place In A Carefully Balanced Position
Polar : Of A Pole; Characterized By Opposite Extremes;
3482 Ex. Polar Opposites
Plebiscite : Expression Of The Will Of A People By Direct

Polarity : State Of Having Two Opposite Qualities
3458 Election
3483
Plenary : (of Power) Complete; Full; Fully Attended By All
Polarize : Split Into Opposite Extremes Or Camps
3459 Qualified Members; Ex. Plenary Power
3484
Plenipotentiary : Fully Empowered
Polemic : Controversy; Argument In Support Of Point Of

3485 View
Plenitude : Abundance; Completeness

3461
Polemical : Aggressive Iverbal Attack; Disputatious (rather

3486 Thasimply Expressing Opinions); A:(polemic);
Plethora : Excess; Overabundance; Ex. A Plethora Of

3462 Excuses
3487
3460
Politic : Expedient; Prudent; Well Devised
Pliable : Flexible; Easily Influenced; Yielding; Adaptable
Polity : (particular Form Of) Political Organization; Form

3488 Of Government Of Nation Or State; Ex. Student Polity
Pliable : Flexible; Easily Influenced; Yielding; Adaptable
Polyglot : Speaking Several Languages; Multilingual; Ex.

3489 Polyglot Person/society; N:
Pliant : Flexible; Easily Influenced
Pomposity : Self-Important Behavior; Acting Like A

3490 Stuffed Shirt
3463
3464
3465
Plight : Condition, State (especially A Bad State Or
3466 Condition); Predicament
Ploy : Stratagem To Gain An Advantage; Tactic; Ex.

3468 Management Ploy
Ponderous : Having Great Weight; Weighty; Unwieldy;

3491 Lacking Lightness; Dull; Ex. Ponderous Body/style Of
Writing
Ponderous : Having Great Weight; Weighty; Unwieldy;
3492 Lacking Lightness; Dull; Ex. Ponderous Body/style Of
Writing
Pontifical : Pertaining To A Bishop Or Pope; Pompous Or
3493 Pretentious; Cf. Pontiff: Pope; Bishop
Pluck : Courage; V: Pull Off Or Out; Pull Out The Hair Or

3469 Feathers Of; Adj. Plucky: Courageous; Brave
3494
Plight : Condition, State (especially A Bad State Or

3467 Condition); Predicament
Porous : Full Of Pores; Like A Sieve
Plumage : Feathers Of A Bird;

3470
Porous : Full Of Pores; Like A Sieve

3495

3471
Porridge : Soft Food Made By Boiling Oatmeal

3496

3472
Plumb : Exactly Vertical; N: Weight Othe End Of A Line;
3473 V: Examine Very Carefully Or Critically Iorder To
Understand; Measure Depth (by Sounding); Ex. Plumb
Plumber : One Who Installand Repairpipeand
3474 Plumbing(pipes)
Plume : Feather, Esp. Large Or Showy One; Something
3475 That Riseinto The Air (like The Shape Of A Feather); Ex.
Plume Of Smoke
Portend : Foretell; Presage

3497
Portent : Sign; Omen; Forewarning
3498
Portent : Sign; Omen; Forewarning
3499
Portly : Stately; Stout
3500
Pose : Assume A Particular Posture; Put Forward;

3501 Present; Affect A Particular Attitude (to Impresothers);
Ex. Pose A Threat; N:
Posterity : Descendants; Future Generations; Ex. Go
3502 Dowto Posterity; Cf. Posterior, Anterior
Posthumous : After Death (as Of Child Borafter Father's
3503 Death Or Book Published After Author's Death); Coming
Or Occurring After One's Death; Ex. Posthumous
Postmortem : Autopsy; Adj: Occurring After Death; Of A
3504 Postmortem
Postprandial : After Dinner
3505
Precept : Practical Rule Guiding Conduct; Ex. Mother's

3526 Precept
Precinct : Division Of A City For Election Or Police
3527 Purposes; Precincts: Space That Surrounda Building; Ex.
Precinctof The College
Precipitate : Headlong; Rash
3528
Precipitous : Steep; Overhasty; Precipitate
3529
Precise : Abstract; Concise Summing Up Of Maipoints;
3530 Concise Summary Of A Text
Postulate : Self-Evident Truth

3506
Precise : Exact
3531
Postulate : Self-Evident Truth
Preclude : Make Impossible; Prevent; Exclude; Eliminate
3507
3532
Posture : Assume Aaffected Pose; Act Artificially; N:

3508 Pose; Attitude
3533
Precocious : Advanced In Development
Potent : Powerful; Persuasive; Greatly Influential

3509
Precursor : Forerunner
3534
Potentate : Monarch; Sovereign

3510
Potentate : Monarch; Sovereign
3511
Predator : Predatory Animal Or Bird; Predatory Person;

3535 Creature That Seizes And Devours Another Animal;
Person Who Robs Or Exploits Others; Adj. Predatory:
Predatory : Plundering
3536
Potion : Dose (of Liquid)

3512
Predecessor : Former Occupant Of A Post

3537
3513
Potpourri : Heterogeneous Mixture; Medley
Predetermine : Determine In Advance; Predestine; Settle

3538 Or Decide Beforehand; Influence Markedly
Poultice : Soothing Application Applied To Sore And

3514 Inflamed Portions Of The Body
3539
Practicable : Feasible
3515
Predilection : Partiality; Preference

Predispose : Give Ainclinatiotoward (iadvance); Make
3540 Susceptible To; Ex. Predispose People To Certaicancer;
Practical : Based On Experience; Useful

3516
Preeminent : Outstanding; Superior

3541
Pragmatic : Practical (as Opposed To Idealistic);

Preempt : Prevent Iadvance; Head Off(forestall); Forestall
3517 Concerned With Practical Worth Or Impact Of Something; 3542 By Acting First; Appropriate For Oneself Before Others;
Ex. Pragmatic Test Of The Skill
Supplant; Take The Place Of; Displace; Ex. Preempt Any
Pragmatist : Practical Person
Preen : Make Oneself Tidy Iappearance; Feel Self3518
3543 Satisfactioor Pride; (of A Bird) Smooth Or Clea(feathers)
With The Beak; Ex. Preeoneself On; Cf. Prune
Prance : Move About In A Spirited Manner (proudly And
Prefatory : Introductory; Of A Preface
3519 Confidently)
3544
Prance : Move About In A Spirited Manner (proudly And
3520 Confidently)
Prefatory : Introductory; Of A Preface

3545
Prank : Mischievous Trick

3521
Prefatory : Introductory
3546
Prate : Speak Foolishly; Boast Idly
Prehensile : Capable Of Grasping Or Holding (esp. By

3547 Wrapping Around); Ex. Prehensile Tails
Prattle : Babble
3523
Prelate : Church Dignitary; Priest Of High Positioithe

3548 Church (esp. Bishop)
Precarious : Unsafe; Lacking Istability; Uncertain; Risky;

3524 Ex. Precarious Living
3549
3522
Prelude : Introduction; Forerunner
Precedent : Something Preceding In Time Which May Be

Prelude : Introduction; Forerunner
3525 Used As An Authority Or Guide For Future Decision
3550
Premeditate : Plan In Advance; Ex. Premeditated Murder

3551
Premise : Assumption; Postulate
3552
Premonition : Forewarning
3553
Premonitory : Serving To Warn
3554
Prepossessing : Attractive; Cf. Preoccupying ?
3555
Preposterous : Absurd; Ridiculous
3556
Prime : Period Of Ideal Or Peak Condition; Earliest Or

3576 Beginning Stage; Ex. In The Prime Of Life; Ex. Prime Of
The Year(spring); Adj: First In Importance Or Rank; First;
Primogeniture : Seniority By Birth; State Of Being The
3577 First-Borchild; Right Of The Eldest Child (to Inherit The
Entire Property Of One Or Both Parents)
Primordial : Existing At The Beginning (of Time);
3578 Rudimentary
Pristine : Unspoiled; Remaining
3579 Characteristic Of Earlier Times;
Pristine Condition
Pristine : Unspoiled; Remaining
3580 Characteristic Of Earlier Times;
Pristine Condition
Privation : Hardship; Want
3581
In A Pure State;
Primitive; Ex. Old Book In
In A Pure State;
Primitive; Ex. Old Book In
Prerogative : Privilege; Unquestionable Right
Privy : Secret; Hidden; Not Public; Made A Participant In

3582 Something Secret; Ex. Privy Chamber Government; Ex.
Be Privy To A Discussion; Cf. Private
Presage : Foretell
Probe : Explore With A Probe Or Tools; Investigate; N:
3558
3583 Slender Instrument Used To Explore A Wound Or Body
Cavity; Device Designed To Investigate An Unknown
Prescience : Ability To Foretell The Future; Knowledge Of
Probity : Uprightness; Incorruptibility
3559 Actions Before They Occur; Adj. Prescient
3584
3557
Presentiment : Premonition; Foreboding

3560
Prestige : Impression Produced By Achievements Or
3561 Reputation
Presume : Take For Granted; Assume; Act
3562 Overconfidently; Take Liberties; Presume On/upon: Take
Unfair Advantage Of (someone'kindnesor Connection); N:
Presumptuous : Arrogant; Taking Liberties
3563
Problematic : Causing A Problem; Opeto Doubt; Doubtful;

3585 Unsettled; Questionable; Ex. Whether The Arena Will
Ever Be Completed Is Problematic.
Proboscis : Long Snout; Nose
3586
Proclivity : Inclination; Natural Tendency
3587
Procrastinate : Postpone; Delay
3588
Pretend : Feign; Pretend To: Claim To Possess; Make

Procurement : Obtaining; V: Procure: Obtain By Effort;
3564 Pretensionto; Ex. I Don't Pretend To Much Expertise; N: 3589 Obtain (a Prostitute) For Another
Pretense
Pretension : Pretentiousness; Claim (without Foundation);
Prod : Poke; Stir Up; Urge
3565 Ex. I Make No Pretensionto Skill Aan Artist.
3590
Pretension : Pretentiousness; Claim (without Foundation);
Prodigal : Wasteful; Reckless With Money; Profuse; Ex.
3566 Ex. I Make No Pretensionto Skill Aan Artist.
3591 A Mind Prodigal Of Ideas; N: Prodigality
Preternatural : Beyond What Is Normal In Nature;
3567 Supernatural; Ex. Preternatural Strength/forces
Prodigy : Marvel; Highly Gifted Child

3592
Pretext : Excuse
3568
Profane : Violate; Desecrate

3593
Prevail : Be Widespread; Triumph Over; Gaivictory; Prevail

Profligate : Dissipated; Wasteful; Licentious
3569 On: Persuade; Induce; Ex. Justice Has Prevailed; Ex.
3594
Prevail Osomeone To Do Something
Prevalent : Widespread; Generally Accepted
Profound : Deep; Not Superficial; Complete; Ex. Profound
3570
3595 Thinker/remark/silence/deafness; N: Profundity
Prevaricate : Lie
3571
Prey : Target Of A Hunt; Victim; V: Hunt And Eat As
3572 Prey; Victimize; Ex. Cats Prey On Mice.
Profusion : Great Amount; Plenty; Overabundance;

3596 Excess; Lavish Expenditure; Ex. Profusion Of Choices;
Adj. Profuse: Plentiful; Copious; Giving Or Given
Progenitor : Ancestor
3597
Prim : Very Precise And Formal; Exceedingly Proper

3573
Prognosis : Forecasted Course Of A Disease; Prediction

3598
Primal : First In Rank Or Importance; Being First In Time;

Prognosticate : Predict
3574 Original; Ex. Man'primal Innocence
3599
Primary : First In Rank Or Importance; Principal; Earliest
3575 In Time; Ex. Primary Stages; N: Cf. First
Prohibitive : So High As To Prohibit Purchase Or Use;

3600 Tending To Prevent The Purchase Or Use Of Something;
Prohibiting; Inclined To Prevent Or Forbid; Ex. Prohibitive
Projectile : Missile
Propound : Put Forth For Consideration Or Analysis; Set

3626 Forth; Ex. Propound A Problem/theory
Proletarian : Member Of The Working Class
Propound : Put Forth For Consideration Or Analysis; Set

3627 Forth; Ex. Propound A Problem/theory
3601
3602
Proletarian : Member Of The Working Class
3603
Propriety : Fitness; Correct Conduct

3628
Proliferation : Rapid Growth; Spread; Multiplication
Propulsive : Driving Forward
3604
3629
Prolixity : Tedious Wordiness; Verbosity; Adj. Prolix:

3605 Wordy; Verbose; Diffuse
3630
Prologue : Introduction (to A Poem Or Play)

3606
Proselytize : Convert To A Religion Or Belief

Prosody : Art Of Versification; Study Of The Metrical
3631 Structure Of Verse
Prolong : Lengthen; Extend; Draw Out
Prosody : The Art Of Versification
3607
3632
Prominent : Protruding(sticking Out); Conspicuous;

3608 Notable; Eminent
Prosper : Become Successful (esp. Financially); Thrive;

3633 Grow Well; Ex. Children Prospering Under Hicare
Promiscuous : Mixed Indiscriminately; Indiscriminate; Not

Prosperity : Good Fortune And Financial Success;
3609 Choosing Carefully; Indiscriminate Ithe Choice Of Sexual 3634 Physical Well-Being
Partners; Irregular, Particularly Sexually; Ex.
Promontory : Headland
Prosperity : Good Fortune And Financial Success;
3610
3635 Physical Well-Being
Promote : Advance Irank; Advance; Help To Flourish;
Prostrate : Stretch Out Full On Ground; Make Prostrate;
3611 Advocate; Help Actively Iforming; Publicize Or Popularize; 3636 Enervate; Ex. Prostrating Illness; Adj: Lying Face Down;
Ex. Milk Promotes Health; Ex. Promote A Match/bill; Ex.
Having Lost All Strength
Promote : Advance Irank; Advance; Help To Flourish;
Prostrate : Stretch Out Fill On Ground
3612 Advocate; Help Actively Iforming; Publicize Or Popularize; 3637
Ex. Milk Promotes Health; Ex. Promote A Match/bill; Ex.
Promulgate : Make Known By Official Proclamation Or
Protagonist : Leader Or Noticeable Supporter Of An Idea;
3613 Publication
3638 Chief Character In A Play Or Story
Prong : Pointed Projecting Part
3614
Protean : Versatile; Able To Take Many Shapes

3639
Prong : Pointed Projecting Part

3615
Pronounced : Distinct; Very Noticeable; Ex. Pronounced
3616 Limp
Protocol : Diplomatic Etiquette; Ceremony And Etiquette

3640 Observed By Diplomats; First Copy Of A Treaty Before Its
Ratification; Ex. Protocol Demands That The Queemeet
Prototype : Original Work Used As A Model By Others
3641
Prop : Support Placed Under Or Against Something; V:

3617
Propagate : Increase In Number By Producing Young;
3618 Multiply; Spread; Ex. Most Plants Propagate By Seed;
Ex. Newspaper Propagating Their Ideas
Propellants : Substances Which Propel Or Drive Forward
3619
Propensity : Natural Inclination
3620
Prototype : Original Work Used As A Model By Others

3642
Protrude : Stick Out; Jut; Project; Ex. Protruding Teeth
3643
Protuberance : Protrusion; Swelling; Bulge
3644
Protg : Person Receiving Protection And Support From
3645 A Patron
Prophetic : Of A Prophet Or Prophecy; Having To Do With

Protg : Person Receiving Protection And Support From
3621 Predicting The Future; N: Prophecy; V: Prophesy; N:
3646 A Patron
Prophet
Prophylactic : Used To Prevent Disease
Provenance : Place Of Origin; Origior Source Of
3622
3647 Something; Ex. Gunpowder Is Of Chinese Provenance; Cf.
Come
Propinquity : Nearness; Kinship
Proverb : Adage; Someone Or Something Well Known For
3623
3648 Notoriety; Adj. Proverbial: Of A Proverb; Widely Known;
Adv: Proverbially
Propitious : Favorable; Kindly
Providence : Quality Of Being Provident; Divine Care;
3624
3649 God'care; Providence: God; Ex. It Seemed Like
Providence That The Doctor Happened To Be There; Adj.
Proponent : Person Who Supports Or Proposes (an Idea)
Providence : Quality Of Being Provident; Divine Care;
3625
3650 God'care; Providence: God; Ex. It Seemed Like
Providence That The Doctor Happened To Be There; Adj.
Provident : Displaying Foresight; Thrifty; Preparing For

3651 Emergencies
Provincial : Pertaining To A Province; Limited
3652
Pugilist : Boxer
3676
Pugnacity : Combativeness; Dispositioto Fight; Adj.
3677 Pugnacious: (of People) Belligerent; Combative Inature
Provision : Act Of Providing; Something Provided;

Puissant : Powerful; Strong; Potent
3653 Preparatory Measure; Provisions: Necessary Supplie(esp. 3678
Food); Stipulation; Condition In An Agreement; Ex.
Provisional : Tentative
Puissant : Powerful; Strong; Potent
3654
3679
Proviso : Stipulation
3655
Pulchritude : Beauty; Comeliness

3680
Provocative : Arousing Anger Or Sexual Interest;

Pulmonary : Pertaining To The Lungs
3656 Annoying; Ex. Provocative In Tight Jeans; V: Provoke:
3681
Incite To Anger; Cause (an Unpleasant Action Or Feeling);
Prowess : Extraordinary Ability; Military Bravery; Ex.
Pulpit : Raised Platform Used In Preaching (in A Church)
3657 Prowess Ibattle
3682
Proximity : Nearness
3658
Pulsate : Throb
3683
Proxy : Authorized Agent

3659
Pulverize : Crush Or Grind Into Very Small Particles

3684
Prude : Excessively Modest Person

3660
Pummel : Beat
3685
Prudent : Cautious; Careful
Punctilious : Laying Stress On Niceties Of Conduct,

3686 Form; Precise
Prune : Cut Away; Trim
Pundit : Learned Hindu; Any Learned Man; Authority On A

3687 Subject
3661
3662
Prurient : Based On Lascivious Thoughts
3663
Pungent : Stinging; Caustic

3688
Pry : Inquire Impertinently (someone Else's Private

3664 Affairs); Use Leverage To Raise Or Opesomething; Prize;
N: Pries: Tool For Prying
Pseudonym : Pen-Name
3665
Punitive : Punishing; Ex. Punitive Measures

3689
Punitive : Punishing; Ex. Punitive Measures
3690
Psyche : Soul; Mind

3666
Puny : Insignificant; Tiny; Weak

3691
Psychiatrist : A Doctor Who Treats Mental Diseases
Purchase : Firm Grasp Or Footing
3667
3692
Psychic : Of Psyche; Mental; Of Or Possessing

3668 Extraordinary Mental Powers
3693
Purgatory : Place For Spiritual Expiation
Psychopathic : Pertaining To Mental Derangement

3669

3694
Psychosis : Mental Disorder
3670
3695
Psychosomatic : Of The Influence Of The Mind On The

3671 Body (esp. With Respect To Disease)
3696
Psychosomatic : Of The Influence Of The Mind On The

3672 Body (esp. With Respect To Disease)
Purport : Intention; Purpose; Meaning; V: Claim; Profess;

3697 Ex. Order Which Purports To Be Signed By The General
Purloin : Steal
Pucker : Gather Into Wrinkleor Folds; N: Wrinkle Or Fold
Purport : Intention; Purpose; Meaning; V: Claim; Profess;

3698 Ex. Order Which Purports To Be Signed By The General
Pudding : Hot Sweet Dish
Purported : Alleged; Claimed; Reputed Or Rumored; Ex.

3699 Purported Satanists
3673
3674
Puerile : Childish
3675
Purse : Pucker; Contract (lips) Into Wrinkles; N: Wallet

3700
Purveyor : Furnisher Of Foodstuffs; Caterer

3701
Query : Inquiry; Question;

3726
Purview : Scope
3702
Queue : Line
3727
Pushy : Disagreeably Aggressive

3703
Quibble : Equivocate; Play On Words

3728
Pusillanimous : Cowardly; Fainthearted
Quibble : Equivocate; Play On Words
3704
3729
Putative : Supposed; Reputed; Generally Regarded As

3705 Such; Ex. Putative Father Of The Child
3730
Quiescent : At Rest; Dormant
Putrefy : Make Or Become Putrid; N: Putrefaction

3706
Quiescent : At Rest; Dormant

3731
Putrescent : Becoming Putrid; Putrefying

3707
Quietude : Tranquillity
3732
Putrid : Foul; Rotten; Decayed
Quintessence : Purest And Highest Embodiment; Perfect

3733 Example; Apotheosis; Most Essential Element; Ex.
Quintessence Of Wit; Adj. Quintessential; Cf. Fifth
Puzzle : Baffle Or Confuse By A Difficult Problem; Ponder
Quirk : Suddesharp Turor Twist; Startling Twist; Caprice;
3709 Over A Problem In An Effort To Solve; Clarify Or Solve By 3734 Idiosyncrasy; Peculiarity Of Behavior; Ex. By A Quirk Of
Reasoning; Ex. Puzzle Out The Answer; N:
Fate
Pyromaniac : Person With An Insane Desire To Set
Quisling : Traitor Who Aids Invaders; Cf. Vidkuquisling
3710 Things On Fire
3735
3708
Quack : Charlatan; Impostor

3711
Quiver : Case For Arrows

3736
Quadrupled : Four-Footed Animal

3712
Quixotic : Idealistic But Impractical

3737
Quagmire : Bog; Marsh

3713
Quail : Cower; Lose Heart
3714
Quizzical : Curious; Suggesting Puzzlement (without

3738 Saying); Questioning; Teasing; Mocking; Bantering; Ex.
Quizzical Glance
Quorum : Number Of Members Necessary To Conduct A
3739 Meeting
Quaint : Odd; Old-Fashioned; Picturesque

3740 Meeting
Qualified : Limited; Restricted

3716

3741 Meeting
Qualify : Reach A Necessary Standard; Limit The

3717 Meaning Of Something Stated
Quotidian : Daily; Commonplace; Customary; Ex.

3742 Quotidiaroutine
3715
Qualms : Uneasy Feelings; Misgivings; Uneasy Fears

3718 Especially About Matters Of Conscience; Ex. I Have No
Qualms About Giving This Assignment To Helen.
Quandary : Dilemma; State Of Uncertainty; Ex. She Is Ia
3719 Quandary About Whether To Go.
Quarantine : Isolation Of Person Or Ship To Prevent
3720 Spread Of Infection
Rabble : Mob; Noisy Crowd

3743
Rabid : Like A Fanatic; Furious
3744
Rabies : Disease Passed On By The Bite Of An Infected
3745 Animal (causing Madnesand Death)
Quarry : Victim; Object Of A Hunt
Raconteur : Story-Teller
3721
3746
Quash : Crush; Suppress; Squash; Subdue; Annul; Ex.

3722 Quash A Rebellion/the Decisioof The Low Court
Raffle : Lottery; V: Award Aa Prize In A Raffle; Ex. Raffle

3747 Off A New Car
Queasy : Experiencing Nausea; Nauseated; Easily

3723 Nauseated; Squeamish; Ex. Feel A Little Queasy
Rag : Scrap Of Cloth; Adj. Ragged: Old And Torn;

3748 Seeming Unfinished And Imperfect; Ex. Ragged
Debut/performance
Ragamuffin : Person Wearing Tattered Clothes
3749
Quell : Suppress; Put Aend To; Put Dowforcibly;

3724 Extinguish; Quiet; Ex. `àrmy Quells Rebellion''
Inewspaper; Cf. Kill
Querulous : Fretful; Whining
3725
Rail : Complaibitterly; Scold; Rant; Ex. The Weaker

3750 Railing Against Injustices
Raiment : Clothing; Garments; Ex. I Have No Raiment Fit

Rarefied : Made Less Dense (of A Gas)
3751 To Wear.
3776
Rake : Angle Of A Slope; V: Slant From The
3752 Perpendicular
Rakish : Jaunty; Stylish; Sporty; Morally Corrupt;
3753 Dissolute; Ex. He Wore His Hat At A Rakish And Jaunty
Angle.
Rally : Come Or Bring Together; Call Up Or Summon
3754 (forces, Vital Powers, Etc.); Revive Or Recuperate (after
Illness Or Difficulty); N: Act Of Rallying; Mass Gathering
Ram : Male Sheep; V: Strike Or Drive Against With A
3755 Heavy Impact
Ramble : Wonder Aimlessly (physically Or Mentally)
3756
Raspy : Grating; Harsh

3777
Ratify : Approve Formally; Verify
3778
Ratiocination : Reasoning; Act Of Drawing Conclusions
3779 From Premises
Ration : Fixed Portion; V: Distribute Arations
3780
Rational : (of A Person) Having Reason; (of Ideas) Based
3781 On Reason; Logical
Ramification : Branching Out; Subdivision; One Branch Of

Rationale : Fundamental Reason Or Principle (on Which
3757 A System; One Of The Results Following From An Action 3782 A System Or Principle Is Based); Fundamental Reason
Or Decision; Ex. Ramifications Of A Business/the
Or Justification; Grounds For An Action
Ramification : Branching Out; Subdivision; One Branch Of
Rationalization : Bringing Into Conformity With Reason
3758 A System; One Of The Results Following From An Action 3783
Or Decision; Ex. Ramifications Of A Business/the
Ramify : Divide Into Branches Or Subdivisions
Rationalize : Reason; Justify An Improper Act
3759
3784
Ramp : Slope; Inclined Plane
Raucous : (of Voice) Harsh And Unpleasant; (of People)

3785 Disorderly And Boisterous; Ex. Raucous Shouts
Rampart : Defensive Mound Of Earth
Ravage : Devastate; Plunder; Despoil; Ex. Crops Ravaged

3786 By Storms
Ramshackle : Rickety; Falling Apart
Ravel : Fall Apart Into Tangles; Entangle; Unravel Or

3787 Untwist
3760
3761
3762
Rancid : Having The Odor Of Stale Fat
Ravenous : Extremely Hungry
3763
3788
Rancor : Long-Lasting Hatred; Bitterness; Ex.

3764 Negotiatiowithout Rancor; Adj. Rancorous
Ravine : Narrow Valley With Steep Sides; Gorge; Cf.

3789 Gully, Canyon
Random : Without Definite Purpose, Plan, Or Aim;

3765 Haphazard; Ex. Random Shots; Ex. Chosen At Random
3790
Reactionary : Recoiling From Progress; Retrograde
Rank : Offensive In Odor Or Flavor
Realm : Kingdom; Field Or Sphere; Ex. Not Within The

3791 Realms Of Possibility
Rankle : Irritate; Fester

3767
Reaper : One Who Harvests Grain; Ex. The Grim Reaper;

3792 V: Reap: Cut And Gather (crop); Harvest A Crop
Ransack : Search Thoroughly; Pillage (going Through A

3768 Place); Ex. Enemy Soldierransacked The Town.
3793
3766
Rebate : Discount
Rant : Speak Violently Or Excitedly; Rave; Talk Excitedly

Rebuff : Reject Bluntly; Snub; Beat Back; Ex. She
3769 Showing Anger; Scold; Make A Grandiloquent Speech;
3794 Rebuffed His Invitation; N:
Ex. The Priest Ranted About The Devil.
Rapacious : Voracious; Ravenous; Taking Everything One
Rebus : Representatioof Words Ithe Form Of Pictures Or
3770 Can; Excessively Grasping; Plundering; Subsisting Olive 3795 Symbols; Puzzle Iwhich Pictures Or Letters Stand For
Prey; Ex. Rapacious Birds
Words; Ex. ``r U 18'' Is A Rebus For `àre You 18''.
Rapport : Close Relationship; Emotional Closeness;
Rebuttal : Refutation; Response With Contrary Evidence
3771 Harmony
3796
Rapprochement : Reconciliation
Recalcitrant : Disobedient Or Resisting Authority Eveafter

3797 Being Punished; Obstinately Stubborn; Determined To
Resist Authority; Unruly; Ex. Recalcitrant Child
Rapt : Engrossed; Absorbed; Enchanted; Ex. Rapt
Recant : Disclaim Or Disavow; Retract A Previous
3773 Listener
3798 Statement; Openly Confess Error; Ex. Recant One's
Faith/a Statement
Rapture : Great Joy And Delight; Ecstasy; Adj. Rapturous
Recapitulate : Summarize
3774
3799
3772
Rare : (of Air) Thin In Density; Rarefied; Ex. Rare Air Of

3775 The Mountains
Recast : Reconstruct (a Sentence, Story, Statue, Etc.);

3800 Fashioagain
Receptive : Quick Or Willing To Receive (ideas,

3801 Suggestions, Etc.); Ex. Receptive To The Proposal
Recess : Pause; Temporary Cessation; Alcove; Secret
3802 Inner Place; Ex. Parliament In Recess; V: Cf. Recessive
Recession : Withdrawal; Retreat
3803
Recidivism : Habitual Return To Crime
3804
Redress : Remedy; Compensation; Ex. Seek Redress For

3826 The Damage To Your Car; V: Put Right; Remedy Or
Rectify (a Wrong); Make Amends For
Reduce : Diminish; Bring To A Weaker Or More Difficult
3827 Condition; Demote; Lower In Rank; Separate Into
Componentby Analysis; Ex. Reduced To The Ranks; Ex.
Reek : Emit (aunpleasant Odor Or Smoke); Give Off
3828 Aunpleasant Odor; Give Out Smoke; Ex. Reeking
Chimney; N: Unpleasant Odor; Stench
Refectory : Dining Hall
3829
Recipient : Receiver
3805
Referendum : Direct Vote By All The People

3830
Reciprocal : Mutual; Given And Received In Return;

3806 Exchangeable; Interacting; Ex. Reciprocal Trade
Agreement
Reciprocate : Repay In Kind
3807
Referendum : Direct Vote By All The People

3831
Refractory : Unmanageable; Disobedient And Stubborn;
3832 Ex. Refractory Horse
Recite : Repeat Aloud (something Learned); Describe; Ex.

Refractory : Unmanageable; Disobedient And Stubborn;
3808 Recite Hicomplaints; N: Recitation
3833 Ex. Refractory Horse
Reckon : Count; Calculate; Regard As; Think; Suppose
Refulgent : Effulgent; Brilliant; Brightly Shining; Gleaming;

3834 Ex. Refulgent Moon
Recline : Lie Down
Refurbish : Renovate; Make Clean, Bright, Or Fresh

3835 (make New) Again; Make Bright By Polishing; Ex.
Refurbish Aold Theater; Cf. Furbish: Polish
Refutation : Disproof Of Opponents' Arguments
3836
3809
3810
Recluse : Hermit
3811
Reconcile : Make Friendly Again (after Quarrel); Make
3812 Consistent (two Ideas In Opposition); Correct
Inconsistencies; Ex. Reconcile One's Political Principles
Reconcile : Make Friendly Again (after Quarrel); Make
3813 Consistent (two Ideas In Opposition); Correct
Inconsistencies; Ex. Reconcile One's Political Principles
Recondite : Abstruse; Profound; Secret
3814
Refute : Disprove
3837
Regal : Royal; Of A Monarch; Ex. Regal Manner
3838
Regale : Entertain
3839
Reconnaissance : Survey Of Enemy By Soldiers;

3815
Regatta : Boat Or Yacht Race

3840
Reconnaissance : Survey Of Enemy By Soldiers;
3817
Regeneration : Spiritual Rebirth; Ex. Regeneration Of The

3841 Prisoners; V: Regenerate: Give Or Obtain New Life;
Reform Spiritually
Regent : A Person Who Governin Place Of A Ruler Who
3842 Iill, Absent, Or Still A Child; Adj. Ex. The Prince Regent
Recourse : Resorting To Help When In Trouble; Ex.

3818 Without Recourse To
3843
3816
Recount : Narrate Or Tell; Count Over Again
Regicide : Murder Of A King Or Queen
Recreant : Coward; Betrayed Of Faith

3819
Regime : Method Or System Of Government

3844
Recrimination : Countercharges
Regimen : Prescribed Course Of Diet Or Exercise;

3845 Prescribed Diet And Habits; Ex. Daily Regimeof A Dancer
Rectify : Correct
Regiment : Military Unit; V: Subject To Strict Order; Ex.

3846 Regimented Society
3820
3821
Rectitude : Uprightedness
Rehabilitate : Restore To Proper Condition
3822
3847
Recuperate : Recover; Return To Health; Regain; Ex.

3823 Recuperate Losses
3848
Reimburse : Repay
Recurrent : Occurring Again And Again
Reinstate : Restore To A Previoucondition Or Position
3824
3849
Redolent : Odorous; Fragrant; Suggestive (of An Odor);

3825 Ex. Redolent Of Onions/mystery
3850
Reiterate : Repeat
Rejoinder : Reply; Retort; Comeback; V: Rejoin: Say

3851 Ireply
Remote : Distant In Manner; Aloof

3876
Rejuvenate : Make Young Again
Remunerative : Compensating; Rewarding
3852
3877
Relapse : Return To A Former State (esp. After

3853 Improvement); N:
3878
Relegate : Put Into A Lower Or Worse Place; Banish To

3854 Ainferior Position; Delegate; Assign; Ex. Relegate The
Old Furniture To The Children's Room; Ex. Relegated To
Relent : Become Less Severe; Give In(surrender); Adj.
3855 Relentless: Unyielding; Continuously Severe
Relent : Become Less Severe; Give In(surrender); Adj.
3856 Relentless: Unyielding; Continuously Severe

3879
Render : Give; Deliver; Provide; Represent In Verbal Or
3880 Artistic Form; Depict; Perform; Make; Translate; Ex.
Render The Song Beautifully
Rendezvous : Meeting Place
3881
Relevancy : Pertinence; Reference To The Case In Hand
Rendition : Translation; Artistic Interpretation Of A Song
3857
3882
Relevant : Having Importance; Pertinent; Referring To The

3858 Case In Hand; N: Relevance, Relevancy
3883
Renegade : Deserter; Apostate
Relic : Surviving Remnant (from Aextinct Culture);

Renegade : Deserter; Apostate
3859 Memento; Keepsake; Relics: Corpse; Ex. Ancient Relics; 3884
Ex. Relics Of His Travel; Ex. His Relics Are Buried At X.
Religiouos : Religion; (of A Person) Pious; Having
Renege : Break A Promise; Deny; Go Back On; Ex.
3860 Reverence For A Deity
3885 Renege Othe Contract/paying Off The Debt
Relinquish : Give Up Something (with Reluctance); Yield;
Renounce : Abandon; Give Up (by Formal
3861 Release; Ex. Relinquish Power/the Claim To The Land/his 3886 Announcement); Disown; Repudiate; Ex. Renounce One's
Hold On My Arm
Claim To The Property/one's Religion; N: Renunciation
Relish : Savor; Enjoy
Renovate : Restore To Good Condition; Renew
3862
3887
Remediable : Reparable
3863
Rent : Tear Made By Rending; Rip; Split

3888
Remedial : Curative; Corrective

3864
Renunciation : Giving Up; Renouncing

3889
Reminiscence : Recollection
Repartee : Clever Reply
3865
3890
Reminiscent : Suggestive Of Something (in The Past); Of

3866 Reminiscence
3891
Repast : Meal; Feast; Banquet
Remiss : Negligent
3867
Repeal : Revoke; Annul

3892
Remiss : Negligent
3868
Remission : Temporary Moderation (of Disease
3869 Symptoms); Remitting Of A Debt Or Punishment;
Cancellation Of A Debt; Pardon; Ex. The Disease Went
Remit : Transmit (money) In Payment; Free Someone
3870 From A Debt Or Punishment
Remittance : Remitting Of Money; Amount Of Money
3871 Remitted
Remnant : Remainder
3872
Repel : Drive Away; Disgust; Ex. Repel The

3893 Attack/moisture; Ex. Repelled By The Dirty Room; Cf.
Repulsion
Repellent : Driving Away; Unattractive
3894
Repercussion : Rebound; Reaction; Reverberation; Ex.
3895 Serious Repercussion
Repertoire : List Of Works Of Music, Drama, Etc., A
3896 Performer Is Prepared To Present
Repine : Fret; Complain; Be Annoyed; Ex. Repine Over
3897 The Undone Work
Remonstrance : Protest; Objection; V: Remonstrate: Say

Replenish : Fill Up Again
3873 In Protest
3898
Remonstrate : Protest
3874
Remorse : Guilt; Self-Reproach
3875
Replete : Fully Filled; Filled To The Brim Or

3899 Of Being Stuffed; Abundantly Supplied; Ex.
Replete With Errors
Replete : Fully Filled; Filled To The Brim Or
3900 Of Being Stuffed; Abundantly Supplied; Ex.
Replete With Errors
To The Point
Report
To The Point
Report
Replete : Fully Filled; Filled To The Brim Or To The Point

3901 Of Being Stuffed; Abundantly Supplied; Ex. Report
Replete With Errors
Replicate : Reproduce; Duplicate
3902
Resentment : Indignation; Bitterness; Displeasure; V:

3926 Resent: Feel Anger About
Reserve : Self-Control; Self-Restraint; Formal But Distant

3927 Manner; Reticence; Ex. Without Reserve: Freely And
Openly; Adj. Reserved: Shy And Uncommunicative
Repose : Resting; State Of Being At Rest; Calmness; V:
Reserve : Self-Control; Self-Restraint; Formal But Distant
3903 Lie At Rest; Relax; Put Or Place; Ex. Repose Our Hopein 3928 Manner; Reticence; Ex. Without Reserve: Freely And
A Single Man
Openly; Adj. Reserved: Shy And Uncommunicative
Repository : Storehouse
Residual : Remaining; Left Over; Of A Residue; N:
3904
3929 Residue
Reprehensible : Deserving Blame
3905
Residue : Remainder; Balance

3930
Representational : (of A Style Of Art) Showing Thingathey

Resign : Give Up (a Position, Right, Or Claim); Submit
3906 Actually Appear In Real Life
3931 (oneself) Passively
Repress : Hold Back (the Natural Expression Of);
3907 Restrain; Crush; Oppress; Ex. Repressed Child; Ex.
Repress A Laugh/rebellion
Repress : Hold Back (the Natural Expression Of);
3908 Restrain; Crush; Oppress; Ex. Repressed Child; Ex.
Repress A Laugh/rebellion
Reprieve : Temporary Stay
3909
Resignation : Patient Submissiveness; Statement That

3932 One Is Quitting A Job; Adj. Resigned: Acquiescent
Resigned : Unresisting; Patiently Submissive
3933
Resilient : Elastic; Having The Power Of Springing Back
3934
Reprimand : Reprove Severely

3910
Resolution : Determination
3935
Reprisal : Retaliation
3912
Resonant : (of A Sound) Echoing; Resounding(sounding

3936 Loudly); Deep And Full In Sound; Producing Resonance;
Ex. Resonant Voice; N: Resonance
Resort : Turn To For Help; Ex. Resort To Violence; N:
3937
Reprise : Musical Repetition; Repeating Of A Piece Of

3913 Music; Repeat Performance; Recurrent Action; Ex.
Reprise Ithe Finale; Ex. Constant Reprises
Reproach : Blame; Censure
3914
Resound : (of A Place) Be Filled With Sound; (of A

3938 Sound) Sound Loudly; Sound Back; Echo; Ex. Hall
Resounded With Laughter
Resourceful : Clever And Imaginative (in Dealing With
3939 Difficult Situations); N: Resource, Resourcefulness
3911
Reprisal : Retaliation
Reprobation : Severe Disapproval

3915
Respiration : Breathing; Exhalation; Adj. Respiratory

3940
Reprove : Censure; Rebuke

3916
Respite : Delay In Punishment; Interval Of Relief; Rest

3941
Repudiate : Disown; Disavow
Resplendent : Brilliant; Lustrous
3917
3942
Repulse : Reject With Rudenesor Coldnes(an Offer Or

3918 Friendship); Drive Back (an Enemy Attack); Cf. Repulse
!= Cause Repulsion
Repulsion : Act Of Driving Back; Distaste
3919
Responsiveness : State Of Reacting Readily To Appeals,

3943 Orders, Etc.; Adj. Responsive: Readily Reacting; Ex.
Responsive To Treatment
Restitution : Reparation; Indemnification
3944
Reputable : Respectable; Having A Good Reputation
Restive : Impatiently Restless (induced By External

3945 Coercioor Restriction); Restlessly Impatient; Obstinately
Resisting Control; Ex. Restive Horses Because Of
Reputed : Supposed; Ex. Reputed Father Of The Child; V:
Resumption : Taking Up Again; Recommencement; V:
3921 Repute: Consider; N: Repute: Reputation; Esteem
3946 Resume: Begin Or Take Up Again; Take Or Occupy
Again; Ex. Kindly Resume Your Seats.
Requiem : Mass For The Dead; Dirge
Resurge : Rise Again; Flow To And Fro; N: Resurgence;
3922
3947 Adj. Resurgent: (of Ideas Or Beliefs) Experiencing Revival;
Surging Again
Requisition : Formal Demand Or Request; Ex. Requisition
Resurgent : Rising Again After Defeat, Etc.
3923 For More Computing Equipment; V:
3948
3920
Requite : Repay; Revenge

3924
Rescind : Cancel
3925
Resurrect : Revive
3949
Resuscitate : Revive; Bring Back To Life Or
3950 Consciousness; Ex. Resuscitate The Drowned Child
Retain : Keep; Maintain Possession Of; Employ (esp. A

Revulsion : Suddestrong Feeling Of Disgust; Suddeviolent
3951 Lawyer Or Advisor); N: Retainer: Servant; Fee Paid To
3976 Change Of Feeling; Negative Reaction; Ex. Revulsiofrom
Retain An Advisor
The Scenes Of Torture
Retain : Keep; Maintain Possession Of; Employ (esp. A
Rhapsodize : Speak Or Write In An Exaggeratedly
3952 Lawyer Or Advisor); N: Retainer: Servant; Fee Paid To
3977 Enthusiastic Manner; Ex. Rhapsodize Over The Beauty Of
Retain An Advisor
The Scenery
Retaliate : Repay In Kind (usually For Bad Treatment); V:
Rhapsody : Excessively Enthusiastic Expression Of
3953 Retaliate
3978 Feeling; Musical Composition Of Irregular Form (aif Made
Up Aone Playit)
Retaliation : Repayment In Kind (usually For Bad
Rhetoric : Art Of Effective Communication; Insincere
3954 Treatment)
3979 Language
Retard : Delay (in Development); Adj. Retarded: (aof A
3955 Child) Slower In Development
Rhetorical : Pertaining To Effective Communication;

3980 Insincere Language
Retard : Delay (in Development); Adj. Retarded: (aof A

3956 Child) Slower In Development
3981
Retentive : Holding; Having A Good Memory

3957
Reticence : Reserve; Uncommunicativeness; Inclination
3958 To Be Silent
Ribald : Wanton; Profane

Rickety : (of Buildings) Likely To Break Or Fall Apart; Of
3982 Rickets; Cf. Rickets; Cf. Vitamin D
3959
Riddle : Pierce With Holes; Permeate Or Spread

3983 Throughout; Ex. The Gunmariddled The Car With Bullets;
Ex. The Whole Report Is Riddled With Errors; N: Large
Rife : Abundant; Current
3984
Retiring : Shy And Reserved (of A Person); Modest; Ex.

3960 Her Retiring Personality
3985
Retinue : Following; Attendants
Retort : Quick, Sharp Reply

3961

3986
Retract : Withdraw; Take Back; Draw Back; Ex. Retract A

Rift : Narrow Opening Ia Large Mass; Break Ia Friendly
3962 Statement/an Offer/claws; N: Retraction; Cf. Retractile
3987 Relation; Ex. Through A Rift Ithe Clouds; Op.
Reconciliation
Retrench : Cut Down; Economize
Rig : Fix Or Manipulate; Manipulate Dishonestly For
3963
3988 Personal Gain; Ex. Rig The Election
Retribution : Vengeance; Compensation; Punishment For
Righteous : Morally Upright; Just
3964 Offenses
3989
Retrieve : Recover; Put Right; Find And Bring In; Regain;
3965 Ex. Retrieve The Situation
3990
Rightful : Legally Correct; Ex. Rightful Owner
Retrograde : Go Backwards; Degenerate, Instead Of

3966 Advancing
Rigid : Hard And Unbending; Stiff And Unyielding; Fixed In

3991 Behavior Or Views; Strict; Rigorous; Ex. Rigid Rule
Retrospective : Looking Back On The Past

3967
Rile : Irritate; Vex; Muddy

3992
3968
Revelry : Boisterous Merrymaking
Rip : Tear Or Be Torn Quickly And Violently; Ex. The Sail

3993 Ripped Under The Force Of The Wind; N:
Reverberate : Echo Repeatedly; Resound; Ex. The

3969 Thunder Reverberated Across The Valley.
3994
Risible : Inclined To Laugh; Ludicrous
Reverend : Deserving Reverence; N: Priest

3970
Risque : Verging Upon The Improper; Offcolor

3995
Reverent : Respectful; Worshipful

3971
Rivet : Metal Pin Used For Fastening Metal Platetogether;

3996 V: Fasten With A Rivet; Engross
Revert : Relapse; Backslide; Turn Back To; Return To The

Riveting : Holding One's Attention; Absorbing; Engrossing
3972 Former Owner; N: Reversion
3997
Revile : Slander; Vilify
3973
Rivulet : Small Stream; Cf. Rill < Rivulet < River

3998
Revoke : Cancel; Retract; Cf. Irrevocable

3974
Roan : Brown Mixed With Gray Or White

3999
Revulsion : Suddestrong Feeling Of Disgust; Suddeviolent

Robust : Vigorous; Strong
3975 Change Of Feeling; Negative Reaction; Ex. Revulsiofrom 4000
The Scenes Of Torture
Roil : To Make Liquids Murky By Stirring Up Sediment

4001
Rummage : Ransack; Thoroughly Search

4026
Romp : Play Or Frolic Boisterously; Gambol; N:
Run-Down : (of A Place) Dilapidated; In A Bad Condition;

4027 (of A Person) Weak Or Exhausted
Rooster : Cock; Adult Male Chicken
Runic : Mysterious; Set Dowiaancient Alphabet; N: Rune:

4028 One Of The Letters Of Aalphabet Used By Ancient
Germanic Peoples (cut Ostone Or Wood); Magic Charm
Ruse : Trick; Stratagem
4029
4002
4003
Roseate : Rosy; Optimistic; Ex. Roseate Views
4004
Roseate : Rosy; Optimistic; Ex. Roseate Views
4005

4030
Roster : List
4006

4031
Roster : List (of Names)

4007
Rustic : Pertaining To Country People; Uncouth

4032
Roster : List (of Names)

4008
Rusticate : Banish To The Country; Dwell In The Country

4033
4009
Rostrum : Platform For Speech-Making; Pulpit
Rustle : Make Slight Soundlike Silk Moving Or Being

4034 Rubbed Together
Rote : Repetition; Memorizatiothrough Repetitiowithout

4010 Understanding; Ex. Learpoetry By Rote
4035
Rote : Repetition
4011
Rotund : (of A Person) Fat And Round
4012
Ruthless : Pitiless
Saboteur : One Who Commits Sabotage; Destroyer Of
4036 Property; N: Sabotage: Destruction Of Property (usually
Carried Out Secretly)
Saccharine : Cloyingly Sweet
4037
Rotunda : Circular Building Or Hall Covered With A Dome

4013
Saccharine : Cloyingly Sweet

4038
Rotundity : Roundness; Sonorousness Of Speech

4014
Sacrilegious : Desecrating; Profane

4039
Rousing : Lively; Inducing Excitement; Stirring; V: Rouse:

Sacrosanct : Most Sacred; Inviolable
4015 Waken; Arouse From Sleep Or Depression; Excite; Stir
4040
Up
Rout : Stampede; Drive Out
Saga : Scandinavian Myth; Any Legend
4016
4041
4017
Rubble : Broken Fragments
Sage : Persocelebrated For Wisdom; Wise Person; Adj:

4042 Wise
Rubric : Title Or Heading (ired Print); Directions For

4018 Religious Ceremony; Protocol
4043
Rubric : Title Or Heading (ired Print); Directions For

4019 Religious Ceremony; Protocol
4044
Ruddy : Reddish; Healthy-Looking

4020
Rudimentary : Elementary; Not Developed; Crude; N:
4021 Rudiment: Fundamental Element Or Principle; Ex.
Rudiments Of The Language
Rue : Regret; Lament; Mourn; Ex. He Will Rue The Day;
4022 N: Adj. Rueful
Salacious : Lascivious; Lustful; Ex. Salacious Monk

Saline : Salty
Sallow : (of The Skin) Yellowish And Unhealthy-Looking;
4045 Sickly Icolor; Ex. Sallow Complexiodue To Jaundice
Salubrious : Healthful; Conducive To Health Or Well4046 Being; Socially Desirable; Ex. Salubrious Area; Cf. Health
4023
Salutary : Tending To Improve; Beneficial; Wholesome;

4047 Ex. The Punishment Had A Salutary Effect Othe Boy; Cf.
Health
Salvage : Rescue (goods Or Property) From Loss; N:
4048 Saving; Property Saved
Rumble : Make Or Move With A Deep Rolling Sound

4024 (athunder Or Stomach)
Sanctimonious : Displaying Ostentatious Or Hypocritical

4049 Devoutness
Rueful : Regretful; Sorrowful; Dejected
Ruminate : Chew The Cud; Ponder

4025
Sanction : Approve; Ratify

4050
Sanctuary : Place Of Refuge; Shelter; Shrine; Holy Place;

Scad : A Great Quantity; Ex. Scads Of Clothes
4051 Ex. The Outlaw Was Granted Sanctuary In The Church.
4076
Sangfroid : Coolness In A Trying Situation
4052
Sangfroid : Coolness In A Trying Situation
4053
Sanguine : Cheerful; Hopeful
4054
Sap : Diminish; Weaken; Undermine The Foundations Of
4055 (a Fortification); Ex. The Element Kryptonite Sapped His
Strength.
Sarcophagus : Stone Coffin, Often Highly Decorated
4056
Sarcophagus : Stone Coffin, Often Highly Decorated
Scaffold : Temporary Platform For Workers (to Work At

4077 Heights Above The Ground); Bracing Framework; Platform
For Execution
Scale : Climb Up; Ascend; Remove Or Come Off In
4078 Scales; N: Flake Of Epidermis; Ascending Or Descending
Series Of Musical Tones
Scanty : Meager; Insufficient
4079
Scanty : Meager; Insufficient
4080
Scapegoat : Someone Who Bears The Blame For Others
4081
Sardonic : Scornfully Mocking; Disdainful; Sarcastic;

4058 Cynical; Ex. Sardonic Smile
Scavenge : Hunt Through Discarded Materials For Usable

4082 Items Or Food; Search, Especially For Food; N:
Scavenger: One Who Scavenges; Animal That Feeds
Scavenger : Collector And Disposer Of Refuse; Animal
4083 That Devours Refuse And Carrion
Sartorial : Pertaining To Tailors Or Tailoring; Ex. A Maof

4059 Great Sartorial Elegance; Cf. Sartor: Tailor
Scavenger : Collector And Disposer Of Refuse; Animal

4084 That Devours Refuse And Carrion
4057
Sate : Satisfy To The Full; Cloy

4060
Scenario : Plot Outline; Screenplay(script For A Movie);

4085 Opera Libretto; Outline Of Possible Future Events
Satellite : Small Body Revolving Around A Larger One
Schematic : Of A Schema Or Scheme; Relating To An

4086 Outline Or Diagram; Using A System Of Symbols; N:
Schema: Diagrammatic Representation; Outline
Satiate : Surfeit; Satisfy Fully
Scheme : Systematic Plan; Plot; Clever Dishonest Plan;
4062
4087 Orderly Arrangement Of Elements; Ex. Health Insurance
Scheme; Ex. A Scheme To Escape Taxes; Ex. A Color
Satiety : Condition Of Being Crammed Full; Glutted State;
Schism : Division; Split
4063 Repletion
4088
4061
Satire : Form Of Literature In Which Irony; Sarcasm, And

4064 Ridicule Are Employed To Attack Vice And Folly
Scholarly : Full Of Learning; Erudite; Like A Scholar; Ex.

4089 Scholarly Journal
Satirical : Mocking
Scintilla : Shred; Least Bit
4065
4090
Saturate : Soak Thoroughly; Imbue; Impregnate; Charge;

4066 Fill To Capacity
Scintillate : Sparkle; Flash; Be Animated; Be Full Of Life;

4091 Ex. Scintillating Conversation
Saturate : Soak
Scion : Offspring
4067
4092
Satyr : Half-Human, Half-Bestial Being In The Court Of

4068 Dionysus, Portrayed As Wanton And Cunning
Scoff : Laugh (at); Mock; Ridicule; Ex. Scoff At Their

4093 Threats
Saunter : Stroll Slowly

4069
Scorch : Sear; N:
4094
Savant : Scholar
4071
Score : Number Of Points; Written Form Of A Musical

4095 Composition; Reason; Group Of 20; Notch Or Incision;
Ex. Full/vocal Score; Ex. Don't Worry On That Score; V:
Scotch : Stamp Out(put Aend To); Thwart; Hinder; Ex.
4096 Scotch The Rumor; Cf. Cut; Cf.
Savor : Enjoy; Have A Distinctive Flavor, Smell, Or

4072 Quality; N: Taste Or Smell; Distinctive Quality
4097
4070
Savoir Faire : Tact; Poise; Sophistication
Savory : Pleasant Itaste; Tasty; Pleasing, Attractive, Or

4073 Agreeable; Ex. Savory Reputation
Savory : Pleasant Itaste; Tasty; Pleasing, Attractive, Or
4074 Agreeable; Ex. Savory Reputation
Scowl : Frown Angrily; N: Angry Frown

Scrap : Small Bit Or Fragment; Discarded Waste
4098 Material; Fight; Ex. A Scrap Of Paper/cloth; V: Break Into
Partfor Disposal; Discard Aworthless; Fight; Quarrel
Scrappy : Quarrelsome
4099
Scabbard : Case For A Sword Blade; Sheath

4075
Scraps : Leftover Food

4100

4101
Seclusion : Isolation; Solitude

4126
Secrete : Hide Away; Produce And Release A Substance

4127 Into An Organism
Screech : Unpleasant High Sharp Sound; Shriek; V:
Sect : Separate Religious Body; Faction; Group Of

4128 People With Common Beliefs Within A Larger Group
Screech : Unpleasant High Sharp Sound; Shriek; V:
Sectarian : Relating To A Religious Fraction Or Subgroup;

4129 Narrow-Minded; Limited
4102
4103
4104
Scruple : Hesitate For Ethical Reasons; Fret About; Ex.
4105 She Did Not Scruple To Read His Diary; N: Uneasy
Feeling Arising From Conscience; Conscience
Scrupulous : Conscientious; Extremely Thorough; Ex.
4106 Scrupulous Worker
Secular : Worldly; Not Pertaining To Church Matters;

4130 Temporal
Sedate : Composed; Grave
4131
Scrutinize : Examine Closely And Critically
Sedentary : Requiring Sitting; Done While Sitting; Not

4132 Moving From One Place To Another; Settled; Ex.
Sedentary Job/population
Scuffle : Struggle Confusedly; Move Off Ia Confused Hurry;
Sedition : Resistance To Authority; Insubordination
4108 N: Cf. Scuffling Twins ?
4133
4107
Scuffle : Struggle Confusedly; Move Off Ia Confused Hurry;

Seduce : Lead Away From Proper Conduct; Entice; Adj.
4109 N: Cf. Scuffling Twins ?
4134 Seductive
Scullion : Menial Kitchen Worker
4110
Sedulous : Diligent
4135
Seedy : Run-Down; Decrepit; Disreputable; Having Many

4136 Seeds; Ex. Seedy Downtowhotel
Seedy : Run-Down; Decrepit; Disreputable; Having Many

4137 Seeds; Ex. Seedy Downtowhotel
4111
4112
Seemly : (of Behavior) Proper; Appropriate
4113
4138
Scurrilous : Abusive; Obscene; Indecent; Ex. Scurrilous

4114 Remark
Seep : Pass Slowly Through Small Openings; Ooze;

4139 Trickle; N: Seepage
Scurry : Move Briskly

4115
Scurvy : Contemptible; Despicable; N: Disease Caused
4116 By Deficiency Of Vitamic
Seethe : Be Violently Disturbed; Boil; (of A Liquid) Move

4140 About Wildly As If Boiling; Ex. The Natiowas Seething
With Discontent.
Seine : Net For Catching Fish
4141
Seamy : Sordid; Base; Filthy; Unwholesome; Ex. Seamy

Seismic : Pertaining To Earthquakes
4117 Side Of City Life
4142
Sear : Burthe Surface Of; Char Or Burn; Brand; Parch;
4118 Cause (a Plant) To Wither
Selective : Careful In Choosing; Having An Effect Only On

4143 Certain Things; Not General; Ex. Eclectic Weed Killer
Season : Enhance The Flavor Of By Adding A Spice, Etc.

Self-Indulgence : Excessive Indulgence Of One'own Desire
4119 ; Inure; Harden; N: Seasoning: Something Used In
4144
Seasoning
Seasonable : Occurring At The Proper Time Or Season;
Self-Righteous : Sure Of One'own Righteousness;
4120 Opportune; Ex. Seasonable Intervention In The Dispute
4145 Moralistic
Seasonable : Occurring At The Proper Time Or Season;
4121 Opportune; Ex. Seasonable Intervention In The Dispute
Seasonal : Of A Particular Season; Ex. Seasonal Rise In
4122 Employment
Seasoned : Experienced
4123
Sebaceous : Oily; Fatty
4124
Secession : Withdrawal
4125
Semblance : Outward Appearance; Guise; Ex. We Called

4146 Ithe Troops To Bring A/some Semblance Of Order To The
City.
Seminal : Related To Seed Or Semen; Germinal; Creative;
4147 Providing A Basis For Further Development; Influencing
Future Developments; Ex. Seminal Research In A New
Seminary : School For Training Future Ministers;
4148 Secondary School, Especially For Young Women
Senility : Old Age; Feeblemindedness Of Old Age; Adj.
4149 Senile: Resulting From Old Age; Showing The Weakness
Of Body Or Mind From Old Age; Ex. Senile Dementia
Sensitization : Process Of Being Made Sensitive Or
4150 Acutely Responsive To Aexternal Agent Or Substance; V:
Sensitize: Make Or Become Sensitive
Sensual : Devoted To The Pleasures Of The Sense;

4151 Carnal; Voluptuous; Ex. Sensual Woman/curves/lips
Sententious : Terse; Concise; Aphoristic
Shard : Fragment Generally Of Brokepottery (glass, Clay

4176 Bowl, Or Cup)
4152
Shaving : Very Thipiece, Usually Of Wood (cut From A

4177 Surface With A Sharp Blade)
Sentient : Capable Of Sensatioand Conscious; Aware;

4153 Sensitive; Ex. Sentient Creature; N: Sentience
Sheaf : Bundle Of Stalks Of Grain; Any Bundle Of Things

4178 Tied Together
Sentient : Capable Of Sensatioand Conscious; Aware;

4154 Sensitive; Ex. Sentient Creature; N: Sentience
Shear : Remove (fleece Or Hair) By Cutting; Remove The

4179 Hair Or Fleece From; Cut With Or Aif With Shears; N:
Shears; Pair Of Scissors
Sheathe : Place Into A Case; Insert Into Or Provide With
4180 A Sheath; Ex. He Sheathed His Dagger; N: Sheath: Case
For A Blade
Shed : Small Roofed Structure For Storage And Shelter;
4181 V: Pour Forth; Lose By Natural Process; Repel Without
Allowing Penetration; Radiate; Cast; Ex. Shed
Shed : Small Roofed Structure For Storage And Shelter;
4182 V: Pour Forth; Lose By Natural Process; Repel Without
Allowing Penetration; Radiate; Cast; Ex. Shed
Sheer : Pure; Thin And Transparent; Very Steep
4183
Sentimental : Swayed By Sentiment; Appealing To The

4155 Sentiments
Sentinel : Sentry; Lookout
4156
Septic : Putrid; Producing Putrefaction
4157
Seraph : High-Ranking, Six-Winged Angel
4158
Sere : Sear; Parched; Dry
Sherbet : Flavored Dessert Ice
4159
4184
Serendipity : Gift For Finding Valuable Things Not

4160 Searched For
Shift : Change Position Or Place; Exchange (one Thing)

4185 For Another; Change In Direction Or Position; Ex. Shift
The Stolen Goods; N: Group Of Workerwhich
Serpentine : Winding; Twisting; Of Or Like A Serpent; Ex.
Shimmer : Shine With A Flickering Light; Glimmer
4161 Serpentine Course Of The River; N: Serpent: Snake
4186 Intermittently; Ex. The Moonlight Shimmered Othe Water;
N:
Serrated : Having A Saw-Toothed Edge; Ex. Serrated Leaf
Shirk : Avoid (responsibility, Work, Etc.); Malinger
4162
4187
Serrated : Having A Saw-Toothed Edge; Ex. Serrated Leaf
Shoddy : Made Of Inferior Material; Sham; Not Genuine;

4188 Inferior; Dishonest; Ex. Shoddy Goods/trick
Servile : Slavish; Cringing

4164
Shoddy : Made Of Inferior Material; Sham; Not Genuine;

4189 Inferior; Dishonest; Ex. Shoddy Goods/trick
Servitude : Slavery; Compulsory Labor Imposed As A

4165 Punishment
4190
4163
Sever : Separate; Cut Off (a Part) From A Whole; Break

4166 Up (a Relationship); N: Severance; Cf. Severance Pay:
Extra Pay Giveaemployee Upoleaving A Position
Severance : Division; Partition; Separation
4167
Shoot : New Growth From A Plant

Shove : Push Forward; Push Roughly; Ex. Pushing And
4191 Shoving To Get On The Bus; N:
Shrew : Scolding Woman
4192
Severity : Harshness; Plainness
Shrewd : Clever; Astute
4168
4193
Sextant : Navigatiotool Used To Determine

4169 Latitude And Longitude (by Measuring The
Stars)
Sextant : Navigatiotool Used To Determine
4170 Latitude And Longitude (by Measuring The
Stars)
Shack : Crude Cabin
4171
A Ship's
Altitudes Of
Shrivel : Make Or Become Shrunken And Wrinkled (often

4194 By Drying)
A Ship's
Altitudes Of
Shrivel : Make Or Become Shrunken And Wrinkled (often

4195 By Drying)
Shackle : Chain; Fetter

4172
Shade : Slight Difference In Degree; Nuance; Degree Of
4173 Color; Ex. Shadeof Meaning/grey
Shudder : Shake Uncontrollably; Tremble; V:

4196
Shuffle : Mix Together; Jumble; Move (something) From
4197 One Place To Another; Slide (the Feet) Along The Ground
While Walking; Ex. Shuffle Paperfrom One Pile To
Shunt : Move (a Railway Train) From One Track To
4198 Another; Turaside; Divert; Sidetrack; Ex. Shunt Traffic
Around Aaccident; N:
Shyster : Lawyer Using Questionable Methods;
4199 Unscrupulous Practitioner
Sham : Pretend; Feign; Adj: Not Genuine; Fake; Ex.

4174 Sham Jewelry; N: Something That Is Not What It
Appears; Impostor; Pretense; Ex. The Agreement Was A
Shangrila : Imaginary Remote Paradise On Earth; Cf. Lost
Sibling : Brother Or Sister
4175 Horizon
4200
Sibylline : Prophetic; Oracular; N: Sibyl: Womaprophet

4201 (ithe Ancient World)
Skirmish : Minor Fight

4226
Sidereal : Relating To Stars; Ex. Sidereal Day
Skittish : Inconstant; Capricious; Frivolous; Not Serious;

4227 Ex. Charming But Skittish Young Woman; Cf. Skit
Sidereal : Relating To Stars; Ex. Sidereal Day
Skulk : Move Furtively And Secretly; Ex. He Skulked

4228 Through The Less Fashionable Sections Of The City.
4202
4203
Sidetrack : Switch (a Railroad Car) To A Siding; Divert

Skullduggery : Dishonest Behavior
4204 From A Main Issue; N: Cf. Siding: Short Section Of
4229
Railroad Track Connected By Switchewith A Main Track
Sift : Put Through A Sieve To Separate Fine From Coarse
Slack : Moving Slowly; Sluggish; Inactive; (of A Rope)
4205 Particles; Sort Or Examine Carefully
4230 Loose; Negligent; Lax; Ex. Slack Season; Ex. Slack In
One'work; N: V:
Significant : Expressing A Meaning; Important; Ex.
Slag : Glassy Residue From Smelting Metal; Dross;
4206 Significant Smile; N: Significance: Importance; Meaning; 4231 Waste Matter
V: Signify: Denote; Mean; Signal; Make Known; Matter;
Silt : Sediment Deposited By Running Water
Slander : Defamation; Utterance Of False And Malicious
4207
4232 Statements
4208
Simian : Monkeylike
Slap : Hit Quickly With The Flat Part Of The Hand; N: Cf.
4233 Smack
Similitude : Similarity; Using Comparisons Such As

4209 Similes
Slapdash : Hasty And Careless; Haphazard;

4234 Sloppy(carelessly Done)
Simper : Smirk; Smile Ia Silly Way; Smile Affectedly
Slaughter : Killing Of Animalfor Food; Massacre; V:

4235 Butcher (animals) For Food; Kill In Large Numbers
Simpering : Smirking
Slavish : Of Or Like A Slave; Servile; Showing No

4236 Originality; Copied Very Closely; Ex. Slavish
Devotion/copy Of The Original
Sleazy : Shabby And Dirty; Flimsy; Insubstantial; Ex.
4237 Sleazy Back-Street Hotel/fabric
4210
4211
Simplistic : Oversimplified
4212
Simplistic : Oversimplified
4213
Sledge : Large Sled Drawn By Work Animals

4238
Simulate : Feign
4214
Sleek : Smooth And Shining (afrom Good Health); V:

4239
Sinewy : Tough; Strong And Firm
Sleeper : Something Originally Of Little Value Or

4240 Importance That In Time Becomes Very Valuable
Sinister : Evil
Sleigh : Large Vehicle Drawn By A Horse Over Snow Or

4241 Ice
4215
4216
Sinister : Evil
Sleight : Dexterity
4217
4242
Sinuous : Winding; Bending In And Out; Not Morally

4218 Honest
Slew : Large Quantity Or Number; Ex. Slew Of Errands

4243 Left
Siren : Apparatufor Making Sounds; Womanlike Creature
Slick : Make Smooth Or Glossy; N: Smooth Surface; Ex.

4244 Oil Slick; Adj: Smooth; Glossy; Deftly Executed; Adroit;
Glib
Skeptic : Doubter; Person Who Suspends Judgment Until
Slight : Insult To One's Dignity; Snub; V: Treat As If Of
4220 He Has Examined The Evidence Supporting A Point Of
4245 Small Importance; Insult; Snub; Adj. Small Isize; Of Small
View
Importance
Skiff : Small Light Sailboat Or Rowboat
Slink : Move Furtively; Adj. Slinky: Stealthy; Furtive;
4221
4246 Sneaky (ain Ambush)
4219
Skiff : Small Light Sailboat Or Rowboat

4222
Slink : Move Furtively; Adj. Slinky: Stealthy; Furtive;

4247 Sneaky (ain Ambush)
Skim : Read Or Glance Through Quickly; Touch Lightly In

Slipshod : Slovenly; Careless; Sloppy; Untidy; Shabby;
4223 Passing; Brush; Remove From The Surface Of A Liquid
4248 Ex. Slipshod Work
Skimp : Provide Or Use Scantily; Live Very Economically;
Slipshod : Slovenly; Careless; Sloppy; Untidy; Shabby;
4224 Ex. Skimp Onecessities; Adj. Skimpy: Inadequate
4249 Ex. Slipshod Work
Iamount; Scanty; Stingy; Niggardly
Skinflint : Miser
Slither : Slip Or Slide
4225
4250
4251
Sloth : Laziness
Snuffle : Sniffle; Sniff Repeatedly (in Order To Keep Liquid

4276 From Running Out Of The Nose)
Slough : (of A Snake) Shed Or Cast Off (dead Outer

4252 Skin); N: Outer Layer That Is Shed
Soar : Rise Or Fly High In The Air; Ex. The Rocket

4277 Soared Into The Sky.
Slovenly : Untidy; Careless In Work Habits

4253
Sober : Serious; Solemn; Not Drunken; Abstemiouor

4278 Temperate; V: Make Or Become Sober
Sluggard : Lazy Person

4254
Sobriety : Soberness
4279
Sluggish : Slow; Lazy; Lethargic

4255
Sobriquet : Nickname
4280
Sluice : Artificial Channel For Directing Or Controlling The

Sodden : Soaked; Dull, As If From Drink
4256 Flow Of Water
4281
Slur : Slander; Insult To One's Character Or Reputation;
4257 V:
4282
Slur : Slander; Insult To One's Character Or Reputation;

4258 V:
4283
Smart : Intelligent; Quick And Energetic; Fashionable; Ex.

Sojourn : Temporary Stay
4259 Smart Pace/restaurant; V: Cause Or Feel A Sharp Pain; 4284
N: Smarting Pain
Smattering : Slight Knowledge; Small Scattered Number
Solace : Comfort In Trouble
4260 Or Amount; Ex. Smattering Of German
4285
Smear : Spread Or Cover With A Sticky Substance; N:
4261 Mark Made By Smearing
Smelt : Melt (ore) For Separating And Removing The
4262 Metal; Melt Or Blend Ores Changing Their Chemical
Composition
Smirk : Conceited Smile; Offensively Self-Satisfied Smile
4263 (ofteat Someone Else's Misfortune); V:

4286
4287

Solder : Repair Or Make Whole By Using A Metal Alloy;

4288 N: Metal Alloy (usually Tiand Lead) Used Ithe Moltestate
To Joimetallic Parts
Solemnity : Seriousness; Gravity
4289

4290
Solicitor : Lawyer In The Lower Court Of Law
Smolder : Smoulder; Burslowly Without Flame; Be Liable

Solicitous : Anxious; Worried; Concerned; Eager; Ex.
4266 To Break Out At Any Moment; Exist Ia Suppressed State; 4291 Solicitous To Do Something; N: Solicitude
Ex. Smoldering Anger
Smother : Kill From Lack Of Air; Suppress; Cover Thickly;
Soliloquy : Talking To Oneself
4267 Ex. Smothered In Little Stickers
4292
Smudge : Dirty Mark With Unclear Edgemade By
4268 Rubbing; V:
Smug : Self-Satisfied; Complacent
4269
Solitude : State Of Being Alone; Seclusion; Adj. Solitary:

4293 Existing Or Living Alone (esp. By Choice); Remote Or
Secluded; Single; Sole; Ex. Solitary Life/inn; Ex. No
Solstice : Point At Which The Sun Is Farthest From The
4294 Equator
Sneak : Move, Give, Or Take In A Quiet, Stealthy Way; N:

Soluble : Able To Be Dissolved In A Liquid; Able To Be
4270 One Who Sneaks; Adj. Sneaky
4295 Worked Out Or Solved
Snicker : Half-Stiffed Laugh
Solvent : Able To Pay All Debts
4271
4296
Snip : Short Quick Cut With Scissors; V: Cut With

4272 Scissors
4297
Snivel : Complaior Whine Tearfully; Ruat The Nose;

4273 Snuffle; Ex. Don't Come Back Sniveling To Me.
4298
Snivel : Complaior Whine Tearfully; Ruat The Nose;

4274 Snuffle; Ex. Don't Come Back Sniveling To Me.
4299
Snub : Ignore Or Behave Coldly Toward; Ex. I Made A

4275 Suggestion But She Snubbed Me; N:
4300
Somatic : Pertaining To The Body; Bodily; Physical

Somber : Gloomy; Depressing
Somnambulist : Sleepwalker
Somnolent : Half Asleep
Sonic : Of Sound Or Itspeed In Air; Cf. Subsonic,

4301 Supersonic
Spawn : Lay Eggs (in Large Numbers); Produce Offspring

4326 (in Large Numbers); N: Eggs Of Aquatic Animals
Sonic : Of Sound Or Itspeed In Air; Cf. Subsonic,

4302 Supersonic
Specious : Seemingly Reasonable But Incorrect;

4327 Misleading (often Intentionally)
Sonnet : 14-Line Poetic Verse Form With A Fixed Rhyme

Speck : Small Piece Or Mark; Ex. Speck Of Dust In The
4303 Pattern
4328 Eye
Sonorous : Resonant; Producing A Full Deep Sound;
4304 Producing Sound
Soothsayer : One Who Foretellthe Future
Spectral : Ghostly; N: Specter: Spectre; Ghost; Phantom

4329
Sophisticated : Worldly Wise And Urbane; Refined;

4306 Complex; N: Sophistication; V: Sophisticate
Spectrum : Colored Band Produced When A Beam Of

4330 Light Passes Through A Prism; Broad And Continuous
Range; Ex. Whole Spectrum Of Modern Thoughts
Speechless : Unable For The Moment To Speak (because
4331 Of Strong Feeling); Ex. Speechleswith Anger
Sophistication : Artificiality; Unnaturalness; Act Of

4307 Employing Sophistry In Reasoning
4332
Sophistry : Seemingly Plausible But Fallacious

4308 Reasoning
4333
4305
Sophomoric : Immature; Shallow

4309
Spendthrift : Someone Who Wastes Money

Sphinx-Like : Enigmatic; Mysterious
Spin : Rotate Swiftly; Make (thread) By Twisting (cotton,
4334 Wool, Etc.); N:
Soporific : Sleep Producer

4310
Splenetic : Spiteful; Irritable; Peevish

4335
Sordid : Filthy; Foul; Base; Vile; Ex. Sordid Bed/story
Spoilsport : One Who Spoilthe Pleasure Of Others
4311
4336
Sound : In Good Condition; Showing Good Judgment Or

4312 Good Sense; Thorough; Complete; Ex. Sound
Mind/investment/training
Soupton : Suggestion; Hint; Taste
4313
Spontaneity : Lack Of Premeditation; Naturalness;

4337 Freedom From Constraint
Sour : Having A Sharp Or Acid Taste; Acid; Tart; Bad4314 Tempered; V:
Spoonerism : Accidental Transpositioof Sounds

4339 Isuccessive Words; Ex. ``let Me Sew You To Your Sheet''
For ``let Me Show You To Your Seat''; Cf. William
Sporadic : Occurring Irregularly; Intermittent
4340
Sour : Having A Sharp Or Acid Taste; Acid; Tart; Bad4315 Tempered; V:
Spoof : Parody
4338
Sovereign : Ruler In A Monarchy; Adj: (of A Country)

Sportive : Playful
4316 Independent And Self-Governing; Having Supreme Power; 4341
Supreme; Excellent
Sovereignty : Complete Independence And SelfSprightly : Lively
4317 Government (of A Country); Supremacy Of Authority;
4342
Power To Govern
Sow : Plant Or Scatter Seed
Spruce : Neat And Trim Iappearance; Smart; Ex. Be
4318
4343 Spruce For Your Job Interview; V:
Spangle : Small Metallic Piece Sewn To Clothing For
4319 Ornamentation
Spare : Give; Use Frugally; Refrain From Harming; Save
4320 From Experiencing; Exempt; Ex. Spare Me 5 Minutes;
Ex. Take Thimoney And Spare My Life; Ex. The Emperor
Sparse : Not Thick; Thinly Scattered; Scanty
4321
Spry : Vigorously Active; Nimble

4344
Spume : Froth; Foam
4345
Spurious : False; Counterfeit; Forged; Illogical; Ex.
4346 Spurious Arguments
Spartan : Without Attentioto Comfort; Lacking Luxury And

Spurn : Reject Disdainfully; Scorn; Ex. She Spurned All
4322 Comfort; Sternly Disciplined; Ex. Spartaliving
4347 Offers Of Help.
Condition/life
Spate : Suddeflood Or Rush; Ex. Spate Of Accidents
Spurn : Reject; Scorn
4323
4348
Spatial : Relating To Space
4324
Squabble : Minor Quarrel; Bickering; V: Engage Ia Minor

4349 Quarrel; Ex. Squabbling Children
Spatula : Broad-Bladed Instrument Used For Spreading Or

Squalid : Dirty; Neglected; Poor
4325 Mixing
4350
Squalor : Conditioof Being Squalid; Filth; Degradation;

Stellar : Pertaining To The Stars; Of A Star Performer;
4351 Dirty Neglected State; Adj. Squalid: Dirty; Sordid; Morally 4376 Outstanding; Ex. Stellar Attraction Of The Entire
Repulsive; Ex. Squalid Story
Performance
Squander : Waste
Stem : Stop Or Check (the Flow Of); Ex. Stem The
4352
4377 Bleeding From The Slashed Artery; N: Maiaxis Of A
Plant; Stalk
Squash : Crush; Quash; Suppress
Stench : Strong Foul Odor; Reek; Stink
4353
4378
Squat : Short And Thick; Stocky; Ex. Ugly Squat Tower;
4354 V: N:
Squelch : Produce A Splashing Sound (when Stepping
4355 Through Mud); Crush; Squash; Cf.
Staccato : Played Iaabrupt Manner; Marked By Abrupt
4356 Sharp Sound; Ex. Staccato Applause
Stentorian : Extremely Loud

4379
Stereotype : One Regarded As Embodying A Set Image
4380 Or Type; Fixed And Unvarying Representation;
Standardized Mental Picture Often Reflecting Prejudice;
Stereotyped : Fixed And Unvarying Representation
4381
Stagnant : (of Water) Not Flowing (often Bad-Smelling);

4357 Motionless; Stale; Not Developing; Inactive; Dull; Ex.
Stagnant Industrial Output
Staid : Serious And Sedate; Sober; Ex. Staid During The
4358 Funeral Ceremony
Sterile : Incapable Of Producing Young; Free From

4382 Microorganism; V: Sterilize
Stalemate : Deadlock; Situation In Which Further Action

4359 Is Blocked
Stickler : Perfectionist; Persowho Insists Things Be

4384 Exactly Right
Stalwart : Physically Strong; Brawny; Steadfast; Strong

4360 Imind Or Determination; Ex. Stalwart Supporter; N:
Stalwart Follower
Stamina : Strength; Staying Power
4361
Stickler : Perfectionist; Persowho Insists Things Be

4385 Exactly Right
Stern : Check The Flow

4383
Stifle : Suppress; Extinguish; Inhibit; Smother Or

4386 Suffocate
Stammer : Speak With Involuntary Pauseor Repetitions

4362
Stigma : Token Of Disgrace; Brand

4387
Stamp : Step On Heavily (so Ato Crush Or Extinguish);

4363 Put An End To; Imprint Or Impreswith A Mark, Design, Or
Seal; Shape With A Die; Characterize; Ex. Machine
Stamp : Step On Heavily (so Ato Crush Or Extinguish);
4364 Put An End To; Imprint Or Impreswith A Mark, Design, Or
Seal; Shape With A Die; Characterize; Ex. Machine
Stampede : Sudden Frenzied Rush (of Panic-Stricken
4365 Animalor People); V: Participate In Or Cause Stampede;
Ex. Stampede Before The Price Rises
Stanch : Stop Or Check Flow Of Blood; Ex. Stanch The
4366 Gushing Wound
Stink : Stench; V: Emit A Strong Foul Odor

4388
Stint : Supply; Allotted Demand; Assigned Portion Of
4389 Work
Stipend : Pay For Services
4390
Stipple : Paint Or Draw With Dots Or Short Strokes
4391
Standstill : Condition Of No Movement Or Activity; Stop

4367
Stipple : Paint Or Draw With Dots Or Short Strokes

4392
Stanza : Division Of A Poem

Start : Move Suddenly Or Involuntarily; Ex. Start At The
4369 Sight Of A Snake
Stock : Standard; Kept Regularly Istock Or Supply;

4393 Typical; Routine; Common; Ex. Stock Sizes Of Paper;
Ex. Stock Excuse/character; N: Goods For Sale Ia Shop;
Stockade : Woodeenclosure Or Pen; Fixed Line Of Posts
4394 Used As Defensive Barrier
Stately : Formal; Ceremonious; Grand In Style Or Size;

4370 Majestic
Stodgy : Dull; Stuffy; Boringly Conservative; Ex. Stodgy

4395 Book
4368
4371
Statue : Law
Stodgy : Dull; Stuffy; Boringly Conservative; Ex. Stodgy

4396 Book
Statutory : Created By Statute Or Legislative Action;

4372 Regulated By Statute; Ex. Statutory Age Limit
4397
Stoic : Person Who Is Indifferent To Pleasure Or Pain
Steadfast : Steadily Loyal; Unswerving; Steady
Stoke : To Feed Plentifully
4373
4398
Stealth : Action Of Moving Secretly Or Unseen; Slyness;

4374 Sneakiness; Secretiveness; Adj. Stealthy
4399
Stein : Beer Mug

4375
Stolid : Dull; Impassive

Stoop : Bend Forward And Down; Lower Or Debase
4400 Oneself; Fall To A Lower Standard Of Behavior By Doing
Something; Condescend; Ex. Stoop To Lying
Straggle : Stray Or Fall Behind (a Main Group); Spread

4401 Out In A Scattered Group; Ex. Straggling Marathon
Racer; Ex. Straggling Branch
Straggle : Stray Or Fall Behind (a Main Group); Spread
4402 Out In A Scattered Group; Ex. Straggling Marathon
Racer; Ex. Straggling Branch
Strangle : Kill By Choking Or Suffocating; Suppress
4403
Stratagem : Deceptive Scheme
4404
Stratified : Divided Into Classes; Arranged Into Strata; V:
4405 Stratify
Stratum : Layer Of Earth's Surface; Layer Of Society
Subaltern : Subordinate
4426
Subdued : Less Intense; Quieter; Ex. Subdued Lighting;
4427 Ex. Subdue: Conquer; Make Less Intense; Quiet; Ex.
Subdue One's Anger
Subjective : Influenced By Personal Feelings; Occurring
4428 Or Taking Place Within The Mind; Unreal; Ex. Subjective
Sensation Of The Ghostly Presence
Sublimate : Refine; Purify; Replace (natural Urges) With
4429 Socially Acceptable Activities; Change Between A Solid
State And A Gaseous State
Sublime : Exalted; Noble; Uplifting
4430
4406
Subliminal : Below The Threshold Of Conscious

4431 Perception; Ex. Subliminal Advertisement
Strew : Spread Randomly; Sprinkle; Scatter; Ex. Flower

4407 Girl Strewing Rose Petals
Submerge : Place Under Water; Dip; Go Under Water;

4432 Cover Completely (awith Water); Ex. Submerged In Work
Striated : Marked With Parallel Bands; Striped; Grooved;

Submerge : Place Under Water; Dip; Go Under Water;
4408 Ex. Striated Rocks; V: Striate; N: Stria: Thigroove Or Line 4433 Cover Completely (awith Water); Ex. Submerged In Work
Stricture : Critical Comments; Severe And Adverse
4409 Criticism
Submissive : Yielding; Timid

4434
Strident : Loud And Harsh
Subordinate : Occupying A Lower Rank; Inferior;

4435 Submissive; N: V: Put In A Lower Rank Or Class
Strident : Loud And Harsh

4411
Suborn : Persuade To Act Unlawfully (especially To

4436 Commit Perjury); N: Subornation
Stringent : (of Rules) Binding; Rigid; Marked By Scarcity

4412 Of Money; Ex. Stringent Economic Conditions
4437
4410
Subsequent : Following; Later
Strut : Pompous Walk

4413
Subservient : Behaving Like A Slave; Servile; Obsequious

4438
Strut : Supporting Bar

4414
Subside : Settle Down; Descend; Grow Quiet

4439
Studied : Carefully Contrived; Calculated; Unspontaneous;

Subsidiary : Subordinate; Secondary
4415 Deliberate; Thoughtful; Ex. Studied Remark
4440
Studious : Given To Diligent Study
4416
Stultify : Make Stupid Imind; Cause To Appear Or
4417 Become Stupid Or Inconsistent; Suppress; Frustrate Or
Hinder; Ex. Stultifying Effect Of Uninteresting Work; Ex.
Stultify : Make Stupid Imind; Cause To Appear Or
4418 Become Stupid Or Inconsistent; Suppress; Frustrate Or
Hinder; Ex. Stultifying Effect Of Uninteresting Work; Ex.
Stumble : Trip And Almost Fall; Proceed Unsteadily; Act
4419 Falteringly; N:
Stupefy : Make Numb; Stun; Amaze
4420
Subsistence : Existence; Means Of Support; Livelihood

4442
Substantiate : Support (a Claim) With Evidence; Establish
4443 With Evidence; Verify
Substantive : Substantial; Essential; Pertaining To The
4444 Substance; Substantial; Considerable; Ex. Substantive
Issues
Subsume : Include (as A Member Of A Group);
4445 Encompass
Stupor : State Of Apathy; Daze; Lack Of Awareness
Subsume : Include (as A Member Of A Group);

4446 Encompass
Sturdy : Strong And Firm (in The Body)
Subterfuge : Stratagem(deceptive Scheme); Pretense;

4447 Evasion; Ex. Resort To A Harmless Subterfuge
Stygian : Gloomy; Hellish; Deathly
Subtlety : Perceptiveness; Ingenuity; Delicacy; Adj.

4448 Subtle: Delicate; So Slight As To Be Difficult To Detect;
Able To Make Fine Distinctions; Clever; Ex. Subtle
Subtlety : Nicety; Cunning; Guile; Delicacy
4449
4421
4422
4423
Stymie : Present An Obstacle; Stump
4424
Suavity : Urbanity; Polish
4425
Subsidy : Direct Financial Aid By Government, Etc.

4441
Subtlety : Perceptiveness; Ingenuity; Delicacy; Adj.

4450 Subtle: Delicate; So Slight As To Be Difficult To Detect;
Able To Make Fine Distinctions; Clever; Ex. Subtle
Subversive : Tending To Overthrow Or Ruin
4451
Superimpose : Place Over Something Else

4476
Succinct : Brief; Terse; Compact

4452
Supernal : Heavenly; Celestial

4477
Succor : Aid; Assistance; Relief

4453
Supernumerary : Person Or Thing In Excess Of What Is

4478 Necessary; Extra
Succor : Assist (someone In Difficulty); Aid; Comfort; N:

4454
Supersede : Cause To Be Set Aside; Replace

4479
Succulent : Juicy; Full Of Juice Or Sap; Full Of Richness;

Supine : Lying Oback; Passive; Inactive; Ex. The
4455 Ex. Succulent Plant Such As A Cactus
4480 Defeated Pugilist Lay Supine; Ex. Supine Acceptance Of
The Decision
Succumb : Yield (to Something Overwhelming); Give In;
Supplant : Replace; Usurp
4456 Die; Ex. Succumb To The Illness
4481
Suckle : Give Or Take Milk At The Breast Or Udder
4457
Supplant : Take The Place Of Unfairly; Usurp; Replace

4482
Suffocate : Die Or Kill From Lack Of Air; Suppress

4458
Suppliant : Entreating; Beseeching

4483
Suffragist : Advocate Of The Extensioof Voting Rights (for

Supplicate : Petition Humbly; Pray To Grant A Favor
4459 Women); Cf. Suffrage
4484
Suffuse : Spread Through Or Over (with A Color Or Liquid);
Supposition : Assumption; Hypothesis; Surmise; V:
4460 Charge; Ex. A Blush Suffused Her Cheeks.
4485 Suppose
Suitor : Man Who Icourting A Woman
Supposititious : Assumed; Counterfeit; Hypothetical
4461
4486
Sully : Defile; Soil; Tarnish; Ex. Sully One's Hands

4462 Imenial Labor
Suppress : Put An End To Forcibly; Subdue; Stifle;

4487 Overwhelm; Inhibit The Expression Of; Check; Prevent
From Being Published Or Made Public; Ex. Suppress A
Surcease : Cessation
4488
Sultry : Sweltering
4463
Summation : Act Of Finding The Total; Summary
4464
Sumptuous : Grand Suggesting Great Expense; Lavish;
4465 Rich; Ex. Sumptuous Feast
Sunder : Separate; Part
4466
Surfeit : Satiate; Feed Or Supply To Excess; Stuff;

4489 Indulge To Excess Ianything; N: Surfeiting; Excessive
Amount; Ex. Surfeit Of Food
Surfeit : Satiate; Feed Or Supply To Excess; Stuff;
4490 Indulge To Excess Ianything; N: Surfeiting; Excessive
Amount; Ex. Surfeit Of Food
Surge : Powerful Movement Of Or Like A Wave; V:
4491
Sundry : Various; Several

4467
Surly : Rude; Cross

4492
Superannuated : Retired On Pension Because Of Age

4468
Surmise : Guess
4493
Supercilious : Contemptuous; Haughty

4469
Surmount : Overcome
4494

4470
Surpass : Exceed
4495
4471
Surreptitious : Done Secretly; Secret; Furtive; Sneaky;

4496 Hidden
Supererogatory : Superfluous; More Thaneeded Or

4472 Demanded
4497
Superficial : Of The Surface; Not Deep; Shallow; Not

4473 Thorough; Trivial; Ex. Superficial Analysis/knowledge
4498
Superficial : Of The Surface; Not Deep; Shallow; Not

4474 Thorough; Trivial; Ex. Superficial Analysis/knowledge
Superfluous : Excessive; Overabundant; Unnecessary
4475
Surveillance : Watching; Guarding

Surveillance : Watching; Guarding
Susceptible : Impressionable; Easily Influenced;
4499 Sensitive; Having Little Resistance As To A Disease;
Likely To Suffer; Receptive To; Capable Of Accepting; Ex.
Suspend : Cause To Stop For A Period; Interrupt; Hold In
4500 Abeyance; Defer; Hang From Above; Exclude For A
Period From A Position; Ex. Suspended State; Ex.
Sustain : Suffer (harm Or Loss); Experience; Support;

Tactile : Pertaining To The Organs Or Sense Of Touch
4501 Prop; Maintain; Keep In Existence; Nourish (to Maintain
4526
Life); Ex. Sustain The Family/the Trapped Miners
Sustenance : Sustaining; Means Of Livelihood, Support,
Taint : Contaminate; Cause To Lose Purity; Modify With A
4502 Food, Nourishment; Something That Maintains Life; Food 4527 Trace Of Something Bad; Ex. Tainted Reputation; N:
Stain; Touch Of Decay Or Bad Influence; Cf. Touch
Suture : Stitches Sewn To Hold The Cut Edges Of A
Takeoff : Burlesque; Act Of Leaving The Ground
4503 Wound Or Incision; Material Used In Sewing
4528
Swagger : Walk Or Behave With An Over-Confident
4504 Manner
4529
Takeoff : Burlesque; Act Of Leaving The Ground
Swarm : Large Group Of Insectmoving In A Mass; Crowd

4505 Of People Or Animals; V: Move In A Crowd Or Mass
Talisman : Charm; Object Believed To Give Supernatural

4530 Powers To Or Protect Its Bearer
Swathe : Swath; Wrap Around; Bandage; Ex. One's Head

Talon : Claw Of Bird
4506 Swathed Ibandages
4531
Sway : Swing From Side To Side; Influence (someone) To
Tan : Convert (hide) Into Leather; Make Brown By
4507 Change One'opinion; N:
4532 Exposure To The Sun
Swell : Long Wave Of Water That Movecontinuously
4508 Without Breaking; V:
Tan : Convert (hide) Into Leather; Make Brown By

4533 Exposure To The Sun
Swelter : (of A Person) Suffer From Oppressive Heat; Be

4509 Oppressed By Heat
Tangential : Peripheral; Only Slightly Connected;

4534 Digressing
Swerve : Deviate; Turaside Sharply From A Straight

4510 Course; Ex. Swerve From The Principle; Ex. The Car
Swerved To The Right.
Swill : Drink Greedily
4511
Tangible : Able To Be Touched; Real; Concrete; Palpable;

4535 Possible To Realize Or Understand; Ex. Tangible Proof
Tanner : Persowho Turns Animal Hides Into Leather
4536
Swindler : Cheater
4512
Tantalize : Tease; Torture With Disappointment

4537
Swipe : Hit With A Sweeping Motion; N:
Tantamount : Equivalent In Effect Or Value; Ex. This

4538 Invasiois Tantamount To A Declaratioof War; Cf. Amount
Sybarite : Lover Of Luxury

4514
Tantrum : Fit Of Bad Temper; Fit Of Petulance; Caprice;

4539 Ex. The Child Went Into Tantrums.
Sycophant : Servile Flatterer; Bootlicker; Yes Man; Adj.

4515 Sycophantic
Tantrum : Fit Of Bad Temper; Fit Of Petulance; Caprice;

4540 Ex. The Child Went Into Tantrums.
Syllogism : Logical Formula Utilizing A Major Premise, A

4516 Minor Premise And A Conclusion
Taper : Very Thin Candle; Gradual Decrease Ithe Width Of

4541 A Long Object; V: Make Or Become Gradually Narrower
Toward One End
Tardy : Slow; Sluggish; Not On Time; Late; Ex. Tardy
4542 Arrival
4513
Sylvan : Pertaining To The Woods; Rustic

4517
Synchronous : Similarly Timed; Simultaneous With
4518
Tarn : Small Mountain Lake

4543
Synthesis : Combining Parts Into A Whole
Tarnish : Make Or Become Dull Or Discolored; N:
4519
4544
Synthetic : Not Natural; Artificial; Resulting From

4520 Synthesis; Ex. Synthetic Fiber; N:
4545
Tablet : Small Round Piece Of Medicine; Flat Piece Of

4521 Stone Or Metal Bearing An Inscription; Ex. Stone Tablet
On The Wall
Tacit : Understood (without Actually Being Expressed);
4522 Not Put Into Words; Ex. Tacit Agreement
Taciturn : Habitually Silent; Talking Little
Tarry : Delay; Dawdle

Tarry : Delay; Dawdle
4546
Tart : Sharp To The Taste; Acid-Tasting; Caustic;
4547 Sarcastic; Ex. Tart Apple/reply
4523
Tatter : Torn Piece Of Cloth; Adj. Tattered: (of Clothes)

4548 Old And Torn; (of A Person) Dressed In Old Torn Clothes
Tact : Skill Or Sensitivity In Dealing With People Without

4524 Causing Offence
4549
Tatterdemalion : Ragged Fellow
Tactful : Careful Not To Cause Offence; Op. Tactless

4525
Taunt : Deride Or Provoke; Challenge In Derision; N:

4550
Taunt : Deride Or Provoke; Challenge In Derision; N:
Tendentious : Promoting A Particular Point Of View;

4576 Biased; Having Aaim; Designed To Further A Cause; Ex.
Tendentious Rather Thatruth-Seeking; Cf. Tend: Move Ia
Taurine : Like A Bull
Tendentious : Promoting A Particular Point Of View;
4552
4577 Biased; Having Aaim; Designed To Further A Cause; Ex.
Tendentious Rather Thatruth-Seeking; Cf. Tend: Move Ia
Taut : Tight; Strained; Tense; Ready; Op. Slack
Tender : Offer Formally; Extend; Ex. Tender One's
4553
4578 Resignation/the Exact Fare; N: Formal Offer; Money; Ex.
Legal Tender; Adj: Young And Vulnerable; Sensitive To
Tautological : Needlessly Repetitious; Ex. `ìt Was Visible
Tenet : Doctrine; Dogma
4554 To The Eye'';
4579
4551
Tautology : Unnecessary Repetitions; Pleonasm

4555
Tenet : Doctrine; Dogma

4580
Tawdry : Cheap And Gaudy; Ex. Tawdry Jewelry

4556
Tensile : Capable Of Being Stretched; Of Tension; Ex.

4581 Tensile Rubber
Taxonomist : Specialist In Classifying (animals, Etc.); Cf.

Tension : Stretching; Condition Of Being Stretched;
4557 Taxonomy: Science Of Classification
4582 Mental Strain; Strained Relationship Between Groupor
People
Tedious : Boring; Tiring
Tentative : Not Fully Worked Out Or Developed;
4558
4583 Provisional; Experimental; Uncertain; Hesitant; Not
Definite Or Positive; Ex. Tentative Agreement/reply
Tedium : Boredom; Weariness; Adj. Tedious
Tenuous : Thin; Rare; Slim
4559
4584
Teetotalism : Practice Of Abstaining Totally From
4560 Alcoholic Drinks; N: Teetotaler;; Adj. Teetotal; Cf. T +
Total
Temerity : Boldness; Nerve; Rashness; Ex. Temerity To
4561 Ask For A Pay Increase After Only Three Day's Work
Temper : Moderate; Tone Down Or Restrain; Toughen
4562 (steel)
Temperament : Characteristic Frame Of Mind;
4563 Disposition; Emotional Excess; Adj. Temperamental: Of
Temperament; Having Frequent Changes Of Temper; Ex.
Temperate : Moderate; Restrained; Self-Controlled;
4566 Moderate In Respect To Temperature; Cf. Temperance:
Moderation And Self-Restraint; Abstinence Of Alcoholic
Tempestuous : Stormy; Violent; Impassioned; N:
4567 Tempest: Violent Storm
Tepid : Lukewarm; Slightly Warm; Half-Hearted; Not

4585 Eager; Ex. Tepid Reactioto The New Film; Ex. Tepid
Supporter
Tepid : Lukewarm; Slightly Warm; Half-Hearted; Not
4586 Eager; Ex. Tepid Reactioto The New Film; Ex. Tepid
Supporter
Termagant : Shrew, Scolding, Brawling Woman
4587
Terminal : Part That Formthe End; Railroad Or Bustation;
4588 Adj. Forming An End; Ending In Death; Fatal; Ex.
Terminal Cancer
Terminate : Bring To An End
4589
Termination : End; V: Terminate
4590
Terminology : Terms Used In A Science Or Art
4591
Terminus : Last Stop Of Railroad
4592

4593
Terminus : Last Stop Of Railroad

4594
Terrapin : American Marsh Tortoise
Tempo : Speed Of Music

4570
Terrestrial : On The Earth

4595
Tenacious : Holding Fast

4571
Terse : Concise; Abrupt; Pithy

4596
Tenacity : Firmness; Persistency; Adhesiveness
Tertiary : Third
4572
4597
Tenancy : Possession Of Land Or Building By Rent;

4573 Period Of A Tenant'occupancy
4598
Tenant : One That Payrent To Use Property Owned By

4574 Another
4599
Tend : Have A Tendency; Take Care Of; Minister; Serve

4575 At; Apply One'attention; Attend
Testator : Maker Of A Will

Testy : Irritable; Short-Tempered
Tether : Tie (aanimal) With A Rope Or Tether; N: Rope Or
4600 Chaito Which Aanimal Is Tied; Limit Of One's Endurance;
Ex. The End Of One's Tether
4601
Thematic : Relating To A Unifying Motif Or Idea
Timbre : Quality Of A Musical Tone Produced By A

4626 Musical Instrument
Theocracy : Government Of A Community By Religious

4602 Leaders
4627
Timidity : Lack Of Self-Confidence Or Courage
Theoretical : Based On Theory; Not Practical Or Applied;

4603 Hypothetical
Tinge : Give A Slight Degree Of A Color Or Quality To; N:

4628 Slight Degree Of A Color Or Quality; Ex. Tinged With
Grey/jealousy
Therapeutic : Curative; N: Therapy
Tinge : Give A Slight Degree Of A Color Or Quality To; N:
4604
4629 Slight Degree Of A Color Or Quality; Ex. Tinged With
Grey/jealousy
Thermal : Pertaining To Heat; Producing Heat; Warm; Ex.
Tint : Slight Degree Of Color; V: Give A Tint To
4605 Thermal Bath; N: Rising Current Of Warm Air
4630
Thesis : Opinion Put Forward And Supported By
4606 Reasoned Arguments
Thespian : Pertaining To Drama
4607
Thrash : Beat With A Whip Or Flail; Defeat Utterly; Talk
4608 About Thoroughly In Order To Find The Answer; Move
Wildly Or Violently; Ex. The Fishethrashed About In The
Threadbare : Worthrough Till The Threads Show; Shabby
4609 And Poor; Hackneyed; Ex. Threadbare Excuses
Tipple : Drink (alcoholic Beverages) Frequently

4631
Tirade : Long Angry Denunciatory Speech; Diatribe;
4632 Harangue; Extended Scolding; Denunciation
Titanic : Gigantic
4633
Tithe : Tax Of One-Tenth
4634
Threadbare : Worthrough Till The Threads Show; Shabby

4610 And Poor; Hackneyed; Ex. Threadbare Excuses
Titillate : Tickle; Excite Pleasantly; Ex. Not To Titillate

4635 The Audience But To Enlighteit
Threat : Sign Or Warning (of Coming Danger); Ex. Threat

4611 Of Rain; V: Expresa Threat; Give Warning Of (something
Bad); Ex. The Cloud Threatenrain.
Threnody : Song Of Lamentation; Dirge
4612
Title : Name (of A Book, Film, Etc.); Mark Of Rank;

4636 Formal Appellation As Of Rank Or Office (such As Lord
Or General); Right Or Claim To Possession;
Title : Name (of A Book, Film, Etc.); Mark Of Rank;
4637 Formal Appellation As Of Rank Or Office (such As Lord
Or General); Right Or Claim To Possession;
Titter : Nervous Laugh
4638
Thresh : Beat (cereal Plants) With A Machine Or Flail To

4613 Separate The Grainfrom The Straw
Thrifty : Careful About Money; Economical
4614
Titter : Nervous Laugh

4639
Thrive : Prosper; Flourish
Titular : Of A Title; Iname Only; Nominal; Having The Title

4640 Of Aoffice Without The Obligations; Ex. Titular Head Of
The Company
Throb : (of A Heart Or Machine) Beat Rapidly Or Violently;
Toady : Flatter Of Favors
4616 N: Ex. Hearthrob: Heartbeat; Sweetheart
4641
4615
Throes : Violent Anguish

4617
Toga : Roman Outer Robe

4642
Throng : Crowd
Token : Outward Sign; Ex. A Token Of Our Gratitude
4618
4643
Throttle : Strangle; Regulate The Speed Of With A

4619 Throttle; N: Valve That Regulates The Flow; Cf. Throat ?
Toll : Sound (a Large Bell) Slowly At Regular Intervals; N:

4644 Sound Of A Bell; Fixed Tax Or Charge
Thwart : Block Or Hinder; Baffle; Frustrate

4620
Tome : Large Volume; Book

4645
Thyme : Aromatic Plant Used For Seasoning

4621
Tonsure : Shaving Of The Head Especially By

4646 Persoentering Religious Orders; V:
Tickle : Touch (the Body) Lightly So Ato Cause Laughter;

Topography : Physical Features Of A Region
4622 Please
4647
Tickle : Touch (the Body) Lightly So Ato Cause Laughter;
Torpedo : Underwater Explosive Apparatus; V:
4623 Please
4648
Tightwad : Miser; Excessively Frugal Person
4624
Torpedo : Underwater Explosive Apparatus; V:

4649
Tiller : Handle Used To Move Boat's Rudder (to Steer)

4625
Torpid : Dormant; Dull; Lethargic

4650
Torpor : Lethargy; Sluggishness; Dormancy

4651
Transgression : Violation Of Law; Sin

4676
Torque : Twisting Force; Force Producing Rotation

4652
Transient : Fleeting; Quickly Passing Away; Staying For

4677 A Short Time
Torrent : Rushing Stream; Flood; Ex. The Raifell Itorrents.
Transition : Going From One State Of Action To Another
4653
4678
Torrid : (of Weather) Hot Or Scorching; Passionate; Ex.

4654 Torrid Love Affairs
4679
Torso : Trunk Of Statue With Head And Limbs Missing;

4655 Human Trunk
4680
Transition : Going From One State Of Action To Another

Transitory : Impermanent; Fleeting
Tortilla : Flat Cake Made Of Cornmeal, Etc.
Translucent : Partly Transparent
4656
4681
Tortuous : Winding; Full Of Curves; Ex. Tortuous

4657 Mountairoad
4682
Toss : Throw Lightly; Move Or Lift (the Head) With A

4658 Sudden Motion; Flip (a Coin) To Decide Something
Transparent : Permitting Light To Pass Through Freely;

4683 Easily Detected; Obvious; Clear; Ex. Transparent Lie
Totem : Animal, Plant, Or Natural Object Serving Aa

4659 Symbol Of A Clan Or Family; Representation Of The
Symbol Of A Clan; Ex. Totem Pole
Totter : Shake Or Move Unsteadily; Sway As If About To
4660 Fall
Touching : Causing A Feeling Of Pity Or Sympathy;
4661 Pathetic; V: Touch: Cause To Feel Pity Or Sympathy;
Adj. Touched
Touchstone : Stone Used To Test The Fitness Of Gold
4662 Alloys; Criterion
Transmute : Change; Convert To Something Different
Transpire : Exhale; Become Known; Happen

4684
Transpose : Reverse The Order Or Position Of
4685
Trappings : Outward Decorations; Ornaments
4686
Trappings : Outward Decorations; Ornaments
4687
Touchy : Over Sensitive; Easily Offended; Irascible;

Traumatic : Pertaining To An Injury Caused By Violence
4663 Delicate; Needing Delicate Handling; Ex. Touchy Situation 4688
Toxic : Poisonous
4664
Tract : Propaganda Pamphlet (esp. By A Religious Or
4665 Political Group); Expanse Of Land; Regioof Indefinite
Size; System Of Related Organs; Ex. Digestive Tract
Tractable : Docile
4666
Traduce : Expose To Slander
4667
Travail : Strenuous Work; Toil; Painful Labor; Labor Of

4689 Childbirth
Traverse : Go Through Or Across
4690
Travesty : Copy Or Example Of Something That
4691 Completely Misrepresents The True Nature Of The Real
Thing; Comical Parody Or Imitation; Treatment Aimed At
Tread : Walk; Trample; N: Grooved Face Of A Tire;
4692 Horizontal Part Of A Step
Trajectory : Path Taken By A Projectile; Ex. Trajectory Of

Treasure : Keep Aprecious; Cherish
4668 A Bullet
4693
Tramp : Walk With A Heavy Step; Travel On Foot; N:
4669 Vagrant; One Who Travelaimlessly About; Long Walk;
Sound Of Heavy Walking
Trample : Step Heavily With The Feet; Crush Under The
4670 Feet
Trance : Hypnotic State; Ecstatic State; Detachment
4671 From One'physical Surrounding (ain Contemplation Or
Daydreaming); Cf. Transition
Tranquillity : Calmness; Peace
4672
Treasure : Keep Aprecious; Cherish

4694
Treatise : Article Treating A Subject Systematically And
4695 Thoroughly
Trek : Travel; Journey
4696
Trenchant : Cutting; Keen
4697
Transcend : Exceed; Surpass

4673
Trenchant : Cutting; Keen

4698
Transcendent : Exceeding Ordinary Limits; Superior;

Trepidation : Fear; Trembling Agitation
4674 Surpassing; V: Transcend: Go Beyond; Exceed; Surpass; 4699
N: Transcendancy
Transcribe : Copy; Write A Copy Of; N: Transcription
Tribulation : Distress; Suffering
4675
4700
Tribunal : Court Of Justice
Truncate : Cut The Top Off
4701
4726
Tribune : Official Of Ancient Rome Elected By The

4702 Plebianto Protect Their Rights; Protector Of The People
4727
Tribute : Tax Levied By A Ruler; Payment Made By One

4703 Nation To Another In Acknowledgment Of Submission;
Mark Of Respect (such As Praise Or Gift); Ex. Pay
Trickle : Flow In Dropor In A Thin Stream; N:
4706
Truncate : Cut The Top Off; Shorten

Trunk : Main Wooden Stem Of A Tree; Human Body
4728 Excluding The Head And Limbs; Torso; Prehensile Nose
Of An Elephant
Tryst : Meeting
4729
Tumid : (of A Part Of The Body) Swollen; Distended;
4730 Bombastic; Pompous
Tumult : Commotion; Riot; Noise
4731
Trickster : Person Who Cheatpeople

4707
Turbid : Muddy; Having The Sediment Disturbed

4732
Trident : Three-Pronged Spear
Turbulence : State Of Violent Agitation
4708
4733
Trifle : Something Of Little Importance Or Value; Small

4709 Amount; Ex. A Trifle; V: Treat Without Seriousness; Flirt
4734
Turbulence : State Of Violent Agitation
Trifling : Trivial; Unimportant

4710
Tureen : Deep Table Dish For Holding Soup

4735
Trigger : Set Off; Start

4711
Turgid : Swollen; Distended

4736
Trilogy : Group Of Three Works

4712
Trim : Make Neat Or Tidy By Clipping; Reduce By
4713 Removing What Iunnecessary; Ornament; Decorate
(round The Edges); Ex. Trim The Cost; Ex. Jacket
Trinket : Knickknack; Bauble; Cheap Jewelry
4714
Turmoil : Extreme Confusion; Great Commotioand

4737 Confusion; Ex. Throw The Country Into Turmoil
Turncoat : Traitor
4738
Turpitude : Depravity; Baseness; Ex. Moral Turpitude
4739
Trite : Hackneyed; Commonplace

4715
Turpitude : Depravity; Baseness; Ex. Moral Turpitude

4740
Trivia : Trifles; Unimportant Matters

4716
Tutelage : Guardianship; Training

4741
Trivia : Trifles; Unimportant Matters
Tutelage : Guardianship; Training
4717
4742
Troth : Pledge Of Good Faith Especially Ibetrothal;

4718 Betrothal; Ex. By My Troth
Tutelary : Protective; Pertaining To A Guardianship; Ex.

4743 Tutelary Deities
Trough : Long Narrow Container For Feeding Farm

Tycoon : Wealthy And Powerful Businessperson; Wealthy
4719 Animals; Lowest Point (of A Wave, Business Cycle, Etc.); 4744 Leader; Magnate; Ex. Business Tycoon
Long Narrow Depressioas Betweewaves
Truckle : Curry Favor; Act In An Obsequious Way
Typhoon : Tropical Hurricane Or Cyclone
4720
4745
Truculence : Aggressiveness; Ferocity; Adj. Truculent:
4721 Aggressive; Pugnacious; Fierce
Tyranny : Oppression; Cruel Government

4746
Truculent : Aggressive; Savage

4722
Tyro : Beginner; Novice

4747
Truism : Self-Evident Truth
Ulcer : Sore Place Appearing On The Skin Inside Or

4748 Outside The Body; Ex. Stomach Ulcer; Adj. Ulcerous; V:
Ulcerate
Trumpery : Objects That Are Showy, Valueless, Deceptive
Ulterior : Intentionally Hidden; Beyond What Is Evident;
4724
4749 Situated Beyond; Unstated And Often Questionable; Ex.
Ulterior Motive
Trumpery : Objects That Are Showy, Valueless, Deceptive
Ultimatum : Last Demand; Last Warning; Last Statement
4725
4750 Of Conditions That Must Be Met; Ex. They Have Ignored
Our Ultimatum.
4723
Umbrage : Resentment; Anger; Sense Of Injury Or Insult;

Unfettered : Liberated; Freed From Chains; V: Unfetter
4751 Ex. Take Umbrage At His Rudeness
4776
Unaccountable : Inexplicable; Impossible To Account For;
Unfledged : Immature
4752 Unreasonable Or Mysterious
4777
Unassailable : Not Open To Attack; Impregnable; Not
4753 Subject To Question
Unassuaged : Unsatisfied; Not Soothed
Unfrock : Strip A Priest Or Minister Of Church Authority

4778
4754
Ungainly : (of Someone) Awkward Imovement; Clumsy; (of

4779 Something) Unwieldy; Ex. Ungainly Dancer/instrument
Unassuming : Modest; Ex. The Champion's Unassuming

4755 Manner
4780
Unbridled : Violent; Uncontrolled; Ex. Unbridled

4756 Rage/greed
Uniformity : Sameness; Monotony; Adj. Uniform: The

4781 Same All Over
Uncanny : Strange; Mysterious; Ex. Uncanny Knack

4757
Unconscionable : Unscrupulous; Not Guided By
4758 Conscience; Excessive; Beyond Reason; Ex.
Unconscionable Demand
Uncouth : Outlandish; Clumsy; Boorish
4759
Unction : The Act Of Anointing With Oil; Ex. Extreme
4760 Unction
Unguent : Ointment
Unilateral : One-Sided; Involving Or Affecting Only One

4782 Side; Ex. Unilateral Declaration
Unimpeachable : That Cannot Be Impeached; Beyond
4783 Doubt Or Question; Blameless And Exemplary
Uninhibited : Unrepressed; Free In Behavior And Feelings
4784
Unintimidating : Unfrightening
4785
Unctuous : Oily; Bland; Insincerely Suave
Unique : Without An Equal; Single In Kind
4761
4786
Underhand : Done Slyly And Secretly (being Dishonest);

4762 A: (underhanded)
Unison : Unity Of Pitch (imusical Performance); Complete

4787 Accord; Ex. The Choir Sang Iunison.
Underlying : Lying Below; Fundamental

4763
Undermine : Weaken; Sap
4764
Universal : Characterizing Or Affecting All; General;

4788 Present Everywhere; Of The Universe; Cosmic; Ex.
Universal Agreement; Ex. A Subject Of Universal Interest
Unkempt : Disheveled; With Uncared-For Appearance
4789
Underscore : Underline; Emphasize
Unmitigated : (of Something Bad) Not Moderated;

4790 Unrelieved Or Immoderate; Without Qualification;
Absolute; Ex. Unmitigated Disaster
Understate : State With Lestruth Than Seemwarranted By
Unravel : Disentangle; Solve
4766 The Facts; Ex. He Understated The Seriousnesof The
4791
Crime; N: Understatement; Op. Overstate
Undertaker : Funeral Director; One Whose Businesito
Unregenerate : Making No Attempt To Change One'bad
4767 Arrange Burials
4792 Practices
4765
Undulate : Move With A Wavelike Motion

4768
Unrequited : Not Requited; Not Reciprocated; Ex.

4793 Unrequited Love
Undulating : Moving With A Wavelike Motion; V: Undulate;

Unruly : Disobedient; Lawless
4769 Cf. Und: Wave
4794
Unearth : Dig Up; Discover (facts) By Careful Searching;
Unsavory : Distasteful; Disagreeable; Morally Offensive;
4770 Ex. He Unearthed Some Secrets About Her; Op. Conceal 4795 Ex. Unsavory Activity/reputation
Unearthly : Not Earthy; Weird
4771
Unscathed : Unharmed; Ex. Escape The Accident

4796 Unscathed
Unequivocal : Plain; Obvious; Unmistakable
Unsightly : Ugly; Unpleasant To Look At
4772
4797
Unexceptionable : Entirely Acceptable; Not Offering Any

4773 Basis For Criticism
4798
Unsullied : Untarnished
Unfaltering : Steadfast
4774
Unfeigned : Genuine; Real
4775
Untenable : Insupportable
4799
Untoward : Unexpected And Adverse; Unfortunate Or
4800 Unlucky; Ex. Untoward Encounter
Unwarranted : Unjustified; Groundless; Undeserved

4801
Vagary : Capricious Happening; Caprice; Whim; Cf.

4826 Wander
Unwieldy : Awkward (to Carry Or Move); Cumbersome;

4802 Unmanageable
Vagrant : Wandering From Place To Place; Roving; Stray;

4827 Moving In A Random Fashion; Ex. Vagrant Thoughts; N:
Vagrancy
Unwitting : Not Knowing; Unaware; Unintentional; Ex. She
Vain : Full Of Self-Admiration; Conceited; Without Result;
4803 Was Their Unwitting Accomplice; Ex. Unwitting Insult; Cf. 4828 Unsuccessful; N: Vanity
Wit: Know
Unwonted : Unaccustomed; Unusual; Ex. He Arrived With
Vain : Full Of Self-Admiration; Conceited; Without Result;
4804 Unwonted Punctuality.
4829 Unsuccessful; N: Vanity
Upbraid : Scold; Reproach
4805
Vainglorious : Boastful; Excessively Conceited

4830
Upright : (sitting Or Standing) Straight Up; Honest; Moral
Valediction : Saying Farewell; Expression Of Leave4831 Taking
Uproar : Noisy Confusion
Valid : Logically Convincing; Sound; Legally Acceptable;

4832 Effective; Ex. Valid Reasoning/passport
4806
4807
Uproarious : Marked By Commotioor Uproar; Very Noisy
4808 (esp. With Laughter); Hilarious; Causing Loud Laughter;
Extremely Funny
Upshot : Outcome
4809
Valor : Bravery
4833
Vampire : Ghostly Being That Sucks The Blood Of The
4834 Living
Urbane : Suave; Refined; Elegant

4810
Vanguard : Forerunners; Advance Forces

4835
Urchin : Mischievous Child (usually A Boy)
Vantage : Position Giving An Advantage
4811
4836
Urge : Drive Or Force Forward (by Causing Impulses);

4812 Drive To Take Action; Impel; Entreat Earnestly; Ex. Urge
Horses; N: Impulse That Promptaction
Urgent : Compelling Immediate Action; Pressing;
4813 Persistent; Importunate; Ex. Urgent In Hidemands
Vapid : Lacking Liveliness; Dull And Unimaginative; Insipid

4837 And Flavorless; Ex. Vapid Lecture
Variegate : Change The Appearance Of (by Marking With
4838 Different Colors)
Ursine : Bearlike; Pertaining To A Bear
Varnish : Paint Used To Coat A Surface With A Glossy

4839 Film; Glossy Coating Produced By Using Thisubstance;
Ex. Nail Varnish; V:
Usurp : Seize Another's Power Or Rank (without Legal
Vassal : In Feudalism, One Who Held Land Of A Superior
4815 Authority); Supplant; Appropriate; N: Usurpation; Cf. Take 4840 Lord
For One's Owuse
Usurpation : Act Of Seizing Power And Rank Of Another
Vaunted : Boasted; Bragged; Highly Publicized
4816
4841
4814
Usury : Lending Money At Illegal Rates Of Interest

4817
Veer : Change In Direction

4842
Utopia : Imaginary Land With Perfect Social And Political

Vegetate : Live In A Monotonous Way
4818 System
4843
Uxorious : Excessively Submissive Or Devoted To One's
4819 Wife; Cf. Uxor: Wife
Vellum : Parchment
4844
Vacillation : Fluctuation; Wavering
Velocity : Speed
4820
4845
Vacuous : Empty; Lacking Iideas; Inane; Stupid; Ex.

4821 Vacuous Expression; N: Vacuity
4846
Venal : Capable Of Being Bribed
Vagabond : Wanderer; Tramp
Vendetta : Blood Feud
4822
4847

4823 Wander
4848

4824 Wander
4849

4825 Wander
4850
Vendor : Seller
Veneer : Thin Layer; Cover
Veneer : Thin Layer; Cover
Venerate : Revere; Treat With Great Respect

4851
Venial : Forgivable; Trivial
4852
Venison : The Meat Of A Deer
4853
Verity : Quality Of Being True; Lasting Truth Or Principle;

4876 Ex. The Verity Of His Testimony; Ex. One Of The Eternal
Verities
Vernacular : Living Language (as Compared To The
4877 Official Language); Language Spokeia Country Or Region;
Natural Style; Ex. Lapse Into The Vernacular
Vernal : Pertaining To Spring
4878
Venison : Meat Of A Deer; Cf. Cow: Beef; Cf. Pig: Pork,

Versatile : Having Many Talents; Capable Of Working In
4854 Ham, Bacon; Cf. Calf: Veal; Cf. Sheep: Mutton; Cf. Lamb: 4879 Many Fields
Lamb
Venom : Poison (of Animal); Hatred; Ex. Remarks Full Of
Vertebrate : Having A Backbone Or Spinal Column; N:
4855 Venom; Adj. Venomous
4880 Group Of Animalhaving A Segmented Spinal Column
Vent : Small Opening; Outlet
4856
Vertebrate : Having A Backbone Or Spinal Column; N:

4881 Group Of Animalhaving A Segmented Spinal Column
Vent : Express; Utter

4857
Vertex : Summit
4882
Ventilate : Admit Fresh Air Into To Replace Stale Air

4858
Vertigo : Dizziness
4883
Ventral : Abdominal
4859
Verve : Enthusiasm; Liveliness

4884
Ventriloquist : Someone Who Can Make His Or Her Voice

Vestige : Trace; Remains; Ex. Vestiges Of Some Ancient
4860 Seem To Come From Another Person Or Thing
4885 Religion
Venture : Risk; Expose To Risk; Dare; Undertake A Risk;
Vestige : Trace; Remains; Ex. Vestiges Of Some Ancient
4861 N:
4886 Religion
Venture : Risk; Expose To Risk; Dare; Undertake A Risk;
Veto : Vested Power To Reject A Bill; Exercise Of
4862 N:
4887 Thiright; V: Prevent Or Forbid By Exercising The Power Of
Veto
Venturesome : Bold
Vex : Annoy; Distress
4863
4888
Veracious : Truthful
4864
Viable : Capable Of Maintaining Life; Feasible; Practical

4889 Or Workable; Ex. Viable Scheme
Veracity : Truthfulness; Adherence To The Truth

4865
Viand : Food
4890
Verbalize : To Put Into Words

4866
Vibrant : Full Of Vigor Or Energy; Vibrating

4891
Verbatim : Word For Word

4867
Verbiage : Pompous Array Of Words
4868
Vicarious : Experienced As If One Were Taking Part Ithe

4892 Experience Of Another; Done By A Deputy For Other
People; Acting As A Substitute; Ex. Vicarious Thrill At
Vicissitude : Change Of Fortune
4893
Verbose : Wordy
Vie : Contend; Compete
4869
4894
Verdant : Green; Covered With Greeplants Or Grass;

4870 Lush Ivegetation; Ex. Verdant Meadows
Vigil : Keeping Watch (during Normal Sleeping Hours);

4895 Ex. All-Night Vigil
Verdigris : Greecoating Or Patina Ocopper Which Has

4871 Beeexposed To The Weather
Vigilant : Watchful; On The Alert; Watchfully Awake; Alert

4896 To Spot Danger; N: Vigilance
Verge : Border; Edge, Rim, Or Margin; Ex. On The Verge

Vigilante : One Who Without Authority Assumelaw
4872 Of: Very Near To; V: Border On
4897 Enforcement Powers
Verisimilar : Having The Appearance Of Truth Or Reality;
4873 Probable Or Likely To Be True; Plausible

Verisimilitude : Appearance Of Truth; Quality Of

4874 Appearing To Be True Or Real; Likelihood; Ex.
Verisimilitude Of Her Performance As Lady Macbeth
Veritable : Being Truly So; Real Or Genuine; Actual; Not
4875 False Or Imaginary

Vignette : Picture; Short Literary Sketch
4900
Vigor : Active Strength
Vivacious : Animated; Gay
4901
4926
Vile : Despicable; Unpleasant; Disgusting; Ex. Vile

4902 Slander
4927
Vile : Despicable; Unpleasant; Disgusting; Ex. Vile

4903 Slander
Vivid : (of Light Or Color) Bright And Distinct; Evoking

4928 Lifelike Mental Images; Ex. Vivid Red Hair/description
Vindictive : Disposed To Revenge; Vengeful; Out For

4904 Revenge; Spiteful; Intended To Cause Harm; Malicious;
Ex. Vindictive Streak
Vintner : Wine Merchant; Winemaker; Seller Of Wine
4905
Violate : Break (a Law); Defile; Desecrate; Assault
4906 Sexually; Ex. Violate Graves
Vivacious : Animated; Gay
Vivisection : Act Of Dissecting Living Animals

4929
Vixen : Female Fox; Ill-Tempered Woman
4930
Vociferous : Clamorous; Noisy
4931
Viper : Poisonous Snake

4907
Vogue : Popular Fashion; Ex. Jeans Became The Vogue.

4932
Virile : Manly; Having Masculine Spirit Or Strength; Full Of

Volatile : Changeable; Of A Quickly Changing Nature (as
4908 Strength
4933 Of Temper); Mercurial; Tending To Violence; Evaporating
Rapidly; Ex. Volatile Character/situatioithe Street
Virtual : In Essence; Existing In Essence Though Not In
Volition : Act Of Using One's Will; Act Of Making A
4909 Actual Form; For Practical Purposes; Ex. Virtual
4934 Conscious Choice; Ex. She Selected This Dress Of Her
Ruler/space
Own Volition.
Virtue : Goodness; Moral Excellence; Good Quality;
Volley : Simultaneoudischarge Of A Number Of Shots; V:
4910 Advantage; Ex. By Virtue Of; Ex. Make A Virtue Of
4935
Necessity
Virtuoso : Highly Skilled Artist (esp. Imusic); Ex. Piano
Voluble : Fluent; Glib
4911 Virtuoso
4936
Virulent : Extremely Poisonous
4912
Voluminous : Bulky; Large

4937
Virus : Disease Communicator

4913
Visage : Face; Appearance
4914
Visceral : Felt In One's Inner Organs
4915
Viscid : Adhesive; Gluey
4916
Viscous : Sticky; Gluey
Voluptuous : Sensual; Of Or Giving Sensual Pleasure;

4938 Indulging In Sensual Pleasures; Ex. Voluptuoulines; Ex.
Voluptuoulife Of The Romans; N: Voluptuary:
Voodoo : Religion Practiced Chiefly In Haiti
4939
Voracious : Ravenous; Eating Large Quantities Of Food;
4940 Exceedingly Eager; Insatiable; Ex. Voracious
Animal/reader
Vortex : Whirlwind; Whirlpool; Center Of Turbulence;
4941 Predicament Into Which One Is Inexorably Plunged
4917
Vouch : Give A Personal Guarantee; Ex. I Can Vouch For

4942 Hiintegrity; N: Voucher
Vise : Vice; Tool For Holding Work Iplace; Clamping

4918 Device
Vouchsafe : Grant Condescendingly; Guarantee; Ex. I

4943 Casafely Vouchsafe You Fair Returoyour Investment
Vision : Eyesight; Foresight; Mental Image Produced By

4919 The Imagination; Experience Of Seeing The Supernatural
Vulgar : Of The Common People; Deficient In Refinement;

4944 Not Refined; Coarse; Ex. Vulgar Display Of Wealth; N:
Vulgarism: Vulgarity; Crudely Indecent Word; Cf.
Vulgar : Of The Common People; Deficient In Refinement;
4945 Not Refined; Coarse; Ex. Vulgar Display Of Wealth; N:
Vulgarism: Vulgarity; Crudely Indecent Word; Cf.
Vulnerable : Susceptible To Wounds
4946
Visionary : Produced By Imagination; Fanciful; Mystical

4920
Vital : Vibrant And Lively; Critical; Living, Breathing
4921
Vitiate : Spoil The Effect Of; Make Inoperative
4922
Vulpine : Like A Fox; Crafty

4947
Vitreous : Pertaining To Or Resembling Glass

4923
Vulture : Carrion-Eating Birds

4948
Vitriolic : Corrosive; Sarcastic

4924
Vituperative : Abusive; Scolding
4925
Vying : Contending
4949
Wade : Walk Through A Substance, Such Awater, That
4950 Impedemovement
Waffle : Speak Equivocally About Aissue; N:
Waver : Move Or Swing Back And Forth; Be Uncertain Or

4976 Unsteady In Decision Or Movement; Ex. Wavering
Between Accepting And Refusing
Waft : Move Gently (iair Or Iseas) By Wind Or Waves; Ex.
Wax : Increase; Grow
4952 Leaves Wafting Past The Window
4977
4951
Wag : Shake Repeatedly From Side To Side; Ex. The

4953 Dog Wagged Ittail; N: Humorouperson; Wit
Wage : Begin And Continue (a War)
4954
Waylay : Ambush; Lie In Want

4978
Wean : Accustom A Baby Not To Nurse; Give Up A
4979 Cherished Activity
Waggish : Mischievous; Humorous; Tricky

4955
Weary : Tired After Long Work; V:

4980
Waif : Homeless Child Or Animal; Ex. Waifs And Strays

4956
Weather : Endure The Effect Of Weather Or Other Forces

4981
Waive : Give Up Temporarily; Yield
Weird : Eerie; Strange; Unnatural
4957
4982
Wake : Trail Of Ship Or Other Object Through Water;

4958 Path Of Something That Has Gone Before; Ex. Hunger
Followed Ithe Wake Of The War
Wallow : Roll Imud; Indulge In; (of A Ship) Roll Ia Rough
4959 Sea; Become Helpless; Ex. Wallow Ithe Mud/luxury
Well-Bred : Of Good Upbringing; Well-Mannered And

4983 Refined
Wallow : Roll Imud; Indulge In; (of A Ship) Roll Ia Rough

4960 Sea; Become Helpless; Ex. Wallow Ithe Mud/luxury
Welter : Confusion; Turmoil; Confused Mass; Bewildering

4985 Jumble; Ex. Welter Of Data
Wan : Having A Pale Or Sickly Color; Pallid

4961
Welt : Mark From A Beating Or Whipping

4984
Wheedle : Deceive, Persuade, Or Obtaiby Flattery;

4986 Cajole; Coax; Ex. Wheedle A Promise Out Of Her
Wanderlust : Strong Longing To Travel
Whelp : Young Wolf, Dog, Tiger, Etc.
4962
4987
Wangle : Achieve By Cleverness Or Trick; Wiggle Out;

4963 Fake; Ex. She Tried To Wangle Ainvitatioto The Party.
Whet : Sharpen; Stimulate; Ex. Whet Someone's

4988 Appetite
Wangle : Achieve By Cleverness Or Trick; Wiggle Out;

4964 Fake; Ex. She Tried To Wangle Ainvitatioto The Party.
Whiff : Puff Or Gust (of Air, Scent, Etc.); Short-Lasting

4989 Smell; Hint; Ex. Whiff Of Perfume/scandal
Wanton : Unrestrained; Gratuitously Cruel; Willfully

4965 Malicious; Unchaste; Sexually Improper; Promiscuous;
Ex. Wantospending/killing; Cf. Having No Just Cause
Ward : Administrative Division Of A City; Division In A
4966 Hospital Or Prison; Incompetent Person Placed Under
The Protection Of A Guardian; V: Guard; Ward Off: Avert
Warp : Twist Out Of Shape; N:
4967
Whiff : Puff Or Gust (of Air, Scent, Etc.); Short-Lasting

4990 Smell; Hint; Ex. Whiff Of Perfume/scandal
Warrant : Justification; Written Order That

4968 Serveaauthorization (esp. A Judicial Writ); Ex.
Search/death Warrant; V: Justify; Guarantee
Warranted : Justified; Authorized
4969
Whimsy : Whim; Tendency To Behave Amusingly

4993 Strangely; Ex. Story Full Of Whimsy
Warranty : Guarantee; Assurance By Seller
Whim : Sudden Capriciouidea; Fancy

4991
Whimsical : Capricious; Fanciful; Quaint
4992
Whimsy : Whim; Tendency To Behave Amusingly

4994 Strangely; Ex. Story Full Of Whimsy
4970
Whine : Complain (in A Sad Voice); Make A High Sad

4995 Sound (ain Pain Or Supplication)
Warren : Tunnels In Which Rabbits Live; Crowded

4971 Conditions In Which People Live
4996
Whinny : Neigh Like A Horse
Wary : Very Cautious

4972
Wastrel : Profligate
Whittle : Pare; Cut Away Thibits (from Wood); Fashioithis

4998 Way; Reduce Gradually; Trim
Wholesome : Conducive To Mental Or Physical Health;

4999 Healthful
Whorl : Ring Of Leaves Around Stem; Ring; Circular

5000 Arrangement; Ex. Whorls Othe Fingers
4973
4974
4975
Whit : Small Amount; Smallest Speck; Ex. Not A Whit Of

4997
Wiggle : Wriggle; Move From Side To Side With Irregular

5001 Twisting Motions
Wrangle : Quarrel; Obtain Through Arguing

5026
Willful : Intentional; Headstrong

5002
Wrath : Anger; Fury

5027
Willowy : Flexible; Pliant; Slender; Cf. Willow

5003
Wrath : Anger; Fury

5028
Wilt : Loose Freshness; Droop

5004
Wreak : Inflict; Ex. Wreak One's Vengeance On

5029
5005
Wily : Cunning; Artful
Wrench : Twist; Pull; Strain; Ex. He Wrenched The Gun

5030 Out Of Her Hands.
Wince : Move Back Suddenly; Shrink Back; Flinch; Ex.

5006 She Winced As She Touched The Cold Body.
Wrest : Obtaiby Pulling Violently; Pull Away; Take By

5031 Violence; Ex. Wrest Victory From Their Grasp
Windfall : Unexpected Lucky Event
Wretch : Miserable Person; Bad Or Despicable Person;

5032 Adj. Wretched: Miserable; Bad; Contemptible; Vile
Winnow : Sift; Separate Good Parts From Bad
Wring : Twist (to Extract Liquid); Extract By Twisting;

5033 Wrench Painfully (neckor Hands)
Winsome : Agreeable; Gracious; Engaging
Wrinkle : Small Ridge On A Smooth Surface (face Or

5034 Cloth); V:
Wisp : Small Bunch (of Hair); Faint Streak (of Smoke)
Writ : Writtecommand Issued By A Court (telling

5035 Someone To Do Or Not To Do Something)
5007
5008
5009
5010
Wispy : Thin; Slight; Barely Discernible
5011
Writhe : Squirm; Twist

5036
Wistful : Vaguely Longing; Sadly Thoughtful

5012
Wrongheaded : Stubbornly Wrong

5037
Withdrawn : Introverted; Retiring; Remote

5013
Wry : Twisted; With A Humorous Twist

5038
Wither : Shrivel; Decay
Xenophobia : Fear Or Hatred Of Foreigners
5014
5039
Withhold : Refuse To Give; Hold Back; Ex. Withholding

5015 Tax
5040
Withstand : Stand Up Against; Resist Successfully

5016
Yen : Strong Desire; Longing; Urge; Ex. Yen For Travel

Yeoman : Man Owning Small Estate; Middle-Class
5041 Farmer
Witless : Foolish; Idiotic

5017
Yield : Amount Produced; Crop; Income On Investment

5042
Witticism : Witty Saying; Facetious Remark

5018
Yield : Give In; Surrender

5043
Wizardry : Sorcery; Magic
Yoke : Join Together; Unite
5019
5044
Wizened : Shriveled; Withered; Ex. Wizened Apple/old

5020 Lady
5045
Woe : Great Sorrow; Deep Inconsolable Grief; Affliction;

5021 Suffering; Ex. Financial Woes
5046
Woeful : Sad; (of Something Bad) Deplorable; Deplorably

5022 Bad; Ex. Woeful Housing Conditions
5047
Wont : Custom, Habitual Procedure
Yokel : Country Bumpkin

Yore : Time Long Past; Ex. Ithe Days Of Yore
Zany : Crazy; Comic
5023
Zeal : Eager Enthusiasm (to A Cause Or Ideal); Adj.

5048 Zealous
Worldly : Engrossed In Matters Of This Earth; Not

5024 Spiritual
5049
Zealot : Fanatic; Person Who Shows Excessive Zeal
Wraith : Ghost; Phantom Of A Living Person

5025
Zenith : Point Directly Overhead In The Sky; Summit

5050
Zephyr : Gentle Breeze; West Wind

5051
Zest : Outer Skin Of An Orange Used For Giving A
5052 Special Taste To Food; Spice; Interest; Flavor; Spirited
Enjoyment; Ex. Add A Certain Zest To The Affair; Ex.

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Abase : Lower; Humiliate

Abrasive : Rubbing Away; Tending To Grind Down

Abase : Lower; Humiliate

Abridge : Condense Or Shorten

Abate : Subside; Decrease, Lessen

Abscission : Cutting Off; Separation

Absolute : Complete; Totally Unlimited; Certain

Abdicate : Renounce; Give Up (position, Right, Or

Absolve : Pardon (an Offense)

Abdicate : Renounce; Give Up (position, Right, Or

Abdicate : Renounce; Give Up (position, Right, Or

Abstain : Refrain; Hold Oneself Voluntary Form An Action

Aberration : Deviation From The Normal; Mental Disorder

Abstain : Refrain; Hold Oneself Voluntary Form An Action

Abet : Assist Usually In Doing Something Wrong;

Absolve : Pardon (an Offense)

Abstemious : Sparing In Eating And Drinking; Temperate

Abstemious : Sparing In Eating And Drinking; Temperate

Abeyance : Suspended Action

Abstract : Theoretical; Not Concrete; Nonrepresentational

Abhor : Detest; Hate

Abstruse : Obscure; Profound; Difficult To Understand

Abhor : Detest; Hate

Abusive : Coarsely Insulting; Physically Harmful

Abide : Dwell; Abide By: Comply With; Put Up With;

Abusive : Coarsely Insulting; Physically Harmful

Abjure : Renounce Upon Oath

Abyss : Enormous Chasm; Vast Bottomless Pit

Abnegation : Renunciation; Self-Sacrifice; Self-Negation

Abode : Dwelling Place; Home

Accelerate : Move Faster

Abolish : Cancel; Put An End To

Accessory : Additional Object; Useful But Not Essential

Abominable : Detestable; Extremely Unpleasant

Acclaim : Applaud; Announce With Great Approval

Abominate : Loathe; Hate

Acclimate : Adjust To Climate

Abortive : Unsuccessful; Fruitless

Accolade : Award Of Merit

Accomplice : Partner In Crime

Adapt : Alter; Modify

Addendum : Addition; Appendix To Book; Something That

Accost : Approach And Speak First To A Person

Addiction : Compulsive, Habitual Need

Addle : To Muddle; Drive Crazy; Become Rotten

Accretion : Growth, Increase

Address : To Direct Speech To; Deal With Or Discuss

Accrue : Come About By Addition

Adduce : To Present As Evidence

Acerbity : Bitterness Of Speech And Temper

Adhere : Stick Last

Acidulous : Slightly Sour; Sharp, Caustic

Adherent : Supporter, Follower

Acknowledge : Recognize, Admit

Adjacent : Adjoining; Neighboring; Close By

Acme : Top; Pinnacle

Acoustics : Science Of Sound; Quality That Makes A

Adjourn : Suspend Until A Later Time; Move From One

Acquiesce : Assent; Agree Passively

Adjourn : Suspend Until A Later Time; Move From One

Acquittal : Deliverance From A Charge

Adjunct : Something Attached To But Holding And Inferior

Admonish : Warn; Reprove