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Abdicate : Renounce; Give Up (position, Right, Or Abstain : Refrain; Hold Oneself Voluntary Form An Action
8 Responsibility) 33 Or Practice
Aberration : Deviation From The Normal; Mental Disorder Abstain : Refrain; Hold Oneself Voluntary Form An Action
9 34 Or Practice
Abet : Assist Usually In Doing Something Wrong; Abstemious : Sparing In Eating And Drinking; Temperate
10 Encourage 35
Abide : Dwell; Abide By: Comply With; Put Up With; Abusive : Coarsely Insulting; Physically Harmful
15 Tolerate; Ex. Abide By The Rules; Ex. I Can't Abide Rude 40
People.
Abject : Wretched; Lacking Pride Abut : Border Upon; Adjoin
16 41
Abject : (of A Condition) Wretched; As Low As Possible; Abut : Border Upon; Adjoin
17 Lacking Pride; Very Humble; Showing Lack Of Self- 42
Respect; Ex. Abject Apology
Abjure : Renounce Upon Oath Abysmal : Bottomless
18 43
Abjure : Renounce Upon Oath Abyss : Enormous Chasm; Vast Bottomless Pit
19 44
Abolish : Cancel; Put An End To Accessory : Additional Object; Useful But Not Essential
22 47 Thing
Abominable : Detestable; Extremely Unpleasant Acclaim : Applaud; Announce With Great Approval
23 48
Accost : Approach And Speak First To A Person Addiction : Compulsive, Habitual Need
53 78
Accretion : Growth, Increase Address : To Direct Speech To; Deal With Or Discuss
55 80
Acoustics : Science Of Sound; Quality That Makes A Adjourn : Suspend Until A Later Time; Move From One
62 Room Easy Or Hard To Hear In 87 Place To Another
Acquiesce : Assent; Agree Passively Adjourn : Suspend Until A Later Time; Move From One
63 88 Place To Another
Acquittal : Deliverance From A Charge Adjunct : Something Attached To But Holding And Inferior
64 89 Position
Actuarial : Calculating, Pertaining To Insurance Statistics Adore : Love Deeply And Respect Highly
67 92
Acute : Quickly Perceptive; Keen; Brief And Severe Adulterated : Made Impure Or Spoiled By The Addition Of
72 97 Inferior Materials
Adage : Wise Saying; Proverb Adulterated : Made Impure Or Spoiled By The Addition Of
73 98 Inferior Materials
Adage : Wise Saying; Proverb Adulterated : Made Impure Or Spoiled By The Addition Of
74 99 Inferior Materials
Adverse : Unfavorable; Hostile Airy : Of Air; High In The Air; Lofty; Immaterial; Unreal
104 129
Advocacy : Support; Active Pleading On Behalf Of Alcove : Nook; Small, Recessed Section Of A Room
107 Someone Or Something 132
Affliction : State Of Distress; Trial; Cause Of Distress Or Allegory : Story In Which Characters Are Used As
116 Suffering; V: Afflict: Inflict Grievous Suffering On 141 Symbols
Afterlife : Life After Death; Later Part Of One's Life Alloy : A Mixture As Of Metals
120 145
Aloof : Apart; Reserved Amphibian : Able To Live Both On Land And In Water
153 178
Ambulatory : Able To Walk Anarchist : Person Who Rebels Against The Established
165 190 Order
Amend : Correct; Change, Generally For The Better Anarchy : Absence Of Governing Body, State Of Disorder
166 191
Amok : Ia State Of Rage; A:(amuck) Ex. Ruamok Angular : Sharp-Cornered; Stuff In Manner
174 199
Annals : Records; History Antique : Made In An Earlier Period And Usu. Valuable;
205 230 N: Object That Wamade In An Earlier Period And That
Irare Or Valuable
Annex : Attach; Add To A Large Thing; Take Possession Antiquity : Quality Of Being Very Old; Ancient Times;
206 Of; Incorporate (territory) Into A Larger Existing Political 231
Unit (by Force); N: Building Added To A Large One
Annihilate : Destroy Antiquity : Quality Of Being Very Old; Ancient Times;
207 232
Annotate : Comment; Make Explanatory Notes Antiseptic : Substance That Prevents Infection
209 234
Anodyne : Drug That Relieves Paior Trouble; Opiate; Adj. Apathy : Lack Of Caring; Indifference
213 Ex. Anodyne Statement 238
Anthem : Song Of Praise Or Patriotism; Ex. National Apocalyptic : Prophetic; Pertaining To Revelations
222 Anthem 247
Apologist : One Who Writes Idefense Of A Cause Or Apropos : With Reference To; Regarding
252 Institution; N: Apologia 277
Apostate : One Who Abandons His Religious Faith Or Aquiline : Curved; Hooked
254 Political Beliefs 279
Apparent : Evident; Easily Seen Or Understood; Arboretum : Place Where Different Tree Varieties Are
260 Appearing Asuch; Ex. Apparent Improvement 285 Exhibited
Apparent : Evident; Easily Seen Or Understood; Arcade : A Covered Passageway, Usually Lined With
261 Appearing Asuch; Ex. Apparent Improvement 286 Shops
Appropriate : Acquire; Take Position Of For One's Own Arraign : Charge In Court; Indict
275 Use 300
Array : Marshal; Draw Up In Order Aspirant : Seeker After Position Or Status
301 326
Arrears : Being In Debt Aspire : Seek To Attain (position Or Status); Long For;
303 328 Ex. Aspire To Become President; Ex. Aspire To/after The
Leadership
Arrogance : Pride; Haughtiness Assail : Assault
304 329
Arsenal : Storage Place For Military Equipment Assert : State Strongly Or Positively; Demand
306 331 Recognitioof (rights, Claims, Etc.); Make A Claim To (by
Forceful Action); Ex. Assert One's Independence
Artery : Blood-Vessel; Cf. Vein Assessment : Estimation
307 332
Artless : Without Guile, Open And Honest Assumption : Something Taken For Granted; The Taking
311 336 Over Or Taking Possession Of; Ex. Her Assumption Of
Power; V: Assume
Ascendancy : Controlling Influence; Domination Assurance : Firm Statement That Something Is Certainly
312 337 True; Promise Or Pledge; Certainty; Confidence In One's
Own Ability; Self-Confidence; Ex. In Spite Of All His
Ascertain : Find Out For Certain Asteroid : Small Planet
313 338
Ascribe : Refer; Attribute, Assign Astigmatism : Eye Defect That Prevents Proper Focus
315 340
Aseptic : Preventing Infection; Having A Cleansing Effect Astringent : Binding; Causing Contraction
318 343
Attribute : Ascribe; Explain Avalanche : Great Mass Of Falling Snow And Ice
358 383
Authoritarian : Favoring Or Exercising Total Control; Non- Axiom : Self-Evident Truth Requiring No Proof
372 Democratic 397
Autocratic : Having Absolute Unchecked Power; Bacchanal : Noisy Party With A Lot Of Drinking
375 Dictatorial; N: Autocrat, Autocracy 400
Bacchanalia : The Ancient Roman Festival In Honor Of Barrage : Barrier Laid Down By Artillery Fire
401 Bacchus 426
Badger : Pester; Annoy Barterer : Trader; V: Barter: Trade; Exchange Good For
404 429 Other Goods Rather Than Money
Balm : Something That Relieves Pain Battalion : Army Unit Made Up Of Four Or More
411 436 Companies
Bandy : Discuss Lightly; Exchange Blows Or Words Beatific : Giving Bliss; Blissful
415 440
Bank : Heap; Piled-Up Mass; Embankment; Lateral Tilting Bedraggle : Wet Thoroughly
418 (aof An Aircraft In Turning); V: Pile Up; Protect With A 443
Bank; Tilt In Turning
Bantering : Good-Natured Ridiculing Beeline : Direct Quick Route
419 444
Beneficial : Helpful; Useful; Advantageous Bewitch : Cast A Spell Over; Captivate Completely
463 488
Benefit : Advantage; Anything That Brings Help, Bicameral : Two-Chambered, As A Legislative Body
465 Advantage, Or Profit; Money Provided By The 490
Government To The People; Fund-Raising Public
Benevolent : Generous; Charitable Bicker : Quarrel
466 491
Benign : Kindly; Favorable; Not Malignant Bid : Command; Utter (a Greeting); Offer Aa Price; N:
467 492 Offer Of A Price; Amount Offered; Earnest Effort To Gain
Something; Ex. Bid For Freedom
Benignity : State Of Being Kind, Benign, Gracious Biennial : Every Two Years
468 493
Bent : Natural Talent Or Inclination Bigot : One Who Iintolerant (in Matterof Religion Or
470 495 Politics)
Bequeath : Leave To Someone By A Will; Hand Down Bilious : Suffering From Ingestion; Irritable
472 497
Bereavement : State Of Being Valuable Or Loved Billow : Large Wave Of Water; A Great Swell Or Surge (of
474 499 Smoke); V: Surge, Swell, Roll In Billows
Bitter : Having A Sharp Biting Taste; Causing Sharp Pain Blurt : Utter Impulsively
502 To The Body Or Mind; Filled With Resentment, 527
Disappointment, Or Other Unpleasant Feelings; Ex. Bitter
Blackball : Vote Against (an Applicant); Ostracize; N: Blush : Become Red In The Face (from Embarrassment
503 Negative Vote 528 Or Shame); Become Red Or Rosy; N:
Blanch : Bleach; Whiten Bog : Soft Wet Land; V: Hinder Or Be Hindered; Ex.
504 529 Bogged Down In The Mud
Blare : Loud Or Harsh Roar Or Screech; Dazzling Blaze Bolster : Support; Prop Up
507 Of Light 532
Blasphemy : Cursing; Irreverence; Sacrilege Bolt : Door Bar; Fastening Pior Screw; Length Of Fabric;
508 533 Large Roll Of Cloth; V: Dash Or Dart Off; Faste(a Door);
Gobble Down
Blatant : Flagrant; Consciously Obvious; Loudly Offensive Bolt : Door Bar; Fastening Pior Screw; Length Of Fabric;
509 534 Large Roll Of Cloth; V: Dash Or Dart Off; Faste(a Door);
Gobble Down
Bleak : Cold; Cheerless Bombast : Grandiloquent, Pompouspeech
510 535
Blemish : Mar; Spoil The Beauty Or Perfection Of; N: Bookish : Fond Of Bookand Reading
511 Flaw Or Defect (that Spoilperfection); Ex. Blemishein The 536
Crystal; Cf. Unblemished
Blight : Plant Disease; V: Infect With Blight; Ruin; Bookish : Fond Of Bookand Reading
512 Destroy 537
Blighted : Suffering For A Disease; Destroyed Boon : Blessing; Benefit; Something Very Helpful
513 538
Bliss : Complete Happiness; Adj. Blissful Boost : Lift By Pushing Up From Below; Increase; Raise;
514 539 N: Push Upward; Increase
Bloated : Swollen Or Puffed As With Water Or Air Bouillon : Clear Beef Soup
516 541
Blotch : Spot; Blot; Cf. Blot+botch Bound : Leap Or Spring; Limit Or Confine; Constitute The
517 542 Limit Of; Ex. Bounded By Canada; N: Leap Or Jumping;
Boundary; Adj: Certain; Having A Duty To Do Something
Blowhard : Talkative Boaster; Braggart Bountiful : Generous; Showing Bounty
518 543
Blunt : Having A Dull Edge; Abrupt And Frank In Speech Brag : Boast
525 Or Manner; Brusque; V: Make Or Become Blunt 550
Braggart : Boaster Bromide : Platitude; Chemical Compound Used To Calm
551 576 Excitement
Brand : Trademark; Mark Burned On The Hide Of An Brood : Sit On In Order To Hatch; Think Deeply Or Worry
553 Animal; Mark Burned Into The Flesh Of Criminals; Mark 578 Anxiously; N: The Young Of Certain Animals; Group Of
Of Disgrace; V: Mark With A Brand; Give A Lasting Bad Young Birdhatched At One Time
Brandish : Wave Around (a Weapon); Flourish Brook : Tolerate; Endure; Ex. Brook No Interference; N:
554 579 Small Stream
Bravado : Swagger; Assumed Air Of Defiance Bruise : Injure Without Breaking The Skin; N:
555 580
Brave : Face Courageously; Ex. Brave The Storm Brunt : Maiimpact Or Shock (of Aattack Or Blow); Ex.
556 581 Brunt Of The Argument
Breach : Breaking Of Contract Or Duty; Fissure; Gap Buffet : Strike Forcefully; Slap; Batter; Knock About; N:
561 586 Table With Food Set Out For People To Serve
Themselves; Meal At Which People Help Themselves To
Breadth : Width; Extent Buffoon : Stupid Person; Clown
562 587
Breed : Produce Young; Rear; Bring Up; Produce (an Buffoonery : Clowning
563 Undesirable Condition); N: Kind Or Sort Of Animal Or 588
Plant
Brevity : Consciousness Bugaboo : Bugbear; Object Of Baseless Terror
564 589
Bridle : Harnesfitted About A Horse'head (used To Bulge : Protruding Part; Swelling Of A Surface; Ex. The
565 Restrain); Curb; Check; V: Put A Bridle On; Control Or 590 Apple Made A Bulge In Hipocket; V: Swell Outward;
Restrain; Show Anger Protrude
Brim : Uppermost Edge Of A Cup; Projecting Rim (aon A Bulk : Size Or Volume (esp. When Very Large); Main
566 Hat); Ex. The Glaswafull To The Brim; V: Be Full To The 591 Part; Ex. The Bulk Of The Work Haalready Been Done;
Brim Adj. Bulky: Having Great Size
Brindled : Tawny Or Grayish With Steaks Or Spots Bully : One Who Ihabitually Cruel To Weaker People; V:
567 592
Brink : Edge (at The Top Of A Cliff); Ex. On The Brink Of Bulwark : Earthwork Or Other Strong Defense
568 The Grand Canyon 593
Brisk : Quick And Active; Marked By Livelinesand Vigor Bump : Hit Or Knock Against With Force; N:
569 594
Bristling : Rising Like Bristles; Showing Irritation Bump : Hit Or Knock Against With Force; N:
570 595
Brittle : Easy Broken; Difficult Bump : Hit Or Knock Against With Force; N:
571 596
Burnish : Make Shiny By Rubbing; Polish Camp : Group Sharing A Common Cause Or Opinion
605 630
Bust : Piece Of Sculpture Showing A Person'head, Canard : Unfounded False Rumor; Exaggerated False
606 Shoulders, And Upper Chest; V: Break Up; Arrest; Ex. 631 Report
Crimebuster
Buttress : Support; Prop Up Candor : Frankness
607 632
Cabal : Small Group Of Persons Secretly United To Canker : Any Ulcerous Sore; Any Evil
609 Promote Their Own Interests 634
Cadence : Rhythmic Rise And Fall (of Words And Cantata : Story Set In Music, To Be Sung By A Chorus
614 Sounds); Beat 639
Calumny : Malicious Misrepresentation; Slander Caption : Title; Chapter Heading; Text Under Illustration
625 650
Caption : Title; Chapter Heading; Text Under Illustration Catalyst : Agent Which Brings About A Chemical Change
651 676 While It Remains Unaffected And Unchanged
Carafe : Glass Water Bottle; Decanter Cataract : Great Waterfall; Eye Abnormality
653 678
Carapace : Shell Covering The Back (of A Turtle, Tortoise, Catastrophe : Calamity
654 Crab, Etc.) 679
Cardiologist : Doctor Specializing In Ailments Of The Categorical : Without Exceptions; Unqualified; Absolute
657 Heart 682
Cardiologist : Doctor Specializing In Ailments Of The Cater : Provide Food And Drink (for); Cater To: Try To
658 Heart 683 Satisfy (desireof A Bad Kind)
Careen : Lurch; Sway From Side To Side Catharsis : Purging Or Cleansing Away Any Passage Of
659 684 The Body
Caste : One Of The Hereditary Classes In Hindu Society Cede : Transfer; Yield Title To
670 695
Castrate : Remove The Sex Organ(of A Male Animal Or Celibate : Unmarried; Abstaining From Sexual Intercourse
673 Person) 698
Casualty : Serious Or Fatal Accident Censor : (in Ancient Rome) Overseer Of Morals (also
674 699 Taking The Census); Person Who Eliminates
Inappropriate Matter; V:
Cataclysm : Deluge; Upheaval Censor : Overseer Of Morals; Person Who Reads To
675 700 Eliminate Inappropriate Remarks
Censorious : Critical Chapel : Small Church (in A Prison, College, Or Hospital)
701 726
Centaur : Mythical Figure, Half Man And Half Horse Chaplain : Clergyman Attached To A Chapel
703 728
Centigrade : Measure Of Temperature Used Widely In Char : Make Or Become Black By Burning; Reduce Or Be
704 Europe 729 Reduced To Carbon Or Charcoal(black Substance Made
By Burning Wood) By Incomplete Combustion
Centrifugal : Radiating, Departing From The Center Charisma : Divine Gift; Great Popular Charm Or Appeal Of
705 730 A Political Leader
Centripetal : Tending Toward The Center Charm : Quality Of Pleasing; Amulet; Action Or Formula
706 731 Thought To Have Magical Power; Spell; V: Attract; Cast A
Spell On; Bewitch
Centurion : Roman Army Officer Chary : Cautiously Watchful
707 732
Cerebral : Pertaining To The Brain Or Intellect Chase : Ornament A Metal Surface By Indenting; Follow
708 733 Rapidly To Catch
Chafe : Warm By Rubbing; Make Sore By Rubbing Checkered : Marked By Changes In Fortune
715 740
Chafe : Warm By Rubbing; Make Sore By Rubbing Cherubic : Angelic; Innocent Looking
716 741
Chameleon : Lizard That Changes Color In Different Chip : Lose A Small Piece From The Surface Or Edge; N:
720 Situations 745 Small Piece Broken Off Something; Cf. French Fry;
Potato Chip/crisp
Champion : Support Militantly Chiropodist : One Who Treats Disorders Of The Feet
721 746
Championship : Position Of Champion; Defense Or Chisel : Swindle Or Cheat; N: Wedgelike Tool For Cutting
722 Support; Competition Held To Determine A Champion 747
Chancellor : Legal Official Of High Rank; Cf. Chivalrous : Courteous; Faithful; Brave
723 Chancellery(chancellory): Position Of A Chancellor 748
Chaotic : In Utter Disorder Choir : Group Of People Who Sing Together (esp. During
725 750 Religiouservices); Place For Choir
Choleric : Hot-Tempered Clamber : Climb By Crawling
751 776
Chortle : Chuckle With Delight; N: Clap : Strike The Palmof The Handtogether With A
755 780 Sudden Explosive Sound; Come Together Suddenly With
A Sharp Sound; Put Or Send Promptly; Ex. Clap The
Chorus : Phrase Repeated Throughout A Song Or Poem Clapper : Striker (tongue) Of A Bell
756 781
Cipher : Nonentity; Worthless Person Or Thing; Zero; Clemency : Disposition To Be Lenient; Mildness, As Of
762 Secret Code; V: 787 The Weather
Circumscribe : Limit; Confine Clip : Cut Off With Shears; Fasten; N: Something Clipped
767 792 Off (aa Short Extract From Film); Clasp Or Fastener
Circumspect : Prudent; Cautious Clipper : Sailing Vessel Built For Great Speed
768 793
Citadel : Fortress Clot : Half-Solid Lump Formed From A Liquid (or Blood);
771 796 V:
Coddle : To Treat Gently Collage : Work Of Art Put Together From Fragments
803 828
Codicil : Supplement To The Body Of A Will Collate : Examine In Order To Verify Authenticity; Arrange
804 829 In Order
Codify : To Arrange (laws, Rules) As A Code; Classify Collation : A Light Meal; Collating
805 830
Coercion : Use Of Force To Get Someone's Compliance Colloquial : Pertaining To Conversational Or Common
806 831 Speech
Coeval : Living As The Same Time As; Contemporary Collusion : Conspiring In A Fraudulent Scheme
808 833
Cognate : Allied By Blood; Of The Same Or Kindred Coma : Deep Prolonged Unconsciousnescaused By
812 Nature 837 Disease, Poison, Or A Severe Blow
Cognomen : Family Name Comeback : Retort; Quick Clever Reply; Return To Former
815 840 Status
Cohesion : Force Keeps Parts Together Commandeer : To Draft Form Military Purposes; To Take
819 844 For A Public Use
Cohesion : Force Keeps Parts Together Commemorate : Honor The Memory Of; Serve Aa
820 845 Memorial To; Ex. Commemorate The 100th
Anniversary/those Who Died In The War
Cohorts : Group Of People Who Share Some Commemorative : Remembering; Honoring
821 Commoquality; Armed Band; A Group Of Betwee300 And 846
600 Soldiers Under One Commander (ithe Ancient Rome)
Cohorts : Group Of People Who Share Some Commiserate : To Feel Or Express Pity Or Symphony For
822 Commoquality; Armed Band; A Group Of Betwee300 And 847
600 Soldiers Under One Commander (ithe Ancient Rome)
Coiffure : Hairstyle Commodious : Spacious And Comfortable
823 848
Coincidence : The Chance Occurrence, At The Same Commonwealth : Nation Governed By The People;
825 Time, Of Two Or More Seemingly Connected Events; V: 850 Republic; People Of A Nation
Coincide: Happen At The Same Time; Be In Agreement;
Commonwealth : Nation Governed By The People; Comprehend : Include; Understand
851 Republic; People Of A Nation 876
Compartment : One Of The Partinto Which An Enclosed Compulsion : Compelling; Strong Desire That Idifficult To
856 Space Idivided 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
Comport : Bear One's Self; Behave Conclusive : Decisive; Ending All Debate
871 896
Compost : Mixture Of Decaying Organic Matter Used Conclusive : Decisive; Ending All Debate
872 Afertilizer; V: Put Or Make Compost 897
Concurrent : Happening At The Same Time Conglomeration : Mass Of Material Sticking Together
903 928
Condign : Adequate; (of Punishment) Severe And Well Congruent : In Agreement; Harmonious; Corresponding;
905 Deserved 930 Coinciding Exactly; Cf. Congruous
Conduit : Aqueduct; Passageway For Fluids Connivance : Pretense Of Ignorance Of Something Wrong;
910 935 Assistance; Permission To Offend
Confide : Tell In Confidence (to A Person One Trusts); Be Connotation : Suggested Or Implied Meaning Of An
912 Confident About 937 Expression
Confidential : Spoken Or Written In Secret; Trusted With Connubial : Pertaining To Marriage Or The Matrimonial
913 Private Matters; Ex. Confidential Secretary 938 State
Conflagration : Great Fire Conscript : Draftee; Person Forced Into Military Service;
916 941 V:
Conformist : Person Who Uncritically Conformto The Consequential : Pompous; Important; Self-Important
919 Customof A Group; Op. Nonconformist: One Who Doenot 944
Conform To Accepted Beliefof Norms
Conformity : Harmony; Agreement Conservatory : School Of The Fine Arts (especially Music
920 945 Or Drama); Glass-Enclosed Area; A:(conservatoire); Cf.
Conservancy
Confound : Confuse; Puzzle Consign : Deliver Officially; Entrust; Set Apart
921 946
Conspicuous : Easily Seen; Noticeable; Striking Contrive : Invent Or Fabricate In A Clever Way (by
954 979 Improvisation); Manage; Ex. Contrive To Attract
Hiattention
Conspiracy : Treacherous Plot Contrived : Forced; Artificial; Not Spontaneous
955 980
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
Contention : Assertion; Claim; Thesis; Struggling; Convert : One Who Has Adopted A Different Religion Or
967 Competition 992 Opinion; V: Change Into Another Form; (persuade To)
Adopt A Particular Religion Or Belief
Contentious : Quarrelsome Convex : Curving Outward
968 993
Context : Writings Preceding And Following The Passage Conviction : Strongly Held Belief
970 Quoted 995
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 Crass : Very Unrefined; Grossly Insensible; Crude And
1007 1032 Undiscriminating; Ex. Crass Behavior
Counterpart : A Thing That Completes Another; Things Crest : Top (aof A Hill Or Wave); Showy Featheron The
1019 Very Much Alike 1044 Head Of A Bird
Covert : Secret; Hidden; Implied Criteria : Standards Used In Judging; Cf. Criterion
1024 1049
Cross : Bad-Tempered; Showing Ill-Humor; Angry Dabble : Work At Ia Nonserious Fashion; Splash Around;
1053 1078 Move Noisily Ia Liquid
Crossbreed : Hybridize; N: Hybrid; Cf. Interbreed; Cf. Dainty : Delicate; Delicately Beautiful; Fastidious; Not
1054 Inbreed 1079 Easy To Please; Ex. Dainty Movement/dress
Crust : Hard Outer Covering (aof Earth Or Snow) Dais : Raised Platform For Guests Of Honor
1056 1081
Crypt : Secret Recess Or Vault, Usually Used For Burial Damn : Condemn; Criticize Severely; Condemn To
1058 1083 Everlasting Punishment; Doom; Bring To Ruin; N:
Damnation
Cryptic : Mysterious; Puzzling; Secret Dank : Damp
1059 1084
Cubicle : Small Chamber Used For Sleeping Dapper : Neat And Trim (iappearance); (of Small Men)
1060 1085 Neat Iappearance And Quick Imovements; Neat; Spry
Cull : Pick Out; Reject Dart : Move Or Throw Suddenly And Quickly
1063 1088
Culmination : Attainment Of Highest Point Dart : Move Or Throw Suddenly And Quickly
1064 1089
Cunning : Clever In Deceiving; Sly; N: Clevernesin Daze : Stun Awith A Blow Or Shock; Bemuse; Benumb;
1070 Deceiving; Deceit 1095 N:
Debauch : Corrupt; Make Intemperate Defeatist : Attitude Of One Who Is Ready To Accept
1103 1128 Defeat As A Natural Outcome
Debilitate : Weaken; Enfeeble Defect : Shortcoming; V: Desert (in Order To Join The
1104 1129 Opposite One)
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 Defiance : Refusal To Yield; Resistance; V: Defy; Adj.
1108 Society 1133 Defiant
Decimate : Kill, Usually One Out Of Ten Defray : Pay Costs For
1113 1138
Decipher : Interpret Secret Code Defrock : Strip A Priest Or Minister Of Church Authority;
1114 1139 Unfrock
Decollete : (of A Dress) Having A Low-Cut Neckline; Cf. Defunct : Dead; No Longer In Use Or Existence
1116 D\'ecolletage: Low Neckline (oa Dress) 1141
Delirium : Mental Disorder Marked By Confusion Deploy : Move Troops So That The Battle Line Is
1153 1178 Extended At The Expense Of Depth
Delta : Flat Plain Of Mud Or Sand Between Branches Of Deposition : Testimony Under Oath
1154 A River 1179
Demagogue : Person Who Appeals To People's Prejudice Depreciate : Express Disapproval Of; Protest Against;
1158 1183 Belittle
Denizen : Inhabitant Of Dermatologist : One Who Studies The Skin And Its
1169 1194 Diseases
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
Despot : Tyrant; Harsh, Authoritarian Ruler Dialectical : Relating To The Art Of Debate; Mutual Or
1210 1235 Reciprocal; Ex. Dialectical Situation; N: Dialectic: Art Of
Arriving At The Truth By The Exchange Of Logical
Destitute : Extremely Poor Diaphanous : Sneer; Transparent
1211 1236
Detached : Emotionally Removed; Calm And Objective; Dichotomy : Branching Into Two Parts
1213 Indifferent 1238
Detain : Keep Waiting; Prevent From Leaving Or Going; N: Dictum : Authoritative And Weighty Statement
1214 Detention 1239
Detonation : Explosion Die : Metal Block Used For Shaping Metal Or Plastic;
1218 1243 Device For Stamping Or Impressing; Mold; Cf. Dice
Deviate : Turn Away From Diffuse : Wordy; Verbose; Rambling; Spread Out (like A
1220 1245 Gas); V: Spread Out Iall Directions; Disperse; N:
Diffusion; Cf. Suffuse
Deviate : Turn Away From Diffusion : Wordiness; Spreading In All Directions Like A
1221 1246 Gas
Devious : Going Astray; Erratic; Cunning Digression : Wandering Away From The Subject
1223 1248
Dilemma : Problem; Choice Of Two Unsatisfactory Discompose : Disturb The Composure Of; Confuse
1252 Alternatives 1277
Diligence : Steadiness Of Effort; Persistent Hard Work Disconcert : Confuse; Upset; Embarrass
1253 1278
Dingy : (of Things And Place) Dirty And Dull; Ex. Dingy Discord : Conflict; Lack Of Harmony; Dissonance (when
1255 Street/curtain 1280 Musical Notes Are Played)
Dirge : Lament With Music Discredit : Defame; Destroy Confidence In; Disbelieve
1259 1284
Disaffected : Disloyal; Lacking Loyalty; V: Disaffect: Discretion : Prudence; Ability To Adjust Actions To
1262 Cause To Lose Affectioor Loyalty 1287 Circumstances
Disbar : Make (a Lawyer) Leave The Bar Or The Legal Disembark : Debark; Go Ashore (from A Ship); Unload
1268 Profession 1293 Cargo From A Ship; Cf. Embark
Discerning : Mentally Quick And Observant; Having Disgorge : Surrender Something (stolen); Eject; Vomit;
1272 Insight 1297 Op. Gorge
Disingenuous : Not Native; Sophisticated Dissection : Analysis; Cutting Apart In Order To Examine
1304 1329
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
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 Distinct : Clearly Different; Clearly Noticed
1319 1344
Disport : Amuse; Ex. Disport Oneself; Cf. Divert Distort : Twist Out Of Shape; Give A False Account Of;
1322 1347 Misrepresent; N: Distortion
Disputatious : Argumentative; Fond Of Argument Distract : Take (one'attention) Off Something; Upset
1324 1349 Emotionally; Make Anxious; Adj. Distracted
Distraught : Upset; Distracted By Anxiety Dominant : Exercising The Most Influence; High And
1353 1378 Easily Seen; Stronger Than The Other Part Of A System;
Not Recessive
Diurnal : Daily Dominate : Control; Rule; Enjoy A Commanding Position
1354 1379 In; Overlook From A Height;
Diverge : Vary; Go In Different Directions From The Same Don : Put On; Op. Doff
1356 Point 1381
Diverse : Differing In Some Characteristics; Various Dormer : Window Projecting Upright From Roof; Cf.
1359 1384 Sleeping Room
Diversion : Act Of Turning Aside; Pastime Dorsal : Relating To The Back Of An Animal
1360 1385
Divine : Perceive Intuitively (by Or As If By Magic); Dotage : Senility; Feeblemindedness Of Old Age; Ex.
1363 Foresee The Future; Foretell; Dowse; Adj. N: Divination 1388 Ione's Dotage
Docket : Program As For Trial; Book Where Such Entries Douse : Plunge Into Water; Drench; Extinguish
1366 Are Made 1391
Doctrine : Teachings In General; Particular Principle Downcast : Disheartened; Dejected; Sad; Directed
1368 (religious, Legal, Etc.) Taught; Dogma; Tenet; Adj. 1393 Downward
Doctrinal
Document : Provide Written Evidence Dowry : Money Or Property Brought By A Bride To Her
1369 1394 Husband At Marriage
Doddering : Shaky; Infirm From Old Age Dowse : Use A Divining Rod To Search For Underground
1370 1395 Water Or Minerals
Dogged : Determined; Stubborn Drab : Dull; Lacking Color; Cheerless ; Ex. Drab Coat/life
1372 1397
Doldrums : Blues; Listlessness; Slack Period Draft : First Rough Form; Conscription; Draught; V: Make
1374 1399 A Draft Of; Conscript
Draught : Current Of Air (through A Room Or To A Fire); Dupe : Someone Easily Fooled Or Deceived; V: Deceive
1402 Act Of Pulling Roads; Act Of Swallowing Liquid Or 1427
Amount Of Liquid Swallowed At A Time
Draw : Choosing Of A Lot Or Card Duplicity : Double Dealing; Hypocrisy
1403 1428
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 Dutiful : Respectful; Obedient
1406 Sound Of Falling In Drops; Liquid That Fallin Drops 1431
Droll : Queer And Amusing Dynamo : Generator For Producing Electricity; Energetic
1408 1433 Person
Drone : Idle Person; Male Bee Dysentery : Inflammatory Disorder Of The Lower Intestinal
1410 1435 Tract
Drone : Idle Persowho Lives Oother People's Work; Male Dyslexia : Word Blindness; Learning Disorder Marked By
1411 Bee 1436 Impairment Of The Ability To Read
Droop : Bend Or Hang Downward; Become Weakened; Dyspeptic : Suffering From Indigestion
1412 Ex. Hishoulderdrooped With Tiredness; N: 1437
Droop : Bend Or Hang Downward; Become Weakened; Earmark : Set Aside (money Or Time) For A Particular
1413 Ex. Hishoulderdrooped With Tiredness; N: 1438 Purpose
Dross : Waste Matter; Worthless Impurities Earn : Gain For The Performance Of Service Or Labor;
1414 1439 Gain (something That One Deserves); Deserve
Drudgery : Menial Work Ebb : (of The Tide) Recede; Lessen; Diminish; N: Op.
1416 1441 Flow: Rise Of Tide
Ductile : Malleable; Pliable; (of Metals) Easily Pulled Into Eccentric : Odd; Whimsical; Irregular
1419 Shape; Flexible; (of Someone) Easily Influenced Or 1444
Controlled
Ductile : Malleable; Pliable; (of Metals) Easily Pulled Into Eccentric : Odd; Whimsical; Irregular
1420 Shape; Flexible; (of Someone) Easily Influenced Or 1445
Controlled
Duenna : Attendant Or Young Female; Chaperone Eccentricity : Oddity; Idiosyncrasy
1421 1446
Duenna : Attendant Or Young Female; Chaperone Eclectic : Selective In Choosing From A Variety Of
1423 1448 Sources
Dulcet : Sweet Sounding; Pleasing To The Ear; Melodious Eclipse : Darken; Extinguish; Surpass
1424 1449
Dumbfound : Astonish (making Dumb); A: (dumfound); Ecliptic : Path Of The Sun And The Planets
1425 Adj. Dumbfounded, Dumfounded, Dumbstruck 1450
Ecologist : A Person Concerned With The Effusion : Pouring Forth; Unrestrained Outpouring Of
1451 Interrelationship Between Living Organisms And Their 1476 Feeling; V: Effuse: Pour Out; Adj. Effusive: Pouring Forth;
Environment Gushing
Economy : Efficiency Or Conciseness In Using Ego : One'opinion Of Oneself; Self-Esteem
1452 Something; Thrifty Management Of Resources 1477
Ecosystem : Ecological Community Together With Egoism : Excessive Interest In One's Self; Belief That One
1453 Itenvironment 1478 Should Be Interested In One's Self Rather Than In Others
Ecstasy : Rapture; Joy; Any Overflowing Emotion Egotistical : Egotistic; Excessively Self-
1454 1479 Centered(egocentric); Self-Important; Conceited
Edict : Decree (especially One Issued By A Sovereign); Elaborate : Work Out Carefully; Add More Detail Or
1458 Official Command 1483 Information; Adj.
Effective : Effectual; Producing A Strong Response; Elevation : Elevated Position; Altitude; Height; Flat Upright
1463 Striking; In Operation; In Effect; Ex. Effective 1488 Side Of A Building; Angle Made By Pointing A Gun; Ex.
Speech/photograph The Elevation Of Her Style Imuch Admired; Ex. Front
Effectual : Efficient Elicit : Draw Out By Discussion
1464 1489
Effectuate : Effect; Produce; Achieve; Ex. Effectuate A Elixir : Cure-All; Something Invigorating
1465 Reconciliation 1490
Effervescence : Inner Excitement Or Exuberance; Elliptical : Oval; Ambiguous, Either Purposely Or Because
1467 Showing High Spirits; Emitting Bubbles Forming Inside; 1492 Key Words Have Been Left Out
Bubbling From Fermentatioor Carbonation; Adj.
Effervescent : Exuberant; Bubbly And Excited Elope : Run Away Secretly With The Intention Of Getting
1468 1493 Married
Embed : Enclose; Place In Something Encipher : Encode; Convert A Message Into Code; Put
1506 1531 Into Cipher
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
Embody : Give A Bodily Form To; Incorporate; Include Endear : Make Beloved; Ex. Endear Her To Everyone;
1513 1538 Adj. Dear: Loved; Cherished; High-Priced
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 Endue : Provide With Some Quality; Endow
1517 1542
Embroil : Throw Into Confusion; Involve In Strife; Entangle Enduring : Lasting; Surviving
1518 1543
Eminent : High; Lofty Engage : Attract; Employ; Hire; Pledge Oneself; Confront;
1523 1548 Fight; Enter Into Confliction; Interlock; Lock Together;
Participate; N: Engagement: Agreement To Marry;
Emissary : Agent; Messenger Engage : Attract; Employ; Hire; Pledge Oneself; Confront;
1524 1549 Fight; Enter Into Confliction; Interlock; Lock Together;
Participate; N: Engagement: Agreement To Marry;
Emollient : Soothing Or Softening Remedy Engaging : Charming; Attractive
1525 1550
Engaging : Charming; Attractive Entree : Entrance; A Way In
1551 1576
Enigmatic : Obscure; Puzzling Epaulet : Ornament Worothe Shoulder (of A Uniform, Etc.
1557 1582 ); A:(epaulette);
Enlist : (cause To) Join The Armed Forces; Obtain (help, Epic : Long Heroic Poem Or Similar Work Of Art
1559 Sympathy, Or Support) 1584
Enmity : Ill Will; Hatred Epic : Long Heroic Poem Or Similar Work Of Art
1560 1585
Enormity : Hugeness (in A Bad Sense) Epicurean : Believing That Pleasure Igood And Suffering
1562 1587 Ibad And Should Be Avoided; N:
Entail : Make Necessary; Require; Necessitate; Involve; Epistemologist : Philosopher Who Studies The Nature Of
1566 Limit The Inheritance Of (property) To A Specified 1591 Knowledge; N: Epistemology
Succession Of Heirs; Ex. Entail A On/upon B
Entail : Make Necessary; Require; Necessitate; Involve; Epitaph : Inscription In Memory Of A Dead Person
1567 Limit The Inheritance Of (property) To A Specified 1592
Succession Of Heirs; Ex. Entail A On/upon B
Enterprise : Willingnesto Take New Ventures; Initiative; Epithet : A Word Or Phrase Characteristically Used To
1568 Businesorganization; Plan (that Idifficult Or Daring); Ex. 1593 Describe A Person Or Thing
Their Latest Enterprise To Sail Round The World In A
Enterprising : Full Of Initiative; Showing Enterprise Epitome : Summary; Concise Abstract
1569 1594
Entrance : Put Under A Spell; Carry Away With Emotion Equanimity : Calmness Of Temperament
1574 1599
Equinox : Period Of Equal Days And Nights Eugenic : Pertaining To The Improvement Of Race; N:
1606 1631 Eugenics: Study Of Hereditary Improvement Of The
Human Race
Equipoise : Balance; Balancing Force; Equilibrium Eulogistic : Praising; Full Of Eulogy
1607 1632
Equivocate : Lie; Mislead; Attempt To Conceal The Truth Euphonious : Pleasing In Sound
1611 1636
Erotic : Pertaining To Passionate Love Euphoria : Feeling Of Great Happiness And Well-Being
1613 1638 (sometimes Exaggerated)
Escapade : Prank; Flighty Conduct Eventual : Happening At Last Aa Result; Ex. Eventual
1620 1645 Victory
Esoteric : Known Only To A Chosen Few Evocative : Tending To Call Up (emotions, Memories)
1622 1647
Exacting : Extremely Demanding Exhume : Dig Out Of The Ground; Remove From A Grave
1652 1677
Excise : Cut Away; Cut Out Exorcise : Drive Out Evil Spirits
1659 1684
Exclaim : Cry Out Suddenly; N: Exclamation; Adj. Exotic : Not Native; Strange
1660 Exclamatory 1685
Excoriate : Scold With Biting Harshness; Censure Expansive : (of A Person) Outgoing And Sociable; Broad
1661 Strongly; Strip The Skioff 1686 And Extensive; Able To Increase Isize
Execrate : Curse; Express Abhorrence For Expatriate : Exile; Someone Who Has Withdrawn From
1663 1688 His Native Land
Executioner : Person Administering Capital Punishment Expatriate : Exile; Someone Who Has Withdrawn From
1664 1689 His Native Land
Executive : Person Having Administrative Authority; One Expedient : Suitable; Practical; Politic
1665 Branch Of Government Executing Laws; Adj: Relating To 1690
Executing
Executor : Person Designated To Execute The Termof A Expedite : Hasten
1666 Will; 1691
Executor : Person Designated To Execute The Termof A Expeditious : Done With Speed; Quick; N: Expedition
1667 Will; 1692
Exegesis : Explanation, Especially Of Biblical Passages Expeditious : Done With Speed; Quick; N: Expedition
1668 1693
Exertion : Effort; Expenditure Of Much Physical Work Expiate : Make Amends For (a Sin)
1672 1697
Expository : Explanatory; Serving To Explain Facet : Small Plane Surface (of A Gem); A Side
1703 1728
Exquisite : Delicate; Very Finely Made; Extremely Factitious : Artificial; Produced Artificially; Sham; False;
1709 Beautiful; Ex. Exquisite Piece Of Jewelry 1734 Ex. Factitious Tears
Extemporaneous : Not Planned; Impromptu Faculty : Mental Or Bodily Powers; Teaching Staff
1711 1736
Extenuate : Weaken; Mitigate Fake : Not Genuine; N: One That Inot Genuine; Impostor;
1712 1737 Sham; V: Counterfeit; Ex. Fake The Resultof The
Experiment/the Signature
Extirpate : Root Up; Uproot; Destroy Completely Fallacious : Misleading
1713 1738
Extort : Wring From; Get Money By Threats, Etc. Fallow : Plowed But Not Sowed; Uncultivated
1715 1740
Extradition : Surrender Of Prisoner By One State To Falsify : Make (something Written) False By Changing
1716 Another 1741
Extrinsic : Not Inherent; Foreign Fancier : Breeder Or Dealer Of Animals; One Who Has A
1720 1745 Special Interest, As For Raising A Specific Plant Or
Animal
Extrovert : Person Interested Mostly In External Objects Fanciful : Whimsical; Visionary
1721 And Actions 1746
Extrude : Force Or Push Out Fancy : Imagination (of A Whimsical Or Fantastic Nature);
1722 1747 Capriciouliking; V: Imagine; Be Fond Of; Adj. Decorative;
Elaborate
Exuberance : Abundance; Effusiveness; Lavishness Fanfare : Call By Bugles Or Trumpets
1723 1748
Fatalism : Belief That Events Are Determined By Forces Fermentation : Chemical Reaction That Splitcomplex
1753 Beyond One's Control 1778 Organic Compounds; Unrest; Agitation
Fathomless : Too Deep To Be Measured Or Understood; Ferret : Drive Or Hunt Out Of Hiding
1755 Unfathomable 1780
Faze : Disconcert; Dismay Fetish : Object Believed To Have Spiritual Powers; Object
1763 1788 Of Excessive Attention Or Reverence; A:(fetich); Cf.
Fetishism
Feasible : Practical Fetter : Shackle
1764 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
Felon : Person Convicted Of Grave Crime Figurative : Not Literal But Metaphorical; Using A Figure
1774 1799 Of Speech
Filial : Pertaining To A Son Or Daughter Flashy : Showy; Gaudy; Giving A Momentary Brilliance
1803 1828
Finesse : Delicate Skill Fleet : Fast; Rapid; N: Adj. Fleeting: Passing Quickly;
1810 1835 Ephemeral
Finish : Surface Texture; Completenesof Execution Flick : Light Stroke As With A Whip
1811 1836
Firebrand : Hothead; Troublemaker Flip : Send (something) Spinning, Often Into The Air, By
1815 1840 Striking With A Light Quick Blow; Turn Over; Ex. Flip Over
Fit : Sudden Outburst Of An Illnesor Feeling; Convulsion Flirt : Behave In A Way That Attract(sexual) Attention;
1819 Caused By Epilepsy 1844 Deal Triflingly With; N: One (or Woman) Given To Flirting;
Adj. Flirtatious
Fitful : Spasmodic; Intermittent Flit : Fly; Dart Lightly; Pass Swiftly By
1820 1845
Flag : Droop; Grow Feeble; Decline Ivigor Or Strength; Flora : Plants Of A Region Or Era
1822 Adj. Flagging; Cf. Unflagging 1847
Flail : Thresh Grain By Hand; Strike Or Slap Flourish : Grow Well; Prosper; Decorate With Ornaments
1825 1850
Flout : Reject; Mock Foresight : Ability To Foresee Future Happenings;
1851 1876 Prudence
Flowery : Full Of Flowers; Full Of Ornate Expressions Forfeit : Something Surrendered Apunishment For A
1853 1878 Crime Or Breach Of Contract; V: Lose Aa Forfeit; N:
Forfeiture
Fluctuate : Weaver Forgo : Give Up; Do Without
1854 1879
Flush : Redden; Blush; Flow Suddenly And Abundantly; Formidable : Menacing; Threatening
1857 Wash Out By A Rapid Brief Flow Of Water; N: Reddish 1882
Tinge; Blush; Brief Rush; Rush Of Strong Feeling; Ex.
Fluster : Confuse Forsake : Desert; Abandon; Renounce
1858 1883
Fluted : Having Vertical Parallel Grooves (as In A Pillar) Forswear : Renounce; Abandon
1859 1884
Flux : Flowing; Series Of Changes Forthcoming : Happening In The Near Future; Ready;
1861 1886 Willing To Help; Ex. No Answer Waforthcoming.
Fodder : Coarse Food For Cattle, Horses, Etc. Forthright : Straightforward; Direct; Frank
1862 1887
Foliage : Masses Of Leaves; Cf. Defoliate Foul : Very Bad Or Disagreeable; Very Dirty; Ex. Foul
1866 1891 Smell/flavor/temper/language/air/deed/weather/means; N:
Act Against The Rules; V: Make Or Become Foul;
Foment : Stir Up; Instigate Founder : Fail Completely; Sink
1867 1892
Foppish : Vain About Dress And Appearance Founder : Person Who Establishes (an Organization,
1869 1894 Business)
Ford : Place Where A River Can Be Crossed On Foot Frail : Weak; N: Frailty
1872 1897
Forerunner : Predecessor; One That Comebefore And Franchise : Right Granted By Authority
1874 Indicatethe Approach Of Another 1899
Fresco : Painting On Plaster (usually Fresh) Fumble : Move The Fingers And Hands Awkwardly (in
1906 1931 Search Of Something); Mishandle Or Drop A Ball That Is
In Play; Bungle; Botch; Spoil By Mishandling; N:
Fret : To Be Annoyed Or Vexed Functional : Made For Practical Use Only (without
1907 1932 Decoration); Functioning; Ex. Functional Modern
Furniture; Cf. Functionalism
Friction : Clash In Opinion; Rubbing Against Funeral : Sad; Solemn
1908 1933
Frieze : Ornamental Horizontal Band Oa Wall Funereal : Sad; Solemn; Suitable For A Funeral
1909 1934
Fringe : Decorative Edge Of Hanging Threads; Edge Furor : Frenzy; Great Anger And Excitement; Cf. Fury
1911 1936
Frisk : Move About Playfully; Frolic; Adj. Frisky: Playful Furrow : Long Shallow Trench Made By A Plow; Deep
1912 1937 Wrinkle In The Skin; V:
Frivolity : Lack Of Seriousness Fus : Trouble Or Worry Over Trifles; Make Nervous; Pay
1914 1939 Too Much Attention To; N: Needlesconcern Or Worry
(about A Trivial Thing); Anxiounervoucondition; Display Of
Frolic : Play And Jump About Happily; Frisk; Ex. Fusillade : Simultaneous Firing Or Outburst (of Missiles,
1915 Frolicking Young Lambs 1940 Questions, Etc.)
Fructify : Bear Fruit; Produce Fruit Fussy : Fastidious; Finicky; Easily Upset
1920 1945
Fruitful : Producing Results; Profitable; Prolific; Producing Gait : Manner Of Walking Or Running; Speed
1923 In Abundance 1948
Fruition : Bearing Of Fruit; Fulfillment; Realization Gait : Manner Of Walking Or Running; Speed
1924 1949
Frustrate : Thwart; Defeat Galaxy : The Milky Way; Any Collection Of Brilliant
1925 1950 Personalities
Gale : Windstorm; Gust Of Wind; Emotional Outburst Gaunt : Lean And Angular; Barren
1951 (laughter, Tears); Ex. Gale Of Laughter 1976
Galleon : Large Sailing Ship Gawk : Stare Foolishly; Look Iopen-Mouthed Awe
1953 1978
Galleon : Large Three-Masted Sailing Ship Gawk : Stare Foolishly; Look Iopen-Mouthed Awe
1954 1979
Galley : Low Ship With Sail(rowed Along By Slaves) Gazette : Official Periodical Publication
1955 1980
Gallows : Framework From Which A Noose Isuspended Genealogy : Record Of Descent; Lineage
1956 (used For Execution By Hanging) 1981
Gamely : Bravely; With Spirit Genre : Particular Variety Of Art And Culture
1962 1987
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 Gentry : People Of Standing; Class Of People Just Below
1965 1990 Nobility
Garbled : Mixed Up; Based On False Or Unfair Selection Genuflect : Bend The Knee As In Worship
1966 1991
Gargantuan : Huge; Enormous Genus : Division Of Animalor Plants, Below A Family And
1967 1992 Above A Species
Gargoyle : Waterspout Carved In Grotesque Figures On Genus : Division Of Animalor Plants, Below A Family And
1968 Building 1993 Above A Species
Gastronomy : Science Of Preparing And Serving Good Germinate : Cause To Sprout; Sprout
1973 Food 1998
Gestate : Evolve, As In Prenatal Growth Glow : Shine Brightly Without A Flame (aof Eyeor
2002 2027 Metals); Show Rednesand Heat (in The Face) After Hard
Work Or Because Of Strong Feelings; N: Light Produced
Gesticulation : Motion; Desire Glutinous : Sticky; Viscous
2003 2028
Gild : Cover With A Thin Layer Of Gold Gobble : Eat Very Quickly
2010 2035
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
2018 2043 Lesimportant)
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
Attractiveness; Glamour; Ex. Glitter Of The Sun On The Ruler
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 Granary : Storehouse For Grain
2023 Deceiving Or Hiding Faults 2048
Gloss_over : Explain Away With The Intention Of Grandiloquent : Pompous; Bombastic; Using High-
2024 Deceiving Or Hiding Faults 2049 Sounded Language
Glossary : Brief Explanation Of Words Used In The Text Grandiose : Imposing; Impressive
2025 2050
Granulate : Form Into Grains Growl : Low, Guttural, Menacing Sound (aof A Dog)
2051 2076
Graphite : Black Form Of Carbon Used In Lead Pencils Grudge : Deep Feeling Of Dislike; Ex. Grudge Fight; V:
2052 2077
Grapple : Wrestle; Come To Grips With Grudge : Deep Feeling Of Dislike; Ex. Grudge Fight; V:
2053 2078
Grate : Make A Harsh Noise; Have An Unpleasant Effect Grudging : Unwilling; Reluctant; Stingy
2054 2079
Gratis : Free Gruel : Liquid Food Made By Boiling Oatmeal, Etc. In Milk
2055 2080 Or Water
Gratuitous : Given Freely; Unwarranted Gruel : Liquid Food Made By Boiling Oatmeal, Etc. In Milk
2056 2081 Or Water
Gratuity : Tip Gruel : Liquid Food Made By Boiling Oatmeal, Etc. In Milk
2057 2082 Or Water
Grim : Causing Great Fear; Unrelenting; Determined In Grunt : Utter A Deep Guttural Sound (aa Pig Does); N:
2063 Spite Of Fear; Ex. Grim Smile 2088
Grotesque : Fantastic; Comically Hideous Gull : Trick; Deceive; Hoodwink; N: Persowho Is Easily
2070 2095 Tricked; Dupe
Grouch : Bad-Tempered Complaint; Person Who Gust : Strong Abrupt Rush Of Wind; V: Cf. Bluster
2072 Keepcomplaining; V: Complain; Grumble 2097
Grouch : Bad-Tempered Complaint; Person Who Gustatory : Affecting The Sense Of Taste
2073 Keepcomplaining; V: Complain; Grumble 2098
Habituate : Accustom Or Familiarize; Addict Haunt : (of A Spirit) Visit (a Place); Come To Mind
2104 2129 Continually; Visit (a Place) Regularly; Frequent; Ex.
Haunted House; Ex. Haunted By Hilast Words; N: Place
Hackles : Hairs Oback And Neck, Especially Of A Dog; Haven : Place Of Safety; Refuge; Harbor; Ex. Tax Haven
2105 Ex. Make Someone's Hackles Rise 2130
Haggard : Wasted Away; Gaunt Hazard : Venture; Put In Danger; Risk; Ex. Hazard A
2107 2132 Guess; N: Possible Source Of Danger
Hail : Frozen Rain Drop; V: Salute Or Greet; Precipitate Headfirst : Moving With The Head Leading; Headlong
2110 Hail 2135
Halfhearted : Exhibiting Little Interest Or Enthusiasm Healthful : Conducive To Good Health; Ex. Healthful
2112 2137 Mountain Air
Halting : Hesitant; Faltering; Not Fluent; Ex. Halting Healthy : Possessing Good Health; Healthful
2115 Steps/voice; V: Halt: Proceed Or Act With Uncertainty; 2140
Falter; Hesitate; Waver; Stop
Hamper : Obstruct Hedonism : Belief That Pleasure Is The Sole Aim Of Life
2116 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
Harbor : Provide A Refuge For; Hide Hem : Surround Tightly So That Movement Iimpossible;
2123 2148 Ex. Hem In; N:
Harbor : Provide A Refuge For; Hide Herald : Messenger; Sign Of Something To Come; V:
2124 2149 Announce; Proclaim; Ex. Unheralded Researcher
Hardy : Sturdy; Robust; Able To Stand Inclement Water Herbivorous : Grain Eating
2125 2150
Herd : Group Of Animals; Crowd; One Who Lookafter A Hindrance : Block; Obstacle
2151 Herd; Ex. Shepherd/goatherd; Ex. Herd Instinct; Ex. 2176
Herdsman; V: Come Together In A Herd; Look After A
Hereafter : Life After Death Hindsight : Understanding The Nature Of An Event After It
2152 2177 Haactually Happened
Heresy : Opinion Contrary To Popular Belief; Opinion Hinterlands : Back Country; Inner Part Of A Country; Op.
2153 Contrary To Accepted Religion 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]
Hermetically : Sealed By Fusion So As To Be Airtight Historic : Important In History; Ex. Historic Battle
2156 2181
Hierarchy : Body Divided Into Ranks Homily : Sermon; Tedious Moralizing Lecture; Serious
2169 2194 Warning; Adj. Homiletic
Horticultural : Pertaining To Cultivation Of Gardens Hygiene : Science And Practice Of The Promotion And
2205 2230 Preservation Of Health; Adj. Hygienic: Showing Careful
Attention To Cleannes(to Prevent Disease); Ex. Hygienic
Hostage : Person Who Ikept Aa Prisoner By An Enemy Hyperbole : Exaggeration; Overstatement
2206 So That The Other Side Will Do What The Enemy 2231
Demands
Hostility : Unfriendliness; Hatred; Enmity; Adj. Hostile Hypercritical : Excessively Exacting
2207 2232
Hothead : Person Who Doethingtoo Quickly Without Hypnosis : Induced Sleeping State; Adj. Hypnotic; V:
2208 Thinking; Adj. Hotheaded 2233 Hypnotize
Hovel : Shack; Small, Wretched House Hypochondriac : Person Unduly Worried About His
2209 2234 Health; Worrier Without Cause About Illness
Hull : Husk; Dry Outer Covering Of A Seed; Frame Or Icon : Religious Image; Idol
2215 Body Of A Ship 2240
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 Idle : Not Working; Not Employed Or Busy; Lazy; Without
2219 2244 Purpose; Useless; Lacking Substance; Baseless; Not
Based On Truth; Ex. Idle Worker; Ex. Talk Idly; V:
Humid : Damp Idolatry : Worship Of Idols; Excessive Admiration
2220 2245
Humility : Humbleness Of Spirit Idyll : Short Poem Idealizing Rural Life; Simple Happy
2221 2246 Period Of Life (in The Country); Scene From Such A Time;
A:(idyl); Ex. Idyll Of Two Young Lovers
Hummock : Small Hill; Hillock Idyllic : Charmingly Carefree; Simple
2222 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 Ignoble : Of Lowly Origin; Unworthy
2225 2250
Ignoble : Of Lowly Origin; Unworthy Impair : Worsen; Diminish In Value
2251 2276
Ignominious : Disgraceful Impart : Grant A Share Of; Make Known; Ex. Newto
2253 2278 Impart
Ignominy : Deep Disgrace; Shame Or Dishonor; Adj. Impartial : Not Biased; Fair
2254 Ignominious; Ex. Ignominious Defeat 2279
Ignominy : Deep Disgrace; Shame Or Dishonor; Adj. Impassable : Not Able To Be Traveled Or Crossed
2255 Ignominious; Ex. Ignominious Defeat 2280
Imbecility : Weakness Of Mind Impel : Drive Or Force Onward; Drive To Take Action; Urge
2264 2289 To Action
Imbroglio : Complicated Situatio(as Ia Play); Painful Or Impenetrable : Not Able To Be Pierced Or Entered;
2266 Complex Misunderstanding (as Ia Play); Entanglement; 2291 Beyond Understanding
Confused Mass (as Of Papers); V: Embroil
Imbue : Saturate(soak Thoroughly); Fill; Ex. Imbue Impenitent : Not Repentant
2267 Someone With Feelings 2292
Immolate : Offer Or Kill As A Sacrifice (by Fire) Impermeable : Impervious; Not Permitting Passage
2273 2298 Through Its Substance
Immure : Imprison; Shut Up Iconfinement; Cf. Wall Impermeable : Impervious; Not Permitting Passage
2274 2299 Through Its Substance
Impetuous : Violent; Hasty; Rash Impoverish : Make Poor; Deprive Of Natural Strength Or
2303 2328 Something Important; Ex. Impoverished Soil
Implacable : Incapable Of Being Pacified Improvise : Compose On The Spur Of The Moment
2310 2335
Implement : Put Into Effect; Supply With Tools Imprudent : Lacking Caution; Injudicious
2311 2336
Implicit : Understood But Not Stated Impugn : Dispute Or Contradict (ofteiainsulting Way);
2314 2339 Attack As False Or Questionable; Challenge; Gainsay;
Cf. Fight
Implode : Burst Inward; Cf. Vacuum Tube Impuissance : Powerlessness; Feebleness
2315 2340
Imply : Suggest A Meaning Not Expressed; Signify Impunity : Freedom From Punishment
2317 2342
Impostor : Someone Who Assumes False Identity Inarticulate : Speechless; Producing Indistinct Speech
2324 2349
Imposture : Assuming A False Identity; Masquerade; Cf. Inasmuch_as : Since; Owing To The Fact That
2325 Impostor 2350
Inaugurate : Start; Initiate; Install At Office Inclement : Stormy; Unkind
2351 2376
Incantation : Singing Or Chanting Of Magic Spells; Inclined : Tending Or Leaning Toward; Bent
2353 Magical Formula 2378
Inchoate : Recently Begun; Rudimentary; Elementary Inconsistency : State Of Being Self-Contradictory; Lack
2365 2390 Of Uniformity Or Steadiness; Adj. Inconsistent: Displaying
A Lack Of Consistency; Erratic; Contradictory;
Incidence : Rate Of Occurrence; Particular Occurrence Incontinent : Lacking Self-Restraint; Licentious
2366 2391
Incident : Event; Event That Causea Crisis Incontinent : Lacking Self-Restraint; Licentious
2367 2392
Incidental : Not Essential; Minor Incorporate : Introduce Something Into A Larger Whole;
2368 2393 Include; Embody; Give Material Form To; Adj.
Indecisive : Marked By Indecision; Inconclusive; Ex. Indubitable : Unable To Be Doubted; Which Cannot Be
2406 Indecisive Battle 2431 Doubted; Unquestionable
Indelible : Not Able To Be Erased Indulge : Yield To; Gratify; Allow Oneself A Special
2410 2435 Pleasure; Ex. Indulge One'every Whim/a Child/in A Big
Cigarette; N: Indulgence
Indemnify : Make Secure Against Loss; Compensate Indulge : Yield To; Gratify; Allow Oneself A Special
2411 Loss 2436 Pleasure; Ex. Indulge One'every Whim/a Child/in A Big
Cigarette; N: Indulgence
Indentation : Notch; Deep Recess; V: Indent; Cf. Tooth Indulgent : Humoring; Yielding; Lenient
2412 2437
Indentation : Notch; Deep Recess; V: Indent; Cf. Tooth Industrious : Diligent; Hard-Working; N: Industry
2413 2438
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
Indignity : Offensive Or Insulting Treatment Inertia : State Of Being Inert Or Indisposed To Move
2422 2447
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
Ingenious : Nanve; Young; Unsophisticated Inroad : Hostile Invasion; Advance That Lessenthe
2469 2494 Quantity Or Difficulty Of Something; Ex. The Long
Illnesmade Seriouinroadon Hisavings; Cf. Raid
Ingenious : Clever Inroad : Hostile Invasion; Advance That Lessenthe
2470 2495 Quantity Or Difficulty Of Something; Ex. The Long
Illnesmade Seriouinroadon Hisavings; Cf. Raid
Ingenuous : Naive And Trusting; Young; Unsophisticated; Insalubrious : Unwholesome; Not Healthful; Ex.
2471 Candid 2496 Insalubrious Place
Ingrained : Deeply Established; Firmly Rooted; Ex. Insatiable : Not Easily Satisfied; Greedy
2472 Ingrained Dirt/prejudice 2497
Ingratiate : Become Poplar With Insensate : Without Feeling; Lacking Sense; Foolish
2474 2499
Insouciant : Without Conceror Care; Unconcerned; Interregnum : Period Betweetwo Successive Reigns Or
2509 Indifferent 2534 Governments
Institution : Instituting; (building For The) Organization; Interstice : Narrow Space Between Things
2511 Established Custom, Practice, Or Relationship In A 2536
Society; Mental Hospital; Ex. Institution Of Marriage
Institutionalize : Make Into An Institution; Put Or Confine Intervene : Come Between
2512 In An Institution 2537
Insularity : Narrow-Mindedness; Isolation Intolerant : Not Willing To Accept Wayof Thinking Different
2515 2540 From One'own; Cf. Tolerant; Cf. Tolerate
Insuperable : Insurmountable; Invincible Intolerant : Not Willing To Accept Wayof Thinking Different
2516 2541 From One'own; Cf. Tolerant; Cf. Tolerate
Insurmountable : Overwhelming; Unbeatable; Insuperable Intoxicate : Make Drunk; Stimulate Or Excite; Ex.
2518 2543 Intoxicated By All The Money He Might Win
Integrate : Make Whole; Combine; Make Into One Unit Intransigent : Refusing Any Compromise; Stubborn
2522 2547
Intelligentsia : The Intelligent And Educated Classes Intricate : Complex; Knotty; Tangled
2525 [often Used Derogatory] 2550
Intrigue : Make Secret Plans; Plot; Arouse The Curiosity Iridescent : Exhibiting Rainbowlike Colors
2551 Of; N: Secret Scheme; Plot; Secret Love Affair 2576
Intrinsically : Essentially; Inherently; Naturally Ironic : Resulting In Unexpected And Contrary Manner
2553 2578
Introspective : Locking Within Oneself Irony : Hidden Sarcasm Or Satire; Use Of Words That
2554 2579 Convey A Meaning Opposite To The Literal Meaning
Introvert : One Who Is Introspective; Inclined To Think Irrational : Illogical; Lacking Reason; Insane
2555 More About Oneself 2580
Intrude : Trespass; Enter As Uninvited Person Irreconcilable : Incompatible; Not Able To Be Resolved
2556 2581
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 Irresolute : Uncertain How To Act; Weak
2562 2587
Invert : Turn Upside Down Or Inside Out Irreverence : Lack Of Proper Aspect
2564 2589
Invidious : Designed To Create Ill Will Or Envy Isotope : Varying Form Of An Element
2566 2591
Invoke : Call Upon; Ask For Jab : Poke Abruptly With Something Sharp; Punch With
2571 2596 Short Blows
Irascible : Irritable; Easily Angered Jargon : Language Used By Special Group; Gibberish
2574 2599
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 Kaleidoscope : Tube In Which Patterns Made By The
2604 2629 Reflection In Mirrors Of Colored Pieces Of Glass, Etc.
Produce Interesting Symmetrical Effects
Jetsam : Thingthrown From A Ship (to Lighten The Ship) Ken : Range Of Knowledge
2605 2630
Jettison : Throw Overboard Kernel : Central Or Vital Part; Core; Whole Seed (as Of
2606 2631 Corn)
Jibe : Agree; Be Iharmony With; Gibe Killjoy : Grouch; Spoilsport; One Who Intentionally Spoils
2607 2632 The Pleasure Of Others
Jingoism : Extremely Aggressive And Militant Patriotism Kindle : Start A Fire; Inspire
2608 2633
Judicious : Sound In Judgment; Wise Knell : Tolling Of A Bell At A Funeral; Sound Of The
2618 2643 Funeral Bell
Juggernaut : Irresistible Crashing Force Knotty : Intricate; Difficult; Tangled; Cf. Knot
2620 2645
Jumble : Mix In A Confused Way Kudos : Honor; Glory; Acclaim Or Praise For Exceptional
2621 2646 Achievement
Jumble : Mix In A Confused Way Labile : Likely To Change; Unstable; Ex. Emotionally
2622 2647 Labile; N: Lability
Juncture : Crisis; Joining Point Laborious : Demanding Much Work Or Care; Tedious
2623 2648
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
Lacerate : Mangle; Tear Latch : Fastening Or Lock Consisting Of A Movable Bar
2651 2676 That Fitinto A Notch; V: Close With A Latch
Laceration : Torragged Wound; V: Lacerate: Tear (the Latent : Present But Not Yet Noticeable Or Active;
2652 Skias With Brokeglass); Wound 2677 Dormant; Hidden; N: Latency; Cf. Potential
Lachrymose : Producing Tears Latent : Present But Not Yet Noticeable Or Active;
2653 2678 Dormant; Hidden; N: Latency; Cf. Potential
Laconic : Brief And To The Point Laud : Praise; N: Adj. Laudable: Praiseworthy; Adj.
2656 2681 Laudatory: Expressing Praise
Lag : Move Or Develop More Slowly; Straggle; Ex. Lag Lavish : Liberal; Wasteful; Generous Or Wasteful Igiving
2657 Behind The Rest; N: 2682 Or Using; Abundant; Profuse; Great; Ex. Decorated
Lavishly; V: Give Iabundance
Laggard : Slow; Sluggish Lax : Careless; Negligent; Not Paying Enough Attention;
2658 2683 Ex. Lax Service
Laity : Laymen; Persons Not Connected With The Clergy Layman : Man Who Inot A Cleric; Man Who
2659 2684 Inonprofessional
Laity : Laymen; Persons Not Connected With The Clergy Leash : Restraining Rope Fastened To The Collar Of An
2660 2685 Animal (to Control It); Ex. A Dog On A Leash
Languid : Weary; Sluggish; Listless Lectern : Reading Desk Or Stand For A Public Speaker
2664 2689
Languish : Lose Animation; Lose Strength Leery : (of Someone) Suspicious; Wary; Cautious
2665 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 Legacy : Gift Made By A Will; Something Handed Down
2667 2692 From An Ancestor
Lank : Long And Thin; Ex. Lank, Gaunt, Abraham Lincoln Legato : (of Music) Played Smoothly
2668 2693
Lap : Take Ifood Or Drink With One's Tongue; Splash Legend : Explanatory List Of Symbols On A Map
2669 Gently; Ex. Waves Lapping The Shore; N: Front Area 2694
From The Waist To The Knees Of A Seated Person
Larceny : Theft; Ex. Petit Larceny Legerdemain : Sleight(dexterity) Of Hand; Cf. Light Of
2670 2695 Hand
Larder : Pantry; Place Where Food Is Kept Legislature : Legislating Branch Of Government; Cf.
2671 2696 Legislate: Make Laws
Largess : Generous Gift (giveto People Who Do Not Have Leniency : Mildness; Permissiveness
2672 Enough) 2697
Levy : Impose (a Fine); Collect (a Payment) Liquidate : Settle Accounts; Pay Off (a Debt); Clear Up;
2704 2729 Eliminate; Kill Or Abolish
Libel : Defamatory Written Statement; Act Of Writing Litotes : Understatement For Emphasis; Ex. ``not
2710 Something That Smears A Person's Character; V: Adj. 2735 Bad(=pretty Good)''
Libelous
Libertine : Debauched Person; Dissolute Or Licentious Litter : Waste Material Thrown Away (abitof Paper
2711 Person; Rou\'e; Cf. Free 2736 Scattered Untidily); V: Cover Untidily With Scattered Litter
Libidinous : Lust Full Livid : Lead-Colored; Black And Blue (as From A Bruise);
2712 2737 Ashen; Enraged; Extremely Angry
Libido : Emotional Urges Behind Human Activity Loath : Reluctant; Unwilling; Disinclined; Ex. Romeo And
2713 2738 Juliet Were Both Loath For Him To Go.
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 Loft : Room Or Space Under The Roof; Attic
2716 2741
Lilliputian : Extremely Small; Cf. Lilliput Igulliver's Travels Loiter : Hang About/around; Stand Idly About; Linger
2719 2744
Limn : Draw; Outline; Describe; Cf. Line ? Longevity : Long Life; Long Duration
2722 2747
Limp : Walk Lamely; Adj: Lacking Firmness; Weak Lookout : Act Of Keeping Watch; High Place
2723 2748 Commanding A Wide View; Person Who Keepwatch
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 Luxuriant : Abundant; Growing Healthily And Ilarge
2754 Countrysides ? 2779 Amounts; Excessively Ornate; Rich And Splendid; Fertile;
Ex. Luxuriant Forests/prose; Cf. Luxurious, Luxuriate
Low : Moo; Make The Sound Of A Cow Luxuriate : Take Pleasure In Great Comfort
2755 2780
Lubricate : Apply A Lubricant To; N: Lubricant: Substance Luxuriate : Take Pleasure In Great Comfort
2756 That Reducefriction 2781
Lucre : Money; Profit; Ex. Filthy Lucre Maculated : Spotted; Stained; Cf. Immaculate
2762 2787
Ludicrous : Laughable; Trifling Madrigal : Pastoral Song; Song For Several Singers
2763 2788 Without Instruments
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) Magnanimity : Generosity; Adj. Magnanimous: Generous
2767 2792
Luminous : Shining (esp. Ithe Dark); Issuing Light; Ex. Magnate : Persoof Prominence Or Influence; Powerful Or
2769 Luminous Paint/road Signs 2794 Influential Perso(ibusiness Or Industry); Ex. Oil Magnate
Lurid : Wild; Sensational; Graphic; Gruesome; Horrible; Makeshift : Temporary Expedient Or Substitute (in The
2772 Ex. Lurid Details Of The Murder 2797 Case Of Urgent Need); Ex. Makeshift Shelter
Lurk : Stealthily Lie Iwaiting; Slink; Exist Unperceived Maladroit : Clumsy; Not Skillful; Awkward; Bungling
2773 2798
Lush : (of A Plant Or Grass) Growing Very Well Malaise : Uneasiness; Vague Feeling Of Ill Health (without
2775 2800 Any Particular Paior Appearance Of Disease)
Malapropism : Comic Misuse Of A Word Manifest : Understandable; Clear
2801 2826
Malfeasance : Wrongdoing; Misconduct (by A Public Mantle : Loose Sleevelesouter Garment; Cloak;
2810 Official) 2835 Something That Coveror Envelops; The Layer Of The Earth
Between The Crust And The Core
Malicious : Dictated By Hatred Or Spite Manumit : Emancipate; Free From Bondage
2811 2836
Malign : Speak Evil Of; Bad-Mouth(criticize Spitefully); Mar : Spoil The Appearance Of
2812 Defame; Adj: Harmful; Ex. Malign Influence 2837
Malingerer : One Who Feigns Illness To Escape Duty Maraud : Move In Search Of Plunder; Ex. Marauding Army
2813 2838
Mall : Public Walk Margin : Border; Room; Allowance Beyond What Ineeded;
2814 2839 Ex. Margin Of Safety
Malleable : Capable Of Being Shaped By Pounding Marginal : Of A Margin; Barely Within A Limit; Ex.
2815 2840 Marginal Effect/writing Ability
Mammal : A Vertebrate Animal Whose Female Suckles Marked : Noticeable; Targeted For Vengeance Or Attack;
2817 Its Young 2842 Ex. Marked Improvement/man
Mandate : Order; Charge; Authoritative Command; Power Marrow : Soft Tissue Filling The Bones
2820 To Goveranother Country; Power Giveto A Government; 2845
Regiounder Administration; V: Give A Mandate To; Place
Mandatory : Obligatory Marshal : Put Iorder; Guide Ceremoniously To The Correct
2821 2846 Place; Ex. Marshal The Childreinto The Museum; N:
Military Officer; Official
Maneuver : Strategic Military Or Naval Movement (done Marsupial : One Of A Family Of Mammals That Nurse
2822 For Training Purposes); Carefully Planned Process; 2847 Their Offspring Ia Pouch(pocket Of Skior Leather); Cf.
Stratagem; V: Carry Out A Military Maneuver; Use Kangaroo, Opossum, Wombat
Mangle : Tear Or Cut To Pieces; Mutilate Or Disfigure; Martial : Warlike; Of War; Ex. Martial Art/law
2823 Ex. Badly Mangled Bodies 2848
Maniacal : Raving Mad Martyr : One Who Voluntarily Suffers Death For His Or
2825 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
Masochist : Person Who Enjoys His Own Pain Meander : Wind Or Turiits Course; Follow A Winding Or
2852 2877 Turning Course; Move Aimlessly And Idly
Mat : Not Shiny; Matte; Having A Dull Finish; N: Flat Mediocre : Ordinary; Commonplace; Neither Good Nor
2855 Piece Of Material Used Aa Floor Covering; V: 2880 Bad
Mat : Not Shiny; Matte; Having A Dull Finish; N: Flat Medium : Element That Is A Creature's Natural
2856 Piece Of Material Used Aa Floor Covering; V: 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
Matinee : Dramatic Or Musical Performance Given In The Megalomania : Mania For Doing Grandiose Things
2860 Afternoon 2885
Matriarch : Woman Who Rules A Family Or Larger Social Melancholy : Gloomy; Morose; Blue; N: Adj. Melancholic;
2861 Group 2886 Cf. Melancholia
Matriculate : Enroll (icollege Or Graduate School); Cf. Mellifluous : Flowing Smoothly; Smooth
2864 Matrix 2889
Mauve : Pale Purple Menial : Suitable For Servants; Lowly; Mean; N: Someone
2870 2895 Who Does Menial Work (esp. Servant Ia House)
Maxim : Proverb; A Truth Pithily Stated Mercurial : Capricious; Quick And Changing; Fickle;
2873 2898 Containing The Element Mercury; Ex. Mercurial Temper;
Cf. Mood
Mayhem : An Injury To Body Meretricious : Flashy; Tawdry
2874 2899
Metallurgical : Pertaining To The Art Of Removing Metals Mime : Pantomime(act Without Dialogue); Mimicry;
2904 From Ores 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
Mete : Measure; Distribute; Administer; Ex. Mete Out Minatory : Menacing; Threatening
2908 Justice/punishment 2933
Mete : Measure; Distribute; Administer; Ex. Mete Out Mincing : Affectedly Dainty(delicate); V: Mince: Cut (esp.
2909 Justice/punishment 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 Miniature : Small Model; Small Painting; Adj: Small
2911 Accentual Rhythm) 2936
Methodical : Systematic; N: Method: Systematic Method Minion : Servile Dependent; Obsequious Follower
2912 Of Procedure 2937
Metrical : Metric; Written In The Form Of Poetry; Ex. Minutiae : Petty Details
2916 Metrical Translation Of Homer 2941
Mettle : Courage; Spirit Mire : Entangle; Stick Iswampy Ground; Stick Or Sink
2918 2943 Imire; N: Bog; Deep Mud; Ex. Sucked Deeper Into The
Mire
Miasma : Swamp Gas; Odor Of Decaying Matter Mirth : Merriment; Laughter
2919 2944
Microcosm : Small Representative World; World In Misadventure : Mischance; Ill Luck; Ex. Death By
2920 Miniature; Ex. Microcosm Of English Society 2945 Misadventure
Migrant : Changing Its Habitat; Wandering; Ex. Migrant Miscellaneous : Made Up Of A Variety Of Parts
2923 Birds/workers; N: One That Migrates 2948
Milieu : Social Environment; Means Of Expression; Ex. Mischief : Behavior (of Children) Causing Trouble With No
2925 Feel Out Of One's Milieu; Ex. His Proper Milieu Is 2950 Seriouharm; Damage; Harm; Ex. Mischief To The Crops;
Watercolor. Adj. Mischievous: Causing Mischief; Playfully
Misconduct : Immoral Behavior; Bad Management; V: Modulation : Toning Down; Changing From One Key To
2951 2976 Another
Miscreant : Wretch; Wrongdoer; Villain; Ex. Kindness To Molecule : The Smallest Part Of A Homogeneous
2953 The Miscreant; Cf. Believe 2978 Substance In Chemistry
Mite : Very Small Object Or Creature; Small Coin Monetary : Pertaining To Money
2964 2989
Mite : Very Small Object Or Creature; Small Coin Mongrel : Plant Or Animal (esp. A Dog) Of Mixed Breed;
2965 2990 Adj.
Mitigate : Appease; Moderate; Make Or Become Less In Monochromatic : Having Only One Color
2966 Force Or Intensity 2991
Mobile : Movable; Not Fixed Monochrome : Painting In Only One Color; Adj.
2968 2993
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
Modulate : Tone Dowiintensity; Change The Intensity Or Monotony : Sameness Leading To Boredom
2974 Tone Of; Regulate; Change From One Musical Key To 2999
Another; Ex. Modulate From E To G
Modulate : Tone Dowiintensity; Change The Intensity Or Monumental : Massive
2975 Tone Of; Regulate; Change From One Musical Key To 3000
Another; Ex. Modulate From E To G
Moodiness : Fits Of Depression Or Gloom Multifarious : Varied; Greatly Diversified; Ex. Multifarious
3001 3026 Activities
Moratorium : Legal Delay Of Payment Or Action; Ex. Multiplicity : State Of Being Numerous Or Multiple; Large
3004 Declare Moratorium Othe Building Of New Houses 3029 Number; Ex. Multiplicity Of Details; Adj. Multiple: Of More
Than One Element
Morbid : Giveto Unwholesome Or Unhealthy Thought; Mundane : Worldly As Opposed To Spiritual; Everyday; Of
3005 Moody; Characteristic Of Disease; Ex. Morbid Curiosity; 3030 The Ordinary; Ex. Mundane Existence; Cf. World
N: Morbidity; Cf. Disease
Morbid : Giveto Unwholesome Or Unhealthy Thought; Munificent : Very Generous In Giving; Ex. Munificent
3006 Moody; Characteristic Of Disease; Ex. Morbid Curiosity; 3031 Benefactor; N: Munificence
N: Morbidity; Cf. Disease
Mordant : Biting; Sarcastic; Stinging; (apprec.) Incisive; Mural : Wall Painting
3007 Cutting; Ex. Mordant Pen/wit 3032
Morgue : Mortuary; Place Where Bodieare Kept Before Murky : Dark And Gloomy; Thick With Fog; Vague; Ex.
3009 Burial Or Cremation 3034 Murky Night/fog; N: Murk: Partial Or Complete Darkness;
Gloom
Moribund : At The Point Of Death Murmur : Low, Indistinct, Continuousound; V: Cf. Mumble
3010 3035
Mortar : Vessel In Which Substanceare Crushed With A Muster : Gather; Assemble (troops); Ex. Muster Up One's
3012 Pestle 3037 Strength For The Ordeal; N:
Mortar : Vessel In Which Substanceare Crushed With A Musty : Stale; Spoiled By Age
3013 Pestle 3038
Motility : Ability To Move Spontaneously; Adj. Motile: Mutilate : Maim; Injure Lastingly; Deprive Of A Limb Or
3018 Moving Spontaneously 3043 Aessential Part
Mottled : Blotched Icoloring; Spotted; Ex. Mottled Face; Mutter : Utter (complaining Words) Indistinctly In Low
3020 V: Mottle: Mark With Blotches Of Different Colors 3045 Tones
Muggy : Warm And Damp Mystic : Of Hidden Meaning And Spiritual Power; Ex.
3024 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 Nepotism : Favoritism (to A Relative)
3051 3076
Narrative : Related To Telling A Story; N: Narrated Neutral : Impartial; Not Supporting One Side Over Another
3053 Account; Story; V: Narrate: Tell (a Story); Cf. Narration 3078
Natty : Neatly Or Smartly Dressed; Dapper; Smart; Ex. Nicety : Precision; Accuracy; Minute Distinctioor
3056 Natty Dresser 3081 Difference; Ex. To A Nicety: Exactly; Precisely; Ex.
Distinguish Betweeniceties
Nausea : Feeling Of Sicknesand Desire To Vomit; Nicety : Precision; Accuracy; Minute Distinctioor
3057 Disgust; Cf. Seasickness 3082 Difference; Ex. To A Nicety: Exactly; Precisely; Ex.
Distinguish Betweeniceties
Nauseate : Cause To Become Sick; Fill With Disgust Niggardly : Meanly Stingy; Parsimonious
3058 3083
Nauseous : Causing Nausea; Feeling Nausea Niggle : Spend Too Much Time Ominor Points (esp.
3059 3084 Whefinding Fault); Find Fault; Ex. Niggle Over Details;
Adj. Niggling
Nautical : Pertaining To Ships Or Navigation Nihilism : Denial Of Traditional Values; Absolute
3060 3085 Skepticism
Nave : Main Body Of A Church Nihilist : One Who Considers Traditional Beliefs To Be
3061 3086 Groundless And Existence Meaningless; Absolute
Skeptic; Revolutionary Terrorist; Cf. Nihilism: Belief That
Nave : Main Body Of A Church Nimble : Quick In Movement; Agile; Quick In
3062 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 Noisome : Foul Smelling; Unwholesome
3066 3091
Negate : Cancel Out; Nullify; Cause To Have No Effect; Nomenclature : Terminology; System Of Names
3068 Deny; N: Negation 3093
Neologism : New Or Newly Coined Word Or Phrase Nonentity : Person Of No Importance; Nonexistence
3074 3099
Nourish : Provide With Food Necessary For Life And Objective : Not Influenced By Emotions; Fair
3107 Growth 3132
Nova : Star That Suddenly Becomemuch Brighter And Obligatory : Binding; Required
3108 Then Returnto Itoriginal Brightness 3133
Novelty : Something New; Newness Oblique : Indirect; Slanting (deviating From The
3109 3134 Perpendicular Or From A Straight Line); Ex. Oblique
Reference
Novice : Beginner Obliterate : Destroy Completely; Wipe Out; Ex. Obliterate
3110 3135 The Village
Numismatist : Person Who Collects Coins Obnoxious : Offensive; Disagreeable; Ex. Obnoxious
3115 3140 Smell
Nurse : Suckle; Take Care Of (aa Nurse); Bear In Mind; Obsession : Fixed Idea; Continued Brooding
3118 Ex. Nursing Mother; Ex. Nurse A Hope/grudge Against 3143
Someone
Nurture : Bring Up; Feed; Educate Obsessive : Related To Thinking About Something
3119 3144 Constantly; Of An Obsession; Preoccupying; N:
Obsession: Compulsive Preoccupation With A Fixed Idea;
Nutrient : Providing Nourishment Obsolete : Outmoded
3120 3145
Nutrition : Procesof Nourishing Or Being Nourished; Cf. Obstetrician : Physician Specializing In Delivery Of
3121 Malnutrition 3146 Babies
Nutrition : Procesof Nourishing Or Being Nourished; Cf. Obstinate : Stubborn; Hard To Control Or Treat; Ex.
3122 Malnutrition 3147 Obstinate Cough; N: Obstinacy
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
Occident : The West Ooze : (of A Thick Liquid) Pasor Flow Slowly; N: Mud Or
3154 3179 Thick Liquid Aat The Bottom Of A River
Oculist : Physician Who Specializes In Treatment Of The Opiate : Sleep Producer; Deadener Of Pain
3158 Eyes 3183
Odds : Chances; Probability; Disagreement; Ex. The Opportune : Timely; Well Chosen
3159 Oddare That It Will Rain. Ex. At Oddwith 3184
Odious : Arousing Strong Dislike; Hateful(causing Hatred); Optician : Maker And Seller Of Eyeglasses
3161 Vile 3186
Odoriferous : Giving Off An Odor Optional : Not Compulsory; Left To One's Choice
3163 3188
Odorous : Having An Odor Optometrist : One Who Fits Glasses To Remedy Visual
3164 3189 Defects
Ogle : Look At Amorously; Make Eyes At; Ex. Old Oratorio : Dramatic Poem Set To Music
3167 Meogling Young Girls 3192
Omnivorous : Eating Both Plant And Animal Food; Orgy : Wild Drunkerevelry; Unrestrained Indulgence
3173 Devouring Everything 3198 Iaactivity; Ex. Orgy Of Shopping
Onomatopoeia : Words Formed In Imitation Of Natural Orientation : Act Of Finding Oneself In Society
3175 Sounds 3200
Ornate : Excessively Decorated Oversee : Watch Over And Direct; Supervise; N:
3201 3226 Oversight: Unintentional Failure To Notice Or Do
Something; Supervision
Ornithologist : Scientific Student Of Birds Overt : Open To View ; No Secret
3202 3227
Orthodox : Traditional; Conservative In Belief Overture : Musical Introduction To A Long Musical Piece;
3204 3229 First Offer Or Proposal (to Begin Talkin The Hope Of
Reaching An Agreement); Ex. Overturefor Peace
Orthodox : Traditional; Conservative In Belief Overturn : Turn Over; Capsize; Topple
3205 3230
Ostentatious : Showy; Pretentious Pacify : Soothe; Make Calm Or Quiet; Subdue; Bring
3210 3235 Peace To
Ostracize : Banish From A Group; Exclude From Public Padre : Chaplain (in The Armed Forces)
3211 Favor; Ban; Ex. His Friends Ostracized Him. N: 3236
Ostracism
Ostracize : Banish From A Group; Exclude From Public Paean : Song Of Praise Or Joy; Ex. Paeans Celebrating
3212 Favor; Ban; Ex. His Friends Ostracized Him. N: 3237 The Victory
Ostracism
Oust : Expel; Drive Out Painstaking : Showing Hard Work; Taking Great Care
3213 3238
Outcast : One That Habeen Excluded From A Society; Palatable : Agreeable; Pleasing To The Taste
3214 Adj. 3239
Outfit : Clothing Or Equipment For A Special Purpose; Palate : Roof Of The Mouth; Sense Of The Taste
3215 Ex. Cowboy Outfit 3240
Outlandish : Bizarre; Peculiar; Unconventional Paleontology : Study Of Prehistoric Life Or Fossils; Cf.
3216 3241 Paleo-: Ancient Or Prehistoric; Ex. Paleography: Study Of
Ancient Writtedocuments
Outlaw : Fugitive From The Law (excluded From Legal Palette : Board On Which Painter Mixes Pigments
3217 Protection); V: Declare (someone) To Be An Outlaw; 3242
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 Material
3218 Expectation For The Future; Prospect; Ex. Outlook On 3243 Used For Second Time After Original Writing Has
Life; Ex. Pleasing Outlook; Ex. Weather Outlook Beeerased
Outmoded : No Longer In Fashion Or Use; No Longer Palimpsest : Parchment Or Piece Of Writing Material
3219 Stylish; Old-Fashioned 3244 Used For Second Time After Original Writing Has
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
Outstrip : Outrun; Surpass; Outdo Palm : Conceal In The Palm Of The Hand; Palm Off:
3223 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.
Paltry : Insignificant; Petty; Trifling; Contemptible; Ex. Paranoiac : Mentally Unsound Person Suffering From
3251 Paltry Sum; Cf. Trash 3276 Delusions
Panacea : Cure-All; Remedy For All Diseases Paranoiac : Mentally Unsound Person Suffering From
3253 3278 Delusions
Panache : Flair; Manner Of Doing Things Without Any Paranoiac : Mentally Unsound Person Suffering From
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 Parasite : Animal Or Plant Living On Another; Toady;
3256 Disorder; Cf. Paradise Lost 3281 Sycophant
Pandemonium : Wild Tumult(commotion); Wild Noisy Parched : Extremely Dry; Very Thirsty
3257 Disorder; Cf. Paradise Lost 3282
Pandemonium : Wild Tumult(commotion); Wild Noisy Parched : Extremely Dry; Very Thirsty
3258 Disorder; Cf. Paradise Lost 3283
Pandemonium : Wild Tumult(commotion); Wild Noisy Parchment : Writing Material Made From The Skin Of A
3259 Disorder; Cf. Paradise Lost 3284 Sheep Or Goat
Pander : Cater To The Low Desires Of Others Pare : Cut Away The Outer Covering Or Skin Of (with A
3260 3285 Knife); Trim; Ex. Pare Apples/expenses
Panegyric : Formal Praise; Encomium; Ex. I Don't Pariah : Social Outcast; Ex. Mariah The Pariah
3261 Deserve Such Panegyrics. 3286
Pang : Sudden Sharp Feeling Of Pain Parish : Area In The Care Of A Single Priest And Served
3262 3287 By One Main Church
Panorama : Comprehensive View; Unobstructed View In Parlance : Language; Manner Of Speaking; Idiom; Ex.
3264 All Directions 3289 Ilegal/commoparlance
Paradox : Statement That Looks False But Is Actually Parody : Humorous Imitation; Travesty
3268 Correct 3293
Paragon : Model Of Perfection; Ex. Paragon Of Virtue Parody : Humorous Imitation; Travesty
3269 3294
Parallel : Similar; Analogous; Corresponding; N: Parallel Paroxysm : Fit Or Attack Of Pain, Laughter, Rage
3270 Line; Person Or Thing That Iparallel (to Another); 3295
Similarity; Ex. Know Of No Parallel To The Case; Ex.
Parallelism : State Of Being Parallel; Similarity Parquet : Floor Made Of Wood Strips Inlaid Ia Mosaic
3271 3296 Like Pattern; Cf. Strip: Long Narrow Piece
Parameter : Limit; Independent Variable; Ex. Parameters Parry : Ward Off A Blow
3272 Of The Problem; Ex. Withithe Parameters Of The Budget 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:
Paranoia : Chronic Form Of Insanity Marked By Delusions Parsimonious : Stingy; Excessively Frugal
3275 3300
Parsimony : Stinginess; Excessive Frugality; Adj. Pauper : Very Poor Person
3301 Parsimonious 3326
Partial : Incomplete; Biased; Having A Liking For Pauper : Very Poor Person
3302 Something 3327
Partition : Divide Into Parts Pedagogue : Teacher; Dull And Formal Teacher
3305 3330
Pass_off : Present Falsely; Represent Falsely To Be Pedant : Scholar Who Overemphasizes Book Learning
3307 3332 And Technicalities
Passe : Old-Fashioned; Past The Prime Pedant : Scholar Who Overemphasizes Book Learning
3308 3333 And Technicalities
Passive : Not Active; Acted Upon Pedantic : Bookish; Showing Off Learning; Marked By
3309 3334 Aexcessive Ostentatious Concerfor Book Learning; N:
Pedantry
Past : Old-Fashioned; Past The Prime Peddle : Travel About Selling (wares); Cf. Foot
3310 3335
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:
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
Pathos : Tender Sorrow; Pity; Quality Iart Or Literature Pen : Fenced Enclosure For Animals; Confining Space;
3319 That Produces These Feelings; Ex. Pathos That Runs 3344 Ex. Sheep Pen; V: Confine In A Pen; Enclose
Through The Novel
Patois : Local Or Provincial Dialect Penance : Self-Imposed Punishment For Sin; Ex. Do
3320 3345 Penance For One's Sins; Cf. Penitent
Patriarch : Father And Ruler Of A Family Or Tribe Penchant : Strong Inclination; Strong Liking (esp. For
3321 3346 Something That Is Disapproved Of By Other People); Ex.
Penchant For Fast Cars
Patrician : Noble; Aristocratic Pendant : Hanging Down From Something
3322 3347
Patrimony : Property Inherited From A Father Pendant : Hanging Down From Something
3323 3348
Patronize : Support; Act Superior Toward Pending : Not Yet Decided Or Settled; Impending; Ex.
3324 3349 Pending Decision; Prep. While Awaiting; Until; Ex. Delay
The Decision Pending Hireturn
Paucity : Scarcity Pendulous : Hanging; Suspended
3325 3350
Penetrate : Enter Into; Pierce; Permeate; See Through; Peroration : Conclusioof Aoration; Perorating; V: Perorate:
3351 Grasp The Inner Significance Of; Understand 3376 Conclude A Speech; Speak At Great Length
Pensive : Dreamily Thoughtful; Thoughtful With A Hint Of Perpetuate : Make Perpetual; Make Something Last For
3354 Sadness 3379 A Long Time; Preserve From Extinction; N: Perpetuity
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; Perspicuity : Clearness Of Expression; Freedom From
3361 Imperative; Ex. Peremptory Decree/knock 3386 Ambiguity
Perennial : Something That Is Continuing Or Recent Perspicuous : (of Something) Plainly Expressed; Easy To
3362 3387 Understand; Ex. Perspicuous Comments
Perfunctory : Done Routinely And With Little Care; Perturb : Disturb Greatly
3366 Superficial; Not Thorough; Lacking Interest, Care, Or 3391
Enthusiasm; Ex. Perfunctory Kiss
Perigee : Point Of Moon's Orbit When It Is Nearest The Perturbation : Agitation
3367 Earth; Cf. Apogee 3392
Peripheral : Of A Periphery; Marginal; Outer; Of Minor Peruse : Read Through With Care;
3369 Importance; Not Central; Ex. Peripheral Nerve/interest 3394
Permeable : Porous; Allowing Passage Through Perversion : Corruption; Turning From Right To Wrong
3372 3397
Permissive : Allowing Much Freedom; Lenient; Ex. Pervert : Corrupt; Turn From Right To Wrong; Misuse; Ex.
3374 Permissive Society 3399 Perverted Sexual Desire/scientific Knowledge; N: Person
Whose Sexual Behavior Inot Natural
Pernicious : Very Harmful; Deadly; Very Destructive; Ex. Pessimism : Belief That Life Is Basically Bad And Evil;
3375 Pernicious Effect/anemia 3400 Gloominess
Pestilential : Causing Plague; Baneful Pied : Variegated; Multicolored
3401 3426
Pestle : Tool For Mashing Or Grinding Substances Ia Piety : Religious Devotion; Godliness
3402 Hard Bowl Or Mortar 3427
Petrify : Turn To Stone; Cause To Become Stonelike; Pigment : Coloring Matter (usually Powder To Be Mixed
3403 Stuor Paralyze 3428 With Water Or Oil)
Phalanx : Formation Of Infantry Carrying Overlapping Pinch : Squeeze Between The Thumb And A Finger, Or
3406 Shieldand Long Spears; Group Of Men Packed Together 3431 Other Edges; Ex. I Had To Pinch Myself To Make Sure I
(for Attack Or Defense) Wasn't Dreaming. N: Amount That Can Be Held Between
Pharisaical : Pertaining To The Pharisees, Who Paid Pinion : Restrain
3407 Scrupulous Attention To The Tradition; Self-Righteous; 3432
Hypocritical
Pharisee : Pharisee: Member Of An Ancient Jewish Group Pinnacle : Peak; Highest Point; Acme; Ex. Pinnacle Of
3408 That Emphasized Strict Observance Of The Mosaic Law 3433 Fame
(considering Themselvevery Holy); Hypocritical Self-
Phenomena : Observable Facts; Subjects Of Scientific Pious : Devout; Religious; N: Piety
3409 Investigation; Sg. Phenomenon: Observable Fact; Very 3434
Unusual Person, Thing, Or Event; Marvel; Wonder; Cf.
Phenomena : Observable Facts; Subjects Of Scientific Piquant : Pleasantly Tart-Tasting; Spicy; Pleasantly
3410 Investigation; Sg. Phenomenon: Observable Fact; Very 3435 Stimulating; Ex. Piquant Situatiowhemy Old Enemy
Unusual Person, Thing, Or Event; Marvel; Wonder; Cf. Asked For My Help
Philander : Make Love Lightly; Flirt Pique : Irritation; Resentment From Wounded Pride (e.G.
3411 3436 Loss In A Contest); V: Provoke; Arouse; Annoy; Cause To
Feel Resentment; Ex. Pique Her Curiosity
Philanderer : Faithless Lover; Flirt Piscatorial : Pertaining To Fishing; Cf. Pisces
3412 3437
Philanthropist : Lover Of Mankind; Doer Of Good Pith : Core Or Marrow; Spongelike Substance Ithe Center
3414 3439 Of Stems; Essence; Substance
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 Plait : Braid; Interwine; Interweave Strands Or Lengths Of;
3423 3448 Make By Weaving Strands Together; Ex. Plaited Hair; N:
Braided Length As Of Hair Or Fabric; Cf. Pigtail, Ponytail
Piebald : Of Different Colors; Mottled; Spotted Idifferent Plane : Carpenter'tool For Smoothing And Leveling Wood;
3424 Colors (esp. Iblack And White); Ex. Piebald Horse; Cf. 3449 V: Cf. Flat
Pie+bald
Piecemeal : One Part At A Time; Gradually; Istages; Ex. Plaster : Paste That Hardento A Smooth Solid And Iused
3425 Read A Novel Piecemeal 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 Podiatrist : Doctor Who Treats Ailments Of The Feet
3453 Desire 3478
Plebeian : Common; Pertaining To The Common People Polar : Of A Pole; Characterized By Opposite Extremes;
3457 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
Plethora : Excess; Overabundance; Ex. A Plethora Of Politic : Expedient; Prudent; Well Devised
3462 Excuses 3487
Pliable : Flexible; Easily Influenced; Yielding; Adaptable Polity : (particular Form Of) Political Organization; Form
3463 3488 Of Government Of Nation Or State; Ex. Student Polity
Pliable : Flexible; Easily Influenced; Yielding; Adaptable Polyglot : Speaking Several Languages; Multilingual; Ex.
3464 3489 Polyglot Person/society; N:
Plight : Condition, State (especially A Bad State Or Ponderous : Having Great Weight; Weighty; Unwieldy;
3466 Condition); Predicament 3491 Lacking Lightness; Dull; Ex. Ponderous Body/style Of
Writing
Plight : Condition, State (especially A Bad State Or Ponderous : Having Great Weight; Weighty; Unwieldy;
3467 Condition); Predicament 3492 Lacking Lightness; Dull; Ex. Ponderous Body/style Of
Writing
Ploy : Stratagem To Gain An Advantage; Tactic; Ex. Pontifical : Pertaining To A Bishop Or Pope; Pompous Or
3468 Management Ploy 3493 Pretentious; Cf. Pontiff: Pope; Bishop
Pluck : Courage; V: Pull Off Or Out; Pull Out The Hair Or Porous : Full Of Pores; Like A Sieve
3469 Feathers Of; Adj. Plucky: Courageous; Brave 3494
Plumb : Exactly Vertical; N: Weight Othe End Of A Line; Portent : Sign; Omen; Forewarning
3473 V: Examine Very Carefully Or Critically Iorder To 3498
Understand; Measure Depth (by Sounding); Ex. Plumb
Plumber : One Who Installand Repairpipeand Portent : Sign; Omen; Forewarning
3474 Plumbing(pipes) 3499
Plume : Feather, Esp. Large Or Showy One; Something Portly : Stately; Stout
3475 That Riseinto The Air (like The Shape Of A Feather); Ex. 3500
Plume Of Smoke
Pose : Assume A Particular Posture; Put Forward; Precept : Practical Rule Guiding Conduct; Ex. Mother's
3501 Present; Affect A Particular Attitude (to Impresothers); 3526 Precept
Ex. Pose A Threat; N:
Posterity : Descendants; Future Generations; Ex. Go Precinct : Division Of A City For Election Or Police
3502 Dowto Posterity; Cf. Posterior, Anterior 3527 Purposes; Precincts: Space That Surrounda Building; Ex.
Precinctof The College
Posthumous : After Death (as Of Child Borafter Father's Precipitate : Headlong; Rash
3503 Death Or Book Published After Author's Death); Coming 3528
Or Occurring After One's Death; Ex. Posthumous
Postmortem : Autopsy; Adj: Occurring After Death; Of A Precipitous : Steep; Overhasty; Precipitate
3504 Postmortem 3529
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 Self-
3518 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 Prefatory : Introductory; Of A Preface
3520 Confidently) 3545
Prate : Speak Foolishly; Boast Idly Prehensile : Capable Of Grasping Or Holding (esp. By
3522 3547 Wrapping Around); Ex. Prehensile Tails
Prerogative : Privilege; Unquestionable Right Privy : Secret; Hidden; Not Public; Made A Participant In
3557 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
Presume : Take For Granted; Assume; Act Proclivity : Inclination; Natural Tendency
3562 Overconfidently; Take Liberties; Presume On/upon: Take 3587
Unfair Advantage Of (someone'kindnesor Connection); N:
Presumptuous : Arrogant; Taking Liberties Procrastinate : Postpone; Delay
3563 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; Prodigy : Marvel; Highly Gifted Child
3567 Supernatural; Ex. Preternatural Strength/forces 3592
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
Prim : Very Precise And Formal; Exceedingly Proper Prognosis : Forecasted Course Of A Disease; Prediction
3573 3598
Primary : First In Rank Or Importance; Principal; Earliest Prohibitive : So High As To Prohibit Purchase Or Use;
3575 In Time; Ex. Primary Stages; N: Cf. First 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
3601 3626 Forth; Ex. Propound A Problem/theory
Proletarian : Member Of The Working Class Propound : Put Forth For Consideration Or Analysis; Set
3602 3627 Forth; Ex. Propound A Problem/theory
Prolixity : Tedious Wordiness; Verbosity; Adj. Prolix: Proselytize : Convert To A Religion Or Belief
3605 Wordy; Verbose; Diffuse 3630
Prologue : Introduction (to A Poem Or Play) Prosody : Art Of Versification; Study Of The Metrical
3606 3631 Structure Of Verse
Prominent : Protruding(sticking Out); Conspicuous; Prosper : Become Successful (esp. Financially); Thrive;
3608 Notable; Eminent 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 Protean : Versatile; Able To Take Many Shapes
3614 3639
Prong : Pointed Projecting Part Protocol : Diplomatic Etiquette; Ceremony And Etiquette
3615 3640 Observed By Diplomats; First Copy Of A Treaty Before Its
Ratification; Ex. Protocol Demands That The Queemeet
Pronounced : Distinct; Very Noticeable; Ex. Pronounced Prototype : Original Work Used As A Model By Others
3616 Limp 3641
Prop : Support Placed Under Or Against Something; V: Prototype : Original Work Used As A Model By Others
3617 3642
Propagate : Increase In Number By Producing Young; Protrude : Stick Out; Jut; Project; Ex. Protruding Teeth
3618 Multiply; Spread; Ex. Most Plants Propagate By Seed; 3643
Ex. Newspaper Propagating Their Ideas
Propellants : Substances Which Propel Or Drive Forward Protuberance : Protrusion; Swelling; Bulge
3619 3644
Propensity : Natural Inclination Protégé : Person Receiving Protection And Support From
3620 3645 A Patron
Prophetic : Of A Prophet Or Prophecy; Having To Do With Protégé : 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 Pugilist : Boxer
3651 Emergencies 3676
Proxy : Authorized Agent Pulverize : Crush Or Grind Into Very Small Particles
3659 3684
Prune : Cut Away; Trim Pundit : Learned Hindu; Any Learned Man; Authority On A
3662 3687 Subject
Pry : Inquire Impertinently (someone Else's Private Punitive : Punishing; Ex. Punitive Measures
3664 Affairs); Use Leverage To Raise Or Opesomething; Prize; 3689
N: Pries: Tool For Prying
Pseudonym : Pen-Name Punitive : Punishing; Ex. Punitive Measures
3665 3690
Psychiatrist : A Doctor Who Treats Mental Diseases Purchase : Firm Grasp Or Footing
3667 3692
Psychosomatic : Of The Influence Of The Mind On The Purport : Intention; Purpose; Meaning; V: Claim; Profess;
3672 Body (esp. With Respect To Disease) 3697 Ex. Order Which Purports To Be Signed By The General
Pucker : Gather Into Wrinkleor Folds; N: Wrinkle Or Fold Purport : Intention; Purpose; Meaning; V: Claim; Profess;
3673 3698 Ex. Order Which Purports To Be Signed By The General
Pudding : Hot Sweet Dish Purported : Alleged; Claimed; Reputed Or Rumored; Ex.
3674 3699 Purported Satanists
Putrid : Foul; Rotten; Decayed Quintessence : Purest And Highest Embodiment; Perfect
3708 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
Qualify : Reach A Necessary Standard; Limit The Quotidian : Daily; Commonplace; Customary; Ex.
3717 Meaning Of Something Stated 3742 Quotidiaroutine
Qualms : Uneasy Feelings; Misgivings; Uneasy Fears Rabble : Mob; Noisy Crowd
3718 Especially About Matters Of Conscience; Ex. I Have No 3743
Qualms About Giving This Assignment To Helen.
Quandary : Dilemma; State Of Uncertainty; Ex. She Is Ia Rabid : Like A Fanatic; Furious
3719 Quandary About Whether To Go. 3744
Quarantine : Isolation Of Person Or Ship To Prevent Rabies : Disease Passed On By The Bite Of An Infected
3720 Spread Of Infection 3745 Animal (causing Madnesand Death)
Quash : Crush; Suppress; Squash; Subdue; Annul; Ex. Raffle : Lottery; V: Award Aa Prize In A Raffle; Ex. Raffle
3722 Quash A Rebellion/the Decisioof The Low Court 3747 Off A New Car
Queasy : Experiencing Nausea; Nauseated; Easily Rag : Scrap Of Cloth; Adj. Ragged: Old And Torn;
3723 Nauseated; Squeamish; Ex. Feel A Little Queasy 3748 Seeming Unfinished And Imperfect; Ex. Ragged
Debut/performance
Quell : Suppress; Put Aend To; Put Dowforcibly; Ragamuffin : Person Wearing Tattered Clothes
3724 Extinguish; Quiet; Ex. ``army Quells Rebellion'' 3749
Inewspaper; Cf. Kill
Querulous : Fretful; Whining Rail : Complaibitterly; Scold; Rant; Ex. The Weaker
3725 3750 Railing Against Injustices
Raiment : Clothing; Garments; Ex. I Have No Raiment Fit Rarefied : Made Less Dense (of A Gas)
3751 To Wear. 3776
Rakish : Jaunty; Stylish; Sporty; Morally Corrupt; Ratify : Approve Formally; Verify
3753 Dissolute; Ex. He Wore His Hat At A Rakish And Jaunty 3778
Angle.
Rally : Come Or Bring Together; Call Up Or Summon Ratiocination : Reasoning; Act Of Drawing Conclusions
3754 (forces, Vital Powers, Etc.); Revive Or Recuperate (after 3779 From Premises
Illness Or Difficulty); N: Act Of Rallying; Mass Gathering
Ram : Male Sheep; V: Strike Or Drive Against With A Ration : Fixed Portion; V: Distribute Arations
3755 Heavy Impact 3780
Ramble : Wonder Aimlessly (physically Or Mentally) Rational : (of A Person) Having Reason; (of Ideas) Based
3756 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)
3760 3785 Disorderly And Boisterous; Ex. Raucous Shouts
Rampart : Defensive Mound Of Earth Ravage : Devastate; Plunder; Despoil; Ex. Crops Ravaged
3761 3786 By Storms
Ramshackle : Rickety; Falling Apart Ravel : Fall Apart Into Tangles; Entangle; Unravel Or
3762 3787 Untwist
Rancor : Long-Lasting Hatred; Bitterness; Ex. Ravine : Narrow Valley With Steep Sides; Gorge; Cf.
3764 Negotiatiowithout Rancor; Adj. Rancorous 3789 Gully, Canyon
Random : Without Definite Purpose, Plan, Or Aim; Reactionary : Recoiling From Progress; Retrograde
3765 Haphazard; Ex. Random Shots; Ex. Chosen At Random 3790
Rank : Offensive In Odor Or Flavor Realm : Kingdom; Field Or Sphere; Ex. Not Within The
3766 3791 Realms Of Possibility
Rankle : Irritate; Fester Reaper : One Who Harvests Grain; Ex. The Grim Reaper;
3767 3792 V: Reap: Cut And Gather (crop); Harvest A Crop
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 ``are You 18''.
Rapport : Close Relationship; Emotional Closeness; Rebuttal : Refutation; Response With Contrary Evidence
3771 Harmony 3796
Rare : (of Air) Thin In Density; Rarefied; Ex. Rare Air Of Recast : Reconstruct (a Sentence, Story, Statue, Etc.);
3775 The Mountains 3800 Fashioagain
Receptive : Quick Or Willing To Receive (ideas, Redress : Remedy; Compensation; Ex. Seek Redress For
3801 Suggestions, Etc.); Ex. Receptive To The Proposal 3826 The Damage To Your Car; V: Put Right; Remedy Or
Rectify (a Wrong); Make Amends For
Recess : Pause; Temporary Cessation; Alcove; Secret Reduce : Diminish; Bring To A Weaker Or More Difficult
3802 Inner Place; Ex. Parliament In Recess; V: Cf. Recessive 3827 Condition; Demote; Lower In Rank; Separate Into
Componentby Analysis; Ex. Reduced To The Ranks; Ex.
Recession : Withdrawal; Retreat Reek : Emit (aunpleasant Odor Or Smoke); Give Off
3803 3828 Aunpleasant Odor; Give Out Smoke; Ex. Reeking
Chimney; N: Unpleasant Odor; Stench
Recidivism : Habitual Return To Crime Refectory : Dining Hall
3804 3829
Reciprocal : Mutual; Given And Received In Return; Referendum : Direct Vote By All The People
3806 Exchangeable; Interacting; Ex. Reciprocal Trade 3831
Agreement
Reciprocate : Repay In Kind Refractory : Unmanageable; Disobedient And Stubborn;
3807 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;
3809 3834 Ex. Refulgent Moon
Reconnaissance : Survey Of Enemy By Soldiers; Regeneration : Spiritual Rebirth; Ex. Regeneration Of The
3816 3841 Prisoners; V: Regenerate: Give Or Obtain New Life;
Reform Spiritually
Recount : Narrate Or Tell; Count Over Again Regent : A Person Who Governin Place Of A Ruler Who
3817 3842 Iill, Absent, Or Still A Child; Adj. Ex. The Prince Regent
Recourse : Resorting To Help When In Trouble; Ex. Regicide : Murder Of A King Or Queen
3818 Without Recourse To 3843
Relegate : Put Into A Lower Or Worse Place; Banish To Remunerative : Compensating; Rewarding
3854 Ainferior Position; Delegate; Assign; Ex. Relegate The 3879
Old Furniture To The Children's Room; Ex. Relegated To
Relent : Become Less Severe; Give In(surrender); Adj. Render : Give; Deliver; Provide; Represent In Verbal Or
3855 Relentless: Unyielding; Continuously Severe 3880 Artistic Form; Depict; Perform; Make; Translate; Ex.
Render The Song Beautifully
Relent : Become Less Severe; Give In(surrender); Adj. Rendezvous : Meeting Place
3856 Relentless: Unyielding; Continuously Severe 3881
Relevancy : Pertinence; Reference To The Case In Hand Rendition : Translation; Artistic Interpretation Of A Song
3857 3882
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
Reminiscent : Suggestive Of Something (in The Past); Of Repast : Meal; Feast; Banquet
3866 Reminiscence 3891
Remittance : Remitting Of Money; Amount Of Money Repertoire : List Of Works Of Music, Drama, Etc., A
3871 Remitted 3896 Performer Is Prepared To Present
Remonstrate : Protest Replete : Fully Filled; Filled To The Brim Or To The Point
3874 3899 Of Being Stuffed; Abundantly Supplied; Ex. Report
Replete With Errors
Remorse : Guilt; Self-Reproach Replete : Fully Filled; Filled To The Brim Or To The Point
3875 3900 Of Being Stuffed; Abundantly Supplied; Ex. Report
Replete With Errors
Replete : Fully Filled; Filled To The Brim Or To The Point Resentment : Indignation; Bitterness; Displeasure; V:
3901 Of Being Stuffed; Abundantly Supplied; Ex. Report 3926 Resent: Feel Anger About
Replete With Errors
Replicate : Reproduce; Duplicate Reserve : Self-Control; Self-Restraint; Formal But Distant
3902 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
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); Resignation : Patient Submissiveness; Statement That
3907 Restrain; Crush; Oppress; Ex. Repressed Child; Ex. 3932 One Is Quitting A Job; Adj. Resigned: Acquiescent
Repress A Laugh/rebellion
Repress : Hold Back (the Natural Expression Of); Resigned : Unresisting; Patiently Submissive
3908 Restrain; Crush; Oppress; Ex. Repressed Child; Ex. 3933
Repress A Laugh/rebellion
Reprieve : Temporary Stay Resilient : Elastic; Having The Power Of Springing Back
3909 3934
Reprise : Musical Repetition; Repeating Of A Piece Of Resound : (of A Place) Be Filled With Sound; (of A
3913 Music; Repeat Performance; Recurrent Action; Ex. 3938 Sound) Sound Loudly; Sound Back; Echo; Ex. Hall
Reprise Ithe Finale; Ex. Constant Reprises Resounded With Laughter
Reproach : Blame; Censure Resourceful : Clever And Imaginative (in Dealing With
3914 3939 Difficult Situations); N: Resource, Resourcefulness
Repulse : Reject With Rudenesor Coldnes(an Offer Or Responsiveness : State Of Reacting Readily To Appeals,
3918 Friendship); Drive Back (an Enemy Attack); Cf. Repulse 3943 Orders, Etc.; Adj. Responsive: Readily Reacting; Ex.
!= Cause Repulsion Responsive To Treatment
Repulsion : Act Of Driving Back; Distaste Restitution : Reparation; Indemnification
3919 3944
Reputable : Respectable; Having A Good Reputation Restive : Impatiently Restless (induced By External
3920 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
Retard : Delay (in Development); Adj. Retarded: (aof A Rhetorical : Pertaining To Effective Communication;
3955 Child) Slower In Development 3980 Insincere Language
Retard : Delay (in Development); Adj. Retarded: (aof A Ribald : Wanton; Profane
3956 Child) Slower In Development 3981
Retentive : Holding; Having A Good Memory Rickety : (of Buildings) Likely To Break Or Fall Apart; Of
3957 3982 Rickets; Cf. Rickets; Cf. Vitamin D
Reticence : Reserve; Uncommunicativeness; Inclination Riddle : Pierce With Holes; Permeate Or Spread
3958 To Be Silent 3983 Throughout; Ex. The Gunmariddled The Car With Bullets;
Ex. The Whole Report Is Riddled With Errors; N: Large
Retinue : Following; Attendants Rife : Abundant; Current
3959 3984
Retiring : Shy And Reserved (of A Person); Modest; Ex. Rife : Abundant; Current
3960 Her Retiring Personality 3985
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
Retrieve : Recover; Put Right; Find And Bring In; Regain; Rightful : Legally Correct; Ex. Rightful Owner
3965 Ex. Retrieve The Situation 3990
Retrograde : Go Backwards; Degenerate, Instead Of Rigid : Hard And Unbending; Stiff And Unyielding; Fixed In
3966 Advancing 3991 Behavior Or Views; Strict; Rigorous; Ex. Rigid Rule
Revelry : Boisterous Merrymaking Rip : Tear Or Be Torn Quickly And Violently; Ex. The Sail
3968 3993 Ripped Under The Force Of The Wind; N:
Reverberate : Echo Repeatedly; Resound; Ex. The Risible : Inclined To Laugh; Ludicrous
3969 Thunder Reverberated Across The Valley. 3994
Reverend : Deserving Reverence; N: Priest Risque : Verging Upon The Improper; Offcolor
3970 3995
Reverent : Respectful; Worshipful Rivet : Metal Pin Used For Fastening Metal Platetogether;
3971 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 Rivulet : Small Stream; Cf. Rill < Rivulet < River
3973 3998
Revoke : Cancel; Retract; Cf. Irrevocable Roan : Brown Mixed With Gray Or White
3974 3999
Romp : Play Or Frolic Boisterously; Gambol; N: Run-Down : (of A Place) Dilapidated; In A Bad Condition;
4002 4027 (of A Person) Weak Or Exhausted
Rooster : Cock; Adult Male Chicken Runic : Mysterious; Set Dowiaancient Alphabet; N: Rune:
4003 4028 One Of The Letters Of Aalphabet Used By Ancient
Germanic Peoples (cut Ostone Or Wood); Magic Charm
Roseate : Rosy; Optimistic; Ex. Roseate Views Ruse : Trick; Stratagem
4004 4029
Roster : List (of Names) Rusticate : Banish To The Country; Dwell In The Country
4008 4033
Rostrum : Platform For Speech-Making; Pulpit Rustle : Make Slight Soundlike Silk Moving Or Being
4009 4034 Rubbed Together
Rotunda : Circular Building Or Hall Covered With A Dome Saccharine : Cloyingly Sweet
4013 4038
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
Rubble : Broken Fragments Sage : Persocelebrated For Wisdom; Wise Person; Adj:
4017 4042 Wise
Rubric : Title Or Heading (ired Print); Directions For Salacious : Lascivious; Lustful; Ex. Salacious Monk
4018 Religious Ceremony; Protocol 4043
Ruddy : Reddish; Healthy-Looking Sallow : (of The Skin) Yellowish And Unhealthy-Looking;
4020 4045 Sickly Icolor; Ex. Sallow Complexiodue To Jaundice
Rudimentary : Elementary; Not Developed; Crude; N: Salubrious : Healthful; Conducive To Health Or Well-
4021 Rudiment: Fundamental Element Or Principle; Ex. 4046 Being; Socially Desirable; Ex. Salubrious Area; Cf. Health
Rudiments Of The Language
Rue : Regret; Lament; Mourn; Ex. He Will Rue The Day; Salutary : Tending To Improve; Beneficial; Wholesome;
4022 N: Adj. Rueful 4047 Ex. The Punishment Had A Salutary Effect Othe Boy; Cf.
Health
Rueful : Regretful; Sorrowful; Dejected Salvage : Rescue (goods Or Property) From Loss; N:
4023 4048 Saving; Property Saved
Rumble : Make Or Move With A Deep Rolling Sound Sanctimonious : Displaying Ostentatious Or Hypocritical
4024 (athunder Or Stomach) 4049 Devoutness
Sangfroid : Coolness In A Trying Situation Scaffold : Temporary Platform For Workers (to Work At
4052 4077 Heights Above The Ground); Bracing Framework; Platform
For Execution
Sangfroid : Coolness In A Trying Situation Scale : Climb Up; Ascend; Remove Or Come Off In
4053 4078 Scales; N: Flake Of Epidermis; Ascending Or Descending
Series Of Musical Tones
Sanguine : Cheerful; Hopeful Scanty : Meager; Insufficient
4054 4079
Sarcophagus : Stone Coffin, Often Highly Decorated Scavenge : Hunt Through Discarded Materials For Usable
4057 4082 Items Or Food; Search, Especially For Food; N:
Scavenger: One Who Scavenges; Animal That Feeds
Sardonic : Scornfully Mocking; Disdainful; Sarcastic; Scavenger : Collector And Disposer Of Refuse; Animal
4058 Cynical; Ex. Sardonic Smile 4083 That Devours Refuse And Carrion
Sartorial : Pertaining To Tailors Or Tailoring; Ex. A Maof Scavenger : Collector And Disposer Of Refuse; Animal
4059 Great Sartorial Elegance; Cf. Sartor: Tailor 4084 That Devours Refuse And Carrion
Sate : Satisfy To The Full; Cloy Scenario : Plot Outline; Screenplay(script For A Movie);
4060 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
4061 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
Satire : Form Of Literature In Which Irony; Sarcasm, And Scholarly : Full Of Learning; Erudite; Like A Scholar; Ex.
4064 Ridicule Are Employed To Attack Vice And Folly 4089 Scholarly Journal
Saturate : Soak Thoroughly; Imbue; Impregnate; Charge; Scintillate : Sparkle; Flash; Be Animated; Be Full Of Life;
4066 Fill To Capacity 4091 Ex. Scintillating Conversation
Satyr : Half-Human, Half-Bestial Being In The Court Of Scoff : Laugh (at); Mock; Ridicule; Ex. Scoff At Their
4068 Dionysus, Portrayed As Wanton And Cunning 4093 Threats
Savor : Enjoy; Have A Distinctive Flavor, Smell, Or Scowl : Frown Angrily; N: Angry Frown
4072 Quality; N: Taste Or Smell; Distinctive Quality 4097
Savory : Pleasant Itaste; Tasty; Pleasing, Attractive, Or Scrap : Small Bit Or Fragment; Discarded Waste
4073 Agreeable; Ex. Savory Reputation 4098 Material; Fight; Ex. A Scrap Of Paper/cloth; V: Break Into
Partfor Disposal; Discard Aworthless; Fight; Quarrel
Savory : Pleasant Itaste; Tasty; Pleasing, Attractive, Or Scrappy : Quarrelsome
4074 Agreeable; Ex. Savory Reputation 4099
Scraps : Leftover Food Secrete : Hide Away; Produce And Release A Substance
4102 4127 Into An Organism
Screech : Unpleasant High Sharp Sound; Shriek; V: Sect : Separate Religious Body; Faction; Group Of
4103 4128 People With Common Beliefs Within A Larger Group
Screech : Unpleasant High Sharp Sound; Shriek; V: Sectarian : Relating To A Religious Fraction Or Subgroup;
4104 4129 Narrow-Minded; Limited
Scruple : Hesitate For Ethical Reasons; Fret About; Ex. Secular : Worldly; Not Pertaining To Church Matters;
4105 She Did Not Scruple To Read His Diary; N: Uneasy 4130 Temporal
Feeling Arising From Conscience; Conscience
Scrupulous : Conscientious; Extremely Thorough; Ex. Sedate : Composed; Grave
4106 Scrupulous Worker 4131
Scrutinize : Examine Closely And Critically Sedentary : Requiring Sitting; Done While Sitting; Not
4107 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
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 Seedy : Run-Down; Decrepit; Disreputable; Having Many
4111 4136 Seeds; Ex. Seedy Downtowhotel
Scullion : Menial Kitchen Worker Seedy : Run-Down; Decrepit; Disreputable; Having Many
4112 4137 Seeds; Ex. Seedy Downtowhotel
Scurrilous : Abusive; Obscene; Indecent; Ex. Scurrilous Seep : Pass Slowly Through Small Openings; Ooze;
4114 Remark 4139 Trickle; N: Seepage
Scurry : Move Briskly Seethe : Be Violently Disturbed; Boil; (of A Liquid) Move
4115 4140 About Wildly As If Boiling; Ex. The Natiowas Seething
With Discontent.
Scurvy : Contemptible; Despicable; N: Disease Caused Seine : Net For Catching Fish
4116 By Deficiency Of Vitamic 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; Selective : Careful In Choosing; Having An Effect Only On
4118 Cause (a Plant) To Wither 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; Semblance : Outward Appearance; Guise; Ex. We Called
4121 Opportune; Ex. Seasonable Intervention In The Dispute 4146 Ithe Troops To Bring A/some Semblance Of Order To The
City.
Seasonal : Of A Particular Season; Ex. Seasonal Rise In Seminal : Related To Seed Or Semen; Germinal; Creative;
4122 Employment 4147 Providing A Basis For Further Development; Influencing
Future Developments; Ex. Seminal Research In A New
Seasoned : Experienced Seminary : School For Training Future Ministers;
4123 4148 Secondary School, Especially For Young Women
Sebaceous : Oily; Fatty Senility : Old Age; Feeblemindedness Of Old Age; Adj.
4124 4149 Senile: Resulting From Old Age; Showing The Weakness
Of Body Or Mind From Old Age; Ex. Senile Dementia
Secession : Withdrawal Sensitization : Process Of Being Made Sensitive Or
4125 4150 Acutely Responsive To Aexternal Agent Or Substance; V:
Sensitize: Make Or Become Sensitive
Sensual : Devoted To The Pleasures Of The Sense; Shard : Fragment Generally Of Brokepottery (glass, Clay
4151 Carnal; Voluptuous; Ex. Sensual Woman/curves/lips 4176 Bowl, Or Cup)
Sententious : Terse; Concise; Aphoristic Shaving : Very Thipiece, Usually Of Wood (cut From A
4152 4177 Surface With A Sharp Blade)
Sentient : Capable Of Sensatioand Conscious; Aware; Sheaf : Bundle Of Stalks Of Grain; Any Bundle Of Things
4153 Sensitive; Ex. Sentient Creature; N: Sentience 4178 Tied Together
Sentient : Capable Of Sensatioand Conscious; Aware; Shear : Remove (fleece Or Hair) By Cutting; Remove The
4154 Sensitive; Ex. Sentient Creature; N: Sentience 4179 Hair Or Fleece From; Cut With Or Aif With Shears; N:
Shears; Pair Of Scissors
Sentimental : Swayed By Sentiment; Appealing To The Sheathe : Place Into A Case; Insert Into Or Provide With
4155 Sentiments 4180 A Sheath; Ex. He Sheathed His Dagger; N: Sheath: Case
For A Blade
Sentinel : Sentry; Lookout Shed : Small Roofed Structure For Storage And Shelter;
4156 4181 V: Pour Forth; Lose By Natural Process; Repel Without
Allowing Penetration; Radiate; Cast; Ex. Shed
Septic : Putrid; Producing Putrefaction Shed : Small Roofed Structure For Storage And Shelter;
4157 4182 V: Pour Forth; Lose By Natural Process; Repel Without
Allowing Penetration; Radiate; Cast; Ex. Shed
Seraph : High-Ranking, Six-Winged Angel Sheer : Pure; Thin And Transparent; Very Steep
4158 4183
Serendipity : Gift For Finding Valuable Things Not Shift : Change Position Or Place; Exchange (one Thing)
4160 Searched For 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;
4163 4188 Inferior; Dishonest; Ex. Shoddy Goods/trick
Servile : Slavish; Cringing Shoddy : Made Of Inferior Material; Sham; Not Genuine;
4164 4189 Inferior; Dishonest; Ex. Shoddy Goods/trick
Servitude : Slavery; Compulsory Labor Imposed As A Shoot : New Growth From A Plant
4165 Punishment 4190
Sever : Separate; Cut Off (a Part) From A Whole; Break Shove : Push Forward; Push Roughly; Ex. Pushing And
4166 Up (a Relationship); N: Severance; Cf. Severance Pay: 4191 Shoving To Get On The Bus; N:
Extra Pay Giveaemployee Upoleaving A Position
Severance : Division; Partition; Separation Shrew : Scolding Woman
4167 4192
Sextant : Navigatiotool Used To Determine A Ship's Shrivel : Make Or Become Shrunken And Wrinkled (often
4169 Latitude And Longitude (by Measuring The Altitudes Of 4194 By Drying)
Stars)
Sextant : Navigatiotool Used To Determine A Ship's Shrivel : Make Or Become Shrunken And Wrinkled (often
4170 Latitude And Longitude (by Measuring The Altitudes Of 4195 By Drying)
Stars)
Shack : Crude Cabin Shudder : Shake Uncontrollably; Tremble; V:
4171 4196
Shackle : Chain; Fetter Shuffle : Mix Together; Jumble; Move (something) From
4172 4197 One Place To Another; Slide (the Feet) Along The Ground
While Walking; Ex. Shuffle Paperfrom One Pile To
Shade : Slight Difference In Degree; Nuance; Degree Of Shunt : Move (a Railway Train) From One Track To
4173 Color; Ex. Shadeof Meaning/grey 4198 Another; Turaside; Divert; Sidetrack; Ex. Shunt Traffic
Around Aaccident; N:
Sham : Pretend; Feign; Adj: Not Genuine; Fake; Ex. Shyster : Lawyer Using Questionable Methods;
4174 Sham Jewelry; N: Something That Is Not What It 4199 Unscrupulous Practitioner
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 Skirmish : Minor Fight
4201 (ithe Ancient World) 4226
Sidereal : Relating To Stars; Ex. Sidereal Day Skittish : Inconstant; Capricious; Frivolous; Not Serious;
4202 4227 Ex. Charming But Skittish Young Woman; Cf. Skit
Sidereal : Relating To Stars; Ex. Sidereal Day Skulk : Move Furtively And Secretly; Ex. He Skulked
4203 4228 Through The Less Fashionable Sections Of The City.
Simian : Monkeylike Slap : Hit Quickly With The Flat Part Of The Hand; N: Cf.
4208 4233 Smack
Similitude : Similarity; Using Comparisons Such As Slapdash : Hasty And Careless; Haphazard;
4209 Similes 4234 Sloppy(carelessly Done)
Simper : Smirk; Smile Ia Silly Way; Smile Affectedly Slaughter : Killing Of Animalfor Food; Massacre; V:
4210 4235 Butcher (animals) For Food; Kill In Large Numbers
Sinewy : Tough; Strong And Firm Sleeper : Something Originally Of Little Value Or
4215 4240 Importance That In Time Becomes Very Valuable
Sinuous : Winding; Bending In And Out; Not Morally Slew : Large Quantity Or Number; Ex. Slew Of Errands
4218 Honest 4243 Left
Siren : Apparatufor Making Sounds; Womanlike Creature Slick : Make Smooth Or Glossy; N: Smooth Surface; Ex.
4219 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)
Skiff : Small Light Sailboat Or Rowboat Slink : Move Furtively; Adj. Slinky: Stealthy; Furtive;
4222 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
Sloth : Laziness Snuffle : Sniffle; Sniff Repeatedly (in Order To Keep Liquid
4251 4276 From Running Out Of The Nose)
Slough : (of A Snake) Shed Or Cast Off (dead Outer Soar : Rise Or Fly High In The Air; Ex. The Rocket
4252 Skin); N: Outer Layer That Is Shed 4277 Soared Into The Sky.
Slovenly : Untidy; Careless In Work Habits Sober : Serious; Solemn; Not Drunken; Abstemiouor
4253 4278 Temperate; V: Make Or Become Sober
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; Sodden : Soaked; Dull, As If From Drink
4257 V: 4282
Slur : Slander; Insult To One's Character Or Reputation; Sodden : Soaked; Dull, As If From Drink
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
Smelt : Melt (ore) For Separating And Removing The Solace : Comfort In Trouble
4262 Metal; Melt Or Blend Ores Changing Their Chemical 4287
Composition
Smirk : Conceited Smile; Offensively Self-Satisfied Smile Solder : Repair Or Make Whole By Using A Metal Alloy;
4263 (ofteat Someone Else's Misfortune); V: 4288 N: Metal Alloy (usually Tiand Lead) Used Ithe Moltestate
To Joimetallic Parts
Smirk : Conceited Smile; Offensively Self-Satisfied Smile Solemnity : Seriousness; Gravity
4264 (ofteat Someone Else's Misfortune); V: 4289
Smirk : Conceited Smile; Offensively Self-Satisfied Smile Solicitor : Lawyer In The Lower Court Of Law
4265 (ofteat Someone Else's Misfortune); V: 4290
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 Solitude : State Of Being Alone; Seclusion; Adj. Solitary:
4268 Rubbing; V: 4293 Existing Or Living Alone (esp. By Choice); Remote Or
Secluded; Single; Sole; Ex. Solitary Life/inn; Ex. No
Smug : Self-Satisfied; Complacent Solstice : Point At Which The Sun Is Farthest From The
4269 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
Snip : Short Quick Cut With Scissors; V: Cut With Somatic : Pertaining To The Body; Bodily; Physical
4272 Scissors 4297
Snivel : Complaior Whine Tearfully; Ruat The Nose; Somber : Gloomy; Depressing
4273 Snuffle; Ex. Don't Come Back Sniveling To Me. 4298
Snub : Ignore Or Behave Coldly Toward; Ex. I Made A Somnolent : Half Asleep
4275 Suggestion But She Snubbed Me; N: 4300
Sonic : Of Sound Or Itspeed In Air; Cf. Subsonic, Spawn : Lay Eggs (in Large Numbers); Produce Offspring
4301 Supersonic 4326 (in Large Numbers); N: Eggs Of Aquatic Animals
Sonic : Of Sound Or Itspeed In Air; Cf. Subsonic, Specious : Seemingly Reasonable But Incorrect;
4302 Supersonic 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; Spectral : Ghostly; N: Specter: Spectre; Ghost; Phantom
4304 Producing Sound 4329
Soothsayer : One Who Foretellthe Future Spectrum : Colored Band Produced When A Beam Of
4305 4330 Light Passes Through A Prism; Broad And Continuous
Range; Ex. Whole Spectrum Of Modern Thoughts
Sophisticated : Worldly Wise And Urbane; Refined; Speechless : Unable For The Moment To Speak (because
4306 Complex; N: Sophistication; V: Sophisticate 4331 Of Strong Feeling); Ex. Speechleswith Anger
Sophomoric : Immature; Shallow Spin : Rotate Swiftly; Make (thread) By Twisting (cotton,
4309 4334 Wool, Etc.); N:
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 Spontaneity : Lack Of Premeditation; Naturalness;
4312 Good Sense; Thorough; Complete; Ex. Sound 4337 Freedom From Constraint
Mind/investment/training
Soupton : Suggestion; Hint; Taste Spoof : Parody
4313 4338
Sour : Having A Sharp Or Acid Taste; Acid; Tart; Bad- Spoonerism : Accidental Transpositioof Sounds
4314 Tempered; V: 4339 Isuccessive Words; Ex. ``let Me Sew You To Your Sheet''
For ``let Me Show You To Your Seat''; Cf. William
Sour : Having A Sharp Or Acid Taste; Acid; Tart; Bad- Sporadic : Occurring Irregularly; Intermittent
4315 Tempered; V: 4340
Spangle : Small Metallic Piece Sewn To Clothing For Spry : Vigorously Active; Nimble
4319 Ornamentation 4344
Spare : Give; Use Frugally; Refrain From Harming; Save Spume : Froth; Foam
4320 From Experiencing; Exempt; Ex. Spare Me 5 Minutes; 4345
Ex. Take Thimoney And Spare My Life; Ex. The Emperor
Sparse : Not Thick; Thinly Scattered; Scanty Spurious : False; Counterfeit; Forged; Illogical; Ex.
4321 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
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; Stentorian : Extremely Loud
4354 V: N: 4379
Squelch : Produce A Splashing Sound (when Stepping Stereotype : One Regarded As Embodying A Set Image
4355 Through Mud); Crush; Squash; Cf. 4380 Or Type; Fixed And Unvarying Representation;
Standardized Mental Picture Often Reflecting Prejudice;
Staccato : Played Iaabrupt Manner; Marked By Abrupt Stereotyped : Fixed And Unvarying Representation
4356 Sharp Sound; Ex. Staccato Applause 4381
Stagnant : (of Water) Not Flowing (often Bad-Smelling); Sterile : Incapable Of Producing Young; Free From
4357 Motionless; Stale; Not Developing; Inactive; Dull; Ex. 4382 Microorganism; V: Sterilize
Stagnant Industrial Output
Staid : Serious And Sedate; Sober; Ex. Staid During The Stern : Check The Flow
4358 Funeral Ceremony 4383
Stalemate : Deadlock; Situation In Which Further Action Stickler : Perfectionist; Persowho Insists Things Be
4359 Is Blocked 4384 Exactly Right
Stalwart : Physically Strong; Brawny; Steadfast; Strong Stickler : Perfectionist; Persowho Insists Things Be
4360 Imind Or Determination; Ex. Stalwart Supporter; N: 4385 Exactly Right
Stalwart Follower
Stamina : Strength; Staying Power Stifle : Suppress; Extinguish; Inhibit; Smother Or
4361 4386 Suffocate
Stammer : Speak With Involuntary Pauseor Repetitions Stigma : Token Of Disgrace; Brand
4362 4387
Stamp : Step On Heavily (so Ato Crush Or Extinguish); Stink : Stench; V: Emit A Strong Foul Odor
4363 Put An End To; Imprint Or Impreswith A Mark, Design, Or 4388
Seal; Shape With A Die; Characterize; Ex. Machine
Stamp : Step On Heavily (so Ato Crush Or Extinguish); Stint : Supply; Allotted Demand; Assigned Portion Of
4364 Put An End To; Imprint Or Impreswith A Mark, Design, Or 4389 Work
Seal; Shape With A Die; Characterize; Ex. Machine
Stampede : Sudden Frenzied Rush (of Panic-Stricken Stipend : Pay For Services
4365 Animalor People); V: Participate In Or Cause Stampede; 4390
Ex. Stampede Before The Price Rises
Stanch : Stop Or Check Flow Of Blood; Ex. Stanch The Stipple : Paint Or Draw With Dots Or Short Strokes
4366 Gushing Wound 4391
Standstill : Condition Of No Movement Or Activity; Stop Stipple : Paint Or Draw With Dots Or Short Strokes
4367 4392
Stately : Formal; Ceremonious; Grand In Style Or Size; Stodgy : Dull; Stuffy; Boringly Conservative; Ex. Stodgy
4370 Majestic 4395 Book
Statutory : Created By Statute Or Legislative Action; Stoic : Person Who Is Indifferent To Pleasure Or Pain
4372 Regulated By Statute; Ex. Statutory Age Limit 4397
Stein : Beer Mug Stoop : Bend Forward And Down; Lower Or Debase
4375 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 Subaltern : Subordinate
4401 Out In A Scattered Group; Ex. Straggling Marathon 4426
Racer; Ex. Straggling Branch
Straggle : Stray Or Fall Behind (a Main Group); Spread Subdued : Less Intense; Quieter; Ex. Subdued Lighting;
4402 Out In A Scattered Group; Ex. Straggling Marathon 4427 Ex. Subdue: Conquer; Make Less Intense; Quiet; Ex.
Racer; Ex. Straggling Branch Subdue One's Anger
Strangle : Kill By Choking Or Suffocating; Suppress Subjective : Influenced By Personal Feelings; Occurring
4403 4428 Or Taking Place Within The Mind; Unreal; Ex. Subjective
Sensation Of The Ghostly Presence
Stratagem : Deceptive Scheme Sublimate : Refine; Purify; Replace (natural Urges) With
4404 4429 Socially Acceptable Activities; Change Between A Solid
State And A Gaseous State
Stratified : Divided Into Classes; Arranged Into Strata; V: Sublime : Exalted; Noble; Uplifting
4405 Stratify 4430
Stratum : Layer Of Earth's Surface; Layer Of Society Subliminal : Below The Threshold Of Conscious
4406 4431 Perception; Ex. Subliminal Advertisement
Strew : Spread Randomly; Sprinkle; Scatter; Ex. Flower Submerge : Place Under Water; Dip; Go Under Water;
4407 Girl Strewing Rose Petals 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
Stringent : (of Rules) Binding; Rigid; Marked By Scarcity Subsequent : Following; Later
4412 Of Money; Ex. Stringent Economic Conditions 4437
Studious : Given To Diligent Study Subsidy : Direct Financial Aid By Government, Etc.
4416 4441
Stultify : Make Stupid Imind; Cause To Appear Or Subsistence : Existence; Means Of Support; Livelihood
4417 Become Stupid Or Inconsistent; Suppress; Frustrate Or 4442
Hinder; Ex. Stultifying Effect Of Uninteresting Work; Ex.
Stultify : Make Stupid Imind; Cause To Appear Or Substantiate : Support (a Claim) With Evidence; Establish
4418 Become Stupid Or Inconsistent; Suppress; Frustrate Or 4443 With Evidence; Verify
Hinder; Ex. Stultifying Effect Of Uninteresting Work; Ex.
Stumble : Trip And Almost Fall; Proceed Unsteadily; Act Substantive : Substantial; Essential; Pertaining To The
4419 Falteringly; N: 4444 Substance; Substantial; Considerable; Ex. Substantive
Issues
Stupefy : Make Numb; Stun; Amaze Subsume : Include (as A Member Of A Group);
4420 4445 Encompass
Stupor : State Of Apathy; Daze; Lack Of Awareness Subsume : Include (as A Member Of A Group);
4421 4446 Encompass
Sturdy : Strong And Firm (in The Body) Subterfuge : Stratagem(deceptive Scheme); Pretense;
4422 4447 Evasion; Ex. Resort To A Harmless Subterfuge
Succor : Assist (someone In Difficulty); Aid; Comfort; N: Supersede : Cause To Be Set Aside; Replace
4454 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 Supplant : Take The Place Of Unfairly; Usurp; Replace
4457 4482
Suffocate : Die Or Kill From Lack Of Air; Suppress Suppliant : Entreating; Beseeching
4458 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
Sully : Defile; Soil; Tarnish; Ex. Sully One's Hands Suppress : Put An End To Forcibly; Subdue; Stifle;
4462 Imenial Labor 4487 Overwhelm; Inhibit The Expression Of; Check; Prevent
From Being Published Or Made Public; Ex. Suppress A
Sultry : Sweltering Surcease : Cessation
4463 4488
Summation : Act Of Finding The Total; Summary Surfeit : Satiate; Feed Or Supply To Excess; Stuff;
4464 4489 Indulge To Excess Ianything; N: Surfeiting; Excessive
Amount; Ex. Surfeit Of Food
Sumptuous : Grand Suggesting Great Expense; Lavish; Surfeit : Satiate; Feed Or Supply To Excess; Stuff;
4465 Rich; Ex. Sumptuous Feast 4490 Indulge To Excess Ianything; N: Surfeiting; Excessive
Amount; Ex. Surfeit Of Food
Sunder : Separate; Part Surge : Powerful Movement Of Or Like A Wave; V:
4466 4491
Superficial : Of The Surface; Not Deep; Shallow; Not Surveillance : Watching; Guarding
4473 Thorough; Trivial; Ex. Superficial Analysis/knowledge 4498
Superficial : Of The Surface; Not Deep; Shallow; Not Susceptible : Impressionable; Easily Influenced;
4474 Thorough; Trivial; Ex. Superficial Analysis/knowledge 4499 Sensitive; Having Little Resistance As To A Disease;
Likely To Suffer; Receptive To; Capable Of Accepting; Ex.
Superfluous : Excessive; Overabundant; Unnecessary Suspend : Cause To Stop For A Period; Interrupt; Hold In
4475 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 Takeoff : Burlesque; Act Of Leaving The Ground
4504 Manner 4529
Swarm : Large Group Of Insectmoving In A Mass; Crowd Talisman : Charm; Object Believed To Give Supernatural
4505 Of People Or Animals; V: Move In A Crowd Or Mass 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 Tan : Convert (hide) Into Leather; Make Brown By
4508 Without Breaking; V: 4533 Exposure To The Sun
Swelter : (of A Person) Suffer From Oppressive Heat; Be Tangential : Peripheral; Only Slightly Connected;
4509 Oppressed By Heat 4534 Digressing
Swerve : Deviate; Turaside Sharply From A Straight Tangible : Able To Be Touched; Real; Concrete; Palpable;
4510 Course; Ex. Swerve From The Principle; Ex. The Car 4535 Possible To Realize Or Understand; Ex. Tangible Proof
Swerved To The Right.
Swill : Drink Greedily Tanner : Persowho Turns Animal Hides Into Leather
4511 4536
Swipe : Hit With A Sweeping Motion; N: Tantamount : Equivalent In Effect Or Value; Ex. This
4513 4538 Invasiois Tantamount To A Declaratioof War; Cf. Amount
Sybarite : Lover Of Luxury Tantrum : Fit Of Bad Temper; Fit Of Petulance; Caprice;
4514 4539 Ex. The Child Went Into Tantrums.
Sycophant : Servile Flatterer; Bootlicker; Yes Man; Adj. Tantrum : Fit Of Bad Temper; Fit Of Petulance; Caprice;
4515 Sycophantic 4540 Ex. The Child Went Into Tantrums.
Syllogism : Logical Formula Utilizing A Major Premise, A Taper : Very Thin Candle; Gradual Decrease Ithe Width Of
4516 Minor Premise And A Conclusion 4541 A Long Object; V: Make Or Become Gradually Narrower
Toward One End
Sylvan : Pertaining To The Woods; Rustic Tardy : Slow; Sluggish; Not On Time; Late; Ex. Tardy
4517 4542 Arrival
Synthesis : Combining Parts Into A Whole Tarnish : Make Or Become Dull Or Discolored; N:
4519 4544
Tablet : Small Round Piece Of Medicine; Flat Piece Of Tarry : Delay; Dawdle
4521 Stone Or Metal Bearing An Inscription; Ex. Stone Tablet 4546
On The Wall
Tacit : Understood (without Actually Being Expressed); Tart : Sharp To The Taste; Acid-Tasting; Caustic;
4522 Not Put Into Words; Ex. Tacit Agreement 4547 Sarcastic; Ex. Tart Apple/reply
Taciturn : Habitually Silent; Talking Little Tatter : Torn Piece Of Cloth; Adj. Tattered: (of Clothes)
4523 4548 Old And Torn; (of A Person) Dressed In Old Torn Clothes
Tact : Skill Or Sensitivity In Dealing With People Without Tatterdemalion : Ragged Fellow
4524 Causing Offence 4549
Tactful : Careful Not To Cause Offence; Op. Tactless Taunt : Deride Or Provoke; Challenge In Derision; N:
4525 4550
Taunt : Deride Or Provoke; Challenge In Derision; N: Tendentious : Promoting A Particular Point Of View;
4551 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. ``it Was Visible Tenet : Doctrine; Dogma
4554 To The Eye''; 4579
Tawdry : Cheap And Gaudy; Ex. Tawdry Jewelry Tensile : Capable Of Being Stretched; Of Tension; Ex.
4556 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 Tepid : Lukewarm; Slightly Warm; Half-Hearted; Not
4560 Alcoholic Drinks; N: Teetotaler;; Adj. Teetotal; Cf. T + 4585 Eager; Ex. Tepid Reactioto The New Film; Ex. Tepid
Total Supporter
Temerity : Boldness; Nerve; Rashness; Ex. Temerity To Tepid : Lukewarm; Slightly Warm; Half-Hearted; Not
4561 Ask For A Pay Increase After Only Three Day's Work 4586 Eager; Ex. Tepid Reactioto The New Film; Ex. Tepid
Supporter
Temper : Moderate; Tone Down Or Restrain; Toughen Termagant : Shrew, Scolding, Brawling Woman
4562 (steel) 4587
Temperament : Characteristic Frame Of Mind; Terminal : Part That Formthe End; Railroad Or Bustation;
4563 Disposition; Emotional Excess; Adj. Temperamental: Of 4588 Adj. Forming An End; Ending In Death; Fatal; Ex.
Temperament; Having Frequent Changes Of Temper; Ex. Terminal Cancer
Temperament : Characteristic Frame Of Mind; Terminate : Bring To An End
4564 Disposition; Emotional Excess; Adj. Temperamental: Of 4589
Temperament; Having Frequent Changes Of Temper; Ex.
Temperament : Characteristic Frame Of Mind; Termination : End; V: Terminate
4565 Disposition; Emotional Excess; Adj. Temperamental: Of 4590
Temperament; Having Frequent Changes Of Temper; Ex.
Temperate : Moderate; Restrained; Self-Controlled; Terminology : Terms Used In A Science Or Art
4566 Moderate In Respect To Temperature; Cf. Temperance: 4591
Moderation And Self-Restraint; Abstinence Of Alcoholic
Tempestuous : Stormy; Violent; Impassioned; N: Terminus : Last Stop Of Railroad
4567 Tempest: Violent Storm 4592
Tenant : One That Payrent To Use Property Owned By Testy : Irritable; Short-Tempered
4574 Another 4599
Tend : Have A Tendency; Take Care Of; Minister; Serve Tether : Tie (aanimal) With A Rope Or Tether; N: Rope Or
4575 At; Apply One'attention; Attend 4600 Chaito Which Aanimal Is Tied; Limit Of One's Endurance;
Ex. The End Of One's Tether
Thematic : Relating To A Unifying Motif Or Idea Timbre : Quality Of A Musical Tone Produced By A
4601 4626 Musical Instrument
Theoretical : Based On Theory; Not Practical Or Applied; Tinge : Give A Slight Degree Of A Color Or Quality To; N:
4603 Hypothetical 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 Tipple : Drink (alcoholic Beverages) Frequently
4606 Reasoned Arguments 4631
Thrash : Beat With A Whip Or Flail; Defeat Utterly; Talk Titanic : Gigantic
4608 About Thoroughly In Order To Find The Answer; Move 4633
Wildly Or Violently; Ex. The Fishethrashed About In The
Threadbare : Worthrough Till The Threads Show; Shabby Tithe : Tax Of One-Tenth
4609 And Poor; Hackneyed; Ex. Threadbare Excuses 4634
Threadbare : Worthrough Till The Threads Show; Shabby Titillate : Tickle; Excite Pleasantly; Ex. Not To Titillate
4610 And Poor; Hackneyed; Ex. Threadbare Excuses 4635 The Audience But To Enlighteit
Threat : Sign Or Warning (of Coming Danger); Ex. Threat Title : Name (of A Book, Film, Etc.); Mark Of Rank;
4611 Of Rain; V: Expresa Threat; Give Warning Of (something 4636 Formal Appellation As Of Rank Or Office (such As Lord
Bad); Ex. The Cloud Threatenrain. Or General); Right Or Claim To Possession;
Threnody : Song Of Lamentation; Dirge Title : Name (of A Book, Film, Etc.); Mark Of Rank;
4612 4637 Formal Appellation As Of Rank Or Office (such As Lord
Or General); Right Or Claim To Possession;
Thresh : Beat (cereal Plants) With A Machine Or Flail To Titter : Nervous Laugh
4613 Separate The Grainfrom The Straw 4638
Thrive : Prosper; Flourish Titular : Of A Title; Iname Only; Nominal; Having The Title
4615 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
Throttle : Strangle; Regulate The Speed Of With A Toll : Sound (a Large Bell) Slowly At Regular Intervals; N:
4619 Throttle; N: Valve That Regulates The Flow; Cf. Throat ? 4644 Sound Of A Bell; Fixed Tax Or Charge
Thyme : Aromatic Plant Used For Seasoning Tonsure : Shaving Of The Head Especially By
4621 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
Tiller : Handle Used To Move Boat's Rudder (to Steer) Torpid : Dormant; Dull; Lethargic
4625 4650
Torpor : Lethargy; Sluggishness; Dormancy Transgression : Violation Of Law; Sin
4651 4676
Torque : Twisting Force; Force Producing Rotation Transient : Fleeting; Quickly Passing Away; Staying For
4652 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. Transition : Going From One State Of Action To Another
4654 Torrid Love Affairs 4679
Torso : Trunk Of Statue With Head And Limbs Missing; Transitory : Impermanent; Fleeting
4655 Human Trunk 4680
Tortuous : Winding; Full Of Curves; Ex. Tortuous Transmute : Change; Convert To Something Different
4657 Mountairoad 4682
Toss : Throw Lightly; Move Or Lift (the Head) With A Transparent : Permitting Light To Pass Through Freely;
4658 Sudden Motion; Flip (a Coin) To Decide Something 4683 Easily Detected; Obvious; Clear; Ex. Transparent Lie
Totem : Animal, Plant, Or Natural Object Serving Aa Transpire : Exhale; Become Known; Happen
4659 Symbol Of A Clan Or Family; Representation Of The 4684
Symbol Of A Clan; Ex. Totem Pole
Totter : Shake Or Move Unsteadily; Sway As If About To Transpose : Reverse The Order Or Position Of
4660 Fall 4685
Touchy : Over Sensitive; Easily Offended; Irascible; Traumatic : Pertaining To An Injury Caused By Violence
4663 Delicate; Needing Delicate Handling; Ex. Touchy Situation 4688
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: Treasure : Keep Aprecious; Cherish
4669 Vagrant; One Who Travelaimlessly About; Long Walk; 4694
Sound Of Heavy Walking
Trample : Step Heavily With The Feet; Crush Under The Treatise : Article Treating A Subject Systematically And
4670 Feet 4695 Thoroughly
Tribune : Official Of Ancient Rome Elected By The Truncate : Cut The Top Off; Shorten
4702 Plebianto Protect Their Rights; Protector Of The People 4727
Tribute : Tax Levied By A Ruler; Payment Made By One Trunk : Main Wooden Stem Of A Tree; Human Body
4703 Nation To Another In Acknowledgment Of Submission; 4728 Excluding The Head And Limbs; Torso; Prehensile Nose
Mark Of Respect (such As Praise Or Gift); Ex. Pay Of An Elephant
Tribute : Tax Levied By A Ruler; Payment Made By One Tryst : Meeting
4704 Nation To Another In Acknowledgment Of Submission; 4729
Mark Of Respect (such As Praise Or Gift); Ex. Pay
Tribute : Tax Levied By A Ruler; Payment Made By One Tumid : (of A Part Of The Body) Swollen; Distended;
4705 Nation To Another In Acknowledgment Of Submission; 4730 Bombastic; Pompous
Mark Of Respect (such As Praise Or Gift); Ex. Pay
Trickle : Flow In Dropor In A Thin Stream; N: Tumult : Commotion; Riot; Noise
4706 4731
Trickster : Person Who Cheatpeople Turbid : Muddy; Having The Sediment Disturbed
4707 4732
Trifle : Something Of Little Importance Or Value; Small Turbulence : State Of Violent Agitation
4709 Amount; Ex. A Trifle; V: Treat Without Seriousness; Flirt 4734
Trifling : Trivial; Unimportant Tureen : Deep Table Dish For Holding Soup
4710 4735
Troth : Pledge Of Good Faith Especially Ibetrothal; Tutelary : Protective; Pertaining To A Guardianship; Ex.
4718 Betrothal; Ex. By My Troth 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
Truism : Self-Evident Truth Ulcer : Sore Place Appearing On The Skin Inside Or
4723 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.
Umbrage : Resentment; Anger; Sense Of Injury Or Insult; Unfettered : Liberated; Freed From Chains; V: Unfetter
4751 Ex. Take Umbrage At His Rudeness 4776
Unassailable : Not Open To Attack; Impregnable; Not Unfrock : Strip A Priest Or Minister Of Church Authority
4753 Subject To Question 4778
Unassuaged : Unsatisfied; Not Soothed Ungainly : (of Someone) Awkward Imovement; Clumsy; (of
4754 4779 Something) Unwieldy; Ex. Ungainly Dancer/instrument
Unbridled : Violent; Uncontrolled; Ex. Unbridled Uniformity : Sameness; Monotony; Adj. Uniform: The
4756 Rage/greed 4781 Same All Over
Uncanny : Strange; Mysterious; Ex. Uncanny Knack Unilateral : One-Sided; Involving Or Affecting Only One
4757 4782 Side; Ex. Unilateral Declaration
Unction : The Act Of Anointing With Oil; Ex. Extreme Unintimidating : Unfrightening
4760 Unction 4785
Unctuous : Oily; Bland; Insincerely Suave Unique : Without An Equal; Single In Kind
4761 4786
Underhand : Done Slyly And Secretly (being Dishonest); Unison : Unity Of Pitch (imusical Performance); Complete
4762 A: (underhanded) 4787 Accord; Ex. The Choir Sang Iunison.
Undulate : Move With A Wavelike Motion Unrequited : Not Requited; Not Reciprocated; Ex.
4768 4793 Unrequited Love
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 Unscathed : Unharmed; Ex. Escape The Accident
4771 4796 Unscathed
Unwieldy : Awkward (to Carry Or Move); Cumbersome; Vagrant : Wandering From Place To Place; Roving; Stray;
4802 Unmanageable 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
Upright : (sitting Or Standing) Straight Up; Honest; Moral Valediction : Saying Farewell; Expression Of Leave-
4806 4831 Taking
Urge : Drive Or Force Forward (by Causing Impulses); Vapid : Lacking Liveliness; Dull And Unimaginative; Insipid
4812 Drive To Take Action; Impel; Entreat Earnestly; Ex. Urge 4837 And Flavorless; Ex. Vapid Lecture
Horses; N: Impulse That Promptaction
Urgent : Compelling Immediate Action; Pressing; Variegate : Change The Appearance Of (by Marking With
4813 Persistent; Importunate; Ex. Urgent In Hidemands 4838 Different Colors)
Ursine : Bearlike; Pertaining To A Bear Varnish : Paint Used To Coat A Surface With A Glossy
4814 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
Utopia : Imaginary Land With Perfect Social And Political Vegetate : Live In A Monotonous Way
4818 System 4843
Vacuous : Empty; Lacking Iideas; Inane; Stupid; Ex. Venal : Capable Of Being Bribed
4821 Vacuous Expression; N: Vacuity 4846
Vagary : Capricious Happening; Caprice; Whim; Cf. Veneer : Thin Layer; Cover
4824 Wander 4849
Vagary : Capricious Happening; Caprice; Whim; Cf. Veneer : Thin Layer; Cover
4825 Wander 4850
Venerate : Revere; Treat With Great Respect Verity : Quality Of Being True; Lasting Truth Or Principle;
4851 4876 Ex. The Verity Of His Testimony; Ex. One Of The Eternal
Verities
Venial : Forgivable; Trivial Vernacular : Living Language (as Compared To The
4852 4877 Official Language); Language Spokeia Country Or Region;
Natural Style; Ex. Lapse Into The Vernacular
Venison : The Meat Of A Deer Vernal : Pertaining To Spring
4853 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
Ventilate : Admit Fresh Air Into To Replace Stale Air Vertigo : Dizziness
4858 4883
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
Verbatim : Word For Word Vicarious : Experienced As If One Were Taking Part Ithe
4867 4892 Experience Of Another; Done By A Deputy For Other
People; Acting As A Substitute; Ex. Vicarious Thrill At
Verbiage : Pompous Array Of Words Vicissitude : Change Of Fortune
4868 4893
Verdant : Green; Covered With Greeplants Or Grass; Vigil : Keeping Watch (during Normal Sleeping Hours);
4870 Lush Ivegetation; Ex. Verdant Meadows 4895 Ex. All-Night Vigil
Verdigris : Greecoating Or Patina Ocopper Which Has Vigilant : Watchful; On The Alert; Watchfully Awake; Alert
4871 Beeexposed To The Weather 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; Vigilante : One Who Without Authority Assumelaw
4873 Probable Or Likely To Be True; Plausible 4898 Enforcement Powers
Verisimilitude : Appearance Of Truth; Quality Of Vigilante : One Who Without Authority Assumelaw
4874 Appearing To Be True Or Real; Likelihood; Ex. 4899 Enforcement Powers
Verisimilitude Of Her Performance As Lady Macbeth
Veritable : Being Truly So; Real Or Genuine; Actual; Not Vignette : Picture; Short Literary Sketch
4875 False Or Imaginary 4900
Vigor : Active Strength Vivacious : Animated; Gay
4901 4926
Vile : Despicable; Unpleasant; Disgusting; Ex. Vile Vivid : (of Light Or Color) Bright And Distinct; Evoking
4903 Slander 4928 Lifelike Mental Images; Ex. Vivid Red Hair/description
Vindictive : Disposed To Revenge; Vengeful; Out For Vivisection : Act Of Dissecting Living Animals
4904 Revenge; Spiteful; Intended To Cause Harm; Malicious; 4929
Ex. Vindictive Streak
Vintner : Wine Merchant; Winemaker; Seller Of Wine Vixen : Female Fox; Ill-Tempered Woman
4905 4930
Viper : Poisonous Snake Vogue : Popular Fashion; Ex. Jeans Became The Vogue.
4907 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
Visceral : Felt In One's Inner Organs Voracious : Ravenous; Eating Large Quantities Of Food;
4915 4940 Exceedingly Eager; Insatiable; Ex. Voracious
Animal/reader
Viscid : Adhesive; Gluey Vortex : Whirlwind; Whirlpool; Center Of Turbulence;
4916 4941 Predicament Into Which One Is Inexorably Plunged
Viscous : Sticky; Gluey Vouch : Give A Personal Guarantee; Ex. I Can Vouch For
4917 4942 Hiintegrity; N: Voucher
Vise : Vice; Tool For Holding Work Iplace; Clamping Vouchsafe : Grant Condescendingly; Guarantee; Ex. I
4918 Device 4943 Casafely Vouchsafe You Fair Returoyour Investment
Vision : Eyesight; Foresight; Mental Image Produced By Vulgar : Of The Common People; Deficient In Refinement;
4919 The Imagination; Experience Of Seeing The Supernatural 4944 Not Refined; Coarse; Ex. Vulgar Display Of Wealth; N:
Vulgarism: Vulgarity; Crudely Indecent Word; Cf.
Visionary : Produced By Imagination; Fanciful; Mystical Vulgar : Of The Common People; Deficient In Refinement;
4920 4945 Not Refined; Coarse; Ex. Vulgar Display Of Wealth; N:
Vulgarism: Vulgarity; Crudely Indecent Word; Cf.
Vital : Vibrant And Lively; Critical; Living, Breathing Vulnerable : Susceptible To Wounds
4921 4946
Vitiate : Spoil The Effect Of; Make Inoperative Vulpine : Like A Fox; Crafty
4922 4947
Vituperative : Abusive; Scolding Wade : Walk Through A Substance, Such Awater, That
4925 4950 Impedemovement
Waffle : Speak Equivocally About Aissue; N: Waver : Move Or Swing Back And Forth; Be Uncertain Or
4951 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
Wag : Shake Repeatedly From Side To Side; Ex. The Waylay : Ambush; Lie In Want
4953 Dog Wagged Ittail; N: Humorouperson; Wit 4978
Wage : Begin And Continue (a War) Wean : Accustom A Baby Not To Nurse; Give Up A
4954 4979 Cherished Activity
Waif : Homeless Child Or Animal; Ex. Waifs And Strays Weather : Endure The Effect Of Weather Or Other Forces
4956 4981
Wake : Trail Of Ship Or Other Object Through Water; Well-Bred : Of Good Upbringing; Well-Mannered And
4958 Path Of Something That Has Gone Before; Ex. Hunger 4983 Refined
Followed Ithe Wake Of The War
Wallow : Roll Imud; Indulge In; (of A Ship) Roll Ia Rough Welt : Mark From A Beating Or Whipping
4959 Sea; Become Helpless; Ex. Wallow Ithe Mud/luxury 4984
Wallow : Roll Imud; Indulge In; (of A Ship) Roll Ia Rough Welter : Confusion; Turmoil; Confused Mass; Bewildering
4960 Sea; Become Helpless; Ex. Wallow Ithe Mud/luxury 4985 Jumble; Ex. Welter Of Data
Wan : Having A Pale Or Sickly Color; Pallid Wheedle : Deceive, Persuade, Or Obtaiby Flattery;
4961 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; Whet : Sharpen; Stimulate; Ex. Whet Someone's
4963 Fake; Ex. She Tried To Wangle Ainvitatioto The Party. 4988 Appetite
Wangle : Achieve By Cleverness Or Trick; Wiggle Out; Whiff : Puff Or Gust (of Air, Scent, Etc.); Short-Lasting
4964 Fake; Ex. She Tried To Wangle Ainvitatioto The Party. 4989 Smell; Hint; Ex. Whiff Of Perfume/scandal
Wanton : Unrestrained; Gratuitously Cruel; Willfully Whiff : Puff Or Gust (of Air, Scent, Etc.); Short-Lasting
4965 Malicious; Unchaste; Sexually Improper; Promiscuous; 4990 Smell; Hint; Ex. Whiff Of Perfume/scandal
Ex. Wantospending/killing; Cf. Having No Just Cause
Ward : Administrative Division Of A City; Division In A Whim : Sudden Capriciouidea; Fancy
4966 Hospital Or Prison; Incompetent Person Placed Under 4991
The Protection Of A Guardian; V: Guard; Ward Off: Avert
Warp : Twist Out Of Shape; N: Whimsical : Capricious; Fanciful; Quaint
4967 4992
Warrant : Justification; Written Order That Whimsy : Whim; Tendency To Behave Amusingly
4968 Serveaauthorization (esp. A Judicial Writ); Ex. 4993 Strangely; Ex. Story Full Of Whimsy
Search/death Warrant; V: Justify; Guarantee
Warranted : Justified; Authorized Whimsy : Whim; Tendency To Behave Amusingly
4969 4994 Strangely; Ex. Story Full Of Whimsy
Warranty : Guarantee; Assurance By Seller Whine : Complain (in A Sad Voice); Make A High Sad
4970 4995 Sound (ain Pain Or Supplication)
Warren : Tunnels In Which Rabbits Live; Crowded Whinny : Neigh Like A Horse
4971 Conditions In Which People Live 4996
Wary : Very Cautious Whit : Small Amount; Smallest Speck; Ex. Not A Whit Of
4972 4997
Wastrel : Profligate Whittle : Pare; Cut Away Thibits (from Wood); Fashioithis
4973 4998 Way; Reduce Gradually; Trim
Wilt : Loose Freshness; Droop Wreak : Inflict; Ex. Wreak One's Vengeance On
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Wily : Cunning; Artful Wrench : Twist; Pull; Strain; Ex. He Wrenched The Gun
5005 5030 Out Of Her Hands.
Wince : Move Back Suddenly; Shrink Back; Flinch; Ex. Wrest : Obtaiby Pulling Violently; Pull Away; Take By
5006 She Winced As She Touched The Cold Body. 5031 Violence; Ex. Wrest Victory From Their Grasp
Windfall : Unexpected Lucky Event Wretch : Miserable Person; Bad Or Despicable Person;
5007 5032 Adj. Wretched: Miserable; Bad; Contemptible; Vile
Winnow : Sift; Separate Good Parts From Bad Wring : Twist (to Extract Liquid); Extract By Twisting;
5008 5033 Wrench Painfully (neckor Hands)
Winsome : Agreeable; Gracious; Engaging Wrinkle : Small Ridge On A Smooth Surface (face Or
5009 5034 Cloth); V:
Wisp : Small Bunch (of Hair); Faint Streak (of Smoke) Writ : Writtecommand Issued By A Court (telling
5010 5035 Someone To Do Or Not To Do Something)
Withhold : Refuse To Give; Hold Back; Ex. Withholding Yen : Strong Desire; Longing; Urge; Ex. Yen For Travel
5015 Tax 5040
Withstand : Stand Up Against; Resist Successfully Yeoman : Man Owning Small Estate; Middle-Class
5016 5041 Farmer
Woe : Great Sorrow; Deep Inconsolable Grief; Affliction; Yore : Time Long Past; Ex. Ithe Days Of Yore
5021 Suffering; Ex. Financial Woes 5046
Woeful : Sad; (of Something Bad) Deplorable; Deplorably Zany : Crazy; Comic
5022 Bad; Ex. Woeful Housing Conditions 5047
Wont : Custom, Habitual Procedure Zeal : Eager Enthusiasm (to A Cause Or Ideal); Adj.
5023 5048 Zealous
Worldly : Engrossed In Matters Of This Earth; Not Zealot : Fanatic; Person Who Shows Excessive Zeal
5024 Spiritual 5049
Wraith : Ghost; Phantom Of A Living Person Zenith : Point Directly Overhead In The Sky; Summit
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Zephyr : Gentle Breeze; West Wind
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