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- mordacious
- adj. Biting or giving to biting.
- outlaw
- n. A habitual lawbreaker.
- mane
- n. The long hair growing upon and about the neck of certain animals, as the horse and the lion.
- livelihood
- n. Means of subsistence.
- overleap
- v. To leap beyond.
- nonchalance
- n. A state of mind indicating lack of interest.
- ogre
- n. A demon or monster that was supposed to devour human beings.
- matrimony
- n. The union of a man and a woman in marriage.
- mitigate
- v. To make milder or more endurable.
- overreach
- v. To stretch out too far.
- Newtonian
- adj. Of or pertaining to Sir Isaac Newton, the English philosopher.
- nauseous
- adj. Loathsome.
- misunderstand
- v. To Take in a wrong sense.
- luminescence
- n. Showing increase.
- operator
- n. One who works with or controls some machine or scientific apparatus.
- oblong
- adj. Longer than broad: applied most commonly to rectangular objects considerably elongated
- opportune
- adj. Especially fit as occurring, said, or done at the right moment.
- lea
- n. A field.
- misdeed
- n. A wrong or improper act.
- languid
- adj. Relaxed.
- minimize
- v. To reduce to the smallest possible amount or degree.
- monitory
- n. Admonition or warning.
- manifesto
- n. A public declaration, making announcement, explanation or defense of intentions, or motives.
- objector
- n. One who objects, as to a proposition, measure, or ruling.
- negligence
- n. Omission of that which ought to be done.
- lactation
- n. The secretion of milk.
- loam
- n. A non-coherent mixture of sand and clay.
- louse
- n. A small insect parasitic on and sucking the blood of mammals.
- orthopedist
- n. One who practices the correcting or preventing of deformity
- malign
- v. To speak evil of, especially to do so falsely and severely.
- linguist
- n. One who is acquainted with several languages.
- minutia
- n. A small or unimportant particular or detail.
- norm
- n. A model.
- overdo
- v. To overtax the strength of.
- monologue
- n. A story or drama told or performed by one person.
- metaphysician
- n. One skilled in metaphysics.
- muffle
- v. To deaden the sound of, as by wraps.
- Nemesis
- n. A goddess; divinity of chastisement and vengeance.
- Madonna
- n. A painted or sculptured representation of the Virgin, usually with the infant Jesus.
- naturally
- adv. According to the usual order of things.
- luminosity
- n. The quality of giving or radiating light.
- moralize
- v. To render virtuous.
- missal
- n. The book containing the service for the celebration of mass.
- momentum
- n. An impetus.
- malefactor
- n. One who injures another.
- mutiny
- n. Rebellion against lawful or constituted authority.
- osculate
- v. To kiss.
- nutritive
- adj. Having nutritious properties.
- lawgiver
- n. A legislator.
- misadventure
- n. An unlucky accident.
- obsolescence
- n. The condition or process of gradually falling into disuse.
- laureate
- adj. Crowned with laurel, as a mark of distinction.
- loquacious
- adj. Talkative.
- lifelike
- adj. Realistic.
- outlive
- v. To continue to exist after.
- nauseate
- v. To cause to loathe.
- lustrous
- adj. Shining.
- outdo
- v. To surpass.
- obnoxious
- adj. Detestable.
- outpost
- n. A detachment of troops stationed at a distance from the main body to guard against surprise.
- lingo
- n. Language.
- ordeal
- n. Anything that severely tests courage, strength, patience, conscience, etc.
- millet
- n. A grass cultivated for forage and cereal.
- metamorphosis
- n. A passing from one form or shape into another.
- misty
- adj. Lacking clearness
- magistracy
- n. The office or dignity of a magistrate.
- octavo
- n. A book, or collection of paper in which the sheets are so folded as to make eight leaves.
- ought
- v. To be under moral obligation to be or do.
- magnate
- n. A person of rank or importance.
- necromancer
- n. One who practices the art of foretelling the future by means of communication with the dead.
- mordant
- adj. Biting.
- outcry
- n. A vehement or loud cry or clamor.
- maidenhood
- n. Virginity.
- lapse
- n. A slight deviation from what is right, proper, or just.
- obdurate
- adj. Impassive to feelings of humanity or pity.
- nowadays
- adv. In the present time or age.
- misnomer
- n. A name wrongly or mistakenly applied.
- misogamy
- n. Hatred of marriage.
- odoriferous
- adj. Having or diffusing an odor or scent, especially an agreeable one.
- opprobrium
- n. The state of being scornfully reproached or accused of evil.
- ministration
- n. Any religious ceremonial.
- metal
- n. An element that forms a base by combining with oxygen, is usually hard, heavy, and lustrous.
- misbehave
- v. To behave ill.
- miter
- n. The junction of two bodies at an equally divided angle.
- ladle
- n. A cup-shaped vessel with a long handle, intended for dipping up and pouring liquids.
- Norman
- adj. Of or peculiar to Normandy, in northern France.
- liable
- adj. Justly or legally responsible.
- operate
- v. To put in action and supervise the working of.
- laxative
- adj. Having power to open or loosen the bowels.
- nimble
- adj. Light and quick in motion or action.
- oration
- n. An elaborate or formal public speech.
- nostrum
- n. Any scheme or recipe of a charlatan character.
- misrepresent
- v. To give a wrong impression.
- lactic
- adj. Pertaining to milk.
- nowhere
- adv. In no place or state.
- out-of-the-way
- adj. Remotely situated.
- mealy-mouthed
- adj. Afraid to express facts or opinions plainly.
- outbreak
- n. A sudden and violent breaking forth, as of something that has been pent up or restrained.
- obstetrics
- n. The branch of medical science concerned with the treatment and care of women during pregnancy.
- meliorate
- v. To make better or improve, as in quality or social or physical condition.
- linguistics
- n. The science of languages, or of the origin, history, and significance of words.
- octave
- n. A note at this interval above or below any other, considered in relation to that other.
- legislate
- v. To make or enact a law or laws.
- octogenarian
- adj. A person of between eighty and ninety years.
- mettle
- n. Courage.
- meditation
- n. The turning or revolving of a subject in the mind.
- labyrinth
- n. A maze.
- limitation
- n. A restriction.
- monotone
- n. The sameness or monotony of utterance.
- normalcy
- n. The state of being normal.
- meretricious
- adj. Alluring by false or gaudy show.
- meager
- adj. scanty.
- lave
- v. To wash or bathe.
- obvert
- v. To turn the front or principal side of (a thing) toward any person or object.
- medicine
- n. A substance possessing or reputed to possess curative or remedial properties.
- luxuriant
- adj. Abundant or superabundant in growth.
- laudable
- adj. Praiseworthy.
- multiplicity
- n. the condition of being manifold or very various.
- orthogonal
- adj. Having or determined by right angles.
- metaphor
- n. A figure of speech in which one object is likened to another, by speaking as if the other.
- lax
- adj. Not stringent or energetic.
- locomotion
- n. The act or power of moving from one place to another.
- oculist
- n. One versed or skilled in treating diseases of the eye.
- obstetrician
- n. A practitioner of midwifery.
- oratory
- n. The art of public speaking.
- midwife
- n. A woman who makes a business of assisting at childbirth.
- monsieur
- n. A French title of respect, equivalent to Mr. and sir.
- ornate
- adj. Ornamented to a marked degree.
- opinion
- n. A conclusion or judgment held with confidence, but falling short of positive knowledge.
- metric
- adj. Relating to measurement.
- longevity
- n. Unusually prolonged life.
- maleficent
- adj. Mischievous.
- narrow-minded
- adj. Characterized by illiberal views or sentiments.
- magnetize
- v. To make a magnet of, permanently, or temporarily.
- misplace
- v. To put into a wrong place.
- mountainous
- adj. Full of or abounding in mountains.
- morality
- n. Virtue.
- opulent
- adj. Wealthy.
- mystic
- n. One who professes direct divine illumination, or relies upon meditation to acquire truth.
- legging
- n. A covering for the leg.
- oakum
- n. Hemp-fiber obtained by untwisting and picking out loosely the yarns of old hemp rope.
- necrology
- n. A list of persons who have died in a certain place or time.
- municipal
- adj. Of or pertaining to a town or city, or to its corporate or local government.
- manufacturer
- n. A person engaged in manufacturing as a business.
- languor
- n. Lassitude of body or depression.
- lunar
- adj. Pertaining to the moon.
- literature
- n. The written or printed productions of the human mind collectively.
- martial
- adj. Pertaining to war or military operations.
- observant
- adj. Quick to notice.
- nil
- n. Nothing
- ministry
- n. A service.
- menagerie
- n. A collection of wild animals, especially when kept for exhibition.
- opulence
- n. Affluence.
- neurology
- n. The science of the nervous system.
- neuter
- adj. Neither masculine nor feminine.
- original
- adj. Not copied nor produced by imitation.
- masterpiece
- n. A superior production.
- lyric
- adj. Fitted for expression in song.
- odious
- adj. Hateful.
- outride
- v. To ride faster than.
- lodgment
- n. The act of furnishing with temporary quarters.
- masquerade
- n. A social party composed of persons masked and costumed so as to be disguised.
- mawkish
- adj. Sickening or insipid.
- nebula
- n. A gaseous body of unorganized stellar substance.
- misanthropy
- n. Hatred of mankind.
- medallion
- n. A large medal.
- nondescript
- adj. Indescribable.
- lascivious
- adj. Lustful.
- overstride
- v. To step beyond.
- lifetime
- n. The time that life continues.
- monarchy
- n. Government by a single, sovereign ruler.
- mountaineer
- n. One who travels among or climbs mountains for pleasure or exercise.
- nurture
- n. The process of fostering or promoting growth.
- moat
- n. A ditch on the outside of a fortress wall.
- locative
- adj. Indicating place, or the place where or wherein an action occurs.
- ligneous
- adj. Having the texture of appearance of wood.
- latent
- adj. Dormant.
- lyre
- n. One of the most ancient of stringed instruments of the harp class.
- occurrence
- n. A happening.
- lethargy
- n. Prolonged sluggishness of body or mind.
- municipality
- n. A district enjoying municipal government.
- maintain
- v. To hold or preserve in any particular state or condition.
- magnanimous
- adj. Generous in treating or judging others.
- obstruct
- v. To fill with impediments so as to prevent passage, either wholly or in part.
- nominal
- adj. Trivial.
- natal
- adj. Pertaining to one's birth.
- liquefy
- v. To convert into a liquid or into liquid form.
- magnificence
- n. The exhibition of greatness of action, character, intellect, wealth, or power.
- luminary
- n. One of the heavenly bodies as a source of light.
- monetary
- adj. Financial.
- loiterer
- n. One who consumes time idly.
- odorous
- adj. Having an odor, especially a fragrant one.
- liner
- n. A vessel belonging to a steamship-line.
- obsolete
- adj. No longer practiced or accepted.
- momentous
- adj. Very significant.
- motto
- n. An expressive word or pithy sentence enunciating some guiding rule of life, or faith.
- nomic
- adj. Usual or customary.
- obesity
- n. Excessive fatness.
- neopaganism
- n. A new or revived paganism.
- nucleus
- n. A central point or part about which matter is aggregated.
- nomination
- n. The act or ceremony of naming a man or woman for office.
- madden
- v. To inflame with passion.
- occult
- adj. Existing but not immediately perceptible.
- onset
- n. An assault, especially of troops, upon an enemy or fortification.
- leaflet
- n. A little leaf or a booklet.
- mechanics
- n. The branch of physics that treats the phenomena caused by the action of forces.
- noiseless
- adj. Silent.
- monocracy
- n. Government by a single person.
- optician
- n. One who makes or deals in optical instruments or eye-glasses.
- negligee
- n. A loose gown worn by women.
- militant
- adj. Of a warlike or combative disposition or tendency.
- maharaja
- n. A great Hindu prince.
- minute
- adj. Exceedingly small in extent or quantity.
- obstruction
- n. Hindrance.
- litigious
- adj. Quarrelsome.
- lucid
- adj. Mentally sound.
- negligible
- adj. Transferable by assignment, endorsement, or delivery.
- onslaught
- n. A violent onset.
- matinee
- n. An entertainment (especially theatrical) held in the daytime.
- muleteer
- n. A mule-driver.
- misbehavior
- n. Ill or improper behavior.
- necropolis
- n. A city of the dead.
- malevolence
- n. Ill will.
- negation
- n. The act of denying or of asserting the falsity of a proposition.
- nomad
- adj. Having no fixed abode.
- optic
- n. Pertaining to the eye or vision.
- migrant
- adj. Wandering.
- metallurgy
- n. The art or science of extracting a metal from ores, as by smelting.
- lunacy
- n. Mental unsoundness.
- misanthropic
- adj. Hating mankind.
- Milky
- Way n. The galaxy.
- mallet
- n. A wooden hammer.
- obsequious
- adj. Showing a servile readiness to fall in with the wishes or will of another.
- occlude
- v. To absorb, as a gas by a metal.
- laddie
- n. A lad.
- mutilate
- v. To disfigure.
- leaven
- v. To make light by fermentation, as dough.
- outrageous
- adj. Shocking in conduct.
- oratorio
- n. A composition for solo voices, chorus, and orchestra, generally taken from the Scriptures.
- overshadow
- v. To cast into the shade or render insignificant by comparison.
- laud
- v. To praise in words or song.
- libel
- n. Defamation.
- orate
- v. To deliver an elaborate or formal public speech.
- lune
- n. The moon.
- observance
- n. A traditional form or customary act.
- novice
- n. A beginner in any business or occupation.
- morbid
- adj. Caused by or denoting a diseased or unsound condition of body or mind.
- ostracize
- v. To exclude from public or private favor.
- outreach
- v. To reach or go beyond.
- metropolis
- n. A chief city, either the capital or the largest or most important city of a state.
- monstrosity
- n. Anything unnaturally huge or distorted.
- ludicrous
- adj. Laughable.
- nautical
- adj. Pertaining to ships, seamen, or navigation.
- octagon
- n. A figure with eight sides and eight angles.
- melodious
- adj. Characterized by a sweet succession of sounds.
- multiform
- adj. Having many shapes, or appearances.
- legitimate
- adj. Having the sanction of law or established custom.
- ostracism
- n. Exclusion from intercourse or favor, as in society or politics.
- nocturnal
- adj. Of or pertaining to the night.
- oddity
- n. An eccentricity.
- Omnipotent
- adj. Possessed of unlimited and universal power.
- manumission
- n. Emancipation.
- leisure
- n. Spare time.
- loathe
- v. To abominate.
- levee
- n. An embankment beside a river or stream or an arm of the sea, to prevent overflow.
- lien
- n. A legal claim or hold on property, as security for a debt or charge.
- laudatory
- adj. Pertaining to, expressing, or containing praise.
- obstreperous
- adj. Boisterous.
- manor
- n. The landed estate of a lord or nobleman.
- morphology
- n. the science of organic forms.
- magisterial
- adj. Having an air of authority.
- malady
- n. Any physical disease or disorder, especially a chronic or deep-seated one.
- landholder
- n. Landowner.
- outstrip
- v. To go beyond.
- mystification
- n. The act of artfully perplexing.
- ode
- n. The form of lyric poetry anciently intended to be sung.
- orgies
- n. Wild or wanton revelry.
- oaken
- adj. Made of or from oak.
- operetta
- n. A humorous play in dialogue and music, of more than one act.
- legalize
- v. To give the authority of law to.
- misdemeanor
- n. Evil conduct, small crime.
- malaria
- n. A fever characterized by alternating chills, fever, and sweating.
- later
- adv. At a subsequent time.
- nestle
- v. To adjust cozily in snug quarters.
- modernity
- n. The state or character of being modern.
- maize
- n. Indian corn: usually in the United States called simply corn.
- lexicographer
- n. One who makes dictionaries.
- outright
- adv. Entirely.
- malcontent
- n. One who is dissatisfied with the existing state of affairs.
- non-existent
- n. That which does not exist.
- misapprehend
- v. To misunderstand.
- liturgy
- n. A ritual.
- outburst
- n. A violent issue, especially of passion in an individual.
- nestling
- adj. Recently hatched.
- mendicant
- n. A beggar.
- massive
- adj. Of considerable bulk and weight.
- obviate
- v. To clear away or provide for, as an objection or difficulty.
- manumit
- v. To set free from bondage.
- momentary
- adj. Lasting but a short time.
- origin
- n. The beginning of that which becomes or is made to be.
- microphone
- n. An apparatus for magnifying faint sounds.
- nuance
- n. A slight degree of difference in anything perceptible to the sense of the mind.
- miscreant
- n. A villain.
- overweight
- n. Preponderance.
- originate
- v. To cause or constitute the beginning or first stage of the existence of.
- olive-branch
- n. A branch of the olive-tree, as an emblem of peace.
- misrule
- v. To misgovern.
- noticeable
- adj. Perceptible.
- martyrdom
- n. Submission to death or persecution for the sake of faith or principle.
- ligature
- n. Anything that constricts, or serves for binding or tying.
- necessary
- adj. Indispensably requisite or absolutely needed to accomplish a desired result.
- ominous
- adj. Portentous.
- mannerism
- n. Constant or excessive adherence to one manner, style, or peculiarity, as of action or conduct.
- nectar
- n. Any especially sweet and delicious drink.
- misinterpret
- v. To misunderstand.
- mentor
- n. A wise and faithful teacher, guide, and friend.
- nectarine
- n. A variety of the peach.
- overeat
- v. To eat to excess.
- merciless
- adj. Cruel.
- malediction
- n. The calling down of a curse or curses.
- neo-Darwinsim
- n. Darwinism as modified and extended by more recent students.
- litigate
- v. To cause to become the subject-matter of a suit at law.
- oust
- v. To eject.
- obligatory
- adj. Binding in law or conscience.
- molt
- v. To cast off, as hair, feathers, etc.
- Neolithic
- adj. Pertaining to the later stone age.
- necessitate
- v. To render indispensable.
- neo-Latin
- n. Modernized Latin.
- mimic
- v. To imitate the speech or actions of.
- maritime
- adj. Situated on or near the sea.
- meander
- v. To wind and turn while proceeding in a course.
- licit
- adj. Lawful.
- legionary
- n. A member of an ancient Roman legion or of the modern French Legion of Honor.
- levity
- n. Frivolity.
- legitimacy
- n. Accordance with law.
- landscape
- n. A rural view, especially one of picturesque effect, as seen from a distance or an elevation.
- notorious
- adj. Unfavorably known to the general public.
- lowly
- adv. Rudely.
- lacteal
- adj. Milky.
- naphtha
- n. A light, colorless, volatile, inflammable oil used as a solvent, as in manufacture of paints.
- lattice
- n. Openwork of metal or wood, formed by crossing or interlacing strips or bars.
- lurid
- adj. Ghastly and sensational.
- mileage
- n. A distance in miles.
- munificent
- adj. Extraordinarily generous.
- munificence
- n. A giving characterized by generous motives and extraordinary liberality.
- orthodox
- adj. Holding the commonly accepted faith.
- mandate
- n. A command.
- optics
- n. The science that treats of light and vision, and all that is connected with sight.
- off
- adj. Farther or more distant.
- myriad
- n. A vast indefinite number.
- overseer
- n. A supervisor.
- occasion
- n. An important event or celebration.
- morose
- adj. Gloomy.
- moderator
- n. The presiding officer of a meeting.
- minion
- n. A servile favorite.
- lunatic
- n. An insane person.
- obliterate
- v. To cause to disappear.
- oblique
- adj. Slanting; said of lines.
- mete
- v. To apportion.
- midsummer
- n. The middle of the summer.
- moccasin
- n. A foot-covering made of soft leather or buckskin.
- maneuver
- v. To make adroit or artful moves: manage affairs by strategy.
- lucrative
- adj. Highly profitable.
- mandatory
- adj. Expressive of positive command, as distinguished from merely directory.
- outrage
- n. A gross infringement of morality or decency.
- monastery
- n. A dwelling-place occupied in common by persons under religious vows of seclusion.
- materialize
- v. To take perceptible or substantial form.
- lawmaker
- n. A legislator.
- magician
- n. A sorcerer.
- lovable
- adj. Amiable.
- listless
- adj. Inattentive.
- malevolent
- adj. Wishing evil to others.
- mulatto
- n. The offspring of a white person and a black person.
- narrate
- v. To tell a story.
- neophyte
- adj. Having the character of a beginner.
- magnitude
- n. Importance.
- overpay
- v. To pay or reward in excess.
- moribund
- adj. On the point of dying.
- lever
- n. That which exerts, or through which one may exert great power.
- metaphysics
- n. The principles of philosophy as applied to explain the methods of any particular science.
- overproduction
- n. Excessive production.
- liberalism
- n. Opposition to conservatism.
- mirage
- n. An optical effect looking like a sheet of water in the desert.
- omniscience
- n. Unlimited or infinite knowledge.
- matrix
- n. That which contains and gives shape or form to anything.
- maudlin
- adj. Foolishly and tearfully affectionate.
- microscope
- n. An instrument for assisting the eye in the vision of minute objects or features of objects.
- lenient
- adj. Not harsh.
- miser
- n. A person given to saving and hoarding unduly.
- ligament
- n. That which binds objects together.
- likely
- adj. Plausible.
- nihilist
- n. An advocate of the doctrine that nothing either exists or can be known.
- outlast
- v. To last longer than.
- migrate
- v. To remove or pass from one country, region, or habitat to another.
- noisy
- adj. Clamorous.
- makeup
- n. The arrangements or combination of the parts of which anything is composed.
- logic
- n. The science of correct thinking.
- landlord
- n. A man who owns and lets a tenement or tenements.
- liking
- n. Fondness.
- outweigh
- v. To surpass in importance or excellence.
- mesmerize
- v. To hypnotize.
- machinery
- n. The parts of a machine or engine, taken collectively.
- mutation
- n. The act or process of change.
- ointment
- n. A fatty preparation with a butter-like consistency in which a medicinal substance exists.
- overture
- n. An instrumental prelude to an opera, oratorio, or ballet.
- marvel
- v. To be astonished and perplexed because of (something).
- mercantile
- adj. Conducted or acting on business principles; commercial.
- matter
- of fact n. Something that has actual and undeniable existence or reality.
- nuptial
- adj. Of or pertaining to marriage, especially to the marriage ceremony.
- lacerate
- v. To tear rudely or raggedly.
- outlandish
- adj. Of barbarous, uncouth, and unfamiliar aspect or action.
- macadamize
- v. To cover or pave, as a path or roadway, with small broken stone.
- outskirt
- n. A border region.
- lackadaisical
- adj. Listless.
- memento
- n. A souvenir.
- metonymy
- n. A figure of speech that consists in the naming of a thing by one of its attributes.
- medley
- n. A composition of different songs or parts of songs arranged to run as a continuous whole.
- naval
- adj. Pertaining to ships.
- overrun
- v. To infest or ravage.
- onerous
- adj. Burdensome or oppressive.
- ostentation
- n. A display dictated by vanity and intended to invite applause or flattery.
- lithotype
- n. In engraving, an etched stone surface for printing.
- lieu
- n. Stead.
- nonentity
- n. A person or thing of little or no account.
- medieval
- adj. Belonging or relating to or descriptive of the middle ages.
- luscious
- adj. Rich, sweet, and delicious.
- optometry
- n. Measurement of the powers of vision.
- manliness
- n. The qualities characteristic of a true man, as bravery, resolution, etc.
- maxim
- n. A principle accepted as true and acted on as a rule or guide.
- literal
- adj. Following the exact words.
- mollify
- v. To soothe.
- liquor
- n. Any alcoholic or intoxicating liquid.
- obelisk
- n. A square shaft with pyramidal top, usually monumental or commemorative.
- laborious
- adj. Toilsome.
- metropolitan
- adj. Pertaining to a chief city.
- lithesome
- adj. Nimble.
- non-combatant
- n. One attached to the army or navy, but having duties other than that of fighting.
- mislay
- v. To misplace.
- nationality
- n. A connection with a particular nation.
- mellifluous
- adj. Sweetly or smoothly flowing.
- legacy
- n. A bequest.
- necessity
- n. That which is indispensably requisite to an end desired.
- militarism
- n. A policy of maintaining great standing armies.
- mediate
- v. To effect by negotiating as an agent between parties.
- medial
- adj. Of or pertaining to the middle.
- obsolescent
- adj. Passing out of use, as a word.
- legislator
- n. A lawgiver.
- necrosis
- n. the death of part of the body.
- negotiable
- v. To bargain with others for an agreement, as for a treaty or transfer of property.
- Narcissus
- n. The son of the Athenian river-god Cephisus, fabled to have fallen in love with his reflection.
- neutral
- adj. Belonging to or under control of neither of two contestants.
- legible
- adj. That may be read with ease.
- muster
- n. An assemblage or review of troops for parade or inspection, or for numbering off.
- miniature
- adj. Much smaller than reality or that the normal size.
- mettlesome
- adj. Having courage or spirit.
- overpower
- v. To gain supremacy or victory over by superior power.
- moderation
- n. Temperance.
- monogamy
- n. The habit of pairing, or having but one mate.
- opaque
- adj. Impervious to light.
- overtone
- n. A harmonic.
- mercenary
- adj. Greedy
- morale
- n. A state of mind with reference to confidence, courage, zeal, and the like.
- mentality
- n. Intellectuality.
- minority
- n. The smaller in number of two portions into which a number or a group is divided.
- nutriment
- n. That which nourishes.
- lordling
- n. A little lord.
- modulate
- v. To vary in tone, inflection, pitch or other quality of sound.
- macrocosm
- n. The whole of any sphere or department of nature or knowledge to which man is related.
- laggard
- adj. Falling behind.
- motley
- adj. Composed of heterogeneous or inharmonious elements.
- metempsychosis
- n. Transition of the soul of a human being at death into another body, whether human or beast.
- oversee
- v. To superintend.
- lassie
- n. A little lass.
- mundane
- adj. Worldly, as opposed to spiritual or celestial.
- lateral
- adj. Directed toward the side.
- neocracy
- n. Government administered by new or untried persons.
- leeward
- n. That side or direction toward which the wind blows.
- messieurs
- n. pl. Gentlemen.
- overlord
- n. One who holds supremacy over another.
- nominee
- n. One who receives a nomination.
- menace
- n. A threat.
- mien
- n. The external appearance or manner of a person.
- licentious
- adj. Wanton.
- obsequies
- n. Funeral rites.
- noisome
- adj. Very offensive, particularly to the sense of smell.
- liberate
- v. To set free or release from bondage.
- modify
- v. To make somewhat different.
- Occident
- n. The countries lying west of Asia and the Turkish dominions.
- nameless
- adj. Having no fame or reputation.
- objective
- adj. Grasping and representing facts as they are.
- mobocracy
- n. Lawless control of public affairs by the mob or populace.
- mastery
- n. The attainment of superior skill.
- man-eater
- n. An animal that devours human beings.
- omission
- n. Exclusion.
- numerical
- adj. Of or pertaining to number.
- microscopic
- adj. Adapted to or characterized by minute observation.
- loneliness
- n. Solitude.
- militia
- n. Those citizens, collectively, who are enrolled and drilled in temporary military organizations.
- melodrama
- n. A drama with a romantic story or plot and sensational situation and incidents.
- orthodoxy
- n. Acceptance of the common faith.
- misogyny
- n. Hatred of women.
- overthrow
- v. To vanquish an established ruler or government.
- offhand
- adv. Without preparation.
- missile
- n. Any object, especially a weapon, thrown or intended to be thrown.
- nugatory
- adj. Having no power or force.
- network
- n. Anything that presents a system of cross- lines.
- opportunity
- n. Favorable or advantageous chance or opening.
- malleable
- adj. Pliant.
- laundress
- n. Washerwoman.
- mongrel
- n. The progeny resulting from the crossing of different breeds or varieties.
- obtrude
- v. To be pushed or to push oneself into undue prominence.
- monopoly
- n. The control of a thing, as a commodity, to enable a person to raise its price.
- ocular
- adj. Of or pertaining to the eye.
- memorable
- adj. Noteworthy.
- mockery
- n. Ridicule.
- laudation
- n. High praise.
- ordination
- n. A consecration to the ministry.
- officious
- adj. Intermeddling with what is not one's concern.
- navigable
- adj. Capable of commercial navigation.
- liniment
- n. A liquid preparation for rubbing on the skin in cases of bruises, inflammation, etc.
- mead
- n. A meadow.
- obtrusive
- adj. Tending to be pushed or to push oneself into undue prominence.
- modish
- adj. Fashionable.
- man-trap
- n. A place or structure dangerous to human life.
- omnivorous
- adj. Eating or living upon food of all kinds indiscriminately.
- nettle
- v. To excite sensations of uneasiness or displeasure in.
- mania
- n. Insanity.
- obese
- adj. Exceedingly fat.
- mischievous
- adj. Fond of tricks.
- narration
- n. The act of recounting the particulars of an event in the order of time or occurrence.
- occupant
- n. A tenant in possession of property, as distinguished from the actual owner.
- observatory
- n. A building designed for systematic astronomical observations.
- microcosm
- n. The world or universe on a small scale.
- metronome
- n. An instrument for indicating and marking exact time in music.
- mausoleum
- n. A tomb of more than ordinary size or architectural pretensions.
- logician
- n. An expert reasoner.
- liege
- adj. Sovereign.
- manlike
- adj. Like a man.
- micrometer
- n. An instrument for measuring very small angles or dimensions.
- liquefacient
- adj. Possessing a liquefying nature or power.
- ordnance
- n. A general name for all kinds of weapons and their appliances used in war.
- noxious
- adj. Hurtful.
- monotony
- n. A lack of variety.
- linear
- adj. Of the nature of a line.
- magnet
- n. A body possessing that peculiar form of polarity found in nature in the lodestone.
- nunnery
- n. A convent for nuns.
- monition
- n. Friendly counsel given by way of warning and implying caution or reproof.
- meddlesome
- adj. Interfering.
- navigate
- v. To traverse by ship.
- mantle
- n. A cloak.
- outrigger
- n. A part built or arranged to project beyond a natural outline for support.
- lithograph
- n. A print made by printing from stone.
- orthopedic
- adj. Relating to the correcting or preventing of deformity
- masonry
- n. The art or work of constructing, as buildings, walls, etc., with regularly arranged stones.
- mantel
- n. The facing, sometimes richly ornamented, about a fireplace, including the usual shelf above it.
- maze
- n. A labyrinth.
- metaphysical
- adj. Philosophical.
- maroon
- v. To put ashore and abandon (a person) on a desolate coast or island.
- moonbeam
- n. A ray of moonlight.
- luminous
- adj. Giving or radiating light.
- omnipotence
- n. Unlimited and universal power.
- nuisance
- n. That which annoys, vexes, or irritates.
- ossify
- v. to convert into bone.
- maniac
- n. a person raving with madness.
- opponent
- n. One who supports the opposite side in a debate, discussion, struggle, or sport.
- maltreat
- v. To treat ill, unkindly, roughly, or abusively.
- livid
- adj. Black-and-blue, as contused flesh.
- marine
- adj. Of or pertaining to the sea or matters connected with the sea.
- officiate
- v. To act as an officer or leader.
- overpass
- v. To pass across or over, as a river.
- out-and-out
- adv. Genuinely.
- lying
- n. Untruthfulness.
- opportunist
- n. One who takes advantage of circumstances to gain his ends.
- numeration
- n. The act or art of reading or naming numbers.
- narrative
- n. An orderly continuous account of the successive particulars of an event.
- lexicon
- n. A dictionary.
- negate
- v. To deny.
- Martian
- adj. Pertaining to Mars, either the Roman god of war or the planet.
- left-handed
- adj. Using the left hand or arm more dexterously than the right.
- narrator
- n. One who narrates anything.
- militate
- v. To have weight or influence (in determining a question).
- merciful
- adj. Disposed to pity and forgive.
- loch
- n. A lake.
- light-hearted
- adj. Free from care.
- monosyllable
- n. A word of one syllable.
- mendacious
- adj. Untrue.
- liquidate
- v. To deliver the amount or value of.
- nit
- n. The egg of a louse or some other insect.
- oscillate
- v. To swing back and forth.
- luminescent
- adj. Showing increase of light.
- mismanage
- v. To manage badly, improperly, or unskillfully.
- muddle
- v. To confuse or becloud, especially with or as with drink.
- onrush
- n. Onset.
- needlework
- n. Embroidery.
- maintenance
- n. That which supports or sustains.
- optimism
- n. The view that everything in nature and the history of mankind is ordered for the best.
- massacre
- n. The unnecessary and indiscriminate killing of human beings.
- litigant
- n. A party to a lawsuit.
- liqueur
- n. An alcoholic cordial sweetened and flavored with aromatic substances.
- mnemonics
- n. A system of principles and formulas designed to assist the recollection in certain instances.
- lingua
- n. The tongue.
- legislative
- adj. That makes or enacts laws.
- moralist
- n. A writer on ethics.
- onus
- n. A burden or responsibility.
- overdose
- n. An excessive dose, usually so large a dose of a medicine that its effect is toxic.
- latish
- adj. Rather late.
- lithe
- adj. Supple.
- luxuriance
- n. Excessive or superfluous growth or quantity.
- levy
- v. To impose and collect by force or threat of force.
- mythology
- n. The whole body of legends cherished by a race concerning gods and heroes.
- monograph
- n. A treatise discussing a single subject or branch of a subject.
- mouthful
- n. As much as can be or is usually put into the or exercise.
- opposite
- adj. Radically different or contrary in action or movement.
- lexicography
- n. The making of dictionaries.
- matricide
- n. The killing, especially the murdering, of one's mother.
- monogram
- n. A character consisting of two or more letters interwoven into one, usually initials of a name.
- non-resident
- adj. Not residing within a given jurisdiction.
- niggardly
- adj. Stingy. (no longer acceptable to use)
- outcast
- n. One rejected and despised, especially socially.
- misuse
- v. To maltreat.
- leviathan
- n. Any large animal, as a whale.
- likelihood
- n. A probability.
- nude
- adj. Naked.
- myth
- n. A fictitious narrative presented as historical, but without any basis of fact.
- loath
- adj. Averse.
- mediocre
- adj. Ordinary.
- microscopy
- n. The art of examing objects with the microscope.
- odium
- n. A feeling of extreme repugnance, or of dislike and disgust.
- magnificent
- adj. Grand or majestic in appearance, quality, or action.
- monotonous
- adj. Unchanging and tedious.
- neology
- n. The coining or using of new words or new meanings of words.
- option
- n. The right, power, or liberty of choosing.
- leniency
- n. Forbearance.
- literacy
- n. The state or condition of knowing how to read and write.
- oral
- adj. Uttered through the mouth.
- lifelong
- adj. Lasting or continuous through life.
- mistrust
- v. To regard with suspicion or jealousy.
- neural
- adj. Pertaining to the nerves or nervous system.
- lough
- n. A lake or loch.
- negligent
- adj. Apt to omit what ought to be done.
- logical
- adj. Capable of or characterized by clear reasoning.
- lewd
- adj. Characterized by lust or lasciviousness.
- maternal
- adj. Pertaining or peculiar to a mother or to motherhood.
- nominate
- v. To designate as a candidate for any office.
- olfactory
- adj. of or pertaining to the sense of smell.
- nefarious
- adj. Wicked in the extreme.
- malignant
- adj. Evil in nature or tending to do great harm or mischief.
- lingual
- adj. Pertaining to the use of the tongue in utterance.
- modernize
- v. To make characteristic of the present or of recent times.
- nonpareil
- n. One who or that which is of unequaled excellence.
- obstinacy
- n. Stubborn adherence to opinion, arising from conceit or the desire to have one's own way.
- migratory
- adj. Wandering.
- machinist
- n. One who makes or repairs machines, or uses metal-working tools.
- operative
- adj. Active.
- opalescence
- n. The property of combined refraction and reflection of light, resulting in smoky tints.
- obligate
- v. To hold to the fulfillment of duty.
- miscount
- v. To make a mistake in counting.
- omniscient
- adj. Characterized by unlimited or infinite knowledge.
- orator
- n. One who delivers an elaborate or formal speech.
- ordinal
- n. That form of the numeral that shows the order of anything in a series, as first, second, third.
- obituary
- adj. A published notice of a death.
- offshoot
- n. Something that branches off from the parent stock.
- luxuriate
- v. To live sumptuously.
- landmark
- n. A familiar object in the landscape serving as a guide to an area otherwise easily lost track of.
- latency
- n. The state of being dormant.
- oblivion
- n. The state of having passed out of the memory or of being utterly forgotten.
- meticulous
- adj. Over-cautious.
- lode
- n. A somewhat continuous unstratified metal- bearing vein.
- leonine
- adj. Like a lion.
- modification
- n. A change.
- overhang
- n. A portion of a structure which projects or hangs over.
- neglectful
- adj. Exhibiting or indicating omission.
- monomania
- n. The unreasonable pursuit of one idea.
- nevertheless
- conj. Notwithstanding.
- low-spirited
- adj. Despondent.
- material
- n. That of which anything is composed or may be constructed.
- littoral
- adj. Of, pertaining to, or living on a shore.
- loot
- v. To plunder.
- needy
- adj. Being in need, want, or poverty.
- novellette
- n. A short novel.
- missive
- n. A message in writing.
- nausea
- n. An affection of the stomach producing dizziness and usually an impulse to vomit
- outstretch
- v. To extend.
- nasal
- adj. Pertaining to the nose.
- moratorium
- n. An emergency legislation authorizing a government suspend some action temporarily.
- mite
- n. A very small amount, portion, or particle.
- mishap
- n. Misfortune.
- monolith
- n. Any structure or sculpture in stone formed of a single piece.
- navel
- n. The depression on the abdomen where the umbilical cord of the fetus was attached.