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advisory
adj. Not mandatory.
conceit
n. Self-flattering opinion.
circumnavigate
v. To sail quite around.
cataclysm
n. Any overwhelming flood of water.
chivalry
n. The knightly system of feudal times with its code, usages and practices.
collector
n. One who makes a collection, as of objects of art, books, or the like.
bier
n. A horizontal framework with two handles at each end for carrying a corpse to the grave.
almanac
n. A series of tables giving the days of the week together with certain astronomical information.
beneficiary
n. One who is lawfully entitled to the profits and proceeds of an estate or property.
abomination
n. A very detestable act or practice.
chastity
n. Sexual or moral purity.
bibliophile
n. One who loves books.
clamorous
adj. Urgent in complaint or demand.
assignee
n. One who is appointed to act for another in the management of certain property and interests.
athirst
adj. Wanting water.
component
n. A constituent element or part.
ambitious
adj. Eagerly desirous and aspiring.
chasten
v. To purify by affliction.
biennial
n. A plant that produces leaves and roots the first year and flowers and fruit the second.
actuary
n. An officer, as of an insurance company, who calculates and states the risks and premiums.
broach
v. To mention, for the first time.
brine
n. Water saturated with salt.
anathema
n. Anything forbidden, as by social usage.
commute
v. To put something, especially something less severe, in place of.
cabalism
n. Superstitious devotion to one's religion.
condolence
n. Expression of sympathy with a person in pain, sorrow, or misfortune.
cadaverous
adj. Resembling a corpse.
Antichrist
n. Any opponent or enemy of Christ, whether a person or a power.
append
v. To add or attach, as something accessory, subordinate, or supplementary.
alder
n. Any shrub or small tree of the genus Alumnus, of the oak family.
cant
v. To talk in a singsong, preaching tone with affected solemnity.
commissariat
n. The department of an army charged with the provision of its food and water and daily needs.
avidity
n. Greediness.
amplitude
n. Largeness.
aroma
n. An agreeable odor.
autonomy
n. Self-government.
compliant
adj. Yielding.
abdominal
n. Of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen.
concession
n. Anything granted or yielded, or admitted in response to a demand, petition, or claim.
afoot
adv. In progress.
botany
n. The science that treats of plants.
casual
adj. Accidental, by chance.
believe
v. To accept as true on the testimony or authority of others.
centimeter
n. A length of one hundredth of a meter.
accursed
adj. Doomed to evil, misery, or misfortune.
accomplice
n. An associate in wrong-doing.
Baconian
adj. Of or pertaining to Lord Bacon or his system of philosophy.
autumnal
adj. Of or pertaining to autumn.
animadversion
n. The utterance of criticism or censure.
antecedent
n. One who or that which precedes or goes before, as in time, place, rank, order, or causality.
coagulant
adj. Producing coagulation.
breach
n. The violation of official duty, lawful right, or a legal obligation.
avalanche
n. The fall or sliding of a mass of snow or ice down a mountain-slope, often bearing with it rock.
acquittal
n. A discharge from accusation by judicial action.
adroit
adj. Having skill in the use of the bodily or mental powers.
censor
n. An official examiner of manuscripts empowered to prohibit their publication.
abet
v. To aid, promote, or encourage the commission of (an offense).
apogee
n. The climax.
assassination
n. Murderer, as by secret assault or treachery.
bountiful
adj. Showing abundance.
arrogate
v. To take, demand, or claim, especially presumptuously or without reasons or grounds.
clement
adj. Compassionate.
bleak
adj. Desolate.
braggart
n. A vain boaster.
bombard
v. To assail with any missile or with abusive speech.
accordion
n. A portable free-reed musical instrument.
braze
v. To make of or ornament with brass.
alter
v. To make change in.
bask
v. To make warm by genial heat.
antiquate
v. To make old or out of date.
colossus
n. Any strikingly great person or object.
ablution
n. A washing or cleansing, especially of the body.
autobiography
n. The story of one's life written by himself.
belay
v. To make fast, as a rope, by winding round a cleat.
abbess
n. The lady superior of a nunnery.
adjutant
adj. Auxiliary.
cardiac
adj. Pertaining to the heart.
collapsible
adj. That may or can collapse.
abrasion
n. That which is rubbed off.
aphorism
n. Proverb.
aforesaid
adj. Said in a preceding part or before.
belie
v. To misrepresent.
atonement
n. Amends, reparation, or expiation made from wrong or injury.
acquit
v. To free or clear, as from accusation.
anthology
n. A collection of extracts from the writings of various authors.
abject
adj. Sunk to a low condition.
abscission
n. The act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation.
abstruse
adj. Dealing with matters difficult to be understood.
bailiff
n. An officer of court having custody of prisoners under arraignment.
anticlimax
n. A gradual or sudden decrease in the importance or impressiveness of what is said.
arrogant
adj. Unduly or excessively proud, as of wealth, station, learning, etc.
arid
adj. Very dry.
botanize
v. To study plant-life.
appellate
adj. Capable of being appealed to.
confectionery
n. The candy collectively that a confectioner makes or sells, as candy.
accessory
n. A person or thing that aids the principal agent.
annuity
n. An annual allowance, payment, or income.
causal
adj. Indicating or expressing a cause.
cogent
adj. Appealing strongly to the reason or conscience.
clemency
n. Mercy.
assonance
n. Resemblance or correspondence in sound.
candid
adj. Straightforward.
blaze
n. A vivid glowing flame.
albeit
conj. Even though.
burnish
v. To make brilliant or shining.
aghast
adj. Struck with terror and amazement.
ampere
n. The practical unit of electric-current strength.
accompaniment
n. A subordinate part or parts, enriching or supporting the leading part.
archdeacon
n. A high official administrator of the affairs of a diocese.
circumlocution
n. Indirect or roundabout expression.
amalgamate
v. To mix or blend together in a homogeneous body.
collusion
n. A secret agreement for a wrongful purpose.
aboriginal
adj. Primitive; unsophisticated.
abase
v. To lower in position, estimation, or the like; degrade.
adulterate
v. To make impure by the admixture of other or baser ingredients.
antecede
v. To precede.
amatory
adj. Designed to excite love.
complement
v. To make complete.
beau
n. An escort or lover.
alcoholism
n. A condition resulting from the inordinate or persistent use of alcoholic beverages.
concordance
n. Harmony.
accession
n. Induction or elevation, as to dignity, office, or government.
confident
adj. Assured.
banal
adj. Commonplace.
campaign
n. A complete series of connected military operations.
coddle
v. To treat as a baby or an invalid.
alliance
n. Any combination or union for some common purpose.
bibliomania
n. The passion for collecting books.
archangel
n. An angel of high rank.
acidify
v. To change into acid.
buffoonery
n. Low drollery, coarse jokes, etc.
arrange
v. To put in definite or proper order.
abstain
v. To keep oneself back (from doing or using something).
assuage
v. To cause to be less harsh, violent, or severe, as excitement, appetite, pain, or disease.
allot
v. To assign a definite thing or part to a certain person.
addle
v. To make inefficient or worthless; muddle.
beneficial
adj. Helpful.
coniferous
adj. Cone-bearing trees.
amply
adv. Sufficiently.
cohesive
adj. Having the property of consistency.
acclaim
v. To utter with a shout.
acquire
v. To get as one's own.
addendum
n. Something added, or to be added.
bole
n. The trunk or body of a tree.
complex
adj. Complicated.
archaism
n. Obsolescence.
bosom
n. The breast or the upper front of the thorax of a human being, especially of a woman.
codicil
n. A supplement adding to, revoking, or explaining in the body of a will.
bolster
v. To support, as something wrong.
Catholicism
n. The system, doctrine, and practice of the Roman Catholic Church.
benign
adj. Good and kind of heart.
baste
v. To cover with melted fat, gravy, while cooking.
competence
n. Adequate qualification or capacity.
advert
v. To refer incidentally.
abnormal
adj. Not conformed to the ordinary rule or standard.
askance
adv. With a side or indirect glance or meaning.
atone
v. To make amends for.
amour
n. A love-affair, especially one of an illicit nature.
acknowledgment
n. Recognition.
captious
adj. Hypercritical.
abscond
v. To depart suddenly and secretly, as for the purpose of escaping arrest.
allude
v. To refer incidentally, or by suggestion.
bullock
n. An ox.
annotate
v. To make explanatory or critical notes on or upon.
concede
v. To surrender.
accommodate
v. To furnish something as a kindness or favor.
brigadier
n. General officer who commands a brigade, ranking between a colonel and a major-general.
assay
n. The chemical analysis or testing of an alloy ore.
canine
adj. Characteristic of a dog.
altitude
n. Vertical distance or elevation above any point or base-level, as the sea.
commemorate
v. To serve as a remembrance of.
academician
n. A member of an academy of literature, art, or science.
confer
v. To bestow.
beatify
v. To make supremely happy.
armory
n. An arsenal.
caprice
n. A whim.
bibulous
adj. Fond of drinking.
abut
v. To touch at the end or boundary line.
claimant
n. One who makes a claim or demand, as of right.
apex
n. The highest point, as of a mountain.
broadcast
adj. Disseminated far and wide.
auburn
adj. Reddish-brown, said usually of the hair.
ambrosial
adj. Divinely sweet, fragrant, or delicious.
absorb
v. To drink in or suck up, as a sponge absorbs water.
commingle
v. To blend.
confessor
n. A spiritual advisor.
Calvinism
n. The system of doctrine taught by John Calvin.
centurion
n. A captain of a company of one hundred infantry in the ancient Roman army.
centiliter
n. A hundredth of a liter.
aggression
n. An unprovoked attack.
bigamy
n. The crime of marrying any other person while having a legal spouse living.
choleric
adj. Easily provoked to anger.
account
n. A record or statement of receipts and expenditures, or of business transactions.
abdicate
v. To give up (royal power or the like).
brokerage
n. The business of making sales and purchases for a commission; a broker.
amorous
adj. Having a propensity for falling in love.
allege
v. To assert to be true, especially in a formal manner, as in court.
animadvert
v. To pass criticism or censure.
benevolence
n. Any act of kindness or well-doing.
canon
n. Any rule or law.
Christendom
n. That part of the world where Christianity is generally professed.
bemoan
v. To lament
cataract
n. Opacity of the lens of the eye resulting in complete or partial blindness.
affluence
n. A profuse or abundant supply of riches.
accuse
v. To charge with wrong doing, misconduct, or error.
cameo
n. Any small engraved or carved work in relief.
archipelago
n. Any large body of water studded with islands, or the islands collectively themselves.
aldermanship
n. The dignity, condition, office, or term of office of an alderman.
awry
adv. & adj. Out of the proper form, direction, or position.
brimstone
n. Sulfur.
achromatic
adj. Colorless,
acquaint
v. To make familiar or conversant.
congenial
adj. Having kindred character or tastes.
colloquialism
n. Form of speech used only or chiefly in conversation.
afire
adv. & adj. On fire, literally or figuratively.
cereal
adj. Pertaining to edible grain or farinaceous seeds.
abominate
v. To hate violently.
absorption
n. The act or process of absorbing.
antidote
n. Anything that will counteract or remove the effects of poison, disease, or the like.
candor
n. The quality of frankness or outspokenness.
auricular
adj. Of or pertaining to the ear, its auricle, or the sense of hearing.
abstemious
adj. Characterized by self denial or abstinence, as in the use of drink, food.
benevolent
adj. Loving others and actively desirous of their well-being.
alabaster
n. A white or delicately tinted fine-grained gypsum.
circumscribe
v. To confine within bounds.
comical
adj. Funny.
antagonism
n. Mutual opposition or resistance of counteracting forces, principles, or persons.
audible
adj. Loud enough to be heard.
besmear
v. To smear over, as with any oily or sticky substance.
bestrew
v. To sprinkle or cover with things strewn.
bulwark
n. Anything that gives security or defense.
alternative
n. Something that may or must exist, be taken or chosen, or done instead of something else.
concord
n. Harmony.
arbitrary
adj. Fixed or done capriciously.
anew
adv. Once more.
complacent
adj. Pleased or satisfied with oneself.
avert
v. To turn away or aside.
baton
n. An official staff borne either as a weapon or as an emblem of authority or privilege.
anesthetic
adj. Pertaining to or producing loss of sensation.
antitoxin
n. A substance which neutralizes the poisonous products of micro-organisms.
antipodes
n. A place or region on the opposite side of the earth.
Arthurian
adj. Pertaining to King Arthur, the real or legendary hero of British poetic story.
ballad
n. Any popular narrative poem, often with epic subject and usually in lyric form.
cession
n. Surrender, as of possessions or rights.
caucus
n. A private meeting of members of a political party to select candidates.
berth
n. A bunk or bed in a vessel, sleeping-car, etc.
conclusive
adj. Sufficient to convince or decide.
aborigines
n. The original of earliest known inhabitants of a country.
complacence
n. Satisfaction with one's acts or surroundings.
brazier
n. An open pan or basin for holding live coals.
cardinal
adj. Of prime or special importance.
colleague
n. An associate in professional employment.
cauterize
v. To burn or sear as with a heated iron.
arboreal
adj. Of or pertaining to a tree or trees.
check
v. To hold back.
belle
n. A woman who is a center of attraction because of her beauty, accomplishments, etc.
buoyancy
n. Power or tendency to float on or in a liquid or gas.
casualty
n. A fatal or serious accident or disaster.
aperture
n. Hole.
bale
n. A large package prepared for transportation or storage.
Britannia
n. The United Kingdom of Great Britain.
arbitrate
v. To act or give judgment as umpire.
academy
n. Any institution where the higher branches of learning are taught.
assiduous
adj. Diligent.
compression
n. Constraint, as by force or authority.
calculable
adj. That may be estimated by reckoning.
conducive
adj. Contributing to an end.
appease
v. To soothe by quieting anger or indignation.
bodily
adj. Corporeal.
aver
v. To assert as a fact.
audition
n. The act or sensation of hearing.
advent
n. The coming or arrival, as of any important change, event, state, or personage.
cantata
n. A choral composition.
beseech
v. To implore.
abundant
adj. Plentiful.
adhere
v. To stick fast or together.
archetype
n. A prototype.
browbeat
v. To overwhelm, or attempt to do so, by stern, haughty, or rude address or manner.
blazon
v. To make widely or generally known.
carrion
n. Dead and putrefying flesh.
colloquy
n. Conversation.
ado
n. unnecessary activity or ceremony.
bore
v. To weary by tediousness or dullness.
academic
adj. Of or pertaining to an academy, college, or university.
acetic
adj. Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of vinegar.
ache
v. To be in pain or distress.
averse
adj. Reluctant.
accompany
v. To go with, or be associated with, as a companion.
Bowdlerize
v. To expurgate in editing (a literary composition) by omitting words or passages.
alley
n. A narrow street, garden path, walk, or the like.
alcohol
n. A volatile, inflammable, colorless liquid of a penetrating odor and burning taste.
autopsy
n. The examination of a dead body by dissection to ascertain the cause of death.
boll
n. A round pod or seed-capsule, as a flax or cotton.
characteristic
n. A distinctive feature.
actuality
n. Any reality.
buoyant
adj. Having the power or tendency to float or keep afloat.
ambulate
v. To walk about
aggravation
n. The fact of being made heavier or more heinous, as a crime , offense, misfortune, etc.
barograph
n. An instrument that registers graphically and continuously the atmospheric pressure.
conflagration
n. A great fire, as of many buildings, a forest, or the like.
agglomerate
v. To pile or heap together.
apparent
adj. Easily understood.
austere
adj. Severely simple; unadorned.
brooch
n. An article of jewelry fastened by a hinged pin and hook on the underside.
adieu
inter. Good-by; farewell.
advocacy
n. The act of pleading a cause.
aura
n. Pervasive psychic influence supposed to emanate from persons
ascension
n. The act of rising.
access
n. A way of approach or entrance; passage.
compressible
adj. Capable of being pressed into smaller compass.
ascetic
adj. Given to severe self-denial and practicing excessive abstinence and devotion.
bide
v. To await.
betimes
adv. In good season or time.
alacrity
n. Cheerful willingness.
ancestry
n. One's ancestors collectively.
annalist
n. Historian.
anonymous
adj. Of unknown authorship.
boycott
v. To place the products or merchandise of under a ban.
condescend
v. To come down voluntarily to equal terms with inferiors.
apprehend
v. To make a prisoner of (a person) in the name of the law.
acknowledge
v. To recognize; to admit the genuineness or validity of.
animalcule
n. An animal of microscopic smallness.
acid
n. A sour substance.
conformation
n. General structure, form, or outline.
collective
adj. Consisting of a number of persons or objects considered as gathered into a mass, or sum.
bulrush
n. Any one of various tall rush-like plants growing in damp ground or water.
Antarctic
adj. Pertaining to the south pole or the regions near it.
conciliatory
adj. Tending to reconcile.
clumsy
adj. Awkward of movement.
abhorrent
adj. Very repugnant; hateful.
butte
n. A conspicuous hill, low mountain, or natural turret, generally isolated.
adoration
n. Profound devotion.
abnegate
v. To renounce (a right or privilege).
Anglo-Saxon
n. The entire English race wherever found, as in Europe, the United States, or India.
bolero
n. A Spanish dance, illustrative of the passion of love, accompanied by caste nets and singing.
censorious
adj. Judging severely or harshly.
aviary
n. A spacious cage or enclosure in which live birds are kept.
antediluvian
adj. Of or pertaining to the times, things, events before the great flood in the days of Noah.
capacious
adj. Roomy.
alienation
n. Estrangement.
affiliate
n. Some auxiliary person or thing.
analogous
adj. Corresponding (to some other) in certain respects, as in form, proportion, relations.
ante
v. In the game of poker, to put up a stake before the cards are dealt.
caitiff
adj. Cowardly.
confluent
n. A stream that unites with another.
Achillean
adj. Invulnerable.
azure
n. The color of the sky.
annals
n. A record of events in their chronological order, year by year.
cantonment
n. The part of the town or district in which the troops are quartered.
compunction
n. Remorseful feeling.
bromine
n. A dark reddish-brown, non-metallic liquid element with a suffocating odor.
antiphony
n. An anthem or other composition sung responsively.
agile
adj. Able to move or act quickly, physically, or mentally.
bibliography
n. A list of the words of an author, or the literature bearing on a particular subject.
adumbrate
v. To represent beforehand in outline or by emblem.
cajolery
n. Delusive speech.
caption
n. A heading, as of a chapter, section, document, etc.
bowler
n. In cricket, the player who delivers the ball.
atrocity
n. Great cruelty or reckless wickedness.
bungle
v. To execute clumsily.
abominable
adj. Very hateful.
boatswain
n. A subordinate officer of a vessel, who has general charge of the rigging, anchors, etc.
abusive
adj. Employing harsh words or ill treatment.
capitulate
v. To surrender or stipulate terms.
accusation
n. A charge of crime, misdemeanor, or error.
adhesion
n. The state of being attached or joined.
accede
v. To agree.
allusion
n. An indirect and incidental reference to something without definite mention of it.
burgher
n. An inhabitant, citizen or freeman of a borough burgh, or corporate town.
abrade
v. To wear away the surface or some part of by friction.
cognate
adj. Akin.
belate
v. To delay past the proper hour.
atrocious
adj. Outrageously or wantonly wicked, criminal, vile, or cruel.
befog
v. To confuse.
arrangement
n. The act of putting in proper order, or the state of being put in order.
charlatan
n. A quack.
antiphon
n. A response or alteration of responses, generally musical.
Artesian
well n. A very deep bored well. water rises due to underground pressure
conceive
v. To form an idea, mental image or thought of.
canto
n. One of the divisions of an extended poem.
anhydrous
adj. Withered.
belittle
v. To disparage.
compensate
v. To remunerate.
buffoon
n. A clown.
acquiescence
n. Passive consent.
comely
adj. Handsome.
belligerent
adj. Manifesting a warlike spirit.
aggravate
v. To make heavier, worse, or more burdensome.
autocrat
n. Any one who claims or wields unrestricted or undisputed authority or influence.
chateau
n. A castle or manor-house.
bridle
n. The head-harness of a horse consisting of a head-stall, a bit, and the reins.
cabinet
n. The body of men constituting the official advisors of the executive head of a nation.
adherence
n. Attachment.
comestible
adj. Fit to be eaten.
agrarian
adj. Pertaining to land, especially agricultural land.
apparition
n. Ghost.
census
n. An official numbering of the people of a country or district.
anemia
n. Deficiency of blood or red corpuscles.
akin
adj. Of similar nature or qualities.
acme
n. The highest point, or summit.
aurora
n. A luminous phenomenon in the upper regions of the atmosphere.
congest
v. To collect into a mass.
becalm
v. To make quiet.
aristocracy
n. A hereditary nobility
benefit
n. Helpful result.
acerbity
n. Sourness, with bitterness and astringency.
cacophony
n. A disagreeable, harsh, or discordant sound or combination of sounds or tones.
affront
n. An open insult or indignity.
amicable
adj. Done in a friendly spirit.
betide
v. To happen to or befall.
concussion
n. A violent shock to some organ by a fall or a sudden blow.
chattel
n. Any article of personal property.
breech
n. The buttocks.
collision
n. Violent contact.
committal
n. The act, fact, or result of committing, or the state of being
alienable
adj. Capable of being aliened or alienated, as lands.
brandish
v. To wave, shake, or flourish triumphantly or defiantly, as a sword or spear.
asexual
adj. Having no distinct sexual organs.
absolve
v. To free from sin or its penalties.
assess
v. To determine the amount of (a tax or other sum to be paid).
congregate
v. To bring together into a crowd.
airy
adj. Delicate, ethereal.
adjacency
n. The state of being adjacent.
artless
adj. Ingenuous.
comprehensive
adj. Large in scope or content.
bawl
v. To proclaim by outcry.
cholera
n. An acute epidemic disease.
abstinence
n. Self denial.
caret
n. A sign (^) placed below a line, indicating where omitted words, etc., should be inserted.
bureaucracy
n. Government by departments of men transacting particular branches of public business.
cipher
v. To calculate arithmetically. (also a noun meaning zero or nothing)
calumny
n. Slander.
comparable
adj. Fit to be compared.
arboretum
n. A botanical garden or place devoted to the cultivation of trees or shrubs.
cite
v. To refer to specifically.
apostate
adj. False.
confinement
n. Restriction within limits or boundaries.
alluvion
n. Flood.
aqueduct
n. A water-conduit, particularly one for supplying a community from a distance.
alias
n. An assumed name.
brittle
adj. Fragile.
chronometer
n. A portable timekeeper of the highest attainable precision.
appropriate
adj. Suitable for the purpose and circumstances.
complaisant
adj. Agreeable.
acetate
n. A salt of acetic acid.
aerostat
n. A balloon or other apparatus floating in or sustained by the air.
apostasy
n. A total departure from one's faith or religion.
bedaub
v. To smear over, as with something oily or sticky.
alien
n. One who owes allegiance to a foreign government.
accusatory
adj. Of, pertaining to, or involving an accusation.
cartilage
n. An elastic animal tissue of firm consistence.
armful
n. As much as can be held in the arm or arms.
baritone
adj. Having a register higher than bass and lower than tenor.
compulsion
n. Coercion.
cessation
n. Discontinuance, as of action or motion.
bursar
n. A treasurer.
comprise
v. To consist of.
assonate
v. To accord in sound, especially vowel sound.
acquisition
n. Anything gained, or made one's own, usually by effort or labor.
aspiration
n. An earnest wish for that which is above one's present reach.
accessible
adj. Approachable.
angelic
adj. Saintly.
animate
v. To make alive.
aeronaut
n. One who navigates the air, a balloonist.
ascribe
v. To assign as a quality or attribute.
bedlam
n. Madhouse.
analyze
v. To examine minutely or critically.
atheism
n. The denial of the existence of God.
circulate
v. To disseminate.
circumspect
adj. Showing watchfulness, caution, or careful consideration.
arborescent
adj. Having the nature of a tree.
admonish
v. To warn of a fault.
chaos
n. Any condition of which the elements or parts are in utter disorder and confusion.
ashen
adj. Pale.
confluence
n. The place where streams meet.
biography
n. A written account of one's life, actions, and character.
Calvary
n. The place where Christ was crucified.
abidance
n. An abiding.
assent
v. To express agreement with a statement or matter of opinion.
advertiser
n. One who advertises, especially in newspapers.
absent-minded
adj. Lacking in attention to immediate surroundings or business.
appreciable
adj. Capable of being discerned by the senses or intellect.
accomplish
v. To bring to pass.
aggress
v. To make the first attack.
altruism
n. Benevolence to others on subordination to self-interest.
anteroom
n. A room situated before and opening into another, usually larger.
conduce
v. To bring about.
apostle
n. Any messenger commissioned by or as by divine authority.
abyss
n. Bottomless gulf.
callosity
n. The state of being hard and insensible.
barring
prep. Apart from.
arraign
v. To call into court, as a person indicted for crime, and demand whether he pleads guilty or not.
abrogate
v. To abolish, repeal.
burgess
n. In colonial times, a member of the lower house of the legislature of Maryland or Virginia.
aboveboard
adv. & adj. Without concealment, fraud, or trickery.
avarice
n. Passion for getting and keeping riches.
betroth
v. To engage to marry.
afterthought
n. A thought that comes later than its appropriate or expected time.
attest
v. To certify as accurate, genuine, or true.
abrupt
adj. Beginning, ending, or changing suddenly or with a break.
conferee
n. A person with whom another confers.
benediction
n. a solemn invocation of the divine blessing.
bray
n. A loud harsh sound, as the cry of an ass or the blast of a horn.
armada
n. A fleet of war-vessels.
cabal
n. A number of persons secretly united for effecting by intrigue some private purpose.
batten
n. A narrow strip of wood.
confederacy
n. A number of states or persons in compact or league with each other, as for mutual aid.
accuracy
n. Exactness.
complaisance
n. Politeness.
bombardier
n. A person who has charge of mortars, bombs, and shells.
compulsory
adj. Forced.
bumptious
adj. Full of offensive and aggressive self-conceit.
anterior
adj. Prior.
calculus
n. A concretion formed in various parts of the body resembling a pebble in hardness.
auditory
adj. Of or pertaining to hearing or the organs or sense of hearing.
boorish
adj. Rude.
anthropomorphous
adj. Having or resembling human form.
boisterous
adj. Unchecked merriment or animal spirits.
avow
v. To declare openly.
botanical
adj. Connected with the study or cultivation of plants.
clearance
n. A certificate from the proper authorities that a vessel has complied with the law and may sail.
concerto
n. A musical composition.
benefactor
n. A doer of kindly and charitable acts.
catholicity
n. Universal prevalence or acceptance.
bristle
n. One of the coarse, stiff hairs of swine: used in brush-making, etc.
blithesome
adj. Cheerful.
antislavery
adj. Opposed to human slavery.
concurrent
adj. Occurring or acting together.
close-hauled
adj. Having the sails set for sailing as close to the wind as possible.
appraise
v. To estimate the money value of.
anachronism
n. Anything occurring or existing out of its proper time.
antechamber
n. A waiting room for those who seek audience.
amphibious
adj. Living both on land and in water.
catastrophe
n. Any great and sudden misfortune or calamity.
confide
v. To reveal in trust or confidence.
aloof
adv. Not in sympathy with or desiring to associate with others.
bauble
n. A trinket.
antenatal
adj. Occurring or existing before birth.
acrimony
n. Sharpness or bitterness of speech or temper.
affable
adj. Easy to approach.
attache
n. A subordinate member of a diplomatic embassy.
admittance
n. Entrance, or the right or permission to enter.
competitive
adj. characterized by rivalry.
affectation
n. A studied or ostentatious pretense or attempt.
battalion
n. A body of infantry composed of two or more companies, forming a part of a regiment.
conformity
n. Correspondence in form, manner, or use.
album
n. A book whose leaves are so made to form paper frames for holding photographs or the like.
circumference
n. The boundary-line of a circle.
confidence
n. The state or feeling of trust in or reliance upon another.
abscess
n. A Collection of pus in a cavity formed within some tissue of the body.
badger
v. To pester.
confront
v. To encounter, as difficulties or obstacles.
admonition
n. Gentle reproof.
concur
v. To agree.
barometer
n. An instrument for indicating the atmospheric pressure per unit of surface.
amputate
v. To remove by cutting, as a limb or some portion of the body.
archaic
adj. Antiquated
adjacent
n. That which is near or bordering upon.
absolution
n. Forgiveness, or passing over of offenses.
apposition
n. The act of placing side by side, together, or in contact.
amphitheater
n. An edifice of elliptical shape, constructed about a central open space or arena.
anecdote
n. A brief account of some interesting event or incident.
caustic
adj. Sarcastic and severe.
acreage
n. Quantity or extent of land, especially of cultivated land.
antiseptic
n. Anything that destroys or restrains the growth of putrefactive micro-organisms.
bomb
n. A hollow projectile containing an explosive material.
aspirant
n. One who seeks earnestly, as for advancement, honors, place.
alto
n. The lowest or deepest female voice or part.
carouse
v. To drink deeply and in boisterous or jovial manner.
balsam
n. A medical preparation, aromatic and oily, used for healing.
bight
n. A slightly receding bay between headlands, formed by a long curve of a coast-line.
benignity
n. Kindness of feeling, disposition, or manner.
archaeology
n. The branch of anthropology concerned with the systematic investigation of the relics of man.
aerostatics
n. The branch of pneumatics that treats of the equilibrium, pressure, and mechanical properties.
coincident
adj. Taking place at the same time.
accost
v. To speak to.
adversity
n. Misfortune.
anarchy
n. Absence or utter disregard of government.
conformance
n. The act or state or conforming.
bequeath
v. To give by will.
abduction
n. A carrying away of a person against his will, or illegally.
beset
v. To attack on all sides.
confiscate
v. To appropriate (private property) as forfeited to the public use or treasury.
collegian
n. A college student.
Augustinian
adj. Pertaining to St. Augustine, his doctrines, or the religious orders called after him.
angular
adj. Sharp-cornered.
arrant
adj. Notoriously bad.
baffle
v. To foil or frustrate.
bumper
n. A cup or glass filled to the brim, especially one to be drunk as a toast or health.
breaker
n. One who trains horses, dogs, etc.
azalea
n. A flowering shrub.
collide
v. To meet and strike violently.
apprehensible
adj. Capable of being conceived.
antistrophe
n. The inversion of terms in successive classes, as in
aberration
n. Deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course.
ceremonial
adj. Characterized by outward form or ceremony.
apiary
n. A place where bees are kept.
benignant
adj. Benevolent in feeling, character, or aspect.
appall
v. To fill with dismay or horror.
accelerate
v. To move faster.
clarion
n. A small shrill trumpet or bugle.
complication
n. An intermingling or combination of things or parts, especially in a perplexing manner.
bronchitis
n. Inflammation of the bronchial tubes.
colloquial
adj. Pertaining or peculiar to common speech as distinguished from literary.
annex
v. To add or affix at the end.
antedate
v. To assign or affix a date to earlier than the actual one.
comport
v. To conduct or behave (oneself).
cognizant
adj. Taking notice.
antispasmodic
adj. Tending to prevent or relieve non-inflammatory spasmodic affections.
chagrin
n. Keen vexation, annoyance, or mortification, as at one's failures or errors.
birthright
n. A privilege or possession into which one is born.
accouter
v. To dress.
bravado
n. An aggressive display of boldness.
alienate
v. To cause to turn away.
chiffon
n. A very thin gauze used for trimmings, evening dress, etc.
blithe
adj. Joyous.
collapse
v. To cause to shrink, fall in, or fail.
anatomy
n. That branch of morphology which treats of the structure of organisms.
allay
v. To calm the violence or reduce the intensity of; mitigate.
brevity
n. Shortness of duration.
affix
v. To fasten.
butt
v. To strike with or as with the head, or horns.
bronchus
n. Either of the two subdivisions of the trachea conveying air into the lungs.
alkali
n. Anything that will neutralize an acid, as lime, magnesia, etc.
Canaanite
n. A member of one of the three tribes that dwelt in the land of Canaan, or western Palestine.
admissible
adj. Having the right or privilege of entry.
artful
adj. Characterized by craft or cunning.
conjoin
v. To unite.
cohere
v. To stick together.
alchemy
n. Chemistry of the middle ages, characterized by the pursuit of changing base metals to gold.
brae
n. Hillside.
coagulate
v. To change into a clot or a jelly, as by heat, by chemical action, or by a ferment.
attorney-general
n. The chief law-officer of a government.
conductible
adj. Capable of being conducted or transmitted.
anode
n. The point where or path by which a voltaic current enters an electrolyte or the like.
bewilder
v. To confuse the perceptions or judgment of.
congeal
v. To coagulate.
allotment
n. Portion.
clan
n. A tribe.
bethink
v. To remind oneself.
acumen
n. Quickness of intellectual insight, or discernment; keenness of discrimination.
abed
adv. In bed; on a bed.
assets
n. pl. Property in general, regarded as applicable to the payment of debts.
alderman
n. A member of a municipal legislative body, who usually exercises also certain judicial functions.
cede
v. To pass title to.
antilogy
n. Inconsistency or contradiction in terms or ideas.
ambidextrous
adj. Having the ability of using both hands with equal skill or ease.
allegory
n. The setting forth of a subject under the guise of another subject of aptly suggestive likeness.
captivate
v. To fascinate, as by excellence. eloquence, or beauty.
auricle
n. One of the two chambers of the heart which receives the blood from the veins.
conformable
adj. Harmonious.
bravo
interj. Well done.
appellation
n. The name or title by which a particular person, class, or thing is called.
brigade
n. A body of troops consisting of two or more regiments.
arbor
n. A tree.
brigand
n. One who lives by robbery and plunder.
complicity
n. Participation or partnership, as in wrong-doing or with a wrong-doer.
blase
adj. Sated with pleasure.
came
n. A leaden sash-bar or grooved strip for fastening panes in stained-glass windows.
aide-de-camp
n. An officer who receives and transmits the orders of the general.
carnage
n. Massacre.
ailment
n. Slight sickness.
animosity
n. Hatred.
alteration
n. Change or modification.
alternate
n. One chosen to act in place of another, in case of the absence or incapacity of that other.
ameliorate
v. To relieve, as from pain or hardship
bellicose
adj. Warlike.
brogue
n. Any dialectic pronunciation of English, especially that of the Irish people.
annual
adj. Occurring every year.
bass
adj. Low in tone or compass.
collier
n. One who works in a coal-mine.
advocate
n. One who pleads the cause of another, as in a legal or ecclesiastical court.
begrudge
v. To envy one of the possession of.
arrear
n. Something overdue and unpaid.
assessor
n. An officer whose duty it is to assess taxes.
condense
v. To abridge.
acquittance
n. Release or discharge from indebtedness, obligation, or responsibility.
commitment
n. The act or process of entrusting or consigning for safe-keeping.
actuate
v. To move or incite to action.
assimilate
v. To adapt.
cajole
v. To impose on or dupe by flattering speech.
caste
n. The division of society on artificial grounds.
competent
adj. Qualified.
chromatic
adj. Belonging, relating to, or abounding in color.
altruist
n. One who advocates or practices altruism.
abhorrence
n. The act of detesting extremely.
conjecture
n. A guess.
benison
n. Blessing.
bacterium
n. A microbe.
comparative
adj. Relative.
bestride
v. To get or sit upon astride, as a horse.
chameleon
adj. Changeable in appearance.
affirmative
adj. Answering yes; to a question at issue.
comprehensible
adj. Intelligible.
antemundane
adj. Pertaining to time before the world's creation.
complicate
v. To make complex, difficult, or hard to deal with.
annihilate
v. To destroy absolutely.
aggrandize
v. To cause to appear greatly.
aqueous
adj. Of, pertaining to, or containing water.
chasm
n. A yawning hollow, as in the earth's surface.
bedeck
v. To cover with ornament.
abdomen
n. In mammals, the visceral cavity between the diaphragm and the pelvic floor; the belly.
anagram
n. The letters of a word or phrase so transposed as to make a different word or phrase.
bulbous
adj. Of, or pertaining to, or like a bulb.
antiquary
n. One who collects and examines old things, as coins, books, medals, weapons, etc.
calorie
n. Amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water 1 degree centigrade.
anemic
adj. Affected with anemia.
caricature
n. a picture or description in which natural characteristics are exaggerated or distorted.
adjudge
v. To award or bestow by formal decision.
able-bodied
adj. Competent for physical service.
antipathize
v. To show or feel a feeling of antagonism, aversion, or dislike.
assonant
adj. Having resemblance of sound.
augment
v. To make bigger.
analogy
n. Reasoning in which from certain and known relations or resemblance others are formed.
biology
n. The science of life or living organisms.
audacious
adj. Fearless.
aversion
n. A mental condition of fixed opposition to or dislike of some particular thing.
comprehension
n. Ability to know.
coalescence
n. The act or process of coming together so as to form one body, combination, or product.
confidant
n. One to whom secrets are entrusted.
apology
n. A disclaimer of intentional error or offense.
acrid
adj. Harshly pungent or bitter.
christen
v. To name in baptism.
bustle
v. To hurry.
bevel
n. Any inclination of two surfaces other than 90 degrees.
bureau
n. A chest of drawers for clothing, etc.
baize
n. A single-colored napped woolen fabric used for table-covers, curtains, etc.
aristocrat
n. A hereditary noble or one nearly connected with nobility.
aeronautics
n. the art or practice of flying aircraft
athwart
adv. From side to side.
autocracy
n. Absolute government.
choral
adj. Pertaining to, intended for, or performed by a chorus or choir.
betrothal
n. Engagement to marry.
astute
adj. Keen in discernment.
alcove
n. A covered recess connected with or at the side of a larger room.
batter
n. A thick liquid mixture of two or more materials beaten together, to be used in cookery.
ampersand
n. The character &; and.
barcarole
n. A boat-song of Venetian gondoliers.
composure
n. Calmness.
annunciation
n. Proclamation.
ally
n. A person or thing connected with another, usually in some relation of helpfulness.
awaken
v. To arouse, as emotion, interest, or the like.
coerce
v. To force.
analyst
n. One who analyzes or makes use of the analytical method.
abeyance
n. A state of suspension or temporary inaction.
accompanist
n. One who or that which accompanies.
bitterness
n. Acridity, as to the taste.
cohesion
n. Consistency.
Christ
n. A title of Jesus
brotherhood
n. Spiritual or social fellowship or solidarity.
confederate
n. One who is united with others in a league, compact, or agreement.
antemeridian
adj. Before noon.
auxiliary
n. One who or that which aids or helps, especially when regarded as subsidiary or accessory.
authenticity
n. The state or quality of being genuine, or of the origin and authorship claimed.
cadence
n. Rhythmical or measured flow or movement, as in poetry or the time and pace of marching troops.
ardor
n. Intensity of passion or affection.
acute
adj. Having fine and penetrating discernment.
amateur
adj. Practicing an art or occupation for the love of it, but not as a profession.
auriferous
adj. Containing gold.
afresh
adv. Once more, after rest or interval.
coincidence
n. A circumstance so agreeing with another: often implying accident.
cadenza
n. An embellishment or flourish, prepared or improvised, for a solo voice or instrument.
baleful
adj. Malignant.
Anglophobia
n. Hatred or dread of England or of what is English.
carnivorous
adj. Eating or living on flesh.
beget
v. To produce by sexual generation.
borough
n. An incorporated village or town.
buttress
n. Any support or prop.
coercive
adj. Serving or tending to force.
altercate
v. To contend angrily or zealously in words.
Calvinize
v. To teach or imbue with the doctrines of Calvinism.
Americanism
n. A peculiar sense in which an English word or phrase is used in the United States.
archbishop
n. The chief of the bishops of an ecclesiastical province in the Greek, Roman, and Anglican church.
autarchy
n. Unrestricted power.
chancery
n. A court of equity, as distinguished from a common-law court.
commission
v. To empower.
adherent
adj. Clinging or sticking fast.
characterize
v. To describe by distinctive marks or peculiarities.
ardent
adj. Burning with passion.
absence
n. The fact of not being present or available.
bilateral
adj. Two-sided.
aye
adv. An expression of assent.
commentary
n. A series of illustrative or explanatory notes on any important work.
brethren
n. pl. Members of a brotherhood, gild, profession, association, or the like.
callow
adj. Without experience of the world.
beneficent
adj. Characterized by charity and kindness.
blemish
n. A mark that mars beauty.
cartridge
n. A charge for a firearm, or for blasting.
beatitude
n. Any state of great happiness.
clarify
v. To render intelligible.
adjunct
n. Something joined to or connected with another thing, but holding a subordinate place.
brogan
n. A coarse, heavy shoe.
carcass
n. The dead body of an animal.
adulterant
n. An adulterating substance.
adjuration
n. A vehement appeal.
abridge
v. To make shorter in words, keeping the essential features, leaning out minor particles.
brusque
adj. Somewhat rough or rude in manner or speech.
ambush
n. The act or state of lying concealed for the purpose of surprising or attacking the enemy.
acquiesce
v. To comply; submit.
anemometer
n. An instrument for measuring the force or velocity of wind.
altar
n. Any raised place or structure on which sacrifices may be offered or incense burned.
cat-o-nine-tails
n. An instrument consisting of nine pieces of cord, formerly used for flogging in the army and navy.
competitor
n. A rival.
blatant
adj. Noisily or offensively loud or clamorous.
amusement
n. Diversion.
clairvoyance
n. Intuitive sagacity or perception.
blaspheme
v. To indulge in profane oaths.
automaton
n. Any living being whose actions are or appear to be involuntary or mechanical.
carnal
adj. Sensual.
aggregate
n. The entire number, sum, mass, or quantity of something.
absurd
adj. Inconsistent with reason or common sense.
arbiter
n. One chosen or appointed, by mutual consent of parties in dispute, to decide matters.
citadel
n. Any strong fortress.
by-law
n. A rule or law adopted by an association, a corporation, or the like.
anxious
adj. Distressed in mind respecting some uncertain matter.
arboriculture
n. The cultivation of trees or shrubs.
appertain
v. To belong, as by right, fitness, association, classification, possession, or natural relation.
commodity
n. Something that is bought and sold.
assassinate
v. To kill, as by surprise or secret assault, especially the killing of some eminent person.
approbation
n. Sanction.
affect
v. To act upon
actionable
adj. Affording cause for instituting an action, as trespass, slanderous words.
apposite
adj. Appropriate.
auspice
n. favoring, protecting, or propitious influence or guidance.
apothecary
n. One who keeps drugs for sale and puts up prescriptions.
bodice
n. A women's ornamental corset-shaped laced waist.
classify
v. To arrange in a class or classes on the basis of observed resemblance's and differences.
benefice
n. A church office endowed with funds or property for the maintenance of divine service.
compute
v. To ascertain by mathematical calculation.
aerial
adj. Of, pertaining to, or like the air.
ascendant
adj. Dominant.
amalgam
n. An alloy or union of mercury with another metal.
clandestine
adj. Surreptitious.
capillary
n. A minute vessel having walls composed of a single layer of cells.
clothier
n. One who makes or sells cloth or clothing.
centenary
adj. Pertaining to a hundred years or a period of a hundred years.
administrator
n. One who manages affairs of any kind.
accurate
adj. Conforming exactly to truth or to a standard.
abridgment
n. A condensed form as of a book or play.
bric-a-brac
n. Objects of curiosity or for decoration.
aspire
v. To have an earnest desire, wish, or longing, as for something high and good, not yet attained.
aliment
n. That which nourishes.
Briticism
n. A word, idiom, or phrase characteristic of Great Britain or the British.
coincide
v. To correspond.
amity
n. Friendship.
commotion
n. A disturbance or violent agitation.
adamant
n. Any substance of exceeding hardness or impenetrability.
acoustic
adj. Pertaining to the act or sense of hearing.
avocation
n. Diversion.
abbot
n. The superior of a community of monks.
assassin
n. One who kills, or tries to kill, treacherously or secretly.
accept
v. To take when offered.
blockade
n. The shutting up of a town, a frontier, or a line of coast by hostile forces.
clangor
n. Clanking or a ringing, as of arms, chains, or bells; clamor.
anthropology
n. The science of man in general.
castigate
v. To punish.
antonym
n. A word directly opposed to another in meaning.
agitate
v. To move or excite (the feelings or thoughts).
bestial
adj. Animal.
biograph
n. A bibliographical sketch or notice.
coercion
n. Forcible constraint or restraint, moral or physical.
ceremonious
adj. Observant of ritual.
albino
n. A person with milky white skin and hair, and eyes with bright red pupil and usually pink iris.
aggrieve
v. To give grief or sorrow to.
abjure
v. To recant, renounce, repudiate under oath.
adverse
adj. Opposing or opposed.
collaborate
v. To labor or cooperate with another or others, especially in literary or scientific pursuits.
conciliate
v. To obtain the friendship of.
condensation
n. The act or process of making dense or denser.
amorphous
adj. Without determinate shape.
abbey
n. The group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns.
arrival
n. A coming to stopping-place or destination.
bigamist
n. One who has two spouses at the same time.
augur
v. To predict.
accustom
v. To make familiar by use.
ascent
n. A rising, soaring, or climbing.
ambulance
n. A vehicle fitted for conveying the sick and wounded.
accredit
v. To give credit or authority to.
asperity
n. Harshness or roughness of temper.
apathy
n. Insensibility to emotion or passionate feeling.
befriend
v. To be a friend to, especially when in need.
beck
v. To give a signal to, by nod or gesture.
concurrence
n. Agreement.
cathode
n. The negative pole or electrode of a galvanic battery.
bilingual
adj. Speaking two languages.
alleviate
v. To make less burdensome or less hard to bear.
chastise
v. To subject to punitive measures.
canary
adj. Of a bright but delicate yellow.
conjugal
adj. Pertaining to marriage%
adduce
v. To bring forward or name for consideration.
ambiguous
adj. Having a double meaning.
accumulate
v. To become greater in quantity or number.
acrimonious
adj. Full of bitterness.
biped
n. An animal having two feet.
bereave
v. To make desolate with loneliness and grief.
antique
adj. Pertaining to ancient times.
arcade
n. A vaulted passageway or street; a roofed passageway having shops, etc., opening from it.
anticyclone
n. An atmospheric condition of high central pressure, with currents flowing outward.
coalition
n. Combination in a body or mass.
conduit
n. A means for conducting something, particularly a tube, pipe, or passageway for a fluid.
comparison
n. Examination of two or more objects with reference to their likeness or unlikeness.
astringent
adj. Harsh in disposition or character.
authentic
adj. Of undisputed origin.
assailant
n. One who attacks.
autonomous
adj. Self-governing.
artifice
n. Trickery.
chronology
n. The science that treats of computation of time or of investigation and arrangement of events.
atomizer
n. An apparatus for reducing a liquid to a fine spray, as for disinfection, inhalation, etc.
compress
v. To press together or into smaller space.
anthracite
n. Hard coal.
aural
adj. Of or pertaining to the ear.
apotheosis
n. Deification.
bombast
n. Inflated or extravagant language, especially on unimportant subjects.
compliment
v. To address or gratify with expressions of delicate praise.
amenable
adj. Willing and ready to submit.
antic
n. A grotesque, ludicrous, or fantastic action.

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