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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.

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