C 601-800
Terms
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copy deck
- manuscript
- a book or other document written by hand; an author's original copy of a document submitted for publication
- croon
- to hum or sing softly
- ecology
- the study of the relations between living organisms and their environment
- lurk
- to lie in wait; to move furtively
- carcinogenic
- causing cancer
- trauma
- serious physical or emotional injury
- savant
- a well-educated person; a scholar
- sallow
- of a sickly yellowish hue
- upset
- to overturn
- mercenary
- greedy; motivated by desire for money
- haggle
- to argue, as over terms or price
- gentile
- a non-Jewish person
- pinnacle
- the highest point; summit
- discerning
- demonstrating insight or good taste
- collage
- an assembly of diverse elements
- payload
- freight; the revenue-carrying part of cargo
- sang-froid
- coolness and composure, esp. in difficult circumstances
- frank
- open and sincere; straightforward
- trinity
- a group of three closely related members
- nabob
- a rich or important person
- tome
- a large, often scholarly book
- autocracy
- rule by one person within unlimited power
- crone
- an ugly old woman
- somnolent
- sleepy
- impale
- to pierce with something sharp; to make helpless
- composed
- calm and self-possessed
- cue
- a hint
- sarcasm
- hash, often ironic ridicule, intended to hurt
- legacy
- something passed down to a descendant
- diurnal
- daily; occurring during the daytime
- dotage
- a deterioration of mental faculties
- rift
- a break in friendly relations
- fetish
- an object of unreasonably excessive attention
- carte blanche
- unrestricted power to act at one's own discretion
- thermal
- relating to heat
- prognosticate
- to predict
- salubrious
- favorable to good health
- courteous
- polite and gracious; considerate toward others; well-mannered
- premature
- happening, done, arriving, or existing before the proper time
- finale
- the ending, esp. of a musical piece or other form of entertainment
- produce
- fresh fruits and vegetables
- throe
- a spasm of pain; strong yearning
- demolish
- to break down; to tear down
- grotesque
- strangely or absurdly distorted
- digit
- a human finger or toe
- mandatory
- required; needed; obligatory
- enthrall
- to hold as if in a spell; to captivate
- dovetail
- to combine or interlock into a unified whole
- graphic
- described in vivid and explicit detail
- audible
- able to be heard
- unsightly
- unpleasant to look at
- chronology
- arrangement of events in time
- coalition
- an alliance, esp. a temporary one
- refute
- to disprove
- untimely
- occurring at an unfortunate or premature time
- menagerie
- a collection of wild and strange animals kept in cages
- supple
- easy to bend
- brooch
- large, decorative pin
- concupiscent
- lustful
- compensate
- to offset; to counterbalance; to reimburse
- fence
- to practice the art of fighting with a sword
- secrete
- to put or keep in a hiding place; to conceal
- affidavit
- a written declaration made under oath
- dowager
- a widow who holds a title or property that comes from her dead husband
- lucid
- easily understood, clear
- bagatelle
- something of little importance; trifle
- memento
- a reminder or a souvenir
- philanthropic
- donating to charity
- fleet
- moving swiftly
- pugnacious
- belligerent, ready to fight
- portend
- to serve as a warning of
- rupture
- the act of breaking apart or bursting
- scribe
- a professional copyist of manuscripts and documents, esp. in ancient times
- flagellate
- to whip; to hit someone with a stick
- table
- to postpone consideration of
- indiscriminate
- unselective; random; unrestrained
- capsize
- to overturn
- dais
- a raised platform
- descry
- to catch sight of, esp. something distant or obscure
- redound
- to have a good or bad effect; work to one's advantage or disadvantage
- solemn
- serious, grave
- bromide
- commonplace remark intended to calm; platitude
- compost
- a mixture of decaying organic used to improve soil
- epidemic
- rapid spread or growth, esp. of disease or things metaphorically seen as diseases
- truckle
- to submit in a subservient manner to a superior; fawn
- recoil
- to retreat; to go back from some kind of attack
- jaunt
- a short trip for pleasure
- paraphernalia
- personal belongings; equipment
- rakish
- having a neat, casual appearance
- roseate
- cheerful or bright; optimistic
- acme
- the highest point, as of perfection
- bustle
- energetic, often noisy, activity; a stir; to move about energetically
- pyromania
- an uncontrollable urge to start fires
- wane
- to decrease; lessen
- bellicose
- warlike
- prod
- to poke or stab at
- decree
- to order with the force of law; an official order
- folderol
- foolish talk
- lambent
- flickering, e.g. of a flame or light reflected on a surface
- infraction
- a violation of a law or rule
- retract
- to take back; to pull back
- fictitious
- not real; false
- catholic
- of broad scope; universal
- lyrical
- expressing deep personal emotion
- acrophobia
- an abnormal fear of heights
- tatter
- torn and ragged clothing; a shred
- expiate
- to make amends for
- oppugn
- to oppose with argument; to contradict or call into question
- sesquipedalian
- given to the use of long words
- mint
- to invent or fabricate; undamaged; in perfect condition
- yen
- a strong longing or desire
- bungle
- to handle badly; to botch or mess up
- foal
- a young horse, esp. under one year old
- tender
- to offer formally; a legal offer; something, esp. money, offered in payment
- précis
- a concise summary of a text
- tack
- a course of action, esp. one differing from a previous course
- paraphrase
- to restate in different words; to summarize
- dour
- stern and humorless; silently ill-humored
- feline
- cat-like
- badinage
- light, playful speech
- iridescent
- shining with colors
- hilarity
- boisterous merriment; enjoyment
- philatelist
- one who collects stamps
- encrypt
- to put into code
- depose
- to remove from office; displace
- amity
- friendship, oft. of a public nature, as between countries or individuals
- divination
- foretelling the future
- rear
- to raise children
- déjá vu
- the impression of having seen or experienced something before
- presentiment
- a feeling that something is about to happen, esp. something unpleasant
- weather
- to survive
- expectorate
- to spit
- protrude
- to thrust forward or out
- capacious
- able to contain or hold much
- seedy
- worn and shabby; disreputable
- cartography
- map-making
- arsenal
- a storehouse or supply, esp. of weapons
- garland
- a wreath or woven chain of flowers or leaves
- wont
- accustomed
- integrity
- moral or artistic honesty; strength of character
- flippant
- treating serious matters lightly
- dulcet
- pleasant sounding
- equine
- characteristic of a horse
- bowdlerize
- to censor, esp. prudishly
- tumult
- a great commotion or uproar
- drivel
- stupid or childish talk
- legerdemain
- trickery; deception; sleight of hand
- gripe
- to complain constantly or naggingly
- petrify
- to turn into stone; to paralyze with terror
- faze
- to disturb; disconcert
- prolific
- producing a lot
- integrate
- to form into a unified whole
- volition
- a conscious choice or decision
- just
- honorable and fair; consistent with what is right
- prescient
- knowing things before they occur
- terminate
- to end
- contend
- to claim as a fact; to struggle
- ardor
- passionate intensity of feeling
- unpretentious
- modest; not showy
- libertine
- one who lives an immoral life
- morose
- sour tempered and inclined to be silent
- allot
- to distribute; to assign as a portion
- environs
- surroundings
- garble
- to confuse or mix up so as to be misleading or incomprehensible
- quisling
- a traitor, esp. one who serves as the puppet of the enemy
- appreciable
- possible to estimate or measure
- tether
- to restrict or bind with a rope
- chary
- very cautious
- luster
- a sheen or glow
- totter
- to sway as though about to fall
- earthy
- coarse; crude; unrefined
- vertiginous
- causing dizziness, as from spinning or heights
- credentials
- evidence of one's competence or authority
- clergy
- the group of people ordained for religious service
- depraved
- corrupt; morally bad
- concave
- hollowed out; curved inward
- abut
- to touch at one end; to be next to
- rejuvenate
- to restore energy or an appearance of youth
- plausible
- appearing worthy of belief or trust
- chaff
- debris from threshing wheat; worthless matter
- hypochondria
- the persistent belief that one is sick when real illness is unlikely
- anthropology
- study of the origin, behavior, and culture of human beings
- quip
- a remark or reply that is witty or sarcastic
- inspire
- to have an animating effect upon; influence or impel
- disperse
- to scatter in different directions
- expel
- to force out
- crescendo
- a sudden increase, esp. in volume of music
- desolate
- left alone; lonely; deserted
- toxic
- poisonous; dangerous
- mirth
- gladness, esp when expressed as laughter
- caucus
- a political meeting, oft. private, to decide on matters of policy or select candidates
- primp
- to dress or groom with careful attention to detail
- gnarled
- twisted; knotty
- embroil
- to engage in trouble; to complicate
- hale
- vigorous and healthy
- mellifluous
- smooth and sweet; flowing with sweetness
- conspire
- to plan secretly together
- aquiline
- resembling or relating to eagles; curved (like an eagle's beak)
- conception
- formation of an idea in the mind; the start of pregnancy
- crestfallen
- feeling disappointment; feeling shame or humiliation