home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- abase v. To lower in position, estimation, or the like; degrade. abbess n. The lady superior of a nunnery. abbey n. The group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns. abbot n. The superior of a community of monks. abbreviate v. To shorten so that a part stands for a whole. abdicate v. To give up (royal power or the like). abdomen n. In mammels, the visceral cavity between the diaphragm and the pelvic floor; the belly. abdominal n. Of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen. abduction n. A carrying away of a person against his will, or illegally. abed adv. In bed; on a bed. aberration n. Deviation from a right,customary, or prescribedcourse. abet v. To aid, promote, or encourage the commision of (an offense). abeyance n. A state of suspension or temporary inaction. abhorance n. The act of detesting extremely. abhorent adj. Very repugnant; hateful. abidance n. An abiding. abject adj. Sunk to a low condition. abjure v. To recant, renounce, repudiate under oath. ablative adj. Expressing or involving separation or instrumentality. able-bodied adj. Competent for physical service. ablution n. A washing or cleansing, especially of the body. abnegate v. To renounce (a right or privilege). abnormal adj. Not conformed to the ordinary rule or standard. abominable adj. Very hateful. abominate v. To hate violently. abomination n. A very detestable act or practice. aboriginal adj. Primitive; unsophisticated. aboriginess n. The original of earliest known inhabitants of a country. aboveboard adv.& adj. Without concealment, fraud, or trickery. abrade v. To wear away the surface or some part of by friction. abrasion n. That which is rubbed off. abridge v. To make shorter in words, keeping the essential features, leaning out minor particles. abridgement n. A condensed form as of a book or play. abrogate v. To abolish, repeal. abrupt adj. Beginning, ending, or changing suddenly or with a break. abscess n. A Collection of pus in a cavity formed within some tissue of the body. abscind v. To cut off. abscission n. The act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation. abscond v. To depart suddenly and secretly, as for the purpose of escaping arrest. absence n. The fact of not being present or available. absent-minded adj. Lacking in attention to immediate surroundings or business. absolution n. Forgiveness, or passing over of offenses. absolve v. To free from sin or its penalties. absorb v. To drink in or suck up, as a sponge absorbs water. absorption n. The act or process of absorbing. abstain v. To keep oneself back (from doing or using something). abstemious adj. Characterized by self denial or abstinence, as in the use of drink, food. absterge v. To make clean by wiping. abstinence n. Self denial. abstruse adj. Dealing with matters difficult to be understood. absurd adj. Inconsistent with reason or common sense. abundant adj. Plentiful. abusive adj. Employing harsh words or ill treatment. abut v. To touch at the end or boundary line. abyss n. Bottomless gulf. academic adj. Of or pertaining to an acadamy, college, or university. academician n. A member of an acadamy of literature, art, or science. acadamy n. Any institution where the higher branches of learning are taught. accede v. To agree. accelerate v. To move faster. accept v. To take when offered. acceptation n. The sense in which a word, phrase, etc., is received. access n. A way of approach or entrance; passage. accessible adj. Approachable. accession n. Induction or elevation, as to dignity, office, or government. accessory n. A person or thing that aids the principal agent. accident n. Any unpleasent or unfortunate occurence that causes injury, loss, suffering, or death. accidental adj. Taking place unexpectedly, unintentionally, or out of the usual course. acclaim v. To utter with a shout. accommodate v. To furnish something as a kindness or favor. accompaniment n. A subordinate part or parts, enriching or supporting the leading part. accompanist n. One who or that which accompanies. accompany v. To go with, or be associated with, as a companion. accomplice n. An associate in wrong-doing. accomplish v. To bring to pass. accordian n. A portable free-reed musical instrument. accost v. To speak to. account n. A record or statement of receipts and expenditures, or of business transactions. accountant n. One whose business is to keep or examine books. accouter v. To dress. accredit v. To give credit or authority to. accumulate v. To become greater in quantity or number. accuracy n. Exactness. accurate adj. Conforming exactly to truth or to a standard. accursed adj. Doomed to evil, misery, or misfortune. accusation n. A charge of crime, misdemeanor, or error. accusative n. The fourth case in Latin or Greek, used to express the direct object of the verb. accusatory adj. Of, pertaining to, or involving an acusation. accuse v. To charge with wrong doing, misconduct, or error. accustom v. To make familiar by use. ace n. A single mark, or spot on a card or die. acerbity n. Sourness, with bitterness and astringency. acetate n. A salt of acetic acid. acetic adj. Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of vinegar. ache v. To be in pain or distress. Achillean adj. Invulnerable. achromatic adj. Colorless, acid n. A sour substance. acidify v. To change into acid. acknowledge v. To recognize; to admit the genuineness or validity of. acknowledgement n. Recognition. acme n. The highest point, or summit. acoustic adj. Pertaining to the act or sense of hearing. acquaint v. To make familiar or conversant. acquisce v. To comply; submit. acquiscence n. Passive consent. acquire v. To get as one's own. acquisition n. Anything gained, or made one's own, usually by effort or labor. acquit v. To free or clear, as from accusation. acquittal n. A discharge from accusation by judicial action. acquittance n. Release or discharge from indebtness, obligation, or responsability. acreage n. Quantity or extent of land, especiallly of cultivated land. acrid adj. Harshly pungent or bitter. acrimonious adj. Full of bitterness. acrimony n. Sharpness or bitterness of speeech or temper. across adv. To the opposite side from the starting point. actionable adj. Affording cause for instituting an action, astrespass, slanderous words. actress n. A women or girl who acts or performs, especially on the stage. actuality n. Any reality. actuary n. An officer, as of an insurance company, who calculates and states the risks and premiums. actuate v. To move or incite to action. acumen n. Quickness of intellectual insight, or discernment; keenness of discrimination. acute adj. Having fine and penetrating discernment. adamant n. Any substance of exceeding hardness or impenetrability. addendum n. Something added, or to be added. addle v. To make inefficient or worthless; muddle. address v. To deliver a set discourse; oration, lecture, or the like, to (a person or an audience). adduce v. To bring forward or name for consideration. adhere v. To stick fast or together. adherence n. Attachment. adherent adj. Clinging or sticking fast. adhesion n. The state of being attached or joined. adieu inter. Goob-by; farewell. adjacency n. The state of being contingous or adjacent. adjacent n. That which is near or bordering upon. adjectival adj. Of or pertaininhg to an adjective. adjective n. A word used to limit or qualify this application of a noun or nominal phrase. adjudge v. To award or bestow by formal decision. adjunct n. Something joined to or connected with another thing, but holding a subordinate place. adjuration n. A vehement appeal. adjutant adj. Auxiliary. administrator n. One who manages affairs of any kind. admissible adj. Having the right or privilege of entry. admittance n. Entrance, or the right or permission to enter. admonish v. To warn of a fault. admonition n. Gentle reproof. ado n. unnecessary activity or ceremony. adolescence n. The state or period of growth from puberty to maturity. adolescent adj. Growing towards manhood or maturity. adoration n. Profound devotion. adroit adj. Having skill in the use of the bodily or mental powers. adult n. One who or that which attained the age of maturity. adulterant n. An adulterating substance. adulterate v. To make impure by the admixture of other or baser ingredients. adumbrate v. To represent beforehand in outline or by emblem. advent n. The coming or arrival, as of any important change, event, state, or personage. adverb n. That part of speech used to modify words expressing action and quality. adverse adj. Opposing or opposed. adversity n. Misfortune. advert v. To refer incidentally. advertiser n. One who advertises, especially in newspapers. advice n. An opinion or judgement encouraging to or dissuading from some act, practice, course. advisable adj. Proper to be recommended. advise v. To give suggestions concerning a course or action. advisory adj. Not mandatory. advocacy n. The act of pleading a cause. advocate n. One who pleads the cause of another, as in a legal or ecclesiastical court. adz n. A hand cutting tool having its blade at right angles with its handle and usually curved. aerial adj. Of, pertaining to, or like the air. aerolite n. A mass falling on the earth from celestial space. meteorite aeronaut n. One who navigates the air, a balloonist. aeronautics n. the art or practice of flying aircraft aerostat n. A balloon or other apparatus floating in or sustained by the air. aerostatics n. The branch of pneumatics that treats of the equilibrium, pressure, and mechanical properties. affable adj. Easy to approach. affair n. Anything done or to be done. affect v. To act upon affectation n. A studied or ostentatious pretense or attempt. affiliate n. Some auxiliary person or thing. affirmative adj. Answering "yes" to a question at issue. affix v. To fasten. affluence n. A profuse or abundant supply of riches. affranchise v. To liberate. affront n. An open insult or indignity. affuse v. To pour (upon), as water or any liguid. afire adv.& adj. On fire, literally or figuritively. afloat adv.& adj. Adrift. afoot adv. In progress. aforesaid adj. Said in a preceeding part or before. afresh adv. Once more, after rest or interval. afro-american n. an american of african descent. afterglow n. A glow in the western sky after sunset. afternoon n. The part of the day between noon and sunset. afterthought n. A thought that comes later than its appropriate or expected time. again adv. Once more. against prep. In opposition to. agglomerate v. To pile or heap together. aggrandize v. To cause to appear greatly. aggravate v. To make heavier, worse, or more burdensome. aggravation n. The fact of being made heavier or more heinous,as a crime , offense, misfortune, etc. aggregate n. The entire number, sum, mass, or quantity of something. aggress v. To make the first attack. aggression n. An unprovoked attack. aggrieve v. To give grief or sorrow to. aghast adj. Struck with terror and amazement. agile adj. Able to move or act quickly, physically, or mentally. agitate v. To move or excite (the feelings or thoughts). agrarian adj. Pertaining to land, especially agricultural land. agound adv.& adj. On the ground. ague n. Chills and fever. ahungered adj. Hungry. aide-de-camp n. An officer who receives and transmits the orders of the general. ail v. To be somewhat ill. ailment n. Slight sickness. ain't [colloq.] am not. air-tight adj. Not allowing air to pass or enter. airy adj. Delicate, ethereal. aisle n. A passageway, as in a church, theater, or other audience room. akin adj. Of similar nature or qualities. alabaster n. A white or delicately tinted fine-grained gypsum. alacrity n. Cheerful willingness. albeit conj. Even though. albino n. A person with milky white skin and hair, and eyes with bright red pupil and usually pink iris. album n. A book whose leaves are so made to form paper frames for holding photographs or the like. alchemy n. Chemistry of the middle ages, characterized by the pursuit of changing base metals to gold. alcohol n. A volatile, inflammable, colorless liquid of a penetrating odor and burning taste. alcoholism n. A condition resulting from the inordinate or persistent use of alcoholic beverages. alcove n. A covered recess connected with or at the side of a larger room. alder n. Any shrub or small tree of the genus Alunus, of the oak family. alderman n. A member of a municipal legislative body, who usually exercises also certain judicial functions.aldermanship n. The dignity, condition, office, or term of office of an alderman. alert adj. keenly watchful. alewife n. A North-American anadromous fish, like a small shad:mainly used as a manure. alga n. A seaweed. alias n. An assumed name. alien n. One who owes allegiance to a foreign government. alienable adj. Capable of being aliened or alienated, as lands. alienate v. To cause to turn away. alienation n. Estrangement. aliment n. That which nourishes. alimony n. Allowance made to a women from her husand's income, for her maintence after divorce. alkali n. Anything that will nuetralize an acid, as lime,magnesia, etc. allay v. To calm the violence or reduce the intensity of; mitigate. allege v. To assert to be true, especially in a formal manner, as in court. allegory n. The setting forth of a subject under the guise of another subject of aptly suggestive likeness. alleviate v. To make less budensome or less hard to bear. alley n. A narrow street, garden path, walk, or the like. alliance n. Any combinaion or union for some common purpose. alligator n. A large lizard-like American crocodilian reptile. allopathy n. A system of remedial treatment in which it is sought to cure a disease by superinducing another.allot v. To assign a definite thing or part to a certain person. allotment n. Portion. all-round adj. Complete in action or effect. allude v. To refer incidentally, or by suggestion. allusion n. An indirect and incidental reference to something without definite mention of it. alluvion n. Flood. ally n. A person or thing connected with another, usually in some relation of helpfulness. almanac n. A series of tables giving the days of the week together with certain astronomical information. almond n. The stone of the fruit of the almond-tree. almost adv. Approaching closely to a condition, state, amount, degree, but not quite reaching it. aloe n. Any plant of the genus Aloe. alongside prep. Side by side with. aloof adv. Not in sympathy with or desiring to associate with others. alpaca n. A semi-domesticated animal of the mountains of Chile, Peru, and Bolivia, resembling a sheep. alphabet n. The letters that constitute collectively the elements of written language. already adv. By this time or the time mentioned. altar n. Any raised place or structure on which sacrifices may be offered or incense burned. alter v. To make change in. alteration n. Change or modification. altercate v. To contend angrily or zealously in words. alternate n. One chosen to act in place of another, in case of the absence or incapacity of that other. alternative n. Something that may or must exist, be taken or chosen, or done instead of something else. although conj. In spite of the fact that. altitude n. Vertical distance or elevation above any point or base-level, as the sea. alto n. The lowest or deepest female voice or part. altruism n. Benevolence to others on subordination to self-interest. altruist n. One who advocates or practices altruism. aluminum n. a light, bluish-white, malleable and ductile metallic element. alumina n. A women who has been graduated from an institution of learning. alumnus n. A man who has been graduated from a school, college, or other institution of learning. always adv. Forever. amalgam n. An alloy or union of mercury with another metal. amalgamate v. To mix or blend together in a homogeneous body. amnuensis n. A scribe. amateur adj. Practicing an art or occupation for the love of it, but not as a profession. amative adj. Disposed to love. amatory adj. Designed to excite love. ambidextrous adj. Having the ability of using both hands with equal skill or ease. ambiguous adj. Having a double meaning. ambitious adj. Eagerly desirous and aspiring. ambrosial adj. Divinely sweet, fragrant, or delicious. ambulance n. A vehicle fitted for conveying the sick and wounded. ambulate v. To walk about ambush n. The act or state of lying concealed for the purpose of surprising or attacking the enemy. ameliorate v. To relieve, as from pain or hardship amen n. The word at the end of a prayer. amenable adj. Willing and ready to submit. Americanism n. A peculiar sense in which an English word or phrase is used in the United States. amicable adj. Done in a friendly spirit. amity n. Friendship. ammeter n. An ampere-meter. ammonia n. A colorless pungent suffocating gas. ammonite n. Any fossil ammonean cephalopod shell. ammunition n. any substance used in the discharge of firearms. among prep. In or into the mist of. amongst prep. In or into the mist of. amorous adj. Having a propensity for falling in love. amorphous adj. Without determinate shape. amount n. The sum total of numbers or quantities. amour n. A love-affair, especially one of an illicit nature. ampere n. The practical unit of electric-current strength. ampersand n. The character &; and. amphibious adj. Living both on land and in water. amphitheater n. An edifice of elliptical shape, constructed about a central open space or arena. amplitude n. Largeness. amply adv. Sufficiently. amputate v. To remove by cutting, as a limb or some portionof the body. amusement n. Diversion. anachronism n. Anything occuring or existing out of its proper time. anagram n. The letters of a word or phrase so transposed as to make a different word or phrase. analogous adj. Corresponding (to some other) in certain respects, as in form, proportion, relations. analogy n. Reasoning in which from certain and known relations or resemblences others are formed. analyst n. One who analyzes or makes use of the analytical method. analyze v. To examine minutely or critically. anarchy n. Absence or utter disregard of government. anathema n. Anything forbidden, as by social usage. anatomy n. That branch of morphology which treats of the structure of organisms. ancestry n. One's ancestors collectively. anchovy n. A small fish. anecdote n. A brief account of some interesting event or incident. anemia n. Deficiency of blood or red copuscles. anemic adj. Affected with anemia. anemometer n. An instument for measuring the force or velocity of wind. anesthetic adj. Pertaining to or producing loss of sensation. anew adv. Once more. angelic adj. Saintly. anglican n. A member of the Church of England or any church derived from it. Anglo-American adj. Of or pertaining to England and America. Anglo-Indian adj. Having both English and East-Indian characteristics. Anglophobia n. Hatred or dread of England or of what is English. Anglo-Saxon n. The entire English race wherever found, as in Europe, the United States, or India. angular adj. Sharp-cornered. anhydrous adj. Withered. aniline adj. Of, pertaining to, or derived from anilin. animadversion n. The utterance of criticism or censure. animadvert v. To pass criticism or censure. animalcule n. An animal of microscopic smallness. animate v. To make alive. animosity n. Hatred. annalist n. Historian. annals n. A record of events in their chronological order, year by year. annex v. To add or affix at the end. annihiliate v. To destroy absolutely. annotate v. To make explanatory or critical notes on or upon. annual adj. Occuring every year. annuity n. An annual allowance, payment, or income. annunciation n. Proclamation. anode n. The point where or path by which a voltaic current enters an electrolyte or the like. anonymous adj. Of unknown authorship. answer n. A reply or response. antagonism n. Mutual opposition or resistance of counteracting forces, principles, or persons. antarctic adj. Pertaining to the south pole or the regions near it. ante v. In the game of poker, to put up a stake before the cards are dealt. antecede v. To precede. antecedent n. One who or that which precedes or goes before, as in time, place, rank, order, or causality. antechamber n. A waiting room for those who seek audience. antechapel n. Portion of a chapel. antedate v. To assign or affix a date to earlier than the actual one. antediluvian adj. Of or pertaining to the times, things, events before the great flood in the days of Noah.antemeridian adj. Before noon. antemundane adj. Pertaining to time before the world's creation. antenatal adj. Occurring or existing before birth. antepast n. An appetizer. antepenult n. The last syllable but two of a word, as mod in com-mod-i-ty. anterior adj. Prior. anteroom n. A room situated before and opening into another, usually larger. anthelion n. A faint halo about the shadow of an object cast by a low sun through fog or vapor. anthelminthic adj. Expelling or tending to expel intestinal worms. anthology n. A collection of extracts from the writings of various authors. anthracite n. Hard coal. anthropology n. The science of man in general. anthropomorphous adj. Having or resembling human form. antic n. A grotesque, ludicrous, or fantastic action. Antichrist n. Any opponent or enemy of Christ, whether a person or a power. anticlimax n. A gradual or sudden decrease in the importance or impressiveness of what is said. anticlinal adj. Forming a bend with the convex side upward. anticyclone n. An atmospheric condition of high central pressure, with currents flowing outward. antidote n. Anything that will counteract or remove the effects of poison, disease, or the like. antilogy n. Inconsistncy or contradiction in terms or ideas. antimacassar n. covering, of chairs and sofas, by oil from hair. antipathize v. To show or feel a feeling of antagonism, aversion, or dislike. antiphon n. A response or alteration of responses, generally musical. antiphony n. An anthem or other composition sung responsively. antiphrasis n. Irony. antipodes n. A place or region on the opposite side of the earth. antiquary n. One who collects and examines old things, as coins, books, medals, weapons, etc. antiquate v. To make old or out of date. antique adj. Pertaining to ancient times. antiseptic n. Anything that destroys or restrains the growth of putrefactive micro-organisms. antislavery adj. Opposed to human slavery. antispasmodic adj. Tending to prevent or relieve non-inflammatory spasmodic affections. antistrophe n. The inversion of terms in successive classes, as in "the home of joy and the joy of home". antithesis n. A figure of speech in which strongly contrastedwords, phrases, or sentiments are used. antitoxin n. A substance which neutralizes the poisonous products of micro-organisms. antitype n. That which corresponds to and is represented by the type. antonym n. A word directly opposed to another in meaning. antrum n. A sinus or cavity. anxiety n. Misgiving. anxious adj. Distressed in mind respecting some uncertain matter. apagoge n. Indirect proof, or the establishing of a thesisby showing its contrary to be impossible. apartment n. A room in a building, separated from others by partitions. apathy n. Insensiblity to emotion or passionate feeling. aperient adj. Laxative. aperture n. Hole. apex n. The highest point, as of a mountain. aphorism n. Proverb. apiary n. A place where bees are kept. apiece adv. For each person or thing. apogee n. The climax. apology n. A disclaimer of intentional error or offense. apostasy n. A total departure from one's faith or religion. apostate adj. False. apostle n. Any messenger commissioned by or as by divine authority. apostrophe n. A symbol (') above the line, intended usually to mark the omission of a letter or syllable. apothecary n. One who keeps drugs for sale and puts up prescriptions. apotheosis n. Deification. appall v. To fill with dismay or horror. apparatus n. Any complex device or machine designed for the accomplishment of a special purpose. apparent adj. Easily understood. apparition n. Ghost. appease v. To soothe by quieting anger or indignation. appellate adj. Capable of being appealed to. appellation n. The name or title by which a particular person, class, or thing is called. append v. To add or attach, as something accessory, subordinate, or supplemantary. appendicitis n. Inflammation of the vermiform appendix. appendix n. Supplementary matter placed at the end of a book or the like. appertain v. To belong, as by right, fitness, association, classification, possession, or natural relation. applaud v. To express approval in an audible or visible manner, as by clapping of the hands. appliance n. Anything through or by which something is effected or accomplished. applicable adj. Relevant. apposite adj. Appropriate. apposition n. The act of placing side by side, together, or in contact. appraise v. To estimate the money value of. appreciable adj. Capable of being discerned by the senses or intellect. apprehend v. To make a prisoner of (a person) in the name of the law. apprehensible adj. Capable of being conceived. apprehension n. Distrust or dread concearning the future. apprehensive adj. Anticipative of evil. apprenticeship n. Initatory training. approbation n. Sanction. appropriate adj. Suitable for the purpose and circumstances. apricot n. The velvety, peach-like fruit of a tree of the rose family. apropos adv. With reference or regard. aquarium n. A tank, collection of tanks, or the like for the exhibition or study of aquatic animals. aquatic adj. Of or pertaining to the water. aqueduct n. A water-conduit, particularly one for supplying a community from a distance. aqueous adj. Of, pertaining to, or containing water. arbiter n. One chosen or appointed, by mutual consent of parties in dispute, to decide matters. arbitrary adj. Fixed or done capriciously. arbitrate v. To act or give judgement as umpire. arbor n. A tree. arboreal adj. Of or pertaining to a tree or trees. arborescent adj. Having the nature of a tree. arboretum n. A botanical garden or place devoted to the cultivation of trees or shrubs. arboriculture n. The cultivation of trees or shrubs. arc n. Anything in the shape of an arch, or a curve, or a part of a circle. arcade n. A vaulted passageway or street; a roofed passageway having shops, etc, opening from it. arcanum n. An inner secret or mystery. archaic adj. Antiquated archaism n. Obsolescence. archangel n. An angel of high rank. archbishop n. The chief of the bishops of an ecclesiastical province in the Greek, Roman, and Anglican church.archdeacon n. A high official administrator of the affairs of a diocese. archaeology n. The branch of anthropology concerned with the systematic investigation of the relics of man. archer n. One who uses the bow and arrow. archery n. The art or sport of shooting with the bow. archetype n. A prototype. archipelago n. Any large body of water studded with islands, or the islands collectively themselves. architect n. One whose profession it is to devise the plans of buildings or other structures. architecture n. The science and art of the designing and constructing buildings. archway n. The passageway or opening under an arch. Arcturus n. The principal star in the constellation Bootes. ardent adj. Burning with passion. ardor n. Intensity of passion or affection. arena n. The enclosed oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater in which the exhibitions are. arenaceous adj. Like sand. argillaceous adj. Like clay. argosy n. A large richly laden ship of commerce. argument n. A reason offered for or against an opinion, statement, measure, or the like. arid adj. Very dry. arise v. To get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling. aristocracy n. A hereditary noblity aristocrat n. A hereditary noble or one nearly connected with nobility. arithmetic n. The science of numbers and the art of reaching results by their use. arithmetical adj. Of or pertaining to arithmetic, or according to its rules. arithmetician n. One skilled in arithmetic. armada n. A fleet of war-vessels. armful n. As much as can be held in the arm or arms. armory n. An arsenal. arms n. Weapons of offense as cannon, guns, swords, bayonets, etc. aroma n. An agreeable odor. arraign v. To call into court, as a person indicted for crime, and demand whether he pleads quilty or not.arrange v. To put in definite or proper order. arrangement n. The act of putting in proper order, or the state of being put in order. arrant adj. Notoriously bad. arrear n. Something overdue and unpaid. arrival n. A coming to stopping-place or destination. arrogant adj. Unduly or excessively proud, as of wealth, station, learning, etc. arrogate v. To take, demand, or claim, especially presumptuously or without reasons or grounds. Artesian well n. A very deep bored well. water rises due to underground pressure artful adj. Characterized by craft or cunning. Arthurian adj. Pertaining to King Arthur, the real or legendary hero of British poetic story. article A brief composition, as in a serial publication. artifice n. Trickery. artillery n. Guns borne on wheeled carriages, or mounted on fortifications or in vessels in war. artless adj. Ingenuous. Aryan n. One of the people who are said to have migratedinto Europe and India from Central Asia. asbestos n. A white, gray, or green-gray fibrous mineral. ascendant adj. Dominant. ascension n. The act of rising. ascent n. A rising, soaring, or climbing. ascetic adj. Given to severe self-denial and practicing excessive abstinence and devotion. ascribe v. To assign as a quality or attribute. asexual adj. Having no distinct sexual organs. ashen adj. Pale. ashlar n. A block of stone. askance adv. With a side or indirect glance or meaning. asparagus n. A table vegetable. asperity n. Harshness or roughnesss of temper. asphalt n. A bituminous composition used for pavements, for covering roofs, etc. asphodel n. A white-flowered plant. aspirant n. One who seeks earnestly, as for advancement, honors, place. aspiration n. An earnest wish for that which is above one's present reach. aspire v. To have an earnest desire, wish, or longing, as for something high and good, not yet attained. assailant n. One who attacks. assassin n. One who kills, or tries to kill, treacherously or secretly. assassinate v. To kill, as by surprise or secret assault, especially the killing of some eminent person. assassination n. Murderer, as by secret assaullt or treachery. assay n. The chemical analysis or testing of an alloy orore. assent v. To express agreement with a statement or matterof opinion. assentient adj. Assenting. assess v. To determine the amount of (a tax or other sum to be paid). assessor n. An officer whose duty it is to assess taxes. assets n. pl. Property in general, regarded as applicableto the payment of debts. assiduous adj. Diligent. assignee n. One who is appointed to act for another in the management of certain property and interests. assimilate v. To adapt. assize n. A sitting or session of a court, or the court itself. assonance n. Resemblance or correspondence in sound. assonant adj. Having resemblance of sound. assonate v. To accord in sound, especially vowel sound. assuage v. To cause to be less harsh, violent, or severe, as excitement, appetite, pain, or disease. assumption n. That which is taken for granted. aster n. Any plant of the genus Aster. asterisk n. a star (*) used in writing and printing to indicate a marginal reference or foot-note. asteroid n. One of a group of small planets, more correctlycalled planetoids. astound v. To stun with wonder or amazement. astringent adj. Harsh in disposition or character. astrology n. Investigation of the aspects, configurations of the planets. astronomical adj. Of or pertaining to astronomy. astronomy n. The science that treats of the heavenly bodies. astute adj. Keen in discernment. asylum n. An institution for the care of some class of afflicted, unfortunate, or destitute persons. atheism n. The denial of the existence of God. athirst adj. Wanting water. athlete n. One trained in acts of physical exercise, as rowing, boxing, etc. athwart adv. From side to side. atlas n. A volume of maps usually bound together with letterpress. atom n. The smallest portion into which matter can be divided, even by chemical separation. atomizer n. An apparatus for reducing a liquid to a fine spray, as for disenfection, inhalation, etc. atone v. To make amends for. atonement n. Amends, reparation, or expiation made from wrong or injury. atrocious adj. Outrageously or wantonly wicked, criminal, vile, or cruel. atrocity n. Great cruelty or reckless wickedness. attache n. A subordinate member of a diplomatic embassy. attempt v. To make an effort or trial to perform or accomplish (some action). attest v. To certify as accurate, genuine, or true. attorney-general n. The chief law-officer of a government. auburn adj. Reddish-brown, said usually of the hair. auction n. A public sale of property in which the price offered is increased by bids. audacious adj. Fearless. audible adj. Loud enough to be heard. audience n. A gathering of persons to listen to something, as a lecture, speech, or play. audit v. To examine and adjust by comparing the charges with the vouchers, hearing witnesses, etc. audition n. The act or sensation of hearing. auditory adj. Of or pertaining to hearing or the organs or sense of hearing. auger n. A large generally T-handled tool, usually for wood-boring. aught n. Anything whatever. augment v. To make bigger. augur v. To predict. Augustinian adj. Pertaining to St. Augustine, his doctrines, or the religious orders called after him. aura n. Pervasive psychic influence supposed to emanatefrom persons, and to convey mesmeric impressions. aural adj. Of or pertaining to the ear. auricle n. One of the two chambers of the heart which receives the blood from the veins. auricular adj. Of or pertaining to the ear, its auricle, or the sense of hearing. auriferous adj. Containing gold. aurist n. One who treats or is specially skilled in affections of the ear. aurora n. A luminous phenomemon in the upper regions of the atmosphere. auspice n. favoring, protecting, or propitious influence or guidance. austere adj. Severely simple; unadorned. Australian n. A native or naturalized inhabitant of Australia. Austrian n. A native or legally constituted citizen of Austria. autarchy n. Unrestricted power. authentic adj. Of undisputed origin. authenticity n. The state or quality of being genuine, or of the origin and authorship claimed. autobiography n. The story of one's life written by himself. autocracy n. Absolute govenment. autocrat n. Any one who claims or wields unrestricted or undisputed authority or influence. autograph n. One's own signature. automaton n. Any living being whose actions are or appear tobe involuntary or mechanical. autonomous adj. Self-governing. autonomy n. Self-government. autopsy n. The examination of a dead body by dissection to ascertain the cause of death. autumnal adj. Of or pertaining to autumn. auxiliary n. One who or that which aids or helps, especiallywhen regarded as subsidiary or accessory. avalanche n. The fall or sliding of a mass of snow or ice down a mountain-slope, often bearing with it rock.avarice n. Passion for getting and keeping riches. avenue n. A broad thoroughfare. aver v. To assert as a fact. averse adj. Reluctant. aversion n. A mental condition of fixed opposition to or dislike of some particular thing. avert v. To turn away or aside. aviary n. A spacious cage or enclosure in which live birds are kept. avidity n. Greediness. avocation n. Diversion. avoidance n. The act, habit, process, or result of shunning. avow v. To declare openly. awaken v. To arouse, as emotion, interest, or the like. award n. A decision rendered by a judge or umpire. awful adj. Terrible. awkward adj. Ungraceful in bearing or person. awl n. A slender tool for making small holes in wood, leather, or the like. awning n. A roof-like covering or shelter for protection from the sun or weather. awry adv. & adj. Out of the proper form, direction, or position. axis n. A line on which something rotates, or around which something is symmetrically arranged. axle n. A cross-bar supporting a vehicle, and on or with which its wheel or wheels turn. aye adv. An expression of assent. azalea n. A flowering shrub. azure n. The color of the sky. Babylon n. The capital on the Babylonian empire. bachelor n. A man who has not yet been married. bacillus n. A bacterium. backbite v. To revile basely behind one's back. back-bone n. The spine or vertebral column. Baconian adj. Of or pertaining to Lord Bacon or his system of philosophy. bacterium n. A microbe. badger v. To pester. baffle v. To foil or frustrate. bagatelle n. A trifle. baggage n. The trunks, packages, bundles, and the like, with their contents, that a traveler takes. bail v. To deliever (a person under arrest) to the custody of his sureties. bailiff n. An officer of court having custody of prisoners under arraignment. baize n. A single-colored napped woolen fabric used for table-covers, curtains, etc. bakery n. A place where certain kinds of foods, as bread,cake, crackers, or pies, etc., are baked or sold. balance v. To bring into or keep in equilibrium. balcony n. A railed platform projecting from a wall, usually before a window or a door. bald adj. Destitute of hair on some part of the scalp where it usually grows. bale n. A large package prepared for transportation or storage. baleful adj. Malignant. ballad n. Any popular narrative poem, often with epic subject and usually in lyric form. ballet n. An artistic dance generally performed as a dramatic interlude. balloon n. An inverted bag of very light material, which rises and floats in the air. balsam n. A medical preparation, aromatic and oily, used for healing. bamboo n. Any tall tree-like or shrubby grass of the genus Bambusa. ban n. A public order or notice, mandatory or prohibitory. banal adj. Commonplace. bandage n. A strip, usually of soft cloth, used in dressing wounds. bandit n. One of a band of highwaymen or robbers. banjo n. A long-necked musical instrument of the guitar class. bannock n. A cake of coarse meal baked on a griddle or hot stone. banns n. pl. A formal announcement of an intended mariage. baptism n. A sacrament of the Christian church, consistingof the application of water to a proper subject. Baptist n. One who believes that the only valid Christian baptism is the immersion of a convert. baptize v. To administer the sacrament of baptism to. barb n. A backward-projecting point on a sharp weapon, as an arrow, a fish-hook, or a spear. barbarian n. One in the middle status of culture between savagery and civilization. barbarism n. The middle status of culture between savagery and civilization. Barbary n. The Mohammedan countries on the north coast of Africa, not including Egypt. barbecue n. An animal roasted whole, as an ox or a hog. barberry n. Any plant of the genus Berberis. barcarole n. A boat-song of Venetian gondoliers. barefoot adj. & adv. With the feet bare. barnacle n. A crustacean, found attached to rocks, floatingtimbers, ships, etc. barograph n. An instrument that registers graphically and continuously the atmospheric pressure. barology n. The scienceof gravity of the weight of bodies. barometer n. An instument for indicating the atmospheric pressure per unit of surface. baronage n. The British order of barons. baronet n. An inheritable English title. barrack n. A permanent structure for the lodgement of soldiers. barrage n. Formation of an artificial bar in one part of awatercourse, to cause or maintain increased depth.barring prep. Apart from. barrister n. One who practices in the courts as an advocate in the argument and conduct of causes at trail. barrow n. A frame, tray, or box with or without a wheel, having handles or shafts by which it is pulled. baritone adj. Having a register higher than bass and lower than tenor. basic adj. Of, or pertaining to, or having the nature of a base. basinet n. A small, close-fitting helmet. bask v. To make warm by genial heat. bass adj. Low in tone or compass. bassinet n. A basket with a wicker hood over one end, used as a child's cradle. basso n. A bass-singer. bastard n. An illegitimate child. baste v. To cover with melted fat, gravy, while cooking. bastille n. The prison fortress built at the Porte St. Antoine, Paris, in 1369. baton n. An official staff borne either as a weapon or as an emblem of authority or privilege. battalion n. A body of infantry composed of two or more companies, forming a part of a regiment. batten n. A narrow strip of wood. batter n. A thick liquid mixture of two or more materialsbeaten together, to be used in cookery. battlement n. A parapet having in its upper line a range of indentions separated by solid parts. bauble n. A trinket. bawl v. To proclaim by outcry. bayonet n. A dagger-like weapon to be attached to the muzzle of a musket or rifle. bazaar n. An Oriental market-place or range of shops. beacon n. Any prominent object, set on a shore, buoy, as a guide or warning to mariners or others. beadle n. An official whose duty it is to keep order in church. be-all n. All that is to be. bear-pit n. A place, usually a pit, where bears are kept ina zoological garden. beatify v. To make supremely happy. beatitude n. Any state of great happiness. beau n. An escort or lover. beau-ideal n. The highest conceivable type of beauty or excellence. beauteous adj. Excelling in form or grace. beautiful adj. Excelling in form or grace. beautify v. To improve in form or effect. beauty n. That quality of objects, as in nature, or mind,that appeals to and gratifies the esthetic nature.beaver n. A rodent of rat-like form, with a flat oval tail. becalm v. To make quiet. beck v. To give a signal to, by nod or gesture. bedaub v. To smear over, as with something oily or sticky. bedding n. the furnishing for a bedstead. bedeck v. To cover with ornament. bedlam n. Madhouse. bedstead n. The framework for supporting a bed. beech n. A tree of the genus Fagus. befog v. To confuse. befriend v. To be a friend to, especially when in need. beget v. To produce by sexual generation. beggar n. One who makes his living by begging. beginner n. Any one beginning a study, trade, or the like. begrudge v. To envy one of the possession of. belate v. To delay past the proper hour. belay v. To make fast, as a rope, by winding round a cleat. belie v. To misrepresent. believe v. To accept as true on the testimony or authorityof others. believable adj. That may or can believed. belittle v. To disparage. belle n. A woman who is a center of attraction because of her beauty, accomplishments, etc. bellicose adj. Warlike. belligerent adj. Manifesting a warlike spirit. bellyful n. One's fill. bemoan v. To lament bench-warrant n. a warrant directing an offender to be brought into court. benediction n. a solemn invocation of the divine blessing. benefactor n. A doer of kindly and charitable acts. benefice n. A church office endowed with funds or property for the maintenance of divine service. beneficience n. Charity. beneficent adj. Characterized by charity and kindness. beneficial adj. Helpful. beneficiary n. One who is lawfully entitled to the profits andproceeds of an estate or property. benefit n. Helpful result. benevolence n. Any act of kindness or well-doing. benevolent adj. Loving others and actively desirous of their well-being. benign adj. Good and kind of heart. benignant adj. Benevolent in feeling, character, or aspect. benignity n. Kindness of feeling, disposition, or manner. benison n. Blessing. bequeath v. To give by will. bereave v. To make desolate with loneliness and grief. berth n. A bunk or bed in a vessel, sleeping-car, etc. beseech v. To implore. beset v. To attack on all sides. besmear v. To smear over, as with any oily or sticky substance. bespangle v. To cover with spangles. bespatter v. To besmirch or sully. bespeak v. To indicate. bestial adj. Animal. bestrew v. To sprinkle or cover with things strewn. bestride v. To get or sit upon astride, as a horse. bethink v. To remind oneself. betide v. To happen to or befall. betimes adv. In good season or time. betroth v. To engage to marry. betrothal n. Engagement to marry. bevel n. Any inclination of two surfaces other than 90 degrees. bewilder v. To confuse the perceptions or judgement of. bewitch v« T∩ gaiε ascendenc∙ ove≥ b∙ charm≤ o≥ incantations. bias adj. Cut slantingly, as a strip or band: said of cloth. bibliomania n. The passion for collecting books. bibliography n. A list of the words of an author, or the literature bearing on a particular subject. bibliophile n. One who loves books. bibliopole n. A book-seller; especially, a dealer in rare books. bibulous adj. Fond of drinking. biceps n. The large muscle of the upper arm. bide v. To await. biennial n. A plant that produces leaves and roots the first year and flowers and fruit the second. bier n. A horizontal framework with two handles at each end for carrying a corpse to the grave. bigamist n. One who has two spouses at the same time. bigamy n. The crime of marrying any other person while having a legal spouse living. bight n. A slightly receding bay between headlands, formed by a long curve of a coast-line. bigot n. An opinionated adherent of any idea or doctrine. bilateral adj. Two-sided. bilbo n. A sword. bilingual adj. Speaking two languages. billiards n. A game of skill in which the player tries to strike with a cue a hard elastic ball. billion n. A cardinal number. 1,000,000,000 bin n. A large box or enclosed space used for holding grain, meal, coal, or the like. bindery n. A shop or establishment where books are bound. binocular adj. Of or pertaining to both eyes at once. biograph n. A bibliographical sketch or notice. biography n. A written account of one's life, actions, and character. biology n. The science of life or living organisms. bionomics n. The branch of zoology that treats of habits, breeding, and organic adaption. bioplasm n. Formative living matter. biped n. An animal having two feet. birdie n. A little bird. bird's-nest n. The gelatinous substance forming the greater part of the nests or certain birds. birth n. The act of being born. birthright n. A privilege or possession into which one is born. biscuit n. A small soft cake, generally shortened with lard or butter and unsweetened. bisect v. To divide into two parts, especially of two parts of equal size. bissextile n. A leap-year. bitterness n. Acridity, as to the taste. bittock n. Small piece. bivalence n. The property of having a valence of two. bizarre adj. Grotesque. blackberry n. The edible fruit of certain species of Rubus. blackguard n. A low, coarse, vicious, abusive fellow. blackish adj. Darkened. blacklead v. To coat or cover with graphite. blanc-mange n. An opaque whitish jelly-like preparation used for desserts. blase adj. Sated with pleasure. blaspheme v. To indulge in profane oaths. blatant adj. Noisily or offensively loud or clamorous. blaze n. A vivid glowing flame. blazon v. To make widely or generally known. bleach v. To whiten, or remove the color from. bleak adj. Desolate. blemish n. A mark that mars beauty. blink-eyed adj. having winking or squinting eyes. blithe adj. Joyous. blithesome adj. Cheerful. blockade n. The shutting up of a town, a frontier, or a line of coast by hostile forces. blond adj. Flaxen or golden: said of hair. blood-red adj. Colored with or like blood. bloomer n. A costume consisting essentially of loose trousers drawn close at the ankles. blotter n. A sheet of blotting-paper. blowy adj. Characterized by high winds. blucher n. A half-boot or high shoe. blue-eyed aj. having blue eyes. bluish adj. Somewhat blue. blur v. To render indistinct. boar n. An uncastrated hog. boarder n. A person who receives and pays for his meal, orfor meals and lodging, by the day, week, etc. boating n. The pastime or act of rowing or maintaining boats. boatswain n. A subordinate officer of a vessel, who has general charge of the rigging, anchors, etc. bodice n. A women's ornamental corset-shaped laced waist. bodily adj. Corporeal. boisterous adj. Unchecked merriment or animal spirits. bole n. The trunk or body of a tree. bolero n. A Spanish dance, illustrative of the passion oflove, accompanied by castenets and singing. boll n. A round pod or seed-capsule, as a flax or cotton. bolster v. To support, as something wrong. bomb n. A hollow projectile containing an explosive material. bombard v. To assail with any missile or with abusive speech. bombardier n. An artilleryman who has charge of mortars, bombs, and shells. bombast n. Inflated or extravagant language, especially on unimportant subjects. bonbon n. A confection. bonny adj. Sweet and fair. bookish adj. Book-learned. bookseller n. One whose business is the selling of books. boomerang n. A curved wooden missile used in war and the chase by native Australians. boorish adj. Rude. booted adj. Wearing boots. booze n. Liquor. borax n. A white crystalline compound used as an antiseptic in perserving food and medicine. border n. Outer portion or limit. bore v. To weary by tediousness or dullness. born adj. Brought forth or into being, as offspring. borne adj. Prejudiced. borough n. An incorporated village or town. bosom n. The breast or the upper front of the thorax of a human being, especially of a woman. boss n. A superintendent or employer of workmen. botanical adj. Connected with the study or cultivation of plants. botanize v. To study plant-life. botany n. The science that treats of plants. bouillon n. Clear soup. boulder n. A stone or rock. boulevard n. A broad city avenue specially designed for pleasure-walking or driving. boulevardier n. A man about town. boundary n. A limiting or dividing line or mark. bountiful adj. Showing abundance. bouquet n. A bunch of flowers. bourn n. A goal. Bowdlerize v. To expurgate in editing (a literary composition) by omitting words or passages. bowler n. In cricket, the player who delivers the ball. bowyer n. An archer. boycott v. To place the products or merchandise of under a ban. boyhood n. The state or period of being a boy. boyish adj. Puerile. brae n. Hillside. braggart n. A vain boaster. brandish v. To wave, shake, or flourish triumphantly or defiantly, as a sword or spear. bravado n. An aggressive display of boldness. bravo interj. Well done. bray n. A loud harsh sound, as the cry of an ass or the blast of a horn. braze v. To make of or ornament with brass. brazier n. An open pan or basin for holding live coals. breach n. The violation of official duty, lawful right, or a legal obligation. breakage n. The act of breaking, or the state of being broken. breakdown n. A collapse. breaker n. One who trains horses, dogs, etc. breastplate n. A piece of defensive plate armor for the breast. breech n. The buttocks. breeches-buoy n. A life-saving apparatus, consisting of canvas breeches. brethren n. pl. Members of a brotherhood, gild, profession,association, or the like. Breton n. One born in Brittany or Bretange in northwestern France. breviary n. A book containing the daily offices or prayers for the canonical hours. brevier n. A size of type between bourgeois and minion, about 8-point. brevity n. Shortness of duration. brew v. To make, as ale or beer, by boiling and fermenting malt with hops, or other ingredients. brewery n. A building or establishment where ale, beer, or the like is made. brewster n. A brewer. bric-a-brac n. Objects of curiosity or for decoaration. bridle n. The head-harness of a horse consisting of a head-stall, a bit, and the reins. brigade n. A body of troops consisting of two or more regiments. brigadier n. General officer who commands a brigade, rankingbetween a colonel and a major-general. brigand n. One who lives by robbery and plunder. Bright's disease n. Disease of the kidneys marked by the presence of albumin in the urine. brilliance n. Intense or sparkling brightness or luster. brilliant adj. Shining brightly. brimstone n. Sulfur. brine n. Water saturated with salt. bristle n. One of the coarse, stiff hairs of swine: used in brush-making, etc. britannia n. The United Kingdom of Great Britian. Briticism n. A word, idiom, or phrase characteristic of Great Britian or the British. British n. Of or pertaining to Great Britian or its inhabitants. Briton A native or legally constituted citizen of Great Britian. brittle adj. Fragile. broach v. To mention, for the first time. broadcast adj. Disseminated far and wide. brogan n. A coarse, heavy shoe. brogue n. Any dialectic pronunciation of English, especially that of the Irish people. broken-hearted adj. Crushed or overwhelmed in spirit. brokerage n. The business of making sales and purchases for a commission; a broker. bromine n. A dark reddish-brown, non-metallic liquid element with a suffocating odor. bronchitis n. Inflammation of the bronchial tubes. bronchus n. Either of the two subdivisions of the trachea conveying air into the lungs. bronze n. A reddish-brown alloy of copper and tin. brooch n. An article of jewelry fastened by a hinged pin and hook on the underside. brotherhood n. Spiritual or social fellowship or solidarity. brother-in-law n. A husband's brother; a wife's brother; a sister's husband. browbeat v. To overwhelm, or attempt to do so, by stern, haughty, or rude address or manner. browse v. To nibble off. brunette n. A woman or girl of dark complexion, eyes, and hair. brusque adj. Somewhat rough or rude in manner or speech. Brussels sprouts n. A variety of cabbage with blistered leaves and stem covered with close heads. brutal adj. Cruel. buccaneer n. A pirate. buckle n. A device for fastening. buckler n. A shield. buckram n. A coarse glue-sized linen or hemp fabric used for stiffening garments, in bookbinding, etc. buckwheat n. The triangular seeds of an herb of the buckwheat family. Buddhism n. A mystic and ascetic religious faith and cult. budge n. Lambskin prepared like fur, used for linings and edgings. buffalo n. A large Old World bovine ruminant. buffoon n. A clown. buffoonery n. Low drollery, coarse jokes, etc. bulbous adj. Of, or pertaining to, or like a bulb. bullock n. An ox. bulrush n. Any one of various tall rush-like plants growing in damp ground or water. bulwark n. Anything that gives security or defense. bumper n. A cup or glass filled to the brim, especially one to be drunk as a toast or health. bumptious adj. Full of offensive and aggresive self-conceit. buncombe n. Inflated or bombastic speechmaking only for effect. bungle v. To execute clumsily or faultily. buoyancy n. Power or tendency to float on or in a liquid or gas. buoyant adj. Having the power or tendency to float or keep afloat. bureau n. A chest of drawers for clothing, etc. bureaucracy n. Government by departments of men transacting paticular branches of public business. burgess n. In colonial times, a member of the lower house of the legislature of Maryland or Virginia. burgher n. An inhabitant, citizen or freeman of a borough,burgh, or corporate town. burglar n. A nocturnal housebreaker. burglary n. The crime of breaking and entering in the night-time into the dwelling-house of another. burlap n. A coarse stuff used for wrapping merchandise. burlesque n. Ludricrous or exaggerated imitation or representation. Burmese adj. Pertaining to Burma. burnish v. To make brilliant or shining. Burro n. A very small donkey. bursar n. A treasurer. bury v. To put (a dead body) in a grave or tomb or final resting-place. business n. Profession. busk n. A thin, elastic strip of wood, whalebone, or steel, placed in a corset or the like. bustle v. To hurry. busy adj. Actively engaged in something that engrosses the attention. busy-body n. One who habitually meddles with the affairs of others. butler n. A man servant who has charge of the dining- room, wine, plate, etc. butt v. To strike with or as with the head, or horns. butte n. A conspicuous hill, low mountain, or natural turret, generally isolated. buttress n. Any support or prop. buy v. To purchase. by-law n. A rule or law adopted by an association, a corporation, or the like. byre n. A cow-stable. Byronic adj. Pertaining to Lord Byron or characterized by romanticism, sentiment, or passion. cabal n. A number of persons secretly united for effecting by intrigue some private purpose. cabalism n. Superstitious devotion to one's religion. caballero n. A Spanish gentleman. cabinet n. The body of men constituting the official advisors of the executive head of a nation. cacoethes n. A bad propensity or habit. cacology n. Bad pronunciation. cacophony n. A disagreeable, harsh, or discordant sound or combination of sounds or tones. cactus n. A plant. cadaverous adj. Resemling a corpse. caddie n. A person who carries clubs for golf-players. cadence n. Rythmical or measured flow or movement, as in poetry or the time and pace of marching troops. cadenza n. An embellishment or flourish, prepared or improvised, for a solo voice or instrument. caducous adj. Perishable. cafe n. A coffee-house. caffeine n. A stimulating alkaloid found in the leaves and berries of coffee. caitiff adj. Cowardly. cajole v. To impose on or dupe by flattering speech. cajolery n. Delusive speech. calculable adj. That may be estimated by reckoning. calculate v. To compute mathematically. calculation n. An arithmetical computation and its results. calculus n. A concretion formed in various parts of the body resembling a pebble in hardness. Caledonian n. A Scotchman. calefy v. To heat or warm. calendar n. A table showing days or dates of the months, numbered in their order. calender n. A machine for giving to cloth, paper, etc., a smooth, glossy surface or watered appearence. caliber n. The internal diameter of a tube, especially, such diameter of a gun-barrel, or the like. calibrate v. To graduate the tube of (a thermometer) so that it will indicate the temperature correctly. calico n. Cotton cloth with a figured design printed on one side. caligraph n. A specimen of beautiful penmanship. callosity n. The state of being hard and insensible. callow adj. Without experience of the world. calomel n. A heavy, white, tasteless compound used in medicine as a purgative. calorie n. Amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water 1 degree centigrade. calumny n. Slander. Calvary n. The place where Christ was crucified. Calvinism n. The system of doctrine taught by John Calvin. Calvinize v. To teach or imbue with the doctrines of Calvinism. calyx n. The outermost series of leaves of a flower, individually called sepals. Cambrian n. A Welshman. cambric n. A cotton fabric made in imitation of linen. came n. A leaden sash-bar or grooved strip for fastening panes in stained-glass windows. camellia n. A plant. cameo n. Any small engraved or carved work in relief. camera n. A chamber or box in which the image of an exterior object is projected upon a plane surface.campaign n. A complete series of connected military operations. camphor n. A white, volatile, tough, gum-like translucent crystalline compound. camphorate v. To impregnate or treat with camphor. Canaanite n. A member of one of the three tribes that dwelt in the land of Canaan, or western Palestine. Canadian adj. Pertaining to the Dominion of Canada. canary adj. Of a bright but delicate yellow. cancer n. A malignant growth of new tissue (neoplasm), usually in the form of a tumor. candelabrum n. A candlestick having several branches. candid adj. Straightforward. candidacy n. The state of being nominated. candidate n. One who is nominated or put forward or who offers himself for an elective office. candor n. The quality of frankness or outspokenness. canicular adj. Relating to a dog. canine adj. Characteristic of a dog. cannibal n. A human being that eats human flesh. canon n. Any rule or law. canyon n. A deep gorge or ravine with steep sides, formed by fluvial erosion. canopy n. A covering suspended over a throne, shrine, or the like. cant v. To talk in a singsong, preaching tone with affected solemnity. can't contraction. Can not. Cantabrigian adj. Of or pertaining to Cambridge. cantata n. A choral composition. canticle n. A non-metrical hymn or psalm, mostly taken fromthe Scriptures. canto n. One of the divisions of an extended poem. cantonment n. The part of the town or district in which the troops are quartered. canzone n. An instrument composition in the style of a madrigal. capacious adj. Roomy. capacitate v. To render fit. capillary n. A minute vessel having walls composed of a single layer of cells. capital n. A chief town or city. capitalism n. A system that favors the concentration of capital in the hands of a few. capitation n. A counting of heads or individuals. Capitol n. The building occupied by the national Congress at Washington. capitulate v. To surrender or stipulate terms. capriccio n. A prank. caprice n. A whim. capsize v. To upset or overturn, as a boat caption n. A heading, as of a chapter, section, document, etc. captious adj. Hypercritical. captivate v. To fascinate, as by excellence. eloquence, or beauty. captor n. One who takes or holds captive. carafe n. A glass water-bottle. caramel n. A confection composed of sugar, butter, and other ingredients. carat n. A unit of weight for precious stones. caravan n. A convoy of travellers or merchandise. carbolic adj. Pertaining to carbon and oil. carbonic acid n. A heavy, colorless, incombustible gas. carbonize v. To reduce to carbon, as by the action of heat or acids. carbuncle n. A malignant boil. carburet v. To combine or impregnate with carbon. carcass n. The dead body of an animal. cardialgia n. A burning sensation of the stomach. cardiac adj. Pertaining to the heart. cardinal adj. Of prime or special importance. cardiameter n. An instrument for determining the power of the heart's actions. carditis n. Inflammation of the muscular substance of the heart. career n. A course of professional life or employment that offers advancement or honor. careful adj. Giving close or watchful attention. careless adj. Neglectful of danger, interest, responsibility, or duty. caret n. A sign (^) placed below a line, indicating where omitted words, etc., should be inserted. caribou n. The North-American reindeer. caricature n. a picture or desciption in which natural characteristics are exaggerated or distorted. carnage n. Massacre. carnal adj. Sensual. carnation n. The color of human flesh. carnivorous adj. Eating or living on flesh. carol n. A song or hymn of religious joy. Caroline adj. Pertaining to the characteristic of Charles Iand II and their times. carom n. In billiards, the impact of the cue-ball against two other balls in succession. carouse v. To drink deeply and in boisterous or jovial manner. carpet-knight n. A stay-at-home soldier: used derisively. carriage n. A wheeled vehicle for carrying persons. carrion n. Dead and putrefying flesh. carrot n. A reddish-yellow and usually spindle-shaped edible fleshy root. carte n. A position in fencing. cartilage n. An elastic animal tissue of firm consistence. carton n. A box made of pasteboard. cartoon n. A picture or caricature in sketchy style, as ina periodical. cartouche n. An oblong figure with rounded edges, containingthe name of a king, queen, or diety. cartridge n. A charge for a firearm, or for blasting. carving n. The act or cutting wood and ivory in artistic forms. casing n. Anything with which a thing or place is incasedor lined. cask n. A barrel-shaped wooden vessel. casque n. A helmet. castaway n. One who is put ashore from a a ship and left. caste n. The division of society on artificial grounds. castigate v. To punish. casual adj. Accidental, by chance. casualty n. A fatal or serious accident or disaster. cataclysm n. Any overwhelming flood of water; especially, the Noachian deluge. catalepsy n. A rare nervous condition characterized by a sudden suspension of consciousness. cataract n. Opacity of the lens of the eye resulting in complete or partial blindness. catarrh n. Exaggerated secretion from a mucous membrane, esp. the membranes of the respiratory channel. catastrophe n. Any great and sudden misfortune or calamity. catch v. To grasp and retain. catechise v. To instruct in the elementary truths of religion. category n. Any comprehensive class or desciption of things. caterer n. One who furnishes everything needful for entertainments. caterpillar n. The larva of a lepidopterous insect, as a butterfly, in the first stage of metamorphosis. cathode n. The negative pole or electrode of a galvanic battery. Catholicism n. The system, doctrine, and practice of the Roman Catholic Church. catholicity n. Universal prevalence or acceptance. cat-o-nine-tails n. An instument consisting of nine pieces of cord,formerly used for flogging in the army and navy. catspaw n. A person used as the tool of another, especially for doing discreditable work. caucus n. A private meeting of members of a political party to select candidates. caul n. That part of the amniotic sac which sometimes envelops the head of a newly born child. cauliflower n. The compact fleshy edible head formed by the flowers of a cultivated variety of cabbage. causal adj. Indicating or expressing a cause. caustic adj. Sarcastic and severe. cauterize v. To burn or sear as with a heated iron. cautious adj. Considering the consequences before acting. cavalier adj. Gallant. cavalry n. That arm of the military service consisting of mounted soldiers. cavern n. A large natural underground cavity or cave. cavity n. A hollow within a body or thing. ceaseless adj. Incessant. cecity n. Blindness. cede v. To pass title to. ceil n. Ceiling. ceiling n. The overhead covering of a room or apartment. celerity n. Speed; rapidity. celiac n. Pertaining to the abdomen or abdominal cavity. celibate adj. Vowed to remain single. cello n. A violoncello. cellular adj. Pertaining to a cell or cells. celluloid n. A hard elastic compound. Celtic adj. Pertaining to the Celts. cemetery n. A place for the burial of the dead. censer n. A vessel for burning incense. censor n. An official examiner of manuscripts empowered to prohibit their publication. censorious adj. Judging severly or harshly. census n. An official numbering of the people of a country or district. centenary adj. Pertaining to a hundred years or a period of a hundred years. centiliter n. A hundredth of a liter. centimeter n. A length of one hundredth of a meter. centurion n. A captain of a company of one hundred infantry in the ancient Roman army. ceraceous adj. Of the nature of or like wax. cere v. To cover or seal with, or as with, wax or cerecloth. cereal adj. Pertaining to edible grain or farinaceous seeds. ceremonial adj. Characterized by outward form or ceremony. ceremonious adj. Observant of ritual. cereous adj. Made of or like wax. Ceres n. The goddess of corn and harvest. Cereus n. A cactus. certain adj. Beyond doubt or question. certify v. To make statement to as matter of fact. cerulean adj. Of a deep clear blue. cessation n. Discontinuance, as of action or motion. cession n. Surrender, as of possessions or rights. cesura n. A break or interruption. cetacean Pertaining to an order of mammels of a fish-like form. chafing-dish n. A vessel for holding live coals, or hot water, for heating or cooking. chagrin n. Keen vexation, annoyance, or mortification, as at one's failures or errors. chaise n. A one-horse vehicle for two persons. chalice n. A consecrated cup used in the celebration or administration of the Lord's Supper. challenge v. To defy to show superiority in a trial of ability, strength, or skill. chameleon adj. Changeable in appearence. champagne n. A highly effervescent wine. champaign n. Flat and open ground. chancel n. The space in a church reserved for the officiating clergy. chancellor n. A keeper of the great seal under the Eastern Empire, the Holy Roman Empire. chancery n. A court of equity, as distinguished from a common-law court. chancre n. A primary syphilitic ulcer. chandelier n. A branching frame, generally of ornamenatal design, hanging from a ceiling or roof. changeable adj. Alterable. chaos n. Any condition of which the elements or parts are in utter disorder and confusion. chapeau n. A hat. chaplain n. A clergyman with special functions, such as conducting religious services. char v. To burn or scorch the surface of, as timber. char-a-bancs n. A long-bodied carriage with curtains and several transverse seats. characteristic n. A distinctive feature. characterize v. To describe by distinctive marks or peculiarities. chard n. The blanched leaves, leafstalks, or midribs of certain plants. chare n. A narrow lane, street, or alley. charity n. Benevolence. charlatan n. A quack. chasm n. A yawning hollow, as in the earth's surface. chasse n. In dancing, a movement across, or to right and left. chassis n. A base-frame. chasten v. To purify by affliction. chastise v. To subject to punitive measures. chastity n. Sexual or moral purity. chateau n. A castle or manor-house. chattel n. Any article of personal property. check v. To hold back. checker v. To mark or decorate with squares or crossed lines. cheese n. The curd of milk. cheesemonger n. A dealer in cheese. chef n. A male head cook. chemical n. Pertaining to that branch of physical science which treats of matter. chemise n. A woman's undergarment or shift. chemist n. One who practices the branch of physical science which treats of matter. cherub n. A beautiful child or infant. cheval n. A horse. chevalier n. A gallant gentleman. chew v. To cut and crush, or grind, with the teeth. chicken-pox n. A mild febrile infectious disease of children. chieftain n. The civil or military head of a clan, tribe, orarmy. chiffon n. A very thin gauze used for trimmings, evening dress, etc. chiffonier n. A high, narrow bureau. childlike adj. Artless. like a child chilly adj. Producing or feeling a sensation of cold. chimney n. A vertical passage to conduct combustion-gases from a fire to the outer air. Chinese n. The people of China. chintz n. A cotton fabric printed with designs of flowers, etc., in several colors. chiropodist n. One who treats ailments of the hands and feet. chirography n. Style or character of handwriting. chirurgeon n. A surgeon. chivalry n. The knightly system of fuedal times with its code, usages and practices. chlorine n. A greenish-yellow, very poisonous, liquefiable gaseous element with an offensive odor. chocolate n. A paste or cake made of cocao-seeds roasted andground and often mixed with sugar. choler n. Bile. cholera n. An acute epidemic disease. choleric adj. Easily provoked to anger. choose v. To pick out. choral adj. Pertaining to, intended for, or performed by a chorus or choir. chord n. A combination of musical tones selected according to the laws of harmony. chorister n. A male singer in a church choir. chose v. Imp. of choose. Christ n. A title of Jesus christen v. To name in baptism. Christendom n. That part of the world where Chritianity is generally professed. Christianity n. The doctrines and teachings of Jesus Christ. chromatic adj. Belonging, relating to, or abounding in color. chromo n. A chromolithograph. chromophotograph n. A picture produced in natural colors by a photographic process. chromotype n. A photographic process in which some salt of chromium is employed as a sensitive agent. chromolithography n. The process of lithographic printing in colors. chromosphere n. A relatively thin layer of incandescent red gassurrounding the sun and resting on the photospherechronic adj. Continuing through a long period of time (always in the unfavorable sense). chronology n. The science that treats of computation of time,or of investigation and arrangement of events. chronometer n. A portable timekeeper of the highest attainableprecision. chronoscope n. An instrument for measuring a minute interval of time. chrysalis n. An object in an undeveloped state or transitorystage of existence. Chrysanthemum n. A plant. chuckle n. A low, supressed, or broken laugh. chummy adj. Confidentially sociable. cicerone n. Any guide. Ciceronian adj. Classic. cigarette n. A little cigar, made of finely cut tobacco rolled usually in thin paper. cincture n. A belt or girdle. cipher v. To calculate arithmetically. circuit n. The entire course trnsversed by an electric current. circulate v. To disseminate. circumcise v. To cut round. circumference n. The boundary-line of a circle. circumfluent adj. Flowing round. circumjacent adj. Surrounding. circumlocution n. Indirect or roundaout expression. circumnavigate v. To sail quite around. circumscribe v. To confine within bounds. circumspect adj. Showing watchfulness, caution, or careful consideration. cisalpine adj. South of the Alps. cisatlantic adj. On this side of the Atlantic. citadel n. Any strong fortress. citation n. A reference to an authority. cite v. To refer to specifically. civics n. The science that treats of citizenship and of the relations between government and citizens. civilian n. One who follows civil pursuits as distinguishedfrom military, naval, or clerical. civilize v. To give order, law, and culture to. claimant n. One who makes a claim or demand, as of right. clairvoyance n. Intuitive sagacity or perception. clamorous adj. Urgent in complaint or demand. clan n. A tribe. clandestine adj. Surreptitious. clangor n. Clanking or a ringing, as of arms, chains, or bells; clamor. clarify v. To render intelligible. clarion n. A small shrill trumpet or bugle. clarity n. Clearness. classical adj. Of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks and Romans, their history, literature, or art. classify v. To arrange in a class or classes on the basis of observed resemblances and differences. classis n. A class in a college or seminary. clause n. A distinct part of a composition, paragraph, orsentence, having complete sense in itself. clayey adj. Of, abounding in, or mixed with clay. claymore n. A heavy two-handed and double-edged broadsword. clean-cut adj. Formed as with skillful neatness. cleanly adv. Neatly. clear-headed adj. Not mentally confused or befogged. clearance n. A certificate from the proper authorities that a vessel has complied with the law and may sail. clef n. A character placed upon the staff to determine the pitch and, in popular use, of the notes. clemency n. Mercy. clement adj. Compassionate. clergy n. The ministers of the established church. clergyman n. A Christian minister. clerical adj. Of, belonging to, or characterizing the clergy. clew n. That which suggests the solution of a puzzle or mystery. click n. A short, sharp, non-ringing sound, commonly the result of impact. climatology n. The science of climate. climax n. Culmination. climb v. To ascend by means of the hands and feet. clinic n. The teaching of medicine and surgery at the bedside or in the presence of patients. clique n. A small exclusive party or set associated for a common purpose. clockwise adv. In the same direction as that in which the hands of a clock move, as viewed from the front. close-hauled adj. Having the sails set for sailing as close to the wind as possible. close-mouthed adj. Uncommunicative. clothier n. One who makes or sells cloth or clothing. club-footed adj. Having congenital distortion of the foot. clue n. Any slight indication that points to a solution. clumsy adj. Awkward of movement. coadjutor n. A coworker or colleague. coagulate v. To change into a clot or a jelly, as by heat, by chemical action, or by a ferment. coagulant adj. Producing coagulation. coalescence n. The act or process of coming together so as to form one body, combination, or product. coalition n. Combination in a body or mass. coarse-grained adj. Formed of coarse particles or fibers, as stone or wood. coast-guard n. An organized body of men distributed along the coast to man the life-saving stations. cocaine n. A crystalline alkaloid contained in coca- leaves, used in medicine as a local anesthetic. cochineal n. A brilliant scarlet dye. cocoa n. The palm-tree that produces coconuts. coconut n. The fruit or nut of the coco-palm. coddle v. To treat as a baby or an invalid. codicil n. A supplement adding to, revoking, or explainingin the body of a will. codling n. One of a group of varieties of cooking-apples. coeducation n. The education of young men and women together in the same classes or institution. coefficient n. Any agent that unites its action with that of some other agent. coerce v. To force. coercion n. Forcible constraint or restraint, moral or physical. coercive adj. Serving or tending to force. cogent adj. Appealing strongly to the reason or conscience. cognac n. French brandy. cognate adj. Akin. cognation n. Blood-relationship. cognizant adj. Taking notice. cognomen n. A surname. coheir n. An heir with another or others. cohere v. To stick together. cohesion n. Consistency. cohesive adj. Having the property of consistency. coign n. A projecting angle or stone. coincide v. To correspond. coincidence n. A circumstance so agreeing with another: often implying accident. coincident adj. Taking place at the same time. cold-drawn adj. Extracted without heat. cold-blooded adj. Unsympathetic. cole n. Any one of several plants of the genus Brassica, as the cabbage, cauliflower, etc. colic n. Acute spasmodic pain, as in the bowels or large intestine. collaborate v. To labor or cooperate with another or others, especially in literary or scientific pursuits. collapse v. To cause to shrink, fall in, or fail. collapsible adj. That may or can collpase. colleague n. An associate in professional employment. collectable adj. That which may be collected. collection n. A number of similar objects grouped or found together. collective adj. Consisting of a number of persons or objects considered as gathered into a mass, or sum. collector n. One who makes a collection, as of objects of art, books, or the like. collegian n. A college student. collide v. To meet and strike violently. collier n. One who works in a coal-mine. collision n. Violent contact. colloquial adj. Pertaining or peculiar to common speech as distinguished from literary. colloquialism n. Form of speech used only or chiefly in conversation. colloquy n. Conversation. collusion n. A secret agreement for a wrongful purpose. colonel n. The highest officer of a regiment. colonize v. To establish or unite in a colony or colonies. colossus n. Any strikingly great person or object. column n. A vertical shaft, commonly cylindrical. combatant adj. Contending in fight. combustible adj. Inflammable. combustion n. The action or operation of burning. come-at-able adj. Attainable. comely adj. Handsome. comestible adj. Fit to be eaten. comical adj. Funny. comma n. A punctuation-mark (,) indicating the slightestpossible separation in ideas or construction. commandant n. An officer in command. commander-in-chief n. One holding some supreme command. commandment n. An authoritative mandate. commemorate v. To serve as a remembrance of. commentary n. A series of illustrative or explanatory notes on any important work. commingle v. To blend. comminute v. To crush. comminution n. Pulveration. commissariat n. The department of an army charged with the provision of its food and water and daily needs. commissary n. An officer in charge of the subsistence of troops, musters, etc. commission v. To empower. commitment n. The act or process of entrusting or consigning for safe-keeping. committal n. The act, fact, or result of committing, or the state of being committed. commodious adj. Spacious. commodity n. Something that is bought and sold. commotion n. A disturbance or violent agitation. commune n. Any community organized for local interests and self-government. communicant n. One who partakes or has a right to partake of the Lord's Supper. communion n. Intimate and helpful association. communism n. A social system in which there is community of goods. community n. The people who reside in one locality and are subject to the same laws. commute v. To put something, especially something less severe, in place of. comparable adj. Fit to be compared. comparative adj. Relative. comparision n. Examination of two or more objects with reference to their likeness or unlikeness. compartment n. One of the parts into which an enclosed space is subdivided by lines or partitions. compatible adj. Congenial. compendious adj. Succinct. compensate v. To remunerate. compete v. Contend emulously, as for a prize. competence n. Adequate qualification or capacity. competent adj. Qualified. competitive adj. characterized by rivalry. competitor n. A rival. complacence n. Satisfaction with one's acts or surroundings. complacent adj. Pleased or satisfied with oneself. complaisance n. Poilteness. complaisant adj. Agreeable. complement v. To make complete. complex adj. Complicated. compliant adj. Yielding. complicate v. To make complex, difficult, or hard to deal with. complication n. An intermingling or combination of things or parts, especially in a perplexing manner. complicity n. Participation or partnership, as in wrong-doingor with a wrong-doer. compliment v. To address or gratify with expressions of delicate praise. component n. A constituent element or part. comport v. To conduct or behave (oneself). compositor n. One who sets type. composure n. Calmness. comprehensible adj. Intelligible. comprehension n. Ability to know. comprehensive adj. Large in scope or content. compress v. To press together or into smaller space. compressible adj. Capable of being pressed into smaller compass. compression n. Constraint, as by force or authority. comprise v. To consist of. compulsion n. Coercion. compulsory adj. Forced. compunction n. Remorseful feeling. compute v. To ascertain by mathematical calculation. comrade n. An intimate companion. concave adj. Hollow and rounded. concede v. To surrender. conceit n. Self-flattering opinion. conceive v. To form an idea, mental image or thought of. concentrate v. To cause to become more intense in action or compact in bulk. concern n. Something affecting one's interest or welfare. concerto n. A musical composition. concession n. Anything granted or yielded, or admitted in response to a demand, petition, or claim. conciliate v. To obtain the friendship of. conciliatory adj. Tending to reconcile. conclusive adj. Sufficient to convince or decide. concord n. Harmony. concordance n. Harmony. concur v. To agree. concurrence n. Agreement. concurrent adj. Occuring or acting together. concussion n. A violent shock to some organ by a fall or a sudden blow. condensation n. The act or process of making dense or denser. condense v. To abridge. condescend v. To come down voluntarily to equal terms with inferiors. condolence n. Expression of sympathy with a person in pain, sorrow, or misfortune. conduce v. To bring about. conducive adj. Contributing to an end. conductible adj. Capable of being conducted or transmitted. conduit n. A means for conducting something, particularly a tube, pipe, or passageway for a fluid. confectionery n. The candy collectively that a confectioner makes or sells, as candy. confederacy n. A number of states or persons in compact or league with each other, as for mutual aid. confederate n. One who is united with others in a league, compact, or agreement. confer v. To bestow. conferee n. A person with whom another confers. confessor n. A spiritul advisor. confidant n. One to whom secrets are entrusted. confide v. To reveal in trust or confidence. confidence n. The state or feeling of trust in or reliance upon another. confident adj. Assured. confinement n. Restriction within limits or boundaries. confiscate v. To appropriate (private property) as forfeited to the public use or treasury. conflagration n. A great fire, as of many buildings, a forest, or the like. confluence n. The place where streams meet. confluent n. A stream that unites with another. conformance n. The act or state or conforming. conformable adj. Harmonious. conformation n. General structure, form, or outline. conformity n. Correspondence in form, manner, or use. confront v. To encounter, as difficulties or obstacles. congeal v. To coagulate. congenial adj. Having kindred character or tastes. congest v. To collect into a mass. congregate v. To bring together into a crowd. coniferous adj. Cone-bearing trees. conjecture n. A guess. conjoin v. To unite. conjugal adj. Pertaining to marriage, marital rights, or married persons. conjugate adj. Joined together in pairs. conjugation n. The state or condition of being joined together. conjunction n. The state of being joined together, or the things so joined. conjure v. To accomplish by supernatural aid. connive v. To be in collusion. connoisseur n. A critical judge of art, especially one with thorough knowledge and sound judgment of art. connote v. To mean; signify. connubial adj. Pertaining to marriage or matrimony. conquer v. To overcome by force. consanguineous adj. Descended from the same parent or ancestor. conscience n. The faculty in man by which he distinguishes between right and wrong in character and conduct. conscientious adj. Governed by moral standard. conscious adj. Aware that one lives, feels, and thinks. conscript v. To force into military service. consecrate v. To set apart as sacred. consecutive adj. Following in uninterrupted succesion. consensus n. A collective unanimous opinion of a number of persons. consentient adj. Mutually agreeing. conservation n. The act of keeping or protecting from loss or injury. conservatism n. Tendency to adhere to the existing order of things. conservative adj. Adhering to the existing order of things. conservatory n. An institution for instruction and training in music and declamation. conserve v. To preserve in its existing state, from change or destruction. consider v. To think deliberately about. consign v. To entrust. consignee n. A person to whom goods or other property has been entrusted. consignor n. One who entrusts. consistency n. A state of permanance. consistory n. An ecclesiastical court. console v. To comfort. consolidate v. To combine into one body or system. consols n. pl. A contraction for "consolidated annuities,"a governmental security of Great Britain. consonance n. The state or quality of being in accord with. consonant adj. Being in ageement or harmony with. consort n. A companion or associate. conspicuous adj. Clearly visible. conspirator n. One who agrees with others to cooperate in accomplishing some unlawful purpose. conspire v. To plot. constable n. An officer whose duty is to maintain the peace. constellation n. An arbitrary assemblage or group of stars. consternation n. Panic. constituency n. The inhabitants or voters in a district represented in a legislative body. constituent n. One who has the right to vote at an election. constrict v. To bind. constriction n. Local or tranverse contraction. consul n. An officer appointed to reside in a foreign city, chiefly to represent his country. consulship n. A consuate. consulate n. The place in which a consul transacts official business. consummate v. To bring to completion. consumption n. Gradual destruction, as by burning, eating, etc., or by using up, wearing out, etc. consumptive adj. Designed for gradual destruction. contagion n. The communication of disease from person to person. contagious adj. Transmitting disease. contaminate v. To pollute. contemplate v. To consider thoughtfully. contemporaneous adj. Living, occuring, or existing at the same time. contemporary adj. Living or existing at the same time. contemptible adj. Worthy of scorn or disdain. contemptuous adj. Disdainful. contender n. One who exerts onself in opposition or rivalry. contention n. Rivalry. context n. The portions of a discourse that precede or follow and are connected with a passage quoted. contiguity n. Proximity. contiguous adj. Touching or joining at the edge or boundary. continence n. Self-restraint with respect to desires, appetites, and passion. contingency n. Possibility of happening. contingent adj. Not predictable. continuance n. Permanence. continuation n. Prolongation. continuity n. Uninterrupted connection in space, time, operation, or development. continuous adj. Connected, extended, or prolonged without separation or interruption of sequence. contort v. To twist into a misshapen form. contraband n. Trade forbidden by law or treaty. contractor n. One of the parties to a covenant or treaty. contradict v. To be contrary to. contradiction n. The assertion of the opposite of that which hasbeen said. contradictory adj. Inconsistent with itself. contralto n. The part between soprano and tenor, the lowest for the female voice. contraposition n. A placing opposite. contravene v. To prevent or obstruct the operation of. contribution n. The act of giving for a common purpose. contributor n. One who gives or furnishes, in common with others, for a common purpose. contrite adj. Broken in spirit because of a sense of sin. contrivance n. The act planning, devising, inventing, or adapting something to or for a special purpose. contrive v. To manage or carry through by some device or scheme. control v. To exercise a directing, restraining, or governing influence over. controller n. One who or that which regulates or directs. controversial adj. Contentious. controvert v. To deny and endeavor to disprove. contumacious adj. Rebellious. contumacy n. Contemptious disregard of the requirements of rightful authority. contuse v. To bruise by a blow, either with or without thebreaking of the skin. contusion n. A bruise. convalesce v. To recover after a sickness. convalescence n. The state of progressive restoration to health and strength after the cessation of disease. convalescent adj. Recovering health after sickness. convene v. To summon or cause to assemble. convenience n. Fitness, as of time or place. convenient adj. Timely. converge v. To cause to incline and approach nearer together. convergent adj. Tending to one point. conversant adj. Thoroughly informed. conversion n. Change from one state or position to another, or from one form to another. convertible adj. Interchangeable. convex adj. Curving like the segment of the globe or of the surface of a circle. conveyance n. That by which anything is transported. convict n. One who has been tried by process of law and found guilty. convivial adj. Devoted to feasting, or to good-fellowship ineating or drinking. convoke v. To call together by summons. convolution n. A winding motion. convolve v. To move with a circling or winding motion. Convolvulus n. A large genus of temperature or subtropical twining herbs. convoy n. A protecting force accompanying property in course of transportation. convulse v. To cause spasms in. convulsion n. A violent and abnormal muscular contraction of the body. cookery n. The art or practice of cooking. coolly adv. Calmly. cooperate v. To combine with others in any enterprise. cooperative adj. Operating, acting, or working together. coordinate v. To place in harmonious or reciprocal relation. cope To oppose or resist with equal strength or ability. copious adj. Plenteous. copyright n. The exclusive right secured by law to authors and artists to publish and dispose of their works.coquet v. To treat with pretended affection. coquette n. A flirt. cordate adj. Heart-shaped, as a leaf or other flat object. corduroy n. A thick and very durable cotton stuff, corded or ribbed. core n. The central or innermost part of a thing. corespondent n. The person charged with being the respondent's paramour in a suit for divorce. Corinthian adj. Pertaining to Corinth, a city of ancient Greece noted for its luxury. cornice n. An ornamental molding running round the walls of a room close to the ceiling. cornucopia n. The horn of plenty, symbolizing peace and prosperity. corollary n. A proposition following so obviously from another that it requires little demonstration. coronation n. The act or ceremony of crowning a monarch. coronet n. Inferior crown denoting, according to its form,various degrees of noble rank less than sovereign.corporal adj. Belonging or relating to the body as opposed to the mind. corporate adj. Belonging to a corporation. corporeal adj. Of a material nature; physical. corps n. A number or body of persons in some way associated or acting together. corpse n. A dead body. corpulent adj. Obese. corpuscle n. A minute particle of matter. corral n. An enclosed space or pen to hold live stock. correlate v. To put in some relation of connection or correspondence. correlative adj. Mutually involving or implying one another. corridor n. A wide gallery or passage in a building. corrigible adj. Capable of reformation. corroborate v. To strengthen, as proof or conviction. corroboration n. Confirmation. corrode v. To ruin or destroy little by little. corrodible adj. That may be corroded. corrosion n. Gradual decay by crumbling or surface disintegration. corrosive n. That which causes gradual decay by crumbling or surface disintegration. corruptible adj. Open to bribery. corruption n. Loss of purity or integrity. corsage n. The body. corse n. The living body. corset n. A close-fitting bodice worn for the purpose of supporting or giving shape to the figure. cortex n. The outer or investing layer of an organ or of various animals. cosecant n. One of the trigonometrical functions. cosmetic adj. Pertaining to the art of beautifying, especially the complexion. cosmic adj. Pertaining to the universe. cosmogony n. A doctrine of creation or of the origin of the universe. cosmography n. The science that descibes the universe, including astronomy, geography, and geology. cosmology n. The general science of the universe. cosmopolitan adj. Common to all the world. cosmopolitanism n. A cosmopolitan character. cosmos n. The world or universe considered as a system, perfect in order and arrangement. cough n. A sudden noisy expulsion of the breath. could v. Imp. of can. council n. An assembly of persons convened for consultation or deliberation. councilor n. A member of a council. counsel n. Opinion as the result of consultation. counselor n. An adviser. counter-claim n. A cross-demand alleged by a defendant in his favor against the plaintiff. counteract v. To act in opposition to. counterbalance v. To oppose with an equal force. countercharge v. To accuse in return. counterfeit adj. Made to resemble something else. counterpart n. Something taken with another for the completionof either. countervail v. To offset. countess n. The wife of a count. counting-house n. A house or office used for transacting business, bookkeeping, correspondence, etc. country n. A land under a particular sovereignty or government. countryman n. A rustic. courageous adj. Brave. course n. Line of motion or direction. courser n. A fleet and spirited horse. court martial n. A court of military or naval officers convened to try offenses against military or naval law. courteous adj. Polite. courtesy n. Politeness originating in kindness and exercised habitually. covenant n. An agreement entered into by two or more persons or parties. cover v. To overlay with something so as to protect or hide. covert adj. Concealed, especially for an evil purpose. covey n. A flock of quails or partridges. cowboy n. A mounted employee of a ranchman, who cares for a herd of cattle. cower v. To crouch down tremblingly, as through fear or shame. coxcomb n. A pretentious, conceited, and affected person. coxswain n. One who steers a rowboat, or one who has chargeof a ship's boat and its crew under an officer. coy Shrinking from notice or familiar advance. cozen v. To swindle. cozy adj. Snugly and easily comfortable. craftsmanship n. Skill in a craft or trade. crag n. A rugged, rocky projection on a cliff or ledge. cranberry n. A bright scarlet acid berry. cranium n. The skull of an animal, especially that part enclosing the brain. cranky adj. full of whims and crotchets. crasis n. The coalescence of two vowels into one long vowel or diphthong. crass adj. Coarse or thick in nature or structure, as opposed to thin or fine. cravat n. A necktie. craving n. A vehement desire. crayon n. A slender cylinder of charcoal, used for drawing on paper. creak n. A sharp, harsh, squeaking sound. creamery n. A butter-making establishment. creamy adj. Resembling or containing cream. creative adj. Productive. creator n. That which produces or causes. credence n. Belief. credible adj. Believable. credulous adj. Easily deceived. creed n. A formal summary of fundamental points of religious belief. crematory adj. A place for cremating dead bodies. creosote n. A colorless to yellowish oily liquid compound distilled from wood. crescent n. The visible part of the moon in its first or last quarter. cretaceous adj. Chalky. cretonne n. A cotton fabric. crevasse n. A deep crack or fissure in the ice of a glacier. crevice n. A small fissure, as between two contiguous surfaces. crewel n. A slacky twisted yarn used in fancy-work and embroidery. crisis n. A critical moment. criterion n. A standard by which to determine the correctness of a judgment or conclusion. criticaster n. A petty critic. criticism n. Harsh or unfavorable judgment. criticize v. To judge severely. critique n. A criticism or critical review. crochet v. To knit worsted, silk, or other thread into fabric with a single hooked needle. crockery n. Earthenware made from baked clay. crocodile n. A large lizard-like reptile. crocus n. A plant usually appearing in earliest spring. cromlech n. A megalithic monument consisting of a circle ofstanding stones. croquet n. A lawn-game played with balls, mallets, wire arches, and stakes. croquette n. A ball or cake of finely minced food fried brown. cross-bred adj. Produced by a mixing of breeds. cross-breed n. A hybrid. cross-country adj. Of or pertaining to a route across the country fields and lots, regardless of the roads. cross-fire n. A firing from two or more quarters, so directedthat the lines of the fire cross each other. cross-grained adj. Having the grain gnarled and hard to cut. cross-legged adj. Having the legs crossed. crucible n. A trying and purifying test or agency. crucifix n. A cross bearing an effigy of Christ crucified. crucifixion n. The act of putting to death by nailing or binding to a cross. cruciform adj. Cross-shaped. crucify v. To put to death by fastening to a cross. cruelty n. That which causes suffering. cruise v. To sail about on the ocean or along a coast. crusade n. Any concerted movement, vigorously prosecuted, in behalf of an idea or principle. crustacean adj. Pertaining to a division of arthropods, containing lobsters, crabs, crawfish, etc. crustaceous adj. Having a crust-like shell. cryptogram n. Anything written in characters that are secret or so arranged as to have hidden meaning. crystallize v. To bring together or give fixed shape to. cubic adj. Formed like a cube. cubicle n. A bedroom. cucumber n. A vegetable. cudgel n. A short thick stick used as a club. cue n. A signal for action or for proceeding. cuirassier n. A mounted soldier wearing a piece of defensive armor covering the entire upper part of the trunk.culinary adj. Of or pertaining to cooking or the kitchen. cull v. To pick or sort out from the rest. culpable adj. Guilty. culprit n. A guilty person. cultivation n. The working of ground for the purpose of raising crops. culture n. Enlightment or civilization. culvert n. Any artificial covered channel for the passage of water through a bank or under a road, canal. cumulus n. A cloud presenting the appearence of masses white above and darker below. cupboard n. A closet, usually with shelves, for keeping edibles. cupel n. A shallow, absorbent vessel, used in assaying. cupidity n. Avarice. curable adj. Capable of being remedied or corrected. curacy n. Guardianship. curare n. An arrow-poison. curator n. A person having charge as of a library or museum. curio n. A piece of bric-a-brac. currant n. A small round berry. currency n. That which is in general use and circulation asmoney, as coin or bank-notes. curriculum n. A course of study, as in college. cursive adj. Writing in which the letters are joined together. cursory adj. Rapid and superficial. curt adj. Concise, compressed, and abrupt in act or expression. curtail v. To cut off or cut short. curtsy n. A downward movement of the body by bending the knees. curvature n. The act of bending, or the state of being curved or bent. custodian n. A guardian. cutlery n. Cutting-instruments collectively. cut-off n. A shorter and straighter road by which the length of a course or passage is reduced. cutworm n. A larval noctuid moth. cycle n. Any recurring period in which a series of events or phenomena takes place. cycloid adj. Like a circle. cyclometer n. Odometer. cyclone n. An atmospheric disturbance characterized by decrease of barometeric pressure. cyclopedia n. An encyclopedia. cygnet n. A young swan. cylinder n. A solid whose curved surface is generated by the motion of a straight line. cymbal n. One of a pair of metallic musical instruments of percussion. cynical adj. Exhibiting moral skepticism. cynicism n. Contempt for the opinions of others and of what others value. cynosure n. That to which general interest or attention is directed. cypress n. Any one of various species of the genus Cupressus. czar n. The emperor of Russia. dactyl n. A long syllable followed by two short ones. dactylology n. The art of speaking with the fingers. dado n. A plain flat surface between a base and a surbase molding. daffodil n. An ornamental plant. Dahlia n. A plant. dairy n. A building or room where milk is kept and converted into butter and chese. dandelion n. A perennial or biennial milky herb of the asterfamily. dandruff n. A scurf that forms on the head and comes off insmall scales. Dane n. A native or legally constituted citizen of Denmark. dangle n. To swing loosely as if suspended. daring adj. Brave. darkling adv. Blindly. Darwinism n. The doctrine that natural selection has been the prime cause of evolution of higher forms. dastard n. A base coward. dative adj. Denoting that case of a noun which expresses the indirect or remote object. datum n. A premise, starting-point, or given fact. daughter-in-law n. The wife of one's son. dauntless adj. Fearless. davenport n. A style of writing-desk, small, generally ornamented, intended for a boudoir. day n. The time of sunlight between the ending of one night and the beginning of the next. day-man n. A day-laborer. daybreak n. The first appearence of light in the morning. daze v. To confuse, stupefy, or overpower, as by a glare of light or a shock. deacon n. A subordinate minister with duties variously defined in different Christian denominations. dead-heat n. A race in which two or more competitors come out even, and there is no winner. deafen v. To make deaf. dearth n. Scarcity, as of something customary, essential,or desirable. death's-head n. A human skull as a symbol of death. debase v. To lower in character or virture. debatable adj. Subject to contention or dispute. debonair adj. Having gentle or courteous bearing or manner. debut n. A first appearance in society or on the stage. decade n. A period of ten years. decadence n. A process of deterioration. decagon n. A figure with ten sides and ten angles. decagram n. A weight of 10 grams. decaliter n. A liquid and dry measure of 10 liters. decalogue n. The ten commandments. Decameron n. A volume consisting of ten parts or books. decameter n. A length of ten meters. decamp v. To leave suddenly or unexpectedly. decapitate v. To behead. decapod adj. Ten-footed or ten-armed. decasyllable n. A line of ten syllables. deceit n. Falsehood. deceitful adj. Fraudulent. deceive v. To mislead by or as by falsehood. decency n. Moral fitness. decennium n. A period of ten years. decent adj. Characterized by propriety of conduct, speech, manners, or dress. deceptible n. Deceivable. deception n. The misleading of another by falsehood spoken or acted. decide v. To give judgment. deciduous adj. Falling off at maturity as petals after flowering, fruit when ripe, etc. decimal adj. Founded on the number 10. decimate v. To destroy a measurable or large proportion of. decipher v. To find out the true words or meaning of, as something hardly legible. decision n. The formation and announcement of a judgment. decisive ad. Conclusive. declaim v. To make a speech in public in rhetorical style. declamation n. A speech recited or intended for recitation from memory in public. declamatory adj. A full and formal style of utterance. declarative adj. Containing a formal, positive, or explict statement or affirmation. declension n. The change of endings in nouns and adj. to express their different relations of gender. decompose v. To decay. decorate v. To embellish. decorator n. An artist who devotes himself to the embellishment of rooms or buldings. decorous adj. Suitable for the occasion or circumstances. decoy n. Anything that allures, or is intended to allureas into danger or temptation. decrepit adj. Enfeebled, as by old age or some chronic infirmity. dedication n. The voluntary consecration or relinquishment ofsomething to an end or cause. deduce v. To derive or draw as a conclusion by reasoning from given premises or priciples. deemster n. A judge. deface v. To mar or disfigure the face or external surface of. defalcate v. To cut off or take away, as a part of something. defamation n. Malicious and groundless injury done to the reputation or good name of another. defame v. To slander. default n. The neglect or omission of a legal requirement. defendant n. A person against whom a suit is brought. defensible adj. Capable of being maintained or justified. defensive adj. Carried on in resistence to aggression. defer v. To delay or put off to some other time. deference n. Respectful submission or yielding, as to another's opinion, wishes, or judgment. deferent adj. Carrying off. defiant adj. Characterized by bold or insolent opposition. deficiency n. Lack or insufficiency. deficient adj. Not having an adequate or proper supply or amount. deficit n. A financial shortage. defier n. One who defies. define v. To state precisely the meaning of. definite adj. Having an exact signification or posotive meaning. deflect v. To cause to turn aside or downward. deforest v. To clear of forests. deform v. To disfigure. deformity n. A disfigurement. defraud v. To deprive of something dishonestly. defray v. To make payment for. degeneracy n. A becoming worse. degenerate v. To become worse or inferior. degradation n. Diminution, as of strength or magnitude. degrade v. To take away honors or position from. dehydrate v. To deprive of water. deify v. To regard or worship as a god. deign v. To deem worthy of notice or account. deist n. One who believes in God, but denies supernatural revelation. deity n. A god, goddess, or divine person. deject v. To dishearten. dejection n. Melancholy. delectable adj. Delightful to the taste or to the senses. delectation n. Delight. delete v. To blot out. deleterious adj. Hurtful, morally or physically. deliberate adj. Carefully considering the nature or consequences of an act or measure. delicacy n. That which is agreeable to a fine taste. delicatessen n. pl. Table delicacies. delineate v. To represent by sketch or diagram. deliquesce v. To dissolve gradually and become liqiud by absorption of moisture from the air. delirious adj. Raving. delirium n. A morbid condition in which mental action is irrational and characteized by illusions. delude v. To mislead the mind or judgment of. deluge v. To overwhelm with a flood of water. delusion n. Mistaken conviction, especially when more or less enduring. demagnetize v. To deprive (a magnet) of magnetism. demagogue n. An unprincipled politician. demeanor n. Deportment. demented adj. Insane. demerit n. A mark for failure or bad conduct. demi-monde n. A class of persons of equivocal reputation. demi-mondaine n. A member of the demi-monde. demise n. Death. demobilize v. To disband, as troops. democracy n. Government by the people. democrat n. One who favors a government controlled by the people. democratic adj. Characterized by the principle of popular government. democratize v. To bring to or within reach or control of the people. demolish v. To annihilate. demonstrable adj. Capable of positive proof. demonstrate v. To prove indubitably. demonstrative adj. Inclined to strong exhibition or expression of feeling or thoughts. demonstrator n. One who proves in a convincing and conclusive manner. demulcent n. Any application soothing to an irritable surface demurrage n. the detention of a vessel beyond the specified time of sailing. dendroid adj. Like a tree. dendrology n. The natural history of trees. deniable adj. That may be denied. denial n. Declaration that a statement made is untrue. denizen n. Inhabitant. denominate v. To give a name or epithet to. denomination n. A body of Christians united by a common faith and form of worship and discipline. denominative adj. Appellative. denominator n. Part of a fraction which expresses the number of equal parts into which the unit is divided. denote v. To designate by word or mark. denouement n. That part of a play or story in which the mystery is cleared up. denounce v. To point out or publicly accuse as deserving ofpunishment, censure, or odium. density n. Compactness. dental adj. Pertaining to the teeth. dentifrice n. Any preperation used for cleaning the teeth. denude v. To strip the covering from. denunciation n. The act of declaring an action or person worthyof reprobation or punishment. depart v. To go away.
