tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-284938642008-07-19T14:57:20.059-07:00Mr.Jacknoreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28493864.post-74001813712410417172008-07-19T14:45:00.000-07:002008-07-19T14:57:20.171-07:00TOEFL TIPS & TRICKS<br />habitable adj. Fit to be dwelt in. <br />habitant n. Dweller. <br />habitual adj. According to usual practice. <br />habitude n. Customary relation or association. <br />hackney v. To make stale or trite by repetition. <br />haggard adj. Worn and gaunt in appearance. <br />halcyon adj. Calm. <br /><span class="selengkapnya"> <br />happy-go-lucky adj. Improvident. <br />harangue n. A tirade. <br />harass v. To trouble with importunities, cares, or annoyances. <br />harbinger n. One who or that which foreruns and announces the coming of any person or thing. <br />hard-hearted adj. Lacking pity or sympathy. <br />hardihood n. Foolish daring. <br />harmonious adj. Concordant in sound. <br />havoc n. Devastation. <br />hawthorn n. A thorny shrub much used in England for hedges. <br />hazard n. Risk. <br />head first adv. Precipitately, as in diving. <br />head foremost adv. Precipitately, as in diving. <br />heartrending adj. Very depressing. <br />heathenish adj. Irreligious. <br />heedless adj. Thoughtless. <br />heifer n. A young cow. <br />heinous adj. Odiously sinful. <br />hemorrhage n. Discharge of blood from a ruptured or wounded blood-vessel. <br />hemorrhoids n. pl. Tumors composed of enlarged and thickened blood-vessels, at the<br />lower end of the rectum. <br />henchman n. A servile assistant and subordinate. <br />henpeck v. To worry or harass by ill temper and petty annoyances. <br />heptagon n. A figure having seven sides and seven angles. <br />heptarchy n. A group of seven governments. <br />herbaceous adj. Having the character of a herb. <br />herbarium n. A col ection of dried plants scientifically arranged for study. <br />herbivorous adj. Feeding on herbs or other vegetable matter, as animals. <br />hereditary adj. Passing naturally from parent to child. <br />heredity n. Transmission of physical or mental qualities, diseases, etc., from parent to offspring. <br />heresy n. An opinion or doctrine subversive of set led beliefs or accepted principles. <br />heretic n. One who holds opinions contrary to the recognized standards or tenets of any philosophy. <br />heritage n. Birthright. <br />hernia n. Protrusion of any internal organ in whole or in part from its normal position. <br />hesitancy n. A pausing to consider. <br />hesitant adj. Vacillating. <br />hesitation n. Vacillation. <br />heterodox adj. At variance with any commonly accepted doctrine or opinion. <br />heterogeneity n. Unlikeness of constituent parts. <br />heterogeneous adj. Consisting of dissimilar elements or ingredients of dif erent kinds. <br />heteromorphic adj. Deviating from the normal form or standard type. <br />hexangular adj. Having six angles. <br />hexapod adj. Having six feet. <br />hexagon n. A figure with six angles. <br />hiatus n. A break or vacancy where something necessary to supply the connection is <br />wanting. <br />hibernal adj. Pertaining to winter. <br />Hibernian adj. Pertaining to Ireland, or its people. <br />hideous adj. Appalling. <br />hilarious adj. Boisterously merry. <br />hillock n. A small hill or mound. <br />hinder v. To obstruct. <br />hindmost adj. Farthest from the front. <br />hindrance n. An obstacle. <br />hirsute adj. Having a hairy covering. <br />hoard v. To gather and store away for the sake of accumulation. <br />hoarse adj. Having the voice harsh or rough, as from a cold or fatigue. <br />homage n. Reverential regard or worship. <br />homogeneity n. Congruity of the members or elements or parts. <br />homogeneous adj. Made up of similar parts or elements. <br />homologous adj. Identical in nature, make-up, or relation. <br />homonym n. A word agreeing in sound with but dif erent in meaning from another. <br />homophone n. A word agreeing in sound with but dif erent in meaning from another. <br />honorarium n. A token fee or payment to a professional man for services. <br />hoodwink v. To deceive. <br />horde n. A gathered multitude of human beings. <br />hosiery n. A stocking. <br />hospitable adj. Disposed to treat strangers or guests with generous kindness. <br />hospitality n. The practice of receiving and entertaining strangers and guests with <br />kindness. <br />hostility n. Enmity. <br />huckster n. One who retails small wares. <br />humane adj. Compassionate. <br />humanitarian n. A philanthropist. <br />humanize v. To make gentle or refined. <br />humbug n. Anything intended or calculated to deceive or mislead. <br /> <br /><br />humiliate v. To put to shame. <br />hussar n. A light-horse trooper armed with saber and carbine. <br />hustle v. To move with haste and promptness. <br />hybrid adj. Cross-bred. <br />hydra n. The seven- or nine-headed water-serpent slain by Hercules. <br />hydraulic adj. Involving the moving of water, of the force exerted by water in motion. <br />hydrodynamics n. The branch of mechanics that treats of the dynamics of fluids. <br />hydroelectric adj. Pertaining to electricity developed water or steam. <br />hydromechanics n. The mechanics of fluids. <br />hydrometer n. An instrument for determining the density of solids and liquids by flotation. <br />hydrostatics n. The branch of science that treats of the pressure and equilibrium of fluids. <br />hydrous adj. Watery. <br />hygiene n. The branch of medical science that relates to improving health. <br />hypercritical adj. Faultfinding. <br />hypnosis n. An artificial trance-sleep. <br />hypnotic adj. Tending to produce sleep. <br />hypnotism n. An artificially induced somnambulistic state in which the mind readily acts on<br />suggestion. <br />hypnotize v. To produce a somnambulistic state in which the mind readily acts on suggestions. <br />hypocrisy n. Extreme insincerity. <br />hypocrite n. One who makes false professions of his views or beliefs. <br />hypodermic adj. Pertaining to the area under the skin. <br />hypotenuse n. The side of a right-angled triangle opposite the right angle. <br />hypothesis n. A proposition taken for granted as a premise from which to reach a<br />conclusion. <br />hysteria n. A nervous affection occurring typically in paroxysms of laughing and crying. <br />ichthyic adj. Fish-like. <br />ichthyology n. The branch of zoology that treats of fishes. <br />ichthyosaurs n. A fossil reptile. <br />icily adv. Frigidly. <br />iciness n. The state of being icy. <br />icon n. An image or likeness. <br />iconoclast n. An image-breaker. <br />idealize v. To make to conform to some mental or imaginary standard. <br />idiom n. A use of words peculiar to a particular language. <br />idiosyncrasy n. A mental quality or habit peculiar to an individual. <br />idolize v. To regard with inordinate love or admiration. <br />ignoble adj. Low in character or purpose. <br />ignominious adj. Shameful. <br />Iliad n. A Greek epic poem describing scenes from the siege of Troy. <br />il egal adj. Not according to law. <br />illegible adj. Undecipherable. <br />illegitimate adj. Unlawfully begotten. <br />illiberal adj. Stingy. <br />illicit adj. Unlawful. <br />illimitable adj. Boundless. <br />illiterate adj. Having lit le or no book-learning. <br />ill-natured adj. Surly. <br />illogical adj. Contrary to the rules of sound thought. <br />illuminant n. That which may be used to produce light. <br />illuminate v. To supply with light. <br />illumine v. To make bright or clear. <br />illusion n. An unreal image presented to the senses. <br />illusive adj. Deceptive. <br />il usory adj. Deceiving or tending to deceive, as by false appearance. <br />imaginable adj. That can be imagined or conceived in the mind. <br />imaginary adj. Fancied. <br />imbibe v. To drink or take in. <br />imbroglio n. A misunderstanding attended by ill feeling, perplexity, or strife. <br />imbrue v. To wet or moisten. <br />imitation n. That which is made as a likeness or copy. <br />imitator n. One who makes in imitation. <br />immaculate adj. Without spot or blemish. <br />immaterial adj. Of no essential consequence. <br />immature adj. Not ful -grown. <br />immeasurable adj. Indefinitely extensive. <br />immense adj. Very great in degree, extent, size, or quantity. <br />immerse v. To plunge or dip entirely under water or other fluid. <br />immersion n. The act of plunging or dipping entirely under water or another fluid. <br />immigrant n. A foreigner who enters a country to set le there. <br />immigrate v. To come into a country or region from a former habitat. <br />imminence n. Impending evil or danger. <br />imminent adj. Dangerous and close at hand. <br />immiscible adj. Separating, as oil and water. <br />immoral adj. Habitually engaged in licentious or lewd practices. <br />immortalize v. To cause to last or to be known or remembered throughout a great or <br />indefinite length of time. <br />immovable adj. Steadfast. <br />immune adj. Exempt, as from disease. <br />immutable adj. Unchangeable. <br />impair v. To cause to become less or worse. <br />impalpable adj. Imperceptible to the touch. <br />impartial adj. Unbiased. <br />impassable adj. That can not be passed through or over. <br />impassible adj. Not moved or affected by feeling. <br />impassive adj. Unmoved by or not exhibiting feeling. <br />impatience n. Unwillingness to brook delays or wait the natural course of things. <br />impeccable adj. Blameless. <br />impecunious adj. Having no money. <br />impede v. To be an obstacle or to place obstacles in the way of. <br />impel v. To drive or urge forward. <br />impend v. To be imminent. <br />imperative adj. Obligatory. <br />imperceptible adj. Indiscernible. <br />imperfectible adj. That can not be perfected. <br />imperil v. To endanger. <br />imperious adj. Insisting on obedience. <br />impermissible adj. Not permissible. <br />impersonal adj. Not relating to a particular person or thing. <br />impersonate v. To appear or act in the character of. <br />impersuadable adj. Unyielding. <br />impertinence n. Rudeness. <br />imperturbable adj. Calm. <br />impervious adj. Impenetrable. <br />impetuosity n. Rashness. <br />impetuous adj. Impulsive. <br />impetus n. Any impulse or incentive. <br />impiety n. Irreverence toward God. <br />impious adj. Characterized by irreverence or irreligion. <br />implausible adj. Not plausible. <br />impliable adj. Capable of being inferred. <br />implicate v. To show or prove to be involved in or concerned <br />implicit adj. Implied. <br />imply v. To signify. <br />impolitic adj. Inexpedient. <br />importation n. The act or practice of bringing from one country into another. <br />importunate adj. Urgent in character, request, or demand. <br />importune v. To harass with persistent demands or entreaties. <br />impotent adj. Destitute of or lacking in power, physical, moral, or intel ectual. <br />impoverish v. To make indigent or poor. <br />impracticable adj. Not feasible. <br />impregnable adj. That can not be taken by assault. <br />impregnate v. To make pregnant. <br />impromptu n. Anything done or said on the impulse of the moment. <br />improper adj. Not appropriate, suitable, or becoming. <br />impropriety n. The state or quality of being unfit, unseemly, or inappropriate. <br />improvident adj. Lacking foresight or thrift. <br />improvise v. To do anything extemporaneously or offhand. <br />imprudent adj. Heedless. <br />impudence n. Insolent disrespect. <br />impugn v. To assail with arguments, insinuations, or accusations. <br />impulsion n. Impetus. <br />impulsive adj. Unpremeditated. <br />impunity n. Freedom from punishment. <br />impure adj. Tainted. <br />impute v. To attribute. <br />inaccessible adj. Dif icult of approach. <br />inaccurate adj. Not exactly according to the facts. <br />inactive adj. Inert. <br />inadequate adj. Insufficient. <br />inadmissible adj. Not to be approved, considered, or allowed, as testimony. <br />inadvertent adj. Accidental. <br />inadvisable adj. Unadvisable. <br />inane adj. Silly. <br />inanimate adj. Destitute of animal life. <br />inapprehensible adj. Not to be understood. <br />inapt adj. Awkward or slow. <br />inarticulate adj. Speechless. <br /> <br /><br />inaudible adj. That can not be heard. <br />inborn adj. Implanted by nature. <br />inbred adj. Innate. <br />incandescence n. The state of being white or glowing with heat. <br />incandescent adj. White or glowing with heat. <br />incapacitate v. To deprive of power, capacity, competency, or qualification. <br />incapacity n. Want of power to apprehend, understand, and manage. <br />incarcerate v. To imprison. <br />incendiary n. Chemical or person who starts a fire-literally or figuratively. <br />incentive n. That which moves the mind or inflames the passions. <br />inception n. The beginning. <br />inceptive adj. Beginning. <br />incessant adj. Unceasing. <br />inchmeal adv. Piecemeal. <br />inchoate adj. Incipient. <br />inchoative n. That which begins, or expresses beginning. <br />incidence n. Casual occurrence. <br />incident n. A happening in general, especial y one of lit le importance. <br />incidentally adv. Without intention. <br />incinerate v. To reduce to ashes. <br />incipience n. Beginning. <br />incipient adj. Initial. <br />incisor n. A front or cut ing tooth. <br />incite v. To rouse to a particular action. <br />incitement n. That which moves to action, or serves as an incentive or stimulus. <br />incoercible adj. Incapable of being forced, constrained, or compelled. <br />incoherence n. Want of connection, or agreement, as of parts or ideas in thought, speech, etc. <br />incoherent adj. Not logical y coordinated, as to parts, elements, or details. <br />incombustible adj. That can not be burned. <br />incomparable adj. Matchless. <br />incompatible adj. Discordant. <br />incompetence n. General lack of capacity or fitness. <br />incompetent adj. Not having the abilities desired or necessary for any purpose. <br />incomplete adj. Lacking some element, part, or adjunct necessary or required. <br />incomprehensible adj. Not understandable. <br />incompressible adj. Resisting all attempts to reduce volume by pressure. <br />inconceivable adj. Incomprehensible. <br />incongruous adj. Unsuitable for the time, place, or occasion. <br />inconsequential adj. Valueless. <br />inconsiderable adj. Small in quantity or importance. <br />inconsistent adj. Contradictory. <br />inconstant adj. Changeable. <br />incontrovertible adj. Indisputable. <br />inconvenient adj. Interfering with comfort or progress. <br />indefensible adj. Untenable. <br />indefinitely adv. In a vague or uncertain way. <br />indelible adj. That can not be blotted out, effaced, destroyed, or removed. <br />indescribable adj. That can not be described. <br />indestructible adj. That can not be destroyed. <br />indicant adj. That which points out. <br />indicator n. One who or that which points out. <br />indict v. To find and declare chargeable with crime. <br />indigence n. Poverty. <br />indigenous adj. Native. <br />indigent adj. Poor. <br />indigestible adj. Not digestible, or dif icult to digest. <br />indigestion n. Dif iculty or failure in the alimentary canal in changing food into absorptive<br />nutriment. <br />indignant adj. Having such anger and scorn as is aroused by meanness or wickedness. <br />indignity n. Unmerited contemptuous conduct or treatment. <br />indiscernible adj. Not perceptible. <br />indiscreet adj. Lacking wise judgment. <br />indiscriminate adj. Promiscuous. <br />indispensable adj. Necessary or requisite for the purpose. <br />indistinct adj. Vague. <br />indivertible adj. That can not be turned aside. <br />indivisible adj. Not separable into parts. <br />indolence n. Laziness. <br />indolent adj. Habitually inactive or idle. <br />indomitable adj. Unconquerable. <br />induct v. To bring in. <br />indulgence n. The yielding to inclination, passion, desire, or propensity in oneself or <br />another. <br />indulgent adj. Yielding to the desires or humor of oneself or those under one's care. <br />inebriate v. To intoxicate. <br />inedible adj. Not good for food. <br />ineffable adj. Unutterable. <br />inefficient adj. Not accomplishing an intended purpose. <br />inefficiency n. That which does not accomplish an intended purpose. <br />ineligible adj. Not suitable to be selected or chosen. <br />inept adj. Not fit or suitable. <br />inert adj. Inanimate. <br />inestimable adj. Above price. <br />inevitable adj. Unavoidable. <br />inexcusable adj. Not to be justified. <br />inexhaustible adj. So large or furnishing so great a supply as not to be emptied, wasted, <br />or spent. <br />inexorable adj. Unrelenting. <br />inexpedient adj. Unadvisable. <br />inexpensive adj. Low-priced. <br />inexperience n. Lack of or deficiency in experience. <br />inexplicable adj. Such as can not be made plain. <br />inexpressible adj. Unutterable. <br />inextensible adj. Of unchangeable length or area. <br />infallible adj. Exempt from error of judgment, as in opinion or statement. <br />infamous adj. Publicly branded or notorious, as for vice, or crime. <br />infamy n. Total loss or destitution of honor or reputation. <br />inference n. The derivation of a judgment from any given material of knowledge on the<br />ground of law. <br />infernal adj. Akin to or befit ing hell or its occupants. <br />infest v. To be present in such numbers as to be a source of annoyance, trouble, or <br />danger. <br />infidel n. One who denies the existence of God. <br />infidelity n. Disloyalty. <br />infinite adj. Measureless. <br />infinity n. Boundless or immeasurable extension or duration. <br />infirm adj. Lacking in bodily or mental strength. <br />infirmary n. A place for the reception or treatment of the sick. <br />infirmity n. A physical, mental, or moral weakness or flaw. <br />inflammable adj. Easily set on fire or excited. <br />inflammation n. A morbid process in some part of the body characterized by heat, <br />swelling, and pain. <br />inflexible adj. That can not be altered or varied. <br />influence n. Ability to sway the will of another. <br />influential adj. Having the power to sway the will of another. <br />influx n. Infusion. <br />infrequence n. Rareness. <br />infrequent adj. Uncommon. <br />infringe v. To trespass upon. <br />infuse v. To instill, introduce, or inculcate, as principles or qualities. <br />infusion n. The act of imbuing, or pouring in. <br />ingenious adj. Evincing skill, originality, or cleverness, as in contrivance or arrangement. <br />ingenuity n. Cleverness in contriving, combining, or originating. <br />ingenuous adj. Candid, frank, or open in character or quality. <br />inglorious adj. Shameful. <br />ingraft v. To set or implant deeply and firmly. <br />ingratiate v. To win confidence or good graces for oneself. <br />ingratitude n. Insensibility to kindness. <br />ingredient n. Component. <br />inherence n. The state of being permanently existing in something. <br />inherent adj. Intrinsic. <br />inhibit v. To hold back or in. <br />inhospitable adj. Not disposed to entertain strangers gratuitously. <br />inhuman adj. Savage. <br />inhume v. To place in the earth, as a dead body. <br />inimical adj. Adverse. <br />iniquity n. Gross wrong or injustice. <br />initiate v. To perform the first act or rite. <br />inject v. To introduce, as a fluid, by injection. <br />injunction n. Mandate. <br />inkling n. A hint. <br />inland adj. Remote from the sea. <br />inlet n. A small body of water leading into a larger. <br />inmost adj. Deepest within. <br />innocuous adj. Harmless. <br />innovate v. To introduce or strive to introduce new things. <br />innuendo n. Insinuation. <br />innumerable adj. Countless. <br /> <br /><br />inoffensive adj. Causing nothing displeasing or disturbing. <br />inopportune adj. Unsuitable or inconvenient, especial y as to time. <br />inquire v. To ask information about. <br />inquisition n. A court or tribunal for examination and punishment of heretics. <br />inquisitive adj. Given to questioning, especial y out of curiosity. <br />inquisitor n. One who makes an investigation. <br />inroad n. Forcible encroachment or trespass. <br />insatiable adj. That desires or craves immoderately or unappeasably. <br />inscribe v. To enter in a book, or on a list, rol , or document, by writing. <br />inscrutable adj. Impenetrably mysterious or profound. <br />insecure adj. Not assured of safety. <br />insensible adj. Imperceptible. <br />insentient adj. Lacking the power of feeling or perceiving. <br />inseparable adj. That can not be separated. <br />insidious adj. Working ill by slow and stealthy means. <br />insight n. Intel ectual discernment. <br />insignificance n. Lack of import or of importance. <br />insignificant adj. Without importance, force, or influence. <br />insinuate v. To imply. <br />insipid adj. Tasteless. <br />insistence n. Urgency. <br />insistent adj. Urgent. <br />insolence n. Pride or haughtiness exhibited in contemptuous and overbearing treatment of<br />others. <br />insolent adj. Impudent. <br />insomnia n. Sleeplessness. <br />inspector n. An official appointed to examine or oversee any matter of public interest or <br />importance. <br />instance n. A single occurrence or happening of a given kind. <br />instant n. A very brief portion of time. <br />instantaneous adj. Done without perceptible lapse of time. <br />instigate v. To provoke. <br />instigator n. One who incites to evil. <br />instill v. To infuse. <br />instructive adj. Conveying knowledge. <br />insufficiency n. Inadequacy. <br />insufficient adj. Inadequate for some need, purpose, or use. <br />insular adj. Pertaining to an island. <br />insulate v. To place in a detached state or situation. <br />insuperable adj. Invincible. <br />insuppressible adj. Incapable of being concealed. <br />insurgence n. Uprising. <br />insurgent n. One who takes part in forcible opposition to the constituted authorities of a<br />place. <br />insurrection n. The state of being in active resistance to authority. <br />intangible adj. Not perceptible to the touch. <br />integrity n. Uprightness of character and soundness of moral principle. <br />intellect n. The faculty of perception or thought. <br />intellectual adj. Characterized by intel igence. <br />intelligence n. Capacity to know or understand. <br />intelligible adj. Comprehensible. <br />intemperance n. Immoderate action or indulgence, as of the appetites. <br />intension n. The act of stringing or stretching, or state of being strained. <br />intensive adj. Adding emphasis or force. <br />intention n. That upon which the mind is set. <br />interact v. To act reciprocally. <br />intercede v. To mediate between persons. <br />intercept v. To interrupt the course of. <br />intercession n. Entreaty in behalf of others. <br />intercessor n. A mediator. <br />interdict n. Authoritative act of prohibition. <br />interim n. Time between acts or periods. <br />interlocutor n. One who takes part in a conversation or oral discussion. <br />interlude n. An action or event considered as coming between others of greater length. <br />intermediate adj. Being in a middle place or degree or between extremes. <br />interminable adj. Having no limit or end. <br />intermission n. A recess. <br />intermit v. To cause to cease temporarily. <br />intermittent adj. A temporary discontinuance. <br />interpolation n. Verbal interference. <br />interpose v. To come between other things or persons. <br />interposition n. A coming between. <br />interpreter n. A person who makes intelligible the speech of a foreigner by oral translation.<br />interrogate v. To examine formally by questioning. <br />interrogative adj. Having the nature or form of a question. <br />interrogatory n. A question or inquiry. <br />interrupt v. To stop while in progress. <br />intersect v. To cut through or into so as to divide. <br />intervale n. A low tract of land between hills, especially along a river. <br />intervene v. To interfere for some end. <br />intestacy n. The condition resulting from one's dying not having made a valid will. <br />intestate adj. Not having made a valid will. <br />intestine n. That part of the digestive tube below or behind the stomach, extending to the<br />anus. <br />intimacy n. Close or confidential friendship. <br />intimidate v. To cause to become frightened. <br />intolerable adj. Insufferable. <br />intolerance n. Inability or unwillingness to bear or endure. <br />intolerant adj. Bigoted. <br />intoxicant n. Anything that unduly exhilarates or excites. <br />intoxicate v. To make drunk. <br />intracellular adj. Occurring or situated within a cel . <br />intramural adj. Situated within the walls of a city. <br />intrepid adj. Fearless and bold. <br />intricacy n. Perplexity. <br />intricate adj. Dif icult to fol ow or understand. <br />intrigue n. A plot or scheme, usually complicated and intended to accomplish something<br />by secret ways. <br />intrinsic adj. Inherent. <br />introductory adj. Preliminary. <br />introgression n. Entrance. <br />intromit v. To insert. <br />introspect v. To look into. <br />introspection n. The act of observing and analyzing one's own thoughts and feelings. <br />introversion n. The act of turning or directing inward, physical y or mentally. <br />introvert v. To turn within. <br />intrude v. To come in without leave or license. <br />intrusion n. The act of entering without warrant or invitation; encroachment. <br />intuition n. Instinctive knowledge or feeling. <br />inundate v. To fill with an overflowing abundance. <br />inundation n. Flood. <br />inure v. To harden or toughen by use, exercise, or exposure. <br />invalid adj. Having no force, weight, or cogency. <br />invalid n. One who is disabled by il ness or injury. <br />invalidate v. To render of no force or effect. <br />invaluable adj. Exceedingly precious. <br />invariable adj. Unchangeable. <br />invasion n. Encroachment, as by an act of intrusion or trespass. <br />invective n. An utterance intended to cast censure, or reproach. <br />inveigh v. To utter vehement censure or invective. <br />inventive adj. Quick at contrivance. <br />inverse adj. Contrary in tendency or direction. <br />inversion n. Change of order so that the first shall become last and the last first. <br />invert v. To turn inside out, upside down, or in opposite direction. <br />investigator n. One who investigates. <br />investor n. One who invests money. <br />inveterate adj. Habitual. <br />invidious adj. Showing or feeling envy. <br />invigorate v. To animate. <br />invincible adj. Not to be conquered, subdued, or overcome. <br />inviolable adj. Incapable of being injured or disturbed. <br />invoke v. To cal on for assistance or protection. <br />involuntary adj. Unwilling. <br />involution n. Complication. <br />involve v. To draw into entanglement, literally or figuratively. <br />invulnerable adj. That can not be wounded or hurt. <br />inwardly adv. With no outward manifestation. <br />iota n. A small or insignificant mark or part. <br />irascible adj. Prone to anger. <br />irate adj. Moved to anger. <br />ire n. Wrath. <br />iridescence n. A many-colored appearance. <br />iridescent adj. Exhibiting changing rainbow-colors due to the interference of the light. <br />irk v. To afflict with pain, vexation, or fatigue. <br />irksome adj. Wearisome. <br />irony n. Censure or ridicule under cover of praise or compliment. <br />irradiance n. Luster. <br />irradiate v. To render clear and intelligible. <br /> <br /><br />irrational adj. Not possessed of reasoning powers or understanding. <br />irreducible adj. That can not be lessened. <br />irrefragable adj. That can not be refuted or disproved. <br />irrefrangible adj. That can not be broken or violated. <br />irrelevant adj. Inapplicable. <br />irreligious adj. Indif erent or opposed to religion. <br />irreparable adj. That can not be rectified or made amends for. <br />irrepressible adj. That can not be restrained or kept down. <br />irresistible adj. That can not be successfully withstood or opposed. <br />irresponsible adj. Careless of or unable to meet responsibilities. <br />irreverence n. The quality showing or expressing a deficiency of veneration, especial y for <br />sacred things. <br />irreverent adj. Showing or expressing a deficiency of veneration, especial y for sacred<br />things. <br />irreverential adj. Showing or expressing a deficiency of veneration, especial y for sacred<br />things. <br />irreversible adj. Irrevocable. <br />irrigant adj. Serving to water lands by artificial means. <br />irrigate v. To water, as land, by ditches or other artificial means. <br />irritable adj. Showing impatience or ill temper on little provocation. <br />irritancy n. The quality of producing vexation. <br />irritant n. A mechanical, chemical, or pathological agent of inflammation, pain, or tension. <br />irritate v. To excite ill temper or impatience in. <br />irruption n. Sudden invasion. <br />isle n. An island. <br />islet n. A lit le island. <br />isobar n. A line joining points at which the barometric pressure is the same at a specified<br />moment. <br />isochronous adj. Relating to or denoting equal intervals of time. <br />isolate v. To separate from others of its kind. <br />isothermal adj. Having or marking equality of temperature. <br />itinerant adj. Wandering. <br />itinerary n. A detailed account or diary of a journey. <br />itinerate v. To wander from place to place. <br />jargon n. Confused, unintelligible speech or highly technical speech. <br />jaundice n. A morbid condition, due to obstructed excretion of bile or characterized by <br />yel owing of the skin. <br />jeopardize v. To imperil. <br />Jingo n. One of a party in Great Britain in favor of spirited and demonstrative foreign policy.<br />jocose adj. Done or made in jest. <br />jocular adj. Inclined to joke. <br />joggle n. A sudden irregular shake or a push causing such a shake. <br />journalize v. To keep a diary. <br />jovial adj. Merry. <br />jubilation n. Exultation. <br />judgment n. The faculty by the exercise of which a deliberate conclusion is reached. <br />judicature n. Distribution and administration of justice by trial and judgment. <br />judicial adj. Pertaining to the administration of justice. <br />judiciary n. That department of government which administers the law relating to civil and<br />criminal justice. <br />judicious adj. Prudent. <br />juggle v. To play tricks of sleight of hand. <br />jugglery n. The art or practice of sleight of hand. <br />jugular adj. Pertaining to the throat. <br />juicy adj. Succulent. <br />junction n. The condition of being joined. <br />juncture n. An articulation, joint, or seam. <br />junta n. A council or assembly that deliberates in secret upon the affairs of government. <br />juridical adj. Assumed by law to exist. <br />jurisdiction n. Lawful power or right to exercise official authority. <br />jurisprudence n. The science of rights in accordance with positive law. <br />juror n. One who serves on a jury or is sworn in for jury duty in a court of justice. <br />joust v. To engage in a tilt with lances on horseback. <br />justification n. Vindication. <br />juvenile adj. Characteristic of youth. <br />juxtapose v. To place close together. <br />keepsake n. Anything kept or given to be kept for the sake of the giver. <br />kerchief n. A square of linen, silk, or other material, used as a covering for the head or <br />neck. <br />kernel n. A grain or seed. <br />kiln n. An oven or furnace for baking, burning, or drying industrial products. <br />kiloliter n. One thousand liters. <br />kilometer n. A length of 1,000 meters. <br />kilowatt n. One thousand watts. <br />kimono n. A loose robe, fastening with a sash, the principal outer garment in Japan. <br />kind-hearted adj. Having a kind and sympathetic nature. <br />kingling n. A petty king. <br />kingship n. Royal state. <br />kinsfolk n. pl. Relatives. <br />knavery n. Deceitfulness in dealing. <br />knead v. To mix and work into a homogeneous mass, especial y with the hands. <br />knickknack n. A small article, more for ornament that use. <br />knight errant n. One of the wandering knights who in the middle ages went forth in search <br />of adventure. <br />knighthood n. Chivalry. <br />laborious adj. Toilsome. <br />labyrinth n. A maze. <br />lacerate v. To tear rudely or raggedly. <br />lackadaisical adj. Listless. <br />lactation n. The secretion of milk. <br />lacteal adj. Milky. <br />lactic adj. Pertaining to milk. <br />laddie n. A lad. <br />ladle n. A cup-shaped vessel with a long handle, intended for dipping up and pouring<br />liquids. <br />laggard adj. Falling behind. <br />landholder n. Landowner. <br />landlord n. A man who owns and lets a tenement or tenements. <br />landmark n. A familiar object in the landscape serving as a guide to an area otherwise <br />easily lost track of. <br />landscape n. A rural view, especial y one of picturesque effect, as seen from a distance or <br />an elevation. <br />languid adj. Relaxed. <br />languor n. Lassitude of body or depression. <br />lapse n. A slight deviation from what is right, proper, or just. <br />lascivious adj. Lustful. <br />lassie n. A little lass. <br />latent adj. Dormant. <br />latency n. The state of being dormant. <br />later adv. At a subsequent time. <br />lateral adj. Directed toward the side. <br />latish adj. Rather late. <br />lattice n. Openwork of metal or wood, formed by crossing or interlacing strips or bars. <br />laud v. To praise in words or song. <br />laudable adj. Praiseworthy. <br />laudation n. High praise. <br />laudatory adj. Pertaining to, expressing, or containing praise. <br />laundress n. Washerwoman. <br />laureate adj. Crowned with laurel, as a mark of distinction. <br />lave v. To wash or bathe. <br />lawgiver n. A legislator. <br />lawmaker n. A legislator. <br />lax adj. Not stringent or energetic. <br />laxative adj. Having power to open or loosen the bowels. <br />lea n. A field. <br />leaflet n. A lit le leaf or a booklet. <br />leaven v. To make light by fermentation, as dough. <br />leeward n. That side or direction toward which the wind blows. <br />left-handed adj. Using the left hand or arm more dexterously than the right. <br />legacy n. A bequest. <br />legalize v. To give the authority of law to. <br />legging n. A covering for the leg. <br />legible adj. That may be read with ease. <br />legionary n. A member of an ancient Roman legion or of the modern French Legion of <br />Honor. <br />legislate v. To make or enact a law or laws. <br />legislative adj. That makes or enacts laws. <br />legislator n. A lawgiver. <br />legitimacy n. Accordance with law. <br />legitimate adj. Having the sanction of law or established custom. <br />leisure n. Spare time. <br />leniency n. Forbearance. <br />lenient adj. Not harsh. <br />leonine adj. Like a lion. <br />lethargy n. Prolonged sluggishness of body or mind. <br />levee n. An embankment beside a river or stream or an arm of the sea, to prevent overflow. <br />lever n. That which exerts, or through which one may exert great power. <br />leviathan n. Any large animal, as a whale. <br /> <br /><br />levity n. Frivolity. <br />levy v. To impose and col ect by force or threat of force. <br />lewd adj. Characterized by lust or lasciviousness. <br />lexicographer n. One who makes dictionaries. <br />lexicography n. The making of dictionaries. <br />lexicon n. A dictionary. <br />liable adj. Justly or legally responsible. <br />libel n. Defamation. <br />liberalism n. Opposition to conservatism. <br />liberate v. To set free or release from bondage. <br />licentious adj. Wanton. <br />licit adj. Lawful. <br />liege adj. Sovereign. <br />lien n. A legal claim or hold on property, as security for a debt or charge. <br />lieu n. Stead. <br />lifelike adj. Realistic. <br />lifelong adj. Lasting or continuous through life. <br />lifetime n. The time that life continues. <br />ligament n. That which binds objects together. <br />ligature n. Anything that constricts, or serves for binding or tying. <br />light-hearted adj. Free from care. <br />ligneous adj. Having the texture of appearance of wood. <br />likelihood n. A probability. <br />likely adj. Plausible. <br />liking n. Fondness. <br />limitation n. A restriction. <br />linear adj. Of the nature of a line. <br />liner n. A vessel belonging to a steamship-line. <br />lingo n. Language. <br />lingua n. The tongue. <br />lingual adj. Pertaining to the use of the tongue in utterance. <br />linguist n. One who is acquainted with several languages. <br />linguistics n. The science of languages, or of the origin, history, and significance of words.<br />liniment n. A liquid preparation for rubbing on the skin in cases of bruises, inflammation, <br />etc. <br />liquefacient adj. Possessing a liquefying nature or power. <br />liquefy v. To convert into a liquid or into liquid form. <br />liqueur n. An alcoholic cordial sweetened and flavored with aromatic substances. <br />liquidate v. To deliver the amount or value of. <br />liquor n. Any alcoholic or intoxicating liquid. <br />listless adj. Inattentive. <br />literacy n. The state or condition of knowing how to read and write. <br />literal adj. Following the exact words. <br />literature n. The writ en or printed productions of the human mind col ectively. <br />lithe adj. Supple. <br />lithesome adj. Nimble. <br />lithograph n. A print made by printing from stone. <br />lithotype n. In engraving, an etched stone surface for printing. <br />litigant n. A party to a lawsuit. <br />litigate v. To cause to become the subject-matter of a suit at law. <br />litigious adj. Quarrelsome. <br />littoral adj. Of, pertaining to, or living on a shore. <br />liturgy n. A ritual. <br />livelihood n. Means of subsistence. <br />livid adj. Black-and-blue, as contused flesh. <br />loam n. A non-coherent mixture of sand and clay. <br />loath adj. Averse. <br />loathe v. To abominate. <br />locative adj. Indicating place, or the place where or wherein an action occurs. <br />loch n. A lake. <br />locomotion n. The act or power of moving from one place to another. <br />lode n. A somewhat continuous unstratified metal- bearing vein. <br />lodgment n. The act of furnishing with temporary quarters. <br />logic n. The science of correct thinking. <br />logical adj. Capable of or characterized by clear reasoning. <br />logician n. An expert reasoner. <br />loiterer n. One who consumes time idly. <br />loneliness n. Solitude. <br />longevity n. Unusually prolonged life. <br />loot v. To plunder. <br />loquacious adj. Talkative. <br />lordling n. A little lord. <br />lough n. A lake or loch. <br />louse n. A small insect parasitic on and sucking the blood of mammals. <br />lovable adj. Amiable. <br />low-spirited adj. Despondent. <br />lowly adv. Rudely. <br />lucid adj. Mentally sound. <br />lucrative adj. Highly profitable. <br />ludicrous adj. Laughable. <br />luminary n. One of the heavenly bodies as a source of light. <br />luminescent adj. Showing increase of light. <br />luminescence n. Showing increase. <br />luminosity n. The quality of giving or radiating light. <br />luminous adj. Giving or radiating light. <br />lunacy n. Mental unsoundness. <br />lunar adj. Pertaining to the moon. <br />lunatic n. An insane person. <br />lune n. The moon. <br />lurid adj. Ghastly and sensational. <br />luscious adj. Rich, sweet, and delicious. <br />lustrous adj. Shining. <br />luxuriance n. Excessive or superfluous growth or quantity. <br />luxuriant adj. Abundant or superabundant in growth. <br />luxuriate v. To live sumptuously. <br />lying n. Untruthfulness. <br />lyre n. One of the most ancient of stringed instruments of the harp class. <br />lyric adj. Fit ed for expression in song. <br />macadamize v. To cover or pave, as a path or roadway, with small broken stone. <br />machinery n. The parts of a machine or engine, taken col ectively. <br />machinist n. One who makes or repairs machines, or uses metal-working tools. <br />macrocosm n. The whole of any sphere or department of nature or knowledge to which<br />man is related. <br />madden v. To inflame with passion. <br />Madonna n. A painted or sculptured representation of the Virgin, usually with the infant <br />Jesus. <br />magician n. A sorcerer. <br />magisterial adj. Having an air of authority. <br />magistracy n. The office or dignity of a magistrate. <br />magnanimous adj. Generous in treating or judging others. <br />magnate n. A person of rank or importance. <br />magnet n. A body possessing that peculiar form of polarity found in nature in the<br />lodestone. <br />magnetize v. To make a magnet of, permanently, or temporarily. <br />magnificence n. The exhibition of greatness of action, character, intel ect, wealth, or <br />power. <br />magnificent adj. Grand or majestic in appearance, quality, or action. <br />magnitude n. Importance. <br />maharaja n. A great Hindu prince. <br />maidenhood n. Virginity. <br />maintain v. To hold or preserve in any particular state or condition. <br />maintenance n. That which supports or sustains. <br />maize n. Indian corn: usually in the United States cal ed simply corn. <br />makeup n. The arrangements or combination of the parts of which anything is composed. <br />malady n. Any physical disease or disorder, especial y a chronic or deep-seated one. <br />malaria n. A fever characterized by alternating chills, fever, and sweating. <br />malcontent n. One who is dissatisfied with the existing state of affairs. <br />malediction n. The cal ing down of a curse or curses. <br />malefactor n. One who injures another. <br />maleficent adj. Mischievous. <br />malevolence n. Ill will. <br />malevolent adj. Wishing evil to others. <br />malign v. To speak evil of, especial y to do so falsely and severely. <br />malignant adj. Evil in nature or tending to do great harm or mischief. <br />malleable adj. Pliant. <br />mallet n. A wooden hammer. <br />maltreat v. To treat ill, unkindly, roughly, or abusively. <br />man-trap n. A place or structure dangerous to human life. <br />mandate n. A command. <br />mandatory adj. Expressive of positive command, as distinguished from merely directory. <br />mane n. The long hair growing upon and about the neck of certain animals, as the horse <br />and the lion. <br />man-eater n. An animal that devours human beings. <br />maneuver v. To make adroit or artful moves: manage affairs by strategy. <br />mania n. Insanity. <br />maniac n. a person raving with madness. <br />manifesto n. A public declaration, making announcement, explanation or defense of <br />intentions, or motives. <br /> <br /><br />manlike adj. Like a man. <br />manliness n. The qualities characteristic of a true man, as bravery, resolution, etc. <br />mannerism n. Constant or excessive adherence to one manner, style, or peculiarity, as of <br />action or conduct. <br />manor n. The landed estate of a lord or nobleman. <br />mantel n. The facing, sometimes richly ornamented, about a fireplace, including the usual <br />shelf above it. <br />mantle n. A cloak. <br />manufacturer n. A person engaged in manufacturing as a business. <br />manumission n. Emancipation. <br />manumit v. To set free from bondage. <br />marine adj. Of or pertaining to the sea or matters connected with the sea. <br />maritime adj. Situated on or near the sea. <br />maroon v. To put ashore and abandon (a person) on a desolate coast or island. <br />martial adj. Pertaining to war or military operations. <br />Martian adj. Pertaining to Mars, either the Roman god of war or the planet. <br />martyrdom n. Submission to death or persecution for the sake of faith or principle. <br />marvel v. To be astonished and perplexed because of (something). <br />masonry n. The art or work of constructing, as buildings, walls, etc., with regularly <br />arranged stones. <br />masquerade n. A social party composed of persons masked and costumed so as to be<br />disguised. <br />massacre n. The unnecessary and indiscriminate killing of human beings. <br />massive adj. Of considerable bulk and weight. <br />masterpiece n. A superior production. <br />mastery n. The attainment of superior skill. <br />material n. That of which anything is composed or may be constructed. <br />materialize v. To take perceptible or substantial form. <br />maternal adj. Pertaining or peculiar to a mother or to motherhood. <br />matinee n. An entertainment (especial y theatrical) held in the daytime. <br />matricide n. The killing, especially the murdering, of one's mother. <br />matrimony n. The union of a man and a woman in marriage. <br />matrix n. That which contains and gives shape or form to anything. <br />matter of fact n. Something that has actual and undeniable existence or reality. <br />maudlin adj. Foolishly and tearful y affectionate. <br />mausoleum n. A tomb of more than ordinary size or architectural pretensions. <br />mawkish adj. Sickening or insipid. <br />maxim n. A principle accepted as true and acted on as a rule or guide. <br />maze n. A labyrinth. <br />mead n. A meadow. <br />meager adj. scanty. <br />mealy-mouthed adj. Afraid to express facts or opinions plainly. <br />meander v. To wind and turn while proceeding in a course. <br />mechanics n. The branch of physics that treats the phenomena caused by the action of <br />forces. <br />medallion n. A large medal. <br />meddlesome adj. Interfering. <br />medial adj. Of or pertaining to the middle. <br />mediate v. To effect by negotiating as an agent between parties. <br />medicine n. A substance possessing or reputed to possess curative or remedial properties.<br />medieval adj. Belonging or relating to or descriptive of the middle ages. <br />mediocre adj. Ordinary. <br />meditation n. The turning or revolving of a subject in the mind. <br />medley n. A composition of dif erent songs or parts of songs arranged to run as a continuous<br />whole. <br />meliorate v. To make better or improve, as in quality or social or physical condition. <br />mellifluous adj. Sweetly or smoothly flowing. <br />melodious adj. Characterized by a sweet succession of sounds. <br />melodrama n. A drama with a romantic story or plot and sensational situation and<br />incidents. <br />memento n. A souvenir. <br />memorable adj. Noteworthy. <br />menace n. A threat. <br />menagerie n. A col ection of wild animals, especial y when kept for exhibition. <br />mendacious adj. Untrue. <br />mendicant n. A beggar. <br />mentality n. Intellectuality. <br />mentor n. A wise and faithful teacher, guide, and friend. <br />mercantile adj. Conducted or acting on business principles; commercial. <br />mercenary adj. Greedy <br />merciful adj. Disposed to pity and forgive. <br />merciless adj. Cruel. <br />meretricious adj. Alluring by false or gaudy show. <br />mesmerize v. To hypnotize. <br />messieurs n. pl. Gentlemen. <br />metal n. An element that forms a base by combining with oxygen, is usually hard, heavy, and lustrous. <br />metallurgy n. The art or science of extracting a metal from ores, as by smelting. <br />metamorphosis n. A passing from one form or shape into another. <br />metaphor n. A figure of speech in which one object is likened to another, by speaking as if <br />the other. <br />metaphysical adj. Philosophical. <br />metaphysician n. One skil ed in metaphysics. <br />metaphysics n. The principles of philosophy as applied to explain the methods of any <br />particular science. <br />mete v. To apportion. <br />metempsychosis n. Transition of the soul of a human being at death into another body, <br />whether human or beast. <br />meticulous adj. Over-cautious. <br />metonymy n. A figure of speech that consists in the naming of a thing by one of its <br />attributes. <br />metric adj. Relating to measurement. <br />metronome n. An instrument for indicating and marking exact time in music. <br />metropolis n. A chief city, either the capital or the largest or most important city of a state. <br />metropolitan adj. Pertaining to a chief city. <br />mettle n. Courage. <br />mettlesome adj. Having courage or spirit. <br />microcosm n. The world or universe on a small scale. <br />micrometer n. An instrument for measuring very small angles or dimensions. <br />microphone n. An apparatus for magnifying faint sounds. <br />microscope n. An instrument for assisting the eye in the vision of minute objects or <br />features of objects. <br />microscopic adj. Adapted to or characterized by minute observation. <br />microscopy n. The art of examing objects with the microscope. <br />midsummer n. The middle of the summer. <br />midwife n. A woman who makes a business of assisting at childbirth. <br />mien n. The external appearance or manner of a person. <br />migrant adj. Wandering. <br />migrate v. To remove or pass from one country, region, or habitat to another. <br />migratory adj. Wandering. <br />mileage n. A distance in miles. <br />militant adj. Of a warlike or combative disposition or tendency. <br />militarism n. A policy of maintaining great standing armies. <br />militate v. To have weight or influence (in determining a question). <br />militia n. Those citizens, collectively, who are enrolled and drilled in temporary military <br />organizations.<br />Milky Way n. The galaxy. <br />millet n. A grass cultivated for forage and cereal. <br />mimic v. To imitate the speech or actions of. <br />miniature adj. Much smaller than reality or that the normal size. <br />minimize v. To reduce to the smallest possible amount or degree. <br />minion n. A servile favorite. <br />ministration n. Any religious ceremonial. <br />ministry n. A service. <br />minority n. The smaller in number of two portions into which a number or a group is <br />divided. <br />minute adj. Exceedingly small in extent or quantity. <br />minutia n. A small or unimportant particular or detail. <br />mirage n. An optical effect looking like a sheet of water in the desert. <br />misadventure n. An unlucky accident. <br />misanthropic adj. Hating mankind. <br />misanthropy n. Hatred of mankind. <br />misapprehend v. To misunderstand. <br />misbehave v. To behave ill. <br />misbehavior n. Il or improper behavior. <br />mischievous adj. Fond of tricks. <br />miscount v. To make a mistake in counting. <br />miscreant n. A villain. <br />misdeed n. A wrong or improper act. <br />misdemeanor n. Evil conduct, small crime. <br />miser n. A person given to saving and hoarding unduly. <br />mishap n. Misfortune. <br />misinterpret v. To misunderstand. <br />mislay v. To misplace. <br />mismanage v. To manage badly, improperly, or unskillfully. <br />misnomer n. A name wrongly or mistakenly applied. <br />misogamy n. Hatred of marriage. <br />misogyny n. Hatred of women. <br />misplace v. To put into a wrong place. <br /> <br /><br />misrepresent v. To give a wrong impression. <br />misrule v. To misgovern. <br />missal n. The book containing the service for the celebration of mass. <br />missile n. Any object, especial y a weapon, thrown or intended to be thrown. <br />missive n. A message in writing. <br />mistrust v. To regard with suspicion or jealousy. <br />misty adj. Lacking clearness <br />misunderstand v. To Take in a wrong sense. <br />misuse v. To maltreat. <br />mite n. A very small amount, portion, or particle. <br />miter n. The junction of two bodies at an equally divided angle. <br />mitigate v. To make milder or more endurable. <br />mnemonics n. A system of principles and formulas designed to assist the recol ection in <br />certain instances. <br />moat n. A ditch on the outside of a fortress wall. <br />mobocracy n. Lawless control of public affairs by the mob or populace. <br />moccasin n. A foot-covering made of soft leather or buckskin. <br />mockery n. Ridicule. <br />moderation n. Temperance. <br />moderator n. The presiding officer of a meeting. <br />modernity n. The state or character of being modern. <br />modernize v. To make characteristic of the present or of recent times. <br />modification n. A change. <br />modify v. To make somewhat dif erent. <br />modish adj. Fashionable. <br />modulate v. To vary in tone, inflection, pitch or other quality of sound. <br />mollify v. To soothe. <br />molt v. To cast off, as hair, feathers, etc. <br />momentary adj. Lasting but a short time. <br />momentous adj. Very significant. <br />momentum n. An impetus. <br />monarchy n. Government by a single, sovereign ruler. <br />monastery n. A dwelling-place occupied in common by persons under religious vows of <br />seclusion. <br />monetary adj. Financial. <br />mongrel n. The progeny resulting from the crossing of dif erent breeds or varieties. <br />monition n. Friendly counsel given by way of warning and implying caution or reproof. <br />monitory n. Admonition or warning. <br />monocracy n. Government by a single person. <br />monogamy n. The habit of pairing, or having but one mate. <br />monogram n. A character consisting of two or more let ers interwoven into one, usually <br />initials of a name. <br />monograph n. A treatise discussing a single subject or branch of a subject. <br />monolith n. Any structure or sculpture in stone formed of a single piece. <br />monologue n. A story or drama told or performed by one person. <br />monomania n. The unreasonable pursuit of one idea. <br />monopoly n. The control of a thing, as a commodity, to enable a person to raise its price. <br />monosyllable n. A word of one syl able. <br />monotone n. The sameness or monotony of utterance. <br />monotonous adj. Unchanging and tedious. <br />monotony n. A lack of variety. <br />monsieur n. A French title of respect, equivalent to Mr. and sir. <br />monstrosity n. Anything unnaturally huge or distorted. <br />moonbeam n. A ray of moonlight. <br />morale n. A state of mind with reference to confidence, courage, zeal, and the like. <br />moralist n. A writer on ethics. <br />morality n. Virtue. <br />moralize v. To render virtuous. <br />moratorium n. An emergency legislation authorizing a government suspend some action temporarily. <br />morbid adj. Caused by or denoting a diseased or unsound condition of body or mind. <br />mordacious adj. Biting or giving to biting. <br />mordant adj. Biting. <br />moribund adj. On the point of dying. <br />morose adj. Gloomy. <br />morphology n. the science of organic forms. <br />motley adj. Composed of heterogeneous or inharmonious elements. <br />motto n. An expressive word or pithy sentence enunciating some guiding rule of life, or <br />faith. <br />mountaineer n. One who travels among or climbs mountains for pleasure or exercise. <br />mountainous adj. Full of or abounding in mountains. <br />mouthful n. As much as can be or is usually put into the or exercise. <br />muddle v. To confuse or becloud, especial y with or as with drink. <br />muffle v. To deaden the sound of, as by wraps. <br />mulatto n. The offspring of a white person and a black person. <br />muleteer n. A mule-driver. <br />multiform adj. Having many shapes, or appearances. <br />multiplicity n. the condition of being manifold or very various. <br />mundane adj. Worldly, as opposed to spiritual or celestial. <br />municipal adj. Of or pertaining to a town or city, or to its corporate or local government. <br />municipality n. A district enjoying municipal government. <br />munificence n. A giving characterized by generous motives and extraordinary liberality. <br />munificent adj. Extraordinarily generous. <br /> <br /><br />nestle v. To adjust cozily in snug quarters. <br />nestling adj. Recently hatched. <br />nettle v. To excite sensations of uneasiness or displeasure in. <br />network n. Anything that presents a system of cross- lines. <br />neural adj. Pertaining to the nerves or nervous system. <br />neurology n. The science of the nervous system. <br />neuter adj. Neither masculine nor feminine. <br />neutral adj. Belonging to or under control of neither of two contestants. <br /> <br />muster n. An assemblage or review of troops for parade or inspection, or for numbering off. nevertheless conj. Notwithstanding. <br />mutation n. The act or process of change. Newtonian adj. Of or pertaining to Sir Isaac Newton, the English philosopher. <br /> <br />mutilate v. To disfigure. <br />mutiny n. Rebellion against lawful or constituted authority. <br />myriad n. A vast indefinite number. <br /> <br />niggardly adj. Stingy. (no longer acceptable to use) <br />nihilist n. An advocate of the doctrine that nothing either exists or can be known. <br />nil n. Nothing <br /> <br />mystic n. One who professes direct divine illumination, or relies upon meditation to acquire truth. nimble adj. Light and quick in motion or action. <br /> <br />mystification n. The act of artful y perplexing. <br />myth n. A fictitious narrative presented as historical, but without any basis of fact. <br />mythology n. The whole body of legends cherished by a race concerning gods and<br />heroes. <br />nameless adj. Having no fame or reputation. <br />naphtha n. A light, colorless, volatile, inflammable oil used as a solvent, as in manufacture of <br />paints. <br />Narcissus n. The son of the Athenian river-god Cephisus, fabled to have fal en in love with <br />his reflection. <br />narrate v. To tell a story. <br />narration n. The act of recounting the particulars of an event in the order of time or <br />occurrence. <br />narrative n. An orderly continuous account of the successive particulars of an event. <br />narrator n. One who narrates anything. <br />narrow-minded adj. Characterized by illiberal views or sentiments. <br />nasal adj. Pertaining to the nose. <br />natal adj. Pertaining to one's birth. <br />nationality n. A connection with a particular nation. <br />naturally adv. According to the usual order of things. <br />nausea n. An affection of the stomach producing dizziness and usually an impulse to vomit <br />nauseate v. To cause to loathe. <br />nauseous adj. Loathsome. <br />nautical adj. Pertaining to ships, seamen, or navigation. <br />naval adj. Pertaining to ships. <br />navel n. The depression on the abdomen where the umbilical cord of the fetus was <br />attached. <br />navigable adj. Capable of commercial navigation. <br />navigate v. To traverse by ship. <br />nebula n. A gaseous body of unorganized stellar substance. <br />necessary adj. Indispensably requisite or absolutely needed to accomplish a desired<br />result. <br />necessitate v. To render indispensable. <br />necessity n. That which is indispensably requisite to an end desired. <br />necrology n. A list of persons who have died in a certain place or time. <br />necromancer n. One who practices the art of foretel ing the future by means of <br />communication with the dead. <br />necropolis n. A city of the dead. <br />necrosis n. the death of part of the body. <br />nectar n. Any especial y sweet and delicious drink. <br />nectarine n. A variety of the peach. <br />needlework n. Embroidery. <br />needy adj. Being in need, want, or poverty. <br />nefarious adj. Wicked in the extreme. <br />negate v. To deny. <br />negation n. The act of denying or of asserting the falsity of a proposition. <br />neglectful adj. Exhibiting or indicating omission. <br />negligee n. A loose gown worn by women. <br />negligence n. Omission of that which ought to be done. <br />negligent adj. Apt to omit what ought to be done. <br />negligible adj. Transferable by assignment, endorsement, or delivery. <br />negotiable v. To bargain with others for an agreement, as for a treaty or transfer of <br />property. <br />Nemesis n. A goddess; divinity of chastisement and vengeance. <br />neocracy n. Government administered by new or untried persons. <br />neo-Darwinsim n. Darwinism as modified and extended by more recent students. <br />neo-Latin n. Modernized Latin. <br />neopaganism n. A new or revived paganism. <br />Neolithic adj. Pertaining to the later stone age. <br />neology n. The coining or using of new words or new meanings of words. <br />neophyte adj. Having the character of a beginner. <br /> <br />nit n. The egg of a louse or some other insect. <br />nocturnal adj. Of or pertaining to the night. <br />noiseless adj. Silent. <br />noisome adj. Very offensive, particularly to the sense of smell. <br />noisy adj. Clamorous. <br />nomad adj. Having no fixed abode. <br />nomic adj. Usual or customary. <br />nominal adj. Trivial. <br />nominate v. To designate as a candidate for any office. <br />nomination n. The act or ceremony of naming a man or woman for office. <br />nominee n. One who receives a nomination. <br />non-existent n. That which does not exist. <br />non-resident adj. Not residing within a given jurisdiction. <br />nonchalance n. A state of mind indicating lack of interest. <br />non-combatant n. One attached to the army or navy, but having duties other than that of <br />fighting. <br />nondescript adj. Indescribable. <br />nonentity n. A person or thing of lit le or no account. <br />nonpareil n. One who or that which is of unequaled excel ence. <br />norm n. A model. <br />normalcy n. The state of being normal. <br />Norman adj. Of or peculiar to Normandy, in northern France. <br />nostrum n. Any scheme or recipe of a charlatan character. <br />noticeable adj. Perceptible. <br />notorious adj. Unfavorably known to the general public. <br />novellette n. A short novel. <br />novice n. A beginner in any business or occupation. <br />nowadays adv. In the present time or age. <br />nowhere adv. In no place or state. <br />noxious adj. Hurtful. <br />nuance n. A slight degree of dif erence in anything perceptible to the sense of the mind. <br />nucleus n. A central point or part about which matter is aggregated. <br />nude adj. Naked. <br />nugatory adj. Having no power or force. <br />nuisance n. That which annoys, vexes, or irritates. <br />numeration n. The act or art of reading or naming numbers. <br />numerical adj. Of or pertaining to number. <br />nunnery n. A convent for nuns. <br />nuptial adj. Of or pertaining to marriage, especial y to the marriage ceremony. <br />nurture n. The process of fostering or promoting growth. <br />nutriment n. That which nourishes. <br />nutritive adj. Having nutritious properties. <br />oaken adj. Made of or from oak. <br />oakum n. Hemp-fiber obtained by untwisting and picking out loosely the yarns of old hemp rope.<br />obdurate adj. Impassive to feelings of humanity or pity. <br />obelisk n. A square shaft with pyramidal top, usually monumental or commemorative. <br />obese adj. Exceedingly fat. <br />obesity n. Excessive fatness. <br />obituary adj. A published notice of a death. <br />objective adj. Grasping and representing facts as they are. <br />objector n. One who objects, as to a proposition, measure, or ruling. <br />obligate v. To hold to the fulfillment of duty. <br />obligatory adj. Binding in law or conscience. <br />oblique adj. Slanting; said of lines. <br />obliterate v. To cause to disappear. <br />oblivion n. The state of having passed out of the memory or of being utterly forgotten. <br />oblong adj. Longer than broad: applied most commonly to rectangular objects considerably elongated <br />obnoxious adj. Detestable. <br />obsequies n. Funeral rites. <br />obsequious adj. Showing a servile readiness to fall in with the wishes or will of another. <br />observance n. A traditional form or customary act. <br />observant adj. Quick to notice. <br />observatory n. A building designed for systematic astronomical observations. <br />obsolescence n. The condition or process of gradually falling into disuse. <br />obsolescent adj. Passing out of use, as a word. <br />obsolete adj. No longer practiced or accepted. <br />obstetrician n. A practitioner of midwifery. <br />obstetrics n. The branch of medical science concerned with the treatment and care of <br />women during pregnancy. <br />obstinacy n. Stubborn adherence to opinion, arising from conceit or the desire to have<br />one's own way. <br />obstreperous adj. Boisterous. <br />obstruct v. To fill with impediments so as to prevent passage, either wholly or in part. <br />obstruction n. Hindrance. <br />obtrude v. To be pushed or to push oneself into undue prominence. <br />obtrusive adj. Tending to be pushed or to push oneself into undue prominence. <br />obvert v. To turn the front or principal side of (a thing) toward any person or object. <br />obviate v. To clear away or provide for, as an objection or dif iculty. <br />occasion n. An important event or celebration. <br />Occident n. The countries lying west of Asia and the Turkish dominions. <br />occlude v. To absorb, as a gas by a metal. <br />occult adj. Existing but not immediately perceptible. <br />occupant n. A tenant in possession of property, as distinguished from the actual owner. <br />occurrence n. A happening. <br />octagon n. A figure with eight sides and eight angles. <br />octave n. A note at this interval above or below any other, considered in relation to that <br />other. <br />octavo n. A book, or col ection of paper in which the sheets are so folded as to make eight <br />leaves. <br />octogenarian adj. A person of between eighty and ninety years. <br />ocular adj. Of or pertaining to the eye. <br />oculist n. One versed or skil ed in treating diseases of the eye. <br />oddity n. An eccentricity. <br />ode n. The form of lyric poetry anciently intended to be sung. <br />odious adj. Hateful. <br />odium n. A feeling of extreme repugnance, or of dislike and disgust. <br />odoriferous adj. Having or dif using an odor or scent, especial y an agreeable one. <br />odorous adj. Having an odor, especial y a fragrant one. <br />off adj. Farther or more distant. <br />offhand adv. Without preparation. <br />officiate v. To act as an officer or leader. <br />officious adj. Intermeddling with what is not one's concern. <br />offshoot n. Something that branches off from the parent stock. <br />ogre n. A demon or monster that was supposed to devour human beings. <br />ointment n. A fat y preparation with a butter-like consistency in which a medicinal <br />substance exists. <br />olfactory adj. of or pertaining to the sense of smell. <br />olive-branch n. A branch of the olive-tree, as an emblem of peace. <br />ominous adj. Portentous. <br />omission n. Exclusion. <br />omnipotence n. Unlimited and universal power. <br />Omnipotent adj. Possessed of unlimited and universal power. <br />omniscience n. Unlimited or infinite knowledge. <br />omniscient adj. Characterized by unlimited or infinite knowledge. <br />omnivorous adj. Eating or living upon food of all kinds indiscriminately. <br />onerous adj. Burdensome or oppressive. <br />onrush n. Onset. <br />onset n. An assault, especial y of troops, upon an enemy or fortification. <br />onslaught n. A violent onset. <br />onus n. A burden or responsibility. <br />opalescence n. The property of combined refraction and reflection of light, resulting in <br />smoky tints. <br />opaque adj. Impervious to light. <br />operate v. To put in action and supervise the working of. <br />operative adj. Active. <br />operator n. One who works with or controls some machine or scientific apparatus. <br />operetta n. A humorous play in dialogue and music, of more than one act. <br />opinion n. A conclusion or judgment held with confidence, but falling short of positive<br />knowledge. <br />opponent n. One who supports the opposite side in a debate, discussion, struggle, or <br />sport. <br />opportune adj. Especial y fit as occurring, said, or done at the right moment. <br />opportunist n. One who takes advantage of circumstances to gain his ends. <br />opportunity n. Favorable or advantageous chance or opening. <br /> <br /><br />opposite adj. Radical y dif erent or contrary in action or movement. <br />opprobrium n. The state of being scornful y reproached or accused of evil. <br />optic n. Pertaining to the eye or vision. <br />optician n. One who makes or deals in optical instruments or eye-glasses. <br />optics n. The science that treats of light and vision, and all that is connected with sight. <br />optimism n. The view that everything in nature and the history of mankind is ordered for <br />the best. <br />option n. The right, power, or liberty of choosing. <br />optometry n. Measurement of the powers of vision. <br />opulence n. Affluence. <br />opulent adj. Wealthy. <br />oral adj. Uttered through the mouth. <br />orate v. To deliver an elaborate or formal public speech. <br />oration n. An elaborate or formal public speech. <br />orator n. One who delivers an elaborate or formal speech. <br />oratorio n. A composition for solo voices, chorus, and orchestra, generally taken from the<br />Scriptures. <br />oratory n. The art of public speaking. <br />ordeal n. Anything that severely tests courage, strength, patience, conscience, etc. <br />ordinal n. That form of the numeral that shows the order of anything in a series, as first, second, third.<br />ordination n. A consecration to the ministry. <br />ordnance n. A general name for all kinds of weapons and their appliances used in war. <br />orgies n. Wild or wanton revelry. <br />origin n. The beginning of that which becomes or is made to be. <br />original adj. Not copied nor produced by imitation. <br />originate v. To cause or constitute the beginning or first stage of the existence of. <br />ornate adj. Ornamented to a marked degree. <br />orthodox adj. Holding the commonly accepted faith. <br />orthodoxy n. Acceptance of the common faith. <br />orthogonal adj. Having or determined by right angles. <br />orthopedic adj. Relating to the correcting or preventing of deformity <br />orthopedist n. One who practices the correcting or preventing of deformity <br />oscillate v. To swing back and forth. <br />osculate v. To kiss. <br />ossify v. to convert into bone. <br />ostentation n. A display dictated by vanity and intended to invite applause or flattery. <br />ostracism n. Exclusion from intercourse or favor, as in society or politics. <br />ostracize v. To exclude from public or private favor. <br />ought v. To be under moral obligation to be or do. <br />oust v. To eject. <br />out-and-out adv. Genuinely. <br />outbreak n. A sudden and violent breaking forth, as of something that has been pent up or restrained. <br />outburst n. A violent issue, especial y of passion in an individual. <br />outcast n. One rejected and despised, especial y socially. <br />outcry n. A vehement or loud cry or clamor. <br />outdo v. To surpass. <br />outlandish adj. Of barbarous, uncouth, and unfamiliar aspect or action. <br />outlast v. To last longer than. <br />outlaw n. A habitual lawbreaker. <br />outlive v. To continue to exist after. <br />out-of-the-way adj. Remotely situated. <br />outpost n. A detachment of troops stationed at a distance from the main body to guard<br />against surprise. <br />outrage n. A gross infringement of morality or decency. <br />outrageous adj. Shocking in conduct. <br />outreach v. To reach or go beyond. <br />outride v. To ride faster than. <br />outrigger n. A part built or arranged to project beyond a natural outline for support. <br />outright adv. Entirely. <br />outskirt n. A border region. <br />outstretch v. To extend. <br />outstrip v. To go beyond. <br />outweigh v. To surpass in importance or excel ence. <br />overdo v. To overtax the strength of. <br />overdose n. An excessive dose, usually so large a dose of a medicine that its effect is <br />toxic. <br />overeat v. To eat to excess. <br />overhang n. A portion of a structure which projects or hangs over. <br />overleap v. To leap beyond. <br />overlord n. One who holds supremacy over another. <br />overpass v. To pass across or over, as a river. <br />overpay v. To pay or reward in excess. <br />overpower v. To gain supremacy or victory over by superior power. <br />overproduction n. Excessive production. <br />overreach v. To stretch out too far. <br />overrun v. To infest or ravage. <br />oversee v. To superintend. <br />overseer n. A supervisor. <br />overshadow v. To cast into the shade or render insignificant by comparison. <br />overstride v. To step beyond. <br />overthrow v. To vanquish an established ruler or government. <br />overtone n. A harmonic. <br />overture n. An instrumental prelude to an opera, oratorio, or ballet. <br />overweight n. Preponderance. <br />pacify v. To bring into a peaceful state. <br />packet n. A bundle, as of let ers. <br />pact n. A covenant. <br />pagan n. A worshiper of false gods. <br />pageant n. A dramatic representation, especial y a spectacular one. <br />palate n. The roof of the mouth. <br />palatial adj. Magnificent. <br />paleontology n. The branch of biology that treats of ancient life and fossil organisms. <br />palette n. A thin tablet, with a hole for the thumb, upon which artists lay their colors for <br />painting. <br />palinode n. A retraction. <br />pall v. To make dull by satiety. <br />palliate v. To cause to appear less guilty. <br />pallid adj. Of a pale or wan appearance. <br />palpable n. perceptible by feeling or touch. <br />palsy n. Paralysis. <br />paly adj. Lacking color or brilliancy. <br />pamphlet n. A brief treatise or essay, usually on a subject of current interest. <br />pamphleteer v. To compose or issue pamphlets, especial y controversial ones. <br />panacea n. A remedy or medicine proposed for or professing to cure all diseases. <br />Pan-American adj. Including or pertaining to the whole of America, both North and South. <br />pandemic adj. Affecting a whole people or all classes, as a disease. <br />pandemonium n. A fiendish or riotous uproar. <br />panegyric n. A formal and elaborate eulogy, writ en or spoken, of a person or of an act. <br />panel n. A rectangular piece set in or as in a frame. <br />panic n. A sudden, unreasonable, overpowering fear. <br />panoply n. A full set of armor. <br />panorama n. A series of large pictures representing a continuous scene. <br />pantheism n. The worship of nature for itself or its beauty. <br />Pantheon n. A circular temple at Rome with a fine Corinthian portico and a great domed<br />roof. <br />pantomime n. Sign-language. <br />pantoscope n. A very wide-angled photographic lens. <br />papacy n. The official head of the Roman Catholic Church. <br />papyrus n. The writing-paper of the ancient Egyptians, and later of the Romans. <br />parable n. A brief narrative founded on real scenes or events usually with a moral. <br />paradox n. A statement or doctrine seemingly in contradiction to the received belief. <br />paragon n. A model of excel ence. <br />parallel v. To cause to correspond or lie in the same direction and equidistant in all parts. <br />parallelism n. Essential likeness. <br />paralysis n. Loss of the power of contractility in the voluntary or involuntary muscles. <br />paralyze v. To deprive of the power to act. <br />paramount adj. Supreme in authority. <br />paramour n. One who is unlawful y and immoral y a lover or a mistress. <br />paraphernalia n. Miscel aneous articles of equipment or adornment. <br />paraphrase v. Translate freely. <br />pare v. To cut, shave, or remove (the outside) from anything. <br />parentage n. The relation of parent to child, of the producer to the produced, or of cause to <br />effect. <br />Pariah n. A member of a degraded class; a social outcast. <br />parish n. The ecclesiastical district in charge of a pastor. <br />Parisian adj. Of or pertaining to the city of Paris. <br />parity n. Equality, as of condition or rank. <br />parlance n. Mode of speech. <br />parley v. To converse in. <br />parliament n. A legislative body. <br />parlor n. A room for reception of cal ers or entertainment of guests. <br />parody v. To render ludicrous by imitating the language of. <br />paronymous adj. Derived from the same root or primitive word. <br />paroxysm n. A sudden outburst of any kind of activity. <br />parricide n. The murder of a parent. <br /> <br /><br />participant n. One having a share or part. <br />participate v. To receive or have a part or share of. <br />partition n. That which separates anything into distinct parts. <br />partisan adj. Characterized by or exhibiting undue or unreasoning devotion to a party. <br />passible adj. Capable of feeling of suf ering. <br />passive adj. Unresponsive. <br />pastoral adj. Having the spirit or sentiment of rural life. <br />paternal adj. Fatherly. <br />paternity n. Fatherhood. <br />pathos n. The quality in any form of representation that rouses emotion or sympathy. <br />patriarch n. The chief of a tribe or race who rules by paternal right. <br />patrician adj. Of senatorial or noble rank. <br />patrimony n. An inheritance from an ancestor, especial y from one's father. <br />patriotism n. Love and devotion to one's country. <br />patronize v. To exercise an arrogant condescension toward. <br />patronymic adj. Formed after one's father's name. <br />patter v. To mumble something over and over. <br />paucity n. Fewness. <br />pauper n. One without means of support. <br />pauperism n. Dependence on charity. <br />pavilion n. An open structure for temporary shelter. <br />payee n. A person to whom money has been or is to be paid. <br />peaceable adj. Tranquil. <br />peaceful adj. Tranquil. <br />peccable adj. Capable of sinning. <br />peccadillo n. A small breach of propriety or principle. <br />peccant adj. Guilty. <br />pectoral adj. Pertaining to the breast or thorax. <br />pecuniary adj. Consisting of money. <br />pedagogics n. The science and art of teaching. <br />pedagogue n. A schoolmaster. <br />pedagogy n. The science and art of teaching <br />pedal n. A lever for the foot usually applied only to musical instruments, cycles, and other <br />machines. <br />pedant n. A scholar who makes needless and inopportune display of his learning. <br />peddle v. To go about with a small stock of goods to sel . <br />pedestal n. A base or support as for a column, statue, or vase. <br />pedestrian n. One who journeys on foot. <br />pediatrics n. The department of medical science that relates to the treatment of diseases of<br />childhood. <br />pedigree n. One's line of ancestors. <br />peddler n. One who travels from house to house with an assortment of goods for retail. <br />peerage n. The nobility. <br />peerless adj. Of unequaled excel ence or worth. <br />peevish adj. Petulant. (irritable) <br />pellucid adj. Translucent. <br />penalty n. The consequences that fol ow the transgression of natural or divine law. <br />penance n. Punishment to which one voluntarily submits or subjects himself as an<br />expression of penitence. <br />penchant n. A bias in favor of something. <br />pendant n. Anything that hangs from something else, either for ornament or for use. <br />pendulous adj. Hanging, especial y so as to swing by an attached end or part. <br />pendulum n. A weight hung on a rod, serving by its oscillation to regulate the rate of a<br />clock. <br />penetrable adj. That may be pierced by physical, moral, or intel ectual force. <br />penetrate v. To enter or force a way into the interior parts of. <br />penetration n. Discernment. <br />peninsular adj. Pertaining to a piece of land almost surrounded by water. <br />penitence n. Sorrow for sin with desire to amend and to atone. <br />penitential adj. Pertaining to sorrow for sin with desire to amend and to atone. <br />pennant n. A small flag. <br />pension n. A periodical allowance to an individual on account of past service done by <br />him/her. <br />pentagram n. A figure having five points or lobes. <br />pentavalent adj. Quinqeuvalent. <br />pentad n. The number five. <br />pentagon n. A figure, especial y, with five angles and five sides. <br />pentahedron n. A solid bounded by five plane faces. <br />pentameter n. In prosody, a line of verse containing five units or feet. <br />pentathlon n. The contest of five associated exercises in the great games and the same<br />contestants. <br /> <br />parse v. To describe, as a sentence, by separating it into its elements and describing each word. penultimate adj. A syl able or member of a series that is last but one. <br />parsimonious adj. Unduly sparing in the use or expenditure of money. penurious adj. Excessively sparing in the use of money. <br />partible adj. Separable. penury n. Indigence. <br />perambulate v. To walk about. <br />perceive v. To have knowledge of, or receive impressions concerning, through the medium<br />of the body senses. <br />perceptible adj. Cognizable. <br />perception n. Knowledge through the senses of the existence and properties of matter or <br />the external world. <br />percipience n. The act of perceiving. <br />percipient n. One who or that which perceives. <br />percolate v. To filter. <br />percolator n. A filter. <br />percussion n. The sharp striking of one body against another. <br />peremptory adj. Precluding question or appeal. <br />perennial adj. Continuing though the year or through many years. <br />perfectible adj. Capable of being made perfect. <br />perfidy n. Treachery. <br />perforate v. To make a hole or holes through. <br />perform v. To accomplish. <br />perfumery n. The preparation of perfumes. <br />perfunctory adj. Half-hearted. <br />perhaps adv. Possibly. <br />perigee n. The point in the orbit of the moon when it is nearest the earth. <br />periodicity n. The habit or characteristic of recurrence at regular intervals. <br />peripatetic adj. Walking about. <br />perjure v. To swear falsely to. <br />perjury n. A solemn assertion of a falsity. <br />permanence n. A continuance in the same state, or without any change that destroys the<br />essential form or nature. <br />permanent adj. Durable. <br />permeate v. To pervade. <br />permissible adj. That may be allowed. <br />permutation n. Reciprocal change, dif erent ordering of same items. <br />pernicious adj. Tending to kill or hurt. <br />perpendicular adj. Straight up and down. <br />perpetrator n. The doer of a wrong or a criminal act. <br />perpetuate v. To preserve from extinction or oblivion. <br />perquisite n. Any profit from service beyond the amount fixed as salary or wages. <br />persecution n. Harsh or malignant oppression. <br />perseverance n. A persistence in purpose and effort. <br />persevere v. To continue striving in spite of discouragements. <br />persiflage n. Banter. <br />persist v. To continue steadfast against opposition. <br />persistence n. A fixed adherence to a resolve, course of conduct, or the like. <br />personage n. A man or woman as an individual, especial y one of rank or high station. <br />personal adj. Not general or public. <br />personality n. The attributes, taken col ectively, that make up the character and nature of <br />an individual. <br />personnel n. The force of persons col ectively employed in some service. <br />perspective n. The relative importance of facts or matters from any special point of view. <br />perspicacious adj. Astute. <br />perspicacity n. Acuteness or discernment. <br />perspicuous adj. Lucid. <br />perspiration n. Sweat. <br />perspire v. To excrete through the pores of the skin. <br />persuade v. To win the mind of by argument, eloquence, evidence, or reflection. <br />persuadable adj. capable of influencing to action by entreaty, statement, or anything that <br />moves the feelings. <br />pertinacious adj. Persistent or unyielding. <br />pertinacity n. Unyielding adherence. <br />pertinent adj. Relevant. <br />perturb v. To disturb greatly. <br />perturbation n. Mental excitement or confusion. <br />perusal n. The act of reading careful y or thoughtful y. <br />pervade v. To pass or spread through every part. <br />pervasion n. The state of spreading through every part. <br />pervasive adj. Thoroughly penetrating or permeating. <br />perverse adj. Unreasonable. <br />perversion n. Diversion from the true meaning or proper purpose. <br />perversity n. Wickedness. <br />pervert n. One who has forsaken a doctrine regarded as true for one esteemed false. <br />pervious adj. Admit ing the entrance or passage of another substance. <br />pestilence n. A raging epidemic. <br />pestilent adj. Having a malign influence or effect. <br />pestilential adj. having the nature of or breeding pestilence. <br />peter v. To fail or lose power, efficiency, or value. <br /> <br /><br />petrify v. To convert into a substance of stony hardness and character. <br />petulance n. The character or condition of being impatient, capricious or petulant. <br />petulant adj. Displaying impatience. <br />pharmacopoeia n. A book containing the formulas and methods of preparation of <br />medicines for the use of druggists. <br />pharmacy n. The art or business of compounding and dispensing medicines. <br />phenomenal adj. Extraordinary or marvelous. <br />phenomenon n. Any unusual occurrence. <br />philander v. To play at courtship with a woman. <br />philanthropic adj. Benevolent. <br />philanthropist n. One who endeavors to help his fel ow men. <br />philanthropy n. Active humanitarianism. <br />philately n. The study and col ection of stamps. <br />philharmonic adj. Fond of music. <br />philogynist n. One who is fond of women. <br />philologist n. An expert in linguistics. <br />philology n. The study of language in connection with history and literature. <br />philosophize v. To seek ultimate causes and principles. <br />philosophy n. The general principles, laws, or causes that furnish the rational explanation<br />of anything. <br />phlegmatic adj. Not easily roused to feeling or action. <br />phonetic adj. Representing articulate sounds or speech. <br />phonic adj. Pertaining to the nature of sound. <br />phonogram n. A graphic character symbolizing an articulate sound. <br />phonology n. The science of human vocal sounds. <br />phosphorescence n. The property of emit ing light. <br />photoelectric adj. Pertaining to the combined action of light and electricity. <br />photometer n. Any instrument for measuring the intensity of light or comparing the<br />intensity of two lights. <br />photometry n. The art of measuring the intensity of light. <br />physicist n. A specialist in the science that treats of the phenomena associated with matter and<br />energy. <br />physics n. The science that treats of the phenomena associated with matter and energy. <br />physiocracy n. The doctrine that land and its products are the only true wealth. <br />physiognomy n. The external appearance merely. <br />physiography n. Description of nature. <br />physiology n. The science of organic functions. <br />physique n. The physical structure or organization of a person. <br />picayune adj. Of small value. <br />piccolo n. A small flute. <br />piece n. A loose or separated part, as distinguished from the whole or the mass. <br />piecemeal adv. Gradually. <br />pil age n. Open robbery, as in war. <br />pil ory n. A wooden framework in which an offender is fastened to boards and is exposed<br />to public scorn.<br />pincers n. An instrument having two lever-handles and two jaws working on a pivot. <br />pinchers n. An instrument having two jaws working on a pivot. <br />pinnacle n. A high or topmost point, as a mountain-peak. <br />pioneer n. One among the first to explore a country. <br />pious adj. Religious. <br />pique v. To excite a slight degree of anger in. <br />piteous adj. Compassionate. <br />pitiable adj. Contemptible. <br />pitiful adj. Wretched. <br />pitiless adj. Hard-hearted. <br />pittance n. Any small portion or meager allowance. <br />placate v. To bring from a state of angry or hostile feeling to one of patience or <br />friendliness. <br />placid adj. Serene. <br />plagiarism n. The stealing of passages from the writings of another and publishing them<br />as one's own. <br />planisphere n. A polar projection of the heavens on a chart. <br />plasticity n. The property of some substances through which the form of the mass can<br />readily be changed. <br />platitude n. A writ en or spoken statement that is flat, dull, or commonplace. <br />plaudit n. An expression of applause. <br />plausible adj. Seeming likely to be true, though open to doubt. <br />playful adj. Frolicsome. <br />playwright n. A maker of plays for the stage. <br />plea n. An argument to obtain some desired action. <br />pleasant adj. Agreeable. <br />pleasurable adj. Affording gratification. <br />plebeian adj. Common. <br />pledgee n. The person to whom anything is pledged. <br />pledgeor n. One who gives a pledge. <br />plenary adj. Entire. <br />plenipotentiary n. A person ful y empowered to transact any business. <br />plenitude n. Abundance. <br />plenteous adj. Abundant. <br />plumb n. A weight suspended by a line to test the verticality of something. <br />plummet n. A piece of lead for making soundings, adjusting walls to the vertical. <br />pluperfect adj. Expressing past time or action prior to some other past time or action. <br />plural adj. Containing or consisting of more than one. <br />plurality n. A majority. <br />plutocracy n. A wealthy class in a political community who control the government by <br />means of their money. <br />pneumatic adj. Pertaining to or consisting of air or gas. <br />poesy n. Poetry. <br />poetaster n. An inferior poet. <br />poetic adj. Pertaining to poetry. <br />poetics n. The rules and principles of poetry. <br />poignancy n. Severity or acuteness, especial y of pain or grief. <br />poignant adj. Severely painful or acute to the spirit. <br />poise n. Equilibrium. <br />polar adj. Pertaining to the poles of a sphere, especial y of the earth. <br />polemics n. The art of controversy or disputation. <br />pollen n. The fine dust-like grains or powder formed within the anther of a flowering plant. <br />pollute v. To contaminate. <br />polyarchy n. Government by several or many persons of what-ever class. <br />polycracy n. The rule of many. <br />polygamy n. the fact or condition of having more than one wife or husband at once. <br />polyglot adj. Speaking several tongues. <br />polygon n. A figure having many angles. <br />polyhedron n. A solid bounded by plane faces, especial y by more than four. <br />polysyllable adj. Having several syl ables, especial y more than three syl ables. <br />polytechnic adj. Pertaining to, embracing, or practicing many arts. <br />polytheism n. The doctrine or belief that there are more gods than one. <br />pommel v. To beat with something thick or bulky. <br />pomposity n. The quality of being marked by an assumed stateliness and impressiveness of manner. <br />pompous adj. Marked by an assumed stateliness and impressiveness of manner. <br />ponder v. To meditate or reflect upon. <br />ponderous adj. Unusually weighty or forcible. <br />pontiff n. The Pope. <br />populace n. The common people. <br />populous adj. Containing many inhabitants, especial y in proportion to the territory. <br />portend v. To indicate as being about to happen, especial y by previous signs. <br />portent n. Anything that indicates what is to happen. <br />portfolio n. A portable case for holding writing-materials, drawings, etc. <br />posit v. To present in an orderly manner. <br />position n. The manner in which a thing is placed. <br />positive adj. Free from doubt or hesitation. <br />posse n. A force of men. <br />possess v. To own. <br />possession n. The having, holding, or detention of property in one's power or command. <br />possessive adj. Pertaining to the having, holding, or detention of property in one's power <br />or command. <br />possessor n. One who owns, enjoys, or controls anything, as property. <br />possible adj. Being not beyond the reach of power natural, moral, or supernatural. <br />postdate v. To make the date of any writing later than the real date. <br />posterior n. The hinder part. <br />postgraduate adj. Pertaining to studies that are pursued after receiving a degree. <br />postscript n. Something added to a let er after the writer's signature. <br />potency n. Power. <br />potent adj. Physical y powerful. <br />potentate n. One possessed of great power or sway. <br />potential n. Anything that may be possible. <br />potion n. A dose of liquid medicine. <br />powerless adj. Impotent. <br />practicable adj. Feasible. <br />prate v. To talk about vainly or foolishly. <br />prattle v. To utter in simple or childish talk. <br />preamble n. A statement introductory to and explanatory of what fol ows. <br />precarious adj. Perilous. <br />precaution n. A provision made in advance for some possible emergency or danger. <br />precede v. To happen first. <br />precedence n. Priority in place, time, or rank. <br />precedent n. An instance that may serve as a guide or basis for a rule. <br /> <br /><br />precession n. The act of going forward. <br />precipice n. A high and very steep or approximately vertical cliff. <br />precipitant adj. Moving onward quickly and heedlessly. <br />precipitate v. To force forward prematurely. <br />precise adj. Exact. <br />precision n. Accuracy of limitation, definition, or adjustment. <br />preclude v. To prevent. <br />precocious adj. Having the mental faculties prematurely developed. <br />precursor n. A forerunner or herald. <br />predatory adj. Prone to pillaging. <br />predecessor n. An incumbent of a given office previous to another. <br />predicament n. A dif icult, trying situation or plight. <br />predicate v. To state as belonging to something. <br />predict v. To foretell. <br />prediction n. A prophecy. <br />predominance n. Ascendancy or preponderance. <br />predominant adj. Superior in power, influence, effectiveness, number, or degree. <br />predominate v. To be chief in importance, quantity, or degree. <br />preeminence n. Special eminence. <br />preempt v. To secure the right of preference in the purchase of public land. <br />preemption n. The right or act of purchasing before others. <br />preengage v. To preoccupy. <br />preestablish v. To set le or arrange beforehand. <br />preexist v. To exist at a period or in a state earlier than something else. <br />preexistence n. Existence antecedent to something. <br />preface n. A brief explanation or address to the reader, at the beginning of a book. <br />prefatory adj. Pertaining to a brief explanation to the reader at the beginning of a book. <br />prefer v. To hold in higher estimation. <br />preferable adj. More desirable than others. <br />preference n. An object of favor or choice. <br />preferential adj. Possessing, giving, or constituting preference or priority. <br />preferment n. Preference. <br />prefix v. To attach at the beginning. <br />prehensible adj. Capable of being grasped. <br />prehensile adj. Adapted for grasping or holding. <br />prehension n. The act of laying hold of or grasping. <br />prejudice n. A judgment or opinion formed without due examination of the facts. <br />prelacy n. A system of church government. <br />prelate n. One of a higher order of clergy having direct authority over other clergy. <br />prelude n. An introductory or opening performance. <br />premature adj. Coming too soon. <br />premier adj. First in rank or position. <br />premise n. A judgment as a conclusion. <br />premonition n. Foreboding. <br />preoccupation n. The state of having the mind, attention, or inclination preoccupied. <br />preoccupy v. To fill the mind of a person to the exclusion of other subjects. <br />preordain v. To foreordain. <br />preparation n. An act or proceeding designed to bring about some event. <br />preparatory adj. Having to do with what is preliminary. <br />preponderant adj. Prevalent. <br />preponderate v. To exceed in influence or power. <br />prepossession n. A preconceived liking. <br />preposterous adj. Utterly ridiculous or absurd. <br />prerogative adj. Having superior rank or precedence. <br />presage v. To foretell. <br />prescience n. Knowledge of events before they take place. <br />prescient adj. Foreknowing. <br />prescript adj. Prescribed as a rule or model. <br />prescriptible adj. Derived from authoritative direction. <br />prescription n. An authoritative direction. <br />presentient adj. Perceiving or feeling beforehand. <br />presentiment n. Foreboding. <br />presentment n. Semblance. <br />preservation n. Conservation. <br />presumption n. That which may be logical y assumed to be true until disproved. <br />presumptuous adj. Assuming too much. <br />pretension n. A bold or presumptuous assertion. <br />pretentious adj. Marked by pretense, conceit, or display. <br />preternatural adj. Extraordinary. <br />pretext n. A fictitious reason or motive. <br />prevalence n. Frequency. <br />prevalent adj. Of wide extent or frequent occurrence. <br />prevaricate v. To use ambiguous or evasive language for the purpose of deceiving or <br /> <br />precedential adj. Of the nature of an instance that may serve as a guide or basis for a rule. diverting attention. <br />prevention n. Thwarting. <br />prickle v. To puncture slightly with fine, sharp points. <br />priggish adj. Conceited. <br />prim adj. Stif ly proper. <br />prima adj. First. <br />primer n. An elementary reading-book for children. <br />primeval adj. Belonging to the first ages. <br />primitive adj. Pertaining to the beginning or early times. <br />principal adj. Most important. <br />principality n. The territory of a reigning prince. <br />principle n. A general truth or proposition. <br />priory n. A monastic house. <br />pristine adj. Primitive. <br />privateer n. A vessel owned and officered by private persons, but carrying on maritime<br />war. <br />privilege n. A right or immunity not enjoyed by all, or that may be enjoyed only under <br />special conditions. <br />privity n. Knowledge shared with another or others regarding a private matter. <br />privy adj. Participating with another or others in the knowledge of a secret transaction. <br />probate adj. Relating to making proof, as of a will. <br />probation n. Any proceeding designed to ascertain or test character, qualification, or the<br />like. <br />probe v. To search through and through. <br />probity n. Virtue or integrity tested and confirmed. <br />procedure n. A manner or method of acting. <br />proceed v. To renew motion or action, as after rest or interruption. <br />proclamation n. Any announcement made in a public manner. <br />procrastinate v. To put off till tomorrow or till a future time. <br />procrastination n. Delay. <br />proctor n. An agent acting for another. <br />prodigal n. One wasteful or extravagant, especial y in the use of money or property. <br />prodigious adj. Immense. <br />prodigy n. A person or thing of very remarkable gifts or qualities. <br />productive adj. Yielding in abundance. <br />profession n. Any cal ing or occupation involving special mental or other special <br />disciplines. <br />professor n. A public teacher of the highest grade in a university or col ege. <br />proffer v. To offer to another for acceptance. <br />proficiency n. An advanced state of acquirement, as in some knowledge, art, or science. <br />proficient adj. Possessing ample and ready knowledge or of skill in any art, science, or industry. <br />profile n. An outline or contour. <br />profiteer n. One who profits. <br />profligacy n. Shameless viciousness. <br />profligate adj. Abandoned to vice. <br />profuse adj. Produced or displayed in overabundance. <br />progeny n. Offspring. <br />progression n. A moving forward or proceeding in course. <br />prohibition n. A decree or an order forbidding something. <br />prohibitionist n. One who favors the prohibition by law of the manufacture and sale of <br />alcoholic beverages. <br />prohibitory adj. Involving or equivalent to prohibition, especial y of the sale of alcoholic <br />beverages. <br />projection n. A prominence. <br />proletarian n. A person of the lowest or poorest class. <br />prolific adj. Producing offspring or fruit. <br />prolix adj. Verbose. <br />prologue n. A prefatory statement or explanation to a poem, discourse, or performance. <br />prolong v. To extend in time or duration. <br />promenade v. To walk for amusement or exercise. <br />prominence n. The quality of being noticeable or distinguished. <br />prominent adj. Conspicuous in position, character, or importance. <br />promiscuous adj. Brought together without order, distinction, or design (for sex). <br />promissory adj. Expressing an engagement to pay. <br />promontory n. A high point of land extending outward from the coastline into the sea. <br />promoter n. A furtherer, forwarder, or encourager. <br />promulgate v. To proclaim. <br />propaganda n. Any institution or systematic scheme for propagating a doctrine or system. <br />propagate v. To spread abroad or from person to person. <br />propel v. To drive or urge forward. <br />propellant adj. Propelling. <br />propeller n. One who or that which propels. <br />prophecy n. Any prediction or foretel ing. <br />prophesy v. To predict or foretel , especial y under divine inspiration and guidance. <br />propitious adj. Kindly disposed. <br /> <br /><br />proportionate adj. Being in proportion. <br />propriety n. Accordance with recognized usage, custom, or principles. <br />propulsion n. A driving onward or forward. <br />prosaic adj. Unimaginative. <br />proscenium n. That part of the stage between the curtain and the orchestra. <br />proscribe v. To reject, as a teaching or a practice, with condemnation or denunciation. <br />proscription n. Any act of condemnation and rejection from favor and privilege. <br />proselyte n. One who has been won over from one religious belief to another. <br />prosody n. The science of poetical forms. <br />prospector n. One who makes exploration, search, or examination, especial y for minerals.<br />prospectus n. A paper or pamphlet containing information of a proposed undertaking. <br />prostrate adj. Lying prone, or with the head to the ground. <br />protagonist n. A leader in any enterprise or contest. <br />protection n. Preservation from harm, danger, annoyance, or any other evil. <br />protective adj. Sheltering. <br />protector n. A defender. <br />protégé n. One special y cared for and favored by another usually older person. <br />Protestant n. A Christian who denies the authority of the Pope and holds the right of <br />special judgment. <br />protomartyr n. The earliest victim in any cause. <br />protocol n. A declaration or memorandum of agreement less solemn and formal than a<br />treaty. <br />protoplasm n. The substance that forms the principal portion of an animal or vegetable<br />cell. <br />prototype n. A work, original in character, afterward imitated in form or spirit. <br />protract v. To prolong. <br />protrude v. To push out or thrust forth. <br />protrusion n. The act of protruding. <br />protuberance n. Something that swells out from a surrounding surface. <br />protuberant adj. Bulging. <br />protuberate v. To swell or bulge beyond the surrounding surface. <br />proverb n. A brief, pithy saying, condensing in wit y or striking form the wisdom of <br />experience. <br />provident adj. Anticipating and making ready for future wants or emergencies. <br />providential adj. Effected by divine guidance. <br />provincial adj. Uncultured in thought and manner. <br />proviso n. A clause in a contract, will, etc., by which its operation is rendered conditional. <br />provocation n. An action or mode of conduct that excites resentment. <br />prowess n. Strength, skill, and intrepidity in battle. <br />proximately adv. Immediately. <br />proxy n. A person who is empowered by another to represent him or her in a given matter. <br />prudence n. Caution. <br />prudential adj. Proceeding or marked by caution. <br />prudery n. An undue display of modesty or delicacy. <br />prurient adj. Inclined to lascivious thoughts and desires. <br />pseudapostle n. A pretended or false apostle. <br />pseudonym n. A fictitious name, especial y when assumed by a writer. <br />pseudonymity n. The state or character of using a fictitious name. <br />psychiatry n. The branch of medicine that relates to mental disease. <br />psychic adj. Pertaining to the mind or soul. <br />psychopathic adj. Moral y irresponsible. <br />psychotherapy n. The treatment of mental disease. <br />pudgy adj. Small and fat. <br />puerile adj. Childish. <br />pugnacious adj. Quarrelsome. <br />puissant adj. Possessing strength. <br />pulmonary adj. Pertaining to the lungs. <br />punctilious adj. Strictly observant of the rules or forms prescribed by law or custom. <br />punctual adj. Observant and exact in points of time. <br />pungent adj. Affecting the sense of smell. <br />pungency n. The quality of affecting the sense of smell. <br />punitive adj. Pertaining to punishment. <br />pupilage n. The state or period of being a student. <br />purgatory n. An intermediate state where souls are made fit for paradise or heaven by <br />expiatory suf ering. <br />purl v. To cause to whirl, as in an eddy. <br />purloin v. To steal. <br />purport n. Intent. <br />purveyor n. one who supplies <br />pusil animous adj. Without spirit or bravery. <br />putrescent adj. Undergoing decomposition of animal or vegetable matter accompanied by fetid odors. <br />pyre n. A heap of combustibles arranged for burning a dead body. <br />pyromania n. An insane propensity to set things on fire. <br />pyrotechnic adj. Pertaining to fireworks or their manufacture. <br />pyx n. A vessel or casket, usually of precious metal, in which the host is preserved. <br />quackery n. Charlatanry <br />quadrate v. To divide into quarters. <br />quadruple v. To multiply by four. <br />qualification n. A requisite for an employment, position, right, or privilege. <br />qualify v. To endow or furnish with requisite ability, character, knowledge, skill, or <br />possessions. <br />qualm n. A fit of nausea. <br />quandary n. A puzzling predicament. <br />quantity n. Magnitude. <br />quarantine n. The enforced isolation of any person or place infected with contagious <br />disease. <br />quarrelsome adj. Irascible. <br />quarter n. One of four equal parts into which anything is or may be divided. <br />quarterly adj. Occurring or made at intervals of three months. <br />quartet n. A composition for four voices or four instruments. <br />quarto n. An eight-page newspaper of any size. <br />quay n. A wharf or artificial landing-place on the shore of a harbor or projecting into it. <br />querulous adj. Habitually complaining. <br />query v. To make inquiry. <br />queue n. A file of persons waiting in order of their arrival, as for admit ance. <br />quibble n. An utterly trivial distinction or objection. <br />quiescence n. Quiet. <br />quiescent adj. Being in a state of repose or inaction. <br />quiet adj. Making no noise. <br />quietus n. A silencing, suppressing, or ending. <br />quintessence n. The most essential part of anything. <br />quintet n. Musical composition arranged for five voices or instruments. <br />quite adv. Fully. <br />Quixotic adj. Chivalrous or romantic to a ridiculous or extravagant degree. <br />rabid adj. Affected with rabies or hydrophobia. <br />racy adj. Exciting or exhilarating to the mind. <br />radiance n. Brilliant or sparkling luster. <br />radiate v. To extend in all directions, as from a source or focus. <br />radical n. One who holds extreme views or advocates extreme measures. <br />radix n. That from or on which something is developed. <br />raillery n. Good-humored satire. <br />ramify v. To divide or subdivide into branches or subdivisions. <br />ramose adj. Branch-like. <br />rampant adj. Growing, climbing, or running without check or restraint. <br />rampart n. A bulwark or construction to oppose assault or hostile entry. <br />rancor n. Malice. <br />rankle v. To produce irritation or festering. <br />rapacious adj. Disposed to seize by violence or by unlawful or greedy methods. <br />rapid adj. Having great speed. <br />rapine n. The act of seizing and carrying off property by superior force, as in war. <br />rapt adj. Enraptured. <br />raptorial adj. Seizing and devouring living prey. <br />ration v. To provide with a fixed allowance or portion, especial y of food. <br />rationalism n. The formation of opinions by relying upon reason alone, independently of <br />authority. <br />raucous adj. Harsh. <br />ravage v. To lay waste by pil age, rapine, devouring, or other destructive methods. <br />ravenous adj. Furiously voracious or hungry. <br />ravine n. A deep gorge or hollow, especial y one worn by a stream or flow of water. <br />reaction n. Tendency towards a former, or opposite state of things, as after reform, <br />revolution, or inflation. <br />reactionary adj. Pertaining to, of the nature of, causing, or favoring reaction. <br />readily adv. Without objection or reluctance. <br />readjust v. To put in order after disarrangement. <br />ready adj. In a state of preparedness for any given purpose or occasion. <br />realism n. The principle and practice of depicting persons and scenes as they are believed<br />really to exist. <br />rearrange v. To arrange again or in a dif erent order. <br />reassure v. To give new confidence. <br />rebellious adj. Insubordinate. <br />rebuff n. A peremptory or unexpected rejection of advances or approaches. <br />rebuild v. To build again or anew. <br />rebut v. To oppose by argument or a suf icient answer. <br />recant v. To withdraw formally one's belief (in something previously believed or <br />maintained). <br />recapitulate v. To repeat again the principal points of. <br />recapture v. To capture again. <br />recede v. To move back or away. <br /> <br /><br />receivable adj. Capable of being or fit to be received - often money. <br />receptive adj. Having the capacity, quality, or ability of receiving, as truths or impressions. <br />recessive adj. Having a tendency to go back. <br />recidivist n. A confirmed criminal. <br />reciprocal adj. Mutually interchangeable or convertible. <br />reciprocate v. To give and take mutually. <br />reciprocity n. Equal mutual rights and benefits granted and enjoyed. <br />recitation n. The act of reciting or repeating, especial y in public and from memory. <br />reck v. To have a care or thought for. <br />reckless adj. Foolishly headless of danger. <br />reclaim v. To demand or to obtain the return or restoration of. <br />recline v. To cause to assume a leaning or recumbent attitude or position. <br />recluse n. One who lives in retirement or seclusion. <br />reclusory n. A hermitage. <br />recognizance n. An acknowledgment entered into before a court with condition to do some<br />particular act. <br />recognize v. To recal the identity of (a person or thing). <br />recoil v. To start back as in dismay, loathing, or dread. <br />recollect v. To recal the knowledge of. <br />reconcilable adj. Capable of being adjusted or harmonized. <br />reconnoiter v. To make a preliminary examination of for military, surveying, or geological<br />purposes. <br />reconsider v. To review with care, especial y with a view to a reversal of previous action. <br />reconstruct v. To rebuild. <br />recourse n. Resort to or application for help in exigency or trouble. <br />recover v. To regain. <br />recreant n. A cowardly or faithless person. <br />recreate v. To refresh after labor. <br />recrudescence n. The state of becoming raw or sore again. <br />recrudescent adj. Becoming raw or sore again. <br />recruit v. To enlist men for military or naval service. <br />rectify v. To correct. <br />rectitude n. The quality of being upright in principles and conduct. <br />recuperate v. To recover. <br />recur v. To happen again or repeatedly, especial y at regular intervals. <br />recure v. To cure again. <br />recurrent adj. Returning from time to time, especial y at regular or stated intervals. <br />redemption n. The recovery of what is mortgaged or pledged, by paying the debt. <br />redolent adj. Smelling sweet and agreeable. <br />redolence n. Smelling sweet and agreeable. <br />redoubtable adj. Formidable. <br />redound n. Rebound. <br />redress v. To set right, as a wrong by compensation or the punishment of the wrong-doer. <br />reducible adj. That may be reduced. <br />redundance n. Excess. <br />redundant adj. Constituting an excess. <br />reestablish v. To restore. <br />refer v. To direct or send for information or other purpose. <br />referrer n. One who refers. <br />referable adj. Ascribable. <br />referee n. An umpire. <br />refinery n. A place where some crude material, as sugar or petroleum, is purified. <br />reflectible adj. Capable of being turned back. <br />reflection n. The throwing off or back of light, heat, sound, or any form of energy that travels in waves. <br />reflector n. A mirror, as of metal, for reflecting light, heat, or sound in a particular direction. <br />reflexible adj. Capable of being reflected. <br />reform n. Change for the better. <br />reformer n. One who carries out a reform. <br />refract v. To bend or turn from a direct course. <br />refractory adj. Not amenable to control. <br />refragable adj. Capable of being refuted. <br />refringency n. Power to refract. <br />refringent adj. Having the power to refract. <br />refusal n. Denial of what is asked. <br />refute v. To prove to be wrong. <br />regale v. To give unusual pleasure. <br />regalia n. pl. The emblems of royalty. <br />regality n. Royalty. <br />regenerate v. To reproduce. <br />regent n. One who is lawfully deputized to administer the government for the time being in <br />the name of the ruler. <br />regicide n. The killing of a king or sovereign. <br />regime n. Particular conduct or administration of affairs. <br />regimen n. A systematized order or course of living with reference to food, clothing and<br />personal habits. <br />regiment n. A body of soldiers. <br />regnant adj. Exercising royal authority in one's own right. <br />regress v. To return to a former place or condition. <br />regretful adj. Feeling, expressive of, or ful of regret. <br />rehabilitate v. To restore to a former status, capacity, right rank, or privilege. <br />reign v. To hold and exercise sovereign power. <br />reimburse v. To pay back as an equivalent of what has been expended. <br />rein n. A step attached to the bit for controlling a horse or other draft-animal. <br />reinstate v. To restore to a former state, station, or authority. <br />reiterate v. To say or do again and again. <br />rejoin v. To reunite after separation. <br />rejuvenate v. To restore to youth. <br />rejuvenescence n. A renewal of youth. <br />relapse v. To suf er a return of a disease after partial recovery. <br />relegate v. To send off or consign, as to an obscure position or remote destination. <br />relent v. To yield. <br />relevant adj. Bearing upon the matter in hand. <br />reliance n. Dependence. <br />reliant adj. Having confidence. <br />relinquish v. To give up using or having. <br />reliquary n. A casket, cof er, or repository in which relics are kept. <br />relish v. To like the taste or savor of. <br />reluctance n. Unwillingness. <br />reluctant adj. Unwilling. <br />remembrance n. Recol ection. <br />reminiscence n. The cal ing to mind of incidents within the range of personal knowledge or <br />experience. <br />reminiscent adj. Pertaining to the recol ection of matters of personal interest. <br />remiss adj. Negligent. <br />remission n. Temporary diminution of a disease. <br />remodel v. Reconstruct. <br />remonstrance n. Reproof. <br />remonstrant adj. Having the character of a reproof. <br />remonstrate v. To present a verbal or writ en protest to those who have power to right or <br />prevent a wrong. <br />remunerate v. To pay or pay for. <br />remuneration n. Compensation. <