Anki Vocab

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coaming

Back 1

a raised rim or edge to prevent water from entering<br><br>

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a raised rim or edge to prevent water from entering

Back 2

coaming

Front 3

colposcope

Back 3

a magnifier for examining a vagina<br><br>

Front 4

a magnifier for examining a vagina

Back 4

colposcope

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colubrine

Back 5

snake-like<br><br>

Front 6

snake-like

Back 6

colubrine

Front 7

compleat

Back 7

having a richly developed or wide-ranging skill<br><br>

Front 8

having a richly developed or wide-ranging skill

Back 8

compleat

Front 9

confute

Back 9

to show to be false or contradictory, like refute<br><br>

Front 10

to show to be false or contradictory, like refute

Back 10

confute

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coprolalia

Back 11

uncontrollable use of profanity<br><br>

Front 12

uncontrollable use of profanity

Back 12

coprolalia

Front 13

coulee

Back 13

a valley bounded by two hills<br><br>

Front 14

a valley bounded by two hills

Back 14

coulee

Front 15

crazing

Back 15

a fine crack in a surface, glaze, or finish<br><br>

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a fine crack in a surface, glaze, or finish

Back 16

crazing

Front 17

crimp

Back 17

a shanghaier, one who tricks people into joining the military/merchant navy<br><br>

Front 18

a shanghaier, one who tricks people into joining the military/merchant navy

Back 18

crimp

Front 19

crocket

Back 19

projecting ornament in architecture<br><br>

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projecting ornament in architecture

Back 20

crocket

Front 21

cunctation

Back 21

procrastination; delay<br><br>

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procrastination; delay

Back 22

cunctation

Front 23

cunneal

Back 23

wedge-shaped<br><br>

Front 24

wedge-shaped

Back 24

cunneal

Front 25

debouche

Back 25

coming out of an enclosed area into a wider or open one<br><br>

Front 26

coming out of an enclosed area into a wider or open one

Back 26

debouche

Front 27

decollate

Back 27

to behead<br><br>

Front 28

to behead

Back 28

decollate

Front 29

deracinate

Back 29

to pull up by the roots; to displace from one's natural environment<br><br>

Front 30

to pull up by the roots; to displace from one's natural environment

Back 30

deracinate

Front 31

desquamate

Back 31

to shed, peel, or come off in scales<br><br>

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to shed, peel, or come off in scales

Back 32

desquamate

Front 33

dharna

Back 33

a way to force payment of a debt, by sitting at the debtor's doorstep and not eating until you are paid<br><br>

Front 34

a way to force payment of a debt, by sitting at the debtor's doorstep and not eating until you are paid

Back 34

dharna

Front 35

imprecation

Back 35

a spoken curse<br><br>

Front 36

a spoken curse

Back 36

imprecation

Front 37

histrionic

Back 37

overly theatrical or melodramatic in order to attract attention<br><br>

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overly theatrical or melodramatic in order to attract attention

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histrionic

Front 39

inhumed

Back 39

bury<br><br>

Front 40

bury

Back 40

inhumed

Front 41

monody

Back 41

an ode sung by a single person in a Greek tragedy<br><br>

Front 42

an ode sung by a single person in a Greek tragedy

Back 42

monody

Front 43

mawkish

Back 43

sentimental in a feeble or sickly way<br><br>

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sentimental in a feeble or sickly way

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mawkish

Front 45

unrequited

Back 45

unreturned; not reciprocated<br><br>

Front 46

unreturned; not reciprocated

Back 46

unrequited

Front 47

importunate

Back 47

persistent, especially to the point of annoyance<br><br>

Front 48

persistent, especially to the point of annoyance

Back 48

importunate

Front 49

mottled

Back 49

marked with an irregular arrangement of spots or splotches of color<br><br>

Front 50

marked with an irregular arrangement of spots or splotches of color

Back 50

mottled

Front 51

plutocracy

Back 51

government by the wealthy<br><br>

Front 52

government by the wealthy

Back 52

plutocracy

Front 53

epidemic

Back 53

a widespread outbreak of a disease<br><br>

Front 54

a widespread outbreak of a disease

Back 54

epidemic

Front 55

pandemic

Back 55

a universal outbreak of a disease<br><br>

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a universal outbreak of a disease

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pandemic

Front 57

endemic

Back 57

indigenous, native to an area or enviroment<br><br>

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indigenous, native to an area or enviroment

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endemic

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exhume

Back 59

to dig up<br><br>

Front 60

to dig up

Back 60

exhume

Front 61

decrepit

Back 61

worn down through hard use<br><br>

Front 62

worn down through hard use

Back 62

decrepit

Front 63

entelechy

Back 63

the realization of potential; the apex<br><br>

Front 64

the realization of potential; the apex

Back 64

entelechy

Front 65

epistemology

Back 65

the study of knowledge and how we acquire it<br><br>

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the study of knowledge and how we acquire it

Back 66

epistemology

Front 67

epidemiology

Back 67

the study of infectious disease<br><br>

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the study of infectious disease

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epidemiology

Front 69

nominalism

Back 69

the philosophical doctrine that universal ideas and concepts are just names, they have no inherent reality<br><br>

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the philosophical doctrine that universal ideas and concepts are just names, they have no inherent reality

Back 70

nominalism

Front 71

nescience

Back 71

ignorance (nescient: ignorant)<br><br>

Front 72

ignorance (nescient: ignorant)

Back 72

nescience

Front 73

quiesce

Back 73

to quiet, calm, or settle<br><br>

Front 74

to quiet, calm, or settle

Back 74

quiesce

Front 75

plenum

Back 75

a meeting when all the members of a committee are present<br><br>

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a meeting when all the members of a committee are present

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plenum

Front 77

eventuality

Back 77

an event that will occur<br><br>

Front 78

an event that will occur

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eventuality

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valetudinarian

Back 79

sickly; or: especially concerned with one's sickness<br><br>

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sickly; or: especially concerned with one's sickness

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valetudinarian

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fealty

Back 81

loyalty<br><br>

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loyalty

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fealty

Front 83

extrapolate

Back 83

to draw general conclusions from specific instances<br><br>

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to draw general conclusions from specific instances

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extrapolate

Front 85

bugbear

Back 85

an imaginary monster invented to scare children; the boogeyman<br><br>

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an imaginary monster invented to scare children; the boogeyman

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bugbear

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volition

Back 87

will-power, or the faculty of exercising it; intention; drive<br><br>

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will-power, or the faculty of exercising it; intention; drive

Back 88

volition

Front 89

chimerical

Back 89

wildly fanciful or imaginary<br><br>

Front 90

wildly fanciful or imaginary

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chimerical

Front 91

unduly

Back 91

unwarranted; to an unnecessary degree<br><br>

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unwarranted; to an unnecessary degree

Back 92

unduly

Front 93

transubstantiate

Back 93

from the eucharist: changing the bread and wine into the literal body of Christ; to alter in form or substance<br><br>

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from the eucharist: changing the bread and wine into the literal body of Christ; to alter in form or substance

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transubstantiate

Front 95

suzerainty

Back 95

the control of an internally autonomous nation by another<br><br>

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the control of an internally autonomous nation by another

Back 96

suzerainty

Front 97

knavery

Back 97

deceit; trickery<br><br>

Front 98

deceit; trickery

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knavery

Front 99

patrimony

Back 99

inheritance from the father's side<br><br>

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inheritance from the father's side

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patrimony

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revile

Back 101

criticize in an abusive or insulting manner<br><br>

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criticize in an abusive or insulting manner

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revile

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palaver

Back 103

prolonged and idle discussion<br><br>

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prolonged and idle discussion

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palaver

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lode

Back 105

a vein of metal ore in the earth<br><br>

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a vein of metal ore in the earth

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lode

Front 107

unconscionable

Back 107

not right or reasonable; unreasonably excessive<br><br>

Front 108

not right or reasonable; unreasonably excessive

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unconscionable

Front 109

assent

Back 109

express approval or agreement<br><br>

Front 110

express approval or agreement

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assent

Front 111

rankle

Back 111

(of a wound) to continue to be painful; fester; cause annoyance<br><br>

Front 112

(of a wound) to continue to be painful; fester; cause annoyance

Back 112

rankle

Front 113

upbraid

Back 113

find fault with; scold<br><br>

Front 114

find fault with; scold

Back 114

upbraid

Front 115

expectorant

Back 115

a medicine that promotes the secretion of sputum by the air passages, used vs. coughs<br><br>

Front 116

a medicine that promotes the secretion of sputum by the air passages, used vs. coughs

Back 116

expectorant

Front 117

stipple

Back 117

to mark a surface (in painting) with numerous small dots or specks<br><br>

Front 118

to mark a surface (in painting) with numerous small dots or specks

Back 118

stipple

Front 119

hoi polloi

Back 119

the masses; the common people (derogatory)<br><br>

Front 120

the masses; the common people (derogatory)

Back 120

hoi polloi

Front 121

paroxysm

Back 121

a sudden or violent expression of a particular emotion or activity<br><br>

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a sudden or violent expression of a particular emotion or activity

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paroxysm

Front 123

malign

Back 123

to speak with someone in a spitefully critical nature<br><br>

Front 124

to speak with someone in a spitefully critical nature

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malign

Front 125

providential

Back 125

occuring at a favorable time<br><br>

Front 126

occuring at a favorable time

Back 126

providential

Front 127

incommodius

Back 127

causing inconvenience or discomfort<br><br>

Front 128

causing inconvenience or discomfort

Back 128

incommodius

Front 129

remontant

Back 129

blooming or producing a crop more than once a season<br><br>

Front 130

blooming or producing a crop more than once a season

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remontant

Front 131

disciform

Back 131

flat and rounded in shape<br><br>

Front 132

flat and rounded in shape

Back 132

disciform

Front 133

dished

Back 133

concave, slanting toward one another at the bottom<br><br>

Front 134

concave, slanting toward one another at the bottom

Back 134

dished

Front 135

drape

Back 135

an anaclitic girlfriend; a clingy one<br><br>

Front 136

an anaclitic girlfriend; a clingy one

Back 136

drape

Front 137

duff

Back 137

decayed leaves and branches at the bottom of the forest<br><br>

Front 138

decayed leaves and branches at the bottom of the forest

Back 138

duff

Front 139

durance

Back 139

confinement or restraint by force; imprisonment<br><br>

Front 140

confinement or restraint by force; imprisonment

Back 140

durance

Front 141

ecce homo

Back 141

depiction of Christ with crown of thorns<br><br>

Front 142

depiction of Christ with crown of thorns

Back 142

ecce homo

Front 143

eccentric

Back 143

deviating from a circular path or rotation: an eliptical orbit<br><br>

Front 144

deviating from a circular path or rotation: an eliptical orbit

Back 144

eccentric

Front 145

elute

Back 145

to extract one material from another, usually with a solvent; (n.): elution<br><br>

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to extract one material from another, usually with a solvent; (n.): elution

Back 146

elute

Front 147

embrown

Back 147

to darken<br><br>

Front 148

to darken

Back 148

embrown

Front 149

effloresce

Back 149

to bloom or blossom<br><br>

Front 150

to bloom or blossom

Back 150

effloresce

Front 151

effluent

Back 151

flowing out or forth<br><br>

Front 152

flowing out or forth

Back 152

effluent

Front 153

epicritic

Back 153

about nerves: able to discern very slight differences in the intensity of stimuli<br><br>

Front 154

about nerves: able to discern very slight differences in the intensity of stimuli

Back 154

epicritic

Front 155

escarpment

Back 155

a steep slope in front of a fortification<br><br>

Front 156

a steep slope in front of a fortification

Back 156

escarpment

Front 157

etude

Back 157

a musical piece composed for the development of a specific technique<br><br>

Front 158

a musical piece composed for the development of a specific technique

Back 158

etude

Front 159

euphuism

Back 159

ornate, allusive, overpoetic literary style<br><br>

Front 160

ornate, allusive, overpoetic literary style

Back 160

euphuism

Front 161

exhilarant

Back 161

serving to exhilarate<br><br>

Front 162

serving to exhilarate

Back 162

exhilarant

Front 163

eyeteeth

Back 163

canine teeth of upper jaw<br><br>

Front 164

canine teeth of upper jaw

Back 164

eyeteeth

Front 165

fey

Back 165

displaying an otherworldly or fairyish look<br><br>

Front 166

displaying an otherworldly or fairyish look

Back 166

fey

Front 167

foliate

Back 167

of or relating to leaves<br><br>

Front 168

of or relating to leaves

Back 168

foliate

Front 169

fugleman

Back 169

leader, especially a political one; a model soldier placed at the front of a group for instruction<br><br>

Front 170

leader, especially a political one; a model soldier placed at the front of a group for instruction

Back 170

fugleman

Front 171

fustigate

Back 171

criticize harshly<br><br>

Front 172

criticize harshly

Back 172

fustigate

Front 173

gall

Back 173

a sore or chafe caused by abrasion<br><br>

Front 174

a sore or chafe caused by abrasion

Back 174

gall

Front 175

gewgaw

Back 175

decorative trinket or bauble<br><br>

Front 176

decorative trinket or bauble

Back 176

gewgaw

Front 177

gloze

Back 177

to minimize or underplay; "to gloze over one's faults"<br><br>

Front 178

to minimize or underplay; "to gloze over one's faults"

Back 178

gloze

Front 179

Gongorism

Back 179

florid, grandiloquent literary style with elaborate puns and conceits<br><br>

Front 180

florid, grandiloquent literary style with elaborate puns and conceits

Back 180

Gongorism

Front 181

hard-bitten

Back 181

annealed; toughened by experience<br><br>

Front 182

annealed; toughened by experience

Back 182

hard-bitten

Front 183

homologues

Back 183

two things having similar structure and origin though not necessarily purpose<br><br>

Front 184

two things having similar structure and origin though not necessarily purpose

Back 184

homologues

Front 185

hyperemia

Back 185

grossly increased blood flow to a body part<br><br>

Front 186

grossly increased blood flow to a body part

Back 186

hyperemia

Front 187

hypoplastia

Back 187

incomplete development of an organ; adj: hypoplastic<br><br>

Front 188

incomplete development of an organ; adj: hypoplastic

Back 188

hypoplastia

Front 189

iatrogenic

Back 189

a disease caused or exacerbated by the supposed treatment<br><br>

Front 190

a disease caused or exacerbated by the supposed treatment

Back 190

iatrogenic

Front 191

imbrue

Back 191

to saturate or stain<br><br>

Front 192

to saturate or stain

Back 192

imbrue

Front 193

isochronal

Back 193

equal in duration<br><br>

Front 194

equal in duration

Back 194

isochronal

Front 195

largesse

Back 195

generosity; money given<br><br>

Front 196

generosity; money given

Back 196

largesse

Front 197

consummate

Back 197

to affirm, complete, or make final (of a marriage: to have intercourse)<br><br>

Front 198

to affirm, complete, or make final (of a marriage: to have intercourse)

Back 198

consummate

Front 199

ontic

Back 199

relating to entities and the facts about them; relating to real existence and not phenomena<br><br>

Front 200

relating to entities and the facts about them; relating to real existence and not phenomena

Back 200

ontic

Front 201

vestibule

Back 201

a lobby next to the outer door of a building<br><br>

Front 202

a lobby next to the outer door of a building

Back 202

vestibule

Front 203

cingulum

Back 203

anat. a curved bundle of nerve fibers in each hemisphere of the brain; a ridge of enamel at the base or crown of a tooth; also: a belt, zone, or girdlelike part<br><br>

Front 204

anat. a curved bundle of nerve fibers in each hemisphere of the brain; a ridge of enamel at the base or crown of a tooth; also: a belt, zone, or girdlelike part

Back 204

cingulum

Front 205

peripety

Back 205

sudden reversal or change in circumstances, especially in a fictional narrative<br><br>

Front 206

sudden reversal or change in circumstances, especially in a fictional narrative

Back 206

peripety

Front 207

ambit

Back 207

the scope, extent, or bounds of something<br><br>

Front 208

the scope, extent, or bounds of something

Back 208

ambit

Front 209

laciniate

Back 209

divided into deep, narrow, irregular segments; fringed; slashed; jagged (from Botany, Zoology)<br><br>

Front 210

divided into deep, narrow, irregular segments; fringed; slashed; jagged (from Botany, Zoology)

Back 210

laciniate

Front 211

lamina

Back 211

a thin layer, plate, or scale of something; base: laminate<br><br>

Front 212

a thin layer, plate, or scale of something; base: laminate

Back 212

lamina

Front 213

leptosome

Back 213

a frail, skinny person<br><br>

Front 214

a frail, skinny person

Back 214

leptosome

Front 215

limnetic

Back 215

of or occurring in the deeper parts of a lake or pond<br><br>

Front 216

of or occurring in the deeper parts of a lake or pond

Back 216

limnetic

Front 217

limbus

Back 217

a distinctive border or edge (or, the plural of "limbo")<br><br>

Front 218

a distinctive border or edge (or, the plural of "limbo")

Back 218

limbus

Front 219

littoral

Back 219

of or on a shore<br><br>

Front 220

of or on a shore

Back 220

littoral

Front 221

lorgnette

Back 221

old-fashioned opera glasses w/ the short handle<br><br>

Front 222

old-fashioned opera glasses w/ the short handle

Back 222

lorgnette

Front 223

maquillage

Back 223

heavy theatrical makeup<br><br>

Front 224

heavy theatrical makeup

Back 224

maquillage

Front 225

matrix

Back 225

womb; surrounding environment in which something originates<br><br>

Front 226

womb; surrounding environment in which something originates

Back 226

matrix

Front 227

maugre

Back 227

in spite of, notwithstanding<br><br>

Front 228

in spite of, notwithstanding

Back 228

maugre

Front 229

milt

Back 229

fish sperm; anything spermy<br><br>

Front 230

fish sperm; anything spermy

Back 230

milt

Front 231

moratory

Back 231

authorizing delayed payment (usually of interest) e.g. a moratory law<br><br>

Front 232

authorizing delayed payment (usually of interest) e.g. a moratory law

Back 232

moratory

Front 233

mordacious

Back 233

from mordant: biting, caustic, sneering<br><br>

Front 234

from mordant: biting, caustic, sneering

Back 234

mordacious

Front 235

muntin

Back 235

strip of wood or metal that separates and holds various panes in a window<br><br>

Front 236

strip of wood or metal that separates and holds various panes in a window

Back 236

muntin

Front 237

muricate

Back 237

covered with short spines; prickly<br><br>

Front 238

covered with short spines; prickly

Back 238

muricate

Front 239

nidifugous

Back 239

leaving the nest shortly after hatching; precocial: able to fed itself immediately<br><br>

Front 240

leaving the nest shortly after hatching; precocial: able to fed itself immediately

Back 240

nidifugous

Front 241

oneiric

Back 241

of or relating to dreams or dreaming&nbsp;<br><br>

Front 242

of or relating to dreams or dreaming&nbsp;

Back 242

oneiric

Front 243

osculate

Back 243

to kiss; from math: to have a point of tangency<br><br>

Front 244

to kiss; from math: to have a point of tangency

Back 244

osculate

Front 245

effigy

Back 245

a sculpture or model of a person, sometimes to be burned in protest<br><br>

Front 246

a sculpture or model of a person, sometimes to be burned in protest

Back 246

effigy

Front 247

blousy

Back 247

(of a woman) course, untidy, and red-faced<br><br>

Front 248

(of a woman) course, untidy, and red-faced

Back 248

blousy

Front 249

plumage

Back 249

a bird's feathers (collective noun)<br><br>

Front 250

a bird's feathers (collective noun)

Back 250

plumage

Front 251

cloven

Back 251

split or divided in two (from "cleave")<br><br>

Front 252

split or divided in two (from "cleave")

Back 252

cloven

Front 253

gable

Back 253

the part of a wall that encloses a pitched roof<br><br>

Front 254

the part of a wall that encloses a pitched roof

Back 254

gable

Front 255

slurry

Back 255

a semi-liquid mixture, typically of fine particles (manure, cement, coal) suspended in water<br><br>

Front 256

a semi-liquid mixture, typically of fine particles (manure, cement, coal) suspended in water

Back 256

slurry

Front 257

immolate

Back 257

to kill or offer as a sacrifice, esp. by burning<br><br>

Front 258

to kill or offer as a sacrifice, esp. by burning

Back 258

immolate

Front 259

windrow

Back 259

a long line of raked hay or sheaves of grain laid out to dry in the wind<br><br>

Front 260

a long line of raked hay or sheaves of grain laid out to dry in the wind

Back 260

windrow

Front 261

cannonade

Back 261

a period of heavy, continuous cannon-fire; a barrage<br><br>

Front 262

a period of heavy, continuous cannon-fire; a barrage

Back 262

cannonade

Front 263

cavalcade

Back 263

a formal procession of people walking, on horseback, or in cars<br><br>

Front 264

a formal procession of people walking, on horseback, or in cars

Back 264

cavalcade

Front 265

weltschmertz

Back 265

a feeling of melancholy and world-weariness ('welt' = world; 'schmertz' = pain)<br><br>

Front 266

a feeling of melancholy and world-weariness ('welt' = world; 'schmertz' = pain)

Back 266

weltschmertz

Front 267

palmary

Back 267

outstanding; great; having deserved the palm of victory; praise-worthy<div><br /></div><br><br>

Front 268

outstanding; great; having deserved the palm of victory; praise-worthy<div><br /></div>

Back 268

palmary

Front 269

parallax

Back 269

apparent change in the direction of an object caused by a change in the observer's position<br><br>

Front 270

apparent change in the direction of an object caused by a change in the observer's position

Back 270

parallax

Front 271

paraphilia

Back 271

unhealthy sexual perversion<br><br>

Front 272

unhealthy sexual perversion

Back 272

paraphilia

Front 273

parhelion

Back 273

bright spot appearing on either side of the sun, or luminous ring or halo<br><br>

Front 274

bright spot appearing on either side of the sun, or luminous ring or halo

Back 274

parhelion

Front 275

patelliform

Back 275

cup-, dish-, or pan-shaped<br><br>

Front 276

cup-, dish-, or pan-shaped

Back 276

patelliform

Front 277

peculate

Back 277

to embezzle<br><br>

Front 278

to embezzle

Back 278

peculate

Front 279

pendent

Back 279

suspended, dangling, hanging down; awaiting settlement<br><br>

Front 280

suspended, dangling, hanging down; awaiting settlement

Back 280

pendent

Front 281

perorate

Back 281

to conclude speech formally; to speak at grandiloquent length<br><br>

Front 282

to conclude speech formally; to speak at grandiloquent length

Back 282

perorate

Front 283

pioffer

Back 283

horse trick where horse trots in place, legs rising very high<br><br>

Front 284

horse trick where horse trots in place, legs rising very high

Back 284

pioffer

Front 285

pinchbeck

Back 285

any cheap imitation, zinc and copper as gold; think Claire's<br><br>

Front 286

any cheap imitation, zinc and copper as gold; think Claire's

Back 286

pinchbeck

Front 287

pinguid

Back 287

fatty, oily, used of liquid or food<br><br>

Front 288

fatty, oily, used of liquid or food

Back 288

pinguid

Front 289

pithecoid

Back 289

of or resembling apes<br><br>

Front 290

of or resembling apes

Back 290

pithecoid

Front 291

plication

Back 291

act or process of folding; condition of being folded<br><br>

Front 292

act or process of folding; condition of being folded

Back 292

plication

Front 293

Poobah

Back 293

pompous, ostentatious official; especially one who holds many offices and fulfills none of them<br><br>

Front 294

pompous, ostentatious official; especially one who holds many offices and fulfills none of them

Back 294

Poobah

Front 295

perfuse

Back 295

to cover or coat with liquid, color, or light<br><br>

Front 296

to cover or coat with liquid, color, or light

Back 296

perfuse

Front 297

metamorphose

Back 297

to undergo metamorphosis, especially into adult form<br><br>

Front 298

to undergo metamorphosis, especially into adult form

Back 298

metamorphose

Front 299

porcine

Back 299

of, affecting, or resembling pigs<br><br>

Front 300

of, affecting, or resembling pigs

Back 300

porcine

Front 301

mire

Back 301

noun: a stretch of swampy or boggy ground; a situation or state of difficulty, distress, or embarassment from which it is hard to extricate oneself. verb: cause to become stuck in mud<br><br>

Front 302

noun: a stretch of swampy or boggy ground; a situation or state of difficulty, distress, or embarassment from which it is hard to extricate oneself. verb: cause to become stuck in mud

Back 302

mire

Front 303

dire

Back 303

extremely serious or urgent; presaging disaster<br><br>

Front 304

extremely serious or urgent; presaging disaster

Back 304

dire

Front 305

culvert

Back 305

a tunnel carrying a stream or open drain under a road. verb: to channel through a culvert<br><br>

Front 306

a tunnel carrying a stream or open drain under a road. verb: to channel through a culvert

Back 306

culvert

Front 307

pious

Back 307

devoutly religious; making a hypocritical display of virtue<br><br>

Front 308

devoutly religious; making a hypocritical display of virtue

Back 308

pious

Front 309

chemise

Back 309

a dress hanging straight from the shoulders and giving the figure a uniform shape, popular in the 1920s, typically silk or satin with a lace trim.<br><br>

Front 310

a dress hanging straight from the shoulders and giving the figure a uniform shape, popular in the 1920s, typically silk or satin with a lace trim.

Back 310

chemise

Front 311

chantey

Back 311

a song with alternating solo and chorus, of a kind originally sung my sailors while performing physical labor together<br><br>

Front 312

a song with alternating solo and chorus, of a kind originally sung my sailors while performing physical labor together

Back 312

chantey

Front 313

milquetoast

Back 313

a person who is timid or submissive (from a 1920s cartoon character Caspar Milquetoast)<br><br>

Front 314

a person who is timid or submissive (from a 1920s cartoon character Caspar Milquetoast)

Back 314

milquetoast

Front 315

bulwark

Back 315

a defensive wall; an extension of a ship's sides above the level of the deck<br><br>

Front 316

a defensive wall; an extension of a ship's sides above the level of the deck

Back 316

bulwark

Front 317

heed

Back 317

noun: careful attention; verb: pay attention to<br><br>

Front 318

noun: careful attention; verb: pay attention to

Back 318

heed

Front 319

strew

Back 319

scatter or spread untidily over a surface or area<br><br>

Front 320

scatter or spread untidily over a surface or area

Back 320

strew

Front 321

jism

Back 321

slang for semen<br><br>

Front 322

slang for semen

Back 322

jism

Front 323

fissure

Back 323

a long, narrow opening or line of breakage made my cracking or splitting esp. in rock or earth; a state of incompatibility or disagreement<br><br>

Front 324

a long, narrow opening or line of breakage made my cracking or splitting esp. in rock or earth; a state of incompatibility or disagreement

Back 324

fissure

Front 325

privity

Back 325

a relation between two parties that is recognized by law (blood, lease, employment); or: special, secret knowledge two or more people<br><br>

Front 326

a relation between two parties that is recognized by law (blood, lease, employment); or: special, secret knowledge two or more people

Back 326

privity

Front 327

prolapse

Back 327

to slip from place, usually used of organs<br><br>

Front 328

to slip from place, usually used of organs

Back 328

prolapse

Front 329

purlieu

Back 329

the surrounding parts; a tract on the border of a forest; the outskirts<br><br>

Front 330

the surrounding parts; a tract on the border of a forest; the outskirts

Back 330

purlieu

Front 331

pyknic

Back 331

Arch. denoting a stocky physique with a rounded body and head, thickset trunk, and a tendency to be fat<br><br>

Front 332

Arch. denoting a stocky physique with a rounded body and head, thickset trunk, and a tendency to be fat

Back 332

pyknic

Front 333

ramify

Back 333

verb: to have complicated consequences, from technical botany: to form branches or offshoots; spread or branch out<br><br>

Front 334

verb: to have complicated consequences, from technical botany: to form branches or offshoots; spread or branch out

Back 334

ramify

Front 335

ravel

Back 335

to untangle or unravel something; to confuse or complicate; (same thing as unravel! like "unthaw" and "thaw")<br><br>

Front 336

to untangle or unravel something; to confuse or complicate; (same thing as unravel! like "unthaw" and "thaw")

Back 336

ravel

Front 337

retroflex

Back 337

turned or bent backward<br><br>

Front 338

turned or bent backward

Back 338

retroflex

Front 339

rimple

Back 339

noun: a wrinkle or fold; verb: to wrinkle or form wrinkles<br><br>

Front 340

noun: a wrinkle or fold; verb: to wrinkle or form wrinkles

Back 340

rimple

Front 341

rigorism

Back 341

harshness or strictness in conduct, judgment, or practice<br><br>

Front 342

harshness or strictness in conduct, judgment, or practice

Back 342

rigorism

Front 343

ruck

Back 343

noun: a multitude; a throng; the undistinguished crowd; those who are followers and not leaders; verb: to make a fold in; crease<br><br>

Front 344

noun: a multitude; a throng; the undistinguished crowd; those who are followers and not leaders; verb: to make a fold in; crease

Back 344

ruck

Front 345

asthenic

Back 345

weak or frail; one of the three body types (according to some guy in the 1920s), the others being pyknic (fat) and athletic (strong).&nbsp;<br><br>

Front 346

weak or frail; one of the three body types (according to some guy in the 1920s), the others being pyknic (fat) and athletic (strong).&nbsp;

Back 346

asthenic

Front 347

jactitation

Back 347

a tossing to and fro, or jerking and twitching of the body<br><br>

Front 348

a tossing to and fro, or jerking and twitching of the body

Back 348

jactitation

Front 349

waterloo

Back 349

a decisive or final defeat or setback<br><br>

Front 350

a decisive or final defeat or setback

Back 350

waterloo

Front 351

eolian

Back 351

borne, deposited, produced, or eroded by the wind<br><br>

Front 352

borne, deposited, produced, or eroded by the wind

Back 352

eolian

Front 353

ne plus ultra

Back 353

the highest point capable of being attained; the most profound point<br><br>

Front 354

the highest point capable of being attained; the most profound point

Back 354

ne plus ultra

Front 355

malinger

Back 355

to fake illness or ineptitude to avoid work<br><br>

Front 356

to fake illness or ineptitude to avoid work

Back 356

malinger

Front 357

objurgation

Back 357

a harsh rebuke<br><br>

Front 358

a harsh rebuke

Back 358

objurgation

Front 359

cabbage

Back 359

steal or filch<br><br>

Front 360

steal or filch

Back 360

cabbage

Front 361

gravid

Back 361

pregnant; distended with eggs<br><br>

Front 362

pregnant; distended with eggs

Back 362

gravid

Front 363

kibitzer

Back 363

one who looks on and offers unwanted advice, comments, or opinions; a backseat driver<br><br>

Front 364

one who looks on and offers unwanted advice, comments, or opinions; a backseat driver

Back 364

kibitzer

Front 365

pertinacious

Back 365

adhering resolutely to an opinion or purpose; perversely persistent; tenacious<br><br>

Front 366

adhering resolutely to an opinion or purpose; perversely persistent; tenacious

Back 366

pertinacious

Front 367

mahatma

Back 367

a person to be revered for high-mindedness, wisdom, and selflessness<br><br>

Front 368

a person to be revered for high-mindedness, wisdom, and selflessness

Back 368

mahatma

Front 369

colligate

Back 369

to bind or unite together; to subsume isolated facts under a general concept<br><br>

Front 370

to bind or unite together; to subsume isolated facts under a general concept

Back 370

colligate

Front 371

bindlestiff

Back 371

hobo, especially one who carries his clothes in a bundle<br><br>

Front 372

hobo, especially one who carries his clothes in a bundle

Back 372

bindlestiff

Front 373

alow

Back 373

Naut. below; closest to deck or below it (opposite of 'aloft')<br><br>

Front 374

Naut. below; closest to deck or below it (opposite of 'aloft')

Back 374

alow

Front 375

ratiocination

Back 375

the process of exact thinking, reasoning; a reasoned train of thought<br><br>

Front 376

the process of exact thinking, reasoning; a reasoned train of thought

Back 376

ratiocination

Front 377

squinny

Back 377

to squint, peer<br><br>

Front 378

to squint, peer

Back 378

squinny

Front 379

sepulchre

Back 379

&nbsp;a tomb; a receptacle for religious relics<br><br>

Front 380

&nbsp;a tomb; a receptacle for religious relics

Back 380

sepulchre

Front 381

mien

Back 381

demeanor, appearance, esp. as expressive of attitude or personality<br><br>

Front 382

demeanor, appearance, esp. as expressive of attitude or personality

Back 382

mien

Front 383

necromancy

Back 383

the act of using the dead to predict the future<br><br>

Front 384

the act of using the dead to predict the future

Back 384

necromancy

Front 385

retrodict

Back 385

to use present information (or technology) to infer or explain (about the past).<br><br>

Front 386

to use present information (or technology) to infer or explain (about the past).

Back 386

retrodict

Front 387

anthophilous

Back 387

feeding upon or living among flowers<br><br>

Front 388

feeding upon or living among flowers

Back 388

anthophilous

Front 389

Potemkin Village

Back 389

an impressive facade or show designed to hide an undesirable fact or condition<br><br>

Front 390

an impressive facade or show designed to hide an undesirable fact or condition

Back 390

Potemkin Village

Front 391

fanfaronade

Back 391

empty boasting; bluster<br><br>

Front 392

empty boasting; bluster

Back 392

fanfaronade

Front 393

wangle

Back 393

to adjust or manipulate for personal or fraudulent ends; finagle&nbsp;<br><br>

Front 394

to adjust or manipulate for personal or fraudulent ends; finagle&nbsp;

Back 394

wangle

Front 395

celadon

Back 395

a willow-green color; a gray-green glaze used on pottery<br><br>

Front 396

a willow-green color; a gray-green glaze used on pottery

Back 396

celadon

Front 397

lapis lazuli

Back 397

a bright blue metamorphic rock; the color ultramarine<br><br>

Front 398

a bright blue metamorphic rock; the color ultramarine

Back 398

lapis lazuli

Front 399

outmoded

Back 399

old-fashioned<br><br>

Front 400

old-fashioned

Back 400

outmoded

Front 401

bilge

Back 401

rubbish<br><br>

Front 402

rubbish

Back 402

bilge

Front 403

interstice

Back 403

an intervening space, esp. a very small one<br><br>

Front 404

an intervening space, esp. a very small one

Back 404

interstice

Front 405

gestation

Back 405

the process of carrying or being carried in the womb; the developmental stages<br><br>

Front 406

the process of carrying or being carried in the womb; the developmental stages

Back 406

gestation

Front 407

versionist

Back 407

one who makes or favors a version; a translator<br><br>

Front 408

one who makes or favors a version; a translator

Back 408

versionist

Front 409

enallage

Back 409

a substitution, as of one part of speech for another (from grammar)<br><br>

Front 410

a substitution, as of one part of speech for another (from grammar)

Back 410

enallage

Front 411

dysgraphic

Back 411

unable to write coherently, a symptom of brain disease or damage<br><br>

Front 412

unable to write coherently, a symptom of brain disease or damage

Back 412

dysgraphic

Front 413

yawp

Back 413

to shout or exclaim hoarsely; to talk foolishly or noisely<br><br>

Front 414

to shout or exclaim hoarsely; to talk foolishly or noisely

Back 414

yawp

Front 415

clangorous

Back 415

making a loud or ringing sound<br><br>

Front 416

making a loud or ringing sound

Back 416

clangorous

Front 417

ineffable

Back 417

too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words; not to be uttered<br><br>

Front 418

too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words; not to be uttered

Back 418

ineffable

Front 419

diacritical

Back 419

the marks above and below letters that indicate pronunciations<br><br>

Front 420

the marks above and below letters that indicate pronunciations

Back 420

diacritical

Front 421

invidious

Back 421

likely to arouse or incur resentment or disgust; unfairly discriminating<br><br>

Front 422

likely to arouse or incur resentment or disgust; unfairly discriminating

Back 422

invidious

Front 423

volant

Back 423

having the wings extended as if in flight; capable of flying; quick, nimble<br><br>

Front 424

having the wings extended as if in flight; capable of flying; quick, nimble

Back 424

volant

Front 425

malapert

Back 425

impudently bold; saucy<br><br>

Front 426

impudently bold; saucy

Back 426

malapert

Front 427

longueur

Back 427

a dull or tedious passage or section (of a book, play, or composition)&nbsp;<br><br>

Front 428

a dull or tedious passage or section (of a book, play, or composition)&nbsp;

Back 428

longueur

Front 429

clerisy

Back 429

intelligentsia; the elite<br><br>

Front 430

intelligentsia; the elite

Back 430

clerisy

Front 431

sigmoid

Back 431

curved like the letter C; crescent shaped; S shaped; sigmoidal<br><br>

Front 432

curved like the letter C; crescent shaped; S shaped; sigmoidal

Back 432

sigmoid

Front 433

polyonymous

Back 433

having or known by different names<br><br>

Front 434

having or known by different names

Back 434

polyonymous

Front 435

Grand Guignol

Back 435

dramatic entertainment featuring the gruesome or horrible<br><br>

Front 436

dramatic entertainment featuring the gruesome or horrible

Back 436

Grand Guignol

Front 437

homologate

Back 437

to sanction or allow; to approve or confirm officially<br><br>

Front 438

to sanction or allow; to approve or confirm officially

Back 438

homologate

Front 439

incommensurable

Back 439

not able to be judged by the same standard; having no common measurement<br><br>

Front 440

not able to be judged by the same standard; having no common measurement

Back 440

incommensurable

Front 441

commensurable

Back 441

measureable by the same standard; proportionate<br><br>

Front 442

measureable by the same standard; proportionate

Back 442

commensurable

Front 443

gasconade

Back 443

bravado or exaggerated boasting<br><br>

Front 444

bravado or exaggerated boasting

Back 444

gasconade

Front 445

bilk

Back 445

cheat or defraud<br><br>

Front 446

cheat or defraud

Back 446

bilk

Front 447

talisman

Back 447

a lucky charm<br><br>

Front 448

a lucky charm

Back 448

talisman

Front 449

billowing

Back 449

swelling; fluttering; waving<br><br>

Front 450

swelling; fluttering; waving

Back 450

billowing

Front 451

plaudit

Back 451

statement giving strong praise<br><br>

Front 452

statement giving strong praise

Back 452

plaudit

Front 453

laceration

Back 453

a cut<br><br>

Front 454

a cut

Back 454

laceration

Front 455

repudiate

Back 455

to shun; eschew<br><br>

Front 456

to shun; eschew

Back 456

repudiate

Front 457

envenom

Back 457

to cause bitterness and bad feeling<br><br>

Front 458

to cause bitterness and bad feeling

Back 458

envenom

Front 459

blandish

Back 459

to coax by flattery or wheedling; cajole<br><br>

Front 460

to coax by flattery or wheedling; cajole

Back 460

blandish

Front 461

incise

Back 461

to cut into<br><br>

Front 462

to cut into

Back 462

incise

Front 463

churlishness

Back 463

rudeness; ill-mannered behavior<br><br>

Front 464

rudeness; ill-mannered behavior

Back 464

churlishness

Front 465

impugned

Back 465

challenged; called into question<br><br>

Front 466

challenged; called into question

Back 466

impugned

Front 467

verisimilar

Back 467

true to life; giving the appearance of reality<br><br>

Front 468

true to life; giving the appearance of reality

Back 468

verisimilar

Front 469

intemperate

Back 469

excessive; immoderate<br><br>

Front 470

excessive; immoderate

Back 470

intemperate

Front 471

nonplussed

Back 471

confused<br><br>

Front 472

confused

Back 472

nonplussed

Front 473

suborn

Back 473

bribe; induce into wrongdoing<br><br>

Front 474

bribe; induce into wrongdoing

Back 474

suborn

Front 475

reprove

Back 475

scold; criticize<br><br>

Front 476

scold; criticize

Back 476

reprove

Front 477

abscission

Back 477

cutting; process causing leaves to fall off<br><br>

Front 478

cutting; process causing leaves to fall off

Back 478

abscission

Front 479

debilitate

Back 479

to weaken or exhaust; cripple<br><br>

Front 480

to weaken or exhaust; cripple

Back 480

debilitate

Front 481

slew

Back 481

glut; excess<br><br>

Front 482

glut; excess

Back 482

slew

Front 483

torrid

Back 483

hot and steamy<br><br>

Front 484

hot and steamy

Back 484

torrid

Front 485

labile

Back 485

changing rapidly; unstable<br><br>

Front 486

changing rapidly; unstable

Back 486

labile

Front 487

undergird

Back 487

support; strengthen<br><br>

Front 488

support; strengthen

Back 488

undergird

Front 489

sere

Back 489

withered; old<br><br>

Front 490

withered; old

Back 490

sere

Front 491

vulpine

Back 491

like a fox<br><br>

Front 492

like a fox

Back 492

vulpine

Front 493

faddish

Back 493

whimsical; following a fashion<br><br>

Front 494

whimsical; following a fashion

Back 494

faddish

Front 495

bafflegab

Back 495

incomprehensible or pretentious language, esp. bureaucratic jargon<br><br>

Front 496

incomprehensible or pretentious language, esp. bureaucratic jargon

Back 496

bafflegab

Front 497

kibosh

Back 497

put an end to; dispose of decisively; to behead; (or the act of doing so)<br><br>

Front 498

put an end to; dispose of decisively; to behead; (or the act of doing so)

Back 498

kibosh

Front 499

kvetch

Back 499

to complain; one who complains<br><br>

Front 500

to complain; one who complains

Back 500

kvetch

Front 501

impresario

Back 501

a person who organizes and often finances concerts, plays, or operas<br><br>

Front 502

a person who organizes and often finances concerts, plays, or operas

Back 502

impresario

Front 503

leitmotif

Back 503

a recurrent theme associated with a particular person, idea, or situation<br><br>

Front 504

a recurrent theme associated with a particular person, idea, or situation

Back 504

leitmotif

Front 505

ecumenism

Back 505

the principle or aim of promoting unity among the world's Christian churches<br><br>

Front 506

the principle or aim of promoting unity among the world's Christian churches

Back 506

ecumenism

Front 507

midge

Back 507

a small two-winged fly found in swamps; a small person<br><br>

Front 508

a small two-winged fly found in swamps; a small person

Back 508

midge

Front 509

lissome

Back 509

thin, supple, graceful (of a person)<br><br>

Front 510

thin, supple, graceful (of a person)

Back 510

lissome

Front 511

bordello

Back 511

a brothel<br><br>

Front 512

a brothel

Back 512

bordello

Front 513

poltroon

Back 513

a spiritless coward<br><br>

Front 514

a spiritless coward

Back 514

poltroon

Front 515

ailurophile

Back 515

a lover of cats<br><br>

Front 516

a lover of cats

Back 516

ailurophile

Front 517

repine

Back 517

to feel or express dejection or discontent, like "pine," but carries a connotation of being unsatisfied<br><br>

Front 518

to feel or express dejection or discontent, like "pine," but carries a connotation of being unsatisfied

Back 518

repine

Front 519

wanderlust

Back 519

a strong desire to travel<br><br>

Front 520

a strong desire to travel

Back 520

wanderlust

Front 521

weltanschauung

Back 521

a comprehensive conception of the world; a worldview<br><br>

Front 522

a comprehensive conception of the world; a worldview

Back 522

weltanschauung

Front 523

pointillistic

Back 523

composed of many discrete details or parts (from pointillism)<br><br>

Front 524

composed of many discrete details or parts (from pointillism)

Back 524

pointillistic

Front 525

arabesque

Back 525

an ornamental design consisting of intertwined flowing lines; Moorish decoration<br><br>

Front 526

an ornamental design consisting of intertwined flowing lines; Moorish decoration

Back 526

arabesque

Front 527

tabulate

Back 527

to arrange in tabular form<br><br>

Front 528

to arrange in tabular form

Back 528

tabulate

Front 529

harlot

Back 529

a prostitute or promiscuous woman<br><br>

Front 530

a prostitute or promiscuous woman

Back 530

harlot

Front 531

virile

Back 531

(of a man) strong, energetic, and full of sexual desire<br><br>

Front 532

(of a man) strong, energetic, and full of sexual desire

Back 532

virile

Front 533

swarthy

Back 533

dark-skinned<br><br>

Front 534

dark-skinned

Back 534

swarthy

Front 535

rouge

Back 535

a red powder or cream used as a cosmetic for the cheeks or lips; blush<br><br>

Front 536

a red powder or cream used as a cosmetic for the cheeks or lips; blush

Back 536

rouge

Front 537

fructuate

Back 537

to bear fruit (obsolete)<br><br>

Front 538

to bear fruit (obsolete)

Back 538

fructuate

Front 539

conflagration

Back 539

a devastating fire<br><br>

Front 540

a devastating fire

Back 540

conflagration

Front 541

crenulate

Back 541

<span style=" font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">having a finely scalloped or notched outline or edge</span><br><br>

Front 542

<span style=" font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">having a finely scalloped or notched outline or edge</span>

Back 542

crenulate

Front 543

emaciated

Back 543

abnormally thin or weak because of illness or lack of food<br><br>

Front 544

abnormally thin or weak because of illness or lack of food

Back 544

emaciated

Front 545

impertinence

Back 545

lack of respect; rudeness<br><br>

Front 546

lack of respect; rudeness

Back 546

impertinence

Front 547

fusillade

Back 547

(n.) a series of shots or missiles fired in quick succession (v.) to attack with such<br><br>

Front 548

(n.) a series of shots or missiles fired in quick succession (v.) to attack with such

Back 548

fusillade

Front 549

unfledged

Back 549

inexperienced; lacking feathers or wings<br><br>

Front 550

inexperienced; lacking feathers or wings

Back 550

unfledged

Front 551

etiolated

Back 551

pale; weakened; feeble; deprived of vigor or substance<br><br>

Front 552

pale; weakened; feeble; deprived of vigor or substance

Back 552

etiolated

Front 553

opalescent

Back 553

showing varying colors, as an opal does<br><br>

Front 554

showing varying colors, as an opal does

Back 554

opalescent

Front 555

ululate

Back 555

howl or wail as an expression of strong emotion or grief<br><br>

Front 556

howl or wail as an expression of strong emotion or grief

Back 556

ululate

Front 557

ignoble

Back 557

not honorable in character or purpose; of humble origin<br><br>

Front 558

not honorable in character or purpose; of humble origin

Back 558

ignoble

Front 559

sundry

Back 559

of various kinds; several; not important enough to be mentioned individually<br><br>

Front 560

of various kinds; several; not important enough to be mentioned individually

Back 560

sundry

Front 561

venery

Back 561

sexual indulgence<br><br>

Front 562

sexual indulgence

Back 562

venery

Front 563

jocose

Back 563

playful or humorous<br><br>

Front 564

playful or humorous

Back 564

jocose

Front 565

eructation

Back 565

a belch<br><br>

Front 566

a belch

Back 566

eructation

Front 567

vermeil

Back 567

gilded silver or bronze; vermilion<br><br>

Front 568

gilded silver or bronze; vermilion

Back 568

vermeil

Front 569

delectation

Back 569

pleasure and delight<br><br>

Front 570

pleasure and delight

Back 570

delectation

Front 571

nacreous

Back 571

mother-of-pearl-like<br><br>

Front 572

mother-of-pearl-like

Back 572

nacreous

Front 573

mete

Back 573

dispense or allot justice, a punishment, or harsh treatment<br><br>

Front 574

dispense or allot justice, a punishment, or harsh treatment

Back 574

mete

Front 575

impasse

Back 575

a situation in which no progress is possible; a stalemate; a deadlock<br><br>

Front 576

a situation in which no progress is possible; a stalemate; a deadlock

Back 576

impasse

Front 577

imprimatur

Back 577

an official license from the Roman Catholic Church to print a book; a guarantee<br><br>

Front 578

an official license from the Roman Catholic Church to print a book; a guarantee

Back 578

imprimatur

Front 579

conn

Back 579

to conduct or direct the steering of a ship<br><br>

Front 580

to conduct or direct the steering of a ship

Back 580

conn

Front 581

rabble

Back 581

a disorderly crowd; a mob<br><br>

Front 582

a disorderly crowd; a mob

Back 582

rabble

Front 583

perseverate

Back 583

to repeat or recur persistently; to go back over previously covered ground<br><br>

Front 584

to repeat or recur persistently; to go back over previously covered ground

Back 584

perseverate

Front 585

tittup

Back 585

to move in a lively manner, often with exaggerated or affected action<br><br>

Front 586

to move in a lively manner, often with exaggerated or affected action

Back 586

tittup

Front 587

discomfit

Back 587

to frustrate the plans of; thwart; perplex; embarrass<br><br>

Front 588

to frustrate the plans of; thwart; perplex; embarrass

Back 588

discomfit

Front 589

cannaille

Back 589

rabble; riffraff; the proletariat; the common people<br><br>

Front 590

rabble; riffraff; the proletariat; the common people

Back 590

cannaille

Front 591

walleyed

Back 591

having large, opaque, silvery eyes, or eyes that are directed abnormally outward with a white iris<br><br>

Front 592

having large, opaque, silvery eyes, or eyes that are directed abnormally outward with a white iris

Back 592

walleyed

Front 593

drove

Back 593

a herd or flock being driven in a body<br><br>

Front 594

a herd or flock being driven in a body

Back 594

drove

Front 595

illocution

Back 595

the act of speaking or writing which in itself constitutes the intended action e.g. ordering, promising, warning<br><br>

Front 596

the act of speaking or writing which in itself constitutes the intended action e.g. ordering, promising, warning

Back 596

illocution

Front 597

swale

Back 597

a low or hollow plane, esp. a marshy depression in between ridges<br><br>

Front 598

a low or hollow plane, esp. a marshy depression in between ridges

Back 598

swale

Front 599

haulm

Back 599

stems or stalks collectively (grains, peas, hops), esp. when used in thatching<br><br>

Front 600

stems or stalks collectively (grains, peas, hops), esp. when used in thatching

Back 600

haulm

Front 601

wattle

Back 601

material for making fences or walls, consisting of rods or stalks interlaced with twigs<br><br>

Front 602

material for making fences or walls, consisting of rods or stalks interlaced with twigs

Back 602

wattle

Front 603

shirr

Back 603

to gather or tighten fabric by drawing elasticized threads<br><br>

Front 604

to gather or tighten fabric by drawing elasticized threads

Back 604

shirr

Front 605

hasp

Back 605

the part of a lockplate that is affixed to the door<br><br>

Front 606

the part of a lockplate that is affixed to the door

Back 606

hasp

Front 607

cantle

Back 607

the raised, curved part at the back of a horse's saddle<br><br>

Front 608

the raised, curved part at the back of a horse's saddle

Back 608

cantle

Front 609

bivouacked

Back 609

to stay in a temporary camp w/o tents or cover<br><br>

Front 610

to stay in a temporary camp w/o tents or cover

Back 610

bivouacked

Front 611

splice

Back 611

to join together or connect by interweaving the strands (of two pieces of rope)<br><br>

Front 612

to join together or connect by interweaving the strands (of two pieces of rope)

Back 612

splice

Front 613

stanch

Back 613

stop or restrict the flow of blood from a wound<br><br>

Front 614

stop or restrict the flow of blood from a wound

Back 614

stanch

Front 615

frieze

Back 615

a horizontal band of painted decoration, esp. on a wall near the ceiling<br><br>

Front 616

a horizontal band of painted decoration, esp. on a wall near the ceiling

Back 616

frieze

Front 617

stob

Back 617

a broken branch or stump; a stake used for fencing<br><br>

Front 618

a broken branch or stump; a stake used for fencing

Back 618

stob

Front 619

slank

Back 619

simple past tense of "slink"<br><br>

Front 620

simple past tense of "slink"

Back 620

slank

Front 621

slear

Back 621

a smear that is clear to see; slur + smear<br><br>

Front 622

a smear that is clear to see; slur + smear

Back 622

slear

Front 623

retch

Back 623

to make the sound and movement of vomiting<br><br>

Front 624

to make the sound and movement of vomiting

Back 624

retch

Front 625

malanders

Back 625

(used w/ singular verb) a dry, scabby, or scurfy eruption below the knee of a horse's foreleg<br><br>

Front 626

(used w/ singular verb) a dry, scabby, or scurfy eruption below the knee of a horse's foreleg

Back 626

malanders

Front 627

flense

Back 627

slice the skin or fat from a carcass (esp. that of a whale)<br><br>

Front 628

slice the skin or fat from a carcass (esp. that of a whale)

Back 628

flense

Front 629

globy

Back 629

having or resembling lumps of semiliquid substance<br><br>

Front 630

having or resembling lumps of semiliquid substance

Back 630

globy

Front 631

smelter

Back 631

a factory for smelting iron from its ore; one who smelts<br><br>

Front 632

a factory for smelting iron from its ore; one who smelts

Back 632

smelter

Front 633

rill

Back 633

a small stream; (v.) flow as if in a rill, (adj.) rilled: indented with small grooves<br><br>

Front 634

a small stream; (v.) flow as if in a rill, (adj.) rilled: indented with small grooves

Back 634

rill

Front 635

sable

Back 635

a marten with a short tail and brown fur, valued for its fur; black (literary)<br><br>

Front 636

a marten with a short tail and brown fur, valued for its fur; black (literary)

Back 636

sable

Front 637

locution

Back 637

a person's style of speech; a word or phrase, esp. with regard to style or idiom<br><br>

Front 638

a person's style of speech; a word or phrase, esp. with regard to style or idiom

Back 638

locution

Front 639

hazard

Back 639

(v.) venture to say; to put something at risk of being lost<br><br>

Front 640

(v.) venture to say; to put something at risk of being lost

Back 640

hazard

Front 641

portmanteau

Back 641

a large suitcase opening into two parts; something that consists of or combines two or more separate parts or qualities: "the greatest hits album is a portmanteau of his best songs."<br><br>

Front 642

a large suitcase opening into two parts; something that consists of or combines two or more separate parts or qualities: "the greatest hits album is a portmanteau of his best songs."

Back 642

portmanteau

Front 643

blithely

Back 643

with casual or cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper; happily, gaily, joyously<br><br>

Front 644

with casual or cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper; happily, gaily, joyously

Back 644

blithely

Front 645

schlumpy

Back 645

lethargic or inept; slovenly<br><br>

Front 646

lethargic or inept; slovenly

Back 646

schlumpy

Front 647

ipsilateral

Back 647

belonging to or occurring on the same side of the body<br><br>

Front 648

belonging to or occurring on the same side of the body

Back 648

ipsilateral

Front 649

abscise

Back 649

to cut off or away<br><br>

Front 650

to cut off or away

Back 650

abscise

Front 651

rataplan

Back 651

a drumming or beating sound<br><br>

Front 652

a drumming or beating sound

Back 652

rataplan

Front 653

perlocution

Back 653

an act of speech that does not perform the action it describes (opposite of illocution)<br><br>

Front 654

an act of speech that does not perform the action it describes (opposite of illocution)

Back 654

perlocution

Front 655

marmoreal

Back 655

resembling or made of marble<br><br>

Front 656

resembling or made of marble

Back 656

marmoreal

Front 657

adamantine

Back 657

unbreakable<br><br>

Front 658

unbreakable

Back 658

adamantine

Front 659

prelate

Back 659

a bishop or other high ecclesiastical dignitary<br><br>

Front 660

a bishop or other high ecclesiastical dignitary

Back 660

prelate

Front 661

divagation

Back 661

a digression (v.) divagate: to stray or digress<br><br>

Front 662

a digression (v.) divagate: to stray or digress

Back 662

divagation

Front 663

canker

Back 663

to become infested with erosive or spreading sores; to corrupt or become corrupted<br><br>

Front 664

to become infested with erosive or spreading sores; to corrupt or become corrupted

Back 664

canker

Front 665

yegg

Back 665

a safecracker; a professional thief<br><br>

Front 666

a safecracker; a professional thief

Back 666

yegg

Front 667

sacerdotal

Back 667

priestly; emphasizing the power of priests as mediators between God and humankind<br><br>

Front 668

priestly; emphasizing the power of priests as mediators between God and humankind

Back 668

sacerdotal

Front 669

squib

Back 669

a short humorous or satiric writing or speech; a small or broken firecracker<br><br>

Front 670

a short humorous or satiric writing or speech; a small or broken firecracker

Back 670

squib

Front 671

Pyrrhic

Back 671

achieved at excessive cost; costly to the point of negating expected benefits<br><br>

Front 672

achieved at excessive cost; costly to the point of negating expected benefits

Back 672

Pyrrhic

Front 673

declivity

Back 673

a downward slope<br><br>

Front 674

a downward slope

Back 674

declivity

Front 675

aureate

Back 675

of a golden color or brilliance; marked by a grandiloquent style<br><br>

Front 676

of a golden color or brilliance; marked by a grandiloquent style

Back 676

aureate

Front 677

supernumerary

Back 677

present in excess of the required number; surplus; excessive<br><br>

Front 678

present in excess of the required number; surplus; excessive

Back 678

supernumerary

Front 679

serried

Back 679

(of rows of people or things) standing close together<br><br>

Front 680

(of rows of people or things) standing close together

Back 680

serried

Front 681

filament

Back 681

a slender threadlike object, esp. one found in plant structures<br><br>

Front 682

a slender threadlike object, esp. one found in plant structures

Back 682

filament

Front 683

hew

Back 683

to chop or cut with an ax (w/ object); to conform or adhere to ("hew to...")<br><br>

Front 684

to chop or cut with an ax (w/ object); to conform or adhere to ("hew to...")

Back 684

hew

Front 685

mewl

Back 685

to cry feebly or querulously; whimper<br><br>

Front 686

to cry feebly or querulously; whimper

Back 686

mewl

Front 687

preterite

Back 687

expressing a past action or state; a past tense or form<br><br>

Front 688

expressing a past action or state; a past tense or form

Back 688

preterite

Front 689

defile

Back 689

(v). to sully, mar, or spoil (n.) a steep-sided gorge or passage requiring troops to march in a single file (de-file)<br><br>

Front 690

(v). to sully, mar, or spoil (n.) a steep-sided gorge or passage requiring troops to march in a single file (de-file)

Back 690

defile

Front 691

sacristy

Back 691

a room in a church where a priest prepares for a service<br><br>

Front 692

a room in a church where a priest prepares for a service

Back 692

sacristy

Front 693

federate

Back 693

to form or be formed into a single centralized unit within which each state keeps some internal autonomy<br><br>

Front 694

to form or be formed into a single centralized unit within which each state keeps some internal autonomy

Back 694

federate

Front 695

delate

Back 695

to report a crime; to inform against or denounce<br><br>

Front 696

to report a crime; to inform against or denounce

Back 696

delate

Front 697

snivel

Back 697

to cry and sniffle; to complain in a whining or tearful way<br><br>

Front 698

to cry and sniffle; to complain in a whining or tearful way

Back 698

snivel

Front 699

theion

Back 699

Greek for divine (from theos)<br><br>

Front 700

Greek for divine (from theos)

Back 700

theion

Front 701

inter

Back 701

to bury; to cover or hide<br><br>

Front 702

to bury; to cover or hide

Back 702

inter

Front 703

MacGuffin

Back 703

an object, event, or character in a story that serves to set and keep the plot moving but usually lacks intrinsic importance<br><br>

Front 704

an object, event, or character in a story that serves to set and keep the plot moving but usually lacks intrinsic importance

Back 704

MacGuffin

Front 705

georgic

Back 705

of or relating to agriculture or rural life<br><br>

Front 706

of or relating to agriculture or rural life

Back 706

georgic

Front 707

depredate

Back 707

to lay waste; to plunder, ravage<br><br>

Front 708

to lay waste; to plunder, ravage

Back 708

depredate

Front 709

gad

Back 709

to go around from one place to another in the pursuit of pleasure or entertainment<br><br>

Front 710

to go around from one place to another in the pursuit of pleasure or entertainment

Back 710

gad

Front 711

rufous

Back 711

reddish brown in color<br><br>

Front 712

reddish brown in color

Back 712

rufous

Front 713

priapic

Back 713

of or resembling a phallus<br><br>

Front 714

of or resembling a phallus

Back 714

priapic

Front 715

viaticum

Back 715

the Eucharist as given to a person right before death (pl. viatica)<br><br>

Front 716

the Eucharist as given to a person right before death (pl. viatica)

Back 716

viaticum

Front 717

crepitate

Back 717

to make a crackling sound<br><br>

Front 718

to make a crackling sound

Back 718

crepitate

Front 719

orchioctomy

Back 719

surgical removal of one or both testicles<br><br>

Front 720

surgical removal of one or both testicles

Back 720

orchioctomy

Front 721

Saturnalia

Back 721

ancient Roman festival of Saturn in December, a time of great merrymaking and the predecessor to Christmas<br><br>

Front 722

ancient Roman festival of Saturn in December, a time of great merrymaking and the predecessor to Christmas

Back 722

Saturnalia

Front 723

pharisaic

Back 723

of the Pharisees; hypocritical<br><br>

Front 724

of the Pharisees; hypocritical

Back 724

pharisaic

Front 725

brocade

Back 725

a rich fabric, usually silk, with a raised pattern of gold or silk thread<br><br>

Front 726

a rich fabric, usually silk, with a raised pattern of gold or silk thread

Back 726

brocade

Front 727

tutelary

Back 727

serving as a guardian or tutor<br><br>

Front 728

serving as a guardian or tutor

Back 728

tutelary

Front 729

toady

Back 729

a sycophant; a flatterer<br><br>

Front 730

a sycophant; a flatterer

Back 730

toady

Front 731

blowhard

Back 731

a boastful person<br><br>

Front 732

a boastful person

Back 732

blowhard

Front 733

malapropism

Back 733

use of a similar sounding but incorrect word<br><br>

Front 734

use of a similar sounding but incorrect word

Back 734

malapropism

Front 735

cornucopia

Back 735

a symbol denoting abundance (esp. a horn filled w/ food)<br><br>

Front 736

a symbol denoting abundance (esp. a horn filled w/ food)

Back 736

cornucopia

Front 737

intractable

Back 737

hard to control or deal with; difficult or stubborn<br><br>

Front 738

hard to control or deal with; difficult or stubborn

Back 738

intractable

Front 739

inerrancy

Back 739

infallibility; inability to make mistakes (adj. inerrant)<br><br>

Front 740

infallibility; inability to make mistakes (adj. inerrant)

Back 740

inerrancy

Front 741

renege

Back 741

go back on a promise; to retract a statement<br><br>

Front 742

go back on a promise; to retract a statement

Back 742

renege

Front 743

expiate

Back 743

to atone; to make amends for<br><br>

Front 744

to atone; to make amends for

Back 744

expiate

Front 745

prawn

Back 745

a crustacean resembling a large shrimp<br><br>

Front 746

a crustacean resembling a large shrimp

Back 746

prawn

Front 747

bangle

Back 747

a rigid bracelet or anklet&nbsp;<br><br>

Front 748

a rigid bracelet or anklet&nbsp;

Back 748

bangle

Front 749

sublimate

Back 749

to divert or modify (an instinctual impulse) into a culturally higher or more sophisticated one<br><br>

Front 750

to divert or modify (an instinctual impulse) into a culturally higher or more sophisticated one

Back 750

sublimate

Front 751

pram

Back 751

short for perambulator (that wheel + handle device used to measure distances)<br><br>

Front 752

short for perambulator (that wheel + handle device used to measure distances)

Back 752

pram

Front 753

frowsy

Back 753

scruffy and neglected in appearance; dingy or stuffy (also: frowzy)<br><br>

Front 754

scruffy and neglected in appearance; dingy or stuffy (also: frowzy)

Back 754

frowsy

Front 755

truculent

Back 755

eager and quick to argue; bellicose<br><br>

Front 756

eager and quick to argue; bellicose

Back 756

truculent

Front 757

hoyden

Back 757

a boisterous girl, a sense of heft or manly energy to her<br><br>

Front 758

a boisterous girl, a sense of heft or manly energy to her

Back 758

hoyden

Front 759

dropsical

Back 759

suffering from dropsy (having excess water collecting in the cavities or tissues of the body); edematious (from edema)<br><br>

Front 760

suffering from dropsy (having excess water collecting in the cavities or tissues of the body); edematious (from edema)

Back 760

dropsical

Front 761

membranous

Back 761

resembling a membrane; thin or sheer<br><br>

Front 762

resembling a membrane; thin or sheer

Back 762

membranous

Front 763

tamp

Back 763

to press down tightly; to plug; to stuff<br><br>

Front 764

to press down tightly; to plug; to stuff

Back 764

tamp

Front 765

languid

Back 765

lazy; displaying a disinclination for physical exertion or effort; pleasantly lazy; weak or faint<br><br>

Front 766

lazy; displaying a disinclination for physical exertion or effort; pleasantly lazy; weak or faint

Back 766

languid

Front 767

issuable

Back 767

open to contest, debate, or litigation<br><br>

Front 768

open to contest, debate, or litigation

Back 768

issuable

Front 769

cathexis

Back 769

investment of mental or emotional energy in a person, object, or idea<br><br>

Front 770

investment of mental or emotional energy in a person, object, or idea

Back 770

cathexis

Front 771

abyssal

Back 771

impossible to comprehend; unfathomable; of the bottom waters of the ocean depths<br><br>

Front 772

impossible to comprehend; unfathomable; of the bottom waters of the ocean depths

Back 772

abyssal

Front 773

diplopia

Back 773

a vision disorder where two images of a single object are seen due to unequal eye muscles; double vision<br><br>

Front 774

a vision disorder where two images of a single object are seen due to unequal eye muscles; double vision

Back 774

diplopia

Front 775

armorial

Back 775

relating to heraldry (the system of coat-and-arms)<br><br>

Front 776

relating to heraldry (the system of coat-and-arms)

Back 776

armorial

Front 777

spangled

Back 777

covered with glitter or sparkles; coruscating<br><br>

Front 778

covered with glitter or sparkles; coruscating

Back 778

spangled

Front 779

forsooth

Back 779

(archaic or humorous, used ironically) indeed<br><br>

Front 780

(archaic or humorous, used ironically) indeed

Back 780

forsooth

Front 781

adumbrate

Back 781

to outline; sketch; indicate<br><br>

Front 782

to outline; sketch; indicate

Back 782

adumbrate

Front 783

mince

Back 783

to chop into small pieces<br><br>

Front 784

to chop into small pieces

Back 784

mince

Front 785

lacuna

Back 785

gap, missing part (pl. lacunae)<br><br>

Front 786

gap, missing part (pl. lacunae)

Back 786

lacuna

Front 787

monolithic

Back 787

united in purpose; forming a single unit<br><br>

Front 788

united in purpose; forming a single unit

Back 788

monolithic

Front 789

pied

Back 789

multicolored<br><br>

Front 790

multicolored

Back 790

pied

Front 791

hallow

Back 791

respect; worship; sacredness<br><br>

Front 792

respect; worship; sacredness

Back 792

hallow

Front 793

indigence

Back 793

poverty (adj. indigent)<br><br>

Front 794

poverty (adj. indigent)

Back 794

indigence

Front 795

scotch

Back 795

(v.) to prevent; stop; disable<br><br>

Front 796

(v.) to prevent; stop; disable

Back 796

scotch

Front 797

usury

Back 797

the lending of money at ridiculously high interest rates<br><br>

Front 798

the lending of money at ridiculously high interest rates

Back 798

usury

Front 799

propitiate

Back 799

to appease; to try to gain favor<br><br>

Front 800

to appease; to try to gain favor

Back 800

propitiate

Front 801

gossamer

Back 801

delicate; filmy; gauze-like<br><br>

Front 802

delicate; filmy; gauze-like

Back 802

gossamer

Front 803

quixotic

Back 803

impractically idealistic; wandering; dreamy<br><br>

Front 804

impractically idealistic; wandering; dreamy

Back 804

quixotic

Front 805

dundrearies

Back 805

long, flowing sideburns<br><br>

Front 806

long, flowing sideburns

Back 806

dundrearies

Front 807

spindrift

Back 807

sea spray; fine wind-borne snow or sand<br><br>

Front 808

sea spray; fine wind-borne snow or sand

Back 808

spindrift

Front 809

venal

Back 809

willing to take bribes; corrupt<br><br>

Front 810

willing to take bribes; corrupt

Back 810

venal

Front 811

recrudescence

Back 811

a new outbreak after a period of abatement or inactivity; renewal<br><br>

Front 812

a new outbreak after a period of abatement or inactivity; renewal

Back 812

recrudescence

Front 813

temerarious

Back 813

marked by temerity; rashly or presumptively daring<br><br>

Front 814

marked by temerity; rashly or presumptively daring

Back 814

temerarious

Front 815

evitable

Back 815

capable of being avoided<br><br>

Front 816

capable of being avoided

Back 816

evitable

Front 817

carrion

Back 817

dead flesh; carcasses<br><br>

Front 818

dead flesh; carcasses

Back 818

carrion

Front 819

ironclad

Back 819

cannot be altered; firm<br><br>

Front 820

cannot be altered; firm

Back 820

ironclad

Front 821

pyre

Back 821

a ceremonial fire<br><br>

Front 822

a ceremonial fire

Back 822

pyre

Front 823

abrade

Back 823

to wear away or erode (adj. abraded)<br><br>

Front 824

to wear away or erode (adj. abraded)

Back 824

abrade

Front 825

gerontocracy

Back 825

government by the aged<br><br>

Front 826

government by the aged

Back 826

gerontocracy

Front 827

maculated

Back 827

spottled; blotched; besmirched<br><br>

Front 828

spottled; blotched; besmirched

Back 828

maculated

Front 829

Quisling

Back 829

traitor&nbsp;<br><br>

Front 830

traitor&nbsp;

Back 830

Quisling

Front 831

sedulity

Back 831

thoroughness; perseverence (n. form of sedulous)<br><br>

Front 832

thoroughness; perseverence (n. form of sedulous)

Back 832

sedulity

Front 833

homiletics

Back 833

art of preaching and giving sermons<br><br>

Front 834

art of preaching and giving sermons

Back 834

homiletics

Front 835

incubus

Back 835

encumbrance; a nightmarish, haunting thing<br><br>

Front 836

encumbrance; a nightmarish, haunting thing

Back 836

incubus

Front 837

macerate

Back 837

soften or break up by soaking; weaken<br><br>

Front 838

soften or break up by soaking; weaken

Back 838

macerate

Front 839

saw

Back 839

wise saying<br><br>

Front 840

wise saying

Back 840

saw

Front 841

seminal

Back 841

essential; formative; fundamental (from "semen")<br><br>

Front 842

essential; formative; fundamental (from "semen")

Back 842

seminal

Front 843

emboss

Back 843

to decorate with a raised design<br><br>

Front 844

to decorate with a raised design

Back 844

emboss

Front 845

brook

Back 845

to tolerate<br><br>

Front 846

to tolerate

Back 846

brook

Front 847

esoterica

Back 847

obscure details<br><br>

Front 848

obscure details

Back 848

esoterica

Front 849

arresting (adj.)

Back 849

attracting attention; striking<br><br>

Front 850

attracting attention; striking

Back 850

arresting (adj.)

Front 851

vagary

Back 851

an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion<br><br>

Front 852

an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion

Back 852

vagary

Front 853

discountenance

Back 853

(v.) to abash or disconcert; to look with disfavor on; to discourage<br><br>

Front 854

(v.) to abash or disconcert; to look with disfavor on; to discourage

Back 854

discountenance

Front 855

teetotalism

Back 855

the practice or principle of complete abstinence from alcohol<br><br>

Front 856

the practice or principle of complete abstinence from alcohol

Back 856

teetotalism

Front 857

waypoint

Back 857

a stopping point on a journey<br><br>

Front 858

a stopping point on a journey

Back 858

waypoint

Front 859

philipic

Back 859

a tirade; a bitter, condemning discourse<br><br>

Front 860

a tirade; a bitter, condemning discourse

Back 860

philipic

Front 861

aborning

Back 861

(adv.) while being born or produced, kind of like "in utero," &nbsp;"The idea died aborning."<br><br>

Front 862

(adv.) while being born or produced, kind of like "in utero," &nbsp;"The idea died aborning."

Back 862

aborning

Front 863

fugacious

Back 863

lasting only a short time; evanescent; ephemeral<br><br>

Front 864

lasting only a short time; evanescent; ephemeral

Back 864

fugacious

Front 865

tendril

Back 865

a slender, threadlike appendage of a climbing plant that reaches out and attaches to things<br><br>

Front 866

a slender, threadlike appendage of a climbing plant that reaches out and attaches to things

Back 866

tendril

Front 867

plash

Back 867

(n.) a sound produced by liquid striking something or being struck; (v.) splash<br><br>

Front 868

(n.) a sound produced by liquid striking something or being struck; (v.) splash

Back 868

plash

Front 869

anemic

Back 869

lacking in color, spirit, or vitality<br><br>

Front 870

lacking in color, spirit, or vitality

Back 870

anemic

Front 871

selenian

Back 871

lunar, of the moon; glowing in a moonly way; having the moon as its center<br><br>

Front 872

lunar, of the moon; glowing in a moonly way; having the moon as its center

Back 872

selenian

Front 873

gloaming

Back 873

twilight; dusk<br><br>

Front 874

twilight; dusk

Back 874

gloaming

Front 875

flavid

Back 875

yellow<br><br>

Front 876

yellow

Back 876

flavid

Front 877

connubial

Back 877

of or relating to marriage; conjugal<br><br>

Front 878

of or relating to marriage; conjugal

Back 878

connubial

Front 879

lambent

Back 879

glowing, gleaming, or flickering with a soft radiance; playing lightly over a surface<br><br>

Front 880

glowing, gleaming, or flickering with a soft radiance; playing lightly over a surface

Back 880

lambent

Front 881

prolepsis

Back 881

(Rhet.) the anticipating of possible objections in order to answer them in advance<br><br>

Front 882

(Rhet.) the anticipating of possible objections in order to answer them in advance

Back 882

prolepsis

Front 883

scupper

Back 883

to prevent from happening or succeeding; ruin<br><br>

Front 884

to prevent from happening or succeeding; ruin

Back 884

scupper

Front 885

nuque

Back 885

the back of the neck<br><br>

Front 886

the back of the neck

Back 886

nuque

Front 887

obnubilate

Back 887

to cloud over; becloud; obscure; to prevent from being seen<br><br>

Front 888

to cloud over; becloud; obscure; to prevent from being seen

Back 888

obnubilate

Front 889

machinate

Back 889

to contrive or plot, especially with evil purpose<br><br>

Front 890

to contrive or plot, especially with evil purpose

Back 890

machinate

Front 891

panoptic

Back 891

permitting the viewing of all parts or elements<br><br>

Front 892

permitting the viewing of all parts or elements

Back 892

panoptic

Front 893

madcap

Back 893

wildly or heedlessly impulsive; reckless; rash<br><br>

Front 894

wildly or heedlessly impulsive; reckless; rash

Back 894

madcap

Front 895

porpoise

Back 895

to move forward with a rising and falling motion (like a speedboat going over waves)<br><br>

Front 896

to move forward with a rising and falling motion (like a speedboat going over waves)

Back 896

porpoise

Front 897

eupeptic

Back 897

of, relating to, or having good digestion; cheerful or optimistic<br><br>

Front 898

of, relating to, or having good digestion; cheerful or optimistic

Back 898

eupeptic

Front 899

paranymph

Back 899

a best man or bridesmaid<br><br>

Front 900

a best man or bridesmaid

Back 900

paranymph

Front 901

mala fide

Back 901

with or in bad faith<br><br>

Front 902

with or in bad faith

Back 902

mala fide

Front 903

spang

Back 903

(adverb) directly or precisely e.g. "her tooth was knocked spang out"<br><br>

Front 904

(adverb) directly or precisely e.g. "her tooth was knocked spang out"

Back 904

spang

Front 905

couthie

Back 905

agreeable; genial; kindly<br><br>

Front 906

agreeable; genial; kindly

Back 906

couthie

Front 907

birl

Back 907

to spin or cause to rotate<br><br>

Front 908

to spin or cause to rotate

Back 908

birl

Front 909

pseudology

Back 909

lying considered as an art<br><br>

Front 910

lying considered as an art

Back 910

pseudology

Front 911

eurhythmic

Back 911

characterized by a pleasing rhythm; harmoniously ordered or proportioned<br><br>

Front 912

characterized by a pleasing rhythm; harmoniously ordered or proportioned

Back 912

eurhythmic

Front 913

hypnopompic

Back 913

relating to the semi-conscious state prior to complete wakefulness<br><br>

Front 914

relating to the semi-conscious state prior to complete wakefulness

Back 914

hypnopompic

Front 915

shindy

Back 915

a row; rumpus; uproar; fracas<br><br>

Front 916

a row; rumpus; uproar; fracas

Back 916

shindy

Front 917

gorgonize

Back 917

to hypnotize; petrify<br><br>

Front 918

to hypnotize; petrify

Back 918

gorgonize

Front 919

brabble

Back 919

to argue stubbornly about trifles; wrangle<br><br>

Front 920

to argue stubbornly about trifles; wrangle

Back 920

brabble

Front 921

antipathetic

Back 921

opposed; adverse; or contrary<br><br>

Front 922

opposed; adverse; or contrary

Back 922

antipathetic

Front 923

intemerate

Back 923

inviolate; unsullied; undefiled; pure<br><br>

Front 924

inviolate; unsullied; undefiled; pure

Back 924

intemerate

Front 925

plotz

Back 925

to collapse or faint, usually from surprise or exhaustion<br><br>

Front 926

to collapse or faint, usually from surprise or exhaustion

Back 926

plotz

Front 927

boustrophedon

Back 927

ancient writing method where the lines alternate from right-to-left to left-to-right<br><br>

Front 928

ancient writing method where the lines alternate from right-to-left to left-to-right

Back 928

boustrophedon

Front 929

counterfactual

Back 929

a conditional statement w/ first clause expressing something contrary to fact e.g "If I had known..."<br><br>

Front 930

a conditional statement w/ first clause expressing something contrary to fact e.g "If I had known..."

Back 930

counterfactual

Front 931

hent

Back 931

to seize<br><br>

Front 932

to seize

Back 932

hent

Front 933

Jacobin

Back 933

an extreme radical, especially a political one<br><br>

Front 934

an extreme radical, especially a political one

Back 934

Jacobin

Front 935

recant

Back 935

to withdraw or disavow a statement, especially formally; retract<br><br>

Front 936

to withdraw or disavow a statement, especially formally; retract

Back 936

recant

Front 937

paraph

Back 937

a flourish made after a signature, especially to protect against forgery<br><br>

Front 938

a flourish made after a signature, especially to protect against forgery

Back 938

paraph

Front 939

umber

Back 939

shade, shadow<br><br>

Front 940

shade, shadow

Back 940

umber

Front 941

fleshpot

Back 941

place providing luxurious or hedonistic living "in the fleshpot of Vegas"<br><br>

Front 942

place providing luxurious or hedonistic living "in the fleshpot of Vegas"

Back 942

fleshpot

Front 943

toothsome

Back 943

temptingly tasty; good-looking or attractive<br><br>

Front 944

temptingly tasty; good-looking or attractive

Back 944

toothsome

Front 945

yare

Back 945

quick, agile, lively<br><br>

Front 946

quick, agile, lively

Back 946

yare

Front 947

tensile

Back 947

capable of being stretched or drawn out; ductile<br><br>

Front 948

capable of being stretched or drawn out; ductile

Back 948

tensile

Front 949

lymphatic

Back 949

lacking physical or mental energy, sluggish<br><br>

Front 950

lacking physical or mental energy, sluggish

Back 950

lymphatic

Front 951

etiolate

Back 951

to make pale or feeble; to deprive of vigor<br><br>

Front 952

to make pale or feeble; to deprive of vigor

Back 952

etiolate

Front 953

indissoluble

Back 953

incapable of being annulled, undone, or broken; permanent<br><br>

Front 954

incapable of being annulled, undone, or broken; permanent

Back 954

indissoluble

Front 955

snitty

Back 955

disagreeably ill-tempered<br><br>

Front 956

disagreeably ill-tempered

Back 956

snitty

Front 957

esculent

Back 957

edible<br><br>

Front 958

edible

Back 958

esculent

Front 959

oracular

Back 959

resembling an oracle; authoritative, stern, cryptic<br><br>

Front 960

resembling an oracle; authoritative, stern, cryptic

Back 960

oracular

Front 961

circadian

Back 961

pertaining to rhythmic biological cycles<br><br>

Front 962

pertaining to rhythmic biological cycles

Back 962

circadian

Front 963

tranche

Back 963

any part, division, or installment<br><br>

Front 964

any part, division, or installment

Back 964

tranche

Front 965

linchpin

Back 965

something that holds the pieces of a complicated structure together<br><br>

Front 966

something that holds the pieces of a complicated structure together

Back 966

linchpin

Front 967

truss

Back 967

to tie, bind, or fasten<br><br>

Front 968

to tie, bind, or fasten

Back 968

truss

Front 969

heterotelic

Back 969

having a purpose for its existence or occurence other than itself<br><br>

Front 970

having a purpose for its existence or occurence other than itself

Back 970

heterotelic

Front 971

outrance

Back 971

the utmost extremity; the outermost<br><br>

Front 972

the utmost extremity; the outermost

Back 972

outrance

Front 973

alate

Back 973

having wings; winged<br><br>

Front 974

having wings; winged

Back 974

alate

Front 975

persnickety

Back 975

overparticular; fussy<br><br>

Front 976

overparticular; fussy

Back 976

persnickety

Front 977

remora

Back 977

an obstacle, hindrance, or obstruction<br><br>

Front 978

an obstacle, hindrance, or obstruction

Back 978

remora

Front 979

educe

Back 979

to draw forth or bring out, as something potential or latent<br><br>

Front 980

to draw forth or bring out, as something potential or latent

Back 980

educe

Front 981

bleb

Back 981

a bubble<br><br>

Front 982

a bubble

Back 982

bleb

Front 983

birr

Back 983

force, energy, vigor<br><br>

Front 984

force, energy, vigor

Back 984

birr

Front 985

idoneous

Back 985

appropriate; fit; suitable; apt<br><br>

Front 986

appropriate; fit; suitable; apt

Back 986

idoneous

Front 987

leeward

Back 987

facing with the wind (opp. of windward)<br><br>

Front 988

facing with the wind (opp. of windward)

Back 988

leeward

Front 989

gaumless

Back 989

lacking in vitality or intelligence; dull; clumsy; devoid of understanding<br><br>

Front 990

lacking in vitality or intelligence; dull; clumsy; devoid of understanding

Back 990

gaumless

Front 991

paragmenon

Back 991

the juxtaposition of words that have a common derivation (i.e. "sense and sensibility")<br><br>

Front 992

the juxtaposition of words that have a common derivation (i.e. "sense and sensibility")

Back 992

paragmenon

Front 993

filiopietistic

Back 993

respecting forebears or tradition, esp. if carried to excessive degree<br><br>

Front 994

respecting forebears or tradition, esp. if carried to excessive degree

Back 994

filiopietistic