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suffuse
v. To cover or fill the surface of.
datum
n. A premise, starting-point, or given fact.
eliminate
v. To separate and cast aside.
calculus
n. A concretion formed in various parts of the body resembling a pebble in hardness.
levee
n. An embankment beside a river or stream or an arm of the sea, to prevent overflow.
inadmissible
adj. Not to be approved, considered, or allowed, as testimony.
effervesce
v. To bubble up.
rejuvenate
v. To restore to youth.
dominate
v. To influence controllingly.
affect
v. To act upon
penitence
n. Sorrow for sin with desire to amend and to atone.
telepathy
n. Thought-transference.
presumption
n. That which may be logically assumed to be true until disproved.
repute
v. To hold in general opinion.
assonance
n. Resemblance or correspondence in sound.
nit
n. The egg of a louse or some other insect.
extemporaneous
adj. Done or made without much or any preparation.
physiology
n. The science of organic functions.
moccasin
n. A foot-covering made of soft leather or buckskin.
livelihood
n. Means of subsistence.
transcend
v. To surpass.
inhospitable
adj. Not disposed to entertain strangers gratuitously.
specter
n. Apparition.
tutelar
adj. Protective.
sustenance
n. Food.
temporize
v. To pursue a policy of delay.
atomizer
n. An apparatus for reducing a liquid to a fine spray, as for disinfection, inhalation, etc.
ramify
v. To divide or subdivide into branches or subdivisions.
leeward
n. That side or direction toward which the wind blows.
inefficiency
n. That which does not accomplish an intended purpose.
terminus
n. The final point or goal.
concession
n. Anything granted or yielded, or admitted in response to a demand, petition, or claim.
reseat
v. To place in position of office again.
impede
v. To be an obstacle or to place obstacles in the way of.
kimono
n. A loose robe, fastening with a sash, the principal outer garment in Japan.
intimidate
v. To cause to become frightened.
lodgment
n. The act of furnishing with temporary quarters.
fracture
n. A break.
quadruple
v. To multiply by four.
protuberance
n. Something that swells out from a surrounding surface.
non-combatant
n. One attached to the army or navy, but having duties other than that of fighting.
resonance
n. The quality of being able to reinforce sound by sympathetic vibrations.
omnipotence
n. Unlimited and universal power.
inefficient
adj. Not accomplishing an intended purpose.
ultramontane
adj. Beyond the mountains, especially beyond the Alps (that is, on their Italian side).
gastric
adj. Of, pertaining to, or near the stomach.
sleight
n. A trick or feat so deftly done that the manner of performance escapes observation.
nude
adj. Naked.
sergeant-at-arms
n. An executive officer in legislative bodies who enforces the orders of the presiding officer.
ruth
n. Sorrow for another’s misery.
antistrophe
n. The inversion of terms in successive classes, as in “the home of joy and the joy of home”.
supernumerary
adj. Superfluous.
oratory
n. The art of public speaking.
tolerable
adj. Moderately good.
sanctity
n. Holiness.
humanize
v. To make gentle or refined.
reverent
adj. Humble.
inscrutable
adj. Impenetrably mysterious or profound.
operetta
n. A humorous play in dialogue and music, of more than one act.
outburst
n. A violent issue, especially of passion in an individual.
disrupt
v. To burst or break asunder.
outrigger
n. A part built or arranged to project beyond a natural outline for support.
abet
v. To aid, promote, or encourage the commission of (an offense).
prophesy
v. To predict or foretell, especially under divine inspiration and guidance.
equivalent
adj. Equal in value, force, meaning, or the like.
effluvium
n. A noxious or ill-smelling exhalation from decaying or putrefying matter.
interrupt
v. To stop while in progress.
reclaim
v. To demand or to obtain the return or restoration of.
idealize
v. To make to conform to some mental or imaginary standard.
connote
v. To mean; signify.
demolish
v. To annihilate.
vassal
n. A slave or bondman.
crevice
n. A small fissure, as between two contiguous surfaces.
hackney
v. To make stale or trite by repetition.
credible
adj. Believable.
parish
n. The ecclesiastical district in charge of a pastor.
reciprocal
adj. Mutually interchangeable or convertible.
inflammable
adj. Easily set on fire or excited.
origin
n. The beginning of that which becomes or is made to be.
callow
adj. Without experience of the world.
poignancy
n. Severity or acuteness, especially of pain or grief.
incinerate
v. To reduce to ashes.
apostate
adj. False.
peaceful
adj. Tranquil.
centurion
n. A captain of a company of one hundred infantry in the ancient Roman army.
forthright
adv. With directness.
knighthood
n. Chivalry.
epic
n. A poem celebrating in formal verse the mythical achievements of great personages, heroes, etc.
explosive
adj. Pertaining to a sudden and violent outbreak.
premature
adj. Coming too soon.
flection
n. The act of bending.
rationalism
n. The formation of opinions by relying upon reason alone, independently of authority.
repetition
n. The act of repeating.
laxative
adj. Having power to open or loosen the bowels.
rhetoric
n. The art of discourse.
quarrelsome
adj. Irascible.
biped
n. An animal having two feet.
trite
adj. Made commonplace by frequent repetition.
lunacy
n. Mental unsoundness.
cadaverous
adj. Resembling a corpse.
overreach
v. To stretch out too far.
accomplish
v. To bring to pass.
transfusion
n. The act of pouring from one vessel to another.
comprehensive
adj. Large in scope or content.
disqualify
v. To debar.
excruciate
v. To inflict severe pain or agony upon.
sufferance
n. Toleration.
appease
v. To soothe by quieting anger or indignation.
arrear
n. Something overdue and unpaid.
augur
v. To predict.
fluctuation
n. Frequent irregular change back and forth from one state or degree to another.
sarcasm
n. Cutting and reproachful language.
congest
v. To collect into a mass.
illegitimate
adj. Unlawfully begotten.
begrudge
v. To envy one of the possession of.
reactionary
adj. Pertaining to, of the nature of, causing, or favoring reaction.
resumption
n. The act of taking back, or taking again.
subside
v. To relapse into a state of repose and tranquillity.
ripplet
n. A small ripple, as of water.
avert
v. To turn away or aside.
ladle
n. A cup-shaped vessel with a long handle, intended for dipping up and pouring liquids.
amicable
adj. Done in a friendly spirit.
extrude
v. To drive out or away.
reassure
v. To give new confidence.
fixture
n. One who or that which is expected to remain permanently in its position.
intellectual
adj. Characterized by intelligence.
subvert
v. To bring to ruin.
transitory
adj. Existing for a short time only.
prefer
v. To hold in higher estimation.
heathenish
adj. Irreligious.
flue
n. A smoke-duct in a chimney.
inhume
v. To place in the earth, as a dead body.
malevolent
adj. Wishing evil to others.
opalescence
n. The property of combined refraction and reflection of light, resulting in smoky tints.
prolix
adj. Verbose.
venom
n. The poisonous fluid that certain animals secrete.
deficiency
n. Lack or insufficiency.
boycott
v. To place the products or merchandise of under a ban.
arboriculture
n. The cultivation of trees or shrubs.
jugular
adj. Pertaining to the throat.
pollute
v. To contaminate.
heritage
n. Birthright.
dissemble
v. To hide by pretending something different.
toilsome
adj. Laborious.
patrician
adj. Of senatorial or noble rank.
afoot
adv. In progress.
agrarian
adj. Pertaining to land, especially agricultural land.
lexicographer
n. One who makes dictionaries.
exuberance
n. Rich supply.
exhume
v. To dig out of the earth (what has been buried).
invalid
n. One who is disabled by illness or injury.
stultify
v. To give an appearance of foolishness to.
assimilate
v. To adapt.
hard-hearted
adj. Lacking pity or sympathy.
invalidate
v. To render of no force or effect.
furlough
n. A temporary absence of a soldier or sailor by permission of the commanding officer.
feint
n. Any sham, pretense, or deceptive movement.
colloquialism
n. Form of speech used only or chiefly in conversation.
bigamy
n. The crime of marrying any other person while having a legal spouse living.
feudalism
n. The feudal system.
portfolio
n. A portable case for holding writing-materials, drawings, etc.
shrewd
adj. Characterized by skill at understanding and profiting by circumstances.
testimonial
n. A formal token of regard, often presented in public.
loam
n. A non-coherent mixture of sand and clay.
artful
adj. Characterized by craft or cunning.
wearisome
adj. Fatiguing.
clangor
n. Clanking or a ringing, as of arms, chains, or bells; clamor.
Anglo-Saxon
n. The entire English race wherever found, as in Europe, the United States, or India.
akin
adj. Of similar nature or qualities.
deity
n. A god, goddess, or divine person.
foot-note
n. A note of explanation or comment at the foot of a page or column.
physiognomy
n. The external appearance merely.
forth
adv. Into notice or view.
forte
n. A strong point.
synopsis
n. A syllabus or summary.
surveyor
n. A land-measurer.
diurnal
adj. Daily.
braggart
n. A vain boaster.
wee
adj. Very small.
elicit
v. To educe or extract gradually or without violence.
laud
v. To praise in words or song.
ribald
adj. Indulging in or manifesting coarse indecency or obscenity.
outlaw
n. A habitual lawbreaker.
miser
n. A person given to saving and hoarding unduly.
handwriting
n. Penmanship.
reproof
n. An expression of disapproval or blame personally addressed to one censured.
forerun
v. To go before as introducing or ushering in.
pendant
n. Anything that hangs from something else, either for ornament or for use.
fungible
adj. That may be measured, counted, or weighed.
cranium
n. The skull of an animal, especially that part enclosing the brain.
pathos
n. The quality in any form of representation that rouses emotion or sympathy.
pompous
adj. Marked by an assumed stateliness and impressiveness of manner.
subsist
v. To be maintained or sustained.
gambol
n. Playful leaping or frisking.
observatory
n. A building designed for systematic astronomical observations.
idiosyncrasy
n. A mental quality or habit peculiar to an individual.
glutinous
adj. Sticky.
impulsive
adj. Unpremeditated.
verdant
adj. Green with vegetation.
competent
adj. Qualified.
