List Words
Slake
To allay; to quench; to extinguish; as, to slake thirst.
Raven
A large black passerine bird (Corvus corax), similar to the crow, but larger. It is native of the northern parts of Europe, Asia, and America, and is noted for its sagacity.
Shipwreck
The breaking in pieces, or shattering, of a ship or other vessel by being cast ashore or driven against rocks, shoals, etc., by the violence of the winds and waves.
Necessary
Such as must be; impossible to be otherwise; not to be avoided; inevitable.
Regret
Pain of mind on account of something done or experienced in the past, with a wish that it had been different; a looking back with dissatisfaction or with longing; grief; sorrow; especially, a mo..
Quadrivium
The four "liberal arts," arithmetic, music, geometry, and astronomy; -- so called by the schoolmen. See Trivium.
Pleach
To unite by interweaving, as branches of trees; to plash; to interlock.
Existent
Having being or existence; existing; being; occurring now; taking place.
Youth
of Youth
Crepitant
Having a crackling sound; crackling; rattling.
Articulated
of Articulate
Scarf
A cormorant.
Malicious
Indulging or exercising malice; harboring ill will or enmity.
Crackle
To make slight cracks; to make small, sharp, sudden noises, rapidly or frequently repeated; to crepitate; as, burning thorns crackle.
Inelastic
Not elastic.
Certified
of Certify
Bachelorism
Bachelorhood; also, a manner or peculiarity belonging to bachelors.
Captive
A prisoner taken by force or stratagem, esp., by an enemy, in war; one kept in bondage or in the power of another.
Refurbish
To furbish anew.
Awfully
In an awful manner; in a manner to fill with terror or awe; fearfully; reverently.
Alpha
The first letter in the Greek alphabet, answering to A, and hence used to denote the beginning.
Inveigler
One who inveigles.
Ineluctable
Not to be overcome by struggling; irresistible; inevitable.
Bachelorhood
The state or condition of being a bachelor; bachelorship.
Fettered
Seeming as if fettered, as the feet of certain animals which bend backward, and appear unfit for walking.
Puritanic
Alt. of Puritanical
Questionless
Unquestioning; incurious.
Decadency
A falling away; decay; deterioration; declension. "The old castle, where the family lived in their decadence."
Poverty
The quality or state of being poor or indigent; want or scarcity of means of subsistence; indigence; need.
Gerontocracy
Government by old men.
Antelope
One of a group of ruminant quadrupeds, intermediate between the deer and the goat. The horns are usually annulated, or ringed. There are many species in Africa and Asia.
Gray
White mixed with black, as the color of pepper and salt, or of ashes, or of hair whitened by age; sometimes, a dark mixed color; as, the soft gray eye of a dove.
Performer
One who performs, accomplishes, or fulfills; as, a good promiser, but a bad performer; especially, one who shows skill and training in any art; as, a performer of the drama; a performer on the ..
Degeneracy
The act of becoming degenerate; a growing worse.
Melioration
The act or operation of meliorating, or the state of being meliorated; improvement.
Smith
One who forges with the hammer; one who works in metals; as, a blacksmith, goldsmith, silversmith, and the like.
Unworthy
Not worthy; wanting merit, value, or fitness; undeserving; worthless; unbecoming; -- often with of.
Planner
One who plans; a projector.
Entrepreneur
One who creates a product on his own account; whoever undertakes on his own account an industrial enterprise in which workmen are employed.
Saw-toothed
Having a tooth or teeth like those of a saw; serrate.
Scantiness
Quality or condition of being scanty.
Subsidence
Alt. of Subsidency
Subtility
Subtilty.
Courtly
Relating or belonging to a court.
Private
Belonging to, or concerning, an individual person, company, or interest; peculiar to one's self; unconnected with others; personal; one's own; not public; not general; separate; as, a man's p..
Refit
To fit or prepare for use again; to repair; to restore after damage or decay; as, to refit a garment; to refit ships of war.
Appreciative
Having or showing a just or ready appreciation or perception; as, an appreciative audience.
Corral
A pen for animals; esp., an inclosure made with wagons, by emigrants in the vicinity of hostile Indians, as a place of security for horses, cattle, etc.
Commendatory
Serving to commend; containing praise or commendation; commending; praising.
Miscue
A false stroke with a billiard cue, the cue slipping from the ball struck without impelling it as desired.