List Words
Conversion
The act of turning or changing from one state or condition to another, or the state of being changed; transmutation; change.
Preceptive
Containing or giving precepts; of the nature of precepts; didactic; as, the preceptive parts of the Scriptures.
Jaundice
A morbid condition, characterized by yellowness of the eyes, skin, and urine, whiteness of the faeces, constipation, uneasiness in the region of the stomach, loss of appetite, and general lan..
Educating
of Educate
Abecedarian
One who is learning the alphabet; hence, a tyro.
Gesticulation
The act of gesticulating, or making gestures to express passion or enforce sentiments.
Cachexia
Alt. of Cachexy
Sharpen
To make sharp.
Under
Below or lower, in place or position, with the idea of being covered; lower than; beneath; -- opposed to over; as, he stood under a tree; the carriage is under cover; a cellar extends under the ..
Disgrade
To degrade.
Litigant
Disposed to litigate; contending in law; engaged in a lawsuit; as, the parties litigant.
Edifying
of Edify
Retrenched
of Retrench
Impend
To pay.
Forewarn
To warn beforehand; to give previous warning, admonition, information, or notice to; to caution in advance.
Prenatal
Being or happening before birth.
Extraction
The act of extracting, or drawing out; as, the extraction of a tooth, of a bone or an arrow from the body, of a stump from earth, of a passage from a book, of an essence or tincture.
Inaffected
Unaffected.
Centumviral
Of or pertaining to the centumviri, or to a centumvir.
Junior
Less advanced in age than another; younger.
Masquerade
An assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions.
Framing
of Frame
Subaltern
Ranked or ranged below; subordinate; inferior; specifically (Mil.), ranking as a junior officer; being below the rank of captain; as, a subaltern officer.
Papyrography
The process of multiplying copies of writings, etc., by means of the papyrograph.
Chatter
To utter sounds which somewhat resemble language, but are inarticulate and indistinct.
Glare
To shine with a bright, dazzling light.
Retort
To bend or curve back; as, a retorted line.
Deniable
Capable of being, or liable to be, denied.
Silentness
State of being silent; silence.
Indeterminate
Not determinate; not certain or fixed; indefinite; not precise; as, an indeterminate number of years.
Sulk
A furrow.
Unprincipled
Being without principles; especially, being without right moral principles; also, characterized by absence of principle.
Treacherous
Like a traitor; involving treachery; violating allegiance or faith pledged; traitorous to the state or sovereign; perfidious in private life; betraying a trust; faithless.
Bartering
of Barter
Supersedure
The act of superseding, or setting aside; supersession; as, the supersedure of trial by jury.
Tic
A local and habitual convulsive motion of certain muscles; especially, such a motion of some of the muscles of the face; twitching; velication; -- called also spasmodic tic.
Garb
Clothing in general.
Lighthouse
A tower or other building with a powerful light at top, erected at the entrance of a port, or at some important point on a coast, to serve as a guide to mariners at night; a pharos.
Jut
To shoot out or forward; to project beyond the main body; as, the jutting part of a building.
Policy
Civil polity.
Premium
A reward or recompense; a prize to be won by being before another, or others, in a competition; reward or prize to be adjudged; a bounty; as, a premium for good behavior or scholarship, for d..
Puffery
The act of puffing; bestowment of extravagant commendation.
Rictus
The gape of the mouth, as of birds; -- often resricted to the corners of the mouth.
Inactivity
The state or quality of being inactive; inertness; as, the inactivity of matter.
Ungentle
Not gentle; lacking good breeding or delicacy; harsh.
Disgrace
The condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard, or respect.
Settling
of Settle
Diminished
of Diminish
Recoil
To start, roll, bound, spring, or fall back; to take a reverse motion; to be driven or forced backward; to return.
Wriggle
To move the body to and fro with short, writhing motions, like a worm; to squirm; to twist uneasily or quickly about.
