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Arrest
To stop; to check or hinder the motion or action of; as, to arrest the current of a river; to arrest the senses.
Armchair
A chair with arms to support the elbows or forearms.
Calcified
Consisting of, or containing, calcareous matter or lime salts; calcareous.
Cantankerous
Perverse; contentious; ugly; malicious.
Utilize
To make useful; to turn to profitable account or use; to make use of; as, to utilize the whole power of a machine; to utilize one's opportunities.
Dribble
To fall in drops or small drops, or in a quick succession of drops; as, water dribbles from the eaves.
Ineffective
Not effective; ineffectual; futile; inefficient; useless; as, an ineffective appeal.
Cavesson
Alt. of Cavezon
Discordant
Disagreeing; incongruous; being at variance; clashing; opposing; not harmonious.
Erato
The Muse who presided over lyric and amatory poetry.
Nib
A small and pointed thing or part; a point; a prong.
Snack
A share; a part or portion; -- obsolete, except in the colloquial phrase, to go snacks, i. e., to share.
Ancillary
Subservient or subordinate, like a handmaid; auxiliary.
Disculpation
Exculpation.
Pierides
The Muses.
Interlude
A short entertainment exhibited on the stage between the acts of a play, or between the play and the afterpiece, to relieve the tedium of waiting.
Inopportune
Not opportune; inconvenient; unseasonable; as, an inopportune occurrence, remark, etc.
Inept
Not apt or fit; unfit; unsuitable; improper; unbecoming.
Steppe
One of the vast plains in Southeastern Europe and in Asia, generally elevated, and free from wood, analogous to many of the prairies in Western North America. See Savanna.
Polyhymnia
The Muse of lyric poetry.
Controvert
To make matter of controversy; to dispute or oppose by reasoning; to contend against in words or writings; to contest; to debate.
Subtraction
The act or operation of subtracting or taking away a part.
Disencumbrance
Freedom or deliverance from encumbrance, or anything burdensome or troublesome.
Fur
The short, fine, soft hair of certain animals, growing thick on the skin, and distinguished from the hair, which is longer and coarser.
Moralization
The act of moralizing; moral reflections or discourse.
Parachute
A contrivance somewhat in the form of an umbrella, by means of which a descent may be made from a balloon, or any eminence.
Infelicitous
Not felicitous; unhappy; unfortunate; not fortunate or appropriate in application; not well said, expressed, or done; as, an infelicitous condition; an infelicitous remark; an infelicitous de..
Puzzled
of Puzzle
Backed
of Back
Dissertate
To deal in dissertation; to write dissertations; to discourse.
Subordinary
One of several heraldic bearings somewhat less common than an ordinary. See Ordinary.
Indwelling
of Indwell
Biconcave
Concave on both sides; as, biconcave vertebrae.
Neglecting
of Neglect
Crabbed
Characterized by or manifesting, sourness, peevishness, or moroseness; harsh; cross; cynical; -- applied to feelings, disposition, or manners.
Treatise
A written composition on a particular subject, in which its principles are discussed or explained; a tract.
Climber
One who, or that which, climbs
Homily
A discourse or sermon read or pronounced to an audience; a serious discourse.
Probing
of Probe
Compiler
One who compiles; esp., one who makes books by compilation.
Calculable
That may be calculated or ascertained by calculation.
Dissert
To discourse or dispute; to discuss.
Scrimption
A small portion; a pittance; a little bit.
Headgear
Headdress.
Cankered
of Canker
Venerate
To regard with reverential respect; to honor with mingled respect and awe; to reverence; to revere; as, we venerate parents and elders.
Algae
of Alga
Basic
Relating to a base; performing the office of a base in a salt.
Gaugeable
Capable of being gauged.
Hang
To suspend; to fasten to some elevated point without support from below; -- often used with up or out; as, to hang a coat on a hook; to hang up a sign; to hang out a banner.
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