List Words
Footplate
See Footboard (a).
Equivocating
of Equivocate
Obscuring
of Obscure
Bourbon
A member of a family which has occupied several European thrones, and whose descendants still claim the throne of France.
Hereinto
Into this.
Finicky
Finical; unduly particular.
Achromatize
To deprive of color; to make achromatic.
Soldiering
The act of serving as a soldier; the state of being a soldier; the occupation of a soldier.
Efflorescent
That effloresces, or is liable to effloresce on exposure; as, an efflorescent salt.
Ataraxy
Perfect peace of mind, or calmness.
Labor-saving
Saving labor; adapted to supersede or diminish the labor of men; as, labor-saving machinery.
Contestation
The act of contesting; emulation; rivalry; strife; dispute.
Depthless
Having no depth; shallow.
Entreating
of Entreat
Bickerer
One who bickers.
Asterisk
The figure of a star, thus, /, used in printing and writing as a reference to a passage or note in the margin, to supply the omission of letters or words, or to mark a word or phrase as having ..
Clear-sighted
Seeing with clearness; discerning; as, clear-sighted reason
Charmed
of Charm
Spirituality
The quality or state of being spiritual; incorporeality; heavenly-mindedness.
Cadaverous
Having the appearance or color of a dead human body; pale; ghastly; as, a cadaverous look.
Contemplative
Pertaining to contemplation; addicted to, or employed in, contemplation; meditative.
Gelidity
The state of being gelid.
Charbon
A small black spot or mark remaining in the cavity of the corner tooth of a horse after the large spot or mark has become obliterated.
Inspirer
One who, or that which, inspirer.
Sat
imp. of Sit.
Billeting
of Billet
Pewter
A hard, tough, but easily fusible, alloy, originally consisting of tin with a little lead, but afterwards modified by the addition of copper, antimony, or bismuth.
Scaur
A precipitous bank or rock; a scar.
Sufferance
Negative consent by not forbidding or hindering; toleration; permission; allowance; leave.
Uptill
To; against.
Downtrod
Alt. of Downtrodden
Dodgery
trickery; artifice.
Groveling
of Grovel
Henpecked
of Henpeck
Interceder
One who intercedes; an intercessor; a mediator.
Negotiant
A negotiator.
Oppressed
of Oppress
Paronym
A paronymous word.
Sensing
of Sense
Stealth
The act of stealing; theft.
Spinet
A keyed instrument of music resembling a harpsichord, but smaller, with one string of brass or steel wire to each note, sounded by means of leather or quill plectrums or jacks. It was formerly m..
Lawyer
One versed in the laws, or a practitioner of law; one whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients, or to advise as to prosecution or defence of lawsuits, or as to legal rights and obl..
Parrying
of Parry
Behindhand
In arrears financially; in a state where expenditures have exceeded the receipt of funds.
Paltering
of Palter
Admixture
That which is mixed with anything.
Intercessor
One who goes between, or intercedes; a mediator. (a) One who interposes between parties at variance, with a view to reconcile them. (b) One who pleads in behalf of another.
Ling-bird
The European meadow pipit; -- called also titling.
Handsome
Evincing a becoming generosity or nobleness of character; liberal; generous.
Argumental
Of, pertaining to, or containing, argument; argumentative.
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