List Words
Discoid
Having the form of a disk, as those univalve shells which have the whorls in one plane, so as to form a disk, as the pearly nautilus.
Gemmation
The formation of a new individual, either animal or vegetable, by a process of budding; an asexual method of reproduction; gemmulation; gemmiparity. See Budding.
Shocking
of Shock
Declaration
The act of declaring, or publicly announcing; explicit asserting; undisguised token of a ground or side taken on any subject; proclamation; exposition; as, the declaration of an opinion; a de..
Circinate
Rolled together downward, the tip occupying the center; -- a term used in reference to foliation or leafing, as in ferns.
Add
To give by way of increased possession (to any one); to bestow (on).
Helical
Of or pertaining to, or in the form of, a helix; spiral; as, a helical staircase; a helical spring.
Podgy
Fat and short; pudgy.
Raddle
A long, flexible stick, rod, or branch, which is interwoven with others, between upright posts or stakes, in making a kind of hedge or fence.
Ukase
In Russia, a published proclamation or imperial order, having the force of law.
Indirect
Not direct; not straight or rectilinear; deviating from a direct line or course; circuitous; as, an indirect road.
Pamphlet
A writing; a book.
Noisy
Making a noise, esp. a loud sound; clamorous; vociferous; turbulent; boisterous; as, the noisy crowd.
Proclamation
The act of proclaiming; official or general notice; publication.
Mirror
A looking-glass or a speculum; any glass or polished substance that forms images by the reflection of rays of light.
Askance
Alt. of Askant
Mere
A pool or lake.
Master
A vessel having (so many) masts; -- used only in compounds; as, a two-master.
Fricatrice
A lewd woman; a harlot.
Rehearsal
The act of rehearsing; recital; narration; repetition; specifically, a private recital, performance, or season of practice, in preparation for a public exhibition or exercise.
Inclusively
In an inclusive manner.
Recapitulation
The act of recapitulating; a summary, or concise statement or enumeration, of the principal points, facts, or statements, in a preceding discourse, argument, or essay.
Spokesman
One who speaks for another.
Thunderous
Producing thunder.
Genius
A good or evil spirit, or demon, supposed by the ancients to preside over a man's destiny in life; a tutelary deity; a supernatural being; a spirit, good or bad. Cf. Jinnee.
Precedent
Going before; anterior; preceding; antecedent; as, precedent services.
Reeking
of Reek
Eros
Love; the god of love; -- by earlier writers represented as one of the first and creative gods, by later writers as the son of Aphrodite, equivalent to the Latin god Cupid.
Consonance
Alt. of Consonancy
Ancestor
One from whom a person is descended, whether on the father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a progenitor; a fore father.
Tabor
A small drum used as an accompaniment to a pipe or fife, both being played by the same person.
Swirling
of Swirl
Morass
A tract of soft, wet ground; a marsh; a fen.
Dexterous
Ready and expert in the use of the body and limbs; skillful and active with the hands; handy; ready; as, a dexterous hand; a dexterous workman.
Penetrating
of Penetrate
Dehiscent
Characterized by dehiscence; opening in some definite way, as the capsule of a plant.
Worthiness
The quality or state of being worthy; desert; merit; excellence; dignity; virtue; worth.
Refracted
of Refract
Musae
of Musa
Acquiesce
To rest satisfied, or apparently satisfied, or to rest without opposition and discontent (usually implying previous opposition or discontent); to accept or consent by silence or by omitting t..
Backward
Alt. of Backwards
Griminess
The state of being grimy.
Glade
An open passage through a wood; a grassy open or cleared space in a forest.
Respectability
The state or quality of being respectable; the state or quality which deserves or commands respect.
Wallow
To roll one's self about, as in mire; to tumble and roll about; to move lazily or heavily in any medium; to flounder; as, swine wallow in the mire.
Everglade
A swamp or low tract of land inundated with water and interspersed with hummocks, or small islands, and patches of high grass; as, the everglades of Florida.
Bencher
One of the senior and governing members of an Inn of Court.
Talker
One who talks; especially, one who is noted for his power of conversing readily or agreeably; a conversationist.
Spellful
Abounding in spells, or charms.
Enfranchised
of Enfranchise
