List Words
Backlog
A large stick of wood, forming the back of a fire on the hearth.
Ascent
The act of rising; motion upward; rise; a mounting upward; as, he made a tedious ascent; the ascent of vapors from the earth.
Reorient
Rising again.
Brilliant
Sparkling with luster; glittering; very bright; as, a brilliant star.
Gustable
Capable of being tasted; tastable.
Incrustation
The act of incrusting, or the state of being incrusted.
Clod
A lump or mass, especially of earth, turf, or clay.
Usurpation
The act of usurping, or of seizing and enjoying; an authorized, arbitrary assumption and exercise of power, especially an infringing on the rights of others; specifically, the illegal seizure ..
Magniloquent
Speaking pompously; using swelling discourse; bombastic; tumid in style; grandiloquent.
Minx
A pert or a wanton girl.
Cosmopolitan
Alt. of Cosmopolite
Workmanlike
Becoming a workman, especially a skillful one; skillful; well performed.
Runlet
A little run or stream; a streamlet; a brook.
Desynonymize
To deprive of synonymous character; to discriminate in use; -- applied to words which have been employed as synonyms.
Comparison
The act of comparing; an examination of two or more objects with the view of discovering the resemblances or differences; relative estimate.
Juxtaposition
A placing or being placed in nearness or contiguity, or side by side; as, a juxtaposition of words.
Susceptible
Capable of admitting anything additional, or any change, affection, or influence; readily acted upon; as, a body susceptible of color or of alteration.
Sylphish
Sylphlike.
Streamlet
A small stream; a rivulet; a rill.
Shindle
A shingle; also, a slate for roofing.
Native
Arising by birth; having an origin; born.
Meddler
One who meddles; one who interferes or busies himself with things in which he has no concern; an officious person; a busybody.
Treasure-house
A house or building where treasures and stores are kept.
West
The point in the heavens where the sun is seen to set at the equinox; or, the corresponding point on the earth; that one of the four cardinal points of the compass which is in a direction at rig..
Subvert
To overturn from the foundation; to overthrow; to ruin utterly.
Polished
of Polish
Desolated
of Desolate
Afraid
Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear; apprehensive.
Illegitimate
Not according to law; not regular or authorized; unlawful; improper.
Elapsed
of Elapse
Frontier
That part of a country which fronts or faces another country or an unsettled region; the marches; the border, confine, or extreme part of a country, bordering on another country; the border of ..
Initiate
To introduce by a first act; to make a beginning with; to set afoot; to originate; to commence; to begin or enter upon.
Defective
Wanting in something; incomplete; lacking a part; deficient; imperfect; faulty; -- applied either to natural or moral qualities; as, a defective limb; defective timber; a defective copy or ac..
Distort
Distorted; misshapen.
Migration
The act of migrating.
Molehill
A little hillock of earth thrown up by moles working under ground; hence, a very small hill, or an insignificant obstacle or difficulty.
Tickling
of Tickle
Homologate
To approve; to allow; to confirm; as, the court homologates a proceeding.
Fresco
A cool, refreshing state of the air; duskiness; coolness; shade.
White-livered
Having a pale look; feeble; hence, cowardly; pusillanimous; dastardly.
Indisposed
of Indispose
Eventuate
To come out finally or in conclusion; to result; to come to pass.
Inherited
of Inherit
Session
The act of sitting, or the state of being seated.
Serenade
Music sung or performed in the open air at nights; -- usually applied to musical entertainments given in the open air at night, especially by gentlemen, in a spirit of gallantry, under the wi..
Progression
The act of moving forward; a proceeding in a course; motion onward.
Target
A kind of small shield or buckler, used as a defensive weapon in war.
Irresistible
That can not be successfully resisted or opposed; superior to opposition; resistless; overpowering; as, an irresistible attraction.
Iota
The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet (/) corresponding with the English i.
Emotive
Attended by, or having the character of, emotion.
