List Words
Calculable
That may be calculated or ascertained by calculation.
Compiler
One who compiles; esp., one who makes books by compilation.
Probing
of Probe
Homily
A discourse or sermon read or pronounced to an audience; a serious discourse.
Climber
One who, or that which, climbs
Treatise
A written composition on a particular subject, in which its principles are discussed or explained; a tract.
Crabbed
Characterized by or manifesting, sourness, peevishness, or moroseness; harsh; cross; cynical; -- applied to feelings, disposition, or manners.
Neglecting
of Neglect
Biconcave
Concave on both sides; as, biconcave vertebrae.
Indwelling
of Indwell
Subordinary
One of several heraldic bearings somewhat less common than an ordinary. See Ordinary.
Dissertate
To deal in dissertation; to write dissertations; to discourse.
Backed
of Back
Puzzled
of Puzzle
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..
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.
Moralization
The act of moralizing; moral reflections or discourse.
Fur
The short, fine, soft hair of certain animals, growing thick on the skin, and distinguished from the hair, which is longer and coarser.
Disencumbrance
Freedom or deliverance from encumbrance, or anything burdensome or troublesome.
Subtraction
The act or operation of subtracting or taking away a part.
Controvert
To make matter of controversy; to dispute or oppose by reasoning; to contend against in words or writings; to contest; to debate.
Polyhymnia
The Muse of lyric poetry.
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.
Inept
Not apt or fit; unfit; unsuitable; improper; unbecoming.
Inopportune
Not opportune; inconvenient; unseasonable; as, an inopportune occurrence, remark, etc.
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.
Pierides
The Muses.
Disculpation
Exculpation.
Ancillary
Subservient or subordinate, like a handmaid; auxiliary.
Snack
A share; a part or portion; -- obsolete, except in the colloquial phrase, to go snacks, i. e., to share.
Nib
A small and pointed thing or part; a point; a prong.
Erato
The Muse who presided over lyric and amatory poetry.
Discordant
Disagreeing; incongruous; being at variance; clashing; opposing; not harmonious.
Cavesson
Alt. of Cavezon
Ineffective
Not effective; ineffectual; futile; inefficient; useless; as, an ineffective appeal.
Dribble
To fall in drops or small drops, or in a quick succession of drops; as, water dribbles from the eaves.
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.
Cantankerous
Perverse; contentious; ugly; malicious.
Calcified
Consisting of, or containing, calcareous matter or lime salts; calcareous.
Armchair
A chair with arms to support the elbows or forearms.
Arrest
To stop; to check or hinder the motion or action of; as, to arrest the current of a river; to arrest the senses.
Overmuchness
The quality or state of being in excess; superabundance.
Enthrone
To seat on a throne; to exalt to the seat of royalty or of high authority; hence, to invest with sovereign authority or dignity.
Incommunicable
Not communicable; incapable of being communicated, shared, told, or imparted, to others.
Motif
Motive.
Cicala
A cicada. See Cicada.
Extrication
The act or process of extricating or disentangling; a freeing from perplexities; disentanglement.
British
Of or pertaining to Great Britain or to its inhabitants; -- sometimes restricted to the original inhabitants.
Absolution
An absolving, or setting free from guilt, sin, or penalty; forgiveness of an offense.
Buoy
A float; esp. a floating object moored to the bottom, to mark a channel or to point out the position of something beneath the water, as an anchor, shoal, rock, etc.
