List Words
Bulk
Magnitude of material substance; dimensions; mass; size; as, an ox or ship of great bulk.
Revolutionist
One engaged in effecting a change of government; a favorer of revolution.
Propagate
To cause to continue or multiply by generation, or successive production; -- applied to animals and plants; as, to propagate a breed of horses or sheep; to propagate a species of fruit tree.
Frowning
of Frown
Humid
Containing sensible moisture; damp; moist; as, a humidair or atmosphere; somewhat wet or watery; as, humid earth; consisting of water or vapor.
Officer
One who holds an office; a person lawfully invested with an office, whether civil, military, or ecclesiastical; as, a church officer; a police officer; a staff officer.
Tar
A sailor; a seaman.
Prelacy
The office or dignity of a prelate; church government by prelates.
Murk
Dark; murky.
Fence
That which fends off attack or danger; a defense; a protection; a cover; security; shield.
Ebonize
To make black, or stain black, in imitation of ebony; as, to ebonize wood.
Imperfect
Not perfect; not complete in all its parts; wanting a part; deective; deficient.
Kismet
Destiny; fate.
Delivery
The act of delivering from restraint; rescue; release; liberation; as, the delivery of a captive from his dungeon.
Might
of May
Formidableness
The quality of being formidable, or adapted to excite dread.
Slow
imp. of Slee, to slay. Slew.
Ebony
A hard, heavy, and durable wood, which admits of a fine polish or gloss. The usual color is black, but it also occurs red or green.
Tutelary
Having the guardianship or charge of protecting a person or a thing; guardian; protecting; as, tutelary goddesses.
Span
imp. & p. p. of Spin.
Instant
Pressing; urgent; importunate; earnest.
Guardianship
The office, duty, or care, of a guardian; protection; care; watch.
Principal
Highest in rank, authority, character, importance, or degree; most considerable or important; chief; main; as, the principal officers of a Government; the principal men of a state; the principal..
Prevaricate
To shift or turn from one side to the other, from the direct course, or from truth; to speak with equivocation; to shuffle; to quibble; as, he prevaricates in his statement.
Obstruct
To block up; to stop up or close, as a way or passage; to place an obstacle in, or fill with obstacles or impediments that prevent or hinder passing; as, to obstruct a street; to obstruct the ..
Hostage
A person given as a pledge or security for the performance of the conditions of a treaty or stipulations of any kind, on the performance of which the person is to be released.
Rump
The end of the backbone of an animal, with the parts adjacent; the buttock or buttocks.
Preterit
Past; -- applied to a tense which expresses an action or state as past.
Prospective
Of or pertaining to a prospect; furnishing a prospect; perspective.
Peculiar
One's own; belonging solely or especially to an individual; not possessed by others; of private, personal, or characteristic possession and use; not owned in common or in participation.
Vacuous
Empty; unfilled; void; vacant.
Self-defensive
Defending, or tending to defend, one's own person, property, or reputation.
Picayune
A small coin of the value of six and a quarter cents. See Fippenny bit.
Oppressive
Unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh; as, oppressive taxes; oppressive exactions of service; an oppressive game law.
Formidable
Exciting fear or apprehension; impressing dread; adapted to excite fear and deter from approach, encounter, or undertaking; alarming.
Acquittal
The act of acquitting; discharge from debt or obligation; acquittance.
Librate
To vibrate as a balance does before resting in equilibrium; hence, to be poised.
Incomprehensible
Not capable of being contained within limits.
Conformation
The act of conforming; the act of producing conformity.
Looming
of Loom
Stupendous
Astonishing; wonderful; amazing; especially, astonishing in magnitude or elevation; as, a stupendous pile.
Unpaired
Not paired; not suited or matched.
Allotment
The act of allotting; assignment.
Enormousness
The state of being enormous.
Bestowal
The act of bestowing; disposal.
Jumble
To mix in a confused mass; to put or throw together without order; -- often followed by together or up.
Fall
To Descend, either suddenly or gradually; particularly, to descend by the force of gravity; to drop; to sink; as, the apple falls; the tide falls; the mercury falls in the barometer.
Nectarous
Nectareous.
Turgescency
The act of swelling, or the state of being swollen, or turgescent.
Furuncle
A superficial, inflammatory tumor, suppurating with a central core; a boil.
