List Words
Buggy
Infested or abounding with bugs.
Outlandish
Foreign; not native.
Voluptuary
A voluptuous person; one who makes his physical enjoyment his chief care; one addicted to luxury, and the gratification of sensual appetites.
Elementary
Having only one principle or constituent part; consisting of a single element; simple; uncompounded; as, an elementary substance.
Demurrer
One who demurs.
Grumbling
of Grumble
Obsequies
See Obsequy.
Prostitute
To offer, as a woman, to a lewd use; to give up to lewdness for hire.
Impair
To make worse; to diminish in quantity, value, excellence, or strength; to deteriorate; as, to impair health, character, the mind, value.
Decorum
Propriety of manner or conduct; grace arising from suitableness of speech and behavior to one's own character, or to the place and occasion; decency of conduct; seemliness; that which is seem..
Asperity
Roughness of surface; unevenness; -- opposed to smoothness.
Arid
Exhausted of moisture; parched with heat; dry; barren.
Heresy
An opinion held in opposition to the established or commonly received doctrine, and tending to promote a division or party, as in politics, literature, philosophy, etc.; -- usually, but not n..
Faintish
Slightly faint; somewhat faint.
Beyond
On the further side of; in the same direction as, and further on or away than.
Wilting
of Wilt
Juggle
To play tricks by sleight of hand; to cause amusement and sport by tricks of skill; to conjure.
Mistranslation
Wrong translation.
Luxury
A free indulgence in costly food, dress, furniture, or anything expensive which gratifies the appetites or tastes.
Striate
To mark with striaae.
Powerful
Full of power; capable of producing great effects of any kind; potent; mighty; efficacious; intense; as, a powerful man or beast; a powerful engine; a powerful argument; a powerful light; a p..
Likable
Such as can be liked; such as to attract liking; as, a likable person.
Resplendence
Alt. of Resplendency
Inadequacy
The quality or state of being inadequate or insufficient; defectiveness; insufficiency; inadequateness.
Seam
Grease; tallow; lard.
Imagery
The work of one who makes images or visible representation of objects; imitation work; images in general, or in mass.
Personable
Having a well-formed body, or person; graceful; comely; of good appearance; presentable; as, a personable man or woman.
Inviting
of Invite
Readable
Such as can be read; legible; fit or suitable to be read; worth reading; interesting.
Emendation
The act of altering for the better, or correcting what is erroneous or faulty; correction; improvement.
Sacrament
The oath of allegiance taken by Roman soldiers; hence, a sacred ceremony used to impress an obligation; a solemn oath-taking; an oath.
Overstatement
An exaggerated statement or account.
Potent
Producing great physical effects; forcible; powerful' efficacious; as, a potent medicine.
Mummery
Masking; frolic in disguise; buffoonery.
Liaison
A union, or bond of union; an intimacy; especially, an illicit intimacy between a man and a woman.
Intimacy
The state of being intimate; close familiarity or association; nearness in friendship.
Rime
A rent or long aperture; a chink; a fissure; a crack.
Frothing
of Froth
Gale
A strong current of air; a wind between a stiff breeze and a hurricane. The most violent gales are called tempests.
Litotes
A diminution or softening of statement for the sake of avoiding censure or increasing the effect by contrast with the moderation shown in the form of expression; as, " a citizen of no mean ci..
Emblazon
To depict or represent; -- said of heraldic bearings. See Blazon.
Sinewless
Having no sinews; hence, having no strength or vigor.
Crevasse
A deep crevice or fissure, as in embankment; one of the clefts or fissure by which the mass of a glacier is divided.
Out-of-the-way
See under Out, adv.
Loophole
A small opening, as in the walls of fortification, or in the bulkhead of a ship, through which small arms or other weapons may be discharged at an enemy.
Opinionist
One fond of his own notions, or unduly attached to his own opinions.
Maltreat
To treat ill; to abuse; to treat roughly.
Disadvantage
Deprivation of advantage; unfavorable or prejudicial quality, condition, circumstance, or the like; that which hinders success, or causes loss or injury.
Moreover
Beyond what has been said; further; besides; in addition; furthermore; also; likewise.
Diversity
A state of difference; dissimilitude; unlikeness.
