G L O
S S A R Y
01-Abhor: hate
02-accolade:
praise; approval
03-angular:
awkward: e.g: an angular gait; bony and lean
04-anfractious:
winding; tortuous
05-anchorite: (n)
hermit; recluse
06-anguine:
snakelike
07-anile; of or
like an old woman
08-anodyne:
relaxing
09-apace: swiftly
10-anserine:
stupid; silly; foolish
11-apothegm:
maxim; proverb
12-apposite:
fitting; suitable
13-augean: very
filthy
14-adjourn:
postpone
15-adroit:
cunning
16-aghast:
horror-stricken
17-abase:
humiliate
18-abash:
disconcert
19-abate: lessen;
subtract
20-adamant:
unyielding; firm in purpose or opinion
21-adust: burned;
scorched; gloomy
22-aflatus:
inspiration
23-aggie: a
playing marble
24-ai: a sloth
25-amerce: punish
by imposing an arbitrary penalty
26-ancillary:
subordinate (adj); a servant
27-argosy: a
large merchant ship
28-arraign:
charge
29-admonish:
rebuke; reprimand; reproach
30-assent:
accede; acquiesce; concur
31-assert:
asseverate; aver; avow
32-angle: fish
33-ailing: sick
34-assail: attack
violently
35-ambry:
storeroom or cupboard
36-ascertain:
discover; find out
37-backlash:
revolt; reaction
38-baste: beat
39-bauble:
trinkets
40-bate: (v)
strife; contention
41-beaker: big
drinking cup
42-bearing:
behavior
43-bashful: shy
44-ballsy: tough
and courageous
45-bedeck: adorn
46-bedlam:
madhouse
47-bailout:
financial rescue
48-bellow: moo
49-bequest:
legacy
50-beleaguer:
besiege
51-bestow: give
52-bigotry;
fanaticism
53-billow: big
wave
54-blanch: to
pale
55-bleak: dreary
56-bleary:
blurred
56-blemish: blot;
stain; blotch
57-blissful:
happy
58-blithe:
joyous; joyful
59-bluff:
mislead; hoodwink; a steep cliff; gruff
60-bolt: to gulp;
eat hurriedly; run away
61-bootlegger:
smuggler
62-bout: period;
spell
63-brawl: fight
64-bray: neigh
65-bridegroom:
fiancé
66-brigand: an
outlaw or bandit
67-brimstone:
sulphur
68-brisket: the
chest of an animal
69-broil: brawl
70-browse: graze
on: to scan
71-bucket: pail
72-bum: vagrant;
tush; heinie; of poor quality; unfair; unpleasant; defective
73-botch: bungle
74-bunk: stopper
75-burnish:
polish
76-blotch: an
irregularly shaped spot
77-broach: bring
up a topic for discussion; e.g.: broach a subject.
78-bootless:
fruitless; e.g.: a bootless effort
79-borderline:
indeterminate; dubious; e.g.: a borderline case of paranoia
80-bandeau: a
narrow band for the hair
81-bougie: a wax
candle
82-bantling: (uk)
infant or young child
83-beadsman: an
almsman; beggar
84-beldam: an old
woman, particularly an ugly one
85-blatherskite:
a worthless person; a deadbeat; nonsense or blather
86-brabble: to
contest noisily; squabble
87-brouhaha: an
uproar; a hubbub
88-buckshee: free
of charge
89-bunco: a
confidence game; brigand
90-bungling:
incompetent; inept; incompetence
91-bunkum: (sl)
senseless talk
92-cachet: a seal
on a letter or document. A mark or quality: a profession with a cachet of
glamour and prestige.
93-cachou: a
pastille used to sweeten the breath.
94-cackle: the
cry of a hen. Shrill, brittle laughter, foolish chatter.
95-cad: an
ungentlemanly man
96-caddie: an
attendant to a golfer
97-caddy: a small
box or other container, esp. one for holding tea.
98-cadge: beg or
get by begging.
99-caftan: a
full-length tunic
100-cairn: a
mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path
101-caitiff: a
cowardly and despicable person
102-cagey:
careful, wary, shrewd
103-calamus: the
sweet flag
104-calash: a
carriage. A woman’s folding bonnet
105-callote; a
skullcap
106-callow:
immature
107-camel: a
device used to raise a sunken vessel
108-canard: a
deliberately misleading fabrication
109-camp: having
unsuitable feminine qualities. E.g.: a camp man
110-canny:
clever, cagey
111-cantankerous:
ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable
112-caper: skip;
a wild escapade or prank; a criminal plot or enterprise
113-chaff:
banter,
114-chary:
cautious
115-cheeky:
impudent; saucy; insolent
116-craven:
coward
117-chink: cranny
118-condone:
forgive
119-cluster:
group: a cluster of admirers.
120-crackdown:
repression
121-capacious:
spacious
122-canvass: a
survey of public opinion
123-cant:
inclination, slant, slope. Argot, jargon
124-carboy: a
large bottle for holding corrosive liquids; usually cushioned in a special
container
125-carhop: a
waiter at a drive-in restaurant
126-carnet: a
collection of public transport tickets in the form of a booklet, usually
sold at a discount. A customs permit, or other type of permit
127-carp: find
fault and complain constantly
128-carouse:
drink excessively; boisterous, drunken merrymaking
129-carping:
naggingly critical or complaining
130-carrel: a nook
near the stacks in a library, used for private study
131-cavil: raise
trivial objections
132-cavort: play
boisterously. E.g.: "The children cavorted in the garden"
133-claque: a
group of followers hired to applaud at a performance
134-chagrin: to
vex; to mortify
135-chafe: injury
or wear caused by friction; vexation
136-chaff: make
fun of
137-chaffer:
haggle or barter
138-chaise: a
carriage consisting of two wheels and a calash top; drawn by a single
horse
139-champaign:
open countryside
140-chandelier: a
carriage consisting of two wheels and a calash top; drawn by a single
horse. "enjoyed a luxurious suite with a crystal chandelier and thick
oriental rugs"
141-chandler: a
person who makes or sells candles.
142-chap: a
cleft, crack, or chink as in the surface of the earth or in the skin
143-chapfallen:
crestfallen, dejected
144-chappy:
cleft; gaping; open; dry (skin)
145-char: burn
slightly; burn something to charcoal
146-charade:
pretense
147-charger: a
large horse; a large platter
148-chasten:
punish; purify
149-chastise:
punish
150-chattel:
personal as opposed to real property; any tangible movable property
(furniture or domestic animals or a car etc)
151-cheesy: of
very poor quality; flimsy. Effusively or insincerely emotional: "a cheesy
novel"
152-chevy: annoy
continually or chronically: "This man chevies his female co-workers"
153-chicane:
trick; deceive. A bridge hand that is void of trumps
154-chichi: showy
155-chide: scold;
reprimand
156-chiffon: a
sheer fabric of silk or rayon: "a thin chiffon blouse"
157-chine: spine;
backbone
158-chink: a
short metallic sound
159-chintzy:
gaudy; trashy; cheap
160-chip: cheep,
as a bird
161-chipper:
cheerful, pert
162-chit: check;
a child, esp. a pert girl
163-chippy: the
chipping sparrow; (sl) whore
164-chop:
quality: first chop. Swerve, as a ship in the wind
165-choppers:
(sl) false teeth. A motorcycle, esp. one that is customized
166-choppy: rough
with small waves: "choppy seas"
167-chuff: a rude
insensitive person
168-chum: an
intimate friend
169-chump: a
blockhead; dolt
170-churl: a
rude, boorish person. A niggard
171-circumvent:
Encircle as a military tactic: "The Turks circumvented Vienna".
Beat through
cleverness and wit: "She circumvented her competitors". Avoid or try
to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues):
"They tend to circumvent their responsibilities"
172-cittern: A
16th century musical instrument resembling a guitar with a pear-shaped
soundbox and wire strings
173-clabber:
sour, curdled milk. Curdle
174-clamber:
climb with difficulty. An awkward climb: "reaching the crest was a real
clamber"
175-claque: a
group of followers hired to applaud at a performance
176-claret: dry
red Bordeaux or Bordeaux-like wine
177-clatter: a
rattling noise; a loud disturbance; noisy talk
178-clavus: corn
(foot)
179-cliffhanger:
a contest whose outcome is uncertain up to the very end. An episode that
ends in suspense
180-clique: an
exclusive circle of people with a common purpose. Coterie
181-clobber: hit
or bash severely
182-clod: a
compact mass: "a clod of mud caught him on the shoulder".
An awkward
stupid person. Ground, earth
183-clodpoll: a
stupid fellow; a dolt
184-clog: become
or cause to become obstructed: "The leaves clog our drains in the
Fall". Footwear usually with wooden soles
185-clot: a
stupid or clumsy person
186-clough: a
cliff. A rocky precipice
187-clout:
influence: "the chairman's nephew has a lot of clout". (boxing) a
blow with the fist
188-cluck: the
sound made by a hen
189-clump: A
grouping of a number of similar things: "a clump of trees".
Come together
as in a cluster or flock: "The poets clump in this town every summer"
190-clunker:
someone who is unsuccessful. A failure: "the first experiment was a real
clunker". Jalopy: "the fenders had fallen off that old clunker"
191-clutch:
grasp: "She clutched her purse".
192-clutter:
muddle; scramble
193-coax:
influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering: "He coaxed
her into going along"
194-cob: male
swan; a shorted-legged horse.
195-cobbler: one
who mends boots or shoes; a deep-dish fruit pie with a thick top crust. Tall
sweetened iced drink of wine or liquor with fruit
196-cocker:
pamper, spoil, coddle
197-cocky:
conceited
198-codger: an
amusingly eccentric, grumpy or old-fashioned old man
199-cog: a
subordinate who performs an important but routine function
200-cohort:
supporter, follower: Lula and his cohorts are afraid. group
201-coil:
disturbance; fuss
202-collate:
compare critically; of texts
203-colleen: an
Irish girl
204-collop: a
part or piece of anything; a portion. A small slice of meat; a piece of flesh
205-collude:
conspire: "The two companies colluded to cause the value of the stock to
fall"
206-commune:
Communicate intimately with; be in a state of heightened, intimate receptivity:
"He seemed to commune with nature"
207-con: learn by
heart: the student was trying to con
208-concuss: injure the brain
209-condign:
deserved, adequate: condign censure
210-condone:
Excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with: "She condoned
her husband's occasional infidelities"
211-conflagration: a very intense and uncontrolled fire
212-conflate:
combine: "The colours conflate well"
213-confute:
prove to be false: "The physicist confuted his colleagues' theories"
214-conk: halt:
"the car conked in the driveway". Hit, especially on the head:
"The stranger conked him and he fainted"
215-contraption:
gadget
216-connive:
conspire, plot, scheme: the dealers connived with customs officials to bring in
narcotics
217-contrite:
rueful, ruthful: "The court heard that he was contrite and bitterly
regretted his actions"
218-contrive:
plan, devise: "They contrived to murder their boss"
219-conundrum:
riddle, enigma.
220-convolute:
Practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about
in order to mislead or deceive: "Don't convolute my words"
221-cony: rabbit;
pica
222-concourse:
throng; a wide hallway in a building where people can walk
223-coolie: an
unskilled oriental laborer
224-cooper: a
craftsman who makes or repairs wooden barrels or tubs
225-coop: a farm building
for housing poultry
226-cope: a long
cloak; worn by a priest or bishop on ceremonial occasions
227-copse:
brushwood, thicket, coppice: "an interposing copse blocked their way"
228-copycat:
imitator, emulator
229-cormorant:
rapacious, greedy
230-corporal: a
noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines
231-corsair: a
swift pirate ship (often operating with official sanction)
232-cosher:
coddle; pamper
233-cosset:
pamper; pet: "grandparents often cosset the children"
234-costive: suffering
from constipation; sluggish; stingy
235-cote: a small
shelter for domestic animals (as sheep or pigeons)
236-cotillion:
quadrille
237-cotta: a
short surplice worn in some churches
238-coupe: a car
with two doors and front seats and a luggage compartment
239-couth: suave;
knowledgeable
240-cove: a small
inlet; Small or narrow cave in the side of a cliff or mountain
241-covey: a
small collection of people; small flock of grouse or partridge
242-cowl: bonnet;
hood: "there are powerful engines under the cowls of new cars"
243-cozen:
deceive; lead on: "they cozen themselves with vain hopes and wishes"
244-crabbed:
ill-tempered; hard to understand: crabbed writings
245-crabby:
grouchy
246-crank: a
bad-tempered person; crackpot
247-cranky:
peevish; odd; eccentric; crooked (road)
248-cranny;
crevice; fissure
249-crape: small
very thin pancake; a soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface
250-crass: coarse
251-craven: a
coward
252-crackdown:
repression
253-cul-de-sac:
blind alley
254-creaky:
decapitated; decrepit
255-creek: a
small stream
256-creel: a
wicker basket (used for carrying fish)
257-crib: a stall
for cattle; a wicker basket.
258-crick: a
painful cramp, as in the back or neck
259-crimp:
obstruct; hamper
260-crimpy: wavy
261-cringe: cower
262-crisp:
invigorating: crisp autumn air
263-crock: an
earthenware vessel
264-croft: a
small farm, esp. tenant farm
265-crone: a
withered, witchlike old woman
266-crony: a
close friend
267-cropper:
heavy fall; tumble
268-crosscut:
short cut
269-crotchet: an
odd, whimsical, or stubborn notion
270-crotchety:
capriciously stubborn or eccentric; perverse
271-crouch: cause
to bend low as in fear or humility
272-croup: a
pathological condition; the rump of certain animals
273-crouton: a
small crisp piece of toasted or fried bread
274-crummy
(crumby) (sl) miserable or wretched; shabby or cheap
275-crus: shank
276-cruse: a
small jar or pot for holding water, wine or oil
277-cuddy: a
small room or cupboard
278-cull; select;
collect
279-culver: a
dove; pigeon
280-cumshaw: a
tip; gratuity
281-cur: mongrel
282-currish:
snarling; bad-tempered
283-cuvette: a
small vessel with at least two flat and transparent sides
284-dab: tap
gently; pat; a small amount: a dab of jelly. A quick light pat
285-daffy: silly;
foolish; crazy
286-dainty:
delicacy; exquisite
287-daft: mad;
foolish
288-dais: a
raised platform
289-dalliance:
frivolous spending of time; flirtation
290-dally: flirt;
waste time
291-dander: anger
or temper
292-dampen:
depress: dampen one’s spirits
293-dandy: fop(pish)
294-dandle:
pamper or pet
295-dapper:
neatly dressed; trim
296-darn: damn
297-dastard:
coward
298-dashing:
spirited; splendid: a dashing coat
299-debar:
forbid; hinder; prevent
300-debonair:
suave; urbane; affable
301-debouch:
emerge or issue
302-debug: locate
and correct errors in a computer program code. "debug this
program"
303-decry:
depreciate: decry the currency.
304-decumbent:
reclining; lying down
305-deem: judge:
I deem it advisable to flee
306-defile:
corrupt; pollute
307-defer:
postpone: let’s defer the exam
308-deflagrate:
burn with great heat and intense light
309-deft: adroit
310-defray: pay
311-defuse: make
less dangerous or tense: defuse an international crisis
312-degauss:
demagnetize: "they degaussed the ship"
313-dejected: depressed
314-delict: a
misdemeanor
315-delve: search
carefully and laboriously
316-demeanor:
deportment
317-demesne:
estate
318-demote:
assign to a lower position; reduce in rank: "She was demoted because she
always speaks up"
319-demur:
object; delay
320-demure: coy
321-dense: stupid
322-dependable:
trustworthy
323-depot: a
railroad or bus station; warehouse
324-derogate:
belittle; minimize: "Don't derogate his influence"
325-desultory:
purposeless; "the desultory conversation characteristic of cocktail parties"
326-despondent:
without or almost without hope: "despondent about his failure"
327-descry: see;
discover;
328-dibble: a
wooden hand tool with a pointed end
329-dicey:
chancy; risky
330-dickens:
deuce; devil
331-dicker:
bargain; barter
332-dickey: a
man’s detachable shirt front; a child’s bib or pinafore; a donkey
333-diddle:
cheat; swindle; waste time
334-dig: a poke
or punch; a sarcastic remark; gibe
335-ding: ring;
clang
336-dinghy: a
small boat
337-dingle: a
small, wooded valley; dell.
338-dingy: dirty
339-dinky:
insignificant
340-dink (sl)
dick
341-dint: force
or effort, exertion. succeed by dint of hard work
342-dippy:
foolish (sl)
343-dirge: a
funeral hymn or lament
344-dirk: dagger
345-dither: an
excited state of agitation: he was in a dither
346-ditty: a
simple song
347-diss:
affront, insult. criticize
348-dobbin:
workhorse
349-docker: a
longshoreman; a dock worker
350-docket:
abstract
351-dodder: shake
or tumble as of old age. totter
352-dollop: a
small measure (usually of food)
353-doddered:
infirm or feeble.
354-dodge: avoid.
kept dodging her questions.
355-dodger:
trickster; a small printed handbill
356-domino: a
loose hooded cloak worn with a half mask as part of a
masquerade costume. A mask covering the upper part of the face but with holes
for the eyes.
357-dot: dowry
358-dory: a small
fishing boat
359-doughty:
valiant
360-dowse: put
out (fire, light); immerse
361-doxy: (sl) a
loose woman; a paramour
362-doyen: the
eldest member of a group.
363-drab: dreary;
a slattern; a whore.
364-drabbet: a
coarse linen fabric
365-draggy: dull
and listless
366-dreadnought:
a heavily armed battleship
367-dreary:
dismal or bleak; boring or dull: dreary tasks.
368-dredge: come
up with; unearth: dredge up bitter memories.
A
power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed. (cooking)
cover before cooking: "dredge the chicken in flour before frying it".
369-dregs: trash;
a small amount; residue.
370-dressing:
manure used to dress soil.
371-drivel:
slobber; drool; senseless talk.
372-driver: golf
club
373-drogue: a sea
anchor
374-dross:
worthless or dangerous material that should be removed. Slag. Scoria.
375-drossy:
worthless.
376-droit: a
legal right
377-drupe; a
stone fruit
378-droll:
comical in an odd or whimsical manner
379-drowse: to be
half-asleep
380-drub: thrash
with a stick; pound; throb
381-dub: to
confer knighthood. To name; to entitle; to call.
382-duds:
clothing; personal belongings.
383-duck: evade;
dodge: duck responsability. heavy cotton or linen fabric: he was wearing ducks.
384-duff: a stiff
flour pudding steamed or boiled usually and containing e.g. currants and
raisins and citron. [N. Amer] (informal) buttocks
385-duffer: an
incompetent or dullwitted person
386-dull:
sluggish: now business is getting duller and duller. overcast: the sky is
getting duller.
387-dumpy: short
and stout; squat; depressed or discontented
388-dungaree: a
coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
389-dungeon:
prison
390-dustup: a
row; argument
391-effete:
infertile; wornout; effeminate.
392-eidolon: a
phantom
393-elate; joyful
394-enate:
related on the mother's side: "my enate grandmother".
395-encroach:
advance beyond the usual limit. Have a negative effect on, esp. by somehow
restricting; infringe upon: "This encroaches on my rights as an individual"
396-enfeoff:
surrender or give up
397-engaging:
charming
398-ennui:
boredom
399-equable:
steady; serene: equable temper
400-ersatz:
subtitute; artificial
401-eschew:
avoid; shun
402-exquisite:
intense; keen: exquisite pain.
403-fag: drudge;
to toil
404-famulus: a
close attendant
405-fanciful:
unreal; imaginative
406-fancy: highly
decorated: a fancy hat. fine; a fancy preserve. excessive: a fancy price.
407-fare: proceed
or get along. "How is she faring in her new job?"
408-fastidious:
exacting
409-fawn: a young
deer
410-faze:
disconcert
411-fealty:
faithfulness; allegiance
412-fell: fierce;
lethal; the hide of an animal; pelt
413-felon: a
purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area surrounding the
nail
414-ferret: hound
or harry relentlessly
415-fen: bog
416-fib: an
inconsequential lie
417-fiend: demon
418-fickle:
capricious
419-filibuster: a
legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct
legislation that he (or she) opposes
420-fillip:
stimulus
421-filch: steal
422-filly: young
mare
423-finicky:
exacting especially about details. "a finicky eater"
424-fink: someone
acting as an informer or decoy for the police. Take the place of work of
someone on strike
425-fizz:
effervescent beverage
426-fizzle:
fiasco. fail or die out
427-flabby:
flaccid
428-flack: a
press agent
429-flagging:
drooping; languid; weakened
430-flagon: a
large vessel for holding wine or other liquids
431-flail: an
implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in
manual threshing. Give a thrashing to; beat hard
432-flair: knack:
a flair for painting.
433-flak: abusive
criticism; dissention; opposition
434-flake: chip;
bit; (sl)oddball
435-flam: a lie
or hoax; deception; nonsense.
436-flambeau: a
lighted torch
437-flamboyant:
ornate; resplendent
438-flan: open
pastry filled with fruit or custard
439-flapjack:
pancake
440-flap: move
noisily: "flags flapped in the strong wind". Move with a thrashing
motion: "The bird flapped its wings". An excited state of agitation: "there
was a terrible flap about the theft"
441-flashy: cheap
and showy; gaudy
442-flat: fixed;
a flat rate
443-flat-out:
out-and-out; thoroughgoing
444-flatter: a
hammer used by blacksmiths
445-flatus: fart
446-flaunt: show
off: flaunt one's knowledge
447-flaw: a brief
gust of wind; a squall
448-fleer: smark
in contempt or derision
449-fleet: rapid
450-fleshpot:
physical well-being and gratification
451-flip: marked
by disrespect: impertinent; indifferent
452-flim-flam:
nonsense
453-flivver: an
old and cheap car
454-flout: scorn;
insult
455-flub: botch
or bungle
456-flue: pipe
457-fluke: a
stroke of good luck
458-fluky:
uncertain: a fluky wind
559-flume: a
narrow gorge with a stream running through it
460-flummery:
meaningless flattery or nonsense
461-flurry: a
sudden gust of wind; a light snowfall
462-fluster: make
or become upset
463-flux:
fluctuation; change: plans in a state of flux
464-fop: dandy
465-forbear:
resist: forbore replying
466-foray: a
venture or initial attempt: his foray into politics
467-founder: to
go lame (horses)
468-four-flush:
bluff
469-fracas: brawl
470-frail: weak;
a rush basket for holding fruit.
471-fraise: a
barrier or defense of pointed stakes or barbed wire
472-fray: a
scuffle or brawl; to strain; chafe: nerves frayed by noise
473-frazzle:
irritate; nervous exhaustion: worn to a frazzle
474-freckle: a
small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin
475-fret: agitate
476-fretful:
peevish
477-friable:
brittle
478-fribble:
waste time. Fritter away; frivolous person
479-frieze: a
coarse, shaggy woolen cloth with an uncut nap
480-frippery:
ostentation
481-froe: an iron
cleaver or splitting tool
482-frosh: (inf)
a freshman
483-froward:
obstinate
484-frowzy:
slovenly; musty
485-frump: a
dull, plain, unfashionable girl
486-fuddle:
intoxicate, tipple, drink
487-fuddyduddy:
one who is old-fashioned and fussy
488-fudge:
nonsense; humbug
489-fulmar: a
guul-like bird
490-funk: panic;
a cowardly person
491-furbish:
polish
492-fusty: moldy;
old-fashioned
493-fyke: a
fishing net
494-fylfot: a
swastika
495-gad: a spike
or other pointed tool for breaking rock or ore
496-gage: pledge;
challenge
497-gaggle: a
flock of geese. Make a noise characteristic of a goose
498-galvanize: to
arise to awareness or action; spur
499-gam: a school
of whales; a person's leg(sl)
500-gamble: to
bet
501-gambol: to
frolic
502-game:
crippled; lame; plucky; resolute
503-gammon: a
smoked ham
504-gamy: plucky;
scandalous; disreputable
505-gape: yawn
506-garble:
distort: the radio operator garbled the message completely
507-gargle: rinse
or medicate
508-garish:
gaudy; loud and flashy: garish make-up
509-garland:
wreath
510-garner: a
granary; gather, amass
511-garret: attic
512-gat: channel
513-garrote:
strangulation
514-gauntlet: a
challenge; fling down the gauntlet
515-genial:
kindly
516-gaunt: thin
and bony
517-gauze: a mist
or haze
518-gawk: an
awkward, loutish person
519-germane:
pertinent
520-gherkin:
small prickly cucumber
521-ghat:
stairway in India leading down to a landing on the water
522-ghoul: a
grave robber
523-gibber:
prattle and chatter unintelligibly
524-gibberish:
prattle
525-gibbous:
protuberant; humpbacked
526-gibbet:
gallows
527-gibe: scoff
528-giblet: the
heart, liver or gizzard of a fowl.
529-gig: a fast,
light rowboat; two-wheeled carriage
530-gimlet: a
small tool for boring holes; a cocktail made with vodka and lime juice
531-gimmick: a
drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident: "it sounds good but
what's the gimmick?". Something unspecified whose name is either forgotten
or not known: "she eased the ball-shaped gimmick back into its
socket". Any clever manoeuvre: "it was a great sales gimmick";
"a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen".
532-gimp: a
limping gait. A person who limps; spirit, pep. (sl)
533-gin: a
machine for hoisting or moving heavy objects. A pile driver
534-gingerly:
cautious
535-gin mill
(sl)saloon
536-girth:
circumference
537-gist: essence
538-glade: an
open space in a forest
539-gladiate:
sword-shaped, as a leaf
540-glair: raw
egg white used in sizing or glazing
541-glance: shine
briefly; glint; graze: "the baseball glanced the fence; deflection
542-glare: a
sheet or surface of ice
543-glean:
collect bit by bit
544-glen: a
valley
545-glib: marked
by lack of intellectual depth: "glib generalizations"; "a glib
response to a complex question". Having only superficial plausibility:
"glib promises". Artfully persuasive in speech: "a glib
tongue".
546-gloaming:
dusk; twilight
547-glister:
glisten
548-glitz: (sl)
flashiness
549-gloat:
dwell on with satisfaction. Gaze at or think about something with
great self-satisfaction, gratification, or joy. Malicious satisfaction
550-glogg:
scandinavian punch made of claret and aquavit with spices and raisins and
orange peel and sugar
551-glop: (sl) a
messy mixture, as of food
552-gloze:
minimize
553-gnar: snarl;
growl
554-gnarl: a
protruding knot on a tree
555-gnome:
aphorism
556-gob: a small
piece or lump
557-gobbler: a
male turkey
558-goblet: a
drinking glass
559-gore: a
piece of cloth that is generally triangular or tapering; used in
making garments or umbrellas or sails
560-gormandize:
eat (devour) gluttonously
561-gourmand: a
person who delights in eating well and heartily
562-grab: an
Oriental coastal vessel
563-grabby:
greedy
564-grail: chalice
565-granary: a
building for storing threshed grain
566-grapnel: a
tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a
rope. A light anchor for small boats
567-grasping:
avaricious
568-graupel:
precipitation consisting of pellets of snow
569-grisly:
gruesome
570-gritty:
plucky
571-groom:
prepare; "I may groom your fiancee for Congress."
572-grovel: show
submission or fear: "artists are expected to grovel, aren't they?"
573-grub: drudge:
grub for a living.
574-grubby:
dirty, unkempt
575-gruel: a
thin, watery porridge
576-grueling:
demanding and exhausting: "a grueling hike"
577-gruesome:
shocking; a gruesome murder.
578-gruff: stern:
a gruff reply. Hoarse, harsh: a gruff voice
579-grum: morose,
glum
580-grump: a
complaining person.
581-gullet: the
throat
582-gullible:
easily duped
583-gutsy: plucky
584-guttersnipe:
a street urchin
585-gyp: swindle
586-hack: cut:
hack millions of the budget. (inf) manage: couldn't hack a second job.
A rough dry
cough. Hackney, jade, hireling.
587-hackney: hire
out; trite
588-haft: a
handle or hilt, esp. a handle of a tool or a weapon
589-hag: a witch;
sorceress
590-haggard:
gaunt; uncontrolled, appearing worn and exhausted
591-haggle:
bargain, dicker
592-halcyon:
calm; prosperous: golden halcyon years
593-halt: waver;
limp or hobble
594-hangdog: a
despicable or sneaky person. Shamefaced or guilty
595-hanker: crave
596-hanky:
handkerchief
597-hark: listen
attentively
598-harlot: whore
599-harpy: a
predatory person; a shrewd woman
600-harrier: a hawk;
a hound
601-harrowing:
agonizing: a harrowing experience
602-hash: a
jumble or hodgepodge
603-havoc:
devastation; destroy or pillage; chaos: a wild party that created havoc in the
house
604-hawker:
peddler
605-haywire:
broken
606-heady:
intoxicating: a heady success. A heady perfume. Obstinate
607-hearty: a
good fellow; a sailor
608-heavy:
villain
609-hebdomad:
week
610-heckle:
badger
611-heehaw: bray;
guffaw
612-heel: list
(ship)
613-heeltap: a
small portion of liquor left in a glass after drinking. One of the segments of
leather in the heel of a shoe.
614-hinge: a
circumstance upon which subsequent events depend: "his absence is the
hinge of our plan"
615-heft: weight
616-hellbender: a
large salamander
617-hellcat:
vixen
618-helot: a
serf, bondsman
619-hickey:
pimple; gadget
620-hideous:
repulsive
621-hiemal: of
winter
622-hirsine: of
goat
623-highball: a
railroad signal indicating full speed ahead. Move ahead at full speed
624-hind:
posterior: hind legs. A female red deer. A fish
625-hindmost:
last
626-hirsute:
hairy
627-hoary: very
old; ancient
628-hoax: an act
intended to trick
629-hob: a
hobgoblin; sprite or elf
630-hobble: limp
631-hobbledehoy:
a gawky adolescent boy
632-hobby: a
small falcon
633-hobo: a
tramp; vagrant
634-hobnob:
socialize with, esp. with people of higher class or status: "He hobnobs
with the best of society"
635-hocus:
deceive
636-hocus-pocus:
a trick; a deception or chicanery
637-hod: a coal
scuttle
638-hoe-down: a
square dance
639-hogan: an
earth-covered Navaho dwelling
640-ho-hum:
boring and conventional: a ho-hum teacher
641-hokey-pokey:
chicanery; hocus-pocus
642-hokum:
nonsense
643-holster: a
sheath (usually leather) for carrying a handgun. A belt with loops or slots for
carrying small hand tools
644-hominy:
hulled corn with the bran and germ remove
645-holler: yell
or shout
646-hoity-toity:
pompous; light-headed; flighty
647-hone: make
perfect or complete: "hone your French in Paris!". A whetstone made
of fine gritstone; used for sharpening razors. Sharpen with a hone: "hone
a knife". Perfect: hone a writing style. Whine or moan. Hanker
648-hooch:
alcoholic liquor; marijuana. (sl) A dwelling esp, a thatched hut
649-hoodoo:
voodoo; bad luck
650-hoodwink:
trick
651-hoosegow:
(sl) jail
652-hostler:
stableman
653-hose: stockings;
socks
654-houri: a
voluptuous and pretty woman
655-hoyden: a
high-spirited, often boisterous girl or woman
656-hubble-bubble:
a hookah
657-huckster:
peddler; hawker; a mean, deceptive person
658-huff: pique
659-hugger-mugger:
muddle; secrecy
660-hullaballoo:
uproar
661-humbug: hoax;
deceive
662-humdrum:
monotonous
663-hummock:
knoll
664-hunch: an
impression that something might be the case. The act of bending yourself into a
humped position
665-hunker:
crouch
666-husbandman:
farmer
667-hussy: a saucy
girl
668-hype: (sl)
deception
669-imbibe: drink
670-imbrue: stain
or saturate
671-impale:
pierce with a sharp stake or point: "impale a shrimp on a skewer".
Kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole: "the enemies were impaled and
left to die"
672-impart:
bestow: impart advice.
673-impend: be
imminent or about to happen: "changes are impending"
674-impress:
(crime) Take (someone) against their will for compulsory service, especially
on board of a ship: "the men were impressed after being drugged"
675-impinge:
collide or strike: sound waves impinge on the eardrum. Encroach, trespass:
impinging on my privacy.
676-imprecate:
curse
677-inane: empty:
an empty comment
678-incense:
infuriate
679-inception:
commencement
680-inchoative:
initial
681-incur: make
oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to: "People who
smoke incur a great danger to their health". Get, receive
682-incubus:
nightmare
683-indemnity:
protection against future loss. Legal exemption from liability for damages. A
sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
684-indenture:
formal agreement between the issuer of bonds and the bondholders as to
terms of the debt
685-indict: to
charge
686-inept:
foolish; inappropriate
687-ineffable:
indescribable: ineffable delight
688-ingle: a
fireplace
689-inhume:
inter; bury
690-iniquity:
sin; gross injustice
691-inimical;
adverse; hostile
692-inkhorn:
pedantic; recondite: inkhorn words
693-inkling: a
hint or intimation; a vague idea
694-intermate;
annouce; proclaim
695-inveigh:
protest vehemently
696-inveigle:
Influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering: "He
inveigled her into going along"
697-involute:
complex
698-jabber: talk
rapidly or idly
699-jack: a man
who serves as a sailor.
700-jackboot: an
aggressive totalitarian
701-jade: nag; a
shrewish woman
702-jactitation:
self-praise, boasting; (law) a false boast that can harm others; especially a
false claim to be married to someone (formerly actionable at law);
(pathology)
extremely restless tossing and twitching usually by a person with a severe
illness
703-jaeger: a
huntsman or hunting attendant
704-jalousie; a
blind or shutter having adjustable horizontal slats for regulating the passage
of air
705-jamboree: a
noisy celebration
706-jam session:
a highly informal discussion
707-jape: joke or
quip; make sport of
708-jar: clash:
we ourselves often jar with the landscape. Shock, discord
709-jaunt: a
short trip or excursion, usually for pleasure
710-javelin: An
athletic competition in which a javelin is thrown as far as possible. A
spear thrown as a weapon or in competitive field events
711-jayhawker: a
robber; bandit
712-jeer: mock
713-jejune: dull;
jejune words and useless phrases; puerile: jejune answer
714-jell:
congeal; crystallize
715-jenny: female
donkey
716-jennet: a
small Spanish saddle horse
717-jeopardy:
danger
718-jig: dance a
quick dance with leaping and kicking motions.
719-jerky: (sl)
foolish
720-jettison:
cast off or overboard
721-jetty: pier
722-jibe: (inf)
agree
723-jingo:
blatant patriot, chauvinist
724-jive:
misleading; phony
725-jocular:
given to joke
726-jocund: merry
727-jolt: bump
into; an unexpected shock or reversal
728-josh: banter;
joke; a joking remark
729-joss: a
Chinese idol or image
730-jostle;
collide; push
731-jounce:
bounce, jolt
732-joust; a
tilting match
733-jowl: the
cheek
734-jury:
makeshift: a jury rig
735-kain: tax or
rent payments made in kind
736-kibosh:
prevent from happening or developing: "kibosh the process". Block,
halt
737-kaput:
destroyed; wretched; incapacitated
738-kedge: a
light anchor
739-keel: ship;
capsize
740-keen: strong:
keen sensation; íercing: a keen wind. Wail loudly
741-keg: a small
cask or barrel
742-kempt: tidy,
trim: a nice kempt beard
743-kennel:
gutter along the street. A shelter for a dog
744-kern: a
loutish person
745-kerf: a
groove or notch
746-kernel: core
747-ketch: a
sailing vessel
748-kewpie: a
small doll with a curl of hair on the top of the head
749-kibe: an
ulcerated chilblain
750-kibitz:
meddle
751-kickback:
repercussion
752-kickshaw: delicacy;
a trinket; gewgaw
753-kidney: kind;
sort
754-kilderkin:
cask
755-kindle: give
birth to young (rabbits)
756-kirtle: a
woman's long dress or coat
757-kip: bed;
sleep; an untanned hide of a young animal
758-kitsch:
pretentious bad taste esp. in the arts
759-kitty: a pool
of money
760-klutz (sl) a
dull-witted person; a bungler
761-kloof: a deep
ravine in South Africa
762-knee jerk: a
reflex extension of the leg resulting from a sharp tap on the patellar tendon
763-knell: toll,
ring: knell the bells
764-knob: knoll;
a prominent rounded hill or mountain
765-knockabout:
boisterous; rowdy
766-knot: a shore
bird
767-knout: a
leather scourge used to flog criminals
768-knurl: a
protuberance
769-knucklehead:
blockhead
770-kohl: a
preparation used esp. by women as eye make-up
771-kvetch:
complain
772-lacustrine:
of or pertaining to lakes
773-lag (sl)
arrest, sentence
774-lager: a type
of beer
775-laidback:
easygoing
776-lake: a deep
red
777-lambaste:
(sl) beat
778-lambent:
luminous
779-lanai: a
verandah
780-lanate:
having wooly hairs
781-lancet: a
surgical knife
782-lanner: a
falcon
783-lanugo: fine,
soft hair
784-lanyard: a
short rope or cord
785-lapin: a
rabbit
786-larceny:
theft
787-lascar: an
East Indian sailor
788-lash: secure
or bind
789-latent: dormant:
a latent talent
790-latchet: a
leather thong or strap used to fasten a shoe on the foot
791-latten: brass
(or a yellow alloy resembling brass) that was hammered into thin sheets;
formerly used for church utensils
792-larder:
pantry
793-lawn: a very
fine, thin fabric of cotton or linen
794-layette:
clothing or other equipment for a newborn child
795-levee: pier
796-leveret: a
young hare
797-lea:
grassland; meadow
798-leaguer: a
siege
799-lean-to:
rough shelter whose roof has only one slope
800-lee: cover;
shelter
801-leister: a
spear used for fishing
802-le(t)ch: a
strong sexual desire
803-lewd:
lustful, indecent
804-lickspittle:
toady
805-lickerish:
lascivious; lecherous
806-lilt: a
light, happy tune or song
807-limber:
pliable, supple
808-limn: describe;
depict by painting or drawing
809-limp: weak: a
limp handshake
810-linger:
persist: the memory still lingers
811-list: tilt;
heel
812-lockjaw:
tetanus
813-loft: a
balcony or gallery as in a church; a coop in which pigeons are kept
814-lofty: noble;
pompous; haughty
815-logy:
sluggish
816-looby: a
clumsy fellow; lubber
817-loon: a mad
or simple-minded person
818-lop: trim:
lop dead branches
819-lope: run
with a steady gait
820-loppy:
pendulous
821-lory: a
parrot
822-lough: a lake
823-lout: an awkward
stupid person; oaf
824-loutish:
clumsy or boorish
825-lowbred:
coarse, vulgar
826-lowdown:
despicable, base
827-lower: look
angry ro threatening
828-lox: smoked
salmon
829-lubber: a
clumsy fellow; an unexperienced sailor
830-lubricious:
wanton; salatious
831-lucent:
luminous
832-lucubrate:
work or write like a scholar
833-low: moo
834-ludicrous:
laughable
835-lug: drag or
haul
836-luge: a
racing sled for one or two people
837-lugger: a
small boat used for fishing
838-lugubrious;
mournful
839-lukewarm:
indifferent
840-lull: become
quiet or less intensive: "the fighting lulled for a moment"
841-lummox: an
extremely clumsy, ungainly person
842-lump:
collection; totality; a dull-witted person
843-lumps:
punishment in the form of beating: take one's lumps
844-lumper: a
laborer employed to load and unload ships
845-lumpish:
stupid, dull
846-luscious:
seductive
847-lupine:
rapacious; ravenous
848-lurid:
gruesome; sallow or pallid in color
849-lush:
plentiful; thriving; sensual
850-lustrum: a
period of five years
851-lusty;
robust; powerful: a lusty drink
852-mackintosh: a
raincoat
853-maelstrom: a
whrilpool of extraordinary size or violence
854-maggot: whim
855-magpie: a
person who chatters
856-mail:
(Middle Ages) flexible armour made of interlinked metal rings
857-maize: corn
858-maim: disable
or disfigure
859: main:
physical strength; might and main
860-maladroit:
clumsy
861-malady:
disease
862-malapert: an
impudent, saucy person
863-malison:
curse
864-mallet:
hammer
865-malm: a soft,
grayish limestone
866-manacle:
handcuff
867-manger: a
trough in which feed for livestock is placed
868-mange: a
contagious skin disease
869-mantel: shelf
that projects from wall above fireplace: "in Britain they call a mantel a
chimneypiece"
870-march:
frontier
871-marsh: fen;
swamp or bog
872-mar: damage
or deface; blemish
873-maraud: raid
or plunder
874-marquise: a
marchioness; marquee
875-martinet: a
rigid military disciplinarian
876-maunder: talk
aimlessly; wander
877-maudlin:
effusively or tearfully sentimental
878-maul: bruise
or tear: a hunter mauled by a bear
879-maven: expert
880-maverick:
dissenter
881-mawkish:
excessively sentimental
882-mazer: a
large drinking bowl or goblet made of hard wood or metal
883-mead: an
alcoholic beverage made from fermented honey and water
884-mean:
moderation; inferior; shabby: a mean hut
885-melee: a
noisy riotous fight; scrimmage
886-menace:
threat(en)
887-mendatious:
lying: a mendatious child. False: a mendatious statement
888-menial: a
domestic servant
889-mensal: belonging
to or used at the table
890-mephitis:
stench
891-mesmerize:
hypnotize
892-mesne:
intermediate: intervening
893-mete: a
boundary line or limit
894-mew: meow;
hideaway
895-mewl: whimper
896-micturate:
urinate
897-mien:
expression; a person of noble mien
898-miff: a
bad-tempered mood; huff
899-millstone: a
heavy weight; a burden
900-minatious:
minatory; menacing
901-mince:
euphemize: let's not mince words
902-mingle: mix
903-minion: one
who's esteemed or favored; sycophant
904-mire; bog
905-minx: a pert,
impudent or flirtatious young girl
906-mischief:
damage or injury caused by a person or thing: the broken window was the
mischief of vandals
907-miscreant:
villain
908-miscue: a
blunder or mistake
909-mitigate:
moderate
910-mixer: a
sociable person
911-mizzle: rain
in fine, mistlike droplets
912-moil: toil;
confusion, turmoil
913-mollify:
placate
914-mollycoddle:
a pampered darling; an effeminate man; treat with excessive indulgence:
"let's not mollycoddle our students!"
915-muss: mess
916-mush: a travel
by dog sled
917-murk:
darkness; gloom
918-muse: a state
of deep meditation
919-munch: chew
920-mungo:
reclaimed wool of low quality
921-murky:
obscure: murky ideas
922-muzzy:
muddled; indistinct; blurred
923-nadir: the
lowest point: the nadir of ther fortune
924-nag: annoy,
torment
925-nana:
nurse(maid); a grandmother
926-nappe: a
sheet of water flowing over a dam or similar structure
927-nappy: fuzzy;
a large serving dish
928-natty: dapper
929-naughty:
indecent: a naughty wink
930-neb: a beak
of a bird; a nose; snout
931-nebbish: a
weakwilled and timid person
932-nervy: brazen
933-nescience:
ignorance
934-nether: lower
or under
935-nibble:
morsel
936-nicker: neigh
softly
937-nick: cut
short; check
938-nide: a nest
of pheasant
939-nifty(sl)
firstrate
940-niggard:
miser
941-niggle: carp;
a minor complaint or problem
942-niggling:
fussy; exacting
943-nigrescence:
nigritude
944-nimble:
brisk; spry; sprightly
945-nimiety:
excess
946-niminy-piminy:
affectedly refined
947-nincompoop:
fool
948-nisus: an
effort or endevor
949-nival: of, or
growing in or under snow
950-nobble: steal
951-niveous:
snowy
952-nobby:
stylish
953-node: a
protuberance or swelling
954-nodus:
complication
955-noggin: a
small mug or cup
956-nook: a small
corner
957-noodle:
(sl)the head; fool
958-nostrum:
patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable; cure-all, panacea
959-nosy: prying;
inquisitive
960-notch: a
V-shaped cut
961-notion: a
belief; opinion; idea; whim
962-noxious:
harmful to health; corrupting: noxious ideas
963-nub: a nubble
or knob, core: the nub of a story
964-nubbin: a
small piece
965-nucha: nape
966-nugatory:
trifling
967-nullah:
ravine or gully
968-numen:
(religion) a spirit believed to inhabit an object or preside over a place
(especially in ancient Roman religion)
969-nurture:
nourish
970-nutation:
uncontrolled nodding
971-oblate: a lay
person dedicated to religious work or the religious life
972-oblique:
dishonest: oblique answer
973-obliterate:
wipe out
974-obnoxious:
odious
975-obtest:
supplicate; entreat
976-obtrude:
impose...
977-obtrusive:
not easily ignored: "equally obtrusive was the graffiti"; "the
obtrusive behaviour of a spoiled child". Noticeable
978-obviate: make
unnecessary
979-occlude:
obstruct: occlude an artery
980-off-color:
improper
981-offbeat:
unconventional
982-: officious:
unofficial
983-offing: the
near or immediate future
984-off-key:
irregular
985-offish: aloof
986-offscouring:
refuse
987-ogle: stare
at
988-ogre: a cruel
wicked and inhuman person
989-onager: a
wild ass
900-onset: start:
onset of a cold.
901-onslaught:
assault
902-ooze: soft
thin mud; bog
903-oozy:
dripping
904-oppugn:
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of: "we must oppugn your
judgment in this matter". Question
905-ouch: a
setting for a precious stone. A brooch or a buckle set with jewels
906-outgoing:
friendly; sociable
907-outset: start
908-pace: with
the permission of
909-packman: a
peddler
910-paddock: pen
where racehorses are saddled and paraded before a race; [Austral, NZ] A small
area of ground covered by specific vegetation: "a bean paddock"
911-paddy: rice
912-paint: a
pinto
913-paean: a song
or joyful praise or exult
914-pail: bucket
915-painter:
(naut) rope
916-pale: a
stake; picket; a fence enclosing an area
917-palsy:
paralysis
918-palter:
equivocate
919-paltry:
worthless
920-panache:
swagger; dash; verve
921-pannier: a
large wicker basket
922-pant: throb
923-pap:
worthless or oversimplified ideas; soft diet; nipple, tit, teat
924-parang: a
stout straight knife used in Malaysia and Indonesia
925-pantoffle: a
slipper
926-pantywaist:
(sl) a pansy, fag, gay
927-papoose: a
North American Indian infant
928-papule:
pimple
929-par: normal
930-paragon:
peerless: a paragon of virtue
931-parch: become
very dry; sear: the sun parched the earth
932-parget:
ornamental plaster
933-parlous:
perilous
934-parka: a
kind of heavy jacket
935-pathos: a
quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow): "the film
captured all the pathos of their situation". A feeling of sympathy and
sorrow for the misfortunes of others: "the blind are too often objects of
pathos"
936-parlay: bet
937-parley: a
negotiation between enemies
938-parvenu:
nouveau-riche
939-parquet: a
floor made of parquetry
940-parse:
(grammar) analyse syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to (a
sentence); "the program failed to parse the line of text correctly"
941-parry:
deflect or ward off
942-pate: head
943-paten: plate
944-patter:
plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson); a quick succession of
light rapid sounds: "the patter of
mice"; "the patter of tiny feet". Rain gently: It has only pattered, but the roads are
slick"
945-patten: a
wooden sandal, shoe or clog
946-pavid: timid
947-peag: wampum
948-pedicular: of
or pertaining to lice; having the lousy distemper (phthiriasis); lousy
949-peer: look
searchingly: "we peered into the back of the shop to see whether a
salesman was around". [Brit] A nobleman (duke, marquis, earl, viscount or
baron) who is a member of the British peerage. equal, match
950-peeve: vex
951-pelf: wealth
(dishonestly acquired)
952-pelisse: a
sleeveless cape that is lined or trimmed with fur
953-pell-mell:
helter-skelter
954-pellucid:
transparent; translucent
955- pelt:
bombard: pelt each other with snowballs. Cast: pelting stones at windows
956-pen: a female
swan
957-penchant: a
strong inclination
958-pending:
pendant: the meeting is still pending. imminent; during
959-pennant:
pennon; streamer
960-pensile:
suspended
961-peon: a
menial worker
962-pep: energy;
vim
963-perchance:
perhaps
964-perry: a
fermented and often effervescent beverage made from juice of pears; similar in
taste to hard cider
965-perforate:
Having a hole cut through: "perforate ears". "Perforate the
sheets of paper". "The bullet perforated her chest"
966-percuss:
strike or tap firmly: "the doctor percussed his chest and back"
967-peremptory:
autocratic, dominating: a peremptory decree
968-perfunctory:
cursory, passing, pro forma: "a perfunctory inspection failed to reveal
the house's structural flaws"; "perfunctory courtesy"
969-perpend:
ponder
970-petrous:
stonelike
971-perky:
animated; jaunty
972-perquisite: a
tip; gratuity
973-pert: saucy;
vivacious; jaunty; a pert little hat
974-pervade:
permeate
975-pervious:
open; permeable
976-pesky:
annoying
977-pew: a bench
978-petulant:
ill-tempered; contemptuous
979-pettifogger:
a petty unescrupulous lawyer
980-pettish:
ill-tempered
981-petty:
insignicant
982-phial: vial
983-philter: love
potion
984-phony:
spurious
985-pica: craving
986-picayune:
paltry
987-picky: fussy
988-piddle:
squander; piddle away one's time; piss
989-piddling:
trifling; trivial
991-piffle:
nonsense
992-piggin: a
small wooden bucket
993-piggish:
greedy: a piggish appetite
994-pile: a
funeral pyre; a very big building
995-pilfer: filch
996-pip: a
disease of poultry. A minor nonspecific ailment. A small hard seed found in
some fruits. Kill by firing a missile. Defeat thoroughly: "He pipped the
floor with his opponents"
997-pillion: a
seat behind the rider of a horse or motorbike etc.
998-pinion: a
bird's wing
999-pinnace: a
boat for communication between ship and shore
1000-pinnacle:
summit; acme: the pinnacle of achievement
1001-piping:
extremely: piping hot cookies
1002-pipsqueak:
someone who is small and insignificant. Small fry
1003-pique:
arouse; pique my curiosity
1004-pishogue:
black magic, witchcraft
1005-pirogue: a
canoe made by hollowing out and shaping a large log
1006-pismire; an
ant
1007-pizzle:
animal's penis
1008-pita:
usually small round bread that can open into a pocket for filling
1009-pith: heart;
strength; signifiance
1010-pixilated:
bemused; whimsical; (sl) drunk
1011-pixy: an
elfin creature
1012-placket: a
pocket especially in a woman skirt
1013-plaintive:
mournful
1014-plangent:
loud and resounding: "plangent bells"; "the plangent
minority"
1015-plat: plait
or braid
1016-plump:
chubby; abundant; ample: a plump reward
1017-ply: a bias;
inclination
1018-poky: dawdling;
slow; frumpish; shabby; small and cramped: a poky flat
1019-polled: hornless
1020-polymath:
pundit; savant; learned person
1021-poncho: a
blanket-like cloak with a hole in the center for the head
1022-poniard: a
dagger
1023-popinjay: a
vain talkative, conceited person
1024-poppycock:
senseless talk; humbug
1025-pore: read
or study carefully and attentively
1026-pogrom:
massacre
1027-pop: father
1028-portend:
indicate; suggest
1029-plush: (inf)
luxurious; a fabric with a nap that is longer and softer than velvet
1030-posset:
sweet spiced hot milk curdled with ale or beer; coddle, cosset, pamper
1031-porridge:
soft food made by boiling oatmeal or other meal or legumes in water or milk
until thick
1032-porringer: a
shallow metal bowl (usually with a handle): "the child was eating pottage
from a porringer"
1033-porter: a
dark beer
1034-portly:
stout; corpulent
1035-poser: a
baffling question or problem
1036-posh: smart
and fashionable
1037-posse: a
search party
1038-possessed:
calm; collected;
1039-posy:
nosegay
1040-pourpoire:
tip; gratuity
1041-pouf: [Brit,
offensive] A homosexual man; thick cushion used as a seat
1042-pother: a
commotion; disturbance; fuss
1043-pout: marine
eel-like mostly bottom-dwelling fishes of northern seas.
Catfish common in
eastern United States
1044-powwow: a
conference or gathering
1045-pram: a
flat-bottomed boat; baby buggy
1046-prance:
spring
1047-prate:
prattle
1048-preen: clean
with one's bill: "The birds preened". Pride or congratulate (oneself)
for an achievement. Dress or groom with elaborate care: "She likes to
preen when going to the opera"
1049-preclude:
prevent
1050-predacious:
predatory
1051-prig: a
person regarded as arrogant and annoying; snob
1052-prink: dress
up; deck out
1053-pricey:
expensive
1054-prim:
formal, neat
1055-primal:
original; primary
1056-prime:
chief; dawn; spring
1057-prissy:
finicky; fussy and prudish
1058-prize:
capture
1059-pry: snoop
1060-proselyte: a
new convert; especially a gentile converted to Judaism
1061-proscribe:
forbid, prohibit: "I proscribe you to call me late at night"
1062-protract:
prolong
1063-protrude:
project
1064-provost: the
keeper of a prison
1065-puckish:
mischievous
1066-pug (sl) a
boxer
1067-puissance:
power, might
1068-puke: vomit
1069-pukka:
geniune, authentic, first class
1070-pule: whine;
whimper
1071-pullet: a
young hen
1072-pullulate:
germinate
1073-pommel
(pummel) beat
1074-punch: vigor
or drive
1075-puncher: cowboy
1076-punctilious:
precise, scrupulous: "punctilious
in his attention to rules of etiquette"
1077-pundit: a
learned person; authority or critic: a ppolitical pundit
1078-pungent:
penetrating; biting; caustic: a pungent satire
1079-punk:
decayed wood used as tinder
1080-punt: an
open flat-bottomed boat used in shallow waters and propelled by a long pole;
(sport) kick the ball; place a bet on
1081-puny:
Inferior in strength or significance: "a puny physique"; "puny
excuses";
runty
1082-purge:
purify
1083-purlieu: an
outer adjacent area of any place; environs
1084-purloin:
steal; filch
1085-purple; high
rank: born to the purple. Elaborate and ornate: purple prose
1086-purport:
aim; intend propose: "the letter purports to express people's
opinion"; the pervading meaning or tenor: "caught the general purport
of the conversation"
1087-purpose:
aim; goal
1088-purvey:
supply; furbish
1089-purview:
scope; outlook
1090-pushing:
energetic; enterprising; agressive: pushful; pushy
1091-putsch:
coup; takeover
1092-quack:
charlatan; mountebank
1093-quaff: drink
heartily; a hearty draft
1094-quagmire:
predicament
1095-quail:
cower: when his eyes beheld the mountain, he quailed
1096-quaint;
strange: quaint island customs
1097-qualm:
misgiving; scruple; a mild state of nausea, queasiness
1098-quandary:
dillema
1099-quarrel: a
bolt for a crossbow
1100-quarry: a
hunted animal; prey: "he fell quarry to muggers"; stone pit
1101-quash: anull
esp. by judicial action
1102-quay: wharf
1103-quean: whore
1104-queer:
strange
1105-queasy:
nauseated
1106-query;
question; inquiry
1107-quell:
suppress
1108-quench:
extinguish
1109-queue: q;
pigtail
1110-quirk:
vagary
1111-quick: the
living: the quick and the dead; essence; the quick of the matter
1112-quicksilver:
unpredictable; mercurial
1113-quidnunc:
busybody
1114-quiescent;
inactive or still; dormant
1115-quip: a
cleverly sarcastic remark
1116-quiver: a
portable case for arrows
1117-quizzical:
questioning; teasing; mocking
1118-rabblerouser:
a demagogue
1119-rabid:
fanatical: a rabid soccer fan; uncontrollable: rabid thirst
1120-racket: a
clamor; uproar
1121-racy:
piquant; ribald
1122-raddle: a
red ochre; interweave; tiwst together
1123-raddled: worn-out
and broken-down
1124-raffish:
vulgar; showy; rakish
1125-raffle:
rubbish; debris
1126-ragamuffin:
a dirty or unkempt child
1127-rage: a fad;
craze
1128-ragged:
imperfect; sloppy: a ragged performance; harsh, rasping: a ragged cry
1129-ragout: a
meat and vegetable stew
1130-ragtag:
shaggy and unkempt, falling apart; ramshackle
1131-rail:
complain violently (against/about); condemn; a bird
1132-raiment:
clothing
1133-rake: a
libertine; roué; rakehell
1134-raffish:
low-class, vulgar, showy or jaunty in appearance; dissolute
1135-rally:
banter or jest
1136-rambling:
roaming; sprawling
1137-ramate:
branched
1138-rambunctious:
boisterous: disorderly
1139-ramshackle:
rickety, shaky
1140-rancid:
rank; offensive: rancid remarks
1141-randy:
lecherous
1142-ranger: a
wanderer; rover
1143-rank: highly
fertile: rank earth; indecent; disgusting; complete: a rank amateur
1144-ranking:
pre-eminent, of the highest rank
1145-rant: rave;
speak or shout at length in an uncontrollable anger
1146-rapacious:
ravenous
1147-rape:
abduction; violation: rape of justice
1148-rapport:
relationship
1149-rapscallion:
a rascal; scamp
1150-rash:
impetuous
1151-rasher: (UK)
a strip of bacon
1152-raspy:
grating; rough
1153-rate: berate
1154-rating: a
scolding
1155-rattle:
chatter
1156-rattletrap:
a rickety worn-out vehicle
1157-rattling:
animated: a rattling chat; very: a rattling good party
1158-raucous:
boisterous: a raucous party
1159-raunchy:
lustful; randy: a raunchy film
1160-raven:
devour
1161-raving:
wild: a raving maniac
1162-ravish:
enrapture; violate
1163-realm:
kingdom
1164-recondite:
abstruse; hidden
1165-recoup: make
up for: recoup a loss
1166-recreant: a
faithless or disloyal person; craven
1167-recrement:
waste matter; dross
1168-redcap:
military policeman, MP; porter
1169-redolent:
aromatic
1170-redoubt:
fortification; stronghold
1171-redound:
return or recoil: "fame redounds to the heroes"; contribute:
"everything redounded to his glory"
1172-remittal:
remission
1173-reek: stench
1174-refuse:
trash
1175-regal: royal:
regal attire
1176-regale: a
great feast
1177-relentless:
pitiless: a relentless persecussion
1178-remiss:
negligent
1179-rent: rip; a
breach of relations between persons
1180-repair: go;
repair to the parlor; haunt
1181-repast: meal
1182-replenish:
fill again; refill: "replenish my glass, please"
1183-reprieve:
temporary relief
1184-reprobate: a
person without moral scruples
1185-repugn:
oppose or resist
1186-resilience:
buoyancy; elasticity
1187-respite:
delay; postpone
1188-restive:
uneasy
1189-restraint:
limitation; constraint
1190-resumption:
act of resuming
1191-retainer: a
(domestic) servant
1192-retch: (try
to) vomit
1193-retinue:
entourage; suite; the group following and attending to some
important person
1194-revetment: a
barrier against explosives; a facing (usually masonry) that supports an
embankment
1195-revile: use
abusive language
1196-revisal:
revision
1197-revue: a
variety show with topical sketches and songs and dancing and comedians;
review
1198-rickety:
shaky; feeble with age
1199-riffle:
twitch or flutter: "the paper riffled"; look through a book or other
written material: "He riffled through the report"; a small wave on the surface of a liquid
1200-rigamarole:
nonsense
1201-rile: vex
1202-rill:
rivulet; a small brook
1203-rimose: full
of cracks
1204-rimple: a
fold; wrinkle
1205-rip: slash;
a dissolute person; an old or worthless horse
1206-riparian: of
or relating to or located on the banks of a river or stream: "riparian
land"
1207-rip-off:
(sl) thief; theft
1208-ripping:
excellent: "I had a ripping time at the party
1209-ripple: a
small wave on the surface of a liquid
1210-roaring:
thriving: a roaring trade; very: roaring drunk
1211-roborant:
restoring vigor or strength
1212-roister:
revel noisily
1213-rogue:
scoundrel; scamp
1214-rood:
crucifix
1215-rook: a
crowlike bird; swindle (sl)
1216-rookie: a
novice
1217-rotund:
plump
1218-roustabout:
a laborer in a circus
1219-rout: an
overwhelming defeat; rabble
1220-roux: a
mixture of fat and flour heated and used as a basis for sauces
1221-rover:
wanderer; pirate(vessel)
1222-rowen: the
second growth of grass in a season; aftermath
1223-ruck: a
crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things:
"his
brilliance raised him above the ruck"; an irregular fold in an otherwise
even surface (as in cloth); become wrinkled or drawn together: "her
lips rucked"
1224-ruddle: a
red iron ore used in dyeing and marking; twist or braid together,
interlace; redden as if with a red ochre colour
1225-rufescent:
crimson; blood-red; carmine
1226-ruffian: a
thug or gangster
1227-ruffle:
stir up (water) so as to form ripples; trouble or vex: "ruffle
somebody's composure"; a noisy fight
1228-rumble: gang
fight
1229-rummer: a
large drinking cup or glass
1230-rumple:
crease
1231-rumpus: a
noisy clamor
1232-run-of-the-mill:
average
1233-ruse: a
deceptive manoeuvre (especially to avoid capture); artifice
1234-rusk:
biscuit
1235-ruttish:
lustful; libidinous
1236-ryot; a
peasant in India
1237-sabulous:
gritty; sandy
1238-salacious:
lustful; bawdy
1239-sally:
witticism; quip; jaunt
1240-salver: a
tray for serving food or drink
1241-samovar: a
metal urn with a spigot at the base; used in Russia to boil water for tea
1242-samp: a
coarse hominy
1243-sanatorium:
sanitarium; a health resort
1244-sap:
vitality
1245-sappy: juicy
1246-saw: a
familiar saying
1247-sash: a
framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame;
a band of
material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers
1248-sassy:
improperly forward or bold: "don't be sassy with me"
1249-saunter:
stroll
1250-scab:
strikebreaker
1251-scabrous:
scaly; knotty: difficult to handle; salacious, off-color: a scabrous novel
1252-scamper: a
hasty run
1253-scathe:
criticize harshly; damage, harm, hurt
1254-schizoid: a
chizophrenic person; schizy
1255-schlemiel: a
habitual bungler; dolt
1256-schlep: an
arduous journey; a stupid person; move slowly or laboriously
1257-schlimazel:
(Yiddish) a very unlucky or inept person who fails at everything
1258-schmaltz:
maudlin sentimentality; excessively sentimental art or music
1259-schlock:
merchandise of inferior quality
1260-schmeer: an
aggregate of persons or things: he bought the whole schmeer;
bribe
1261-schmo: a
jerk; schmuck; a stupid person
1262-schmooze:
chat idly; chat
1263-schnapps:
any of various strong liquor
1264-schnook: a
dupe
1265-schnorrer:
parasite
1266-schooner: a
large beer glass
1267-schorl:
black tourmaline
1268-schuss: a
straight, steep course for skiing
1269-scintilla: a
tiny or scarcely detectable amount; A sparkling glittering particle
1270-scoff: mock
1271-scission:
division
1272-sconce: a
small fort; (sl) head or scull
1273-scone: small
biscuit (rich with cream and eggs) cut into diamonds or sticks and baked
in an oven or (especially originally) on a griddle
1274-scoop: a
ladle; dipper
1275-scooter: a
flat-bottomed sailboat
1276-scot: money
that is assessed or paid
1277-scotch: cut
or score; frugal
1278-scoundrel: a
villain
1279-scour:
examine minutely: "the police scoured the country for the fugitive"
clean with hard
rubbing: "she scoured his back". Rub hard or scrub: "scour the
counter tops". Rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid: "scour the wound
with antibiotics"
1280-scourings:
dregs; scum
1281-scow: any of
various flat-bottomed boats with sloping ends
1282-scrag: a
bony or scrawny person or animal; strangle
1283-scraggy:
ragged; unkempt; jagged; rough
1284-scrappy:
quarrelsome
1285-screak:
screech
1286-screwy:
crazy
1287-screed: a
long monotonous harangue; a long piece of writing
1288-scrimmage:
tussle
1289-scrimp:
economize severely
1290-scrip: a
certificate whose value is recognized by the payer and payee; scrip is not
currency but may be convertible into currency
1291-scrofulous:
corrupt
1292-scrub: a
stunted tree or shrub
1293-scrubby:
straggly or stunted; paltry
1294-scruff: nape
1295-scruffy:
shabby
1296-scud: run or
move very quickly or hastily: "She
scudded into the yard"
1297-scuffle:
brawl, scramble; a hoe that is used by pushing rather than pulling;
fight or struggle
in a confused way at close quarters: "the drunken men started to
scuffle". Walk by dragging one's feet: "he scuffled out of the
room"
1298-scrutable:
comprehensible
1299-scuff: a
flat, backless slipper
1300-scullery: A
small room (in large old British houses) next to the kitchen; where
kitchen utensils are cleaned and kept and other rough household jobs are
done
1301-scunner:
aversion
1302-scuttle: to
move about or proceed hurriedly: "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing
of the sea that they scuttled to higher ground". Deliberately sink a ship
or boat: "rather than let the ship fall into American hands, they scuttled
it". Intentionally undermine, ruin, or cause to fail (a plan, etc.):
"they scuttled the child marriage bill". An entrance equipped with a hatch; especially
a passageway between decks of a ship
1303-scuttlebutt:
a drinking fountain on a ship
1304-seafarer: a
sailor or marine
1305-seamy:
sordid; base: "the seamy side of life"
1306-seedy:
shabby; unwell; squallid
1307-seemly:
suitable: "a seemly behavior"
1308-seer:
prophet
1309-see-through:
transparent
1310-seidel: a
beer mug
1311-seine: a
large fishing net
1312-seism:
earthquake
1313-sempstress:
a seamstress
1314-senary:
having six things or parts
1315-sendal: a
large thin silk...
1316-send-off: an
organized expression of goodwill at the start of a trip or new venture. A start
given to contestants: "I was there with my parents at the send-off"
1317-send-up: an
amusing imitation or parody
1318-senescent:
aging
1319-sennet: a
barracuda
1320-sensate:
perceived by the senses
1321-sentient:
conscious
1322-serf: a
person in servitude
1323-sere (sear)
withered; dry
1324-serviette: a
table napkin
1325-setaceous:
bristly
1326-settee: a
small sofa
1327-set-to: a
brief but vigorous fight
1328-shabby:
threadbare; wornout
1329-shaft: a
spear or arrow
1330-shag: a
fabric with long coarse nap: "he bought a shag rug". A strong coarse
tobacco that has been shredded. A matted tangle of hair or fibre: "the
dog's woolly shag". [Brit, vulgar] Slang for sexual intercourse. A
lively dance step consisting of hopping on each foot in turn.
[Brit, vulgar] Have sexual intercourse: they shagged in the back of the
car". Dance the shag
1331-shaggy:
unkempt
1332-shaky: weak:
a shaky table. Precarious: a shaky alliance
1333-shallop: an
open boat
1334-shambles:
slaughterhouse
1335-shamus: (sl)
policeman
1336-serge: a
twilled woollen fabric
1337-surge: rise
rapidly: "the dollar surged against the yen". A large sea wave;
billow
1338-shank: the
earky part of a period of a time: "please stay, it is the shank of the
evening
1339-shanty:
shack
1340-shard; a
piece of broken pottery
1341-sharpie: an
alert and energetic person; a professional card player who makes a living
by cheating at card games; a shallow-draft sailing boat with a sharp prow,
flat bottom, and triangular sail; formerly used along the northern Atlantic
coast of the United States; a pen
with indelible ink that will write on any surface
1342-sheen:
shininess
1343-sheer: a
swerving course; transparent: sheer chiffon; pure: sheer happiness
1344-shenanigan:
prankishness; mischief; treachery; deceit
1345-scheol:
hell; (religion) the world of the dead: "No one goes to Scheol with all
his immense wealth"
1346-shibboleth:
a slogan; catchword
1347-shift: get
along: shift for himself; chemise
1348-shilly-shally:
hesitant
1349-shingles:
herpes zoster
1350-shinny: a
simple form of hockey
1351-shipshape:
tidy
1352-shirty:
angry
1353-shiver:
shatter
1354-shoal: crowd
1355-shortcoming:
flaw
1356-show bill:
an ad poster
1357-shred:
particle
1358-shrew: scold
1359-shrieval: of
or pertaining to a sheriff
1360-shrivel:
wither, as with a loss of moisture: "the fruit dried and shriveled";
shrink
1361-shudder:
tremble
1362-shul: a
synagogue
1363-shun: avoid:
shun his neighbor
1364-sibyl: a
female prophet
1365-sinewy:
strong
1366-sippet: a
small sop; a small, thin piece of toasted bread soaked in milk, broth, or
the like; a small piece of toasted or fried bread cut into some
special shape and used for garnishing
1367-sirloin: the
portion of the loin (especially of beef) just in front of the rump
1368-sissy:
milksop
1369-sixpenny:
paltry
1370-size: a
gelatinous substance
1371-skald: bard
1372-skate: a
chap; fellow
1373-skean: a
knife or short dagger, esp. that in use among the Highlanders of Scotland
1374-skein: coils
of worsted yarn; a V-shaped group of geese or swans in flight
1375-skep:
beehive
1376-sketchy:
incomplete; superficial; slight
1377-skew:
distort: asymetric
1378-skewer: spit
1379-skillet: a
frying pan
1380-skim: glance:
skim through the paper; read superficially: skim the book; a thin layer or film
1381-skimp:
scanty; skimpy
1382-skindeep:
shallow
1383-skinflint: a
miser
1384-skipper: the
master of a ship
1385-skittish:
nervous; shy; undependable or fickle
1386-skive: pare
1387-skulk: lurk;
malinger
1388-skullduggery:
crafty deception or trickery
1389-skycap: an
airport employee who carries luggage
1390-slag: scoria
1391-slack:
sluggish; loose: a slack rope; negligent: a slck worker
1392-slam-bang:
swiftly and noisily; recklessly
1393-slake:
quench: slake my thirst; moderate: slake his anger
1394-slapjack:
flapjack; pancake
1395-slashing:
dashing; pelting: a slashing hailstorm; brilliant, intense: slashing color
1396-slatternly:
slovenly; untidy
1397-slaver:
slobber
1398-slavish:
servile: a slavish devotion
1399-sleazy:
flimsy; cheap; shoddy; vulgar: sleazy bars
1400-sleek:
glossy: sleek dark hair; thriving
1401-sleight:
deftness; dexterity
1402-slicker: a
raincoat; a swindler
1403-slimy: vile;
foul
1405-sling: a highball
with liquor and water with sugar and lemon or lime juice; a shoe that has
a strap that wraps around the heel; slingshot
1406-sloe:
blackthorn
1407-slog: strike
with heavy blows: "I slogged the thug"
1408-sloop: a
sailing vessel with a single mast set about one third of the boat's
length aft of the bow
1409-slop: soft
and/or slush; unappetizing watery food or soup
1410-slops:
swill; human shit
1411-sloppy:
muddy: sloppy ground; watery and unappetizing: sloppy stew;
untidy; messy: a
sloppy house; slipshod: sloppy work
1412-slosh: slush
1413-slot: the
track or trail of an animal esp. a deer
1414-slothful:
sluggish; lazy
1415-slouch: an
awkward, lazy or inept person
1416-slough:
(slew) a stagnant swamp
1417-slough: dead
tissue separated from a living structure
1418-slug: a
round bullet larger than buckshot; a shot of liquor; a sluggard
1419-sluice: an
artificial channel
1420-slurp: eat
or drink something noisily
1421-slush:
sentimental drivel; partially melted snow or ice
1422-smacking:
spanking: a smacking breeze
1423-smarmy:
sleek
1424-smashing
(inf) wonderful
1425-smattering:
superficial or piecemeal knowledge
1426-smearcase:
cottage cheese
1427-smidgen:bit;
mite
1428-smirch:
soil; stain or dirty with a smearing agent
1429-snappish:
irritable; curt
1430-snappy:
brisk; smart or chic in appearance
1431-snarl: speak
angrily
1432-snatch: bit:
a snatch of dialogue; abrief period of time: sleep in snatches
1433-snatchy:
intermitent
1434-snazzy:
fashionable (sl)
1435-sneak: a
stealthy or underhand person
1436-sneaking:
secret
1437-sneer: scorn
1438-snide:
sarcastic
1439-snip: a
small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off).
Cultivate, tend,
and cut back the growth of: "snip the plants in the garden"
1440-snifter: a globular glass with a small top; used for
serving brandy; brandy glass
1441-sniffy:
haughty
1442-snicker:
snigger
1443-snippet: a
tidbit or morsel
1444-snippy:
impertinent; fragmentary (inf)
1445-snitch: a
thief; an informer; squealer
1446-snood: an
ornamental net in the shape of a bag that confines a woman's hair; pins or ties
at the back of the head; a ring of material worn as a neck scarf or hood
1447-snooty:
haughty; high-class; exclusive
1448-snot: flegm;
an untrustworthy or malicious person
1449-snotty: mean
or nasty
1450-snub: reject
outright and bluntly: "she snubbed his proposal"; unusually short:
"a snub
nose"
1451-sobriquet:
an affectionate or humorous nickname
1452-soggy:
soaked; dull; humid; sultry
1453-soil:
tarnish: a reputation soiled by scandal
1454-sojourn:
reside temporarily
1455-soothsay:
predict
1456-soothsayer:
seer
1457-sopor:
stupor
1458-sorcerer:
wizard
1459-sortilege:
witchcraft
1460-sot: a
chronic drunkard
1461-sottish:
drunken
1462-sough: make
a murmuring sound; purl: "the water was soughing"
1463-spang:
precisely; squarely; right: spang in the middle of the table
1464-spanking:
remarkable; brisk and fresh: a spanking breeze; exceedingly: a spanking clean
shirt
1465-spark: a
young dandy; a lover; suitor
1466-sparky:
lively
1467-spartan:
severe: a spartan diet
1468-spat: a
brief, petty quarrel; a slap or smack
1469-spate: a
sudden flood; rush or outpouring: a spate of angry words
1470-spatter:
soil; defame
1471-speaking:
striking: a speaking likeness
1472-specious:
false: a specious argument
1473-spew: vomit
1474-speil: a
lengthy, usually extravagant speech
1475-spigot:
faucet
1476-spike: a
young small mackerel
1477-spile: a
post used as a foundation, pile; a wooden plug; bung
1478-spill: a
piece of wood or rolled paper used to light a fire
1479-spillikin: a
jackstraw
1480-spindly:
slender and elongated
1481-spinet: a
small, compact upright piano
1482-spiny:
difficult
1483-spinoff:
by-product
1484-spital: a
hospital, especially one for contagious disease
1485-spiteful:
malicious
1486-spittle:
spit; saliva
1487-splanchnic:
visceral
1488-splat: a single splash: "he heard a splat as it
hit the floor"
1489-splinter: a
small thin sharp bit of wood, glass or metal: "he got a splinter in his
finger"; withdraw from an organization or communion: "after the break
up of the Soviet Union, many republics splintered"
1490-splitting:
acute; piercing
1491-splashy:
showy
1492-spoof:
tomfoolery; a hoax; light parody
1493-spook:
ghost; spy
1494-spooky:
eerie; skittish
1495-spoony:
(dated) sentimentally amorous
1496-spoor: the
track or trail of an animal, esp. a wild animal
1497-spotty:
lacking consistency; uneven
1498-sprag: a
chock or bar wedged under a wheel or between the spokes to prevent a vehicle
from rolling down an incline
1499-spray: a
quantity of small objects flying through the air: "a spray of
bullets";
a dispenser that
turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a fine mist; nebulizer
1500-springe: a
noose fastened to an elastic body, and drawn close with a sudden spring,
whereby it catches a bird or other animal; a gin; a snare
1501-springy:
elastic; resilient
1502-sprite:
ghost
1503-spud: (sl)
potato
1504-spunk:
pluck; punk (tinder)
1505-spunky:
spirited; plucky
1506-spurious:
false; bastard
1507-spurn: scorn
1508-sputum: spit
1509-squab: a
young unfledged pigeon; a short fat person; a soft cushion, a couch
1510-squabble:
bicker
1511-squashy:
like a pulp or overripe; not having stiffness; (of soil) soft and watery:
"the ground
was squashy under foot"; muddy; pulpy
1512-squat: short
and thick
1513-squaw: a
North American indian
1514-squeak: pass
or win by a slight margin: squeak thru the driving test
1515-squeal: make
a high-pitched, screeching noise: "my car engine makes a squeaking
noise"; give away information about somebody; something achieved (or
escaped) by a narrow margin
1516-squeamish:
easily nauseated or offended; prudish
1517-squelch:
squash
1518-squib:
firework consisting of a tube filled with powder (as a broken firecracker) that
burns with a fizzing noise
1519-stager:
veteran
1520-stakeout: surveillance
of some place or some person by the police (as in anticipation of a crime)
1521-staid:
fixed; permanent
1522-stalemate:
deadlock
1523-stalwart:
robust
1524-stamina:
strength; endurance
1525-stammer:
stutter
1526-staunch:
true
1527-standstill: a
halt
1528-stamping
ground: one's customary environment or favorite gathering place
1529-stance:
attitude or position
1530-stanchion:
an upright post, pole or support
1531-stand-in: a
sub
1532-stand-off:
tie; draw
1533-standoffish:
aloof
1534-starchy: stiff;
formal
1535-stash: a
secret store of valuables or money; lay(sock) away; hive up
1536-stasis:
inaction; motionlessness
1537-stave: a
staff or cudgel; stanza
1538-sterling: of
the highest quality: a sterling character
1539-stem: stanch
1540-stein: beer mug
1541-stench:
stink
1542-stickler: a
person who insists on something unyieldingly: a stickler for neatness;
something puzzling or difficult
1543-sticky:
adhesive; warm and humid; muggy
1544-stilted:
stiffly or artificially formal
1545-stiff-necked:
stubborn; unyielding
1546-stingy:
scanty or meager: a stingy meal
1547-stint:
limit; restrict
1548-stithy: an
anvil
1549-stocky:
chubby; plump; sturdy
1550-stodgy:
heavy: stodgy food; dull; narrow and commonplace
1551-stogy: a
cheap cigar
1552-stoic: impassive;
stolid
1553-stooge: a
straight man to a comedian; puppet; stool pigeon
1554-stoop: a
small verandah
1555-stopple: a
stopper; plug
1556-stoup
(stoop) a basin for holy water at the entrance of a church
1557-strand:
beach
1558-strapper: a
tall sturdy person
1559-strapping:
tall and sturdy
1560-strafe:
attack with machine guns or cannon fire from a low-flying plane:
"civilians
were strafed in an effort to force the country's surrender"; attack;
assail
1561-straddle:
range or extend over; occupy a certain area: "the plants straddle the
entire state"; a noncommittal or equivocal position; a
gymnastic exercise performed with a leg on either side of the
parallel bars; range, span
1562-streamer: a
long, narrow flag, banner or pennant; a paper headline that runs thru a full
page
1563-strew:
scatter
1564-stricken:
level: a stricken measure of flour
1565-stricture:
censure
1566-strident:
shrill: a strident voice
1567-striker:
harpoon(er)
1568-stringent:
severe: stringent safety measures
1569-strife:
contention
1570-stridulous:
making a shrill, creaking sound
1571-stripe: a
stroke or blow, as with a whip; sort, kind: of the same stripe
1572-stum:
unfermented grape juice or wine, often used to raise fermentation in
dead or vapid wines; must; wine revived by new fermentation, resulting from the
admixture of must
1573-stupe: a hot
medigated compress
1574-stymy:
block; thwart
1576-stygian:
hellish
1577-succussion:
shaking a person to determine whether a large amount of liquid is present in a
body cavity
1578-sunder:
sever
1579-sundry:
several
1580-summer:
lintel
1581-sumpter: a
pack animal such as a horse
1582-sump: an oil
reservoir in an internal combustion engine; a well or other hole in which
water has collected; cesspool
1583-sumptuous:
lavish
1584-supercilious:
disdainful
1585-supersede:
replace
1586-supine:
lethargic; passive; inclined; sloping
1587-suppliant:
beseeching
1588-supervene:;
ensue
1589-sural:
relating to the calf of the leg
1590-surfeit:
satiate
1591-surly: gruff
1592-surrey: light four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage; has
two or four seats
1593-sutler: a
supplier of victuals or supplies to an army
1594-sweltering:
very hot
1595-svelte: slim
1596-swab: wash
with a swab or a mop: "swab the ship's decks"
1597-swagger:
brag; boast
1598-swain: a
young shepherd; a lover
1599-swale: a low
area (especially a marshy area between ridges)
1600: swank:
grand; ostentatious; elegance
1601-swap:
exchange
1602-sward:
(swarth) a lawn or meadow
1603-swarthy:
having a dark complexion
1604-swat: slap
1605-swash: the movement
or sound of water: "the swash of waves on the beach";
dash a liquid
upon or against: "the mother swashed the baby's face with water";
show off
1606-sway:
oscilate; veer
1607-swig: gulp
1608-swill: drink
eagerly
1609-swipe: (sl)
steal
1610-swirl: spin
1611-sweltry:
sweltering
1612-swipe: a
heavy sweeping blow; a lever, esp. one that raises the bucket in a well
1613-swoon: faint
1614-swizzle: any
of various tall frothy mixed drinks made usually of rum and
lime juice and sugar shaken with ice;
mixed drink
1615-swoop: move
down on as if in an attack:
"the raptor swooped down on its prey"; "The teacher
swooped down upon the new students"; a very rapid raid;
a swift descent
through the air
1616-sybarite: gossip;
voluptuary
1617-tabby: a
female cat; an old maid;
1618-tabla: a
small hand drum of India
1619-tableau: a
vivid or graphic description
1620-taciturn:
habitually untalkative
1621-tackle:
(fishing) gear
1622-tacky:
sticky; tawdry: tacky clothes
1623-takings:
receipts esp. of money
1624-talus: ankle
1625-tam-o’-shanter:
a Scottish cap
1626-tandem: one
behind the other
1627-tang: ring:
the bells tang
1628-tangle:
snarl
1629-tangeble:
concrete: tangible evidence
1630-tankard: a
large drinking cup
1631-tantamount:
equivalent
1632-tanvity: at
full gallop (speed)
1633-tartar: a
violent person
1634-tattle:
gossip
1635-tatty:
shabby; frayed
1636-taut: neat;
tidy; strained; tense
1637-taw: a game
of marbles
1638-taxing:
burdensome; wearing
1639-tenable:
logical: a tenable theory
1640-tenacious:
persistent
1641-tend: look
after: tend a child
1642-tenebrific:
gloomy
1643-tern: a
three-mast schooner
1644-teeter:
totter
1645-terse:
effectively concise
1646-tester: a
canopy over a bed
1647-testy:
techy; peevish
1648-thill: one
of the two long pieces of wood, extending before a vehicle, between which a
horse is hitched; a shaft
1649-thew: a
well-developed sinew or muscle
1650-thick-witted:
stupid
1651-thimbleful:
a very small quantity
1652-thimblerig: A swindling sleight-of-hand game;
victim guesses which of three things a pellet is under; a shell game
1653-tither: farther: the tither side of the pond;
1654-thrifty:
prosperous
1655-thready:
thin: a thready voice
1656-threshold:
outset; an entrance or doorway
1657-throng:
multitude
1658-throttle:
strangle; choke; suppress: tried to throttle the press
1659-throwaway:
a free handbill distributed on the street
1660-thumbnail:
brief: a thumbnail sketch
1661-thumping:
large; whopping
1662-thwack:
whack
1663-thwart:
a seat across a boat on which the oarsman sits; transverse; perverse; stubborn
1664-ticklish:
touchy; delicate
1665-tie-in:
a connection or relation
1666-tilbury:
a light open carriage
1667-timorous:
timid
1668-tinker:
bungler; a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their
parts; spend time idly: "the old lady is usually tinkering in her little
house";
try to fix or
mend: "can you tinker with the T.V. set--it's not working right"
1669-tip: topple
1670-tip-off: a
hint or warning
1671-tirewoman; a
dressing assistant
1672-titivate: spruce
up
1673-titilate:
stimulate or excite pleasantly
1674-tittle:
iota; the tiniest bit
1675-tirade: a
long and violent speech
1676-titter:
giggle
1677-tittle-tattle:
petty gossip
1678-tittup:
prance
1679-tope: a
small shark; a dome-shaped Buddhist shrine
1680-toque: a
tall white hat with a pouched crown; worn by chefs; a small round woman's hat
1681-topi: a
lightweight hat worn in tropical countries for protection from the sun;
a large
South African antelope; considered the swiftest hoofed mammal
1682-topiary: a
garden having shrubs clipped or trimmed into decorative shapes especially of
animals
1683-torpedo: a
pro assassin or thug
1684-tosspot: a
drunkard
1685-tousle:
dishevel
1686-tout:
barker; pitchman
1687-tractable:
governable; malleable
1688-trenchant:
vigorous: a trenchant argument
1689-trundle:
move heavily: "the tram trundled down the avenue"; a low bed to be
slid under a higher bed; small wheel or roller
1690-trable:
capable of being tried or tested
1691-trick: weak
or defective: a trick knee
1692-trollop:
strumpet; trull; harlot
1693-troche:
pastille
1694-trounce:
thrash
1695-trumpery:
deception; nonsense
1696-truncheon:
cudgel
1697-tuck: a beat
or tap, esp. on a drum; energy; vigor
1698-tumid:
swollen: tumid stomach
1699-tummler: a
lively mischievous man
1700-turbid:
muddy: turbid water; muddled: turbid feelings
1701-turgid:
bloated: turgid legs
1702-turner: a tumbler or gymnast
1703-turnkey:
jailer
1704-turnpike:
tollgate
1705-turpitude:
depravity; baseness
1706-tush: tusk
1707-twaddle: foolish
talk
1708-tweak: slut;
a slight adjustment or modification; pull or pull out sharply: "tweak
the flowers off the bush"; adjust finely: "tweak the engine"
1709-twerp: a
silly or contemptible person
1710-twit: taunt
or ridicule
1711-twitter:
chirrup; chitter
1712-ubiquitous:
omnipresent
1713-u-boat: a
German sub
1714-ulotrichous:
having wooly or crispy hair
1715-ululate;
howl; wail loudly
1716-umbrage:
offense
1717-umbrageous:
shady; irritable
1718-unctuous:
greasy
1719-uncouth:
crude; unrefined
1720-undergrown:
puny
1721-underling: a
subordinate
1722-underlying:
implicit: hidden: underlying meaning; prior: an underlying financial claim
1723-ungainly:
clumsy; unwieldy
1724-unmeet:
improper; unseemly
1725-unruffled:
calm
1726-unscathed:
unharmed; uninjured
1727-unshod: not
having or wearing shoes
1728-unseemly:
indecorous
1729-unstrung:
unnerved
1730-untenable:
unholdable; indefensible
1731-unwashed:
plebeian: the unwashed masses
1732-up-and-coming:
promising
1733-upbeat:
optimistic; cheerful
1734-upcoming:
forthcoming
1735-upend:
overturn; overthrow
1736-upfront:
frank: upfront about her finances; required in advance: upfront cash
1737-uproar:
tumult
1738-upshot:
outcome
1739: uptake:
comprehesion: very quick at the uptake
1740-urchin:
scamp
1741-vamp: refurbish
1742-vapid: flat
1743-vaunt: jump
1744-venal:
corruptible; marked by corrupt dealings: a venal administration
1745-vendee: a
buyer
1746-vendetta: a
blood feud
1747-vendue:
auction
1748-venom:
poison
1749-venial:
pardonable: a venial offense
1750-vernal:
youthful
1751-venire:
(law) a group of people summoned for jury service (from whom a jury will be
chosen); panel
1752-verderer: an
officer who manages royal forest
1753-veracious:
truthful
1754-verboten:
forbidden
1755-verge:
brink: the verge of a stream; incline; a rod, wand or staff carried as an
emblem of authority
1756-verve:
energy; vitality
1757-vesture:
clothing; apparel
1758-vet:
examine: vet a manuscript
1759-vex: bother;
annoy
1760-vexatious:
annoying
1761-viand: an
item of food; a choice dish
1762-vicarious:
experienced at secondhand: "read about mountain climbing and felt
vicarious excitement"; (medicine) occurring in an abnormal part of the
body instead of the usual site involved in that function: "vicarious
menstruation"; suffered or done by one person as a substitute for
another: "vicarious atonement"
1763-vicious:
violent: a vicious storm; dangerous: a vicious shark
1764-victual:
food
1765-villipend:
despise; disparage or abuse
1766-vindicate:
justify or support: vindicate his claim
1767-vindictive;
revengeful
1768-virago:
scold
1769-vim: vigor
1770-virescent;
greenish
1771-visage:
aspect; appearance
1772-vitellus:
the yolk of an egg
1773-vitiate:
debase
1774-voguish:
chic
1775-volitation:
flight
1776-volitant:
flying
1777-volition: will
1778-voluble:
fluent
1779-votary: monk
or nun; devotee
1780-wacky:
crazy: a wacky idea
1781-waddy: an
aboriginal war club; [Austral] a piece of wood; stick; peg; also, a
walking stick
1782-wadi: a
valley
1783-wag: a
mischievous person
1784-wail: lament
1785-waif: a
small flag for signaling; waft
1786-wain: a
large open farm wagon
1787-wallah: one
employed in a particular occupation or activity: a kitchen wallah
1788-wanton:
excessive: wanton spending; luxuriant; wanton tresses
1789-washed-out:
exhausted
1790-washed-up:
finished
1791-waspish:
easily annoyed; snappish
1792-waver: sway;
vacilate: wavered over buying the new car
1793-wax: grow:
the seas wax calm
1794-wayward:
stubborn; willful: a wayward boy
1795-weal: welt
1796-weedy:
spindly; gawky
1797-weird: eerie
1798-welter:
turmoil: jumble: a welter of papers and magazines
1799-wen: A
common cyst of the skin; filled with fatty matter (sebum) that is secreted by a
sebaceous gland that has been blocked; sebacious cyst
1800-wend: go :
wend your way home
1801-whang: beat;
a lashing blow
1802-wheal: a
small acute swelling on the skin
1803-whelp: young
of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf; birth: "the dog
whelped"
1804-whet: hone
1805-whicker:
whinny
1806-whiffle:
vacillate
1807-whippersnapper:
an insignificant and pretentious person
1808-wildcat:
risky or unsound, esp.
1809-wince:
flinch
1810-wily: sly
1811-windjammer:
a large sailing ship
1812-windy:
empty: windy talk
1813-wing-footed:
swift; fleet
1814-wink: blink
1815-wingding: a
lavish or lively party
1816-winy:
intoxicating; heady
1817-wiseacre: an
offensively self-assured person
1818-wishy-washy:
feeble
1819-wisp: a
small tuft or lock: wisps of hair"; a small person: "a mere wisp
of a girl"
1820-wistful:
wishful
1821-withe: band
or rope made of twisted twigs or stems; strong flexible twig
1822-withdrawn:
modest; shy; remote
1823-withy: tough
1824-wizard: a
sorcerer; a skillful or clever person
1825-wizen:
wither or sear; dry up; shrivel
1826-wobbly:
unsteady; shaky
1827-woeful:
mournful
1828-wold: an
unforested rolling plain; moor
1829-wont:
accustomed: the poor are wont to complain
1830-woozy:
dazed; dizzy
1831-wraith: an
apparition of a living person; the ghost of a dead person
1832-wrangle:
quarrel; bicker
1833-wrath: anger
1834-wrap-up: a
brief summary, as of the news
1835-wriggler:
the larva of a mosquito
1836-writhe:
twist
1837-wroth:
wrathful; angry
1838-xebec: a
small three-masted vessel, with projecting bow stern and convex decks, formerly
used in the Mediterranean for transporting merchandise, etc.
1839-yahoo: a
crude or brutish person
1840-yak: talk
meaninglessly
1841-yammer:
whine
1842-yank: pull
suddenly; jerk
1843-yap: yelp; yawp;
yip
1844-yawl: a
ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars); a sailing vessel
with two masts; a small mizzen is aft of the rudderpost; wail: emit long loud
cries: "yawl with sorrow"
1845-yeanling
(adj) infant
1846-yeti:
abominable snowman
1847-yielding:
docile
1848-yokefellow:
yokemate; a work companion
1849-yowl: wail
1850-yule: Xmas
1851-zappy: (sl)
zippy; a zappy ad
1852-zax: a tool
for trimming and puncturing roofing slates
1853-zealotry:
fanaticism
1854-zingy:
pleasantly stimulating
1855-zip: vim
1856-zippy: lively
1857-zaftig: full-bosomed