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Term
NECRO
Definition
CORPSE
Term
NECROMANCY
Definition
THE PRACTICE OF SUPPOSEDLY COMMUNICATING WITH THE DEAD IN ORDER TO PREDICT THE FUTURE
Term
NECROSIS
Definition
DEATH OF CELLS OR TISSUES ESPECIALLY IN A LOCALIZED AREA OF THE BODY.
Term
NECROLOGY
Definition
A LIST OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIED,AN OBITUARY.
Term
MISA/MISO
Definition
TO HATE
Term
MISANTHROPE
Definition
ONE WHO HATES OR MISTRUSTS HUMANKIND
Term
MISOGYNY
Definition
THE HATRED OF WOMEN
Term
MISANDRY
Definition
THE HATRED OF MEN
Term
MISONEISM
Definition
THE HATRED OR FEAR OF CHANGE OR INNOVATION
Term
PATER/PATR
Definition
FATHER
Term
PATRICIDE
Definition
THE ACT OF MURDERING ONE'S FATHER
Term
EXPATRIATE
Definition
TO SEND INTO EXILE, TO BANISH
Term
PATRIARCHY
Definition
A SOCIAL SYSTEM IN WHICH MEN HAVE AUTHORITY OVER WOMEN AND CHILDREN
Term
PATERNITY
Definition
THE STATE OF BEING A FATHER, FATHERHOOD,
Term
COMPATRIOT
Definition
A PERSON FROM ONE'S OWN COUNTRY OR A COLLEAGUE
Term
BOVINE
Definition
OF, RELATING TO, OR RESEMBLING A COW. OR SLUGGISH, DULL
Term
NOX/NOCT
Definition
NIGHT
Term
NOCTURNAL
Definition
OF, RELATING TO, OR OCCURRING IN THE NIGHT, MOST ACTIVE AT NIGHT
Term
NOCTAMBULIST
Definition
SOMEONE WHO WALKS IN THEIR SLEEP
Term
EQUINOX
Definition
EITHER OF THE TWO TIMES DURING A YEAR WHEN THE LENGTH OF DAY AND NIGHT ARE APPROXIMATELY EQUAL
Term
NOCTURNE
Definition
1. A PAINTING OF A NIGHT SCENE. 2. AN INSTRUMENTAL COMPOSITION WITH A DREAMY MOOD
Term
ORD
Definition
ORDER
Term
SUBORDINATE
Definition
BELONGING TO A LOWER OR INFERIOR CLASS OR RANK; SECONDARY.
Term
ORDINANCE
Definition
1.AN AUTHORITATIVE COMMAND OR ORDER. 2. A CUSTOM OR PRACTICE ESTABLISHED BY LONG USAGE
Term
INSUBORDINATE
Definition
NOT SUBMITTING TO AUTHORITY; DISOBEDIENT; REBELLIOUS; MUTINOUS.
Term
ORDAIN
Definition
TO INVEST WITH MINISTERIAL OR PRIESTLY AUTHORITY, TO CONFER HOLY ORDERS ON.
Term
ART
Definition
SKILL
Term
ARTIFICE
Definition
1. SUBTLE DECEPTION; TRICKERY. 2. CLEVERNESS OR SKILL; INGENUITY
Term
ARTISAN
Definition
A SKILLED WORKER WHO PRACTICES SOME TRADE, AN ARTIST
Term
ARTIFACT
Definition
AN OBJECT PRODUCED OR SHAPED BY HUMAN CRAFT
Term
JINGOISM
Definition
EXTREME NATIONALISM, FANATICAL PATRIOTISM
Term
culp
Definition
guilt
Term
culpable
Definition
deserving of blame as being wrong, evil improper, injurious
Term
exculpate
Definition
to clear of guilt or blame
Term
culprit
Definition
one charged with an offense or crime
Term
inculpate
Definition
to accuse; to involve or implicate in guilt
Term
Mea Culpa
Definition
an acknowledgment of a personal error or fault
Term
vert
Definition
to turn or to turn around
Term
vertigo
Definition
the sensation of dizziness, a confused, disoriented state of mind
Term
vertiginous
Definition
1. turning about an axis; revolving or whirling
2. affected by vertigo; dizzy
Term
adverse
Definition
1. acting or serving to oppose; antagonistic
2. contrary to one's interests or welfare; harmful or unfavorable
Term
Divert
Definition
to turn aside from a course or direction
2. to distract
Term
Versatile
Definition
1. capable of doing many things competently
2. having varied uses or serving many functions
Term
Di/Duo
Definition
two
Term
Duplicity
Definition
deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech
Term
Dichotomy
Definition
division into two usually contradictory parts or opinions
Term
Duplex
Definition
a house divided into two living units or residences, usually having separate entrances
Term
Charisma
Definition
personal magnetism or charm
Term
PRIM
Definition
FIRST
Term
PRIMATE
Definition
: A MAMMAL CHARACTERIZED BY REFINED DEVELOPMENT OF THE HANDS AND FEET, A SHORTENED SNOUT, AND A LARGE BRAIN SUCH AS APES AND GORILLAS
Term
PRIMORDIAL
Definition
1. BEING OR HAPPENING FIRST IN SEQUENCE OF TIME; ORIGINAL. 2. BELONGING TO OR CHARACTERISTIC OF THE EARLIEST STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT OF AN ORGANISM OR A PART
Term
PRIMOGENITURE
Definition
1. THE RIGHT OF THE ELDEST CHILD, ESPECIALLY THE ELDEST SON, TO INHERIT THE ENTIRE ESTATE OF ONE OR BOTH PARENTS.
2. THE STATE OF BEING THE FIRST-BORN OR ELDEST CHILD OF THE SAME PARENTS.
Term
PRIMITIVE
Definition
CHARACTERIZED BY SIMPLICITY OR CRUDITY; UNSOPHISTICATED, BASIC
Term
QUIS
Definition
TO SEEK OR OBTAIN
Term
INQUISITIVE
Definition
INCLINED TO INVESTIGATE; EAGER FOR KNOWLEDGE, CURIOUS
Term
REQUISITION
Definition
. 1.A FORMAL WRITTEN REQUEST FOR SOMETHING NEEDED. 2. V: TO DEMAND, AS FOR MILITARY NEEDS
Term
ACQUISITIVE
Definition
BY A STRONG DESIRE TO GAIN AND POSSESS
Term
METR/METER
Definition
TO MEASURE
Term
ODOMETER
Definition
AN INSTRUMENT THAT INDICATES DISTANCE TRAVELED BY A VEHICLE
Term
SYMMETRY
Definition
THE CORRESPONDENCE IN SIZE, SHAPE AND RELATIVE POSITION OF PARTS ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF A DIVIDING LINE OR PLANE
Term
PERIMETER
Definition
THE OUTER LIMITS OF AN AREA, THE OUTER BOUNDARY OF A BODY OR FIGURE, OR THE SUM OF ALL THE SIDES
Term
TACHOMETER
Definition
AN INSTRUMENT FOR INDICATING SPEED OF ROTATION
Term
VIRULENT
Definition
EXTREMELY INFECTIOUS, MALIGNANT, OR POISONOUS
Term
ALBUMEN
Definition
THE WHITE OF AN EGG
Term
ALBINO
Definition
A PERSON OR ANIMAL LACKING NORMAL PIGMENTATION, WITH THE RESULT BEING THAT THE SKIN AND HAIR ARE ABNORMALLY WHITE OR MILKY AND THE EYES HAVE A PINK OR BLUE IRIS AND A DEEP-RED PUPIL.
Term
ALB (The word, not the root!)
Definition
A FULL-LENGTH WHITE LINEN VESTMENT WITH LONG SLEEVES WORN BY A PRIEST AT MASS
Term
CEN
Definition
TO JUDGE
Term
CENSURE
Definition
AN EXPRESSION OF STRONG DISAPPROVAL OR HARSH CRITICISM.
Term
RECENSION
Definition
THE ACT OF REVIEWING OR REVISING; REVIEW; EXAMINATION, SPECIFICALLY, THE REVIEW OF A TEXT BY AN EDITOR
Term
CENSORIOUS
Definition
HIGHLY CRITICAL.
Term
CENSUS
Definition
AN OFFICIAL COUNT OF A POPULATION
Term
DON
Definition
TO GIVE
Term
DONATE
Definition
PRESENT AS A GIFT TO A FUND OR CAUSE; TO CONTRIBUTE
Term
CONDONE
Definition
TO OVERLOOK, FORGIVE, OR DISREGARD AN OFFENSE WITHOUT PROTEST
Term
PARDON
Definition
TO RELEASE A PERSON FROM PUNISHMENT OR TO LET AN OFFENSE PASS WITHOUT PUNISHMENT
Term
SULTRY
Definition
VERY HUMID AND HOT, TORRID
Term
VOC/VOKE
Definition
VOICE/TO CALL
Term
EVOKE
Definition
TO SUMMON OR CALL FORTH
Term
PROVOKE
Definition
TO INCITE TO ANGER OR RESENTMENT
Term
IRREVOCABLE
Definition
: INCAPABLE OF BEING RECALLED OR REVOKED; UNCHANGEABLE; IRREVERSIBLE; UNALTERABLE
Term
ADVOCATE
Definition
1. V: TO SPEAK, PLEAD, OR ARGUE IN FAVOR OF
2. N: ONE THAT ARGUES FOR A CAUSE; A SUPPORTER OR DEFENDER
Term
INVOKE
Definition
TO CALL ON A HIGHER POWER FOR ASSISTANCE, SUPPORT, OR INSPIRATION
Term
VOCIFERATE
Definition
TO CRY OUT LOUDLY, TO PROTEST
Term
SPER
Definition
TO SCATTER
Term
DISPERSE
Definition
DRIVE OFF OR SCATTER IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS
Term
ASPERSE
Definition
TO SPREAD FALSE OR DAMAGING CHARGES OR INSINUATIONS AGAINST
Term
INTERSPERSE
Definition
TO DISTRIBUTE AMONG OTHER THINGS AT INTERVALS
Term
SIGN
Definition
A MARK, SEAL OR SIGN
Term
INSIGNIA
Definition
A BADGE OF OFFICE, RANK, MEMBERSHIP, OR NATIONALITY; AN EMBLEM
Term
INSIGNIFICANT
Definition
LACKING IN IMPORTANCE, VALUELESS, WITHOUT WORTH
Term
CONSIGN
Definition
TO GIVE OVER TO THE CARE OF ANOTHER, TO ENTRUST
Term
SIGNIFY
Definition
TO DENOTE OR TO MEAN
Term
UNCOUTH
Definition
CRUDE; UNREFINED, AWKWARD, CLUMSY, GRACELESS
Term
DYNA
Definition
FORCE, POWER, OR STRENGTH
Term
DYNAMIC
Definition
MARKED BY INTENSITY AND VIGOR; FORCEFUL, CHARACTERIZED BY CONTINUOUS CHANGE, ACTIVITY, OR PROGRESS
Term
DYNASTY
Definition
A SUCCESSION OF RULERS FROM THE SAME FAMILY
2. A FAMILY OR GROUP THAT MAINTAINS POWER FOR SEVERAL GENERATIONS
Term
DYNAMO
Definition
1. A GENERATOR, ESPECIALLY ONE FOR PRODUCING DIRECT CURRENT. 2. AN EXTREMELY ENERGETIC AND FORCEFUL PERSON
Term
FIX
Definition
TO FASTEN
Term
AFFIX
Definition
TO SECURE TO SOMETHING, TO ATTACH, ALSO TO ATTRIBUTE
Term
TRANSFIX
Definition
RENDER MOTIONLESS, AS WITH TERROR, AMAZEMENT, OR AWE
Term
FIXATION
Definition
AN OBSESSIVE PREOCCUPATION,A STRONG ATTACHMENT TO A PERSON OR THING
Term
CRUCIFIX
Definition
AN IMAGE OR FIGURE OF JESUS ON THE CROSS OR A CROSS VIEWED AS A SYMBOL OF JESUS'S CRUCIFIXION
Term
MERC
Definition
TRADE OR GOODS (PRODUCTS)
Term
MERCENARY
Definition
1. A PROFESSIONAL SOLDIER HIRED FOR SERVICE IN A FOREIGN ARMY
2. ONE WHO SERVES OR WORKS MERELY FOR MONETARY GAIN; A HIRELING.
Term
COMMERCIAL
Definition
HAVING PROFIT AS A PRIMARY GOAL
Term
MERCANTILE
Definition
OF OR RELATING TO MERCHANTS OR TRADE
Term
MERCHANDISE
Definition
GOODS BOUGHT AND SOLD IN BUSINESS
Term
REBUKE
Definition
TO CRITICIZE OR REPROVE SHARPLY; REPRIMAND
Term
POST
Definition
AFTER
Term
POSTMORTEM
Definition
OCCURRING AFTER DEATH OR AN AUTOPSY
Term
POSTERIOR
Definition
LOCATED BEHIND A STRUCTURE
Term
POSTPARTUM
Definition
OCCURRING SHORTLY AFTER CHILDBIRTH
Term
POSTSCRIPT
Definition
A MESSAGE AFTER THE SIGNATURE OF A LETTER
Term
RECT
Definition
STRAIGHT OR RIGHT
Term
RECTIFY (HA, HA "RECTIFY")
Definition
TO CORRECT OR TO SET RIGHT
Term
RECTITUDE
Definition
MORAL RIGHTEOUSNESS
Term
RECTOR
Definition
THE SUPERIOR OFFICER OF A RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION
Term
RECTILINEAR
Definition
COMPOSED OF STRAIGHT LINES
Term
INDIRECT
Definition
DIVERGING FROM A DIRECT COURSE
Term
CRUC/CRUX
Definition
CROSS
Term
EXCRUCIATING
Definition
INTENSELY PAINFUL
Term
CRUCIFY
Definition
TO AFFIX TO A CROSS OR TO TORMENT
Term
CRUX
Definition
THE CENTRAL OR CRITICAL POINT OR FEATURE
Term
INDOLENT
Definition
LETHARGIC, INCREDIBLY LAZY, MORTALLY ALLERGIC TO EFFORT, SLOTHFUL
Term
POST
Definition
AFTER
Term
RECTIFY (HA, HA "RECTIFY")
Definition
TO CORRECT OR TO SET RIGHT
Term
CONFIGURE
Definition
TO DESIGN, ARRANGE, SET UP, OR SHAPE WITH TO SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS OR USES
Term
EFFIGY
Definition
1. A CRUDE FIGURE OR DUMMY REPRESENTING A HATED PERSON OR GROUP 2. A LIKENESS OR IMAGE, ESPECIALLY OF A PERSON
Term
DISFIGURED
Definition
MISSHAPEN, DEFORMED, GROTESQUE
Term
FIGMENT
Definition
SOMETHING INVENTED, MADE UP, OR FABRICATED
Term
TANG/TACT
Definition
TO TOUCH
Term
TACTILE
Definition
PERCEPTIBLE TO THE SENSE OF TOUCH, TANGIBLE
Term
INTANGIBLE
Definition
INCAPABLE OF BEING PERCEIVED BY THE SENSES, ESPECIALLY TOUCH, INCORPOREAL.
Term
INTACT
Definition
ENTIRE, OR UNINJURED, NOT IMPAIRED IN ANY WAY
Term
TANGENTIAL
Definition
MERELY TOUCHING OR SLIGHTLY CONNECTED, ONLY SUPERFICIALLY RELEVANT
Term
BIO
Definition
LIFE
Term
BIOPSY
Definition
THE REMOVAL AND EXAMINATION OF A SAMPLE OF TISSUE FROM A LIVING BODY FOR DIAGNOSTIC PURPOSES
Term
SYMBIOSIS
Definition
A RELATIONSHIP OF MUTUAL BENEFIT OR DEPENDENCE
Term
BIONIC
Definition
HAVING ANATOMICAL STRUCTURES THAT ARE REPLACED OR ENHANCED BY ELECTRONIC OR MECHANICAL COMPONENTS
Term
BIODEGRADABLE
Definition
CAPABLE OF BEING DECOMPOSED BY BIOLOGICAL AGENTS, ESPECIALLY BACTERIA
Term
UNSCRUPULOUS
Definition
LACKING HONESTY AND OBLIVIOUS TO WHAT IS HONORABLE, WITHOUT PRINCIPLES
Term
LINGUA
Definition
TONGUE
Term
LINGUIST
Definition
ONE WHO CAN SPEAK MANY LANGUAGES, A POLYGLOT
Term
MULTILINGUAL
Definition
ABLE TO SPEAK MANY LANGUAGES
Term
LINGUISTICS
Definition
THE STUDY OF LANGUAGES
Term
MALL
Definition
HAMMER
Term
MALLEABLE
Definition
ABLE TO BE SHAPED
Term
MAUL
Definition
A LONG-HANDLED HAMMER OR TO INJURE BY BEATING
Term
MALLET
Definition
A SMALL HAMMER
Term
POLI/POLIS
Definition
CITY
Term
METROPOLITAN
Definition
CHARACTERISTIC OF A CITY
Term
APOLITICAL
Definition
UNINVOLVED IN POLITICS
Term
IMPOLITE
Definition
RUDE, DISCOURTEOUS
Term
COSMOPOLITAN
Definition
SOPHISTICATED
Term
POLITY
Definition
AN ORGANIZED SOCIETY
Term
EXCRESCENCE
Definition
AN ABNORMAL GROWTH OR A DISFIGURING MARK
Term
SPOND/SPONSE
Definition
TO PLEDGE OR ANSWER
Term
DESPONDENT
Definition
WITHOUT OR ALMOST WITHOUT HOPE, DEJECTED.
Term
RESPONSIVE
Definition
ANSWERING OR REPLYING; RESPONDING, READILY REACTING TO SUGGESTIONS, INFLUENCES, APPEALS, OR EFFORTS
Term
CORRESPOND
Definition
1. TO BE IN AGREEMENT WITH
2. TO BE SIMILAR OR EQUIVALENT IN CHARACTER, QUANTITY, ORIGIN, STRUCTURE, OR FUNCTION
Term
TOP/TOPIA
Definition
PLACE
Term
UTOPIA
Definition
AN IDEALLY PERFECT PLACE, ESPECIALLY IN ITS SOCIAL, POLITICAL, AND MORAL ASPECT
Term
DYSTOPIA
Definition
AN IMAGINARY PLACE OR STATE IN WHICH THE CONDITION OF LIFE IS EXTREMELY BAD, AS FROM DEPRIVATION, OPPRESSION, OR TERROR
Term
TOPIARY
Definition
OF OR CHARACTERIZED BY THE CLIPPING OR TRIMMING OF LIVE SHRUBS OR TREES INTO DECORATIVE SHAPES, FREQUENTLY ANIMALS
Term
TOPOGRAPHY
Definition
1. A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF A PLACE OR REGION
2. A GRAPHIC REPRESENTATION OF THE SURFACE FEATURES OF A PLACE OR REGION ON A MAP, INDICATING THEIR RELATIVE POSITIONS AND ELEVATIONS
Term
PARA
Definition
BEYOND, OUTSIDE, BESIDE
Term
PARANORMAL
Definition
BEYOND THE RANGE OF NORMAL EXPERIENCE OR SCIENTIFIC EXPLANATION
Term
PARAGON
Definition
A MODEL OF EXCELLENCE OR PERFECTION OF A KIND; A PEERLESS EXAMPLE
Term
PARAMETER
Definition
FACTOR THAT RESTRICTS WHAT IS POSSIBLE OR WHAT RESULTS
Term
MYRMIDON
Definition
1. A FAITHFUL FOLLOWER WHO CARRIES OUT ORDERS WITHOUT QUESTION
2. A MEMBER OF A WARLIKE THESSALIAN PEOPLE WHO WERE RULED BY ACHILLES AND FOLLOWED HIM ON THE EXPEDITION AGAINST TROY
Term
CAP/CEP
Definition
TO TAKE OR TO SEIZE
Term
INCIPIENT
Definition
: BEGINNING TO EXIST OR APPEAR
Term
SUSCEPTIBLE
Definition
EASILY INFLUENCED OR AFFECTED
Term
PERCEPTIBLE
Definition
CAPABLE OF BEING PERCEIVED BY THE SENSES
Term
TELE
Definition
DISTANT OR FAR AWAY
Term
TELEGENIC
Definition
HAVING A PHYSICAL APPEARANCE AND EXHIBITING PERSONAL QUALITIES THAT ARE DEEMED HIGHLY APPEALING TO TELEVISION VIEWERS
Term
TELEPORT
Definition
TO MAKE AN OBJECT OR PERSON DISINTEGRATE IN ONE PLACE AND APPEAR SOMEWHERE ELSE, TO DISINTEGRATE OR DISCORPORATE AT ONE POINT AND REAPPEAR AT ANOTHER
Term
TELEPATHY
Definition
THE ABILITY TO READ MINDS
Term
PER
Definition
THROUGH
Term
PERMEATE
Definition
TO SPREAD OR FLOW THROUGHOUT
Term
PERCOLATE
Definition
TO CAUSE A LIQUIDTO PASS THROUGH A POROUS SUBSTANCE OR SMALL HOLES; FILTER.
2. TO PASS OR OOZE THROUGH
Term
PERSEVERE
Definition
TO PERSIST IN OR REMAIN CONSTANT TO A PURPOSE, IDEA, OR TASK IN THE FACE OF OBSTACLES OR DISCOURAGEMENT
Term
PONDEROUS
Definition
: SLOW, CLUMSY, OR GRACELESS BECAUSE OF MASSIVE WEIGHT
Term
ACER/ACR
Definition
SHARP OR SOUR
Term
ACERBIC
Definition
1. SOUR OR BITTER TASTING 2. SHARP OR BITING, AS IN CHARACTER OR EXPRESSION, HARSH OR CORROSIVE IN TONE
Term
ACRID
Definition
1. UNPLEASANTLY SHARP, PUNGENT, OR BITTER TO THE TASTE OR SMELL 2. CAUSTIC OR SARCASTIC IN LANGUAGE OR TONE
Term
ACRIMONY
Definition
BITTER, SHARP ANIMOSITY, DEEP HATRED
Term
ACRIMONIOUS
Definition
BITTER AND SHARP IN LANGUAGE OR TONE, RANCOROUS
Term
EXACERBATE
Definition
TO INCREASE THE SEVERITY, VIOLENCE, OR BITTERNESS OF; TO AGGRAVATE
Term
PROP
Definition
TO OWN
Term
MISAPPROPRIATION
Definition
TO APPROPRIATE DISHONESTLY FOR ONE'S OWN USE, TO EMBEZZLE
Term
EXPROPRIATE
Definition
TO TRANSFER ANOTHER'S PROPERTY TO ONESELF
Term
APPROPRIATE
Definition
TO SET APART FOR A SPECIFIC USE, TO TAKE POSSESSION OF OR MAKE USE OF EXCLUSIVELY FOR ONESELF, OFTEN WITHOUT PERMISSION
Term
CRAC/CRAT
Definition
POWER
Term
ARISTOCRAT
Definition
A MEMBER OF A RULING CLASS OR OF THE NOBILITY
Term
BUREAUCRACY
Definition
AN ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM IN WHICH THE NEED OR DESIRE TO FOLLOW RIGID OR COMPLEX PROCEDURES IMPEDES EFFECTIVE ACTION
Term
PLUTOCRACY
Definition
GOVERNMENT BY THE WEALTHY, A GOVERNMENT OR STATE IN WHICH THE WEALTHY RULE
Term
AUTOCRACY
Definition
A GOVERNMENT BY A SINGLE PERSON HAVING UNLIMITED POWER; DESPOTISM
Term
TENACIOUS
Definition
STUBBORNLY UNYIELDING, PERSISTENTLY TO SOMETHING, SUCH AS A POINT OF VIEW OR A GOAL
Term
LOG/LOGY
Definition
WORD, SPEECH, REASON, OR STUDY
Term
EULOGY
Definition
A SPEECH OF PRAISE FOR ONE WHO HAS DIED
Term
ANALOGOUS
Definition
SIMILAR IN SOME WAYS, BUT DIFFERENT IN OTHERS
Term
ETYMOLOGY
Definition
THE STUDY OF THE STRUCTURE OF WORDS
Term
CARDIOLOGY
Definition
THE STUDY OF THE HEART
Term
SEISMOLOGY
Definition
THE SCIENCE OF EARTHQUAKES
Term
LOGISTICS
Definition
THE MANAGEMENT OF THE DETAILS OF AN OPERATION
Term
APOLOGIA
Definition
A WRITTEN DEFENSE OF SOMETHING ONE BELIEVES IN
Term
AUD
Definition
TO HEAR
Term
INAUDIBLE
Definition
IMPOSSIBLE TO HEAR
Term
AUDITION
Definition
A TRIAL PERFORMANCE FOR A SINGER, DANCER, ACTOR, OR MUSICIAN
Term
ACRO
Definition
TOP OR TOPMOST
Term
ACROPHOBIA
Definition
A MORBID FEAR OF HEIGHTS
Term
ACROPOLIS
Definition
A FORTIFIED CITADEL IN AN ELEVATED GREEK CITY
Term
ACROMEGALY
Definition
A CHRONIC ENLARGEMENT OF THE HANDS, FEET, AND CRANIUM
Term
PAUCITY
Definition
A SCARCITY OR A SHORTAGE
Term
MAND
Definition
TO ORDER
Term
COMMANDANT
Definition
THE COMMANDING OFFICER OF A MILITARY ORGANIZATION
Term
COUNTERMAND
Definition
TO CANCEL OR REVERSE A PREVIOUSLY ISSUED COMMAND OR ORDER
Term
REMAND
Definition
TO SEND OR ORDER BACK, THE ACT OF SENDING AN ACCUSED PERSON BACK INTO CUSTODY TO AWAIT TRIAL
Term
MANDATE
Definition
AN AUTHORITATIVE COMMAND OR INSTRUCTION
Term
COMMANDEER
Definition
TO FORCE INTO MILITARY SERVICE, TO SEIZE FOR MILITARY USE, TO TAKE ARBITRARILY OR BY FORCE
Term
MAT/MATER
Definition
MOTHER
Term
MATRIARCHY
Definition
A SOCIAL SYSTEM IN WHICH THE MOTHER IS HEAD OF THE FAMILY
Term
MATERNAL
Definition
CHARACTERISTIC OF A MOTHER OR MOTHERHOOD
Term
MATRON
Definition
A MARRIED WOMAN OR A WIDOW, ESPECIALLY A MOTHER OF DIGNITY, MATURE AGE, AND ESTABLISHED SOCIAL POSITION
Term
MATRIX
Definition
A SITUATION OR A SURROUNDING SUBSTANCE WITHIN WHICH SOMETHING ELSE ORIGINATES, DEVELOPS, OR IS CONTAINED
Term
DEM
Definition
PEOPLE
Term
ENDEMIC
Definition
NATIVE TO OR CONFINED TO A CERTAIN REGION
Term
DEMAGOGUE
Definition
A LEADER WHO OBTAINS POWER BY MEANS OF IMPASSIONED APPEALS TO THE EMOTIONS AND PREJUDICES OF THE PEOPLE
Term
EPIDEMIC
Definition
SPREADING RAPIDLY AND EXTENSIVELY BY INFECTION
Term
PANDEMIC
Definition
AFFECTING A WHOLE PEOPLE OR A NUMBER OF COUNTRIES; EVERYWHERE
Term
DEMOPHOBIA
Definition
THE FEAR OF CROWDS
Term
EVANESCENT
Definition
VANISHING OR LIKELY TO VANISH LIKE VAPOR, FLEETING
Term
RID/RIS
Definition
TO LAUGH
Term
DERIDE
Definition
TO LAUGH AT WITH CONTEMPT, TO TURN TO RIDICULE OR MAKE SPORT OF, TO MOCK
Term
DERISION
Definition
CONTEMPTUOUS OR JEERING LAUGHTER; RIDICULE
Term
RIDICULE
Definition
TO LAUGH AT MOCKINGLY
Term
RISIBILITY
Definition
THE ABILITY OR TENDENCY TO LAUGH, A SENSE OF THE LUDICROUS OR AMUSING
Term
SPEC/SPIC
Definition
TO LOOK AT OR TO BEHOLD
Term
AUSPICIOUS
Definition
PROSPEROUS, GIVING THE PROMISE OF SUCCESS
Term
INTROSPECTION
Definition
CONTEMPLATION OF ONE'S OWN THOUGHTS OR FEELINGS, SELF-EXAMINATION
Term
CONSPICUOUS
Definition
EASY TO NOTICE; OBVIOUS. , ATTRACTING ATTENTION BY BEING UNUSUAL
Term
PERSPICACIOUS
Definition
CLEAR-SIGHTED, HAVING THE POWER OF SEEING CLEARLY
Term
TAIN/TEN/TIN
Definition
TO HOLD OR TO HOLD ONTO
Term
RETAIN
Definition
TO MAINTAIN POSSESSION OF
Term
ABSTINENCE
Definition
THE ACT OR PRACTICE OF REFRAINING FROM INDULGING AN APPETITE, AS FOR FOOD OR ALCOHOL, THE PRACTICE OF SELF-DENIAL
Term
TENABLE
Definition
RATIONALLY DEFENSIBLE, CAPABLE OF BEING HELD OR DEFENDED AGAINST ASSAULT
Term
ASCERTAIN
Definition
TO DISCOVER WITH CERTAINTY, AS THROUGH EXAMINATION OR EXPERIMENTATION
Term
TENUOUS
Definition
HAVING LITTLE SUBSTANCE; FLIMSY
Term
SUSTENANCE
Definition
SOMETHING, ESPECIALLY FOOD, THAT SUSTAINS LIFE OR HEALTH
Term
VISAGE
Definition
THE FACE OR FACIAL EXPRESSION OF A PERSON, AN OUTWARD APPEARANCE OR ASPECT
Term
DEMOPHOBIA
Definition
THE FEAR OF CROWDS
Term
EVANESCENT
Definition
VANISHING OR LIKELY TO VANISH LIKE VAPOR, FLEETING
Term
RID/RIS
Definition
TO LAUGH
Term
DERIDE
Definition
TO LAUGH AT WITH CONTEMPT, TO TURN TO RIDICULE OR MAKE SPORT OF, TO MOCK
Term
DERISION
Definition
CONTEMPTUOUS OR JEERING LAUGHTER; RIDICULE
Term
RIDICULE
Definition
TO LAUGH AT MOCKINGLY
Term
RISIBILITY
Definition
THE ABILITY OR TENDENCY TO LAUGH, A SENSE OF THE LUDICROUS OR AMUSING
Term
SPEC/SPIC
Definition
TO LOOK AT OR TO BEHOLD
Term
AUSPICIOUS
Definition
PROSPEROUS, GIVING THE PROMISE OF SUCCESS
Term
INTROSPECTION
Definition
CONTEMPLATION OF ONE'S OWN THOUGHTS OR FEELINGS, SELF-EXAMINATION
Term
CONSPICUOUS
Definition
EASY TO NOTICE; OBVIOUS. , ATTRACTING ATTENTION BY BEING UNUSUAL
Term
PERSPICACIOUS
Definition
CLEAR-SIGHTED, HAVING THE POWER OF SEEING CLEARLY
Term
TAIN/TEN/TIN
Definition
TO HOLD OR TO HOLD ONTO
Term
RETAIN
Definition
TO MAINTAIN POSSESSION OF
Term
ABSTINENCE
Definition
THE ACT OR PRACTICE OF REFRAINING FROM INDULGING AN APPETITE, AS FOR FOOD OR ALCOHOL, THE PRACTICE OF SELF-DENIAL
Term
TENABLE
Definition
RATIONALLY DEFENSIBLE, CAPABLE OF BEING HELD OR DEFENDED AGAINST ASSAULT
Term
ASCERTAIN
Definition
TO DISCOVER WITH CERTAINTY, AS THROUGH EXAMINATION OR EXPERIMENTATION
Term
TENUOUS
Definition
HAVING LITTLE SUBSTANCE; FLIMSY
Term
SUSTENANCE
Definition
SOMETHING, ESPECIALLY FOOD, THAT SUSTAINS LIFE OR HEALTH
Term
VISAGE
Definition
THE FACE OR FACIAL EXPRESSION OF A PERSON, AN OUTWARD APPEARANCE OR ASPECT
Term
Sen
Definition
Old
Term
SENILE
Definition
RELATING TO OR EXHIBITING MEMORY LOSS OR MENTAL
IMPAIRMENT ASSOCIATED WITH AGING
Term
SENESCENT
Definition
GROWING OLD; AGING
Term
MICRO
Definition
SMALL
Term
MICROBE
Definition
A TINY LIFE FORM
Term
MICROCOSM
Definition
A SMALL, REPRESENTATIVE
SYSTEM HAVING ANALOGIES TO A LARGER SYSTEM
Term
MICROSCOPIC
Definition
TOO SMALL TO BE SEEN BY THE UNAIDED EYE
BUT LARGE ENOUGH TO BE STUDIED UNDER A MICROSCOPE
Term
NAU
Definition
SHIP
Term
NAUSEATE
Definition
TO SICKEN OR TO CAUSE TO FEEL DISGUST
Term
NAUTICAL
Definition
RELATING TO OR
CHARACTERISTIC OF SHIPS
Term
NAUTILUS
Definition
A MOLLUSK HAVING A SPIRAL SHELL WITH A SERIES OF AIR-FILLED CHAMBERS
Term
STENTORIAN
Definition
EXTREMELY LOUD!
Term
Sen
Definition
Old
Term
SENILE
Definition
RELATING TO OR EXHIBITING MEMORY LOSS OR MENTAL
IMPAIRMENT ASSOCIATED WITH AGING
Term
SENESCENT
Definition
GROWING OLD; AGING
Term
MICRO
Definition
SMALL
Term
MICROBE
Definition
A TINY LIFE FORM
Term
MICROCOSM
Definition
A SMALL, REPRESENTATIVE
SYSTEM HAVING ANALOGIES TO A LARGER SYSTEM
Term
MICROSCOPIC
Definition
TOO SMALL TO BE SEEN BY THE UNAIDED EYE
BUT LARGE ENOUGH TO BE STUDIED UNDER A MICROSCOPE
Term
NAU
Definition
SHIP
Term
NAUSEATE
Definition
TO SICKEN OR TO CAUSE TO FEEL DISGUST
Term
NAUTICAL
Definition
RELATING TO OR
CHARACTERISTIC OF SHIPS
Term
NAUTILUS
Definition
A MOLLUSK HAVING A SPIRAL SHELL WITH A SERIES OF AIR-FILLED CHAMBERS
Term
STENTORIAN
Definition
EXTREMELY LOUD!
Term
DYS
Definition
BAD
Term
DYSLEXIA
Definition
A LEARNING DISORDER MARKED BY IMPAIRMENT OF THE ABILITY TO
RECOGNIZE AND COMPREHEND WRITTEN WORDS
Term
DYSFUNCTIONAL
Definition
HAVING ABNORMAL OR IMPAIRED PERFORMANCE, ESPECIALLY
OF A SOCIAL GROUP
Term
DYSPEPTIC
Definition
IRRITABLE AS IF SUFFERING FROM INDIGESTION
Term
PROB/PROV
Definition
PROOF OR PROVE
Term
APPROBATION
Definition
1. AN EXPRESSION OF WARM APPROVAL, PRAISE;2. OFFICIAL APPROVAL
Term
REPROBATE
Definition
1. A MORALLY UNPRINCIPLED PERSON 2. ONE WHO IS PREDESTINED TO DAMNATION
Term
PROBITY
Definition
COMPLETE AND CONFIRMED INTEGRITY; UPRIGHTNESS
Term
VER
Definition
TRUE
Term
VERACITY
Definition
ADHERENCE TO THE TRUTH; TRUTHFULNESS
Term
VERIFY
Definition
TO PROVE THE TRUTH OF, TO SUBSTANTIATE
Term
VERACIOUS
Definition
HONEST, TRUTHFUL, ACCURATE
Term
AVER
Definition
TO AFFIRM POSITIVELY, TO DECLARE
Term
GARRULOUS
Definition
OVERLY TALKATIVE, LOQUACIOUS, CHATTY
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