- abasev.To lower in position, estimation, or the like; degrade
- abbessn.The lady superior of a nunnery
- abbeyn.The group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns
- abbotn.The superior of a community of monks
- abdicatev.To give up (royal power or the like)
- abdomenn.In mammals, the visceral cavity between the diaphragm and the pelvic floor; the belly
- abdominaln.Of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen
- abductionn.A carrying away of a person against his will, or illegally
- abedadv.In bed; on a bed
- aberrationn.Deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course
- abetv.To aid, promote, or encourage the commission of (an offense)
- abeyancen.A state of suspension or temporary inaction
- abhorrencen.The act of detesting extremely
- abhorrentadj.Very repugnant; hateful
- abidancen.An abiding
- abjectadj.Sunk to a low condition
- abjurev.To recant, renounce, repudiate under oath
- able-bodiedadj.Competent for physical service
- ablutionn.A washing or cleansing, especially of the body
- abnegatev.To renounce (a right or privilege)
- abnormaladj.Not conformed to the ordinary rule or standard
- abominableadj.Very hateful
- abominatev.To hate violently
- abominationn.A very detestable act or practice
- aboriginaladj.Primitive; unsophisticated
- aboriginesn.The original of earliest known inhabitants of a country
- aboveboardadv.& adj.Without concealment, fraud, or trickery
- abradev.To wear away the surface or some part of by friction
- abrasionn.That which is rubbed off
- abridgev.To make shorter in words, keeping the essential features, leaning out minor particles
- abridgmentn.A condensed form as of a book or play
- abrogatev.To abolish, repeal
- abruptadj.Beginning, ending, or changing suddenly or with a break
- abscessn.A Collection of pus in a cavity formed within some tissue of the body
- abscissionn.The act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation
- abscondv.To depart suddenly and secretly, as for the purpose of escaping arrest
- absencen.The fact of not being present or available
- absent-mindedadj.Lacking in attention to immediate surroundings or business
- absolutionn.Forgiveness, or passing over of offenses
- absolvev.To free from sin or its penalties
- absorbv.To drink in or suck up, as a sponge absorbs water
- absorptionn.The act or process of absorbing
- abstainv.To keep oneself back (from doing or using something)
- abstemiousadj.Characterized by self denial or abstinence, as in the use of drink, food
- abstinencen.Self denial
- abstruseadj.Dealing with matters difficult to be understood
- absurdadj.Inconsistent with reason or common sense
- abundantadj.Plentiful
- abusiveadj.Employing harsh words or ill treatment
- abutv.To touch at the end or boundary line
- abyssn.Bottomless gulf
- academicadj.Of or pertaining to an academy, college, or university
- academiciann.A member of an academy of literature, art, or science
- academyn.Any institution where the higher branches of learning are taught
- accedev.To agree
- acceleratev.To move faster
- acceptv.To take when offered
- accessn.A way of approach or entrance; passage
- accessibleadj.Approachable
- accessionn.Induction or elevation, as to dignity, office, or government
- accessoryn.A person or thing that aids the principal agent
- acclaimv.To utter with a shout
- accommodatev.To furnish something as a kindness or favor
- accompanimentn.A subordinate part or parts, enriching or supporting the leading part
- accompanistn.One who or that which accompanies
- accompanyv.To go with, or be associated with, as a companion
- accomplicen.An associate in wrong-doing
- accomplishv.To bring to pass
- accordionn.A portable free-reed musical instrument
- accostv.To speak to
- accountn.A record or statement of receipts and expenditures, or of business transactions
- accouterv.To dress
- accreditv.To give credit or authority to
- accumulatev.To become greater in quantity or number
- accuracyn.Exactness
- accurateadj.Conforming exactly to truth or to a standard
- accursedadj.Doomed to evil, misery, or misfortune
- accusationn.A charge of crime, misdemeanor, or error
- accusatoryadj.Of, pertaining to, or involving an accusation
- accusev.To charge with wrong doing, misconduct, or error
- accustomv.To make familiar by use
- acerbityn.Sourness, with bitterness and astringency
- acetaten.A salt of acetic acid
- aceticadj.Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of vinegar
- achev.To be in pain or distress
- Achilleanadj.Invulnerable
- achromaticadj.Colorless,
- acidn.A sour substance
- acidifyv.To change into acid
- acknowledgev.To recognize; to admit the genuineness or validity of
- acknowledgmentn.Recognition
- acmen.The highest point, or summit
- acousticadj.Pertaining to the act or sense of hearing
- acquaintv.To make familiar or conversant
- acquiescev.To comply; submit
- acquiescencen.Passive consent
- acquirev.To get as one's own
- acquisitionn.Anything gained, or made one's own, usually by effort or labor
- acquitv.To free or clear, as from accusation
- acquittaln.A discharge from accusation by judicial action
- acquittancen.Release or discharge from indebtedness, obligation, or responsibility
- acreagen.Quantity or extent of land, especially of cultivated land
- acridadj.Harshly pungent or bitter
- acrimoniousadj.Full of bitterness
- acrimonyn.Sharpness or bitterness of speech or temper
- actionableadj.Affording cause for instituting an action, as trespass, slanderous words
- actualityn.Any reality
- actuaryn.An officer, as of an insurance company, who calculates and states the risks and premiums
- actuatev.To move or incite to action
- acumenn.Quickness of intellectual insight, or discernment; keenness of discrimination
- acuteadj.Having fine and penetrating discernment
- adamantn.Any substance of exceeding hardness or impenetrability
- addendumn.Something added, or to be added
- addlev.To make inefficient or worthless; muddle
- adducev.To bring forward or name for consideration
- adherev.To stick fast or together
- adherencen.Attachment
- adherentadj.Clinging or sticking fast
- adhesionn.The state of being attached or joined
- adieuinter.Good-by; farewell
- adjacencyn.The state of being adjacent
- adjacentn.That which is near or bordering upon
- adjudgev.To award or bestow by formal decision
- adjunctn.Something joined to or connected with another thing, but holding a subordinate place
- adjurationn.A vehement appeal
- adjutantadj.Auxiliary
- administratorn.One who manages affairs of any kind
- admissibleadj.Having the right or privilege of entry
- admittancen.Entrance, or the right or permission to enter
- admonishv.To warn of a fault
- admonitionn.Gentle reproof
- adon.unnecessary activity or ceremony
- adorationn.Profound devotion
- adroitadj.Having skill in the use of the bodily or mental powers
- adulterantn.An adulterating substance
- adulteratev.To make impure by the admixture of other or baser ingredients
- adumbratev.To represent beforehand in outline or by emblem
- adventn.The coming or arrival, as of any important change, event, state, or personage
- adverseadj.Opposing or opposed
- adversityn.Misfortune
- advertv.To refer incidentally
- advertisern.One who advertises, especially in newspapers
- advisoryadj.Not mandatory
- advocacyn.The act of pleading a cause
- advocaten.One who pleads the cause of another, as in a legal or ecclesiastical court
- aerialadj.Of, pertaining to, or like the air
- aeronautn.One who navigates the air, a balloonist
- aeronauticsn.the art or practice of flying aircraft
- aerostatn.A balloon or other apparatus floating in or sustained by the air
- aerostaticsn.The branch of pneumatics that treats of the equilibrium, pressure, and mechanical properties
- affableadj.Easy to approach
- affectv.To act upon
- affectationn.A studied or ostentatious pretense or attempt
- affiliaten.Some auxiliary person or thing
- affirmativeadj.Answering yes; to a question at issue
- affixv.To fasten
- affluencen.A profuse or abundant supply of riches
- affrontn.An open insult or indignity
- afireadv.&adj.On fire, literally or figuratively
- afootadv.In progress
- aforesaidadj.Said in a preceding part or before
- afreshadv.Once more, after rest or interval
- afterthoughtn.A thought that comes later than its appropriate or expected time
- agglomeratev.To pile or heap together
- aggrandizev.To cause to appear greatly
- aggravatev.To make heavier, worse, or more burdensome
- aggravationn.The fact of being made heavier or more heinous, as a crime , offense, misfortune, etc
- aggregaten.The entire number, sum, mass, or quantity of something
- aggressv.To make the first attack
- aggressionn.An unprovoked attack
- aggrievev.To give grief or sorrow to
- aghastadj.Struck with terror and amazement
- agileadj.Able to move or act quickly, physically, or mentally
- agitatev.To move or excite (the feelings or thoughts)
- agrarianadj.Pertaining to land, especially agricultural land
- aide-de-campn.An officer who receives and transmits the orders of the general
- ailmentn.Slight sickness
- airyadj.Delicate, ethereal
- akinadj.Of similar nature or qualities
- alabastern.A white or delicately tinted fine-grained gypsum
- alacrityn.Cheerful willingness
- albeitconj.Even though
- albinon.A person with milky white skin and hair, and eyes with bright red pupil and usually pink iris
- albumn.A book whose leaves are so made to form paper frames for holding photographs or the like
- alchemyn.Chemistry of the middle ages, characterized by the pursuit of changing base metals to gold
- alcoholn.A volatile, inflammable, colorless liquid of a penetrating odor and burning taste
- alcoholismn.A condition resulting from the inordinate or persistent use of alcoholic beverages
- alcoven.A covered recess connected with or at the side of a larger room
- aldern.Any shrub or small tree of the genus Alumnus, of the oak family
- aldermann.A member of a municipal legislative body, who usually exercises also certain judicial functions
- aldermanshipn.The dignity, condition, office, or term of office of an alderman
- aliasn.An assumed name
- alienn.One who owes allegiance to a foreign government
- alienableadj.Capable of being aliened or alienated, as lands
- alienatev.To cause to turn away
- alienationn.Estrangement
- alimentn.That which nourishes
- alkalin.Anything that will neutralize an acid, as lime, magnesia, etc
- allayv.To calm the violence or reduce the intensity of; mitigate
- allegev.To assert to be true, especially in a formal manner, as in court
- allegoryn.The setting forth of a subject under the guise of another subject of aptly suggestive likeness
- alleviatev.To make less burdensome or less hard to bear
- alleyn.A narrow street, garden path, walk, or the like
- alliancen.Any combination or union for some common purpose
- allotv.To assign a definite thing or part to a certain person
- allotmentn.Portion
- alludev.To refer incidentally, or by suggestion
- allusionn.An indirect and incidental reference to something without definite mention of it
- alluvionn.Flood
- allyn.A person or thing connected with another, usually in some relation of helpfulness
- almanacn.A series of tables giving the days of the week together with certain astronomical information
- aloofadv.Not in sympathy with or desiring to associate with others
- altarn.Any raised place or structure on which sacrifices may be offered or incense burned
- alterv.To make change in
- alterationn.Change or modification
- altercatev.To contend angrily or zealously in words
- alternaten.One chosen to act in place of another, in case of the absence or incapacity of that other
- alternativen.Something that may or must exist, be taken or chosen, or done instead of something else
- altituden.Vertical distance or elevation above any point or base-level, as the sea
- alton.The lowest or deepest female voice or part
- altruismn.Benevolence to others on subordination to self-interest
- altruistn.One who advocates or practices altruism
- amalgamn.An alloy or union of mercury with another metal
- amalgamatev.To mix or blend together in a homogeneous body
- amateuradj.Practicing an art or occupation for the love of it, but not as a profession
- amatoryadj.Designed to excite love
- ambidextrousadj.Having the ability of using both hands with equal skill or ease
- ambiguousadj.Having a double meaning
- ambitiousadj.Eagerly desirous and aspiring
- ambrosialadj.Divinely sweet, fragrant, or delicious
- ambulancen.A vehicle fitted for conveying the sick and wounded
- ambulatev.To walk about
- ambushn.The act or state of lying concealed for the purpose of surprising or attacking the enemy
- amelioratev.To relieve, as from pain or hardship
- amenableadj.Willing and ready to submit
- Americanismn.A peculiar sense in which an English word or phrase is used in the United States
- amicableadj.Done in a friendly spirit
- amityn.Friendship
- amorousadj.Having a propensity for falling in love
- amorphousadj.Without determinate shape
- amourn.A love-affair, especially one of an illicit nature
- amperen.The practical unit of electric-current strength
- ampersandn.The character &; and
- amphibiousadj.Living both on land and in water
- amphitheatern.An edifice of elliptical shape, constructed about a central open space or arena
- amplituden.Largeness
- amplyadv.Sufficiently
- amputatev.To remove by cutting, as a limb or some portion of the body
- amusementn.Diversion
- anachronismn.Anything occurring or existing out of its proper time
- anagramn.The letters of a word or phrase so transposed as to make a different word or phrase
- analogousadj.Corresponding (to some other) in certain respects, as in form, proportion, relations
- analogyn.Reasoning in which from certain and known relations or resemblance others are formed
- analystn.One who analyzes or makes use of the analytical method
- analyzev.To examine minutely or critically
- anarchyn.Absence or utter disregard of government
- anatheman.Anything forbidden, as by social usage
- anatomyn.That branch of morphology which treats of the structure of organisms
- ancestryn.One's ancestors collectively
- anecdoten.A brief account of some interesting event or incident
- anemian.Deficiency of blood or red corpuscles
- anemicadj.Affected with anemia
- anemometern.An instrument for measuring the force or velocity of wind
- anestheticadj.Pertaining to or producing loss of sensation
- anewadv.Once more
- angelicadj.Saintly
- Anglophobian.Hatred or dread of England or of what is English
- Anglo-Saxonn.The entire English race wherever found, as in Europe, the United States, or India
- angularadj.Sharp-cornered
- anhydrousadj.Withered
- animadversionn.The utterance of criticism or censure
- animadvertv.To pass criticism or censure
- animalculen.An animal of microscopic smallness
- animatev.To make alive
- animosityn.Hatred
- annalistn.Historian
- annalsn.A record of events in their chronological order, year by year
- annexv.To add or affix at the end
- annihilatev.To destroy absolutely
- annotatev.To make explanatory or critical notes on or upon
- annualadj.Occurring every year
- annuityn.An annual allowance, payment, or income
- annunciationn.Proclamation
- anoden.The point where or path by which a voltaic current enters an electrolyte or the like
- anonymousadj.Of unknown authorship
- antagonismn.Mutual opposition or resistance of counteracting forces, principles, or persons
- Antarcticadj.Pertaining to the south pole or the regions near it
- antev.In the game of poker, to put up a stake before the cards are dealt
- antecedev.To precede
- antecedentn.One who or that which precedes or goes before, as in time, place, rank, order, or causality
- antechambern.A waiting room for those who seek audience
- antedatev.To assign or affix a date to earlier than the actual one
- antediluvianadj.Of or pertaining to the times, things, events before the great flood in the days of Noah
- antemeridianadj.Before noon
- antemundaneadj.Pertaining to time before the world's creation
- antenataladj.Occurring or existing before birth
- anterioradj.Prior
- anteroomn.A room situated before and opening into another, usually larger
- anthologyn.A collection of extracts from the writings of various authors
- anthraciten.Hard coal
- anthropologyn.The science of man in general
- anthropomorphousadj.Having or resembling human form
- anticn.A grotesque, ludicrous, or fantastic action
- Antichristn.Any opponent or enemy of Christ, whether a person or a power
- anticlimaxn.A gradual or sudden decrease in the importance or impressiveness of what is said
- anticyclonen.An atmospheric condition of high central pressure, with currents flowing outward
- antidoten.Anything that will counteract or remove the effects of poison, disease, or the like
- antilogyn.Inconsistency or contradiction in terms or ideas
- antipathizev.To show or feel a feeling of antagonism, aversion, or dislike
- antiphonn.A response or alteration of responses, generally musical
- antiphonyn.An anthem or other composition sung responsively
- antipodesn.A place or region on the opposite side of the earth
- antiquaryn.One who collects and examines old things, as coins, books, medals, weapons, etc
- antiquatev.To make old or out of date
- antiqueadj.Pertaining to ancient times
- antisepticn.Anything that destroys or restrains the growth of putrefactive micro-organisms
- antislaveryadj.Opposed to human slavery
- antispasmodicadj.Tending to prevent or relieve non-inflammatory spasmodic affections
- antistrophen.The inversion of terms in successive classes, as in "the home of joy and the joy of home"
- antitoxinn.A substance which neutralizes the poisonous products of micro-organisms
- antonymn.A word directly opposed to another in meaning
- anxiousadj.Distressed in mind respecting some uncertain matter
- apathyn.Insensibility to emotion or passionate feeling
- aperturen.Hole
- apexn.The highest point, as of a mountain
- aphorismn.Proverb
- apiaryn.A place where bees are kept
- apogeen.The climax
- apologyn.A disclaimer of intentional error or offense
- apostasyn.A total departure from one's faith or religion
- apostateadj.False
- apostlen.Any messenger commissioned by or as by divine authority
- apothecaryn.One who keeps drugs for sale and puts up prescriptions
- apotheosisn.Deification
- appallv.To fill with dismay or horror
- apparentadj.Easily understood
- apparitionn.Ghost
- appeasev.To soothe by quieting anger or indignation
- appellateadj.Capable of being appealed to
- appellationn.The name or title by which a particular person, class, or thing is called
- appendv.To add or attach, as something accessory, subordinate, or supplementary
- appertainv.To belong, as by right, fitness, association, classification, possession, or natural relation
- appositeadj.Appropriate
- appositionn.The act of placing side by side, together, or in contact
- appraisev.To estimate the money value of
- appreciableadj.Capable of being discerned by the senses or intellect
- apprehendv.To make a prisoner of (a person) in the name of the law
- apprehensibleadj.Capable of being conceived
- approbationn.Sanction
- appropriateadj.Suitable for the purpose and circumstances
- aqueductn.A water-conduit, particularly one for supplying a community from a distance
- aqueousadj.Of, pertaining to, or containing water
- arbitern.One chosen or appointed, by mutual consent of parties in dispute, to decide matters
- arbitraryadj.Fixed or done capriciously
- arbitratev.To act or give judgment as umpire
- arborn.A tree
- arborealadj.Of or pertaining to a tree or trees
- arborescentadj.Having the nature of a tree
- arboretumn.A botanical garden or place devoted to the cultivation of trees or shrubs
- arboriculturen.The cultivation of trees or shrubs
- arcaden.A vaulted passageway or street; a roofed passageway having shops, etc., opening from it
- archaicadj.Antiquated
- archaismn.Obsolescence
- archangeln.An angel of high rank
- archbishopn.The chief of the bishops of an ecclesiastical province in the Greek, Roman, and Anglican church
- archdeaconn.A high official administrator of the affairs of a diocese
- archaeologyn.The branch of anthropology concerned with the systematic investigation of the relics of man
- archetypen.A prototype
- archipelagon.Any large body of water studded with islands, or the islands collectively themselves
- ardentadj.Burning with passion
- ardorn.Intensity of passion or affection
- aridadj.Very dry
- aristocracyn.A hereditary nobility
- aristocratn.A hereditary noble or one nearly connected with nobility
- armadan.A fleet of war-vessels
- armfuln.As much as can be held in the arm or arms
- armoryn.An arsenal
- aroman.An agreeable odor
- arraignv.To call into court, as a person indicted for crime, and demand whether he pleads guilty or not
- arrangev.To put in definite or proper order
- arrangementn.The act of putting in proper order, or the state of being put in order
- arrantadj.Notoriously bad
- arrearn.Something overdue and unpaid
- arrivaln.A coming to stopping-place or destination
- arrogantadj.Unduly or excessively proud, as of wealth, station, learning, etc
- arrogatev.To take, demand, or claim, especially presumptuously or without reasons or grounds
- Artesian welln.A very deep bored well.water rises due to underground pressure
- artfuladj.Characterized by craft or cunning
- Arthurianadj.Pertaining to King Arthur, the real or legendary hero of British poetic story
- artificen.Trickery
- artlessadj.Ingenuous
- ascendantadj.Dominant
- ascensionn.The act of rising
- ascentn.A rising, soaring, or climbing
- asceticadj.Given to severe self-denial and practicing excessive abstinence and devotion
- ascribev.To assign as a quality or attribute
- asexualadj.Having no distinct sexual organs
- ashenadj.Pale
- askanceadv.With a side or indirect glance or meaning
- asperityn.Harshness or roughness of temper
- aspirantn.One who seeks earnestly, as for advancement, honors, place
- aspirationn.An earnest wish for that which is above one's present reach
- aspirev.To have an earnest desire, wish, or longing, as for something high and good, not yet attained
- assailantn.One who attacks
- assassinn.One who kills, or tries to kill, treacherously or secretly
- assassinatev.To kill, as by surprise or secret assault, especially the killing of some eminent person
- assassinationn.Murderer, as by secret assault or treachery
- assayn.The chemical analysis or testing of an alloy ore
- assentv.To express agreement with a statement or matter of opinion
- assessv.To determine the amount of (a tax or other sum to be paid)
- assessorn.An officer whose duty it is to assess taxes
- assetsn.pl.Property in general, regarded as applicable to the payment of debts
- assiduousadj.Diligent
- assigneen.One who is appointed to act for another in the management of certain property and interests
- assimilatev.To adapt
- assonancen.Resemblance or correspondence in sound
- assonantadj.Having resemblance of sound
- assonatev.To accord in sound, especially vowel sound
- assuagev.To cause to be less harsh, violent, or severe, as excitement, appetite, pain, or disease
- astringentadj.Harsh in disposition or character
- astuteadj.Keen in discernment
- atheismn.The denial of the existence of God
- athirstadj.Wanting water
- athwartadv.From side to side
- atomizern.An apparatus for reducing a liquid to a fine spray, as for disinfection, inhalation, etc
- atonev.To make amends for
- atonementn.Amends, reparation, or expiation made from wrong or injury
- atrociousadj.Outrageously or wantonly wicked, criminal, vile, or cruel
- atrocityn.Great cruelty or reckless wickedness
- attachen.A subordinate member of a diplomatic embassy
- attestv.To certify as accurate, genuine, or true
- attorney-generaln.The chief law-officer of a government
- auburnadj.Reddish-brown, said usually of the hair
- audaciousadj.Fearless
- audibleadj.Loud enough to be heard
- auditionn.The act or sensation of hearing
- auditoryadj.Of or pertaining to hearing or the organs or sense of hearing
- augmentv.To make bigger
- augurv.To predict
- Augustinianadj.Pertaining to St.Augustine, his doctrines, or the religious orders called after him
- auran.Pervasive psychic influence supposed to emanate from persons
- auraladj.Of or pertaining to the ear
- auriclen.One of the two chambers of the heart which receives the blood from the veins
- auricularadj.Of or pertaining to the ear, its auricle, or the sense of hearing
- auriferousadj.Containing gold
- auroran.A luminous phenomenon in the upper regions of the atmosphere
- auspicen.favoring, protecting, or propitious influence or guidance
- austereadj.Severely simple; unadorned
- autarchyn.Unrestricted power
- authenticadj.Of undisputed origin
- authenticityn.The state or quality of being genuine, or of the origin and authorship claimed
- autobiographyn.The story of one's life written by himself
- autocracyn.Absolute government
- autocratn.Any one who claims or wields unrestricted or undisputed authority or influence
- automatonn.Any living being whose actions are or appear to be involuntary or mechanical
- autonomousadj.Self-governing
- autonomyn.Self-government
- autopsyn.The examination of a dead body by dissection to ascertain the cause of death
- autumnaladj.Of or pertaining to autumn
- auxiliaryn.One who or that which aids or helps, especially when regarded as subsidiary or accessory
- avalanchen.The fall or sliding of a mass of snow or ice down a mountain-slope, often bearing with it rock
- avaricen.Passion for getting and keeping riches
- averv.To assert as a fact
- averseadj.Reluctant
- aversionn.A mental condition of fixed opposition to or dislike of some particular thing
- avertv.To turn away or aside
- aviaryn.A spacious cage or enclosure in which live birds are kept
- avidityn.Greediness
- avocationn.Diversion
- avowv.To declare openly
- awakenv.To arouse, as emotion, interest, or the like
- awryadv.&adj.Out of the proper form, direction, or position
- ayeadv.An expression of assent
- azalean.A flowering shrub
- azuren.The color of the sky