vocab_data.tsv

abase	to bring down; make lower in rank, condition, or character; to humble; humiliate	/@/'b/eI/s	A man who betrays his country abases himself. to abase oneself before God.	easy	false
abash	embarrass	/@/'b/&//S/	Not Available	normal	false
abate	subside or moderate	/@/'b/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
abbreviate	shorten	/@/'br/i/v/i/,/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
abdicate	to give up (office, power, or authority); renounce formally (a right, claim, or duties); resign; to renounce office, power, or authority; resign; to withdraw oneself (from)	'/&/bd/@/,k/eI/t	When the kind abdicated his throne, his brother became king. Why did the king abdicate?	easy	false
aberrant	abnormal or deviant	/@/'b/E/r/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
aberration	deviation from the normal; mental disorder	,/&/b/@/'r/eI//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
abet	assist usually in doing something wrong; encourage	/@/'b/E/t	Not Available	normal	false
abeyance	suspended action; a temporary stopping of activity	/@/'b/eI//@/ns	The custom was revived after an abeyance of several centuries.	normal	false
abhor	detest; hate	/&/b'h/O/r	Not Available	normal	false
abide	dwell; abide by: comply with; put up with; tolerate;	/@/'b/aI/d	abide by the rules, I can't abide rude people	normal	false
abject	(of a condition) wretched; as low as possible; lacking pride; very humble; showing lack of self-respect;	'/&/b/dZ//E/kt	abject apology	normal	false
abjure	to swear to give up; reject solemnly, formally, or on oath; renounce; to refrain from; avoid	/&/b'/dZ//U/r	to abjure power, allegiance, or a claim or claimant. An alien must abjure his foreign citizenship before he can become an American citizen. to abjure a belief, doctrine, or opinion formerly held. to abjure humor	difficult	false
ablution	washing	/&/b'l/u//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
abnegation	renunciation; self-sacrifice; self-abnegation	,/&/bn/I/'g/eI//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
abode	dwelling place; home	/@/'b/oU/d	Not Available	normal	false
abolish	cancel; put an end to	/@/'b/A/l/I//S/	Not Available	normal	false
abominable	detestable; extremely unpleasant	/@/'b/A/m/@/n/@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
abominate	to feel disgust for; hate very much; loathe; to dislike	/@/'b/A/m/@/,n/eI/t	Players abominate unfairness in an umpire. She abominates hot weather.	normal	false
aboriginal	being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native; indigenous; N. aborigine	,/&/b/@/'r/I//dZ//@/n/-/l	Not Available	normal	false
abortive	unsuccessful; fruitless	/@/'b/O/rt/I/v	Not Available	normal	false
abrasive	rubbing away; tending to grind down	/@/'br/eI/s/I/v	Not Available	normal	false
abridge	condense or shorten	/@/'br/I//dZ/	Not Available	normal	false
abrogate	abolish	'/&/br/@/,g/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
abscission	cutting off; separation	/&/b's/I//Z//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
abscond	depart secretly and hide	/&/b'sk/A/nd	Not Available	normal	false
absolute	complete; totally unlimited; having complete power; certain; not relative;	'/&/bs/@/,l/u/t	absolute honesty/ruler	normal	false
absolve	to declare free from sin, guilt, or blame or their penalties or consequences; exonerate; to set free (from a duty or obligation); release; exempt	/&/b'z/A/lv	My brother was absolved of blame fro the accident. The priest absolved the man after he confessed his sin and did penance. I absolve you from your promise to go.	difficult	false
abstain	refrain; withhold from participation; intentionally not use one's vote	/&/b'st/eI/n	Not Available	normal	false
abstemious	sparing in eating and drinking; temperate	/&/b'st/i/m/i//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
abstinence	restraint from pleasant things, esp. eating or drinking; CF. abstention: act of abstaining from vote	'/&/bst/@/n/@/ns	Not Available	normal	false
abstract	theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
abstruse	obscure; profound; difficult to understand	/&/b'str/u/s	Not Available	normal	false
abusive	using harsh and insulting language; reviling; containing abuse; harsh and insulting; treating roughly and cruelly; physically harmful	/@/'b/j//u/s/I/v	You're an... abusive ... bad old creature. an abusive letter	easy	false
abut	border upon; adjoin	/@/'b/@/t	Not Available	normal	false
abysmal	bottomless	/@/'b/I/zm/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
abyss	enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit	/@/'b/I/s	Not Available	normal	false
academic	of or having to do with schools, colleges, universities, and their studies; scholarly; not arising in practice; not practical; hypothetical; theoretical	,/&/k/@/'d/E/m/I/k	the academic world, academic research. The academic year begins when school opens in September. "Which came first, the chicken or the egg?" is an academic question.	easy	false
accede	agree	/&/k's/i/d	Not Available	normal	false
accelerate	move faster	/&/k's/E/l/@/,r/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
accessible	easy to approach; obtainable	/&/k's/E/s/@/b/@/l	Not Available	easy	false
accessory	additional object; useful but not essential thing	/&/k's/E/s/@/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
acclaim	applaud; praise; greet with great approval; announce with great approval;	/@/'kl/eI/m	The new drung has been acclaimed as the most important discoveries for years	normal	false
acclimate	to accustom or become accustomed to a new climate, surroundings, or conditions; acclimatize	/@/'kl/aI/m/I/t	to acclimate settlers. The penguin has acclimated itself to antarctic conditions. I have not been long enough at this table to get well acclimated (Oliver Wendell Holmes).	easy	false
acclivity	sharp upslope of a hill; OP. declivity	/@/'kl/I/v/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
accolade	award of merit; strong praise and approval	,/&/k/@/'l/eI/d	Not Available	normal	false
accommodate	oblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony; adapt; make enough space for; ADJ. accommodative; CF. accomodating: helpful and obliging	/@/'k/A/m/@/,d/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
accomplice	partner in crime	/@/'k/A/mpl/I/s	Not Available	normal	false
accord	agreement	/@/'k/O/rd	Not Available	normal	false
accost	approach and speak first to a person	/@/'k/O/st	Not Available	normal	false
accoutre	equip; N. accoutrement	/@/'k/u/t/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
accretion	growth or increase in size by gradual addition; growth; increase; increase by natural growth;	/@/'kr/i//S//@/n	towers and other accretions of the castle	normal	false
accrue	come to one as a gain; accumulate over time; come about by addition;	/@/'kr/u/	benefits that accrue from scientific research, interest accruing in a bank account	normal	false
acerbity	bitterness of speech and temper; ADJ. acerbic: bitter; acrid (in taste, manner, or tone)	/@/'s/[@]/rb/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
acetic	vinegary	/@/'s/i/t/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
acidulous	slightly sour (in taste or manner); sharp; caustic	/@/'s/I//dZ//@/l/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
acknowledge	recognize; admit	/&/k'n/A/l/I//dZ/	Not Available	normal	false
acme	peak; pinnacle; highest point	'/&/km/i/	Not Available	normal	false
acne	skin disease (on the face)	'/&/kn/i/	Not Available	normal	false
acoustics	science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in	/@/'k/u/st/I/ks	Not Available	normal	false
acquiesce	assent; agree passively; comply without protest	,/&/kw/i/'/E/s	Not Available	normal	false
acquittal	deliverance from a charge; V. acquit: free from a charge or accusation; discharge from a duty; conduct (oneself) in a specified manner	/@/'kw/I/t/-/l	Not Available	normal	false
acrid	bitter (to the taste or smell); sharp; bitterly pungent	'/&/kr/I/d	Not Available	normal	false
acrimonious	sharp or bitter in temper, language, or manner; cuastic.	,/&/kr/@/'m/oU/n/i//@/s	An acrimonious dispute broke out between the drivers who had the accident.	easy	false
acrophobia	fear of heights	,/&/kr/@/'f/oU/b/i//@/	Not Available	normal	false
actuarial	calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics	,/&/k/tS//u/'/(@)/r/i//@/l	Not Available	normal	false
actuary	someone who advises insurance companies	'/&/k/tS//u/,/E/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
actuate	motivate; activate; cause to act	'/&/k/tS//u/,/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
acuity	sharpness (of mind or senses of sight or hearing)	/@/'k/j//u//I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
acumen	mental keenness; sharpness of judgment; ability to judge quickly and well;	/@/'k/j//u/m/@/n	business acumen	normal	false
acute	(of the senses) sharp; quickly perceptive; keen; penetrating; brief and severe;	/@/'k/j//u/t	acute sense of smell/analysis/pain	normal	false
adage	wise saying; proverb	'/&/d/I//dZ/	Not Available	normal	false
adamant	hard; inflexible	'/&/d/@/m/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
adapt	make or become suitable for a specific use; alter; modify; adjust; N. adaptation: act of adapting; composition recast into a new form;	/@/'d/&/pt	The play is an adaptation of a short novel	normal	false
addendum	addition; appendix to book; something that is added (as at the end of a speech or book)	/@/'d/E/nd/@/m	Not Available	normal	false
addiction	compulsive habitual need	/@/'d/I/k/S//@/n	Not Available	easy	false
addle	make or become confused; muddle; drive crazy; become rotten (egg)	'/&/d/-/l	Not Available	normal	false
address	direct a speech to; speak to; deal with or discuss; direct one's efforts or attention to; make with a destination; N: formal speech	/@/'dr/E/s	Not Available	normal	false
adept	expert at; very skilled	'/&/d/E/pt	Not Available	normal	false
adhere	stick fast; be a devoted follower; N. adhesion: adhering; devotion; loyalty	/&/d'h/i/r	Not Available	normal	false
adherent	supporter; follower	/&/d'h/i/r/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
adjacent	adjoining; neighboring; close by	/@/'/dZ//eI/s/@/nt	Not Available	easy	false
adjoin	be next to	/@/'/dZ///Oi//n	His yard adjoins ours. Canada adjoins the United States. Our garden adjoins the house. Suburbs adjoin the city.	easy	false
adjourn	suspend until a later time; move from one place to another	/@/'/dZ//[@]/rn	Not Available	normal	false
adjunct	something attached to but holding an inferior position	'/&//dZ//@//N/kt	Not Available	normal	false
adjuration	solemn urging; V. adjure: entreat earnestly; enjoin solemnly	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
adjutant	staff officer assisting the commander; assistant	'/&//dZ//@/t/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
admonish	warn or speak to with gentle disapproval; reprove	/&/d'm/@/n/I//S/	Not Available	normal	false
adore	love deeply and respect highly	/@/'d/oU/r	Not Available	normal	false
adorn	decorate; to add beauty to; beautify	/@/'d/O/rn	Wild flowers adorned the river bank.	easy	false
adroit	having or showing skill in using the mind; resourceful in reaching one's objective; ingenious; clever; having or showing skill in the use of the hands or the body; skillful	/@/'dr//Oi//t	A good teacher is adroit in asking questions. But this adroit defence failed to make any impression upon Victoria (Lytton Strachey). Monkeys are adroit climbers.	easy	false
adulation	flattery; admiration that is more than is necessary or deserved	,/&//dZ//@/'l/eI/sh/@/n	Not Available	normal	false
adulterate	make impure or of poorer quality by adding inferior or tainted(contaminated) substances	/@/'d/@/lt/@/,r/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
advent	a coming or arival, especially of something infrequent or unusually important	'/&/dv/E/nt	the advent of a new era, the advent of space exploration. The advent of spring was a time for festivals in ancient days.	easy	false
adventitious	accidental; casual; happening by chance	,/&/dv/@/n't/I//S//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
adversary	opponent; enemy	'/&/dv/@/r,s/E/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
adverse	going against; opposing; unfavorable; hostile	/&/d'v/[@]/rs	Not Available	normal	false
adversity	great hardship or affliction; misfortune; calamitous event	/&/d'v/[@]/rs/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
advert	refer	'/&/dv/@/rt	Not Available	normal	false
advocacy	support; active pleading on behalf of someone or something	'/&/dv/@/k/@/s/i/	Not Available	normal	false
advocate	to speak or write in favor or; recommend publicly (a measure, policy, belief, or theory); support	Not available	He advocates building more good roads.	easy	false
aegis	shield; protection; defense	'/i//dZ//I/s	Not Available	normal	false
aerie	nest of a large bird of prey	'/(@)/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
aesthetic	artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful (of a person or building); CF. aesthete; CF. aesthetics	/E/s'/T//E/t/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
affable	easily approachable; easy to talk to; warmly friendly	'/&/f/@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
affected	artificial; pretended	/@/'f/E/kt/I/d	Not Available	normal	false
affidavit	written statement made under oath (for use as proof in a court of law)	,/&/f/I/'d/eI/v/I/t	Not Available	normal	false
affiliation	joining; associating with	/@/,f/I/l/i/'/eI//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
affinity	feeling of kinship; similarity;	/@/'f/I/n/I/t/i/	strong affinity for her, many affinities between two languages	normal	false
affirmation	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath; V. affirm; ADJ. affirmative; CF. affirmative action: positive discrimination	,/&/f/@/r'm/eI//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
affliction	state of distress; trial; cause of distress or suffering; V. afflict: inflict grievous suffering on	/@/'fl/I/k/S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
affluence	abundance; wealth	'/&/fl/u//@/ns	Not Available	normal	false
affront	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect; V: insult or hurt the feelings of intentionally	/@/'fr/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
afterlife	life after death; later part of one's life	'/&/ft/@/r,l/aI/f	Not Available	normal	false
agape	openmouthed	/A/'g/A/p/eI/	Not Available	normal	false
agenda	items of business at a meeting	/@/'/dZ//E/nd/@/	Not Available	normal	false
agglomeration	collection; heap; V. agglomerate: gather into a rounded mass; N. aggolmeate: jumbled mass; heap	/@/,gl/A/m/@/'r/eI//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
aggrandize	make greater; increase in power, wealth, rank, or honor; N. aggrandizement	/@/'gr/&/nd/aI/z	The dictator sought to aggrandize himself by new conquests.	normal	false
aggregate	sum; total; ADJ. V: gather into a mass or whole; accumulate; add up to;	'/&/gr/I/g/@/t	aggregate 100 dollars	normal	false
aghast	filled with great surprise or fear; horrified	/@/'g/&/st	Not Available	normal	false
agility	nimbleness; ability to move quickly	/@/'/dZ//I/l/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
agitate	stir up; disturb	'/&//dZ//I/,t/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
agnostic	one who is skeptical of the existence or knowability of a god or any ultimate reality	/&/g'n/A/st/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
agog	highly excited; intensely curious	/@/'g/A/g	Not Available	normal	false
agrarian	pertaining to land or its cultivation;	/@/'gr/(@)/r/i//@/n	agrarian reform	normal	false
airy	of air; high in the air; lofty; immaterial; unreal	'/(@)/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
alacrity	cheerful promptness without reluctance	/@/'l/&/kr/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
alchemy	medieval chemistry	'/&/lk/@/m/i/	Not Available	normal	false
alcove	nook; recess	'/&/lk/oU/v	Not Available	normal	false
alias	an assumed name esp. by a criminal (usually to mislead people); ADV. alias	'/eI/l/i//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
alienate	make unfriendly or hostile; estrange; separate; change the ownership of	'/eI/l/j//@/,n/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
alimentary	supplying nourishment	,/&/l/@/'m/E/nt/@/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
alimony	payments made regularly to an ex-spouse after divorce	'/&/l/@/,m/oU/n/i/	Not Available	normal	false
allay	calm; pacify	/@/'l/eI/	Not Available	normal	false
allege	to state positively; assert; declare; state without proof	/@/'l/E//dZ/	This man alleges that his watch has been stolen. The alleged theft never really happened. Where much is alleged something must be true (Edward Gibbon). He was tardy this morning and alleges that his bus was late.	normal	false
allegiance	loyalty	/@/'l/i//dZ//@/ns	Not Available	normal	false
allegory	story, play, or picture in which characters are used as symbols; fable	'/&/l/@/,g/oU/r/i/	Not Available	difficult	false
alleviate	relieve (pain)	/@/'l/i/v/i/,/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
alliteration	repetition of beginning sound in poetry	/@/,l/I/t/@/'r/eI//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
allocate	assign; set apart for a particular purpose	'/&/l/@/,k/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
alloy	mixture as of metals; something added that lowers in value or purity; V: mix; make less pure; lower in value or quality; spoil; CF. unalloyed: not in mixture with other maetals; pure; complete; unqualified;	'/&/lO/i/	unalloyed happiness	normal	false
allude	refer indirectly; N. allusion: indirect reference	/@/'l/u/d	Not Available	normal	false
allure	to tempt or attract very strongly; fascinate; charm; great charm or attractiveness.	/@/'l/U/r	Circus life allured him with its action and excitement. the allure of the sea.	easy	false
alluvial	pertaining to soil deposits left by running water; consisting of, or formed by sand, silt, or mud left by flowing water.	/@/'l/u/v/i//@/l	an alluvial plain. A delta is an alluvial deposit at the mouth of a river.	difficult	false
alms	money or goods given to the poor	/A/mz	Not Available	normal	false
aloft	upward; high up in the air	/@/'l/O/ft	Not Available	normal	false
aloof	apart; not open in one's relationship with other people; reserved; ADV.	/@/'l/u/f	Not Available	normal	false
altercation	noisy quarrel	,/O/lt/@/r'k/eI//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
altruistic	unselfishly generous; concerned for others; N. altiruism: unselfish concern for the welfare of others; unselfishness; OP. egoism	,/&/ltr/u/'/I/st/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
amalgam	combination of different things; mixture of metals (containing mercury) used for filling holes in teeth	/@/'m/&/lg/@/m	Not Available	normal	false
amalgamate	(of societies or groups) combine; unite in one body	/@/'m/&/lg/@/,m/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
amass	collect (gradually, in a very large amount)	/@/'m/&/s	The miser amassed a fortune for himself.	easy	false
amazon	female warrior	'/&/m/@/,z/A/n	Not Available	normal	false
ambidextrous	capable of using either hand with equal ease	,/&/mb/I/'d/E/kstr/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
ambience	environment; atmosphere;	'/&/mb/i//@/ns	restraurant with a pleasant ambience, ambient temperature	normal	false
ambiguous	unclear or doubtful in meaning; having more than one possible interpretation	/&/m'b/I/g/j//u//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
ambivalence	the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes or opinions	/&/m'b/I/v/@/l/@/ns	Not Available	normal	false
amble	walking at an easy unhurried pace; V: walk slowly and aimlessly	'/&/mb/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
ambrosia	food of the gods	/&/m'br/oU//Z//@/	Not Available	normal	false
ambulatory	able to walk	'/&/mb/j//@/l/@/,t/oU/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
ambush	act of lying in wait to attack by surprise; sudden attack made from a concealed position;	'/&/mb/U//S/	lie in ambush	normal	false
ameliorate	improve	/@/'m/i/l/j//@/,r/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
amenable	obedient; compliant; readily managed; responsive; willing to be led; answerable or accountable legally; responsible; able to be tested by;	/@/'m/i/n/@/b/@/l	amenable to sensible suggestions, He is very amenable, amenable to the usual tests	normal	false
amend	correct; change ; generally for the better	/@/'m/E/nd	Not Available	normal	false
amenities	convenient features that helps to make life pleasant; social courtesies	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
amiable	agreeable; lovable; warmly friendly	'/eI/m/i//@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
amicable	having or showing a friendly attitude; peaceable	'/&/m/@/k/@/b/@/l	amicable settlement. Instead of fighting, the two nations settled their quarrel by amicable negotiation.	easy	false
amiss	wrong; faulty;	/@/'m/I/s	something amiss	normal	false
amity	friendship; peaceful relationship as between nations	'/&/m/I/t/i/	a treaty of amity and commerce. If there were true amity between nations there would be no wars.	normal	false
amnesia	loss of memory	/&/m'n/i//Z//@/	Not Available	easy	false
amnesty	pardon (allowed by government to political criminals)	'/&/mn/I/st/i/	Not Available	normal	false
amok(amuck)	in a state of rage;	/@/'m/@/k	run amok	normal	false
amoral	nonmoral; having no understanding of right and wrong	/eI/'m/O/r/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
amorous	moved by sexual love; loving; of sexual love;	'/&/m/@/r/@/s	amorous advances	normal	false
amorphous	formless; lacking shape or definition	/@/'m/O/rf/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
amphibian	able to live both on land and in water; N.	/&/m'f/I/b/i//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
amphitheater	oval building with tiers of seats; CF. arena	'/&/mf/@/,/T//i//@/t/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
ample	enough; abundant; spacious; large in size;	'/&/mp/@/l	ample opportunity/garden	normal	false
amplify	increase in size or effect; expand; broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make stronger;	'/&/mpl/@/,f/aI/	amplify one's remarks with a graph	normal	false
amputate	to cut off (all or a portion of leg, arm, had, or other part that grows out), usually by surgery.	'/&/mp/j//U/,t/eI/t	The doctor amputated the wouned soldier's leg.	easy	false
amulet	charm; talisman; an object worn believed to protect against evil, bad luck	'/&/m/j//@/l/I/t	Not Available	normal	false
anachronism	an error involving time in a story; something or someone misplaced in time; ADJ. anachronistic	/@/'n/&/kr/@/,n/I/z/@/m	Not Available	normal	false
analgesia	condition of being unable to feel pain	,/&/n/-/l'/dZ//i/z/i//@/	Not Available	normal	false
analgesic	causing insensitivity to pain; N.	,/&/n/-/l'/dZ//i/s/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
analogous	comparable; similar	/@/'n/&/l/@/g/@/s	The human heart is analogous to a pump.	easy	false
analogy	similarity; parallelism; comparing two similar things	/@/'n/&/l/@//dZ//i/	Not Available	normal	false
anarchist	person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate of abolishing authority	'/&/n/@/rk/I/st	Not Available	normal	false
anarchy	absence of governing body; state of disorder	'/&/n/@/rk/i/	After its defeat in war the country was in a state of anarchy.	easy	false
anathema	solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse; V. anathematize	/@/'n/&//T//@/m/@/	Not Available	normal	false
ancestry	family descent; ADJ. ancestral	'/&/ns/E/str/i/	Not Available	normal	false
anchor	secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; N. anchorage	'/&//N/k/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
ancillary	subordinate; dependent; subservient; subsdiary; assisting; auxillary; an assistant; helper	'/&/ns/@/,l/E/r/i/	an ancillary engine in a sailboat.	normal	false
anecdote	short story of an amusing or interesting event	'/&/n/I/k,d/oU/t	Many anecdotes are told about Abe Lincoln.	easy	false
anemia	condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; ADJ. anemic	/@/'n/i/m/i//@/	Not Available	normal	false
anesthetic	substance that removes sensation with or without loss of consciousness; N. anesthesia	,/&/n/I/s'/T//E/t/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
anguish	acute pain; extreme suffering	'/&//N/gw/I//S/	Not Available	normal	false
angular	sharp-cornered; having an angle; not rounded (body); bony; lean; gaunt; stiff in manner	'/&//N/g/j//@/l/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
animadversion	critical remark; V. animadvert: comment critically with disapproval	,/&/n/@/m/&/d'v/[@]/r/Z//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
animated	lively; spirited	'/&/n/@/,m/eI/t/I/d	Not Available	normal	false
animosity	active dislike or enmity; keen hostile feelings; ill will; violent hatred	,/&/n/@/'m/A/s/I/t/i/	Gossips soon earn the animosity of their neighbors	normal	false
animus	hostile feeling or intent; animosity; hostility; disposition	'/&/n/@/m/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
annals	records arranged in yearly parts; history	'/&/n/-/lz	Not Available	normal	false
anneal	reduce brittleness and improve toughness by heating and cooling (metal or glass)	/@/'n/i/l	Not Available	normal	false
annex	to join or add to a larger or more important thing; to attach as a qualification or limitation; to ad too a book or other writing; append	/&/'n/E/ks	The United States annexed Texas in 1845. to annex a clause to a contract. a translation with a glossary annexed.	normal	false
annihilate	to destroy completely; wipe out of existence	/@/'n/aI//@/,l/eI/t	An avalanche annihilated the village. to annihilate an army.	easy	false
annotate	to provide with explanatory or critical notes or comments; gloss	'/&/n/oU/,t/eI/t	Shakespeare's plays are often annoteated to make them easier to understand.	normal	false
annuity	yearly allowance	/@/'n/u//I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
annul	make void	/@/'n/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
anodyne	drug that relieves pain or trouble; -�+d-�; opiate; ADJ.	'/&/n/@/,d/aI/n	anodyne statement	normal	false
anoint	consecrate; to put oil on; cover or rub with ointment; smear; to put oil on (a person) in ceremony as a sign of sconsecration to office; to rub or smear with any other substance or liquid.	/@/'n//Oi//nt	Anoint suburned skin with cold cream. The bishop anointed the new kind.	difficult	false
anomalous	abnormal; irregular	/@/'n/A/m/@/l/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
anomaly	irregularity	/@/'n/A/m/@/l/i/	Not Available	normal	false
anonymity	state of being nameless; anonymousness; ADJ. anonymous	,/&/n/@/'n/I/m/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
antagonism	hostility; active opposition; V. antagonize: cause to become an enemy; N. antagonist: person who is opposed to another; opponent; adversary; principal character in oppostion to the protagonist	/&/n't/&/g/@/,n/I/z/@/m	Not Available	normal	false
antecede	precede	,/&/nt/I/'s/i/d	Not Available	normal	false
antecedents	preceding events that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
antediluvian	antiquated; extremely ancient	,/&/nt/i/d/I/'l/u/v/i//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
anthem	song of praise or patriotism;	'/&/n/T//@/m	national anthem	normal	false
anthology	book of literary selections by various authors; CF. omnibus	/&/n'/T//A/l/@//dZ//i/	Not Available	normal	false
anthropoid	manlike; resembling a human being; N.	'/&/n/T/r/@/,p//Oi//d	Not Available	normal	false
anthropologist	student of the history and science of humankind	,/&/n/T/r/@/'p/A/l/@//dZ//I/st	Not Available	normal	false
anthropomorphic	having human form or characteristics	,/&/n/T/r/@/p/@/'m/O/rf/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
anticlimax	letdown in thought or emotion; something unexciting, ordinary, or disappointing coming after something important or exciting	,/&/nt/I/'kl/aI/m/&/ks	Not Available	normal	false
antidote	remedy to counteract a poison or disease;	'/&/nt/I/,d/oU/t	antidote to the economic troubles	normal	false
antipathy	a strong or fixed dislike; a feeling against; aversion.	/&/n't/I/p/@//T//i/	She felt an antipathy to snakes.	easy	false
antiquated	that has grown old but is no longer valued; old-fashioned; out-of-date; too old for work or service	'/&/nt/@/,kw/eI/t/I/d	antiquated fashions, antiquated laws. Most science books written 20 years ago are not antiquated. This antiquated truck is ready for the junk heap.	easy	false
antique	old-fashioned; out-of-date; antiquated; of or belonging to ancient Greece or Rome; of times long ago; from times long ago; ancient; of or belonging to a distinctly earlier age than the present; something belonging to an earlier age.	/&/n't/i/k	She word an antique gown to the costume party. antique heroes. The antique chair was made in 1750. An antique gold finish is dull and slightly greenish. an antique shop, an antique dealer. This carved chest in a genuine antique.	easy	false
antiquity	quality of being very old; ancient times; �f�d	/&/n't/I/kw/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
antiseptic	substance that prevents infection in a wound; ADJ.	,/&/nt/I/'s/E/pt/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
antithesis	contrast; direct opposite of or to; ADJ. antithetic or antithetical	/&/n't/I//T//I/s/I/s	Not Available	normal	false
antler	bony growth on the head of a deer	'/&/ntl/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
anvil	iron block used in hammering out metals	'/&/nv/I/l	Not Available	normal	false
apathy	lack of interest in or desire for activity; indifference; lack of feeling	'/&/p/@//T//i/	He was sunk in apathy after his failure. The apathy of the lazy boy was annoying. The citizens' apathy to local affairs resulted in poor government. The miser heard the old beggar's story with apathy.	easy	false
ape	imitate or mimic (a person's behavior or manner)	/eI/p	Not Available	normal	false
aperture	opening; hole; adjustable opening in a camera that limits the amount of light	'/&/p/@/r/tS//@/r	A window is an aperture for letting in light and air.	easy	false
apex	tip; summit; climax; highest point	'/eI/p/E/ks	Not Available	normal	false
aphasia	loss of speech due to injury or illness	/@/'f/eI//Z//@/	Not Available	normal	false
aphorism	pithy maxim or saying; ADJ. aphoristic	'/&/f/@/,r/I/z/@/m	Not Available	normal	false
apiarist	person who keeps bees	'/eI/p/i//@/r/I/st	Not Available	normal	false
apiary	a place where bees are kept	'/eI/p/i/,/E/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
apiculture	bee-keeping	'/eI/p/@/,k/@/l/tS//@/r	Not Available	normal	false
aplomb	self-possession springing from perfect confidence in oneself; assurance; poise	/@/'pl/A/m	He exudes self-confidence and aplomb (Time).	normal	false
apocalyptic	like or giving a revelation especially of violent upheaval; prophetic; pertaining to revelations especially of disaster;	/@/,p/A/k/@/'l/I/pt/I/k	Among people wo see supernatural implications in natural phenomena, tornadoes have long been regarded as the apocalyptic of storms (New Yorker).	difficult	false
apocryphal	(of a story) widely believed but untrue	/@/'p/A/kr/@/f/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
apogee	highest point; the point farthest from the earth; OP. perigee	'/&/p/@/,/dZ//i/	Not Available	normal	false
apolitical	having an aversion or lack of concern for political affairs	,/eI/p/@/'l/I/t/I/k/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
apologist	a person who defends an idea, belief, religion, or other doctrine, in speech or writing.	/@/'p/A/l/@//dZ//I/st	Dictators and their apologists like to say that authoritarian government makes for economic efficiency, that loss of liberty is balanced by material gains (Time).	normal	false
apoplexy	stroke; loss of consciousness caused by too much blood in the brain	'/&/p/@/,pl/E/ks/i/	Not Available	normal	false
apostate	one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs; N. apostasy	/@/'p/A/st/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
apothecary	druggist; pharmacist	/@/'p/A//T//@/,k/E/r/i/	Not Available	easy	false
apothegm	pithy, compact saying	'/&/p/@/,/T//E/m	Not Available	normal	false
apotheosis	elevation to godhood; an ideal example of something	/@/,p/A//T//i/'/oU/s/I/s	Not Available	normal	false
appall	dismay; shock deeply	/@/'p/O/l	Not Available	normal	false
apparent	evident; easily seen or understood; appearing as such;	/@/'p/&/r/@/nt	apparent improvement	easy	false
apparition	ghost; phantom	,/&/p/@/'r/I//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
appease	pacify or soothe;	/@/'p/i/z	appease a crying baby	normal	false
appellation	name; title	,/&/p/@/'l/eI//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
append	attach	/@/'p/E/nd	Not Available	normal	false
application	diligent attention; diligence; V. apply oneself	,/&/pl/@/'k/eI//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
apposite	appropriate; fitting	'/&/p/@/z/I/t	Not Available	normal	false
appraise	estimate value of; N. appraisal	/@/'pr/eI/z	Not Available	normal	false
appreciate	be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of; ADJ. appreciable: enough to be felt;	/@/'pr/i//S//i/,/eI/t	appreciable difference	normal	false
apprehend	arrest (a criminal); dread; perceive; N. apprehension	,/&/pr/I/'h/E/nd	The thief was apprehended and put in jail.	easy	false
apprehensive	fearful; discerning	,/&/pr/I/'h/E/ns/I/v	Not Available	normal	false
apprise	to give notice to; let know; inform; notify; advise	/@/'pr/aI/z	We were at once apprised of his change of plans.	normal	false
approbation	approval	,/&/pr/@/'b/eI//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
appropriate	acquire; take possession of for one's own use without permission; set aside for a particular purpose; allocate; CF. misappropriate	/@/'pr/oU/pr/i/,/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
appurtenances	subordinate possessions; something added to a more important thing	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
apropos	with reference to; regarding; to the point; fitting; suitable	,/&/pr/@/'p/oU/	Your remark is certainly apropos to what we are discussing	difficult	false
aptitude	fitness; talent	'/&/pt/I/,t/u/d	Not Available	normal	false
aquiline	curved; hooked; of or like an eagle;	'/&/kw/@/,l/aI/n	aquiline nose	normal	false
arable	fit for growing crops;	'/&/r/@/b/@/l	arable land	normal	false
arbiter	person with power to decide a matter in dispute; judge who is in a position ot make influential judgments;	'/A/rb/I/t/@/r	supreme arbiter of fashion in beachware	normal	false
arbitrary	unreasonable or capricious; random; tyrannical;	'/A/rb/I/,tr/E/r/i/	arbitrary ruler	normal	false
arbitrate	act as judge (at the request of both sides)	'/A/rb/I/,tr/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
arboreal	of or living in trees	/A/r'b/oU/r/i//@/l	Not Available	normal	false
arboretum	place where different trees and shrubs are studied and exhibited	,/A/rb/@/'r/i/t/@/m	Not Available	normal	false
arcade	a covered passageway usually lined with shops	/A/r'k/eI/d	Not Available	normal	false
arcane	esoteric; secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated;	/A/r'k/eI/n	arcane ritual, arcane process closed to the uninitiated listener	normal	false
arch-	chief; first;	Not available	archbishop	normal	false
archaeology	study of artifacts and relics of early mankind	,/A/rk/i/'/A/l/@//dZ//i/	Not Available	normal	false
archaic	antiquated; no longer used; belonging to the past; N.	/A/r'k/eI//I/k	Not Available	normal	false
archetype	the original model or patter from which copies are made, or out of which later forms develop; prototype; exemplar	'/A/rk/I/,t/aI/p	That little engine is the archetype of huge modern locomotives.	normal	false
archipelago	group of closely located islands	,/A/rk/@/'p/E/l/@/,g/oU/	Not Available	normal	false
archives	public records; place where public records are kept	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
ardor	heat; passion; zeal; ADJ. ardent	'/A/rd/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
arduous	hard; strenuous;	'/A/r/dZ//u//@/s	arduous work	normal	false
argot	slang; speech spoken by only a small group of people	'/A/rg/oU/	Not Available	normal	false
aria	operatic solo; a song sung by one person in an opera or oratorio	'/A/r/i//@/	Not Available	normal	false
arid	having very little rainfall; very dry; parched; unfruitful because of lack of moisture; barren	'/&/r/i/d	an arid climate, arid soil. Desert lands are arid. an arid, boring speech, an arid, unrewarding field of study	easy	false
aristocracy	hereditary nobility; privileged class; government by nobility; N. aristocrat	,/&/r/I/'st/A/kr/@/s/i/	Not Available	normal	false
armada	fleet of warships	/A/r'm/A/d/@/	Not Available	normal	false
aromatic	fragrant; having a sweet smell; N. aroma: strong pleasant smell	,/&/r/@/'m/&/t/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
arraign	charge in court; indict	/@/'r/eI/n	Not Available	normal	false
array	marshal; draw up in order; arrange in order; clothe splendidly; adorn; N: fine clothes; ordered group;	/@/'r/eI/	in battle array	normal	false
arrears	being in debt; money that should have been paid; work that should have been done	/@/'r/i//@/z	Not Available	normal	false
arrhythmic	lacking rhythm or regularity; N. arrhythmia	/@/'r/I//D/m/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
arrogance	pride; haughtiness; ADJ. arrogant: unpleasantly self-important (with a strong confidence in one's own importance and a lack of respect for other people)	'/&/r/@/g/@/ns	Not Available	normal	false
arroyo	gully; narrow channel formed by rainwater	/@/'r//Oi///oU/	Not Available	normal	false
arsenal	storage place for military equipment	'/A/rs/@/n/-/l	Not Available	normal	false
artery	blood-vessel; CF. vein	'/A/rt/@/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
artful	exhibiting art or skill; deceitful; cunning; CF. artifice	'/A/rtf/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
articulate	effective; distinct; expressing ideas clearly; having clear sounds; having joints;	/A/r't/I/k/j//@/l/@/t	articulate speech	normal	false
artifacts	object made by human beings, either hand-made or mass-produced	Not available	Arrowheads and pottery were among the artifacts found at the site of the prehistoric village	easy	false
artifice	deception; trickery	'/A/rt/@/f/I/s	Not Available	normal	false
artisan	a workman skilled in some industry or trade; craftsman.	'/A/rt/I/z/@/n	Carpenters, masons, plumbers, and electricians are artisans.	normal	false
artless	without guile; open and honest	'/A/rtl/I/s	Not Available	normal	false
ascendancy	controlling influence; position of controlling influence; CF. in the ascendant	/@/'s/E/nd/@/ns/i/	Not Available	normal	false
ascertain	find out for certain; make certain	,/&/s/@/r't/eI/n	Not Available	normal	false
ascetic	practicing self-denial; avoiding physical pleasures and comforts; austere;	/@/'s/E/t/I/k	ascetic life of Buddhist monks	normal	false
ascribe	refer; attribute; assign	/@/'skr/aI/b	Not Available	normal	false
aseptic	preventing infection; having a cleansing effect	/@/'s/E/pt/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
ashen	ash-colored; deadly pale	'/&//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
asinine	stupid;	'/&/s/@/,n/aI/n	asinine remarks	normal	false
askance	with a sideways or indirect look (with disapproval or distruct);	/@/'sk/&/ns	look askance at	normal	false
askew	crookedly; slanted; at an angle	/@/'sk/j//u/	Not Available	normal	false
asperity	sharpness; roughness; severity (of temper or weather);	/@/'sp/E/r/I/t/i/	asperities of a Russian winter	normal	false
aspersion	slanderous remark;	/@/'sp/[@]/r/Z//@/n	cast aspersions on	normal	false
aspirant	seeker after position or status	/@/'sp/aI//-/r/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
aspire	seek to attain (position or status); long for;	/@/'sp/aI//-/r	aspire to become president, aspire to/after the leadership	normal	false
assail	assault; to set upon with violence; attack repeatedly with violent blows	/@/'s/eI/l	The enemy assailed our fort. The senators assailed the President on the subject of the treaty.	normal	false
assay	analyze (to discover what materials are present); evaluate (soil or ore)	/@/'s/eI/	Not Available	normal	false
assent	agree; accept; N. assessment	/@/'s/E/nt	Not Available	normal	false
assert	state strongly or positively; demand recognition of (rights, claims, etc.); make a claim to (by forceful action);	/@/'s/[@]/rt	assert one's independence	normal	false
assiduous	diligent	/@/'s/I//dZ//u//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
assimilate	absorb; take (food) into the body and digest it; understand (knowledge) completely and be able to use properly; cause to become homogeneous (the people of a country or race in the wasy of behaving or thinking)	/@/'s/I/m/@/,l/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
assuage	to calm or soothe (angry or excited feelings); make less intense; to make (physical or mental pain) milder or easier; relieve or lessen; to astisfy; appease; quench (appetites or desires).	/@/'sw/eI//dZ/	He did all he could to assuage her fears. Aspirin assuages pain. A drink of water will assuage your thirst.	normal	false
assumption	something taken for granted; the taking over or taking possession of;	/@/'s/@/mp/S//@/n	her assumption of power	normal	false
assurance	firm statement that something is certainly true; promise or pledge; certainty; confidence in one's own ability; self-confidence;	/@/'/S//U/r/@/ns	In spite of all his assurances, he did not come back, assurance of his loyalty, The teacher lacked assurance in fr	normal	false
asteroid	small planet	'/&/st/@/,r//Oi//d	Not Available	normal	false
astigmatism	the structural defect of an eye or of a lens that makes objects look indistinct or gives imperfect images. (figurative) inability or refusal to accept what is right or true.	/@/'st/I/gm/@/,t/I/z/@/m	With perfect focus, all the rays of light, entering throught the cornea, converge at one point on the retina; with astigmatism they do not. the moral astigmatism of a bigot.	normal	false
astral	relating to the stars	'/&/str/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
astringent	binding; causing contraction (stopping bleeding); harsh or severe; stringent;	/@/'str/I/n/dZ//@/nt	astringent criticism	normal	false
astronomical	enormously large or extensive	,/&/str/@/'n/A/m/I/k/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
astute	wise; shrewd; keen; seeing quickly something that is to one's advantage	/@/'st/u/t	Not Available	normal	false
asunder	into parts; apart; V. sunder	/@/'s/@/nd/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
asylum	place of refuge or shelter; protection (religious or political)	/@/'s/aI/l/@/m	Not Available	normal	false
asymmetric	not identical on both sides of a dividing central line	,/eI/s/@/'m/E/tr/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
atavism	resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; reversion to an earlier type; throwback; ADJ. atavistic	'/&/t/@/,v/I/z/@/m	Not Available	normal	false
atheistic	denying the existence of God; N. atheism	,/eI//T//i/'/I/st/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
atone	make amends for; pay for;	/@/'t/oU/n	atone for	normal	false
atrocity	brutal deed; ADJ. atrocious	/@/'tr/A/s/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
atrophy	wasting away; V: weaken and lose flesh and muscle (through lack of blood or lack of use)	'/&/tr/@/f/i/	Not Available	normal	false
attentive	alert and watchful; listening carefully; paying attention; considerate; thoughtful; politely helpful;	/@/'t/E/nt/I/v	attentive audience, He was attentive to the old lady	normal	false
attenuate	make thin; weaken	/@/'t/E/n/j//@/,w/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
attest	testify; bear witness	/@/'t/E/st	Not Available	easy	false
attire	clothe; N: clothing; array; apparel	/@/'t/aI//-/r	Not Available	normal	false
attribute	essential quality; V: ascribe; explain	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
attrition	the action or process of rubbing away, or wearing or grinding down, by friction; any gradual process of wearing down, especially to exhaust an opponent's energy or resources; a recuction of weakening in number or force; decline	/@/'tr/I//S//@/n	Pebbles become smooth by attrition. The long war of attrition exhausted the strength of both countries.	normal	false
atypical	not normal; not typical	/eI/'t/I/p/I/k/@/l	Some drugs produce an atypical reaction in very sensitive patients.	normal	false
audacious	daring; bold; N. audacity	/O/'d/eI//S//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
audit	examination of accounts of a business; official examination; V.	'/O/d/I/t	Not Available	normal	false
augment	increase; add to	/O/g'm/E/nt	Not Available	normal	false
augury	omen; prophecy; sign of coming events; V. augur: predict; foretell; be a sign of (something in future)	'/O/g/j//@/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
august	impressive; majestic	/O/'g/@/st	Not Available	normal	false
aureole	sun's corona; halo; bright circle of light	'/O/r/i/,/oU/l	Not Available	normal	false
auroral	pertaining to the aurora borealis; CF. aurora australis	/O/'r/oU/r/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
auspicious	favoring success; giving signs of future success; Cf. auspices	/O/'sp/I//S//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
austere	forbiddingly stern; ascetic; without comfort or enjoyment; severely simple and unornamented;	/O/'st/i/r	a monk's austere life, austere grandeur of the cathedral	normal	false
authenticate	prove genuine	/O/'/T//E/nt/@/,k/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
authoritarian	subordinating the individual to the state; completely dominating another's will;	/@/,/T//O/r/I/'t/(@)/r/i//@/n	authoritarian regime/father	normal	false
authoritative	having the weight of authority; regarded as providing knowledge that can be trusted; reliable; peremptory and dictatorial;	/@/'/T//O/r/I/,t/eI/t/I/v	authoritative dictionary/manner	normal	false
autocratic	having absolute unchecked power; dictatorial; N. autocrat, autocracy	,/O/t/@/'kr/&/t/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
automaton	mechanism that imitates actions of humans; machine that works by itself	/O/'t/A/m/@/,t/A/n	Not Available	normal	false
autonomous	self-governing; N. autonomy	/O/'t/A/n/@/m/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
autopsy	examination of a dead body; postmortem; V.	'/O/t/A/ps/i/	The autopsy revealed that the dead man had been poisoned.	easy	false
auxiliary	offering or providing help; additional or subsidiary; N: helper; assistant	/O/g'z/I/l/j//@/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
avalanche	great mass of falling snow and ice	'/&/v/@/,l/&/n/tS/	Not Available	normal	false
avantgarde	group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
avarice	greediness for wealth	'/&/v/@/r/I/s	Not Available	normal	false
avenge	take vengence for something or on behalf of someone;	/@/'v/E/n/dZ/	They avenged his death by burning the village, He swore to avenge his brother, They avenged themselves on their enemy	normal	false
aver	state confidently; declare as true	/@/'v/E/r	Not Available	normal	false
averse	reluctant; disinclined; not liking or opposed;	/@/'v/[@]/rs	averse to cats/doing the house work	normal	false
aversion	firm dislike	/@/'v/[@]/r/Z//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
avert	prevent; avoid; turn away (eyes or thought);	/@/'v/[@]/rt	An accident was averted by his quick thinking, She averted her eyes from the terrible sight	normal	false
aviary	enclosure for birds; large cage	'/eI/v/i/,/E/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
avid	extremely eager; greatly desirous; greedy; craving; covetous	'/&/v/I/d	avid learner. The dictator had an avid desire for power. The miser was avid for gold.	normal	false
avocation	secondary or minor occupation; hobby	,/&/v/@/'k/eI//S//@/n	He is a lawyer by vocation, but writing stories is his avocation.	normal	false
avow	to declare frankly or openly; admit; acknowledge	/@/'v/AU/	He avowed that he could not sing. The critics avowed their disgust for the new taxes with boldness.	normal	false
avuncular	of or like an uncle	/@/'v/@//N/k/j//@/l/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
awe	solemn wonder; feeling of respect mixed with wonder and fear; V: fill with awe; ADJ. awesome	/O/	Not Available	normal	false
awful	terrible; very bad	'/O/f/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
awl	pointed tool used for piercing	/O/l	Not Available	normal	false
awry	distorted; crooked; bent;	/@/'r/aI/	Our plans have gone awry	normal	false
axiom	self-evident truth requiring no proof	'/&/ks/i//@/m	Not Available	normal	false
azure	sky blue	'/&//Z//@/r	Not Available	normal	false
babble	chatter idly or foolishly; make continuous sounds like water running gently over rounded stone; N.	'b/&/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
bacchanal	noisy party with a lot of drinking; having to do with Bacchus or his worship.	,b/A/k/@/'n/A/l	Not Available	difficult	false
Bacchanalia	the ancient Roman festival in honor of Bacchus	,b/&/k/@/'n/eI/l/i//@/	Not Available	normal	false
bacchanalian	drunken	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
backslide	revert (to bad habits); N. reverter	'b/&/k,sl/aI/d	Not Available	normal	false
badger	pester; annoy continually with demands; persuade by asking again and again;	'b/&//dZ//@/r	The children badgered me into taking them into the cinema	normal	false
badinage	teasing conversation; banter; good-natured joking	,b/&/d'/-/n/A//Z/	the cheerful exchange of badinage after the match.	difficult	false
baffle	frustrate; perplex	'b/&/f/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
bait	harass; tease; torment;	b/eI/t	badger baiting	normal	false
baleful	evil; malignant in intent or effect; deadly; having a malign influence; portending evil; ominous; threatening;	'b/eI/lf/@/l	baleful look	normal	false
balk	stop short, as if faced with an obstacle, and refuse to continue; foil; stop or get in the way of; frustrate	b/O/k	Not Available	normal	false
ballast	heavy substance used to add stability or weight; V. supply with ballast	'b/&/l/@/st	Not Available	normal	false
balm	something that relieves pain; oily liquid with a pleasant smell from trees	b/A/m	Not Available	normal	false
balmy	soft and mild (of air); fragrant	'b/A/m/i/	Not Available	normal	false
banal	hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality; clich\'ed	'b/eI/n/-/l	Not Available	normal	false
bandy	discuss lightly or glibly; discuss in a frivolous manner; exchange (words) heatedly; quarrel;	'b/&/nd/i/	bandy words with	normal	false
bane	posion; cause of ruin; ADJ. baneful: harmful; poisonous	b/eI/n	Not Available	normal	false
bank	heap; piled-up mass; embankment; lateral tilting (as of an aircraft in turning); V: pile up; protect with a bank; tilt in turning	b/&//N/k	Not Available	normal	false
bantering	joking talk; good-naturedly ridiculing; N.V. banter	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
bar	railing in a courtroom; legal profession; vertical line dividing a staff into equal measures;	b/A/r	prisoner at the bar	normal	false
barb	sharp projection from fishhook, arrow, or other object; openly cutting remark	b/A/rb	Not Available	normal	false
bard	poet	b/A/rd	Not Available	normal	false
barefaced	shameless and noticeable; blatant; bold; unconcealed; having no covering on the face;	'b/(@)/r'f/eI/st	barefaced lie	normal	false
bargain	agreement between two groups or people; something for sale at a price advantageous to the buyer; V: negotiate; trade;	'b/A/rg/I/n	bargaining power	normal	false
baroque	highly ornate	b/@/'r/oU/k	Not Available	normal	false
barrage	barrier laid down by artillery fire; overwhelming profusion; large number of questions or statements;	b/@/'r/A//Z/	a barrage of criticism	normal	false
barrister	counselor-at-law or lawyer in the higher court of law; CF. bar	'b/&/r/I/st/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
barterer	trader; V. barter: trade; exchange good for other goods rather than money	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
base	contemptible; morally bad; inferior in value or quality;	b/eI/s	base motives/conduct, base metal such as iron	normal	false
bask	luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth	b/&/sk	Not Available	normal	false
bastard	illegitimate child	'b/&/st/@/rd	Not Available	normal	false
bastion	stronghold; something seen as a source of protection;	'b/&/s/tS//@/n	the last bastion of male chauvinism	easy	false
bate	let down; lessen the force of; moderate; restrain;	b/eI/t	with bated breath	normal	false
battalion	army unit made up of four or more companies	b/@/'t/&/l/j//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
bauble	trinket; cheap jewel; trifle	'b/O/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
bawdy	not decent; lewd; obscene; about sex in a rude funny way	'b/O/d/i/	Not Available	difficult	false
bearing	deportment; connection	'b/(@)/r/I//N/	Not Available	normal	false
beatific	showing very great happiness; giving or showing bliss; blissful; making blessed; blessing or making happy	,b/i//@/'t/I/f/I/k	The saint had a beatific smile. a beatific vision	difficult	false
beatitude	blessedness; state of great happiness	b/i/'/&/t/@/,t/u/d	Not Available	normal	false
bedizen	dress with vulgar finery	b/I/'d/aI/z/@/n	Not Available	normal	false
bedraggle	wet thoroughly; ADJ. bedraggled: draggled	b/I/'dr/&/g/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
beeline	direct quick route	'b/i/,l/aI/n	Not Available	normal	false
befuddle	confuse thoroughly	b/I/'f/@/d/-/l	Not Available	normal	false
beget	father; become the father of; produce; give rise to	b/I/'g/E/t	Not Available	normal	false
begrudge	envy; give or allow unwillingly; grudge;	b/I/'gr/@//dZ/	We shouldn't begrudge him his success	normal	false
beguile	deceive; mislead or delude; cheat; pass time pleasantly; charm or attract;	b/I/'g/aI/l	beguiling smile	normal	false
behemoth	huge creature; something of monstrous size or power	b/I/'h/i/m/@//T/	Not Available	normal	false
beholden	obligated; indebted; owing thanks; obliged or indebted from gratitude	b/I/'h/oU/ld/-/n	Not Available	normal	false
behoove(behove)	be suited to; be incumbent upon; be right and necessary;	b/I/'h/u/v	It behooves one to do	normal	false
belabor	harp on; dwell on tediously; explain or go over excessively or to a ridiculous degree; assail verbally; beat severely; attack physically	b/I/'l/eI/b/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
belated	delayed	b/I/'l/eI/t/I/d	Not Available	normal	false
beleaguer	besiege or attack (with an army); harass; beset	b/I/'l/i/g/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
belie	contradict; give a false impression; disguise;	b/I/'l/aI/	The poor sales belied our high hopes.Her smile belies her true feeling of displeasure	easy	false
belittle	to make seem little or unimportant, make less important, make little of, speak slightingly of.	b/I/'l/I/t/-/l	Jealous people belittled the explorer's great discoveries.	easy	false
bellicose	warlike	'b/E/l/@/,k/oU/s	Not Available	normal	false
belligerent	quarrelsome	b/@/'l/I//dZ//@/r/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
bemoan	lament; moan for; express sorrow or disapproval of	b/I/'m/oU/n	Not Available	normal	false
bemused	confused; lost in thought; preoccupied	b/I/'m/j//u/zd	Not Available	normal	false
benediction	blessing	,b/E/n/I/'d/I/k/S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
benefactor	gift giver; patron; person who does good or who gives money for a good purpose	'b/E/n/@/,f/&/kt/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
beneficent	kindly; doing good	b/@/'n/E/f/I/s/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
beneficial	helpful; useful; advantageous	,b/E/n/@/'f/I//S//@/l	Not Available	normal	false
beneficiary	person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will	,b/E/n/@/'f/I//S//i/,/E/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
benefit	advantage; anything that brings helpl, advantage, or profit; money provided by the government to the people; fund-raising public entertainment;	'b/E/n/@/f/I/t	unemployment benefit	normal	false
benevolent	generous; charitable; having a wish to do good	b/@/'n/E/v/@/l/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
benign	kindly; favorable; not malignant (disease);	b/I/'n/aI/n	benign tumor	normal	false
benison	blessing	'b/E/n/I/z/@/n	Not Available	normal	false
bent	determined;	b/E/nt	bent on advancing in the business	normal	false
bequeath	leave to someone by means of a will; hand down in his will; N. bequest	b/I/'kw/i//T/	Not Available	normal	false
berate	scold strongly	b/I/'r/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
bereaved	deprived of (someone beloved through death)	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
bereavement	state of being deprived of something valuable or beloved; state of being bereaved or bereft	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
bereft	deprived of (something valuable); lacking	b/I/'r/E/ft	Not Available	normal	false
berserk	mad with violent anger; frenzied; madly excited	b/@/r's/[@]/rk	Not Available	normal	false
beseech	beg; plead with	b/I/'s/i//tS/	Not Available	normal	false
beset	harass or trouble from all directions; hem in	b/I/'s/E/t	Not Available	normal	false
besiege	surround with armed forces; harass (with requests); annoy continually	b/I/'s/i//dZ/	Not Available	normal	false
besmirch	soil; defile; make dirty	b/I/'sm/[@]/r/tS/	Not Available	normal	false
bestial	beastlike; brutal; inhuman; very cruel	'b/E/s/tS//@/l	Not Available	normal	false
bestow	confer	b/I/'st/oU/	Not Available	normal	false
betoken	signify; indicate; be a sign of	b/I/'t/oU/k/@/n	Not Available	normal	false
betray	be unfaithful; reveal (unconsciously or unwillingly);	b/I/'tr/eI/	Her trembling hands betray her anxiety	normal	false
betroth	become engaged to marry	b/I/'tr/oU//D/	Not Available	normal	false
bevy	large group;	'b/E/v/i/	a bevy of starlets	normal	false
beware	be cautious (of)	b/I/'w/(@)/r	Not Available	normal	false
bewitch	cast a spell over; captivate completely	b/I/'w/I//tS/	Not Available	normal	false
bicameral	two-chambered as a legislative body	b/aI/'k/&/m/@/r/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
bicker	quarrel	'b/I/k/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
bid	command; utter (a greeting); offer as a price; N: offer of a price; amount offered; earnest effort to gain something;	b/I/d	bid for freedom	normal	false
biennial	every two years	b/aI/'/E/n/i//@/l	Not Available	normal	false
bifurcated	divided into two branches; forked	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
bigot	one who is intolerant (in matters of religion or politics)	'b/I/g/@/t	Not Available	normal	false
bigotry	stubborn intolerance	'b/I/g/@/tr/i/	Not Available	normal	false
bilious	suffering from indigestion; sick from having too much bile; irritable; easily irritated	'b/I/l/j//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
bilk	swindle; cheat	b/I/lk	Not Available	normal	false
billow	large wave of water; a great swell or surge (of smoke); V: surge, swell, roll in billows	'b/I/l/oU/	Not Available	normal	false
billowing	swelling out in waves; surging	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
biting	sharply painful to the body or mind;	'b/aI/t/I//N/	biting wind/remarks	normal	false
bitter	having a sharp biting taste; 3/4�; causing sharp pain to the body or mind; filled with resentment, disappointment, or other unpleasant feelings;	'b/I/t/@/r	bitter wind/sorrow/tears	normal	false
bivouac	temporary encampment; an outdoor camp usually without tents or with very small tents	'b/I/v/u/,/&/k	The soldiers made a bivouac for the night in the field. They bivouacked (v) there until morning.	difficult	false
bizarre	fantastic; violently contrasting; noticeably odd; strikingly unconventional	b/I/'z/A/r	Not Available	normal	false
blackball	vote against (an applicant); ostracize; N: negative vote	'bl/&/k,b/O/l	Not Available	normal	false
blanch	bleach; whiten; make white or pale	bl/&/n/tS/	The cook blanched some almonds by soaking off their skins in boiling water. After we blanched the dirty old pennies in acid, they shone like new. Old age blanched his hair. Fear blanched her lips.	normal	false
bland	soothing or mild (food); agreeable; causing no trouble or offence	bl/&/nd	Not Available	normal	false
blandishment	flattery	'bl/&/nd/I//S/m/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
blare	loud or harsh roar or screech; dazzling blaze of light	bl/(@)/r	Not Available	normal	false
blas�	bored with pleasure or dissipation; uninterested or bored	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
blasphemy	irreverence; sacrilege; cursing; bad language about God or holy things; V. blasphem; ADJ. blasphemous; CF. sacrilege	'bl/&/sf/@/m/i/	Not Available	normal	false
blatant	extremely (offensively) obvious; loudly offensive;	'bl/eI/t/-/nt	blatant lie	normal	false
bleak	cold or cheerless; frigid; unlikely to be favorable; depressing	bl/i/k	Not Available	normal	false
blemish	mar; spoil the beauty or perfection of; N: flaw or defect (that spoils perfection);	'bl/E/m/I//S/	blemishes in the crystal	normal	false
blight	plant disease; V: infect with blight; ruin; destroy	bl/aI/t	Not Available	normal	false
blighted	suffering from a disease; destroyed	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
bliss	complete happiness; ADJ. blissful	bl/I/s	Not Available	normal	false
blithe(blithesome)	gay; joyous	bl/aI//D/	Not Available	normal	false
bloated	(unpleasantly) swollen or puffed as with water or air	'bl/oU/t/I/d	Not Available	normal	false
blotch	spot; blot; CF. blot+botch	bl/A//tS/	Not Available	normal	false
blowhard	talkative boaster; braggart	'bl/oU/h/A/rd	Not Available	normal	false
bludgeon	club; heavy-headed weapon; V.	'bl/@//dZ//@/n	Not Available	easy	false
blue	gloomy; depressed	bl/u/	Not Available	normal	false
blues	state of depression or melancholy; style of slow, mournful music (evolved from southern Black American songs)	bl/u/z	Not Available	easy	false
bluff	pretense (of strength); deception; high cliff; ADJ: rough but good-natured	bl/@/f	Not Available	normal	false
blunder	error; stupid mistake	'bl/@/nd/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
blunt	having a dull edge; abrupt and frank in speech or manner; brusque; V: make or become blunt	bl/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
blurt	utter impulsively from nervousness or excitement	bl/[@]/rt	Not Available	normal	false
blush	become red in the face (from embarrassment or shame); become red or rosy; N.	bl/@//S/	Not Available	normal	false
bluster	blow in heavy gusts; threaten emptily; bully; speak in a noisy or bullying manner; CF. breeze, gust, gale	'bl/@/st/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
bode	foreshadow; portend	b/oU/d	Not Available	normal	false
bog	soft wet land; V: hinder or be hindered;	b/A/g	bogged down in the mud	normal	false
bogus	counterfeit; not authentic; intentionally false;	'b/oU/g/@/s	bogus interview	normal	false
bohemian	unconventional (in an artistic way)	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
boisterous	violent; rough; noisy	'b//Oi//st/@/r/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
bolster	support; reinforce	'b/oU/lst/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
bolt	door bar; fastening pin or screw; length of fabric; large roll of cloth; V: dash or dart off; fasten (a door); gobble down	b/oU/lt	Not Available	normal	false
bombardment	attack (as with missiles or bombs); V. bombard	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
bombast	grandiloquent, pompous speech	'b/A/mb/&/st	Not Available	normal	false
bombastic	pompous; using inflated language	b/A/m'b/&/st/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
bookish	fond of books and reading	'b/U/k/I//S/	Not Available	normal	false
boon	a great benefit; blessing; favor; gift; advantage	b/u/n	Those warm boots were a boon to me in the cold weather. Sleep is a boon to the weary.	normal	false
boor	rude, insensitive person	b/U/r	Not Available	normal	false
boorish	rude; insensitive	'b/U/r/I//S/	Not Available	normal	false
boost	lift by pushing up from below; increase; raise; N: push upward; increase	b/u/st	Not Available	normal	false
botch	mismanage; blow	b/A//tS/	Not Available	difficult	false
bouillon	clear beef (or meat) soup	'b/U/l/j//A/n	Not Available	difficult	false
bound	leap or spring; limit or confine; constitute the limit of;	b/AU/nd	bounded by Canada, We are bound to be late, I am bound to say my opin	normal	false
bountiful	generous; graciously generous; showing bounty	'b/AU/nt/@/f/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
bourgeois	middle class; selfishly materialistic; too interested in material possessions	b/U/r'/Z/w/A/	Not Available	normal	false
bout	match; contest; short period of great activity;	b/AU/t	wrestling bout. Those are the two boxers who will appear in the main bout. I have just had a long bout of illness.	easy	false
bovine	cowlike; placid and dull; slow-thinking; calm	'b/oU/v/aI/n	Not Available	normal	false
bowdlerize	to remove or alter words or passages in (a book or writing) thought to be improper	'b/oU/dl/@/,r/aI/z	He touches on the perennial subject of "Bawdry" with the resolute masculine statement that rather thn bowdlerize such songs he did not deal with them at all (Newsweek).	normal	false
brackish	somewhat saline	'br/&/k/I//S/	Not Available	normal	false
brag	boast	br/&/g	He bragged about his new car.	easy	false
braggadocio	boasting	,br/&/g/@/'d/oU//S//i/,/oU/	Not Available	normal	false
braggart	boaster; bragger	'br/&/g/@/rt	Not Available	normal	false
braid	a band formed by weaving together three or more strands or hair, ribbon, straw, or the like; plait	br/eI/d	She wore her hair in two long braids.	normal	false
brand	trademark; mark burned on the hide of an animal; mark burned into the flesh of criminals; mark of disgrace; V: mark with a brand; give a lasting bad name; stigmatize;	br/&/nd	The press branded him a liar	normal	false
brandish	wave around (a weapon); flourish	'br/&/nd/I//S/	Not Available	normal	false
bravado	swagger; assumed air of defiance; false show of bravery	br/@/'v/A/d/oU/	Not Available	normal	false
brave	face courageously;	br/eI/v	brave the storm	normal	false
brawl	noisy quarrel	br/O/l	Not Available	normal	false
brawn	human muscle; muscular strength; sturdiness	br/O/n	Not Available	normal	false
brawny	muscular; having well-developed muscles	'br/O/n/i/	Not Available	normal	false
brazen	insolent; without shame; bold;	'br/eI/z/@/n	brazen lie	normal	false
breach	breaking of contract or duty; fissure or gap; opening; V.	br/i//tS/	Not Available	normal	false
breadth	width; extent	br/E/d/T/	Not Available	normal	false
breed	produce young; rear; bring up; produce (an undesirable condition); N: kind or sort of animal or plant	br/i/d	Not Available	normal	false
brevity	conciseness; shortness of duration	'br/E/v/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
bridle	harness fitted about a horse's head (used to restrain); curb; check; V: put a bridle on; control or restrain; show anger	'br/aI/d/-/l	Not Available	normal	false
brim	uppermost edge of a cup; projecting rim (as on a hat);	br/I/m	The glass was full to the brim	normal	false
brindled	tawny or grayish with streaks or spots (of animals)	'br/I/nd/-/ld	Not Available	normal	false
brink	edge (at the top of a cliff);	br/I//N/k	on the brink of the Grand Canyon	normal	false
brisk	quick and active; marked by liveliness and vigor	br/I/sk	Not Available	normal	false
bristle	short stiff hair; V: (hair or fur) stand up stiffly	'br/I/s/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
bristling	rising like bristles; showing irritation	'br/i/sl/i//N/	Not Available	normal	false
brittle	hard but easily broken; difficult; unstable;	'br/I/t/-/l	brittle situation	normal	false
broach	introduce as a subject; moot; open up	br/oU//tS/	Not Available	normal	false
brocade	rich, figured(patterned) fabric	br/oU/'k/eI/d	Not Available	normal	false
brochure	pamphlet	br/oU/'/S//U/r	Not Available	normal	false
broil	to cook by putting or holding directly over the fire or heat, or directly under it in a pan; grill; to make very hot; scorch	br//Oi//l	Flames flared as he broiled meat over a small fire. We turned back, much broiled in the hot sun. You will broil in this hot sun.	normal	false
bromide	platitude; chemical compound used to calm excitement	'br/oU/m/aI/d	Not Available	normal	false
brooch	an ornamental pin having the point fastened by a catch; broach.	br/oU//tS/	Brooches are often made of gold, silver, or with jewels. Originally brooches were worn as a fastening for clothing.	difficult	false
brood	sit on in order to hatch; think deeply or worry anxiously; N: the young of certain animals; group of young birds hatched at one time	br/u/d	Hens and brids brood till the young are hatched. a brood of chicks.	difficult	false
brook	tolerate; endure;	br/U/k	brook no interference	normal	false
browbeat	bully; intimidate	'br/AU/,b/i/t	Not Available	normal	false
browse	graze; feed on growing grass; skim or glance at casually	br/AU/z	Not Available	normal	false
bruise	injure without breaking the skin; to hurt the feelings of	br/u/z	The bruise on my arm turned black and blue. Harsh words bruised her feelings.	easy	false
brunt	main impact or shock (of an attack or blow);	br/@/nt	brunt of the argument	normal	false
brusque	blunt; abrupt; curt; not wanting to waste time being nice	br/@/sk	Not Available	normal	false
buccaneer	pirate; to act as a buccaneer; be a bucaneer	,b/@/k/@/'n/i/r	Wealth, which it was whispered he had acquired by buccaneering (Washington Irving).	normal	false
bucolic	rustic; pastoral	b/j//u/'k/A/l/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
buffet	strike forcefully; slap; batter; knock out; N: table with food set out for people to server themselves; meal at which people help themselves to food that's been set	b/@/'f/eI/	Not Available	normal	false
buffoon	stupid person; clown	b/@/'f/u/n	Not Available	normal	false
buffoonery	clowning	b/@/'f/u/n/@/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
bugaboo	bugbear; object of baseless terror	'b/@/g/@/,b/u/	Not Available	normal	false
bulge	protruding part; swelling of a surface;	b/@/l/dZ/	The apple made a bulge in his pocket	normal	false
bulk	size or volume (esp. when very large); main part;	b/@/lk	The bulk of the work has already been done	normal	false
bullion	gold and silver in the form of bars	'b/U/l/j//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
bully	one who is habitually cruel to weaker people; V.	'b/U/l/i/	Not Available	normal	false
bulwark	a person, thing, or idea that is a defense or a protection; safeguard; support; a wall of earth or other material fro defense against an enemy; rampart; a breakwater for protection against the force of the waves; v.t. to defend; protech; to provide with a bulward or bulwarks	'b/U/lw/@/rk	A free press and free speech are bulwarks of democracy. The city was protected by a bulwark and a moat surrounding it. Friends bulwarked him about from infancy to boyhood (Robert Browning).	difficult	false
bump	hit or knock against with force; N.	b/@/mp	Not Available	normal	false
bungle	mismanage; blunder; botch; blow; spoil by clumsy behavior	'b/@//N/g/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
buoyant	able to float; cheerful and optimistic; N. buoyancy;	'b//Oi///@/nt	buoyancy of wood/water/American market	normal	false
bureaucracy	overregulated administrative system marked by red tape; ADJ. bureaucratic	b/j//U/'r/A/kr/@/s/i/	Not Available	normal	false
burgeon	grow rapidly; grow forth; send out buds;	'b/[@]/r/dZ//@/n	burgeoning computer industry. New suburbs burgeoned all around the city.	normal	false
burlesque	give an imitation that ridicules; imitate mockingly	b/@/r'l/E/sk	Not Available	normal	false
burnish	make shiny by rubbing; polish	'b/[@]/rn/I//S/	Not Available	normal	false
bust	piece of sculpture showing a person's head, shoulders, and upper chest; V: break up; arrest;	b/@/st	crimebuster	normal	false
buttress	support; prop up; N. stationary structure to support wall;	'b/@/tr/I/s	flying buttress	normal	false
buxom	full-bosomed; plump; jolly	'b/@/ks/@/m	Not Available	normal	false
cabal	small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests	k/@/'b/&/l	Not Available	normal	false
cache	hiding place; V.	k/&//S/	Not Available	normal	false
cacophonous	discordant; inharmonious; dissonant	k/@/'k/A/f/@/n/@/s	Must of Oskar Kokoschka's painting looks like some made reflection of his cacophonous name (Newsweek).	easy	false
cadaver	corpse; dead human body	k/@/'d/&/v/@/r	Not Available	difficult	false
cadaverous	like a corpse; pale	k/@/'d/&/v/@/r/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
cadence	rhythmic rise and fall (of words or sounds); beat; regular beat of sound; rhythm; a rising and falling sound; modulation	'k/eI/d/-/ns	The constant cadence of the surf lulled us to sleep. She speaks with a pleasant cadence.	normal	false
cadet	student at a military school	k/@/'d/E/t	Not Available	normal	false
cajole	persuade by praise or false promise; coax; wheedle	k/@/'/dZ//oU/l	Not Available	easy	false
calamity	disaster; misery	k/@/'l/&/m/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
calculated	deliberately planned; likely	'k/&/lk/j//@/,l/eI/t/I/d	Not Available	normal	false
caldron(cauldron)	large kettle	'k/O/ldr/@/n	Not Available	normal	false
caliber	ability; quality; diameter of the inside of a round cylinder;	'k/&/l/@/b/@/r	work of very high caliber	normal	false
calligraphy	beautiful writing; excellent penmanship	k/@/'l/I/gr/@/f/i/	Not Available	normal	false
callous	having a callus; hard; hardened; unfeeling; not sensitive; insensible; to harden or make callous	'k/&/l/@/s	Going barefoot makes the bottoms of your feet callous. Only a callous person can see suffering without trying to relieve it. Since Gorki wrote, two wars and a wake of sociological drama have calloused us to squalor (Punch).	normal	false
callow	youthful; immature; inexperienced	'k/&/l/oU/	Not Available	normal	false
callus	area of thick hard skin	'k/&/l/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
calorific	heat-producing; N. calorie	,k/&/l/@/'r/I/f/I/k	Not Available	easy	false
calumny	malicious misrepresentation; slander	'k/&/l/@/mn/i/	Not Available	normal	false
camaraderie	good-fellowship; CF. comrade	,k/A/m/@/'r/A/d/@/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
cameo	shell or jewel carved in relief; star's special appearance in a minor role in a film	'k/&/m/i/,/oU/	Not Available	normal	false
camp	group sharing a common cause or opinion	k/&/mp	Not Available	normal	false
canard	unfounded false rumor; exaggerated false report	k/@/'n/A/rd	Not Available	normal	false
candor	frankness; open honesty; ADJ. candid	'k/&/nd/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
canine	related to dogs; doglike	'k/eI/n/aI/n	Not Available	normal	false
canker	any ulcerous sore; ulcer; any evil; CF. cancer	'k/&//N/k/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
canny	shrewd in money matters; thrifty	'k/&/n/i/	Not Available	normal	false
cant	insincere speech or expression of piety; jargon of thieves; special words used by a particular group of people	k/A/nt	Not Available	normal	false
cantankerous	ill-humored; irritable	k/&/n't/&//N/k/@/r/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
cantata	story set to music to be sung by a chorus (shorter than an oratorio)	k/@/n't/A/t/@/	Not Available	normal	false
canter	slow gallop; V. CF. trot	'k/&/nt/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
canto	division of a long poem	'k/&/nt/oU/	Not Available	normal	false
canvass	determine or seek opinions, votes, etc.; go through (a region) to solicit votes or orders; conduct a survey; N.	'k/&/nv/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
capacious	spacious	k/@/'p/eI//S//@/s	Not Available	easy	false
capacity	mental or physical ability; role; position or duty; ability to accommodate;	k/@/'p/&/s/I/t/i/	in my capacity as president	normal	false
capillary	having a very fine bore; resembling a hair; fine and slender;	'k/&/p/@/,l/E/r/i/	capillary attraction	normal	false
capitulate	surrender; give up all resistance	k/@/'p/I//tS//@/,l/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
caprice	whim; sudden change of mind without any real cause	k/@/'pr/i/s	Not Available	normal	false
capricious	unpredictable; fickle; likely to change suddently without reason	k/@/'pr/I//S//@/s	capricious weater. A spoiled child is often capricious.	easy	false
capsize	(of a boat) turn over	'k/&/ps/aI/z	Not Available	normal	false
caption	title; chapter heading; text under illustration	'k/&/p/S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
captious	faultfinding; too critical	'k/&/p/S//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
carafe	glass water bottle; decanter	k/@/'r/&/f	Not Available	normal	false
carapace	shell covering the back (of a turtle, tortoise, crab, etc.)	'k/&/r/@/p/eI/s	Not Available	normal	false
carat(karat)	unit of weight for precious stones; measure of the purity of gold	'k/&/r/@/t	Not Available	normal	false
carcinogenic	causing cancer; N. carcinogen	,k/A/rs/I/n/@/'/dZ//E/n/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
cardinal	chief; most important; N: priest; cardinal number: number that shows quantity rather thatn order	'k/A/rd/-/n/-/l	Not Available	normal	false
cardiologist	doctor specializing in ailments of the heart	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
careen	lurch; sway from side to side; move with irregular swinging movement; stagger	k/@/'r/i/n	Not Available	normal	false
career	rush wildly; go at full speed	k/@/'r/i/r	Not Available	normal	false
carefree	free from worries; having no problems	'k/(@)/r,fr/i/	Not Available	normal	false
caricature	a picture, cartoon, description, or the like, that ridiculously exaggerates the peculiarities of a person or the defects of a thing; the art of making such pictures, cartoons, or descriptions	'k/&/r/@/k/@//tS//@/r	caricatures of celebrities appear daily in the newspapers. His eye for detail made him a master of caricature.	easy	false
carillon	a set of bells (often in a tower) capable of being played	'k/&/r/@/,l/A/n	Not Available	normal	false
carnage	destruction of life; slaughter; killing of large numbers of people or animals	'k/A/rn/I//dZ/	Not Available	normal	false
carnal	fleshly; sensual; concerning the desires of the body	'k/A/rn/-/l	Not Available	normal	false
carnivorous	meat-eating; N. carnivore; CF. herbivore	k/A/r'n/I/v/@/r/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
carousal	drunken revel; V. carouse	k/@/'r/AU/z/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
carping	petty criticism; fault-finding; fretful complaining; quibble	'k/A/rp/I//N/	Not Available	normal	false
carrion	rotting flesh of a dead body; CF. vulture	'k/&/r/i//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
cartographer	map-maker	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
cascade	small waterfall	k/&/s'k/eI/d	Not Available	normal	false
caste	one of the hereditary classes in Hindu society; social stratification; prestige	k/&/st	Not Available	normal	false
castigation	to criticize or rebuke severely; to censure, chasten, or pubish in order to correct	Not available	I am appalled that one so-called authority could ... castigate thousands of successful, worthwhile programs. Discipline by which they should be castigated for their sins ... (S. Cox).	difficult	false
castrate	to remove the male glands of; geld; emasculate; to remove the female glands of; spay; to mutilate or expurgate; n. a castrated animal or person.	'k/&/str/eI/t	An ox is a castrated bull. A castrate is more docile than the normal of the species (Scientific American).	easy	false
casual	happening by chance; irregular; occasional; informal; showing or feeling little interest;	'k/&//Z//u//@/l	casual reader/labor/remark	normal	false
casualty	serious or fatal accident; person killed or wounded in an accident or battle	'k/&//Z//u//@/lt/i/	Not Available	normal	false
cataclysm	deluge; upheaval; earthquake; violent and sudden event or change	'k/&/t/@/,kl/I/z/@/m	Not Available	normal	false
catalyst	agent which brings about a chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged; CF. catalysis	'k/&/t/-/l/I/st	Not Available	normal	false
catapult	slingshot; hurling machine; V: fire from catapult	'k/&/t/@/,p/@/lt	Not Available	normal	false
cataract	a large, steep waterfall; a violent rush or downpour of water, flood; a disease of the eye in which the lens becomes cloudy, making a person partly or entirely blind.	'k/&/t/@/,r/&/kt	Venezuela has the world's tallest cataract in Angel Falls, where water drops more than 3000 feet (Newsweek). Cataracts of rain flooded the streets.	difficult	false
catastrophe	calamity ; disaster	k/@/'t/&/str/@/f/i/	Not Available	normal	false
catcall	shout of disapproval or displeasure (made at the theater or a sports match); boo; V.	'k/&/t,k/O/l	Not Available	normal	false
catechism	book for religious instruction in question-and-answer form; religious instruction by question and answer; V. catechize	'k/&/t/@/,k/I/z/@/m	Not Available	normal	false
categorical	without exceptions; made without any doubt in mind; unqualified; absolute	,k/&/t/@/'g/O/r/I/k/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
cater	provide food and drink (for); cater to: try to satisfy (desires of a bad kind)	'k/eI/t/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
catharsis	purging or cleansing of any passage of the body; purging and weakening of strong emotions as a result of experiencing a dramatic work of art	k/@/'/T//A/rs/I/s	Not Available	normal	false
cathartic	purgative; medicine that causes the bowels to empty; ADJ.	k/@/'/T//A/rt/I/k	Not Available	difficult	false
catholic	(of likings and interests) universal; general; broad; including many different parts; wide-ranging liberal;	'k/&//T//@/l/I/k	catholic opinions/tastes	normal	false
caucus	private meeting of a group of people in a political party to select officers or determine policy; CF. the Caucus club of Boston	'k/O/k/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
caulk(calk)	make watertight (by blocking up cracks as in a ship)	k/O/k	Not Available	normal	false
causal	implying a cause-and-effect relationship; N. causality	'k/O/z/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
caustic	burning; corrosive; able to burn by chemical action; sarcastically biting; (of remarks) intended to hurt; bitter; harmful; OP. harmless	'k/O/st/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
cauterize	burn (a wound or snakebite, etc.) with hot iron or caustic substance to stop bleeding and prevent infection	'k/O/t/@/,r/aI/z	Not Available	normal	false
cavalcade	procession of riders or horse-drawn carriages; parade; CF. cavalry	,k/&/v/@/l'k/eI/d	Not Available	normal	false
cavalier	casual and offhand; arrogant; N: knight	,k/&/v/@/'l/i/r	Not Available	normal	false
cavil	quibble; make frivolous objections; find fault unnecessarily	'k/&/v/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
cede	yield (title or territory) to (esp. after losing a war); surrender formally; N. cession	s/i/d	Not Available	normal	false
celerity	speed; rapidity	s/@/'l/E/r/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
celestial	heavenly	s/@/'l/E/s/tS//@/l	Not Available	normal	false
celibate	abstaining from sexual intercourse; unmarried; N. celibacy	's/E/l/@/b/I/t	Not Available	normal	false
cemetery	place for burying the dead	's/E/m/I/,t/E/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
censor	(in ancient Rome) overseer of morals (also taking the census); person who eliminates inappropriate matter; V.	's/E/ns/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
censorious	severely critical	s/E/n's/oU/r/i//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
censure	blame; criticize; express strong disapproval; N: severe criticism; strong disapproval	's/E/n/S//@/r	Not Available	normal	false
centaur	mythical figure, half man and half horse	's/E/nt/O/r	Not Available	normal	false
centigrade	denoting a widely used temperature scale (basically same as Celsius)	's/E/nt/@/,gr/eI/d	Not Available	normal	false
centrifugal	radiating; departing from the center	s/E/n'tr/I/f/j//@/g/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
centrifuge	machine that separates substances by whirling them	's/E/ntr/@/,f/j//u//dZ/	Not Available	normal	false
centripetal	tending toward the center	s/E/n'tr/I/p/I/t/-/l	Not Available	normal	false
centurion	Roman army officer (commanding a company of about 100 soldiers)	s/E/n't/u/r/i//@/n	Not Available	difficult	false
cerebral	of the brain; characterized by thought and reason rather than emotion or action; requiring intellectual analysis.	's/E/r/@/br/@/l	A cerebral concussion may cause a person to faint. cerebral poetry. Chess is a cerebral game.	easy	false
cerebration	thought; working of the brain	,s/E/r/i/'br/eI//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
ceremonious	marked by formality; extremely formal and polite; CF. ceremony: conventional social courtesy	,s/E/r/@/'m/oU/n/i//@/s	a ceremonious welcome, a ceremonious bow, ceremonious condolences	easy	false
certitude	certainty	's/[@]/rt/I/,t/u/d	Not Available	normal	false
cessation	stoppage	s/E/'s/eI//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
cession	yielding to another; ceding	's/E//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
chafe	to make sore by rubbing or scraping; to rub to make warm; to wear away by rubbing or scraping; to make angry or annoyed; irritate; vex	/tS//eI/f	The stiff collar chafed the man's neck. The mother chafed her child's cold hands. His big brother's teasing chafed him.	difficult	false
chaff	worthless products of an endeavor; husk(outer seed cover) separated from grain;	/tS//&/f	separate the wheat from the chaff	normal	false
chaffing	bantering; joking	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
chagrin	a feeling of disappointment, failure, or humiliation.	/S//@/'gr/I/n	He felt chagrin because he did not pass the test.	normal	false
chalice	goblet; consecrated cup	'/tS//&/l/I/s	Not Available	normal	false
chameleon	lizard that changes color in different situations	k/@/'m/i/l/i//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
champion	support militantly; fight for; N: person who fights for or supports strongly (a principle, movement, person, etc.)	'/tS//&/mp/i//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
championship	position of champion; defense or support; competition held to determine a champion	'/tS//&/mp/i//@/n,/S//I/p	Not Available	normal	false
chancellor	legal official of high rank; CF. chancellery(chancellory): position of a chancellor	'/tS//&/ns/@/l/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
chant	tune(melody) in which a number of words are sung on the same note; V: sing (a chant); utter (a slogan) in the manner of a chant	/tS//&/nt	Not Available	normal	false
chaotic	in utter disorder	k/eI/'/A/t/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
chapel	small church (in a prison, college, or hospital)	'/tS//&/p/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
chaperon	older person who accompanies and supervises a young unmarried woman	'/S//&/p/@/,r/oU/n	Not Available	normal	false
chaplain	clergyman attached to a chapel	'/tS//&/pl/I/n	Not Available	normal	false
char	make or become black by burning; reduce or be reduced to carbon or charcoal(black substance made by burning wood) by incomplete combustion	/tS//A/r	Not Available	normal	false
charisma	divine gift; great popular charm or appeal; magnetism	k/@/'r/I/zm/@/	Not Available	normal	false
charlatan	quack; pretender to knowledge (esp. in medicine)	'/S//A/rl/@/t/-/n	Not Available	normal	false
charm	quality of pleasing; amulet; action or formula thought to have magical power; spell; V: attract; cast a spell on; bewitch	/tS//A/rm	Not Available	easy	false
chary	cautious; unwilling to take risks; sparing or restrained about giving; OP. bold	'/tS//(@)/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
chase	ornament a metal surface by indenting; follow rapidly to catch	/tS//eI/s	Not Available	normal	false
chasm	abyss; very deep crack	'k/&/z/@/m	Not Available	normal	false
chassis	framework and working parts of an automobile; framework to which components are attached	'/S//&/s/i/z	Not Available	normal	false
chaste	morally pure; virginal; abstaining from illicit sexual acts; modest; simple (of a style of writing); not highly decorated; austere	/tS//eI/st	Not Available	normal	false
chasten	discipline; punish in order to correct; CF. castigate	'/tS//eI/s/@/n	Not Available	normal	false
chastise	punish as by beating; criticize severely	/tS//&/s't/aI/z	Not Available	normal	false
chauvinist	a boastful, warlike person; unreasoning patriot; aperson excessively enthusiastic about his or her sex, race, or group	'/S//oU/v/I/n/I/st	The thing is that American art is worth buying. I'm a terrific chauvinist about it. (New Yorker). a male chauvinist.	normal	false
check	stop motion; curb or restrain	/tS//E/k	Not Available	normal	false
checkered	marked by great changes in fortune; with many changes of fortuene; CF. checked: having a pattern of squares	'/tS//E/k/@/rd	Not Available	normal	false
cherubic	angelic; innocent-looking; N. cherub; CF. seraph: winged angel of the highest order	/tS//@/'r/u/b/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
chicanery	trickery; deception	/S//I/'k/eI/n/@/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
chide	scold; rebuke (someone who has done wrong); to find falult; speak in rebuke	/tS//aI/d	The waitress chided me for knocking my glass on the restaurant floor. The old caretaker was always scolding and chiding.	normal	false
chimerical	fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; N. chimera: unreal fancy; fire-breathing female creature	k/I/'m/E/r/I/k/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
chip	lose a small piece from the surface or edge; N: small piece broken off something; CF. French fry; Potato chip/crisp	/tS//I/p	The used the chips of wood to start a fire. This plate has a chip on the edge.	easy	false
chisel	swindle or cheat; N: wedgelike tool for cutting	'/tS//I/z/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
chivalrous	courteous; faithful; brave; N. chivalry	'/S//I/v/@/lr/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
choice	delicate; of very fine quality	/tS///Oi//s	Not Available	normal	false
choir	group of people who sing together (esp. during religious services); place for choir	kw/aI//-/r	Not Available	normal	false
choleric	hot-tempered; bad-tempered; irritable; easily angered; CF. cholera	'k/A/l/@/r/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
chore	daily domestic task (such as cleaning, cooking, and shopping); unpleasant task	/tS//oU/r	Not Available	normal	false
choreography	art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances	,k/oU/r/i/'/A/gr/@/f/i/	Not Available	normal	false
chortle	chuckle with delight; N.	'/tS//O/rt/-/l	He chortled in his joy (Lewis Carroll).	difficult	false
chorus	phrase repeated throughout a song or poem	'k/oU/r/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
chronic	long established as a disease	'kr/A/n/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
chronicle	report; record (in chronological order)	'kr/A/n/I/k/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
chuckle	to laugh to oneself; to laugh in an easy, amused manner, with a degree of satisfaction	'/tS//@/k/@/l	Father always chuckles when he reads the funny papers.	easy	false
churlish	boorish; rude; N. churl: boor; yahoo	'/tS//[@]/rl/I//S/	Not Available	normal	false
ciliated	having minute hairs; CF. cilium; CF. cilia: eyelash	's/I/l/i/,/eI/t/I/d	Not Available	normal	false
cipher	nonentity; worthless person or thing; zero; secret code; V.	's/aI/f/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
circlet	small ring; band of gold, silver, jewel, etc. (worn on the head, arms, or neck as decoration)	's/[@]/rkl/I/t	Not Available	normal	false
circuit	closed circular line around an area; circumference; regularly repeated journey from place to place	's/[@]/rk/I/t	Not Available	normal	false
circuitous	roundabout	s/@/r'k/j//u//I/t/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
circumlocution	indirect or roundabout expression (by using an uncecessarily large number of words esp. when trying to avoid answering a difficult question directly)	,s/[@]/rk/@/ml/oU/'k/j//u//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
circumscribe	limit; confine; draw a line around	,s/[@]/rk/@/m'skr/aI/b	Not Available	normal	false
circumspect	prudent; cautious; acting after careful thought	's/[@]/rk/@/m,sp/E/kt	Not Available	normal	false
circumvent	to get the better of or defeat by trickery; to go around; to surround or encompass by hostile stratagem; catch or try to catch in a trap.	,s/[@]/rk/@/m'v/E/nt	The dishonest merchant was always trying to circumvent the law. With a commonplace capacity, and with a narow political education, he intended to circumvent the most profound statesman of his age (John L. Motley). He took a roundabout route to circumvent the traffic on th emain road.	easy	false
cistern	an artificial reservoir for storing water	's/I/st/@/rn	Not Available	easy	false
citadel	a fortress, especially one in a city; stronghold; a strong, safe place; refuge	's/I/t/@/d/-/l	A citadel serves as a protection and final point of defense, and also to keep the inhabitants in subjection.	normal	false
cite	quote; commend;	s/aI/t	cited for bravery in an official record	normal	false
civil	having to do with citizens; not military or religious; courteous and polite;	's/I/v/@/l	married in a civil ceremony, civil strife/disorder/law	normal	false
clairvoyant	having foresight; fortuneteller; N. clairvoyance	kl/(@)/r'v//Oi///@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
clamber	climb by crawling with difficulties; scramble	'kl/&/mb/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
clamor	loud continous noise; continuous demand or complaint made by a large number of people; V: make a clamor; express (a demand) continually and loudly; ADJ. clamorous	'kl/&/m/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
clandestine	secret	kl/&/n'd/E/st/I/n	Not Available	normal	false
clangor	loud resounding noise; sound of repeated clanging	'kl/&//N//@/r	Not Available	normal	false
clap	strike the palms of the hands together with a sudden explosive sound; come together suddenly with a sharp sound; put or send promptly;	kl/&/p	clap the thief in jail	normal	false
clapper	striker (tongue) of a bell; (informal) a talkative person's tongue.	'kl/&/p/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
clarion	shrill, trumpetlike sound; kind of trumpet used in former times	'kl/&/r/i//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
clasp	hold firmly within arms	kl/&/sp	Not Available	normal	false
claustrophobia	fear of being locked in	,kl/O/str/@/'f/oU/b/i//@/	Not Available	normal	false
clavicle	collarbone	'kl/&/v/@/k/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
cleave	split or sever; cling to; remain faithful to; N. cleavage; ADJ. cloven	kl/i/v	Not Available	normal	false
cleft	N: split	kl/E/ft	Not Available	normal	false
clemency	disposition to be lenient in deciding punishments; mildness as of the weather; ADJ. clement	'kl/E/m/@/ns/i/	Not Available	normal	false
clich'e	phrase dulled in meaning by repetition; platitude; ADJ. clich\'ed	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
clientele	body of customers	,kl/aI//@/n't/E/l	Not Available	normal	false
climactic	relating to the highest point; N. climax; CF. climatic	kl/aI/'m/&/kt/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
clime	climate; a region or country, especially one having pleasant conditions for living.	kl/aI/m	Whatever clime the sun's bright circle warms (Milton).	normal	false
clip	cut off with shears; fasten; N: something clipped off (as a short extract from film); clasp or fastener	kl/I/p	Not Available	normal	false
clipper	sailing vessel built for great speed	'kl/I/p/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
clique	small exclusive group of people	kl/i/k	Not Available	normal	false
cloister	monastery or convent	'kl//Oi//st/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
clot	half-solid lump formed from a liquid (or blood); V.	kl/A/t	Not Available	easy	false
clout	to hit; to hit with the hand; rap or knock; cuff	kl/AU/t	The nail bent when he clouted it with the hammer. The farmer clouted the cow to get it off his foot.	difficult	false
clown	act stupidly; play the fool; N.	kl/AU/n	Not Available	normal	false
cloying	producing weariness or disgust through surfeit	'kl//Oi///I//N/	I am a great admirer of Massenet, even though the slightly sugary sentimentality of his music can become a little cloying (New Yorker).	normal	false
coagulate	congeal; thicken; clot; N. coagulant	k/oU/'/&/g/j//U/,l/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
coalesce	combine; fuse; N. coalescence	,k/oU//@/'l/E/s	Not Available	normal	false
coalition	partnership; league; union of separate political parties	,k/oU//@/'l/I//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
coax	persuade by flattery	k/oU/ks	Not Available	normal	false
coda	concluding section of a musical or literary composition	'k/oU/d/@/	Not Available	normal	false
coddle	treat gently; indulge excessively; pamper; mollycoddle; baby; cook in water just below boiling point;	'k/A/d/-/l	coddled eggs	normal	false
codicil	supplement to the body of a will; later addition to a will	'k/A/d/I/s/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
codify	arrange (laws or rules) as a code; classify; N. code: system of words used instead of ordinary writing; collection of laws, rules, established social customs	'k/A/d/@/,f/aI/	Not Available	normal	false
coercion	use of force to get someone to object; compelling; V. coerce	k/oU/'/[@]/r/S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
coeval	living at the same time as; existing during the same period of time; contemporary; of the same age	k/oU/'/i/v/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
cog	tooth projecting from a wheel	k/A/g	Not Available	normal	false
cogent	convincing	'k/oU//dZ//@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
cogitate	think over; ponder	'k/A//dZ//I/,t/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
cognate	having a common origin; related linguistically; allied by blood; similar or akin in nature;	'k/A/gn/eI/t	cognate languages	normal	false
cognitive	having to do with knowing or perceiving related to the mental processes; N. cognition: the mental process of knowing	'k/A/gn/I/t/I/v	Not Available	normal	false
cognizance	knowledge; ADJ. cognizant; having knowledge; aware	'k/A/gn/I/z/@/ns	Not Available	normal	false
cohabit	live together	k/oU/'h/&/b/I/t	Not Available	normal	false
cohere	stick together	k/oU/'h/i/r	Not Available	normal	false
cohesion	tendency to keep together	k/oU/'h/i//Z//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
cohorts	group of people who share some common quality; armed band; a group of between 300 and 600 soldiers under one commander (in the ancient Rome)	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
coiffure	hairstyle	kw/A/'f/j//U/r	Not Available	normal	false
coin	make coins; invent or fabricate (a word or phrase); N. coinage: word or phrase recently invented	k//Oi//n	Not Available	normal	false
coincidence	the chance occurrence, at the same time, of two or more seemingly connected events; V. coincide: happen at the same time; be in agreement;	k/oU/'/I/ns/I/d/-/ns	My mother and father were both born on the same day and in the same year; isn't that a coincidence?	easy	false
colander	utensil with perforated bottom used for straining	'k/@/l/@/nd/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
collaborate	work together; cooperate treasonably with the enemy	k/@/'l/&/b/@/,r/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
collage	work of art put together from fragments	k/@/'l/A//Z/	Not Available	normal	false
collate	examine and compare in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order (the sheets of a book before they are bound)	k/A/'l/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
collateral	security given for loan; ADJ: secondary; descended from the same person but through different sons or daughters	k/@/'l/&/t/@/r/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
collation	a light meal; collating	k/A/'l/eI//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
collected	composed; calm; self-possessed	k/@/'l/E/kt/I/d	Not Available	normal	false
colloquial	used in common talk; belonging to everyday, familiar talk; informal; converstational	k/@/'l/oU/kw/i//@/l	"The boxer clipped his opponent on the jaw" and "That was a close shave; you nearly ran over the dog!" are colloquial expressions.	normal	false
colloquy	informal discussion; conversation	'k/A/l/@/kw/i/	Not Available	normal	false
collusion	conspiring in a fraudulent scheme to cheat or deceive others; V. collude	k/@/'l/u//Z//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
colossal	huge	k/@/'l/A/s/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
colossus	gigantic statue; person or thing of great size or importance	k/@/'l/A/s/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
coma	deep prolonged unconsciousness caused by disease, poison, or a severe blow	'k/oU/m/@/	Not Available	normal	false
comatose	in a coma; extremely sleepy	'k/A/m/@/,t/oU/s	Not Available	normal	false
combustible	easily burned; N. CF. combustion	k/@/m'b/@/st/@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
comeback	retort; quick clever reply; return to former condition or position	'k/@/m,b/&/k	Then after his near-fatal auto crash in 1949 [Ben Hogan] made his famous comback at Merion, Pa., by triumphing in 1950 (New York Times).	easy	false
comely	attractive; agreeable; having a pleasing appearance	k/@/ml/i/	Not Available	normal	false
comestible	something fit to be eaten	k/@/'m/E/st/@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
comeuppance	deserts; well-deserved punishment or misfortune; rebuke	,k/@/m'/@/p/@/ns	Not Available	normal	false
comity	courtesy; civility;	'k/A/m/I/t/i/	comity of nations	normal	false
commandeer	to seize (private property) for military or public use; to take by force or a forceful manner	,k/A/m/@/n'd/i/r	The policeman commandeered a taxicab to chase the fleeing bank robber. The officers of one of the gold-mining companies were similarly commandeered and assigned to us (Robert S.S. Baden-Powell). In a picnic park near Toronto a family had commandeered a table and set their barbercue up beside it (Machlean's).	difficult	false
commemorate	honor the memory of; serve as a memorial to;	k/@/'m/E/m/@/,r/eI/t	commemorate the 100th anniversary/those who died in the war	normal	false
commemorative	remembering; honoring the memory of;	k/@/'m/E/m/@/,r/eI/t/I/v	commemorative stamp	normal	false
commensurate	equal in extent; of the same size	k/@/'m/E/ns/@/r/I/t	Not Available	normal	false
commiserate	feel or express pity or sympathy for	k/@/'m/I/z/@/,r/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
commodious	spacious and comfortable	k/@/'m/oU/d/i//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
commonplace	ordinary; N: something ordinary or common; trite remark, an everyday thing; anything lacking originality	'k/A/m/@/n,pl/eI/s	Forty years ago television was a rare novelty; today it is a commonplace. Be not content with the commonplace in character any more than with the commonplace in ambition or intellectual attainment (Atlantic).	easy	false
commonwealth	nation governed by the people; republic; people of a nation	'k/A/m/@/n,w/E/l/T/	Not Available	normal	false
communal	held in common; public; of a group of people; of a commune	k/@/'m/j//u/n/-/l	Not Available	normal	false
commune	small (often rural) community whose members share work and income; V: exchange thoughts or feelings;	'k/A/m/j//u/n	commune with nature	normal	false
compact	agreement; contract; ADJ: tightly packed; firm; brief; concise;	'k/A/mp/&/kt	compact statement	normal	false
compartment	a separate division set off in any enclosed space by walls or partitions.	k/@/m'p/A/rtm/@/nt	Your pencil box has several compartments for holding different things. watertight compartments.	easy	false
compassion	the feeling for another's sorrow or hardship that leads to help; pity;sympathy for the suffering of others	k/@/m'p/&//S//@/n	Compassion for the orphans caused him to give money for their support.	easy	false
compatible	harmonious; in harmony with; able to exist together	k/@/m'p/&/t/@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
compelling	overpowering; irresistible in effect; holding one's attention; that compels one to do something;	k/@/m'p/E/l/I//N/	a compelling adventure story	normal	false
compendium	brief, comprehensive summary; ADJ. compendious	k/@/m'p/E/nd/i//@/m	Not Available	normal	false
compensatory	serving to compensate; making amends; compensating	k/@/m'p/E/ns/@/,t/oU/r/i/	A civil service employee may get compensatory leave for working overtime.	normal	false
compilation	listing of information in tabular or book form; compiling	,k/A/mp/@/'l/eI//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
compile	assemble; gather; accumulate; make (a report or a book) from facts and information found in various places;	k/@/m'p/aI/l	compile a dictionary	normal	false
complacency	self-satisfaction; smugness; ADJ. complacent	k/@/m'pl/eI/s/@/ns/i/	Not Available	normal	false
complaisant	inclined to do what is asked; obliging; gracious; affable; courteous	k/@/m'pl/eI/s/@/nt	The Prince, who was excessively complaisant, told her the whole story three times over (Oliver Goldsmity).	normal	false
complement	complete; consummate; make perfect; N.	'k/A/mpl/E/m/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
complementary	serving to complete something	,k/A/mpl/@/'m/E/nt/@/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
compliance	conformity in fulfilling requirements; readiness to yield; disposition to yield to others; V. comply	k/@/m'pl/aI//@/ns	Not Available	normal	false
compliant	readily acting in accordance with a rule, order, or the wishes or others; yielding; comforming to requirements	k/@/m'pl/aI//@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
complicity	participation; involvement (in a questionable act or a crime)	k/@/m'pl/I/s/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
component	element; ingredient	k/@/m'p/oU/n/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
comport	bear one's self; behave;	'k/A/mp/oU/rt	comport oneself	normal	false
compost	mixture of decaying organic matter used as fertilizer; V: put or make compost	'k/A/mp/oU/st	Waste cellophane can be composted ... if small amounts of limestone and fertilizer are used (Science News Letter).	normal	false
composure	mental calmness	k/@/m'p/oU//Z//@/r	Not Available	normal	false
compound	combine; produce by combining; increase; make worse by adding to or increasing; exacerbate;	'k/A/mp/&//U/nd	compound an error, fact	normal	false
comprehend	include; understand	,k/A/mpr/I/'h/E/nd	Not Available	normal	false
comprehensive	broad; including a lot or everything; thorough; inclusive	,k/A/mpr/I/'h/E/ns/I/v	Not Available	normal	false
compress	force into less space; squeeze; contract; put into fewer words; N: thick mass of cloth pressed to part of the body to stop bleeding or swelling, reduce fever, etc.	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
comprise	include; consist of	k/@/m'pr/aI/z	Not Available	normal	false
compromise	adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of; put into danger, disrepute, or a dishonorable position;	'k/A/mpr/@/,m/aI/z	compromise one's principle	normal	false
compulsion	the act of compelling; use of force; strong desire that is difficult to control; irresistible impulse	k/@/m'p/@/l/S//@/n	He can be made to take this medicine only by compulsion. A promise made under compulsion is not binding. Wealthy people sometimes feel a compulsion to steal things they can easily afford to buy.	easy	false
compulsive	compelling; resulting from compulsion	k/@/m'p/@/ls/I/v	She has a compulsive desire to keep her house perfectly neat. He gave the boy ahead of him a compulsive push.	normal	false
compulsory	obligatory; that must be done	k/@/m'p/@/ls/@/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
compunction	remorse; strong uneasiness caused by guilt	k/@/m'p/@//N/k/S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
compute	reckon; calculate	k/@/m'p/j//u/t	Not Available	normal	false
concatenate	link as in a chain	k/A/n'k/&/t,/-/n/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
concave	hollow; curved inwards; OP. convex	k/A/n'k/eI/v	Not Available	normal	false
concede	admit; acknowledge as being true (often reluctantly); yield; grant;	k/@/n's/i/d	concede a goal	normal	false
conceit	vanity or self-love; too high opinion of one's own value; extravagant metaphor (in poetry)	k/@/n's/i/t	Not Available	normal	false
concentric	having a common center	k/@/n's/E/ntr/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
conception	a thought; notion; idea; the act of forming an idea or thought	k/@/n's/E/p/S//@/n	His conception of the problem was different from mine. A scientist has great powers of conception	easy	false
concerted	mutually agreed on; done together by agreement;	k/@/n's/[@]/rt/I/d	concerted effort	normal	false
concession	an act of yielding; conceding; something conceded; point, right, etc. given unwillingly; privilege of maintaining a business in a certain place;	k/@/n's/E//S//@/n	oil concessions in the North sea	normal	false
conciliatory	reconciling; soothing; V. conciliate: reconcile; soothe; win the friendly feelings (by removing anger)	k/@/n's/I/l/i//@/,t/oU/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
concise	brief and compact	k/@/n's/aI/s	Not Available	normal	false
conclave	a private meeting	'k/A/nkl/eI/v	Not Available	difficult	false
conclusive	decisive; ending all debate	k/@/n'kl/u/s/I/v	Not Available	normal	false
concoct	prepare by mixing or combining; make up in concert; devise (something false) so as to deceive;	k/A/n'k/A/kt	concoct an elaborate excuse for being late	normal	false
concomitant	that which accompanies;	k/A/n'k/A/m/I/t/-/nt	Deafnes is a frequent concommitant of old age	normal	false
concord	harmony; accord	'k/A/nk/O/rd	Not Available	normal	false
concordat	formal agreement	k/A/n'k/O/rd/&/t	Not Available	normal	false
concur	agree; coincide; happen at the same time	k/@/n'k/[@]/r	Not Available	normal	false
concurrent	happening at the same time; in agreement	k/@/n'k/[@]/r/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
condescend	(derog.) bestow courtesies with a superior air; descend to the level of one considered inferior	,k/A/nd/I/'s/E/nd	Not Available	normal	false
condign	adequate; (of punishment) severe and well deserved	k/@/n'd/aI/n	Not Available	normal	false
condiments	seasonings; spices	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
condole	express condolences; N. condolence: sympathy for someone who has experienced great sorrow	k/@/n'd/oU/l	Not Available	normal	false
condone	overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse	k/@/n'd/oU/n	Not Available	normal	false
conducive	helpful; contributive; V. conduce;	k/@/n'd/u/s/I/v	conduce to/towards	normal	false
conduit	aqueduct; passageway for fluids	'k/A/ndw/I/t	Not Available	normal	false
confidant	trusted friend (to whom one tells one's secret)	,k/A/nf/I/'d/&/nt	Not Available	easy	false
confide	tell in confidence (to a person one trusts); be confident about	k/@/n'f/aI/d	Not Available	normal	false
confidence	self-assurance; calm unworried feeling based on a strong belief in one's abilities; strong belief in the ability of a person or plan; trust or faith in a person or thing; something confided; secret;	'k/A/nf/I/d/@/ns	confidence in your ability, I'm telling you this	normal	false
confidential	spoken or written in secret; trusted with private matters;	,k/A/nf/I/'d/E/n/S//@/l	confidential secretary	normal	false
confine	shut in an enclosed space; restrict; keep within limits; N. confinement	k/@/n'f/aI/n	Not Available	normal	false
confiscate	seize; take possession of (private property) by official order (usu. as a punishment); commandeer	'k/A/nf/I/,sk/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
conflagration	great fire	,k/A/nfl/@/'gr/eI//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
confluence	flowing together; the place where two rivers flow together; crowd; gathering together	'k/A/nfl/u//@/ns	Not Available	normal	false
conformist	person who uncritically conforms to the customs of a group; OP. nonconformist: one who does not conform to accepted beliefs of norms	k/@/n'f/O/rm/I/st	Not Available	normal	false
conformity	harmony; agreement with established rules or customs; similarity;	k/@/n'f/O/rm/I/t/i/	behave in conformity with, conform to the rule	normal	false
confound	confuse; puzzle	k/A/n'f/AU/nd	Not Available	normal	false
congeal	to harden or make solid by cold; freeze	k/@/n'/dZ//i/l	The river congealed into a solid sheet of ice with the first freeze this winter. The pudding congealed as it cooled. Fear congealed his very blood	normal	false
congenial	pleasant; friendly; in agreement with one's tastes and nature;	k/@/n'/dZ//i/n/j//@/l	congenial weather	normal	false
congenital	existing at birth	k/@/n'/dZ//E/n/I/t/-/l	Not Available	normal	false
conglomerate	corporation made up of several different companies in diversified fields; mass of various material gathered together; rock consisting of small stones held together by clay; V.	k/@/n'gl/A/m/@/r/@/t	Not Available	normal	false
conglomeration	mass of material sticking together; a mixed-up mass of various things or persons; mixture	k/@/n,gl/A/m/@/'r/eI//S//@/n	The stew was a conglomeration of meat and vegetables	normal	false
congruence	correspondence of parts; harmonious relationship; CF. congruity	'k/A//N/gr/u//@/ns	Not Available	normal	false
congruent	in agreement; harmonious; corresponding; coinciding exactly; CF. congruous	'k/A//N/gr/u//@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
conifer	pine tree (usu. evergreen); cone-bearing tree; ADJ. coniferous; CF. deciduous; CF. evergreen	'k/oU/n/@/f/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
conjecture	surmise; guess; V.	k/@/n'/dZ//E/k/tS//@/r	Not Available	normal	false
conjugal	pertaining to marriage	'k/A/n/dZ//@/g/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
conjure	cause to appear by magic; summon (a devil or a spirit) by magical power; practice magic (esp. by very quick movement of the hands); evoke; conjure up: bring into the mind;	'k/A/n/dZ//@/r	The magician conjured a rabbit out of his hat	normal	false
connivance	the act of conniving; pretended ignorance or secret encouragement of wrongdoing	k/@/'n/aI/v/@/ns	Not Available	difficult	false
connoisseur	person competent to act as a judge of art, etc. (whose judgments are respected); a lover of an art	,k/A/n/@/'s/[@]/r	Not Available	normal	false
connotation	suggested or implied meaning of an expression; V. connote	,k/A/n/@/'t/eI//S//@/n	Not Available	easy	false
connubial	pertaining to marriage or the matrimonial state	k/@/'n/u/b/i//@/l	Not Available	normal	false
consanguineous	having a common ancestor	,k/A/ns/&//N/'gw/I/n/i//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
consanguinity	kinship; relationship by birth	,k/A/ns/&//N/'gw/I/n/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
conscientious	careful to do what one knows is right; scrupulous; controlled by conscience; done with care to make it right	,k/A/n/S//i/'/E/n/S//@/s	The foreman is a conscientious worker and knows his duty. Conscientious work is careful and exact.	easy	false
conscript	draftee; person forced into military service; V.	k/@/n'skr/I/pt	Not Available	normal	false
consecrate	dedicate; sanctify; declare as sacred;	'k/A/ns/@/,kr/eI/t	consecrate one's life to helping the poor	normal	false
consensus	general agreement; opinion reached by a group	k/@/n's/E/ns/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
consequential	self-important; significant; consequent; following as a result;	,k/A/ns/@/'kw/E/n/S//@/l	consequential air	normal	false
conservatory	a school for instruction in music; a greenhouse or glass-enclosed room for growing and displaying plants and flowers	k/@/n's/[@]/rv/@/,t/oU/r/i/	Not Available	difficult	false
consign	send to a person or place for sale; deliver officially; entrust; put into the care of another; set apart (for a special purpose); N. consignment; CF. consignor, consignee	k/@/n's/aI/n	Not Available	normal	false
consistency	absence of contradictions; uniformity; degree of thickness or firmness;	k/@/n's/I/st/@/ns/i/	consistency of thick cream	normal	false
console	lessen sadness or disappointment; give comfort; allay the sorrow of; N. consolation	'k/A/ns/oU/l	Not Available	normal	false
consolidation	unification; process of becoming firmer or stronger; V. consolidate: merge; strengthen	k/@/n,s/A/l/I/'d/eI//S//@/n	A consolidation of the family's resources made his trip possible.	normal	false
consonance	harmony; agreement	'k/A/ns/@/n/@/ns	Not Available	normal	false
consonant	in agreement; in accord; harmonious	'k/A/ns/@/n/@/nt	His action is consonant with his beliefs.	normal	false
consort	associate with; keep company; N: husband or wife (or a ruler)	'k/A/ns/oU/rt	Not Available	normal	false
conspiracy	treacherous plot; secret plan against the law (by two or more people)	k/@/n'sp/I/r/@/s/i/	Not Available	normal	false
conspire	take part in a conspiracy; (of events) work together; combine;	k/@/n'sp/aI//-/r	Events conspired to produce great difficulties	normal	false
consternation	great shock; dismay	,k/A/nst/@/r'n/eI//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
constituency	the voters in a district; constituents; this district; a group of supporters or customers; clientele	k/@/n'st/I//tS//u//@/ns/i/	The congressman was reelected to office by his constituency. His constituency is composed of farmers and cattlemen.	difficult	false
constituent	supporter; voter; member of a constituency; component	k/@/n'st/I//tS//u//@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
constitution	constituting; system of laws; composition of something; physical makeup or structure of a person;	,k/A/nst/I/'t/u//S//@/n	men with strong constitutions	normal	false
constraint	restraint; compulsion; repression of feelings; reticence; V. constrain: hold back; restrain; compel; oblige; confine forcibly; imprison	k/@/n'str/eI/nt	Not Available	normal	false
construe	explain; interpret;	k/@/n'str/u/	construe her silence as meaning that she agreed	normal	false
consummate	complete; V.	k/@/n's/@/m/@/t	Not Available	normal	false
contagion	the spreading of disease by direct or indirect contact; a disease spread in this way; (figurative) the spreading of any influence from one person to another; evil influence; moral corruption	k/@/n't/eI//dZ//@/n	Contagion is hard to prevent in crowded areas. The contagion ran all through the dormitories. At the cry of "Fire!" a contagion of fear swept through the audience, causing a panic. Her mother feared the contagion of drugs.	easy	false
contaminate	pollute	k/@/n't/&/m/I/,n/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
contempt	scorn; disdain; ADJ. contemptuous; CF. contemptible	k/@/n't/E/mpt	Not Available	normal	false
contend	struggle; compete; assert earnestly; state strongly	k/@/n't/E/nd	Not Available	normal	false
contention	a statement or point that one has argued for; statement maintained as true; an arguing; disputing; quarelling	k/@/n't/E/n/S//@/n	Columbus's contention that the earth was round turned out to be correct. The was some contention about choosing a captain for the baseball team.	normal	false
contentious	quarrelsome; controversial; likely to cause arguments	k/@/n't/E/n/S//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
contest	dispute; argue about the rightness of; compete for; try to win;	Not available	contest the election results, contest a seat in Parliament	normal	false
context	writings preceding and following the passage quoted; circumstance in which an event occurs	'k/A/nt/E/kst	Not Available	normal	false
contiguous	adjacent to; touching upon	k/@/n't/I/g/j//u//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
continence	self-restraint; sexual chastity; sexual abstinence; voluntary control over bladder and bowel functions; ADJ. continent	'k/A/nt/-/n/@/ns	Not Available	normal	false
contingent	dependent on something uncertain or in the future; conditional; happening by chance; accidental; N: a group of soldiers, ships to a larger force; CF. contingency: future event that may or may not occur; possibility;	k/@/n't/I/n/dZ//@/nt	prepare for every contingency	normal	false
contortions	twistings; distortions; V. contort: twist violently out of shape; CF. contortionist	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
contraband	illegal trade; smuggling; smuggled goods; ADJ.	'k/A/ntr/@/,b/&/nd	Not Available	normal	false
contravene	contradict; oppose; violate (a rule, law, or custom); N. contravention	,k/A/ntr/@/'v/i/n	Not Available	normal	false
contrite	penitent; repentant; N. contrition	k/@/n'tr/aI/t	Not Available	normal	false
contrivance	something contrived; machine or apparatus; clever deceitful plan; scheme	k/@/n'tr/aI/v/@/ns	Not Available	normal	false
contrive	invent or fabricate in a clever way (by improvisation); manage;	k/@/n'tr/aI/v	contrive to attract his attention	normal	false
contrived	unnatural and forced; artificial; not spontaneous;	k/@/n'tr/aI/vd	The ending was rather contrived	normal	false
controvert	oppose with arguments; attempt to refute; contradict; ADJ. controversial; N. controversy	'k/A/ntr/@/,v/[@]/rt	Not Available	normal	false
contumacious	stubborn and disobedient; resisting authority (esp. disobedient to an order made by a court)	,k/A/nt/U/'m/eI//S//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
contusion	bruise	k/@/n't/u//Z//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
conundrum	riddle; difficult problem	k/@/'n/@/ndr/@/m	Not Available	normal	false
convene	come together; assemble; call to meet;	k/@/n'v/i/n	convene the council	normal	false
convention	social or moral custom; established practice; formal meeting; international agreement	k/@/n'v/E/n/S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
conventional	ordinary; typical; not nuclear;	k/@/n'v/E/n/S//@/n/-/l	conventional weapons	normal	false
converge	approach; tend to meet; come together	k/@/n'v/[@]/r/dZ/	Not Available	normal	false
conversant	familiar with; having knowledge of	k/@/n'v/[@]/rs/@/nt	The conductor is conversant with all of the instruments of the orchestra. Students who play football are conversant with the rules of the game.	easy	false
converse	opposite; ADJ.	'k/A/nv/[@]/rs	Not Available	normal	false
convert	one who has adopted a different religion or opinion; V: change into another form; (persuade to) adopt a particular religion or belief	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
convex	curving outward	'k/A/nv/E/ks	Not Available	normal	false
conveyance	vehicle; transfer; act of conveying;	k/@/n'v/eI//@/ns	public conveyance	normal	false
conviction	judgment that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief	k/@/n'v/I/k/S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
convivial	pleasantly merry; festive; joyous; gay; characterized by joviality; jovial	k/@/n'v/I/v/i//@/l	Not Available	normal	false
convoke	call together;	k/@/n'v/oU/k	convoke Parliament	normal	false
convoluted	coiled around; twisted; involved; complicated; intricate; complex; N. convolution: twist; one of the convex folds of the surface of the brain	'k/A/nv/@/,l/u/t/I/d	Not Available	normal	false
convulsion	violent uncontrollable shaking movement (caused by illness); V. convulse; ADJ. convulsive	k/@/n'v/@/l/S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
copious	plentiful	'k/oU/p/i//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
coquette	flirt; flirtatious woman; woman who tries to attract the admiration of men without sincere feelings; V.	k/oU/'k/E/t	Not Available	normal	false
cordial	warmly friendly; gracious; heartfelt;	'k/O/r/dZ//@/l	cordial welcome	normal	false
cordon	extended line of men or fortifications to prevent access or egress; (3/4e��+�1/4� �_�s�v �+++*+ �+-�-) +s1/2- +(r)�+; V.	'k/O/rd/-/n	Not Available	normal	false
cornice	projecting molding on building (usually above columns or pillars); +�+� +s1/2-	'k/O/rn/I/s	Not Available	normal	false
cornucopia	horn (or horn-shaped container) overflowing with fruit and grain; symbol of abundance; horn of plenty	,k/O/rn/@/'k/oU/p/i//@/	Not Available	normal	false
corollary	natural consequence (which naturally follows from something else)	'k/O/r/@/,l/E/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
coroner	public official who investigates any death thought to be of other than natural causes	'k/O/r/@/n/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
corporeal	bodily (rather than spiritual); of a bodily form; material; tangible	k/O/r'p/oU/r/i//@/l	Food and water are corporeal nourishment. Land, trees and money are corporeal things.	normal	false
corpulent	very fat; N. corpulence	'k/O/rp/j//@/l/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
corpus	collection (of writings or information);	'k/O/rp/@/s	the corpus of Shakespear's works	normal	false
corpuscle	red or white cell in the blood	'k/O/rp/@/s/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
correlate	either of the correlated things; V.	'k/O/r/@/,l/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
correlation	mutual relationship	,k/O/r/@/'l/eI//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
corroborate	confirm; support; strengthen	k/@/'r/A/b/@/,r/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
corrode	destroy or wear away gradually by chemical action (over a long period)	k/@/'r/oU/d	Not Available	normal	false
corrosive	eating away by chemicals or disease; (of language) fierce	k/@/'r/oU/s/I/v	Not Available	normal	false
corrugated	wrinkled; ridged	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
cosmic	pertaining to the universe; vast	'k/A/zm/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
coterie	group that meets socially; select circle; close group of people with shared interests	'k/oU/t/@/r/-/	Not Available	normal	false
countenance	the expression of the face; the face; features; visage; approval, support, or encouragement; calmness; composure; confidence	'k/AU/nt/-/n/@/ns	His angry countenance showed how he felt. The actor had a handsome and distinguished countenance. They gave countenance to our plan, but no active help. countenance his rude behavior	normal	false
countermand	cancel; revoke (an order)	,k/&//U/nt/@/'m/A/nd	Not Available	normal	false
counterpart	a person or thing closely resembling another; a person or thing that complements or corresponds to another; a copy; duplicate	'k/AU/nt/@/r,p/A/rt	She is the counterpart of her twin sister. Night is the counterpart of day.	normal	false
coup	highly successful action or sudden attack; coup(s) d'\'etat; CF. coup de gr\^ace: deathblow or shot which kills	k/u/	Not Available	normal	false
couple	to join together; join together in pairs.	'k/@/p/@/l	The brakeman coupled two freight cars.	normal	false
courier	messenger	'k/[@]/r/i//@/r	Not Available	normal	false
court	attempt to gain; seek; woo; risk; behave so as to invite; attempt to gain the favor of by attention;	k/oU/rt	court disaster	normal	false
covenant	binding agreement between two groups or people; compact; V: enter into a covenant; promise	'k/@/v/@/n/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
covert	secret; hidden; implied; OP. overt	'k/@/v/@/rt	The children cast covert glances at the box of candy they were told not to touch.	easy	false
covetous	avaricious; desirous of (someone else's possessions); V. covet: desire eagerly (someone else's possessions)	'k/@/v/I/t/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
cow	terrorize; intimidate	k/AU/	Not Available	normal	false
cower	to crouch or draw back in fear or shame; cringe; quail; to draw back tremblingly from another's threats or blows	'k/AU//@/r	The dog cowered under the table after being whipped by its master.	difficult	false
coy	shy (flirtatiously); showing a (pretended) lack of self-confidence; modest; coquettish; CF. job offer+� ��3/4-++ ��	k//Oi//	Not Available	normal	false
cozen	cheat; hoodwink; swindle	'k/@/z/@/n	Not Available	normal	false
crabbed	sour; bad-tempered; peevish; difficult to read as handwriting	'kr/&/b/I/d	Not Available	normal	false
craft	skill (esp. with one's hands); skill in deceiving people; guile; ADJ. crafty: cleverly deceitful; cunning	kr/&/ft	Not Available	normal	false
crass	very unrefined; grossly insensible; crude and undiscriminating;	kr/&/s	crass behavior	normal	false
crave	desire; want intensely	kr/eI/v	Not Available	normal	false
craven	cowardly	'kr/eI/v/@/n	Not Available	normal	false
credence	belief	'kr/i/d/-/ns	Not Available	normal	false
credential	evidence concerning one's authority; written proof of a person's position;	kr/I/'d/E/n/S//@/l	The new ambassador presented his credentials to the court	normal	false
credo	creed	'kr/i/d/oU/	Not Available	normal	false
credulity	belief on slight evidence; gullibility; naivet\'e; ADJ. credulous	kr/@/'d/u/l/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
creed	system of religious or ethical belief	kr/i/d	Not Available	normal	false
creep	move with body close to the ground; move stealthily or slowly; N.	kr/i/p	Not Available	easy	false
cremate	to burn (a dead body) to ashes instead of burying it; to burn	'kr/i/m/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
crescendo	increase in the volume or intensity as in a musical passage; climax; CF. crescent	kr/I/'/S//E/nd/oU/	Not Available	normal	false
crest	top (as of a hill or wave); showy feathers on the head of a bird	kr/E/st	Not Available	normal	false
crestfallen	dejected; dispirited	'kr/E/st,f/O/l/@/n	Not Available	normal	false
crevice	crack; fissure	'kr/E/v/I/s	Not Available	normal	false
cringe	shrink back as if in fear; cower	kr/I/n/dZ/	Not Available	normal	false
crinkle	wrinkle	'kr/I//N/k/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
criteria	standards used in judging; CF. criterion	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
crochet	make (a piece of needlework) by looping thread with a hooked needle; N. CF. crotchet	kr/oU/'/S//eI/	Not Available	normal	false
crone	hag; ugly old woman	kr/oU/n	Not Available	normal	false
cross	bad-tempered; showing ill-humor; angry	kr/O/s	Not Available	normal	false
crossbreed	hybridize; N: hybrid; CF. interbreed; CF. inbreed	'kr/O/s,br/E/d	Not Available	normal	false
crotchety	(of someone old) eccentric; odd; whimsical; bad-tempered; N. crotchet: odd or whimsical notion	'kr/A//tS//I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
crust	hard outer covering (as of earth or snow); the hard, outside part of bread	kr/@/st	Baking makes the crust hard and dry to protech the crumb inside. The boy was told to eat the crusts of his sandwich.	easy	false
crux	essential or main point;	kr/@/ks	the crux of the problem	normal	false
crypt	secret recess or vault usually used for burial; underground room (under a church)	kr/I/pt	Not Available	normal	false
cryptic	mysterious; hidden; secret	'kr/I/pt/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
cubicle	small chamber used for sleeping or work	'k/j//u/b/I/k/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
cue	word or signal (as in a play to prompt another actor's speech or entrance); reminder or hint; V: give a cue to	k/j//u/	Not Available	normal	false
cuisine	style of cooking;	kw/I/'z/i/n	French cuisine	normal	false
culinary	relating to cooking or kitchen	'k/j//u/l/@/,n/E/r/i/	After one of her meals, Mother is often praised for her skill in the culinary arts.	easy	false
cull	pick out from others (to kill the weakest members); reject; select; collect (information); N.	k/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
culmination	highest point; climax; V. culminate in: reach the highest point in; end in;	,k/@/lm/@/'n/eI//S//@/n	a series of minor clashes culminating in war	normal	false
culpable	deserving blame; blameworthy	'k/@/lp/@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
culprit	one guilty of a crime	'k/@/lpr/I/t	Not Available	normal	false
culvert	artificial channel for water; drain crossing under a road	'k/@/lv/@/rt	Not Available	normal	false
cumbersome	heavy and awkward to carry or wear; burdensome;	'k/@/mb/@/rs/@/m	cumbersome parcel/uniform	normal	false
cumulative	growing by addition; accumulative	'k/j//u/m/j//@/,l/eI/t/I/v	Not Available	normal	false
cunning	clever in deceiving; sly; N: cleverness in deceiving; deceit	'k/@/n/I//N/	Not Available	easy	false
cupidity	greed (for wealth); CF. cupid; CF. Cupid	k/j//u/'p/I/d/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
curator	superintendent; manager (in charge of a museum or a library)	k/j//U/'r/eI/t/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
curb	chain or strap used with a bit to restrain a horse; something that checks; V: check; restrain	k/[@]/rb	Not Available	normal	false
curfew	regulation requiring all people to leave the streets at stated times; signal (as a bell) announcing the hour of a curfew	'k/[@]/rf/j//u/	Not Available	normal	false
curmudgeon	churlish, miserly individual; bad-tempered old person	k/@/r'm/@//dZ//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
cursive	written with the letters joined together and with flowing strokes	'k/[@]/rs/I/v	Ordinary handwriting is cursive.	easy	false
cursory	casual; hastily done with little attention to detail	'k/[@]/rs/@/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
curtail	shorten; reduce	'k/[@]/rt/eI/l	Not Available	normal	false
cynical	doubting the sincerity and goodness of others; sneering; sarcastic	's/I/n/I/k/@/l	There are many other people ... who are just as cynical as these youngsters about local politicians (Harper's). The boys made several cynical remarks to cover up their disappointment at being left out of the play.	easy	false
cynosure	object of general attention; person or thing that is a center of attention; CF. Ursa Minor	's/aI/n/@/,/S//U/r	Not Available	normal	false
debacle	sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster	d/eI/'b/A/k/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
debris	rubble; wreckage; scattered remains of something broken or destroyed	d/@/'br/i/	Not Available	easy	false
decollete	(of a dress) having a low-cut neckline; CF. d\'ecolletage: low neckline (on a dress)	,d/eI/k/A/l't/eI/	Not Available	normal	false
denouement	final outcome; final development of the plot of a play or other literary work; the end of a story when everything is explained	,d/eI/n/u/'m/A/N	Not Available	normal	false
dabble	work at in a nonserious fashion; splash around; move noisily in a liquid	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
dainty	delicate; delicately beautiful; fastidious; not easy to please;	'd/eI/nt/i/	dainty movement/dress	normal	false
dais	raised platform for speakers or other important people	'd/eI//I/s	Not Available	normal	false
dally	to act in a playful manner; to flirt (with danger, temptation, etc., or with a person); trifle; to linger idly; loiter; to waste (time); idle	'd/&/l/i/	The spring breeze dallies with the flowers. He dallied with the offer for days, but finally refused it. he was late for school because he dallied along the way. He dallied the afternoon away daydreaming.	difficult	false
damn	condemn; criticize severely; condemn to everlasting punishment; doom; bring to ruin; N. damnation	d/&/m	Not Available	normal	false
dank	damp; unpleasantly wet	d/&//N/k	Not Available	normal	false
dapper	neat and trim (in appearance); (of small men) neat in appearance and quick in movements; neat; spry	'd/&/p/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
dappled	spotted	'd/&/p/@/ld	Not Available	normal	false
dart	move or throw suddenly and quickly	d/A/rt	Not Available	normal	false
daub	smear (as with paint); cover with something sticky;	d/O/b	daub one's clothes with mud/paint, a daub of paint	normal	false
daunt	intimidate; frighten; discourage; dishearten	d/O/nt	Not Available	normal	false
dauntless	bold; fearless	'd/O/ntl/I/s	Not Available	normal	false
dawdle	loiter; hang around; waste time doing nothing	'd/O/d/-/l	Not Available	normal	false
daze	stun as with a blow or shock; bemuse; benumb; N.	d/eI/z	Not Available	normal	false
dazzle	make blind with a sudden intense light; amaze; fill with wonder	'd/&/z/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
deadlock	a condition or situation in which activity between two opposing sides stops because they are equally strong and neither one will give in; complete standstill	'd/E/d,l/A/k	Employers and strikers had reached a deadlock in their dispute over higher wages.	easy	false
deadpan	an expressionless face, person, or manner; showing no expression or feeling; in a deadpan manner; to act or perform in a deadpan manner	'd/E/d,p/&/n	a deadpan comedian, deadpan language, a deadpan news story. The lines were read deadpan.to deadpan a joke, to deadpan through a party.	difficult	false
dearth	scarcity	d/[@]/r/T/	Not Available	normal	false
debar	to bar out; shut out; prevent; prohibit; exclude; forbid	d/I/'b/A/r	debarred from jury services. School rules debarred him from playing on the school team until his grades improved.	difficult	false
debase	degrade; reduce in quality or value; degenerate; lower in esteem; disgrace; N. debasement	d/I/'b/eI/s	Not Available	easy	false
debauch	corrupt morally; seduce from virtue; N. debauchery: wild behavior (with sex and alcohol)	d/I/'b/O//tS/	Not Available	normal	false
debilitate	weaken (esp. through heat, hunger, illness); enfeeble	d/I/'b/I/l/I/,t/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
debonair	(of men) friendly, charming, and fashionably dressed; aiming to please; CF. of good disposition	,d/E/b/@/'n/(@)/r	Not Available	normal	false
debunk	expose as false, exaggerated, worthless, etc.; ridicule	d/I/'b/@//N/k	Not Available	normal	false
debut	d\'ebut; first public appearance; formal presentation of a young woman to society	'd/eI/b/j//u/	Not Available	easy	false
debutante	young woman making formal entrance into society	'd/E/b/j//u/,t/A/nt	Not Available	normal	false
decadence	decay; fall to a lower level (of morality, civilization, or art); ADJ. decadent	'd/E/k/@/d/@/ns	Not Available	normal	false
decant	pour off gently (wine or liquid)	d/I/'k/&/nt	Not Available	normal	false
decapitate	behead	d/I/'k/&/p/I/,t/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
decelerate	slow down	d/i/'s/E/l/@/,r/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
deciduous	falling off at a specific season or stage of growth as of leaves;	d/I/'s/I//dZ//u//@/s	deciduous tree/teeth	normal	false
decimate	kill (usually one out of ten or every tenth man); destroy or kill a large part of	'd/E/s/@/,m/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
decipher	decode; CF. indecipherable	d/I/'s/aI/f/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
declivity	downward slope	d/I/'kl/I/v/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
decomposition	decay; V. decompose: decay; break and separate into simple parts	,d/i/k/A/mp/@/'z/I//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
decorous	proper (in behavior, conduct, or appearance)	'd/E/k/@/r/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
decorum	propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners; appropriateness of behavior or conduct	d/I/'k/oU/r/@/m	Not Available	normal	false
decoy	to lead or tempt (a person) into danger by trickery; entice	d/I/'k//Oi//	You cannot decoy us into the prison camp (New York Times).	normal	false
decree	authoritative order; edict; judgment of a court of law; V: order or judge by decree	d/I/'kr/i/	Not Available	normal	false
decrepit	broken down or weakened by old age; old and feeble	d/I/'kr/E/p/I/t	decrepit old chair/man. He was too decrepit to climb the stairs.	normal	false
decrepitude	state of collapse or weakness caused by illness or old age	d/I/'kr/E/p/I/,t/u/d	Not Available	normal	false
decry	express strong disapproval of; condemn openly (something dangerous to the public); disparage;	d/I/'kr/aI/	decry the violence of modern films	normal	false
deducible	that can be deduced or inferred	Not available	The opinions of an expert are, where rational, deducible (Manchester Guardian Weekly).	normal	false
deface	mar; disfigure; to spoil the appearance of; to blot out; obliterate	d/I/'f/eI/s	Thoughtless boys have defaced the desks by marking on them. Scribbled pictures and notes defaced the pages of the book. to deface the record.	easy	false
defalcate	embezzle	d/I/'f/&/lk/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
defame	harm someone's reputation; malign; speak evil of; slander; N. defamation; ADJ. defamatory	d/I/'f/eI/m	Not Available	normal	false
default	failure to act; failure to perform a task or be present; V.	d/I/'f/O/lt	Not Available	normal	false
defeatist	resigned to defeat or failure; accepting defeat or failure as a natural outcome; N. CF. defeatism	d/I/'f/i/t/I/st	Not Available	normal	false
defect	shortcoming; V: desert (in order to join the opposite one)	d/I/'f/E/kt	Not Available	normal	false
defection	desertion	d/I/'f/E/k/S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
defer	give in respectfully; submit; delay till later; exempt temporarily; N. deferment; CF. show respect, comply with, courteous	d/I/'f/[@]/r	Not Available	normal	false
deference	courteous regard for another's wish; courteous yielding to another's wish or opinion (showing respect); ADJ. deferential; OP. effrontery	'd/E/f/@/r/@/ns	Not Available	normal	false
defiance	refusal to yield; resistance; V. defy; ADJ. defiant	d/I/'f/aI//@/ns	Not Available	normal	false
defile	pollute; make filthy or dirty; corrupt morally; profane; desecrate; N: narrow passage or gorge through mountains	d/I/'f/aI/l	Not Available	normal	false
definitive	most reliable; authorative and complete; that cannot be improved; conclusive; decisive; definite;	d/I/'f/I/n/I/t/I/v	definitive decision by the supreme court	normal	false
deflect	turn aside; turn away from a straight course	d/I/'fl/E/kt	Not Available	normal	false
defoliate	destroy leaves; deprive of leaves (by the use of chemicals); N. defoliant	d/i/'f/oU/l/I/,/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
defray	to pay (costs or expenses)	d/I/'fr/eI/	The expenses of national parks are defrayed by the taxpayers.	normal	false
defrock	to deprive of priestly dress and position; unfrock	d/i/'fr/A/k	Adolf Lanz was a defrocked Roman Catholic priest who left the Church ... in 1899 (Atlantic).	normal	false
deft	neat; skillful	d/E/ft	Not Available	normal	false
defunct	dead; no longer in use or existence	d/I/'f/@//N/kt	Not Available	normal	false
degenerate	become worse in quality; deteriorate; ADJ: having become worse;	'/dZ//E/n/(@)/r/@/t	a degenerate species	normal	false
degradation	humiliation; debasement; degeneration; V. degrade: debase; disgrace; degenerate; reduce (something) in worth; demote (someone); reduce in rank	,d/E/gr/@/'d/eI//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
dehydrate	remove water from; dry out	d/i/'h/aI/dr/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
deify	turn into a god; make a god of; idolize;	'd/i//@/,f/aI/	Kings were deified	normal	false
deign	condescend; stoop	d/eI/n	Not Available	normal	false
delete	erase; strike out	d/I/'l/i/t	Not Available	normal	false
deleterious	harmful	,d/E/l/I/'t/i/r/i//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
deliberate	consider; ponder; ADJ: done on purpose; slow	d/I/'l/I/b/(@)/r/@/t	Not Available	normal	false
delineate	portray; depict; sketch; describe; N. delineation	d/I/'l/I/n/i/,/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
delirium	mental disorder marked by confusion; uncontrolled excitement; ADJ. delirious	d/I/'l/i/r/i//@/m	Not Available	normal	false
delta	flat plain of mud or sand between branches of a river	'd/E/lt/@/	Not Available	normal	false
delude	deceive	d/I/'l/u/d	Not Available	normal	false
deluge	flood; rush; V.	'd/E/l/j//u//dZ/	Not Available	normal	false
delusion	false belief; hallucination; deluding;	d/I/'l/u//Z//@/n	delusions of grandeur, under the delusion that	normal	false
delusive	deceptive; likely to delude; misleading; raising vain hopes;	d/I/'l/u/s/I/v	delusive promises	normal	false
delve	dig; search deeply; investigate	d/E/lv	Not Available	normal	false
demagogue	person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader of people; CF. demagoguery	'd/E/m/@/,g/O/g	Not Available	normal	false
demean	disgrace; humiliate; debase in dignity; behave	d/I/'m/i/n	Not Available	normal	false
demeanor	the way a person acts and looks; behavior; manner; conduct	d/I/'m/i/n/@/r	She has a quiet, modest demeanor	easy	false
demented	insane	d/I/'m/E/nt/I/d	Not Available	normal	false
demerit	fault; bad quality	d/i/'m/E/r/I/t	Not Available	normal	false
demise	death	d/I/'m/aI/z	Not Available	normal	false
demographic	related to population balance; N. demography: statistical study of human population	,d/i/m/@/'gr/&/f/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
demolition	destruction; V. demolish	,d/E/m/@/'l/I//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
demoniac	fiendish; cruel; N. demon: evil supernatural being; devil	d/I/'m/oU/n/i/,/&/k	Not Available	normal	false
demotic	of or pertaining to the people	d/I/'m/A/t/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
demur	object (because of doubts, scruples); raise an objection (showing qualms); hesitate;	d/I/'m/[@]/r	demur at the idea of working on Sunday	normal	false
demure	(of a woman or child) grave; quiet and serious; coy; pretending to be demure	d/I/'m/j//U/r	Not Available	normal	false
denigrate	blacken; defame	'd/E/n/@/,gr/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
denizen	(animal, person, or plant) inhabitant or resident of a particular place; regular visitor	'd/E/n/I/z/@/n	Not Available	normal	false
denomination	religious group; unit in a system; name or designation; CF. denominator: common trait or characteristic	d/I/,n/A/m/@/'n/eI//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
denotation	meaning; distinguishing by name; V. denote: indicate; refer to directly; mean; CF. connotation	,d/i/n/oU/'t/eI//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
denounce	condemn; criticize; N. denunciation	d/I/'n/AU/ns	Not Available	normal	false
depict	portray	d/I/'p/I/kt	Not Available	normal	false
deplete	reduce; exhaust	d/I/'pl/i/t	Not Available	normal	false
deplore	regret; express sorrow and severe disapproval for something bad;	d/I/'pl/oU/r	deplore their violent behavior, deplorable living condition	normal	false
deploy	spread out (troops) in an extended though shallow battle line; distribute (persons or forces) systematically or strategically	d/I/'pl//Oi//	Not Available	easy	false
deport	send out of the country; behave; N. deportation, deportment	d/I/'p/oU/rt	Not Available	normal	false
depose	dethrone; remove from office; give a deposition; testify	d/I/'p/oU/z	Not Available	normal	false
deposition	testimony under oath; deposing; dethroning	,d/E/p/@/'z/I//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
depravity	extreme corruption; wickedness; V. deprave	d/I/'pr/&/v/I/t/i/	a monstre of depravity	normal	false
deprecate	express disapproval of; deplore; protest against; belittle; ADJ. deprecatory	'd/E/pr/@/,k/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
depreciate	lessen in value; belittle; represent as of little value	d/I/'pr/i/,/S//i//eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
depredation	plundering; destruction	,d/E/pr/I/'d/eI//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
deputize	work or appoint as a deputy; N. deputy: person who has the power to take charge when the leading person is away	'd/E/p/j//@/,t/aI/z	Not Available	normal	false
deranged	insane	d/I/'r/eI/n/dZ/d	Not Available	normal	false
derelict	negligent; (of someone) neglectful of duty; (of something) deserted by an owner; abandoned; N: abandoned property; homeless or vagrant person	'd/E/r/@/l/I/kt	Not Available	normal	false
dereliction	neglect of duty; abandonment	,d/E/r/@/'l/I/k/S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
deride	ridicule; treat with contempt; make fun of; OP. respect	d/I/'r/aI/d	Not Available	normal	false
derision	ridicule; ADJ. derisive; CF. derisory	d/I/'r/I//Z//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
derivation	deriving; origin or source of something;	,d/E/r/@/'v/eI//S//@/n	the derivation of the word	normal	false
derivative	unoriginal; obtained from another source;	d/I/'r/I/v/@/t/I/v	derivative prose style	normal	false
dermatologist	one who studies the skin and its diseases	,d/[@]/rm/@/'t/A/l/@//dZ//I/st	Not Available	normal	false
derogatory	expressing a low opinion; disparaging; V. derogate: detract; disparage	d/I/'r/A/g/@/,t/oU/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
descry	to catch sight of; be able to see; make out; see at a distance; see with difficulty; perceive; to discover by observation	d/I/'skr/aI/	to descry an island on the horizon. We descried the little boad two miles away. He thought he could descry a way out of his troubles.	difficult	false
desecrate	profane; violate the sanctity of	'd/E/s/@/,kr/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
deserts	what someone deserves	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
desiccate	dry up; (fig.) to make intellectually or spiritually dry; to preserve by drying throughly; dehydrate	'd/E/s/@/,k/eI/t	The soil in a desert is desiccated by the dry air and sun. that desiccated and discouraged brain (Lytton Strachey). desiccated fruit	normal	false
desolate	(of a place) deserted; unpopulated; (of a person) lonely; forlorn; joyless	'd/E/s/@/l/@/t	Not Available	normal	false
desolate	make desolate; forsake; abandon and desert	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
desperado	reckless, desperate outlaw	,d/E/sp/@/'r/A/d/oU/	Not Available	normal	false
desperate	having lost all hope; despairing; reckless and violent because of loss of hope or despair; undertaken as a last resort	'd/E/sp/@/r/I/t	Not Available	normal	false
despise	look on with scorn; regard as worthless or distasteful; ADJ. despicable: contemptible	d/I/'sp/aI/z	Not Available	normal	false
despoil	plunder; sack;	d/I/'sp//Oi//l	despoil the village	normal	false
despondent	having lost heart, courage, or hope; discouraged; dejected	d/I/'sp/A/nd/@/nt	Long lines of despondent-looking people lined up before the counter leading to Information Department (New Yorker).	normal	false
despot	tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler; CF. despotism	'd/E/sp/@/t	Not Available	normal	false
destitute	extremely poor; lacking means of subsistence; utterly lacking; devoid;	'd/E/st/I/,t/u/t	destitute of any experience	normal	false
desultory	jumping from one thing to another; without aim or method; aimless; unconnected; coming suddenly; random	'd/E/s/@/l,t/oU/r/i/	He read the book in a desultory manner, skipping chapters as he pleased. We talked in a desultory fashion.	easy	false
detached	seperate from others; isolated; unattached; not influenced by others or by one's own interests and prejudices; impartial; reserved aloof	d/I/'t/&//tS/t	A detached house is seperated by land from neighboring houses. The judge listened to the claims of both sides with a detached air.	easy	false
detain	to keep from going; hold back; delay; retard; to keep from going away; hold as a prisoner	d/I/'t/eI/n	The heavy traffic detained us for almost an hour. I was detained ... partly by the rain, and partly by company that I liked very much (William Cobett). The police detained the suspected thief for questioning.	easy	false
determinate	having a fixed order of procedure; precisely defined; invariable; fixed; conclusive; final	d/I/'t/[@]/rm/I/n/@/t	Not Available	normal	false
determination	resolve; firmness of purpose; measurement or calculation; decision	d/I/,t/[@]/rm/@/'n/eI//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
deterrent	something that discourages or deters	d/I/'t/[@]/r/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
detonation	explosion	,d/E/t'/-/n/eI//S//@/n	The detonation of the dynamite was heard for blocks.	easy	false
detraction	slandering; aspersion; detracting; CF. detractor	d/I/'tr/&/k/S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
detrimental	harmful; damaging; N. detriment	,d/E/tr/@/'m/E/nt/-/l	Not Available	normal	false
deviate	turn away from (a principle, norm); move away from an accepted standard; swerve; depart; diverge; N. deviation;	'd/i/v/I/,/eI/t	deviation of the path of light by a prism	normal	false
devious	roundabout; erratic; deviating from the straight course; not straightforward; not completely honest;	'd/i/v/i//@/s	devious route	normal	false
devise	think up; invent; plan; bequeath; N: bequest	d/I/'v/aI/z	Not Available	normal	false
devoid	entirely without or wanting; empty; lacking	d/I/'v//Oi//d	A well devoid of water is useless. He is the total amateur, totally lacking in imagination, otally devoid of any technical skill (John Canaday).	easy	false
devolve	deputize; pass or be passed to others (power, work, or property);	d/I/'v/A/lv	devolve on/upon/to	normal	false
devotee	a person who is strongly devoted to something; a person who is earnestly devoted to religion, especially to observances of an extreme kind	,d/E/v/@/'t/i/	devotee of Bach. Many Americans and Japanese are devotees of baseball.	easy	false
devout	pious; deeply religious; sincere; earnest;	d/I/'v/AU/t	my devout hope	normal	false
dexterous	having skill with the hands; quick and skillful in bodily movements; having or showing skill in using the mind; clever	'd/E/kstr/@/s	A typist needs to be dexterous. a dexterous acrobat. A successful manager must be dexterous in handling people.	normal	false
diabolical	diabolic; devilish; fiendish	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
diadem	crown	'd/aI//@/,d/E/m	Not Available	normal	false
dialectical	relating to the art of debate; mutual or reciprocal;	,d/aI//@/'l/E/kt/I/k/@/l	dialectical situation	normal	false
diaphanous	sheer; transparent	d/aI/'/&/f/@/n/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
diatribe	bitter scolding or denunciation; invective; abuse	'd/aI//@/,tr/aI/b	Not Available	normal	false
dichotomy	division into two opposite parts; split; branching into two parts (especially contradictory ones)	d/aI/'k/A/t/@/m/i/	Not Available	normal	false
dictum	a formal comment; authoritative opinion; a maxim; saying; adage	'd/I/kt/@/m	The dictum of the critics was that the play was excellent. The old dictum says that love is blind.	normal	false
didactic	meant to instruct; educative; inclined to instruct others; teacherlike; preceptorial	d/aI/'d/&/kt/I/k	Aesop's "Fables" are diadactic stories; each one has a moral. The older brother was called "Professor" because of his didactic manner.	normal	false
die	metal block used for shaping metal or plastic; device for stamping or impressing; mold; CF. dice	d/aI/	Not Available	normal	false
diffidence	shyness; lack of self-confidence; timidity; ADJ. diffident	'd/I/f/I/d/@/ns	Not Available	normal	false
diffuse	wordy; verbose; rambling; spread out (like a gas); V: spread out in all directions; disperse; N. diffusion; CF. suffuse	d/I/f'/j//u/s	Not Available	normal	false
dignitary	person of high rank or position	'd/I/gn/I/,t/E/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
digression	wandering away from the subject; V. digress	d/I/'gr/E//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
dilapidated	falling to pieces; in a bad condition; ruined because of neglect;	d/I/'l/&/p/I/,d/eI/t/I/d	dilapidated old car/castle	normal	false
dilate	expand; dilate on/upon: speak or write at length on (a subject)	d/aI/'l/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
dilatory	delaying; tending to delay	'd/I/l/@/,t/oU/r/i/	People who are dilatory in paying their bills are poor customers. The carpenter's dilatory work habits held up completion of the building for weeks. The congressman's dilatory tactics kept the bill tied up for weeks.	easy	false
dilemma	situation that requires a choice between equally unfavorable options; problem; choice of two unsatisfactory alternatives	d/I/'l/E/m/@/	Not Available	normal	false
dilettante	aimless follower of an art or a field of knowledge (not taking it seriously); amateur; dabbler; CF. delight	,d/I/l/I/'t/&/nt/i/	Not Available	normal	false
diligence	steadiness of effort; persistent hard work	'd/I/l/I//dZ//@/ns	Not Available	normal	false
dilute	make (a liquid) less concentrated; reduce in strength;	d/I/'l/u/t	dilute the influence of the president	normal	false
diminution	lessening; reduction in size; V. diminish	,d/I/m/@/'n/u//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
din	continued loud noise; V: make a din; instill by wearying repetition	d/I/n	Not Available	easy	false
dinghy	small boat (often ship's boat)	'd/I//N/g/i/	Not Available	normal	false
dingy	(of things and place) dirty and dull;	'd/I//N/g/i/	dingy street/curtain	normal	false
dint	means; effort;	d/I/nt	by dint of hard work	normal	false
diorama	life-size, three-dimensional scene from nature or history; three-dimensional scene with modeled figures against a painted background	,d/aI//@/'r/&/m/@/	Not Available	normal	false
dire	warning of disaster; disastrous; (of needs and dangers) very great; urgent;	d/aI//-/r	dire prediction/need of food	normal	false
dirge	funeral song; slow mournful piece of music (sung over a dead person)	d/[@]/r/dZ/	Not Available	normal	false
disabuse	correct a false impression; undeceive; free from a wrong belief	,d/I/s/@/'b/j//u/z	Not Available	normal	false
disaffected	disloyal; lacking loyality; V. disaffect: cause to lose affection or loyalty	,d/I/s/@/'f/E/kt/I/d	Not Available	normal	false
disapprobation	disapproval; condemnation	,d/I/s/&/pr/@/'b/eI//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
disarray	state of disorder; a disorderly or untidy state;	,d/I/s/@/'r/eI/	with her clothes in disarray	normal	false
disavowal	denial; disclaiming; repudiating; disowning; V. disavow; CF. disclaim	,d/I/s/@/'v/AU//@/l	Not Available	normal	false
disband	dissolve; disperse; (of a group) break up and separate;	d/I/s'b/&/nd	The club has disbanded	normal	false
disbar	to take away from (a lawyer) the right to practice law.	d/I/s'b/A/r	Not Available	normal	false
disburse	to pay out; expend	d/I/s'b/[@]/rs	The treasurer is in charge of disbursing money to pay the club's bills. Our city treasurer disburses thousands of dollars each week.	difficult	false
discernible	distinguishable; perceivable;	d/I/'s/[@]/rn/@/b/@/l	discernible improvement	normal	false
discerning	mentally quick and observant; having insight; perceptive; able to make good judgments; V. discern: perceive	d/I/'s/[@]/rn/I//N/	Not Available	normal	false
disclaim	disown; renounce claim to; deny; CF. disclaimer	d/I/s'kl/eI/m	Not Available	normal	false
disclose	reveal; N. disclosure	d/I/'skl/oU/z	Not Available	normal	false
discombobulated	discomposed; confused	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
discomfit	frustrate; put to rout; defeat; disconcert; embarrass; perturb	d/I/s'k/@/mf/I/t	Not Available	normal	false
discompose	disturb the composure of; confuse	,d/I/sk/@/m'p/oU/z	Not Available	normal	false
disconcert	confuse; upset; embarrass greatly; perturb	,d/I/sk/@/n's/[@]/rt	he was disconcerted to find that he had come to school wearing one brown sock and one black sock. I was disconcerted by this unexpected opposition. The chairman's plans were disconcerted when the speaker of the evening did not show up.	difficult	false
disconsolate	hopelessly sad (at the loss of something)	d/I/s'k/A/ns/@/l/I/t	Not Available	normal	false
discord	conflict; lack of harmony; dissonance (when musical notes are played)	'd/I/s,k/O/rd	Not Available	normal	false
discordant	not harmonious; conflicting; not in agreement	d/I/s'k/O/rd/-/nt	A quarrel started after several discordant opinions had been expressed. a discordant note in music. Many automobile horns sounding at once are discordant.	easy	false
discount	to take off a certain amount from (a price); to believe only part of; allow for exaggeration in (a statement); to leave out of account; disregard.	'd/I/s,k/&//U/nt	The store discounts 3 per cent on all bills paid when due. You must discount what he tells you, for he is too fond of a good story. In his plans he discounted the expense.	normal	false
discourse	serious speech, writing, or conversation; formal discussion (either written or spoken); conversation; V.	'd/I/s,k/oU/rs	Not Available	normal	false
discredit	defame; disgrace; destroy confidence in; disbelieve; N. CF. discreditable: causing discredit; shameful	d/I/s'kr/E/d/I/t	Not Available	normal	false
discrepancy	lack of consistency or agreement as between facts; difference;	d/I/'skr/E/p/@/ns/i/	discrepancy between two descriptions	normal	false
discrete	separate; unconnected	d/I/'skr/i/t	Not Available	normal	false
discretion	prudence; ability to adjust actions to circumstances; freedom of action or judgment; ADJ. discreet; CF. discretionary	d/I/'skr/E//S//@/n	Discretion is the better part of valor.	easy	false
discriminate	distinguish; make distinctions on the basis of preference	d/I/'skr/i/m/I/,n/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
discriminating	able to discriminate well; discerning; that discriminates; differential	d/I/'skr/I/m/@/,n/eI/t/I//N/	The art collector has discriminating taste. She is discriminating in her choice of friends. Makers wanted a discriminating duty on imports.	easy	false
discursive	digressing; wandering from one subject to another; rambling; proceeding by reasoning or argument.	d/I/'sk/[@]/rs/I/v	His carefully planned speech was not discursive but stayed right on the subject. Johnson ... is always a man of intuitions ranter than of discursive intellect (Leslie Stephen).	normal	false
disdain	treat with scorn or contempt	d/I/s'd/eI/n	Not Available	normal	false
disembark	debark; go ashore (from a ship); unload cargo from a ship; CF. embark	,d/I/s/E/m'b/A/rk	Not Available	normal	false
disenfranchise	disfranchise; deprive of a civil right; OP. enfranchise	,d/I/s/E/n'fr/&/n/tS//aI/z	Not Available	normal	false
disengage	to free or release from anything that holds; detach; loosen; free; to free from engagement, pledge, or obligation; to withdraw from combat or contact with (an enemy).	,d/I/s/E/n'g/eI//dZ/	The mother gently disengaged here hand from that of the sleeping child. Disengage the clutch.	normal	false
disfigure	mar the appearance of; spoil	d/I/s'f/I/g/j//@/r	Not Available	normal	false
disgorge	surrender something (stolen); eject; vomit; to pour forth; discharge; to give up unwillingly.	d/I/s'g/O/r/dZ/	Swollen streams disgorged their waters into the river. The robbers were forced to disgorge their plunder	normal	false
disgruntle	make discontented	d/I/s'gr/@/nt/-/l	Not Available	normal	false
dishearten	discourage	d/I/s'h/A/rt/-/n	Not Available	normal	false
disheveled	untidy (of hair or clothing); V. dishevel	d/I/'/S//E/v/@/ld	Not Available	normal	false
dishonor	loss of reputation or standing; shame; disgrace; a person or thing that causes dishonour	d/I/s'/A/n/@/r	The robber brought dishonour to his family. The team's poor sportsmanship in the tournament was a dishonour to the school.	easy	false
disinclination	unwillingness	d/I/s,/I/nkl/@/'n/eI//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
disingenuous	not naive; not candid; sophisticated; worldly wise; OP. ingenuous	,d/I/s/I/n'/dZ//E/n/j//u//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
disinter	dig up; unearth; OP. inter	,d/I/s/I/n't/[@]/r	Not Available	normal	false
disinterested	unprejudiced; free from bias and self-interest; objective	d/I/s'/I/nt/@/,r/E/st/I/d	Not Available	easy	false
disjointed	disconnected; lacking coherence; V. disjoint: disconnect; disjoin	d/I/s'/dZ///Oi//nt/I/d	Not Available	normal	false
disjunction	act or state of separation; disunity; CF. disjunctive: expressing a choice between two ideas; CF. conjunction; CF. conjunctive	d/I/s'/dZ//@//N/k/S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
dislodge	remove (forcibly); force out of a position;	d/I/s'l/A//dZ/	dislodge the food caught in his throat	normal	false
dismantle	take apart; disassemble	d/I/s'm/&/nt/-/l	Not Available	normal	false
dismember	cut into small parts; cut (a body) apart limb from limb; to pull apart; cut to pieces; seperate or divide into parts	d/I/s'm/E/mb/@/r	The wolves dismembered the deer's carcass. After the war the defeated country was dismembered and could no longer be called a nation. Three physicists ... dismembered one of the most intractable problems of the atom (Walter Sullivan).	normal	false
dismiss	eliminate from consideration; no longer consider; put out of court without further hearing; reject; discharge from employment; direct to leave; ADJ. dismissive; N. dismissal	d/I/s'm/I/s	Not Available	normal	false
disparage	belittle; to speak slightingly of; say (something) is of less value or importance than it actually is.	d/I/'sp/&/r/I//dZ/	The coward disparaged the hero's brave attempt to rescue the drowning child.	normal	false
disparate	basically different; impossible to compare; unrelated	'd/I/sp/@/r/I/t	Not Available	normal	false
disparity	lack of equality; the quality of being unlike	d/I/'sp/&/r/I/t/i/	disparity in numbers. The old man ignored the disparity in their ages as he enjoyed the company of the yound man. The disparity in the accounts of the two witnesses puzzled the policeman.	easy	false
dispassionate	calm; impartial; not influenced by personal feelings	d/I/s'p/&//S//@/n/I/t	Not Available	normal	false
dispatch	speediness; prompt execution; message sent with all due speed; V: send to a specified destination; finish promptly; kill	d/I/'sp/&//tS/	Not Available	normal	false
dispel	scatter; drive away; cause to vanish	d/I/'sp/E/l	Not Available	normal	false
dispense	distribute; prepare and give out (medicines); N. dispensation: dispensing; religious system; official exemption from an obligation or a rule	d/I/'sp/E/ns	Not Available	normal	false
disperse	scatter;	d/I/'sp/[@]/rs	disperse the cloud/crowd	normal	false
dispirited	lacking in spirit	d/I/'sp/I/r/I/t/I/d	Not Available	normal	false
disport	amuse;	d/I/'sp/oU/rt	disport oneself	normal	false
disproportion	lack of proportion (between the parts); ADJ. disproportionate	,d/I/spr/@/'p/oU/r/S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
disputatious	argumentative; fond of argument	,d/I/sp/j//U/'t/eI//S//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
disquietude	uneasiness; anxiety; V. disquiet: make anxious	d/I/s'kw/aI//I/,t/u/d	Not Available	normal	false
disquisition	formal systematic inquiry; explanation of the results of a formal inquiry; long formal speech or written report	,d/I/skw/I/'z/I//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
dissection	analysis; cutting apart in order to examine	d/I/'s/E/k/S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
dissemble	disguise; hide the real nature of; pretend	d/I/'s/E/mb/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
disseminate	distribute; spread; scatter (like seeds)	d/I/'s/E/m/@/,n/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
dissension	disagreement of opinions causing strife within a group	d/I/'s/E/n/S//@/n	The club broke up because of dissension among its members.	normal	false
dissent	disagree	d/I/'s/E/nt	Not Available	normal	false
dissertation	formal essay; treatise	,d/I/s/@/r't/eI//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
dissident	dissenting (with an opinion, a group, or a government); rebellious; N.	'd/I/s/I/d/-/nt	Not Available	normal	false
dissimulate	pretend; conceal by feigning; dissemble	d/I/'s/I/m/j//@/,l/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
dissipate	squander; waste foolishly; scatter	'd/I/s/@/,p/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
dissolution	disintegration; reduction to a liquid form; looseness in morals; sensual indulgence; debauchery; ADJ. dissolute: lacking in moral restraint; leading an immoral life	,d/I/s/@/'l/u//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
dissonance	discord	'd/I/s/@/n/@/ns	Not Available	normal	false
dissuade	persuade not to do; discourage; N. dissuasion	d/I/'sw/eI/d	Not Available	normal	false
distant	reserved or aloof; cold in manner;	'd/I/st/@/nt	distant greeting	normal	false
distend	expand; swell out	d/I/'st/E/nd	Not Available	normal	false
distill	refine (a liquid by evaporating and subsequent condensation); concentrate; separate the most important parts from;	d/I/'st/I/l	distill fresh water from sea water	normal	false
distinct	clearly different; clearly noticed	d/I/'st/I//N/kt	Not Available	normal	false
distinction	honor; excellence; difference; contrast; discrimination;	d/I/'st/I//N/k/S//@/n	graduated with distinction, a writer of real distinction	normal	false
distinctive	clearly different from others of the same kind	d/I/'st/I//N/kt/I/v	Not Available	normal	false
distort	twist out of shape; give a false account of; misrepresent; N. distortion	d/I/'st/O/rt	Not Available	normal	false
distract	take (one's attention) off something; upset emotionally; make anxious; ADJ. distracted	d/I/'str/&/kt	Not Available	normal	false
distrait	absentminded; distracted	d/I/'str/eI/	Not Available	normal	false
distraught	in a state of mental conflict and confustion; distracted; bewildered; crazed	d/I/'str/O/t	The lost child wandered about distraught with fear. The death of Jefferson's wife in September, 1782, left him stunned and distraught. Distraught from grief, she flung herself overboard.	normal	false
diurnal	daily; occurring during the daytime	d/aI/'/[@]/rn/-/l	Not Available	normal	false
diva	operatic singer; prima donna	'd/i/v/A/	Not Available	normal	false
diverge	vary; go in different directions from the same point; ADJ. divergent: differing; deviating	d/I/'v/[@]/r/dZ/	Not Available	normal	false
diverse	differing in some characteristics (from each other); various; N. diversity:variety; dissimilitude; lack of resemblance	d/I/'v/[@]/rs	Not Available	normal	false
diversion	act of turning aside; pastime; V. divert: turn aside from a course; distract; amuse	d/I/'v/[@]/r/Z//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
divest	to rid or free; strip; to force to give up; deprive	d/I/'v/E/st	The sailor divested himself of his clothes and dived into the water. The company divested itself of tis holdings in the losing factory. A person in prison is divested of his right to vote.	difficult	false
divine	perceive intuitively (by or as if by magic); foresee the future; foretell; dowse; ADJ. N. divination	d/I/'v/aI/n	Not Available	normal	false
divulge	reveal; to make known ; make public	d/I/'v/@/l/dZ/	The traitor divulged secret plans to the enemy. I divulged the news of our misfortune (Oliver Goldsmith).	normal	false
docile	obedient; easily managed; submissive	'd/A/s/@/l	Not Available	easy	false
docket	program as for trial; book where such entries are made; list of things to be done; agenda; label fixed to a package listing contents or directions; V: describe in a docket	'd/A/k/I/t	Not Available	normal	false
doctrinaire	unable to compromise about points of doctrine; dogmatic; unyielding; marked by inflexible attachment to a doctrine without regard to its practical difficulties	'd/A/ktr/@/'n/(@)/r	Not Available	normal	false
doctrine	teachings in general; particular principle (religious, legal, etc.) taught; dogma; tenet; ADJ. doctrinal	'd/A/ktr/I/n	Christian doctrine. ...the doctrine of the equality of all men (Edumund Burke). I wish to preach, not the doctrine of ignoble ease, but the doctrine of the strenuous life (Theodre Roosevelt).	easy	false
document	provide written evidence (for a claim); record with documents; N.	'd/A/k/j//U/m/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
doddering	shaky; infirm from old age; V. dodder	'd/A/d/@/r/I//N/	Not Available	normal	false
doff	take off; OP. don	d/A/f	Not Available	normal	false
dogged	determined; stubborn; stubbornly persevering; tenacious;	'd/O/g/I/d	Inspector Javert's dogged pursuit of Jean Valjean	normal	false
doggerel	poor verse	'd/O/g/@/r/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
dogmatic	opinionated; holding stubbornly to one's opinion; arbitrary; doctrinal	d/O/g'm/&/t/I/k	The audience disliked the speaker's dogmatic manner in stating his opinions as if they were facts. He is no longer interrogative but dogmatic.	easy	false
doldrums	blues; listlessness(lack of spirit or energy); slack(inactive) period; period of stagnation; ocean area near the equator where ships cannot move because there is no wind;	'd/oU/ldr/@/mz	in the doldrums	normal	false
dolorous	sorrowful; N. dolor	'd/A/l/@/r/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
dolt	slow-thinking stupid person; CF. dull	d/oU/lt	Not Available	normal	false
domicile	home; V. ADJ. domiciled: having one's domicile;	'd/A/m/I/,s/aI/l	He is domiciled in Britain	normal	false
dominant	exercising the most influence; high and easily seen; stronger than the other part of a system; not recessive	'd/A/m/@/n/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
dominate	control; rule; enjoy a commanding position in; overlook from a height; �++-�+�+�+	'd/A/m/@/,n/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
domineer	rule over tyrannically	,d/A/m/@/'n/i/r	Not Available	normal	false
don	put on; OP. doff	d/A/n	Not Available	normal	false
doom	condemnation to a severe penalty; ruin; fate (esp. a tragic or ruinous one); V.	d/u/m	Not Available	normal	false
dormant	sleeping; temporarily inactive; lethargic; latent	'd/O/rm/@/nt	Bears and other animals that hibernate are dormant during the winter. Many volcanoes are dormant. The artist's talent for painting was dormant until his teacher discovered it.	easy	false
dormer	window projecting upright from roof; CF. sleeping room	'd/O/rm/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
dorsal	relating to the back of an animal;	'd/O/rs/@/l	dorsal fin	normal	false
dossier	file of documents on a subject or person; file; CF. bundle of papers labeled on the back	'd/A/s/i/,/eI/	Not Available	normal	false
dotage	senility; feeblemindedness of old age;	'd/oU/t/I//dZ/	In one's dotage	normal	false
dote	be excessively fond of; show signs of mental decline	d/oU/t	Not Available	normal	false
dour	sullen; gloomy; stubborn	d/U/r	Not Available	normal	false
douse	plunge into water or liquid; dip; immerse; drench; wet throughly; extinguish; throw water over; dowse	d/AU/s	Not Available	normal	false
dowdy	untidy (of a woman or clothes); slovenly; dressed in an unattractive way; shabby; CF. unattractive woman	'd/AU/d/i/	Not Available	normal	false
downcast	disheartened; dejected; sad; directed downward	'd/AU/n,k/&/st	Not Available	normal	false
dowry	money or property brought by a bride to her husband at marriage	'd/AU/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
dowse	use a divining rod to search for underground water or minerals	d/AU/s	Not Available	normal	false
doze	sleep lightly; nap	d/oU/z	Not Available	normal	false
drab	dull; lacking color; cheerless ;	dr/&/b	drab coat/life	normal	false
draconian	extremely severe;	Not available	draconian punishment	easy	false
draft	first rough form; conscription; draught; V: make a draft of; conscript	dr/&/ft	Not Available	normal	false
drama	prose or verse composition to be performed by actors; play; exciting and unusual situation	'dr/A/m/@/	Not Available	easy	false
drastic	strong; violent and severe;	'dr/&/st/I/k	drastic changes/measures	easy	false
draught	current of air (through a room or to a fire); act of pulling roads; act of swallowing liquid or amount of liquid swallowed at a time	dr/&/ft	Not Available	normal	false
draw	choosing of a lot or card	dr/O/	Not Available	normal	false
dregs	sediment in a liquid; lees; worthless residue	'dr/E/gz	Not Available	normal	false
dribble	flow or fall in drops; let saliva flow out slowly from the mouth; move a ball; N.	'dr/I/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
drip	fall or let fall in drops; shed drops; N: action or sound of falling in drops; liquid that falls in drops	dr/I/p	Not Available	easy	false
drivel	nonsense; foolishness; V: talk nonsense	'dr/I/v/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
droll	queer and amusing	dr/oU/l	Not Available	normal	false
drone	idle person who lives on other people's work; male bee	dr/oU/n	Not Available	normal	false
drone	talk dully; buzz or murmur like a bee; N.	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
droop	bend or hang downward; become weakened;	dr/u/p	His shoulders drooped with tiredness	normal	false
dross	waste matter; worthless impurities	dr/O/s	Not Available	normal	false
drudge	do drudgery; N: person who drudges	dr/@//dZ/	Not Available	normal	false
drudgery	hard unpleasant work; menial work	'dr/@//dZ//@/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
dubious	questionable; (of something) causing doubt; (of someone) filled with doubt; N. dubiety	'd/u/b/i//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
ductile	malleable; pliable; (of metals) easily pulled into shape; flexible; (of someone) easily influenced or controlled	'd/@/kt/-/l	Not Available	normal	false
dulcet	sweet sounding; pleasing to the ear; melodious	'd/@/ls/I/t	Not Available	normal	false
dull	(of colors or surfaces) not bright; cloudy; overcast; boring; (of edge or sound) not sharp; not rapid; sluggish; slow in thinking and understanding; stupid; V.	d/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
dumbfound	astonish (making dumb); ADJ. dumbfounded, dumfounded, dumbstruck	d/@/m'f/&//U/nd	Not Available	normal	false
dummy	imitation of a real object used as a substitute; effigy	'd/@/m/i/	Not Available	normal	false
dupe	someone easily fooled or deceived; V: deceive	d/u/p	Not Available	normal	false
duplicity	double-dealing; hypocrisy; being dishonest and deceitful; ADJ. duplicitous	d/u/'pl/I/s/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
duration	length of time something lasts	d/U/'r/eI//S//@/n	Not Available	easy	false
duress	forcible restraint, especially unlawfully; coercion by threat; illegal coercion;	d/U/'r/E/s	a promise made under duress	normal	false
dutiful(duteous)	(of people or their behavior) respectful; obedient (filled with a sense of duty)	'd/u/t/I/f/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
dwindle	shrink; reduce gradually	'dw/I/nd/-/l	Not Available	normal	false
dynamic	energetic; vigorously active	d/aI/'n/&/m/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
dynamo	generator for producing electricity; energetic person	'd/aI/n/@/,m/oU/	Not Available	normal	false
dys-	abnormal; impaired	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
dysentery	inflammatory disorder of the lower intestinal tract	'd/I/s/@/n,t/E/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
dyslexia	word blindness; learning disorder marked by impairment of the ability to read	d/I/s'l/E/ks/i//@/	Dyslexia is a neurological ailment which bears no more relation to intelligence than, say, color blindness (Benjamin H. Pearse).	difficult	false
dyspeptic	suffering from indigestion; N. dyspepsia: indigestion; difficulty in digesting food	d/I/s'p/E/pt/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
earmark	a mark made on the ear of an animal to show who owns it; a special mark, quality, or feature that gives information about a perosn or thing; set aside (money or time) for a particular purpose	'/i/r,m/A/rk	Careful speech is an earmark of the educated man. Money earmakred to buy books for the library cannot be spent for anything else.	normal	false
earn	gain for the performance of service or labor; gain (something that one deserves); deserve	/[@]/rn	Not Available	normal	false
earthly	of this earth; terrestrial; worldly; not divine; possible;	/[@]/r/T/l/i/	no earthly reason	normal	false
earthy	unrefined; coarse; of earth;	'/[@]/r/T//i/	earthy remarks	normal	false
ebb	(of the tide) recede; lessen; diminish; N. OP. flow: rise of tide	/E/b	Not Available	normal	false
ebullient	showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm; boiling; N. ebullience; N. ebullition: state of boiling	/I/'b/@/l/j//@/nt	A small, dapper man with a waxed mustache and an ebullient air came upstairs and greeted the Court warmly.	normal	false
eccentric	irregular; odd; unconventional; whimsical; bizarre; not concentric	/I/k's/E/ntr/I/k	Not Available	easy	false
eccentricity	oddity; idiosyncrasy	,/E/ks/@/n'tr/I/s/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
ecclesiastic	ecclesiastical; pertaining to the church; N: minister; priest; cleric; clergyman	/I/,kl/i/z/i/'/&/st/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
eclectic	selective; composed of elements drawn from disparate sources; selecting individual elements from a variety of sources; N. eclecticism	/I/'kl/E/kt/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
eclipse	darken; extinguish; outshine; surpass; cause an eclipse	/I/'kl/I/ps	Not Available	normal	false
ecliptic	path of the sun and the planets	/I/'kl/I/pt/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
ecologist	person concerned with the interrelationship between living organisms and their environment; person concerned with the detrimental effects of human civilization on the environment; CF. ecology	Not available	Not Available	easy	false
economy	efficiency or conciseness in using something; thrifty management of resources	/I/'k/A/n/@/m/i/	Not Available	easy	false
ecosystem	ecological community together with its environment	'/E/k/oU/,s/I/st/@/m	Not Available	normal	false
ecstasy	rapture; very strong feeling of joy and happiness; any overpowering emotion; ADJ. ecstatic: causing or experiencing ecstasy	'/E/kst/@/s/i/	Not Available	easy	false
eddy	swirling current of water, air, etc.; V.	'/E/d/i/	Not Available	normal	false
edict	decree (especially one issued by a sovereign); official command	'/i/d/I/kt	Not Available	normal	false
edifice	a building, especially a large or impressive building, such as a cathedral, palace, or temple	'/E/d/@/f/I/s	a spacious edifice of brick (Hawthorne).	normal	false
edify	instruct; correct morally	'/E/d/@/f/aI/	Not Available	normal	false
eerie	weird; causing fear because strange	'/i/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
efface	rub out; remove the surface of	/I/'f/eI/s	Not Available	normal	false
effective	effectual; producing a strong response; striking; in operation; in effect;	/I/'f/E/kt/I/v	effective speech/photograph	easy	false
effectual	able to produce a desired effect; valid	/I/'f/E/k/tS//u//@/l	Not Available	normal	false
effectuate	effect; produce; achieve;	/I/'f/E/k/tS//u/,/eI/t	effectuate a reconciliation	normal	false
effeminate	having womanly traits	/I/'f/E/m/@/n/I/t	Not Available	normal	false
effervescence	liveliness and gaiety; inner excitement or exuberance; showing high spirits; the act or process of giving off bubbles of gas	Not available	Mr. Holbrook appeared at the door, rubbing his hands in very effervescence of hospitality (Elizabeth Gaskell).	easy	false
effete	having lost one's original power; barren; worn out; exhausted	/I/'f/i/t	Not Available	normal	false
efficacy	power to produce desired effect; ADJ. efficacious: effectual	'/E/f/@/k/@/s/i/	The efficacy of aspirin in relieving headaches is well known.	easy	false
effigy	likeness of a person made of wood, paper, or stone;dummy; image or statue, usually of a person.	'/E/f/I//dZ//i/	burn an effigy of the President. The dead man's monument bore his effigy.	normal	false
effluvium	noxious(harmful) smell	/I/'fl/u/v/i//@/m	Not Available	normal	false
effrontery	rudeness without any sense of shame; shameless boldness; presumptousness; nerve; cheek	/I/'fr/@/nt/@/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
effulgent	shining brightly; brilliant	/I/'f/@/l/dZ//@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
effusion	pouring forth; unrestrained outpouring of feeling; V. effuse: pour out; ADJ. effusive: pouring forth; gushing	/I/'f/j//u//Z//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
ego	one's opinion of oneself; self-esteem	'/i/g/oU/	Not Available	normal	false
egoism	excessive interest in one's self; belief that one should be interested in one's self rather than in others; selfishness; ADJ. egoistic, egoistical	'/i/g/oU/,/I/z/@/m	Not Available	normal	false
egotism	tendency to speak or write of oneself excessively; conceit; self-importance	'/i/g/@/,t/I/z/@/m	Not Available	normal	false
egotistical	egotistic; excessively self-centered(egocentric); self-important; conceited	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
egregious	notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking	/I/'gr/i//dZ//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
egress	exit; opening for going out; act of going out; OP. ingress	'/i/gr/E/s	Not Available	normal	false
ejaculation	something said suddenly and briefl; an exclamation; abrupt ejection (to discharge sperm); V. ejaculate	/I/,/dZ//&/k/j//@/'l/eI//S//@/n	an impatient ejaculation of disgust.	easy	false
elaborate	worked out with great care; having many details; complicated.	/I/'l/&/b/(@)/r/@/t	an elaborate banquet. The scientist made elaborate plans for landing a man on the moon.	easy	false
elaboration	addition of details; intricacy	/I/,l/&/b/@/'r/eI//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
elastic	able to spring back into shape; quick to recover (as from disappointment); able to adapt to change;	/I/'l/&/st/I/k	elastic plans	normal	false
elated	filled with excited joy and pride; overjoyed; in high spirits; joyful and proud;	/I/'l/eI/t/I/d	elated crowd	normal	false
elegy	poem or song expressing lamentation (for the dead); ADJ. elegiacal, elegiac	'/E/l/I//dZ//i/	Not Available	normal	false
elevation	elevated position; altitude; height; flat upright side of a building; angle made by pointing a gun;	,/E/l/@/'v/eI//S//@/n	The elevation of her style is much admired, front elevation of the house	normal	false
elicit	draw out fact or information (by discussion or from someone)	/I/'l/I/s/I/t	Not Available	normal	false
elixir	cure-all; panacea; something invigorating	/I/'l/I/ks/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
ellipsis	omission of words from a text; mark used to indicate an omission (when the meaning can be understood without them); PL. ellipses	/I/'l/I/ps/I/s	Not Available	normal	false
elliptical	elliptic; oval; of an ellipse; containing an ellipsis; ambiguous either purposely or because key words have been left out	/I/'l/I/pt/I/k/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
elope	run away secretly with the intention of getting married	/I/'l/oU/p	Not Available	normal	false
eloquence	a flow of speech that has grace and force; the power to win by speaking; the art of speaking so as to stir the feelings; elocution; oratory; rhetoric	'/E/l/@/kw/@/ns	The eloquence of the President moved all hearts. Talking and eloquence are not the same: to speak, and to speak well, are two things (Ben Jonson).	normal	false
elucidate	explain; make clear; clarify; enlighten; CF. lucid	/I/'l/u/s/I/,d/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
elusive	evasive; not frank; baffling; hard to grasp, catch, or understand; V. elude: escape from; escape the understanding or grasp of;	/I/'l/u/s/I/v	elude the hunter, His name eludes me	normal	false
elysian	relating to paradise; blissful	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
Elysium	place or condition of bliss	/I/'l/I//Z//i//@/m	Not Available	normal	false
emaciated	thin and wasted (from hunger or illness)	/I/'m/eI//S//i/,/eI/t/I/d	Not Available	normal	false
emanate	issue forth; come out	'/E/m/@/,n/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
emancipate	set free; liberate	/I/'m/&/ns/@/,p/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
emasculate	weaken; castrate	/I/'m/&/sk/j//@/,l/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
embargo	an order of a government forbidding merchant ships to enter or leave its ports; any restriction put on commerce by law; restriction; restraint; hindrance	/E/m'b/A/rg/oU/	During the War of 1812, congress laid an embargo on commerce with Great Britain for 15 months. Our Government would certainly place an embargo on gold sales of our stocks if they fell below $10 billion (New York Times)	difficult	false
embark	commence; go on board a boat; begin a journey	/E/m'b/A/rk	Not Available	normal	false
embed(imbed)	enclose; place in something; fix firmly in a surrounding mass	/E/m'b/E/d	Precious stones are often found embedded in rock. He embedded the bulbs in a box of sand. Every detail of the accident is embedded in my memory.	easy	false
embellish	adorn; ornament; enhance as a story (by adding fictitious details)	/E/m'b/E/l/I//S/	Not Available	normal	false
embezzlement	taking for one's own use in violation of trust; stealing (of money placed in one's care)	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
embitter	make bitter; fill with painful or bitter feelings; make sad and angry;	/E/m'b/I/t/@/r	He was embittered by many disappointments	normal	false
emblazon	to display conspicuously; picture in bright colors; to decorate; adorn; to praise highly; honor publicly; make known the fame of	/E/m'bl/eI/z/@/n	Posters were emblazoned on the walls of the room. The knight's shield was emblazoned with his coat of arms. King Arthur's exploits were emblazoned in song and story.	normal	false
embody	to put into a form that can be seen; express in definite form; to bring together and include in a single book, law, or system; include; organize; to make part of an organized book. law, system	/E/m'b/A/d/i/	A building embodies the idea of the architect. The Boy Scouts' "Scout Handbook" embodies the information needed to become a good scout. The new engineer's suggestions were embodied in the revised plan.	normal	false
emboss	produce a design in raised relief; decorate with a raised design	/E/m'b/O/s	Not Available	normal	false
embrace	hug; clasp with the arms; adopt or espouse; accept readily; encircle; include;	/E/m'br/eI/s	embrace the cause/socialism, all-embracing	normal	false
embroider	decorate with needlework; ornament (a story) with fancy or fictitious details; embellish	/E/m'br//Oi//d/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
embroil	throw into confusion; involve in strife, dispute, or quarrel; entangle; CF. imbroglio	/E/m'br//Oi//l	Not Available	normal	false
embryonic	undeveloped; rudimentary; N. embryo: organism in the early stage of development	,/E/mbr/i/'/A/n/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
emend	correct (usually a text); N. emendation: correction of errors; improvement	/I/'m/E/nd	Not Available	normal	false
emetic	substance causing vomiting; ADJ.	/@/'m/E/t/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
eminent	rising above others; high; lofty; distinguished;	'/E/m/@/n/@/nt	eminent position	normal	false
emissary	a person sent on a mission or errand; messenger; a secret agent; spy	'/E/m/I/,s/E/r/i/	I am your grandmother's emissary. She could not come herself (Thomas Hardy).	difficult	false
emollient	soothing or softening remedy (for the skin); ADJ.	/I/'m/A/l/j//@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
emolument	salary; payment for an office; compensation	/I/'m/A/l/j//@/m/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
empathy	ability to identify with another's feelings, ideas, etc.; identification with and understanding of another's feelings; V. empathize; CF. sympathy	'/E/mp/@//T//i/	Not Available	normal	false
empirical	based on experiment and observation; based entirely on practical experience, without regard to science or theory	/E/m'p/I/r/I/k/@/l	Chemistry is largely an empirical science. an empirical knowledge of medicine.	easy	false
emulate	imitate; rival; try to equal or excel (through imitation)	'/E/m/j//U/,l/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
enact	make (a bill) into law	/E/n'/&/kt	Not Available	normal	false
enamored	in love;	Not available	enamored of his own beauty	normal	false
encipher	encode; convert a message into code; put into cipher	/E/n's/aI/f/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
encircle	surround; to go in a circle around	/E/n's/[@]/rk/@/l	Trees encircled the pond. The moon encircles the earth.	easy	false
enclave	territory enclosed within an alien land	'/E/nkl/eI/v	Not Available	normal	false
encomiastic	praising; eulogistic; N. encomium: very high praise; eulogy	/E/n,k/oU/m/i/'/&/st/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
encompass	surround; include;	/E/n'k/@/mp/@/s	His activities encompass publishing and computers	normal	false
encroachment	gradual intrusion;	/E/n'kr/oU//tS/m/@/nt	I resent all these encroachments on my valuable time, encroach on/upon	normal	false
encumber	burden; N. encumbrance	/E/n'k/@/mb/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
endear	make beloved;	/E/n'd/i/r	endear her to everyone	normal	false
endearment	fond word or act; expression of affection	/E/n'd/i/rm/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
endemic	prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country; peculiar to a particular region or people; CF. pandemic	/E/n'd/E/m/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
endorse	approve; support; write one's signature on the back of; N. endorsement; CF. dorsal	/E/n'd/O/rs	Not Available	easy	false
endue	provide with some quality; endow	/E/n'd/u/	Not Available	normal	false
enduring	lasting; surviving; V. endure: bear (pain or suffering) for a long time; remain alive (in spite of difficulties); last; survive	/E/n'd/U/r/I//N/	Not Available	normal	false
energize	invigorate; give energy to; make forceful and active	'/E/n/@/r,/dZ//aI/z	Not Available	normal	false
enervate	weaken; take away energy from	'/E/n/@/r,v/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
enfranchise	admit to the rights of citizenship (especially the right to vote); CF. franchise	/E/n'fr/&/n/tS//aI/z	Not Available	normal	false
engage	attract; employ; hire; pledge oneself; confront; fight; enter into confliction; interlock; lock together; participate; N. engagement: agreement to marry; arrangement to meet someone or to do something; battle	/E/n'g/eI//dZ/	Not Available	easy	false
engaged	employed; busy; betrothed; involved in conflict	/E/n'g/eI//dZ/d	Not Available	normal	false
engaging	very attractive; pleasing; charming; winning	/E/n'g/eI//dZ//I//N/	She has an engaging smile.	easy	false
engender	cause; produce; give rise to	/E/n'/dZ//E/nd/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
engross	occupy fully; absorb	/E/n'gr/oU/s	The artist was so engrossed in his painting that he didn't notice the people watching him. She was engrossed by the interesting story.	normal	false
engulf	surround and swallow up	/E/n'g/@/lf	Not Available	normal	false
enhance	increase; make greater (as in value, reputation, or usefulness); improve	/E/n'h/&/ns	Not Available	normal	false
enigma	puzzle; mystery; ADJ. enigmatic: obscure; puzzling	/@/'n/I/gm/@/	Not Available	normal	false
enjoin	to order, direct, or urge; to require or forbid by an authoritative command; issue an authoritative command to; to forbid; prohibit	/E/n'/dZ///Oi//n	The father enjoined his son to be honest at all times. The judge enjoined the contractor from building a factory in an area set aside for homes.	difficult	false
enlist	(cause to) join the armed forces; obtain (help, sympathy, or support)	/E/n'l/I/st	Not Available	normal	false
enliven	make lively or spirited; animate	/E/n'l/aI/v/@/n	Not Available	normal	false
enmity	ill will; hatred; hostility	'/E/nm/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
ennui	boredom; listlessness and dissatisfaction resulting from lack of interest; CF. annoy	/A/n'w/i/	Yawning, a conspicuous sign of ennui, is a sign that the lecturer should cut it short.	normal	false
enormity	hugeness (in a bad sense); excessive wickedness;	/I/'n/O/rm/I/t/i/	enormity of the crime	normal	false
enrapture	please intensely; fill with rapture and delight	/E/n'r/&/p/tS//@/r	Not Available	normal	false
ensconce	to shelter safely; hide; to settle comfortable and firmly	/E/n'sk/A/ns	the soldiers were ensconced in strongly fortified trenches. We were ensconced in the cellar during the tornado. The cat ensconced itself in the armchair.	difficult	false
ensue	to come after; follow; succeed; to happen as a result	/E/n's/u/	The ensuing year means the year following this year. In his anger he hit the man, and a fight ensued. I spent my allowance the first day, and a lean week ensued.	normal	false
entail	make necessary; require; necessitate; involve; limit the inheritance of (property) to a specified succession of heirs;	/E/n't/eI/l	entail A on/upon B	normal	false
enterprise	willingness to take new ventures; initiative; business organization; plan (that is difficult or daring);	'/E/nt/@/r,pr/aI/z	their latest enterprise to sail round the world in a small boat	normal	false
enterprising	full of initiative; showing enterprise	'/E/nt/@/r,pr/aI/z/I//N/	Not Available	normal	false
enthrall	to captivate; fascinate; charm; to make a slave of; enslave	/E/n'/T/r/O/l	The explorer the enthralled the audience with the story of his exciting adventures. The captive Incan peoples were enthralled by their Spanish conquerors.	difficult	false
entice	to attract by arrousing hopes or desires; tempt	/E/n't/aI/s	The smell of food enticed the hungry children into the house.	easy	false
entity	real being	'/E/nt/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
entomology	study of insects	,/E/nt/@/'m/A/l/@//dZ//i/	Not Available	normal	false
entourage	group of attendants; retinue; CF. surround	,/A/nt/U/'r/A//Z/	Not Available	normal	false
entrance	put under a spell(condition caused by magical power); carry away(fill with strong feeling) with emotion; put into a trance; fill with delight	'/E/ntr/@/ns	Not Available	normal	false
entreat	plead; ask earnestly	/E/n'tr/i/t	Not Available	normal	false
entr�e	freedome or right to enter; access; the main dish of food at dinner of lunch	Not available	entree into the exclusive circle. The principal's son has entree to his father's office that the rest of the students don't have.	easy	false
entrepreneur	businessperson (who assumes the risk of a business venture); contractor; ADJ. entrepreneurial	,/A/ntr/@/pr/@/'n/[@]/r	Not Available	normal	false
enumerate	list; mention one by one	/I/'n/u/m/@/,r/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
enunciate	announce; proclaim; utter or speak, especially distinctly; pronounce clearly; articulate;	/I/'n/@/ns/i/,/eI/t	This theory was first enunciated by him	normal	false
environ	enclose; surround; N. environs: surrounding area (as of a city)	/E/n'v/aI/r/@/n	Not Available	normal	false
eon(aeon)	long period of time; an age; longest division of geologic time containing two or more eras	'/i//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
epaulet(epaulette)	ornament worn on the shoulder (of a uniform, etc.)	'/E/p/@/,l/E/t	Not Available	normal	false
ephemeral	short-lived; fleeting	/I/'f/E/m/@/r/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
epic	long heroic poem, novel, or similar work of art (celebrating the feats of a hero); ADJ: (of stories or events) resembling an epic; grand	'/E/p/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
epicure	connoisseur of food and drink; gourmet; ADJ. epicurean; CF. Epicurus	'/E/p/@/,k/j//U/r	Not Available	normal	false
Epicurean	believing that pleasure is good and suffering is bad and should be avoided; N.	,/E/p/I/k/j//U//@/'r/i//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
epigram	witty thought or saying, usually short	'/E/p/@/,gr/&/m	Not Available	normal	false
epilogue	short speech at conclusion of dramatic work	'/E/p/@/,l/O/g	Not Available	normal	false
episodic	(of a story or play) loosely connected; made up of separate and loosely connected parts; N. episode: incident in the course of an experience	,/E/p/I/'s/A/d/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
epistemologist	philosopher who studies the nature of knowledge; N. epistemology	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
epitaph	inscription in memory of a dead person (as on a tombstone)	'/E/p/I/,t/&/f	Not Available	normal	false
epithet	word or phrase characteristically used to describe a person or thing; descriptive phrase to characterize a person (often contemptous)	'/E/p/@/,/T//E/t	Not Available	normal	false
epitome	perfect example or embodiment; brief summary;	/I/'p/I/t/@/m/i/	epitome of good manners	normal	false
epoch	a period of time; era; a period of time in which striking things happened	'/E/p/@/k	an epoch of extravagance, an epoch of strange manifestations. There were few peaceful epochs in the history of our country.	difficult	false
equable	tranquil; of even calm temper; (of temperature) steady; uniform	'/E/kw/@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
equanimity	calmness of temperament; composure	,/i/kw/@/'n/I/m/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
equestrian	rider on horseback; ADJ.	/I/'kw/E/str/i//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
equilibrium	balance of opposing forces; balance of the mind; equanimity	,/i/kw/@/'l/I/br/i//@/m	Not Available	normal	false
equine	of horses; like a horse; like that of a horse; a horse	'/i/kw/aI/n	equine face. The mule is apt to forget all but the equine side of his pedigree (James Russell Lowell).	normal	false
equinox	period of equal days and nights; the beginning of spring and autumn;	'/i/kw/@/,n/A/ks	vernal/autumnal equinox	normal	false
equipoise	balance; balancing force; equilibrium	'/i/kw/@/,p//Oi//z	Not Available	normal	false
equitable	fair; impartial; OP. inequitable	'/E/kw/I/t/@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
equity	fairness; justice; OP. inequity	'/E/kw/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
equivocal	(of words or statements) ambiguous; intentionally misleading; (of behavior) questionable; OP. unequivocal	/I/'kw/I/v/@/k/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
equivocate	use equivocal language to deceive people; lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth; N. equivocation	/I/'kw/I/v/@/,k/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
erode	eat away; wear away gradually by abrasion;	/I/'r/oU/d	The sea erodes the rocks	normal	false
erotic	pertaining to passionate love or sexual love	/I/'r/A/t/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
errant	wandering (esp. in search of adventure); straying from proper moral standards;	'/E/r/@/nt	knight-errant	normal	false
erratic	odd; irregular in movement or behavior; unpredictable	/I/'r/&/t/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
erroneous	mistaken; wrong; incorrect	'r/oU/n/i//@/s	Not Available	easy	false
erudite	hving much knowledge; scholarly; learned	'/E/r/j//U/,d/aI/t	an erudite teacher, an erudite book	easy	false
escapade	prank; flighty conduct; reckless adventure that disobeys rules	'/E/sk/@/,p/eI/d	Not Available	normal	false
eschew	avoid habitually;	/E/s'/tS//u/	eschew alcoholic drinks	normal	false
esoteric	hard to understand; known only to the chosen few, esp. initiates; N. esoterica	,/E/s/@/'t/E/r/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
espionage	spying	'/E/sp/i//@/,n/A//Z/	Not Available	normal	false
espouse	adopt; support (an idea or aim); marry; N. espousal	/E/'sp/AU/z	Not Available	normal	false
esteem	respect; value; judge; N.	/E/'st/i/m	Not Available	easy	false
estimable	worthy of esteem; deserving high reward; cabable of being estimated or calculated	'/E/st/@/m/@/b/@/l	a hardworking, thrifty, estimable young man. Unselfishness is an estimable trait. The value of a friend is not estimable.	easy	false
estranged	to turn (a person) from affection to indiference, dislike, or hatred; make unfriendly; seperate; alienate; to keep apart; keep away; to divert to a new or different use	/E/'str/eI/n/dZ/d	A quarrel had estranged him from his family. estranged rom politics (Alexander Pope). They ... have estranged his place, and have burned incense in it unto other gods (Jeremiah 19:4).	difficult	false
ethereal	like a spirit or fairy; unearthly light; heavenly; unusually refined;	/I/'/T//i/r/i//@/l	She has an ethereal beauty	normal	false
ethnic	relating to races	'/E//T/n/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
ethnology	study of humankind; study of the different races of human beings; CF. anthropology	/E//T/'n/A/l/@//dZ//i/	Not Available	normal	false
ethos	underlying character of a culture, group, etc.; character or ideas peculiar to a specific person, group, or culture;	'/i//T//A/s	the company ethos	normal	false
etymology	study of word parts; study of the origins of words	,/E/t/@/'m/A/l/@//dZ//i/	Not Available	easy	false
eugenic	pertaining to the improvement of race; N. eugenics: study of hereditary improvement of the human race	/j//u/'/dZ//E/n/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
eulogistic	praising very highly; full of eulogy; commendatory; laudatory; panegyrical	,/j//u/l/@/'/dZ//I/st/I/k	an article highly eulogistic about modern art.	normal	false
eulogy	expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death; V. eulogize	'/j//u/l/@//dZ//i/	Not Available	normal	false
euphemism	mild expression in place of an unpleasant one; ADJ. euphemistic	'/j//u/f/@/,m/I/z/@/m	Not Available	normal	false
euphony	sweet sound; ADJ. euphonious	'/j//u/f/@/n/i/	Not Available	normal	false
euphoria	feeling of exaggerated or unfounded(ungrounded; baseless) well-being; feeling of great happiness or well-being (when unreasonable); ADJ. euphoriaric	/j//u/'f/oU/r/i//@/	Not Available	normal	false
euthanasia	mercy killing	,/j//u//T//@/'n/eI//Z//@/	Not Available	normal	false
evanescent	fleeting; vanishing; soon disappearing; V. evanesce	,/E/v/@/'n/E/s/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
evasive	not frank; trying to hide the truth; eluding; evading; V. evade: avoid (a duty or responsibility) or escape from by deceit	/I/'v/eI/s/I/v	Not Available	normal	false
evenhanded	impartial; fair	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
eventual	happening at last as a result;	/I/'v/E/n/tS//u//@/l	eventual victory	normal	false
evince	show clearly	/I/'v/I/ns	Not Available	normal	false
evocative	tending to call up (emotions, memories)	/I/'v/A/k/@/t/I/v	Not Available	normal	false
evoke	call forth (memory or feeling);	/I/'v/oU/k	That old film evoked memories of my childhood	normal	false
ewe	female sheep	/j//u/	Not Available	normal	false
exacerbate	worsen; aggravate; embitter	/I/g'z/&/s/@/r,b/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
exact	demand and obtain by force;	/I/g'z/&/kt	exact a promise from him	normal	false
exacting	extremely demanding; making severe demands; hard to please	/I/g'z/&/kt/I//N/	exacting standard of safety. An exacting teacher will not permit careless work. Flying an airplane is exacting work.	normal	false
exalt	raise in rank or dignity; praise highly; inspire;	/I/g'z/O/lt	exalt the imagination	normal	false
exasperate	to irritate very much; annoy greatly; make angry; vex	/I/g'z/&/sp/@/,r/eI/t	The little boy's constant noise exasperated his father.	normal	false
except	exclude; N. exception: objection; exclusion; ADJ. exceptional: unusual; of unusually high quality	/I/k's/E/pt	Not Available	easy	false
exceptionable	objectionable; likely to cause dislike; offensive; CF. unexceptionable: entirely acceptable	/I/k's/E/p/S//@/n/@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
excerpt	selected passage (written or musical) taken from a longer work; V.	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
exchequer	treasury;	'/E/ks/tS//E/k/@/r	Chancellor of the exchequer	normal	false
excise	a tax on the manufacture, sale, or use of certain articles made, sold, or used within a country; to cut out; remove	/I/k's/aI/z	There is an excise on tobacco. The editor excised passages from the book.	normal	false
exclaim	cry out suddenly; N. exclamation; ADJ. exclamatory	/I/k'skl/eI/m	Not Available	easy	false
excoriate	scold with biting harshness; censure strongly; strip the skin off	/I/k'sk/oU/r/i/,/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
exculpate	clear from blame or guilt	'/E/ksk/@/l,p/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
execrable	very bad; detestable	'/E/ks/@/kr/@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
execrate	curse; express abhorrence for; detest	'/E/ks/@/,kr/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
execute	put into effect; carry out; kill as a lawful punishment; N. execution	'/E/ks/@/,k/j//u/t	Not Available	normal	false
executioner	person administering capital punishment	,/E/ks/@/'k/j//u//S//@/n/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
executive	person having administrative authority; one branch of government executing laws; ADJ: relating to executing	/I/g'z/E/k/j//@/t/I/v	Not Available	normal	false
executor	person designated to execute the terms of a will	/I/g'z/E/k/j//@/t/@/r	Not Available	easy	false
exegesis	explanation, especially of biblical(of the bible) passages	,/E/ks/I/'/dZ//i/s/I/s	Not Available	normal	false
exemplary	serving as a model; outstanding; worth imitating; being a good model or pattern.	/I/g'z/E/mpl/@/r/i/	exemplary punishment/behavior; exemplary conduct; an exemplary incident.	easy	false
exemplify	show by example; furnish an example; serve as an example of;	/I/g'z/E/mpl/@/,f/aI/	His pictures exemplify that sort of painting	easy	false
exempt	not subject to a duty or obligation; free from a duty; V.	/I/g'z/E/mpt	Not Available	normal	false
exertion	effort; expenditure of much physical work; V. exert oneself: make a great effort	/I/g'z/[@]/r/S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
exhale	breathe out; OP. inhale	/E/ks'h/eI/l	Not Available	normal	false
exhilarating	invigorating and refreshing; cheering; V. exhilarate: make cheerful and excited;	Not available	exhilarated by the ride in the sports car	normal	false
exhort	urge (by strong argument or advice);	/I/g'z/O/rt	The general exhorted his men to fight bravely	normal	false
exhume	dig out of the ground; remove from a grave	/I/g'z/u/m	Not Available	normal	false
exigency	urgent situation; ADJ. exigent	'/E/ks/I//dZ//@/ns/i/	Not Available	normal	false
exiguous	small in amount; minute	/I/g'z/I/g/j//u//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
existential	pertaining to existence; pertaining to the philosophy of existentialism	,/E/gz/I/'st/E/n/S//@/l	Not Available	normal	false
exodus	departure (of a large number of people)	'/E/ks/@/d/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
exonerate	acquit; exculpate; free from blame or guilt	/I/g'z/A/n/@/,r/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
exorbitant	exceeding what is customary, proper, or reasonable; very excessive; much too high; not coming within the intended scope of the law	/I/g'z/O/rb/I/t/-/nt	One dollar is an exorbitant price for a pack of gum; an exorbitant case	normal	false
exorcise	to drive out (an evil spirti) by prayers, ceremonies, or the like; to free (a person or place) from an evil spirit; purify; to conjure up (a spirit).	'/E/ks/O/r,s/aI/z	I ... wandered up and down, like an exorcised spirit that had been driven from its old haunts (Hawthorne).	normal	false
exotic	not native; from another part of the world; strange; intriguingly unusual;	/I/g'z/A/t/I/k	exotic flower/dress	normal	false
expansive	(of a person) outgoing and sociable; broad and extensive; able to increase in size	/I/k'sp/&/ns/I/v	Not Available	normal	false
expatiate	talk at length; speak or write in detail	/I/k'sp/eI//S//i/,/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
expatriate	to force to leave one's country; banish; exile; to windraw (oneself) from one's native country or renounce one's citizenship; to force (someone) to give up his citizenship	/E/k'sp/eI/tr/i/,/eI/t	Some Americans expatriate themselves and live in Europe.	normal	false
expedient	suitable (for a particular purpose although not necessarily morally correct); practical; politic(prudent); N: something expedient	/I/k'sp/i/d/i//@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
expedite	to make easy and quick; help forward; hurry along; speed up	'/E/ksp/I/,d/aI/t	Airplanes expedite travel. The telephone expedites business. If everyone will help, it will expedite matters.	easy	false
expeditious	done with speed; quick; N. expedition	,/E/ksp/I/'d/I//S//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
expenditure	payment or expense; expending; something expended; output;	/I/k'sp/E/nd/I//tS//@/r	receipt for the expenditure, expenditure of all the energy	normal	false
expertise	specialized knowledge (in a particular field); expert skill	,/E/ksp/@/r't/i/z	connoisseurs full of mumbo-jumbo and expertise. His expertise was not equal to the task.	easy	false
expiate	make amends for (a sin)	'/E/ksp/i/,/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
expletive	meaningless word; interjection; profane oath; swear-word	'/E/kspl/@/t/I/v	Not Available	normal	false
explicate	explain in detail; interpret; clarify; CF. explicable	'/E/kspl/@/,k/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
explicit	totally clear; definite; outspoken	/I/k'spl/I/s/I/t	Not Available	normal	false
exploit	brave and successful act; deed or action, particularly a brave deed; CF. crossing the Atlantic ocean	/I/k'spl//Oi//t	Not Available	normal	false
exploit	make use of, sometimes unjustly; N. exploitation	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
expose	public revelation of something discreditable	/I/k'sp/oU/z	Not Available	normal	false
expository	explanatory; serving to explain; N. exposition: explaining; exhibition	/I/k'sp/A/z/I/,t/oU/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
expostulation	protest; remonstrance; reasoning with someone to correct or dissuade; V. expostulate	/I/k,sp/A/s/tS//@/'l/eI//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
exposure	risk, particularly of being exposed to disease or to the elements; unmasking; act of laying something open;	/I/k'sp/oU//Z//@/r	exposure of governmental corruption	normal	false
expound	explain	/I/k'sp/AU/nd	Not Available	normal	false
expropriate	take possession of (often for public use and without payment)	/E/ks'pr/oU/pr/i/,/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
expunge	to remove completely; blot out; erase	/I/k'sp/@/n/dZ/	The secretary was directed to expunge certain remarks from the record.	normal	false
expurgate	clean; remove offensive parts of a book	'/E/ksp/@/r,g/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
exquisite	delicate; very finely made; extremely beautiful;	'/E/kskw/I/z/I/t	exquisite piece of jewelry	normal	false
extant	(of something written or painted) still in existence	'/E/kst/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
extemporaneous	spoken or done without preparation; offhand; made for the occasion; carefully prepared, though usually not written out and never committed to memory.	/I/k,st/E/mp/@/'r/eI/n/i//@/s	The chairman made a few extemporaneous remarks. I prefer the give and take of extemporaneous talk to formal lecturing (Harper's). an extemporaneous shelter against the storm. an extemporaenous speech.	normal	false
extenuate	weaken; mitigate; lessen the seriousness of (bad behavior)	/I/k'st/E/n/j//u/,/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
extirpate	root up; uproot; destroy completely	'/E/kst/@/r,p/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
extol	praise very highly; glorify	/I/k'st/oU/l	Not Available	normal	false
extort	wring from; get money by threats, etc.; obtain by force or threats; CF. extortionate: exorbitant	/I/k'st/O/rt	Not Available	normal	false
extradition	surrender of prisoner by one state to another;	,/E/kstr/@/'d/I//S//@/n	extradition treaty	normal	false
extraneous	not essential; irrelevant; superfluous; external; coming from the outside;	/I/k'str/eI/n/i//@/s	extraneous details/noise/to the subject	normal	false
extrapolation	projection; conjecture; V. extrapolate: infer (unknown information) from known information	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
extricate	free from an entanglement or difficulty; disentangle	'/E/kstr/@/,k/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
extrinsic	external; not essential or inherent; extraneous; OP. intrinsic	/I/k'str/I/ns/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
extrovert	person interested mostly in external objects and actions	'/E/kstr/oU/,v/[@]/rt	Not Available	normal	false
extrude	to thrust out; push out; force out; expel; to shape (metal, plastics, ruber, or ceramics) by forcing through dies.	/I/k'str/u/d	He extruded toothpaste from the tube. In building the cocoon the caterpillar extruded more than a mile of silk (Scientific American). Pipe will be extruded for the oil and gas utilities fields (Fortune).	difficult	false
exuberance	overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance; lavishness; ADJ. exuberant: high-spirited and lively; growing abundantly and strongly	/I/g'z/u/b/@/r/@/ns	Not Available	normal	false
exude	flow out slowly; discharge (gradually); give forth; N. exudation	/I/g'z/u/d	Not Available	normal	false
exult	rejoice	/I/g'z/@/lt	Not Available	normal	false
fabricate	build; lie; make up (a story) in order to deceive;	'f/&/br/@/,k/eI/t	fabricate the whole story, fabric of society	easy	false
facade(fa\c{c}ade)	front or face (of building); superficial or false appearance	f/@/'s/A/d	Not Available	normal	false
facet	small plane surface (of a gem(precious stone)); any one of several sides of views; a distanct part; phase; aspect	'f/&/s/I/t	a facet of the mind, a facet of a problem. Selfishness was a facet of his character that we seldom saw.	easy	false
facetious	joking (often inappropriately); unserious; humorous	f/@/'s/i//S//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
facile	easily accomplished; ready or fluent; superficial; not deep;	'f/&/s/I/l	facile solution to a complex problem, facile speaker	normal	false
facilitate	help bring about; make less difficult	f/@/'s/I/l/I/,t/eI/t	Not Available	easy	false
facsimile	copy	f/&/k's/I/m/@/l/i/	Not Available	normal	false
faction	a group of people in a political party, church, club, neighborhood, or other body or organization who stand up for their side or act together for some common purpose against the rest of a larger group	'f/&/k/S//@/n	A faction in our club tried to make the president resign. Public tranquility was disturbed by a discontended faction.	easy	false
factious	inclined to form factions; causing dissension	'f/&/k/S//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
factitious	artificial; produced artificially; sham; false;	f/&/k't/I//S//@/s	factitious tears	normal	false
factotum	handyman; person who does all kinds of work; CF. do everything	f/&/k't/oU/t/@/m	Not Available	normal	false
faculty	mental or bodily powers; teaching staff	'f/&/k/@/lt/i/	Not Available	normal	false
fake	not genuine; N: one that is not genuine; impostor; sham; V: counterfeit;	f/eI/k	fake the results of the experiment/the signature	easy	false
fallacious	false; based on a fallacy; misleading; N. fallacy: false idea or notion; false reasoning;	f/@/'l/eI//S//@/s	popular fallacy, fallacy of the argument	normal	false
fallible	liable to err	'f/&/l/@/b/@/l	Not Available	easy	false
fallow	(of land) plowed but not sowed (to improve the quality); uncultivated	'f/&/l/oU/	Not Available	normal	false
falsify	make (something written) false by changing	'f/O/ls/@/f/aI/	Not Available	normal	false
falter	to not go straight; lose courage; draw back or hesitate; waver; to become unsteady in movement; stumble; totter; stagger; to come forth in hesitating, broken sounds; to speak in hesitating or broken words; stammer; stutter	'f/O/lt/@/r	The soldiers faltered for a moment as their captain fell. The old man faltered up the path. The child's voice faltered as she described her fall from the bicycle. Greatly embarrassed, he faltered out his thanks.	normal	false
fanaticism	excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause; N. fanatic; ADJ. fanatic	f/@/'n/&/t/I/,s/aI/z/@/m	Not Available	normal	false
fancied	imagined; unreal	'f/&/ns/i/d	Not Available	normal	false
fancier	breeder or dealer of animals; one who has a special interest, as for raising specific plant or animal	'f/&/ns/i//@/r	Not Available	normal	false
fanciful	whimsical; visionary; imaginary; produced by imagination;	'f/&/ns/I/f/@/l	fanciful scheme	easy	false
fancy	imagination (of a whimsical or fantastic nature); capricious liking; V: imagine; be fond of; ADJ. decorative; elaborate	'f/&/ns/i/	Not Available	easy	false
fanfare	call by bugles or trumpets; showy display; spectacular public display	'f/&/nf/(@)/r	Not Available	normal	false
farce	a play full of ridiculous happenings, absurd actions, and unreal situations, meant to be very funny; such plays as a class; branch of drama concerned with such plays; the kind of humor found in such plays; broad humor; a ridiculous mockery; absurd pretense; sham	f/A/rs	The lazy boy's attempts to find hard work were a farce.	difficult	false
far-fetched	too improbable to be believed; implausible;	Not available	far-fetched story	normal	false
fashion	give shape to; make;	'f/&//S//@/n	fashion the pot out of clay	normal	false
fastidious	difficult to please; squeamish; fussy; finicky	f/&/'st/I/d/i//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
fatalism	belief that events are determined by forces or fates beyond one's control; ADJ. fatalistic; CF. fatal: causing death	'f/eI/t,/-/l/I/z/@/m	Not Available	normal	false
fathom	to get to the bottom of; understand fully; comprehend; investigate; determine the depth of; N. unit of measurement for the depth of water	'f/&//D//@/m	I can't fathom what you mean. I tried to fathom the motives for his behavior.	easy	false
fathomless	too deep to be measured or understood; unfathomable	'f/&//D//@/ml/I/s	The stream disappeared into a fathomless abyss. the fathomless riddle of the origin of the universe.	easy	false
fatuous	smugly and unconsciously foolish; inane; silly; N. fatuity, fatuousness	'f/&//tS//u//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
fauna	animals of a period or region; CF. flora	'f/O/n/@/	Not Available	easy	false
favoritism	display of partiality toward a favored person	'f/eI/v/@/r/I/,t/I/z/@/m	Not Available	normal	false
fawning	courting favor by cringing and flattering; V. fawn: exhibit affection as a dog; seek favor or attention by obsequiousness	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
faze	disconcert; dismay; embarrass	f/eI/z	Not Available	normal	false
feasible	practical; able to be carried out; practicable	'f/i/z/@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
feature	distinctive part of the faces (as the eyes or mouth); features: overall appearance of the face; prominent or distinctive quality; prominent article; film; V: make prominent	'f/i//tS//@/r	Not Available	normal	false
febrile	feverish	'f/i/br/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
fecundity	the condition of being fertile; fruitfulness; productiveness; fertility; the ability, especially in female animals, to produce young in great numbers	f/I/'k/@/nd/I/t/i/	Thomas Edison is remembered for the fecundity of his inventive mind. The slaughter, mostly by trapping, of some hundred million rabbits every year has, because of the animal's fecundity, little appreciable effect on their numbers in lush seasons.	difficult	false
feebleminded	weak in mind; lacking normal intelligence; indecisive	,f/i/b/@/l'm/aI/nd/@/d	comfort the feeble-minded.	easy	false
feign	pretend	f/eI/n	Not Available	normal	false
feint	trick; shift; sham blow; feigned attack to draw away defensive action; V.	f/eI/nt	Not Available	normal	false
felicitous	(of a word or remark) apt; suitably expressed; well chosen	f/I/'l/I/s/I/t/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
felicity	happiness; appropriateness (of a remark, choice, etc.); quality of being felicitous	f/I/'l/I/s/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
feline	of a member of the cat family; N.	'f/i/l/aI/n	Not Available	normal	false
fell	cruel; (of a disease) deadly	f/E/l	Not Available	normal	false
fell	cut or knock down (a tree or a person); bring down (with a missile)	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
felon	person convicted of a grave crime; CF. felony: serious crime	'f/E/l/@/n	Not Available	normal	false
feral	(of an animal) not domestic; wild	'f/i/r/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
ferment	agitation; commotion(noisy and excited activity); unrest (of a political kind); V. produce by fermentation; undergo fermentation; cause (a state of trouble)	'f/[@]/rm/E/nt	Not Available	normal	false
fermentation	chemical reaction that splits complex organic compounds; unrest; agitation	,f/[@]/rm/E/n't/eI//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
ferocious	fierce; violent; N. ferocity	f/@/'r/oU//S//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
ferret	drive or hunt out of hiding; hunt with ferrets; drive out (as from a hiding place); expel; uncover or discover by searching;	'f/E/r/I/t	ferret out the secret	normal	false
fertile	producing many young, fruits, or seeds; (of land) producing good crops; V. fertilize	'f/[@]/rt/-/l	Not Available	normal	false
fervent	ardent; zealous; hot	'f/[@]/rv/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
fervid	ardent; zealous; hot	'f/[@]/rv/I/d	Not Available	normal	false
fervor	glowing ardor; intensity of feeling; quality of being fervent or fervid; zeal; intense heat	'f/[@]/rv/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
fester	rankle; produce irritation or resentment; (of a cut or wound) generate pus or rot;	'f/E/st/@/r	His insult festered in my mind for days	normal	false
festive	joyous; celebratory; relating to a feast or festival	'f/E/st/I/v	Not Available	normal	false
fete(f\^ete)	honor at a festival; celebrate or honor with a feast; N. (outdoor) festival or feast; CF. feast	f/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
fetid(foetid)	smelling very bad; stinking	'f/E/t/I/d	Not Available	difficult	false
fetish(fetich)	object believed to have spiritual powers; object of excessive attention or reverence; CF. fetishism	'f/E/t/I//S/	Not Available	normal	false
fetter	shackle; restrict the freedom of; N. chain or shackle for the foot of a prisoner; CF. foot	'f/E/t/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
feud	bitter prolonged quarrel (usually between two peoples or families); V. CF. Romeo and Juliet; CF. feudal, feudalism	f/j//u/d	Not Available	normal	false
fiasco	total failure; CF. bottle	f/i/'/&/sk/oU/	Not Available	normal	false
fiat	command; arbitrary order;	'f/aI//@/t	presidential fiat	normal	false
fickle	changeable (in affections or friendship); faithless	'f/I/k/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
fictitious	imaginary; non-existent; purposely invented to deceive; untrue;	f/I/k't/I//S//@/s	fictitious name/boyfriend	easy	false
fidelity	loyalty; accuracy	f/I/'d/E/l/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
fiend	evil spirit; devil	f/i/nd	Not Available	normal	false
figment	invention; something invented; imaginary thing;	'f/I/gm/@/nt	figment of your imagination	normal	false
figurative	not literal but metaphorical; using a figure(impression) of speech	'f/I/g/j//@/r/@/t/I/v	Not Available	normal	false
figure	written symbols; number; amount represented in numbers; outline or silhouette of a thing or human body; person (well-known); impression; diagram; pattern; group in a dance;	'f/I/g/j//@/r	figure of speech	normal	false
figurine	small ornamental statuette(very small statue)	,f/I/g/j//@/'r/i/n	Not Available	normal	false
filch	steal (things of small value)	f/I/l/tS/	Not Available	normal	false
filial	pertaining to or befitting a son or daughter;	'f/I/l/i//@/l	filial respect	normal	false
filibuster	block legislation or prevent action in a lawmaking body by making very slow long speeches; N; freebooter	'f/I/l/@/,b/@/st/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
filigree	very delicate, lacelike ornamental work of gold or silver wire; any similar ornamental work; a lacy, delicate, or fanciful pattern in any material.	'f/I/l/@/,gr/i/	The frost made a beautiful filigree on the windowpane.	difficult	false
filing	particle removed by a file	'f/aI/l/i//N/	Not Available	normal	false
filth	dirty matter; ADJ. filthy	f/I/l/T/	Not Available	normal	false
finale	conclusion; concluding part	f/I/'n/&/l/i/	Not Available	normal	false
finery	beautiful clothes for a special occasion	'f/aI/n/@/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
finesse	delicate skill; V: handle with finesse	f/I/'n/E/ss	Not Available	normal	false
finicky	too particular; fussy; difficult to please; too concerned with unimportant details or quality;	'f/I/n/@/k/i/	finicky about her food	normal	false
finish	surface texture; completeness of execution	'f/I/n/I//S/	Not Available	normal	false
finished	properly made and complete;	'f/I/n/I//S/t	finished product/performance	normal	false
finite	limited	'f/aI/n/aI/t	Not Available	normal	false
firebrand	piece of burning wood; hothead; troublemaker; person who stirs up trouble	'f/aI//-/r,br/&/nd	Not Available	normal	false
fissure	crevice; crack	'f/I//S//@/r	Not Available	normal	false
fit	sudden outburst of an illness or feeling; convulsion caused by epilepsy	f/I/t	a fit of colic, a fit of coughing, a fit of laughing. In a fit of anger, he hit his friend.	easy	false
fitful	spasmodic; intermittent; irregular	'f/I/tf/@/l	fitful conversation. She had a fitful sleep during the storm.	normal	false
flaccid	flabby; lacking firmness; weak;	'fl/&/ks/I/d	flaccid muscles	normal	false
flag	droop; grow feeble; decline in vigor or strength; ADJ. flagging; CF. unflagging	fl/&/g	Not Available	normal	false
flagrant	conspicuously wicked, bad, or offensive; blatant; outrageous	'fl/eI/gr/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
flail	beat with or as if with a flail; move wildly; thresh grain by hand; strike or slap; toss about; N: threshing tool consisting of a stick swinging from the end of a long handle	fl/eI/l	Not Available	normal	false
flair	natural talent; keen perception	fl/(@)/r	The poet had a flair for making clever rhymes. That trader had a flair for bargains.	easy	false
flamboyant	ornate; highly elaborate; richly colored; ostentatious; showy; CF. flame	fl/&/m'b//Oi///@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
flashy	showy; gaudy; giving a momentary brilliance	'fl/&//S//i/	Not Available	normal	false
flaunt	display ostentatiously;	fl/O/nt	``Honey, if you've got it, flaunt it !''	normal	false
flay	strip off skin; plunder; remove the skin from; criticize harshly	fl/eI/	Not Available	normal	false
fleck	spot; mark with flecks; N: small mark or spot	fl/E/k	Not Available	normal	false
fledgling	inexperienced; N: young bird that has acquired wing feathers and is learning to fly; inexperienced person	'fl/E//dZ/l/I//N/	Not Available	normal	false
fleece	wool coat of a sheep; V: shear the fleece from; rob by a trick; swindle; plunder	fl/i/s	Not Available	normal	false
fleet	fast; rapid; N. ADJ. fleeting: passing quickly; ephemeral	fl/i/t	Not Available	normal	false
flick	light stroke as with a whip; V: move with a light quick blow; strike with a light quick blow (as from a whip);	fl/I/k	flick the switch	normal	false
flicker	burn unsteadily or fitfully; move waveringly; N: flickering movement or light; brief sensation;	'fl/I/k/@/r	flicker of excitement	normal	false
flighty	(esp. of a woman's behavior) capricious; often changing, esp. from one lover to another; impulsive	'fl/aI/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
flinch	hesitate; shrink back (in fear of something unpleasant);	fl/I/n/tS/	She did not flinch in the face of danger	normal	false
flip	send (something) spinning, often into the air, by striking with a light quick blow; turn over;	fl/I/p	flip over	normal	false
flippant	lacking proper seriousness;	'fl/I/p/@/nt	flippant remarks about death	normal	false
flirt	behave in a way that attracts (sexual) attention; deal triflingly with; N: one (or woman) given to flirting; ADJ. flirtatious	fl/[@]/rt	Not Available	normal	false
flit	to fly lightly and quickly; flutter; to pass lightly and quickly; dart	fl/I/t	a bee flitting from flower to flower. Birds flitted from tree to tree. Many idle thoughts flitted throught his mind as he lay in the sun.	difficult	false
floe	flat mass of floating ice	fl/oU/	Not Available	normal	false
flora	plants of a region or era	'fl/oU/r/@/	Not Available	normal	false
florescence	condition or period of flowering	fl/oU/'r/E/s/@/ns	Not Available	normal	false
florid	ruddy; (of a complexion) reddish; flowery; very ornate; CF. rose	'fl/O/r/I/d	Not Available	normal	false
flotsam	drifting wreckage	'fl/A/ts/@/m	Not Available	normal	false
flounder	struggle and thrash about; proceed clumsily or falter (as in water, mud, snow, etc.); proceed in confusion	'fl/AU/nd/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
flourish	grow well; prosper; make sweeping gestures; wave; brandish;	'fl/[@]/r/I//S/	The trees flourished in the sun	normal	false
flout	reject; mock; show contempt for; scorn;	fl/AU/t	flout the rules	normal	false
flowery	full of flowers; full of ornate expressions	'fl/AU//@/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
fluctuate	waver; shift; rise and fall as if in waves; change or vary irregularly	'fl/@/k/tS//u/,/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
fluency	smoothness of speech; ADJ. fluent	'fl/u//@/ns/i/	Not Available	easy	false
fluke	unlikely occurrence; stroke of fortune; accidental stroke of good luck; ADJ. fluky	fl/u/k	Not Available	normal	false
flush	redden; blush; flow suddenly and abundantly; wash out by a rapid brief flow of water; N: reddish tinge; blush; brief rush; rush of strong feeling;	fl/@//S/	flush of pride	normal	false
fluster	confuse; make nervous and confused; N.	fl/@/st/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
fluted	having vertical parallel grooves (as in a pillar); V. flute: make long parallel inward curves in; N. flute: long rounded groove incised on the shaft of a column	'fl/u/t/I/d	Not Available	normal	false
flutter	to wave back and forth quickly and lightly; quiver; to move or flap the wings without flying or with short flights; to move (about) restlessly, flit.	'fl/@/t/@/r	A small flag fluttered in the breeze. The chickens fluttered excitedly when they saw the dog. She fluttered about making preparations for the party.	normal	false
flux	flowing; series of changes; fluctuation;	fl/@/ks	in a state of flux	normal	false
fodder	coarse food for cattle, horses, etc.; feed for livestock; CF. food	'f/A/d/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
foible	small weakness of character; slight fault; CF. feeble	'f//Oi//b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
foil	contrast; one that by contrast enhances the distinctive characteristics of another	f//Oi//l	Not Available	normal	false
foil	defeat; frustrate; prevent from being successful; thwart; CF. fail	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
foist	insert improperly; impose upon another by coercion; palm off; pass off as genuine or worthy; CF. fist	f//Oi//st	Not Available	normal	false
foliage	masses of leaves; CF. defoliate	'f/oU/l/i//I//dZ/	Not Available	normal	false
foment	to foster (trouble, rebellion, or other turmoil); promote	f/oU/'m/E/nt	Three sailors were fomenting a mutiny on the ship.	difficult	false
foolhardy	rash; reckless; foolishly daring	'f/u/l,h/A/rd/i/	Not Available	normal	false
foppish	vain about dress and appearance; N. fop: man who takes too much interest in his clothes and appearance	'f/A/p/I//S/	Not Available	normal	false
foray	raid; sudden raid or military advance; V.	'f/O/r/eI/	Not Available	normal	false
forbearance	patience; forgiveness; V. forbear: refrain from (in a generous and forgiving way); be patient;	f/O/r'b/(@)/r/@/ns	forbear to send him to prison	normal	false
ford	place where a river can be crossed on foot; V.	f/oU/rd	Not Available	normal	false
forebears	ancestors	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
foreboding	premonition of evil; feeling of coming evil; V. forebode: be a warning of (something unpleasant)	f/oU/r'b/oU/d/I//N/	Not Available	normal	false
forensic	suitable to debate or courts of law; of or used in legal proceedings and the tracking of criminals;	f/@/'r/E/ns/I/k	forensic science/medicine	normal	false
forerunner	predecessor; one that comes before and indicates the approach of another	'f/oU/r,r/@/n/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
foreshadow	give an indication beforehand; be a sign of (what is coming); portend; prefigure	f/oU/r'/S//&/d/oU/	Not Available	normal	false
foresight	ability to foresee future happenings; prudence in providing for the future	'f/oU/r,s/aI/t	Not Available	normal	false
forestall	prevent by taking action in advance	f/oU/r'st/O/l	Not Available	normal	false
forfeit	something surrendered as punishment for a crime or breach of contract; V: lose as a forfeit; N. forfeiture	'f/O/rf/I/t	Not Available	normal	false
forge	counterfeit; reproduce fraudulently; form by heating in a forge and hammering into shape; move with a sudden increase of speed or power;	f/oU/r/dZ/	forged ahead in the last two years	normal	false
forgo(forego)	to do without; give up	f/O/r'g/oU/	She decided to forgo the movies and do her lessons.	normal	false
forlorn	sad and lonely; wretched; desolate	f/O/r'l/O/rn	Not Available	normal	false
formality	ceremonious quality; ceremonious adherence to rules; something done just for form's sake;	f/O/r'm/&/l/I/t/i/	mere formality	normal	false
formidable	menacing; arousing fear; threatening; difficult to defeat;	'f/O/rm/I/d/@/b/@/l	formidable foe/question	normal	false
forsake	desert; abandon; renounce	f/O/r's/eI/k	Not Available	normal	false
forswear	renounce under oath; abandon; make a solemn promise to give up; CF. abjure	f/O/r'sw/(@)/r	Not Available	normal	false
forte	strong point or special talent in a person's character	'f/O/rt/eI/	Not Available	normal	false
forthcoming	happening in the near future; ready; willing to help;	'f/oU/r/T/'k/@/m/I//N/	No answer was forthcoming	normal	false
forthright	straightforward; direct; frank	'f/oU/r/T/,r/aI/t	Not Available	normal	false
fortitude	bravery; courage; strength of mind	'f/O/rt/I/,t/u/d	Not Available	normal	false
fortuitous	accidental; by chance; N. fortuity	f/O/r't/u//I/t/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
forum	public square of an ancient Roman city; public place for open discussion; court of law	'f/oU/r/@/m	Not Available	normal	false
forward	presumptuous or bold	'f/O/rw/@/rd	Not Available	normal	false
foster	to help the growth or development of; encourage; to care for fondly; cherish; to bring up; help to grow; make grow; rear; adj. in the same family, but not related by birth	'f/O/st/@/r	help foster friendly relations, foster parents. Our city fosters libraries, parks, and playgrounds. to foster hope in an invalid. He gave them charge about the Queen, To guard and foster her forevermore (Tennyson). a foster daughter, foster siblings.	normal	false
foul	very bad or disagreeable; very dirty;	f/AU/l	foul smell/flavor/temper/language/air/deed/weather/means	easy	false
founder	fail completely; sink; CF. flounder	'f/AU/nd/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
founder	person who establishes (an organization or business)	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
fracas	brawl(noisy quarrel or fight) in which a number of people take part; melee	'fr/eI/k/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
fractious	unruly; peevish; cranky; bad-tempered;	'fr/&/k/S//@/s	fractious horse	normal	false
frail	weak; N. frailty	fr/eI/l	Not Available	normal	false
franchise	right or privilege granted by authority; right to vote; license to sell a product in a particular territory	'fr/&/n/tS//aI/z	Not Available	normal	false
frantic	wild; distraught as from fear or worry;	'fr/&/nt/I/k	frantic with fear	easy	false
fraudulent	cheating; deceitful;	'fr/O//dZ//@/l/@/nt	fraudulent means	normal	false
fraught	filled (with something unpleasant); full;	fr/O/t	fraught with danger and difficulties	normal	false
fray	brawl; fight; V: wear away or unravel by rubbing; have loose threads developing; cause to become worn out (a person's temper or nerves); CF. rub	fr/eI/	Not Available	normal	false
freebooter	pirate or plunderer who makes war in order to grow rich	'fr/i/,b/u/t/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
frenetic	frenzied; frantic	fr/@/'n/E/t/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
frenzied	madly excited; N. frenzy: violent wild excitement	'fr/E/nz/i/d	Not Available	normal	false
fresco	painting on wet plaster (usually fresh)	'fr/E/sk/oU/	Not Available	normal	false
fret	be annoyed or vexed;	fr/E/t	fret over your poor grades	normal	false
friction	clash or conflict in opinion; rubbing against	'fr/I/k/S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
frieze	ornamental horizontal band on a wall	fr/i/z	Not Available	normal	false
frigid	intensely cold; cold in manner;	'fr/I//dZ//I/d	frigid zone	normal	false
fringe	decorative edge of hanging threads; edge	fr/I/n/dZ/	Not Available	normal	false
frisk	move about playfully; froric; ADJ. frisky: playful	fr/I/sk	Not Available	normal	false
fritter	waste (time or money on unimportant things)	'fr/I/t/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
frivolous	lacking in seriousness; flippant; self-indulgently carefree; unworthy of serious attention; relatively unimportant; trivial	'fr/I/v/@/l/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
frock	long loose garment (worn by monks)	fr/A/k	Not Available	normal	false
frolic	play and jump about happily; frisk;	'fr/A/l/I/k	frolicking young lambs	normal	false
frolicsome	prankish; gay; playful; merry; frisky	'fr/A/l/I/ks/@/m	Not Available	normal	false
frond	fern leaf; palm or banana leaf	fr/A/nd	Not Available	normal	false
fructify	bear fruit; produce fruit	'fr/@/kt/@/,f/aI/	Not Available	normal	false
frugality	an avoidance of waste; tendency to save money; thrift.	fr/u/'g/&/l/I/t/i/	Riches are gotten with industry and kept by frugality (Thomas Hobbes).	normal	false
fruitful	producing results; profitable; prolific; producing in abundance	'fr/u/tf/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
fruition	bearing of fruit; fulfillment; realization;	fr/u/'/I//S//@/n	come to/be brought to fruition	normal	false
frustrate	to bring to nothing; make useless or wothless; foil; defeat; to thwart; oppose; prevent from accomplishing	'fr/@/str/eI/t	Heavy rain frustrated our plans for a picnic. The struggling artist was often frustrated in his ambition to paint.	easy	false
fuddle	make stupid or confused as with alcholic drink; N. in a fuddle: confused	'f/@/d/-/l	Not Available	normal	false
fugitive	a person who is running away or has run away from danger, an enemy, or justice. The escaped convict became a fugitive from justice; a person who leaves or is banished from his country; exile; refugee; something fleeting or elusive	'f/j//u//dZ//I/t/I/v	The escaped convict became a fugitive from justice. Fugitives crossed the border by night to escape arrest. His dream remained a fugitive, always eluding his grasp.	normal	false
fulcrum	support on which a lever rests or pivots	'f/U/lkr/@/m	Not Available	normal	false
fulminate	thunder; explode; issue a severe denunciation	'f/@/lm/@/,n/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
fulsome	so much as to be disgusting; offensive to good taste, especially from being overdone	'f/U/ls/@/m	He was offended by the fulsome flattery of his work.	easy	false
fumble	to feel or grope about clumsily; search awkwardly; to handle something awkwardly; to handle (something) awkwardly or with nervous clumsiness.	'f/@/mb/@/l	The fumbled in the darkness for the doorknob. He fumbled and dropped his teacup. He fumbled the latch.	normal	false
functional	made for practical use only (without decoration); functioning;	'f/@//N/k/S//@/n/-/l	functional modern furniture	normal	false
functionary	official (who performs a particular function)	'f/@//N/k/S//@/,n/E/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
fundamental	basic; primary; essential	,f/@/nd/@/'m/E/nt/-/l	Not Available	normal	false
funereal	of or suitable for a funeral; like a funeral; sad; gloomy; dismal	f/j//u/'n/i/r/i//@/l	funereal garb, funereal gloom. The sad funereal feast (Alexander Pope).	difficult	false
furor	frenzy; great anger and excitement; CF. fury	'f/j//U/r/O/r	Not Available	normal	false
furrow	long shallow trench made by a plow; deep wrinkle in the skin; any long, narrow groove or tract	'f/[@]/r/oU/	the furrows between waves of the sea. Heavy trucks made deep furrows in the muddy road. a furrow in one's brow.	difficult	false
furtive	stealthy; quiet and secret (trying to escape notice); sneaky;	'f/[@]/rt/I/v	furtive glance	normal	false
fusillade	a rapid or continuous discharge of many firearms at the same time. (figurative.) something that resembles a fusillade; v. to attack or shoot down by a fusillade.	'f/j//u/s/@/,l/eI/d	The reporters greeted the mayor with a fusillade of questions.	difficult	false
fusion	union; coalition; V. fuse	'f/j//u//Z//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
fuss:	trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention;	Not available	make a fuss over the baby	normal	false
fussy	fastidious; finicky; easily upset	'f/@/s/i/	Not Available	normal	false
futile	useless; hopeless; ineffectual	'f/j//u/t/-/l	Not Available	normal	false
gadfly	animal-biting fly; irritating person	'g/&/d,fl/aI/	Not Available	normal	false
gaffe	social blunder	g/&/f	Not Available	normal	false
gainsay	deny	'g/eI/n,s/eI/	Not Available	normal	false
gait	manner of walking or running; speed	g/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
galaxy	large isolated system of stars, such as the Milky Way; collection of brilliant personalities	'g/&/l/@/ks/i/	Not Available	easy	false
gale	windstorm; gust of wind; emotional outburst (laughters, tears);	g/eI/l	gale of laughter	normal	false
gall	annoy; exasperate; chafe; N: skin sore caused by rubbing (as on the skin of a horse); exasperation	g/O/l	Not Available	normal	false
gall	bitterness of feeling; nerve; effrontery; �p-=(bile); CF. gall bladder	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
galleon	large three-masted sailing ship	'g/&/l/i//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
galley	a long, narrow ship of former times having oars and sails, used in the Mediterranean in ancient and medieval times. Galleys were often rowed by slaves, prisoners of war, or convicts.	'g/&/l/i/	Not Available	normal	false
gallows	framework from which a noose is suspended (used for execution by hanging)	'g/&/l/oU/z	Not Available	normal	false
galvanic	of the production of electricity by the action of an acid on a metal; having the effect of an electric shock;	g/&/l'v/&/n/I/k	galvanic cell	normal	false
galvanize	stimulate or shock by an electric current; stimulate by shock; shock into action; stir up; coat with rust-resistant zinc by using electricity	'g/&/lv/@/,n/aI/z	Not Available	normal	false
gambit	opening in chess in which a piece is sacrificed; action made to produce a future advantage	'g/&/mb/I/t	Not Available	normal	false
gambol	romp; skip about; leap about playfully; frolic; N.	'g/&/mb/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
gamely	in a spirited manner; with courage;	g/eI/ml/i/	fight gamely against a superior boxer	normal	false
gamut	entire range	'g/&/m/@/t	Not Available	normal	false
gangrene	decay of body tissue caused by insufficient blood supply (usually following injury); ADJ. gangrenous	'g/&//N/gr/i/n	Not Available	normal	false
gape	open widely; open the mouth wide; stare wonderingly with the mouth open; CF. agape	g/eI/p	Not Available	normal	false
garbled	mixed up; jumbled; distorted; V. garble: mix up or distort (a message) to such an extent as to make misleading or unintelligible	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
gargantuan	huge; enormous; gigantic; CF. the hero of Gargantua and Pantagruel	g/A/r'g/&/n/tS//u//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
gargoyle	waterspout carved in grotesque figures on a building	'g/A/rg//Oi//l	Not Available	normal	false
garish	overbright in color; unpleasantly bright; gaudy	'g/(@)/r/I//S/	Not Available	normal	false
garner	gather; store up; amass	'g/A/rn/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
garnish	decorate; add a garnish to; decorate (food or drink) with small items such as lemon slices; N.	'g/A/rn/I//S/	Not Available	normal	false
garrulous	loquacious; wordy; talkative; N. garrulity	'g/&/r/@/l/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
gastronomy	the art or science of good eating; epicurism	g/&/'str/A/n/@/m/i/	Not Available	difficult	false
gauche	clumsy (in social behavior); coarse and uncouth	g/oU//S/	Not Available	normal	false
gaudy	flashy; showy	'g/O/d/i/	Not Available	normal	false
gaunt	lean and angular; thin and bony; emaciated; barren	g/O/nt	Not Available	normal	false
gavel	hammerlike tool; mallet(wooden hammer) used by a presiding officer or an auctioneer; V.	'g/&/v/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
gawk	stare idly, rudely, or stupidly; an awkward person; clumsy fool	g/O/k	Foreign tourists...normally spend freely while gawking at the pyramids (Wall Street Journal)	normal	false
gazette	official periodical publication; newspaper	g/@/'z/E/t	Not Available	normal	false
genealogy	record of descent; lineage; ancestry; study of ancestry	,/dZ//i/n/i/'/A/l/@//dZ//i/	Not Available	normal	false
generality	vague statement; general statement which is not detailed; quality of being general; greater part; most;	,/dZ//E/n/@/'r/&/l/I/t/i/	generality of people	normal	false
generate	cause; produce; create	'/dZ//E/n/@/,r/eI/t	Heating water can generate steam. The steam can generate electricity by turning an electric generator.	easy	false
generic	having to do with or characteristic of a genus, kind, or class; having to do with a class or a group of similar things; general; not spccific or special..	/dZ//@/'n/E/r/I/k	Cats and lions show generic differences. ... a philanthropist in the generic sense of one who loves mankind (Thoma Lask). "Liquid" is a generic term, but "milk" is a specific term.	easy	false
genesis	beginning; origin	'/dZ//E/n/I/s/I/s	the genesis of an idea	normal	false
geniality	cheerfulness; kindliness; sympathy; ADJ. genial: cheerful and good-tempered	,/dZ//i/n/i/'/&/l/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
genre	particular variety of art or literature	'/Z//A/nr/@/	The novel and the drama are two literary genres. Poe was the originator of a genre of detective story.	easy	false
genteel	well-bred; elegant; striving to convey an appearance of refinement;	/dZ//E/n't/i/l	genteel poverty	normal	false
gentility	those of gentle birth; high social class; refinement; quality of being genteel	/dZ//E/n't/I/l/I/t/i/	The gracious lady had an air of gentility.	normal	false
gentle	kindly; soft; mild; of good family	'/dZ//E/nt/-/l	Not Available	normal	false
gentry	people of standing(rank or position); people of good family or high social position; class of people just below nobility	'/dZ//E/ntr/i/	Not Available	normal	false
genuflect	bend the knee as in worship	'/dZ//E/n/j//U/,fl/E/kt	Not Available	normal	false
genus	division of animals or plants, below a family and above a species	'/dZ//i/n/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
geriatrics	medical treatment and care of old age	,/dZ//E/r/i/'/&/tr/I/ks	Not Available	normal	false
germ	earliest form of an organism; seed or bud; something that may develop into something larger or more important; microbe	/dZ//[@]/rm	Not Available	normal	false
germane	pertinent; bearing upon(having connection with) the case at hand; appropriate	/dZ//@/r'm/eI/n	Not Available	normal	false
germinal	of or like germs or germ cells; in the earlies state of development; emementary, rudimentary	'/dZ//[@]/rm/@/n/-/l	Those germinal ideas ... had been sprouting under cover (George Eliot).	easy	false
germinate	cause to sprout; sprout	'/dZ//[@]/rm/@/,n/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
gerontocracy	government ruled by old people	,/dZ//E/r/@/n't/A/kr/@/s/i/	Not Available	normal	false
gerontology	study of the sociological phenomena associated with old age	,/dZ//E/r/@/n't/A/l/@//dZ//i/	Not Available	normal	false
gerrymander	to arrange the political divisions of (a city, state, county, etc.) to give one political party an unfair advantage in elections; to manipulate unfairly	'/dZ//E/r/I/,m/&/nd/@/r	Mack is durable; when another G.O.P. legislature gerrymandered his district a decade ago, he won anyway (Time). The outgoing Executive managed to gerrymander the union's rules (New Statesman).	normal	false
gestate	evolve as in prenatal growth; N. gestation: period of development from conception until birth	'/dZ//E/st/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
gesticulation	motion; gesture; V. gesticulate: make gestures (while speaking)	/dZ//E/,st/I/k/j//@/'l/eI//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
ghastly	horrible; terrifying; resembling ghosts; CF. aghast	g/&/stl/i/	Not Available	normal	false
gibberish	nonsense; nonsensical or unintelligible talk or writing; babbling	'/dZ//I/b/@/r/I//S/	Not Available	easy	false
gibe	mock; make jeering remarks; N: jeering remarks	/dZ//aI/b	Not Available	normal	false
giddy	light-hearted; not serious; frivolous; dizzy; causing dizziness;	'g/I/d/i/	giddy youth, giddy climb/height	easy	false
gild	cover with a thin layer of gold	g/I/ld	Not Available	normal	false
gingerly	with extreme care or caution; warily	'/dZ//I/n/dZ//@/rl/i/	We live in an age when all men walk gingerly.	easy	false
girth	distance around something; circumference	g/[@]/r/T/	Not Available	normal	false
gist	essence; main point; substance	/dZ//I/st	Not Available	normal	false
glacial	like a glacier; of an ice age; extremely cold;	'gl/eI//S//@/l	glacial epoch	normal	false
glamor	compelling charm; ADJ. glamorous	'gl/&/m/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
glare	shine intensely and blindingly; stare fixedly and angrily; N.	gl/(@)/r	Not Available	normal	false
glaring	very bright; shining so brightly that it hurts the eyes; dazzling; too bright and showy; very easily seen; conspicuous	'gl/(@)/r/I//N/	glaring colors. The student made a glaring error in spelling.	normal	false
glaze	cover with a thin and shiny surface; apply a glaze to; N: thin, smooth, shiny coating (as for pottery);	gl/eI/z	unglazed pottery	normal	false
gleam	brief flash of light; glow; V.	gl/i/m	Not Available	normal	false
glean	gather leavings; gather grain left behind by reapers; gather bit by bit (facts or information) often with difficulty	gl/i/n	Not Available	normal	false
glib	fluent (with insincerity or superficiality); facile; slick	gl/I/b	Not Available	normal	false
glimmer	shine erratically; twinkle; N: dim or unsteady light; faint indication;	'gl/I/m/@/r	glimmer of hope	normal	false
glitter	shine brightly with flashing points of light;	'gl/I/t/@/r	glittering diamond ring, glitter of the sun on the waves	normal	false
gloat	express evil satisfaction; look at or think about with evil satisfaction; view malevolently;	gl/oU/t	The thief gloated over the stolen jewels	normal	false
gloss	brief explanation note or translation of a difficult expression; V.	gl/A/s	Not Available	normal	false
gloss_over	explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults	gl/A/s_'/oU/v/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
glossary	brief explanation of words used in the text	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
glossy	smooth and shining; N. gloss: shiny brightness on a surface; superficially attractive appearance;	'gl/A/s/i/	gloss of good manners	normal	false
glow	shine brightly without a flame (as of eyes or metals); show redness and heat (in the face) after hard work or because of strong feelings; N: light produced by a heated body; brilliance of a color	gl/oU/	Not Available	normal	false
glower	scowl; glare; look or stare angrily	'gl/AU//@/r	Not Available	normal	false
glut	overstock; fill beyond capacity (with food); fill to excess; N: oversupply	gl/@/t	Not Available	normal	false
glutinous	sticky; viscous; gluey	'gl/u/t/-/n/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
glutton	someone who eats too much; ADJ. gluttonous: given to gluttony; greedy; CF. gluttony: habit of eating too much	'gl/@/t/-/n	Not Available	normal	false
gnarl	protruding knot on a tree; V.	n/A/rl	Not Available	normal	false
gnarled	twisted	n/A/rld	Not Available	normal	false
gnome	dwarf; underground spirit who guards treasure hoards	n/oU/m	Not Available	normal	false
goad	urge on; drive with a goad; cause (someone) to do something by continued annoyance;	g/oU/d	They goaded him into doing it by saying he was a coward	normal	false
gobble	eat very quickly	'g/A/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
gorge	narrow canyon; steep rocky cleft; ravine (made by a stream which runs through it)	g/O/r/dZ/	Not Available	normal	false
gorge	stuff oneself (with food); glut; CF. gorgeous: dazzlingly beautiful	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
gory	covered with gore; stained with blood; bloody; with much bloodshed; involving or concerned with blookshed	'g/oU/r/i/	Everyone in the car accident was a gory mess. a gory murder accident, a gory tale	normal	false
gossamer	sheer; very light; like cobwebs; N: soft and sheer fabric; cobweb	'g/A/s/@/m/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
gouge	overcharge (with high price); extort from;	g/AU//dZ/	gouge the public	normal	false
gouge	tear out; cut out (as if with a gouge);	Not available	gouge his eyes out	normal	false
gourmand	a person who is fond of good eating; a person who eats to excess	'g/U/rm/@/nd	A gourmand is not so particular as an epicure nor so greedy as a glutton gourmand (Lord Chesterfield).	difficult	false
gourmet	connoisseur of food and drink; epicure	'g/U/rm/eI/	America's famous basic cookbook teaches gourmet cooking, too -- with hundreds of gourmet recipes (New Yorker).	difficult	false
gracious	kind in a generous way (to someone less important)	'gr/eI//S//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
gradation	series of gradual stages; degree in such a progression	gr/eI/'d/eI//S//@/n	Our acts show gradation between right and wrong.	easy	false
graduate	arrange into categories or grades; divide into marked intervals (for use in measurement);	'gr/&//dZ//@/w/@/t	graduated ruler	normal	false
graduated	arranged by degrees (of height, difficulty, etc.)	'gr/&//dZ//u/,/eI/t/I/d	Not Available	normal	false
granary	storehouse for grain	'gr/eI/n/@/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
grandeur	impressiveness; stateliness; majesty	'gr/&/n/dZ//E/r	Not Available	normal	false
grandiloquent	(of a person or speech) using high sounding or important-sounding language; pompous; bombastic	gr/&/n'd/I/l/@/kw/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
grandiose	affectedly grand; pretentious; high-flown; ridiculously exaggerated; impressive; great in size or scope; grand;	'gr/&/nd/i/,/oU/s	grandiose ideas	normal	false
granulate	form into grains or granules; N. granule: grain or particle	'gr/&/n/j//@/,l/eI/t	to ranulate sugar.	easy	false
graphic	pertaining to the art of delineating; vividly described	'gr/&/f/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
graphite	black form of carbon used in lead pencils	'gr/&/f/aI/t	Not Available	normal	false
grapple	wrestle; come to grips with; take hold of and struggle with;	'gr/&/p/@/l	grapple with the burglar	normal	false
grate	make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; shred by rubbing against a rough surface;	gr/eI/t	grated cheese N: framework of metal bars to hold fuel in a fireplace	normal	false
gratify	please; satisfy;	'gr/&/t/@/,f/aI/	gratify a desire, to gratify one's hunger with a large meal. Praise gratifies most people.	easy	false
gratis	free; without charge; ADJ.	'gr/&/t/I/s	Not Available	normal	false
gratuitous	given freely; unwarranted; uncalled for; done without good reason;	gr/@/'t/u//I/t/@/s	gratuitous comment	normal	false
gratuity	tip	gr/@/'t/u//I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
gravity	seriousness; ADJ. grave	'gr/&/v/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
graze	(of an animal) feed on growing grass; cause (an animal) to feed on grass; scrape (esp. the skin) or touch lightly in passing; brush;	gr/eI/z	We can't graze the cattle till summer	easy	false
gregarious	sociable; (of an animal) tending to form a group	gr/I/'g/(@)/r/i//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
grievance	cause of complaint; complaint	'gr/i/v/@/ns	Not Available	normal	false
grill	question severely; cook on a grill; broil; N: cooking surface of parallel metal bars	gr/I/l	Not Available	normal	false
grim	causing great fear; unrelenting; determined in spite of fear;	gr/I/m	grim smile	normal	false
grimace	a twisting of the face; ugly or funny smile; to make faces	'gr/I/m/@/s	a grimace caused by pain. The clown grimaced at the children.	normal	false
grisly	ghastly; horrifying;	'gr/I/sl/i/	grisly remains of the bodies	normal	false
groom	man employed to take care of horses; V: make neat and trim; clean and brush (an animal)	gr/u/m	Not Available	normal	false
groove	long narrow channel made in a surface to guide the movement of something;	gr/u/v	groove of the record	normal	false
gross	total; fragrant; clearly wrong; (of people's behavior) coarse; corpulent;	gr/oU/s	gross insolence/behavior	normal	false
grotesque	ridiculous; absurd; fantastic; odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or manner; queer	gr/oU/'t/E/sk	The book had pictures of hideous dragons and other grotesque monsters. The monkey's grotesque antics made the children laugh.	easy	false
grotto	small cavern	'gr/A/t/oU/	Not Available	normal	false
grouch	bad-tempered complaint; person who keeps complaining; V: complain; grumble	gr/AU//tS/	Not Available	normal	false
grouse	complain; fuss; grumble; grouch; N: plump chickenlike game bird	gr/AU/s	Not Available	normal	false
grovel	crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate; behave in a servile manner	'gr/@/v/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
growl	low, guttural, menacing sound (as of a dog)	gr/AU/l	Not Available	normal	false
grudge	ill will; sullen feeling (against); dislike of long standing; resentment; to feel anger or dislike toward (a person) because of (something)	gr/@//dZ/	She has had a grudge against me ever since I disagreed with her.	easy	false
grudging	unwilling; reluctant; stingy(giving reluctantly)	'gr/@//dZ//I//N/	Not Available	normal	false
gruel	a nearly liquid food made by boiling oatmeal or other cereal in water or milk. Gruel is often given to those who are sick and old; any similar substance; (informal) punishment; defeat; v.t. to tire out completely; exhaust.	'gr/u//@/l	to get one's gruel. What have we to hope for? We may just as well take our gruel (Arthur Conan Doyle).	difficult	false
grueling	exhausting;	'gr/u//@/l/I//N/	grueling marathon race	normal	false
gruesome	grisly; horrible	'gr/u/s/@/m	Not Available	normal	false
gruff	rough-mannered; (of a voice) rough; hoarse	gr/@/f	Not Available	normal	false
grumble	to complain in a rather sullen way; mutter in discontent; find fault	'gr/@/mb/@/l	He was always grumbling about this food.	easy	false
grunt	utter a deep guttural sound (as a pig does); N.	gr/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
guffaw	boisterous laughter; V.	g/@/'f/O/	Not Available	normal	false
guile	deceit; duplicity; wiliness; cunning;	g/aI/l	persuade her by guile	normal	false
guileless	without guile; without deceit; honest; frank; straightforward; sincere	'g/aI/ll/I/s	Not Available	normal	false
guise	outward appearance; costume;	g/aI/z	in a new guise	normal	false
gull	to deceive; cheat; dupe	g/@/l	Nothing is so easy as to gull the public (Washington Irving). Brighton had sought powers to deal with mock auctions, places where talkative salesmen gull people into buying rubbish (London Times).	normal	false
gullible	easily deceived or cheated; credulous	'g/@/l/@/b/@/l	a gullible person.	easy	false
gush	(of liquid) pour out in large quantities from a hole; make an excessive display of feeling (without true feeling);	g/@//S/	Blood gushed from the wound	normal	false
urgent	compelling immediate action; pressing; persistent; importunate;	'/[@]/r/dZ//@/nt	urgent in his demands	normal	false
ursine	bearlike; pertaining to a bear	'/[@]/rs/aI/n	Not Available	normal	false
usage	act or manner of using; accepted practice; way in which words are actually used	'/j//u/s/I//dZ/	Not Available	normal	false
usurp	seize another's power or rank (without legal authority); supplant; appropriate; N. usurpation; CF. take for one's own use	/j//u/'s/[@]/rp	Not Available	normal	false
usury	lending money at illegal high rates of interest	'/j//u//Z//@/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
utopia	ideal place, state, or society; ADJ. utopian	/j//U/'t/oU/p/i//@/	Not Available	normal	false
uxorious	excessively submissive or devoted to one's wife; CF. uxor: wife	/@/k,s/oU/r/@//i//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
vacillate	waver (in opinion); fluctuate; sway to and fro; N. vacillation	'v/&/s/@/,l/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
vacuous	empty; lacking in ideas; inane; stupid;	'v/&/k/j//u//@/s	vacuous expression	normal	false
vagabond	wanderer (without a permanent home); tramp	'v/&/g/@/,b/A/nd	Not Available	normal	false
vagary	capricious happening; caprice; whim; CF. wander	v/@/'g/(@)/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
vagrant	homeless wanderer	'v/eI/gr/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
vagrant	wandering from place to place; roving; stray; moving in a random fashion;	Not available	vagrant thoughts	normal	false
vain	full of self-admiration; conceited; without result; unsuccessful; N. vanity	v/eI/n	Not Available	normal	false
vainglorious	boastful; excessively conceited; N. vainglory: great vanity	v/eI/n'gl/oU/r/i//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
valediction	saying farewell; expression of leave-taking	,v/&/l/I/'d/I/k/S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
valedictory	pertaining to farewell; N: farewell address (esp. at graduation exercises)	,v/&/l/I/'d/I/kt/@/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
valid	logically convincing; sound; legally acceptable; effective;	'v/&/l/I/d	valid reasoning/passport	normal	false
validate	make valid; confirm; ratify	'v/&/l/I/d/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
valor	bravery; ADJ. valiant: possessing valor; brave	'v/&/l/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
vampire	ghostly being that sucks the blood of the living	'v/&/mp/aI//-/r	Not Available	normal	false
vanguard	forerunners; foremost position of an army; advance forces; foremost position in a trend or movement; CF. rearguard	'v/&/n,g/A/rd	Not Available	normal	false
vantage	position giving an advantage (such as a strategic point); CF. vantagepoint	'v/&/nt/I//dZ/	Not Available	normal	false
vapid	lacking liveliness; dull and unimaginative; insipid and flavorless;	'v/&/p/I/d	vapid lecture	normal	false
vaporize	turn into vapor (steam, gas, fog, etc.)	'v/eI/p/@/,r/aI/z	Not Available	easy	false
variegate	change the appearance of (by marking with different colors)	'v/(@)/r/i//@/,g/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
variegated	(esp. of a flower or leaf) many-colored	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
varnish	paint used to coat a surface with a glossy film; glossy coating produced by using this substance;	'v/A/rn/I//S/	nail varnish	normal	false
vassal	a person who held lands from a lord or a superior, to whom in return he gave help in war or some other service.	'v/&/s/@/l	A great noble could be a vassal of the king and have many other men as his vassals.	difficult	false
vaunted	boasted; bragged; highly publicized; V. vaunt: boast; brag	'v/O/nt/I/d	Not Available	normal	false
veer	change in direction; swerve	v/i/r	Not Available	normal	false
vegetate	live in a monotonous way (without interests or activity); CF. vegetation: plants of an area; CF. vegetarian; CF. vegan	'v/E//dZ//I/,t/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
vehement	having or showing strong feeling; caused by strong feeling; eager; passionate	'v/i//@/m/@/nt	loud and vehement quarrels, vehement partisanship.	easy	false
velocity	speed	v/@/'l/A/s/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
venal	capable of being bribed; corrupt; CF. vernal	'v/i/n/-/l	Not Available	normal	false
vendetta	a feud in which a murdered or injured person's relatives try to tak revenge on the wrongdoer or his relatives; blood feud; any prolonged or bitter feud.	v/E/n'd/E/t/@/	A vendetta may sometimes be carried on from one generation to another. What made the case so obnoxious was the implication that British police were being used to aid a political vendetta in another country (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists).	easy	false
vendor	seller	'v/E/nd/oU/r	The narcotics vendor is one of society's most dangerous enemies.	easy	false
veneer	thin surface layer (of good quality wood, glued to a base of inferior material); cover; surface show; fa\c{c}ade; V.	v/@/'n/i/r	Not Available	normal	false
venerable	deserving high respect; commanding respect; CF. command: deserve and get	'v/E/n/@/r/@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
venerate	revere; treat with great respect	'v/E/n/@/,r/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
venial	(of a fault or sin) forgivable; trivial	'v/i/n/i//@/l	Not Available	normal	false
venison	meat of a deer; CF. cow: beef; CF. pig: pork, ham, bacon; CF. calf: veal; CF. sheep: mutton; CF. lamb: lamb	'v/E/n/I/s/@/n	Not Available	normal	false
venom	poison (of an animal); hatred;	'v/E/n/@/m	remarks full of venom	normal	false
vent	small opening; outlet (as of fumes or a gas);	v/E/nt	He gave vent to his anger by kicking the chair.	normal	false
vent	small opening; outlet (as of fumes or a gas);	Not available	He gave vent to his anger by kicking the chair	normal	false
ventilate	admit fresh air into to replace stale air	,v/E/nt/-/l_'/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
gust	strong abrupt rush of wind; V. CF. bluster	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
gustatory	affecting or relating to the sense of taste	'g/@/st/@/,t/oU/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
gusto	eager enjoyment; zest; enthusiasm	'g/@/st/oU/	Not Available	normal	false
gusty	windy	'g/@/st/i/	Not Available	normal	false
guy	cable or chain attached to something that needs to be braced or steadied; CF. guide	g/aI/	Not Available	normal	false
gyroscope	apparatus used to maintain balance, ascertain direction, etc.	'/dZ//aI/r/@/,sk/oU/p	Not Available	normal	false
habitat	natural home of a plant or animal; CF. habitation	'h/&/b/I/,t/&/t	Not Available	normal	false
habituate	accustom or familiarize; addict	h/@/'b/I//tS//u/,/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
hackles	one of the long slender feathers on the necks of certain male birds, such as the domestic rooster, peacock, or pigeon; the hairs on the back of a dog's neck that can become erect.	Not available	make someone's hackles rise. Not a single hound with his hackles up (Pall Mall Gazette).	difficult	false
hackneyed	commonplace; trite	'h/&/kn/i/d	Not Available	normal	false
haggard	wasted away; gaunt;	'h/&/g/@/rd	haggard faces of the rescued miners	normal	false
haggle	argue about prices (in an attempt to bargain); stickle	'h/&/g/@/l	He went marketing...to haggle with tradesmen over fish...tapioca and so on.	normal	false
hail	frozen rain drop; V: salute or greet; precipitate hail	h/eI/l	Not Available	normal	false
halcyon	calm; peaceful;	'h/&/ls/i//@/n	halcyon days	normal	false
hale	healthy	h/eI/l	Not Available	normal	false
halfhearted	exhibiting little interest or enthusiasm	'h/&/f'h/A/rt/I/d	Not Available	normal	false
hallowed	blessed; consecrated;	'h/&/l/oU/d	hallowed ground	normal	false
hallucination	delusion; false idea; false perception of objects with a compelling sense of their reality; objects so perceived; V. hallucinate; ADJ. hallucinatory	h/@/,l/u/s/@/'n/eI//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
halting	hesitant; faltering; not fluent;	Not available	halting steps/voice	normal	false
hamper	obstruct; prevent the free movement of; N: 1/2-+ߦ�+��� +��� �e++ �p�- �+�+�-	'h/&/mp/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
handsome	large in quantity; generous;	'h/&/ns/@/m	handsome reward	easy	false
hap	chance; luck	h/&/p	Not Available	normal	false
haphazard	random; by chance; happening in an unplanned manner;	h/&/p'h/&/z/@/d	haphazard growth of the town	normal	false
hapless	unfortunate; luckless	'h/&/pl/I/s	Not Available	normal	false
harangue	long, passionate, and vehement speech; V.	h/@/'r/&//N/	Not Available	normal	false
harass	annoy by repeated attacks	'h/&/r/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
harbinger	forerunner (which foreshadows what is to come)	'h/A/rb/I/n/dZ//@/r	Not Available	normal	false
harbor	give protection (by giving food and shelter); provide a refuge for; hide; keep in mind (thoughts or feelings);	'h/A/rb/@/r	harbor a grudge/criminal	normal	false
hardy	(of people or animals) sturdy; robust; (of plants) able to stand inclement(stormy) weather	'h/A/rd/i/	Not Available	normal	false
harping	tiresome dwelling on a subject; V. harp: dwell on(think or speak a lot about) tediously	'h/A/rp/I//N/	Not Available	normal	false
harrowing	agonizing; distressing; traumatic; V. harrow: break up and level (soil) with a harrow; inflict great distress on; agonize; N: farming machine to break up the earth	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
harry	harass, annoy, torment (by repeated attacks); raid	'h/&/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
hatch	deck opening; lid covering a deck opening; V: emerge from an egg; produce (young) from an egg	h/&//tS/	Not Available	normal	false
haughtiness	pride; arrogance; ADJ. haughty	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
haunt	(of a spirit) visit (a place); come to mind continually; visit (a place) regularly; frequent;	h/O/nt	haunted house, haunted by his last words	normal	false
haven	place of safety; refuge; harbor;	'h/eI/v/@/n	tax haven	normal	false
havoc	widespread damage; disorder; chaos	'h/&/v/@/k	Not Available	normal	false
hazard	venture; put in danger; risk;	'h/&/z/@/rd	hazard a guess	normal	false
hazardous	dangerous	'h/&/z/@/rd/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
hazy	full of haze; misty; smoky; dim; indistinct; (figurative) rather confused; vagure; obscure	'h/eI/z/i/	a hazy sky. The injured man had only a hazy idea of what had happened	easy	false
headfirst	moving with the head leading; headlong	'h/E/d'f/[@]/rst	Not Available	normal	false
headlong	hasty; rash; headfirst; ADV.	'h/E/d,l/O//N/	Not Available	easy	false
headstrong	willful; stubborn; unyielding; determined to have one's own way; CF. no 'excessive'	'h/E/d,str/O//N/	Not Available	normal	false
healthful	conducive to good health;	'h/E/l/T/f/@/l	healthful mountain air	normal	false
healthy	possessing good health; healthful	'h/E/l/T//i/	Not Available	easy	false
heckler	person who verbally harasses others; V. heckle: verbally harass as with gibes (by interrupting a speaker or speech)	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
hedonist	one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life; CF. hedonism: practice of living one's life purely for pleasure	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
heed	pay attention to; N: close attention	h/i/d	Not Available	normal	false
heedless	not noticing; disregarding	'h/i/dl/I/s	Not Available	normal	false
hegemony	dominance especially of one nation over others	h/I/'/dZ//E/m/@/n/i/	Not Available	normal	false
heinous	atrocious; wicked; hatefully bad;	'h/eI/n/@/s	heinous crime	normal	false
helm	steering wheel of a ship; position of control	h/E/lm	Not Available	normal	false
hem	surround tightly so that movement is impossible;	h/E/m	hem in	normal	false
herald	messenger; sign of something to come; V: announce; proclaim;	'h/E/r/@/ld	unheralded researcher	normal	false
herbivorous	grain-eating; CF. herbivore	h/[@]/r'b/I/v/@/r/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
herd	group of animals; crowd; one who looks after a herd;	h/[@]/rd	shepherd/goatherd, herd instinct, herdsman, herd cattle	normal	false
hereafter	life after death	h/i/r'/&/ft/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
heresy	opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion; ADJ. heretical; CF. heretic	'h/E/r/I/s/i/	Not Available	normal	false
hermetic	concerning alchemy or magic; obscure and mysterious; occult	h/[@]/r'm/E/t/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
hermetic	sealed by fusion so as to be airtight; airtight	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
hermitage	home of a hermit	'h/[@]/rm/I/t/I//dZ/	Not Available	normal	false
herpetologist	one who studies reptiles; CF. herpetology: branch of zoology that deals with reptiles and amphibians	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
heterodox	(of beliefs) against accepted opinion; unorthodox; unconventional	'h/E/t/@/r/@/,d/A/ks	Not Available	normal	false
heterogeneous	dissimilar; mixed; not homogeneous; consisting of dissimilar elements or plants	,h/E/t/@/r/@/'/dZ//i/n/i//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
hew	cut to pieces with ax or sword; chop; N.	h/j//u/	Not Available	normal	false
heyday	time of greatest success or power; prime	'h/eI/d/eI/	Not Available	normal	false
hiatus	gap; pause; gap or interruption in space or time; break	h/aI/'/eI/t/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
hibernal	wintry; wintery; of or like winter	h/aI/'b/[@]/rn/-/l	Not Available	normal	false
hibernate	sleep throughout the winter; N. hibernation	'h/I/b/@/r,n/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
hide	skin of an animal	h/aI/d	Not Available	normal	false
hideous	repulsive to the sight; ugly; repugnant;	'h/I/d/i//@/s	hideous face/scream	normal	false
hierarchy	arrangement by rank or standing; authoritarian body divided into ranks; body of persons having authority	'h/aI//@/,r/A/rk/i/	Not Available	normal	false
hieroglyphic	picture writing; ADJ.	,h/aI//@/r/@/'gl/I/f/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
high-flown	highly pretentious or inflated	'h/aI/'fl/oU/n	Not Available	normal	false
hilarity	boisterous mirth(merriment; laughter); ADJ. hilarious: full of laughter	h/I/'l/&/r/I/t/i/	The party grew in wil hilarity.	easy	false
hindmost	furthest behind; farthest to the rear	'h/aI/nd,m/oU/st	Not Available	normal	false
hindrance	block; obstacle; V. hinder	'h/I/ndr/@/ns	Not Available	normal	false
hindsight	understanding the nature of an event after it has actually happened	'h/aI/nd,s/aI/t	Not Available	normal	false
hinterlands	the land or district behind a coast; a region farm from towns and cities, that is rural and thinly settled; back country; the remote parts; background	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
hireling	a person who works only for money, without interest or pride in the work; a person hired to do whatever another orders him to do	'h/aI//-/rl/I//N/	hiring politician. He had no authority, he was merely a hireling.	difficult	false
hirsute	covered with hairs; hairy; shaggy; rough	'h/[@]/rs/u/t	Not Available	normal	false
historic	important in history;	h/I/'st/O/r/I/k	historic battle	normal	false
historical	connected with history; based on events in history (whether regarded as important or not)	h/I/'st/O/r/I/k/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
histrionic	theatrical; excessively dramatic or emotional; affected; of actors or acting; N. histrionics: histrionic behavior	,h/I/str/i/'/A/n/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
hive	box for bees; V: cause to go in a hive	h/aI/v	Not Available	normal	false
hoard	stockpile; accumulate for future use; N: supply stored for future use	h/oU/rd	Not Available	normal	false
hoary	white with age	'h/oU/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
hoax	trick which makes someone take action; practical joke;	h/oU/ks	hoax mail	normal	false
holocaust	destruction by fire; CF. burnt whole; CF. Holocaust	'h/A/l/@/,k/O/st	Not Available	normal	false
holster	leather pistol case (that hangs on a belt around the waist)	'h/oU/lst/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
homage	honor; tribute; great respect;	'h/A/m/I//dZ/	pay/do homage to	normal	false
homely	not good-looking; unattractive	h/oU/ml/i/	Not Available	normal	false
homeostasis	tendency of a system or organism to maintain relative stability or internal equilibrium; CF. homeo-: constant;	,h/oU/m/i//@/'st/eI/s/I/s	homeotherm	normal	false
homespun	domestic; made at home; spun or woven at home; simple and ordinary;	'h/oU/m,sp/@/n	homespun philosophy	normal	false
homily	sermon; tedious moralizing lecture; serious warning; ADJ. homiletic	'h/A/m/@/l/i/	Not Available	easy	false
homogeneous	of the same kind; uniform in composition throughout	,h/oU/m/@/'/dZ//i/n/i//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
hone	sharpen (a tool); N: whetstone for sharpening a tool	h/oU/n	Not Available	normal	false
hoodwink	deceive; delude	'h/U/d,w/I//N/k	Not Available	normal	false
horde	crowd; swarm	h/oU/rd	Not Available	normal	false
horoscope	diagram of the positions of stars at a given moment (eg. of a person's birth) used by astrologers	'h/O/r/@/,sk/oU/p	Not Available	normal	false
hortatory	encouraging; exhortive; marked by exhortation; CF. exhort	'h/O/rt/@/,t/oU/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
horticultural	pertaining to cultivation of gardens; N. horticulture: science or art of cultivating fruits, vegetables, or ornamental plants; CF. agriculture: science or art of farming or growing crops	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
hostage	person who is kept as a prisoner by an enemy so that the other side will do what the enemy demands	'h/A/st/I//dZ/	Not Available	easy	false
hostility	unfriendliness; hatred; enmity; ADJ. hostile	h/A/'st/I/l/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
hothead	person who does things too quickly without thinking; ADJ. hotheaded	'h/A/t,h/E/d	Not Available	normal	false
hovel	shack; small wretched house	'h/@/v/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
hover	hang about; (of birds or aircraft) stay in the air in one place; (of people) wait nearby; stay around one place; waver; be in an uncertain state	'h/@/v/@/r	Not Available	easy	false
hubbub	confused uproar; loud noise; din	'h/@/b/@/b	Not Available	normal	false
hubris	arrogance; excessive self-conceit	'h/j//u/br/I/s	Not Available	normal	false
hue	color; aspect;	h/j//u/	opinions of every hue	normal	false
hue_and_cry	outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest;	Not available	hue and cry against the new rule	normal	false
hull	husk; dry outer covering of a seed; frame or body of a ship	h/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
humane	marked by kindness or consideration; kind and compassionate; humanitarian	h/j//u/'m/eI/n	Not Available	normal	false
humanitarian	one devoted to the promotion of human welfare; CF. humanism	h/j//u/,m/&/n/I/'t/(@)/r/i//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
humble	of low rank or position; modest; having a low opinion of oneself and a high opinion of others; unassuming; not proud; V. humiliate: make humble; cause to feel ashamed or to lose the respect of others	'h/@/mb/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
humdrum	dull; monotonous	'h/@/m,dr/@/m	Not Available	normal	false
humid	damp; N. humidity	'h/j//u/m/I/d	Not Available	normal	false
humility	humbleness of spirit	h/j//u/'m/I/l/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
hummock	small hill; hillock	'h/@/m/@/k	Not Available	normal	false
humor	indulge; comply with the wishes of; N. quality that makes something amusing; state of mind; mood;	'h/j//u/m/@/r	in a bad humor, out of humor	normal	false
humus	substance or rich soil formed by decaying vegetable matter; CF. soil	'h/j//u/m/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
hurl	to throw with much force; cast; fling; to throw forth (words, cries, or shouts) violently; utter with vehemence; to throw down; overthrow	h/[@]/rl	The man hurled his spear at one bear, and the dogs hurled themselves at the other. He hurled insutls at me ... hurling defiance toward the vault of heaven (Milton). Lucifer was hurled from heaven.	normal	false
hurtle	crash; rush; move with great speed;	'h/[@]/rt/-/l	hurtling runaway train	normal	false
husband	use sparingly; conserve; save;	'h/@/zb/@/nd	husband one's energy	normal	false
husbandry	farming; agriculture; the management of one's affairs or resources; careful management; thrift; frugality	'h/@/zb/@/ndr/i/	animal husbandry. To let a rook lead is bad husbandry.	easy	false
hut	crude dwelling; shack	h/@/t	The boys build a hut in the woods.	easy	false
hybrid	mongrel; mixed breed; V. hybridize	'h/aI/br/I/d	Not Available	normal	false
hydrophobia	fear of water; an unhealthy dread of water; rabies	,h/aI/dr/@/'f/oU/b/i//@/	Not Available	normal	false
hygiene	science and practice of the promotion and preservation of health; ADJ. hygienic: showing careful attention to cleanness (to prevent disease);	'h/aI//dZ//i/n	hygienic condition	normal	false
hyperbole	exaggeration; overstatement; ADJ. hyperbolic: of hyperbole; of a hyperbola	h/aI/'p/[@]/rb/@/l/i/	Not Available	normal	false
hypercritical	excessively exacting; too critical (without noticing good qualities)	,h/aI/p/@/r'kr/I/t/I/k/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
hypnosis	induced sleeping state; ADJ. hypnotic; V. hypnotize	h/I/p'n/oU/s/I/s	Not Available	easy	false
hypochondriac	person unduly worried about his health; worrier without cause about illness; ADJ. CF. hypochondria: neurosis that one is or is becoming ill; CF. abdomen	,h/aI/p/@/'k/A/ndr/i/,/&/k	Not Available	normal	false
hypocritical	pretending to be virtuous; deceiving; N. hypocrisy: profession of beliefs one does not possess; CF. hypocrite	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
hypothetical	based on assumptions or hypotheses; supposed; N. hypothesis	,h/aI/p/@/'/T//E/t/I/k/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
hysteria	excessive or uncontrollable excitement; a nervous disorder that cuases fits of laughing and crying, imaginary illnesses as well as real physical disability, such as paralysis, blindness, or digestive upsets, and general lak of self-control	h/I/'st/i/r/i//@/	mob hysteria	normal	false
ichthyology	study of fish; CF. ichthyo-: fish	,/I/k/T//i/'/A/l/@//dZ//i/	Not Available	normal	false
icon(ikon)	religious image; idol; image or representation	'/aI/k/A/n	Not Available	normal	false
iconoclastic	attacking cherished traditions; N. iconoclast: one who attacks traditional ideas; one who destroys sacred images	Not available	Not Available	easy	false
ideology	a set of doctrines or body of opinions that people have; the combined doctrines, assertions, and intentions of a social or political movement	,/aI/d/i/'/A/l/@//dZ//i/	The majority of teachers and professors do not teach any idoelogy (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists). communist ideology.	easy	false
idiom	expression whose meaning as a whole differs from the meanings of its individual words; distinctive style (of expression);	'/I/d/i//@/m	idiom of the modern popular music	normal	false
idiosyncrasy	individual trait usually odd in nature; behavioral peculiarity; eccentricity; attitude, behavior, or opinion peculiar to a person; anything highly individual or eccentric; ADJ. idiosyncratic	,/I/d/i//@/'s/I//N/kr/@/s/i/	Not Available	normal	false
idle	not working; not employed or busy; lazy; without purpose; useless; lacking substance; baseless; not based on truth;	'/aI/d/-/l	idle worker, talk idly	normal	false
idolatry	worship of idols; excessive admiration or devotion; ADJ. idolatrous	'/aI/d/A/l/@/tr/i/	Not Available	normal	false
idyll(idyl)	short poem idealizing rural life; simple happy period of life (in the country); scene from such a time;	'/aI/d/-/l	idyll of two young lovers	normal	false
idyllic	charmingly carefree; simple and happy;	/aI/'d/I/l/I/k	idyllic scene	normal	false
igneous	produced by fire; of fire; volcanic; (of rocks) formed from lava;	'/I/gn/i//@/s	igneous meteorite	normal	false
ignite	kindle; light; catch fire or set fire to	/I/g'n/aI/t	Not Available	normal	false
ignoble	unworthy; not noble; dishonorable;	/I/g'n/oU/b/@/l	ignoble deed	easy	false
ignominy	deep disgrace; shame or dishonor; ADJ. ignominious;	'/I/gn/@/,m/I/n/i/	ignominous defeat	normal	false
illicit	illegal	/I/'l/I/s/I/t	Not Available	easy	false
illimitable	infinite; limitless	/I/'l/I/m/I/t/@/b/@/l	Not Available	easy	false
illuminate	brighten; clear up or make understandable; enlighten; enable to understand;	/I/'l/u/m/@/,n/eI/t	illuminating remarks	normal	false
illusion	misleading vision or visual image; false idea or belief; CF. delusion	/I/'l/u//Z//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
illusive	deceiving; based on illusion; causing illusion; deceptive	/I/'l/u/s/I/v	Not Available	normal	false
illusory	illusive; deceptive; not real	/I/'l/u/s/@/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
imbalance	lack of balance or symmetry; disproportion	/I/m'b/&/l/@/ns	Not Available	easy	false
imbecility	weakness of mind; state of being an imbecile; N. imbecile: stupid person; fool	,/I/mb/I/'s/I/l/I/t/i/	He knew that the essence of war is violence, and that moderation in war is imbecility (Macaulay).	normal	false
imbibe	drink in	/I/m'b/aI/b	Not Available	normal	false
imbroglio	complicated situation (as in a play); painful or complex misunderstanding (as in a play); entanglement; confused mass (as of papers); V. embroil	/I/m'br/oU/l/j//oU/	Not Available	normal	false
imbue	to fill the mind of; inspire; permeate; to fill with moisture or color; saturate	/I/m'b/j//u/	imbue someone with feelings. He imbued his son's mind iwth the ambition to succeed. a skirt imbued with blood. Parting day Dies like the dolphin, whom each pang imbues With a new color (Byron).	difficult	false
immaculate	without a spot or stain; absolutely clean; free from fault or errors; without sin; pure	/I/'m/&/k/j//@/l/I/t	The newly washed shirts were immaculate. His gym shoes were immaculate in spite of the rain (Graham Greene). She was a woman ... of ... immaculate and inaccessible virtue.	easy	false
imminent	impending; near at hand	'/I/m/@/n/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
immobility	state of being immovable	,/I/m/oU/'b/I/l/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
immolate	offer or kill as a sacrifice (by fire)	'/I/m/@/,l/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
immune	resistant to; free or exempt from; N. immunity	/I/'m/j//u/n	Not Available	normal	false
immure	imprison; shut up in confinement; CF. wall	/I/'m/j//U/r	Not Available	normal	false
immutable	unchangeable	/I/'m/j//u/t/@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
impair	injure; hurt; damage	/&/N_'p/E/R	Not Available	normal	false
impale	pierce (with a sharp point);	/I/m'p/eI/l	impaled by the spear	normal	false
impalpable	imperceptible(not easily understood); intangible; OP. palpable: tangible; easily perceptible	/I/m'p/&/lp/@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
impart	grant a share of; make known;	/I/m'p/A/rt	news to impart	normal	false
impartial	not biased; fair; N. impartiality	/I/m'p/A/r/S//@/l	Not Available	normal	false
impassable	not able to be traveled or crossed	/I/m'p/&/s/@/b/@/l	Snow and ice made the road impassable.	easy	false
impasse	predicament(dangerous condition) from which there is no escape; situation allowing for no further progress	'/I/mp/&/s	Not Available	normal	false
impassioned	full of strong feeling; stirring; rousing; ardent; emotional	/I/m'p/&//S//@/nd	The general made an impassioned speech to his soldiers.	easy	false
impassive	without feeling; expressionless; imperturbable; stoical;	/I/m'p/&/s/I/v	impassive face	normal	false
impeach	charge (a public official) with crime in office; raise doubts about; indict;	/I/m'p/i//tS/	impeach a witness's credibility	normal	false
impeccable	faultless	/I/m'p/E/k/@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
impecunious	without money	,/I/mp/I/'k/j//u/n/i//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
impede	to stand in the way of; hinder; obstruct	/I/m'p/i/d	The deep snow impeded travel.	easy	false
impediment	hindrance; stumbling-block; speech defect preventing clear articulation;	/I/m'p/E/d/@/m/@/nt	speech impediment	normal	false
impel	to drive or force; cause; to cause to move; drive forward; push along	/I/m'p/E/l	The cold impelled her to go indoors. Hunger impelled the lazy man to work. The wind impelled the boat toward the shore.	easy	false
impending	likely to happen soon; threatening; about to occur; overhanging	/I/m'p/E/nd/I//N/	an impending war. There were symptoms of an impending storm. Ave him were impending cliffs	normal	false
impenetrable	not able to be pierced or entered; beyond understanding; impossible to understand;	/I/m'p/E/n/I/tr/@/b/@/l	impenetrable mystery	normal	false
impenitent	not repentant	/I/m'p/E/n/I/t/-/nt	Not Available	normal	false
imperative	absolutely necessary; that must be done; critically important; expressing command;	/I/m'p/E/r/@/t/I/v	It is imperative that this very sick child stay in bed. an imperative statement.	easy	false
imperceptible	unnoticeable; impossible to perceive; undetectable	,/I/mp/@/r's/E/pt/@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
imperial	like an emperor; related to an empire; CF. imperialism	/I/m'p/i/r/i//@/l	Not Available	normal	false
imperil	put in danger	/I/m'p/E/r/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
imperious	haughty or arrogant; domineering; overbearing; dictatorial; not to be avoided; imperative	/I/m'p/i/r/i//@/s	The nobles treated the common people in a imperious way, looking down on them and ordering them around. They worked to satisfy the imperious demands of hunger.	difficult	false
impermeable	impervious; not permitting passage through its substance; impossible to permeate	/I/m'p/[@]/rm/i//@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
impersonal	not being a person; not showing personal feelings;	/I/m'p/[@]/rs/@/n/-/l	impersonal force/manner/organization	normal	false
impertinent	insolent; rude; not pertinent; N. impertinence	/I/m'p/[@]/rt/-/n/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
imperturbable	unshakably calm; placid	,/I/mp/@/r't/[@]/rb/@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
impervious	impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed; incapable of being affected (in one's opinions);	/I/m'p/[@]/rv/i//@/s	impervious to water/criticism	normal	false
impetuous	violent; hasty; rash; impulsive; without careful thought;	/I/m'p/E//tS//u//@/s	impetuous decision	normal	false
impetus	moving force; momentum; force of a moving body; incentive; stimulus; impulse	'/I/mp/I/t/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
impiety	irreverence; lack of respect for God or piety	/I/m'p/aI//I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
impinge	to hit; strike; dash; to encroach; infringe	/I/m'p/I/n/dZ/	The effects are impinging on every aspect of our lives.	normal	false
impious	irreverent	'/I/mp/i//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
implacable	incapable of being pacified; impossible to appease;	/I/m'pl/&/k/@/b/@/l	implacable enemy	normal	false
implausible	unlikely (to be true); unbelievable;	/I/m'pl/O/z/@/b/@/l	implausible alibi	normal	false
implement	put into effect; enforce; carry out; supply with tools;	'/I/mpl/@/m/@/nt	implement the plan/suggestion	normal	false
implicate	incriminate; involve incriminatingly; show to be involved (in a crime);	'/I/mpl/@/,k/eI/t	implicate someone in the crime	normal	false
implication	something hinted at or suggested; implying; implicating	,/I/mpl/@/'k/eI//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
implicit	understood but not stated; implied; unquestioning and complete;	/I/m'pl/I/s/I/t	implicit trust	normal	false
implode	burst inward; CF. vaccum tube	/I/m'pl/oU/d	Not Available	normal	false
implore	beg	/I/m'pl/oU/r	Not Available	normal	false
imply	suggest a meaning not expressed; signify	/I/m'pl/aI/	Not Available	normal	false
impolitic	not politic; not expedient; not judicious; unwise	/I/m'p/A/l/I/t/I/k	It is impolitic to offend people who can help you. A provision as impolitic as it was barbarous (William E. H. Lecky).	easy	false
imponderable	weightless; that cannot undergo precise evaluation; CF. pound	/I/m'p/A/nd/@/r/@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
import	significance; importance; meaning	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
importunate	urging; always demanding; troublesomely urgent or persistent	/I/m'p/O/r/tS//@/n/I/t	Not Available	normal	false
importune	beg persistently; make repeated requests (in an annoying way)	,/I/mp/O/r't/u/n	Not Available	normal	false
imposture	assuming a false identity; masquerade; CF. impostor	/I/m'p/A/s/tS//@/r	Not Available	normal	false
impotent	weak; ineffective; lacking in physical strength or power	'/I/mp/@/t/-/nt	Not Available	normal	false
impoverish	make poor; deprive of natural strength or something important;	/I/m'p/A/v/@/r/I//S/	impoverished soil	normal	false
imprecation	curse; swearword	,/I/mpr/@/'k/eI//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
impregnable	invulnerable; impossible to capture or enter by force;	/I/m'pr/E/gn/@/b/@/l	impregnable fort/argument	normal	false
impregnate	make pregnant; fertilize; fill thoroughly; saturate; to fill the mind of; inspire; imbue	/I/m'pr/E/g,n/eI/t	Seawater is impregnated with salt. The captain impregnated the soldiers with his own fearless courage. A great book impregnates the mind with new ideas.	normal	false
impromptu	without previous thought or preparation; offhand; made or done withut previous thought or preparation; improvised; makeshift	/I/m'pr/A/mpt/u/	a speech made impromptu. an impromptu party. He had not expected to make a speech, but he gave an impromptu talk when he was asked to say a few words.	normal	false
impropriety	improperness; unsuitableness	,/I/mpr/@/'pr/aI//I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
improvident	lacking foresight; not looking ahead; not careful in providing for the future; not thrifty.	/I/m'pr/A/v/I/d/@/nt	An improvident man spends his money freely as long as he has it.	normal	false
improvise	compose on the spur of the moment	'/I/mpr/@/,v/aI/z	Not Available	easy	false
imprudent	lacking caution; not prudent; injudicious	/I/m'pr/u/d/-/nt	Not Available	normal	false
impudence	impertinence; insolence	'/I/mp/j//@/d/@/ns	Not Available	normal	false
impugn	dispute or contradict (often in an insulting way); attack as false or questionable; challenge; gainsay; CF. fight	/I/m'p/j//u/n	Not Available	normal	false
impuissance	powerlessness; feebleness	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
impunity	freedom from punishment or harm; CF. punish	/I/m'p/j//u/n/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
impute	attribute; ascribe; charge; N. imputation	/I/m'p/j//u/t	I impute his failure to laziness.	normal	false
inadvertently	unintentionally; by oversight; carelessly	,/I/n/@/d'v/[@]/rt/-/ntl/i/	Not Available	normal	false
inalienable	not to be taken away; nontransferable;	/I/n'/eI/l/j//@/n/@/b/@/l	inalienable rights. Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness have been called the inalieable rights of man.	easy	false
inamorata	woman whom a man loves	/I/n,/&/m/@/'r/A/t/@/	Not Available	normal	false
inane	silly; senseless;	/I/'n/eI/n	inane remarks	normal	false
inanimate	lifeless; not animate	/I/n'/&/n/@/m/I/t	Not Available	normal	false
inarticulate	not distinct; not uttered in distinct syllables or words; not like regular speech; unable to speak in words; dumb; not able to put one's thoughts or feelings into words easily and clearly.	,/I/n/A/r't/I/k/j//@/l/I/t	A baby makes inarticulate sounds. Cats and dogs are inarticulate. His grief made him inarticulate.	easy	false
inasmuch_as	since; owing to the fact that	,/I/n/@/z,m/@//tS//@/z	Not Available	normal	false
inaugurate	begin formally; install in office; induct into office by a formal ceremony; N. inauguration; ADJ. inaugural	/I/n'/O/g/j//@/,r/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
incandescent	strikingly bright; shining with intense heat; emitting visible light when heated;	,/I/nk/@/n'd/E/s/@/nt	incandescent light bulb	normal	false
incantation	singing or chanting of magic spells; magical formula; (the saying of) words used in magic; CF. enchant	,/I/nk/&/n't/eI//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
incapacitate	disable; N. incapacity: lack of capacity	,/I/nk/@/'p/&/s/I/,t/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
incarcerate	imprison	/I/n'k/A/rs/@/,r/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
incarnate	embodied in flesh, especially in human form; personified or typified, as a quality or idea.	/I/n'k/A/rn/@/t	the Devil incarnate. The villain was evil incarnate. Liberty and independence itself seemed incarnate in his name (John R. Green).	difficult	false
incarnation	act of assuming a human body and human nature; one who personifies something; personification;	,/I/nk/A/r'n/eI//S//@/n	previous incarnation/reincarnation	normal	false
incendiary	arsonist; ADJ: causing fire; of arson;	/I/n's/E/nd/i/,/E/r/i/	incendiary bomb	normal	false
incense	enrage; infuriate(make furious); make extremely angry; outrage; N: aromatic substance burned to produce a pleasant odor	'/I/ns/E/ns	Not Available	normal	false
incentive	a thing that urges a person on; a cause of action or effort; motive; stimulus	/I/n's/E/nt/I/v	The fun of playing the game was a greater incentive than the prize.	easy	false
inception	a beginning or originating; commencement	/I/n's/E/p/S//@/n	the inception of a plan.	easy	false
incessant	uninterrupted; unceasing	/I/n's/E/s/@/nt	The roar of Niagara Falls is incessant. The incessant noise from the factory kept me awake all night.	easy	false
inchoate	(of desire, wish, plan) recently begun; not explicit; at the beginning of development; rudimentary; elementary;	/I/n'k/oU//I/t	inchoate mass	normal	false
incidence	rate of occurrence; particular occurrence;	'/I/ns/I/d/@/ns	high incidence of infant mortality. In an epidemic the incidence of a disease is widespread.	difficult	false
incident	event; event that causes a crisis	'/I/ns/I/d/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
incidental	not essential; minor; N: something incidental	,/I/ns/I/'d/E/nt/-/l	Not Available	normal	false
incinerate	burn to ashes	/I/n's/I/n/@/,r/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
incipient	beginning; in an early stage	/I/n's/I/p/i//@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
incisive	(appreciatively) cutting; sharp;	/I/n's/aI/s/I/v	incisive remarks	normal	false
incite	arouse to action; goad; motivate; induce to exist;	/I/n's/aI/t	incite a riot/the crowd to rebellion	normal	false
inclement	stormy; unkind; unmerciful; CF. clement	/I/n'kl/E/m/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
incline	slope; slant;	/I/n'kl/aI/n	steep incline	normal	false
inclined	tending or leaning toward; bent; V. incline: slant; dispose; be disposed; tend	/I/n'kl/aI/nd	Not Available	normal	false
inclusive	tending to include all; all-inclusive;	/I/n'kl/u/s/I/v	inclusive charge	normal	false
incognito	with identity concealed; using an assumed name; ADJ.	/I/n'k/A/gn/I/,t/oU/	Not Available	normal	false
incoherent	unintelligible; muddled; unable to express one's thoughts in an orderly manner; illogical; lacking cohesion; not coherent	,/I/nk/oU/'h/i/r/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
incommodious	not roomy enough; inconvenient; uncomfortable	,/I/nk/@/'m/oU/d/i//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
incompatible	inharmonious; N. incompatibility	,/I/nk/@/m'p/&/t/@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
incongruity	lack of harmony; absurdity; ADJ. incongruous: lacking in harmony; inappropriate	,/I/nk/A//N/'gr/u//I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
inconsequential	insignificant; unimportant	,/I/nk/A/ns/@/'kw/E/n/S//@/l	Not Available	normal	false
inconsistency	state of being self-contradictory; lack of uniformity or steadiness; ADJ. inconsistent: displaying a lack of consistency; erratic; contradictory; incompatible	,/I/nk/@/n's/I/st/@/ns/i/	Not Available	normal	false
incontinent	lacking self-restraint; not continent; licentious	/I/n'k/A/nt/-/n/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
incontrovertible	indisputable; impossible to dispute; not open to question; unquestionable	,/I/nk/A/ntr/@/'v/[@]/rt/@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
incorporate	introduce something into a larger whole; include; embody; give material form to; ADJ.	/I/n'k/O/rp/@/r/I/t	Not Available	normal	false
incorporeal	without a material body; insubstantial	,/I/nk/O/r'p/oU/r/i//@/l	Not Available	normal	false
incorrigible	uncorrectable	/I/n'k/O/r/I//dZ//@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
incredulity	tendency to disbelief	,/I/nkr/I/'d/u/l/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
incredulous	withholding belief; skeptical; showing disbelief	/I/n'kr/E//dZ//@/l/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
increment	increase	'/I/nkr/@/m/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
incriminate	to accuse of a crime; show to be guilty; involve in an accusation.	/I/n'kr/I/m/@/,n/eI/t	incriminating evidence; In his confession the thief incriminated two others who helped him steal.	normal	false
incrustation	hard coating or crust; V. incrust: encrust; cover with a crust	,/I/nkr/@/'st/eI//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
incubate	hatch; warm (eggs) with the body to promote hatching; maintain at optimal environment conditions for development; be holding in one's body an infection which is going to develop into a disease; N. incubation; CF. incubation:disease	'/I/nk/j//@/,b/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
incubus	an evil spirit supposed to descend upon sleeping persons; nightmare; an oppressive or burdensome thing	'/I/nk/j//@/b/@/s	This debt will be an incubus until I have paid it. Everybody would benefit from ... shedding the incubus of inflation (New York Times).	normal	false
inculcate	teach (ideas or principles); instill	/I/n'k/@/lk/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
incumbent	resting (on a person) as a duty; obligatory; currently holding an office or position.	/I/n'k/@/mb/@/nt	She felt it incumbent upon her to answer the letter at once. I have come home with a deep sense of duty incumbent uponme (William Ewart Galdstone). the incumbent governor.	normal	false
incur	bring upon oneself	/I/n'k/[@]/r	Not Available	normal	false
incursion	temporary invasion; CF. excursion: short journey	/I/n'k/[@]/r/Z//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
indecision	irresolution; inability to make up one's mind	,/I/nd/I/'s/I//Z//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
indecisive	marked by indecision; inconclusive;	,/I/nd/I/'s/aI/s/I/v	indecisive battle	normal	false
indefatigable	tireless; untiring; showing no sign of getting tired	,/I/nd/I/'f/&/t/@/g/@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
indelible	not able to be erased	/I/n'd/E/l/@/b/@/l	Not Available	easy	false
indemnify	make secure against damage or loss; compensate for damage or loss; CF. make uninjured	/I/n'd/E/mn/@/,f/aI/	Not Available	normal	false
indentation	notch; deep recess; V. indent; CF. tooth	,/I/nd/E/n't/eI//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
indenture	bind as servant or apprentice to master; bind by indenture; N: contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified time (as between an apprentice and his master)	/I/n'd/E/n/tS//@/r	Not Available	normal	false
indeterminate	uncertain; not clearly fixed; indefinite	,/I/nd/I/'t/[@]/rm/@/n/I/t	Not Available	normal	false
indicative	suggestive; implying; serving to indicate	/I/n'd/I/k/@/t/I/v	Not Available	normal	false
indices	signs; indications;	'/I/nd/I/,s/i/z	indices of a student's potential, cost-of-living index	difficult	false
indict	charge; N. indictment	/I/n'd/aI/t	Not Available	normal	false
indifferent	unmoved or unconcerned by; having no interest in; mediocre; neither good nor bad	/I/n'd/I/f/@/r/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
indigence	poverty	'/I/nd/I//dZ//@/ns	Not Available	normal	false
indigenous	native;	/I/n'd/I//dZ//@/n/@/s	plant indigenous to the New World	normal	false
indigent	poor; destitute	'/I/nd/I//dZ//E/nt	Not Available	normal	false
indignation	anger at an injustice;	,/I/nd/I/g'n/eI//S//@/n	righteous indignation	normal	false
indignity	treatment or situation that causes shame or loss of dignity, respect; offensive or insulting treatment; humiliating or degrading treatment;	/I/n'd/I/gn/I/t/i/	I suffered the indignity of having to say that in front of them	normal	false
indiscriminate	choosing at random; confused; not based on careful distinctions	,/I/nd/I/'skr/I/m/@/n/I/t	Not Available	normal	false
indisputable	too certain to be disputed; beyond doubt	,/I/nd/I/'sp/j//u/t/@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
indissoluble	permanent; impossible to dissolve or disintegrate	,/I/nd/I/'s/A/l/j//@/b/@/l	Let us make an indissoluble agreement. She had become an indissoluble part of their whole scheme of things.	normal	false
indite	write; compose	/I/n'd/aI/t	Not Available	normal	false
indoctrinate	to teach a doctrine, belief, or principle to; to teach fundamentals, especially of military customs and discipline; to teach; instruct	/I/n'd/A/ktr/@/,n/eI/t	indoctrinated with mindless anti-communism. The recruits were indoctrinated at Camp Blanding.	normal	false
indolent	lazy	'/I/nd/-/l/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
indomitable	unconquerable; unyielding	/I/n'd/A/m/I/t/@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
indubitable	too evident to be doubted; perfectly certain or evident; unquestionable	/I/n'd/u/b/I/t/@/b/@/l	Laziness and ignorance were the two indubitable causes of his failure. There is a core indubitable knowledge in education (Atlantic).	easy	false
induce	persuade; lead to do something; bring about; N. inducement	/I/n'd/u/s	Not Available	normal	false
induct	place formally in office; install; admit as a member; initiate; N. induction: inducting; process of deriving general principles from particular facts	/I/n'd/@/kt	Not Available	normal	false
inductive	pertaining to induction or proceeding from the specific to the general	/I/n'd/@/kt/I/v	Not Available	normal	false
indulge	yield to; gratify; allow oneself a special pleasure;	/I/n'd/@/l/dZ/	indulge one's every whim/a child/in a big cigarette	normal	false
indulgent	humoring; yielding; lenient; showing indulgence	/I/n'd/@/l/dZ//@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
industrious	diligent; hard-working; N. industry	/I/n'd/@/str/i//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
inebriate	make drunk; intoxicate; N. intoxicated person	/I/n'/i/br/i/,/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
inebriated	habitually intoxicated; drunk; N. inebriety	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
ineffable	unutterable; not to be uttered; taboo; that cannot be expressed in speech; indescribable; unspeakable; inexpressible;	/I/n'/E/f/@/b/@/l	ineffable name/joy	normal	false
ineffectual	not effective; not having a desired effect; weak	,/I/n/I/'f/E/k/tS//u//@/l	Not Available	normal	false
ineluctable	irresistible; not to be escaped; unavoidable	,/I/n/I/'l/@/kt/@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
inept	unsuited; inappropriate; lacking skill; incompetent; CF. inapt: (of statements or ideas) inappropriate	/I/n'/E/pt	Not Available	normal	false
inequity	unfairness; ADJ. inequitable	/I/n'/E/kw/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
inerrancy	infallibility	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
inert	inactive; lacking power to move; unable to move or act;	/I/n'/[@]/rt	chemically inert	normal	false
inestimable	impossible to estimate; (apprec) invaluable; of immeasurable worth	/I/n'/E/st/@/m/@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
inevitable	unavoidable	/I/n'/E/v/I/t/@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
inexorable	relentless; unyielding; implacable; not capable of being changed by entreaty or efforts;	/I/n'/E/ks/@/r/@/b/@/l	inexorable price rises	normal	false
inextricable	from which it is impossible to get free; that cannot be untied;	/I/n'/E/kstr/@/k/@/b/@/l	inextricable troubles, inextricable two histories	normal	false
infallible	unerring; never making mistakes	/I/n'f/&/l/@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
infamous	notoriously bad; notorious; well known for being bad;	'/I/nf/@/m/@/s	infamous behavior	normal	false
infantile	childish; infantlike	'/I/nf/@/n,t/aI/l	Not Available	normal	false
infer	to find out by reasoning; come to believe after thinking; deduce; conclude; N. inference	/I/n'f/[@]/r	People inferred that so able a governor would make a good President. Raggard clothing infers poverty	easy	false
infernal	pertaining to hell; devilish; N. inferno: place of fiery heat or destruction	/I/n'f/[@]/rn/-/l	Not Available	normal	false
infest	inhabit in numbers large enough to be harmful;	/I/n'f/E/st	Mice infested the house, shark-infested waters	normal	false
infidel	a person who does not believe in religion in general; unbeliever; disbeliever.	'/I/nf/I/d/-/l	Under the banner of Christianity, the Crusaders fought the Saracens and other infidels.	easy	false
infiltrate	pass into or through; penetrate or enter (an organization) sneakily;	/I/n'f/I/ltr/eI/t	infiltrate the troops into enemy territory	normal	false
infinitesimal	very small	,/I/nf/I/n/I/'t/E/s/@/m/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
infirmity	weakness	/I/n'f/[@]/rm/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
inflated	exaggerated; pompous; enlarged (with air or gas)	/I/n'fl/eI/t/I/d	Not Available	normal	false
influx	flowing into	'/I/n,fl/@/ks	Not Available	normal	false
infraction	violation (of a rule or regulation); breach; th eact of breaking a lww or obligation	/I/n'fr/&/k/S//@/n	Reckless driving is an infraction of the law.	normal	false
infringe	violate (a law); encroach (the right of another person)	/I/n'fr/I/n/dZ/	Not Available	normal	false
ingenious	marked by inventive skill; clever; resourceful; N. ingenuity	/I/n'/dZ//i/n/j//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
ingenue	ing\'enue; young innocent girl	'/&/n/Z//@/,n/u/	Not Available	normal	false
ingenuous	naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated; candid	/I/n'/dZ//E/n/j//u//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
ingrained	deeply established; firmly rooted;	/I/n'gr/eI/nd	ingrained dirt/prejudice	normal	false
ingrate	ungrateful person (not expressing thanks)	'/I/n,gr/eI/t	This is worse than your treachery and deceit, you base ingrate (Richard Brinsley Sheridan).	normal	false
ingratiate	become popular with; bring (oneself) in favor of another;	/I/n'gr/eI//S//i/,/eI/t	ingratiate himself with the boss	normal	false
inherent	firmly established by nature or habit; intrinsic	/I/n'h/i/r/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
inhibit	restrain; prohibit; retard or prevent; N. inhibition	/I/n'h/I/b/I/t	Not Available	normal	false
inhibited	(of a person) unable to express what one really feels	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
inimical	(of someone) unfriendly; hostile; (of something) harmful; detrimental; CF. enemy	/I/'n/I/m/I/k/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
inimitable	matchless; not able to be imitated	/I/'n/I/m/I/t/@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
iniquitous	wicked; immoral; unrighteous; N. iniquity;	/I/'n/I/kw/I/t/@/s	den of iniquity	normal	false
initiate	begin; originate; receive into a group; introduce to a new field or activity;	/I/n'/I/sh/i/,/eI/t	initiate someone into the mysteries of a secret religion	normal	false
injurious	harmful; causing injury	/I/n'/dZ//U/r/i//@/s	Not Available	easy	false
inkling	hint; slight indication	'/I//N/kl/I//N/	Not Available	normal	false
innate	inborn; natural	/I/'n/eI/t	A good artist has an innate talent for drawing. A good comedian has an innate wit.	easy	false
innocuous	harmless	/I/'n/A/k/j//u//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
innovation	change; something newly introduced; introduction of something new; V. innovate: begin or introduce (something new); be creative; ADJ. innovative	,/I/n/@/'v/eI//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
innuendo	indirect or subtle (derogatory) hint; insinuation;	,/I/n/j//u/'/E/nd/oU/	sexual innuendo	normal	false
inopportune	untimely; inappropriate or ill-timed; poorly chosen	/I/n,/A/p/@/r't/u/n	Not Available	normal	false
inordinate	beyond reasonable limits; unrestrained; excessive;	/I/n'/O/rd/-/n/I/t	inordinate demands	normal	false
inquisitive	eager for knowledge; unduly curious; asking many questions	/I/n'kw/I/z/I/t/I/v	Children are usually inquisitive. The old lady was very inquisitive about what here neighbours were doing. The police are, I believe, proverbially inquisitive ( Lord Dunsany).	easy	false
inquisitor	questioner (especially harsh); investigator; person making an inquisition	/I/n'kw/I/z/I/t/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
inroad	hostile invasion; advance that lessens the quantity or difficulty of something;	'/I/n,r/oU/d	The long illness made serious inroads on his savings	normal	false
insalubrious	unwholesome; not healthful;	,/I/ns/@/'l/u/br/i//@/s	insalubrious place	normal	false
insatiable	not easily satisfied; unquenchable;	/I/n's/eI//S//@/b/@/l	insatiable appetite	normal	false
inscrutable	difficult to understand; impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious	/I/n'skr/u/t/@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
insensate	without feeling; lacking sense; foolish	/I/n's/E/ns/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
insensible	unconscious; unresponsive; insensitive; unaware; imperceptible;	/I/n's/E/ns/@/b/@/l	insensible of his danger/to pain, insensible change	normal	false
insidious	treacherous; stealthy; sly; working or spreading harmfully in a stealthy manner;	/I/n's/I/d/i//@/s	insidious spreading of dry rot	normal	false
insightful	discerning; perceptive	'/I/n,s/aI/tf/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
insinuate	to suggest in an indirect way; hint; imply	/I/n's/I/n/j//u/,/eI/t	insinuate himself into the boss's favor. To say "That man can't do it; no coward can" is to insinuate that the man is a coward. Without making any direct charges, he insinuated that the mayor had accepted bribes.	normal	false
insipid	lacking in flavor; lacking interest; dull;	/I/n's/I/p/I/d	insipid food/character	normal	false
insolence	impudent disrespect; haughtiness; ADJ. insolent; CF. haughty + rude	'/I/ns/@/l/@/ns	Not Available	normal	false
insolvent	bankrupt; lacking money to pay; N. insolvency	/I/n's/A/lv/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
insomnia	wakefulness; inability to sleep	/I/n's/A/mn/i//@/	Not Available	normal	false
insouciant	without concern or care; unconcerned; indifferent	/I/n's/u/s/i//@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
instigate	to urge on; stir up; bring about by inciting; provoke; foment	'/I/nst/@/,g/eI/t	instigate a search/quarrel. The older boy instigated a quarrel between his two younger brothers. Foreign agents instigated a rebellion.	normal	false
institute	organization for a special purpose; V: establish	'/I/nst/I/,t/u/t	Not Available	normal	false
institution	instituting; (building for the) organization; established custom, practice, or relationship in a society; mental hospital;	,/I/nst/I/'t/u//S//@/n	institution of marriage	normal	false
institutionalize	make into an institution; put or confine in an institution	,/I/nst/I/'t/u//S//@/,n/-/l/aI/z	There are other wrongs which seem to be becoming institutionalized, but perhaps the economic wrongs are an obvious starting point (New York Times).	easy	false
insubordination	resistance to authority; refusal to obey; disobedience; rebellion; unruly behavior	Not available	In the Mexican War he got into trouble for insubordination and general swellheadedness (Harper's).	normal	false
insubstantial	lacking substance; insignificant; frail; immaterial	,/I/ns/@/b'st/&/n/S//@/l	Not Available	normal	false
insularity	narrow-mindedness; isolation; ADJ. insular: of an island; isolated; narrow-minded; CF. peninsula	,/I/ns/@/'l/&/r/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
insuperable	insurmountable; unbeatable;	/I/n's/u/p/@/r/@/b/@/l	insuperable difficulties	normal	false
insurgent	a person who rises in revolt; rebel	/I/n's/[@]/r/dZ//@/nt	The insurgents captured the town.	easy	false
insurmountable	overwhelming; unbeatable; insuperable	,/I/ns/@/r'm/AU/nt/@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
insurrection	rebellion; uprising	,/I/ns/@/'r/E/k/S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
intangible	not able to be perceived by touch; vague	/I/n't/&/n/dZ//@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
integral	complete; necessary for completeness;	'/I/nt/@/gr/@/l	integral part	easy	false
integrate	make whole; combine; make into one unit	'/I/nt/@/,gr/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
integrity	honesty; uprightness; wholeness; state of being whole and undivided; completeness	/I/n't/E/gr/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
intellect	the power of knowing; understanding; higher mental powers; person of great intellectual ability	'/I/n,t/-/l/E/kt	A man's actions are influenced by his intellect, will, and feelings. Issac Newton was a man of intellect. He was one of the great intellects of his time.	easy	false
intelligentsia	intellectuals; members of the educated elite (often used derogatorily)	/I/n,t/E/l/I/'/dZ//E/nts/i//@/	Not Available	normal	false
inter	bury; N. interment	/I/n't/[@]/r	Not Available	normal	false
interdict	prohibit; forbid; N.	,/I/nt/@/r'd/I/kt	Not Available	normal	false
interim	meantime;	'/I/nt/@/r/I/m	in the interim, interim paper	normal	false
interjection	exclamation;	,/I/nt/@/r'/dZ//E/k/S//@/n	``Ouch''	normal	false
interloper	intruder; one who interferes	'/I/nt/@/r,l/oU/p/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
intermediary	intermediate; acting as a mediator; N: mediator; go-between	,/I/nt/@/r'm/i/d/i/,/E/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
interminable	endless	/I/n't/[@]/rm/@/n/@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
intermittent	periodic; on and off; stopping and starting at intervals	,/I/nt/@/r'm/I/t/-/nt	Not Available	normal	false
internecine	mutually destructive	,/I/nt/@/r'n/i/s/i/n	Not Available	normal	false
interpolate	insert between	/I/n't/[@]/rp/@/,l/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
interregnum	period between two successive reigns or governments	,/I/nt/@/r'r/E/gn/@/m	Not Available	normal	false
interrogate	question closely; cross-examine; cross-question	/I/n't/E/r/@/,g/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
interstice	narrow space between things	/I/n't/[@]/rst/I/s	Not Available	normal	false
intervene	come between; interfere;	,/I/nt/@/r'v/i/n	intervened to prevent a fight	normal	false
intimate	hint; suggest; imply; ADJ: marked by close relationship; familiar; private; personal;	'/I/nt/@/m/I/t	intimate knowledge/thoughts in the diary	normal	false
intimidate	frighten; N. intimidation	/I/n't/I/m/I/,d/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
intolerant	not willing to accept ways of thinking different from one's own; CF. tolerant; CF. tolerate	/I/n't/A/l/@/r/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
intoxicate	make drunk; stimulate or excite;	/I/n't/A/ks/I/,k/eI/t	intoxicated by all the money he might win	normal	false
intractable	unruly; difficult to manage;	/I/n'tr/&/kt/@/b/@/l	intractable problem/child	normal	false
intransigence	refusal of any compromise; stubbornness; ADJ. intransigent: uncompromising	/I/n'tr/&/ns/dZ//@/ns	Not Available	normal	false
intrepid	fearless	/I/n'tr/E/p/I/d	Not Available	normal	false
intrigue	make secret plans; plot; arouse the curiosity of; N: secret scheme; plot; secret love affair	/I/n'tr/i/g	Not Available	normal	false
intrinsic	essential; inherent; built-in	/I/n'tr/I/ns/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
introspective	looking within oneself; N. introspection: self-examination	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
introvert	one who is introspective or inclined to think more about oneself; ADJ. introverted	,/I/ntr/@/'v/[@]/rt	Not Available	normal	false
intrude	put or force in without being asked; trespass; enter as an uninvited person;	/I/n'tr/u/d	intrude one's own opinion into the report	easy	false
intuition	immediate insight; power of knowing without reasoning; ADJ. intuitive; V. intuit: know by intuition	,/I/nt/u/'/I//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
inundate	flood; overflow; submerge; cover completely;	'/I/n/@/n,d/eI/t	inundated with work	normal	false
inured	accustomed; hardened;	Not available	inured to the Alaskan cold	normal	false
invalid	one incapacitated(disabled) by a chronic illness; ADJ: incapacitated by illness; not valid; null; V: allow to leave (a military force) because of ill-health	'/I/nv/@/l/I/d	Not Available	normal	false
invalidate	weaken; destroy; make invalid; nullify	/I/n'v/&/l/I/,d/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
invective	abuse	/I/n'v/E/kt/I/v	Not Available	normal	false
inveigh	denounce; utter censure or invective;	/I/n'v/eI/	inveigh against the evils of drink	normal	false
inveigle	deceive; lead astray by deception; wheedle(cajole);	/I/n'v/i/g/@/l	inveigle her into joining the club	normal	false
inverse	opposite	'/I/nv/[@]/rs	Not Available	easy	false
invert	turn upside down or inside out; reverse the position or condition of	/I/n'v/@/rt	Not Available	normal	false
inveterate	deep-rooted; habitual; long and firmly extablished; deeply rooted	/I/n'v/E/t/@/r/I/t	It is hard for an inveterate smoker to give up tobacco. Cats have an inveterate dislike of dogs.	normal	false
invidious	designed to create ill will or envy; tending to rouse ill will or envy;	/I/n'v/I/d/i//@/s	invidious comparison	normal	false
invincible	unconquerable	/I/n'v/I/ns/@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
inviolable	that must not be violated or injured; sacred; that cannot be violated or injured	/I/n'v/aI//@/l/@/b/@/l	an inviolable vow, an inviolable santuary. The gods are inviolable.	normal	false
invocation	prayer for help (used in invoking); calling upon as a reference or support; act of invoking	,/I/nv/@/'k/eI//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
invoke	to call on in prayer; appeal to for help or protection; to appeal to for confirmation or judgement; to ask earnestly for; bef for; to call forth by magic; conjure	/I/n'v/oU/k	invoke the veto power, invoke one's advisor/God. The Pilgrims invoked god's help in their undertaking. to invoke an authority. The condemned criminal invoked judge's mercy. Aladdin invoked the powerful genie of the magic lamp.	normal	false
invulnerable	incapable of injury; impossible to damage or injure	/I/n'v/@/ln/@/r/@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
iota	very small quantity; jot	/aI/'/oU/t/@/	There is not an iota of truth in his story. I utter these words without the least iota of doubt in my own mind (James T. Farrell).	easy	false
irascible	irritable; easily angered	/aI/'r/&/s/@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
irate	angry; enraged	'/aI/r/eI/t	The irate colonel, with glaring eyes and purple face...stood...speechless before his young enemy.	normal	false
iridescent	displaying changing colors like those of the rainbow; changing colors when moved.	,/I/r/I/'d/E/s/@/nt	iridescent oil slick. Soap bubbles are iridescent.	difficult	false
irksome	annoying; tedious; V. irk: annoy	'/[@]/rks/@/m	Not Available	normal	false
ironic	expressing irony; occurring in an unexpected and contrary manner	/aI/'r/A/n/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
irony	hidden sarcasm or satire; use of words that seem to mean the opposite of what they actually mean; use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning	'/aI//@/rn/i/	Not Available	normal	false
irreconcilable	impossible to reconcile; incompatible; not able to be resolved	/I/'r/E/k/@/n,s/aI/l/@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
irrefutable	indisputable; incontrovertible; undeniable	/I/'r/E/f/j//@/t/@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
irrelevant	not applicable; unrelated	/I/'r/E/l/@/v/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
irremediable	incurable; uncorrectable; impossible to remedy	,/I/r/I/'m/i/d/i//@/b/@/l	irremediable disease	easy	false
irreparable	not able to be corrected or repaired; impossible to repair	/I/'r/E/p/@/r/@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
irrepressible	unable to be restrained or held back; impossible to hold back	,/I/r/I/'pr/E/s/@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
irreproachable	beyond reproach; blameless; impeccable;	,/I/r/I/'pr/oU//tS//@/b/@/l	irreproachable conduct	normal	false
irresolute	uncertain how to act; weak; lacking in resolution; indecisive; N. irresolution	/I/'r/E/z/@/,l/u/t	Not Available	normal	false
irretrievable	impossible to recover or regain; CF. retrieve	,/I/r/I/'tr/i/v/@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
irreverence	lack of proper respect or reverence; ADJ. irreverent	/I/'r/E/v/@/r/@/ns	Not Available	normal	false
irrevocable	unalterable; irreversible; impossible to revoke	/I/'r/E/v/@/k/@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
isotope	varying form of an element	'/aI/s/@/,t/oU/p	Not Available	normal	false
isthmus	narrow neck of land connecting two larger bodies of land	'/I/sm/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
itinerant	wandering; traveling from place to place (to perform work);	/aI/'t/I/n/@/r/@/nt	itinerant preacher	normal	false
itinerary	plan of a trip; record of a trip	/aI/'t/I/n/@/'r/E/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
jab	poke abruptly with something sharp; punch with short blows	/dZ//&/b	Not Available	normal	false
jabber	chatter rapidly or unintelligibly	'/dZ//&/b/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
jaded	tired or uninterested by surfeit; fatigued; surfeited; worn out; wearied;	'/dZ//eI/d/I/d	jaded appetite	normal	false
jargon	language used by special group; technical terminology; gibberish; nonsensical or incoherent talk	'/dZ//A/rg/@/n	Not Available	normal	false
jaundice	medical condition in which the skin, the white part of the eyes, etc. turn yellow; V: affect with jaundice; affect with prejudice, envy, or hostility; bias	'/dZ//O/nd/I/s	Not Available	normal	false
jaundiced	yellowed; prejudiced (envious, hostile, or resentful) from long and disappointing experience of human affairs;	'/dZ//O/nd/I/st	with a jaundiced eye	normal	false
jaunt	trip; short journey	/dZ//O/nt	Not Available	normal	false
jaunty	cheerful and pleased with life; lighthearted; animated; easy and carefree; dapper in appearance;	'/dZ//O/nt/i/	jaunty person/hat	normal	false
jeopardize	endanger; imperil; put at risk; N. jeopardy:danger	'/dZ//E/p/@/r,d/aI/z	Not Available	normal	false
jest	a joke; something said to cause laughter; playful remark or act; the act of poking fun; mockery; a thing to be laughed at or mocked; laughingstock	/dZ//E/st	a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy (Shakespeare).	normal	false
jetsam	things thrown from a ship (to lighten the ship)	'/dZ//E/ts/@/m	Not Available	normal	false
jettison	throw overboard (from a ship or plane)	'/dZ//E/t/I/s/@/n	Not Available	normal	false
jibe	agree; be in harmony with; gibe	/dZ//aI/b	Not Available	normal	false
jingoist	extremely aggressive and militant patriot; warlike chauvinist; N. jingoism: extreme nationalism	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
jocose	given to(having a tendency of) joking	/dZ//oU/'k/oU/s	Not Available	normal	false
jocular	said or done in jest or playfully; marked by joking	'/dZ//A/k/j//@/l/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
jocund	merry	'/dZ//A/k/@/nd	Not Available	normal	false
jollity	gaiety; cheerfulness; ADJ. jolly: merry; gay	'/dZ//A/l/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
jostle	shove; bump; push against (someone) rather roughly;	'/dZ//A/s/@/l	jostled by the crowds	normal	false
jovial	good-hearted and full of fun; good-humored and merry; jolly; convivial	'/dZ//oU/v/i//@/l	Santa Claus is pictured as a jovial old fellow. Be bring and jovial among your guests toning (Shakespeare).	easy	false
jubilation	rejoicing; great joy	,/dZ//u/b/@/'l/eI//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
judiciary	judicial branch of government	/dZ//u/'d/I//S//i/,/E/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
judicious	sound on judgment; wise	/dZ//u/'d/I//S//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
jug	pitcher; container for holding liquids	/dZ//@/g	Not Available	normal	false
juggernaut	irresistible crushing force; overwhelming advancing force that crushes everything in its path	'/dZ//@/g/@/,n/oU/rt	Not Available	normal	false
jumble	mix in a confused way	'/dZ//@/mb/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
juncture	crisis; point in time; joining point; joint; act of joining	'/dZ//@//N/k/tS//@/r	Not Available	normal	false
junket	trip especially one taken for pleasure by an official at public expense	'/dZ//@//N/k/I/t	Not Available	normal	false
junta	group of persons joined in political intrigue; cabal; group of military officers ruling a country after seizing power (by force)	'h/U/nt/@/	Not Available	normal	false
juridical	of the law and its administration; CF. judicial: of courts of law; CF. judiciary	/dZ//U/'r/I/d/I/k/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
jurisdiction	right and power to apply the law; authority	,/dZ//U/r/I/s'd/I/k/S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
jurisprudence	science of law	,/dZ//U/r/I/s'pr/u/d/-/ns	Not Available	normal	false
juxtapose	place side by side; CF. next	,/dZ//@/kst/@/'p/oU/z	Not Available	normal	false
kaleidoscope	tube in which patterns made by the reflection in mirrors of colored pieces of glass, etc. produce interesting symmetrical effects; series of changing events;	k/@/'l/aI/d/@/,sk/oU/p	kaleidoscope of European history	normal	false
ken	range of knowledge;	k/E/n	beyond one's ken	normal	false
kernel	central or vital part; core; whole seed (as of corn)	'k/[@]/rn/-/l	Not Available	normal	false
killjoy	grouch; spoilsport; one who intentionally spoils the pleasure of others	'k/I/l/dZ/O/i/	Not Available	normal	false
kindle	start a fire; ignite; inspire; arouse	'k/I/nd/-/l	Not Available	normal	false
kindred	related; belonging to the same group; similar in nature or character;	'k/I/ndr/I/d	kindred languages	normal	false
kinetic	producing motion; of motion	k/I/'n/E/t/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
kismet	fate; destiny;	'k/I/zm/I/t	Kismet is the Arabic word for fate	normal	false
kleptomaniac	person who has a compulsive desire to steal	,kl/E/pt/@/'m/eI/n/i/,/&/k	Not Available	normal	false
knack	special talent; art	n/&/k	Not Available	normal	false
knave	untrustworthy person; rogue; scoundrel; jack; N. knavery	n/eI/v	Not Available	normal	false
knead	mix; work dough; mix and work into a uniform mass (with the hands);	n/i/d	knead dough	normal	false
kneel	go down on one's knee(s)	n/i/l	Not Available	normal	false
knell	tolling of a bell especially to indicate a funeral, disaster, etc.; sound of the funeral bell; V.	n/E/l	Not Available	normal	false
knit	contract into wrinkles; grow together; join together closely; make (a fabric or garment) by interwining yarn or thread;	n/I/t	knit the brow, The bones should knit together in a few weeks	normal	false
knoll	little round hill; hillock	n/oU/l	Not Available	normal	false
knotty	intricate; difficult; tangled; CF. knot	'n/A/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
kudos	honor; glory; acclaim or praise for exceptional achievement	'k/u/d/oU/z	Not Available	normal	false
labile	likely to change; unstable;	'l/eI/b/I/l	emotionally labile, a labile chemical solution.	difficult	false
laborious	demanding much work or care; tedious	l/@/'b/oU/r/i//@/s	Not Available	easy	false
labyrinth	maze	'l/&/b/@/r/I/n/T/	Not Available	easy	false
lace	cord used to draw and tie together two opposite edges (as of a shoe); delicate fabric made of fine threads; V: draw together by tying a lace	l/eI/s	Not Available	normal	false
laceration	torn ragged wound; V. lacerate: tear (the skin as with broken glass); wound	,l/&/s/@/'r/eI//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
lachrymose	producing tears; tearful	'l/&/kr/@/,m/oU/s	Not Available	normal	false
lackadaisical	lacking interest or effort; lacking purpose or zest; lazy; halfhearted; languid	,l/&/k/@/'d/eI/z/I/k/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
lackluster	lacking luster(shine; gloss); dull	'l/&/k,l/@/st/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
laconic	brief and to the point; using few words; terse	l/@/'k/A/n/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
lag	move or develop more slowly; straggle;	l/&/g	lag behind the rest	normal	false
laggard	slow; sluggish; N: one who lags; straggler	'l/&/g/@/rd	Not Available	normal	false
lagoon	shallow body of water or lake near a sea; lake separated from a sea by sandbars or coral reefs	l/@/'g/u/n	Not Available	normal	false
laity	laypersons; laymen; persons not connected with the clergy	'l/eI//I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
lament	grieve; express sorrow; N. lamentation	l/@/'m/E/nt	Not Available	normal	false
lampoon	ridicule; N: written attack ridiculing or satirizing a person, group, or institution	l/&/m'p/u/n	Not Available	normal	false
lance	pierce with a lance; cut into; N: spearlike weapon	l/&/ns	The knights and some cavalry troops carried lances as they rode into battle.	difficult	false
lancet	small surgical tool for making incisions	'l/&/ns/I/t	Not Available	normal	false
languid	lacking energy or vitality; weary; sluggish; listless	'l/&//N/gw/I/d	Not Available	normal	false
languish	lose animation or strength; to gro weak; become weary; droop; fae; wither; to become weak or wasted throught pain, hunger, or other suffering	'l/&//N/gw/I//S/	The flowers languished from lack of water. The innocent man languished in prison for twenty years.	normal	false
languor	lack of physical or mental energy; lassitude; depression	'l/&//N/g/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
lank	long and thin;	l/&//N/k	Lank, gaunt, Abraham Lincoln	normal	false
lap	take in food or drink with one's tongue; splash gently;	l/&/p	waves lapping the shore	normal	false
larceny	the unlawful taking, carrying away, and using of the personal property of another person without his consent; theft	'l/A/rs/@/n/i/	petit larceny	normal	false
larder	pantry; place where food is kept	'l/A/rd/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
largess	a generous giving; a generous gift or gifts; generous gift (given to people who do not have enough)	l/A/r'/dZ//E/s	Christmas is a day of largess. ...if he did not exactly sympathize with her temperament and point of view, at least he included her with the largess of his affection (Theodore Dreiser).	normal	false
lascivious	lustful	l/@/'s/I/v/i//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
lassitude	languor; weariness; listlessness	'l/&/s/I/,t/u/d	Not Available	normal	false
latch	fastening or lock consisting of a movable bar that fits into a notch; V: close with a latch	l/&//tS/	Not Available	normal	false
latent	present but not yet noticeable or active; dormant; hidden; N. latency; CF. potential	'l/eI/t/-/nt	Not Available	normal	false
lateral	of or coming from the side	'l/&/t/@/r/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
latitude	freedom from narrow limitations	'l/&/t/I/,t/j//u/d	Not Available	normal	false
laud	praise; N. ADJ. laudable: praiseworthy; ADJ. laudatory: expressing praise	l/O/d	Not Available	normal	false
lavish	liberal; wasteful; generous or wasteful in giving or using; abundant; profuse; great;	'l/&/v/I//S/	decorated lavishly	normal	false
lax	careless; negligent; not paying enough attention;	l/&/ks	lax service	easy	false
layman	man who is not a cleric; man who is nonprofessional	'l/eI/m/@/n	Not Available	normal	false
leash	restraining rope fastened to the collar of an animal (to control it);	l/i//S/	a dog on a leash	normal	false
leaven	add leaven to; cause to rise or grow lighter; enliven; N: agent, such as yeast, that causes dough to rise (by fermentation); element that lightens or enlivens	'l/E/v/@/n	Not Available	normal	false
leave-taking	farewell or departure	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
lechery	gross lewdness; lustfulness; ADJ. lecherous; N. lecher: lecherous man	'l/E//tS//@/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
lectern	reading desk or stand for a public speaker	'l/E/kt/@/rn	Not Available	normal	false
leery	(of someone) suspicious; wary; cautious	'l/i/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
leeway	room to move; margin; latitude; (figurative) extra space at the side; time, money, or other commodity, more than is needed; margin of safety.	'l/i/,w/eI/	leeway in planning, leeway for the deadline. If you take $10 more than you think you will need on a trip, you are allowing yourself a leeway of $10.	normal	false
legacy	gift made by a will; something handed down from an ancestor	'l/E/g/@/s/i/	Not Available	easy	false
legato	(of music) played smoothly	l/@/'g/A/t/oU/	Not Available	normal	false
legend	explanatory list of symbols on a map	'l/E//dZ//@/nd	Not Available	normal	false
legerdemain	sleight(dexterity) of hand; CF. light of hand	,l/E//dZ//@/rd/@/'m/eI/n	Not Available	normal	false
legislature	legislating branch of government; CF. legislate: make laws	'l/E//dZ//I/s,l/eI//tS//@/r	Not Available	normal	false
leniency	mildness; permissiveness; ADJ. lenient: not severe in judgment or punishment	'l/i/n/i//@/ns/i/	Not Available	normal	false
leonine	like a lion	'l/i//@/,n/aI/n	Not Available	normal	false
lethal	deadly	'l/i//T//@/l	Not Available	normal	false
lethargic	drowsy; dull; N. lethargy: state of sluggishness and inactivity	l/@/'/T//A/r/dZ//I/k	Not Available	normal	false
levee	earthen or stone embankment to prevent flooding; CF. raise	'l/E/v/i/	Not Available	normal	false
levitate	rise and float in the air (especially by magical means)	'l/E/v/I/,t/eI/t	The magician appeared to levitate a large chair without touching it.	easy	false
levity	lack of seriousness or steadiness; frivolity; lightness of manner	'l/E/v/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
levy	impose (a fine); collect (a payment); impose or collect (a tax);	'l/E/v/i/	levy a tax on tobacco	normal	false
lewd	lustful	l/u/d	Not Available	normal	false
lexicographer	compiler of a dictionary; CF. lexicography: work of compiling a dictionary	,l/E/ks/@/'k/A/gr/@/f/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
lexicon	dictionary	'l/E/ks/@/,k/A/n	Not Available	normal	false
liability	drawback; handicap; debts; obligation; responsibility; condition of being liable; ADJ. liable: likely; responsible (for paying)	,l/aI//@/'b/I/l/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
liaison	contact that keeps parties in communication; communication between groups; one that maintains communication; go-between; secret love affair; V. liaise: keep a connection	,l/i//eI/'z/O/N	Not Available	normal	false
libel	defamatory written statement; act of writing something that smears a person's character; V. ADJ. libelous	'l/aI/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
libertine	debauched person; dissolute or licentious person; rou\'e; CF. free	'l/I/b/@/r,t/i/n	Not Available	normal	false
libidinous	lustful; lecherous; lewd; lascivious	l/I/'b/I/d/-/n/@/s	Bare arms were long considered indecent and even in the libidinous court of Charles II, the upper arm was prudently covered.	normal	false
libido	psychic and emotional energy or urges behind human activity; sexual desire	l/I/'b/i/d/oU/	Not Available	normal	false
libretto	the words of an opera or other long musical composition; a book containing the words	l/I/'br/E/t/oU/	a clever and yet beautiful libretto. a beautifully bound libretto.	difficult	false
license	official or legal permission; latitude of action or speech; excessive freedom that causes harm or damage; V.	'l/aI/s/@/ns	Not Available	normal	false
licentious	amoral; lewd and lascivious; unrestrained	l/aI/'s/E/n/S//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
lien	legal claim or right on a property	'l/aI//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
ligneous	like wood	'l/I/gn/i//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
lilliputian	extremely small; CF. Lilliput in Gulliver's Travels	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
limber	flexible; supple; pliable; V.	'l/I/mb/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
limbo	region near heaven or hell where certain souls are kept; prison (slang);	'l/I/mb/oU/	Purgatory and Limbo	normal	false
limn	draw; outline; describe; CF. line ?	l/I/m	Not Available	normal	false
limp	walk lamely; ADJ: lacking firmness; weak; to proceed slowly and with difficulty	l/I/mp	After falling down the stairs, he limped for several days. The plane limped twoard the airfield.	easy	false
limpid	crystal clear; transparent; pellucid	'l/I/mp/I/d	a spring of limpid water, limpid eyes.	normal	false
lineage	descent; ancestry	'l/I/n/i//I//dZ/	Not Available	normal	false
lineaments	features especially of the face; distinctive shape or contour of the face; CF. line	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
linger	loiter or dawdle; be slow in leaving; delay going; continue or persist; be slow to disappear;	'l/I//N/g/@/r	The smell lingered for days	normal	false
linguistic	pertaining to language	l/I//N/'gw/I/st/I/k	Not Available	easy	false
lionize	treat (a person) as a celebrity	'l/aI//@/,n/aI/z	Not Available	normal	false
liquidate	settle accounts; pay off (a debt); clear up; eliminate; kill or abolish	'l/I/kw/I/,d/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
list	tilt (as of a ship); lean over (to one side)	l/I/st	Not Available	normal	false
listless	lacking in spirit or energy; languid	'l/I/stl/I/s	Not Available	normal	false
litany	supplicatory prayer; prayer in which the priest calls out and the people replies in the same words	'l/I/t/-/n/i/	Not Available	normal	false
lithe	bending easily; supple; flexible; limber, pliant, willowy, lithesome, lissome	l/aI//D/	lithe limbs, a lithe willow. An athelete should be lithe of body.	easy	false
litigation	lawsuit; N. litigant: one party in a lawsuit; V. litigate	,l/I/t/@/'g/eI//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
litotes	understatement for emphasis;	'l/aI/t/@/,t/i/z	``not bad	normal	false
litter	waste material thrown away (as bits of paper scattered untidily); V: cover untidily with scattered litter	'l/I/t/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
livid	lead-colored; black and blue (as from a bruise); ashen; enraged; extremely angry	'l/I/v/I/d	Not Available	normal	false
loath	reluctant; unwilling; disinclined;	l/oU//T/	Romeo and Juliet were both loath for him to go	normal	false
loathe	detest; ADJ. loathsome: arousing loathing; offensive;	l/oU//D/	loathsome smell	normal	false
lode	metal-bearing vein(long deposit of an ore)	l/oU/d	Not Available	normal	false
loft	room or space under the roof; attic	l/O/ft	Abe Lincoln slept in a loft as a boy. This loft is full of hay.	normal	false
lofty	very high	'l/O/ft/i/	Not Available	normal	false
log	record of a voyage or flight; record of day-to-day activities; section of a trunk; V.	l/O/g	Not Available	normal	false
loiter	to linger idly; stop along the way; to waste time in idleness; idle; loaf; to spend (time) idly	'l//Oi//t/@/r	She loitered along the street, looking into all the shop windows. to loiter the hours away.	easy	false
loll	lounge about	l/A/l	Not Available	normal	false
longevity	long life; long duration	l/A/n'/dZ//E/v/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
lookout	act of keeping watch; high place commanding a wide view; person who keeps watch	'l/U/k,/AU/t	Not Available	normal	false
loom	appear or take shape (usually in an enlarged, indistinct, or distorted form);	l/u/m	The shadow of the gallows loomed threateningly	normal	false
lope	gallop slowly	l/oU/p	Not Available	normal	false
lopsided	heavier or larger on one side than the other;	'l/A/p's/aI/d/I/d	lopsided way of walking	normal	false
loquacious	talkative; N. loquacity	l/oU/'kw/eI//S//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
lot	object used in making a determination at random; fate; piece of land	l/A/t	Not Available	normal	false
lottery	contest in which winners are selected in a drawing of lots	'l/A/t/@/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
lounge	stand, sit, or lie in a lazy, relaxed way	l/AU/n/dZ/	Not Available	normal	false
lout	clumsy person; ADJ. loutish; CF. from countrysides ?	l/AU/t	Not Available	normal	false
low	moo; make the sound of a cow	l/oU/	Not Available	normal	false
lubricate	apply a lubricant to; N. lubricant: substance that reduces friction	'l/u/br/@/,k/eI/t	Not Available	easy	false
lucid	easily understood; clear; intelligible; N. lucidity	'l/u/s/I/d	Not Available	normal	false
lucrative	profitable; producing wealth	'l/u/kr/@/t/I/v	a lucrative profession, a lucrative investment.	easy	false
lucre	money; profit;	'l/u/k/@/r	filthy lucre	normal	false
ludicrous	laughable; ridiculous; trifling	'l/u/d/@/kr/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
lugubrious	mournful; sorrowful	l/U/'g/u/br/i//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
lull	moment of calm; period of reduced activity;	l/@/l	a lull in the rain, lull the opponents into a false sense of security	normal	false
lumber	move heavily or clumsily;	'l/@/mb/@/r	The bear lumbered through the woods	normal	false
lumen	unit of light energy (one candle's worth)	'l/u/m/@/n	Not Available	normal	false
luminary	celebrity (in a specific field); dignitary; object that gives light (as a celestial body)	'l/u/m/@/,n/E/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
luminous	shining (esp. in the dark); issuing light;	'l/u/m/@/n/@/s	luminous paint/road signs	normal	false
lunar	pertaining to the moon	'l/u/n/@/r	Not Available	easy	false
lunatic	insane;	'l/u/n/@/t/I/k	lunatic asylum	easy	false
lurid	wild; sensational; graphic; gruesome; horrible;	'l/U/r/I/d	lurid details of the murder	normal	false
lurk	stealthily lie in waiting; slink; exist unperceived	l/[@]/rk	Not Available	normal	false
luscious	pleasing to taste or smell; delicious	'l/@//S//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
lush	(of a plant or grass) growing very well	l/@//S/	Not Available	normal	false
lust	intense sexual desire; intense eagerness; V.	l/@/st	Not Available	normal	false
luster	shine; gloss (of a polished surface)	'l/@/st/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
lustrous	shining; brilliant;	'l/@/str/@/s	lustrous hair	normal	false
luxuriant	abundant; growing healthily and in large amounts; excessively ornate; rich and splendid; fertile;	l/@/g'/Z//U/r/i//@/nt	luxuriant forests/prose	normal	false
luxuriate	to indulge in luxury; to take great delight; enjoy oneself; revel; to grow very abundantly	l/@/g'/Z//U/r/i/,/eI/t	The explorer planned to luxuriate in hot baths and clean clothes when he came home. You luxuriate in the contemplation of nature ... I in my snuff-box (Frederick Marryat).	easy	false
macabre	gruesome; grisly; ghastly; CF. of death	m/@/'k/&/br/@/	Not Available	normal	false
mace	a club with a heavy metal head, often spiked, used as a weapon in the Middle Ages to smash armor; a staff carried by or before certain officials as a symbol of their authority.	m/eI/s	Not Available	easy	false
macerate	soften by soaking in liquid; waste away;	'm/&/s/@/,r/eI/t	macerate powdered wood to make paper	normal	false
Machiavellian	crafty; double-dealing; of the political doctrine of Machiavelli, which holds that craft and deceit are justified in pursuing political power	,m/&/k/i//@/'v/E/l/i//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
machinations	evil schemes or plots; schemes or plots to achieve an evil end; V. machinate	Not available	The election of our candidate was almost prevented by the machinations of his opponet.	easy	false
maculated	spotted; stained; CF. immaculate	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
madrigal	pastoral song; song for several singers without instruments	'm/&/dr/@/g/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
maelstrom	violent whirlpool; violent or tublent situation; CF. stream	'm/eI/lstr/@/m	Not Available	normal	false
magisterial	authoritative; imperious; commanding; of a magistrate;	,m/&//dZ//I/'st/i/r/i//@/l	magisterial study of Roman law, magisterial manner	normal	false
magistrate	official with power to administer the law	'm/&//dZ//I/,str/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
magnanimity	generosity; ADJ. magnanimous: generous	,m/&/gn/@/'n/I/m/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
magnate	person of prominence or influence; powerful or influential person (in business or industry);	'm/&/gn/eI/t	oil magnate. a railroad magnate. My grandfatehr, a well-to-do armer, was one of the chief magnates of the village (Hariet Beecher Stowe).	easy	false
magniloquent	boastful; pompous	m/&/g'n/I/l/@/kw/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
magnitude	greatness (in size or extent); extent	'm/&/gn/I/,t/u/d	Not Available	easy	false
maim	mutilate; injure lastingly; disable; cripple;	m/eI/m	maimed for life	normal	false
makeshift	something made to use for a time instead of the right thing; temporary substitute	'm/eI/k,/S//I/ft	makeshift shelter. When the electric lights went out, we used candles as a makeshift. Spools and buttons were the child's makeshifts for toys.	easy	false
maladroit	clumsy; not skillful; awkward; bungling	,m/&/l/@/'dr//Oi//t	Not Available	normal	false
malady	illness	'm/&/l/@/d/i/	Not Available	normal	false
malaise	uneasiness; vague feeling of ill health (without any particular pain or appearance of disease)	m/&/'l/eI/z	Not Available	normal	false
malapropism	comic misuse of a word; CF. Mrs. Malaprop	'm/&/l/@/pr/A/,p/I/z/@/m	Not Available	normal	false
malapropos	inappropriate; ADV.	,m/&/l/&/pr/@/'p/oU/	Not Available	normal	false
malcontent	discontended; dissatisfied; rebellious ; a discontended or rebellious person.	'm/&/lk/@/n,t/E/nt	A project was even formed by the malcontent troops to deliver Harlem into the hands or Orange (J.L.Motley). It was pointed out the the Exhibition would serve as a rallying point...for all the malcontents in Europe (Lytton Strachey).	normal	false
malediction	curse	,m/&/l/I/'d/I/k/S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
malefactor	evildoer; criminal	'm/&/l/@/,f/&/kt/@/r	Rank and fortune were offered to any malefactor who would compass the murder (John L. Motley).	normal	false
maleficient	doing evil; N. maleficience	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
malevolent	wishing evil; exhibiting ill will; N. malevolence	m/@/'l/E/v/@/l/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
malfeasance	official misconduct; violation of a public trust or duty	m/&/l'f/i/z/@/ns	A judge is guilty of malfeasance if he accepts a bribe.	difficult	false
malicious	showing ill will; wishing to hurt or make suffer; spiteful	m/@/'l/I//S//@/s	I think that story is nothing more than malicious gossip. He cursed that blind and malicious power which delighted to cross his most deep-laid schemes (William Godwin).	normal	false
malign	to speak evil of; slander; evil; injurious; hateful; malicious; very harmful; threatening to be fetal; cancerous	m/@/'l/aI/n	malign influence. You malign a generous person when you call him stingy. Have I not taken your part when you were maligned? (Thackeray). Gambling often has a malign influence. a malign tumor.	easy	false
malignant	tending to cause death; highly injurious; aggressively malevolent;	m/@/'l/I/gn/@/nt	malignant tumor	normal	false
malingerer	one who feigns illness to escape duty; V. malinger: feign illness to avoid work	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
malleable	(of a metal) capable of being shaped by pounding(beating); pliable; (of someone) impressionable(easily influenced); easily controlled; tractable	'm/&/l/i//@/b/@/l	Not Available	easy	false
malodorous	foul-smelling	m/&/l'/oU/d/@/r/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
mammal	vertebrate animal whose female suckles its young	'm/&/m/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
mammoth	gigantic; enormous	'm/&/m/@//T/	Not Available	normal	false
manacle	restrain; handcuff; N.	'm/&/n/@/k/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
mandate	order; charge; authoritative command; power to govern another country; power to given to a government; region under administration; V: give a mandate to; place under a mandate; to put (a territory or colony) under the administration of another nation.	'm/&/nd/eI/t	mandated territory. The result of the late war has been to eliminate Germany from the map, her territories being mandated to the British and other nations (Times Literary Supplement).	normal	false
mandatory	obligatory; compulsory; of a mandate	'm/&/nd/@/,t/oU/r/i/	a mandatory statemen, a mandatory sentence for manslauther	easy	false
manoeuver	strategic military or naval movement (done for training purposes); carefully planned process; stratagem; V: carry out a military maneuver; use maneuvers in gaining an end	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
mange	skin disease (esp. of domestic animals) marked by loss of hair	m/eI/n/dZ/	Not Available	normal	false
mangle	tear or cut to pieces; mutilate or disfigure;	'm/&//N/g/@/l	badly mangled bodies	normal	false
mangy	shabby; wretched; suffering from mange; of bad appearance	'm/eI/n/dZ//i/	Not Available	normal	false
maniacal	raging mad; insane; N. maniac: insane person; CF. mania: disorder of the mind; intense enthusiasm	m/@/'n/aI//@/k/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
manifest	evident; visible; obvious; V: show plainly	'm/&/n/@/,f/E/st	Not Available	normal	false
manifestation	outward demonstration; manifesting; indication of the presence of something;	,m/&/n/@/f/E/'st/eI//S//@/n	manifestation of his pronounced musical bent	normal	false
manifesto	public declaration of principles; statement of policy	,m/&/n/I/'f/E/st/oU/	Not Available	normal	false
manifold	many in number or kind; numerous; varied	'm/&/n/@/,f/oU/ld	Not Available	normal	false
manipulate	operate with one's hands; control or play upon (people, forces, etc.) artfully; maneuver;	m/@/'n/I/p/j//@/,l/eI/t	how to manipulate publicity and men	normal	false
mannered	affected; not natural;	'm/&/n/@/rd	mannered way of speech	normal	false
mannerism	distinctive behavioral trait; affected style in art (according to a set of styles)	'm/&/n/@/,r/i/z/@/m	Not Available	normal	false
mantle	loose sleeveless outer garment; cloak; something that covers or envelops; the layer of the earth between the crust and the core	'm/&/nt/-/l	The ground had a mantle of snow	normal	false
manumit	emancipate; free from slavery or bondage	,m/&/n/j//@/'m/I/t	Not Available	normal	false
mar	to spoil the beauty of; damage; injure; to spoil or ruin; something that mars	m/A/r	The nails in the workmen's shoes have marred our newly finished floors.	normal	false
maraud	to go about in search of plunder	m/@/'r/O/d	marauding army. (n) a marauding expedition	difficult	false
margin	border; room; allowance beyond what is needed;	'm/A/r/dZ//I/n	margin of safety	normal	false
marginal	of a margin; barely within a limit;	'm/A/r/dZ//@/n/-/l	marginal effect/writing ability	normal	false
marital	pertaining to marriage	'm/&/r/I/t/-/l	Not Available	normal	false
maritime	of the sea; having something to do with shipping and sailing; nautical; on the sea; near the sea; living near the sea	'm/&/r/i/,t/aI/m	Ships and sailor are governed by maritime laws. Maritime Provinces. Boston is a maritime city. Many maritime peoples are fishermen.	normal	false
marked	noticeable; targeted for vengeance or attack;	m/A/rkt	marked improvement/man	normal	false
maroon	leave helpless on a deserted island or coast; ADJ. red brown	m/@/'r/u/n	Not Available	normal	false
marred	damaged; disfigured; V. mar: spoil; disfigure	Not available	The nails in the workmen's shoes have marred our newly finished floors.	normal	false
marrow	soft fatty tissue that fills most bone cavities and is the source of blood cells	'm/&/r/oU/	Not Available	normal	false
marshal	put in order; guide ceremoniously to the correct place;	'm/A/r/S//@/l	marshal the children into the museum	normal	false
marsupial	one of a family of mammals that nurse their offspring in a pouch(pocket of skin or leather); CF. kangaroo, opossum, wombat	m/A/r's/u/p/i//@/l	Not Available	normal	false
martial	warlike; of war;	'm/A/r/S//@/l	martial art/law	normal	false
martinet	strict disciplinarian; person who demands total obedience to rules and orders; CF. Jean Martinet	,m/A/r't/-/n/E/t	Not Available	normal	false
martyr	one who voluntarily suffers death for his or her religion or cause; great sufferer;	'm/A/rt/@/r	martyr to his rheumatism	normal	false
mash	crush into mash; convert into mash; N: mixture of ground grain and nutrients fed to livestock and fowl	m/&//S/	Not Available	normal	false
masochist	person who enjoys his own pain; CF. masochism	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
mason	one who builds or works with stone or brick; N. masonry: work of a mason; stonework or brickwork	m/aI/s/@/n	Not Available	normal	false
masquerade	wear a mask or disguise; pretend; N: costume party or ball at which masks are worn; pretense; disguise	,m/&/sk/@/'r/eI/d	Not Available	normal	false
mass	Christian religious ceremony; CF. Mass: ceremony of the Eucharist	m/&/s	Not Available	normal	false
masticate	chew	'm/&/st/@/,k/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
mat	not shiny; matte; having a dull finish; N: flat piece of material used as a floor covering; V.	m/&/t	Not Available	normal	false
materialism	preoccupation with physical comforts and things; excessive regard for worldly concerns (rather than spiritual matters)	m/@/'t/i/r/i//@/,l/I/z/@/m	Not Available	normal	false
maternal	motherly; N. maternity: motherhood	m/@/'t/[@]/rn/-/l	Not Available	normal	false
matinee(matinee)	dramatic or musical performance given in the afternoon	,m/&/t'/-/n/eI/	Not Available	normal	false
matriarch	woman who rules a family or larger social group	'm/eI/tr/i/,/A/rk	Not Available	normal	false
matriculate	enroll (in college or graduate school); CF. matrix	m/@/'tr/i/k/j//U/,l/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
matrimony	state of being married	'm/&/tr/@/,m/oU/n/i/	Not Available	normal	false
matrix	point of origin; array of numbers or algebraic symbols; mold or die;	'm/&/tr/I/x	the matrix of Western civilization	normal	false
maudlin	effusively sentimental	'm/O/dl/I/n	Not Available	normal	false
maul	handle roughly; batter; injure by beating;	m/A/l	mauled by his overexcited fans	normal	false
mausoleum	monumental tomb; large stately tomb; CF. Mausolos	,m/A/s/@/'l/i//@/m	Not Available	normal	false
mauve	pale purple	m/oU/v	Not Available	normal	false
maverick	rebel; nonconformist (in a group)	'm/&/v/@/r/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
mawkish	mushy(sentimental) and gushy; icky-sticky sentimental; excessively and objectionably sentimental	'm/O/k/I//S/	Not Available	normal	false
maxim	proverb; truth pithily stated	'm/&/ks/I/m	Not Available	normal	false
mayhem	injury to body; crime of willfully maiming or crippling a person; violent disorder;	'm/eI/h/E/m	mayhem in the zoo	normal	false
meager	scanty; inadequate	'm/i/g/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
mealymouthed	indirect in speech (when something unpleasant must be said); hypocritical; evasive	,m/i/l/i/'m/&//U//D/d	Not Available	normal	false
meander	wind or turn in its course; follow a winding or turning course; move aimlessly and idly	m/i/'/&/nd/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
meddlesome	interfering; V. meddle: interfere	'm/E/d/-/ls/@/m	Not Available	normal	false
mediate	settle a dispute through the services of an outsider; act as an intermediary; produce by mediating;	'm/i/d/i/,/eI/t	mediate a cease-fire	normal	false
mediocre	ordinary; commonplace; neither good nor bad	,m/i/d/i/'/oU/kr	Not Available	easy	false
meditation	reflection; thought; V. meditate	,m/E/d/I/'t/eI//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
medium	element that is a creature's natural environment; nutrient setting in which microorganisms are cultivated; appropriate occupation or means of expression; channel of communication; compromise; middle position between extremes; intervening substance through	'm/i/d/i//@/m	Not Available	normal	false
medley	mixture	'm/E/dl/i/	Not Available	normal	false
meek	submissive; patient and long-suffering	m/i/k	Not Available	normal	false
megalomania	mania for doing grandiose things; mental disorder characterized by delusions of wealth, power, or importance	,m/E/g/@/l/oU/'m/eI/n/i//@/	Not Available	normal	false
melancholy	gloomy; morose; blue; N. ADJ. melancholic; CF. melancholia	'm/E/l/@/n,k/A/l/i/	Not Available	normal	false
melee	fight	'm/eI/l/eI/	Not Available	normal	false
mellifluous	(of words or a voice) sweetly or smoothly flowing; melodious; having a pleasant tune; flowing with honey; made sweet with or as if with honey	m/I/'l/I/fl/U//@/s	mellifuous tones, mellifuous flowers. We enjoyed the mellifuous speech of the orator.	normal	false
memento	token; reminder of the past; keepsake;	m/@/'m/E/nt/oU/	memento of your visit	normal	false
memoir	a biography, now especially a relatively short or limited one; biographical note; a report of a scientific or scholarly study made to a learned society	'm/E/mw/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
memorial	something, such as a monument or holiday, intended to honor the memory of a person or event; ADJ: commemorative	m/@/'m/oU/r/i//@/l	Not Available	normal	false
memorialize	commemorate	m/I/'m/oU/r/i//@/,l/aI/z	Not Available	normal	false
menace	threat; V: threaten	'm/E/n/I/s	Not Available	normal	false
menagerie	collection of wild animals on exhibition; zoo	m/@/'n/&//dZ//@/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
mendacious	lying; habitually dishonest; N. mendacity	m/E/n'd/eI//S//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
mendicant	beggar; ADJ: living as a beggar	'm/E/nd/@/k/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
menial	suitable for servants; lowly; mean; N: someone who does menial work (esp. servant in a house)	'm/i/n/i//@/l	Not Available	normal	false
mentor	counselor; teacher; a wise and trusted adviser	'm/E/nt/oU/r	Not Available	easy	false
mercantile	concerning trade or merchants	'm/[@]/rk/@/n,t/i/l	Not Available	normal	false
mercenary	working for money only; acting with money as the motive; done for money or gain; a soldier serving for pay in a foreign army.	'm/[@]/rs/@/,n/E/r/i/	Such wretches are kept in pay by some mercenary bookseller (Oliver Goldsmith). a mercenary marriage.	normal	false
mercurial	capricious; quick and changing; fickle; containing the element mercury;	m/@/r'k/j//U/r/i//@/l	mercurial temper	normal	false
meretricious	flashy; tawdry; attractive on the surface but of no real value;	,m/E/r/I/'tr/i//S//@/s	metericious argument/jewel	normal	false
merger	combination (of two business corporations); act of merging	'm/[@]/r/dZ//@/r	Not Available	normal	false
merit	deserve; ADJ. meritorious: deserving reward or praise	'm/E/r/I/t	Not Available	normal	false
merit	good quality deserving praise; merits: aspect of character or behavior deserving approval or disapproval;	Not available	judge each plan on its own merits	normal	false
mesmerize	hypnotize; N. mesmerism; CF. Franz Mesmer	'm/E/zm/@/,r/aI/z	Not Available	normal	false
metallurgical	pertaining to the art of removing metals from ores; N. metallurgy: science that deals with extracting metals from ores	,m/E/t/@/'l/[@]/r/dZ//I/k/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
metamorphosis	change of form;	,m/E/t/@/'m/O/rf/@/s/I/s	metamorphosis of caterpillar to butterfly	normal	false
metaphor	implied comparison; CF. simile	'm/E/t/@/,f/O/r	Not Available	normal	false
metaphysical	pertaining to speculative philosophy; of metaphysics; N. metaphysics: branch of philosophy that examines the nature of reality	,m/E/t/@/'f/I/z/I/k/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
mete	measure; distribute; administer;	m/i/t	mete out justice/punishment	normal	false
meteoric	like a meteor; swift; momentarily brilliant;	,m/i/t/i/'/O/r/I/k	meteoric rise to fame	normal	false
meter	arrangement of words in the form of poetry (by accentual rhythm)	'm/i/t/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
methodical	systematic; N. method: systematic method of procedure	m/@/'/T//A/d/I/k/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
meticulous	excessively careful (with great attention to detail); painstaking; scrupulous	m/@/'t/I/k/j//@/l/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
metrical	metric; written in the form of poetry;	'm/E/tr/i/k/@/l	metrical translation of Homer	normal	false
metropolis	large city	m/@/'tr/A/p/@/l/I/s	Not Available	normal	false
mettle	courage (to continue bravely in spite of difficulties); spirit; ADJ. mettlesome	'm/E/t/-/l	to try a man's mettle.	normal	false
miasma	a bad-smelling vapor rising from decaying matter on the earth; anything considered to resemble this in its ability to spread and poison	m/aI/'/&/zm/@/	The miasma of swarmps was formerly supposed to cause disease. a miasma of fear.	difficult	false
microcosm	small representative world; world in miniature;	'm/aI/kr/@/,k/A/z/@/m	microcosm of English society. The circus comes as close to being the world in microcosm as anything I know (New Yorker).	normal	false
migrant	changing its habitat; wandering;	'm/aI/gr/@/nt	migrant birds/workers	normal	false
migratory	wandering; V. migrate: move from one region and settle in another; move periodically from one region to another	'm/aI/gr/@/,t/oU/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
milieu	social environment; means of expression;	m/I/'l/j//[@]/	feel out of one's milieu, His proper milieu is watercolor	normal	false
militant	combative; bellicose; N.	'm/I/l/I/t/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
militate	work against;	'm/I/l/I/,t/eI/t	militate against the chances of promotion	normal	false
militia	army composed of ordinary citizens rather than professional soldiers	m/I/'l/I//S//@/	Not Available	normal	false
millennium	thousand-year period (as in the New Testament); hoped-for period of happiness and prosperity	m/I/'l/E/n/i//@/m	Not Available	normal	false
mime	pantomime(act without dialogue); mimicry; mimer; V: mimic; pantomime	m/aI/m	Not Available	normal	false
mimicry	imitation	'm/I/m/I/kr/i/	Not Available	normal	false
minatory	menacing; threatening	'm/I/n/@/,t/oU/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
mincing	affectedly dainty(delicate); V. mince: cut (esp. meat) into very small pieces; walk with exaggerated primness; walk in an unnatural way, taking little short steps;	'm/I/ns/I//N/	The actor minced across the stage	normal	false
mingle	mix together in close association; blend; fuse	'm/I//N/g/@/l	Two rivers that join mingle their waters. Their families are mingled by marriage.	easy	false
miniature	small model; small painting; ADJ: small	'm/I/n/i//@//tS//@/r	She is a miniature of the mother	normal	false
minion	servile dependent; obsequious follower	'm/I/n/j//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
minuscule	extremely small	'm/I/n/@/,sk/j//u/l	Not Available	normal	false
minute	extremely small; CF. minutes: official record of the proceedings at a meeting	'm/I/n/I/t	Not Available	normal	false
minutiae	petty or trivial details; CF. minutia	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
mirage	unreal reflection; optical illusion	m/I/'r/A//Z/	Not Available	normal	false
mire	entangle; stick in swampy ground; stick or sink in mire; N: bog; deep mud;	m/aI//-/r	sucked deeper into the mire	normal	false
mirth	merriment; laughter	m/[@]/r/T/	Not Available	normal	false
misadventure	mischance; ill luck;	,m/I/s/@/d'v/E/n/tS//@/r	death by misadventure	normal	false
misanthrope	one who hates mankind; misanthropist	'm/I/s/@/n,/T/r/oU/p	Not Available	normal	false
misapprehension	a misunderstanding; misconception	,m/I/s/&/pr/I/'h/E/n/S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
miscellaneous	made up of a variety of parts	,m/I/s/@/'l/eI/n/i//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
miscellany	a miscellaneous collection; mixture; medley; melange	'm/I/s/@/,l/eI/n/i/	A man who takes notest these days soon finds himself drowning in his own miscellany (New Yorker).	normal	false
mischance	ill luck	m/I/s'/tS//&/ns	Not Available	normal	false
mischief	behavior (of children) causing trouble with no serious harm; damage; harm;	'm/I/st/S//I/f	mischief to the crops	normal	false
misconduct	immoral behavior; bad management; V.	m/I/s'k/A/nd/@/kt	Not Available	normal	false
misconstrue	interpret incorrectly; misinterpret; misjudge; misunderstand	,m/I/sk/@/n'str/u/	The little girl's shyness was sometimes misconstrued as rudeness.	normal	false
miscreant	wretch; wrongdoer; villain;	'm/I/skr/i//@/nt	kindness to the miscreant	normal	false
misdemeanor	minor crime; misdeed; wrongdoing	,m/I/sd/I/'m/i/n/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
miserly	stingy; mean	'm/aI/z/@/rl/i/	Not Available	normal	false
misgivings	doubts	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
mishap	unfortunate accident	'm/I/s,h/&/p	Not Available	normal	false
misnomer	wrong or improper name; incorrect designation	m/I/s'n/oU/m/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
misogamy	hatred of marriage	m/I/'s/A/g/@/m/i/	Not Available	normal	false
misogynist	hater of woman; CF. misogyny	m/@/'s/A//dZ//@/n/@/st	Not Available	normal	false
missile	object to be thrown or projected	'm/I/s/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
missive	letter; written statement; CF. sent	'm/I/s/I/v	Not Available	normal	false
mite	very small object or insect-like creature; small coin	m/aI/t	Not Available	normal	false
mitigate	appease; moderate; make or become less in force or intensity	'm/I/t/I/,g/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
mnemonic	pertaining to memory; assisting the memory; N: device, such as as formula or rhyme, used as a mnemonic aid	n/i/'m/A/n/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
mobile	movable; not fixed; N. mobility	'm/oU/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
mock	to laugh at; make fun of; ridicule; to imitate; copy	m/A/k	Little children ... mocked him, and said ... G up, thou bald head. The thoughtless children mocked the different speech of the new boy. health that mocks the doctor's rules.	easy	false
mode	prevailing style; current fashion; manner; way of doing something;	m/oU/d	in the latest mode, simple mode of life	normal	false
modicum	limited quantity; small amount;	'm/A/d/I/k/@/m	He does not have a modicum of sense	normal	false
modish	fashionable; stylish; conforming to the current fashion	'm/oU/d/I//S/	Not Available	normal	false
modulate	tone down in intensity; change the intensity or tone of; regulate; change from one musical key to another;	'm/A//dZ//@/,l/eI/t	modulate from E to G	normal	false
mogul	powerful person;	'm/oU/g/@/l	oil moguls	normal	false
molecule	the smallest particle (one or more atoms) of a substance that has all the properties of that substance	'm/oU/l/E/k/j//u/l	Not Available	normal	false
mollify	soothe an angry person	'm/A/l/I/,f/aI/	He tried to mollify his father's anger by apologizing.	normal	false
mollycoddle	pamper; coddle; baby; indulge excessively	'm/A/l/i/,k/A/d/-/l	Not Available	normal	false
molt(moult)	periodically shed or cast off hairs or feathers (for replacement by a new growth)	m/oU/lt	Not Available	normal	false
molten	melted;	'm/oU/lt/-/n	molten lava	normal	false
momentous	very important; N. moment; CF. momentary	m/oU/'m/E/nt/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
momentum	quantity of motion of a moving body; impetus; moving force	m/oU/'m/E/nt/@/m	Not Available	normal	false
monarchy	government under a single ruler	'm/A/n/@/rk/i/	Not Available	normal	false
monastic	related to monks or monasteries; removed from worldly concerns	m/@/'n/&/st/I/k	monastic vows of poverty, chastity and obedience.	normal	false
monetary	pertaining to money	'm/A/n/I/,t/E/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
mongrel	plant or animal (esp. a dog) of mixed breed; ADJ.	'm/@//N/gr/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
monochromatic	having only one color	,m/A/n/@/kr/oU/'m/&/t/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
monochrome	painting in only one color; ADJ.	'm/A/n/@/,kr/oU/m	Not Available	normal	false
monogram	design composed of one or more initials of a name; V.	'm/A/n/@/gr/@/m	Not Available	normal	false
monograph	scholarly article	'm/A/n/@/,gr/&/f	Not Available	normal	false
monolithic	solidly uniform; unchangeable; unyielding; N. monolith: large block of stone	,m/A/n/@/'l/I//T//I/k	Not Available	normal	false
monotheism	belief in one God	'm/A/n/@/,/T//i//I/z/@/m	Not Available	normal	false
monotony	sameness leading to boredom; monotonousness; ADJ. monotonous; CF. monotone	m/@/'n/A/t/-/n/i/	Not Available	normal	false
monumental	massive; impressively large; built as a monument	,m/A/n/j//@/'m/E/nt/-/l	Not Available	normal	false
moodiness	fits of depression or gloom; ADJ. moody: given to changeable moods; subject to periods of depression; gloomy CF. mood:state of mind or emotion	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
moratorium	legal delay of payment or action;	,m/O/r/@/'t/oU/r/i//@/m	declare moratorium on the building of new houses	normal	false
morbid	unhealthy; not wholesome; sickly; moody; characteristic of disease; horible; gruesome; grisly	'm/O/rb/I/d	morbid curiosity, morbid fancies, a morbid look. A liking for horrors is morbid. Cancer is a morbid growth. the morbid details of murder.	easy	false
mordant	biting; sarcastic; stinging; (apprec.) incisive; cutting;	'm/O/rd/-/nt	mordant pen/wit	normal	false
mores	the traditional rules and customs of a group of people of a society; ways; manners. They are accepted as right and morally binding.	'm/oU/r/eI/z	TV ... is having its inevitable effect on local manners and mores around the world (Newsweek).	difficult	false
morgue	mortuary; place where bodies are kept before burial or cremation	m/O/rg	Not Available	normal	false
moribund	dying; at the point of death; CF. death	'm/A/r/i/,b/@/nd	Not Available	normal	false
morose	ill-humored; sullen; sullenly melancholy	m/@/'r/oU/s	Not Available	normal	false
mortar	vessel in which substances are crushed with a pestle	'm/O/rt/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
mortician	undertaker; CF. death	m/O/r't/I//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
mortify	humiliate by embarassing excessively; shame; punish the flesh; discipline (one's body) by self-denial;	'm/O/rt/@/,f/aI/	mortified by her blunder, mortify the flesh	normal	false
mosaic	picture made of small colorful inlaid tiles; ADJ.	m/oU/'z/eI//I/k	Not Available	normal	false
mote	small speck (esp. of dust)	m/oU/t	Not Available	normal	false
motif	theme; recurrent thematic element in a musical or literary work; single or repeated pattern; figure	m/oU/'t/i/f	Not Available	normal	false
motility	ability to move spontaneously; ADJ. motile: moving spontaneously	m/oU/'t/I/l/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
motley	multi-colored (as of a garment worn by a jester); mixed; heterogeneous; CF. jester: one who jests (as a paid fool at medieval courts)	'm/A/tl/i/	Not Available	normal	false
mottled	blotched in coloring; spotted;	'm/A/t/-/ld	mottled face	normal	false
motto	brief statement used to express a principle	'm/A/t/oU/	Not Available	normal	false
mountebank	anybody who tries to deceive people by tricks, stories, and jokes; charlatan; a person who sells quack medicines in public, appealing to this audience by means to tricks, stories, and jokes	'm/AU/nt/@/,b/&//N/k	He has a reputation as on of the most corrupt and unimaginative mountebanks in Brazillian politics (Ne Republic). an impudent mountebank who sold pills which ... were very good against earthquake (Joseph Addison).	difficult	false
muddle	confuse; mix up confusedly; N: state of confusion	'm/@/d/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
muggy	(of weather) warm and damp	'm/@/g/i/	Not Available	normal	false
mulct	defraud a person of something; swindle;	m/@/lkt	mulct the boy of his legacy	normal	false
multifarious	varied; greatly diversified;	,m/@/lt/@/'f/(@)/r/i//@/s	multifarious activities	normal	false
multiform	having many forms	'm/@/lt/@/,f/O/rm	Not Available	normal	false
multilingual	having many languages; fluent in several languages	,m/@/lt/I/'l/I//N/gw/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
multiplicity	state of being numerous or multiple; large number;	,m/@/lt/@/'pl/I/s/I/t/i/	multiplicity of details	easy	false
mundane	worldly as opposed to spiritual; everyday; of the ordinary;	m/@/n'd/eI/n	mundane existence; mundane matters of business	easy	false
munificent	extremely generous; bountiful; liberal; characterized by great generosity.	m/j//u/'n/I/f/I/s/@/nt	munificent benefactor. My father gave me ten shillings and my mother five for pocket money and I thought them munificent (samuel Butler). a munificent reward.	normal	false
mural	wall painting	'm/j//U/r/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
murky	dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague;	'm/[@]/rk/i/	murky night/fog	normal	false
murmur	low, indistinct, continuous sound; V. CF. mumble	'm/[@]/rm/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
muse	ponder at length; N: source of inspiration (esp. of a poet)	m/j//u/z	Not Available	normal	false
musky	having the odor of musk; N. musk: odorous substance secreted by an Asian deer	'm/@/sk/i/	Not Available	normal	false
muster	gather; assemble (troops);	'm/@/st/@/r	muster up one's strength for the ordeal	normal	false
musty	having a smell or taste suggesting mold, damp, poor ventilation, or decay; moldy; (figurative.) out-of-date; stale; (figurative.) lacking vigor; dull	'm/@/st/i/	a musty room, musty crackers; musty laws about witches; a musty old fellow.	difficult	false
mutablility	ability to change in form; fickleness; ADJ. mutable: able to change; fickle; CF. mutate; CF. mutant	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
mute	silent; without speech; not pronounced; unable to speak; N: one who is incapable of speech; V: soften the sound, color, shade of	m/j//u/t	Not Available	normal	false
muted	silent; muffled; toned down;	Not available	muted traffic noise	normal	false
mutilate	maim; injure lastingly; deprive of a limb or an essential part	'm/j//u/t,/-/l/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
mutinous	unruly; rebellious;	'm/j//u/t/I/n/@/s	mutinous teenagers	normal	false
mutter	utter (complaining words) indistinctly in low tones	'm/@/t/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
myopic	nearsighted; lacking foresight; N. myopia	m/aI/'/A/p/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
myriad	very large number; ADJ. CF. ten thousand	'm/I/r/i//@/d	Not Available	normal	false
mystic	of hidden meaning and spiritual power; having to do with the ancient religious mysteries or other occult rites	'm/I/st/I/k	To him all nature is instinct with mystic influence (Francis Parkman). mystic ceremonies, mystic arts.	easy	false
nadir	lowest point; point on the celestial sphere diametrically opposite the zenith; time of greatest misfortune or adversity	'n/eI/d/i/r	The two theories differed, as wildely as the zenith from the nadir, in their main principles. Efforts to achieve agreement reached their nadir.	easy	false
naivety	quality of being unsophisticated; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility; ADJ. naive ingenuous; lacking worldliness; simple; credulous	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
narcissist	conceited person; N. narcissism; CF. narcissus	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
narrative	related to telling a story; N: narrated account; story; V. narrate: tell (a story); CF. narration	'n/&/r/@/t/I/v	Not Available	normal	false
nascent	incipient; coming into being or existence;	'n/&/s/@/nt	nascent ability in music	normal	false
natal	connected with birth; CF. prenatal; CF. postnatal	'n/eI/t/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
natation	swimming	n/@/'t/eI//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
natty	neatly or smartly dressed; dapper; smart;	'n/&/t/i/	natty dresser	normal	false
nausea	feeling of sickness and desire to vomit; disgust; seasickness; extreme disdugts; loathing	'n/O/z/i//@/	Most of the ship's passengers were seized with nausea during the storm at sea.	easy	false
nauseate	cause to become sick; fill with disgust	'n/A/z/I/,/eI/t	Many dishes are commended in one age that are nauseated in another (Sir Thomas Browne).	easy	false
nauseous	causing nausea; feeling nausea	'n/O//S//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
nautical	pertaining to ships or navigation	'n/O/t/I/k/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
navigable	(of a body of water) wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through; (of a ship or aircraft) able to be steered	'n/&/v/@/g/@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
nebula	diffuse mass of interstellar dust or gas; galaxy	'n/E/b/j//@/l/@/	Not Available	normal	false
nebulous	vague; hazy; cloudy; of a nebula;	'n/E/b/j//@/l/@/s	nebulous proposal	normal	false
necromancy	black magic; sorcery; dealings with the dead; art that professes to communicate with the spirits of the dead so as to predict the future; CF. necromancer; CF. necro+divination; CF. necro-: death;	'n/E/kr/@/,m/&/ns/i/	necropolis	normal	false
nectar	drink of the gods; sweet liquid collected by bees	'n/E/kt/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
nefarious	very wicked	n/I/'f/(@)/r/i//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
negate	cancel out; nullify; cause to have no effect; deny; N. negation	n/I/'g/eI/t	Not Available	easy	false
negligence	neglect; failure to take reasonable care; ADJ. negligent: neglectful; lax; not taking enough care	'n/E/gl/I//dZ//@/ns	Not Available	easy	false
negligible	so small, trifling, or unimportant as to be easily disregarded	'n/E/gl/I//dZ//@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
nemesis	someone seeking revenge; source of downfall or ruin; CF. Nemesis	'n/E/m/I/s/I/s	Not Available	normal	false
neologism	new or newly coined word or phrase	n/i/'/A/l/@/,/dZ//I/z/@/m	Not Available	normal	false
neophyte	recent convert; new member of a religious group; beginner; CF. plant	'n/i//@/,f/aI/t	Not Available	normal	false
nepotism	favoritism (to a relative); CF. nephew	'n/E/p/@/,t/I/z/@/m	Not Available	normal	false
nether	lower;	'n/E//D//@/r	nether garments/regions	normal	false
nettle	irritate; annoy; vex; ADJ. nettlesome	'n/E/t/-/l	Not Available	normal	false
nexus	connection	'n/E/ks/@/s	Not Available	easy	false
nib	beak(bill); pen point	n/I/b	Not Available	normal	false
nicety	precision; accuracy; minute distinction or difference;	'n/aI/s/I/t/i/	to a nicety: exactly, distinguish between niceties	normal	false
niggardly	stingy; miserly; meanly small or scanty	'n/I/g/@/rdl/i/	Let us not be niggardly; let the others have a share. a niggardly gift.	normal	false
niggle	spend too much time on minor points (esp. when finding fault); find fault;	'n/I/g/@/l	niggle over details	normal	false
nihilist	one who considers traditional beliefs to be groundless and existence meaningless; absolute skeptic; revolutionary terrorist; CF. nihilism: belief that nothing has meaning or value; belief that destruction of existing political or social institutions is ne	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
nimble	quick in movement; agile; quick in understanding;	'n/I/mb/@/l	nimble climber/mind	normal	false
nip	snip off; stop something's growth or development; bite; make numb with cold;	n/I/p	nip the plan, A guard dog nipped the postman, fingers nipped by the extreme chill	normal	false
nirvana	in Buddhist teachings, the ideal state in which the individual loses himself in the attainment of an impersonal beatitude	n/I/r'v/A/n/@/	Not Available	normal	false
nocturnal	done or active at night;	n/A/k't/[@]/rn/-/l	nocturnal animals/raids	easy	false
noisome	foul smelling; very unpleasant; unwholesome	'n//Oi//s/@/m	Not Available	normal	false
nomadic	wandering; roving; of nomads and their life	n/oU/'m/&/d/I/k	The geography of Asia and of Africa necessitated a nomadic life (Emerson). Most of the Indians of the North American plains were nomadic.	normal	false
nomenclature	terminology(system of specialized words); system of names or naming things	'n/oU/m/@/n,kl/eI//tS//@/r	Not Available	normal	false
nominal	in name only; of a name; trifling; (of a sum of money) very small; CF. nominate: propose as a candidate; appoint	'n/A/m/@/n/-/l	Not Available	normal	false
nonchalance	indifference; lack of concern; composure; ADJ. nonchalant: unconcerned; cool; indifferent;	,n/A/n/S//@/'l/A/ns	nonchalant attitude to his debts	normal	false
noncommittal	neutral; refusing commitment to a particular opinion; unpledged; undecided	,n/A/nk/@/'m/I/t/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
nondescript	undistinctive; ordinary; ordinary-looking;	,n/A/nd/I/'skr/I/pt	nondescript fellow in a crowd	normal	false
nonentity	person of no importance; nonexistence	n/A/'n/E/nt/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
nonplus	put at a loss; bring to a halt by confusion; perplex; CF. no more	n/A/n'pl/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
nonsense	speech or writing with no meaning; foolish behavior or language;	'n/A/ns/E/ns	Not Available	easy	false
noose	loop formed in a rope	n/u/s	Not Available	normal	false
nostalgia	homesickness; longing for the past;	n/A/'st/&/l/dZ//i//@/	nostalgia for the clothes of 1920s	normal	false
nostrum	questionable medicine; quack medicine; a medicine for which great claims are made by the person who makes and sells it	'n/A/str/@/m	The doctors and quack-slavers ... experimenting on his poor little body with every conceivable nostrum.	difficult	false
notable	conspicuous; worthy of note; remarkable; important; distinguished; noted	'n/oU/t/@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
notch	V-shaped cut in a surface; V.	n/A//tS/	Not Available	normal	false
notoriety	the fact or condition of being famous for something bad; ill fame; the fact of condition of being widely known; a well-know person; celebrity.	Not available	A crime or scandal brings much notoriety to those involved in it. The newspapers gave the plan notoriety overnight.	easy	false
nourish	provide with food necessary for life and growth	'n/[@]/r/I//S/	Not Available	normal	false
nourishment	something that nourishes; food	'n/[@]/r/I//S/m/@/nt	Not Available	easy	false
nova	star that suddenly becomes much brighter and then returns to its original brightness	'n/oU/v/@/	Not Available	normal	false
novelty	something new; newness; ADJ. novel: new; original	'n/A/v/@/lt/i/	Not Available	normal	false
novice	beginner	'n/A/v/I/s	Not Available	easy	false
noxious	harmful; CF. obnoxious	'n/A/k/S//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
nuance	shade of slight difference in meaning or color; subtle distinction	'n/u//A/ns	I heard the Brahms Sonata in E Minor, which he interpreted was a subtle feeling for nuance (New Yorker). A single primary colour alone may have a surprisingly large number of nuances (London Times).	difficult	false
nubile	marriageable; of marriageable age; CF. connubial	'n/u/b/I/l	Not Available	normal	false
nugatory	worthless; futile	'n/u/g/@/,t/oU/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
nullify	make invalid; make null; invalidate	'n/@/l/@/,f/aI/	Not Available	normal	false
numismatist	person who collects coins; N. numismatics: study or collection of money, coins, and medals	n/u/'m/I/zm/@/t/I/st	Not Available	normal	false
nuptial	of marriage or the wedding ceremony; N; nuptials; wedding ceremony	'n/@/p/S//@/l	Not Available	normal	false
nuptial	related to marriage or the wedding ceremony; N. nuptials: wedding ceremony	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
nurse	suckle; take care of (as a nurse); bear in mind;	'n/[@]/rs	nursing mother, nurse a hope/grudge against someone	normal	false
nurture	nourish; feed; educate; rear; care for while it is growing or developing; foster; cultivate; N: something that nourishes; rearing	'n/[@]/r/tS//@/r	Not Available	easy	false
nutrient	nourishing substance; ADJ: providing nourishment	'n/u/tr/i//@/nt	Not Available	easy	false
nutrition	process of nourishing or being nourished; CF. malnutrition	n/u/'tr/I//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
nutritious	providing nourishment	n/u/'tr/I//S//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
oaf	stupid awkward person; CF. elf	/oU/f	Not Available	normal	false
oath	solemn promise; blasphemous use of sacred words to express strong feelings; swear-word;	/oU//T/	``For Christ's sake''	normal	false
oatmeal	oats made into meal; ground or rolled oats; a cooked cereal made from oatmeal.	'/oU/tm/i/l	The oatmeal spilled out of the box in the cupboard. We often have oatmeal with cream and sugar on cold wintry mornings.	easy	false
obdurate	stubborn; refusing to change one's belief	'/A/bd/U/r/I/t	Not Available	normal	false
obeisance	bow (to show respect and obedience)	/oU/'b/eI/s/@/ns	Not Available	normal	false
obelisk	a tapering(becoming gradually narrower toward the end), four-sided shaft of stone with a top shaped like a pyramid.	'/A/b/@/l/I/sk	The obelisk is of red, highly polished, and covered on all four sides with superb hieroglyphs (Amella B. Edwards).	difficult	false
obese	excessively fat; N. obesity	/oU/'b/i/s	Not Available	normal	false
obfuscate	confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex; make so confused as to be difficult to understand	/A/b'f/@/sk/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
obituary	death notice (esp. in a newspaper); ADJ.	/oU/'b/I//tS//u/,/E/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
objective	not influenced by emotions; fair; N: goal; aim	/@/b'/dZ//E/kt/I/v	Not Available	normal	false
obligatory	binding; required; compulsory; V. oblige: constrain; make grateful; do a favor; accommodate	/@/'bl/I/g/@/,t/oU/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
oblique	indirect; slanting (deviating from the perpendicular or from a straight line);	/@/'bl/i/k	oblique reference	easy	false
obliterate	destroy completely; wipe out;	/@/'bl/I/t/@/,r/eI/t	obliterate the village	normal	false
oblivion	obscurity; condition of being completely forgotten; forgetfulness	/@/'bl/I/v/i//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
oblivious	inattentive or unmindful; unaware; wholly absorbed; forgetful(having the habit of forgetting)	/@/'bl/I/v/i//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
obloquy	public reproach or condemnation; abuse; blame; censure; disgrace; shame; the act or fact of speaking evil against a person or thing; slander.	'/A/bl/@/kw/i/	I have had enought obloquy for one lifetime (Anthony Eden). his long public life, so singularly chequered with good and evil, with glory and obloquy (Macaulay).	difficult	false
obnoxious	offensive; disagreeable;	/@/b'n/A/k/S//@/s	obnoxious smell	normal	false
obscure	dark; vague; unclear; not well known;	/@/b'sk/j//U/r	obscure meaning/village, obscure the moon/meaning	normal	false
obsequious	slavishly attentive; servile; full of servile compliance; sycophantic	/@/b's/i/kw/i//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
obsequy	funeral ceremony	'/A/bs/@/kw/i/	Not Available	normal	false
obsessive	related to thinking about something constantly; of an obsession; preoccupying; N. obsession: compulsive preoccupation with a fixed idea; compulsive idea; V. obsess: preoccupy the mind of excessively	/@/b's/E/s/I/v	Not Available	normal	false
obsidian	black volcanic rock	/@/b's/I/d/i//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
obsolete	outmoded; no longer used	,/A/bs/@/'l/i/t	Not Available	normal	false
obstetrician	physician specializing in delivery(assisting in giving birth) of babies; N. obstetrics; CF. midwife	,/A/bst/I/'tr/I//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
obstinate	stubborn; hard to control or treat;	'/A/bst/@/n/I/t	obstinate cough	normal	false
obstreperous	boisterous; noisy and uncontrollable	/@/b'str/E/p/@/r/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
obtrude	push (oneself or one's ideas) forward or intrude; impose (oneself or one's ideas) on others; butt in; stick out or extrude; thrust out;	/@/b'tr/u/d	obtrude A on B	normal	false
obtuse	blunt; not sharp; stupid; slow in understanding	/@/b't/u/s	Not Available	normal	false
obviate	make unnecessary; get rid of;	'/A/bv/i/,/eI/t	obviate the need	normal	false
Occident	the West	'/A/ks/I/d/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
occlude	shut; close; obstruct;	/@/'kl/u/d	A blood clot occluded an artery.	normal	false
occult	mysterious; secret; supernatural; beyond human comprehension; CF. mysterious to human ?; OP. bare	/@/'k/@/lt	Not Available	normal	false
oculist	physician who specializes in treatment of the eyes	'/A/k/j//U/l/I/st	Not Available	normal	false
odds	chances; probability; disagreement;	/A/dz	The odds are that it will rain, at odds with	normal	false
odious	arousing strong dislike; hateful(causing hatred); vile	'/oU/d/i//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
odium	detestation; quality of being odious; hatefulness; disrepute (resulting from hateful conduct)	'/oU/d/i//@/m	Not Available	normal	false
odoriferous	giving off an odor	,/oU/d/@/'r/I/f/@/r/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
odorous	having an odor	'/oU/d/@/r/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
odyssey	long, eventful, adventurous journey	'/A/d/I/s/i/	Not Available	normal	false
offensive	attacking; insulting; distasteful; V. offend: violate; hurt the feelings of; N. offense: offending; violating of a moral or social code; crime; attack;	/@/'f/E/ns/I/v	first offense	normal	false
offhand	casual; done without prior thought or preparation	'/O/f'h/&/nd	Not Available	normal	false
officious	meddlesome; excessively pushy in offering one's services; overly eager in offering unwanted services or advices;	/@/'f/I//S//@/s	officious bellboy	normal	false
ogle	look at amorously; make eyes at;	'/oU/g/@/l	old men ogling young girls	normal	false
olfactory	concerning the sense of smell	/A/l'f/&/kt/@/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
oligarchy	a form of government in which a few people have the ruling power; a country or state having such a government	'/A/l/@/,g/A/rk/i/	the Pilgrims at Plymouth Colony were governed by a Puritan oligarchy. Most ancient Greek city-states were classic examples of oligarchies.	normal	false
ominous	threatening; of an evil omen	'/A/m/@/n/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
omnipotent	all-powerful; having unlimited power	/A/m'n/I/p/@/t/-/nt	Not Available	normal	false
omnipresent	universally present; ubiquitous	,/A/mn/I/'pr/E/z/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
omniscient	all-knowing	/A/m'n/I//S//@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
omnivorous	eating both plant and animal food; devouring everything	/A/m'n/I/v/@/r/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
onerous	burdensome	'/A/n/@/r/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
onomatopoeia	words formed in imitation of natural sounds	,/A/n/@/,m/&/t/@/'p/i//@/	Not Available	normal	false
onslaught	vicious assault; fierce attack;	'/A/n,sl/O/t	unexpected onslaught of the enemy	normal	false
onus	burden; responsibility	'/oU/n/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
ooze	to pass out slowly through small openings; leat out little by little, especially quietly.	/u/z	Blood still oozed from the cut. His courage oozed away as he waited.	normal	false
opalescent	iridescent; lustrous; like an opal; N. opalescence	,/oU/p/@/'l/E/s/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
opaque	dark; not transparent; N. opacity	/oU/'p/eI/k	Not Available	normal	false
opiate	medicine to induce sleep or deaden pain; something that relieves emotions or causes inaction; sleep-producing drug containing opium	'/oU/p/i//@/t	Not Available	normal	false
opportune	timely; well-chosen	,/A/p/@/r't/u/n	Not Available	normal	false
opportunist	individual who sacrifices principles for expediency by taking advantage of circumstances; N. opportunism	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
opprobrium	infamy; disgrace arising from shameful conduct; vilification(slander); scorn; contempt;	/@/'pr/oU/br/i//@/m	opprobrium hurled against him	normal	false
optician	maker and seller of eyeglasses	/A/p't/I//S//@/n	An optician ... sells glasses prescribed for a patient.	easy	false
optimist	person who looks on the bright side; N. optimism	'/A/pt/@/m/I/st	Not Available	normal	false
optimum	most favorable; optimal; N: most favorable condition	'/A/pt/@/m/@/m	Not Available	normal	false
optional	not compulsory; left to one's choice; N. option: act of choosing; choice; freedom or power to choose; something available as a choice;	'/A/p/S//@/n/-/l	have no option, two options	normal	false
optometrist	a person skilled in examining the eyes and prescribing eyeglasses. An optometrist diagnoses and treats conditions of the eye other than by the use of drugs or the practice of surgery.	/A/p't/A/m/I/tr/I/st	Not Available	normal	false
opulence	extreme wealth; luxuriousness; abundance; ADJ. opulent: possessing great wealth; abundant	'/A/p/j//@/l/@/ns	Not Available	normal	false
opus	work (esp. musical composition);	'/oU/p/@/s	magnum opus: masterpiece	normal	false
oracular	of an oracle; prophetic; uttered as if with divine authority; mysterious or ambiguous; hard to understand; N. oracle: wiser person; prophecy made by an oracle	/oU/'r/&/k/j//@/l/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
orator	public speaker	'/O/r/@/t/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
oratorio	dramatic poem set to music; long musical work with singing but without acting; CF. cantata	,/O/r/@/'t/oU/r/i/,/oU/	Not Available	normal	false
ordain	decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine; install as a minister, priest, or rabbi; N. ordainment; CF. ordination	/O/r'd/eI/n	Not Available	normal	false
ordeal	severe trial or affliction; difficult experience; trial(test of patience or endurance); affliction	/O/r'd/i/l	Not Available	normal	false
ordinance	decree; authoritative order	'/O/rd/-/n/@/ns	Not Available	normal	false
ordination	ceremony conferring holy orders; ceremony of ordaining a priest	,/O/r'd/-/n/eI//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
orgy	wild drunken revelry; unrestrained indulgence in an activity;	'/O/r/dZ//i/	orgy of shopping	normal	false
orient	get one's bearings; adjust; make familiar with a situation; orientate	'/oU/r/i//@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
orientation	act of finding oneself in society; orienting	,/oU/r/i//E/n't/eI//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
orifice	mouthlike opening; small opening (esp. to a cavern or passage of the body); CF. mouth	'/O/r/@/f/I/s	Not Available	normal	false
ornate	excessively or elaborately decorated	/O/r'n/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
ornithologist	scientific student of birds; N. ornithology: scientific study of birds	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
orthodox	traditional; (of someone) conservative in belief; adhering to an established doctrine	'/O/r/T//@/,d/A/ks	Not Available	normal	false
orthography	correct spelling; CF. ortho-: straight; correct;	/O/r'/T//A/gr/@/f/i/	orthodontics	normal	false
oscillate	vibrate pendulumlike; waver	'/A/s/@/,l/eI/t	Not Available	easy	false
osseous	made of bone; bony	'/A/s/i//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
ossify	change or harden into bone; become hard and unchanging in one's ideas	'/A/s/@/,f/aI/	Not Available	normal	false
ostensible	apparent; appearing as such; professed(pretended); pretended;	/A/'st/E/ns/I/b/@/l	ostensible purpose of the expedition	normal	false
ostentatious	showy; trying to attract attention; pretentious; N. ostentation: showy display	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
ostracize	to condemn to leave a country; banish; to shut out from society, from favor, from priveleges, or from association of one's fellows.	'/A/str/@/,s/aI/z	His friends ostracized him. The ancient Greeks ostracized a dangerous or unpopular citizen by public vote on ballots consisting of potsherds or tiles. A boy who boasts too much or tries to show off in a new school is sometimes ostracized until he learns how to get on with his new classmates.	difficult	false
oust	expel; drive out; force out; N. ouster: ousting	/AU/st	Not Available	normal	false
outcast	one that has been excluded from a society; ADJ.	'/AU/t,k/&/st	Not Available	normal	false
outfit	clothing or equipment for a special purpose;	'/AU/t,f/I/t	cowboy outfit	normal	false
outgoing	sociable; eager to mix socially with others	'/AU/t,g/oU//I//N/	Not Available	normal	false
outlandish	bizzare; peculiar; unconventional	/AU/t'l/&/nd/I//S/	Not Available	normal	false
outlaw	fugitive from the law (excluded from legal protection); V: declare (someone) to be an outlaw; deprive of the protection of the law; declare illegal;	'/AU/tl/O/	Drinking has been outlawed	normal	false
outlook	point of view; view from a particular place; expectation for the future; prospect;	'/AU/t,l/U/k	outlook on life, pleasing outlook, weather outlook	normal	false
outmoded	no longer in fashion or use; no longer stylish; old-fashioned	,/AU/t'm/oU/d/I/d	Not Available	normal	false
outrage	act of extreme violence or viciousness; resentful anger; V: commit an outrage on; produce anger in; ADJ. outrageous: offensive	'/AU/tr/eI//dZ/	Not Available	normal	false
outskirts	fringes; outer borders (as of a city);	'/AU/tsk/[@]/rts	outskirts of Boston	normal	false
outspoken	candid; blunt	/AU/t'sp/oU/k/@/n	Not Available	normal	false
outstrip	outrun; surpass; outdo	,/AU/t'str/I/p	Not Available	normal	false
outwit	outsmart; defeat by behaving more cleverly	,/AU/t'w/I/t	Not Available	normal	false
ovation	enthusiastic applause	'/oU/v/eI//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
overbearing	bossy; inclined to dictate; forcing others to one's own will; masterful; domineering; dictatorial; imperious; arrogant	,/oU/v/@/r'b/(@)/r/I//N/	We found it hard to like the new boy because of his overbearing manners. The old man is a very overbearing person.	normal	false
overblown	inflated; exaggerated	,/oU/v/@/r'bl/oU/n	Not Available	normal	false
oversee	watch over and direct; supervise; N. oversight: unintentional failure to notice or do something; supervision	,/oU/v/@/r's/i/	Not Available	normal	false
overt	open to view; public; not secret; CF. covert	/oU/'v/[@]/rt	Not Available	normal	false
overthrow	topple; N.	'/oU/v/@/r'/T/r/oU/	Not Available	normal	false
overture	musical introduction to a long musical piece; first offer or proposal (to begin talks in the hope of reaching an agreement);	'/oU/v/@/r/tS//@/r	overtures for peace	normal	false
overturn	turn over; capsize; topple	,/oU/v/@/r't/@/rn	Not Available	normal	false
overweening	arrogant; presumptuous	'/oU/v/@/r'w/i/n/I//N/	Not Available	normal	false
overwhelm	(of water) cover completely; defeat completely by much greater force;	,/oU/v/@/r'/hw//E/lm	overwhelmed by grief	normal	false
overwrought	nervous or excited; extremely agitated; hysterical; wrought-up; CF. wrought: made or done	'/oU/v/@/r'r/O/t	Not Available	normal	false
ovoid	egg-shaped; CF. ovum; CF. ovulate	'/oU/v//Oi//d	Not Available	normal	false
pachyderm	thick-skinned animal	'p/&/k/I/,d/[@]/rm	Not Available	normal	false
pacifist	one opposed to force; antimilitarist; ADJ. N. pacifism: opposition to war as a means of resolving disputes	'p/&/s/@/f/I/st	Not Available	normal	false
pacify	soothe; make calm or quiet; subdue; bring peace to	'p/&/s/@/,f/aI/	Not Available	normal	false
padre	chaplain (in the armed forces)	'p/A/dr/eI/	Not Available	normal	false
paean	song of praise or joy;	'p/i//@/n	paeans celebrating the victory	normal	false
painstaking	taking pains; showing hard work; taking great care; very careful and through	'p/eI/nz,t/eI/k/i//N/	Not Available	easy	false
palatable	agreeable; pleasing to the taste	'p/&/l/@/t/@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
palate	roof of the mouth; sense of the taste	'p/&/l/I/t	Not Available	normal	false
palatial	of or suitable for a palace; magnificent	p/@/'l/eI//S//@/l	Not Available	normal	false
paleontology	study of prehistoric life or fossils; CF. paleo-: ancient or prehistoric;	,p/eI/l/i//@/n't/A/l/@//dZ//i/	paleography: study of ancient written documents	normal	false
palette	board on which painter mixes pigments(coloring matters)	p/&/'l/E/t	Not Available	normal	false
palimpsest	parchment or piece of writing material used for second time after original writing has been erased	'p/&/l/I/mp,s/E/st	Not Available	normal	false
pall	become boring; grow tiresome	p/O/l	Not Available	normal	false
pallet	small poor bed;	'p/&/l/I/t	straw pallet	normal	false
palliate	ease pain (without curing); make less severe or offensive (a crime or illness)	'p/&/l/i/,/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
pallid	pale; wan;	'p/&/l/I/d	pallid complexion	normal	false
palm	conceal in the palm of the hand; palm off: pass off;	p/A/m	palm off some bad oranges onto the lady/the painting as a real Renoir	normal	false
palpable	tangible; (of something bad) easily perceptible; obvious;	'p/&/lp/@/b/@/l	palpable blunder	normal	false
palpitate	throb; beat rapidly; flutter; tremble;	'p/&/lp/I/,t/eI/t	Her heart began to palpitate	normal	false
paltry	insignificant; petty; trifling; contemptible;	'p/O/ltr/i/	paltry sum	normal	false
pan	criticize harshly	p/&/n	Not Available	normal	false
panacea	cure-all; remedy for all diseases	,p/&/n/@/'s/i//@/	Not Available	easy	false
panache	flair; manner of doing things without any difficulty (causing admiration); flamboyance; bunch of feathers (on a helmet);	p/@/'n/&//S/	with great panache	difficult	false
pandemic	widespread; affecting the majority of people; N: pandemic disease; CF. all people	p/&/n'd/E/m/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
pandemonium	wild tumult(commotion); wild noisy disorder; CF. Paradise Lost	,p/&/nd/@/'m/oU/n/i//@/m	Not Available	easy	false
pander	cater to (the low desires of others)	'p/&/nd/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
panegyric	formal praise; encomium;	,p/&/n/I/'/dZ//I/r/I/k	I don't deserve such panegyrics	normal	false
pang	sudden sharp feeling of pain	p/&//N/	Not Available	normal	false
panoramic	denoting an unobstructed and comprehensive view; N. panorama: unbroken view of a wide area	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
pantomime	acting without dialogue; V.	'p/&/nt/@/,m/aI/m	Not Available	normal	false
papyrus	ancient paper made from stem of papyrus plant	p/@/'p/aI/r/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
parable	short simple story teaching a moral	'p/&/r/@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
paradigm	model; example that serves as a model; pattern; list of all the inflectional forms of a word	'p/&/r/@/d/aI/m	Not Available	normal	false
paradox	something apparently contradictory in nature (that may nonetheless be true); statement that looks false but is actually correct	'p/&/r/@/,d/A/ks	Not Available	normal	false
paragon	model of perfection;	'p/&/r/@/,g/A/n	paragon of virtue	normal	false
parallel	similar; analogous; corresponding; N: parallel line; person or thing that is parallel (to another); similarity;	'p/&/r/@/,l/E/l	know of no parallel to the case, without parallel, Your experience parallels mine	normal	false
parallelism	state of being parallel; similarity; analogy	'p/&/r/@/,l/E/l/I/z/@/m	Not Available	normal	false
parameter	limit; independent variable;	p/@/'r/&/m/I/t/@/r	parameters of the problem, within the parameters of the budget	normal	false
paramount	foremost in importance; supreme; CF. para-: beyond; above;	'p/&/r/@/m/AU/nt	paranormal	normal	false
paramour	illicit lover	'p/&/r/@/,m/U/r	Not Available	normal	false
paranoia	psychosis marked by delusions of grandeur or persecution; N: ADJ: paranoid, paranoiac	,p/&/r/@/'n//Oi///@/	Not Available	easy	false
paraphernalia	equipment; odds and ends used in a particular activity; personal belongings;	,p/&/r/@/f/@/r'n/eI/l/j//@/	photographic paraphernalia	normal	false
paraphrase	restate a passage in one's own words while retaining thought of author; N: restatement of a text in other words	'p/@/r/&/fr/@/s	A long-established rule permits reporters to paraphrase everything the President says, but direct quotation must be specifically authorized (New York Times).	normal	false
parasite	animal or plant living on another; toady; sycophant; CF. para-: beside	'p/&/r/@/s/aI/t	Not Available	normal	false
parched	extremely dry; very thirsty; V. parch: make or become extremely dry (by exposure to heat)	p/A/rt/S/t	Not Available	normal	false
parchment	writing material made from the skin of a sheep or goat	'p/A/r/tS/m/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
pare	cut away the outer covering or skin of (with a knife); trim;	p/(@)/r	pare apples/expenses	normal	false
pariah	social outcast;	p/@/'r/aI//@/	Mariah the pariah	normal	false
parish	area in the care of a single priest and served by one main church	'p/&/r/I//S/	Not Available	normal	false
parity	equality; close resemblance; CF. disparate	'p/&/r/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
parlance	language; manner of speaking; idiom;	'p/A/rl/@/ns	in legal/common parlance	easy	false
parley	conference (between opponents); CF. speak	'p/A/rl/i/	Not Available	normal	false
parochial	of or in a parish; very limited; narrow	p/@/'r/oU/k/i//@/l	a parochial church, parochial calls, parochial relief of the poor. His viewpoint was too parochial. Some pride or ambition, big or small, imperial or parochial (Alexander Kinglake).	normal	false
parody	humorous imitation; spoof; takeoff; travesty; V.	'p/&/r/@/d/i/	Not Available	normal	false
paroxysm	fit or attack of pain, laughter, rage; sudden outburst	'p/&/r/@/k,s/I/z/@/m	Not Available	normal	false
parquet	floor made of wood strips inlaid in a mosaic like matter; CF. strip: long narrow piece	p/A/r'k/eI/	Not Available	normal	false
parry	ward off a blow; deflect;	'p/&/r/i/	He parried the unwelcome question very skillfully	normal	false
parsimony	stinginess; excessive frugality; ADJ. parsimonious	'p/A/rs/@/,m/oU/n/i/	Not Available	normal	false
partial	incomplete; favoring one side over another; having a liking for something	'p/A/r/S//@/l	Not Available	normal	false
partiality	state of being partial; inclination; favorable bias; special fondness; preference	p/A/r'/S//&/l/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
partisan	one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party (with dislike of any others); N: strong supporter of a party; guerrilla	'p/A/rt/I/z/@/n	Not Available	normal	false
partition	divide into parts	p/A/r't/I//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
parvenu	upstart; newly rich person	'p/A/rv/@/,n/u/	Not Available	normal	false
passe	old-fashioned; past the prime	p/&/'s/eI/	Not Available	normal	false
pass_off	present falsely; represent falsely to be	p/&/s_/O/f	Not Available	normal	false
passive	not active; acted upon; receiving an action without acting in return; accepting without resistance	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
paste	smooth viscous mixture as of flour(powder made by crushing grain) and water (used as an adhesive); V: cause to adhere by applying paste	p/eI/st	The clerk used thick paste to put the label on the package.	easy	false
pastiche	imitation of another's style in musical composition or in writing; work of art openly imitating the works of other artists	p/&/'st/i//S/	Not Available	normal	false
pastoral	rural; of rural life; idyllic; of a pastor	'p/&/st/@/r/@/l	Not Available	easy	false
pastry	paste of flour and water (eaten when baked)	'p/eI/str/i/	Not Available	easy	false
patent	obvious; easily seen; open for the public to read; of or protected by a patent;	'p/&/t/-/nt	patent to everyone	normal	false
pathetic	causing sadness, compassion, pity; touching	p/@/'/T//E/t/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
pathological	pertaining to disease; N. pathology: study of disease	,p/&//T//@/'l/A//dZ//I/k/@/l	Not Available	easy	false
pathos	tender sorrow; pity; quality in art or literature that produces these feelings;	'p/eI//T//A/s	pathos that runs through the novel	normal	false
patina	green crust on old bronze works or copper; tone slowly taken by varnished painting	'p/&/t/-/n/@/	Not Available	normal	false
patois	local or provincial dialect	'p/&/,tw/A/	Not Available	normal	false
patriarch	father and ruler of a family or tribe	'p/eI/tr/i/,/A/rk	Not Available	normal	false
patrician	noble; aristocratic; N: person of high rank; aristocrat; CF. member of the governing classes in ancient Rome; CF. plebian	p/@/'tr/I//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
patrimony	property inherited from a father	'p/&/tr/@/,m/oU/n/i/	Not Available	normal	false
patronize	support; act superior toward; treat in a condescending manner; be a customer of; N. patron: one that supports; regular customer; N. patronage; CF. boycott	'p/eI/tr/@/,n/aI/z	Not Available	normal	false
paucity	scarcity; dearth	'p/O/s/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
pauper	a very poor person; a person supported by charity or public welfare	'p/O/p/@/r	On pauper's rations she had made the museum outstanding (Time). The pauper lives better than the free laborer, the thief better than the pauper (Emerson).	difficult	false
peccadillo	slight offense or fault; CF. sin	,p/E/k/@/'d/I/l/oU/	Not Available	normal	false
pecuniary	pertaining to money	p/I/'k/j//u/n/i/,/E/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
pedagogue	teacher; CF. child leader	'p/E/d/@/,g/A/g	Not Available	normal	false
pedagogy	teaching; art of education	'p/E/d/@/,g/A//dZ//i/	Not Available	normal	false
pedant	scholar who overemphasizes book learning, trivial details of learning, or technicalities	'p/@/d/&/nt	Not Available	normal	false
pedantic	bookish; showing off learning; marked by an excessive ostentatious concern for book learning; N. pedantry	p/I/'d/&/nt/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
peddle	travel about selling (wares); CF. foot	'p/E/d/-/l	Not Available	normal	false
pedestal	support or base as for a pillar or statue	'p/E/d/I/st/-/l	Not Available	normal	false
pedestrian	ordinary; dull; unimaginative(lacking in imagination); going on foot;	p/@/'d/E/str/i//@/n	pedestrian prose	normal	false
pediatrician	physician specializing in children's diseases; N. pediatrics	,p/i/d/i//@/'tr/I//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
pedigree	ancestry; lineage	'p/E/d/@/,gr/i/	Not Available	normal	false
pedigree	line of ancestors; ancestry; lineage; ADJ. (of an animal) descended from of a chosen family;	Not available	pedigree dog	normal	false
peer	one who has equal standing with another; nobleman; V: look intently; N. peerage; CF. peeress	p/i/r	Not Available	normal	false
peerless	having no equal; incomparable	'p/i/rl/I/s	Not Available	normal	false
peevish	bad-tempered; irritable; V. peeve: make angry	'p/i/v/I//S/	Not Available	normal	false
pejorative	(of a word or phrase) suggesting that someone is of little value; negative in connotation; having a belittling effect;	p/I/'/dZ//A/r/@/t/I/v	Many women now considers ``housewife'' a pejorative expression, because it patronized them	normal	false
pell-mell	in a rushing, tumbling mass or crowd; in confusion; disorderly;	p/E/l'm/E/l	the children dashed pell-mell down the beach and into the waves. 	easy	false
pellucid	transparent; limpid(crystal clear); clear in meaning; easy to understand	p/@/'l/u/s/I/d	Not Available	normal	false
pen	fenced enclosure for animals; confining space;	p/E/n	sheep pen	normal	false
penance	self-imposed punishment for sin;	'p/E/n/@/ns	do penance for one's sins	normal	false
penchant	strong inclination; strong liking (esp. for something that is disapproved of by other people);	'p/E/n/tS//@/nt	penchant for fast cars	normal	false
pendant(pendent)	hanging down from something; pending; N: ornament (hanging from a necklace etc.)	'p/E/nd/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
pending	not yet decided or settled; impending;	'p/E/nd/I//N/	pending decision, delay the decision pending his return	normal	false
pendulous	hanging; suspended	'p/E/n/dZ//@/l/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
penetrate	enter into; pierce; permeate; see through; grasp the inner significance of; understand	'p/E/n/I/,tr/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
penitent	repentant; N.	'p/E/n/I/t/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
penology	study of prison management and criminal rehabilitation	p/i/'n/A/l/@//dZ//i/	Not Available	normal	false
pensive	dreamily or deeply thoughtful; sadly thoughtful; thoughtful with a hint of sadness; contemplative; CF. think over	'p/E/ns/I/v	Not Available	normal	false
penumbra	partial shadow (in an eclipse); CF. almost shadow	p/I/'n/@/mbr/@/	Not Available	normal	false
penury	extreme poverty; stinginess; ADJ. penurious: very poor; stingy	'p/E/n/j//@/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
peon	landless agricultural worker; bond servant; menial worker; N. peonage	'p/i//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
perceptive	insightful; showing a good ability at perceiving and understanding; aware; wise; of perception	p/@/r's/E/pt/I/v	Not Available	normal	false
percussion	striking one object against another sharply;	p/@/r'k/@//S//@/n	percussion instrument	normal	false
perdition	damnation; complete ruin; hell	p/@/r'd/I//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
peregrination	journey; V. peregrinate	,p/E/r/@/gr/@/'n/eI//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
peremptory	leaving no choice; decisive; final; absolute; conclusive	p/@/'r/E/mpt/@/r/i/	peremptory decree/knock. It is a peremptory point of virtue that a man's independence be secured (Emerson). A peremptory command would have compelled obedience (Samuel Johnson). He spoke in a loud peremptory voice, using the tone of one in authority(Booth Tarkington).	difficult	false
perennial	something long-lasting; perennial plant; ADJ: lasting through the year or many years; lasting for a long time; enduring	p/@/'r/E/n/i//@/l	Not Available	normal	false
perfidious	treacherous; disloyal; N. perfidy: treachery	p/@/r'f/I/d/i//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
perforate	pierce; put a hole through	'p/@/rf/@/,r/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
perfunctory	done routinely and with little care; superficial; not thorough; lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm;	p/@/r'f/@//N/kt/@/r/i/	perfunctory kiss	easy	false
perigee	point of moon's orbit when it is nearest the earth; CF. apogee	'p/E/r/i/,/dZ//i/	Not Available	normal	false
perimeter	outer boundary; length of the outer boundary; circumference	p/@/'r/I/m/I/t/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
peripatetic	walking about from place to place (to work); moving;	,p/E/r/i/p/@/'t/E/t/I/k	peripatetic school of philosophy	normal	false
peripheral	of a periphery; marginal; outer; of minor importance; not central;	p/@/'r/I/f/@/r/@/l	peripheral nerve/interest	normal	false
periphery	outside edge especially of a round surface; perimeter;	p/@/'r/I/f/@/r/i/	periphery of the town	normal	false
perjury	false testimony while under oath; V. perjure oneself: testify falsely under oath	'p/[@]/r/dZ//@/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
permeable	that can be permeated; penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through; V. permeate: spread or flow throughout; charge	'p/[@]/rm/i//@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
permissive	allowing much freedom; lenient;	p/@/r'm/I/s/I/v	permissive society	normal	false
pernicious	that will destroy or ruin; causing great harm or damage; injurious; fatal; deadly; wicked; villainous	p/@/r'n/I//S//@/s	Most doctors agree that smoking is a pernicious habit. pernicious effect/anemia.	difficult	false
peroration	conclusion of an oration; perorating; V. perorate: conclude a speech; speak at great length	,p/E/r/@/'r/eI//S//@/n	Not Available	difficult	false
perpetrate	commit an offense; do (something wrong)	'p/[@]/rp/I/,tr/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
perpetual	everlasting	p/@/r'p/E//tS//u//@/l	Not Available	normal	false
perpetuate	make perpetual; make something last for a long time; preserve from extinction; N. perpetuity	p/@/r'p/E//tS//u/,/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
perquisite(perk)	any gain above stipulated salary;	'p/[@]/rkw/I/z/I/t	perquisites such as free meals and a car	normal	false
persevere	continue steadily in spite of difficulties	,p/[@]/rs/@/'v/i/r	Not Available	easy	false
persist	continue in existence; last; continue in a course of action in spite of opposition;	p/@/r's/I/st	persist in/with something	normal	false
personable	attractive (in personality or appearance)	'p/[@]/rs/@/n/@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
personify	represent (an inanimate object) as a person; be the embodiment or perfect example of;	p/@/r's/A/n/@/,f/aI/	She is evil/patience personified	normal	false
perspicacious	(of someone) having insight; penetrating; astute	,p/[@]/rsp/@/'k/eI//S//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
perspicuity	clearness of expression; freedom from ambiguity	,p/[@]/rsp/@/'k/j//u//I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
perspicuous	(of something) plainly expressed; easy to understand;	p/@/r'sp/I/k/j//u//@/s	perspicuous comments	normal	false
pert	(esp. of a girl or young woman) impertinent; forward; trim; jaunty;	p/[@]/rt	pert young miss/hat	normal	false
pertinacious	holding tenaciously to an action; stubborn; persistent	,p/[@]/r't/-/n/eI//S//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
pertinent	suitable; to the point; relevant	'p/[@]/rt/-/n/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
perturb	disturb greatly	p/[@]/r't/@/rb	Teachers are always perturbed by low grades. Highly perturbed, he wondered what was coming next.	easy	false
peruse	read through with care; N. perusal	p/@/'r/u/z	Not Available	normal	false
pervasive	spread throughout; V. pervade: (of smells, ideas, feelings) spread throughout; charge; permeate	'p/@/rv/eI/s/I/v	Not Available	normal	false
perverse	purposely continuing to do something wrong; stubbornly wrongheaded; perverted; directed away from what is right; wicked and unacceptable;	p/@/r'v/[@]/rs	perverse satisfaction, Hannibal Lecter in a perverse mood	normal	false
perversion	corruption; turning from right to wrong	p/@/r'v/[@]/r/Z//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
pervert	corrupt; turn from right to wrong; misuse;	'p/@/r,v/@/rt	perverted sexual desire/scientific knowledge	normal	false
pessimism	belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess; tendency to take the gloomiest possible view of a situation; ADJ. pessimistic	'p/E/s/@/,m/I/z/@/m	Not Available	normal	false
pestilential	causing plague; tending to cause death; baneful; N. pestilence: fatal epidemic disease (esp. bubonic plague)	,p/E/st/I/'l/E/n/S//@/l	Not Available	normal	false
pestle	tool for mashing or grinding substances in a hard bowl or mortar	'p/E/s/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
petrify	turn to stone; cause to become stonelike; stun or paralyze	'p/E/tr/@/,f/aI/	Not Available	normal	false
petty	trivial; unimportant; very small; small-minded; petty-minded	'p/E/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
petulant	touchy; peevish; ill-tempered	'p/E//tS//@/l/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
phalanx	formation of infantry carrying overlapping shields and long spears; group of men packed together (for attack or defense)	'f/eI/l/&//N/ks	Not Available	normal	false
pharisaical	pertaining to the Pharisees, who paid scrupulous attention to tradition; self-righteous; hypocritical	,f/&/r/@/'s/eI//@/k/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
pharisee	Pharisee: member of an ancient Jewish group that emphasized strict observance of the Mosaic law (considering themselves very holy); hypocritical self-righteous person	'f/&/r/@/,s/i/	Not Available	normal	false
phenomena	observable facts; subjects of scientific investigation; SG. phenomenon: observable fact; very unusual person, thing, or event; marvel; wonder; CF. phenomenons; ADJ. phenomenal: very unusual; extraordinary; of a phenomenon;	f/I/'n/A/m/@/n/@/	phenomenal strength	normal	false
philanderer	faithless lover; flirt	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
philanthropist	lover of mankind; doer of good; N. philanthropy	f/I/'l/&/n/T/r/@/p/I/st	Not Available	normal	false
philatelist	stamp-collector; N. philately: stamp collecting	f/I/'l/&/t/-/l/I/st	Not Available	normal	false
philistine	narrow-minded person, uncultured and exclusively interested in material gain; uncultured person who is indifferent to artistic and cultural values; member of an ancient people in Palestine; OP. aesthete	'f/I/l/@/,st/i/n	Not Available	normal	false
philology	study of language or words	'f/I/l/A/l/@//dZ//i/	Not Available	normal	false
phlegmatic	calm and unexcitable; not easily disturbed; CF. phlegm: sticky mucus produced in the respiratory tract	fl/E/g'm/&/t/I/k	He is phlegmatic; he never seems to get excited about anything.	normal	false
phobia	morbid fear	'f/oU/b/i//@/	Not Available	normal	false
phoenix	symbol of immortality or rebirth;	'f/i/n/I/ks	phoenix rising from its ashes	difficult	false
phylum	major classification, second to kingdom, of plants and animals; category ranking below a kingdom and above a class; division	'f/aI/l/@/m	Not Available	normal	false
physiognomy	face (as showing the character and the mind); art of judging human character from facial features	,f/I/z/i/'/A/gn/@/m/i/	Not Available	normal	false
physiological	pertaining to the science of the function of living organisms; N. physiology	,f/I/z/i//@/'l/A//dZ//I/k/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
piebald	of different colors; mottled; spotted in different colors (esp. in black and white);	'p/aI/,b/O/ld	piebald horse	normal	false
piecemeal	piece by piece; a little at a time; piece from piece; to pieces; into fragments	'p/i/s,m/i/l	read a novel piecemeal. work done piecemeal. In reality he has treated such problems piecemeal in various segments of the book (Bulletin of Atomic Scientists). The lamb was torn piecemeal by the wolves.	normal	false
pied	piebald; variegated(many-colored); multicolored	p/aI/d	Not Available	normal	false
piety	the quality or character of being pious; religious character or conduct; devotion to religion; holiness; goodness	'p/aI//I/t/i/	True piety is cheerful as the day (William Cowper).	easy	false
pigment	coloring matter (usually powder to be mixed with water or oil)	'p/I/gm/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
pilfer	steal things of small value; filch; snitch	'p/I/lf/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
pillage	plunder	'p/I/l/I//dZ/	Not Available	normal	false
pillory	punish by placing in a wooden frame or pillory; subject or expose to criticism and ridicule; N.	'p/I/l/@/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
pinch	squeeze between the thumb and a finger, or other edges;	p/I/nt/S/	I had to pinch myself to make sure I wasn't dreaming	normal	false
pine	long for; yearn; languish from longing or grief; decline	p/aI/n	Not Available	normal	false
pinion	restrain or immobilize by binding the wings or legs; N: bird's wing	'p/I/n/j//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
pinnace	small boat	'p/I/n/I/s	Not Available	normal	false
pinnacle	peak; highest point; acme;	'p/I/n/@/k/@/l	pinnacle of fame	normal	false
pious	devout; religious; N. piety	'p/aI//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
piquant	pleasantly tart-tasting; spicy; pleasantly stimulating;	'p/i/k/@/nt	piquant situation when my old enemy asked for my help	normal	false
pique	irritation; resentment from wounded pride (eg. loss in a contest); V: provoke; arouse; annoy; cause to feel resentment;	p/i/k	pique her curiosity	normal	false
piscatorial	pertaining to fishing; CF. Pisces	,p/I/sk/@/'t/oU/r/i//@/l	Not Available	normal	false
pitfall	hidden danger; concealed trap	'p/I/t,f/O/l	Not Available	normal	false
pith	core or marrow; spongelike substance in the center of stems; essence; substance	p/I//T/	Not Available	normal	false
pithy	concise and meaningful; substantial; meaty	'p/I//T//i/	Not Available	normal	false
pittance	small amount (of money); small allowance or wage	'p/I/t/-/ns	Not Available	normal	false
pivotal	of a pivot; central; critical; crucial	'p/I/v/@/t/-/l	The need for financial aid is a pivotal issue for survival of the new Russian government.	easy	false
placate	pacify; bring peace to; conciliate; appease	'pl/eI/k/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
placebo	harmless substance prescribed as a dummy pill	pl/@/'s/i/b/oU/	Not Available	normal	false
placid	peaceful; calm;	'pl/&/s/I/d	placid child/lake	normal	false
plagiarize	steal another's ideas or writings and pass them off as one's own;	'pl/eI//dZ//@/,r/aI/z	ideas plagiarized from my article	easy	false
plaintive	expressing sorrow; mournful;	'pl/eI/nt/I/v	plaintive song	normal	false
plait	braid; interwine; interweave strands or lengths of; make by weaving strands together;	pl/eI/t	plaited hair	normal	false
plane	carpenter's tool for smoothing and leveling wood; V. CF. flat	pl/eI/n	Not Available	normal	false
plaster	paste that hardens to a smooth solid and is used for coating walls; V.	'pl/&/st/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
plasticity	plastic quality; the capability of being molded, formed, or modeled	pl/&/'st/I/s/I/t/i/	(figurative.) Yet it is this graphic weakness that gives his Hesiod etchings their strong plasticity and complicated charm (New Yorker).	easy	false
platitude	a dull or commonplace remark; especially one spoken or written solemnly as if it were fresh and important.	'pl/&/t/I/,t/j//u/d	"Better late than never" is a platitude.	normal	false
platonic	purely spiritual; theoretical; without sensual desire	pl/@/,t/A/n/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
plaudit	praise; enthusiastic approval; round(succession or series) of applause; ADJ. plauditory; CF. applaud	'pl/O/d/I/t	Not Available	normal	false
plausible	conceivably true; having a show of truth but open to doubt; specious	'pl/O/z/@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
plebeian	common; vulgar; pertaining to the common people; N: common people in ancient Rome; CF. patrician	pl/@/'b/i//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
plebiscite	a direct vote by the qualified voters of a country, state, or other political unit on some important question; such a vote by the inhabitants of a territory to choose the country or ruler that will govern them.	'pl/E/b/I/,s/aI/t	The plebiscite in Kashmir desired by the U.N. has never taken place (Wall Street Journal).	difficult	false
plenary	(of power) complete; full; fully attended by all qualified members;	'pl/i/n/@/r/i/	plenary power	normal	false
plenitude	plentiful condition; plentifulness	'pl/E/n/I/,t/j//u/d	Not Available	easy	false
plethora	excess; overabundance;	'pl/E//T//@/r/@/	a plethora of excuses	normal	false
pliable	flexible; easily influenced; yielding; adaptable	'pl/aI//@/b/@/l	Willow twigs are pliable. He is too pliable to be a good leader.	normal	false
pliant	flexible; easily influenced	'pl/aI//@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
plight	difficult condition; condition or state (esp. a bad state or condition); predicament	pl/aI/t	Not Available	normal	false
ploy	strategem to gain an advantage; tactic;	pl//Oi//	management ploy	normal	false
pluck	courage; V: pull off or out; pull out the hair or feathers of; ADJ. plucky: courageous; brave	pl/@/k	Not Available	normal	false
plumage	feathers of a bird;	'pl/u/m/I//dZ/	Not Available	normal	false
plumb	exactly vertical; N: weight on the end of a line; V: examine very carefully or critically in order to understand; measure depth (by sounding);	pl/@/m	plumb the depth of	normal	false
plumber	one who installs and repairs pipes and plumbing(pipes)	'pl/@/m/@/r	Not Available	easy	false
plume	feather, esp. large or showy one; something that rises into the air (like the shape of a feather);	pl/u/m	plume of smoke: ��1/4+ �++�	normal	false
plummet	fall sharply; fall straight down;	'pl/@/m/I/t	Stock prices plummeted	normal	false
plump	pleasantly fat; nicely rounded	pl/@/mp	Not Available	normal	false
plutocracy	society ruled by the wealthy	pl/u/'t/A/kr/@/s/i/	Not Available	normal	false
podiatrist	doctor who treats ailments of the feet; chiropodist; N. podiatrics	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
podium	a raised platform	'p/oU/d/i//@/m	The speaker lectures from a podium. The conductor stepped up to the podium to lead the orchestra.	easy	false
poignancy	quality of being deeply moving; keenness of emotion; ADJ. poignant: touching; deeply moving; (of sorrow, grief, etc.) painful; keenly distressing to the mind;	Not available	poignant memory/anxiety	normal	false
poise	good judgment with composure; balance; V: place in a carefully balanced position	p//Oi//z	Not Available	normal	false
polar	of a pole; characterized by opposite extremes;	'p/oU/l/@/r	polar opposites	normal	false
polarity	state of having two opposite qualities	p/oU/'l/&/r/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
polarize	split into opposite extremes or camps	'p/oU/l/@/,r/aI/z	Not Available	normal	false
polemic	attack or defense of an opinion; controversy or refutation; argument in support of point of view; N. polemics: art of debate or controversy	p/@/_'l/E/m/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
polemical(polemic)	aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious (rather than simply expressing opinions)	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
politic	prudent; judicious; well judged; expedient; well devised	'p/A/l/I/t/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
polity	(particular form of) political organization; form of government of nation or state;	'p/A/l/I/t/i/	student polity	normal	false
polygamist	one who has more than one spouse at a time; CF. bigamy; CF. polyandry	p/@/'l/I/g/@/m/I/st	Not Available	normal	false
polyglot	speaking several languages; multilingual;	'p/A/l/i/,gl/A/t	polyglot person/society	normal	false
pomposity	self-important behavior; acting like a stuffed shirt(pompous person); ADJ. pompous: self-important	p/A/m'p/A/s/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
ponderous	very heavy; weighty; massive; heavy and clumsy; dull; tiresome	'p/A/nd/@/r/@/s	a ponderous mass or iron. A hippopotamus is ponderous. The speaker talked in a ponderous way.	normal	false
pontifical	pertaining to a bishop or pope; pompous or pretentious; CF. pontiff: pope; bishop	p/A/n't/I/f/I/k/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
pore	study industriously; ponder; scrutinize;	p/oU/r	pore over the book	normal	false
porous	full of pores; like a sieve	'p/oU/r/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
porridge	soft food made by boiling oatmeal	'p/O/r/I//dZ/	Not Available	normal	false
portend	foretell; presage; be a sign or warning of; N. portent: sign; omen; forewarning	p/oU/r't/E/nd	Not Available	normal	false
portly	stout; corpulent	'p/oU/rtl/i/	Not Available	normal	false
pose	assume a particular posture; put forward; present; affect a particular attitude (to impress others);	p/oU/z	pose a threat	normal	false
poseur	person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant, etc., to impress others; person who poses; CF. pose	p/oU/'z/[@]/r	Not Available	normal	false
posterity	descendants; future generations;	p/A/'st/E/r/I/t/i/	go down to posterity	normal	false
posthumous	after death (as of child born after father's death or book published after author's death); coming or occurring after one's death;	'p/A/s/tS//@/m/@/s	posthumous fame/novel	normal	false
postmortem	autopsy; ADJ: occurring after death; of a postmortem	p/oU/st'm/O/rt/@/m	Not Available	normal	false
postulate	self-evident truth; something assumed without proof; V: assume the truth of (as a basis of an argument)	'p/A/s/tS//@/,l/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
posture	assume an affected pose; act artificially; N: pose; attitude	'p/A/s/tS//@/r	Not Available	normal	false
potable	suitable for drinking; drinkable	'p/oU/t/@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
potent	powerful; convincing; persuasive; greatly influential	'p/oU/t/-/nt	Not Available	normal	false
potentate	a person having great power; a ruler, monarch, soveriegn.	'p/oU/t/-/n,t/eI/t	In the base camps of the Big Four, a panoply of potentates and elected chieftains made ready for the fateful joruney. Kings, queens, and emperors and potentates.	difficult	false
potential	expressing possibility; latent; N: capacity for growth	p/@/'t/E/n/S//@/l	Not Available	normal	false
potion	dose (of liquids); liquid dose	'p/oU//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
potpourri	heterogeneous mixture; medley; mixture of dried flower petals a pot (to give a pleasant smell to a room)	,p/oU/p/U/'r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
poultice	soothing application applied to sore and inflamed portions of the body	'p/oU/lt/I/s	Not Available	normal	false
precis	abstract; concise summing up of main points; concise summary of a text	pr/eI/'s/i/	Not Available	normal	false
practicable	feasible	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
practical	based on experience; of or acquired through practice (rather than theory); useful;	'pr/&/kt/I/k/@/l	practical man	normal	false
pragmatic	practical (as opposed to idealistic); concerned with practical worth or impact of something;	pr/&/g'm/&/t/I/k	pragmatic test of the skill, a pragmatic philosophy	easy	false
pragmatist	practical person; N. pragmatism: pragmatic way of dealing with things	'pr/&/gm/@/t/I/st	Not Available	normal	false
prance	move about in a spirited manner (proudly and confidently)	pr/&/ns	Not Available	normal	false
prank	mischievous trick	pr/&//N/k	Not Available	normal	false
prate	talk idly; speak foolishly; boast idly	pr/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
prattle	talk idly; babble; N. CF. prate	'pr/&/t/-/l	Not Available	normal	false
preamble	introductory statement	'pr/i/,/&/mb/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
precarious	unsafe; lacking in stability; uncertain; risky;	pr/I/'k/(@)/r/i//@/s	precarious living	normal	false
precedent	an action that may serve as an example or reason for a later action	'pr/E/s/I/d/@/nt	Last year's school picnic set a precedent for having one this year.	easy	false
precedent	something preceding in time which may be used as an authority or guide for future action; V. precede; CF. unprecedented	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
precept	practical rule guiding conduct;	'pr/i/s/E/pt	mother's precept. In our society it is still customary for parents and teachers to answer most of these questions with a shrut, or with an appeal to vaguely recalled religious precepts (Carl Sagan).	normal	false
precinct	division of a city for election or police purposes; precincts: space that surrounds a building;	'pr/i/s/I//N/kt	precincts of the college	normal	false
precipice	cliff; dangerous position;	'pr/E/s/@/p/I/s	on the edge of the precipice	normal	false
precipitant	something that causes a substance in a chemical solution to separate out in solid form; -�+n-�; OP. solvent	pr/I/'s/I/p/I/t/-/nt	Not Available	normal	false
precipitate	to hasten the beginning of; bring about suddenly; to throw down, hurl, or plunge in a violent or suden manner; to seperate (a substance) out from a solution as a solid.	pr/I/'s/I/p/@/,t/eI/t	to precipitate a war, to precipitate an argument. to precipitate a rock down a cliff. to precipitate oneself into a struggle.	normal	false
precipitous	steep; overhasty; precipitate	pr/I/'s/I/p/I/t/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
precise	exact	pr/I/'s/aI/s	Not Available	normal	false
preclude	make impossible; prevent; exclude; eliminate	pr/I/'kl/u/d	Not Available	normal	false
precocious	developed earlier than usual in knowledge, skill, or the like; developed too early; occuring before the nautral time; of, having to do with, or indicating premature development.	pr/I/'k/oU//S//@/s	This very precocious child could read well at the age of four. a precocious taste for beer. The furniture, too, shows precocious dilapidation (New Statesman).	normal	false
precursor	forerunner; predecessor	pr/I/'k/[@]/rs/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
predator	predatory animal or bird; predatory person; creature that seizes and devours another animal; person who robs or exploits others; ADJ. predatory: living by preying on other organisms; plundering; N. predation	'pr/E/d/@/t/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
predecessor	former occupant of a post	'pr/E/d/I/,s/E/s/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
predetermine	determine in advance; predestine; settle or decide beforehand; influence markedly	,pr/i/d/I/'t/[@]/rm/I/n	Not Available	normal	false
predicament	difficult situation; tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma	pr/I/'d/I/k/@/m/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
predilection	preference; partiality	,pr/E/d'/-/l/E/k/S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
predispose	give an inclination toward (in advance); make susceptible to;	,pr/i/d/I/'sp/oU/z	predispose people to certain cancer	normal	false
preeminent	outstanding; superior	pr/i/'/E/m/@/n/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
preempt	prevent in advance; head off(forestall); forestall by acting first; appropriate for oneself before others; supplant; take the place of; displace;	pr/i/'/E/mpt	preempt any attempts	normal	false
preen	make oneself tidy in appearance; feel self-satisfaction or pride; (of a bird) smooth or clean (feathers) with the beak;	pr/i/n	preen oneself on	normal	false
prefatory	introductory; of a preface	'pr/E/f/@/,t/oU/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
prefigure	be a sign of; foreshadow	pr/i/'f/I/g/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
prehensile	capable of grasping or holding (esp. by wrapping around);	pr/I/'h/E/ns/I/l	prehensile tails	normal	false
prelate	a clergyman of high rank, such as a bishop	'pr/E/l/I/t	Not Available	difficult	false
prelude	introduction; introductory performance or event; forerunner	'pr/E/l/j//u/d	Not Available	normal	false
premeditate	plan in advance;	pr/I/'m/E/d/I/,t/eI/t	premeditated murder	normal	false
premise	assumption; postulate; proposition upon which an argument is based	'pr/E/m/I/s	Not Available	normal	false
premonition	forewarning; presentiment; foreboding	,pr/i/m/@/'n/I//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
premonitory	serving to warn	pr/I/'m/A/n/I/,t/oU/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
preponderance	superiority of power, quantity, etc.; V. preponderate: be greater in power, weight, or importance; ADJ. preponderant	pr/I/'p/A/nd/@/r/@/ns	Not Available	normal	false
prepossessing	attractive; CF. preoccupying ?	,pr/i/p/@/'z/E/s/I//N/	Not Available	normal	false
preposterous	absurd; completely unreasonable; ridiculous	pr/I/'p/A/st/@/r/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
prerogative	privilege; unquestionable right; CF. ask before	pr/I/'r/A/g/@/t/I/v	Not Available	normal	false
presage	foretell; be a warning or sign of; N: presentiment; foreboding; omen	'pr/E/s/I//dZ/	Not Available	normal	false
prescience	ability to foretell the future; knowledge of actions before they occur; ADJ. prescient	'pr/i//S//i//@/ns	Not Available	normal	false
presentiment	premonition; foreboding; feeling something will happen; anticipatory fear	pr/I/'z/E/nt/@/m/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
prestige	respect or admiration; impression produced by achievements or reputation; ADJ: causing admiration; ADJ. prestigious: having prestige	pr/E/'st/i//Z/	Not Available	normal	false
presume	take for granted; assume; act overconfidently; take liberties; presume on/upon: take unfair advantage of (someone's kindness or connection); N. presumption	pr/I/'z/u/m	Not Available	normal	false
presumptuous	going beyond what is right; excessively forward; arrogant; taking liberties	pr/I/'z/@/mp/tS//u//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
pretend	feign; pretend to: claim to possess; make pretensions to;	pr/I/'t/E/nd	I don't pretend to much expertise	normal	false
pretension	pretentiousness; claim (without foundation);	pr/I/'t/E/n/S//@/n	I make no pretensions to skill as an artist	normal	false
pretentious	ostentatious; showy; pompous; making unjustified claims; overambitious;	pr/i/'t/E/n/S//@/s	pretentious films that claim to be art	normal	false
preternatural	beyond what is normal in nature; supernatural;	,pr/i/t/@/r'n/&//tS//@/r/@/l	preternatural strength/forces	normal	false
pretext	excuse	'pr/i/t/E/kst	Not Available	normal	false
prevail	be widespread; triumph over; gain victory; prevail on: persuade; induce;	pr/I/'v/eI/l	Justice has prevailed, prevail on someone to do something	normal	false
prevalent	widespread; generally accepted	'pr/E/v/@/l/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
prevaricate	lie; hide the truth (by equivocating)	pr/I/'v/&/r/@/,k/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
prey	target of a hunt; victim; V: hunt and eat as prey; victimize;	pr/eI/	Cats prey on mice	normal	false
prim	proper to the point of affectation; very precise and formal; exceedingly proper	pr/I/m	Not Available	normal	false
primal	first in rank or importance; being first in time; original;	'pr/aI/m/@/l	man's primal innocence	normal	false
primary	first in rank or importance; principal; earliest in time;	'pr/aI/m/E/r/i/	primary stages	normal	false
primate	group of mammals including humans	'pr/aI/m/I/t	Not Available	normal	false
prime	period of ideal or peak condition; earliest or beginning stage;	pr/aI/m	in the prime of life, prime of the year	normal	false
primogeniture	seniority by birth; state of being the first-born child; right of the eldest child (to inherit the entire property of one or both parents)	,pr/aI/m/@/'/dZ//E/n/I//tS//@/r	Not Available	normal	false
primordial	existing at the beginning (of time); rudimentary	pr/aI/'m/O/rd/i//&/l	Not Available	normal	false
primp	groom oneself with care; adorn oneself	pr/I/mp	Not Available	normal	false
pristine	unspoiled; remaining in a pure state; characteristic of earlier times; primitive;	'pr/I/st/i/n	an old book in pristine condition	normal	false
privation	lack of the basic necessities or comforts of life; hardship; want; CF. deprive	pr/aI/'v/eI//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
privy	secret; hidden; private; not public; made a participant in something secret;	'pr/I/v/i/	privy chamber government, be privy to a discussion. What I may do... must remain privy (Punch).	normal	false
prize	pry; move with a lever; value highly; esteem;	pr/aI/z	his most prized possession	normal	false
probe	explore with a probe or tools; investigate; N: slender instrument used to explore a wound or body cavity; device designed to investigate an unknown region; thorough investigation;	pr/oU/b	space probe	normal	false
probity	uprightness; honesty; incorruptibility	'pr/oU/b/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
problematic	causing a problem; open to doubt; doubtful; unsettled; questionable;	,pr/A/bl/@/'m/&/t/I/k	Whether the arena will ever be completed is problematic	normal	false
proclivity	inclination; natural tendency (esp. towards something bad)	pr/oU/'kl/I/v/I/t/i/	The old woman had a proclivity for finding fault. There are many spots in Florida that attract people with a proclivity for uncrowded but urbane resort life (New Yorker).	easy	false
procrastinate	postpone; delay or put off	pr/oU/'kr/&/st/@/,n/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
procurement	obtaining; V. procure: obtain by effort; obtain (a prostitute) for another	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
prod	poke (with a pointed object); stir up; urge; goad to action; N: pointed object used to prod; prodding	pr/A/d	Not Available	normal	false
prodigal	wasteful; reckless with money; profuse;	'pr/A/d/@/g/@/l	a mind prodigal of ideas	normal	false
prodigious	very great; huge; vast; immense; wonderful; marvelous; amazing; extraordinary; abnormal; monstrous	pr/@/'d/I//dZ//@/s	prodigious amount/memory. The ocean contains prodigious amount of water. a prodigious feat.	difficult	false
prodigy	highly gifted child; person with exceptional talents; marvel; wonder; a marvelous example; an extraordinary accomplishment or occurence	'pr/A/d/I//dZ//i/	The three-year-old prodigy could play all of Beethoven and most of Brahms on his harmonica. Larray was a mathematical prodigy; he had calculated pi to 100 decimal places almost before he could walk. Josephine's tower of dominoes and Popsicle sticks was a prodigy of engineering.	easy	false
profane	with contempt or disregard for God or holy things; not sacred; worldly	pr/@/'f/eI/n	a profane man using profane language. profane literature	easy	false
profligate	wasteful (of money); dissipated; wildly immoral; dissolute; N: profligate person; N. profligacy	'pr/A/fl/@/g/I/t	Not Available	normal	false
profound	deep; not superficial; complete;	pr/@/'f/AU/nd	profound thinker/remark/silence/deafness	normal	false
profusion	great amount; plenty; overabundance; excess; lavish expenditure;	pr/@/'f/j//u//Z//@/n	profusion of choices	normal	false
progenitor	ancestor	pr/oU/'/dZ//E/n/I/t/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
progeny	children; offspring; descendants	'pr/A//dZ//I/n/i/	Not Available	normal	false
prognosis	forecasted course of a disease; prediction; CF. prognostic	pr/A/g'n/oU/s/I/s	Not Available	normal	false
prognosticate	to predict from facts; forecast; to indicate beforehand	pr/A/g'n/A/st/@/,k/eI/t	He did prognosticate ... that on the eighteenth of April a storm should burst over this land (Jane Porter).	normal	false
prohibitive	so high as to prohibit purchase or use; tending to prevent the purchase or use of something; prohibiting; inclined to prevent or forbid;	pr/oU/'h/I/b/I/t/I/v	prohibitive tax	normal	false
projectile	missile; fired or thrown object (such as stone or bullet)	pr/@/'/dZ//E/kt/I/l	Not Available	normal	false
proletarian	member of the working class; blue collar guy; N. proletariat: working class (who have to work for wages)	,pr/oU/l/I/'t/(@)/r/i//@/n	Not Available	difficult	false
proliferate	grow rapidly (in numbers); spread; multiply; N. proliferation	pr/@/'l/I/f/@/,r/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
prolific	producing offspring or fruit in abundance; fertile; fecund; abundantly fruitful; producing abundant works;	pr/oU/'l/I/f/I/k	prolific writer	easy	false
prolixity	too great length; tedious length of speech or writing.	pr/oU/'l/I/ks/I/t/i/	the insufferable prolixity of the most prolix of hosts (Charles J. Lever).	difficult	false
prologue	introduction (to a poem or play)	'pr/oU/l/O/g	Not Available	normal	false
prolong	lengthen; extend; draw out	pr/@/'l/O//N/	Not Available	normal	false
prominent	wellknown or important; distinguished; protruding(sticking out); conspicuous; notable; eminent	'pr/A/m/@/n/@/nt	a prominent citizen. A single tree in a field is prominent. Some insects have prominent eyes.	easy	false
promiscuous	mixed indiscriminately; indiscriminate; not choosing carefully; indiscriminate in the choice of sexual partners; irregular, particularly sexually;	pr/@/'m/I/sk/j//u//@/s	promiscuous life/girl	normal	false
promontory	a high point of land extening from the coast into the water; headland	'pr/A/m/@/n,t/oU/r/i/	that bold green promontory, knows to seamn as Java Head (Herman Melville).	difficult	false
promote	advance in rank; advance; help to flourish; advocate; help actively in forming; publicize or popularize;	pr/@/'m/oU/t	Milk promotes health, promote a match/bill, promote a new product	normal	false
prompt	cause; urge; provoke; provide a cue (for an actor); ADJ: done without delay; done at the right time; punctual; on time; N: reminder or cue	pr/A/mpt	Not Available	normal	false
promulgate	announce; proclaim a doctrine or law; make known by official publication	'pr/A/m/@/l,g/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
prone	inclined to; likely to (suffer); prostrate; lying with the front downward;	pr/oU/n	prone to disease/make mistakes, accident-prone	normal	false
prong	pointed projecting part	pr/O//N/	Not Available	normal	false
pronounced	distinct; very noticeable;	pr/@/'n/AU/nst	pronounced limp	normal	false
prop	support placed under or against something; V.	pr/A/p	Not Available	normal	false
propagate	increase in number by producing young; multiply; spread; to cause to increase in number by the production of young; to spread (news or knowledge); diffuse; to pass on; send further.	'pr/A/p/@/,g/eI/t	Most plants propagate by seed, newspaper propagating their ideas. Pigeons propagate at a fast rate. Trees propagate themselves by seeds. Cows and sheep are propagated on farms. Don't propagate unkind reports. Sound is propagated by vibrations.	easy	false
propellant	substance which propels or drives forward (such as an explosive charge or a rocket fuel)	pr/@/'p/E/l/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
propensity	natural inclination	pr/@/'p/E/ns/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
prophetic	of a prophet or prophecy; having to do with predicting the future; N. prophecy; V. prophesy; N. prophet	pr/@/'f/E/t/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
prophylactic	used to prevent disease; N: something prophylactic; condom; N. prophylaxis: prevention of disease	,pr/oU/f/@/'l/&/kt/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
propinquity	nearness (in space or relationship); proximity; kinship	pr/oU/'p/I//N/kw/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
propitiate	appease; conciliate; make peaceful; ADJ. propitiatory	pr/@/'p/I//S//i/,/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
propitious	favorable; auspicious; advantageous; fortunate;	pr/@/'p/I//S//@/s	propitious day/sign	normal	false
proponent	supporter; backer; opposite of opponent	pr/@/'p/oU/n/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
propound	put forth for consideration or analysis; set forth;	pr/@/'p/&//U/nd	propound a problem/theory	normal	false
propriety	fitness; quality of being proper; correct conduct; conformity to prevailing customs and usages; CF. proprietor, proprietary	pr/@/'pr/aI//I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
propulsive	driving forward; N. propulsion	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
prosaic	lacking in imagination; dull and unimaginative; matter-of-fact(concerned with facts, not imagination or feelings); factual; CF. prose	pr/oU/'z/eI//I/k	Not Available	normal	false
proscenium	part of stage in front of curtain; front arch of a stage	pr/@/'s/i/n/i//@/m	Not Available	normal	false
proscribe	prohibit; ostracize; banish; outlaw	pr/oU/'skr/aI/b	Not Available	normal	false
proselytize	(induce someone to) convert to a religion or belief; N. proselyte: new convert to a doctrine or religion	'pr/A/s/@/l/I/,t/aI/z	Not Available	normal	false
prosody	art of versification; study of the metrical structure of verse	'pr/A/s/@/d/i/	Not Available	normal	false
prosper	become successful (esp. financially); thrive; grow well;	'pr/A/sp/@/r	children prospering under his care	normal	false
prosperity	good fortune and financial success; physical well-being	pr/A/'sp/E/r/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
prosperous	successful; rich; affluent; well-to-do; well-off	'pr/A/sp/@/r/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
prostrate	stretch out full on ground; make prostrate; enervate;	'pr/A/str/eI/t	prostrating illness	normal	false
prot�g�	a person or group under the protection or kindly care of a friend or patron, especially of a person of superior position, influence, or skill; something under the care and protection of another	Not available	The young pianist was a protege of the celebrated composer.	difficult	false
protagonist	leader or noticeable supporter of an idea; chief character in a play or story	pr/oU/'t/&/g/@/n/I/st	Not Available	normal	false
protean	able to take on many forms; versatile; CF. Proteus: sea god to change his shape at will	'pr/oU/t/i//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
protocol	diplomatic etiquette; ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats; first copy of a treaty before its ratification;	'pr/oU/t/@/,k/O/l	Protocol demands that the queen meet him at the airport	normal	false
prototype	original work used as a model by others	'pr/oU/t/@/t/aI/p	Not Available	normal	false
protract	prolong; lengthen in time; draw out	pr/oU/'tr/&/kt	Not Available	normal	false
protrude	stick out; jut; project;	pr/oU/'tr/u/d	protruding teeth	normal	false
protuberance	protrusion; swelling; bulge	pr/oU/'t/ju/b/(@)/r/@/ns	Not Available	normal	false
provenance	place of origin; origin or source of something;	'pr/A/v/@/n/@/ns	Gunpowder is of Chinese provenance	normal	false
provender	dry food for livestock; fodder	'pr/A/v/@/nd/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
proverb	adage; someone or something well known for notoriety; ADJ. proverbial: of a proverb; widely known; ADV. proverbially	'pr/A/v/@/rb	Not Available	normal	false
providence	God's care and help; an instance of God's care and help; care for the future; good management; being provident	'pr/A/v/I/d/@/ns	It seemed like providence that the doctor happened to be there. Trusting in providence, the Pilgrims sailed for the unknown world. There's a special providence in the fall of a sparrow (Shakespeare). Greater providence on the parent's part would have kept the children from poverty.	difficult	false
provident	providing for future needs; displaying foresight; thrifty; preparing for emergencies; OP. improvident	'pr/A/v/I/d/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
provincial	pertaining to a province; limited in outlook; narrow; unsophisticated	pr/@/'v/I/n/S//@/l	Not Available	normal	false
provision	a statement making a condition; stipulation; the act of providing; taking care for the future; preparation; care taken for the future; arrangement made beforehand; supply; stock, especially of food	pr/@/'v/I//Z//@/n	Our library has a provision that hands must be clean before books are taken out. A provision of the lease is that the rent must be paid promptly. There is a provision for making the building larger if necessary. Even the provision shops are closed, which seems to me the only reason why French housewives have refrigerators (Punch).	easy	false
provisional	tentative; temporary	pr/@/'v/I//Z//@/n/-/l	Not Available	normal	false
proviso	stipulation; condition in an agreement; provision	pr/@/'v/aI/z/oU/	Not Available	normal	false
provocative	arousing anger or sexual interest; annoying;	pr/@/'v/A/k/@/t/I/v	provocative in tight jeans	normal	false
prowess	extraordinary ability; military bravery;	'pr/AU//I/s	prowess in battle	normal	false
proximity	nearness; ADJ. proximate	pr/A/k's/I/m/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
proxy	authorized agent; authority to act for another	'pr/A/ks/i/	Not Available	normal	false
prude	excessively modest or proper person (who is easily shocked by improper things, esp. of a sexual nature); N. prudery; ADJ. prudish: excessively concerned with propriety	pr/u/d	Not Available	normal	false
prudent	cautious; careful; prudential	'pr/u/d/-/nt	Not Available	normal	false
prune	cut away; trim	pr/u/n	Not Available	normal	false
prurient	having or causing lustful desires and thoughts; arousing immoderate sexual desire	'pr/U/r/i//@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
pry	inquire impertinently (someone else's private affairs); use leverage to raise or open something; prize; N. pries: tool for prying	pr/aI/	Not Available	normal	false
pseudonym	pen name; fictitious name assumed by an author; ADJ. pseudonymous	's/u/d/-/n/I/m	Not Available	normal	false
psyche	soul; mind	's/aI/k/i/	Not Available	normal	false
psychiatrist	doctor who treats mental diseases	s/I/'k/aI//@/tr/I/st	Not Available	normal	false
psychic	of psyche; mental; of or possessing extraordinary mental powers; supernatural; outside the known laws of physics	's/aI/k/I/k	illness due to psychic causes. A psychic force or influence is believed by spiritualists to explain second sight, telepathy, table moving with tappings.	easy	false
psychopathic	pertaining to mental dearrangement; N. psychopath: person with an antisocial personality disorder	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
psychosis	mental disorder; ADJ. N. psychotic	s/aI/'k/oU/s/I/s	Not Available	normal	false
psychosomatic	of the influence of the mind on the body (esp. with respect to disease)	,s/aI/k/oU/s/oU/'m/&/t/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
pterodactyl	extinct flying reptile; CF. wing+finger	,t/E/r/@/'d/&/kt/I/l	Not Available	normal	false
pucker	gather into wrinkles or folds; N: wrinkle or fold	'p/@/k/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
pudding	hot sweet dish	'p/U/d/i//N/	Not Available	normal	false
puerile	childish; immature; CF. puer: boy	'p/j//u//@/r/I/l	Not Available	normal	false
pugilist	boxer; CF. pugilism: boxing	'p/j//u//dZ//@/l/I/st	Not Available	easy	false
pugnacity	combativeness; disposition to fight; ADJ. pugnacious: (of people) belligerent; combative in nature	p/@/g'n/&/s/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
puissant	powerful; strong; potent; N. puissance: power	'p/j//u//I/s/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
pulchritude	beauty; comeliness; ADJ. pulchritudinous	'p/@/lkr/I/,t/u/d	Not Available	normal	false
pulmonary	pertaining to the lungs	'p/@/lm/@/,n/E/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
pulpit	raised platform used in preaching (in a church)	'p/U/lp/I/t	This eloquent and ornate carving on a church pulpit was done by Indian hands (Newsweek).	difficult	false
pulsate	throb; beat regularly; vibrate regularly	'p/@/ls/eI/t	Not Availabledd	normal	false
pulse	rhythmical throbbing of arteries; brief sudden change in a normally constant quantity; V: pulsate	p/@/ls	Not Available	normal	false
pulverize	crush or grind into very small particles	'p/@/lv/@/,r/aI/z	Not Available	normal	false
pummel	pommel; beat or pound with fists	'p/@/m/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
punctilious	minutely attentive (perhaps too much so) to fine points; stressing niceties of conduct or form; N. punctilio, punctiliousness: careful attention payed to every small exact detail	p/@//N/k't/I/l/i//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
pundit	authority on a subject; expert; learned person	'p/@/nd/I/t	Not Available	normal	false
pungent	sharply affecting the organs of taste and smell; sharp; biting; stimulating to the mind; keen; lively	'p/@/n/dZ//@/nt	a pungent pickle, the pungent smell of burning leaves. pungent criticism. a pungent wit.	easy	false
punitive	punishing;	'p/j//u/n/I/t/I/v	punitive measures	normal	false
puny	tiny; weak; insignificant	'p/j//u/n/i/	Not Available	normal	false
purchase	secure grasp or hold; firm grasp or footing	'p/[@]/r/tS//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
purgatory	place of spiritual expiation; temporary state or place in which the souls must expiate their sins	'p/[@]/rg/@/t/@/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
purge	remove or get rid of something or someone unwanted; eliminate; free from blame or guilt; cleanse or purify (esp. of sin, guilt, or defilement); N.	p/[@]/r/dZ/	Not Available	normal	false
purport	intention; purpose; meaning; V: claim; profess;	'p/@/r,p/oU/rt	order which purports to be signed by the general	normal	false
purported	alleged; claimed; reputed or rumored;	Not available	purported Satanists	normal	false
purse	pucker; contract (lips) into wrinkles; N: wallet	p/[@]/rs	Not Available	normal	false
purveyor	furnisher of foodstuffs; caterer; V. purvey: supply (eg. food); furnish; CF. provide	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
pushy	disagreeably aggressive	'p/U//S//i/	Not Available	normal	false
pusillanimous	cowardly; lacking courage; fainthearted	,p/j//U/s/@/'l/&/n/@/m/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
putative	supposed; reputed; generally regarded as such;	'p/j//u/t/@/t/I/v	putative father of the child	normal	false
putrefy	make or become putrid; N. putrefaction	'p/j//u/tr/@/,f/aI/	Not Available	normal	false
putrescent	becoming putrid; putrefying	p/j//u/'tr/E/s/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
putrid	decayed and foul-smelling; foul; rotten; decayed; N. putridity	'p/j//u/tr/I/d	Not Available	normal	false
puzzle	baffle or confuse by a difficult problem; ponder over a problem in an effort to solve; clarify or solve by reasoning;	'p/@/z/@/l	puzzle out the answer	normal	false
pyromaniac	person with an insane desire to set things on fire	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
quack	charlatan; impostor	kw/&/k	Not Available	normal	false
quadruped	four-footed animal; ADJ. CF. biped	'kw/A/dr/U/,p/E/d	Not Available	normal	false
quaff	drink with zest; drink with relish(zest; hearty enjoyment); �_�(c)�_�(c) +�1/2+�+; CF. sip	kw/A/f	Not Available	normal	false
quagmire	soft, muddy ground; boggy or miry place; quag; a difficult situation	'kw/&/gm/aI/r	Many streets are unpaved and unlighted; in heavy rain they turn to quagmires (Time). I have followed Cupid's Jak-a-lantern, and find myself in a quagmire at last (Richard Brinsley Sheridan).	easy	false
quail	cower; to be afraid; lose courage; to bend or shake as in fear.	kw/eI/l	The slave quailed at his master's look. trees that quail before a blast of wind.	normal	false
quaint	odd in an old-fashioned way; odd; old-fashioned; picturesque	kw/eI/nt	Not Available	normal	false
qualified	limited; restricted; V. qualify: limit the meaning of; modify	'kw/A/l/@/,f/aI/d	Not Available	normal	false
qualify	reach a necessary standard; limit the meaning of something stated	'kw/A/l/@/,f/aI/	Not Available	easy	false
qualms	uneasy feelings; misgivings; uneasy fears especially about matters of conscience;	Not available	I have no qualms about giving this assignment to Helen	normal	false
quandary	dilemma; state of uncertainty;	'kw/A/nd/@/r/i/	She is in a quandary about whether to go	normal	false
quarantine	isolation of a person, place, or ship to prevent spread of infection; V: isolate in quarantine	'kw/A/r/@/n,t/i/n	Not Available	normal	false
quarry	a place where stone is dug, cut, or blasted out for use in building; (fig.) a source of plentiful supply; mine; to obtain from a quarry	'kw/O/r/i/	an ancient quarry from which the stone has been cut out in smooth masses (Amelia B. Edwards). Each sentence seems a quarry of reach meditations (Sir George Mackenzie).	easy	false
quarry	person or animal of pursuit; victim; object of a hunt; prey	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
quash	crush; suppress; squash; subdue; annul;	kw/A//S/	quash a rebellion/the decision of the low court	normal	false
quay	dock; wharf; pier; landing place (for boats)	k/i/	Not Available	normal	false
queasy	experiencing nausea; nauseated; easily nauseated; squeamish;	'kw/i/z/i/	feel a little queasy	normal	false
queer	strange; eccentric; deviating from the normal	kw/i/r	Not Available	normal	false
quell	suppress; put an end to; put down forcibly; extinguish; quiet;	kw/E/l	``Army Quells Rebellion'' in newspaper	normal	false
quench	assuage or satisfy (thrust); slake; douse or extinguish; put out; suppress	kw/E/n/tS/	Not Available	normal	false
querulous	given to complaining; complaining; fretful; whining	'kw/E/r/@/l/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
query	inquiry; question; V.	'kw/E/r/i/	Not Available	easy	false
queue	line (of waiting people or vehicles)	k/j//u/	Not Available	normal	false
quibble	minor objection or complaint; V: raise minor objections; carp; cavil	'kw/I/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
quicksilver	mercury	'kw/I/k,s/I/lv/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
quiescent	dormant; temporarily inactive; at rest; N. quiescence	kw/I/'/E/s/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
quietude	tranquillity; calmness	'kw/I//aI//I/,t/u/d	Not Available	normal	false
quintessence	purest and highest embodiment; perfect example; apotheosis; most essential element;	kw/I/n't/E/s/@/ns	quintessence of wit	normal	false
quip	taunt; clever sarcastic remark; V.	kw/I/p	Not Available	normal	false
quirk	sudden sharp turn or twist; startling twist; caprice; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity of behavior;	kw/[@]/rk	by a quirk of fate	normal	false
quisling	traitor who aids invaders; CF. Vidkun Quisling	'kw/I/zl/I//N/	Not Available	normal	false
quiver	case for arrows	'kw/I/v/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
quiver	tremble; shake; N.	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
quixotic	idealistic but impractical; CF. Don Quixote	kw/I/k's/A/t/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
quizzical	curious; suggesting puzzlement (without saying); questioning; teasing; mocking; bantering;	'kw/I/z/I/k/@/l	quizzical glance	normal	false
quorum	minimal number of members necessary to conduct a meeting	'kw/oU/r/@/m	Not Available	normal	false
quotidian	daily; commonplace; customary;	kw/oU/'t/I/d/i//@/n	quotidian routine	normal	false
rabble	mob; noisy crowd	'r/&/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
rabid	of or suffering rabies; like a fanatic; extremely zealous; furious; CF. rabies: hydrophobia	'r/&/b/I/d	Not Available	normal	false
rabies	disease passed on by the bite of an infected animal (causing madness and death)	'r/eI/b/i/z	Not Available	normal	false
raconteur	story-teller; one who tells stories with wit and skill	,r/&/k,/A/n't/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
raffle	lottery; V: award as a prize in a raffle;	'r/&/f/@/l	raffle off a new car	normal	false
rag	scrap of cloth; ADJ. ragged: old and torn; seeming unfinished and imperfect;	r/&/g	ragged debut/performance	normal	false
ragamuffin	dirty child in torn clothes; person wearing tattered clothes; a ragged, disreputable fellow	'r/&/g/@/,m/@/f/I/n	Not Available	difficult	false
rail	complain bitterly; scold; rant;	r/eI/l	the weaker railing against injustices	normal	false
raiment	clothing; garments;	'r/eI/m/@/nt	I have no raiment fit to wear	difficult	false
rake	angle of a slope; V: slant from the perpendicular	r/eI/k	Not Available	normal	false
rake	immoral or dissolute person	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
rakish	jaunty; stylish; sporty; morally corrupt; dissolute;	'r/eI/k/I//S/	He wore his hat at a rakish and jaunty angle	normal	false
rally	come or bring together; call up or summon (forces, vital powers, etc.); revive or recuperate (after illness or difficulty); N: act of rallying; mass gathering	'r/&/l/i/	Not Available	normal	false
ram	male sheep; V. strike or drive against with a heavy impact	r/&/m	Not Available	normal	false
ramble	wander aimlessly (physically or mentally); digress	'r/&/mb/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
ramification	branching out; subdivision; one branch of a system; one of the results following from an action or decision;	,r/&/m/@/f/@/'k/eI//S//@/n	ramifications of a business/the decision	normal	false
ramify	branch out; divide into branches or subdivisions	'r/&/m/@/,f/aI/	Not Available	normal	false
ramp	slope; inclined plane or roadway (connecting two levels)	r/&/mp	Not Available	normal	false
rampant	growing or spreading uncontrollably; growing in profusion; unrestrained;	'r/&/mp/@/nt	rampant lawlessness/weed	normal	false
rampart	defensive mound of earth	'r/&/mp/A/rt	Not Available	normal	false
ramshackle	(of a building or vehicle) poorly constructed; rickety; falling apart	'r/&/m,/S//&/k/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
rancid	having the odor of stale or decomposing fat; rank	'r/&/ns/I/d	Not Available	normal	false
rancor	long-lasting hatred; bitterness; extreme hatred or spite	'r/&//N/k/@/r	negotiation without rancor. The silly affair ... greatly increased his rancor against me (Benjamin Franklin).	normal	false
random	without definite purpose, plan, or aim; haphazard;	'r/&/nd/@/m	random shots, chosen at random	normal	false
rank	offensive in odor or flavor	r/&//N/k	Not Available	normal	false
rankle	irritate; fester; annoy	'r/&//N/k/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
ransack	search thoroughly; pillage (going through a place);	'r/&/ns/&/k	Enemy soldiers ransacked the town	normal	false
rant	speak violently or excitedly; rave; talk excitedly showing anger; scold; make a grandiloquent speech;	r/&/nt	The priest ranted about the devil	normal	false
rapacious	voracious; ravenous; taking everything one can; excessively grasping; plundering; subsisting on live prey;	r/@/'p/eI//S//@/s	rapacious birds	normal	false
rapport	close relationship; emotional closeness; harmony	r/&/'p/oU/r	Not Available	normal	false
rapt	engrossed; absorbed; enchanted;	r/&/pt	rapt listener	normal	false
rapture	great joy and delight; ecstasy; ADJ. rapturous	'r/&/p/tS//@/r	Not Available	normal	false
rare	not dense; thin; seldom seen or found	r/(@)/r	rare air of the mountains. The higher you go above the earth, the rarer the air is.	normal	false
rarefied	made less dense (of a gas); V. rarefy: make less dense; N. rarefaction	'r/(@)/r/@/,f/aI/d	Not Available	normal	false
rasp	(of a sound) grate on (eg. nerves); make a harsh noise; have an unpleasant effect; rub with something rough;	r/&/sp	The cat's tongue rasped my hand	normal	false
raspy	making a harsh noise; grating; harsh	'r/&/sp/i/	Not Available	normal	false
ratify	approve formally; confirm; verify	'r/&/t/@/,f/aI/	Not Available	normal	false
ratiocination	reasoning; act of drawing conclusions from premises; V. ratiocinate: reason logically	,r/&//S//i/,/A/s/@/'n/eI//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
ration	fixed portion; V: distribute as rations	'r/&//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
rational	(of a person) having reason; (of ideas) based on reason; logical	'r/&//S//@/n/-/l	Not Available	normal	false
rationale	fundamental reason or principle (on which a system or principle is based); fundamental reason or justification; grounds for an action	,r/&//S//@/'n/&/l	Not Available	normal	false
rationalize	make rational; devise false reasons for (one's behavior); offer an excuse; give a plausible reason for an action in place of a true, less admirable ones; N. rationalization	'r/&//S//@/,n/-/l/aI/z	Not Available	normal	false
raucous	(of voice) harsh and unpleasant; (of people) disorderly and boisterous;	'r/O/k/@/s	raucous shouts	normal	false
ravage	devastate; plunder; despoil;	'r/&/v/I//dZ/	crops ravaged by storms	normal	false
rave	overwhelmingly favorable review; V: talk wildly as if mad;	r/eI/v	raving lunatic	normal	false
ravel	fall apart into tangles; entangle; unravel or untwist	'r/&/v/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
ravenous	extremely hungry; voracious	'r/&/v/@/n/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
ravine	narrow valley with steep sides; gorge; CF. gully, canyon	r/@/'v/i/n	Not Available	normal	false
raze	destroy completely;	r/eI/z	raze the city to the ground	normal	false
reactionary	strongly opposed to social or political change; opposing progress; politically ultraconservative; N. OP. radical	r/i/'/&/k/S//@/n/@/r/i/	Not Available	difficult	false
realm	kingdom; field or sphere;	r/E/lm	not within the realms of possibility	normal	false
reaper	one who harvests grain;	'r/i/p/@/r	the Grim Reaper	normal	false
rebate	return of part of a payment; discount; V.	'r/i/b/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
rebuff	reject bluntly; snub; beat back;	r/I/'b/@/f	She rebuffed his invitation	normal	false
rebuke	scold harshly; criticize severely	r/I/'b/j//u/k	Not Available	normal	false
rebus	representation of words in the form of pictures or symbols; puzzle in which pictures or letters stand for words;	'r/i/b/@/s	``R U 18'' is a rebus for ``Are you 18''	normal	false
rebuttal	refutation; response with contrary evidence; V. rebut: refute; disprove	r/I/'b/@/t/-/l	The State Department issued a 2,700-word rebuttal, complete with texts of proposals and counterproposals (Newsweek).	difficult	false
recalcitrant	disobedient or resisting authority even after being punished; obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority; unruly;	r/i/'k/&/ls/I/tr/@/nt	recalcitrant child	normal	false
recant	disclaim or disavow; retract a previous statement; openly confess error;	r/i/'k/&/nt	recant one's faith/a statement	normal	false
recapitulate	to repeat or recite the main points of; tell briefly; sum up; summarize	,r/i/k/@/'p/I//tS//@/,l/eI/t	The speaker concluded by recapitularing the ideas presented in his speech.	normal	false
recast	reconstruct (a sentence, story, statue, etc.); fashion again	r/i/'k/A/st	Not Available	normal	false
receptive	quick or willing to receive (ideas, suggestions, etc.);	r/I/'s/E/pt/I/v	receptive to the proposal. a receptive mind.	normal	false
recess	pause; temporary cessation; alcove; secret inner place;	r/I/'s/E/s	parliament in recess	normal	false
recession	withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity	r/I/'s/E//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
recidivism	habitual return to crime (even after being punished); N. recidivist	r/I/'s/I/d/@/,v/I/z/@/m	Not Available	normal	false
recipient	receiver	r/i/'s/I/p/i//@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
reciprocal	mutual; given and received in return; exchangeable; interacting;	r/I/'s/I/pr/@/k/@/l	reciprocal liking, reciprocal distrust, reciprocal trade agreement. Kindness is generally reciprocal. Although I gave him many presents, I had no reciprocal gifts from him.	easy	false
reciprocate	do or give something in return; repay in kind; give or take mutually; interchange; move backwards and forwards;	r/I/'s/I/pr/@/,k/eI/t	reciprocate his invitation by inviting him	normal	false
recital	act of reciting publicly; detailed account; performance of music or dance (by a solo performer)	r/I/'s/aI/t/-/l	Not Available	normal	false
recite	repeat aloud (something learned); describe; to give an account of in detail.	r/I/'s/aI/t	recite a lesson, poem. He can recite that poem from memory. He recited the day's adventures. Will you recite the names of the pupils who have not been absent this term?	easy	false
reckon	count; calculate; regard as; think; suppose	'r/E/k/@/n	Not Available	normal	false
recline	lie down	r/I/'kl/aI/n	Not Available	normal	false
recluse	a person who lives shut up or withdrawn from the world	'r/I/kl/u/z	a bachelor and something of a recluse in his private house, where he lived alone. a recluse life	easy	false
reconcile	make friendly again (after quarrel); make consistent (two ideas in opposition); correct inconsistencies;	'r/E/k/@/n,s/aI/l	reconcile one's political principles with one's religious beliefs	normal	false
recondite	abstruse; not easily understood; profound; secret	'r/E/k/@/n,d/aI/t	Not Available	normal	false
reconnaissance	survey of enemy by soldiers; reconnoitering; V. reconnoiter: make a preliminary inspection of (esp. to gather military information)	r/i/'k/A/n/I/s/@/ns	Not Available	normal	false
recount	narrate or tell (a story); count over again	r/I/'k/AU/nt	Not Available	normal	false
recourse	resorting to help when in trouble;	'r/i/k/oU/rs	without recourse to	normal	false
recreant	disloyal; cowardly; N: disloyal and cowardly person	'r/E/kr/i//@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
recrimination	the act of accusing in return; counter accusation	Not available	The quarreling children were full of recrimination.	difficult	false
rectify	set right; correct; CF. rect-: right	'r/E/kt/@/,f/aI/	Not Available	normal	false
rectitude	moral correctness; moral uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgment	'r/E/kt/I/,t/u/d	Not Available	normal	false
recumbent	reclining; lying down completely or in part	r/I/'k/@/mb/@/nt	Not Available	difficult	false
recuperate	recover; return to health; regain;	r/i/'k/u/p/@/,r/eI/t	recuperate losses	normal	false
recurrent	occurring again and again	r/I/'k/[@]/r/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
redolent	odorous; fragrant; suggestive (of an odor);	'r/E/d/-/l/@/nt	redolent of onions/mystery	normal	false
redoubtable	formidable; causing fear	r/I/'d/AU/t/@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
redress	remedy; compensation;	r/i/'dr/E/s	seek redress for the damage to your car	normal	false
reduce	diminish; bring to a weaker or more difficult condition; demote; lower in rank; separate into components by analysis;	r/I/'d/u/s	reduced to the ranks, reduce the house to rubble	normal	false
redundant	superfluous; more than is necessary; verbose; excessively wordy; repetitious	r/I/'d/@/nd/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
reek	emit (an unpleasant odor or smoke); give off an unpleasant odor; give out smoke;	r/i/k	reeking chimney	easy	false
refectory	dining hall; room where meals are served (in a school)	r/I/'f/E/kt/@/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
referendum	direct vote by all the people	,r/E/f/@/'r/E/nd/@/m	Not Available	normal	false
refraction	bending of a ray of light	r/I/'fr/&/k/S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
refractory	unmanageable; disobedient and stubborn; not yielding readily to treatment; hard to melt, reduce, or work	r/I/'fr/&/kt/@/r/i/	refractory horse. Mules are refractory. She had a refractory cough. some ores are more refractory than others.	easy	false
refrain	abstain from; resist; forbear; N: chorus	r/I/'fr/eI/n	Not Available	normal	false
refulgent	effulgent; brilliant; brightly shining; gleaming;	r/I/'f/@/l/dZ//@/nt	refulgent moon	normal	false
refurbish	renovate; make clean, bright, or fresh (make new) again; make bright by polishing;	r/i/'f/[@]/rb/I//S/	refurbish an old theater	normal	false
refuse	anything discarded or rejected as worthless; trash	r/I/'f/j//u/z	Not Available	normal	false
refute	disprove; prove to be false; N. refutation	r/I/'f/j//u/t	Not Available	normal	false
regal	royal; of a monarch;	'r/i/g/@/l	regal manner	normal	false
regale	to entertain very well; deight with something pleasing; to feast	r/I/'g/eI/l	The old sailor regaled the boys with sea stories. The children regaled on raspberries and cream.	normal	false
regatta	boat or yacht race	r/I/'g/&/t/@/	Not Available	normal	false
regeneration	spiritual rebirth;	r/I/,/dZ//E/n/@/'r/eI//S//@/n	regeneration of the prisoners	normal	false
regent	a person who governs in place of a ruler who is ill, absent, or still a child; ADJ.	'r/i//dZ//@/nt	the Prince regent	normal	false
regicide	murder of a king or queen	'r/E//dZ//I/,s/aI/d	Not Available	normal	false
regime	method of system or government	r/@/'/Z//i/m	Not Available	normal	false
regimen	prescribed course of diet or exercise; prescribed diet and habits;	'r/E//dZ//I/,m/E/n	daily regimen of a dancer	difficult	false
regiment	military unit; V: subject to strict order;	'r/E//dZ//@/,m/E/nt	regimented society	normal	false
rehabilitate	restore to proper condition (health or useful life); restore the former rank of	,r/i/h/@/'b/I/l/I/,t/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
reimburse	repay; pay back	,r/i//I/m'b/[@]/rs	Not Available	normal	false
reinstate	restore to a previous condition or position	,r/i//I/n'st/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
reiterate	repeat	rn	Not Available	normal	false
rejoinder	reply; retort; comeback; V. rejoin: say in reply	r/I/'/dZ///Oi//nd/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
rejuvenate	make young again	r/I/'/dZ//u/v/@/,n/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
relapse	return to a former state (esp. after improvement); N.	r/i/'l/&/ps	Not Available	normal	false
relegate	put into a lower or worse place; banish to an inferior position; delegate; assign;	'r/E/l/@/,g/eI/t	relegate the old furniture to the children's room, relegated to the second division	normal	false
relent	become less severe; give in(surrender); ADJ. relentless: unyielding; continuously severe	r/I/'l/E/nt	Not Available	normal	false
relevant	having importance; pertinent; referring to the case in hand; N. relevance, relevancy	'r/E/l/@/v/@/nt	Not Available	easy	false
relic	surviving remnant (from an extinct culture); memento; keepsake; relics: corpse;	'r/E/l/I/k	ancient relics, relics of his travel, His relics are buried at X. This ruined bridge is a relic of the Civil War.	normal	false
religious	of religion; (of a person) pious; having reverence for a deity	r/I/'l/I//dZ//@/s	religious meetings, religious freedom, religious differences. Technically speaking a religious book is produced by a religious writer (Harper's).	easy	false
relinquish	give up something (with reluctance); yield; release;	r/I/'l/I//N/kw/I//S/	relinquish power/the claim to the land/his hold on my arm	normal	false
relish	enjoy; savor; N: enjoyment; zest	'r/E/l/I//S/	Not Available	normal	false
remediable	reparable	r/I/'m/i/d/i//@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
reminiscence	recollection; V. reminisce: recollect the past	,r/E/m/@/'n/I/s/@/ns	Not Available	normal	false
reminiscent	suggestive of something (in the past); of reminiscence	,r/E/m'/@/n/I/s/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
remiss	negligent; careless about a duty	r/I/'m/I/s	Not Available	normal	false
remission	temporary moderation (of disease symptoms); remitting of a debt or punishment; cancelation of a debt; pardon;	r/I/'m/I//S//@/n	The disease went into remission, Christians pray for the remission of sins	normal	false
remit	transmit (money) in payment; free someone from a debt or punishment	r/I/'m/I/t	Not Available	normal	false
remittance	remitting of money; amount of money remitted	r/i/'m/I/t/@/ns	Not Available	normal	false
remnant	remainder	'r/E/mn/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
remonstrate	protest; objection; V. remonstrate: say in protest	'r/E/m/@/n,str/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
remorse	deep regret for wrongdoing; guilt; self-reproach	r/I/'m/O/rs	Not Available	normal	false
remote	distant in manner; aloof	r/I/'m/oU/t	Not Available	easy	false
remunerative	(of work) compensating; rewarding; profitable; well-paid; V. remunerate: reward; pay (someone) for work or trouble	r/I/'m/j//u/n/@/,r/eI/t/I/v	Not Available	normal	false
rend	split; tear apart; N. rent; CF. heartrending: causing deep sorrow	'r/E/nd	Not Available	normal	false
render	give; deliver; provide; represent in verbal or artistic form; depict; perform; make; translate;	'r/E/nd/@/r	render the song beautifully	normal	false
rendezvous	meeting place; meeting at a set time or place; V.	'r/A/nd/I/,v/u/	Not Available	normal	false
rendition	rendering; translation; artistic interpretation of a song, etc	r/E/n'd/I//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
renegade	deserter; traitor; ADJ.	'r/E/n/@/,g/eI/d	Not Available	normal	false
renege	break a promise; deny; go back on;	r/i/'n/i/g	renege on the contract/paying off the debt	normal	false
renounce	abandon; give up (by formal announcement); disown; repudiate;	r/I/'n/AU/ns	renounce one's claim to the property/one's religion	normal	false
renovate	restore to good condition; renew	'r/E/n/@/,v/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
renown	fame; ADJ. renowned	r/I/'n/AU/n	Not Available	normal	false
rent	tear made by rending; rip; split	r/E/nt	Not Available	normal	false
reparable	capable of being repaired	'r/E/p/@/r/@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
reparation	compensation (for loss or wrong); amends;	,r/E/p/@/'r/eI//S//@/n	make reparation for the damage	normal	false
repartee	a witty reply or replies; talk characterized by clever and witty replies; cleverness and wit in making replies	,r/E/p/@/rt/i/	Droll allusions, good stories, and smart repartees ... fell thick as hail (Charles J. Lever). accomplished in repartee. framing comments ... that would be sure to sting and yet leave no opening for repartee (H.G. Wells).	normal	false
repast	meal; feast; banquet	r/I/'p/&/st	Not Available	normal	false
repeal	to take back; do away with; withdraw	r/I/'p/i/l	The law was repealed. The 18th amendment of the U.S. Constitution was repealed by the 21st.	difficult	false
repel	drive away; disgust;	r/I/'p/E/l	repel the attack/moisture, repelled by the dirty room	normal	false
repellent	driving away; disgusting; offensive; repulsive; unattractive; N.	r/I/'p/E/l/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
repercussion	rebound; reaction; reverberation;	,r/i/p/@/r'k/@//S//@/n	serious repercussion	normal	false
repertoire	list of works of music, drama, etc., a performer is prepared to present; CF. repertory	'r/E/p/@/r,tw/A/r	Not Available	normal	false
repine	fret; complain; be annoyed;	r/I/'p/aI/n	repine over the undone work	normal	false
replenish	to fill again; provide a new supply for	r/I/'pl/E/n/I//S/	to replenish one's wardrobe. One cannot take from a water supply at a greater rate than it is replenished (R.N. Elston).	normal	false
replete	fully filled; filled to the brim or to the point of being stuffed; abundantly supplied;	r/I/'pl/i/t	report replete with errors	normal	false
replica	copy	'r/E/pl/@/k/@/	Not Available	normal	false
replicate	reproduce; duplicate	'r/E/pl/@/k/I/t	Not Available	easy	false
repose	resting; state of being at rest; calmness; V: lie at rest; relax; put or place;	r/I/'p/oU/z	repose our hopes in a single man	normal	false
repository	storehouse	r/I/'p/A/z/I/,t/oU/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
reprehensible	deserving blame; blameworthy; V. reprehend: blame	,r/E/pr/I/'h/E/ns/@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
representational	(of a style of art) showing things as they actually appear in real life	,r/E/pr/i/z/E/n't/eI//S//@/n/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
repress	hold back (the natural expression of); restrain; crush; oppress;	r/i/'pr/E/s	repressed child, repress a laugh/rebellion	normal	false
reprieve	postponement or cancelation of a punishment; temporary stay; V: postpone or cancel the punishment of	r/I/'pr/i/v	Not Available	normal	false
reprimand	reprove severely; rebuke; N.	'r/E/pr/i/,m/A/nd	Not Available	normal	false
reprisal	retaliation	r/I/'pr/aI/z/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
reprise	a renewal or resumption of an action; repetition; (music) a repetition or return to the first theme or subject; to perform or present a reprise of; repeat	r/I/'pr/aI/z	reprise in the finale, constant reprises. Most of Van Fleet's testimony was a reprise of thngs he had said before (Time).	normal	false
reproach	blame or censure; a cause of blame or disgrace; an object of blame, censure, or disapproval	r/I/'pr/oU//tS/	to bring reproah on one's family. His conduct at work is above reproach. A coward is a reproach to any ary.	normal	false
reprobate	morally disapproved person; person hardened in sin, devoid of a sense of decency; CF. disapproved by God ?	'r/E/pr/@/,b/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
reprobation	severe disapproval; CF. approbation	,r/E/pr/@/'b/eI//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
reprove	censure; rebuke; N. reproof	r/I/'pr/u/v	Not Available	normal	false
repudiate	to refuse to accept; reject; to rfuse to acknowledge or pay; to cast off; disown; to put away by divorce	r/I/'p/j//u/d/i/,/eI/t	to repudiate a doctrine. The old man shook his head, gently repudiating the imputation (Dickens). to repudiate a debt, to repudiate a claim. to repudiate a son.	normal	false
repugnance	a strong dislike, distaste, or aversion; antipathy; a contradiction; inconsistency	r/I/'p/@/gn/@/ns	Some people feel a repugnance for snakes. repugnance between statements.	easy	false
repulse	to drive back; repel; to refuse to accept; reject; the action of driving back or condition of being driven back; refusal or rejection	r/I/'p/@/ls	Our soldiers repulsed the enemy. She coldly repulsed him. After the second repulse, the enemy surrendered.	easy	false
repulsion	distaste; disgust; act of driving back; ADJ. repulsive: causing disgust; tending to drive away; V. repel (not `repulse')	r/I/'p/@/l/S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
reputable	respectable; having a good reputation	'r/E/p/j//U/t/@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
reputed	supposed;	r/I/'p/j//u/t/I/d	reputed father of the child	normal	false
requiem	mass for the dead; dirge	'r/E/kw/I/,/E/m	Not Available	normal	false
requisite	necessary requirement; something required; ADJ: required; necessary	'r/E/kw/I/z/I/t	Not Available	normal	false
requisition	formal demand or request;	,r/E/kw/I/'z/I//S//@/n	requisition for more computing equipment	normal	false
requite	make return for; repay; reciprocate; revenge; N. requittal	r/I/'kw/aI/t	Not Available	normal	false
rescind	repeal; annul; cancel (a law, decision, or agreement)	r/I/'s/I/nd	Not Available	normal	false
resentment	indignation; bitterness; displeasure; V. resent: feel anger about	r/I/'z/E/ntm/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
reserve	self-control; self-restraint; formal but distant manner; reticence;	r/I/'z/[@]/rv	without reserve: freely and openly	normal	false
residual	remaining; left over; of a residue; N: residue	r/I/'z/I//dZ//u//@/l	Not Available	normal	false
residue	remainder; balance	'r/E/z/I/,d/u/	Not Available	normal	false
resign	give up (a position, right, or claim); submit (oneself) passively	r/I/_'z/aI/n	Not Available	normal	false
resignation	patiently submissiveness; statement that one is quitting a job; ADJ. resigned: acquiescent	,r/E/z/I/g'n/eI//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
resilient	elastic; having the power of springing back; able to recover quickly (as from misfortune)	r/I/'z/I/l/j//@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
resolution	determination; resoluteness; ADJ. resolute: firm or determined in purpose	,r/E/z/@/'l/u//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
resolve	decide; settle; solve; separate; make a determined decision; N. resolution	r/I/'z/A/lv	Not Available	normal	false
resolve	determination; resolution; firmness of purpose	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
resonant	(of a sound) echoing; resounding(sounding loudly); deep and full in sound; producing resonance;	'r/E/z/@/,n/@/nt	resonant voice	normal	false
resort	turn to for help;	r/I/'z/O/rt	resort to violence	normal	false
resound	(of a place) be filled with sound; (of a sound) sound loudly; sound back; echo;	r/I/'z/AU/nd	hall resounded with laughter	normal	false
resourceful	clever and imaginative (in dealing with difficult situations); N. resource, resourcefulness	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
respiration	breathing; exhalation; ADJ. respiratory	,r/E/sp/@/'r/eI//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
respite	time for rest; interval of relief; delay in punishment; reprieve	'r/E/sp/I/t	Not Available	normal	false
resplendent	brilliant; splendid in appearance; dazzling; glorious	r/i/'spl/E/nd/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
responsiveness	state of reacting readily to appeals, orders, etc.; ADJ. responsive: readily reacting;	r/I/'sp/A/ns/I/vn/I/s	responsive to treatment	normal	false
restitution	returning something (lost or stolen) to the rightful owner; reparation; indemnification; compensation for loss, damage, or injury	,r/E/st/I/'t/u//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
restive	impatiently restless (induced by external coercion or restriction); restlessly impatient; obstinately resisting control;	'r/E/st/I/v	restive horses because of wolves	normal	false
restraint	moderation or self-control; controlling force; restriction	r/I/'str/eI/nt	Not Available	normal	false
resumption	taking up again; recommencement; V. resume: begin or take up again; take or occupy again;	r/I/'z/@/mp/S//@/n	Kindly resume your seats	normal	false
resurge	rise again; flow to and fro; N. resurgence; ADJ. resurgent: (of ideas or beliefs) experiencing revival; surging again	r/I/'s/[@]/r/dZ/	Not Available	normal	false
resurrect	revive	,r/E/z/@/'r/E/kt	Not Available	normal	false
resuscitate	revive; bring back to life or consciousness;	r/I/'s/@/s/I/,t/eI/t	resuscitate the drowned child	normal	false
retain	keep; maintain possession of; employ (esp. a lawyer or advisor); N. retainer: servant; fee paid to retain an advisor	r/I/'t/eI/n	Not Available	normal	false
retaliate	repay in kind (usually for bad treatment); V. retaliate	r/I/'t/&/l/i/,/eI/t	If we insult them, they will retaliate.	easy	false
retard	delay (in development); ADJ. retarded: (as of a child) slower in development	r/I/'t/A/rd	Not Available	normal	false
retentive	holding; able to retain things (esp. facts in the mind); having a good memory	r/I/'t/E/nt/I/v	Not Available	normal	false
reticent	inclined to silence; uncommunicative; reserved;	'r/E/t/I/s/@/nt	He was reticent about the reasons	normal	false
retinue	following; attendants	'r/E/t,/-/n/u/	Not Available	normal	false
retiring	shy and reserved (of a person); modest;	r/I/'t/aI//-/r/I//N/	her retiring personality	normal	false
retort	quick sharp reply; V.	r/I/'t/O/rt	Not Available	normal	false
retract	withdraw; take back; draw back;	r/I/'tr/&/kt	retract a statement/an offer/claws	normal	false
retrench	cut down; cut down expenses; economize	r/I/'tr/E/n/tS/	Not Available	normal	false
retribution	deserved punishment for wrongdoing; punishment for offenses; compensation; vengeance; CF. pay back	,r/E/tr/@/'b/j//u//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
retrieve	recover; put right; find and bring in; regain;	r/I/'tr/i/v	retrieve the situation	normal	false
retroactive	taking effect before its enactment (as a law) or imposition (as a tax); (of a law) having effect on the past as well as the future	,r/E/tr/oU/'/&/kt/I/v	Not Available	normal	false
retrograde	go backwards; recede; degenerate; deteriorate; ADJ.	'r/E/tr/@/,gr/eI/d	Not Available	normal	false
retrospective	looking back on things past; surveying past events or experiences; looking or directed backward; applying to the past; retroactive	,r/E/tr/@/'sp/E/kt/I/v	Frequent retrospective glances ... served to assume me that our retreat was not cut off (Herman Melville).	easy	false
revelry	boisterous merrymaking; V. revel: engage boisterous festivities; enjoy greatly; N: boisterous festivity or celebration	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
reverberate	echo repeatedly; resound;	r/i/'v/[@]/rb/@/,r/eI/t	The thunder reverberated across the valley	normal	false
reverend	worthy of great respect; deserving reverence; a clergyman	'r/E/v/@/r/@/nd	Not Available	normal	false
reverent	respectful; worshipful; feeling reverence; showing reverence	'r/E/v/@/r/@/nt	He gave reverent attention to the sermon.	easy	false
reverie	daydream; abstracted musing	'r/E/v/@/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
revert	relapse; backslide; turn back to; return to the former owner; N. reversion	r/I/'v/[@]/rt	Not Available	normal	false
revile	attack with abusive language; vilify(slander)	r/I/'v/aI/l	Not Available	normal	false
revoke	to take back; repeal; cancel; withdraw	r/I/'v/oU/k	to revoke a driver's license. The king revoked his decree.	normal	false
revulsion	sudden strong feeling of disgust; sudden violent change of feeling; negative reaction;	r/i/'v/@/l/S//@/n	revulsion from the scenes of torture	normal	false
rhapsodize	speak or write in an exaggeratedly enthusiastic manner;	'r/&/ps/@/,d/aI/z	rhapsodize over the beauty of the scenery	normal	false
rhapsody	excessively enthusiastic expression of feeling; musical composition of irregular form (as if made up as one plays it)	'r/&/ps/@/d/i/	Not Available	normal	false
rhetoric	art of effective communication; art of using language effectively and persuasively; style of speaking or writing; grandiloquent language;	'r/E/t/@/r/I/k	political rhetoric	easy	false
ribald	offensive in speech; coarsely mocking; irreverent; indecent; obscene	'r/I/b/@/ld	a ribald story, a ribald party.	difficult	false
rickety	liable to fall or break down; shaky or weak; having rickets; suffering from rickets; feeble in the joints	'r/I/k/I/t/i/	a rickety old chair	easy	false
riddle	pierce with holes; permeate or spread throughout;	'r/I/d/-/l	The gunman riddled the car with bullets, The whole report is riddled with errors	normal	false
rider	amendment or clause added to a legislative bill	'r/aI/d/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
rife	(of something bad) widespread; abundant; current	r/aI/f	Not Available	normal	false
rift	narrow opening in a large mass; break in a friendly relation;	r/I/ft	through a rift in the clouds	easy	false
rig	arrangement of masts and sails; V: equip (a ship) with rigging; ADJ. rigging: ropes that hold up a ship's sails	r/I/g	Not Available	normal	false
rig	fix or manipulate; manipulate dishonestly for personal gain;	Not available	rig the election	normal	false
righteous	morally upright; just	'r/aI//tS//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
rightful	legally correct;	'r/aI/tf/@/l	rightful owner	normal	false
rigid	hard and unbending; stiff and unyielding; fixed in behavior or views; strict; rigorous;	'r/I//dZ//I/d	rigid rule	easy	false
rigor	severity;	'r/I/g/@/r	rigors of the Russian winter	normal	false
rile	irritate; vex; muddy	r/aI/l	Not Available	normal	false
rip	tear or be torn quickly and violently;	r/I/p	The sail ripped under the force of the wind	normal	false
rivet	metal pin used for fastening metal plates together; V: fasten with a rivet; engross	'r/I/v/I/t	Not Available	easy	false
riveting	holding one's attention; absorbing; engrossing	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
rivulet	small stream; CF. rill < rivulet < river	'r/I/v/j//@/l/I/t	Not Available	normal	false
robust	strong; vigorous	r/oU/'b/@/st	Not Available	normal	false
rococo	ornate; highly decorated; N. CF. 18th century	r/@/'k/oU/k/oU/	Not Available	normal	false
roil	make liquids murky by stirring up sediment; disturb	r//Oi//l	Not Available	normal	false
rolling	(of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages;	Not available	rolling devolution of power to local governments	normal	false
romp	play or frolic boisterously; gambol; N.	r/A/mp	Not Available	normal	false
rooster	cock; adult male chicken	'r/u/st/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
roseate	rosy; optimistic;	'r/oU/z/i//I/t	roseate views	normal	false
roster	list (of names)	'r/A/st/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
rostrum	raised platform for speech-making; pulpit	'r/A/str/@/m	A brief discussion of colonial affairs brought a few left-wing delegates to the rostrum to criticize the Government's Policy.	difficult	false
rote	repetition; memorization through repetition without understanding;	r/oU/t	learn poetry by rote	normal	false
rotund	(of a person) fat and round	r/oU/'t/@/nd	Not Available	easy	false
rotunda	circular building or hall covered with a dome	r/oU/'t/@/nd/@/	Not Available	normal	false
rotundity	roundness; sonorousness of speech	r/oU/'t/@/nd/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
roue	a dissipated man; rake; lecherous man; profligate	r/u/'/eI/	I knew him fro a young roue of a vicomte -- a brainless and vicious youth (Charlotte Bronte).	difficult	false
rousing	lively; inducing excitement; stirring; V. rouse: waken; arouse from sleep or depression; excite; stir up	'r/AU/z/I//N/	Not Available	normal	false
rout	put to rout; stampede; drive out; N: complete defeat and disorderly retreat	r/AU/t	Not Available	normal	false
rubble	fragments (esp. from a destroyed building)	'r/@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
rubric	title or heading (in red print); directions for religious ceremony; protocol	'r/u/br/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
ruddy	reddish; (of the face) reddish and healthy-looking	'r/@/d/i/	Not Available	normal	false
rudimentary	that is to be learned or studied first; elementary; in an early stage of development; undeveloped	,r/u/d/@/'m/E/nt/@/r/i/	rudiments of the language. It is almost impossible to learn multiplication without the rudimentary steps of addition. rudimentary wings.	normal	false
rue	to be sorry for; regret; repent	r/u/	He will rue the day. She will rue the day she insulted your mother.	difficult	false
ruffian	violent scoundrel; bully	'r/@/f/i//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
rumble	make or move with a deep rolling sound (as thunder or stomach)	'r/@/mbl	Not Available	normal	false
ruminant	animal that ruminates; ADJ.	'r/u/m/@/n/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
ruminate	chew over and over (mentally or, like cows, physically); mull over(ponder)	'r/u/m/@/,n/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
rummage	to search thoroughly by moving things about; to pull from among other things; bring to light; to search in a disorderly way	'r/@/m/I//dZ/	I rummaged three drawers before I found my gloves. He rummaged his pockets (Mark Twain). She rummaged change from the bottom of her purse. Theobald had rummaged up a conclusion from some odd corner of his sould (Samuel Butler). She rummaged in her purse for some change.	easy	false
run-down	(of a place) dilapidated; in a bad condition; (of a person) weak or exhausted	r/@/n_d/AU/n	Not Available	normal	false
runic	mysterious; set down in an ancient alphabet; N. rune: one of the letters of an alphabet used by ancient Germanic peoples (cut on stone or wood); magic charm	'r/u/n/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
ruse	trick to deceive; stratagem	r/u/z	Not Available	normal	false
rustic	pertaining to country people; unsophisticated; simple; crude; uncouth; (of furniture) rough with the bark left on; N. rural person; rustic person	'r/@/st/@/k	A rustic lange in the quiet countryside. Some rusitc phrases which I had learned at the farmer's house. His rustic speech and ways made him uncomfortable in the city school.	normal	false
rusticate	banish to the country; dwell in the country	'r/@/st/@/,k/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
rustle	make slight sounds like silk moving or being rubbed together	'r/@/s/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
ruthless	pitiless; merciless; cruel	'r/u//T/l/I/s	Not Available	normal	false
saboteur	one who commits sabotage; destroyer of property; N. sabotage: destruction of property (usually carried out secretly)	,s/&/b/@/'t/[@]/r	Not Available	easy	false
saccharine	cloying sweet; characteristic of sugar or saccharin	's/&/k/@/r/I/n	Not Available	normal	false
sacrilegious	desecrating; profane; N. sacrilege: desecration, misuse, or theft of something sacred	,s/&/kr/@/'l/I//dZ//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
sacrosanct	invioably sacred; most sacred; inviolable. Sacrosanct is also used loosely, and often ironically, outside of religion--see sentence 2.	's/&/kr/oU/,s/&//N/kt	A church is sacrosanct. Mr. Peter's lunchtime trip to his neighborhood bar was sacrosanct; he would no sooner skip it than he would skip his mother's funeral.	easy	false
sadistic	inclined to cruelty; N. sadism: delight in cruelty	s/@/'d/I/st/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
saga	Scandinavian myth; any legend; long heroic narrative	's/A/g/@/	Not Available	normal	false
sagacious	wise; perceptive; shrewd; having insight; N. sagacity	s/@/'g/eI//S//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
sage	person celebrated for wisdom; wise person; ADJ: wise	s/eI//dZ/	Not Available	normal	false
salacious	lascivious; lustful;	s/@/'l/eI//S//@/s	salacious monk	normal	false
salient	prominent; projecting beyond a line; conspicuous;	's/eI/l/i//@/nt	salient features	normal	false
saline	salty	's/eI/l/aI/n	Not Available	normal	false
sallow	(of the skin) yellowish and unhealthy-looking; sickly in color;	's/&/l/oU/	sallow complexion due to jaundice	normal	false
salubrious	healthful; conducive to health or well-being; socially desirable;	s/@/'l/u/br/i//@/s	salubrious area	normal	false
salutary	tending to improve; beneficial; wholesome;	's/&/l/j//@/,t/eI/r/i/	The punishment had a salutary effect on the boy	normal	false
salvage	rescue (goods or property) from loss; N: saving; property saved	's/&/lv/I//dZ/	Not Available	normal	false
sanctimonious	displaying ostentatious or hypocritical devoutness; N. sanctimony: hypocritical piety	,s/&//N/kt/@/'m/oU/n/i//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
sanction	permission with authority; support; approval; (figurative) encouragement given to an opinion or practice, as by an influential person or by custom or public opinion.	's/&//N/k/S//@/n	We have the sanction of the recreation department to play ball in this park. Plans are also being prepared for the building of nine others, for which all necessary sanctions from various interested authorities have been obtained (London Times).	easy	false
sanctuary	a place of refuge or protection; shelter; shrine; holy place	's/&//N/k/tS//u/,/E/r/i/	The outlaw was granted sanctuary in the church. a wildlife sanctuary. The escaped prisoner found santuary in the temple. The cabin provided sanctuary from the rain	normal	false
sanguinary	bloody; with much bloodshed	's/&//N/gw/@/,n/E/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
sanguine	optimistic; cheerful; hopeful; of the color of blood; red	's/&//N/w/I/n	Not Available	normal	false
sap	diminish; weaken; undermine the foundations of (a fortification);	s/&/p	The element kryptonite sapped his strength. The walls of the boathouse had been sapped by the waves. The extreme heat sapped our strength. New York's public school system is being harassed and sapped by increasing problems of discipline and delinquency (New York Times).	difficult	false
sarcasm	cutting ironic remark; scornful remarks; stinging rebuke; ADJ. sarcastic	's/A/rk/&/z/@/m	Not Available	normal	false
sardonic	scornfully mocking; disdainful; sarcastic; cynical;	s/A/r'd/A/n/I/k	sardonic smile	normal	false
sartorial	pertaining to tailors or tailoring;	s/A/r't/oU/r/i//@/l	a man of great sartorial elegance	normal	false
sate	satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy	s/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
satellite	small body revolving around a larger one	's/&/t,/-/l/aI/t	Not Available	easy	false
satiate	satisfy fully (physical needs such as hunger); sate; N. satiety: condition of being satiated	's/eI//S//I/,/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
satire	form of literature in which irony, sarcasm, and ridicule are employed to attack human vice and folly	's/&/t/aI//-/r	Not Available	normal	false
satirical	using satire; mocking	s/@/'t/I/r/I/k/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
saturate	soak thoroughly; imbue; impregnate; charge; fill to capacity	's/&/t/S//@/,r/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
saturnine	morose; gloomy;	's/&/t/@/r,n/aI/n	Do not be misled by his saturnine countenance	normal	false
satyr	an ancient Greet deity of the woods, who was part man and part goat or horse. The satyrs were merry, riotous followers of Bacchus, the god of wine.	's/eI/t/@/r	Not Available	difficult	false
saunter	stroll(go for a leisurely walk) slowly; N.	's/O/nt/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
savant	scholar; learned person; CF. savoir: know	's/&/v/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
savor	enjoy; have a distinctive flavor, smell, or quality; N: taste or smell; distinctive quality	's/eI/v/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
savory	pleasant in taste; tasty; pleasing, attractive, or agreeable;	's/eI/v/@/r/i/	savory reputation	normal	false
scabbard	case for a sword blade; sheath	'sk/&/b/@/rd	Not Available	normal	false
scads	a great quantity;	Not available	scads of clothes, scads of people, scads of trouble	normal	false
scaffold	temporary platform for workers (to work at heights above the ground); bracing framework; platform for execution	'sk/&/f/@/ld	Not Available	normal	false
scale	climb up; ascend; remove or come off in scales; N: flake of epidermis; ascending or descending series of musical tones	sk/eI/l	Not Available	normal	false
scanty	meager; insufficient	'sk/&/nt/i/	Not Available	normal	false
scapegoat	someone who bears the blame for others; whipping boy; CF. escape+goat	'sk/eI/p,g/oU/t	He has been the scapegoat for many of the sins... of other individuals. This suggests that witches did not simply exist in nature in the form of demented women-- but that the inquisition created them by scapegoating innocent women (New Your Times)	difficult	false
scavenge	hunt through discarded materials for usable items or food; search, especially for food; N. scavenger: one who scavenges; animal that feeds on refuse and carrion	'sk/&/v/I/n/dZ/	Not Available	normal	false
scenario	plot outline; screenplay(script for a movie); opera libretto; outline of possible future events	s/I/'n/(@)/r/i/,/oU/	Not Available	normal	false
schematic	having to do with or like a diagram, plan, or scheme; diagrammatic; suggested or modified by a preconceived system	sk/i/'m/&/t/I/k	My representations became even more schematic and abstract (Time).	easy	false
scheme	systematic plan; plot; clever dishonest plan; orderly arrangement of elements;	sk/i/m	health insurance scheme, a scheme to escape taxes, a color scheme, a story with no scheme	normal	false
schism	division into factions (esp. within a religious body); split	's/I/z/@/m	Not Available	normal	false
scholarly	full of learning; erudite; like a scholar;	Not available	scholarly journal	normal	false
scintilla	trace; minute amount; shred; least bit;	s/I/n't/I/l/@/	There is not a scintilla of truth	normal	false
scintillate	sparkle; flash; be animated; be full of life;	's/I/n,t/-/l/eI/t	scintillating conversation, The snow scintillates in the sun like diamonds. (Figurative.) Brilliant wit scintillates.	normal	false
scion	detached plant shoot used in grafting; descendant	's/aI//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
scoff	laugh (at); mock; ridicule;	sk/O/f	scoff at their threats	normal	false
scorch	sear; N.	sk/O/r/tS/	Not Available	normal	false
score	number of points; written form of a musical composition; a cut; scratch; stroke; mark; line	sk/oU/r	the score of an opera. She was studying the score of the piece she was learning to play. scores made on a tree for its sap. The carpenter used a nail to make a score on the board.	easy	false
scotch	stamp out(put an end to); thwart; hinder;	sk/A//tS/	scotch the rumor	normal	false
scourge	lash; whip (formerly used for punishment); source of severe punishment; V: whip; afflict	sk/[@]/r/dZ/	Not Available	normal	false
scowl	frown angrily; N: angry frown	sk/AU/l	Not Available	normal	false
scrap	small bit or fragment; discarded waste material; fight;	skr/&/p	a scrap of paper/cloth	normal	false
scrappy	quarrelsome	'skr/&/p/i/	Not Available	normal	false
scraps	leftover food	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
screech	unpleasant high sharp sound; shriek; V. to cry out sharply in a high voice; scream; shriek	skr/i//tS/	The woman's screeches brought the police. "Help! help!" she screeched.	easy	false
scrimmage	disorderly fight between two or more people	'skr/I/m/I//dZ/	Not Available	normal	false
scruple	hesitate for ethical reasons; fret about;	'skr/u/p/@/l	She did not scruple to read his diary	normal	false
scrupulous	conscientious; extremely thorough;	'skr/u/p/j//U/l/@/s	scrupulous worker	normal	false
scrutinize	examine closely and critically; N. scrutiny	'skr/u/t/I/,n/aI/z	The jeweler scrutinized the diamond for flaws. But never before have so many citizens been scrutinized with suspicion (Scientific American).	easy	false
scuffle	struggle confusedly; move off in a confused hurry; N. CF. scuffling twins ?	'sk/@/f/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
scurrilous	abusive; obscene; indecent;	'sk/[@]/r/@/l/@/s	scurrilous remark	normal	false
scurry	move hastily; hurry; move briskly	'sk/[@]/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
scurvy	contemptible; despicable; N: disease caused by deficiency of Vitamin C	'sk/[@]/rv/i/	Not Available	normal	false
scuttle	sink (a ship) by cutting holes in the hull; scrap; discard; N: small hatch in a ship's deck or hull	'sk/@/t/-/l	After the pirates captured the ship, they scuttled it.	difficult	false
seamy	sordid; base; filthy; unwholesome;	's/i/m/i/	seamy side of city life	normal	false
sear	burn the surface of; char or burn; brand; parch; cause (a plant) to wither	s/i/r	Not Available	normal	false
season	enhance the flavor of by adding a spice, etc.; inure; harden; N. seasoning: something used in seasoning	's/i/z/@/n	Not Available	normal	false
seasonable	occurring at the proper time or season; opportune;	's/i/z/@/n/@/b/@/l	seasonable intervention in the dispute	normal	false
seasonal	of a particular season;	's/i/z/@/n/-/l	seasonal rise in employment	normal	false
seasoned	experienced	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
secession	the act of formally withdrawing from an organization; seceding.	s/I/'s/E//S//@/n	Not Available	difficult	false
seclusion	isolation; solitude; V. seclude: set apart from others; isolate	s/I/'kl/u//Z//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
secrete	conceal; hide away or cache; produce and release a substance into an organism; CF. secretive	s/I/'kr/i/t	Not Available	normal	false
sect	separate religious body; faction; group of people with common beliefs within a larger group	s/E/kt	Not Available	normal	false
sectarian	of a sect; narrow-minded; parochial; N: member of a sect; narrow-minded person	s/E/k't/(@)/r/i//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
secular	worldly; not pertaining to church matters or religion; temporal	's/E/k/j//@/l/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
sedate	quiet, calm, and composed; serious; undisturbed by passion or excitement.	s/I/'d/eI/t	She is very sedate for a child and would rather read and sew than play. One of those calm, quiet, sedate natures, to whom the temptations of turbulent nerves or vehement passions are things utterly incomprehensible (Harriet Beecher Stowe).	normal	false
sedentary	requiring sitting; done while sitting; not moving from one place to another; settled;	's/E/d/-/n,t/E/r/i/	sedentary job/population	normal	false
sedition	conduct or language inciting rebellion; rebellion; resistance to authority; insubordination; ADJ. seditious	s/I/'d/I//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
seduce	lead away from proper conduct; entice; ADJ. seductive	s/I/'d/u/s	Not Available	normal	false
sedulous	diligent; assiduous; paying attention; N. sedulity	's/E//dZ//@/l/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
seedy	run-down; decrepit; disreputable; having many seeds;	's/i/d/i/	seedy downtown hotel	normal	false
seemly	(of behavior) proper; appropriate	's/i/ml/i/	Not Available	normal	false
seep	to leak slowly; ooze; trickle; moisture that seeps out; a small spring	s/i/p	Water seeps through sand. The independence seeped out of him (Sinclair Lewis).	normal	false
seethe	be violently disturbed; boil; (of a liquid) move about wildly as if boiling;	s/i//D/	The nation was seething with discontent	normal	false
seine	seine net; net for catching fish	s/eI/n	Not Available	normal	false
seismic	pertaining to earthquakes	's/aI/zm/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
selective	careful in choosing; having an effect only on certain things; not general;	s/I/'l/E/kt/I/v	eclectic weed killer	normal	false
self-indulgence	excessive indulgence of one's own desire	s/E/lf_/I/n'd/@/l/dZ//@/ns	Not Available	normal	false
self-righteous	sure of one's own righteousness; moralistic	s/E/lf_'r/aI//tS//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
semblance	outward appearance; guise;	's/E/mbl/@/ns	We called in the troops to bring a/some semblance of order to the city	normal	false
seminal	related to seed or semen; germinal; creative; providing a basis for further development; influencing future developments;	's/E/m/@/n/-/l	seminal research in a new field	normal	false
seminary	school for training future ministers; secondary school, especially for young women	's/E/m/@/,n/E/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
senility	old age; feeblemindedness of old age; ADJ. senile: resulting from old age; showing the weakness of body or mind from old age;	s/I/'n/I/l/I/t/i/	senile dementia	normal	false
sensitization	process of being made sensitive or acutely responsive to an external agent or substance; V. sensitize: make or become sensitive	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
sensual	devoted to the pleasures of the sense; carnal; voluptuous;	's/E/n/S//u//@/l	sensual woman/curves/lips	normal	false
sensuous	giving pleasure to the senses; pertaining to the physical senses; operating through the senses; sensuous feeling of soft velvet on the skin	,s/E/n/S//u/'/A/s/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
sententious	pithy; terse; concise; aphoristic	s/E/n't/E/n/S//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
sentient	that can feel; having feeling; a person or thing that feels	's/E/n/S//@/nt	sentient creature. Poets are very apt to credit inanimate objects with being sentient.	normal	false
sentimental	swayed by sentiment; appealing to the sentiments	,s/E/nt/@/'m/E/nt/-/l	Not Available	normal	false
sentinel	sentry; lookout	's/E/n,t/-/n/-/l	Not Available	normal	false
septic	causing infection or putrefaction; caused by infection or putrefaction	's/E/pt/I/k	We did, of course, practice rigid asesis (avoidance of infection) but septic surgery would be a nightmare (Harper's).	easy	false
sepulcher	tomb; V: place in a sepulcher; ADJ. sepulchral	's/E/p/@/lk/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
sequester	isolate; segregate; seclude; retire from public life	s/I/'kw/E/st/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
sere	sear; parched; dry	s/i/r	Not Available	normal	false
serendipity	gift for finding valuable things by accident; accidental good fortune or luck	,s/E/r/@/n'd/I/p/I/t/i/	One of the greatest instances of serendipity in all history was the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus, who was looking for the Indies.	easy	false
serenity	calmness; placidity; ADJ. serene	s/@/'r/E/n/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
serpentine	winding; twisting; of or like a serpent;	's/[@]/rp/@/n,t/i/n	serpentine course of the river	normal	false
serrated	having a sawtoothed edge;	's/E/r/eI/t/I/d	serrated leaf	normal	false
servile	slavish; cringing; N. servility	's/[@]/rv/I/l	Not Available	normal	false
servitude	slavery; compulsory labor imposed as a punishment	's/[@]/rv/I/,t/j//u/d	Not Available	normal	false
sever	separate; cut off (a part) from a whole; break up (a relationship); N. severance; CF. severance pay: extra pay given an employee upon leaving a position	's/E/v/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
severity	harshness; intensity; sternness; austerity; ADJ. severe: harsh; strict; extremely violent or intense	s/I/'v/E/r/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
sextant	navigation tool used to determine a ship's latitude and longitude (by measuring the altitudes of stars)	's/E/kst/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
shack	crude cabin	/S//&/k	Not Available	normal	false
shackle	chain; fetter; confine with shackles; N.	'/S//&/k/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
shade	slight difference in degree; nuance; degree of color;	/S//eI/d	shades of meaning/grey	easy	false
sham	pretend; feign; ADJ: not genuine; fake;	/S//@/m	sham jewelry, The agreement was a sham	normal	false
shambles	a confusion; mess; general disorder; a place of butchery or of great bloodshed	'/S//&/mb/@/lz	After the hurricane, the coast was a shambles. to make a shambles of a clean room. He left his affairs in a complete shambles when he died. The voice radio was a shambles of several different operators speaking at once (New Yorker).	normal	false
Shangri-la	imaginary remote paradise on earth; CF. Lost Horizon	'/S//&//N/gr/@/_,l/A/	Not Available	normal	false
shard	fragment generally of broken pottery (glass, clay bowl, or cup)	/S//A/rd	Not Available	normal	false
shaving	very thin piece, usually of wood (cut from a surface with a sharp blade)	'/S//eI/v/I//N/	Not Available	normal	false
sheaf	bundle of stalks of grain; any bundle of things tied together	/S//i/f	a sheaf of papers, a sheaf of arrows.	normal	false
shear	remove (fleece or hair) by cutting; remove the hair or fleece from; cut with or as if with shears; N: shears; pair of scissors	/S//i/r	Not Available	normal	false
sheathe	place into a case; insert into or provide with a sheath;	/S//i//D/	He sheathed his dagger	normal	false
shed	small roofed structure for storage and shelter; V: pour forth; lose by natural process; repel without allowing penetration; radiate; cast;	/S//E/d	shed tears/light/water/skin/leaves	normal	false
sheer	pure; thin and transparent; very steep	/S//i/r	Not Available	normal	false
sherbet	flavored dessert ice	'/S//[@]/rb/I/t	Not Available	normal	false
shift	change position or place; exchange (one thing) for another; change in direction or position;	/S//I/ft	shift the stolen goods	normal	false
shimmer	shine with a flickering light; glimmer intermittently;	'/S//I/m/@/r	The moonlight shimmered on the water	normal	false
shirk	avoid (responsibility, work, etc.); malinger	/S//[@]/rk	Not Available	normal	false
shoddy	made of inferior material; sham; not genuine; inferior; dishonest;	'/S//A/d/i/	shoddy goods/trick	normal	false
shoot	new growth from a plant	/S//u/t	Not Available	normal	false
shove	push forward; push roughly;	/S//oU/v	pushing and shoving to get on the bus. We shoved the bookcase into place. The bully shoved me out of the room.	normal	false
shrew	scolding woman; very small mouselike animal	/S/r/u/	Not Available	normal	false
shrewd	clever; astute	/S/r/u/d	Not Available	normal	false
shrivel	make or become shrunken and wrinkled (often by drying)	'/S/r/I/v/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
shudder	shake uncontrollably; tremble; V.	'/S//@/d/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
shuffle	mix together; jumble; move (something) from one place to another; slide (the feet) along the ground while walking;	'/S//@/f/@/l	shuffle papers from one pile to another	normal	false
shun	keep away from; avoid deliberately;	/S//@/n	She has been shunned by her neighbors	normal	false
shunt	move (a railway train) from one track to another; turn aside; divert; sidetrack;	/S//@/nt	shunt traffic around an accident	normal	false
shyster	lawyer using questionable methods; unscrupulous practioner	'/S//aI/st/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
sibling	brother or sister	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
sibylline	prophetic; oracular; N. sibyl: woman prophet (in the ancient world)	's/I/b/@/,l/i/n	Not Available	normal	false
sidereal	relating to stars;	s/aI/'d/i/r/i//@/l	sidereal day	normal	false
sidetrack	switch (a railroad car) to a siding; divert from a main issue; N. CF. siding: short section of railroad track connected by switches with a main track	's/aI/d,tr/&/k	Not Available	normal	false
sift	put through a sieve to separate fine from coarse particles; sort or examine carefully	s/I/ft	Not Available	normal	false
significant	expressing a meaning; important;	s/I/g'n/I/f/@/k/@/nt	significant smile	normal	false
silt	sediment deposited by running water (at the entrance to a harbor or by a bend in a river)	s/I/lt	Not Available	normal	false
simian	monkeylike; N: ape or monkey	's/I/m/i//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
simile	comparison of one thing with another, using the word like or as	's/I/m/@/l/i/	Not Available	normal	false
simper	smirk; smile in a silly way; smile affectedly	's/I/mp/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
simplistic	oversimplified	s/I/m'pl/I/st/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
simulate	feign; imitate	's/I/m/j//U/,l/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
sinecure	well-paid position with little responsibility; CF. sine cure: without care; CF. San Serif	's/aI/n/@/,k/j//U/r	Not Available	normal	false
sinewy	(of meat) tough; strong and firm; muscular; N. sinew: tendon; strong cord connecting a muscle to a bone	's/I/n/j//u//i/	Not Available	normal	false
singular	being only one; individual; unique; extraordinary; odd;	's/I//N/g/j//@/l/@/r	singular beauty/behavior	normal	false
sinister	evil; ominous	's/I/n/I/st/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
sinuous	twisting; winding; bending in and out; not morally honest	's/I/n/j//u//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
siren	apparatus for making sounds; womanlike creature	's/aI/r/@/n	Not Available	normal	false
skeptic	sceptic; doubter; person who suspends judgment until he has examined the evidence supporting a point of view; ADJ. skeptical; N. skepticism; scepticism	'sk/E/pt/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
skiff	small light sailboat or rowboat	sk/I/f	Not Available	normal	false
skim	read or glance through quickly; touch lightly in passing; brush; remove from the surface of a liquid	sk/I/m	Not Available	normal	false
skimp	provide or use scantily; live very economically;	sk/I/mp	skimp on necessities	normal	false
skinflint	miser; stingy person	'sk/I/n,fl/I/nt	Not Available	normal	false
skirmish	minor fight; minor battle in war; V.	'sk/[@]/rm/I//S/	Not Available	normal	false
skittish	inconstant; capricious; frivolous; not serious;	'sk/I/t/I//S/	charming but skittish young woman	normal	false
skulduggery	dishonest behavior or action; dishonesty	sk/@/l'd/@/g/@/r/i/	skulduggery in the election.	normal	false
skulk	move furtively and secretly;	sk/@/lk	He skulked through the less fashionable sections of the city	normal	false
slack	moving slowly; sluggish; inactive; (of a rope) loose; negligent; lax;	sl/&/k	slack season, slack in one's work	normal	false
slacken	slow up; loosen; make or become slack	'sl/&/k/@/n	Not Available	normal	false
slag	glassy residue from smelting metal; dross; waste matter	sl/&/g	Not Available	normal	false
slake	satisfy (thirst); quench; sate	sl/eI/k	Not Available	normal	false
slander	defamation; utterance of false and malicious statements; V. ADJ. slanderous	'sl/&/nd/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
slap	hit quickly with the flat part of the hand; N. CF. smack	sl/&/p	Not Available	normal	false
slapdash	hasty and careless; haphazard; sloppy(carelessly done)	'sl/&/p,d/&//S/	Not Available	normal	false
slaughter	killing of animals for food; massacre; V: butcher (animals) for food; kill in large numbers	'sl/O/t/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
slavish	of or like a slave; servile; showing no originality; copied very closely;	'sl/eI/v/I//S/	slavish devotion/copy of the original	normal	false
sleazy	shabby and dirty; flimsy; insubstantial;	'sl/i/z/i/	sleazy back-street hotel/fabric	normal	false
sledge	large sled drawn by work animals	sl/E//dZ/	Not Available	normal	false
sleek	smooth and shining (as from good health); V.	sl/i/k	Not Available	normal	false
sleeper	one that achieves unexpected success; something originally of little value or importance that in time becomes very valuable	'sl/i/p/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
sleigh	large vehicle drawn by a horse over snow or ice	sl/eI/	Not Available	normal	false
sleight	dexterity; CF. sleight of hand: legerdemain; quickness of the hands in doing tricks	sl/aI/t	Not Available	normal	false
slew	large quantity or number;	sl/u/	slew of errands left	normal	false
slick	make smooth or glossy; N: smooth surface;	sl/I/k	oil slick	normal	false
slight	insult to one's dignity; snub; V: treat as if of small importance; insult; snub; ADJ. small in size; of small importance	sl/aI/t	Not Available	normal	false
slink	move furtively; ADJ. slinky: stealthy; furtive; sneaky (as in ambush)	sl/I//N/k	Not Available	normal	false
slipshod	slovenly; careless; sloppy; untidy; shabby;	'sl/I/p/S//A/d	slipshod work	normal	false
slither	slip or slide	'sl/I//D//@/r	Not Available	normal	false
sloth	slow moving tree-dwelling mammal; laziness; ADJ. slothful: lazy; indolent	sl/O//T/	Not Available	normal	false
slough	(of a snake) shed or cast off (dead outer skin); N: outer layer that is shed	sl/AU/	Not Available	normal	false
slovenly	untidy; careless in work habits; slipshod; N. sloven: one who is habitually untidy or careless	'sl/@/v/@/nl/i/	Not Available	normal	false
sluggard	lazy person	'sl/@/g/@/rd	Not Available	normal	false
sluggish	lazy; slow; inactive; lethargic; CF. slug: nail with no shell	'sl/@/g/I//S/	Not Available	normal	false
sluice	artificial channel for directing or controlling the flow of water (with a gate to regulate the flow)	sl/u/s	Not Available	normal	false
slur	to pass lightly over; go throught hurriedly or in a careless way; slander; insult to one's character or reputation;	sl/[@]/r	Biographers have slurred a few facts in their hurry to carry out their theory of favourites (Charles Kingsley). Hardly anything was so likely to be of advantage to the Lancastrians as to slur the descent of the House of York(Scott).	difficult	false
slur	slander; insult to one's character or reputation; V.	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
sly	clever in deceiving; secretive; not telling one's intentions	sl/aI/	That boy is as sly as a fox. The sly cat stole the meat while the cook's back was turned. She asked sly questions. Waiting for the surprise party to being, the children exchanged many sly looks and smiles.	easy	false
smart	intelligent; quick and energetic; fashionable;	sm/A/rt	smart pace/restaurant	normal	false
smattering	slight knowledge; small scattered number or amount;	'sm/&/t/@/r/I//N/	smattering of German	normal	false
smear	spread or cover with a sticky substance; N: mark made by smearing	sm/i/r	Not Available	normal	false
smelt	melt (ore) for separating and removing the metal; melt or blend ores changing their chemical composition	sm/E/lt	Not Available	normal	false
smirk	conceited smile; offensively self-satisfied smile (often at someone else's misfortune); V.	sm/[@]/rk	Not Available	normal	false
smolder	smoulder; burn slowly without flame; be liable to break out at any moment; exist in a suppressed state;	'sm/oU/ld/@/r	smoldering anger	normal	false
smother	kill from lack of air; suppress; cover thickly;	'sm/@//D//@/r	smothered in little stickers	normal	false
smudge	dirty mark with unclear edges made by rubbing; V.	sm/@//dZ/	Not Available	normal	false
smug	self-satisfied; complacent	sm/@/g	Not Available	normal	false
sneak	move, give, or take in a quiet, stealthy way; N: one who sneaks; ADJ. sneaky	sn/i/k	Not Available	normal	false
snicker	a half-suppressed and often disrespectful laugh; sly or silly laugh; giggle	'sn/I/k/@/r	a self-conscious snicker	easy	false
snip	short quick cut with scissors; V: cut with scissors	sn/I/p	Not Available	normal	false
snivel	complain or whine tearfully; run at the nose; snuffle;	'sn/I/v/@/l	Don't come back sniveling to me	normal	false
snub	ignore or behave coldly toward;	sn/@/b	I made a suggestion but she snubbed me	normal	false
snuffle	sniffle; sniff repeatedly (in order to keep liquid from running out of the nose)	'sn/@/f/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
soar	rise or fly high in the air;	s/oU/r	The rocket soared into the sky	normal	false
sober	serious; solemn; not drunken; abstemious or temperate; intoxicated; calm; sensible	's/oU/b/@/r	Many accidents are caused by drivers who are not completely sober The minister led a sober, hardworking life. a sober expression, sober joy, as sober as a judge. He looked sober at the thought of missig the picnic.	easy	false
sobriety	moderation (especially regarding indulgence in alcohol); seriousness	s/@/'br/aI//I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
sodden	thoroughly soaked; dull or stupid as if from drink	's/A/d/@/n	Not Available	normal	false
sojourn	temporary stay; a brief stay; to dwell for a time	's/A//dZ//@/n	During his sojourn in Africa he learned much about native customs. The entire family enjoyed a sojourn in Europe las month. The Israelites sojourned in the land of Egypt.	difficult	false
solace	comfort in sorrow or trouble; consolation; V: comfort or console in time of sorrow or trouble	's/A/l/I/s	Not Available	normal	false
solder	repair or make whole by using a metal alloy; N: metal alloy (usually tin and lead) used in the molten state to join metallic parts	's/A/d/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
solecism	nonstandard grammatical construction; construction that is flagrantly incorrect grammatically; violation of social etiquette	's/A/l/I/,s/I/z/@/m	Not Available	normal	false
solemnity	seriousness; gravity	s/@/'l/E/mn/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
solicit	entreat; request earnestly; seek to obtain;	s/@/'l/I/s/I/t	solicit votes	normal	false
solicitor	lawyer in the lower court of law	s/@/'l/I/s/I/t/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
solicitous	anxious; worried; concerned; eager;	s/@/'l/I/s/I/t/@/s	solicitous to do something	normal	false
soliloquy	talking to oneself (esp. in a play); CF. monologue: soliloquy; long speech by one person (often monopolizing a conversation)	s/@/'l/I/l/@/kw/i/	Not Available	normal	false
solitude	state of being alone; seclusion; ADJ. solitary: existing or living alone (esp. by choice); remote or secluded; single; sole;	's/A/l/I/,t/u/d	solitary life/inn, no solitary piece of proof	normal	false
solstice	point or time at which the sun is farthest from the equator	's/A/lst/I/s	Not Available	normal	false
soluble	able to be dissolved in a liquid; able to be worked out or solved	's/A/l/j//@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
solvent	able to pay all depths; N. solvency	's/A/lv/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
solvent	substance that dissolves another; ADJ: capable of dissolving another substance	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
somatic	pertaining to the body; bodily; physical	s/oU/'m/&/t/I/k	somatic cells and sex cells	easy	false
somber	dark; gloomy; melancholy; depressing; CF. shadow	's/A/mb/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
somnambulist	sleepwalker; V. somnambulate; N. somnambulism	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
somnolent	half asleep; drowsy; N. somnolence	's/A/mn/@/l/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
sonic	of sound or its speed in air; CF. subsonic, supersonic	's/A/n/I/k	Not Available	easy	false
sonnet	14-line poetic verse form with a fixed rhyme pattern	's/A/n/I/t	Not Available	normal	false
sonorous	resonant; producing a full deep sound; producing sound	s/@/'n/oU/r/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
soothsayer	one who foretells the future	's/u//T/,s/eI//@/r	Not Available	normal	false
sophist	teacher of philosophy; quibbler; employer of fallacious reasoning; N. sophism: plausible but fallacious argument	's/A/f/I/st	Not Available	normal	false
sophisticated	worldly wise and urbane; refined; complex; N. sophistication; V. sophisticate	s/@/'f/I/st/@/,k/eI/t/I/d	Not Available	normal	false
sophistry	unsound reasoning; seemingly plausible but fallacious reasoning; a clever but misleading argument	's/A/f/I/str/i/	The parson's cant, the lawyer's sophistry (Alexander Pope).	difficult	false
sophomoric	immature; half-baked; like a sophomore	,s/A/f/@/'m/O/r/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
soporific	sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness; drowsy	,s/A/p/@/'r/I/f/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
sordid	filthy; foul; base; vile;	's/oU/rd/I/d	sordid bed/story	normal	false
sound	in good condition; showing good judgment or good sense; thorough; complete;	s/AU/nd	sound mind/investment/training	normal	false
sour	having a sharp or acid taste; acid; tart; bad-tempered; V.	s/AU/r	Not Available	normal	false
sovereign	ruler in a monarchy; ADJ: (of a country) independent and self-governing; having supreme power; supreme; excellent	's/A/vr/I/n	Not Available	normal	false
sovereignty	complete independence and self-government (of a country); supremacy of authority; power to govern	's/A/vr/I/nt/i/	Not Available	normal	false
sow	plant or scatter seed	s/oU/	Not Available	normal	false
spangle	small shiny metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation	'sp/&//N/g/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
spare	give; use; refrain from harming; save from experiencing; exempt;	sp/(@)/r	spare me 5 minutes, Take this money and spare my life, The emperor was spared the onus, spare time	normal	false
sparse	not thick; thinly scattered; scanty	sp/A/rs	The sparse population of the country, sparse hair; a sparse diet (scanty; meager)	easy	false
spartan	without attention to comfort; lacking luxury and comfort; sternly disciplined;	Not available	spartan living condition/life, spartan fortitude, spartan taste	difficult	false
spasmodic	fitful; periodic; of or like a spasm; N. spasm: sudden involuntary muscular contraction; sudden burst of energy or emotion	sp/&/z'm/A/d/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
spat	squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel	sp/&/t	Not Available	normal	false
spate	a sudden outburst; violent outpouring; a large number; great quantity	sp/eI/t	spate of accidents, a spate of words or anger; a spate of new books on astronomy	normal	false
spatial	relating to space	'sp/eI//S//@/l	Not Available	normal	false
spatula	broad-bladed instrument used for spreading or mixing	'sp/&//tS//@/l/@/	Not Available	normal	false
spawn	lay eggs (in large numbers); produce offspring (in large numbers); N: eggs of aquatic animals	sp/O/n	Not Available	normal	false
specious	seemingly reasonable but incorrect; misleading (often intentionally)	'sp/i//S//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
speck	small piece or mark;	sp/E/k	speck of dust in the eye	normal	false
spectral	ghostly; N. specter: spectre; ghost; phantom	'sp/E/ktr/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
spectrum	colored band produced when a beam of light passes through a prism; broad and continuous range;	'sp/E/ktr/@/m	whole spectrum of modern thoughts	normal	false
speechless	unable for the moment to speak (because of strong feeling);	'sp/i//tS/l/I/s	speechless with anger	normal	false
spendthrift	someone who wastes money; CF. thrift: accumulated wealth	'sp/E/nd,/T/r/I/ft	Not Available	normal	false
sphinx-like	enigmatic; mysterious	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
spin	rotate swiftly; make (thread) by twisting (cotton, wool, etc.); N.	sp/I/n	Not Available	normal	false
splice	join together end to end to make one continuous length; fasten together; unite;	spl/aI/s	splice two strips of tape	normal	false
spoilsport	one who spoils the pleasure of others	'sp//Oi//l,sp/oU/rt	Not Available	normal	false
spontaneity	lack of premeditation; naturalness; freedom from constraint; ADJ. spontaneous: self-generated; unpremeditated; happening without being planned	,sp/A/nt/@/'n/i//I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
spoof	parody	sp/u/f	Not Available	normal	false
spoonerism	accidental transposition of sounds in successive words;	'sp/u/n/@/,r/i/z/@/m	``Let me sew you to your sheet'' for ``Let me show you to your seat''	normal	false
sporadic	occurring irregularly; intermittent	sp/oU/'r/&/d/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
sportive	playful; frolicsome; merry; CF. sport: play or frolic; CF. sportsmanlike	'sp/oU/rt/I/v	Not Available	normal	false
sprightly	lively	'spr/aI/tl/i/	Not Available	normal	false
sprout	begin to grow; give off shoots or buds; N: new growth on a plant; shoot	spr/AU/t	Not Available	normal	false
spruce	neat and trim in appearance; smart;	spr/u/s	Be spruce for your job interview	normal	false
spry	(esp. of older people) vigorously active; nimble; brisk	spr/aI/	The spry old lady traveled all over the country.	normal	false
spurious	false; counterfeit; forged; illogical;	'sp/j//U/r/i//@/s	spurious arguments	normal	false
spurn	reject disdainfully; scorn;	sp/[@]/rn	She spurned all offers of help	normal	false
squabble	minor quarrel; bickering; V: engage in a minor quarrel;	'skw/A/b/@/l	squabbling children	normal	false
squalor	condition of being squalid; filth; degradation; dirty neglected state; ADJ. squalid: dirty; sordid; morally repulsive;	'skw/A/l/@/r	squalid story	normal	false
squander	waste; spend foolishly	'skw/A/nd/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
squash	crush; quash; suppress	skw/A//S/	Not Available	normal	false
squat	short and thick; stocky;	skw/A/t	ugly squat tower	normal	false
squeamish	easily shocked or sickened by unpleasant things; fastidious;	'skw/i/m/I//S/	A nurse should not be squeamish	normal	false
squelch	to cause to be silent; crush; to strike or press on with crusing force; put down; squash; sppress; to walk or tread heavily in mud, water, or wet ground, or with water in the shoes, so as to mke a splashing sound	skw/E/l/tS/	to sqelch an annyoing child. She squelched him with a look of contempt. to squelch a student demonstration or an evil rumor. ...drillers squelching through the mud back to their barges (London Times).	difficult	false
staccato	played in an abrupt manner; marked by abrupt sharp sound;	st/@/'k/A/t/oU/	staccato applause	normal	false
stagnant	(of water) not flowing (often bad-smelling); motionless; stale; not developing; inactive; dull;	'st/&/gn/@/nt	stagnant industrial output	normal	false
staid	serious and sedate; sober;	st/eI/d	staid during the funeral ceremony	normal	false
stalemate	deadlock; situation in which further action is blocked	'st/eI/l,m/eI/t	Not Available	easy	false
stalwart	strongly and stoutly built; sturdy; robust; strong and brave; valiant; firm; steadfast; resolute; determined	'st/O/lw/A/rt	She was proud of her stalwart, good-looking son (Booth Tarkington). stalwart supporter	normal	false
stamina	power of endurance; strength; staying power	'st/&/m/@/n/@/	Not Available	normal	false
stammer	speak with involuntarily pauses or repetitions	'st/&/m/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
stamp	step on heavily (so as to crush or extinguish); put an end to; imprint or impress with a mark, design, or seal; shape with a die; characterize;	st/&/mp	machine stamping out car bodies, newspaper stamping him as a liar	normal	false
stampede	sudden frenzied rush (of panic-stricken animals or people); V: participate in or cause stampede;	st/&/m'p/i/d	stampede before the price rises	normal	false
stanch	stop or check flow of blood;	st/O/n/tS/	stanch the gushing wound	normal	false
standstill	condition of no movement or activity; stop	'st/&/nd,st/I/l	Not Available	normal	false
stanza	division of a poem (composed of two or more lines)	'st/&/nz/@/	Not Available	normal	false
start	move suddenly or involuntarily;	st/A/rt	start at the sight of a snake	normal	false
stately	formal; ceremonious; grand in style or size; majestic	'st/eI/tl/i/	Not Available	normal	false
static	having no motion; unchanging; lacking development; N. stasis: stable state	'st/&/t/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
statute	law enacted by the legislature	'st/&//tS//u/t	Not Available	normal	false
statutory	created by statute or legislative action; regulated by statute;	'st/&//tS//U/,t/oU/r/i/	statutory age limit	normal	false
steadfast	steadily loyal; unswerving; steady; firm of purpose; firmly fixed; not moving	'st/E/df/&/st	Benjamin Franklin was a steadfast servant of his country. a steadfast gaze. By its own weight made steadfast and immovable (William Congreve).	normal	false
stealth	action of moving secretly or unseen; slyness; sneakiness; secretiveness; ADJ. stealthy	st/E/l/T/	Not Available	normal	false
steep	soak; saturate;	st/i/p	steep the fabric in the dye bath	normal	false
stellar	pertaining to the stars; of a star performer; outstanding;	'st/E/l/@/r	stellar attraction of the entire performance	easy	false
stem	stop or check (the flow of);	st/E/m	stem the bleeding from the slashed artery	normal	false
stem_from	arise from; originate from	st/E/m_fr/@/m	Not Available	normal	false
stench	strong foul odor; reek; stink	st/E/n/tS/	Not Available	normal	false
stentorian	(of the voice) extremely loud; CF. Stentor: a loud herald in the Iliad	st/E/n't/oU/r/i//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
stereotype	one regarded as embodying a set image or type; fixed and unvarying representation; standardized mental picture often reflecting prejudice;	'st/E/r/i//@/,t/aI/p	stereotype of the happy slave, It is wrong to stereotype	normal	false
sterile	incapable of producing young; free from microorganism; V. sterilize	'st/E/r/aI/l	Not Available	normal	false
stickler	perfectionist; person who insists things be exactly right	'st/I/kl/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
stifle	suppress; extinguish; inhibit; smother or suffocate	'st/aI/f/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
stigma	a mark of disgrace or shame; stain or reproach on one's reputation. V. stigmatize: mark with a stigma; characterize as disgraceful	'st/I/gm/&/	They were suffering from the stigma of a crushing defeat	easy	false
stilted	bombastic; stiffly pompous;	'st/I/lt/I/d	stilted rhetoric; stilted conversation. He has a stilted manner of speaking.	difficult	false
stink	stench; V: emit a strong foul odor	st/I//N/k	Not Available	normal	false
stint	set limits in amount or number; be thrifty; ADJ. stinting, unstinting; CF. stint:savings	st/I/nt	Not Available	normal	false
stint	supply; allotted amount of work; assigned portion of work; limitation;	Not available	two-year stint in the army, without stint	normal	false
stipend	pay for services	'st/aI/p/E/nd	Not Available	normal	false
stipple	paint or draw with dots or short strokes	'st/I/p/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
stipulate	state as a necessary condition (of an agreement); make express conditions; specify;	'st/I/p/j//@/,l/eI/t	He stipulated payment in advance	normal	false
stock	standard; kept regularly in stock or supply; typical; routine; common;	st/A/k	stock sizes of paper, stock excuse/character	normal	false
stockade	wooden enclosure or pen; fixed line of posts used as defensive barrier	st/A/'k/eI/d	Not Available	normal	false
stodgy	dull; stuffy; boringly conservative;	'st/A//dZ//i/	stodgy book	normal	false
stoic	stoical; impassive; unmoved by joy or grief; N. CF. stoicism	'st/oU//I/k	Not Available	normal	false
stoke	stir up a fire or furnace; feed plentifully	st/oU/k	Not Available	normal	false
stolid	dull; impassive; showing little emotion when strong feelings are expected	'st/A/l/I/d	Not Available	normal	false
stoop	bend forward and down; lower or debase oneself; fall to a lower standard of behavior by doing something; condescend;	st/u/p	stoop to lying	normal	false
stout	rather fat; strong in body; sturdy; resolute; determined; strong in determination;	st/AU/t	stout stick/supporter	normal	false
straggle	to wander in a scattered fashion; to stray from the rest; wander; to spread in an irregular, rambling manner	'str/&/g/@/l	straggling marathon racer, straggling branch. Cows straggled along the lane. to straggle from a herd. Children ... cannot keep their minds from straggling. Vines straggled over the yard.	difficult	false
strangle	kill by choking or suffocating; suppress	'str/&//N/g/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
stratagem	deceptive scheme; clever trick	'str/&/t/@//dZ//@/m	Not Available	normal	false
stratified	divided into classes; arranged into strata; V. stratify	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
stratum	layer of earth's surface; layer of society; PL. strata	'str/eI/t/@/m	Not Available	normal	false
strew	spread randomly; sprinkle; scatter;	str/u/	flower girl strewing rose petals	normal	false
striated	marked with parallel bands; striped; grooved;	'str/aI//eI/t/I/d	striated rocks	normal	false
stricture	severe and adverse criticism; critical comments; limit or restriction	'str/I/k/tS//@/r	Not Available	normal	false
strident	loud and harsh; insistent; N. stridency	'str/aI/d/-/nt	Not Available	normal	false
stringent	(of rules) binding; rigid; marked by scarcity of money;	'str/I/n/dZ//@/nt	stringent economic conditions	normal	false
strut	pompous walk; V: walk in a self-important manner	str/@/t	Not Available	normal	false
strut	supporting bar; CF. airplane wing+��� building �e++ support	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
studied	carefully contrived; calculated; unspontaneous; deliberate; thoughtful;	'st/@/d/i/d	studied remark	normal	false
studious	given to diligent study; showing careful attention or consideration; careful; thoughtful	'st/u/d/i//@/s	That studious boy likes school. She is always studious of her mother's comfort. The clerk made a studious effort to please customers.	easy	false
stultify	make stupid in mind; cause to appear or become stupid or inconsistent; suppress; frustrate or hinder;	'st/@/lt/@/,f/aI/	stultifying effect of uninteresting work, stultify free expression	normal	false
stumble	trip and almost fall; proceed unsteadily; act falteringly; N.	'st/@/mb/@/l	He stumbled over the stool in the dark.	easy	false
stump	base of a tree trunk left after the rest has been cut down; V: walk in a heavy manner; baffle; puzzle	st/@/mp	Not Available	normal	false
stun	make unconscious or numb as by a blow; amaze; astound	st/@/n	Not Available	normal	false
stupefy	stun; make numb (as with a drug); amaze	'st/u/p/@/,f/aI/	Not Available	normal	false
stupor	state of being stupefied; state of apathy; daze; lack of awareness	'st/u/p/oU/r	Not Available	normal	false
sturdy	strong and firm (in the body)	'st/[@]/rd/i/	Not Available	normal	false
stygian	unpleasantly dark; gloomy; hellish; deathly; CF. Styx: the chief river in the subterranean land of the dead	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
stymie	thwart; present an obstacle; stump	'st/aI/m/i/	Not Available	normal	false
suavity	urbanity; polish; ADJ. suave: smooth and courteous	'sw/A/v/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
subaltern	subordinate	's/@/b/@/lt/@/n	Not Available	normal	false
subdue	less intense; quieter;	s/@/b'd/u/	subdued lighting, subdue: conquer, subdue one's anger	normal	false
subjective	influenced by personal feelings; occurring or taking place within the mind; unreal;	s/@/b'/dZ//E/kt/I/v	subjective sensation of the ghostly presence	normal	false
subjugate	conquer; bring under control	's/@/b/dZ//@/,g/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
sublimate	refine; purify; replace (natural urges) with socially acceptable activities; change between a solid state and a gaseous state	's/@/bl/@/m/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
sublime	causing deep feelings of wonder, joy, respect, etc.; exalted; noble and uplifting; utter	s/@/'bl/aI/m	Not Available	normal	false
subliminal	below the threshold of conscious perception;	s/@/b'l/I/m/@/n/-/l	subliminal advertisement	normal	false
submerge	place under water; dip; go under water; cover completely (as with water);	s/@/b'm/[@]/r/dZ/	submerged in work	normal	false
submissive	willing to obey orders; yielding; timid	s/@/b'm/I/s/I/v	Not Available	normal	false
subordinate	occupying a lower rank; inferior; submissive; N. V: put in a lower rank or class	s/@/b'/oU/d/@/n,/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
suborn	persuade to act unlawfully (especially to commit perjury); N. subornation	s/@/'b/oU/rn	Not Available	normal	false
subpoena	writ(written command issued by a court) summoning a witness to appear in court; V: summon with a subpoena	s/@/b'p/i/n/@/	Not Available	normal	false
subsequent	following in time or order; later	's/@/b,s/i/kw/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
subservient	behaving like a slave; servile; obsequious; subordinate; N. subservience	s/@/b's/[@]/rv/i//@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
subside	sink to a lower level; settle down; sink to the bottom (as a sediment); descend; grow quiet; become less; moderate; abate	s/@/b's/aI/d	Not Available	normal	false
subsidiary	serving to assist; subordinate; secondary; of a subsidy; N.	s/@/b's/I/d/i/,/E/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
subsidy	direct financial aid by government, etc.; V. subsidize: assist with a subsidy	's/@/bs/I/d/i/	Not Available	normal	false
subsistence	existence; means of subsisting; means of support; livelihood; V. subsist: exist; maintain life (at a meager level)	s/@/b's/I/st/@/ns	Not Available	normal	false
substantial	of substance; material; solid; essential or fundamental; ample; considerable; well-to-do; wealthy	s/@/b'st/&/n/S//@/l	Not Available	normal	false
substantiate	support (a claim) with evidence; establish with evidence; verify	s/@/b'st/&/n/S//i/,/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
substantive	substantial; essential; pertaining to the substance; substantial; considerable;	's/@/bst/@/nt/I/v	substantive issues	normal	false
subsume	include (as a member of a group); encompass	s/@/b's/u/m	Not Available	normal	false
subterfuge	stratagem(deceptive scheme); pretense; evasion;	's/@/bt/@/r,f/j//u//dZ/	resort to a harmless subterfuge	normal	false
subtlety	perceptiveness; ingenuity; delicacy; ADJ. subtle: delicate; so slight as to be difficult to detect; able to make fine distinctions; clever;	's/@/t/-/lt/i/	subtle mind/differences in meaning	normal	false
subversive	tending to overthrow or ruin; V. subvert: overthrow completely (an established system); destroy completely; CF. undermine ?	s/@/b'v/[@]/rz/I/v	Not Available	normal	false
succor	assist (someone in difficulty); aid; comfort; N.	's/@/k/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
succulent	juicy; full of juice or sap; full of richness; N: succulent plant such as a cactus	's/@/k/j//U/l/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
succumb	yield (to something overwhelming); give in; die;	s/@/'k/@/m	succumb to the illness	normal	false
suckle	give or take milk at the breast or udder	s/@/kl	Not Available	normal	false
suffocate	die or kill from lack of air; suppress	's/@/f/@/,k/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
suffragist	advocate of the extension of voting rights (for women); CF. suffrage	's/@/fr/@//dZ//I/st	Not Available	normal	false
suffuse	spread through or over (with a color or liquid); charge;	s/@/'f/j//u/z	A blush suffused her cheeks. Her eyes were suffused with tears. A broad smile suffused his face. At twilight skay was suffused with color.	easy	false
suitor	man who is courting a woman	's/u/t/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
sullen	silent because of bad humor or anger.	's/@/l/@/n	a sullen disposition. That boy becomes sullen if he is punished. the sullen child refused to answer my questions.	normal	false
sully	defile; soil; tarnish;	's/@/l/i/	sully one's hands in menial labor	normal	false
sultry	(of weather) hot; sweltering; sensual; voluptuous	's/@/ltr/i/	Not Available	normal	false
summation	act of finding the total; summing-up; summary (esp. one given by the judge at the end of a trial)	s/@/'m/eI//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
sumptuous	grand suggesting great expense; lavish; rich;	's/@/mp/tS//u//@/s	sumptuous feast	normal	false
sunder	separate; part; CF. asunder	's/@/nd/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
sundry	miscellaneous; various; several; N. sundries: small miscellaneous items	's/@/ndr/i/	Not Available	normal	false
superannuated	retired or disqualified because of age; outmoded; obsolete	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
supercilious	haughty; arrogant; condescending; patronizing; CF. eyebrow, cilium	,s/u/p/@/r's/I/l/i//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
supererogatory	superfluous; more than needed or demanded	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
superficial	of the surface; not deep; shallow; not thorough; trivial;	,s/u/p/@/r'f/I//S//@/l	superficial analysis/knowledge	normal	false
superfluous	excessive; overabundant; unnecessary; N. superfluity	s/U/'p/[@]/rfl/u//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
superimpose	place over something else	,s/u/p/@/r/I/m'p/oU/z	Not Available	normal	false
supernumerary	person or thing excess of what is necessary; extra; ADJ: additional to the usual or necessary number	,s/u/p/@/r'n/u/m/@/,r/E/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
supersede	to take the place of; cause to be set aside; displace	,s/u/p/@/r's/i/d	Electric lights have superseded gaslights in most American homes.	easy	false
supine	lying on back; passive; inactive;	's/u/p/aI/n	The defeated pugilist lay supine, supine acceptance of the decision	normal	false
supplant	take the place of unfairly; usurp; replace	s/@/'pl/&/nt	Not Available	normal	false
supple	flexible; limber; pliant	's/@/p/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
suppliant	entreating; beseeching; N.	's/@/pl/i//@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
supplicant	one who supplicates; ADJ.	's/@/pl/@/k/E/nt	Not Available	normal	false
supplicate	to beg (a person) humbly and earnestly; address an entreaty to.	's/@/pl/@/,k/eI/t	The mother supplicated the judge to pardon her son.	normal	false
supposition	assumption; hypothesis; surmise; V. suppose	,s/@/p/@/'z/I//S//@/n	a policy based on the supposition of continued peace. to abandon a basic supposition. The speaker planned his talk on the supposition that his hearers would be schoolchildren.	easy	false
supposititious	assumed; counterfeit; hypothetical	s/@/,p/A/z/I/'t/I//S//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
suppress	put an end to forcibly; subdue; stifle; overwhelm; inhibit the expression of; check; prevent from being published or made public;	s/@/'pr/E/s	suppress a smile, suppress the magazine/truth	normal	false
surfeit	satiate; feed or supply to excess; stuff; indulge to excess in anything; N: surfeiting; excessive amount;	's/[@]/rf/I/t	surfeit of food	normal	false
surge	powerful movement of or like a wave; V.	s/[@]/r/dZ/	Not Available	normal	false
surly	bad-tempered and unfriendly; rude; gruff; sullen	's/U/rl/i/	The grouchy old man grumbled a surly reply.	normal	false
surmise	guess; N.	s/@/r'm/aI/z	Not Available	normal	false
surmount	overcome	s/@/r'm/AU/nt	Not Available	normal	false
surpass	exceed	s/@/r'p/&/s	Not Available	normal	false
surreptitious	done secretly; secret; furtive; sneaky; hidden	,s/[@]/r/@/p't/I//S//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
surrogate	substitute; person or thing used in place of another;	's/[@]/r/@/,g/eI/t	surrogate mother	normal	false
surveillance	close observation of a person (esp. one under suspicion); watching; guarding	s/@/r'v/eI/l/@/ns	Not Available	normal	false
susceptible	impressionable; easily influenced; sensitive; having little resistance as to a disease; likely to suffer; receptive to; capable of accepting;	s/@/'s/E/pt/@/b/@/l	susceptible to persuasion/colds, The agreement is not susceptible of alteration	normal	false
suspend	cause to stop for a period; interrupt; hold in abeyance; defer; hang from above; exclude for a period from a position;	s/@/'sp/E/nd	suspended state, suspend judgment, suspended from the team	normal	false
suspense	state of being undecided; anxiety or apprehension resulting from uncertainty	s/@/'sp/E/ns	Not Available	normal	false
sustain	suffer (harm or loss); experience; support; prop; maintain; keep in existence; nourish (to maintain life);	s/@/'st/eI/n	sustain the family/the trapped miners	normal	false
sustenance	sustaining; means of livelihood, support, food, nourishment; something that maintains life; food	's/@/st/@/n/@/ns	Not Available	normal	false
suture	stitches sewn to hold the cut edges of a wound or incision; material used in sewing; V: sew together a wound	's/u//tS//@/r	Not Available	normal	false
swagger	walk or behave with an over-confident manner	'sw/&/g/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
swamp	wetland; marsh; V: flood; overwhelm; drench in with liquid	sw/A/mp	Not Available	normal	false
swarm	large group of insects moving in a mass; crowd of people or animals; V: move in a crowd or mass	sw/O/rm	Not Available	normal	false
swarthy	(of a skin or complexion) dark; dusky;	'sw/O/r/D//i/	swarthy Italian ?	normal	false
swathe	swath; wrap around; bandage;	sw/A//D/	one's head swathed in bandages	normal	false
sway	swing from side to side; influence (someone) to change one's opinion; N.	sw/eI/	Not Available	normal	false
swear	vow; promise; use profane oaths; use offensive words	sw/(@)/r	Not Available	normal	false
swear-word	word considered offensive;	Not available	``bloody''	normal	false
swell	long wave of water that moves continuously without breaking; V.	sw/E/l	Not Available	normal	false
swelter	(of a person) suffer from oppressive heat; be oppressed by heat	'sw/E/lt/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
swerve	deviate; turn aside sharply from a straight course;	sw/[@]/rv	swerve from the principle, The car swerved to the right	normal	false
swill	drink greedily or too much	sw/I/l	She had seen them swilling down champagne with a couple of unknown Americans.	difficult	false
swindler	cheater	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
swipe	hit with a sweeping motion; hard, driving blow	sw/aI/p	I made two swipes at the golf ball without hitting it.	difficult	false
sybarite	lover of luxury; person devoted to pleasure and luxury; CF. Sybaris: an ancient Greek city in Italy	's/I/b/@/,r/aI/t	Not Available	normal	false
sycophant	servile flatterer; bootlicker; yes man; ADJ. sycophantic	's/I/k/@/f/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
syllogism	logical formula consisting of a major premise, a minor premise and a conclusion; deceptive or specious argument	's/I/l/@/,/dZ//I/z/@/m	Not Available	normal	false
sylvan	pertaining to the woods or the country	's/I/lv/@/n	Not Available	normal	false
symbiosis	interdependent relationship (between groups, species) often mutually beneficial; ADJ. symbiotic; CF. together + life	,s/I/mb/aI/'/oU/s/I/s	Not Available	normal	false
symmetry	arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained; congruity; ADJ. symmetrical	's/I/m/I/tr/i/	Not Available	normal	false
synchronous	similarly timed; simultaneous with; occurring at the same time; V. synchronize	's/I//N/kr/@/n/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
synoptic	providing a general overview; summary; N. synopsis	s/I/'n/A/pt/I/k	Nearly 20 agencies ... combined their facilities to make a great synoptic oceanographic survey (Science).	normal	false
synthesis	combining parts or separate things into a whole; the whole so formed; PL. syntheses; V. synthesize	's/I/n/T//I/s/I/s	Not Available	normal	false
synthetic	not natural; artificial; resulting from synthesis;	s/I/n'/T//E/t/I/k	synthetic fiber	normal	false
tablet	small round piece of medicine; flat piece of stone or metal bearing an inscription; a number of sheets of writing paper fastened together at one edge, often with a stiff back and a cover; pad	't/&/bl/I/t	stone tablet on the wall. A tablet of scratch paper was kept near the telephone.	normal	false
tacit	understood (without actually being expressed); not put into words;	't/&/s/I/t	tacit agreement	normal	false
taciturn	habitually silent; talking little	't/&/s/I/,t/[@]/rn	Not Available	normal	false
tact	skill or sensitivity in dealing with people without causing offence	t/&/kt	Not Available	normal	false
tactful	careful not to cause offence; OP. tactless	't/&/ktf/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
tactile	pertaining to the organs or sense of touch	't/&/kt/I/l	Not Available	normal	false
taint	contaminate; cause to lose purity; modify with a trace of something bad; a trace of any harmful or undesirable quality.	t/eI/nt	tainted reputation	normal	false
takeoff	burlesque; act of leaving the ground	't/eI/k,/O/f	Not Available	normal	false
talisman	charm; object believed to give supernatural powers to or protect its bearer. A talisman is usually worn as an amulet to avert evil.	't/&/l/I/sm/@/n	He had stolen from Henry... a Talisman, which rendered its wearer invulnerable (Bishop William Stubbs).	difficult	false
talon	claw of bird	't/&/l/@/n	Not Available	normal	false
tan	light yellowish-brown in color; to make brown by exposure to sun and air; to make (a hide) into leather by soaking in special liquid	t/&/n	He wore tan shoes. Sun and wind had tanned the sailor's face.	easy	false
tangential	only slightly connected; not central; peripheral; digressing; showing divergence; CF. tangent	t/&/n'/dZ//E/n/S//@/l	Not Available	normal	false
tangible	able to be touched; real; concrete; palpable; possible to realize or understand;	't/&/n/dZ//@/b/@/l	tangible proof	normal	false
tanner	person who turns animal hides into leather	't/&/n/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
tantalize	to torment by keeping some desired thing in sight but out of reach; to tease by holding out hopes that are repeatedly disappointed.	't/&/nt/@/,l/aI/z	He tantalized the hungry dog by pretending to feed him.	normal	false
tantamount	equivalent in effect or value;	't/&/nt/@/,m/&//U/nt	This invasion is tantamount to a declaration of war	normal	false
tantrum	fit of bad temper; fit of petulance; caprice;	't/&/ntr/@/m	The child went into tantrums	normal	false
taper	very thin candle; gradual decrease in the width of a long object; V. make or become gradually narrower toward one end	't/eI/p/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
tarantula	venomous spider	t/@/'r/&/n/tS//@/l/@/	Not Available	normal	false
tardy	slow; sluggish; not on time; late;	't/A/rd/i/	tardy arrival	normal	false
tarnish	to dull the luster or brightness of; blacken; to bring disgrace upon (a reputation, one's honor, or the like); sully; taint	't/A/rn/I//S/	Salt will tarnish silver. The expedition's triumph was somewhat tarnished by dissension and susequent recrimination (Atlantic). The brass doorknob tarnished.	easy	false
tarry	linger; delay in starting or going; dawdle	't/&/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
tart	sharp to the taste; acid-tasting; caustic; sarcastic;	t/A/rt	tart apple/reply	normal	false
tatter	torn piece of cloth; ADJ. tattered: (of clothes) old and torn; (of a person) dressed in old torn clothes	't/&/t/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
taunt	deride or provoke; challenge in derision; N.	t/O/nt	Not Available	normal	false
taut	tight; strained; tense; ready; OP. slack	t/O/t	Not Available	normal	false
tautological	needlessly repetitious;	,t/O/t'/-/l/A//dZ//I/k/@/l	``It was visible to the eye''	normal	false
tawdry	cheap and gaudy;	't/O/dr/i/	tawdry jewelry	normal	false
tawny	brownish yellow	't/O/n/i/	Not Available	normal	false
taxonomist	specialist in classifying (animals, etc.); CF. taxonomy: science of classification	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
tedium	boredom; weariness; ADJ. tedious	't/i/d/i//@/m	Not Available	normal	false
teetotalism	practice of abstaining totally from alcoholic drinks; N. teetotaler;; ADJ. teetotal; CF. T + total	t/i/'t/oU/t,/-/l/I/z/@/m	Not Available	normal	false
temerity	reckless boldness; rashness; foolhardiness; audacity	t/@/'m/E/r/I/t/i/	temerity to ask for a pay increase after only three day's work. What preposterous temerity--to analyze what happened in a half hour five billion years ago! (Atlantic).	difficult	false
temper	moderate; make less severe; tone down or restrain; toughen (steel) as by alternate heating and cooling	't/E/mp/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
temperament	characteristic frame of mind; disposition; emotional excess; ADJ. temperamental: of temperament; having frequent changes of temper;	't/E/mp/@/r/@/m/@/nt	temperamental dislike of sports, temperamental actress	normal	false
temperate	moderate; restrained; self-controlled; moderate in respect to temperature; CF. temperance: moderation and self-restraint; abstinence of alcoholic drinks;	't/E/mp/@/r/I/t	temperance society	normal	false
tempestuous	stormy; violent; impassioned; N. tempest: violent storm	t/E/m'p/E/s/tS//u//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
tempo	speed of music	't/E/mp/oU/	Not Available	easy	false
temporal	of time; not lasting forever; limited by time; temporary; secular; worldly	't/E/mp/@/r/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
temporize	gain time as by postponing an action; avoid committing oneself	't/E/mp/@/,r/aI/z	Not Available	normal	false
tenacious	holding fast (as to a belief); persistent	t/@/'n/eI//S//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
tenacity	firmness; persistence	t/I/'n/&/s/I/t/i/	Not Available	easy	false
tenancy	possession of land or building by rent; period of a tenant's occupancy	't/E/n/@/ns/i/	Not Available	normal	false
tenant	one that pays rent to use property owned by another	't/E/n/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
tend	have a tendency; take care of; minister; serve at; apply one's attention; attend	t/E/nd	Not Available	normal	false
tendentious	promoting a particular point of view; biased; having an aim; designed to further a cause;	t/E/n'd/E/n/S//@/s	tendentious rather than truth-seeking	normal	false
tender	offer formally; extend;	't/E/nd/@/r	tender one's resignation/the exact fare, legal tender, child of tender years, tender wound	easy	false
tenet	doctrine; dogma	't/E/n/I/t	Not Available	normal	false
tensile	capable of being stretched; of tension;	't/E/ns/@/l	tensile rubber	normal	false
tension	stretching; condition of being stretched; mental strain; strained relationship between groups or people	't/E/n/S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
tentative	not fully worked out or developed; provisional; experimental; uncertain; hesitant; not definite or positive;	't/E/nt/@/t/I/v	tentative agreement/reply	normal	false
tenuous	thin; slim; rare	't/E/n/j//u//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
tenure	holding of an office or real estate; time during which such an office is held	't/E/n/j//@/r	Not Available	normal	false
tepid	lukewarm; slightly warm; ��-��+�-; half-hearted; not eager;	't/E/p/I/d	tepid reaction to the new film, tepid supporter	normal	false
terminal	part that forms the end; railroad or bus station; ADJ. forming an end; ending in death; fatal;	't/[@]/rm/@/n/-/l	terminal cancer	easy	false
termination	end; V. terminate	,t/[@]/rm/@/'n/eI//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
terminology	terms used in a science or art; study of nomenclature	,t/[@]/rm/@/'n/-/l/A//dZ//I/k/@/l	Not Available	easy	false
terminus	last stop of railroad; end	't/[@]/rm/@/n/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
terrestrial	on or relating to the earth	t/@/'r/E/str/i//@/l	Not Available	normal	false
terse	concise; abrupt; pithy	t/[@]/rs	Not Available	normal	false
tertiary	third in order or rank	't/[@]/r/S//i/,/E/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
tessellated	mosaic; inlaid;	't/E/s/@/,l/eI/t/I/d	tessellated pattern	normal	false
testator	maker of a will; CF. testatrix	't/E/st/eI/t/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
testy	irritable; impatient and bad-tempered; short-tempered; N. testiness	't/E/st/i/	Not Available	normal	false
tether	tie (an animal) with a rope or tether; N: rope or chain to which an animal is tied; limit of one's endurance;	't/E//D//@/r	the end of one's tether	normal	false
thematic	of a theme; relating to a unifying motif or idea	/T//i/'m/&/t/I/k	Not Available	easy	false
theocracy	government run by religious leaders	/T//i/'/A/kr/@/s/i/	Not Available	normal	false
theoretical	based on theory; not practical or applied; hypothetical	/T//i//@/'r/E/t/I/k/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
therapeutic	curative; N. therapy	,/T//E/r/@/'p/j//u/t/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
thermal	pertaining to heat; producing heat; warm;	'/T//[@]/rm/&/l	thermal bath	normal	false
thesis	opinion put forward and supported by reasoned arguments	'/T//i/s/I/s	Not Available	normal	false
thespian	pertaining to drama; N: actor or actress	'/T//E/sp/i//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
thrall	slave; bondage; slavery;	/T/r/O/l	Her beauty held him in thrall	normal	false
thrash	to beat as punishment; beat with a whip or flail; defeat utterly; talk about thoroughly in order to find the answer; move wildly or violently;	/T/r/&//S/	The man thrashed the boy for stealing apples.The fishes thrashed about in the net	normal	false
threadbare	having the nap worn off; worn so much that the threads show; very poor; hard up; old and worn; stale; hackneyed;	'/T/r/E/d,b/(@)/r	a threadbare coat. a threadbare beggar. a threadbare joke. Saying "I forgot" is a threadbare excuse.	difficult	false
threat	sign or warning (of coming danger);	/T/r/E/t	threat of rain, The cloud threatens rain	normal	false
thresh	beat (cereal plants) with a machine or flail to separate the grains from the straw	/T/r/E//S/	Not Available	normal	false
thrifty	careful about money; economical; N. thrift	'/T/r/I/ft/i/	a thrifty housewife	easy	false
thrive	prosper; flourish	/T/r/aI/v	Most flowers will not thrive without sunshine. he that would thrive Must rise at five He that hath thriven May lie till seven ( John Clarke).	normal	false
throb	(of a heart or machine) beat rapidly or violently; N.	/T/r/A/b	hearthrob: heartbeat	normal	false
throes	a violent spasm or pang; great pain; violent anguish	Not available	Not Available	difficult	false
throng	crowd (of people or things); V.	/T/r/O//N/	Not Available	normal	false
throttle	strangle; regulate the speed of with a throttle; N: valve that regulates the flow; CF. throat ?	'/T/r/A/t/-/l	Not Available	normal	false
thwart	block or hinder; baffle; frustrate	t/hw//O/rt	Not Available	normal	false
tickle	touch (the body) lightly so as to cause laughter; please	't/I/k/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
tightwad	miser; excessively frugal person	't/aI/t,w/A/d	Not Available	normal	false
tiller	handle used to move boat's rudder (to steer)	't/I/l/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
timbre	quality of a musical tone produced by a musical instrument (which distinguishes it from others of the same pitch)	't/&/mb/@/r	Not Available	difficult	false
timidity	lack of self-confidence or courage	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
timorous	fearful; timid; demonstrating fear	't/I/m/@/r/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
tinge	to color slightly; to add a trace of some quality to; change a very little; a slight coloring or tint; a very small amount; trace	t/I//N/	A drop of ink will tinge a glass of water. Her remarks were tinged with envy. Sad memories tinged their present joy. There is a tinge or red in her cheeks. She likes just a tinge of lemon in her tea. There was a tinge of blame in his voice.	normal	false
tint	a color or variety of a color; hue; a delicate or pale color	t/I/nt	The picture was painted in several tints of blue.	normal	false
tipple	drink (alcoholic beverages) frequently; N: alcoholic drink	't/I/p/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
tirade	a long, vehement speech; harangue; a long, scolding spech; diatribe	't/aI/r/eI/d	Not Available	difficult	false
titanic	gigantic; N. titan	t/aI/'t/&/n/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
tithe	tax of one-tenth (contributed to a church); V: pay a tithe	t/aI//D/	Not Available	normal	false
titillate	tickle; excite pleasantly;	't/I/t,/-/l/eI/t	not to titillate the audience but to enlighten it	normal	false
title	name (of a book, film, etc.); mark of rank; formal appellation as of rank or office (such as Lord or General); right or claim to possession; championship;	't/aI/t/-/l	title as head of the family, title to the estate	normal	false
titter	nervous giggle; nervous laugh; V.	't/I/t/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
titular	in title or name only; nominal; having a tile; titled	't/I//tS//@/l/@/r	titular head of the company. He is a titular prince without any power.	normal	false
toady	servile flatterer; yes man; sycophant; V: be a toady to; fawn	't/oU/d/i/	Not Available	normal	false
toga	Roman outer robe	't/oU/g/@/	Not Available	normal	false
token	outward sign;	't/oU/k/@/n	a token of our gratitude	normal	false
toll	sound (a large bell) slowly at regular intervals; N: sound of a bell; fixed tax or charge	t/oU/l	Bell were tolled all over the country at the President's death.	difficult	false
tome	large volume; book	t/oU/m	Not Available	normal	false
tonsure	shaving of the head especially by person entering religious orders; V.	't/A/ns/j//@/r	Not Available	normal	false
topography	physical features of a region (such as the shape and height); CF. topo-: place	t/@/'p/A/gr/@/f/i/	Not Available	normal	false
topple	become unsteady and fall down	't/A/p/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
torpedo	underwater explosive apparatus; V.	t/O/r'p/i/d/oU/	Not Available	normal	false
torpor	lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy; ADJ. torpid: lethargic; lazy; inactive; (of an animal) dormant; hibernating	't/O/rp/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
torque	twisting force; force producing rotation	t/O/rk	Not Available	easy	false
torrent	violent, rushing stream of water.	't/O/r/@/nt	The rain fell in torrents. The mountain torrent dashed over the rocks.	easy	false
torrid	(of weather) hot or scorching; passionate;	't/O/r/I/d	torrid love affairs	normal	false
torso	trunk of statue with head and limbs missing; human trunk	't/O/rs/oU/	Not Available	normal	false
tortuous	winding; full of curves;	't/O/r/tS//u//@/s	tortuous mountain road	normal	false
toss	throw lightly; move or lift (the head) with a sudden motion; flip (a coin) to decide something	t/A/s	Not Available	normal	false
totem	animal, plant, or natural object serving as a symbol of a clan or family; representation of this;	't/oU/t/@/m	totem pole	normal	false
totter	shake or move unsteadily; sway as if about to fall	't/A/t/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
touching	causing a feeling of pity or sympathy; pathetic; V. touch: cause to feel pity or sympathy; ADJ. touched	't/@/t/S//i//N/	"A Christmas Carol" is a touching story.	easy	false
touchstone	stone used to test the fineness of gold alloys; criterion; standard	't/@/t/S/st/oU/n	Not Available	normal	false
touchy	oversensitive; easily offended; irasible; delicate; needing delicate handling;	't/@//tS//i/	touchy situation	normal	false
tout	promote or publicize (one's goods or service); praise excessively (as a form of advertisement); CF. advertise	t/AU/t	Not Available	difficult	false
toxic	poisonous; N. toxicity	't/A/ks/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
tract	propaganda pamphlet (esp. by a religious or political group); expanse of land; region of indefinite size; system of related organs;	tr/&/kt	digestive tract	normal	false
tractable	docile; easily managed; (of something) easily changed or molded; N. tractability	'tr/&/kt/@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
traduce	to speak evil of (a person) falsely; slander	tr/@/'d/u/s	Not Available	difficult	false
trajectory	path taken by a projectile;	tr/@/'/dZ//E/kt/@/r/i/	trajectory of a bullet	normal	false
tramp	walk with a heavy step; travel on foot; N: vagrant; one who travels aimlessly about; long walk; sound of heavy walking	tr/&/mp	Not Available	normal	false
trample	step heavily with the feet; crush under the feet	'tr/&/mp/@/l	The herd of wild cattle trampled the farmer's crops.	normal	false
trance	hypnotic state; ecstatic state; detachment from one's physical surrounding (as in contemplation or daydreaming); CF. transition	tr/&/ns	Not Available	normal	false
tranquillity	calmness; peace	tr/&//N/'kw/I/l/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
transcendent	exceeding ordinary limits; superior; surpassing; V. transcend: go beyond; exceed; surpass; N. transcendancy	tr/&/n's/E/nd/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
transcendental	going beyond common thought or ideas; impossible to understand by practical experiences or practices; known only by studying thoughts or intuition; OP. empirical; CF. transcendentalism	,tr/&/ns/E/n'd/E/nt/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
transcribe	to copy in wiritng or in typewriting; to write out, as in ordinary letters, words, or characters; to set down in writing or print	tr/&/n'skr/aI/b	to transcribe an ancient manuscript. The account of the trial was transcribed from the stenographer's shorthand notes. His speech was transcribed in the newspapers, word for word.	easy	false
transgression	violation of a law; sin; V. transgress: go beyond (a limit); violate; do wrong	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
transient	staying for a short time; momentary; temporary; N: one that is transient	'tr/&/n/S//@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
transition	going from one state of action to another	tr/&/n'z/I//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
transitory	transient; impermanent; fleeting; N. transitoriness	'tr/&/ns/I/,t/oU/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
translucent	partly transparent	tr/&/ns'l/u/s/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
transmute	transform; change; convert to something different	tr/&/ns'm/j//u/t	Not Available	normal	false
transparent	permitting light to pass through freely; easily detected; obvious; clear;	tr/&/ns'p/&/r/@/nt	transparent lie	normal	false
transpire	(of a fact) become known; be revealed; happen; give off (watery waste matter) through pores	tr/&/n'sp/aI//-/r	Not Available	normal	false
transport	strong emotion; rapture;	'tr/&/ns,p/oU/rt	in a transport/transports of	normal	false
transpose	to change the position or order of; interchange; to change the usual order of (letters, words, or numbers)	tr/&/ns'p/oU/z	Transpose the two colors to make a better design. He transposed the numbers and mistakenly wrote 19 for 91.	normal	false
trappings	outward decorations; ornaments (as an outward sign of rank)	'tr/&/p/I//N/z	Not Available	normal	false
traumatic	(of an experience) deeply shocking; pertaining to an injury caused by violence; N. trauma: serious wound; emotional shock that causes lasting psychological damage	tr/@/'m/&/t/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
travail	strenuous work; toil; painful labor; labor of childbirth	tr/@/'v/eI/l	Not Available	normal	false
traverse	go through or across	'tr/&/v/@/rs	Not Available	normal	false
travesty	copy or example of something that completely misrepresents the true nature of the real thing; comical parody or imitation; treatment aimed at making something appear ridiculous;	'tr/&/v/I/st/i/	travesty of justice	normal	false
tread	walk; trample; N: grooved face of a tire; horizontal part of a step	tr/E/d	Not Available	normal	false
treasure	keep as precious; cherish	'tr/E//S//@/r	Not Available	normal	false
treatise	article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly	'tr/i/t/I/s	Not Available	normal	false
trek	travel; journey; V: make a long difficult journey	tr/E/k	The pioneers trekked across the plains by covered wagon.	easy	false
tremor	trembling; slight quiver (as of the earth or from nervous agitation)	'tr/E/m/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
tremulous	trembling; wavering	'tr/E/m/j//@/l/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
trenchant	sharp; keen; cutting; vigorous and effective; clear-cut; distinct	'tr/E/n/tS//@/nt	trenchant wit, a trenchant remark. a trenchant policy. in trenchant outline against the sky.	difficult	false
trepidation	fear; nervous apprehension; the action or condition of trembling, especially of the limps, as in palsy; a vibrating movement; vibration	,tr/E/p/I/'d/eI//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
tribulation	suffering; ordeal; distress; trial	,tr/I/b/j//@/'l/eI//S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
tribunal	court of justice	tr/aI/'b/j//u/n/-/l	Not Available	normal	false
tribune	official of ancient Rome elected by the plebians to protect their rights; protector of the people	'tr/I/b/j//u/n	Not Available	normal	false
tribute	tax levied by a ruler; payment made by one nation to another in acknowledgment of submission; mark of respect (such as praise or gift);	'tr/I/b/j//u/t	pay tribute to	normal	false
trickle	flow in drops or in a thin stream; N.	'tr/I/k/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
trickster	person who cheats people	'tr/I/kst/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
trident	three-pronged spear	'tr/aI/d/-/nt	Not Available	normal	false
trifle	something of little importance or value; small amount;	'tr/aI/f/@/l	a trifle	normal	false
trifling	having little value; not important; very small; paltry; insignificant; trivial	'tr/aI/fl/I//N/	The friends treated their quarrel as only a trifling matter. To a philosopher no circumstance, however trifling, is too minute (Oliver Goldsmith).	easy	false
trigger	set off; start	'tr/I/g/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
trilogy	group of three related works (connected by a shared subject but each complete in itself)	'tr/I/l/@//dZ//i/	Not Available	difficult	false
trim	make neat or tidy by clipping; reduce by removing what is unnecessary; ornament; decorate (round the edges);	tr/I/m	trim the cost, jacket trimmed with fur	normal	false
trinket	knickknack; bauble; cheap jewelry	'tr/I//N/k/I/t	Not Available	normal	false
trite	hackneyed; commonplace	tr/aI/t	Not Available	normal	false
trivia	trifles; unimportant matters	'tr/I/v/i//@/	Not Available	normal	false
troth	pledge of good faith especially in betrothal; betrothal;	tr/O//T/	by my troth	normal	false
trough	a long, narrow, open container for holding food or water, especially for farm stock or other animals; something shaped like this; a channel for carrying water; gutter	tr/A/f	he led the horses to the watering trough. The baker used a trough for kneading dough. A wooden trough under the eaves of the house carries off rain water.	difficult	false
truculence	aggressiveness; ferocity; ADJ. truculent: aggressive; pugnacious; fierce	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
truism	a statement that almost everybody knows is true; self-evident truth, espceially one that has been needlessly repeated, such as "Health is a blessing."	'tr/u//I/z/@/m	The original thought of one age becomes the truism of the next (Henry Hallam).	easy	false
truncate	cut the top off; shorten	'tr/@//N/,k/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
trunk	main wooden stem of a tree; human body excluding the head and limbs; torso; prehensile nose of an elephant	tr/@//N/k	Not Available	normal	false
tryst	meeting arranged by lovers; arrangement between lovers to meet	tr/I/st	Not Available	normal	false
tumid	(of a part of the body) swollen; distended; bombastic; pompous	't/j//u/m/I/d	Not Available	normal	false
tumult	commotion of a great crowd; riot; noise; uproar; ADJ. tumultuous: noisy and disorderly	't/u/m/@/lt	Not Available	normal	false
tundra	rolling treeless plain in Siberia and arctic North America	't/@/ndr/@/	Not Available	normal	false
turbid	(of a liquid) having the sediment disturbed; muddy; thick	't/[@]/rb/I/d	Not Available	normal	false
turbulence	state of violent agitation; ADJ. turbulent: violently agitated or disturbed	't/[@]/rb/j//U/l/@/ns	Not Available	normal	false
tureen	deep dish for serving soup	t/U/'r/i/n	Not Available	normal	false
turgid	swollen; distended (as from liquid)	't/[@]/r/dZ//I/d	Not Available	normal	false
turmoil	extreme confusion; great commotion and confusion;	't/[@]/rm//Oi//l	throw the country into turmoil	normal	false
turncoat	traitor	't/[@]/rn,k/oU/t	Not Available	normal	false
turpitude	depravity; baseness;	't/[@]/rp/I/,t/u/d	moral turpitude	normal	false
tutelage	guardianship; training; function of a tutor; instruction	't/u/t/-/l/I//dZ/	Not Available	difficult	false
tutelary	protective; pertaining to a guardianship;	't/j//u/t/I/l/@/r/i/	tutelary deities	normal	false
tycoon	wealthy and powerful businessperson; wealthy leader; magnate;	t/aI/'k/u/n	business tycoon	normal	false
typhoon	tropical hurricane or cyclone	t/aI/'f/u/n	Not Available	normal	false
tyranny	oppression; cruel government; ADJ. tyrannical: of a tyrant or tyranny; despotic; V. tyrannize: treat tyrannically; oppress	't/I/r/@/n/i/	Not Available	normal	false
tyro	beginner; novice	't/aI/r/oU/	Not Available	normal	false
ubiquitous	being everywhere; omnipresent; N. ubiquity	/j//u/'b/I/kw/I/t/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
ulcer	sore place appearing on the skin inside or outside the body;	'/@/ls/@/r	stomach ulcer	normal	false
ulterior	beyond what is seen or expressed; intentionally concealed or kept in the background; hidden.	Not available	an ulterior motive, an ulterior purpose	normal	false
ultimate	final; not susceptible to further analysis; fundamental;	'/@/lt/@/m/I/t	The sun is the ultimate source of energy	normal	false
ultimatum	last demand; last warning; last statement of conditions that must be met;	,/@/lt/@/'m/eI/t/@/m	They have ignored our ultimatum	easy	false
umbrage	resentment; anger; sense of injury or insult;	'/@/mbr/I//dZ/	take umbrage at his rudeness	normal	false
unaccountable	that cannot be accounted for or explained; inexplicable; that cannot be held to account; not responsible for	,/@/n/@/'k/AU/nt/@/b/@/l	He had an unaccountable foreboding that all was not right (Frederick Marryat). An insane person is unaccountable for his actions.	easy	false
unanimity	complete agreement; ADJ. unanimous	,/j//u/n/@/'n/I/m/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
unassailable	not open to attack; impregnable; not subject to question	,/@/n/@/'s/eI/l/@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
unassuaged	unsatisfied; not soothed	,/@/n/@/'sw/eI//dZ/d	Not Available	normal	false
unassuming	modest;	,/@/n/@/'s/u/m/I//N/	the champion's unassuming manner	normal	false
unbridled	violent; uncontrolled;	Not available	unbridled rage/greed	normal	false
uncanny	strange; mysterious;	/@/n'k/&/n/i/	uncanny knack	normal	false
unceremonious	not done politely without due formalities	,/@/ns/E/r/@/'m/oU/n/i//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
unconscionable	unscrupulous; not guided by conscience; excessive; beyond reason;	/@/n'k/A/n/S//@/n/@/b/@/l	unconscionable demand	normal	false
uncouth	boorish; clumsy in speech or behavior; outlandish	/@/n'k/u//T/	Not Available	normal	false
unction	the act of anointing with oil;	'/@//N/k/S//@/n	extreme unction	normal	false
unctuous	oily; bland; insincerely suave	'/@//N/k/tS//u//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
underhand	done slyly and secretly (being dishonest)	'/@/nd/@/r,h/&/nd	Not Available	normal	false
underlying	lying below; fundamental	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
undermine	weaken gradually; sap; dig a mine beneath	,/@/nd/@/r'm/aI/n	Not Available	normal	false
underscore	underline; emphasize	'/@/nd/@/r,sk/oU/r	Not Available	normal	false
understate	to state too weakly, or less emphatically than one should; undeemphasize.	,/@/nd/@/r'st/eI/t	He understated the seriousness of the crime. to understate the facts, to understate one's position.	easy	false
undertaker	funeral director; one whose business is to arrange burials	,/@/nd/@/r't/eI/k/@/r	Not Available	easy	false
undulating	moving with a wavelike motion; V. undulate; CF. und: wave	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
unearth	dig up; discover (facts) by careful searching;	/@/n'/[@]/r/T/	He unearthed some secrets about her	normal	false
unearthly	not earthly; supernatural; weird; ghostly; abnormal or unnatural; extraordinary; preposterous.	/@/n'/[@]/r/T/l/i/	an unearthly being. the unearthly wails that sometimes come from the demons (Santha Rama Rau). to rise at an unearthly hour.	easy	false
unequivocal	plain; clear; obvious	,/@/n/I/'kw/I/v/@/k/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
unerringly	infallibly; ADJ. unerring: making no mistakes	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
unexceptionable	entirely acceptable; not offering any basis for criticism; wholly admirable; irreproachable; faultless	,/@/n/I/k's/E/p/S//@/n/@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
unfaltering	steadfast; firm; not changing	/@/n'f/A/lt/@/r/i//N/	Not Available	normal	false
unfeigned	genuine; real	/@/n'f/eI/nd	Not Available	normal	false
unfetter	liberate; free from chains; V. unfetter	/@/n'f/E/t/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
unfledged	immature; not having the feathers necessary to fly; CF. fledgling	/@/n'fl/E//dZ/d	Not Available	normal	false
unfrock	defrock; strip a priest or minister of church authority	/@/n'fr/A/k	Not Available	normal	false
ungainly	(of someone) awkward in movement; clumsy; (of something) unwieldy;	/@/n'g/eI/nl/i/	ungainly dancer/instrument	normal	false
unguent	ointment	'/@//N/gw/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
uniformity	sameness; monotony; ADJ. uniform: the same all over	,/j//u/n/I/'f/oU/rm/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
unilateral	one-sided; involving or affecting only one side;	,/j//u/n/I/'l/&/t/@/r/@/l	unilateral declaration; unilateral disarmament.	easy	false
unimpeachable	that cannot be impeached; beyond doubt or question; blameless and exemplary	,/@/n/I/m'p/i//tS//@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
uninhibited	unrepressed; free in behavior and feelings	,/@/n/I/n'h/I/b/I/t/I/d	Not Available	easy	false
uninhibited	unrepressed; free in behavior and feelings	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
unintimating	unfrightening	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
unique	without an equal; single in kind	'/j//u/n/i/k	Not Available	normal	false
unison	unity of pitch (in musical performance); complete accord;	'/j//u/n/I/s/@/n	The choir sang in unison	normal	false
universal	characterizing or affecting all; general; present everywhere; of the universe; cosmic;	,/j//u/n/@/'v/[@]/rs/@/l	universal agreement, a subject of universal interest	normal	false
unkempt	disheveled; uncared for in appearance; not combed; CF. comb	/@/n'k/E/mpt	Not Available	normal	false
unmitigated	(of something bad) not moderated; unrelieved or immoderate; without qualification; absolute;	/@/n'm/I/t/@/,g/eI/t/I/d	unmitigated disaster	normal	false
unobtrusive	inconspicuous; not blatant	,/@/n/@/b'tr/u/s/I/v	Not Available	normal	false
unprecedented	having no previous example; novel; unparalleled	/@/n'pr/E/s/I/,d/E/nt/I/d	Not Available	normal	false
unprepossessing	unattractive	,/@/npr/i/p/@/'z/E/s/i//N/	Not Available	normal	false
unravel	disentangle; solve	/@/n'r/&/v/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
unregenerate	making no attempt to change one's bad practices	,/@/nr/I/'/dZ//E/n/@/r/I/t	Not Available	normal	false
unrequited	not requited; not reciprocated;	,/@/nr/i/'kw/aI/t/I/d	unrequited love	normal	false
unruly	disobedient; lawless; difficult to control	/@/n'r/u/l/i/	Not Available	easy	false
unsavory	distasteful; disagreeable; morally offensive;	/@/n's/eI/v/@/r/i/	unsavory activity/reputation	normal	false
unscathed	unharmed;	/@/n'sk/eI//D/d	escape the accident unscathed	normal	false
unseemly	unbecoming; not proper in behavior; indecent;	/@/n's/i/ml/i/	leave with unseemly haste	normal	false
unsightly	ugly; unpleasant to look at	/@/n's/aI/tl/i/	Not Available	normal	false
unsullied	untarnished; CF. sully	/@/n's/@/l/I/d	Not Available	normal	false
untenable	(of a position, esp. in an argument) indefensible; not able to be maintained	/@/n't/E/n/@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
untoward	unexpected and adverse; unfortunate or unlucky;	,/@/nt/@/'w/oU/rd	untoward encounter	normal	false
unwarranted	unjustified; having no justification; groundless; baseless; undeserved	/@/n'w/A/r/@/nt/I/d	Not Available	normal	false
unwieldy	awkward (to carry or move); cumbersome; unmanageable	/@/n'w/i/ld/i/	Not Available	normal	false
unwitting	not knowing; unaware; unintentional;	/@/n'w/I/t/I//N/	She was their unwitting accomplice, unwitting insult	normal	false
unwonted	unaccustomed; unusual;	/@/n'w/oU/nt/I/d	He arrived with unwonted punctuality	normal	false
upbraid	reprimand; severely scold	/@/p'br/eI/d	Not Available	normal	false
upright	(sitting or standing) straight up; honest; moral	'/@/p,r/aI/t	Not Available	normal	false
uproar	noisy confusion	'/@/pr/oU/r	Not Available	normal	false
uproarious	marked by commotion or uproar; very noisy (esp. with laughter); hilarious; causing loud laughter; extremely funny	/@/p'r/oU/r/i//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
upshot	outcome; final result	'/@/p,/S//A/t	Not Available	normal	false
urbane	suave; refined in manner; elegant	/[@]/r'b/eI/n	Not Available	normal	false
urchin	mischievous child (usually a boy); CF. urchin: hedgehog; CF. porcupine: pig with spikes ?; CF. sea urchin	'/[@]/r/tS//I/n	Not Available	normal	false
urge	drive or force forward (by causing impulses); drive to take action; impel; entreat earnestly;	/[@]/r/dZ/	urge horses	normal	false
ventral	abdominal	'v/E/ntr/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
ventriloquist	someone who can make his or her voice seem to come from another person or thing (without moving lips or jaws); N. ventriloquism, ventriloquy	v/E/n'tr/I/l/@/kw/I/st	Not Available	normal	false
venture	risk; expose to risk; dare; undertake a risk; N.	'v/E/n/tS//@/r	Not Available	normal	false
venturesome	(of a person) bold; adventurous; daring; (of an action) risky	'v/E/n/tS//@/rs/@/m	Not Available	normal	false
venue	the place or neighborhood of a crme or case of action; the scene of a real or supposed action or event, especially in novel or other literary work; location	'v/E/n/j//u/	The prisoner's lawyer asked for a change of venue because the county was so prejudiced against the prisoner.	easy	false
veracious	truthful; true	v/@/'r/eI//S//@/s	The testimony of the two veracious and competent witnesses (Dickens). veracious testimony.	easy	false
veracity	truthfulness; adherence to the truth	v/@/'r/&/s/I/t/i/	Not Available	normal	false
verbalize	put into words; ADJ. verbal: of words; spoken rather than written; oral; of a verb	'v/[@]/rb/@/,l/aI/z	Not Available	normal	false
verbatim	word for word; in the same words; repeating the actual words exactly	v/@/r'b/eI/t/I/m	Not Available	normal	false
verbiage	pompous array of words; too many unnecessary words; wordiness	'v/[@]/rb/i//I//dZ/	Not Available	normal	false
verbose	wordy; N. verbosity	v/@/r'b/oU/s	Not Available	normal	false
verdant	green; covered with green plants or grass; lush in vegetation;	'v/[@]/rd�nt	verdant meadows	normal	false
verdigris	green coating or patina on copper which has been exposed to the weather	'v/[@]/rd/@/,gr/i/s	Not Available	normal	false
verge	border; edge, rim, or margin;	v/[@]/r/dZ/	on the verge of: very near to	normal	false
verisimilar	having the appearance of truth or reality; probable or likely to be true; plausible	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
verisimilitude	appearance of truth; quality of appearing to be true or real; likelihood;	,v/E/r/I/s/I/'m/I/l/I/,t/u/d	verisimilitude of her performance as Lady Macbeth	normal	false
veritable	being truly so; real or genuine; actual; not false or imaginary	'v/E/r/I/t/@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
verity	quality of being true; lasting truth or principle;	'v/E/r/I/t/i/	the verity of his testimony, one of the eternal verities	normal	false
vernacular	living language (as compared to the official language); language spoken in a country or region; natural style;	v/@/r'n/&/k/j//@/l/@/r	lapse into the vernacular	normal	false
vernal	pertaining to spring	'v/[@]/rn/-/l	Not Available	normal	false
versatile	having many talents; capable of working in many fields; having many uses or functions; N. versatility	'v/[@]/rs/@/t/I/l	Not Available	normal	false
vertebrate	having a backbone or spinal column; N: group of animals having a segmented spinal column	'v/[@]/rt/@/,br/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
vertex	summit; highest point; PL. vertices	'v/[@]/rt/E/ks	Not Available	normal	false
vertigo	severe dizziness; giddiness	'v/[@]/rt/I/,g/oU/	Not Available	normal	false
verve	enthusiasm (as in artistic performance or composition); liveliness; vigor	v/[@]/rv	Not Available	normal	false
vestige	trace; remains;	'v/E/st/I//dZ/	vestiges of some ancient religion	normal	false
veto	vested power to reject a bill; exercise of this right; V: prevent or forbid by exercising the power of veto	'v/i/t/oU/	Not Available	normal	false
vex	annoy; distress	v/E/ks	Not Available	normal	false
viable	capable of maintaining life; feasible; practical or workable;	'v/aI//@/b/@/l	viable scheme	normal	false
viand	food; CF. live	'v/aI//@/nd	Not Available	normal	false
vibrant	full of vigor or energy; vibrating	'v/aI/br/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
vicar	parish priest; representative	'v/I/k/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
vicarious	experienced as if one were taking part in the experience of another; done by a deputy for other people; acting as a substitute;	v/aI/'k/(@)/r/i//@/s	vicarious thrill at the movies, the vicarious sufferings of Christ	normal	false
vicissitude	a change in circumstances or fortune.	v/I/'s/I/s/I/,t/u/d	The vicissitude of life may suddenly make a rich man very poor.	normal	false
victuals	food; provisions; V. victual: provide with food	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
vie	contend; compete	v/aI/	Not Available	normal	false
vigil	keeping watch (during normal sleeping hours);	'v/I//dZ//@/l	all-night vigil	normal	false
vigilant	watchful; on the alert; watchfully awake; alert to spot danger; N. vigilance	'v/I//dZ//@/l/@/nt	Not Available	normal	false
vigilante	one who without authority assumes law enforcement powers	,v/I//dZ//@/'l/&/nt/i/	Not Available	normal	false
vignette	small drawing placed at the beginning or end of a chapter; picture; short literary sketch; short written description of a character or scene	v/I/n'/j//E/t	Not Available	normal	false
vigor	active strength; energy; enthusiasm; ADJ. vigorous	'v/I/g/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
vile	very bad; foul; disgusting; obnoxious; evil; low; immoral; poor; mean; lowly; of little worth or account; trifling	v/aI/l	vile slander. a vile absurdity. The weather today was vile -- rainly, windy, and cold. A vile smell hung in the air around the garbage dump. vild habits, vile language, a vile criminal. The king's son stooped to the vile tasks of the kitchen. the vile weeds in the field.	normal	false
vilify	slander; speak evil of; N. vilification	'v/I/l/@/,f/aI/	Not Available	normal	false
vindicate	clear from blame; free from blame or accusation (with supporting proof); exonerate; substantiate; justify or support; avenge;	'v/I/nd/@/,k/eI/t	vindicate one's client, vindicate one's claim	easy	false
vindictive	disposed to revenge; vengeful; out for revenge; spiteful; intended to cause harm; malicious;	v/I/n'd/I/kt/I/v	vindictive streak	normal	false
vintner	wine merchant; winemaker; seller of wine	'v/I/ntn/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
violate	break (a law); defile; desecrate; assault sexually;	'v/aI//@/,l/eI/t	violate graves	normal	false
viper	poisonous snake	'v/aI/p/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
virile	manly; having masculine spirit or strength; full of strength	'v/I/r/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
virtual	being something in effect, thought not so in name; for all practical purposes; actual; real	'v/[@]/r/tS//u//@/l	virtual ruler/space. The battle was won with so great a loss of soldiers that it was a virtual defeat.	easy	false
virtue	goodness; moral excellence; good quality; advantage;	'v/[@]/rt/j//u/	Her virtue is shown in her many good deeds.	easy	false
virtuoso	highly skilled artist (esp. in music);	,v/[@]/rt/j//U/'/oU/s/oU/	piano virtuoso	normal	false
virulent	very poisonous or harmful; deadly; noxious; characterized by a rapid and severe malignant or infectious condition; able to cause a disease by breaking down the protective mechanisms of the host; (figurative) intensely bitter or spiteful; violently hostile	'v/I/r/j//@/l/@/nt	a virulent poison. a virulent disease. a virulent microorganism. virulent abuse. Enemies as virulent as ever (Gouverneur Morris).	easy	false
virus	disease communicator	'v/aI/r/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
visage	face; appearance	'v/I/z/I//dZ/	Not Available	normal	false
visceral	felt in one's inner organs; N. viscera: internal body organs; CF. eviscerate	'v/I/s/@/r/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
viscid	adhesive; gluey	'v/I/s/I/d	Not Available	normal	false
viscous	(of a liquid) thick and sticky; gluey; viscid; CF. consistency	'v/I/sk/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
vise	vice; tool for holding work in place; clamping device	'v/i/z/eI/	Not Available	normal	false
vision	eyesight; foresight; mental image produced by the imagination; experience of seeing the supernatural	'v/I//Z//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
visionary	produced by imagination; fanciful; mystical; showing foresight; N: one having foresight; one given to speculative impractical ideas	'v/I//Z//@/,n/E/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
vital	full of life; animated; vibrant and lively; critical; of great importance; necessary to stay alive; of life; living; breathing; N. vitality; V. vitalize	'v/aI/t/-/l	Not Available	normal	false
vitiate	spoil the effect of; make inoperative; corrupt morally	'v/I//S//i/,/eI/t	Not Available	normal	false
vitreous	of glass; pertaining to or resembling glass; V. vitrify: change into glass; CF. petrify	'v/I/tr/i//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
vitriolic	causing sharp pain to the mind; caustic; corrosive; sarcastic; of vitriol; N. vitriol: sulphuric acid (which burns flesh deeply); bitterly abusive expression; caustic expression; CF. glass	,v/I/tr/i/'/A/l/I/k	Not Available	normal	false
vituperative	abusive; scolding; V. vituperate: berate; scold; rail against abusively	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
vivacious	lively or animated; sprightly	v/I/'v/eI//S//@/s	Not Available	normal	false
vivid	(of light or color) bright and distinct; evoking lifelike mental images;	'v/I/v/I/d	vivid red hair/description	easy	false
vivisection	act of dissecting living animals	,v/I/v/I/'s/E/k/S//@/n	Not Available	normal	false
vixen	female fox; ill-tempered woman; CF. shrew	'v/I/ks/@/n	Not Available	normal	false
vociferous	clamorous; noisy; V. vociferate: cry out loudly (when complaining)	v/oU/'s/I/f/@/r/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
vogue	popular fashion;	v/oU/g	Jeans became the vogue	normal	false
volatile	changeable; of a quickly changing nature (as of temper); mercurial; tending to violence; evaporating rapidly;	'v/A/l/@/t/I/l	volatile character/situation in the street	normal	false
volition	act of using one's will; act of making a conscious choice;	v/oU/'l/I//S//@/n	She selected this dress of her own volition	normal	false
volley	simultaneous discharge of a number of shots; V.	'v/A/l/i/	Not Available	normal	false
voluble	ready to tallk much; having the habit of talking much; fond of talking; talkative; having a smooth, rapid flow of words.	'v/A/l/j//@/b/@/l	He is a voluble speaker. a voluble oration	easy	false
voluminous	having great volume (as of a garment or container); bulky; large	v/@/'l/u/m/@/n/@/s	Not Available	normal	false
voluptuous	sensual; of or giving sensual pleasure; indulging in sensual pleasures;	v/@/'l/@/p/tS//u//@/s	voluptuous lines, voluptuous life of the Romans, voluptuous music	normal	false
voodoo	religion practiced chiefly in Haiti	'v/u/d/u/	Not Available	normal	false
voracious	ravenous; eating large quantities of food; exceedingly eager; insatiable;	v/oU/'r/eI//S//@/s	voracious animal/reader	normal	false
vortex	whirlwind; whirlpool; center of turbulence; predicament into which one is inexorably plunged	'v/O/rt/E/ks	Not Available	normal	false
vouch	give a personal guarantee;	v/AU//tS/	I can vouch for his integrity	normal	false
vouchsafe	grant condescendingly; guarantee;	v/&//U/t/S/'s/eI/f	vouchsafe your fair return on your investment	normal	false
voyeur	Peeping Tom; person who derives sexual gratification from observing the sexual acts of others	vw/A/'/j//[@]/r	Not Available	normal	false
vulgar	of the common people; deficient in refinement; not refined; coarse;	'v/@/lg/@/r	vulgar display of wealth	normal	false
vulnerable	susceptible to wounds or attack; N. vulnerability	'v/@/ln/@/r/@/b/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
vulpine	like a fox; crafty	'v/@/lp/aI/n	Not Available	normal	false
vulture	carrion-eating birds	'v/@/l/tS//@/r	Not Available	normal	false
vying	contending; CF. vie	'v/aI//I//N/	Not Available	normal	false
wade	walk through a substance, such as water, that impedes movement; to make one's way difficult	w/eI/d	to wade acros a brook, to wade though slush, to wade in muck; to wade through a badly written letter. Must I wade through that dull book?	normal	false
waffle	speak equivocally about an issue; to talk incessantly or foolishly; prattle; engage in doubletalk; a cake made of batter and cooked until brown and crisp in a waffle iron that makes cakes very thin in places, usually eaten while hot with butter and syrup.	'w/A/f/@/l	It might be thought that a council of naturalists would be proof against any tendency to waffle (Punch). to have waffles for breakfast.	normal	false
waft	move gently (in air or in seas) by wind or waves;	w/&/ft	leaves wafting past the window	normal	false
wag	shake repeatedly from side to side;	w/&/g	The dog wagged its tail	normal	false
wage	begin and continue (a war)	w/eI//dZ/	Doctors wage war against disease.	normal	false
waggish	fond of making jokes; jocular; humorous; or or charecteristic of a wag mischievous; tricky; prankish	'w/&/g/I//S/	a waggish look; a waggish remark	difficult	false
waif	a person without home or friends, expecially a homeless or neglected child; foundling; anything without an owner; stray thing or animal	w/eI/f	waifs and strays	normal	false
waive	give up temporarily; yield; N. waiver: waiving a right or claim; document that waives a right or claim	w/eI/v	Not Available	normal	false
wake	the track left behind a moving ships; the track left behind by any moving things; the air currents left by an airplane, missile, or other body in flight	w/eI/k	hunger followed in the wake of the war. In the wake, masses of air coil themselves up into vortices or eddices (O. G. Sutton).	difficult	false
wallow	roll in mud; indulge in; (of a ship) roll in a rough sea; become helpless;	'w/A/l/oU/	wallow in the mud/luxury	normal	false
wan	having a pale or sickly color; pallid	w/A/n	Not Available	normal	false
wanderlust	strong longing to travel	'w/A/nd/@/r,l/@/st	Not Available	normal	false
wane	decrease in size or strength (after being full); grow gradually to an end;	w/eI/n	The moon waxes and wanes every month	normal	false
wangle	achieve by cleverness or trick; wiggle out; fake;	'w/&//N/g/@/l	She tried to wangle an invitation to the party	normal	false
wanton	unrestrained; gratuitously cruel; willfully malicious; unchaste; sexually improper; promiscuous;	'w/A/nt/-/n	wanton spending/killing	normal	false
warble	to sing with trills, quavers, or melodious turns; to make a sound like that of a bird warbling	'w/O/rb/@/l	Birds warbled in the trees. The brook warbled over its rocky bed.	difficult	false
ward	administrative division of a city; division in a hospital or prison; incompetent person placed under the protection of a guardian; V: guard; ward off: avert	w/O/rd	Not Available	normal	false
warp	twist out of shape; to cause a deviation or abnormality in; distort and interrupt.	w/oU/rp	Age had warped and cracked the floor boards.	normal	false
warrant	justification; written order that serves as authorization (esp. a judicial writ);	'w/O/r/@/nt	search/death warrant	normal	false
warranted	justified; authorized	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
warranty	guarantee; assurance by seller	'w/O/r/@/nt/i/	Not Available	normal	false
warren	tunnels in which rabbits live; overcrowded living area; crowded conditions in which people live	'w/O/r/@/n	Not Available	normal	false
wary	very cautious; watchful	'w/(@)/r/i/	Not Available	normal	false
wastrel	waster; profligate	'w/eI/str/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
waver	move or swing back and forth; be uncertain or unsteady in decision or movement;	'w/eI/v/@/r	wavering between accepting and refusing	normal	false
wax	increase gradually (as the moon); grow	w/&/ks	Not Available	normal	false
waylay	ambush; lie in wait for and attack	w/eI/'l/eI/	Not Available	normal	false
wean	accustom a baby not to nurse; accustom (the young of a mammal) to take nourishment other than by suckling; give up a cherished activity; cause to gradually leave (an interest or habit);	w/i/n	wean oneself from cigarettes	normal	false
weary	tired after long work; V.	'w/i/r/i/	weary fee, a weary brain	normal	false
weather	pass safely through (a storm or difficult period); endure the effects of weather or other forces	'w/E//D//@/r	Not Available	normal	false
weird	eerie; strange; unnatural	w/i/rd	Not Available	normal	false
well-bred	of good upbringing; well-mannered and refined	w/E/l_br/E/d	Not Available	normal	false
welt	raised mark from a beating or whipping	w/E/lt	Not Available	normal	false
welter	to roll or tumble about; wallow; to lie soaked; be drenched; to be sunk or deeply involved (in); to surge; a rolling or tumbling about	'w/E/lt/@/r	The victims weltered in their blood. a weltering sea. All we saw was the welter of arms, legs, and bodies.	difficult	false
welter	wallow (as in mud or high seas); lie soaked (as in blood);	Not available	The victims weltered in their blood	normal	false
wheedle	deceive, persuade, or obtain by flattery; cajole; coax;	'/hw//i/d/-/l	wheedle a promise out of her	normal	false
whelp	young animal (esp. of the dog or cat family); young wolf, dog, tiger, etc.	w/E/lp	Not Available	normal	false
whet	sharpen; stimulate;	/hw//E/t	whet someone's appetite	normal	false
whiff	puff or gust (of air, scent, etc.); short-lasting smell; hint;	/hw//I/f	whiff of perfume/scandal	normal	false
whim	sudden capricious idea; fancy	w/I/m	Not Available	normal	false
whimsical	capricious; fanciful; amusingly strange	'/hw//I/mz/I/k/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
whimsy	whim; tendency to behave amusingly strangely;	'w/I/mz/i/	story full of whimsy	normal	false
whine	to make a low, complaining cray or sournd; (figurative) to complain in a peevish, childish way.	/hw//aI/n	The dog whined to go out with us. Some people are always whining about trifles.	normal	false
whinny	the prolonged, rather soft or gentle, quavering sund that a horse makes; to utter a whinny or any sound like it; to express by such a sound.	'/hw//I/n/i/	Not Available	difficult	false
whit	small amount; smallest speck;	/hw//I/t	not a whit of	normal	false
whittle	pare; cut away thin bits (from wood); fashion in this way; reduce gradually; trim	'/hw//I/t/-/l	Not Available	normal	false
wholesome	conducive to mental or physical health; healthful	'h/oU/ls/@/m	Not Available	normal	false
whorl	ring of leaves around stem; ring; circular arrangement;	/hw//[@]/rl	whorls on the fingers	normal	false
wiggle	wriggle; move from side to side with irregular twisting motions	'w/I/g/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
willful	wilful; intentional; headstrong	'w/I/lf/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
willowy	flexible; pliant; slender; CF. willow	'w/I/l/oU//i/	Not Available	normal	false
wilt	loose freshness; droop	w/I/lt	Not Available	normal	false
wily	crafty; cunning; artful; N. wile: deceitful stratagem	'w/aI/l/i/	Not Available	normal	false
wince	move back suddenly; shrink back; flinch;	w/I/ns	She winced as she touched the cold body. I winced when the dentist's drill touched my tooth. When he saw the wince, the dentist stopped drilling for a moment.	normal	false
windfall	fallen fruit; unexpected lucky event	'w/I/nd,f/O/l	Not Available	normal	false
winnow	sift; separate the chaff from grain by blowing; separate good parts from bad; CF. wind	'w/I/n/oU/	Not Available	normal	false
winsome	charming (in a childlike way); agreeable; gracious; engaging	'w/I/ns/@/m	Not Available	normal	false
wisp	small bunch (of hair); faint streak (of smoke)	w/I/sp	Not Available	normal	false
wispy	thin; slight; barely discernible	'w/I/sp/i/	A number of them are decorated with wispy feathers trailing down one cheek or over the forehead (New Yorker).	normal	false
wistful	sadly thoughtful (because of desires or memories); sadly pensive; vaguely longing	'w/I/stf/@/l	A child stood looking with wistful eyes.	normal	false
withdrawn	introverted; retiring; remote	w/I//D/'dr/O/n	Not Available	normal	false
wither	(of a plant) dry up from loss of moisture; lose freshness; shrivel; decay	'w/I//D//@/r	Not Available	normal	false
withhold	refuse to give; hold back;	w/I//T/'h/oU/ld	withholding tax	normal	false
withstand	stand up against; resist successfully	w/I//T/'st/&/nd	Not Available	normal	false
witless	lacking intelligence or wit; foolish; idiotic	'w/I/tl/I/s	Not Available	normal	false
witticism	witty saying; wisecrack(clever joking remark)	'w/I/t/I/,s/I/z/@/m	Not Available	normal	false
wizardry	sorcery; magic	'w/I/z/@/rdr/i/	Not Available	normal	false
wizened	shriveled; withered;	'w/I/z/@/nd	wizened apple/old lady	normal	false
woe	great sorrow; deep inconsolable grief; affliction; suffering;	w/oU/	financial woes	normal	false
woeful	sad; (of something bad) deplorable; deplorably bad;	'w/oU/f/@/l	woeful housing conditions	normal	false
wont	accustomer; habit or custom; habitual procedure; ADJ. wonted: customary	w/oU/nt	He was wont to read the paper at breakfast. She rose early, as was her wont.	normal	false
worldly	engrossed in matters of this earth; not spiritual; of the material world	'w/[@]/rldl/i/	worldly wealth, worldly knowledge, worldly ambition	easy	false
wrangle	to argue or dispute in a noisy or angry way; quarrel	'r/&//N/g/@/l	The children wrangled about hwo should sit in the front seat of the car.	easy	false
wrath	anger; fury	r/&//T/	Not Available	normal	false
wreak	inflict;	r/i/k	wreak one's vengeance on	normal	false
wrench	twist; pull; strain;	r/E/n/tS/	He wrenched the gun out of her hands	normal	false
wrest	obtain by pulling violently; pull away; take by violence;	r/E/st	wrest victory from their grasp	normal	false
wretch	a very unfortunate or unhappy person; a very bad person; scoundrel; villain; rogue	r/E/t/tS/	Not Available	normal	false
wring	twist (to extract liquid); extract by twisting; wrench painfully (necks or hands)	r/I//N/	Not Available	normal	false
wrinkle	small ridge on a smooth surface (face or cloth); V.	'r/I//N/k/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
writ	written command issued by a court (telling someone to do or not to do something)	r/I/t	Not Available	normal	false
writhe	twist in coils; contort in pain	r/aI//D/	Not Available	normal	false
wrongheaded	stubbornly wrong	Not available	Not Available	normal	false
wry	(esp. of an expression of the face) twisted; with a humorous twist (expressing displeasure)	r/aI/	Not Available	normal	false
xenophobia	fear or hatred of foreigners; N. xenophobe	,z/E/n/@/'f/oU/b/i//@/	Not Available	normal	false
yen	strong desire; longing; urge;	/j//E/n	yen for travel	normal	false
yeoman	man or farmer owning small estate; middle-class farmer. A yeoman usually farmed the land himself	'/j//oU/m/@/n	Not Available	difficult	false
yield	amount produced; crop; income on investment; profit obtained from an investment; V: produce; give in; surrender	/j//i/ld	the land yields good crops. Mines yield ores. an investment yielded a large profit.	easy	false
yoke	join together; unite; N: crossbar used to joining two draft animals	/j//oU/k	Not Available	normal	false
yokel	rustic; country bumpkin; +��=	'/j//oU/k/@/l	Not Available	normal	false
yore	time long past;	/j//oU/r	in the days of yore	normal	false
zany	comic; crazy; N: clown; comical person (given to outlandish behavior)	'z/eI/n/i/	Not Available	normal	false
zeal	eager enthusiasm (to a cause or ideal); ADJ. zealous	z/i/l	Not Available	normal	false
zealot	one who is zealous; fanatic; person who shows excessive zeal	'z/E/l/@/t	Not Available	normal	false
zenith	point directly overhead in the sky; summit; acme; highest point	'z/i/n/I//T/	Not Available	normal	false
zephyr	gentle breeze; west wind	'z/E/f/@/r	Not Available	normal	false
zest	outer skin of an orange used for giving a special taste to food; spice; interest; flavor; spirited enjoyment;	z/E/st	add a certain zest to the affair, zest for life	normal	false