trestle (v)
a supporting tower used to support a bridge
twinge (v)
a sharp stab of pain
travail (v)
work hard
plaudit (v)
enthusiastic approval
rankle (v)
gnaw into; make resentful or angry
congeal (v)
become gelatinous
impute (v)
attribute or credit to
bric-a-brac (v)
miscellaneous curios
intercession (v)
a prayer to God on behalf of another person
invariable (v)
not liable to or capable of change
multifarious (v)
having many aspects
reprove (v)
take to task
weal (v)
a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions
singe (v)
burn superficially or lightly
fetter (v)
a shackle for the ankles or feet
convulse (v)
move or stir about violently
rivulet (v)
a small stream
baize (v)
a bright green fabric napped to resemble felt; used to cover gaming tables
nunnery (v)
the convent of a community of nuns
optician (v)
a worker who makes glasses for remedying defects of vision
pucker (v)
become wrinkled or drawn together
beseech (v)
ask for or request earnestly
confectioner (v)
someone who makes candies and other sweets
germinate (v)
cause to grow or sprout
inculcate (v)
teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
insolent (v)
marked by casual disrespect
stupor (v)
marginal consciousness
abrogate (v)
revoke or abolish by authority
armful (v)
the quantity that can be contained in the arms
extrude (v)
form or shape by forcing through an opening
inflammable (v)
easily ignited
sear (v)
become superficially burned
encamp (v)
live in or as if in a tent
cravat (v)
neckwear worn in a slipknot with long ends overlapping vertically in front
disconcert (v)
cause to lose one’s composure
accredit (v)
grant credentials to
burgher (v)
a member of the middle class
teetotal (v)
practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages
herbaceous (v)
characteristic of a nonwoody herb or plant part
scabbard (v)
a sheath for a sword or dagger or bayonet
ail (v)
be ill or unwell
embezzle (v)
appropriate (as property entrusted to one’s care) fraudulently to one’s own use
connote (v)
involve as a necessary condition of consequence; as in logic
betroth (v)
give to in marriage
abscond (v)
run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
baste (v)
cover with liquid before cooking
epistle (v)
a book of the New Testament written in the form of a letter from an Apostle
freemason (v)
a member of a widespread secret fraternal order pledged to mutual assistance and brotherly love
preferment (v)
the act of making accusations
capillary (v)
any of the minute blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules
distemper (v)
any of various infectious viral diseases of animals
prickle (v)
cause a stinging or tingling sensation
remunerate (v)
make payment to; compensate
flax (v)
fiber of the flax plant that is made into thread and woven into linen fabric
left-handed (v)
ironically ambiguous
abscess (v)
symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue
conjugal (v)
of or relating to marriage or to the relationship between a wife and husband
juridical (v)
relating to the administration of justice or the function of a judge
gendarme (v)
a French policeman
crustacean (v)
any mainly aquatic arthropod usually having a segmented body and chitinous exoskeleton
gosling (v)
young goose
attenuate (v)
become weaker, in strength, value, or magnitude
denominate (v)
assign a name or title to
evidential (v)
serving as or based on evidence
natal (v)
relating to or accompanying birth
grenadier (v)
an infantryman equipped with grenades
coincident (v)
occurring or operating at the same time
cognate (v)
related in nature
typography (v)
the craft of composing type and printing from it
antiquary (v)
an expert or collector of antiquities
marauder (v)
someone who attacks in search of booty
luminosity (v)
the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
somatic (v)
affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit
steppe (v)
extensive plain without trees (associated with eastern Russia and Siberia)
concordance (v)
an index of all main words in a book along with their immediate contexts
acetic (v)
relating to or containing acetic acid
fission (v)
a nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy
imminence (v)
the state of being imminent and liable to happen soon
conjugate (v)
joined together especially in a pair or pairs
continence (v)
voluntary control over urinary and fecal discharge
benefice (v)
an endowed church office giving income to its holder
jaundice (v)
yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes caused by an accumulation of bile pigment in the blood; can be a symptom of gallstones or liver infection or anemia
deprave (v)
corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
transferee (v)
someone who transfers or is transferred from one position to another
gradation (v)
relative position in a graded series
egoism (v)
concern for your own interests and welfare
belay (v)
something to which a mountain climber’s rope can be secured
intestacy (v)
the situation of being or dying without a legally valid will
coalescence (v)
the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts
diphthong (v)
a vowel sound that starts near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves toward the position for another
quarto (v)
the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper twice to form four leaves
commissariat (v)
a stock or supply of foods
orthogonal (v)
relating to or composed of right angles
tortuous (v)
of or pertaining to the nature of a tort (wrongdoing for which a legal action for damages may be brought)
nebula (v)
an immense cloud of gas (mainly hydrogen) and dust in interstellar space
utilitarianism (v)
doctrine that value is determined by usefulness; especially as elaborated by Jeremy Bentham and James Mill; the aim was said to be the greatest happiness for the greatest number
necrosis (v)
the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)
herbarium (v)
a collection of dried plants that are mounted and systematically classified for study
hypotenuse (v)
the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle
unbelief (v)
a rejection of belief