219787888 | extemporaneous | with little or no preparation or forethought | |
219787889 | efficacy | capacity or power to produce a desired effect | |
219787890 | entreat | ask for or request earnestly | |
219787891 | apparition | n. a ghost or ghostly figure; an unexplained or unusual appearance | |
219787892 | fortify | make strong or stronger | |
219787893 | harrow | to distress, create stress or torment | |
219787894 | smote | to strike or hit hard (past-tense of "smite") | |
219787895 | emulate | strive to equal or match, especially by imitating | |
219787896 | mettle | the courage to carry on | |
219787897 | posthaste | done quickly | |
219787898 | harbinger | something that indicates what is to come; a forerunner | |
219787899 | uphoard | to hide | |
219787900 | majestical | grand, stately | |
219787901 | unvulnerable | not able to be wounded or hurt | |
219787902 | hallow | to make holy | |
219787903 | russet | a reddish brown | |
219787904 | impart | (v.) to make known, tell; to give, pass something on | |
219787905 | discretion | the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies | |
219787906 | auspicious | attended by favorable circumstances | |
219787907 | mirth | great merriment | |
219787908 | dirge | a funeral hymn or lament | |
219787909 | portentous | puffed up with vanity | |
219787910 | mote | small speck | |
219787911 | gibber | unintelligible talking | |
219787912 | precurse | omen | |
219787913 | dole | a share of money or food or clothing that has been charitably given | |
219787914 | disjoint | make disjoint, separated, or disconnected | |
219787915 | gait | manner of walking | |
219787916 | commend | express approval of | |
219787917 | beseech | beg; plead with | |
219787918 | suspiration | A long, deep sigh | |
219787919 | filial | of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter | |
219787920 | obsequious | attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner | |
219787921 | peevish | easily irritated or annoyed | |
219787922 | retrograde | move in a direction contrary to the usual one | |
219787923 | jocund | cheerful | |
219787924 | sully | to soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch | |
219787925 | fie | Used to express distaste or disapproval | |
219787926 | Hyperion | God of the Sun | |
219787927 | satyr | a half-human, half-goat; a lecherous man | |
219787928 | fraility | weakness | |
219787929 | discourse | talk or hold forth formally about a topic | |
219787930 | post | rush | |
219787931 | truant | one who is absent without permission | |
219787932 | prithee | I beg of you; please | |
219787933 | truncheon | a short stout club used primarily by policemen | |
219787934 | tenable | capable of being held or defended | |
219787935 | requite | make repayment for or return something | |
219787936 | embark | to go aboard; to make a start | |
219787937 | crescent | the shape of the moon when less than half full | |
219787938 | besmirch | smear so as to make dirty or stained | |
219787939 | circumscribe | to draw a circle around; to restrict | |
219787940 | withal | together with this | |
219787941 | credence | belief | |
219787942 | importune | to ask persistently; to beg | |
219787943 | chary | cautious | |
219787944 | prodigal | wastefully extravagant | |
219787945 | calumnious | slanderous | |
219787946 | imminent | about to happen | |
219787947 | libertine | unrestrained by convention or morality | |
219787948 | dalliance | flirtation | |
219787949 | precepts | rules establishing standards of conduct | |
219787950 | grapple | a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding | |
219787951 | unfledged | young and inexperienced | |
219787952 | censure | harsh criticism or disapproval | |
219787953 | gaudy | tastelessly showy | |
219787954 | husbandry | thrifty management of resources | |
219787955 | behoove | be appropriate or necessary | |
219787956 | perilous | full of danger or risk | |
219787957 | countenance | facial expression | |
219787958 | parley | discuss, as between enemies | |
219787959 | beguile | to deceive, to mislead, to persuade with charm | |
219787960 | shrewdly | cleverly | |
219787961 | wassail | a toast given to someone's health | |
219787962 | reel | a lively dance of Scottish highlanders | |
219787963 | swinish | resembling swine | |
219787964 | livery | a distinctive uniform; garb, attire, dress | |
219787965 | canonize | to designate as saint, glorify | |
219787966 | hearse | a vehicle for carrying a coffin to a church or a cemetery | |
219787967 | cerement | burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped | |
219787968 | inter | place in a grave or tomb | |
219787969 | sepulcher | a chamber that is used as a grave | |
219787970 | ponderous | having great mass and weight and unwieldiness | |
219787971 | sovereignty | royal authority | |
219787972 | fathom | come to understand | |
219787973 | render | give back | |
219787974 | purge | rid of impurities | |
219787975 | blazon | report | |
219787976 | rank | very offensive in smell or taste | |
219787977 | prophetic | foretelling events as if by supernatural intervention | |
219787978 | lewd | driven by lust | |
219787979 | sate | to satisfy (any appetite or desire) fully | |
219787980 | celestial | pertaining to the heavens | |
219787981 | prey | animal hunted or caught for food | |
219787982 | distill | remove impurities from | |
219787983 | enmity | a state of deep-seated ill-will | |
219787984 | quicksilver | tending to change rapidly and unpredictably | |
219787985 | matin | morning | |
219787986 | pernicious | exceedingly harmful | |
219787987 | villain | a truly evil or depraved person | |
219787988 | arrant | thoroughgoing, out-and-out; shameless, blatant | |
219787989 | antic | a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement | |
219787990 | perturb | disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed | |
219787991 | encompass | to enclose or encircle | |
219787992 | wanton | lewd or lascivious woman | |
219787993 | drabbing | whoring | |
219787994 | incontinence | indiscipline with regard to sensuous pleasures | |
219787995 | brothel | house of prostitution | |
219787996 | rouse | cause to be agitated, excited, or roused | |
219787997 | perchance | perhaps; possibly | |
219787998 | assay | analyze; evaluate | |
219787999 | bias | a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation | |
219788000 | purport | general meaning or tenor | |
219788001 | perusal | close examination | |
219788002 | ecstasy | intense joy; bliss | |
219788003 | wrack | ruin | |
219788004 | beshrew | to curse; invoke evil upon | |
219788005 | vouchsafe | grant in a condescending manner | |
219788006 | liege | a lord or master | |
219788007 | levy | to impose or collect | |
219788008 | dominion | control; rule; area of influence | |
219788009 | expostulate | reason with (somebody) for the purpose of dissuasion | |
219788010 | tedious | using or containing too many words | |
219788011 | flourish | (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments | |
219788012 | vile | morally reprehensible | |
225402932 | surmise | infer from incomplete evidence | |
225402933 | solicit | incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination | |
225402934 | fain | having made preparations | |
225402935 | bespeak | express the need or desire for | |
225402936 | declension | a downward slope or bend | |
225402937 | arras | tapestry | |
225402938 | fishmonger | someone who sells fish | |
225402939 | carrion | the dead and rotting body of an animal | |
225402940 | satire | witty language used to convey insults or scorn | |
225402941 | rogue | a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel | |
225402942 | strumpet | prostitute | |
225402943 | promontory | a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea) | |
225402944 | canopy | a covering (usually of cloth) that serves as a roof to shelter an area from the weather | |
225402945 | pestilent | exceedingly harmful | |
225402946 | congregation | crowd of people | |
225402947 | apprehension | painful expectation | |
225402948 | quintessence | the purest and most concentrated essence of something | |
225402949 | inhibition | restraint | |
225402950 | endeavor | earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something | |
225402951 | appurtenance | a supplementary component that improves capability | |
225402952 | pastoral | of or relating to a pastor | |
225402953 | tyrannical | characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule | |
225402954 | chanson | Song | |
225402955 | pious | devoutly religious | |
225402956 | ominous | presaging ill-fortune |
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