frame with balls for calculating abate to lessen abdication giving up power aberration straying away from normal

abet to encourage wrong doing abeyance suspended action abhor to hate abide to be faithful abjure to promise to give up abraded worn away by friction abrogate to take back by authority abscond to run from law abstruse difficult to understand abut to border abysmal bottomless acarpous no longer fertile acclaimed praised accolade praise accretion many things to one adamant stubborn admonitory containing warning adorn to add beauty adulteration making unpure affable friendly affinity close connection aggravate to make worse agile quick-moving agog eager ail to be sick alacrity eager readiness alcove a partially enclosed place allegiance loyalty alleviate to make less alloy to mix with something inferior aloof indifferent amalgamate to combine ambidextrous able to use both hands equally ambiguous unclear ambivalent having different meanings ameliorate to make better amortize to end by setting aside money anguish severe suffering animosity hate antidote medicine to cure disease antithetical direct opposite abacus

apartheid aplomb apostate apotheosis appease apprehensive apprise approbation apropos apt arabesque arboreal ardor arduous argot arrant arrogance articulate ascend ascertain ascetic ascribe aseptic asperity aspersion assail assiduous assuage asterisk astringent astute atonement attenuate attune audacious augury august auspicious austere auxiliary aver aversion avid avow baleful balk

brutal racial discrimination self confidence one who abandons beliefs glorification to godliness to calm feeling fear of the future to inform approval appropriate to the situation well-suited a complex ornate design related to trees enthusiasm laborious jargon in the highest degree having superior attitude to speak distinctly to move up to get to know practicing self-denial to consider to be the origin surgically clean harshness slander to attack violently hard-working to make less substitution mark substance that shrinks clever repayment to make thin to bring into harmony bold omen majestic favorable severely moral supporting to prove strong dislike eager declare openly harmful to get in the way of

baneful barrage barren bask beatify

causing harm obstacle built across a river unable to have children to enjoy warmth and light to bless to adorn in cheap showy bedizen manner belabor to beat hard bellicose warlike belligerent waging war benefactor person who gives help benevolence wishing good benign kind bequest act of passing on to another berate to scold sharply bereft to rob of something bewilder to confuse bigot narrow-minded person bilge protuberance of a cask blandishment cajole blandness not irritating or stimulating blatant loud blithe carefree bogus fake boisterous noisy bolster to give greatly needed support boorish rude brash hasty brass yellow metal brazen made of brass breach to break in brittle easily broken broach to begin to talk about brook to tolerate buoyant light-hearted burgeon to begin to grow burnish to polish cabal a scheme cadge to get by begging cajole to use flattery to persuade calipers metal leg supports calumny slander candid straight-forward cant insincere talk cantankerous bad-tempered canvass to discuss thoroughly

castigate castigation catalyst caustic censure

to correct with punishment severe punishment substance that causes speedup biting and sarcastic official rebuke leader of a unit of 100 centurion soldiers chary cautious chastened corrected chastisement punishment chauvinist a blindly devoted patriot chicanery trickery steel tool for shaping chisel materials churl bad-tempered person clamor to complain loudly clientele customers clinch to settle cling to fasten clot lump formed from liquid cloture method to end debate to change to thick and solid coagulation state coalescing coming into one coax to get something with flattery coda passage at end of music coddle to treat with care coerce to compel coeval coexisting cogent convincing cogitate to meditate cognizant fully aware colander draining bowl collusion secret meeting combustion process of burning commemorate to honor with ceremony commodious roomy person who travels commuter regularly complaisance willingness to please compunction feeling regret conceal hide conceit high opinion of one's self conciliatory comforting concord agreement concur to agree

condense condone congeal conjoin connoisseur connotation consequential console conspicuous consternation constrain constrict consume consummate contemn contentious contiguous contrite contumacious conundrum conviction convoke convoluted cordial cordon cornucopia corporeal correlate corroboration countenance counterfeit countervail covert covetous cower coy crass cravat craven crease credulity credulous crush cryptic cumbersome

to increase in density to forgive to make stiff to join together person with good judgement suggestion in addition to pompous to comfort easily seen fear to compel to make tight to get to end of to make perfect to hate argumentative touching feeling regret rebellious riddle strong belief to summon complicated sincere line of police to guard abundant supply pertaining to body to have a mutual relation to confirm to approve of fake counterbalance disguised desirous crouch back in fear shy crude piece of linen worn as a necktie cowardly line made by crushing gullibility gullible to overwhelm with a hidden meaning burdensome

curmudgeon curriculum cursory

bad-tempered person course of study done in haste to make shorter than curtail planned dainty delicate daunt intimidate dawdler slow person dearth a shortage debacle sudden disaster decorum properness decree order given by authority decry to disapprove of defer to give way in respect to deferential showing respect defiance open disobedience delineate to portray depict sketch out deluge flood person appealing not to demagogue reasons demur to hesitate denigrate to belittle denouement unraveling of a plot deplete to use until none remains deposition dethronement deprave to corrupt deprecate to protest against dereliction leaving to fall in ruins derision ridicule obtained from another derivative source derogatory insulting descry to catch sight of substance that absorbs desiccant moisture desuetude disuse desultory haphazard deter to discourage detraction verbal attack detumescence diminishing of swelling deviance stray from normal dexterity skill diaphanous gauzy diatribe verbal attack diffidence shyness dilate to become larger

disallow to refuse to allow discern see with effort discomfit confuse disconcert to upset discountenance to refuse to approve discourse speech discredit refuse to believe discreet prudent discrete individually distinct disdain look on with contempt disencumber free from burden disheveled untidy disingenuous cunning disinter dig up from the earth force from the place dislodge occupied dismal gloomy disparate different disproof proof to the contrary dissemble speak to hide something disseminate to distribute dissent refuse to assent dissolution looseness in morals distraught upset in mind divergence getting farther apart divestiture getting rid of to make something secret divulge known doggerel trivial dogmatic without room for discussion dolt idiot dormant in a state of inactivity dote to center one's attention drawl slow way of speaking droll jesting drone person who isn't self-employed drowsiness feeling sleepy dubious feeling doubt dud something that fails dulcet harmonious dupe to trick duplicity deception duress to compel dwarf person below the usual size dynamo an electric generator earthenware dishes made of baked clay

ebullience ebullient ecumenical edacious eddy edible effete

exuberance showing excitement representing Christian world voracious circular movement fit to be eaten infertile production of a desired efficacy result effluvia a noxious vapor effrontery boldness egress an exit elaborate in great detail elegy a melancholy composition elicit to draw out eloquence fluent speaking emaciate to make thin and weak embellish to make beautiful to wronfully use for one's embezzle benefit emote to excite empirical relying on experiment encapsulate to enclose in capsule encomium eulogy encumbrance burden endearing making liked endemic epidemic to write one's name on back endorse of enduring lasting enervate to weaken engender to cause engrave to impress deeply engrossing taking up a lot of time engulf to swallow up enigma a puzzle enmity hatred ensign to badge entangle to put into difficulties enthral to please greatly entice to tempt entreat to ask earnestly enunciate to speak clearly enzyme catalyst epicurean devoted to pleasure epistle letter

epithet epitome equable equanimity equilibrium equipoise equivocal equivocate eradicate erratic erudite eschew esoteric espouse eulogy euphoria euthanasia evasive evince evoke excoriation exculpate exhaustive exigency exoneration exorbitant expatiate expedient expiation exploit expostulate expurgate exscind extant extempore extenuate extinct extinguish extirpate extol extort extralegal extricable extrovert exuberance

adjective representative example regular calmness state of being balanced equal distribution of weight suspicious to try to deceive to get rid of irregular in behavior or opinion learned to avoid abstruse to give one's support to formal praise state of pleasant excitement painless death tending to evade to show clearly to call upon severe criticism to clear from a charge of guilt complete urgency clearing from blame much too great to roam likely to be useful expiring use selfishly to dissuade to purify to cut out still in existence without preparation to reduce strength of no longer active to end existence of to destroy to praise highly to obtain by violent threats outside the law that can be freed cheerful person being full of life

facetious facile fallacious falter fatuous fawn feckless fecund feint felicitous felon ferment ferocity ferret fervid fervor fetid fetter feud fidelity fidget figurehead finesse finical finicky fission fixate flak flamboyant flaunting flax fledged fleet flinch flop florid flout fluke fluster foible foil foment foolproof

funny easily done based on error to move in an uncertain manner foolish young deer lacking purpose fertile to pretend apt person guilty of murder substance become excited cruelty search showing earnest feeling warmth of feelings stinking to shackle a bitter quarrel lasting long time loyalty to move restlessly carved image on front of ship dealing with situation delicately fussy about food and clothing finical splitting to stare at criticism brightly colored showing off pale yellow trained group of quick-moving ships to draw back to fall clumsily naturally red to reject lucky streak to make nervous defect of character to prevent from carrying out to lessen pain incapable of failure

foppish forage forbear forbearance ford forestall forfeit forge forgery forswear foster fracas fragile fragrant frantic frenetic fret fringe froward frugal fulmination fulsome gainsay

pays extra attention to clothes food for horses and cattle to refrain from patience shallow place in a river to preempt to take loss willingly workshop for shaping of metal counterfeit to renounce to care for noisy quarrel easily broken sweet-smelling wildly excited frantic to worry edge stubborn economical bitter protest disgusting to oppose to make unfair decision from garble facts garment article of clothing garner to gather garrulity talkativeness garrulous too talkative gaucherie socially awkward germane relevant gist general idea glean to gather facts glib smooth but not sincere glimmer unsteady light gloat to overlook selfishly glut to fill to excess gnaw to bite steadily goad to urge a person to action gorge to eat greedily gossamer soft light tool for cutting grooves in gouge wood grandiloquent using pompous words grave requiring consideration graze to touch lightly in passing

gregarious grievous grovel guile gullible gush gust hack halcyon hallow harangue harbinger harrow haughty heed heinous heresy hermetic heterogeneous hew highbrow hirsute hoax hollow holster homiletics hone hoodwink hospitable hubris hush husk hypocrisy iconoclast idiosyncrasy idolatry idyll ignoble ignominious illicit imbroglio immaculate imminent immutable impair

living in societies causing sadness to humble oneself deceit eager to believe to burst out suddenly sudden wind to cut roughly calm and peaceful to consecrate a long passionate speech something that foretells future to distress arrogant to give notice to odious belief opposite of normal sealed by fusion of different kinds to make by hard work with superior tastes hairy a trick nothing inside leather case for a pistol act of preaching to sharpen to trick treating guests generously arrogant pride to become silent worthless outside part falseness one who attacks popular beliefs personal mannerism excessive admiration of a carefree experience dishonorable shameful unlawful complicated situation faultless likely to happen soon cannot be changed to worsen

impassive unmoved impecunious having little or no money impede to get in the way of impediment something that hinders impending likely to happen soon imperative essential imperious commanding impermeable cannot be permeated imperturbable incapable of being excited impervious cannot pass through imperviousness arrogant impetuous having sudden energy impiety lack of reverence implacable unpleasable implicate to involve incriminatingly implicit implied implosion collapse bursting inward importune to beg imprecation a curse impromptu without preparation impudent rash impugned challenged impute to ascribe inadvertent not paying proper attention inane silly inasmuch since incense to make angry incessant often repeated inchoate rudimentary incipient beginning incise to engrave incite to stir up inclined having a preference incongruous not in agreement incorrigibility cannot be corrected incredulous skeptical inculcate fix firmly by repetition incumbents official duties incursion a raid indefatigability not easily tired indelible cannot be rubbed out indigence poverty indigenous native indistinct not easily heard indolence laziness indomitable not easily discouraged

indulge indulgent ineffable ineluctable inept ineptitude inferno infuriate infuse ingenuous ingest inimical inimitable innocuous inscrutable insensible insinuate insipid insouciant insularity insurrection interdict interim intersperse intransigence intransigent intrepid introspection inundate inured invective inveigh inveterate invincible involute irascible irate ire irksome irresolute irrevocable itinerate jabber jibe

to gratify inclined to indulge cannot be described in words inevitable unskillful being unskillful hell to anger to pour sincere to take by swallowing unfriendly cannot be imitated harmless cannot be understood unaffected to suggest unpleasantly without taste or flavor carefree narrow-mindedness rising of people to prohibit as an installment to scatter stubborness uncompromising fearless examining one's own thoughts to flood adapted to abusive language to denounce long-established cannot be defeated complex irritable angry to anger tiresome undecided impossible to retract to travel from place to place to talk excitedly to make fun of

jocular judicious knit labyrinthine lachrymose lackluster lament lassitude latent laudatory lavish legacy levee levity libel liberality libertine lien limn limp lionize lithe loll lope loquacious lucubrate luculent lugubrious lull lumber luminary lurk lustrous macabre macerate machination maladroit malapropism malevolence malign malinger malleable

joking sound in judgement draw together unite firmly high involved causing tears dull to show great sorrow tiredness present but not active expressing praise to give freely something handed down formal reception lack of seriousness statement damaging reputation generosity immoral person legal claim until debt is repaid to portray walking unevenly to treat as famous person bending to sit in lazy way to move along with long strides garrulous to write in scholarly fashion easily understood excessively sad to become quiet to move clumsily light-giving body to be out of view ready to attack bright gruesome make soft by soaking in water scheme tactless misuse of a word wishing evil speak ill of somebody to fake illness to shirk a duty yielding

manacle

chains for hands or feet killing of large number of massacre people matriculation be admitted maudlin sentimental in silly way maul to hurt by rough handling maverick rebel mellifluous sweetly flowing mendacity dishonesty mendicant a beggar mercurial fleeting meretricious attractive only on surface mesmerize to hypnotize meticulous giving great attention to details quality of endurance or mettle courage mettlesome courageous middling averagely good minatory menacing mince to euphemize misanthrope person who hates mankind mischievous harmful miser person who spends little misogynist one who hates women moderation quality of being limited mollify to make calm molt to lose feathers morbid diseased morose unsocial muffler silencer multifarious varied mundane worldly myriad large number nadir lowest point nascent coming into existence nebulous vague negligent taking too little care neophyte recent convert to a belief nexus a connection show some inclination to nibble accept noisome offensive nonchalant cooly indifferent nonplused greatly surprised nostrum an untested cure noxious harmful

nugatory obdurate obfuscate oblivious obloquy obsequious obstreperous obtain obtrusive obtuse obviate occluded odious odium odor officious ominous onerous opaqueness opprobrious ossify ostensible ostentation ostracism overhaul overweening paean palate palatial palliate palpability palpitate panegyric paradigm parenthesis pariah parsimonious partisan patron paucity peccadillo pedantic pedestrian pellucid penchant penitent

worthless stubborn to obscure unaware share criticism too eager to obey noisy to be established noticeable stupid to get rid of blocked up repulsive aversion a smell too eager to give advice threatening burdensome dullness showing scorn to turn into bone represented as such display to obtain admiration banished to examine thoroughly arrogant song of praise sense of taste magnificent to lessen the severity of can be felt understood to tremble eulogy a model sentence within another an outcast miserly one-sided regular customer scarcity small sin showing off learning commonplace easy to understand strong inclination feeling regret

penurious penury peregrination peremptory perfidious perfidy perfunctory perilous peripatetic perish perjury permeate pernicious perpetrate personable perspicacity pertain pest petrified petrify petrous petulant philistine phlegmatic picaresque pied pinch pine pious piquant pique pitfall pith pivotal placate plaintive plaque platitude plea plead plethora pliant plod pluck

stingy extreme poverty wandering unchallengeable treacherous treachery done as duty dangerous wandering to be destroyed willful false statement to spread harmful to commit a crime attractive quick judging and understanding to belong as a part of person who is a nuisance taken away power to make hard like a rock unreasonably impatient ignorant person sluggish involving clever rogues of mixed colors to take between thumb and finger to waste away from sorrow devoted to religion stimulating to hurt the pride of unsuspected danger essential part of great importance to soothe mournful flate ornamented plate trite statement to request to address a court for cause an excess easily bent continue to do without rest to pull feathers off

plumb get to the root of plummet to plunge steeply plunge to move suddenly poignant deeply moving poncho large piece of cloth ponderous heavy portent omen precarious dangerous precepts rules preclude prevent precursory anticipating predilection special liking predominate to have more power than others preen tidy premature happening before right time preponderance greatness in strength presage warning sign presumption arrogance preternatural not normal prevalent common prevaricate to lie prim formal pristine pure probity incorruptibility proclivity inclination procrastination putting off prodigal wasteful prodigious enormous profane having contempt for God profligacy shameless immorality profligate recklessly wasteful profundity depth profuse abundant proliferate to grow prolix tiring because too long prone inclined to propagation extending propinquity nearness in time propitiatory appeasing propitious auspicious prosaic mundane proscribe to denounce as dangerous protracted prolonged provident frugal provisional of present time provoke to make angry

prudence prudish prune pry pucker pugnacious puissance punctilious pundit pungency purvey pusillanimous putrefaction pyre quack quaff quail qualm quandary quell quibble quiescence quiescent quirk quixotic quotidian rabble raconteur raffish ramify rancorous rant rapacious rarefy rave reactionary rebuff recalcitrant recant recast recidivism reciprocity

careful forethought easily shocked silly person inquire too much wrinkle inclined to fight strength precise pedant sharpness to provide supply craven becoming rotten large pile of wood for burning person who makes false claims to drink deeply to lose courage feeling of doubt state of doubt to subdue to try to avoid by sophistication motionless at rest habit specific to someone generous banal mob person who tells anecdotes vulgar to branch out feeling bitterness to use extravagant language greedy to make thin to act with excessive enthusiasm opposing progress to snub disobedient take back as being false to cast anew relapse into criminal behavior mutual interchange of favors

recital recluse recompense reconcile recondite recreancy recuperate redeem redoubtable refine refractory refulgent regale regicide reiterate rejuvenation relapse remonstrate render renovate renowned repast repel repine reproach reprobate repudiate repulsive requite rescind resigned resilience resort restive resuscitation retard reticent revere reverent riddle rift rivet roll rotund ruffian

performance of music person who lives alone to award compensation to to restore peace abstruse cowardice to become strong after illness to compensate causing fear to make pure stubborn brilliant to delight crime of killing a king to say again several times becoming young to fall back again to protest to represent to make new again famous meal to refuse to accept to complain to scold sinful person to disown causing a feeling of disgust to repay to cancel submissive ability to recover original shape to frequently visit refusing to move coming back to consciousness to hinder reserved to have deep respect for showing deep respect puzzling person or thing to split to fix calling of names round violent cruel man

rumple sagacious salacious salubrious salutary sanctimony sanction sanguine sanity sash satiate saturnine savant savor sawdust scabbard scent scorch scribble scurvy secular sedulous seminal sententious sequence sere sermon serrated serration servile sever severance shallow shard sheath shrewd shrill shun shunt sidestep simper sinuous skiff

to make rough having sound judgement obscene healthful wholesome hypocritical approval cheerful health of mind long strip worn round the waist to satisfy gloomy person of great learning to enjoy flavor tiny bits of wood sheath for blade pleasant smell to dry up write hastily mean living outside monastery persevering like a seed full of proverbs succession make hard reproving a person for his faults having a toothed edge having a toothed edge like a slave to break off cutting off little depth piece of broken earthenware cover for blad astute piercing to keep away from to evade by putting aside to step to side self-conscious smile winding small boat

skit slack slake slate sluggard slur smolder snare snub soar sober sobriety sodden soggy solvent somatic soot sophisticated sophistry sophomoric soporific sordid spear specious splenetic splice sponge spurious spurn squalid squander squat stanch steeply stentorian stickler stigma stigmatize sting stingy stint stipple stipulate stolid stray streak

short play sluggish to satisfy criticize lazy slow-moving person join words burn slowly without fire to trap to treat with contempt to fly high self-controlled being self-controlled soaked heavy with water something that dissolves of the body black powder in smoke complex fallacious immature producing sleep wretched weapon with metal point deceiving irritable to join live at another's expense false to reject dirty to spend wastefully to crouch to stop the flow of a fluid rising or falling sharply extremely loud one who insists unyieldingly mark of shame describe scornfully something sharp spending unwillingly to be thrifty to paint with dots to state as necessary condition showing no emotion to wander to move very fast

striated stride strut stygian stymie subdue sublime submerge suborn subpoena substantiation subsume succor suffice suffocate sullied summarily sumptuous sundry supercilious superfluous superimpose supersede supine suppliant supplicate suppress surcharge surfeit susceptibility swerve sycophant synopsis taciturn tadpole talon tamp tamper tangential tarnished tassel taunt taut

striped to walk with long steps a supporting bar gloomy to hinder bring under control astounding to put under water to induce by bribery written order to appear in court giving facts to support include under a rule relief in time of distress to meet needs to cause difficulty breathing to be stained without delay magnificent miscellaneous disdainful more than needed to put on top to take place of lying on back asking humbly to make humble petition to to put an end to additional charge feet to fullness sensitivity to change direction suddenly person who flatters to the rich summary untalkative frog in early stage of development claw of a bird of prey to drive down with repeated blows to interfere with suddenly changeable lost brightness bunch of threads to reproach tight

tautology tawdry teetotal temerity temperance temperate tenacity tenuous tepid terse testiness thrift thwart timid timorous toady tonic topple torment torpid torque tortuous tout tractable transgress transient transitory travesty trenchant trepidation trickle trifling trite truce truculence trudge turbid turbulence turgid turmoil turpitude turquoise tyro ubiquitous ulterior

redundancy gawdy opposed to alcohol boldness moderation showing self-control firmness insubstantial lukewarm brief and to the point irritated economy frustrate shy fearful obsequious flatterer something giving strength to make unsteady and overturn severe pain sluggish twisting force devious to solicit customers easily controlled to beyond limit fleeting brief parody vigorous fear to flow in drops unimportant common agreement to stop fighting ferocity to walk heavily muddy being uncontrolled bloated disturbance wickedness greenish-blue precious stone beginner to annoy situated beyond

umbrage uncouth underbid undermine undulate unearth unencumbered unfeigned unscathed untoward upbraid urbane vacillation vagary vain valiant valorous vanquish veer venal veneer

offense awkward make a lower bid to weaken to fluctuate to discover easy-going sincere unharmed inconvenient to scold elegant being uncertain strange act conceited brave brave to conquer to change direction capable of betraying honor covering true nature regarding with deep veneration respect veracity truth verdant fresh and green verisimilitude appearing real veritable rightly named verve spirit vestige trace vex to annoy vigilance watchfulness member of a vigilance vigilant committee vigorous energetic vilify to slander vindictive having a desire to revenge virago a loud domineering woman visceral of the internal organs viscous semi-fluid vitiate to lower quality of vituperate abuse in words vivacious lively volatile fickle volubility verbosity voluble fluent waffle to talk vaguely

waft wag warmonger warrant wean weigh welter wend whimsical wince woo writ yarn

to send floating through air merry person person who stirs up war written order to turn away to measure how heavy confusion to proceed full of odd and fanciful ideas to show pain to try to win written order story