A | B |
of or belonging to language | linguistic |
to regret deeply or strongly; lament | deplore |
to disclose or reveal | divulge |
to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, especially without regard for individual desire | coerce |
to have a strong inner feeling or notion of (a future misfortune, evil, catastrophe) | forebode |
to perplex (a person) by playing upon the person's credulity; bewilder purposely. | mystify |
to confuse or puzzle completely; perplex: | bewilder |
to hamper with complications, confusion, or uncertainty. | perplex |
to put out of place; put out of proper relative position; displace | dislocate |
o beg urgently or piteously for (aid, mercy, pardon, etc.) | implore |
slighting or contemptuous treatment; humiliating affront, insult, or injury | indignity |
a member of a class of persons, who are small farmers or farm laborers of low social rank | peasant |
a member of a high ranking class, especially a noble | aristocrat |
brutal or violent killing of people or animals | slaughter |
to treat as a pet; pamper; coddle | cosset |
any external prop or support built to steady a structure by opposing its outward thrusts, especially a projecting support built into or against the outside of a masonry wall | buttress |
any assemblage or set of correlated members: | system |
having a kernel or stone | nucleate |
a person in a condition of servitude | serf |
a drinking cup or goblet | chalice |
concerned with the study of the mind and emotions in relation to the sense of beauty. | aesthetic |
not clear to the understanding; hard to perceive: | obscure |
to make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory; improve | ameliorate |
to show or illustrate by example | exemplify |
reluctant or restrained | reticent |
agreeable, suitable, or pleasing in nature or character: | congenial |
of or relating to a practical point of view or practical considerations. | pragmatic |
easily seen or noticed; readily visible or observable | conspicuous |
assumed by hypothesis; supposed: | hypothetical |
to produce, cause, or give rise to | engender |
sudden disturbance or commotion | squall |
season where southwest wind blows, commonly marked by heavy rains | monsoon |
to determine or set the value or amount of; appraise | evaluate |
circle separating a surface into two congruent parts | equator |
firmness and strength | solidity |
branch of physical geography dealing with the ocean | oceanography |
existing, occurring, or living at the same time | contemporary |
exclusive attention to one object | concentration |
distend; swell or puff out | inflate |
spherical | globular |