Kathy's word list 175 words

a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action

north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the wood is rot-resistant

at or on or to the masthead or upper rigging of a ship

an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force

the azimuth of a celestial body is the angle between the vertical plane containing it and the plane of the meridian

wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel

large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed ferns; cosmopolitan

a car on a freight train for use of the train crew; usually the last car on the train

characterized by great caution and wariness

riding at a gait between a trot and a gallop

small tropical flea; the fertile female burrows under the skin of the host including humans

a narrow opening as e.g. between planks in a wall

a wispy white cloud (usually of fine ice crystals) at a high altitude (4 to 8 miles)

one or more circles of light seen around a luminous object

female of domestic cattle: "`moo-cow' is a child's term"

a tuft of hair that grows in a different direction from the rest of the hair and usually will not lie flat

any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season

with eloquence

of or relating to the sky or heavens

of or relating to fatalism

with passionate fervor

tall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes

in a flagrant manner

be a mystery or bewildering to

the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

wander aimlessly in search of pleasure

a momentary flash of light

the time of day immediately following sunset

in a gluttonous manner

a painful inflammation of the big toe and foot caused by defects in uric acid metabolism resulting in deposits of the acid and its salts in the blood and joints

a shout to attract attention

an apparatus for sending telegraphic messages by using a mirror to turn the sun's rays off and on

someone who hops

someone who kisses

in a laborious manner

insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales

horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window

having edges that are jagged from injury

inflammation of a breast (or udder)

the theory of inheritance based on Mendel's laws

a single great stone (often in the form of a column or obelisk)

cut with a blade or mower

any thick, viscous matter

any of various plants of the genus Verbascum having large usually woolly leaves and terminal spikes of yellow or white or purplish flowers

forward projecting part of the head of certain animals; includes the jaws and nose

used of frenzied sexual activity

examine (a body part) by palpation

any of numerous small food fishes; especially those caught with hook and line and not available on the market

a complete and impressive array

the dressed hairy coat of a mammal

adaptability of mind or character

following a meal (especially dinner)

wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value

use again in altered form

of or resembling rope (or ropes) in being long and strong

a high tight collar

a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position

rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf

a curved oriental saber; the edge is on the convex side of the blade

an edge tool for cutting grass; has a long handle that must be held with both hands and a curved blade that moves parallel to the ground

a straight line that intersects a curve at two or more points

small crude shelter used as a dwelling

fodder harvested while green and kept succulent by partial fermentation as in a silo

let saliva drivel from the mouth

a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir

a large and usually triangular headsail; carried by a yacht as a headsail when running before the wind

spread open or apart

any vertical post or rod used as a support

a musical rhythm accenting a normally weak beat

press down tightly

a cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk

any of various complex phenolic substances of plant origin; used in tanning and in medicine

slender stem-like structure by which some twining plants attach themselves to an object for support

grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay

a trigonometric method of determining the position of a fixed point from the angles to it from two fixed points a known distance apart; useful in navigation

a sudden sharp feeling

the act of turning aside suddenly

in a vehement manner

a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame

the highest part of the back at the base of the neck of various animals especially draft animals

moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion

something of little value or significance

the property characteristic of old age

the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order