The Light and The Glory

Thomas E. (United States of America)
Book by Peter Marshall
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  1. abash
    cause to be embarrassed
  2. aberrant
    markedly different from an accepted norm
  3. abet
    assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
  4. abysmal
    exceptionally bad or displeasing
  5. activism
    a policy of action to achieve a political or social goal
  6. adjudicate
    hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
  7. affect
    have an influence upon
  8. agnostic
    a person who claims the existence of God is unknowable
  9. amorous
    inclined toward or displaying love
  10. anathema
    a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication
  11. asunder
    into parts or pieces
  12. auspices
    kindly endorsement and guidance
  13. auspicious
    indicating favorable circumstances and good luck
  14. avant-garde
    radically new or original
  15. baneful
    evil or sinister
  16. barricado
    block off with barricades
  17. behest
    an authoritative command or request
  18. beleaguer
    annoy persistently
  19. bemoan
    regret strongly
  20. bemuse
    cause to be confused emotionally
  21. bereft
    lacking or deprived of something
  22. besiege
    surround so as to force to give up
  23. besmirch
    smear so as to make dirty or stained
  24. bewail
    express sorrow or regret about something
  25. bewitch
    cast a spell over someone or something
  26. bigot
    a prejudiced person who is intolerant of differing opinions
  27. brace
    a support that steadies or strengthens something else
  28. brood
    hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing
  29. byword
    a condensed but memorable saying
  30. cache
    a hidden storage space
  31. caisson
    a chest to hold ammunition
  32. calamity
    an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
  33. calumniate
    charge falsely or with malicious intent
  34. cant
    a slope in the turn of a road or track
  35. chronicle
    a record or narrative description of past events
  36. circumspect
    careful to consider potential consequences and avoid risk
  37. citadel
    a stronghold for shelter during a battle
  38. cloak
    a loose outer garment
  39. coffer
    the funds of a government, institution, or individual
  40. collier
    someone who works in a coal mine
  41. compendium
    a publication containing a variety of works
  42. conclave
    a confidential or secret meeting
  43. connote
    express or state indirectly
  44. conquistador
    a 16th-century Spanish conqueror of Peru and Mexico
  45. consummate
    having or revealing supreme mastery or skill
  46. contrary
    exact opposition
  47. cordon
    a series of sentinels or posts enclosing some place or thing
  48. corollary
    an inference following from the proof of another proposition
  49. corporal
    affecting the body as opposed to the mind or spirit
  50. countenance
    the appearance conveyed by a person's face
  51. curative
    tending to cure or restore to health
  52. curvature
    the property possessed by the arching of a line or surface
  53. dame
    a woman of refinement
  54. daub
    an unskillful painting
  55. daunt
    cause to lose courage
  56. decorum
    propriety in manners and conduct
  57. denigrate
    attack the good name and reputation of someone
  58. deplore
    express strong disapproval of
  59. derisive
    expressing contempt or ridicule
  60. dictum
    an authoritative declaration
  61. din
    a loud, harsh, or strident noise
  62. dint
    force or effort
  63. disdainful
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  64. dominion
    control or power through legal authority
  65. doublet
    a man's close-fitting jacket, worn during the Renaissance
  66. dowager
    a widow holding property received from her deceased husband
  67. duplicity
    the act of deceiving or acting in bad faith
  68. ebullient
    joyously unrestrained
  69. effect
    a phenomenon that is caused by some previous phenomenon
  70. efficacious
    giving the power to produce an intended result
  71. eminent
    standing above others in quality or position
  72. enfilade
    gunfire directed along the length rather than the breadth of a formation
  73. enmity
    a state of deep-seated ill-will
  74. epithet
    descriptive word or phrase
  75. extol
    praise, glorify, or honor
  76. exude
    release in drops or small quantities
  77. factious
    dissenting with the majority opinion
  78. fain
    having made preparations
  79. fervent
    characterized by intense emotion
  80. forbearance
    a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges
  81. forefront
    the part that is most forward or nearest the viewer
  82. forlorn
    marked by or showing hopelessness
  83. friction
    the resistance when a body is moved in contact with another
  84. fulminate
    cause to explode violently and with loud noise
  85. fulsome
    unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating
  86. galleon
    a large square-rigged sailing ship with three or more masts
  87. garboil
    a state of commotion and noise and confusion
  88. godforsaken
    located in a dismal or remote area; desolate
  89. gulf
    an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land
  90. holocaust
    an act of mass destruction and loss of life
  91. hue
    the quality of a color determined by its dominant wavelength
  92. ignominiously
    in a dishonorable manner or to a dishonorable degree
  93. immortal
    not subject to death
  94. imperious
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  95. imprecation
    the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil
  96. insidious
    working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
  97. inure
    cause to accept or become hardened to
  98. inveigh
    complain bitterly
  99. inviolable
    incapable of being transgressed or dishonored
  100. ironic
    displaying incongruity between what is expected and what is
  101. jeremiad
    a long and mournful complaint
  102. joiner
    a person who likes to join groups
  103. labyrinth
    complex system of paths in which it is easy to get lost
  104. lacuna
    a blank gap or missing part
  105. lament
    a cry of sorrow and grief
  106. landlubber
    a person who is unfamiliar with sailing or the sea
  107. languish
    become feeble
  108. lapidary
    relating to precious stones or the art of working with them
  109. league
    an association of states or individuals for common action
  110. macabre
    shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
  111. malevolence
    wishing evil to others
  112. manifest
    clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
  113. manifold
    many and varied; having many features or forms
  114. minion
    a servile or fawning dependent
  115. mitigate
    lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
  116. modicum
    a small or moderate or token amount
  117. mysticism
    a religion based on communion with an ultimate reality
  118. nadir
    the lowest point of anything
  119. obscure
    not clearly understood or expressed
  120. occultism
    a belief in supernatural powers and the possibility of bringing them under human control
  121. ominous
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  122. organic
    having properties characteristic of living beings
  123. palisade
    a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground
  124. paramount
    most important or impactful
  125. penurious
    excessively unwilling to spend
  126. penurious
    excessively unwilling to spend
  127. perfunctory
    hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
  128. pernicious
    exceedingly harmful
  129. pillory
    a wooden instrument of punishment on a post
  130. placable
    easily calmed or pacified
  131. poignant
    keenly distressing to the mind or feelings
  132. poltergeist
    a ghost that creates disorder and noise
  133. pragmatic
    concerned with practical matters
  134. pretentious
    creating an appearance of importance or distinction
  135. preternatural
    existing outside of or not in accordance with nature
  136. privateer
    a ship commissioned to prey on other ships
  137. privation
    the act of stripping someone of food, money, or rights
  138. profound
    situated at or extending to great depth
  139. provident
    giving something useful for the future
  140. purge
    rid of impurities
  141. puritan
    someone who adheres to strict religious principles
  142. rapture
    a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
  143. redound
    have an effect for good or ill
  144. repast
    the food served and eaten at one time
  145. resolve
    find a solution or answer
  146. roil
    make turbid by stirring up the sediments of
  147. roughhewn
    (of stone or timber) shaped or cut crudely
  148. ruction
    the act of making a noisy disturbance
  149. salutary
    tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health
  150. schism
    division of a group into opposing factions
  151. scud
    run or move very quickly or hastily
  152. shallon
    small evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having edible dark purple grape-sized berries
  153. shipwright
    a carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels
  154. singular
    being a single and separate person or thing
  155. sloth
    a disinclination to work or exert yourself
  156. smithereens
    a collection of small fragments considered as a whole
  157. solace
    comfort offered to one who is disappointed or miserable
  158. specter
    a ghostly appearing figure
  159. spellbound
    having your attention fixated as though witchcraft
  160. stead
    the place properly occupied or served by another
  161. stultify
    deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless
  162. stupefied
    as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise
  163. subside
    wear off or die down
  164. succor
    assistance in time of difficulty
  165. succumb
    give in, as to overwhelming force, influence, or pressure
  166. suppression
    forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
  167. swashbuckler
    a reckless impetuous irresponsible person
  168. synthesis
    the combination of ideas into a complex whole
  169. temerity
    fearless daring
  170. totalitarian
    of a government with an authority exerting absolute control
  171. transgress
    act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
  172. transmute
    change or alter in form, appearance, or nature
  173. tumult
    a state of commotion and noise and confusion
  174. urchin
    a poor and often mischievous city child
  175. vainglorious
    feeling self-importance
  176. vanguard
    the leading units moving at the head of an army
  177. vaunt
    show off
  178. veritable
    not counterfeit or copied
  179. vex
    disturb, especially by minor irritations
  180. victual
    any substance that can be used as food
  181. vilify
    spread negative information about
  182. virulence
    extreme harmfulness
  183. vista
    the visual percept of a region
  184. vituperate
    spread negative information about
  185. vouchsafe
    grant in a condescending manner
  186. wastrel
    someone who squanders resources or time
  187. watershed
    a ridge of land that separates two adjacent river systems
  188. wattle
    a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards
  189. weal
    a raised mark on the skin
  190. willy-nilly
    in a random manner
  191. winnow
    the act of separating grain from chaff
  192. woeful
    affected by or full of grief or sadness
  193. zest
    a tart spicy quality
Created on Tue May 26 07:49:56 EDT 2009 (updated Sat Jun 06 08:14:16 EDT 2009)

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