Billy BUDD

Thomas E. (United States of America)
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  1. approbation
    official acceptance or agreement
  2. prosaic
    lacking wit or imagination
  3. vainglorious
    feeling self-importance
  4. unaffectedness
    not affected
  5. lustrous
    reflecting light
  6. sally
    a military action in which besieged troops burst forth
  7. rollick
    play boisterously
  8. anaclisis
    relationship marked by strong dependence on others
  9. clot
    a lump of material formed from the content of a liquid
  10. wayfarer
    a pedestrian who walks from place to place
  11. motley
    consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
  12. retinue
    the group following and attending to some important person
  13. evoke
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  14. evince
    give expression to
  15. tempestuous
    characterized by violent emotions or behavior
  16. towpath
    a path along a canal or river used by animals towing boats
  17. proficient
    having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
  18. perilous
    fraught with danger
  19. yardarm
    either end of the yard of a square-rigged ship
  20. comeliness
    the quality of being good looking and attractive
  21. conjunction
    the state of being joined together
  22. cynosure
    something that provides guidance
  23. aspect
    a characteristic to be considered
  24. gangway
    a temporary bridge or passage often made of planks
  25. demur
    politely refuse or take exception to
  26. acquiescence
    agreement with a statement or proposal to do something
  27. intractable
    difficult to manage or mold
  28. prepossessing
    creating a favorable impression
  29. veritable
    not counterfeit or copied
  30. prudence
    discretion in practical affairs
  31. disquietude
    feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
  32. forecastle
    living quarters consisting of a superstructure in the bow of a merchant ship where the crew is housed
  33. bluff
    a high steep bank
  34. disconcert
    cause to lose one's composure
  35. decoction
    the extraction of water-soluble drug substances by boiling
  36. alacrity
    liveliness and eagerness
  37. adjunct
    something added to another thing but not essential to it
  38. irrepressible
    impossible to control
  39. rueful
    feeling or expressing pain or sorrow
  40. shindy
    a large and noisy party of people
  41. treacle
    a syrup made of sugar cane
  42. biff
    strike, usually with the fist
  43. forebear
    a person from whom you are descended
  44. dogwatch
    either of two short watches: from 4-6 pm or 6-8 pm
  45. drub
    beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
  46. lubber
    an awkward, foolish person
  47. celerity
    a rate that is rapid
  48. tipple
    drink moderately but regularly
  49. rustic
    characteristic of rural life
  50. sinister
    wicked, evil, or dishonorable
  51. dexterity
    adroitness in using the hands
  52. fatalist
    someone who feels powerless to change his or her destiny
  53. martial
    suggesting war or military life
  54. revery
    an abstracted state of absorption
  55. sullen
    showing a brooding ill humor
  56. hearth
    a built-in space in a wall where a fire can be built
  57. kith
    your friends and acquaintances
  58. consort
    keep company with
  59. factitious
    not produced by natural forces; artificial or fake
  60. abash
    cause to be embarrassed
  61. palate
    the surface of the mouth separating oral and nasal cavities
  62. analogous
    similar or equivalent in some respects
  63. reposeful
    affording physical or mental rest
  64. indurate
    make hard or harder
  65. halyard
    a rope for raising or lowering a sail or flag
  66. eminently
    in an manner above others in quality or position
  67. foundling
    a child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown
  68. ignoble
    dishonorable in character or purpose
  69. rectitude
    righteousness as a consequence of being honorable and honest
  70. proffer
    present for acceptance or rejection
  71. impute
    attribute or credit to
  72. providentially
    in a fortunately providential manner
  73. doxy
    a woman who cohabits with an important man
  74. obliquity
    the quality of being deliberately vague or deceptive
  75. urbane
    showing a high degree of refinement
  76. vitiate
    make imperfect
  77. invocation
    the act of appealing for help
  78. latitude
    an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
  79. amiss
    in an improper or mistaken manner
  80. singularly
    in a singular manner or to a singular degree
  81. avowal
    a statement asserting the truth of something
  82. arbitrary
    based on or subject to individual discretion or preference
  83. epithet
    descriptive word or phrase
  84. proselyte
    a new convert, especially to a religion
  85. transmute
    change or alter in form, appearance, or nature
  86. conjecture
    believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
  87. fastidious
    giving careful attention to detail
  88. insurrection
    organized opposition to authority
  89. pugnacious
    ready and able to resort to force or violence
  90. plenary
    full in all respects
  91. divergence
    moving away in different direction from a common point
  92. contrive
    make or work out a plan for; devise
  93. cravenness
    meanspirited cowardice
  94. shorn
    having the hair, fur, or wool cut short
  95. weaver
    an artisan who makes cloth by interlacing threads or yarn
  96. iconoclast
    someone who attacks cherished ideas or institutions
  97. utilitarian
    having a useful function
  98. vanity
    feelings of excessive pride
  99. bravado
    a swaggering show of courage
  100. sagacious
    acutely insightful and wise
  101. injunction
    a judicial remedy to prohibit a party from doing something
  102. circumspect
    careful to consider potential consequences and avoid risk
  103. trumpet
    a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone
  104. fustian
    a strong cotton and linen fabric with a slight nap
  105. affectation
    a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
  106. appellation
    identifying words by which someone or something is called
  107. resolute
    firm in purpose or belief
  108. prolific
    intellectually productive
  109. intrepid
    invulnerable to fear or intimidation
  110. injudiciously
    in an injudicious manner
  111. paramount
    most important or impactful
  112. leeward
    on the side away from the wind
  113. undemonstrative
    not given to open expression of emotion
  114. deference
    courteous regard for people's feelings
  115. irascible
    quickly aroused to anger
  116. arduous
    characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
  117. bias
    a partiality preventing objective consideration of an issue
  118. cant
    a slope in the turn of a road or track
  119. ambivalent
    uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow
  120. evocation
    stimulation that calls up a particular class of behaviors
  121. complicity
    guilt as a confederate in a crime or offense
  122. idyllic
    charmingly simple and serene
  123. fecund
    capable of producing offspring or vegetation
  124. dauntless
    invulnerable to fear or intimidation
  125. audacious
    disposed to venture or take risks
  126. heady
    extremely exciting as if by alcohol or a narcotic
  127. complaisant
    showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others
  128. obtrusive
    sticking out; protruding
  129. choleric
    characterized by anger
  130. inimical
    tending to obstruct or cause harm
  131. jocosely
    with humor
  132. antiquity
    the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe
  133. equivocal
    open to two or more interpretations
  134. preeminence
    high status importance owing to marked superiority
  135. squeamish
    easily disturbed or disgusted by unpleasant things
  136. eccentricity
    strange and unconventional behavior
  137. cynical
    believing the worst of human nature and motives
  138. ursine
    of or relating to or similar to bears
  139. recondite
    difficult to understand
  140. laconic
    brief and to the point
  141. exacerbate
    make worse
  142. welkin
    the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
  143. phrenology
    study of the shape of the skull to determine character
  144. pallor
    an unnatural lack of color in the skin
  145. scurrilous
    expressing offensive, insulting, or scandalous criticism
  146. ingratiate
    gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts
  147. remiss
    failing in what duty requires
  148. incredulous
    not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving
  149. punctilious
    marked by precise accordance with details
  150. promptitude
    the characteristic of doing things without delay
  151. ascetic
    someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
  152. twain
    two items of the same kind
  153. sapient
    acutely insightful and wise
  154. volition
    the act of making a choice
  155. pithy
    concise and full of meaning
  156. incumbent
    necessary as a duty or responsibility; morally binding
  157. abeyance
    temporary cessation or suspension
  158. insatiate
    impossible to satisfy
  159. convulse
    move or stir about violently
  160. mirth
    great merriment
Created on Mon Mar 08 09:01:57 EST 2010 (updated Wed Mar 10 12:05:42 EST 2010)

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