Vocab 5000 part #2 497 words

make blessedly happy

make steady

a beckoning gesture

spread or daub (a surface)

decorate

make less visible or unclear

become friends with

turn a rope round an object or person in order to secure it or him

accept as true; take to be true

a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals

an endowed church office giving income to its holder

pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence

the quality of being kind and gentle

deprive through death

a place where a craft can be made fast

assail or attack on all sides: "The zebra was beset by leopards"

spread or daub (a surface)

cover by strewing

get up on the back of

cause oneself to consider something

become of; happen to

in good time

the act of becoming betrothed or engaged

two surfaces meeting at an angle different from 90 degrees

preoccupation with the acquisition and possession of books

a list of writings with time and place of publication (such as the writings of a single author or the works referred to in preparing a document etc.)

someone who loves (and usually collects) books

dwell

a stand to support a corpse or a coffin prior to burial

someone who marries one person while already legally married to another

the offense of marrying someone while you have a living spouse from whom no valid divorce has occurred

a bend or curve (especially in a coastline)

using or knowing two languages

an account of the series of events making up a person's life

the science that studies living organisms

an animal with two feet

a right or privilege that you are entitled to at birth

the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth

speak of in an irreverent or impious manner

a strong flame that burns brightly

the official symbols of a family, state, etc.

carefree and happy and lighthearted

a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen

part of a dress above the waist

of or relating to or belonging to the body

the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber

a Spanish dance in triple time accompanied by guitar and castanets

the rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant

an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions

throw bombs at or attack with bombs

the member of a bomber crew responsible for using the bombsight and releasing the bombs on the target

pompous or pretentious talk or writing

an English town that forms the constituency of a member of parliament

either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman

of or relating to plants or botany

collect and study plants

the branch of biology that studies plants

a felt hat that is round and hard with a narrow brim

a slope or hillside

the cry of an ass

solder together by using hard solder with a high melting point

large metal container in which coal or charcoal is burned; warms people who must stay outside for long times

waves breaking on the shore

opening in the rear of the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded

(plural) the lay members of a male religious order

miscellaneous curios

army unit smaller than a division

a general officer ranking below a major general

an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band

an old name for sulfur

of Britain

an expression that is used in Great Britain (especially as contrasted with American English)

broadcast over the airwaves, as in radio or television

a thick and heavy shoe

a thick and heavy shoe

the business of a broker; charges a fee to arrange a contract between two parties

a nonmetallic heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens; found in sea water

inflammation of the membranes lining the bronchial tubes

either of the two main branches of the trachea

the kinship relation between a male offspring and the siblings

shaped like a bulb

young bull

tall marsh plant with cylindrical seed heads that explode when mature shedding large quantities of down; its long flat leaves are used for making mats and chair seats; of North America, Europe, Asia and North Africa

a mechanical device consisting of bars at either end of a vehicle to absorb shock and prevent serious damage

offensively self-assertive

a citizen of an English borough

a citizen of an English borough

the treasurer at a college or university

the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking)

a hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding region; has a flat top and sloping sides

a rule adopted by an organization in order to regulate its own affairs and the behavior of its members

adherence to some extreme traditional theological concept or interpretation

a brilliant solo passage occurring near the end of a piece of music

a cowardly and despicable person

flattery intended to persuade

capable of being calculated or estimated

the branch of mathematics that is concerned with limits and with the differentiation and integration of functions

an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot)

unit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree centigrade at atmospheric pressure

a hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified

the theological system of John Calvin and his followers emphasizing omnipotence of God and salvation by grace alone

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

a member of an ancient Semitic people who occupied Canaan before it was conquered by the Israelites

any of several small Old World finches

temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers

of or relating to the heart

a mark used by an author or editor to indicate where something is to be inserted into a text

tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults

a module designed to be inserted into a larger piece of equipment

a negatively charged electrode that is the source of electrons entering an electrical device

the beliefs and practices of a Catholic Church

the quality of being universal; existing everywhere

a whip with nine knotted cords

involving or constituting a cause; causing

a periodic count of the population

the 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it)

a metric unit of volume equal to one hundredth of a liter

a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter

(ancient Rome) the leader of 100 soldiers

grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet

marked by pomp or ceremony or formality

an office of archives for public or ecclesiastic records; a court of public records

the formless and disordered state of matter before the creation of the cosmos

be characteristic of

an impressive country house (or castle) in France

examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition

a sheer fabric of silk or rayon

an acute intestinal infection caused by ingestion of contaminated water or food

related to or written for or performed by a chorus or choir

a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)

administer baptism to

the collective body of Christians throughout the world and history (found predominantly in Europe and the Americas and Australia)

being or having or characterized by hue

an accurate clock (especially used in navigation)

move through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point

travel around, either by plane or ship

someone who claims a benefit or right or title

apparent power to perceive things that are not present to the senses

conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry

group of people related by blood or marriage

vertical space available to allow easy passage under something

(of weather or climate) physically mild

having the sails trimmed for sailing as close to the wind as possible

a merchant who sells men's clothing

an agent that produces coagulation

the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts

a person who collects things

a student (or former student) at a college or university

someone who works in a coal mine

a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech

arousing or provoking laughter

mix or blend

a stock or supply of foods

the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)

able to be compared or worthy of comparison

the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually

the contestant you hope to defeat

the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself

a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others

the act or process of complicating

capable of being comprehended or understood

an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result)

capable of being compressed or made more compact

a composition for orchestra and a soloist

injury to the brain caused by a blow; usually resulting in loss of consciousness

an expression of sympathy with another's grief

be conducive to

(of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection

candy and other sweets considered collectively

a union of political organizations

a person on whom something is bestowed

someone who confesses (discloses information damaging to themselves)

reveal in private; tell confidentially

flowing together

correspondence in form or appearance

of or relating to or part of trees or shrubs bearing cones and evergreen leaves

make contact or come together

undergo conjugation

the state of being joined together

form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner

express or state indirectly

related by blood

a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes

the person to whom merchandise is delivered over

the person who delivers over or commits merchandise

a member of a conspiracy

a police officer of the lowest rank

squeeze or press together

a diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country

diplomatic building that serves as the residence or workplace of a consul

tending to consume or use often wastefully

deserving of contempt or scorn

expressing extreme contempt

the contestant you hope to defeat

the attribute of being so near as to be touching

voluntary control over urinary and fecal discharge

the property of enduring or continuing in time

the act of continuing an activity without interruption

twist and press out of shape

the act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others

a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine

obstinate rebelliousness and insubordination; resistance to authority

injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of

gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury

tending to come together from different directions