Everett's word list 372 words

of the south or coming from the south

toward or located in the north

a strong cotton and linen fabric with a slight nap

delight in another person's misfortune

an adult insect produced after metamorphosis

exercising power or authority

a reduced ability to focus on near objects caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens after age 45

(15-16th century) any armor for the head; usually ornate without a visor

Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye

brass that looks like gold; used to decorate furniture

someone who is no longer alive

preserve a dead body

minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insects

minute two-winged mosquito-like fly lacking biting mouthparts; appear in dancing swarms especially near water

minute two-winged insect that sucks the blood of mammals and birds and other insects

resembling a worm; long and thin and cylindrical

large heavy rope for nautical use

the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth

pertaining to or associated with agony (especially death agonies)

break a small piece off from

a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives

medieval plate armor to protect a horse's head

(pathology) a waxy translucent complex protein resembling starch that results from degeneration of tissue

infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches

of or relating to the spleen

surgical removal of foreign material and dead tissue from a wound in order to prevent infection and promote healing

Italian brandy made from residue of grapes after pressing

steal goods; take as spoils

reason methodologically and logically

extremely pleasing to the sense of taste

a life-size dummy used to display clothes

excessively or hypocritically pious

the general activity of selling

the purple or black-and-blue area resulting from a bruise

(Old Testament) an obsolete name for the Old Testament books of I Chronicles and II Chronicles which were regarded as supplementary to Kings

plausible but misleading

relating to the seas, especially smaller or inland seas

any of various Spanish fortresses or palaces built by the Moors

narrow and long and pointed; as pine leaves

violently angry and destructive behavior

wash out with a solvent, as in chromatography

a thin strip (wood or metal)

resembling a labyrinth in form or complexity

that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason

Indonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth

the art of writing and producing plays

relating to or possessing a testa or hard shell

having a latticelike structure pierced with holes or windows

someone who makes or mends dresses

giving strong encouragement

of or pertaining to or resembling a fistula

shading consisting of multiple crossing lines

of or relating to or giving birth

having a swelling on one side

(Roman Catholic Church) a book of prayers to be recited daily certain priests and members of religious orders

a stew of meat and vegetables and hardtack that is eaten by sailors

pertaining to the power of salvation or redemption

an early symptom that a disease is developing or that an attack is about to occur

a highwayman who robs on foot

a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture)

(Yiddish) a thief or dishonest person or scoundrel (often used as a general term of abuse)

curved like a sickle

unrestrained by convention or propriety

a desire for sexual intimacy

a figure of a man used as a supporting column

a container for burning incense (especially one that is swung on a chain in a religious ritual)

briefly shut the eyes

surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots

somewhat hungry

a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument

an intense itching sensation that can have various causes (as by allergies or infection or lymphoma or jaundice etc.)

used to produce perspiration

presumptuously daring

remove the cortex of (an organ)

hand tool for boring holes

someone skilled in the transcription of speech (especially dictation)

look down on with disdain

the act of cracking something

suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress

filled with shade

crash

a motley assortment of things

an uprising by Palestinian Arabs (in both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank) against Israel in the late 1980s and again in 2000

informal terms for money

the descendants of one individual

a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft

becoming or shading into white

relating to exegesis

turn pale, as if in fear

of flowering plants (especially grasses etc) that are pollinated by the wind

clock that measures time by the escape of water

a heavy wooden pole (such as the trunk of a young fir) that is tossed as a test of strength (in the Highlands of northern Scotland)

capital of the state of Wisconsin; located in the southern part of state; site of the main branch of the University of Wisconsin

capable of being borne or endured

medicine used to treat diarrhea

involving clever rogues or adventurers especially as in a type of fiction

gully or streambed in northern Africa and the Middle East that remains dry except during rainy season

a small farm worked by a crofter

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

people engaged in a particular occupation

East Indian tree bearing deeply ridged yellow-brown fruit

(of plants) growing in small dense clumps or tufts

defiantly aggressive

dark and misty and gloomy

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease

domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age

the way a word or a language is customarily spoken

make a shrill creaking noise by rubbing together special bodily structures

(British slang) a scientist or technician engaged in military research

an inhabitant of the earth

of or at or pertaining to a cathode

navigation in coastal waters

one celestial body obscures another

(of plants) producing a well-developed stem above ground

the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar

severe malnutrition in children resulting from a diet excessively high in carbohydrates and low in protein

suffering from abulia; showing abnormal inability to act or make decisions

wealth regarded as an evil influence

pronounce with rounded lips

an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service

the brightest star in Virgo

voracious pointed-nose shark of northern Atlantic and Pacific

the ecclesiastical title of the leaders of the Nestorian and Armenian churches

a guide who conducts and informs sightseers

occurring singly; not one of a pair

weedy Eurasian plant often a pest in grain fields

(of a plant ovule) completely inverted; turned back 180 degrees on its stalk

based on exact thinking

(of insects) without wings

a human being; `wight' is an archaic term

having no hair or similar growth; smooth

a custom or usage that has acquired the force of law

short and thick; as e.g. having short legs and heavy musculature

of or relating to or suggestive of dreams

of or related to or resembling a snake

wild plum of northeastern United States having dark purple fruits with yellow flesh

a woolen tunic worn by men and women in ancient Greece

either of two folds of skin that can be moved to cover or open the eye

talk socially without exchanging too much information

tall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites

arrange in a series of rings or chains, as for spores

an abnormal loss of strength

a rectangular groove made to hold two pieces together

richly melodious

devouring or craving food in great quantities

(rhetoric) the introductory section of an oration or discourse

a concise reference book providing specific information about a subject or location

a river in western Europe that rises in northern France and flows generally east into Belgium where it joins the Meuse at Namur

affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc

a pleasant and secluded part of a garden; usually attached to a mansion

a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface

the galley or pantry of a small ship

any opponent of technological progress

at full speed; with great haste

full of twists and turns

appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use

the superior of an abbey of monks

a narrow braid used as a decorative trimming

dress very carefully and in a finicky manner

very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe

very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe

a flat metal disk ready for stamping as a coin

the sound made by beating a drum

disregard intentionally or let pass

salted and cured abdominal wall of a side of pork

(pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid

suck in (air)

of or relating to or based on geology

twist or braid together, interlace

nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Acular and Toradol) that is administered only intramuscularly

a consonant produced without sound from the vocal cords

a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain

make soiled, filthy, or dirty

(Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord

the act of snoring or producing a snoring sound

of countries; not relying on imports

speak unfavorably about

stiff coarse fiber from the outer husk of a coconut

a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers

give a thrashing to; beat hard

melt or become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air

rum cut with water

any plant of the genus Monstera; often grown as houseplants

of or relating to chaetae (setae or bristles)

hypothetical universal solvent once sought by alchemists

extremely filthy from long neglect

an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)

a dry scab formed on the skin following a burn or cauterization of the skin

the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one

characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column

(mountaineering) a descent of a vertical cliff or wall made by using a doubled rope that is fixed to a higher point and wrapped around the body

edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions

Australian tree with edible flesh and edible nutlike seed

a feeling of dreary or pessimistic sadness

(of skin) covered with warts or projections that resemble warts

conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry

candy containing a fruit or nut

a ruffle on the front of a woman's blouse or a man's shirt

a male demon believed to lie on sleeping persons and to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women

a lump or chunk of raw meat

especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward

change or alter in form, appearance, or nature

having a robust muscular body-build characterized by predominance of structures (bone and muscle and connective tissue) developed from the embryonic mesodermal layer

used of a medicine that is strengthening

a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base

a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

mostly tropical American shrubs or small trees with small yellowish flowers and yellow or red fruits

(of teeth) affected with cavities or decay

shed at an early stage of development

a wide (ornamented) belt worn over the right shoulder to support a sword or bugle by the left hip

the first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; here food is collected and returned to the mouth as cud for chewing

mainly dark northern butterflies with white wing bars

corals having calcareous skeletons aggregations of which form reefs and islands

hard red wheat grown especially in Russia and Germany; in United States as stock feed

a metal helmet worn by common soldiers in the 16th century

territory over which rule or control is exercised

reveal unintentionally

cooked meats and eggs and vegetables usually arranged in rows around the plate and dressed with a salad dressing

a midday meal

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

mostly widely cultivated species of everlasting flowers having usually purple flowers; southern Europe to Iran; naturalized elsewhere

censorship because of perceived obscenity or immorality

(verse) metrically complete; especially having the full number of syllables in the final metrical foot

(used of certain religious orders) barefoot or wearing only sandals

a chain of connected ideas or passages or objects so arranged that each member is closely related to the preceding and following members (especially a series of patristic comments elucidating Christian dogma)

the first largest innermost toe

strong snuff made from dark coarse tobacco

understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary)

a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim

money extracted as a penalty

change the arrangement or position of

a marine turtle

able to be passed or traversed or crossed

a border or edge of any of various body parts distinguished by color or structure

of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch

disinclined to work or exertion

irritable as if suffering from indigestion

a festivity in ancient Greece at which competitors contended for prizes

a burden (figuratively in the form of a bundle)

take place as an additional or unexpected development

a plant or animal that is atypically small

amazingly impressive; suggestive of the flashing of lightning

a smoky yellow or brown quartz

a white soluble compound (NaHCO3) used in effervescent drinks and in baking powders and as an antacid

elastic straps that hold trousers up (usually used in the plural)

an animal (such as a mule or burro or horse) used to carry loads

remove the surface of

(zoology) the cavity (in birds, reptiles, amphibians, most fish, and monotremes but not mammals) at the end of the digestive tract into which the intestinal, genital, and urinary tracts open

a carving (or engraving) on whalebone, whale ivory, walrus tusk, etc., usually by American whalers

one retired from society for religious reasons

resembling glass in transparency or translucency

loud confused noise from many sources

the act of coercing someone into government service

(of water) rising to the surface under internal hydrostatic pressure

a broom made of twigs tied together on a long handle

something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be

a paradoxical anecdote or a riddle that has no solution; used in Zen Buddhism to show the inadequacy of logical reasoning

a playful leap or hop

of or related to a musical scale

a fast narrow sailing ship of the Mediterranean

a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin

tell or spread rumors

a fur or leather pouch worn at the front of the kilt as part of the traditional dress of Scottish Highlanders

a triangular gable between a horizontal entablature and a sloping roof

a bend or curve (especially in a coastline)

exercising in preparation for strenuous activity

(used of cultures of microorganisms) completely free from other organisms

rough edge left by a deckle on handmade paper or produced artificially on machine-made paper

having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.

(Middle Ages) a large heavy oblong shield protecting the whole body; originally carried but sometimes set up in permanent position

an effortful attempt to attain a goal

a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away

weak or sickly person especially one morbidly concerned with his or her health

hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile

a threat of divine punishment or vengeance

the owner or manager of an inn

of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk

axis of a compound leaf or compound inflorescence

Roman lyric poet remembered for his love poems to an aristocratic Roman woman (84-54 BC)

censure severely

of or relating to or characteristic of a numen

mental lethargy or dullness

march out (as from a defile) into open ground

(verse) metrically incomplete; especially lacking one or more syllables in the final metrical foot

given to disputation for its own sake and often employing specious arguments

meat that is salted and cut into strips and dried in the sun

work hard

a wandering scholar in medieval Europe; famed for intemperance and riotous behavior and the composition of satirical and ribald Latin songs

a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue

appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use

unrefined brown sugar made from palm sap

minute aquatic herbs floating on or below the water surface of still water consisting of a leaflike frond or plant body and single root

make thick or thicker

lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking

a loss of will power

American woodcocks

horseflies

a quantity much larger than is needed

of goods or commodities; freely exchangeable for or replaceable by another of like nature or kind in the satisfaction of an obligation

conducive to peace

slender-bodied broad-winged moth whose larvae are called measuring worms

pertaining to a growth of fungi that forms a heaped-up mass

tropical starchy tuberous root

form by reduplication

the ability to recall past occurrences

absolutely first class and genuine

a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods

terminate before completion

dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened

a whip with a lash of leather thongs twisted with wire; used for flogging prisoners

(Yiddish) someone who is a boring pest

a fire-breathing dragon used in medieval heraldry; had the head of a dragon and the tail of a snake and a body with wings and two legs

anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual

capable of being broken

partial or total loss of sight without pathology of the eye; caused by disease of optic nerve or retina or brain

meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)

having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant

using cautious slow strategy to wear down opposition; avoiding direct confrontation

(statistics) any of the 99 numbered points that divide an ordered set of scores into 100 parts each of which contains one-hundredth of the total

a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin

lotion consisting of a solution used as a cleanser for the eyes

liable to sin

abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway