Advanced Vocabulary

the pouring forth of a fluid

cause to burn rapidly and with great intensity

circulating life energy thought to be inherent in all things

a village of huts for native Africans in southern Africa

warm friendly feelings of gratitude

Muslim schools in Bangladesh and Pakistan

cause to burn rapidly and with great intensity

a heavy textile with a woven design

either of the two main branches of the trachea

a Greek unit of weight equal to one tenth of a gram

inject with libidinal energy

unacceptable behavior

mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant

the basic unit of money in Paraguay; equal to 100 centimos

like a lamb in meekness and gentleness

having the power to prevent evil or bad luck

a thick black tar intermediate between petroleum and asphalt

a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite

wild ass of Tibet and Mongolia

the leader of a town or community in some parts of Asia Minor and the Indian subcontinent

make or place parallel to something

any of various orchids of the genus Bletia having pseudobulbs and erect leafless racemes of large purple or pink flowers

a canoe made by hollowing out and shaping a large log

silk fabric with a wavy surface pattern

plant bearing squash having globose to ovoid fruit with variously striped grey and green and white warty rinds

soil in the melon holes of Australia

the vocal organ of a bird

adult male horse kept for breeding

an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column

an expression of approval and commendation

any of several evergreen plants of the genus Yucca having usually tall stout stems and a terminal cluster of white flowers; warmer regions of North America

100 tyiyn equal 1 som in Kyrgyzstan

a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls

a brownish-black mineral consisting of zinc sulfide

trickster

in a hierarchical manner

in an obedient manner

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

water chevrotains

American mountain mint

a member of the Siouan people formerly living in Iowa and Minnesota and Missouri

black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas

a member of a people who speak Uighur and live in Xinjiang and adjacent areas

an autonomous province in far northwestern China on the border with Mongolia and Kazakhstan; the largest province in the People's Republic of China and the homeland of the Uighur people

live from day to day, as with some hardship

Dutch physicist who first formulated the wave theory of light (1629-1695)

American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae

fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals

subdivision not used in some classifications: skunks

100 qepiq equal 1 manat in Azerbaijan

a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to institute Hutu control again

freely flowing lava

a dry form of lava resembling clinkers

Jewish republic in southwestern Asia at eastern end of Mediterranean; formerly part of Palestine

a seamount of volcanic origin

hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella

any agent that retards or delays or hinders

Norwegian anthropologist noted for his studies of cultural diffusion (1914-2002)

Canadian hockey player who holds the record for playing the most games (born 1928)

Australian timber tree resembling the kauri but having wood much lighter in weight and softer

a family of acrocarpous mosses

a tool or machine used for wearing down or smoothing or polishing

formed with or having saclike expansions

act of cooperating traitorously with an enemy that is occupying your country

the quality of being constantly diligent and attentive

extra money that punishes the defendant and compensate the plaintiff

the art of preaching

subject to being discredited

resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy

of or belonging to the epithelium

in a fractious manner

a stately Protestant (especially Lutheran) hymn tune

secrets known only to an initiated minority

to a prohibitive degree

of or relating to or containing iron

the quality of being similar or of having a uniform composition

look with disfavor on

an achondroplastic dwarf whose small size is the result of a genetic defect; body parts and mental and sexual development are normal

preference for using the left hand

type genus of the Tuberculariaceae

feeling of uneasiness and restlessness in the legs after going to bed (sometimes causing insomnia); may be relieved temporarily by walking or moving the legs

a gentle slope leading from the base of a mountain to a region of flat land

the 25th letter of the Roman alphabet

chief god; counterpart of Norse Odin and Teutonic Wotan

(Greek mythology) the Titaness who was mother of Helios and Selene and Eos in ancient mythology

the 19th letter of the Hebrew alphabet

type genus of the Percidae

United States architect (born in China in 1917)

German philosopher and mathematician who thought of the universe as consisting of independent monads and who devised a system of the calculus independent of Newton (1646-1716)

a member of the Siouan people formerly living in Iowa and Minnesota and Missouri

a sweetened Rhenish wine

a soft cheese with a strong odor and flavor

a republic in northeastern Europe on the Baltic Sea

English actor of Shakespearean roles who was also noted for appearances in films (1904-2000)

a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding curium with carbon ions; 7 isotopes are known

in a sweeping manner

(used of an anchor) hanging clear of the bottom

suffering from gout

any of several annual or perennial Eurasian grasses

medium to large deciduous timber tree of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada having dark outer bark and yellow inner bark used for tanning; broad five-lobed leaves are bristle-tipped

a radioactive transuranic element which has been synthesized

a mineral consisting of titanium dioxide in crystalline form

a radioactive transuranic metallic element

having an atomic number greater than 92

a shoe covering the ankle; worn by ancient Romans

a radioactive transuranic element

a name for the God of the Old Testament as transliterated from the Hebrew consonants YHVH

relating to or having the nature of a consonant

large stork-like bird of the valley of the White Nile with a broad bill suggesting a wooden shoe

consisting of or combining two races

any substance involved in metabolism

(of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing

only extant member of the order Rhynchocephalia of large spiny lizard-like diapsid reptiles of coastal islands off New Zealand

reptile having a pair of openings in the skull behind each eye

a number that is combined with another number

a number to which another number (the addend) is added

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

a spirit believed to inhabit an object or preside over a place (especially in ancient Roman religion)

large (20-ft) and swift carnivorous dinosaur having an upright slashing claw 15 inches long on each hind foot; early Cretaceous

a public speaker who delivers a loud or forceful or angry speech

covered with fine soft hairs or down

shrubs or herbs

fallibility as indicated by erring or a tendency to err

a flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion; often filled with water

a disposition to be ill-tempered

a mineral consisting of zirconium oxide

taking place in the presence of oxygen

moralization delivered tediously in a preachy manner

the position of teacher

a carpenter who helps build and launch wooden vessels

the 7th letter of the Greek alphabet

a soldier who is armed with a carbine

a diet of foods high in starch that increases carbohydrate reserves in muscles

the property of being warming

a singer

(genetics) genetic variation in a DNA sequence that occurs when a single nucleotide in a genome is altered; SNPs are usually considered to be point mutations that have been evolutionarily successful enough to recur in a significant proportion of the population of a species

French police force

naked-tailed armadillo of tropical South America

any of several small to medium-sized trees of Florida and West Indies with thin scaly bark and heavy dark heartwood

sausage or jellied loaf made of chopped parts of the head meat and sometimes feet and tongue of a calf or pig

a loose cloak with a hood

a toilet in Britain

a drug used in treating stable adult-onset diabetes mellitus

inflammation of the spinal cord

marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small

the dignity or rank or position of an earl or countess

a woman poseur

a cooking utensil of parallel metal bars

go with, fall together

flavored with sour orange peel

large, long-armed apes that live mostly in trees

an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles

the act of stabilizing something or making it more stable

the ancient kingdom of Philip II and Alexander the Great in the southeastern Balkans that is now divided among modern Macedonia and Greece and Bulgaria

in some classifications considered a superphylum or a subkingdom; comprises flagellates; ciliates; sporozoans; amoebas; foraminifers

hydrous silicates of or relating to or resembling mica

the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury

designed to be unfastened or disconnected without damage

sell (art works) from a collection, especially in order to raise money for the purchase of other art works

a fold of fatty tissue under the chin

very small genus of aromatic European herbs with pinnately compound leaves and yellow flowers

North American rock cress having very long curved pods

a Mexican man who practices healing techniques inherited from the Mayans

an advocate of technocracy

the trait of being adventurous

relating to or resembling or functioning like a trachea

walking on a tightrope or slack rope

crimson-and-grey songbird that inhabits town walls and mountain cliffs of southern Eurasia and northern Africa

swift-running bipedal dinosaurs

orchid having a pair of ovate leaves and a long slender raceme of green flowers sometimes tinged red-brown; Europe to central Asia

a Buddhist who has attained nirvana

tropical shrub having clusters of white or violet or yellow flowers

last or greatest in an indefinitely large series

100 lwei equal 1 kwanza in Angola

the capital and chief port of Iceland on the southwestern coast of Iceland; buildings are heated by natural hot water

an Indian side dish of yogurt and chopped cucumbers and spices

a gamete; used especially of lower plants

thick cushion used as a seat

a toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium

an explosive device that is improvised

a thief or dishonest person or scoundrel

an amber, watery fluid, rich in proteins, that separates out when blood coagulates

a group of over 200 islands in the southern Aegean

an arm of the Mediterranean between Greece and Turkey

10 jiao equal 1 yuan in China

a member of the Siouan people living in the Yazoo river valley in Mississippi

red fishes of American coastal tropical waters having very large eyes and rough scales

small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America

South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers

a small guitar having four strings

being one more than ten

coarse greyish-green annual yellow-flowered herb

resoundingly successful and popular

written and regarded for aesthetic value rather than content

a whitish rubber derived from the coagulated milky latex of gutta-percha trees; used for insulation of electrical cables

transformed from a liquid into a soft semisolid or solid mass

an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of sucrose into glucose and fructose

a chemical reaction in which water reacts with a compound to produce other compounds; involves the splitting of a bond and the addition of the hydrogen cation and the hydroxide anion from the water

a complex carbohydrate found in many plants and used as a sweetening agent

the process of ionizing

by the use of probability theory

lining a surface or bearing with Babbitt metal

undergoing metamorphosis

abnormally inactive

an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies

the property possessed by a concave shape

a concave molding shaped like a quarter circle in cross section

a landlocked republic in eastern Europe

inexperienced in seamanship

perennial succulent herb with small solitary axillary or terminal flowers

a juicy appetizingness

of or relating to the axil

the property of stimulating the appetite