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  1. incidental
    minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature
  2. incite
    provoke or stir up
  3. inclement
    severe, of weather
  4. incoherent
    without logical or meaningful connection
  5. inconsequential
    lacking worth or importance
  6. incontinent
    lacking restraint or self-control
  7. incrustation
    the formation of a hard outer layer
  8. incubus
    an evil spirit thought to visit people while they sleep
  9. incumbent
    necessary as a duty or responsibility; morally binding
  10. incursion
    the act of entering some territory or domain
  11. indefatigable
    showing sustained enthusiasm with unflagging vitality
  12. indenture
    formal agreement as to terms of a debt
  13. indigence
    a state of extreme poverty or destitution
  14. indigenous
    originating where it is found
  15. indiscriminate
    failing to make or recognize distinctions
  16. indissoluble
    incapable of being broken up
  17. indolent
    disinclined to work or exertion
  18. indomitable
    impossible to subdue
  19. induction
    the act of bringing about something
  20. ineffable
    defying expression or description
  21. inerrant
    not liable to error
  22. inexorable
    impossible to prevent, resist, or stop
  23. infantile
    of or relating to babies
  24. infidel
    a person who does not acknowledge your god
  25. infiltrate
    pass through an enemy line in a military conflict
  26. infirmity
    the state of being weak in health or body
  27. inflated
    enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness
  28. gouge
    an impression in a surface, as made by a blow
  29. grandeur
    the quality of being magnificent or splendid
  30. grandiose
    impressive because of unnecessary largeness or magnificence
  31. grapple
    work hard to come to terms with or deal with something
  32. grate
    reduce to shreds by rubbing against a perforated surface
  33. grievance
    a complaint about a wrong that causes resentment
  34. grisly
    shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
  35. grotto
    a small cave, usually with attractive features
  36. grouse
    popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs
  37. gruel
    a thin porridge
  38. grueling
    characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
  39. gruesome
    shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
  40. gruff
    blunt and unfriendly or stern
  41. guffaw
    a burst of loud and hearty laughter
  42. guile
    shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
  43. gull
    a mostly white aquatic bird found along beaches
  44. gusto
    vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
  45. guy
    an informal term for a youth or man
  46. haggard
    showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
  47. hap
    come to pass
  48. harrow
    a cultivator that pulverizes or smooths the soil
  49. heckler
    someone who tries to embarrass you with gibes and objections
  50. hermetic
    completely sealed or airtight
  51. hew
    make or shape as with an axe
  52. precept
    a rule of personal conduct
  53. precipitous
    extremely steep
  54. predetermine
    establish beforehand
  55. preempt
    acquire for oneself before others can do so
  56. prelate
    a senior clergyman and dignitary
  57. prelude
    something that introduces what follows
  58. premeditate
    consider, ponder, or plan beforehand
  59. preponderance
    exceeding in heaviness; having greater weight
  60. presumptuous
    going beyond what is appropriate, permitted, or courteous
  61. prevail
    be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
  62. prim
    affectedly dainty or refined
  63. primogeniture
    right of inheritance belonging exclusively to the eldest son
  64. primp
    dress or groom with elaborate care
  65. pristine
    immaculately clean and unused
  66. privation
    the act of stripping someone of food, money, or rights
  67. proletarian
    belonging to or characteristic of the working class
  68. promiscuous
    casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
  69. promontory
    a natural elevation
  70. evince
    give expression to
  71. exceptionable
    likely to cause objection or disapproval
  72. excerpt
    a passage selected from a larger work
  73. excise
    remove by cutting
  74. execrable
    unequivocally detestable
  75. execrate
    curse or declare to be evil or anathema
  76. exhilarating
    making lively and joyful
  77. expiate
    make amends for
  78. expostulation
    an exclamation of protest, opposition, or criticism
  79. expunge
    remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
  80. facade
    the front of a building
  81. faze
    disturb the composure of
  82. facile
    arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth
  83. proponent
    a person who argues for a cause or puts forward an idea
  84. proscenium
    the part of a stage between the curtain and the orchestra
  85. proselytize
    convert or try to convert someone to another religion
  86. prosody
    the study of poetic meter and the art of versification
  87. provenance
    where something originated or started
  88. protract
    lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
  89. provender
    food for domestic livestock
  90. proviso
    a stipulated condition
  91. prowess
    a superior skill learned by study and practice
  92. pry
    be nosey
  93. puissant
    powerful
  94. punctilious
    marked by precise accordance with details
  95. purchase
    acquire by means of a financial transaction
  96. putative
    purported
  97. quail
    a small game bird
  98. quell
    suppress or crush completely
  99. gargantuan
    of great mass; huge and bulky
  100. garish
    tastelessly showy
  101. genealogy
    the study or investigation of ancestry and family history
  102. geniality
    a disposition to be friendly and approachable
  103. giddy
    lacking seriousness; given to frivolity
  104. glutinous
    having the sticky properties of an adhesive
  105. gnarled
    old and twisted and covered in lines
  106. gossamer
    a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture
  107. gorge
    a deep ravine, usually with a river running through it
  108. laity
    members of a religious community who are not clergy
  109. lambaste
    censure severely or angrily
  110. lank
    long and thin and often limp
  111. lassitude
    a feeling of lack of interest or energy
  112. lectern
    desk or stand with a slanted top used to hold a text
  113. liability
    the state of being legally obliged and responsible
  114. licentious
    lacking moral discipline
  115. litany
    a prayer consisting of a series of invocations by the priest with responses from the congregation
  116. histrionic
    overly dramatic or emotional
  117. homily
    a sermon on a moral or religious topic
  118. hubbub
    loud confused noise from many sources
  119. hurtle
    move with or as if with a rushing sound
  120. hypochondriac
    a patient with imaginary symptoms and ailments
  121. salacious
    suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
  122. sagacious
    acutely insightful and wise
  123. salutary
    tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health
  124. sardonic
    disdainfully or ironically humorous
  125. satyr
    one of a class of woodland deities
  126. scoff
    laugh at with contempt and derision
  127. scourge
    something causing misery or death
  128. scruple
    an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action
  129. scuffle
    fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters
  130. scurrilous
    expressing offensive, insulting, or scandalous criticism
  131. scurry
    move about or proceed hurriedly
  132. secrete
    generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids
  133. sedition
    an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority
  134. seedy
    shabby and untidy
  135. seep
    pass gradually or leak or as if through small openings
  136. seethe
    foam as if boiling
  137. seine
    a large fishnet that hangs vertically
  138. sentient
    endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness
  139. fallacious
    containing or based on incorrect reasoning
  140. fallible
    wanting in moral strength, courage, or will
  141. farce
    a comedy characterized by broad satire
  142. fatalism
    a doctrine that all events are predetermined in advance
  143. fatuous
    devoid of intelligence
  144. faze
    disturb the composure of
  145. felicitous
    exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style
  146. fell
    cause to go down by or as if by delivering a blow
  147. feral
    wild and menacing
  148. ferment
    cause to undergo the breakdown of sugar into alcohol
  149. fester
    generate pus
  150. fete
    an elaborate party, often outdoors
  151. finicky
    fussy, especially about details
  152. firebrand
    a piece of wood that has been burned or is burning
  153. fitful
    occurring in spells and often abruptly
  154. flagrant
    conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
  155. flay
    strip the skin off
  156. fleece
    the outer coat of an animal, especially sheep and yaks
  157. endue
    give qualities or abilities to
  158. engross
    devote fully to
  159. enjoin
    give instructions to or direct somebody to do something
  160. enrapture
    hold spellbound
  161. entail
    have as a logical consequence
  162. entree
    the principal dish of a meal
  163. entrepreneur
    someone who organizes a business venture
  164. epilogue
    a short speech by an actor at the end of a play
  165. equable
    not varying
  166. equipoise
    equality of distribution
  167. erratic
    liable to sudden unpredictable change
  168. estranged
    caused to be unloved
  169. ethnic
    distinctive of the ways of living of a group of people
  170. ethnology
    branch of anthropology dealing with divisions of humankind
  171. ethos
    the distinctive spirit of a culture or an era
  172. eugenic
    causing improvement in the offspring produced
  173. lout
    an awkward, foolish person
  174. low
    less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
  175. lucid
    transparently clear; easily understandable
  176. lugubrious
    excessively mournful
  177. lull
    make calm or still
  178. lunge
    the act of moving forward suddenly
  179. lurid
    glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism
  180. luxuriant
    produced or growing in extreme abundance
  181. mace
    a ceremonial staff carried as a symbol of office
  182. manacle
    shackle that can be locked around the wrist
  183. mangy
    affected with a skin disease causing itching and hair loss
  184. regime
    the governing authority of a political unit
  185. remiss
    failing in what duty requires
  186. renegade
    someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw
  187. rendition
    a performance of a musical composition or a dramatic role
  188. reprehensible
    bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
  189. reprieve
    postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal
  190. reprobate
    a person without moral scruples
  191. nebulous
    lacking definite form or limits
  192. nicety
    conformity with some standard of correctness or propriety
  193. niggardly
    petty or reluctant in giving or spending
  194. niggle
    worry unnecessarily or excessively
  195. noisome
    causing or able to cause nausea
  196. nomadic
    relating to persons or groups who travel in search of food or work
  197. nondescript
    lacking distinct or individual characteristics
  198. nonplus
    be a mystery or bewildering to
  199. nostrum
    patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable
  200. obloquy
    state of disgrace resulting from public abuse
  201. depredation
    an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding
  202. mealymouthed
    hesitant to state facts or opinions simply and directly
  203. meek
    humble in spirit or manner
  204. melee
    a noisy riotous fight
  205. mellifluous
    pleasing to the ear
  206. mercantile
    relating to or characteristic of trade or traders
  207. mete
    a line that indicates a boundary
  208. microcosm
    a miniature model of something
  209. milieu
    the environmental condition
  210. minutia
    a small or minor detail
  211. misapprehension
    an understanding of something that is not correct
  212. miscellany
    a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
  213. miscreant
    a person without moral scruples
  214. misgiving
    uneasiness about the fitness of an action
  215. missive
    a written message addressed to a person or organization
  216. mite
    small arachnid that infests animals, plants, or stored foods
  217. molt
    cast off hair, skin, horn, or feathers
  218. moratorium
    suspension of an ongoing activity
  219. moodiness
    a sullen gloomy feeling
  220. mordant
    harshly ironic or sinister
  221. mores
    the conventions embodying the fundamental values of a group
  222. morose
    showing a brooding ill humor
  223. mortician
    one whose business is the management of funerals
  224. mortify
    cause to feel shame
  225. mote
    a tiny piece of anything
  226. motley
    consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
  227. muggy
    hot or warm and humid
  228. mulct
    money extracted as a penalty
  229. muster
    summon up, call forth, or bring together
  230. naivete
    lack of sophistication or worldliness
  231. philatelist
    a collector and student of postage stamps
  232. philistine
    a person who is uninterested in intellectual pursuits
  233. philology
    the humanistic study of language and literature
  234. phylum
    the major taxonomic group of animals and plants
  235. physiological
    relating to the study of the functioning of organisms
  236. piety
    righteousness by virtue of being religiously devout
  237. pinion
    wing of a bird
  238. piquant
    having an agreeably pungent taste
  239. pique
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  240. pitfall
    an unforeseen or unexpected or surprising difficulty
  241. plasticity
    the property of being physically malleable
  242. platonic
    free from physical desire
  243. plumb
    exactly vertical
  244. plummet
    drop sharply
  245. plutocracy
    a political system governed by the wealthy people
  246. polity
    the form of government of a social organization
  247. ingratiate
    gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts
  248. inimical
    tending to obstruct or cause harm
  249. insolence
    the trait of being rude and impertinent
  250. insurrection
    organized opposition to authority
  251. interdict
    command against
  252. internecine
    within a group or organization
  253. inundate
    fill or cover completely, usually with water
  254. inveigh
    complain bitterly
  255. offhand
    with little or no preparation or forethought
  256. Occident
    the countries of Europe and North America and South America
  257. officious
    intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
  258. oligarchy
    a political system governed by a few people
  259. onomatopoeia
    using words that imitate the sound they denote
  260. onslaught
    an offensive against an enemy
  261. opus
    a musical work that has been created
  262. oratorio
    a musical composition for voices and orchestra
  263. ordain
    invest with ministerial or priestly authority
  264. ordinance
    an authoritative rule
  265. ordinate
    the value of a coordinate on the vertical axis
  266. orifice
    an opening, especially one that opens into a bodily cavity
  267. ornithologist
    a zoologist who studies feathered animals
  268. oust
    remove from a position or office
  269. overbearing
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  270. overweening
    presumptuously arrogant
  271. outstrip
    go far ahead of
  272. outspoken
    given to expressing yourself freely or insistently
  273. dutiful
    willingly obedient out of a sense of respect
  274. dwindle
    become smaller or lose substance
  275. dyspeptic
    suffering from indigestion
  276. ecologist
    a biologist who studies organisms and their environment
  277. edict
    a formal or authoritative proclamation
  278. efface
    remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
  279. effete
    excessively self-indulgent, affected, or decadent
  280. effigy
    a representation of a person
  281. elicit
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  282. effluvium
    a foul-smelling outflow or vapor
  283. egregious
    conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
  284. egress
    the act or means of going out
  285. embargo
    a government order imposing a trade barrier
  286. emend
    make corrections to
  287. enclave
    an enclosed territory that is culturally distinct
  288. ejaculation
    the discharge of semen in males
Created on Sun Mar 03 05:15:22 EST 2013 (updated Tue Sep 12 10:12:49 EDT 2017)

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