Bad Religion Word List

James M. (United States of America)
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  1. adherent
    someone who believes and helps to spread a doctrine
  2. codified
    enacted by a legislative body
  3. stalwart
    having rugged physical strength
  4. vehement
    marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions
  5. hewn
    cut or shaped with hard blows of a heavy cutting instrument like an ax or chisel
  6. rapt
    feeling great delight and interest
  7. velveteen
    a usually cotton fabric with a short pile imitating velvet
  8. inchoate
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  9. Beatitude
    one of the eight sayings of Jesus at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount; in Latin each saying begins with `beatus' (blessed)
  10. obsequious
    attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
  11. ensconce
    fix firmly
  12. retinue
    the group following and attending to some important person
  13. bluster
    be gusty, as of wind
  14. bucolic
    devoted to raising sheep or cattle
  15. phantasmal
    resembling or characteristic of a phantom
  16. redress
    make reparations or amends for
  17. moiety
    one of two approximately equal parts
  18. incongruous
    lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness
  19. substrate
    the material that is acted upon by an enzyme
  20. wayward
    resistant to guidance or discipline
  21. thoroughfare
    a public road from one place to another
  22. Haggard
    British writer noted for romantic adventure novels
  23. rescind
    cancel officially
  24. reprobate
    a person without moral scruples
  25. redolence
    a pleasingly sweet olfactory property
  26. respite
    a pause from doing something
  27. sultry
    attractive and suggesting hidden passion
  28. resound
    emit a noise
  29. propagate
    multiply through reproduction
  30. moribund
    being on the point of death
  31. redoubt
    a refuge or stronghold
  32. sepsis
    the presence of pus-forming bacteria or their toxins in the blood or tissues
  33. insurrection
    organized opposition to authority
  34. nascent
    being born or beginning
  35. germinate
    sprout; produce buds or branches
  36. sequester
    keep away from others
  37. portico
    porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered area
  38. supplicate
    ask for humbly or earnestly, as in prayer
  39. desperado
    a bold outlaw
  40. febrile
    of or relating to or characterized by fever
  41. tarmac
    a paved road or surface, especially at an airport
  42. irascible
    quickly aroused to anger
  43. palpitate
    beat rapidly
  44. sallow
    unhealthy looking
  45. recompense
    make payment to
  46. convolution
    the action of coiling or twisting or winding together
  47. supine
    lying face upward
  48. morose
    showing a brooding ill humor
  49. jurisprudence
    the branch of philosophy concerned with the law
  50. jurisdiction
    the territory within which power can be exercised
  51. volition
    the act of making a choice
  52. infirmity
    the state of being weak in health or body
  53. rapacity
    reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth
  54. surfeit
    indulge (one's appetite) to satiety
  55. Prionace
    blue sharks
  56. jive
    a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s
  57. extrication
    the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition
  58. vocation
    the particular occupation for which you are trained
  59. Surrey
    a county in southeastern England on the Thames
  60. saltate
    leap or skip, often in dancing
  61. relegate
    assign to a lower position
  62. sieve
    a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material
  63. anechoic
    not having or producing echoes; sound-absorbent
  64. ectoplasm
    the thin, watery outer layer of a cell
  65. gyroscopic
    having the characteristics of a gyroscope
  66. subjugate
    make subservient; force to submit or subdue
  67. silicon
    a tetravalent nonmetallic element
  68. opiate
    a narcotic drug
  69. throng
    a large gathering of people
  70. indigent
    poor enough to need help from others
  71. dissipation
    breaking up and scattering by dispersion
  72. anthropoid
    resembling human beings
  73. moniker
    a familiar name for a person
  74. debonair
    having a sophisticated charm
  75. clairvoyant
    someone who can perceive things not present to the senses
  76. rectory
    housing that a church provides for its clergy
  77. duress
    compulsory force or threat
  78. pontiff
    the head of the Roman Catholic Church
  79. billow
    a large sea wave
  80. placard
    a sign posted in a public place
  81. indelicate
    in violation of good taste even verging on the indecent
  82. aberration
    a state or condition markedly different from the norm
  83. aberrant
    markedly different from an accepted norm
  84. avow
    declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  85. avail
    be of use to, be useful to
  86. penchant
    a strong liking or preference
  87. impunity
    exemption from punishment or loss
  88. ratiocination
    the proposition arrived at by logical reasoning
  89. eon
    the longest unit of geological time
  90. guileless
    innocent and free of deceit
  91. theophany
    a visible manifestation of a deity to a human person
  92. creosote
    a dark oily liquid obtained by distillation of coal tar
  93. vector
    a quantity that has magnitude and direction
  94. mirth
    great merriment
  95. perdition
    the place or state in which one suffers eternal punishment
  96. sartor
    a person whose occupation is making and altering garments
  97. chicanery
    the use of tricks to deceive someone
  98. myoma
    a benign tumor composed of muscle tissue
  99. immolation
    killing or offering as a sacrifice
  100. incorrigible
    impervious to correction by punishment
  101. trussed
    bound or secured closely
  102. lasciviously
    in a lascivious manner
  103. rectilinear
    characterized by a straight line or lines
  104. conduit
    a passage through which water or electric wires can pass
  105. prismatic
    of or relating to or resembling or constituting a prism
  106. transgression
    the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle
  107. heinous
    extremely wicked or deeply criminal
  108. pomp
    cheap or pretentious or vain display
  109. baddie
    the principal bad character in a film or work of fiction
  110. wane
    a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)
  111. frippery
    something of little value or significance
  112. regale
    occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
  113. sanctity
    the quality of being holy
  114. shoal
    a stretch of shallow water
  115. petrochemical
    any compound obtained from petroleum or natural gas
  116. incipient
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  117. senescence
    the property characteristic of old age
  118. Mercurial
    relating to or having characteristics (eloquence, shrewdness, swiftness, thievishness) attributed to the god Mercury
  119. congeal
    solidify, thicken, or come together
  120. despondency
    feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless
  121. aplomb
    great coolness and composure under strain
  122. rhapsody
    a state of elated bliss
  123. albatross
    a large web-footed bird noted for powerful gliding flight
  124. capitulate
    surrender under agreed conditions
  125. diffidence
    lack of self-assurance
  126. dysplasia
    abnormal development (of organs or cells) or an abnormal structure resulting from such growth
  127. staunch
    firm and dependable especially in loyalty
  128. bestowment
    the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift
  129. gridlock
    a traffic jam so bad that no movement is possible
  130. vitriol
    abusive or venomous language to express blame or censure
  131. paradigm
    a standard or typical example
  132. specter
    a ghostly appearing figure
  133. redolent
    having a strong pleasant odor
  134. heave
    lift or elevate
  135. clarion
    loud and clear
  136. fecundity
    the state of being fertile or capable of producing offspring
  137. conflagration
    a very intense and uncontrolled fire
  138. trammel
    place limits on extent or access
  139. upbraider
    someone who finds fault or imputes blame
  140. Laurel
    United States slapstick comedian (born in England) who played the scatterbrained and often tearful member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1890-1965)
  141. turpentine
    volatile liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin
  142. tenure
    the term during which some position is held
  143. billowing
    characterized by great swelling waves or surges
  144. phylogenetic
    of or relating to the evolutionary development of organisms
  145. anthropic
    relating to mankind or the period of mankind's existence
  146. canticle
    a hymn derived from the Bible
  147. manacle
    shackle that can be locked around the wrist
  148. sinuous
    curved or curving in and out
  149. transubstantiation
    an act that changes the form or character or substance of something
  150. porcelain
    ceramic ware made of a more or less translucent ceramic
  151. alabaster
    a fine-textured white gypsum used for carving
  152. eviscerate
    remove the entrails of
  153. perforate
    make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation
  154. obviate
    do away with
  155. delegate
    a person appointed or elected to represent others
  156. attrition
    the act of rubbing together
  157. martyr
    one who voluntarily suffers death
  158. welter
    a confused multitude of things
  159. thrall
    the state of being under the control of another person
  160. inveterate
    habitual
  161. acolyte
    a devoted follower or assistant
  162. denouement
    the outcome of a complex sequence of events
Created on Sun Sep 05 00:55:28 EDT 2010

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