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  1. abase
    cause to feel shame
  2. abbess
    the superior of a group of nuns
  3. abbey
    a church or building associated with a monastery or convent
  4. abbot
    the superior of a community of monks
  5. abdicate
    give up power, duties, or obligations
  6. abdomen
    the region of the body between the thorax and the pelvis
  7. abdominal
    relating to or near the middle region of the body
  8. abduction
    the criminal act of carrying someone away by force
  9. abed
    in bed
  10. aberration
    a state or condition markedly different from the norm
  11. abet
    assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
  12. abeyance
    temporary cessation or suspension
  13. abhorrence
    hate coupled with disgust
  14. abhorrent
    offensive to the mind
  15. abidance
    the act of dwelling in a place
  16. abject
    of the most contemptible kind
  17. abjure
    formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
  18. able-bodied
    having a strong healthy body
  19. ablution
    the act of washing oneself, as for ritual purposes
  20. abnegate
    deny or renounce
  21. abnormal
    not typical or usual or regular
  22. abominable
    unequivocally detestable
  23. abominate
    find repugnant
  24. abomination
    hate coupled with disgust
  25. aboriginal
    having existed from the beginning
  26. aborigine
    an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
  27. aboveboard
    without concealment or deception; honest
  28. abrade
    rub hard or scrub
  29. abrasion
    erosion by friction
  30. abridge
    lessen, diminish, or curtail
  31. abridgment
    a shortened version of a longer work
  32. abrogate
    revoke formally
  33. abrupt
    exceedingly sudden and unexpected
  34. abscess
    a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue
  35. abscission
    the act of cutting something off
  36. abscond
    run away, often taking something or somebody along
  37. absence
    the state of being not present
  38. absentminded
    lost in thought; showing preoccupation
  39. absolution
    the act of being formally forgiven
  40. absolve
    grant remission of a sin to
  41. absorb
    take in a liquid
  42. absorption
    a process in which one substance permeates another
  43. abstain
    refrain from doing, consuming, or partaking in something
  44. abstemious
    marked by temperance in indulgence
  45. abstinence
    the trait of refraining from something, especially alcohol
  46. abstruse
    difficult to understand
  47. absurd
    inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
  48. abundant
    present in great quantity
  49. abusive
    characterized by physical or psychological maltreatment
  50. abut
    lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
  51. abyss
    a bottomless gulf or pit
  52. academic
    associated with an educational institution
  53. academician
    an educator who works at a college or university
  54. academy
    a learned establishment for the advancement of knowledge
  55. accede
    yield to another's wish or opinion
  56. accelerate
    move faster
  57. accept
    receive willingly something given or offered
  58. access
    the right to enter
  59. accessible
    capable of being reached
  60. accession
    the act of attaining a new office or right or position
  61. accessory
    a supplementary component that improves capability
  62. acclaim
    enthusiastic approval
  63. accommodate
    have room for; hold without crowding
  64. accompaniment
    a musical part that supports other musical parts
  65. accompanist
    a person who provides musical accompaniment
  66. accompany
    go or travel along with
  67. accomplice
    a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan
  68. accomplish
    achieve with effort
  69. accordion
    a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument
  70. accost
    approach and speak to someone aggressively or insistently
  71. account
    a record or narrative description of past events
  72. accouter
    provide with military equipment
  73. accredit
    grant credentials to
  74. accumulate
    get or gather together
  75. accuracy
    the quality of being near to the true value
  76. accurate
    characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth
  77. accursed
    under or as if under an evil spell
  78. accusation
    an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offense
  79. accusatory
    containing or expressing blame
  80. accuse
    blame for; make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against
  81. accustom
    familiarize psychologically or physically
  82. acerbity
    a sharp bitterness
  83. acetate
    a fabric made from fibers of cellulose acetate
  84. acetic
    relating to a clear organic acid with a pungent odor
  85. ache
    a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
  86. Achilles
    a mythical Greek hero of the Iliad
  87. achromatic
    having no hue
  88. acid
    a sour water-soluble compound with a pH of less than 7
  89. acidify
    turn acidic
  90. acknowledge
    declare to be true or admit the existence or reality of
  91. acknowledgment
    the state or quality of being recognized
  92. acme
    the highest point of something
  93. acoustic
    relating to the study of the physical properties of sound
  94. acquaint
    cause to come to know personally
  95. acquiesce
    agree or express agreement
  96. acquiescence
    agreement with a statement or proposal to do something
  97. acquire
    come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
  98. acquisition
    something gained
  99. acquit
    pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
  100. acquittal
    a judgment of not guilty
  101. acquittance
    a legal document evidencing the discharge of a debt or obligation
  102. acreage
    an area of ground used for some particular purpose
  103. acrid
    strong and sharp, as a taste or smell
  104. acrimonious
    marked by strong resentment or cynicism
  105. acrimony
    a rough and bitter manner
  106. actionable
    affording grounds for legal action
  107. actuality
    the state of being real or true
  108. actuary
    someone versed in the interpretation of numerical data
  109. actuate
    put in motion
  110. acumen
    shrewdness shown by keen insight
  111. acute
    ending in a sharp point
  112. adamant
    very hard native crystalline carbon valued as a gem
  113. addendum
    textual matter that is appended to the end of a publication
  114. addle
    mix up or confuse
  115. adduce
    advance evidence for
  116. adhere
    stick to firmly
  117. adherence
    the property or act of sticking together
  118. adherent
    someone who believes and helps to spread a doctrine
  119. adhesion
    the property of sticking together
  120. adjacency
    the attribute of being so near as to be touching
  121. adjacent
    having a common boundary or edge
  122. adjudge
    declare to be
  123. adjunct
    something added to another thing but not essential to it
  124. adjuration
    a solemn and earnest appeal to someone to do something
  125. adjutant
    an officer who acts as an assistant to a more senior officer
  126. administrator
    someone who manages a government agency or department
  127. admissible
    deserving to be accepted or allowed
  128. admittance
    the act of admitting someone to enter
  129. admonish
    scold or reprimand; take to task
  130. admonition
    a firm rebuke
  131. ado
    a great deal of fuss, concern, or commotion
  132. adoration
    the act of admiring strongly
  133. adroit
    quick or skillful or adept in action or thought
  134. adulterant
    a substance that makes something less effective or unsafe
  135. adulterate
    make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance
  136. adumbrate
    describe roughly or give the main points or summary of
  137. advent
    arrival that has been awaited
  138. adverse
    in an opposing direction
  139. adversity
    a state of misfortune or affliction
  140. advert
    a public promotion of some product or service
  141. advertiser
    someone whose business is advertising
  142. advisory
    an announcement that usually warns the public of some threat
  143. advocacy
    active support of an idea or cause
  144. advocate
    a person who pleads for a person, cause, or idea
  145. aerial
    existing, living, growing, or operating in the air
  146. aeronaut
    someone who operates an aircraft
  147. aeronautics
    the theory and practice of navigation through air or space
  148. pyrostat
    a thermostat that operates at very high temperatures
  149. prostatic
    relating to the prostate gland
  150. affable
    diffusing warmth and friendliness
  151. affect
    have an influence upon
  152. affectation
    a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
  153. affiliate
    join in a social or business relationship
  154. affirmative
    giving assent
  155. affix
    attach to
  156. affluence
    abundant wealth
  157. affront
    a deliberately offensive act
  158. afire
    lighted up by or as by fire or flame
  159. afoot
    on foot; walking
  160. aforesaid
    being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
  161. afresh
    again, but in a new or different way
  162. afterthought
    an addition that was not included in the original plan
  163. agglomerate
    form into one cluster
  164. aggrandize
    embellish; increase the scope, power, or importance of
  165. aggravate
    make worse
  166. aggravation
    action that makes a problem or a disease worse
  167. aggregate
    a sum total of many heterogeneous things taken together
  168. aggress
    take the initiative and go on the offensive
  169. aggression
    a disposition to behave forcefully and energetically
  170. aggrieve
    cause to feel distress
  171. aghast
    struck with fear, dread, or consternation
  172. agile
    moving quickly and lightly
  173. agitate
    move or cause to move back and forth
  174. agrarian
    relating to rural matters
  175. aide-de-camp
    an officer who acts as an assistant to a more senior officer
  176. ailment
    an often persistent bodily disorder or disease
  177. airy
    open to or abounding in fresh atmosphere
  178. akin
    related by blood
  179. alabaster
    a fine-textured white gypsum used for carving
  180. alacrity
    liveliness and eagerness
  181. albino
    a person who lacks pigment and has pale skin, white hair, and pink eyes
  182. album
    a book of blank pages with pockets or envelopes
  183. alchemy
    a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times
  184. alcohol
    a volatile compound made by distillation
  185. alcoholism
    habitual intoxication
  186. alcove
    a small recess opening off a large room or garden
  187. alder
    north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the wood is rot-resistant
  188. alderman
    a member of a city or town government
  189. alias
    a name that has been assumed temporarily
  190. alien
    from another place or part of the world
  191. alienable
    transferable to another owner
  192. alienate
    arouse hostility or indifference in
  193. alienation
    the act of causing someone to become unfriendly or hostile
  194. aliment
    a source of food or nourishment
  195. alkali
    any of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water
  196. allay
    lessen the intensity of or calm
  197. allege
    report or maintain
  198. allegory
    a short moral story
  199. alleviate
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  200. alley
    a narrow street with walls on both sides
  201. alliance
    the state of being joined in an association or coalition
  202. allot
    give out
  203. allotment
    distribution according to a plan
  204. allude
    make an indirect reference to
  205. allusion
    passing reference or indirect mention
  206. alluvion
    gradual formation of new land, by recession of the sea or deposit of sediment
  207. ally
    a friendly nation
  208. almanac
    an annual publication arranged according to the calendar
  209. aloof
    distant, cold, or detached in manner
  210. altar
    a raised structure on which sacrifices to a god are made
  211. alter
    cause to change; make different
  212. alteration
    the act of revising
  213. altercate
    have a disagreement over something
  214. alternate
    go back and forth
  215. alternative
    one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
  216. altitude
    elevation above sea level or above the earth's surface
  217. alto
    the lowest female singing voice
  218. altruism
    the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others
  219. altruist
    someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being
  220. amalgam
    a combination or blend of diverse things
  221. amalgamate
    bring or combine together or with something else
  222. amateur
    someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime
  223. amatory
    expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance
  224. ambidextrous
    equally skillful with each hand
  225. ambiguous
    having more than one possible meaning
  226. ambitious
    having a strong desire for success or achievement
  227. ambrosial
    worthy of the gods
  228. ambulance
    a vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals
  229. ambulate
    walk about or move from one place to another
  230. ambush
    the act of hiding and waiting to make a surprise attack
  231. ameliorate
    make better
  232. amenable
    disposed or willing to comply
  233. Americanism
    an expression that is characteristic of English as spoken by Americans
  234. amicable
    characterized by friendship and good will
  235. amity
    a state of friendship and cordiality
  236. amorous
    inclined toward or displaying love
  237. amorphous
    having no definite form or distinct shape
  238. amour
    a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship
  239. ampere
    the basic unit of electric current adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
  240. ampersand
    a punctuation mark (&) that represents the conjunction "and"
  241. amphibious
    relating to vertebrates that live on land but breed in water
  242. amphitheater
    an oval large stadium with tiers of seats
  243. amplitude
    greatness of magnitude
  244. amply
    sufficiently; more than adequately
  245. amputate
    remove surgically
  246. amusement
    an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention
  247. anachronism
    locating something at a time when it couldn't have existed
  248. anagram
    a phrase rearranged from the letters of another phrase
  249. analogous
    similar or equivalent in some respects
  250. analogy
    drawing a comparison in order to show a similarity
  251. analyst
    someone who is skilled at interpreting data
  252. analyze
    break down into components or essential features
  253. anarchy
    a state of lawlessness and disorder
  254. anathema
    a formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication
  255. anatomy
    the study of the structure of animals
  256. ancestry
    the lineage of an individual
  257. anecdote
    short account of an incident
  258. anemia
    a deficiency of red blood cells
  259. anemic
    relating to or having a deficiency of red blood cells
  260. anemometer
    a gauge for recording the speed and direction of wind
  261. anesthetic
    a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations
  262. anew
    again, but in a new or different way
  263. angelic
    relating to spiritual beings attendant upon God
  264. Anglophobia
    dislike (or fear) of Britain and British customs
  265. Anglo-Saxon
    earliest known form of the English language, from about 400-1100 CE
  266. angular
    having straight lines and sharp points or corners
  267. anhydrous
    without water; especially without water of crystallization
  268. animadversion
    harsh criticism or disapproval
  269. animadvert
    express blame or censure or make a harshly critical remark
  270. animalcule
    microscopic organism such as an amoeba or paramecium
  271. animate
    make lively
  272. animosity
    a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
  273. annalist
    a historian who writes annals
  274. annals
    a chronological account of events in successive years
  275. annex
    attach to
  276. annihilate
    kill in large numbers
  277. annotate
    add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments
  278. annual
    occurring every year
  279. annuity
    income from capital investment paid regularly
  280. annunciation
    a formal public statement
  281. anode
    a positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device
  282. anonymous
    having no known name or identity or known source
  283. antagonism
    an actively expressed feeling of dislike and hostility
  284. Antarctic
    the region around the south pole: Antarctica and surrounding waters
  285. ante
    the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot
  286. antecede
    be earlier in time; go back further
  287. antecedent
    a preceding occurrence or cause or event
  288. antechamber
    an outer room or waiting area that leads into another room
  289. antedate
    be earlier in time than
  290. antediluvian
    of or relating to the period before the biblical flood
  291. antemeridian
    before noon
  292. antenatal
    occurring or existing before birth
  293. anterior
    of or near the head end or toward the front plane of a body
  294. anteroom
    a large entrance or reception area
  295. anthology
    a collection of selected literary passages
  296. anthracite
    a hard natural coal that burns slowly and gives intense heat
  297. anthropology
    science of the origins and social relationships of humans
  298. anthropomorphous
    suggesting human characteristics for animals or inanimate things
  299. antic
    ludicrously odd
  300. Antichrist
    the adversary of Christ mentioned in the New Testament
  301. anticlimax
    a disappointing decline after a previous rise
  302. anticyclone
    winds spiraling outward from a high pressure center
  303. antidote
    a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison
  304. antilog
    the number of which a given number is the logarithm
  305. anathematize
    curse or declare to be evil
  306. antiphon
    a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response
  307. antiphony
    a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response
  308. antipodes
    two places on direct opposite sides of the Earth
  309. antiquary
    an expert or collector of antiquities
  310. antiquate
    make obsolete or old-fashioned
  311. antique
    made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its age
  312. antiseptic
    thoroughly clean and free of disease-causing organisms
  313. cantilever
    a projecting horizontal beam fixed at one end only
  314. antispasmodic
    a drug used to relieve or prevent spasms
  315. antistrophe
    the second of three sections of a classical Greek ode
  316. antitoxin
    an antibody that can neutralize a specific toxin
  317. antonym
    a word that expresses an opposite meaning
  318. anxious
    causing or fraught with or showing nervousness
  319. apathy
    an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
  320. aperture
    a natural opening in something
  321. apex
    the highest point of something
  322. aphorism
    a short pithy instructive saying
  323. apiary
    a shed containing a number of beehives
  324. apogee
    the farthest point in an orbit around the Earth
  325. apology
    an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone
  326. apostasy
    rejection of religious beliefs, political party, or cause
  327. apostate
    not faithful to religion or party or cause
  328. apostle
    an ardent early supporter of a cause or reform
  329. apothecary
    a health professional who prepares and dispenses drugs
  330. apotheosis
    model of excellence or perfection of a kind
  331. appall
    strike with disgust or revulsion
  332. apparent
    clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
  333. apparition
    a ghostly appearing figure
  334. appease
    make peace with
  335. appellate
    relating to challenges to a legal decision
  336. appellation
    identifying words by which someone or something is called
  337. append
    fix to; attach
  338. appertain
    be a part or attribute of
  339. apposite
    being of striking appropriateness and pertinence
  340. apposition
    the act of placing close together or side by side
  341. appraise
    consider in a comprehensive way
  342. appreciable
    enough to be estimated or measured
  343. apprehend
    anticipate with dread or anxiety
  344. apprehensible
    capable of being apprehended or understood
  345. approbation
    official acceptance or agreement
  346. appropriate
    suitable for a particular person, place, or situation
  347. aqueduct
    a conduit that carries water over a valley
  348. aqueous
    similar to or containing or dissolved in water
  349. arbiter
    someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue
  350. arbitrary
    based on or subject to individual discretion or preference
  351. arbitrate
    act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
  352. arbor
    a framework that supports climbing plants
  353. arboreal
    of or relating to or formed by trees
  354. arborescent
    resembling a tree in form and branching structure
  355. arboretum
    a facility where trees and shrubs are cultivated
  356. arboriculture
    the cultivation of tree for the production of timber
  357. arcade
    a structure composed of arches supported by columns
  358. archaic
    so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
  359. archaism
    the use of an outdated expression
  360. archangel
    a spiritual at the highest rank in the celestial hierarchy
  361. archbishop
    a bishop of highest rank
  362. archdeacon
    (Anglican Church) an ecclesiastical dignitary usually ranking just below a bishop
  363. archaeology
    the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people
  364. archetype
    something that serves as a model
  365. archipelago
    a group of many islands in a large body of water
  366. ardent
    characterized by intense emotion
  367. ardor
    feelings of great warmth and intensity
  368. arid
    lacking sufficient water or rainfall
  369. aristocracy
    a privileged class holding hereditary titles
  370. aristocrat
    a member of the nobility
  371. armada
    a large fleet
  372. armful
    the quantity that can be contained in the limbs
  373. armory
    a structure where military equipment is stored
  374. aroma
    any property detected by the sense of smell
  375. arraign
    accuse of a wrong or an inadequacy
  376. arrange
    put into a proper or systematic order
  377. arrangement
    an orderly grouping considered as a unit
  378. arrant
    complete and without qualification
  379. arrears
    the state of being behind in payments
  380. arrival
    the act of coming to a certain place
  381. arrogant
    having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance
  382. arrogate
    seize and take control without authority
  383. artesian well
    a well drilled through impermeable strata into strata that receive water from a higher altitude so there is pressure to force the water to flow upward
  384. artful
    not straightforward or candid
  385. Arthurian
    of or relating to King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
  386. artifice
    the use of deception or trickery
  387. artless
    simple and natural; without cunning or deceit
  388. ascendant
    tending or directed upward
  389. ascension
    a movement upward
  390. ascent
    a movement upward
  391. ascetic
    someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
  392. ascribe
    attribute or credit to
  393. asexual
    not having or involving sex
  394. ashen
    pale from illness or emotion
  395. askance
    with suspicion or disapproval
  396. asperity
    harshness of manner
  397. aspirant
    an ambitious young person
  398. aspiration
    a cherished desire
  399. aspire
    have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
  400. assailant
    someone who attacks
  401. assassin
    a murderer, especially of a prominent political figure
  402. assassinate
    murder; especially of socially prominent persons
  403. assassination
    murder of a public figure by surprise attack
  404. assay
    a test of a substance to determine its components
  405. assent
    agree or express agreement
  406. assess
    estimate the nature, quality, ability or significance of
  407. assessor
    an official who evaluates property in order to tax it
  408. assets
    anything of material value owned by a person or company
  409. assiduous
    marked by care and persistent effort
  410. assignee
    the party to whom something is assigned
  411. assimilate
    make alike
  412. assonance
    the repetition of similar vowels in successive words
  413. assonant
    having the same sound (especially the same vowel sound) occurring in successive stressed syllables
  414. assonate
    correspond in vowel sounds; rhyme in assonance
  415. assuage
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  416. astringent
    tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue
  417. astute
    marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
  418. atheism
    the doctrine or belief that there is no God
  419. athirst
    (usually followed by `for') extremely desirous
  420. athwart
    across the course, direction, or center line of a ship
  421. atomizer
    a dispenser that turns a liquid into a fine mist
  422. atone
    turn away from sin or do penitence
  423. atonement
    the act of making amends for sin or wrongdoing
  424. atrocious
    shockingly brutal or cruel
  425. atrocity
    an act of shocking cruelty
  426. attache
    a specialist assigned to the staff of a diplomatic mission
  427. attest
    provide evidence for
  428. attorney general
    the chief law officer of a country or state
  429. auburn
    (of hair) colored a moderate reddish-brown
  430. audacious
    disposed to venture or take risks
  431. audible
    heard or perceptible by the ear
  432. audition
    perform in order to get a role
  433. auditory
    of or relating to the process of hearing
  434. augment
    enlarge or increase
  435. augur
    predict from an omen
  436. Augustinian
    a Roman Catholic friar or monk belonging to one of the Augustinian monastic orders
  437. aura
    distinctive but intangible quality around a person or thing
  438. aural
    of or pertaining to hearing or the ear
  439. auricle
    a pouch projecting from an atrium of the heart
  440. auricular
    relating to, perceived by, or shaped like the ears
  441. auriferous
    containing gold
  442. aurora
    bands of light caused by charged solar particles
  443. auspice
    a favorable omen
  444. austere
    of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor
  445. autarchy
    a political system governed by a single individual
  446. authentic
    not counterfeit or copied
  447. authenticity
    undisputed credibility
  448. autobiography
    a book or account of your own life
  449. autocracy
    a theory favoring unlimited authority by an individual
  450. autocrat
    a cruel and oppressive dictator
  451. automaton
    a mechanism that can move independently of external control
  452. autonomous
    existing as an independent entity
  453. autonomy
    political independence
  454. autopsy
    an examination and dissection of a dead body
  455. autumnal
    of or characteristic of or occurring in the fall
  456. auxiliary
    furnishing added support
  457. avalanche
    a slide of large masses of snow, ice and mud down a mountain
  458. avarice
    reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth
  459. aver
    declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  460. averse
    strongly opposed
  461. aversion
    a feeling of intense dislike
  462. avert
    turn away or aside
  463. aviary
    a building where birds are kept
  464. avidity
    a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
  465. avocation
    an auxiliary activity
  466. avow
    declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
  467. awaken
    cause to become conscious
  468. awry
    turned or twisted to one side
  469. abye
    make amends for
  470. azalea
    any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors
  471. azure
    bright blue in color, like a clear sky
  472. Laconian
    a resident of Laconia
  473. bacterium
    a single-celled or noncellular organism lacking chlorophyll
  474. badger
    sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws
  475. baffle
    be a mystery or bewildering to
  476. bailiff
    officer of the court employed to execute writs and processes
  477. baize
    a bright green fabric napped to resemble felt
  478. bale
    a large bundle bound for storage or transport
  479. baleful
    threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
  480. ballad
    a narrative poem of popular origin
  481. balsam
    a scented sap used in medicines and perfumes
  482. banal
    repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
  483. barcarole
    a boating song sung by Venetian gondoliers
  484. barograph
    a recording barometer
  485. barometer
    an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
  486. baritone
    the second lowest adult male singing voice
  487. bask
    expose oneself to warmth and light, as for relaxation
  488. bass
    the lowest part of the musical range
  489. baste
    cover with liquid before cooking
  490. baton
    a metal rod wielded or twirled by a drum major or majorette
  491. battalion
    an army unit consisting of a headquarters and companies
  492. batten
    a strip fixed to something to hold it firm
  493. batter
    strike violently and repeatedly
  494. bauble
    cheap showy jewelry or ornament
  495. bawl
    cry loudly
Created on Mon Oct 08 19:08:14 EDT 2007

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