MAT analogies practice

a musician who plays the trumpet or cornet

someone who plays the harpsichord

a slender double-reed instrument

a ball with a crown of feathers used for playing badminton

(geology) a long winding ridge of post glacial gravel and other sediment; deposited by meltwater from glaciers or ice sheets

a piece of chamois used for washing windows or cars

divination by means of signs connected with the earth

someone who uses a divining rod to find underground water

the most widely spoken Bantu languages

exaggeratedly proper

an ancient racket game

of or relating to or characteristic of Phoenicia or its inhabitants

of or relating to people who speak Afro-Asiatic languages

a council convened to discuss ecclesiastical business

the sound heard in auscultation resembling the hollow sound made by blowing across the mouth of a bottle

of or relating to eaters of human flesh

relating to or determined by the study of the earth's shape

waste matter discharged from the body

an ancient racket game

an alloy of copper and zinc

someone who rows a boat

designed for military operations abroad

characteristic of someone who has risen economically or socially but lacks the social skills appropriate for this new position

an appearance of reflected light

fastening two pieces of metal together by softening with heat and applying pressure

appropriate fraudulently to one's own use

intensely dark and gloomy as with perpetual darkness

eight performers or singers who perform together

an extinct mollusk or its fossilized shell

the branch of zoology that studies eggs

someone who works in a coal mine

someone who works in a coal mine

adornment consisting of a bunch of cords fastened at one end

(nautical) steering mechanism consisting of a hinged vertical plate mounted at the stern of a vessel

produce buds, branches, or germinate

having a short and solid form or stature

a tavern where ale is sold

a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast

staff with a metal tip carried as a sign of office by e.g. a bailiff or constable

a former administrative district of England

a mass of ice and snow that permanently covers a large area of land (e.g., the polar regions or a mountain peak)

any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy single or double red or pink or white flowers

the gentry who own land (considered as a class)

any written symbol standing for a sound or syllable or morpheme or word

material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds

a roofed arcade or gallery with open sides stretching along the front or side of a building; often at an upper level

a shutter made of angled slats

fish thought to have been extinct since the Cretaceous period but found in 1938 off the coast of Africa

a hypothetical substance once believed to be present in all combustible materials and to be released during burning

drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard

a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast

a nearly horizontal passage from the surface into a mine

the process of mountain formation

a stiff cap with ridges across the crown

of or relating to the head

residue of partially burnt tobacco in a pipe after smoking

a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it

periapsis in solar orbit

the branch of geology that studies rocks: their origin and formation and mineral composition and classification

bearing or containing fossils

any wind instrument other than the brass instruments

an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance

a sharp curve or crook; a shape resembling a hook

resembling or containing clay

a resident of Naples

appropriate fraudulently to one's own use

a shutter made of angled slats

a roofed arcade or gallery with open sides stretching along the front or side of a building; often at an upper level

an expert or collector of antiquities

a yellow viscous animal oil extracted from wool

planetarium consisting of an apparatus that illustrates the relative positions and motions of bodies in the solar system by rotation and revolution of balls moved by wheelwork; sometimes incorporated in a clock

a twilled fabric used for dresses

a fabric of Asian origin

an evolutionary trend to be born earlier so that development is cut off at an earlier stage and juvenile characteristics are retained in adults of the species

solid exterior angle of a building

a nonstructural vertical strip between the casements or panes of a window (or the panels of a screen)

a highly figured fabric woven on a Jacquard loom

light carriage; pulled by a single horse

a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal

a method of treating disease with small amounts of remedies that, in large amounts in healthy people, produce symptoms similar to those being treated

the peers of a kingdom considered as a group

the doctrine of realistic portrayal in art or literature

having more than one wife at a time

exaggerated or affected piety and religious zeal

a member of the Episcopal church

dilation of blood vessels (especially the arteries)

a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held

grain intended to be or that has been ground

marked by or as if by smallpox or acne or other eruptive skin disease

of or relating to the upper jaw and face

a card game played with a pack of forty-eight cards

a coloring material that turns red in acid solutions

sloping channel through which things can descend

a percussion instrument similar to a xylophone but having metal bars and rotating disks in the resonators that produce a vibrato sound

a woman steward on an airplane

a public dance hall for dancing to recorded popular music

(architecture) the structure consisting of the part of a classical temple above the columns between a capital and the roof

the molding around a door or window

a loose garment (usually with veiled holes for the eyes) worn by Muslim women especially in India and Pakistan

a face veil covering the lower part of the face (up to the eyes) worn by observant Muslim women

a fibrous scleroprotein found in elastic tissues such as the walls of arteries

a tan discoloration of a woman's face that is associated with pregnancy or with the use of oral contraceptives

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

a zone from which military forces or operations or installations are prohibited

the most common congenital disease

a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward

(antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory

a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument

(architecture) the structure consisting of the part of a classical temple above the columns between a capital and the roof

a transparent membrane that lines the abdominal cavity in mammals and covers most of the viscera

of or relating to heraldry or heraldic arms

a medical facility that treats people with chronic illnesses

a face veil covering the lower part of the face (up to the eyes) worn by observant Muslim women

an actress who specializes in tragic roles

any armor for the head; usually ornate without a visor

(philosophy) a philosophical theory holding that all events are inevitable consequences of antecedent sufficient causes; often understood as denying the possibility of free will

a breeding ground for gregarious birds (such as rooks)

an insignia used by the medical profession

the lowest atmospheric layer; from 4 to 11 miles high

an American Indian woman

a complete collection of recordings by a musician or band

a train running on a single, elevated track or beam

a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response

a wagon maker

a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area

a room in a monastery that is set aside for writing or copying manuscripts

small hand drum similar to a tambourine

the natural outer covering of food

a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center

supporting stalk or stem-like structure especially of a pistil or fern frond or supporting a mushroom cap

the outer region of the Earth's atmosphere

eating feces; in human a symptom of some kinds of insanity

an inherited skeletal disorder beginning before birth

the distinctive form in which a thing is made

a virus that is parasitic (reproduces itself) in bacteria

any polyhedron having twenty plane faces

early stage of an embryo produced by cleavage of an ovum

the process in which a gastrula develops from a blastula by the inward migration of cells

the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface

sheathe

either of the two main stops on a pipe organ

an impure form of quartz consisting of banded chalcedony

occurring in the same or overlapping geographical areas

a shard of pottery

a title of respect for a member of the English gentry ranking just below a knight; placed after the name

of or relating to or situated in the larynx

relating to fluids at rest or to the pressures they exert or transmit

a soldier who is a member of a legion

the worship of the Bible

evolutionary development of a species or group of organisms

(India) a place of religious retreat for Hindus

a correction by emending

a container for burning incense

bend the knees in a gesture of respectful greeting

where the sides of the vessel curve in to form the bottom

an unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal

someone who rows a boat

a verse or song to be chanted or sung in response

a cap with a flat circular top and a visor

the process of an individual organism growing organically

evolutionary development of a species or group of organisms

any substance that is added to another substance to keep it moist

inflammation of the skin

the process of giving birth

an independent ruler or chieftain

an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects

someone who travels about selling his wares

a swift pirate ship (often operating with official sanction)

joint that forms a corner

a former British bronze coin worth a quarter of a penny

a hymn derived from the Bible

a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria

a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the liver and to cause irritability and anger

formerly the chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa

a French abbot

heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds

an implement used to propel or steer a boat

a kitchen servant employed to do menial tasks

the burning to death of heretics