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| rapacious |
predatory: living by preying on other animals especially by catching living prey, excessively greedy and grasping; "a rapacious divorcee on the prowl |
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benatufal Tue, 12 Oct 2010 20:48:20 GMT |
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| alacrity |
eagerness; liveliness; enthusiasm; promptness; speed |
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benatufal Tue, 12 Oct 2010 20:33:14 GMT |
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| meagre |
deficient in amount or quality or extent |
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benatufal Tue, 12 Oct 2010 20:33:14 GMT |
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| insoluble |
admitting of no solution or explanation; "an insoluble doubt" |
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benatufal Tue, 12 Oct 2010 20:33:14 GMT |
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| recrudescence |
a return of something after a period of abatement; "a recrudescence of racism"; |
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benatufal Tue, 12 Oct 2010 20:33:14 GMT |
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| declivity |
descent: a downward slope or bend |
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benatufal Tue, 12 Oct 2010 20:33:14 GMT |
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| athwart |
Perpendicular to a boat's centerline |
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benatufal Tue, 12 Oct 2010 20:26:01 GMT |
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| morose |
Sullen, gloomy; showing a brooding ill humour |
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benatufal Tue, 12 Oct 2010 20:26:01 GMT |
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| writhe |
To twist, as in pain, struggle, or embarrassment. To move with a twisting or contorted motion. |
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benatufal Tue, 12 Oct 2010 20:26:01 GMT |
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| lugubrious |
gloomy, mournful or dismal, especially to an exaggerated degree |
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benatufal Tue, 12 Oct 2010 20:26:01 GMT |
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| sylvan |
of the forest, one who dwells in the woods |
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benatufal Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:43:09 GMT |
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| importunate |
burdensome, inopportune, untimeley |
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benatufal Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:31:19 GMT |
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| exhort |
To recommend earnestly; to insist upon. |
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benatufal Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:31:18 GMT |
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| staid |
Settled in character; of grave or sedate deportment; dignified and serious in demeanour or conduct; free from flightiness or caprice. a. of a person, his actions, attributes, etc. |
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benatufal Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:31:18 GMT |
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| suffusion |
A colouring or tint spread over a surface, esp. over the skin by the action of the blood, etc.; freq. a flush of colour in the face, a blush |
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benatufal Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:31:18 GMT |
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| duenna |
A chaperon for a young lady |
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benatufal Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:31:18 GMT |
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| abstruse |
Difficult to understand or comprehend |
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benatufal Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:31:18 GMT |
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| confluence |
A place where two things flow together, especially water. |
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benatufal Wed, 14 Apr 2010 16:31:18 GMT |
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| vermeil |
Of a bright scarlet or red colour; vermilion |
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benatufal Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:23:28 GMT |
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| pestiferous |
Bringing or producing plague, esp. bubonic plague; injurious to health, noxious, deadly; pestilent, pestilential.
in a weakened sense a nuisance/irritating |
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benatufal Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:21:25 GMT |
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| arcanum |
A hidden thing; a mystery, a profound secret. One of the supposed great secrets of nature which the alchemists aimed at discovering; hence, a marvellous remedy, an elixira |
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benatufal Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:21:25 GMT |
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| necropolis |
An ancient or prehistoric burial ground, esp. one with elaborate tombs.freq. used as the name of a large cemetery in or near a city. |
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benatufal Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:15:40 GMT |
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| muezzin |
A public crier who proclaims the regular hours of ritual prayer from the minaret or the roof of a mosque. |
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benatufal Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:15:40 GMT |
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| prosaic |
Of a person or thing: unpoetic, unromantic; dull, flat, unexciting; commonplace, mundane. |
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benatufal Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:15:40 GMT |
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| cicerone |
A guide who shows and explains the antiquities or curiosities of a place to strangers. |
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benatufal Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:10:11 GMT |
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| anent |
In line or company with. On a level with in position, rank, or value; equal to, on a par with |
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benatufal Thu, 03 Sep 2009 21:06:21 GMT |
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| garret |
A room on the uppermost floor of a house; an apartment formed either partially or wholly within the roof, an attic.
turret projecting from the top of a tower or from the parapet of a fortification |
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benatufal Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:23:56 GMT |
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| reticent |
Reserved; disinclined to speak freely; given to silence or concealment. |
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benatufal Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:22:55 GMT |
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| colloquy |
A talking together; a conversation, dialogue |
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benatufal Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:32:56 GMT |
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| resplendent |
Shining, brilliant, splendid. |
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benatufal Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:32:56 GMT |
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| supplanting |
To dispossess and take the place of (another), esp. by treacherous or dishonourable means, To cause to fall from a position of power, superiority, or virtue; to cause the downfall of, bring low |
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benatufal Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:32:56 GMT |
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| effulgently |
Shining forth brilliantly; sending forth intense light; resplendent, radiant. |
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benatufal Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:32:56 GMT |
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palatial
palatal |
Of a speech sound or articulation: made by pressing the blade of the tongue against or in the direction of the hard palate (e.g. to articulate the y in yes) |
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benatufal Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:32:56 GMT |
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| architraves |
Ornamental moulding round the exterior of an arch, The lowest division of the entablature, consisting of the main beam that rests immediately upon the abacus on the capital of a column; the epistyle. |
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benatufal Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:22:09 GMT |
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| emanations |
The process of flowing forth, issuing, or proceeding from anything as a source.
A beam, flash, ray of light. |
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benatufal Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:22:09 GMT |
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| supernal |
That is above or on high; existing or dwelling in the heavens. |
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benatufal Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:14:48 GMT |
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| alienist |
One who treats mental diseases; a mental pathologist; a ‘mad-doctor.’ |
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benatufal Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:11:55 GMT |
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| gaol |
A place or building for the confinement of persons accused or convicted of a crime or offence; a prison. Now, a public building for the detention of persons committed by process of law. |
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benatufal Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:11:55 GMT |
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| ululations |
A howl or wail; a cry of lamentation. |
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benatufal Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:11:55 GMT |
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matutinal
12 lc w s |
Of or relating to the morning, esp. the period just after waking; occurring or performed early or in the morning. |
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benatufal Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:07:30 GMT |
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| patios |
A dialect spoken by the people of a particular region (esp. of France or French-speaking Switzerland), and differing substantially from the standard written language of the country. Also gen. (freq. depreciative): a regional dialect; a variety of language specific to a particular area, nationality, etc., which is considered to differ from the standard version. also jargon |
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benatufal Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:05:35 GMT |
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| malinger |
feigning illness to avoid work |
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benatufal Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:45:56 GMT |
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| listless |
Characterized by unwillingness to move, act, or make any exertion; marked by languid indifference as to what goes on around one, or as to what one has to do. |
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benatufal Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:43:43 GMT |
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| terraqueous |
Consisting of, or formed of, land and water; nearly always in terraqueous globe. |
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benatufal Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:41:40 GMT |
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| corporeal |
Bodily; wherein the body is affected. Things material. |
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benatufal Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:41:40 GMT |
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| puerile |
Of, relating to, characteristic of, or suitable for a boy or child; (hence) youthful, innocent; elementary |
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benatufal Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:38:40 GMT |
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roister
royster |
A swaggering or blustering bully; a riotous fellow; a rude or noisy reveller. |
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benatufal Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:20:53 GMT |
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| convivial |
Of or belonging to a feast or banquet; characterized by feasting or jovial companionship; such as befits a feast, festive. |
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benatufal Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:18:45 GMT |
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| sojourn |
A place of temporary stay |
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benatufal Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:12:13 GMT |
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| bower |
a vague poetic word for an idealized abode, not realized in any actual dwelling, habitation, abode. In early use lit. A cottage; in later use a poetical word for ‘abode’. . |
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benatufal Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:11:07 GMT |
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rimester or
rhymester |
A versifier or indifferent poet; a poetaster. |
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benatufal Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:11:07 GMT |
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| erudition |
The action or process of training or instructing; instruction, education |
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benatufal Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:07:04 GMT |
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| voluble |
Liable to change; inconstant, variable, mutable. Characterized by fluency or glibness of utterance; rapid and ready of speech; fluent |
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benatufal Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:06:24 GMT |
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| ribald |
One who uses offensive, scurrilous, or impious language; one who jests or jeers in an irreverent or blasphemous manner. |
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benatufal Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:04:53 GMT |
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| charnel house |
A house for dead bodies; a house or vault in which the bones of the dead are piled up. |
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benatufal Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:04:53 GMT |
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| sepulchre |
A tomb or burial-place, a building, vault, or excavation, made for the interment of a human body. |
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benatufal Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:04:52 GMT |
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| declivity |
Downward slope or inclination |
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benatufal Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:04:52 GMT |
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| inurned |
To put (the ashes of a cremated body) in an urn |
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benatufal Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:04:52 GMT |
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| scions |
A shoot or twig, heir or descendant |
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benatufal Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:04:52 GMT |
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| gruesome |
Inspiring fear, awe, or horror; such as to cause one to shudder with fear; fearful, horrible; grisly |
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benatufal Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:04:52 GMT |
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| falcate |
Bent or curved like a sickle |
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benatufal Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:13:17 GMT |
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| whelm |
To throw (something) over violently or in a heap upon something else, esp. so as to cover or to crush or smother it. |
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benatufal Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:05:36 GMT |
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| sigil |
An occult sign or device supposed to have mysterious powers. A seal or signet |
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benatufal Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:05:36 GMT |
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| vicariously |
By substitution of one thing or person for another; by means of a substitute. |
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benatufal Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:03:31 GMT |
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| discarnate |
Divested of the flesh or the body, disembodied. |
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benatufal Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:59:30 GMT |
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| coquet or coquette |
‘To act the lover’ (J.); to practise coquetry, to flirt with. (Formerly used of both sexes, now only of a woman.) {dag} |
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benatufal Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:30:00 GMT |
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| mincing |
Of a person, etc.: speaking, walking, or behaving, in an affectedly dainty or refined manner. In later usu. derogatory use, of a man (esp. a homosexual): effeminate, effete. |
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benatufal Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:28:23 GMT |
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| perturbed |
Disquieted, agitated, restless; confused, deranged. Also: in a state of confusion or disorder. |
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benatufal Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:24:57 GMT |
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| incontinent |
Unable to retain natural evacuations Not continent; wanting in self-restraint: chiefly with reference to sexual appetite. |
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benatufal Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:21:31 GMT |
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| sanguine |
In mediæval and later physiology: a ruddy countenance and a courageous, hopeful, and amorous disposition Belonging to that one of the four ‘complexions’ (see COMPLEXION n. 1) which was supposed to be characterized by the predominance of the blood over the other three humours, and indicated by . |
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benatufal Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:20:35 GMT |
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| beatific |
Making blessed; imparting supreme happiness or blessedness. |
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benatufal Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:18:39 GMT |
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| demure |
Affectedly or constrainedly grave or decorous; serious, reserved, or coy in a way that is not natural to the person or to one of his years or condition. |
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benatufal Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:17:28 GMT |
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| wont |
To be wont or accustomed; to be in the habit of (doing that which is expressed by the inf.). |
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benatufal Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:14:39 GMT |
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| cumbrous |
Troublesome from bulk or heaviness; burdensome, unwieldy, clumsy |
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benatufal Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:12:56 GMT |
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| circuitous |
Of the nature of a circuit, roundabout, indirect. |
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benatufal Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:10:16 GMT |
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| Obstinate |
Firmly adhering to an opinion or chosen course of action despite argument, persuasion, or entreaty; inflexible, resolute, stubborn, self-willed; indicative of or characterized by inflexibility or stubbornness |
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benatufal Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:07:15 GMT |
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| Wayward |
Capriciously wilful; conforming to no fixed rule or principle of conduct; erratic |
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benatufal Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:07:15 GMT |
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| aggrandize |
To enlarge, increase, magnify, or intensify (a thing). |
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benatufal Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:01:32 GMT |
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| Coalesce |
To unite or come together, so as to form one |
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benatufal Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:00:24 GMT |
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| Impetus |
The force with which a body moves or maintains its velocity and overcomes resistance; energy of motion; impulse, impulsion. In reference to immaterial things, as feelings, actions, etc.: Moving force, impulse, stimulus. |
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benatufal Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:58:06 GMT |
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| Consumate |
Of a person: fully accomplished, supremely skilled. |
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benatufal Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:53:44 GMT |
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| Purport |
That which is intended to be done or effected by something; intention, object, purpose; an instance of this |
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benatufal Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:49:26 GMT |
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| Macabre |
Characterized by or suggestive of the gruesomeness of the danse macabre (dance of death); grim, horrific, repulsive. |
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benatufal Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:48:00 GMT |
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| inimical |
Having the disposition or temper of an enemy; unfriendly, hostile
Adverse or injurious in tendency or influence; harmful, hurtful |
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benatufal Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:43:09 GMT |
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| Deprecate |
To plead earnestly against; to express an earnest wish against (a proceeding); to express earnest disapproval of (a course, plan, purpose, etc.). |
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benatufal Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:24:57 GMT |
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| Effusive |
An emotional outpouring. |
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benatufal Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:23:34 GMT |
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| Cordial |
Warm and friendly in manner. From the heart |
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benatufal Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:23:34 GMT |
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| Abeyance |
A state of suspension, temporary non-existence or inactivity; dormant or latent condition liable to be at any time revived. |
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benatufal Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:23:34 GMT |
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