...Because I noticed I needed the dictionary a LOT. It's probably sad how much words there are that I don't know. Maybe eventually I'll bother to translate them, too. I should spend more of my time reading dictionaries.
philter
A drink credited with magical power; can make the one who takes it love the one who gave it
quenched
Subdued or overcome
Satisfy (thirst)
Put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
Suppress or crush completely
Allayed
Allayed
Lessen the intensity of or calm
Satisfy (thirst)
tenements
A rundown apartment house barely meeting minimal standards
teemed
Be teeming, be abuzz
Move in large numbers
caustic
Any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue
Harsh or corrosive in tone
Of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
petulant
Easily irritated or annoyed
petulance
An irritable petulant feeling
inscrutable
Of an obscure nature
contempt
Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
A manner that is generally disrespectful and contemptuous
Open disrespect for a person or thing
A wilful disobedience to or disrespect for the authority of a court or legislative body
drawled
Lengthen and slow down or draw out
"drawl one's vowels"
inception
An event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
ennui
The feeling of being bored by something tedious
creosote
A colourless or yellowish oily liquid obtained by distillation of wood tar; used as an antiseptic
stultifying
Prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence
Cause to appear foolish
Deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless
fastidious
Giving and careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness
Having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures
glum
Reflecting gloom
Showing a brooding ill humour
avid
(often followed by 'for') ardently or excessively desirous
Marked by active interest and enthusiasm
fatuous
Complacently or inanely foolish
aghast
Struck with fear, dread, or consternation
exhilarating
Making lively and cheerful
Making lively and joyful
Fill with sublime emotion; tickle pink (exhilarate is obsolete in this usage)
desecrated
Treated with contempt
Violate the sacred character of a place or language
Remove the consecration from a person or an object
shabbier
Showing signs of wear and tear
Mean and unworthy and despicable
goad
A pointed instrument used to prod into motion
A verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
Give heart or courage to
Urge with or as if with a goad
Prod or urge as if with a log stick
Goad or provoke,as by constant criticism
palatial
Relating to or being a palace
Suitable for or like a palace
doting
Extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent
Be foolish or senile due to old age
Shower with love; show excessive affection for
crooning
Singing in a soft low tone
The act of singing popular songs in a sentimental manner
abscess
Symptom consisting of a localized collection of pus surrounded by inflamed tissue
lurch
An unsteady uneven gait
A decisive defeat in a game (especially in cribbage)
Abrupt up-and-down motion (as caused by a ship or other conveyance)
The act of moving forward suddenly
Walk as if unable to control one's movements
Move abruptly
Move slowly and unsteadily
Loiter about, with no apparent aim
Defeat by a lurch
mussed
Make messy or untidy
kohl
A cosmetic preparation used by women in Egypt and Arabia to darken the edges of their eyelids
incense
A substance that produces a fragrant odour when burned
The pleasing scent produced when incense is burned
Perfume especially with a censer
Make furious
nettled
Aroused to impatience or anger
Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
Sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation
grazing
The act of grazing
The act of brushing against while passing
Feed as in a meadow or pasture
Break the skin (of a body part) by scraping
Let feed in a field or pasture or meadow
Scrape gently
Eat lightly, try different dishes
Do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
deign
brackish
Slightly salty
carcase
The dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food
unfurled
Unroll, unfold, or spread out or be unrolled, unfolded, or spread out from a furled state
proclivities
A natural inclination
larder
A supply of food especially for a household
A small storeroom for storing foods or wines
plunder
Goods or money obtained illegally
Take illegally; of intellectual property
disquieting
Causing mental discomfort
Disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed
fornication
Voluntary sexual intercourse between persons not married to each other
Extramarital sex that wilfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations
truncated
Cut short in duration
Terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off
throes
Violent pangs of suffering
Severe spasm of pain
Hard or painful trouble or struggle
pallor
Unnatural lack of colour in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)
writhe
To move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
gibbered
Speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
Chatter inarticulately
; of monkeys
abattoir
A building where animals are butchered
relent
Give in, as to influence or pressure
sluiced
Pour as if from a sluice
Irrigate with water from a sluice
Transport in or send down a sluice
Draw through a sluice
sluice
Conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate
sluicegate
Regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice
goblet
A drinking glass with a base and stem
A bowl-shaped drinking vessel; especially the Eucharistic cup
chariot
A light four-wheel horse-drawn ceremonial carriage
A two-wheeled horse-drawn battle vehicle; used in war and races in ancient Egypt and Greece and Rome
strewn
(used with 'with' or in combination) covered by or as if by something scattered over or on
festoon
Decorate with strings of flowers
A curtain of fabric draped and bound at intervals to form graceful loop
An embellishment consisting of a decorative representation of a string of flowers suspended between two points; used on pottery or in architectural work
Flower chains suspended in loops between points
tassels
Adornment consisting of a bunch of cords fastened at one end
ululating
Emit long loud cries
exultation
A feeling of extreme joy
The utterance of sounds expressing great joy
clamor
A loud harsh or strident noise
Loud and persistent outcry from many people
clarions
A medieval brass instrument with a clear shrill tone
rafters
One of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
sepulcher
A chamber that is used as a grave
incongruous
Lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness
abated
Make less active or intense
Become less in amount or intensity
mulled
Reflect deeply on a subject
threshing
Move or stir about violently
Move like a flail; thresh about
Give a thrashing to; beat hard
fringed
Surrounded as with a border or fringe; sometimes used in combination
Having a decorative edging of hanging cords or strips
Having edges irregularly and finely slashed
respite
A (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort
riposte
A quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
swerved
Turn sharply; change direction abruptly
indelibly
indelible
Cannot be removed, washed away or erased
surpass
Distinguish oneself
Be or do something to a greater degree
Go beyond
conceit
Feelings of excessive pride
The trait of being vain and conceited
conceited
Characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
heed
Paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
Pay close attention to; give heed to
emaciated
Very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
replete
Fill to satisfaction
Filled to satisfaction with food or drink
revel
Take delight in
Celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities
affluent
An affluent person; a person who is financially well off
A branch that flows into the main stream
Having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
shrewd
Marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
presumptuous
Excessively forward
proprietor
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
sultry
Sexually exciting or gratifying
Characterized by oppressive heat and humidity
Burning hot; extremely and unpleasantly hot
austere
Severely simple
Of a stern or strict bearing or demeanour; forbidding in aspect
Practising great self-denial
demeanour
(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
diaphanous
So thin as to transmit light
pavilion
Large and often sumptuous tent
sumptuous
Rich and superior in quality
sequins
Adornment consisting of a small piece of shiny material used to decorate clothing
famished
Extremely hungry
ravenous
Extremely hungry
becoming
According with custom or propriety
Displaying or setting off to best advantage
allure
The power to entice or attract through personal charm
stupefaction
A feeling of stupefied astonishment
stupefying
So surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm
Making physically stupid or dull or insensible
Shocking with surprise and consternation
Make dull or stupid or muddle with drunkenness or infatuation
lamia
(folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living
gristle
Tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults
spumed
Make froth or foam and become bubbly
lapping
Pass the tongue over
untrammelled
Not confined or limited
astute
Marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
invoke
Evoke or call forth, with or as if by magic
unbridled
Not restrained or controlled
avarice
Reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth (personified as one of the deadly sins)
Extreme greed for material wealth
acquisitiveness
Strong desire to acquire and possess
scathingly
In a scathing and unsparing manner
scathing
Marked by harshly abusive criticism
impediment
Something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
pious
Having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity
anathema
A detested person
A formal ecclesiastical curse accompanied by excommunication
ecclesiastical
Of or associated with a church (especially a Christian Church)
excommunication
The act of banishing a member of the Church from the communion of believers and the privileges of the Church; cutting a person off from a religious society
excommunicated
Exclude from a church or a religious community
sardonic
Disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking
chortle
A soft partly suppressed laugh
Laugh quietly or with restraint
gaunt
Very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
chided
Censure severely or angrily
pellucid
Transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
arid
Lacking sufficient water or rainfall
Lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless
billowed
Rise up as if in waves
Move with great difficulty
Rise and move, as in waves or billows
Become inflated
saunter
A careless leisurely gait
A leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
Walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
gait
The rate of moving (especially walking or running)
implacable
Impossible to placate
placate
Cause to be more favourably inclined; gain the good will of
sang-froid
Great coolness and composure under strain
ravish
Force (someone) to have sex against their will
Hold spellbound
spellbound
Having your attention fixated as though by a spell
To render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe
wreath
Flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
betoken
Be a signal for or a symptom of
squalor
Sordid dirtiness
Sordid
Morally degraded
Unethical or dishonest
hovel
Small crude shelter used as a dwelling
grate
A frame of iron bars to hold a fire
A barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air
shambles
A condition of great disorder
A building where animals are butchered
concubine
A woman who cohabits with an important man
fractious
Stubbornly resistant to authority or control
Easily irritated or annoyed
Unpredictably difficult in operation; likely to be troublesome
parlor
Reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
A room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax
quibbling
Quibbling over insignificant details
Evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections
Argue over petty things
wistful
Full of longing or unfulfilled desire
ophidian
Limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
indignation
A feeling of righteous anger
kindred
Similar or related in quality or character
Group of people related by blood or marriage
cantered
Ride at a canter
canter
A smooth 3-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop
mincing
Affectedly dainty or refined
dainty
Something considered choice to eat
Of delicate composition and artistry
Especially pleasing to the taste
Excessively fastidious and easily disgusted
cordiality
A cordial disposition
cordial
Diffusing warmth and friendliness
Showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
rigor
Something hard to endure
The quality of being logically valid
Excessive sternness
sternness
Uncompromising resolution
perfunctorily
In a set manner without serious attention
suffused
Being spread through with or as with colour or light or liquid
Cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across
To become overspread as with a fluid, a colour, a gleam of light
volubly
In a chatty manner
cull
Remove something that has been rejected
braying
Laugh loudly and harshly
vehement
Marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid
Characterized by great force or energy
fervid
Characterized by intense emotion
acerbity
A sharp bitterness
A sharp sour taste
A sharp and bitter manner
tumescent
Abnormally distended especially by fluids or gas
distended
Abnormally expanded or increased in size; ('swollen' is sometimes used in combination)
vigilant
Carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger
revel
Take delight in
Celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities
curbed
Held back from some action especially by force
stragglers
Someone who strays or falls behind
meticulous
Marked by precise accordance with details
clandestine
Conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
preening
Dress or groom with elaborate care
resigned
(followed by 'to') having come to accept
Showing utter resignation or hopelessness
retching
Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
Make an unsuccessful effort to vomit; strain to vomit
poulticed
Dress by covering with a therapeutic substance
mesmerized
Having your attention fixated as though by a spell
ensnares
Take or catch as if in a snare or trap
snare
Entice and trap
chalice
A bowl-shaped drinking vessel; especially the Eucharistic cup
livid
Ash-coloured or anaemic looking from illness or emotion
(of a light) imparting a deathlike luminosity
Discoloured by coagulation of blood beneath the skin
glib
Marked by lack of intellectual depth
Having only superficial plausibility
Artfully persuasive in speech
A consonant characterized by a hissing sound (like s or sh)
sabaton
Armor plate that protects the foot; consists of mail with a solid toe and heel
exfoliate
Spread by opening the leaves of
Remove the surface, in scales or laminae
Come off in a very thin piece
Grow by producing or unfolding leaves
ephemeral
Enduring a very short time
obsidian
Acid or granitic glass; usually dark, but transparent in thin pieces
crag
A steep rugged rock or cliff
unguent
Semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
cataract
A large waterfall; violent rush of water over a precipice
seared
Having the surface burned quickly with intense heat
lambent
Softly bright or radiant
marmoreal
Resembling marble in smoothness
marred
Having the surface damaged or disfigured
Blemished by injury or rough wear
trussed
Bound or secured closely
Tie the wings and legs of a bird before cooking it
incontinent
Not having control over urination and defecation
obstreperous
Noisily and stubbornly defiant
Boisterously and noisily aggressive
rancor
A feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
churlish
Rude and boorish
Having a bad disposition; surly
boorish
Ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behaviour or appearance
soporific
A drug that induces sleep
congealing
Become gelatinous
gelatin
A colourless water-soluble glutinous protein obtained from animal tissues such as bone and skin
An edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods
A thin translucent membrane used over stage lights for colour effects
fir
Any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies; chiefly of upland areas
careered
Move headlong at high speed
headlong
Excessively quick
With the head foremost
In a hasty and foolhardy manner
facile
Arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth
Performing adroitly and without effort
Expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
adroit
Skilful (or showing skill) in adapting means to ends
Quick or skilful or adept in action or thought
resplendent
Having great beauty and splendour
Richly and brilliantly colourful
derisive
Abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
foraging
Collect or look around for (food)
Wander and feed
affronted
Treated with insolent and rude language especially openly and intentionally
deference
A courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard
Courteous regard for people's feelings
A disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others
ambiance
A particular environment or surrounding influence
four-poster
A bed with posts at the four corners that can be used to support a canopy or curtains
brazen
Face with defiance or impudence
Unrestrained by convention or propriety
tarnish
Make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
guffawed
Laugh boisterously
chastening
A rebuke for making a mistake
Censure severely
Restrain or temper
Correct by punishment or discipline
sheaf
A package of several things tied together for carrying or storing
frivolous
Not serious in content or attitude or behaviour
camaraderie
The quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability
ghoul
Someone who takes bodies from graves and sells them for anatomical dissection
clanking
Having a hard nonresonant metallic sound
bangles
Jewellery worn around the wrist for decoration
vagaries
An unexpected and inexplicable change in something (in a situation or a person's behaviour, etc.)
excruciating
Extremely painful
Torment emotionally or mentally
chaperone
One who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people
vivacity
Characterized by high spirits and animation
salacious
Characterized by lust
Suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
crimped
Make ridges into by pinching together
Curl tightly
fatuousness
A ludicrous folly
ludicrous
Broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce
Completely devoid of wisdom or good sense
folly
The trait of acting stupidly or rashly
The quality of being rash and foolish
mire
A soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
demure
Affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
sward
Surface layer of ground containing a matt of grass and grass roots
fidelity
Accuracy with which an electronic system reproduces the sound or image of its input signal
The quality of being faithful
reproach
A mild rebuke or criticism
Disgrace or shame
minarets
Slender tower with balconies
convoluting
Curl, wind, or twist together
sophistry
Practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive
A deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone
genuflections
The act of bending the knees in worship or reverence
cordially
In a hearty manner
piebald
Having sections or patches coloured differently and usually brightly
eclectic
Selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
aquiline
Curved down like an eagle's beak
harrowing
Extremely painful
gesticulating
Making gestures while speaking
Show, express or direct through movement
oligarchy
A political system governed by a few people
planed
Cut or remove with or as if with a plane
Make even or smooth, with or as with a carpenter's plane
hegemony
The domination of one state over its allies
staunch
Firm and dependable especially in loyalty
envisage
Form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
antediluvian
Of or relating to the period before the Biblical flood
So extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
squabble
A quarrel about petty points
prognostication
A sign of something about to happen
Knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source)
A statement made about the future
importuned
Beg persistently and urgently
extravagant
Unrestrained in especially feelings
Recklessly wasteful
wheedlings
The act of urging by means of teasing or flattery
presentiment
A feeling of evil to come
piquancy
A tart spiciness
tart
Tasting sour like a lemon
Harsh
alabaster
A very light white
verdigris
A green patina that forms on copper or brass or bronze that has been exposed to the air or water for long periods of time
A blue or green powder used as a paint pigment
ophidian
Limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
dais
A platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
twittering
Make high-pitched sounds, as of birds
A container for burning incense (especially one that is swung on a chain in a religious ritual)
quelled
Subdued or overcome
Suppress or crush completely
stifling
Forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
Characterized by oppressive heat and humidity
Conceal or hide
Smother or suppress
anew
Again but in a new or different way
scoured
Worn away as by water or ice or wind
Rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
Rub hard or scrub
Clean with hard rubbing
Examine minutely
notorious
Having an exceedingly bad reputation
callow
Lacking experience of life
ingenuous
Characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious
Lacking in sophistication or worldliness
euphemistic
Of an inoffensive substitute for offensive terminology
rectify
Reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities
Bring, lead, or force to abandon a wrong or evil course of life, conduct, and adopt a right one
Make right or correct
ïncessantly
With unflagging resolve
unflagging
Showing sustained enthusiastic action with unflagging vitality
Unceasing
resolve
The trait of being resolute; firmness of purpose
A formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
Bring to an end; settle conclusively
disgorging
Cause or allow (a solid substance) to flow or run out or over
Eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
relics
An antiquity that has survived from the distant past
Something of sentimental value
transience
An impermanence that suggests the inevitability of ending or dying
The attribute of being brief or fleeting
precedence
Status established in order of importance or urgency
imbue
Spread or diffuse through
Fill, soak, or imbue totally
canny
Showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
shrewdness
Intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)
astute
Marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
befits
Accord or comport with
comport
Behave well or properly
oblique
Slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angular
Indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading
eloquent
Expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
equerry
An official charged with the care of the horses of princes or nobles
rangy
Tall and thin and having long slender limbs
Adapted to wandering or roaming
ain
Belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive
spurned
Reject with contempt
prostration
A condition marked by dizziness and nausea and weakness caused by depletion of body fluids and electrolytes
Abject submission; the emotional equivalent of prostrating your body
The act of assuming a prostrate position
Render helpless or defenseless
Throw down flat, as on the ground
firmament = taivaankansi
The apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
harried
Troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
grimed
Make soiled, filthy, or dirty
contented
Satisfy in a limited way
Satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are
bedraggled
Limp and soiled as if dragged in the mud
In deplorable condition
deplorable
Bad; unfortunate
Of very poor quality or condition
Bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
indignant
Angered at something unjust or wrong
pariah
A person who is rejected (from society or home)
fraught
Marked by distress
capriciousness
The quality of being guided by sudden unpredictable impulses
The trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment
caprice
A sudden desire
taut
Subjected to great tension; stretched tight
lissome
Gracefully slender; moving and bending with ease
mordant
Harshly ironic or sinister
capered
Jump about playfully
concessions
The act of conceding or yielding
conceding
Admit, make a clean breast of
Give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
ribald
Humorously vulgar
blithe
Lacking or showing a lack of due concern
Carefree and happy and lighthearted
sumptuous
Rich and superior in quality
appeased
Cause to be more favourably inclined; gain the good will of
Overcome or allay
Make peace with
haggard
Showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
Very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
attenuated
Reduced in strength
magnanimous
Noble and generous in spirit
Generous and understanding and tolerant
zenith
The point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected
nadir
An extreme state of adversity; the lowest point of anything
The point below the observer that is directly opposite the zenith on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected
legerdemain
An illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers
soirees
A party of people assembled in the evening (usually at a private house)
fortnight
A period of fourteen consecutive days
reticence
The trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary
palliative
Moderating pain or sorrow by making it easier to bear
Remedy that alleviates pain without curing
testily
In a petulant manner
caustically
In a caustic vitriolic manner
vitriolic
Harsh or corrosive in tone
Of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
laterally
Situated at or extending to the side
frivolities
The trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensible
Something of little value or significance
Acting like a clown or buffoon
frivolous
Not serious in content or attitude or behaviour
dispute
A disagreement or argument about something important
interchangeable
Of or relating to or suggestive of complementation
aphrodisiac
A drug or other agent that stimulates sexual desire
Exciting sexual desire
eminent
(used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation
Standing above others in quality or position
extolling
Praise, glorify, or honour
tawny
Of a light brown to brownish orange colour
sheen
The visual property of something that shines with reflected light
enticing
Provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
Highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire
presaged
Indicate by signs
gorged
Fed beyond capacity or desire
Overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
sham
Something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
A person who makes deceitful pretences
embarks
Go on board
Set out on (an enterprise, subject of study, etc.)
Proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
spoor
The trail left by a person or an animal; what the hunter follows in pursuing game
erudite
Having or showing profound knowledge
absolve
Grant remission of a sin to
culpability
A state of guilt
detrimental
(sometimes followed by 'to') causing harm or injury
disheveled
In disarray; extremely disorderly
callasity?
pomp
Ceremonial elegance and splendour
voracious
Excessively greedy and grasping
Devouring or craving food in great quantities
timbre
(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
mercurial
Liable to sudden unpredictable change
deference
A courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard
A disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others
exultant
Joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
panoply
A complete and impressive array
ardor
A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favour of a person or cause)
Intense feeling of love
bristling
Be in a state of movement or action
reticence
The trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary
entreat
Ask for or request earnestly
scrubby
Sparsely covered with stunted trees or vegetation and underbrush
Inferior in size or quality
copse
A dense growth of bushes
abysmal
Very great; limitless
So deep as to be unmeasurable
lintels
Horizontal beam used as a finishing piece over a door or window
gleaned
Gather, as of natural products
inured
Made tough by habitual exposure
Cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate
dank
Unpleasantly cool and humid
thronged
Filled with great numbers crowded together
pervading
Spread throughout
placid
Free from disturbance
Not easily irritated
stalks
Material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
palisade
Fortification consisting of a strong fence made of stakes driven into the ground
muslin
Plain-woven cotton fabric
obeisance
Bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame
imperious
Able to deal authoritatively with affairs
diaphanous
So thin as to transmit light
austere
Severely simple
Of a stern or strict bearing or demeanour; forbidding in aspect
Practising great self-denial
gyrating
To wind or move in a spiral course
Revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis
stultifying
Prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence
Deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless
scathing
Marked by harshly abusive criticism
reverie
Absent-minded dreaming while awake
unguent
Semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
euphony
Any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds
deciduous
(of plants and shrubs) shedding foliage at the end of the growing season
desultory
Marked by lack of definite plan or regularity or purpose; jumping from one thing to another
pavilion
Large and often sumptuous tent
luster
A quality that outshines the usual
The visual property of something that shines with reflected light
unheeded
Disregarded
derided
Treat or speak of with contempt
blemishes
A mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
corralled
Collect or gather
Enclose in a corral
corral
A pen for cattle
ivory
A hard smooth ivory coloured dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
A shade of white the colour of bleached bones
plucked
Of a stringed instrument; sounded with the fingers or a plectrum
Having the feathers removed, as from a pelt or a fowl
Pull or pull out sharply
awnings
A canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun
trifle
Something of small importance
A detail that is considered insignificant
countenance
Formal and explicit approval
Consent to, give permission
morsel
A small quantity of anything
A small amount of solid food; a mouthful
cistern
A tank that holds the water used to flush a toilet
An artificial reservoir for storing liquids; especially an underground tank for storing rainwater
rigorous
Rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard
Demanding strict attention to rules and procedures
Used of circumstances (especially weather) that cause suffering
sifted
Move as if through a sieve
Separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
sieve
A strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles
canker
An ulceration (especially of the lips or lining of the mouth)
ulceration
A circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue
aspiration
A will to succeed
banal
Obvious and dull
Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
derision
Contemptuous laughter
The act of deriding or treating with contempt
teetering
Move unsteadily, with a rocking motion
upbraided
Express criticism towards
abashed
Feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious
Cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious
parcel
A wrapped container
A collection of things wrapped or boxed together
milling
Move about in a confused manner
luminaries
A celebrity who is an inspiration to others
vivacity
Characterized by high spirits and animation
perfunctorily
In a set manner without serious attention
curbed
Lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
beseeching
Begging
gilded
Having the deep slightly brownish colour of gold
Based on pretence; deceptively pleasing
Rich and superior in quality
Made from or covered with gold
languorous
Lacking spirit or liveliness
surreptitious
Marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed
Conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
impertinent
Characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality
Improperly forward or bold
exuberant
Joyously unrestrained
fatalism
A philosophical doctrine holding that all events are predetermined in advance for all time and human beings are powerless to change them
thrall
The state of being under the control of another person
Someone held in bondage
insolent
Marked by casual disrespect
Unrestrained by convention or propriety
tantalizing
Arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable or mockingly out of reach
presentiment
A feeling of evil to come
perfunctory
Hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
As a formality only
peremptory
Offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power
Not allowing contradiction or refusal
Putting an end to all debate or action
inhibited
Held back or restrained or prevented
deplored
Express strong disapproval of
Regret strongly
prodigious
So great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
Of momentous or ominous significance
contrivance
A device that is very useful for a particular job
An elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade
An artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc.
Any improvised arrangement for temporary use
glib
Marked by lack of intellectual depth
Having only superficial plausibility
piety
Righteousness by virtue of being pious
remonstrate
Argue in protest or opposition
ingress
The act of entering
bequeathed
Leave or give by will after one's death
svelte
Showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience
Gracefully slender; moving and bending with ease
inextricable
Not permitting extrication; incapable of being disentangled or untied
helter-skelter
Lacking a visible order or organization
With undue hurry and confusion
indolent
Disinclined to work or exertion
recant
Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
daunt
Cause to lose courage
kismet
(Islam) the will of Allah
profligate
Recklessly wasteful
Unrestrained by convention or morality
cortege
A funeral procession
The group following and attending to some important person
mustered
Gather or bring together
sanguinary
Accompanied by bloodshed
Marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed
gouged
Force with the thumb
Make a groove in
Obtain by coercion or intimidation
taint
Contaminate with a disease or microorganism
gaunt
Very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
gauging
Judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)
Determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation
Measure precisely and against a standard
exuberance
Joyful enthusiasm
sallow
Unhealthy looking
instil
Enter drop by drop
cataract
Clouding of the natural lens of the eye
A large waterfall; violent rush of water over a precipice
peal
A deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells)
sedate
Characterized by dignity and propriety
Dignified and sombre in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
ichor
A fluid product of inflammation
frothing
Form bubbles
Make froth or foam and become bubbly
Covered with or resembling small bubbles as from being agitated by beating or heating
briars
Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips
A very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries
weals
A raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions
ensorcelled
Under a spell
harrowing
Extremely painful
tableaux
A group of people attractively arranged (as if in a painting)
Any dramatic scene
vaulted
Having a hemispherical vault or dome
A burial chamber (usually underground)
An arched brick or stone ceiling or roof
abysmal
Very great; limitless
swathe
swaddle
Wrap in swaddling clothes
charnel
Gruesomely indicative of death or the dead
languid
Lacking spirit or liveliness
dally
Behave carelessly or indifferently
Waste time
Talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions
amorous
Inclined toward or displaying love
drawled
Lengthen and slow down or draw out
lacquer = lakkavernissa (lakka)
A black resinous substance obtained from certain trees and used as a natural varnish
decree = määräys, asetus, säädös, julistus
A legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
repudiation
Rejecting or disowning or disclaiming as invalid
The exposure of falseness or pretensions
vestibule
Any of various bodily cavities leading to another cavity (as of the ear or vagina)
A large entrance or reception room or area
quailing
Draw back, as with fear or pain
coverlet
A decorative bedspread (usually quilted)
vociferous
Conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry
solicitous
Full of anxiety and concern
Showing hovering attentiveness
fervent
Characterized by intense emotion
countenance
Consent to, give permission
bicker
Argue over petty things
introspective
Examining own sensory and perceptual experiences
scrying
Divine by gazing into crystals
parlor
Reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
A room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax
pyre
Wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite
recrimination
Mutual accusations
refurbishment
The state of being restored to its former good condition
succoring
Help in a difficult situation
Treatise
nuptial
Of or relating to a wedding
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