ablaze burning; on fire abysmal extremely or hopelessly bad or severe acerbate to make sour or bitter alpenhorn a very long, powerful horn used by Swiss herders ambages winding, roundabout paths or ways ancona a seaport in E. Italy, on the Adriatic Sea antipodal on the opposite side of the globe aport on or toward the post side of a ship aqueduct an artificial channel for conducting water armory a storage place for weapons and equipment bandog any dog kept chained or tied beanbag a small cloth bag filled with beans befriend to act as a friend to beseem to be fit for or worthy of bioclean free or from harmful microorganisms blather to talk foolishly; blither; babble blitz a sudden overwhelming attack botel a waterside hotel with dock space brainchild a product of one's creative work or thought bulbous bulb-shaped callow immature or inexperienced canfield a game of solitaire often used for gambling caveat a warning or caution centrist a person with moderate political views charabanc a large bus used on sightseeing tours corsair a fast ship used for piracy costive affected with or causing constipation counterscarp the outer slope or wall of the ditch of a fortification crabbed hard to understand; intricate and obscure croquis a rough preliminary drawing, sketch dandruff a scurf that forms on the scalp and comes off in scales debauched showing the effects of excessive self indulgence defacto in fact, reality derailleur a gear-shifting mechanism on a bicycle deviant deviating or departing from the norm dispand to break up or dissolve donee person to whom a gift is made dornick a small stone that is easy to throw dune sandy hill formed by the wind dynamize to make more active, productive eidolon an unreal image; phantom; apparation embezzle to appropriate fraudulently to one's own use emit to send forth engulf to gulp down erotomania abnormally strong or persistent sexual desire eupepsia good digestion eustasy any uniformily global change of sea level exhume to dig something out of the earth expert a person that has a special skill or knowledge in an area extorse turned or facing outward falderal mere nonsense; foolish talk or ideas fiesty full of animation, energy or courage flotsam the wreckage of a ship found floating on the water flumadiddle utter nonsense fluorescent strikingly bright, vivid, or glowing fodder coarse food for livestock fond loving; affectionate footwear articles to be worn on the feet, as shoes forenoon period of daylight before noon fracas a noisy disorderly disturbance or fight gaggle to cackle galley kitchen area of a ship, plane, or camper garlic a hardy plant of the amyrillis family gate pathway geodesic pertaining to the geometry of curved surfaces germane closely related gherkin small immature fruit of a variety of cucumbers ghetto thickly populated slum area gimel third letter of the Hebrew alphabet gluey sticky haoma leafless vine happy delighted, pleased or glad harrow agricultural implement with spikelike teeth haute high-class or high-toned hazard something causing danger, peril, risk, or difficulty hazy misty hebdomadal occurring, meeting, or appearing once every seven days helipad takeoff and landing area for helicopters hematogenous originating in the blood hen female of the domestic fowl icon picture, image, or other representation iguana any lizard of the new World genus imagery mental images collectively immure to enclose within or as if within walls indurate to make hard inopportune inappropriate, inconvenient inotropic influencing the contractility of muscular tissue intact not altered intake place or opening at which a fluid is taken into a channel interlope to thrust oneself in the domain or affairs of others jactitation to throw about jag sharp projection on an edge or surface jess strap fastened around leg of hawk and attached to leash jet stream of a liquid or gas jigger a person or thing that jigs joggle to shake slightly; move to and fro join to bring or put together or in contact jugal of or pertaining to the cheek junco any of several small, gray brown N. American finches justiciary of or pertaining to the administration of justice kaolinite a mineral, hydrated aluminum disilicate keel flat-bottomed barge keep to hold or retain in one's possession ketene colorless, poisonous gas khaki dull yellowish brown kicker person or thing that kicks kidney one of a pair of organs in rear of upper abdominal cavity kurtosis make convex kyack a type of packsack that consists of two connected sacks kye a private Korean-American banking club labor productive activity lacrimal constituting glands that secrete tears ladle a long-handled utensil with cup-shaped bowl for dipping laminate to separate or split into thin layers lepidote covered with scurfy scales or scaly spots leppy motherless calf lepton monetary unit of modern Greece liberty freedom from arbitrary or despotic government or control limpid clear, transparent looby awkward person malfunction failure to function properly manipulate to manage or influence skillfully and often unfairly mannequin three-dimensional representation of human form mason person whose trade is building with firm units mauve a pale bluish purple maven expert, connoisseur meek overly submissive or compliant mesial midline of the face, along the dental arch mistake error in action, opinion, or judgment module a separable component nanny child's nursemaid narrate to give an account or tell story of events naught nothing neck part of body that connects the head and trunk neighbor person who lives near another nephrology branch of medical science that deals with kidneys neutral not taking part of giving assistance in a dispute noodle dried strip of egg dough normal conforming to standard or common type numen divine or supernatural power of presence numeral word or letter omer an ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure ontology branch of metaphysics that studies nature of existence opacify to cause to become opaque oppress to govern or manage with cruel or unjust restraints opt to make a choice ordeal any extremely severe or trying test, trial orgeat almond-flavored syrup containing orange-flower water ortheopy study of correct pronunciation ostiole an opening or pore ouzo colorless, anise-flavored liqueur of Greece paginate to indicate the sequence of pages in a book palate roof of mouth in mammals pamphlet short unbound publication held together by staples pangram sentence that contains all letters of the alphabet paprika red, powdery condiment derived from sweet peppers paralysis loss or impairment of sensation in body part partial incomplete peltry fur skins picky extremely fussy plunge to cast or thrust forcibly quadrant quarter of a circle quarantine strict isolation quarry square stone or tile quay landing place quest search or pursuit quiet freedom from noise quill one of the large feathers of the wing or tail of bird quince small tree quite completely, wholly, or entirely quiz informal test or examination rambunctious difficult to control or handle ranid pertaining to the frog family rapid occurring within a short time readiness the condition of being ready real true reason basis or cause refund to give back or restore; repay relief alleviation from pain, distress, anxiety, oppression respite delay or cessation for a time rhinitis inflammation of nose or its mucous membrane rich having wealth or great possessions sachet small bag, case, or pad containing aromatic powder sacred consecrated saddle seat for rider on back of horse or other animal salvific of or pertaining to redemptive power sarcasm harsh or bitter derision or irony sawyer person who saws wood schism division or disunion scotfree free from harm, restraint, punishment, or obligation seminary special school that prepares students for priesthood slash to cut with a violent sweeping stroke tact keen sense of what to say or do avoid giving offense tamarind pod of a large tropical tree tassel pendant ornament consisting of a bunch of threads tenebrous dark, gloomy, obscure tenement run down and often overcrowded apartment house terebinth a Mediterranean tree terete slender and smooth, with a circular transverse section textile any cloth or goods produced by weaving or knitting throe violent spasm or pang tiger large, powerful, tawny-colored and black-striped cat ugly very unattractive ulna bone of the forearm unction act of anointing unitard a leotard with full-length legs unite to join, combine unlike different, dissimilar, or unequal unlock to undo the lock of a door, chest, esp. with a key urn large or decorative vase useless not serving the purpose utter to give audible, esp. verbal, expression to verve animation viaduct a bridge for carrying a road, railroad over a valley view an instance of seeing or beholding vigor active strength or force; intensity vintage wine from a particular harvest or crop vocal of, pertaining to, or uttered with the voice voluminous filling or sufficient to fill a volume or volumes vouch to provide proof voyage course of travel or passage vulture any of several large, naked-head New World birds of prey wander to ramble without a definite purpose or objective warison a bugle call to assault waste to consume or use to no avail or profit weasand throat, gullet web something formed by or as if by weaving whack to strike with a smart, resounding blow whirl to spin or rotate whomp a loud, heavy blow, slap, bang, or the like wince to draw back or tense the body; flinch wish to want, desire, long for xanthan gum produced by bacterial fermentation xanthene yellow, crystalline substance used as a fungicide xebec small three-masted vessel of the Mediterranean xenon heavy, colorless, chemically inactive gaseous element xerosis abnormal dryness of the skin, eyeballs, mucous membranes xi 14th letter of the Greek alphabet xiphisternum lowermost segment of the sternum xradiation radiation in the form of x-rays xylitol naturally occurring pentose sugar alcohol xylophone musical instrument consisting of wooden bars yacht vessel used for private cruising yak large, shaggy-haired wild ox yakuza any of various tightly knit crime syndicates of Japan yank to pull or tug sharply yap to bark sharply, shrilly; yelp yare quick, agile yarrow plant having fernlike leaves and yellow flowers yell to cry out; shout yield to give forth or produce yohimbe a tropical W. African tree zag to move in one of two directions zonal nature of a zone zonk to become stupefied or unconscous from alcohol or drugs zoo parklike area in which live animals are kept in cages zooplasty transplantation of living tissue to human body zouk style of dance in Caribbean zucchini cucumber-shaped summer squash zwitterion ion with a positive and negative charge zygote cell produced by union of two gametes zymometer instrument for measuring degree of fermentation