ABANDON - (v) leave alone;                                                      
ABBREVIATION - (n) shortened form of word or thing.                             
ABDICATE - (v) give up a position or responsibility; quit.                      
ABJECT - (adj) utter; absolute.                                                 
ABODE - (n) dwelling; residence.                                                
ABOMINABLE - (adj) horrible; terrible; disgusting.                              
ABSORBED - (adj) soaked in; completely attentive to.                            
ABSTINENCE - (n) condition of doing without something.                          
ABSTRACT - (v) consider in general terms; reduce; epitomize. (n) summary.       
ABSURDITY - (n) ridiculousness.                                                 
ABUNDANT - (n) plentiful; easily obtained.                                      
ABUSE - (v) hurt or harm; (n) a hurt.                                           
ACCELERATE - (v) go faster; speed up.                                           
ACCIDENTALLY - (adv) without intention.                                         
ACCLAIMED - (adj) famous; well-known.                                           
ACCOMPLISHMENTS - (n)(p) achievements.                                          
ACCUMULATE - (v) gather; collect.                                               
ACCUMULATION - (n) collection.                                                  
ACCUSATION - (n) declaration of guilt generally pointing elsewhere.             
ACCUSE - (v) point out as guilty.                                               
ACHIEVE - (v) reach a goal.                                                     
ACHIEVEMENT - (n) goal obtained or reached, as in a deed or accomplishment.     
ACID - (n) chemical having a high ph value. generally capable of eating away.   
ACORN - (n) oak seed. often eaten by squirrels.                                 
ACRE - (n) unit of area. usually used when measure land.                        
ACROBAT - (n) gymnast; circus performer.                                        
ACROBATS - (n)(p) gymnasts; circus performers.                                  
ACTING - (v) performing; faking.                                                
ACTION - (n) movement through time and space.                                   
ACTIVITY - (n) movement through time and space.                                 
ACTOR - (n) one who acts, or performs; fakir.                                   
ACUITY - (n) sharpness; measure of occular performance.                         
ACUTE - (n) sharp; pointed.                                                     
ADAGE - (n) folk saying.                                                        
ADHESIVE - (n) glue; paste.                                                     
ADJACENT - (adj) next to; beside.                                               
ADMIRATION - (n) liking for; adoration; respect.                                
ADOLESCENCE - (n) youth; frequently associated with confusion.                  
ADORN - (v) decorate; bedeck with ornaments.                                    
ADULT -(n) grown-up; mature; frequently associated with weariness.              
ADVANCE - (n) prepayment; (v) go farther.                                       
ADVENTURE - (n) remarkable occurence; noteworthy event.                         
ADVERTISEMENT - (n) paid notice in a publication or transmission.               
ADVERTISER - (n) promoter; one who encourages the sale of a product.            
ADVICE - (n) suggestion; helpful hints for a plan of action; often ignored.     
ADVISED - (n) gave advice, suggestion or counsel.                               
ADVISOR - (n) one who gives advice, suggestion or counsel.                      
AERIAL - (adj) of the air; (n) antenna.                                         
AFFABLE - (adj) friendly; easy-going.                                           
AFFIRMATION - (n) agreement; verification.                                      
AFFLICTION - (n) illness; disfigurement.                                        
AFFLUENCE - (n) wealth.                                                         
AGE - (n) measure of existence in time.                                         
AGENDA - (n) schedule; list of things to do.                                    
AGGREGATE - (n) grouping.                                                       
AGGRESSIVE - (adj) forceful; pushy.                                             
AGITATION - (n) force that causes violent motion.                               
AGREE - (v) consent; harmonize; be consistent.                                  
AGREEMENT - (n) consent; harmony; consistency.                                  
AGRICULTURAL - (adj) pertaining to farming and/or growing plants.               
AGRONOMIST - (n) scientist who studies agriculture or farming; farmer.          
AID - (n) help; assistance.                                                     
AIR - (n) gaseous substance; mixture of oxygen, nitrogen, and other pollutants. 
AIR RAID - (n) attack by plane or any airborne vehicle.                         
AIRPLANE - (n) airborne vehicle.                                                
ALBUM - (n) long playing record; book for keeping pictures.                     
ALCHEMIST - (n) forerunner of chemist; scientist of yore.                       
ALCOHOL - (n) intoxicating liquid; product of fermented plants.                 
ALLEGIANCE - (n) loyalty.                                                       
ALLERGY - (n) violent physical reaction against a foreign substance.            
ALLEVIATE - (v) relieve; ameliorate.                                            
ALLOY - (n) mixture, generally of metals. (v) to mix.                           
ALMOST - (adj) nearly; not quite.                                               
ALPHABET - (n) collection of letters making up a written language.              
ALTERCATION - (n) fight; disturbance.                                           
ALTERNATIVES - (n)(p) choices (usually mutually exclusive).                     
ALUMNAE - (n)(p)(archaic) graduates of a college or school.                     
ALUMNI - (n)(p) graduates of a college or school.                               
ALUMNUS - (n) graduate of a college or school.                                  
AMATEURISH - (adj) non-professional.                                            
AMBIGUOUS - (adj) unclear in meaning.                                           
AMBITION - (n) motivation toward a goal.                                        
AMENDS - (n)(p) atonements. (v) make up for.                                    
AMERICA - (n) country on the western continent; generally refering to U.S.A.    
AMIABLE - (adj) friendly; agreeable.                                            
AMOROUS - (adj) loving; romantic.                                               
AMORPHOUS - (adj) without shape.                                                
AMPHIBIAN - (n) class of creature living on land, but needing water to lay eggs 
AMPLE - (adj) enough; sufficient.                                               
AMUSE - (v) entertain; make laugh.                                              
AMUSEMENT - (n) something that entertains, or keeps one occupied.               
ANARCHIAL - (adj) pertaining to anarchy or chaos.                               
ANARCHISM - (n) the belief and motivation toward chaos.                         
ANARCHIST - (n) a believer and promoter of chaos.                               
ANARCHY - (n) the state of chaos; lack of order.                                
ANCESTORS - (n)(p) forebears; distant relatives <in time>.                      
ANCHOR - (n) heavy object used to keep something stationary. (v) to tie down.   
ANCHORAGE - (n) place to stay; resting place; city in Alaska.                   
ANCIENT - (n) extremely old.                                                    
ANECDOTE - (n) story, generally funny.                                          
ANEMIC - (adj) bloodless; pale; wan.                                            
ANGER - (n) wrath; ire; feeling of animosity.                                   
ANGLE - (n) meeting of two non-parallel lines; slant.                           
ANGUISH - (n) acute distress; pain.                                             
ANIMAL - (n) any moving, living creature.                                       
ANIMALS - (n)(p) moving, living creature.                                       
ANIMOSITY - (n) feeling of anger or hate toward someone or something.           
ANNOUNCEMENT - (n) declaration.                                                 
ANNOY - (v) irritate; tease.                                                    
ANNOYANCE - (n) object causing irritation.                                      
ANNOYED - (adj) feeling irritated.                                              
ANSWER - (n) response. (v) respond.                                             
ANSWERS - (n)(p) reponses.                                                      
ANTAGONIST - (n) enemy; evil-doer.                                              
ANTEDILUVIAN - (n) ancient; prehistoric; literally, "before the flood".         
ANTHEMS - (n)(p) hymns; songs of national importance.                           
ANTHOLOGY - (n) collection, generally of stories.                               
ANTHROPOID - (adj) ape, or man-like.                                            
ANTICIPATE - (v) expect; hope for.                                              
ANTICLIMAX - (n) disappointment; unfullfillment.                                
ANTIPATHY - (n) hate for; dislike.                                              
ANTIQUE - (n) relic or made object, generally pre-dating 1836.                  
ANTISEPTIC - (adj) germ-free.                                                   
ANTLER - (n) branched horn of an animal.                                        
ANVIL - (n) tool used to hammer or shape metal on.                              
ANXIETY - (n) worry; nervousness.                                               
APACHE - (n) member of an American Indian tribe of the Central Plains.          
APATHY - (n) feeling of uncaring.                                               
APE - (n) member of a class of anthropoids including chimpanzees, gorillas, etc 
APES - (n)(p) anthropoidal creatures, eg: gorillas, chimpanzees, baboons.       
APEX - (n) peak; top.                                                           
APOCRYPHAL - (adj) innacurate; unproven.                                        
APPARENT - (adj) clear; seemingly.                                              
APPEARENCE - (n) something shown; what one sees.                                
APPETITE - (n) strong desire; inclination; craving for food.                    
APPLAUD - (v) to clap or show appreciation for.                                 
APPLAUSE - (n) appreciation; act of showing approval.                           
APPLE - (n) fruit; associated with love and suspicion.                          
APPRECIATION - (n) approval or gratitude.                                       
APPREHEND - (v) catch.                                                          
APPROVAL - (n) liking for; in agreement with.                                   
APPROVE - (v) agree with; encourage.                                            
APPROXIMATE - (n) close estimate. (v) to estimate, or guess.                    
ARABLE - (n) farmable; capable of growing plants.                               
ARACHNID - (n) member of the spider family.                                     
ARBITRATE - (v) to act as a go between or negotiator; to judge.                 
ARBITRATION - (n) use of a negotiator between two factions or parties.          
ARCHAIC - (n) old; out of date.                                                 
ARCHIPELAGO - (n) group of islands.                                             
ARCHITECT - (n) creator of building plans.                                      
ARCHIVES - (n) collections of records, documents, or books.                     
ARDENTLY - (adv) eagerly; with fervor.                                          
ARDOR - (n) passion.                                                            
ARGUE - (v) take opposition to; oppose verbally.                                
ARID - (adj) extrememly dry; barren.                                            
ARISTOCRACY - (n) ruling class, generally of a monarchy; noble born.            
ARMY - (n) group of land fighters.                                              
ARRAY - (n) organized collection of objects or thoughts.                        
ARRIVAL - (n) a coming to a destination.                                        
ARROGANT - (adj) snooty; self-important; unthinking or inconsiderate.           
ARROW - (n) projectile shot from a bow.                                         
ARSENAL - (n) collection of weapons.                                            
ARTICULATE - (n) clear; understandable. (v) to make clear or understandable.    
ARTIST - (n) creative person, eg: painter, sculptor, etc.                       
ARTISTIC - (adj) with creativity and skill.                                     
ARTISTRY - (n) skillfully applied creativity.                                   
ARTLESS - (adj) uncreative; bumbling.                                           
ASCENSION - (n) rising.                                                         
ASCETIC - (n) follower religion involving self-denial.                          
ASHES - (n)(p) results/leavings of burning or oxidation of combustible material 
ASPIRATION - (n) hopefulness.                                                   
ASSAULT - (v) attack. (n) an attack on peron or thing.                          
ASSEMBLY - (n) a group of people collected for a common goal.                   
ASSERT - (v) declare; aver; defend.                                             
ASSESS - (v) put a value on person, thing or situation.                         
ASSISTANCE - (n) help; aid.                                                     
ASSUAGE - (v) relieve; lessen.                                                  
ASSUMED - (adj) prejudged, frequently in error.                                 
ASTONISHMENT - (n) surprise.                                                    
ASTRONOMER - (n) scientist studying celestial objects, eg: stars, planets, etc. 
ASTUTE - (adj) piercing; observant.                                             
ASYLUM - (n) place of refuge or safety.                                         
ATHLETE - (n) person dedicated to physical prowess or goals.                    
ATMOSPHERE - (n) gaseous envelope encircling a planet; suggestive environment.  
ATOM - (n) small particle; unit of matter.                                      
ATTACHING - (adj) adhering to.                                                  
ATTACK - (v) assault; to cause damage.                                          
ATTACKER - (n) one who assault or causes damage to another.                     
ATTENTION - (n) close scrutiny; direction of the mind to an object.             
ATTENTIVE - (adj) having directed the mind to an object or situation.           
ATTIC - (n) top floor of house frequently used for storage.                     
ATTORNEY - (n) lawyer.                                                          
AUDACIOUS - (adj) bold; daring; impudent.                                       
AUDIENCE - (n) group of people gathered to listen or attend to a performance.   
AUDITORY - (adj) pertaining to hearing.                                         
AUGUST - (n) 8th month of the year. (adj) old; awe inspiring.                   
AUTHENTICATION - (n) proof of identity.                                         
AUTHOR - (n) creator of literature, or writing.                                 
AUTHORITARIAN - (n) commanding;                                                 
AUTHORITATIVE - (adj) commanding; dictatorial.                                  
AUTHORITATIVENESS - (n) quality of having dictatorial power.                    
AUTOBIOGRAPHY - (n) life story about the author.                                
AUTOCRACY - (n) rule by a small self-contained group of people.                 
AUTOCRAT - (n) member of a small rulling class.                                 
AUTOGRAPH - (n) signature.                                                      
AUTOMATION - (n) self-governing machine.                                        
AUTOMOBILE - (n) land vehicle, frequently found in traffic jams and wrecks.     
AUTOPSY - (n) dissection used to determine the cause of death.                  
AVALANCHE - (n) rock, or snow, slide.                                           
AVERAGE - (n) mean; the result of addition of a group of numbers divided by     
AVIARY - (n) dwelling of birds.                                                 
AVOID - (v) to intentionally miss something.                                    
AWE - (n) fear.                                                                 
AX - (n) edged wedged-shaped object, generally used to cut wood.                
AXIS - (n) imaginary line drawn through the middle of an object.                
AXLE - (n) metal tube holding two tires or wheels.                              
BACTERIAL - (adj) pertaining to bacteria or microorganisms.                     
BADGER - (v) to persistently annoy. (n) rodent known for its aggressiveness.    
BAG - (n) sack; container.                                                      
BAKER - (n) one who bakes or cooks breads or cakes.                             
BALANCE - (v)(n) (to cause) stability; equality; device for measuring equality. 
BALE - (v) to mound and tie up straw or hay. (n) tied mound of grain or straw.  
BALL - (n) spherical object frequently used in mindless pasttimes.              
BALLAD - (n) song that tells a story.                                           
BANDAGE - (n) protective covering of a wound.                                   
BANJO - (n) five-stringed instrument indigenous to American South.              
BANK - (n) financial institution or company. (v) to collect or store objects.   
BANTER - (n) easy conversation. (v) to converse or talk freely.                 
BAR - (n) place where alchohol is sold; pub. (v) to stop or ban.                
BARBER - (n) haircutter or stylist.                                             
BARGE - (n) object for fording or crossing a body of water. (v) bulldoze ahead. 
BARK - (n) tree's outer covering. (v) make a sound like a dog; to hit against.  
BARLEY - (n) grain used in making beer and bread.                               
BARREN - (adj) without life.                                                    
BASE - (n) bottom. (v) provide foundation. (adj) poorly thought of.             
BASEBALL - (n) organized sport involving a bat and ball; ball used in the game. 
BASEMENT - (n) underground floor of a building, frequently used for storage.    
BASENESS - (n) mean; low in rank; inferior.                                     
BASK - (v) to lie in; to absorb.                                                
BASS - (n) freshwater fish; low-voiced musical instrument.                      
BASTION - (n) fortification.                                                    
BAT - (n) winged mammal; hitting stick, often used to hit a ball.               
BATTERY - (n) device for storing electricity.                                   
BATTLE - (n) organized fight between two or more groups of people.              
BAY - (n) large inlet of water; dark colored horse.                             
BEAD - (n) object, generally rounded and threaded, usually used for decoration. 
BEAK - (n) horny mouth of a bird.                                               
BEAM - (n) ray of light; building material used in framing a building.          
BEAR - (n) omivorous animal belonging to the ursine family.                     
BEAUTY - (n) aesthetic quality; found in the eye of the beholder.               
BEE - (n) winged insect, normally associated with industriousness.              
BEES - (n)(p) winged insects, normally associated with industriousness.         
BELIEF - (n) motivating idea, generally without factual foundation.             
BELIEVE - (v) to hold with an idea, often against factual evidence.             
BELIEVER - (n) person holding an idea or set of thoughts regardless of facts.   
BELLIGERENT - (adj) irritating; apt to cause fights.                            
BENCH - (n) object for seating several persons.                                 
BENEFACTOR - (n) sponsor; one who supports.                                     
BENEVOLENCE - (n) quality of generosity.                                        
BERATE - (v) harangue.                                                          
BESEECH - (v) plead; ask fervently.                                             
BEVY - (n) flock of birds or girls.                                             
BIBLIOGRAPHY - (n) classification or list of books.                             
BICUSPID - (n) biting or tearing tooth; fang.                                   
BICYCLE - (n) pedal driven two-wheeled vehicle.                                 
BIGOT - (n) person intolerant of different creeds or races.                     
BILIOUS - (adj) ill; nauseous.                                                  
BILL - (n) invoice; mouth part of a bird. (v) present for payment.              
BIOLOGY - (n) science of living creatures.                                      
BIRD - (n) feathered vertebrate animal whose forelimbs are winged.              
BIRDS - (n)(p) avians; flying, feathered vertebrates.                           
BIRTH - (n) state of foetal emergence from its mother.                          
BLACKBOARD - (n) erasable slate bulletin board.                                 
BLAME - (v) acclaim guilty of word or deed.                                     
BLAND - (adj) without little or no taste.                                       
BLANDISHMENT - (n) temptation.                                                  
BLANKET - (n) covering used to retain heat. (v) cover completely.               
BLARING - (adj) loud.                                                           
BLASPHEMY - (n) irreverent speach.                                              
BLEACH - (n) substance that cleans or whitens. (v) to make white.               
BLEAT - (v) make a plaintive sound. (n) cry of a goat or lamb.                  
BLISS - (n) supreme happiness.                                                  
BLITHE - (adj) merry; joyous; light-hearted.                                    
BLIZZARD - (n) intense snow storm.                                              
BLOOD - (n) circulatory fluid that carries oxygen and nutrients to the cells.   
BLOW - (v) produce current of air. (n) a hit.                                   
BLUEPRINT - (n) diagram for a building.                                         
BLUFF - (v)(n) (to make a) misleading pretense of strength; cliff.              
BLUNTNESS - (n) roundedness; thickness; roughness in speech.                    
BLUSH - (v) suffuse with blood; redden.                                         
BOAR - (n) male pig or swine.                                                   
BOARD - (n) flat length of wood.                                                
BOAT - (n) any floating water vehicle.                                          
BODY - (n) physical structure of an animal; main portion; a solid.              
BOGGLE - (v) blunder; hesitate; shy; quibble.                                   
BOND - (n) attachment; linkage. (v) to attach; glue together.                   
BONE - (n) piece of a skeleton; ivory.                                          
BONUS - (n) added feature or prize.                                             
BOOK - (n) bound, printed work of considerable length.                          
BOOKCASE - (n) piece of furniture for holding several books.                    
BORING - (adj) dull; uninteresting.                                             
BOUNDARY - (n) limit; edge.                                                     
BOURGEOISIE - (n) middle-class.                                                 
BOUT - (n) contest; spell or fit.                                               
BOUYANT - (adj) capable of floating.                                            
BOW - (v) bend at the waist (n) show of respect; hand-powered projectile weapon 
BOX - (n) cube. (v) fight with one's fists.                                     
BOXER - (n) one who fights with his or her fists.                               
BOXING - (n) the sport of fighting with fists.                                  
BOY - (n) young male human.                                                     
BOYCOTT - (n)(v) (refusal) refuse to buy or use a product.                      
BRAGGART - (n) boaster.                                                         
BRAID - (v) twist together. (n) twisted length.                                 
BRASS - (n) alloy of copper and zinc; chutzpah.                                 
BRAVE - (adj) displaying courage.                                               
BRAVERY - (n) the state of displaying courage.                                  
BREAD - (n) baked food made of flour and water or milk; livelihood; food.       
BREATH - (n) intake of air.                                                     
BREEZE - (n) gentle current of air.                                             
BREVITY - (n) shortness.                                                        
BRIEF - (adj) short.                                                            
BRIEFCASE - (n) small luggage used to convey documents.                         
BRIGHT - (adj) intelligent; luminous; shining.                                  
BRIGHTNESS - (n) quality of giving much light; vividness.                       
BRILLIANT - (adj) very bright; very intelligent or creative.                    
BROILER - (n) pan or oven used to roast and/or boil food.                       
BRONZE - (n) reddish brown color; alloy of copper and tin.                      
BROOM - (n) long handled brush used in cleaning.                                
BROTHER - (n) male sibling.                                                     
BRUSH - (n) bristled object used in combing or sweeping.                        
BUCKET - (n) pail; dredging scoop.                                              
BUCOLIC - (adj) of the country; pastoral.                                       
BUD - (n) small swelling of a plant that develops into a flower or stem.        
BUDGET - (n) estimate of how much money can be spent or taken in over time.     
BUGLES - (n)(p) valveless trumpets. (v) makes a horn-like sound.                
BUILDER - (n) creator; someone who makes something.                             
BUILDING - (n) house; dwelling; shelter-providing structure.                    
BULKY - (adj) massive.                                                          
BULL - (n) male cow; lies.                                                      
BULLET - (n) projectile fired from a weapon.                                    
BUNGLER - (n) idiot; one who makes mistakes.                                    
BURDEN - (v) load heavily; oppress. (n) heavy load; thing carried.              
BURGLAR - (n) robber; one who enters with the intent of theft.                  
BURLESQUE - (n) ridiculous protrayal; cheap vaudville. (v) mock; satirize.      
BURLY - (adj) strong; sturdy.                                                   
BURN - (v) combust; emit heat with oxidation.                                   
BURNISH - (v) polish; make brown.                                               
BUSINESS - (n) operation for production, service, or distribution.              
BUTCHER - (n) meat-cutter. (v) cut meat into parts.                             
BUTLER - (n) servant in charge of the pantry and table service; main servant.   
BUTTON - (n) knob or round piece used to fasten things together. (v) fasten.    
BUTTRESS - (n) supporting arch/structural reinforcement. (v) support; reinforce 
BUZZARD - (n) large, carnivorous, scavenger bird.                               
BY-LINES - (n)(p) displayed author's name of magazine or newspaper article.     
CACKLE - (v)(n) (to make a) shrill laugh.                                       
CAGE - (n) enclosure; pen; restrictive dwelling. (v) enclose; restrict freedom. 
CAKE - (n) sweet pastry made of flour, egg, and milk.                           
CALL - (v)(n) (to) communicate orally over a distance.                          
CALLOW - (adj) inexperienced; young; immature.                                  
CALM - (adj) serene; peaceful; still.                                           
CALUMNIATE - (v) slander; lie; libel.                                           
CAMERA - (n) device for storing images on film.                                 
CAMOUFLAGE - (v)(n) (to make) blend in with the surrounding habitat.            
CANARY - (n) small song-bird frequently kept as a pet.                          
CANCEL - (v) cross out; abolish; make invalid.                                  
CANDID - (adj) true; honest; unadulterated; unfeigned.                          
CANDLE - (n) waxy combustible cylinder used to emit light.                      
CANDY - (n) sweets; cooked sugar usually with other flavors added.              
CANINE - (adj) of dogs. (n) a dog.                                              
CANOE - (n) narrow, unsteady boat.                                              
CANT - (n) insincere talk.                                                      
CANVAS - (n) strong cloth made of cotton, flax, or hemp.                        
CANVASS - (v) examine carefully; discuss; count votes.                          
CAP - (n) lid; top; small hat.                                                  
CAPITALISM - (n) economic free market system.                                   
CAPTAIN - (n) head of a ship, or team.                                          
CAPTURE - (v) catch and secure.                                                 
CAR - (n) automobile; land-based motor vehicle.                                 
CARBINE - (n) short rifle or musket.                                            
CARDS - (n)(p) small rectangles of stiff paper used for identification or play. 
CARE - (n) worry; caution; charge; security. (v) like; provide for.             
CARICATURE - (n) satiric or exaggerated drawing.                                
CARNIVORE - (n) meat-eater.                                                     
CARP - (n) small fish. (v) gripe; complain.                                     
CARPENTER - (n) builder who's medium is wood.                                   
CARRION - (n) dead and decaying flesh.                                          
CARTOON - (n) humorous drawing or animated film.                                
CARTOONS - (n)(p) humorous drawings or animated films.                          
CASH - (n) paper money; money, in general.                                      
CASK - (n) barrel.                                                              
CAST - (n) theatrical troupe; mold. (v) to mold.                                
CASTIGATION - (n) criticism; punishment.                                        
CASTLE - (n) fortress used as a dwelling.                                       
CAT - (n) feline animal.                                                        
CATALOG - (n) list of classified or sorted material.                            
CATCH - (n) something captured. (v) capture; obtain.                            
CATHEDRAL - (n) basilica; church of a bishop.                                   
CATTLE - (n)(p) cows, as a group.                                               
CAULKING - (n) sealant place around the edges.                                  
CAUTION - (n) careful hesitation.                                               
CAVE - (n) hollow <generally in the earth>; tunnel.                             
CAVERN - (n) room in a cave.                                                    
CELEBRATION - (n) festival; ceremonious observance.                             
CELESTIAL - (adj) of the stars or heavens; outside the Earth's atmosphere.      
CELL - (n) prison compartment; single unit of a body or organization.           
CELLO - (n) tenor-voiced stringed musical instrument.                           
CENSOR - (n)(v) (one who) make changes in or deletes portions of material.      
CENSURE - (n)(v) blame; criticism; disapproval.                                 
CENSUS - (n) official count of a people in an area.                             
CENTRAL - (adj) in, of, or from the center; equidistant from the edges.         
CENTRIFUGE - (n) device for separating component parts by spinning.             
CEREBRUM - (n) outer layer of the brain.                                        
CEREMONY - (n) ritual; special form or set of acts.                             
CERTITUDE - (n) certainty; sureness.                                            
CHAIN - (n) series of links formed together. (v) to form a series of links.     
CHAIR - (n) piece of furniture used for sitting on.                             
CHAIRMEN - (n) coordinator of a group or meeting.                               
CHAIRPERSON - (n) coordinator of a group or meeting.                            
CHALLENGE - (v)(n) (to) dare; call to contest or fight.                         
CHANCE - (n) opportunity; possibility; fate; risk; luck.                        
CHANDELIER - (n) hanging array of lights.                                       
CHANGE - (v) make different; substitute. (n) a difference.                      
CHARACTERIZATION - (n) description or display of qualities.                     
CHARCOAL - (n) soft coal usually used for drawing or small fires.               
CHARIOT - (n) horse-drawn, two-wheeled vehicle.                                 
CHARMS - (n)(p) delights; pleasures. (v) please; act as if by magic.            
CHASM - (n) deep opening or crack in the earth.                                 
CHEAT - (n)(v) (one who) decieve or trick.                                      
CHECK - (v) stop suddenly; rebuff; agree with comparison. (n) bank withdrawal.  
CHEEKS - (n)(p) sides of the face; saucy talk.                                  
CHEER - (n) merriment; good humor.                                              
CHEERFUL - (adj) merry; happy.                                                  
CHEERLEADERS - (n)(p) people who lead in group encouragements.                  
CHEF - (n) master cook.                                                         
CHEMIST - (n) scientist devoted to study of elements and their characteristics. 
CHESS - (n) battle game played on a checkerboard.                               
CHICKEN - (n) dometicated bird; female bird.                                    
CHICKENS - (n)(p) dometicated birds.                                            
CHILD - (n) immature human.                                                     
CHILDHOOD - (n) state period of time when one is immature.                      
CHILL - (n)(adj) brisk cold.                                                    
CHIMERA - (n) mythical creature with lion's head, goat's body, and serpent tail 
CHINA - (n) large Asian country bordering the Pacific ocean.                    
CHISEL - (n) long-handled wedge.                                                
CHOIR - (n) group of singers.                                                   
CHOLESTEROL - (n) constituent of animal fat, bile, gallstones, etc.             
CHOREOGRAPHY - (n) design of dance steps or movements.                          
CHORTLE - (v)(n) (to) chuckle or snort with glee.                               
CHRONIC - (adj) constant; continuing for a long time.                           
CINDER - (n) partly burned material.                                            
CIRCLE - (n) line in which every point is equidistant from the center.          
CIRCUMLOCUTORY - (adj) speaking in a roundabout way; not to the point.          
CIRCUMNAVIGATE - (v) go completely around; cover every point.                   
CIRCUS - (n) fair; traveling show of acrobats, clowns, etc.                     
CISTERN - (n) water tank.                                                       
CITADEL - (n) fortress commanding a city.                                       
CITIZEN - (n) person enjoying all rights of the state.                          
CITY - (n) large town.                                                          
CIVILIZATION - (n) state of bringing out or not being in a barbarous condition. 
CLAM - (n) small shellfish.                                                     
CLANK - (v)(n) (to make) a clanging noise, like metal on metal.                 
CLARITY - (n) clearness; understandibility.                                     
CLASH - (v) conflict.                                                           
CLASS - (n) group or level of students; style.                                  
CLASSICAL - (adj) pertaining to time-tested cultural objects; highest quality.  
CLASSIFICATION - (n) arrangement in groups.                                     
CLAUSTROPHOBIA - (n) fear of closed places.                                     
CLEANLINESS - (n) hygienic practice of neatness.                                
CLEAR - (adj) transparent; understandable.                                      
CLERGYMAN - (n) person of the religious profession.                             
CLICHE - (n)(adj) (a) trite, oft-repeated saying.                               
CLIENT - (n) customer.                                                          
CLIFF - (n) precipice; high, steep rock.                                        
CLIMAX - (n) high point.                                                        
CLIMB - (v) ascend; go up.                                                      
CLIP - (v) cut parts off. (n) part.                                             
CLOSE - (adj) near. (v) shut; block.                                            
CLOT - (n) half-solid lump; thickened mass.                                     
CLOTH - (n) fabric.                                                             
CLOTHING - (n) material worn for protection and decoration.                     
CLOUD - (n) condensed mass of atmospheric moisture.                             
CLOWN - (n) jester; person who amuses.                                          
CLUB - (n) thick stick or shaft used as a weapon.                               
COACH - (n) trainer <for a sport>. (v) to train.                                
COAL - (n) dense, compressed, combustible vegetable matter.                     
COASTAL - (adj) pertaining to the nearness of a body of water.                  
COAX - (v) urge; entice.                                                        
COB - (n) center of an ear of corn; worn-out horse.                             
COCKTAILS - (n)(p) alcholic mixed drinks.                                       
CODDLE - (v) pamper; treat tenderly.                                            
CODE - (n) set of rules; system of signals.                                     
COERCE - (v) force.                                                             
COFFEE - (n) caffeine beverage, usually served hot.                             
COFFER - (n) box or trunk used to store valuables.                              
COHERENT - (adj) sticking together; logically connected.                        
COLD - (adj) having no or little heat.                                          
COLLAR - (n) neck part of a shirt or jacket. (v) nab; snatch.                   
COLLECTION - (n) group of things brought together for a cognitive similiarity.  
COLLEGE - (n) group/organization of learned or studious persons.                
COLOR - (n) quality of reflected light.                                         
COLORFUL - (adj) vivid.                                                         
COLORS - (n)(p) sensations of reflected light.                                  
COLUMN - (n) tier; row.                                                         
COMBAT - (n) armed comflict.                                                    
COMBUSTIBLE - (adj) easily burned.                                              
COMEDY - (n) amusement; laughter causing presentation.                          
COMET - (n) mass of gas and ice revolving in an elliptical path around a star.  
COMFORT - (n) ease; state of no stress. (v) to ease, or lessen stress.          
COMIC - (n) person who causes laughter. (adj) laughter causing.                 
COMMERCE - (n) trade; business.                                                 
COMMITMENT - (n) adherence to a thing over time.                                
COMMITTEE - (n) group of people devoted to a goal.                              
COMMON SENSE - (n) inherent observation and its logical conclusion.             
COMMOTION - (n) stirred up or chaotic occurence.                                
COMMUNITY - (n) number of creatures in close proximity having common interests. 
COMPASS - (n) device to show magnetic north.                                    
COMPASSIONATE - (adj) deeply sympathetic.                                       
COMPENSATE - (v) make up for; give equivalent return.                           
COMPETITION - (n) rivalry; contest.                                             
COMPLAIN - (v) gripe; find fault with.                                          
COMPLAINS - (v) gripes; finds fault with.                                       
COMPLETE - (adj) whole; having no lost parts.                                   
COMPLICATED - (adj) complex; not simple.                                        
COMPLIMENT - (n) expression of approval.                                        
COMPOSER - (n) builder of music.                                                
COMPOST - (n) decayed material used to enrich soil.                             
COMPOSURE - (n) calmness; self-control.                                         
COMPOUND - (n) mixture or addition. (v) mix and/or add.                         
COMPROMISING - (adj) suspicious. (v) settling a difference.                     
COMPUNCTION - (n) regret; remorse.                                              
COMPUTER - (n) machine for performing calculations.                             
CONCEAL - (v) hide.                                                             
CONCEALMENT - (n) hiding place.                                                 
CONCEITED - (adj) unfounded thoughts of self-approval.                          
CONCERT - (n) exposition of music.                                              
CONCERTO - (n) classical music piece.                                           
CONCILIATION - (n) act of good will.                                            
CONCISE - (adj) terse; to the point.                                            
CONCISION - (n) quality of being brief and full of meaning.                     
CONCLUSION - (n) end; final result.                                             
CONCOCT - (v) make by mixing.                                                   
CONCRETE - (n) hard, stony building material; quality of being based on fact.   
CONDEMN - (v) pronounce guilty; doom.                                           
CONDOLENCE - (n) expression of sympathy.                                        
CONDUCTOR - (n) person in charge of a train or leader of a musical band.        
CONFESS - (v) admit guilt.                                                      
CONFIDENCE - (n) feeling of self-worth.                                         
CONFIDENT - (adj) having feelings of self-worth.                                
CONFINEMENT - (n) state or place of being imprisoned.                           
CONFORMITY - (n) quality of being alike in a surrounding.                       
CONGRATULATION - (n) expression of happiness at another's good fortune.         
CONGREGATION - (n) gathering or assemblage of people.                           
CONSCIENCE - (n) the super-ego; personification of social laws.                 
CONSCIENTIOUS - (n) self-awareness.                                             
CONSCIOUS - (adj) state of being self-aware.                                    
CONSERVATION - (n) protecting from harm or loss.                                
CONSIDERATION - (n) act of thinking about in order to decide.                   
CONSTERNATION - (n) concern.                                                    
CONSTRUCTION - (n) act of building.                                             
CONSUME - (v) eat; use up; destroy.                                             
CONSUMERS - (n) those who use or destroy a substance.                           
CONTEMPLATION - (n) meditation.                                                 
CONTEMPT - (n) feeling of disapproval or having little worth towrd.             
CONTEMPTUOUS - (adj) having feeling of little worth toward.                     
CONTENTS - (n)(p) volume; things inside a container.                            
CONTESTANT - (n) contender; person in a contest.                                
CONTINUOUS - (n) without a break.                                               
CONTINUOUSLY - (adv) happening without a break over a period of time.           
CONTRITE - (adj) sorry.                                                         
CONTRITION - (n) expression of sorrow for.                                      
CONVENT - (n) place of retreat for religious orders of women.                   
CONVENTION - (n) accepted rule; gathering for display.                          
CONVENTIONAL - (adj) conforming to a accepted set of rules.                     
CONVERSATION - (n) act of oral communication.                                   
CONVERSION - (n) act of changing one thing into another.                        
CONVICTION - (n) strongly held belief.                                          
CONVIVIAL - (adj) amiable; sociable.                                            
CONVOCATION - (n) a calling together; summons to assemble.                      
CONVOKE - (v) call together; summon to assemble.                                
COOLIE - (n) unskilled, native laborer.                                         
COOP - (n) henhouse.                                                            
CORN - (n) edible cereal grain.                                                 
CORONER - (n) investigator of cause of death.                                   
CORPSE - (n) dead body.                                                         
CORRAL - (n) fenced in area for livestock.                                      
CORRODE - (v) rust; oxidize.                                                    
CORROSION - (n) rusted or eaten away.                                           
COSTUME - (n) disguise worn for entertainment.                                  
COTTON - (n) fibrous plant use in making fabric; that fabric.                   
COUNSEL - (n) advisor. (v) to give advice.                                      
COUNTENANCE - (n) face; approval.                                               
COUNTERFEITER - (n) faker; copier, usually of money.                            
COUNTRY - (n) self-governing land and its peoples.                              
COURSE - (n) direction; path; line of action.                                   
COURT - (n) assembly for determining justice.                                   
COURTESY - (n) polite behaviour.                                                
COURTHOUSE - (n) place of justice.                                              
COURTYARD - (n) space enclosed by walls.                                        
COVETOUS - (adj) envious; wanting something owned by another.                   
COW - (n) domestic meat and milk producing beast.                               
COWARDICE - (n) lack of courage; person easily frightened.                      
COWER - (v) crouch in fear or shame.                                            
COWS - (n)(p) cattle.                                                           
COYOTE - (n) wolf-like hunter/scavenger.                                        
CRATE - (n) box used for shipping or storage.                                   
CREDIT - (n) belief; faith; trust.                                              
CREDITS - (v) believes; trusts.                                                 
CRESCENDO - (n) increase in volume.                                             
CREW - (n) group of workers.                                                    
CRIME - (n) act against the law.                                                
CRINGE - (v) shrink or crouch in fear.                                          
CRITERIA - (n)(p) rules of judgement or evaluation.                             
CRITERION - (n) rule or guide for evaluation.                                   
CRITIC - (n) one who evaluates.                                                 
CRITICISM - (n) evaluation; judgement.                                          
CRITICIZE - (v) express an evaluattion or judgement.                            
CROAK - (v)(n) (to make) a deep gutteral sound.                                 
CRONE - (n) old woman.                                                          
CROSSWORD - (n) literary puzzle.                                                
CROW - (n) raven. (v) loud expression of joy.                                   
CROWD - (n) dense cluster of people.                                            
CROWN - (n) hat designating sovreignty; top part of the head.                   
CRUCIAL - (adj) important; critical; decisive.                                  
CRUEL - (adj) fond of causing pain.                                             
CRUSADE - (n) war with a religious purpose; vigorous campaign.                  
CRUSH - (v) smash; squeeze out of recongition.                                  
CUFF - (n) part of clothing covering the wrist. (v) hit about the head.         
CULPABLE - (adj) deserving blame; guilty.                                       
CULTIVATE - (v) give care to; cause to prosper or grow.                         
CULTIVATION - (n) act of causing to prosper or grow.                            
CUMULUS - (n) cloud made up of rounded heaps with a flat bottom.                
CUNNING - (n) slyness; prone to trickery.                                       
CUP - (n) handled liquid bearing vessel.                                        
CUPIDITY - (n) greed.                                                           
CURABLE - (adj) capable of being cured or made well.                            
CURIOSITY - (n) extreme interest in a subject or the surroundings.              
CURIOUS - (adj) expressing undirected interest in a thing, process, or habitat. 
CURRENCY - (n) non-destructible modicum of trade.                               
CURRENT - (n) flow.                                                             
CURRY - (n) blend of spices indigenous to India.                                
CURSORY - (adj) brief.                                                          
CURTAIN - (n) fabric coverings for openings or windows.                         
CUSPID - (n) grinding tooth.                                                    
CUSTOMER - (n) one who buys a service or a thing.                               
CUT - (v) slice; open something with a sharp instrument. (n) gash.              
CUTLERY - (n) implements used in cooking and eating.                            
CYCLONE - (n) tornado.                                                          
DAMAGE - (v)(n) (to cause) harm or injury.                                      
DAMPEN - (v) lower the level of energy or emotional output.                     
DANCE - (n) a series of rythmetic steps.                                        
DANCER - (n) one who performs a series of rythmetic steps.                      
DAPPER - (adj) neat; trim; spruce.                                              
DAREDEVIL - (n) courageous acrobat.                                             
DARKROOM - (n) place for developing film.                                       
DART - (n) small hand-held spear. (v) move quickly.                             
DATA - (n)(p) pieces of information.                                            
DAUGHTER - (n) female offspring.                                                
DAUNTLESS - (n) courageous.                                                     
DAYLIGHT - (n) light from the sun <during the day>.                             
DEAFENING - (adj) very loud (so as to cause hearing loss).                      
DEATH - (n) cessation of life.                                                  
DEBATE - (n) well-controlled arguement. (v) to argue or take an opposite side.  
DEBT - (n) what is owed.                                                        
DECANTER - (n) vessel for pouring liquid.                                       
DECAY - (v)(n) (to) rot.                                                        
DECCELERATE - (v) slow down.                                                    
DECEASED - (adj) dead.                                                          
DECEIT - (n) lies; treachery.                                                   
DECEPTION - (n) a lie or trick.                                                 
DECIPHER - (n) make plain; decode.                                              
DECISIONS - (n)(p) judgements; determinations of actions or thought.            
DECISIVENESS - (n) quality of making firm judgements.                           
DECLARE - (v) say; state.                                                       
DECODED - (adj) made plain or understandable.                                   
DEDICATION - (n) devotedness.                                                   
DEED - (n) act; title to land.                                                  
DEER - (n) member of the antelope family.                                       
DEFACE - (v) mar or damage the surface of.                                      
DEFEAT - (v) win against.                                                       
DEFEND - (v) protect against a conflicting force.                               
DEFENDANT - (n) accused in a trial.                                             
DEFENSE - (n) preparation and process used in protection.                       
DEFER - (v) acknowledge; yield; put off.                                        
DEFIANCE - (n) open resistance; challenge.                                      
DEFINE - (v) describe a meaning.                                                
DEFUNCT - (adj) dead; out-moded; non-working.                                   
DEGENERATION - (n) increase of entropy in a process; decay.                     
DEGREE - (n) written acknowledgement of completion of a set of courses; level.  
DEJECTED - (adj) in low spirits; discouraged.                                   
DEJECTION - (n) feelings of sadness; discouragement.                            
DELAY - (v) put off to a later time; hinder.                                    
DELIGHT - (n) something causing happiness.                                      
DELTA - (n) mathematical symbol of change; fertile land at a river's mouth.     
DELUGE - (n) heavy rain; flood.                                                 
DEMAND - (v) ask for with authority. (n) claim; requirement.                    
DEMITASSE - (n) small 3 ounce coffee cup.                                       
DEMOCRACY - (n) system of government presupposing equal representation.         
DEMONSTRATE - (v) display a process.                                            
DEMUR - (v) object.                                                             
DEN - (n) lair.                                                                 
DENOUNCE - (v) condemn publicly; inform against.                                
DENTAL - (adj) pertaining to the teeth and gums.                                
DENY - (v) declare not true.                                                    
DEPENDENCE - (n) state of reliance on something.                                
DEPRIVATION - (n) state of taking or keeping something away.                    
DEPTH - (n) distance from top to bottom.                                        
DERISIVE - (adj) mocking; ridiculing.                                           
DESCENT - (n) act of going lower.                                               
DESIGN - (v) plan. (n) a strategy.                                              
DESIRABLE - (adj) crave for; wanted.                                            
DESIRE - (v) want; crave; need. (n) a want; a requirement.                      
DESK - (n) piece of furniture used for writing on.                              
DISMANTLE - (v) break down; tear apart.                                         
DESOLATE - (adj) wasted; devastated; barren.                                    
DESPAIR - (n) hopelessness.                                                     
DESPERATION - (n) act of hopelessness.                                          
DESPICABLE - (adj) hateful; repugnant.                                          
DESTINATION - (n) place to which a person or thing is going.                    
DESTROY - (v) ruin; spoil; kill.                                                
DETAIL - (n) small, unimportant part.                                           
DETECTIVE - (n) investigator.                                                   
DETER - (v) discourage; keep back.                                              
DETERIORATED - (adj) gone down in quality; rotted.                              
DETERMINATION - (n) resolve; decisive motivation.                               
DETOUR - (v) go out of one's way. (n) roundabout way or route.                  
DETRIMENTAL - (adj) harmful.                                                    
DEVELOPING - (adj) in the act of becoming.                                      
DEVICE - (n) artifact; machine.                                                 
DEW - (n) condensed atmospheric moisture.                                       
DEXTER - (adj) left or left-handed.                                             
DIABETES - (n) blood disorder caused by lack of insulin production.             
DIAGNOSIS - (n) evaluation or conclusion <usually medical>.                     
DIALOGUE - (n) conversation.                                                    
DIAMOND - (n) pressure hardened coal; clear, faceted gemstone.                  
DIARY - (n) written account of personal occurences.                             
DIATRIBE - (n) bitter, abusive denunciation.                                    
DICTUM - (n) positive or authoritarian statement.                               
DIE - (n) mold; pair of dice. (v) experience cessation of being.                
DIET - (n) restrict of follow a schedule of eating.                             
DIFFICULT - (adj) hard.                                                         
DIGESTION - (n) process of turning food into nutrients and wastes.              
DIGNITARY - (n) one with an exalted rank or office.                             
DIGRESS - (v) move away from a point in a conversation or speech.               
DILEMMA - (n) problem; riddle.                                                  
DILIGENCE - (n) perserverance; stick-to-it-ness.                                
DILIGENT - (adj) possessing perserverence.                                      
DIME - (n) 1/10th of a U.S. dollar; 10 cent piece.                              
DIMINUTION - (n) a lessening or decrease.                                       
DIN - (n) loud noise.                                                           
DINGHY - (n) small boat.                                                        
DIPLOMA - (n) written proof of an academic degree.                              
DIPLOMAT - (n) representative to another nation; tactful person.                
DIRECTNESS - (n) to the point; bluntness.                                       
DIRECTOR - (n) person who coordinates, controls, and manages a performance.     
DISAPPEAR - (v) become invisible.                                               
DISAPPOINTMENT - (n) disatisfaction; displeasure.                               
DISAPPROVAL - (n) opinion or feeling against.                                   
DISAPPROVE - (v) express opinions or feelings against.                          
DISBAND - (v) disperse; scatter.                                                
DISCERNING - (adj) shrewd; discriminating.                                      
DISCERNMENT - (n) good judgement; shrewdness.                                   
DISCIPLE - (n) follower; believer.                                              
DISCIPLINE - (n) training; ordered behaviour.                                   
DISCORDANT - (adj) not in harmony; harsh; clashing.                             
DISCOURSE - (n) formal speech or writing; conversation; talk.                   
DISCOVER - (v) see or learn for the first time.                                 
DISCOVERY - (n) something seen for the first time.                              
DISCUSS - (v) talk over; consider from various points of view.                  
DISCUSSION - (n) conversation of subject considering various points of view.    
DISDAIN - (v) look down on; scorn. (n) feeling of scorn.                        
DISEASE - (n) illness.                                                          
DISENGAGED - (adj) not connected; not part of.                                  
DISGUST - (n) strong dislike; sickening. (v) arouse strong dislike.             
DISILLUSIONED - (adj) made free from false expectations.                        
DISMAL - (adj) dark; gloomy; miserable.                                         
DISORDER - (n) chaos.                                                           
DISPASSIONATE - (adj) lacking strong feelings toward.                           
DISPERSAL - (n) a spreading in different directions.                            
DISPERSE - (v) spread in different directions.                                  
DISPERSED - (adj) spread in different directions.                               
DISPERSION - (n) spreading in different directions; breakdown of light.         
DISPROVED - (adj) shown to be false.                                            
DISPUTE - (n) clash of wills; arguement.                                        
DISRESPECTFUL - (adj)lacking in consideration or respect.                       
DISSEMBLE - (v) lie; tell a falsehood.                                          
DISSENT - (v) differ in opinion; disagree. (n) disagreement.                    
DISSERTATION - (n) formal essay or treatise on a subject.                       
DISSOLVED - (adj) made liquid; broken up; faded away.                           
DISSONANCE - (n) discord.                                                       
DISTANT - (adj) far away.                                                       
DISTASTEFUL - (adj) unpleasant; disagreeable; offensive.                        
DISTORTED - (adj) twisted out of shape; changed from the truth.                 
DISTRACT - (v) draw attention away from.                                        
DISTRAUGHT - (adj) distracted; distressed.                                      
DISTRUST - (v) have no belief or confidence in. (n) lack of belief.             
DISTURB - (v) destroy the peace quiet, or rest of.                              
DISTURBANCE - (n) act destroying peace or quiet.                                
DISTURBED - (adj) made uneasy; put out of order.                                
DIVER - (n) one who plunges head first into water.                              
DIVERSITY - (n) variety; complete difference.                                   
DIVEST - (v) strip; get rid of.                                                 
DIVULGE - (v) reveal; make known or public.                                     
DOCTOR - (n) medical professional.                                              
DOCUMENT - (n) something written/printed giving information or proof of fact.   
DOE - (n) female deer.                                                          
DOG - (n) domesticated carnivorous animal, kept as a pet, known for loyalty.    
DOGMA - (n) set of beliefs; doctrine.                                           
DOGMATIC - (adj) positive; overbearing; asserted without proof.                 
DOLEFUL - (adj) sad; dreary; mournful.                                          
DOLLAR - (n) unit of U.S. currency.                                             
DOLLARS - (n)(p) units of U.S. currency.                                        
DOMINEER - (v) rule over; tyrannize.                                            
DOMINEERING - (adj) dominant; tyrannical.                                       
DONATE - (n) give; contribute.                                                  
DONKEY - (n) horse-like animal known for its strength and stubbornness.         
DONOR - (n) one who gives or contributes.                                       
DOOR - (n) closable opening in a wall.                                          
DOTAGE - (n) weak-minded/childish condition cause by old age.                   
DOUBT - (n) uncertainty; unsureness; lack of belief.                            
DOUBTFUL - (adj) be uncertain; lacking in belief.                               
DOUGH - (n) mixture of flour and water, used to make pastries; money.           
DOWNCAST - (adj) sad; discouraged.                                              
DOWNPOUR - (n) heavy rain.                                                      
DRAFTSMAN - (n) person who makes plans or sketches of buildings or machines.    
DRAKE - (n) male duck.                                                          
DRAMA - (n) play; story written to be acted out.                                
DRAMATIST - (n) writer of plays.                                                
DREAD - (v) look forward to with fear. (n) fear; awe.                           
DREGS - (n)(p) lees; worthless leavings; solids left over in a liquid.          
DRESS - (n) outer garment. (v) put clothes on; prepare.                         
DRILL - (n) tool for making holes; method of repetitious teaching.              
DRINK - (v) ingest liquid. (n) unit of liquid that is ingested.                 
DRIPPINGS - (n)(p) melted fat or juices.                                        
DROLL - (adj) humorous; odd; amusing.                                           
DROP - (n) small amount of liquid in a rounded shape. (v) fall or let fall.     
DROSS - (n) waste material; rubbish.                                            
DROUGHT - (n) period of no precipitation; dryness.                              
DROWN - (v) expire by inhalation of water.                                      
DRUG - (n) substance (other than food) that causes changes when ingested.       
DRUGGIST - (n) one who dispenses drugs.                                         
DRUM - (n) percussive musical instrument.                                       
DRUMMER - (n) one who plays a percussive musical instrument.                    
DRUMS - (n)(p) percussive musical instrument.                                   
DRUMSTICK - (n) stick used to strike a percussive musical instrument.           
DUCK - (n) herbivorous aquatic bird.                                            
DUEL - (n) formalized fight between two individuals.                            
DUMB - (adj) unable to speak; stupid.                                           
DUMBFOUND - (v) astound; strike speechless.                                     
DUMBSHOW - (n)(archaic) performance without use of speech.                      
DUNCE - (n) idiot; stupid person.                                               
DUPLICITY - (n) deceitfulness; treachery.                                       
DURATION - (n) length in time.                                                  
DUTIFUL - (adj) obedient; performing owed actions.                              
DWARF - (n) something smaller than the usual size for its kind.                 
DYNAMITE - (n) explosive generally made of trinitrotoulene.                     
EAGER - (adj) wanting very much; ardent; desirous.                              
EAGLE - (n) large carnivorous bird; symbol of U.S.A.                            
EARTH - (n) Terra; our planet; soil; dirt.                                      
EARTHQUAKE - (n) shaking or sudden movement of the earth or ground.             
EAT - (v) consume solids; ingest orally.                                        
EAVESDROP - (v) listen surreptiously or secretly.                               
ECCENTRIC - (adj) odd; peculiar; off center.                                    
ECLIPSE - (n) an interference of a light-emitting body by another body.         
ECOLOGIST - (n) scientist who studies habitats and ecosystems.                  
ECSTATIC - (adj) jubilant; extremely happy.                                     
EDITOR - (n) one who adds, detracts or changes a written piece.                 
EDUCATION - (n) process of learning or teaching.                                
EFFICIENCY - (n) ability to produce an effect without waste in time, or energy. 
EFFIGY - (n) statue; image.                                                     
EFFORT - (n) exertion of mental or physical power; use of energy.               
EGG - (n) shelled body laid by bird or reptile containing a maturing zygote.    
EGREGIOUS - (adj) outrageous; flagrant.                                         
EGYPTIAN - (n) pertaining to the country of Egypt.                              
ELABORATE - (v) add details to; work out with great care. (adj) detailed.       
ELASTICITY - (n) quality of springing back to its original shape.               
ELATED - (adj) made happy; raised in spirits.                                   
ELECTION - (n) process of choosing leaders by vote.                             
ELECTRICITY - (n) form of energy caused by inducement of current flow.          
ELECTRON - (n) negative-charged particle of an atom.                            
ELEMENT - (n) substance consisting of one kind of atom.                         
ELEPHANT - (n) large omnivorous animal noted for its memory.                    
ELM - (n) tall, graceful, hardwood tree.                                        
ELONGATION - (n) something that is lengthened or streched.                      
ELOQUENCE - (n) graceful/forceful flow of speech.                               
ELUSIVE - (adj) difficult to pin down or find.                                  
EMBARKATION - (n) a starting or setting out; advent of an enterprise.           
EMBARRASS - (v) disturb; make self-conscious.                                   
EMBARRASSMENT - (n) cause of self-consciousness.                                
EMBEZZLEMENT - (n) theft of money entrusted to one's care.                      
EMBROIDERY - (n) (art of creating) ornamental designs in cloth or leather.      
EMBRYO - (n) undeveloped zygote.                                                
EMEND - (v) correct; improve <a document>.                                      
EMOTION - (n) feelings; eg: love, anger, etc.                                   
EMPLOYER - (n) boss; person who hires others to work.                           
EMPLOYMENT - (n) work; a job.                                                   
ENCLOSE - (v) cage; surround; shut in on all sides.                             
ENCOMPASS - (v) surround completely; encircle; contain.                         
ENCORE - (n) repeat or added performance.                                       
ENCOURAGE - (v) urge on; help; support.                                         
ENCROACH - (v) go beyond proper limits; trespass.                               
ENDOWMENT - (n) money or property given to provide an income.                   
ENDURANCE - (n) power to last or keep on.                                       
ENERGETIC - (adj) having a lot of energy or power.                              
ENERGY - (n) active strength or force; power; capacity for doing work.          
ENFEEBLE - (v) weaken.                                                          
ENFRANCHISED - (adj) set free; given the right to vote.                         
ENGAGEMENT - (n) pledge; promise; period of being hired or used.                
ENGINEER - (n) one who plans, builds, or manages machines or public works.      
ENGROSSED - (adj) fully occupied.                                               
ENGROSSING - (adj) causing focus or full occupation of attention.               
ENLIGHTENMENT - (n) truth; supreme knowledge.                                   
ENORMOUS - (adj) very large.                                                    
ENRICH - (v) make more wealthy; raise the level of.                             
ENTERTAIN - (v) amuse; interest; please.                                        
ENTERTAINERS - (n)(p) those whose acts amuse or interest.                       
ENTERTAINMENT - (n) acts that amuse or arouse interst.                          
ENTHUSIASM - (n) eager interst; zeal.                                           
ENTHUSIAST - (n) fanatic; person carried away with <his> feelings.              
ENTICING - (adj) tempting.                                                      
ENTRANCE - (n) opening; access to.                                              
ENTRUST - (v) give the care of; hand over for safe-keeping.                     
ENUMERATE - (v) list; number; count.                                            
ENUNCIATE - (v) speak clearly and distinctly.                                   
ENVELOPE - (n) covering or wrapper <of a letter>.                               
ENVIABLE - (adj) capable of being wished for or made jealous because of.        
ENVY - (n) strong feelings of discontent caused by another's good fate.         
EPHEMERAL - (adj) lasting for a short time.                                     
EPIC - (adj) grand in style; heroic. (n) long poem telling of an adventure.     
EQUANIMITY - (n) calmness; eveness of mind or  temper.                          
EQUIVOCATE - (v) use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead.         
EQUIVOCATION - (n) actions or words misleading in meaning.                      
ERASURE - (n) an erasing; place where a word has been erased.                   
EROSION - (n) gradual eating or wearing away <of soil>.                         
ERR - (v) make a mistake; go wrong.                                             
ERROR - (n) a mistake.                                                          
ERUPTION - (n) sudden outpouring of expression or matter.                       
ESSAY - (n) literary composition of a certain subject.                          
EULOGIZE - (v) praise very highly.                                              
EULOGY - (n) speech or writing in praise of a person, action, etc.              
EVALUATE - (v) find or fix the value or number of.                              
EVAPORATE - (v) change from a liquid or solid to a vapor.                       
EVENING - (n) sun-down; early night.                                            
EVENT - (n) special occurence; result; outcome; happening.                      
EVENTS - (n)(p) results; outcomes; happenings.                                  
EVERGREEN - (n) type of non-deciduous tree.                                     
EVIL - (adj) bad; wrong; wicked. (n) sin; wickedness.                           
EVOLUTIONARY - (adj) pertaining to a process of formation, growth, development. 
EXACT - (adj) precise.                                                          
EXAGGERATION - (n) overstatement; an inaccurate statement.                      
EXAMINE - (v) look at, or test, closely and carefully.                          
EXASPERATE - (v) irritate very much; make angry.                                
EXCAVATION - (n) a hollowing out or uncovering.                                 
EXCERPT - (n) selected passage or quotation.                                    
EXCLAIM - (v) cry out; say or speak suddenly in surprise or strong feeling.     
EXCLUDE - (v) shut, keep, or drive out.                                         
EXCOMMUNICATE - (v) expel formally from fellowship or church.                   
EXECUTORS - (n)(p) persons carrying out provisions of a will.                   
EXERCISE - (v) train; use actively. (n) physical training; active use; drill.   
EXERTION - (n) effort; active use.                                              
EXHAUST - (v) tire; use up. (n) escape of used gasoline, etc from a machine.    
EXHIBITIONIST - (n) person who likes to show off in action or body parts.       
EXHORTATION - (n) strong urgings or advisements.                                
EXILE - (v)(n) banish; force a person to leave his home or country.             
EXORBITANT - (adj) excessive; exceeding customary limits.                       
EXPANSE - (n) large unbroken stretch of land or surface area.                   
EXPECTATION - (n) anitcipation; prospect; thing expected.                       
EXPEDITION - (n) journey <with a group of people> for a special purpose.        
EXPERIMENT - (n) test or trial to find out something. (v) process to find out.  
EXPERIMENTATION - (n) process used in trying to find out something.             
EXPERIMENTS - (n)(p) processes in trying to find out something.                 
EXPLORER - (n) one who travels for the purpose of discovery.                    
EXPLOSION - (n) rapid expansion of gases; a bursting with loud noise.           
EXPOSURE - (n) allowance of light or observance to reach/act upon an object.    
EXPRESS - (v) put into words; show by look, voice, or action; reveal.           
EXPRESSION - (n) group of words used as a unit; a putting into words.           
EXTINCT - (adj) no longer existing as a species.                                
EXTRAVAGANCE - (n) wastefulness; careless and lavish spending.                  
EXTROVERT - (n) out-going person.                                               
EXUBERANT - (adj) abundant; overflowing; lavish.                                
EXULTANT - (adj) rejoicing greatly.                                             
EXULTATION - (n) great joy; a rejoicing.                                        
EYEBROWS - (n)(p) those patches of hair just above the eyes.                    
EYES - (n)(p) organs for sensing visual data. (v) attends to visually.          
