FABRIC - (n) cloth; structure.                                                  
FACADE - (n) front, as of a building; false face.                               
FACT - (n) piece of true data.                                                  
FACTORY - (n) place where things are made.                                      
FACTS - (n)(p) pieces of true data.                                             
FACULTY - (n) teaching staff, or a sense.                                       
FADE - (v) to lose color.                                                       
FAIL - (v) to lose, not succeed, or flunk.                                      
FAILING - (n) not succeeding; or a flaw. (adj) below standards.                 
FAILURE - (n) lack of success.                                                  
FAIRY - (n) mythological small winged being.                                    
FAITH - (n) "Beleiving what you know ain't so." (Twain)                         
FAME - (n) acclaim, popular recognition.                                        
FAMILIARITY - (n) state of intimacy of being well-known.                        
FAN - (n) device for propelling air, or a follower or adherent.                 
FANTASY - (n) unrestrained imagination; visionary idea.                         
FAREWELL - goodbye.                                                             
FARMER - (n) one who engages in agriculture.                                    
FARMERS - (n)(p) agriculturists.                                                
FASTIDIOUS - (adj) overly picky.                                                
FATIGUE - (n) tiredness.                                                        
FAULT - (n) flaw, error, mistake, character weakness; a geographical effect.    
FAVOR - (n) approval or an act of kindness.                                     
FAVORS - (n)(p) acts of kindness, or small party prizes.                        
FAWN - (n) a young deer; a light tan color. (v) to grovel over.                 
FAWNING - (adj) flattering; showing undue affection.                            
FEAR - (n) terror, the condition of being afraid.                               
FEATHERS - (n)(p) light outgrowths from a bird's skin.                          
FEET - (n)(p) what one stands on one's own two.                                 
FEIGNED - (vt) put on, faked.                                                   
FELINE - (n) cat or (adj) catlike.                                              
FELL - (v) past tense of fall. (adj) evil.                                      
FELLOWSHIP - (n) communality, a group of associates, or a grant of money.       
FENCE - (n) device for marking property lines.                                  
FERTILE - (adj) not sterile.                                                    
FERTILIZE - (v) make productive, enrich, impregnate.                            
FERTILIZER -(n) bull byproduct.                                                 
FERVOR - (n) ardent feeling.                                                    
FESTER - (v) to become infected.                                                
FETTER - (n) a rein or securing device.                                         
FEUD - (n) dispute.                                                             
FEUDALISM - (n) government whereby peasants owe allegiance to a nobleman.       
FEW - (adj) small in number; not many.                                          
FIELD - (n) tract of cleared land.                                              
FIGHTER - (n) one who carries an attack against another.                        
FILIAL - (n) the relationship between a father and offspring.                   
FILIGREE - (n)(adj) ornamental open work of wire mesh.                          
FILLING - (adj) occupying an entire volume or cavity. (n) material used to fill 
FILM - (n) very thin layer or membrane;                                         
FINALE - (n) end; closing scene.                                                
FINANCIER - (n) capitalist or banker; one who provides or invests money.        
FIND - (v) locate; conclude. (n) a thing located.                               
FINGERS - (n)(p) those digits attached to the hand.                             
FIRE - (n) heat releasing oxidation or combustion of material. (v) to torch.    
FIRE ESCAPE - (n) emergency exit in a building, usually involving ladders.      
FISH - (n) aquatic vertebrate, possessing scales and fins. (v) search for.      
FISHWIFE - (n) obnoxious or mean woman.                                         
FLAGRANT - (adj) overtly outrageous.                                            
FLAME - (n) burning gas or vapor; (sl) sweetheart. (v) verbally attack someone. 
FLANGE - (n) projecting rim.                                                    
FLATTERER - (n) one who gives undue praise.                                     
FLATTERY - (n) undue praise; compliments not warranted.                         
FLAWED - (adj) have a defect or imperfection.                                   
FLAWLESSLY - (adv) without error.                                               
FLAX - (n) blue-flowered plant grown for its fiber (linen) and linseed oil.     
FLESH - (n) meat; muscular tissue. (adj) skin colored.                          
FLEXIBLE - (adj) easily bent; adaptable.                                        
FLIGHT - (n) act of flying; course of flying object; a hasty departure.         
FLINCH - (v) to shrink or twitch from something unpleasant.                     
FLING - (v) throw violently; hurl. (n) an affair.                               
FLINT - (n) hard, dark-grey quartz that will strike sparks against steel.       
FLIRTATION - (n) transient, not serious love affair.                            
FLOCK - (n) congregation or group of animals; tuft of wool or cotton.           
FLOOD - (n) mass of inflowing water; deluge. (v) to overflow.                   
FLOOR - (n) bottom surface of room or dwelling.                                 
FLOURIDATION - (n) addition of flouride to water (to prevent tooth decay).      
FLOWER - (n) sexual/seed producing organ of a plant. (v) to blossom, or grow.   
FLUID - (n) liquid or gas. (adj) capable of flowing.                            
FLUSHED - (adj) red; blushing; prosperous. (v) cleansed with water.             
FLUTE - (n) high pitched musical wind instrument.                               
FLY - (n) germy winged insect. (v) move through air without touching ground.    
FOLD - (v) bend over, or double. (n) a pleat; pen for sheep.                    
FOLLOW - (v) succeed; pursue; understand; emulate; result from.                 
FOOD - (n) edible substance, usually solid.                                     
FOOL - (n) silly or stupid person.                                              
FOOT - (n) termination of the leg of man or animal; bottom of; 12 inches.       
FOOTNOTE - (n) explanatory note at bottom of page.                              
FORCE - (v) to compel or extort. (n) capacity for exerting strength.            
FOREHEAD - (n) front of the head above the eyes and below the hairline.         
FORERUNNER - (n) the first; precursor or predecessor.                           
FORESIGHT - (n) prudent care for the future.                                    
FOREST - (n) stand or grouping of trees.                                        
FORESTRY - (n) study of trees and their ecosystems.                             
FORGERY - (n) fake; copy; imitation.                                            
FORGET - (v) unable to remember.                                                
FORMALITY - (n) ceremony; rule of procedure.                                    
FORMIDABLE - (adj) fearful; hard to accomplish or overcome.                     
FORT - (n) protected area or place.                                             
FORTE - (n) strength; special talent; in music, loud.                           
FORTIFICATION - (n) strengthened building or place capable of being defended.   
FORTIFY - (v) to strengthen.                                                    
FOSSIL - (n) remains in stone of prehistoric plant or animal; outdated person.  
FOUNTAIN - (n) natural or artificial upwelling of water or fluid.               
FOX - (n) wild animal of wolf family, known for cunning; crafty person.         
FRAGMENT - (n) piece; part of.                                                  
FRAGRANT - (n) smelling strongly <connoting good smells>.                       
FRAME - (v) construct; compose; surrounded. (n) decorative margin.              
FRANCE - (n) Southern European country known for its cooking and wines.         
FRATERNAL - (n) describing a relationship between siblings.                     
FRATERNIZE - (v) socialize.                                                     
FRAUD - (n) fake; deceit; trick.                                                
FREE - (adj) unrestrained; without charge. (v) to let go; give liberty to.      
FREQUENT - (adj) often.                                                         
FRESCO - (n) mural painting on damp plaster.                                    
FRIENDLINESS - (n) state of affection toward, or amiability.                    
FRIENDSHIP - (n) affection toward.                                              
FRIGHT - (n) sudden fear or terror.                                             
FRINGE - (n) edge; tattered rim.                                                
FRISK - (v) search (a person); leap about.                                      
FRIVOLOUS - (adj) not serious; trivial.                                         
FROG - (n) amphibious creature known for its jumping and croaking.              
FROLIC - (v) play.                                                              
FRUGALITY - (n) economical; not wasteful.                                       
FRUIT - (n) natural yield of plant; plant's seed and enveloping tissue.         
FRUSTRATION - (n) extreme disappointment, causing anxiety.                      
FUEL - (n) combustible material; energy releasing material.                     
FUGITIVE - (n) one who flees pursuit.                                           
FUMES - (n)(p) smoke; gas; vapor.                                               
FUNDS - (n)(p) money or negotiable wealth.                                      
FUR - (n) hair that covers animals.                                             
FURNITURE - (n) movable articles such as chairs, table, etc.                    
FURROW - (n) trench; wrinkle. (v) wrinkle.                                      
FURY - (n) rage; passionate anger.                                              
FUSE - (v) melt together. (n) casing filled with combustible material.          
FUTURE - (n) times to come. (adj) happening later.                              
GALA - (n) party; festival.                                                     
GALAXY - (n) large grouping of stars.                                           
GALLERY - (n) long narrow passage; building use for an exhibition.              
GAMBLER - (n) person who takes risks for gain.                                  
GAMBLING - (v) taking risks for gain.                                           
GAMBOL - (v) leap or skip.                                                      
GAME - (n) play; amusement; contest; wild animals.                              
GARDEN - (n) plot of land where flowers or vegatables are grown.                
GARDENER - (n) one who cultivates a small plot of land.                         
GARGANTUAN - (adj) huge; enormous.                                              
GARGOYLE - (n) grotesque stone image.                                           
GARRULOUS - (adj) given to talking too much.                                    
GAS - (n) airlike fluid; noxious fumes; gasoline.                               
GASH - (n) deep slash or cut.                                                   
GASOLINE - (n) expensive fuel used in cars.                                     
GATHER - (v) collect; pick; assemble; amass; infer.                             
GAUNTLET - (n) glove;  challenge; course beset with punishment.                 
GAVEL - (n) ceremonial hammer.                                                  
GEESE - (n)(p) plural of goose.                                                 
GENERATION - (n) average difference in age between parent and child.            
GENEROSITY - (n) liberality; quality of giving.                                 
GENEROUS - (adj) giving; tolerant.                                              
GENIUS - (n) extremely intelligent person.                                      
GENOCIDE - (n) extermination of an entire peoples.                              
GENTILITY - (n) gentleness; softness; state of being well-born or well-bred.    
GENTLE - (adj) soft; mild in manner; tame.                                      
GENUINE - (adj) real; authentic.                                                
GEOGRAPHY - (n) study of the earth, its plants, peoples, and surface features.  
GEOLOGIST - (n) scientist of the earth's variation.                             
GEOLOGY - (n) study of the history of the earth and its changes.                
GEOMETRICIAN - (n) mathematician dealing with measurement, angles, lines, etc.  
GEORGIAN - (adj) pertaining to the period of 1714-1830.                         
GHOSTLY - (adj) specter-like; shadow-like.                                      
GIANT - (adj) much larger than ordinary size. (n) huge thing.                   
GIBBON - (n) small plains ape.                                                  
GIBE - (v) mock; jeer; taunt. (n) taunt.                                        
GIFT - (n) present; donation; natural talent.                                   
GIGGLE - (v) titter. (n) silly, half-suppressed laugh.                          
GIVE - (v) bestow; donate; supply; yield; impart. (n) elasticity.               
GLACIER - (n) river of ice.                                                     
GLANCE - (n) brief look. (v) look quickly.                                      
GLARING - (v) staring with anger. (adj) angry intensity.                        
GLASS - (n) fused sand or silica; cup.                                          
GLEAM - (v) emit dim rays of light. (n) brief flash of light.                   
GLIB - (adj) fluent but insincere.                                              
GLIMPSE - (n) brief look.                                                       
GLOBE - (n) sphere; round object.                                               
GLOSSARY - (n) appendix of definitiions at the end of a book.                   
GLOVE - (n) fitted covering for the hand.                                       
GLOWER - (v) glare; stare angrily.                                              
GLUE - (n) adhesive. (v) bond or attach.                                        
GLUM - (adj) sad; sullen.                                                       
GLUTTON - (n) one who overeats.                                                 
GOAT - (n) irascible four-footed cloven hooved animal.                          
GOBBLE - (v) eat quickly, often rudely.                                         
GOBLET - (n) glass with stem and base.                                          
GOLD - (n) rare mineral used as a monetary exchange.                            
GOLF - (n) silly game involving a mallet, a small ball, and a lot of walking.   
GONG - (n) metal disc hit with a mallet to produce a loud noise.                
GOOSE - (n) large bird; fool.                                                   
GORILLA - (n) largest ape in existence; beast-like person.                      
GOVERNMENT - (n) management; form of state rule.                                
GRACE - (n) charm; elegance of manner; favor. (v) honor; favor.                 
GRACEFUL - (adj) having ease or elegance of manner.                             
GRADUAL - (adj) changing by degrees; not sudden.                                
GRADUATE - (v) finish a course of study. (n) one receiving an academic degree.  
GRADUATION - (n) ceremony in which people receive academic degrees.             
GRAFT - (n) bribery.                                                            
GRAIN - (n) edible plants; cereal grasses; direction in which fibers run.       
GRAPES - (n)(p) small, spheroid fruit.                                          
GRAPHS - (n)(p) pictorial representations of a process; pictures.               
GRASP - (v) hold; grab. (n) a hold.                                             
GRASS - (n) lawn; pasture; plant with hollow stem and grain-like seed.          
GRATEFUL - (adj) thankful; soothing.                                            
GREECE - (n) country bordering the Mediterranean coast.                         
GREED - (n) undue desire; avarice.                                              
GREEDINESS - (n) undue desire; avarice.                                         
GREETING - (n) friendly message; expression of salutation.                      
GRIEF - (n) sorrow; sadness; mourning.                                          
GRIN - (v)(n) (to make a) broad smile showing teeth.                            
GROTTO - (n) cavern; bower.                                                     
GROUND - (n) dry land; soil; area; foundation.                                  
GROUP - (n) number of things assembled or classified together.                  
GROVEL - (v) crawl; humble oneself.                                             
GROW - (v) mature; increase in size, power, etc.                                
GROWL - (v)(n) (to make a) deep snarling noise.                                 
GRUMBLE - (v) complain. (n) discontented mutter.                                
GRUNT - (v)(n) (to make a) deep guttural, generally meaningless noise.          
GUEST - (n) person entertained at the home or business of another.              
GUESTS - (n)(p) people entertained at the home or business of another.          
GUIDE - (n) person or thing that directs. (v) to show the way.                  
GUILE - (n) craft; cunning.                                                     
GUILT - (n) feeling of remorse or regret; shame.                                
GUILTY - (adj) having violated a law.                                           
GUITAR - (n) stringed instrument played with a hand or pick.                    
GULLIBILITY - (n) cabable of being duped or tricked.                            
GULLIBLE - (adj) innocent; trickable.                                           
GULLY - (n) narrow ravine.                                                      
GUN - (n) projectile weapon.                                                    
GUTTER - (n) channel for redirecting water; debased state of living.            
GUZZLE - (v) drink quickly, noisily, and rudely.                                
HABITABLE - (n) capable of supporting life.                                     
HACKNEYED - (adj) trite; common; out-of-date.                                   
HAGGARD - (adj) wild-looking from pain or fatigue.                              
HAIR - (n) fine, thread-like growth from plants or animals.                     
HALLOW - (adj) holy; sacred. (v) make holy.                                     
HALTINGLY - (adv) hesitatingly.                                                 
HAM - (n) meat of the buttocks, usually from a pig.                             
HAMMER - (n) striking tool used to drive nails.                                 
HAND - (n) end part of an arm used to manipulate objects. (v) give.             
HANDLE - (n) part of a thing made to be held or grasped.                        
HANDS - (n)(p) end parts of arms used to hold or manipulate objects.            
HANGER - (n) building use to house or store airplanes.                          
HARBOR - (n) place of shelter. (v) to shelter or keep.                          
HARMONIOUS - (adj) in agreement or cooperation with other things.               
HARMONY - (n) agreement of feeling; pleasing order.                             
HARPOON - (n) jagged-pointed spear used in fishing.                             
HAT - (n) article of clothing worn on the head.                                 
HATCH - (v) give birth from an egg.                                             
HATRED - (n) intense dislike; animosity.                                        
HAW - (n) command to turn left. (v) turning left.                               
HAWK - (n) carnivous hunting bird.                                              
HAZARDS - (n)(p) risks; dangers; perils.                                        
HEAD - (n) top part of the body <or anything>. (v) to lead or be in charge of.  
HEAD HUNTERS - (n) aborigines known to collect heads of their enemies.          
HEALTH - (n) well-being; freedom from sickness.                                 
HEALTHY - (adj) being in good condition; being free from illness.               
HEAR - (v) sense auditorially, or with the ears.                                
HEART - (n) muscle that pumps and circulates blood; essential part of a matter. 
HEAT - (n) hotness; pressure or coercion.                                       
HEAVY - (adj) having great weight.                                              
HECKLE - (v) disrupt; harass.                                                   
HECKLER - (n) one who disrupts or annoys someone.                               
HEIGHT - (n) level above the surface.                                           
HEIR - (n) offspring or inheritor.                                              
HELLENIC - (adj) pertaining to the Greek Hellenes.                              
HEM - (n) bottom edge of a garment.                                             
HEMISPHERE - (n) half of a sphere or globe.                                     
HEN - (n) female chicken.                                                       
HENS - (n)(p) female chickens.                                                  
HERBS - (n)(p) edible plants usually used for seasoning or medicinal purposes.  
HERD - (n) group of livestock assembled together.                               
HERESY - (n) belief different from accepted belief of church or profession.     
HERMIT - (n) person who prefers to live alone.                                  
HERS - pronoun; belonging to a female.                                          
HESITATION - (n) a holding back, or failing to act promptly.                    
HETERODOX - (adj) differing from an acknowledged standard.                      
HETEROGENEOUS - (adj) varied; different in kind.                                
HIBERNATE - (v) spend a period of time in sleep or inactivity.                  
HIBERNATION - (n) act of inactivity or sleep.                                   
HIERARCHY - (n) body or group of people with different ranks.                   
HIGHWAY - (n) public road; main road or route.                                  
HIKE - (v)(n) (to) travel on foot.                                              
HIKING - (v) travelling on foot.                                                
HILARIOUS - (adj) uproarious; very funny or amusing.                            
HILARITY - (n) state of intense funniness or amusement.                         
HILL - (n) rise in level ground.                                                
HIM - pronoun; referring to male singular person.                               
HINGE - (n) swivelling connection between door and jamb.                        
HINT - (v) suggest or give part of an answer. (n) a suggestion.                 
HIS - pronoun; belonging to a male.                                             
HIT - (v) strike. (n) a blow.                                                   
HOARSE - (adj) gravelly; gutteral; dry-voiced.                                  
HOCKEY - (n) game played with sticks and a puck.                                
HOLD - (v) keep; grasp. (n) storage place.                                      
HOLES - (n)(p) open places; hollows.                                            
HOMAGE - (n) expression of reverence or awe.                                    
HOMES - (n)(p) dwellings; residences.                                           
HOMESICK - (adj) having strong favorable feelings or longing to go home.        
HOMESTRETCH - (n) last part of a race or journey.                               
HOMOGENEOUS - (adj) unvaried; same or similiar.                                 
HONEST - (adj) truthful; fair and upright.                                      
HONING - (v) sharpening.                                                        
HONK - (v) make a sharp, loud sound. (n) a sharp loud sound.                    
HONOR - (n) glory; fame; renown; credit for acting well.                        
HONORARY - (adj) given without pay or regular duties.                           
HOOD - (n) covering for head and neck.                                          
HOOF - (n) hard, bony foot of an animal.                                        
HOPE - (v) wish for; desire. (n) desire; expect.                                
HOPI - (n) Southwest American Indian tribe.                                     
HORIZONTAL - (adj) flat; level.                                                 
HORN - (n) hard, bony growth from the head of an animal.                        
HORSE - (n) domesticated, four-legged beast of burden or work.                  
HORSES - (n)(p) domesticated four-legged beasts of burden and work.             
HORTICULTURE - (n) science of growing plants.                                   
HOSPITAL - (n) place of healing and high charges.                               
HOSPITALITY - (n) generosity; ability to make someone feel comfortable.         
HOSPITALIZATION - (v) being put in a place of healing.                          
HOST - (n) person in charge of making guests comfortable and welcome.           
HOSTAGE - (n) person kidnapped to ensure the safety of the kidnappers.          
HOSTILE - (adj) aggresive toward; showing animosity to.                         
HOSTILITY - (n) acts or evidence of aggresion.                                  
HOTEL - (n) inn; motel; place to stay overnight.                                
HOUSE - (n) dwelling; living structure; residence.                              
HUB - (n) center.                                                               
HUMAN - (n) anthropoid animal capable of thinking <usually>.                    
HUMILIATION - (n) embarrassing feeling; lowered self-esteem.                    
HUMILITY - (n) humbleness.                                                      
HUMOROUS - (adj) amusing; funny.                                                
HUNTER - (n) one who searches for a quarry or target.                           
HUNTING - (v) searching <for a person or thing>.                                
HURDLE - (n) barrier; obstacle. (v) leap over.                                  
HURL - (v) throw violently.                                                     
HURRICANE - (n) enormous storm or atmospheric disturbance.                      
HURT - (v) harm; injure. (n) a harm or injury.                                  
HUTCH - (n) cage for small animals.                                             
HYDROGEN - (n) simplest element composed of single proton and neutron.          
HYENA - (n) scavenger animal known for its laugh.                               
HYGIENE - (n) cleanliness; health-related practices.                            
HYPOCHONDRIAC - (n) one with unbased fears of ill-health or sickness.           
HYPOCRITE - (n) one who says one things and behaves differently.                
HYPOCRITICAL - (adj) behaving in a inconsistently with a stated belief.         
HYPOTHESIS - (n) untested guess based on observable fact.                       
I - pronoun; pertaining to self.                                                
ICE - (n) frozen water.                                                         
ICICLE - (n) frozen water in a spike hanging from an overhead structure.        
ICING - (n) sweet semi-liquid mixture topping a pastry.                         
IDEA - (n) thought.                                                             
IGNITE - (v) cause to combust.                                                  
IGNORANCE - (n) lack of knowledge.                                              
IGNORE - (v) refuse to attend to.                                               
ILLEGAL - (n) not lawful.                                                       
ILLNESS - (n) misfunction of the body; poor health.                             
IMAGE - (n) vision; likeness; picture. (v) to cause a likeness to form.         
IMAGINATION - (n) act or faculty of forming mental images or ideas.             
IMAGINATIVE - (adj) prone to causing or attending to mental images.             
IMITATION - (n) copy.                                                           
IMMACULATE - (adj) extremely clean; perfect.                                    
IMMATURITY - (n) childish traits; not adulthood.                                
IMMEDIATELY - (adv) now; this instant.                                          
IMMORTALITY - (n) inability to die.                                             
IMMUNITY - (n) safeguard against ills.                                          
IMMUNIZATION - (n) cause of safeguard against ills.                             
IMMUNIZE - (v) cause to be safe from an illness.                                
IMPARTIALITY - (n) state of take neither side.                                  
IMPATIENCE - (n) lack of ability to wait calmly.                                
IMPERIOUSNESS - (n) having domineering traits.                                  
IMPETUOUS - (adj) impulsive; acting on the spur of the moment.                  
IMPLEMENT - (v) use; employ; set into motion. (n) tool; utensil.                
IMPLORE - (v) plead; ask fervently.                                             
IMPROMPTU - (adj) without previous rehearsal.                                   
IMPROVEMENT - (n) something made better or superior.                            
IMPROVIDENCE - (n) action with lack of thrift or economy.                       
INACCESSIBLE - (adj) not easily or capable to be obtained or used.              
INCENSE - (n) substance burned for its scent. (v) cause great passion.          
INCINERATE - (v) burn to ashes.                                                 
INCISOR - (n) front tooth used for cutting or biting.                           
INCITE - (v) arouse; cause to become active.                                    
INCOMMUTABLE - (adj) incapable of substitution or being substituted for.        
INCOMPETENCE - (n) demonstration of lack of knowledge or skill.                 
INCONSIDERABLE - (adj) unimportant; too few or small to matter.                 
INCONSIDERATE - (adj) uncharitable; having a lack of compassion; rude.          
INCONSISTENCY - (n) a failure in reliability or internal logic.                 
INCORPORATE - (v) to take in and make part of.                                  
INDECIPHERABLE - (adj) unable to be decoded or understood.                      
INDELIBLE - (adj) incapable of being erased or removed.                         
INDENTATIONS - (n)(p) recesses.                                                 
INDEPENDENT - (adj) without help; solo.                                         
INDEX - (n) pointer; alphabetized list of items and their locations.            
INDIA - (n) southern subcontinent country of Asia.                              
INDIAN - (adj) aboriginal; native.                                              
INDIFFERENCE - (n) state of uncaring; apathy.                                   
INDIGENCE - (n) state of being poor.                                            
INDIGESTION - (n) pain caused by inability to digest food properly.             
INDIGNATION - (n) righteous anger over injustice.                               
INDISCRETION - (n) error in judgement; indelicate act.                          
INDISTINCT - (adj) having difficulty in identification.                         
INDIVIDUAL - (n) one; solo; distinctive person.                                 
INDOLENT - (adj) lazy; prone to inactivity.                                     
INDULGE - (v) yield to or comply with; humor.                                   
INDUSTRIOUS - (adj) productive; working.                                        
INEBRIATE - (v) intoxicate; influence with alchohol or drugs.                   
INEFFICIENCY - (n) misuse or mismanagement of time and materials.               
INFALLIBILITY - (n) state of being incapable of error.                          
INFAMOUS - (adj) notoriously evil.                                              
INFANTILE - (adj) child-like; babyish.                                          
INFECTION - (n) germ-caused inflammation.                                       
INFILTRATOR - (n) spy; one who creeps in undetected.                            
INFLAME - (v) excite highly; aggravate.                                         
INFLUENCED - (v) affected by.                                                   
INFRARED - (adj)(n) radiation outside the visible spectrum at the red end.      
INGENUE - (n) younger leading lady; debutante.                                  
INHABITANTS - (n)(p) dwellers; creatures who live in a place.                   
INJURIES - (n)(p) damages; hurts.                                               
INJURY - (n) a damage or hurt; a harm.                                          
INK - (n) fluid used for writing or printing.                                   
INMATE - (n) fellow prisoner.                                                   
INNOCENCE - (n) state of being unaffected by outside influences.                
INNOVATIVE - (adj) new; creative.                                               
INQUEST - (n) council to determine a cause of death.                            
INQUIRER - (n) person who seeks truth or asks questions.                        
INSENSIBLE - (adj) not conscious.                                               
INSIGHT - (n) sudden awareness; penetrating discernment.                        
INSIGNIFICANCE - (n) state of unimportance; triviality.                         
INSINCERE - (adj) lacking in seriousness; hypocritical.                         
INSOLENTLY - (adv) without respect; sullenly; mocking.                          
INSPIRATION - (n) cause of ideas, thought or action.                            
INSPIRED - (adj) influenced toward thought or action.                           
INSTITUTION - (n) established custom; organization promoting a course of action 
INSTRUMENTATION - (n) bank or collection of tools for detection and control.    
INSULT - (v) offend. (n) cause for offense; affront.                            
INTELLIGENCE - (n) ability to learn from and master new situations.             
INTELLIGENT - (adj) having the ability to learn from and master new situations. 
INTENSITY - (n) strength.                                                       
INTENTION - (n) purpose; goal.                                                  
INTEREST - (n) attention; concern; curiosity.                                   
INTERN - (n) professional in training. (v) hold prisoner; limit in action.      
INTERRUPTED - (adj) having gaps in.                                             
INTERVENE - (v) intercede; interfere.                                           
INTIMIDATE - (v) cause to fear or cower.                                        
INTOLERABLE - (adj) unbearable.                                                 
INTOLERANCE - (n) unable to accept or bear.                                     
INTOXICATE - (v) inebriate; make drunk.                                         
INTOXICATION - (n) state of drunkeness; inebriation.                            
INTRANSIGENCE - (n) refusal to agree or compromise.                             
INTRODUCTION - (n) act of presenting a person/thing to something/someone new.   
INTROSPECTIVE - (adj) uncommunicative; tendency to think of one's thoughts.     
INTROVERT - (n) person tending to be uncommunicative or interactive.            
INUNDATION - (n) flood; heavy rain.                                             
INVADE - (v) penetrate; raid; enter as an enemy.                                
INVASION - (n) act of penetration or entering as an enemy.                      
INVECTIVE - (n) curse.                                                          
INVENT - (v) create something new.                                              
INVENTORY - (n) list of items in storage.                                       
INVESTIGATE - (v) search out causes or solve problems.                          
INVESTIGATION - (n) act of research.                                            
INVESTIGATOR - (n) one who researches.                                          
INVITATION - (n) request for one's presence; solicitation.                      
IONIC - (adj) pertaining to the Greek city state of Ionia.                      
IRIDESCENT - (adj) glittering with changeable colors.                           
IRON - (n) hard, dark metal.                                                    
IRRATIONAL - (adj) having no logic; insane.                                     
IRREFUTABLE - (adj) undeniable.                                                 
IRREVERENCE - (n) expression of disrepect toward a belief.                      
IRRIGATION - (n) transference of water for growing crops.                       
IRRITATE - (v) annoy; inflame.                                                  
ISLAND - (n) body of land surrounded by water.                                  
ISOLATION - (n) state of being alone or without company.                        
ITALY - (n) isthmus country in the Mediterranean Sea.                           
ITS - pronoun; belonging to it.                                                 
JACKET - (n) small or light coat.                                               
JARGON - (n) words or method of speaking peculiar to a profession.              
JEALOUSY - (n) envy.                                                            
JEST - (n) joke; amusement. (v) make a joke.                                    
JESTER - (n) one who entertains.                                                
JEWELRY - (n)(p) removable body ornamentation.                                  
JOIN - (v) merge; assemble.                                                     
JOKE - (n) amusement; jest. (v) tell an amusing story or jest.                  
JOURNAL - (n) written account; diary.                                           
JOVIAL - (adj) happy; cheerful; jolly.                                          
JOYOUS - (adj) having great happiness.                                          
JUBILATION - (n) celebration.                                                   
JUDGE - (n) administrator of justice; magistrate. (v) determine; estimate value 
JUDGEMENT - (n) determination of justice or value.                              
JUGGLER - (n) performer of tricks of dexterity.                                 
JUNGLE - (n) area of dense forest or vegetation.                                
JURY - (n) group of people assembled to determine value or guilt.               
JUSTICE - (n) conformity to moral principles or law.                            
JUSTIFIABLE - (adj) reasonable or provable.                                     
JUVENILE - (adj) young; youthful. (n) youth.                                    
KAYAK - (n) one-man boat made of fabric or skins.                               
KEEL - (n) central main stem or member of a frame.                              
KEEP - (v) retain; maintain possesion of. (n) main building of a castle.        
KEEPERS - (n)(p) retainers; people who maintain possession.                     
KENNEL - (n) dog cage.                                                          
KERNEL - (n) grain or seed; nucleus.                                            
KEROSENE - (n) petroleum by-product used in lamps and engines.                  
KEY - (n) instrument for opening and closing locks; pitch.                      
KIDNAPPER - (n) person who takes another against their will.                    
KINDNESS - (n) quality of generosity and compassion or caring.                  
KING - (n) ruling monarch <male>.                                               
KITTEN - (n) young cat.                                                         
KNEES - (n)(p) leg joints.                                                      
KNIFE - (n) handled instrument with sharp-edged and/or pointed blade.           
KNIGHT - (n) archaic noble mercenary.                                           
KNIT - (v) make fabric by interlooping thread or yarn.                          
KNOB - (n) rounded projection; hill.                                            
KNOCKER - (n) instrument for causing a rapping noise on a door.                 
KNOT - (n) tight <organized> tangle of string.                                  
KNOTS - (n)(p) tangle of string.                                                
KNOWLEDGE - (n) awareness of facts, truths or principles.                       
KNOWLEDGEABLE - (adj) educated.                                                 
KNOWN - (adj) observed.                                                         
LABEL - (n) attached identification. (v) to identify.                           
LABOR - (v)(n) (to) work.                                                       
LABORATORY - (n) place of research or experimentation.                          
LABYRINTH - (n) maze.                                                           
LACE - (n) ornamental fabric or net of fine threads. (v) intertwine.            
LACKEY - (n) servant; menial.                                                   
LACONIC - (adj) tight-lipped; of short speech.                                  
LADDER - (n) instrument for climbing or descending between levels.              
LADING - (n) cargo.                                                             
LAITY - (n) persons outside the clergy.                                         
LAKE - (n) small body of water.                                                 
LAMPOON - (v) make fun of; satirize. (n) satire.                                
LANCE - (n) armor piercing spear. (v) to stab or pierce.                        
LAND - (n) earth surface; region. (v) arrive; disembark.                        
LANK - (adj) thin; gaunt.                                                       
LASER - (n) device for emitting coherent light.                                 
LASSITUDE - (n) laziness; weariness.                                            
LATER - (adv) in the, or at a future time.                                      
LAUGH - (v) make a noise excited by merriment or pleasure.                      
LAUGHTER - (n) that convulsive noise excited by pleasure.                       
LAUNCH - (v) set forth; give initial impulse to.                                
LAVISH - (adj) expansive; extravagant. (v) expend generously.                   
LAW - (n) custom; societal rules.                                               
LAWLESS - (adj) acting against societal rules.                                  
LAWN - (n) garden of grass.                                                     
LAWYER - (n) representative in court.                                           
LEAD - (v) go first; guide. (n) heavy element; clue; opening to a story.        
LEADER - (n) one who goes first and guides.                                     
LEAKINESS - (n) quality of not holding fluid.                                   
LEAN - (adj) spare; thin. (v) tilt; rely on.                                    
LEARN - (v) acquire new habits or reactions to stimuli.                         
LEATHER - (n) tanned skin of an animal.                                         
LEAVES - (n)(p) food-producing part of a plant.                                 
LECTERN - (n) stand for holding notes or a speech.                              
LECTURE - (n) discourse to an audience. (v) address; rebuke.                    
LEFT - (adj) not right; westward side facing north; gone.                       
LEG - (n) vertical supporting member; one of a series of a contest.             
LEGALITY - (n) pertaining to law.                                               
LEGEND - (n) widely accepted but unverified story.                              
LEGIBLE - (adj) readable.                                                       
LEGISLATION - (n) creation of laws or rules.                                    
LEGS - (n)(p) supporting members of a body or thing.                            
LENGTH - (n) distance along a line; linear measure.                             
LENGTHY - (n) long.                                                             
LETTER - (n) missive; written communication; part of an alphabet.               
LETTERS - (n)(p) written communications; parts of an alphabet.                  
LETTUCE - (n) edible leafy vegetable.                                           
LEVER - (n) machine for transferring force along a distance.                    
LIAR - (n) one who does not tell the truth.                                     
LIBRARY - (n) place or collection of documents or books.                        
LICENSE - (n) legal permission to perform an act.                               
LIE - (v) rest; lay down; tell a falsehood.                                     
LIFE - (n) biological activity; duration of existence; not death.               
LIGHTHOUSE - (n) building to warn ships of a nautical obstacle.                 
LIMOUSINE - (n) large, luxurious automobile.                                    
LINE - (n) collection of contiguous points.                                     
LINEN - (n) fabric made from flax.                                              
LINK - (n) connection. (v) to connect.                                          
LION - (n) large hunting carnivore of the feline family.                        
LIONESS - (n) female hunting carnivore of the feline family.                    
LIONS - (n)(p) hunting carnivores of the feline family.                         
LIPS - (n)(p) fleshy parts forming the opening of the mouth.                    
LIQUID - (n) fluid.                                                             
LISTEN - (v) hear; heed attentively.                                            
LISTENER - (n) one who attends to sound or noise.                               
LITERATI - (n)(p) learned persons.                                              
LITERATURE - (n) aggregate of all writings of a people; printed material.       
LIVID - (adj) red-faced <from rage>.                                            
LIZARD - (n) small, four-footed reptile.                                        
LOAN - (v)(n) (to give) objects with an expectation of return.                  
LOCATION - (n) site; area; place.                                               
LOCK - (n) device to prevent opening or movement; tress of hair. (v) fasten.    
LOGIC - (n) science of correct reasoning.                                       
LOGICAL - (adj) corectly reasoned.                                              
LONELINESS - (n) anxiety caused by being alone.                                 
LOQUACIOUS - (adj) talkative.                                                   
LOUD - (adj) having great volume.                                               
LOVE - (n) intense feelings of affection. (v) express feelings of affection.    
LOWER - (adj) beneath; under.                                                   
LOYAL - (adj) faithful; constant in regard.                                     
LOYALTY - (n) quality of maintaining a constancy in regard or feeling.          
LUBRICATE - (v) oil; make slippery.                                             
LUCID - (adj) sane; understandable.                                             
LULL - (n) quiet between two points of activity.                                
LULLABY - (n) song to induce sleep.                                             
LUMBER - (n) cut timber or wood.                                                
LUMINOUS - (adj) glowing; emitting light.                                       
LUNATIC - (n) insane person.                                                    
LUSTROUS - (adj) shining; reflecting.                                           
LYE - (n) strong alkaline.                                                      
MACABRE - (adj) morbid; grotesque.                                              
MACARONI - (n) short, curved pasta.                                             
MACHINERY - (n) devices or instruments for applying force or data.              
MADAME - (n) head of a brothel; French form of respect toward a married lady.   
MADAMOISELLE - (n) French form of respect toward an unmarried lady.             
MAGAZINE - (n) journal; periodical; storehouse of ammunition; bullet holder.    
MAGISTERIAL - (adj) pertaining to a judge; authoritative.                       
MAGNANIMOUS - (adj) tolerant; giving.                                           
MAGNET - (n) object that attracts another.                                      
MAHARAJAH - (n) ruler of an Eastern Indian territory.                           
MAID - (n) female servant.                                                      
MALEFACTOR - (n) sinner; evil doer.                                             
MALIGNANT - (adj) deadly; threatening danger.                                   
MALINGER - (v) pretend illness.                                                 
MALODOROUS - (adj) nasty smelling.                                              
MALT - (n) grain <used in making ale>; milkshake.                               
MAMMAL - (n) warm-blooded creature that bears young alive.                      
MAN - (n) male human; humanity in general.                                      
MANAGER - (n) supervisor; overseer; coordinator.                                
MANDATE - (n) order; command.                                                   
MANHOOD - (n) courage; virility.                                                
MANIPULATE - (v) handle; influence.                                             
MANSION - (n) large, luxurious house or dwelling.                               
MANUFACTURED - (n) made or created by man or intelligent life.                  
MANUSCRIPT - (n) hand-written literature or book.                               
MANY - (adj) lots; not few.                                                     
MAP - (v)(n) (to make a) graphical representation of a region.                  
MAPLE - (n) tree producing a sweet tasting sap.                                 
MARATHON - (n) race of endurance.                                               
MARBLE - (n) small spherical stone or glass; hard crystalline limestone.        
MARE - (n) female horse.                                                        
MARGINAL - (adj) on the edge.                                                   
MARINE - (adj) pertaining to the sea or ocean.                                  
MARITIME - (adj) pertaining to the ocean or sea.                                
MARKET - (v) sell. (n) store; rate of trade.                                    
MARRED - (adj) scarred; scratched; disfigured.                                  
MARRIAGE - (n) exchange of vows pertaining to mating.                           
MASCOT - (n) animal/person supposed to bring good luck.                         
MASS - (n) amount of matter; assemblage of particles or things; bulk.           
MASTERPIECE - (n) work of surpassing excellence.                                
MATADOR - (n) bull fighter.                                                     
MATERIALISM - (n) philosophy attaching ultimate importance in material gains.   
MATERIALS - (n)(p) raw matter; contituents.                                     
MATHEMATICIAN - (n) scientist devoted to numbers and their relationships.       
MATRIARCH - (n) old female <ruler>.                                             
MATRIARCHY - (n) form of society whereby females constitute the ruling class.   
MATTRESS - (n) soft part of a bed.                                              
MATURE - (adj) adult; full grown; ripe.                                         
MATURITY - (n) condition of adulthood or ripeness.                              
MAVERICK - (n) rebel; iconoclast; self-thinker.                                 
MAZE - (n) labyrinth; deceptive pathway.                                        
ME - pronoun; pertaining to self.                                               
MEADOW - (n) lea; pasture land.                                                 
MEAL - (n) food eaten at one sitting.                                           
MEAN - (n) average. (adj) ill-humored; rude; ungenerous. (v) intend.            
MEANDER - (v) wander aimlessly.                                                 
MEANDERING - (adj) wandering without direction.                                 
MEAT - (n) flesh; muscle tissue.                                                
MEDAL - (n) medallion given as an award.                                        
MEDIATOR - (n) reconcilor; person who effects an agreement between two parties. 
MEDICINE - (n) health-related body of knowledge; material to withstand illness. 
MEDITATION - (n) prolonged thought on a subject.                                
MEETING - (n) assembly of people for a common goal.                             
MELANCHOLY - (n) sorrow; general outlook of sadness; depression.                
MELLOWNESS - (n) quality of being easy-going or amiable.                        
MEMBERSHIP - (n) part belonging to an aggregate or group.                       
MEMBRANE - (n) thin sheet <of tissue>.                                          
MEMORABLE - (adj) capable of being remembered; distinctive.                     
MENACE - (n) threat; danger.                                                    
MENAGERIE - (n) zoo; collection of animals.                                     
MENDICANCY - (n) quality of being a beggar.                                     
MENIAL - (n) domestic servant; servile person.                                  
MERCENARY - (n) professional fighter. (adj) cold and money-grubbing.            
MERGE - (v) join; mix.                                                          
MERRY - (adj) happy; gay.                                                       
MESSAGE - (n) meaningful communication.                                         
METICULOUS - (adj) careful; attending to detail.                                
MICE - (n)(p) plural of mouse.                                                  
MICROBE - (n) microscopic organism.                                             
MICROCOSM - (n) small world; world in miniature.                                
MICROFILM - (n) film used in microphotography.                                  
MICROSCOPE - (n) device to enlarge the images of small things.                  
MICROSCOPIC - (n) very small; tiny; unable to be seen without a microscope.     
MIGRATION - (n) resettlement; movement of a large group or creatures.           
MILITARY - (adj) pertaining to organized fighting.                              
MILK - (n) liquid secreted by female mammary glands. (v) extract substance.     
MILL - (n) factory; grinding machine; 10th of a cent. (v) grind; make a groove. 
MIMIC - (v) ape; parrot; imitate.                                               
MINE - (v) extract minerals from the ground. (n) source of minerals.            
MINERAL - (n) inorganic substance occuring in nature.                           
MINUSCULE - (adj) small; tiny.                                                  
MINUTE - (adj) small; tiny. (n) measurement of duration; 60 seconds.            
MISANTHROPIC - (adj) hating mankind.                                            
MISCHIEVOUS - (adj) apt to cause trouble.                                       
MISER - (n) stingy, greedy person overly fond of money.                         
MISERLY - (adj) stingy, greedy.                                                 
MISTAKE - (n) error; misjudgement.                                              
MISTRUST - (v) judge to have a lack of reliability.                             
MOAT - (n) circular body of water surrounding a building or castle.             
MOBILITY - (n) quality of freedom of movement.                                  
MODEL - (n) standard for imitation or comparison.                               
MODERATION - (n) quality of restraint; temperance.                              
MODERN - (adj) new; pertaining too present or recent times.                     
MODEST - (adj) manifesting humility; decorous.                                  
MOISTURE - (n) diffused wetness.                                                
MOLAR - (n) grinding tooth.                                                     
MOLECULE - (n) small unit of matter, made up of atoms.                          
MOLLUSK - (n) shellfish or snail.                                               
MOLT - (v) to shed old feathers.                                                
MONARCHY - (n) government by hereditarily chosen ruler.                         
MONEY - (n) coin; assets; credit; method of exchange.                           
MONK - (n) man withdrawn from the world under religious vows.                   
MONKEY - (n) tree-climbing ape.                                                 
MONOTONOUS - (adj) boring; dull; repetitive.                                    
MONOTONY - (n) state of being dull or repetitive.                               
MOON - (n) small planetoid circling a planet.                                   
MORALISTIC - (adj) pertaining to high ethical standards.                        
MORALITY - (n) ethics; system of behavioral judgements.                         
MORBID - (adj) dwelling on death.                                               
MORTAR - (n) vessel in which things are crushed; cannon.                        
MORTIFIED - (adj) humiliated.                                                   
MORTIFY - (v) to humiliate or shame.                                            
MOSAIC - (n) picture made up of many small tiles or chips.                      
MOTHER - (n) female bearing offspring. (v) nurture.                             
MOTION - (n) movement through time and space.                                   
MOTIVATION - (n) urge; intention; determining impulse.                          
MOTIVE - (n) intention; determining impulse.                                    
MOTIVES - (n)(p) intentions; determining impulse.                               
MOTOR - (n) engine; power producing device.                                     
MOUNTAIN - (n) large upswell in the earth's crust; any large amount.            
MOUSE - (n) small rodent.                                                       
MOUTH - (n) oral cavity; opening; source.                                       
MOVIE - (n) motion picture.                                                     
MULTIPLY - (v) increase in number; propagate.                                   
MULTITUDE - (n) great number; many.                                             
MUMBLE - (n) mutter; speak indistinctly.                                        
MUSE - (n) mythical inspiration for poetic genius. (v) ponder; reflect.         
MUSIC - (n) series of tones in a logical, pleasing or harmonious order.         
MUSICAL - (adj) harmonious in sound or tone.                                    
MUSICIAN - (n) one who produces songs or tunes.                                 
MUSICIANS - (n)(p) people who produce songs or tunes.                           
MUSTER - (v) assemble; enlist. (n) list of enrollment.                          
MUTE - (v) soften; make quieter. (n) object for making softer.                  
MUZZLE - (n) mouth of a gun barrel; device to prevent an animal from biting.    
MY - pronoun; belonging to me.                                                  
MYSTERY - (n) enigma; puzzle; unknown quality.                                  
MYSTICAL - (adj) pertaining to the occult or superstition.                      
NADIR - (n) lowest point.                                                       
NAIL - (n) sharp pointed metal fastener. (v) attach with a spike.               
NARRATE - (v) relate; give an account of.                                       
NARRATIVE - (n) story; tale.                                                    
NAVY - (n) ocean or sea travelling fighting force.                              
NEARLY - (adv) almost; not quite.                                               
NECK - (n) that part of the body joining the head with the torso. (v) kiss.     
NEED - (v) require; desire.                                                     
NEEDLE - (n) small, pointed metal pin used to draw thread in sewing.            
NEGATIVE - (n) denial. (adj) not positive; expressing denial; subtraction.      
NEOPHYTE - (n) someone new to a skill or situation.                             
NERVOUS - (adj) having anxiety; uneasy.                                         
NEST - (n) place for laying and hatching eggs; home.                            
NET - (n) open-work fabric. (v) catch.                                          
NEUTRAL - (n)(adj) (ones) taking neither side in a dispute.                     
NEVER - (adv) not ever; not at all.                                             
NEWS - (n) recent reports or information.                                       
NEWSPAPER - (n) printed material chronicling the day's events.                  
NICKEL - (n) coin; 5 cent piece.                                                
NIRVANA - (n) heaven; unaobtainable goal.                                       
NITROGEN - (n) gaseous element.                                                 
NOBILITY - (n) ruling class in a monarchy.                                      
NOISE - (n) disjointed or incoherent sound.                                     
NOISOME - (adj) smelly; odiferous.                                              
NONCHALANCE - (n) coolness; disinterested self-possession.                      
NOTE - (n) memo; short writing. (v) detect; identify.                           
NOTICE - (v) detect; attend to. (n) proclamation.                               
NOTIONS - (n)(p) ideas; knick-knacks.                                           
NOURISH - (v) feed; foster; maintain.                                           
NOVEL - (adj) new; fresh. (n) story book.                                       
NOVICE - (n) someone new to a skill or trade.                                   
NOW - (adv) at this moment in time.                                             
NUANCES - (n)(p) shades of differences; subtle differences.                     
NUCLEUS - (n) center.                                                           
NUMB - (adj) unfeeling.                                                         
NUMBER - (n) quantity; figure representing a quantity.                          
NYMPH - (n) semi-divine maiden; beautiful young woman.                          
OAK - (n) sturdy, hard-wood tree.                                               
OAKEN - (adj) pertaining to oak trees.                                          
OAR - (n) thin-bladed paddle.                                                   
OASIS - (n) fertile spot in a desert; watering place.                           
OATS - (n)(p) edible cereal grain.                                              
OBESE - (adj) very fat.                                                         
OBESITY - (n) the quality of fatness.                                           
OBJECTION - (n) expression of opposition or disapproval.                        
OBJECTIVITY - (n) the quality of being free from personal prejudices.           
OBLIGATION - (n) binding power of a promise or contract; a debt.                
OBLITERATE - (v) erase; destroy.                                                
OBLIVIOUSNESS - (n) state of inattentiveness.                                   
OBSCURE - (adj) vague; hidden; murky; dim.                                      
OBSERVANT - (adj) attentive; apt to notice details.                             
OBSERVOR - (n) seer; person who is watching.                                    
OBSESSION - (n) excessive preoccupation with an idea or delusion.               
OBSOLESCENT - (adj) becoming useless or out of date.                            
OBSOLETE - (adj) useless or out of date.                                        
OBSTINACY - (n) stubborness.                                                    
OBTUSE - (adj) not sensitive; blunt; stupid; angle greater than 90 degrees.     
OBVIOUS - (adj) evident; plainly seen or understood.                            
OCCUPANTS - (n)(p) dwellers; tenants; ones who reside.                          
OCEAN - (n) large body of water; sea.                                           
ODE - (n) lyric poem of exalted and dignified style.                            
ODIOUS - (adj) hateful; obnoxious; repugnant.                                   
OFFER - (v) present or put forward; propose; suggest.                           
OFFICE - (n) small, airless place of work or administration.                    
OFFICER - (n) commander in an organized body of men or women.                   
OFFICIAL - (n) person holding office. (adj) properly authorized; formal.        
OFFICIOUS - (adj) acting unduly important; obtrusive.                           
OGRE - (n) man-eating giant; terrifying person.                                 
OIL - (v) to lubricate. (n) matter used to reduce friction.                     
OLFACTORY - (adj) pertaining to the sense of smell.                             
OMEN - (n) object indicating the future.                                        
ONE - (n) singular; solo.                                                       
ONION - (n) sharp, pungent tasting vegetable.                                   
OPEN - (adj) not closed; permitting passage; without a cover.                   
OPERA - (n) drama wholly sung.                                                  
OPINION - (n) conclusion; view.                                                 
OPPONENTS - (n)(p) enemies; obstructors.                                        
ORALLY - (adv) by word of mouth.                                                
ORANGE - (n) color <mixture of red and yellow>; tart citrus fruit.              
ORANGUTAN - (n) tree dwelling ape.                                              
ORATION - (n) formal public speech.                                             
ORBIT - (n) rotation around a planet or thing.                                  
ORCHESTRA - (n) group of players on various musical instruments.                
ORDER - (n) logical sequence; classification; command. (v) command; rank.       
ORDINARY - (adj) without exception; usual; customary.                           
ORE - (n) metal bearing rock.                                                   
ORGANIC - (n) living or once-live; hydrogen-carbon-oxygen compound.             
ORGANISM - (n) living creature.                                                 
ORGANIZATION - (n) system; logical or systemized group.                         
ORIGINAL - (n) model; pattern. (adj) novel; occuring first.                     
ORIGINALITY - (n) creativity.                                                   
ORNITHOLOGIST - (n) scientist devoted to the study of birds.                    
ORTHODONTIST - (n) dentist employed in straightening teeth.                     
ORTHODOX - (adj) well-established belief; conventional.                         
ORTHODOXY - (n) those views or beliefs customarily or generally held.           
OSMOSIS - (n) process of substances to pass through barriers and diffuse.       
OSTENTATION - (n) pretentious display.                                          
OSTENTATIOUS - (adj) pretentious; gaudy.                                        
OSTROGOTHIC - (adj) pertaining to Eastern German tribes of the 3-5th centuries. 
OTHERS - (n)(p) ones different from the ones mentioned.                         
OURS - pronoun; belonging to us.                                                
OUTCAST - (n) discarded matter; exiled person.                                  
OUTMODED - (adj) out of date; obsolete.                                         
OVAL - (adj) semi-round; elliptical.                                            
OVERDOSE - (n) greater than usual amount <of drugs>.                            
OVERLOOK - (v) not see; deliberately not attend to or notice.                   
OVERSIGHT - (n) error in attention.                                             
OX - (n) large cattle used as a beast of burden.                                
OXEN - (n)(p) plural of ox.                                                     
OXIDATION - (n) rust; combustion; chemical mixing of substance with oxygen.     
OXYGEN - (n) gaseous element necessary for life.                                
