abacaxi

n. a large, sweet pineapple grown especially in Brazil
Show examples and contexts 
abgesang

n. the concluding section in musical and poetic
Show examples and contexts 
abiuret

a. not giving the biuret reaction
Show examples and contexts 
acquiesce

v. agree or express agreement
Show examples and contexts 
aitch

n. the letter h or the sound represented by it
Show examples and contexts 
aloisiite

n. a mineral consisting of hydrous subsilicate of calcium, ferrous iron, magnesium, and sodium
Show examples and contexts 
antediluvian

a. so extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period
Show examples and contexts 
atheist

n. someone who denies the existence of god
Show examples and contexts 
atlatl

n. stick used by some indigenous peoples of North America
Show examples and contexts 
autochthonous

a. of rocks, deposits, etc.; found where they and their constituents were formed, originating where it is found
Show examples and contexts 
bellwether

n. sheep that leads the herd often wearing a bell, someone who assumes leadership of a movement or activity
Show examples and contexts 
bhagavata

n. a devotional worshipper of a deity, especially of Vishnu
Show examples and contexts 
bhikku

n. a Buddhist monk or religious mendicant
Show examples and contexts 
bologna

n. large smooth-textured smoked sausage of beef and veal and pork
Show examples and contexts 
bourgeois

a. conforming to the standards and conventions of the middle class, belonging to the middle class
Show examples and contexts 
cassioberry

n. a shrub of the southern US, and also its fruit
Show examples and contexts 
cemetery

n. a tract of land used for burials
Show examples and contexts 
chauffeur

n. a man paid to drive a privately owned car
Show examples and contexts 
chhatri

n. a funerary monument, a chapel built over a tomb
Show examples and contexts 
chlorophyll

n. any of a group of green pigments found in photosynthetic organisms
Show examples and contexts 
chrematistic

a. of, relating to, or occupied in the gaining of wealth
Show examples and contexts 
chthonic

a. dwelling beneath the surface of the earth
Show examples and contexts 
coelacanth

n. fish thought to have been extinct since the Cretaceous period but found in 1938 off the coast of Africa
Show examples and contexts 
connoisseur

n. an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts
Show examples and contexts 
conscientious

a. guided by or in accordance with conscience or sense of right and wrong, characterized by extreme care and great effort
Show examples and contexts 
daiquiri

n. cocktail containing rum and lime juice;
Show examples and contexts 
demitasse

n. small coffee cup;
Show examples and contexts 
dhole

n. fierce wild dog of the forests of central and southeast Asia that hunts in packs
Show examples and contexts 
dilate

v. become wider, add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing
Show examples and contexts 
dvandva

n. a class of compound words having two immediate constituents that are equal in rank and related to each other as if joined by
Show examples and contexts 
eczema

n. generic term for inflammatory conditions of the skin; particularly with vesiculation in the acute stages
Show examples and contexts 
egueiite

n. a mineral that consists of a hydrous basic ferric iron phosphate with a little calcium and aluminum
Show examples and contexts 
eichhornia

n. a genus of chiefly tropical floating aquatic herbs having rounded or broad clustered leaves
Show examples and contexts 
eudaemonic

a. conducive to happiness
Show examples and contexts 
feuilleton

n. part of newspaper or magazine devoted to fiction
Show examples and contexts 
fjeld

n. a barren plateau of the Scandinavian upland
Show examples and contexts 
foudroyant

a. coming on suddenly with great severity
Show examples and contexts 
fuchsia

n. any of various tropical shrubs widely cultivated for their showy drooping purplish or reddish or white flowers; Central and South America and New Zealand and Tahiti
Show examples and contexts 
gubernatorial

a. relating to a governor
Show examples and contexts 
harass

v. annoy continually or chronically, exhaust by attacking repeatedly
Show examples and contexts 
hierarchy

n. a series of ordered groupings of people or things within a system, the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body
Show examples and contexts 
idiosyncrasy

n. a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
Show examples and contexts 
indict

v. accuse formally of a crime
Show examples and contexts 
indispensable

a. absolutely necessary; vitally necessary, not to be dispensed with; essential
Show examples and contexts 
inoculate

v. introduce a microorganism into, perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation
Show examples and contexts 
irascible

a. quickly aroused to anger, characterized by anger
Show examples and contexts 
kernel

n. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience, a single whole grain of a cereal
Show examples and contexts 
khedive

n. one of the Turkish viceroys who ruled Egypt between 1867 and 1914
Show examples and contexts 
kiekie

n. a New Zealand climbing shrub with edible berries
Show examples and contexts 
kierkegaardian

a. relating to or characteristic of Kierkegaard or his works, follower of Kierkegaard;
Show examples and contexts 
kwakiutl

n. member of North American people of NW Pacific coast; Wakashan language of Kwakiutl, now with few speakers
Show examples and contexts 
liaison

n. a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship, a channel for communication between groups
Show examples and contexts 
liquefy

v. make (a solid substance) liquid, as by heating, become liquid or fluid when heated
Show examples and contexts 
logorrhea

n. pathologically excessive (and often incoherent) talking
Show examples and contexts 
malfeasance

n. wrongful conduct by a public official
Show examples and contexts 
manoeuvre

v. perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense
Show examples and contexts 
mbira

n.an African musical instrument that consists of a wooden or gourd resonator and a varying number of tuned metal or wooden strips
Show examples and contexts 
memento

n. a reminder of past events
Show examples and contexts 
milquetoast

n. a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive
Show examples and contexts 
minuscule

n. a small cursive script developed from uncial between the 7th and 9th centuries and used in medieval manuscripts, very small
Show examples and contexts 
mischievous

a. deliberately causing harm or damage, naughtily or annoyingly playful
Show examples and contexts 
mlechchha

n.one who does not practice Hinduism
Show examples and contexts 
nausea

n. the state that precedes vomiting, disgust so strong it makes you feel sick
Show examples and contexts 
nauseous

a. feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit, causing or able to cause nausea
Show examples and contexts 
ngege

n. an important African cichlid food fish
Show examples and contexts 
ngwee

n. monetary unit of Zambia, equal to one hundredth of kwacha;
Show examples and contexts 
onomatopoeia

n. using words that imitate the sound they denote
Show examples and contexts 
orangutan

n. large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits
Show examples and contexts 
paraphernalia

n. equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
Show examples and contexts 
pfennig

n. (until introduction of euro in 2002) monetary unit of Germany, equal to one hundredth of mark;
Show examples and contexts 
phthisis

n. pulmonary tuberculosis or similar progressive wasting disease;
Show examples and contexts 
precocious

a. characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity, especially in mental aptitude
Show examples and contexts 
prosciutto

n. raw cured Italian ham
Show examples and contexts 
prospicience

n. the act of looking forward, foresight
Show examples and contexts 
pschent

n. headdress of the later Egyptian pharaohs formed of the two crowns
Show examples and contexts 
psephology

n. statistical study of elections and trends in voting;
Show examples and contexts 
psoriasis

n. a chronic skin disease characterized by dry red patches covered with scales; occurs especially on the scalp and ears and genitalia and the skin over bony prominences
Show examples and contexts 
ptarmic

n. a substance that causes sneezing
Show examples and contexts 
pterodactyl

n. extinct flying reptile
Show examples and contexts 
ptosis

n. drooping of upper eyelid due to paralysis or disease
Show examples and contexts 
pycnogonid

n. any of various small long-legged marine arthropods (class Pycnogonida) that superficially resemble spiders
Show examples and contexts 
qiviut

n. the wool of the undercoat of the musk ox
Show examples and contexts 
rhathymia

n. the state of being carefree : light-heartedness
Show examples and contexts 
rhythm

n. recurring at regular intervals
Show examples and contexts 
sacrilegious

a. grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred
Show examples and contexts 
schokker

n. a large Dutch cutter, yawl, or ketch-rigged pleasure boat
Show examples and contexts 
sforzando

n. an accented chord, (music) a notation written above a note and indicating that it is to be played with a strong initial attack
Show examples and contexts 
sgabello

n. an Italian-Renaissance wooden side chair consisting of a stool or similar form with a simple upright back
Show examples and contexts 
sherbet

n. a frozen dessert made primarily of fruit juice and sugar, but also containing milk or egg-white or gelatin
Show examples and contexts 
sjambok

n. long, stiff whip, originally made of rhinoceros hide
Show examples and contexts 
soubrette

n. actress playing lively flirtatious role;
Show examples and contexts 
stichomythia

n. dialogue in which two characters speak alternate lines of verse;
Show examples and contexts 
supersede

v. take the place or move into the position of
Show examples and contexts 
surveillance

n. close observation of a person or group (usually by the police)
Show examples and contexts 
svedberg

n. unit of time equal to 10 13 seconds;
Show examples and contexts 
synecdoche

n. substituting a more inclusive term for a less inclusive one or vice versa
Show examples and contexts 
takkanah

n. a rabbinic ordinance initiating a practice not directly based on biblical authority or oral tradition
Show examples and contexts 
tchaviche

n. a large, usually red-fleshed, commercially important salmon
Show examples and contexts 
teonanacatl

n. any of several mushrooms that are sources of hallucinogens
Show examples and contexts 
tjaele

n. frozen ground, permanently frozen ground
Show examples and contexts 
tyranny

n. a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator, dominance through threat of punishment and violence
Show examples and contexts 
tzigane

n. Hungarian Gypsy;
Show examples and contexts 
vengeance

n. the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
Show examples and contexts 
vignette

n. a small illustrative sketch (as sometimes placed at the beginning of chapters in books), a brief literary description
Show examples and contexts 
weltanschauung

n. particular philosophy or view of life;
Show examples and contexts 
ylem

n. (in Big Bang theory) primordial matter of universe, originally conceived as composed of neutrons;
Show examples and contexts 
ytterbium

n. chemical element of atomic number 70, silvery-white metal of lanthanide series;
Show examples and contexts 
zwetschenwasser

n. a colorless plum brandy with a bitter almond taste
Show examples and contexts 