| Word |
Meaning |
| aboveboard |
without concealment, fraud, or trickery |
| actuary |
an officer, as of an insurance company, who calculates and states the risks and premiums |
| adjuvant |
auxillary; that helps or aids |
| animadversion |
the utterance of criticism or censure; a critical (esp. unfavorable) comment (on or upon something) |
| ante |
in the game of poker, to put up a stake before the cards are dealt |
| antracite |
hard coal |
| antic |
a grotesque, ludicrous, or fantastic action |
| antilogy |
a contradiction in ideas, statements, or terms |
| averse |
reluctant |
| balsam |
medical preparation, aromatic and oily, used for healing |
| beck |
to give a signal to, by nod or gesture |
| brae |
a sloping bank; hillside |
| brimstone |
sulfur |
| cameo |
any small engraved or carved work in relief; a minor but well defined role in a play, movie, etc, esp. when performed by a notable actor |
| chagrin |
a feeling of embarrassment and annoyance because one has failed or been disappointed; mortification |
| codicil |
an addition to a will that changes, explains, revokes, or adds provisions |
| commissariat |
the department of an army charged with the provision of its food and water and daily needs |
| chiffon |
a very thin guaze used for trimmings, evening dress, etc. |
| complicity |
participation or partnership, as in wrong-doing or with a wrong-doer |
| cornice |
an ornamental molding running round the walls of a room close to the ceiling |
| coxswain |
one who steers a rowboat, or one who has charge of a ship's boat and its crew under a officer |
| culvert |
any artificial covered channel for the passage of water through a bank or under a road, canal |
| curio |
any unusual or rare article |
| cynosure |
any person or thing that is the center of attention or interest |
| dendroid |
treelike in form |
| derrick |
a large apparatus for lifting and moving heavy objects |
| datum |
something known or assumed; information from which conclusions can be inferred |
| defalcate |
to steal or misuse funds entrusted to one's care; embezzle |
| caitiff |
a mean, evil, or corwardly person |
| cadenza |
an elaborate, often improvised musical passage played unaccompanied by the solo instrument in a concerto |
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