December - High frequency words

1. Chicanery - Deception by trickery or sophistry; lack of straightforwardness and honesty in action; legal trickery or false argument; deception, trickery
2. Countenance - Appearance, especially the expression of the face; face or facial features; look or expression indicative of encouragement or of moral support; give sanction or support to; tolerate or approve; disposition of the facial features that conveys meaning, feeling, or mood
3. Circuitry - The design of or a detailed plan for an electric circuit
4. Conundrum - A riddle in which a fanciful question is answered by a pun; paradoxical, insoluble, or difficult problem; a dilemma; anything that arouses curiosity or perplexes because it is unexplained, inexplicable, or secret
5. Commotion - A condition of turbulent motion; clamor, uproar; noisy confusion; disorder
6. Convoluted - Having numerous overlapping coils or folds; intricate; complicated; coiled; twisted
7. Comprehend - To take in the meaning, nature, or importance of; grasp; take in as a part; include; fully understand
8. Chuckle - To laugh quietly or to oneself; cluck or chuck, as a hen; quiet laugh of mild amusement or satisfaction; a soft partly suppressed laugh
9. Nuance - A subtle or slight degree of difference, as in meaning, feeling, or tone; a gradation; expression or appreciation of subtle shades of meaning, feeling, or tone; slight difference; shading; slight variation between nearly identical entities
10. Austerity - The quality of being austere; severe and rigid economy; austere habit or practice; barrenness; grimness; refraining; abstinence; severity
11. Perspicacious - Having or showing penetrating mental discernment; clear-sighted; observant, perceptive
12. Mottled - Mark with many small spots; variegated pattern, as on marble; spotted or blotched with different shades or colors; speckled
13. Edifice - Something that is built, as for human habitation; a structure; act, process, art, or occupation of constructing; structure that stands more or less permanently in one place
14. Buttress - A means or device that keeps something erect, stable, or secure; present evidence in support of; support, bolster; support built to strengthen a wall
15. Obfuscate - To render indistinct or dim; darken; to make so confused or opaque as to be difficult to perceive or understand
16. Range - A row of connected mountain; limits within which there are changes or differences; line of objects in direct succession, as a range of columns
17. Dilettante - A dabbler in an art or a field of knowledge; lover of the fine arts; a connoisseur; superficial; amateurish; lacking professional skill and ease in a particular pursuit
18. Resilience - The ability to recover quickly from illness, change, or misfortune; buoyancy; property of a material that enables it to resume its original shape or position after being bent, stretched, or compressed; elasticity; flexibility; strength of character
19. Garbled - To mix up or distort to such an extent as to make misleading or incomprehensible; to scramble (a signal or message), as by erroneous encoding or faulty transmission; to sort out; cull; mix up, misrepresent; make false by mutilation or addition
20. Mulish - Stubborn and intractable; recalcitrant; unreasonably rigid in the face of argument or entreaty or attack
21. Gaunt - Thin and bony; angular; emaciated and haggard; drawn; bleak and desolate; barren; skinny, pale; having little flesh or fat on the body; worn and lean, as from hunger or illness
22. Recant - To make a formal retraction or disavowal of (a statement or belief to which one has previously committed oneself); make a formal retraction or disavowal of a previously held statement or belief; to disavow (something previously written or said) irrevocably and usually formally; take back something said; to take back formally an opinion or belief
23. Dust jacket - A removable paper cover used to protect the binding of a book; cardboard sleeve in which a phonograph record is packaged; a paper jacket for a book; a jacket on which promotional information is printed
24. Subterfuge - A deceptive stratagem or device; indirect, usually cunning means of gaining an end; trickery; something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity
25. Pugnacious - Combative in nature; belligerent; having or showing an eagerness to fight
26. Taut - Pulled or drawn tight; not slack; strained; tense; marked by the efficient, sparing, or concise use of something, such as language or detail; kept in trim shape; neat and tidy; rigid, tight; (of a ship) having a disciplined and efficient crew
27. Repudiate - To refuse to recognize or acknowledge; reject; turn one's back on; disown
28. Ruminative - Inclined to, or engaged in, rumination or meditation; persistently or morbidly thoughtful
29. Evoke - To summon or call forth; call to mind by naming, citing, or suggesting; create anew, especially by means of the imagination; induce, stimulate
30. Malaise - A vague feeling of bodily discomfort, as at the beginning of an illness; general sense of depression or unease; general feeling of discomfort or uneasiness, often the first indication of an infection or other disease
31. Inept - Unskillful; or not fit or suitable; clumsy, unskilled; incompetent; not suitable; improper
32. Peremptory - Urgent; imperative; overbearing, authoritative; tending to dictate; offensively self-assured; dictatorial; having the nature of or expressing a command; urgent; not allowing contradiction or refusal; imperative; putting an end to all debate or action
33. Emulate - To take as a model or make conform to a model; to strive against (others) for victory; to imitate with intent to learn; strive to equal or excel, especially through imitation; compete with successfully; approach or attain equality with; ambitious; emulous
34. Deplore - To feel or express strong disapproval of; feel or express sorrow for; regret; condemn
35. Exacerbate - To increase the severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate; infuriate; make more sharp, severe, or virulent
36. Stymie - An obstacle or obstruction; situation in golf in which an opponent's ball obstructs the line of play of one's own ball on the putting green; frustrate, hinder; a thwarting and distressing situation
37. Vile - Very evil; unpleasant; so objectionable as to elicit despisal or deserve condemnation; heavily soiled; very dirty or unclean; extremely unpleasant to the senses or feelings; having or proceeding from low moral standards; offensive, horrible; loathsome; disgusting
38. Deplore - To feel or express strong disapproval of; feel or express sorrow for; regret; condemn
39. Thwart - To prevent from accomplishing a purpose; stop, hinder; oppose and defeat the efforts, plans, or ambitions of; seat across a boat on which a rower may sit
40. Ostracize - To exclude from a group; to exclude from normal social or professional activities; to force to leave a country or place by official decree; exile, banish; to put into public disfavor
41. Imbue - To inspire or influence thoroughly; pervade; to permeate or saturate; to stain or dye deeply; to cause to be filled, as with a particular mood or tone; infuse, saturate
42. Stinting - To be sparing or thrifty; economize; hold back; restrict or limit, as in amount or number; be sparing with; subsist on a meager allowance; be frugal; length of time spent in a particular way; fixed amount or share of work allotted; limitation or restriction
43. Drivel - To talk foolishly; foolish talk; slobber; drool; saliva flowing from the
44. Accrue - Accumulate or increase; increasing by addition of growth, often financial
45. Taciturn - Disinclined to speak. or inclined to silence; untalkative
46. Draconian - Exceedingly harsh; very severe; of or relating to Draco or his harsh code of laws
47. Propensity - An innate inclination; a tendency; inclination, weakness; ending towards or natural liking
48. Voracious - Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous; having or marked by an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; greedy; very hungry; eating with greediness or in very large quantities
49. Oblivion - The condition or quality of being completely forgotten; act or an instance of forgetting; total forgetfulness; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty; mental blankness; nothingness; state of having been totally forgotten
50. Obduracy - The state or quality of being intractable or hardened; resoluteness by virtue of being unyielding and inflexible; quality or state of being stubbornly inflexible
51. Panache - Dash; verve; bunch of feathers or a plume, especially on a helmet; person's flamboyant spirit; dash or flamboyance in style
52. Debilitate - To sap the strength or energy of; enervate; lessen or deplete the nerve, energy, or strength of; incapacitate; reduce in strength; to weaken
53. Ruminate - To turn a matter over and over in the mind; chew cud; reflect on over and over again; think about seriously; chew over again, as food previously swallowed and regurgitated. ; to think about something for a long time
54. Palpable - Capable of being handled, touched, or felt; tangible; obvious; concrete, real
55. Repertoire - The stock of songs, plays, operas, readings, or other pieces that a player or company is prepared to perform; class of compositions in a genre; range or number of skills, aptitudes, or special accomplishments of a particular person or group; the entire range of skills or aptitudes or devices used in a particular field or occupation; a collection of works that an artist or company can perform
56. Slake - To satisfy (a craving); quench; to lessen the force or activity of; moderate; to cool or refresh by wetting or moistening; to combine (lime) chemically with water or moist air; make less active or intense
57. Apocryphal - Of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious; questionable; fake; of questionable authenticity
58. Flamboyant - Highly elaborate; ornate; given to ostentatious or audacious display; extravagant, theatrical
59. Buoyant - Having the ability to float; light in weight; lighthearted; gay
60. Extort - To obtain from another by coercion or intimidation; get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner
61. Hoodwink - To take in by deceptive means; deceive; trick or mislead; cause to accept what is false, especially by trickery or misrepresentation; influence by slyness; conceal one's true motives from esp. by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end
62. Slack - Looseness, excess; loose, baggy; lazy, negligent; mixture of coal fragments, coal dust, and dirt that remains after screening coal; small dell or hollow
63. Sunder - To break or wrench apart; sever; a division or separation; to crack or split into two or more fragments by means of or as a result of force, a blow, or strain
64. Bibulous - Given to or marked by the consumption of alcoholic drink; very absorbent, as paper or soil; inclined to drink; of or relating to drink or drinking
65. Miff - A petulant, bad-tempered mood; a huff; petty quarrel or argument; a tiff; cause to become offended or annoyed; annoy, bewilder; a state of irritation or annoyance; extreme displeasure caused by an insult or slight
66. Abrasion - The process of wearing down or rubbing away by means of friction; scraped area on the skin or on a mucous membrane, resulting from injury or irritation; that which is rubbed off
67. Lubricant - A substance, such as grease or oil, that reduces friction when applied as a surface coating to moving parts; one that helps reduce difficulty or conflict; a substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery
68. Aesthetic - Showing good taste
69. Orator - A public speaker; eloquent and skilled public speaker
70. Articulate - To speak clearly and distinctly; say clearly, coherently; connect; form a joint; be jointed; characterized by the use of clear, expressive language
71. Addle - To muddle; confuse; become rotten, as an egg; cause to be unclear in mind or intent; mix up or confuse
72. Encipher - To put (a message, for example) into cipher; convert plain text into unintelligible form by means of a cipher system
73. Disparate - Fundamentally distinct or different in kind; entirely dissimilar; containing or composed of dissimilar or opposing elements; at odds, different; not like another in nature, quality, amount, or form; including markedly dissimilar elements; fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind
74. Tantalizing - Enticingly in sight, yet often out of reach; arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable or mockingly out of reach; very pleasantly inviting
75. Catholic - Broad in tastes or interests; all-embracing, general; member of a Catholic church, especially a Roman Catholic
76. Unbuttoned - Free and unrestrained in expression; not under constraint in action or expression; not buttoned
77. Manumit - To free from slavery or bondage; emancipate; free from slavery or servitude
78. Squall - To scream or cry loudly and harshly; brief sudden violent windstorm, often accompanied by rain or snow; short, violent storm
79. Ladle - A long-handled spoon with a deep bowl for serving soup, stew etc
80. Truncate - To decrease, as in length or amount, by or as if by severing or excising; shorten
81. Afflatus - A strong creative impulse, especially as a result of divine inspiration; divine guidance and motivation imparted directly; a creative impulse, an inspiration
82. Tendentious - Marked by a strong implicit point of view; partisan; having or marked by a strong tendency especially a controversial one; bias
83. Profundity - Great depth; depth of intellect, feeling, or meaning; wisdom that is recondite and abstruse and profound; intellectual depth; penetrating knowledge; keen insight; the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas; the quality of being physically deep
84. Synergy - The interaction of two or more agents or forces so that their combined effect is greater than the sum of their individual effects; cooperative interaction among groups, especially among the acquired subsidiaries or merged parts of a corporation, that creates an enhanced combined effect; process in which two organs, substances, or agents work simultaneously to enhance the functions and effects of one another; joint work toward a common end
85. Cavil - To find fault unnecessarily; raise trivial objections; quibble about; detect petty flaws in; carping or trivial objection; critic of our own work
86. Spurious - Lacking authenticity or validity in essence or origin; not genuine; false; of illegitimate birth; similar in appearance but unlike in structure or function; counterfeit, fake; fraudulently or deceptively imitative
87. Restive - Uneasily impatient under restriction, opposition, criticism, or delay; resisting control; difficult to control; impatient, nervous; being in a tense state; impatient especially under restriction or delay
88. Demur - To express opposition, often by argument; disagree; to delay
89. Skimp - To deal with hastily, carelessly, or with poor material; be stingy or very thrifty; scanty; be cheap or frugal about; give barely enough or not enough attention, funds or effort
90. Parsimonious - Excessively sparing or frugal; penny-pinching; too economical; stingy
91. Lionize - To look on or treat (a person) as a celebrity; treat as a celebrity; treat as a famous person
92. Chronological - Arranged in order of time of occurrence; relating to or arranged according to temporal order
93. Munificent - Very liberal in giving; generous; showing great generosity
94. Affable - Easy and pleasant to speak to; approachable; gentle and gracious; friendly; characterized by kindness and warm, unaffected courtesy
95. Dapper - Neatly dressed; trim; very stylish in dress; lively and alert
96. Tenable - Capable of being maintained in argument; capable of being held against assault; defensible; reasonable
97. Abate - To lessen; to subside; in metalwork, to cut away or beat down so as to show a pattern or figure in low relief
98. Elucidate - To make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify; give an explanation that serves to clarify; make clear or clearer; explain in detail; make the facts more clear; explain
99. Ennui - Listlessness and dissatisfaction resulting from lack of interest; boredom; condition of being bored
100. Grimace - A sharp contortion of the face expressive of pain, contempt, or disgust
101. Laconic - Using or marked by the use of few words; terse or concise; short, to the point
102. Hapless - Luckless; unfortunate; involving or undergoing chance misfortune
103. Torrid - Parched with the heat of the sun; intensely hot; sensuous; passionate; ardent; hurried; rapid
104. Gruffness - A throaty harshness; an abrupt discourteous manner
105. Baneful - Causing harm, ruin, or death; harmful; ruinous, injurious
106. Gully - A deep ditch or channel cut in the earth by running water after a prolonged downpour; to wear a deep ditch or channel in; deep ditch cut by running water
107. Canyon - A narrow chasm with steep cliff walls, cut into the earth by running water; a gorge; gulf in mountain area; long, narrow valley with high cliffs on each side
108. Invigorate - To impart vigor, strength, or vitality to; animate; stimulate; heighten or intensify; give life or energy to; make lively; impart vigor, strength, or vitality to
109. Saunter - To walk at a leisurely pace; stroll; leisurely pace; leisurely walk or stroll; stroll; walk in a confident manner; act of walking, especially for pleasure
110. Teeter - To move or behave in an unsteady manner; wobble; wobble back and forth; walk unsteadily; move back and forth or from side to side, as if about to fall; vacillate
111. Hoary - Gray or white with or as if with age; covered with grayish hair or pubescence; old as to inspire veneration; ancient; elderly; trite
112. Arabesque - A ballet position in which the dancer bends forward while standing on one straight leg with the arm extended forward and the other arm and leg extended backward; complex, ornate design of intertwined floral, foliate, and geometric figures; ornate, whimsical composition especially for piano; intricate or elaborate pattern or design
113. Philanthropist - One who practices philanthropy; one who loves mankind, and seeks to promote the good of others; rich (and usually bald) old gentleman who has trained himself to grin while his conscience is picking his pocket
114. Ruminative - Inclined to, or engaged in, rumination or meditation; persistently or morbidly thoughtful; characterized by, or disposed to thought
115. Deflated - To cause to be no longer believed or valued; humiliate; reduce or cause to contract; release contained air or gas from; collapse by releasing contained air or gas; reduce the amount or availability of (currency or credit), effecting a decline in prices
116. Bifurcate - To divide into two parts or branches; separate into two parts or branches; fork; split or divide into two branches
117. Peregrination - A traveling from one country to another; a wandering; sojourn in foreign countries; travel (especially by foot); travels
118. Quagmire - Land with a soft muddy surface; difficult or precarious situation; a predicament; usually low-lying area of soft waterlogged ground and standing water; difficult, often embarrassing situation or condition; bad situation
119. Cortege - A train of attendants, as of a distinguished person; a retinue; ceremonial procession; funeral procession; group following and attending to some important person
120. Obtuse - Lacking in intelligence; blunt, not sharp; stupid; not quick to understand
121. Loft - A large, usually unpartitioned floor over a factory, warehouse, or other commercial or industrial space; a floor converted into an apartment or artist's studio; gallery or balcony, as in a church; backward slant of the face of a golf club head, designed to drive the ball in a high arc; golf stroke that drives the ball in a high arc; thickness of a fabric or yarn; thickness of an item, such as a down comforter, that is filled with compressible insulating material; lay out a full-size drawing of (the parts of a ship's hull, for example); rise high into the air
122. Facet - Any of the many polished sides of a cut gem; any of various sides or appearances; small, plane surface on a hard body such as a bone; flat surface between two column flutes, a fillet; flattened, highly polished wear pattern, as noted on a tooth; particular angle from which something is considered
123. Priggish - Marked by excessive concern for propriety and good form; exaggeratedly proper; conceited; pragmatical
124. Proselytize - To induce someone to convert to one's own religious faith; induce someone to join one's own political party or to espouse one's doctrine; convert (a person) from one belief, doctrine, cause, or faith to another; convert to another faith or religion
125. Recidivism - A slipping from a higher or better condition to a lower or poorer one; the tendency for an ill person to relapse or return to the hospital; the return to a life of crime after a conviction and sentence; tendency to recidivate
126. Hearsay - Unverified information heard or received from another; rumor; evidence based on the reports of others rather than the personal knowledge of a witness and therefore generally not admissible as testimony; idle, often sensational and groundless talk about others; unsubstantiated information
127. Morose - Sullenly melancholy; gloomy; very depressed, pessimistic; gloomy in attitude
128. Malleable - Capable of being shaped or formed, as by hammering or pressure; tractable; able to adjust to changing circumstances; adaptable; pliable; flexible
129. Diminution - The act or process of diminishing; a lessening or reduction; resulting reduction; decrease; statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration, usually one-half, of the original; lessening, reduction
130. Garrulous - Given to excessive and often trivial or rambling talk; tiresomely talkative; wordy and rambling; talkative
131. Inane - One that lacks sense or substance; stupid
132. Patent - A document granting an inventor sole rights to an invention; clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment; unconcealed, conspicuous; easily seen through due to a lack of subtlety; readily seen, perceived, or understood; invent, originate, or be the proprietor of (an idea, for example); grant made by a government that confers on an individual fee-simple title to public lands
133. Surreptitious - Obtained, done, or made by clandestine or stealthy means; sneaky, secret; trickily secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; Marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
134. Turbulent - Violently agitated or disturbed; tumultuous; a chaotic or restless character or tendency; causing unrest or disturbance; unruly; rebellious, unmanageable; unsettled, raging (weather); (of a liquid) agitated vigorously; in a state of turbulence; characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
135. Upbraid - To criticize for a fault or an offense; to scold; utter a reproach to
136. Infuriate - To make furious, enrage; make very angry
137. Hasten - To move or act swiftly; cause to hurry; speed up; accelerate
138. Spontaneous - Happening or arising without apparent external cause; self-generated; arising from a natural inclination or impulse and not from external incitement or constraint; unconstrained and unstudied in manner or behavior; growing without cultivation or human labor; impulsive, willing; said or done without having been planned or written in advance
139. Vivid - Perceived as bright and distinct; brilliant; having intensely bright colors; having a very high degree of saturation; presented in clear and striking manner; felt with the freshness of immediate experience; active in forming lifelike images
140. Rile - To stir to anger; to stir up (liquid); roil; to trouble the nerves or peace of mind of, especially by repeated vexations; anger, upset; cause annoyance in; disturb, esp. by minor irritations; make turbid by stirring up the sediments of
141. Lacerated - Having a deeply and irregularly incised margin or apex; Cut or wounded in a jagged manner; rip, cut, or tear; wounded; cause deep emotional pain to; distress
142. Graze - To feed on grass or other plants; make light and momentary contact with, as in passing; strike a surface at such an angle as to be deflected; light and momentary contact with another person or thing
143. Turncoat - A person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc; who traitorously switches allegiance; person who deserts one cause or party to join an opposing one
144. Nadir - The lowest point
145. Acme - The highest point, as of achievement or development; highest point or state; pinnacle of achievement or physical object; peak of perfection
146. Fastidiousness - Attentiveness to detail; the trait of being meticulous about matters of taste or style
147. Boor - A person with rude, clumsy manners and little refinement; a peasant; clod; a rude or ill-mannered person
148. Stultify - To allege or prove insane and so not legally responsible; cause to appear foolish; deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless; cripple
149. Offhand - Without preparation or forethought; extemporaneously; abrupt, careless; without previous study or preparation; performed or expressed without preparation or forethought
150. Augmented - Larger by a semitone than the corresponding major or perfect interval; added to or made greater in amount or number or strength
151. Exanimate - Lifeless; dead; to deprive of life or spirit; destitute of animation; spiritless; disheartened; deprive of animation or of life; deprived of life
152. Exude - To ooze forth; to discharge or emit (a liquid or gas, for example) gradually; to exhibit in abundance; to flow or leak out or emit something slowly; display, emit
153. Ignominy - Great personal dishonor or humiliation; shameful or disgraceful action, conduct, or character; loss of or damage to one's reputation; shame
154. Harangue - A long pompous speech, especially one delivered before a gathering; speech or piece of writing characterized by strong feeling or expression; a tirade; long, violent, or blustering speech, usually of censure or denunciation; speak in a loud, pompous, or prolonged manner; lecture; long passionate speech
155. Mollify - To calm in temper or feeling; soothe; lessen in intensity; temper; reduce the rigidity of; soften; ease the anger or agitation of; ause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else; moderate
156. Gratuitous - Costing nothing; not required, necessary, or warranted by the circumstances of the case; not necessary; free
157. Quisling - A traitor who serves as the puppet of the enemy occupying his or her country; someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force
158. Tawdry - Gaudy and cheap in nature or appearance; cheap, tasteless
159. Lull - To make or become calm; pause, calm; ease off; to cause to sleep or rest
160. Tacit - Implied by or inferred from actions or statements; not spoken; not voiced or expressed; conveyed indirectly without words or speech; taken for granted; understood, implied
161. Precept - A principle governing affairs within or among political units; principle intended as a general rule; rule or principle prescribing a particular course of action or conduct; authorized direction or order; a writ

Analogies 111 - 115

111). LIEN:CLAIM::

(A) brief:investigation
(B) mortgage:interest
(C) foreclosure:pleading
(D) garnishment:presumption
(E) subpoena:command

112). VERBOSITY:WORDS::

(A) harmoniousness:relationships
(B) floridness:embellishments
(C) interrogation:answers
(D) supposition:proposals
(E) condemnation:acts

113). ARBOREAL:TREES::

(A) terrestrial:plains
(B) amphibious:rivers
(C) herbaceous:plants
(D) subterranean:caves
(E) sidereal:stars

114). SUPPLANT:REPLACE::

(A) snatch:take
(B) beg:invite
(C) convict:accuse
(D) savor:gulp
(E) miss:lose

115). ZEALOUS:ENTHUSIASTIC::

(A) pedantic:educated
(B) flamboyant:stylish
(C) cautious:prudent
(D) pious:virtuous
(E) idolatrous:devoted


Answers:

111). OA - E - Legally backed/ legal Y is X
LIEN: legal claim; right to take and hold or sell the property of a debtor as security or payment for a debt or duty
SUBPOENA: to command attendance in court by a legal writ, under a penalty in case of disobedience

112). OA - B - X is use of Y in excess
Embellishment: beautification; decorating
Harmoniousness: compatibility in opinion and action..can be between just two people too
Excess of relations can lead both ways....probability of disharmony is also equal.. so excess of relations is not always harmony...excess of adjustment in relations well can be said will lead to peace/ harmony....but excess of words is always verbosity

113). OA - E - X is of, relating to Y
Sidereal: of, relating to, or concerned with the stars or constellations
Arboreal: of or relating to or formed by trees
Terrestrial: earthly; relating to the earth or its inhabitants
You have to form the direct bridge between arboreal and trees .and not between animals and trees/ arboreal...

114). OA - A - negative Y is X

SUPPLANT: take the place of (another) against the other's will
SNATCH: take (another's property) without permission; grab away

115) .OA - E - blindly or excessively Y person is X
Stylish: Conforming to the current fashion; modish; fashionable
Stylish person is always marked by good taste..Flamboyant is the other way round, flamboyant is very bright and showy; marked by ostentation but often tasteless; or elaborately or excessively ornamented...so none of the meaning suggests too much of style is flamboyant

November - High frequency words

1. Insinuation - An artful, indirect, often derogatory hint; the act of gaining acceptance or affection for yourself by persuasive and subtle blandishments; an indirect (and usually malicious) implication
2. Innuendo - An indirect or subtle, usually derogatory implication in expression; an insinuation; an artful, indirect, often derogatory hint; suggestion
3. Tardy - Occurring, arriving, acting, or done after the scheduled, expected, or usual time; late; moving slowly; sluggish
4. Protract - To draw out or lengthen in time; prolong; draw to scale by means of a scale and protractor; plot; extend, draw out
5. Belie - To give a false representation to; misrepresent; to show to be false; contradict; deceive
6. Lubricant - A substance, such as grease or oil, that reduces friction when applied as a surface coating to moving parts; one that helps reduce difficulty or conflict; a substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery
7. Predicament - A situation, especially an unpleasant, troublesome, or trying one, from which extrication is difficult; a difficult, often embarrassing situation or condition; the wage of consistency
8. Natatorium - An indoor swimming pool; pool that provides a facility for swimming; building containing a swimming pool; a swimming pool
9. Carouse - To engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking; drink excessively; make merry, often with liquor
10. Sobriety - Gravity in bearing, manner, or treatment; moderation in or abstinence from alcohol or drugs; abstaining from excess; the state of being sober
11. Fretwork - Ornamental work consisting of three-dimensional frets; geometric openwork; design of short bars or lines fitted together
12. Succor - Assistance in time of distress; relief; one that affords assistance or relief; to give assistance to in time of want, difficulty, or distress; give support or assistance
13. Lofty - Of imposing height; elevated in character; exalted; arrogant; haughty; affecting grandness; pompous; exceedingly dignified in form, tone, or style; of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
14. Porous - Penetrated by pores and open spaces; having holes; absorbent; admitting the passage of gas or liquid through pores or interstices; easily crossed or penetrated
15. Pervasive - Having the quality or tendency to pervade or permeate; spreading throughout; extending; suffusing
16. Sham - A fraudulent imitation; a display of insincere behavior; to behave affectedly or insincerely or take on a false or misleading appearance of; to assume a false appearance or character; dissemble; a decorative cover made to simulate an article of household linen and used over or in place of it
17. Lassitude - Lack of energy
18. Thin - Make diluted or less dense; transparent, fine; light, slender; diluted; deficient, weak
19. Glib - Marked by ease and fluency of speech or writing that often suggests or stems from insincerity, superficiality, or deceitfulness.
20. Nebulous - Cloudy, misty, or hazy; lacking definite form or limits; vague; liable to more than one interpretation; confused, obscure
21. Caveat - A warning or caution; qualification or explanation; formal notice filed by an interested party with a court or officer, requesting the postponement of a proceeding until the filer is heard; advice to beware, as of a person or thing
22. Profundity - Great depth; depth of intellect, feeling, or meaning; wisdom that is recondite and abstruse and profound; intellectual depth; penetrating knowledge; keen insight; the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas; the quality of being physically deep
23. Ignoble - Not noble in quality, character, or purpose; base or mean; lowly, unworthy; low in character or purpose; dishonorable
24. Maladroit - Marked by a lack of adroitness; inept person; awkward, clumsy; tactless; lacking dexterity and grace in physical movement
25. Deft - Quick and skillful; adroit; agile, clever; quick and neat in action; skillful
26. Flippant - Marked by disrespectful levity or casualness; pert; talkative; voluble; irreverent; having a light, pert, trifling disposition
27. Gravity - High seriousness of manner or bearing; seriousness, importance; natural force of attraction exerted by a celestial body, such as Earth, upon objects at or near its surface, tending to draw them toward the center of the body; dignity of manner
28. Quiescence - The condition of being temporarily inactive; a state of quiet (but possibly temporary) inaction
29. Martinet - A strict disciplinarian, especially in the armed forces; one who demands absolute adherence to forms and rules
30. Trepidation - A state of alarm or dread; apprehension; an involuntary trembling or quivering; anxiety, worry
31. Adept - Clever; well-skilled; very able; highly skilled person; an expert
32. Brazen - Marked by flagrant and insolent audacity; having a loud, usually harsh, resonant sound; made of brass; resembling brass, as in color or strength; to face or undergo with bold self-assurance; brash, unashamed; rude and disrespectful; characterized by or done without shame
33. Precariousness - The quality or condition of being physically unsteady; quality or condition of being erratic and undependable; extreme dangerousness
34. Soporific - Inducing or tending to induce sleep; drowsy; drug or other substance that induces sleep; a hypnotic; sleepy; sleep-inducing
35. Wax - Any of various natural, oily or greasy heat-sensitive substances, consisting of hydrocarbons or esters of fatty acids that are insoluble in water but soluble in nonpolar organic solvents; resinous mixture used by shoemakers to rub on thread; phonograph record; to increase gradually in size, number, strength, or intensity; to show a progressively larger illuminated area, as the moon does in passing from new to full; to grow or become as specified
36. Abet - To give support or assistance; assist, help in wrongdoing; approve, encourage, and support (an action or a plan of action); urge and help on
37. Ameliorative - To make or become better; improve; relieve or reduce pain
38. Truncate - To decrease, as in length or amount, by or as if by severing or excising; shorten
39. Impervious - Incapable of being penetrated; incapable of being affected; having the capacity to withstand; not allowing to pass through
40. Impromptu - Spoken, performed, or composed with little or no preparation or forethought; unrehearsed, improvised; with little or no preparation; extemporaneously
41. Labyrinth - Something that is intricately and often bewilderingly complex; intricate structure of interconnecting passages through which it is difficult to find one's way; a maze
42. Languish - To be or become weak or feeble; lose strength or vigor; exist or continue in miserable or disheartening conditions; remain unattended or be neglected; become downcast or pine away in longing; become downcast or pine away in longing
43. Perpetrate - To be responsible for; commit; be responsible for or guilty of (an error or crime); be guilty of doing
44. Predispose - To have an impact on in a certain way; provide an inclination or susceptibility; influence to believe something; settle or dispose of in advance
45. Expropriate - To transfer (another's property) to oneself; to deprive of possession; take quick and forcible possession of; seize
46. Flannel - A soft light woolen fabric; used for clothing; bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the face and body; (usually in the plural) trousers
47. Adulation - Excessive flattery or admiration; excessive, ingratiating praise; overenthusiastic praise; servile flattery; exaggerated and hypocritical praise
48. Marble - A metamorphic rock formed by alteration of limestone or dolomite, often irregularly colored by impurities, and used especially in architecture and sculpture; small hard ball, usually of glass, used in children's games; common sense; sanity; healthy mental state
49. Prevaricator - A sham dealer; one who colludes with a defendant in a sham prosecution; one who betrays or abuses a trust; person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
50. Meandering - Rambling; winding
51. Panegyric - A formal eulogistic composition intended as a public compliment. Elaborate praise or laudation; an encomium
52. Euphemism - The act or an example of substituting a mild, indirect, or vague term for one considered harsh, blunt, or offensive; use or an instance of equivocal language; polite term
53. Garbled - To mix up or distort to such an extent as to make misleading or incomprehensible; to scramble (a signal or message), as by erroneous encoding or faulty transmission; to sort out; cull; mix up, misrepresent; make false by mutilation or addition
54. Comprehend - To take in the meaning, nature, or importance of; grasp; take in as a part; include; fully understand
55. Demur - To express opposition, often by argument; disagree; to delay
56. Vilify - To make vicious and defamatory statements about; criticize very harshly
57. Leaden - Lacking energy and vitality or showing such a lack; boring; gray; sluggish; darkened with overcast; made of or containing lead; made heavy or weighted down with weariness; (of movement) slow and laborious; lacking lightness or liveliness
58. Cognizant - Fully informed; conscious
59. Conjecture - Inference or judgment based on inconclusive or incomplete evidence; guesswork; speculation, assumption; make an uninformed guess
60. Vulgarity - Something, such as an act or expression, that offends good taste or propriety; impoliteness; rudeness; tastelessness; the quality of lacking taste and refinement
61. Manna - Spiritual nourishment of divine origin; something of value that a person receives unexpectedly; dried exudate of certain plants, as that of the Mediterranean ash tree, formerly used as a laxative; sweet granular substance excreted on the leaves of plants by certain insects, especially aphids, and often harvested by ants; in the Bible, the food miraculously provided for the Israelites in the wilderness during their flight from Egypt
62. Quash - To set aside or annul, especially by judicial action; put down or suppress forcibly and completely; bring to an end forcibly as if by imposing a heavy weight: choke off; destroy, defeat; nullify, cancel; put an end to by law or force
63. Vindicate - To clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting arguments or proof; prove one's innocence; clear of accusation, blame, suspicion, or doubt with supporting proof; maintain uphold, or defend; show to be right by providing justification or prove
64. Obdurate - Stubborn and unfeeling
65. Jargon - Unintelligible or foolish talk; variety of a language that differs from the standard form; specialized expressions indigenous to a particular field, subject, trade, or subculture; specialized language; dialect; specialized or technical language of a trade, profession, or similar group
66. Implacable - Impossible to placate or appease; firmly, often unreasonably immovable in purpose or will; merciless, cruel; incapable of being pleased
67. Luculent - Easily understood; clear or lucid; (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable
68. Melancholy - Sadness or depression of the spirits; gloom; affected with or marked by depression of the spirits; sad; pensive; thoughtful
69. Malaise - A vague feeling of bodily discomfort, as at the beginning of an illness; general sense of depression or unease; general feeling of discomfort or uneasiness, often the first indication of an infection or other disease
70. Engrossed - Preoccupied; attentive to
71. Sedulous - Persevering and constant in effort or application; assiduous; characterized by steady attention and effort; diligent
72. Perfidious - Not true to duty or obligation; treacherous
73. Retort - To answer back angrily or sharply; reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner; closed laboratory vessel with an outlet tube, used for distillation, sublimation, or decomposition by heat
74. Repartee - A swift, witty reply; conversation marked by the exchange of witty retorts; pleasant conversation
75. Nepotism - Favoritism shown or patronage granted to relatives, as in business; favor a relative, especially in regard to political office; favoritism
76. Cessation - A bringing or coming to an end; discontinuance of an action or motion
77. Embellish - To make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate; add ornamental or fictitious details to; endow with beauty and elegance by way of a notable addition
78. Veneration - Profound respect or reverence; deep respect
79. Accomplice - An associate in wrongdoing, especially one who aids or abets another in a criminal act, either as a principal or an accessory; helper, especially, in committing a crime; person who helps another commit a crime
80. Brevity - The quality or state of being brief in duration; shortness, briefness; concise expression; terseness
81. Chagrin - A keen feeling of mental unease, as of annoyance or embarrassment, caused by failure, disappointment, or a disconcerting event; displeasure; cause displeasure
82. Ostentatious - Marked by outward, often extravagant display; flashy, showy; overly showy to attract attention; pretentious
83. Tout - To increase or seek to increase the importance or reputation of by favorable publicity; brag about, show off; to solicit or importune; an informer; to obtain and deal in information on racehorses
84. Bereave - To leave desolate or alone, especially by death; take (something valuable or necessary), typically by force; death; loss; deprive through death
85. Schism - A separation or division into factions; disunion; discord; state of disagreement and disharmony; condition of being divided, as in opinion; interruption in friendly relations
86. Inured - To habituate to something undesirable, especially by prolonged subjection; accustom; make familiar through constant practice or use
87. Echelon - A formation of troops in which each unit is positioned successively to the left or right of the rear unit to form an oblique or steplike line; flight formation or arrangement of craft in this manner; subdivision of a military or naval force; level of responsibility or authority in a hierarchy; a rank; a formation of troops, ships, aircraft, or vehicles in parallel rows with the end of each row projecting further than the one in front
88. Detente - A relaxing or easing, as of tension between rivals; policy toward a rival nation or bloc characterized by increased diplomatic, commercial, and cultural contact and a desire to reduce tensions, as through negotiation or talks; easing of strained relations (especially between nations)
89. Haven - A harbor or anchorage; a port; place of refuge or rest; a sanctuary; an inlet providing shelter for ships or boats; a harbor or small port; something that physically protects, especially from danger; to give refuge to
90. Pallid - Having an abnormally pale or wan complexion; lacking intensity of color or luminousness
91. Meddlesome - Inclined to meddle or interfere; intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner; interfering
92. Cronyism - Favoritism shown to old friends without regard for their qualifications, as in political appointments to office; favoritism shown to friends and associates (as by appointing them to positions without regard for their qualifications)
93. Anomaly - Deviation or departure from the normal or common order, form, or rule; one that is peculiar, irregular, abnormal, or difficult to classify; condition of being abnormal; deviation from normal, usual; aberration or deviation from normal anatomic growth, development, or function
94. Tonic - A medicine that restores or increases vigor; producing or stimulating physical, mental, or emotional vigor; invigorating, refreshing, or restorative agent or influence; first note of a diatonic scale; the keynote; stressed, as a syllable; accented
95. Arcane - Known or understood by only a few; hidden, secret; difficult to explain or understand
96. Potable - A beverage, especially an alcoholic beverage; any liquid that is fit for drinking; fit for drinking
97. Potentate - One who has the power and position to rule over others; a monarch; one who dominates or leads a group or an endeavor; a ruler who is unconstrained by law; who wields great power or sway; leader
98. Dwindle - To become gradually less until little remains; waste away; taper off; become smaller or less; to slowly diminish
99. Venerate - To regard with respect, reverence, or heartfelt deference
100. Ineluctable - Not to be avoided or escaped; inevitable; certain; impossible to avoid or evade
101. Pedestrian - A person traveling on foot; a walker; lacking liveliness, charm, or surprise
102. Husky - Hoarse or rough in quality; strongly built; burly; dog of a breed developed in Siberia for pulling sleds and having a dense, variously colored coat; deep, scratchy in sound
103. Supple - Make pliant and flexible, as of leather and skins; gracefully slender; moving and bending with ease; (used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable; (used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely; bendable; compliant or adaptable
104. Teeter - To move or behave in an unsteady manner; wobble; wobble back and forth; walk unsteadily; move back and forth or from side to side, as if about to fall; vacillate
105. Wit - Mental ability; a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter; judgment; humor; intelligence; ability to perceive and express in an ingeniously humorous manner the relationship between seemingly incongruous or disparate things
106. Numb - Deprived of the power to feel or move normally; benumbed; deadened, insensitive; have no feeling; lacking responsiveness or alertness; render helpless, as by emotion
107. Obfuscate - To render indistinct or dim; darken; to make so confused or opaque as to be difficult to perceive or understand
108. Revelry - Boisterous merrymaking; act of showing joyful satisfaction in an event; joyful, exuberant activity
109. Nefarious - Infamous by way of being extremely wicked; bad, sinful; so objectionable as to elicit despisal or deserve condemnation
110. Succulent - Full of juice or sap; juicy; having thick, fleshy, water-storing leaves or stems; highly interesting or enjoyable; delectable; juicy, delicious
111. Esoteric - Beyond the understanding of an average mind; mysterious, obscure; not publicly disclosed; confidential; confined to a small group; intended for or understood by only a particular group; of or relating to that which is known by a restricted number of people
112. Intermittent - Stopping and starting at intervals; alternately containing and empty of water; irregular, sporadic; happening or appearing now and then
113. Crouch - To stoop, especially with the knees bent; to press the entire body close to the ground with the limbs bent; bend servilely or timidly; cringe; to bend (the head or knee, for example) low, as in fear or humility; act of bending low with the limbs close to the body
114. Recess - A pause or interval, as from work or duty; interrupt regular activity for a short period; stop action; break, interval in action; any shallow depression in a surface
115. Herculean - Of extraordinary size and power; displaying superhuman strength or power
116. Trifling - Of slight worth or importance; frivolous or idle; insignificant, worthless; contemptibly unimportant; the deliberate act of wasting time instead of working
117. Banquet - Banquet - An elaborate, sumptuous repast; ceremonial dinner honoring a particular guest or occasion; honor at or partake of a banquet; large meal elaborately prepared or served; dinner
118. Sliver - A slender piece cut, split, or broken off; a splinter; small narrow piece, portion, or plot; continuous strand of loose wool, flax, or cotton, ready for drawing and twisting; long, thin piece of food such as meat or cheese, or a thin wedge of pie
119. Slovenly - Untidy, as in dress or appearance; marked by negligence; slipshod; dirty, disordered; sloppy in dress or cleanliness
120. Slouch - To sit, stand, or walk with an awkward, drooping, excessively relaxed posture; slump over; an incompetent person; usually used in negative constructions; walk slovenly
121. Cloven - Split; divided; used of hooves
122. Obsequious - Full of or exhibiting servile compliance; fawning; excessively eager to serve or obey; submissive
123. Volubility - Marked by a ready flow of speech; fluent; turning easily on an axis; rotating; talkative; marked by a ready flow of speech
124. Nihilistic - Of, pertaining to, or characterized by, nihilism
125. Nihilism - Refusal to believe, obey; an extreme form of skepticism that denies all existence; doctrine holding that all values are baseless and that nothing can be known or communicated; belief that destruction of existing political or social institutions is necessary for future improvement; delusion, experienced in some mental disorders, that the world or one's mind, body, or self does not exist
126. Nitpick - To be concerned with or find fault with insignificant details; raise unnecessary or trivial objections; be overly critical; criticize minor details
127. Audacious - Daring ;bold
128. Transience - The state or quality of being transient; temporariness; an impermanence that suggests the inevitability of ending or dying; the attribute of being brief or fleeting
129. Fecklessness - Lacking purpose or vitality; feeble or ineffective; careless and irresponsible; without purpose; weak or ineffective
130. Idiosyncrasy - Personal mannerism; structural or behavioral characteristic peculiar to an individual or group; physiological or temperamental peculiarity; unusual individual reaction to food or a drug
131. Squat - To sit on one's heels: hunker (down); short and stocky; lower body by bending knees; small or worthless amount; diddlysquat; lair of an animal such as a hare; lift or a weightlifting exercise in which one squats and stands while holding a weighted barbell supported by the back of the shoulders; squatting or crouching posture
132. Meet - To come together face-to-face by arrangement: get together; fitting; come together, convene; connect, join; touch; happen on; perform, carry out
133. Itinerary - A route or proposed route of a journey; account or record of a journey; guidebook for travelers; of or relating to a journey or route; traveling from place to place; itinerant; an established line of travel or access
134. Loquacious - Talkative; garrulous
135. Sass - To talk impudently to; disrespectful speech; back talk; impertinent; an impudent or insolent rejoinder; answer back in an impudent or insolent manner
136. Capitulate - To surrender under specified conditions; come to terms; give up all resistance; acquiesce; to give in from or as if from a gradual loss of strength
137. Divulge - To make known (something private or secret); to proclaim publicly; disclose in a breach of confidence; confess
138. Untactful - Lacking sensitivity and skill in dealing with others; lacking or showing a lack of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others
139. Vitiate - To reduce the value or impair the quality of; to corrupt morally; debase; to make ineffective; invalidate
140. Hapless - Luckless; unfortunate; involving or undergoing chance misfortune
141. Transient - Temporary, fleeting, or passing phenomenon. A transient condition is of brief duration; lasting or existing only for a short time; an individual awaiting orders, transport, etc., at a post or station to which he or she is not attached or assigned
142. Pristine - Remaining in a pure state; uncorrupted by civilization. Remaining free from dirt or decay; clean
143. Blemish - To mar or impair by a flaw; imperfection that mars or impairs; a flaw or defect; spoil the soundness or perfection of; something that mars the appearance or causes inadequacy or failure; mark of discredit or disgrace; flaw, disfigure
144. Anvil - A heavy block of iron or steel with a smooth, flat top on which metals are shaped by hammering; fixed jaw in a set of calipers against which an object to be measured is placed; iron block or stand used by blacksmiths to hold metal objects
145. Hardy - Being in robust and sturdy good health; courageous; intrepid; brazenly daring; audacious; capable of surviving unfavorable conditions, such as cold weather or lack of moisture; strong, tough 146. Skank - A rhythmic dance performed to reggae or ska music, characterized by bending forward, raising the knees, and extending the hands; filth; vulgar matter; any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant; a rhythmic dance to reggae music performed by bending forward and extending the hands while bending the knees 147. Generalissimo - The commander in chief of all the armed forces in certain countries; the officer who holds the supreme command 148. Sylphlike - Like a sylph; airy; graceful; moving and bending with ease; a slender graceful woman or girl 149. Droll - Amusingly odd or whimsically comical; amusing, farcical; buffoon; arousing laughter
150. Pedantic - Characterized by a narrow, often ostentatious concern for book learning and formal rules; bookish, precise; showing off learning
151. Supercilious - Overly convinced of one's own superiority and importance; arrogant, stuck-up
152. Demeanor - The way in which a person behaves; deportment; behavior through which one reveals one's personality; body language; outward manner or conduct
153. Archive - A place or collection containing records, documents, or other materials of historical interest; long-term storage area, often on magnetic tape, for backup copies of files or for files that are no longer in active use; file containing one or more files in compressed format for more efficient storage and transfer; repository for stored memories or information; place where something is deposited for safekeeping; place where old records are stored
154. Inch - A small island; advance slowly; very small degree or amount; move or cause to move slowly or by small degrees; fall, as of rain or snow, sufficient to cover a surface to the depth of one inch; unit of atmospheric pressure that is equal to the pressure exerted by a one-inch column of mercury at the earth's surface at a temperature of 0°C; unit of length in the U.S. Customary and British Imperial systems, equal to ¹/₁₂ of a foot (2.54 centimeters)
155. Execrable - So annoying or detestable as to deserve condemnation; horrible, sickening; deserving of execration; hateful; extremely inferior; very bad
156. Contemptible - Deserving of contempt; despicable; so objectionable as to elicit despisal or deserve condemnation; despicable, shameful
157. Deprecate - To express disapproval of; deplore; belittle; depreciate; have or express an unfavorable opinion of; think, represent, or speak of as small or unimportant; express disapproval of or regret for
158. Hermetic - Completely sealed, especially against the escape or entry of air; impervious to outside interference or influence; having to do with the occult sciences, especially alchemy; magical
159. Scathe - To harm or injure, especially by fire; criticize or denounce severely; excoriate; harm or injury; criticize harshly and devastatingly; act of damaging something or someone
160. Decrepit - Weakened, worn out, impaired, or broken down by old age, illness, or hard use; deteriorated, debilitated; broken down with age; worn out
161. Hasten - To move or act swiftly; cause to hurry; speed up; accelerate
162. Parvenu - A person who has suddenly risen to a higher social and economic class and has not yet gained social acceptance by others in that class; one that has recently acquired wealth or power and is lacking the appropriate manners, dignity, or prestige
163. Meretricious - Attracting attention in a vulgar manner; gaudy, flashy; attractive on the surface but of little value; plausible but false or insincere; specious; relating to prostitutes or prostitution
164. Bucolic - Of or characteristic of the countryside or its people; rustic; of or characteristic of shepherds or flocks; pastoral; pastoral poem; farmer or shepherd; a rustic; old-fashioned
165. Reinforcement - The act or process of reinforcing or the state of being reinforced; an event, a circumstance, or a condition that increases the likelihood that a given response will recur in a situation like that in which the reinforcing condition originally occurred; additional personnel or equipment sent to support a military action
166. Cinnamon - A light brown spice made from the inner bark of a tree that grows in the East Indies; of a light reddish brown
167. Lusus naturae - Sport or freak of nature; a deformed or unnatural production; freak of nature; a deformed animal or plant; a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
168. Knocker - A hinged fixture, such as a metal ring or bar, used for knocking on a door; goblin or dwarf said to live under the earth and direct miners to ore by knocking; a person who knocks (as seeking to gain admittance); one who disparages or belittles the worth of something; a device (usually metal and ornamental) attached by a hinge to a door
169. Gong - A rimmed metal disk that produces a loud, sonorous tone when struck with a padded mallet; usually saucer-shaped bell that is struck with a mechanically operated hammer
170. Pestle - A club-shaped, hand-held tool for grinding or mashing substances in a mortar; large bar moved vertically to stamp or pound, as in a press or mill; pound, grind, or mash with or as if with a pestle
171. Dacite - A light gray volcanic rock containing a mixture of plagioclase and other crystalline minerals in glassy silica, similar in appearance to rhyolite; fine-grained volcanic rock with slightly more calcium feldspar than an andesite
172. Distend - To swell out or expand from or as if from internal pressure; bulge, swell; dilate; to stretch out
173. Centrifuge - To rotate (something) in a centrifuge or to separate, dehydrate, or test by means of this apparatus; apparatus in which humans or animals are enclosed and which is revolved to simulate the effects of acceleration in a spacecraft; apparatus consisting essentially of a compartment spun about a central axis to separate contained materials of different specific gravities, or to separate colloidal particles suspended in a liquid
174. Arboreal - Relating to or resembling a tree; living in trees; pertaining to trees; of or relating to or formed by trees; inhabiting or frequenting trees; resembling a tree in form and branching structure
175. Deleterious - Having a harmful effect; injurious
176. Sycophant - A servile self-seeker who attempts to win favor by flattering influential people; one who flatters another excessively
177. Quell - To put down forcibly; suppress; pacify; quiet; bring to an end forcibly as if by imposing a heavy weight: choke off; alleviate, calm; defeat, suppress
178. Truculent - Disposed to fight; pugnacious; expressing bitter opposition; scathing; disposed to or exhibiting violence or destructiveness; fierce; belligerent, hateful; defiantly aggressive
179. Purism - Strict observance of or insistence on traditional correctness, especially of language
180. Stench - A strong, foul odor; a stink; a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
181. Hankering - Strong desire