influx
n. flowing into; mass arrival or incoming |
innocence
n. the quality of naivete; the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil |
inquiry
n. investigation; search for knowledge |
institute
n. advance or set forth in court; association organized to promote art or science or education |
intellect
n. ability to learn and reason; ability to think abstractly or profoundly |
intensity
n. the magnitude of sound; the amount of energy transmitted; high level or degree; the property of being intense |
interference
n. obstruction; prevention; act or an instance of hindering, obstructing, or impeding |
interloper
n. intruder; one that interferes with affairs of others, often for selfish reasons |
interminable
a. being or seeming to be without an end; endless; tedious; continual |
intermittently
ad. in an intermittent manner |
interpretation
n. explanation; performer's distinctive personal version of a song, dance, piece of music |
interval
n. pause; break; space between two objects, points, or units |
inviolable
a. secure from corruption, attack, or violation; unassailable |
irreparable
a. not able to be corrected or repaired |
jest
n. deed; action; act performed for amusement; joke |
knickknack
n. a small inexpensive mass-produced article; miscellaneous curios |
knighthood
n. aristocrats holding the rank of knight |
laborious
a. demanding much work or care; tedious |
laboriously
ad. in a laborious manner; in a manner requiring much labor |
lackadaisically
ad. in an idle and lackadaisical manner |
legendary
a. mythical; fabled; extremely well known; famous or renowned |
leniently
ad. in a permissively lenient manner |
liability
n. something that holds one back; state of being legally obliged and responsible |
libation
n. a serving of wine poured out in honor of a deity; a serving of an alcoholic beverage |
lifelike
a. evoking lifelike images within the mind; free from artificiality |
lifelong
a. continuing through life; lasting or remaining in a particular state throughout life |
lifetime
n. the period during which something is functional, as between birth and death |
lightning
n. the flash of light that accompanies an electric discharge in the atmosphere |
likelihood
n. possibility, strong probability; state of being probable |
locally
ad. in that area; to a restricted area of the body |
luxury
n. something that is an indulgence rather than necessity; excessively expensive |
magnificence
n. grandeur; splendor; grand or imposing beauty |
magnitude
n. extent; greatness of rank, size, or position |
maintenance
n. preservation; support; continuance; court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another |
makeup
n. composition; structure; the way in which someone or something is composed |
mansion
n. dwelling-house of the better class; a large or stately residence |
martyr
n. one who makes great sacrifices or suffers to further belief or principle; one who endures great suffering |
maturity
n. state or quality of being mature; ripeness; full development; arrival of the time fixed for payment |
meddlesome
a. inclined to interfere in other people's business; intrusive in offensive manner |
mediation
n. the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement; negotiation to resolve differences |
medical
a. relating to the study or practice of medicine |
merit
n. virtue; admirable quality or attribute; credit |
merriment
n. activities that are enjoyable or amusing; a gay feeling |
mien
n. aspect; air; manner; demeanor; carriage; bearing |
miser
n. a stingy hoarder of money and possessions, often living miserably |
monotony
n. uniformity or lack of variation; continual increase, or continual decrease; tedium as a result of repetition |
moonbeam
n. a ray of moonlight |
mortgage
n. transferring property title as security for the repayment of a loan |
municipal
a. metropolitan; civic; having local self-government |
narrative
n. story; art, technique, or process of telling story |
needlework
n. a creation created or assembled by needle and thread; work, such as sewing or embroidery, that is done with a needle |
nonchalantly
ad. in a composed and unconcerned manner |
occasionally
ad. now and then; from time to time; infrequently; irregularly |
occupy
v. inhabit; live in a certain place; be present in; be inside of |
odor
n. scent; property or quality of a thing that affects, stimulates, or is perceived by the sense of smell |
offensive
a. causing anger, displeasure, resentment, or affront |
ogle
v. look at amorously; cast glances as in fondness or to attract notice |
oilcloth
n. cloth treated on one side with a drying oil or synthetic resin |
opposition
n. condition of being in conflict; act of opposing something |
optimism
n. tendency to expect the best possible outcome; belief that the universe is improving and good will win over evil |
ordinary
a. not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree; lacking special distinction, rank, or status |
oriole
n. mostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange and black |