mire
v. cause to sink or become stuck in; hinder, entrap, or entangle |
misconception
n. mistaken thought, idea, or notion; erroneous conception; false opinion |
momentum
n. product of a body's mass and its velocity; impelling force or strength; impetus |
morbid
a. caused by disease; pathological or diseased; unhealthy or unwholesome |
mutation
n. change; alteration, either in form or qualities. |
mystical
a. having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding |
narcotic
n. addictive drug, such as opium, that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior; inducing sleep |
narrate
v. to give an account or tell the story of |
necessitate
v. make necessary or indispensable; render unavoidable |
nefarious
a. very wicked; infamous by being extremely wicked |
negotiate
v. discuss the terms of an arrangement |
neural
a. of or relating to neurons; relating to a nerve or the nervous system |
nucleus
n. central or essential part around which other parts are gathered or grouped; core |
obituary
n. death notice; list of dead |
oblique
a. having slanting or sloping direction, course, or position; inclined |
oblivion
n. condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty |
obnoxious
a. causing disapproval or protest; very annoying or objectionable; offensive |
obscene
n. offensive to accepted standards of decency or modesty; repulsive; disgusting |
obtuse
a. lacking in insight or discernment; stupid |
opaque
a. impenetrable by light; not transparent; not reflecting light; having no luster |
optics
n. the branch of physics that studies the physical properties of ligh; optical properties |
opulent
a. rich and superior in quality |
oratory
n. place of orisons, or prayer; chapel or small room set apart for private devotions |
ordinance
n. decree; authoritative command or order |
organic
a. simple and healthful and close to nature |
organism
n. living being; system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body |
overture
n. an opening or aperture; recess; introductory section or part, as of a poem |
pacify
v. ease anger or agitation of; make calm or quiet; end war or violence |
panorama
v. complete view in every direction. |
parry
v. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing |
parse
v. analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to a sentence |
passive
a. lacking in energy or will; peacefully resistant in response to injustice |
patron
n. a person who gives financial or other support to people or activity; regular customer |
pensive
a. deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative |
permeate
v. spread or flow throughout; pervade |
personage
n. form, appearance, or belongings of a person; external appearance, stature, figure, air |
perspective
n. appearance of things; view, outlook, or vista |
pertinent
a. having precise or logical relevance; pertaining or relating |
pervasive
a. pervading; spread throughout every part |
pessimistic
a. expecting the worst possible outcome |
phenomenal
a. exceedingly or unbelievably great |
pictorial
a. evoking lifelike images within the mind; pertaining to or consisting of pictures |
pigment
n. substance used as coloring; dry coloring matter |
pilgrimage
n. a journey to a sacred place |
pinnacle
n. peak; tall pointed formation, such as mountain peak |
piteous
a. deserving or inciting pity; causing feelings of sympathy |
plebeian
a. crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar |
pliable
a. flexible; yielding; easily bent or shaped |
populate
v. inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of; fill with inhabitants |
portal
n. a grand and imposing entrance; a short vein that carries blood into the liver |
portly
a. inoffensive expression of fat; stout |
precept
n. rule or principle prescribing particular action or conduct; authorized direction or order |
precinct
n. district or division of city; place or enclosure by definite limits |
pregnant
a. expecting a baby; carrying within the body or being about to produce new life |
prelude
n. introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface |
preoccupy
v. occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance |
prestige
n. impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance |
profess
v. state freely; practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about; confess one's faith in, or allegiance to |
proficient
a. skilled; expert; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude |
progression
n. sequence; act of moving forward toward a goal |
prophylactic
a. defending or protecting from disease or infection |
prose
n. essay; ordinary speech or writing; commonplace expression or quality |