Vocabularies

a gentle or loving touch

A picture or description that exaggerates certain features for comic or satirical effect.

The killing of a large number of people; great destruction and bloodshed.

Feeding on the flesh of other animals; meat-eating.

to complain or find fault continually, often about trivial matters

A firm, flexible connective tissue found in various parts of the body such as joints, ear, and nose.

A person who makes maps.

The science or practice of drawing maps.

A container holding a substance or device, such as ink for printers or bullets for firearms.

A small waterfall or a process that occurs in stages, one after another.

a cover or shell that protects or encloses something

A social class system often based on hereditary or occupation.

Relating to or denoting a violent natural event or upheaval.

Something that speeds up or causes an event or change without being changed itself.

To cause or accelerate a reaction or change.

A device for launching objects at high speed; to hurl or launch something suddenly.

A medical condition causing clouding of the eye's lens; also a large waterfall.

Absolute and without exception; expressed clearly and directly.

Completely and absolutely denied or disproved.

The process of releasing strong emotions, providing relief.

Providing psychological relief through open expression of emotions; also refers to a medicine that causes cleansing of the bowels.

A meeting of members of a political party to select candidates or decide policy.

A large metal pot used for cooking over an open fire; also a situation of intense activity or strong emotions.

relating to or acting as a cause

able to burn or corrode by chemical action; severely sarcastic

serving as a warning; intended to prevent problems or mistakes by giving advice or examples

showing a lack of proper concern; dismissive or offhand

soldiers who fight on horseback; the part of an army formerly composed of troops on horseback

a warning or condition to be considered before taking action

a large cave or chamber in a cave

continuing without pause or interruption; endless

to give up power, territory, or rights to another

relating to the sky, stars, or heavens

abstaining from marriage and sexual relations; a person who does so

A grave that is constructed with cement for permanence.

to express severe disapproval, often formally; strong criticism or disapproval

The hundredth anniversary of a significant event; relating to a period of 100 years.

A metric unit of capacity equal to one hundredth of a liter.

The concentration of control and decision-making power in a central authority.

A machine that spins substances at high speed to separate different components.

relating to the brain or intellect; intellectual rather than emotional

relating to or used in a ceremony or formal occasion

The fact or process of ending or being brought to an end.

Latin for 'the rest' or 'others'; commonly used in the phrase 'et cetera' meaning 'and so on'.

an informal word for champion or winner.

A senior state or legal official, or the head of a university.

An older person who accompanies and supervises young people in social situations.

A member of the clergy attached to a private chapel, institution, hospital, or military unit.

To burn or scorch something so that it becomes blackened.

an absurd pretense or act intended to deceive; also a word-guessing game