Vocabularies

a stake put up by a player in poker or similar games before receiving cards; also used figuratively to mean an initial investment or contribution

to come before in time or order

a small room serving as an entry to a larger one

to be earlier in time; to assign a date earlier than the actual one

assigned to an earlier date than the actual one; happened earlier

extremely old-fashioned; belonging to the time before the biblical flood

Relating to the time before noon; occurring in the morning.

Existing or occurring before the creation of the world.

A small room leading to a main one, often used as a waiting area.

A hard, shiny form of coal that burns with little smoke and a high heat value.

The belief that human beings are the most important or central element of existence.

Originating in human activity; caused by humans.

Resembling a human being in form; a primate such as apes and monkeys.

attributing human characteristics to non-human things, like animals or objects

having the form or attributes of a human

a playful, funny, or silly act or gesture

A person regarded as the supreme opponent of Christ, often seen as a figure of ultimate evil.

A weather system with high atmospheric pressure at its center, usually bringing calm and clear conditions.

A contradiction in terms or ideas; inconsistency in speech or writing.

to feel or express a strong dislike or aversion toward something or someone

a deep-seated feeling of dislike or aversion toward something or someone

a short chant or verse sung responsively in Christian worship, typically sung before or after a psalm or canticle

a form of music in which two or more groups or choirs sing alternately in response to each other

places on opposite sides of the Earth; also refers to things that are direct opposites

A person who studies, collects, or deals in antiques or ancient objects.

To make something old-fashioned or obsolete.

A drug or agent that relieves or prevents muscle spasms.

A rhetorical device in which a word or phrase is repeated at the end of successive clauses; in Greek choral poetry, the part of the ode sung by the chorus in return movement.

Directly opposed or contrasted; mutually incompatible.

A substance that neutralizes a specific toxin in the body.

a medical condition that causes loss of ability to speak or understand language

a short, witty saying that expresses a general truth or principle

expressed in the style of a short, witty saying

a person who keeps and tends bees for honey production

A place where beehives are kept, especially for commercial purposes.

The practice of keeping and raising bees for honey and other products.

Complete and confident self-assurance or poise.

Of doubtful authenticity, though widely circulated as true.

the highest or most distant point; the climax or peak of something

a short moral story or fable intended to teach a lesson

A rhetorical device where the speaker brings up a subject by denying it or pretending to pass over it.

A short, pithy, and instructive saying or maxim.

Extremely angry; furious.

A sudden loss of consciousness or control due to stroke or extreme anger.

The abandonment or renunciation of a religious or political belief.

A person who renounces a religious or political belief or principle.

A historical term for a person who prepared and sold medicines and drugs.

A short, witty, and instructive saying or maxim.

The highest point of development; the perfect example of something; the elevation of someone to divine status.

A ghostly figure or an unusual or unexpected appearance.