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Putnam's Word Book Novel Chapters
List of most recent chapters published for the Putnam's Word Book novel. A total of 265 chapters have been translated and the release date of the last chapter is Apr 02, 2024
Latest Release: Chapter 1 : Putnam's Word Book.by Louis A. Flemming.Preface The purpose of this book, as concei
Putnam's Word Book.by Louis A. Flemming.Preface The purpose of this book, as conceived by the author, is not to attempt to create or to influence usage by pointing out which words should or should not be used, nor to explain the meaning of terms, but
- 265 marriage rate. nuptiality. metals, n. pl. a.s.sociated Words: metallic, metallurgy, metallography, metalliferous, metalliform, metalline, metallist, metallurgical, metallurgist, alloy, lode, dross recrement, bimetallic, bimetallism, monometallic, monometa
- 264 automobile, n. motor car, autocar, motor. a.s.sociated Words: garage, tonneau, carburetter, cha.s.sis, automobilist, chauffeur, mechanician.baby carriage. perambulator.balloon, n. Montgolfier (hot-air balloon). a.s.sociated words: parachute, inflate, infl
- 263 yarn, n. worsted, warp, abb, spinel. a.s.sociated Word: skein.yawn, v. gape, oscitate.yawn, n. gape, gaping, yawning, oscitation, oscitancy.yawning, a. gaping, oscitant.yearbook, n. annual. yearly, a. annual, anniversary.--adv. annually.yearn, v. long, de
- 262 worthless, a. valueless, good-for-nothing, futile, trashy, unworthy, trumpery, scurvy, contemptible.worthy, a. meritorious, excellent, estimable, deserving, reputable, exemplary, upright.would-be, a. self-styled, _soi-disant_, presumptuous.wound, n. hurt,
- 261 wonted, a. accustomed, customary, usual, habitual.wood, n. timber; duramen, heartwood; alburnum, sapwood; kindling, fuel. a.s.sociated Words: kyanize, fissile, fissility, lignification, lignify, ligniferous, lignescent, lignite, lignivorous, xylopyrograph
- 260 winning, n. achievement, gaining.winning, a. charming, captivating, winsome, engaging.winter, n. a.s.sociated Words: hibernation, hibernal, hibernacle, hyemation, hibernaculum, hyemal, brumal.winter, v. hibernate.wipe, v. swab; expunge, efface, obliterate
- 259 wh.o.r.ehouse, n. brothel, bawdy-house.wh.o.r.emaster, n. lecher, fornicator, wh.o.r.emonger; pimp, procurer, pander.wh.o.r.emonger, n. wh.o.r.emaster, debauchee, rake, wencher.whorish, a. lewd, incontinent, licentious, meretricious, libidinous.wicked, a.
- 258 whale oil. train oil.wharf, n. pier, quay, dock; jetty.whatnot, a. etagere, cabinet.wheat, n. a.s.sociated Word: mattamore. See grain.wheedle, v. cajole, blandish, inveigle. wheedling, n. cajolery, blandishment, inveiglement.wheel, n. cycle; truckle, cast
- 257 weak, a. feeble, infirm, debilitated, weakly, fragile, delicate, invalid, emasculated, enervated; vulnerable, a.s.sailable, unguarded, unprotected, exposed; frail, pliant, tender; peccable, fallible, errable, erring, indiscreet; impotent, ineffectual, ine
- 256 watchman, n. sentinel, guard, Argus, Cerberus. See watch.watch-pocket, n. fob.watch-tower, n. observatory.watchword, n. countersign, pa.s.sword, s.h.i.+bboleth, parole.water, v. irrigate. Water, n. a.s.sociated Words: aquatic, aquarium, aqueduct, alluvial
- 255 warfare, n. war, hostilities; crusade, struggle, strife, militancy.war-horse, n. charger; Bucephalus.warlike, a. military, martial, belligerent, bellicose.warm, a. lukewarm, tepid, thermal; zealous, ardent, fervent, sanguine, fervid, glowing, eager, enthu
- 254 waggery, n. humor, facetiousness, pleasantry, drollery, jesting, jocularity.waggish, a. frolicsome, facetious, roguish, arch, sportive, prankish.wagon, n. vehicle, wain; caravan, van.wagon-maker, n. wainwright, wagonwright, wheelwright.waif, n. estray, st
- 253 vision, n. sight; apparition, dream, phantasm, specter, phantom, hallucination, illusion.visionary, a. dreamy, imaginative, romantic, fanciful, illusory, chimerical, Utopian.visionary, n. castle-builder, dreamer, illusionist.visitor, n. guest. Antonym: ho
- 252 vice, n. sin, iniquity, licentiousness, immorality; defect, fault, blemish, imperfection.vicinity, n. neighborhood, vicinage; nearness, propinquity, proximity.vicious, a. immoral, evil; defective, faulty, imperfect; refractory, unruly, unmanageable; foul,
- 251 venereal disease. gonorrhea, clap; syphilis.venereal sore. chancre, chancroid (soft chancre).venery, n. amorousness, amativeness; s.e.xual intercourse, coition.vengeance, n. retribution, avengement, revenge; Nemesis, retaliation.a.s.sociated Word: wreak.
- 250 valuation, n. apprais.e.m.e.nt, appraisal.value, n. worth, excellence.value, v. appraise; prize, esteem, appreciate.vamose, v. (Slang) decamp, depart quickly, go.vampire, n. extortioner, bloodsucker. vandal, n. destroyer, iconoclast, hun.vanish, v. See di
- 249 useless, a. unserviceable, futile, worthless, unavailing, bootless, ineffectual, null, nugatory, abortive.uselessness, n. inutility, futility, unserviceableness.usher, v. show to a seat; introduce, forerun, precede, herald, escort.usual, a. ordinary, gene
- 248 unusual, a. uncommon, curious, rare, odd, unique, extraordinary, anomalous, irregular.unutterable, a. unspeakable, ineffable.unvarying, a. invariable, monotonous, uniform.unveil, v. expose, uncover, reveal, disclose.unviolated, a. inviolate, inviolated, i
- 247 unselfishness, n. magnanimity, altruism, beneficence, liberality. unsentimental, a. matter-of-fact, prosaic, pragmatical, practical. unserviceableness, n. inutility. unsettle, v. disorder, derange, upset, unhinge, disconcert. unsettled, a. undetermined, d
- 246 unquenchable, a. unslakable, insatiate, insatiable, quenchless.unquestionable, a. incontrovertible, irrefutable, incontestable, indubitable, obvious, indisputable.unquestioned, a. undoubted, implicit.unravel, v. disentangle, extricate, ravel; decipher, un
- 245 unmanning, n. emasculation, castration; debilitation; discouragement.unmarried, a. single, celibate.unmarried man. bachelor, celibate, agamist.unmarried woman. spinster.unmatchable, a. peerless, matchless, incomparable, inimitable, unique. unmatched, a. u
- 244 unhealthfulness, n. insalubrity, unwholesomeness.unhealthy, a. unhealthful, unwholesome, insalubrious, noxious, noisome, pestiferous, pernicious, unsanitary, unhygienic, morbid, morbific, pestilent, insalutary; sickly, unsound, diseased, morbid, invalid.u
- 243 unfair, a. unjust, partial, unconscionable, inequitable, disingenuous.unfairness, n. injustice, inequity, partiality.unfaithful, a. disloyal, faithless, perfidious, undutiful, renegade, apostate, recreant, derelict, false, treacherous, traitorous, treason
- 242 underwrite, v. insure; subscribe.undeserved, a. unmerited, unjust.undeserving, a. unworthy, unmeritorious, indign.undesigned, a. unpremeditated, unintentional, accidental.undesigning, a. artless, guileless, sincere. undesirable, a. inexpedient; objectiona
- 241 uncomplimentary, a. unflattering, frank, derogatory, blunt.uncompromising, a. inflexible, irreconcilable, intransigent, firm.unconcern, n. indifference, nonchalance, apathy, disinterestedness.unconcerned, a. indifferent, nonchalant, cool, apathetic, disin
- 240 unattainable, a. unachievable, impracticable, impossible.unauthentic, a. spurious, supposit.i.tious, uncanonical, apocryphal, fict.i.tious.unavailing, a. futile, nugatory, ineffectual, abortive, vain, bootless.unavoidable, a. inevitable, unpreventable, in
- 239 typesetter, n. compositor; typograph (machine). typhoid fever. enteric fever. typical, a. emblematical, prefigurative, representative, indicative. Antonyms: atypical, abnormal, variant, unique. typify, v. represent, prefigure. typographer, n. printer. t
- 238 turning inward. introversion.turning over or backward. inversion, reversal.turning point. crisis; pivot. a.s.sociated Words: pivotal, critical.turning upside down. inversion, reversal.turning wrong side out. extroversion, eversion. turnip-shaped, a. napif
- 237 trousers, n. pl. pants, pantaloons, breeches; trews; spatterdashes, garnashes; knickerbockers.trout, n. a.s.sociated Word: truttaceous.truce, n. armistice.truckle, v. cringe, knuckle, submit, yield.true, a. correct, exact, accurate, veritable, authentic,
- 236 traveler, n. wayfarer, itinerant, voyager, pilgrim, tourist, peregrinator, pa.s.senger.traveler's handbook. itinerary.traveling, a. wayfaring, itinerant, wandering, peripatetic.traveling man. drummer, agent, traveling salesman.traveling preacher. iti
- 235 touching, prep. respecting, concerning, regarding.touchstone, n. criterion, test; basanite, Lydian stone.touchwood, n. punk, tinder, agaric, s.p.u.n.k.touchy, a. irascible, irritable, petulant, testy, choleric, snappish.tough, a. tenacious, unyielding; co
- 234 tiresome, a. irksome, wearisome, fatiguing, tedious; toilsome, arduous.tissue, n. fabric, stuff, cloth, texture; web, network, fabrication.toad-eater, n. toady.toads, n. pl. a.s.sociated Words: ranine, ranivorous.toadstool, n. fungus. See Fungi. toady, n.
- 233 throw, v. pitch, hurl, fling, cast, toss, sling, heave; overturn, prostrate, floor.throw away. squander; reject, decline, refuse.throw by. discard.throw in. inject; contribute.throwing, n. a.s.sociated Words: missile, putting. throwing out. ejection, expu
- 232 thinness, n. emaciation, slenderness, gauntness, spareness, meagerness; tenuity, delicacy, fineness; incompactness; rarity, subtilty, subtilization; inadequacy, spa.r.s.eness, scantiness.thinning, n. dilution, reduction, attenuation, rarefaction, subtiliz
- 231 tent, n. pavilion, tabernacle, marquee, tilt, wigwam, tepee; pl.tentage.tenth, n. t.i.the, t.i.thing; decimal.ten thousand. myriad. a.s.sociated Word: myriarch.ten years. decade, decennium, decennary. a.s.sociated Words: decennial, decennially. terms, n.
- 230 teach, v. instruct, inform, educate, discipline, train, indoctrinate, school, enlighten, drill, tutor, instill, inculcate, coach.teachable, a. docile, tractable, apt, bright.teacher, n. instructor, tutor, master, pedagogue, preceptor, preceptress, governe
- 229 take the place of. supplant, supersede, displace, subst.i.tute.take upon one's self. a.s.sume, undertake; arrogate, usurp.taking, a. alluring, fascinating, winning, charming, captivating.taking, n. seizure, apprehension; reprisal; prehension.taking b
- 228 a.s.sociated Words: scabbard, sheathe, unsheathe, forte, hilt, sheath, foible, foil, fence, fencer, gladiatorial, gladiatorism, gladiature.swordfight, n. fencing, swordplay.sword of mercy. curtana.sword player, n. fencer; gladiator.sword-shaped, a. ensifo
- 227 swag, n. (Slang) booty, boodle, loot, plunder, spoil.swaggering, n. bl.u.s.tering, boasting, roistering.swallow, v. ingurgitate; gulp, bolt, engorge, englut; ingulf, suck in, absorb, submerge, engulf, overwhelm; accept, believe, credit; appropriate, arrog
- 226 superiority, n. predominancy, preeminence, ascendency, supremacy.supernatural, a. miraculous, preternatural, hyperphysical.supersede, v. replace, displace, supplant.supine, a. negligent, heedless, listless, indolent, careless.supplant, v. remove, displace
- 225 suffering, n. distress, agony, misery, pain, discomfort, torture, sufferance.sufficiency, n. enough, adequacy, competence. Antonyms: insufficiency, inadequacy.sufficient, a. adequate. Antonyms: insufficient, inadequate.suffocate, v. choke, stifle, smother
- 224 stupefy, v. dull, benumb, hebetate, blunt, besot.stupid, a. dull, stolid, obtuse, sluggish, inept, bovine, beef-witted, beetle-headed, besotted, fat-witted, doltish, undiscerning; prosaic, vapid, prosy, humdrum, uninspiring tame; lethargic, comatose, stup
- 223 street railway. tramway (England).strength, n. force, vigor, power, might, hardihood, potency, puissance, stamina; tenacity, toughness, durability; impregnability, invincibility; security, validity, conclusiveness, cogency, efficacy; support, stay; intens
- 222 stony, a. rocky, flinty, adamantine, petrous; unrelenting, pitiless.stool, n. footstool, cricket, ha.s.sock, ottoman, tabouret, buffet; tripod, trivet; faldstool; excrement, faeces.stoop, v. bend; condescend, deign, descend.stoop, n. condescension, descen
- 221 sticking out. projecting, protruding, prominent.--n. projection, protrusion, prominence.stickle, v. contend, altercate, dispute, quibble, scruple, haggle, higgle, chaffer; trim, prevaricate, s.h.i.+ft, palter, play fast and loose.stickler, n. haggler, hig
- 220 state, n. condition, plight, category, situation, pa.s.s, predicament, circ.u.mstances; rank, quality; pomp, grandeur, magnificence; commonwealth; canton. a.s.sociated Words: federal, federalist, federalism, federalize, confederate, confederation, gerryma
- 219 staff, n. rod, stick, cane; truncheon; mace; crozier; support; bourdon.stag, n. hart.stage, n. platform, rostrum; scaffold, staging; theater, playhouse, arena, boards; degree, step, point; drama. a.s.sociated Words: histrionic, histrionism, histrionicism,
- 218 springy, a. elastic, resilient, rebounding, recoiling; spongy, yielding, queachy. sprinkle, v. scatter, strew; besprinkle, bedew, asperse. sprinkling, n. aspersion, besprinkling. sprinter, n. runner. sprite, n. elf, goblin, pixy, fay, specter, phantom, gh
- 217 splice, v. interweave, unite, braid together.splinter, n. sliver, flinder.split, v. rive, cleave, sunder, rend, divide, separate, rift, burst, rupture, disunite, disrupt.split, n. crack, rent, fissure, rift; (Colloq.) breach, separation, disunion, rupture
- 216 speculation, n. theory, supposition, conjecture; contemplation, thought.speculative, a. contemplative, meditative; theoretical, supposit.i.tious.speech, a. utterance, speaking; language, talk, conversation, parlance, words; tongue, dialect; patois; discou
- 215 souse, v. pickle; douse, immerse, plunge, submerge.soutane, n. ca.s.sock.southerner, n. southron.southern lights. aurora australis.south wind. Auster, Notus. souvenir, n. keepsake, reminder, memento; trophy.sovereign, a. supreme, chief, paramount, predomi
- 214 solvent, n. menstruum, dissolvent, resolvent.somersault, n. somerset.sometimes, adv. at intervals, now and then, occasionally.son, n. a.s.sociated Words: filial, filiation, unfilial, filicide, mulier, mulierty.song, n. hymn, chant, lay, ditty, ballad, ono
- 213 snowy, a. niveous, snowlike.snub, v. slight, ignore, disregard.snub, n. slight, check, rebuke.snuff, n. maccaboy, rappee; sniff.snug, a. cozy; concealed, close; comfortable, compact. snuggle, v. nestle, cuddle.soak, v. drench, saturate; absorb, imbibe; ma
- 212 smirk, n. simper, sneer.smite, v. strike, buffet; blast, destroy; afflict, chasten, visit.smithereens, n. pl. (Colloq.) atoms, fragments, smithers, splinters.smitten, p.p. of smite. stricken; blasted; afflicted, chastened; enamored, fascinated, infatuated
- 211 slightly, adv. somewhat; superficially, cursorily, hastily.slim, a. thin, gaunt, poor, lank, spare, spindling, meager; slight, insufficient, inconsiderable, paltry.slime, n. mud, mire, ooze, liman.slimsy, a. (Colloq.) flimsy, frail, poor.slip, v. slide, g
- 210 slag, n. scoria, cinders, recrement, dross, refuse.slake, v. quench; slack; abate, decrease, allay.slam-bang, adv. (Collog.) violently, forcibly, noisily, loudly.slander, v. malign, defame, traduce, asperse, vilify, calumniate, backbite, scandalize, libel
- 209 site, n. location.sitting, n. a.s.sociated Words: sedentary, a.s.session, astasia.situation, n. position, place, post, employment, job, location, site, station, position; circ.u.mstance, condition, plight, predicament, exigency.sitz bath. hip bath.six, n.
- 208 significance, n. meaning, import; consequence, importance, force.significant, a. momentous, important; indicative, significative.Antonyms: insignificant, unimportant, meaningless.signification, n. meaning, import, acceptation, sense.signify, v. indicate,
- 207 shrill, a. piercing, acute, strident.shrink, v. contract, shrivel, decrease, dwindle; flinch, recoil, blench, wince, winch.shrinkage, n. contraction; (Colloq.) depreciation.shrinking, a. coy, shy, diffident, bashful, modest, retiring.shroud, n. winding-sh
- 206 shock, v. dismay, horrify, appall, terrify, frighten; stook; astound, stun, paralyze, scandalize, outrage, offend.shock, n. impact, blow, collision, concussion, onset, brunt, clash, percussion; stroke, blow; stook, hattock.shocking, a. scandalous, appalli
- 205 sheen, n. s.h.i.+ne, l.u.s.ter, gloss, brightness, splendor.sheep, n. _Ovis_, _Ovis aries_; (male) ram, buck; (female) ewe; (young) lamb, eanling; (castrated ram) wether; (leader of the flock) bellwether; hoggerel, hogget. a.s.sociated Words: bleat, braxy
- 204 s.e.xual weakness. (male) impotency, s.e.xual debility, invirility, emasculation, eviration; (female) sterility, defemination, infecundity.shabby, a. seedy, threadbare, tacky (Colloq.); mean, despicable, scurvy, contemptible.shack, n. (Colloq.) vagabond,
- 203 serene, a. calm, placid, composed, tranquil, unruffled, unclouded.serenity, n. calmness, composure, tranquillity; cloudlessness, clearness.serf, n. bondman, thrall, slave, bond servant, villein.serfdom, n. thralldom, slavery, subjection, bondage, servitud
- 202 self-possession, n. composure, equanimity, calmness, _aplomb_.Antonyms: discomposure, agitation.self-righteous, a. pharisaic, sanctimonious.self-sufficiency, n. self-complacency.self-taught person. autodidact, automath. self-wors.h.i.+p, n. autolatry, idi
- 201 sedition, n. rebellion, revolt, insurrection, riot, mutiny, insubordination.seditious, a. rebellious, insubordinate, insurgent, mutinous.seduce, v. entice, tempt, betray, allure.seducement, n. seduction, enticement.seducer, n. Lothario. seduction, n. enti
- 200 search, v. examine, explore, hunt, seek, overhaul; rummage, ransack, ferret; scrutinize, probe, sift.search, n. quest, research, pursuit.searcher, n. seeker.searchless, a. unsearchable, impenetrable, inscrutable.seared, a. scorched, cauterized; callous, c
- 199 scrawl, n. scribble.scrawny, a. (Colloq.) angular, lank, meager, scraggy, bony, rawboned, gaunt.screak, n. creaking, screech, squeak.--v. screech, creak, squeak.scream, n. shriek, screech, yell, outcry.screech, n. shriek, scream, screak. screechy, a. disc
- 198 scheme, n. design, plan, project, machination, intrigue, cabal; outline, draught, arrangement, plan, system.scheme, v. devise, excogitate, plan, machinate, plot, design.schemer, n. plotter, intriguer, machinator, intrigant, planner, contriver.scheming, a.
- 197 saw, n. maxim, adage, apothegm. See saying.sawbones, n. (Nickname) surgeon.sawer, n. sawyer.saw tooth. serration, serrature, serrulation.saw-toothed, a. serrate, serrated, serrulate. say, v. utter, express, mention, p.r.o.nounce, speak, declare, tell, art
- 196 salve, n. ointment, cerate, embrocation, emollient, balm, unguent.salve, v. anoint, embrocate, heal; remedy, cure.sal-volatile, n. carbonate of ammonia, salts of hartshorn, smelling salts.same, a. identical, invariable, uniform, a.n.a.logous, similar, cog
- 195 sack, n. bag, pouch; pillage, plunder, rapine, havoc, devastation, spoliation.sack, v. devastate, plunder, pillage, ravage, despoil, loot, rapine, strip.sacred, a. consecrated, hallowed; venerable, sainted, religious; inviolable.sacredness, n. sanct.i.ty,
- 194 runagate, n. renegade, deserter, apostate, vagabond. runaway, n. fugitive, absconder, deserter, truant, renegade. runaway, a. fugitive, absconding, truant. run away. flee, escape, desert, elope, abscond. run away with. accompany. run down. decline, dete
- 193 rowdy, n. (Colloq.) ruffian, rough, bully, hoodlum, larrikin.royal, a. kingly, regal, imperial, monarchical, palatine; august, majestic, princely.royal mace. scepter.royalty, n. kings.h.i.+p, sovereignty, regality, regency; sovereign, majesty; domain, rea
- 192 rooster, n. c.o.c.k, chanticleer; c.o.c.kerel (young); capon (castrated).root, n. rootstock, radix, taproot, spur; rootlet, radicel; tuber, bulb.root, n. etymon, stem, radix, radical.rooted, a. radicated; implanted, fixed, ingrained.rooting, n. radication
- 191 rise, n. ascent; spring, source, origin, beginning; increase, advance, appreciation, augmentation; elevation, hill, knoll.rise again. resurge.risible, a. funny, ludicrous. See laughable.rising, a. ascending, ascendant.rising, n. ascent, ascension, rise, l
- 190 riddle, n. enigma, puzzle, problem, rebus, crux, conundrum, paradox.rider, n. equestrian, horseman; equestrienne (female), jockey, postilion.ridge, n. crest; whelk.ridicule, n. mockery, gibe, jeer, burlesque, raillery, satire, sarcasm, irony.ridicule, v.
- 189 revere, v. venerate, reverence, honor, respect.reverence, n. veneration.reverence, v. revere, venerate.reverent, a. reverential, humble.reverse, v. invert; overthrow, subvert, overturn; revoke, annul, rescind, countermand. reverse, n. opposite, contrary,
- 188 restlessness, n. restiveness, the fidgets, uneasiness, agitation, turbulence, dysphoria.restoration, n. return, rest.i.tution, replacement, reinstatement, reparation; repatriation; renewal, renovation, redintegration, reconstruction, rehabilitation, insta
- 187 resemblance, n. likeness, similitude, similarity, a.n.a.logy, parity, semblance.resentment, n. dudgeon, umbrage, displeasure, grudge.reserve, n. reticence, constraint, uncommunicativeness, taciturnity, restraint.reserved, a. retained, withheld, excepted;
- 186 repellence, n. repulsion, rebuff, opposition.repellent, a. repulsive, repelling.repentance, n. penitence, contrition, compunction, remorse.Antonym: impenitence.repentant, a. contrite, penitent. Antonyms: unrepentant, impenitent. repet.i.tion, n. iteration
- 185 remediless, a. irremediable, incurable, desperate, irreparable, insanable.remedy, v. heal, cure, repair, relieve, redress, alleviate, a.s.suage, palliate.remedy, n. medicine, cure, antidote, corrective, specific, restorative, panacea, alterant, carminativ
- 184 regret, n. sorrow, compunction, deprecation, rue.regret, v. deplore, be sorry for, rue, deprecate.regular, a. formal, normal, conventional, systematic: steady, uniform, methodical, constant; (Colloq.) unmitigated, thorough, out-and-out.regularity, n. unif
- 183 redress, n. reparation, amends, indemnification, relief.reduce, v. diminish, lower, degrade, minimize, depress, debase; humble, conquer, subdue, vanquish, subjugate, subject.reduction, n. diminution, abatement, minimization, decrement, debas.e.m.e.nt; sub
- 182 receptacle, n. container, repository.reception, n. receipt, receiving; levee, soiree, function; acceptance, welcome, admittance.recess, n. retreat, withdrawal, retirement; intermission; alcove, niche, nook, retreat; seclusion, privacy.recipe, n. formula,
- 181 raze, v. erase, efface, rase; overthrow, subvert, demolish.reach, v. attain.reachable, a. attainable, accessible.reach the highest point. culminate.react, v. repeat; resist, oppose; rebound, recoil. read, v. peruse.readable, a. legible. Antonyms: unreadab
- 180 ranting, a. bombastic.rap, v. knock.--n. knock, thump, thwack.rapacious, a. predatory, predaceous, ravenous; avaricious, grasping, extortionate, voracious.rapacity, n. voracity, rapaciousness, greediness, avarice.rape, n. constupration, defloration, ravis
- 179 rage, n. fury, wrath, pa.s.sion; (Colloq.) vogue, mode, fas.h.i.+on. See anger.rage, v. storm, fume, rave.ragged, a. rent, torn, frazzled; rough, jagged; ragam.u.f.fin, tatterdemalion.raging, a. furious, raving, infuriated, wroth, frenzied, flagrant, ramp
- 178 quilt, n. coverlet, bedquilt, counterpane. quip, n. gibe, taunt, quirk. quip, v. gibe, taunt. quirk, n. evasion, subterfuge, s.h.i.+ft;, quibble, prevarication, equivocation; retort, quip, gibe. quirky, adv. tricky, disingenuous, deceitful. quit, v. cea
- 177 quandary, n. perplexity, predicament, dilemma, puzzle, difficulty, strait.quant.i.ty, n. amount.quarrel, n. altercation, disagreement, dispute, brawl, affray, fray, variance, bickering, contention, wrangle, spat, tiff, squabble, broil, dissension.quarrel,
- 176 pus, n. matter, purulence. a.s.sociated Words: purulent, maturate, maturation, suppurate, suppuration, indigested, fester.push, v. shove, impel.push, n. shove.push, n. (Colloq.) energy, spiritedness, enterprise, aggressiveness; (Slang) crowd, gang, posse.
- 175 protection, n. defense, s.h.i.+eld, shelter, tutelage, refuge, bulwark, coverture, safeguard.protector, n. defender, guardian, patron.proud, a. arrogant, vain, haughty, overbearing, supercilious, cavalier, overweening, disdainful, imperious, lordly, magis
- 174 privation, n. deprivation, degradation; dest.i.tution, poverty, need; absence.privilege, n. liberty, right, franchise, prerogative, immunity, advantage.privy, n. water-closet, backhouse, jakes.prize, n. meed, guerdon, palm, trophy, laurels, reward, premiu
- 173 precept, n. commandment, maxim, rule, adage, behest, injunction.precious, a. costly, expensive; valuable; dear, beloved, adored, idolized.precious stone. jewel, gem. See stone.precise, a. exact; formal, punctilious, particular, prim, prudish.precision, n.
- 172 potent, a. powerful, forcible, cogent, effective, strong.pother, n. confusion, commotion, flutter, bustle, stir.potter, v. trifle, pother.potter's wheel. jigger, throw.pouch, n. bag, sack; paunch; marsupium. poultice, n. cataplasm.pound, v. beat; com
- 171 pommel, v. beat, pound, maul, belabor, cudgel, thwack, club.pomp, n. pageantry, parade, pageant.pompous, a. stately, imposing, august; pretentious, grandiose See bombastic.pond, n. lake (small); lagoon.ponder, v. meditate, reflect, ruminate, think, muse.
- 170 plumb, a. perpendicular, upright, true.plume, v. preen, prink; pride, vaunt, boast, glory.plump, a. fleshy, bouncing, chubby, fat, portly, stout; blunt, unreserved, unqualified.plunder, n. booty, spoil, loot, pillage, robbery.plunder, v. pillage, loot, ro
- 169 plastic, a. formative, creative; impressible, fictile.plat, v. braid, plait.plateau, n. table-land, mesa.platform, n. rostrum, stage, dais.plat.i.tude, n. ba.n.a.lity. plat.i.tudinous, a. ba.n.a.l, trite, commonplace.platter, n. trencher.plaudit, n. appla
- 168 pitch, n. slope, declivity, slant.pitch, n. bitumen, asphaltum.pitch, v. cast, hurl, toss, throw, fling, heave, chuck; plunge; decline, slope, slant.pitcher, n. jug, ewer, jar, toby, aiguiere.pitcher-shaped, a. urceolate. pitch into. (Slang) attack, a.s.s
- 167 pigtail, n. queue. pile, n. heap, stack, acc.u.mulation. pile, v. heap, stack, acc.u.mulate. piles, n. hemorrhoids. pilfer, v. filch, purloin. pilfering, n. filching, theft, pilfery. pilgrim, n. wayfarer, traveler, sojourner, crusader. pilgrimage, n. jo
- 166 pharmacist, n. apothecary, druggist, pharmaceutist.phase, n. aspect, appearance.phase, v. (Colloq.) disconcert, disturb, discompose, affect.philistine, a. uncultured, commonplace.phiz, n. (Colloq.) face, visage, countenance, physiognomy. phlegm, n. mucus.