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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
- 101 gristle, n. cartilage.gristly, a. cartilaginous.grit, n. firmness, resolution, courage, fort.i.tude, spirit, determination.gritty, a. sandy; (Colloq.) unyielding, plucky, spirited, determined, resolute.grizzly bear. Ephraim (Hunter's name). groan, n. and
- 102 guardian, n. defender, guard, tutelary saint, keeper, warden, protector, defense, guardian angel. Antonyms: ward, protege.guardian, a. tutelary, protecting, tutelar.guardians.h.i.+p, n. protection, care, watch, wardens.h.i.+p, tutelage.guess, v. conjectur
- 103 gypsy, a. nomadic, vagabond.H Habit, n. wont, custom, practice, usage, habitude, addiction, way, routine.habitual, a. wonted, customary, regular, accustomed.habituate, v. accustom, addict, inure, familiarize. Antonyms: disaccustom, wean. hag, n. vixen, vi
- 104 hang, n. (Colloq.) connection, arrangement, plan.hang back. hesitate, falter, be reluctant.hangdog, a. sneaking, ashamed, shamefaced, guilty.hanger-on, n. tagtail, satellite, parasite, sycophant, dependant, va.s.sal, minion, sponger, toady, heeler, toadea
- 105 Antonyms: discord, antagonism, variance, contention, incongruity, inconsistency, dissension, opposition.harness, n. saddlery; accouterments, armor, array, gearing, equipment, tackling, gear; caparison, trappings, a.s.sociated Words: saddler, saddlery.harn
- 106 healthy, a. hale, well, hearty; salubrious, salutary, wholesome.Antonyms: unhealthy, ill, sickly, morbid, delicate, diseased.heap, n. pile, ma.s.s, acc.u.mulation, lot, stack, c.u.mulation.heap, v. ama.s.s, acc.u.mulate, pile, stack, c.u.mulate.hearer, n.
- 107 herald, v. proclaim, announce, foretell, usher in.herd, n. drove; rabble, mob, mult.i.tude. a.s.sociated Words: gregarious, gregal.herdsman, n. ranchman, vaquero, cowboy, vacher.hereditary, a. ancestral, patrimonial, inheritable, inherited.heritage, n. in
- 108 hireling, a. mercenary, venal.--n. mercenary.hiss, n. sibilation, sibilance, hissing.--v. sibilate, whiz.hissing, a. sibilant, sibilatory.history, n. annals, chronicle, record, account; biography, autobiography. a.s.sociated Words: historic, historicity,
- 109 hood, n. cowl, fascinator, capote, capoch, camail, amice, chaperon, capuchin, bashlyk (Russia).hooded, a. cowled, capistrate.hoodlum, n. (Colloq.) rowdy, larrikin.hoodwink, v. deceive, impose upon, delude, hoax, dupe, overreach.hook, n. hasp, clasp, catch
- 110 house, n. dwelling, residence, domicile, abode, habitation; mansion, palace; tenement; chateau, pavilion, villa, manse, phalanstery, lodge; kiosk; topek; hutch; (religious house) monastery, convent; firm, company, concern; palafitte.house, v. shelter, pro
- 111 hurry, v. hasten, impel, expedite, accelerate, speed, precipitate.hurt, v. damage, wound, impair, harm, injure, offend, harry.hurt, n. injury, wound, detriment, harm, damage.hurtful, a. See injurious.husband, n. spouse, benedict. Antonyms: bachelor, celib
- 112 illegitimate, v. illegitimatize, b.a.s.t.a.r.dize.illiberal, a. ungenerous, parsimonious, stingy; narrow-minded, bigoted.illiberality, n. parsimony, stinginess; narrow-mindedness, bigotry, intolerance.illicit, a. prohibited, unlawful.illness, n. malady, s
- 113 impenitence, n. incontrition, obduracy, impenitency.impenitent, a. incontrite, unrepentant, obdurate, incorrigible, recusant, relentless.imperative, a. binding, compulsory, obligatory, imperious, peremptory.imperfect, a. defective, faulty, deficient, unde
- 114 inaccurate, a. incorrect, inexact, erroneous, faulty, wrong.inaction, n. inactivity, inertness, stagnation, idleness.inactive, a. inert, motionless, quiescent, dormant, inoperative, sluggish, stagnant, dilatory, latent, pa.s.sive, torpid.inactivity, n. in
- 115 indecent, a. immodest, obscene, indelicate, shameless, ribald, lewd, unchaste.indecision, n. vacillation, indetermination, irresolution, wavering, inconstancy.indecisive, a. inconclusive, vacillating, hesitating, irresolute, wavering.indefatigable, a. unt
- 116 inequality, n. disparity, disproportion, unevenness, irregularity; unfairness, injustice; inequation.inexcusable, a. unpardonable, indefensible, unjustifiable, unwarrantable.inexhaustible, a. exhaustless.inexorable, a. unyielding, relentless, implacable,
- 117 injection, n. immission, injecting; enema, clyster, lavement.injure, v. damage, harm, hurt, impair, disfigure, maim, mar, wound.injurious, a. hurtful, harmful, detrimental, pernicious, deleterious, baneful, noxious, maleficent, prejudicial; defamatory, de
- 118 insolation, n. sunstroke, siriasis, sun bath.insolence, n. impudence, contumely, impertinence, contumacy, effrontery, disrespect.insinuation, n. innuendo, intimation; ingratiation.insist, v. persist, press, urge, contend.insistence, n. persistence, pertin
- 119 interchange, n. reciprocation, reciprocity, permutation; alternation.interest, n. concern; share, portion, part, partic.i.p.ation; advantage, benefit, weal, behoof; usury. Antonyms: boredom, ennui, indifference, unconcern.interested, a. concerned; prejudi
- 120 invite, v. bid, ask, summon; allure, induce, entice.invocation, n. prayer, supplication.involuntary, a. uncontrollable, instinctive, automatic, compulsory, forced.inwards, n. pl. entrails, intestines, bowels, guts; viscera; giblets, inmeats, umbles.iota,
- 121 jam, v. squeeze, crowd, press, wedge in, bruise.jamboree, n. (Slang) carousal, revelry, carouse, spree.jangle, n. clas.h.i.+ng, clang, discord, dissonance; wrangling, quarrel, dispute, altercation.jangle, v. clash, clang; quarrel, wrangle, dispute, alterc
- 122 jocular, a. jesting, jocose, sportive, merry, waggish.jocularity, n. jesting, waggishness, waggery, facetiousness, drollery.jog, n. shake, jolt, jar, shove; hitch, break.jog, v. push, shake, jostle; suggest to, notify, remind.johnny cake. hoecake, corncak
- 123 jump, v. spring, bound, leap, hop, caper, vault; bounce, jolt.jump, n. leap, spring, bound, hop, vault, caper, jolt.junction, n. union, coalition; juncture.juncture, n. joint, seam; crisis, conjuncture, point, exigency.jungle, n. thicket, brake, boscage,
- 124 kettledrum, n. tympano; pl. tympani.key, n. a.s.sociated Words: claviger, clavigerous, cleidomancy, escutcheon, lock.key, n. pitch, tone.key, n. clew, solution, guide, explanation, elucidation, clavis; wharf, quay; forelock, cotter, bar, pin; samara.keybo
- 125 knarled, a. knotted, gnarled, knurly, gnarly, knotty, knurled, knarred.knave, n. villain, rascal, scamp. See scoundrel.knavery, n. villainy, rascality, scoundrelism, chicanery, knavishness, roguery.knavish, a. unprincipled, rascally, villainous.knee, n. a
- 126 lace, n. string, cord, thong, aglet.lacerate, v. tear, rend, mangle, laniate, harrow, wound, harry, distress.laceration, n. tearing, rending, laniation, harrowing, wound.lack, v. need, want, be in need of, require.lack, n. want, need, deficiency, dearth,
- 127 lash, v. scourge, castigate, flagellate; satirize, scold, rate. See whip.las.h.i.+ng, n. scourging, castigation, flagellation; satire, scolding, rating.la.s.situde, n. languor, weariness, exhaustion, languidness, enervation.la.s.so, n. lariat, cabestro, r
- 128 lax, a. loose, slack, flabby, relaxed; loose, vague, equivocal, doubtful; slack, remiss, negligent; unrestrained, dissolute, licentious.laxative, a. aperient.laxative, n. aperient.laxness, n. laxity, looseness; relaxation, flabbiness; remissness, negligen
- 129 lease, v. let, demise, rent.lease, n. letting, demise; tenure. a.s.sociated Words: lessee, lessor.least, n. minimum. a.s.sociated Words: minimize, minimization.least, a. smallest, minimum.leather-burning, n. pyrography. leathery, a. coriaceous, tough, alu
- 130 letter, n. epistle, favor, missive, note; encyclic, encyclical, decretal (letter of the Pope). a.s.sociated Words: correspond, epistolical, epistolary, epistolean, epistolize, epistler, epistolar, epistolography, postscript.letter, n. initial (first lette
- 131 lighten, v. light, illuminate, illume; ease, relieve, alleviate.light-fingered, a. thievish, pilfering.light-footed, a. nimble, agile.lighthouse, n. beacon, fa.n.a.l, pharos. a.s.sociated Words: holophote, pharology.lighting, n. illumination.--a, luminous
- 132 liveliness, n. animation, vivacity, sprightliness, briskness, activity, lilt.live longer than. survive, outlive.lively, a. animated, spirited, vivacious, vigorous, active, brisk, energetic, stirring, sprightly; agile, nimble; hilarious frolicsome, gay, bu
- 133 look into. inspect, examine, probe, investigate.look on. see, witness; regard, consider, deem, view.lookout, n. observatory; watch-tower, conning tower; responsibility.look over. examine, scrutinize, reconnoiter.look upon. regard, esteem, consider. look u
- 134 loving-kindness, n. tenderness, mercy, compa.s.sion. low, a. depressed; base, mean, vulgar, raffish, ignominious, undignified; moderate, reasonable, cheap; humble, lowly, obscure; feeble, faint, weak; subdued, grave, gentle; ign.o.ble, groveling, abject,
- 135 lure, v. entice, tempt, seduce, allure, decoy.lurking-place, n. ambush, retreat, cover.luscious, a. delicious, delectable; cloying, fulsome, unctuous.lush, a. juicy, succulent.l.u.s.t, n. venereal appet.i.te, concupiscence, salacity, s.e.xual desire; long
- 136 mail-carrier, n. postman, letter-carrier, courier.main, a. princ.i.p.al, leading, chief, capital, cardinal, paramount; requisite, necessary; sheer, pure.main, n. ocean, high sea; gross, bulk, majority; strength, power, might, force.mainland, n. continent.
- 137 manacle, v. handcuff, shackle, restrain, fetter. manage, v. conduct, administer, supervise, manipulate, superintend, engineer; contrive, husband, economize. manageable, a. governable, tractable, docile, controllable, sequacious. management, n. administrat
- 138 manufacture, n. making, fabrication, construction.manufacture, v. make, fabricate, construct.manufacturing, a. industrial.manure, n. fertilizer, dung, compost, guano. a.s.sociated Word: fire-fanged.manure, v. fertilize, enrich. ma.n.u.script, n. copy; pal
- 139 masculine, a. male; manly, virile, manful. Antonym: feminine.masculineness, n. masculinity.mask, n. disguise, pretext, subterfuge, screen, cloak, veil, ruse, feint, blind; domino; maskoid; masquerade; mascaron.mask, v. disguise, masquerade, veil.masker, n
- 140 maudlin, a. over-emotional, tearful; tipsy, fuddled, intoxicated.maul, v. pound, pommel, beat, club, cudgel.maul, n. beetle, mall.mauling, n. pounding, beating, clubbing, cudgelling.maw, n. stomach; craw, crop. mawkish, a. nauseous, sickening, loathful, d
- 141 medicinal, a. medicative, medical, therapeutic.medicine, n. materia medica, medicament, remedy, restorative, corrective, specific, physic, antidote, tonic, panacea; nostrum.mediocre, a. middling, ordinary, medium, commonplace.mediocrity, n. commonplacenes
- 142 mercenary, a. hired, hireling, purchased; greedy, sordid, avaricious, grasping.mercenary, n. hireling.merchandise, n. wares, goods, commodities.merchant, n. trader, dealer, trafficker, shopkeeper, tradesman.merchantable, a. salable, vendible, marketable.
- 143 miff, n. pique, pet, tiff, displeasure.miff, v. displease, vex, offend (slightly).miffed, a. offended, displeased, piqued, provoked.might, n. strength, power, force, puissance, potency.mighty, a. strong, powerful, potent, invincible. mighty, adv. (Colloq.
- 144 mirror, v. reflect. mirth, n. merriment, jollity, glee, gayety, fun. mirthful, a. merry, jolly, gleeful, gay, sportive. miry, a. oozy, slimy, muddy. misapply, v. misemploy, pervert, misuse. miscarriage, n. frustration, failure; abortion. miscellaneous,
- 145 misty, a. obscure, hazy, foggy, orumous.misunderstand, v. misconceive, miscomprehend, misapprehend.misunderstanding, n. misconception, miscomprehension, misapprehension; variance, disagreement, dissension, controversy.misuse, v. misapply, prost.i.tute, pe
- 146 monarchy, n. sovereignty, kingdom, empire, realm.monastery, n. abbey, priory, cloister, convent; hospice.monetary, a. pecuniary.money, n. currency, coin, capital, funds, finances, change, legal tender, lucre, pelf, specie, sterling, revenue, a.s.sets, whe
- 147 mote, n. particle, speck, mite. moth-eaten, a. moth-fretted. mother, n. materfamilias, matron, matriarch; generatrix; dam. a.s.sociated Words: cognate, cognation, matricide, maternalism, uterine, matriarchy, matriarchal. motherhood, n. maternity. mother
- 148 mumble, v. mutter, maunder, mump. mumbling, a. muttering, inarticulate, indistinct, incoherent. mummery, n. masquerade, mimicry. mumpish, a. moody, sullen, morose, sulky, unamiable. mumps, n. parot.i.tis; sullenness, the sulks. munch, v. craunch. murder
- 149 nab, v. (Colloq.) grab, s.n.a.t.c.h, seize.nag, v. (Colloq.) plague, tease, twit, hector, torment, scold.nave, a. artless, innocent, ingenuous, frank.navete, n. artlessness, innocence, ingenuousness, candor.naked, a. nude, undressed, bare; unexaggerated,
- 150 near-sighted, a. myopic, short-sighted, purblind.near-sightedness, n. myopia.near-sighted person. myope.neat, a. tidy, orderly, trim, clean, cleanly; tasteful, trim, finished, artistic, nice, excellent, adroit; dainty; spruce; dapper, natty. Antonyms: dow
- 151 nevertheless, adv. or conj. yet, however, notwithstanding.new, a. recent, fresh, modern, novel, newfangled, neoteric, unfamiliar, strange; renewed, renovated, repaired, refreshed; unaccustomed, untried, inexperienced.new custom. innovation.newly, adv. lat
- 152 noisy, a. clamorous, boisterous, vociferous, turbulent, riotous, obstreperous, uproarious, blatant, discordant, brawling, hilarious.nomad, n. wanderer.nomadic, a. wandering, nomad.nonchalance, n. indifference, coolness, carelessness, _sang-froid_, _insouc
- 153 notorious, a. talked of, evident, obvious, noted, famous (usually unfavorable). notwithstanding, conj. despite, nevertheless, however. noun, n. substantive. nourish, v. feed, nurture; support; encourage, foster, cherish, promote. nouris.h.i.+ng, a. nutrit
- 154 oar, n. paddle, scull, spoon oar. a.s.sociated Words: rowlock, loom, blade, wash, oarlock.oar-shaped, a. remiform.oat gra.s.ses. Avena. a.s.sociated Words: avenaceous, oaten.oath, n. adjuration, pledge, sworn promise; curse, profanity, swearing, expletive
- 155 ocean, n. main, deep. a.s.sociated Words: oceanic, interoceanic, doldrums, oceanography, oceanology, terrigenous, Ocea.n.u.s, transoceanic.odd, a. unmatched, single, uneven; singular, peculiar, unusual, unique, strange, quaint, extraordinary, queer, eccen
- 156 omittance, n. omission, forbearance, default, neglect, oversight.omnipresence, n. ubiquity.omnipresent, n. ubiquitous.one, n. unit. a.s.sociated Words: unify, unity, unification, numerary.one after the other. _seriatim_; tandem; alternately, consecutively
- 157 oration, n. declamation, rhetoric.orator, n. declaimer, rhetorician.oratorical, a. rhetorical, eloquent, declamatory.ordeal, n. crucible.order, n. mandate, command, precept, direction, decree, decretal, injunction; rule, regulation, law, canon, prescripti
- 158 outlive, v. survive.outlook, n. prospect, view, vista; watch-tower; foresight.outlying, a. remote, detached, distant, frontier.out of joint. unhinged, dislocated.out of order. disordered, disarranged, jumbled, chaotic, disorganized. out of place. misplace
- 159 override, v. trample upon, supersede, annul, abrogate.overrule, v. annul, rescind, abrogate, revoke, supersede, set aside.overruling, a. predominant, prevailing, controlling.overruling, n. abrogation, cancellation, rescission.overrun, v. infringe, invade.
- 160 paint, n. pigment; cosmetic, rouge.paint, v. delineate, portray, lim, depict, picture, sketch.painting, n. a.s.sociated Words: easel, palette, grisaille, artist, art, atelier, studio.pair, n. two, brace, couple, span, team, yoke, set.pal, n. (Slang) partn
- 161 pare, v. peel.parentage, n. extraction, descent, pedigree, ancestry, family, birth, lineage.parish, n. a.s.sociated Words: parochial, parochialism, paris.h.i.+oner, parochialize.parry, v. ward off, avert, prevent; avoid, evade, elude.parson, n. See clergy
- 162 patent, a. evident, obvious, manifest, apparent.path, n. footway, runway, course, pa.s.sage, route, avenue, trottoir, trail; towpath, heelpath, berm.pathetic, a. plaintive, pitiable, piteous, mournful, sad.pathless, a. untrodden, unexplored, trackless, im
- 163 peculation, n. embezzlement.peculator, n. embezzler.peculiar, a. individual, personal, particular; singular, eccentric, erratic, queer, odd, exceptional, unique, bizarre, grotesque, nondescript, unusual, unconventional.peculiarity, n. characteristic, trai
- 164 perceive, v. see, discern, observe; apprehend, comprehend, understand. See see.perception, n. cognizance, discernment; sensation, feeling.Antonym: imperception.perch, n. roost.perchance, adv. perhaps, peradventure, possibly, maybe. perchers, n. pl. Insess
- 165 persistent, a. contumacious, persevering, insistent, pertinacious, tenacious, importunate, constant. personality, n. individuality; reflection, stricture, animadversion, criticism. personally, adv. individually. personate, v. impersonate. personation, n.
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- 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,
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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,
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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;
- 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
- 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,
- 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.
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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,
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- 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