| Definition | # | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural home of a plant or animal | 7 | Hab{itat} | 94%
|
| Triumphant; successful | 10 | Vic{torious} | 93%
|
| Active at night | 9 | No{cturnal} | 92%
|
| To light up or make clear | 10 | Ill{uminate} | 90%
|
| To make up; invent | 9 | Fab{ricate} | 89%
|
| To terrify; turn to stone | 7 | Pe{trify} | 89%
|
| Basic; elementary | 11 | Rud{imentary} | 89%
|
| Medieval chemistry | 7 | Al{chemy} | 88%
|
| Astonished; astounded | 13 | Flab{bergasted} | 88%
|
| To see visions; imagine things | 11 | Hal{lucinate} | 88%
|
| Never-ending; eternal | 9 | Perp{etual} | 88%
|
| Harmless medicine with no effect | 7 | Pl{acebo} | 88%
|
| Adept with both left and right hands | 12 | Ambi{dextrous} | 87%
|
| Difficult to catch or achieve | 7 | Elu{sive} | 87%
|
| To reduce something to ashes | 10 | Inci{nerate} | 87%
|
| A seed of corn | 6 | Ke{rnel} | 87%
|
| A self-centred person | 10 | Nar{cissist} | 87%
|
| Favoritism towards family | 8 | Ne{potism} | 87%
|
| Cautious; wise | 7 | Pru{dent} | 87%
|
| Able to withstand difficulties | 9 | Resil{ient} | 87%
|
| Juicy | 9 | Suc{culent} | 87%
|
| Pamphlet | 8 | Bro{chure} | 86%
|
| Sensitivity to another's feelings | 7 | Em{pathy} | 86%
|
| To bring bad luck to | 4 | Ji{nx} | 86%
|
| One who suffers for a cause | 6 | Mar{tyr} | 86%
|
| Someone without training; beginner | 6 | No{vice} | 86%
|
| To lean or lie back | 7 | Rec{line} | 86%
|
| Lack of interest or emotion | 6 | Apa{thy} | 85%
|
| To persuade by force or threats | 6 | Coe{rce} | 85%
|
| Logical and consistent | 8 | Coh{erent} | 85%
|
| Native to a particular area | 10 | Ind{igenous} | 85%
|
| Childish; immature | 8 | Ju{venile} | 85%
|
| The path taken by a projectile | 10 | Tra{jectory} | 85%
|
| Wild; savage (esp. an animal) | 5 | Fe{ral} | 84%
|
| A runaway; escapee | 8 | Fu{gitive} | 84%
|
| Exaggerated statements | 9 | Hy{perbole} | 84%
|
| A recurrent urge to steal | 11 | Kle{ptomania} | 84%
|
| Conforming to Jewish dietary laws | 6 | K{osher} | 84%
|
| The meat of a deer | 7 | V{enison} | 84%
|
| Extremely bad; appalling | 7 | Aby{smal} | 83%
|
| A brief, amusing story | 8 | Ane{cdote} | 83%
|
| A fortress protecting a city | 7 | Cit{adel} | 83%
|
| Unrehearsed; spontaneous | 9 | Improm{ptu} | 83%
|
| To hypnotize | 9 | Mes{merize} | 83%
|
| Egyptian writing material | 7 | Pa{pyrus} | 83%
|
| To bring up swallowed food | 11 | Reg{urgitate} | 83%
|
| Free from disturbance; calm | 8 | Tra{nquil} | 83%
|
| To refuse to have dealings with | 7 | Boy{cott} | 82%
|
| Pirate; marauder | 9 | Buc{caneer} | 82%
|
| Harmful | 11 | Detr{imental} | 82%
|
| Beautiful; fashionable | 9 | Gla{morous} | 82%
|
| Clumsy; showing no skill | 5 | Ine{pt} | 82%
|
| Horse-rider | 6 | J{ockey} | 82%
|
| To wave or flourish a weapon | 8 | Bran{dish} | 81%
|
| To boast about one's triumph | 5 | Gl{oat} | 81%
|
| Overindulgence in food or drink | 8 | Gl{uttony} | 81%
|
| Flexible; able to be shaped | 9 | Mall{eable} | 81%
|
| To strike repeatedly with the fists | 6 | Pum{mel} | 81%
|
| Volcanically inactive | 7 | Do{rmant} | 80%
|
| Possible and practical | 8 | Fea{sible} | 80%
|
| To scavenge for food or provisions | 6 | Fo{rage} | 80%
|
| Belly button | 5 | N{avel} | 80%
|
| To ransack; thoroughly search | 7 | Rum{mage} | 80%
|
| Huge, monstrous creature | 8 | Beh{emoth} | 79%
|
| Extremely cold | 6 | Fri{gid} | 79%
|
| Judge's hammer | 5 | G{avel} | 79%
|
| The vocabulary of a language | 7 | Lex{icon} | 79%
|
| Sinister and foreboding | 7 | Om{inous} | 79%
|
| All-powerful | 10 | Omni{potent} | 79%
|
| Not clear | 6 | Op{aque} | 79%
|
| Hermit | 7 | Rec{luse} | 79%
|
| Archaic plural of 'brother' | 8 | Bre{thren} | 78%
|
| Person to whom one shares secrets | 9 | Conf{idant} | 78%
|
| Clumsy person | 5 | Kl{utz} | 78%
|
| Female nature spirit | 5 | Ny{mph} | 78%
|
| Government by a privileged few | 9 | Ol{igarchy} | 78%
|
| Fertilized egg | 6 | Zy{gote} | 78%
|
| Exaggerated depiction for comic effect | 10 | Cari{cature} | 77%
|
| To kill or destroy a large part of | 8 | Dec{imate} | 77%
|
| Tube with mirrors and coloured glass | 12 | Kal{eidoscope} | 77%
|
| Clever sarcastic remark | 4 | Qu{ip} | 77%
|
| To extract metal from ore | 5 | Sm{elt} | 77%
|
| Violent and spiteful | 7 | Vic{ious} | 77%
|
| Gentlemanly; gallant | 10 | Chi{valrous} | 76%
|
| To rudely interrupt a comedian, eg. | 6 | He{ckle} | 76%
|
| Carelessness | 10 | Negl{igence} | 76%
|
| A substance that dissolves another | 7 | Sol{vent} | 76%
|
| Sticky; syrupy | 7 | Vis{cous} | 76%
|
| To support or strengthen | 7 | Bol{ster} | 75%
|
| A risqué variety show | 9 | Bur{lesque} | 75%
|
| Secret; covert; stealthy | 11 | Clan{destine} | 75%
|
| Delicate and exquisite; heavenly | 8 | Ethe{real} | 75%
|
| Huge; gigantic | 10 | Gar{gantuan} | 75%
|
| Unbiased; neutral | 9 | Imp{artial} | 75%
|
| Very angry | 5 | Li{vid} | 75%
|
| The back of a person's neck | 4 | N{ape} | 75%
|
| Black volcanic rock | 8 | Ob{sidian} | 75%
|
| A deep, narrow gorge | 6 | Ra{vine} | 75%
|
| Temporary platform for workers | 8 | Sca{ffold} | 75%
|
| Male voice between tenor and bass | 8 | Ba{ritone} | 74%
|
| A sacred goblet | 7 | Ch{alice} | 74%
|
| To make gestures while speaking | 11 | Gesti{culate} | 74%
|
| Transformation; change of form | 13 | Meta{morphosis} | 74%
|
| A long, eventful journey | 7 | Od{yssey} | 74%
|
| Single-story house, often with a porch | 8 | Bun{galow} | 73%
|
| Showing care in one's work | 8 | Dil{igent} | 73%
|
| Extremely upset; agitated | 10 | Distra{ught} | 73%
|
| Overjoyed; thrilled | 6 | El{ated} | 73%
|
| Words used as a magic charm | 11 | Inca{ntation} | 73%
|
| To confer holy orders on a priest | 6 | Or{dain} | 73%
|
| Unspoiled; immaculate | 8 | Pri{stine} | 73%
|
| Scoundrel; violent thug | 7 | Ruf{fian} | 73%
|
| Oddity; irregularity | 7 | Ano{maly} | 72%
|
| Origin; source; beginning | 7 | Ge{nesis} | 72%
|
| Third in order or rank | 8 | Ter{tiary} | 72%
|
| Legal excuse or pretext | 5 | Al{ibi} | 71%
|
| Mythical food of the gods | 8 | Amb{rosia} | 71%
|
| Outstandingly bad | 9 | Egr{egious} | 71%
|
| The front elevation of a building | 6 | Fa{cade} | 71%
|
| The animals of a particular region | 5 | Fa{una} | 71%
|
| Juicy; moist; succulent | 8 | Lus{cious} | 71%
|
| A building that houses tombs | 9 | Mau{soleum} | 71%
|
| Extreme skepticism; belief in nothing | 8 | Ni{hilism} | 71%
|
| Relating to the sense of smell | 9 | Ol{factory} | 71%
|
| To make a pompous speech | 5 | Or{ate} | 71%
|
| Lukewarm | 5 | Te{pid} | 71%
|
| A feeling of alarm or dread | 11 | Trep{idation} | 71%
|
| Scruffy; disheveled | 7 | Unk{empt} | 71%
|
| Airship | 8 | Ze{ppelin} | 71%
|
| To publicly recommend or support | 8 | Adv{ocate} | 70%
|
| Concerning art or beauty | 9 | Ae{sthetic} | 70%
|
| To squirm or thrash around | 6 | Wri{the} | 70%
|
| Heartless; cruel | 7 | Cal{lous} | 69%
|
| To violate a sacred place | 9 | Des{ecrate} | 69%
|
| Enthusiastic about; interested in | 4 | K{een} | 69%
|
| A state of perfect happiness | 7 | Ni{rvana} | 69%
|
| Happy chance; good fortune | 11 | Sere{ndipity} | 69%
|
| To annoy or frustrate | 3 | V{ex} | 69%
|
| Powerful circular current of water | 6 | Vo{rtex} | 69%
|
| Woolly covering of a sheep | 6 | Fl{eece} | 68%
|
| Toilsome; arduous | 9 | Lab{orious} | 68%
|
| Producing a great deal of profit | 9 | Lu{crative} | 68%
|
| A specific memory aid | 8 | Mn{emonic} | 68%
|
| Experiencing nausea | 6 | Que{asy} | 68%
|
| Relating to the theater | 8 | Thes{pian} | 68%
|
| An open sore on the body | 5 | U{lcer} | 68%
|
| Face; appearance | 6 | Vi{sage} | 68%
|
| Existing before a war | 10 | Anteb{ellum} | 67%
|
| Based on observation or experience | 9 | Emp{irical} | 67%
|
| A very large aquatic creature | 9 | Lev{iathan} | 67%
|
| Defamation | 5 | Li{bel} | 67%
|
| Expressed clearly; intelligible | 5 | Lu{cid} | 67%
|
| Showy; pretentious | 12 | Ost{entatious} | 67%
|
| Obvious, not hidden | 5 | Ov{ert} | 67%
|
| Well-meaning and kindly | 10 | Ben{evolent} | 66%
|
| To persuade by sustained flattery | 6 | Caj{ole} | 66%
|
| Intellectual; brainy | 8 | Cer{ebral} | 66%
|
| Extremely thin; wasted away | 9 | Ema{ciated} | 66%
|
| To dig up a corpse | 6 | Ex{hume} | 66%
|
| Small cave | 6 | Gr{otto} | 66%
|
| Relating to marriage or weddings | 7 | Nu{ptial} | 66%
|
| To put an end to; suppress | 5 | Que{ll} | 66%
|
| Poet | 4 | B{ard} | 65%
|
| Tyrant; cruel dictator | 6 | Des{pot} | 65%
|
| Political delaying tactic | 10 | Fil{ibuster} | 65%
|
| A person with imaginary illness | 13 | Hypo{chondriac} | 65%
|
| Newsstand booth | 5 | Ki{osk} | 65%
|
| Not securely held; likely to fall | 10 | Prec{arious} | 65%
|
| Plump; chubby | 6 | Ro{tund} | 65%
|
| To cut small slices from wood | 7 | Whi{ttle} | 65%
|
| Statement widely accepted as true | 5 | Ax{iom} | 64%
|
| To make worse | 10 | Exac{erbate} | 64%
|
| Adaptable; multitalented | 9 | Ver{satile} | 64%
|
| Selfless concern for others | 8 | Al{truism} | 63%
|
| A club; heavy-handed weapon | 8 | Blu{dgeon} | 63%
|
| A conman; fraudster | 9 | Char{latan} | 63%
|
| Quiet; modest; reserved | 6 | Dem{ure} | 63%
|
| Distance around a person's waist | 5 | Gi{rth} | 63%
|
| Legal peril | 8 | Je{opardy} | 63%
|
| Speaker of multiple languages | 8 | Poly{glot} | 63%
|
| A ceremonial fire heap | 4 | P{yre} | 63%
|
| Close and harmonious relationship | 7 | Rap{port} | 63%
|
| Not continuous; intermittent | 8 | Spo{radic} | 63%
|
| Pompously inflated | 9 | Bom{bastic} | 62%
|
| Wide-ranging; varied | 8 | Ecl{ectic} | 62%
|
| To grind one's teeth | 5 | Gn{ash} | 62%
|
| To chew | 9 | Mas{ticate} | 62%
|
| Traditional; conformist | 8 | Ort{hodox} | 62%
|
| To sing in a quavering voice | 6 | War{ble} | 62%
|
| A ghostly image; specter | 6 | Wra{ith} | 62%
|
| A place where bees are kept | 6 | Ap{iary} | 61%
|
| A general agreement | 9 | Cons{ensus} | 61%
|
| Excessively agitated | 8 | Frene{tic} | 61%
|
| A tactical opening move | 6 | Ga{mbit} | 61%
|
| Careless; not strict | 3 | L{ax} | 61%
|
| Required; compulsory | 10 | Ob{ligatory} | 61%
|
| A twisting force causing rotation | 6 | Tor{que} | 61%
|
| Bear like; pertaining to a bear | 6 | Ur{sine} | 61%
|
| A homeless drifter | 7 | Vag{rant} | 61%
|
| A scene of uproar and confusion | 6 | Bed{lam} | 60%
|
| To charm or enchant | 7 | Beg{uile} | 60%
|
| A compelling attractiveness; charm | 8 | Cha{risma} | 60%
|
| To speed up a process or action | 8 | Exp{edite} | 60%
|
| Disdainfully proud | 7 | Hau{ghty} | 60%
|
| Mocking or cynical | 8 | Sard{onic} | 60%
|
| To twist out of shape | 4 | Wa{rp} | 60%
|
| Friendly, social, easy-going | 7 | Aff{able} | 59%
|
| To make less severe | 9 | All{eviate} | 59%
|
| Bold and without shame | 6 | Bra{zen} | 59%
|
| To surrender; give in to | 10 | Cap{itulate} | 59%
|
| A deep sky-blue colour | 8 | Cer{ulean} | 59%
|
| Bubbly | 12 | Effe{rvescent} | 59%
|
| The study of family history | 9 | Gen{ealogy} | 59%
|
| The number 10100 | 6 | Go{ogol} | 59%
|
| A ship's wheel; position of control | 4 | H{elm} | 59%
|
| Without stopping | 9 | Ince{ssant} | 59%
|
| Lavish and expensive-looking | 9 | Sump{tuous} | 59%
|
| Prolonged quarrel; blood feud | 8 | Ven{detta} | 59%
|
| An animal in its second year | 8 | Year{ling} | 59%
|
| A ruling military group | 5 | Ju{nta} | 58%
|
| Gruesome; grisly | 7 | Mac{abre} | 58%
|
| Clear; obvious | 11 | Uneq{uivocal} | 58%
|
| Mischievous child, usually a boy | 6 | Ur{chin} | 58%
|
| Brave; courageous | 7 | Va{liant} | 58%
|
| To seek the favour of; to court | 3 | W{oo} | 58%
|
| To tolerate or abide; a small stream | 5 | Br{ook} | 57%
|
| Increasing; building upon itself | 10 | Cum{ulative} | 57%
|
| To imitate something admired | 7 | Em{ulate} | 57%
|
| To push, elbow, bump up against | 6 | Jo{stle} | 57%
|
| A dog of no definable breed | 7 | Mon{grel} | 57%
|
| Braid of hair | 5 | Pl{ait} | 57%
|
| Allotment, ration; marketing target | 5 | Qu{ota} | 57%
|
| Hot; sweltering | 6 | Tor{rid} | 57%
|
| Funeral director | 10 | Un{dertaker} | 57%
|
| A confusing problem or question | 9 | Con{undrum} | 56%
|
| Frantic; frenetic | 6 | He{ctic} | 56%
|
| Trifling; insignificant | 7 | Nom{inal} | 56%
|
| Pleasantly friendly | 7 | Am{iable} | 55%
|
| An expert in matters of taste | 11 | Conn{oisseur} | 55%
|
| Moral corruption | 9 | Depr{avity} | 55%
|
| The pivot about which a lever turns | 7 | Fu{lcrum} | 55%
|
| Pier; wharf | 5 | J{etty} | 55%
|
| An implied comparison | 8 | Met{aphor} | 55%
|
| Saturated with liquid | 6 | Sod{den} | 55%
|
| Extreme greed for wealth | 7 | Av{arice} | 54%
|
| The body of an aircraft | 8 | Fu{selage} | 54%
|
| Apparently contradictory statement | 7 | Par{adox} | 54%
|
| A satirical imitation | 6 | Pa{rody} | 54%
|
| A tendency or preference | 8 | Penc{hant} | 54%
|
| Not inclined to talk | 8 | Tac{iturn} | 54%
|
| A tax or duty | 6 | Ta{riff} | 54%
|
| To cut short | 8 | Tru{ncate} | 54%
|
| Native speech | 10 | Ver{nacular} | 54%
|
| Wilfully deliberate; malicious | 6 | Wan{ton} | 54%
|
| To leave something in one's will | 8 | Be{queath} | 53%
|
| Puzzling situation | 7 | Di{lemma} | 53%
|
| Having stubbornly held opinions | 8 | Dog{matic} | 53%
|
| Excessively devoted | 9 | Fan{atical} | 53%
|
| Obtrusively bright and showy | 6 | Gar{ish} | 53%
|
| To deduce or conclude | 5 | In{fer} | 53%
|
| Generous; big-hearted | 11 | Mag{nanimous} | 53%
|
| Curved surface of liquid in a tube | 8 | Menis{cus} | 53%
|
| No longer in existence; inoperative | 7 | Def{unct} | 52%
|
| To praise enthusiastically | 5 | Ext{ol} | 52%
|
| To mutilate; injure lastingly | 4 | M{aim} | 52%
|
| Nearsighted | 6 | M{yopic} | 52%
|
| Abundantly green and lush | 7 | Ver{dant} | 52%
|
| Frank; honest | 6 | Ca{ndid} | 51%
|
| Bad-tempered; quarrelsome | 12 | Cant{ankerous} | 51%
|
| Culmination; highest point | 8 | Pi{nnacle} | 51%
|
| Mercury | 11 | Qui{cksilver} | 51%
|
| To demolish; completely tear down | 4 | Ra{ze} | 51%
|
| A series of boat or yacht races | 7 | Re{gatta} | 51%
|
| The art of persuasion | 8 | Rh{etoric} | 51%
|
| A rainbow-like band of colours | 8 | Sp{ectrum} | 51%
|
| A deserter; traitor | 8 | Turn{coat} | 51%
|
| Suave; sophisticated | 8 | Deb{onair} | 50%
|
| To worship as a God | 5 | De{ify} | 50%
|
| Old Spanish sailing ship | 7 | Ga{lleon} | 50%
|
| Bony and haggard due to suffering | 5 | Ga{unt} | 50%
|
| Notoriety | 6 | In{famy} | 50%
|
| Evident; visible; obvious | 8 | Mani{fest} | 50%
|
| A colourful and variegated pattern | 6 | Mo{saic} | 50%
|
| Holier-than-thou | 13 | San{ctimonious} | 50%
|
| Jewelled crown or headband | 6 | Di{adem} | 49%
|
| Long existence or service | 9 | Lon{gevity} | 49%
|
| A highly unpleasant smell | 6 | Mia{sma} | 49%
|
| On the edge; not important | 10 | Peri{pheral} | 49%
|
| The spirit of the times | 9 | Ze{itgeist} | 49%
|
| Muscular | 6 | Bra{wny} | 48%
|
| To scold or reprimand | 5 | Ch{ide} | 48%
|
| A poem concerned with death | 5 | El{egy} | 48%
|
| To decorate with a raised design | 6 | Emb{oss} | 48%
|
| Social blunder or mistake | 5 | Ga{ffe} | 48%
|
| To cut or dig out | 5 | Go{uge} | 48%
|
| A large group or crowd of people | 5 | Ho{rde} | 48%
|
| To show deep respect to; grovel | 6 | Kow{tow} | 48%
|
| A remedy for all ills | 7 | Pan{acea} | 48%
|
| Overused; lacking originality | 5 | Tr{ite} | 48%
|
| Empty; mindless; meaningless | 7 | Vac{uous} | 48%
|
| Bulk gold or silver | 7 | Bul{lion} | 47%
|
| Male neckwear | 6 | Cr{avat} | 47%
|
| To publicly denounce | 5 | Dec{ry} | 47%
|
| To laugh at mockingly | 6 | Der{ide} | 47%
|
| Having great knowledge or learning | 7 | Er{udite} | 47%
|
| The likely course of a disease | 9 | Pro{gnosis} | 47%
|
| Minimum numbers for a meeting | 6 | Quo{rum} | 47%
|
| A flock of geese when not in flight | 6 | G{aggle} | 46%
|
| Excessively lenient; permissive | 9 | Indu{lgent} | 46%
|
| A noisy, riotous fight | 5 | Me{lee} | 46%
|
| A soldier who keeps watch | 8 | Sen{tinel} | 46%
|
| Relating to a unifying motif or idea | 8 | The{matic} | 46%
|
| To move gently as air | 4 | W{aft} | 46%
|
| Comparable | 9 | Ana{logous} | 45%
|
| Casual relationship; fling | 9 | Dall{iance} | 45%
|
| A deceptive blow in fencing or boxing | 5 | F{eint} | 45%
|
| To reject; refuse to accept | 9 | Repu{diate} | 45%
|
| Meticulous; attentive to details | 10 | Scr{upulous} | 45%
|
| Brownish-orange; a type of owl | 5 | Ta{wny} | 45%
|
| To conspire or collude | 7 | Conn{ive} | 44%
|
| Still in existence | 6 | Ext{ant} | 44%
|
| A luminous and heavenly aura | 6 | Nim{bus} | 44%
|
| An individual artistic work | 4 | O{pus} | 44%
|
| Out of date; no longer fashionable | 5 | Pa{ssé} | 44%
|
| Mysterious, understood by few | 6 | Arc{ane} | 43%
|
| Ocean debris | 6 | Jet{sam} | 43%
|
| Destiny; fate | 6 | Kis{met} | 43%
|
| Private rendezvous between lovers | 5 | Tr{yst} | 43%
|
| Pattern of spirals or concentric circles | 5 | Who{rl} | 43%
|
| Relating to trees | 8 | Arb{oreal} | 42%
|
| False | 10 | Fall{acious} | 42%
|
| A beam supporting a ceiling | 5 | Jo{ist} | 42%
|
| A long, official letter | 7 | Miss{ive} | 42%
|
| To lay eggs in large numbers | 5 | Sp{awn} | 42%
|
| Trinket; cheap jewel | 6 | Bau{ble} | 41%
|
| To beg; plead with | 7 | Bes{eech} | 41%
|
| A person who makes candles | 8 | Cha{ndler} | 41%
|
| To bend one's knee in worship | 9 | Gen{uflect} | 41%
|
| Cause dough to rise | 6 | Le{aven} | 41%
|
| To cower; shrink back in fear | 5 | Qu{ail} | 41%
|
| A daydream; pleasant trance | 7 | Rev{erie} | 41%
|
| A homeless or abandoned child | 4 | Wa{if} | 41%
|
| Common; dull | 5 | Ba{nal} | 40%
|
| Rudely abrupt; blunt | 7 | Bru{sque} | 40%
|
| A low platform for a throne, eg. | 4 | D{ais} | 40%
|
| Foul-smelling; stinking | 5 | Fe{tid} | 40%
|
| A noisy quarrel | 6 | Fra{cas} | 40%
|
| To expel someone from a position | 4 | O{ust} | 40%
|
| Puzzled; baffled | 9 | Qui{zzical} | 40%
|
| Cloyingly sweet | 10 | Sac{charine} | 40%
|
| Hilarious; hysterical | 10 | Upr{oarious} | 40%
|
| To invent a new word | 4 | C{oin} | 39%
|
| To prevent; discourage | 5 | De{ter} | 39%
|
| To compete closely for superiority | 5 | Jo{ust} | 39%
|
| Having evil intentions | 10 | Mal{evolent} | 39%
|
| Burdensome; effortful | 7 | On{erous} | 39%
|
| Affliction; curse; plague | 7 | Sco{urge} | 39%
|
| Capable of being stretched | 7 | Ten{sile} | 39%
|
| Highly moral behaviour | 6 | Vi{rtue} | 39%
|
| Hands-on-hips | 6 | Ak{imbo} | 38%
|
| Pleasantly rural | 7 | Buc{olic} | 38%
|
| Morally instructive; educational | 8 | Did{actic} | 38%
|
| Female donkey or ass | 5 | Je{nny} | 38%
|
| Raised bank of a river | 5 | Le{vee} | 38%
|
| Storyline; plot outline | 8 | Sce{nario} | 38%
|
| Bogus; false | 8 | Spu{rious} | 38%
|
| Slaughterhouse | 8 | Ab{attoir} | 37%
|
| Ill-mannered; surly | 8 | Chu{rlish} | 37%
|
| Glib; flippant | 9 | Fac{etious} | 37%
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| The heavens or the sky | 9 | Fir{mament} | 37%
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| A small gulf or inlet | 6 | La{goon} | 37%
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| Small, trivial details | 8 | Minu{tiae} | 37%
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| Common and overused | 9 | Hack{neyed} | 36%
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| Lazy | 8 | Ind{olent} | 36%
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| An old, dilapidated car | 6 | Ja{lopy} | 36%
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| Minor criticism; trivial complaint | 7 | Qui{bble} | 36%
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| A tiny spark of feeling | 9 | Scin{tilla} | 36%
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| To waver between opinions | 9 | Vac{illate} | 36%
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| A young swan | 6 | C{ygnet} | 35%
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| Sweet; sugary | 6 | Dul{cet} | 35%
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| To develop wing feathers for flight | 6 | Fle{dge} | 35%
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| A prisoner's shackle or chain | 7 | Ma{nacle} | 35%
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| A skilled and amusing storyteller | 9 | Rac{onteur} | 35%
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| Truthfulness; accuracy | 8 | Ve{racity} | 35%
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| Attractive; nice-looking | 6 | Com{ely} | 34%
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| To hurry; rush | 6 | Ha{sten} | 34%
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| A stanza of four lines | 8 | Quat{rain} | 34%
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| To stay somewhere temporarily | 7 | So{journ} | 34%
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| Extortionate money-lending | 5 | Us{ury} | 34%
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| Trickery | 9 | Chi{canery} | 33%
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| To drag under a ship as punishment | 8 | Kee{lhaul} | 33%
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| Vast in number; numerous | 6 | Leg{ion} | 33%
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| Teacher; educator | 9 | Ped{agogue} | 33%
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| To steal | 7 | Pur{loin} | 33%
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| Leftover; residual | 9 | Vest{igial} | 33%
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| Exemplary; flawless | 10 | Imp{eccable} | 32%
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| To chop into tiny pieces | 8 | Mac{erate} | 32%
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| Fanatical; overzealous | 5 | Ra{bid} | 32%
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| Aggressively greedy | 9 | Rap{acious} | 32%
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| Habitual return to crime | 10 | Reci{divism} | 32%
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| A very small stream | 7 | Riv{ulet} | 32%
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| Most noticable or important | 7 | Sal{ient} | 32%
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| A length of coiled yarn | 5 | Sk{ein} | 32%
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| Exceeding what is necessary | 11 | Super{fluous} | 32%
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| Liveliness, eagerness | 8 | Ala{crity} | 31%
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| An edible bean with white seeds | 7 | Har{icot} | 31%
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| The study of languages | 9 | Phi{lology} | 31%
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| A variety of wine grape | 9 | Zi{nfandel} | 31%
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| Stringed instrument | 6 | Zi{ther} | 31%
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| Rude; insolent | 11 | Impe{rtinent} | 30%
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| Audacity; boldness; nerve | 8 | Tem{erity} | 30%
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| Quick to argue or fight | 9 | Truc{ulent} | 30%
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| A religious assistant | 7 | Ac{olyte} | 29%
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| Uncritically self-satisfied | 10 | Comp{lacent} | 29%
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| Shy; lacking confidence | 9 | Dif{fident} | 29%
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| Random; happening by chance | 9 | Hap{hazard} | 29%
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| Hairy | 7 | Hir{sute} | 29%
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| Bitter; envious; resentful | 9 | Jau{ndiced} | 29%
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| A connected group or series | 5 | Ne{xus} | 29%
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| To close up or block | 7 | Occ{lude} | 29%
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| Wisdom | 8 | Sag{acity} | 29%
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| Having many curves and turns | 7 | Sin{uous} | 29%
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| A sermon; moralising lecture | 6 | Ho{mily} | 28%
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| A naïve young woman | 7 | Ing{énue} | 28%
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| An open area of grassy land | 3 | L{ea} | 28%
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| To plunder; go looting | 6 | Mar{aud} | 28%
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| Annoyingly authoritarian | 9 | Offi{cious} | 28%
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| Egg-shaped; elliptical | 5 | Ov{oid} | 28%
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| Useless repetition | 9 | Tau{tology} | 28%
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| To separate chaff from grain | 6 | Win{now} | 28%
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| To avoid using; abstain from | 6 | Esc{hew} | 27%
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| An unscrupulous seducer of women | 8 | Lot{hario} | 27%
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| A sheriff's law enforcement helpers | 5 | Po{sse} | 27%
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| Commonplace; unimaginative | 7 | Pros{aic} | 27%
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| To reject or void a conviction | 5 | Qu{ash} | 27%
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| To quench one's thirst | 5 | Sl{ake} | 27%
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| Serious; unadventurous | 5 | Sta{id} | 27%
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| Entire range; scope | 5 | Ga{mut} | 26%
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| Well-mannered; respectable | 7 | Gen{teel} | 26%
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| The study of spelling | 11 | Or{thography} | 26%
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| Protective wall in a trench | 7 | Par{apet} | 26%
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| Indecent; risqué | 6 | Rib{ald} | 26%
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| Causing sleep or drowsiness | 9 | Sop{orific} | 26%
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| To howl or wail with grief | 7 | Ul{ulate} | 26%
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| A temporary camp without tents | 7 | Bi{vouac} | 24%
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| Daffodil-like flower | 7 | Jon{quil} | 24%
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| Social isolation | 9 | Ost{racism} | 24%
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| Occurring in wintertime | 8 | Hi{bernal} | 23%
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| Women's hat maker | 8 | Mi{lliner} | 23%
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| A cunning plan or scheme | 9 | Stra{tagem} | 23%
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| Blissfully happy | 8 | Beat{ific} | 22%
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| Swiftness of movement | 8 | Cele{rity} | 22%
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| Ill will; hatred; hostility | 6 | En{mity} | 22%
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| Delicate and intricate ornamentation | 8 | Fil{igree} | 22%
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| Gap between reigns or governments | 11 | Inter{regnum} | 22%
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| Stamp-collector | 11 | Phil{atelist} | 22%
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| In a state of inactivity | 9 | Quie{scent} | 22%
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| The dot over an i or a j | 6 | Ti{ttle} | 22%
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| A deep, covered soup dish | 6 | Tu{reen} | 22%
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| The resolution of a mystery | 10 | Den{ouement} | 21%
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| One's friends and acquaintances | 4 | Ki{th} | 21%
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| Sad; gloomy | 10 | Lug{ubrious} | 21%
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| Corruptible; open to bribery | 5 | Ve{nal} | 21%
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| A short, witty saying | 7 | Epi{gram} | 20%
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| An intricate and complicated situation | 9 | Imbr{oglio} | 20%
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| A transition from one state to another | 5 | Se{gue} | 20%
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| Distinguished; eminent | 6 | Au{gust} | 19%
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| To cough or spit out phlegm | 11 | Exp{ectorate} | 19%
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| In music, the value of two crotchets | 5 | Mi{nim} | 19%
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| A song of praise or triumph | 5 | Pae{an} | 19%
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| Outcome; conclusion | 6 | Up{shot} | 19%
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| Having little or no money; penniless | 11 | Impec{unious} | 18%
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| A beggar | 9 | Mend{icant} | 18%
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| Slow and gloomy; somber | 9 | Satu{rnine} | 18%
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| A sudden whimsy or fancy | 7 | Ca{price} | 17%
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| Adage; saying; proverb | 5 | Ma{xim} | 17%
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| Extreme poverty | 6 | Pen{ury} | 17%
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| A religious convert | 9 | Pros{elyte} | 17%
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| A young hen, less than a year old | 6 | Pu{llet} | 17%
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| Indirect; winding | 8 | Tor{tuous} | 17%
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| To express vehement protest | 9 | Ful{minate} | 16%
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| Cheerful; lighthearted | 6 | Joc{und} | 16%
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| The act of anointing with oil | 7 | Un{ction} | 13%
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| A free-standing Italian bell tower | 9 | Cam{panile} | 12%
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| Harsh criticism or censure | 10 | Oppr{obrium} | 12%
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| Lucrative job with little responsibility | 8 | Sin{ecure} | 12%
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| Excessively fond of one's wife | 8 | Ux{orious} | 12%
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| An unfilled space; a gap | 6 | Lac{una} | 11%
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| An ineffective medicine | 7 | Nos{trum} | 11%
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| Torn apart | 5 | Ri{ven} | 11%
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| A vertical fishing net | 5 | Se{ine} | 11%
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| To throw into confusion | 5 | Ad{dle} | 10%
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| (Of a voice) Loud and powerful | 10 | Sten{torian} | 10%
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| A medieval minstrel or entertainer | 8 | Jon{gleur} | 9%
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| Unchanging and everlasting | 11 | Semp{iternal} | 8%
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| Made of, or resembling, wood | 8 | Lig{neous} | 7%
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| Confused mass; messy jumble | 6 | Wel{ter} | 7%
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| Swollen; engorged | 5 | Tu{mid} | 5%
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| A blessing | 7 | Ben{ison} | 4%
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| On a weekly basis | 10 | Hebd{omadal} | 4%
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