Saturday, July 08, 2006
Zealous Devotion - Zoologically Considered
zealous devotion
zigzag method
zoologically considered
zealous devotion
zigzag method
zoologically considered
Wabbling Enterprise - Writhing Opponent
wabbling enterprise [wabbling = wobbling]
waggishly sapient [sapient = wise]
wailing winds
wandering fancy
waning popularity
wanton butchery
warbling lute
warlike trappings
warning prophecy
warped purpose
warranted interference
wasteful prodigality
wavering courage
waxwork sex
wayward fancy
weakly imaginative
wearisome wordiness
wedded incompatibility
weighty argument
weird fascination
welcoming host
well-turned period
weltering current
whimsical touch
whirling confusion
whirring loom
whispering breeze
whistling winds
whited sepulcher
wholesome aspirations
wholly commendable
wicked ingratitude
wide signification
widespread acclaim
wild extravagance
willful waywardness
willing allegiance
willowy nothingness
wily antagonist
winding pilgrimage
windowless soul
winged fancies
winking stars
winning plaintiveness
winsome girlhood
wise dissertations
wistful entreaty
withering scorn
witnessing approval
witty expedient
wizard influence
woebegone countenance
woeful weariness
wolfish tendency
womanlike loveliness
wonderful affluence
wonted activity [wonted = usual]
wordy warfare
worthy achievement
wounded avarice
wrathful pugnacity
wretched effeminacy
wriggling disputant
writhing opponent
Vacant Stupidity - Vulnerable Foe
vacant stupidity
vacillating obedience
vacuous ease
vagabondish spirit
vagrant wandering
vaguely discursive
vain contemplation
vainglorious show
valid objection
valuable acquisition
valueless assertion
vampire tongue
vanished centuries
vantage ground
vapid generalities [vapid = lacking liveliness, interest; dull]
variable temperament
variegated career [variegated = varied]
vast advantage
veering purpose
vehement panting
veiled insolence
velvety lawn
venerable placidity
venomous passion
veracious journals [veracious = honest; truthful; accurate; precise]
verbal audacities
verbose manner
verdant hope
verifiable facts
veritable triumph
vernacular expression
vernal charm [vernal = resembling spring; fresh; youthful]
versatile grace
vexatious circumstances
vicarious virtue
vigilant sensibility
vigorous invective [invective = abusive language]
vile desecrater
villainous inconsistency
vindictive sentiment
violent agitation
virgin grace
virile leadership
virtual surrender
virtuous disdain
virulent prejudice
visible embarrassment
visionary dreamer
vital interpretation
vitiated taste [vitiated = reduce the value; corrupt morally]
vitriolic sneer
vivacious excitement
vivid portrayal
vociferous appeal
voiceless multitude
volatile fragrance
volcanic suddenness
voluble prose [voluble = ready flow of speech; fluent]
voluminous biography
voluntary relinquishment
voracious animosity
votive wreath
vulgar prosperity
vulnerable foe
vacillating obedience
vacuous ease
vagabondish spirit
vagrant wandering
vaguely discursive
vain contemplation
vainglorious show
valid objection
valuable acquisition
valueless assertion
vampire tongue
vanished centuries
vantage ground
vapid generalities [vapid = lacking liveliness, interest; dull]
variable temperament
variegated career [variegated = varied]
vast advantage
veering purpose
vehement panting
veiled insolence
velvety lawn
venerable placidity
venomous passion
veracious journals [veracious = honest; truthful; accurate; precise]
verbal audacities
verbose manner
verdant hope
verifiable facts
veritable triumph
vernacular expression
vernal charm [vernal = resembling spring; fresh; youthful]
versatile grace
vexatious circumstances
vicarious virtue
vigilant sensibility
vigorous invective [invective = abusive language]
vile desecrater
villainous inconsistency
vindictive sentiment
violent agitation
virgin grace
virile leadership
virtual surrender
virtuous disdain
virulent prejudice
visible embarrassment
visionary dreamer
vital interpretation
vitiated taste [vitiated = reduce the value; corrupt morally]
vitriolic sneer
vivacious excitement
vivid portrayal
vociferous appeal
voiceless multitude
volatile fragrance
volcanic suddenness
voluble prose [voluble = ready flow of speech; fluent]
voluminous biography
voluntary relinquishment
voracious animosity
votive wreath
vulgar prosperity
vulnerable foe
Ubiquitous Activity - Utmost Scorn
ubiquitous activity
ugly revelation
ulterior purpose
ultimate sanction
ultrafashionable world
unabashed insolence
unabated pleasure
unaccountable protervity [protervity = peevishness; petulance]
unaccustomed toil
unadorned style
unaffected pathos
unaffrighted innocence
unagitated abstraction
unalloyed satisfaction
unalterable determination
unanimous acclamation
unanswerable argument
unapologetic air
unappeasable resentment
unapproached supremacy
unassailable position
unassuming dignity
unattainable perfection
unavailing consolation
unavoidable propensities
unballasted eloquence [unballasted = unsteady; wavering]
unbeaten track
unbecoming behavior
unbending reserve
unbiased judgment
unblemished character
unblinking observation
unblushing iteration
unbounded hospitality
unbridgeable chasm
unbridled fancy
unbroken continuity
uncanny fears
unceasing variation
unceremonious talk
uncertain tenure
unchallenged supremacy
unchanging affection
uncharitable ambition
uncharted depths
unchastised offense
unclouded splendor
uncomfortable doubt
uncommonly attractive
uncommunicable quality
uncomplaining endurance
uncomprehending smile
uncompromising dogmatism
unconcealed aversion
unconditioned freedom
uncongenial task
unconquerable patience
unconscious serenity
uncontrollable delight
unconventional demeanor
uncounted generations
uncouth gambols
uncritical position
unctuously belaud [unctuously = exaggerated, insincere]
[belaud = praise greatly]
undaunted defender
undazzled eyes
undefined anticipations
undeniable charm
underlying assumption
undeviating consistency
undignified peccadilloes [peccadilloes = small sin or fault]
undiluted skepticism
undiminished relish
undimmed luster
undisciplined genius
undisguised amusement
undismayed expression
undisputed ascendency
undistracted attention
undisturbed silence
undivided energies
undoubted authenticity
undue predilection [predilection = preference]
undulating hills
unduly troublesome
undying friendship
unearthly gladness
uneasy craving
unembarrassed scrutiny
unembittered sweetness
unending exactions
unenlightened zealot
unenvied insipidity
unequaled skill
unequivocally resented
unerring fidelity
unessential details
unexampled sweetness
unexhausted kindliness
unexpected confidence
unfailing courtesy
unfaltering glance
unfamiliar garb
unfathomable indifference
unfeigned assent
unfettered liberty
unflagging zest
unflattering truth
unflecked confidence
unfledged novice
[unfledged = young bird without feathers necessary to fly]
unflinching zeal
unfolding consciousness
unforced acquiescence
unforeseen vicissitudes [vicissitudes = sudden or unexpected changes]
unforgivable tragedy
unfounded conjecture
unfulfilled longing
ungainly figure
ungarnished reality
ungenerously resolved
ungenial temperament
ungovernable vehemence
ungracious temper
ungrudging tribute
unguessed riches
unhallowed threshold
unhampered expression
unhappy predecessor
unheeded beauties
unheroic measure
unhesitating faith
unhindered flight
unholy triumph
uniform blending
unimaginable bitterness
unimpassioned dignity
unimpeachable sentiment
unimpeded activity
uninstructed critic
uninterrupted process
unique personality
universal reprobation
[reprobation = condemned to hell; severe disapproval]
unjust depreciation
unknown appellations [appellation = name, title, or designation]
unlettered laborer
unlikely contingency
unlimited opulence
unlucky dissembler
unmanly timidity
unmastered possibility.
unmeaning farce
unmeasured hostility
unmellowed dawn
unmelodious echoes
unmerciful plundering
unmingled consent
unmistakably fabulous
unmitigated gloom
unmixed astonishment
unmodified passion
unmurmuring sea
unnecessary platitudes
unnumbered thousands
unobtrusive deference
unostentatious display
unpalatable truth
unparalleled atrocities
unpardonable error
unphilosophical dreamer
unpleasant excrescence [excrescence = abnormal enlargement]
unprecedented advance
unprejudiced intelligence
unpretentious character
unprincipled violence
unprofitable craft
unpurchasable luxury
unqualified submission
unquenchable tenderness
unquestionable genius
unquestioning fate
unreasonable pretense
unreasoning distrust
unredeemable forfeit
unrefreshing sameness
unrelaxing emphasis
unrelenting spirit
unremembered winter
unremitting toil
unrepining sadness
unreproved admiration
unrequited love
unresentful disposition
unreserved assent
unresisted authority
unresolved exceptions
unresponsive gloom
unresting speed
unrestrained anger
unrestricted ease
unrivaled distinction
unruffled concord
unsatisfied yearning
unscrupulous adventurer
unseasonable apology
unseemly mirth
unselfish fidelity
unsettled trait
unshakable foundation
unshrinking determination
unslackened volubility [volubility = ready flow of speech; fluent]
unsophisticated youth
unsparing abuse
unspeakable delight
unspiritual tone
unspoiled goodness
unstinted praise
unsullied virtue
unsurpassed purity
unswerving integrity
untameable energy
unthinkable hypothesis
untiring energy
untold calamity
untoward circumstances [untoward = improper]
untrammeled expression
untrodden woodland
untroubled repose
untuneful phrase
untutored mind
unusual audacity
unutterable sadness
unvarnished feeling
unwarranted limitation
unwasting energies
unwavering allegiance
unwearied diligence
unwelcome alliance
unwieldy bulk
unwilling homage
unwittingly mingled
unwonted kindness [unwonted = unusual]
unworldly foolishness
unworthy alliance
unyielding nature
uproarious laughter
upstart pretensions
useless fripperies [fripperies = pretentious, showy]
utmost scorn
Tacit Assumption - Tyrannical Disposition
tacit assumption
taciturn magnanimity [taciturn = habitually untalkative]
tactical niceties
tameless energy
tangible realities
tangled network
tardy recognition
tarnished reputation
tart temper
tasteful gratification
tasteless insipidity
tattered mendicant [mendicant = beggar]
taunting accusation
tawdry pretentiousness
tearful sensibilities
tearing gallop
teasing persistency
technical precision
tedious formality
teeming population
temerarious assertion [temerarious = presumptuous; reckless]
temperamental complacency
tempered pathos
tempestuous breeze
temporary expedient
tenacious memory
tender solicitude
tense attention
tentative moment
tepid conviction
termagant wife [termagant = quarrelsome, scolding]
terrible sublimity
terrifying imprecations [imprecations = curses]
terse realism
testamentary document
thankless task
thawing laughter
theological complexities
thirsting ear
thorny pathway
thorough uprightness
thoughtful silence
thoughtless whim
threadbare sentiment
threatened wrath
thrilling eloquence
throbbing pride
throneless monarch
thronging images
thundering rage
thwarted impulse
tideless depth
tigerish stealth
tightened ominously
timid acquiescence
tingling expectation
tinkling cymbal
tipsy jocularity [jocularity = given to joking]
tip-toe curiosity
tireless egotism
tiresome braggadocio [braggadocio = pretentious bragging]
titanic force
toilsome pleasure
tolerably comprehensive
tolerant indifference
tormenting thought
torn asunder
torpid faculties
tortuous labyrinth
tortured innocence
totally engrossed
touching pathos
tousled head
towering pride
traceable consanguinity
trackless forest
traditional type
tragic intensity
trailing sweetness
tranquil grandeur
transcendent power
transfiguring tints
transient emotion
translucent cup
transmuting touch
transparent complement
treacherous intelligence
treasured possessions
trembling anxiety
tremendous domination
tremulous sense [tremulous = timid or fearful]
trenchant phrase [trenchant = forceful, effective, vigorous]
trifling superfluity
trite remark
triumphant boldness
trivial conventionality
tropical luxuriance
troubled inertness
trudging wayfarer
trustworthy source
tumultuous rapture
tuneful expression
turbulent times
turgid appeal [turgid = excessively ornate or complex]
twilight shadow
twittered sleepily
twofold bearing
typical excellence
tyrannical disposition
taciturn magnanimity [taciturn = habitually untalkative]
tactical niceties
tameless energy
tangible realities
tangled network
tardy recognition
tarnished reputation
tart temper
tasteful gratification
tasteless insipidity
tattered mendicant [mendicant = beggar]
taunting accusation
tawdry pretentiousness
tearful sensibilities
tearing gallop
teasing persistency
technical precision
tedious formality
teeming population
temerarious assertion [temerarious = presumptuous; reckless]
temperamental complacency
tempered pathos
tempestuous breeze
temporary expedient
tenacious memory
tender solicitude
tense attention
tentative moment
tepid conviction
termagant wife [termagant = quarrelsome, scolding]
terrible sublimity
terrifying imprecations [imprecations = curses]
terse realism
testamentary document
thankless task
thawing laughter
theological complexities
thirsting ear
thorny pathway
thorough uprightness
thoughtful silence
thoughtless whim
threadbare sentiment
threatened wrath
thrilling eloquence
throbbing pride
throneless monarch
thronging images
thundering rage
thwarted impulse
tideless depth
tigerish stealth
tightened ominously
timid acquiescence
tingling expectation
tinkling cymbal
tipsy jocularity [jocularity = given to joking]
tip-toe curiosity
tireless egotism
tiresome braggadocio [braggadocio = pretentious bragging]
titanic force
toilsome pleasure
tolerably comprehensive
tolerant indifference
tormenting thought
torn asunder
torpid faculties
tortuous labyrinth
tortured innocence
totally engrossed
touching pathos
tousled head
towering pride
traceable consanguinity
trackless forest
traditional type
tragic intensity
trailing sweetness
tranquil grandeur
transcendent power
transfiguring tints
transient emotion
translucent cup
transmuting touch
transparent complement
treacherous intelligence
treasured possessions
trembling anxiety
tremendous domination
tremulous sense [tremulous = timid or fearful]
trenchant phrase [trenchant = forceful, effective, vigorous]
trifling superfluity
trite remark
triumphant boldness
trivial conventionality
tropical luxuriance
troubled inertness
trudging wayfarer
trustworthy source
tumultuous rapture
tuneful expression
turbulent times
turgid appeal [turgid = excessively ornate or complex]
twilight shadow
twittered sleepily
twofold bearing
typical excellence
tyrannical disposition
Sacerdotal Preeminence - Systematic Interaction
sacerdotal preeminence [sacerdotal = priestly]
sacred tenderness
sacrilegious violence
sacrosanct fetish
sadly disconcerted
sagacious mind [sagacious = keen discernment, sound judgment]
sage reflections
saintly serenity
salient feature
salutary amusement
sanctimonious hypocrite [sanctimonious = feigning piety]
sane observer
sanguinary measures [sanguinary = eager for bloodshed; bloodthirsty]
sanguine expectations [sanguine = cheerfully confident; optimistic]
sarcastic incredulity
sardonic taciturnity [sardonic = cynically mocking]
[taciturnity = habitually untalkative]
satirical critic
satisfying equipoise [equipoise = equilibrium]
savage satirist
scalding jests
scandalous falsehood
scant recognition
scathing satire
scattered distractions
scholarly attainments
scientific curiosity
scintillating wit
scoffing defiance
scorching criticism
scornful negligence
scriptural exegesis [exegesis = Critical explanation or analysis]
scrubby foreland
scrupulous fidelity
sculptured sphinx
scurrilous blustering [scurrilous = foul-mouthed]
searching eye
secluded byways
secret dismay
sectarian sternness
secure anchorage
sedentary occupation
seditious speaking [seditious = arousing to action or rebellion]
seductive whisperings
sedulously fostered [sedulously = persevering]
seeming artlessness
seething hate
selective instinct
self-conscious activity
self-deprecating irony
selfish vindictiveness
selfsame strain
senile sensualist
senseless gibberish
sensibly abated
sensitively courteous
sensuous music
sententious wisdom [sententious = terse and energetic; pithy]
sentimental twaddle
sepulchral quiet
sequestered nook
seraphic promiscuousness
serene triumph
serious resentment
serpentine curves
servile obedience
sesquipedalian words [sesquipedalian = long]
settled dislike
severe censure
shabby imitation
shadowy abstraction
shady retirements
shallow sophistry
sham enthusiasm
shambling gait
shamed demeanor
shameless injustice
shapeless conformations
shaping impulses
sharp rebuke
shattered reason
sheepish look
sheer boredom
sheltering hypocrisy
shifting panorama
shimmering gaiety
shining virtues
shivering soul
shocking rudeness
shoreless sea
shortening days
shrewd suspicion
shrewish look
shrill dissonance
shrunken wisp
shuddering reluctance
shuffling preliminaries
shy obeisance
sibilant oath [sibilant = producing a hissing sound]
sickening jealousy
sidelong glance
significant symbol
silent agony
silken filaments
silly escapades
silvery sea
similar amplitude
simple rectitude
simulated rapture
simultaneous acclamation
sincere hospitality
singular sensitiveness
sinister forebodings
sinuous movements
skeptical contempt
skillfully maintained
skulking look
slackened tension
slavish imitation
sledge-hammer blows
sleepless soul
sleepy enchantment
slender resource
slight acceleration
slovenly deportment
slow stupefaction
sluggish resolution
slumbering stream
smacking breeze
small aptitude
smiling repose
smirking commonplace
smoldering resentment
smothered sob
smug hypocrisy
snappish impertinence
sneering jibes
snowy whiteness
snug retreat
soaring ambition
sobbing wail
sober melancholy
social banalities
sociological bearing
soft allurement
solemn emptiness
solid knowledge
solidifying substance
solitary grandeur
somber relations
somewhat scandalized
somnolent state
sonorous simplicity
[sonorous = full, deep, rich sound; impressive in style of speech]
sophistical argument
soporific emanations [soporific = inducing sleep]
sordid selfishness
sorely beset
sorrowful resignation
soulless mechanism
sounding verbiage
sourly ascetic
sovereign panacea
spacious tracklessness
sparkling splendor
specialized skill
specific characteristics
specious artifice
[specious = having the ring plausibility but actually fallacious]
spectral fears
speculative rubbish
speechless surprise
speedy extinction
spendthrift prodigality
spirited vindication
spiritual dazzlement
splendid irony
splenetic imagination [splenetic = ill humor or irritability]
spontaneous challenge
sporadic exception
sportive gaiety
spotless honor
sprightly talk
spurious enthusiasm
squalid distress
[squalid = Dirty and wretched; morally repulsive; sordid]
squandered talent
squeamish taste
staggering surprise
stainless womanhood
stale sciolism [sciolism = superficial knowledge]
stalwart defiance
stammered apology
starched sterility
starlit eminence
startling eccentricity
starving proletariat
stately stride
statesmanlike person
statistical knowledge
statuesque immobility
staunch manhood
steadfast obedience
stentorian voice [stentorian = extremely loud]
stereotyped commonness
sterile hatred
sterling sense
stern defiance
stiff conceit
stifled convulsions
still solitudes
stilted bombast
stimulating impression
stinging reproach
stinted endowment
stipulated reward
stock pleasantries
stoic callousness
stolid obstinacy
stony stare
storied traditions
stormy passion
stout assertion
straggling association
straightforward logic
straightway vanished
strained interpretation
straitened circumstance
strange wistfulness
strenuous insistence
striking diversity
stringent statement
strong aversion
stubborn reality
studious reserve
stultified mind
stunning crash
stupendous magnitude
stupid bewilderment
sturdy genuineness
subaltern attitude [subaltern = secondary]
subconscious conviction
subduing influence
sublime anticipations
submissive behavior
subordinate pursuit
subsidiary advantage
substantial agreement
subterranean sunlessness
subtle sophistry
subversive accident
successfully dispelled
successive undulations
succinct phrase
sudden perturbation
sullen submission
summary vengeance
sumptuously decorated
superabundant energy
superannuated coquette [superannuated = retired] [coquette = flirt]
superb command
supercilious discontent [supercilious = haughty disdain]
superficial surliness
superfluous precaution
superhuman vigor
superior skill
superlative cleverness
supernatural incident
supine resignation
suppliant posture
suppressed excitement
supreme exaltation
surging multitude
surly tone
surpassing loveliness
surprising intimacy
surreptitious means [surreptitious = clandestine; stealthy]
sustained vigor
swaggering bully
swampy flatness
swarming population
sweeping assertion
sweet peaceableness
swelling magnitude
swift transition
swinging cadence
symmetrical brow
sympathetic insight
syncopated tune
synthetic judgment
systematic interaction
Racial Prejudice - Ruthless Commercialism
racial prejudice
racy humor
radiant happiness
radical distinction
raging billows
rambling looseness
rampant wickedness
rancorous animosities
random preconceptions
rank luxuriance
ranting optimism
rapacious speculation [rapacious = taking by force; plundering]
rapid transitions
rapturous adoration
rare endowment
rarefied humor
rashly overrated
rational discourse
ravenous eagerness
ravishing spectacle
raw composition
reactionary movement
ready sympathy
realistic portrayal
reanimating ideas
reasonably probable
rebellious thought
reciprocal influence
reckless lavishness
recognized authority
recondite description [recondite = not easily understood; abstruse]
reconstructive era
recovered composure
recumbent figure
recurring doubt
reddening dawn
redoubled activity
refining influence
reflective habits
refractory temper
refreshing novelty
regal countenance
regretful melancholy
regular recurrence
relatively mild
relaxed discipline
relentless justice
religious scruples
reluctant tolerance
remarkable sagacity [sagacity = wisdom]
remedial measure
remorseless logic
remote epoch
renowned achievement
repeated falsification
repelling vices
repentant sense
reprehensible action
repressed ardor
reproachful misgiving
repulsive spectacle
reputed disposition
requisite expertness
resentful flame
resilient spirit
resistless might
resolute daring
resonant gaiety
resounding blare
resourceful wickedness
respectful condescension
resplendent brightness
responsive throb
restless inquisitiveness
restorative influence
restricted meaning
resultant limitation
retaliating blows
retarding influence
retreating footsteps
revengeful scowl
reverent enthusiasm
revolting cynicism
revolutionary tradition
rhapsodical eulogy
rhetorical amplification
rhythmical movements
richly emblazoned
righteous indignation
rightful distinction
rigid propriety
rigorous reservation
riotous clamor
ripe reflection
rising misgivings
riveted attention
robust sense
rollicking mirth
romantic solitudes
rooted habits
roseate tints
rough brutality
roundabout approach
rousing chorus
royal exultations
rubicund tinge [rubicund = healthy rosiness]
rude awakening
rudimentary effort
rueful conclusion
ruffled feelings
rugged austerity
ruling motive
rumbling hoarseness
ruminating mood
rural imagery
rustic simplicity
rustling forest
ruthless commercialism
racy humor
radiant happiness
radical distinction
raging billows
rambling looseness
rampant wickedness
rancorous animosities
random preconceptions
rank luxuriance
ranting optimism
rapacious speculation [rapacious = taking by force; plundering]
rapid transitions
rapturous adoration
rare endowment
rarefied humor
rashly overrated
rational discourse
ravenous eagerness
ravishing spectacle
raw composition
reactionary movement
ready sympathy
realistic portrayal
reanimating ideas
reasonably probable
rebellious thought
reciprocal influence
reckless lavishness
recognized authority
recondite description [recondite = not easily understood; abstruse]
reconstructive era
recovered composure
recumbent figure
recurring doubt
reddening dawn
redoubled activity
refining influence
reflective habits
refractory temper
refreshing novelty
regal countenance
regretful melancholy
regular recurrence
relatively mild
relaxed discipline
relentless justice
religious scruples
reluctant tolerance
remarkable sagacity [sagacity = wisdom]
remedial measure
remorseless logic
remote epoch
renowned achievement
repeated falsification
repelling vices
repentant sense
reprehensible action
repressed ardor
reproachful misgiving
repulsive spectacle
reputed disposition
requisite expertness
resentful flame
resilient spirit
resistless might
resolute daring
resonant gaiety
resounding blare
resourceful wickedness
respectful condescension
resplendent brightness
responsive throb
restless inquisitiveness
restorative influence
restricted meaning
resultant limitation
retaliating blows
retarding influence
retreating footsteps
revengeful scowl
reverent enthusiasm
revolting cynicism
revolutionary tradition
rhapsodical eulogy
rhetorical amplification
rhythmical movements
richly emblazoned
righteous indignation
rightful distinction
rigid propriety
rigorous reservation
riotous clamor
ripe reflection
rising misgivings
riveted attention
robust sense
rollicking mirth
romantic solitudes
rooted habits
roseate tints
rough brutality
roundabout approach
rousing chorus
royal exultations
rubicund tinge [rubicund = healthy rosiness]
rude awakening
rudimentary effort
rueful conclusion
ruffled feelings
rugged austerity
ruling motive
rumbling hoarseness
ruminating mood
rural imagery
rustic simplicity
rustling forest
ruthless commercialism
Quailing Culprit - Quondam Foe
quailing culprit
quaint peculiarities
qualifying service
quavering voice
queer tolerance
quenchless despair
querulous disposition [querulous = habitually complaining]
questionable data
questioning gaze
quibbling speech
quick sensibility
quiescent melancholy
quiet cynicism
quivering excitement
quixotic impulse
quizzical expression
quondam foe [quondam = former]
Pacific Disposition - Pyrotechnic Outburst
pacific disposition
painful obstinacy
painstaking reticence
palatable advice
pallidly illumined
palpable originality
palpitating emotion
paltry hypocrisies
pampered darling
panic fear
panting eagerness
parabolic obscureness
paradoxical talker
paralyzing sentimentalism
paramount authority
parasitical magnificence
parental permission
paroxysmal outburst
particularly notable
partizan prejudice
passing panorama
passionate insistence
passive obedience
patchwork manner
patent example
paternal tenderness
pathetic helplessness
patient endurance
patriarchal visage
patriotic enthusiasm
peacefully propagated
peculiar piquancy [piquancy = appealingly provocative; charming]
pecuniary privation
pedantic ineptitude [pedantic = attention to detail or rules]
pedestrian vigor
peerless raconteur [raconteur = skilled storyteller]
peevish ingratitude
pending determination
penetrating warmth
penitential cries
penniless wanderer
pensive reflections
perceptible difference
peremptory punishment [peremptory = ending all debate or action]
perennial charm
perfect embodiment
perfunctory inquiries
perilous expedient
permanent significance
pernicious doctrine
perpetual oscillation
perplexing problem
persecuting zeal
persistent adherence
personal predilection [predilection = a preference]
persuasive eloquence
pert prig
pertinacious solemnity [pertinacious = stubbornly persistent]
pertinent question
perusing earnestness
pervading tendencies
perverse quaintness
pessimistic skepticism
pestiferous career [pestiferous = evil or deadly; pernicious]
pet aversion
petrified smile
petticoat diplomacy
pettifogging business
petty pedantries [pedantries = attention to detail or rules]
phantom show
philanthropic zeal
philosophical acuteness
phlegmatic temperament [phlegmatic = calm, sluggish; unemotional]
phosphorescent shimmer
photographic exactitude
physical convulsion
pictorial embellishments
picturesque details
piercing clearness
pinchbeck dignity [pinchbeck = cheap imitation]
pining melancholy
pioneering spirit
pious platitudes
piquant allusions [piquant = attracting or delighting]
pitiable frenzy
pitiless precision
pivotal point
placid stupidity
plainly expedient
plainspoken rebuke
plaintive cadence
plastic mind
plausible commonplaces
playful wit
pleasing reveries
pleasurable excitement
plenary argument
plentiful harvest
plighted word [plighted = promised by a solemn pledge]
poignant clearness
pointless tale
poisonous counsels
polished ease
polite indifference
political malcontent
polluting taints
pompous platitudes
ponderous research
pontifical manner
popular resentment
populous fertility
portentous gulf
positively deteriorating
posthumous glory
potential energy
powerful stimulant
practical helpfulness
precarious path
precautionary measure
precipitous flight
precise purpose
precocious wisdom
preconceived view
predatory writers
predestined spinster
predominant habit
pregnant hint
preliminary assumption
premature ripening
premonitory symptoms
preoccupied attention
prepossessing appearance
preposterous assertion
prescient reflection
[prescient = perceiving the significance of events before they occur]
prescribed conditions
presiding genius
pressing necessity
pretended surprise
pretentious dignity
preternatural sagacity [preternatural = extraordinary]
[sagacity = farsighted; wise]
pretty plaintiveness
prevailing misconception
priestly austerity
primal energy
prime factor [no integer factors; irreducible; 1,2,3,5,7,11...]
primeval silence
primordial conditions
princely courtesy
prismatic blush
pristine dignity
private contempt
privileged caste
prized possession
problematic age
prodigally lavished
prodigious variety
productive discipline
profane denunciation
professedly imitated
professional garrulity [garrulity = excessive talkativeness]
proffered service
profitable adventure
profligate expenditure
profound conviction
profuse generosity
projected visit
prolegomenous babbler [prolegomenous = preliminary discussion]
prolific outpouring
prolix narrative [prolix = wordy]
prolonged happiness
promiscuous multitude
promising scions [scions = descendants]
prompt courage
propagandist literature
propelling impulse
proper punctilio [punctilio = fine point of etiquette]
prophetic vision
propitious moment [propitious = auspicious, favorable]
proportionately vigilant
proprietary sense
prosaic excellence [prosaic = dull and lacking excitement]
prospective success
prosperity revival
prostrate servility
protoplasmic ancestors
protracted agony
proud destiny
proverbial situation
provincial prejudice
provoked hostility
prudential wisdom
prurient desire
prying criticism
psychic processes
public derision
puerile fickleness [puerile = immature; childish]
pugnacious defiance
pulsating life
punctilious care [punctilious = precise; scrupulous]
pungent epigram
puny dimensions
purblind brutality [purblind = partly blind; slow to understanding]
pure coincidence
purgatorial fires
puritanical primness
purplish shadows
purposed attempt
purposeful drama
pursuing fancies
pusillanimous desertion [pusillanimous = cowardly]
pyrotechnic outburst
painful obstinacy
painstaking reticence
palatable advice
pallidly illumined
palpable originality
palpitating emotion
paltry hypocrisies
pampered darling
panic fear
panting eagerness
parabolic obscureness
paradoxical talker
paralyzing sentimentalism
paramount authority
parasitical magnificence
parental permission
paroxysmal outburst
particularly notable
partizan prejudice
passing panorama
passionate insistence
passive obedience
patchwork manner
patent example
paternal tenderness
pathetic helplessness
patient endurance
patriarchal visage
patriotic enthusiasm
peacefully propagated
peculiar piquancy [piquancy = appealingly provocative; charming]
pecuniary privation
pedantic ineptitude [pedantic = attention to detail or rules]
pedestrian vigor
peerless raconteur [raconteur = skilled storyteller]
peevish ingratitude
pending determination
penetrating warmth
penitential cries
penniless wanderer
pensive reflections
perceptible difference
peremptory punishment [peremptory = ending all debate or action]
perennial charm
perfect embodiment
perfunctory inquiries
perilous expedient
permanent significance
pernicious doctrine
perpetual oscillation
perplexing problem
persecuting zeal
persistent adherence
personal predilection [predilection = a preference]
persuasive eloquence
pert prig
pertinacious solemnity [pertinacious = stubbornly persistent]
pertinent question
perusing earnestness
pervading tendencies
perverse quaintness
pessimistic skepticism
pestiferous career [pestiferous = evil or deadly; pernicious]
pet aversion
petrified smile
petticoat diplomacy
pettifogging business
petty pedantries [pedantries = attention to detail or rules]
phantom show
philanthropic zeal
philosophical acuteness
phlegmatic temperament [phlegmatic = calm, sluggish; unemotional]
phosphorescent shimmer
photographic exactitude
physical convulsion
pictorial embellishments
picturesque details
piercing clearness
pinchbeck dignity [pinchbeck = cheap imitation]
pining melancholy
pioneering spirit
pious platitudes
piquant allusions [piquant = attracting or delighting]
pitiable frenzy
pitiless precision
pivotal point
placid stupidity
plainly expedient
plainspoken rebuke
plaintive cadence
plastic mind
plausible commonplaces
playful wit
pleasing reveries
pleasurable excitement
plenary argument
plentiful harvest
plighted word [plighted = promised by a solemn pledge]
poignant clearness
pointless tale
poisonous counsels
polished ease
polite indifference
political malcontent
polluting taints
pompous platitudes
ponderous research
pontifical manner
popular resentment
populous fertility
portentous gulf
positively deteriorating
posthumous glory
potential energy
powerful stimulant
practical helpfulness
precarious path
precautionary measure
precipitous flight
precise purpose
precocious wisdom
preconceived view
predatory writers
predestined spinster
predominant habit
pregnant hint
preliminary assumption
premature ripening
premonitory symptoms
preoccupied attention
prepossessing appearance
preposterous assertion
prescient reflection
[prescient = perceiving the significance of events before they occur]
prescribed conditions
presiding genius
pressing necessity
pretended surprise
pretentious dignity
preternatural sagacity [preternatural = extraordinary]
[sagacity = farsighted; wise]
pretty plaintiveness
prevailing misconception
priestly austerity
primal energy
prime factor [no integer factors; irreducible; 1,2,3,5,7,11...]
primeval silence
primordial conditions
princely courtesy
prismatic blush
pristine dignity
private contempt
privileged caste
prized possession
problematic age
prodigally lavished
prodigious variety
productive discipline
profane denunciation
professedly imitated
professional garrulity [garrulity = excessive talkativeness]
proffered service
profitable adventure
profligate expenditure
profound conviction
profuse generosity
projected visit
prolegomenous babbler [prolegomenous = preliminary discussion]
prolific outpouring
prolix narrative [prolix = wordy]
prolonged happiness
promiscuous multitude
promising scions [scions = descendants]
prompt courage
propagandist literature
propelling impulse
proper punctilio [punctilio = fine point of etiquette]
prophetic vision
propitious moment [propitious = auspicious, favorable]
proportionately vigilant
proprietary sense
prosaic excellence [prosaic = dull and lacking excitement]
prospective success
prosperity revival
prostrate servility
protoplasmic ancestors
protracted agony
proud destiny
proverbial situation
provincial prejudice
provoked hostility
prudential wisdom
prurient desire
prying criticism
psychic processes
public derision
puerile fickleness [puerile = immature; childish]
pugnacious defiance
pulsating life
punctilious care [punctilious = precise; scrupulous]
pungent epigram
puny dimensions
purblind brutality [purblind = partly blind; slow to understanding]
pure coincidence
purgatorial fires
puritanical primness
purplish shadows
purposed attempt
purposeful drama
pursuing fancies
pusillanimous desertion [pusillanimous = cowardly]
pyrotechnic outburst
Obdurate Courage - Overworked Drudge
obdurate courage
obedient compliance
objectionably apologetic
obligatory force
obligingly expressed
oblique tribute
obscure intimation
obsequious homage [obsequious = servile compliance; fawning]
observant eye
obsolete phraseology
obstinate defiance
obstreperous summons [obstreperous = noisily and stubbornly defiant]
obtrusive neatness
obvious boredom
occasional flights
occult sympathy
ocean depth
odd makeshifts
odious tyranny
odorous spring
offensive hostility
official asperity [asperity = harshness; ill temper or irritability]
olfactory sense
olive grayness
ominous rumors
omnipotent decree
omniscient affirmation
oncoming horde
onerous cares
onflaming volume
opalescent sea
opaque mass
openly disseminated
opinionated truculence [truculence = ferociously cruel behavior]
opportunely contrived
oppressive emptiness
opprobrious epithet [opprobrious = contemptuous reproach; scornful]
oracular utterance [oracular = solemnly prophetic; enigmatic; obscure]
oratorical display
ordinary delinquencies
organic assimilation
oriental spicery
originally promulgated
oscillatory movement
ostensible occupation
ostentatious display
outlandish fashion
outrageously vehement
outspoken encouragement
outstanding feature
outstretching sympathies
outward pomp
outworn creed
overbearing style
overestimated importance
overflowing sympathy
overhanging darkness
overmastering potency
overpowering argument
overshadowing dread
overstrained enthusiasm
overt act
overvaulting clouds
overweening sense [overweening = presumptuously arrogant; overbearing]
overwhelming solicitude
overworked drudge
Naive Manner - Numerical Majority
naive manner
naked eye
nameless fear
narcotic effect
narrowing axioms
nasal drone
nascent intercourse
national shortcomings
native incompetence
natural sluggishness
nauseous dose
nautical venture
neat refutation
nebulous uncertainty
necessary adjuncts
necromantic power [necromancy = communicating with the dead to
predict the future. Black magic; sorcery.]
needless depression
nefarious scheme
negative approbation [approbation = warm approval; praise]
negligible quantity
neighboring mists
nerveless hand
nervous solicitude
nettled opponent
neutral eye
new perplexities
nice discrimination
niggardly allowance
nightmare fantasy
nimble faculty
noble condescension
nocturnal scene
nodding approval
noiseless reverie
noisy platitudes
nomadic life
nominal allegiance
nonchalant manner
non-committal way
nondescript garb
nonsense rhymes
noonday splendor
normal characteristics
notable circumstance
noteworthy friendship
noticeably begrimed
notoriously profligate
novel signification
nugatory cause [nugatory = little or no importance; trifling]
numbed stillness
numberless defeats
numerical majority
naked eye
nameless fear
narcotic effect
narrowing axioms
nasal drone
nascent intercourse
national shortcomings
native incompetence
natural sluggishness
nauseous dose
nautical venture
neat refutation
nebulous uncertainty
necessary adjuncts
necromantic power [necromancy = communicating with the dead to
predict the future. Black magic; sorcery.]
needless depression
nefarious scheme
negative approbation [approbation = warm approval; praise]
negligible quantity
neighboring mists
nerveless hand
nervous solicitude
nettled opponent
neutral eye
new perplexities
nice discrimination
niggardly allowance
nightmare fantasy
nimble faculty
noble condescension
nocturnal scene
nodding approval
noiseless reverie
noisy platitudes
nomadic life
nominal allegiance
nonchalant manner
non-committal way
nondescript garb
nonsense rhymes
noonday splendor
normal characteristics
notable circumstance
noteworthy friendship
noticeably begrimed
notoriously profligate
novel signification
nugatory cause [nugatory = little or no importance; trifling]
numbed stillness
numberless defeats
numerical majority
Maddening Monotony - Mythical Kingdom
maddening monotony
magic fascination
magisterial emphasis
magnanimous concessions
magnetic fascination
magnificent florescence
magniloquent diction [magniloquent = extravagant in speech]
maidenly timidity
main ramifications
majestic dignity
maladjusted marriages
malevolent ingenuity
malicious aspersions
malign influence
malodorous gentility
manageable proportions
mangled arguments
manifest reluctance
manifold functions
manly reticence
mantling smile [mantling = cover with a mantle; concealing]
manual dexterity
manufactured melancholy
marked individuality
marketable commodity
marshaled hosts
martial footsteps
marvelous lucidity
masculine power
masked expression
massive strength
master achievement
matchless charm
material misconception
maternal solicitude
mathematical precision
matrimonial alliance
matured reflection
maudlin sentimentalism [maudlin = tearfully sentimental]
mawkish insipidity
maximum intensity
meager evidence
mean trickeries
meaningless confusion
measured cadence
mechanical handicraft
meditatively silent
meek ambition
melancholy musing
mellifluous eloquence [mellifluous = flowing with sweetness or honey]
mellow refinement
melodious platitudes
melodramatic resource
melting mood
memorable experience
menacing attitude
mendacious tongue [mendacious = false; untrue]
mendicant pilgrim [mendicant = beggar]
mental metamorphosis
mercenary view
merchantable literature
merciful insensibility
merciless censor
mercurial temperament
mere generalization
meretricious allurements [meretricious = plausible but false]
meridian splendor
merited ridicule
merry jest
metallic immobility
metaphysical obscurity
meteoric splendors
methodical regularity
metrical exactness
microscopic minuteness
mighty animosity
mild rejoinder
militant struggles
military autocracy
millennial reign
mimic gestures
minatory shadow [minatory = menacing or threatening]
mincing precision
mingled decorousness
miniature imitations
minor impulses
minute consideration
miraculous profusion
mirroring lake
mirthful glance
mischievous effusion
miserable musings
misleading notion
misshapen oddities
misspent strength
mistaken assumption
mistrustful superiority
misty depression
mitigating circumstances
mobile countenance
mock seriousness
modest cheerfulness
modified sentiment
moldy doctrines
mollifying conditions [mollifying = calming; soothing]
momentary discomfiture
momentous pause
monarchial institutions
monastic austerity
monotonous sameness
monstrous absurdity
monumental structure
moody silence
moonlight witchery
moral obliquity [obliquity = deviation or aberration]
morbid imagination
mordant wit
moribund mediocrities
mortal affront
mortified coldness
motley appearance
mountainous inequalities
mournful magnificence
mouthing amplitude
muddled opinion
muddy inefficiency
muffled detonations
mullioned windows [mullioned = vertical member dividing a window]
multifarious activity
multiform truth
multiple needs
multitudinous details
mundane importance
mural decorations
murderous parody
murky recesses
musical diapason [diapason = full, rich outpouring of harmonious sound]
mute insensibility
mutinous thoughts
muttered warning
mutual animosity
myriad lights
mysterious potency
mystic meaning
mythical kingdom
magic fascination
magisterial emphasis
magnanimous concessions
magnetic fascination
magnificent florescence
magniloquent diction [magniloquent = extravagant in speech]
maidenly timidity
main ramifications
majestic dignity
maladjusted marriages
malevolent ingenuity
malicious aspersions
malign influence
malodorous gentility
manageable proportions
mangled arguments
manifest reluctance
manifold functions
manly reticence
mantling smile [mantling = cover with a mantle; concealing]
manual dexterity
manufactured melancholy
marked individuality
marketable commodity
marshaled hosts
martial footsteps
marvelous lucidity
masculine power
masked expression
massive strength
master achievement
matchless charm
material misconception
maternal solicitude
mathematical precision
matrimonial alliance
matured reflection
maudlin sentimentalism [maudlin = tearfully sentimental]
mawkish insipidity
maximum intensity
meager evidence
mean trickeries
meaningless confusion
measured cadence
mechanical handicraft
meditatively silent
meek ambition
melancholy musing
mellifluous eloquence [mellifluous = flowing with sweetness or honey]
mellow refinement
melodious platitudes
melodramatic resource
melting mood
memorable experience
menacing attitude
mendacious tongue [mendacious = false; untrue]
mendicant pilgrim [mendicant = beggar]
mental metamorphosis
mercenary view
merchantable literature
merciful insensibility
merciless censor
mercurial temperament
mere generalization
meretricious allurements [meretricious = plausible but false]
meridian splendor
merited ridicule
merry jest
metallic immobility
metaphysical obscurity
meteoric splendors
methodical regularity
metrical exactness
microscopic minuteness
mighty animosity
mild rejoinder
militant struggles
military autocracy
millennial reign
mimic gestures
minatory shadow [minatory = menacing or threatening]
mincing precision
mingled decorousness
miniature imitations
minor impulses
minute consideration
miraculous profusion
mirroring lake
mirthful glance
mischievous effusion
miserable musings
misleading notion
misshapen oddities
misspent strength
mistaken assumption
mistrustful superiority
misty depression
mitigating circumstances
mobile countenance
mock seriousness
modest cheerfulness
modified sentiment
moldy doctrines
mollifying conditions [mollifying = calming; soothing]
momentary discomfiture
momentous pause
monarchial institutions
monastic austerity
monotonous sameness
monstrous absurdity
monumental structure
moody silence
moonlight witchery
moral obliquity [obliquity = deviation or aberration]
morbid imagination
mordant wit
moribund mediocrities
mortal affront
mortified coldness
motley appearance
mountainous inequalities
mournful magnificence
mouthing amplitude
muddled opinion
muddy inefficiency
muffled detonations
mullioned windows [mullioned = vertical member dividing a window]
multifarious activity
multiform truth
multiple needs
multitudinous details
mundane importance
mural decorations
murderous parody
murky recesses
musical diapason [diapason = full, rich outpouring of harmonious sound]
mute insensibility
mutinous thoughts
muttered warning
mutual animosity
myriad lights
mysterious potency
mystic meaning
mythical kingdom
Labored Levity - Lying Equivocations
labored levity
labyrinthian windings
lacerated feelings
lachrymose monotony
lackadaisical manner
laconic force
lagging footsteps
lamentable helplessness
languid impertinence
large receptivity
lashing scorn
latent conviction
laudable zeal
laughable absurdity
lavish liberality
lawless freedom
lazy acquiescence
leaden steps
leaping ambition
learned gravity
leering smile
legal perspicacity [perspicacity = perceptive, discerning]
legendary associations
legislative enactment
legitimate inference
leisurely composure
lengthening shadows
leonine powers
lethargic temperament
lettered coxcomb [coxcomb = conceited dandy; jester's cap]
liberal contemplations
lifeless imbecility
lifelong adherence
lightless eyes
lightly disregard
lightning glare
limpid twilight
lingering tenderness
linguistic attainments
liquid eloquence
lisping utterance
listening reverence
listless apathy
literal exactness
literary research
lithe contortions
little idiosyncrasies
lively susceptibility
livid lightning
living manifestation
loathsome oppression
local busybody
loftiest aspirations
logical precision
lone magnificence
longing fancy
looming probabilities
loquacious assurances [loquacious = very talkative]
lordly abhorrence
loud vociferation [vociferation = cry out loudly, especially in protest]
lounging gait
loutish rudeness
lovingly quizzical
lowering aspects
lowest degradation
loyal adhesion
lucid treatment
lucrative profession
ludicrous incongruity
lugubrious question [lugubrious = mournful, dismal, gloomy]
lukewarm repentance
lumbering gaiety
luminous interpretation
lurid picturesqueness
lurking suspicion
lustrous surface
luxuriant richness
lying equivocations
Kaleidoscopic Pictures - Known Disingenuousness
kaleidoscopic pictures
keen insight
kindled enthusiasm
kindly innocence
kindred sympathies
kingly generosity
knavish conduct
knightly achievement
known disingenuousness [ingenuous = frank; candid.]
keen insight
kindled enthusiasm
kindly innocence
kindred sympathies
kingly generosity
knavish conduct
knightly achievement
known disingenuousness [ingenuous = frank; candid.]
Jaded Sensibility - Juvenile Attempt
jaded sensibility
jagged outline
jarring discord
jaundiced opinion
jaunty confidence
jealous animosity
jesting allusion
jingling alliteration
jocular mirth
jocund host [jocund = sprightly; lighthearted]
jostling confusion
jovial fancy
joyful alacrity
joyous stagnation
jubilant antagonist
judicial impartiality
judicious candor
just rebuke
juvenile attempt
jagged outline
jarring discord
jaundiced opinion
jaunty confidence
jealous animosity
jesting allusion
jingling alliteration
jocular mirth
jocund host [jocund = sprightly; lighthearted]
jostling confusion
jovial fancy
joyful alacrity
joyous stagnation
jubilant antagonist
judicial impartiality
judicious candor
just rebuke
juvenile attempt
Iconoclastic Attitude - Isolated Splendor
iconoclastic attitude
icy smile
idealistic type
identical mode
idiomatic propriety
idiotic obstinacy
idle jesting
idolatrous fervor
idyllic nonsense
ignoble domination
ignominious retreat
ill-concealed impatience
illiberal superstition
illimitable progression
illiterate denizens
illogical interruption
illuminating insight
illusive touch
illustrative anecdote
illustrious era
imaginative warmth
imbittered controversy
immaterial connection
immature dissent
immeasurable scorn
immediate abjuration [abjuration = renounce under oath]
immemorial bulwark
immense complacency
imminent perplexities
immitigable contempt
immoderate grief
immortal creation
immovably silent
immutable law
impaired prestige
impalpable nothingness
impartial justice
impassable serenity
impassioned impulse
impatient yearning
impeccable felicity
impecunious exile
impelling movement
impending fate
impenetrable calmness
imperative necessity
imperceptible deviation
imperfect equipment
imperial authority
imperious mind [imperious = arrogantly domineering or overbearing]
imperishable renown
impersonal compliment
impertinent drollery
imperturbable gravity
impetuous zeal
impious defiance
impish humor
implacable resentment
implicit faith
implied concealment
implored pardon
imponderable air
important epoch
importunate questions [importunate = insistent request]
imposing mien
[mien = manner revealing a state of mind; appearance or aspect]
impossible contingency
impotent desperation
impoverished age
impracticable obstinacy
impregnable fortress
impressionistic stroke
imprisoning limitations
improbable conjecture
impromptu utterance
improvising powers
imprudent indebtedness
impudent knowingness
impulsive gratitude
inaccessible dignity
inadequate appreciation
inadmissible expression
inadvertent remark
inalienable right
inanimate existence
inapposite blandness [inapposite = inappropriate or misapplied nature]
inaptly designated
inarticulate lispings
inaugural discourse
inborn refinement
inbred taste
incalculable mischief
incarnate hate
incendiary opinions
incessant volume
incidental duty
incipient fancy
incisive critic
incoherent loquacity [loquacity = very talkative]
incommunicable gift
incomparable excellence
incompletely apprehended
inconceivable absurdity
incongruous contrast
inconsiderable trifle
inconsistent conduct
inconsolable cares
incontestable inference
incontrovertible proof
incorrigible merriment
incorruptible constancy
increasing clamor
incredible swiftness
indecent saturnalia [saturnalia = unrestrained revelry; an orgy]
indecorously amused
indefatigable diligence [indefatigable = tireless]
indefeasible title [indefeasible = cannot be annulled]
indefinable reluctance
indefinite yearning
indelible obligation
indelicate impetuosity
indented outline
independent research
indescribably lugubriou [lugubriou = exaggerated gloom]
indestructible atoms
indeterminable value
indifferent promise
indigenous growth
indignant denunciation
indirect interrogation
indiscriminate censure
indispensable requisites
indisputable chronicler
indissoluble compact
indistinct association
individual valor
indivisible aspects
indolent neglect
indomitable pride
indubitable signs
indulgent construction
indwelling delight
ineffable disdain
ineffaceable incongruity [ineffaceable = indelible]
ineffectual blandishment
ineradicable coquetry
inestimable honor
inevitable corollary
inexcusable laughter
inexhaustible abundance
inexorable authority [inexorable = incapable of being persuaded]
inexplicable reluctance
inexpressible benignity
inextricable confusion
infallible judgment
infamous pretense
infantile simplicity
infectious hilarity
infelicitous arrangement
inferential method
infernal machinations
infinite deference
infinitesimal gradations
infirm purpose
inflamed curiosity
inflated optimism
inflexible integrity
influential voice
informing feature
infuriated demagogues
ingenious trick
inglorious victory
ingrained love
ingratiating exterior
inharmonious prelude
inherent dignity
inherited anxieties
inimitable felicity
iniquitous fortune
initiatory period
injudicious yielding
injured conceit
inky blackness
inmost recesses
innate forbearance
inner restlessness
innocent amenities
innocuous desuetude [desuetude = state of disuse or inactivity]
innovating spirit
inoffensive copiousness
inopportune condition
inordinate ambition
inquisitional rack
inquisitive observer
insatiable vanity
inscrutable austerity
insecure truce
insensate barbarism
insensibly flattered
inseparably associated
insidious tendency
insignificant blot
insincere profession
insinuatingly pursued
insipid tameness
insistent babel
insolent placidity
insoluble riddles
inspiring achievement
inspiriting spectacle
instant readiness
instantaneous cessations
instinctive disapproval
insufferably dull
insufficient appeal
insular strength
insulting invectives [invective = abusive language]
insuperable difficulty
insurmountable obstacles
intangible something
integral element
intellectual integrity
intelligent adaptation
intemperate scorn
intense perplexity
intensive cultivation
intentional garbling
interior spirit
interlocking directorate
intermediate link
interminable question
intermingled gloom
intermittent threats
internal dissension
interpolated speech
interpretative criticism
interwoven thread
intimately allied
intolerably tedious
intoxicating hum
intractable temper
intrenched privilege
intrepid dexterity
intricate interlacings
intriguing braggart
intrinsic fecundity [fecundity = productive or creative power]
intrusive brightness
intuitive perception
invaluable composition
invariable kindness
inveighing incessantly [inveighing = angry disapproval]
inventive jealousy
inveterate antipathy
invidious mention [invidious = rousing ill will or resentment]
invigorating discipline
invincible optimism
inviolable confidence
involuntary yearnings
involuted sentences [involuted = intricate; complex]
involved pomposity
invulnerable solemnity
inward disinclination
irascible doggedness
irate remonstrance
iridescent sheen
irksome task
iron resolution
ironic iciness
irradiating spirit
irrational awe
irreclaimable dead
irreconcilable parting
irrecoverably lost
irrefragable laws [irrefragable = indisputable]
irrefutable argument
irregular constellations
irrelevant suggestion
irremediable sorrow
irreparable injury
irrepressible excitement
irreproachable exterior
irresistible will
irresponsible gossip
irretrievable blunder
irreverent audacity
irreversible facts
irrevocable verdict
irritable impatience
isolated splendor
icy smile
idealistic type
identical mode
idiomatic propriety
idiotic obstinacy
idle jesting
idolatrous fervor
idyllic nonsense
ignoble domination
ignominious retreat
ill-concealed impatience
illiberal superstition
illimitable progression
illiterate denizens
illogical interruption
illuminating insight
illusive touch
illustrative anecdote
illustrious era
imaginative warmth
imbittered controversy
immaterial connection
immature dissent
immeasurable scorn
immediate abjuration [abjuration = renounce under oath]
immemorial bulwark
immense complacency
imminent perplexities
immitigable contempt
immoderate grief
immortal creation
immovably silent
immutable law
impaired prestige
impalpable nothingness
impartial justice
impassable serenity
impassioned impulse
impatient yearning
impeccable felicity
impecunious exile
impelling movement
impending fate
impenetrable calmness
imperative necessity
imperceptible deviation
imperfect equipment
imperial authority
imperious mind [imperious = arrogantly domineering or overbearing]
imperishable renown
impersonal compliment
impertinent drollery
imperturbable gravity
impetuous zeal
impious defiance
impish humor
implacable resentment
implicit faith
implied concealment
implored pardon
imponderable air
important epoch
importunate questions [importunate = insistent request]
imposing mien
[mien = manner revealing a state of mind; appearance or aspect]
impossible contingency
impotent desperation
impoverished age
impracticable obstinacy
impregnable fortress
impressionistic stroke
imprisoning limitations
improbable conjecture
impromptu utterance
improvising powers
imprudent indebtedness
impudent knowingness
impulsive gratitude
inaccessible dignity
inadequate appreciation
inadmissible expression
inadvertent remark
inalienable right
inanimate existence
inapposite blandness [inapposite = inappropriate or misapplied nature]
inaptly designated
inarticulate lispings
inaugural discourse
inborn refinement
inbred taste
incalculable mischief
incarnate hate
incendiary opinions
incessant volume
incidental duty
incipient fancy
incisive critic
incoherent loquacity [loquacity = very talkative]
incommunicable gift
incomparable excellence
incompletely apprehended
inconceivable absurdity
incongruous contrast
inconsiderable trifle
inconsistent conduct
inconsolable cares
incontestable inference
incontrovertible proof
incorrigible merriment
incorruptible constancy
increasing clamor
incredible swiftness
indecent saturnalia [saturnalia = unrestrained revelry; an orgy]
indecorously amused
indefatigable diligence [indefatigable = tireless]
indefeasible title [indefeasible = cannot be annulled]
indefinable reluctance
indefinite yearning
indelible obligation
indelicate impetuosity
indented outline
independent research
indescribably lugubriou [lugubriou = exaggerated gloom]
indestructible atoms
indeterminable value
indifferent promise
indigenous growth
indignant denunciation
indirect interrogation
indiscriminate censure
indispensable requisites
indisputable chronicler
indissoluble compact
indistinct association
individual valor
indivisible aspects
indolent neglect
indomitable pride
indubitable signs
indulgent construction
indwelling delight
ineffable disdain
ineffaceable incongruity [ineffaceable = indelible]
ineffectual blandishment
ineradicable coquetry
inestimable honor
inevitable corollary
inexcusable laughter
inexhaustible abundance
inexorable authority [inexorable = incapable of being persuaded]
inexplicable reluctance
inexpressible benignity
inextricable confusion
infallible judgment
infamous pretense
infantile simplicity
infectious hilarity
infelicitous arrangement
inferential method
infernal machinations
infinite deference
infinitesimal gradations
infirm purpose
inflamed curiosity
inflated optimism
inflexible integrity
influential voice
informing feature
infuriated demagogues
ingenious trick
inglorious victory
ingrained love
ingratiating exterior
inharmonious prelude
inherent dignity
inherited anxieties
inimitable felicity
iniquitous fortune
initiatory period
injudicious yielding
injured conceit
inky blackness
inmost recesses
innate forbearance
inner restlessness
innocent amenities
innocuous desuetude [desuetude = state of disuse or inactivity]
innovating spirit
inoffensive copiousness
inopportune condition
inordinate ambition
inquisitional rack
inquisitive observer
insatiable vanity
inscrutable austerity
insecure truce
insensate barbarism
insensibly flattered
inseparably associated
insidious tendency
insignificant blot
insincere profession
insinuatingly pursued
insipid tameness
insistent babel
insolent placidity
insoluble riddles
inspiring achievement
inspiriting spectacle
instant readiness
instantaneous cessations
instinctive disapproval
insufferably dull
insufficient appeal
insular strength
insulting invectives [invective = abusive language]
insuperable difficulty
insurmountable obstacles
intangible something
integral element
intellectual integrity
intelligent adaptation
intemperate scorn
intense perplexity
intensive cultivation
intentional garbling
interior spirit
interlocking directorate
intermediate link
interminable question
intermingled gloom
intermittent threats
internal dissension
interpolated speech
interpretative criticism
interwoven thread
intimately allied
intolerably tedious
intoxicating hum
intractable temper
intrenched privilege
intrepid dexterity
intricate interlacings
intriguing braggart
intrinsic fecundity [fecundity = productive or creative power]
intrusive brightness
intuitive perception
invaluable composition
invariable kindness
inveighing incessantly [inveighing = angry disapproval]
inventive jealousy
inveterate antipathy
invidious mention [invidious = rousing ill will or resentment]
invigorating discipline
invincible optimism
inviolable confidence
involuntary yearnings
involuted sentences [involuted = intricate; complex]
involved pomposity
invulnerable solemnity
inward disinclination
irascible doggedness
irate remonstrance
iridescent sheen
irksome task
iron resolution
ironic iciness
irradiating spirit
irrational awe
irreclaimable dead
irreconcilable parting
irrecoverably lost
irrefragable laws [irrefragable = indisputable]
irrefutable argument
irregular constellations
irrelevant suggestion
irremediable sorrow
irreparable injury
irrepressible excitement
irreproachable exterior
irresistible will
irresponsible gossip
irretrievable blunder
irreverent audacity
irreversible facts
irrevocable verdict
irritable impatience
isolated splendor
Habitual Deference - Hysterical Agitation
habitual deference
hackneyed statement
hairbreadth difference
halcyon innocence [halcyon = tranquil; prosperous; golden]
hallowed stillness
halting praise
hampered power
handsomely recompensed
haphazard ostentation
happy intuition
harassing anxiety
hardened indifference
harmless mirth
harmonious grace
harrowing details
harsh jarrings
hasty generalization
hateful malignity
haughty composure
haunting despair
hazardous enterprise
hazy recollection
headlong vehemence
healthful vitality
heartfelt amity
heartless perfidy [perfidy = breach of faith; treachery]
heartrending outcry
hearty contempt
heated discussion
heathen hordes
heavenly ecstasies
heavy handicap
hectic tittering
hectoring rant
heedless love
heightened charm
heinous enormity
helpless innocence
herculean monster
hereditary arrogance
heretical opinions
hermetically sealed
heroic fortitude
hesitating courage
heterogeneous mass
hidden pitfalls
hideous phantom
high-flying theories
highly meritorious
hilarious outburst
hillside mist
hissing murmur
historic edifice
hoarded vengeance
hoary antiquity
hollow joys
homebred virtues
homeless wind
homely pathos
homespun play
homicidal mania
homogeneous whole
honest admiration
honeyed eloquence
hooligan wind
hopelessly befogged
horrible swiftness
horrid significance
hortatory moonshine
hospitable courtesy
hostile partizan
hot frenzy
hovering presence
howling chaos
huddled faculties
huge aspiration
human derelict
humanitarian impulse
humbly propitiating [propitiating = appeasing]
humdrum inconsistencies
humid luster
humiliating discomfiture
humorless variety
humorous urbanity
hungry satisfaction
hurrying years
hurtful indulgence
hushed laughter
husky shrillness
hybrid emotions
hypnotic fascination
hypochondriacal terrors
hypocritical pretense
hysterical agitation
hackneyed statement
hairbreadth difference
halcyon innocence [halcyon = tranquil; prosperous; golden]
hallowed stillness
halting praise
hampered power
handsomely recompensed
haphazard ostentation
happy intuition
harassing anxiety
hardened indifference
harmless mirth
harmonious grace
harrowing details
harsh jarrings
hasty generalization
hateful malignity
haughty composure
haunting despair
hazardous enterprise
hazy recollection
headlong vehemence
healthful vitality
heartfelt amity
heartless perfidy [perfidy = breach of faith; treachery]
heartrending outcry
hearty contempt
heated discussion
heathen hordes
heavenly ecstasies
heavy handicap
hectic tittering
hectoring rant
heedless love
heightened charm
heinous enormity
helpless innocence
herculean monster
hereditary arrogance
heretical opinions
hermetically sealed
heroic fortitude
hesitating courage
heterogeneous mass
hidden pitfalls
hideous phantom
high-flying theories
highly meritorious
hilarious outburst
hillside mist
hissing murmur
historic edifice
hoarded vengeance
hoary antiquity
hollow joys
homebred virtues
homeless wind
homely pathos
homespun play
homicidal mania
homogeneous whole
honest admiration
honeyed eloquence
hooligan wind
hopelessly befogged
horrible swiftness
horrid significance
hortatory moonshine
hospitable courtesy
hostile partizan
hot frenzy
hovering presence
howling chaos
huddled faculties
huge aspiration
human derelict
humanitarian impulse
humbly propitiating [propitiating = appeasing]
humdrum inconsistencies
humid luster
humiliating discomfiture
humorless variety
humorous urbanity
hungry satisfaction
hurrying years
hurtful indulgence
hushed laughter
husky shrillness
hybrid emotions
hypnotic fascination
hypochondriacal terrors
hypocritical pretense
hysterical agitation
Gabbling Reminiscences - Gymnastic Agility
gabbling reminiscences
galling thought
galvanic jumpings
gaping chasm
garbled information
garish decorations
garnered experience
gathering gloom
gaudy embellishments
gaunt specter
gay defiance
general acclamation
generative influence
generic characteristics
generous abundance
genial tolerance
genteel parlance
gentle blandishments [blandishments = coax by flattery]
gentlemanly personage
genuine cynicism
geological enigma
geometrical progression
germinal idea
ghastly loneliness
ghostly apparitions
giant height
giddy pleasure
gifted intelligence
gigantic sagacity [sagacity = discerning, sound in judgment; wisdom.]
girlish sprightliness
gladdening influence
gladiatorial exercise
gladsome glow
glaring impropriety
glassy smoothness
gleaming escutcheon
[escutcheon = shield-shaped emblem bearing a coat of arms]
gleeful spirit
glibly condoned
gliding measures
glimmering idea
glistening dewdrop
glittering epigram
gloomy musing
glorious freedom
glossed faults
glowering countenance
glowing anticipations
gnawing thoughts
godlike independence
golden opportunity
good-humored gibes
gorgeous splendor
gossiping opinion
governing impulse
graceful demeanor
gracious immunity
graduated sequence
grandiose nomenclature
graphic portrayal
grasping credulity
gratuitous rudeness
grave reticence
greedy grasp
gregarious humanity
grievously mistaken
grim swiftness
grinding despotism
grinning ghosts
griping fascination
grizzled warrior
gross exaggeration
grotesque perversion
groundless fear
groveling servility
growing tension
grudging thanks
grumbling monotone
guileless zeal
gullible humanity
gurgling brooks
gushing enthusiasm
gusty clamor
guttural incoherence
gymnastic agility
galling thought
galvanic jumpings
gaping chasm
garbled information
garish decorations
garnered experience
gathering gloom
gaudy embellishments
gaunt specter
gay defiance
general acclamation
generative influence
generic characteristics
generous abundance
genial tolerance
genteel parlance
gentle blandishments [blandishments = coax by flattery]
gentlemanly personage
genuine cynicism
geological enigma
geometrical progression
germinal idea
ghastly loneliness
ghostly apparitions
giant height
giddy pleasure
gifted intelligence
gigantic sagacity [sagacity = discerning, sound in judgment; wisdom.]
girlish sprightliness
gladdening influence
gladiatorial exercise
gladsome glow
glaring impropriety
glassy smoothness
gleaming escutcheon
[escutcheon = shield-shaped emblem bearing a coat of arms]
gleeful spirit
glibly condoned
gliding measures
glimmering idea
glistening dewdrop
glittering epigram
gloomy musing
glorious freedom
glossed faults
glowering countenance
glowing anticipations
gnawing thoughts
godlike independence
golden opportunity
good-humored gibes
gorgeous splendor
gossiping opinion
governing impulse
graceful demeanor
gracious immunity
graduated sequence
grandiose nomenclature
graphic portrayal
grasping credulity
gratuitous rudeness
grave reticence
greedy grasp
gregarious humanity
grievously mistaken
grim swiftness
grinding despotism
grinning ghosts
griping fascination
grizzled warrior
gross exaggeration
grotesque perversion
groundless fear
groveling servility
growing tension
grudging thanks
grumbling monotone
guileless zeal
gullible humanity
gurgling brooks
gushing enthusiasm
gusty clamor
guttural incoherence
gymnastic agility
Facetious Mood - Futile Babble
facetious mood
facile criticism
factitious propensity
faded magnificence
faintly sinister
faithfully perpetuated
fallacious hopes
false illusions
faltering tongue
familiar sacredness
famished voracity
fanatical admiration
fanciful alliance
fantastic display
farcical expedient
far-reaching influence
fascinating illusiveness
fashioned symmetrically
fastidious taste
fatal disclosure
fatalistic belief
fathomless powers
fatiguing assertion
fattening servitude
fatuous pedantry [pedantry = attention to detail or rules]
faultless taste
favorable augury
fawning flatteries
fearful imprecations
fearless integrity
feasible mode
feeble dribble
feigned reluctance
felicitous expression
feminine capriciousness
ferocious foe
fertile fancy
fervent invocation
fervid enthusiasm
festive illuminations
fetid dampness
fettered tyranny
feverish bewilderment
fickle fancy
fictitious pretext
fidgety impatience
fierce resentment
fiery indignation
figurative eloquence
filial tenderness
final enthronement
fine sensibilities
finished artistry
fireside delights
fitful desire
fitting opportunity
fizzing flame
flaccid faith
flagging popularity
flagitious attack
[flagitious = extremely brutal or cruel crimes; vicious; infamous]
flagrant boasting
flamboyant brilliancy
flaming zeal
flashing wit
flat denial
flattering aspect
flaunting insolence
flawless constitution
fleecy clouds
fleeting intimation
flickering conscience
flighty obstinacy
flimsy organization
flippant ease
floating blackness
florid oratory [florid = ornate; flowery]
flowery circumlocution
flowing imagery
fluctuating light
fluent sophist
fluffy indignation
fluid ideas
flushed embarrassment
fluttering laugh
focused attention
foggy notion
fond enthusiast
foolish frenzy
forbearing silence
forbidding air
forceful audacity
foregone conclusion
foremost opponent
forensic orator
forest stillness
forgotten graveyard
forlorn desolation
formal acquiescence
formidable barrier
formless jottings
formulated conclusions
fortified selfishness
fortuitous circumstance
foul calumny [calumny = maliciously lying to injure a reputation]
fragile form
fragmentary facts
fragrant reminiscence
frail craft
frank admiration
frantic ardor
fraternal pity
freakish humor
freeborn soul
freezing disdain
frenzied haste
frequent digression
fresh impetus
freshening breeze
fretful discontent
friendly familiarity
frightened sense
frightful apparition
frigid disdain
frisky lightness
frivolous expedient
frolicsome extravagance
frozen wonder
fructifying thought [fructifying = make fruitful or productive]
fruitful indignation
fruitless repining
fugitive thoughts
full plenitude
fulsome praise
fumbling endeavor
functional disparity
fundamental principles
funereal gloom
furious invective [invective = abusive language]
furrowed cheeks
furtive glance
fussy enthusiasms
futile babble
facile criticism
factitious propensity
faded magnificence
faintly sinister
faithfully perpetuated
fallacious hopes
false illusions
faltering tongue
familiar sacredness
famished voracity
fanatical admiration
fanciful alliance
fantastic display
farcical expedient
far-reaching influence
fascinating illusiveness
fashioned symmetrically
fastidious taste
fatal disclosure
fatalistic belief
fathomless powers
fatiguing assertion
fattening servitude
fatuous pedantry [pedantry = attention to detail or rules]
faultless taste
favorable augury
fawning flatteries
fearful imprecations
fearless integrity
feasible mode
feeble dribble
feigned reluctance
felicitous expression
feminine capriciousness
ferocious foe
fertile fancy
fervent invocation
fervid enthusiasm
festive illuminations
fetid dampness
fettered tyranny
feverish bewilderment
fickle fancy
fictitious pretext
fidgety impatience
fierce resentment
fiery indignation
figurative eloquence
filial tenderness
final enthronement
fine sensibilities
finished artistry
fireside delights
fitful desire
fitting opportunity
fizzing flame
flaccid faith
flagging popularity
flagitious attack
[flagitious = extremely brutal or cruel crimes; vicious; infamous]
flagrant boasting
flamboyant brilliancy
flaming zeal
flashing wit
flat denial
flattering aspect
flaunting insolence
flawless constitution
fleecy clouds
fleeting intimation
flickering conscience
flighty obstinacy
flimsy organization
flippant ease
floating blackness
florid oratory [florid = ornate; flowery]
flowery circumlocution
flowing imagery
fluctuating light
fluent sophist
fluffy indignation
fluid ideas
flushed embarrassment
fluttering laugh
focused attention
foggy notion
fond enthusiast
foolish frenzy
forbearing silence
forbidding air
forceful audacity
foregone conclusion
foremost opponent
forensic orator
forest stillness
forgotten graveyard
forlorn desolation
formal acquiescence
formidable barrier
formless jottings
formulated conclusions
fortified selfishness
fortuitous circumstance
foul calumny [calumny = maliciously lying to injure a reputation]
fragile form
fragmentary facts
fragrant reminiscence
frail craft
frank admiration
frantic ardor
fraternal pity
freakish humor
freeborn soul
freezing disdain
frenzied haste
frequent digression
fresh impetus
freshening breeze
fretful discontent
friendly familiarity
frightened sense
frightful apparition
frigid disdain
frisky lightness
frivolous expedient
frolicsome extravagance
frozen wonder
fructifying thought [fructifying = make fruitful or productive]
fruitful indignation
fruitless repining
fugitive thoughts
full plenitude
fulsome praise
fumbling endeavor
functional disparity
fundamental principles
funereal gloom
furious invective [invective = abusive language]
furrowed cheeks
furtive glance
fussy enthusiasms
futile babble
Eager animosity - Exultant condition
eager animosity
early servitude
earnestly espoused
earthly splendor
easy garrulity [garrulity = excessive talkativeness]
eccentric casuists
[casuistry = excessively subtle reasoning intended to mislead]
ecclesiastical rule
echoless silence
economic absurdity
ecstatically happy
edifying exhortation
educational enterprise
effective embellishment
effectual stimulus
effeminate grace
effervescent multitude
effete aristocracy
efficacious power
efficient education
efflorescent style [efflorescent = bursting into flower]
effulgent daybeams [effulgent = radiating light]
egoistic sentiment
egregious mistake [egregious = outrageously reprehensible]
ejaculatory prayer
elaborate composition
elastic ductility
electric effluvium [effluvium = invisible emanation; an aura]
elegant mediocrity
elemental emotions
elephantine footsteps
elevated enjoyment
elfish grace
eloquent refutation
elusive charm
emancipating labors
embarrassing variety
embellished truths
embittered gaze
emblazoned pinnacles
embryo enterprise
emerald scintillations
eminent nonentity
emotional warmth
emotive power
emphatic earnestness
empirical corroboration
empty phraseology
emulative zeal
enamored troubadour
enchanted garden
encircling embrace
endearing appellation [appellation = name, title; act of naming]
endless dissertation
enduring charm
energetic enthusiasm
enervating humility [enervating = weaken or destroy the strength]
enfeebled activity
enforced silence
engaging affability
engendered feelings
engrossing purpose
engulfing waters
enhanced reputation
enigmatical silence
enlightened solicitude
enlivened monotony
ennobling personality
enormously outbalanced
enraptured attention
enriched experience
entangled subject
enthralling charm
enthusiastic adherents
enticing odors
entire domain
entrancing sadness
enveloping presence
envenomed attacks
enviable superiority
environing conditions
ephemeral duration [ephemeral = markedly short-lived]
epicurean taste
epigrammatic sallies [epigrammatic = terse and witty]
equable composure
equally efficacious
equitably governed
equivocal compliment
erotic poem
errant thoughts
erratic flight
erroneous assumption
erudite labors [erudite = having or showing profound knowledge]
eruptive violence
esoteric doctrine
especial pleasure
essential prerequisite
estimable qualities
eternal hostility
ethereal azure
ethical wisdom
euphuistic affectations [euphuistic = affected elegance of language]
evanescent glances [evanescent = vanishing like vapor]
evangelic doctrine
evasive answer
eventful circumstance
eventual failure
everlasting mysteries
everyday reality
evident authority
evil necromancy [necromancy = communicating with the dead to
predict the future; black magic; sorcery]
eviscerating shrieks
exact antithesis
exacting taskmaster
exaggerated estimate
exalted imagination
exasperating coolness
exceedingly acceptable
excellent discernment
exceptional magnitude
excessive zeal
excitable temperament
exclusive pursuit
excretory secretion
excruciating accents
excursive fancy
execrable villainy [execrable = hateful; extremely inferior; very bad]
executive efficiency
exemplary conduct
exhaustless energy
exhilarating charm
exoteric scorn [exoteric = easily comprehensible; popular; outside]
exotic appearance
expansive benevolence
expectant throng
expeditionary force
expeditiously secreted
experimental suggestion
expiatory sacrifices
explicit injunction
explosive violence
expressionless visage
expressive lineaments
[lineaments = distinctive shape, especially of the face]
exquisite tact
extemporaneous effusion
extended magnitude
extenuating circumstance
external cheerfulness
extraneous ideas
extraordinary vivacity
extravagant caprice
extremely picturesque
exuberant mirth
exultant condition
early servitude
earnestly espoused
earthly splendor
easy garrulity [garrulity = excessive talkativeness]
eccentric casuists
[casuistry = excessively subtle reasoning intended to mislead]
ecclesiastical rule
echoless silence
economic absurdity
ecstatically happy
edifying exhortation
educational enterprise
effective embellishment
effectual stimulus
effeminate grace
effervescent multitude
effete aristocracy
efficacious power
efficient education
efflorescent style [efflorescent = bursting into flower]
effulgent daybeams [effulgent = radiating light]
egoistic sentiment
egregious mistake [egregious = outrageously reprehensible]
ejaculatory prayer
elaborate composition
elastic ductility
electric effluvium [effluvium = invisible emanation; an aura]
elegant mediocrity
elemental emotions
elephantine footsteps
elevated enjoyment
elfish grace
eloquent refutation
elusive charm
emancipating labors
embarrassing variety
embellished truths
embittered gaze
emblazoned pinnacles
embryo enterprise
emerald scintillations
eminent nonentity
emotional warmth
emotive power
emphatic earnestness
empirical corroboration
empty phraseology
emulative zeal
enamored troubadour
enchanted garden
encircling embrace
endearing appellation [appellation = name, title; act of naming]
endless dissertation
enduring charm
energetic enthusiasm
enervating humility [enervating = weaken or destroy the strength]
enfeebled activity
enforced silence
engaging affability
engendered feelings
engrossing purpose
engulfing waters
enhanced reputation
enigmatical silence
enlightened solicitude
enlivened monotony
ennobling personality
enormously outbalanced
enraptured attention
enriched experience
entangled subject
enthralling charm
enthusiastic adherents
enticing odors
entire domain
entrancing sadness
enveloping presence
envenomed attacks
enviable superiority
environing conditions
ephemeral duration [ephemeral = markedly short-lived]
epicurean taste
epigrammatic sallies [epigrammatic = terse and witty]
equable composure
equally efficacious
equitably governed
equivocal compliment
erotic poem
errant thoughts
erratic flight
erroneous assumption
erudite labors [erudite = having or showing profound knowledge]
eruptive violence
esoteric doctrine
especial pleasure
essential prerequisite
estimable qualities
eternal hostility
ethereal azure
ethical wisdom
euphuistic affectations [euphuistic = affected elegance of language]
evanescent glances [evanescent = vanishing like vapor]
evangelic doctrine
evasive answer
eventful circumstance
eventual failure
everlasting mysteries
everyday reality
evident authority
evil necromancy [necromancy = communicating with the dead to
predict the future; black magic; sorcery]
eviscerating shrieks
exact antithesis
exacting taskmaster
exaggerated estimate
exalted imagination
exasperating coolness
exceedingly acceptable
excellent discernment
exceptional magnitude
excessive zeal
excitable temperament
exclusive pursuit
excretory secretion
excruciating accents
excursive fancy
execrable villainy [execrable = hateful; extremely inferior; very bad]
executive efficiency
exemplary conduct
exhaustless energy
exhilarating charm
exoteric scorn [exoteric = easily comprehensible; popular; outside]
exotic appearance
expansive benevolence
expectant throng
expeditionary force
expeditiously secreted
experimental suggestion
expiatory sacrifices
explicit injunction
explosive violence
expressionless visage
expressive lineaments
[lineaments = distinctive shape, especially of the face]
exquisite tact
extemporaneous effusion
extended magnitude
extenuating circumstance
external cheerfulness
extraneous ideas
extraordinary vivacity
extravagant caprice
extremely picturesque
exuberant mirth
exultant condition
Damaging Admission - Dynastic Insolence
damaging admission
damask cheek
[damask = rich patterned fabric; wavy pattern on Damascus steel]
dampened ardor
dancing sunshine
dangerous temerity
dappled shadows
daring candor
dark superstition
dashing gallantry
dastardly injustice
dauntless courage
dawning instinct
dazed brain
dazzling triumph
deadly virulence
deaf tribunal
deathless structure
debasing tendency
debatable point
debilitating features
decadent poets
deceiving mists
decided superiority
decisive manner
declamatory treatment [declamatory = pretentiously rhetorical; bombastic]
declared brotherhood
decorously adorned
deepening dusk
deep-seated curiosity
deep-toned lamentations
defective construction
defenseless innocence
defensive alliance
deferential regard
defiant coldness
deficient vitality
definite conception
deformed visage
deft evasion
degrading tendencies
delectable speculations
delegated power
deliberate abnegation [abnegation = self-denial]
delicate discrimination
delicious vagueness
delightful variation
delirious ecstasies
delusive charm
demagogic style
democratic institutions
demoniacal force
demonstrable conclusion
demoralizing luxury
demure composure
denunciatory terms
departed glories
deplorable decay
deprecatory shrug
depressing concomitants
depthless forest
derisive voice
derogatory denial
descriptive power
desecrated ideals
deserted desert
deserved approbation [approbation = warm approval; praise]
desirable distinction
desolating dread
despairing austerity
desperate defiance
despicable vices
despondent exaggeration
despotic rulers
destructive radicalism
desultory vacillation [desultory = disconnected; haphazard; random]
detailed portraiture
detected hypocrisies
determinate swing
detestable purpose
dethroned princes
detrimental result
devastating effect
devilish sophistries
deviously subtle
devitalized personality
devoted attachment
devouring ambition
devout thanksgiving
dewy coolness
dexterous impudence
diabolical passion
dialectic power
diametrically opposite
dictatorial manner
dictionary significance
didactic exposition [didactic = intended to be morally instructive]
different distortion
difficult portraiture
diffident civility [diffident = lacking self-confidence; shy; timid]
diffuse verbosity
dignified austerity
digressional adventure
dilettante mind [dilettante = dabbler in a field of knowledge]
diligently propagated
dim comprehension
diminished efficacy
diminutive stature
diplomatic skill
dire consummation
direct obligation
disappointing attitude
disarmed criticism
disastrous termination
discarded reminiscences
discerning critic
disciplined mind
disclosed insincerity
discomfited opponent
disconcerted conjecture
disconnected fancies
disconsolate opinions
discordant sounds
discredited statement
discretional opinion
discriminating homage
discursive staggerings
disdainful comment
diseased hallucinations
disembodied personality
disengaged air
disfiguring disguise
disgraceful plight
disgruntled pessimist
disguised contempt
disgusted protest
disheartening facts
dishonorable submission
disillusioned youth
disintegrating tendency
disinterested motive
disjoined reminiscences
dismal seclusion
dismantled appearance
disordered imagination
disparaging criticism
dispassionate judgment
dispelling fear
displeasing softness
disproportionate ideas
disputative philosopher
disquieting thrill
disreputable aspect
dissenting opinion
dissimilar laws
dissipated illusion
dissolute audacity
dissolving years
dissonant jargon
distant adherent
distasteful notion
distempered feeling
distinct desideratum
distorted vanity
distracting babble
distraught air
distressing laxity
disturbed equanimity
diurnal rotation
divergent calculations
diversified attributes
diverting interests
divine potentialities
dizzy precipice
documentary evidence
dogged determination
doggerel expressions [doggerel = crude, humorous verse]
dogmatic assurance
doleful forebodings
domestic endearment
dominating influence
domineering insolence
dormant capacities
doubly odious
doubtful authenticity
downright nonsense
downtrodden drudge
drab apology
dramatic liveliness
drastic action
dread presence
dreaming adventurer
dreamless rest
dreary disrelish
droll incongruity
droning world
drowsy tranquillity
dubious success
ductile language
dulcet tone
dull aversion
dumb surprise
dumbfounded amazement
durable impression
dusky obscurity
dutiful compliance
dynamic energy
dynastic insolence
damask cheek
[damask = rich patterned fabric; wavy pattern on Damascus steel]
dampened ardor
dancing sunshine
dangerous temerity
dappled shadows
daring candor
dark superstition
dashing gallantry
dastardly injustice
dauntless courage
dawning instinct
dazed brain
dazzling triumph
deadly virulence
deaf tribunal
deathless structure
debasing tendency
debatable point
debilitating features
decadent poets
deceiving mists
decided superiority
decisive manner
declamatory treatment [declamatory = pretentiously rhetorical; bombastic]
declared brotherhood
decorously adorned
deepening dusk
deep-seated curiosity
deep-toned lamentations
defective construction
defenseless innocence
defensive alliance
deferential regard
defiant coldness
deficient vitality
definite conception
deformed visage
deft evasion
degrading tendencies
delectable speculations
delegated power
deliberate abnegation [abnegation = self-denial]
delicate discrimination
delicious vagueness
delightful variation
delirious ecstasies
delusive charm
demagogic style
democratic institutions
demoniacal force
demonstrable conclusion
demoralizing luxury
demure composure
denunciatory terms
departed glories
deplorable decay
deprecatory shrug
depressing concomitants
depthless forest
derisive voice
derogatory denial
descriptive power
desecrated ideals
deserted desert
deserved approbation [approbation = warm approval; praise]
desirable distinction
desolating dread
despairing austerity
desperate defiance
despicable vices
despondent exaggeration
despotic rulers
destructive radicalism
desultory vacillation [desultory = disconnected; haphazard; random]
detailed portraiture
detected hypocrisies
determinate swing
detestable purpose
dethroned princes
detrimental result
devastating effect
devilish sophistries
deviously subtle
devitalized personality
devoted attachment
devouring ambition
devout thanksgiving
dewy coolness
dexterous impudence
diabolical passion
dialectic power
diametrically opposite
dictatorial manner
dictionary significance
didactic exposition [didactic = intended to be morally instructive]
different distortion
difficult portraiture
diffident civility [diffident = lacking self-confidence; shy; timid]
diffuse verbosity
dignified austerity
digressional adventure
dilettante mind [dilettante = dabbler in a field of knowledge]
diligently propagated
dim comprehension
diminished efficacy
diminutive stature
diplomatic skill
dire consummation
direct obligation
disappointing attitude
disarmed criticism
disastrous termination
discarded reminiscences
discerning critic
disciplined mind
disclosed insincerity
discomfited opponent
disconcerted conjecture
disconnected fancies
disconsolate opinions
discordant sounds
discredited statement
discretional opinion
discriminating homage
discursive staggerings
disdainful comment
diseased hallucinations
disembodied personality
disengaged air
disfiguring disguise
disgraceful plight
disgruntled pessimist
disguised contempt
disgusted protest
disheartening facts
dishonorable submission
disillusioned youth
disintegrating tendency
disinterested motive
disjoined reminiscences
dismal seclusion
dismantled appearance
disordered imagination
disparaging criticism
dispassionate judgment
dispelling fear
displeasing softness
disproportionate ideas
disputative philosopher
disquieting thrill
disreputable aspect
dissenting opinion
dissimilar laws
dissipated illusion
dissolute audacity
dissolving years
dissonant jargon
distant adherent
distasteful notion
distempered feeling
distinct desideratum
distorted vanity
distracting babble
distraught air
distressing laxity
disturbed equanimity
diurnal rotation
divergent calculations
diversified attributes
diverting interests
divine potentialities
dizzy precipice
documentary evidence
dogged determination
doggerel expressions [doggerel = crude, humorous verse]
dogmatic assurance
doleful forebodings
domestic endearment
dominating influence
domineering insolence
dormant capacities
doubly odious
doubtful authenticity
downright nonsense
downtrodden drudge
drab apology
dramatic liveliness
drastic action
dread presence
dreaming adventurer
dreamless rest
dreary disrelish
droll incongruity
droning world
drowsy tranquillity
dubious success
ductile language
dulcet tone
dull aversion
dumb surprise
dumbfounded amazement
durable impression
dusky obscurity
dutiful compliance
dynamic energy
dynastic insolence
Cabalistic Phrase - Cynical Disregard
cabalistic phrase
cadaverous appearance
calamitous course
calculating admiration
callous indifference
calm resignation
calumnious suspicions [calumnious = harmful and often untrue; discredit]
cantankerous enemy
canting hypocrite [canting = monotonous platitudes; hypocritically pious]
capacious mind
capricious allurements
captivating speech
cardinal merit
careless parrying
caressing grasp
carping critic
castellated towers
[castellated = with turrets and battlements like a castle]
casual violation
cataclysmic elements
causelessly frightened
caustic remark
cautious skepticism
cavernous gloom
ceaseless vigilance
celebrated instance
celestial joy
censorious critic
centralized wealth
ceremonious courtesy
cerulean blue [cerulean = azure; sky-blue]
challenge admiration
chance reflections
changing exigencies [exigencies = pressing or urgent situation]
chaotic plans
characteristic audacity
charitable allowance
charming radiance
chary instincts [chary = cautious; wary]
chastened hope
chatty familiarity
cheap resentment
cheery response
chequered career
cherished objects
childlike ingenuousness [ingenuous = frank; candid.]
chilled cynicism
chirpy familiarities
chivalrous spirit
choicest refinements
choleric temperament [choleric = easily angered; bad-tempered]
choral chant
chronic frailties
churlish temper [churlish = boorish; vulgar; rude]
circling eddyings
circuitous information
circumscribed purpose
civic consciousness
civilizing influence
clammy death
clamorous vibration
clangorous industry
clarion tone
class demarcations
classical objurgation [objurgation = harsh rebuke]
clattering accents
clear insight
climactic revelation
clinching proof
cloaked nature
cloistered virtue
close condensation
cloudy magnificence
clownishly insensible
cloying sweetness [cloying = too filling, rich, or sweet]
clumsy talk
clustering trees
coarse necessity
coaxing eloquence
coercive enactment
cogent statement
coherent thinking
coined metaphor
cold formalities
collateral duties
collective wisdom
colloquial display
colonial character
colossal failure
comatose state
combative tone
comforting reassurance
comic infelicity
commanding attitude
commendable purpose
commercial opulence
commingled emotion
commodiously arranged
common substratum
commonplace allusions
compact fitness
comparative scantiness
compassionate love
compelling force
compendious abstract
compensatory character
competent authority
competitive enterprise
complacent platitudes
complaining sea
complaisant observation
complete aloofness
complex notions
complicated maze
complimentary glance
component aspects
composed zeal
composite growth
compound idea
comprehensive design
compressed view
compromising rashness
compulsory repetition
compunctious visitings [compunctious = feeling guilt]
concatenated pedantries [pedantries = attention to detail or rules]
concealed advantage
conceivable comparison
concentrated vigor
concerted action
conciliating air
concomitant events
concrete realities
concurrent testimony
condemnable rashness
condescending badinage [badinage = frivolous banter]
conditional approval
confessed ardor
confidently anticipated
confirmed misanthrope [misanthrope = one who dislikes people in general]
conflicting influences
confused mingling
conjectural estimate
conjugal felicity
connected series
connotative damage
connubial love
conquering intelligence
conscientious objection
conscious repugnance
consecrated endeavor
consequent retribution
conservative distrust
considerate hint
consistent friendliness
consoling consciousness
conspicuous ascendency
constant reiteration
constitutional reserve
constrained politeness
constructive idealists
consuming zeal
consummate mastery
contagious wit
contaminating influence
contemplative nature
contemporary fame
contemptuous disrespect
contented indolence
contingent reasons
continuous endeavor
contorted expression
contracted view
contradictory theories
contrary tendencies
contrasted types
controversial disputant
contumelious epithet
[contumelious = Rudeness or contempt arising from arrogance]
convenient footing
conventional verbiage
conversational decorum
convincing forcefulness
convivial habits
convulsive agony
cool confidence
copious materials
coquettish advances
cordial approval
corporate selfishness
corporeal constituent
correct forecast
corresponding variation
corroborated truth
corrosive effect
corrupting tendency
cosmical changes
cosmopolitan position
costly advantages
counterbalancing power
countless barriers
courageous eagerness
courteous solicitude
courtly bearing
covert curiosity
coveted honors
cowardly concession
cowering agitation
coy reluctance
crackling laughter
crafty deception
craggy eminence
cramped energies
crass stolidity
craven determination
creative faculty
credibly informed
creditable performance
credulous superstition
creeping progress
criminal negligence
cringing smile
crisp dialogue
critical judgment
crouching culprit
crowning indiscretion
crucial instance
crucifying irony
crude affectation
cruel handicap
crumbling precipice
crunching jangle
crushing sorrow
cryptic saying
crystalline sky
crystallized conclusions
culinary myrmidons
[myrmidon = one who carries out orders without question]
culminating fascination
culpable behavior
cultivated ferocity
cultured idleness
cumbrous fragments [cumbrous = cumbersome; difficult to handle or use]
cumulative tendency
cunningly contrived
curbed profligacy
curious coincidence
current gossip
curry favor
cursed inactivity
cursory acquaintance
curt formality
curtained embrasure
cutting directness
cycloramic sweep
cynical disregard
cadaverous appearance
calamitous course
calculating admiration
callous indifference
calm resignation
calumnious suspicions [calumnious = harmful and often untrue; discredit]
cantankerous enemy
canting hypocrite [canting = monotonous platitudes; hypocritically pious]
capacious mind
capricious allurements
captivating speech
cardinal merit
careless parrying
caressing grasp
carping critic
castellated towers
[castellated = with turrets and battlements like a castle]
casual violation
cataclysmic elements
causelessly frightened
caustic remark
cautious skepticism
cavernous gloom
ceaseless vigilance
celebrated instance
celestial joy
censorious critic
centralized wealth
ceremonious courtesy
cerulean blue [cerulean = azure; sky-blue]
challenge admiration
chance reflections
changing exigencies [exigencies = pressing or urgent situation]
chaotic plans
characteristic audacity
charitable allowance
charming radiance
chary instincts [chary = cautious; wary]
chastened hope
chatty familiarity
cheap resentment
cheery response
chequered career
cherished objects
childlike ingenuousness [ingenuous = frank; candid.]
chilled cynicism
chirpy familiarities
chivalrous spirit
choicest refinements
choleric temperament [choleric = easily angered; bad-tempered]
choral chant
chronic frailties
churlish temper [churlish = boorish; vulgar; rude]
circling eddyings
circuitous information
circumscribed purpose
civic consciousness
civilizing influence
clammy death
clamorous vibration
clangorous industry
clarion tone
class demarcations
classical objurgation [objurgation = harsh rebuke]
clattering accents
clear insight
climactic revelation
clinching proof
cloaked nature
cloistered virtue
close condensation
cloudy magnificence
clownishly insensible
cloying sweetness [cloying = too filling, rich, or sweet]
clumsy talk
clustering trees
coarse necessity
coaxing eloquence
coercive enactment
cogent statement
coherent thinking
coined metaphor
cold formalities
collateral duties
collective wisdom
colloquial display
colonial character
colossal failure
comatose state
combative tone
comforting reassurance
comic infelicity
commanding attitude
commendable purpose
commercial opulence
commingled emotion
commodiously arranged
common substratum
commonplace allusions
compact fitness
comparative scantiness
compassionate love
compelling force
compendious abstract
compensatory character
competent authority
competitive enterprise
complacent platitudes
complaining sea
complaisant observation
complete aloofness
complex notions
complicated maze
complimentary glance
component aspects
composed zeal
composite growth
compound idea
comprehensive design
compressed view
compromising rashness
compulsory repetition
compunctious visitings [compunctious = feeling guilt]
concatenated pedantries [pedantries = attention to detail or rules]
concealed advantage
conceivable comparison
concentrated vigor
concerted action
conciliating air
concomitant events
concrete realities
concurrent testimony
condemnable rashness
condescending badinage [badinage = frivolous banter]
conditional approval
confessed ardor
confidently anticipated
confirmed misanthrope [misanthrope = one who dislikes people in general]
conflicting influences
confused mingling
conjectural estimate
conjugal felicity
connected series
connotative damage
connubial love
conquering intelligence
conscientious objection
conscious repugnance
consecrated endeavor
consequent retribution
conservative distrust
considerate hint
consistent friendliness
consoling consciousness
conspicuous ascendency
constant reiteration
constitutional reserve
constrained politeness
constructive idealists
consuming zeal
consummate mastery
contagious wit
contaminating influence
contemplative nature
contemporary fame
contemptuous disrespect
contented indolence
contingent reasons
continuous endeavor
contorted expression
contracted view
contradictory theories
contrary tendencies
contrasted types
controversial disputant
contumelious epithet
[contumelious = Rudeness or contempt arising from arrogance]
convenient footing
conventional verbiage
conversational decorum
convincing forcefulness
convivial habits
convulsive agony
cool confidence
copious materials
coquettish advances
cordial approval
corporate selfishness
corporeal constituent
correct forecast
corresponding variation
corroborated truth
corrosive effect
corrupting tendency
cosmical changes
cosmopolitan position
costly advantages
counterbalancing power
countless barriers
courageous eagerness
courteous solicitude
courtly bearing
covert curiosity
coveted honors
cowardly concession
cowering agitation
coy reluctance
crackling laughter
crafty deception
craggy eminence
cramped energies
crass stolidity
craven determination
creative faculty
credibly informed
creditable performance
credulous superstition
creeping progress
criminal negligence
cringing smile
crisp dialogue
critical judgment
crouching culprit
crowning indiscretion
crucial instance
crucifying irony
crude affectation
cruel handicap
crumbling precipice
crunching jangle
crushing sorrow
cryptic saying
crystalline sky
crystallized conclusions
culinary myrmidons
[myrmidon = one who carries out orders without question]
culminating fascination
culpable behavior
cultivated ferocity
cultured idleness
cumbrous fragments [cumbrous = cumbersome; difficult to handle or use]
cumulative tendency
cunningly contrived
curbed profligacy
curious coincidence
current gossip
curry favor
cursed inactivity
cursory acquaintance
curt formality
curtained embrasure
cutting directness
cycloramic sweep
cynical disregard
Babbling Gossip - Business Acumen
babbling gossip
bacchanalian desires
bachelor freedom
bad omen
baffled sagacity [sagacity = farsighted; wise]
balanced capacity
baldly described
baleful glances
balmy fragrance
bandying talk
baneful impression
banished silence
barbarous statecraft
barefaced appeal
barest commonplaces
barren opportunities
base intrigues
baseless assumptions
bashful modesty
basic principles
battered witticism
beaming countenance
bearish rudeness
beatific vision
beautiful modesty
beckoning horizon
becoming diffidence
bedraggled wretch
befitting honor
beggarly flimsiness
beguiling voice
belated acknowledgment
belittling fears
bellicose humanity
beneficent career
benevolent regard
benighted sense
beseeching gesture
besetting heresy
besotted fanaticism
bestial ferocity
bewildering maze
bewitching airs
beyond peradventure [peradventure = perhaps]
bibulous diversions [bibulous = consumes alcoholic drink]
bigoted contempt
binding obligation
bitter recrimination
bizarre apparel
blackening west
blameless indolence
blanched desolation
bland confidence
blank misgivings
blasphemous hypocrisy
blatant discourse
blazing audacity
blazoned shield
bleak loneliness
blended impression
blessed condolence
blighted happiness
blind partizan
blissful consciousness
blistering satire
blithe disregard
bloated equivalent
bloodless creature
bloodthirsty malice
blundering discourtesy
blunt rusticity [rusticity = rustic; awkward or tactless]
blurred vision
blustering assertion
boastful positiveness
bodily activity
boisterous edification
bold generalization
bombastic prating [prating = idle talk]
bookish precision
boon companion
boorish abuse
bored demeanor
borrowed grace
bottomless abyss
boundless admiration
bountiful supply
boyish appreciation
braggart pretense
bravely vanquished
braying trumpet
brazen importunity [importunity = insistent request]
breathless eagerness
brief tenure
briefless barrister
bright interlude
brilliant embodiment
brisk energy
bristling temper
brittle sarcasm
broadening fame
broken murmurs
brooding peace
brutal composure
bubbling frivolities
bucolic cudgeling [bucolic = about shepherds or flocks; pastoral]
[cudgeling = beat with a short heavy stick]
budding joy
bulky figure
buoyant pluck
burdensome business
burly strength
burning zeal
bursting laugh
busily engrossed
business acumen
bygone period
Abandoned Hope - Azure Sky
abandoned hope
abated pride
abbreviated visit
abhorred thraldom [thraldom = enslaved or in bondage]
abiding romance
abject submission
abjured ambition
able strategist
abnormal talents
abominably perverse
abounding happiness
abridged statement
abrogated law
abrupt transition
absolutely irrevocable
absorbed reverie
abstemious diet [abstemious = eating and drinking in moderation]
abstract character
abstruse reasoning
absurdly dangerous
abundant opportunity
abusive epithet
abysmally apologetic
academic rigor
accelerated progress
accentuated playfulness
accepted littleness
accessible pleasures
accessory circumstances
accidental lapse
accommodating temper
accomplished ease
accredited agent
accumulated burden
accurate appraisement
accursed enemy
accusing glance
accustomed lucidity
aching desire
acknowledged authority
acoustical effects
acquired timidity
acrid controversy
acrimonious warfare
actively zealous
actualized ideals
acutely conscious
adamantine rigidity [adamantine = unyielding; inflexible]
adaptive wit
adduced facts [adduce = cite as an example]
adequate execution
adhesive quality
administered rebuke
admirable reserve
admissible evidence
admittedly inferior
admonitory gesture
adolescent youth
adorable vanity
adroit flatterer
adulated stranger
adventitious way [adventitious = not inherent; added extrinsically]
adventurous mind
adverse experience
affably accommodating
affected indifference
affectionate approval
affianced lady
affirmative attitude
affluent language
affrighted slave
aggravated faults
aggregate body
aggressive selfishness
agile mind
agitated imagination
agonizing appeal
agreeable frankness
aimless confusion
airy splendor
alarming rapidity
alert acceptance
algebraic brevity
alien splendor
alleged reluctance
allegorical vein
allied subjects
alliterative suggestion
all-pervading influence
alluring idleness
alternating opinion
altogether dissimilar
altruistic ideal
amatory effusions [amatory = expressive of sexual love]
amazing artifice
ambidextrous assistant
ambiguous grimace
ambitious project
ambling pedestrian
ambrosial essence
[ambrosial = fragrant or delicious; worthy of the gods; divine.]
amiable solicitude
amicable arrangement
amorous youth
ample culture
amusing artlessness
analogous example
analytical survey
ancestral creed
ancient garb
angelic softness
angry protestations
anguished entreaty
angular features
animated eloquence
annoying complications
anomalous appearance
anonymous benefactor
answering response
antagonistic views
antecedent facts
anticipated attention
antiquated prudery
anxious misgiving
apathetic greeting
aphoristic wit [aphoristic = Tersely phrased statement]
apish agility
apocalyptic vision
apocryphal lodger [apocryphal = questionable authenticity]
apologetic explanation
apostrophic dignity
appalling difficulties
apparent significance
appealing picture
appointed function
apposite illustration
appreciable relief
appreciative fervor
apprehensive dread
apprentice touch
appropriate designation
approving smile
approximately correct
aptly suggested
arbitrarily imposed
arch conspirator
arched embrasure
[embrasure = flared opening for a gun in a wall or parapet]
archeological pursuits
architectural grandeur
ardent protest
arduous quest
arid formula
aristocratic lineage
aromatic fragrance
arrant trifling
arrested development
arrogant imposition
artful adaptation
artificial suavity
artistic elegance
artless candor
ascending supremacy
ascetic devotion
ascribed productiveness
aspiring genius
assembled arguments
asserted activity
assiduously cultivated
assimilative power
assumed humiliation
assuredly enshrined
astonishing facility
astounding mistakes
astute observer
athletic prowess
atmospheric vagueness
atoning sacrifice
atrocious expression
atrophied view
attending circumstances
attentive deference
attenuated sound
attested loyalty
attractive exordium [exordium = introduction of a speech or treatise]
audacious mendicant [mendicant = depending on alms; beggar]
audible intimations
augmented force
august tribunal
auspicious moment
austere charm
authentic indications
authoritative critic
autobiographical pages
autocratic power
automatic termination
autumnal skies
auxiliary aids
available data
avaricious eyes
avenging fate
average excellence
averted calamity
avowed intention
awakened curiosity
awed devotion
awful dejection
awkward dilemma
axiomatic truth
azure sky
abated pride
abbreviated visit
abhorred thraldom [thraldom = enslaved or in bondage]
abiding romance
abject submission
abjured ambition
able strategist
abnormal talents
abominably perverse
abounding happiness
abridged statement
abrogated law
abrupt transition
absolutely irrevocable
absorbed reverie
abstemious diet [abstemious = eating and drinking in moderation]
abstract character
abstruse reasoning
absurdly dangerous
abundant opportunity
abusive epithet
abysmally apologetic
academic rigor
accelerated progress
accentuated playfulness
accepted littleness
accessible pleasures
accessory circumstances
accidental lapse
accommodating temper
accomplished ease
accredited agent
accumulated burden
accurate appraisement
accursed enemy
accusing glance
accustomed lucidity
aching desire
acknowledged authority
acoustical effects
acquired timidity
acrid controversy
acrimonious warfare
actively zealous
actualized ideals
acutely conscious
adamantine rigidity [adamantine = unyielding; inflexible]
adaptive wit
adduced facts [adduce = cite as an example]
adequate execution
adhesive quality
administered rebuke
admirable reserve
admissible evidence
admittedly inferior
admonitory gesture
adolescent youth
adorable vanity
adroit flatterer
adulated stranger
adventitious way [adventitious = not inherent; added extrinsically]
adventurous mind
adverse experience
affably accommodating
affected indifference
affectionate approval
affianced lady
affirmative attitude
affluent language
affrighted slave
aggravated faults
aggregate body
aggressive selfishness
agile mind
agitated imagination
agonizing appeal
agreeable frankness
aimless confusion
airy splendor
alarming rapidity
alert acceptance
algebraic brevity
alien splendor
alleged reluctance
allegorical vein
allied subjects
alliterative suggestion
all-pervading influence
alluring idleness
alternating opinion
altogether dissimilar
altruistic ideal
amatory effusions [amatory = expressive of sexual love]
amazing artifice
ambidextrous assistant
ambiguous grimace
ambitious project
ambling pedestrian
ambrosial essence
[ambrosial = fragrant or delicious; worthy of the gods; divine.]
amiable solicitude
amicable arrangement
amorous youth
ample culture
amusing artlessness
analogous example
analytical survey
ancestral creed
ancient garb
angelic softness
angry protestations
anguished entreaty
angular features
animated eloquence
annoying complications
anomalous appearance
anonymous benefactor
answering response
antagonistic views
antecedent facts
anticipated attention
antiquated prudery
anxious misgiving
apathetic greeting
aphoristic wit [aphoristic = Tersely phrased statement]
apish agility
apocalyptic vision
apocryphal lodger [apocryphal = questionable authenticity]
apologetic explanation
apostrophic dignity
appalling difficulties
apparent significance
appealing picture
appointed function
apposite illustration
appreciable relief
appreciative fervor
apprehensive dread
apprentice touch
appropriate designation
approving smile
approximately correct
aptly suggested
arbitrarily imposed
arch conspirator
arched embrasure
[embrasure = flared opening for a gun in a wall or parapet]
archeological pursuits
architectural grandeur
ardent protest
arduous quest
arid formula
aristocratic lineage
aromatic fragrance
arrant trifling
arrested development
arrogant imposition
artful adaptation
artificial suavity
artistic elegance
artless candor
ascending supremacy
ascetic devotion
ascribed productiveness
aspiring genius
assembled arguments
asserted activity
assiduously cultivated
assimilative power
assumed humiliation
assuredly enshrined
astonishing facility
astounding mistakes
astute observer
athletic prowess
atmospheric vagueness
atoning sacrifice
atrocious expression
atrophied view
attending circumstances
attentive deference
attenuated sound
attested loyalty
attractive exordium [exordium = introduction of a speech or treatise]
audacious mendicant [mendicant = depending on alms; beggar]
audible intimations
augmented force
august tribunal
auspicious moment
austere charm
authentic indications
authoritative critic
autobiographical pages
autocratic power
automatic termination
autumnal skies
auxiliary aids
available data
avaricious eyes
avenging fate
average excellence
averted calamity
avowed intention
awakened curiosity
awed devotion
awful dejection
awkward dilemma
axiomatic truth
azure sky
PLAN OF STUDY
First examine the book in a general way to grasp its character, scope, andpurpose. Carefully note the following plan of classification of thevarious kinds of phrases, and choose for initial study a section which youthink will be of the most immediate value to you.
I. USEFUL PHRASES
II. SIGNIFICANT PHRASES
III. FELICITOUS PHRASES
IV. IMPRESSIVE PHRASES
V. PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES
VI. BUSINESS PHRASES
VII. LITERARY EXPRESSIONS
VIII. STRIKING SIMILES
IX. CONVERSATIONAL PHRASES
X. PUBLIC SPEAKING PHRASES
XI. MISCELLANEOUS PHRASES
There are many advantages in keeping before you a definite purpose in yourstudy of this book. A well-defined plan will act as an incentive toregular and systematic effort, and incidentally develop your power ofconcentration.
It is desirable that you set apart a certain convenient time each day forthis study. Regularity tends to produce maximum results. As you progresswith this work your interest will be quickened and you will realize thedesirability of giving more and more time to this important subject.
When you have chosen a section of the book which particularly appeals toyou, begin your actual study by reading the phrases aloud. Read themslowly and understandingly. This tends to impress them more deeply uponyour mind, and is in itself one of the best and most practical ways ofacquiring a large and varied vocabulary. Moreover, the practise offitting words to the mouth rapidly develops fluency and facility of speech.
Few persons realize the great value of reading aloud. Many of the foremostEnglish stylists devoted a certain period regularly to this practise.Cardinal Newman read aloud each day a chapter from Cicero as a means ofdeveloping his ear for sentence-rhythm. Rufus Choate, in order toincrease his command of language, and to avoid sinking into mere emptyfluency, read aloud daily, during a large part of his life, a page or morefrom some great English author. As a writer has said, "The practise ofstoring the mind with choice passages from the best prose writers andpoets, and thus flavoring it with the essence of good literatures, is onewhich is commended both by the best teachers and by the example of some ofthe most celebrated orators, who have adopted it with signal success."
This study should be pursued with pencil in hand, so that you may readilyunderscore phrases which make a special appeal to you. The free use of apencil in marking significant parts of a book is good evidence ofthoroughness. This, too, will facilitate your work of subsequent review.
The habit of regularly copying, in your own handwriting, one or more pagesof phrases will be of immense practical value. This exercise is a greataid in developing a facile English style. The daily use of the pen hasbeen recommended in all times as a valuable means of developing oral andliterary expression.
A helpful exercise is to pronounce a phrase aloud and then fit it into acomplete sentence of your own making. This practice gives added facilityand resourcefulness in the use of words.
As an enthusiastic student of good English, you should carefully notestriking and significant phrases or literary expressions which you find inyour general reading. These should be set down in a note-book reserved forthis exclusive purpose. In this way you can prepare many lists of yourown, and thus greatly augment the value of this study.
The taste for beauty, truth, and harmony in language can be developed bycareful study of well-selected phrases and literary expressions asfurnished in this book. A good literary style is formed principally bydaily study of great English writers, by careful examination of words intheir context, and by a discriminating use of language at all times.
GRENVILLE KLEISER.
New York City, July, 1917
I. USEFUL PHRASES
II. SIGNIFICANT PHRASES
III. FELICITOUS PHRASES
IV. IMPRESSIVE PHRASES
V. PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES
VI. BUSINESS PHRASES
VII. LITERARY EXPRESSIONS
VIII. STRIKING SIMILES
IX. CONVERSATIONAL PHRASES
X. PUBLIC SPEAKING PHRASES
XI. MISCELLANEOUS PHRASES
There are many advantages in keeping before you a definite purpose in yourstudy of this book. A well-defined plan will act as an incentive toregular and systematic effort, and incidentally develop your power ofconcentration.
It is desirable that you set apart a certain convenient time each day forthis study. Regularity tends to produce maximum results. As you progresswith this work your interest will be quickened and you will realize thedesirability of giving more and more time to this important subject.
When you have chosen a section of the book which particularly appeals toyou, begin your actual study by reading the phrases aloud. Read themslowly and understandingly. This tends to impress them more deeply uponyour mind, and is in itself one of the best and most practical ways ofacquiring a large and varied vocabulary. Moreover, the practise offitting words to the mouth rapidly develops fluency and facility of speech.
Few persons realize the great value of reading aloud. Many of the foremostEnglish stylists devoted a certain period regularly to this practise.Cardinal Newman read aloud each day a chapter from Cicero as a means ofdeveloping his ear for sentence-rhythm. Rufus Choate, in order toincrease his command of language, and to avoid sinking into mere emptyfluency, read aloud daily, during a large part of his life, a page or morefrom some great English author. As a writer has said, "The practise ofstoring the mind with choice passages from the best prose writers andpoets, and thus flavoring it with the essence of good literatures, is onewhich is commended both by the best teachers and by the example of some ofthe most celebrated orators, who have adopted it with signal success."
This study should be pursued with pencil in hand, so that you may readilyunderscore phrases which make a special appeal to you. The free use of apencil in marking significant parts of a book is good evidence ofthoroughness. This, too, will facilitate your work of subsequent review.
The habit of regularly copying, in your own handwriting, one or more pagesof phrases will be of immense practical value. This exercise is a greataid in developing a facile English style. The daily use of the pen hasbeen recommended in all times as a valuable means of developing oral andliterary expression.
A helpful exercise is to pronounce a phrase aloud and then fit it into acomplete sentence of your own making. This practice gives added facilityand resourcefulness in the use of words.
As an enthusiastic student of good English, you should carefully notestriking and significant phrases or literary expressions which you find inyour general reading. These should be set down in a note-book reserved forthis exclusive purpose. In this way you can prepare many lists of yourown, and thus greatly augment the value of this study.
The taste for beauty, truth, and harmony in language can be developed bycareful study of well-selected phrases and literary expressions asfurnished in this book. A good literary style is formed principally bydaily study of great English writers, by careful examination of words intheir context, and by a discriminating use of language at all times.
GRENVILLE KLEISER.
New York City, July, 1917
HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
The study of words, phrases, and literary expressions is a highlyinteresting pursuit. There is a reciprocal influence between thought andlanguage. What we think molds the words we use, and the words we use reactupon our thoughts. Hence a study of words is a study of ideas, and astimulant to deep and original thinking.
We should not, however, study "sparkling words and sonorous phrases" withthe object of introducing them consciously into our speech. To do so wouldinevitably lead to stiltedness and superficiality. Words and phrasesshould be studied as symbols of ideas, and as we become thoroughlyfamiliar with them they will play an unconscious but effective part in ourdaily expression.
We acquire our vocabulary largely from our reading and our personalassociates. The words we use are an unmistakable indication of our thoughthabits, tastes, ideals, and interests in life. In like manner, thehabitual language of a people is a barometer of their intellectual, civil,moral, and spiritual ideals. A great and noble people express themselvesin great and noble words.
Ruskin earnestly counsels us to form the habit of looking intensely atwords. We should scrutinize them closely and endeavor to grasp theirinnermost meaning. There is an indefinable satisfaction in knowing how tochoose and use words with accuracy and precision. As Fox once said, "I amnever at a loss for a word, but Pitt always has the word."
All the great writers and orators have been diligent students of words.Demosthenes and Cicero were indefatigable in their study of language.Shakespeare, "infinite in faculty," took infinite pains to embody histhought in words of crystal clearness. Coleridge once said of him thatone might as well try to dislodge a brick from a building with one'sforefinger as to omit a single word from one of his finest passages.
Milton, master of majestic prose, under whose touch words became as livingthings; Flaubert, who believed there was one and one only best word withwhich to express a given thought; De Quincey, who exercised a weird-likepower over words; Ruskin, whose rhythmic prose enchanted the ear; Keats,who brooded over phrases like a lover; Newman, of pure and melodiousstyle; Stevenson, forever in quest of the scrupulously precise word;Tennyson, graceful and exquisite as the limpid stream; Emerson, oftrenchant and epigrammatic style; Webster, whose virile words sometimesweighed a pound; and Lincoln, of simple, Saxon speech,--all theseillustrious men were assiduous in their study of words.
Many persons of good education unconsciously circumscribe themselveswithin a small vocabulary. They have a knowledge of hundreds of desirablewords which they do not put into practical use in their speech or writing.Many, too, are conscious of a poverty of language, which engenders in thema sense of timidity and self-depreciation. The method used for building alarge vocabulary has usually been confined to the study of single words. This has produced good results, but it is believed that eminently betterresults can be obtained from a careful study of words and expressions, asfurnished in this book, where words can be examined in their context.
It is intended and suggested that this study should be pursued inconnection with, and as a supplement to, a good standard dictionary. Fifteen minutes a day devoted to this subject, in the manner outlined,will do more to improve and enlarge the vocabulary than an hour spent indesultory reading.
There is no better way in which to develop the mental qualities ofclearness, accuracy, and precision, and to improve and enlarge theintellectual powers generally, than by regular and painstaking study ofjudiciously selected phrases and literary expressions.
We should not, however, study "sparkling words and sonorous phrases" withthe object of introducing them consciously into our speech. To do so wouldinevitably lead to stiltedness and superficiality. Words and phrasesshould be studied as symbols of ideas, and as we become thoroughlyfamiliar with them they will play an unconscious but effective part in ourdaily expression.
We acquire our vocabulary largely from our reading and our personalassociates. The words we use are an unmistakable indication of our thoughthabits, tastes, ideals, and interests in life. In like manner, thehabitual language of a people is a barometer of their intellectual, civil,moral, and spiritual ideals. A great and noble people express themselvesin great and noble words.
Ruskin earnestly counsels us to form the habit of looking intensely atwords. We should scrutinize them closely and endeavor to grasp theirinnermost meaning. There is an indefinable satisfaction in knowing how tochoose and use words with accuracy and precision. As Fox once said, "I amnever at a loss for a word, but Pitt always has the word."
All the great writers and orators have been diligent students of words.Demosthenes and Cicero were indefatigable in their study of language.Shakespeare, "infinite in faculty," took infinite pains to embody histhought in words of crystal clearness. Coleridge once said of him thatone might as well try to dislodge a brick from a building with one'sforefinger as to omit a single word from one of his finest passages.
Milton, master of majestic prose, under whose touch words became as livingthings; Flaubert, who believed there was one and one only best word withwhich to express a given thought; De Quincey, who exercised a weird-likepower over words; Ruskin, whose rhythmic prose enchanted the ear; Keats,who brooded over phrases like a lover; Newman, of pure and melodiousstyle; Stevenson, forever in quest of the scrupulously precise word;Tennyson, graceful and exquisite as the limpid stream; Emerson, oftrenchant and epigrammatic style; Webster, whose virile words sometimesweighed a pound; and Lincoln, of simple, Saxon speech,--all theseillustrious men were assiduous in their study of words.
Many persons of good education unconsciously circumscribe themselveswithin a small vocabulary. They have a knowledge of hundreds of desirablewords which they do not put into practical use in their speech or writing.Many, too, are conscious of a poverty of language, which engenders in thema sense of timidity and self-depreciation. The method used for building alarge vocabulary has usually been confined to the study of single words. This has produced good results, but it is believed that eminently betterresults can be obtained from a careful study of words and expressions, asfurnished in this book, where words can be examined in their context.
It is intended and suggested that this study should be pursued inconnection with, and as a supplement to, a good standard dictionary. Fifteen minutes a day devoted to this subject, in the manner outlined,will do more to improve and enlarge the vocabulary than an hour spent indesultory reading.
There is no better way in which to develop the mental qualities ofclearness, accuracy, and precision, and to improve and enlarge theintellectual powers generally, than by regular and painstaking study ofjudiciously selected phrases and literary expressions.
INTRODUCTION
The most powerful and the most perfect expression of thought and feelingthrough the medium of oral language must be traced to the mastery ofwords. Nothing is better suited to lead speakers and readers of Englishinto an easy control of this language than the command of the phrase thatperfectly expresses the thought. Every speaker's aim is to be heard andunderstood. A clear, crisp articulation holds an audience as by the spellof some irresistible power. The choice word, the correct phrase, areinstruments that may reach the heart, and awake the soul if they fall uponthe ear in melodious cadence; but if the utterance be harsh and discordantthey fail to interest, fall upon deaf ears, and are as barren as seed sownon fallow ground. In language, nothing conduces so emphatically to theharmony of sounds as perfect phrasing--that is, the emphasizing of therelation of clause to clause, and of sentence to sentence by thesystematic grouping of words. The phrase consists usually of a few wordswhich denote a single idea that forms a separate part of a sentence. Inthis respect it differs from the clause, which is a short sentence thatforms a distinct part of a composition, paragraph, or discourse. Correctphrasing is regulated by rests, such rests as do not break the continuityof a thought or the progress of the sense.
GRENVILLE KLEISER, who has devoted years of his diligent life to impartingthe art of correct expression in speech and writing, has provided manyaids for those who would know not merely what to say, but how to say it.He has taught also what the great HOLMES taught, that language is a templein which the human soul is enshrined, and that it grows out of life--outof its joys and its sorrows, its burdens and its necessities. To him, aswell as to the writer, the deep strong voice of man and the low sweetvoice of woman are never heard at finer advantage than in the earnest butmellow tones of familiar speech. In the present volume Mr. Kleiserfurnishes an additional and an exceptional aid for those who would have amint of phrases at their command from which to draw when in need of thegolden mean for expressing thought. Few indeed are the books fitted to-dayfor the purpose of imparting this knowledge, yet two centuries agophrase-books were esteemed as supplements to the dictionaries, and havenot by any manner of means lost their value. The guide to familiarquotations, the index to similes, the grammars, the readers, themachine-made letter-writer of mechanically perfect letters ofcongratulation or condolence--none are sententious enough to supply theneed. By the compilation of this praxis, Mr. Kleiser has not only suppliedit, but has furnished a means for the increase of one's vocabulary bypractical methods. There are thousands of persons who may profit by thesystematic study of such a book as this if they will familiarizethemselves with the author's purpose by a careful reading of thepreliminary pages of his book. To speak in public pleasingly and readilyand to read well are accomplishments acquired only after many days, weekseven, of practise.
Foreigners sometimes reproach us for the asperity and discordance of ourspeech, and in general, this reproach is just, for there are many personswho do scanty justice to the vowel-elements of our language. Althoughthese elements constitute its music they are continually mistreated. Weflirt with and pirouette around them constantly. If it were not so,English would be found full of beauty and harmony of sound. Familiar withthe maxim, "Take care of the vowels and the consonants will take care ofthemselves,"--a maxim that when put into practise has frequently led tothe breaking-down of vowel values--the writer feels that the common customof allowing "the consonants to take care of themselves" is pernicious. Itleads to suppression or to imperfect utterance, and thus producesindistinct articulation.
The English language is so complex in character that it can scarcely belearned by rule, and can best be mastered by the study of such idioms andphrases as are provided in this book; but just as care must be taken toplace every accent or stress on the proper syllable in the pronouncing ofevery word it contains, so must the stress or emphasis be placed on theproper word in every sentence spoken. To read or speak pleasingly oneshould resort to constant practise by doing so aloud in private, orpreferably, in the presence of such persons as know good reading when theyhear it and are masters of the melody of sounds. It was Dean Swift'sbelief that the common fluency of speech in many men and most women wasdue to scarcity of matter and scarcity of words. He claimed that a masterof language possessed a mind full of ideas, and that before speaking, sucha mind paused to select the choice word--the phrase best suited to theoccasion. "Common speakers," he said, "have only one set of ideas, and oneset of words to clothe them in," and these are always ready on the lips.Because he holds the Dean's view sound to-day, the writer will venture towarn the readers of this book against a habit that, growing far too commonamong us, should be checked, and this is the iteration and reiteration inconversation of "the battered, stale, and trite" phrases, the like ofwhich were credited by the worthy Dean to the women of his time.
Human thought elaborates itself with the progress of intelligence. Speechis the harvest of thought, and the relation which exists between words andthe mouths that speak them must be carefully observed. Just as nothing ismore beautiful than a word fitly spoken, so nothing is rarer than the useof a word in its exact meaning. There is a tendency to overwork both wordsand phrases that is not restricted to any particular class. The learnedsin in this respect even as do the ignorant, and the practise spreadsuntil it becomes an epidemic. The epidemic word with us yesterday wasunquestionably "conscription"; several months ago it was "preparedness."Before then "efficiency" was heard on every side and succeeded insuperseding "vocational teaching," only to be displaced in turn by "lifeextension" activities. "Safety-first" had a long run which was broughtalmost to abrupt end by "strict accountability," but these are merereflections of our cosmopolitan life and activities. There are others thatstand out as indicators of brain-weariness. These are most frequently metin the work of our novelists.
English authors and journalists are abusing and overworking the wordintrigue to-day. Sir Arthur Quillercouch on page 81 of his book "On theArt of Writing" uses it: "We are intrigued by the process of manufactureinstead of being wearied by a description of the ready-made article." Mrs.Sidgwick in "Salt and Savour," page 232, wrote: "But what intrigued herwas Little Mamma's remark at breakfast," From the Parliamentary news, onelearns that "Mr. Harcourt intrigued the House of Commons by his sustainedsilence for two years" and that "London is interested in, and not a littleintrigued, by the statement." This use of intrigue in the sense of"perplex, puzzle, trick, or deceive" dates from 1600. Then it fell into astate of somnolence, and after an existence of innocuous desuetude lastingtill 1794 it was revived, only to hibernate again until 1894. It owes itsnew lease of life to a writer on The Westminster Gazette, a London journalfamous for its competitions in aid of the restoring of the dead meaningsof words.
One is almost exasperated by the repeated use and abuse of the word"intimate" in a recently published work of fiction, by an author whoaspires to the first rank in his profession. He writes of "the intimatedimness of the room;" "a fierce intimate whispering;" "a look that wasintimate;" "the noise of the city was intimate," etc. Who has not heard,"The idea!" "What's the idea?" "Is that the idea?" "Yes, that's the idea,"with increased inflection at each repetition. And who is without a friendwho at some time or another has not sprung "meticulous" upon him? Anotherexample is afforded by the endemic use of "of sorts" which struck Londonwhile the writer was in that city a few years ago. Whence it came no oneknew, but it was heard on every side. "She was a woman of sorts;" "he is aTory of sorts;" "he had a religion of sorts;" "he was a critic of sorts."While it originally meant "of different or various kinds," as hats ofsorts; offices of sorts; cheeses of sorts, etc., it is now useddisparagingly, and implies something of a kind that is not satisfactory,or of a character that is rather poor. This, as Shakespeare might havesaid, is "Sodden business! There's a stewed phrase indeed!" [Footnote:Troilus and Cressida, act iii, sc. 1.]
The abuse of phrases and the misuse of words rife among us can be checkedby diligent exercises in good English, such as this book provides. Theseexercises, in conjunction with others to be found in different volumes bythe same author, will serve to correct careless diction and slovenlyspeech, and lead to the art of speaking and writing correctly; for, afterall, accuracy in the use of words is more a matter of habit than oftheory, and once it is acquired it becomes just as easy to speak or towrite good English as bad English. It was Chesterfield's resolution not tospeak a word in conversation which was not the fittest he could recall.All persons should avoid using words whose meanings they do not know, andwith the correct application of which they are unfamiliar. The best spokenand the best written English is that which conforms to the language asused by men and women of culture--a high standard, it is true, but one notso high that it is unattainable by any earnest student of the English tongue.
FRANK H. VIZETELLY.
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