words

a person who whips himself as a religious penance

affected with palsy or uncontrollable tremor

easily broken into small fragments or reduced to powder

having the equatorial diameter greater than the polar diameter; being flattened at the poles

occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus

obstruction of the circulatory system caused by an air bubble as, e.g., accidentally during surgery or hypodermic injection or as a complication from scuba diving

severe hypoxia

a small movable scale that slides along a main scale

consisting of or resembling mother-of-pearl

a seat behind the rider of a horse or motorbike etc.

a large steel tower supporting high-tension power lines

influencing strongly

the hot period between early July and early September

an alcoholic drink taken at bedtime; often alcoholic

cry weakly or softly

having or exerting a malignant influence

wire used to make bales

a small crown

a seasonal rhinitis resulting from an allergic reaction to pollen

any of numerous chiefly summer-blooming and fall-blooming North American plants especially of the genus Solidago

burdock having heart-shaped leaves found in open woodland, hedgerows and rough grassland of Europe (except extreme N) and Asia Minor; sometimes cultivated for medicinal and culinary use

the sharp sound of snapping noises

a woman's hairstyle in which the hair gives a puffy appearance

embroidery done with loosely twisted worsted yarn

(Roman Catholic Church) a book containing all the prayers and responses needed to celebrate Mass throughout the year

in a stuffy manner

to cause inconvenience or discomfort to

burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped

vigorously passionate

the post at the top or bottom of a flight of stairs

the vocal apparatus of the larynx

the excrement of sea birds or bats; used as fertilizer

any of various earths containing silica and alumina and ferric oxide; used as a pigment

a decorative bedspread (usually quilted)

a public announcement of a proposed marriage

a technical name for the bread used in the service of Mass or Holy Communion

cut with a blade or mower

any receptacle in which wafers for the Eucharist are kept

the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow

a graphic character that indicates the meaning of a thing without indicating the sounds used to say it

the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates

drink large quantities of

abnormally swollen or knotty

a small bottle that contains liquid medicine

hand tool for boring holes

having partial financial support from public funds

a Communist who tries to rewrite Marxism to justify a retreat from the revolutionary position

one who agitates; a political troublemaker

the act of persuading

the baggage and equipment carried by an army

someone who communicates high praise

a clay-like mineral

large heavy rope for nautical use

accorded sacrosanct or authoritative standing

(philosophy) the doctrine that the various objects labeled by the same term have nothing in common but their name

an ornate appearance; being elaborately decorated

a declaration that is made emphatically

exposing human folly to ridicule

a philosophical theory of the functions of signs and symbols

a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers

the state of a serf

a disposition to exhibit uncontrolled anger

speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way

a long flag; often tapering

an ornamental flower garden

greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation

a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock

(Judaism) either of two small leather cases containing texts from the Hebrew Scriptures (known collectively as tefillin); traditionally worn (on the forehead and the left arm) by Jewish men during morning prayer

lacking mirth

loud convulsive laughter

an upright that is a member in a door or window frame

a warm tubular covering for the hands

a formal expression of praise for someone who has died recently

a member of the people inhabiting the Aleutian Islands and southwestern Alaska

together with this

a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition