Nouns 3 of 3
propensity          a particular disposition of character                                  
prophylaxis         measures designed to prevent the spread of disease                     
proselyte           a new convert to a religion, belief, group, or order                   
protuberance        something that extends beyond the surrounding surface                  
provenance          source or origin                                                       
provender           feed for domestic animals                                              
provenience         source or origin; provenance                                           
providence          divine guidance or care; God                                           
proxy               authority or power to act for another                                  
pudendum            external genital organs of a human - esp a female's                    
pugilism            sport of boxing                                                        
puissance           power or strength                                                      
pulchritude         beauty                                                                 
pundit              a learned man; authority; teacher                                      
purdah              seclusion of women from public observation among Muslims and Hindus    
purgative           a vigorously laxative drug                                             
purl                a gentle murmur or movement                                            
purport             meaning conveyed or implied                                            
pursuance           the act of carrying into effect                                        
purview             range or limit; range of understanding, vision, or cognizance          
pustule             a pus-filled pimple                                                    
putsch              suddenly executed secret plan to overthrow the government              
pyx                 small case used to carry the Eucharist to the sick                     
quagmire            soft, miry land that yields under the foot                             
qualm               a sudden attack; a sudden misgiving; scruple                           
quandary            a state of doubt or perplexity                                         
quarry              game hunted with hawks; prey                                           
quean               disreputable woman                                                     
quid                a wad or cut of something chewable                                     
quietude            repose or silence                                                      
quietus             final settlement; death                                                
quintessence        the purest essence of something; most typical example                  
quisling            traitor who collaborates with invaders by serving in a puppet regime   
rabbet              groove in a board to accept another board                              
raconteur           a person good at telling anecdotes                                     
rancor              deep hatred or intense ill-will                                        
rapine              pillage or plunder                                                     
rapprochement       establishment of a state of cordial relations                          
rapscallion         a scamp                                                                
ravine              a small steep-sided valley larger than a gully but smaller than a canyon
recounter           a hostile meeting or contest; a casual meeting                         
recreant            coward; deserter                                                       
recrudescence       new outbreak after a period of inactivity                              
redress             relief from distress; means of finding a remedy; compensation          
refection           refreshment - esp after impoverishment; food and drink together        
refulgence          radiant or shining quality                                             
reliquary           a container for religious relics                                       
repugnance          quality of being contradictory or inconsistent; strong distaste        
rescission          a repeal, cancellation, or annulment                                   
reservoir           a place where something is stored                                      
resilience          ability to recover from or adjust to misfortune                        
resorption          process of breaking down and assimilating something                    
resurgence          rising again to life or activity                                       
retinue             a body of followers attending a distinguished person                   
retrogression       a backward movement                                                    
revanche            a policy designed to recover lost territory or status; revenge         
reveille            a military signal sounded at sunrise                                   
reverie             state of being lost in thought; daydream                               
rheum               watery discharge from mucous membranes                                 
rialto              a theatrical district; a marketplace                                   
rick                a large stack in the open air                                          
rind                hard or tough outer layer                                              
riposte             a retaliatory response or maneuver                                     
risibility          the inclination to laugh                                               
rite                a ceremonial act or action                                             
rivet               a metal bolt in a hole that is flattened on both ends                  
rivulet             a small stream                                                         
roe                 the eggs of a fish bound in a mass                                     
rogue               a dishonest or mischievous person                                      
rood                a crucifix                                                             
rosette             circular architectural ornament filled with representations of leaves  
rosin               hard resin from trees used to varnish violen bows                      
rostrum             a platform or stage for public speaking                                
rote                fixed routine; repitition from memory but without thought              
rout                disturbance; state of wild confusion or retreat; disastrous defeat     
rowel               a small pointed wheel on a spur used to urge a horse forward           
rubric              heading; category; rule for conduct                                    
rudiment            something not fully developed; elementary principle                    
rue                 regret or sorrow                                                       
ruffian             a brutal person                                                        
ruminant            any of a group of mammals that chew the cud                            
rune                mystery or magic                                                       
runnel              a rivulet or stream                                                    
russet              a reddish brown or yellowish brown color                               
sacrum              part of the vertebral column closest to the pelvis                     
salient             a projecting part in a line of defense                                 
sally               witty retort; brief excursion; attack on besiegers by the besieged     
sanctity            Godliness or sacredness                                                
sanctum             private office or study                                                
sarcophagus         large stone coffin                                                     
satiety             fullness to the point of excess                                        
satyr               a lecherous man                                                        
savant              a learned man                                                          
scad                a large number or quantity                                             
scantling           a piece of lumber; lumber used as an upright in a building             
scapegrace          an incorrigible rascal                                                 
scapula             shoulder blade                                                         
scarp               line of cliffs produced by erosion or faulting                         
schadenfreude       pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others                        
schism              division or split; discord or dissension                               
schismatic          one who creates or participates in a division or split                 
sciatica            pain in the region of the hips, lower back, or thighs                  
scintilla           spark or trace                                                         
scion               a descendent                                                           
scofflaw            a comtemptuous violator of statutes                                    
scourge             lash or whip; punishment                                               
scow                a large flat-bottomed boat with square ends                            
scrip               a paper certificate showing the holder is entitled to something        
scrivener           writer, author, or scribe                                              
scrod               a young fish; a fish split and boned for eating                        
scruff              the loose skin at the back of the neck                                 
scud                loose vapor-like clouds driven by the wind                             
scull               one of a pair of oars for a single oarsman                             
scurf               scaly deposit or covering; thin dry scales of skin                     
scuttle             a pail for carrying coal                                               
scuttlebutt         gossip                                                                 
sectarian           a narrow or bigoted person                                             
sedition            the causing of discontent or resistance against the government         
semaphore           signaling by hand-held flags; visual signaling apparatus               
senescence          state of being old; process of becoming old                            
sepia               a brownish gray or dark brown                                          
sepsis              a poisoned condition due to the presence of bacteria or their products
septuagenarian      a person in their seventies                                            
sepulchre           a burial vault or tomb                                                 
sepulture           burial or interment                                                    
seraglio            harem                                                                  
serendipity         the gift of finding good things not searched for                       
sexagenarian        a person in their sixties                                              
sexton              one who cares for church property                                      
shallop             a light open boat                                                      
shank               the part of a tool connecting the functional part to the handle        
shibboleth          pet phrase; language that is a criterion for inclusion in a group      
shill               one who acts as a decoy                                                
shim                a thin piece of wood, stone, or metal used to fill in                  
shoal               shallow place in water; sandbar; large group of fish                   
shoat               a weaned young pig                                                     
shock               pile of sheaves of grain set up in the field                           
shoring             the act of supporting as if with a prop                                
shrew               a scolding woman                                                       
shriek              a shrill cry                                                           
sibyl               a female prophet                                                       
signet              a small intaglio seal                                                  
silage              chopped fodder stored in a silo as animal feed                         
simian              monkey or ape                                                          
similitude          likeness or resemblance                                                
simony              the buying or selling of ecclesiastical pardons or offices             
sine qua non        an indispensable thing                                                 
sinecure            a well-paid job that requires little work                              
sirocco             a hot southerly wind                                                   
skid                a device placed under a wheel to prevent turning                       
skiff               a small open boat                                                      
skinflint           a very stingy person                                                   
slattern            a slovenly woman                                                       
sloth               indolence or laziness                                                  
slough              muddy place; discouraged state of mind; something that may be shed      
sloven              an untidy person                                                       
sluice              a channel to carry off surplus water; artificial passage for water     
slurry              a watery mixture of insoluble matter                                   
smidgeon            a small amount or bit                                                  
sobriquet           nickname                                                               
soiree              an evening party                                                       
solarium            a room exposed to the sun                                              
solecism            a mistake in grammar; a breach of etiquette                            
solicitude          concern or anxiety                                                     
somnambulism        activity during sleep                                                  
sonority            rich, resonant sound; quality of making sound when struck              
sop                 a conciliatory bribe, concession, or gift                              
sophism             an argument correct in form but based on a subtle fallacy              
sophist             a captious or fallacious reasoner                                      
sophistry           subtly fallacious reasoning or argument                                
souk                an open-air market, or a part of such a market, in an Arab city        
souse               something steeped in pickle; brine; a drunkard                         
southpaw            a left-handed person                                                   
spate               a sudden outburst                                                      
specter             a visible disembodied spirit                                           
spirant             consonant uttered with decided friction of breath on the oral passage  
spoke               a rung on a ladder
spume               frothy matter on liquids                                               
sputum              expectorated material consisting of saliva and mucus                   
squab               a young pigeon                                                         
squall              a sudden violent gust                                                  
squalor             the state of filth or degredation through neglect or poverty           
squib               small firecracker that fizzles instead of going off; brief witty
steerage            section in a ship for passengers paying the lowest fares               
stern               the rear end of a boat                                                 
stevedore           one that works at loading or unloading ships                           
stoic               one who suffers quietly without complaining                            
stratagem           a trick in war to outwit the enemy; skill in deception                 
stratum             a layer or sheetlike mass; a level of culture                          
stria               a minute groove or channel
stricture           hostile criticism; an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage           
stringency          strictness or severity; scarcity                                       
stupor              condition marked by dullness of feeling; torpid state                  
subterfuge          trick or device used in order to conceal, escape, or evade             
sufferance          consent implied by lack of interference; endurance or patience         
suffrage            the right to vote                                                      
suppuration         the giving off or formation of pus                                     
surcease            respite                                                                
surcingle           a band or belt around a horse's body to make a pack fast               
surfeit             excess or abundance; excessive indulgence; disgust from excess         
sustenance          food or nourishment; something that sustains or supports               
suture              a seam along which to two things are joined                            
suzerain            a nation that has political control over another nation                
swag                stolen goods                                                           
swain               a rustic; an admirer or suitor                                         
swan song           a farewell appearance, act, or pronouncement                           
sward               the grassy surface of land                                             
swath               sweep of a scythe or the path of a mowing machine; row of cut crops    
swill               food for animals composed of edible refuse and water                   
sybarite            a lover of luxury                                                      
sycophant           a servile flatterer                                                    
sylph               slender graceful woman; imaginary being inhabiting the air             
syncope             the loss of sounds or letters from the middle of a word                
synod               an assembly or religious governing body                                
systole             a rhythmically recurring contraction                                   
talisman            an object thought to act like a charm                                  
tallow              animal fat; hard white fat                                             
talus               rock debris at the base of the cliff                                   
tangent             an abrupt change of course                                             
tattersall          pattern of dark lines forming squares on a light background            
taupe               a brownish gray                                                        
tautology           needless repetition of an idea, statement, or word                     
tegument            a natural outer covering                                               
temerity            rash or presumptuous daring                                            
termagant           an overbearing or nagging woman                                        
theosophy           belief about God and the world held because of mysical insight         
thespian            actor                                                                  
thew                muscle; sinew                                                          
thole               pin on the gunwale of a boat against which an oar pivots in rowing     
thoroughfare        a public road or street                                                
threnody            a song of lamentation or grief                                         
throng              a crowding together; multitude                                         
thwart              a rowers seat extending across a boat                                  
tine                a slender pointed part
tintinnabulation    the ringing of bells; tingling sound as if from bells
titian              a brownish orange                                                      
tocsin              an alarm bell; a warning signal                                        
tome                a large book                                                           
toper               a drunkard                                                             
tor                 a high craggy hill
torpor              extreme sluggishness; dullness or apathy                               
torsion             a twisting or being twisted                                            
trammel             something impeding progress                                            
transfiguration     a change of form; glorification or exaltation                          
transmogrification  an alteration or change - often grotesque or humorous in manner        
transom             a piece that lies crosswise in a structure; a window above a door      
transubstantiation  the eucharistic changing of bread and wine to flesh and blood          
traps               personal belongings; luggage                                           
travelogue          a lecture on a trip - usually illustrated                              
traverse            something that crosses or lies across                                  
travertine          a crystalline deposit from spring waters                               
treacle             something heavily sweet and cloying                                    
treadle             a lever device pressed by foot to operate a machine                    
trefoil             a decorative design with three leaflike parts                          
tremolo             rapid fluttering of tone                                               
trepidation         apprehension or nervous agitation                                      
trestle             framework of lumber for carrying a road or railway over a depression   
triage              the allocation of treatment during a crisis to maximize survivors      
trice               an instant or moment                                                   
trill               warble; the rapid vibration of one speech organ against another        
triptych            a picture or carving in three panels side by side                      
troglodyte          A person considered to be reclusive,reactionary, out of date, or brutishadage               a saying that embodies a common observation                            
trollop             a loose or slovenly woman                                              
trope               the use of a word or expression in a figurative sense                  
tropism             involuntary response of an organism to a source of stimulation; reflex 
troth               pledged faithfulness or fidelity                                       
trousseau           the personal outfit of a bride                                         
truant              one who shirks duty                                                    
trumpery            trivial articles; junk                                                 
truncheon           a policeman's club                                                     
tubercle            a small knobby prominence or outgrowth                                 
tumbrel             a vehicle carrying the condemned to execution; a cart                  
tun                 a large cask                                                           
tureen              a deep bowl from which foods are served at the table                   
turpitude           inherent baseness or depravity                                         
tussie-mussie       a small bouquet or its cone-shaped holder                              
tussock             a dense tuft                                                           
ubiquity            the state of existing or being everywhere at the same time             
ullage              the amount of a container that lacks being full                        
ulster              a long loose overcoat                                                  
umbel               cluster of flowers whose stems all arise from the same point on stalk  
umber               a brown earthy substance used as a pigment                             
umbra               shade or shadow                                                        
unction             exaggerated, assumed, or superficial earnestness of language or manner 
undercroft          a vaulted chamber under a church                                       
understory          the plants of a forest undergrowth                                     
undulation          wavelike motion; pulsation of sound; wavy appearance                   
unguent             healing or soothing salve                                              
ungulate            a hoofed mammal                                                        
usurer              lender of money, usually at an exorbitant rate                         
uvula               fleshy lobe hanging at the back of the palate                          
vacuity             a foolish remark                                                       
vade mecum          object carried as a constant companion                                 
vagary              odd or eccentric action or idea                                        
valance             drapery hanging over an edge; decorative frame or drapery over window  
vale                a dale or valley                                                       
valetudinarian      a person of sickly constitution; a person hyper-aware of own invalidism
valise              a travelling bag                                                       
varia               miscellany                                                             
varicosity          quality of being swollen                                               
veneer              a superficial layer; a superficial display                             
veracity            accuracy; devotion to truth                                            
verdigris           blue-green deposit formed on copper, brass, or bronze on exposure      
verdure             the green of growing vegetation                                        
verge               staff carried as an emblem of office or authority                      
verisimilitude      the quality of appearing to be true; a statement that seems true       
verity              the quality of being true; a true statement                            
vermeil             gilded copper, bronze, or silver                                       
vermifuge           a medicine for expelling intestinal worms                              
versicle            sentence said or sung by a clergyman and followed by people's response
verso               a left-hand page                                                       
vertex              the highest point; the zenith                                          
verve               liveliness of imagination                                              
vesicant            an agent that causes blistering
vesper              evening; afternoon or evening worship service                          
vestal              a chaste woman                                                         
vestry              a room in a church for meetings; room in a church for sacred vessels   
vesture             an overgarment; apparel                                                
vesuvian            a slow-burning match formerly used for lighting cigars                 
vicissitude         quality of being changeable; succession from one thing to the next     
victual             food for humans; provisions                                            
vigilance           state of being alertly watchful                                        
vim                 enthusiasm or robust energy                                            
vinculum            bond; ligament that limits the movement of an organ or a part          
virago              a quarrelsome, loud, and overbearing woman                             
virtu               a love for objects of art; objects of art                              
visage              the face or countenance of a person or animal                          
viscosity           quality of having a sticky consistency                                 
viscus              an internal organ of the body
vitriol             sulfuric acid; something caustic, corrosive, or biting.                
viviparity          quality of giving birth to live young rather than laying eggs          
vivisection         the surgical cutting of a living animal                                
vixen               a scolding, ill-tempered woman                                         
vizard              a mask for protection or disguise                                      
vociferation        a loud outcry                                                          
volition            the act of making a choice or decision; a choice made                  
volley              a pouring forth of many things at the same instant                     
volubility          smoothness in speech                                                   
voluminosity        state of containing many folds or windings; state of excessive size    
voluptuary          one whose chief interest in life is sensual indulgence                 
volute              a spiral or scroll-shaped decoration                                   
votary              a devout or zealous worshiper                                          
waft                a breeze or puff                                                       
waggery             mischievous merriment                                                  
waif                something found without an owner; a stray person or animal             
wainscot            lower portion of a wall when finished differently from the rest        
wainwright          a builder and repairer of wagons                                       
wale                a streak or ridge made on the skin by a whip or rod; a ridge on cloth  
wanderlust          strong longing for travel                                              
wanton              a lewd or immoral individual                                           
warren              an area for the keeping of small game                                  
wassail             revelry or riotous drinking                                            
wattle              a naked, fleshy protuberance                                           
wavelet             a ripple                                                               
weal                prosperity; well-being                                                 
weald               a wild or uncultivated region                                          
weed                garment worn as a sign of mourning                                     
wellhead            source of a spring or stream                                           
welter              turmoil; jumble or chaotic mass                                        
whelp               young of carnivorous mammals; a contemptible fellow                    
wherewithal         resources or means                                                     
wherry              a long rowboat that is sharp at both ends                              
whitlow             felon                                                                  
whorl               something whose form suggests a coiling movement                       
wiggler             the lava or pupa of a mosquito                                         
wight               a living being; a creature                                             
wile                trick or strategem intended to ensnare; guile; cunning procedure                          
windfall            an unexpected gain or gift                                             
wingding            a lavish party                                                         
withe               a slender, flexible twig                                               
withers             the ridge between the shoulder bones of a horse                        
wonderment          curiousity about something                                             
wont                custom; habit                                                          
wrack               a remnant of something destroyed                                       
wraith              an insubstantial appearance; a shadow                                  
wrangle             an angry, noisy, or prolonged dispute                                  
writinggrange       farm with all of its assorted buildings                                
xanthippe           an ill-tempered woman                                                  
xenolith            a fragment of rock included in another rock                            
zeal                eager and ardent interest in the pursuit of something                   postulate           a proposition taken as true as used as a starting point of an argument 
zeitgeist           the general intellectual, moral, or cultural state of an era           
zenana              a harem or seraglio                                                    
zephyr              a breeze from the west
                                                 
