UIL Word Power Starred Words Only

abapical

Farthest from the point of attachment

abbatial

Relating to an abbot or abbey

acaulescent

Having no visible stem

acculturation

The process of adopting cultural traits of another group

acquittance

A written receipt or release from debt

acumen

Sharpness of perception or insight

afforestation

The planting of trees to create a forest

Agincourt

Site of a decisive English victory in 1415

algorism

The system of Arabic numerals or arithmetic

altercation

A noisy or heated argument

altocumulus

A type of high-level cloud

amalgamate

To combine into a whole

amphorae

Large ancient storage jars

anacoluthon

A grammatical inconsistency in a sentence

analgesic

A pain-relieving drug

anamnesis

Recollection or memory

anticoagulant

A substance that prevents blood clotting

antipersonnel

Designed to harm people rather than equipment

antithesis

A direct contrast or opposition

apatetic

Showing little feeling or emotion

apocalyptic

Relating to widespread destruction or revelation

aquifer

An underground water-bearing layer

arborescent

Having a tree-like form

assuage

To relieve or soothe

auriferous

Containing gold

bagasse

Fibrous residue from sugarcane

Bataan

WWII site of forced march in the Philippines

bathypelagic

Relating to the deep ocean zone

Bauhaus

A German design movement

Bellerophon

A hero of Greek mythology

benignancy

Kindness or gentleness

bergamot

A citrus fruit used for flavoring

biostatistics

Statistics applied to biological data

bodhisattva

An enlightened being in Buddhism

Booboisie

The uncultured middle class

bouleversement

A sudden upheaval or reversal

breviaries

Books of daily church prayers

brio

Vigor or liveliness

brusquerie

Abrupt rudeness

cacophonous

Harsh-sounding

Calibrator

An instrument for checking accuracy

Canaanite

Relating to ancient Canaan

caseous

Cheese-like in texture

cathect

To invest emotion or energy

cauterization

Burning tissue to stop bleeding

Cede

To give up or surrender

cephalic

Relating to the head

chagrin

Distress or embarrassment

chronicled

Recorded in detail

circumspect

Cautious and careful

cismontane

On the near side of a mountain range

Cistercian

Relating to a Catholic monastic order

coadunate

United or joined together

coccyx

The tailbone

collegiality

Shared authority or cooperation

commination

A threat or denunciation

communicative

Willing to share information

concrescence

Growth together into one body

Condolatory

Expressing sympathy

condyle

A rounded bone projection

counterfactual

Contrary to fact

crampons

Spiked devices for climbing ice

crewel

A type of embroidery yarn

cronyism

Favoritism toward friends

Cruet

A small container for condiments

cryosurgery

Surgical use of extreme cold

cummerbund

A wide sash worn at the waist

deploy

To position strategically

Descartes

French philosopher, known as “Father of Modern Philosophy”

desiccate

To dry out completely

deuteranopia

Red-green color blindness

diatomaceous

Containing fossilized algae

disbursal

The act of paying out money

discomfited

Made uneasy or embarrassed

disseminate

To spread widely

dubiety

Doubtfulness

dulcimer

A stringed musical instrument

dynamo

A generator of electricity

dystopian

Relating to an oppressive society

echolocation

Locating objects using reflected sound

Ecuador

A country in South America

Efficacious

Sucessfully producing desired effect

emaciation

Extreme thinness

emendate

To correct or revise

eminent domain

Government power to take private land

enigmatical

Mysterious or puzzling

entrechat

A ballet jump

epeirogeny

Broad crustal uplift of land

equerry

An officer attending royalty

escarole

A leafy vegetable

escarpment

A steep slope or cliff

ethereal

Light or delicate

Excalibur

Legendary sword of King Arthur

exemplum

A moral example

exodontics

Tooth extraction

expeditionary

Relating to a military expedition

falcate

Curved like a sickle

farandole

A lively dance

Fascisti

Members of Italian fascism

faun

A woodland deity