Analogy words

enfranchise

to give the right to vote

subjugation

the act of conquering or bringing under control; enslavement

Vexillology

Study of flags

orinthology

the scientific study of birds

Microbiology

The study of microscopic organisms

lumen

light

Maceration

softening or dissolution of tissue after lengthy exposure to fluid

Sublimation

A change directly from the solid to the gaseous state without becoming liquid

shirk

(v.) to avoid or get out of doing work, neglect a duty; to sneak, slink

braggart

someone who boasts

sage

a wise person

procure

to obtain through special effort; to bring about

quibble

(v.) to evade or belittle a point by twisting words or raising minor objections; (n.) a petty objection

Pall

something that covers or conceals

disputatious

inclined to argue or debate; provoking debate

lax

careless

brood

Mope

lethargic

acting in an indifferent or slow, sluggish manner

cavort

to leap about in a sprightly manner; romp

regal

royal, kinglike; fit for a king

despondent

in low spirits from loss of hope or courage

calico

coarse cloth with a bright print

Redbreast

Irish Whiskey

parapet

a low protective wall along the edge of a roof, bridge, or balcony

moorage

Place where a ship or boat is secured

shuttlecock

a light object shaped like a cone that is hit over the net in the game of badminton

battledore

a flat wooden paddle used in an early form of badminton

plumage

feathers of a bird

gander

male goose

scour

(v.) to clean or polish by hard rubbing; to examine with great care; to move about quickly in search of

hovel

a small, miserable dwelling

Serf

an agricultural laborer bound under the feudal system to work on his lord's estate.

unremitting

Not stopping or slowing down; constant

diametric

completely opposed; at opposite extremes

antithetical

Directly opposed, opposite; involving antithesis (the rhetorical act of placing two phrases opposite one another for contrast, as in love me or hate me)

remunerative

profitable

dowager

an elderly woman of elevated social status

consort

To keep company; associate

distaff

the female branch of a family

ostentatious

showy

sunder

split apart