abrupt
broken off; lacking in continuity; steep or sudden; quick and unexpected
corrupt (adj.)
changed ("broken to pieces") from good to bad; vicious
corrupt (v.)
change ("break to pieces") from good to bad; debase; pervert; falsify
disrupt
break apart; cause disorder
erupt
burst or break out
incorruptible
inflexibly honest; incapable of being corrupted or bribed
interrupt
break into or between; hinder stop
rupture
break; breaking, 2. hostility
bactericide
substance that kills bacteria
biocide
substance that destroys many different organisms
fratricide
act of killing (or killer of) one's brother
fungicide
substance that kills fungi or inhibits their growth
genocide
deliberate extermination of a racial or cultural group
germicide
substance that kills germs
herbicide
substance that kills plants
homicide
killing of one human by another
infanticide
act of killing (or killer of) an infant
insecticide
substance that kills insects
matricide
act of killing (or killer of) one's mother
patricide
act of killing (or killer of) one's father
pesticide
substance that kills rats, insects, bacteria, etc.
regicide
act of killing (or killer of) a king
sororicide
act of killing (or killer of) one's sister
suicide
act of killing (or killer of) one's self
tyrannicide
act of killing ( or killer of) a tyrant
astringent (adj.)
drawing (the tissues) tightly together, 2. sudden; quick and unexpected
astringent (n.)
substance that shrinks the tissues and checks flow of blood
boa constrictor
snake that "constricts" or crushes its prey in its coils
constrict
draw together; render narrower; shrink
restrict
keep within limits; confine
stricture
adverse criticism; censure, 2. restriction
stringent
strict; rigid; severe
unrestricted
not confined within bounds; free, open to all
carnivore
flesh-eating animal
carnivorous
flesh-eating
devour
eat greedily or ravenously, 2. seize upon and destroy
frugivorous
feeding on fruit
herbivore
plant-eating animal
herbivorous
dependent on plants as food
insectivorous
dependent on insects as food
omnivore
person or animal that eats everything
omnivorous
1.eating everything, both plant and animal substances
voracious
greedy in eating
convivial
fond of eating and drinking with friends; sociable; jovial; hospitable
revive
bring back to life; restore
survive
outlive; remain alive after
vivacious
lively in temper or conduct
vivacity
liveliness of spirit
vivid
having the vigor and spirit of life, 2. sharp and clear; graphic
vivify
enliven; make vivid
vivisection
operation on a living animal for scientific investigation
contortionist
person who can twist his or her body into odd postures
distort
twist out of shape; contort
extort
wrest from a person by force
retort (v.)
reply quicly or sharply
retort (n.)
quick, witty, or cutting reply
torsion
act of twisting; stress due to twisting forces exerted on a body
tortuous
full of twist or curves; winding, as a ______ road
torture (v.)
wrench; twist, 2. inflect severe pain upon
torture (n.)
anguish of body or mind; agony
convict (v.)
prove guilty; show conclusively to be guilty
convict (n.)
person serving a prison sentence
conviction
state of having been judged guilty of an offense, 2. strong belief
convince
persuade or show conclusively by arguement or proof
evict
expel by legal process, as to ____ a tenant, oust
evince
show clearly; disclose; reveal
invincible
incapable of being conquered
vanquish
overcome in battle; conquer; defeat
victor
winner; conqueror
fraction
one or more of the equal parts of a whole; fragment
fractious
apt to break out into passion; cross; irritable
fracture
break or crack
fragile
easily broken; frail; delicate
fragment
part broken off
infraction
act of breaking; breach; violation, as an ____ of a law
refract
bend from a straight path
refractory
resisting; intractable; hard to manage, as a ___ mule
omnibus (adj.)
covering many things at once, as an _____ bill
omnibus (n.)
bus, 2. book covering a variety of works by one author, as a Hemingway ____
omnifarious
of all varieties, forms, or kinds
omnific
all-creating
omnipotnet
unlimited in power; almighty
omnipresent
present everywhere at the same time; ubiquitous
omniscient
knowing everything
deflect
turn aside
flex
bend, as to ___ a limb
flexible
pliable; not rigid; tractable
flexor
muscle that serves to bend a limb
genuflect
bend the knee; touch the right knee to the ground, as in worship
inflection
change in the pitch or tone of a person's voice
inflexibility
rigidity; firmness
reflect
throw back light rays, as from a mirror, think
reflex
involuntary response to a stimulus; for example, sneezing is a ____
detention
act of keeping back or detaining
impertinent
irrelevant; not pertinent; inappropriate, rude
pertinacious
adhering firmly to a purpose or opinion; very persistent
pertinent
having to do with the matter at hand; relevent
retentive
tenacious; able to retain or remember
retinue
group of followers or assistants attending a distinguished person
tenacity
firmness in holding fast; persistence