abrupt
broken off; lacking in continuity; steep
sudden; quick and unexpected
corrupt
changed from good to bad; vicious
corrupt
chnaged from good to bad; debase; prevert; falsify
disrupt
break apart; cause disorder
erupt
burst or break out
incorruptible
inflexibly honest; incapable of being corrupted or bribed
interuppt
break into or between; hinder; stop
rupture
1. 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 inhibitis their growth
genocide
deliberate extermination of 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
tyrannicide
act of killing (or killer of) a tyrant
astringent
drawing (the tissue) tightly together
stern; austere
astringent
substance that shrinks the tissue 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
restriction
stringent
strict; rigid; severe
unrestricted
not confined within bounds; free
open to all
carnivorous
flesh-eating
devour
eating greedly or ravenously
seize upon and destroy
frugivorous
feeding on fruit
herbivore
plant eating animal
herbivorous
dependant on plants as food
insectivorous
dependant on insects as food
omnivore
person or animal that eats everything
omnivorous
eating everything, both plant and animal substances
avidly taking in everything
voracious
greedy in eating
insatiable
convival
fond of eating and drinking with friends; sociable; jovial; hospitable
revive
bring back to life; restore
vivacious
lively in temper or conduct
vivacity
liveliness of spirit
vivid
having the vigor and spirit of life
sharp and clear; graphic
vivify
enliven, make vivid
vivisection
operation on a living animal for scientific investigation
contortionist
person who can twist there body into odd postures
distort
twist out of shape; contort
twist out of true meaning; misrepresent; pervert; falsify
extort
wrest (money, promises) from a person by force
retort
reply quickly or sharply
retort
quick, witty, or cutting reply
torsion
act of twisting; stress due to twisting forces exerted on a body
tortuous
full of twists or curves; winding
tricky; crooked; circuitous
torture
wrench; twist
inflict severe pain upon
torture
anguish of body or mind; agony
convict
prove guilty; show conclusively to be guilty
convict
person serving a prison sentence
conviction
state of having been judged guilty of an offense
strong belief
convince
persuade or show conclusively by argument or proof
evict
expel by legal process
oust ( drive out or expel someone from a position or place)
evince
show clearly; diclose; reveal
invincible
incapable of being conquered
vanquish
overcome in battle; defeat; conquer
victor
winner; conqueror
fraction
one or more of the equal parts of a whole
fractious
apt to break out into passion; cross; irritable
fragment
part broken off
infraction
act of breaking; breach; violation
refract
bend from a straight path (as when light rays, having traveled through air, change direction when entering water, or as when sunlight - having traveled through a prism - breaks up into the colors of the rainbow)
refractory
resisting; intractable; hard to manage
omnibus
covering many things at once
omnibus
bus
book containing a variety of works by one author
omnifarious
of all varieties, forms, or kinds
omnific
all-creating
omnipotent
unlimited in power; almighty
omnipresent
present everywhere at the same time; ubiquitous
omniscient
knowing everything
deflect
turn aside
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
impertinent
irrelevant; not pertinent; inappropriate
rude
pertinacous
adhering firmly to a purpous or opinion, very persistent
pertinent
having to do with the matter at hand; relevant
retentative
tenacious; able to retain or remember
retinue
group of followers or assistants attending a distinguished person
tenacity
firmness in holding fast; persistance
tenancy
period of a tenant’s temporarly holding of a real estate
tenet
principle, belief, or doctorine generally held to be true
tenure
period for which an office or position is held
status assuring an employee permanent position
untenable
incapable of being held or defended
admonish
warn or fault; reprove; rebuke
admonition
gentle reproof; counseling against a fault or error
admonitory
conveying a gentle reproof