Word
the small seeds of a plant similar to grass, used as food
dregs (n)
a small amount of a drink, sometimes with bits in, left at the bottom of a cup, glass, or bottle
the most worthless part or parts of something.
cudgel (n)
a short, thick stick used as a weapon.
beat with a cudgel.
colliery (n)
avarice (n)
extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
anthracite (n)
coal of a hard variety that contains relatively pure carbon and burns with little flame and smoke.
ostensible (adj)
stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so.
rapine (n)
the violent seizure of someone's property.
truant (n)
a student who stays away from school without leave or explanation.
valise (n)
a small traveling bag or suitcase.
rite (n)
a religious or other solemn ceremony or act.
a social custom, practice, or conventional act.
alms (n)
(in historical contexts) money or food given to poor people.
propitious (adj)
giving or indicating a good chance of success; favorable.
palliate (v)
make (a disease or its symptoms) less severe or unpleasant without removing the cause.
pang (n)
a sudden sharp pain or painful emotion.
succor (n)
assistance and support in times of hardship and distress.
seraph (n)
an angelic being, regarded in traditional Christian angelology as belonging to the highest order of the ninefold celestial hierarchy, associated with light, ardor, and purity.
paean (n)
a song of praise or triumph.
a thing that expresses enthusiastic praise.
neonate (n)
a newborn child (or other mammal).
cherub (n)
a winged angelic being described in biblical tradition as attending on God. It is represented in ancient Middle Eastern art as a lion or bull with eagles' wings and a human face, and regarded in traditional Christian angelology as an angel of the second highest order of the ninefold celestial hierarchy.
licentious (adj)
promiscuous and unprincipled in sexual matters.
intravenous (adj)
existing or taking place within, or administered into, a vein or veins.
manacle (n)
a metal band, chain, or shackle for fastening someone's hands or ankles.
halcyon (adj)
denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful.
bivalent (adj)
(of homologous chromosomes) associated in pairs.
another term for divalent.