Megaton English 10 Word List

The repetition of initial consonant sounds in neighboring words.

A gift by will, something handed down by an ancestor or predecessor.

Courage or Spirit.

Gladness or merriment usually accompanied by laughter.

To ponder.

Rebellious, unruly.

Extraordinary in bulk, quantity, or degree, great in size, enormous.

One with exceptional talents or powers; an extraordinary accomplishment.

A stretching out due to lacking vitality and being completely overcome.

To repeat, to copy, or to duplicate.

one who practices medieval chemistry or tries to change metals into gold

The device of using character symbolically to represent an abstract idea.

an omen or prophecy

the quality of lacking higher values

to grant or to give

An elaborate, fanciful metaphor

to cause one to become confused

something that causes impurity; something that defiles or pollutes

secret, concealed

to desire intensely

to give or to bestow something such as the right to vote or citizenship

to glorify, to praise, to raise in rank

seriousness, importance

characterized by severe suffering or sorrow, serious or grave

very ugly, offensive, shocking

a reverential regard; respect shown by external action

urging, provocation; initiation

to start a fire, to stir up

so complicated that it can probably not be solved; full of knots

criminal

The art of using words effectively in speaking or writing; inflated language

To gouge out or to make a furrow in; to expel by force

A person who is able to predict the future

To reject or to refuse with hostility

Incapable of reproducing

To decrease in thickness or width

To delay in coming or going

Undisputable

Conquered or overpowered

To grant in a condescending manner

unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others, generous

having contrary feelings or attitudes; uncertain to the course of action

lean, sharp-cornered, or gaunt

strong disclination or disliking

to differentiate between 2 or more thing

intense dislike, to treat with scorn or contempt, to reject as unworthy

to degrade, to speak of someone or something in a derogatory manner

inequality, the condition or fact of being unequal in age, rank, or degree

the rules or patterns of grammatical sentences, sentence structure

something offensive to good taste and refinement

a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something

to decorate, to make beautiful with ornamentation

to cause, to produce, to create

harmless, producing no injury

boring and stupid

to praise, to extol

difficult to see, vague

showy, pretentious

wasteful, a person given to extravagance

to reject, to disown, to disavow

a partial similarity between like features of two different things

a direct opposite, a contrast

to move upward, to rise from a lower station

strict, stern; unadorned, ascetic

independent, self-contained

common, ordinary, lacking freshness, hackneyed

restraint in speech, reluctance to speak

to honor, to regard with respect

delicate, elusive, not obvious

beyond what is needed or required, an overflow

a tense saying embodying a general truth

not causing harm, of gentle disposition, beneficial

changing suddenly, fickle

to waste time, to spend time idly, to move in a lackadaisical manner

act of harming or ruining another's reputation

understood only by a small group or a select few

to praise, to glorify

reflecting a meticulous or demanding attitude, critical to an extreme

secret in an underhanded way, stealthy

quiet, not verbose

difficult to understand, recondite, concealed

a figure of speech that addresses an imaginary or absent person

sociable and outgoing

one who is insincere or deceitful

existing from birth, inborn

sluggish, languid

depression of spirits

not allowing the passage of light, not transparent ; hard to understand

abundantly fruitful, marked by great productivity

to scold or to rebuke for a misdeed usually with kindly intent

friendly, courteous, amiable

excessive boldness, rashness, daring

extremely apologetic, remorseful, repentant

believing on slight evidence, gullible

moral corruption, a wicked or perverse act

to disapprove regretfully, to belittle, to express mild disapproval

instructive, designed to teach

inactive, sleeping

mysterious, inexplicable, puzzling

peaceful, calm