Words List

To gradually gather or collect, often increasing over time; to heap up, as in accumulating wealth.

The set of beliefs, ideas, and values that guides an individual, social movement, institution, class, or large group.

To oversee a process, work, or workers during execution or performance; to superintend and have the oversight and direction of.

Intensely wild, savage, or hostile in appearance or behavior; showing a menacing and strong presence.

A proposition or set of propositions put forward to explain a specific set of phenomena. It is either presented as a provisional conjecture to guide further investigation (working hypothesis) or accepted as highly probable based on established facts.

A sequence of musical sounds arranged in a pleasing and harmonious way.

Relating to, characteristic of, or in the style of the Middle Ages.

Words or language lacking sense or meaning.

Deserving mockery or scorn; extremely foolish, absurd, or laughable.

To walk with a regular and measured tread, as soldiers on parade; to advance in step in an organized body.

A person who is not native to or naturalized in the country or jurisdiction under consideration; an alien.

To support or defend something, especially in the face of opposition or criticism.

To assume or take on a task, performance, or responsibility; to make an attempt to do something.

A sorrowful, dreadful, or catastrophic event or situation; a calamity or disaster that elicits feelings of sadness or shock.

Anything presented to the sight or view, especially something of a striking or impressive kind.

The quality or fact of being honest; uprightness and fairness.

Exceptionally good or unusual; wonderful; superb.

To guide the movement of something, such as a bicycle, by using a rudder, helm, wheel, etc.

A representative part or individual that is taken as an example of an entire group; it can be a typical animal, plant, mineral, or any other part illustrating the characteristics of the whole.

A state of success, growth, and well-being, especially in financial matters; experiencing good fortune and flourishing conditions.

The executive head of a state in the U.S.

To gently clean or dry a surface by rubbing it with a cloth, towel, paper, the hand, etc.

Worthy of being remembered; notable or significant, as in a memorable speech.

The wood obtained from trees suitable for structural purposes.

Possessing sufficient merit, character, or value; deserving of attention or regard.

A flat paper container, typically used for letters or thin packages, usually featuring a gummed flap or another method of closure.

To make or hold something stable, firm, or steadfast.

A thick mass or lump of anything.

Characterized by enchantment or wonder, as if created by magic.

The original text of an author's work, written by hand or, more commonly nowadays, typed, and then submitted to a publisher.