Words in This List- Collective Noun

slothn a pack or group of bears. swarm a body of bees settled together. flock a number of sheep or goats. packn a number of hounds, especially foxhounds and beagles, regularly used together in a hunt. bevy a group of larks or quails in close association. murmurationn a flock of starlings. flight a number of geese flying or passing through the air together. litter a number of young, such as pups, kittens or piglets. murdern a group or flock of crows. clowdern a group or cluster of cats. herd a number of animals, like cows, kept, feeding, or traveling together. schooln a large number of fish, porpoises, whales, or the like, feeding or migrating together. teamn a family of young animals, especially ducks or pigs. priden a group of lions. studn a number of horses, usually for racing or hunting, bred or kept by one owner.

Words in This List- Animal Adjective

ursine Of or pertaining to a bear or bears. vulpine Of or resembling a fox. ovine Pertaining to, of the nature of, or like sheep. feline Belonging or pertaining to the cat family. canine Of or like a dog; pertaining to or characteristic of dogs. bovine Of or pertaining to cattle, buffalo, and kudus. anatine Of or pertaining to swans, geese, and ducks. lupine Pertaining to or resembling the wolf. vespine Of or pertaining to wasps. anguine Pertaining to or resembling a snake. leporine Of, pertaining to, or resembling a rabbit or hare. porcine Of or pertaining to pigs and swine.

arachnid Of or pertaining to spiders, scorpions, mites, ticks, and daddy-longlegs.

Words in This List- Easily Confused Word

advice n an opinion or recommendation offered as a guide to action, conduct, etc. advise to give counsel to; offer an opinion or suggestion as worth following. aural a of or pertaining to the ear or to the sense of hearing. oral of, using, or transmitted by speech. aloud vocally, as distinguished from mentally. allowed to give permission to or for; permit. cereal n any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn. serial n anything published, broadcast, etc., in short installments at regular intervals, as a novel appearing in successive issues of a magazine. aisle n a walkway between or along sections of seats in a theater, classroom, or the like. isle n a small island. defuse to make less dangerous, tense, or embarrassing. diffuse vw to spread. envelop to wrap up in or as in a covering. envelope n a flat paper container, as for a letter or thin package, usually having a gummed flap or other means of closure. altogether wholly; entirely; completely; quite. all together all at the same time. every day of or pertaining to every day; daily. everyday such as is met with every day; ordinary; commonplace. allusion a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication. illusion n something that deceives by producing a false or misleading impression of reality.

Words in This List- Noxious Noun

quackery The practice or methods of a a fraudulent or ignorant pretender to medical skill. insincerity A lack of honesty in the expression of actual feeling; hypocrisy; deceitfulness. digression The act of deviating or wandering away from the main topic or purpose in speaking or writing. assailant A person who attacks. scoundrel An unprincipled, dishonorable person; villain. pomposity An ostentatious display of importance. charlatan A person who pretends or claims to have more knowledge or skill than he or she possesses. jobbery The conduct of public or official business for the sake of improper private gain. zealot An excessively dedicated person; fanatic. misogyny Hatred, dislike, or mistrust of women. expectoration Spit or phlegm. dastard A mean, sneaking coward.

Words in This List- The longest words in dictionary

antidisestablishmentarianism n. opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England. cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells. dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S. pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis n. an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language. sesquipedalianism adj. given to using long words. floccinaucinihilipilification

The estimation of something as valueless encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language. supercalifragilisticexpialidocious used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.

Words in This List- Bad Sounds,Good Meanings

hypocorism a pet name. toxophilite a devotee of archery. carpophagous fruit-eating. pulchritudinous physically beautiful. nubigenous born of, or produced from, clouds. jocose humorous; playful. thaumaturge a worker of wonders or miracles; magician. crepuscular of, pertaining to, or resembling twilight. splore a frolic; revel; carousal. buccinal shaped or sounding like a trumpet. doy a beloved person: used esp as an endearment. fulgid shining brilliantly; resplendent; gleaming. futhark the runic alphabet. brumal wintry. oneiric of or pertaining to dreams. cramoisy deep purplish-red. barbigerous bearded; hairy. cordiform heart-shaped. yare quick; agile; lively. welkin the sky; the vault of heaven.

urtext the original form of a text, especially of a musical composition. cryptonym a code name or code word.

Words in This List- Baby Animal Names

cygnet A young swan. stot A young ox. chick A young ostrich. squab A nestling pigeon. pup The young of a bat. lamb A young sheep. whelp The young of a tiger. poult A young turkey, the pheasant, or a similar bird. larva The young of any invertebrate animal. cub The young of a cheetah. nymph The young of an insect that undergoes incomplete metamorphosis, like the grasshopper and the cockroach. eyas A young falcon. filly A young female horse. foal A young horse, mule, or related animal. joey A young kangaroo. fawn A young deer. calf The young of certain mammals, like dolphins. polliwog A tadpole or young frog. kid A young goat. gosling A young goose infant A young gorilla. leveret A young hare. kit A young fox. smolt A young, silvery salmon. cockerel A young domestic rooster. hatchling

A young alligator. fledgling A young owl. shoat A young, weaned pig. spat A young oyster. colt A young male zebra.

Words in This List- Irregular Plurals

matrices (plural of matrix) Somethings that constitute the place or point from which something else originates, takes form, or develops. criteria (plural of criterion) Standards of judgment or criticism; Rules or principles for evaluating or testing something. alumni (plural of alumnus) Graduates or former students of a specific school, college, or university. scissors (no singular) A cutting instrument consisting of two blades, each having a ring-shaped handle, that are so pivoted together that their sharp edges work one against the other. corpora (plural of corpus) Multiple large or complete collections of writings. radii (plural of radius) Straight lines extending from the center of a circle or sphere to the circumference or surface. fungi (plural of fungus) Single-celled or multinucleate organisms that live by decomposing and absorbing the organic material in which they grow, comprising the mushrooms, molds, mildews, smuts, rusts, and yeasts. stigmata (plural of stigma) Marks of disgrace or infamy; stain or reproach, as on one's reputation. cherubim (plural of cherub) Celestial beings. spaghetti (plural of spaghetto) A white, starchy pasta of Italian origin that is made in the form of long strings, boiled, and served with any of a variety of meat, tomato, or other sauces. attorneys general

Chief law officers of a country or state and head of its legal department. passersby Persons passing by casually or by chance. culs de sac Streets, lanes, etc., closed at one end; blind alley; dead-end streets. children Persons between birth and full growth; a boy or girl. dice Small cubes of plastic, ivory, bone, or wood, marked on each side with one to six spots, usually used in pairs in games of chance or in gambling. data (plural of datum) Individual facts, statistics, or items of information news (only in plural) A report of a recent event; intelligence; information.

Words in This List- SAT Greatest Hits:Most Common Words On The SAT
venerate v.t., to regard or treat with reverence; revere. ostentatious adjective characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others or attract notice prosaic adjective commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative; having the character of prose rather than poetry hackneyed adjective made commonplace or trite; stale or banal abstain

verb to hold oneself back voluntarily, especially from something regarded as improper or unhealthy querulous adjective full of complaints; complaining or peevish perfidious adjective deliberately faithless, treacherous or deceitful censure verb to criticize or reproach in a harsh or vehement manner empathy noun the intellectual identification with or vicarious experiencing of the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of another pretentious adjective characterized by assumption of dignity or importance; making an exaggerated outward show analogy noun a similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based; similarity or comparability inevitable noun that which is unavoidable mundane adjective pertaining to this world or earth as contrasted with heaven; worldly; earthly or common disdain noun a feeling of contempt for anything regarded as unworthy; haughty contempt or scorn connotation noun the associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression in addition to its explicit or primary meaning benevolent adjective characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings; desiring to help others; intended for benefits rather than profit frugal adjective economical in use or expenditure; not wasteful; entailing little expense or requiring few resources superficial adjective being at, on, or near the surface; concerned with or comprehending only what is on the surface or obvious, apparent rather than real ephemeral noun anything short-lived impetuous adjective characterized by sudden or rash action or emotion; impulsive spurious adjective not genuine, authentic, or true; not from the claimed, pretended, or proper source; counterfeit emulate adjective to try to equal or excel, imitate with effort to equal or surpass digress verb

to deviate or wander away from the main topic or purpose in speaking or writing; depart from the principal line of argument, plot or study haughty adjective disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant anachronism noun something or someone that is not in its correct historical or chronological time, especially a thing or person that belongs to an earlier time deleterious adjective injurious to health, harmful abate verb to diminish in intensity; to end or become null and void substantive adjective independent, real or actual; of considerable amount or quantity assiduous adjective constant in application or effort; working diligently at a task; persevering; industrious; attentive hypothetical adjective an assumption used in an argument without its being endorsed; a supposition conform adjective to act in accord with the prevailing standards, attitudes and practices of society or a group fortuitous adjective happening or produced by chance, accidental, lucky or fortunate foster verb to promote the growth or development of or encourage; to care for or cherish collaborate verb to work together or cooperate, as on a literary work; to cooperate, usually willingly, with an enemy nation, such as with an enemy occupying one's country delusion noun an act or instance of misleading; a false belief or opinion haphazard noun mere chance or accident enervate verb to deprive of force or strength, destroy the vigor of or weaken aesthetic noun a philosophical theory or idea of what is sensorily valid at a given time and place; the study of the nature of sensation scrutinize verb to examine in detail with careful or critical attention arid adjective being without moisture; extremely dry; parched; lacking interest or imaginativeness condition noun a particular mode of being of a person or thing; existing state; situation with respect to circumstances

waver verb become unsteady; begin to fail or give way; to shake or tremble, as the hands or voice antagonism noun active hostility or opposition, as between unfriendly or conflicting groups pragmatic adjective pertaining to a practical point of view or usable considerations rancorous adjective full of ill will, hatred or malice converge verb to tend to meet in a point or line; incline toward each other; to tend to a common result or conclusion prudent adjective wise or judicious in practical affairs; discreet or circumspect; careful in providing for the future mundane adjective pertaining to this world as contrasted with heaven; common, ordinary, banal or unimaginative emulate verb to try to equal or excel; imitate with effort to equal or surpass; to rival with some degree of success censure noun strong or vehement expression of disapproval; an official reprimand, as by a legislative body of one of its members

Words in This List- Chemistry Overview

acidity noun the quality or state of being acid atomic number noun number of protons in the nucleus of an atom of an element atomic weight noun mass of an atom expressed in atomic mass units, which the hydrogen atom has the weight of one avogadro's number noun 6.02 10 to the 23rd power, indicating the number of atoms or molecules in a mole of any substance base noun compound that reacts with an acid to form a salt boyle's law noun when temperature remains constant, volume of a mass of gas is inversely proportional to pressure charles's law noun when pressure remains constant, volume of a mass of a gas is proportional to its temperature chemical equilibrium noun point in a chemical reaction when the quantities of reactants and products no longer change covalent bond noun type of chemical bond involving the sharing of electrons between atoms in a molecule electrolytic cell noun device for producing electrolysis, consisting of the electrolyte, its container, and the electrodes electronic structure noun order of electrons in an atom, including number, distribution around the nucleus and their energies

enthalpy noun measure of the total energy of a thermodynamic system entropy noun measure of the energy not available for work in a thermodynamic process faraday noun unit of electricity used in electrolysis, equal to 96,500 coulombs formula weight noun molecular weight; the sum of the atomic weights of all the atoms in a molecule ionic bond noun electrostatic bond between two ions formed through the transfer of one or more electrons isotope noun one of two or more atoms that have the same number of protons but a different number of neutrons law of conservation mass noun principle that the total mass of a closed system is unchanged by interaction of its parts le chatelier's principle noun if a system at equilibrium is disturbed, it will change to minimize the effect of the disturbance lewis formulas noun diagrams that depict bonds between atoms of molecules and unbonded electron pairs mass number noun total number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom mole noun molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; gram molecule neutralize verb to add an acid to a basic solution or a base to an acidic solution, resulting in a neutral solution oxidation noun process of oxidizing; the chemical combination of a substance with oxygen ph noun symbol used to express the acidity or alkalinity of a solution on a scale of 0 to 14, 7 is neutral redox reaction noun oxidation-reduction reaction; chemical reaction in which atoms have their oxidation number changed reduction noun the process or result of reducing strong electrolyte noun solute that completely, or almost completely, ionizes or dissociates in a solution valence electron noun electron in one of the outer shells of an atom that can form chemical bonds with other atoms voltaic cell noun device that generates electrical energy from chemical energy weak electrolyte

noun electrolyte that gives a low percentage yield of ions when dissolved in water

Words in This List- Atoms,Molecules,Ions and Bonds

adenine noun purine base, one of the fundamental components of nucleic acids alpha helix noun rod like spatial configuration of many protein molecules amino acid noun group of organic compounds containing one or more amino groups and one or more carboxyl groups antidiuretic hormone (adh) noun, plural secretory vesicles with a carrier protein (neurophysin) both are released upon hormone secretion atom noun smallest component of an element consisting of a nucleus containing a blend of neutrons and protons beta pleated sheet noun secondary structure in proteins in which two or more strands of the polypeptide chain lay parallel bond noun something that binds, fastens, confines or holds together capillary action noun

action by which the surface of a liquid where it is in contact with a solid is elevated/depressed carbohydrate noun any of a class of organic compounds that are polyhydroxy aldehydes or polyhydroxy ketones carbon noun widely distributed element that forms organic compounds in combination with hydrogen and oxygen carbon atom noun an atom of carbon carboxyl group noun present in and characteristic of organic acids chemical formula noun representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements chemical property noun property used to characterize materials in reactions that change their identity cholesterol noun sterol that occurs in all animal tissues functioning as protective agent in the skin and nerve cells cohesion noun molecular force between particles within a body or substance that acts to unite them compound molecule noun contains at least two different elements covalent noun sharing of electrons cytosine noun pyrimidine base, fundamental components of DNA and RNA when paired with guanine deoxyribonucleic acid noun full name for DNA deoxyribose noun carbohydrates derived from ribose by the replacement of a hydroxyl group with a hydrogen atom disaccharide noun any of a group of carbohydrates, as sucrose or lactose, that yield monosaccharides on hydrolysis electron noun elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of matter, having a negative charge elements noun component of a whole or one of the parts into which a whole may be resolved by analysis energy noun power to do work, such as the capacity to move an object by the application of force estrogen noun any of several major female sex hormones produced primarily by the ovarian follicles of females fructose noun yellowish to white, crystalline, water-soluble, levorotatory ketose sugar

glucose noun sugar having several optically different forms, not naturally occurring glycogen noun white, tasteless polysaccharide molecularly similar to starch guanine noun purine base, fundamental constituent of DNA and RNA when paired with cytosine hemoglobin noun oxygen-carrying pigment of red blood cells, gives them their red color, transports oxygen to tissues hydrocarbon noun any of a class of compounds containing only hydrogen and carbon hydrogen bond noun hydrogen atom forms an electrostatic link with another electronegative atom hydrophillic noun able to interact with water through hydrogen bonding process hydrophobic adjective having little or no affinity for water inorganic compounds noun any compound that is lacking carbon atoms or ionically bound to other atoms when atoms are present ionic bond noun electrostatic bond between two ions formed through the transfer of one or more electrons ionic substance noun liquid in which the substance is dissolved forming a solution lipid noun any of a group of organic compounds that are greasy, insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol macromolecule noun very large molecule composed of hundreds or thousands of atoms matter noun substance or substances of which any physical object consists or is composed molecule noun smallest particle of a substance composed of one or more atoms monomer noun molecule of low weight capable of reacting with identical or different molecules to form a polymer monosaccharide noun carbohydrate that does not hydrolyze negative charge noun having a surplus of electrons; having a lower electric potential neutron noun elementary particle having no charge, mass slightly greater than that of a proton nitrogen

noun colorless, odorless, gaseous element, constitutes about four-fifths the volume of the atmosphere nitrogen base noun nitrogen-containing molecule with basic properties nonpolar covalent bond noun electrons are shared evenly nucleic acid noun group of long, linear macromolecules that carry genetic information directing all cellular functions organic molecules noun smallest units of organic compounds oxygen noun colorless, odorless, gaseous element constituting about one-fifth the volume of the atmosphere peptide bond noun covalent bond formed by joining carboxyl group of one amino acid to amino group of another phosphate noun tertiary salt of orthophosphoric acid as sodium phosphate phospholopid noun lipid that has one or more phosphate groups attached to it polar covalent noun electrons in closer proximity to the oxygen nucleus than to the hydrogen nucleus polymer noun compound of high molecular weight derived by the addition or condensation of many smaller molecules polypeptide noun chain of amino acids linked together by peptide bonds, molecular weight of up to about 10,000 polysaccharide noun carbohydrate as starch, insulin, cellulose, contains three or more monosaccharide units per molecule polyunsaturated fatty acid noun unsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has more than double or triple valence bond per molecule positive charge noun having a deficiency of electrons; having a higher electric potential primary structure noun basic sequence of amino acids in a polypeptide or protein protein noun plant or animal tissue rich in such molecules supplying essential amino acids to the body proton noun positively charged elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of all atomic nuclei quaternary structure noun basic structural relationship of the components of a polypeptide ribonucleic acid noun

full name for RNA saccharide noun organic compound containing a sugar or sugars saturated fatty acid noun fatty acid whose carbon chain contains no unsaturated linkages between carbon atoms soluble adjective capable of being dissolved or liquefied solvent adjective having the power of dissolving; causing solution starch noun white, tasteless, solid carbohydrate occurring as minute granules in the seeds, tubers of plants steroid noun large group of fat-soluble organic compounds most of which have specific physiological action. sucrose noun crystalline disaccharide, sugar obtained from the sugarcane, the sugar beet, and sorghum surface tension noun elastic like force existing in the surface of a body tertiary structure noun helixes or beta structures of a polypeptide are folded into a three-dimensional configuration testosterone noun sex hormone secreted by the testes, stimulates the development of male sex organs thymine noun pyrimidine base that is one of the principal components of DNA when paired with adenine triglyceride noun an ester obtained from glycerol by the esterification of three hydroxyl groups with fatty acids uracil noun pyrimidine base, fundamental components of RNA when paired with adenine

The following information is about the function p and the composite function p2 . . p:x =ax+b, where a and b are constants, and a<0. p2:x=25x+36. find the value of a and b.