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incorruptible inflexibly honest; incapable of being corrupted or bribed interrupt 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 inhibit their growth genocide deliberate extermination of a 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 o killing (or killer of) a king sororicide act of killing (or killer of) one's sister suicide act of killing (or killer of) one's self tyrannicide act of killing (or killer of) a tyrant astringent 1. drawing (the tissues) tightly together (e.g., to check bleeding) 2. stern; austere astringent substance that shrinks the tissues and checks flow of blood boa constrictor snake that "constricts" or crushes its prey in its coils constrict draw together; render narrower; shrink (ant. expand) restrict keep within limits (literally, "keep back"); confine stricture 1. adverse criticism (literally, "tightening"); censure 2. restriction stringent strict (literally, "binding tight"); rigid; severe unrestricted 1. not confined within bounds; free 2. open to all carnivore flesh-eating animal carnivorous flesh-eating devour 1. eat greedily or ravenously 2. seize upon and destroy frugivorous feeding on fruit herbivore plant eating animal herbevorous dependent on plants as food insectivorous dependent on insects as food omnivore person or animal that eats everything omnivorous 1. eating everything both plant and animal substances 2. avidly taking in everything voracious 1. greedy in eating 2. insatiable convivial fond of eating and drinking with friends; sociable; hospitable revive bring back to life; restore survive outlive; remain alive after vivacious lively in temper or conduct vivacity lively of spirit vivid 1. having the vigor and spirit of life 2. sharp and clear; graphic vivify enliven; make vivid vivisection operation on a living animal for scientific investigation contortionist person who can twist his or her body into odd postures distort 1. twist out of shape; contort 2. twist out of the true meaning; misrepresent; pervert; falsify extort wrest from a person by force retort v reply quickly or sharply retort n quick witty or cutting reply torsion act of twisting stress due to twisting forces exerted on a body tortuous 1. full of twists or curves; winding 2. tricky; crooked; circuitous torture v 1. wrench; twist 2. inflict severe pain upon torture n anguish of body or mind; agony convict v prove guilty; show conclusively to be guilty convict n person serving a prison sentence conviction 1. state of having been judged guilty of an offense 2. strong belief convince persuade or show conclusively by argument or proof evict 1. expel by legal process, as to evict a tenant 2. oust evince show clearly; disclose; reveal invincible incapable of being conquered vanquish overcome in battle; conquer; defeat victor winner; conquerer fraction one or more of the equal parts of a whole; fragment fractious apt to break out into a passion; cross irritable fracture 1. break or crack 2. breaking of a bone fragile easily broken; frail; delicate 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 prison-breaks up into the colors of a rainbow) refractory resisting; intractable; hard to manage omnibus adj covering many things at once omnibus n 1. bus 2. book containing a variety of words 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, bend aside flex bend 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 persons voice inflexibility rigidity; firmness reflect throw back light rays as from a mirror; think reflex involuntary response to a stimulus detention act of keeping back or detaining impertinent 1. irrelevant; not pertinent; inappropriate 2. rude pertinacious adhering firmly to a purpose or opinion; very persistent pertinent relevant retentive able to retain or remember retinue group of followers of assistants attending a distinguished person tenacity persistence tenancy period of a tenants temporary holding of a real estate tenet principle; belief tenure 1. period for which an office or position is held 2. status assuring an employee a permanent position untenable incapable of being held or defended admonish warn of a fault admonition warning or a fault admonitory conveying a gentle reproof monitor n person or device that keeps track of monitor v to keep track of monument means of reminding us of a person or event premonition forewarning; anticipation of a coming event premonitory conveying a forewarning countermand issue a contrary order mandate 1. authoritative command 2. territory administered by a trustee mandatory required remand send back writ of mandamus written order from a court to enforce the performance of some public duty accredited officially authorized or recognized credence belief as to the truth of something credential document, letters, etc. credible believable credit belief credulous easily deceived creed summary of principles believed in discredit 1. cast doubt on refuse to believe 2. disgrace incredible not believable incredulity disbelief affidavit sworn written statement before an authorized official bona fide genuine confidant one to whom secrets are entrusted confident having faith in oneself confidential private; secret diffident lacking self-confidence fidelity 1. faithfulness to a trust 2. accuracy fiduciary 1. held in trust 2. confidential infidel one who does not accept a particular faith perfidious faithless perfidy violation of a trust disloyalty