| domestic | (noun) a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household | Synonyms: domestic help, house servant |
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| dynamic | (noun) an efficient incentive | Synonyms: moral force |
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| dyslectic | (noun) a person who has dyslexia | Synonyms: dyslexic |
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| dyslexic | (noun) a person who has dyslexia | Synonyms: dyslectic |
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| dyspeptic | (noun) a person suffering from indigestion | - |
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| eccentric | (noun) a person with an unusual or odd personality | Synonyms: eccentric person, flake, geek, oddball |
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| (noun) a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities) | Synonyms: case, character, type |
| ecclesiastic | (noun) a clergyman or other person in religious orders | Synonyms: churchman, cleric, divine |
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| eclectic | (noun) someone who selects according to the eclectic method | Synonyms: eclecticist |
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| ecliptic | (noun) the great circle representing the apparent annual path of the sun; the plane of the Earth's orbit around the sun; makes an angle of about 23 degrees with the equator | - |
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| egocentric | (noun) a self-centered person with little regard for others | Synonyms: egoist |
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| elastic | (noun) a fabric made of yarns containing an elastic material | - |
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| (noun) a narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such as papers) together | Synonyms: elastic band, rubber band |
| electric | (noun) a car that is powered by electricity | Synonyms: electric automobile, electric car |
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| electrolytic | (noun) a fixed capacitor consisting of two electrodes separated by an electrolyte | Synonyms: electrolytic capacitor, electrolytic condenser |
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| emetic | (noun) a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting | Synonyms: nauseant, vomit, vomitive |
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| encaustic | (noun) a paint consisting of pigment mixed with melted beeswax; it is fixed with heat after application | - |
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| endemic | (noun) a plant or animal that is native to a certain limited area | - |
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| (noun) a disease that is constantly present to a greater or lesser degree in people of a certain class or in people living in a particular location | Synonyms: endemic disease |
| entric | (noun) rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria; most occur normally or pathogenically in intestines of humans and other animals | Synonyms: enteric bacteria, enterics, enterobacteria |
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| epic | (noun) a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds | Synonyms: epic poem, epos, heroic poem |
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| epidemic | (noun) a widespread outbreak of an infectious disease; many people are infected at the same time | - |
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| epileptic | (noun) a person who has epilepsy | - |
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| eristic | (noun) the art of logical disputation (especially if specious) | - |
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| (noun) a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy | Synonyms: controversialist, disputant |
| erotic | (noun) an erotic person | - |
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| esthetic | (noun) (philosophy) a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful | Synonyms: aesthetic |
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| ethic | (noun) the principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group | Synonyms: moral principle, value-system, value orientation |
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| (noun) a system of principles governing morality and acceptable conduct | Synonyms: ethical code |
| ethnic | (noun) a person who is a member of an ethnic group | - |
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| eutectic | (noun) a mixture of substances having a minimum melting point | - |
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| fabric | (noun) artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers | Synonyms: cloth, material, textile |
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| (noun) the underlying structure | Synonyms: framework |
| fanatic | (noun) a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause) | Synonyms: fiend |
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| frolic | (noun) gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement | Synonyms: caper, gambol, play, romp |
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| garlic | (noun) aromatic bulb used as seasoning | Synonyms: ail |
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| (noun) bulbous herb of southern Europe widely naturalized; bulb breaks up into separate strong-flavored cloves | Synonyms: Allium sativum |
| generic | (noun) any product that can be sold without a brand name | - |
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| (noun) wine that does not meet the minimum qualifications and standards for use of a designation by appellation of origin (where the grapes are grown) or by varietal content; may only be labeled by proprietary (made-up) name, by general color (such as `vin rouge', `vino rosso', `rotwein', `red wine', etc.), or by general class (as `vin ordinaire', `vin de table', `vino da tavola', `tafelwein', `table wine', etc.) | Synonyms: generic wine |
| geodesic | (noun) (mathematics) the shortest line between two points on a mathematically defined surface (as a straight line on a plane or an arc of a great circle on a sphere) | Synonyms: geodesic line |
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| graphic | (noun) an image that is generated by a computer | Synonyms: computer graphic |
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| haematinic | (noun) a medicine that increases the hemoglobin content of the blood; used to treat iron-deficiency anemia | Synonyms: hematinic |
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| harmonic | (noun) any of a series of musical tones whose frequencies are integral multiples of the frequency of a fundamental | - |
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| (noun) a tone that is a component of a complex sound | - |
| helminthic | (noun) a medication capable of causing the evacuation of parasitic intestinal worms | Synonyms: anthelminthic, anthelmintic, vermifuge |
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| hematinic | (noun) a medicine that increases the hemoglobin content of the blood; used to treat iron-deficiency anemia | Synonyms: haematinic |
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| hemiplegic | (noun) a person who has hemiplegia (is paralyzed on one side of the body) | - |
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| hepatic | (noun) any of numerous small green nonvascular plants of the class Hepaticopsida growing in wet places and resembling green seaweeds or leafy mosses | Synonyms: liverwort |
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| heretic | (noun) a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church | Synonyms: misbeliever, religious outcast |
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| (noun) a person who holds unorthodox opinions in any field (not merely religion) | - |
| heroic | (noun) a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter | Synonyms: heroic meter, heroic verse |
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| heterocyclic | (noun) a compound containing a heterocyclic ring | Synonyms: heterocycle, heterocyclic compound |
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| heuristic | (noun) a commonsense rule (or set of rules) intended to increase the probability of solving some problem | Synonyms: heuristic program, heuristic rule |
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| hieratic | (noun) a cursive form of Egyptian hieroglyphics; used especially by the priests | Synonyms: hieratic script |
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| hieroglyphic | (noun) a writing system using picture symbols; used in ancient Egypt | Synonyms: hieroglyph |
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| (noun) writing that resembles hieroglyphics (usually by being illegible) | Synonyms: hieroglyph |
| honorific | (noun) an expression of respect | - |
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| hypercatalectic | (noun) (prosody) a line of poetry having an extra syllable or syllables at the end of the last metrical foot | - |
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| hypnotic | (noun) a drug that induces sleep | Synonyms: soporific |
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| hypodermic | (noun) a piston syringe that is fitted with a hypodermic needle for giving injections | Synonyms: hypo, hypodermic syringe |
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| hysteric | (noun) a person suffering from hysteria | - |
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| iambic | (noun) a verse line consisting of iambs | - |
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| illogic | (noun) invalid or incorrect reasoning | Synonyms: illogicality, illogicalness, inconsequence |
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| isometric | (noun) a line connecting isometric points | Synonyms: isometric line |
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| italic | (noun) a typeface with letters slanting upward to the right | - |
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| (noun) a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right | - |
| logic | (noun) the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference | - |
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| (noun) a system of reasoning | Synonyms: logical system, system of logic |
| (noun) reasoned and reasonable judgment | - |
| (noun) the principles that guide reasoning within a given field or situation | - |
| (noun) the system of operations performed by a computer that underlies the machine's representation of logical operations | - |
| lunatic | (noun) an insane person | Synonyms: maniac |
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| (noun) a reckless impetuous irresponsible person | Synonyms: daredevil, harum-scarum, hothead, madcap, swashbuckler |
| lyric | (noun) a short poem of songlike quality | Synonyms: lyric poem |
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| (noun) the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number | Synonyms: language, words |
| magic | (noun) an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers | Synonyms: conjuration, conjuring trick, deception, illusion, legerdemain, magic trick, thaumaturgy, trick |
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| (noun) any art that invokes supernatural powers | Synonyms: thaumaturgy |
| mastic | (noun) an evergreen shrub of the Mediterranean region that is cultivated for its resin | Synonyms: lentisk, mastic tree, Pistacia lentiscus |
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| (noun) an aromatic exudate from the mastic tree; used chiefly in varnishes | - |
| (noun) a pasty cement used as an adhesive or filler | - |
| matric | (noun) admission to a group (especially a college or university) | Synonyms: matriculation |
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| matronymic | (noun) a name derived from the name of your mother or a maternal ancestor | Synonyms: metronymic |
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| mechanic | (noun) a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools | Synonyms: machinist, shop mechanic |
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| (noun) someone whose occupation is repairing and maintaining automobiles | Synonyms: auto-mechanic, automobile mechanic, car-mechanic, grease monkey |
| medic | (noun) a medical practitioner in the armed forces | Synonyms: medical officer |
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| (noun) any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves | Synonyms: medick, trefoil |
| melancholic | (noun) someone subject to melancholia | Synonyms: melancholiac |
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| metallic | (noun) a yarn made partly or entirely of metal | - |
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| (noun) a fabric made of a yarn that is partly or entirely of metal | - |
| metic | (noun) an alien who paid a fee to reside in an ancient Greek city | - |
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| metric | (noun) a system of related measures that facilitates the quantification of some particular characteristic | Synonyms: system of measurement |
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| (noun) a decimal unit of measurement of the metric system (based on meters and kilograms and seconds) | Synonyms: metric unit |
| (noun) a function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them | Synonyms: metric function |
| metronymic | (noun) a name derived from the name of your mother or a maternal ancestor | Synonyms: matronymic |
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| mic | (noun) device for converting sound waves into electrical energy | Synonyms: microphone, mike |
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| mimic | (noun) someone who mimics (especially an actor or actress) | Synonyms: mimicker |
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| miotic | (noun) a drug that causes miosis (constriction of the pupil of the eye) | Synonyms: miotic drug, myotic, myotic drug |
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| mnemonic | (noun) a device (such as a rhyme or acronym) used to aid recall | - |
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| monastic | (noun) a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work | Synonyms: monk |
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| mosaic | (noun) art consisting of a design made of small pieces of colored stone or glass | - |
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| (noun) arrangement of aerial photographs forming a composite picture | Synonyms: arial mosaic, photomosaic |
| (noun) transducer formed by the light-sensitive surface on a television camera tube | - |
| (noun) a pattern resembling a mosaic | - |
| (noun) viral disease in solanaceous plants (tomatoes, potatoes, tobacco) resulting in mottling and often shriveling of the leaves | - |
| music | (noun) musical activity (singing or whistling etc.) | - |
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| (noun) punishment for one's actions | Synonyms: medicine |
| (noun) any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds | Synonyms: euphony |
| (noun) (music) the sounds produced by singers or musical instruments (or reproductions of such sounds) | - |
| (noun) an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner | - |
| mydriatic | (noun) a drug that causes the pupil of the eye to dilate; used to aid eye examinations | Synonyms: mydriatic drug |
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| myotic | (noun) a drug that causes miosis (constriction of the pupil of the eye) | Synonyms: miotic, miotic drug, myotic drug |
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| mystic | (noun) someone who believes in the existence of realities beyond human comprehension | Synonyms: religious mystic |
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| narcoleptic | (noun) a soporific drug that produces an uncontrollable desire to sleep | - |
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| (noun) a person who has narcolepsy | - |
| narcotic | (noun) a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction | - |
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| narcotraffic | (noun) traffic in illegal drugs | Synonyms: drug traffic, drug trafficking |
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| neurasthenic | (noun) a person suffering a nervous breakdown | - |
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| neuroleptic | (noun) tranquilizer used to treat psychotic conditions when a calming effect is desired | Synonyms: antipsychotic, antipsychotic agent, antipsychotic drug, major tranquilizer, major tranquilliser, major tranquillizer, neuroleptic agent, neuroleptic drug |
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| neurotic | (noun) a person suffering from neurosis | Synonyms: mental case, psychoneurotic |
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| nontricyclic | (noun) a class of antidepressant drugs that are not tricyclic drugs and do not act by inhibiting MAO | Synonyms: nontricyclic antidepressant, nontricyclic antidepressant drug, nontricyclic drug |
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| optic | (noun) the organ of sight | Synonyms: eye, oculus |
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| organic | (noun) a fertilizer that is derived from animal or vegetable matter | Synonyms: organic fertiliser, organic fertilizer |
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| oxytocic | (noun) a drug that induces labor by stimulating contractions of the muscles of the uterus | Synonyms: oxytocic drug |
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| pandemic | (noun) an epidemic that is geographically widespread; occurring throughout a region or even throughout the world | - |
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| panegyric | (noun) a formal expression of praise | Synonyms: encomium, eulogy, paean, pean |
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| panic | (noun) an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety | Synonyms: affright, terror |
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| (noun) sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events | Synonyms: scare |
| paralytic | (noun) a person suffering from paralysis | - |
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| paramedic | (noun) a person trained to assist medical professionals and to give emergency medical treatment | Synonyms: paramedical |
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| paraplegic | (noun) a person who has paraplegia (is paralyzed from the waist down) | - |
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| parasympathetic | (noun) originates in the brain stem and lower part of the spinal cord; opposes physiological effects of the sympathetic nervous system: stimulates digestive secretions; slows the heart; constricts the pupils; dilates blood vessels | Synonyms: parasympathetic nervous system |
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| paregoric | (noun) medicine used to treat diarrhea | Synonyms: camphorated tincture of opium |
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| paretic | (noun) a person afflicted with paresis (partial paralysis) | - |
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| patronymic | (noun) a family name derived from name of your father or a paternal ancestor (especially with an affix (such as -son in English or O'- in Irish) added to the name of your father or a paternal ancestor) | Synonyms: patronym |
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| peripatetic | (noun) a person who walks from place to place | - |
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| pharmaceutic | (noun) drug or medicine that is prepared or dispensed in pharmacies and used in medical treatment | Synonyms: pharmaceutical |
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