Space, Position & Direction

demission C2+

/dɪˈmɪʃən/ the act of relinquishing an office or position; abdication or resignation M S

demit C2+

/dɪˈmɪt/ to resign from or relinquish an office, position, or membership M S

desecrate C2+

/ˈdɛsɪˌkreɪt/ to treat a sacred place or thing with violent disrespect M S

desperado C2+

/ˌdɛspəˈrɑdoʊ/ a bold, reckless criminal or outlaw, especially of the old West M S

dicky C2+

/ˈdɪki/ unsound or unsteady; or a detachable shirt front M S

disinter C2+

/ˌdɪsɪnˈtɜr/ to dig up something that has been buried, especially a corpse M S

disparity C2+

/dɪsˈpɛrəti/ a great difference or inequality between things M S

displacement C2+

/dɪsˈpleɪsmənt/ the act of moving something from its place or the resulting shift M S

dissympathy C2+

/dɪsˈsɪmpəθi/ absence or opposite of sympathy; antipathy (rare) M S

disunion C2+

/dɪsˈjunjən/ the breaking up of a union; separation or discord M S

diversified C2+

/daɪˈvɜrsɪfaɪd/ varied; spread across different kinds to reduce risk M S

doorsill C2+

/ˈdɔrsɪl/ the horizontal threshold at the bottom of a doorway M S

downwardly C2+

/ˈdaʊnwərdli/ in a downward direction or toward a lower level M S

dragnet C2+

/ˈdræɡnɛt/ a systematic search for criminals; a net drawn along the bottom M S

drifter C2+

/ˈdrɪftər/ a person who moves aimlessly from place to place or job to job M S

easterly C2+

/ˈistɚli/ situated toward or coming from the east M S

eden C2+

/ˈidən/ a place of unspoiled happiness or delight M S

encircle C2+

/ɛnˈsɝkəl/ to form a circle around; surround M S

encoffin C2+

/ɛnˈkɔfɪn/ to place in a coffin (rare or literary) M S

endorser C2+

/ɛnˈdɔrsɚ/ a person who publicly approves or signs the back of a document M S

entomb C2+

/ɛnˈtum/ to place in a tomb; to bury or enclose as in a grave M S

entranceway C2+

/ˈɛntrənsˌweɪ/ a passage or opening forming the entrance to a place M S

equipoise C2+

/ˈɛkwɪˌpɔɪz/ a state of equilibrium or balance between opposing forces M S

evocation C2+

/ˌɛvoʊˈkeɪʃən/ the act of calling up or summoning a memory, feeling, or spirit M S

expendable C2+

/ɪkˈspɛndəbəl/ able to be sacrificed or used up as not essential M S

expulsion C2+

/ɪkˈspʌlʃən/ the act of forcing someone to leave a place or organization M S

externally C2+

/ɪkˈstɜrnəli/ on or from the outside; in external respects M S

extraparliamentary C2+

/ˌɛkstrəˌpɑrləˈmɛntəri/ occurring or acting outside the bounds of parliament M S

extratemporal C2+

/ˌɛkstrəˈtɛmpərəl/ existing or occurring outside of time, or beyond the temporal bone region M S

facade C2+

/fəˈsɑd/ the front exterior of a building, or a deceptive outward appearance M S

feague C2+

/fiɡ/ archaic: to whip, beat, or liven up, especially a horse M S

fess C2+

/fɛs/ informal: to confess; also a horizontal band across a heraldic shield M S

footing C2+

/ˈfʊtɪŋ/ a secure grip for the feet; a basis or established position M S

forlet C2+

/fɔrˈlɛt/ to abandon, relinquish, or give up M S

fundus C2+

/ˈfʌndəs/ the base or interior surface of a hollow organ opposite its opening M S

gage C2+

/ɡeɪdʒ/ a pledge or token of challenge thrown down; to pledge M S

gam C2+

/ɡæm/ a social visit between whaling ships; a school of whales; a leg M S

garrison C2+

/ˈɡærɪsn/ troops stationed in a fortress; to station troops in a place M S

gauntlet C2+

/ˈɡɔntlət/ an armored glove; an ordeal or punishment run between two rows M S

gazetteer C2+

/ˌɡæzəˈtɪr/ a geographical dictionary or index of place names M S

habitue C2+

/həˈbɪtʃuˌeɪ/ a person who frequents a particular place M S

halo C2+

/ˈheɪloʊ/ a ring of light around the head of a sacred figure or a luminous circle in the sky M S

heirloom C2+

/ˈɛrˌluːm/ a valued object passed down through generations of a family M S

herefrom C2+

/ˌhɪrˈfrʌm/ from this place or source (archaic) M S

heretofore C2+

/ˌhɪrtəˈfɔːr/ before now; up until this time M S

hind C2+

/haɪnd/ situated at the back; also a female red deer M S

hollowness C2+

/ˈhɑːloʊnəs/ the state of being empty inside; insincerity or emptiness of feeling M S

illfare C2+

/ˈɪlˌfɛr/ misfortune, hardship, or distress; the opposite of welfare M S

illume C2+

/ɪˈlum/ to light up or illuminate M S

imbalance C2+

/ɪmˈbæləns/ a lack of proportion or equilibrium between things M S

impasse C2+

/ˈɪmpæs/ a deadlock or situation from which there is no escape M S

impel C2+

/ɪmˈpɛl/ to drive or urge forward; to compel to act M S

incomer C2+

/ˈɪnˌkʌmɚ/ a person who comes to live in or enter a place from elsewhere M S

incoming C2+

/ˈɪnˌkʌmɪŋ/ coming in or arriving; about to take up a position M S

incongruence C2+

/ɪnˈkɑŋɡruəns/ lack of harmony or agreement between things M S

incongruousness C2+

/ɪnˈkɑŋɡruəsnəs/ the quality of being out of place or inconsistent with surroundings M S

indentation C2+

/ˌɪndɛnˈteɪʃən/ a notch or recess, or a blank space at the start of a line of text M S

indestructible C2+

/ˌɪndɪˈstrʌktəbəl/ impossible to destroy or break down M S

indorse C2+

/ɪnˈdɔrs/ to endorse; to sign the back of a document or give approval M S

infix C2+

/ˈɪnfɪks/ an affix inserted within a word, or to fix something firmly inside M S

inflow C2+

/ˈɪnfloʊ/ the movement of something into a place; an influx M S

inhibition C2+

/ˌɪnɪˈbɪʃən/ a feeling or process that restrains or holds back an action or impulse M S

inshore C2+

/ˌɪnˈʃɔr/ situated in or moving toward the water near the shore M S

interactional C2+

/ˌɪntɚˈækʃənəl/ relating to interaction between people or things M S

interdependence C2+

/ˌɪntɚdɪˈpɛndəns/ the condition of mutual dependence between parties or things M S

interepidemic C2+

/ˌɪntɚˌɛpɪˈdɛmɪk/ occurring in the period between successive epidemics M S

interindividual C2+

/ˌɪntɚˌɪndəˈvɪdʒuəl/ occurring or existing between separate individuals M S

intermediation C2+

/ˌɪntɚˌmidiˈeɪʃən/ the action of mediating between parties, especially in finance M S

intermezzo C2+

/ˌɪntɚˈmɛtsoʊ/ a short musical or dramatic piece performed between larger movements or acts M S

internally C2+

/ɪnˈtɝnəli/ on or within the inside; in one's mind or within an organization M S

interparliamentary C2+

/ˌɪntɚˌpɑrləˈmɛntəri/ existing or conducted between parliaments or their members M S

interpolation C2+

/ɪnˌtɝpəˈleɪʃən/ the insertion of something extra, or estimation of values between known points M S

interpose C2+

/ˌɪntɚˈpoʊz/ to place or insert between; to intervene with a remark or action M S

interposition C2+

/ˌɪntɚpəˈzɪʃən/ the act of placing between, or of intervening M S

interregnum C2+

/ˌɪntɚˈrɛɡnəm/ an interval between two reigns or governments; a pause in continuity M S

interrelation C2+

/ˌɪntɚrɪˈleɪʃən/ a mutual or reciprocal relation between things M S

interstice C2+

/ɪnˈtɝstɪs/ a small intervening space or gap between things M S

intertropical C2+

/ˌɪntɚˈtrɑpɪkəl/ situated or occurring between the tropics M S

inverse C2+

/ˌɪnˈvɝs/ opposite in order, direction, or effect; a thing that is the reverse of another M S

inversion C2+

/ɪnˈvɝʒən/ a reversal of position, order, or relationship M S

invert C2+

/ɪnˈvɝt/ to turn upside down or reverse in position or order M S

itinerant C2+

/aɪˈtɪnərənt/ traveling from place to place, especially for work M S

jounce C2+

/dʒaʊns/ to jolt or bounce up and down M S

juxtaposition C2+

/ˌdʒʌkstəpəˈzɪʃən/ the placing of things side by side for contrast or comparison M S

lectern C2+

/ˈlɛktɚn/ a tall stand with a sloped top for holding a book or notes for a speaker M S

lickpenny C2+

/ˈlɪkˌpɛni/ something that consumes money; a costly thing or place M S

lintel C2+

/ˈlɪntl/ a horizontal beam across the top of a door or window M S

liquidation C2+

/ˌlɪkwɪˈdeɪʃən/ the winding up of a company by selling assets to pay debts M S

liquidator C2+

/ˈlɪkwɪˌdeɪtɚ/ a person appointed to wind up a company's affairs in liquidation M S

localization C2+

/ˌloʊkələˈzeɪʃən/ the adaptation of something to a particular place or market M S

localize C2+

/ˈloʊkəˌlaɪz/ to confine to or adapt for a particular place M S

locator C2+

/ˈloʊˌkeɪtɚ/ a device or system that finds the position of something M S

locomotor C2+

/ˌloʊkəˈmoʊtɚ/ relating to or capable of movement from place to place M S

lop C2+

/lɑp/ to cut off branches or parts; a hanging-down posture M S

lunge C2+

/lʌndʒ/ a sudden forward thrust of the body, or to make such a movement M S

manufactory C2+

/ˌmænjəˈfæktəri/ a factory; an archaic term for a place where goods are made M S