Words That End With: ISTS

• a legal scholar versed in civil law or the law of nations

• a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice

• beam used to support floors or roofs

• have an existence, be extant

• support oneself

• someone paid to operate a typewriter

• a musician who plays the vibraphone

• a card game for four players who form two partnerships; a pack of 52 cards is dealt and each side scores one point for each trick it takes in excess of six

• any metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers

• of or relating to or supporting Romanism

• an offensive term for Roman Catholics; originally, a Roman Catholic who was a strong advocate of the papacy