weekly words 1.4
antonyms: avoid, dodge, ignore, eschew, evade, escape
accost
definition: to confront boldly; to approach and speak to someone in an aggressive way; to approach and speak to (someone) often in an angry or aggressive way
accost
etymology: Latin acostare "come up to the side"
accost
synonyms: confront, challenge, approach, corner
accost
other forms of accost
accostable (adj); accostive (adj)
incumbent part of speech
adjective
other forms of celerity
celeritous (adj)
antonyms: slowness, sluggishness, lethargy, languidness, dilatoriness
celerity
definition: rapidity of motion or action; swiftness of action
celerity
synonyms: speediness, haste, swiftness, fastness, quickness, velocity, rapidity
celerity
antonyms: nonessential, insignificant, useless, unnecessary, elective, optional, voluntary
incumbent
definition: holding an indicated position or office; holding an indicated position; imposed as a duty; currently holding an office
incumbent
synonyms: mandatory, required, binding, compulsory, imperative, involuntary, nonelective, obligatory, peremptory
incumbent
other forms of incumbent
incumbent (noun); incumbently (adv), incumbency (noun)
5 words
incumbent, propriety, sequester, celerity, accost
other forms of propriety
nonpropriety (n)
celerity part of speech
noun
propriety part of speech
noun
antonyms: imprudence, crudeness, lawlessness, indecorum, indecency, improperness, inaptness
propriety
definition: conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior or manners; the quality or state of being proper or suitable; conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior or manners
propriety
etymology: Middle English propriete- "ownership;" Latin proprietatem - "appropriateness"
propriety
synonyms: appropriateness, correctness, civility, courtesy, aptness, decency, decorum
propriety
antonyms: integrate, infiltrate, uncover, reveal, desegregate, reintegrate
sequester
definition: to remove, seclude, separate, segregate; to set apart or seclude; to remove or withdraw into solitude
sequester
synonyms: isolate, confiscate, withdraw, seclude, exile, segregate
sequester
other forms of sequester
sequester (noun); sequestrable (adj)
accost part of speech
verb
sequester part of speech
verb
