GRE Vocab Flashcard

meritorious

(adj.) deserving of praise or merit

glib glib·ly, adverb glib·ness, noun un·glib, adjective

readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely. easy or unconstrained, as actions or manners. agile; spry. Syn: talkative, loquacious; facile, smooth The book is at times fun, at other times chilling, but it also can be quite glib.

desultory des·ul·to·ri·ly, adverb des·ul·to·ri·ness, noun

(adj). jumping from one thing to another; disconnected Syn: aimless; disconnected; erratic; haphazard; indiscriminate; object less; purposeless; random; stray; unconsidered; unplanned Athena had a desultory academic record; she had changed majors 12 times in 3 years.

nugatory

(adj.) of no real value; trifling; worthless. of no force or effect; ineffective; futile; vain. not valid. Syn: trivial, insignificant, frivolous, useless, inoperative. The rest had reckoned(enumerate) with so much certainty upon him that his unexpected defection rendered the whole meeting nugatory.

derivative/ derivate de·riv·a·tive·ly, adverb de·riv·a·tive·ness, noun non·de·riv·a·tive, adjective, noun non·de·riv·a·tive·ly, adverb un·de·riv·a·tive, adjective un·de·riv·a·tive·ly, adverb

(adj.) unoriginal; derived. not original; secondary; (n.) a compound obtained from, or regarded as derived from, another compound Syn: by-product, cognate, secondary, subordinate, offshoot, outgrowth, spin-off, wave, acquired, ancestral, caused, connate, copied, evolved, hereditary, imitative, inferential, inferred, obtained, plagiaristic The Financial Times, Wall Street Journal and Zero Hedge reported that SoftBank was making massive bets on technology stocks using equity derivatives. These movies follow a number of those derivative action movie prescriptions.

altruistic al·tru·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb hy·per·al·tru·is·tic, adjective non·al·tru·is·tic, adjective non·al·tru·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb

(adj.) unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others Syn.: charitable, generous, philanthropic; benevolent, unselfish, charitable, humanitarian, magnanimous, philanthropic, benevolent, big, big-hearted, bleeding heart, considerate, generous, good, good scout, human, humane, kind, openhanded, self-sacrificing Most people support altruistic programs to help the less fortunate of this world.

bout

(n.) a contest or trial of strength, as of boxing; a contest or fight; a turn at work or any action; a going and returning across a field, as in mowing or reaping. Syn: round, session, spell, tour, battle, competition, contest, encounter, match, struggle, course, fit, go, run, shift, stint, stretch, tear, term, trick, fray. Depending on location, the shot was only 72 percent to 57 percent effective against moderate to severe bouts of the illness. Putin is certainly unlikely to be dislodged by this bout of unrest.

briefing

(n.) a meeting for giving information or instructions Syn: conference, discussion, information, instruction, meeting, update, directions, guidance, initiation, preamble, priming, rundown The officials held a press briefing with more than 50 people crowding into a room in an emergency operations center.

benefactor

(n.) a person who confers a benefit; kindly helper. a person who makes a bequest or endowment, as to an institution. Syn: backer, contributor, patron, philanthropist, promoter, protector, supporter, aid, altruist, angel, assistant, fan, helper, humanitarian, mark, sponsor, subscriber, subsidizer, well-wisher, grubstaker It ensnared freelancers like writers, musicians, and others who gig for a living and get paid by multiple benefactors.

idler

(n.) a person who is lazy and does not work, loafer; Machinery. an idle gear, wheel, or pulley; Syn: drone, loafer, slacker, couch potato And meantime there goes the idler, who began life along with them - by your leave, a different picture. I lounged up the side aisle like any other idler who has dropped into a church. The main drive pulley was 4.25 " in diameter and the rear idler pulleys, running on ball bearings, 3.5 " .

partisan par·ti·san·ship, par·ti·san·ry, noun

(n.) a strong supporter of a party, cause, or person; (adj.) siding with the specific group or cause Syn: biased, prejudiced. These recommendations—not a partisan investigative report—should serve as the basis for Congressional action.

merit mer·it·ed·ly, adverb mer·it·less, adjective mer.it.ed, adjective half-mer·it·ed, adjective o·ver·mer·it, verb pre·mer·it, verb (used with object)self-merit, noun un·mer·it·ed, adjective un·mer·it·ed·ly, adverb well-mer·it·ed, adjective

(n.) claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth. (v.) to be worthy of; deserve. properly deserved, شایستگی Syn: value, esteem. The mayor and her team made an offer to our members late last night, which merits further review.

aplomb

(n.) poise, assurance, great self-confidence; perpendicularity; great coolness and composure under strain; the perpendicular, or vertical, position. Syn: composure, imperturbability, equanimity, nonchalance, tact, balance, confidence, coolness, nerve, poise, self-possession, surety It's a dire and dramatic opening scene, narrated with aplomb. It was a dizzying time, and Shaquille handled an array of new situations with conspicuous (easily seen or noticed) aplomb.

augur augural (ˈɔːɡjʊrəl), adjective augurship, noun

(n.) soothsayer; prophet. (v.) to divine or predict, as from omens; prognosticate. to serve as an omen or promise of; foreshadow; betoken, to conjecture from signs or omens; predict. to be a sign; bode. Syn: foreshadow, foretell, portend, presage, signify, diviner, forecaster, harbinger, herald, oracle, prognosticator, prophet, seer, soothsayer, adumbrate, bespeak, bode, forecast, prognosticate, promise This is a trend that does not augur well for a Paul candidacy.

counterproductive coun·ter·pro·duc·tive·ly, adverb

(adj) defeating the purpose; preventing the intended goal Syn: biased, bigoted, damaging, detrimental, disadvantageous, discriminatory, hurtful, inimical, injurious, unfavorable, unjust, expendable, futile, idle, impractical, ineffective, inoperative, meaningless, pointless, unavailable He's not able to move, and I don't want him to be counterproductive right now.

fascist

(adj.) (n.) a member of a political party who supports extreme nationalism and a dictator Syn: brownshirt, authoritarian, autocrat, totalitarian, tyrant, jingoist, racist, xenophobe Most of them chose the democratic form, but some had a type of fascistic state.

inclement in·clem·en·cy, in·clem·ent·ness, nounin·clem·ent·ly, adverb

(adj.) (of the weather, the elements, etc.) severe, rough, or harsh; stormy. not kind or merciful. Syn: brutal, cold, foul, hard, harsh, intemperate, raw, rigorous, rough, rugged, severe, stormy, tempestuous, violent, wintry, callous, draconian, pitiless, ruthless, savage If you have the space, it's also smart to bring a small backpacking stove in case of inclement weather and wet wood.

primed

(adj.) (usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or strongly disposed; "... for a fight" Syn: fit, set, ready What are the odds that the first boy, so deftly primed for success, will somehow fail?

saturnine sat·ur·nine·ly, adverb sat·ur·nine·ness, sat·ur·nin·i·ty, noun

(adj.) 1-sluggish in temperament; gloomy; taciturn; cold or sluggish in mood 2-suffering from lead poisoning, as a person. Syn: blue, cheerless, dejected, depressed, desolate, despondent, dispirited, dour, down, down in the dumps, forlorn, glum, grave, hopeless, in the dumps, low, melancholy, miserable, moping, morose I saw him as he strode(to pass over) through the little village, looking neither to the right nor left, saturnine of countenance(calm facial expression; composure. approval or favor).

aphorism aph·o·ris·mic, aph·o·ris·mat·ic [af-uh-riz-mat-ik], adjective

(adj.) A brief, cleverly worded statement that makes a wise observation about life; a short pithy instructive saying Syn: adage, axiom, dictum, maxim, proverb, apothegm, moral, precept, rule, saw, saying, truism. We must disabuse ourselves of this perhaps half-ironic but still telling aphorism. He left the crowd with a Greek aphorism—"to tame the savageness of man and make gentle the life of this world."

vacant va·cant·ly, adverb va·cant·ness, noun non·va·cant, adjective non·va·cant·ly, adverb un·va·cant, adjective un·va·cant·ly, adverb

(adj.) Empty; unoccupied; void of thought or knowledge Syn: bare, deserted, idle, unemployed, unfilled, uninhabited, unused, abandoned, available, clear, devoid, disengaged, free, stark, tenantless, unengaged, untenanted, void, abstracted, blank. There are of course plenty of theories as to why so many storefronts in New York are vacant.

artless art·less·ly, adverb art·less·ness, noun

(adj.) Free of deceit or craftiness, natural, genuine; lacking skill or knowledge, crude, uncultured Syn: frank, candid, ingenuous, direct, genuine, guileless, honest, innocent, naive, natural, open, plain, pure, sincere, straight, straightforward, true, unadorned, unaffected, uncontrived, unpretentious, unsophisticated. A young sportsman on the bank who had joined me expressed his artless disappointment.

elegant el·e·gant·ly, adverb hy·per·el·e·gant, adjective hy·per·el·e·gant·ly, adverb o·ver·el·e·gant, adjective o·ver·el·e·gant·ly, adverb su·per·el·e·gant, adjective su·per·el·e·gant·ly, adverb un·el·e·gant, adjective un·el·e·gant·ly, adverb

(adj.) Graceful or refined in appearance or behavior; excellent; fine; superior. Syn: courtly, chic, classic, delicate, dignified, exquisite, fancy, fashionable, graceful, grand, handsome, luxurious, neat, opulent, ornate, polished, refined, silk-stocking, simple, stately, stylish. It was the last really elegant shop of it kind left in Manhattan.

congruent con·gru·ent·ly, adverb non·con·gru·ent, adjective non·con·gru·ent·ly, adverb

(adj.) Having the same size and shape; agreeing; accordant; congruous. Syn: coinciding, compatible, concurring, conforming, consistent, corresponding, identical His parents took the news with disappointment and sadness because his truth isn't congruent with their own.

wont

(adj.) If someone is wont to do something, they often or regularly do it. Syn: accustomed, used, given, in the habit of Both have committed their indiscretions, as human beings are wont to do.

vernacular ver·nac·u·lar·ly, adverb non·ver·nac·u·lar, adjective

(adj.) Its appeal transcended demographic lines, luring listeners from their first look at the cover art. (n.) the language or vocabulary peculiar to a class or profession. Syn: indigenous, vulgar, argot, dialect, idiom, jargon, lingo, parlance, patois, slang, common, local, natural, ordinary, cant, language, patter, phraseology, speech, tongue The concept in science is a bit different than the everyday vernacular.

defunct de·funct·ness, noun non·de·funct, adjective

(adj.) No longer working or functional; broken or no longer existing (n.) the dead person referred to. Syn: nonexistent, obsolete, vanished, asleep, bygone, cold, dead, deceased, departed, done for, down the drain, exanimate, expired, gone, had it, inanimate, inoperative, invalid, kaput, late Another is that, even as an episode of MTV's defunct teen self-actualization reality series Made, it would feel a bit lazy.

translucent trans·lu·cence, trans·lu·cen·cy, noun trans·lu·cent·ly, adverb sub·trans·lu·cence, noun sub·trans·lu·cen·cy, noun sub·trans·lu·cent, adjective

(adj.) Permitting light to pass through, but not transparent; easily understandable; lucid. Syn: opaque, crystalline, luminous, see-through, clear-cut, crystal, diaphanous, glassy, limpid, lucent, lucid, pellucid, semiopaque, semitransparent, translucid, unblurred. Frosted window glass is translucent but not transparent. a translucent explication.

elaborate e·lab·o·rate·ly, adverb e·lab·o·rate·ness, noun e·lab·o·ra·tive, adjective e·lab·o·ra·tor, noun non·e·lab·o·rate, adjective non·e·lab·o·rate·ly, adverb non·e·lab·o·rate·ness, noun non·e·lab·o·rat·ing, adjective non·e·lab·o·ra·tive, adjective qua·si-e·lab·o·rate, adjective qua·si-e·lab·o·rate·ly, adverb self-e·lab·o·rat·ed, adjective su·per·e·lab·o·rate, adjective su·per·e·lab·o·rate·ly, adverb su·per·e·lab·o·rate·ness, noun un·e·lab·o·rate, adjective un·e·lab·o·rate·ly, adverb un·e·lab·o·rate·ness, noun un·e·lab·o·rat·ed, adjective well-e·lab·o·rat·ed, adjective

(adj.) To explain in greater detail; marked by intricate and often excessive detail; complicated; ornate (v.) to work out carefully or minutely; develop to perfection; to add details to; expand. Syn: painstaking, refine, improve, busy, complicated, decorated, detailed, embellished, exact, fancy, garnished, imposing, labored, ornamented, overdone, overworked, perfected, refined, sophisticated, studied, amplify, bedeck, clarify. Like many recent trends, they found initial popularity among K-pop fans, who created elaborate digital collages of bands. It is difficult to execute elaborate productions and remain socially distant.

commutative

(adj.) a+b=b+a ab=ba

exuberant ef·fu·sive·ly, adverb ef·fu·sive·ness, noun non·ef·fu·sive, adjective non·ef·fu·sive·ly, adverb non·ef·fu·sive·ness, noun o·ver·ef·fu·sive, adjective o·ver·ef·fu·sive·ly, adverb o·ver·ef·fu·sive·ness, noun un·ef·fu·sive, adjective un·ef·fu·sive·ly, adverb un·ef·fu·sive·ness, noun

(adj.) abounding in vitality; extremely joyful and vigorous; effusively(overflowing) and almost uninhibitedly(not restrained) enthusiastic; lavishly abundant(great quantity). Syn: demonstrative, ebullient, enthusiastic, expansive, extravagant, exuberant, lavish, talkative, fulsome, gabby, gushy, outpouring, overflowing, prolix, unconstrained, unreserved, unrestrained, verbose, windbag, windy Whenever anyone expresses interest in distance hiking, I worry that my effusive enthusiasm will actually deter them.

imperative im·per·a·tive·ly, adverb im·per·a·tive·ness, noun non·im·per·a·tive, adjective non·im·per·a·tive·ly, adverb non·im·per·a·tive·ness, noun un·im·per·a·tive, adjective un·im·per·a·tive·ly, adverb

(adj.) absolutely necessary (n.) a command. Syn: compulsory, critical, crucial, essential, immediate, important, indispensable, inescapable, obligatory, pressing, urgent, vital, acute, burning, crying, instant, bidding, dominant, imperial, ordering. There are many roots of distrust around Covid-19 vaccines, but it feels imperative to put them in the context of Pakistan's recent history.

droll drollness, noun drolly, adverb

(adj.) amusing in an odd or whimsical way; (n.) joke, leg-pull; (v.) Archaic. to jest; joke, لودگی کردن Syn: diverting, odd, witty, clown. Irish anecdotes are exceedingly droll; but they only tend to show the thoughtless side of the Irish character.

archaic ar·cha·i·cal·ly, adverb pseu·do·ar·cha·ic, adjective pseu·do·ar·cha·i·cal·ly, adverb

(adj.) ancient; old-fashioned; Syn: ancient, antiquated, obsolete, old-fashioned, outmoded, primitive, antique, bygone, olden, out of date, passé, superannuated The jaw too displays archaic features, but also includes forms commonly seen in Neanderthals.

Solicitous so·lic·i·tous·ly, adverb so·lic·i·tous·ness, noun non·so·lic·i·tous, adjective non·so·lic·i·tous·ly, adverb non·so·lic·i·tous·ness, noun un·so·lic·i·tous, adjective un·so·lic·i·tous·ly, adverb un·so·lic·i·tous·ness, noun

(adj.) anxious or concerned (usually followed by about, for, etc., or a clause); anxiously desirous; careful or particular. Syn: regardful, attentive, loving, mindful, zealous, worried, anxious, appetent, apprehensive, ardent, athirst, avid, beside oneself, careful, caring, concerned, devoted, eager, earnest, heedful, impatient. If Obama has proven a god-send for the oligarchs, he has been less solicitous of small business.

scant scantly, adverb scantness, noun

(adj.) barely sufficient in amount or quantity; not abundant; almost inadequate; (v.) diminish; to stint the supply of; withhold. (adv.) scarcely; barely; hardly. Syn: scanty, small, restricted, short, lacking, wanting, deficient, lessen, reduce, decrease, curtail, limit, restrict, skimp, scrimp, slight, neglect. But they provide scant details about why Alexander bought and sold shares when he did, or even how much.

subjective sub·jec·tive·ly, adverb sub·jec·tive·ness, noun non·sub·jec·tive, adjective non·sub·jec·tive·ness, noun qua·si-sub·jec·tive, adjective un·sub·jec·tive, adjective

(adj.) based on or influenced by personal feelings, tastes, or opinions, نظر شخصی Syn: mental, substantial, inherent. Moreover, we don't generally take these facts to be mere records of our subjective preferences or of cultural norms.

meretricious mer·e·tri·cious·ly, adverb mer·e·tri·cious·ness, noun un·mer·e·tri·cious, adjective un·mer·e·tri·cious·ly, adverb un·mer·e·tri·cious·ness, noun

(adj.) based on pretense; deceptively pleasing; tastelessly showy Syn: showy, gaudy, spurious, sham, false. Then the mask is taken off, meretricious ornaments are dispensed with, and consequently, native qualities appear.

supercilious su·per·cil·i·ous·ly, adverb su·per·cil·i·ous·ness, noun un·su·per·cil·i·ous, adjective un·su·per·cil·i·ous·ly, adverb un·su·per·cil·i·ous·ness, noun

(adj.) behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others, arrogant, Syn: bossy, cavalier, cocky, condescending, contemptuous, disdainful, egotistic, haughty, high-and-mighty, imperious, insolent, lofty, nervy, overbearing, patronizing, proud, scornful, snobby, superior, uppity English notions of what is becoming don't hold good here; you can't stop a man like Wilkinson with a supercilious look.

superficial su·per·fi·ci·al·i·ty, su·per·fi·cial·ness, noun su·per·fi·cial·ly, adverb qua·si-su·per·fi·cial, adjective qua·si-su·per·fi·cial·ly, adverb sub·su·per·fi·cial, adjective sub·su·per·fi·cial·ly, adverb sub·su·per·fi·cial·ness, noun un·su·per·fi·cial, adjective un·su·per·fi·cial·ly, adverb

(adj.) being at, on, or near the surface; of or relating to the surface; external or outward; apparent rather than real; insubstantial or insignificant. Syn: cursory, frivolous, one-dimensional, perfunctory, silly, sketchy, slight, trivial, apparent, casual, cosmetic, depthless, desultory, empty, evident, exterior, external, flash, flimsy, general. "They have a superficial understanding of the marketplace," he added.

ulterior ul·te·ri·or·ly, adverb

(adj.) being beyond what is seen or avowed(declared); intentionally kept concealed or hidden; coming at a subsequent time or stage; future; further. Syn: ambiguous, buried, concealed, covert, cryptic, dark, enigmatic, equivocal, guarded, hidden, implied, obscure, personal, privy, remote, secondary, selfish, shrouded, under cover, under wraps Some of these boosters have ulterior motives for wanting to believe in the hope of ivermectin.

gallinaceous

(adj.) belonging or pertaining to the group of mainly heavy-bodied, ground-feeding domestic and game birds that comprise the order Galliformes, which includes all species of chicken, turkey, grouse, pheasant, quail, and partridge. Syn: rasorial. The gallinaceous birds include the large blue grouse of the coast, replaced in the Rocky Mountains by the dusky grouse.

salutary sal·u·tar·i·ly, adverb sal·u·tar·i·ness, noun non·sal·u·tar·i·ly, adverb non·sal·u·tar·i·ly·ness, noun non·sal·u·tar·i·ness, noun non·sal·u·tar·y, adjective un·sal·u·tar·y, adjective

(adj.) beneficial, helpful, wholesome; promoting or conducive to some beneficial purpose; wholesome. Syn: healthful, aiding, beneficial, fit, good, healing, nourishing, nutritious, restorative, salubrious, sound, tonic, well, wholesome After all, not committing fouls is a good, even salutary, thing.

preternatural pre·ter·nat·u·ral·ism, pre·ter·nat·u·ral·i·ty , pre·ter·nat·u·ral·ness, noun pre·ter·nat·u·ral·ly, adverb un·pre·ter·nat·u·ral, adjective

(adj.) beyond what is normal or natural Syn: aberrant, anomalous, atypical, deviant, deviative, extraordinary, ghostly, inexplicable, irregular, marvelous, miraculous, mysterious, odd, peculiar, strange, superhuman, superior, supermundane, supernatural, unaccountable An activist conservative and preternatural salesman, he drew national attention for his work on health care and welfare policy.

resolute res·o·lute·ly, adverb res·o·lute·ness, noun o·ver·res·o·lute, adjective o·ver·res·o·lute·ness, noun sem·i·res·o·lute, adjective sem·i·res·o·lute·ness, noun un·res·o·lute, adjective un·res·o·lute·ness, noun

(adj.) bold, determined; firm; set in purpose or opinion. Syn: adamant, bold, courageous, obstinate, persistent, relentless, serious, staunch, steadfast, strong, stubborn, tenacious, uncompromising, unflinching, unshakable, unwavering, unyielding, constant, decided, dogged I am resolute that we're going to make progress, so if there are more things we can do to hasten that, we certainly will look at those.

terse ters·er, ters·est, adjective terse·ly, adverb terse·ness, noun un·terse, adjective un·terse·ness, noun

(adj.) brief and to the point; effectively cut short Syn: brusque, concise, cryptic, curt, elliptical, incisive, laconic, pithy, precise, succinct, trenchant, abrupt, aphoristic, boiled down, breviloquent, clear-cut, clipped, close, compact, compendious. The language in the email is terse, but it appears to say that the attacks target devices that are exposed to the Internet.

pithy pith·i·er, pith·i·est, adjective pith·i·ly, adverb pith·i·ness, noun

(adj.) brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression; full of vigor, substance, or meaning; terse; forcible. Syn: cogent, concise, laconic, succinct, terse, trenchant, compact, crisp, curt, effective, epigrammatic, expressive, honed, meaningful, meaty, pointed, short, short-and-sweet, significant. She was always alert to what was going on, and her comments were pithy and to the point.

lax lax·er, lax·est, adjective lax·ly, adverblax·ness, noun o·ver·lax, adjective o·ver·lax·ly, adverb

(adj.) careless or negligent; loose or slack; not tense, rigid, or firm; open, loose, or not retentive, as diarrheal bowels. Syn: careless, indifferent, lenient, negligent, sloppy, soft, vague, behindhand, broad, casual, delinquent, derelict, devil-may-care, disregardful, easygoing, flaccid, forgetful, general, imprecise, inaccurate It's just the latest in a series of actions by the coalition that has targeted Facebook over its lax policing of its service.

surefire

(adj.) certain to happen and be successful; Syn: foolproof, certain, excellent, fail-safe, good, infallible, reliable a surefire moneymaking scheme. This is a surefire recipe for a treat that delivers on appearance without making you work too hard.

turquoise

(n.) greenish; blue precious stone; an opaque mineral; not transmitting radiation, sound, heat, etc. Syn: aquamarine, color, mineral, blue-green, sea-green. We each designed half the backgrounds, all in turquoise, and each animated one character.

proprietary pro·pri·e·tar·i·ly, adverb non·pro·pri·e·tar·y, adjective, noun, plural non·pro·pri·e·tar·ies.

(adj.) characteristic of an owner of property; constituting property Syn: proprietory, restrictive, nonproprietary, proprietorship, software, patented, intellectual property, third party, anti-copy and patent pending. This can be difficult to achieve in machine learning, particularly for proprietary design cases.

loquacious lo·qua·cious·ly, adverb lo·qua·cious·ness, noun un·lo·qua·cious, adjective un·lo·qua·cious·ly, adverb

(adj.) characterized by excessive talk; wordy; talkative Syn: chatty, garrulous, long-winded, voluble, babbling, chattering, fluent, gabby, gossipy, jabbering, loose-lipped, motormouth, prolix, verbose, wordy, yacking The famously loquacious Clinton told the crowd, "We were told not to speak long."

perfervid per·fer·vid·i·ty, per·fer·vid·ness, noun per·fer·vid·ly, adverb per·fer·vor; especially British, per·fer·vour, noun

(adj.) characterized by intense emotion, بسیار با حرارت و مشتاق To court, their own discomfiture by love is a common instinct with certain perfervid women.

jocund joc·und·ly, adverb quasi-jocund, adjective qua·si-joc·und·ly, adverb un·joc·und, adjective

(adj.) cheerful and lighthearted; merry; blithe; full of or showing high-spirited merriment Syn: joyous, joyful, blithesome, blithe, elated, jocose, jocular, jolly, lighthearted, sprightly The jocund travelers came on; and as they came, Scrooge knew and named them every one.

sanguine san·guine·ly, adverb san·guin·i·ty, san·guin·ness, noun non·san·guine, adjective non·san·guine·ly, adverb non·san·guine·ness, noun o·ver·san·guine, adjective o·ver·san·guine·ly, adverb o·ver·san·guine·ness, noun pre·san·guine, adjective quasi-sanguine, adjective qua·si-san·guine·ly, adverb su·per·san·guine, adjective su·per·san·guin·i·ty, noun un·san·guine, adjective un·san·guine·ly, adverb

(adj.) cheerful; optimistic (n.) a red iron-oxide crayon used in making drawings. Syn: enthusiastic, buoyant, animated, lively, spirited. Hall spoke in later years of the "zeal(intensity, passion.), warmth, and sanguinity" with which they began their work.

paramount par·a·mount·cy, noun par·a·mount·ly, adverb su·per·par·a·mount, adjective

(adj.) chief in importance, above all others; (n.) a supreme ruler; overlord. Syn: outstanding, predominant, preeminent, ascendant, capital, cardinal, chief, commanding, controlling, crowning, dominant, eminent, first, foremost, headmost, leading, main, overbearing, predominate, premier. He would talk to Mecallari and the staff about what was of paramount importance to him, his two sons.

surly sur·li·er, sur·li·est, adjective sur·li·ly, adverb sur·li·ness, noun un·sur·li·ly, adverb un·sur·li·ness, noun un·sur·ly, adjective

(adj.) churlishly rude or bad-tempered; unfriendly or hostile; menacingly irritable; dark or dismal; menacing; threatening; lordly; arrogant. Syn: sullen, uncivil, brusque, irascible, splenetic, choleric, cross; grumpy, grouchy, crabby, threatening, malevolent, ominous. Cramped seats, mask requirements and surly service aren't the worst part of international airline travel.

explicit ex·plic·it·ly, adverb ex·plic·it·ness, noun o·ver·ex·plic·it, adjective qua·si-ex·plic·it, adjective su·per·ex·plic·it, adjective un·ex·plic·it, adjective

(adj.) clearly stated or shown; forthright in expression; definite and unreserved in expression; outspoken Syn: express, definite, precise, exact, unambiguous, open, forthright, unabashed, accurate, categorical, certain, clear, clear-cut, correct, definite, definitive, exact, obvious, positive, precise, straightforward, unequivocal, absolute, clean-cut, direct, distinct, express, frank. Religion is at the center of this debate over explicit protections for LGBT people.

latter

(adj.) closer to the end; relating to the second of two things discussed; Syn: recent, closing, final, following, lag, last, modern, second, terminal, eventual, hindmost, rearmost That latter fear crossed my mind more than once during the evening.

Subsequent sub·se·quent·ly, adverb

(adj.) coming after; following in time, place, or order Syn: consecutive, consequent, ensuing, following, successive, consequential, later, next, posterior, proximate, resultant, resulting, sequent, sequential, serial, succeeding, successional She has had subsequent problems, during which I have again tried to be a good friend.

mundane mun·dane·ly, adverb mun·dane·ness, noun

(adj.) common; ordinary; banal; unimaginative. of or relating to this world or earth as contrasted with heaven; worldly; earthly. Syn: secular, temporal, banal, day-to-day, everyday, humdrum, normal, prosaic, workaday, commonplace, earthly, lowly, routine, workday, worldly Masks and social distancing, even if they sound mundane after a year of relentless repetition, remain the best weapons to control the spread of the virus.

outright outrightness, noun

(adj.) complete; instantaneous; without reservation, thoroughgoing; (adv.) completely, instantaneously Syn: downright, utterly, altogether, thoroughly. Like many others, he mixed criticism with outright falsehoods. It would be one thing if they were just an outright deniers of the virus's lethality and threat.

heterogeneous

(adj.) composed of different kinds, diverse Syn: amalgamate, composite, confused, conglomerate, contrary, contrasted, different, discordant, discrepant, disparate, dissimilar, divergent, diverse, diversified, incongruous, independent, inharmonious, jumbled, mingled, mixed The "Nueve" was representative of the quite heterogeneous forces that retook the city.

aesthetic non·aes·thet·ic, adjective pseu·do·aes·thet·ic, adjective

(adj.) concerned with notions such as the beautiful and the ugly. (n.) set of ideas about style and taste, along with its expression. Syn: discriminating, cultivated, refined, artistic, creative, esthetic, artful, gorgeous, inventive. the designer's aesthetic of accessible, wearable fashion; a great aesthetic on her blog.

wholesome whole·some·ly, adverb whole·some·ness, noun

(adj.) conducive to moral or general well-being; salutary; beneficial Syn: healthful, hygienic, pure, all there, beneficial, clean, edifying, ethical, exemplary, fit, good, hale, helpful, honorable, in fine feather, innocent, in the pink, invigorating, moral, nice What people want right now is content they can relax around, so our content is creeping more wholesome and purely enjoyable.

erroneous er·ro·ne·ous·ly, adverb er·ro·ne·ous·ness, noun non·er·ro·ne·ous, adjective non·er·ro·ne·ous·ness, noun

(adj.) containing error; mistaken; incorrect; wrong; straying from what is moral, decent, proper, etc. Syn: false, faulty, flawed, inaccurate, invalid, misguided, mistaken, specious, spurious, unfounded, unsound, untrue, all wet, amiss, askew, awry, defective, fallacious, inexact, off. There was erroneous decision-making and insufficient security vetting of cases.

nonchalant non·cha·lant·ly, adverb non.chalance, noun

(adj.) coolly unconcerned, indifferent, or unexcited; casual Syn: aloof, apathetic, casual, detached, dispassionate, effortless, lackadaisical, lukewarm, mellow, offhand, unconcerned, unemotional, unflappable, unperturbed, unruffled, airy, blasé, calm, careless, cold I so wanted to seem brave and nonchalant, but my hands began to shake and my heart accelerated.

contemporary con·tem·po·rar·ies ,noun, plural con·tem·po·rar·i·ly, adverb con·tem·po·rar·i·ness, noun non·con·tem·po·rar·y, adjective, noun, plural non·con·tem·po·rar·ies.post·con·tem·po·rar·y, adjective ul·tra·con·tem·po·rar·y, adjective, noun, plural ul·tra·con·tem·po·rar·ies.un·con·tem·po·rar·y, adjective

(adj.) current, modern; from the same time Syn: new, present-day, current, instant, latest, mod, now, present, recent, today, attendant, coeval, concomitant, abreast, au courant, contempo, existent, extant, hot off the press, in fashion. That goes for its contemporary membership roster as well as for the photographers represented in the exhibition. But while the older schools of art delighted him, he followed with no less attention the movement of contemporary painting.

gloomy gloom·i·ly, adverb gloom·i·ness, noun o·ver·gloom·i·ly, adverb o·ver·gloom·i·ness, noun o·ver·gloom·y, adjective un·gloom·i·ly, adverb un·gloom·y, adjective

(adj.) darkness, sadness, rejection Syn: obscure, shadowy, dusky; lowering, threatening, downcast, downhearted, despondent, depressed, glum, dispirited. The running machines are a gloomy chorus(a company of dancers and singers) of heavy-footed stomping(to dance the stomp.).

scarce scarc·er, scarc·est, adjective. scarceness, noun un·scarce, adjective un·scarce·ly, adverb un·scarce·ness, noun

(adj.) deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand; (adv.) only a very short time before Syn: deficient, limited, rare, scant, scanty, sparse, sporadic, at a premium, failing, few, few and far between, in short supply, occasional, seldom, short, shortened, shy, truncated, uncommon, unusual. Larger stones are more scarce, but a larger stone is not necessarily more valuable.

empirical em·pir·i·cal·ly, adverb em·pir·i·cal·ness, noun an·ti·em·pir·i·cal, adjective non·em·pir·i·cal, adjective o·ver·em·pir·i·cal, adjective sem·i·em·pir·i·cal, adjective un·em·pir·i·cal, adjective

(adj.) depending upon experience or observation alone, without using scientific method or theory, especially as in medicine; provable or verifiable by experience or experiment. Syn: practical, firsthand, pragmatic. How do archaeologists wrap an empirical mind around capturing history?

glum glumly, adverb glumness, noun

(adj.) depressed; gloomy; sullenly or silently gloomy; dejected. Syn: moody, despondent, depressed, dismal, gloomy, melancholy, morose, sad, blue, dejected, dispirited, down, low, sulky. So why are economic forecasters so glum about the fourth quarter?

culpable cul·pa·bil·i·ty, cul·pa·ble·ness, noun cul·pa·bly, adverb non·cul·pa·ble, adjective non·cul·pa·ble·ness, noun non·cul·pa·bly, adverb un·cul·pa·ble, adjective

(adj.) deserving blame or censure; blameworthy. Syn: reprehensible, guilty, impeachable, liable, responsible, amiss, answerable, at fault, blamable, blameful, blameworthy, caught, censurable, demeritorious, dirty, hung up, indictable, in the wrong, off base, out of line Media houses that rolled over for India's rulers are equally culpable.

odious o·di·ous·ly, adverb o·di·ous·ness, noun un·o·di·ous, adjective un·o·di·ous·ly, adverb un·o·di·ous·ness, noun

(adj.) deserving or causing hatred; hateful; detestable; highly offensive; repugnant; disgusting. Syn: abominable, objectionable, despicable, execrable. During the Civil War, the enslaved were given an especially odious job.

iridescent ir·i·des·cent·ly, adverb non·ir·i·des·cent, adjective non·ir·i·des·cent·ly, adverb un·ir·i·des·cent, adjective un·ir·i·des·cent·ly, adverb

(adj.) displaying a play of lustrous colors like those of the rainbow. (n.) an iridescent cloth, material, or other substance Syn: lustrous, pearly, shimmering, irised, nacreous, opalescent, opaline, polychromatic, prismatic, rainbowlike Moss should've been the star of the Twilight movies, not humans, werewolves, or iridescent vampires.

reticent ret·i·cence, ret·i·cen·cy, noun ret·i·cent·ly, adverb non·ret·i·cent, adjective non·ret·i·cent·ly, adverb un·ret·i·cent, adjective un·ret·i·cent·ly, adverb

(adj.) disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved. reluctant or restrained. Syn: bashful, hesitant, mum, reserved, restrained, shy, silent, taciturn, clammed up, close, dried-up, dummied up, tight-lipped, uncommunicative, unforthcoming, unspeaking, uptight The fewer women who take companies public, the more reticent the check writers are, because they may have never seen somebody like you.

standoffish stand·off·ish·ly, adverb stand·off·ish·ness, noun

(adj.) distant and cold in manner; unfriendly; lacking cordiality (friendly) Syn: aloof, antisocial, cool, eremitic, haughty, indifferent, misanthropic, reclusive, remote, reserved, solitary, unapproachable, uncompanionable, unsociable, withdrawn In Google's earliest days its co-founders were standoffish at best with journalists.

drab drably, adverb drabness, noun

(adj.) dull or dreary; monotonous; cheerless; lacking in spirit, brightness, etc. a dirty, untidy woman; slattern. a prostitute. (n.) dull gray; dull brownish or yellowish gray. Syn: bleak, desolate, dingy, dismal, dreary, gray, lackluster, muddy, run down, shabby, somber, blah, boring, brown, dry, flat, same, zero, arid, characterless It's pea soup, after all, typically a metaphor for drab and boring.

irascible i·ras·ci·bil·i·ty, i·ras·ci·ble·ness, noun i·ras·ci·bly, adverb un·i·ras·ci·bil·i·ty, noun un·i·ras·ci·ble, adjective

(adj.) easily angered, irritable Syn: testy, touchy, peppery, choleric, short-tempered. For all his egotism and irascibility, Churchill was a good man as well as a great one.

pliable pli·a·bil·i·ty, pli·a·ble·ness, noun pli·a·bly, adverb non·pli·a·ble, adjective non·pli·a·bly, adverb un·pli·a·ble, adjective un·pli·a·bly, adverb

(adj.) easily bent, flexible; easily influenced Syn: docile, flexible, limber, malleable, manageable, pliant, spongy, supple, compliant, ductile, easy, impressionable, lithe, manipulable, moldable, obedient, plastic, putty, receptive, responsive Steam or griddle(frying pan) your tortillas until they're soft and pliable.

lucid

(adj.) easy to understand, clear; rational, sane; shining or bright شفاف و روشن Syn: evident, sound, reasonable, radiant, luminous, unambiguous, rational, sane, sober, apprehensible, clear, clear-cut, comprehendible, comprehensible, crystal clear, distinct, explicit, fathomable, graspable, intelligible, knowable, limpid, pellucid, plain The writing is largely lucid and succinct (concise), but repetitive in places.

frugal fru·gal·i·ty, fru·gal·ness, noun fru·gal·ly, adverb non·fru·gal, adjective non·fru·gal·ness, noun o·ver·fru·gal, adjective un·fru·gal, adjective un·fru·gal·ness, noun

(adj.) economical, avoiding waste and luxury; economical in use or expenditure; prudently saving or sparing; not wasteful Syn: canny, careful, meticulous, prudent, stingy, thrifty, abstemious, chary, conserving, discreet, meager, mingy, parsimonious, penny-pinching, penny-wise, preserving, provident, saving, scrimping, sparing She and her husband, both of whom are extremely frugal, make our home their annual, and only, vacation.

tantamount

(adj.) equivalent, as in value, force, effect, or signification. Syn: commensurate, identical, alike, as good as, duplicate, equal, equivalent, indistinguishable, like, parallel, selfsame, synonymous, uniform, very. His ideas were so revolutionary that many saw them as tantamount to a call for a second Reformation.

vain vainly, adverb vainness, noun un·vain, adjective un·vain·ly, adverb un·vain·ness, noun

(adj.) excessively proud of or concerned about one's own appearance, qualities, achievements, etc.; conceited. Syn: egotistic, self-complacent, vainglorious, proud, arrogant, overweening. Everything that happened, in my opinion, was in vain because nothing about the situation changed.

maudlin maud·lin·ism, nounmaud·lin·ly, adverb maud·lin·ness, nounun·maud·lin, adjective un·maud·lin·ly, adverb

(adj.) excessively sentimental, effusively or insincerely emotional, of more than usual emotion Syn: mawkish, mushy, romantic, sentimental, syrupy, weepy, bathetic, befuddled, confused, cornball, drippy, gushing, histrionic, insipid, lachrymose, schmaltzy, slush, soap, soapy, soppy. Also, beyond incompetence, he was meant to be weak, vain and maudlin. Both were maudlin drunk and each was trying to impress the other with his wisdom, his repartee and boldness.

baleful bale·ful·ly, adverb bale·ful·ness, noun

(adj.) expressing hatred or evil; harmful, ominous, threatening harm; menacing, full of menacing or malign influences; pernicious. Obsolete. wretched; miserable. Syn: harmful, malign, injurious, detrimental; evil, wicked; deadly. A cry I was quite unable to suppress escaped me, and the creature turned on the instant and stared at me with baleful eyes.

reciprocal re·cip·ro·cal·i·ty, re·cip·ro·cal·ness, noun re·cip·ro·cal·ly, adverb non·re·cip·ro·cal, adjective, nounun·re·cip·ro·cal, adjective

(adj.) expressing mutual relationship or action; mutual, shared; interchangeable; معکوس; a/b = b/a (n.) Also called multiplicative inverse Syn: complementary, mutual, companion, convertible, coordinate, correlative, dependent, double, duplicate, equivalent, fellow, give-and-take, twin, changeable, corresponding, exchangeable, interchangeable, interdependent, matching, reciprocative The relationship between indian hunter and prey can represent a reciprocal bond, infused with psychological meaning and spiritual weight.

sumptuous sump·tu·ous·ly, adverb sump·tu·ous·ness, noun un·sump·tu·ous, adjective un·sump·tu·ous·ly, adverb un·sump·tu·ous·ness, noun

(adj.) extravagantly splendid or costly; luxurious Syn: magnificent, luxurious, munificent, awe-inspiring, beautiful, deluxe, elegant, extravagant, gorgeous, grand, lavish, luscious, luxuriant, magnificent, opulent, palatial, plush, posh, superb, swank, costly, dear, expensive. They prepare a sumptuous meal and invite their friends but, of course, nothing goes as planned.

Painstaking pains·tak·ing·ly, adverb pains·tak·ing·ness, noun

(adj.) extremely careful; taking pains; expending or showing diligent care and effort (n.) careful and diligent effort. Syn: thorough, assiduous, careful, conscientious, diligent, earnest, exacting, scrupulous, strenuous, by the book, by the numbers, conscionable, finicky, fussbudget, fussy, hard-working, heedful, industrious, particular, persevering, persnickety And the rational corrective is invariably slow and painstaking.

munificent mu·nif·i·cence, mu·nif·i·cent·ness, noun mu·nif·i·cent·ly, adverb un·mu·nif·i·cent, adjective un·mu·nif·i·cent·ly, adverb

(adj.) extremely generous, lavish Syn: beneficent, benevolent, big, big-hearted, bounteous, bountiful, charitable, free, handsome, kind, lavish, liberal, loose, magnanimous, openhanded, philanthropic, rich, unsparing, unstinting a munificent bequest(a legacy). We remain a people powerful with ideas and capable of munificent grace.

halting halt·ing·ly, adverb halt·ing·ness, noun un·halt·ing, adjective un·halt·ing·ly, adverb

(adj.) faltering or hesitating, especially in speech. faulty or imperfect. limping or lame. Syn: awkward, clumsy, labored, stumbling, tentative, bumbling, faltering, limping, lumbering, slow, stammering, stuttering, vacillating, wavering, doubtful, gauche, imperfect, indecisive, inept, irresolute. a halting gait.

intrepid in·tre·pid·i·ty, in·trep·id·ness, noun in·trep·id·ly, adverb

(adj.) fancy word for very brave, fearless, unshakable Syn: courageous, fearless, heroic, plucky, spunky, audacious, bodacious, bold, daring, dauntless, doughty, gallant, game, gritty, gutsy, lionhearted, nerveless, resolute, stalwart, unafraid Under the harsh sun and roaring sand of the wild Namib Desert, even the most intrepid find it impossible to stay put.

authoritarian au·thor·i·tar·i·an·ism, noun an·ti·au·thor·i·tar·i·an, adjective an·ti·au·thor·i·tar·i·an·ism, noun non·au·thor·i·tar·i·an, adjective

(adj.) favoring complete obedience. (n.) who favors or acts of complete obedience principles. Syn: autocratic, dictatorial, imperious, rigid, strict, totalitarian, tyrannical, autocrat, disciplinarian, absolute, doctrinaire, absolutist, despot, dictator, tyrant, authoritative, despotic, dogmatic, harsh, magisterial Recently, though, the country has veered down a more authoritarian path.

Fictitious fic·ti·tious·ly, adverb fic·ti·tious·ness, noun half-fic·ti·tious, adjective half-fic·ti·tious·ly, adverb half-fic·ti·tious·ness, noun non·fic·ti·tious, adjective non·fic·ti·tious·ly, adverb non·fic·ti·tious·ness, noun qua·si-fic·ti·tious, adjective qua·si-fic·ti·tious·ly, adverb sem·i·fic·ti·tious, adjective un·fic·ti·tious, adjective un·fic·ti·tious·ly, adverb

(adj.) fcreated, taken, or assumed for the sake of concealment; not genuine; false; of, relating to, or consisting of fiction; imaginatively produced or set forth; Syn: apocryphal, bogus, counterfeit, fabricated, false, fanciful, fictional, imaginary, make believe, misleading, mythical, phony, sham, spurious, artificial, assumed, chimerical, concocted, created, deceptive Sometimes fictitious subscriptions are made to induce others to subscribe for stock.

truculent

(adj.) fierce and cruel; aggressively hostile; deadly, destructive; scathingly harsh; belligerent. Syn: abusive, aggressive, antagonistic, bad-tempered, barbarous, bellicose, browbeating, brutal, bullying, caustic, combative, contentious, contumelious, cowing, cross, defiant, ferocious, fierce, frightening, harsh. They were led, as before, by the captain of the guard, and the truculent vizier Abdullah.

edible ed·i·bil·i·ty, ed·i·ble·ness, noun non·ed·i·bil·i·ty, noun non·ed·i·ble, adjective, noun non·ed·i·ble·ness, noun un·ed·i·ble, adjective

(adj.) fit to be eaten as food; eatable; esculent. (n.) an edible substance; food. Syn: consumable, succulent, tasty, comestible, eatable, fit, good, savory, digestible, esculent, harmless, nourishing, nutritious, nutritive, palatable, toothsome, wholesome. The lobster is taken away and a steak, something he considers edible, is provided.

sterling

(adj.) flawless, highest in quality, immaculate Syn: greatest, superlative superior. He soon built up a sterling reputation as an advocate, and by the mid-1960s he had already become the top criminal lawyer in town.

gregarious

(adj.) fond of the company of others, sociable, outgoing Syn: social, genial, outgoing, convivial, companionable, friendly, extrovert. Instead, Bond speculates that gregarious females might suffer less stress.

ad hoc

(adj.) for the special purpose or end presently under consideration. (adv.) concerned or dealing with a specific subject, purpose, or end. Syn: impromptu(suddenly or hastily prepared, improvised), provisional, special, specific, specified a committee formed ad hoc(adv.) to deal with the issue. The ad hoc(adj.) committee disbanded(to break up or dissolve) after making its final report.

erstwhile

(adj.) former; of times past (adv.) formerly Syn: once, bygone, ex, late, old, one-time, past, preceding, previous, quondam, sometime Except this time, if all you have is a blank-check company, every erstwhile startup looks like a public company in waiting.

gleeful glee·ful·ly, adverb glee·ful·ness, noun un·glee·ful, adjective un·glee·ful·ly, adverb

(adj.) full of exultant joy; merry; delighted; exuberantly or triumphantly joyful Syn: blithe, blithesome, boon, cheerful, delighted, elated, exalted, exuberant, exultant, frolicsome, gay, gratified, hilarious, jocund, jolly, jovial, joyful, joyous, jubilant, lighthearted Bates describes the media outlets "falling over one another to describe her baby weight in gleeful detail."

populous pop·u·lous·ly, adverb pop·u·lous·ness, noun non·pop·u·lous, adjective non·pop·u·lous·ly, adverb non·pop·u·lous·ness, nou no·ver·pop·u·lous, adjective o·ver·pop·u·lous·ly, adverb o·ver·pop·u·lous·ness, noun un·pop·u·lous, adjective un·pop·u·lous·ly, adverb un·pop·u·lous·ness, noun

(adj.) full of residents or inhabitants, as a region; heavily populated Syn: swarming, packed, teeming, crowded, numerous, populated, various, crawling, dense, jammed, legion, many, multifarious, multitudinous, occupied, overpopulated, peopled, settled, several, swarming, teeming, thick, thronged. Los Angeles is the most populous county in the US, with just over 10 million residents.

garrulous gar·ru·lous·ly, adverb gar·ru·lous·ness, noun non·gar·ru·lous, adjective non·gar·ru·lous·ly, adverb non·gar·ru·lous·ness, noun un·gar·ru·lous, adjective un·gar·ru·lous·ly, adverb un·gar·ru·lous·ness, noun

(adj.) full of trivial conversation, talkative Syn: prating, babbling, verbose, prolix, chatty, glib, loquacious, voluble, blabbermouth, chattering, effusive, gabby, gossiping, gushing, long-winded, loose-lipped, loose-tongued, motormouth, mouthy, prating, prattling, prosy. I was lively and loquacious(talkative) and --- and all those sorts of things, and I performed and did stand-up.

spotty spot·ti·er, spot·ti·est, adjective. spot·ti·ly, adverbspot·ti·ness, noun

(adj.) full of, having, or occurring in spots: --- coloring. irregular or uneven in quality or character: a --- performance. Syn: erratic, random, sporadic, episodic, erratic, patchy, sporadic, uneven, desultory, flickering, fluctuating, on-again-off-again, pimply, spasmodic, unequal. When fully charged and within range, audio monitors can be very reliable, especially if you have spotty WiFi in your home.

sonorous so·no·rous·ly, adverb so·no·rous·ness, noun mul·ti·so·no·rous, adjective mul·ti·so·no·rous·ly, adverb mul·ti·so·no·rous·ness, noun un·so·no·rous, adjective un·so·no·rous·ly, adverb un·so·no·rous·ness, noun

(adj.) full, deep, or rich in sound or language; impressive in style. Syn: eloquent, florid, grandiose, orotund, booming, ringing, thundering, loud, powerful, resounding, reverberating, rich, rotund. The ancient cities, the dreamy harbors, the sonorous street names that no longer existed.

lauded un·laud·ed, adjective

(adj.) given no praise, opposite of laud Syn: renowned, exalted, acclaimed, distinguished, eminent, esteemed, famed, great, illustrious, notable, noted, outstanding, prominent, well-known, cheered, extolled, hailed, complimented, aided, blessed She was the third-wave feminism firebrand, famous and lauded.

belligerent bel·lig·er·ent·ly, adverb in·ter·bel·lig·er·ent, adjective un·bel·lig·er·ent, adjective un·bel·lig·er·ent·ly, adverb

(adj.) given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; (n.) one at war, one engaged in war Syn: pugnacious, truculent, combative, quarrelsome, antagonistic, contentious. Some contacts also noted a rising number of belligerent customers.

markup

(n.) the amount added to the cost of merchandise to establish the selling price (v.) to mark up (a document or web page). Syn: addition, increase, margin, profit, range, spread, gross profit Google has laid down quality guidelines for using schema(a diagram, plan) markup.

taciturn tac·i·turn·ly, adverb un·tac·i·turn, adjective un·tac·i·turn·ly, adverb

(adj.) habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little, uncommunicative, reluctant to join in conversation. Syn: silent, uncommunicative, reticent, quiet. The exuberant, indefatigable Democrat from Oregon and the dour, taciturn Republican from New Hampshire made an odd couple.

stern stern·ly, adverb stern·ness, noun

(adj.) hard, harsh, or severe; firm, strict, or uncompromising; stern·ly, adverbstern·ness, noun Syn: adamant, unrelenting, unsympathetic, cruel, unfeeling. But at the end of the day, as a governor, you have to be stern and there are decisions you have to make.

mordant mor·dant·ly, adverb un·mor·dant, adjective un·mor·dant·ly, adverb

(adj.) harshly ironic or sinister, نیشدار و دردناک ; of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action; (n). coloring agent, acid, corrosive liquid (v.)to impregnate or treat with a ---. Syn: cutting, stinging, acerbic, scathing. I like that the emotional lives of women are tinged with a kind of mordant humor for the most part.

fortunate for·tu·nate·ly, adverb for·tu·nate·ness, noun qua·si-for·tu·nate, adjective qua·si-for·tu·nate·ly, adverb su·per·for·tu·nate, adjective su·per·for·tu·nate·ly, adverb

(adj.) having good luck; lucky Syn: affluent, encouraging, fortuitous, happy, healthy, helpful, lucky, profitable, prosperous, successful, wealthy, well-off, advantageous, auspicious, blessed, born with a silver spoon, bright, charmed, convenient, favorable Residents fortunate enough to have escaped began returning to the destroyed village at the beginning of August.

provident prov·i·dent·ly, adverb prov·i·dent·ness, noun non·prov·i·dent, adjective non·prov·i·dent·ly, adverb o·ver·prov·i·dent, adjective o·ver·prov·i·dent·ly, adverb o·ver·prov·i·dent·ness, noun un·prov·i·dent, adjective un·prov·i·dent·ly, adverb

(adj.) having or showing foresight; providing carefully for the future. Syn: cautious, prudent. These accounts operate as part of the country's Central Provident Fund system that also provides retirement.

apathetic ap·a·thet·i·cal·ly, adverb

(adj.) having or showing little or no emotion. not interested or concerned; indifferent or unresponsive. Syn: unfeeling, impassive, cool, uninterested, unconcerned. Nobody leaves feeling apathetic about Ashley, the mark of a well-written character.

prescient pre·scient·ly, adverb non·pre·sci·ent, adjective non·pre·sci·ent·ly, adverb un·pre·scient, adjective un·pre·scient·ly, adverb

(adj.) having prescience, or knowledge of things or events before they exist or happen; having foresight Syn: farsighted, foresighted, judicious Looking back, Elden's decisions may appear both responsible and prescient.

oval o·val·ly, adverb o·val·ness, noun half-oval, adjective, noun pseu·do·o·val, adjective pseu·do·o·val·ly, adverb sem·i·o·val, adjective sem·i·o·val·ly, adverb sem·i·o·val·ness, noun

(adj.) having the general form, shape, or outline of an egg; egg-shaped. ellipsoidal or elliptical. (n.) an object of oval shape. Syn: elliptical, oblong, ovoid, egg-shaped, ellipsoidal, elliptic, ovate, oviform The blue oval shows the ring of auroras that continually surround Jupiter's north pole.

lopsided lop·sid·ed·ly, adverb lop·sid·ed·ness, noun

(adj.) heavier, larger, or more developed on one side than on the other; unevenly balanced; unsymmetrical. leaning to one side. Syn: uneven, unequal. If anything, this ratio may be even more lopsided among Republicans.

eminent em·i·nent·ly, adverb non·em·i·nent, adjective qua·si-em·i·nent, adjective qua·si-em·i·nent·ly, adverb un·em·i·nent, adjective un·em·i·nent·ly, adverb

(adj.) high in station, rank, or repute; prominent; distinguished; conspicuous, signal, or noteworthy. Syn: celebrated, renowned, illustrious, noted. She's a retired nurse and he's a fairly eminent scientist in the environment field, also retired.

dispassionate dis·pas·sion·ate·ly, adverb dis·pas·sion·ate·ness, noun un·dis·pas·sion·ate, adjective un·dis·pas·sion·ate·ly, adverb

(adj.) impartial; calm, free from emotion Syn: cool, unemotional, uninvolved; fair, just. I judge the entries blindly with dispassionate sincerity, Rewarding those exhibiting the maximum hilarity.

orthodox or·tho·dox·ly, adverb or·tho·dox·ness, noun an·ti·or·tho·dox, adjective an·ti·or·tho·dox·ly, adverb hy·per·or·tho·dox, adjective non·or·tho·dox, adjective non·or·tho·dox·ly, adverb pro-or·tho·dox, adjective sem·i·or·tho·dox, adjective sem·i·or·tho·dox·ly, adverb ul·tra·or·tho·dox, adjective un·or·tho·dox, adjective

(adj.) in agreement with established or generally accepted beliefs or ways of doing things Syn: traditional, commonplace, routine, fixed. I think the minute you say something even slightly off accepted orthodox, they want you destroyed.

inchoate in·cho·ate·ly, adverb in·cho·ate·ness, noun

(adj.) in an initial stage; not fully formed, disorganized Syn: amorphous, elementary, embryonic, formless, immature, imperfect, inceptive, incipient, nascent, preliminary, rudimentary, shapeless, unfinished, unformed, unshaped The metaverse is --- enough as a concept for just about anyone to seem like they know what they're doing, regardless of whether they actually do.

scarce scarcely, adverb scarceness, noun un·scarce, adjective un·scarce·ly, adverb un·scarce·ness, noun

(adj.) in short supply; only a very short time before Syn: deficient, limited, rare, scant, scanty, sparse, sporadic, at a premium, failing, few, few and far between, in short supply, occasional, seldom, short, shortened, shy, truncated, uncommon, unusual, infrequent. Larger stones are more scarce, but a larger stone is not necessarily more valuable.

insensitive in·sen·si·tive·ness, in·sen·si·tiv·i·ty, noun

(adj.) inability to be affected by; lack of sensitivity Syn: crass, heartless, uncaring, unkind, unresponsive, aloof, bloodless, coldhearted, hard, hard as nails, hard-boiled, hardened, hardhearted, imperceptive, incurious, obtuse, stony, tactless, thick-skinned, tough At which point you might be baffled by the laughable insensitivity, or unsettled and disgusted by this appropriation.

exasperate ex·as·per·at·er, noun ex·as·per·at·ing·ly, adverb un·ex·as·per·at·ing, adjective

(v.) to irritate, annoy, or anger syn: vex, try one's patience ant: soothe, mollify, please, delight I was exasperated trying to figure out how to tell people to cook it this way, with this amount of heat.

dormant non·dor·mant, adjective sem·i·dor·mant, adjective

(adj.) inactive; in a state of suspension; sleeping Syn: asleep, comatose, inert, inoperative, latent, passive, sidelined, sluggish, abeyant, down, fallow, hibernating, lethargic, lurking, on the shelf, out of action, potential, prepatent, quiescent, slack We reported on the efforts of Dr. Susan Harkema, who is working to "wake up" dormant spinal cord neurons.

skeptical skep·ti·cal·ly, adverb skep·ti·cal·ness, noun an·ti·skep·ti·cal, adjective non·skep·ti·cal, adjective o·ver·skep·ti·cal, adjective o·ver·skep·ti·cal·ly, adverb o·ver·skep·ti·cal·ness, noun un·skep·ti·cal, adjective un·skep·ti·cal·ly, adverb

(adj.) inclined to doubt; slow to accept something as true; religion. Syn: doubtful, dubious, incredulous, mistrustful, suspicious, unconvinced, agnostic, cynical, dissenting, doubting, freethinking, hesitating, questioning, quizzical, scoffing, show-me, unbelieving I think that I was skeptical about Liz at first, because I had not heard of her.

factious fac·tious·ly, adverb fac·tious·ness, noun non·fac·tious, adjective non·fac·tious·ly, adverb non·fac·tious·ness, noun o·ver·fac·tious, adjective o·ver·fac·tious·ly, adverb o·ver·fac·tious·ness, noun un·fac·tious, adjective un·fac·tious·ly, adverb

(adj.) inclined to form factions; causing dissension; dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion); causing disunity, dissension, or disputes; quarrelsome; نفاق افکن Syn: alienated, belligerent, contending, contentious, contumacious, disaffected, disputatious, dissident, divisive, estranged, fighting, hostile, insubordinate, insurgent, insurrectionary, litigious, malcontent, mutinous, partisan, quarrelsome Fox offered a factious opposition to this measure, alleging that it conferred a dangerous power on the executive.

pugnacious pug·na·cious·ly, adverb pug·nac·i·ty, pug·na·cious·ness, noun un·pug·na·cious, adjective un·pug·na·cious·ly, adverb

(adj.) inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative; جدال طلب Syn: argumentative, contentious, bellicose, aggressive, antagonistic, argumentative, bellicose, brawling, cantankerous, chip on shoulder, choleric, combative, contentious, defiant, disputatious, have a bone to pick, hot-tempered, irascible, irritable, militant, petulant, pushing, pushy Rumsfeld was more complex and paradoxical than the public caricature of him as a pugnacious, inflexible villain would suggest.

apt apt·ly, adverb apt·ness, noun o·ver·apt, adjective o·ver·apt·ness, noun

(adj.) inclined; disposed; given; prone; likely; unusually intelligent; able to learn quickly and easily;suited to the purpose or occasion; appropriate. مستعدانه و بطور مناسب Syn: liable, clever, bright; adaptable; handy, adroit, dexterous, skillful, fitting, meet, germane, felicitous. Experts we talked to said the comparison between Goodell and law enforcement may not necessarily be apt.

embedded

(adj.) inserted as an integral part of a surrounding whole; working closely with a group or participating in a special event as an invited expert, creative professional, etc. Syn: fixed, ingrained, installed, planted, encapsulated, enclosed, impacted, inserted, nested, deep-seated, set in In any cultural context, deeply embedded values and attitudes can be difficult to change. working closely with a group or participating in a special event as an invited expert, creative professional, etc.

didactic di·dac·ti·cal·ly, adverb di·dac·ti·cism, noun non·di·dac·tic, adjective non·di·dac·ti·cal·ly, adverb un·di·dac·tic, adjective

(adj.) intended to instruct; instructive; teaching or intending to teach a moral lesson. Syn: pedantic, preachy, donnish, pedagogical. His plays are essentially didactic, being aimed at some weakness or iniquity of the social system.

tendentious ten·den·tious·ly, adverb ten·den·tious·ness, noun

(adj.) intended to promote a particular point of view, doctrine, or cause; biased or partisan; جانبدارانه و مغرض Syn: prejudicial, bigoted, chauvinistic, disposed, one-sided, partial, partisan, prejudiced, prepossessed The position in Ethiopia is, to say the least of it, tendentious, and at any moment the natives may change their skin.

ribald rib·ald·ly, adverb

(adj.) irreverently mocking; coarse, vulgar, or indecent in language; (n.) ribald, فحاش و آدم هرزه Syn: indecent, obscene, gross. And at the trail's end the unkempt, ribald crew swarmed their dark and dirty camp as a band of pirates a galleon.

vague vague·ly, adverb vague·ness, noun un·vague, adjective un·vague·ness, noun

(adj.) lacking clarity or distinctness; not precisely limited, determined Syn: ambiguous, dubious, equivocal, faint, fuzzy, hazy, imprecise, lax, nebulous, obscure, uncertain, unclear, unsure, amorphous, amphibological, bewildering, bleary, blurred, cloudy, dark. Vague murmurs of doubt and surprise reached the ears of two of the British magistrates.

timid ti·mid·i·ty, tim·id·ness, noun tim·id·ly, adverb o·ver·tim·id, adjective o·ver·tim·id·ly, adverb un·tim·id, adjective un·tim·id·ly, adverb

(adj.) lacking in self-assurance, courage, or bravery; easily alarmed; timorous; shy. Syn: ambivalent, bashful, demure, diffident, fearful, feeble, frightened, gentle, humble, modest, nervous, weak, shrinking, trembling, wavering, yellow, afraid, apprehensive, badgered, browbeaten Colonial hasn't fully changed that, but I think we're moving away from a timid response.

lackluster British, lack·lus·tre

(adj.) lacking liveliness, vitality, spirit, or enthusiasm (n.) a lack of brilliance or vitality. Syn: boring, flat, ho-hum, muted, uninspired, blah, blind, colorless, dark, dead, dim, drab, draggy, dry, laid-back, leaden, lusterless, matte, nothing, obscure A lonely and lackluster student with little aptitude for athletics, he found sanctuary in a drama class and then a calling as an actor.

feeble fee·ble·ness, noun feeblish, adjective feebly, adverb non·fee·ble, adjective non·fee·ble·ness, noun non·fee·b·ly, adverb un·fee·ble, adjective un·fee·ble·ness, noun un·fee·b·ly, adverb

(adj.) lacking physical strength, morally, especially as a result of age or illness, virtuously; virtually; practically. Syn: ailing, decrepit, flabby, fragile, frail, incompetent, inefficient, infirm, lame, paltry, puny, sickly, tame, weak, weakened, aged, chicken, debilitated, delicate, doddering Our official high temperature stood late Saturday at 59 feeble degrees. That appears, at best, to be feeble, at worst to have atrophied altogether.

Pale palely, adverb paleness, noun

(adj.) lacking the usual intensity of color due to fear, illness, stress, etc; not bright or brilliant; dim. (v.) to seem less important, remarkable, etc., especially when compared with something else; to encircle or encompass. (n.) an enclosed area. limits; bounds. Syn: blanch, blench, whiten; fade, lose color. Platinum is so rare that even gold pales in comparison. outside the pale of his jurisdiction.

brief briefer, noun briefness, noun un·brief, adjective un·brief·ly, adverb un·brief·ness, noun un·briefed, adjective

(adj.) lasting or taking a short time; of short duration: a brief walk; using few words; concise; succinct. (n.) a short and concise statement or written item. an outline, the form of which is determined by set rules, of all the possible arguments and information on one side of a controversy: (v.) to make an abstract or summary of. to instruct by a brief or briefing. Syn: short-lived, fleeting, transitory, ephemeral, transient, terse, compact, pithy, condensed, outline, précis, epitome, abstract, summarize, outline. Amazon, meanwhile, set their preorders live late Wednesday around midnight ET, only for consoles to sell out within a similarly brief timeframe.

legitimate le·git·i·mate·ly, adverb le·git·i·mate·ness, noun le·git·i·ma·tion, noun de·le·git·i·mate, verb (used with object), de·le·git·i·mat·ed, de·le·git·i·mat·ing. de·le·git·i·ma·tion, nounn on·le·git·i·mate, adjective post·le·git·i·ma·tion, noun qua·si-le·git·i·mate, adjective qua·si-le·git·i·mate·ly, adverb

(adj.) lawful, rightful; reasonable, justifiable (v.) to make lawful or legal; pronounce or state as lawful: (n.) approved Syn: appropriate, certain, consistent, correct, fair, genuine, justifiable, lawful, logical, natural, normal, proper, real, reasonable, reliable, rightful, sensible, statutory, true, well-founded

fickle fick·le·ness, noun un·fick·le, adjective

(adj.) liable to change very rapidly, erratic; marked by a lack of constancy or steadiness, inconsistent Syn: unstable, unsteady, variable, capricious, fitful. That fickle mentality has carried the league, for better or worse, for a decade.

imminent im·mi·nent·ly, adverb im·mi·nent·ness, noun un·im·mi·nent, adjective

(adj.) likely to occur at any moment; impending; projecting or leaning forward; overhanging. Syn: near, at hand. No one should expect the imminent arrival of the Kingdom of Heaven.

subordinate sub·or·di·nate·ly, adverb sub·or·di·nate·ness, noun sub·or·di·na·tion, sub·or·di·na·cy, noun sub·or·di·na·tive, adjective non·sub·or·di·nate, adjective non·sub·or·di·nat·ing, adjective pre·sub·or·di·nate, verb, pre·sub·or·di·nat·ed, pre·sub·or·di·nat·ing. self-sub·or·di·nat·ing, adjective un·sub·or·di·nate, adjective un·sub·or·di·na·tive, adjective

(adj.) lower in rank or position, secondary; (n.) one who is in a lower position or under the orders of someone else; (v.) to put in a lower or secondary position Syn: ancillary, inferior, lower, reduce, aide, assistant, deputy, servant, underling, accessory, adjuvant, auxiliary, collateral, dependent, inferior, junior, low, minor, satellite, secondary, sub, subaltern, subject, subnormal Because my parents had the same kind of job, I never considered one of their careers as subordinate to the other.

prone pronely, adverb proneness, noun

(adj.) lying face down; inclined, likely Syn: apt, subject, tending; recumbent. As the machines become more controllable and less error-prone, they become more useful.

tedious

(adj.) marked by monotony or tedium; long and tiresome; wordy so as to cause weariness or boredom, as a speaker, a writer, or the work they produce; prolix. Syn: wearing, tiring, monotonous, dull, annoying, banal, boring, dreary, endless, exhausting, humdrum, laborious, tiresome, tiring, uninteresting, arid, bromidic, drab, dragging, draggy, drudging, dry, dull as dishwater, dusty Tax season can be frustrating and tedious even in the best of times.

astute as·tute·ly, adverb as·tute·ness, noun

(adj.) marked by practical hardheaded intelligence, keenly perceptive or discerning; sagacious, shrewd; cunning Syn: adroit, canny, crafty, discerning, insightful, intelligent, keen, shrewd, brainy, bright, calculating, clever, foxy, knowing, not born yesterday, on the ball, perspicacious, quick on the uptake, sagacious, savvy, artful, crafty, wily, sly. They played the fool in the tragedy, although Shakespeare's fools tended to be more astute.

obsequious ob·se·qui·ous·ly, adverb ob·se·qui·ous·ness, noun o·ver·ob·se·qui·ous, adjective o·ver·ob·se·qui·ous·ly, adverb o·ver·ob·se·qui·ous·ness, noun un·ob·se·qui·ous, adjective un·ob·se·qui·ous·ly, adverb un·ob·se·qui·ous·ness, noun

(adj.) marked by slavish attentiveness; excessively submissive, often for purely self-interested reasons Syn: sycophantic, flattering; cringing, submissive. Selim was most obsequious and seemed ready to do everything for my comfort.

miscellaneous mis·cel·la·ne·ous·ly, adverb mis·cel·la·ne·ous·ness, noun

(adj.) mixed, of different kinds Syn: varied, assorted, motley Antonyms: identical, uniform, homogeneous The house continues to attract artists, musicians, and miscellaneous guests.

lamented

(adj.) mourned or grieved for; feel sorry for; complained Syn: bemoan, deplore, regret, moan, bewail, sob, rue, wail, sorrow, cry, bawl, hurt, repine, rain, sing, weep, bleed, howl, beat one's breast, eat one's heart out Saban also lamented the fact that Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos purchased the Washington Post. In view of approaching death, she often lamented that she could not see her daughter well married before she left the world.

lissome lis·some·ly, adverb lis·some·ness, noun

(adj.) moving and bending with ease, easily flexed; limber; agile Syn: rigid, clumsy. Her own costly wedding veil drapes (heavy fabric curtain) the dainty, lissome figure.

swift

(adj.) moving very fast (n.) any of numerous long-winged Syn: abrupt, expeditious, hasty, nimble, quick, rapid, speedy, sudden, unexpected, cracking, express, fleet, flying, precipitate, prompt, ready, screaming, short, spanking, alacritous The sound of the swift beating of horse-hoofs was heard from the south, and soon three men came riding up.

abrupt ab·rupt·ly, adverb ab·rupt·ness, noun un·ab·rupt·ly, adverb

(adj.) sudden or unexpected; steep; precipitous; sharp. Syn: hasty, hurried, precipitous, quick, sudden, surprising, unanticipated, unexpected, unforeseen, blunt, brusque, crude, crusty, curt, direct, discourteous, gruff, impetuous, impolite, matter-of-fact At one end, the meadow flowed into a large valley; at the other, it dropped off abruptly in a cliff.

insular in·su·lar·ism, noun in·su·lar·i·ty, noun in·su·lar·ly, adverb in·ter·in·su·lar, adjective trans·in·su·lar, adjective un·in·su·lar, adjective

(adj.) narrow-minded or illiberal; provincial; standing alone; detached; isolated; of or relating to an island or islands Syn: circumscribed, isolated, parochial, petty, bigoted, closed, confined, contracted, cut off, detached, illiberal, limited, narrow, prejudiced, provincial, restricted, secluded, separate, sequestered They were a closed insular class but they were nonetheless connected to the world around them.

perpetual per·pet·u·al·i·ty, per·pet·u·al·ness, noun per·pet·u·al·ly, adverb non·per·pet·u·al, adjective qua·si-per·pet·u·al, adjective

(adj.) never ending or changing; occurring repeatedly; continuing or enduring forever; everlasting. lasting an indefinitely long time (n.) a perennial plant. Syn: permanent, enduring, continuous, incessant, constant, unending, uninterrupted, ceaseless, constant, continued, continuous, endless, enduring, eternal, incessant, infinite, interminable, never-ending, perennial, permanent, persistent, recurring, unceasing, unending, abiding, everlasting, going on We were in a perpetual state of anxiety because of how challenging is was for us to be in public. A way of being a perpetual passenger, insisting you're not equipped to drive.

unflagging

(adj.) not declining in strength or vigour; tireless Syn: indefatigable, inexhaustible, staunch, tireless, unceasing, unfailing, unrelenting, unremitting, active, assiduous, constant, diligent, dynamic, energetic, fixed, persevering, steady, undeviating, unfaltering, unretiring Last season he was a most devoted parent and looked after his family with unflagging care.

facetious

(adj.) not meant to be taken seriously or literally; amusing; humorous. Syn: amusing, blithe, capering, clever, comic, comical, droll, dry, fanciful, farcical, flip, flippant, frivolous, funny, gay, humorous, indecorous, ironic, irreverent, jesting This is not by any means a facetious question: Do you think alcohol should also be made illegal?

impenetrable im·pen·e·tra·ble·ness, noun im·pen·e·tra·bly, adverb

(adj.) not penetrable; inaccessible to ideas, influences, etc.; incapable of being understood; inscrutable; unfathomable. Syn: incomprehensible, mysterious, obscure, hidden. Gradually poets I'd once considered impenetrable filled me with awe instead of bafflement(to confusement, bewilderment, or perplex).

intangible in·tan·gi·bil·i·ty, in·tan·gi·ble·ness, noun in·tan·gi·bly, adverb

(adj.) not tangible; incapable of being perceived by the sense of touch, as incorporeal or immaterial things; impalpable. not definite or clear to the mind; not having physical presence Syn: vague, fleeting, ethereal, unreal, abstract, eluding, hypothetical, impalpable, imponderable, slight, abstruse, airy, dim, elusive, evading, evanescent, evasive, imperceptible, inappreciable, incorporeal, indeterminate, insensible This is a necessary resource, just as familiar as the first one, including both tangible and intangible assets.

Opaque o·paque·ly, adverb o·paque·ness, noun sub·o·paque, adjective sub·o·paque·ly, adverb sub·o·paque·ness, noun

(adj.) not transparent or translucent; impenetrable to light; not clear or lucid; dense, stupid (n.) something that is ---. (v.) to cause to become opaque. Syn: blurred, cloudy, dirty, dull, frosty, gloomy, hazy, impenetrable, murky, thick, arcane, equivocal, incomprehensible, uncertain, unclear, unintelligible, vague, dark, darkened, dim, muddy. It is unclear why those posts were reinstated, as Facebook is notoriously opaque on its policies and their enforcement.

bound boundness, noun bound·ing·ly, adverb

(adj.) obligated, tied, to bind or oblige morally or legally (v.) simple past tense and past participle of bind Syn: constrained, enslaved, obligated, restrained, hop, leap, prance, ricochet, skip, vault, encircle, hem in, apprenticed, articled, bent, coerced, compelled, contracted, doomed, driven Some are afraid their homes are at risk if a fire escapes its bounds, or that the smoke will harm their health.

intermittent in·ter·mit·tence, in·ter·mit·ten·cy, noun in·ter·mit·tent·ly, adverb non·in·ter·mit·tence, noun non·in·ter·mit·tent, adjective non·in·ter·mit·tent·ness, noun un·in·ter·mit·tent, adjective

(adj.) occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous or steady Syn: sporadic, fitful, infrequent, occasional, periodic, recurrent, recurring, seasonal, alternate, arrested, broken, checked, cyclic, cyclical, discontinuing, discontinuous, epochal, every other, here and there, hit-or-miss, interrupted. After six months of intermittent interrogations and several lie detector tests, Elahi got off the hook.

quotidian quo·tid·i·an·ly, adverb quo·tid·i·an·ness, noun

(adj.) occurring daily; commonplace; If you take a spaceship to Mars, that would be unusual and extraordinary: the opposite of ---; روزمره (n.) something recurring daily Syn: commonplace, daily, everyday, trivial, usual To read their letters is a similar exercise, even when the correspondence regards only quotidian matters. Videos uploaded by some mothers and fathers are less of a reach out than a simple continuation of their quotidian Internet habits.

mulish mul·ish·ly, adverb mul·ish·ness, noun un·mul·ish, adjective

(adj.) of or like a mule, as being very stubborn, obstinate, or intractable. Syn: adamant, bullheaded, dogged, firm, hardheaded, headstrong, immovable, inflexible, intractable, obdurate, opinionated, persistent, pigheaded, recalcitrant, relentless, single-minded, steadfast, strong-minded, stubborn, tenacious He knew this and yet he felt obstinate, mulish almost, as he sat down to reply non-committally to Miss Van Tuyn's letter.

staid staidly, adverb staidness, noun un·staid, adjective un·staid·ly, adverb

(adj.) of settled or sedate character; not flighty or capricious. fixed, settled, or permanent. جدی و متین (v.) a simple past tense and past participle of stay Syn: decorous, dignified, sedate, sober, solemn, somber, stuffy, calm, collected, composed, cool, demure, earnest, formal, grave, no-nonsense, quiet, self-restrained, serious, settled As she chronicles(recount, relate), she held deep insecurities about her own place in her husband's political orbit, Washington's staid protocols and the Navy hierarchy(any system of persons or things ranked one above another.).

trifling tri·fling·ly, adverb tri·fling·ness, noun un·tri·fling, adjective un·tri·fling·ly, adverb

(adj.) of very little importance; trivial; insignificant; (n.) idle(not working or active) or frivolous(characterized by lack of seriousness or sense) conduct, talk, etc. foolish delay or waste of time. Syn: unimportant, slight, inconsequential, negligible, piddling. What's the point of tacking on some trifling symbolic punishment to their deep anguish?

temporal tem·po·ral·ly, adverb tem·po·ral·ness, noun

(adj.) of, relating to, or expressing time; of, relating to, or situated near the temple or a temporal bone. (n.) a temporal possession, estate, or the like; temporality. Syn: earthly, materialistic, physical, sensual, transitory, lay, mortal, secular, ephemeral, fugitive, passing, temporary, transient, banausic, carnal, civil, earthy, fleshly, mundane, nonsacred. The mystery is that all the known laws of nature except one do not distinguish a temporal direction.

labyrinthine lab·y·rin·thi·an [lab-uh-rin-thee-uhn], lab·y·rin·thic.

(adj.) of, relating to, or resembling a labyrinth. complicated; tortuous; Syn: convoluted, intricate, meandering, serpentine, tangled, tortuous, twisting, winding, complex, elaborate, mazy, sinuous, wandering, zigzag. An oppressively dark, cluttered, unnavigable wood-paneled disaster, Kylie's childhood home feels labyrinthine and suffocating, even though it's hardly the Overlook Hotel.

invidious in·vid·i·ous·ly, adverb in·vid·i·ous·ness, noun non·in·vid·i·ous, adjective non·in·vid·i·ous·ly, adverb non·in·vid·i·ous·ness, noun un·in·vid·i·ous, adjective un·in·vid·i·ous·ly, adverb

(adj.) offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment Syn: abominable, calumnious, defamatory, detestable, detracting, detractive, discriminatory, envious, envying, green-eyed, jealous, libelous, maligning, obnoxious, odious, offensive, repugnant, scandalous, slanderous, slighting Can we find a way to prevent invidious discrimination without subjecting ourselves to government-enforced ideologies?

prompt prompt·ly, adverb prompt·ness, noun o·ver·prompt, adjective qua·si-prompt, adjective un·prompt, adjective

(adj.) on time; done without delay; to encourage; (v.) give an incentive for action (v.) to move or induce to action, to occasion or incite; inspire Syn: urge, spur, instigate, impel. Several clusters of cases related to a new viral variant have emerged in his area, prompting schools to delay their start dates.

ebullient e·bul·lient·ly, adverb non·e·bul·lient, adjective non·e·bul·lient·ly, adverb un·e·bul·lient, adjective

(adj.) overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement; high-spirited; bubbling up like a boiling liquid. Syn: agitated, brash, buoyant, chipper, effervescent, effusive, elated, exuberant, irrepressible, bouncy, chirpy, excited, exhilarated, frothy, gushing, high-spirited, vivacious, zestful, zippy The award winner was in an ebullient mood at the dinner in her honor. ebullient lava streaming down the mountainside.

lavish lav·ish·er, noun lav·ish·ly, adverb lav·ish·ness, noun o·ver·lav·ish, adjective o·ver·lav·ish·ness, noun un·lav·ish, adjective un·lav·ished, adjective

(adj.) overly generous, extravagant; abundant; (v.) to spend or give freely or without limit Syn: bountiful, effusive, excessive, extravagant, exuberant, generous, gorgeous, grand, lush, luxurious, opulent, plush, posh, profligate, ritzy, sumptuous, swanky, wasteful, expend, fritter Attacking a celebrity will almost always produce more attention than lavishing praise on them.

prim prim·mer, prim·mest, adjective primmed, prim·ming, verb prim·ly, adverb prim·ness, noun

(adj.) overly neat, proper, or formal; prudish; to draw up the mouth in an affectedly nice or precise way. Syn: prissy, formal, rigid, demure, correct, spruce, stickling, tidy, uncluttered, ceremonial, ceremonious, choosy, cleanly, conventional, dapper, decorous, fastidious, formal, genteel, good, goody-goody, nice, nit-picking Each aimed to reform my behavior and return me to my classmates as a prim and proper student.

pacific non·pa·cif·ic, adjective un·pa·cif·ic, adjective pacifically, adverb

(adj.) peaceful in character or intent; tending to make or preserve peace; conciliatory Syn: dovish, humane, calm, friendly, neutral, quiet, amicable, at peace, conciliatory, diplomatic, gentle, peaceable, peacemaking, placatory, placid, serene, tranquil, untroubled It looked so calm and peaceful that he said, "I will call it 'Pacific,' for I have never seen the like before."

sylvan

(adj.) pertaining to or characteristic of forests; living or located in a forest; wooded, woody (پردرخت و جنگلی); (n). a spirit that lives in or frequents the woods Syn: rustic, forestlike, shady, wooded, woody Thatcher has filled me amply with expensive urban food in this sylvan retreat—nectar and ambrosia.

spurious spu·ri·ous·ly, adverb spu·ri·ous·ness, noun non·spu·ri·ous, adjective non·spu·ri·ous·ly, adverb non·spu·ri·ous·ness, noun un·spu·ri·ous, adjective un·spu·ri·ous·ly, adverb un·spu·ri·ous·ness, noun

(adj.) plausible but false; intended to deceive; of illegitimate birth; bastard. Syn: sham, , mock, meretricious, bogus, false, phony, specious, affected, apocryphal, artificial, assumed, bastard, bent, bum, contrived, deceitful, deceptive, dummy, ersatz, faked, feigned, forged, framed. She was thrown in jail last year under spurious circumstances after her website refused to tow() Duterte's line.

piquant pi·quan·cy, pi·quant·ness, noun pi·quant·ly, adverb

(adj.) pleasantly pungent; attractive; sharp or stinging, especially to the feelings. Syn: intriguing, clever, peppery, poignant, pungent, racy, savory, spicy, tangy, zesty, interesting, lively, provocative, sharp, snappy, sparkling, spirited, stimulating, stinging, tart, well-flavored, zestful. What is so piquant here is not the fact that Hillary understands that Obama is president.

cordial cor·dial·ly, adverb cor·dial·ness, noun pre·cor·dial, adjective qua·si-cor·dial, adjective su·per·cor·dial, adjective su·per·cor·dial·ness, noun un·cor·dial, adjective un·cor·dial·ness, noun

(adj.) politely warm and friendly (n.) a strong, sweetened, aromatic alcoholic liquor; liqueur Syn: genial, affectionate, amicable, cheerful, congenial, cozy, earnest, gracious, heartfelt, hearty, jovial, neighborly, polite, sincere, sympathetic, warm, warmhearted, welcoming, glowing, heart-to-heart, social They are all now adults, and we have very cordial relationships.

genuine gen·u·ine·ly, adverb gen·u·ine·ness, nounn on·gen·u·ine, adjective non·gen·u·ine·ness, noun qua·si-gen·u·ine, adjective un·gen·u·ine, adjective un·gen·u·ine·ness, noun

(adj.) possessing the claimed or attributed character, quality, or origin; not counterfeit; authentic; real; properly so-called; free from pretense, affectation, or hypocrisy; sincere; free from pretense, affectation, or hypocrisy; sincere. Syn: true, unaffected, open, honest, frank, forthright, absolute, bona fide, certain, honest, legitimate, natural, palpable, positive, pure, earnest, heartfelt, real, sincere, true, accurate, actual, demonstrable, exact, factual, good My number one priority is that our brand projects positive and genuine energy, and I am so happy we were able to achieve that with these photos.

ubiquitous u·biq·ui·tous·ly, adverb u·biq·ui·tous·ness, noun non·u·biq·ui·tar·y, adjective non·u·biq·ui·tous, adjective non·u·biq·ui·tous·ly, adverb non·u·biq·ui·tous·ness, noun un·u·biq·ui·tous, adjective un·u·biq·ui·tous·ly, adverb un·u·biq·ui·tous·ness, noun

(adj.) present, appearing, or found everywhere, especially at the same time; omnipresent. Syn: everywhere, omnipresent, pervasive, universal, all over, ubiquitary, wall-to-wall his ubiquitous influence was felt by all the family | cowboy hats are ubiquitous among the male singers.

brash brash·er, brash·est, brashy, adjective brash·ly, adverb brash·ness, noun

(adj.) prone to act in a hasty manner; impudent; offensively bold; پررو و پر مدعا (n.) a pile or stack of loose fragments or debris, as of rocks or hedge clippings. Syn: bold, brazen, cheeky, cocky, rude, foolhardy, impetuous, overconfident, rash, reckless, audacious, incautious, brazenfaced, cocksure, forward, impertinent, impolitic, impudent, indiscreet, insolent, overhasty, imprudent, foolhardy, precipitate. The brash, engaged, occasionally self-centered ex-lawmaker seemed to retreat inward and practically disappear.

intransigent in·tran·si·gence, in·tran·si·gen·cy, noun in·tran·si·gent·ly, adverb

(adj.) refusing to agree or compromise; uncompromising; inflexible. (n.) a person who refuses to agree or compromise, as in politics. Syn: adamant, inflexible, obstinate, resolute, stubborn, tenacious If the deal fell through, " the rest of the world would see Iran as the intransigent ones, not us."

penitent pen·i·tent·ly, adverb non·pen·i·tent, adjective, noun un·pen·i·tent, adjective un·pen·i·tent·ly, adverb

(adj.) regretful for one's sins or mistakes. (n.) one who is sorry for wrongdoing Syn: remorseful, rueful, sorrowful, repentant, abject, apologetic, atoning, attritional. Still, that might not do it: not every believer, or even all members of the penitent, will be taken.

protracted

(adj.) relatively long in duration; tediously -------, Extended in time; prolonged Syn: persistent, recurrent, dragging, elongate, prolonged, Douglas's worry was that this scenario would set us up for a protracted constitutional crisis, one without any clear resolution.

delineated de·lin·e·a·ble /dɪˈlɪn i ə bəl/, adjective pre·de·lin·e·ate, verb (used with object), pre·de·lin·e·at·ed, pre·de·lin·e·at·ing. un·de·lin·e·a·ble, adjective

(adj.) represented accurately or precisely, to trace the outline of; sketch or trace in outline; represent pictorially; to trace the outline of; sketch or trace in outline; represent pictorially. Syn: define, depict, lay out, limn, characterize, chart, detail, draft, draw, figure, mark, plot, portray, represent, trace It is unfair and potentially even deceptive to try to peer into her head and delineate the exact shape of those demons as she tries to decide whether to compete again in Tokyo.

opulent op·u·lent·ly, adverb un·op·u·lent, adjective un·op·u·lent·ly, adverb

(adj.) rich and superior in quality Syn: deluxe, extravagant, lavish, luscious, ostentatious, palatial, plush, sumptuous, swank, abundant, affluent, copious, exuberant, frilly, luxuriant, moneyed, plentiful, pretentious, prodigal, profusive "It was so opulent that no one ever thought it would sink, then boom—it was gone," says Conway. The star is the cream itself, as opulent as crème fraiche, with vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, etc., serving as a sort of halo.

reserved re·serv·ed·ly, adverb re·serv·ed·ness, noun o·ver·re·served, adjective o·ver·re·serv·ed·ly, adverb o·ver·re·serv·ed·ness, noun

(adj.) self-restrained and withdrawn in speech and manner Syn: controlled, reticent, constrained, taciturn, withdrawn, distant, cold; composed, aloof, cautious, composed, distant, modest, peaceful, placid, quiet, restrained, reticent, serene, soft-spoken, taciturn, booked, restricted, close, collected, cool, gentle, prim Wall led Houston with 24 points and was somewhat more reserved during a videoconference after the game.

ersatz

(adj.) serving as a substitute; synthetic; artificial; an --- coffee made from grain. (n.)an artificial substance or article used to replace something natural or genuine; a substitute. Syn: counterfeit, fake, imitation, phony, sham, substitute, synthetic, bogus, copied, false, manufactured, pretended, simulated, spurious In the buildup, Mayweather described last night's ersatz contest as "legalized bank robbery."

invetrate in·vet·er·ate·ly, adverb in·vet·er·ate·ness, noun

(adj.) settled or confirmed in a habit, practice, feeling, or the like Syn: addicted, habitual, hard-core, hardened, incurable, lifelong, abiding, accustomed, chronic, confirmed, continuing, customary, deep-rooted, deep-seated, dyed-in-the-wool, enduring, entrenched, fixed, habituated, inbred It gives the best outcomes to the most inveterate bad actors.

concise con·cise·ly, adverb

(adj.) short and gets right to the point Syn: pithy, succinct, terse, abridged, boiled down, breviloquent, brief, compact, compendious, compressed, condensed, curt, epigrammatic, in a nutshell, laconic, lean, marrowy, meaty, short and sweet, summary. Along with his intimate knowledge of the offense, he knows how to command a room and deliver a clear, concise message.

diffident dif·fi·dent·ly, adverb dif·fi·dent·ness, noun non·dif·fi·dent, adjective un·dif·fi·dent, adjective

(adj.) shy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved Syn: self-conscious, abashed, unconfident, self-effacing, embarrassed; modest, unassuming. He was charming, diffident but above all very friendly, with no airs or graces.

adroit a·droit·ly, adverb a·droit·ness, noun un·a·droit, adjective

(adj.) skillful, expert in the use of the hands or mind Syn: skillful, clever; deft, apt, adept. He is adroit and dry, and balances humor with the humanity of life.

capricious ca·pri·cious·ly, adverb ca·pri·cious·ness, noun non·ca·pri·cious, adjective non·ca·pri·cious·ly, adverb non·ca·pri·cious·ness, noun un·ca·pri·cious, adjective un·ca·pri·cious·ly, adverb un·ca·pri·cious·ness, noun

(adj.) subject to, led by, or indicative of a sudden, odd notion or unpredictable change; erratic. Syn: variable, flighty, mercurial. Since 1971, the capricious and excessive use of solitary confinement has only intensified in America's prisons.

ambiguous am·big·u·ous·ly, adverb am·big·u·ous·ness, noun un·am·big·u·ous, adjective

(adj.) unclear, open to more than one interpretation Syn: dubious, vague, indeterminate, problematic; unclassifiable, anomalous. The question was ambiguous as stated, so I gave credit for both answers.

numinous

(adj.) surpassing comprehension or understanding; mysterious; arousing one's elevated feelings of duty, honor, loyalty, etc; Syn: airy, asomatous, devotional, discarnate, disembodied, divine, ethereal, extramundane, ghostly, holy, immaterial, incorporeal, intangible, metaphysical, nonmaterial, nonphysical, otherworldly, platonic, pure, rarefied that element in artistic expression that remains numinous. a benevolent and numinous paternity.

literal lit·er·al·ness, noun non·lit·er·al, adjective non·lit·er·al·ly, adverb non·lit·er·al·ness, noun o·ver·lit·er·al, adjective un·lit·er·al, adjective un·lit·er·al·ly, adverb

(adj.) taking words in their usual or most basic sense without metaphor or allegory (n.) a typographical error, especially involving a single letter. Syn: truthful, exact, reliable. Stigma, in other words, consists of the act of branding, which, in the case of enslavement, could be literal.

lachrymose lach·ry·mose·ly, adverb lach·ry·mos·i·ty [lak-ruh-mos-i-tee], noun

(adj.) tearful; sad; weepy Syn: sad, tearful, teary, weeping, weepy The lachrymose prelate contributed hugely to the gaiety of nations. Our interviews were largely lachrymose on her part and morose on mine, after argument proved futile.

dilatory dil·a·to·ri·ly, adverb dil·a·to·ri·ness, noun un·dil·a·to·ri·ly, adverb un·dil·a·to·ry, adjective

(adj.) tending to delay or procrastinate, not prompt; intended to delay or postpone Syn: slow, unhurried, tardy, unpunctual, lax, slack, sluggish, sluggardly Decision-making is slow, acquisition processes are dilatory, and maintenance of the equipment bought is poor.

vulgar vul·gar·ly, adverb vul·gar·ness, noun un·vul·gar, adjective un·vul·gar·ly, adverb un·vul·gar·ness, noun

(adj.) the low common people, عامیانه; not generally socially acceptable or polite, ill-mannered, بی‌ادب; -----ity بطور بی ادبانه; (n.) populace توده مردم Syn: unrefined, inelegant, low, coarse, ribald, boorish, rude, colloquial. Skyscrapers in Singapore are "very rich, very arrogant, very vulgar" and they "humiliate" the old historic buildings.

ebullient ebullience, noun e·bul·lient·ly, adverb non·e·bul·lient, adjective non·e·bul·lient·ly, adverb un·e·bul·lient, adjective

(adj.) the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings; گرمی و نشاط Syn: agitated, brash, buoyant, chipper, effervescent, effusive, elated, exuberant, irrepressible, bouncy, chirpy, excited, exhilarated, frothy, gushing, high-spirited, vivacious, zestful, zippy Sitting with a view over the city skyline, Khan is clearly feeling ebullient, despite the crises facing London.

pessimistic pes·si·mis·ti·cal·ly, adverb non·pes·si·mis·tic, adjective non·pes·si·mis·ti·cal·ly, adverb o·ver·pes·si·mis·tic, adjective o·ver·pes·si·mis·ti·cal·ly, adverb un·pes·si·mis·tic, adjective un·pes·si·mis·ti·cal·ly, adverb

(adj.) the tendency to expect only bad outcomes; gloomy; joyless; unhopeful. Syn: bleak, depressed, despondent, discouraged, fatalistic, gloomy, glum, sad, cynical, dark, dejected, despairing, distrustful, downhearted, foreboding, hopeless, melancholy, misanthropic, morbid, morose Not all of the economists in the survey were as pessimistic as Sinclair.

Sparse sparse·ly, adverb sparse·ness, spar·si·ty, noun un·sparse, adjective un·sparse·ness, noun

(adj.) thinly dispersed or scattered; meager; not dense; کم پشت و نا متراکم و نازک Syn: inadequate, infrequent, meager, scant, scanty, scarce, skimpy, sporadic, thin, dispersed, exiguous, few and far between, occasional, poor, rare, scrimpy, spare, uncommon When this energy field eventually grows sparse, the cosmos starts to gently deflate.

tertiary ter·ti·ar·ies, noun, plural post-Ter·ti·ar·y, adjective pre-Ter·ti·ar·y, adjective

(adj.) third in order or level; coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position, formed by replacement of three atoms or groups. Syn: triennial, tertian A resolution that leaves things better than they were before is, at best, a tertiary concern.

recriminate re·crim·i·na·tion, noun re·crim·i·na·tive, re·crim·i·na·to·ry, adjective re·crim·i·na·tor, noun un·re·crim·i·na·tive, adjective

(adj.) to bring a countercharge against an accuser; to accuse in return. Syn: allege, arraign, arrest, attack, blame, brand, charge, cite, complain, denounce, implicate, indict, name, prosecute, sue, summon, admonish, berate, castigate, censure What a common dictate of the fallen and regenerate heart to resent and recriminate!

Invoke in·vo·ca·ble, adjective in·vok·er, noun re·in·voke, verb (used with object), re·in·voked, re·in·vok·ing. un·in·vo·ca·ble, adjective un·in·voked, adjective

(adj.) to call on for support syn. : appeal to, conjure, apply, enforce, adjure, beg, beseech, crave, entreat, implore, importune, petition, plead, pray, request, solicit, summon, supplicate, effect, implement, initiate Before you invoke images of a nation enjoying more indolence than industry, there is an uncomfortable statistic to digest.

bestowed un·be·stowed, adjective well-be·stowed, adjective

(adj.) to present as a gift Syn: advanced, entrusted, given, granted, intrusted, leased, let, on credit These are the names we bestow on animals we adore, cherish and care for.

maligned un·ma·ligned, adjective

(adj.) to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame Syn: abused, rejected, scorned Welles, he argued, did not deserve to be so unfairly maligned.

irresolute ir·res·o·lute·ly, adverb ir·res·o·lute·ness, noun

(adj.) uncertain how to act or proceed; doubtful; uncertain of purpose Syn: changing, doubtful, doubting, faltering, fearful, fickle, fluctuating, halfhearted, halting, hesitant, hesitating, tentative, timid, uncertain, undecided, undetermined, unsettled, unstable, unsteady, vacillating And because of these thoughts he had stood irresolute, aiming without firing, and bidding his Mexicans do the same.

precarious pre·car·i·ous·ly, adverb pre·car·i·ous·ness, noun su·per·pre·car·i·ous, adjective su·per·pre·car·i·ous·ness, noun un·pre·car·i·ous, adjective un·pre·car·i·ous·ness, noun

(adj.) uncertain; exposed to or involving danger; having insufficient, little, or no foundation. Syn: dangerous, delicate, dicey, hazardous, insecure, perilous, problematic, risky, rocky, shaky, slippery, ticklish, touchy, uncertain, unhealthy, unreliable, unsettled, unstable, unsteady, ambiguous An absolutely global union would have no such motivation, making it far more precarious.

eccentric ec·cen·tri·cal, adjective ec·cen·tri·cal·ly, adverb non·ec·cen·tric, adjective non·ec·cen·tri·cal·ly, adverb un·ec·cen·tric, adjective un·ec·cen·tri·cal·ly, adverb

(adj.) unconventional and slightly strange (n.) a person who has an unusual, peculiar, or odd personality, set of beliefs, or behavior pattern. Syn: strange, weird, bizarre. He's been around long enough to know that life is much more eccentric than he is.

arcane

(adj.) understood by few; mysterious or secret; obscure; esoteric. Syn: esoteric, impenetrable, cabalistic, mysterious, mystic, occult, recondite, unaccountable, unknowable She knew a lot about Sanskrit grammar and other arcane matters.

superfluous su·per·flu·ous·ly, adverb su·per·flu·ous·ness, noun un·su·per·flu·ous, adjective un·su·per·flu·ous·ly, adverb un·su·per·flu·ous·ness, noun

(adj.) unnecessary, especially through being more than enough Syn: excessive, expendable, gratuitous, redundant, unneeded, useless, abounding, de trop, dispensable, excess, exorbitant, extravagant, extreme, inessential, inordinate, lavish, leftover, needless, nonessential, overflowing. So if you don't like superfluous side stories and characters, there's less to love here.

arbitrary arbitraries, noun ar·bi·trar·i·ly adverb ar·bi·trar·i·ness, noun non·ar·bi·trar·i·ness, noun non·ar·bi·trar·y, adjective un·ar·bi·trar·y, adjective

(adj.) unreasonable; based on one's wishes or whims without regard for reason or fairness Syn: capricious, discretionary, erratic, frivolous, inconsistent, irrational, irresponsible, random, subjective, unreasonable, willful, autocratic, approximate, fanciful, injudicious, offhand, optional, supercilious, superficial, unaccountable This is an unusual encyclopedia, arranged by topics in a more or less arbitrary order. an arbitrary government.

torrential tor·ren·tial·ly, adverb

(adj.) used to refer to very heavy rain; pertaining to or having the nature of a torrent; violent, vehement(strongly emotional; intense or passionate), or impassioned. overwhelming; extraordinarily copious. Syn: teeming, abounding, swarming, copious, cornucopian, exuberant, inundant, inundatory, scaturient, superabundant In addition to the torrential rain and frequent lightning, the storm has also produced some small hail.

laconic la·con·i·cal·ly, adverb un·la·con·ic, adjective

(adj.) using few words; expressing much in few words; concise. Syn: brief, pithy, terse; succinct.brusque, pithy, terse, breviloquent, brief, compact, compendious, concise, crisp, curt, sententious, short and sweet, succinct My take is somewhat more laconic: this just doesn't matter much. Ramsey was laconic in response to inquiries upon this subject.

fastidious at·ten·tive·ly, adverb at·ten·tive·ness, noun o·ver·at·ten·tive, adjective o·ver·at·ten·tive·ly, adverb o·ver·at·ten·tive·ness, noun' un·at·ten·tive, adjective un·at·ten·tive·ly, adverb un·at·ten·tive·ness, noun

(adj.) very attentive(considerate) to and concerned about accuracy and detail; giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; Syn: mindful, aware, conscientious, interested, observant, vigilant, watchful, accommodating, courteous, devoted, gracious, polite, respectful, solicitous, thoughtful, heedful, alert, all ears, awake, enrapt, enthralled. She gave jewelry away, gifts, and was one of the most attentive, caring friends.

trivial triv·i·al·ly, adverb su·per·triv·i·al, adjective un·triv·i·al, adjective un·triv·i·al·ly, adverb

(adj.) very little important, minor; ordinary, commonplace Syn: commonplace, frivolous, immaterial, incidental, inconsequential, insignificant, irrelevant, meaningless, minor, negligible, paltry, petty, superficial, trite, unimportant, atomic, beside the point, diminutive, evanescent, everyday And more trivial modifications like altering bodily odors and promoting a healthy lifestyle.

imperceptible im·per·cep·ti·bil·i·ty, im·per·cep·ti·ble·ness, noun im·per·cep·ti·bly, adverb

(adj.) very slight, gradual, or subtle; not perceived by or affecting the senses. (n.) something not capable of being perceived by the senses. Syn: hidden, unperceivable, undetectable. Similarly, when a colleague at work gives notice, we begin, almost imperceptibly, to withdraw from him.

vengeful venge·ful·ly, adverb venge·ful·ness, noun unvengeful, adjective

(adj.) wanting or seeking revenge; disposed to seek revenge or intended for revenge Syn: antagonistic, hostile, vindictive, avenging, implacable, inimical, punitive, rancorous, relentless, retaliatory, revengeful, spiteful, unforgiving In certain storylines, illegal industrial pollution is just as much a villain as the vengeful monsters it creates.

Circumspect cir·cum·spect·ly, adverb cir·cum·spect·ness, noun non·cir·cum·spect, adjective non·cir·cum·spect·ness, noun o·ver·cir·cum·spect, adjective un·cir·cum·spect, adjective un·cir·cum·spect·ness, noun

(adj.) watchful and discreet; cautious; prudent; well-considered. Syn: cagey, careful, considerate, discriminating, judicious, meticulous, prudent, scrupulous, vigilant, wary, attentive, calculating, canny, chary, deliberate, gingerly, guarded, heedful, observant, politic. circumspect behavior/ ambition. The show is more certain than ever that the status quo is untenable(indefensible) — and a lot less willing to be circumspect about that idea.

pervasive per·va·sive·ly, adverb per·va·sive·ness, noun in·ter·per·va·sive, adjective in·ter·per·va·sive·ly, adverb non·per·va·sive, adjective non·per·va·sive·ly, adverb un·per·va·sive, adjective un·per·va·sive·ly, adverb

(adj.) widespread; distributed everywhere; spread throughout. Syn: common, inescapable, omnipresent, prevalent, rife, ubiquitous, universal, all over the place, general, permeating, pervading, wall-to-wall, widespread That will mean pervasive discounting with a side of free shipping to coax(to attempt to influence by gentle persuasion, flattery, etc.;) shoppers to buy.

prevalent prev·a·lence, prev·a·lent·ness, noun prev·a·lent·ly, adverb non·prev·a·lent, adjective non·prev·a·lent·ly, adverb un·prev·a·lent, adjective un·prev·a·lent·ly, adverb

(adj.) widespread; of wide extent or occurrence; in general use or acceptance; having the superiority or ascendancy; effectual or efficacious. Syn: far-reaching; common. That number would likely be about sufficient to achieve herd immunity, but vaccine skepticism is much more prevalent among Republicans.

revolt

(n.) (v.) rise in rebellion Syn: defection, insurgency, insurrection, mutiny, rebellion, revolution, defy, overthrow, take up arms, offend, repel, repulse, turn off, displeasure, rising, sedition, arise, boycott, break, defect Humans were doomed in the play even before Radius led the revolt.

perspicacious per·spi·ca·cious·ly, adverb per·spi·ca·cious·ness, noun

(adj.) wise; insightful; acutely intelligent; acutely perceptive; having keen discernment; Syn: acute, alert, astute, aware, clear-sighted, clever, discerning, heady, judicious, keen, penetrating, percipient, sagacious, savvy, sharp, sharp-witted, shrewd We may quote a paragraph from the pen of "Home Counties," a well-known and perspicacious writer on agricultural topics.

dainty dain·ti·ly, adverb dain·ti·ness, noun o·ver·dain·ti·ness, noun o·ver·dain·ty, adjective su·per·dain·ty, adjective un·dain·ti·ness, noun un·dain·ty, adjective

(adj.) with delicate beauty; freshly and prettily (n.) something delicious to the taste; a delicacy Syn: fine, tender, delectable, mouth-watering, scrumptious, overnice, tidbit, cute, elegant, ethereal, exquisite, graceful, lacy, neat, petite, tasteful, tasty, delicate, fussy, choice, darling, delicious, fair, frail, light, lovely, nice. This ritual consisted of dainty sandwiches, scones and sweets to quiet their stomach rumblings between meals.

bootless boot·less·ly, adverb boot·less·ness, noun

(adj.) without result, gain, or advantage; unavailing; useless. Syn: fruitless, futile, idle, ineffectual, unavailing, vain, worthless. How success in that enterprise might have suggested or shaped a further course of aggression, it is now bootless to conjecture.

mercenary

(adj.) working or acting merely for money or other reward; venal. (n.) any hireling. Syn: grasping, acquisitive, avaricious, covetous. The scene ends with a Street Fighter-like battle between Captain America and a mercenary.

ecumenical ec·u·men·i·cal·ly, adverb non·ec·u·men·ic, adjective non·ec·u·men·i·cal, adjective non·oec·u·men·ic, adjective un·oec·u·men·ic, adjective

(adj.) worldwide or universal in influence or application; including or containing a mixture of diverse elements or styles; mixed Syn: comprehensive, all-inclusive, catholic, cosmic, cosmopolitan, global, inclusive, planetary, unifying, universal, worldwide. Neal is really a lovely and brilliant, gentle soul, and he's a spiritual seeker also, although very ecumenical.

redoubtable re·doubt·a·ble·ness, noun re·doubt·a·bly, adverb

(adj.) worthy of fear or respect; mighty; قابل احترام و هولناک Even the intelligence operations of the redoubtable New York City Police Department are under fire.

laudable laud·a·bil·i·ty, laud·a·ble·ness, noun laud·a·bly, adverb un·laud·a·ble, adjective un·laud·a·ble·ness, noun un·laud·a·bly, adverb

(adj.) worthy of praise; commendable (adj.) Medicine/Medical Obsolete. healthy; wholesome; not noxious. Syn: commendable, creditable, praiseworthy, deserving, estimable, excellent, mean, meritorious, of note, stellar, terrific, thankworthy, worthy Recently, many laudable civic(of or relating to citizenship; civil; municipal) education initiatives have emerged.

redolent red·o·lence, red·o·len·cy, noun red·o·lent·ly, adverb

(adj.)having a pleasant odor; fragrant; suggestive; reminiscent (usually followed by of) or evocative; Syn: odorous, aromatic, evocative, perfumed, pungent, reminiscent, scented, ambrosial, balmy, fragrant, odoriferous, remindful. Chile relleno is another meatless meal, served in a mild salsa ranchero redolent of tomatoes.

quantitatively quan·ti·ta·tive·ly, quan·ti·tive·ly, adverb quan·ti·ta·tive·ness, quan·ti·tive·ness, noun non·quan·ti·ta·tive, adjective non·quan·ti·ta·tive·ly, adverb non·quan·ti·ta·tive·ness, noun un·quan·ti·ta·tive, adjective

(adv.) pertaining to measurements of quantity and including such properties as size, number, and capacity Syn: perceptible, significant, extensive, indiscriminate, large-scale, sweeping, mensurable, broad, bulk, complete, comprehensive, general, mass, overall, total, assessable, calculable, commensurate, computable, fathomable We conducted a cross-sectional quantitative survey, designed to be representative of young women in these communities.

abruptly un·ab·rupt·ly, adverb

(adv.) suddenly, without warning Syn: all of a sudden, precipitously, suddenly, unexpectedly Winds abruptly shift to out of the north in the evening and are gusty through the night.

hitherto

(adv.) until now or until the point in time under discussion; تاکنون, heretofore With that potential industry power and that much fan support at its back, HYBE and BTS could well be poised to shape the music industry in ways hitherto unseen.

heretofore

(adv.) up to this time, before now, hitherto This involves an absolute equality of personal rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves, and the connection heretofore existing between them becomes that between employer and hired labor.

lay bare

(idiom) to reveal or uncover private information or feelings; Syn: reveal, disclose, show, expose and undress. He laid bare his soul. The book is an attempt to lay bare the secrets of this very powerful political family.

cream of the crop

(idiom.) the best of a group

shrink from

(idiom.) to try to avoid (something difficult or unpleasant): to be unwilling to do (something) He doesn't shrink from telling the truth, no matter how painful it may be. She won't shrink from the task.

temperance

(n) moderation, self-control, esp. regarding alcohol or other desires or pleasures; total abstinence from alcohol Syn: abnegation, abstemiousness, asceticism, astringency, austerity, conservatism, constraint, continence, control, discretion, forbearance, forgoing, frugality, measure, moderateness, moderation, mortification, prohibition, prudence, reasonableness Such temperance may disappoint Catholics anxious for more sweeping changes in Rome.

pith

(n) the important or essential part; essence; core; heart: the --- of the matter. (V) to destroy the spinal cord or brain of. to remove the --- from (plants). Syn: center, crux, embodiment, essence, fiber, force, gist, heart, importance, marrow, meat, medulla, nucleus, pulp, significance, soul, strength, substance, vigor, corey The pith of the whole sentence can be stated in a few words if the sentence has unity.

propriety

(n) the state of being proper, appropriateness; (pl) standards of what is proper or socially acceptable Syn: decency, modesty, aptness, fitness, seemliness, correctness. No other part or the propriety of the transaction itself is even in question.

reel reel·a·ble, adjective

(n.) (v.) to be thrown off balance or feel dizzy; winder consisting of a revolving spool with a handle; attached to a fishing rod Syn: falter, lurch, shake, stagger, stumble, teeter, bob, careen, pitch, revolve, rock, roll, sway, swim, swing, swirl, totter, turn, twirl, waver Boyhood is like watching a twelve season television series reduced to a three-hour highlight reel.

ballet bal·let·ic, adjective bal·let·i·cal·ly, adverb

(n.) A dance form featuring a staged presentation of group or solo dancing with music, costumes, and scenery. Syn: choreography, dance If you know you're never going to record a ballet class, for example, delete that option if you can.

controversy pre·con·tro·ver·sy, noun, plural pre·con·tro·ver·sies.

(n.) A disagreement among many people; dispute; debate; quarrel. Syn: disagreement, altercation. The controversy it has generated since details from the book were first published this week will likely fuel more sales.

partiality non·par·ti·al·i·ty, noun, plural non·par·ti·al·i·ties. o·ver·par·ti·al·i·ty, noun

(n.) A favorable bias or a prejudice toward something Syn: favoritism, leaning, inclination, bent, predilection. The partiality this worthy Grecian always manifested for smoking is well known.

burden bur·den·er, noun bur·den·less, adjective

(n.) A hardship; something difficult to bear; that which is borne with difficulty; obligation; onus; "the main point, message, or idea". (v.) to load heavily. to load oppressively; trouble. Syn: weight, encumbrance, impediment, weigh down, saddle, try, afflict, perturb, plague, grieve, vex. substance, core, crux, nucleus, essence. The benefit we have is we don't have the burden of traditional media.

crater cra·ter·al, cra·ter·ous, adjective cra·ter·like, adjective in·ter·cra·ter, adjective

(n.) A large round pit caused by the impact of a meteoroid/ volcanic eruption/ bomb or mine explosion; (v.) to cancel, abandon, or cast aside; to destroy or ruin; Syn: hole, mouth, pit, abyss, bowl, caldera, depression, hollow, opening His career really cratered when he started drinking. One more disappointment won't crater me.

morgue

(n.) A place where dead bodies are kept; any place, as a room or file, where records, information, or objects are kept for unexpected but possible future use. Syn: funeral home, crematory, charnel house. In London it is located in the Duveen Gallery where half the extant marbles sit under white light as if in a morgue.

ledger

(n.) A specialized accounting book or computer program in which information from accounting journals is accumulated into specific categories and posted so that managers can find all the information about one account in the same place. Syn: books, daybook, journal, register Her ledger shows Sin's been trying to keep up with her water payments.

coup d'état

(n.) A sudden overthrow of the government by a small group Syn: coup, overthrow, palace revolution, power play, putsch, rebellion, revolt, revolution, takeover. the public houses began to fill with whispers of a possible coup d'état.

glint

(n.) A tiny, quick flash of light, luster. (v.) to move suddenly; dart; reflect. Syn: gleam, glimmer, twinkle, flash, glance, glitter, look, shine, trace. On the second day, he entered court at much the same pace, with a steely glint in his eye.

epitome ep·i·tom·i·cal [ep-i-tom-i-kuhl], ep·i·tom·ic, adjective epitomize, verb e·pit·o·mi·za·tion, noun e·pit·o·miz·er, noun un·e·pit·o·mized, adjective

(n.) Be a perfect example of, give a summery of Syn: apotheosis, embodiment, essence, exemplar, personification, archetype, exemplification, illustration, quintessence, representation, type, typification, ultimate, abridgment, abstract, brief, compendium, condensation, conspectus, contraction The resume of Atlanta's Younghoe Koo is the epitome of a winding NFL kicking career. Today he epitomizes the new generation of asynchronous workers who during the pandemic have taken flexible working to the next level.

habiliment ha·bil·i·men·tal, ha·bil·i·men·ta·ry, adjective ha·bil·i·ment·ed, adjective

(n.) Clothing. The dress characteristic of an occupation or occasion. Syn: apparel, attire, clothes, dress, garb, gown, trappings This most silly and unmeaning habiliment possesses neither dignity nor beauty to entitle it to public favour.

reprimand reprimander, noun reprimandingly, adverb overreprimand, verb (used with object) un·rep·ri·mand·ed, adjective un·rep·ri·mand·ing, adjective

(n.) Criticisms for a fault; severe or formal reproofs or rebuke especially in a formal way Syn: condemnation, apprehension, censure, condemn, reprehend. At airports, warnings and reprimands to passengers who refuse to comply with federal security screeners gained teeth with the order.

mare

(n.) Having a nightmare. Being in a bad/awkward situation. Syn: colt, filly, stallion, female, girl, bronco, foal, gelding, mustang, nag, plug, pony, steed, adult, dame, gal, mama, matron, missus, mistress The assassin gallops away upon his mare, and seeks by night to cross the Rhone.

homage

(n.) Honor or respect shown publicly Syn: allegiance, deference, loyalty, reverence, tribute, adoration, adulation, awe, duty, esteem, faithfulness, fealty, fidelity, genuflection, honor, kneeling, obeisance, praise, respect, service We pay homage to all those nonne toscane in strictly sticking to the Tuscan version.

Boaster

(n.) Show off, one who brags, egotist Syn: blowhard, blusterer, bouncer, braggadocio, egotist, vaunter, crower, fanfaron, gascon, ruffler, skite He was a great boaster, but when put to the test, generally collapsed in a ludicrous(causing laughter because of absurdity) manner.

impetus

(n.) That which drives one; momentum Syn: stimulation, spur, boost. The impetus behind this decision was a desire to change the odds for children like my cousin and me.

hipness

(n.) The characteristic of being hip; coolness; trendiness. Syn: voguishness, modishness, fashionableness, trendiness, hipsterism, hip, coolness, stylishness, cool, vogue, popularity, hotness, fashionability Perhaps the attendant dangers of living here are the reason for the hipness of the milieu.

sycophancy

(n.) flattering people of wealth or influence; چاپلوسی Syn: toadyism, adulation, blandishment, fawning, flattery, laudation, magnification, obsequiousness, wheedling Alone among the servants he had no time for sycophancy or subservience.

perimeter pe·rim·e·ter·less, adjective pe·rim·e·tral, per·i·met·ric, per·i·met·ri·cal, adjective per·i·met·ri·cal·ly, adverb pe·rim·e·try, noun

(n.) The distance around a figure; the outermost limits. Syn: boundary, confines, edge, fringe, periphery, ambit, borderline, bounds, brim, brink, circuit, compass, hem, limit, margin, outline, skirt, verge He handles the ball for us, he posts up, he's on the perimeter, he's the Defensive Player of the Year.

Parabola

(n.) The shape of the graph of a quadratic function

tome

(n.) a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book. a volume forming a part of a larger work. (n.) an instrument to cut. Syn: magnum opus, novel, opus, publication, reference book, textbook, classic, schoolbook, title, volume, work, writing When I see Oliona back at her flat she brings out a tome of Pushkin.

closure non·clo·sure, noun pre·clo·sure, noun

(n.) a bringing to an end; conclusion. Syn: closing, stoppage, termination, blockade, cease, cessation, end, finish, stop, bolt, bung, cap, cork, fastener, latch, lid, obstruction, occlusion, padlock, stopper. He zipped open the closure of his helmet and tilted the helmet back.

pretention

(n.) a claim or title to something; the act of pretending or alleging. Syn: conceit, hypocrisy, pomposity, snobbery, ambition, aspiration, pretense, affectation, charade, disguise, fake, front, ostentation, phony, pretentiousness, put on, self-importance, show, showboat, showiness His great divide stemmed from his love of science and hatred of literary pretension.

indigo

(n.) a color ranging from a deep violet blue to a dark, grayish blue; a blue dye(a coloring material or matter.) obtained from various plants. (adj.) indigotic. of the color ---. Syn: blue-green, azure, beryl, cerulean, cobalt, navy, royal, sapphire, teal, turquoise, ultramarine. One gas might take a bite out of indigo, while another gas might have an appetite for yellow or blue.

panoply pan·o·plied, adjective un·pan·o·plied, adjective

(n.) a complete or impressive collection of things; a wide-ranging and impressive array or display; a protective covering; special dress and equipment. Syn: array, act, affectation, arrangement, blaze, bravura, dash, demonstration, example, exhibit, exhibition, expo, exposition, exposure, fanfare, flourish, frame-up, frippery, front, layout. In the process, they run the risk of burns and exposure to a panoply of toxic materials.

Crevice creviced, adjective

(n.) a crack forming an opening; cleft; rift; fissure. Syn: abyss, chink, crevasse, fissure, slit, chasm, cleft, crack, cranny, cut, division, fracture, gap, hole, interstice, opening, precipice, rent, rift, split The critique extends into nearly every little crevice and lacuna(a gap or missing part) of our civic life.

glitch

(n.) a defect or malfunction in a machine or plan. (v.) to cause a --- in. Syn: bug, defect, flaw, hitch, malfunction, mishap, problem, setback, snafu, snag, misfire an accident that glitched our plans.

aberration ab·er·ra·tion·al, adjective

(n.) a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically one that is unwelcome Syn: wandering; deviation, divergence, oddity, peculiarity, quirk, deviation, distortion, diversion, lapse, delusion, eccentricity, strangeness, weirdness, departure, difference, irregularity, straying They were also an aberration from conventional music industry logic.

contraption con·trap·tious, adjective

(n.) a device that has a specific purpose and is often overly complicated. Syn: appliance, contrivance, gadget, gizmo, rig, apparatus, doohickey, machine, mechanism, thingamajig, widget For now, the team has only tested the contraption one scent at a time. They can be fairly complicated contraptions, costing up to a few hundred dollars.

trepidation trep·i·da·tious, adjective trep·i·da·tious·ly, adverb

(n.) a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen; a feeling of alarm or dread Syn: trembling, quivering, shaking, alarm, apprehension, consternation, dismay, disquiet, dread, excitement, fright, horror, jitters, nervousness, panic, terror, uneasiness, agitation, butterflies, creeps, disturbance, emotion, fear From my vantage point, if people were not experiencing some fear and trepidation, that would be weird.

prognosis

(n.) a forecasting of the probable course and outcome of a disease, especially of the chances of recovery. Syn: diagnosis, prediction, prognostication, projection, cast, expectation, foretelling, guess, prevision, prophecy, speculation, surmise As we near the end of 2020, the prognosis for the American department store is grimmer than it's ever been.

base basely, adverb baseness, noun

(n.) a fundamental principle or groundwork; foundation; basis. (adj.) serving as or forming a base; of little or no value; worthless. (v.) to make or form a base or foundation for; to establish, as a fact or conclusion. Syn: paltry, ground, infrastructure, support, foundation, source, camp, center, depot, field, garrison, home, port, post, settlement, site, station, terminal, depend, establish But, this time, the Republican base is even crazier than before. He carried the note to Planner—he thrust it into his face, and called him to account for his baseness and ingratitude.

coalition co·a·li·tion·al, adjective co·a·li·tion·er, noun

(n.) a group of individuals with a common interest on which every political party depends Syn: partnership; league. Now the business and labor coalition behind Measure C is consulting attorneys about whether they can salvage the measure.

trance tranced·ly [transt-lee, tran-sid-lee], adverb trancelike, adjective

(n.) a half-conscious state; a dazed or bewildered condition; an unconscious, cataleptic, or hypnotic condition; a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like. (v.) to entrance; enrapture; to move or walk rapidly or briskly. Syn: coma, rapture, reverie, stupor, unconsciousness, abstraction, catalepsy, catatonia, daze, dream, ecstasy, glaze, insensibility, muse, petrifaction, spell, study, transfixion. Players stopped in a trance, most seeming to know immediately the severity of the injury. When he enters the water, the light begins to turn different colors, and he falls into what feels like a trance.

disservice self-dis·serv·ice, noun

(n.) a harmful action; an ill turn (v.) to provide inadequate or faulty service to Syn: wrong, hurt, harm, injury, unkindness, injustice, detriment, disfavor, harm, hurt, injury, insult, outrage, prejudice, wrong That would do any open world Star Wars game a major disservice.

apathy ap·a·thei·a, ap·a·thi·a, noun

(n.) a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest; an absence of emotion or enthusiasm Syn: indifference, insensitivity, lethargy, aloofness, coldness, coolness, detachment, disinterest, dispassion, disregard, dullness, heedlessness, insensibility, insouciance, lassitude, listlessness, passiveness, passivity, stoicism, unconcern They need to change the conversation about their team, which is full of doubt and apathy.

dearth

(n.) a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine Syn: shortage, want, paucity, insufficiency. The Pentagon security reviewers must have been suffering a dearth of caffeine or sleep.

far cry

(n.) a long distance; something notably different the effects of the new law were a far cry from what was intended. Syn: afar, country mile, long haul, mile the hotel is a far cry from the train station, so you'd better call a cab

utter ut·ter·a·ble, adjective ut·ter·er, noun ut·ter·less, adjective un·ut·tered, adjective ut·ter·ness, noun

(n.) a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people (v.) to utter(to give forth (cries, notes, etc.) with the voice) noisily (adj.) complete; total; absolute Syn: articulate, enunciate, pronounce, say, speak, state, verbalize, voice. All five officers had sworn the suspect never uttered a word. That was nothing compared to the utter destruction going on across town.

clamor

(n.) a loud uproar, as from a crowd of people (v.) to utter(to give forth (cries, notes, etc.) with the voice) noisily; to silence. Syn: agitation, brouhaha, buzz, ferment, hubbub, noise, outcry, ruckus, tumult, upheaval, uproar, holler, shout, babel, blare, bustle, clinker, complaint, convulsion, din There has been a growing clamor for the president himself to act.

tumult

(n.) a loud, confused noise, a general outbreak, riot, uprising, or other disorder; turbulent mental or emotional disturbance. Syn: disorder, turbulence, revolt, revolution, mutiny, excitement, perturbation. It's not just kids whose needs have fueled economic spending in this era of tumult.

abbot ab·bot·cy, ab·bot·ship, noun sub·ab·bot, noun

(n.) a man who is the head or superior, usually elected, of a monastery. Syn: monk, friar, rector Abbot was nothing of a courtier, and, indeed, no very pleasant-natured man.

expedient ex·pe·di·ent·ly, adverb non·ex·pe·di·ent, adjective non·ex·pe·di·ent·ly, adverb qua·si-ex·pe·di·ent, adjective qua·si-ex·pe·di·ent·ly, adverb un·ex·pe·di·ent, adjective un·ex·pe·di·ent·ly, adverb

(n.) a means to an end; (adj.) advantageous, useful Syn: advisable, appropriate, desirable; advantageous, profitable. device, contrivance, resort. Congress should pass legislation allowing for an expedient and merciful resettlement of Afghan refugees into the country.

paragon par·a·gon·less, adjective

(n.) a model of excellence or perfection Syn: ideal, standard, epitome, quintessence; example, exemplar, paradigm. It is going to "ruin" college sports, as if the enterprise is a paragon of purity.

Briton

(n.) a native or inhabitant of Great Britain, especially of England. He was a Briton who'd lived since 1996 in Japan, working as a flight attendant on international flights.

Faculty in·ter·fac·ul·ty, noun, plural in·ter·fac·ul·ties, adjective pro·fac·ul·ty, adjective un·der·fac·ul·ty, noun, plural un·der·fac·ul·ties.

(n.) a natural ability to do something Syn: capacity, aptitude, knack, potential, skill. This seems to amount to a claim that religious people possess an extra sense or faculty.

maize

(n.) a pale yellow resembling the color of corn. Syn: corn The selling price the government sets for maize is still not very good, unfortunately.

bias sub·bi·as, noun su·per·bi·as, noun

(n.) a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned;عرض‌ورزی،تمایل به یک طرف، نیروی محرک an oblique or diagonal line of direction, especially across a woven fabric. (adj.) cut, set, folded, etc., diagonally (adv.) in a diagonal manner; obliquely; slantingly. Syn: predisposition, preconception, predilection, partiality, proclivity; bent, leaning. "There was definitely some bias built up there that was based on my past success and previous exposure," he says.

trimester trimestral or trimestrial, adjective

(n.) a period of three months; one of three periods into which a school year is sometimes divided ; one-third of the length of a full-term pregnancy Syn: --- She was in her second trimester when she and her husband were given a grim prognosis.

artisan ar·ti·san·ship, noun

(n.) a person or company that makes a high-quality or distinctive product in small quantities, usually by hand or using traditional methods. (adj.) pertaining to an --- or the product of an ---; artisanal. Syn: builder, carpenter, craftsman, professional, artificer, master, handcraftsman artisan beer. Many of the artisans have intellectual and other disabilities, and about half are nonverbal.

sophomore pre·soph·o·more, adjective

(n.) a person or group in the second year of any endeavor (adj.) of or being a second effort or second version Syn: inexperienced, senior, learner, student, undergraduate, graduate, junior, pupil, scholar, freshman, adherent, attendant, beginner, bookworm, brain, catechumen, disciple, follower, neophyte, novice The novelist's sophomore effort displays the same wit and prodigious(wonderful or marvelous) intellect apparent in her first book, but for all that, is an uneven effort overall, with parts that drift into pedantry(slavish attention to rules, details, etc.) or soporific(sleepy; drowsy) stiffness.

fiduciary fi·du·ci·ar·i·ly, adverb non·fi·du·ci·ar·y, adjective, noun, plural non·fi·du·ci·ar·ies.

(n.) a person to whom property or power is entrusted for the benefit of another. (adj.) relating to the governing of property or estate on behalf of others Syn: curator, depositary, guardian, trustee Other major fiduciaries include giant nonbanks like Vanguard, Fidelity, and BlackRock, none of which ever have ever faced a fine remotely as large.

protégé

(n.) a person under the patronage, protection, or care of someone interested in his or her career or welfare. Syn: apprentice, charge, discovery, student, ward The billionaire has fundraised for his protégé and put $10 million into a Super PAC supporting him.

holdout

(n.) a person who delays signing a contract in hopes of gaining more favorable terms; Syn: arbitrator, go-between, mediator, moderator, referee, arbiter, judge, umpire, bonus, chunk, fee, interest, percent, proportion, rate, ratio, adjudicator, fixer, maven, allowance The basketball star was a holdout until they offered more money. Aside from one or two holdouts, everyone contributed.

culprit

(n.) a person who has committed a crime or is guilty of some misconduct; an offender Syn: criminal, felon, fugitive, miscreant, offender, wrongdoer, con, convict, delinquent, evildoer, jailbird, malefactor, rascal, sinner, transgressor, yardbird But there seems little doubt that North Korea was the primary culprit.

underdog

(n.) a person who is expected to lose in a contest or conflict; a victim of social or political injustice. Syn: dark horse, bottom dog, out-of-towner According to our forecast, he still has a very real chance of winning, but he is the underdog.

Superintendent superintending, adjective

(n.) a person who is in charge of maintenance, repairs, oversees or directs some work, enterprise, establishment, organization,; custodian. Syn: administrator, chief, controller, curator, custodian, director, inspector, manager, supervisor, boss, caretaker, conductor, foreperson, governor, head, overseer, sitter, super, slave driver, straw boss. The district's superintendent David Miyashiro wants to keep that program running through the fall.

tumbler

(n.) a person who performs leaps, somersaults, and other bodily feats; a stemless drinking glass having a flat, often thick bottom; a tumbling box or barrel. Syn: clown, dancer, gymnast, performer, bowl, drink, mug, beaker, canteen, carafe, chalice, decanter, jug, urn, vial, bottle, cup, jar, acrobat, aerialist If ease is what you're after, a dual-chamber tumbler—so you don't have to manually mix the compost—is the way to go.

precursor

(n.) a person, animal, or thing that goes before and indicates the approach of someone or something else; harbinger Syn: forerunner, harbinger, prototype, herald, messenger, outrider, usher, vanguard, ancestor, antecedent, forebear, original, originator, parent, pioneer, predecessor, antecessor, foregoer That convention, though poorly attended, was the precursor to the Constitutional Convention.

canvas can·vas·like, adjective

(n.) a piece of cloth on which an artist paints (v.) to cover, inspect Syn: tarp, tarpaulin, art, artwork, picture, piece, portrait, watercolor, duck, fly, sailcloth, shade, tenting, oil, still life Picasso liked to work on canvas rather than on bare cement. We canvassed the neighborhood looking for clues.

lap lapper, noun

(n.) a place, environment, or situation of rest or nurture; from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position; a place, environment, or situation of rest or nurture; area of responsibility, care, charge, or control; a complete circuit of a course in racing or in walking for exercise. the lapping of water against something. the act or sound of lapping (v.) to fold over or around something; to enwrap in something; wrap up; Syn: course, distance, round, lick, splash, circle, loop, tour, bathe, bubble, burble, drink, gurgle, lave, lip, plash, purl, ripple, sip, slap the lap of luxury. the lap of a coat. And now the floodwaters are even lapping at the gates of Windsor Castle, as the River Thames has burst its banks.

incentive in·cen·tive·ly, adverb coun·ter·in·cen·tive, noun non·in·cen·tive, adjective pre·in·cen·tive, noun su·per·in·cen·tive, noun, adjective

(n.) a positive or negative environmental stimulus that motivates behavior (adj.) inciting, as to action; stimulating; provocative. Syn: stimulus, spur, incitement, impulse, encouragement; goad, prod. Smaller chains and independent theaters will also be reopening, but discounts and other incentives are scarcer.

assertion as·ser·tion·al, adjective mis·as·ser·tion, noun non·as·ser·tion, noun o·ver·as·ser·tion, noun re·as·ser·tion, noun su·per·as·ser·tion, noun

(n.) a positive statement or declaration, often without support or reason Syn: affirmation, allegation, contention, insistence, pronouncement, attestation, avowal, defense, maintenance, mouthful, okay, predication, profession, report, vindication, say so, stressing This is an implausible assertion and would have meant BarrierFree went from serving zero people to nearly 20 percent of the US population in just six months.

libel libelous, adjective. in·ter·li·bel, verb (used with object), in·ter·li·beled, in·ter·li·bel·ing or (especially British) in·ter·li·belled, in·ter·li·bel·ling. un·li·beled, adjective un·li·belled, adjective

(n.) a published false statement that is damaging to a person's reputation; a written defamation. (v.) to misrepresent damagingly. Syn: defamation, defame, aspersion, calumny, denigration, lying, obloquy, smear, vituperation, asperse, blister, burlesque, calumniate, caricature, crack, denigrate, derogate, knock, malign, mark The McCann family is battling Amaral for damages in an ongoing libel case in Portugal.

curfew

(n.) a regulation requiring people to remain indoors between specified hours, typically at night. Syn: time limit, limit The curfew is part of what Premier François Legault is calling "electroshock therapy" for the province

recidivism re·cid·i·vist, noun, adjective re·cid·i·vis·tic, re·cid·i·vous, adjective

(n.) a repetition of or return to criminal behavior Syn: backsliding, relapse, decadence, declension, decline, degeneration, descent, deterioration, devolution, drop, fall, recession, regression, retrogression, retrogradation Violent criminals in America have shockingly high rates of recidivism.

atoll

(n.) a ring-shaped coral reef or a string of closely spaced small coral islands, enclosing or nearly enclosing a shallow lagoon. Syn: isle, reef The Bikinians expected to return to their atoll in a few months.

uptick

(n.) a rise or improvement in business activity, in mood, etc.; a slight upward trend in price. Compare downtick. Syn: improvement, gain, quantum leap, development, boost, turnaround, corrective, self-improvement, a change for the better​/​worse. Mandatory mail-in voting leads to a slight uptick in voter turnout — for both Democrats and Republicans.

poultry poul·try·less, adjective poul·try·like, adjective

(n.) flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food; a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl Syn: chicken, duck, fowl, geese, pheasant, pigeon, pullets, turkey, grouse, hen, partridge, quail, rooster, domestic fowl The school system is the region's largest employer, followed by a local poultry plant and Walmart.

scrutiny non·scru·ti·ny, noun, plural non·scru·ti·nies.re·scru·ti·ny, noun, plural re·scru·ti·nies.self-scru·ti·ny, noun

(n.) a searching examination or investigation; minute inquiry. surveillance; close and continuous watching or guarding. Syn: analysis, audit, inquiry, inspection, investigation, review, search, surveillance, exploration, perusal, scan, sifting, study, survey, tab, view, close-up, eagle eye. The opposition Labour Party has also called for government scrutiny of Nvidia's purchase.

dogma

(n.) a settled or established opinion, belief, or principle Syn: doctrine, teachings, set of beliefs, philosophy, credo, creed, gospel, precept, tenet, article, canon, conviction, credenda, opinion, persuasion, rule, view, article of faith Andrew Yang agrees with this diagnosis — but not with the rest of the economic dogma.

patch patch·a·ble, adjective patcher, noun patchless, adjective un·patched, adjective well-patched, adjective

(n.) a small contrasting part of something, (v.) repair by adding pieces (v.) to mend, cover, or strengthen with or as if with a patch or patches. to repair or restore, especially in a hasty or makeshift way (usually followed by up). Syn: bit, chunk, ground, land, lot, plot, stretch, strip, tract, cobble, rebuild, reconstruct, reinforce, repair, revamp, sew, blob, fix, hunk, plat Broken pipes and pumps are fixed in patches when money comes through from both federal governments or via the North American Development Bank.

bungalow

(n.) a small house with a single story Syn: cabin, chalet, home, hut, lean-to, lodge, ranch, shack, shanty, apartment, condo, condominium, cottage, dormitory, dwelling, farm, hospital, house, mansion, palace. Over the past couple years, the Zimmerman family has added the bungalows in the back and now a luxury high-rise.

wisp wisplike, adjective

(n.) a small thin or twisted bunch, piece, or amount of something. (v.) to twist into a ---. Syn: tuft, bit, lock, piece, shock, shred, snippet, string, thread, twist. A thin man with a wisp of a goatee beard, he struggles with a stutter(to speak in such a way that the rhythm is interrupted by repetitions) to explain what happened to him that day.

commotion com·mo·tion·al, adjective com·mo·tive, adjective

(n.) a state of confused and noisy disturbance Syn: disorder, turmoil, tumult, riot, turbulence, bustle. There should be a lot of commotion, but hopefully it goes smooth.

eploit ex·ploit·a·ble, adjective ex·ploit·a·bil·i·ty, noun ex·ploit·a·tive, ex·ploit·a·to·ry, ex·ploit·ive, adjectiveex·ploit·er, noun half-ex·ploit·ed, adjective non·ex·ploit·a·ble, adjective non·ex·ploit·a·tive, adjective non·ex·ploi·tive, adjective self-ex·ploit·ed, adjective un·ex·ploit·a·ble, adjective un·ex·ploit·a·tive, adjective un·ex·ploit·ed, adjective un·ex·ploit·ive, adjective

(n.) a striking or notable deed; feat; spirited or heroic act; to use selfishly for one's own ends. to use selfishly for one's own ends. (v.) to utilize, especially for profit; turn to practical account Syn: accomplishment, adventure, deed, escapade, feat, abuse, apply, capitalize on, employ, handle, manipulate, mine, use, utilize, attainment, coup, do, effort, enterprise, job That makes devices more readily available to those who want to figure out vulnerabilities to exploit.

invective in·vec·tive·ly, adverb in·vec·tive·ness, noun un·in·vec·tive, adjective

(n.) a strong denunciation or condemnation; abusive language; (adj.) abusive, vituperative Syn: denunciation, diatribe, epithet, tirade, accusation, berating, billingsgate, blame, blasphemy, castigation, censure, condemnation, contumely, jeremiad, obloquy, philippic, reproach, revilement, sarcasm, scurrility The local government, despite all the invective directed at its leadership, seems to be functioning normally for the moment.

aspiration as·pi·ra·tion·al, adjective su·per·as·pi·ra·tion, noun

(n.) a strong desire for achievement Syn: aim, ambition, desire, dream, eagerness, endeavor, inclination, longing, objective, passion, wish, yearning, ambitiousness, craving, direction, hankering, object, pursuit, push, urge. The results also highlight some important gaps between aspiration and reality—what people want companies to do, and what they think they're actually doing.

lattice lat·tice·like, adjective

(n.) a structure consisting of strips of wood or metal crossed and fastened together with square or diamond-shaped spaces left between, used typically as a screen or fence or as a support for climbing plants; Regular arrangement of particles. Syn: filigree, frame, fretwork, grating, grid, grill, latticework, net, network, openwork, reticulation, screen, structure, tracery, web At high temperatures they grow disordered and the lattice demagnetizes.

Pier un·der·pier, noun

(n.) a structure projecting into the water and used as a docking or loading place for ships; a support of masonry, steel, or the like for sustaining vertical pressure. Syn: dam, dock, jetty, promenade, wharf, berth, buttress, column, landing, levee, mole, pilaster, pile, pillar, post, quay, slip, upright We leaned over the fishing pier and let the silence wrap around us.

allergen

(n.) a substance that causes an allergic reaction Syn: antigen, dander, irritant, pollen, ragweed, dust mite Many of these stations come with allergen filters and other sensors to keep its contents completely sealed.

windfall

(n.) a sudden happening that brings good fortune (adj.) accruing in unexpectedly large amounts Syn: bonanza, bonus, find, fortune, godsend, gravy, pennies from heaven Staying at the forefront of the AdTech innovation curve will open doors to windfall profits. It generates tragedy, violence, and a windfall for undertakers.

upheaval

(n.) a sudden, violent upward movement; great disorder or radical change in society Syn: disruption, disorder, turmoil. Amid(in the middle of; surrounded by; among) the management upheaval, the company's fortunes sagged(to hang down unevenly; droop).

epitome ep·i·tom·i·cal, ep·i·tom·ic, adjective

(n.) a summary, condensed account; an instance that represents a larger reality Syn: embodiment, exemplification, model, typification, quintessence, apotheosis. They are the epitome of old-school rationality and refinement—or at least they were until now.

needling

(n.) goading; provoking; or teasing Syn: acerbic, acid, arrogant, biting, bitter, brusque, caustic, derisive, disparaging, disrespectful, mordant, sardonic, satirical, saucy, trenchant, corrosive, mocking, caricature, contempt, derision Jon Stewart warmed up for his Washington rally this weekend by needling the president on the Daily Show.

Pedagogue ped·a·gogu·er·y, ped·a·gog·er·y, noun ped·a·gogu·ish, ped·a·gog·ish, adjective pedagogic or pedagogical, adjective pedagogically, adverb pedagogism or pedagoguism, noun

(n.) a teacher; schoolteacher. a person who is pedantic, dogmatic, and formal. Syn: educator, lecturer, professor, schoolmaster, schoolteacher, teacher, know-it-all, pedant, sophist, instructor, tutor De Gaulle was a born pedagogue who used the public platform and the television screen to great effect.

loggerhead log·ger·head·ed, adjective

(n.) a thick-headed or stupid person; blockhead.; very large carnivorous sea turtle; a rounded post, in the stern of a whaleboat. Syn: tortoise, chelonian, cooter, leatherback, slowpoke, snapper, terrapin, testudinal. Marry, that you are an ass and a loggerhead, to seek Master Pisaro's house here.

whit

(n.) a tiny or scarcely detectable amount, a particle; bit; jot (used especially in negative phrases) Syn: iota, atom, crumb, dash, drop, fragment, grain, hoot, jot, little, mite, modicum, particle, piece, pinch, scrap, shred, speck, trace If, after all these years, she possesses any whit of performance anxiety, it has to do only with living up to the legacy of those who showed her the way. The rapid spread of the revolt was not a whit less marvelous than its lack of method or cohesion.

vestige

(n.) a trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists Syn: glimmer, relic, remnant, residue, evidence, hint, memento, print, remainder, remains, scrap, shadow, suspicion, token, trace, track Eventually, these phenomena blow the last vestiges of the cloud away and leave behind a hive of young stars.

freighter

(n.) a vessel or person used mainly for carrying cargo. Syn: car, crate, jeep, lorry, pickup, rig, van, wagon, buggy, carryall, dump, semi, wheels, eighteen-wheeler, four by four, four-wheel drive There are many other coastal freighter types that are similar in size and energy demand.'

sommelier

(n.) a waiter who manages wine service in a hotel or restaurant. Syn: barkeep. (also barkeeper), barman. A remote sommelier may even engage you through a video chat from your wine list.

caveat

(n.) a warning or caution; admonition. Syn: admonition, alarm, caution, forewarning, monition, sign a caveat filed against the probate(to establish the authenticity or validity of a will) of a will.

surveillance coun·ter·sur·veil·lance, noun

(n.) a watch kept over a person; careful, close, and disciplined observation Syn: care, control, examination, inspection, scrutiny, supervision, vigilance, wiretap, bug, direction, eye, lookout, spying, stakeout, superintendence, tab, tail, tap, track, vigil. This is not about gathering intelligence or expanding surveillance.

grievance pre·griev·ance, noun

(n.) a wrong considered as grounds for complaint, or something believed to cause distress; Syn: affront, injustice, hurt, injury, distress, grief, hardship, injustice, objection, outrage, resentment, sorrow, unhappiness, affliction, beef, bellyache, blast, case, cross, damage, distress, flack, grouse, holler, hoo-ha. Inequitable taxation is the chief grievance.

histrionics his·tri·on·i·cal·ly, adverb non·his·tri·on·ic, adjective non·his·tri·on·i·cal, adjective non·his·tri·on·i·cal·ly, adverb non·his·tri·on·i·cal·ness, noun un·his·tri·on·ic, adjective

(n.) actor; (adj.) of or relating to actors or acting; deliberately affected or self-consciously emotional; overly dramatic, in behavior or speech. Syn: flamboyant, frenzied, histrionical, maudlin, mawkish, overemotional, overwrought, sensational, sentimental, stagy, bombastic, exaggerated, grandiloquent, melodramatic, overacted, overplayed, dramatic, farcical, hammy, theatric The moral duties and doubts of adulthood are swapped out for the histrionic creeds of adolescence. Wall Street Journal editorial-page writer Dorothy Rabinowitz recorded a histrionic anti-bike video that went viral.

cunning cun·ning·ly, adverb cun·ning·ness, noun o·ver·cun·ning, adjective o·ver·cun·ning·ly, adverb o·ver·cun·ning·ness, noun quasi-cunning, adjective qua·si-cun·ning·ly, adverb

(n.) adeptness in performance; dexterity; (adj.) showing or made with ingenuity. artfully subtle or shrewd; crafty; sly. Informal. charmingly cute or appealing. (v.) present participle of "can" Syn: shrewdness, artfulness, wiliness, trickery, finesse, intrigue, slyness, deception, adroitness, ingenious, skillful, artful, wily, tricky, foxy. The documentary focuses on the ways cunning lawyers have taken advantage of seniors and other vulnerable people.

mien

(n.) air, manner; appearance; expression Syn: appearance, look; carriage. Scott, who rode the Tea Party wave into office in 2010, had a much different mien.

amenity, amenities

(n.) an agreeable way or manner; courtesy; civility; convenient features that helps to make life pleasant; social courtesies; the quality of being pleasing or agreeable in situation, prospect, disposition, etc. Syn: comfort, convenience, enhancement, facility, improvement, luxury, quality, advantage, betterment, enrichment, excellence, extravagance, frill, merit, service, superfluity, virtue, affability, agreeableness, amiability the amenity of the Caribbean climate. the graceful amenities of society. The house has a swimming pool, two fireplaces, and other amenities.

harrow har·row·ment, noun harrower, noun harrowing, adjective, noun harrowment, noun

(n.) an agricultural implement with spikelike teeth or upright disks, drawn chiefly over plowed land to level it, break up clods, root up weeds, etc. (v.1) to distress, create stress or torment (v.2) to plunder or ravish Syn: devastate, spoil, demolish, desecrate, desolate, despoil, destroy, devour, fleece, gut, havoc, loot, maraud, pillage, plunder, ransack, rape, ravage, rifle, rob If he has stolen a watering bucket or a harrow, he shall pay three shekels of silver. To drag a harrow over; to break up with a harrow.

Pile Piling, noun

(n.) an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other; a large number, quantity, or amount of anything; (v.) to accumulate or store; to furnish, strengthen, or support with ---s. Syn: heap, mound, batch, accumulation, assortment, chunk, hill, hunk, jumble, lump, mass, mountain, ocean, pyramid, quantity, stack, stockpile, bundle, pot, wad, accumulate, assemble, collect. Right now, those piles present a fire risk and are costly to manage.

poise

(n.) good judgment with composure; balance; (V.) place in a carefully balanced position Syn: self-confidence; polish, grace, refinement, aplomb, calmness. The preteen Miss Thang has matured into a grown woman full of poise and compassion.

mandate non·ap·pel·late, adjective

(n.) an authoritative command, formal order, (v.) to issue such an order; make mandatory Syn: injunction, edict, ruling, authorization, decree, directive, instruction, sanction, behest, bidding, charge, commission, dictate, edict, fiat, go ahead, imperative, okay, precept, warrant, word. The president had a clear mandate to end the war. The appellate court resolved the appeal(having the power or authority to review and decide appeals, as a court.) and issued a mandate to the district judge.

cupidity cu·pid·i·nous [kyoo-pid-n-uhs], adjective

(n.) an eager desire for something; greed Syn: acquisitiveness, avarice, avariciousness, avidity, covetousness, craving, eagerness, greediness, hunger, infatuation, itching, longing, lust, passion, possessiveness, rapaciousness, rapacity, voracity, yearning, graspingness This colorless face expressed patience, commercial shrewdness(sharpness, cleverness, intelligence), and the sort of wily(full of, marked by) cupidity which is needful in business. The cupidity of a man had evidently led him to collect together these odds and ends and try to turn them into profitable accounts.

revelation rev·e·la·tion·al, adjective non·rev·e·la·tion, noun pre·rev·e·la·tion, noun un·rev·e·la·tion·al, adjective

(n.) an enlightening or astonishing disclosure Syn: divulgation, admission, divulgence, exposure, announcement, discovery, epiphany, leak, news, adumbration, apocalypse, betrayal, break, broadcasting, clue, communication, cue, display, divination, divulgement, earful, exhibition, exposé, exposition The news about what went wrong with the deal has been a slow drip of revelations over the last year.

ritual rit·u·al·ly, adverb an·ti·rit·u·al, adjective pro·rit·u·al, adjective un·rit·u·al, adjective un·rit·u·al·ly, adverb

(n.) an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite(a formal or ceremonial act); observance of set forms in public worship. (adj.) of or relating to rites or ritual; Syn: sacramental, act, custom, formality, habit, liturgy, observance, practice, procedure, rite, routine, stereotype, ceremonial, communion, convention, form, ordinance, prescription, protocol, service, solemnity Many people, for instance, are turning to their immediate family members to fill that ritual void.

off ramp

(n.) an exit lane for traffic from a turnpike or freeway to a street. Syn: turnoff. Women who spend around three years off-ramp see their earning power decrease by 37 per cent.

counterfeit coun·ter·feit·er, noun coun·ter·feit·ly, adverb coun·ter·feit·ness, noun non·coun·ter·feit, adjective un·coun·ter·feit·ed, adjective

(n.) an imitation designed to deceive; (adj.) not genuine, fake; (v.) to make an illegal copy Syn: bogus, copied, false, fictitious, forged, fraudulent, phony, spurious, fabricate, affected, assumed, bent, brummagem, crock, ersatz, faked, feigned, framed, imitation, misleading Perhaps they spotted the counterfeit seal, or opened the engine to find all their valves missing.

article sub·ar·ti·cle, noun

(n.) an individual object, member, or portion of a class; an item or particular Syn: piece, column, commentary, editorial, essay, feature, item, paper, story, chapter, clause, detail, paragraph, passage, provision, commodity, gizmo, substance, thing, thingamabob an article of food; articles of clothing.; They articled his alleged crimes. to article an apprentice.

fallout

(n.) an unexpected or incidental effect, outcome, or product; effects; results; (radioactive ---). Syn: aftereffect, by-product, consequence, effect, outcome, repercussion, radioactive waste the psychological fallout of being obese. But in solidly Democratic Oregon, the political fallout from this revelation is likely to be limited.

garment gar·ment·less, adjective re·gar·ment, verb (used with object) un·gar·ment·ed, adjective well-gar·ment·ed, adjective

(n.) any article of clothing; an outer covering or outward appearance. (v.) to clothe, dress, or cover. Syn: attire, apparel, garb, dress, costume. It should be simple and classic in design, with hidden heat elements to make the garment look more work-appropriate.

cataclysm

(n.) any violent upheaval, especially one of a social or political nature. Physical Geography: a sudden and violent physical action producing changes in the earth's surface. An extensive flood; deluge. Syn: calamity, catastrophe, convulsion, debacle, deluge, upheaval, cataract, collapse, crunch, curtains, disturbance, flood, inundation, misadventure, ruin, torrent, tragedy, waterloo, woe It's a landscape of cataclysm and of regrowth, where nature shows off its singular ability to recover and revive, year after year.

sap

(n.) any vital body fluid. energy; vitality. to enervate or weaken the vitality of. (v.) to drain the sap from; to undermine; weaken or destroy insidiously. Syn: blunt, cripple, deplete, destroy, drain, erode, exhaust, impair, ruin, undermine, vitiate, wreck, chump, dolt, dupe, fool, idiot, jerk, nitwit, patsy Fighting words like those that propelled his team to the top of the industry, but it looks like that drive might have been sapped.

Lure lurement, noun lurer, noun lur·ing·ly, adverb un·lured, adjective

(n.) anything that attracts, entices, or allures; the power of attracting or enticing; a decoy; live or especially artificial bait used in fishing or trapping. (v.) to attract, entice, or tempt; allure; to draw or recall (especially a falcon), as by a lure or decoy. Syn: temptation, seduce, allurement, ambush, appeal, attraction, bribe, call, camouflage, carrot, come-on, decoy, delusion, draw, enticement, fake, gimmick, hook, illusion, incentive, inducement, invitation. After a lifetime of using petroleum-based materials, the lure of "planet-friendly" plastics is hard to dispute.

enigma

(n.) anything that is puzzling, mysterious, or hard to figure out Syn: conundrum, puzzle, bewilderment, cliffhanger, crux, cryptogram, grabber, knot, mystification, parable, perplexity, problem, puzzlement, puzzler, question, riddle, secret, sphinx, sticker, stickler As a man, Malcolm X was an enigma, transforming himself multiple times in his short life.

contention con·ten·tion·al, adjective non·con·ten·tion, noun pre·con·ten·tion, noun

(n.) assertion; claim; thesis; struggling; competition; strife in debate; dispute; controversy. Syn: combat, disagreement, dissension, debate, altercation, argument, conflict, controversy, dispute, rivalry, struggle, allegation, assertion, belief, claim, discussion, explanation, hypothesis, idea, opinion, plea, position, thesis, altercation, battle. Fail to get at least one point in these matchups and you can fall out of contention very easily.

pleading plead·ing·ly, adverb plead·ing·ness, noun non·plead·ing, adjective non·plead·ing·ly, adverb un·plead·ing, adjective

(n.) begging, the act of a person who pleads. a formal statement, usually written, setting forth the cause of action or defense of a case. Syn: begging, beseeching, supplicating, desirous There is no requirement for a member of Congress to resign after pleading guilty to a felony. I am pleading for a clear white light of education that shall go like the sun round the whole world.

normalcy

(n.) being within certain limits that define the range of normal functioning; expectedness as a consequence of being usual or regular or common. Syn: normality, ordinariness, uniformity, averageness, commonality, commonness, commonplaceness, prevalence, regularity, habitualness, routineness After months of living in a state of tension, all yearned for a return to normalcy.

recrudescence re·cru·des·cent, adjective

(n.) breaking out afresh or into renewed activity; revival or reappearance in active existence. ظهور مجدد Syn: rejuvenation, revitalization, arrival, entry, rebound, recovery, restoration, reactivation, rebirth, regeneration, renaissance, renewal, resurgence, resuscitation, resurrection, awakening, cheering, consolation, invigoration, quickening No words were needed for the man to know how utterly lost was his recrudescent hope.

painstaking pains·tak·ing·ly, adverb pains·tak·ing·ness, noun

(n.) careful and diligent effort; (adj.) taking pains; expending or showing diligent care and effort; Syn: thorough, assiduous, careful, conscientious, diligent, earnest, exacting, scrupulous, strenuous, by the book, by the numbers, conscionable, finicky, fussbudget, fussy, hard-working, heedful, industrious, particular, persevering, persnickety. In months of painstaking negotiations with the gang of eight, he agreed to the existing language.

Apparel o·ver·ap·par·eled, adjective un·ap·par·eled, adjective well-ap·par·eled, adjective well-ap·par·elled, adjective

(n.) clothing; anything that decorates or covers; superficial appearance; aspect; guise. (v.) to dress or clothe; to adorn; ornament. Syn: dress, equipment, garment, gear, accoutrement, array, attire, clothes, costume, drapery, duds, garb, getup, habiliment, habit, outfit, raiment, rig, robe, suit, vesture, deck out. She wouldnt have had her mother know how really thin her apparel seemed for anything in the world.

demeanor

(n.) conduct; behavior; deportment. facial appearance; mien. Syn: manner, attitude, disposition, mien, poise, presence, address, air, bearing, carriage, comportment, conduct, deportment, port, set She was struggling personally and the actress's demeanor on set understandably changed.

reproof re·proof·less, adjective self-re·proof, noun

(n.) criticism for a fault; an expression of blame or disapproval, the act of reproving, censuring, or rebuking. Syn: remonstrance, blame, criticism, disapprobation, disapproval, objection, admonition, chiding, rebuke, reprimand, reproach Instead of the Clintonian chuckle of disbelief we got the sour grimace of silent reproof.

controversy pre·con·tro·ver·sy, noun, plural pre·con·tro·ver·sies.

(n.) disagreement, typically when prolonged, public, and heated. Syn: argument, bickering, difference, discussion, fuss, quarrel, squabble, strife, wrangle, altercation, beef, brush, contention, disputation, embroilment, flak, hurrah, miff, polemic, row. The controversy it has generated since details from the book were first published this week will likely fuel more sales.

prevarication pre·var·i·ca·tive, pre·var·i·ca·to·ry, adjective un·pre·var·i·cat·ing, adjective

(n.) evasion of truth; a lie; Syn: dishonesty, equivocation, falsehood, deceitfulness, distortion, fib, lie, deception, fabrication, tale, untruth Her many prevarications had apparently paid off; she was free to go.

hyperbole

(n.) exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. Syn: hype, metaphor, overstatement, amplification, coloring, distortion, embellishment, enlargement, magnification, big talk, embroidering When I say it knows nothing about these countries, I'm really not using hyperbole.

formalism for·mal·ist, noun, adjective for·mal·is·tic, adjective for·mal·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb an·ti·for·mal·ist, noun, adjective non·for·mal·ism, noun non·for·mal·is·tic, adjective un·for·mal·is·tic, adjective

(n.) excessive adherence to prescribed forms; strict adherence to, or observance of, prescribed or traditional forms, as in music, poetry, and art. Religion: strong attachment to external forms and observances. Ethics: a doctrine that acts are in themselves right or wrong regardless of consequences. Syn: decorum, ceremonial, conformity, form, formality, nicety, politeness, pomp, preciseness, prescription, propriety, protocol, strictness, usage, ceremoniousness, conventionalism, correctness, honors, mummery, politesse Originally trained as a painter, Mthethwa brings a determined visual formalism to the portraits of his subjects in their homes.

hubris hu·bris·tic, adjective non·hu·bris·tic, adjective un·hu·bris·tic, adjective

(n.) excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance. Syn: audacity, chutzpah, cockiness, pretension, vanity, airs, brass, cheek, conceitedness, contemptuousness, disdain, insolence, loftiness, nerve, ostentation, pomposity, presumption, pretentiousness, self-importance Gracious in victory, he was elegantly non-hubristic in his evaluation of the Republican gains in this election.

apoplexy

(n.) extreme anger; stroke; loss of consciousness caused by too much blood in the brain; unconsciousness or incapacity resulting from a cerebral hemorrhage or stroke. Syn: occlusion, seizure, stroke, thrombosis He has taken my dedication with a stately silence that has surprised me into apoplexy.

nepotism ne·pot·ic, nep·o·tis·tic, nep·o·tis·ti·cal, adjective nep·o·tist, noun an·ti·nep·o·tism, noun

(n.) favoritism shown to family or friends by those in power, especially in business or hiring practices Syn: bias, discrimination, inequity, partisanship, partiality, preference, one-sidedness In the Sacred College as elsewhere nepotism and an exaggerated estimate of temporal interests were rife(common).

vassal vas·sal·less, adjective non·vas·sal, noun sub·vas·sal, noun un·der·vas·sal, noun

(n.) feudal tenant; a person holding some similar relation to a superior; a subject, subordinate, follower, or retainer; a servant or slave. (adj.) of, relating to, or characteristic of a vassal. Syn: servant, beneficiary, bondman, dependent, helot, liege, liegeman, peasant, serf, slave, subject, subordinate, tenant, thrall, varlet, esne As vassal of the Crown and prince of the blood, Conde was bound to obey the summons of his sovereign.

avarice avaricious, adjective avariciously, adverb avariciousness, noun

(n.) insatiable greed for riches; inordinate, miserly desire to gain and hoard wealth. Syn: avidity, covetousness, cupidity, frugality, greediness, miserliness, parsimony, penuriousness, rapacity, stinginess, thrift, penny-pinching. There was a whole thought in the 1980s, that Wall Street greed thing and this sense of avarice was in the air.

scarcity non·scar·ci·ty, noun, plural non·scar·ci·ties.

(n.) insufficiency or shortness of supply; dearth. rarity; infrequency and inadequate amount Syn: dearth, drought, famine, inadequacy, insufficiency, lack, paucity, shortage, exiguity, infrequency, rareness, rarity, scantiness, sparsity, stringency, uncommonness, want. Over the past decade, a scarcity of risk capital has meant that funding for new explorations has been low.

similitude non·si·mil·i·tude, noun

(n.) likeness; resemblance; a person or thing that is like or the match or counterpart of another; semblance; image; a likening or comparison in the form of a simile, parable, or allegory. Syn: alikeness, copy, likeness, replica, representation, resemblance, similarity, simulation, allegory, analogy, comparison, counterpart, parable, semblance, simile. It can be a place of similitude across city and state lines, or a site of discovery, depending on whether the gas station stocks regional specialties.

sweatpants

(n.) loose, warm trousers with an elasticized or drawstring waist, worn when exercising or as leisurewear.

bout

(n.) match; short period of great activity; a going and returning across a field, as in mowing or reaping; a period of time spent doing something, such as drinking; a period of illness. Syn: round, session, spell, tour, battle, competition, contest, encounter, match, struggle, course, fit, go, run, shift, stint, stretch, tear, term, trick. Putin is certainly unlikely to be dislodged by this bout of unrest.

malfeasance mal·fea·sant, adjective, noun

(n.) misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official Syn: impropriety, misbehavior, misconduct, wrongdoing, delinquency In this regard, the latest updates make it even more difficult for companies to get away with this type of malfeasance.

wage wageless, adjective wage·less·ness, noun un·der·wage, noun

(n.) money that is paid or received for work or services, as by the hour, day, or week. Compare living ---, minimum ---; recompense or return. (v.) to carry on (a battle, war, conflict, argument, etc.); to contend; struggle. Syn: earnings, emolument, compensation, remuneration, conduct, do, fulfill, make, practice, prosecute, pursue, undertake, carry out

eudemonism eudemonist/eudaemonist, noun eudemonistic, eudaemonistic, eudemonistical/eudaemonistical, adjective eudemonistically/eudaemonistically, adverb

(n.) morality evaluated according to happiness Syn: contentment happiness satisfaction well-being The necessary and center part of eudaimonia is virtual practice, and eudaimonia is virtual life.

proclivity

(n.) natural or habitual inclination or tendency; propensity; predisposition Syn: bent, leaning, disposition. penchant, predilection, predisposition, propensity, bias, druthers, facility, flash, groove, inclining, proneness, type, weakness, cup of tea, liableness Importantly, the platform's proclivity for inspiration results in bigger shopping carts and upsells.

fealty non·fe·al·ty, noun, plural non·fe·al·ties. un·fe·al·ty, noun, plural un·fe·al·ties.

(n.) obligated loyalty or faithfulness Syn: faithfulness, loyalty, constancy, devotion, duty, fidelity, obligation, divined Garland merely has to display independence and fealty to equal justice under the law and it will be an improvement.

emerald

(n.) of a rich green color (adj.) having a clear, deep-green color. Syn: beryl, forest, jade, kelly, lime, moss, olive, sage, bice, chartreuse, malachite, spinach, verdigris, vert, viridian. I looked into the sky again, and saw a second sun,—this one a beautiful emerald green.

Continent un·con·ti·nent, incontinent, adjective un·con·ti·nent·ly, adverb

(n.) one of the seven largest landmasses found on Earth; (adj.) having control over urination and defecation ; abstaining from sexual intercourse; خود دار و پاکدامن Syn: abstinent, ascetic, celibate, abstemious, abstentious, austere, bridled, curbed, inhibited, modest, restrained, self-restrained, sober, temperate She could not drink; she could not speak; she could not eat; she was doubly incontinent.

air of

(n.) outward appearance of a thing; the look, appearance, or bearing of a person especially as expressive of some personal quality or emotion The professor's habitual air of irascibility/exasperation was misleading front, concealing amazing reserves of patience and a deep commitment to his students' learning.

hedonist he·don·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb non·he·do·nis·tic, adjective non·he·do·nis·ti·cal·ly, adverb un·he·do·nis·tic, adjective un·he·do·nis·ti·cal·ly, adverb

(n.) person who pursues pleasure as a goal Syn: debauchee, epicure, epicurean, gourmand, lecher, libertine, profligate, sensualist, sybarite, voluptuary, bon vivant, thrill-seeker The old Don was a loving father and husband, and a hedonist.

bombast bombastic, adjective bombastically, adverb

(n.) pompous or pretentious talk or writing Syn: balderdash, bluster, braggadocio, cotton, exaggeration, fustian, gasconade, grandiloquence, grandiosity, magniloquence, pad, pomposity, rage, rant, rave, rhapsody, rhetoric, rodomontade, stuff, tumidity It was an extremely vulnerable moment in a night mostly characterized by bombast.

salvage sal·vage·a·ble, adjective sal·vag·er, noun un·sal·vaged, adjective

(n.) property or goods saved from damage or destruction; the act of saving something of use or value from destruction, damage, ruin, loss, or waste. (v.) to save or rescue (property) from shipwreck, fire, or other peril. Syn: reclaim, recover, redeem, regain, restore, retrieve, deliver, glean, ransom, salve, get back Howell, who owns a pipeline salvage business, thought he could do the work for as little as $1,000.

Supplication non·sup·pli·ca·tion, noun pre·sup·pli·ca·tion, noun

(n.) the action of asking or begging for something earnestly or humbly Syn: adjuration, appeal, invocation, petition, prayer, request, entreaty, litany, plea, rogation, solicitation, ave, obsecration It goes without saying that Ms. Solomon sees a fair share of supplication this time of year.

flamboyant flam·boy·ance, flam·boy·an·cy, noun flam·boy·ant·ly, adverb un·flam·boy·ant, adjective un·flam·boy·ant·ly, adverb

(n.) royal poinciana. (adj.) strikingly bold or brilliant; showy; conspicuously dashing and colorful; florid; ornate; elaborately styled. Syn: bombastic, brilliant, colorful, dazzling, flashy, glamorous, ornate, splashy, swashbuckling, baroque, camp, chichi, flaming, gaudy, rich, rococo, swank, dashing, elaborate, exciting The fashion industry was boiling over with characters and flamboyant egos. When he is at his best, Owens cuts sensual garments that do not rely on flamboyance or exhibitionism to evoke sex appeal.

insolence o·ver·in·so·lence, noun

(n.) rude and disrespectful behavior; contemptuously rude or impertinent behavior or speech. Syn: abuse, arrogance, audacity, brass, brazenness, cheek, chutzpah, contempt, contemptuousness, contumely, effrontery, gall, guff, hardihood, impertinence, impudence, incivility, insubordination, lip, offensiveness Never again would he sit behind that wheel rejoicing(expression of joy) in the insolence of speed.

monotone

(n.) sameness of sound, style, manner, or color (adj.) consisting of or characterized by a uniform tone of one color Syn: colorlessness, continuance, continuity, dreariness, dryness, dullness, ennui, evenness, flatness, humdrum, identicalness, invariability, likeness, oneness, repetitiveness, routine, sameness, similarity, tediousness, tedium Both were narrated by a man in a monotone, with the actors barely audible in the background.

taste bud

(n.) sensory organs in the mouth that contain the receptors for taste Syn: gustatory cell, lingua, palate, taste hair, tongue This will allow you to enhance your taste buds and experience food and drink in a totally different way.

epilogue

(n.) short concluding section in a speech or literary work Syn: afterword, coda, postscript, summation, conclusion, ending, finale, follow-up, peroration, postlude, sequel, back matter, swan song The epilogue of the book I mentioned earlier, Lights Out, is titled "Jeff Is a Friend."

descendant descending, descendent, adjective.

(n.) something deriving in appearance, function, or general character from an earlier form. an adherent(who follows) closely the teachings, methods, practices, etc., of an earlier master, as in art, music, philosophy, etc.; disciple. Syn: heir, offspring, scion, brood, child, get, issue, kin, offshoot, posterity, product, progeny, seed, spin-off, chip off old block The old man now dying is the last descendant left on this earth of the old Greek traders.

supposition sup·po·si·tion·al, adjective sup·po·si·tion·al·ly, adverb non·sup·po·si·tion·al, adjective non·sup·po·si·tion·al·ly, adverb un·sup·po·si·tion·al, adjective

(n.) something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence Syn: conjecture, guesswork, hunch, hypothesis, presumption, thesis, assumption, condition, doubt, guessing, guesstimate, idea, likelihood, notion, opinion, posit, postulate, postulation, premise, presupposition Contamination must be proven with certainty not supposition.

pastime

(n.) something that serves to make time pass agreeably; a pleasant means of amusement, recreation, or sport Syn: entertainment, hobby, diversion, avocation. His concept—a simple binding system for both feet—went on to legitimize the now popular pastime.

technocrat

(n.) strong believer in technology; technical expert; a technological expert, especially one concerned with management or administration. Syn: technologiest To the technocrat, everything boils down to setting the right parameters and imposing the right rules.

censure cen·sur·er, noun cen·sure·less, adjective mis·cen·sure, verb, mis·cen·sured, mis·cen·sur·ing. pre·cen·sure, verb (used with object), pre·cen·sured, pre·cen·sur·ing. pro·cen·sure, adjective su·per·cen·sure, noun un·cen·sured, adjective un·cen·sur·ing, adjective

(n.) strong or vehement expression of disapproval; (v.) to give censure, adverse criticism, disapproval, or blame. Syn: condemnation, reproof, reproach, reprehension, rebuke, reprimand, stricture, animadversion, reprove, rebuke, chide. To get a maximum number of law deans to sign on, the language was made broad and intentionally did not name anybody or call for any kind of censure, they said.

harbor har·bor·er, noun har·bor·less, adjective har·bor·ous, adjective un·har·bored, adjective

(n.) such a body of water having docks or port facilities. (v.) to give shelter to; offer refuge to; to conceal; hide; to keep or hold in the mind; maintain; entertain. Syn: asylum, sanctuary, retreat, protect, lodge, dock, inlet, pier, port, road, wharf, sanctuary, shelter, accommodate, conceal, suppress, believe, cherish, maintain, retain, anchorage, arm, bay, bight, breakwater to harbor suspicion. They harbored the refugees who streamed across the borders. to harbor fugitives.

efficacy

(n.) the ability to produce a desired or intended result; Syn: adequacy, competence, effectiveness, potency, virtue, ability, capability, capableness, capacity, effect, efficaciousness, energy, force, influence, performance, power, strength, success, sufficiency, use. We need to assess safety, and we won't know the efficacy part until much later.

Efficacy non·ef·fi·ca·cy, noun

(n.) the ability to produce the desired result; effectiveness Syn: adequacy, competence, effectiveness, potency, virtue, ability, capability, capableness, capacity, effect, efficaciousness, energy, force, influence, performance, power, strength, success, sufficiency, use We need to assess safety, and we won't know the efficacy part until much later.

Fabrication

(n.) the act or process of fabricating; manufacture. something fabricated, especially an untruthful statement Syn: deceit, falsehood, fiction, forgery, myth, untruth, artifact, concoction, fable, fake, fib, figment, hogwash, invention, jazz, jive, line, opus, smoke, work As a result, sensitive gravitational measurements require isolation from any vibrations and careful fabrication of components. She had laboured at the fantastic, monstrous fabrication, as if in that way only she could save herself.

triumph tri·umph·er, noun

(n.) the act, fact, or condition of being victorious or ---ant; victory; conquest. (v.) to gain mastery; prevail; to be successful; achieve success; to conquer; --- over. Syn: jubilation, celebration, joy, pride, accomplishment, coup, feat, gain, grand slam, success, win, celebrate, conquer, dominate, flourish, overcome, overwhelm, prevail, prosper, sweep, thrive Humanity's triumph over smallpox should stand out as one of our proudest moments.

verisimilitude

(n.) the appearance or semblance of truth; likelihood; probability. Syn: plausibility, realism, color, credibility, genuineness, likeliness, likeness, resemblance, semblance, show, similarity, virtual reality Orwell needed a certain level of artifice(a skillful or artful contrivance or expedient.) to maintain verisimilitude.

vicinity

(n.) the area near or surrounding a particular place Syn: environs, neighborhood, proximity, ballpark, district, environment, hood, locality, nearness, precinct, propinquity, purlieus, range, region, surroundings, territory, turf, around, neck of the woods, vicinage He was troubled by the vicinity of the nuclear testing area.

populace population (the number or body of inhabitants in a place), noun populous (jammed or crowded with people), adjective

(n.) the common people of a community, nation, etc., as distinguished from the higher classes. all the inhabitants of a place; population Syn: commonality, commonalty, demos, masses, mob, multitude, plebeians, plebs, proletariat, public, rabble, society He proposed among other things that police departments must better reflect the ethnic makeup of the populace.

verdict

(n.) the decision a jury makes in a trial; the decision said by the jury Syn: answer, award, conclusion, decision, decree, finding, opinion, ruling, sentence, adjudication, arbitrament, deduction, determination While she awaited its verdict, she watched the disease ravage the world.

approbation pre·ap·pro·ba·tion, noun self-ap·pro·ba·tion, noun sub·ap·pro·ba·tion, noun

(n.) the expression of approval or favorable opinion, praise; official approval, commendation, official approval or sanction, Obsolete. conclusive proof. Syn: admiration, approval, bells, consent, endorsement, esteem, favor, go ahead, okay, permission, recognition, sanction. A commercial transaction does not confer (to compare) ethical approbation on a customer.

wit 3rd wot

(n.) the keen perception and cleverly apt expression of those connections between ideas that awaken amusement and pleasure. speech or writing showing such perception and expression. a person having or noted for such perception and expression. understanding, intelligence, or sagacity. Syn: drollery, facetiousness, waggishness, banter, joking, witticism, quip, raillery, repartee, badinage, persiflage; bon mot. His mature wit and poetic style drew in those around him and we connected instantly.

repertoire

(n.) the list of pieces an actor, musician, etc., is ready to perform; the skills or accomplishments of a person or group Syn: repertory, range, repository, reserve, stock, stockpile, store, supply I've started doing it less frequently, but I've incorporated YouTube live-streaming into my repertoire.

Hypotenuse

(n.) the longest side of a right triangle

adherence non·ad·her·ence, noun pre·ad·her·ence, noun

(n.) the quality of adhering; steady devotion, support, allegiance, or attachment Syn: attachment, faithfulness, loyalty, obedience, cohesion, constancy, fidelity So in theory, these multiple layers should provide a high level of independence and a high level of adherence to these laws.

fecundity non·fe·cun·di·ty, noun su·per·fe·cun·di·ty, noun

(n.) the quality of being fecund; capacity, especially in female animals, of producing young in great numbers. Syn: fertility; fruitfulness The fecundity of nature, and the infinite wisdom of the Creator, always surpass our feeble conceptions.

conviviality non·con·viv·i·al·i·ty, noun

(n.) the quality of being friendly and lively; friendliness; a festive quality. Syn: entertainment, gaiety, merriment, merrymaking, sociability These artless people, during the conviviality of the feast, spoke without disguise.

mendacity men·da·cious·ly, adverb men·da·cious·ness, noun un·men·da·cious, adjective un·men·da·cious·ly, adverb

(n.) the quality of being mendacious; untruthfulness; tendency to lie. an instance of lying; falsehood. Syn: deceit, deception, prevarication, falsehood, falsification, fraud, lie, untruth, untruthfulness Nothing is more revolting, but nothing is more characteristic of the Queen, than her shameless mendacity.

Pathology pathological, adjective pa·thol·o·gist, noun

(n.) the science or the study of the origin, nature, and course of diseases. Syn: anatomy, cytology, ecology, genetics, horticulture, morphology, physiology, phytology, pomology, taxonomy, dendrology, floristics, natural history, phytogeography With no obvious pathology, physicians and scientists have little to study.

vexation self-vex·a·tion, noun su·per·vex·a·tion, noun

(n.) the state of being annoyed, frustrated, or worried; a cause of annoyance; nuisance. Syn: aggravation, agitation, annoyance, bother, chagrin, disquiet, difficulty, trouble, worry, discomfiture, harassment, hassle, irritation, mortification, pique, weariness He stamped his foot to the ground in vexation, and recurred(to return to the mind) to his original determination.

pessimism o·ver·pes·si·mism, noun

(n.) the tendency to focus on the negative and expect the worst Syn: cynicism, despair, distrust, gloom, grief, hopelessness, melancholy, sadness, unhappiness, dejection, depression, despondency, dyspepsia, gloominess, glumness Economic historian Robert Gordon calls himself "the prophet of pessimism."

wake waker, noun half-waking, adjective un·waked, adjective un·wak·ing, adjective

(n.) the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward; the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event); (v.) arouse or excite feelings and passions; be awake, be alert, be there Syn: aftermath, wave, deathwatch, rites, vigil, watch, backwash, furrow, path, track, train, wash, last rites, obsequies In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, this number can certainly be expected to increase, as this spring's primaries have indicated.

dissemble dis·sem·bler, noun dis·sem·bling·ly, adverb un·dis·sem·bled, adjective un·dis·sem·bling, adjective un·dis·sem·bling·ly, adverb well-dis·sem·bled, adjective

(n.) to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of, to let pass unnoticed; ignore. Syn: affect, camouflage, cloak, conceal, counterfeit, cover, dissimulate, fake, falsify, feign, hide, mask, pass, pussyfoot, sham, shroud, signify, simulate, stonewall, whitewash Balboa was something of a dissembler himself on occasion, as you will see. I have seen many as young brawlers and spendthrifts, but never as young and accomplished a dissembler.

mitigate mit·i·ga·ble, adjective mit·i·gat·ed·ly, adverb mit·i·ga·tion, noun mit·i·ga·tor, noun o·ver·mit·i·gate, verb, o·ver·mit·i·gat·ed, o·ver·mit·i·gat· ing.un·mit·i·ga·ble, adjective

(n.) to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate. to make less severe; (v.) to become milder; lessen in severity. Syn: allay, alleviate, assuage, blunt, dull, ease, lessen, mollify, reduce, relieve, soften, soothe, temper, weaken, abate, appease, calm, cool, extenuate, moderate. For, in mitigating the symptoms of mental illness, we also work to mitigate the stigma(characteristic of a defect or disease) against it.

dissimilitude

(n.) unlikeness; difference; dissimilarity. a point of difference; dissimilarity. Syn: contrast, discrepancy, disparateness, disparity, dissimilarity, distinction, divergence, divergency, diversity, separation, unlikeness, incomparability Thus their colours are not original, their dissimilitude being only external and superficial. There are also several external causes of cold, the first of which is dissimilitude of minds and manner.

altruism hy·per·al·tru·ism, noun

(n.) unselfish regard for the welfare of others Syn: benevolence, humanitarianism, kindness, selflessness, charity, generosity, humanism, magnanimity, philanthropy We often see examples of altruism and people living together.

notorious

(n.) widely and unfavorably known. Syn: infamous, ill-famed, egregious, arrant, flagrant, disreputable. Bowser called it one of the city's "most notorious intersections" because of its odd design.

misuse

(n.) wrong or improper use; misapplication. (v.) to treat badly or abusively; maltreat. Syn: misemployment, misappropriation, corruption, exploitation, harm, maltreatment, mistreatment, prostitution, squandering, waste, corrupt, exploit, mistreat, pervert, barbarism, catachresis, desecration, dissipation, ill-treatment, injury, malapropism, misapplication. Now, the program's biggest lender is investigating some of its own employees for aiding misuse of funds by customers.

fret

(n.)(v.) be constantly or visibly worried or anxious Syn: agonize, bother, brood, carp, chafe, fume, fuss, grieve, disturb, nag, affront, anguish, bleed, chagrin, mope, pother, stew, torment, abrade, agitate There is however a not-paranoid or market-driven reason to fret, albeit a VERY small one.

brethren

(plural n.) fellow members; brothers Syn: relative, twin, relation, kin, blood brother He is now sure to become a folk hero among his brethren on high steel.

amid

(preposition.) surrounded by; in the middle of; during Syn: amidst, among, amongst, between, during, mid, over, throughout In the aperture of the window, amid piles of paper, stood a rickety old table, covered with dust.

rant ranter, noun ranting, adjective, noun rantingly, adverb outrant, verb (used with object) un·rant·ing, adjective

(v) to speak wildly and noisily; (n) loud, violent talk Syn: diatribe, harangue, oration, rhetoric, tirade, shout, bluster, bombast, fustian, philippic, rhapsody, rodomontade, vociferation, bellow, bloviate, clamor, cry, declaim, fume, mouth While he took specific aim at wine critics, his rant seemed to include winemakers and consumers as well.

beget begot, simplw past tense be·get·ter, noun be·gat; be·got·ten or be·got; be·get·ting, noun

(v.) (especially of a male parent) to procreate or generate (offspring); to cause; produce as an effect; Syn: spawn, sire, bring about, engender, sire, afford, breed, bring, cause, effect, father, generate, get, multiply, occasion, procreate, produce, propagate, reproduce, give rise to. a belief that power begets power.

slander slan·der·er, noun slan·der·ing·ly, adverb slan·der·ous, adjective out·slan·der, verb (used with object) re·slan·der, verb (used with object) un·slan·dered, adjective

(v.) (n.) words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another; تهمت Syn: revile, defamation, disparagement, libel, misrepresentation, smear, belittle, besmirch, defame, defile, denigrate, disparage, malign, scandalize, sully, tarnish, vilify, aspersion, backbiting, calumny, depreciation I am done living in fear of retaliation, slander, or blackmail.

weigh weigh·a·ble, adjective weigher, noun un·weigh·a·ble, adjective un·weigh·ing, adjective well-weighed, adjective

(v.) 1. determine the weight of 2. show consideration for; take into account Syn: ponder, contemplate, analyze, balance. A few well respected PPC influencers weighed in on the impact of this change on Twitter.

collude col·lud·er, noun pre·col·lude, verb (used without object), pre·col·lud·ed, pre·col·lud·ing.

(v.) Conspire; cooperate for illegal or fraudulent purposes;تبانی و ساخت و پاخت; توطعه چیدن Syn: connive, intrigue, plot As they proliferate, experts say, we need to make sure they don't collude against us in damaging ways.

domineer dom·i·neer·ing·ly, adverb dom·i·neer·ing·ness, noun non·dom·i·neer·ing, adjective su·per·dom·i·neer·ing, adjective un·dom·i·neer·ing, adjective

(v.) Forcing others to obey; asserting one's will over another in an arrogant way; to rule arbitrarily or despotically; tyrannize. to tower; to tower over or above Syn: bend, bluster, browbeat, bulldoze, bully, dominate, hector, intimidate, menace, overbear, predominate, preponderate, prevail, reign, rule, swagger, threaten, tyrannize, boss around, call the shots Is it not evident that the desire to domineer over men is the essence of their profession?

shun shunned, verb, past tense shun·na·ble, adjective shun·ner, noun un·shun·na·ble, adjective

(v.) Ignored; deliberately avoided; to keep away from (a place, person, object, etc.), from motives of dislike, caution, etc.; take pains to avoid. Syn: despise, disdain, eschew, neglect, pass up, refuse, reject, scorn, snub, bilk, cold-shoulder, cut, decline, ditch, dodge, double, duck, elude, escape, evade It's not illegal in the Kingdom anymore, but it's still shunned and disgraced by the society as a whole, and even as a middle schooler I understood that. Its own technical staff continues to pressure the company to embrace environmental policies it has so far shunned.

eschew es·chew·al, noun es·chew·er, noun un·es·chewed, adjective

(v.) deliberately avoid using; abstain from Syn: circumvent, boycott, abandon, avoid, forgo, forswear, renounce, shun, shy away from, swear off, abjure, abstain, double, duck, elude, evade, refrain, sacrifice, shy, give up, have no truck with, let well enough alone Other brands are eschewing the traditional "sexiness" associated with the holiday.

forfeit for·feit·a·ble, adjective for·feit·er, noun non·for·feit·a·ble, adjective non·for·feit·ing, adjective re·for·feit, verb (used with object) un·for·feit·a·ble, adjective un·for·feit·ing, adjective

(v.) Surrender or lose as a result of an error, crime, or failure to fulfill an obligation. (n.) a fine; penalty. (adj.) lost or subject to loss by forfeiture. Syn: abandon, lose, relinquish, renounce, surrender, cost, damages, fine, loss, mulct, penalty, relinquishment, drop, sacrifice, give over Instead, a team that can't suit up enough players would forfeit the game.

quench quench·a·ble, adjective quench·a·ble·ness, noun quencher, noun un·quench·a·ble, adjective un·quenched, adjective

(v.) To satisfy (thirst, desires, etc.); to subdue or destroy; overcome; quell(to quiet or allay); دفع کردن و فرو نشاندن dampen, douse, quash, quell, snuff out, suppress, allay, alleviate, appease, assuage, sate, satiate, slake, annihilate, check, choke, crush, decimate, demolish, destruct With a good hydration bladder in your pack, you'll be ready to get outside without worrying about quenching your thirst.

segregate seg·re·ga·ble, adjective seg·re·ga·tive, adjective non·seg·re·ga·ble, adjective non·seg·re·ga·tive, adjective re·seg·re·gate, verb, re·seg·re·gat·ed, re·seg·re·gat·ing. un·seg·re·ga·ble, adjective un·seg·re·gat·ing, adjective un·seg·re·ga·tive, adjective

(v.) To separate or keep apart from others Syn: disconnect, divide, insulate, isolate, sequester, single out, choose, dissociate, island, quarantine, select, sever, cut off, set apart, split up They will do much more than segregate parks and bakeries, which they are already doing.

chlorinate

(v.) To treat or combine with chlorine or a chlorine compound; to disinfect (water) by means of chlorine. The first step is to chlorinate ordinary toluol, one of the coal tar bases, to produce benzyl chloride.

dispute dis·pute·less, adjective dis·put·er, noun pre·dis·pute, noun, verb, pre·dis·put·ed, pre·dis·put·ing. re·dis·pute, verb, re·dis·put·ed, re·dis·put·ing. un·dis·put·ed, adjective un·dis·put·ed·ly, adverb un·dis·put·ing, adjective well-dis·put·ed, adjective

(v.) a disagreement, argument, or debate (n.) a debate, controversy, or difference of opinion. Syn: bickering, brawl, conflict, controversy, debate, disagreement, discord, discussion, disturbance, feud, friction, misunderstanding, quarrel, row, squabble, strife, wrangle, challenge, contend, contest Problem is, the law is painfully vague on what happens in Congress if there's a dispute between the chambers over seating electors.

detractor

(v.) a person who tries to take away from the quality, value, or reputation of someone or something; critic, someone who belittles something else. Syn: critic, censor, defamer, depreciator That position has earned him detractors among climate activist groups.

indulge in·dulg·er, noun in·dulg·ing·ly, adverb pre·in·dulge, verb (used with object), pre·in·dulged, pre·in·dulg·ing. qua·si-in·dulged, adjective re·in·dulge, verb, re·in·dulged, re·in·dulg·ing. un·in·dulged, adjective un·in·dulg·ing, adjective

(v.) an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires; foolish or senseless behavior; زیاده روی ; کردنa pardon releasing a person from punishments due for a sin; Syn: entertain, nourish, pamper, satiate, satisfy, spoil, take care of, tickle, revel in, allow, baby, cater, coddle, cosset, delight, favor, foster, gratify, humor, mollycoddle We indulge in expensive cold-pressed juices and SoulCycle classes, justifying these purchases as investments in our health.

toady sycophantically, adverb

(v.) an obsequious(characterized by excessive eagerness to please) flatterer; a sycophant(using flattery to win favor). Syn: sycophantic, flattering; cringing, submissive, appreciative, congratulatory, polite, respectful, charming, disarming, smarmy, deferential, inferior, submissive, bootlicking, bowing, cowering, crawling, humble, ingratiating, kowtowing, prostrate Sister says she toadies fearfully, and she flirted like a silly at the games, and at the drill.

confound confounded, adjective con·found·a·ble, adjectivecon·found·er, nounin·ter·con·found, verb (used with object)pre·con·found, verb (used with object) un·con·found, verb (used with object)

(v.) bewildered; confused; perplexed; dismayed; puzzled, to throw into increased confusion or disorder. to treat or regard erroneously as identical; mix or associate by mistake, to put to shame; abash. to bring to ruin or naught. Syn: dumbfound, daze, nonplus, astound, amaze, astonish, astound, baffle, bewilder, discombobulate, dumbfound, embarrass, faze, mystify, perplex, puzzle, rattle, startle, surprise, abash, befog, blend, bug, commingle. Bamboozle is one of those words that has been confounding etymologists for centuries. The increase in recognition of autism spectrum disorders in Western countries continues to confound and confuse.

evoke e·vok·er, noun un·e·voked, adjective

(v.) bring or recall to the conscious mind, to summon forth, to elicit or draw forth, یادآوری - ایجاد کردن Syn: arouse, conjure, elicit, invoke, provoke, recall, awaken, call, educe, evince, evolve, excite, extort, extract, milk, raise, rally, rouse, summon, waken Despite being over one hundred years apart, one riot to overturn an election evoked the other.

anoint a·noint·er, noun a·noint·ment, noun re·a·noint, verb (used with object) re·a·noint·ment, noun self-an·oint·ed, adjective un·a·noint·ed, adjective well-a·noint·ed, adjective

(v.) choose by or as if by divine intervention; (v) rub or sprinkle oil on; make sacred, such as by ceremony that includes applying oil to someone; bless, تقدس بخشیدن Syn: bless, consecrate, daub, embrocate, grease, hallow, rub, sanctify, smear Within days after the election, we witnessed an orchestrated effort to anoint the winner, even while many key states were still being counted.

mince mincer, noun mincing, verb un·minced, adjective

(v.) cut into small pieces (like onions); make less severe or harsh; walk daintily (n.) something cut up very small; Syn: crumble, grind, soften, chip, cut, dice, divide, hack, hash, whack, attitudinize, flounce, posture, prance, sashay, strut, alleviate, decrease, diminish, extenuate Musk was never one to mince words, but has recently unleashed aggressive broadsides on ULA. Never one to mince her words, Leakes is as bawdy (indecent; lewd; obscene) as they get on reality television.

berate

(v.) to scold or rebuke severely and at length Syn: abuse, vituperate, objurgate; vilify castigate, chide, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, revile, scold, upbraid, blister, censure, chew, jaw, rate, reprove, scorch, vituperate, bawl out, call down, chew out, cuss out He sometimes berates the one who remains, stating outright that the other was his favorite.

disperse dis·pers·ed·ly, adverb dis·pers·er, noun dis·pers·i·bil·i·ty, noun dis·pers·i·ble, adjective pre·dis·perse, verb (used with object), pre·dis·persed, pre·dis·pers·ing. re·dis·perse, verb, re·dis·persed, re·dis·pers· ing.un·dis·persed, adjective un·dis·pers·ing, adjective well-dis·persed, adjective

(v.) distribute or spread over a wide area; to dispel; cause to vanish. Syn: sow, broadcast, disappear, evanesce. Then maybe you can disperse the photographs to different family members.

Slumber slum·ber·er, noun slum·ber·less, adjective un·slum·ber·ing, adjective

(v.) doze; drowse; to be in a state of inactivity, negligence, quiescence, or calm; to spend or pass (time); to dispel or forget by slumbering (often followed by away) (n.) a period of sleep, especially light sleep. Syn: coma, dormancy, stupor, doze, drowse, inactivity, languor, lethargy, nap, repose, rest, snooze, torpor, forty winks, sack time, shut-eye With the right app, your phone can keep tabs on your slumber too. Yung Pak and the other members of the family also retired, and were soon buried in peaceful slumber.

cadge cadger, noun

(v.) get by begging; ask for and get free; be a parasite; sponge, expect Syn: scrounge, bum, hawk, huckster, mooch, panhandle, peddle, sponge Thus the inevitable informing larrikin, eager to cadge a drink from the tourist on shore leave.

worked over

(v.) give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression, کار مازاد

transcend tran·scend·ing·ly, adverb un·tran·scend·ed, adjective

(v.) going beyond ordinary limits; surpassing; exceeding. Syn: eclipse, outstrip, overstep, transform, beat, best, exceed, excel, outdo, outrival, outshine, outvie, overtop, top, leave behind, leave in the dust, rise above Its appeal transcended demographic lines, luring listeners from their first look at the cover art.

boom boomless, adjective

(v.) grow vigorously, huge sound; to boost; campaign for vigorously (n.) a deep, prolonged, resonant sound Syn: explosion, advance, boost, development, expansion, gain, growth, improvement, increase, inflation, jump, rush, spurt, upsurge, upturn, explode, resound, reverberate, roar, thunder Ironically, the business of edtech and digital learning has been booming. So even though they lost cross-border traffic, they're seeing booms in domestic travel.

redound

(v.) have an effect for good or ill, contribute, return or recoil Syn: react, recoil, resound, return, reverberate There was every chance that good fortune in being able to do a great favor for the old man might redound to their aid.

edify ed·i·fi·er, noun ed·i·fy·ing·ly, adverb non·ed·i·fied, adjective re·ed·i·fy, verb (used with object), re·ed·i·fied, re·ed·i·fy·ing. un·ed·i·fied, adjective un·ed·i·fy·ing, adjective

(v.) instruct or improve (someone) morally or intellectually; make understand; آخلاق آموختن; تقویت کردن Syn: enlighten, uplift, educate, improve, teach For the plurality of churches, without ministers and order, shall rather hurt than edify.

cite cit·a·ble, cite·a·ble, adjective citer, noun non·cit·a·ble, adjective non·cite·a·ble, adjective un·cit·a·ble, adjective un·cite·a·ble, adjective un·cit·ed, adjective

(v.) make reference to; to mention in support, proof, or confirmation; Syn: allege, allude to, indicate, mention, name, offer, point out, present, recount, repeat, specify, spell out, tell, call, order, adduce, advance, enumerate, evidence, excerpt In particular, you cite deep tech, digital health and personalised healthcare.

inveigle in·vei·gle·ment, noun in·vei·gler, noun un·in·vei·gled, adjective

(v.) persuade (someone) to do something by means of deception or flattery Syn: induce, beguile, persuade, wheedle. Thus the German princess always endeavored to inveigle the friends of the people.

timed re·time, verb (used with object), re·timed, re·tim· ing.un·timed, adjective

(v.) plan, schedule, or arrange when (something) should happen or be done. past tense/ past participle of time Syn: age, date, day, era, future, generation, hour, life, moment, month, occasion, pace, past, point, present, season, second, space, stage, term Since the 1950s, fluoride has adapted itself to the prevailing concerns of the time.

overween o·ver·ween·er, noun o·ver·ween·ing·ly, adverb o·ver·ween·ing·ness, noun

(v.) presumptuously arrogant; overbearing, exaggerated, excessive, or arrogant. Syn: brash, cavalier, conceited, egotistical, haughty, highhanded, insolent, lordly, pompous, presumptuous, pushy, supercilious, vain I can more easily suppose that all the Sons of Genius "overween" in this direction. His overweening conduct gradually made his position at Berlin untenable.

refrain re·frain·er, noun re·frain·ment, noun un·re·frained, adjective un·re·frain·ing, adjective

(v.) resist doing something, to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from) Syn: forbear, melody, theme, abstain, avoid, cease, curb, desist, forgo, halt, renounce, resist, restrain, burden, music, song, strain, tune, arrest, check, eschew. We urge members of Congress to refrain from relying on this one-sided staff report to guide future legislation.

truncate trun·cate·ly, adverb sub·trun·cate, adjective

(v.) shortened; cut off; terminating abruptly by having or as if having an end or point cut off (adj.) lacking the apex, as certain spiral shells. Syn: abbreviate, abridge, curtail, cut short, clip, crop, cut, lop, pare, prune, shear, top, trim, cut off. The NHL playoffs have a different format this year due to the truncated regular season.

jubilate ju·bi·la·to·ry, adjective jubilation, noun

(v.) show great happiness; rejoice. Syn: bluster, brag, bully, crow, gloat, glory, revel, triumph, vaunt, show off I waited until the Jubilate was ended and then went in to bid(to express) good-bye to my friends.

galvanize galvanizing, adjective gal·va·ni·za·tion, noun gal·va·niz·er, noun non·gal·va·nized, adjective pre·gal·va·nize, verb (used with object), pre·gal·va·nized, pre·gal·va·niz·ing. re·gal·va·ni·za·tion, noun re·gal·va·nize, verb (used with object), re·gal·va·nized, re·gal·va·niz·ing. un·gal·va·nized, adjective

(v.) stimulating, energizing, exciting Syn: rouse, arouse, astonish, energize, excite, frighten, invigorate, jolt, motivate, provoke, shock, spur, startle, stir, stun, animate, awaken, commove, electrify, fire, innervate. The book is a manifesto—a single-handed attempt to galvanize the world to take to the streets.

recapitulate recapitulation (n.) re·ca·pit·u·la·tive, re·ca·pit·u·la·to·ry, adjective

(v.) summarize briefly; to sum up statements or matters; to repeat (ancestral evolutionary stages) in its development. Syn: recap, rehash, epitomize, outline, paraphrase, recount, reiterate, repeat, rephrase, replay, restate, review, reword, summarize, run over, sum up we have the mega computational powerhouse called machine learning to recapitulate biology in silicon.

substantiate sub·stan·ti·a·ta·ble, adjective sub·stan·ti·a·tion, noun sub·stan·ti·a·tive, adjective sub·stan·ti·a·tor, noun re·sub·stan·ti·ate, verb, re·sub·stan·ti·at·ed, re·sub·stan·ti·at·ing. un·sub·stan·ti·at·a·ble, adjective

(v.) supported with proof or evidence; verified Syn: affirm, confirm, corroborate, debunk, demonstrate, justify, prove, ratify, validate, verify, actualize, approve, authenticate, complete, establish, incarnate, manifest, materialize, objectify, personify So, President Obama does right by making every effort to substantiate the charges against Assad.

codify cod·i·fi·a·bil·i·ty, noun cod·i·fi·er, noun re·cod·i·fy, verb (used with object), re·cod·i·fied, re·cod·i·fy·ing.

(v.) systematizing, to compile (laws, rules, etc.) into an orderly, formal code; to make a digest of; arrange in a systematic collection. Syn: group. summarize, arrange, catalog, classify, code, collect, condense, digest, order, organize, tabulate It needed to be codified with universal rules, judging and protocols.

vanguard

(v.) the forefront in any movement, field, activity, or the like. the leaders of any intellectual or political movement. Syn: front, lead, leaders Australia was in the vanguard of nations that had early success in controlling community transmission.

abrogate ab·ro·ga·ble [ab-ruh-guh-buhl], adjective ab·ro·ga·tion, noun ab·ro·ga·tive, adjective ab·ro·ga·tor, noun non·ab·ro·ga·ble, adjective un·ab·ro·ga·ble, adjective un·ab·ro·gat·ed, adjective un·ab·ro·ga·tive, adjective

(v.) to abolish by formal or official means; annul by an authoritative act; repeal: to --- a law. to put aside; put an end to. منع یا ممانعت کردن Syn: cancel, revoke, rescind, nullify, void, invalidate, abolish, annul, invalidate, nullify, quash, renege, repeal, revoke, undo, abate, cancel, dissolve, end, negate, nix, reject, retract, scrub, torpedo, vacate. Why should a close relationship abrogate respectful courtesy?

recriminate re·crim·i·na·tion, noun re·crim·i·na·tive, re·crim·i·na·to·ry, adjective re·crim·i·na·tor, noun un·re·crim·i·na·tive, adjective

(v.) to accuse in return; to bring a countercharge against an accuser Syn: allege, arraign, arrest, attack, blame, brand, charge, cite, complain, denounce, implicate, indict, name, prosecute, sue, summon, admonish, berate, castigate, censure At first, I brought those compulsive and self-recriminating habits to my time outside. Experience informs us," as Coleridge says, "that the first defence of weak minds is to recriminate.

bolster bol·ster·er, noun un·bol·ster, verb (used with object) un·bol·stered, adjective

(v.) to add to, support, or uphold (sometimes followed by up); (n.) a long, often cylindrical, cushion or pillow for a bed, sofa, etc; anything resembling this in form or in use as a support. Syn: aid, boost, buoy, buttress, cushion, help, maintain, reinforce, shore up, strengthen, support, sustain, assist, brace, bulwark, carry, pillow, prop, stay, uphold. To bolster my case I told him we should actually call it Pursuito, like Vertigo or Psycho.

aver mis·a·ver, verb, mis·a·verred, mis·a·ver·ring. pre·a·ver, verb, pre·a·verred, pre·a·ver·ring. un·a·verred, adjective

(v.) to assert or affirm with confidence; declare in a positive or peremptory manner. Syn: affirm, assert, avouch, claim, contend, declare, emphasize, insist, justify, predicate, proclaim, prove, state, swear, verify. Northam avers that he's not a foodie, so he doesn't view this as a tremendous hardship.

annex an·nex·a·ble, adjective non·an·nex·a·ble, adjective pre·an·nex, verb (used with object) re·an·nex, verb (used with object) un·an·nex·a·ble, adjective

(v.) to attach, append, or add, especially to something larger or more important: to incorporate; (n.) An attachment or addition; take (territory) as if by conquest Syn: addendum, appendix, adjoin, take over, addition, adjunct, affix, arm, attachment, ell, subsidiary, supplement, wing, append, appropriate, associate, attach, connect, fasten, link Cocaine and cannabis were also passed around at the party, which moved from the annex house to the main chapter lodge.

perceive per·ceiv·er, noun per·ceiv·ing·ness, noun non·per·ceiv·ing, adjective re·per·ceive, verb (used with object), re·per·ceived, re·per·ceiv·ing. self-per·ceiv·ing, adjectiveun·per·ceiv·ing, adjective

(v.) to be aware of through the senses, observe; to grasp mentally Syn: note, discern, distinguish, feel, grasp, identify, observe, realize, recognize, regard, appreciate, comprehend, know, read, see, apperceive, apprehend, behold, descry, discover, divine In the race for San Diego City Council, District 9, the perceived front-runner, Kelvin Barrios, has repeatedly demonstrated extremely poor judgment. People always have to perceive the problems before them, including many unexpected nuances, and decide how to handle them.

decay de·cay·a·ble, adjective de·cayed·ness, adjective de·cay·less, adjective non·de·cayed, adjective non·de·cay·ing, adjective re·de·cay, verb sem·i·de·cay, noun sem·i·de·cayed, adjective un·de·cay·a·ble, adjective un·de·cayed, adjective un·de·cay·ing, adjective

(v.) to become decomposed; rot; to decline in excellence, prosperity, health, etc.; deteriorate. (n.) decline in or loss of strength, health, intellect, etc. Syn: blight, corrosion, wither; putrefy, putrefaction, decomposition, degeneration, deterioration, disintegration, disrepair, extinction, impairment, rot, atrophy, corrode, decompose, degenerate, discolor, disintegrate, dissolve, dwindle, fade, lessen. Her sincerity is most evident when she captures signs of decay.

Consolidate consolidation, noun con·sol·i·da·tor, noun pre·con·sol·i·date, verb, pre·con·sol·i·dat·ed, pre·con·sol·i·dat·ing. re·con·sol·i·date, verb, re·con·sol·i·dat·ed, re·con·sol·i·dat·ing. un·con·sol·i·dat·ing, adjective

(v.) to bring together (separate parts) into a single or unified whole; unite; combine; to discard the unused or unwanted items of and organize the remaining; to make solid or firm; solidify; strengthen Syn: build up, cement, centralize, concentrate, develop, fortify, reinforce, secure, solidify, stabilize, strengthen, unify, amalgamate, amass, band, bind, blend, compact, compound, concatenate They consolidated their three companies. She consolidated her home library. to consolidate gains.

stagnate stag·na·tion, noun stag·na·to·ry, adjective un·stag·nat·ing, adjective

(v.) to cease to run or flow, as water, air, etc; to stop developing, growing, progressing, or advancing Syn: fester, hibernate, languish, stall, constipate, decay, decline, idle, putrefy, rot, rust, stand, stifle, stultify, trammel, vegetate, go to seed Especially because the cost of housing and education and healthcare haven't stagnated at all.

hail hailer, noun

(v.) to cheer, salute, or greet; welcome; to call out to in order to stop, attract attention, ask aid, etc; to fall or shower as ---. (n.) a shout or call to attract attention; a shower of anything. Syn: cheer, applaud, honor, exalt, laud, extol; barrage, bombardment, hailstorm, rain, salvo, shower, storm, volley, address, greet, salute, signal, welcome, acclaim, acknowledge, applaud, cheer, commend, praise, recognize The crowds hailed the conquerors. They hailed the recent advances in medicine. to hail a cab. Severe thunderstorms can bring lightning and large hail on some occasions.

scramble

(v.) to climb or move quickly using one's hands and feet, as down a rough incline; to compete or struggle with others for possession or gain; to mix together confusedly. (n.) a quick climb or progression over rough, irregular ground; a struggle for possession or gain. Syn: free-for-all, melee, rush, struggle, tussle, clamber, climb, contend, crawl, jostle, push, scurry, vie, clutter, commotion, competition, conglomeration, hash, hassle, hustle The children scrambled for the coins we tossed. He scrambled the papers up from the desk. I scrambled the report together at the last minute.

loom

(v.) to come into view; to appear in exaggerated form; (n.) a machine for weaving Syn: brew, come on, dominate, emerge, hover, mount, overshadow, portend, soar, stand out, threaten, approach, await, bulk, dawn, emanate, figure, gather, impend, impress The mountainous island loomed on the horizon. Suddenly a police officer loomed in front of him.

decry de·cri·er, noun un·de·cried, adjective

(v.) to condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate Syn: belittle, disparage, discredit, depreciate, minimize. But their officers and shareholders do get hit up by the very same politicians who decry corporate involvement in politics.

officiate of·fi·ci·a·tion, noun of·fi·ci·a·tor, noun un·of·fi·ci·at·ed, adjective un·of·fi·ci·at·ing, adjective

(v.) to conduct a religious ceremony, to referee; to perform the duties or function of some office or position. Syn: preside, act, boss, chair, command, conduct, direct, emcee, function, govern, handle, run, serve, superintend, umpire, do the honors Curtis also noted that Ruby and her fiancé are getting married next year in a wedding that Curtis will officiate.

corroborate cor·rob·o·ra·tive, cor·rob·o·ra·to·ry, adjective cor·rob·o·ra·tive·ly, cor·rob·o·ra·to·ri·ly, adverb cor·rob·o·ra·tor, nounnon·cor·rob·o·rat·ing, adjective non·cor·rob·o·ra·tive, adjective non·cor·rob·o·ra·tive·ly, adverb non·cor·rob·o·ra·to·ry, adjective un·cor·rob·o·rat·ed, adjective un·cor·rob·o·ra·tive, adjective un·cor·rob·o·ra·tive·ly, adverb un·cor·rob·o·ra·to·ry, adjective

(v.) to confirm, make more certain, bolster, substantiate, verify, to support with evidence (adj.) confirmed. Syn: authenticate, confirm, justify, substantiate, validate, verify, approve, certify, document, endorse, establish, okay, prove, ratify, strengthen, support, sustain, bear out, check on, check out This is corroborated by NASA, the guys who spend more time looking at the Earth than pretty much anyone else.

bewilder

(v.) to confuse or puzzle completely; perplex; Syn: mystify, nonplus, confuse, daze, confound, stagger, muddle, baffle, befuddle, bemuse, confound, daze, disconcert, distract, fluster, mystify, perplex, puzzle, rattle, stump, stupefy, upset, addle, floor, muddle, snow, throw. These shifting attitudes bewilder me. Give me one day, and I'll give you a list of subjects that would bewilder you!

ponder pon·der·er, noun re·pon·der, verb (used without object) un·pon·dered, adjective well-pondered, adjective

(v.) to consider carefully, reflect on Syn: consider, contemplate, deliberate, evaluate, examine, mull, mull over, reflect, speculate, weigh, appraise, brood, cerebrate, cogitate, daydream, debate, dwell, excogitate, figure, meditate Scientists have pondered how long energy-starved seafloor microbes might survive.

ossify os·si·fi·er, noun un·os·si·fy·ing, adjective

(v.) to convert into or cause to harden like bone. Syn: congeal, fossilize, freeze, harden, indurate, petrify, solidify, stiffen, thicken They create ossified institutions, paralyzed by groupthink and incapable of self-reflection. There is a general growth to be observed, and the bones are beginning to ossify.

dissect dis·sec·ti·ble, adjective dis·sec·tor, noun re·dis·sect, verb (used with object) self-dis·sect·ing, adjective

(v.) to cut apart in preparation for scientific study; to analyze with great care. Syn: examine, explore, inspect, investigate, scrutinize, anatomize, cut, dichotomize, disjoin, disjoint, dismember, dissever, divide, operate, part, quarter, section, sever, slice, sunder to dissect an idea. After repeated efforts to dissect it we agreed with Tom, and found it not more edible(eatable; esculent) than a pickled football.

dispense un·dis·pensed, adjective

(v.) to deal out; distribute, to administer, Pharmacology: to make up and distribute (medicine), especially on prescription. distribute or provide (a service/information) to a number of people; manage without/ get rid of; (n.) Obsolete (fallen into disuse). Syn: distribute. But he was always uncommonly gracious, a truly gentle man, willing to dispense wisdom and perspective when asked.

embellish em·bel·lish·er, noun non·em·bel·lished, adjective non·em·bel·lish·ing, adjective o·ver·em·bel·lish, verb (used with object) re·em·bel·lish, verb (used with object) un·em·bel·lished, adjective

(v.) to decorate, adorn, touch up; to improve by adding details; making it more attractive Syn: decorate, adorn, bedeck, dress up, embroider, exaggerate, festoon, gild, overstate, spiff up, amplify, array, beautify, color, deck, elaborate, enhance, enrich, fudge, garnish, grace Email security marketing tactics don't have to be embellished or overly exaggerated to get noticed and be effective.

foment fo·ment·er, noun un·fo·ment·ed, adjective

(v.) to instigate or foster (discord, rebellion, etc.); promote the growth or development of; to apply warm liquids to, warm; برانگیختن Syn: provoke, inflame,stir up; stimulate, abet, arouse, brew, incite, whip up, agitate, cultivate, encourage, excite, foster, goad, nurse, nurture, promote, quicken, raise, set, spur, start, stimulate

Vanquish van·quish·a·ble, adjective van·quish·er, noun van·quish·ment, noun un·van·quish·a·ble, adjective un·van·quished, adjective un·van·quish·ing, adjective

(v.) to defeat in a battle or contest, overthrow or overpower:; to overcome a feeling or condition; be victorious over. Syn: subjugate, suppress, crush, quell, conquer, crush, overcome, overpower, quell, repress, rout, subdue, surmount, beat, humble, overturn, overwhelm, reduce, subjugate, subvert, trample, bear down, put down It was the final chapter of a very polarizing time for the city attorney's office, and he came out the vanquished. This time around, the Bolts made quick work of the Jackets in the first round, vanquishing their old foe in five games.

procrastinate pro·cras·ti·nat·ing·ly, pro·cras·ti·na·tive·ly, adverb pro·cras·ti·na·tion, noun pro·cras·ti·na·tive, pro·cras·ti·na·to·ry [proh-kras-tuh-nuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, pruh-], adjective pro·cras·ti·na·tive·ness, noun pro·cras·ti·na·tor, noun o·ver·pro·cras·ti·na·tion, noun un·pro·cras·ti·nat·ed, adjective

(v.) to delay, put off until later Syn: prolong, postpone. We're all guilty of procrastinating on any errand that doesn't feel urgent, particularly if it involves a process of suboptimal efficiency.

gainsay gainsayer, noun un·gain·said, adjective

(v.) to deny, contradict, controvert; to dispute, oppose Syn: combat, contravene, controvert, cross, deny, disagree, disclaim, disprove, dispute, fight, impugn, negate, negative, oppose, refute, repudiate, resist, traverse, withstand, disaffirm "I cannot gainsay your statement," the Count de Montego said.

Strip

(v.) to deprive of covering; make bare or naked; to take away or remove; to clear out or empty; to cut, tear, or form into ---s. (n.) a narrow piece, comparatively long and usually of uniform width; a --- of cloth, metal, land, etc; as a comic(as a comic strip.) ---. Syn: uncover, peel, decorticate, denude, despoil; band, bar, belt, bit, fillet, layer, ribbon, rod, section, segment, slab, stripe, tape, deprive, dismantle, divest, empty, expose, gut, lift to strip a house of its contents. The wood should be stripped and then refinished.

Enervate en·er·va·tion, noun en·er·va·tive, adjective en·er·va·tor, noun non·en·er·vat·ing, adjective

(v.) to deprive of force or strength; destroy the vigor of; weaken. (adj.) ---ed Syn: enfeeble, debilitate, sap, exhaust. This was the beginning of the fatal practice destined in the end to enervate France and demoralize the army.

incline in·clin·er, noun o·ver·in·cline, verb, o·ver·in·clined, o·ver·in·clin·ing. re·in·cline, verb, re·in·clined, re·in·clin·ing.

(v.) to deviate from (n.) slope, lean Syn: bend, impel, persuade, predispose, prompt, sway, skew, tend, tilt, acclivity, approach, ascent, cant, declivity, descent, dip, grade, gradient, inclination, lean Just remember that even though the trails breeze downhill, you have to hoof back up that same incline.

repudiate re·pu·di·a·ble, adjective re·pu·di·a·tive, adjective re·pu·di·a·tor, noun non·re·pu·di·a·ble, adjective non·re·pu·di·a·tive, adjective un·re·pu·di·a·ble, adjective un·re·pu·di·at·ed, adjective un·re·pu·di·a·tive, adjective

(v.) to disown, reject, or deny the validity of Syn: abandon, break with, disavow, dismiss, disown, forsake, recant, renounce, repeal, rescind, retract, reverse, revoke, spurn, abjure, apostatize, banish, cast, decline, default Canada must repudiate extremism on both sides of the conflict.

apportion ap·por·tion·a·ble, adjective ap·por·tion·er, noun non·ap·por·tion·a·ble, adjective un·ap·por·tioned, adjective

(v.) to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution Syn: administer, allocate, allot, distribute, divvy up, accord, admeasure, assign, bestow, cut, deal, dispense, give, lot, measure, parcel, part, partition, prorate, ration Of course, we need to let the two armies investigate what exactly happened and apportion blame.

ramify mul·ti·ram·i·fied, adjective un·ram·i·fied, adjective

(v.) to divide and spread out like branches; to separate into divisions Syn: bifurcate, develop, diverge, diversify, divide, enlarge, expand, extend, fork, grow, increase, multiply, part, proliferate, separate, spread, subdivide, add to, branch out These are serious sums of money that ramify through every economic calculation.

sip sip·ping·ly, adverb un·sipped, adjective

(v.) to drink from a little at a time; to take in; absorb. (n.) a small taste of a liquid; Syn: imbibe, quaff, savor, extract, partake, sample, sup, swallow, taste, toss, drink in. The bird sipped the flower. to sip knowledge at its source. One sip told me that the milk was sour.

expatiate ex·pa·ti·a·tion, noun ex·pa·ti·a·tor, noun

(v.) to expand on, write or talk at length or in detail; to move about freely; speak or write in detail about; be copious in description or discussion. Syn: develop, dilate, enlarge, expound But we must not expatiate on its effects; we must only give a little attention to the means by which they are achieved.

rebuke re·buk·a·ble, adjective re·buk·er, noun re·buk·ing·ly, adverb un·re·buk·a·ble, adjective un·re·buked, adjective

(v.) to express sharp, stern disapproval of; reprove; reprimand. (n.) sharp, stern disapproval; reproof; reprimand. Syn: censure, upbraid, chide, admonish, reproach, remonstration, censure. Whether this was a rebuke to the current FDA or a power grab by Azar, the assertion of politics over science cannot be ignored.

overlook un·o·ver·looked, adjective

(v.) to fail to notice, perceive, or consider; to disregard or ignore indulgently, as faults or misconduct; to rise above (n.) terrain, as on a cliff, that affords an attractive vista or a good view. Syn: discount, forget, ignore, omit, disregard, dominate, look over, disdain, miss, overpass, pass, slight, condone, excuse, forgive, handle, stomach, take, whitewash, command Miles of landscape could be seen from the overlook. The Washington Monument overlooks the tidal basin. Only a parent could overlook that kind of behavior.

overlook overlooked, adjective

(v.) to fail to notice, perceive, or consider; to rise above; to disregard or ignore indulgently, as faults or misconduct. (n.) to look over, as from a higher position; Syn: discount, forget, ignore, omit, disregard, dominate, look over, disdain, miss, overpass, pass, slight, condone, excuse, forgive, handle, stomach, take, whitewash, command Only a parent could overlook that kind of behavior. This breakdown provides a great overlook of what emotions are already prominent in your niche's content. The section is full of scenic overlooks and quick day hikes.

ascertain as·cer·tain·a·ble, adjective as·cer·tain·a·bly, adverb as·cer·tain·er, noun as·cer·tain·ment, noun non·as·cer·tain·a·ble, adjective non·as·cer·tain·a·ble·ness, noun non·as·cer·tain·a·bly, adverb non·as·cer·tain·ment, noun pre·as·cer·tain, verb (used with object) pre·as·cer·tain·ment, noun un·as·cer·tain·a·ble, adjective un·as·cer·tain·a·bly, adverb un·as·cer·tained, adjective well-as·cer·tained, adjective

(v.) to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine. Syn: confirm, determine, divine, double-check, find out, verify, check, dig, discover, establish, eye, eyeball, fix, identify, learn, peg, read, see, settle, size Take a deep breath, review your data, and ascertain what is to blame for your drop-in visitors.

Anchor anchorage, noun an·chor·a·ble, adjective an·chor·less, adjective an·chor·like, adjective re·an·chor, verb un·an·chored, adjective well-anchored, adjective

(v.) to fix or fasten; secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; (n.) a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast; Syn: mainstay, attach, dock, fasten, fix, moor, secure, tie up, ballast, bower, comfort, defense, fastener, foothold, grapnel, grip, hold, hook, pillar, protection. But, you have less control over the anchor text or the article's content. Removing choice is bullying and seems a horrid basis on which to anchor your relationship.

proscribe pro·scrib·a·ble, adjective pro·scrib·er, noun un·pro·scrib·a·ble, adjective un·pro·scribed, adjective

(v.) to forbid; to outlaw; command against Syn: forbid, outlaw, prohibit, ban, banish, blackball, boycott, censure, damn, denounce, deport, doom, embargo, excommunicate, exile, expatriate, expel, interdict, ostracize, reject proscribe French, their mother tongue, and they will hate you and have nothing to do with your schools.

disabuse dis·a·bus·al, noun

(v.) to free from deception or error, set right in ideas or thinking Syn: debunk, disillusion, enlighten, correct, disenchant, expose, free, liberate, rectify, rid He said he wanted to disabuse anyone who thinks the administration has "a bunch of other rabbits in our hat" to ward off default.

circumvent cir·cum·vent·er, cir·cum·ven·tor, noun cir·cum·ven·tion, noun cir·cum·ven·tive, adjective un·cir·cum·vent·ed, adjective

(v.) to get around; to bypass Syn: escape, elude, evade, outwit, avoid, bypass, deceive, prevent, sidestep, skirt, stymie, thwart, beat, beguile, bilk, circumnavigate, cramp, crimp, detour, disappoint, dodge, dupe Yet in reality, those protections turned out to be either ineffective or easy to circumvent, our stories showed.

buttress but·tress·less, adjective but·tress·like, adjective non·but·tressed, adjective un·but·tressed, adjective

(v.) to give encouragement or support, prop up, strengthen; (n.) a supporting structure ; a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building Syn: encourage, hearten, support, inspirit, shore up, reinforce, strengthen, uphold, abutment, column, mainstay, pier, prop, reinforcement, shore, stanchion, stay, strut, underpinning, brace, bulwark, carry, sustain, back up, beef up. Definitions are, most often, ornaments of the understanding rather than its buttresses. Nor is it certain that exports by energy companies would buttress U.S. diplomacy.

succumb suc·cumb·er, noun un·suc·cumb·ing, adjective

(v.) to give way to superior force, yield Syn: submit, accede, surrender. Benedict herself succumbed to heart trouble several years later, in 1948.

exceed ex·ceed·a·ble, adjective ex·ceed·er, noun su·per·ex·ceed, verb (used without object) un·ex·ceed·a·ble, adjective un·ex·ceed·ed, adjective

(v.) to go or be beyond the limit or expectations; to surpass Syn: eclipse, outpace, outstrip, top, beat, best, cap, distance, excel, outdo, outrun, outshine, overstep, overtake, overtax, pass, surmount, transcend, go by, outreach In the worst-case emissions scenario, that number could almost double in some regions, exceeding 15 days each fall.

surge un·surg·ing, adjective

(v.) to have a heavy, violent, swelling motion (like waves); (n.) a powerful forward rush Syn: deluge, flood, flow, growth, outpouring, rise, swell, upsurge, wave, climb, grow, stream, billow, breaker, efflux, gush, intensification, roll, surf, arise For all its benefits, the much-vaunted (praised boastfully or excessively) surge in digital advertising has come at a cost. "People are generally diplomatic," says Steinbrick of regulars dealing with the surge of new faces.

inoculate in·oc·u·la·tive, adjectivein·oc·u·la·tor, noun non·in·oc·u·la·tive, adjective re·in·oc·u·late, verb, re·in·oc·u·lat·ed, re·in·oc·u·lat·ing. self-in·oc·u·lat·ed, adjective un·in·oc·u·lat·ed, adjective un·in·oc·u·la·tive, adjective

(v.) to imbue (a person), as with ideas; to affect or treat(a person, animal, or plant); to implant a disease agent; Syn: indoctrinate, infuse, inject, vaccinate, protect. Casanova gathered data on children in France who were inoculated between 1974 and 1994.

exacerbate ex·ac·er·bat·ing·ly, adverb ex·ac·er·ba·tion, noun un·ex·ac·er·bat·ing, adjective

(v.) to increase the severity, bitterness, or violence of (disease, ill feeling, etc.); aggravate. to embitter the feelings of (a person); irritate; exasperate. Syn: aggravate, annoy, heighten, inflame, intensify, irritate, provoke, worsen, embitter, enrage, envenom, exasperate, excite, increase, madden, vex, add insult to injury, egg on, fan the flames, heat up. Gelfond is a procrastinator, a tendency that virtual school has exacerbated.

beguile be·guile·ment, noun be·guil·er, noun un·be·guiled, adjective un·be·guil·ing, adjective

(v.) to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead; delude; to take away from by cheating or deceiving (usually followed by of); to charm or divert; to pass (time) pleasantly; Syn: amuse, deceive, entice, mislead, seduce, amuse, engross, entertain, tickle, wow, betray, bluff, burn, cheat, chisel, con, delude, dupe, exploit, gyp, have. a multitude of attractions to beguile the tourist. beguiling the long afternoon with a good book.

deface de·face·a·ble, adjective de·face·ment, noun de·fac·er, noun un·de·face·a·ble, adjective un·de·faced, adjective

(v.) to injure or destroy the surface or appearance of; to damage the value, influence, or effect of; to face down, outshine Syn: demolish, obliterate, vandalize, blemish, contort, damage, deform, destroy, dilapidate, disfigure, distort, harm, impair, injure, mangle, ruin, scratch, spoil, sully, tarnish Imagine how devastating it would have been had the stonework itself been defaced and left in ruins — a universal, visual trope for civilization's collapse. Gang members defaced businesses, schools, parks, churches, and public walls with graffiti.

vex

(v.) to irritate; to annoy, anger, exasperate; to confuse, baffle Syn: afflict, agitate, annoy, displease, disquiet, disturb, embarrass, exasperate, gall, infuriate, irk, irritate, offend, peeve, perplex, rile, torment, abrade, aggravate, anger Please torment, harass, vex, heckle, and badger those two blockheads until they honor their commitments to my defense fund.

intuit in·tu·it·a·ble, adjective un·in·tu·it·a·ble, adjective

(v.) to know that something is true based on your feelings rather than on facts, what someone tells you, etc. Syn: appreciate, apprehend, comprehend, conclude, copy, deduce, distinguish, feature, feel, flash, gather, get, grasp, know, learn, pin, read, realize, recognize, see He must mean that we cannot in imagination intuit it as absent.

prolong pro·long·a·ble, adjective pro·long·a·ble·ness, noun pro·long·a·bly, adverb pro·long·er, noun pro·long·ment, noun un·pro·long·a·ble, adjective

(v.) to lengthen out in time; extend the duration of; cause to continue longer Syn: abbreviate, continue, delay, drag out, lengthen, perpetuate, protract, stall, hold, increase, pad, stretch, carry on, drag one's feet, hold up, spin out. We smile weakly, not wanting to let them down or prolong the conversation.

lurk lurker, noun lurking, noun lurk·ing·ly, adverb

(v.) to lie or wait in concealment, as a person in ambush; remain in or around a place secretly or furtively. (n.) an underhand scheme; dodge. Syn: creep, crouch, prowl, skulk, slide, slink, slip, snake, sneak, snoop, steal, wait, gumshoe, lie in wait Post-war Iraq is unfortunately a fitting example for the reality that might lurk behind one-state visions.

disdain self-dis·dain, noun un·dis·dain·ing, adjective

(v.) to look upon with scorn(to reject, refuse, or ignore with contempt or disdain); to refuse scornfully; to think unworthy of notice, response, etc.; consider beneath oneself. (n.) a feeling of contempt(the feeling with which a person regards anything considered mean, vile, or worthless) Syn: contemn, antipathy, arrogance, aversion, contempt, derision, dislike, hatred, pride, ridicule, scorn, abhor, belittle, deride, despise, pooh-pooh, spurn, contumely, despite, disparagement, haughtiness These policies reflect the administration's broader disdain for science and technology as a whole.

inveigh in·veigh·er, nounun· in·veigh·ing, adjective

(v.) to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval Syn: harangue, revile. She would even wildly inveigh against the doctor, whom she accused of being in the pay of Max to drag her away.

fatten fat·ten·a·ble, adjective fat·ten·er, noun o·ver·fat·ten, verb (used with object)

(v.) to make fat; to enrich Syn: augment, broaden, build up, swell, bloat, coarsen, cram, distend, expand, feed, fill, increase, overfeed, plump, spread, stuff, thicken, thrive, wax, put on weight The Drug Enforcement Administration partners with local police forces to fatten budgets with seizures from dealers.

augment aug·ment·a·ble, adjective un·aug·ment·a·ble, adjective un·aug·ment·ed, adjective

(v.) to make larger, increase Syn: add to, amplify, boost, build up, develop, enhance, enlarge, expand, heighten, inflate, intensify, multiply, reinforce, strengthen, aggrandize, build, compound, extend, grow, increase SmartGlass will augment your gaming experience in a couple of ways.

nullify nul·li·fi·er, noun re·nul·li·fy, verb (used with object), re·nul·li·fied, re·nul·li·fy·ing. un·nul·li·fied, adjective

(v.) to make of no value or consequence, cancel, wipe out; to deprive (something) of value or effectiveness; make futile or of no consequence. Syn: abolish, abrogate, annul, invalidate, negate, offset, quash, repeal, rescind, restrict, torpedo, undo, veto, void, wipe out, abate, annihilate, ax, compensate, confine The advantage of being the side that isn't lying out its you-know-what is completely nullified.

perpetuate per·pet·u·a·ble, adjective per·pet·u·a·tion, per·pet·u·ance, noun per·pet·u·a·tor, noun un·per·pet·u·a·ble, adjective un·per·pet·u·at·ed, adjective un·per·pet·u·at·ing, adjective

(v.) to make permanent or long lasting; to make perpetual, to preserve from extinction or oblivion. Syn: save, maintain, sustain. Such treatment brings with it pain and perpetuates intolerance.

ascend as·cend·a·ble, as·cend·i·ble, adjective re·as·cend, verb un·as·cend·a·ble, adjective un·as·cend·ed, adjective

(v.) to move upward, to rise from a lower station Syn: soar, climb, escalate, move up, soar, take off, arise, float, fly, lift off, mount, rise, scale, sprout, tower They ascend high into a layer of the atmosphere called the stratosphere.

procure pro·cure·ment, noun self-pro·cured, adjective self-pro·cur·ing, adjective un·pro·cured, adjective

(v.) to obtain or get by care, effort, or the use of special means Syn: buy up, get hold of, solicit, annex, appropriate, buy, compass, cop, corral, draw, earn, effect, find, gain, get, grab, have, induce, land, persuade, win, contrive, pander, pimp. The challenge is that data like this isn't always accurate as a result of how its been procured.

recur recurring, adjective recurringly, adverb

(v.) to occur again, as an event, experience, to return to the mind, to have recourse. Syn: persist, reappear, iterate, recrudesce, reiterate, repeat, return, revert, come again, come and go, come back, turn back. The future will also hold recurring pandemics, climate crises, and shifting racial demographics.

conciliate con·cil·i·a·ble, adjective con·cil·i·at·ing·ly, adverb con·cil·i·a·tion, noun non·con·cil·i·at·ing, adjective pro·con·cil·i·a·tion, adjective un·con·cil·i·a·ble, adjective un·con·cil·i·at·ed, adjective un·con·cil·i·at·ing, adjective

(v.) to overcome the distrust of, win over; to appease, pacify; to reconcile, make consistent Syn: appease, pacify, satisfy, win over William omitted nothing that a brother could have done to soothe and conciliate a brother.

condone con·don·a·ble, adjective con·don·er, noun un·con·doned, adjective un·con·don·ing, adjective

(v.) to overlook, pardon, or disregard Syn: excuse, forget, forgive, ignore, wink at, buy, disregard, okay, overlook, pardon, remit, lap up, look the other way, pass over He later clarified that he didn't "condone or support the violence and lawlessness that took place."

consent con·sent·er, noun con·sent·ing·ly, adverb non·con·sent, noun non·con·sent·ing, adjective, noun pre·con·sent, noun, verb (used without object) re·con·sent, verb (used without object) un·con·sent·ing, adjective

(v.) to permit, approve, or agree; comply or yield; (n.) permission, approval, or agreement; sanction; acquiescence Syn: acquiescence, approval, assent, authorization, blessing, compliance, concurrence, go ahead, permission, permit, sanction, understanding, acquiesce, comply, give in, subscribe, accord, allowance, leave, okay. He consented to the proposal. We asked her permission, and she consented. He gave his consent to the marriage.

posit

(v.) to place, put, or set. to lay down or assume as a fact or principle; postulate. (n.) an assumption; postulate. Syn: hypothesize, postulate, presuppose, assume, conceive, conclude, conjecture, consider, deem, dream, expect, fancy, feel, gather, imagine, judge, premise, presume, pretend, reckon Advocates of intervention may want to posit the U.S. as the world's police.

contrive con·triv·a·ble, adjective con·triv·er, noun pre·con·trive, verb, pre·con·trived, pre·con·triv·ing. un·con·triv·ing, adjective

(v.) to plan with ingenuity; devise; invent; to bring about or effect by a plan, scheme, or the like; manage Syn: design, concoct, conspire, scheme, connive. There was nothing contrived about the celebrations that greeted the news of the President's intervention.

strum strummed, strumming, verb. strummer, noun.

(v.) to play on a stringed instrument by brushing the strings with fingers (n.) the sound produced by strumming; a strainer, as at the inlet of a system of tubing. Syn: pick, pluck, plunk Almost every working-man has his girls taught to strum the piano.

laud laud·er, lau·da·tor, noun o·ver·laud, verb (used with object)

(v.) to praise; extol. (n.) a song or hymn of praise. Syn: admire, adore, celebrate, commend, compliment, eulogize, extol, honor, revere, approve, bless, boost, flatter, glorify, hymn, magnify, reverence, stroke, venerate, worship I have never met her, and I am inclined to laud her chivalry.

engender en·gen·der·er, noun en·gen·der·ment, noun un·en·gen·dered, adjective

(v.) to produce, cause, or give rise to; to beget; procreate; come into existence. Syn: stir up, arouse, beget, breed, bring about, foment, generate, incite, induce, instigate, lead to, precipitate, provoke, spawn, stimulate, stir, create, develop, excite, hatch, make. The first hurdle is engendering confidence in the vaccine development process.

exert ex·er·tive, adjective non·ex·er·tive, adjective su·per·ex·ert, verb (used with object) un·ex·ert·ed, adjective well-ex·ert·ed, adjective

(v.) to put forth or bring to bear; to put forth or into use, as power; exercise, as ability or influence; put into vigorous action Syn: apply, bring to bear, exercise, expend, strive, utilize, wield, dig, employ, endeavor, labor, plug, ply, push, strain, struggle, throw, toil, use, work A laser exerted forces on each bead, producing an energy landscape, or potential.

lull luller, noun lull·ing·ly, adverb

(v.) to put to sleep or rest by soothing means; to soothe or quiet. to give or lead to feel a false sense of safety; cause to be less alert, aware, or watchful. (n.) a temporary calm, quiet, or stillness. Syn: breather, calmness, hiatus, hush, layoff, letup, respite, time-out, soothe, abeyance, break, comma, downtime, quiescence, quiet, silence, stillness, stop, tranquility, abate Then, after a 17-day lull between games due to the team's coronavirus issues, Gonzaga blew out No.

exalt ex·alt·er, noun self-ex·alt·ing, adjective su·per·ex·alt, verb (used with object) un·ex·alt·ing, adjective

(v.) to raise in rank, honor, power, character, quality, etc.; elevate Syn: ennoble, dignify, extol, glorify, laud, magnify, revere, acclaim, advance, aggrandize, apotheosize, applaud, bless, boost, commend, distinguish, ennoble, erect, eulogize, hero-worship, honor Washington has a serious tendency to exalt semantics over common sense.

reminisce

(v.) to recall one's past thoughts, feelings, or experiences Syn: look back, remind, bethink, cite, mind, recall, recollect, remember, retain, retrospect, review, revive, call up, hark back, think back, muse. After all, there's nothing quite like home-cooked meals and reminiscing about childhood.

feign feign·er, noun

(v.) to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of, to invent fictitiously or deceptively, as a story or an excuse. to make believe; pretend. Syn: act, affect, assume, bluff, counterfeit, devise, dissemble, dissimulate, fabricate, fake, forge, imagine, imitate, invent, play, sham, simulate, stonewall, four-flush, make show of People who have psychologically mediated physical symptoms always fear being accused of feigning illness. They cannot feign ignorance at the end of a journey that was ugly all along.

impede im·ped·er, noun im·ped·i·bil·i·ty, noun im·ped·i·ble, adjective im·ped·ing·ly, adverb un·im·ped·ed, adjective un·im·ped·ing, adjective un·im·ped·ing·ly, adverb

(v.) to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder. Syn: slow, delay, check, stop, block, thwart. His knowledge and skill level are low, his judgment is poor, and he actually impedes work.

transcend tran·scend·ing·ly, adverb un·tran·scend·ed, adjective

(v.) to rise above or go beyond; overpass; exceed; to outdo; Syn: eclipse, outstrip, overstep, transform, beat, best, exceed, excel, outdo, outrival, outshine, outvie, overtop, top, leave behind, leave in the dust, rise above. Its appeal transcended demographic lines, luring listeners from their first look at the cover art.

sate

(v.) to satisfy (any appetite or desire) fully. to fill to excess; surfeit; glut. Syn: gratify, satiate, glut, gorge, satisfy, stuff, surfeit, cloy, overfill Once we sated her curiosity, she smiled with a sense of relief and excitement — the neighborhood again has a buzzing centerpiece.

dissipate dis·si·pat·er, dis·si·pa·tor, noun dis·si·pa·tive, adjective dis·si·pa·tiv·i·ty, noun non·dis·si·pa·tive, adjective

(v.) to scatter in various directions; disperse; dispel; to spend or use wastefully or extravagantly; squander; deplete. Syn: deplete, use up, dispel, disperse, dissolve, evaporate, spread, vanish, blow, consume, dump, lavish, misspend, misuse, squander, waste, evanesce, scatter, burn up, fritter away The sun shone and the mist dissipated. to dissipate one's talents; to dissipate a fortune on high living.

implicate

(v.) to show to be also involved, usually in an incriminating manner; to imply as a necessary circumstance, or as something to be inferred or understood. Syn: accuse, affect, blame, charge, cite, embroil, entangle, incriminate, suggest, associate, compromise, concern, connect, frame, hint, impute, include, inculpate, insinuate, link. Fleer is hardly the first sheriff's employee to be implicated in sexual misconduct.

belie be·li·er, noun

(v.) to show to be false; contradict; to misrepresent; to lie about; slander. Syn: refute, disprove, repudiate, confute, gainsay, contradict, negate, repudiate, distort, gloss over, mislead, misstate, confute, contravene, controvert, deny, disagree, explode, gainsay, negative, oppose, color, conceal, disguise, falsify. In becoming only the third American woman to medal in an Olympic marathon, she belied her underdog status by taking the race to the fastest women on the planet.

adumbrate ad·um·bra·tion [ad-uhm-brey-shuhn], noun

(v.) to sketch out in a vague way, describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of Syn: augur, bode, cloud, darken, foretell, indicate, intimate, mist, obfuscate, obscure, outline, portend, sketch, suggest There had, in truth, scarcely yet been time enough to adumbrate the possibilities opened up by this gentleman's return.

prevaricate pre·var·i·ca·tion, nounpre·var·i·ca·tive, pre·var·i·ca·to·ry, adjective un·pre·var·i·cat·ing, adjective

(v.) to speak falsely or misleadingly; deliberately misstate or create an incorrect impression; lie. Syn: shift, belie, cavil, con, distort, dodge, equivocate, evade, exaggerate, fabricate, falsify, fib, garble, hedge, invent, jive, lie, misrepresent, misspeak, palter, quibble. Boris Johnson may have once prevaricated about Brexit, but his political identity is now bound to it.

piddle piddler, noun piddling, adjective, verb

(v.) to spend time in a wasteful, trifling, or ineffective way; dawdle (often followed by around): He wasted the day ---ing around. (adj.) amounting to very little; trifling; negligible Syn: loiter, loll, saunter, laze, bum, dally, dillydally, dream, drift, evade, goldbrick, lie, loaf, lounge, malinger, relax, shirk, slack, stall, stroll Those pledges, activists and disinformation experts say, are piddling compared to the amount of climate misinformation and paid pro-fossil fuel advertising on the site.

recoil re·coil·ing·ly, adverb non·re·coil, noun

(v.) to spring back, shrink; (n.) the act of springing back (n.) the distance through which a weapon moves backward after discharging. Syn: withdraw, quail, flinch, falter, rebound. Instead, he developed a new concept based on the energy recoil of tendons and ligaments.

assert as·sert·er, as·ser·tor, noun as·sert·i·ble, adjective mis·as·sert, verb (used with object) o·ver·as·sert, verb (used with object) pre·as·sert, verb (used with object) re·as·sert, verb (used with object)

(v.) to state with assurance, confidence, or force; state strongly or positively; affirm; aver; to maintain or defend (claims, rights, etc.). to state as having existence; affirm; postulate Syn: maintain, support, affirm, allege, argue, cite, claim, contend, defend, proclaim, profess, say, stress, uphold, advance, asseverate, attest, aver, avouch, avow, justify, predicate. It comes just a week after the Ethiopian House of Federation declared the election as "null and void", asserting that the poll was unconstitutional. "Definitely, this is not the death of cities," Chesky asserts.

halt haltless, adjective

(v.) to stop; cease moving, operating, etc; to be in doubt; waver between alternatives; vacillate. (n.) a temporary or permanent stop; (used with a plural verb) lame people, especially severely lamed ones. (adj.) lame; limping. Syn: cessation, suspension, standstill, stoppage, cutoff, freeze, interruption, layoff, letup, pause, postponement, standstill, termination, adjourn, arrest, bar, block, break off, cease, curb, deter, end, hamper, impede. the halt and the blind. A petition that garnered more than 1,800 signatures overnight also sought to halt her deportation.

divest un·di·vest·ed, adjective

(v.) to strip or remove a title or position of authority; to rid of or free from Syn: unclothe, bankrupt, deprive, dismantle, rob, unload, bare, bereave, bleed, denudate, denude, despoil, disinherit, disrobe, ditch, doff, dump, lose, milk, oust, plunder He said fully divesting from any specific industry is very complicated.

Underpin un·der·pinned, un·der·pin·ning, verb

(v.) to support or strengthen; support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm; پشتیبانی و پی‌ریزی Syn: build, construct, depend, derive, establish, found, ground, hinge, locate, plant, predicate, prop, rest, root, station, stay, set up The idea underpinning the computer scientists' proposal is that consumers' digital data is a form of unpaid labor.

corroborate

(v.) to support with evidence, confirm. (adj.) confirmed. Syn: authenticate, confirm, justify, substantiate, validate, verify, approve, certify, document, endorse, establish, okay, prove, ratify, strengthen, support, sustain, bear out, check on, check out. Of course, the only reason we retell the story is precisely the data did corroborate Einstein's theory.

outclass

(v.) to surpass in excellence or quality, especially by a wide margin; be superior. Syn: beat, dominate, eclipse, excel, outdistance, outdo, outmatch, outpace, outperform, outplay, outrun, outshine, best, cap, exceed, outrank, outrival, outstrip, pass, surmount Is that any reason why they should outclass you in courage and in determination?

devour de·vour·er, noun de·vour·ing·ly, adverb de·vour·ing·ness, noun in·ter·de·vour, verb (used with object) pre·de·vour, verb (used with object) re·de·vour, verb (used with object) self-de·vour·ing, adjective un·de·voured, adjective

(v.) to swallow or eat up hungrily, voraciously, or ravenously; to consume destructively, recklessly, or wantonly; to absorb or engross wholly. Syn: absorb, destroy, eat, exhaust, gobble, go through, ingest, inhale, ravage, use up, wipe out, annihilate, appreciate, bolt, cram, dispatch, enjoy, gorge, gulp, guzzle Fire devoured the old museum. a mind devoured by fears.

raze razer, noun un·razed, adjective

(v.) to tear down; demolish; level to the ground. to shave or scrape off. Syn: bulldoze, demolish, destroy, dynamite, erase, extinguish, obliterate, overthrow, scatter, smash, topple, wipe out, wreck, batter, bomb, capsize, crash, decimate, delete, efface. Here an awful blast swept the house, as if to raze it to its foundations.

brook brookable, adjective

(v.) to tolerate; to endure; to countenance (n.) a natural freshwater stream smaller than a river Syn: take, stand, endure, abide, stomach. So Alan laid his stick across the narrow part, and then jumped over the brook, followed by Owen and Amy. He saw every feature and every line of the face distinctly as it gazed on him with an intensity that was hardly brookable.

convey con·vey·a·ble, adjective pre·con·vey, verb (used with object)

(v.) to transport; to transmit; to communicate, make known; to transfer ownership or title to Syn: bring, send, transfer, transmit, communicate, disclose, impart, pass on, reveal, tell, back, bear, carry, channel, conduct, dispatch, ferry, fetch, forward, funnel I'm also coming back to that idea that the questions that we ask convey information.

denigrate den·i·gra·tion, noun den·i·gra·tive, adjective den·i·gra·tor, noun den·i·gra·to·ry, adjective self-den·i·grat·ing, adjective

(v.) to treat or represent as lacking in value or importance; belittle; disparage Syn: malign, besmirch, defame, disparage, impugn, slander, vilify, asperse, blacken, blister, calumniate, decry, knock, libel, revile, roast, scandalize, traduce, bad mouth, dis, put down So instead of feeling denigrated or ostracized, they feel seen and valued as part of the academic community.

Fathom fath·om·a·ble, adjective fath·om·er, noun un·fath·om·a·ble, adjective un·fath·omed, adjective

(v.) to understand, get to the bottom of; to determine the depth of; (n.) used chiefly in nautical(of or relating to sailors, ships, or navigation) measurements. Syn: appreciate, comprehend, divine, figure out, grasp, penetrate, pinpoint, plumb, unravel, apprehend, catch, cognize, dig, estimate, follow, gauge, get, have, interpret, know As a powerful woman she presents problems for men trying to fathom her.

cerebrate cer·e·bra·tion, noun cer·e·bra·tion·al, adjective

(v.) to use the mind; think or think about. Syn: cogitate, contemplate, deliberate, ponder, ratiocinate, reason, reflect, mull over, use one's head Highbrows always cerebrate about the movies in one way or another.

ramble

(v.) to wander around in a leisurely, aimless manner; to grow in a random, unsystematic fashion; (n.) a walk without a definite route, taken merely for pleasure. Syn: amble, digress, meander, roam, saunter, straggle, stroll, traipse, zigzag, babble, wander, constitutional, excursion, hike, perambulation, peregrination, roving, tour, trip, turn. Infected honeybees that should be sleeping at night instead ramble out into the darkness, where their fate is sealed.

undermine un·der·min·er, noun un·der·min·ing·ly, adverb

(v.) to weaken or ruin by degrees; destroy property or; to make an excavation under; dig or tunnel beneath, as a military stronghold. از زیر خراب کردن Syn: blunt, cripple, erode, frustrate, hurt, impair, ruin, sabotage, sap, subvert, threaten, thwart, torpedo, undercut, wreck, attenuate, corrode, debilitate, dig, disable The most dangerous attacks are those that undermine your perceived strength.

skew skewer, noun, verb skewest, adjective

(v.)to turn aside or swerve; take an oblique course. to look obliquely; squint;انحراف (adj.) having a part that deviates from a straight line, right angle, etc; (n.) an oblique movement, direction, or position. Syn: alter, bias, misrepresent, slant, bend, change, color, contort, curve, doctor, fake, falsify, fudge, twist, warp, misshape, throw off balance Hillis also emailed lawmakers with a personal plea, pitching the bill as a way to entice more young people, who tend to skew liberal, into the Republican fold.

lie

(v.1) to be in a horizontal, recumbent, or prostrate position, as on a bed or the ground; recline. (v.2) a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth. Syn: mislead, promote, misrepresent, deceive, sprawl, sleep, rest, lie down, stretch, belong, remain, spread, exist, prevail, pervert, frame, bull, invent, dupe, beguile After the coroner hauled Craig's body out of the forest, Steiner, weeping, bent down and kissed the ground where he'd lain. the pencil is lying on the desk. They will learn that deadly incompetence, based on lies and lunacy and costing countless lives, means nothing.

list

(v.1) to listen. (v.2) to please, to like or desire. (v.3) (of a ship or boat) to incline to one side; (n.) a careening, or leaning to one side, as of a ship. (v.4) a border or bordering strip, usually of cloth. (v.5) to enter in a list, directory, catalog, etc. Syn: tilt, slant, heel. See a list of all this year's Polk Award in Journalism winners here.

pronounce pro·nounce·a·ble, adjective pro·nounce·a·ble·ness, noun pro·nounc·er, noun pre·pro·nounce, verb (used with object), pre·pro·nounced, pre·pro·nounc·ing. un·pro·nounce·a·ble, adjective un·pro·nounc·ing, adjective

(v.1) to make the sound of a word or letter in a particular way (v.2) to say or give something formally, officially, or publicly. Syn: speak, utter, assert, deliver, proclaim, accent, articulate, enunciate, phonate, say, sound, stress, verbalize, vocalize, voice, affirm, blast, call, decree, drum Israel Johnson, 20, of Fort Washington was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

hack

(v1) to cut someone or something with rough, heavy blows (v2) (informal) to be able/not able to manage in a particular situation (n1) (disapproving) a writer, especially of newspaper articles, who does a lot of low quality work and does not get paid much (n2) (disapproving) a person who does the hard and often boring work for an organization, especially a politician Syn: mangle, haggle, drudge, grind, hireling, lackey, plodder, pro, workhorse, cab, carriage, coach, hackney, taxi, vehicle, chop, clip, fell, gash, hackle, hew, lacerate. A hack or leak could open citizens up to identity theft, fraud, or worse. But the King comes to hack again against Monday to raise the Parliament.

counter

*(v.) speak or act in opposition to; to encounter in opposition or combat; a device for counting;; (n.) a table or display case; a device/person for counting; (adv.) in the wrong way; contrary to the right course; in the reverse or opposite direction. (adj.) opposite; contrary; opposed. Syn: antithetical, counteract, foil, offset, oppose, resist, respond, retaliate, ward off, anti, antipodal, conflicting, contradictory, contrary, contrasting, converse, hindering, impeding, obverse, reverse There are, of course, counter-arguments to what Robinson is saying here.

regurgitate re·gur·gi·tant, noun un·re·gur·gi·tat·ed, adjective

1. (v.) to surge or rush back, as liquids, gases, undigested food, etc. to vomit 2. (v.) to throw back exactly Syn: eject, emit, expel, gag, heave, hurl, puke, retch, spew, upchuck, boff, lose one's lunch, ralph, spit up, throw up, toss one's cookies Feeling sick, Chuck regurgitated his dinner. Margaret rushed through the test, regurgitating all of the facts she'd memorized an hour earlier.

isosceles

A triangle that has 2 equal sides.

construe con·stru·er, noun

Can any of your readers tell me whence comes the following Sotadic Elegiac poem, and construe it for me?(v.) make sense of; assign a meaning to; to deduce by inference or interpretation; infer. (n.) something that is ---d. Syn: define, infer, interpret, parse, translate, analyze, decipher, explicate, expound, read, render, take, understand, spell out Can any of your readers tell me whence comes the following Sotadic Elegiac poem, and construe it for me?

contemptuous con·temp·tu·ous·ly, adverb con·temp·tu·ous·ness, noun half-con·temp·tu·ous, adjective non·con·temp·tu·ous, adjective non·con·temp·tu·ous·ness, noun un·con·temp·tu·ous, adjective un·con·temp·tu·ous·ness, noun

Feeling hatred; scornful Syn: disdainful, sneering, insolent, arrogant, supercilious, haughty. It was a classic case of dividing, contemptuous leadership — in our moment of need.

ride-hailing

Ride-hailing refers to an act when a customer orders a customized ride online usually via a smartphone application

bear(borne) the brunt

To suffer the worst part of an unpleasant or problematic situation.

right triangle

a triangle with one right angle

wistful wist·ful·ly, adverb wist·ful·ness, noun un·wist·ful, adjective

characterized by melancholy(a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression.) or longing(strong, persistent desire or craving, especially for something unattainable or distant). pensive, especially in a melancholy way. Syn: contemplative, dreamy, forlorn, melancholy, mournful, nostalgic, pensive, plaintive, sad, thoughtful, desirous, disconsolate, dreaming, hopeless, meditative, musing, reflective, yearning. That makes him wistful because renderings of proteins hooked him on science.

plagued

constantly troubled or bothered; به ستوه آورن; any epidemic disease with a high death rate

take issue with

disagree with; challenge. "she takes issue with the notion of crime as unique to contemporary society"

dough doughlike, adjective

flour or meal combined with water, milk, etc; any similar soft, pasty mass. Syn: bread, cabbage, lettuce, beans, boodle, bucks, cash, change, chips, clams, coin, coinage, currency, dinero, funds, greenbacks, loot, pesos, wealth, cold cash. Hester emphasized her words by a last vigorous beat of the dough and held out the spoon to her sister.

steep steeply, adverb steepness, noun steeper, noun un·steeped, adjective

having a sharp inclination; a devote (oneself) fully to; unduly high; exorbitant; extreme or incredible, as a statement or story; to lie soaking in a liquid; to immerse in or saturate or imbue with some pervading, absorbing, or stupefying influence or agency. (n.) a --- place; declivity, as of a hill, an instance or the process of steeping. Syn: abrupt, arduous, hilly, lofty, precipitous, dizzying, excessive, exorbitant, stiff, bathe, drench, imbue, immerse, infuse, ingrain, marinate, permeate, saturate, soak, submerge. Those prices are too steep for me.

equilateral

having all sides equal

obtuse

lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression; has one angle > 90

scalene

no congruent sides; A triangle with no equal sides

sought self-sought, adjective un·sought, adjective

past tense of seek; to look for; that is looked for Syn: desired, hunted, needed For a while yoga and pilates classes were sought out at luxury gyms like Equinox.

acute

sharp; shrewd; New, usually of rapid onset and of concern, opposite of chronic; all angles smaller than 90

obviate ob·vi·a·ble, adjective ob·vi·a·tion, noun ob·vi·a·tor, noun pre·ob·vi·ate, verb (used with object), pre·ob·vi·at·ed, pre·ob·vi·at·ing. un·ob·vi·a·ble, adjective un·ob·vi·at·ed, adjective

to anticipate and prevent or eliminate (difficulties, disadvantages, etc.) by effective measures; render unnecessary. Syn: preclude, avert, anticipate. This obviates the need for separate tools like LUKS, VeraCrypt, or BitLocker.

Disparage dis·par·ag·ing·ly, adverb non·dis·par·ag·ing, adjective self-dis·par·ag·ing, adjective

to belittle, speak slightingly of; to undervalue Syn: defamatory, derogatory, snide, unfavorable, minimizing, depreciatory, detractory, epithetical, pejorative "I could never joke about their religion," he said, shaking his head disparagingly, visibly annoyed.

enunciate e·nun·ci·a·ble, adjective e·nun·ci·a·bil·i·ty, noun e·nun·ci·a·tive, e·nun·ci·a·to·ry, adjective e·nun·ci·a·tive·ly, adverb e·nun·ci·a·tor, noun non·e·nun·ci·a·tive, adjective non·e·nun·ci·a·to·ry, adjective re·e·nun·ci·ate, verb, re·e·nun·ci·at·ed, re·e·nun·ci·at·ing. un·e·nun·ci·a·ble, adjective un·e·nun·ci·at·ed, adjective un·e·nun·ci·a·tive, adjective

to state clearly and distinctly; to pronounce Syn: affirm, articulate, intone, lay down, outline, propound, utter, announce, declare, deliver, develop, enounce, express, modulate, phonate, postulate, proclaim, promulgate, pronounce, publish A woman known for her mastery of languages now struggled to enunciate each syllable.

Lest (conjunction)

with the intention of preventing (something undesirable); to avoid the risk of. مبادا