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to beat severely, to defeat
"The boxer trounced his opponent to a pulp." |
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group of actors
"The troupe in this year's play all wanted to get the main role." |
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savage and cruel; fierce; ready to fight
"The truculent savage was cruel." |
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to cut off, shorten by cutting
"The imports were truncated, imposing a large embargo." |
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difficult to deal with
"The trying child is hard to manage." |
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agreement between lovers to meet
"The lovers arranged a tryst to meet." |
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state of confustion; agitation
"The state of tumult he was in after not knowing why he got the answer wrong." |
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muddled; unclear
"The turbid merkey swamp water." |
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swollen, bloated
"The turgid driftwood." |
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inherent vileness, foulness, depravity
"The turpitude of the sinner's actions.' |
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beginner, novice
"The experimenting tyro just started to learn the trade." |
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to publicly praise or promote
"When the beautiful model went ontelevision touting the health benefits of pickle juice, pickle sales doubled overnight." |
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existing everywhere at the same time, constantly encountered, widespread
"Many animals that were once nearly ubiquitous in north amerca now are extinct." |
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offense, resentment
"I decided not to take umbrage at his insults because I knew he was mereley trying to get a response." |
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to move ina wavelike fashion, fluctuate
"The small snake undulated over the twigs in the yard." |
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genuine, not false or hyprocritical
"Her unfeighned warmth made me feel at ease." |
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indefensible, not viable, inhabitial
"The president realized he was in an untenable position when his own cabinet disagreed with him." |
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troublesome, unruly, unseemly, adverse
"There was a rumor that soemthing untoward had occurred int he principle's office the night before." |
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to scold, censure, rebuke, chastise
"Nathan was thoroughly upbraided for having gone to the boss without permission." |
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sophisticaed, refined, elegant
"He was particulary proud of his urbane manners, since it was important to him that no one knew he grew up in a log cabin." |
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charging an exorbitant or illegal rate of interest
"She claimed usury when she saw her bills." |
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multicolored, characterized by a variety of patches of different color
"The variegated fields of wildflowers in the springtime..." |
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to brag of boast
"Fred has a tendency to vaunt his own achievements." |
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capable of being bought or bribed, mercenary
"The presence of the venal juror who accepted a bribe resulted in an acquittal." |
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truthfulness, honesty
"I would never have doubted your veracity." |
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appearing true or real
"The versimilitude of the wax figures..." |
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annoyance, irration
"Her tardiness was a source of agitation for the boss, who would pace whenever she was late." |
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to defame, characterize harshly
"The animal righs activist vilified the manufacturers of fur coats." |
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extremely harmful or poisionous
"The strain of flue virus that year was particularly virulent and caused a crisis." |
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thick, sticky
"The viscous cold medicine was designed to coat the throat... but it was unpleasant to swallow with its thickness." |
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to reduce the value of, debase, spoil, make ineffective
"his failutre to live up to his end of he deal vitiated the entire government." |
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to use harsh condemnatory language; abuse or censure severely
"Dont you vituperate me - when you know that youre as much to blame." |
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readily changing to a vapor; changeable, fickle, explosive
"It was a volatile situation...with both parties changing sides frequently." |
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having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit, ravenous
"Michelle was a voracious reader...reading all the time." |
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a light breeze, a puff
"The gentle waft of air sent the kite floating in the air." |
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to writhe, to tosee about, to be in turmoil
"The lake weltered in the storm, tossing the boat up on huge waves." |
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to go, proceed, walk
"We wended our way through the marked, buying vegetables for dinner." |
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