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1.(N) a short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant.
2.(Adj) postpone (a sentence, obligation, etc.). |
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| satisfied, as one's appetite or desire, to the point of boredom |
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| respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion, will, etc., of another. |
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1. intended to entrap or beguile
2. stealthily treacherous or deceitful
3. operating or proceeding in an inconspicuous or seemingly harmless way but actually with grave effect |
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| characterized by or expressing derision; contemptuous; mocking |
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| a sudden, alarming amazement or dread that results in utter confusion; dismay |
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| struck with overwhelming shock or amazement; filled with sudden fright or horror |
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| ashamed or embarrassed; disconcerted |
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1. having or showing a disposition to avoid exertion; slothful
2. Pathology. causing little or no pain; inactive or relatively benign |
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1. wastefully or recklessly extravagant
2. giving or yielding profusely; lavish (usually followed by of or with) |
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1. presenting favorable conditions; favorable
2. indicative of favor; auspicious
3. favorably inclined; disposed to bestow favors or forgive |
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| pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed |
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| disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant; supercilious |
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| disposed to acquiesce or consent tacitly |
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| punctiliously or minutely careful, precise, or exact |
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1. distracted; deeply agitated
2. mentally deranged; crazed |
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| to express sharp, stern disapproval of; reprove; reprimand |
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| extreme or excessive economy or frugality; stinginess; niggardliness |
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| (of a woman) characteristically flirtatious, especially in a teasing, lighthearted manner |
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1. to soil, stain, or tarnish
2. to mar the purity or luster of; defile |
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| to beg eagerly for; solicit |
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| characterized by or showing indulgence; benignly lenient or permissive |
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| continuing without interruption; ceaseless; unending: |
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1. meager; not adequate.
2. lacking amplitude in extent or compass |
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