Term
|
Definition
| adj. characterized by shyness and modesty; reserved |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
V
to express earnest disapproval of.
to depreciate; belittle. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Adj
left or deserted, as by the owner or guardian; abandoned: a derelict ship. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Adj.
Disparaging; belittling: a derogatory comment.
Tending to detract or diminish |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Adj
wavering, unsteady; erratic |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
V
To turn aside from a course or way. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
adj.
Skillful in the use of the hands. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
adj.
Intended to instruct.
Morally instructive. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
adj.
Lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Adj.
Intended to delay.
Tending to postpone or delay |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
n.
A situation that requires a choice between options that are or seem equally unfavorable or mutually exclusive. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
N
a person who takes up an art, activity, or subject merely for amusement, esp. in a desultory or superficial way; dabbler. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
n.
Frustration or disappointment. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
V.
To speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; belittle. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
N.
The condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree; difference |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
adj.
Yielding to supervision, direction, or management; tractable. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
adj.
Characterized by an authoritative, arrogant assertion of unproved or unprovable principles. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
N
deceitfulness in speech or conduct; speaking or acting in two different ways concerning the same matter with intent to deceive; double-dealing. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
adj.
Severe or radical in nature; extreme |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
adj.
pertaining to or characterized by energy or effective action; vigorously active or forceful; energetic |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
adj.
Depleted of vitality, force, or effectiveness; exhausted |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
adj.
Producing or capable of producing a desired effect. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
n.
A crude figure or dummy representing a hated person or group.
A likeness or image, especially of a person. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
N
The state or quality of being impudent or arrogantly self-confident |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
adj.
extraordinary in some bad way; glaring; flagrant |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
n.
A sweetened aromatic solution of alcohol and water, serving as a vehicle for medicine.
See philosophers' stone.
A substance believed to maintain life indefinitely. Also called elixir of life.
A substance or medicine believed to have the power to cure all ills. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
adj.
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold; |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
V.
To come or send forth, as from a source |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
N.
Payment for an office or employment; compensation. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
v.
To strive to equal or excel, especially through imitation |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
V
To make better
To make greater, as in value, beauty, or effectiveness; augment. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
n.
One that is puzzling, ambiguous, or inexplicable.
A perplexing speech or text; a riddle |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
n.
A person with refined taste, especially in food and wine. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
n.
An inscription on a tombstone in memory of the one buried there. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
n.
A term used to characterize a person or thing, such as rosy-fingered in rosy-fingered dawn or the Great in Catherine the Great.
A term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person, such as The Great Emancipator for Abraham Lincoln. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
n.
A representative or perfect example of a class or type |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
adj
characterized by equity or fairness; just and right; fair; reasonable |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
adj.
Open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead; ambiguous |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
v.
To wear (something) away by or as if by abrasion: Waves eroded the shore.
To eat into; corrode |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
v.
To wear (something) away by or as if by abrasion: Waves eroded the shore.
To eat into; corrode |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Adj.
characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
Adj.
understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest; recondite |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
V.
To make hostile, unsympathetic, or indifferent; alienate. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
N.
a speech or writing in praise of a person or thing, esp. a set oration in honor of a deceased person. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
N.
agreeableness of sound; pleasing effect to the ear, esp. a pleasant sounding or harmonious combination or succession of word |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
V.
To increase the severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
n.
The act of cursing.
A curse. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
n.
The state or quality of requiring much effort or immediate action. |
|
|
