Term
|
Definition
like wood; made of wood
Petrified wood may be ligneous in appearance, but it is stonelike in composition. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| to outline, draw, describe |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| features, especially of the face |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
to treat like a celebrity
She enjoyed being lionized and adored by the public. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
supplicatory prayer
a sizeable set of something |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
loath: reluctant, disinclined
loathe: to hate or detest |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
to gallop slowly
eg., As the horses loped along, we were able to admire the scenery. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
a clumsy person
eg., The delivery boy is an awkward lout. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
to moo
We could hear the cattle lowing in the distance. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
money
Prefering lucre to undying fame, he chose to write stories of popular appeal. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
mournful
eg., The lugubrious howling of the dogs only served to dim the already dark mood. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a unit of light energy or brightness |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
wild, sensationalistic, graphic, gruesome
The tabloids often use lurid photographs to attract potential buyers. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
a clublike weapon
a ceremonial staff |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
evil plots or schemes
eg., Fortunately, Batman saw through the wily machinations of the Riddler and saved Gotham City from destruction. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
spotted, stained
eg., Gorbachev's maculated brow |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
a powerful whirlpool
something resembling the above |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
authoritative, imperious
Mrs. Lincoln was well know among the student body due to her magisterial presence. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
clumsy, bungling
She was embarrassed about having said something so maladroit. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
a person whi is dissatisfied with the current state of things (n.)
eg., He was one of the most outspoken malcontents in Congress. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
wrongdoing
eg., the campaign manager's malfeasance |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
(v) to restrain, handcuff
(n) a handcuff or restraint |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
evident, visible, obvious
eg., His embarrassment was manifest. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
artificial, affected, not natural
eg., a mannered way of speaking |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| to emancipate, free from slavery or bondage |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
to put in order
eg., We had only a minute to marshal our thoughts before we faced the audience. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
warlike
eg., martial music |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
among others: point of origin
eg., Modern day Iraq is viewed by many as the matrix of human civilization. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| mushy and gushy, overly sentimental, maudlin |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| proverb; a truth pithily stated |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
injury to body (***)
needless or willful damage or violence |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
mania for doing grandiose things
The Sultan of Dubai has been accused of megalomania. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| motivated purely by money or personal gain (adj) |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
flashy, tawdry, gaudy
eg., metericious jewelry |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
to measure
to distribute
eg., to mete out punishment, to mete out justice |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
swamp gas
heavy vaporous atmosphere
pervasive corrupting influence |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
to work against
eg., His record of lateness will militate any chances he might have for a promotion. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
ill luck
eg., He lost the paycheck by mischance. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
hatred of marriage
eg., His bachelor status was due to mischance rather than misogamy.
miso- = hatred of |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
fashionable
eg., She always donated garments that she no longer deemed modish. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
to pamper or indulge excessively
eg., She was encouraged not to mollycoddle her child for fear of spoiling him. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
legal delay of payment
a waiting period set by authority
a suspension of activity |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
a small speck
eg., The tiniest mote in one's eye can be painful and irritating. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
charlatan
boastful pretender
eg., Claiming to me a man of medicine, he was in fact nothing more than a mountebank. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
a fine or penalty (n)
to punish with a fine (v)
to cheat, swindle or defraud (v)
eg., The lawyer was accused of trying to mulct the boy of his legacy. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
varied; greatly diverse
eg., the multifarious wildlife of the Amazon basin |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
the state of being numerous
eg., She was distressed by the multiplicity of forms to be completed before commencing work. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| nearsighted; lacking foresight |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
lowest point
eg., Although people were largely pessimistic at the time, the Dow Jones had in fact reached its nadir and things were to begin improving. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
neat or smartly dressed
Christian prided himself on being a natty dresser. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
black magic
dealing with the dead |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
very wicked
eg., nefarious crimes |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a recent convert, newby, beginner |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
connection; link
a connected group or series of things
the center or focus |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
meanly stingy; parsimonious
eg., The niggardly pittance the widow received was not enough to keep her from poverty. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
to carp; to spend too mucht ime on minor or petty points
also: niggling |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
foul-smelling
unwholesome
In those days, Berlin was known for the noisome odor that permeated neighborhoods downwind of the paper factory. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
questionable medicine
eg., No quack selling nostrums is going to cheat me. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
marriageable
She was busy looking for prospective husbands for her five nubile daughters. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
futile, worthless
This agreement is nugatory, and no court will enforce it. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
indirect, slanting
eg., an oblique glance |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
laying down
suggestive of repose |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
to make unnecessary
to get rid of
eg., I hope this contribution will obviate the need for further collections. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
secret, mysterious
supernatural
eg., The occult rites of the organization were known only to members. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
hateful, vile
eg., the odious habit of popping one's zits |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| to look at amorously; to make eyes at |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
work
eg., The composer's final opus was performed posthumously to great acclaim. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
prophetic
eg., an oracular warning |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| a dramatic poem set to music |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
to outdo, surpass
eg., He easily outstripped his competitors to win the gold. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
presumptious, arrogant
eg., His overweening pride in his accomplishments was unjustified. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| thick-skinned animals such as elephants |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
song of praise of joy
a tribute, encomium
Paeans celebrating victory filled the air. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
a small poor bed
(vs. the palette of an artist) |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| parchment used for a second time after the original writing has been erased |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
to grow tiresome
to lose strength
to dwindle
eg., our enthusiasm soon palled |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| cater to the low desires of others |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
