Noun

1. the act of departing from the right, normal, or usual course.

2. deviation from truth or moral rectitude.

3. the act of deviating from the ordinary, usual, or normal type

4.mental irregularity or disorder, esp. of a minor or temporary nature; lapse from a sound mental state.

S: abnormality, eccentricity, illusion, delusion, hallucination.

Noun

1. a heated or angry dispute; noisy argument or controversy.

S: quarrel, disagreement, clash; squabble, tiff.

Adjective

1. of or pertaining to apoplexy.

2. having or inclined to apoplexy.

3. intense enough to threaten or cause apoplexy: an apoplectic rage.

Adjective

1.causing dismay or horror: an appalling accident; an appalling lack of manners.

Verb

1. to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine: to ascertain the facts.

Adjective

1. foolish, unintelligent, or silly; stupid: It is surprising that supposedly intelligent people can make such asinine statements.

S: Foolish

Verb

1. to be an omen of; portend: The news bodes evil days for him.

Noun

1. a short garment worn underneath a sheer bodice to conceal the underwear.

2. a woman's negligee jacket.

3. a sleeved jacket or jersey once worn by men.

4. a straitjacket with long sleeves.

Adjective

1. disagreeable to deal with; contentious; peevish: a cantankerous, argumentative man.

Noun

1. celestial being. Gen. 3:24; Ezek. 1, 10.

2. Theology. a member of the second order of angels, often represented as a beautiful rosy-cheeked child with wings.

3. a beautiful or innocent person, esp. a child.

4. a person, esp. a child, with a sweet, chubby, innocent face.

Adjective

1. not possessing, untouched by, void, or destitute (usually fol. by of).

S: lacking, wanting, destitute, bereft, barren.

Verb

1. to put on or dress in: to don one's clothes.

Adjective

1. of or pertaining to the church or the clergy; churchly; clerical; not secular.

Noun

1. an act of edifying.

2. the state of being edified; uplift.

Noun

1. clothes or clothing

2. clothes as worn in a particular profession, way of life, etc.

Adjective

1. characterized by cleverness or originality of invention or construction: an ingenious machine.

2. cleverly inventive or resourceful: an ingenious press agent.

S: bright, gifted, able, resourceful; adroit.

A: unskillful.

Adjective

1. existing in one from birth; inborn; native: innate musical talent.

2. inherent in the essential character of something: an innate defect in the hypothesis.

3. originating in or arising from the intellect or the constitution of the mind, rather than learned through experience: an innate knowledge of good and evil.

S: natural, congenital. Innate, inborn, congenital, hereditary describe qualities, characteristics, or possessions acquired before or at the time of birth. Innate, of Latin origin, and inborn, a native English word, share the literal basic sense “existing at the time of birth,” and they are interchangeable in most contexts: innate (or inborn) stodginess, agility, gracefulness. Congenital refers most often to characteristics acquired during fetal development, especially defects or undesirable conditions: a congenital deformity; congenital blindness. Hereditary describes qualities or things passed on from ancestors, either through the genes or by social or legal means: Hemophilia is a hereditary condition; a hereditary title.

Adjective

1. not within proper or reasonable limits; immoderate; excessive: He drank an inordinate amount of wine.

2. unrestrained in conduct, feelings, etc.: an inordinate admirer of beauty.

3. disorderly; uncontrolled.

Noun

1. Civil Law. any prohibitory act or decree of a court or an administrative officer.

2. Roman Catholic Church. a punishment by which the faithful, remaining in communion with the church, are forbidden certain sacraments and prohibited from participation in certain sacred acts.

3. Roman Law. a general or special order of the Roman praetor forbidding or commanding an act, esp. in cases involving disputed possession.

Noun

1. vehement or violent denunciation, censure, or reproach

2. a railing accusation; vituperation.

3. an insulting or abusive word or expression.

Adjective

1. having a discolored, bluish appearance caused by a bruise, congestion of blood vessels, strangulation, etc., as the face, flesh, hands, or nails.

2. dull blue; dark, grayish-blue.

3. enraged; furiously angry: Willful stupidity makes me absolutely livid.

Adjective

1. lying or believed to lie beneath the earth's surface; infernal: the nether regions.

2. lower or under: his nether lip.

Adjective

1. resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner; unruly.

2. noisy, clamorous, or boisterous: obstreperous children.

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S: old-fashioned, démodé, quaint.

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