Flashcards - 6

Question

Grating

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``` 3 : fret, irritate 4 a : to gnash or grind noisily b : to cause to make a rasping sound c : to utter in a harsh voiceintransitive verb 1 : to rub or rasp noisily 2 : to cause irritation : jar ```

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: made of wood | : awkward or stiff : not having or showing any emotion, energy, etc.

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finance : to sell (something valuable, such as property or stocks)

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: to cause (someone or something) to be deeply affected by a feeling or to have a certain quality Infused Endowed

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: filled and made larger with air or gas : too large or high of language : too serious or fancy Synonyms: exaggerated, hyperbolized, bloated, outsize (also outsized), overblown, overdrawn, overweening

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: a way of behaving that shows respect for someone or something Synonyms: acquiescence, biddability, compliancy, compliance, docility, obedience, submissiveness

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: of or relating to glaciers : produced or caused by glaciers : very cold : very slow Synonyms: algid, arctic, bitter, bone-chilling, chill, chilly, coldish, cool, coolish, freezing, frigid, frosty, gelid, cold, ice-cold, icy, nipping, nippy, numbing, polar, shivery, snappy, wintry (also wintery)

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: words, ideas, etc., that are very foolish or stupid | Rubbish, trash

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: to cover (something or someone) in a way that makes seeing or understanding difficult

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: to cause confusion in (someone or someone's mind) | : to mix up (something) in a confused way

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: to have a harsh or unpleasant effect on someone or something : to hit or shake (something) forcefully : to make (someone) feel uneasy

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medical : including or caused by fever

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: impossible to harm, damage, or defeat

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: flooded with or covered by water or another liquid | : floating in a large amount of water or another liquid

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: being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted | Synonyms: bounden [archaic], indebted, obligated, obliged

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: to make (someone) more confident

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: people in the future | Synonyms: fruit, get, issue, offspring, progeny, seed, spawn

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: to ask for (something, such as money or help) from people, companies, etc. : to ask (a person or group) for money, help, etc. : to offer to have sex with (someone) in return for money 1 a : to make petition to : entreat b : to approach with a request or plea 1 : to make solicitation : importune 2 of a prostitute : to offer to have sexual relations with someone for money synonyms see ask Synonyms: interview, poll, canvass, survey

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: to ask (someone) for something or to do something in a repeated or annoying way Synonyms: appeal (to), beseech, besiege, conjure, entreat, impetrate, implore, beg, petition, plead (to), pray, solicit, supplicate

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: not willing to say everything that you know about something : careful to avoid being trapped or tricked : very clever

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: to end or cancel (something) in a formal and official way : to fail to do what is required by (something, such as a responsibility) Full Definition 1 : to abolish by authoritative action : annul 2 : to treat as nonexistent synonyms see nullify

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characterized by a marked lack of movement, activity, or expression Examples a catatonic stare was all that the neglected resident of the nursing home seemed capable of Synonyms: blank, deadpan, empty, expressionless, impassive, inexpressive, numb, stolid, vacant

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1 a : neglect or wrong performance of official duty b : concealment of treason or felony by one who is not a participant in the treason or felony c : seditious conduct against the government or the courts misunderstanding, misinterpretation Contempt, scorn

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medical : a condition in which a part of your eye (called the lens) becomes cloudy and you cannot see well : a large waterfall

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al·lu·vi·on\ə-ˈlü-vē-ən\ noun 1 : the wash or flow of water against a shore 2 : flood, inundation 3 : alluvium 4 : an accession to land by the gradual addition of matter (as by deposit of alluvium) that then belongs to the owner of the land to which it is added; also : the land so added Examples the nonstop torrential rains were threatening to produce an alluvion of biblical proportions Origin: Latin alluvion-, alluvio, from alluere to flow past, deposit (of water), from ad- + lavere to wash — more at lye. First use: 1536 Synonyms: flood, bath, cataclysm, cataract, deluge, flood tide, inundation, Niagara, overflow, spate, torrent Antonyms: drought (also drouth)

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: a lump of dirt or clay : a person who is stupid and dull Synonyms: oaf, clodhopper, gawk, hulk, lout, lubber, lug, lump, Neanderthal, palooka

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: a type of early human being that existed very long ago in Europe : a man who is stupid and rude : a person who has very old-fashioned ideas and who does not like change

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: a stupid or awkward person

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``` Loutish- : resembling or befitting a lout synonyms see boorish Lout - 1 : to bow in respect 2 : submit, yield 3 scorn ```

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: easily annoyed or angered : difficult to deal with or control Full Definition : having an irritable disposition : cantankerous Synonyms: acid, bearish, bilious, bloody-minded [chiefly British], cantankerous, disagreeable, dyspeptic, ill-humored, ill-natured, ill–tempered, splenetic, surly

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1 : a mounted attendant 2 : one who escorts or clears the way for a vehicle or person 3 : forerunner, harbinger

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: to go before : precede | Harbinger, precursor

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1 : an act or round of applause 2 : enthusiastic approval — usually used in plural Synonyms: acclamation, cheer, cheering, ovation, plaudit(s), rave(s), réclame

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: a true statement that is very commonly heard : a common statement that is obviously true Synonyms: banality, bromide, chestnut, cliché (also cliche), groaner, homily, platitude, shibboleth, trope, commonplace

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b : to seduce from chastity 2 a : to lead away from virtue or excellence b : to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality synonyms see debase de·bauch·er noun

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: to make (something) less effective : to ruin or spoil (something) 1 : to make faulty or defective : impair synonyms see debase

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: to insult (someone or something) : to say or suggest that (something or someone) is not important or worthy of respect Synonyms: bad-mouth, belittle, cry down, denigrate, deprecate, depreciate, decry, diminish, dis (also diss) [slang], discount, dismiss, disparage, kiss off, minimize, play down, poor-mouth, put down, run down, talk down, trash, trash-talk, vilipend, write off

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: to dress or adorn gaudily

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``` : very angry Full Definition 1 : roused to ire 2 : arising from anger Synonyms: angered, apoplectic, ballistic, cheesed off [chiefly British], choleric, enraged, foaming, fuming, furious, hopping, horn-mad, hot, incensed, indignant, inflamed (also enflamed), infuriate, infuriated, angry, ireful, livid, mad, outraged, rabid, rankled, riled, riley, roiled, shirty [chiefly British], sore, steamed up, steaming, teed off, ticked, wrathful, wroth ```

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: the Greek god of wine —called also Dionysus | Frenzied and orgiastic ( marked by unrestrained emotion)

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: able to change into many different forms or able to do many different things Full Definition 1 : of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms 2 : displaying great diversity or variety : versatile Examples a protean actor who is equally comfortable with light comedy and serious drama First use: 1598 Synonyms: adaptable, all-around (also all-round), versatile, universal

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1 a : of or relating to Arcadia or the Arcadians b : of or relating to Arcadian 2 : idyllically pastoral; especially : idyllically innocent, simple, or untroubled Examples the painter is fond of depicting mute, slightly mysterious figures in arcadian settings First use: 1565 Synonyms: quiet, calm, hushed, peaceful, placid, restful, serene, still, stilly, tranquil

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Synonyms: dusk, shade, shadiness, shadow, umbra, shroud, fringe

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: an area that is not close to any cities or towns : a remote region Synonyms: backcountry, backland(s), backwater, backwoods, bush, frontier, outback, outlands, up-country

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1 : of, relating to, or resembling the god Apollo | 2 : harmonious, measured, ordered, or balanced in character — compare dionysian

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: very expensive and fashionable | : marked by an aristocratic or high-toned manner or style

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1 : a native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta | 2 : a person of great courage and self-discipline

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: things that are brought into or out of a country illegally Full Definition 1 : illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling 2 : goods or merchandise whose importation, exportation, or possession is forbidden; also : smuggled goods 3 : a slave who during the American Civil War escaped to or was brought within the Union lines contraband adjective Origin: Italian contrabbando, from Medieval Latin contrabannum, from contra- + bannus, bannum decree, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German bannan to command — more at ban.

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1 : dawn 2 capitalized : the Roman goddess of dawn — compare eos 3 : a luminous phenomenon that consists of streamers or arches of light appearing in the upper atmosphere of a planet's magnetic polar regions and is caused by the emission of light from atoms excited by electrons accelerated along the planet's magnetic field lines Other forms: plural auroras or au·ro·rae\-(ˌ)ē\ au·ro·ral \-əl\ adjective au·ro·re·an \-ē-ən\ adjective Examples a gorgeous pink aurora aroused us out of our slumber Origin: Latin — more at east. First use: 14th century Synonyms: dawn, cockcrow, dawning, day, daybreak, daylight, light, morn, morning, sun, sunrise, sunup Antonyms: nightfall, sundown, sunset

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: the gods of a particular country or group of people : a group of people who are famous or important : a temple that is built to honor all the gods of a particular country or group of people Full Definition 1 : a temple dedicated to all the gods 2 : a building serving as the burial place of or containing memorials to the famous dead of a nation 3 : the gods of a people; especially : the officially recognized gods 4 : a group of illustrious or notable persons or things Origin: Middle English Panteon, a temple at Rome, from Latin Pantheon, from Greek pantheion temple of all the gods, from neuter of pantheios of all gods, from pan- + theos god.

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myr·mi·don\ˈmər-mə-ˌdän, -dən\ noun 1 capitalized : a member of a legendary Thessalian people who accompanied their king Achilles in the Trojan War 2 : a loyal follower; especially : a subordinate who executes orders unquestioningly or unscrupulously Origin: Middle English Mirmydon, Latin Myrmidon-, Myrmido, from Greek Myrmidōn. First use: 15th century

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: rascal, ne'er-do-well Examples the city's run-down waterfront was occupied mostly by disreputable places frequented by drunkards and rapscallions that little rapscallion kept hiding my shoes and making me go look for them Origin: alteration of earlier rascallion, irregular from rascal. First use: 1699 Synonyms: baddie (or baddy), beast, brute, caitiff, devil, evildoer, fiend, heavy, hound, knave, meanie (also meany), miscreant, monster, nazi, no-good, villain, rascal, reprobate, rogue, savage, scalawag (or scallywag), scamp, scapegrace, scoundrel, varlet, wretch

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: to leave a country, political party, organization, etc., and go to a different one that is a competitor or an enemy Full Definition 1 : to forsake one cause, party, or nation for another often because of a change in ideology 2 : to leave one situation (as a job) often to go over to a rival de·fec·tor \-ˈfek-tər\ noun Origin: Latin defectus, past participle of deficere.

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: a person who helps an enemy that has taken control of his or her country Full Definition Usage: often attributive : traitor 2, collaborator quis·ling·ism \-liŋ-ˌi-zəm\ noun Examples warned that all quislings would be punished without mercy Origin: Vidkun Quisling †1945 Norwegian politician who collaborated with the Nazis. First use: 1940 Synonyms: apostate, backstabber, betrayer, double-crosser, double-dealer, Judas, traitor, recreant, serpent, snake, turncoat

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: the action of taking pains : diligent care and effort First use: 1538 2painstaking adjective : showing or done with great care and effort Full Definition : taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort pains·tak·ing·ly \-kiŋ-lē\ adverb First use: 1696 Synonyms: careful, conscientious, fussy, loving, meticulous, scrupulous

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excruciating adjective : very painful : causing great mental or physical pain : very severe : extreme or excessive Full Definition 1 : causing great pain or anguish : agonizing adverb Examples those who publicly disagreed with the government were subjected to excruciating torture the excruciating heat that the settlers faced as they crossed the deserts of the Southwest most excruciating of all was the endless wait for news of any survivors of the plane crash First use: 1599 Synonyms: agonizing, harrowing, racking, raging, tormenting, torturing, torturous, wrenching Antonyms: easy, light, soft

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—used to describe someone (such as a person who often gets drunk) whose way of living is considered morally wrong Full Definition : lacking restraint; especially : marked by indulgence in things (as drink or promiscuous sex) deemed vices dis·so·lute·ly adverb dis·so·lute·ness noun Examples literature dealing with the dissolute and degrading aspects of human experience Origin: Middle English, from Latin dissolutus, from past participle of dissolvere to loosen, dissolve. First use: 14th century Synonyms: debased, debauched, decadent, degenerate, degraded, demoralized, depraved, dissipated, corrupt, jackleg, libertine, loose, perverse, perverted, rakehell (or rakehelly), rakish, reprobate, sick, unclean, unwholesome, warped Antonyms: pure, uncorrupt, uncorrupted

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: to make an official decision about who is right in a dispute Full Definition transitive verb : to settle judiciallyintransitive verb : to act as judge Other forms: ad·ju·di·cat·ed; ad·ju·di·cat·ing ad·ju·di·ca·tive \-ˌkā-tiv, -kə-\ adjective ad·ju·di·ca·tor \-ˌkā-tər\ noun ad·ju·di·ca·to·ry \-ˈjü-di-kə-ˌtȯr-ē\ adjective Examples when we asked the salesclerk to adjudicate our disagreement, she agreed with me that the white shoes looked better First use: 1775 Synonyms: adjudge, judge, arbitrate, decide, determine, referee, rule (on), settle, umpire

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: a theory in philosophy that your own existence is the only thing that is real or that can be known

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my·o·pia\mī-ˈō-pē-ə\ noun medical : a condition of the eye that makes it difficult to see objects that are far away Full Definition 1 : a condition in which the visual images come to a focus in front of the retina of the eye resulting especially in defective vision of distant objects 2 : a lack of foresight or discernment : a narrow view of something my·o·pic \-ˈō-pik, -ˈä-\ adjective my·o·pi·cal·ly \-pi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb Origin: New Latin, from Greek myōpia, from myōp-, myōps. First use: circa 1752

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medical : relating to or suffering from anemia : not strong, forceful, or impressive Full Definition 1 : relating to or affected with anemia 2 a : lacking force, vitality, or spirit b : lacking interest or savor : insipid c : lacking in substance or quantity ane·mi·cal·ly \-mi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

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``` : an inflammatory sore Examples The store botched the order—I received only half the books I paid for. They clearly botched the investigation. a botched robbery/experiment Origin: Middle English boche, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *bottia boss. First use: 14th century 2botch transitive verb : to do (something) badly : to ruin (something) because of carelessness or a lack of skill Full Definition 1 : to foul up hopelessly — often used with up 2 : to put together in a makeshift way botch·er noun Origin: Middle English bocchen. First use: 1530 3botch noun 1 : something that is botched : mess 2 : patchwork, hodgepodge botchy \ˈbä-chē\ adjective ```

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: having an important or impressive title but not having the power or duties that usually go with it : having the name of the character that is featured in the title of a movie, play, etc. Full Definition 1 a : existing in title only; especially : bearing a title derived from a defunct ecclesiastical jurisdiction (as an episcopal see) b : having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities 2 : bearing a title : titled 3 : of, relating to, or constituting a title tit·u·lar·ly adverb Origin: Latin titulus title. First use: 1611 Synonyms: formal, paper, nominal 2titular noun : a person holding a title

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: of or relating to the Christian church or clergy Full Definition 1 : of or relating to a church especially as an established institution 2 : suitable for use in a church ec·cle·si·as·ti·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb Examples ecclesiastical laws that have been in existence for centuries Origin: Middle English, from Late Latin ecclesiasticus, from Late Greek ekklēsiastikos, from Greek, of an assembly of citizens, from ekklēsiastēs. First use: 15th century Synonyms: churchly, ecclesial, ecclesiastic Antonyms: nonchurch, nonecclesiastical

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``` fis·sile\ˈfi-səl, ˈfi-ˌsī(-ə)l\ adjective 1 : capable of being split or divided in the direction of the grain or along natural planes of cleavage 2 : capable of undergoing fission fis·sil·i·ty \fi-ˈsi-lə-tē\ noun Origin: Latin fissilis, from findere. First use: 1661 ```

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1 : of, relating to, or having good digestion 2 : cheerful, optimistic Examples our eupeptic colleague was unfazed by our gloomy expressions and dire predictions First use: 1699 Synonyms: blithe, blithesome, bright, buoyant, canty [British dialect], cheery, chipper, cheerful, gay, gladsome, lightsome, sunny, upbeat, winsome

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: to reduce (something) by removing parts that are not necessary or wanted

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: spuriously or affectedly childlike : artfully simple Variants: or faux–na·if \ˌfō-nä-ˈēf\ Origin: French, literally, falsely naive. First use: 1948

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: free from the usual limits or rules Full Definition : free of restrictions or hampering conventions

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: having very strong beliefs, opinions, etc., that you are not willing to change Full Definition : thoroughgoing, uncompromising First use: 1580 Synonyms: bred-in-the-bone, chronic, confirmed, dyed-in-the-wool, inveterate

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: always or often doing something specified : always or often happening or existing Full Definition 1 : firmly established by long persistence 2 : confirmed in a habit : habitual in·vet·er·ate·ly adverb Examples he has an inveterate tendency to tell some very tall tales the man is an inveterate liar who only rarely tells the truth Origin: Middle English, from Latin inveteratus, from past participle of inveterare to age (v.t.), from in- + veter-, vetus old — more at wether. First use: 14th century Synonyms: bred-in-the-bone, confirmed, deep, deep-rooted, deep-seated, entrenched (also intrenched), hard-core, rooted, settled

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stone·wall\ˈstōn-ˌwȯl\ : to refuse or fail to answer questions, to do what has been requested, etc., especially in order to delay or prevent something ( chiefly US) Full Definition intransitive verb 1 chiefly British : to engage in obstructive parliamentary debate or delaying tactics 2 : to be uncooperative, obstructive, or evasivetransitive verb : to refuse to comply or cooperate with stone·wall·er noun First use: 1880

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1 : decorated with designs representing scenes from story or history 2 : having an interesting history : celebrated in story or history First use: 14th century

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: the behavior or thinking of people who are too easily shocked or offended : prudish behavior or attitudes Full Definition 1 : the characteristic quality or state of a prude 2 : a prudish act or remark Other forms: plural prud·er·ies Examples such prudery regarding artistic depictions of the nude has no place on a college campus First use: 1709 Synonyms: moralism, nice-nellyism, prudishness, puritanism,priggish

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: skillful and clever : able to do something quickly and accurately Full Definition : characterized by facility and skill synonyms see dexterous deft·ly adverb deft·ness \ˈdef(t)-nəs\ noun Examples a deft politician The photographer is known for her deft use of lighting. the trumpeter's deft fingers Origin: Middle English defte gentle — more at daft. First use: 15th century Synonyms: adroit, artful, bravura, skillful, delicate, dexterous (also dextrous), expert, masterful, masterly, practiced (also practised), virtuoso, workmanlike

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: lacking strength, courage, or spirit : resembling a woman Full Definition 1 : no longer fertile 2 a : having lost character, vitality, or strength b : marked by weakness or decadence c : soft or delicate from or as if from a pampered existence ; also : characteristic of an effete person 3 : effeminate 1 ef·fete·ly adverb ef·fete·ness noun Examples the soft, effete society that marked the final years of the Roman empire the Western ranch takes effete youths from comfortable suburbs and turns them into rugged wranglers the governor is too effete to take on the powerful special interests that really run this state Origin: Latin effetus, from ex- + fetus fruitful — more at feminine. First use: 1660 Synonyms: decadent, decayed, degenerate, overripe, washed-up

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: to make (something, such as a person's appetite or curiosity) sharper or stronger Full Definition 1 : to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (as a stone) 2 : to make keen or more acute : excite, stimulate Other forms: whet·ted; whet·ting whet·ter noun Origin: Middle English whetten, from Old English hwettan; akin to Old High German wezzen to whet, waz sharp. First use: before 12th century 2whet noun 1 dialect a : a spell of work done with a scythe between the time it is sharpened and the time it needs to be sharpened again b : time, while 2 : something that sharpens or makes keen: a : goad, incitement b : appetizer; also : a drink of liquor

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: to increase in value or amount gradually as time passes : to grow or build up slowly : to come to or be given to someone Full Definition intransitive verb 1 : to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim 2 a : to come about as a natural growth, increase, or advantage b : to come as a direct result of some state or action

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: to talk about (something or someone) as being very good, effective, skillful, etc. : to try to persuade people to buy your goods or services : to buy tickets for an event and resell them at a much higher price