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Grouse
- 松鸡
- n. complaint
- v. complain, grumble
Grouse about
Stupendous
- Awesome, marvelous
2. Tremendous
Unkempt vs. unkept
Unkempt is an adjective that literally means “not well-combed.” It is usually used to describe a person’s appearance, although it can also be applied to objects. Unkept is an adjective that means “not kept” or “neglected,” but it’s not usually used for people.
Obsolete
No longer in use
fib
Tell a relatively insignificant lie
Primly
Primly is defined as done in an excessively proper manner. An example of primly is walking stiffly such as in the sentence, “She primly walked past everyone in her expensive new gown.” adverb.
Synonym: prissily
Assuage something
- Ease, pacify, quiet: assuage the grief/a foe
2. Appease, quench: assuaging his thirst
Odds and ends
various items of different types, usually small and unimportant or of little value
diametrically
Completely, directly
Ailment
Illness, usually a minor one
kip n.
sleep
muumuu
Loose dress of Hawaiian origin that hangs from the shoulder and is like a cross between a shirt and a robe
fleetness
rapidity of movement
Fleetness of foot
Chalet
1 : a remote herdsman’s hut in the Alps
2a : a Swiss dwelling with unconcealed structural members and a wide overhang at the front and sides
b : a cottage or house in chalet style
apoplectic
- medical: of, relating to, or causing apoplexy or stroke
also: affected with, susceptible to, or showing symptoms of apoplexy or stroke
NOTE: Use of apoplectic in medical contexts relating to stroke still occurs but is now generally considered dated.
2a: of a kind to cause or apparently cause stroke
an apoplectic rage
b: extremely enraged
was apoplectic over the news
Ardor
Noun 1a : an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling the sudden ardors of youth b : extreme vigor or energy : INTENSITY the ardor of a true believer c : ZEAL d : LOYALTY 2 : sexual excitement
Fastidious
very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail.
divan
贵妃椅(沙发
cogent
1a : appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : CONVINCING cogent evidence b : PERTINENT, RELEVANT a cogent analysis 2 : having power to compel or constrain cogent forces
Jeer
- Intransitive verb: to speak or cry out with derision or mockery a jeering mob.
- transitive verb. : to deride with mocking and insulting remarks or sounds : taunt was jeered by the crowd when he tried to speak.
- noun. a mocking and insulting remark or sound
Sanguine
- cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident:
a sanguine disposition; sanguine expectations. - reddish; ruddy:
a sanguine complexion. - (in old physiology) having blood as the predominating humor and consequently being ruddy-faced, cheerful, etc.
- bloody; sanguinary.
stipulation
noun
a condition or requirement that is specified or demanded as part of an agreement.
“they donated their collection of prints with the stipulation that they never be publicly exhibited”
Chortle
Definition of chortle (Entry 1 of 2)
intransitive verb
1 : to sing or chant exultantly
he chortled in his joy
— Lewis Carroll
2 : to laugh or chuckle especially when amused or pleased
She chortled with delight.
transitive verb
: to say or sing with a chortling intonation
“… nothing whatever to worry about,” he chortled merrily.
— Kevin Myers