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    Envy: A Dictionary for the Jealous
    Envy: A Dictionary for the Jealous
    Envy: A Dictionary for the Jealous
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    Envy: A Dictionary for the Jealous

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    The Seven Deadly Sins have sliced up the dictionary and taken what's theirs. No one vice is too greedy as each volume prides itself on having more than 500 entries. Word lovers will lust after these richly packaged volumes--and once you've collected all seven, you'll be the envy of all your friends.

    Envy: A Dictionary for the Jealous

    Everyone else will be turning green when the Envious reveal their desirable new vocabularies. From A to Z, each entry feeds the monster and makes it want that much more.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster
    Release dateAug 18, 2011
    ISBN9781440528279
    Envy: A Dictionary for the Jealous
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    Adams Media

    At Adams Media, we don’t just publish books—we craft experiences that matter to you. Whether you’re diving deep into spirituality, whipping up delights in the kitchen, or planning your personal finances, our diverse range of lifestyle books, decks, journals, and more is designed to feed your curiosity. The Adams team strives to publish content that celebrates readers where they are—and where they’re going.

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      Envy - Adams Media

      An Introduction to

      Envy

      envy

      (EN-vee)

      NOUN: The desire to have the possessions or status of another.

      Everyone wants what someone else has—whether or not anyone wants to admit to it is an entirely different story. However, throughout literature there have been many tales of the turmoil and treachery that this desirous want has caused. From the deceitful Iago in Shakespeare’s Othello to the wicked queens in many a fairy tale to Baron Danglars in Dumas’ The Count of Monte Cristo, all are testaments to the power of the pains the green-eyed monster creates. While envy is defined best in a wanting gaze, this desirable dictionary captures the spirit of the most covetous sin.

      A

      abhor

      (ab-HAWR)

      VERB: To regard with aversion and disgust.

      abhorrent

      (ab-HAWR-uhnt)

      ADJECTIVE: Causing disgust and repugnance.

      Clara’s thoughts toward Benjamin’s newly announced fiancée were ABHORRENT and completely against how she was raised, yet she could not help herself as he walked her out in front of the crowd at their engagement dinner.

      abominable

      (uh-BOM-uh-nuh-buhl)

      ADJECTIVE: Hateful or detestable.

      accomplish

      (uh-KOM-plish)

      VERB: To successfully complete, as in a task.

      accomplishments

      (uh-KOM-plish-muhnts)

      NOUN: Achievements; a successfully completed task; ability or skill.

      acerbate

      (AS-er-bayt)

      VERB: To embitter.

      acerbic

      (uh-SUR-bik)

      ADJECTIVE: Sharp or harsh language; sour language.

      ache for

      (ayk for)

      VERB: A strong desire for something or someone.

      acidity

      (uh-SID-ih-tee)

      NOUN: The measure of bite or sharpness in one’s tone.

      acidulous

      (uh-SIDJ-uh-luss)

      ADJECTIVE: A way of speaking that sounds bitter or sharp.

      adulation

      (ad-yoo-LAY-shun)

      NOUN: Extreme praise, admiration, or flattery, especially of a servile nature. Adulation generally implies acclaim and admiration that is out of scope with its object.

      From envy, hatred, and malice, and all uncharitableness, Good Lord, deliver us.

      —BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER

      advantage

      (ad-VAN-tijz)

      NOUN: Beneficial position in a circumstance; opportunity others might not have; often used in plural.

      It is not so much the material possessions her more privileged classmates enjoy but instead the ADVANTAGE their social standing gives them after they matriculate that Isabelle wishes she also had.

      advantaged

      (ad-VAN-tijd)

      ADJECTIVE: The state of having a beneficial or favorable position.

      adversary

      (AD-ver-sar-ee)

      NOUN: An opponent, enemy, or foe.

      aesthetic

      (us-THET-ik)

      ADJECTIVE: Of or related to a sense of what is attractive or beautiful. Also: Related to sensation and feeling as contrasted with reason or logic. Aesthetics is the science that examines how people

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