callow

Definition: Synonyms: Usage: (adjective) Lacking adult maturity or experience; immature. unfledged Although he is 25, he still behaves like a callow youth in some ways.

corpulent
Definition: Synonyms: Usage: (adjective) Excessively fat. obese, rotund, weighty His rather corpulent figure betrayed his self-indulgent lifestyle.

poultice
Definition: (noun) A soft moist mass of bread, meal, clay, or other adhesive substance, usually heated, spread on cloth, and applied to warm, moisten, or stimulate an aching or inflamed part of the body. cataplasm, plaster I heard from the ship's doctor that he had been obliged to put a large mustard poultice on this very gentleman's stomach.

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lineal
Definition: Synonyms: Usage: (adjective) In a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child. direct Du Bois, the present librarian of Ardis, is a lineal descendant of this revolutionary pair.

self-worth
Definition: Synonyms: Usage: (noun) Respect for or a favorable opinion of oneself. dignity, self-regard This is the third time Luke has been fired in the past year, and I can only imagine the damage that it is doing to his self-worth.

brattle
Definition: Synonyms: Usage: (verb) Make a rattling sound. clack, clatter Whenever I hear my dishes brattle in the cabinet, I know that the train will be passing by shortly.

rootless
Definition: Synonyms: Usage: (adjective) Wandering aimlessly without ties to a place or community. vagabond Away the rootless hobos shuffled, bindles over their shoulders, their only destination the shifting horizon.

farsightedness
Definition: (noun) Seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing. Synonyms: prospicience, prevision Usage: Felicia has an uncommon farsightedness when it comes to the stock market and has made millions with her investments.

cleaver
Definition: (noun) A butcher's knife having a large square blade. Synonyms: chopper Usage: Beside this range was a butcher block upon which lay a great cleaver with a keen edge.

foment
Definition: (verb) Try to stir up public opinion. Synonyms: agitate, stir up Usage: They accused him of trying to foment a revolution and threw him in jail for treason.

veracious
Definition: (adjective) Precisely accurate. Synonyms: right Usage: The trial transcript provides me with a veracious account of all that transpired in the courtroom.

cutpurse
Definition: (noun) A thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places. Synonyms: pickpocket, dip Usage: The heartless cutpurse targets commuters on crowded subways and buses, stealing from those who appear distracted or tired.

assiduity
Definition: (noun) Great and constant diligence and attention. Synonyms: concentration Usage: Nell immediately applied herself with great assiduity to the decoration and preparation of the room.

bambino

Definition: (noun) A young child. Synonyms: toddler, yearling, tot Usage: Up on the hill, Aunt Joan sat with my new cousin on a picnic blanket, cradling the little bambino in her arms.

redact
Definition: (verb) Formulate in a particular style or language. Synonyms: couch, put, frame, cast Usage: Your presentation is solid, but I have asked Michael to redact portions of the text to make it more accessible to our Japanese business partners.

unnameable
Definition: (adjective) Too sacred to be uttered. Synonyms: ineffable, unspeakable, unutterable Usage: The deliberate enunciation of the ancient, unnameable runes shocked the holy men devoted to guarding the idol.

walkaway
Definition: (noun) An easy victory. Synonyms: blowout, romp, runaway, shoo-in, laugher Usage: Stanley has a gift for science and has won first prize at his past four science fairs, so this year's fair is almost a guaranteed walkaway for him.

paterfamilias
Definition: (noun) The male head of family or tribe. Synonyms: patriarch Usage: In my family, Grandpa Ed is the unquestioned paterfamilias, and we all defer to him when it comes to important household decisions.

arcanum
Definition: (noun) Information known only to a special group. Synonyms: secret Usage: I would love to have Mrs. Anderson's delicious muffin recipe, but that arcanum is shared only with her blood relatives.

infirmity
Definition: (noun) The state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age).

Synonyms: debility, feebleness, frailty, valetudinarianism Usage: We all knew it was infirmity, not indifference, that kept Grandma Jane from attending my graduation.

nursemaid
Definition: (noun) A woman who is the custodian of children. Synonyms: nanny Usage: The parks were full of children and nursemaids and joyful dogs that leaped and yelped and scratched up the brown earth with their paws.

turnkey
Definition: (noun) Someone who guards prisoners.

Synonyms: jailer, screw Usage: The turnkey will take you to the prisoner's cell and leave you there.

benignity
Definition: (noun) The quality of being kind and gentle. Synonyms: graciousness Usage: As he opened his mouth to speak, a look almost of benignity, of kindliness, momentarily lighted up his fierce and terrible countenance.

scoundrel
Definition: (noun) A wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately.

Synonyms: villain Usage: I am afraid to leave you here with these devilish scoundrels.

sprite
Definition: (noun) A small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers. Synonyms: fairy, fay Usage: She seemed rather an airy sprite, which, after playing its fantastic sports for a little while upon the cottage floor, would flit away with a mocking smile.

storyteller
Definition: (noun) Someone who tells lies. Synonyms: fabricator, fibber Usage: Ms. Jordan is a veteran teacher, so she has no patience for storytellers who try to weasel out of her assignments with fanciful excuses.

ribbing
Definition: (noun) The act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances. Synonyms: tantalization, teasing Usage: After falling from his chair in front of the entire senior management team, Harold spent the rest of the week suffering his coworkers' ribbing.

well-disposed
Definition: Synonyms: Usage: (adjective) Inclined to help or support; not antagonistic or hostile. friendly, favorable Margaret, the other sister, was a good-humored, well-disposed girl.

inebriate
Definition: (verb) Fill with sublime emotion. Synonyms: beatify, exhilarate, tickle pink, exalt, thrill Usage: He receives your propositions with an enthusiasm which cheers, and plunges into their accomplishment with an alacrity which almost inebriates.

vendue
Definition: (noun) The public sale of something to the highest bidder. Synonyms: auction Usage: Most of George's possessions will be sold at vendue to help settle his sizable debts.

breakup
Definition: (noun) The termination or disintegration of a relationship (between persons or nations). Synonyms: dissolution Usage: The breakup of the Soviet Union had long-term consequences for international politics.

labored
Definition: (adjective) Requiring or showing effort. Synonyms: heavy Usage: He knocked again, harder than before, for behind him he heard the steps and the labored breathing of his persecutors.

clepsydra

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(noun) Clock that measures time by the escape of water.

Synonyms: water clock, water glass Usage: The Wicked Witch dared not use a clepsydra, as its contents could destroy her.

flagellation
Definition: (noun) Beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment. Synonyms: flogging, lashing, tanning Usage: The poor servant boy bore the scars of flagellation, which was his master's preferred punishment for nearly any infraction.

pokey
Definition: (noun) A correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence). Synonyms: jail, slammer, clink Usage: The burglar was caught red-handed and thrown in the pokey.

imperious
Definition: (adjective) Having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy. Synonyms: prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering, haughty, lordly, overbearing, disdainful Usage: She gave him a witheringly imperious look and sauntered off with her nose in the air.

venial
Definition: Synonyms: Usage: (adjective) Easily excused or forgiven. pardonable, forgivable He was given a slap on the wrist for the venial offense.

vertigo
Definition: (noun) A reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall. Synonyms: dizziness, lightheadedness, giddiness Usage: He began to sway from side to side, as from vertigo, and before I could spring from my chair to support him his knees gave way.

chummy
Definition: Synonyms: (adjective) (Used informally) Associated on close terms. buddy-buddy, thick

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The bartender is chummy with his regular customers.

functionary
Definition: (noun) A worker who holds or is invested with an office. Synonyms: official Usage: The functionary next in consequence to the agent was the blacksmith, a most important, and, indeed, indispensable personage in a frontier community.

comestible
Definition: (noun) Any substance that can be used as food. Synonyms: eatable, edible, pabulum, victual Usage: The kitchen table was laden with meats, cheeses, and countless other delectable comestibles.