WordMap V 1.0

To our parents
Acknowledgements

We wish to express our profound gratitude to all those who helped in making
this book a reality; specially the faculty, staff and authority of University of
Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB), and all our students and well-wishers for their
constant motivation and selfless support. Much needed moral support and
encouragement was provided on numerous occasions by our families and
relatives. We will always be grateful, to the dictionaries and test-prep books
we used for the resources and concepts, which helped us build the foundation.
Special thanks goes to Nasrin Jahan Bobby, who helped us compile the book
online.

Bangla Academy English-Bengali Dictionary, American Heritage Dictionary,
WordNet 3.0 by Princeton University, Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis,
Barron's GRE, Word Smart by The Princeton Review, Random House Dictionary,
Century Dictionary, www.dictionary.com, www.visualthesaurus.com and many
more.

Preface

After years of painstaking research into the factors behind life and career
success, American psychometrician and researcher Johnson O'Connor
concluded, "An extensive knowledge of the exact meanings of English words
accompanies outstanding success in this country (USA) more often than any
other single characteristic we have been able to isolate and measure", Atlantic
Monthly, 1934.

Its apparent that there is a connection between a good vocabulary and overall
success in life. A large vocabulary can help you communicate clearly and
effectively, perform outstandingly in job interviews, flourish in job, get
admission in academic programs, write better research papers; the positive
impacts are endless. Coming to the context of higher studies, vocabulary is the
most crucial measurement criteria. All the aspired countries for higher
education, specially the North America, have developed standardized tests
and language proficiency tests to judge examinees overall standard of
English. Such exams are GRE, SAT, GMAT, TOEFL and IELTS, all putting
significant amount of pressure on vocabulary, particularly the first mentioned
two. Depressingly enough, for an aspirant with a dream for higher studies,
merely having uncorrelated materials in hand, the effort of memorizing roughly
4000 new words becomes futile, since most of the available vocabulary building
books are arranged in alphabetical order; being more or less like a dictionary,
alphabetical arrangement makes the learning tedious, dull and hard to digest,
causing it virtually impossible to retain. These factors frustrate the aspirant
and unfortunately many of them quit in the middle.

While preparing for our admission abroad, we passed through similar stage and
felt the deficit of a properly organized book. Searching two years for the best
way to learn new words, we went through all the related books available in
market and read bundles of research materials. The most effective way we
found, is to memorize in correlated word groups. Keeping that in mind, our
attempt was to create something where all the words would be linked, and
sorted according to their similarity rather than alphabetical preference. The
result is the Word Map. The whole book looks like a huge map or network of
words, where every word is connected, either by its synonym and antonym, or

by its etymology and derivatives, making it easier to access and remember.
This style specifically assists the candidates to group words in a patterned way,
which is more analogous to the verbal questions of standardized tests, instead
of typical vocabulary building. Uniquely and for the first time, words are put in
mathematical expressions, where the user can comprehend the relations
between the words just by having a look at the equations. Other distinctive
features are the use of famous literary works and quotations as sentences, and
translation of words in Bengali along with their English meanings, making this
book an unparalleled masterpiece of its kind.
We believe our efforts to make this book will keep you intrigued and absorbed
till end. It is our humble call for your lenient disposition towards our
unintentional errors and mistakes. All kinds of suggestions and criticisms will be
greatly appreciated. We hope this book gives you a unique experience.

Authors
Feb 2010

We are glad to release the supporting video classes for this book. The book is
protected with creative commons, that means the book and videos can be
distributed as long as the authors are accredited and as long as it is non used to
make profit. We would love to hear from you about the proofreading of the
book, or if there is any scope of enhancement. We surely plan to launch a
second and third release. We wish to continue doing what we do. But we need
you to stay by our side. A little push from your side might have great positive
influence on us.

Authors
Oct 2012

Distinctive Features of the Book

1. All words are grouped. Each and every word of this book falls under a
category, whether it is a War-related word, or a type of Phobia. This
classificational approach makes it easy to memorize and retain words, recollect
it when it is needed, to use it in particular context using special terminologies.
The word learning simply becomes quick, easy and fun.
2. Synonyms, antonyms, etymology and derivatives are used to relate the
words, making them easy to master. Moreover, these relations help you learn
more words at less time with less effort, and observe the same words from
different perspectives. This technique is proven to be highly effective in
boosting the GRE/SAT verbal scores, as it has practical and direct impact in
improving the antonym, analogy and reading comprehension skills.
3. Words are put in mathematical equations. This is the most unique feature of
this book. With this method, even a beginner can understand the relations
between the words just by having a look at the formulas. Once you are an
expert, and you know the meanings of the words, you can revise them by only
viewing the formulas and avoid paying attention to details.
4. The sentences we used here are taken from world-class literary works and
famous quotations. This makes the journey more fascinating, and less prosaic.
The overall effect being an upgraded mental attitude, these quotations and
citations will always be useful to you in versatile stages.
5. Along with English meanings of the words, Bengali meanings are provided,
making it more smooth to absorb and comfortable to comprehend.

Organization of the Book

The book is divided into three parts. Every part has its own distinctive style of
story-telling and covers a particular range of subjects. Majority of the first part
talks about human mind, body and its needs. The part starts with the chapter
Joy accompanied by Sorrow, then Love and Hate, Anger and Fear, and finally
Confusion, all of these being primary or basic emotions. The next few chapters
describe complex emotions or feelings like Annoyance, Calmness and Pride
followed by Boasting, which is an outcome of pride. After discussing about
emotions, we start talking about senses or Perceptions, Facial Expressions,
followed by Body Types and physical fitness, and finally gestures and Motions.
The next two chapters are about human needs like Sex and Money,
accompanied by War and destruction, Religions and doctrines. We end this part
by discussing about Deception.

Part 2 is about society, professions and fields of study. The sequence of
progression is like: it starts with Social Classes, followed by Apparel and
Behavior, then Professions along with working Tools and Instruments. The
remaining chapters of the part discusses about diverse fields of study. Our
discussion on scientific disciplines starts with life sciences (Biology and Medical
Science), then Earth Science, Agricultural Science, and then Physics and
Chemistry, all being parts of natural sciences; followed by Politics, Economics
and Anthropology under social sciences. Then we talk about the humanistic
disciplines as Jurisprudence, Fine Arts (architecture), Literature, Drama,
Music, and conclude this part discussing few other similar topics.

The third part is organized in a slightly different manner. Its a collection of
contrasting couples, meaning each chapter consists of a pair of words having
opposite meanings, such as Energetic Lethargic, Diligent Negligent, Astute
Asinine, Accord- Discord , Approve Reject and so on. However the last
chapter, Appraise - Apprise, is not perfectly a contrasting pair, rather it has
more properties of a diabolic duo, which we will define shortly.

How to Use This Book
Following are the definitions and symbols of the terms we used in this book,
followed by an illustrated tour on how to use this book. In could be mentioned
that we defined few new terms for our ease, which might have different usage
in reality.
Definitions and Symbols
Synonym:
Words having the same meanings are called synonyms.
We used = symbol between synonyms, like in ebullient = exuberant.
Synonym variant:
Words having almost the same meanings are synonym variants; its a little
different from synonyms.
We used ~ symbol between synonym variants, like in bland ~ soothing.
Antonym:
Words having opposite meanings are called antonyms.
We used # symbol between antonyms, like in opaque # transparent
Secondary and tertiary meaning:

Secondary and tertiary meanings are meanings of a word that we usually do not
attribute to it.
We used { } symbol for secondary meanings and [ ] for tertiary meanings,
like in bolt {abscond} [gobble].

Derivative:
A word that is derived from another word is called a derivative, like different
parts of speech or plural form of a word.
We used > symbol to show derivatives, like in !"#$%&'(" * !"#$%&+(,.

Same word root:
As English language mainly came from Latin and Greek, the English words bear
many parts of those languages, which are called word roots.
We used ^ symbol to connect words of the same root, like in virago^ virile.

Diabolic duo:
Two words are diabolic duos if they are pronounced in the same or almost same
way but differ in meaning, spelling or both. Basically, they can be any kind of
pair which confuses the reader by pronunciation, spelling or the word roots, as
indicated by the term diabolic meaning devilish.
We used <> symbol between diabolic duos, like in chaste <> caste or in
emollient <> emolument or conciliatory <> ciliated.
Relative:
Relatives are words under the same category. To explain, the words which
dont fall in the above mentioned categories, but are still somehow related,
are relatives.
We used : symbol between relatives, like in equipoise : steady.
Got Carried Away:
Although the similar words are grouped together in this book, sometimes while
discussing we slightly deviated from the main topic to keep the continuity of
the flow. In those cases we used the symbol ! in the beginning of the lines to
remind that, the particular lines do not directly fall under that section.
Keywords:
In the beginning of each section of the chapters, you will find few words
written in italics. Those words are called keywords. By looking at the keywords
you will have an overview of the sequence of progression and have an idea of
the words discussed in that section.

Legends:
Synonym =
Synonym variant
~
Antonym
#
Secondary meaning
{ }
Tertiary meaning
[ ]
Derivative
>
Same word root ^
Diabolic duo
<>
Relative
:
Got carried away !

Illustrated Tour

1.19 Religion

religion, doctrine, episcopal, unconventional

religion : doctrine^ doctrinaire
(doctrine)- a particular principle, position, or policy
taught or advocated, as of a religion, (!"#$%);
!"#$ !"#$%&'( #$ & '&(()* &'+ ,'#'-.//#0.'- 1)+. )2
$-&-#'0 -". 2&3- #' 4&-,(. -"&- *"&- & 1&' $)*$ -"&-
$"&// ". (.&56 7 Light On The Path and Through the
Gates of Gold;
(doctrinaire)- a person who tries to apply some
doctrine or theory without sufficient regard for
practical considerations; an impractical theorist,
( ,
, ); !"#$
$.3,/&(#8&-#)' #$9 : ;./#.<.9 -". ,/-#1&-. (.$,/- )2
& !"#$%&')&%( &--#-,+. -) 2&#-";
! creed = credo^ credence^ credulity : confide >
confidante > confidant <> confident
(creed)- any system, doctrine, or formula of religious
belief, as of a denomination, (
); !". 2,'+&1.'-&/
#+.&$ )2 -"#$ #%((! &(. &/$) -". 2),'+&-#)'$ )2 -".
="(#$-#&' 2&#-"6 7 The Life of St. Paul;
(credo)- any creed or formula of belief, (
; ); >)1. 5.)5/. /#<. ;?
-"&- #%(!"9 &'+ $)1. *),/+ (&-".( +(#'@ -". ".1/)3@
-"&' .A&1#'.+ -".#( )5#'#)'$;
(credence)- belief as to the truth of something,
( ; ); B-".(*#$. ),( 5.)5/.
*#// /)$. #%(!('#(9 &'+ -". 0);/#'$ *#// 0&#'
3)'2#+.'3. &'+ .'3()&3"6 7 !"# %&' % (%)' *+%#,;
(credulity)- willingness to believe or trust too
readily, esp. without proper or adequate evidence;
gullibility, ( );
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'&1. )2 & 5/&3. 3&//.+ D#''#- #' >@? *&$ -". $&1. &$
-". D'&#-#+#$ +./,;(,1 #' E?+#&6 7 -./, 0/ 1"2&3"&;
Sequential explanation of
each word just below the
equation

Chapter name
designating the word
group

Keywords to
guide you

Bengali
meaning

Sentences from
literary works
Mathematical equations
relating words:
creed and credo are
synonyms, credo,
credence and credulity
have the same word
root, credulity and
confide is closely
related, confide has the
derivatives confidante
and confidant, and
confidant and confident
are diabolic duos

Mnemonics Word Memorization Tricks

Mnemonics is like magic, it can be used to perform feats of memory that are
extraordinary, and impossible to carry out using the natural memory alone.-
Wikipedia

'Mnemonics' is the process or technique of improving, assisting, or developing
the memory. As a proficient user of mnemonic devices in daily life, the books
first author shares his mnemonic tips and tricks to cram new words:

While preparing for GRE, I accumulated some generic rules to remember a
word. Every person has his own way of remembering things. Take your time to
discover the subliminal tricks that best fits you.
1. Never memorize a new word by rote learning, means by reading the words
again and again. Rather try to visualize the word in your mind. As example, the
word 'copse' means 'a dense growth of bushes', now when you think the word
copse, close your eyes and try to visualize it, bring the picture of the bushes
you see in the gardens. Doesnt copse also sound or feel like bushes?
2. Always try to relate the new unknown word with some other known word.
Suppose the word splice means to join or tie. Now the word slice means
cut into pieces. See the relation between the words slice and splice. They
sound very similar but means opposite. Another similar example is extinct and
extant. Try to find linkage between words in your own way. It might be
frustrating it the beginning, but eventually you will find the link. There is
always a link. Each person has their different and unique way of thinking. Find
and use yours. You can relate with words from your mother-tongue language
too. Does the word copse remind you of any word? Think.
3. Try to amass the words together which forms a rhyme, like equivocate,
prevaricate, tergiversate, all are synonyms meaning be deliberately
ambiguous. This is very helpful, because if in case you forget the meaning of
tergiversate, the power of rhyming will make the whole series pop out of your
mind. This book lists many synonyms in rhyming pattern; highlight those words
with a marker and read then like rhymes.

4. Discuss and use the words you learn. Unless you use them, you will anyways
forget them sometime. And try to learn from your surroundings. Paying
attention to words used around you is the best way to increase your
vocabulary. And dont be reluctant to pick up new words whenever you can.
Your storage device doesnt get full (Its not like a computer hard disk). Rather
the larger your vocabulary becomes, the easier it gets to connect a new word
with words you already know, and thus remember its meaning. So your learning
speed or pace should increase as your vocabulary grows and so should your
memory. Thats why we gave many words which are not directly related with
GRE/SAT wordlist. But eventually it helps. Its tested.
5. A very interesting way to memorize a word is by learning the words root and
etymology. Etymology is the study of the sources and development of words. In
this technique you can learn several words at a time and find links among
them.
See philanthropist and philanderer have the same Greek root phil-, means
love for something. While, the meanings are:
Philanthropist, someone who makes charitable donations for human welfare',
and
'Philanderer, a man who likes many women and has short sexual relationships
with them.
An extensive list of Phobia is provided in Chapter 1.6 (Fear). Those words are
barely used in practical communication (and so are unneeded to memorize),
but with those you will get acquainted with many word roots. As you become
more mature and advance in vocabulary, you will gain the ability to detect
words with the same roots and correlate between them.
6. Try using all of your senses to learn words. You can try learning words
through pictures. Specially, learning proper nouns by this method is pretty
effective. You can start listening to audio recording of words too. Try recording
the words while reading with synonyms and listen to it later in leisure time.
7. Use the dictionary software called Word Web. Go to
www.wordweb.info/free to download it free. Some more helpful sites are:
For mnemonics: www.mnemonicdictionary.com
For etymology, meaning and pictures: www.thefreedictionary.com,
www.etymonline.com For audio wordlist: www.audio-wordlists.blogspot.com
8. Finally, practice and perseverance is the one and only way to succeed.
Unless you practice, nothing is going to change. Because, practice shows us
where we are committing mistakes and what are the notches that needs to be
filled. I am saying it verbatim, "There is no other way than practice and revise".
Remember, the goal of expanding your vocabulary is to lift you slightly above
the crowd without losing the audience in words unfamiliar to them. You should
be able to understand and use the words and terms encountered in your daily
life, as well as prepare yourself by learning the vocabulary needed to bring you
closer to your goals.

People judge you by the words you use, and knowing more words gives your
mind more ways to think about things and more tools to plan and solve
problems. Having a better vocabulary literally improves your ability to think

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1.1 Joy

rejoice, joyous, frolic

exult <> exalt
(exult)- to show or feel a lively or triumphant joy; rejoice exceedingly; be
highly elated or jubilant, (' "); Then I
rejoiced and exulted, and was so arrayed in assurance of the time to come
that I seemed to possess and taste it. Letters of Catherine Benincasa;
(exalt)- to raise in rank, honor, power, character, quality, etc.;
elevate,(Chq Ch"); The poet is impressed, moved, thrilled
and exalted, and pours out his song from his feelings and transfused with
emotion. George Eliot; A Critical Study of Her Life, Writings and Philosophy;
to praise; extol, (" ' ); To exalt, to heal, to quicken, to inspire;
The Poems of Emma Lazarus, Volume 1;
rejoice {wallow = welter}
(rejoice)- to be glad; take delight, (f _hf ); to
rejoice in another's happiness;
(wallow)- to roll about or lie in water, snow, mud, dust, or the like, as for
refreshment, (h C h C \\ Ch" );
Carolyn Reiff, who has long been a muse of courage in my life teaching me to
work instead of wallow. Grace Slick The Biography;
(welter)- to roll, toss, or heave, as waves or the sea, (\\ ");
to lie bathed in or be drenched in something, esp. blood, ( h C
hC CC "); His gigantic frame weltered in blood. The Last Trail;
a confused mass; a jumble or muddle, (' C);
jubilate > jubilant = gleeful = elated
(jubilate)- to show or feel great joy; rejoice; exult; Leaving the now free
and happy town to jubilate in its deliverance from the enemy, Joan of Arc
went by Blois and Tours to Chinon. Joan of Arc;
(jubilation)- rejoicing, (); He was received in London
with jubilation, and was richly pensioned for his heroic adventures. The
Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. III. (of IV.);
(jubilant)- showing great joy, satisfaction, or triumph; rejoicing; exultant,
(C ); The mood amongst my captors suddenly

turned jubilant, and one of them rushed into the hold and put his gun
against my head. Tales from the Reading Room;
(gleeful)- full of exultant joy; merry; delighted, (); We glided over
the water, on the flat, amid the joyful acclamations and gleeful laughter of
my fair companions. The Bark Covered House;
(elated)- very happy or proud; jubilant; in high spirits, (); He was
highly elated, and pronounced everything a perfect success. Mark Twain, a
Biography Volume III, Part 1: 1900-1907;
triumph = exult = exuberate = rejoice = jubilate
(triumph)- the act, fact, or condition of being victorious or triumphant;
victory; conquest, (; ; C; ; C
); Behind his triumph was a hint of the vast resources and the
slowmoving but unassailable force his uniform represented. Greener Than
You Think;
(exuberate)- to be exuberant; super abound; overflow, joyful enthusiasm,
flamboyance, lavishness, (' " l " ); His protest,
though exuberated, against leniency in dealing with atrocities, emphatically
requisite in an age apt to ignore the rigour of justice, has been so far salutary,
and may be more so. Thomas Carlyle;
joyous > killjoy = spoilsport = party pooper
(joyous)- joyful; happy; jubilant, (C ; ); He knows that if
men remain virtuous and thrifty, if these homes around him continue
peaceful and joyous, his craft can not prosper. Fifteen Years in Hell;
(killjoy)- a person who spoils the joy or pleasure of others; spoilsport;
When I was young I remember my mother referring to anyone who was a bit
of a misery as an ' old killjoy';
(spoilsport)- a person whose selfish or unsportsmanlike attitudes or actions
spoil the pleasure of others, as in a game or social gathering, (C
Ch -CC C); The Ai gineers, sobered by the
miscalculation in their practical joke, gazed at him as though he were some
kind of Machiavellian spoilsport. An Autobiography;
(party pooper)- someone who spoils the pleasure of others;
jocund = jolly = jovial = joyous = gay = festive = merry = mirthful > mirth =
hilarity : agog
(jocund)- cheerful; merry; gay; blithe; glad, ( ' ; ); The day
was bright and jocund, and the morning dew still lay upon the grass. The
Adventures of Robin Hood;
(jolly)- in good spirits; gay; merry, ( ' ; ; < ;

"); They are good natured and jolly, and rarely get angry. The Goblins'
Christmas;
(jovial)- endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a
spirit of good-fellowship, ( ' ; ; Ch ); She was the most
good-natured, jovial, and generous of women. The History of Pendennis;
(joyous)- joyful; happy; jubilant, (C ; ); He knows that if
men remain virtuous and thrifty, if these homes around him continue
peaceful and joyous, his craft can not prosper. Fifteen Years in Hell;
(gay)- having or showing a merry, lively mood;
of, indicating, or supporting homosexual interests or issues;
(festive)- pertaining to or suitable for a feast or festival, ( ;
); Smoke trailed like a festive streamer from the cigarette my mother
held between two fingers of her right hand. Borrowed Finery, A Memoir;
(merry)- full of cheerfulness or gaiety; joyous in disposition or spirit,
(; ; ' ; ); A merry little man;
(mirthful)- joyous; gay; jolly, (C"); His laughter lacked much of
being mirthful, and something of being just. The Clarion;
(hilarity)- boisterous gaiety or merriment, (CQ); Amid shouts
of hilarity, the dice were thrown. The Rise of the Dutch Republic Volume
08: 1563-64;
(agog)- highly excited by eagerness, curiosity, anticipation, etc, (D;
; C); That specially personal question which had been asked he
did not answer at all But the House was still all agog, as was the crowded
gallery. Can You Forgive Her?;
bliss = cloud nine = seventh heaven
(bliss)- supreme happiness; utter joy or contentment; The sense of
possession alone was a source of bliss, and this book I already knew and
loved. The Promised Land;
(cloud nine)- a state of perfect happiness;
(seventh heaven)- (esp. in Islam and the cabala) the highest heaven, where
God and the most exalted angels dwell;
a state of intense happiness; bliss;
frisk = frolic (> frolicsome) = rollick = romp = gambol = skylark = cavort =
disport
(frisk)- to dance, leap, skip, or gambol; frolic, (C"C \ \ C
C); How the squirrels run and chatter and frisk, and fly from branch to
branch, with their bushy tails tossing in the warm wind! Shadows of Shasta;
to search (a person) for concealed weapons, contraband goods, etc., by

feeling the person's clothing, ( C C <C C C C );
The city's data shows over 80 percent of the people stopped and frisked were
black or Latino;
(frolic)- to gambol merrily; to play in a frisky, light-spirited manner; romp,
( " C"C CC C\C ; -ClC "
"); When the men got tired of work and wanted a frolic, they had a
grand wolf-hunt. The Beginner's American History;
(frolicsome)- merrily playful; full of fun, (Ch ; ; \l<;
l<); Their lively, frolicsome, sunshiny chatter keeps existence from
growing mouldy and stale. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108,
October, 1866;
(rollick)- to move or act in a carefree, frolicsome manner; behave in a free,
hearty, gay, or jovial way, (CCl " ); We shall run a great risk, with
this play, if we rollick. Complete Project Gutenberg John Galsworthy Works;
(romp)- to play or frolic in a lively or boisterous manner, (CCl C
ll C C );
to win easily, ("C C C ");
(gambol)- to skip about, as in dancing or playing; frolic, (!
; \\; l); Round and round they gambol, tumbling
each other over for all the world like young puppies. A Cotswold Village;
(skylark)- to frolic; sport; He had no time for skylarking, the heat of the day
meant nothing to him, and he was never sleepy. The Crisis Complete;
(cavort)- to behave in a high-spirited, festive manner; make merry,
(C C\ C; \\ C ); In the
brilliant light beyond, a group of brazen women began to cavort and sing.
The Mother;
(disport)- to divert or amuse (oneself), (C ; );
Themselves were so accustomed to disport, Orlando Furioso;

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1.2 Sorrow

affliction, crestfallen, dolorous, melancholy, gloomy

affliction > afflict
(affliction)- a state of pain, distress, or grief; misery, (\; C5'; C ;
); Here I was brought into great affliction, and to pass through the
severest trial that I ever experienced before or since. The Power of Faith;
(afflict)- to distress with mental or bodily pain; trouble greatly or
grievously, (Ch C \f C5'f Ch"); He was greatly
surprised to see me so much afflicted, and comforted me in the best manner
he could, not thinking me so bad as I was. Autobiography of Madame Guyon;
anguish = torment {excruciate = torture}
(anguish)- excruciating or acute distress, suffering, or pain, (h
; ); It was with a suppressed anguish which is
indescribable that he sat there, with his face covered, looking this
approaching misery in the face. Phoebe, Junior;
(torment)- to afflict with great bodily or mental suffering; pain, (h
); The intolerable thirst with which the troops were tormented, even on
this first march, was but ill allayed by brackish and unwholesome water.
The Memoirs of Napoleon;
(excruciate)- to inflict severe pain upon; torture, ( Ch
Ch"); The excruciated patient was having his wet bandages folded
across his bruises, and could not bear a motion of the mind. The Adventures
of Harry Richmond Volume 7;
anguish^ angst = anxiety
(anguish)- excruciating or acute distress, suffering, or pain, (h
); In the excess of their anguish, they turned for
comfort to their saintly friend, beseeching her to come to them without delay.
The Life of the Venerable Mother Mary of the Incarnation;
(angst)- a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish, (C C); I know

of no evidence that atheists have any general tendency towards unhappy,
angst-ridden despond. The God Delusion;
woe : adversity = hardship ~ throes : tribulation : fell
(woe)- grievous distress, affliction, or trouble, (; \; C'); The
cause of his woe is a telegram, which he is regarding from all points of the
compass, as if in hopes of making it send him better news;
(adversity)- adverse fortune or fate; a condition marked by misfortune,
calamity, or distress, ( ; Ch ); After many storms of adversity,
our author spent the evening of his days in ease and serenity. The Lives of
the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland;
(throes)- any violent convulsion or struggle,(C h_ C ); The
serpent shrieked in its death throes, and its cries reached its fellows. The
Seventh Gate;
the pains of childbirth, (C );
the agony of death;
(trubulation)- grievous trouble; severe trial or suffering, (-C );
And tribulation, anguish, and despair, will seize on "every soul of man" who
had neglected or despised them. The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 4 of 4;
(fell)- fierce; cruel; dreadful; savage; The newspaper told of the tragic
spread of the fell disease;
crestfallen = dejected = downcast ~ disheartened : desperate = despondent ~
forlorn = bleak : pessimism
(crestfallen)- dejected; dispirited; discouraged, (0; '); He
looked crestfallen, his kindly and well-favoured countenance being
overspread by an expression of disarmingly innocent penitence.--It weighed
on me. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance;
having a drooping crest or head;
(dejected)- depressed in spirits; disheartened; low-spirited, (Ch;
0C); He became thoughtful and dejected, and one day made known to
Cipriani his deliberate intention to shoot the Governor the first time he came
to Longwood The Tragedy of St. Helena;
(downcast)- directed downward, as the eyes, ((l C< ) );
dejected in spirit; depressed,(( C<) hD; 5; ;
Ch); This made both of them look exceeding downcast, and chew the
bitter quid of disappointment. Mary Anerley : a Yorkshire Tale;
(dishearten)- to depress the hope, courage, or spirits of; discourage, ('
; ); Heredity bugaboos dishearten, enervate, encourage

excesses and neglect. Civics and Health;
(desperate)- reckless or dangerous because of despair or urgency, (h
' CC hC DC ; ); The battle
now became desperate, the Indians concentrating all their forces against the
column going round the lake. Reminiscences of a Pioneer;
having an urgent need, desire, etc.; desperate for attention;
extreme or excessive,desperado; (l; " ; ; );
(despondent)- feeling or showing profound hopelessness, dejection,
discouragement, or gloom, ( 0; '; -); I was grown timid
and despondent, and could not help fearing that some dreadful calamity
awaited us there. Agnes Grey;
(forlorn)- desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable, as in feeling,
condition, or appearance, (( ) ; ; c);
lonely and sad; forsaken, (; '; ; ) ; Beautiful
maiden lost on the range--forlorn, homesick, wretched, scared. Prairie
Flowers;
(bleak)- bare, desolate, and often windswept, (; ; ;
<"q; ' \); It was a day in early November -- bleak,
bitter, and gusty, with whirling snow; most persons were indoors. The
Boys' Life of Mark Twain;
cold and piercing; raw;
without hope or encouragement; depressing; dreary, (; 0;
'); Just as bleak are the projections for consumption tax revenue
for 2009, which is estimated to drop 11 percent;
(pessimism)- the tendency to see, anticipate, or emphasize only bad or
undesirable outcomes, results, conditions, problems, etc., (C'
C; h); To counteract the tendency toward pessimism, his resource
was to develop his sense of humor, to create an atmosphere of gayety, by
which he was enabled to meet people on a common plane. Beethoven A
Character Study;
devastate = desolate > desolation
(desolate)- barren or laid waste; devastated, ("0); The plunderers
desolated the countryside, burning firms and carrying off the harvest;
deprived or destitute of inhabitants; deserted; uninhabited, (' ;
; ); The widow never returned to the desolated homestead.
The Reign of Andrew Jackson;

solitary; lonely, ( <); a desolate place;
dreary; dismal; gloomy, ( h); desolate prospects;
(desolation)- the state of being desolated, (h);
devastation; ruin, (m); a drought that brought desolation to the region;
dreariness; barrenness, (' );
deprivation of companionship; loneliness, ("0; );
sorrow; grief; woe; a sense of utter desolation following the death of his
parents;
dysphoria # euphoria^ eugenics
(dysphoria)- a state of dissatisfaction, anxiety, restlessness, or fidgeting;
The most commonly reported characteristics of a hangover include headache,
nausea, sensitivity to light and noise, lethargy, dysphoria, and thirst;
(euphoria)- a feeling of happiness, confidence, or well-being sometimes
exaggerated in pathological states as mania, ( " ;
); It is a kind of euphoria, a joy of war, lust for revenge, drunkenness
on power and burial of the Jewish command "Do not be joyful when your
enemy falls";
(eugenics)- the study of methods of improving genetic qualities by selective
breeding (especially as applied to human mating);
hapless = wretched = woeful = woebegone = pathetic > pathos = poignancy >
poignant
(hapless)- unlucky; luckless; unfortunate, (; ); He thought of
Carlos originally as a hapless youth having a sort of natural right to rebel.
The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller;
(wretched)- very unfortunate in condition or circumstances; miserable;
pitiable, (C'l; ; h 'D); When one is wretched, there is a
pleasure in being entirely wretched. The Hoosier Schoolmaster;
(woeful)- full of woe; wretched; unhappy, ( ; C'l;
); The fatal cry of sauve qui peut was heard everywhere: the French
were now flying pellmell in the most woeful confusion. The History of
Napoleon Buonaparte;
(woebegone)- beset with woe; affected by woe, esp. in appearance,
(; h; \); I shall never forget the
melancholy, woebegone faces of my captain and brother officers on our re-
assembling on board. Sketches From My Life;
(pathetic)- causing or evoking pity, sympathetic sadness, sorrow, etc.;
pitiful; pitiable, (; C^); His face was very like that of the young

negro in Watteau's drawing--pathetic, wistful, north-bitten. The Lost Girl;
(pathos)- the quality or power in an actual life experience or in literature,
music, speech, or other forms of expression, of evoking a feeling of pity or
compassion, ( ); Simplicity and a pervading, appealing pathos are
the qualities transmitted to its lines by the poet." My Reminiscences;
(poignancy)- quality of being deeply moving; keeness of emotion, (];
Ch); The tenderness shrills to such exquisite poignancy that it
becomes a universal cry, the soul's lament for traitorism: The pity of it,
Iago! The Man Shakespeare;
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pathos <> bathos = anticlimax
(bathos)- displaying or characterized by bathos; (l C h
hD CC C lC ); The last line is a
delightful bathos, adding immensely to the completeness of the catastrophe.
Grain and Chaff from an English Manor;
(anticlimax)- an event, conclusion, statement, etc., that is far less
important, powerful, or striking than expected, ( _
h C CC ); A sense of
exasperated anticlimax set in as Mervyn disappeared from sight. An
Autobiography;
a descent in power, quality, dignity, etc.; a disappointing, weak, or
inglorious conclusion; After serving as President, he may find life in
retirement an anticlimax;
a noticeable or ludicrous descent from lofty ideas or expressions to
banalities or commonplace remarks, ( <C C C_l
); We were amused by the anticlimax of the company's motto: For
God, for country, and for Acme Gasworks;
bereavement > bereaved = bereft = lovelorn
(bereavement)- to deprive and make desolate, esp. by death, (
C'); Who is so fitted to sing praises to Christ as he who has
learned Him in hours of bereavement, disappointment and despair? The
Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss;
(bereaved)- (of a person) greatly saddened at being deprived by death of a
loved one, ( C "q ); She appeared bereaved, as if something had
happened which she could not begin to understand. A Funeral In Blue;
(bereft)- deprived of; lacking, ( ; C' ); And this morning she was
feeling bereft, a great emptiness somewhere deep inside her. Mary Balogh

- Unlikely Duchess;
(lovelorn)- being without love; forsaken by one's lover, (C-); Then
he behaved just like a lovelorn beau, when his best girl comes near. Welsh
Fairy Tales;
dolorous = lachrymose = lugubrious ~ plaintive = mournful = doleful^ doldrums
(dolorous)- full of, expressing, or causing pain or sorrow; grievous;
mournful, ( ; h); The refrain of Here lie the Remains haunted
me like a dolorous song. The Three Brontes;
(lachrymose)- suggestive of or tending to cause tears; mournful, (^ ;
'; l C); Many men in their cups become lachrymose, others
silly, and some combative. Red Rooney The Last of the Crew;
(lugubrious)- mournful, dismal, or gloomy, esp. in an affected,
exaggerated, or unrelieved manner, (0; C' ); Brooker's face
was lugubrious, like a Methodist preacher who revelled in hell-fire
predictions. Sharpe's Enemy;
(plaintive)- expressing sorrow or melancholy; mournful, (l ;
C' ; ); All their songs are plaintive, and contain modulations of
the voice so mysteriously charming in effect, and so good in tone, that they
really affect one profoundly. In the Forbidden Land;
(mournful)- feeling or expressing sorrow or grief; sorrowful; sad, (C' ;
C'); One by one, the quiet essays and mournful-seeming stories came
forth, like drops from a slow-distilling spring. A Study Of Hawthorne;
(doleful)- sorrowful; mournful; melancholy, (Ch; C' ); The place
is doleful, and a funeral scene on the only sunless day I experienced in Ladak
was indescribably dismal. Among the Tibetans;
(doldrums)- a dull, listless, depressed mood; low spirits, ( ;
q; ); If a banquet would lift him from
the doldrums, they would throw the most lavish banquet that had ever been
seen in Silvanesti. Dragons Of A Lost Star;
a belt of calms and light baffling winds north of the equator between the
northern and southern trade winds in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans,
( ' CC C C \C );
melancholy : jeremiad : ululate = wail
(melancholy)- a gloomy state of mind, esp. when habitual or prolonged;
depression, (h; '; h lC ); The reason for
her melancholy was evident to any one who knew her father's history.
Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White, V1;

(jeremiad)- a prolonged lamentation or mournful complaint, (h
C'; C ); The intensity of the eyes and the
defiant tone bewildered the doctor, who found his well-
constructed jeremiad without a platform. The Ragged Edge;
(ululate)- to howl, as a dog or a wolf; hoot, as an owl;
to utter howling sounds, as in shrill, wordless lamentation; wail; Dolefully,
he ululated a final, forlorn whistle of farewell. Diuturnity's Dawn;
(wail)- to utter a prolonged, inarticulate, mournful cry, usually high-pitched
or clear-sounding, as in grief or suffering, ( Ch ); The last
came out in a wail, and she clapped her hands over her mouth, only belatedly
realizing that she had blurted out far more than she should have. The
Shadow Of The Lion;
funereal <> funeral
(funereal)- mournful; gloomy; dismal, (C; C'; h"q); The
drapes, dark `red against the dark brown wooden walls, gave the room an
almost funereal atmosphere. The Shadow Of The Lion;
(funeral)- the ceremonies for a dead person prior to burial or cremation;
obsequies, (C; '); He was buried in the cemetery of Christ
Church, Philadelphia, and his funeral was attended by more than 20,000 of
his fellow-citizens. Life and Times of Washington;
(mortician) funeral director, (h ' ); The mortician prepared the
corpse for burial;
gloomy = sulky = drab = dreary = disconsolate = glum = sullen {dour} =
saturnine = dark = morose = moody > moodiness
(gloomy)- dark or dim; deeply shaded, (<; C); Your skies
may be gloomy, and misty your mornings, Life and Remains of John Clare;
causing gloom; dismal or depressing, )0; 0(; His victories were
never accompanied with one gloomy, relenting thought. Memoirs of Aaron
Burr;
(sulky)- marked by or given to sulking; sullen, (C\C ; ;
C);
gloomy or dull; When he was not singing, he stood looking like a sulky child.
The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart;
(drab)- dull; cheerless; lacking in spirit, brightness, etc, (; CC;
Cl); I left the shop feeling dowdy and drab, and mildly apprehensive.
A Monstrous Regiment of Women - Laurie R. King - Russell-Holmes 02;
having the color drab,( h CCl );

a low, sluttish woman, ) C CCC; C'(;
(disconsolate)- sad, without consolation or solace; hopelessly unhappy;
inconsolable, )C C C'C \ ; C C'C _ C(;
There was, however, no help for the disconsolate landlord, and Telford left
the Salopian to take possession of his new house at 24, Abingdon Street.
The Life of Thomas Telford;
(glum)- sullenly or silently gloomy; dejected, ); 0(; "He was a
charming mixture of glum and glee )(" --Lillian Hellman;
(sullen)- showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve,
(l C ; C); Her expression was still fairly neutral-but her
eyes held a sullen, if suppressed, fury. Burning Water;
persistently and silently ill-humored; morose,); 0; (; So
deep and sullen were the clouds that we were obliged to light the candles.
Last of the Great Scouts The Life Story of William F Cody;
(dour)- sullen; gloomy; severe; stern, )C; Ch; C(; A portrait of
Landa in the introduction showed a dour, disapproving man, lips tight, eyes
downcast. Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine;
(saturnine)- sluggish in temperament; gloomy; taciturn, ) ; C\(;
His entire physiognomy was interestingly saturnine--even cadaverously pale.
The Works of Edgar Allan Poe Volume 5;
(morose)- gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood, )C\;
lCl; l -; (; His most gloomy moods were rather abrupt
and fitful than morose, and his usual bearing was calm, soft, and even tender.
Eugene Aram Volume 01;
(moodiness)- given to gloomy, depressed, or sullen moods; ill-humored,
)C; C; l(; He had that mix of moodiness,
machismo and vulnerability that audiences have always looked for in their
favourite "method" actors;
dark : swarthy = dusky = brunette
(swarthy)- (of skin color, complexion, etc.) dark, ) ; '; ' (;
His complexion was swarthy, and his skin shriveled and yellow even then.
The Story of Young Abraham Lincoln;
(dusky)- somewhat dark; having little light; dim; shadowy, )
<"q ; ;(; He towered beside the altar, dusky, naked,
with a face like a carven image. The Hour of the Dragon;
(brunette)- (of hair, eyes, skin, etc.) of a dark color or tone, )'(; Her

hair, brunette, darker than I remembered, had been stylishly cut and it gave
her the appearance of looking much younger. The Rules of Attraction;

remorse, deplore pine, redemption

self-reproach = self-reproof = compunction = remorse = reproach
(self-reproach)- blame or censure by one's own conscience; I feel humiliated
before myself, because I seek in vain release from this grief of self-reproach.
Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt;
(self-reproof)- the act of reproving one's self; censure of one's conduct by
one's own judgment; He assumed a tone of raillery, which is, perhaps, the
readiest mode of escaping from the feelings of self-reproof. Woodstock; or,
the Cavalier;
(compunction)- a feeling of uneasiness or anxiety of the conscience caused
by regret for doing wrong or causing pain; contrition; remorse, (C;
c ); He was so much addicted to compunction, and
inflamed with heavenly desires, that he could never say mass without tears.
The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints;
(remorse)- deep and painful regret for wrongdoing; compunction, (
C'l ; ; C h'); I have felt the same remorse, the same
bludgeoning sense of guilt. Highland Ballad;
(reproach)- to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure,
(); Lyoff renounced his unrealized dreams with silent reproach, and
Sergei with morbid misanthropy. Reminiscences of Tolstoy;
contrite = rueful = remorseful = repentant = penitent > impenitent : penance
(contrite)- filled with a sense of guilt and the desire for atonement;
penitent, (C C
; -C \); He
was contrite, and yet no tear was in his eye, no gentle word on his lips.
Sintram and His Companions;
(rueful)- causing sorrow or pity; pitiable; deplorable, ( ; );
Darby's tone was so rueful, his expression one of such patient forbearance
towards base treachery, that his aunt laughed outright. Two Little Travellers
A Story for Girls;
(remorse)- deep and painful regret for wrongdoing; compunction, (
C'l ; ; C h'); I have felt the same remorse, the same
bludgeoning sense of guilt. Highland Ballad;
(repentant)- repenting; penitent; experiencing repentance, ( ); He
declared himself thoroughly repentant--that this was his first, and would be

his last crime--but who can trust the good resolutions of a gambler! Life in
Mexico;
(penitent)- feeling or expressing sorrow for sin or wrongdoing and disposed
to atonement and amendment; repentant; contrite, ( C
); Austin was very penitent, and promised he'd never
be unpunctual again if he lived to be a hundred. Austin and His Friends;
(impenitent)- not feeling regret about one's sin or sins; obdurate,
(' ; C'l ); Indeed a hard heart is impenitent, and
impenitence also makes the heart harder and harder. Works of John Bunyan
Complete;
(penance)- a punishment undergone in token of penitence for sin, (
C C h C" -C'l ; ); The most popular form
of penance was the pilgrimage to Jerusalem, long and painful as it was.
Beacon Lights of History;
lament {elegy}
(lament)- to feel or express sorrow or regret for, (C' );
The song's lyrics take the form of a first-person lament, as the singer describes
his struggles to overcome loneliness and poverty in New York City;
(elegy)- a mournful, melancholy, or plaintive poem, esp. a funeral song or a
lament for the dead, (C' ); The prevailing tone of the composition
rather is that of an elegy--the burial of fond hopes. The Pianolist A Guide for
Pianola Players;
dirge {requiem = threnode = coronach}
(dirge)- a funeral song or tune, or one expressing mourning in
commemoration of the dead, (C " C'); "Life is
what we make it--an anthem or a dirge, a psalm of hope or a lamentation of
despair."A Princess in Calico;
(requiem)- any musical service, hymn, or dirge for the repose of the dead,
( h CC' Ch ); It was a requiem,
a dirge, a moan, a howl a wail, a lament, an abstract of everything that is
sorrowful and hideous in sound. Charles Dickens and Music;
the Mass celebrated for the repose of the souls of the dead;
(threnode/ threnody)- a poem, speech, or song of lamentation, esp. for the
dead; dirge; funeral song;
(coronach)- (in Scotland and Ireland) a song or lamentation for the dead;
dirge; The dismal coronach resound. The Lady of the Lake;
deplore = expiate = atone = rue = regret = repent = mourn = plaint = lament =
bemoan = bewail = dirge

(deplore)- to regret deeply or strongly; lament, ( Ch
; C'l ); I confess I have much to deplore, and much for
which to be thankful. Cleveland Past and Present Its Representative Men;
to disapprove of; censure, ( );
(expiate)- to atone for; make amends or reparation for; I have many sins
to expiate, and though I be deathless, life is all too short for the atonement.
Warlord of Mars;
(atone)- to make amends or reparation, as for an offense or a crime, or for
an offender, (C'C; ; ); Fasting allows us
to atone, leads us toward change and humbles us before the Almighty;
(rue)- to feel sorrow over; repent of; regret bitterly, ( ;
"); We had numerous chances over the game and we were left to rue the
fact that we missed them;
(regret)- to feel sorrow or remorse for (an act, fault, disappointment, etc.),
( ; ; C; Ch; ; C' ; ); The heart at such
moments tries to be grateful without regret, and hopeful without indifference.
Father Payne;
(repent)- to feel sorry, self-reproachful, or contrite for past conduct; regret
or be conscience-stricken about a past action, attitude, etc., (C'l
"f ; " ); If he has anything to repent, it is not to the world
that he confesses. John Knox and the Reformation;
(mourn)- to feel or express sorrow or grief over (misfortune, loss, or
anything regretted); deplore, (C' ; C' "); To human
reason the death of him we mourn was untimely. Memorial Addresses on the
Life and Character of William H F Lee;
(plaint)- a lament; lamentation, (); Even in her inmost thoughts
her plaint was this,--that he, her son, should be doomed to suffer so deeply
for her sin! Orley Farm;
a complaint, (' C); It begins with a plaint, that is full of cynic
despair; thence it breaks suddenly into a cheerful andante. Contemporary
American Composers Being a Study of the Music of This Country;
(bemoan)- to express distress or grief over; lament, (C' ' ); The
mother bemoaned the death of her beloved son;
to regard with regret or disapproval; What I bemoan is the growing
prevalence of the brutal truth. Alonzo Fitz and Other Stories;
(bewail)- to express deep sorrow for; lament, (() C' ^ ;

( C )); The result was that he wandered, half-
distracted, like Lear, bewailing the wound at his heart which a daughter's
hand had given. The Adventure of Living;
(dirge)- a funeral song or tune, or one expressing mourning in
commemoration of the dead, (C " C'); "Life is
what we make it--an anthem or a dirge, a psalm of hope or a lamentation of
despair."A Princess in Calico;
expiate <> expatiate = expound = exposit = explicate = elaborate = dilate
{distend} = lucubrate
(expatiate)- to enlarge in discourse or writing; be copious in description or
discussion, (C C Cl ); It is unnecessary to expatiate on
the effect of this downright refusal of the woman's proposals. The
Deerslayer;
(expound)- to explain; interpret, ( ; C
); But it is a craven apology if we stoop to expound: we are seen
as pleading our case before the public. Lord Ormont and His Aminta
Volume 1;
(exposit)- to expound, as a theory, cause, or the like; However many of the
views they exposit are rejected by mainstream science and have been
repeatedly refuted. Harry Clarke;
(explicate)- to make plain or clear; explain; interpret, (C "
C; ; ' ); There is something of the snake eating its own tail
here, since logical probability was supposed to explicate the confirmation of
scientific theories. Interpretations of Probability;
(dilate)- to make wider or larger; cause to expand, ( C\ );
Her eyes began slowly to dilate, and she shivered as though with cold. The
Malefactor;
(lucubrate)- to write in a scholarly fashion; produce scholarship; To lounge
and lucubrate, to prate and peep; Byron's Poetical Works, Volume 1;
to work, write, or study laboriously, esp. at night;
languish <> languid
(languish)- to be or become weak or feeble; droop; fade, (C ";
q "; \D "; CC C - C
\); As long as global companies are afflicted by huge capital shortages,
stock markets are likely to languish or grind downward, analysts say;
(languid)- lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow, (q; C);
Her manner was extremely languid, as of a person suffering from nervous

exhaustionMiss Ludington's Sister;
lacking in spirit or interest; listless; indifferent,(\D; \);
pine = yearn = yen = languish : longing = nostalgia
(pine)- languish, decline, long for, yearn, (Ch C C '
" C ); His wife, who had always been
more devoted to her children than her husband, pined, and died also. Paul
Faber, Surgeon;
(yearn)- to have an earnest or strong desire; long, (
; " Ch C " ); The fighting spirit in
him yearned, and in a moment his victim was caught up in a crushing
embrace. The Man in the Twilight;
(yen)- a yearning for something or to do something;
(longing)- prolonged unfulfilled desire or need;
(nostalgia)- longing for something past;
pine^ repine = grouse = complain <> complaint = yielding
(repine)- to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain, ( ;
"); "Don't repine -- nerve yourself with resolution, and all will be well!"
An Outcast or, Virtue and Faith;
(grouse)- to grumble; complain, (C CC ; ' );
My only grouse was the slightly under-portioned serving of beef compared to
the rice;
any of numerous gallinaceous birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae, ('C
C' C l C);
(complaint)- an expression of discontent, regret, pain, censure,
resentment, or grief; lament; faultfinding, ('; C);
Your complaint is against fate and humanity rather than against the poet
Tennyson. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning;
(yield)- to give up or surrender, ( ; C CC
"); Some of Roosevelt's critics construed his yielding, at the last moment,
as evidence of his being ruled by Platt after all. Theodore Roosevelt An
Intimate Biography;
to give forth or produce by a natural process or in return for cultivation,
( C h q "); This crop ranges from 25 to
65 bushels per acre, and the difference in the yield is to be attributed to the
manner of cultivation;
redemption = salvation > salvage = relieve
(redemption)- repayment of the principal amount of a debt or security at or

before maturity (as when a corporation repurchases its own stock);
the act of purchasing back something previously sold;
(salvation)- the state of being saved or preserved from harm;
(salvage)- compensation given to those who voluntarily save a ship or its
cargo, ( h CC ); Their livelihood
from salvage, as may be supposed, is very precarious. The Lifeboat;
(relieve)- to ease or alleviate (pain, distress, anxiety, need, etc.), (
Ch"; ( Ch h) Cl ' ); He
shrugged his shoulders in an attempt to relieve some of the growing soreness
from the heavy pack. The Order War;
restitution = redress = amends = damages = reparation = fix = compensation =
indemnification > indemnity
(restitution)- reparation made by giving an equivalent or compensation for
loss, damage, or injury caused; indemnification, (l C C
C h); In cases where the victim did not want restitution, the guilty
parties had no obligations imposed on them;
(redress)- compensation or satisfaction for a wrong or injury, ( C'
; f f ); He promptly laid before the
Legislature a petition for redress, setting forth the facts of the case and the
motives of his rival. Great Fortunes and How They Were Made;
to adjust evenly again, as a balance, ( " ); The
people have sore grievances, and they do not get the redress which is their
due. The Story of Louis Riel: the Rebel Chief;
(amends)- reparation or compensation for a loss, damage, or injury of any
kind; recompense, (q ; l ;
h ' C' ); The next night the fickle Romans
made ample amends, for the opera was concluded amid the warmest
applause, even from the friends of Paisiello. The Great Italian and French
Composers;
(reparation)- the making of amends for wrong or injury done, ( ;
' C C - h C ); Their repentance
consisting in a visible and manifest reparation, they lose the colour of alleging
it both to God and man. The Essays of Montaigne Complete;
(fix)- to repair; mend, (CC; l ; );
(indemnification)- something that serves to indemnify; compensation,
( ; C); The only means to get this indemnification is the
restoration of Hungary to its independence by a new revolutionSelect

Speeches of Kossuth;
(indemnity)- protection or security against damage or loss, (
CC C ; ; C); As soon as
the indemnity was paid--and it was an indemnity that could be paid in one
lump sum--Prussia evacuated the occupied territory. Peaceless Europe;
redress : remediable = reparable
(redress)- compensation or satisfaction for a wrong or injury, ( C'
; f f ); He promptly laid before the
Legislature a petition for redress, setting forth the facts of the case and the
motives of his rival. Great Fortunes and How They Were Made;
to adjust evenly again, as a balance, ( " ); The
people have sore grievances, and they do not get the redress which is their
due. The Story of Louis Riel: the Rebel Chief;
(remediable)- capable of being remedied, (C; ;
C'); If the esophageal stenosis is not readily and quickly remediable,
gastrostomy should be done immediately Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A
Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery;
(irremediable) - not admitting of remedy, cure, or repair, ( ); Past
mistakes are irremediable, and it behooves me to consider only the future.
Infelice;
amend ~ emend > emendation
(emends)- to edit or change (a text), ( C' ); Lumsden himself
never emends the text. The Translations of Beowulf A Critical Bibliography;
to free from faults or errors; correct;
(emendation)- a correction or change, as of a text, (C');
This emendation is ingenious enough to deserve to be true. Notes to
Shakespeare Volume 01: Comedies;
compensation > compensate > compensatory
(compensate)- to counterbalance; offset; be equivalent to, ( ;
C Ch");
(compensatory)- serving to compensate, as for loss, lack, or injury,
( ); Once the stipulated compensatory arrangements have been
made, Luna shall be free and sovereign. The Stars Are Also Fire;
fix : anchor : ensconce ~ embed
(anchor)- to fix or fasten; affix firmly, (C C); The British began
bombarding the small island from a fleet of warships anchored offshore;
(ensconce)- to settle securely or snugly, ((h C h C)

CC " ); Sconce and ensconce are constantly used figuratively
for _hide Hamlet;
(embed)- to surround tightly or firmly; envelop or enclose, (h|C CC
"); These paths become fixed, embedded, and ingrained only when
nerve currents pass over them time and time again. Human Traits and their
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1.3 Love

penchant, inclination

predispose > predisposition = penchant = preference = predilection =
orientation > orient # occident
(predispose)- to give an inclination or tendency to beforehand; make
susceptible, (C f ); Finding the genes
that predispose people to lung cancer has been difficult;
(penchant)- a strong inclination, taste, or liking for something, (l; ;
C ); He was both kind and cruel, thoughtful and hard-charging and
known for his penchant for drinking and carousing;
(preference)- the act of preferring, (C' l ); Such
a preference was answered with a swift and permanent removal from
civilized society. One Shot by Lee Child;
a practical advantage given to one over others,(C Ch'
D );
(predilection)- a tendency to think favorably of something in particular;
partiality; preference, (C' f ; ); History continued
to be my strongest predilection, and most of all ancient history.
Autobiography;
(orientation)- an introduction, as to guide one in adjusting to new
surroundings, employment, activity, or the like, ( '
h C l C l "); She said the orientation was a
little overwhelming, but she also applauded Marshall for presenting the
information in an organized manner;
(orient)- to adjust with relation to, or bring into due relation to
surroundings, circumstances, facts, etc., (' h
CC C ); Almost nothing in our economy is
capable of continuing much longer without severe re-orienting;
(occident)- the West; the countries of Europe and America,
(); Occident was still asleep and Greece and Assyria were scarcely
awakened. Egypt (La Mort de Philae);
declivity # proclivity = propensity = inclination = leaning = disposition =
tendency > tendentious

(declivity)- a downward slope, as of ground (opposed to acclivity), (l;
); The nation is gliding down a declivity, and no one possesses the
means or the force to arrest it. The French Revolution - Volume 1;
(proclivity)- natural or habitual inclination or tendency; propensity;
predisposition, (); The gambling proclivity is doubtfully to be classed
as a feature belonging exclusively to the predatory type of human nature.
Theory of the Leisure Class;
(propensity)- a natural inclination or tendency, ( ; ;
); The government sometimes participates in the national propensity,
and adopts through passion what reason would reject. America First
Patriotic Readings;
(inclination)- the act of inclining or the state of being inclined; a bend or
tilt; I, therefore, have no motive to consult but my own inclination, which is
bent irresistibly on the tranquil enjoyment of my family, my farm, and my
books. Life and Times of Washington;
(leaning)- an inclination, a tendency, or a preference; To his mother was
Michelangelo indebted for his leaning toward art. Little Journeys to the
Homes of Eminent Painters;
(disposition)- a habitual inclination; a tendency; There she ruled as mistress,
for her disposition was a masterful one, and she was a notable housekeeper.
The Cornet of Horse A Tale of Marlborough's Wars;
(tendency)- marked by a strong implicit point of view; partisan; All news
is tendentious, depending on its source, its interpretation, and the temper of
the times. An Autobiography;
inclination # disinclination^ inclined^ incline
(disinclination)- the absence of inclination; reluctance; unwillingness,
("; ); Probably the real ground of his disinclination was the
fear that a residence at Valence might revive the painful emotions which time
had somewhat withered. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. I. (of IV.);
(inclined)- deviating in direction from the horizontal or vertical; sloping;
having a physical tendency; leaning;
disposed; of a mind; And perhaps you will play to me as often as you
feel inclined, and after dinner we can go to the theatre, or read, or do
whatever you like. Man and Maid;
leaning > lean = heel = list : roster
(lean)- to incline or bend from a vertical position;
(heel)- tilt to one side;
(list)- lean; lean over, ( C "); The flagpole should be

absolutely vertical; instead, it lists to one side (secondary meaning);
a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics);
(roster)- a list of names;
prone {prostrate}
(prone)- having a natural inclination or tendency to something; disposed;
liable, (-; ; -'; -); Turkey includes one of the more
earthquake-prone areas of the world;
(prostrate)- to put or throw flat with the face down, as in submission or
adoration; He remained prostrate, his heart no longer battered by doubts and
swimming in blissful love for his crucified God. Visionaries;
predetermine = bias
(predetermine)- to settle or decide in advance, ( f
); Though the outcome may be predetermined, the path to get there isn't;
(bias)- a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or
situation;

love, tryst, betroth

adore = love
(adore)- to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor,
( ; C " c ; ); There is a
woman whom you adore, a unique woman, for in the whole universe there is
not a second one like her. Complete Original Short Stories of Guy De
Maupassant;
tryst = rendezvous
(tryst)- an appointment to meet at a certain time and place, esp. one made
somewhat secretly by lovers, (C' C-C C C-;
C; ); Hed asked her to join him for a romantic tryst, and
that had ended their budding romance. The Seduction Of Sara;
(rendezvous)- an agreement between two or more persons to meet at a
certain time and place, (l C
C ; C-); Traditionally, a rendezvous was a gathering of
mountain men to exchange needed supplies;
alimony {maintenance}
(alimony)- an allowance paid to a person by that person's spouse or former
spouse for maintenance, granted by a court upon a legal separation or a
divorce or while action is pending, (lC Ch C' C

Ch CC'); A secret marriage, a sensational divorce, and alimony--Mollie
asks nothing more of Fate! Poor, Dear Margaret Kirby;
(maintenance)- The act of maintaining or the state of being maintained;
They paid little more than half the expenses of their maintenance, and the
day-scholars paid threepence per week. Lady Byron Vindicated;
connubial = conjugal : nubile : nuptial : marital^ extramarital^ premarital
(connubial)- of marriage or wedlock; matrimonial; conjugal,
( ); I believe he is pushing some connubial complaint against
me at the Court. Vittoria Complete;
(conjugal)- of, pertaining to, or characteristic of marriage, ( ;
h); Mandarin Ducks form a strong attachment to their partners, hence,
they are also an emblem of conjugal fidelity;
(nubile)- (of a young woman) suitable for marriage, esp. in regard to age or
physical development; marriageable, ((CCCh C<) C; (Cl)
Ch ); Newly separated Ginny Tait arrived in Honeycote at
around the same time - with very nubile twin daughters and an awful lot of
baggage;
(nuptial)- of or relating to marriage or the wedding ceremony, (C
); A fortnight later, on June 27, Luther celebrated his wedding in
grander style, by a nuptial feast, in order to gather his distant friends around
him. Life of Martin Luther;
(marital)- pertaining to marriage, (); I had seen all kinds
of marital relationships in my therapy practice, but nothing like this. Pop
Goes The Weasel;
(extramarital)- being in violation of marriage vows; adulterous,
(<C ); Although Jacqueline may not have known the extent
of Jack's extramarital affairs, she could not possibly have been blind to all of
it. Sinatra The Man Behind the Myth;
(premarital)- taking place or existing before marriage, ( ); The
purpose of her visit to Bob's office that day was to scrutinise the draft of
thepremarital agreement. Buried Alive, The Biography of Janis Joplin;
espouse : splice : betroth = troth = affiance = engage = plight {quandary =
predicament = dilemma}
(espouse)- to make one's own; adopt or embrace, as a cause, ( h
(C C Ch )); She was a faithful disciple of every cause
she espoused, and scrupulously exact in obeying even its implied
provisions. The Grimk Sisters Sarah and Angelina Grimk;

(splice)- to join (two pieces of film, for example) at the ends, (C\ hC
); The only difficulty you will find in making this splice is in
getting the strands to come together in such a way that two strands will not
run under the same strand of the opposite rope. Knots, Splices and Rope
Work A Practical Treatise;
(betroth)- to arrange for the marriage of; affiance, (C h
); Her betrothed was the younger son of a family friend, the Marquis de
Beauharnais. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. I. (of IV.);
(troth)- faithfulness, fidelity, or loyalty, ( Ch"; C' C
^ Ch"); But she had no power of going back; her troth was
plighted, and nothing that any human being could say should shake her from
it. Doctor Thorne;
(affiance)- to bind in a pledge of marriage; betroth, (h ; C
^ "); He chose her in a love, whose affiance was sanctioned in
heaven; and after three years 'absence in the Lake Country, he and Julia met
again at his father's house. Summerfield or, Life on a Farm;
(engage)- to pledge or promise, especially to marry;
(plight)- to pledge (one's troth) in engagement to marry;
a condition, state, or situation, esp. an unfavorable or unfortunate one,
( " ; h '); Not one minute's sleep did we get during the
whole night, and our plight was indeed an awful one, remote from our
companions and wholly destitute of all human comfort. Journeys Through
Bookland, Vol. 8;
(quandary)- a state of perplexity or uncertainty, esp. as to what to do;
dilemma, (; | ); The lawyer was in a quandary, and at
length, in very despair, he consented to forego his dinner and give his
annoyer the desired opinion. The Knickerbocker;
(predicament)- an unpleasantly difficult, perplexing, or dangerous
situation, (h'; h '; ); She expressed her sorrow for
his predicament, her profound belief in his innocence, and her unhesitating
conviction that he would be acquitted of the pending charge. The Colonel's
Dream;
(dilemma)- a situation requiring a choice between equally undesirable
alternatives, (-l); The way out of this dilemma is the incarnation of
the divine Logos. An Outline of the History of Christian Thought Since Kant;
matriarch^ patriarch : misogamy^ misogynist : polygamist
(matriarch)- a woman who is the founder or dominant member of a

community or group, ( CC ); Reigning over all of
this activity was the family matriarch, 98-year-old Betty Alley;
(patriarch)- a person regarded as the father or founder of an order, class,
etc., ( C C C" ); Thus Abraham Lincoln
writes of himself as a patriarch, and no doubt sincerely thought that he was,
at a time when he had just reached forty. George Washington;
(misogamy)- hatred of marriage; Extreme poverty, high mortality rates
related to malnutrition and childbirth; and a culture of misogamy are still
bleak features of everyday life in Afghanistan;
(misogynist)- hatred, dislike, or mistrust of women, (C); The
common notion that Milton's own melancholy experience had made him a
purblind misogynist is a complete mistake. Milton;
(polygamist)- a person who practices or favors polygamy, (_); This
English polygamist has been more successful in seeking solitude than in
avoiding notoriety. Letters of a Traveller Notes of Things Seen in Europe and
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1.4 Hate

abhore, detestable, revengeful, abomination, curse

abhor = abominate = loathe = execrate
(abhor)- to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly;
loathe; abominate, ( f ^ ; C ); Does our society
have the means to evolve or are we so greedy for wealth that we become that
which we abhor;
(abominate)- to regard with intense aversion or loathing; abhor, (lC
f C C ); But what I loathe and abominate is the
dungheap hidden beneath Hedwige's draper papa's parlour floor When I
came to this in my wrongful search through Paragot's papers, I felt greatly
relieved The Belovd Vagabond;
(loathe)- to feel disgust or intense aversion for; abhor, ( C
h ); I cannot listen in silence to an accusation which I loathe --
of a crime of which I am wholly innocent. " Julian Home;
(loath) - unwilling; reluctant; disinclined; averse, ("); Romeo and
Julliet were both loath for him to go;
(execrate)- to detest utterly; abhor; abominate, ( ); They
will execrate, revile, curse and oppress thee with acute tongues. Tablets of
Abdul-Baha Abbas;
to curse; imprecate evil upon; damn; denounce, (' Ch"); He has
been loathed, execrated, abhorred as a cannibal, a murderer, and a heartless
fiend. History of the Donner Party, a Tragedy of the Sierra;
scorn = spurn = despise = disdain = pooh-pooh : contempt = despite
(scorn)- open or unqualified contempt; disdain, (h ^; c; ;
"); And this scorn is the most pitiful page in man's history.
Atlantis;
(spurn)- to reject with disdain; scorn, (^C ; C
C C"); If such a thing were required of me I would spurn the
President's commission and retire to the bosom of my family. General
Scott;
(despise)- to regard with contempt, distaste, disgust, or disdain; scorn;
loathe,(^f f l^ f " ); She is the daughter of the

woman you despise, the daughter of one you call evil. Viola Gwyn;
(disdain)- to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn,( ;
^ ); It's quite clear we must treat the impudent creature's attempt
with disdain, and redouble our courtesy towards Evgenie. The Idiot;
(pooh-pooh)- to express disdain or contempt for; dismiss lightly; He won't
be able to say a word against it, but he will pooh-pooh it to a dead certainty.
The Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley;
(contempt)- the feeling with which a person regards anything considered
mean, vile, or worthless; disdain; scorn, ( ; ^); There is not in
human nature a more odious disposition than a proneness to contempt,
which is a mixture of pride and ill-nature. Pearls of Thought;
(despite)- lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike;
in spite of; notwithstanding, (( ) C{"); The taxi driver apparently
could hear their every word despite the bulletproof partition between him
and the rear seat;
resent = begrudge^ grudge = grievance
(resentment)- the feeling of displeasure or indignation at some act,
remark, person, etc., regarded as causing injury or insult, (; ;
C); I suppose the cause of his resentment is your refusing him your
daughter's hand Works of Lucian of Samosata Volume 03;
(begrudge)- to envy or resent the pleasure or good fortune of (someone),
( Cf ");
to be reluctant to give, grant, or allow; They begrudge the time they have to
spend at the table. The Iron Puddler;
(grudge)- to resent for having; begrudge; I have a kind of grudge against
many of those truths that I was taught in my childhood, and I am not
conscious that they have waked up a particle of faith in me. Great Fortunes
and How They Were Made;
(grievance)- a wrong considered as grounds for complaint, or something
believed to cause distress, (( ) -h ' ); The King
of Spain has lately promised to redress sundry grievances complained of by
English merchants;
rancorous > rancor = resentment = bitterness = gall
(rancorous)- (rancor) bitter, long-lasting resentment; deep-seated ill will,
(h ; ; ); Her antecedents were
the rancorous, meddlesome Macedonian queens who routinely poisoned
brothers and sent armies against sons. Egyptology News;
(bitterness)- having a harsh, disagreeably acrid taste, like that of aspirin,

quinine, wormwood, or aloes; After we have been filled at the source of
all bitterness, our thirst will be quenched at the very Fountain of all
sweetness. The Story of a Soul;
(gall)- to vex or irritate greatly, (\ Ch" ); The
knowledge of his failure filled him with gall;
to make sore by rubbing; chafe severely, (C C; C
);
impudence; effrontery, ( );
abhorrent = abominable = detestable = execrable = loathsome = obnoxious =
repellent = repugnant = odious = heinous = disgusting
(abhorrent)- disgusting, loathsome, or repellent; There is no indignity
so abhorrent to their feelings! '' Pride and Prejudice;
(abominate)- to regard with intense aversion or loathing; abhor, (lC
f C C ); But what I loathe and abominate is the
dungheap hidden beneath Hedwige's draper papa's parlour floor When I
came to this in my wrongful search through Paragot's papers, I felt greatly
relievedThe Belovd Vagabond;
(detestable)- inspiring or deserving abhorrence or scorn; It was one of the
most obnoxious, detestable, and odious measures ever proposed. The Life
of William Ewart Gladstone;
(execrable)- utterly detestable; abominable; abhorrent, ( ; );
Their oppression had been execrable, and it had become absolutely
unendurable. Napoleon Bonaparte;
(loathsome)- causing feelings of loathing; disgusting; revolting;
repulsivee; The boy felt the touch of the beast almost loathsome, and longed
to escape from his situation on its neck. Adventures in Many Lands;
(obnoxious)- highly objectionable or offensive; odious, (C;
); One of the most obnoxious men in the Bible is Nabal;
(repellent)- causing distaste or aversion; repulsive, ( ; ;
); Her manner was haughty and repellent, as though designed to
rebuke impertinence. At the Mercy of Tiberius;
forcing or driving back,(\C Ch"; D C C );
(repugnant)- distasteful, objectionable, or offensive, ( ; ;
h); No words can tell how distasteful and repugnant was the task she
had undertaken. Dora Thorne;
(odious)- deserving or causing hatred; hateful; detestable, ( ; h );

What rendered their doings reprehensible and positively odious were the
means employed to hasten events. The Delight Makers;
(heinous)- hateful; odious; abominable; totally reprehensible, (; C;
l; ); But these men must know there is no sin so heinous which is
not pardonable in itself, no crime so great but by God's mercy it may be
forgiven The Anatomy of Melancholy;
(disgusting)- causing disgust; offensive to the physical, moral, or aesthetic
taste, (' ); The horrors are disgusting, as are those of every
writer except Dante. Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli;
obnoxious {objectionable = exceptionable}
(objectionable)- arousing disapproval; offensive; But if the original creation
of assignats were objectionable, the subsequent creations cannot but
augment the evil. A Residence in France During the Years 1792 1793 1794 and
1795;
(exceptionable)- liable to exception or objection; objectionable,
(); I wish my manner were less exceptionable, as I do that the
advice through the blessing of the Almighty, might prove effectual.
Reminiscences of Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Robert Southey;
vindictive = vengeful = revengeful > revenge = avenge = retaliate > retaliation =
reprisal = retribution = vengeance = payback ~ requital > requite
(vindictive)- disposed or inclined to revenge; vengeful, (; ' ;
); The tendency had earned him a reputation as one of the
darkest characters in New York politics-vindictive, arrogant, a bully with a
nasty temper;
(vengeful)- desiring or seeking vengeance; vindictive, (;
C'); a vengeful attitude;
(revengeful)- to exact punishment or expiation for a wrong on behalf of,
esp. in a resentful or vindictive spirit, (C' D ); He resolved to
be revenged, and reported to Hull that the slave was rebellious. The Witch
of Salem or Credulity Run Mad;
(avenge)- to take vengeance or exact satisfaction for, (C' C'
C"; ; ); The Law should not seek to avenge--that
may be left to the savage codes, civil and religious, of the dark ages.
Regeneration;
to return like for like, esp. evil for evil, ( C C C
Ch"); to retaliate for an injury;
(retaliation)- the act of retaliating; return of like for like; reprisal, (

); While I did not commit any kind of retaliation, my demeanor was
that of an abused child. BlueOregon;
(reprisal)- (in warfare) retaliation against an enemy, for injuries received,
by the infliction of equal or greater injuries, ();The Portuguese
sullied their victory by acts of cruel reprisal, many of the prisoners in their
hands being murdered. Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume
III;
(retribution)- requital according to merits or deserts, esp. for evil, (l
'); The only just retribution was the suffering of an endless death. The
Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life;
(vengeance)- infliction of injury, harm, humiliation, or the like, on a person
by another who has been harmed by that person; violent revenge,
(C'; );My oath was fulfilled and my vengeance was
accomplished, but as I went I reckoned up the cost. Montezuma's Daughter;
(payback)- something done in retaliation; a really vicious payback for years
of being snubbed;
(requital)- an act of requiting; returning in kind;
(requit)- to make repayment or return for (service, benefits, etc.), (C'
; h Ch");
to make retaliation for (a wrong, injury, etc.); avenge,(C' D );
(unrequited) - not returned or reciprocated; not avenged or retaliated,
(h); There is no passion quite so strong as unrequited or
unconsummated love. Yon Ill Wind;
culpable = blamable = censurable
(culpable)- deserving blame or censure; blameworthy, (h ); His
manner all the evening was that of a man who has been consciously culpable,
and is trying to atone for bad behaviour. The Lovels of Arden;
(blamable)- deserving blame; censurable, (); Lord Bute is
very blamable for embarking the King so deep in measures that may have so
serious a termination. Letters of Horace Walpole 01;
(censure)- strong or vehement expression of disapproval, (Cl;
; ); I hold in my hand the monitors' book, open at the page on
which our censure was written. St. Winifred's, or The World of School;
despicable = reprehensible = deplorable = contemptible = scurvy = scummy =
abject {low}
(despicable)- deserving to be despised; contemptible, (C^; " ;
); My tutor says that lying is despicable, and that a prince who will

one day be a king should be too proud to tell a lie! Old Fritz and the New
Era;
(reprehensible)- deserving of reproof, rebuke, or censure; blameworthy,
(C); On the grounds of freedom of expression, I find such an
attitude reprehensible in the extreme;
(deplorable)- causing or being a subject for grief or regret;
lamentable,(C'l; ); The state of the Department's security
was truly deplorable;
(contemptible)- deserving of or held in contempt; despicable, ( ;
C^); His demeanor was contemptible, his questions prosecutorial, and
body language was beyond hubris;
(scurvy)- contemptible; despicable; mean, ( ; h; C); The
story of the eggs was known to all, and if ever men paid for a scurvy, mean
trick it was the Van Bremers. Reminiscences of a Pioneer;
a disease marked by swollen and bleeding gums, livid spots on the skin,
prostration, etc., due to a diet lacking in vitamin C;
(scummy)- consisting of or having scum (C; C ; ; h; l;
C ; < ; (C; C; C ; h-")); He smelled
of the scummy water in which he and his companions spent their off-duty
hours. The False Mirror;
(abject)- utterly hopeless, miserable, humiliating, or wretched, (
h 'D; C'l); The poor, little beggar was so abject--too abject indeed
for common decency, since he too, after all, was human. The History of Sir
Richard Calmady A Romance;
(low)- of the most contemptible kind;
nefarious : infamous = notorious > notoriety
(nefarious)- extremely wicked or villainous; iniquitous, (;
< ; h'; "); Can't even the Man of Steel stop
this nefarious scheme?;
(infamous)- having an extremely bad reputation, ( ; ; ;
); Charles Manson and Jeffrey Dahmer are two examples of infamous
killers;
(notoriety)- the state, quality, or character of being notorious or widely
known; I believe that nothing palls sooner than notoriety, and that nothing is
more grateful to those who have suffered under it, than retirement. A
Residence in France;
egregious = flagrant = glaring

(egregious)- extraordinary in some bad way; glaring; flagrant, ( ;
( CC ) So egregious was
the squint that Miss Mackenzie could not keep herself from regarding it, even
while Mr Stumfold was expounding. Miss Mackenzie;
(flagrant)- shockingly noticeable or evident; obvious; glaring, conspicuously
wicked, blatant; outrageous, ( h C< 'C
; C; ; h; Q); The pianist was to blame, of
course, in the public eye, and the whole affair was branded as a flagrant case
of abduction. The Love Affairs of Great Musicians;
(glaring)- shining with or reflecting a harshly bright or brilliant light, (Cl-
C); He was belted with dirks and pistols, and wore a watch with
enormous length of chain, and most glaring ornaments, all probably the
spoils of murder. The First White Man of the West;
very conspicuous or obvious; flagrant, (; Q); What proved
more glaring was the complete lack of defense in each case;
aversion = antipathy = distaste = dislike = repugnance = revulsion = repulsion =
abhorrence = odium = abomination = detestation = loathing = execration
(aversion)- a strong feeling of dislike, opposition, repugnance, or antipathy,
(; ; ; ; ); She regarded the overdressed girl
with aversion, answered her mincingly-spoken "How do you do, Marjory?"
Hunter's Marjory A Story for Girls;
(antipathy)- a natural, basic, or habitual repugnance; aversion, (
C); At this time the antipathy was at its acme between the two races or
populations. The Memories of Fifty Years;
(distaste)- dislike; disinclination, (; l; ); He pronounced
the word with distaste, as if it were an unfamiliar coin offered by a foreign
merchant. A Place Called Freedom;
(repugnance)- distasteful, objectionable, or offensive, ( ;
; h); Do as I do I tried to, but found it impossible, for
my repugnance was immovable. A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper
Cylinder;
(revulsion)- a strong feeling of repugnance, distaste, or dislike;
Disbelief, revulsion, and rage swept through Kathleen, warring with each
other until, unable to do anything, she thought she'd explode. Critical
Condition;
a sudden and violent change of feeling or response in sentiment, taste, etc,
(CC ); Mixed with his revulsion was also a tiny

feeling of excitement. Dangerous Lady;
(repulsion)- the feeling of being repelled, as by the thought or presence of
something; distaste, repugnance, or aversion, (C C
l); Perhaps, though he was scarce conscious of it, at the bottom of
his repulsion was the certainty that the Christian girl could not fry fish.
Children of the Ghetto A Study of a Peculiar People;
(abhorrence)- a feeling of repugnance or loathing; Treason to party he
regarded with a deep-seated abhorrence, as an act for which a man should be
justly outlawed. Mr. Crewe's Career Volume 1;
(odium)- intense hatred or dislike, esp. toward a person or thing regarded
as contemptible, despicable, or repugnant, ( C ); In his
regiment he soon incurred odium, and a cloud of prejudice enveloped him.
The Romance of Isabel Lady Burton Volume II;
(abomination)- abhorrence; disgust; By all the gods, it was an abomination,
an affront to the heavens themselves! The Kinslayer Wars;
(detestation)- strong dislike or hatred; abhorrence; He was not ignorant of
the detestation in which he was held, and it was with some misgivings that
he sought the required protection. The Life of Francis Marion;
(loathing)- great dislike; abhorrence; She turned to look at him
with loathing, shocked into immobility as the door he had come through
suddenly opened and a woman stood there. Passionate Relationship;
(execration)- the act of cursing; With a frightful yell of mingled hatred
and execration, the seething human mass bore down upon him! We Two, a
novel;
aversion > averse = antipathetic = indisposed
(averse)- having a strong feeling of opposition, antipathy, repugnance, etc.;
opposed, ( ; ^ ; C); It's too risk-averse, and it is really not
suited for the future that we're moving into. Gregory Stock: To upgrade is
human;
(antipathetic)- having or showing a strong aversion or repugnance; He
arrives at his office, resumes life with his colleagues sympathetic
and antipathetic, and then leaves the office for an expedition extending over
several hours. The Author's Craft;
(indisposed)- sick or ill, esp. slightly, ( ); to be indisposed with a cold;
disinclined or unwilling; averse, (" ; ^ ); We found
him indisposed, and resolved not to go abroad. Life Of Johnson;
execration > execrate = imprecate = comminate = beshrew = bedamn =
anathemize = maledict = accurse = curse : bane = nemesis = scourge
(imprecate)- to invoke or call down (evil or curses), as upon a person,

(; ); And on all the men of Vaiau imprecate instant death;
Ballads;
(comminate)- curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with
divine punishment;
(beshrew)- to curse; invoke evil upon; In deed and truth beshrew the
Beldam Life The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Jr.;
wish harm upon; invoke evil upon;
(anathemize)- to pronounce an anathema against; denounce; curse; One
effect of the war has been to anathematize the name of Germany. Paris
War Days Diary of an American;
(maledict)- to put a curse on, (' Ch"); When the son disclosed the
object of his visit, he was treated as a madman and threatened
with malediction. Diderot and the Encyclopaedists;
(accurse)- curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine
punishment; Yet none but souls accursed were there, and fiends
counterfeiting the likeness of departed saints. Sketches and Studies;
(curse)- to use profanity; curse; swear, (');
to criticize or reprimand in harsh terms; First he cussed, then he calmed.
The Belted Seas;
() a cuss old man;
(bane)- a person or thing that ruins or spoils; Illustrious Italians, from Dante
downwards, denounced the love of power and money of the Church as
the bane of Italy. Cavour;
(nemesis)- something that a person cannot conquer, achieve, etc.,
(Cl h ; C '; ; ); At last, towards
dawn, he rose and, unable even to bring himself to speak to Justine,
confronted his nemesis, the padded pole. The White Ninja;
(scourge)- a whip or lash, esp. for the infliction of punishment or torture;
The spectators blocked his way and he used his avern like a scourge, striking
to right and left. The Shadow of the Torturer;
a person or thing that applies or administers punishment or severe criticism;
The Anti-Corruption Agency's redoubled efforts to clean up the scourge is
also revealing its extent, in a double-edged sword for the administration;
cuss = cussword = curse word = swearword = swearing = expletive
(cuss)- to use profanity; curse; swear, (');
to criticize or reprimand in harsh terms; First he cussed, then he calmed.
The Belted Seas;
() a cuss old man;

(cussword)- curse word; He had hardly closed the door again before he
turned toward Pucky, only to snort out a cussword. Plasma Monster;
(swearword)- a word used in swearing or cursing; a profane or obscene
word; The swearword he muttered as he rose and reached for her was fairly
clear. Forbidden Enchantment;
(expletive)- an interjectory word or expression, frequently profane; an
exclamatory oath., (l -' ); Her shocked expletive was
lost in the cheer from the crowd. Time Scout;
malediction # benediction = benison = blessing = boon : bestow = confer =
endue : bequeath
(malediction)- a curse; imprecation, ('); The word he muttered
sounded like a malediction, but Arnold Chetwode went down the stone steps
blithely. The Lighted Way;
(benediction)- the advantage conferred by blessing; a mercy or benefit,
(' h); It came upon him that morning like a benediction, bringing
perfect serenity, absolute trusting faith. La faute de l'Abbe Mouret;
(benison)- a blessing; a benediction; The road mounted between groves of
olive trees and the air was like a benison, soft and clean. Spinsters in
Jeopardy - Ngaio Marsh - Alleyn 17;
(boon)- something to be thankful for; blessing; benefit, ( D ;
" ' h ); This boon is the sole possible reparation left you. At the
Mercy of Tiberius;
(bestow)- to present as a gift; give; confer, (h ; C
(C )); The greatest honor history can bestow is the title of peacemaker.
United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches;
to put to some use; apply: Time spent in study is time well bestowed;
(confer)- to bestow (an honor, for example); People are not generally aware
of the advantages which agreeable manners confer, and the influence they
exercise over society. The Idler in France;
(endue)- to invest or endow with some gift, quality, or faculty, (
"); Aye, so endued was he with good conditions that there was none bad
in him, but good only. Aucassin and Nicolette translated from the Old French;
(bequeath)- to dispose of (personal property, esp. money) by last will,
(C C h ); In his will he does not bequeath or
mention any books, manuscripts, copyrights, and so forth. Shakespeare,
Bacon, and the Great Unknown;
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1.5 Anger

rage, irascible

rage = furor = fury = frenzy = delirium = hysteria = craze {madden}
(rage)- violent, explosive anger; His lack of empathy and his rage are a lethal
combination;
(furor)- a general outburst of enthusiasm, excitement, controversy, or the
like,(CCl; \; h); They had accused his sister, who saved her life
only by fleeing to the wilderness and remaining in hiding until the
insane furor was over. Old Put The Patriot;
(fury)- unrestrained or violent anger, rage, passion, or the like, (l
C; ; l; C; CC C; ;
CC); He anticipated a replay of his own sudden fury, at least.
The Day of the Dissonance;
a fierce and violent person, esp. a woman, (C; );
(frenzy)- extreme mental agitation; wild excitement or derangement, (
C; ; ); Many individuals have caught onto the
ebook frenzy which is going on these days. Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase;
(delirium)- a temporary state of mental confusion and fluctuating
consciousness resulting from high fever, intoxication, shock, or other
causes, ( ; lC; l=; ); Eugene recognized no
one, but his eyes followed Beulah continually; and when his delirium was at
its height only her voice and clasp of his hand could in any degree soothe him
Beulah;
(hysteria)- an uncontrollable outburst of emotion or fear, often
characterized by irrationality, laughter, weeping, etc, (C; C );
It seemed to me to be either a very aggravated form of hysteria, or, what
appears more likely, some more serious mental affection. The Life of George
Borrow;
(craze)- to derange or impair the mind of; make insane, ( ;
); The aesthetic craze, with all its faults, was responsible for a great deal
of true enthusiasm for anything beautiful. The Story of My Life;
a minute crack or pattern of cracks in the glaze of a ceramic object;

(madden)- to anger or infuriate, ( ; C ; ); But
for the gospel of Christ, to hear of such bereavements as yours would appall,
would madden one. The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss;
rage <> raze > enrage
(raze)- to tear down; demolish; level to the ground, ( m ;
); The warriors set off on horseback and proceed to raze the rustic
village to the ground;
(enrage)- to make extremely angry; put into a rage; infuriate, (C;
); John McCain has resumed his role as the Maverick of the GOP with
a Fox News interview that is bound to enrage the wingnuts: The Osterley
Times;
frenzy : maniacal = maniac = lunatic = demented = brainsick = crazy
(maniacal)- of or pertaining to mania or a maniac, ( D; );
The negro was now roused into a condition of maniacal fury; he gnashed his
teeth like a wild beast, and brandished his knife, while uttering fearful threats.
The Story of Ida Pfeiffer;
(maniac)- an insane person; I ran in every direction like a maniac, but
wherever I might turn, cries, hisses, and shouts pursued me, and distracted
my brain. Memoirs of Robert-Houdin;
(lunatic)- suffering from lunacy; insane; The workmen regarded him as
a lunatic, but were too good-natured to deny him the request. Great
Fortunes and How They Were Made;
(demented)- mentally ill; insane; No other friend had said anything of
comfort to him that day of his love's interment, when he had been half-
demented with pain and anger. The Frozen Heart;
(brainsick)- of, relating to, or induced by a mental disorder; insane or mad;
A brainsick fool who would make such an offer could perhaps be edged
upward yet again. Flight in Yiktor;
hysteria : paroxysm = convulsion = fit {tantrum = conniption}
(paroxysm)- any sudden, violent outburst; a fit of violent action or emotion,
(( Ch ) ); If the patient survive the
first paroxysm, his mind speedily begins to verge towards its natural
equilibrium. The White Slave; or, Memoirs of a Fugitive;
(convulsion)- an intense, paroxysmal, involuntary muscular contraction; But
even for the countries in which the Revolution was a convulsion, it was the
last convulsion--until that which shakes the world to-day. A Short History
of England;
(fit)- A sudden uncontrollable attack;

a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason);
(tantrum)- a violent demonstration of rage or frustration; a sudden burst of
ill temper, (hCC C; C ); He had never seen her throw
a full-blown tantrum, and she didn't know how he would react. Garwood,
Julie - Killjoy;
(conniption)- Informal a fit of violent emotion, such as anger or panic;
frenzied = frantic = frenetic = delirious = agitated = seethed : distraught =
overwrought
(frenetic)- wildly excited or active; frantic; frenzied, (; ; );
However, after spending 12 years playing in the less-frenetic German
Bundesliga, were we expecting too much from the Ukrainian? Soccer Blogs
- latest posts;
(delirious)- marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion; ecstatic; I next
became delirious, and was in great danger of betraying myself and my
friends. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl;
(agitated)- to move or force into violent, irregular action, (C\;
; C); He was agitated, and appeared like a man who had stolen
goods about him. A Residence in France;
(seethed)- to be in a state of agitation or excitement, ( ; CCl\); In
the palace about him seethed, all unknown to Gahan, a vast unrest The
Chessmen of Mars;
(distraught)- distracted; deeply agitated, (l; -); The children
took themselves away early, for their parents were silent, distraught, and
strangely unentertaining. The 30,000 Dollar Bequest and Other Stories;
mentally deranged; crazed, (; hD);
(overwrought)- extremely or excessively excited or agitated, hysterical,
( C); He was ill and overwrought, and small things became
magnified out of all proportion to their actual importance. The Life of
George Borrow;
frenetic <> fanatic = rabid
(fanatic)- a person marked or motivated by an extreme, unreasoning
enthusiasm, as for a cause; Such an insanely jealous, swaggering,
domineering, cruel fanatic is too loathsome to be interesting. The Life and
Works of Friedrich Schiller;
(rabid)- furious or raging; violently intense, (D; h; ;
CC ; ); Danny Tanner, father of the "Full House" clan, is being
pursued by rabid hellhounds as he rides an old two-speed bike in a frantic
attempt to escape. In a Free Land Issue #2 by Rageboy Publications;

demoniac = possessed = berserk = amok = amuck
(demoniac)- possessed by or as by an evil spirit; raging; frantic, fiendish,
(C'l; h; ); Prince biting and striking like a demoniac, the
Duke defending himself as well as he was able, without attempting his
adversary's life PG Edition of Netherlands series Complete;
(possessed)- spurred or moved by a strong feeling, madness, or a
supernatural power, (h D "; C hf f f
); He was possessed, and so had the first secret of possessing
others. Diderot and the Encyclopaedists;
(berserk)- violently or destructively frenzied; wild; crazed; deranged,
(- C C ); Hakon's men had formed a shield-
circle round their chief, and were defending him bravely; but the berserk was
an uncommonly stout man, very brisk and active, and exceedingly furious, as
well as dexterous with his weapons Erling the Bold;
(amok/ amuck)- psychic disturbance characterized by depression followed
by a manic urge to murder, ( C Cll " C
"); Amuck , more properly spelled amok , comes from the Malay
word amok , meaning "a state of murderous frenzy." The Word Detective;
demoniac <> demonic = diabolic = fiendish = satanic = hellish = infernal
(demonic)- befitting a demon; fiendish; It was totally red, suffused with
blood, giving him a demonic appearance. The Hawk Eternal;
(diabolic)- extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell; It
was probably supposed that a heretic would be unable to repeat the prayer
and the creed, being under diabolic influence. Joan of Arc;
(fiendish)- of, relating to, or suggestive of a fiend; diabolical; Antonia was
devotion itself, until she was gradually driven to a jealousy that was
almost fiendish, and led to a separation. The Love Affairs of Great Musicians;
(satanic)- relating to or suggestive of Satan or evil;
(hellish)- of, resembling, or worthy of hell; fiendish; It's a hellish, romantic
cliche that's undeniable. Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine;
(infernal)- hellish; fiendish; diabolical, (; ; C'l; );
He has an instinct for the strange and the beautifully infernal, as they are
related to decorative design. The Art of the Moving Picture;
wroth^ wrath = anger = ira = choler : umbrage : irate : indignation = outrage
(wroth)- angry; wrathful (usually used predicatively); And the king
was wroth, and commanded that his head should be struck off. The
Itinerary of Benjamin of Tudela;
(wrath)- strong, stern, or fierce anger; deeply resentful indignation; ire,

( C; C); But their wrath was as nothing beside the
righteous indignation of him who stood, thong in hand, awaiting their
comingThe Coming of the King;
(ira)- belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong;
(choler)- anger; irritability; Choleric he was, with the superficial and
temporary choler of the schoolmaster. The Three Brontes;
(umbrage)- offense; annoyance; displeasure, ( lC Cl
h' C C " ); They and Lucas, their elder, however,
took umbrage at his remarks; Lucas published a reply, whereupon Luther
quietly left them to go their own way. Life of Martin Luther;
(irate)- angry; enraged, (; ); Out of the corner of my eye I saw
Charlie emerge from behind the offset pressink-stained and sweaty
and irate, as I had expected. process 11;
(indignation)- strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive,
insulting, or base; righteous anger, (l hl h C C;
C; C; C); Even John is startled by their indignation, and brought as
near remorse as is possible for him: The Man Shakespeare;
(outrage)- an act of extreme violence or viciousness; Many of the
ringleaders in the outrage were apprehended during the week, and tried
before the justices at quarter-sessions. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular
Delusions and the Madness of Crowds;
irascible = choleric = hotheaded = hot-tempered = short-tempered = quick-
tempered
(irascible)- easily provoked to anger; very irritable, (C; C;
l; lCl); Turk was irascible, austere, and irritable, while the
Persian was fond of and well understood a joke. Complete Project Gutenberg
Collection of Memoirs of Napoleon;
(choleric)- extremely irritable or easily angered; irascible, (hC;
lCl); Men of this choleric temper are always beloved, for good humour
inevitably underlies the ebullitions of so light a rage. Sir John French;
(hotheaded)- hot or fiery in spirit or temper; impetuous; rash;
(hot-tempered)- having a violent temper; Her father, a hot-tempered,
dissipated man, unable to settle anywhere or to anything, naturally proved a
domestic tyrant. Mrs Shelley;
(short-tempered): easily or quickly moved to anger; irascible; I knew she
was in despair over our shortage of food that day, and she was short-
tempered. Mao's last dancer;
(quick-tempered)- easily aroused to anger;

tempestuous = ferment = unrest
(tempestuous)- characterized by or subject to tempests; Although the
voyage was very long and tempestuous, the Holy Sacrifice was omitted only
on thirteen days of exceptional storm. The Life of the Venerable Mother Mary
of the Incarnation;
tumultuous; turbulent,(Q ; CC\; l C); The night set in
gusty and tempestuous, and the moon was all girt with ragged clouds
Danger! and Other Stories;
(ferment)- any of a group of living organisms, as yeasts, molds, and certain
bacteria, that cause fermentation, ( );
agitation; unrest; excitement; commotion; tumult, ( C
C " CC ); All was ferment, all was excitement; in the
most peaceful quarters the proclamations were torn down, and the ordinances
defaced;
(unrest)- a state of agitation or turbulent change or development;

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1.6 Fear

1.6.1 Fright

fawn, coward, intimidate, specter, gruesome, sinister, auspicious

cower = blench = flinch = squinch = wince = quail = recoil = shrink
(cower)- to crouch, as in fear or shame, (C C \\
C h \C; ll ); Her body began to droop and cower, her
breath to stifle her; it was impossible to bear it longer. Treasure and Trouble
Therewith A Tale of California;
(blench)- to shrink; flinch; quail, (C l " C " );
They made me blench with noise and stench, The Village Wife's Lament;
(flinch)- to draw back or shrink, as from what is dangerous, difficult, or
unpleasant, (C " l f f ^f "); He
did not flinch, and the staring eyes did not falter, but something drew the
mother's attention. Joyce of the North Woods;
(squinch)- draw back, as with fear or pain; She's no soft-heart to squinch at
the sight of blood, and that sort of foolery. Geoffrey Strong;
(wince)- to draw back or tense the body, as from pain or from a blow; start;
flinch, (C C l "); What made her wince was the
amount of circumstantial testimony falling into place so inexorably against
him. Crooked Trails and Straight;
(quail)- to lose heart or courage in difficulty or danger; shrink with fear,
( "; CC C "); He would not shoot, but he did
not quail or cower before guns, for knives, or ropes. Personal Recollections
of Pardee Butler;
any of various Old World chicken-like birds of the genus Coturnix;
(recoil)- to draw back; start or shrink back, as in alarm, horror, or disgust,
(C ; f f l ); I recoiled, wildly, frightened,
trying to cover myself. Kajira Of Gor. The cannon recoiled, the smoke
blossomed, and the ball skipped across the waves a good hundred yards from
the bobbing cask. Sharpe's Trafalgar;

blench <> blanch = pale : pallid = wan : livid = ashen : mauve
(blanch)- to whiten by removing color; bleach, (h
"); That made the very bones of my body turn cold, and I saw cheeks
about me blanch--for it meant fire and the stake!Personal Recollections of
Joan of Arc Volume 2;
(pallid)- pale; faint or deficient in color; wan, (C'; ); Almost
opposite was a face--pallid, with parted lips and fixed eyes--gazing at me.
Wilfrid Cumbermede;
(wan)- of an unnatural or sickly pallor; pallid; lacking color, (
5 l); It was more than pale,--it was wan--it was sickly. Ernest
Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author;
(livid)- having a discolored, bluish appearance caused by a bruise,
congestion of blood vessels, strangulation, etc., as the face, flesh, hands, or
nails, (-C; - ; ); His face was livid, his lips were
quivering; wherever the bullets rained down most murderously, thither he
spurred his horse. Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia;
(ashen)- extremely pale; drained of color; pallid, ( ; ); Randall's
face turned ashen, and for the longest time he didn't say anything. One
Summer Evening;
(mauve)- a pale bluish purple, (Q C ); When we look into shop
windows together she will refer to a yellow dress as mauve, a pink as white.
The Stretton Street Affair;
fawn = grovel = cringe : bristle > bristling
(fawn)- to seek notice or favor by servile demeanor, (
CCh ll C C D C Cl ); Cringing
and fawning, the outlaw heard what he was required to do. The Strange
Adventures of Mr. Middleton;
a young deer;
a light yellowish-brown color;
(grovel)- to humble oneself or act in an abject manner, as in great fear or
utter servility, (CC Cl ; h l ); It is more of a
disgrace for a college graduate to grovel, to stoop to mean, low practises, than
for a man who has not had a liberal education. Pushing to the Front;
to lie or crawl with the face downward and the body prostrate, esp. in
abject humility, fear, etc, (lC C C \ ; h C C
C C hC l );
(cringe)- to shrink, bend, or crouch, esp. in fear or servility; cower, (C

C " C ); He is no slave to cringe, and crave Poems
of Sentiment;
to fawn, (h- l CC Cl C ");
(bristle)- rise up as in fear;
to stand or rise stiffly, like bristles,(' Cl CC \ C ");
to become rigid with anger or irritation,(C ' ); The
Polish director of this bristling, provocative documentary, Andrzej Fidyk,
filmed a massive youth rally in North Korea in 1988. The Madison Avenue
Journal;
to be visibly roused or stirred;
(bristling)- to become rigid with anger or irritation, (C
); And her manner now looked positively bristling as she surveyed
Nicolette across the office. Consultant Care;
one of the short, stiff, coarse hairs of certain animals, esp. hogs, used
extensively in making brushes,(' Cl C; C l Cl h\); With
his bristling grey hair, bulky nose, and lucid eyes, he had the look of an aging
and shabby eagle. The Greatest Survival Stories Ever Told;
bootlick = genuflect = kowtow : obeisance = bow
(bootlick)- to seek the favor or goodwill of in a servile, degraded way; toady
to;
(genuflect)- to bend the knee or touch one knee to the floor in reverence or
worship, (C' " ); I am immensely impressed
by your restraint, and genuflect at your wisdom. Perfume Posse;
(kowtow)- to act in an obsequious manner; show servile deference,
((C lCh' ) lC C ); His attitude never
became demanding or imperious, nor did he kowtow to government
functionaries. Flinx In Flux;
(obeisance)- a movement of the body expressing deep respect or
deferential courtesy, as before a superior; a bow, curtsy, or other similar
gesture, (h); Hereward accepted the token with a
profound obeisance, and a discomposure which his station rendered not
unbecoming. Waverley Novels Volume 12;
(bow)- to bend or curve downward; stoop; When the circuit was completed
he resumed his first position and the visitors approached him in
succession, bowed, and retired. Life and Times of Washington;
fright : apprehension > apprehensive
(fright)- sudden intense fear, as of something immediately threatening;
alarm; The pilgrims howled with fright, and during the voyage twenty-three

died of privation, vermin, hunger and thirst. The Life of Sir Richard Burton;
(apprehension)- anticipation of adversity or misfortune; suspicion or fear of
future trouble or evil, ('; C ); She was not
very swift of apprehension, although so promptly alive to anything tender,
refined, and succulent. Mary Anerley : a Yorkshire Tale;
(apprehensive)- uneasy or fearful about something that might happen,
(; ; '); His mottled face was apprehensive, and he moved
with a sort of reluctant alacrity. The Invisible Man;
fearful {dire} = timorous = trepid > trepidation
(fearful)- causing or capable of causing fear; frightening; Half curious and
half fearful, they knocked at the door of number three, which was instantly
opened by a red-headed page-boy. Beyond the City;
(dire)- causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible,
(; ); AP Newsbreak: Obama looks at climate engineering - The
president's new science adviser said Wednesday that global warming is
so dire, the Obama administration is discussing radical technologies to cool
Earth's air. Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now;
(timorous)- full of fear; fearful, (; \); He is a weak-souled
creature, timorous, almost effeminate Linda Davis. Theft A Play In Four
Acts;
(trepid)- timid; timorous; The muscles of the spiritual athlete pant for such
exertion; and without it, they would dwindle into trepid imbecility. The
Complete Prose Works of Martin Farquhar Tupper;
(trepidation)- tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation, (l
; C C); Her eyes were full of tears of trepidation, and he
might have felt a sob heaving within her. A Changed Man; and other tales;
craven = coward = poltroon ~ pusillanimous = unmanly : puissant^ impuissance
(craven)- cowardly; contemptibly timid; pusillanimous, ( ; );
None of you must become mean, craven-hearted, untruthful, or dishonest, for
if you do, you don't inherit it from me. The Personal Life Of David
Livingstone;
(poltroon)- a wretched coward; craven, (; ; 5); Nelson said
he was a miscreant, a poltroon, and a liar. Drake Nelson and Napoleon;
(pusillanimous)- cowardly, fainthearted, (; l); Either, like
a pusillanimous coward, he turned tail, or there is some disgraceful
entanglement which holds him back! Witness to the Deed;
(unmanly)- lacking courage; cowardly; The Duc de Montmorency was
meanwhile furious at the contempt incurred by the unmanly bearing of his

son-in-law, M. de Conde. The Life of Marie de Medici;
(puissant)- powerful; mighty; potent, ( '; '); We
must keep his friendship for he will make a puissant ally;
(impuissance)- lacking strength; feeble; weak; This can cause
muscle impuissance, wear, lowliness, hard-on problems and a reduction in
the male libido. Article Source;
frighten = scare = daunt = overawe = cow ~ threaten = intimidate = bully =
browbeat {hector = be bossy} : duress : compelling
(scare)- to become frightened; Matters now settled down, the scare was over
and ranchers returned to their homes and began repairing damages.
Reminiscences of a Pioneer;
(daunt)- to overcome with fear; intimidate, (f ); Even the
prospect that he might have to fly, and the uncertainty whither his flight
could be, did not daunt or deter him. Life of Luther;
to control or subdue by inspiring awe; Napoleon now wanted a man of tried
devotion, and of stern enough character to overawe the capital and the
restless spirits in the army. The Memoirs of Napoleon;
(cow)- to frighten with threats, violence, etc.; intimidate; overawe,
(D C; ChC); Half-cowed, lonely, cursing in silence the
drudgery that faces us, we learn to live for ourselves alone. The Return of
Blue Pete;
(intimidate)- to make timid; fill with fear, ( h' ); The
opposition tried to intimidate, they tried to buy out, and then tried to
negotiate some other deals, but all in vain. Hidden Treasures Or, Why Some
Succeed While Others Fail;
(bully)- a person who is habitually cruel or overbearing, especially to smaller
or weaker people; He was always a bully, and is now tried for cowardice.
Letters of Horace Walpole 01;
(browbeat)- to intimidate by overbearing looks or words; bully, (l
= l C ChC; Cl C); He would frequently overawe
and browbeat others, but he was never imperious in dealing with Lincoln.
The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln;
(hector)- to act in a blustering, domineering way; be a bully, (
); No one was allowed to hector another, or to bring his own grievances
too prominently forward, so as to disturb the harmony of the night. Charles
Lamb;
(duress)- compulsion by threat or force; coercion; constraint, (h C

ChC C C C ); He had taken her measure
without her true consent; he had done it by duress, forcing the knowledge.
Split Infinity;
(compelling)- tending to compel; overpowering, (C C C
C); There were innumerable paintings in the Louvre that
were much more beautiful, compelling, and inspiring;
intimidate^ timidity > timid = shy = diffident > diffidence
(timid)- showing fear and lack of confidence, (; ; Cl ); I once
thought of Robert Grant; but he proved timid, and indeed his saintly
propensities would render him suspected. A Publisher and His Friends;
(diffident)- lacking self-confidence, (; '); Pestalozzi
was diffident, acknowledged freely his mistakes, and sometimes blamed
himself for them bitterly; Autobiography of Friedrich Froebel;
ghost = specter = spook = wraith = phantom = apparition = phantasm : exorcise
(ghost)- a demon or spirit, (; C; Ch);
(specter)- a visible incorporeal spirit, esp. one of a terrifying nature; ghost;
phantom; apparition, (; "); Now that they were in the thick of it,
what frightened him was the specter of defeat. The Miko;
(spectral) ghostly,(C\ ); The black walls of the different dwellings rose
up dreary and solemn, with spectral-looking pipes dimly projecting from
them. Frank Oldfield Lost and Found;
(spook)- Informal a ghost; a specter;
(wraith)- an apparition of a living person that appears as a portent just
before that person's death, (C C C h
); Legend said that three Muslim Kings had died in the dungeons
beneath the Castle of the Virgin, died refusing to profess Christianity, and
their ghosts were said to wander wraith-like in the Gateway of God.
Sharpe's Enemy;
(phantom)- something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no
physical reality; a ghost or an apparition, ( ; '); One night
there appeared to her in a dream a phantom, Frederic Chopin as a Man and
Musician;
(apparition)- a supernatural appearance of a person or thing, esp. a ghost; a
specter or phantom; wraith, (C' C ;
"; ); So unfanatical was he that he even doubted at times whether
the apparition was his father's spirit. Cobwebs of Thought;
(phantasm)- a ghostly appearing figure;

(exorcise)- to seek to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration or religious or
solemn ceremonies, (h C (-ChC) h ); The evil
spirit had been exorcised, and that mother was given the victory day by day.
Divers Women;
bugaboo = bugbear = bogeyman^ bogey
(bugaboo)- something that causes fear or worry; bugbear; bogy, (C
C" \ C C ; ); He had proved
himself a harmless bugaboo, and she would not be afraid of him, meet him
where she might -- so she felt then. The Brass Bound Box;
(bugbear)- a bugaboo, ( ; ); He was the terror and bugbear, not
only of Joe, his own boy, but of all the children on the place. The White
Slave or Memoirs of a Fugitive;
(bogeyman)- a terrifying specter; a hobgoblin; The Dominator is
the bogeyman mothers conjure to frighten children. The White Rose;
(bogey)- an evil or mischievous spirit; a hobgoblin, ( ; C; ; ';
);
goblin = hobgoblin
(goblin)- a grotesque elfin creature of folklore, thought to work mischief or
evil, (Ch; h ); At the next stall a goblin was selling a spell to
make things big. The Magic Faraway Tree;
(hobgoblin)- an ugly, mischievous elf or goblin; The hobgoblin stepped back
quickly, then lowered his face in submission. The Gates of Thorbardin;
macabre = gruesome = grim {dismal} = grisly = ghastly = ghoulish = morbid =
lurid = disconsolate : incubus
(macabre)- gruesome and horrifying; ghastly; horrible, (; 'C
); The circumstances were macabre, the apparent weapon unlikely,
but I accepted the weapon and rejoiced in the circumstances. Death At The
Bar - Ngaio Marsh - Alleyn 09: 1940;
(gruesome)- causing great horror; horribly repugnant; grisly, (
); It glistened in the firelight with a faintly metallic quality,
looking like a gruesome mask. Dragons of Autumn Twilight;
(grim)- stern and admitting of no appeasement or compromise, (C;
; ); His big hands were splayed out on the table in front of him,
and his face was grim -- not a shred of regret or admission or apology there.
The Legacy of Heorot;
of a sinister or ghastly character; repellent, ( );

(dismal)- causing gloom or dejection; gloomy; dreary; cheerless;
melancholy, ( 0 ); The night came on dark and dismal, and
a flood of bitter, wretched thoughts swept over me, crushing me to the earth.
Fifteen Years in Hell;
(grisly)- causing a shudder or feeling of horror; horrible; gruesome, (;
); Strange and grisly were his servants, called from the dark corners of
the planet where grim survivals of forgotten ages yet lurked. The Devil In
Iron;
(ghastly)- shockingly frightful or dreadful; horrible, ( -; ;
" ; ; C ; ); His complexion
looked ghastly, his limbs shook, and his features bore an expression of
indescribable horror and anguish. Stories of Mystery;
(ghoulish)- strangely diabolical or cruel; monstrous, (C'l;
); Browning was manly enough to laugh at all ghoulish cries of any
kind whatsoever. Life of Robert Browning;
(morbid)- gruesome; grisly;
suggesting an unhealthy mental state or attitude; unwholesomely gloomy,
sensitive, extreme, etc., ((' C ); \; D); The
term morbid obesity is used to describe people whose body mass index (BMI)
-- a measure of weight in relation to height -- is 40 or higher;
(lurid)- gruesome; horrible; revolting, (C<; );
glaringly vivid or sensational; shocking, (C; ); Then the future
looked like a lurid sunset of misery. The Shoulders of Atlas A Novel;
(disconsolate)- sad, without consolation or solace; hopelessly unhappy;
inconsolable, (C C C'C \ ; C C'C _ C);
There was, however, no help for the disconsolate landlord, and Telford left
the Salopian to take possession of his new house at 24, Abingdon Street.
The Life of Thomas Telford;
(incubus)- something that weighs upon or oppresses one like a nightmare,
(; C C C q h); Finally he
appeared to throw off the incubus, and, with a return of his ordinary
decisiveness, exclaimed Enough. The Second Deluge;
an imaginary demon or evil spirit supposed to descend upon sleeping
persons, esp. one fabled to have sexual intercourse with women during their
sleep;
dismal <> dismay = appal = shock
(dismay)- the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles, ('

); He held up his umbrella in mock dismay, and stumbled abruptly into
a chair. Richard Carvel;
(appal)- to fill or overcome with horror, consternation, or fear; dismay,
( ; ; ); The timid girl stood appalled, as the
horrible consequences of such an accusation arose before her. The Lances of
Lynwood;
formidable = unnerving = redoubtable
(formidable)- causing fear, apprehension, or dread, (; ;
); His eyebrows were formidable, and his mouth smiled no welcome
at Jill as she approached him. Jill the Reckless;
(unnerve)- to deprive of courage, strength, determination, or confidence;
upset, (; DC " ' ; lf f
); It was unnerving, the way the two giants continued to stare
down at him. Garwood, Julie - The Bride;
(redoubtable)- that is to be feared; formidable, (h ; ; hC); He
was redoubtable, not in virtue of his office, but because of his unwarrantable
assumptions. The Shadow Line; a confession;
baleful = baneful = minatory = menacing = minacious = sinister = threatening =
inauspicious = ominous @ omen (see page 463)
(baleful)- full of menacing or malign influences; pernicious, (; ;
; l ; ); Benign or baleful, it goes with his triumphs. Hilda
Wade, a Woman with Tenacity of Purpose;
(baneful)- destructive; pernicious, (; ); That man Clarke has some
kind of baneful influence over her. The Tyranny of the Dark;
(minatory)- menacing; threatening, (h; C ; ; ); The
harsh, minatory note of that voice sufficiently expressed the fact. Captain
Blood;
(menacing)- threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments,
(; h); This menacing, peremptory attitude in diplomacy
served him well, till Bismarck crossed his path. Lady John Russell;
(minacious)- menacing; threatening, (h); She had not heard a word of
Colonel Grand's minacious overture. The Rose in the Ring;
(sinister)- threatening or portending evil, harm, or trouble; ominous,
(; l ); Defaced and sinister, above her battlements, she looked
at the house and made it terrible, moon-haunted. The Three Sisters;
(threatening)- indicating or containing a threat or menace;
The threatening alliance between Science and the Revolution is not really

directed in favor of atheism nor against theology. J. R. Seeley, Nat. Religion, p.
41;
(inauspicious)- not auspicious; boding ill, (; l ; ); I
was keenly disappointed at the change in the weather, for I felt it was
inauspicious for the opening of business, but I was mistaken. Madeleine An
Autobiography;
(ominous)- portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious,
( ; C ; ); To me, the signs of the times appear to
be ominous--to forebode evil! A Review of Uncle Tom's Cabin or, An Essay on
Slavery;
inauspicious = untoward = uncomely = unseemly = adverse
(untoward)- unfavorable or unfortunate, ( ; ; C;
); "Professor Chi never ignores anything untoward, no matter how
trivial it might seem at first," research student Hoang Thu Huong says;
(uncomely)- not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or
proper in polite society; Erewhile he seemed to me uncomely, but now he is
like the gods that keep the wide heaven. The Odyssey;
(unseemly)- not seemly; not in keeping with established standards of taste
or proper form; unbecoming or indecorous in appearance, speech, conduct,
etc., (C'; '; l ); Of course, all that happened tonight was
ephemeral, fantastic, unseemly--yet it lacked neither colour nor originality.
The Idiot;
(adverse)- contrary to your interests or welfare;
fortuitous = felicitous = auspicious = propitious ~ opportune : seasonable :
expedient
(fortuitous)- happening or produced by chance; accidental, (;
Ch); Her entry into the entertainment industry was fortuitous, as she was
spotted by a talent scout while skipping school and hanging out at a nearby
mall;
(felicitous)- well-suited for the occasion, as an action, manner, or
expression; apt; appropriate, ((' h C) l ; ;
C); His style was remarkably felicitous, and it is said that he adorned
all that he touched. The Story of Rome from the Earliest Times to the End of the
Republic;
(felicity)- the state of being happy, esp. in a high degree; bliss, (
); She was disturbed by no fear for her felicity, nor humbled by any
remembrance of her misconduct My dear, dear Lydia!" Pride and Prejudice;
(auspicious) favoring success; Everything seemed auspicious, and pointed

to speedy success;
(propitious)- presenting favorable conditions; favorable, ( ; q ;
); The virtue of Christs sacrifice is to pacify justice and make
God propitious, that is, favorable and merciful to sinners. The Works of the
Rev. Hugh Binning;
(opportune)- appropriate, favorable, or suitable, ( ; ; C
C ); Tensely he waited for the opportune time One
of the redskins carried a comb of honey. Kid Wolf of Texas;
(inopportune)- not opportune; inappropriate; inconvenient; untimely or
unseasonable, (C ; Cl); Feats of legal subtlety
are inopportune, arithmetical exploits still more so. An Englishman Looks at
the World;
(seasonable)- timely; opportune; a seasonable suggestion;
(expedient)- tending to promote some proposed or desired object; fit or
suitable for the purpose; proper under the circumstances, (C' C
C C; C C" ); A trade agreement with
Ireland might be a very useful temporary business expedient from the
German point of view. Against Home Rule (1912) The Case for the Union;
serendipity = fluke ~ windfall = bonanza : sleeper
(serendipity)- an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident,
(ChC " ' ; ChC; ChC); In an
interesting serendipity, the antidote comes from a plant which is also found
only in that area. The Beekeepers Apprentice - Laurie R. King - Russell-Holmes
01;
(fluke)- good fortune; luck;
an accidental advantage; stroke of good luck, (' C
C ; Cl); But in the 36th minute West Brom drew
level with something of a fluke goal;
(windfall)- an unexpected gain, piece of good fortune, or the like,
('C " C' ); Despite this happy windfall, life for the
next few years proved an arduous affair. The Life and Letters of Walter H
Page;
something blown down by the wind, as fruit, (C CC \ );
(bonanza)- a sudden happening that brings good fortune; The patient
organisms living in Prism's soil had pounced upon the unexpected uric
bonanza to utilize the valuable salts contained therein. Sentenced To Prism;
(sleeper)- an unexpected achiever of success;

hap = kismet : vicissitude : checkered {like checkerboard} : incidental :
adventitious > advent
(hap)- an occurrence, happening, or accident; In this poem Hap, Thomas
Hardy objects to the part chance plays in our lives;
(kismet)- fate; destin, (; ; ); It is your kismet, your
destiny, good woman. The Pacha of Many Tales;
(vicissitude)- change; mutation; mutability, ( ; <); If there
were not such variety and vicissitude, how should the evenness and
constancy of the spirit be known? The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning;
(checkered)- marked by numerous and various shifts or changes; variegated;
The land is checkered, the straight lines and even shapes pointing to
agriculture. NASA Earth Observatory;
(incidental)- happening or likely to happen in an unplanned or subordinate
conjunction with something else, ( C
; C;
Ch); His heroism is incidental, the commonplace impulse of the moment.
The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker;
(adventitious)- acidental, causal, associated with something by chance
rather than as an integral part; extrinsic, (Ch Ch
); His reaction will be personal and adventitious, and he will miss the
artist's real inspiration and ignore his genuine successes. The Life of Reason;
(advent)- a coming into place, view, or being; arrival; Instead of bringing
peace his advent was about to open war. Abraham Lincoln, A History,
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1.6.2 Phobia & Mania*

phobia # mania
(phobia)- a persistent, irrational fear of a specific object, activity, or
situation that leads to a compelling desire to avoid it, (; ; ;
); The phobia is almost universal; it has permeated all classes of
society from highest to lowest. Evening Round Up More Good Stuff Like Pep;
(mania)- an excessively intense enthusiasm, interest, or desire; a craze,
(C ); This feeling ultimately became a kind
of mania with him. Principal Cairns;
Psychiatry a manifestation of bipolar disorder, characterized by profuse
and rapidly changing ideas, exaggerated sexuality, gaiety, or irritability,
and decreased sleep;
phobophobia
(phobophobia)- a morbid fear of developing a phobia;
acrophobia
(acrophobia)- an abnormal fear of high places;
aglophobia
(aglophobia)- an abnormal dread of pain;
photophobia^ photon
(photophobia)- an abnormal fear of light;
(photon)- the quantum of electromagnetic energy, regarded as a discrete
particle having zero mass, no electric charge, and an indefinitely long
lifetime;
phonophobia^ euphonic @ hear (see page 91)
(phonophobia)- a fear of sounds, noise, and one's own voice;
(euphonic)- agreeable sound, especially in the phonetic quality of words,
(m- '); Many of our most pleasing euphonic words, especially in
the realm of music, have been given to us directly from the Italian. How to
Speak and Write Correctly;
logophobia
(logophobia)- an obsessive fear of words;
cacophobia^ cacophony
(cacophobia)- the fear of ugliness;

(cacophony)- harsh discordance of sound; dissonance; From behind her and
within the room came a cacophony of instruments shattering and furniture
breaking. Dirge;
callophobia^ calligraphy
* The words in this section are less interrelated with each other, but falls under the same category. So, instead of using the symbol
: and creating a long word chain, we decided to mark this section specially.

(callophobia)- fear of beauty;
(calligraphy)- fancy penmanship, esp. highly decorative handwriting, as
with a great many flourishes, ( h ; l); He was
really marvelous at calligraphy, and could certainly write the best hand of
any man I have ever known;
xenophobia
(xenophobia)- an unreasonable fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers or
of that which is foreign or strange, (Ch'Ch C< C );
Police are investigating whether xenophobia could be the motive behind a
shack fire which killed seven Zimbabwe foreign nationals;
neophobia^ neologism = coinage : coin
(neologism)- a tendency to dislike anything new; fear of novelty;
a new word, meaning, usage, or phrase, ( ' -l C);
Meaning "extremely large," ginormous is also what's known, according to the
Times itself, as a neologism, or a newly invented word;
(coinage)- the invention of new words;
the right or process of making coins;
(coin)- make coin; to invent or fabricate, ( ' ); The
name cosmetic surgery is fundamentally coined from the Greek language;
gynophobia # androphobia^ androgen
(gynophobia)- fear of or contempt for women;
(androphobia)- an abnormal fear of men;
a hatred of males;
(androgen)- any substance, as testosterone or androsterone, that promotes
male characteristics;
geraphobia^ geriatrics
(geraphobia)-fear of old age;
(geriatrics)- the branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and
treatment of diseases and problems specific to the aged;
demophobia^ demographic
(demophobia)- an abnormal fear of crowds;
(demographic)- related to population balance, ({); In
conducting a survey, one should take into account demographic trends in the
region;
claustrophobia # agoraphobia : ochlophobia^ ochlocracy
(claustrophobia)- an abnormal fear of being in enclosed or narrow places,
( ); These include a large category of fears called
phobias -- claustrophobia, agoraphobia, photophobia, altaphobia,
phonophobia, etc. The Conquest of Fear;
(agoraphobia)- an abnormal fear of open or public places;

(ochlophobia)- an abnormal fear of crowds;
(ochlocracy)- a political system in which a mob is the source of control;
government by the masses;
hydrophobia : aquaphobia : natation
(hydrophobia)- an abnormal fear of water;
(aquaphobia)- (Medicine / Pathology) an abnormal fear of water, esp
because of the possibility of drowning;
(natation)- an act or the skill of swimming, (); The bay at Skelwick
was so dangerous that Father would not allow any of them to bathe there, so
as yet she had had no chance of testing her skill in natation. The Youngest
Girl in the Fifth A School Story;
dermatophobia^ dermatology
(dermatophobia)- an abnormal fear of skin disease;
(dermatology)- the branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its
diseases;
odontophobia
(odontophobia)- an abnormal fear of teeth, especially of animal teeth;
mastophobia^ mastectomy
(mastophobia)- fear of breasts;
(mastectomy)- (Medicine / Surgery) the surgical removal of a breast;
hematophobia^ hemoglobin
(hematophobia)- fear of blood;
(hemoglobin)- the iron-containing respiratory pigment in red blood cells of
vertebrates, consisting of about 6 percent heme and 94 percent globin;
pathophobia^ pathogen
(pathophobia)- an abnormal fear of disease;
(pathogen)- an agent that causes disease, especially a living microorganism
such as a bacterium or fungus;
genophobia^ genesis
(genophobia)- a fear of sexual relations;
(genesis)- an origin, creation, or beginning, (l ; ); Analysis is all
very well so long as its ultimate purpose is to subserve genesis--that is to say,
evolutionary history. Anthropology;
traumatophobia
(traumatophobia)- a morbid fear of battle or physical injury;
thanatophobia^ euthanasia
(thanatophobia)- an abnormal fear of death;
(euthanasia)- painless death, ( ); Give me but gentle
death: euthanasia, euthanasia, that is all I implore. '" The Tatler, Volume 1,
1899;
taphephobia
(taphephobia)- an abnormal fear of being buried alive;

hypnophobia
(hypnophobia)- an abnormal fear of falling asleep;
zoophobia
(zoophobia)- abnormal fear of animals;
ailurophobia
(ailurophobia)- an abnormal fear of cats;
cynophobia
(cynophobia)- a fear of dogs;
pantophobia = omniphobia^ omniscient
(pantophobia)- a fear of everything;
(omniphobia)- "non-specific fear" or "the fear of everything"
(omniscient)- having complete or unlimited knowledge, awareness, or
understanding; perceiving all things, ( ^); If god is omniscient, then all is
predestined. The Atheist Experience;
satanophobia
(satanophobia)- an abnormal fear of Satan ;
heliophobia
(heliophobia)- a fear of sunlight;
nyctophobia
(nyctophobia)- an abnormal fear of night or darkness;
cryophobia^ cryogenic
(cryophobia)- a morbid fear of freezing;
(cryogenic)- of or pertaining to the production or use of very low
temperatures;
plutophobia^ plutocracy @ government (see page 255)
(plutophobia)- fear of wealth;
cyberphobia^ cybernetics
(cyberphobia)- an abnormal fear of working with computers;
(cybernetics)- the study of human control functions and of mechanical and
electronic systems designed to replace them, involving the application of
statistical mechanics to communication engineering;
chronophobia^ chronology
(chronophobia)- a fear of time;
(chronology)- the sequential order in which past events occur, (l
D );
chromophobia^ monochromatic
(chromophobia)- a fear of colors; also called chromatophobia;
(monochromatic)- having only one color; Although most of the collection
is monochromatic, the few contrasting colored pictures stand out against the
pale gallery wall;
aerophobia^ aerodynamics
(aerophobia)- an abnormal fear of drafts of air, gases, or airborne matter;

(aerodynamics)- the branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of
gases (especially air) and their effects on bodies in the flow;
astraphobia^ astral
(astrophobia)- a morbid fear of thunder and lightning;
(astral)- pertaining to or proceeding from the stars; stellar; star-shaped,
(; ); He had never felt the least desire to join the Theosophical
Society and to speculate in theories of astral-plane life, or elementals. Four
Weird Tales;
anemophobia^ anemometer
(anemophobia)- a fear of drafts, gusts of air, wind;
(anemometer)- any instrument for measuring the speed of wind;
kleptomania
(kleptomania)- an irresistible impulse to steal, stemming from emotional
disturbance rather than economic need;
hodomania
(hodomania)- an abnormal love of travel;
monomania
(monomania)- an inordinate or obsessive zeal for or interest in a single
thing, idea, subject, or the like;
pyromania > pyromaniac = incendiary = arsonist > arson
(pyromania)- a compulsion to set things on fire;
(incendiary)- a person who deliberately sets fire to buildings or other
property, as an arsonist, (CC' CC C C;
h ); But Samson was an incendiary, and therefore no philanthropist;
while we, like the Brahmins, are the protectors of a persecuted race. The
Two Brothers;
a shell, bomb, or grenade containing napalm, thermite, or some other
substance that burns with an intense heat,((C) C C);
a person who stirs up strife, sedition, etc.; an agitator, (;
Clh);
(arsonist)- a person who commits arson (The crime of maliciously,
voluntarily, and willfully setting fire to the building, buildings, or other
property of another or of burning one's own property for an improper
purpose, as to collect insurance); The gang includes a counterfeiter, an
extortionist, a burglar, an arsonist, and a dynamiter. Alfred Hitchcock's
Mystery Magazine;
(arson)- Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in
some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect
insurance;
nymphomania
(nymphomania)- abnormally excessive and uncontrollable sexual desire in

women;
megalomania : grandeur : magnitude : august : majestic = regal = royal :
palatial
(megalomania)- a symptom of mental illness marked by delusions of
greatness, wealth, etc, (CC C\ ' C
; ); He would adopt the worst traits of his father and
forever seek out women who would pander to his megalomania and every
need. Portrait of a Killer;
(grandeur)- the quality or state of being impressive or awesome, (;
'); Underneath it all is a standard romantic comedy with delusions
of grandeur, which is fitting given the story. Hecklerspray;
(magnitude)- size; extent; dimensions, (; ; '_); Turning
your back to crimes of this magnitude is an act of supreme cowardice.
Think Progress;
(august)- inspiring reverence or admiration; of supreme dignity or grandeur;
majestic, ( ); The conclave which compiles the index of the
Roman Catholic Church is the most august, ancient, learned, famous, and
authoritative censorship in Europe. Mrs. Warren's Profession;
(majestic)- characterized by or possessing majesty; of lofty dignity or
imposing aspect; stately; grand; No other young man of the day, we may be
sure, would have dared to make such a proposal to the majestic orator.
Samuel Johnson;
(regal)- of or pertaining to a king; royal, (; Cl); There began,
however, soon to appear some indications that Caesar, who certainly now
possessed regal power, would like the regal name. History of Julius Caesar;
(palatial)- befitting or suitable for a palace; stately; magnificent,
(Ch; l; C); It is a magnificent structure--palatial,
cathedral-like, in its proportions--a gorgeous temple of fashion, built with
exquisite taste, of different-colored marbles, and surrounded by graceful
columnsCaesar's Column;
dipsomania^ dipso = alcoholic = boozer
(dipsomania)- an irresistible, typically periodic craving for alcoholic drink;
(dipso)- a dipsomaniac; habitual drunk;
(alcoholic)- a person addicted to intoxicating drinks;
(boozer)- any alcoholic beverage; whiskey;
bacchanalian = carousing > carousal ~ revelry : orgy = saturnalia
bacchanalia; A riotous, boisterous, or drunken festivity; a revel,(C
- ; C); A numerous procession of his adherents

escorted him to the ship, bearing lighted torches, and singing bacchanalian
songs. The Rise of the Dutch Republic Volume 12: 1567, part I;
(carousing)- used of riotously drunken merrymaking; The rest of the day was
spent by every man in carousing, horse-racing, and games, with an
occasional fight. Life in Canada Fifty Years Ago;
(carousal)- a noisy or drunken feast or social gathering; revelry,
(C); Every now and then he gets upon a carousal, and keeps it up for
days, sometimes weeks. Gaspar the Gaucho A Story of the Gran Chaco;
(carousel)- also called carousel, carrousel. (in amusement parks, carnivals,
etc.) a revolving, circular platform with wooden horses or other animals,
benches, etc., on which people may sit or ride, usually to the
accompaniment of mechanical or recorded music, (Ch); A calliope
was playing somewhere in the park as they drove away; and looking back,
Zerchi saw that the carousel was turning. A Canticle for Leibowitz;
(revelry)- reveling; boisterous festivity,(CCl C CC); So the
banquet began By midnight the revelry was at its height. The Prince and
the Pauper;
(orgy)- wild, drunken or licentious festivity or revelry, (
CC); I found myself the witness of an orgy, the scene a sort of
cellar, a perfect cesspool of vice and debauchery. The Complete Memoirs of
Jacques Casanova;
(saturnalia)- a celebration marked by unrestrained revelry and often
licentiousness; an orgy; The saturnalia is brought to a close, when all
become so intoxicated they can neither tell story nor sing song. The Death
Shot A Story Retold;
insobriety = inebriety = intoxication = tipsiness = drunkenness : decant
(insobriety)- lack of sobriety or moderation; intemperance; drunkenness,
( ; h; ); He wondered who would pay for them or
whether the ungenerous might regard wine either as an inducement or a
deliberate temptation to insobriety. The Lighthouse;
(inebriety)- drunkenness; intoxication, (; Ch; C'l{;
h); The gallant Captain was in the last stages of inebriety, and laid the
scene of his London ghost story in Ireland. The Project Gutenberg eBook of
The Citizen-soldier, by John Beatty.;
(intoxication)- inebriation; drunkenness, (; ; Ch;
); The slavery of intoxication, unlike human slavery, is
confined to no particular section, climate, or society; for it wars on all
mankind. Fifteen Years in Hell;

(tipsiness)- (tipsy) slightly intoxicated or drunk, ( ; lC;
); How can I be patient in the tipsiness of this domestic chaos?
Holy Experience;
(drunkenness)- intoxication, (); The cholera has laid bare the secrets
of drunkenness, all over Europe. A Residence in France;
(decant)- to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the
sediment, ( ); Let settle the precipitate, decant, and wash in several
changes of water. Photographic Reproduction Processes;
staid = sedate = solemn = somber = sober {drab} = grave > gravity = solemnity
(staid)- of settled or sedate character; not flighty or capricious, (;
'; '); Last night's Lee vs. Kryzan debate was pretty staid,
which is to say boring. Buffalo Pundit;
(sedate)- calm, quiet, or composed; undisturbed by passion or excitement,
('; l); The ordinary vivacity of childhood forsook me; I became
quiet, sedate, and thoughtful. The Caxtons Complete;
(solemn)- grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, the face, speech, tone, or
mood, ();
marked or observed with religious rites; having a religious character, (
"C l ); Earlier we told you that Limbaugh - in
what he called a solemn tribute - honored the late Gordon Dancy;
(somber)- gloomy, depressing, or dismal, (<; q; ;
); All were somber, watching him, knowing what had to be, knowing
this was his parting with his most loyal friend. Split Infinity;
(sober)- marked by seriousness, gravity, solemnity, etc., as of demeanor,
speech, etc., (_; ; l; '; ); He has been
described as a sober, earnest, eloquent, sometimes shrewd and witty but very
absent-minded, scholar whose "beautiful and even eloquent language led
many to an admiration and love for sciences."The University of Michigan;
not intoxicated or drunk, ( ; );
(drab)- dull; cheerless; lacking in spirit, brightness, etc, (; CC;
Cl); I left the shop feeling dowdy and drab, and mildly apprehensive.
A Monstrous Regiment of Women - Laurie R. King - Russell-Holmes 02;
having the color drab,( h CCl );
a low, sluttish woman, ( C CCC C');
(grave)- serious or solemn; sober, (; ; '); Silent as a grave

was the forestTales of lonely trails;
any place of interment; a tomb or sepulcher, (; );
(gravity)- serious or dignified behavior; dignity; solemnity, ( ;
); The air is thicker, and there's much more wind; the gravity is a
little stronger, so everything's heavier. Shining Steel;
(solemnity)- the state or character of being solemn; earnestness; gravity;
impressiveness, (; ); The first date proposed for the
solemnity was the 26th Messidor, Year XII The Court of the Empress
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1.7 Confusion

confuse, equivocate, mysterious, riddle, embroilment, commotion

confound = confuse = addle = muddle = puddle = fuddle = befuddle = perplex =
fluster = discombobulate = bemuse = bewilder = obfuscate
(confound)- to perplex or amaze, esp. by a sudden disturbance or surprise,
( ); The man's face blanched as he cowered and slunk
away confounded, without uttering a word. The Every-day Life of Abraham
Lincoln;
to put to shame; abash, (; C'l);
(confuse)- to perplex or bewilder, (C C; ' ); But he now
began to make mistakes and to grow confused, and this distressed him
greatly. Autobiography of Sir George Biddell Airy;
to fail to distinguish between, ( C); Dont confuse Nepal with
Naples;
(addle)- to make or become confused, (=; C C; CCl);
She was nothing like his addle-witted mother and even less like his vapid
sisters. Teresa Medeiros - Once An Angel;
(muddle)- a state of being turbid (h CCl) or confused;
hence, intellectual cloudiness or dullness, (C ' ); But instead
of making other things more understandable, it only muddled them a little
more. Knocked for a Loop;
to make turbid, or muddy, as water;
(puddle)- to make muddy, ; English soil as they stepped ashore was
a puddle, and English air a fog. Robert Browning;
(fuddle)- to make confusedly intricate, ( C Ch" ); Germany
hoped to fuddle the king, whom they would have gladly placed at the head
of their league. Henry VIII and His Court;
(befuddle)- to confuse, as with glib statements or arguments;
to stupefy, ("C l ' ' ) with or as if with alcoholic
drink; And he began to remember certain drugs that could befuddle even the
wisest man. Prison Of Souls;
(fluster)- to put into a state of agitated confusion, ( |

l ); He was flustered, wanting and not wanting, sure and unsure.
A Traitor to Memory;
to excite and confuse with drink;
(discombobulate)- to confuse or disconcert; upset; frustrate; A personal
assault by you on me will wake these people up
and discombobulate Goldsmith. A House-Boat on the Styx;
(bemuse)- to bewilder or confuse (someone); Destructive without being
constructive, they bemuse themselves with long words, and scorn simplicity.
Mufti;
(bewilder)- to confuse or puzzle completely, ( ); He evidently
desired to convince the multitude before him rather than to bewilder or
dazzle them. Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National
Metropolis;
(obfuscate)- to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy;
to make obscure or unclear; Hearing this, Barbara knew that there was
obviously no need to obfuscate, circumvent or prevaricate. In the Presence
of the Enemy;
nonplus = flummox = baffle = dumbfound = stupefy = puzzle ~ boggle =
flabbergast ~ astound = astonish = amaze > amazement : awe
(nonplus)- a state of utter perplexity; They were put to a nonplus, and
summoned the Devil to their relief. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I (of II);
(flummox)- to bewilder; confound; confuse, (f f );
What flummoxed him was Mr. Koven's elaborate lie, apparently
corroborated by Miss Lowell and Mr. Hildebrand. Triple Jeopardy;
(baffle)- to frustrate or confound; thwart by creating confusion or
bewilderment, (C C); She stood now baffled, as she had often been
before, by her invincible enemy. What Necessity Knows.
to check or deflect the movement of (sound, light, fluids, etc.)
(dumbfound)- to make speechless with amazement; astonish, ( f
f ); For an instant he was dumbfounded, and then the
whole truth flashed suddenly upon him. Thuvia, Maid of Mars;
(stupefy)- to put into a state of little or no sensibility; benumb the faculties
of; put into a stupor, ("C l ' '
fClf ); Men so vary from one another, that numberless
methods have to be invented to repress, stupefy, and extinguish individual
thought. The Simple Life;
(puzzle)- something that baffles or confuses (C '); He recalled
the puzzle-lines that had intrigued him as a child, in which the pen never left

the paper or crossed itself. Split Infinity;
(boggle)- to overwhelm or bewilder, as with the magnitude, complexity, or
abnormality of, ( ; C lC "; ' "; ";
l C C " ); It was a sum large enough to boggle even
my imagination, but the king had not finished. River God;
(flabbergast)- to overcome with surprise and bewilderment; astound,
(C ; ); The miracles of science and technology
are enough to flabbergast any one;
(astound)- to overwhelm with amazement; astonish greatly; shock with
wonder or surprise, (C ); It used to astound me
when sensible people said otherwise. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett
Browning;
(astonish)- to fill with sudden and overpowering surprise or wonder; amaze,
(- ; l ; C); I pronounce, that he will one
day astonish the world. The Life of the Right Honourable Horatio Lord
Viscount Nelson;
(amaze)- to overwhelm with surprise or sudden wonder; astonish greatly,
( ); She viewed her lover in amaze, and cold and scornful
was her gazeRippling Rhymes
(awe)- , ( " cc C; 6; ; ); She ascertained
something which filled her at once with awe, and shame, and jealousy, and
indignation. By the Light of the Soul A Novel;
equivocate = tergiversate = prevaricate = palter = beat around the bush : jive :
mealymouthed
(equivocate)- to use ambiguous or unclear expressions, usually to avoid
commitment or in order to mislead; prevaricate or hedge; ( l
; l ); If I equivocate, I may tumble into a pit of
difficulties. The Frozen Pirate;
(tergiversate)- to change repeatedly one's attitude or opinions with respect
to a cause, subject, etc.; The testimony which stirred up the bile of the holy
fathers could not but be given, unless you had been willing basely to
tergiversate and to expose yourself to their taunts. "The Rise of the Hugenots,
Vol. 1 (of 2);
to change sides; apostatize;
(prevaricate)- to speak falsely or misleadingly; deliberately misstate or
create an incorrect impression; lie; ( ' f
CC f C ); "Do you swear
to prevaricate, perjure yourself and tell nothing but lies except when the truth

would wreak the greatest havoc, so hinder you Satan Never," van S said.
Alien Plot by Piers Anthony;
(palter)- to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully, (ll f
l );
to act carelessly; trifle, (CC ); He mustn't palter, or trifle, or
shilly-shally about that iron certainty. The Devil's Garden;
(beat around the bush)- to avoid coming to the point; delay in approaching
a subject directly; Stop beating around the bush and tell me what you want;
(jive)- Slang. insincere, pretentious, or deceptive; She lowered her lashes
and jived her tongue along the brim of her lip. Another Roadside Attraction;
swing music or early jazz;
the jargon associated with swing music and early jazz;
(mealymouthed)- Hesitant to state facts or opinions simply and directly as
from e.g. timidity or hypocrisy; He was a nasty man, mealymouthed and
hurtful for all his good looks. Journey Into Love;
equivocal = evasive = sphinx-like = ambiguous ~ indeterminate : elliptical
{oval} > ellipsis
(equivocal)- allowing the possibility of several different meanings, as a
word or phrase, esp. with intent to deceive or misguide; susceptible of
double interpretation; deliberately ambiguous, ( C); This judge was
never equivocal, and I assumed the adjournment was so that she could write
an opinion on this still-evolving area of the law. Death Dance - Fairstein;
(evasive)- tending or seeking to evade, (C CC Clf -);
intentionally vague or ambiguous; equivocal;
not frank; eluding; The man had been evasive, and the bracelet interpreted
that as a lie. Reality Check by Piers Anthony;
(sphinx-like)- enigmatic; mysterious; His face was still sphinx-like but there
was a speculative look in his shrewd eyes. The Man from the Bitter Roots;
(ambiguous)- open to or having several possible meanings or
interpretations; equivocal,( f '); He
maintained that it was obscure and ambiguous, and discordant with the
private treaty made with Sweden. The Life of the Truly Eminent and Learned
Hugo Grotius;
(indeterminate)- not determinate; not precisely fixed in extent; indefinite;
uncertain, (h ; ; ); His age was indeterminate, his
attitude barely civil. For Love of Mother-Not;
(elliptical)- (of a style of speaking or writing) tending to be ambiguous,
cryptic, or obscure; The short series is trippy and elliptical, a favorite among
those who enjoy a weird intellectual puzzle. Asimov's SF - February2006;

(oval)- resembling an ellipse in shape; elliptical; The two eldest have black,
or dark hair and eyes; their visage oval, and complexion somewhat pale, with
teeth of dazzling whiteness. Life of Lord Byron;
(ellipsis)- the omission from a sentence or other construction of one or
more words that would complete or clarify the construction, (C C
C ' ); "Sometimes the ellipsis is improperly applied to
nouns of different numbers: as, 'A magnificent house and gardens. '" The
Grammar of English Grammars;
mysterious : runic : arcane : esoteric
(mysterious)- full of, characterized by, or involving mystery, (f
); The vast majority of people think of dreams as
something mysterious which is not within our power to control. Article
Source;
(runic)- having some secret or mysterious meaning; The runic inscription,
which contains more than 760 letters, is the longest known. Early European
History;
(arcane)- known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure;
esoteric, (C; ); Demetrio moved back as the arcane syllables
pierced his brain, not stopping until he stood against the wall. Conan the
Defender;
(esoteric)- understood by or meant for only the select few who have special
knowledge or interest; recondite, (C h C C ;
C ); There is no doubt that he obtained his idea of esoteric annotation
from Gibbon, who, though he used the Latin medium, is in this respect the
true father of Burton. The Life of Sir Richard Burton;
mysterious = occult = obscure = vague = hermetic {occult sciences} = cryptic =
enigmatic = secret {covert}
(occult)- secret; disclosed or communicated only to the initiated; (f
C C' ^ Ch C );
of or pertaining to magic, astrology, or any system claiming use or
knowledge of secret or supernatural powers or agencies, ( f
Ch); All students of the occult are acquainted with the idea of the
elemental essence, that strange half-intelligent life which surrounds us in all
directions, vivifying the matter of the mental and astral planesThought-
Forms;
(obscure)- not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain, (<f
); To be poor and obscure is also the ordinance of God; but the dishonesty

and discontent which are often seen in the poor is from Satan. Parochial
and Plain Sermons, Vol. VII (of 8);
obscurantist, (C );
(vague)- not clear or distinct to the sight or any other sense, (f
"qf ); Augustus Smith lingered in my memory as a vague,
mythical creature of no account Joanna smiled. The Belovd Vagabond;
(hermetic)- made airtight by fusion or sealing,( C Chf | );
Renny knew that, at greater altitudes, this hermetic-sealing process was for
the benefit of passengers. 110 - The Magic Forest;
having to do with the occult sciences, especially alchemy; obscure and
mysterious; It is strange to consider that modern chemistry originated in the
hermetic teachings of the ancient alchemist;
(cryptic)- secret, occult(f C ), That was the ominous message from
the priests at Sanctuary, a cryptic statement that was waiting for Kiron when
he and Avatre landed at Aerie. Aerie;
(enigmatic)- resembling an enigma; perplexing; mysterious,(=f
C ); His gaze on her face, Jack inclined his head, his
expression enigmatic. A Lady of Expectations;
(secret)- a mystery, (f | );
(covert)- concealed; secret; disguised, ( ; l); They instantly
turned, and made full speed for the covert of a woody stream, to fortify
themselves among the trees. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville;
overt # covert = clandestine = stealth = surreptitious = furtive = undercover =
cloak-and-dagger ~ privy : espionage : ulterior : underhand^ handy
(overt)- open to view or knowledge; not concealed or secret, (;
'); I think if the violence is too overt the romance is lost;
(clandestine)- characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or
concealment, esp. for purposes of subversion or deception; private or
surreptitious, (C; ); Instructions were therefore sent to the
ambassador Yorke to demand the punishment of the Amsterdam regents for
their clandestine transactions with the enemies of England. History of
Holland;
(stealth)- secret, clandestine, or surreptitious procedure, ( C C
" CC); He sought this information by stealth, and was aided by his
chum, Ned Newton. Tom Swift and His Sky Racer, or, the Quickest Flight on
Record;
(surreptitious)- obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth; secret or

unauthorized; clandestine, (C ; ClC); There was a murmur
of surreptitious, half-ironic applause. The Combined Maze;
(furtive)- taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret,
(Cl; ; C; Cl-Cl; ); His eyes were bloodshot
and furtive, his mouth was drawn back in a half-grin of hate and misery.
The Trespasser;
(undercover)- performed or occurring in secret; "He is going to be
shadowed by undercover Spanish troops posing as tourists." Mission Of
Honor;
(cloak-and-dagger)- marked by melodramatic intrigue and often by
espionage, (CC C<; l<); A genuine cloak-
and-dagger atmosphere was creeping in. The Great Escape;
(privy)- participating in the knowledge of something private or secret,
(C ^-q); Westminster Abbey was a mob of dukes,
statesmen, privy-councilors, and men of countless acres. Blackwood's
Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 378, April, 1847;
(ulterior)- being beyond what is seen or avowed; intentionally kept
concealed, (h ; C h CC ); The spirit of
our American radicalism is destructive and aimless; it is not loving; it has
no ulterior and divine ends; but is destructive only out of hatred and
selfishness. Ralph Waldo Emerson;
(espionage)- the use of spies by a government to discover the military and
political secrets of other nations, (l ); The organization,
which investigates economic espionage in the United States, is the FBI;
(underhand)- marked by deception; achieved success in business only by
underhand methods;
(handy)- easy to reach;
conundrum = brain-teaser = enigma = riddle ~ rebus : labyrinth : paradox :
hedge
(conundrum)- riddle; difficult problem, ( 'f ); The answer to
this conundrum will be ascertained on reading the book. Punch, or the
London Charivari, Volume 99, November 8, 1890;
(brain-teaser)- a difficult problem; The brain-teaser is deceptively simple;
(enigma)- a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation, (=
' h); This enigma is explained in the fact that
the five letters of his name are the initials of those of Vittorio Emanuele Re
D'Italia. The Great Italian and French Composers;
(riddle)- a question or statement so framed as to exercise one's ingenuity in

answering it or discovering its meaning; conundrum, (Cf ); There
seemed to be no answer to the riddle, and I set the thought aside for I still
had work to do. River God;
pierce with holes; permeate or spread throughout, (Cl f l ;
f l; ); His chest was riddled with bullets;
(rebus)- a representation of a word or phrase by pictures, symbols, etc.,
that suggest that word or phrase or its syllables, ( C C
' 'l ' ChC l C ); I love the way
this poem sees life as a rebus, a visual puzzle that, sometimes, we seem
unable to piece together or decipher;
(labyrinth)- an intricate combination of paths or passages in which it is
difficult to find one's way or to reach the exit, (C ); Walking a
labyrinth is a form of meditation and is even seen by some as a metaphor for
the human experience;
(paradox)- a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or
absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth, (C hC
C C C" ); The only plausible resolution of
this paradox is the assumption that these UHE particles are being produced
relatively close to the Earth, within around 200 million light years.
AnalogSFF,May2008;
(hedge)- to mitigate a possible loss by counterbalancing (one's bets,
investments, etc.), (C' CC C CChC
C C lC)
An intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement; (l ;
C l); Give me a definite answer, dont hedge;
a row of bushes or small trees planted close together, esp. when forming a
fence or boundary; hedgerow, ( h Ch ' Cf
h f f C\; C\ Ch");
(C C\C ); hedge a person in/round with rules and
regulations;
embroilment = imbroglio : pell-mell = harum-scarum = helter-skelter = chaotic :
garbled
(embroilment)- to involve in argument, contention, or hostile actions,
(\ C \); The unpalatable fruits of the embroilment had to be
eaten and digested at the present crisis. Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty
the Queen Volume 1;

to throw into confusion or disorder; entangle;
(imbroglio)- a misunderstanding, disagreement, etc., of a complicated or
bitter nature, as between persons or nations, (l
C' C ); Altogether it is a horrible imbroglio, and for
the moment I do not see my way out of the fog. The Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir
Charles W. Dilke, Volume 1.
a confused heap; a tangle;
(pell-mell)- in disorderly, headlong haste; in a recklessly hurried manner
in a confused or jumbled mass, crowd, manner, etc.; The crowd rushed
pell-mell into the store when the doors opened;
overhasty or precipitate; rash: pell-mell spending;
(harum-scarum)- reckless; rash; irresponsible; He had a harum-scarum
youth;
disorganized; uncontrolled;
(helter-skelter)- in headlong and disorderly haste; The children ran helter-
skelter all over the house;
(chaotic)- completely confused or disordered, (C; ' ); The
scene outside was more chaotic, as protesters clashed with officers and broke
through metal barriers;
(garbled)- confused, disconnected, disjointed, disordered, illogical, (C"
lf ); Thus the reader will then have no reason to fear
a garbled or partial account of personages so difficult to conceive or
understand. The Hermits;
imbroglio : intricacy > intricate = convoluted = Byzantine = knotty : nexus = link
= connection
(intricate)- complex; complicated; hard to understand, work, or make,
(lf l ; C ; l-lC); "Medical acronyms and initialisms are
becoming more intricate, and Y-geners have raised them to a higher level of
complexity." JAMA current issue;
(convoluted)- complicated; intricately involved, (l-C; l
); The enclosed letter was long, convoluted, and often confused. An
Ill Fate Marshalling;
(byzantine)- complex or intricate; Hazardous Waste constituted an entirely
separate department of even more byzantine complexity. Terra Incognita;
(knotty)- involved, intricate, or difficult, ( l ; C ; );
But his work proved a total failure; for the canvas was rough and knotty, and
the paint would not dry. Self help; with illustrations of conduct and
perseverance;

(nexus)- a means of connection; tie; link, (C; <; <); A possible
drug nexus is the focus of a murder investigation;
din = commotion = tumult = pandemonium = bedlam = chaos = shambles ~
topsy-turvydom = turmoil = hullabaloo = agitation = upheaval = turbulence =
sturm und drang ~ mayhem = havoc ~ uproar = garboil = brouhaha = hubbub =
hue and cry > hue
(din)- a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy
clamor, (l " '; C); To concentrate in the midst of such
a din was almost impossible. Men of Affairs;
(commotion)- violent or tumultuous motion; agitation; noisy disturbance,
(CCl; C); Even people in the long narrow lobby had gone out front to
see what all the commotion was about Monk was grinning. 166 - The
Disappearing Lady?;
political or social disturbance or upheaval; sedition; (C C
C CC C; C Cl h CC' C
; C); insurrection (C C -
) (C C));
(tumult)- violent and noisy commotion or disturbance of a crowd or mob;
uproar, ( C \\ C'\C); Instantly the tumult was
allayed. At War with Pontiac The Totem of the Bear;
(pandemonium)- wild uproar or unrestrained disorder; tumult or chaos,
(CCl ' ); Police intervention with excessive force
resulted in pandemonium, and innocent students sustained multiple injuries;
(bedlam)- a scene or state of wild uproar and confusion, (C );
For a space there was a very bedlam of cries and broken heads, those behind
in the mob surging forward to reach the scrimmage, forcing their own
comrades over the edge. Richard Carvel;
Archaic. an insane asylum or madhouse, (hc h
h);
(chaos)- a state of utter confusion or disorder; a total lack of organization
or order, (C; '; =); The implication is that somewhere
beside or outside of all this chaos is an organized world. F ;SF; - vol 087
issue 02 - August 1994;
(shambles)- a condition of great disorder;
wreck; mess, (; ); According to the Free Dictionary, A place
or situation referred to as a shambles is usually a mess, but it is no longer
always the bloody mess it once was;

(topsy-turvydom)- a state of affairs or a region in which everything is
topsy-turvy (a state of confusion or disorder);
(turmoil)- a state of great commotion, confusion, or disturbance; tumult;
agitation; disquiet, (CC; ; ' ; C); Looking back, the
main factor that I would identify as underlying the turmoil is the broad-
based under-appreciation of risk. The Heritage Foundation Papers;
(hullabaloo)- a clamorous noise or disturbance; uproar, (h; CCl;
C'C); In the middle of all the hullabaloo, Pip heard a noise. The
Mystery of the Spiteful Letters;
(agitation)- the act or process of agitating; state of being agitated,
(C C\); The project of the Saverdun school was then
in agitation, and a manager was wanted. Memoir and Diary of John
Yeardley;
(upheaval)- strong or violent change or disturbance, as in a society,
(f l ; <; ); A soldier was crawling up
an upheaval, pushing his rifle before him, when he was shot through the
body from underneath. Reminiscences of a Pioneer;
an act of upheaving, esp. of a part of the earth's crust;
(turbulence)- the quality or state of being turbulent; violent disorder or
commotion; After this weekend's turbulence, the markets will probably
speculate on additional US interest rate cuts;
(strum und Drang)- storm and stress; turmoil; "A book's historical roots
represent another barrier; so does the personal Sturm und Drang of the
author"-Robert Kanigel;

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1.8 Annoyance

Irritate, annoy, disturb, annoy persistently

rankle = grate = fret {stew} ~ irritate = churn = irk = boil = grill = pester =
fester = bug = beleaguer = badger = vex = bother = gravel = rasp = nettle =
annoy
(rankle)- to cause keen irritation or bitter resentment in; The words that
burn or rankle or corrode are not the words to stimulate. The Adventure of
Living;
(grate)- to have an irritating or unpleasant effect, (\ ); The screams
of the quarreling children grated on her nerves;
to make a sound of, or as if of, rough scraping, (\\ " );
to scrape or rub with rough or noisy friction, as one thing on or against
another, (C C C C \ ; C \ C C);
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace,
furnace, or stove, ('- C ); Each room had a grate, and I
carried up kindling and coal for all of them. The Iron Puddler;
(fret)- to feel or express worry, annoyance, discontent, or the like, (
" ; C \C lC; \ Ch"); How could I ever
do my work if a single discord is there to fret -- fret -- fret? A Woman's Will;
to cause corrosion; gnaw into something;
an interlaced, angular design; fretwork, ( );
(stew)- agitation resulting from active worry;
to undergo cooking by simmering or slow boiling;
to feel uncomfortable due to a hot, humid, stuffy atmosphere, as in a closed
room; swelter, ( \ ); You cannot
understand the stew I am suffering from;
(irritate)- to excite to impatience or anger; annoy, (f f f
; C); The crosses and vexations which disturb
and irritate ordinary men seemed never to disturb his equanimity. King
Alfred of England;

(churn)- a container or machine in which cream or milk is agitated to make
butter, ( C );
to agitate in order to make into butter, (CC CC ); Inger
used to churn, and there was buttermilk to drink. Recollections Of My
Childhood And Youth;
(irk)- to irritate, annoy, or exasperate, ( ); I am truly
trying to like this, but there are just so many things to irk me. Lockergnome;
(boil)- to be in an agitated or violent state, (' ");
to reach or be brought to the boiling point, (lC );
(C \); The lieutenant had sprained his ankle when he struck, and
his boil was still painful, but the burning hay cured him -- for the moment.
The Boys' Life of Mark Twain
(grill)- to subject to severe and persistent cross-examination or questioning,
( lC " C C ); In violation of the Miranda law, the
police grilled the suspect for several hours before reading him his rights
(secondary meaning);
(pester)- to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble, ( ;
Ch"); They were the one class of visitors who seldom came to ask for
favors, and never to pester him with advice. The Every-day Life of Abraham
Lincoln;
(fester)- to putrefy or rot, (( l ) C ; l;
lC); Salt air worsened your situation, exacerbating the sore spots, making
them fester and redden faster. The Day of the Dissonance;
to rankle, as a feeling of resentment, (C ; h
); A little scheme had begun to fester in the back of his head. The
Silver Spike;
(bug)-to bother; annoy; pester, ( ); "She said if I didn't
quit bugging them, she was going to hire a couple of guys from the
neighborhood." A Ring And A Promise;
any insect or insect like invertebrate, (C; );
any microorganism, esp. a virus;
a defect or imperfection, as in a mechanical device, computer program, or
plan; glitch, (l h l);
to install a secret listening device in (a room, building, etc.) or on (a
telephone or other device), (CC C C' C

Cl'h );
(beleaguer)- to surround with military forces, (C ); God give us
bases to guard or beleaguer, The Hill A Romance of Friendship;
(badger)- to harass or urge persistently; pester; nag, (' hC
f Q ; ); She was forced to change her
mobile number because she was badgered by obscene phone calls and SMSs;
any of various burrowing, carnivorous mammals of the family Mustelidae,
( ; 'l C -C'; );
the fur of this mammal;
(vex)- to irritate; annoy; provoke, ( Q ); If
demons can vex, they must feel like us. The Phantom Ship;
(bother)- to give trouble to; annoy; pester; worry, ( Q
); His baby sister bothered him for candy;
to bewilder; confuse, ( "; ); Please dont bother to
wait, Ill be leaving soon;
(gravel)- to be a cause of irritation to;
small stones and pebbles, or a mixture of these with sand, ( ; \ );
to cover with gravel; Previous to this gravelling, the land was a stiff,
obdurate clay nearly to the surface. Essays in Natural History and
Agriculture;
to bring to a standstill from perplexity; puzzle;
harsh and grating;
(rasp)- to scrape or abrade with a rough instrument, (, hC
C C C );
to grate upon or irritate,( ' l l ' ; l l ); He
spoke into an ultra-wave microphone, the familiar parade-ground rasp very
evident in his deep and resonant voice. First Lensman;
(nettle)- any plant of the genus Urtica, covered with stinging; ( l );
When viewed with a sufficiently high magnifying power, the protoplasmic
layer of the nettle hair is seen to be in a condition of unceasing activity.
Autobiography and Selected Essays;
to irritate, annoy, or provoke; Do not let her nettle you with her sarcastic
remarks;
(annoy)- to disturb or bother (a person) in a way that displeases, troubles,
or slightly irritates, ( Q ; ); The joke at the
expense of Lavery's splayed and painful feet did not annoy him. The

Greatest Survival Stories Ever Told;
ingrate^ grateful <> grate : friction
(ingrate) - an ungrateful person, (^ ); The ingrate bob sneered at the
tie I gave him;
(grateful)- feeling or showing gratitude;
(grate)- scratch repeatedly;
(friction)- the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact
with another;
boil : seethe : kindle = inflame : smolder
(boil)- to be in an agitated or violent state, (' ");
to reach or be brought to the boiling point, (lC );
(C \); The lieutenant had sprained his ankle when he struck, and
his boil was still painful, but the burning hay cured him -- for the moment.
The Boys' Life of Mark Twain
(seethe)- to be in a state of agitation or excitement, ( ; CCl\); In
the palace about him seethed, all unknown to Gahan, a vast unrestThe
Chessmen of Mars;
(kindle)- to start (a fire); cause (a flame, blaze, etc.) to begin burning,
( C); Just set me the stunt of making water boil over a fire I
have to kindle, and I'll do it in three shakes of a lamb's tail. The Banner Boy
Scouts Or, The Struggle for Leadership;
(inflame)- to kindle or excite (passions, desires, etc.), (Q
");
to arouse to a high degree of passion or feeling, ( C
); These impression met with much to inflame, and nothing to restrain
themWashington and the American Republic, Vol. 3;
to incite or rouse, as to violence;
(smolder)- to burn without flame; undergo slow or suppressed combustion,
( Q); The fire likely continued to smolder, filling the house with
thick smoke, until the pressure popped a window in the home. Chronicle-
Telegram;
to exist or continue in a suppressed state or without outward
demonstration;
fester {suppurate = maturate}
(suppurate)- to produce or discharge pus ( ), as a wound; maturate,(
" CC "); The skin may suppurate or slough more or less over the
areas of greatest tension or where it is irritated by blows or pressure.

Special Report on Diseases of the Horse;
(maturate)- to suppurate, to mature, ( " ); The
consequences frequently are inflammation and eruptions which maturate.
The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery,
Geology);
beleaguer {besiege = circumvent = surround = hem in}
(besiege)- to crowd around; crowd in upon; surround, (C
C C; C ); From Augsburg the Emperor went to the camp
before Ulm, and made preparations to besiege that place. Recollections of
the private life of Napoleon;
to assail or ply, as with requests or demands, (C " hC "
C C); Members of the new parliament were besieged with job
applications from people who had worked on the campaign;
(circumvent)- to avoid (defeat, failure, unpleasantness, etc.) by artfulness
or deception; avoid by anticipating or outwitting, (() C
C Ch"; (C h) ' lC ");
Only once had Bell attempted to circumvent the barrier of the positronic
brain by the deployment of a mutant, Tako Kakuta. The Venus Trap;
(hem in)- surround so as to force to give up;
acerbate = pique = embitter = rile = roil = miff = harass = harry = plague = bait =
beset = upset = gall = chafe = rag = razz = tantalize = tease = twit = taunt = cod
= chevy = molest ~ nag = inconvenience : infliction
(acerbate)- to make sour or bitter, (acerbity- ); The poor girl
had not spirit sufficient to upbraid her friend; nor did it suit her now to
acerbate an enemy. The Way We Live Now;
(pique)- provoke; arouse; annoy;
to affect with sharp irritation and resentment, esp. by some wound to
pride, (C C ); My brother left home in
a pique, and, I'm afraid, went to the bad in Twenty years?" Roger Ingleton,
Minor;
a fabric of cotton, spun rayon, or silk, woven lengthwise with raised cords ;
Ballet. a step in which the dancer steps onto the tip of the toe without
bending the knee;
to pride (oneself), ( ); She piqued herself on being very
charming;
(embitter)-to make bitter; cause to feel bitterness, (
C; ); This letter was communicated to Richelieu, whose
exasperation exceeded all bounds; and it is consequently almost needless to

add that it only served to embitter the position of the persecuted exile. The
Life of Marie de Medicis;
(rile)- to irritate or vex, ( C); Besides, I had such a set under
me that it was enough to rile the sweetest tempered man. What I
Remember;
to make liquids murky by stirring up sediments;
(roil)-to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment; Though
black as night, the approaching clouds did not writhe and roil. Carnivores
of Light and Darkness;
to disturb or disquiet; irritate; vex;
(miff)- petulant displeasure; ill humor;
to cause to become offended or annoyed;
(harass)- to disturb persistently; torment, as with troubles or cares; bother
continually; pester; persecute, ( C );
to trouble by repeated attacks, incursions, etc., as in war or hostilities;
harry; raid, ( ); Following many unsanctioned
demonstrations, police and other security officials detain, harass, and beat
demonstration participants;
(harry)- to harass, annoy, or prove a nuisance to by or as if by repeated
attacks; worry, (m ; ; ); England could
not conquer us, but she could harry our coasts, and let loose her Indians on
our borders; and we had no navy with which to retaliate. George
Washington;
(plague)- any cause of trouble, annoyance, or vexation, ( ; );
Uninvited guests are a plague;
an epidemic disease that causes high mortality; pestilence;
(bait)- to tease, (" hC C f
); For the common people the bait is their love of liberty. Biblical
Evidence for Catholicism;
food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc, (Cl;
CC );
to attract, tempt, or captivate,(Cl Ch" C);
(upset)- to disturb mentally or emotionally; perturb, (C
; "l l ); He had met with misfortune in the course of his
voyage: one of his frail barks being upset, and part of the furs lost or
damaged. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville;
to disturb or derange completely; put out of order; throw into disorder,

(lf ; f lf ); to upset a mechanism; to
upset an apartment;
(gall)- to vex or irritate greatly, (\ Ch"; ); The
knowledge of his failure filled him with gall;
to make sore by rubbing; chafe severely, (C C; C
);
impudence; effrontery, ( );
(chafe)- to wear or abrade by rubbing, (C C ' );
to warm by rubbing, (C ); Chilled, he chafed his hands before the
fire;
to irritate; annoy,( C ); Yet he began to chafe under the
constant demands on his time, and the rigid etiquette of the little Court.
The World's Great Men of Music;
(rag)- a worthless piece of cloth, esp. one that is torn or worn, (\;
);
to torment with jokes; play crude practical jokes on, (C
C l );
a person of shabby or exhausted appearance;
(ragamuffin - person wearing tattered clothes);
(razz)- to deride; make fun of; tease; In fact, she used to razz him about his
of structure, his lack of spontaneity, Perhaps accusations were carefully
chosen. Undercover Vows;
(tantalize)- to torment with, or as if with, the sight of something desired
but out of reach, (C ChC CC C ; C
C CC Ch"); The half-transparent silk hid little; in fact, it seemed
designed to tantalize rather than to conceal. The Shadow Of The Lion;
(twit)- to taunt, tease, ridicule, etc., with reference to anything
embarrassing; gibe at, (CC; C lC; C C ' );
an insignificant or bothersome person, ( h Cl); It's bad enough, really,
that your shabby script paints him as a twit who was shacking up with some
unkempt lady crook. Galaxy Jane;
(taunt)- to reproach in a sarcastic, insulting, or jeering manner; mock,
(C C Ch" CC' ); In ordinary times
we should undoubtedly have suffered from this taunt, especially since it had
the merit of being true. Memoirs of Sir Wemyss Reid 1842-1885;
(cod)- any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae;

(C C C Ch");
(chevy)- to chase; run after;
to harass; nag; torment;
(molest)- to bother, interfere with, or annoy, ("C
);
to assault sexually;
(nag)- to annoy by persistent faultfinding, complaints, or demands;
Shakespeare makes her a jealous, nagging, violent scold, who will have her
husband arrested for debt, though she will give money to free him. The
Man Shakespeare;
to cause pain, discomfort, distress, depression, etc.; This headache has been
nagging at me all day;
(inconvenience)- an inconvenient circumstance or thing; something that
causes discomfort, trouble, etc, (C5'; \; ; ; ; );
But, I fancy, you will soon tire of so much dirt, and the inconvenience will be
very great the whole summer. The Letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton;
(infliction)- something inflicted, as punishment or suffering, ( Ch
hC C Chh C5' ^ ); But this
despotic and unparalleled infliction of exile and misery on a host of innocent
private individuals, was productive of far different effects. The History of
Napoleon Buonaparte;
roil = rile : murky = turbid = cloudy {foggy = nebulous = hazy}
(murky)- dark, gloomy, and cheerless, ("q; C <;
\); Dark and murky was it all, but hope mounts high in youth, and
it ever fluttered over all the turmoil of his thoughts like a white plume amid
the shock of horsemen. The White Company;
obscure or thick with mist, haze, etc., as the air;
vague; unclear; confused; a murky statement;
(turbid)- not clear or transparent because of stirred-up sediment or the
like; clouded; opaque; obscured, (f CClf f h ); I
could see a struggle going on at the bottom--turbid water came to the surface-
-and then up came the dark head of the savage chief Ugh!' The Hunters'
Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire;
thick or dense, as smoke or clouds;
(cloudy)- full of or overcast by clouds, a cloudy sky;
(foggy)- thick with or having much fog; misty, ('"q ; ); a foggy
valley; a foggy spring day;
(nebulous)- hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused; And such stories have

features too nebulous -- but also too technical -- for newspaper public editors
to unravel. Cryptome;
cloudy or cloudlike;
(hazy)- lacking distinctness or clarity; vague; indefinite; obscure; confused,
('"q ; ); Soft, hazy, and alluring, the pictures romanticized the
immense metropolis, making it look like the seat of an empire. The New
Yorker;
harry^ harrow^ harrowing
(harrow)- an agricultural implement with spikelike teeth or upright disks,
drawn chiefly over plowed land to level it, break up clods, root up weeds,
etc, (C Ch );
to disturb keenly or painfully; distress the mind, feelings, etc., ( h
); Nearly all the book is harrowing, and even the atmosphere of the
bohemian circles, where conversation is one sparkle of satire, is heavily
tainted with vice. Balzac;
(harrowing)- extremely disturbing or distressing; grievous, ( h);
Nearly all the book is harrowing, and even the atmosphere of the bohemian
circles, where conversation is one sparkle of satire, is heavily tainted with
vice. Balzac;
bait {enticement = decoy = lure} : entice = lure = tempt
(decoy)- to lure by or as if by a decoy, (C C Ch C ; Cl
C; h );
a trained bird or other animal used to entice game into a trap or within
gunshot, ('C CC' C
); The way these people had used civilians as a decoy is absolutely
sickening;
(lure)-to attract, entice, or tempt; allure, (C; ; l); The plants
emitted some kind of lure to attract victims. Conan the Indomitable;
Falconry. a feathered decoy for attracting a hawk, swung at the end of a
long line and sometimes baited with raw meat, (' C
C Q ");
(entice)-to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle, (Cl
f C); Such lovely sights do not only please, entice, but ravish
and amaze. The Anatomy of Melancholy;
(tempt)- dispose or incline or entice to; We were tempted by the delicious-
looking food;

petulant, pesterer, aggravate, perturb

cranky = petulant = pettish = puckish = peckish = peevish = techy = tetchy =
testy ~ touchy ~ fractious
(cranky)- ill-tempered; grouchy; cross; Cindy repressed an urge to hug
the cranky, domineering editor right on the bull pen floor. 1st to Die;
eccentric; queer, (C \ D C);
(petulant)- moved to or showing sudden, impatient irritation, esp. over
some trifling annoyance, (C ); He was often
willful and petulant, and I used to think him dreadfully insincere. Lord
Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories;
(pettish)- petulantly peevish, (lC C C hC); The
possibility of finding a man angry or pettish is unpleasant to me. Father
Payne;
(puckish)- mischievous; impish; He had a puckish knowledge of human
nature. The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol;
(peevish)- cross, querulous, or fretful, as from vexation or discontent,
(;
); In what a peevish, injured tone the creature did
complain of our unfair tactics! Our Friend John Burroughs;
(techy)- irritable; touchy,(lCl; ll);
(tetchy)- irritable; touchy, (lCl; ll);
(touchy)- apt to take offense on slight provocation; irritable, (;
lC " ); But my pride was touchy, and my
determination unwavering. Recollections Of My Childhood And Youth;
(testy)-irritably impatient; touchy, (ll; lCl; C ); Antonio
finally tells me, kind of testy, to just go home so he can get back to serving
dinner. Asimov's Science Fiction;
(fractious)- readily angered; peevish; irritable; quarrelsome, (lCl;
ll; C; hC); They're stubborn and fractious, and few
will argue that they're not the most limited form of human communication.
Magazine - Aeon Authors - 2006 - Issue 06 - Aeon Six;
refractory or unruly;
grumpy = cantankerous = crotchety : crusty = curmudgeonly = fussy = cranky =
crabby = crabbed = grouchy = churlish = surly = rude = cross = boorish = ill-
humored = gruff = brusque : curmudgeon : impetuous = madcap

(grumpy)- surly or ill-tempered; discontentedly or sullenly irritable;
grouchy, (hC; ); He could see Bones glancing his way and
looking grumpy, and he figured the good doctor would pay him a visit on the
bridge very soon. Mind Meld;
(stoic)- disagreeable to deal with; contentious; peevish, (hC;
); His cantankerous mother, Catherine Kepler, had for some years
been carrying on an action for slander against a woman who had accused her
of administering a poisonous potion. Kepler;
(crotchety)- given to odd notions, whims, grouchiness, etc, (Cl
l); I hear Mr. Crotch [86] disputed some of your facts about the
wingless insects, but he is a crotchety man. Alfred Russel Wallace Letters and
Reminiscences;
of the nature of a crotchet;
(crusty)- having a crisp or thick crust, ( ); The crusty gray
was interrupted by bands of lighter color. The Legacy of Heorot;
harsh; surly; rude, (lCl CC); a crusty remark;
(curmudgeonly)- like a curmudgeon; avaricious; niggardly; churlish;
(fussy)- excessively busy with trifles; anxious or particular about petty
details, (; \C\; );
hard to satisfy or please; He looked more like a fussy schoolteacher than a
cop, more like a psychologist than I did. Pop Goes The Weasel;
(of clothes, decoration, etc.) elaborately made, trimmed, or decorated,
(C' C' h C< ; C; ' ll
C\ \);
(cranky)- ill-tempered; grouchy; cross;
eccentric; queer, (C \ D C);
(crabby/ crabbed)- grouchy; ill-natured; irritable; peevish, (lCl
C); "This business with Rob is making you a little crabby, Lara," he said.
Magyar Venus;
(grouchy)- sullenly discontented; sulky; morose; ill-tempered, (hC;
C'; C\C ); The men were so greatly discouraged and the
sergeants so grouchy that at times it became almost humorous. Private
Peat;
(churlish)- like a churl; boorish; rude, (hC; ; ); All his fine
qualities came out when as an elder he met churlish Ben Jonson. The Man
Shakespeare;

(surly)- churlishly rude or bad-tempered, ( ; '; lCl);
His was not an arrogant nature, nor a surly--but the change in his
environment had been painfully abrupt. The Promise A Tale of the Great
Northwest;
(rude)- discourteous or impolite, esp. in a deliberate way, (; ;
|); They complain very much of the servants being so rude, and doing so
much as they please. The Grimke Sisters;
(cross)- angry and annoyed; ill-humored; snappish, (lCl; hC);
Don't be cross with me;
adverse; unfavorable, ( );
(boorish)- of or like a boor; unmannered; crude; insensitive; At his
suggestion, Beethoven, who was a practical joker of boorish capabilities, sent
her a tuft from the chin of a goat. The Love Affairs of Great Musicians;
(ill-humored)- irritable; surly;
(gruff)- rough, brusque, or surly, ( '; hC); His voice was gruff,
his eyes full of golden chips. Garwood, Julie - Gentle Warrior;
(brusque)- abrupt in manner; blunt; rough, (|; ); His animated
speeches--brusque, martial, and full of feeling--made quite a sensation.
Rene Mauperin;
(curmudgeon)- a bad-tempered, difficult, cantankerous person, (h
); Village Barbershop is an old-hat story --
curmudgeon grudgingly takes in brash youth, with eventual life-enhancing
benefits for both. GreenCine Daily;
(impetuous)- of, pertaining to, or characterized by sudden or rash action,
emotion, etc.; impulsive, (" C; C C C' q;
\ ; DhCl); The character has gone from a
very impetuous, aggressive, almost nasty young man to a very quiet, strong,
very reserved lawyer. 100 New Yorkers of the 1970s;
(madcap)- behaving or acting impulsively or rashly; wild;
splenetic = prickly = waspish
(splenetic)- irritable; peevish; spiteful, (hC; lCl); For many
years he continued to discharge splenetic remarks about his music, and he
was always annoyed at being called his pupil. Joseph Haydn;
(prickly)- full of or armed with prickles, ();
full of troublesome points, (lCl); She was rather prickly, and there was
more I wanted to know. Celtic Riddle;

(waspish)- irascibly or petulantly spiteful; The rest of the evening reflected
her waspish mood -- she had to wait for a bus and then stand all the way and
Aunt Emily had forgotten to put the shepherd's pie in the oven. Two Weeks
To Remember;
quick to resent a trifling affront or injury, (' Ch );
shrew = termagant ~ harridan ~ fishwife ~ virago^ virile
(shrew)- a woman of violent temper and speech; termagant, (hC;
l ; ); The better half of the knight was a shrew, and led
him a wretched life. John Deane of Nottingham Historic Adventures by Land
and Sea;
(termagant)- a quarrelsome, scolding woman; a shrew; Minerva is an
angry termagant--mean, mischief-making, and vindictive. The Humour of
Homer and Other Essays;
(harridan)- a woman regarded as scolding and vicious; Mudge was fast
losing patience with this infinitesimal harridan. The Day of the Dissonance;
(fishwife)- a woman regarded as coarse and shrewishly abusive; It was about
this time that Giorgione's ladylove won fame by discarding him in that
foolish, fishwife fashion. Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Painters;
(virago)- a woman regarded as noisy, scolding, or domineering; I saw the
billet of wood, and really felt less resentment at the old virago who had
offended us. A Residence in France;
(virile)- of, relating to, or having the characteristics of an adult male; In
spite of his miraculous faculty of expression, he never found wonderful
phrases for the virile virtues or virile vices. The Man Shakespeare;
crone = hag = witch
(crone)- a withered, witchlike old woman, ( Cl ); The red
marble proves that the old crone is a secret agent--one of my enemies The
general wiped a slight dew of perspiration off his forehead. 016 - The King
Maker;
(hag)- an old woman considered ugly or frightful;
Obsolete a female demon;
(witch)- a woman claiming or popularly believed to possess magical powers
and practice sorcery;
gadfly = heckler = pesterer = pest^ pestilential^ pesticide
(gadfly)-any of various flies, as a stable fly or warble fly, that bite or annoy
domestic animals, ( ' h');
a person who persistently annoys or provokes others with criticism,
schemes, ideas, demands, requests, etc; A gadfly is someone who goes
about asking questions that stir thinking and discussion. Enterprise

Architecture: From Incite comes Insight...;
(heckler)-to harass (a public speaker, performer, etc.) with impertinent
questions, gibes, or the like; badger, (); He captured audiences,
he overcame the hostility of persistent disturbers of the meetings, and with his
ready wit overwhelmed the heckler. My Memories of Eighty Years;
(pesterer)- one who pesters; one who troubles or worries;
(pest)- an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance,
( ); He treats his wife by law as a pest, to be put aside until he
has want of her. Soul of the Fire;
an insect or other small animal that harms or destroys garden plants, trees,
etc, (m_ l-);
a deadly epidemic disease, esp. a plague; pestilence, (
);
(pestilential)- pernicious; harmful, ( ); It then
became pestilential, but within the last few years its healthfulness has been
restored by forest plantations. The Earth as Modified by Human Action;
annoyingly troublesome, (cC );
Their pestilential, critical, discontented attitude is spreading over the school.
The Longest Journey;
(pesticide)- a chemical used to kill pests (as rodents or insects);
firebrand : kibitzer : bummer^ bum
(firebrand)-a piece of burning wood or other material,( lC Q
);
a person who kindles strife or encourages unrest; an agitator; troublemaker,
(C C C C ); It looked as if some half-
extinguished firebrand of a world had blazed up again, and was burning
brightly once more. In Those Days;
(kibitzer)- a spectator at a card game who looks at the players' cards over
their shoulders, esp. one who gives unsolicited advice;
a giver of uninvited or unwanted advice;
a person who jokes, chitchats, or makes wisecracks, esp. while others are
trying to work or to discuss something seriously;
(bummer)- a person who bums;
(bum)- a person who avoids work and sponges on others; loafer; idler,
(; );
a tramp, hobo, or derelict, (C'C l );
a drunken orgy; debauch,( ; C);
meddlesome = busybodied = interfering = officious = meddling

(meddlesome)-given to meddling; interfering; intrusive; Parliaments were
factious, meddlesome, and inexperienced, and sought to block the wheels of
government rather than promote wholesome legislation. Beacon Lights of
History, Volume 08 Great Rulers;
(busybodied)- intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner;
(interfering)- intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner; The energy with
which Cavour repudiated the idea of interfering with the seminaries is
interesting on other grounds. Cavour;
(officious)- objectionably aggressive in offering one's unrequested and
unwanted services, help, or advice; meddlesome, (C C\ C
' hC C ; _ ); Why should their good advice, or
even their urgent importunity, be deemed officious or be treated with
contempt? Female Scripture Biographies, Volume I;
(meddling)- to involve oneself in a matter without right or invitation;
interfere officiously and unwontedly; His love of meddling, his ambition to
make a fine speech, had ruined everything. The History of England, from the
Accession of James II Volume 2;
exasperate = exacerbate = aggravate = worsen
(exasperate)- to irritate or provoke to a high degree; annoy extremely,
(C ; C; C l lC); I wish not to exasperate, but to
convince; and I tender you once more my friendship and my play. ' Life Of
Johnson;
(exacerbate)- to increase the severity, bitterness, or violence of (disease,
ill feeling, etc.); aggravate, (C CC l h CC C
hC "); In her view, that would only exacerbate the problem, not solve
it. Unwanted Wedding;
to embitter the feelings of (a person); irritate; exasperate, (C );
(aggravate)- to make worse or more severe; intensify, as anything evil,
disorderly, or troublesome, ( f f C'l C C);
The vices of the Indians, she appeared disposed not to aggravate, and seemed
to take pride in extolling their virtues. A Narrative of the Life of Mrs Mary
Jemison;
to annoy; irritate; exasperate, ( C ; CC); Dissensions
arose to aggravate the already serious danger in which Agrippina and her
friends had been placed. The Women of the Caesars;
(worsen)-to make or become worse, ( " ); That only
made the headache worsen, and he winced. Brightly Burning;
perturb = derange = unbalance = unhinge : ruffle

(perturb)- to disturb or disquiet greatly in mind; agitate, (C ; \
); The lightning progression maybe; probably; certainly didn't seem
to perturb Kat in the least. The Shadow Of The Lion;
(derange)- to throw into disorder; disarrange, (f f
); "Disappointments derange, and overcome, vulgar minds." The
(unhinge)- to confuse; disrupt; The sights and sounds they've
experienced unhinge their reason. The Life and Letters of Walter H Page;
(ruffle)- to destroy the smoothness or evenness of, (' '
); The wind ruffled the sand;
to erect (the feathers), as a bird in anger, (C\ ");
to disturb, vex, or irritate; to be ruffled by a perceived slight;
to draw up (cloth, lace, etc.) into a ruffle by gathering along one edge,
(\ h l ; ll);
faze = enervate
(faze)- to disrupt the composure of; disconcert; 'But at least I know why my
startling good looks didn't faze your friend.' Deal Breaker;
(enervate)- to deprive of force or strength; destroy the vigor of; weaken,
(' " C ; ); All occupations
that enervate, paralyze, or destroy body or soul should be avoided;

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1.9 Calmness

equanimity, stability, appease, harmonize, soothing

equanimity = calmness = unflappability = imperturbability = composure
(equanimity)- calmness of temperament; composure, (-CC
'); He barely had recovered his equanimity--with his coffee--when a
young lady entered the car. The Husbands of Edith;
(calm)- free from excitement or passion; tranquil;
(unflappability)- not easily upset or confused, esp. in a crisis;
imperturbable;
(imperturbable)- incapable of being upset or agitated; not easily excited;
calm, (; ll; '; l<); He kept cool, imperturbable,
and determined, however. The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert
Parker;
(composure)- serene, self-controlled state of mind; calmness; tranquility,
('; C ; ); He began to lose his composure, and made
mistakes, his cards got mixed up, and his scoring was wild. The Complete
Memoirs of Jacques Casanova;
flappable : skittish = restive = jittery = nervy : disquietude^ distrait
(flappable)- Informal easily excited or upset;
(skittish)- restlessly or excessively lively, (l<; C; C ' C
); How often does the horse grow "skittish," or even panicky, when
there is nothing within sight or hearing. Clairvoyance and Occult Powers;
(restive)-impatient of control, restraint, or delay, as persons; restless;
uneasy, (C \C "; C ' C
"); For some reason her animal had become suddenly restive, and
occupied the whole of her attention;
(jittery)-having or feeling nervous unease; She thought about it, analyzed
the jittery feeling that made it hard for her to sit still. Acorna's World;
(nervy)- arrogantly impudent; brazen; So, as you would imagine, I grew up
exuberant in body but with a nervy, craving mind. The Greatest Survival

Stories Ever Told;
(disquietude)- the state of disquiet; uneasiness; A single element
of disquietude, a solitary, vague unrest disturbs him. The Redemption of
David Corson;
(distrait)- inattentive because of distracting worries, fears, etc.; absent-
minded, (; CC); Will was dull and distrait, and he hardly
looked at me once, and talked about sensible impersonal things the whole
time. The Heart of Una Sackville;
tranquility = placidity = serenity = repose = quietude
(tranquil)- free from commotion or tumult; peaceful; quiet; calm, (';
ll); There was only one person in the room who was calm, tranquil,
and unmoved--that person was Cecilia herself. Willis the Pilot;
(placidity)- the state or character of being placid; tranquility;
(serenity)- the state or quality of being serene, calm, or tranquil;
sereneness, ('); They were aware of the evening's sad serenity, and the
little struggling passions of their lives. Evelyn Innes;
(repose)- calmness; tranquility; His face wore a stern look when in repose,
but in conversation it was smiling and cheerful. Joseph Haydn;
(quietude)- the state of being quiet; tranquility; calmness; stillness; quiet,
(; '); Mental activity and moral quietude are the two states
which, were they perfected and united, would constitute perfect happiness.
Eugene Aram Volume 02;
aplomb = poise = assuredness^ assurance : certitude
(aplomb)- imperturbable self-possession, poise, or assurance, (-';
C h| ); Even his aplomb was a little shaken by the
complete success of the attack The Flying Legion;
(poise)- to carry or hold in equilibrium; balance; But the foundations of
his poise were shaken when the fish course was set before him. The Log-
Cabin Lady;
(assurance)- a positive declaration intended to give confidence,(;
'); The street had given him his self-assurance, his ready tongue
and his wit. Germinie Lacerteux;
presumptuous boldness; impudence;
(certitude)- freedom from doubt, esp. in matters of faith or opinion;
certainty, (); Certitude is the enemy of wisdom and, in office, it is
wisdom, not certitude, that is required;
relief = succor
(relief)- the easing of a burden or distress, such as pain, anxiety, or

oppression; For a moment the relief was as sweet as if she had been saved,
but on the heels of that came the realization of her position. Lonesome Road
- Patricia Wentworth - Miss Silver 03: 1939;
(succor)- to help or relieve; I am an outcast at your feet, hungry for love--
succor me, no less kindly! The Son of Clemenceau;
equipoise : steady^ steadfast : uniform # unstable = precarious
(equipose)- equality in distribution, as of weight, relationship, or emotional
forces; equilibrium; The ever increasing pressure of social emotions made it
seem a selfish and unmanly thing to be so concerned about one's own
spiritual equipoise. The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller;
(steady)- free from change, variation, or interruption; uniform; continuous,
(l; |); The rise and fall of his chest was even and steady;
(precarious)- dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain;
unstable; insecure, (; '; Ch); His livelihood
became precarious, and he suffered severely during the first five years of
anarchy. Great Italian and French Composers;
equipoise = equilibrium^ equivalent = tantamount : commensurate
(equilibrium)- a stable situation in which forces cancel one another;
(equivalent)- being essentially equal to something;
equivalent, as in value, force, effect, or signification, (; h' ;
); The sin against the Holy Ghost is tantamount, therefore, to
everlasting sin. Sermons to the Natural Man;
(commensurate)- proportionate; adequate, (; C ); Her
sense of satisfaction was certainly commensurate, perhaps extravagant.
Elsie Marley, Honey;
gruntle > disgruntle
(gruntle)- to be sulky; cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the
good will of;
(disgruntle)- to put into a state of sulky dissatisfaction; make discontent,
( C \C); Reading the article carefully, Joanna could
tell that some of the quotes from disgruntled departmental employees were
new and legitimate. Tombstone Courage;
mitigate > unmitigated
(mitigate)- to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or
pain; moderate, ( l Ch _ ; ' );
Techniques and methods that can prevent, mitigate or resolve conflict are
now necessary to ensure 'project sustainability';
(unmitigated)- not mitigated; not softened or lessened, ( ; l;

Ch ; '); God is no more than a name for the unmitigated reality.
The Moral Economy;
unqualified or absolute;
appease = assuage = allay = gentle = gruntle = conciliate = reconcile = lenify
= pacify = placate = mollify = stay = quite = quell ~ alleviate = relieve =
soothe ~ extenuate = mitigate = palliate = propitiate
(appease)- to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment;
pacify; soothe, ('f ' ); There was in her a longing which
nothing could appease, an irresistible call toward the unattainable, the
unknowable. Doctor Pascal;
(assuage)- to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate, (f
Chf f h ' ' ); What Wordsworth
does is to assuage, to reconcile, to fortify. Studies in Literature;
(allay)- to put (fear, doubt, suspicion, anger, etc.) to rest; calm; quiet,
(f Cf h ); My misery knows no allay,
Poems of Paul Verlaine;
(gentle)- to mollify; calm; pacify;
(conciliate)- to overcome the distrust or hostility of; placate; win over,
( C ' ; C h ); Unable
to conciliate or to compromise, they were conspicuously successful in
stimulating the general prejudice against themselves. Rene Mauperin;
(reconcile)- to win over to friendliness; cause to become amicable, (C
h lC C ; ); As part of an attempt to reconcile, the
government has already appealed to the Supreme Court to review the
judgment against the Sharifs;
(lenify)- to assuage; to soften; to mitigate; to alleviate;
(pacify)- to ease the anger or agitation of; There were endless difficulties, a
censorship to pacify, and many commercial schemes to arrange, but nothing
must be left untried. The Love Affairs of Great Musicians;
(placate)- to appease or pacify, esp. by concessions or conciliatory
gestures, ('f 'f ' ); First to pacify and placate, then to win
and hold those worse than neutrals, was the work of John Jay. Little
Journeys To the Homes of the Great, Volume 3;
(mollify)- to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease,
('f ' f C ); Intermarriage, if it were permitted,
would naturally tend to mollify enmities. The God Delusion;
(stay)- to appease or satisfy temporarily the cravings of (the stomach,
appetite, etc.);

(quiet)- (' ")
(quell)- to suppress; put an end to; extinguish, (h ); There was a
serious mutiny in the army which required all his tact to quell, arising from
the neglect of Congress to pay the troops. Beacon Lights of History, Volume
11 American Founders;
(alleviate)- to make easier to endure; lessen; mitigate, ( ; '
); There are few mortal misfortunes that I cannot alleviate or overcome.
The Four Million;
(relieve)-to cause a lessening or alleviation of; They replied, We live in the
suburbs of the city, where she used to visit, relieve, and comfort the poor.
The Power of Faith;
(soothe)- to calm or placate; But there was no balm to soothe an affront to
professional pride-then or in any other age. A Canticle for Leibowitz;
(extenuate)- to represent (a fault, offense, etc.) as less serious, (C
hC C C _ _ ; ' ); Do not excuse
or extenuate, but aggravate your guilt. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning;
(palliate)- to relieve or lessen without curing; mitigate; alleviate, (Cf
Ch ' ); Perhaps as a rule poisonous substances palliate the
symptoms which they cause, or which follow their use. Personal Experience
of a Physician;
(propitiate)- to make favorably inclined; appease; conciliate, (CC
'C ); The young warriors were recalled from the
frontiers, and a deputation of thirty-two chiefs set out for Charleston, in order
to propitiate the anger of the whites, and arrest the threatened invasion of
their country. The Life of Francis Marion;
ameliorate = meliorate = improve = amend = emend
(ameliorate)- to make or become better, more bearable, or more
satisfactory; improve; meliorate, (C q C " );
The commission concluded that decriminalization was the policy that would
best ameliorate the worsening situation;
(meliorate)- to make better;
(amend)- reparation or compensation for a loss, damage, or injury of any
kind; recompense, (q ; l ;
h ' C' ); The next night the fickle Romans
made ample amends, for the opera was concluded amid the warmest
applause, even from the friends of Paisiello. The Great Italian and French

Composers;
(emend)- to edit or change (a text), ( C' ); Lumsden himself
never emends the text. The Translations of Beowulf A Critical Bibliography;
to free from faults or errors; correct;
irreconcilable^ conciliate > conciliatory <> ciliated
(irreconcilable)- impossible to reconcile;
(conciliate)- to overcome the distrust or hostility of; placate; win over,
( C ' ; C h ); Unable
to conciliate or to compromise, they were conspicuously successful in
stimulating the general prejudice against themselves. Rene Mauperin;
(conciliatory)- tending to conciliate or win confidence or good will;
reconciling;
(ciliated)- any protozoan of the phylum Ciliophora (or in some classification
schemes, class Ciliata), as those of the genera Paramecium, Tetrahymena,
Stentor, and Vorticella, having cilia on part or all of the surface;
having minute hair; The epithelial cells, from their shape, are known as
squamous, columnar, glandular, or ciliated. A Practical Physiology;
quell {suppress = quench}
(suppress)- to put an end to forcibly; subdue;
(quench)- to put out (a fire, for example); extinguish; He painted them as
having followed up a spent water-course, in hopes of finding wherewith
to quench their thirst, and sinking under the disappointment. Great
harmonize = liaise = intercede = mediate = arbitrate^ arbiter : slake = quench :
solace = comfort = console^ inconsolable
(harmoinze)- to bring into harmony, accord, or agreement, (
; h' ); A mediocre improvisation is always endurable, if the
organist has grasped the idea that church music should harmonize with the
service and aid meditation and prayer. Musical Memories;
(liase)-to form a liaison, (CC CC ); In those days
Unicom was required to liaise with 450 servers in unit locations around the
world. The most recent articles from Computing;
(intercede)-to act or interpose in behalf of someone in difficulty or trouble,
as by pleading or petition, ( ); I sent a request to Mohamad
Bogharib to intercede with Casembe for me for a man to show the way to
Chikumbi, who is near to Bangweolo. The Last Journals of David Livingstone
from 1865 to His Death;
(mediate)- to settle (disputes, strikes, etc.) as an intermediary between
parties; reconcile; Mary, for two hours before supper, implored Knox

to mediate with the western fanatics. John Knox and the Reformation;
(arbitrate)- to decide as arbitrator or arbiter; determine, (
; ); Great Britain refused to arbitrate, and denied our
right to interfere. A Brief History of the United States;
(arbiter)- a person empowered to decide matters at issue; judge; umpire,
((C ) C ; ); Power will be
the arbiter, as it always has been the arbiter. The Iron Heel;
(slake)- to allay (thirst, desire, wrath, etc.) by satisfying, ( f
h ' ); Around the 1880s the Foundry Arms Pub was built, no
doubt to slake the thirst of the foundry workers;
(quench)-to slake, satisfy, or allay (thirst, desires, passion, etc.), (
h ; ); Peter had awakened fires that he
could not quench, and aroused a spirit that he could not quell. Oak
Openings;
(solace)-comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or
discomfort, (_; C); "His absence brought solace, and made people
breathe freely." The Tragedy of St. Helena;
(console)- to alleviate or lessen the grief, sorrow, or disappointment of;
give solace or comfort, (_ Ch"; C ); When her father
died, Marius did his best to console Cosette;
(inconsolable)- not consolable; that cannot be comforted; disconsolate,
(_ C ); Voltaire was equally inconsolable, and still more violent
in the expression of his grief. Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 2 of 3) Turgot;
console <> condole : commiserate : sympathy^ empathy
(condole)- to express sympathy with a person who is suffering sorrow,
misfortune, or grief, (Ch C); The divine love does not
merely condole, it delivers You cannot add anything to this promise. The
Threshold Grace;
(commiserate)- to feel or express sorrow or sympathy for; empathize with;
pity, (Ch C ); Ambassadors, now that we're
coming to know them fairly well, commiserate us. The Life and Letters of
Walter H Page;
(sympathy)- sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or
anguish); But much as I appreciate your impulsive good will, I don't think
that your sympathy is a thing which I care to accept. We Three;
(empathy)- the intellectual identification with or vicarious experiencing of
the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of another, (C C C

_ " ); It has the tiniest little hands that go into people's hearts
and make them discover their own empathy, their own pain. Stand And Be
Counted;
moderate = restrain = chasten = season = normalize {anneal} = temper >
temperate^ distemper
(moderate)- to reduce the excessiveness of; make less violent, severe,
intense, or rigorous, (f h ");
(restrain)- to hold back or keep in check; control; All efforts to restrain or
recover the fugitives were idle, until they had reached the woods. The Life
of Francis Marion;
(chasten)- to inflict suffering upon for purposes of moral improvement;
chastise, (C'C ' Ch"; h C' ); To chasten,
elevate, correct, subdue, Bitter-Sweet;
(season)- make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding
something else; moderate, ( ; );
(normalize)- to make normal;
(anneal)- to heat (glass, earthenware, metals, etc.) to remove or prevent
internal stress, to toughen or temper, ( l Ch
C C ' ); When he is done, he sets the fullered and
ordered iron on the back edge of the forge to anneal, and searches for another
chunk of scrap. The Magic Engineer;
(temper)- to moderate or mitigate, (Cf ' ); Climate From April
to September the coast has warm, mainly dry weather tempered by sea
breezes;
to impart strength or toughness to (steel or cast iron) by heating and
cooling;
(temperate)- moderate or self-restrained; not extreme in opinion,
statement, etc., (f l C' hC CC 'C);
The son was patient, temperate, and of no great ambition. The Man in the
Twilight;
(distemper)- a deranged condition of mind or body; a disorder or disease;
chasten^ chaste <> caste
(chasten)-to inflict suffering upon for purposes of moral improvement;
chastise, (C'C ' Ch"; h C' ); To chasten,
(caste)- Hinduism. any of the social divisions into which Hindu society is
traditionally divided, each caste having its own privileges and limitations,
transferred by inheritance from one generation to the next; jati, (;

; c); The name is derived from the Sanskrit Bhanda, a jester,
and the caste are also known as Naqqal or actor. The Tribes and Castes of
the Central Provinces of IndiaVolume I (of IV);
abate^ bate : slacken : retrench : diminish : dilute : ebb : plummet : subside
: wane # wax
(abate)- to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish,
( C; ' "; C _ " ); Her anger to
Booth too began a little to abate, and was softened by her concern for his
misfortune. Amelia Volume 3;
(bate)- to moderate or restrain; That honour which shall 'bate his scythe's
keen edge, The Man Shakespeare;
(slacken)- to make or become less active, vigorous, intense, etc., (
C; C l Ch"); If the velocity tends to slacken, the inverse
process is employed. Scientific American Supplement, No. 664, September
22,1888;
(retrench)- to cut down, reduce, or diminish; curtail (expenses), (
Cl ; l C); The company said the decision to retrench was
sparked by continued tough trading conditions;
(N. diminution) to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important,
etc.; lessen; reduce, (_ ; _ "); When the ice caps finally
began to permanently diminish, the summer floods were doubtless terrific.
The Romance of the Colorado River;
(dilute)- to make (a liquid) thinner or weaker by the addition of water or
the like, (C h C ); He practised self-restraint and
knew better than to dilute his fame by holding argument with small men on
little topics. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great;
(ebb)- to fall away or back; decline or recede, (l \; CC
CC "; C "; _ "); He took charge of the University when
its fortunes were at a low ebb, and the future was not bright. The
University of Michigan;
(plummet)-fall sharply, (! C\ " CC ); It dropped like
a plummet, but no man saw where it struck the earth. The Bloody Crown of
Conan;
(subside)- to become quiet, less active, or less violent; abate, (' '
" C "); His warmth beginning to subside, he at length said in an
altered voice: 'This must not go beyond this room.' Life and Times of
Washington;

(wane)- to decrease in strength, intensity, etc., ('
C "; ' _ " "); The prosperity of the
house, however, soon began to wane, and it was brought to bankruptcy by
the crisis of 1836. Great Fortunes and How They Were Made;
(wax)- increase, grow, ((C' l C< wane C) C
' "); And the new moon waxed, and waned: and every day the
sun rose up as usual, and travelled slowly on, till he sank at eve, over the
sand, beyond the western hill. Bubbles of the Foam;
bland ~ comforting = soothing : demulcent = salving = emollient <> emolument
(bland)- soothing or mild, (lC " " _; ; C';
); The next morning was fresh and bland, and I walked ahead of
the carriage. A Residence in France;
(soothing)- tending to assuage pain;
(demulcent)- serving to soothe or soften;
(salving)- having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin;
(emollient)- having the power of softening or relaxing, as a medicinal
substance; soothing, esp. to the skin, (_ C C h); Sesame
oil makes ideal massage oil because of its excellent emollient properties;
(emolument)- profit, salary, or fees from office or employment;
compensation for services, (l ; ; C); It was also a
position of grave responsibility; and it ought to have been one of liberal
emolument, but it was not. Benjamin Franklin;

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1.10 Pride

arrogance, overbold, appropriate, hypothesis

arrogance = hubris = haughtiness = hauteur = conceit = vanity = self-love :
vainglorious
(arrogance)- offensive display of superiority or self-importance; overbearing
pride, (); A mad arrogance, a boundless confidence in himself, flamed
through all his veins. Fenwick's Career;
(hubris)-excessive pride or self-confidence; arrogance, ( ;
h ; h; ; ; ); Greed, hubris, and short-sighted
pursuit of political advantage have been placed in the pressure cooker and the
heat turned on high. SuperFrenchie;
(haughtiness)- disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant;
supercilious, (; ); Pride and haughtiness, and command and
oppression, were now written on her face, and ruled her gestures.
Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 2 (of 3);
(hauteur)- haughty manner or spirit; arrogance, (); He ruled his
regular following with the hauteur of a superior being who does not deign to
reveal himself to the first comer. Musical Memories;
(conceit)-an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance,
wit, etc., ( ; C C " ); He was
the impersonation of impudence and self-conceit, and the banker looked
angry enough to annihilate him Make or Break or, The Rich Man's Daughter;
a fancy; whim; fanciful notion, (h ; );
(vanity)- excessive pride in one's appearance, qualities, abilities,
achievements, etc., (; Ch; ; ; h); What
a vanity was all human labour, what a mystery all human life. A Doctor of
the Old School Volume 3;
(self-love)- conceit; vanity; Thus, there was nothing like a logical harshness
in his conduct, no committal of self-love, no struggle of rival talent. Life
and Times of Washington;
(vainglory)- excessive elation or pride over one's own achievements,
abilities, etc.; boastful vanity; If they have left us nothing for vainglory,
they have left us at least enough to be grateful for. Lectures on Art;

empty pomp or show;
self-love {narcissism} : egoism^ egotism > egotistic^ egocentric : smugness :
gloat : complacency > complacent <> complaisant
(self-love)- conceit; vanity; Thus, there was nothing like a logical harshness
in his conduct, no committal of self-love, no struggle of rival talent. Life
and Times of Washington;
(narcissism)- inordinate fascination with oneself; excessive self-love;
vanity; Such abandonment is the recipe for creating narcissism, which is
always distinguished by a lack of empathy and real concern for others. The
Irate Nation;
(egoism)- the habit of valuing everything only in reference to one's personal
interest; selfishness (opposed to altruism ), (h; h); It is political
and commercial egoism which is the evil harbinger of war. Creative Unity;
(egotism)- an inflated sense of one's own importance; conceit; Despite his
superlative coxcombry and egotism, he was, moreover, a man of no mean
abilities. Fielding;
(egotistic)- being centered in or preoccupied with oneself and the
gratification of one's own desires; self-centered; I ought not speak that way,
it sounds egotistic, but I am old enough now to be excused for that. Acres
of Diamonds;
(egocentric)- having little or no regard for interests, beliefs, or attitudes
other than one's own; self-centered, (C); Every word they say is
motivated by the desire to manipulate and by their insatiable egocentric need
for attention and admiration. Portrait of a Killer;
(smugness)- contentedly confident of one's ability, superiority, or
correctness; complacent, ( ; "; ';
lC); He wore a Hindoo robe, let his beard grow like a Yogi ... was
irritated with the unimaginative, self-seeking smugness of the grown-ups.
Tramping on Life;
(gloat)- to look at or think about with great or excessive, often smug or
malicious, satisfaction, ( C C ); She comes here,
too, to gloat--to rejoice--to see how I look before my son in prison stripes!
Jane Cable;
(complacency)- a feeling of quiet pleasure or security, often while unaware
of some potential danger, defect, or the like; self-satisfaction or smug
satisfaction with an existing situation, condition, etc, ( ; h;
); We are affected with the gratification of a benevolent desire, with
self-complacency, and with undefined hopes. Moral Science; a Compendium
of Ethics;

(complaisant)- inclined or disposed to please; obliging; agreeable or
gracious; compliant; Bribes for the complaisant, prison for the obstinate Men
guessed what was coming. Korea's Fight for Freedom;
haughty = imperious = supercilious = swaggering = lordly = overbearing =
prideful = disdainful = snotty {dirty with nasal discharge} = bigheaded = uppish
= snobbish > snob
(haughty)- scornfully and condescendingly proud; Although outwardly cool
and even haughty, I was really in a state of most terrible anxiety.
Adventures of Louis de Rougemont;
(imperious)-domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial; overbearing,
(Ch'; ^; ; ); Ah, you do not know how imperious are
the reasons which force me to pursue such a course. Recollections of the
private life of Napoleon;
(supercilious)- haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial
expression, (^c h ; ; C); Her eyebrows
were a little raised; her expression was a little supercilious, faintly inquisitive.
The Lighted Way;
(swaggerig)- to walk or strut with a defiant or insolent air, (hC lC;
; - ); Such an insanely jealous, swaggering,
domineering, cruel fanatic is too loathsome to be interesting. The Life and
Works of Friedrich Schiller;
(lordly)- insolently imperious; haughty; arrogant; overbearing, ( );
But generations of prophets have convinced us the Ancients cannot be dead,
must still dwell lordly in the cosmos. The Day of Their Return;
(overbearing)- domineering; dictatorial; haughtily or rudely arrogant,
( _ ; C C " '; C"l); The father of the
child says that at home he is violent, overbearing, and intractable.
Spontaneous Activity in Education;
(disdainful)- to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn; Though
his smile was captivating, yet the expression of his month when disdainful or
angry could scarcely be seen without terror. The Memoirs of Napoleon;
(snotty)- snobbish; arrogant; supercilious; He handed the horse to Katelyn,
who slanted me a snotty little smile of satisfaction. Ms Longshot;
of or pertaining to snot (C C;; '; C l);
(bighead)- an excessive estimate of one's importance; conceit;
(uppish)- arrogant; condescending; uppity, (\; );
(snob)- a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social
superiors and is condescending or overbearing to others, (C

h C C C c C C\ C n
C C ^ ClC ChC );
(snob) ( h c " h
^ )
a person who believes himself or herself an expert or connoisseur in a given
field and is condescending toward or disdainful of those who hold other
opinions or have different tastes regarding this field; a musical snob;
haughty : cavalier^ cavalcade
(cavalier)- a horseman, esp. a mounted soldier; knight, ('C);
haughty, disdainful, or supercilious, (; ; ';
h; ); The system which has seen cavalier disregard of immigration
rules become the norm in the Home office;
(cavalcade)- a procession of persons riding on horses, in horsedrawn
carriages, in cars, etc, ('CCh 'lCh C'); The rear of
the cavalcade was brought up by more mules and the chariots bearing his
plate and tents and all the other equipage with which a prince was wont to
travel. The Life of Cesare Borgia;
brazen = bald-faced = bodacious = brash = insolent = impudent =
impertinent(pert) = lippy = sassy = brassy = overbold = assuming = assumptive =
presumptuous > presumption = effrontery = assumption
(brazen)- shameless or impudent, ( ; ); "They're bold, brazen,
abominable creatures, invented for the annoyance and destruction of their
superiors. Lady Audley's Secret;
like brass, as in sound, color, or strength, ( ; C '
");
(bald-faced)- barefaced;
(bodacious)- audacious (recklessly brave); bold or brazen; Failure to comply
with this ruling would result in a bodacious lawsuit;
thorough; blatant; unmistakable;
(brash)- impertinent; impudent; tactless, ( ; " ; ); The man
was cocky and brash, but with a dangerous edge to him, as well. Ilse
Witch;
(insolent)- boldly rude or disrespectful; contemptuously impertinent;
insulting, (; ); They became insolent, and unwisely showed their
contempt for the religious and social institutions which they aimed to
overthrow. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of
Freemasonry;

(impudent)- shameless or brazenly immodest, (" ; ; ); The
factious libels become daily more numerous and more impudent, and no man
comes undamaged from the field. PG Edition of Netherlands series
Complete;
(impertinent)- intrusive or presumptuous, as persons or their actions;
insolently rude; uncivil, (; ; ); I hope you will excuse me for
doing what is only my duty, although it may appear impertinent;
not pertinent or relevant; irrelevant, ();
(pert)- boldly forward in speech or behavior; impertinent; saucy, ( ;
'l); I think your pert and impudent remarks call for an apology;
(lippy)- having large or prominent lips;
Slang. impudent; fresh; So he gets a bit lippy from time to time, sounding off
about what a hard time he has of it. A Place of Execution;
(sassy)- rude and disrespectful; impudent, (lC; C);
(brassy)- made of or covered with brass;
brazen; bold; loud;
(overbold)- excessively or presumptuously bold; impudent;
(assuming)- taking too much for granted; presumptuous; We have food for
about a year-assuming an average harvest this year, or even a slightly short
one. The Bear and the Dragon;
(assumptive)- taken for granted; An American is nationally assumptive, an
Englishman personally so. A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains;
(presumptuous)- unwarrantedly or impertinently bold; forward, ( ;
"); He was a bold, presumptuous, ambitious, and licentious man; and his
own vices betrayed him to his ruin. Henry of Monmouth, Volume 2 Memoirs of
Henry the Fifth;
(presumption)- assumption of something as true, ( ; ;
); But I do say that in all disputes between them and their rulers,
the presumption is at least upon a par in favour of the people. Burke;
(effrontery)- shameless or impudent boldness; barefaced audacity, (;
); The denial of this fact only proves the effrontery, and also the
stupidity, of the liars. Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf: The World War;
(assumption)- arrogance; presumption;
brazen {barefaced = shameless}
(barefaced)- shameless; impudent; audacious, (; ; ; );
This barefaced Israeli war crime marks a historic turn to a prolonged
Palestinian struggle. Palestine Chronicle - Headlines;

bodacious : audacious = brave = intrepid = dauntless = venturesome :
audacity = temerity : = fortitude = nerve = mettle = spunk > spunky = plucky ~
gamely : valiance = gallantry = valor = chivalry > chivalrous = gallant
(audacious)- extremely bold or daring; recklessly brave; fearless, (;
; ); The crows are equally audacious, and are dangerous to
men Iying wounded in solitary places. Arabian nights. English;
(intrepid)- resolutely fearless; dauntless, (C ; '); The spirit
which they breathed was bold, intrepid, and magnanimous A Modern
History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and
Colleges;
(venturesome)- having or showing a disposition to undertake risky or
dangerous activities; daring, ( C ; C ); He would never
have been so bold and venturesome, if his hunger had not made him forget
his prudence. The Lords of the Wild A Story of the Old New York Border;
(audacity)- fearless daring; intrepidity; The weakness of the patriots
necessarily increased the audacity, with the strength, of their enemies. The
Life of Francis Marion;
(temerity)- reckless boldness; rashness, (); There is no philosophy
without intellectual temerity, as there is no religion without moral temerity.
The Approach to Philosophy;
(fortitude)- mental and emotional strength in facing difficulty, adversity,
danger, or temptation courageously, (h C C
Cl C ; ); They met their fate with fortitude, and
their last words were in grateful remembrance of Maconochie. The History
of Tasmania , Volume II;
(nerve)- boldness; audacity; impudence; impertinence; He had the nerve to
say that?;
(mettle)- courage and fortitude, (C; ); The true test of
your mettle is your ability to handle "too much." Aspen Daily News Online;
(spunky)- Informal spirited; plucky; Rolf clearly admired her spunky defiant
spirit, and they hit it off almost instantly. Dance Of Desire;
(plucky)- having or showing courage and spirit in trying circumstances; The
champions are generally plucky, and seldom come out of the water of their
own will. Children of Borneo;
(gamely)- in a game or plucky manner; She'd fought gamely to keep up, but
the last few hundred paces or so, he'd been forced to almost carry her. The
Seventh Gate;
(valiance)- valiant character; bravery; valor; The virtue of

their valiance shall remain, 'All's Well!';
(gallantry)- nobility of spirit or action; courage; But he was never lacking
in gallantry, and was as brave on such occasions as when all the dangers of
the deep threatened him. Richard Carvel;
(valor)- boldness or determination in facing great danger, esp. in battle;
heroic courage; bravery, (; ; ; C'l ); He had distinguished
himself by valor, and, but for his humble extraction and meager education,
might have risen to a high command. The Eagle of the Empire A Story of
Waterloo;
(chivalry)- the medieval system, principles, and customs of knighthood;
Their intercourse with the French impressed that mercurial people with
exalted notions of their humanity, chivalry, and nobleness of nature. The
Memories of Fifty Years;
(chivalrous)- having the qualities of chivalry, as courage, courtesy, and
loyalty, ( h; Cl; '); He was a man of noble and virtuous
disposition, chivalrous, and inspired with a deep sense of religion The
Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 10;
(gallant)- smartly or boldly stylish; dashing; He proves a gallant, a capable, a
successful warrior, and returns with well-won laurels. Shakespeare His Life
Art And Characters;
impertinent {irrelevant = orthogonal = extraneous {external}}
(impertinent)- intrusive or presumptuous, as persons or their actions;
insolently rude; uncivil, (; ; ); I hope you will excuse me for
doing what is only my duty, although it may appear impertinent;
not pertinent or relevant; irrelevant, ();
(orthogonal)- extraneous, immaterial, impertinent, rectangular;
(extraneous)- introduced or coming from without; not belonging or proper
to a thing; external; foreign, (;; ; C); His job was his
life, and she was an extraneous part of it. A Man Of Honour;
impertinent # pertinent = apropos = apposite = apt = appropriate = germane :
befitting : behoove : condign^ dignity
(apropose)- fitting; at the right time; to the purpose; opportunely, (
C; ; Cl; ); The speech was made apropos of the
projected visit of President Kruger to Berlin, when on his tour of despair to
the capitals of Europe while the war was still in progress. William of
Germany;
(apposite)- suitable; well-adapted; pertinent; relevant, (; C );
Their translations of our words into their language are always apposite,

comprehensive, and drawn from images familiar to them. A Complete
Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson;
(apt)- suited to the purpose or occasion; appropriate, (; Cl;
); an apt metaphor; a few apt remarks on world peace;
unusually intelligent; able to learn quickly and easily, (] ]); an
apt pupil;
(germane)- closely or significantly related; relevant; pertinent, (C
C ; ); But non-germane amendments give these minority
viewpoints an undue advantage within that forum;
(befitting)- suitable; proper; becoming; planned with a befitting sense of
majesty;
(behoove)- to be necessary or proper for, as for moral or ethical
considerations; be incumbent on, ( l ); Yet
it behooves governments to keep a vigilant eye upon those to whom they
delegate power in remote and helpless colonies. The Life and Voyages of
Christopher Columbus;
(condign)- well-deserved; fitting; adequate, (C; l ); There is a
general outcry for his condign punishment. The Recreations of a Country
Parson;
(dignity)- the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect;
presumptuous {overweening = uppity}
(overweening)- presumptuously conceited, overconfident, or proud,
( '; h); Its been a remarkable display
of overweening, self righteous, arrogance and narcissism. American
Chronicle;
(uppity)- Informal taking liberties or assuming airs beyond one's station;
presumptuous; Her gaze was direct, curious, and not at all uppity, and he
sensed a gentleness in her that could withstand any circumstance. Come
The Spring;
assumption = premise = postulate = hypothesis = supposition = speculation =
guess = conjecture = surmise
(assumption)- arrogance; presumption;
(premise)- a proposition supporting or helping to support a conclusion,
(C ; ^); In fact, in all secular moralities,
the premise is axiomatic. Atheist Ethicist;
(postulate)- something taken as self-evident or assumed without proof as a
basis for reasoning, (); The purpose of my postulates is to substitute
something more precise and more effective in place of such rather vague

principles. My Philosophical Development;
(hypothesis)- a proposition, or set of propositions, set forth as an
explanation for the occurrence of some specified group of phenomena,
either asserted merely as a provisional conjecture to guide investigation,
( lC h; C;
);
(hypothetical)- based on assumptions or hypotheses; supposed,
(C ); Color will be hypothetical, a mathematical concept only.
Asimov's Science Fiction;
(supposition)- something that is supposed; assumption; hypothesis, ( ;
; ; l); In entire accordance with this supposition is the
general character of the epistle. Companion to the Bible;
(speculation)- the contemplation or consideration of some subject,(;
; ); to engage in speculation on humanity's ultimate destiny;
(conjecture)- the formation or expression of an opinion or theory without
sufficient evidence for proof, ( ; CC );
But it is doubtful whether this conjecture was any nearer the truth.
Absalom's Hair;
(surmise)- to conjecture or guess, (f f C ); Then
his surmise was a true one, and he was indeed aboard one of the enemy's
ships. Across the Spanish Main A Tale of the Sea in the Days of Queen Bess;
hypothesis^ thesis = dissertation^ dissertate = discourse
(thesis)- a proposition that is maintained by argument;
(dissertation)- a written essay, treatise, or thesis, esp. one written by a
candidate for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, (C h < ;
( 'hC " D C )); Under
some circumstances, it is possible to write a longer, intensively supervised,
dissertation;
(dissertate)- talk at length and formally about a topic;
(discourse)- communication of thought by words; talk; conversation,
( ; ; C Ch'; <); The object of his discourse was a panegyric
of himself and a satire on all other conjurors. Vivian Grey;
superposition^ supposition > supposititious = supposed = putative :
speculation > speculative
(suppositious)- formed from or growing out of supposition;
(putative)- commonly regarded as such; reputed; supposed, (llC
l; ); As a transformative thinker, he has always taken care to

emphasize the connections between incarcerated lives and lives that unfold in
the putative arenas of freedom;
(speculative)- not based on fact or investigation; But he grounded a claim to
promotion on the fact that he had always avoided speculative, and
preached practical, religion. Sydney Smith;
insolence = impudence = impertinence ~ chutzpah : forward
(insolence)- the quality or condition of being insolent; Sometimes he
succeeded, but more often his insolence was submitted to by men as brave as
he, but who wished to avoid trouble with him. The Life of Kit Carson;
(impudence)- the quality or state of being impudent; effrontery; insolence,
(" ; ; ); But his impudence is not a manner of prudence, an art
of remaining vague, an elegant method of having no opinion. Chantecler
Play in Four Acts;
(impertinence)- insolence; Shortly afterwards I heard that the governor's
daughter married the man whose leg I had lamed for his impertinence to me.
Sketches From My Life;
(stoic)- unmitigated effrontery or impudence; gall; "What an
enormous chutzpah you possess," I told him. Nine Princes In Amber;
(forward)- used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty;
(froward)- habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition;

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1.11 Boast

boast, pompous, meretricious, fustian

boast = bluster = gasconade = brag > braggart = blowhard = vaunter = bragger^
braggadocio = swagger = bravado = rodomontade
(boast)- to speak with excessive pride; But Mrs. Croly's proudest boast was
that she was a woman's woman. Memories of Jane Cunningham Croly;
(bluster)- to be loud, noisy, or swaggering; utter loud, empty menaces or
protests,( - ; ' "); His bluster, his temper, his
noisy hilarity, had always antagonized her. Rainbow Valley;
to roar and be tumultuous, as wind, ( Cl h CC
"); Let the storm wind bluster, cried Jack, well set sail tonight.;
(gasconade)- extravagant boasting; boastful talk; They were excessively
given to gasconade, and every true Canadian boasted himself a match for
three Englishmen at least. Montcalm and Wolfe;
(brag)- to talk boastfully; His conversation was one incessant brag, in
atrocious French. Recollections Of My Childhood And Youth;
(braggart)- a person who does a lot of bragging, (\; \
h C); If you refuse to wrestle, I will brand you as a blower and
a braggart--a fellow not fit to be accepted in the society of gentlemen.
Frank Merriwell's Races;
(blowhard)- an exceptionally boastful and talkative person;
(vaunter)- one who vaunts; a boaster; a braggart; A vaunter and a liar are
near akin. The Proverbs of Scotland;
(bragger)- one who brags;
(braggadocio)- empty boasting; bragging; This has been told us by one of
your workmen, to whom you disclosed the matter in your braggadocio way.
The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini;
a boasting person; braggart;
(swagger)- to walk or strut with a defiant or insolent air, (hC lC;
- ); Bluster and swagger were foreign to his nature,
and he loathed a bully as much as a coward. Theodore Roosevelt An Intimate
Biography;

(bravado)- a pretentious, swaggering display of courage, (;
); False bravado is the initial reaction of the poser. studentlinc;
(rodomontade)- pretentious boasting or bragging; bluster; Among their
opponents the most formidable are Rogero and the pagan Rodomont, whose
boastful language has given rise to the term rodomontade. The Book of the
Epic;
flaunt = vaunt = flash = tout
(flaunt)- to parade or display oneself conspicuously, defiantly, or boldly,
( C ; f \ ); A slim and trim and well toned
body is a delight not only to flaunt, but also to behold;
(vaunt)- to speak vaingloriously of; boast of, ( h );
"Wheres now the imperious vaunt, the daring boast, The Iliad;
(flash)- to give off light or be lighted in sudden or intermittent bursts;
(tout)- to describe or advertise boastfully; publicize or promote; praise
extravagantly, (lCl ; h ); We achieved the well-nigh
impossible, a full scale trial without an observer or a tout in sight.
Bonecrack;
grandstand : vapor : rhapsodize : crow
(grandstand)- to conduct oneself or perform showily or ostentatiously in an
attempt to impress onlookers; The weekend indeed had been topped off by
the anticipated grandstand performance. Buried Alive, The Biography of
Janis Joplin;
(vapor)- to talk or act grandiloquently, pompously, or boastfully; bluster;
(rhapsodize)- to talk with extravagant enthusiasm, (Q C C
); Instead of answering the question, Valentine instantly began
to rhapsodize about the child's face. Hide and Seek;
(crow)- to gloat, boast, or exult; She crowed her superiority.
DragonFlight;
tumid = turgid = bombastic = orotund = declamatory = pompous = pontifical =
grandiloquent = magniloquent = overblown = bloated = flatulent^ inflated :
billowing : wake(of wave)
(tumid)- swollen, or affected with swelling, as a part of the body, ((ChC
C<) C; ; );
pompous or inflated, as language; turgid; bombastic, ( C C;
); I especially dislike his tumid style; I prefer writing that is less
swollen and bombastic;
(turgid)- swollen; distended; tumid, (C; ); His face grew more and

more turgid, and suddenly he slammed down on the floor, gave a kick or two
and lay very still A man leaned over and held his wrist. 048 - The Derrick
Devil;
inflated, overblown, or pompous; bombastic, ('\ );
(bombastic)- ostentatiously lofty in style; I hurl defiance at my century,
sounds a trifle bombastic. The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller;
(orotund)- (of the voice or speech) characterized by strength, fullness,
richness, and clearness, ('; h); The following example requires
the union of declamatory force, low pitch, slow rate, monotone,
and orotund quality: -- The American Union Speaker;
(of a style of speaking) pompous or bombastic, ( h ; \);
(declamatory)- ostentatiously lofty in style; Its success has introduced or
confirmed among us the use of dialogue too declamatory, of unaffecting
elegance and chill philosophy. ' Life Of Johnson;
(pompous)- characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or
importance, (\; C; ; ); Sometimes a pompous,
pretending title hits the mark at once and wins a name. Life and Remains of
John Clare;
(pontifical)- of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a pontiff; papa, (C
'-<); In spite of his prayers that he might be spared the degradation
of being arrested while still clad in his pontifical habits, he was at once sent
to the Bastile. The Life of Marie Antoinette;
pompous, dogmatic, or pretentious, ( _ ); The Colonel was
smiling now; his handsome face was gradually assuming the
expression pontifical. The Valley of the Giants;
(grandiloquent)- speaking or expressed in a lofty style, often to the point of
being pompous or bombastic, (\ ); His language is free, perfectly
clear, often redundant, sometimes grandiloquent, and usually addressed
more to the pit than to the boxes. Studies in Early Victorian Literature;
(magniloquent)- speaking or expressed in a lofty or grandiose style;
pompous; bombastic; boastful, (\ ; \ \ C ); Lamb's
verses were always good, steady, and firm, and void of
those magniloquent commonplaces which so clearly betray the immature
writer. Charles Lamb;
(overblown)- overinflated; turgid; bombastic; pretentious, (
l; ; Cl); The storm which threatened the former
was overblown, and he was in season to avert that by which the latter was

threatened. The Life of Francis Marion;
(bloated)- swollen; puffed up; overlarge, (; ); "Microsoft's
license agreement for a bloated, inefficient and unreliable operating system is
evil, anti-competitive, and offensive." MSDN Blogs;
excessively vain; conceited,( );
(flatulent)- having unsupported pretensions; inflated and empty; pompous;
turgid; It is a thin, flatulent, and innutritious food, and incapable of
supporting infantine life with energy. The Book of Household Management;
(inflated)- distended with air or gas; swollen;
puffed up, as with pride; His idea of his own importance was
ludicrously inflated, and it led him into mischief. A Place Called Freedom;
unduly expanded in amount, value, or size; characterized by inflation;
(billowing)- a great wave or surge of the sea, ( ; l Cl); The
sails from over a hundred ships were like the billowing clouds of an
approaching storm front. Witch War;
(wake)- the track of waves left by a ship or other object moving through the
water, ( C C C C < C C
CC); The wake of the swan gliding through the water glistened in the
moonlight. Reporters and photographers converged on South Carolina in the
wake of the hurricane that devastated much of the eastern seaboard;
tumid {erect} ^ tumescent = intumescent = puffy > puff
(erect)- being in a vertical, upright position; Swiftly and furtively the man
stood suddenly erect, and began to push the window slowly up. Beyond
the City;
(tumescent)- pompous and pretentious, esp. in the use of language;
bombastic, ( C C " );
(intumescent)- the state of being swollen;
(puffy)- inflated, distended, or swollen; Her face was puffy, her eyes a
wasted gray, grief-dim and frighteningly remote. Buried Alive, The
Biography of Janis Joplin;
(puff)- to praise unduly or with exaggeration, (C C C C C
C ); So all gave him a puff, and two of the better sort wrote
really fine editorials about him. The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People
Thought of Him;
to make fluffy (C); fluff;
orotund {rotund = sonorous}
(rotund)- round in shape; rounded,(C " );

plump; fat,( ); Douglas was a thick-set, rotund man, whose florid
gills revealed that he was a host for boon companions. The Lincoln Story
Book;
full- toned or sonorous, (( C) h; h; );
(sonorous)- loud, deep, or resonant, as a sound, (m; ); His
instrumentation was very full and sonorous, and his dramatic instinct
excellent. A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until
the Present;
pompous = ceremonious : consequential
(pompous)- characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or
importance, (\; C; ; ); Sometimes a pompous,
pretending title hits the mark at once and wins a name. Life and Remains of
John Clare;
(ceremonious)- carefully observant of ceremony; formally or elaborately
polite, (" ; \); His department was ceremonious, and he
made a decided impression on strangers. Perley's Reminiscences;
(consequential)- following as an effect, result, or outcome; resultant;
consequent, ();
self-important; pompous, ( C); I shall become consequential,
and pompous, and altogether insupportable, and then you will leave me and
never realize that it has been all your fault. " Mr. Crewe's Career Volume
3;
strut : grandiloquent^ grandiose
(strut)- to walk with a vain, pompous bearing, as with head erect and chest
thrown out, as if expecting to impress observers, (hC hl );
Johnson did not strut or stand on tip-toe: He only did not stoop. Life Of
Johnson;
any of various structural members, as in trusses, primarily intended to resist
longitudinal compression, (C ' l );
(grandiose)- affectedly grand or important; pompous, (\ C
\ _ ); Berlioz was above all the composer of
the grandiose, the magnificent. A Popular History of the Art of Music From the
Earliest Times Until the Present;
meretricious = ostentatious = pretentious = flashy = garish = brassy = gaudy =
tawdry = shoddy = tacky = tatty = kitsch = kitschy ~ exhibitive
(meretricious)- alluring by a show of flashy or vulgar attractions; tawdry,
( ll); His style is splendid without meretricious ornament,
and copious without being redundant;

(ostentatious)- characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous
show in an attempt to impress others, (C ChC C ;
C); Eleanor often described Lady Renable as frivolous
and ostentatious, and it was not an inaccurate description.
SlightlyDangerous;
(pretentious)- making an exaggerated outward show; ostentatious,
(Cl \ l _ C_ hh ; ; h;
); Punctilious propriety is always pretentious, and pretentiousness is
always an attempt at fraud. Lessons in Life A Series of Familiar Essays;
(flashy)- ostentatiously or vulgarly smart; showy; gaudy, (Q "
l ; llh; C); Not flashy, not even tooled
leather, but made out of the tightest-woven and heaviest cloth I'd ever seen.
The Magic of Recluce;
(garish)- crudely or tastelessly colorful, showy, or elaborate, as clothes or
decoration, (C Q);
excessively ornate or elaborate, as buildings or writings, (
; llC; lCl); His flowered Hawaiian shirt was garish, all
red and yellow, short-sleeved, fraying at the cuffs. UglyAmericans;
(brassy)- made of or covered with brass;
brazen; bold; loud, ( ; C); The sentimental Mexican ballad that
had been playing softly on the radio was abruptly replaced with a brassy rock
number. A Man Called Jesse;
(gaudy)- ostentatiously ornamented; garish, (C; lC
llC); Everything is handsome without being gaudy, and admirably
adapted for the climate. Life in Mexico;
a festival or celebration, esp. an annual college feast;
(tawdry)- (of finery, trappings, etc.) gaudy; showy and cheap, (lC
C; llh); Measured by the highest standard, his style must be
criticised as often spasmodic, tawdry, and meretricious. Great Italian and
French Composers;
(shoddy)- of poor quality or inferior workmanship, (nC; CC; C;
); One hears complaints that their goods are shoddy, but they have a
remarkable power of adapting artistic taste to industrialism. The Problem
of China;
(tacky)- (US-tathy) sticky to the touch; adhesive, (lllCl; C; l);
With a tacky neowool blanket draped over his shoulders, Palma shuffled out

of the cave. Galaxy Jane;
(tatty)- cheap or tawdry; vulgar; a tatty production of a Shakespearean play;
shabby or ill-kempt; ragged; untidy; Perhaps she would buy a sandwich and
go and sit in the churchyard tucked away between the tatty streets. Two
Weeks To Remember;
(kitsch)- something of tawdry design, appearance, or content created to
appeal to popular or undiscriminating taste, (; ; );
Sacrifice can be avoided, and kitsch is the great lie that we can both avoid it
and retain its comforts. Sierra Highlands;
(exhibitive)- tending to exhibit; What Descartes missed, according to Norris,
was the distinction between God as intelligible, or exhibitive, and God as
intelligent, or conceptive (Miscellanies 440, Theory I 357-358);
ostentatious > ostensible > ostentation = fanfare = pomposity
(ostentatious)- characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous
show in an attempt to impress others, (C ChC C ;
C); Eleanor often described Lady Renable as frivolous
and ostentatious, and it was not an inaccurate description.
SlightlyDangerous;
(ostensible)- outwardly appearing as such; professed; pretended, (
C Cl ; CChC); The relationship
between Cornley and his fans is ostensible, and the captain shows no qualms
about his gratitude. The Daily Collegian Online - News;
apparent, evident, or conspicuous, ( ; ); They have
exercised the right to determine from the circumstances whether
the ostensible was the real destination. The New York Times Current History,
A Monthly Magazine The European War, March 1915;
(fanfare)- an ostentatious display or flourish; Their return was greeted
quietly and with-out fanfare, the members of the Associative not being the
overly demonstrative type. Sentenced To Prism;
a flourish or short air played on trumpets or the like, ( h );
(pomposity)- pompous conduct or character; pompousness; ostentation; The
proclamation was so far from answering the general's intention that it was
derided by the people as a model of pomposity. Life and Times of
Washington;
bedizen = dizen
(bedizen)- to dress or adorn in a showy, gaudy, or tasteless manner;
Sometimes people cover their heads with filth or ashes; and sometimes they
bedizen them with crape and white streamers. The British Barbarians;

(dizen)- Archaic to deck out in fine clothes and ornaments; bedizen;
fustian = claptrap = bombast = rant = harangue = screed ~ peroration^ oration
> orator > oratory : valediction > valedictory
(fustian)- inflated or turgid language in writing or speaking, (\ ;
' ; ); Even in the stage version there is quite too much of rant
and fustian. The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller;
a stout fabric of cotton and flax, ( Cl \ C' );
(claptrap)- pretentious but insincere or empty language, ( CC
C CC' ); Do not be deceived
by newspaper claptrap, madam. The Inca of Perusalem;
(bombastic)- speech too pompous for an occasion; pretentious words,
(\ ; ); Much of its imagery was bombastic, and far
beyond the conception of a boy of my age. My Life Volume 1;
(rant)- to speak or declaim extravagantly or violently; talk in a wild or
vehement way; rave, ("C " l C Ch" );
The demagogue ranted for hours;
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation; His postures were sometimes
negligent enough; he had a contempt for rant, and hated show and pomp.
Discourse of the Life and Character of the Hon Littleton Waller Tazewell;
(harangue)- a long, passionate, and vehement speech, esp. one delivered
before a public gathering, (-l"\ ( ' ) ); Under
the scathing criticism of the opposition the pent-up fury of the original
speaker vented itself into a fiery harangue;
(screed)- a long discourse or essay, esp. a diatribe, (h C;
C C h ; ); I have been much bothered with ear-ache
lately, but if all goes well I will send you a screed by the middle of March.
The Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley;
(peroration)- a long speech characterized by lofty and often pompous
language, ( C'' C'C C C
C'); After this singular peroration, the speaker pauses to see what may
be the effect of his words. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea;
(oration)- a formal speech, especially one given on a ceremonial occasion;
Mr. Cooke says truly of this oration, that nearly all his leading ideas found
expression in it. Ralph Waldo Emerson;
(oratory)- the art of public speaking; This field of occasional oratory was a
new and peculiar one for him. Select Speeches of Daniel Webster;
(valediction)- an act of bidding farewell; a leave-taking; It may now be read

as my parting address and valediction, made to my friends. Apologia Pro
Vita Sua;
(valedictory)- bidding good-bye; saying farewell, (h; h);
Then he uttered a valedictory which I have always been glad to recall as his
last message, for I never saw him again. The Story of a Pioneer;
rant {rave = jabber = spout}
(jabber)- to talk or utter rapidly, indistinctly, incoherently, or
nonsensically; chatter, (CC ; \C); He curses me, but
his words are just jibber-jabber. 123 I Love You;
(spout)- Informal to speak volubly and tediously; And when it
starts spouting, there won't be any doubt about this being Satan's Gateway.
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1.12 Perception

visual perception, see, attractive, attract

discern > discernible : descry
(discern)- to recognize or comprehend mentally; That sort of proud and
stainless chivalry seems to me to be about the brightest thing we can discern,
and the furthest beauty we can recognise. Father Payne;
(discernible)- capable of being discerned; distinguishable, ( ;
C); The cause is not always discernible, and cases sometimes resist all
treatment. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine;
(descry)- to see (something unclear or distant) by looking carefully; discern;
espy; From my window I could descry, at no great distance, a very ordinary
mortal of a man, working industriously among his cabbages. Revolution,
and Other Essays;
comely # unsightly # bonnie ~ personable ~ engaging : winsome : pulchritude
(comely)- pleasing in appearance; attractive; fair, (( C<) C;
); She looks youthful and comely, and is very gentle and lady-like.
Passages from the English Notebooks, Volume 2.;
ant. homely (not good-looking, unattractive)
(unsightly)- distasteful or unpleasant to look at, (h' ; c ; h ;
); This ship that we are on, a few months ago, was but unsightly ore in
the ground. The Wedge of Gold;
(bonnie)- very pleasing to the eye; And did the bees still give the
same bonnie honey, and were the red apples still in the far orchard?
Richard Carvel;
(personable)- of pleasing personal appearance; handsome or comely;
attractive, (h' ; Cl ); He's personable, and has a real flair for
making complex design ideas seem simple and easily replicated;
(engaging)-winning; attractive; pleasing, ( ); His manner was frank
and engaging, and won him many friends. Great Fortunes, and How They
Were Made;
(winsome)- sweetly or innocently charming; winning; engaging, (( "
Cl C<) ; C; '' ; Q); He is one of the
most winsome, charismatic candidates to have appeared on the scene in
decades. South Dakota Politics;

attract = allure = lure = decoy = entice = magnetize = mesmerize = enamor =
bewitch = becharm = beguile = captivate = capture = entrance = trance =
fascinate : charisma : cynosure
(allure)- to attract or tempt by something flattering or desirable, (
; ); Between 1871 and 1878 nine volumes in swift
succession allured, provoked, or bewildered the reading world. Robert
Browning;
(lure)- to attract, entice, or tempt; allure,(C; ; l); The plants
emitted some kind of lure to attract victims. Conan the Indomitable;
Falconry. a feathered decoy for attracting a hawk, swung at the end of a
long line and sometimes baited with raw meat, (' C
C Q ");
(decoy)- to lure by or as if by a decoy, (C C Ch C ; Cl
C; h );
a trained bird or other animal used to entice game into a trap or within
gunshot, ('C CC' C
); The way these people had used civilians as a decoy is absolutely
sickening;
(entice)- to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle, (Cl
f C); Such lovely sights do not only please, entice, but ravish
and amaze. The Anatomy of Melancholy;
(magnetize)- to make a magnet of or impart the properties of a magnet to,
(l ); Steel is more difficult to magnetize, but retains its
magnetism for a long time. Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium;
to exert an attracting or compelling influence upon: The evangelist's oratory
magnetized his listeners, ( h hC lC
);
(mesmerize)- to hypnotize; He had used his power to mesmerize,
implanting a false set of memories and imposing a distorted sense of the
passage of time. Prince of the Night;
(enamor)- to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and fol.
by of or sometimes with): to be enamored of a certain lady; a brilliant
woman with whom he became enamored, ( " ; C
"); He spent that time enamored of becoming a "Renaissance Man".
Sunlight Through The Shadows Magazine Volume 1 Issue 6 (ANSI Edition);
(bewitch)-to affect by witchcraft or magic; cast a spell over, ( '

; C ; CC ); "Don't look at the Fairy
Aurora, for her eyes bewitch, her glances rob a man of his reason.
Roumanian Fairy Tales;
(becharm)- control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft;
(beguile)- to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead; delude, (
; ; h ( C )); He was
once beguiled, amongst friends very intimate, into telling a dream.
Biographical Study of A. W. Kinglake;
(captivate)-to attract and hold the attention or interest of, as by beauty or
excellence; enchant, (Cf Cf ); The plausibility of the
Design argument at first captivated, then bewildered, and finally dissatisfied
me;
(capture)- attract; cause to be enamored;
to take by force or stratagem; take prisoner; seize, ( ; C C";
CC Cl'C ); The place was entirely destroyed by fire
when captured from the French by the English, a piece of sanguinary work
which cost the latter five thousand lives!;
(entrance)- to fill with delight or wonder; enrapture, (C ;
);
to put into a trance: to be hypnotically entranced; I was entranced, and a
new world of thought and feeling opened before me. A Backward Glance at
Eighty;
(trance)- to entrance; enrapture; It will be a great pleasure when you hear
him in the trance, and wipe his feet upon the bass. Reminiscences of Scottish
Life and Character;
(fascinate)- to attract and hold attentively by a unique power, personal
charm, unusual nature, or some other special quality; enthrall, (C
; ); As we look on such eyes, we think on the tiger, the
serpent, beings who lurk, glide, fascinate, mysteriously control. Memoirs of
Margaret Fuller Ossoli;
(charisma)- a spiritual power or personal quality that gives an individual
influence or authority over large numbers of people, (( {) '
; ' Cl ); He carried a tangible charisma, an
air of complete authority, and it was evident that the other handsome
warriors deferred to him. The Skrayling Tree;
(cynosure)-something that strongly attracts attention by its brilliance,
interest, etc., ( _); She was more than ever now the cynosure,

the adored, of the fine young gentlemen. Zuleika Dobson, or, an Oxford love
story;
rapt^ enrapture = ravish = enthrall = enchant = delight = transport =
spellbind = transfix {impale = empale}
(rapt)- deeply engrossed or absorbed, (; C); Morel is portrayed as
in prayer, his hands clasped, his expression rapt. Promenades of an
Impressionist;
(enrapture)- to move to rapture; delight beyond measure, (
); Even after so many years of her death, Christie continues
to enrapture us and keep us in the thrall of her irreducible magic;
(ravish)- to fill with strong emotion, esp. joy, (C ;
); The remembrance of these times of happiness and innocence frequently
returning to my mind, both ravish and affect me. The Confessions of J J
Rousseau;
to seize and carry off by force, (C C");
to rape (a woman), ( );
(thrall)- to captivate or charm: a performer whose grace, skill, and
virtuosity enthrall her audiences, ( ); The only part of the book
which holds us enthralled is the famous description of Dick Turpin's ride to
York. The Tale of Terror A Study of the Gothic Romance;
bond; slave; It is a bad sign when a king has a secret to share with a thrall,
and I have a mind to find out what it is. Havelok the Dane A Legend of Old
Grimsby and Lincoln;
(enchant)- to subject to magical influence; bewitch: fairytales about
witches who enchant handsome princes and beautiful maidens, (-
; C ; ); The scenery of the valley is very
prepossessing, being sure to enchant the eye throughout its entire length.
The Life and Adventures of Kit Carson;
(delight)- a high degree of pleasure or enjoyment; joy; rapture, (
; ; ; ); But her delight is all in archery, A Book of
Myths;
(transport)- strong emotion; ecstatic joy, bliss, etc., ( C
); Margo was a creature of extremes, at one moment in transports of
joy over a vivid sunset, at another moment in transport of grief over a dying
bird- Barrons GRE;
(spellbind)- to hold or bind by or as if by a spell; enchant; entrance;
fascinate; She could use her clerical powers to spellbind the young man ....

War of the Twins;
(transfix)- to make or hold motionless with amazement, awe, terror, etc,
(' C Ch"); The assistants part, transfix, and roast the rest: The
Iliad;
to pierce through with or as if with a pointed weapon; impale, ( );
(impale)- to pierce with a sharpened stake thrust up through the body, as
for torture or punishment, (' ' ); Then grasshoppers were
caught, impaled, and dropped into a pool. Dusty Diamonds Cut and Polished
A Tale of City Arab Life and Adventure;
(empale)- to pierce with a sharp stake or point; "My quills these rascals
shall empale, and ease thy torments without fail. A Hundred Fables of La
Fontaine;

auditory perception, hear, strident, dulcet

grating = raspy = harsh ~ raucous = strident = shrill : clarion : clangor = clank :
stentorian : sonorous
(grate)- (of a sound or noise) harsh, discordant, or rasping; The atrocious
name grated harshly on my ear, too. The Innocents Abroad;
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace,
furnace, or stove;
(raspy)- harsh; grating, ( '); He drew a more serious expression, leaned
in closer, and when he spoke, it was in a raspy, confidential voice. The
Thrill of Victory;
easily annoyed; irritable;
(harsh)- ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect, (l; '); The
fingers played upon these as upon a guitar, drawing forth a very low, harsh,
and disagreeable tone. The Story of Ida Pfeiffer;
(raucous)- harsh; strident; grating, ( '; ); Her voice had become
almost raucous, and a faint dull red strangely discolored and altered her face.
In the Wilderness;
(strident)- making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking, ("h;
'; ]); I was depicted as strident-voiced ... belligerent ... waving my
arms wildly. Tramping on Life;
(shrill)- high-pitched and piercing in sound quality, (]; h; ';
"h); A shrill, agonized scream reverberated back into the tunnel from
just beyond its end. The Gates of Thorbardin;
(clarion)- shrill, trumpetlike sound, (C "

]C ); Her name was well known and became widely familiar
when her "Cry of the Children" rang like a clarion throughout the country.
Life of Robert Browning;
(clangor)- a loud, resonant sound; clang, ( l l '); His ear no
longer drinks the rich melody of music; it longs for the trumpet's clangor, and
the cannon's roar. The American Union Speaker;
(clank)- a metallic sound, sharp and hard but not resonant; The anchor
comes up clank, clank, as the great chain cable is wound up by the donkey
engine, and now we move off silently and smoothly. The Women of the
Arabs;
(stentorian)- very loud or powerful in sound, ("m ; h); His
voice was stentorian: his hand stretched out in debate, The Last Man;
(sonorous)- loud, deep, or resonant, as a sound, (m ); His
instrumentation was very full and sonorous, and his dramatic instinct
excellent. A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until
the Present;
uproarious = vociferous = blatant = clamant = clamorous > clamor = cacophony
= blare = din
(uproarious)- making an uproar; confused and noisy, as an assembly,
person, etc, (CC\ ); The dignity of the answer seemed to imply a
contempt for the threateners, and the mob grew more uproarious. The Life
of Marie Antoinette;
(vociferous)- crying out noisily; clamorous, ("h; C); Outside
roared a gale more than usually vociferous, and a steady parade of ice ghosts
streamed past the windows. Astounding Stories January, 1935;
(blatant)- brazenly obvious; flagrant; Consequently, if a logical error in a
thriller seems blatant, the entire narrative construction may appear to fall
down like a house of cards. The House Next Door;
offensively noisy or loud; clamorous; blatant radios;
(clamant)- clamorous; loud; This is the clamant, imperious need of man. The
solitude of life in its ultimate issue is because we were made for a higher
companionship. Friendship;
(clamorous)- full of, marked by, or of the nature of clamor, ("
); The frogs were clamorous, and every now and then came the bass
boom of a bull-frog. Jerome, A Poor Man A Novel;
(cacophony)- harsh discordance of sound; dissonance; From behind her and
within the room came a cacophony of instruments shattering and furniture
breaking. Dirge;

(blare)- a loud, raucous noise, (h 'm); He had a loud voice, and
twisted his words so badly, that his singing was like the blare of a trumpet.
Winning His Way;
glaring intensity of light or color;
(din)- a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy
clamor, (l " '; C); To concentrate in the midst of such
a din was almost impossible. Men of Affairs;
obstreperous = boisterous = rambunctious
(obstreperous)- resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner; unruly,
(" ; ); But so obstreperous was the crowd, that it was next to
impossible. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I (of 2);
(boisterous)-rough and noisy; noisily jolly or rowdy; clamorous;
unrestrained, ((C l C ) ; CCl ;
); He was loud and boisterous, always laughing and singing, and
never able to work consecutively at anything. The Souls of Black Folk;
(rambunctious)- boisterous and disorderly; He looked like a Kentucky
colonel and was a wild, wild man with a great spreading nose and
a rambunctious soul. The Great Escape;
dulcet = honeyed ~ euphonic ~ harmonic ~ mellifluous = mellifluent^ mellow
(dulcet)- pleasant to the ear; melodious, ((C' ' C<) ;
); Her tones are dulcet, and her voice is so mellow and well modulated
that I visualize her as another Venus. Reveries of a Schoolmaster;
(honeyed)- pleasantly soft; dulcet or mellifluous; The honeyed incense of
the organ, harps and trumpets was new to him and pleased his Olympian
nostrils. Musical Memories;
(euphonic)- agreeable sound, especially in the phonetic quality of words,
(m- '); Many of our most pleasing euphonic words, especially in
the realm of music, have been given to us directly from the Italian. How to
Speak and Write Correctly;
(harmonic)- pleasing to the ear; He loved the pianoforte as an instrument
for personal melodic and harmonic expression, and understood the range of
its tonal resources. Edward MacDowell;
(mellifluous)- sweetly or smoothly flowing; sweet-sounding, ((C
h C) ; ); The Russian language is
indeed more mellifluous, more lingering, more caressing, fuller of sighs than
the Polish. Life of Chopin;
(mellifluent)- mellifluous; Their voices are stronger and
more mellifluent than the eastern phoebe's, but the manner of delivery is not

so sprightly and gladsome. Birds of the Rockies;
(mellow)- soft, sweet, and full-flavored from ripeness, as fruit, ( "
; C); She loved him for the mellow civilization of his heart and for
the wild savageness of his garb. The Memories of Fifty Years;
soft and rich, as sound, tones, color, or light, (C " 'C l " );

Olfactory perception, smell, stinky, aromatic

olfactory : foul-smelling = funky = ill-scented = foetid = fetid = smelly = stinky =
noisome = malodorous : effluvium : mephitis
(olfactory)- of or relating to olfaction, (\); Surplus was in a
frenzy, due possibly to his superior olfactory senses, and there was no
hope of talking sense into him. Asimov's Science Fiction;
(foul-smelling)- offensively malodorous; I have no words to describe what I
went through in that vile, foul-smelling place. Richard Carvel;
(funky)- having an offensive smell; evil-smelling; foul; Then leave you on
remand in funky Brixton where you can sit and wait for the Ryans to waste
you! ' Dangerous Lady;
(funk)- overcome with great fear; terrified, (l ; ; D);
Jazz. having an earthy, blues-based quality or character, ( C<
C " !C CC); The groove of the record is confident
and funky, and at times very swinging;
(ill-scented)- offensively malodorous; His ill-scented, but lucrative, works
were situated a mile out of the town; and within sight of the reeking
chimneys stood a large, plain house Born in Exile;
(stoic)- having an offensive odor; stinking; Also the stench was so dreadful
that we must bind linen about our nostrils to strain the foetid air. Moon of
Israel;
(fetid)- having an offensive odor; stinking, ( <); The smell of the
fresh plant is extremely fetid, and, when taken, it will purge, or provoke
vomiting. Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure;
(smelly)- Informal having a noticeable, usually unpleasant or offensive
odor; If you get dirty or sweaty or smelly, just make up your mind to stay
that way. Destination Brain;
(stinky)- having an unpleasant smell; And that's where they put me, in one
of those stinky rooms with four other women. The Kitchen God's wife;

(noisome)- offensive or disgusting, as an odor, (\h (C' <
C<); h ; ); The vapor from this pool was extremely noisome, and
tainted the air for a considerable distance;
(malodorous)- having an unpleasant or offensive odor; smelling bad, ( <
< ); The waste left from the process is usually greenish in color and
often malodorous. Infection Control Today Articles;
(effluvium)- a slight or invisible exhalation or vapor, esp. one that is
disagreeable or noxious; We strove desperately to escape the
horrible effluvium, but it could not be avoided unless we buried our heads.
Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons Wesel, Sennelager, Klingelputz,
Ruhleben;
(memphitis)- an offensive smell; a stench; Come along with me, and get
the mephitis blown out of you. The Whirlpool;
smelt ~ emit : emanate : fetor = stench = reek <> wreak
(smelt)- emit an odor;
to fuse or melt (ore) in order to separate the metal contained, (C;
C ); The furnace-man smelts tin with copper to
create a special alloy used in making bells;
(emit)- to give or send out (matter or energy);
(emanate)- to flow out, issue, or proceed, as from a source or origin; come
forth; originate, (C CC C ; "); The first things
you emanate are your appearance and your body language;
(fetor)- an offensive odor; a stench; That place was heavy with the fetor of
corruption. The Silver Spike;
(stench)- an offensive smell or odor; stink, ( <; < ); That horrible
chemical stench was entirely mysterious: hot metal and belly acid and
thoroughly rotted grass. The Legacy of Heorot;
(reek)- a strong, unpleasant smell, ( <); Foliage left in the water
deteriorates quickly and will not only cause the flowers to reek, but pollutes
the drinking water for the flowers;
(wreak)- to inflict or execute (punishment, vengeance, etc.), (C'
' lC ); There was a handful of
anarchists out to wreak havoc but the vast majority were there for a
passionate but peaceful protest;
musky ~ aromatic = fragrant = odorous = odiferous = odoriferous = perfumed =
redolent {evocative > evoke}
(musky)- of or like musk, as an odor, (<); It was a musky,

ammoniacal smell, somehow not alien even though it was unfamiliar;
(aromatic)-having an aroma; fragrant or sweet-scented; odoriferous,
(< ; C); It might be called the aromatic essence of all life. A poem
is the incarnation of this aroma, the condensation of it into form. Essays
sthetical;
(fragrant)- having a pleasant odor; The beautiful, warm air was
peculiarly fragrant, and I noticed it got cooler and fresher as we went on.
The Story of My Life;
(odorous)- having a distinctive odor, ( ); The bakery was always
bright and odorous, and at this hour filled with customers;
(odiferous)- shortened variant of odoriferous, odorous or fragrant; He
expresses his displeasure by leaving odiferous little loaves everywhere.
Passage at Arms;
(perfumed)- filled or impregnated with perfume; The stuffy, over-
perfumed room suddenly seemed insupportable to her. The Frozen Heart;
(redolent)- having a pleasant odor; fragrant, (C < ;
); Gadhafi welcomed Rice in a room redolent of incense;
(evocative)- tending to evoke, ( -); An evocative, provocative
and hauntingly beautiful drama produced by Ivor Powell and directed by
Miguel Sapochnik;
(evoke)- to call up or produce (memories, feelings, etc.), (CC ;
C C); Poetry is the use of words to evoke emotions;
thurify = incense {infuriate}
(thurify)- to scatter incense; cense;
(incense)- an aromatic gum or other substance producing a sweet odor
when burned, used in religious ceremonies, to enhance a mood, etc, ( ;
); Their treasures, offering incense, myrrh, and gold. England's
Antiphon;
to inflame with wrath; make angry; enrage, ( C C
);
(infuriate)- to make furious; enrage, (CC );Her answer and her
glare seemed to infuriate him more. Seeds of Yesterday;

gustatory perception, taste, savory, comestible, cuisine, gourmand,
cloy, acerbity

tart : racy : stimulating ~ piquant = spicy = zesty = savory > savor = bask =
relish {gusto} : flavor
(tart)- having a sharp pungent taste; sour; Crab apples are tart, almost
inedible, except in jellies. Songs of the Humpback Whale;
sharp or bitter in tone or meaning; cutting;
(racy)- having a distinctive and characteristic quality or taste; Numbers of
other pioneers were there, and each contributed his share of racy anecdotes
and pleasant reminiscences. Last of the Great Scouts The Life Story of William
F Cody;
(stimulate)- making lively and cheerful; Reading which does not result in
enlarging, stimulating, and refining one's nature is but a busy idleness.
Select Speeches of Daniel Webster;
(piquant)- agreeably pungent or sharp in taste or flavor; pleasantly biting or
tart, ( C ; C ); Her physiognomy
is keen and piquant, her expression reveals all the emotions of her soulshe
does not have to say what she thinks, one guesses it. Women of Modern
France;
(spicy)- piquant; zesty; A spicy, pungent odor filled the Writer's nostrils.
Cyberbooks;
(zesty)- having an agreeably pungent taste, (l; ); And his prose
is zesty and inviting, full of witty metaphors. Asimov's Science Fiction;
(savory)- pleasant or agreeable in taste or smell, ( C < "
h ; Cl); A hot savory and a cold salad make a good combination
for the summer luncheon, and the savory is a useful dish for the disposition of
left-over scraps of meat, fish, etc The Suffrage Cook Book;
(savor)- the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste or of
smell, (h; <; C; ; h < C ); The
restaurant offers a variety of foods savored by locals and tourists;
(bask)- to lie in or be exposed to a pleasant warmth, (Ch CC);
Basked in the moonlight's ineffectual glow, The Complete Works of Percy
Bysshe Shelley Volume 1;
(relish)- hearty enjoyment; zest; The country abounds in a fine light blue
flowering perennial pea, which the people make use of as a relish. The Last
Journals of David Livingstone from 1865 to His Death;

(gusto)- hearty or keen enjoyment, as in eating or drinking, or in action or
speech in general, (C ); The mutton was eaten
with gusto, and it did one good to see what a hearty appetite the pale-faced
lady had. Of Human Bondage;
(flavor)- distinctive taste; savor; This bulbous root is said to be of a
delicious flavor, and highly nutritious. The Adventures of Captain
Bonneville;
toothsome = palatable > palate <> pallet <> palette
(toothsome)- pleasing to the taste; palatable, ( ; Cl ); This was
an especially toothsome dish, and all partook freely and with relish.
(palatable)- acceptable or agreeable to the palate or taste; savory,
(l; ); "Yes, when it is palatable, which is not often: commonly it
has a bitter taste in the swallowing. The Justice of the King;
acceptable or agreeable to the mind or feelings;
(unpalatable) - not palatable; unpleasant to the taste, (h; ;
l); Accordingly, extreme care must be taken in preparing the fish for
human consumption, ensuring that the unpalatable organs are removed.
The Register;
(palate)- the roof of the mouth in vertebrates; His palate was as keen for
good talk as for good wine. Samuel Johnson;
(pallet)- a small poor bed, (C\ h); You have a little bed and a pallet,
and it is warm, so you do not need quilts. A Little Girl in Old Salem;
(palette)- a thin and usually oval or oblong board or tablet with a thumb
hole at one end, used by painters for holding and mixing colors, (lC
C " C'C C ); He uses a
minimalist palette, as well, of seven colors plus white;
potable : victual = eatable = edible = comestible <> combustible
(potable)- fit or suitable for drinking, (C); A person here pretends to
have discovered the method of rendering sea-water potable, and has some
respectable certificates of its success. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson
Library Edition - Vol. 6 (of 20);
(victual)- food fit for human consumption; I scarcely allow meat and fish and
beer and victual to my family and to the poor. Samuel Rutherford;
(edible)- fit to be eaten, especially by humans; Tull gathered some lichen
that was edible, if not deliciously so, and they also chewed on that as they
rested. Conan the Indomitable;

(comestible)- edible; eatable; The seeds yield an oil that is used for
illumination and as a comestible Botanical Description The Medicinal
Plants of the Philippines;
(combustible)- capable of catching fire and burning; inflammable;
flammable, (C h); Everybody knew petrol was combustible, too, but
that didn't mean anybody could design a Porsche. Be My Enemy;
easily excited, (( C<) C C );
victuals = viands = vittles = commissariat = provisions = provender {stock} :
purveyor
(victuals)- food supplies; provisions, (hf h ); The
marquis tells me, the islanders want arms, victuals, and mortars and cannon
to annoy the town. The Life of the Right Honourable Horatio Lord Viscount
Nelson;
to supply with victuals;
(viands)- an article of food; The soldiers, however, had some right to be in
temporary possession, since the viands were their own. On the Heels of De
Wet;
viands, articles or dishes of food, now usually of a choice or delicate kind;
(vittles)- victual;
(stoic)- any of the major governmental divisions of the U.S.S.R.:
called ministry since 1946;
the department of an army charged with supplying provisions, (C
h " C ); The transport broke
down; the commissariat was most imperfect; and Sir George Lawson of
Cumberland was unable to supply the army with sufficient beer. Henry
VIII.;
(provisions)- provisions, supplies of food; They knew that
the provisions were at an end and this very knowledge spurred them on to
make their last sacrifice. The Story of the Great War, Volume V;
(provender)- dry food, as hay or oats, for livestock or other domestic
animals; fodder, (C\ h h C l h;
h);
food; provisions, (CC h; ); Seemingly the only Londoners who
enjoy any extensive variety in their provender are the slum-dwellersEurope
Revised;
(stock)- a supply accumulated for future use; a store; As soon as
the stock was corralled, Jim rode up to me with one of the sticks that had a
scalp on it in his hand. Chief of Scouts;

standard; typical; kept regularly in supply; Although the stationery store
kept only stock sizes of paper on hand, the staff would special-order any
items not regularly in stock;
(gustatory)- a person who purveys, provides, or supplies foods, (hh
); The different sensory stimuli to which man reacts-tactual,
visual, gustatory, auditory, and olfactory-are produced by vibratory
variations in electrons and protons. Autobiography of a Yogi;
cuisine : culinary : alimentation > alimentary <> elementary
(cuisine)- a style or quality of cooking; cookery, (q C'); Our
music is French, our cuisine is an agglomeration, and we all aspire to look
American. Floating City;
(culinary)- of, pertaining to, or used in cooking or the kitchen, (q
qq ); Mr. Mushet thinks it more probable that the
discovery was made on the conversion of wood into charcoal for culinary or
chamber purposes. Industrial Biography;
(alimentation)- maintenance; support; It would seem that this
divine alimentation ought to make men themselves divine. Youth and
Egolatry;
(alimentary)- concerned with the function of nutrition; nutritive, ( ;
); Colon cleansing is very important to keep the alimentary canal
in good health;
alimentary canal h
(elementary)- of, relating to, or constituting the basic, essential, or
fundamental part; His knowledge of the strange history of the Gypsies was
very elementary, of their manners almost more so, and of their folk-lore
practically nil. The Life of George Borrow;
bouillon : ambrosia : condiment = seasoning : repast : gruel
(bouillon)- a clear, usually seasoned broth made by straining water in which
beef, chicken, etc., has been cooked, or by dissolving a commercially
prepared bouillon cube or cubes in hot water, ( " C
C C C ); Hot bouillon, various meats, salads, cakes,
ices, fruits and confections are an ideal menu. Book of Etiquette, Volume 2;
(ambrosia)- food of gods; He will become an eater always of ambrosia, and
an adorer always of gods and guests. The Mahabharata of Krishna-
Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12;
(condiment)- something used to give a special flavor to food, as mustard,
ketchup, salt, or spices, (hC \

' l ll ); The Italians regard wine as a condiment,
something that is as much a part of every meal as salt, pepper and olive oil.
Aspen Times - Top Stories;
(seasoning)- something, such as a spice or herb, used to flavor food; He ate
them raw, without seasoning, and served them up the same way. Analog
Science Fiction and Fact;
(repast)- a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating,
feast, banquet; The Duke breakfasted at nine and the repast was a very
simple one. The Duke's Children;
(gruel)- a light, usually thin, cooked cereal made by boiling meal, esp.
oatmeal, in water or milk, ( C ClC - C
); And the wife prepared bowls full of rice-gruel, and every one,
children and all, ate the rice-gruel till the skins on their stomachs felt quite
tight. Deccan Nursery Tales;
gustatory : gastronomy^ gastronome = gourmand = gourmet = epicure = bon
vivant : connoisseur
(gustatory)- of or pertaining to taste or tasting, (h); The Thai
restaurant offered an unusual gustatory experience for those who used to
bland cuisine;
(stoic)- the art or science of good eating, (Ch ); My involvement
with molecular gastronomy has been a spare time activity besides my
research;
(gastronome)- a connoisseur of good food and drink; a gourmet; Tears and
shrieks accompany the descent of the gastronome. Ordeal of Richard
Feverel Volume 5;
(gourmand)- a person who is fond of good eating, often indiscriminatingly
and to excess, (C- ); These five girls were like five dishes
placed before a gourmand, who enjoys them one after the other. The
Complete Memoirs of Jacques Casanova;
(gourmat)- a connoisseur of fine food and drink; epicure, ( "
C ); You looked like a gourmet just sitting down to a well-
covered board, or a miser gloating over his treasure. Memoirs of Robert-
Houdin;
(epicure)- a person who cultivates a refined taste, esp. in food and wine;
connoisseur, (-C); The Honourable and Reverend Montacute
himself was an epicure, and disliked conversation during dinner. Tancred
Or, The New Crusade;
(bon vivant)- a person with refined taste, especially one who enjoys superb

food and drink;
(connoisseur)- a person who is especially competent to pass critical
judgments in an art, particularly one of the fine arts, or in matters of taste,
( l C ^; l; h); For the
music connoisseur, the music that a piano creates is so sweet and pleasant
that it makes listening to it worthwhile;
gourmand = trencherman = glutton^ glut
(trencherman)- a hearty eater; He was a valiant trencherman, and strong
drink was a passion and a weakness with him. Conan -- The Stories from
Weird Tales (1932-1936);
(glutton)- a person who eats and drinks excessively or voraciously,
(C ; Cl ); She is a little bit of a glutton is my Jane, and she
overate herself at tea at the Singletons'. A Modern Tomboy A Story for Girls;
(glut)- to feed or fill to excess; cloy, ( ");
to feed or fill to satiety; sate, ( CC C); The
manufacturers glutted the market and could not find purchasers for the many
articles they had produced;
gorge = glut = overeat = binge = pig out = stuff oneself
(gorge)- to stuff with food, (C "; CC Cl "); The
gluttonous guests gorged himself with food as though he had not eaten for
days;
a narrow cleft with steep, rocky walls, esp. one through which a stream
runs, (l); But what makes the site special is the vertigo-
inducing gorge, which is covered with moss and plants;
(binge)- a drunken spree or revel; He and I decided to go on a
monumental binge, trying to hit every bar and officer's club in the sector.
The Forever War;
(pig out)- an instance of overindulging in eating; food binge;
(stuff oneself)- to overeat;
cloy = pall = surfeit = sate = satiate > insatiable : voracious = ravening =
ravenous = rapacious = insatiable = esurient = edacious : crave : aspire
(cloy)- to weary by an excess of food, sweetness, pleasure, etc.; surfeit;
satiate, (h h h 'C l
l C ); The pudding was creamy without being cloying, and the
thin pour of wine over the top was a stroke of genius. Monster Munching;
(pall)- to have a wearying or tiresome effect , (h C l
C " ); "The novelty of being thoroughly
outclassed soon palls, I would imagine." Mary Balogh - Lady with a Black

Umbrella;
a cloth, often of velvet, for spreading over a coffin, bier, or tomb, ('
C \);
(surfeit)- to bring to a state of surfeit by excess of food or drink, (h "
C ' CC h ; ); He felt a
loss of appetite from surfeit, and his energy itself decreased and sickness
afflicted him;
(sate)- to satisfy (any appetite or desire) fully, ( C );
Eventually, both guide and guest found themselves sated by the surfeit of
available stimulation. Sliding Scales;
(satiate)- to satisfy to the full; sate; Cyberpunk Reloaded brings together a
varied compilation of articles to satiate the appetite of the most avid fans;
(insatiate)- not satiable; incapable of being satisfied or appeased, ( ;
l- ); Their hunger for power and importance is insatiable, and it
makes them mean. Isaac Asimov - Murder at the ABA;
(voracious)- craving or consuming large quantities of food, (
C; hD; C ; D; '); They are extremely voracious, and the
slightest privation of food drives them to frenzy, or kills them. Anecdotes of
the Habits and Instinct of Animals;
(ravening)- rapacious; voracious, (; C ; "); Battle raged within the
giant Cimmerian, ravening lust warring with his will. Conan The
Triumphant;
(ravenous)- extremely hungry; famished; voracious, ( ; ;
C ; C; C ); I never saw anything like the ravenous, hungry
people. The Romance of Isabel Lady Burton Volume II;
(rapacious)- excessively grasping, plundering, (C; C ; ); It
would be equally absurd to represent him as a corrupt, rapacious, and bad-
hearted man. Critical and Historical Essays Volume 1;
(esurient)- hungry; greedy;
(edacious)- devouring; voracious; consuming; The instant you enter the
Thunderbird, you are overcome with an edacious distaste and a puncturing
depression. Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas;
(crave)- to long for; want greatly; desire eagerly, (C ;
C" ); Everything you crave is yours. The Harvester;
(aspire)- to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, esp. for
something great or of high value, ("-\ "); To live is

to aspire; to cease to aspire is to die. Expositions of Holy Scripture Psalms;
replete <> deplete
(replete)- abundantly supplied or provided; filled, ( ; ); The
movie stars memoir(autobiography, biography) was replete with juicy details
about the love life of half of Hollywood;
(deplete)- to decrease seriously or exhaust the abundance or supply of,
(' C C; C'f ; \C Ch" ); When the building
materials deplete, the beavers move on to another location;
swill = guzzle = quaff : tipple : lap
(swill)- to drink greedily or excessively, (C ; C); This
he loved to hear sung to the accompaniment of the harp as he swilled down
his red wine. German Culture Past and Present;
(guzzle)- to drink, or sometimes eat, greedily, frequently, or plentifully,
( ll C C); I know people who can guzzle a bottle of wine
and still walk a straight line;
(quaff)- to drink a beverage, esp. an intoxicating one, copiously and with
hearty enjoyment; If the juice of that fruit is quaffed, it conduces to peace of
mind. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 2 Books 4, 5, 6
and 7;
(tipple)- to drink intoxicating liquor, esp. habitually or to some excess,
(C " ; h l); They amused themselves freely on the
Lord's day; they patronized games and plays; and they tippled and William
Penn;
(lap)- to take in (liquid) with the tongue; lick in, (- hC h
); The kitten neatly lapped up her milk. The waves softly lapped against
the pier;
to fold over or around something; wrap or wind around something, (
l ); to lap a bandage around one's finger;
DC C ' C'
regale {treat} : fete = celebration = feast = fiesta = festival
(regale)- to entertain lavishly or agreeably; delight, ( h
f l ); This tenderness, this sweetness, this regale is nothing
else but the Presence of God in the praying soul. Santa Teresa an
Appreciation: with some of the best passages of the Saint's Writings;
(treat)- to provide with food, entertainment, or gifts at one's own expense;
The ride out there was a great treat, and very much enjoyed by us all. Life
in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal;
to act or behave in a specified manner toward;

(fete)- a day of celebration; holiday, ( ; " );
to entertain at or honor with a fete, ( ChC); He was feted,
applauded, and surrounded by his own people. Life of Chopin;
(feast)- a meal that is well prepared and abundantly enjoyed; And full
compensation their stomachs get, as the feast is a literal gorge of meat and
drink. Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers;
(fiesta)- a festival or religious holiday; It was the very picture of simple joy,
a fiesta celebration. Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine;
unsavory {offensive = distasteful}
(unsavory)- not savory; tasteless or insipid;
unpleasant in taste or smell; distasteful, (C; ; ;
l);
socially or morally objectionable or offensive; If the author does
something unsavory, the contract can be canceled by the publisher.
Writerswrite.com's Writer's Blog;
(offensive)- causing resentful displeasure; highly irritating, angering, or
annoying, (l ; C'); All emissions should be free from offensive
odor beyond the process site boundary as perceived by the Inspector;
unpleasant or disagreeable to the sense, (l< );
(distasteful)- unpleasant; disagreeable; It grew so distasteful, that later he
gave it up and, on account of extreme poverty, returned to his parents 'home,
where he had the leisure to write. The World's Great Men of Music;
savorless = insipid = vapid = bland = flavourless ~ brackish = briny = salty
(savorless)- having no savor; destitute of smell or of taste; insipid;
Organized charity is a sapid and savorless thing; its place among moral
agencies is no higher than that of root beer. The Shadow On The Dial, and
Other Essays 1909;
(insipid)- without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities; vapid,
(; ); Reality became insipid, almost hateful to me; conversation,
except that of the literary men to whom I have alluded, a burden. Personal
Recollections;
(vapid)- lacking or having lost life, sharpness, or flavor; insipid; flat, (;
h; ); The performance of duty, and not an indulgence in vapid ease
and vapid pleasure, is all that makes life worth while. An Autobiography;
(bland)- soothing or mild, (lC " " _; ; C';
); The next morning was fresh and bland, and I walked ahead of
the carriage. A Residence in France;

(flavorless)- without flavor; tasteless;
(brackish)- distasteful; unpleasant;
slightly salt; having a salty or briny flavor, ( C); The water available
during the April to August growing season tends to be brackish, which isn't
good for most crops. Articles;
(briny)- of, relating to, or resembling brine; salty; And on the briny ocean,
men never fought more bold, Drake Nelson and Napoleon;
acetic ~ acidulous ~ acerbic = acrid = caustic = blistering = vitriolic = sulfurous
= mordant = pungent ~ biting
(acetic)- pertaining to, derived from, or producing vinegar or acetic acid,
( ); The use of chemical reagents, such as acetic acid, and various
hardening fluids, came into fashion not long after. Form and Function A
Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology;
(acidulous)- slightly sour, sharp; caustic; The melodies are less acidulous,
the moods less unbridled. Musical Portraits Interpretations of Twenty Modern
Composers;
(acerbic)- sour or bitter tasting; acid; Then he raised one eyebrow, and his
expression went from acerbic, to sardonic. Joust;
(acrid)- sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent, ( l ;
C; ); His tone became more acrid, his sarcasm more biting, more
envenomed. The Sign of the Spider;
(caustic)- capable of burning, corroding, or destroying living tissue, (;
h); I am caustic, and sometimes offend people at first sight; but I am a
good friend at heart to such as you. ' Merry Men;
severely critical or sarcastic;
(blister)- harsh; severe; With his enemy off-balance, he regained his feet and
launched a blistering attack, but his arm was weary and he was beaten back.
Ghost King;
(vitriolic)- very caustic; scathing, (h; C; D ; );
He jumped rapidly from argument to anecdote and was vitriolic in attack.
My Memories of Eighty Years;
(sulfurous)- characteristic of or emanating from burning sulfur; The air was
foul, and though his magic nullified the poison, it could not sweeten the
stench of the sulfurous fumes, remove the rank odor of death. Into the
Labyrinth;
(mordant)- sharply caustic or sarcastic, as wit or a speaker; biting, (;
'; !); The reproof was mordant, and the worst offenders
crouched under the lash. Henrik Ibsen;

(pungent)- sharply affecting the organs of taste or smell, as if by a
penetrating power; biting; acrid, ((< h h C<) \; ];
); The air was pungent, and grew steadily more pungent as he neared
her dwelling. F ;SF; - vol 096 issue 02 - February 1999;
(biting)- causing a stinging sensation; nipping; Her tone was biting, her
annoyance at him still high. Conan the Defender;
caustic {corrosive = erosive} = acerbic {astringent = bitter = acrimonious}
(corrosive)- having the quality of corroding or eating away; erosive,
( ); Excellent chemical and physical properties make the Fuseal piping
system the best choice for handling corrosive waste streams. ThomasNet
Industrial Newsroom - Today's New Product News;
(erosive)- causing erosion; The carrying and erosive powers of a river
depend on the rapidity of its currents. Aether and Gravitation;
(astringent)- harshly biting; caustic, (; Cl; ; C); The
drug has a feeble odour and an astringent, aromatic and bitter taste. Find
Me A Cure;
(bitter)- having a harsh, disagreeably acrid taste, like that of aspirin,
quinine, wormwood, or aloes; Gay's disappointment was bitter, and for a
person usually so placid, his indignation tremendous. Life And Letters Of
John Gay (1685-1732);
(acrimony)- sharpness, harshness, or bitterness of nature, speech,
disposition, etc., (C l-l " ; D;
l ); We live in a difficult time and political acrimony is at fever
pitch, but it is essential to the health of our nation's liberty and to the
continued operation of the social compact that we learn to treat one another
with respect and courtesy;
trenchant : piercing = incisive > incise > incision = slit = dent <> dint = means
(trenchant)- incisive or keen, as language or a person; caustic; cutting,
( ] " Ch); If they were sometimes trenchant, the blade was of
fine temper. Endymion;
vigorous; effective; energetic;
(piercing)- penetrating; sharp; keen; It is quite certain that a rapid, piercing,
commanding expression of eye and features was characteristic of him. The
Life of Captain Matthew Flinders;
(incisive)- penetrating; cutting; biting; trenchant, (Ch; ]; l-
l); Emerson's style is epigrammatic, incisive, authoritative, sometimes
quaint, never obscure, except when he is handling nebulous subjects. Ralph
Waldo Emerson;

(incise)- to cut into, as with a sharp instrument, (Chf "q ; Ch
); Drafts for similar inscriptions have been found on clay tablets, written
for the use of the workmen who were to incise them on stone. Assyrian
Historiography;
(incision)- the act of incising, (Ch; ); Jorgenson pressed four-by-
four pads into the incision, but the blood continued to flow. Critical
Condition;
(slit)- a long, straight, narrow cut or opening, ( l); It was
the work of a moment with his belt dagger to make a slit, to which he put his
eye. Conan the Defender;
(dent)- a depression in a surface made by pressure or a blow, (C
C lC C ; Cl); He ran his finger down
the dent, then dusted off his hands as he stood up. The crush;
(dint)- force; power, ( C h ); By dint of hard work I am
now Chief Editor;
(means)- how a result is obtained or an end is achieved;
incise # excise = expunge
(excise)- to cut out or off, as a tumor, (C Cl C); If the tumour is seated
close to the membrana tympani, and has a broad and sessile base, then it
cannot be excised or noosed with any degree of success;
an internal tax or duty on certain commodities, as liquor or tobacco, levied
on their manufacture, sale, or consumption within the country, ();
Reductions in the duties of customs, excise, and stamps had all been followed
by increase in their proceeds. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of
3) 1809-1859;
(expunge)- to strike or blot out; erase; obliterate, (C C ;
Ch CC h Ch" ); Were it possible to expunge these details of
their records, and clearly it is not, to do so would be to re-write history in the
utterly mendacious way of the worst totalitarian regimes;
acidity ~ acerbity = acrimony = bitterness = tartness
(acidity)- sourness; tartness; Bogotas of good grade are noted for
their acidity, body, and flavor. All About Coffee;
(acerbity)- harshness or severity, as of temper or expression, (
CC lC ; ); He perceived in Bonaparte a kind
of acerbity and bitter irony, of which he long endeavoured to discover the
cause. Complete Project Gutenberg Collection of Memoirs of Napoleon;
(bitterness)- having a harsh, disagreeably acrid taste, like that of aspirin,

quinine, wormwood, or aloes; After we have been filled at the source of
all bitterness, our thirst will be quenched at the very Fountain of all
sweetness. The Story of a Soul;
(tartness)- having a harsh, disagreeably acrid taste, like that of aspirin,
quinine, wormwood, or aloes; A faint tartness, the somewhat musty odour of
old country houses, ascended from the tiled and ruddled floor that glistened
like a mirror. La faute de l'Abbe Mouret;
harshness = abrasiveness > abrade
(harshness)- ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect, (|; ');
It was contended that his measures displayed great and
unnecessary harshness, and were calculated to break down the effectiveness
of the navy. The Life of Admiral Viscount Exmouth;
(abrasive)- any material or substance used for grinding, polishing, etc., as
emery, pumice, or sandpaper, ( C C C C
h ); Carborundum is used as an abrasive, that is, as a material for grinding
and polishing very hard substancesAn Elementary Study of Chemistry;
(abrade)- to wear off or down by scraping or rubbing, (CC hC C
C); Waves abrade the shore and strew the debris worn from it over the
lake bed. The Elements of Geology;
to make weary through constant irritation; wear down spiritually;
asperity {sharpness} = rigorousness = severity
(asperity)- harshness or sharpness of tone, temper, or manner; severity;
acrimony, ( '; ); Even his partisan editorials were free from the
least tinge of asperity--and this is a supreme test of a sweet and courteous
nature. California Sketches, Second Series;
(sharpness)- The pain of their sharpness was indistinguishable from the pain
of their heat. The Best Revenge;
(rigorous)- characterized by rigor; rigidly severe or harsh, as people, rules,
or discipline, (C; l; ); His government was firm, rigorous, and
impartial. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Volume 4;
(severity)- harshness, sternness, or rigor, (C; ; l;
); Some theological schools are distinguished for their severity, and
others for their sentimentalism. Sermons to the Natural Man;

tactile sensation, touch

tactile = tangible = palpable
(tactile)- perceptible to the touch; tangible, (' D); He had tactile,
auditory and visual hallucinations of a religious and sexual coloring.
Studies in Forensic Psychiatry;
(tabgible)- capable of being touched; discernible by the touch; material or
substantial, (' C; C ; ; '; h );
Now the authorities are much less tangible, they exercise their power more
clandestinely;
(impalpable)- readily or plainly seen, heard, perceived, etc.; obvious;
evident;
(impalpable) - not palpable; incapable of being perceived by the sense of
touch; intangible, (' ; ); This little group is perpetually at
work adding to a fortune which is invisible, impalpable, and incalculable.
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1.13 Facial Expression

face, types of look, types of laughter, types of crying

visage = face = kisser = smiler = physiognomy : appearance
(visage)- the face, usually with reference to shape, features, expression,
etc.; countenance, ( ; ); Dark were these of hair and visage,
and their arms were the ancient bow and spear. The Singing Mouse Stories;
(kisser)- Slang the face; Hit me in the kisser with your left wing tank and
you'll be all right, Junior. The Bridges at Toko-Ri;
(smiler)- a pleasant or agreeable appearance, look, or aspect;
(physiognomy)- the face or countenance, esp. when considered as an index
to the character, ( ChC l Ch ' ); Did they
perceive in his physiognomy, his true name, and authentic history?
Historic Doubts Relative To Napoleon Buonaparte;
(appearance)- outward aspect; The only peculiarity that I noted in
their appearance was as to their heads. The Life of Harriet Beecher Stowe;
agape ~ gawk = gape = goggle : ogle = leer
(agape)-with the mouth wide open, as in wonder, surprise, or eagerness,
((C C C ) C); Brother Reymond stared at them in
dumb shock, his mouth agape with surprise. The Robin And The Kestrel;
(gawk)- to stare stupidly; gape, (C C ); The country boy
gawked at the skyscrapers and neon lights of the big city;
an awkward, foolish person; I must have distinguished myself, staring at her
like a gawk. The Queen of Sheba ; My Cousin the Colonel;
(gape)- a wide opening; gap; breach, ( ); The sides of the
wound gaped, and the blade was visible to my prying eyes. Wilfrid
Cumbermede;
(goggle)- to stare with wide and bulging eyes; The best moment of the
morning came, however, when the pastor of the ship faced me, goggle-eyed
and marveling. The Story of a Pioneer;
(ogle)- to look at amorously, flirtatiously, or impertinently, (ChC

ClC ); He strove to smile adoration on Brilliana, but mistrust marred
his ogle, and a shiver of fear betrayed his simper of confidence. The Lady of
Loyalty House A Novel;
(leer)- to look with a sideways or oblique glance, esp. suggestive of
lascivious interest or sly and malicious intention, (\ClC l
h ); I can't concentrate with you leering at me;
leery - suspicious, cautious; That leery, sleery, slippery, poisonous face was
hateful to him as the mask of a serpent. The Man Who Lost Himself;
askance : sneer : frown = glower = wrinkle forehead = glare = scowl : purse =
pucker : grimace
(askance)- with a side glance; sidewise; obliquely, (CC hC \ClC
C); He looks at me askance, and shies away from conversation with
me. Wives and Daughters;
with suspicion, mistrust, or disapproval;
(sneer)- a contemptuous facial expression, sound, or statement, (^l
l ); Almost at once I was recognised, and there passed
before me a continual stream of men and boys, and one after the other offered
some foul sneer or gibe or scoff. Oscar Wilde;
(frown)- to wrinkle the brow, as in thought or displeasure; This witty
rejoinder made the arrogant soldier frown, and the talk suddenly ceased.
The Great Italian and French Composers;
(glower)- to look or stare with sullen dislike, discontent, or anger, (
hC C ); Seated on the platform behind the speaker, the abbot
began to glower, waiting for the worst. A Canticle for Leibowitz;
(wrinkled)- having wrinkles; rugose; corrugated; The walls were elastic
and wrinkled, shrunken to a third the size of the lungs. The Legacy of
Heorot;
(glare)- look at with a fixed gaze; The girl glared at the man who tried to
make a pass at her;
(scowl)- to wrinkle or contract the brow as an expression of anger or
disapproval; He scowled, and then looked quickly down the list held by the
man standing near him. The Mystery of the Missing Man;
(purse)- to gather or contract (the lips or brow) into wrinkles or folds;
pucker; She had long, drooping eyelashes, a little pursed-up mouth, and
narrow, pointed teeth, like a squirrel's. The Song of the Lark by Willa Cather;
a small bag or pouch for carrying money;
(pucker)- to gather into small wrinkles or folds; The salt seemed
to pucker my mouth, and I believed it to be powdered alum. A Mind That

Found Itself;
(grimace)- a facial expression, often ugly or contorted, that indicates
disapproval, pain, etc, (
; Cl); Prince Andrew stopped and made
a grimace, as if expecting something unpleasant. War and Peace;
wink : squint
(wink)- to close and open the eyelid of one eye deliberately, as to convey a
message, signal, or suggestion, (Cl ll ); He gave me a little smile
and something like a wink, and I knew that he had got his promotion.
Father Payne;
(squint)- to look with the eyes partly closed, as in bright sunlight; The habit
of self-adoration had given her a moral squint, a defect which was aggravated
by a powerful imagination and excellent reasoning faculties. Frederic
Chopin as a Man and Musician;
guffaw : chortle = chuckle : titter = giggle : snicker = snigger : simper = smirk
(guffaws)- a loud, unrestrained burst of laughter, ( Ch"); The
giggles turned to guffaws, then great roaring whoops of laughter that made
her sides ache. The Warslayer;
(chortle)- to chuckle gleefully, (m ); Even the top medical
scientists now claim that a good chortle has an enormous effect on the way
we live our lives;
(chuckle)- to laugh quietly or to oneself; My guru gave a
welcoming chuckle, as though to a child. Autobiography of a Yogi;
(titter)- to laugh in a restrained, self-conscious, or affected way, as from
nervousness or in ill-suppressed amusement, (C C CC
C; ); Some of the courtiers began to titter, but King Krewl was
greatly annoyed. The Scarecrow of Oz;
(giggle)- to laugh with repeated short, spasmodic sounds; She tried to
suppress a giggle, and almost succeeded. Conan the Defender;
(snicker)- to laugh in a half-suppressed, indecorous or disrespectful
manner, (l ); The boy could not suppress a snicker when the
teacher sat on the tack;
(snigger)- to snicker; Instead of a discourse on opposites and paradox,
however, there had been another snigger. Even Cowgirls Get The Blues;
(simper)- to smile in a silly, self-conscious way, (C ; C
); She would smile and simper, and talk kindly and gaily enough at first,
during Sir Brian's life; and among women, when Barnes was not present.
The Newcomes;

(smirk)- to smile in an affected, smug, or offensively familiar way, (C
Ch" ); Her eyebrows were arched, her mouth shaped into
something that could only be described as a smirk. AHMM, October 2006;
snivel = sniffle = snuffle = whine : cackle
(snivel)- to run at the nose; have a runny nose, ( q C h); I'm
not fooled by the sentimentalism of the profession or the sniveling claims of
being an apostle of public enlightenment. Success A Novel;
(sniffle, snuffle)- to weep or whimper lightly with spasmodic congestion of
the nose; He had to sniffle himself as he imagined their gruesome death.
Soul of the Fire;
(whine)- to complain or protest in a childish fashion, ( l
; h ); He broke out in a whine, and ran after me, limping.
In Those Days;
(cackle)- to laugh or talk in a shrill manner, (" 'C );
But even as the lark's song pierced his heart with its sweetness, a
harsh cackle made him cringe. Test of the Twins;

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1.14 Body Types

thin, fat

cadaverous = bony = emaciated = gaunt = angular = haggard = pinched =
skeletal = wasted = lanky > lank : wispy
(cadaverous)- of or like a corpse ('h' );
pale; ghastly, ( \ ); He was thin and cadaverous,
and spoke in a meek and melancholy voice, studied and slow-The Nine-
Tenths;
haggard and thin;
(bony)- of or like bone, (' ); The little, plump hand was lean
and bony, and wrinkles usurped the alabaster brow. The Memories of Fifty
Years;
skinny; emaciated;
(emaciated)- to make abnormally lean or thin by a gradual wasting away of
flesh; In that picture she looked like a dirty, emaciated, old vagabond.
Fifteen Years With The Outcast;
(gaunt)- extremely thin and bony, (C ' ); Her plump face
became gaunt, her fine clothes shabby and she lost her appetite and sparkle;
bleak, desolate, or grim, as places or things, (; ; ' ); a gaunt,
windswept landscape;
(angular)- bony, lean, or gaunt, (C ; l Cl C\ \ C
); Her face was too harsh and angular, her attitude too cruel.
FSFApril2005;
stiff in manner; unbending, ( \ Cl C
C);
(haggard)- having a gaunt, wasted, or exhausted appearance, as from
prolonged suffering, exertion, or anxiety, ( C Cl C

CC ); Look at you--haggard, losing weight every day, poring over
papers, scheming, planning, writing articles, pouring out the great gift of your
life twice as fast as you needNobody's Man;
(pinched)- compressed; contracted; narrowed; The waiting room chairs
were molded plastic and about as comfortable as a pinched nerve. One
False Move;
(skeletal)- of, pertaining to, or like a skeleton; Tiny mountains rose in the
background, and skeletal trees burst from the earth like mad, undead horrors.
Kaz the Minotaur;
(wasted)- physically or psychologically exhausted; debilitated, ('
"); But by this time his body was wasted, his steps were tottering and his
head bent. From the Bottom Up;
(lanky)- ungracefully thin and rawboned; bony; gaunt, ( ' ); Tall
and lanky, already packing on muscle from hard ranch work, he'd stood
under her mother's backyard tree;
(lank)- (of plants) unduly long and slender, ((l ) h
l hC CC ); Among the newcomers was a lank, angular-
featured frontiersman who answered to the name of Sam Houston. The
Reign of Andrew Jackson;
(wispy)-a handful or small bundle of straw, hay, or the like, (C" ;
; ; ); The beard was irregular and wispy,
startling white against his sun-darkened skin. AnalogSF,Mar2004;
cadaver : carrion
(cadaver)- a dead body, esp. a human body to be dissected; corpse, (\;
'; '); The mutilated cadaver was taken away to the new morgue and put
in a cold trunk;
(carrion)- dead and putrefying flesh; Many animals revel in the smell and
flavour of carrion, and even of manure, which they devour. More Science
From an Easy Chair;
bony = osseous^ ossify = petrify : consolidate > consolidation
(bony)- of or like bone, ( '; ); The little, plump hand was lean
and bony, and wrinkles usurped the alabaster brow. The Memories of Fifty
Years;
skinny; emaciated;
(osseous)- composed of, containing, or resembling bone; bony, (;
); The scapula, covered by thick carneous masses, does not lie in the

living body directly upon the osseous-thorax, neither does the clavicle.
Surgical Anatomy;
(ossify)- to convert into or cause to harden like bone, (C\ );
They express as habits, which in turn ossify into a desirable or an undesirable
body. Autobiography of a Yogi;
(petrified)- to convert into stone or a stony substance, ( '
");
to benumb or paralyze with astonishment, horror, or other strong emotion,
( C C lf f ' ); I
was petrified, and called to my landlord to witness the unrighteous order I
had received. The Complete Memoirs of Jacques Casanova;
(consolidation)- solidification; strengthening; unification, (h| ;
); It was thus his happy fortune to preside at the completion of that
work of consolidation, the beginning of which was the end of the labors of
Washington. Life and Public Services of John Quincy Adams;
corpulent = obese = rotund = roly-poly = portly = stout : euphemism
(corpulent)- large or bulky of body; portly; stout; fat, ( ); He is
very corpulent, his features are good, but he is very red and considerably
bloated. Samuel F. B. Morse, His Letters and Journals In Two Volumes, Volume
I;
(obese)- very fat or overweight; corpulent, ( Cl); More than a half-
million 4-year-olds are obese, the study suggests. The Washington Times
stories;
(rotund)- round in shape; rounded, (C " );
plump; fat, ( ); Douglas was a thick-set, rotund man, whose florid
gills revealed that he was a host for boon companions. The Lincoln Story
Book;
full-toned or sonorous, (( C) h; h; );
(roly-poly)- short and plumply round, as a person or a young animal;
Cortman was almost a dead ringer for the roly-poly comedian. I Am
Legend;
(portly)- rather heavy or fat; stout; corpulent, (( CCh CC)
; C; ); He was short but very portly, and his voice
contained many of the elements of a fog-horn The New England Magazine
Volume 1, No. 3, March, 1886;
(stout)- bulky in figure; heavily built; corpulent; thickset; fat, ( ; ';

C C ); Their horses are stout, well-built ponies, of great wind,
and capable of enduring the severest hardship and fatigue. The Adventures
of Captain Bonneville;
(euphemisms) mild expression in place of an unpleasant one, (
'C C C 'C - C C C);
The expression he passed away is a euphemism for he died;
rotundity > rotund^ rotunda
(rotundity)- roundness; sonorousness of speech; This good woman's chief
physical characteristic was rotundity, and her prominent mental attribute
good-humour. Deep Down, a Tale of the Cornish Mines;
(rotunda)- circular building or hall covered with a dome; It was shaped like
a rotunda, and topped with a vast airy dome of coloured glass. The Pit;
slender # chubby = embonpoint
(slender)- thin or slight; light and graceful, (; -); I
remember him as a slender, light haired boy, several years my senior.
small in size, amount, extent, etc.; meager, ( ; ); a slender
income;
(chubby)- rounded and plump; A great boulder at the back of the square had
been carved with the face of a hairy, chubby, jovial baboon. The Ringworld
Engineers;
(embonpoint)- excessive plumpness; stoutness; There was a slight tendency
to embonpoint, but this was relieved by her tall and not ungraceful figure.
Vellenaux A Novel;
gangly = rangy = lanky # squat = stumpy
(gangly)- awkwardly tall and spindly; lank and loosely built; Wade Hayden
even looked a little like Abraham Lincoln -- gangly, with dark hair and that
long jaw and sad black eyes. The End of the Pier;
(of animals or people) slender ( -) and long-limbed; He was
tall, rangy, immensely weather-beaten, and he had a grizzled beard that
reached all the way down to his dog, who was called Boss. Last Chance to
See;
(lanky)- ungracefully thin and rawboned; bony; gaunt, ( ' ); Tall
and lanky, already packing on muscle from hard ranch work, he'd stood
under her mother's backyard tree;
(squat)- (of a person, animal, the body, etc.) short and thickset, (Cl
Cl); Threepio was staring at the squat, snouty shapes standing behind

Luke and the Princess. Splinter Of The Mind's Eye;
(stumpy)- short and thick; stubby; stocky; Glancing back, Joanna saw the
little stone still standing like a stumpy dwarf. The Silicon Mage;

muscly, twisted, senile, dilapidated

stalwart = hardy = sturdy = stout = brawny = hefty = muscly = muscular = sinewy
{tendinous = fibrous = stringy = unchewable = wiry}
(stalwart)- strongly and stoutly built; sturdy and robust, ( " C';
"; h| ; ^); She only saw him to be young, stalwart, and of
extraordinary manly beauty. Legends of Vancouver;
(hardy)- capable of enduring fatigue, hardship, exposure, etc.; sturdy;
strong, (' l " lC C C ); They are
quite hardy, and, like most other bulbs, should be planted in autumn. The
Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition;
(sturdy)- strongly built; stalwart; robust, ('; "; ;
C; ; h| ); Strong, sturdy, bared forearms flashed regularly like
moving, rhythmic shafts Tramping on Life;
(stout)- bulky in figure; heavily built; corpulent; thickset; fat, ( ; ';
C C ); She was short in stature and inclined to become stout,
her manners were awkward and her opinions narrow. My Life Volume 2;
bold, brave, or dauntless, (h|h ; l);
(brawny)- muscular; strong; Tull slid to a stop next to Conan, overbalanced
and nearly fell but was stopped by an outthrust brawny arm. Conan the
Indomitable;
(hefty)- big and strong; powerful; muscular, (\); Expecting any
moment to pass groups of hefty, hostile labourers, my ears were alert for the
slightest sound behind us or ahead. A Body In The Bath House;
(sinewy)- having strong sinews, tough, strong and firm, (C;
'q); He was handsome, strong, and sinewy--all muscles and flesh,
and no fat. The Dictator;
(tendinous)- sinewy; This partly muscular and partly tendinous partition is a
most important factor in breathing. A Practical Physiology;
(fibrous)- containing, consisting of, or resembling fibers, (; 'C);
The call of the sea was strong within him, and persistency was always

a fibrous element in his character. The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders;
(stringy)- sinewy or wiry, as a person; Harry approached him looking up into
the face: trying to see past the long, stringy, wire-gray hair beard. Harry
Potter And The Deathly Hallows;
resembling a string or strings; consisting of strings or string-like pieces;
(unchewable)- full of sinews; especially impossible to chew [syn: fibrous];
They're special ones, made of leather, quite unchewable. The Rockingdown
Mystery;
(wiry)- resembling wire, as in form, stiffness, etc.;
lean and sinew; Though strong and wiry, the Teeth could not have weighed
more than a hundred kilos. Sliding Scales;
brawny > brawn = muscularity
(brawny)- muscular; strong; Tull slid to a stop next to Conan, overbalanced
and nearly fell but was stopped by an outthrust brawny arm. Conan the
Indomitable;
(brawn)- solid and well-developed muscles, especially of the arms and legs;
He forgot that captains are fashioned of brain as well as brawn, mind as much
as muscle. The Day of the Dissonance;
(muscularity)- the state, quality, or condition of being muscular; Her hands
touched his shoulders, revelling in their hard muscularity. Rome's Revenge;
sinewy <> sinuous = askew = wonky = awry {amiss = haywire} = cockeyed =
lopsided ~ bent ~ aquiline = tortuous ~ gnarled = crooked ~ serpentine ~
wiggly = wriggly > wriggle = writhe = slither = squirm = swathe = convolute =
wrestle = wrench = worm = twist = distort^ torsion = tortuosity = contortion
(sinuous)- having many curves, bends, or turns; winding, ( ;
CC; C; h' ; ); For all the sinuous length between his
head and his shoulders, he was a stiff neck rank conscious and with a
dangerous temper. The Great Escape;
not morally honest;
(askew)- to one side; out of line; in a crooked position; awry, ( C;
C); Walls are askew, their wooden siding bowed, splintered, or blown
out completely. FSF,October2007;
(wonky)- shaky, groggy, or unsteady, (\C\; lC; ; );
(awry)- distorted, crooked, with a turn or twist to one side; askew,
( C; lC ; ); The movie points out not only that wishes
fulfilled can go awry, but also suggests that such going awry is a very
necessary part of any happy ending;
(amiss)- out of the right or proper course, order, or condition; improperly;

wrongly; astray, ( C; l; C); He greeted her as though
nothing was amiss, and began chatting in an offhand manner, as if to prevent
any question from her. Pocket Island A Story of Country Life in New England;
(haywire)- Informal not functioning properly; broken;
(cockeyed)- twisted, tilted, or slanted to one side, ( C l
'; Cl; l); But what intrigued him as much as
the cockeyed formula was its source. Jed the Dead;
(lopsided)- heavier, larger, or more developed on one side than on the
other; unevenly balanced; unsymmetrical; All the buildings, solid black
stone, somehow seemed lopsided, as if they were tilting toward him and
about to fall. The Order War;
(bent)- curved; crooked;
determined; set; resolved, ("; h); His literary bent, as with most of
our gifted authors, manifested itself early, and even in his college days he
became a devotee of the poetic muse. Poets of the South;
(aquiline)- (of the nose) shaped like an eagle's beak; hooked, (
C C); His nose was rather aquiline, and his lips were
customarily compressed. The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders;
(tortuous)- full of twists, turns, or bends; twisting, winding, or crooked,
( ; lC); The canyon is very tortuous, the river very rapid, and
many lateral canyons enter on either side Canyons of the Colorado;
(gnarled)- (of trees) full of or covered with gnarls; bent; twisted, ((C
C<) C lC " '; D ); He was a wiry, gnarled, heavy-
browed, iron-jawed fellow of about sixty, with deep-set eyes aglow with
sinister and greedy instincts;
having a rugged, weather-beaten appearance;
(crooked)- having or marked by bends, curves, or angles; The logs were cut
promiscuously from small pines, straight and crooked, and they were built
like a stable or a pen of any kind. From Slavery to the Bishopric in the AME
Church An Autobiography;
(serpentine)- having a winding course, as a road; sinuous, ( ); It might
fail, but at least it would not do so due to some serpentine twist that went
awry. Conan the Indomitable;
(wiggle)- to move back and forth with quick irregular motions; He wiggled,
shook his head, and tried to get to his feet. Doom Ship;
(writhe)- to twist the body about, or squirm, as in pain, violent effort, etc,
( ClC " C ); How

you writhe, how you coil in and out, sweet adder, with supple and spotted
skin! The Confession of a Child of the Century Complete;
(slither)- to slide down or along a surface, esp. unsteadily, from side to
side, or with some friction or noise, (lC lC \C C ");
Some of the really adventurous folks even slithered under the ice formations
to enter the smallest of caves;
(squirm)- to wriggle or writhe, (Ch ClC);
to feel or display discomfort or distress, as from reproof, embarrassment,
pain, etc., (( ) Ch );
Frantically he squirmed, whirled, and lashed about, but in vain. Roof and
Meadow;
(swathe)- to wrap, bind, or swaddle with bands of some material; wrap up
closely or fully, to bandage, (C\ l ); The body is swathed,
and rigid, in a large cloak with wide sleeves, and the richly-jewelled sheath of
a gown that betrays no feminine outline of figure. The Cathedral;
(convoluted)- to coil up; form into a twisted shape; At this point the story
gets even more convoluted, and you will have to read the book to see what
happens next, and how the boys eventually get home. Adrift in a Boat;
(wrestle)- to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when
struggling);
to contend or struggle; He never could be got to wrestle, though I challenged
him more than once. Richard Carvel;
(wrest)- to twist or turn; pull, jerk, or force by a violent twist, (C
C\ C " ; Cl ); Portugal and Spain were
plunged in civil wars, the pretenders, Don Miguel and Don Carlos,
attempting to wrest the scepter from the hands of the constitutional queens.
Ten Englishmen of the Nineteenth Century;
(worm)- to move or act like a worm; creep, crawl, or advance slowly or
stealthily;
(twist)- to combine, as two or more strands or threads, by winding together;
intertwine, (C; ClC; C); He gave one end of the rod a twist,
and short spikes appeared on the opposite end. Nemesis;
(distort)- to twist awry or out of shape; make crooked or deformed, (
); This place has been known to distort reality a little bit. The Best
Revenge;
(torsion)- the act of twisting or turning; Their backs stained, turning the
windlass, winding that huge torsion-powered device taut. Renegades Of
Gor;

(tortuosity)- the quality or condition of being tortuous; twistedness;
(contortions)- something contorted or twisted, as in position or meaning,
(\C ); They were ridiculously anxious to suppress his
sudden contortions, as one would some gross indecency. Romance;
valetudinarian = infirm = frail = feeble = debile > debility > debilitate
(valetudinarian)- in poor health; sickly; invalid;
excessively concerned about one's poor health or ailments; This kind
of valetudinarian effeminacy, this habit of coddling himself, appears in all
parts of his conduct. Critical and Historical Essays Volume 1;
(infirmity)- a physical weakness or ailment, ( ; Chl ; C);
(frail)- having delicate health; not robust; weak, ( ; ; ;
; C); Her hands were frail, and the bones of her arms stood out
sharply;
(frailty) - morally weak; easily tempted, (C ; ll;
Chl);
(feeble)- physically weak, as from age or sickness; frail, (; C;
);
weak intellectually or morally; Her constitution was feeble, and she
inherited from her father his high-strung nervous temperament. The Life
and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss;
(debile)- relaxed; weak; feeble; languid; faint; Chopin is here a debile,
prematurely exhausted young man. Chopin : the Man and His Music;
(debility)- a weakened or enfeebled state; weakness; His appearance was of
great debility, and the tones of his voice were very still. Lord George
Bentinck A Political Biography;
a particular mental or physical handicap; disability;
(debilitate)- to make weak or feeble; enfeeble, ( ); His exertions in
advocating the compromise measures, his official labors, and the increased
severity of his annual hay-fever, -- all contributed to debilitate him. Daniel
Webster;
brittle : doddering = doddery = gaga = senile # vernal
(brittle)- easily damaged or destroyed; fragile; frail;
having hardness and rigidity but little tensile strength; breaking readily with
a comparatively smooth fracture, as glass, (; ' l C
); The edge of the shell was also brittle, and I broke it by bearing too
heavily upon it. Tales of the Fish Patrol;
(doddering)- shaky or trembling, as from old age; tottering, (;

D); She profoundly disapproved of Emmy's marriage to Septimus,
whom she characterized as a doddering idiot. Septimus;
(doddery)- mentally or physically infirm with age; They're a bunch
of doddery old fools, and they were scared. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of
Azkaban;
(gaga)- ardently fond; infatuated, (D; \); My outfit for
the gaga concert is in violation of their security policy;
excessively and foolishly enthusiastic;
demented; crazy; dotty
(senile)- showing a decline or deterioration of physical strength or mental
functioning, esp. short-term memory and alertness, as a result of old age or
disease, ( ); Now the present King is old, senile, and without heir;
it is time for a Queen. A Spell for Chameleon;
(vernal)- of or pertaining to spring,(; ); This moment is
known as the vernal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere;
senility = debility = decrepitude = dilapidation = dotage^ dote : old-age
(senility)- the mental and physical deterioration associated with aging; He
had been called in, had found the woman dying of pure senility, had actually
seen her pass away, and had signed the certificate in due form. His Last
Bow;
(decrepitude)- decrepit condition; dilapidated state; feebleness, esp. from
old age, ( h'; D); Death, decrepitude, disease, sorrow, and
many things of a similar kind, are incapable of being avoided by mortals.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and
12;
(dilapidated)- reduced to or fallen into partial ruin or decay, as from age,
wear, or neglect, (; C; ); The building was old and
rather dilapidated, and as yet it contained but one piece of furniture, a cheap
washstand bureau. Fifteen Years With The Outcast;
(dotage)- a decline of mental faculties, esp. as associated with old age;
senility, (; ' ); People die of disease or dotage, and
survivors get on with the game, insignificant as ever. California Literary
Review;
excessive fondness; foolish affection,( );
(dote)- to bestow or express excessive love or fondness habitually ,
( C ' ); Beethoven came to dote upon the
large heart, the pure soul, and the serene mind of Therese. The Love Affairs
of Great Musicians;

dilapidation > dilapidated = ramshackle = broken-down = tumble-down =
tatterdemalion {ragamuffin} = derelict ~ rickety = shaky = wobbly
(ramshackle)- loosely made or held together; rickety; shaky, (\;
C\C\; ); The country cars were of a ramshackle order, and the
drivers were often reckless. Men of Invention and Industry;
(tumble-down)- in a falling state; dilapidated; decayed; ruinous; What
happened to the old woman who lives in that tumble-down shanty over the
way? The Promised Land;
(tatterdemalion)- a person wearing ragged or tattered clothing; a
ragamuffin; When Reynolds was in Rome, aged twenty-one, he fell in with
a tatterdemalion, who proffered his service as guide. Little Journeys to the
Homes of Eminent Painters;
(ragamuffin)- a ragged, disreputable person; tatterdemalion, (C
l C\\ Cl ); No ragamuffin was ever so
tattered and torn as this rakish individual. Truxton King A Story of
Graustark;
(derelict)- neglectful of duty; delinquent; negligent, ( " mC;
); The derelict craft was a menace to navigation. If they fail to do it
they are derelict, and can be punished, or deprived of all advantages arising
from the labors of those who do. The Memoirs of General W. T. Sherman,
Volume I., Part 2;
(rickety)- feeble with age; infirm, ( ; ); Squinting, I could
make out what looked like a small farmhouse, with a couple of
rickety outbuildings. The Fiery Cross;
(shaky)- lacking soundness or sturdiness, as of construction; A shaky, no
longer cocky voice came from the gangway. The Day of the Dissonance;
(wobbly)- shaky; unsteady, ( l l ); The heat
worsened, and by the end of the first day her head felt like a wobbly bowling
ball. Kate;

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1.15 Motion

careen, vacillate, types of walk, vehicles, traveling

careen = lurch = sway = swing ~ swerve = veer = sheer ~ curve = slew
(careen)- (of a vehicle) to lean, sway, or tip to one side while in motion,
( ; hC C C C); The ship careened, the waves
dashed against the bow, and it was evident that she was going to sea in good
earnest. Down the Rhine Young America in Germany;
(lurch)- a sudden tip or roll to one side, as of a ship or a staggering person,
(C' \C ; C' C l); The train lurched, and
George put a hand on Max's shoulder to steady him.
ChallengingDestiny#24:August2007;
an act or instance of swaying abruptly;
leave somebody in the lurch C Ch
(sway)- to move or swing to and fro, as something fixed at one end or
resting on a support, (Ch; ChC;C );
to move or incline to one side or in a particular direction;
to fluctuate or vacillate, as in opinion; He was in some ways a simple man--
swayed by the impulse of the moment. The Tin Soldier;
(swing)- to move back and forth suspended or as if suspended from above;
The chariots of the gods and goddesses are made of four joists in a frame,
suspended by a thick rope, as a swing might be. Musicians of To-Day;
(swerve)- to turn aside abruptly in movement or direction; deviate suddenly
from the straight or direct course, ( ; C' C
"; l "); The horses swerved, and jerked a little squawk out of
one of the girls. Children of the Bush;
(veer)- to change direction or turn about or aside; shift, turn, or change
from one course, position, inclination, etc., to another, (h ;
q hC C C"); The wind veered, and sent great gusts of rain into
the car. The Best Short Stories of 1920 and the Yearbook of the American Short
Story;

(sheer)- to swerve or cause to swerve from a course; Wyeth
instantly sheered his boat out into the stream; when, unluckily it struck upon
a sand-bar, and stuck fast. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville;
transparently thin; diaphanous, as some fabrics, ( " ";
C); stockings of sheer nylon;
unmixed with anything else, ( ; ; ; Ch ; C ); a
sheer waste of time;
extending down or up very steeply; almost completely vertical, (\;
; ); a cliff that rises sheer from the beach;
(curving)- to move in or take the shape of a curve; Holmes led the way up
the curving, uncarpeted stair. His Last Bow;
(slew)- to turn (a mast or other spar) around on its own axis, or without
removing it from its place, ( hC C CC ); It slewed left and
right with sudden lurches that caused stomachs to drop and jaws to clench.
Ilse Witch;
a large number or quantity; a whole slew of people;
to kill by violence; to destroy, extinguish;
pancake : waver = hover {levitate} = fluctuate = oscillate = vacillate > vacillant
= irresolute
(pancake)- to cause (an aircraft) to make a pancake landing;
(waver)-to sway to and fro; flutter, (lC ; ;
"); Your mind wavers, and its agitation will find relief in the exercise of
simple memories. The Works of Edgar Allan Poe Volume 4;
(hover)- hang about; wait nearby; We have three homes between which
we hover--Germany, the earth, and heaven. The New Society;
(levitate)- to rise or float in the air, esp. as a result of a supernatural power
that overcomes gravity, ('C < ); People assumed that
an expert yogin could levitate, read peoples minds and visit other worlds.
Buddha;
(fluctuate)- to change continually; shift back and forth; vary irregularly,
(" ; "); As his sense of the real presence of these
objects fluctuates, so the believer alternates between warmth and coldness in
his faith. Varieties of Religious Experience, a Study in Human Nature;
(oscillate)- to swing or move to and fro, as a pendulum does, (\ Ch
CC C "); The movie oscillates between the past
and present, dreams, fantasies and reality;
(vacillate)- to waver in mind or opinion; be indecisive or irresolute,

(Chlf Chf Ch "; hC ");
Where other people writhed or vacillated, Anne had held on her course,
uplifted, unimpassioned, and resigned. The Helpmate;
(vacillant)- undergoing vacillation; wavering; She will take me with her And
life became as easy to bear as a vacillant vision seen in dream He loved to
look at his wife's portrait. The Created Legend;
(irresolute)- not resolute; doubtful; infirm of purpose; vacillating,
(; ll); Here he lingered as if irresolute, and in an agony of
dread at the thought of being deserted, she cried out Here, Hero! Infelice;
vacillate <> vellicate = tickle = titillate
(vellicate)- to twitch; cause to twitch convulsively, as the muscles and
nerves of animals; Thus, if you vellicate the throat with a feather, nausea is
produced; if you wound it with a penknife, pain is induced, but not sickness.
Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life;
(tickle)- to touch (the body) lightly so as to cause laughter or twitching
movements, ( Ch" ); The barking of his two dogs barely reached in
to tickle his consciousness, he was so deep in thought, immersed in memory.
A Change of Seasons;
(titillate)- to excite or arouse agreeably;
to tickle; excite a tingling or itching sensation in, as by touching or stroking
lightly, (\\ ); In spite of melodramatic elements and other literary faults,
it is unquestionably a sincere work, written without any idea
of titillating morbid fancies. Venus in Furs;
deviate = deflect = avert {obviate = forefend = avoid}
(deviate)- to turn aside, as from a route, way, course, etc., (= ");
From these habits he seldom deviated, unless compelled to do so by
particular circumstances. George Washington;
(deflect)- to bend or turn aside; turn from a true course or straight line;
swerve, ( C' C "); Their purpose must never be deflected, their
enthusiasm never dimmed, their vision never obscured, their exertions never
discontinued. Dawn of a New Day;
(avert)- to turn away or aside, (h l h C C; );
Not a drop of blood has been spilt; but war is averted, and a great, new
alliance is formed. The Great Secret;
(obviate)- to anticipate and prevent or eliminate (difficulties,
disadvantages, etc.) by effective measures; render unnecessary, (
; "; C C CC h ); Hypocrisy
does not obviate morality, since whether I act morally or not doesn't excuse

your bad behavior. Intellectual Conservative Politics and Philosophy;
(forefend)- to keep or ward off; avert; The gods forfend, as far as I am
concerned. The Eleven Comedies, Volume 2;
waver = waffle = hesitate : scruple > scruples = ethics = morality =
conscience = > unconscionable
(waffle)- to speak or write equivocally, ( C C ;
); When asked directly about the governors involvement in the
savings and loan scandal, the press secretary waffled, talking all around the
issue;
(hesitate)- to pause in uncertainty; waver; I saw her assimilate the question,
look at it carefully, hesitate, and then decide. Madam Will You Talk;
(scruple)- to have scruples about; hesitate at, (CC h ;
l " ); The devotees came to visit her without scruple, and did not
forget to make use of every opportunity of serving themselves. Court
Memoirs of France Series Complete;
(scruples)- motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles
that govern a person's thoughts and actions; Importunate scruples were
added to temptation, and while thus violently assailed on many sides, she
seemed not to receive light or comfort from any. The Life of the Venerable
Mother Mary of the Incarnation;
(ethics)- the whole of the moral sciences; natural jurisprudence, (h;
h' 'C ' C'); By elevating the issue of helping others into the
central and primary issue of ethics, altruism has destroyed the concept of any
authentic benevolence or good will among men. The Virtue of Selfishness;
(morality)- a system of ideas of right and wrong conduct; Their morality is a
hollow shell, and gives way to the first effective temptation. The Life and
Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne;
(conscience)- a source of moral or ethical judgment or pronouncement,
(C; Cl); As soon as his conscience was appeased, he asked the
Almighty's forgiveness for having used profane language, and ordered the
boy to go to bed! Windjammers and Sea Tramps;
(unconscionable)- not guided by conscience; unscrupulous, (Cl;
; C ; ); I readily assented to this, adding some trite
remark about the unconscionable wastefulness of domestics. Trials and
Confessions of a Housekeeper;
scruple {qualm = misgiving ~ mistrust}
(qualms)- a sudden feeling of apprehensive uneasiness; misgiving, (CC

C (C' C l C
C)); Anne had no qualms, and he knew her to be a creature of fine
feelings. From the Housetops;
(misgiving)- a feeling of doubt, distrust, or apprehension, (C '
' '); And yet his misgivings were not so dark as, imagined by
the light of this later time, they would appear. A Tale of Two Cities;
(mistrust)- lack of trust or confidence arising from suspicion; Popular hatred
and mistrust were exploited by the greedy kings. Rashi;
flounder = stagger ~ fumble = lumber : totter = teeter ~ wobble ~ falter >
unfaltering
(flounder)- to struggle with stumbling or plunging movements, ( Cl
; CC CC C Cl Cl
"; ; ; C ll "); He floundered, he
made desperate efforts, but plunged deeper in the slough. The Young Duke;
(stagger)- to walk, move, or stand unsteadily, (lC 'C
l \l\ ); He tottered to his feet, staggered, and recovered. Conan
Of The Isles;
to waver or begin to doubt, as in purpose or opinion, (=
);
(fumbling)- to feel or grope about clumsily, ( C \C ); I
rose carefully to my feet, fumbling at my belt for my dagger. Prince of
Chaos;
(lumber)- to move clumsily or heavily, esp. from great or ponderous bulk,
( ' ' C \C l); She lumbered and heaved herself, until she
found a place where something - the sand, the temperature - seemed right;
to cut timber and prepare it for market, ( Cl );
to become useless or to be stored away as useless, (C C\
; );
(totter)- to walk or go with faltering steps, as if from extreme weakness,
( \C \C l ; C\ C\ lC "); He attempted to speak,
but faltered, tottered, and staggered to the wings. Mrs. Skagg's Husbands
and Other Stories;
(teeter)- to move unsteadily, (lC l h \C); Palma opened his
eyes to see the black slaver's gunbelt slide down to his ankles, tighten and
cause him to teeter. Galaxy Jane;

(wobble)- to incline to one side and to the other alternately, as a wheel,
top, or other rotating body when not properly balanced, (C' "C' \
\C); That was all he knew, his pulse pounding in his ears and his
knees wobbling with weariness. The Shadow Of The Lion;
to vacillate; waver, ( DC CC D ");
(falter)- to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent, etc.; give way,
(C C l); Let your feet not falter, your
course not alter Pike County Ballads and Other Poems;
(unfaltering)- marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable,
("; l; h| ); Her voice was low and precise, unfaltering,
unembarrassed. A Taint in the Blood;
amble = saunter = promenade = stroll
(amble)- to go at a slow, easy pace; stroll; saunter, (" C l
" ); He moved in an eccentric amble, and when put upon his speed
was generally run backward. The Life, Crime, and Capture of John Wilkes
Booth;
(saunter)- to walk with a leisurely gait; stroll, ( f C C Cl
C\C); He sauntered, as idle and as curious as any in that broad walk.
The Summons;
(promenade)- a stroll or walk, esp. in a public place, as for pleasure or
display, ( ChC h 'C ); Then he resumed
his mysterious promenade, still carefully keeping an eye upon us, and
smiling by way of conversation. The English Governess at the Siamese Court;
an area used for such walking;
(stroll)- to walk leisurely as inclination directs; ramble; saunter; take a
walk, (CC = l); When we set out later for a stroll, I was still
entranced in unspeakable rapture. Autobiography of a Yogi;
canter = lope = trot ~ gallop
(canter)- an easy gallop,(C' C'; l C C !
ClC l ); They put their horses to a canter, and soon drew near
to the caravans. The Garden of Allah;
(lope)- to move or run with bounding steps, as a quadruped, or with a long,
easy stride, as a person, (CC' C C l); Meanwhile
from many points the destined warriors loped over the rolling landscape to
the rendezvous. The Way of an Indian;
(gallop)- a fast running motion of other quadrupeds; I set off at full gallop,
and soon discovered the disaster. The Memoirs of Napoleon;

(trot)- the gait of a horse or other four-footed animal, between a walk and
a canter in speed; They made the half-mile at a quick trot, and as they ran
the rocks and the sky and the air between the cliffs turned a turbid green, like
the color in a moss agate. The Song of the Lark by Willa Cather;
gait = pace
(gait)- a manner of walking, stepping, or running, ( l Chl\ );
The complexion is sallow and unhealthy, the limbs imperfectly developed,
and the gait is awkward, shambling, and unsteady. Aids to Forensic
Medicine and Toxicology;
(pace)- a step made in walking; a stride; At times he walked slowly, scarcely
moving; at times his pace was a nervous, hurried stride, that was almost a
run. The Adventures of Jimmie Dale;
ambulatory^ somnambulist^ perambulate^ circumambulate^ circumlocution
(ambulatory)- of, pertaining to, or capable of walking; The traveller walked
about the ambulatory, and leaning against the farthest wall, tried to view the
church, only to be baffled. Cathedrals and Cloisters of the South of France,
Volume 1;
(somnabulist)- sleepwalker, (l); He moved and spoke like
a somnambulist, with the same insulation from surrounding minds and
superiority to material obstacles. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 57,
July, 1862;
(perambulate)- to walk through; Patrols began to be formed, and
to perambulate the streets. History of the French Revolution from 1789 to
1814;
(circumambulate)- to walk around (something), especially as part of a
ritual;
(circumlocution)- a roundabout or indirect way of speaking; the use of
more words than necessary to express an idea, (C C ;
CC 'C C); It was their circumlocution, their
innuendo, their mild surprise, their perfunctory congratulations, their
assumption of chivalry and their lack of its essence, that wounded and stung
the subject of these effusions. The Shadow of the Rope;
drift = impetus ~ momentum : float : waft : blow : flux : soar : clamber : ride
> rider
(drift)- a driving movement or force; impulse; impetus; pressure, (l
\ C); The cultural equivalent of genetic drift is a persuasive
option, one that we cannot neglect when thinking about the evolution of
religion. The God Delusion;
(impetus)- a moving force; impulse; stimulus, ('; C;

l'); The idea of Nationality, already gaining strength, obtained a
fresh impetus from the French Revolution. The War and Democracy;
(momentum)- force or speed of movement; impetus, as of a physical object
or course of events, (C); Events seemed to have acquired their
own momentum, almost a will of their own. The Stars Are Also Fire;
(float)- to move gently on the surface of a liquid; drift along; While the
butterflies float, the mother keeps increasing her rate of acceleration.
Passage at Arms;
(waft)- to carry lightly and smoothly through the air or over water, (C
C C C "); The light wind which blew at the time wafted the
bitter words of her mournful dirge to the spot where her friends were.
Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 2 (of 3);
(blow)- to be in a state of motion;
(flux)- a flowing or flow, (; ; C);
continuous change, passage, or movement, ( -); The
economic order is in flux, and a new one will surely take its place;
(soar)- to fly upward, as a bird, (C' C lC "\); Bach soon
began to find Arnstadt too small and narrow for his soaring desires. The
World's Great Men of Music;
to rise or aspire to a higher or more exalted level;
(clamber)- to climb with difficulty, especially on all fours; scramble; And
he began to clamber down the trailing ladders that the Boatmen had dropped
over the side. The Bane of The Black Sword;
transmit = convey > conveyance
(transmit)- to send from one person, thing, or place to another; convey;
(convey)- to take or carry from one place to another; transport; He
informed them that he had no message to convey or suggestions to offer.
Woodrow Wilson as I know Him;
(conveyance)- a means of transporting, esp. a vehicle, as a bus, airplane,
or automobile, (); At that period there were no railway facilities
worth mentioning, and they had to go by private conveyance--wagon or
carriage or on horseback as the case might be. Fifty Years of Public Service;
gesticulation : motility
(gesticulation)- an animated or excited gesture, (); They use a good
deal of gesticulation, and are exceedingly animated, saying with their might
what their tongues find to say. Two Years Before the Mast;
(motility)- ability to move spontaneously; In the new experiments to more
unequivocally establish the role of somatic motility, the researchers

genetically altered mice to have only subtle alterations in the prestin protein;
galleon : skiff : regatta : rowboat = dinghy <> dingy
(galleon)- a large sailing vessel of the 15th to the 17th centuries used as a
fighting or merchant ship, square-rigged on the foremast and mainmast and
generally lateen-rigged on one or two after masts, (C C
); The galleon was a veritable treasure ship. The Boy Aviators'
Treasure Quest;
(skiff)- any of various types of boats small enough for sailing or rowing by
one person, (C C C " Cl Cl); Three passengers were
taken in each skiff, and were required to lie flat on their backs in the bottom
of the boat. The Jolliest School of All;
(regatta)- a boat race, as of rowboats, yachts, or other vessels, (Cl-
l); This regatta was the first that Margaret had ever seen, and she was
greatly excited. The Merryweathers;
(dinghy)- any small boat designed as a tender or lifeboat, esp. a small ship's
boat, rowed, sailed, or driven by a motor, (Cl Cl); The dinghy was
rather a larger boat than the ordinary ships' dinghy, and possessed a small
mast and long sail. The Blue Lagoon: a romance;
(dingy)- of a dark, dull, or dirty color or aspect; lacking brightness or
freshness, ( ); So the Dome of Security remained
blotched and dingy, the sole permanent building of Satellite City. The
Complete Stories of Evelyn Waugh;
shabby; dismal,(C);
embark # disembark
(embark)- to board a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle, as for a journey,
(C lC\ );
to start an enterprise, business, etc., ( ; 'D ); A second
cargo was now embarked, and the process was repeated, happily without
any accident. The Three Commanders;
(disembark)- to go ashore from a ship, (C \C); When we refused
to disembark, there was violence as the crew forced us from the ship.
Legends II;
jaunt = excursion = expedition = junket = trip
(jaunt)- a short journey, esp. one taken for pleasure, (Ch); In
short, this jaunt is as simple as all the rest of her actions have been hardy.
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford Volume 1;
(excursion)- a usually short journey made for pleasure; an outing; A brief

sketch of the geological observations made on this excursion is found in a
letter from Agassiz to Mr. Peirce. Louis Agassiz His Life and Correspondence;
(expedition)- a journey undertaken by a group of people with a definite
objective; The failure of this expedition was a blow to his pride, and a still
greater blow to his purse. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville;
(junket)- a trip, as by an official or legislative committee, paid out of
public funds and ostensibly to obtain information, (C); Paterson,
criticized for the planned junket, abruptly cancelled his trip;
trek : exodus : odyssey
(trek)- a journey or trip, esp. one involving difficulty or hardship, (h
\); After participants complete the trek, they will receive a light
lunch;
(exodus)- a going out; a departure or emigration, usually of a large number
of people, (CC C ); According to newspaper
this exodus is the result of a campaign of violence, murder, terrorism, threats,
and intimidation targeted at the minority people;
(odyssey)- a long series of wanderings or adventures, esp. when filled with
notable experiences, hardships, etc., (h ); The
word odyssey, which means a long journey, comes from the name of a long
epic poem, written by the Greek poet Homer sometime between the seventh
and ninth centuries B.C.;
itinerary : peregrination : wanderlust : peripatetic : migratory^ migrant
(itinerary)- a detailed plan for a journey, esp. a list of places to visit; plan
of travel, (=C ); At the top of our itinerary is the ancient heart
of Tokyo;
(peregrination)- a course of travel; journey, (= ); The
difficulties of peregrination were now at an end. Journey to the Western
Islands of Scotland;
(wanderlust)- a strong, innate desire to rove or travel about, (= );
Moonlight nights had come and the wanderlust was growing more and more
insistent in his veins. Kazan;
(peripatetic)- walking or traveling about; itinerant; of or pertaining to the
Aristotelian school of philosophy, (q C = lC
); He was a peripatetic, in every way, beyond the followers of
Aristotle. Charles Lamb;
(migratory)- roving; nomadic; wandering, (=' l'); Negroes
are notoriously migratory, and a large proportion never remain two years in

the same place. The New South A Chronicle of Social and Industrial Evolution;
(migrant)- migrating, esp. of people; migratory, (C CC'
C (C' )); A migrant is a human being
looking for a better life, changing homes to chase his or her dreams;
sojourn : resort
(sojourn)- a temporary stay, (C ); That sojourn was the
first step in a lifelong love affair with Naples;
(resort)- a place to which people frequently or generally go for relaxation
or pleasure, esp. one providing rest and recreation facilities for vacationers,
(=-ChC );
to have recourse for use, help, or accomplishing something, often as a final
available option or resource, (C' c C' );

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1.16 Sex

voluptuous, coquette, ribald, lustful, debauch

voluptuous = bootylicious = juicy = red-hot = luscious = delicious = toothsome =
bosomy = buxom = busty = curvaceous = curvy = sonsie = well-endowed =
stacked ~ sylph = nymph = houri
(voluptuous)- full of, characterized by, or ministering to indulgence in
luxury, pleasure, and sensuous enjoyment, ( ); Her body
possessed a fullness that was voluptuous, that he had to admit he found
strangely attractive. The Kinslayer Wars;
(bootylicious)- sexually attractive, esp. in the buttocks (Etymology: booty +
delicious);
(juicy)-very profitable, appealing, interesting, satisfying, or substantive,
( ; ); a juicy contract; a juicy part in a movie;
(red-hot)- having strong sexual appeal;
characterized by intense excitement, enthusiasm, or passion, (
C; ' );
(luscious)- highly pleasing to the taste or smell, (Ch C< ;
); She belonged to the ripe, luscious, pomegranate type of woman.
(delicious)- highly pleasing to the senses, esp. to taste or smell,
(h; ; Cl); I find the qualifying adjective delicious,
and admire the pronounced taste for repose indicated by either side of the
alternative. What I Remember;
(toothsome)- pleasing to the taste; palatable, ( ; Cl ); This was
an especially toothsome dish, and all partook freely and with relish.
(bosomy)- (of a woman) having a large or prominent bosom;
(buxom)- (of a woman) full-bosomed;
(busty)- having a large bust; bosomy;
(curvaceous)- (of a woman) having a well-shaped figure with voluptuous
curves;

(curvy)- curvaceous;
(sonsie)- strong and healthy; robust;
(well-endowed)- having large breasts;
having large genitals. used of a male;
having a large endowment or amount of money;
(stacked)- (of a woman) having a voluptuous figure;
(sylph)- a slender, graceful woman or girl, ( l ChCC';
; h ); The sylph was a captive who had been promised her
freedom if she lured three travelers in for capture. Man from Mundania;
(nymph)- a beautiful or graceful young woman; She has the artless grace of a
little child, the poetic effect of a wood-nymph, is airy, light, and graceful.
The Life of Harriet Beecher Stowe;
(houri)- one of the beautiful virgins provided in paradise for all faithful
Muslims, (); Here is a houri, neatly dressed, evidently long waiting for
him especially, and eager to serve him. From the Easy Chair Volume 01;
toothsome {palatable = delectable = scrummy = yummy = scrumptious}
(palatable)- acceptable or agreeable to the palate or taste; savory,
(l; ); "Yes, when it is palatable, which is not often: commonly it
has a bitter taste in the swallowing. The Justice of the King;
acceptable or agreeable to the mind or feelings;
(unpalatable) - not palatable; unpleasant to the taste, (h; ;
l); Accordingly, extreme care must be taken in preparing the fish for
human consumption, ensuring that the unpalatable organs are removed.
The Register;
(delectable)- greatly pleasing; delightful; But no words of mine, I fear, will
justify to others my own sense of this delectable workmanship.
Shakespeare His Life Art And Characters;
(scrummy)- scrumptious;
(yummy)- Slang delightful; delicious
(scrumptious)- very pleasing, esp. to the senses; delectable; splendid,
( ; C); She needed to cook a delicious breakfast and
a scrumptious lunch in order to keep this job, and she intended to do just
that. Cinderella At The Ball;
personable : pulchritudinous
(personable)- of pleasing personal appearance; handsome or comely;
attractive, (h' ; Cl ); He's personable, and has a real flair for
making complex design ideas seem simple and easily replicated;
(pulchritude)- physical beauty; comeliness, (Ch Cl ); Monk was

something of a connoisseur of feminine pulchritude, homely soul though he
might be himself. 003 - Quest of the Spider;
seduce ~ woo = court = solicit ~ flirt = coquette = butterfly = philander =
womanize
(seduce)- induce to have sex;
(woo)- to seek the favor, affection, or love of, esp. with a view to
marriage, (C );
to seek to win, ( C Cl );
to seek to persuade (a person, group, etc.), as to do something; solicit;
importune;
(court)- to seek the affections of; woo, (- ); Raju had been
courting Rina for eight months;
to try to win the favor, preference, or goodwill of, (C
hC Cl );
(flirt)- to court triflingly or act amorously without serious intentions; play at
love; coquet, ( ; fClCl ; C; ll ;
); New research suggests the female hormone makes women more
likely to flirt, and move from man to man;
(coquette)- a woman who flirts lightheartedly with men to win their
admiration and affection; flirt; She might be a careless young coquette, a
lawless little brigand, a child of sunny caprices, an elf of dauntless mischief;
but she was more than these. Under Two Flags;
(butterfly)- a person who flits aimlessly from one interest or group to
another;
(philander)- (of a man) to make love with a woman one cannot or will not
marry; carry on flirtations, (C-); A man with the taste to admire
such quality was more dangerous than any philanderer or hustler. Davis,
Lindsey - The Course of Honor;
(womanizer)- a philanderer; His reputation as a womanizer was true.
Dance Of Desire;
solicit {implore = beg} : adjure = beseech = entreat : importune >
importunate : litany
(solicit)- to seek for (something) by entreaty, earnest or respectful request,
formal application, etc., ( Ch ; C ); Even this is
the boon I solicit, All created things, O divine Being, belonging to thee, are
being destroyed. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 2
Books 4, 5, 6 and 7;
(solicitous)- anxious or concerned, (?; ); Jews have always

been noted for the solicitous care they exercise in the education of the young.
The Haskalah Movement in Russia;
(implore)- to beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy; beseech;
entreat, (CC\ ; l"; -f );
These I implore, adorable princess, with confidence that you will not refuse
me. The Arabian Nights Entertainments - Complete;
(adjure)- to appeal to or entreat earnestly;
(beseech)- to beg eagerly for; solicit, ( ; ); But
remember that we do not beseech, we demand! The Idiot;
(entreat)- to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg, (
C C ); They began to preach, to remonstrate, to warn, entreat, and
rebuke until their voices sounded like the roar of many waters in the ears of
the people. William Lloyd Garrison The Abolitionist;
(importune)- to press or beset with solicitations; demand with urgency or
persistence, (\\ ; C ; ClC " ); At
times the whole world seems to be in conspiracy to importune you with
emphatic trifles. Essays First Series;
(importune)- urgent or persistent in solicitation, sometimes annoyingly so,
(C\; ; ); Others are importunate, and earnest enough,
like the beggar's appeal for relief, but without much hope of success.
Religion in Earnest;
(litany)- a ceremonial or liturgical form of prayer consisting of a series of
invocations or supplications with responses that are the same for a number
in succession, ( CCh C? C' C ); The
ceremony was began by the recital of a kind of litany, containing the life of
Mahomet from his birth to his death. The Memoirs of Napoleon;
seeker = suitor ~ solicitor : petitioner = supplicant^ supplicate^ supplication
= invocation
(seeker)- one that seeks; He had sailed from Palos as a seeker after hidden
wealth, hidden knowledge; he returned as teacher, discoverer, benefactor.
Christopher Columbus;
(suitor)- Law. a petitioner or plaintiff, ( hC); I cannot see any
ground for this interpretation, though it is probable that Tisdall's appearance
as a suitor was sufficiently annoying. The Journal to Stella;
a man who courts or woos a woman, ((C ) ; );
(solicitor)- a person who solicits, (C C h C
C CCh ' Ch " n hC Ch C C);

And Wareham very properly added that a solicitor was, in a measure, a
confessor bound to observe professional secrecy. With Zola in England;
(petitioner)- something that is sought by request or entreaty, (Ch
);
(suppliant)- a person who supplicates; petitioner, (h '
' ); There are promises for the suppliant, promises for the troubled,
promises for mortals. Expositions of Holy Scripture Psalms;
(supplicate)- to pray humbly; make humble and earnest entreaty or
petition, (hC Cl
f P ; f -
); Yet I will never supplicate -- not meanly supplicate -- for an alms.
Jane Talbot;
(invocation)- the act of invoking or calling upon a deity, spirit, etc., for
aid, protection, inspiration, or the like; supplication, (; ;
C"); Lord Cromer felt, and felt rightly, that this invocation was his
best epitaph. The Adventure of Living;
bawdy = bawdry = off-color = ribald ~ scurrilous ~ vulgar = uncouth = coarse ~
indecent ~ obscene
(bawdy)- indecent; lewd; obscene, (; "); In the early twentieth
century, it was common for towns and geographical features to have
salacious, bawdy, and even derogatory names. The Chicago Blog;
(bawdry)- lewdness; obscenity; bawdiness; His interest lies in his anecdote,
in his malevolent insinuation, in his bawdry. Youth and Egolatry;
(ribald)- vulgar or indecent in speech, language, etc.; coarsely mocking,
abusive, or irreverent; scurrilous, (; ; " C C );
We must do our best to be frivolous and ribald, and supply a proper
foreground. The Wit and Humor of America, Volume X (of X);
(scurrilous)- grossly or obscenely abusive, ( ;
); After all, scurrilous denunciation never affected me. The
Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent;
(vulgar)- crudely indecent; Another thing I observed about the boy was that
I never heard him use an oath or a vulgar, coarse expression. Reminiscences
of a Pioneer;
(uncouth)- awkward, clumsy, or unmannerly, ( ; ; ';
C ; D; ); His appearance was less uncouth, his hair and beard
a shade less hay-fieldy. The Extra Day;
(coarse)- vulgar; obscene; crude, (C ; C); The work is

exceedingly coarse, and has fallen into well-deserved oblivion. Italian
Popular Tales;
(indecent)- not decent; unbecoming or unseemly, ( ; '; ;);
Other city states considered such exercise indecent, claiming that it incited
men to commit grave crimes. Lion Of Macedon;
(obscene)- offensive to morality or decency; indecent; depraved, (;);
She willed herself not to listen to these obscene, and silly, accusations.
Mary Queen Of Scotland And The Isles;
erotic <> erratic
(erotic)- arousing or satisfying sexual desire, (Cl C ); They
deal not only with matters to which the word erotic is generally applied, but
also with unnatural practices. The Life of Sir Richard Burton;
(erratic)- having no certain or definite course; wandering; not fixed, ((
lC CC) ; ); Her life prior to the coma
was dysfunctional, erratic, and filled with self-centeredness;
titillating : sensuous : sensual = carnal = sultry <> swelter
(titillating)- to excite or arouse agreeably;
to tickle; excite a tingling or itching sensation in, as by touching or stroking
lightly, (\\ ); In spite of melodramatic elements and other literary faults,
it is unquestionably a sincere work, written without any idea
of titillating morbid fancies. Venus in Furs;
(sensuous)- of or pertaining to sensible objects or to the senses,
(D); Our nature is so constituted that intuition with us never can be
other than sensuous, that is, it contains only the mode in which we are
affected by objects. The Critique of Pure Reason;
(sensual)- relating to or affecting any of the senses or a sense organ;
sensory; I am a carnal, sensual, and greedy man, whom you ought
thoroughly to despise. The Life and Legends of Saint Francis of Assisi;
(carnal)- pertaining to or characterized by the flesh or the body, its
passions and appetites; sensual, (' <; ;
; 'C'h); Are not most of you carnal, all flesh,the flesh
gives laws, and you obey them? The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning;
not spiritual; merely human; temporal; worldly;
(sultry)- characterized by or arousing passion, (D; ; );
oppressively hot and close or moist; sweltering, (( " C<)
; ); It was hot and sultry, which is rare in an English JuneNight
and Morning, Complete;

(swelter)- to suffer from oppressive heat, (C f lf ll
; h "); The beat of the sun from above and the swelter of dust
from below were overpowering. The Great Boer War;
promiscuous = prurient = salacious = lascivious = libidinous = licentious = lustful
= lewd = letch = lecher = satyr : lechery
(promiscuous)- characterized by or involving indiscriminate mingling or
association, esp. having sexual relations with a number of partners on a
casual basis, ("qC; lC; Chl'C Cl CC' );
casual; irregular; haphazard, (CCC; "q; Chl; l);
You're just killing yourself with this spontaneous, promiscuous, and
premature overwork; that's what's the matter with you. On the Frontier;
(prurient)- having, inclined to have, or characterized by lascivious or lustful
thoughts, desires, etc, (Cl C " q );
Conservatives seemed prurient, mean, and xenophobic, even as Britain was
increasingly tolerant, diverse, and cosmopolitan. The American Prospect
Articles;
(salacious)- lustful or lecherous, (;; '; l );
Prurient, salacious, and gratuitous stories are unfair to both the accused and
the accuser. Romenesko;
(lascivious)- inclined to lustfulness; wanton; lewd, ( ; C);
The poems of Anacreon are lascivious, lustful, and essentially carnal, and
history informs us that he was a sexual pervert. Religion and Lust or, The
Psychical Correlation of Religious Emotion and Sexual Desire;
(libidinous)- full of sexual lust; lustful; lewd; lascivious, (l; ); He
set no bounds to his libidinous intercourse with women, but never betrayed
any unnatural desires for the other sex. De vita Caesarum;
(licentious)- sexually unrestrained; lascivious; libertine; lewd, (l;
"; ); Their songs and games are exceedingly licentious, and
their myths are obscene. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of
Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals;
(lustful)- excited or driven by lust; He was carved from black marble, but his
eyes were rubies, which glowed red and lustful as the coals of hell's deepest
pits. Conan the Wanderer;
(lewd)- obscene or indecent, (; C'; ; l); He knew it
had been pointed out that while the Germans are lewd, they are not dissolute.
Villa Elsa A Story of German Family Life;
(letch)- a strong, especially sexual desire or craving;
(lecher)- a man given to excessive sexual indulgence; a lascivious or

licentious man, (l ); He is a hoary-headed lecher, with
wealth and position to aid him in his hellish pursuits; I am poor, and an
outcast! Justice in the By-Ways, a Tale of Life;
(satyr)- a lascivious man; lecher, ( Cl' ); A virgin
arises in you when through you a satyr is rising in me. Madame Aubin;
half-human half-bestial being in the court of Dionysus, portrayed as wanton
and cunning, ( " Ch);
(lechery)- unrestrained or excessive indulgence of sexual desire, (l;
); We, verily, have forbidden you lechery, and not that which is
conducive to fidelity. The Summons of the Lord of Hosts;
pander = pimp = procure ( > procurement) = indulge > indulgent = lenient :
relent) = gratify
(pander)- to act as a pander; cater basely, (C -lC
h ); They look upon the tellers of stories as among
the tribe of those who pander to the wicked pleasures of a wicked world.
Autobiography of Anthony Trollope;
(pimp)- one who finds customers for a prostitute; a procurer;
(procure)- to get by special effort; obtain or acquire; Every remedy in her
power to procure was administered, but the disease was acute, and he died.
Woman on the American Frontier;
to obtain (a sexual partner) for another;
(indulge)- to yield to the desires and whims of, especially to an excessive
degree; humor; I indulge, with all the art I can, my taste for reading. Lady
Mary Wortley Montague;
(indulgent)- characterized by or showing indulgence; benignly lenient or
permissive; He comes from a wealthy political family in Michigan and has
never done a day of hard labor in his self-indulgent, coddled and cocooned
life;
(lenient)- characterized by tolerance and mercy;
agreeably tolerant; permissive; indulgent, (h; h ; C; ');
Caesar was constitutionally lenient, and admired rather than resented a
valiant fight for freedom. Caesar: A Sketch;
(relent)- to soften in feeling, temper, or determination; become more mild,
compassionate, or forgiving, (Cf "; h "
; h "); Undoubtedly he will relent, and turn Paradise
Lost;
(gratify)- to give pleasure to (a person or persons) by satisfying desires or
humoring inclinations or feelings, (' C ); Surely he

had no revenge to gratify, as against her or her father!A Black Adonis;
platonic # libidinous : libido
(platonic)- purely spiritual; free from sensual desire, esp. in a relationship
between two persons of the opposite sex, (CCl '<;
); They lived in separate houses; nothing appeared in their behaviour
inconsistent in their decorum, and beyond the limits of platonic love. The
Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland;
(libidinous)- full of sexual lust; lustful; lewd; lascivious, (l; ); He
set no bounds to his libidinous intercourse with women, but never betrayed
any unnatural desires for the other sex. De vita Caesarum;
(libido)- Psychoanalysis. all of the instinctual energies and desires that are
derived from the id, ( C"; ' C); It agrees
with the masculine designation of the libido in the text above, for
the libido is always active even when it is directed to a passive aim. Three
Contributions to the Theory of Sex;
slut = wanton
(slut)- a person, especially a woman, considered sexually promiscuous,
(C CC CC ); The servant who took me upstairs was a poor
foul slut, and I do not think the room had been properly cleaned or dusted
for a very long time. The Private Life of Henry Maitland;
(wanton)- sexually lawless or unrestrained; loose; lascivious; lewd, (;
" ; l l ); She saw in all this magnificence
a wanton waste of resources. The Faith Doctor A Story of New York;
amatory = amorous^ paramour = concubine
(amatory)- of, relating to, or expressive of love, especially sexual love,
(l); This half-year of amatory perturbation was of course
unfavorable to literary labor. The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller;
(amorous)- inclined or disposed to love, esp. sexual love, (';
; ); Her ardour made me amorous, and I rendered homage to
her charms till I fell asleep with fatigueMemoirs of Casanova Volume 28:
Rome;
(paramour)- an illicit lover, esp. of a married person; Tamora's paramour is
then sentenced to be buried alive, and the survivors William Shakespeare;
(concubine)- Law A woman who cohabits with a man without being legally
married to him; She said he could take her as a concubine, marry a real wife
later. The Kitchen God's wife;
incontinent^ continent = celibate : continence : abstinence : abstemious :
teetotalism : ascetic = austere {stern} = spartan = severe > severity = stiffness =

rigor > rigorous = stringent
(incontinent)- lacking in moderation or self-control, esp. of sexual desire,
(; );
unable to restrain natural discharges or evacuations of urine or feces, (
C C ); Now confined to a wheelchair, incontinent,
and often fed intravenously, the once loquacious;
(continent)- exercising continence; A woman's virtue is her continence, and
a man's virtues are truthfulness and courage. Despair's Last Journey;
(celibate)- a person who abstains from sexual relations, ( ; );
The priests of the temple of Dea (Syria) were, on the other hand, celibate, and
so were some orders of the Egyptian priests. The Freethinker's Text Book,
Part II;
(continence)- self-restraint or abstinence, esp. in regard to sexual activity;
temperance; moderation, (; l; C
); Periodic continence, that is, the methods of birth regulation
based on self-observation and the use of infertile periods, is in conformity
with the objective criteria of morality;
(abstinence)- forbearance from any indulgence of appetite, esp. from the
use of alcoholic beverages, (; l; ; );
(abstemious)- sparing or moderate in eating and drinking; temperate in
diet, (C' C ; ; ); The teachings of the high
Spirit are abstemious, and, in regard to particulars, negative. Socrates '
Representative Men;
(teetotalism)- the principle or practice of total abstinence from
intoxicating drink, (C CC ); The
difference is that Uma Bharati cannot sell her asceticism, vegetarianism,
sexual abstinence, teetotalism, and her saffron wardrobe to any urban Indian.
The Morningside Post;
(ascetic)- a person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of
contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-denial or self-mortification
for religious reasons, (" ; C; C; C ); In
the last years of his short life he sank into a torpor of superstition--ascetic,
self-mortified, and rapt in a strange exaltation, like a medieval monk.
Landmarks in French Literature;
a monk; hermit, ();
(austere)- severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict;
forbidding, ( ; C); Haydn is in bad health, for

her austere mode of life has been carried too far. The Letters of Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart;
rigorously self-disciplined and severely moral; ascetic; abstinent, (\;
); I was at the London Oratory yesterday for the Good Friday
service: magnificently austere, which isn't a word you usually associate with
that church. Telegraph Blogs;
(stern)- hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character;
(spartan)-suggestive of the ancient Spartans; sternly disciplined and
rigorously simple, frugal, or austere, (C -"C h;
"C ); The decor in the bedroom was spartan, the
bedstead and matching bureau and vanity table stained and scratched.
AHMM,September2008;
(severe)- harsh; unnecessarily extreme; So severe was the shock and so
vivid the sense of a Providential escape, that scarcely a word was spoken
during the drive home. The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss;
serious or stern in manner or appearance;
rigidly restrained in style, taste, manner, etc.; simple, plain, or austere;
(severity)- harshness, sternness, or rigor, (C; ; l;
); Some theological schools are distinguished for their severity, and
others for their sentimentalism. Sermons to the Natural Man;
(stiffness)- rigid or firm; difficult or impossible to bend or flex, ( '
); His manners were courteous and grave, and quite free
from stiffness or affectation. Bismarck and the Foundation of the German
Empire;
(rigor)- strictness, severity, or harshness, as in dealing with people, (h| ;
C); He was treated with rigor, and full employment was provided for
every hour of his time. Wieland: or, the Transformation, an American Tale;
(rigorous)- characterized by or acting with rigor; One winter was
so rigorous, that many of the Sisters made up their minds to be frozen; a later
one was, if possible, still more severe. The Life of the Venerable Mother Mary
of the Incarnation;
(stringent)- rigorously binding or exacting; strict; severe, (C; h|
;
\; ); He accordingly issued stringent orders to the men that no noise
of any description should be made, and not a word be uttered; and there was
little necessity to repeat this command. A Life of Gen Robert E Lee;
voyeur = peeping tom
(voyeur)- a person who derives sexual gratification from observing the

naked bodies or sexual acts of others, especially from a secret vantage
point, (C C' CC ClD C Cl
C C ); I felt uncomfortable, like a voyeur, a witness to
something fundamentally private. Steven Gould - Wildside (v2.1);
(peeping tom)- a viewer who enjoys seeing the sex acts or sex organs of
others;
rou = rank = rakehell = libertine = lothario = philanderer = womanizer =
casanova = donjuan <> don # doff
(rou)- a dissolute and licentious man; rake, (" l );
(rank)- grossly coarse, vulgar, or indecent, ( Ch ;
');
(rakehell)- a licentious or dissolute man; rake, ( l );
(libertine)- a person who is morally or sexually unrestrained, esp. a
dissolute man; a profligate; rake, ("; l ); A
maidservant in the house of a libertine is like a loaf of bread on the shelf.
The Man Who Laughs;
(lothario)- a man who obsessively seduces and deceives women;
(philanderer)- (of a man) to make love with a woman one cannot or will not
marry; carry on flirtations; A man with the taste to admire such quality was
more dangerous than any philanderer or hustler. Davis, Lindsey - The
Course of Honor;
(womanizer)- a philanderer; His reputation as a womanizer was true.
Dance Of Desire;
(Casanova)- a man with a reputation for having many amorous adventures;
rake; Don Juan;
(Don Juan)- a legendary Spanish nobleman famous for his many seductions
and dissolute life;
(don)- to put on or dress in, (C'h ); Their armour was
easily donned, and not very cumbrous. The Norsemen in the West;
(doff)- to remove or take off, as clothing, (\; C C ; ); His
cap shall doff, and Beauty's kerchief wave; The Complete Works of Whittier;
debauch = debase = deprave = demoralize = corrupt = vitiate = subvert =
profane {violate = desecrate}
(debauch)- to corrupt by sensuality, intemperance, etc.; seduce, (l=
f = ; lC " ; ); That
drunken debauch was a quest for life, a quest for God. The New Theology;
(debase)- to lower in rank, dignity, or significance, ( l h

lCf = ); Do not debase, do not sully, that perfect
image of truth. Tales and Novels Volume 10;
(deprave)- to make morally bad or evil; vitiate; corrupt, (C h CC
; f ); They soil and deprave the soul, as vile acts do
the body. Plain Facts for Old and Young;
(demoralize)- to deprive (a person or persons) of spirit, courage, discipline,
etc.; destroy the morale of, ( ' ' h ;
C CC Ch"); A multi-faceted media campaign is underway to
malign, and demoralize the nation, and dehumanize sections of the
population;
(corrupt)- guilty of dishonest practices, as bribery; lacking integrity;
crooked, ( D; ; ); A Judge may become corrupt, and
yet there may not be legal evidence against him. Life Of Johnson;
(vitiate)- to impair the quality of; make faulty; spoil, (f f h
); Many causes may vitiate a writer's judgment of his own works.
Lives of the English Poets : Waller, Milton, Cowley;
(subvert)- to overthrow (something established or existing), (C
' C ( ) ; ); In order to
govern his subjects more easily, he would crush, subvert, nay, ruthlessly
destroy, their strength, their spirit, and their self-respect! Egmont;
(profane)- to treat (anything sacred) with irreverence or contempt; violate
the sanctity of, ( h ^ l f
f ); No one would dare to describe this work as profane,
but whether it is religious or not is a question. Musical Memories;
(violate)- to break, infringe, or transgress (a law, rule, agreement, promise,
instructions, etc.), (^ l h f ^ );
(desecrate)- to divest of sacred or hallowed character or office, (C
lC C ; f h );
As you love and value your immortal soul, sanctify and do not waste
and desecrate the Sabbath. Samuel Rutherford;
corrupt > corruption = depravity = turpitude
(corrupt)- guilty of dishonest practices, as bribery; lacking integrity;
crooked, ( D; ; ); A Judge may become corrupt, and
yet there may not be legal evidence against him. Life Of Johnson;
(depravity)- moral corruption or degradation, ( l ; ');
Several of its members were notorious for their depravity, and Macaulay calls

it the "most profligate administration ever known. The Leading Facts of
English History;
(turpitude)- vile, shameful, or base character; depravity, (';
); Here was an act of extreme heartlessness and turpitude, too bad
to be believed of one so ensconced in solemn plausibilities. Shakespeare His
Life Art And Characters;
debauched = debased = dissipated = dissolute
(debauched)- corrupt; vitiated in morals or purity of character; Coming
back by Cananor, he lodged in the house of a Christian, who himself was
religious, but his son debauched, and subject to all sorts of vices. The
Works of John Dryden;
(dissipated)- indulging in or characterized by excessive devotion to
pleasure; intemperate; dissolute, ( Ch CCh
); A hard-drinking, dissipated, and somewhat coarse-mannered cavalry
officer, he has often been a source of perpetual anger to the kaiser and of
distress to his sister, the excellent empress. The Secret Memoirs of the Courts
of Europe;
(dissolute)- indifferent to moral restraints; given to immoral or improper
conduct; licentious; dissipated, (l; C ); He was
depraved and dissolute, and, to satisfy his licentious desires, he is said to
have made free with the treasuryThe New Guide to Peterborough Cathedral;
dissolute > dissolution : decomposition
(dissolution)- a bringing or coming to an end; disintegration; decay;
termination, (hf C C ); He was a member of
Harrington's Club till its dissolution, and of the Royal Society before it had
received the name. Harvard Classics Volume 28 Essays English and American;
(decomposition)- the state of being decomposed; decay, ( ; l);
There was no sign of decomposition, and she realized that it was because the
room had been airless. Suspicion;
amoral : iniquitous : miscreant : noncommittal^ nondescript
(amoral)- not involving questions of right or wrong; without moral quality;
neither moral nor immoral, (C C C); In an age
enamored of machines, life becomes amoral, without moral bearings, devoid
of moral categories;
(iniquitous)- characterized by injustice or wickedness; wicked; sinful, (C
); What could be more iniquitous than to attack me without a
declaration of war? The Memoirs of Napoleon;

(miscreant)- depraved, villainous, or base, ( ; ; l);
This miscreant was arrested with the forearm of a missing child in his
pocket, and in his stove were found the head and entrails in a half-burnt
condition. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine;
(noncommittal)- not committing oneself, or not involving committal, to a
particular view, course, or the like; She is demure now, noncommittal, as he
attempts to interest her in seeing him again. Audrey Hepburn;
(nondescript)- of no recognized, definite, or particular type or kind, (C
Cc ; ; ; -\); In
addition to the old structures, modern buildings in Italy nondescript
apartment houses and public buildings -- often don't meet current standards
in seismic safety. Salon;

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destitute, dearth, affluent, abundant, privation

destitute = impoverished = poverty-stricken = indigent = needy
(destitute)- without means of subsistence; lacking food, clothing, and
shelter,(<; ; ; ); Becoming destitute, the colony
despatched its governor home for supplies. History of the United States,
Volume 1 (of 6);
(impoverished)- reduced to poverty; There was nothing left for
the impoverished family but to return to the old Virginia home, and try to
make the best of it. Memories;
(indigent)- lacking food, clothing, and other necessities of life because of
poverty; needy; poor; impoverished, (h; ; <); He lived in
plenty and elegance upon an income which, to many would appear indigent,
and to most, scanty. Life Of Johnson;
destitute <> desuetude = inactiveness
(desuetude)- the state of being no longer used or practiced, (l C
"); Laws, like customs, may cease to have a significance, and they may
be modified or allowed to fall into desuetude. A Handbook of Ethical Theory;
(inactiveness)- a disposition to remain inactive or inert;
indigence = pauperism = penury = impoverishment
(pauperism)- the state or condition of utter poverty;
(pauper)- very poor person, (; h ' ); He gives everything away
and lives like a pauper, and one may well say that he has the very spirit of
poverty. The Makers of Canada: Bishop Laval;
(penury)- extreme poverty; destitution; From involuntary idleness, servile
dependence, penury, and useless labor, he has passed to toils of a very
different nature rewarded by ample subsistence. The Promise of American
Life;

deprivation = privation
(deprivation)- the condition of being deprived; privation; Wasted with
illness and deprivation, his age was indeterminable. Dragons of Autumn
Twilight;
(privation)- lack of the usual comforts or necessaries of life, (;
q; ; ); I can bear fatigue and welcome privation, and
have seen some of the noblest views in the world. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 3
(of 6) With His Letters and Journals;
paucity = dearth = famine = shortage = scarcity > scarce
(paucity)- smallness of quantity; scarcity; scantiness, (C
; ); Either a paucity or excess of water at the roots should lead to
identical results. Scientific American Supplement, No. 508, September 26, 1885;
(dearth)- an inadequate supply; scarcity; lack, (; l; );
Demographic dearth is the root cause of the economic crisis;
(famine)- extreme and general scarcity of food, as in a country or a large
geographical area, ( ; l h); In India sometimes when
a famine is at hand the life of the land starts up before your eyes in all its
bareness and bitter stress. Letters of Travel (1892-1913);
(scarcity)- insufficiency or shortness of supply; dearth, (; );
The last march was remarkable for the scarcity of birds, so eight days were
spent on porridge and rice without relish. The Last Journals of David
Livingstone from 1865 to His Death;
sustain > sustenance ~ subsistence = livelihood = bread and butter
(sustenance)- means of sustaining life; nourishment, means of livelihood,
(h ; h); Their only means of sustenance was
from the charity of the British and French soldiers, who shared rations with
them. Private Peat;
(subsistence)- a means of subsisting, especially means barely sufficient to
maintain life; All her subsistence was a little unpleasant and disagreeable
broth, which I forced her to take against her will. Autobiography Of Madame
Guyon;
means of support; subsistence; Even business men and traders, who ought to
know better, ignore the science on which their livelihood is wholly founded.
The Adventure of Living;
tycoon = mogul = magnate
(tycoon)- a businessperson of great wealth and power; magnate, ( "
'' '); He set out to corner all the pepper in the
world and make himself into a tycoon, and because of his compulsive

fanaticism, he managed it. ' Bonecrack;
(mogul)- a bump or mound of hard snow on a ski slope; Pullman shrugged
off his failure to become a mogul, took a job as a manager at a chain
bookstore in Westwood and settled into a pleasant life. More Twisted
Stories Vol II;
(magnate)- a person of great influence, importance, or standing in a
particular enterprise, field of business, etc., (-C' ); He was
now a railway magnate, the president of a system, a manipulator of dexterity
and courage. Little Journey in the World;
affluent = wealthy
(affluent)-plentiful; abundant; The enthusiasm that made her speech
so affluent, when measured by the average scale, was the unconscious
overflow of a poetic temperament. Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli;
pecunious # impecunious( = penniless)(^ pecuniary = monetary)
(impecunious)- having little or no money; penniless; poor, (;
h ' ); He was known as a competent officer, who discharged his
duties with great consideration for the impecunious and unfortunate. The
Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion;
(penniless)- very poor; Now we were in America hungry and penniless, and
hard was the bed that we should lie on. The Iron Puddler;
(pecuniary)- pertaining to money; These were that, after the present
campaign, no farther pecuniary or military aids were to be expected from
France. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 4 (of 5) ;
(monetary)- of or pertaining to money; pecuniary, ( ); Instant cash
loans are short term monetary arrangements, where in you get instant funds
to deal with emergency needs;
sumptuous = luxurious = deluxe = opulent = princely
(sumptuous)- entailing great expense, as from choice materials, fine work,
etc.; costly, ( ; ; ; C); He knew she was a queen,
because she wore a crown as well as a sumptuous ornately bejeweled royal
gown. Geis of the Gargoyle;
(luxurious)- characterized by luxury; ministering or conducive to luxury,
( " h); His court was luxurious, and in private he was
addicted to sensual lust. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the
Despots;
(luxuriant)- abundant, rich and splendid; The panorama was beautiful; the
vegetation was luxuriant, and, from its vivid green, refreshing to the eye.
The Phantom Ship;
(deluxe)- of special elegance, sumptuousness, or fineness; high or highest

in quality, luxury, etc., ( ; ; q C); A half hour
later, the cab swooped around the plantings and fountains in front of the
deluxe, L-shaped Kennedy-Warren Apartment Complex. The 6th Target;
(opulent)- wealthy, rich, or affluent, (; ); The merchants of
Timbuctoo were opulent, and two of them were married to princesses.
Life and Travels of Mungo Park in Central Africa;
(princely)- greatly liberal; lavish; magnificent; The young man is hitherto
blameless; but it would be unreasonable to expect much from the immaturity
of juvenile years, and the ignorance of princely education. Life Of Johnson;
copious = ample = abundant = bountiful = plentiful = plenteous = plenary =
voluminous
(abundant)- present in great quantity; more than adequate; oversufficient,
(l; Cl); Fruit was abundant, and every matron prided herself upon
preserving and putting away quantities of it for home use. Life in Canada
Fifty Years Ago;
(bountiful)- liberal in bestowing gifts, favors, or bounties; munificent;
generous, (l; C"); His Indian companion has made for his supper
a bountiful provision, having killed three fat turkeys in the space of half an
hour. The Life of Francis Marion;
(plentiful)- existing in great plenty, (l; ; ); Fish is
very plentiful, and the principal animal food of the inhabitants. Life of
William Carey;
(plenteous)- affording an abundant supply;
(plenary)- full; complete; entire; absolute; unqualified, ((; _
C<) ; ; ; ); I announce to you
a plenary indulgence which I have obtained from the goodness of our
Heavenly Father, and from the mouth of the Sovereign Pontiff. The Life and
Legends of Saint Francis of Assisi;
(voluminous)- forming, filling, or writing a large volume or many volumes,
( h); Dr. Rush's writings were voluminous, and
embraced a variety of subjects. Great Fortunes and How They Were Made;
copious^ cornucopia
(copious)- plentiful; copious; abundant, (l); The spring is copious, clear,
and of excellent water; I need not say with what relish I drank of it.
Dreams Waking Thoughts and Incidents;
(cornucopia)- Classical Mythology. a horn containing food, drink, etc., in
endless supply, said to have been a horn of the goat Amalthaea, (lC

); The cornucopia or horn of abundance figures frequently in sculpture,
paintings, and works of art. Chats on Household Curios;
ample <> amble
(ample)- fully sufficient or more than adequate for the purpose or needs;
plentiful; enough, (l C" ); The chimney was peculiarly ample,
occupying one entire side of the whole building, which was an exact square.
The First White Man of the West;
(amble)- to go at a slow, easy pace; stroll; saunter, (" C l;
" ); He moved in an eccentric amble, and when put upon his speed
was generally run backward. The Life, Crime, and Capture of John Wilkes
Booth;
bountiful > bounty
(bounty)- a generous gift, ( h ; h); The poor creatures were
extremely grateful for his bounty, and many of them even shed tears.
Lander's Travels The Travels of Richard Lander into the Interior of Africa;
substantial > substantive
(substantial)- basic or essential; fundamental;
of ample or considerable amount, quantity, size, etc., ('; l ;
CC); His appearance--substantial, unostentatious--inspired
confidence in his integrity and confidence in his ability to cope with any
emergency. The Fighting Shepherdess;
(substantive)- possessing substance; having practical importance, value, or
effect, (; ; ; ; ); The effect on the treaty
is substantive, not merely numerical. The Sum of all Fears;
rife = overabundant = plethoric = luxuriant = lush = profuse {profusion} =
exuberant = rampant
(rife)- of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread
existence, activity, or use, ( l ); Drunkenness
was rife, and often we heard them singing ribald songs or insanely
shoutingThe Scarlet Plague;
(overabundant)- an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit; Delancy was
not blest with an overabundant sense of humor. Making People Happy;
(plethoric)- overfull; turgid; inflated; The colonel was a stout,
tall, plethoric German, evidently devoted to the service and patriotically
Russian. War and Peace;
(luxuriant)- abundant or lush in growth, as vegetation, (
l); The panorama was beautiful; the vegetation was luxuriant, and, from
its vivid green, refreshing to the eye. The Phantom Ship;

(lush)- characterized by luxuriousness, opulence, etc., ( "
h); "The real pleasure and richness in this book come from the lush,
detailed writing about unusual lives and relationships charged with
complexity." A Suitable Vengeance;
(of vegetation, plants, grasses, etc.) luxuriant; succulent; tender and juicy,
(( - CC) l C ");
(profusion)- spending or giving freely and in large amount, often to excess;
extravagant, (l Q ); Gold is there in profusion, and to
be had for the seeking. To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal
Narrative;
(exuberant)- effusively and almost uninhibitedly enthusiastic; lavishly
abundant, (C ' l C" Q
C); His aim was deliberate and effective His style was
generally exuberant, and the note of personal assertion prominent.
Successful Methods of Public Speaking;
(rampant)- violent in action or spirit; raging; furious,( );
growing luxuriantly, as weeds, ( ' C ); Murder
ran rampant, and the roads were everywhere strewn with the bodies of
slaughtered men. Personal Recollections of Pardee Butler;
brimming : lush : succulent
(brimming)- to be full to the brim, ( Q); Her eyes
were brimming with tears as she turned to him, obviously upset that she'd
made this confession to a near stranger. Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine;
(brim)- the upper edge of anything hollow; rim; brink; the brim of a cup;
(succulent)- full of juice; juicy, (C ); The corn is sweet
and succulent, the chicken gushing and tender, and the tomatillo sauce
bright, spicy, and acidic. The Paupered Chef;
rich in desirable qualities;
exuberant <> exorbitant = usurious = prohibitive
(exorbitant)- exceeding the bounds of custom, propriety, or reason, esp. in
amount or extent; highly excessive, (; ); The prices
charged for rent are exorbitant, and should secure decency and healthful
quarters. Aliens or Americans?;
(usurious)- practicing usury; The commission found that usurious interest
rates were applied for many bonds and that past Ecuadorian governments
illegally took other loans on;
(prohibitive)- sufficing to prevent the use, purchase, etc., of something,

( ; ); Moving to a new security infrastructure is
potentially cost-prohibitive, as that would involve basically swapping out
every set-top box in the field;
unbridled : rampant <> rampart
(stoic)- not controlled or restrained; violent,(; d; );
Anger - unbridled, irrational and seething anger - is spilling into surrounding
countries in the Middle East and threatens to affect overall peace efforts in the
region. Indybay newswire;
(rampart)- a broad elevation or mound of earth raised as a fortification
around a place and usually capped with a stone or earth parapet, (\
C); He surrounds the city with a rampart, a moat, and a wall: thus he
enlarges the pomrium. The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08;
prevail > prevailing = predominant = prevalent = preeminent = preponderant =
paramount = overriding
(prevail)- to be widespread or current; exist everywhere or generally,
( "; l ");
to use persuasion or inducement successfully, (C C ;
f ); Gustavus wrote to Michael telling him that if the Catholic
league should prevail, the Greek Church would be in danger. The Story of
Russia;
(preponderant)- having ascendancy, power, authority, or influence over
others; preeminent, ( '); Now where love
is predominant, there is a sweet peace and harmony between all the members
of this one body. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning;
(prevalent)- widespread; of wide extent or occurrence; in general use or
acceptance, ( h " l); This opinion of
our own constancy is so prevalent, that we always despise him who suffers
his general and settled purpose to be overpowered by an occasional desire.
Life Of Johnson;
(preeminent)- eminent above or before others; superior; surpassing,
( Cc"; ; D); Emerson had the same lofty aim as Milton, To
raise the idea of man; he had the power to inspire in a preeminent degree.
Ralph Waldo Emerson;
(preponderant)- superior in weight, force, influence, numbers, etc.;
prevailing, ( ' hC ); Their wealth was
even more preponderant, being, slaves apart, nearly one hundred per cent.
History of the United States, Volume 3 (of 6);
(paramount)- chief in importance or impact; supreme; preeminent,

(C "; 'C Cc"); The health issue is now paramount, as
global obesity levels reach epidemic proportions;
(override)- to prevail or have dominance over; have final authority or say
over; overrule, ((C l h) hh
D ); The override was anticipated after the Democratic
governor's veto message was read to the House on Monday night;
preeminent > preeminence = distinction
(distinction)- honor, contrast, discrimination, ( '
); They have, in other words, a distinction of their own and
their distinction is their power. Laugh and Live;
overriding : ascendancy : dominance : purchase : clout
(ascendancy)- the state of being in the ascendant; governing or controlling
influence; domination, (; ; _); Her political ascendancy is a
direct result of the women's movement, which has changed the world utterly
for women of all persuasions;
(dominance)- the condition or fact of being dominant; Although plant life
held dominance, animal life was also abundant and lush. Midworld;
(purchase)- firm grasp or footing; The mountaineer struggled to get a proper
purchase on the slippery rock;
(clout)- great influence (especially political or social), (C C C
C ); Often you need political clout to ensure your
rights are enforced;
a blow, esp. with the hand; cuff, (; );
frequency > frequent ~ pandemic ~ ubiquitous = omnipresent
(frequent)- happening or occurring at short intervals, (' l
Cl ); Her outbreaks became more frequent,
her departures from his miserable roof more prolonged. The Private Life of
Henry Maitland;
(pandemic)- (of a disease) prevalent throughout an entire country,
continent, or the whole world; epidemic over a large area, (D Ch'
h' ); An influenza pandemic is an epidemic of an influenza virus
that spreads on a worldwide scale and infects a large proportion of the
human population;
(ubiquitous)- existing or being everywhere, esp. at the same time;
omnipresent,( ); Bluetooth technology is as convenient as it
is ubiquitous, that is to say, it's quite common;

(omnipresent)- present everywhere at the same time; Rumor made his
spies omnipresent, his priests omniscient, his anger all-powerful. The Door
Through Space;
omnipresent^ omnipotent^ impotent {infertile = sterile} ^ potent : fertile =
fecund = prolific
(omnipotent)- almighty or infinite in power, as God, ( '); God
is omnipotent, and he will decide. The Companions of Jehu;
(impotent)- not potent; lacking power or ability, (; ; ;
5); Arsenal seemed every bit as impotent, their minds as shattered as their
dreams. Football.co.uk news feed;
(infertile)- unproductive or barren; He could not bear the sight of the sea;
its infertile bosom and blind restless tumblings filled him with melancholy.
Rousseau;
(sterile)- not producing or incapable of producing offspring; The land was
more sterile, and the people were much poorer. The Life of Thomas Telford;
(potent)- powerful; mighty, (''; ); It is an extremely potent
carcinogen, causing an increase in cancer risk with infinitesimal doses;
(fertile)- capable of initiating, sustaining, or supporting reproduction; Much
of this land was extremely fertile, and most of it required little labor to
prepare it for cultivation. The Reign of Andrew Jackson;
(fecundity)- the quality of being fecund; capacity, esp. in female animals,
of producing young in great numbers, ( ; h'); This
phenomenon of incredible fecundity is one of the mysteries of that time.
Castilian Days;
(prolific)- producing offspring, young, fruit, etc., abundantly; highly
fruitful, (l C h'; ); This exhibition offers an
opportunity to study the pioneering thinking of an intensely
passionate, prolific, and idiosyncratic individual;
plethora = overplus = superfluity
(plethora)- overabundance; excess, (l '); The remedy for
your plethora is simple--abstinence. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 (of 6) With His
Letters and Journals;
(overplus)- an excess over a particular amount; surplus; At the end of each
year, the account is balanced, and the overplus or deficit is transferred to the
succeeding one. Religion in Japan;
(superfluity)- extreme excess;
superfluous = supererogatory = supernumerary = excess = extra = redundant
{pleonastic = tautological}
(superfluous)- being more than is sufficient or required; excessive,

(C ); A more thorough examination would have
been superfluous, as it was impossible to doubt any longer. The Waif of the
"Cynthia";
(supererogatory)- greater than that required or needed; superfluous; Still, I
am quite alive to the difficulties of my task; and I am conscious that the work
may to some appear supererogatory. A Study of Hawthorne;
going beyond the requirements of duty;
(supernumerary)- being in excess of the usual, proper, or prescribed
number; additional; extra, ( ); Marion chose for the
leader of his band, Major John Vanderhorst, then a supernumerary officer in
his brigade. The Life of Francis Marion;
(redundant)- exceeding what is necessary or natural; superfluous;
Maquesta's words seemed redundant, a repetition of words resounding in his
own mind. Dragons of Spring Dawning;
(pleonastic, pleonasm)- the use of more words than are necessary to
express an idea; redundancy; The translation here is
somewhat pleonastic for the sake of perspicuity; the original is clear in itself,
but not to us who have no such practice. The Odyssey of Homer;
(tautological)- needless repetition of an idea, esp. in words other than
those of the immediate context, without imparting additional force or
clearness, as in widow woman., ( ); He is likely to
express himself in a tautological, careless, or even illogical fashion. The
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1.17.2 Saver & Spender

stingy, avaricious, economical, squanderer, openhanded

skimp = scrimp = scant = stint : pittance
(skimp)- to provide for or supply inadequately; be stingy with, (
); There should be no skimping, no false economy, in a matter of such
prime importance. The Flag;
(scrimp)- as skimp; Once in the cold winter days, when we all had
to scrimp on electricity, he complained bloody murder about the cold.
Tales From The Secret Annex;
(scant)- barely sufficient in amount or quantity; not abundant; almost
inadequate, ( ); Though crops were scant, the forest itself was
ample and sometimes brought him rich returns if he managed right. Blue
Ridge Country;
(stint)- to be frugal; get along on a scanty allowance, ( C
C C C );He chose to be deported, since
a stint in prison almost guaranteed deportation later anyway;
an allotted amount or piece of work, (h c
C<); After a stint as a radio presenter, she went to Goldsmiths to do a
degree as a mature student;
(pittance)- a small allowance or wage, (; c); And
when we asked for a pittance, they gave it with grudging grace. Poems of
Purpose;
stingy = hoarder = penny-pincher = skinflint = miser = tightwad = cheapskate =
parsimonious = penurious = grudging = niggard = scrooge
(stingy)- reluctant to give or spend; not generous; niggardly; penurious,
( ); He sat alone at the end of the bar, hunched over
his drink like a stingy dog with a bone. Where There's Smoke;
(hoard)- to accumulate for preservation, future use, etc., in a hidden or
carefully guarded place; Being distrustful and a hoarder, he must have good,
old fashioned crowns, with the ancient effigy, so as to lay them away in a jar
or old woollen stocking; give him specie or he will keep his grain. The
French Revolution - Volume 3;

(penny-pincher)- a miserly, niggardly, or stingy person;
(skinflint)- a mean, niggardly person; miser; This week, the old skinflint is
down in the vault where he keeps all his money locked up.
Asimov'sSF,August2008;
(miser)- a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and
hoard money, ( -'l ); The pauper and
the miser are as free as any in the Catholic Convents of Palestine. The
Innocents Abroad Volume 06;
(tightwad)- a close-fisted or stingy person; I forgot to bring my lunch today
to work, but I am too much of a tightwad to go buy some lunch;
(cheapskate)- a person who is stingy and miserly;
(parsimonious)- characterized by or showing parsimony; frugal or stingy,
( ); He was generous with his money, but parsimonious with
his conversation. Madeleine An Autobiography;
(penurious)- extremely stingy; parsimonious; miserly, (h 5
C ); He was in no sense penurious, but vulgar show, senseless
extravagance, and selfish luxury were utterly repellent to him. The Life of
Sir William Hartley, ebook, etext;
(grudging)- displaying or reflecting reluctance or unwillingness, stingy,
(C hC CC C " " ); She had a half-grudging, half-
ironic grin of appreciation for a fellow sportsman, the same grin with which
she had looked up at her from the sea at Cadgwith. Dangerous Ages;
(niggardly)- reluctant to give or spend; stingy; miserly, ("C
C h h C ); They say you are mean
and niggardly--that you're afraid to spend a dollar. Dennison Grant: a
Novel of To-day;
(scrooge)- a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend;
avaricious = prehensile = avid = greedy = devouring = covetous >
covetousness = cupidity = rapacity = avarice
(avaricious)- characterized by avarice; greedy; covetous, (C C
); In the midst of opulence he eats a frugal lunch in a room which
supplies the one thing of which he is avaricious--big windows and plenty of
fresh air. Success (Second Edition);
(prehensile)- greedy; grasping; avaricious;
adapted for seizing, grasping, or taking hold of something, ( C\ C
C C ); The possession of an effective prehensile organ--a
hand or its equivalent--seems to be the first great requisite for the evolution of
a high order of intellect. Science in Arcady;

(avid)- keenly desirous; eager; greedy, ( C ); His mother
had been an avid gardener and passed her love of green and blooming things
along to him. Encounter At Farpoint;
(greedy)- excessively desirous of acquiring or possessing; Her overweening
ambition made her greedy, and Yoshida had learned how to live off that
greed without the Reverend Mother ever knowing it. Black Blade;
(devouring)- to swallow or eat up hungrily, voraciously, or
ravenously,(CDC C C "); When a soul with childlike
trust casts her faults into Love's all-devouring furnace, how shall they escape
being utterly consumed? The Story of a Soul;
(covetous)- inordinately or wrongly desirous of wealth or possessions;
greedy, (C ); Charity is the very opposite of the selfish, covetous,
ambitious, proud, grudging spirit of this world. Sermons for the Times;
(cupidity)- eager or excessive desire, esp. to possess something; greed;
avarice, (- C); Ali's schemes had succeeded, but both his
ambition and his cupidity were frustrated. Celebrated Crimes (Complete);
(rapacity)- inordinately greedy; predatory; extortionate; He left behind
him a character of reckless rapacity, and of a determined will,
notwithstanding some generous and humane actions. Memoirs of the
Jacobites of 1715 and 1745 Volume II;
economize = husband > husbandry
(economize)- to practice economy, as by avoiding waste or reducing
expenditures; The prices are so low that we have difficulty in meeting the
interest on our mortgages and paying our taxes, no matter how seriously
we economize. My Memories of Eighty Years;
(husband)- to manage, esp. with prudent economy, (C
); Marathan runners must husband their energy so that they can keep
going for the entire distance;
(husbandry)- careful or thrifty management; frugality, thrift, or
conservation; He accumulated his small fortune by diligence and husbandry;
thrifty = frugal = economical = sparing = stinting
(thrifty)- practicing thrift or economical management; frugal, ();
Her husband had always been industrious and thrifty, and his death left her
enough to support her and her Sally in the way they wished. Jane Talbot;
thriving, prosperous, or successful, (' q');
(frugal)- economical in use or expenditure; prudently saving or sparing; not
wasteful, ((h h C<) C );
He frequented the voluptuous and the frugal, the idle and the busy, the

merchants and the men of learning. Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia;
(economical)- avoiding waste or extravagance; thrifty, ( C);
The young enthusiast began life anew in Paris, by being very economical, as
he must pay back the loan made for his mass. The World's Great Men of
Music;
(sparing)- economical; Perhaps it was her hope that if the city fell such a
garment might save her life, sparing her for the collar. Renegades Of Gor;
(stinging)- ; The whirling, stinging, white dust darkened the air and coated
our sledges, our horses, and our faces. The Adventure of Living;
prodigal <> prodigy
(prodigal)- wastefully or recklessly extravagant, (
Cl h ); So prodigal was the luxuriance of foliage,
so overflowing the tide of herbage, that from end to end it all seemed hidden,
flooded, submerged. La faute de l'Abbe Mouret;
(prodigy)- a person, esp. a child or young person, having extraordinary
talent or ability, ( q C
lh h ); She said Mozart had a sister who also was a
child prodigy, and their dad traveled the country for both to perform. The
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal:Today's Headlines;
profligate = prodigal = squanderer : spendthrift : extravagant = lavish
(profligate)- utterly and shamelessly immoral or dissipated; thoroughly
dissolute, ( C ' l l); None but
a profligate, a sensualist, a ruffian, could disbelieve. Jane Talbot;
recklessly prodigal or extravagant, ( Cl
\lC);
(squanderer)- one who squanders; He is what is called a squanderer of
money. Essays on Political Economy;
(spendthrift)- a person who spends possessions or money extravagantly or
wastefully; prodigal, ( C); He has been described as
a spendthrift and gambler, and as one scarcely honest in his extravagance
and gambling. Framley Parsonage;
(extravagant)- spending much more than is necessary or wise; wasteful,
(l ); The duke, an open-handed man and renowned for
his extravagant hospitalities, had lived not wisely but too well. Crabbe;
exceeding the bounds of reason, as actions, demands, opinions, or
passions,(^ );
(lavish)- expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion, (

); Prodigal were their compliments--lavish their promises of support.
Rienzi, Last of the Roman Tribunes;
wastrel : squanderer > squander = fritter
(wastrel)- a wasteful person; spendthrift, (
l C); At the same time he complained that Julian was an
extravagant wastrel, intent on destroying the family fortunes. Mary Jo
Putney - The Rake;
(squander)- to spend or use (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or
wastefully, ( C l \C); When she
married me, without any settlement, that money became mine, in point of
law--mine to squander or make away with as I pleased. Birds of Prey;
(fritter)- to squander or disperse piecemeal; waste little by little, (fritter
something away- C l ); How much energy
is frittered away as a result of Facebook, MySpace, and other social
networks?;
munificent = overgenerous = unstinting = freehanded = bighearted :
magnanimous
(minificent)- extremely liberal in giving; very generous, (h h
); The allowance appeared munificent, and he accepted the offer
with gratitude. Delsarte System of Oratory;
(overgenerous)- very generous; The house was in a pleasant part of the town
and the wages were adequate although not overgenerous. Waiting For
Deborah;
(unstinting)- very generous;
(freehand)- openhanded; generous; God was not freehanded with His
heaven. Invisible Links;
(bighearted)- generous; kind; She was prickly, demanding,
funny, bighearted, and loyal beyond all reason. tell No one;
(magnanimity)- generosity, ( ); Lincoln's magnanimity is the final
proof of the completeness of his self-discipline. The Promise of American
Life;
magnanimity = largesse {tip = cumshaw} = gratuity^ gratis^ gratuitous^
ingratiate : appanage : right
(largesse)- generous bestowal of gifts, (h h); A sharp-eyed beggar
noticed this largesse and at once shot out his hand. Asimov's Science
Fiction;
(tip)- a small sum of money given to someone for performing a service; a
gratuity;

(cumshaw)- a present; gratuity; tip; "I never heard her ask for
any cumshaw that weighed less than a ton and which required fewer than a
dozen enlisted men and two trucks to move." Merriam-Webster's Word of the
Day;
(gratuity)- a gift of money, over and above payment due for service, as to a
waiter or bellhop; tip, (C; ''); I never left at your door a copy
of verses provocative of an annual gratuity, as your noble honor styles it.
The Christmas Books of Mr. M.A. Titmarsh;
(gratis)- without charge or payment; free, (C ; ); Aboriginal
would not give his corn away gratis, the Vraibleusians determined to give up
bread. The Voyage of Captain Popanilla;
(gratuitous)- given, done, bestowed, or obtained without charge or
payment; free; voluntary, (C h ); In the monastery all such
labour was gratuitous, that is, the copyist received no pecuniary
remuneration, only his food and lodging. Illuminated Manuscripts;
(ingratiate)- to establish (oneself) in the favor or good graces of others,
esp. by deliberate effort (usually fol. by with), (D f
"); He has always endeavoured to ingratiate himself in my favour, by
depreciating everything in his own country. A Residence in France;
(appanage)- land or some other source of revenue assigned for the
maintenance of a member of the family of a ruling house, ( C
); He would then marry the daughter of one of them, and annex
Scotland as herappanage. A Forgotten Hero Not for Him;
altruism = philanthropy # misanthropy : cynical
(altruistic)- unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others,
( C); The symbolism behind the Italian flag is altruistic, the
green stands for hope, the white for faith, and red for charity;
(philanthropy)- altruistic concern for human welfare and advancement,
(C CC C); But your philanthropy is so patient, so
far-sighted, that present evils give you less solicitude. The Correspondence
of Thomas Carlyle and Ralph Waldo Emerson, 1834-1872, Vol. I;
(misanthropy)- Hatred or mistrust of humankind, (C; C);
Lyoff renounced his unrealized dreams with silent reproach, and Sergei with
morbid misanthropy. Reminiscences of Tolstoy;
(cynical)- bitterly or sneeringly distrustful, contemptuous, or pessimistic,
(C'h lq); The general impression of his face seemed to me
slightly cynical, and he had a constant smile that betokened self-possession

and confidence. The Life Story of an Old Rebel;
benefactor^ beneficent^ benevolent^ beneficiary^ benefaction
(benefactor)- a person who confers a benefit; kindly helper, (;
h); He is a modest man, and for this reason disclaimed all desire to be
known as a benefactor. Hidden Treasures Or, Why Some Succeed While Others
Fail;
(beneficent)- doing good or causing good to be done; conferring benefits;
kindly in action or purpose, (h; ); His heart is
naturally beneficent, and his beneficence is the gift of God for the most
excellent purposes, as I have often freely told him. Pamela, Volume II;
(benevolent)- characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings,
(h ; h'); While instilling in her a sense of duty to be benevolent, her
father had also warned her about the potential pitfalls of wealth;
(beneficiary)- a person or group that receives benefits, profits, or
advantages, (h ); At the primary level it pertains to the
individual; otherwise the beneficiary is the larger society;
(benefaction)- the act of conferring aid of some sort; The luxury
of benefaction was a new one to him, and he wondered at the keenness of its
flavor. The Raid from Beausejour;

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1.18 War

belligerent, altercation, assault, military, confiscate, rebel, junta,
war, injure, destroy

bellicose = belligerent = truculent = pugnacious = warlike = quarrelsome =
disputatious = contentious = combative = competitive = litigious = militant =
antagonistic {antipathetic} : martial
(bellicose)- inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent;
pugnacious, ( C ); Their attitude towards human existence is
that you cannot be a patriot or create a great nation unless you are bellicose
and warlike. Drake Nelson and Napoleon;
(belligerent)- of warlike character; aggressively hostile; bellicose; Billy
slapped his left hand to his right ear, as though he were reaching for a
belligerent mosquito. The Authentic Life of Billy The Kid;
(truculent)- fierce; cruel; savagely brutal, ( ); He looked as I
had seen him in my fancy a thousand times--truculent, gray and awfulThe
Voice of the City: Further Stories of the Four Million;
aggressively hostile; belligerent, ( Ch );
(pugnacious)- inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent;
combative, (Ch \Cl); There was something irresistibly
pugnacious, and yet good-natured, in the florid face of this personAn
Enemy to the King;
(warlike)- belligerent; hostile; They were warlike, angry, and at the present
moment peculiarly discontented with Rome. The Life of Cicero;
(quarrelsome)- given to quarreling; contentious; His wife was pretty, not
clever, quarrelsome, and under a virginal appearance; mischievous to the last
degree. Court Memoirs of France Series Complete;
(disputatious)- fond of or given to disputation; argumentative; contentious,
( \Cl); I believe one great source of our concord is that neither
he nor I are disputatious, which is not the case with any of them. Rousseau
(Volume 1 and 2);
(contentious)- tending to argument or strife; quarrelsome, (h
\Cl); Its matter was less contentious, and its technical

execution was effective and brilliant. Bjornstjerne Bjornson;
(combative)- ready or inclined to fight; pugnacious; In addition he was
prompt, combative, and magnanimous; shrewd, but never subtle; sensible,
but not imaginative. Lady John Russell;
(competitive)- having a strong desire to compete or to succeed,
(C ); The easiest kind of competitive examination is an
examination in writing. An Autobiography;
(litigious)-inclined to dispute or disagree; argumentative, (); The
tenants were not going to be frustrated by thatbeing Irishmen and litigious,
which is one and the same thing. The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent;
(militant)- vigorously active and aggressive, esp. in support of a cause,
(Ch C ); Men of neutral quality do not make good
Christians-militant. Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Reformers;
(antagonistic)- hostile; unfriendly, ('q C ); Then he
became antagonistic, and now his army, recruited from bandit elements, was
fighting the Bolsheviki. My Disillusionment in Russia;
acting in opposition; opposing, esp. mutually, (C C ');
(antipathetic)- opposed in nature or character; antagonistic;
Mutually antipathetic, they quarreled, but could not afford to quarrel long.
The Dust Flower;
(martial)- inclined or disposed to war; warlike, ( ); The sound of
martial music inspired the young cadet with dreams of military glory-
Barrons GRE;
disputatious : polemic > polemical
(polemic)- a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine,
etc., (h; h); This polemic is evidenced as being contrary to the
traditional exegesis in every level. Conservapedia - Recent changes [en];
(polemical)- (polemical) (h); I have long since made up my mind to
stick to prose; it is the true medium for a polemical egotist. The Unclassed;
contentious > contention > contend = vie <> viable = feasible
(contention)- a struggling together in opposition; strife;
strife in debate; dispute; controversy, ( h' ); Such
a contention is absurd, for it puts the cart before the horse. The War in
South Africa Its Cause and Conduct;
(contend)- to struggle in opposition, (Cl ; ; C
); I by no means concealed from myself the difficulties with which I had
to contend or the doubts the critics would express, but this troubled me very

little. The Story of My Life;
(vie)- to strive in competition or rivalry with another; contend for
superiority, ( Ch"; C ); Many merchants vie with one an
- other to secure the custom of the people. The Bane of The Black Sword;
(viable)- capable of living, (lC C ); The companies are
beginning to get obnoxious again; they view me as a viable sales gimmick.
Smart Dragons, Foolish Elves;
affray = fray {razzle} = fracas = altercation = brawl = wrangle = feud : vendetta
(affray)- a public fight; a noisy quarrel; brawl, (C' h-
l); The royal crown which he had worn so proudly into the battle was
knocked from his head in the dreadful affray, and trampled in the dust.
Richard III Makers of History;
(fray)- a fight, battle, or skirmish,a competition or contest, esp. in sports,a
noisy quarrel or brawl,( ); Both sides made strenuous efforts
for the fray, and brought every fighting man they could into the field.
China;
(C C C C " " )
(frazzle)- to wear away along the edges; fray; Neither can lick the other to
a frazzle and neither can afford to give up till it is completely licked. The
Life and Letters of Walter H Page;
(fracas)- a noisy, disorderly disturbance or fight; riotous brawl; uproar,
(CCl C ); "This fellow attacked me and I simply
defended myself, so the fracas was not my fault. 083 - The Other World;
(altercation)- a heated or angry dispute; noisy argument or controversy,
( h \ ll); By the end of the altercation, the
Conservative House leader glumly buried his face in his hands;
(brawl)- a noisy quarrel, squabble, or fight, ( \ ('
' C)); The crux of the brawl was apparently related to recent
political arguments that have been made on the show. Latest Articles;
(wrangle)- to argue or dispute, esp. in a noisy or angry manner, ("C
C C 'D ); Never did rival lawyers,
after a wrangle at the bar, meet with more social good humor at a circuit
dinner. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville;
(wrangler)- (C 'hC 'C Cc
)
(feud)- a bitter, often prolonged quarrel or state of enmity, especially such

a state of hostilities between two families or clans; This led to a
family feud, and he proposed to remove to Virginia. Incidents in the Life of
a Slave Girl;
(vendetta)- any prolonged and bitter feud, rivalry, contention, or the like,
(' ); One of these events throws the country into
confusion, for the vendetta is rancorous and bloody, as in ancient Germany
or in modern Corsica. First Footsteps in East Africa;
skirmish : scuffle : melee
(skirmish)- any brisk conflict or encounter, (C Cl q
C' C ' "q \); Many a skirmish was
nipped in the bud through the watchful care of the officers of the Virginia,
which otherwise might have led to bloodshed. The Story of Paul Boyton
Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the World;
(scuffle)- to struggle or fight in a rough, confused manner, (
l ); However, the scuffle was prevented from going out of control
as police arrived in time. The Times of India;
(melee)- a confused hand-to-hand fight or struggle among several people,
(CCC \ ' C \ ); A woman involved in the melee is
alleged to have punched an officer several times in the head;
onslaught = onrush : barrage = battery = bombardment = shelling ~ cannonade
: salvo = volley = fusillade
(onslaught)- an onset, assault, or attack, esp. a vigorous on, (l);
Without a tremor the troops awaited their onslaught, cheering loudly as they
saw the fluttering banners of the enemy approach. Sir John French;
(onrush)- a violent physical or verbal attack; an assault; Unable to check
his onrush, Vergilius leaped forward and fell out of sight. Vergilius A Tale
of the Coming of Christ;
(barrage)- Military. a heavy barrier of artillery fire to protect one's own
advancing or retreating troops or to stop the advance of enemy troops,
(C h C l C C); The
main objective of the Farakka barrage was to save Kolkata Port from
extinction - Internet;
(battery)- an emplacement for one or more pieces of artillery;
(cannonade)- a continued discharge of cannon, esp. during an attack,
Tremendous as was the cannonade, the earthworks were almost a match for
it. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 (of 2);
(salvo)- a simultaneous or successive discharge of artillery, bombs, etc, (
C C Cm ); The Russians give Finck

and his General Officers a cannon salvo, here and there, without effect, and
get no answer. History of Friedrich II of Prussia;
(volley)- the simultaneous discharge of a number of missiles or firearms,
(C CC C C CC C "); A
random volley was fired at the retreating steamer, but it soon got out of
range, and continued on its way up the river. Last of the Great Scouts The
Life Story of William F Cody;
Tennis. the flight of the ball before it hits the ground, (C C '
C CC l C C );
Cricket. a ball so bowled that it hits the wicket before it touches the
ground; half-volley;
(fusillade)- a simultaneous or continuous discharge of firearms, (
); In a few seconds there was a furious fusillade, accompanied by
the rattle of machine guns. Towards the Goal;
waylay = ambush = bushwhack = lurk
(waylay)- to intercept or attack from ambush, as in order to rob, seize, or
slay, ( " CC C
C C"); He was the victim of a plot to waylay--perhaps to
murder him. The Vision Splendid;
(ambush)- a sudden attack made from a concealed position; A
judicial ambush is there made an essential part of the examination of
criminals. The Life of Jesus;
(bushwhack)- to fight as a guerrilla in the woods;
(lurk)- to lie or wait in concealment, as a person in ambush; remain in or
around a place secretly or furtively, (" CC ); In the layers of the
lower world the evil divinities and Spirits lurk, always seeking to harm and
destroy mankind. From Paris to New York by Land;
assault = assail^ unassailable = inviolable {sacrosanct} = infrangible =
impregnable = inexpugnable : invincible
(assault)- a violent physical or verbal attack;
(assail)- to attack vigorously or violently; assault, (l 'C
); The First Consul had always regarded Portugal as an English colony,
and he conceived that to attack it was to assail England. The Memoirs of
Napoleon;
to attack with arguments, criticism, ridicule, abuse, etc., ( );
(unassailable) - not open to attack or assault, as by military force or
argument, ();

prohibiting violation; secure from destruction, violence, infringement, or
desecration, (^; ^); The territorial unity of this state is declared
to be inviolable, and its territory to be indivisible 2d. Select Speeches of
Kossuth;
(sacrosanct)- extremely sacred or inviolable, ( ; ^); Decidedly
nothing but sacrosanct literature interests me. The George Sand-Gustave
Flaubert Letters;
(infrangible)- difficult or impossible to break or separate into parts;
(impregnable)- strong enough to resist or withstand attack; not to be taken
by force, unconquerable, ( C ^); He occupied at Kolin a
position almost impregnable, and awaited the attack of the King. Critical
and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3);
(inexpugnable)- incapable of being overcome, challenged or refuted;
(invincible)- incapable of being conquered, defeated, or subdued, (C
C ); As all these warriors are invincible, a terrible
fight will take place between them. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana
Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3;
preempt ~ commandeer {highjack} <> commander : adjutant : marshal
(preempt)- to occupy (land) in order to establish a prior right to buy,
(DC "); The most serious restriction on such sales was the
droit de retraite, or right of the seignior to preempt the same property himself
within forty days from the date of the sale. Lord Elgin;
to acquire or appropriate before someone else; take for oneself; arrogate,
(D; D C ( ) h );
(commandeer)- to order or force into active military service;
to seize (private property) for military or other public use, (
CC C \ \C\ h h ); Phillips
had been held hostage in a lifeboat by pirates who had unsuccessfully tried
to commandeer his cargo ship last week;
(commander)- a person who commands, especially a commanding officer;
(adjutant)- Military. a staff officer who assists the commanding officer in
issuing orders, (l lC D ' " ' hC_
C ); With hasty steps he traversed the apartment, and called
his adjutant. The Merchant of Berlin An Historical Novel;
(marshaled)- to arrange in proper order; set out in an orderly manner;
arrange clearly, ( ); Facts are marshaled, the news of the day is
interpreted to show that men are determined by economic conditions. A
Preface to Politics;

unassuming > assume = arrogate = usurp = capture = confiscate = seize = wrest
= appropriate^ expropriate
(unassuming)- modest; unpretentious, (CC C ;
; ); He is a thoroughly good man; mild, unassuming,
amiable, and judicious beyond most men. Reminiscences of Samuel Taylor
Coleridge and Robert Southey;
(assume)- to take upon oneself;
(arrogate)- to take or claim for oneself without right; appropriate;
(usurp)- to seize and hold (a position, office, power, etc.) by force or
without legal right, (C h h );Even sovereignty
has its limitations and overthrow; this is a kingship and dominion which
none may usurp or destroy. A Compilaton on Scholarship;
(capture)- to take by force or stratagem; take prisoner; seize, (
C C" CC Cl'C ); The place was entirely destroyed
by fire when captured from the French by the English, a piece of sanguinary
work which cost the latter five thousand lives!;
(confiscate)- to seize as forfeited to the public domain; appropriate, by
way of penalty, for public use, (' CC C C
); He might confiscate or transfer monastic property, or forbid his
subjects to support monks. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol.
2;
(wrest)- to twist or turn; pull, jerk, or force by a violent twist, (C
C\ C " Cl ); Portugal and Spain were
plunged in civil wars, the pretenders, Don Miguel and Don Carlos,
attempting to wrest the scepter from the hands of the constitutional queens.
Ten Englishmen of the Nineteenth Century;
(appropriate)- suitable or fitting for a particular purpose, person, occasion,
etc., ( Cl ); an appropriate example; an appropriate
dress;
to set apart, authorize, or legislate for some specific purpose or use,(C'
CC' h C );
to take without permission or consent; seize; expropriate, (
); It appeared that money had been provided and appropriated, and a
pledge given to the bank to confirm the contract in the council. The History
of Tasmania, Volume I;
(expropriate)- to take possession of, esp. for public use by the right of
eminent domain, thus divesting the title of the private owner, (hl

); One saw the expropriator and the expropriated--as if Marx had
arranged the picture. The New Machiavelli;
draft > draftee = conscript
(draft)- to take or select by draft, esp. for military service,
(C CC l l );
(draftee)- one who is drafted, especially for military service;
(conscript)- to draft for military or naval service, (C
C C C CC ); You are an escaped conscript, and
I am arresting you." The Memoirs of General the Baron de Marbot;
incursion > incur^ influx
(incursion)- a hostile entrance into or invasion of a place or territory, esp.
a sudden one; raid, ( ); Then the resident aliens
who joined in the incursion were at least three thousand strong; besides
which there was a multitude of light troops. The History of the
Peloponnesian War;
(incur)- to become liable or subject to through one's own action; bring or
take upon oneself, (C CC -f -D " C<
D ); Whatever immediate losses he may incur, there will be more than
compensating gains. Men of the Bible; Some Lesser-Known Characters;
(influx)- act of flowing in, ( ); The sudden influx, the
great travel from ocean to ocean, had given much impetus to business as well
as to local amusements. Shadow and Light An Autobiography with
Reminiscences of the Last and Present Century;
maritime = marine
(maritime)- connected with the sea in relation to navigation, shipping, etc.,
( ); The elder Pitt warned his fellow-countrymen
against letting France become a maritime, a commercial, or a colonial power.
William of Germany;
vanguard : vantage^ advantage
(vanguard)- the foremost division or the front part of an army; advance
guard; van, (D Ch); I found that the Germans were steadily
advancing and that the vanguard was about seven kilometers out of the city.
A Journal From Our Legation in Belgium;
(vantage)- a position, condition, or place affording some advantage or a
commanding view, ( ; C); I am not terribly strong for the unions, but
the point of vantage is always with the employers. To Him That Hath: a
Tale of the West of Today;
aegis : accouter : accessory

(aegis)- the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center
the head of the Gorgon, (); The labor contract, long extolled as
the aegis of economic liberty, is no longer free from state vigilance. The
Armies of Labor A chronicle of the organized wage-earners;
sponsorship; auspices, (C );
(accoutre)- to equip or outfit, esp. with military clothes, equipment, etc;
The colonel departed, doubting sorely in his heart how to accoutre and lead
from the barrack stables three horses, in the teeth of his revolted regiment.
The Princess and Curdie;
(accessory)- one who incites, aids, or abets a lawbreaker in the commission
of a crime but is not present at the time of the crime, (C C);
a subordinate or supplementary item; an adjunct, (
); She bought an attractive handbag as an accessory for her dress;
cohorts : arsenal : cache : cordon : centurion : armada : coup : vulnerable :
projectile : camouflage : contingent (temporary military unit) {dependant}
[representating large group]
(cohort)- a group or company, (C Ch h);
any group of soldiers or warriors, (l C C -h'');
Caesar and his Roman cohorts conquered almost all the known world;
(arsenal)- a place of storage or a magazine containing arms and military
equipment for land or naval service, (); That fight in the arsenal was
a vivid incident in this closing chapter of the history of war. The World Set
Free;
(cache)- a hiding place, esp. one in the ground, for ammunition, food,
treasures, etc, ( ); He figured out the way to break into our meat-
cache, and what he didn't eat, the rest of the team did. Brown Wolf and
Other Jack London Stories;
(cordon)- a line of police, sentinels, military posts, warships, etc.,
enclosing or guarding an area, ( ); Officers and men had formed a sort
of cordon, and from the gallery several ladies looked down and waved
handkerchiefs. A Little Girl in Old Quebec;
(centurion)- (in the ancient Roman army) the commander of a century,
((l C-) ' h' ChC C); But the centurion, as a
military officer, was superior to the captain of an Alexandrian corn-ship, and
Expositions of Holy Scripture: the Acts;
(armada)- a fleet of warships; Now fully assembled in normal space,
the armada was ready to take the next step of moving toward the system's
sun and positioning itself around the Twin Worlds. Dirge;

(coup)- highly successful action or sudden attack, (<; hC
CC' hC D); The four top military officers involved in
the coup were acquitted by the Supreme Court;
(vulnerable)- capable of or susceptible to being wounded or hurt, as by a
weapon, (D C C ); The battle for
preserving or exploring the vulnerable areas of the Arctic has just started;
(invulnerable) incapable of injury, ( D );
He is practically invulnerable, and deals them sudden death with his
powerful tail. The Naturalist in La Plata;
(projectile)- missile,(C); Their excited imagination outdistanced
the projectile, the speed of which diminished notably without their feeling
it. The Moon-Voyage;
(trajectory)- the curve described by a projectile, rocket, or the like in its
flight, (CC ); Such a trajectory could be consistent with that
of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM);
(camouflage)- the act, means, or result of obscuring things to deceive an
enemy, as by painting or screening objects so that they are lost to view in
the background, or by making up objects that have from a distance the
appearance of fortifications, guns, roads, etc, ( C
C C ; lC'; lC'); While the female is
creating a diversion -- and a disturbance -- by her vocal camouflage, the other
criminal silently puts in his deadly work. With Our Army in Palestine;
(contingent)- a temporary military unit;
dependent for existence, occurrence, character, etc., on something not yet
certain; conditional, (; ); Chers father informed her that
any increase in her allowance was contingent on the quality of her final
grades;
any one of the representative groups composing an assemblage,( hC
' h ); This was a battle that was won by the more
radical contingent, and it helped to sharpen the ideological contradictions
present;
(dependant)- contingent on another;
reconnaissance^ reconnoiter = scout
(reconnaissance)- Military. a search made for useful military information in
the field, esp. by examining the ground, ('C Ch '
h CC' l < ); I had
been captured during a reconnaissance, my escort of a few troopers being

speared by the Indians of his bodyguard. A Set of Six;
(reconnoiter)- to make a reconnaissance; Thence he sent out parties
to reconnoiter the enemy's position, and learn his intentions. Life and
Times of Washington;
(scout)- to spy on or explore carefully in order to obtain information;
reconnoiter;
deploy : emissary
(deploy)- to arrange in a position of readiness, or to move strategically or
appropriately, (\C Ch"; ); There was neither time nor space
to deploy, and the attack was repulsed. Germany, Bohemia, and Hungary,
Visited in 1837. Vol. II;
(emissary)- an agent sent on a mission to represent or advance the interests
of another, (h ; l); A rebel emissary, the notorious Jacob Thompson,
was reported by the secret service as slipping through the North and trying to
get passage to Europe on the Allan steamship out of Portland, Maine, or
Canada. The Lincoln Story Book;
rebellion = revolt = insurrection > insurgent = mutinous = seditious = subversive
= rabble-rousing : rebel > rebellious = malcontent = disaffected : defiance
(rebellion)- open, armed, and organized resistance to a constituted
government; Hearing of these things, the Queen's ladies hastened to her in
fright, fearful that a rebellion was about to break out. TheChildrenof;
(revolt)- to attempt to overthrow the authority of the state; rebel; I would
say that a revolt is a dramatic and often forceful change of government.
Conservapedia;
(insurrection)- an act or instance of rising in revolt, rebellion, or resistance
against civil authority or an established government, (C; <);
Leaders of the insurrection were arrested, tried, and convicted of treason, but
were pardoned by WashingtonA Brief History of the United States;
(insurgent)- a person who rises in forcible opposition to lawful authority,
esp. a person who engages in armed resistance to a government or to the
execution of its laws; rebel,(C <); The disturbances went
on increasing for two years, until law was at an end in the insurgent counties.
George Washington;
(mutinous)- disposed to, engaged in, or involving revolt against authority,
(C C); The garrison are mutinous, and in dreadful want of
provisions. The Life of the Right Honourable Horatio Lord Viscount Nelson, Vol.
II;
(seditious)- given to or guilty of engaging in or promoting sedition,
(C); In September William Hurt and Ridpath were arrested for libelous

and seditious articles, but were released on bail. The Journal to Stella;
(subversive)- tending to subvert or advocating subversion, esp. in an
attempt to overthrow or cause the destruction of an established or legally
constituted government, (' m); Under the general rubric
of "subversive" were included all kinds of people. Black Friday;
(rabble-rousing)- arousing to action or rebellion; No wonder the rabble-
rousing song "Arise, you Russian People" had been a genuinely popular
favorite for years. Red Storm Rising;
(rebel)- to refuse allegiance to and oppose by force an established
government or ruling authority; He was no longer the rebel, the insurgent or
the bandit. Simon Bolivar the Liberator;
(rebellious)- prone to or participating in a rebellion; The rebellious were
generally won over by presents or flattery. The Life of the Venerable Mother
Mary of the Incarnation;
(malcontent)- dissatisfied with the existing government, administration,
system, etc, (); But being an irreconcilable malcontent was somehow
ingrained in him;
(disaffected)- discontented and disloyal, as toward the government or
toward authority, (; ; C; ); The militia have been
inspired, by the recent success, with confidencethe disaffected are silenced.
The Life and Correspondence of Sir Isaac Brock;
(defiance)- a daring or bold resistance to authority or to any opposing
force, (C' C; l; ; ^); Lying was
part of their defiance, a denial that the enemy's effort had succeeded. The
Romantic;
seditious > sedition
(sedition)- incitement of discontent or rebellion against a government,
(C C C CC C C Cl
h CC' C C); These, as we have seen, had been
refractory in Jersey, and instead of being punished, were paid for
their sedition. The Life of Francis Marion;
junta = junto = clique = camarilla = coterie = cabal = faction = in-group =
inner circle : caucus ~ conclave
(junta)-a small group ruling a country, esp. immediately after a coup d'tat
and before a legally constituted government has been instituted, (C
h Ch h l); The principal difficulty
encountered by the junta was the dispatch to Cuba of the men and the
munitions so greatly needed by those in the field. Cuba, Old and New;
(junto)- a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue;

(clique)- a small, exclusive group of people; coterie; set, ( C
h ); Without his clique he is but a wit; with his clique, a power. The
Parisians Volume 05;
(camarilla)- a group of unofficial or private advisers to a person of
authority, esp. a group much given to intrigues and secret plots; cabal;
clique; The camarilla crowded round Ferdinand, who lay without sense or
motion. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 379, May, 1847;
(coterie)- a group of people who associate closely,(q q Ch
C"); Shakespeare did not write for a coterie: yet he produced some works
of considerable subtlety and profundity. Play-Making A Manual of
Craftsmanship;
(cabal)- a small group of secret plotters, as against a government or person
in authority, (C \ l ); A cabal was formed to take
away his captainship, which death did more effectually. Great Pirate
Stories;
(faction)- a group or clique within a larger group, party, government,
organization, or the like, ((C' C) hC C
' C l C"); The temper of the local democracies,
which, for the most part, controlled the state governments, was
insubordinate, factious, and extremely independent. The Promise of
American Life;
factious- inclined to form factions; causing dissension;
(in-group)- a group of people united by common beliefs, attitudes, or
interests and characteristically excluding outsiders; a clique; He has written
a remarkable paper on the evolution and biblical history of in-group
morality, laying stress, too, on the flip side - out-group hostility. The God
Delusion;
(inner circle)- an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose;
(caucus)- any group or meeting organized to further a special interest or
cause, (C hC l; l ); The decision of
the caucus is the infallible declaration of the creed. Under the Prophet in
Utah; the National Menace of a Political Priestcraft;
(conclave)- a secret or confidential meeting; They had none of the
solemnity of a conclave, or the dignity of literary assemblies. Frederic
Mistral;
sect : faction : schism : secession
(sect)- a body of persons adhering to a particular religious faith; a religious
denomination, (C l ' CC '

C Ch h; ; h; q ; C); Participation in
the occult ceremonies of the sect was a chief means of salvation. The
Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism;
(schism)- division or disunion, esp. into mutually opposed parties,
(Ch; C"h); The healing of the long schism was the most
important of the council's achievements. An Introduction to the History of
Western Europe;
(secession)- withdrawal, (; "qh); Plainly the central idea
of secession is the essence of anarchy;
mar = maim = mangle = mutilate ~ disfigure = deface {blemish} = impair =
incapacitate : injury = trauma > traumatic
(mar)- to damage or spoil to a certain extent; render less perfect,
attractive, useful, etc.; impair or spoil, ( C C); For
feminine loveliness is on the wane-- marred, like many other good things, by
over-education. Tomaso's Fortune and Other Stories;
(maim)- to deprive of the use of some part of the body by wounding or the
like; cripple, ( C Ch"); A very interesting visit for
me was to the Pinjarpole, or hospital for animals sick, maimed, and incurable.
The Romance of Isabel Lady Burton Volume II;
(mangle)- to injure severely, disfigure, or mutilate by cutting, slashing, or
crushing, (C CCl C\ C C); Her body was
dreadfully mangled, and the blood pouring from it had formed a large pool
on the cottage floor. The Phantom Ship;
(mutilate)- to injure, disfigure, or make imperfect by removing or
irreparably damaging parts, ( f ); By heedless
exaggeration we may murder a reputation -- mutilate an existence;
(disfigure)- to mar the appearance or beauty of; deform; deface, (Cl
; ); I could not leave his body there--disfigured and
maimed, to lie in the open passage! The Dictator;
(deface)- to mar the surface or appearance of; disfigure, ( f
); Disfigure applies more generally to persons; deface, to things. Slips
of Speech : a Helpful Book for Everyone Who Aspires to Correct the Everyday Errors
of Speaking;
(blemish)- to destroy or diminish the perfection of; The presence of Trinculo
and Stephano in the play has sometimes been regarded as a blemish.
Shakespeare His Life Art And Characters;
(impair)- to make or cause to become worse; diminish in ability, value,
excellence, etc., ( ; ); The temporary separation

of the soul and body does not even interrupt, much less impair, the eternal
life given by Jesus. The Great Doctrines of the Bible;
(incapacitate)- to deprive of ability, qualification, or strength; make
incapable or unfit; disable, (f ); If you
become incapacitated, your Power of Attorney can make important decisions
on your behalf;
(trauma)- a serious injury or shock to the body, as from violence or an
accident; But fear and trauma, and the ache of Anskiere's geas, had driven
Jaric far beyond rational understanding. Stormwarden;
(traumatic)- of, pertaining to, or produced by a trauma or wound, (
); The teen suffered what emergency officials described as
a traumatic head injury;
destroy = demolish = sabotage^ saboteur
(demolish)- to tear down completely; raze; I did not demolish my hut of
pearl shells, but left it standing exactly as it had been during the past two and
a half years. Adventures of Louis de Rougemont;
(sabotage)- destruction of property or obstruction of normal operations, as
by civilians or enemy agents in time of war; Groups like Striker conducted
recon, sabotage, search and rescue, and ran surgical strikes. Mission Of
Honor;
(saboteur)- a person who commits or practices sabotage; destroyer of
property, ( ); During 16 years with Britain's Royal Navy, he served
in the Middle East and East Africa as a deep-sea diver, gunnery officer,
underwater saboteur, and counter sabotage specialist;
efface = obliterate ~ exterminate = extirpate = eradicate = annihilate =
decimate
(efface)- to rub out, erase, or obliterate (outlines, traces, inscriptions,
etc.), (C C ; ; C ); Almost every night they were
brought out; almost every night some pencil marks were effaced, and others
were substituted. Moby Dick, or, the whale;
(obliterate)- to remove or destroy all traces of; do away with; destroy
completely,(C C ; ; m ); Her months of grief and
misery were obliterated, and the Almighty in his infinite goodness, had taken
her to himself--had taken her to Heaven. The Trials of the Soldier's Wife A
Tale of the Second American Revolution;
(exterminate)- to get rid of by destroying; destroy totally; extirpate, (C'
m ); It soon became apparent that, unless checked, they
would exterminate the population and burn or otherwise destroy their

settlements. The Life and Adventures of Kit Carson;
(extirpate)- to remove or destroy totally; do away with;
exterminate,( m ); We demoralize and
we extirpate, but we never really civilize. The Malay Archipelago, the land of
the orang-utan and the bird of paradise;
to pull up by or as if by the roots; root up; to extirpate an unwanted
hair;
(eradicate)- to tear up by the roots; Durango's beef stew hadn't been strong
enough to eradicate her taste from his mouth. Stone Cold Surrender;
(annihilate)- to reduce to utter ruin or nonexistence; destroy utterly,
( C ); Genocide constitutes the most extreme
possible terms for settling differences: a stronger party's decision to
annihilate or extirpate the weaker;
to annul; make void,( );
(decimate)- to destroy a great number or proportion of, usually one out of
ten, ( m );Israeli political leaders have drawn the
lesson from their dirty little 'war' that they can totally destroy a nation,
decimate a society and murder and maim 7000 civilians with impunity.
Signs of the Times;
ineradicable = indelible = inexterminable ~ permanent : indissoluble
(ineradicable)- not eradicable; not capable of being eradicated, rooted out,
or completely removed, (C"h l ); His one interest in religion
seemed to lie in his notion that it was a curious form of delusion
almost ineradicable from the human mind. The Private Life of Henry
Maitland;
(endelible)- making marks that cannot be erased, removed, or the like,
(C Cl); The disgrace of having been in jail was indelible, and
the danger was by no means over. The Colonel's Dream;
(inexterminable)- not exterminable; incapable of being exterminated;
Tears came into his light eyes when he said that, and she perceived that there
was nothing in his soul save sickly, deserving innocence, and of course
this inexterminable love for her. The Judge;
(permanent)- lasting or remaining without essential change; If that church
believed the institution to be permanent, their belief does not settle the
question for us. Ralph Waldo Emerson;
(indissoluble)- not dissoluble; incapable of being dissolved, decomposed,
undone, or destroyed, (C"h h|
^); In a land where
there is boundless liberty of divorce, wedlock is described as

the indissoluble compact. Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches Volume 3;
ruin = smash = wreck <> wrack : debris = detritus = rubble
(smash)- break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over;
(wreck)- the act of wrecking or the state of being wrecked; destruction;
Among the killed taken from the wreck was a woman partially burnt. A
Woman's Life-Work;
(wrack)- destruction or ruin; The waters of the sea are poured in
thunder wrack upon the hills and run in rivers back into the sea. The Iron
Puddler;
(debris)- the remains of anything broken down or destroyed; ruins; rubble,
(mC'); The solar atmosphere was filled with flying debris, and some
of these portions reached a height of 100,000 miles above the solar surface.
The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told;
(detritus)- broken bits and pieces of anything, as that which is demolished,
(l C l ); This precaution should be observed, not only with
dimension stone, but also with the rubble which is to be used in walls. The
Ten Books on Architecture;
(rubble)- broken bits and pieces of anything, as that which is demolished,
(l C l ); This precaution should be observed, not only with
dimension stone, but also with the rubble which is to be used in walls. The
Ten Books on Architecture;
bestial = brutal = brute = savage = barbarian : feral
(bestial) of, pertaining to, or having the form of a beast, (; '); I
cannot conceive what people at the North mean by speaking of the negroes as
a bestial or brutal race. Army Life in a Black Regiment;
(bestial)- without reason or intelligence; brutal; inhuman, ("); Many
have condemned the behaviour as barbaric and bestial, worse than what
occurred in Abu Gharib. Internet;
beastlike in gratifying one's sensual desires; carnal; debased
(brutal) extremely ruthless or cruel; He had been hot, brutal, and
tyrannical to them when he had the power. The Adventure of Living;
(brute) an animal; a beast; He was a knowing-looking brute, and was
evidently out hunting on his own account. The Rifle and The Hound in
Ceylon;
(savage) not domesticated or cultivated; wild; To the young Genevan,
brought up in the restrictions of European civilization, the history of
the savage was a favorite study. The Project Gutenberg eBook of Albert
Gallatin, by John Austin Stevens.;
(barbarian) a fierce, brutal, or cruel person; He was a barbarian, and the

terrible patience of the wilderness and its children was as much a part of him
as his lusts and rages. The Conquering Sword of Conan;
(feral) existing in a natural state, as animals or plants; not domesticated
or cultivated; wild, (; C C ; ; '); The
voice was deep, feral, and edged with a growl. Kate Douglas, Lacy Danes,
Morgan Hawke;
atrocity = barbarity = brutality = savagery = viciousness = ferociousness =
ruthlessness > ruthless > ruth
(atrocity) brutal deed; A chief point in their Manifesto was the
assassination of this Sinclair; scandal and atrocity, of which there is no doubt
now the Russians were guilty. History of Friedrich II of Prussia;
(viciousness) spitefulness; malignancy; The people to whom he preached
were a rude, rough set, mainly ignorant and superstitious, and many of them
sunk in the depths of drunkenness and viciousness. Great Fortunes and
How They Were Made;
(ferociousness) the quality of being ferocious; savage fierceness; cruelty;
ferocity; His ferociousness, like the dynamite, annihilated itself with the
explosion. The Trail of the White Mule;
(ruthless)- without pity or compassion; cruel; merciless, ( ; ;
; ' ; h ); He was very ruthless, and yet he was not without
pity. Victory;

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religion, doctrine, episcopal, unconventional, myth

religion : doctrine^ doctrinaire
(doctrine)- a particular principle, position, or policy taught or advocated,
as of a religion or government, (h); This doctrine is a narrow and
unintelligent mode of stating the fact in Nature that what a man sows that
shall he reap. Light On The Path and Through the Gates of Gold;
(doctrinaire)- a person who tries to apply some doctrine or theory without
sufficient regard for practical considerations; an impractical theorist,
({ C C{ <' {); This secularization is, I believe, the
ultimate result of a doctrinaire attitude to faith;
creed = credo^ credence^ credulity : confide > confidante > confidant <>
confident
(creed)- any system, doctrine, or formula of religious belief, as of a
denomination, ( ' h); The fundamental ideas of
this creed are also the foundations of the Christian faith. The Life of St.
Paul;
(credo)- any creed or formula of belief, ( h; '); Some
people live by that credo, and some would rather drink the hemlock than
examined their opinions;
(credence)- belief as to the truth of something, ('; ); Otherwise
our people will lose credence, and the goblins will gain confidence and
encroach. Roc and a Hard Place;
(credulity)- willingness to believe or trust too readily, esp. without proper
or adequate evidence; gullibility, ('); His credulity is shewn by
the belief he held, that the name of a place called Ainnit in Sky was the same
as the Anaitidis delubrum in Lydia. Life Of Johnson;
(confide)- to give as a responsibility or put into another's care; entrust; He
put it in charge of an agent in whom he knew he could confide, and started it
on a tour throughout the country. Great Fortunes and How They Were Made;
to disclose private matters in confidence;
(confidant/ confidante)- a close friend or associate to whom secrets are

confided or with whom private matters and problems are discussed, ('
< C C ); She was in many ways her
father's confidant, and in his later years closely associated with him in
literary work. The Story of Cooperstown;
(congident)- marked by assurance, as of success;
tenet = dogma > dogmatic : illiberal
(tenet)- any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., esp. one held as true
by members of a profession, group, or movement, (h; '); This
confirmed my rising conviction that the tenet is of rather recent origin.
Phases of Faith Passages from the History of My Creed;
(dogmatic)- asserting opinions in a doctrinaire or arrogant manner;
opinionated, (( C ) C C \ h ' C ); He
was consequential, dogmatic, and with all the self-asserting priggishness of
young Oxford fresh upon him. She and I, Volume 1;
(illiberal)- narrow-minded; bigoted; He was illiberal, without generosity,
unsocial, and soulless, with every attribute of mind to be admired, without
one quality of the heart to be loved. The Memories of Fifty Years;
ideology : evangelist
(ideology)- the body of doctrine, myth, belief, etc., that guides an
individual, social movement, institution, class, or large group, (h' );
The result of this ideology was a set of bubble economies built on debt-
financed real estate and stock market inflation;
(evangelist)- (initial capital letter) any of the writers (Matthew, Mark, Luke
and John) of the four Gospels, (lC l CC (
) l l ); The evangelist was arrested by twelve
men, delivered to an official and beheaded. Forty Years in South China;
devout ~ reverent : piety^ impiety
(devout)- devoted to divine worship or service; pious; religious, ( ;
); Externally he was devout, like a Spaniard, but in his heart he had the
piety of an angel. The Confessions of J J Rousseau;
(reverent)- feeling, exhibiting, or characterized by reverence; deeply
respectful, (cq; c'); When he spoke again, his tone
was reverent -- the tone of voice a man uses when he encounters some awe-
inspiring natural wonder. F ;SF; - vol 090 issue 01 - January 1996;
(piety)- reverence for God or devout fulfillment of religious obligations,
( ; ); The monasteries of those days were the seats both of
learning and piety, that is, of such learning and piety as then prevailed.

King Alfred of England;
(impiety)- lack of piety; lack of reverence for God or sacred things;
irreverence, ( ; ); Idleness leads to impiety,
and impiety anywhere, from Tattersal's to the public, we all know. Rest
Harrow A Comedy of Resolution;
pharisaical = holier-than-thou = self-righteous = sanctimonious
(pharisaical)- practicing or advocating strict observance of external forms
and ceremonies of religion or conduct without regard to the spirit; self-
righteous; hypocritical,( l"
' ); The proud and pharisaical, the ambitious and
tyrannical, principalities and powers, may combine to crush us. The
Kingdom of God Is Within You;
of or pertaining to the Pharisees ( " l" l
hCh l h);
(holier-than-thou)- exhibiting an attitude of superior virtue; self-righteously
pious;
(self-righteous)- confident of one's own righteousness, esp. when smugly
moralistic and intolerant of the opinions and behavior of others, (C
_ C C Cc"_ C< h| ");
The refined hypocrisies which so elude his eye, and thus nurse his self-
righteous pride, must put on a grosser form, till he cannot choose but see
himself as he is. Shakespeare His Life Art And Characters;
(sanctimonious)- making a hypocritical show of religious devotion, piety,
righteousness, etc., (C ChC m ); His bearing and
expression were truly sanctimonious, and had the gleam in his eyes been in
keeping The Touchstone of Fortune;
monotheism : infidel = heathen = pagan : agnostic : atheist : deist
(monotheism)-the doctrine or belief that there is only one God, (C'-
h); Polytheism was dominant while their monotheism was as yet a
persecuted belief. The Necessity of Atheism;
(infidel)- a person who has no religious faith; unbeliever, (C C
C' C Cl C ' C ' C); He
was an avowed infidel, and seemed to delight in spreading his opinions
among the prisoners, who were generally too willing to listen to him. Six
Years in the Prisons of England;
(heathen)- Offensive one who adheres to the religion of a people or nation
that does not acknowledge the God of Judaism, Christianity, or Islam; The
oracles of the heathen are always sources of gain to their prophets. Fables

of Infidelity and Facts of Faith Being an Examination of the Evidences of Infidelity;
(pagan)- one who is not a Christian, Muslim, or Jew, especially an adherent
of a polytheistic religion in antiquity; But it is not every teacher, pagan or
Christian, who lays such stress on God's gift of peace, or is so sure of it.
The Jesus of History;
Offensive one who has no religion;
(agnostic)- a person who holds that the existence of the ultimate cause, as
God, and the essential nature of things are unknown and unknowable, or
that human knowledge is limited to experience, (\ \
' C< C C ' C C^h);
Darwin called himself an agnostic, a word that had been coined by his friend,
Thomas Huxley;
(atheist)- a person who denies or disbelieves the existence of a supreme
being or beings, ('h ); A functional atheist is a person who
believes in God and his redemptive plan but lives Monday through Saturday
as if God doesn't exist;
(deism)- the belief, based solely on reason, in a God who created the
universe and then abandoned it, assuming no control over life, exerting no
influence on natural phenomena, and giving no supernatural revelation,
(' Ch' C CC C_
'; ; h); Warburton and a whole host of apologists
carried on the battle against deism and infidelity. Burke;
agnostic = skeptic > skepticism > skeptical = incredulous = implausible #
plausible
(skeptic)- a person who questions the validity or authenticity of something
purporting to be factual, (C C h { h C<
' C C C C C< ' C C '
' 'h); The man who denies the phenomena of spiritism to-day
is not entitled to be called a skeptic, he is simply ignorant; and it would be a
hopeless task to attempt to enlighten him. Modern Spiritualism;
(skepticism)- skeptical attitude or temper; doubt; His relentless cynicism
and skepticism were a little too much for me to take on a daily basis;
otherwise we might have been even closer friends. Pop Goes The Weasel;
(skeptical)- inclined to skepticism; having doubt, (C 'h
l); Still skeptical, the Princess sat back and looked askance at Halla.
Splinter Of The Mind's Eye;
(incredulous)- not credulous; disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical,
( '); Religious principles are always put aside when they are

opposed to ardent desires; without being incredulous, they act as if they
believed nothing. Superstition In All Ages (1732) Common Sense;
(implausible)- not plausible; not having the appearance of truth or
credibility; The lower this limit relative to the galaxy age, the
more implausible is the cluster hypothesis, thus arguing for a point mass.
CiteULike: Everyone's library;
(plausible)- having an appearance of truth or reason; seemingly worthy of
approval or acceptance; credible; believable, (C
^ ); False logic seem plausible, and even outright lies repeated
enough begin to sound like the truth;
apocryphal : doubtful ~ tentative = provisional = dubious = dubitable
(apocryphal)- of doubtful authorship or authenticity,(
C C C l C 'C);
Nothing helped Lincoln's popularity more than the story--apocryphal or no--
of his taking the vote of his Cabinet on a proposition of his own and then
remarking: "Ayes one; Noes sixA History of the United States;
(tentative)- of the nature of or made or done as a trial, experiment, or
attempt; experimental, ( ); The school choice you indicate on the
Scholarship Application Form may be tentative, and you may choose another
school at any time;
(provisional)- accepted or adopted tentatively; conditional; probationary,
(; ; ); The banishment of the wicked to Tartarus
is provisional, a preparation for their return to incarnate life. The Destiny of
the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life;
(dubious)- doubtful; marked by or occasioning doubt, (C );
And if the next county is dubious, a remote county is untrustworthy. The
English Constitution;
(dubitable)- subject to doubt or question; uncertain; Here are no heights of
truth over - looking the confused landscape of that dubitable domain. Can
Such Things Be;
pantheism : materialism : existentialism : fatalism : masochism : sadism^
sadomasochism : pacifism : hedonist : sensualist : voluptuary = sybarite
(pantheism)- a doctrine identifying the Deity with the universe and its
phenomena, (C 'h; Ch ); Her passionate pantheism was
not derived; it was established in her own soul. The Three Brontes;
(materialism)- preoccupation with or emphasis on material objects,
comforts, and considerations, with a disinterest in or rejection of spiritual,
intellectual, or cultural values, (h; \h); Recognition of the external

world and the reflection of it in the human mind forms the basis of dialectical
materialism, which is the Marxist theory of knowledge;
(existentialism)- a philosophical attitude associated esp. with Heidegger,
Jaspers, Marcel, and Sartre, and opposed to rationalism and empiricism,
that stresses the individual's unique position as a self-determining agent
responsible for the authenticity of his or her choices, ( h' C
l h C " C'
); Sartre's existentialism drew its immediate inspiration from the work
of the German philosopher, Martin Heidegger. Existentialism;
(fatalism)- the acceptance of all things and events as inevitable; submission
to fate, (hh ; h); Fragmented instances of astral fatalism are
also found to recur in early Greek philosophical practice;
(masochist)- Psychiatry. the condition in which sexual gratification depends
on suffering, physical pain, and humiliation, (Cl C' ; ); A
sadist is simultaneously a masochist, though either the active or the passive
side of the perversion may be more strongly developed and thus represent
his preponderate sexual activity. Three Contributions to the Theory of Sex;
(sadistic)- Psychiatry. sexual gratification gained through causing pain or
degradation to others. Compare masochism, ( ); How can one
look at their backward, sadistic, medieval moral code and see righteousness
of any kind? American Chronicle;
(sadomasochism)- the combination of sadism and masochism, in particular
the deriving of pleasure, especially sexual gratification, from inflicting or
submitting to physical or emotional abuse, (C " Cl
" ); New Testament theology adds a new injustice, topped off
by a new sadomasochism whose viciousness even the Old Testament barely
exceeds. The God Delusion;
(pacifism)- the belief that disputes between nations should and can be
settled peacefully, ('h); At the opposite end of the spectrum
from pacifism, we have a pusillanimous reluctance to use religious names for
warring factions. The God Delusion;
(hedonist)- a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure and
self-gratification, ( - Ch ' CCh);
The hedonist is content if it only gives him pleasure. The Art of Letters;
(sensualist)-a person given to the indulgence of the senses or appetites,
(Cf C Ch); The eye is a sensualist,
and its appetites, once aroused, grow. Sacred and Profane Love;
(voluptuary)- a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit and enjoyment

of luxury and sensual pleasure, (C C
'); This Sacchini, by the bye, was a reckless voluptuary, who seems
never to have married. The Love Affairs of Great Musicians;
(sybarite)- (usually lowercase) a person devoted to luxury and pleasure;
No sybarite could have complained of the comfort of the chairs or the
arrangement of the light. Christopher Hibbault, Roadmaker;
immolate ~ sacrifice : compromise
(immolate)- to sacrifice, ( Ch"; ); Historically, the
word immolate had been used by Fathers and theologians of the Church to
refer to the eucharist as a commemoration of the once-for-all sacrifice of
Christ. Reformation Theology; Any attempt to hijack your cellular function
or alter your genetic makeup will cause that cell to self-immolate. FSF -
May2006;
(compromise)- a settlement of differences by mutual concessions; an
agreement reached by adjustment of conflicting or opposing claims,
principles, etc., (C- CC C CC
C Ch ); The contest had become practically a deadlock,
and a compromise was arranged by General Maximo Cuba, Old and New;
an endangering, esp. of reputation; exposure to danger, suspicion, etc.; a
compromise of one's integrity;
reincarnation^ incarnation {avatar} > incarnate = embody
(reincarnation)- rebirth of the soul in another body; Many Biblical passages
reveal that the law of reincarnation was understood and accepted.
Autobiography of a Yogi;
(incarnation)- assumption of human form or nature, (; );
This incarnation is God making Himself accessible to human thought--God
opening to Man the possibility of correspondence through Jesus Christ.
Beautiful Thoughts;
(avatar)- the manifestation of a Hindu deity (especially Vishnu) in human or
superhuman or animal form, ( ) ); This avatar was only a
lifeless creation enlivened by the mind of a mage who lived in a far
place Phair Caron had never seen. Dalamar the Dark;
(incarnate)- embodied in flesh; given a bodily, esp. a human, form,
( ; ); Christians consider Jesus to be deity incarnate, that is, the
revelation of the loving, great God;
(embody)- to give a bodily form to; incarnate; But he set to work resolutely
to embody, so far as he might, his stray imaginings upon the haunting
English theme, and to give them connected form. Sketches and Studies;

catechumen : convert : proselyte > proselytize
(catechumen)- a person under instruction in the rudiments of Christianity,
as in the early church; a neophyte; Doubtless he was a very
lukewarm catechumen, since at intervals he inclined to scepticism. Saint
Augustin;
a person being taught the elementary facts, principles, etc., of any subject;
(converts)-one who has been converted, as to a religion or opinion,
( ; ' CC 'C ); They
insisted on no religious knowledge, and merely demanded that
the converts should be baptised. Russia;
(proselyte)- a new convert to a doctrine or religion; It was during his reign
that the whimsical attempt was made by Louis XIV. to conquer Siam
and proselyte her king. The English Governess at the Siamese Court;
(proselytize)- induce someone to convert to a religion or belief, (
); We must override our instinct to proselytize, and instead consciously
analyze routes to reform;
pontifical = episcopal = papal = apostolic : ecclesiastic
(pontifical)- of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a pontiff; papa, (C
'-<); In spite of his prayers that he might be spared the degradation
of being arrested while still clad in his pontifical habits, he was at once sent
to the Bastile. The Life of Marie Antoinette;
pompous, dogmatic, or pretentious, ( _ ); The Colonel
was smiling now; his handsome face was gradually assuming the
expression pontifical. The Valley of the Giants;
(episcopal)- of or relating to a bishop; His confusion was great when he
found that the people stared at him on the road; and stared the more the
nearer he approached the episcopal city. The Life of John Clare;
(papal)- of, relating to, or issued by a pope; So far all had been easy for
the papal forces; but now the Orsini rallied in the last three fortresses that
remained them -- Bracciano, The Life of Cesare Borgia;
(apostolic)- of or relating to an apostle; These apostolic men preached
everywhere the grandeur and goodness of God, the obligation of each one to
love Him, to obey His love, and to do penance. The Life and Legends of Saint
Francis of Assisi;
(ecclesiastic)- a member of the clergy or other person in religious orders,
(C ); His voice had the self-satisfied meekness of the
successful ecclesiastic, his bearing suggested rectitude tempered by desire to
avoid observation. John Ingerfield and Other Stories;

prelate : clergy = divine {elysian}
(prelate)- an ecclesiastic of a high order, as an archbishop, bishop, etc.; a
church dignitary, ('C C h h h );
On the shoulders of a prelate was the purple that had dazzled the world
Imperial Purple;
(clergy)- the body of people ordained for religious service; And
the clergy were all devoted to the task of mercy. A Book of Golden Deeds;
(divine)- to discover or declare (something obscure or in the future) by
divination; prophesy, ( C );
A divine, according to our division of labour, is a man who has chosen as his
life-work to study the things of God; the things, that is, of God in Christ, in
Scripture, in the Church, and in the heart and life of man. Samuel
Rutherford;
(elysian)- of, pertaining to, or resembling Elysium(l ' Ch');
blissful; delightful, ( ; ); His own chronicle has forgotten or
ignored those elysian days and has not in all its length The French in the
Heart of America;
elysian fields = nirvana = eden = heaven
(nirvana)- (often initial capital letter) Pali, nibbana. Buddhism. freedom
from the endless cycle of personal reincarnations, with their consequent
suffering, as a result of the extinction of individual passion, hatred, and
delusion, (ClC ); This prepares one for Mahayana Buddhism,
which prepares one for nirvana, which is the elevation into nothingness, that
is, into no-thingness, into the real world;
(eden)- the garden where Adam and Eve first dwelt; hence, a delightful
region or residence; God sent them out of the garden of eden where man had
every goods that was needed;
laity : secular = temporal > temporize
(laity)- the body of religious worshipers, as distinguished from the clergy
( ), (CC h ); This anti-
ecclesiastical bias on the part of the laity was the dominant factor in the
Reformation under Henry VIII. The Project Gutenberg eBook of Henri VIII -
A.F. Pollard;
(secular)- of or pertaining to worldly things or to things that are not
regarded as religious, spiritual, or sacred; temporal, ( ; ;
\-); It's a word shared by both the sacred and the secular, the
religious and profane, the worldly and the other-worldly. Iowa State Daily;
(temporal)- pertaining to or concerned with the present life or this world;

worldly, ( ; ); The pagan conceptions of virtue were merely
materialistic, temporal, and self-regarding. Christianity and Ethics A
Handbook of Christian Ethics;

(temporize)- to be indecisive or evasive to gain time or delay acting,
(\ ; C ); The time to temporize, theorize, be
conservative and easy-going has gone by. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its
Extermination and Preservation;
convent : cloister : refectory : monastery > monastic
(convent)- a community, especially of nuns, bound by vows to a religious
life under a superior, ; The parlour in a convent is the room where the nuns
are permitted to speak to their friends through a lattice. Tales and Novels of
J. de La Fontaine Volume 14;
(cloister)- a place of religious seclusion, as a monastery or convent, (
c (- )); The quiet life of the cloister was abandoned for a life of
open warfare under a military discipline. The History of Education;
educational practice and progress considered as a phase of the development and
spread of western civilization;
(refectory)- a dining hall in a religious house, a college, or other institution,
(c CC C'); The beautiful and commodious hall of
the refectory was occasionally used for various secular gatherings. Little
Folks (November 1884) A Magazine for the Young;
(monastery)- a community of persons, especially monks, bound by vows to a
religious life and often living in partial or complete seclusion; A few days
later the monastery was a ruin. Now It Can Be Told;
(monastic)- of, pertaining to, or characteristic of monks or nuns, their
manner of life, or their religious obligations:, (q c-<);
Insubordination had to be checked or the monastic institution was doomed.
A Short History of Monks and Monasteries;
anoint = inunct = embrocate = oil
(anoint)- to consecrate or make sacred in a ceremony that includes the
token applying of oil, (C' " CC ChC C C
C ); Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come
and anoint him. Conservapedia - Recent changes [en];
(inunct)- administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of
blessing;
(embrocate)- to moisten and rub (a part of the body) with a liniment or
lotion;
exegesis : tonsure

(exegesis)- critical explanation or interpretation of a text or portion of a
text, esp. of the Bible, ((C C ) ); If
scriptural exegesis was a sore point between Catholics and Protestants, the
doctrine of the Eucharist was equally controversial. Galileo in Rome;
(tonsure)- the shaving of the head or of some part of it as a religious
practice or rite, esp. in preparation for entering the priesthood or a
monastic order, ( C CC' C\C ); If his scalp
was shaved in a clerical tonsure, his red velvet cap covered it. The Saracen:
Land of the Infidel;
blasphemy = desecration : sacrilegious
(blasphemy)- impious utterance or action concerning God or sacred things,
(' C { C ); On uttering this blasphemy, a
voice from heaven said, "Wicked man! Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3);
(desecration)- the act of diverting from a hallowed purpose or use;
The desecration took place two days after the funeral. Joseph Haydn;
(sacrilegious)- desecrating; profane, ( C );Artistic expression,
even when it ` s sacrilegious or profane, should never be banned or curtailed
in any way. The Student Operated Press;
unhallow = deconsecrate = desecrate # consecrate = sanctify = hallow = purify =
purge > purgation = catharsis = abreaction
(unhallow)- Archaic to violate the holiness of; profane or desecrate; Alas! it
were -- unhallow'd bliss. Byron's Poetical Works, Volume 1;
(deconsecrate)- to make (a church, synagogue, or temple, for example) no
longer consecrated;
(desecrate)- to divest of sacred or hallowed character or office, (C
lC C f h ); As you
love and value your immortal soul, sanctify and do not waste and desecrate
the Sabbath. Samuel Rutherford;
(consecrate)- to make or declare sacred; set apart or dedicate to the
service of a deity,( ; ); We moved through
waters consecrate, and she expressed for us the spirit which hovered over
them. Gossamer 1915;
(sanctify)- to make holy; set apart as sacred; consecrate, (
C h C ); The spirit that has built it is free from the perverted
enthusiasms which crusade against freedom, put thought in fetters,
and sanctify persecution. Thomas Henry Huxley;
(hallow)- to make holy; sanctify; consecrate, ( C
); On All-hallow Eve Mrs. S. and myself visited a large cemetery.

Strange True Stories of Louisiana;
(purge)- to rid of whatever is impure or undesirable; cleanse; purify,
(C' ; C' ); I must root out that fault before I die or
my purgatory will be long. The City and the World and Other Stories;
(purgation)- the act of purging or purifying; At the beginning of
the purgation, at all events, Parliament professed carefulness and even
leniency in its choice of victims. The Life of John Milton Volume 3 1643-1649;
(catharsis)- purgation, (Cl);
the purging of the emotions or relieving of emotional tensions, esp. through
certain kinds of art, as tragedy or music, (C ; C (l '
C h' C C C C C
Cl)); It seemed to me that the laughter was a catharsis, and that it marked a
new beginning for all of us. River God;
(abreaction)- the purging of emotional tensions;
catholic = universal = general = generic
(catholic)- broad or wide-ranging in tastes, interests, or the like; having
sympathies with all; broad-minded; liberal,(h; ; D;
); His taste is catholic, and while he delights in the humming birds,
he does not therefore scorn the less brilliant hippopotamus. By the
Christmas Fire;
(generic)- relating to or descriptive of an entire group or class; general;
parish > parochial = provincial = insular > insulate = isolate : island
(parish)- an administrative part of a diocese that has its own church in the
Anglican, Roman Catholic, and some other churches;
(parochial)- very limited or narrow in scope or outlook; provincial, (
); It may require us to be a lot less parochial, a lot more focused on the
common good of the planet;
of or pertaining to a parish or parishes, (');
(provincial)- having or showing the manners, viewpoints, etc., considered
characteristic of unsophisticated inhabitants of a province; rustic; narrow or
illiberal; parochial, ( ChC' ClC ChC' ChC'
h ; Ch'); He felt somewhat provincial, and
no woman noticed him, and it was clear that Kitty was no longer interested in
him. Mike Fletcher A Novel;
(insularity)- narrow-mindedness; isolation, (; l;
D); Their insularity, spiritual as well as geographical, has whetted the
edge of a thousand flouts and gibes. The Open Secret of Ireland;

(insulate)- to cause to be in a detached or isolated position; Emerson
could insulate himself here and keep his electricity. Authors and Friends;
iconoclastic ~ unorthodox = maverick ~ bohemian # conventional =
traditional = > traditionalist = hidebound
(iconoclastic)- a breaker or destroyer of images, esp. those set up for
religious veneration; His methods are reflective and sometimes iconoclastic,
but the results are impressive;
(unorthodox)- breaking with convention or tradition; not orthodox, (
C C
q ); The whistle is unorthodox, but it gets
attention in noisy places. Pop Goes The Weasel;
(maverick)- a lone dissenter, as an intellectual, an artist, or a politician,
who takes an independent stand apart from his or her associates; Award
winning Portuguese choreographer Rui Horta is a dance maverick;
an unbranded calf, cow, or steer, esp. an unbranded calf that is separated
from its mother, (C C C C C\
C);
(bohemian)- (usually lowercase) a person, as an artist or writer, who lives
and acts free of regard for conventional rules and practices, (
); Her account of life and psychology as a
young, bohemian, communist, women in the 1950's is sumptuously
detailed. Vulpes Libris;
(hidebound)- stubbornly prejudiced, narrow-minded, or inflexible; An
Icelander wasn't as stupid and hidebound as these continentals. The
Shadow Of The Lion;
heretic > heresy = heterodoxy^ heterogeneous
(heretic)- a professed believer who maintains religious opinions contrary to
those accepted by his or her church or rejects doctrines prescribed by that
church, ( C C); While the heretic was made
to suffer, the faithful were sure of their reward. The Life of Francis Marion;
(heresy)- opinion or doctrine at variance with the orthodox or accepted
doctrine, esp. of a church or religious system, (C' C l
C ' ); But the heresy was as incoherent and as
credulous as the antithetic orthodoxy. The Promise of American Life;
(heterodoxy)- a heterodox opinion or doctrine, (q ); How
very few people are capable of what you call sincere heterodoxy, in morals or
religion! Born in Exile;
(heterogeneous)- consisting of elements that are not of the same kind or

nature; But in his daily intercourse with this heterogeneous population, he
was not always aware that clerical intimacy should never descend to
familiarity. Biographical Memorials of James Oglethorpe;
unconventional ~ bizarre = eccentric = flaky = freaky = freakish = gonzo =
outlandish = outr = odd : aberrant = abnormal = anomalous = deviant :
idiosyncratic = queer = peculiar : errant : atypical
(bizzare)- markedly unusual in appearance, style, or general character and
often involving incongruous or unexpected elements; outrageously or
whimsically strange; odd, ( l l); Yet so wild and bizarre is
this particular tale that one can only wonder at the inventiveness of whoever
initially declaimed it. The Deluge Drivers;
(eccentric)- deviating from the recognized or customary character,
practice, etc.; irregular; erratic; peculiar; odd, (
C Cl); Our uncle is very eccentric, and says a great many
sharp, disagreeable things; and his manners, generally, do not invite affection.
May Brooke;
(flaky)- Slang. somewhat eccentric; odd;
(freaky)- strange or unusual; freakish; The House had always been a little
strange, but this was freaky. Moonheart;
(freakish)- markedly unusual or abnormal; strange; I am not low-spirited,
nor fanciful, nor freakish, but look what seem to me realities in the face, and
am ready to take whatever may come. Nathaniel Hawthorne;
(gonzo)- (of journalism, reportage, etc.) filled with bizarre or subjective
ideas, commentary, or the like;
crazy; eccentric; This scheme is no different, just a hi-tech gonzo variant.
Analog Science Fiction and Fact;
(outlandish)- freakishly or grotesquely strange or odd, as appearance,
dress, objects, ideas, or practices; bizarre, ( Ch'); The costumes
of the actors were in the last degree outlandish, and the performance was in
keeping with the clothes. Following the Equator, Part 6;
(outr)- passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper;
unconventional; bizarre, ( '); The humor is
so outr that the listener can only laugh in a state of self-awareness;
(aberrant)- departing from the right, normal, or usual course, (;
CC l; ); The
psychologists continued to monitor his aberrant behavior. Dragons Dawn;
(anomalous)- deviating from or inconsistent with the common order, form,
or rule; irregular; abnormal, ( ); Why this anomalous,

aberrant, and thoroughly eccentric movement on the part of nature? Life:
Its True Genesis;
(deviant)- differing from a norm or from the accepted standards of a
society; The unobtrusive lighting was tinted a soft pink, as if
some deviant physicist had found a way to rouge photons. The Mocking
Program;
(idiosyncratic)- a characteristic, habit, mannerism, or the like, that is
peculiar to an individual, (); It is to the absence
of idiosyncratic organs, therefore, that we must attribute the nearly unlimited
perception of the ultimate life. The Works of Edgar Allan Poe Volume 2;
(quirk)- a peculiarity of action, behavior, or personality; mannerism,
(Ch );
a sudden twist or turn; In penning this quirk, the eminent critic would seem
to have willfully overlooked the fact that a writer's life may have much or
may have little to do with his works. Balzac;
(peculiar)- strange; queer; odd, uncommon; unusual, (l l
' ); Heat then may be defined as a peculiar motion, probably a
vibration of the corpuscles of bodies tending to separate them. Aether and
Gravitation;
(errant)- deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying,
(=; ); He was a sort of knight-errant in the brigade, and his
behavior seemed not unfrequently dictated by a passion for chivalrous
display. The Life of Francis Marion;
(atypical)- not typical; not conforming to the type; irregular; abnormal,
(_ C ); There were those who
said that it was somehow atypical of Edinburgh, a city which for most of the
year seemed sleepy, moderate, bridled. Mortal Causes;
eccentricity = kookiness
(eccentric)- deviating from the recognized or customary character,
practice, etc.; irregular; erratic; peculiar; odd, (
C Cl); Our uncle is very eccentric, and says a great many
sharp, disagreeable things; and his manners, generally, do not invite
affection. May Brooke;
(kookiness)- characteristic of a kook; strange or crazy;
anomalous > anomaly = discrepancy = inconsistency^ consistency
(anomaly)- a deviation from the common rule, type, arrangement, or form,
( ); A bird that cannot fly is an anomaly;
An anomaly is a departure from average conditions;

(discrepancy)- the state or quality of being discrepant; difference;
inconsistency, ( ; C; ); The great cause of
this discrepancy was the difference in care. Battle Studies;
(inconsistency)- the quality or condition of being inconsistent; This
perplexing inconsistency, which is the only serious blot on Penn's fair fame,
appears to have been the result of two convictions. William Penn;
(consistency)- agreement, harmony, or compatibility, esp. correspondence
or uniformity among the parts of a complex thing, ( ; ); As
in life, so in dialogue -- consistency is a test of worth. Writing for Vaudeville;
idiosyncrasy = foible = mannerism : quirk = oddity = crotchet {hook}
(idiosyncrasy)- a characteristic, habit, mannerism, or the like, that is
peculiar to an individual, ( ' l l C');
Consciousness is not itself dynamic, for it has no body, no idiosyncrasy or
particular locus, to be the point of origin for definite relationships. The Life
of Reason;
(foible)- a minor weakness or failing of character; slight flaw or defect,
( Cl l C C C C C ); His foible is a
canine appetite for popularity and fame; but he will get above this.
Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas
Jefferson, Volume 2;
(mannerism)- a habitual or characteristic manner, mode, or way of doing
something; distinctive quality or style, as in behavior or speech, (
lC C' Ch ' C C' lC
); His style has hardened into mannerism, and the display of barren
science in difficult posturing and strained anatomy has become wilful.
Renaissance in Italy Volume 3 The Fine Arts;
(quirk)- a peculiarity of action, behavior, or personality; mannerism,
(Ch );
a sudden twist or turn; In penning this quirk, the eminent critic would seem
to have willfully overlooked the fact that a writer's life may have much or
may have little to do with his works. Balzac;
(oddity)- an odd or remarkably unusual person, thing, or event, (
C' ); We must not be too ready to quarrel with
every oddity: an oddity will sometimes just give the start to an outbreak of
song. England's Antiphon;
(crotchet)- an odd fancy or whimsical notion, (Cl l C
C l C');

a small hook;
a curved surgical instrument with a sharp hook;
Entomology. a small, hook like process;
unwonted^ wont
(unwonted)- not customary or usual; rare; The fields themselves had
an unwonted, a haggard sort of look. Warlock o' Glenwarlock;
(wont)- custom; habit; practice, ( " ); The citizens of
London, as their wont was, were exceptionally disloyal. Earl Hubert's
Daughter The Polishing of the Pearl - A Tale of the 13th Century;
myth, phoenix : amazon : juggernaut : halcyon : gnome : stygian : obsidian :
centaur^ centurion
(myth)- a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the
world view of a people;
(phoenix)- a mythical bird of great beauty fabled to live 500 or 600 years in
the Arabian wilderness, to burn itself on a funeral pyre, and to rise from its
ashes in the freshness of youth and live through another cycle of years:
often an emblem of immortality or of reborn idealism or hope, (Cl
- C C ' ' l lC CC m
C C l CC C Cl "C ); The phoenix is also called "the
guardian of the terrestrial sphere." The Legends of the Jews Volume 1;
(amazon)- one of a race of female warriors said to dwell near the Black
Sea, (l D C); To a sagacious observer, the amazon
was already manifest under the lady of society The Duchess of Berry and the
Court of Charles X;
(juggernaut)- any large, overpowering, destructive force or object, as war,
a giant battleship, or a powerful football team, ( Ch q); When
he saw the swords of his archers break on that man-like juggernaut, he had
known it was no human foe they faced, and he had fled, hiding in the deep
woods until the sounds of slaughter ceased. The Devil In Iron;
(halcyon)- calm; peaceful; tranquil, ('; C ); It was a halcyon,
happy three months that he lingered there, but did not make his fortune; he
only laid the corner-stone. Complete Letters of Mark Twain;
(gnome)- (in folklore) one of a species of diminutive beings, usually
described as shriveled little old men, that inhabit the interior of the earth
and act as guardians of its treasures; troll, (-C
C ' C- C Ch ); Thak,
stooping like a giant gnome, approached the wall where the rope hung, and
gave it a peculiar sidewise pull. Conan;
an expert in monetary or financial affairs; international banker or financier;

(stygian)- dark or gloomy; infernal; hellish; And then there are stories that
we whisper into a stygian darkness. Carmen Agra Deedy spins stories;
(obsidian)- a volcanic glass similar in composition to granite, usually dark
but transparent in thin pieces, and having a good conchoidal fracture,
(C C Cl C '); It had a blade of obsidian, a darksome,
glasslike volcanic rock, and the edge rivaled a razor in cutting qualities.
001 - The Man of Bronze;
(centaur)- Classical Mythology. one of a race of monsters having the head,
trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse, ((D )
ChC C C\ ); Because
Che was a centaur, albeit a young one, his advice was always excellent, and
the Chief always heeded it. Roc and a Hard Place;
(centurion)- (in the ancient Roman army) the commander of a century,
((l C-) ' h' ChC C); But the centurion, as a
military officer, was superior to the captain of an Alexandrian corn-ship, and
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1.20 Deception

cheat, pretend, manipulate, fabricate, deception, disguise,
guileful, malinger, charlatan, betrayer

beguile = bilk = cheat = swindle = chisel = cozen = delude = deceive = dupe =
fob = fool = sucker
(beguile)- to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead; delude, (
h ( C )); He was
once beguiled, amongst friends very intimate, into telling a dream.
Biographical Study of A. W. Kinglake;
(bilk)- to defraud; cheat, (C ); In court documents, the
government describes a scheme that may have bilked investors out of as
much as $2 billion. Dump Michele Bachmann;
(swindle)- to cheat (a person, business, etc.) out of money or other assets,
(f <f C" ); She could not bear to lose the land she had
got by a swindle, and then she could not bear the loss of her lover.
Barchester Towers;
(chisel)- a wedgelike tool with a cutting edge at the end of the blade, often
made of steel, used for cutting or shaping wood, stone, etc, (l hC
l Ch ); But works of art, of the chisel, the brush, the pencil and
the loom were her delight. Memories of Jane Cunningham Croly;
to cheat or swindle (someone), (C; );
(cozen)- to cheat, deceive, or trick, (< ); I had
already been cozened once, I had resolved not to be snared again. Desert
Dust;
(delude)- to mislead the mind or judgment of; deceive, (f =
); A lover is one who deludes himself; a journalist is one
who deludes himself and other people. Journalism for Women A Practical
Guide;
(deceive)- to mislead by a false appearance or statement; delude, (

C ' C C f " Ch" C =
); He was often deceived, and made many a fatal blunder, shrewd
politician though he was. PG Edition of Netherlands series Complete;
(dupe)- to make a dupe of; deceive; delude; trick, ( C
C); I am not simple enough to allow myself to be duped, and, what is
worse, cheated in such a manner. " The Complete Memoirs of Jacques
Casanova;
(fob)- to cheat someone by substituting something spurious or inferior; palm
off, (l C C hC C CC C Ch"); This
time he was not to be fobbed off with bluster and posturing. Denzil
Quarrier;
(fool)- to trick, deceive, or impose on, (C C C); Acting like
a fool is the only way they feel cool;
(sucker)- to make a sucker of; fool; hoodwink; But the best way to avoid
being suckered is to check out who you are doing business with before you
trust him or her with your money. Omni: February 1995;
delude <> deluge
(deluge)- a great flood of water; inundation; flood, ();The end of
the deluge was the complete destruction of the human race, all but Noah and
his familyCompanion to the Bible;
pretend = dissemble = mask = feign = sham : faade
(pretend)- to cause or attempt to cause (what is not so) to seem so, (f
C); to pretend illness; to pretend that nothing is wrong;
to appear falsely, as to deceive; feign; to pretend to go to sleep;
to make believe,( Ch" ); He pretended, therefore, to be
cheerful and happy; and fortunately his old habits enabled him to play his
part well. The Adventures of Daniel Boone: the Kentucky rifleman;
(dissemble)- to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth
or real nature of, (C' C C ); I am under
no necessity to dissemble, and dissimulation is foreign to my habits, and
abhorrent to my nature! Tales and Novels Volume 08;
(feign)- pretend, to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of, (
); It is very certain that the grief she manifested was
all feigned, and that the assassins were rewarded for their devotion to her
interests. The Empire of Russia;
(unfeigned) - not feigned; sincere; genuine, ( ; l; c);
Jerry's vehement anger was certainly unfeigned, while Birch grew more

sullen with each moment. The Pirate Shark;
(sham)- to assume the appearance of; pretend to have, ( f
Ch' ); We know why Lupin shammed the murder of the girl and
spread the rumor of his own death. The Hollow Needle; Further adventures of
Arsene Lupin;
(faade)- a superficial appearance or illusion of something, (C' );
Beneath that facade are our elite Alpha forces on a clandestine mission to
overthrow the Georgian government. The St. Petersburg Times;
the front of a building, esp. an imposing or decorative one, (
); The sole objects in the scene rivaling the fairness of
the facade were a dozen swans floating upon the lake. Desperate Remedies;
gull = hoax
(gull)- to deceive, trick, or cheat, (C Ch"; ); I tried him in
several ways, and found that he could be "gulled" more easily than any of the
other messengers. The Expressman and the Detective;
(hoax)- to deceive by a hoax; hoodwink, (Cl"C C C
l C l C ' C ); The explosion of
laughter receiving the two principals when the hoax was revealed caused the
incident to be a sore point to both Lincoln and Shields. The Lincoln Story
Book;
malinger = shirk = skulk = fiddle = goldbrick
(malinger)- to pretend illness, esp. in order to shirk one's duty, avoid work,
etc, ( \C CC' ); To shirk or malinger on the
man who paid me my wages was a sin, first, against myself, and second,
against him. War of the Classes;
(shirk)- to evade (work, duty, responsibility, etc.), (( h_
h) \C l; ); I can excuse a liar, I can pardon a thief, I
can pity a murderer, but a shirk--no! A Spinner in the Sun;
(skulk)- to move in a stealthy manner; slink, (C Ch
' C C\C CC' CC ); They did
not skulk, but neither did they make themselves conspicuous. 150 - The
Wee Ones;
(fiddle)- to alter or falsify (accounts, for example) for dishonest gain;
(goldbrick)- a person, especially a soldier, who avoids assigned duties or
work; a shirker; I was getting goldbrick looks from the men working at their
desks, so I went back to my cubicle. White Jazz;
bluff = hoodwink = bamboozle

(bluff)- to mislead someone by presenting a bold, strong, or self-confident
front, ( C C C Ch" Ch"); Clair
thought Lord Byrons boast that he would swim the Hellespont was just a
bluff;
good-naturedly direct, blunt, or frank; heartily outspoken,( "
h ); a big, bluff, generous man;
presenting a bold and nearly perpendicular front, as a coastline,(h
C \ " " C ); At the top of the bluff was a long
pile of stones, from which grew bushes and occasional trees. Wellspring of
Chaos;
(hoodwink)- to deceive or trick, ( f C Ch" =
CC ); There has never been an opportunity for the
opposition to hoodwink the public on its way to power;
(bamboozle)- to deceive or get the better of (someone) by trickery,
flattery, or the like; humbug; hoodwink, (C Ch" C C
< ); I am not here to be bamboozled, or to give you an
opportunity for exercising any ability you may possess in the art of lying.
The Lost Ambassador The Search For The Missing Delora;
manage = wangle = finagle = fake = fudge = falsify = cook = rig = manipulate :
exploit
(wangle)- to falsify or manipulate for dishonest ends, ( l
lC C C C ); Undoubtedly there's
been a great deal of extravagance, but you may be able to wangle a
reasonable explanation. " Bones in London;
(finagle)- to trick, swindle, or cheat;
(fudge)- to cheat or welsh;
to avoid coming to grips with (a subject, issue, etc.); evade; dodge,
(C\f C Ch"); Good news is it can't be fiddled, fudged,
manipulated or fabricated;
(cook)- to falsify, as accounts, (C C );
(rig)- to manipulate fraudulently,( c D C );
Somebody rigged the contest so no one got first prize;
to put in proper order for working or use, ( D );
(manipulate)- to manage or influence skillfully, esp. in an unfair manner,
(C l ; C C ); Some use
the legends and stories of the past to share peace and love; others use it to

condemn, manipulate, and cheat people out of money. Propeller Most
Popular Stories;
(exploit)- to make use of selfishly or unethically; This brilliant little success
was practically a cavalry exploit, and it was typical of much that was to
follow. Sir John French;
to employ to the greatest possible advantage;
mulct : deprive : wean : disenfranchise : divest = strip = defrock = unfrock
(mulct)- to deprive (someone) of something, as by fraud, extortion, etc.;
swindle; It seemed probable that they would be mulcted in heavy damages;
and even these would be no bar to a criminal prosecution. The Story of the
Upper Canada Rebellion;
to punish (a person) by fine, esp. for a misdemeanor, ( C 'f
h Ch" ( ) Cf CCl C"); Virginia, where he was tried and
acquitted and his adversary mulcted in damages. A History of American
Christianity;
(deprive)- to remove or withhold something from the enjoyment or
possession of , (<f ); No alien interlopers were going
to deprive him of that long-awaited pleasure. The Last Starfighter;
(wean)- to accustom (a child or young animal) to food other than its
mother's milk; cause to lose the need to suckle or turn to the mother for
food, (C C q 'C C C C);
to withdraw (a person, the affections, one's dependency, etc.) from some
object, habit, form of enjoyment, or the like; Slowly, like a heroin addict
weaned off by methadone, I had the inside of my head adjusted;
(disenfranchise)- to deprive (a person) of a right of citizenship, as of the
right to vote, ( CC < ); Increasing mobility
will disenfranchise a majority of the population. The Worlds Of Robert A
Heinlein;
(divest)- to strip or deprive (someone or something), esp. of property or
rights; dispossess, (C' C C" CC\ C"
); It is difficult to divest the words hypnotism and clairvoyance
of certain sordid and sinister associations. Four-Dimensional Vistas;
(strip)- to deprive of (clothing or covering);
(defrock)- to deprive (a monk, priest, minister, etc.) of ecclesiastical rank,
authority, and function; depose, ((hlC C) CC
); The vast majority of priests who are defrocked, or laicized, do
so voluntarily, usually because they wish to marry;
(unfrock)- to deprive (a monk, priest, minister, etc.) of ecclesiastical rank,

authority, and function; depose, (hlC C CC
); Some dislike him because he was a priest, some because he
was an unfrocked priest. Lectures on the French Revolution;
foist : interpolate
(foist)- to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably, ( l C
C C C Ch"); My main political views are fostered by a
dislike for the burden of social consciousness foisted upon a working class
already overburdened with their own problems;
(interpolate)- to introduce (something additional or extraneous) between
other things or parts; interject; interpose; intercalate, ( hC
C ); Some scholars are of the opinion that the Gita was composed
relatively recently and later interpolated into the text;
fabricate > fabrication = canard : fabricated = fictitious = fancied : concoct =
hatch = cook up
(fabricate)- to devise or invent (a legend, lie, etc.), ( 'h
C\ C l ); They also fabricate, lie,
manipulate and intimidate. The Two Malcontents;
(canard)- a false or baseless, usually derogatory story, report, or rumor,
( ; ; h; l); These claims are an outrageous and
recycled canard, and have no basis in fact;
(fabricated)- formed or conceived by the fancy or imagination;
(fictitious)- created, taken, or assumed for the sake of concealment; not
genuine, ( ; ); His story is fictitious, his hero
imaginary. A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century;
(fancied)- unreal; imaginary, (; ; ); They did not turn out
to be so rich as people had fancied, and what they did leave went to distant
relations very far off. Bible Stories and Religious Classics;
(concoct)- to devise; make up; contrive,( l C
); to concoct an excuse;
to prepare or make by combining ingredients, esp. in cookery, (q
h 'C C ); The ingredients are easily
accessible and many manufacturers need nothing more than their kitchens
to concoct large quantities;
(hatch) to bring forth or produce; devise; create; contrive; concoct;
to cause young to emerge from (the egg) as by brooding or incubating;
an opening that serves as a doorway or window in the floor or roof of a

building, (h CC C C l); The
latch on the hatch failed to catch, so the hatch remained unlatched- Barrons
GRE;
to mark with lines, esp. closely set parallel lines, as for shading in drawing
or engraving, ( C Ch );
(cook up)- make up something artificial or untrue;
evasion = subterfuge = pretext = affectation
(evasion)- an act or instance of escaping, avoiding, or shirking something,
(Cl'C \C " Cl'); Her attempts at evasion are vain,
and rather than face her father's anger, she permits herself to be married a
second time. The Life and Romances of Mrs Eliza Haywood;
(subterfuge)- an artifice or expedient used to evade a rule, escape a
consequence, hide something, etc, ((C' C
\C ) Ch' l ); He scarcely comprehended
the subterfuge, and was absolutely blind as to its reason. Two on a Tower;
(pretext)- something that is put forward to conceal a true purpose or
object; an ostensible reason; excuse, ( ; Ch'; ; ; );
He would be in and out all day on any and every pretext, always entering
with an undisguised eagerness, leaving with a slow, dreamy reluctance.
Friday, the Thirteenth;
(affectation) -an effort to appear to have a quality not really or fully
possessed; the pretense of actual possession, ( f C l
l ); His language was free from stiffness
and affectation, and his verses had a graceful flow. Beacon Lights of
History, Volume 01 The Old Pagan Civilizations;
feint = juke ~ dodge
(feint)- a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack
aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or
point of attack, ( (C C )
\C CC' C l C); A movement designed for a feint, was
now converted into a real attack. The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to
Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1;
(juke)- to make a move intended to deceive (an opponent);
(dodge)- an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade;
deception = chicanery = shenanigan = trickery = guile = wile = skulduggery
(deception)- the use of deceit; I knew then the only alternative left for me to
extricate myself was to use deception, which is the most effectual defense a
slave can use. Narrative of the Life and Adventures of an American Slave

Written by Himself;
(chicanery)- trickery or deception by quibbling or sophistry, ( C
l Cl ); They saw and heard of corruption, chicanery, and petty
jealousy all round them here. French and English A Story of the Struggle in
America;
(shenangian)- a mischievous or deceitful trick, practice, etc;
(trickery)- the practice or use of tricks; deception by stratagem; At first his
attacks were all simple, without feint or trickery, as were mine. Richard
Carvel;
(guile)- insidious cunning in attaining a goal; crafty or artful deception;
duplicity, ( l ); He lacked guile, and he feared
God, -- and a man who does both will never go far astray. The Last
Chronicle of Barset;
guileless - free from guile; sincere; honest; straightforward; frank,
(); Love is so guileless, so proper, so pure a passion as to involve
none of those things which require or which admit of confession. The Love
Affairs of a Bibliomaniac;
(wily)- a trick, artifice, or stratagem meant to fool, trap, or entice; device,
(lCl' l '); The adventurers from whom she derived a fatal
strength were of a vain, wily, and irritable temperament. Athens: Its Rise
and Fall, Complete;
(skullduggery)- dishonorable proceedings; mean dishonesty or trickery, (
; h l ); It is the legacy of skullduggery of our colonial masters
that keeps the two nations dragging on and on;
guile^ gullible : susceptible
(gullible)- easily deceived or cheated, (C C); He felt badly
for the gullible and trusting human. Sliding Scales;
(susceptible)- capable of being affected emotionally; impressionable,
( C D' D D); The
minds of the young are most susceptible, and if no moral principles are
impressed upon them at school or college they are apt to go astray.
America, through the spectacles of an Oriental diplomat;
delusion = semblance = hallucination = illusion <> allusion <> elusion > elusive
(delusion)- a false belief or opinion, ( ' ; =); After
a fortnight of self-delusion, the curtain fell from his eyes; he resumed his
natural character, and shut up his books. Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices;
(semblance)- outward aspect or appearance, (h' ; ; ;

); What semblance was there of the rosy, smiling face that had so long
brightened the old home? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 108, October,
1866;
(hallucination)- a sensory experience of something that does not exist
outside the mind, caused by various physical and mental disorders, or by
reaction to certain toxic substances, and usually manifested as visual or
auditory images, (h= ; Ch h );
When freed from this hallucination, agony was marked on her brow, and her
cheek was more than usually pale and collapsed. Traditions of Lancashire,
Volume 1 (of 2);
(illusion)- something that deceives by producing a false or misleading
impression of reality, (; C; =); It was a night of perfect illusion,
and the illusion was mysterious, delicate, and faint. The Pool in the Desert;
(allusion, allude)- to refer casually or indirectly; make an allusion,
(CC C ); Now, the particular danger to which I allude is
French novels, French romances, and French plays. Sermons Preached at
Brighton Third Series;
to contain a casual or indirect reference,( );
(elusion)- the act or an instance of eluding or escaping; evasion; And at last
I began to realize in my harassed soul that all elusion was futile, and to take
such holidays as I could get, when he was off with a girl, in a spirit of
thankfulness. The Celebrity, Complete;
(elusive)- eluding clear perception or complete mental grasp; hard to
express or define, (; ); She was once more the
tantalizing, elusive, mysterious creature Green Mansions: a romance of the
tropical forest;
fancy : reverie : figment <> pigment
(fancy)- imagination or fantasy, esp. as exercised in a capricious manner,
( ); He thought of Rose all through the holidays, and
his fancy was active with the things they would do together next term. Of
Human Bondage;
(reverie)- a state of dreamy meditation or fanciful musing, (;
C CC C "); The sound that had broken her
reverie was the gentle sweep of big-bladed oars through the calm sea A
Spirit in Prison;
(figment)- a mere product of mental invention; a fantastic notion, (
); I should fear he might even stigmatize imagination as
a figment, and delicacy as an affectation. Charlotte Bronte and Her Circle;

(pigment)- a substance used as coloring;
incantation = conjuration = legerdemain ~ prestidigitation : sleight
(incantation)- the chanting or uttering of words purporting to have magical
power, (; C"); As soon as the incantation was over, the Chancellor
surveyed himself in the mirror. Once on a Time;
(conjuration)- the act of calling on or invoking a sacred name,an
incantation; magical charm,the practice of legerdemain, (
C \); A part of the scheme of conjuration is that the
conjure doctor can remove the spell and put it back upon the one who laid it.
The Conjure Woman;
(legerdemain)- sleight of hand, ( Cl'); The impostor was
renowned for his wonderful tricks of legerdemain, as well as for cures,
necromancy, and fortune-telling Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African
Slaver;
trickery; deception,(C C);
any artful trick;
(prestidigitation)- sleight of hand; legerdemain, (C C
); When in his wanderings he earned some coins by
a show of prestidigitation, it had often figured in the act. F ;SF; - vol 101
issue 04-05 - October-November 2001;
(sleight)- skill; dexterity; an artifice; stratagem, (Cl' C
l; C); The deed, in the circumstances, assumed the appearance
of a sleight-of-hand trick. The Teeth of the Tiger;
artifice = ruse = stratagem {gambit} = contrivance = intrigue = machination >
machinate = excogitate = devise : conspiracy
(artifice)- a clever trick or stratagem; a cunning, crafty device or
expedient; wile, (h l l ); It is a fascinating
literary artifice, and it has fascinated many to their ruin. Studies in Early
Victorian Literature;
(ruse)- a trick, stratagem, or artifice, (l C l '
ll); Your pretended assassination in such a clever manner was all
a ruse--you didn't poison him at all. Man of Many Minds;
(stratagem)- a plan, scheme, or trick for surprising or deceiving an enemy,
((C' C 'CC ) C Cl'); To obtain
victory in battle without cunning or stratagem is the best sport. The
Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3;
(gambit)- Chess. an opening in which a player seeks to obtain some

advantage by sacrificing a pawn or piece, (h C lC');
Whatever kind of gambit is being played here, it is bigger than any of its
parts or pieces. Highways in Hiding;
any maneuver by which one seeks to gain an advantage;
(contrivance)- a plan or scheme; expedient, (Cl'
); This ingenious contrivance was applied by Mr. Everett to the
paying-out machinery. Great Fortunes and How They Were Made;
(intrigue)- to arouse the curiosity or interest of by unusual, new, or
otherwise fascinating or compelling qualities; appeal strongly to; captivate,
(Cl l \ C C
); The story has some twists and turns to keep the audience intrigued,
along with some jaw dropping action sequences;
(machination)- crafty schemes; plots; intrigues, (\); Gracious God!
The sole aim of their machinations is to bring about the extermination of this
servant. Epistle to the Son of the Wolf;
(excogitate)- to consider or think (something) out carefully and thoroughly;
He must first think and excogitate his matter, then choose his words, and
examine the weight of either. Discoveries Made Upon Men and Matter and
Some Poems;
(devise)- to contrive, plan, or elaborate; invent from existing principles or
ideas, ( ; CC C ; ); He tested his theory in
every way that he could devise, and he found it verified in every detail.
The Story of the Heavens;
(conspiracy)- an evil, unlawful, treacherous, or surreptitious plan
formulated in secret by two or more persons; plot, (\; l); The tale
of the conspiracy was a complete fabrication manufactured by the police.
Korea's Fight for Freedom;
artifice^ artisan {craftsman} ^ artifact^ artistry = prowess
(artisan)- a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson, ('C C
h ); He's a simple artisan, and can't even read and write, but
he does marvelous things. A Desperate Character and Other Stories;
(craftsman)- a man who practices a craft with great skill; This Tasso was a
most excellent craftsman, the best, I believe, who ever lived in his own
branch of art. The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini;
(artifact)- any object made by human beings, esp. with a view to
subsequent use;
a handmade object, as a tool, or the remains of one, as a shard of pottery,
characteristic of an earlier time or cultural stage, esp. such an object found

at an archaeological excavation, (C C ); The chair had arm
straps and leg shackles; an artifact from the Spanish Inquisition.
FSFMay2005;
(shard) - a fragment, esp. of broken earthenware, (l C l ;
Cl ); The shard was found by a teenage volunteer during a dig about
20km (12 miles) south-west of Jerusalem;
(artistry)- a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and
observation;
(prowess)- exceptional valor, bravery, or ability, esp. in combat or battle,
(; C'l ; ; ); His livelihood depended upon his own
personal prowess, his skill in woodcraft and water lore. Legends of
Vancouver;
connivance = collusion <> collision <> collation = bite = snack
(connivance)- tacit encouragement or assent (without participation) to
wrongdoing by another, (C l C Cl
C CC C h ); But the great crime could not be achieved
without the connivance, and at last the active consent, of the national
government. A History of American Christianity;
(collusion)- a secret agreement, esp. for fraudulent or treacherous
purposes; conspiracy, (\h CC' C l C); Since
all parties are acting in collusion, the majority of Canadians are no longer
represented by government;
(collision)- the act or process of colliding; a crash or conflict;
(collation)- a light meal that may be permitted on days of general fast,
( C q C ); As soon as the ladies
arrived, the collation was served up, and we sat down to supper. The
Arabian Nights Entertainments - Volume 01;
guise = mask = masquerade ~ imposture = impersonation ~ camouflage
(guise)- general external appearance; aspect; semblance, (C'C ;
C'); That whole luxurious first class passive resistance guise was a thing
that died with Gandhi, Luthuli and John Lennon;
(mask)- to disguise or conceal; hide; dissemble, (C' l C
\ ); to mask one's intentions;
(masquerade)- a party, dance, or other festive gathering of persons
wearing masks and other disguises, and often elegant, historical, or
fantastic costumes, (C' ); The actors in the masquerade are at
table in the great room of the tavern. The Wandering Jew Volume 09;

(imposture)- the action or practice of imposing fraudulently upon others,
(f C C); Vanity leads to imposture,
and imposture to the wronging of others. When Valmond Came to Pontiac,
Volume 3;
(impersonation)- to assume the character or appearance of; pretend to be,
(C' ); He was charged with first-degree
criminal impersonation, a felony, and petit larceny.
(camouflage)- the act, means, or result of obscuring things to deceive an
enemy, as by painting or screening objects so that they are lost to view in
the background, or by making up objects that have from a distance the
appearance of fortifications, guns, roads, etc, ( C
C C ; lC'; lC'); In the animal kingdom
color serves to warn, camouflage, advertise, and compete.
Neuroanthropology;
machiavellian = duplicity = double-dealing
(machiavellian)- characterized by subtle or unscrupulous cunning,
deception, expediency, or dishonesty, ( ); The Prince, made the word
"Machiavellian" a byword for deceit, despotism and political manipulation.
Conservapedia;
(duplicity)- deceitfulness in speech or conduct; speaking or acting in two
different ways concerning the same matter with intent to deceive; double-
dealing, (l ' l ); What fathomless duplicity was hers, that
she could appear so innocent. The Octopus : A story of California;
(double-dealing)- duplicity; treachery; deception; But such atrocities were
sharp medicines, benefits in disguise, good against cowardice,
selfishness, double-dealing, and deficient patriotism. The Life of Francis
Marion;
wily = crafty = cunning = foxy = guileful = slick = sly = tricky = tricksy = knavish
> knave = rascal = scallywag
(crafty)- skillful in underhand or evil schemes; cunning; deceitful; sly; He
may indeed be considered as one of the types of the subtle, crafty, selfish
politician that was the ideal of Macchiavelli. The Life of Cesare Borgia;
(foxy)- foxlike; cunning or crafty; slyly clever; They were certainly young
and foxy; sixteen, seventeen years old. Pop Goes The Weasel;
(guileful)- insidiously cunning; artfully deceptive; wily; It seemed as if it
could not be very deep or guileful, it was so frankly expressed. The
Frontiersmen;
(slick)- sly; shrewdly adroit, (h l l C C );
(sly)- cunning or wily, ( C C CC C ); Then I

tried to get at him in many ways; but he was pretty sly, and had always two
prize-fighters, besides his sons and his khitmutgar, on guard over him.
The Sign Of The Four;
(tricksy)- marked by skill in deception;
(knavish)- like or befitting a knave; untrustworthy;
dishonest,( ); It usually denotes roguish, knavish, sly, artful.
Works of John Bunyan Volume 03;
(knave)- an unprincipled, crafty fellow; I had all along suspected that the
man was a knave, and this profession of love confirmed me in my former
belief, and I turned away and left him. Three Years in Europe;
(rascal)- one that is playfully mischievous; 'Every man of any education
would rather be called a rascal than accused of deficiency in the graces,'
Life of Johnson;
(scallywag)- Informal a reprobate; a rascal; A cameo by Ricky Gervais as
a scalawag named Ferdy the Fence seems to be cut from similarly extravagant
cloth. FSF,January2008;
disingenuous = artful
(disingenuous)- lacking in frankness, candor, or sincerity; falsely or
hypocritically ingenuous; insincere, ( l l); This
was disingenuous, and she felt humiliated by her subterfuge. The Odd
Women;
(artful)- slyly crafty or cunning; deceitful; tricky, ( l
C); He is a spy--artful, delusive, and penetrating, beyond the abilities of
any of his class. The Spy;
factitious ~ artificial = contrived : stilted = mannered : affected
(factitious)- not spontaneous or natural; artificial; contrived, (
<C l ); The end is not violent or factitious, it
is necessary and inevitable. The Flourishing of Romance and the Rise of
Allegory (Periods of European Literature, vol. II);
(contrived)- obviously planned or forced; artificial; strained, (
Cl'C ); He did not know how it could be contrived, but it could
certainly be contrived, and he began to dramatize their meeting on these
various terms. A Pair of Patient Lovers;
(stilted)- stiffly dignified or formal, as speech or literary style; pompous,
(l l l C< C "
5); He used the most stilted, ornate, and diplomatic language to carry the
simple fact. The Lincoln Story Book;

(mannered)- having distinctive mannerisms; affected, ( l');
Most of them are ill-mannered, as abusive as illogical, and as malicious as
weakThe Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Volume VIII. Interviews;
(affected)- acted upon; influenced, ( ); You're affected, which is
bad sense and insincerity. Hobson's Choice;
influenced in a harmful way; impaired, harmed, or attacked, as by climate
or disease,(D C);
spurious = specious <> spacious = capacious = commodious
(spurious)- not genuine, authentic, or true; not from the claimed,
pretended, or proper source; counterfeit, (C C); To
spurn the spurious is not to reject the true. Friendship;
(specious)- apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially
pleasing or plausible, (hC C C ( C
) ); But they are specious, and sufficiently so to delude a man of
sense and of integrity. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol.
06 (of 12);
(spacious)- spacious and convenient; roomy, ( ');The house
itself was well-built, commodious, and fitted with all the conveniences of the
day;
ample or adequate for a particular purpose;
(incommodious)- not spacious, inconvenient; The flat was a small
and incommodious one, but it was in a quiet street and not very far from
Hampstead Heath. The Foolish Lovers;
(capacious)- capable of holding much; spacious or roomy, ( ; ';
'); The buildings round it were capacious, and well made. The Great
War As I Saw It;
(commodious)- spacious; roomy; It had been made to mask this secret
subterranean chamber in which the Kilgore gang was then gathered. The
place was commodious, and contained some noteworthy objects. With
Links of Steel;
fallacious : fraudulent = bogus
(fallacious)- containing a fallacy; logically unsound, (= = );
deceptive; misleading,(); To me it seemed atheistic, fallacious,
heretical. Katherine's Sheaves;
fallacy- mistaken idea based on flawed reasoning; invalid argument,(
'); This fallacy is the supposition that man's creativeness is to be
measured solely by its visible, audible, or tangible results. The Joyful Heart;

(fraudulent)- engaging in fraud; deceitful; That some of the effects were
palpably fraudulent, and that, fraud apart, there remained a residuum of
phenomena not easy to explain, were all irritating facts. Robert Browning;
(bogus)- not genuine; counterfeit; spurious; sham, (; C; C;
); This article demonstrates that the threat of an avian flu pandemic is
not bogus, and is, indeed, real;
mendacious # veracious > vicarious > veracity > mendacity
(untruthful)- telling lies, esp. habitually; dishonest; lying; untruthful,
( h); Milton, was a malicious, mendacious, and dishonest man.
' Hours in a Library, Volume I. (of III.);
(veracious)- habitually speaking the truth; truthful; honest, (; );
This report is very likely not veracious, because this bone spontaneously
repairs itself so quickly and easily. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine;
(veracity) - truthfulness;
(vicarious)- performed, exercised, received, or suffered in place of
another,(; C); Most architecture exhibitions are
frustratingly vicarious: they try to make us feel as if we were in actual
buildings, with films and computer simulations, but they can't. The New
Yorker;
(veracity)- truthfulness; The facts, however, have all the air of veracity, and
being given on such a solemn occasion, the document is entitled to high
credit. The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus;
(mendacity)- the tendency to be untruthful;
prankster = trickster = slicker
(prankster)- a mischievous or malicious person who plays tricks, practical
jokes, etc., at the expense of another; It was just a prankster calling on his
unlisted phone. Deal Breaker;
(trickster)- a deceiver; cheat; fraud; At Zagazig they were joined by the
venerable wag and trickster, The Life of Sir Richard Burton;
(slicker)- a swindler; a sly cheat;
phony = hypocrite = dissembler = dissimulator = pretender = fraud = impostor =
sham = role player = poser = poseur : posture
(phony)- not real or genuine; fake; counterfeit, ( ); No guile, no
hesitation, nothing phony or overrehearsed. The Hard War;
(hypocrite)- a person who pretends to have virtues, moral or religious
beliefs, principles, etc., that he or she does not actually possess, (
m C\ CC); It is but an indifferent
trick for a hypocrite to make temperance speeches. The Hoosier

Schoolmaster;
(dissemble)- to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth
or real nature of, (C' C C ); I am under
no necessity to dissemble, and dissimulation is foreign to my habits, and
abhorrent to my nature! Tales and Novels Volume 08;
(pretend)- to cause or attempt to cause (what is not so) to seem so, (f
C); to pretend illness; to pretend that nothing is wrong;
to appear falsely, as to deceive; feign; to pretend to go to sleep;
to make believe,( Ch" ); He pretended, therefore, to be
cheerful and happy; and fortunately his old habits enabled him to play his
part well. The Adventures of Daniel Boone: the Kentucky rifleman;
(fraud)- deceit, trickery, sharp practice, or breach of confidence,
perpetrated for profit or to gain some unfair or dishonest advantage,
(h l <); Any fraudulent, abusive, or
otherwise illegal activity may be grounds for termination of this Agreement;
(impostor)- a person who practices deception under an assumed character,
identity, or name, (l m ); If he had been a low
ignorant impostor, like a person he could name, he would have been
employed and honoured. The Life of George Borrow;
(sham)- to assume the appearance of; pretend to have, ( f
Ch' ); We know why Lupin shammed the murder of the girl and
spread the rumor of his own death. The Hollow Needle; Further adventures of
Arsene Lupin;
(role player)- one who assumes or acts out a particular role;
(poser)- a poseur; Very simple and gentle, with a sweet voice; undesirous of
shining or poser-ing, so it seems to me. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett
Browning;
(poseur)- a person who attempts to impress others by assuming or affecting
a manner, degree of elegance, sentiment, etc., other than his or her true
one, ( C C C
l); That statement alone elucidates the difference between a real
scientist and the kind of poseur we see in Richard Dawkins. InstaPunk;
(posture)- an affected or unnatural attitude, (C' C
f C l); Her posture, her expression, the way she
moved her hands, even the texture and lines of her faceall of them were
totally different. Angelmass;
hypocrite > hypocritical^ crisis : juncture : exigency

(hypocritical)- characterized by hypocrisy; To regard the aspirations
as hypocritical, and only the meaner effusions of his mind as emblematic of
the true man, is both unreasonable and uncharitable. The Life of Cicero;
(juncture)- a point of time, esp. one made critical or important by a
concurrence of circumstances, (l ; <); Without the Prince and
his efforts--at this juncture, there would probably have never been a free
Netherland commonwealth. The Rise of the Dutch Republic Complete
(1555-84);
(exigency)- a case or situation that demands prompt action or remedy;
emergency, ( ); Immediately after a battle, but too late for
the exigency, there was an influx, then a lull. Woman's Work in the Civil War
A Record of Heroism, Patriotism, and Patience;
dissimulator > dissimulate
(dissimulator)- a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she
does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives;
(dissimulate)- to disguise or conceal under a false appearance; dissemble,
( C C C q ); No! His ability
to dissimulate, for years, his double existence, proves, on the contrary, a
wonderful amount of duplicity. Other People's Money;
(simulate) - to create a simulation, likeness, or model of (a situation,
system, or the like); Simplorer technology enables engineers to
model, simulate, analyze and optimize such complex systems;
(simulate) - to make a pretense of; feign, ( ; );
Consequently he disguised himself by wearing green spectacles and tying a
pillow over his stomach to simulate corpulence. The Life of Sir Richard
Burton;
charlatan = mountebank ~ quack
(charlatan)- a person who pretends to more knowledge or skill than he or
she possesses; quack, (C h ^
C); He was an adept in the wily arts of the charlatan, achieving
notoriety by unscrupulous methods. Primitive Psycho-Therapy and
Quackery;
(mountebank)- a person who sells quack medicines, as from a platform in
public places, attracting and influencing an audience by tricks, storytelling,
etc, (C llh C Cl C
C ); But his natural gift was to be a mountebank, a clown, a
circus Hercules. Casa Braccio, Volumes 1 and 2 (of 2);
(quack)- a person who pretends, professionally or publicly, to skill,
knowledge, or qualifications he or she does not possess; a charlatan,(C\

()); The physicians of Nuremberg denounced him as a quack, a
charlatan, and an impostor. The Magician;
apostate = recreant = deserter = ratter = turncoat = traitor = treasonist =
quisling = judas = renegade > renege
(apostate)- a person who forsakes his religion, cause, party, etc, (
); He regarded the Church of England as apostate, and any
kind of fellowship with it as grievous sin. Waldo's Virginia Political
Blogroll.
(ant. apostle) Obey God then and obey the apostle: but if ye turn away,
our apostle is not to blame, for he is only charged with plain preaching.
The Koran (Al-Qur'an);
(recreant)- unfaithful, disloyal, or traitorous, ( '
' ); Ismenia and the faithless Baron decamp to parts unknown,
while Clementina's father starts back to Rome with his recreant daughter.
The Life and Romances of Mrs Eliza Haywood;
(deserter)- to leave (a person, place, etc.) without intending to return,
esp. in violation of a duty, promise, or the like, ( CC\
C);
(of military personnel) to leave service, duty, etc., with no intention of
returning; A soldier is typically classified as a deserter after being absent
without leave for 30 days;
(ratter)- Slang. one who betrays or deserts another;
(turncoat)- a person who changes to the opposite party or faction, reverses
principles, etc.; renegade, (hl ; =); Critics call McClellan
a turncoat, a sellout and a disgruntled former employee;
(traitor)- a person who betrays another, a cause, or any trust,
(');To do these things in the character of a traitor was abhorrent to
his nature and terrible to his feelings. Nostromo, a Tale of the Seaboard;
a person who commits treason by betraying his or her country;
(treasonist)- someone who betrays his country by committing treason; Had
there been previous protests those people would have been branded
unpatriotic, treasonist to be protesting during war time;
(quisling)- a person who betrays his or her own country by aiding an
invading enemy, often serving later in a puppet government; fifth
columnist, (Ch' hh ' C C ; h;
Ch'C; '); But the important qualification to become a quisling,
as specified by the Indian recruiting agents, is to drop the Tamil national
aspiration. TamilNet Newswire;

(Judas)- a person treacherous enough to betray a friend; traitor;
also called Judas Iscariot. the disciple who betrayed Jesus. Mark 3:19;
(renegade)- a person who deserts a party or cause for another, traitor,
( h ' = ); Denounced as a renegade,
with his life threatened and his influence lost, he retired to his native
province. The World's Best Orations, Vol. 1 (of 10);
(renege)- to go back on one's word, ( ); It is a very bad thing
to renege after you have accepted an offer;
Cards. to play a card that is not of the suit led when one can follow suit;
break a rule of play;
perfidious > perfidy = treachery = treason = betrayal
(perfidious)- deliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful, ('
l); In the letters she had dictated, Jeanne appeared
treacherous, perfidious, cruel, sanguinary, seditious, blasphemous and in
favour of tyranny. The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2;
(perfidy)- deliberate breach of faith or trust; faithlessness; treachery,
(');What mattered to the crowd his falseness and his perfidy,
his licentiousness and cruelty? The Last of the Barons Volume 12;
(treachery)- violation of faith; betrayal of trust; treason, (); In war
they relied mainly on cunning and treachery, and the character of their
country was eminently suited for the display of these tactics. Reminiscences
of a Pioneer;
(treason)- the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm
or kill its sovereign, (C '); Suspected of
high-treason, and of embezzling public money, he was executed without a
moments delay. Lives of the Three Mrs. Judsons;
(betrayal)- the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm
or kill its sovereign; This play then must have been written shortly before
his betrayal, and should give us Shakespeare's ordinary attitude. The Man
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PART 2

2.1 Society

social classes, urbane, suave, gauche, rural, proletarian,
territories, domicile, denizen

aristocracy = gentry : patriciate = patrician = aristocrat = blue blood : peerage
(aristocracy)- a class of persons holding exceptional rank and privileges,
esp. the hereditary nobility, (); Your aristocracy is a base
imitation of our snobby, revelling in the heartless hording of gold, and
vaunting of bad English. The Adventures of My Cousin Smooth;
(gentry)- people of standing; class of people just below nobility,
(C h); The children of the gentry were
usually taught in their homes by private teachers of small classes. Our
Legal Heritage, 5th Ed;
(patriciate)- nobility or aristocracy; The patriciate of Rome had combined
with the people to place its destinies in Dea Flavia's hands. "Unto
Caesar";
The rank, position, or term of office of a patrician;
(patrician)- a person of noble or high rank; aristocrat, ( 6
C D ); The young patrician was as amenable to this
law as the child of the lowest peasant She succumbed. Condensed Novels;
(aristocrat)- a member of a ruling class or of the nobility; He had the
manners of an aristocrat, and was careful in his dress. The Loves of Great
Composers;
(blue blood)- noble or aristocratic descent;
(peerage)- the body of peers of a country or state; I found her very well
pleased; for peerage will be some sort of protection to her upon any turn of
affairs. The Journal to Stella;
urbane = polished = refined ~ genteel = cultivated = cultured : svelte = suave
= elegant
(urbane)- having the polish and suavity regarded as characteristic of
sophisticated social life in major cities, ('; ; ); No matter

that his manners were polished and urbane, the unmistakable aura of a
predator hung about him. This is a work of fiction;
(polished)- refined;cultured;
(refined)- (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel; She
was delicate and refined and unused to hardship"; "refined people with
refined taste;
(genteel)- belonging or suited to polite society, ( " ';
C); He was elegant and genteel, at any rate, that everybody would
be bound to allow. A Hungarian Nabob;
(cultivated)- educated; polished; refined; The Breunings were in good
circumstances, cultivated, good-natured and hospitable. Beethoven A
Character Study;
(cultured)- educated, polished, and refined; cultivated; She was beautiful
and cultured, of liberal views and great oratorical powers. The Life and
Work of Susan B Anthony 01;
(svelte)- slender or graceful in figure or outline; slim; She was a svelte,
quite lovely, dark-haired, dark-eyed woman of about Tiffany's age. Dance
Of Desire;
(suave)- smoothly agreeable and courteous; The suave, elegantly dressed
Van Buren was politely applauded as the new Chief to whom respect was
due. The Reign of Andrew Jackson;
(elegant)- characterized by or exhibiting refined, tasteful beauty of
manner, form, or style; His house was most elegant, and full of magnificent
Chinese and Japanese furniture. Alfred Russel Wallace Letters and
Reminiscences;
refined # crass ~ crude
(refined)- so crude and unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and
sensibility; It was full of crass, ribald wit and senseless rodomantade. The
Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller;
(crude)- in a raw or unprepared state; unrefined or natural, (C'
); This community was new and crude, and its inhabitants were
for the greater part persons of little education and few aspirations.
Madeleine An Autobiography;
lacking finish, polish, or completeness, ( l );
cultured # philistine ~ yokel : ignoble
(philistine)- a person who is lacking in or hostile or smugly indifferent to
cultural values, intellectual pursuits, aesthetic refinement, etc., or is
contentedly commonplace in ideas and tastes, (

); The peculiar characteristic of the philistine is a dull, dry kind of
gravity, akin to that of animals. The Essays of Arthur Schopenhauer: the
Wisdom of Life;
(yokel)- a rustic; a country bumpkin, (h D ); The auctioneer
spoke the question directly to this country yokel, while he winked at the
crowd in front of him. Stories of the Prophets (Before the Exile);
(ignoble)- of low character, aims, etc.; mean; base, (l; ; h ;
); While all hypocrisy and truckling to the majority opinion
is ignoble, the blunt announcement of disbelief may do much more harm
than good. Problems of Conduct;
suavity : gentility ~ elegance : panache = style
(suavity)- urbanity; polish, (; ); Her taste,
steadiness, suavity, and solid knowledge suited a style very difficult for a
southern singer to acquire. Great Singers, First Series Faustina Bordoni To
Henrietta Sontag;
(gentility)- those of gentle birth; refinement, (; '); He had
a great respect for my gentility, and learning; and was always afraid of
being too familiar. The Adventures of Hugh Trevor;
(elegance)- refinement, grace, and beauty in movement, appearance, or
manners;
scientific exactness and precision; But he lacks neither intelligence
nor elegance, and if he sometimes goes too fast he never overemphasizes
slowness. Musical Memories;
(panache)- a grand or flamboyant manner; verve; style; flair, (\ );
It lacks style, panache, any decent photography, the frames have no depth,
everything is either underlit or over-filtered CommanderBond.net;
quality : elite : haut monde : intelligentsia
(elite)- a group or class of persons or a member of such a group or class,
enjoying superior intellectual, social, or economic status; We have created
an elite within Vatican; only the elite are aware of the knowledge we have
gained. Project Pope;
(haut monde)- high society;
(stoic)-intellectuals considered as a group or class, esp. as a cultural,
social, or political elite, (C C ' C
l'q C Cl ; -h); If he wanted the
company of an educated woman, or a clever one, he had any number of
open invitations to the salons of the intelligentsia. The Serpent's Shadow;
graceless = gauche <> louche

(graceless)- without any sense of right or propriety, (C'
C' ); The graceless action of a heavy hand, and a lile later the
thought of the crime brings even this tough adventurer to weakness: The
Man Shakespeare;
(gauche)- lacking social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkward; crude;
tactless, (C ; \); He is gauche, affected, somewhat
ridiculous, distrusted by the Republicans, and scoffed at by the Royalists.
The Memoirs of Victor Hugo;
(louche)- of questionable taste or morality; decadent; There's
something louche regarding him. The History of Pendennis;
solecism = faux pas = gaffe = gaucherie : bloomer = pratfall = bungle = blunder
{blurt = ejaculate}
(solecism)- a breach of good manners or etiquette, (
'lC C Cl); In nature their
existence is a solecism, as their genius is a paradox; for their crimes seem to
be without guilt, their curses have kindness in them, and if they afflict
mankind it is in sorrow Literary Character of Men of Genius Drawn from
Their Own Feelings and Confessions;
(faux pas)- a slip or blunder in etiquette, manners, or conduct; an
embarrassing social blunder or indiscretion;
(gaffe)- a social blunder; faux pas, (h f
hC ); Republicans insist that this latest purported gaffe is a
complete fabrication;
(gaucherie)- lack of social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkwardness;
crudeness; tactlessness, (\ l \ l h); I
should then be certain that she extenuated my gaucherie at her party,
whether I got speech with her or no. She and I, Volume 1;
(bloomer)- Slang a blunder, ( );
a person who attains full maturity and competence;
(pratfall)- a humiliating error, failure, or defeat; Calvin almost made him
slip and take a pratfall, just to pierce that dignity. Alvin Journeyman;
(bungle)- to do clumsily and awkwardly; botch, ((C ) \
; f ); Every business bungle, any global economic blunder,
prompts the same cry;
(blurt)- to utter suddenly or inadvertently; divulge impulsively or
unadvisedly, (C C C C); She hadn't meant
to shout, of course, but Catherine's blurted-out remark did surprise a near

scream out of her. Garwood, Julie - Castles;
(ejaculate)- to utter suddenly and passionately; exclaim;
to eject or discharge abruptly, especially to discharge (semen) in orgasm;
impropriety : malapropism : spoonerism
(impropriety)- the quality or condition of being improper; incorrectness,
(Cll; ; ); I am sure that you could not be guilty of
any impropriety, and I will not allow you to be accused of it, if it is to be
prevented. " Valerie;
(malapropism)- an act or habit of misusing words ridiculously, esp. by the
confusion of words that are similar in sound, ('C );
Because, they know that their scientific malapropisms will not stand
scrutiny;
(spoonerism)- the transposition of initial or other sounds of words, usually
by accident, as in a blushing crow for a crushing blow, ( m =
C C ' well-oiled bicycle- Cwell-boiled icicle);
"Ligers and Tigons" may sound like a classic spoonerism, but these animals
actually exist;
rural = rustic = pastoral = bucolic = idyll {eclogue ~ madrigal} : pristine
(rural)- of, relating to, or characteristic of the country; Their subjects are
always rural, naive, and full of rustic pathos and rustic drollery. Jasmin:
Barber, Poet, Philanthropist;
(rustic)- of, pertaining to, or living in the country, as distinguished from
towns or cities; rural, (D h l); I am
annoyed that you should dream of wishing to marry a simple rustic, the
daughter of my lodge keeper. Dora Thorne;
(pastoral)- having the simplicity, charm, serenity, or other characteristics
generally attributed to rural areas, (C " ); The
chief poem of the work was to be a pastoral, in twelve cantos, descriptive of
the aspects of the months and seasons, tinder the title, 'The Shepherd's
Calendar.' The Life of John Clare;
(bucolic)- of, pertaining to, or suggesting an idyllic rural life, (
D ); The place was distinctly bucolic, and as such
opposed instinctively to larger mills, big millmen, lumber, lumbermen and
all pertaining thereunto. The Rules of the Game;
(idyll)- a poem or prose composition, usually describing pastoral scenes or
events or any charmingly simple episode, appealing incident, or the like,
(C' D C C h' l C
l); The chief thing that is impressed on my memory was a curious

and pathetic little idyll which is thus recorded in my Diary. The
Adventure of Living;
(eclogue)- a pastoral poem, often in dialogue form; The two books are both
made up of two volumes, with a prologue, an epilogue, and an "eclogue" in
between each volume;
(madrigal)- pastoral song, ( C ?); Voices in
a madrigal could be manipulated in such way the singer appeared to be
crying, laughing or yelling in anger etc;
(pristine)- of or pertaining to the earliest period or state; primitive,
(h; h; ); The government of Bhutan would like to keep
Bhutan pristine, and therefore tourism is highly regulated;
having its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied;
bourgeois = materialistic : plebeian = demotic
(bourgeois)- a member of the middle class;
a person whose political, economic, and social opinions are believed to be
determined mainly by concern for property values and conventional
respectability, ( " h C ;
Cl; hl C ); The growing competition among
the bourgeois, and the resulting commercial crises, make the wages of the
workers ever more fluctuating;
(materialistic)- pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by
materialism, in any sense of that word; I realised that what I should now
call the materialistic hypothesis would not help me to a solution. The
(plebeian)- belonging or pertaining to the common people, (C
nCc ); I was so shabby and plebeian, then, that people actually
dare offer me money! Alton Locke, Tailor And Poet;
(demotic)- of or relating to the common people; popular; These papers
were in two languages-Greek and demotic, or the popular language of the
Egyptians. The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1;
proletarian = working-class = prole = blue collar
(proletarian)- (in ancient Rome) belonging to the lowest or poorest class of
the people, ( ); He was a proletarian, according to his own
aggressive classification, and he had wanted to write for a living. Burning
Daylight;
(prole)- a proletarian; I'm at the Road, ready to serve my prole masters but
looking in the wrong direction. Destiny's Road;
(blue collar)- of or pertaining to wage-earning workers who wear work
clothes or other specialized clothing on the job;

mendicant = beggar = friar = panhandler = cadger
(mendicant)- begging; practicing begging; living on alms, (
); In that country the preachers are not like
our mendicant orders of friars -- they have two or three suits of clothing,
and they wash sometimes. The Innocents Abroad;
(friar)- a member of a usually mendicant Roman Catholic order; In the first
scene of the third act the Duke as a friar speaks to the condemned Claudio.
The Man Shakespeare;
(panhandler)- a street beggar; The panhandler sitting on the courthouse
steps was a familiar sight. The Witness;
(cadger)- a person who gets a living by begging; Her means of living were
derived from the employment of child-cadger to the Foundling Hospital of
Dublin. Valentine M'Clutchy;
metropolis : municipality : downtown
(metropolis)- any large, busy city, (C ChC'
); All the most distinguished men of the metropolis were there.
Napoleon Bonaparte;
(municipality)- a political unit, such as a city, town, or village,
incorporated for local self-government; It was decided in consequence by a
deliberation of the municipality, that the magistrates should provide for the
repairs. The Life and Legends of Saint Francis of Assisi;
(downtown)- to or in the main business section of a city, ('C n
-C CC); The traffic was starting to open up as we
passed by downtown, the spires of the financial district disappearing in the
upper mist of the storm. The Narrows;
outskirts = fringes ~ suburbs : hinterlands^ hindmost
(outskirts)- the part or region remote from a central district, as of a city or
town; They were nearing the outskirt fields of cultivation. The Island
Pharisees;
(fringes)- a marginal, peripheral, or secondary part; Mostly cedars and
mesquites on the fringes, a lone cypress waited nearest the water. The
Man From High Mountain;
(subrubs)- a usually residential area or community outlying a city; Every
householder had from five to ten acres in the suburbs, and one and a half
close at home; and the people seemed happy. The Life of Sir Richard Burton;
(hinterlands)- back country; Many of these prominent activists have been
transferred to isolated prisons in Burma's hinterlands, far from family and
friends;

(hindmost)- furtherest behind or nearest the rear; last, (ClC C;
); Suddenly a shriek broke from those who stood hindmost, and in
strode the witch, with serpents round her neck and arms and hair. The
Olive Fairy Book;
territory : enclave
(territory)- an area of land; a region; You are therefore expelled from
these territories, and will embark on the next ship to leave this harbour.
Sharpe's Devil;
(enclave)- a country, or esp., an outlying portion of a country, entirely or
mostly surrounded by the territory of another country, (ChC'
l ChC' <); The Vatican is an independent enclave in Italy; I enjoy
some privileges, by reason of being called on to attend sick people outside
the enclave, and also by virtue of having a godson to visit. The Raven In
The Foregate;
abode = domicile = dwelling = habitation ~ residence ~ lodging^ dislodge :
accommodate
(abode)- a place in which a person resides; residence; dwelling; habitation;
home, ( \ ); The castle which overlooked the island was
built for his abode, and here the legend is prudently silent. A Residence in
France;
(domicile)- a place of residence; abode; house or home, ( );
This domicile is in the shape of a pyramid on a three foot wall, about sixteen
feet on a side, the whole supported by a solid post held by an iron tripod.
At Plattsburg;
(dwelling)- a building or place of shelter to live in; place of residence;
abode; home; The face of the dwelling is as cheerful as are the sun, river,
mountains and meads, that it looks down upon from its slight elevation.
Gladys, the Reaper;
(habitation)- a place of residence; dwelling; abode, (); Were I to
describe all the places I visited in search of a habitation, my list would be
interminable. The Quest of the Simple Life;
(residence)- the place in which one lives; a dwelling; "The amount of
luggage being stored inside of the residence was almost surreal," Officer
Kendall Goo wrote in a court document;
(lodging)- accommodation in a house, esp. in rooms for rent, (\
); His Majesty alighted at the chateau, where his lodging was prepared,
and the officers of his household had preceded him. Recollections of the
private life of Napoleon;

(dislodge)- to remove or force out of a particular place, (
CC C Ch"); Flushing is done to dislodge naturally
occurring sediment from within pipe walls;
abode <> adobe
(adobe)- a sun-dried, unburned brick of clay and straw; The houses of the
ancient town are made of adobe, one story high, and the streets are unpaved,
narrow, crooked and ill looking. The Life of Kit Carson;
hovel = hutch = shack = shanty
(hovel)- a small, very humble dwelling house; a wretched hut, ( l );
The soil and the hovel were his, descended to him from his forbears! The
Story of Russia;
(hutch)- a pen or coop for small animals, especially rabbits, (CC'
l); The wire had been well repaired, and overnight the hutch was always
fastened by a hook. F ;SF; - vol 092 issue 05 - May 1997;
(shack)- a small, crudely built cabin; a shanty, (l);
(shanty)- roughly built, often ramshackle cabin; a shack, (\ ; C\ );
The frame for such a shanty is a cross-pole resting on two crotches about six
feet high and enough straight poles to make a foundation for the thatch.
Woodcraft;
asylum = refuge = recourse = sanctuary ~ haven {harbor}
(asylum)- an inviolable refuge, as formerly for criminals and debtors;
sanctuary, (c ); I was put into the asylum, and afterwards was
sent to sea before the mast. The Phantom Ship;
(refuge)- a place providing protection or shelter; That will be my refuge,
and perhaps even my only habitation. The George Sand-Gustave Flaubert
Letters;
(recourse)- access or resort to a person or thing for help or protection,
( l"; c D ); I hope that the dispute can be
settled through other means, but legal recourse will be the last resort;
(sanctuary)- a sacred or holy place, ( ); That hour in the sanctuary
was the most emotionally exhausting hour I've spent in recent months.
Snickollet;
(haven)- any place of shelter and safety; refuge; asylum, (Cc; c
c); I was born and raised in this community and I don't want to
see this community becoming known as a haven for hookers and johns;
(harbor)- any place of shelter or refuge; At the harbor are abandoned docks
and fishing sheds where ghosts drift through fog-ridden afternoons. F ;SF

- vol 099 issue 03 - September 2000;
denizen = inhabitant = dweller ~ citizen
(denizen)- an inhabitant; resident, (C C < hC
C C C h; ; ); The
lioness had claimed him as a denizen of the forest; and, would he yield to
her, she no doubt would be very tender to him. An Eye for an Eye;
(inhabitant)- one that inhabits a place, especially as a permanent resident;
Next to her father she was the oldest inhabitant, and she had a prestige
which was given to no one else. Northern Lights, Volume 4.;
(dweller)- an inhabitant;
(citizen)- a person owing loyalty to and entitled by birth or naturalization
to the protection of a state or nation; The accused explained that
the citizen was his first witness. A Tale of Two Cities;

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attire, anadem, demeanor

costume = attire = raiment = cloth {clothe = adorn} = array > disarray
(costume)- the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball;
(attire)- clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion;
clothing; apparel; attire, (C' "h; \); He was given
fine raiment, a splendid black horse upon which to ride, and a great bag full
of money. Tales of Giants from Brazil;
(clothe)- provide with clothes or put clothes on;
(adorned)- to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments, (C
); Her attendants were fitly adorned, and the knights went in. The Fall
of the Niebelungs;
(array)- to place in proper or desired order; marshal, (C
); The trappers were newly fitted out and arrayed, and dashed about
with their horses caparisoned in Indian style. The Adventures of Captain
Bonneville;
to clothe with garments, esp. of an ornamental kind; dress up; deck
out,( "); She was royally arrayed, her face was pale and
cold, but her great eyes glowed in it. The World's Desire;
(disarray)- disorder; confusion, (' ; C); The enraged mob
swept up the slope in chaotic disarray, united only in its fury. The
Kinslayer Wars;
dcollet <> decollate = decapitate
(dcollet)- (of a garment) low-necked; having a low-cut neckline,
(< ); The armour covers the entire uppermost parts of the body
including the nose, mouth, neck and dcollet;
(decollate)- cut the head of; You can also introduce preying mantids
(via their eggs), and decollate snails are predators of other snails;
(decapitate)- cut the head of; The order was to decapitate the victims,
and bring their heads in sacks to Cairo to be exhibited to the people.
embroider {embellish = aggrandize}
(embroider)- to decorate with ornamental needlework,(' ); She

tried to embroider, as she sat alone and waited for something to happen, but
her nerveless fingers would not hold the needle. Mary Louise Solves a
Mystery;
(embellish)- to beautify by or as if by ornamentation; ornament; adorn,
( l C); He exaggerated, embellished, and
dramatised the story which he had related to his wife. The Fortune of the
Rougons;
(aggrandize)- to make great or greater in power, wealth, rank, or honor,
( h " C_ \C); An usurper may be popular,
if his genius has saved or aggrandized the nation which he governs.
Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3);
plait = braid = tress {make by interlacing}
(plait)- braid; intertwine, ((l \ h) ); His hair was
freshly plaited, and his skin had been rubbed with fragrant oil. Robin
Hobb;
(braid)- make by braiding or interlacing;
(tress)- a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
brooch <> broach
(brooch)- a clasp or ornament having a pin at the back for passing through
the clothing and a catch for securing the point of the pin, (CCCh C'
lC ); Her bodice is
gathered together by a brooch, and she has another brooch on one shoulder.
The Old Masters and Their Pictures For the Use of Schools and Learners in Art;
(broach)- to mention or suggest for the first time, (Cl C
Cl );
Machinery. an elongated, tapered, serrated cutting tool for shaping and
enlarging holes, (C \-; ; lC C
C');
anadem^ diadem : tiara : coronet : headband : halo {aura} : fillet : coiffure
(anadem)- a garland or fillet; a chaplet or wreath;
(diadem)- a crown; a cloth headband, sometimes adorned with jewels,
formerly worn by Oriental kings, (l );
(tiara)- a jeweled headdress worn by women on formal occasions;
(coronet)- a small crown; usually indicates a high rank but below that of
sovereign;
(headband)- a band worn around or over the head;
(halo, aura)- an indication of radiant light drawn around the head of a
saint;
a circle of light around the sun or moon;

(fillet)- a narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband;
(coiffure)- a style of arranging or combing the hair, (C');Her blond
hair was drawn high up in an eighteenth century coiffure, and her high pale
face looked like a cameo or an old coin. Celibates;
demeanor = behavior = deportment
(demeanor)- conduct; behavior; deportment, (l-l; ll); The
General was much impressed by her modest demeanor, and surprised to see
the refinement and beauty she possessed. Iola Leroy Shadows Uplifted;
(deportment)- (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward
other people; He was grave and dignified in his deportment, and polished
and courteous in every action. Great Fortunes and How They Were Made;
frigid {arctic = frozen = glacial}
(frigid)- without warmth of feeling; without ardor or enthusiasm, (
' C ); The night was rapidly turning frigid, and the few
people who hurried past were bent on their destinations. Muller, Marcia -
[20] - While Other People Sleep;
(arctic)- extremely cold;
(glacial)- of or pertaining to glaciers or ice sheets;
bitterly cold; icy, (C; ); His tone was glacial, his expression
remote, his eyes the color of flint;
chilly : warm : affable = amiable = cordial = genial
(chilly)- appreciably or disagreeably cold;
(affable)- pleasantly easy to approach and to talk to; friendly; cordial;
warmly polite, ('l " <q ); His manners were
most affable, and he spoke with so much politeness as to win all hearts.
Court Memoirs of France Series Complete;
(amiable)- having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities;
affable, (C'C h' _ " Clh ); His sense of gratitude had
kept him unusually amiable, and when a sullen fit took him his lieutenant
Trevarthen had served for an admirable buffer. Two Sides of the Face
Midwinter Tales;
(cordial)- courteous and gracious; friendly; warm, ( h
h); He was most cordial, and he made many enquiries about Lord
Kitchener for whom he expressed the highest regard. Experiences of a Dug-
out, 1914-1918;
(geniality)- warmly and pleasantly cheerful; cordial,(h;
' ); For all his geniality, there seemed something false in the
commandant's manner. dummyblind;

propriety : protocol
(propriety)- appropriateness to the purpose or circumstances; suitability,
(Cl; C; ; ); It is often said that these
principles might have been uttered by Washington with equal propriety--as
good Federalist doctrine. Union and Democracy;
(protocol)- the customs and regulations dealing with diplomatic formality,
precedence, and etiquette, (; Cl); The signing of
the protocol is the first step to obtaining full export approval;
decorum : seemly = comely = becoming
(decorum)- dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc., (';
); Morella's decorum, her absence of all daring thought in
conversation, pleased her so. Beyond The Rocks A Love Story;
(seemly)- fitting or becoming with respect to propriety or good taste;
decent; decorous, (C' Cl ); But she knew when silence
was seemly, and always restrained her discourse within the limits of
discretion. Isaac T. Hopper;
(comely)- pleasing in appearance; attractive; fair, (( C<) C
); She looks youthful and comely, and is very gentle and lady-like.
Passages from the English Notebook;
ant. homely (not good-looking, unattractive)
(becoming)- according with custom or propriety;
mores : accost : greet : salute
(mores)- folkways of central importance accepted without question and
embodying the fundamental moral views of a group, ( ;
Cl); We recognize each country enacts its own laws in accordance with
its own local norms and mores, and we must comply with applicable laws;
(accosted)- to confront boldly;
to approach, esp. with a greeting, question, or remark, (C' 'C
lC C C C\ ); She is accosted, and invited to enter,
by a polite and voluble individual at the door. The Works of Edgar Allan Poe
Volume 4;
affront = insult = abuse > disabuse
(affront)- to offend by an open manifestation of disrespect or insolence,
(C'ChC ); Offering tobacco without accepting or
understanding the impact of her actions is an affront, an insult, to the
Creator, her Nation and her family;
(abuse)- treat badly;

(disabuse)- to free (a person) from deception or error, (= CC
; C ); You haven't done anything
to disabuse me of that notion. Dvorak Uncensored;
confront = face = encounter = address
(confrontation)- discord or a clash of opinions and ideas; Despite the thin
edge of the moment on which the confrontation was balanced, Eric managed
a slight smile. The I Inside;
(encounter)- contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle;
come upon, as if by accident; meet with;
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profession = career = vocation^ vocational^ avocation = hobby = by-line
(vocation)- a regular occupation, especially one for which a person is
particularly suited or qualified; He decided, upon leaving Princeton, to adopt
medicine as his vocation, and began his studies in Philadelphia. Great
(vocational)- of or relating to a vocation or vocations; The period from
twelve to seventeen embraced vocational training. My Disillusionment in
Russia;
(avocation)- something a person does in addition to a principal occupation,
esp. for pleasure; hobby, (C CC Ch );
The incongruity of Finucane's avocation, and his manners and appearance
amused his new friend Pen. The History of Pendennis;
(by-line)- an auxiliary activity; They've probably been publishing under
your by-line since we left. Passage at Arms;
actuary > actuarial
(actuary)- a statistician who computes insurance risks and premiums; He
was a statistician, studying to be an actuary in his insurance company. Hot
Money;
(actuarial)- a person who computes premium rates, dividends, risks, etc.,
according to probabilities based on statistical records, (
); For too long, important actuarial analysis has not been
effectively shared across the organization or used to fuel daily business
decision-making;
tanner
a person whose occupation it is to tan hides, (l C
C ); The tanner was a disgruntled man; he believed himself
entitled to be a Nineteener, but he couldn't get recognition. The Man That
Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories;
barterer
(stoic)-to trade by exchange of commodities rather than by the use of
money, (); The barterer and the murderer; let others follow where

they lead. My Lady of the Chinese Courtyard;
sculptor : quarry <> query
(sculptor)- one who produces sculptural artwork;
(quarry)- an open excavation or pit from which stone is obtained by digging,
cutting, or blasting; All the bottom of the quarry was a maze of rusted rails.
051 - Mad Eyes;
victim; object of a hunt, (' C ); By the time
they started in pursuit, their quarry was already passing through the
operations office door. 026 - The Spook Legion;
dig into, ( ); To his unaccustomed mind their quarry was
almost witless and exceedingly dirty. The Window-Gazer;

(query)- a question; an inquiry, ('; ^); Thus rejecting results
reached by the ballot as now in practical use, a query is already in the minds
of those who listen. 'Tis Sixty Years Since;
suitor
Law. a petitioner or plaintiff, ( hC);
a man who courts or woos a woman,((C ) );
barrister
(in England) a lawyer who is a member of one of the Inns of Court and who
has the privilege of pleading in the higher courts, ((C) " hC
h ); He practised as barrister, and served the
office of mayor in 1637, at Congleton, of which he afterwards became high
steward. Rides on Railways;
suffragist
an advocate of the grant or extension of political suffrage, esp. to women;
The woman suffragist is merely bluffing. The Unexpurgated Case Against
Woman Suffrage;
testator
a person who makes a will; It appeared that the testator was sick in bed when
he signed the instrument. By The Sea 1887;
protagonist
the leader or principal person in a movement, cause, etc;
a proponent for or advocate of a political cause, social program, etc;
the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work,
(lC l ); In this book the protagonist is the boy's
father, a pharmaceutical manufacturer who takes the inexcusable step of
making his son a laboratory animal. Ben Bova;

apologist = vindicator
(apologist)-a person who makes a defense in speech or writing of a belief,
idea, etc, ( ); Josephus was essentially an apologist, and
his writings include not only an apology for his people, but an apology for his
own life. Josephus;
(vindicator)- one who vindicates; one who justifies, maintains, or defends;
She is the champion and vindicator only of her own. Chris Floyd - Empire
Burlesque;
defeatist : rout
(defeatist)- a person who surrenders easily or is subject to defeatism,
(); The defeatist attitude shown in the face of the nationwide
report is not good;
(rout)- to disperse in defeat and disorderly flight;
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in
complete disorder, (l C C h); The
reinforcements were able to rout the enemy;
inquisitor
a questioner, esp. an unduly curious or harsh one, (< ; h );
The officers of the army hated to do police service, and my inquisitor was no
doubt glad not to pass me into the custody of the police. The Autobiography
of a Journalist, Volume I;
cartographer
map-maker, (l); French cartographer, a large and elaborately
executed map of the world, which has been reproduced by M. Jomard, in his
M.numents of The Voyage of Verrazzano A Chapter in the Early History of
Maritime Discovery in America;
choreographer
the designer or arranger of a ballet; She is well known as
a choreographer for stage, film, and television, having won many awards for
her work;
curator
the person in charge of a museum, art collection, etc, (-); The
museum curator was an enthusiastic naturalist, and Huxley must have had
the opportunity of extending his knowledge of at least the external characters
of many forms of life hitherto unknown to him. Thomas Henry Huxley A
Sketch Of His Life And Work;
factotum : sinecure
(factotum)- a person, as a handyman or servant, employed to do all kinds of
work around the house; He is the factotum, always in demand, always

expected to do the thousand indispensable things that nobody else will do.
McGuffey's Fifth Eclectic Reader;
(sinecure)- an office or position requiring little or no work, esp. one
yielding profitable returns, (C Ch h C
h_ C); Ripton's lieutenancy became a sinecure, his rank merely titular.
Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith;
peon = drudge > drudgery = donkeywork
(peon)- landless agricultural worker, bond servant; He had been a peon, and
that made him respect our opinions--at least he avoided differing with us.
The Log of a Cowboy A Narrative of the Old Trail Days;
(drudge)- a person who does tedious, menial, or unpleasant work; She had
once been his idol, she was now a household drudge, and the imaginative
homage which had been once hers was given to another. The Life of Froude;
(drudgery)- menial, distasteful, dull, or hard work; With all its
sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. the paris
apartment;
(donkeywork)- Slang hard physical labor;
functionary : tenure
(functionary)- a person who functions in a specified capacity, esp. in
government service; an official, ( h"
C); This evidently pleased the high functionary, and he condescended
to engage John Clare on the spot. The Life of John Clare;
(tenure)- the holding or possessing of anything, (Ch );
He acknowledges his tenure has been a "stormy" one, marked by high-profile
problems;
fancier
a person who breeds animals, plants, etc., esp. in order to improve the
strain, (C C' h C C' ^
' ); In wandering through the garden Goldsmith recollected
that his uncle Contarine was a tulip fancier. Oliver Goldsmith;
lexicographer
compiler of a dictionary, ( l ); Jesting at himself he
defined 'lexicographer' as 'a writer of dictionaries, a harmless drudge.' A
History of English Literature;
etymologist
a specialist in etymology or word roots; However, an English etymologist is
at best a specialist in Indo-European linguistics, and more often only in
Germanic;

philatelist
the collecting of stamps and other postal matter as a hobby or an
investment, (lCl D); The philatelist is found in every civilized
country, and the collection of postage stamps, used and unused, grows apace;
pugilist
a person who fights with the fists; a boxer, usually a professional,
(C ); He set himself square like a pugilist, which was his notion of
resistance. Phoebe, Junior;
tailor = seamster : sartorial
(tailor)- one that makes, repairs, and alters garments such as suits, coats,
and dresses; It tells of a mother who wants her daughter to marry a tailor,
and not wait for her sailor bold. Charles Dickens and Music;
(seamster)- a tailor; My wife is a seamster, my auntie a cook I do janitor
work or comon labor. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 4, 1919;
(sartorial)- of or pertaining to tailors or their trade, (C' );
Some of us have failed to point out the Emperor's lack of clothes, whilst others
have been busy praising his sartorial elegance;
sentinel = sentry
(sentry, sentinel)- a person or thing that watches or stands as if watching,
(); In a few moments the sentry was alone in the trench. Punch, or the
London Charivari, Vol. 150, February 23, 1916;
vintner
a person who makes wine or sells wines, (h); From the corner of
his eye he observed that the vintner was studying him. The Goose Girl;
fisher : piscatorial
(fisher)- one that fishes, as a person or ship engaged in fishing;
(piscatorial)- of or pertaining to fishermen or fishing, ( );
His piscatorial aspirations extended beyond the grave. Camps, Quarters,
and Casual Places;
numismatist
(numismatist)- person who collects coins, ( " hC'^ ); For gold
coins and bars, ask an accredited gold appraiser or numismatist;
calligrapher : orthography : cursive = longhand : hieroglyphic
(calligrapher)- one skilled in calligraphy;
(orthography)- the art of writing words with the proper letters, according
to accepted usage; correct spelling, ( l ); Our ancestors
were not particular in orthography, and often spelt according to the ear. "
Notes and Queries, Number 72, March 15, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication
for Literary Men;

(cursive)- (of handwriting) in flowing strokes with the letters joined
together, (Cl Cl C C '); In normal writing we run our
letters together in cursive form, in printing, we separate the letters;
(longhand)-cursive writing; The longhand manuscript, written by him
in longhand, from which the typist had worked, was also there in his room.
Murder By The Book;
(hieroglyphic)- designating or pertaining to a pictographic script,
particularly that of the ancient Egyptians, in which many of the symbols are
conventionalized, recognizable pictures of the things represented; The
pictorial hieroglyphic is the simple picture of the thing signified. The
International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851;
taxonomist
specialist in classifying (animals etc.), (Cc C ); The role of
the taxonomist was to discover the fundamental design of the creator, not to
compile a mere card index of organisms Jennifer Marohasy;
orator
a person who delivers an oration; a public speaker, esp. one of great
eloquence, ( ); The third kind of orator is the sublime, copious,
dignified, ornate speaker, in whom there is the greatest amount of grace.
The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4;
ventriloquist
someone who can make his or her voice seem to come from another person
or thing,(?); I tell you he's a ventriloquist, and a mighty clever one
too. Camp and Trail A Story of the Maine Woods;
mercenary^ mercantile
(mercenary)- working or acting merely for money or other reward; venal,
(C " C C ); I am known as
a mercenary woman, and until we marry and give up the money, everybody
will think scornfully of me. Red Money;
(mercantile)- of or pertaining to merchants or trade; commercial,
( ); Manufacturing, mercantile, and banking
companies have all tended to combine in large corporations, partly for greater
economy, partly for an increase of profits through manipulating
reorganization of stock companies, and partly for centralization of control;
hireling = pensionary
(hireling)- a person who works only for pay, esp. in a menial or boring job,
with little or no concern for the value of the work, (\ C); He was
a mere hireling, and was, without much difficulty, induced by Taaffe to turn
approver. The History of England, from the Accession of James II Volume 4;

(pensionary)- mercenary; venal;
contrabandist
one who traffics illegally; a smuggler, (Cl); The rude native,
the contrabandist who mocked at laws seemed stupefied by the news. The
Dead Command From the Spanish Los Muertos Mandan;
shyster
a lawyer who uses unprofessional or questionable methods, (C' h
C C' C ); First, the shyster lawyer,
without principle or mercy, then his brutal clerks, sly and grafting;
buccaneer = pirate = corsair
(buccaneer)- any of the piratical adventurers who raided Spanish colonies
and ships along the American coast in the second half of the 17th century,
(h ; CCCl; CC ); He was no longer a pirate
or buccaneer, but an admiral leading a national enterprise. On the Spanish
Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien;
(pirate)- a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the
shores of the sea;
(corsair)- a pirate, esp. formerly of the Barbary Coast; Having recovered, he
again put to sea, but was captured by a corsair and carried to France. The
Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus;
vagrant = vagabond = nomad = wanderer > wander = ramble = meander =
roam = stray = swan
(vagrant)- wandering or roaming from place to place; nomadic, (
q\ q CCC); The old woman became a wanderer and
a vagrant, and was at length passed to her native parish, where she has since
dwelt. Eugene Aram Complete;
(vagabond)- wandering from place to place without any settled home;
nomadic, (C C); He was a fine specimen of the vagabond, as I
conceive him. Dreamthorp A Book of Essays Written in the Country;
(nomad)- a member of a group of people who have no fixed home and move
according to the seasons from place to place in search of food, water, and
grazing land,(); As the titles indicate, the life in the earlier story was
stationary: in the latter it is nomadic--the characters are artistes in a travelling
show. Adventures in Criticism;
(wanderer)- one who or that which wanders; He was much of a wanderer,
partly from the natural desire of restless youth to see the world, and partly
because his health was weak. Burke;
(wander)- to move about without a definite destination or purpose; Certain
of the stars, which appeared to wander, and were hence called planets,

provided an extended field for these speculations. Kepler;
(ramble)- to wander around in a leisurely, aimless manner, ( =
C' \ l C C\C ); Sometimes they rambled or
rested on the sunny slopes in groups, sometimes in couples, and sometimes
singly. The Wild Man of the West A Tale of the Rocky Mountains;
to talk or write in a discursive, aimless way,( CCC
Cl ); He rambled, hesitated, and could not been more diffident
and blaze;
(meander)- to proceed by or take a winding or indirect course, (h "h
C C\C ); The bear seemed to be very oblivious to the quad rider but then
turned and meandered about his way;
to wander aimlessly; ramble,(C'C );
(roam)- to move about without purpose or plan; wander;
(stray)- to move away from a group, deviate from the correct course, or go
beyond established limits; Somehow, like an old, stray, and starving dog, he
wandered to the Brownings 'house. The Adventure of Living;
(swan)- Chiefly British to travel around from place to place;
apothecary
a druggist; a pharmacist, ( " lD " C); He
was subsequently apprenticed to a surgeon and apothecary, and became
deeply interested in the study of anatomy. More Letters of Charles Darwin
Volume 2;
gynaecologist
a specialist in gynecology, (h C'^);
pediatrician # geriatrician = gerontologist
(pediatrician)- a physician who specializes in pediatrics,('C
l); The pediatrician should be able to advice on which child exactly
needs therapeutic intervention;
(geriatrician)- a physician who specializes in geriatrics, (
C'h);
(gerontologist)- a specialist in gerontology, ( h h' );
obstetrician
physician specializing in delivery of babies, (h'h); Visits to
the obstetrician, good nutrition and proper vitamins, and all the precautions
taken during a normal pregnancy are advisable;
podiatrist

a person qualified to diagnose and treat foot disorders; I saw
my podiatrist today, and he suggested a particular walking shoe;
shrink = psychiatrist^ psyche : mindset = mentality
(shrink)- Slang a psychotherapist;
(psychiatrist)- a physician who practices psychiatry, (l);
A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in psychiatry and is certified in
treating mental disorders;
(psyche)- the human soul, spirit, or mind, (; ; Cl;
); That research is no substitute for understanding the human psyche;
(mindset)- a fixed mental attitude or disposition that predetermines a
person's responses to and interpretations of situations; Get out of that self-
pitying mindset, Bomanz, you old fool. The White Rose;
dermatologist
a specialist in dermatology, esp. a doctor who specializes in the treatment
of diseases of the skin, (_-^); Water, air, sunlight,
and dermatologist are the real acne solutions;
cardiologist
doctor specializing in the ailment of the heart, (hC C'^); He
planned to become a pediatric cardiologist, and had "a masterful ability to
relate to children,";
orthopaedist
a specialist in correcting deformities of the skeletal system (especially in
children);
ophthalmologist = oculist ~ optometrist ~ optician
(ophthalmologist)- a physician who specializes in ophthalmology; In 1884 an
Austro-American ophthalmologist, Carl Koller, introduced the use of cocaine
as a compound to deaden limited areas, and for operations. The Human
Brain;
(oculist)- physician who specializes in treatment of the eyes, (lC
C'^); She had been to an oculist, who found that the trouble was in her
eyes. Complete Project Gutenberg Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Works;
(optometrist )- a person who is professionally trained and licensed to
examine the eyes for visual defects, diagnose problems or impairments, and
prescribe corrective lenses or provide other types of treatment; You may
also get recommendation for the optometrist or ophthalmologist who has
diagnosed your cataracts;
(optician)- a maker or seller of optical glass and instruments, (l' "
C ); In all cases of this disease, therefore, an optician should be

consulted, to see if there is any defect in the eyes. Papers on Health;
neurologist
one who is versed in neurology, (^);
anaesthetist
a person specially trained to administer anesthetics;
dentist
a person who is trained and licensed to practice dentistry;
osteopath
a physician who practices osteopathy ( " C' <
CC l);
chiropractor
a therapist who practices chiropractic, (< (C' ChC)
< C-l C'^ );
chiropodist = podiatrist
one who treats diseases or malformations of the hands or feet; especially, a
surgeon for the feet, hands, and nails; a cutter or extractor of corns and
callosities; a corn-doctor, (C " C - CC
l);
oncologist
a specialist in oncology (The branch of medicine that deals with tumors,
including study of their development, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention);
urologist
one who is versed in urology (The branch of medicine that deals with the
diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the urinary tract and urogenital
system);
ecologist
the branch of biology dealing with the relations and interactions between
organisms and their environment, including other organisms,
(hh); A Stirling University ecologist has been studying the
behaviour of bonobos, chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans;
epistemologist
a branch of philosophy that investigates the origin, nature, methods, and
limits of human knowledge; The pragmatizing epistemologist posits there a
reality and a mind with ideas. Meaning of Truth;
herpetologist
one who studies reptiles. A herpetologist who receives many small doses of
snake venom may indeed become tolerant to them;
ornithologist
scientific student of birds,(^); His admiration for the beautiful

blue eggs led him to devote his time to ornithology, or the study of birds.
Country Walks of a Naturalist with His Children;
pedagogue > pedagogy : tutelage > tutelary : didactic : precept : faculty ~
conservatory : seminary
(pedagogue)- teacher; The steward was with him as a kind of pedagogue,
and continued to instruct him during the whole ride. An Eye for an Eye;
(pedagogy)- teaching, art of education; In an unconvincing defense of our
own ignorance we loudly insist that detailed knowledge of any subject is
mere pedagogy, a hindrance to clear thinking, a superfluity. The
"Goldfish";
(tutelage)- the act of guarding, protecting, or guiding; office or function of
a guardian; guardianship, (_); They continued to be under
French tutelage, and their strongholds in the possession of French troops.
The Life of Napoleon I (Volume 1 of 2);
(tutelary)- having the position of guardian or protector of a person, place,
or thing, ( <); They devise a sole, tutelary, and all-
powerful form of government, but elected by the people. Democracy in
America Volume 2;
(didactic)- intended for instruction; instructive, (' );
The volume is frankly didactic, and Browning, as becomes a master who
would make his lessons easy to children, teaches by parables and pictures.
Robert Browning;
(precept)- an injunction as to moral conduct; maxim, (C Ch';
; CCh'; ' ); So train them and so live before them in the
home that in after-years they will say with pleasure: "This precept was always
taught me by my parents. The value of a praying mother;
(faculty)- an ability, natural or acquired, for a particular kind of action,
(() '; (C )); The onus is on the user to apply
a critical faculty;
(conservatory)- a school of music or dramatic art; In due course he won the
first prize and the gold medal at the conservatory, and was then offered an
opportunity to study in Paris, which he declined. Famous Violinists of To-
day and Yesterday;
a greenhouse, especially one in which plants are arranged aesthetically for
display, as at a botanical garden;
(seminary)- a special school providing education in theology, religious
history, etc., primarily to prepare students for the priesthood, ministry, or
rabbinate, ('c); Some of the youths went soon to the theological
seminary, and at once leavened that community with their own spirit The

seminary--there was only one in all Protestant America. A History of
American Christianity;
mentor = coach ~ counselor = adviser = consultant
(mentor)- a wise and trusted counselor or teache,(^ ' h); Being
a mentor is a chance to live your life and include a child in it;
(coach)- Sports a person who trains or directs athletes or athletic teams;
(counselor)- a person who gives counsel; an adviser;
(consultant)- one who gives expert or professional advice;
academician : bookworm = scholastic = pedant > pedantic = donnish =
bookish = studious ~ nerd : intellectual > intellect
(academician)- a member of an art, literary, or scientific academy or
society, Palissot, academician of Nancy, known by a few dramatic
compositions, had just had one of them performed at Luneville before the
King of Poland. The Confessions of J J Rousseau;
(bookworm)- a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book
learning than they merit;
(scholastic)- of or relating to schools; academic; This revival of the
prophetic past had nothing scholastic or antiquarian about it. The Life of
Jesus of Nazareth;
(pedant)- one who pays undue attention to book learning and formal rules,
(C h " -'C C C ); The soul of
the pedant was at first tugged as if from below, then drawn slowly down, and
finally shot off out of sight This is a most extraordinary thing!' The Path to
Rome;
(pedantic)- ostentatious in one's learning, ( C ); The hatred
of the pedantic is the characteristic sentiment of the time. English Literature
and Society in the Eighteenth Century;
(donnish)- of, relating to, or held to be characteristic of a university don;
bookish or pedantic; He was stiff and donnish, and had scarcely
condescended to speak to anyone. The Three Lieutenants;
(bookish)- fond of books; studious; The courteous kindliness of the words is
almost as characteristic as the bookish illustration: The Man Shakespeare;
(nerd)- Slang a person who is single-minded or accomplished in scientific or
technical pursuits but is felt to be socially inept; He was an obnoxious
little nerd, but she had him - for the moment anyway. Pop Goes The Weasel;
(intellectual)- appealing to or engaging the intellect; He proved to be
an intellectual, a Tolstoian, the manager of a children's colony. My
Disillusionment in Russia;
(intellect)- capacity for thinking and acquiring knowledge, esp. of a high or
complex order; mental capacity, (C' " l ; '; C); The

greater your visions, the more dazzling your intellect is and thus the greater
prestige should be awarded to you. Gates of Vienna;
pundit = savant ~ erudite
(pundit)- a learned person, expert, or authority, (; CC C
C'^); The old pundit was a poet. The Awakening of China;
(savant)- a person of profound or extensive learning; learned scholar,
( ; ); He was a savant, and cared only for science;
and thus youth, with its thousand pleasures, would have constantly drawn
him from its study. The Queen's Necklace;
(erudite)- characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly,
( ); That is an argument that requires volumes of erudite, often
inscrutable, prose. The Irate Nation;

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tyro, adept, paragon

entrant = freshman = neophyte = newbie = newcomer = starter : fledgling =
callow = unfledged : rookie = greenhorn
(entrant)- a person who enters, (C');
a competitor in a contest,(C);
a new member, as of an association or school,(C' Ch ); It
was only by chance that Brother Cadfael witnessed the arrival of the
new entrant, two days later. The Devil's Novice;
(freshman)- a student in the first year of the course at a university,
college, or high school; As a mere freshman, I looked up to my room-mate
with great respect, and treated him accordingly. James Fenimore Cooper;
a novice; beginner;
(neophyte)- a beginner or novice;
a person newly converted to a belief, as a heathen, heretic, or nonbeliever;
proselyte (D ); These systems will be available in the
market by the end of this month and is a perfect gifting item for
a neophyte or an experienced gardener;
(newbie)- a newcomer or novice, esp. an inexperienced user of the Internet
or of computers in general;
(newcomer)- one who has only recently arrived; One of the sights shown to
the newcomer was a two-story house built before the era of the sawmill. A
Backward Glance at Eighty;
(starter)- one that starts; The father gave him fifty dollars as a starter, with
the final word, Little Journeys To the Homes of the Great;
(fledgling)- a young bird just fledged;
an inexperienced person; Ultimately their efforts would determine the future
of the fledgling community. The Legacy of Heorot;
(callow)- immature or inexperienced, ( l ^); His
first major interviews were bumbling and he came across as callow, a little
shifty (on the National Guard issue) and sort of dim. The Strata-Sphere;
(unfledged)- not fledged; without sufficient feathers for flight, as a young

bird, (( C<) \C );
immature; callow, ( \ h q ); This is the
hasty conclusion of monasteries Hasty Well--unfledged saints fall.... Their
growth becomes self-centred. Fate Knocks at the Door A Novel;
(rookie)- Slang an untrained or inexperienced recruit, as in the army or
police; And now that it was time to implement it, he was as nervous as
a rookie on his first day in the business. The Miko;
(greenhorn)- an untrained or inexperienced person; But now, as we are on
the right footing, I can tell you that I wintered once in Arkansaw, and that's
enough to let you know I'm no greenhorn, no how you can fix it. Wild
Western Scenes;
a naive or gullible person; someone who is easily tricked or swindled,
(^ " C );
freshman : sophomore : junior : senior
(freshman)- a student in the first year of the course at a university,
college, or high school; As a mere freshman, I looked up to my room-mate
with great respect, and treated him accordingly. James Fenimore Cooper;
a novice; beginner;
(sophomore)- a student in the second year of high school or college,
(l CC C ); I decided to try a fresh
examination in order to gain a year by reentering as a sophomore. The
Autobiography of a Journalist;
(junior)- a student in the third year of a U.S. high school or college;
(senior)- a student in the fourth year of high school or college;
novice = beginner = tyro ~ amateur = naive : abecedarian : tenderfoot : green
(novice)- a person who is new to the circumstances, work, etc., in which he
or she is placed; beginner; tyro; A revolver in the hands of a novice is almost
as dangerous as an automatic pistol. The Fifth Battalion Highland Light
Infantry in the War 1914-1918;
(tyro)- a beginner in learning anything; novice, (' ^
l); "So you are a geologist Mr. Lively looked at Johnny
reverently Only a mere tyro, a beginner, in knowledge," he said. 102 -
Mystery Island;
(amateur)- a person who engages in a study, sport, or other activity for
pleasure rather than for financial benefit or professional reasons,
(C'h \h \ l ); The Prince was a musical amateur,
like his father and his grandfather, whose enthusiasm for Handel it is hardly
necessary to recall. Joseph Haydn;
(naive)- lacking worldly experience and understanding; My every thought

was alert with naive, speculative curiosity concerning the mystery of woman.
Tramping on Life;
(abecedarian)- a person who is learning the letters of the alphabet;
a beginner in any field of learning;
(tenderfoot)- a raw, inexperienced person; novice, (
ChC' ); Bob was new to this country then and reckless, like
a tenderfoot is, and the first thing he did was to go and get lost. The Black
Pearl;
(green)- not mature or ripe; young;
apprentice = prentice : probationer
(apprentice)- a learner; novice; tyro, (''); Any reasonably
educated apprentice should be able to follow his formulation. The White
Rose;
(prentice)- Archaic an apprentice;
(probationer)- a person undergoing probation or trial, (C);
Thomas Borrow made the acquaintance of the young probationer, and
promptly settled any aspirations that she may have had towards the stage by
marrying her. The Life of George Borrow;
(probation) (C h hC l\C D C C
l h C)
sciolist = dabbler = dilettante <> debutante
(sciolism)- superficial knowledge; If he were a sciolist or a wrong-headed
fanatic, this would be a serious evil. Studies in Early Victorian Literature;
(dabble)- to play and splash in or as if in water, esp. with the hands, (
h hC lC); He was in fact so thoroughly a dabbler, that it
was pretty much a matter of indifference to what work he applied his hand.
The History of Rome (Volumes 1-5);
to work at anything in an irregular or superficial manner, (C' CC
C ' CC ll );
(dilettante)- a person who takes up an art, activity, or subject merely for
amusement, esp. in a desultory or superficial way; dabbler, (
h C ^q C C
C' C ); Despite his later reputation as a dilettante, this
was well conceived and executed, and his hard work was exceptional.
Luftwaffe Victorious;
a lover of an art or science, esp. of a fine art;
(debutante)- a young woman making a debut into society, ( l C

' ; ); The debutante was at once self-possessed
and serious, receiving the applause of the audience without fear or
humility. The World's Greatest Books Volume 07 Fiction;
virtuoso = consummate = mavin = maven = maestro = veteran = seasoned =
adept # inept = feckless
(virtuoso)- a person who has a cultivated appreciation of artistic
excellence, as a connoisseur or collector of objects of art, antiques, etc,
(' C< C' ^ lq Ch); I have acquired a
perfect technique, the technique of a great virtuoso--through the pianola.
The Pianolist A Guide for Pianola Players;
(consummate)- to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill, (
); ;
complete or perfect; supremely skilled; superb, ( h ); He
was a consummate orator, on whose lips thousands and thousands of his
countrymen had hung entranced. Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2;
(maven)- an expert or connoisseur; Not being a maven on adolescence, she
didn't presume to offer advice, although sometimes her insights were useful.
Hair Raiser;
(maestro)- an eminent composer, teacher, or conductor of music; (
- "h l); To be blessed by such a maestro is
what every musician longs for throughout his life;
(veteran)- a person who is long experienced or practiced in an activity or
capacity; Her eyes had taken on the flat look of a war veteran, her lips
compressed into a bloodless line. The Other Daughter;
(seasoned)- experienced; They looked thoroughly seasoned, and had made
record time with a large outfit. The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance;
(adept)- very skilled; proficient; expert, (h ' C'^); At that he
was an adept, and not the shiftiest, craftiest schemes he had ever devised had
given him a moment's uneasiness. The Grain of Dust;
(inept)- without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment;
maladroit, (l C Cl); His own journeymen are
totally inept, and thats mostly thanks to his poor training. Hamilton, Peter
F. - [Void 01] - The Dreaming Void;
(feckless)- ineffective; incompetent; futile, ( ; ; h_); As this
Administration continues to look feckless, it will continue down the path of
McCarthyism. Latest Articles;
maladroit # adroit : deft = dexterousâmbidextrous^ ambivalence
(maladroit)- lacking in adroitness; unskillful; awkward; bungling; tactless,

( ); How maladroit women are if they imagine that by their fears and
their doubts of the sincerity and constancy of men, they can make any one
believe they are fleeing from love, or despise it! Ninon de L'Enclos the
Celebrated Beauty of the 17th Century;
(adroit)- expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body;
cleverly skillful, resourceful, or ingenious, (h ' ); He is
evidently an adroit, audacious, cool-headed fellow. Monsieur Lecoq;
(deft)- dexterous; nimble; skillful; clever, ( " l ); With deft, careful
fingers she lifted the wet cloths above the bruised forehead. The Power and
the Glory;
(dexterous)- skillful or adroit in the use of the hands or body, (h ' );
The noiseless movements of his white fingers were marvellously dexterous--
neat, rapid, and finished. The Slave of the Lamp;
(ambidexterous)- able to use both hands equally well, ( h
CC h C l '); It is rare that
you meet a person who is ambidextrous,--that is, who uses both hands
equally well. The Daughter of the Chieftain : the Story of an Indian Girl;
(ambivalence)- the coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings, such as
love and hate, toward a person, object, or idea; And in her ambivalence,
she, who was once as unwavering as the whooping crane, was now more like
the gull. Even Cowgirls Get The Blues;
expertise : forte = mtier : aptitude : flair : finesse : genius^ ingenious <>
ingenuous = artless
(expertise)- expert skill or knowledge; expertness; know-how, (C' ^
" h); Focus on job opportunities where your expertise is a real fit;
(forte)- a strong point, as of a person; that in which one excels, (C
C' C' ); With the piano-forte, however,
an entirely new style of expression came into existence. Great Violinists And
Pianists;
(mtier)- an occupation for which you are especially well suited;
(aptitude)- capability; ability; innate or acquired capacity for something;
talent,( ; ); His son inherited this aptitude,
and helped his father in mechanical experiments, soon quite outstripping
him. American Men of Mind;
(flair)- a natural talent, aptitude, or ability; bent; knack, (C
CC C Cl C h ll C C
" ; h " C ); You used the word flair,

do you think the art of poetry is dictated more by talent than skill?;
(finesse)- extreme delicacy or subtlety in action, performance, skill,
discrimination, taste, etc., (Cl'C ; l ); In this story he displays
the finesse, artistry and imagination of an old pro. Greylorn;
(genious)- extraordinary intellectual and creative power;
(ingenious)- cleverly inventive or resourceful, (' ; ^;
l); The plots are ingenious, the action swift, and the moral tone wholly
healthful. The Pony Rider Boys in Texas Or, The Veiled Riddle of the Plains;
(ingenuous)- free from reserve, restraint, or dissimulation; candid; sincere,
(l l C l l); The exposition of his
reason is interesting, ingenuous, and chivalrous. Expositions of Holy
Scripture: Romans Corinthians (To II Corinthians, Chap. V);
(artless)- free from deceit, cunning, or craftiness; ingenuous, (;
; ); He was innocent and artless, but his views were narrow, and
his genius contemptible. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke,
Vol. 07 (of 12);
adept <> adapt = adjust = conform ~ acclimate^ clime = climate : weather :
gusty : whiff # gale
(adapt)- to make suitable to requirements or conditions; adjust or modify
fittingly, ( " C ); I have no fears on the subject, for, as
you know, I can pretty well adapt or conform myself to any style of
composition. The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart;
(conform)- to act or be in accord or agreement; comply; There are many
tragedies which conform, at least partially, to this scheme; but not all, hence it
cannot be a universal norm. The Principles of Aesthetics;
(acclimate)- to accustom or become accustomed to a new climate or
environment; adapt,(q " C' C Cf
C C"); They are very flexible and acclimate easily to various activity
levels, as long as they are allowed to be with people as much as possible;
(clime)- climate, (Ch'; ); It is peculiarly suited to the humanities of
every race, clime, and condition; there is no limit to its expansive
adaptability. The Lost Ten Tribes, and 1882;
(gusty)- blowing or coming in gusts, as wind, rain, or storms, ();
His ordinary voice was hoarse and gusty, and his smile diabolical. The
Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus;
(whiff)- a slight gust or puff of wind, air, vapor, smoke, or the like,
( h h C " CC <); He

drew a whiff, and when the fire glowed, he turned the pipe stem toward the
seam of the skins above the doorway. Myths and Legends of the Great Plains;
(gale)- a noisy outburst, (C C );
a very strong wind, ( ; h); How anxiously we looked out for
some sign that the gale was abating, but in vain. A Voyage round the World
A book for boys;
utopia : paragon = peerless = unequal (^ equalitarian) = nonpareil =
matchless = incomparable = singular
(utopia)- an imaginary island described in Sir Thomas More's Utopia (1516)
as enjoying perfection in law, politics, etc., ({); Their minds construct
a utopia -- one in which all judgments are based on logical inference from
syllogisms built on the law of mathematical probabilities. A Preface to
Politics; The liberal utopia is a lie and has never worked in the history of
mankind;
(paragon)- a model or pattern of excellence or of a particular excellence,
(CC ); The duke's mistress is glorified as a paragon of
virtue. The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller;
(peerless)- having no equal; matchless; unrivaled, (
); I can acknowledge you as my peerless bride. " What Can
She Do?;
(equalitarian)- egalitarian (affirming, promoting, or characterized by belief
in equal political, economic, social, and civil rights for all people),
(h; C " C -
' C); There is an equalitarian movement every few years, certainly,
under various names. Time Enough For Love;
(nonpareil)- having no equal; peerless;
(singular)- extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional,(; ); The
aspect of this province is very singular, and in summer most refreshing.
La Vende;
epitome = paradigm = prototype^ stereotype = archetype^ archbishop
(epitome)- a person or thing that is typical of or possesses to a high degree
the features of a whole class, (-C ); Muhammad is
seen as the epitome of Muslim life, and Muslims have long sought to emulate
him. Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en];
(paradigm)- an example serving as a model; pattern, (h ); And
while he was uneasy about offering his own lifestyle as a paradigm, it was
taken as one by those who followed him or sought his advice. London
Review of Books;

(prototype)- the original or model on which something is based or formed,
( h h' h-); The geometry of the prototype is
adjustable to achieve desired performance specifications suitable for
modeling and verification;
(stereotype)- fixed and unvarying representation; standardized mental
picture, often reflecting prejudice, (C lC l CC C"
C'; ; ); Lumping a number of traits together
and building a stereotype is a natural way of dealing with people;
(archetype)- the original pattern or model from which all things of the
same kind are copied or on which they are based; a model or first form;
prototype, (h; h' ; Cl h' ); In the
science of symbolism, the archetype is the thing adopted as a symbol, whence
the symbolic idea is derived. The Symbolism of Freemasonry;
(archbishop)- a bishop of highest rank;

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2.4 Tools

instruments, utensils, devices, mechanisms, apparatus, weapons

anvil
a heavy iron block with a smooth face, frequently of steel, on which metals,
usually heated until soft, are hammered into desired shapes, (C
C C \ ); The blacksmith leaves his anvil, the carpenter
his bench, and the tailor his goose. Gov. Bob. Taylor's Tales;
fulcrum
the support, or point of rest, on which a lever turns in moving a body, (C
C ' CC ); The joint between the atlas and the
skull is the fulcrum, the weight of the head is the resistance. A Practical
Physiology;
catapult
an ancient military engine for hurling stones, arrows, etc, ();
British. a slingshot; He said he was hit by a stone from a catapult--a stone
the size of a man's head. Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc Volume 1;
conduit
a pipe, tube, or the like, for conveying water or other fluid, ( h
'C C[ h ); Since the total
length of the conduit was 3,850 ft., the first cost of the material in the forms
was 18 cts. per lin. ft. Concrete Construction Methods and Costs;
automation
the technique, method, or system of operating or controlling a process by
highly automatic means, as by electronic devices, reducing human
intervention to a minimum, ( C c C
" ); Marketing automation is a set of
applications that help marketers manage and simplify the marketing process;
awl
pointed tool used for piercing, (C' l C Ch Cl
lC C' C); It handled every tool, from a
pitchfork to an awl, and made the whole of a rake, the bows, teeth, head and
staff. Confessions of Boyhood;

pry {be nosey}
(pry)- to move, raise, or open by leverage,(l hC C C
C); Stephen Harper will remain the leader of the Conservative Party until
it is pried from his hands;
to inquire impertinently or unnecessarily into something, ((C C)
ClC C C C"); Though Nora claimed she didnt mean
to pry, everyone knew she was just plain nosy;
ballast
any heavy material carried temporarily or permanently in a vessel to
provide desired draft and stability, ( C CC
ChC' h); These again require abundant ballast, and
there is no ballast in a country devoid of stone and with a soil innocent of the
smallest pebble. Here, There and Everywhere;
barb
a point or pointed part projecting backward from a main point, as of a
fishhook or arrowhead, (\ \' C ' l);
an obviously or openly unpleasant or carping remark, ( Chh
C l); I endeavoured to keep up my spirits by boldness, but
I felt the barb in my heart. Ten Years' Exile;
bolt {abscond} [ gobble]
(bolt)- a movable bar or rod that when slid into a socket fastens a door,
gate, etc, ( ); He was out the door like a bolt, and we heard the sound of
his running feet in the street. Carey, Jaqueline - Kushiel's Dart orig;
length of fabric,(ClC C C C C\ C); Before he cut
into the bolt of canvas, he measured how much fabric he would need;
to make a sudden, swift dash, run, flight, or escape; spring away suddenly,
( !CC ); In an instant the rabbit bolted--he clutched it
and clasped it tight to his chest. The Amateur Poacher;
to eat (food) hurriedly and with little chewing; gulp;
(gobble)- to swallow or eat hastily or hungrily in large pieces; gulp,
(CDC C C C); He watches the odd creatures eagerly as
they gobble up the seed. Jean Francois Millet;
cauldron
a large kettle or boiler, (C\ \); Then he lit some spirits of wine under
the caldron, and pronounced some magical incantations. Memoirs of
Robert-Houdin;
carafe

a wide-mouthed glass or metal bottle with a lip or spout, for holding and
serving beverages, ( ); Her right hand held the water carafe, and as she
dived around the end of the table toward the door she threw it at his
cylindrical white body. Persephone and Hades;
carillon
a set of stationary bells hung in a tower and sounded by manual or pedal
action, or by machinery, (C l\ ); A
mobile carillon will be stationed near the Fine Arts Center and the Hekman
Library and will call the campus to Convocation;
centrifuge
an apparatus that rotates at high speed and by centrifugal force separates
substances of different densities, as milk and cream, ( hC
C CC C ); Two
men began turning the ancient centrifuge by hand. The Stars My
Destination;
chalice
a drinking cup or goblet, ( C'C ); That chalice,
after being sanctified by the word of God, is the blood of Christ. The Faith
of Our Fathers;
peg
a small cylindrical or tapered pin, as of wood, used to fasten things or plug
a hole, (C C CC);
chassis
Automotive. the frame, wheels, and machinery of a motor vehicle, on
which the body is supported, (Cl\ C" l- ChC'
C); Dust collecting on the chassis is a serious hindrance to
performance;
grapple
to hold or make fast to something, as with a grapple, (' C ; C\
); He loved the Constitution, to which he would cling and grapple -- and
he was clothed with the infirmities of man's nature. " A Book About
Lawyers;
chisel {cheat}
(chisel)- a wedgelike tool with a cutting edge at the end of the blade, often
made of steel, used for cutting or shaping wood, stone, etc, (l hC
l Ch ); But works of art, of the chisel, the brush, the pencil and
the loom were her delight. Memories of Jane Cunningham Croly;
to cheat or swindle (someone),(C; );

harp > harping
(harp)- Music an instrument having an upright triangular frame consisting of
a pillar, a curved neck, and a hollow back containing the sounding board,
(hC'); She had been playing to me on the harp, and I sat listening in
happiness almost unbearable. Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli;
(harping)- tiresome dwelling on a subject; She is too lean in the harping,
and too full in the counter, to steer. The Red Rover;
cistern
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid,
(); If your cistern is dry, wait until it rains; or bore a well. The Art
of Public Speaking;
clavicle
collarbone, (?); He sang as usual through the opera, but discovered on
examination afterward that the clavicle was fractured. Great Singers, Second
Series Malibran To Titiens;
cog
a gear tooth, formerly esp. one of hardwood or metal, fitted into a slot in a
gearwheel of less durable material, (l ChC' l h ); He
has simply been a pawn on the chess-board, or a cog in the great wheel.
From Aldershot to Pretoria A Story of Christian Work;
colander
a metal or plastic container with a perforated bottom, for draining and
straining foods, (l ; ); Drain in a colander, then rinse well under
cold water;
die
to impress, shape, or cut with a die, ( C l ); In coining
pennies, workers at the old mint squeezed sheets of softened copper between
two dies;
file
particles removed by a file; As the prisoner filed away at the iron bar on the
cell window, a small heap of filing accumulated on the window still;
gavel
a small mallet used by the presiding officer of a meeting, a judge, etc.,
usually to signal for attention or order, (' Ch C' CC
C h \ ); The Speaker rapped
with his gavel, and I failed to hear the opening words. A Far Country
Complete;
mallet
a short-handled hammer, usually with a cylindrical head of wood, used

chiefly to drive a chisel or wedge; Then I took chisel and mallet, and went at
it blithely. The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini;
maul
to handle or use roughly, ( lC C ); This
consideration therefore, together with some others, were for the most part, as
amaul on the head of pride, and desire of vain-glory. Grace Abounding to
the Chief of Sinners;
sledgehammer
a long heavy hammer; Maybe something like a sledgehammer swinging hard
in a man's hand. Die Trying;
bludgeon
a short, heavy club with one end weighted, or thicker and heavier than the
other, ( ; h; C'); Iron Age returned, and the bludgeon was
taken down from its shelf, and the scalping-knife refurbished. Matthew
Arnold;
mace
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked
metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages, (hC'; h); And the
mighty Drona also instructed Arjuna in fighting with the mace, the sword,
the lance, the spear, and the dart. The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana
Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3;
gouge
a chisel having a partly cylindrical blade with the bevel on either the
concave or the convex side, ( C l);
to scoop out or turn with or as if with a gouge, (l hC l); The toe
and heel of the beveled side of the gouge are brought into contact with the
flat side of the stone. A Course In Wood Turning;
to extort from, swindle, or overcharge; If you suspect price-gouging, you
can file a complaint with the attorney general;
guy
a rope, cable, or appliance used to guide and steady an object being
hoisted or lowered, or to secure anything likely to shift its position, (C
C C h\ '); In the end, guy
ropes had to be erected to hold the panels in place whilst the cement set;
gyroscope
an apparatus consisting of a rotating wheel so mounted that its axis can
turn freely in certain or all directions, and capable of maintaining the same
absolute direction in space in spite of movements of the mountings and
surrounding parts: used to maintain equilibrium, determine direction, etc.;

Astronauts have removed the first old gyroscope (called "rate sensor unit")
from the Hubble Space Telescope;
holster
pistol case; If you have an adjustable holster, the adjustment screw will
change the tension easily;
hone
to sharpen on a hone, (' Ch"); His predator's senses were well-honed,
acutely sensitive. Anthology - My Scandalous Bride;
lancet
a small surgical instrument, usually sharp-pointed and two-edged, for
making small incisions, opening abscesses, etc., ('h
lC ); He was very partial to the use of the lancet, and quite a
terrible adept at tooth-drawing. The Lighthouse;
larder
a room or place where food is kept; pantry, ( h
; \); They have stripped my little larder, and I don't know
what they haven't taken besides. The Ocean Cat's Paw The Story of a Strange
Cruise;
pantry
a small room used for the preparation of cold foods; The pantry was a long
narrow room with a sink down one wall and tea urns down the other. Two
Weeks To Remember;
nib
the point of a pen, or either of its divisions, (C ); The pen has a
decent steel nib, but the flow of my particular pen was inconsistent;
palimpsest
a parchment or the like from which writing has been partially or completely
erased to make room for another text, (C CC C
C C C CC ); His books are no palimpsest, 'the
prophet's holograph, defiled, erased, and covered by a monk's.' Critical
Miscellanies, Vol. 1, Essay 5, Emerson;
pylon
a marking post or tower for guiding aviators, frequently used in races;
a steel tower or mast carrying high-tension lines, telephone wires, or other
cables and lines, (C_ C lC l ); This pylon is one
hundred and four feet long, thirty-three feet wide and sixty feet high and is
covered with inscriptions and reliefs. The Critic in the Orient;
quiver

a case for holding or carrying arrows, ( ; ); Then he drew off the
cover of his quiver, and took out an arrow, fresh, winged, a cause of gloomy
ills. The Iliad of Homer (1873);
to shake with a slight but rapid motion; vibrate tremulously; tremble,
( ; "; ' "); His lip quivered, and he appeared to be
very much agitated. Desk and Debit or, The Catastrophes of a Clerk;
scabbard
a sheath for a sword or the like, ( ); His six-shooter had plates
of silver on the handle, and his scabbard was covered with silver buttons.
Ranching, Sport and Travel;
sheathe
place into a case, (; "h); George, sheathe your sword and stand
aside. The Midnight Queen;
scaffold
a temporary structure for holding workers and materials during the
erection, repair, or decoration of a building, (Ch ); Under
the scaffold was the room where the actors dressed and where the The
History of London;
seine
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper
edge and sinkers at the lower, ( C\ C'); Everything on
the beach becomes a picture; the casting the seine, the ploughing the deep for
seaweed. Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli, Volume II;
sextant
an astronomical instrument used to determine latitude and longitude at sea
by measuring angular distances, esp. the altitudes of sun, moon, and stars,
(C C ); The sextant is the one most in use and so will
be described first. Lectures in Navigation;
spatula
an implement with a broad, flat, usually flexible blade, used for blending
foods or removing them from cooking utensils, mixing drugs, spreading
plasters and paints, etc., (q C'C \C C
); Using a rubber or silicone spatula, spread the dough evenly in the
baking pan;
suture
a joining of the lips or edges of a wound or the like by stitching or some
similar process, ( C C h CC h); If
the suture is made too tight the subsequent swelling may cause the stitch to
tear out. Special Report on Diseases of the Horse;

taper
a candle, esp. a very slender one, ( C ); Then he lit a taper,
and went downstairs to the professional torture-chamber. Birds of Prey;
tiller
a bar or lever fitted to the head of a rudder, for turning the rudder in
steering, (Cl CC ); I took the tiller, and steered
gradually toward the middle of the river. The Rudder Grangers Abroad and
Other Stories;
toga
a robe of office, a professorial gown, or some other distinctive garment;
Hence the Roman habit began to be held in honor, and the toga was
frequently worn. The Germany and the Agricola of Tacitus;
trident
a three-pronged instrument or weapon, (Ch ClC ' ); He
carried a trident, and in all respects, looked the part as Neptune is so often
pictured. Patty's Butterfly Days;
trough
a long, narrow, open receptacle, usually boxlike in shape, used chiefly to
hold water or food for animals, ( C h C ); In its
open square were a pump and a horse-trough, at which two horses were
drinking. Tom Grogan;
lowest point; Analyzing Market Troughs and Rebounds), and a key
indicator of a trough was the strong performance of value stocks relative to
momentum stocks;
gutter
a tool for gutting fish;
a channel at the edge of a street or road for carrying off surface water;
tureen
a large, deep, covered dish for serving soup, stew, or other foods,
(l" C'); Behind the glass a white tureen, a row of
plates with swimming fish around the rims, four green wineglasses;
facsimile
an exact copy, as of a book, painting, or manuscript, (C
); Permission may be granted to certain individuals,
organizations, businesses, or institutions through written contract, or for
single use of images, by facsimile or electronic mail;

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2.5 Life Science

2.5.1 Biology

zoology, ornithology, herpetology, malacology, entomology,
ichthyology, mammalogy

ornithology : aerie = aery = eyrie = eyry
(ornithologist)- scientific student of birds, (^); His admiration for
the beautiful blue eggs led him to devote his time to ornithology, or the study
of birds. Country Walks of a Naturalist with His Children;
(aerie)- nest of a large bird of prey; Seeing the blaze from his aerie on the
island, Putnam attacked the fire as he always attacked the enemy, with
impetuosity. Old Put The Patriot;
volary = aviary # apiary
(volary) a large bird-cage or enclosure in which the birds have room to fly;
(aviary) enclosure for birds, (' ); They were both at
the aviary, admiring the birds, and absorbed in their own talk. Heart and
Science A Story of the Present Time;
(apiary) a place in which a colony or colonies of bees are kept, as a stand
or shed for beehives or a bee house containing a number of beehives,
(Cl C ' ); The apiary was supposed to be a very
private place - far away from work and, most of all, far away from the public;
incubate = hatch
(incubate) to hatch (eggs), as by sitting upon them or by artificial heat,
(C Ch" hC " ClC); Books are like babies and they take
time to incubate, but when they're ready to be born you know it. Grasping
for the Wind;
(inasmuch)- since, owing to the fact that;
(hatch) to cause young to emerge from (the egg) as by brooding or
incubating;
an opening that serves as a doorway or window in the floor or roof of a
building, (h CC C C l); The
latch on the hatch failed to catch, so the hatch remained unlatched- Barrons

GRE;
to bring forth or produce; devise; create; contrive; concoct;
to mark with lines, esp. closely set parallel lines, as for shading in drawing
or engraving, ( C Ch );
talon : hackle : plumage
(talon)- a claw, esp. of a bird of prey, (' C C C
); The hand on her shoulder clutched like a talon, the muscles informed
with an unnatural force. The Emigrant Trail;
(hackle)- the neck plumage of a male bird, as the domestic rooster,
( CC C l ); They are predominantly white
birds with some black barring on the tail and neck hackle;
(plumage)- the entire feathery covering of a bird,( ); She has
birds with the sweetest notes and brightest plumage, and fish and animals in
the greatest variety. The Continental Monthly , Vol. 2 No. 5, November 1862;
herpetology : amphibian : viper : venom : pterodactyl
(herpetologist)- one who studies reptiles. A herpetologist who receives
many small doses of snake venom may indeed become tolerant to them;
(amphibian)- able to live both on land and in water, (l); Like a baby
taking its first steps, the amphibian was manipulating the people around it.
Vance Moore;
(viper)- poisonous snake; The spirit of the viper is apparent in every line of
it. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 6;
(venom)- poison; As their venom is non-poisonous, Tarantulas are not
categorized under the deadliest insects;
(pterodactyle)- any of a number of genera of flying reptiles of the extinct
order Pterosauria; These diagrams of the plesiosaurus, the ichthyosaurus,
the pterodactyle, give you a notion of some of these extinct reptiles.
Lectures and Essays;
ecdysis : slough = shed = exuviate = molt > molten
(ecdysis)- the shedding of an outer integument or layer of skin, as by
insects, crustaceans, and snakes; molting; At the end of each developmental
stage, insects perform the ecdysis sequence, an innate behavior necessary for
shedding the old cuticle;
(slough) an area of soft, muddy ground; swamp or swamp like region,
( <);
the outer layer of the skin of a snake, which is cast off periodically, (C
C h ChC C C ' ); The
separation of the slough is a tedious process, and the patient may become

exhausted by pain, discharge, and toxin absorption. Manual of Surgery
Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition;
(shed) to cast off or let fall (leaves, hair, feathers, skin, shell, etc.) by
natural process, ( Cl C C );
(exuviate) to cast off or shed (exuviae); molt; We may remark that other
classes of animals exuviate in a similar manner to the crustaceans.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 433 Volume 17;
(molt) (of birds, insects, reptiles, etc.) to cast or shed the feathers, skin,
or the like, that will be replaced by a new growth, (( C<)
C C ( \ h C C)
C C "); The action of a group of cells in the brain causes the organ
to release some of the stored ecdysone periodically and this stimulates a molt.
The Human Brain;
(molten) liquefied by heat; in a state of fusion; melted, (); When all
the soap is molten, additions of pearl ash solution are made to give it a finer
and smoother texture, render it more transparent, and increase its lathering
properties. The Handbook of Soap Manufacture;
malacology : tarantula : carapace : incrustation : mantle^ dismantle
(malacology)- the branch of zoology that studies the structure and behavior
of mollusks;
(tarantula)- venomous spider; The cobalt blue tarantula, in contrast to the
shyer blonde, is a high-strung species from Myanmar and Thailand that can
be quite aggressive;
(carapace)- a bony or chitinous shield, test, or shell covering some or all of
the dorsal part of an animal, as of a turtle, ("; \; l\ h
' C); Some of the pattern that's imprinted on the carapace is
diagnostic for many turtles;
(incrustation)- a crust or coat of anything on the surface of a body;
covering, coating, or scale, ("h C' C); This goes on
until a regular incrustation is formed, and the soil is covered by a white
deposit of nitre. Manures and the principles of manuring;
(mantle) Anatomy the cerebral cortex; Its tentacles circled its body like
a mantle, and its tread-feet took it immediately in any direction. Phaze
Doubt;
(dismantle) to disassemble or pull down; take apart, (' "q
l l ); The fleet was dismantled, and the army disbanded. The
Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. I. (of IV.);

to deprive or strip of apparatus, furniture, equipment, defenses, etc., (
( h C C" C));
entomology : louse
(entomology)- the branch of zoology dealing with insects, ({); He is
best known for his contributions to entomology, the study of insects, and is
considered by many to be the father of modern entomology. CreationWiki -
Recent changes [en];
(louse)- wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-
blooded animals;
any of numerous small, flat-bodied, wingless biting or sucking insects;
to bungle, (h C Ch" Ch"); loused the project; louse up
a deal;
ichthyology^ ethology > ethos
(ichthyology)- the branch of zoology dealing with fishes; His leisure was
devoted to scientific study, especially the ornithology, ichthyology, and
anthropology of the West Indies. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5,
1920;
(ethology) the scientific study of animal behavior, especially as it occurs
in a natural environment;
the study of human ethos and its formation; Classical ethology flourished in
the years immediately following World War Two. The Distinction Between
Innate and Acquired Characteristics;
(ethos) Sociology. the fundamental character or spirit of a culture; the
underlying sentiment that informs the beliefs, customs, or practices of a
group or society; dominant assumptions of a people or period, (C'
Cc C'); The paper seeks to reflect on how the
Indian ethos has been at stake in the last part of the second millennium;
mammalogy : pachyderm : ferret(mustela nigripes) : marsupial : ewe : hirsute
: venison <> benison
(mammalogy)- the branch of zoology that deals with mammals; In all the
Indian mammalogy this section is probably the most difficult to write about.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon;
(pachyderm)- thick skinned animal, (l lh );
The pachyderm presented her port side to the boss elephant man when she
saw him whirl his bullhook in a circle. Elephant Song;
(ferret)- a domesticated, usually red-eyed, and albinic variety of the
polecat, used in Europe for driving rabbits and rats from their burrows,
( h C C' );
to drive out by using or as if using a ferret (often fol. byout), ( C C

); They had not ferreted him out, nor had they stumbled upon him by
accident. The Country Beyond;
(marsupial)- any viviparous, nonplacental mammal of the order Marsupialia,
comprising the opossums, kangaroos, wombats, and bandicoots, the females
of most species having a marsupium containing the mammary glands and
serving as a receptacle for the young,(); You are a
nocturnal marsupial, carrying your young in your pouch and hanging from
tree limbs by your prehensile tail;
(ewe)- a female sheep, esp. when fully mature, (C\); His kindly heart
yearned over this ewe-lamb of his large flock. The History of Sir Richard
Calmady A Romance;
(hirsuite)- hairy,(C'; ; ); Their bronzed faces and thick necks
were hirsute, as if overgrown with moss, tangled or crispy. The Atlantic
Monthly, Volume 10, No. 59, September, 1862;
(venison) the flesh of a deer or similar animal as used for food,
( ); If well cooked the venison is delicious Partridges are only found
in certain districts. Life and sport in China Second Edition;
(benison) a blessing; a benediction; The road mounted between groves of
olive trees and the air was like a benison, soft and clean. Spinsters in
Jeopardy - Ngaio Marsh - Alleyn 17;
equineêquestrian : colt : whinny {querulous}
(equine)- of, pertaining to, or resembling a horse, ('); Although
the equine is an animal with a broad range of vision (360 degrees), it has two
blind spots - one directly behind it and the other just in front of its nose to
beneath it;
(equestrian)- of or pertaining to horseback riding or horseback riders,
('C); He frequently reviewed the troops of
the equestrian order, reviving the ancient custom of a cavalcade [179], which
had been long laid aside. The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Volume 02:
Augustus;
(colt)- a young male animal of the horse family;
a young or inexperienced person, ( ^ ^ C
\l<);
(whinny) to utter the characteristic cry of a horse; neigh,( C_ m);
The horse gave a slight whinny, nosed into his master's hand and laid his
head down again. The Patrol of the Sun Dance Trail;
(querulous) full of complaints; complaining, (' '

); Her tone was querulous, her words without force. The Life of
Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. I. (of IV.);
bovine : low : browse = graze = pasture
(bovine)- of or pertaining to the subfamily Bovinae, which includes cattle,
buffalo, and kudus, (h );
stolid; dull; Their psychology is bovine, their outlook crude and rare;
Actions and Reactions;
oxlike; cowlike;
(low)- to utter the deep, low sound characteristic of cattle; moo, (-
C ); From hilltop, they could see the herd like ants in the distance;
they could barely hear the cattle low;
(browse)- to graze; pasture on, (Ch " l);
to look through or glance at casually,(Cl C ); You can browse through
a full range of events by category, or at a specific venue;
to eat, nibble at, or feed on (leaves, tender shoots, or other soft
vegetation);
(graze)- to feed on growing grasses and herbage; The tents were then
pitched, horses hobbled and turned out to graze, and the evening meal
prepared. The Life of Kit Carson;
(pasture)- grass or other vegetation eaten as food by grazing animals; We
drove them every morning between two and three miles to pasture, into the
wide and delightful plains. Life and Adventures of Venture;
feline^ canine : whelp
(feline)- of or belonging to the family Felidae, which includes the lions,
tigers, jaguars, and wild and domestic cats; felid, (\;
\); Finding our voices, my friend and I greeted the monk,
expressing our admiration for his prowess in the extraordinary feline arena.
(canine)- of or like a dog; pertaining to or characteristic of dogs,
(< ; ; C'l); The department hopes the new canine will be
able to serve double duty as a drug dog and tracker;
a canine tooth; cuspid;
(whelp)- the young of the dog, or of the wolf, bear, lion, tiger, seal, etc,
( CC\ ' ); Brown is a whelp, also he's
a power that must be reckoned with. The Enchanted Canyon;
porcine = piggy = swinish
(porcine)- of or resembling swine or a pig, ('< 'h' );
Childish rage flared in his bloodshot eyes, and his porcine face flushed.

Conan Of The Isles;
(piggy)- Informal a little pig; Not being armed with rifles, their weapons of
offence against piggy were revolvers, ropes, and the stretchers of the boats.
(swinish)- resembling or befitting swine; bestial; brutish; Polyandry is
considered swinish, and concubinage is unknown. The Manbos of
Mindano Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First
Memoir;
vulpine : vixen = harpy
(vulpine)- of or resembling a fox, cunning, crafty, (' ); There is
nothing bold or vicious or vulpine in it, and his timid, harmless character is
published at every leap. Squirrels and Other Fur-Bearers;
(vixen)- female fox; The female, called a vixen, prepares a den before she
bears the young;
(harpy)- in Greek myth, a winged monster, ravenous and filthy, having the
face and body of a woman and the wings of a bird of prey, with the feet and
fingers armed with sharp claws and the face pale with hunger, ((D. )
" hC' " ChC '
C " );
a rapacious, grasping person;
leonine^ lionize
(leonine)- of or pertaining to the lion, (<); He was leonine is his
rage;
(lionaze)- to treat (a person) as a celebrit, (C C
); Though he was lionized, he was lionized by people who understood
the sensitiveness of artistic natures. The Three Brides, Love in a Cottage, and
Other Tales;
simian^ simulate
(simian)- monkeylike, (h' ); Her body was thin and tiny and her
face simian, a maze of wrinkles. The Third Wexford Omnibus;
(simulate) - to make a pretense of; feign, ( ; );
Consequently he disguised himself by wearing green spectacles and tying a
pillow over his stomach to simulate corpulence. The Life of Sir Richard
Burton;
ursine^ ursa major
(ursine)- of or pertaining to a bear or bears; He was ursine, with an
engaging smile that made crescents of his eyes. Brown Waters, Black Berets;
(ursa major)- a constellation outside the zodiac that rotates around the

North Star;
lupine^ piscine^piscatorial
(lupine)- characteristic of or resembling a wolf; Thorby had seen
hexadactyls, hirsutes, albinos, lupine ears, giants, and other changes.
Citizen Of The Galaxy;
(piscine)- of, relating to, or characteristic of a fish or fishes; Further traces
of this bony structure were shown to exist, among other piscineresemblances,
in the Amphibia. The Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley;
(piscatorial)- of or pertaining to fishermen or fishing, ( );
His piscatorial aspirations extended beyond the grave. Camps, Quarters,
and Casual Places;
carnivorous^ herbivorous^ omnivorous
(carnivorous) flesh-eating, ('); These crocodiles are carnivorous,
and they require fresh meat in order to survive. The Forest Monster of Oz;
(herbivorous) feeding on plants, (C ); Perhaps Islam is analogous to
a carnivorous gene complex, Buddhism to a herbivorous one. The God
Delusion;
(omnivorous)- eating both animal and vegetable foods; He was
an omnivorous reader of poetry, which he quoted in season and out, with
little regard for accuracy. Madeleine An Autobiography;
metamorphosis : mutation
(metamorphosis)- Biology. a profound change in form from one stage to the
next in the life history of an organism, as from the caterpillar to the pupa
and from the pupa to the adult butterfly, (, C lC
); It's a metamorphosis, a caterpillar turning into a butterfly;
(mutation)- a sudden departure from the parent type in one or more
heritable characteristics, caused by a change in a gene or a chromosome,
(, , , ); After two hundred years of
experimentation and mutation, the Phyrexians had bred a beast resistant
enough to time change to climb five hundred feet through the curtain of fast
time. Time Streams;
predator # prey {quarry}
(predators)- creatures that seizes and devours another animal; person who
robs or exploits others, ('); Small bodied species, like roe deer,
may evade predators more by concealment;
(prey)- an animal hunted or caught for food; quarry; Often the fish fought
for their prey, sometimes under the walkway itself. Renegades Of Gor;
(quarry)- an open excavation or pit from which stone is obtained by digging,
cutting, or blasting; All the bottom of the quarry was a maze of rusted rails.

051 - Mad Eyes;
victim; object of a hunt, (' C ); By the time
they started in pursuit, their quarry was already passing through the
operations office door. 026 - The Spook Legion;
dig into, ( ); To his unaccustomed mind their quarry was
almost witless and exceedingly dirty. The Window-Gazer;
extinct # extant
(extinct)- no longer existing or living, ( ); Whereby the renowned
Dukes of Meran fall extinct, and immense properties come to be divided
among connections and claimants. History of Friedrich II of Prussia;
(extant)- still in existence; not destroyed, lost, or extinct; None of his
letters during those years are extant, so far as I can discover. Life Of
Johnson;

botany, flora

flora # fauna
(flora) the plants of a particular region or period, listed by species and
considered as a whole, (C C' C -\
h hh); When interplanted with other flora, the foliage will
be covered and the unattractive fading foliage will go unnoticed. The
Seattle Times;
(fauna)- the animals of a given region or period considered as a whole,
(C C C' C ); Filled with diverse flora
and fauna, the island is a treat for anyone whose interests lie on nature,
landscapes and nature views;
fructify : fecundate > fecundity : impregnate = saturate
(fructify) to bear fruit; become fruitful, (f f
"); I have a plan which may fructify, although some years may intervene
before any decided steps can be taken. Memories of Hawthorne;
(fecundate) to make prolific or fruitful; I tried to hatch some of the eggs I
had endeavoured to fecundate. Essays in Natural History and Agriculture;
(fecundity) the quality of being fecund; capacity, esp. in female animals,
of producing young in great numbers, ( ; h'); This
phenomenon of incredible fecundity is one of the mysteries of that time.
Castilian Days;

(impregnate) to make pregnant; get with child or young, ( f
); The end of religious observance is the love of God, but the
love of God requires more than feeling; it must impregnatelife. Philo-
Judaeus of Alexandria;
(saturate)- soak thoroughly, (C CC; < ); Perhaps a
continuous set of such false targets would saturate the seeker. The Sum of
all Fears;
fruition > fruit ~ upshot = consequence = result = aftermath = corollary :
phenomena : incidence
(fruition)- the condition of bearing fruit;
attainment of anything desired; realization; accomplishment, (
); Here was her fruition, the period of her supremacy.
Within the Law;
(upshot)- the final result; the outcome; he could find no way out, and
the upshot was a public auction sale of the farm effects and the household
furniture. Lloyd George The Man and His Story;
(aftermath)- a consequence, especially of a disaster or misfortune; It is a
kind of aftermath, in which the historian gathers up scattered records, but
does not preserve the dramatic character of the history. Josephus;
(corollary)- an immediate consequence or easily drawn conclusion, (C
; ); Its corollary is the right of
revolution. Political Thought in England from Locke to Bentham;
perennial^ biennial
(perennial)- lasting for an indefinitely long time; enduring, (
CCC h ); Tea-plants are perennial, and are set about four feet
apart on hillsides. East of Suez Ceylon, India, China and Japan;
(biennial)- happening every two years, ( Cl ); The
life cycle of a biennial weed requires two years to complete;
lasting or enduring for two years,( );
arboretum # menagerie
(arboretum)- a plot of land on which many different trees or shrubs are
grown for study or display; As a teacher, she believed that the arboretum was
the perfect spot to observe and enjoy native plant life;
(menagerie)- a collection of wild or unusual animals, esp. for exhibition;
His beasts were a most comic menagerie, and right fruitful of laughter.
The Princess and Curdie;
exude = transude = transpire ~ seep = ooze

(exude) to come out gradually in drops, as sweat, through pores or small
openings; ooze out, ( C; ClC); He can give the natural
perfume of any flower to a scentless one, or revive a wilted blossom, or make
a person's skin exude delightful fragrance. Autobiography of a Yogi;
(transude) to pass through pores or interstices in the manner of
perspiration; The sun shone on his dilapidated garments and on his purple
skin; it was almost black and seemed to transude blood. Over Strand and
Field;
(transpire) to occur; happen; take place, (C l C
' "; C \); On inspection it transpired that this
information was buried fairly deeply with no obvious path to get to it;
(seep) to pass, flow, or ooze gradually through a porous substance, ((
h C ) lC; "); Bleeding may be contained within the
body if there is no outlet, or channel for the blood to seep or gush out
through;
(ooze) to flow or leak out slowly, as through small openings;
coppice = copse : conifer : frond : foliage ~ verdure^verdant : deciduous
(coppice) a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood; Who chop
in coppice wild and delve the russet soil. Life and Remains of John Clare;
(copse) a thicket of small trees or shrubs; a coppice; There was a copse,
through the middle of which the little river, the Fyllot, ran. Father Payne;
(conifer)- a plant producing naked seeds in cones, or single naked seeds as
in yews, but with pollen always borne in cones, (Cl ' );
Drought triggered tree mortality in mixed conifer forests in Yosemite
National Park;
(frond)- an often large, finely divided leaf, esp. as applied to the ferns and
certain palms, ( C C ' h' ); The flat fragrant
plumes are exceedingly beautiful: no waving fern-frond is finer in form and
texture. The Yosemite;
(foliage)- the leaves of a plant, collectively; leafage, ( );
The soil was deep and rich, and the foliage was already in its tenderest
spring green. The Texan Scouts A Story of the Alamo and Goliad;
(verdure)- the lush greenness of flourishing vegetation; It is a glorious
situation; the vale rich in corn and verdure, vast woods hang down the hills,
which are green to the top, and the immense rocks only serve to dignify the
prospect. Letters of Horace Walpole 01;
(verdant)- green with vegetation; covered with growing plants or grass,
( " ; ' ); Trees and shrubs grew lush and verdant, and there

was a small patch of lawn. The Divine Wind;
inexperienced; unsophisticated;
of the color green;
(deciduous)- shedding the leaves annually, as certain trees and shrubs,
( C ; Cl); We miss the freshness of
a deciduous foliage, our evergreens look dull, and we have
no deciduous trees as yet. Life of John Coleridge Patteson;
ligneous : capillary
(ligneous)- of the nature of or resembling wood; woody; The upper stratum
is ligneous, and is found to be very convenient for pavements. The Lady of
the Ice A Novel;
(capillary)- pertaining to or occurring in or as if in a tube of fine bore,
(C'); The force which causes the water to rise in these tubes is called
the capillary force, from the old Latin word The First Book of Farming;
resembling a strand of hair; hairlike;
shrivel = wither = sear : wizened
(shrivel) to contract and wrinkle, as from great heat, cold, or dryness,
(( C h) C lC < f Cl "
); He was looking out into the garden, which was part orchard, now
beginning toshrivel and to brown with the first touch of frosts. Richard
Carvel;
(wither) to shrivel; fade; decay, (C " "); He was seen
day by day to wither, and grow weaker;
(sear) to burn or char the surface of, (h ; C Ch"); My leaves
are sear, tinged, but not tainted. Alroy The Prince Of The Captivity;
(sere) parched; dry; You are too lank and sere, A Legend of Old Persia
and Other Poems;
(wizened)- withered; shriveled, (' -l lC -"); He was a wizened,
scrubby old fellow wearing a dirty peaked cap with a band of tarnished gold.
The Man with the Clubfoot;

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2.5.2 Medical Science

infection, anodyne, cataract, pulmonary, coagulate, limbo

infection : contagion : contamination > contaminate > decontaminate
(infection)- an agent or a contaminated substance responsible for one's
becoming infected;
(contagion) the communication of disease by direct or indirect contact,
( ); The first symptom of the contagion was the swelling of the
lymph nodes under the arms or between the thighs. Galileo in Rome;
(contamination) the act or process of contaminating; So even if the spice
inside had somehow spoiled, through leakage, or rot, or insect
contamination, the cask had a resale value. The Shadow Of The Lion;
atrophy : attrition
(atrophy) degeneration, decline, or decrease, as from disuse, (('
'C C 'C'C C C C) ); The eternal spirit of
Progress which works throughout the universe never fails to punish the
deserter, and the most common punishment is atrophy. The Quest of the
Simple Life;
(attrition) gradual decrease in numbers, reduction in the work force
without firing employees, wearing away of opposition by means of
harassment, ( ); Wars of attrition are not always won by the
besiegers, no matter how resourceful and resolved. Dirge;
atrophy <> trophy : epitaph : memorial^ memorable^ memorialize =
commemorate
(epitaph)- a commemorative inscription on a tomb or mortuary monument
about the person buried at that site, (); One of the fathers of
modern medicine asked on his death-bed, thirty years ago, that
his epitaph should be, "He fed fevers Fourth. Preventable Diseases;
(memorial)- serving as a remembrance of a person or an event;
commemorative; All that remained as a memorial was the wax effigy that
had been carried at the Queen's funeral, of which only the head, much
altered, survives today. TheChildrenof;
(memorable)- worth being remembered or noted; remarkable; What made
the celebration the more memorable was the sermon in Gaelic by Bishop

MacDonald of Argyll and the Isles. The Life Story of an Old Rebel;
(commemorate)- to serve as a memorial or reminder of,(C
lC C " l C "h ); The
monuments commemorate, among others, Spencer Perceval, murdered in
1812, and a daughter of Lord Holborn and Bloomsbury The Fascination of
London;
canker : contusion : blister = bulla
(canker)- a gangrenous or ulcerous sore, esp. in the mouth,
(CC');
any evil; Alone, therefore, Sarah brooded over her trials, and those of the
slaves, until they became like a canker, incessantly gnawing. The Grimke
Sisters;
(contusion)- an injury, as from a blow with a blunt instrument, in which the
subsurface tissue is injured but the skin is not broken; bruise, (
); There was upon the head a strong contusion, as if inflicted by some
blunt and heavy instrument. Pelham Volume 05;
(blister)- a local swelling of the skin that contains watery fluid and is
caused by burning or irritation; Her body was one entire blister, and very
much inflamed. Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal;
(bulla)- Pathology a large blister or vesicle; Secondary spontaneous
pneumothorax can be caused by lung diseases that produce the bulla, such as
emphysema or asthma. Scientific American;
jaundice > jaundiced
(jaundice)- yellowish discoloration of the whites of the eyes, skin, and
mucous membranes caused by deposition of bile salts in these tissues;
(jaundiced)- affected by or exhibiting envy, prejudice, or hostility; I've
developed a rather jaundiced view of humanity during the eight years I've
spent in MO. For Love Of Mother Not;
antidote^ antiseptic^ septic^ aseptic
(antidote)- a medicine or other remedy for counteracting the effects of
poison, disease, etc,( CC ); And as ignorance must be
met by education, so prejudice must be met with its antidote, which is
association. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, 1995, Memorial Issue;
(antiseptic) free from or cleaned of germs and other microorganisms,
(C' ' C h l C C C ); Next a
powerful antiseptic was applied and then fresh white bandages were bound
around the injured spot. Fighting in France;
(antiseptic) pertaining to or of the nature of sepsis; infected,

(h ); Aloe Vera works as antiseptic, antibacterial, and anti-
inflammatory;
(aseptic)- free from the living germs of disease, fermentation, or
putrefaction, (Cl ; ); If the wound is aseptic, the dressing
should be likewise, such as cotton gauze, sterile cotton, oakum, or tow;
poultice : unguent = unction = balm > balmy
(poultice)- a soft, moist mass of cloth, bread, meal, herbs, etc., applied
hot as a medicament to the body, (Ch 'C C\ C
h ; ; ); He prescribed a poultice,
and said that the swelling would probably break in about three days.
Trials and Triumphs of Faith;
(unguent) an ointment or salve, usually liquid or semiliquid, for
application to wounds, sores, etc., ( " CC C
C h ); They anointed the fingers with some unguent, and lighted
them;
(unction) an act of anointing, esp. as a medical treatment or religious
rite, (C' l CC Ch ; ); This unction is called
_Extreme_, because it is usually the last of the holy unctions administered by
the Church. The Faith of Our Fathers;
(balm) anything that heals, soothes, or mitigates pain, (C C
CC < C C Ch ' C C
); To some it came as a balm, to some it brought disquiet; in each
and everyone it wrought a change of outlook. The Orchard of Tears;
(balmy) mild and refreshing; soft; soothing, fragrant; The air was fresh
and balmy, and laden with the scents of spring;
elixir = philosopher's stone = panacea ~ nostrum : placebo : efficacy
(elixir)- also called elixir of life. an alchemic preparation formerly believed
to be capable of prolonging life, ('; _- ); By the
word elixir is meant length of days and happiness. Food for the Lambs; or,
Helps for Young Christians;
(philosopher's stone)-hypothetical substance that the alchemists believed
to be capable of changing base metals into gold
(panacea)- a remedy for all disease or ills; cure-all, ( C-
" ; l ClC ); The hunt for a panacea is as
sure to be disappointing in the future as it has been in the past. " Alcohol: A
Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine;
(nostrum)- a medicine sold with false or exaggerated claims and with no

demonstrable value; quack medicine, (Cll ; C\ );
This nostrum, and the manner of administering it, struck me in so laughable
a light that I could not keep my countenance. The Complete Memoirs of
Jacques Casanova;
(placebo)- a substance having no pharmacological effect but given merely
to satisfy a patient who supposes it to be a medicine, (C C
CC _ Ch" "C C h ); An
example of a placebo is a pill containing sugar instead of the drug or other
substance being studied;
(efficacy)- capacity for producing a desired result or effect; effectiveness,
( ); However, such tests have yielded contradictory results, and
their efficacy is unclear;
potion <> portion
(potion) a drink or draft, esp. one having or reputed to have medicinal,
poisonous, or magical powers, ( lC
; Cl; l ); The effect of the potion was almost instantaneous,
amply attesting;
(portion) a section or quantity within a larger thing; a part of a whole;
cauterize : catharsis : cleanse : scrub : purge > purgatory : punitive : cathartic
(cauterize)- to burn with a hot iron, electric current, fire, or a caustic, esp.
for curative purposes; treat with a cautery, (( C CC
) h C hC \C Ch" ); I'm going to be
prompt and ruthless in an effort to cauterize this wound before it gets any
worse. Gates of Vienna;
(catharsis) purgation, (Cl);
the purging of the emotions or relieving of emotional tensions, esp. through
certain kinds of art, as tragedy or music, (C ; C (l '
C h' C C C C C
Cl)); It seemed to me that the laughter was a catharsis, and that it marked a
new beginning for all of us. River God;
(scrub)- clean with hard rubbing;
(purge) to rid of whatever is impure or undesirable; cleanse; purify,
(C' ; C' ); I must root out that fault before I die or
my purgatory will be long. The City and the World and Other Stories;
(purgatory) place of spiritual expiation, ( C CC' C
C C C hC CC - CC C C'

); I must root out that fault before I die or my purgatory will be long.
The City and the World and Other Stories;
(punitive) serving for, concerned with, or inflicting punishment,
(' ); The Bolsheviki resorted to punitive expeditions which became
the terror of the country. My Disillusionment in Russia;
(cathartic)- purgative, (Cl ; C' h ); And it was cathartic,
already making her feel better, bringing to an end this awful part of her life.
CourtingTrouble;
laceration : dissection^ vivisection : autopsy
(laceration)- the result of lacerating; a rough, jagged tear, (); A
scalp laceration, therefore, may bleed profusely even though a major blood
vessel has not been cut;
(dissection)- analysis, cutting apart in order to examine; Take time for
the dissection, and save the specimen in dilute alcohol. A Practical
Physiology;
(vivisection)- the action of cutting into or dissecting a living body, (-
C"h); Dissection, vivisection, analysis--those are the processes to which
all things not conclusively historical and all things spiritual are bound to
pass. A Book of Myths;
(autopsy)- inspection and dissection of a body after death, as for
determination of the cause of death; postmortem examination,
(h);By the time the autopsy was over, there were two obvious
handprints on her throat. The Tenth Circle;
anodyne = analgesic = painkiller : opiate : narcotic ~ sedative ~ anesthetic :
tranquilizing : stupor
(anodyne)- a medicine that relieves or allays pain, (Ch'
_h ); Please do not hesitate to call your flight attendant if you
require an anodyne, and remember that your satisfaction is our prime
directive. The Many-Coloured Land -- Julian May;
(analgesic) a remedy that relieves or allays pain, (Ch'
Ch' C h C C ); Paracetamol is also
an analgesic (pain reliever), so it eases the discomfort and body aches that
often accompany fever;
(painkiller) an agent, such as an analgesic drug, that relieves pain; There
just wasn't enough painkiller or somazine to keep the wounded asleep.
(opiate) a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for

inducing sleep and relieving pain, ( h C'
C ); It contains an opiate, and should not be given
without definite orders from a physician. The Mother and Her Child;
(narcotic) any of a class of substances that blunt the senses, as opium,
morphine, belladonna, and alcohol, that in large quantities produce
euphoria, stupor, or coma, that when used constantly can cause habituation
or addiction, and that are used in medicine to relieve pain, cause sedation,
and induce sleep; If one man may soothe his feelings with this narcotic,
another may stimulate them, when he is low and cheerless, with alcohol.
From Death into Life;
(sedative)- allaying irritability or excitement; assuaging pain; lowering
functional activity; And for relaxation and sedative, when he had thoroughly
worn himself out with mental toil, he would have recourse to the hardest
bodily exercise. Life of Charles Dickens;
(anesthetic)- a substance that produces anesthesia, as halothane, procaine,
or ether; After the sting of the local anesthetic, there was no pain in the
procedure. Meyer, Stephenie - New Moon;
(tranquilizing)- tending to soothe or tranquilize; Animal Control officers say
they tried to track the dogs and shoot them with tranquilizing darts but were
unsuccessful;
(stupor)- suspension or great diminution of sensibility, as in disease or as
caused by narcotics, intoxicants, etc., ( h h
^ ; ); He lay in stupor, and the surgeon said he
was going comfortably, and would suffer little. Lazarre;
astigmatism : cataract : myopic
(astigmatism)- Ophthalmology. a refractive error of the eye in which
parallel rays of light from an external source do not converge on a single
focal point on the retina,(C); The correction of astigmatism is
often accomplished in conjunction with the correction of field curvature
aberrations;
(cataract)- an abnormality of the eye, characterized by opacity of the lens,
(ClC ); A little nephew whom she had adopted was suffering
from cataract, and she desired to place him under the care of the famous
Dsseldorf oculist. Annie Besant An Autobiography;
a descent of water over a steep surface; a waterfall, esp. one of
considerable size, ( \ );
(myopic)- Ophthalmology. pertaining to or having myopia; nearsighted,
(h ; hh' ); Therefore her thoughts and arguments were myopic,
almost necessarily specious. Children of the Whirlwind;

pulmonary : palpitate = throb = flutter = pound = pulsate : arrhythmic :
carcinogenic
(pulmonary)- of or pertaining to the lungs, ( ); A blood clot that
travels to the lung is called a pulmonary embolism;
(palpitate)- to pulsate with unusual rapidity from exertion, emotion,
disease, etc.; flutter, ( ! " C "); My heart
began to palpitate, for no Catholic ever made more faithful confessions to his
absolving priest, than I to my only parent. Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life
of the Author;
(throb)- to beat rapidly or violently, as the heart; pound; It makes every
movement of the hand a benediction, every heart-throb an unuttered prayer.
Memories of Jane Cunningham Croly;
(flutter)- to wave or flap rapidly in an irregular manner; I felt my
heart flutter, and knew if I should undertake to speak my voice would
tremble, and determined to gain time. Personal Recollections of Pardee
Butler;
(pound)- to pulsate rapidly and heavily; throb;
(pulsate)- to expand and contract rhythmically, as the heart; beat; throb,
( "); The fact that they move, pulsate, work in all directions,
shows that they have the necessary organs with which to work. Life: Its
True Genesis;
(arrythmic)- lacking rhythm or regularity of rhythm; In
the arrhythmic heartbeat-instant that follows, we all sigh and hope that this
time he stays here for good. Asimov's Science Fiction;
(carcinogenic)- any substance or agent that tends to produce a cancer,
(); Researchers introduced a carcinogenic, something that causes
cancer, into the mammary glands of rats;
dorsal # ventral : torso : visceral
(dorsal) relating to the back of an animal, (Ch' Ch' );
The dorsal, anal, ventral and pectoral fins are black with a white margin with
the first rays being banded;
(ventral) of or pertaining to the venter or belly; abdominal,
(h<); The posture of attack and self-protection is abandoned, and
the ventral area, more vulnerable than the back, is exposed to the sting of the
bee. Social Life in the Insect World;
(torso) the trunk of the human body;
a sculptured form representing the trunk of a nude female or male figure,
(<; -- ' (" )); Speaking about the discovery
of the torso, the spokesman said: 'It is a very remote area and the body part

had not been buried;
something mutilated or incomplete;
(visceral)- felt in ones inner organ, (); The plot is incredibly light,
eschewing the intellectual for the visceral, and simply tells a solid, if
unspectacular, war story. Destructoid;
dyspeptic = bilious
(dyspeptic)- a person subject to or suffering from dyspepsia
(indigestion),( CD); But he was troublesome in small matters;
irritable, nervous, and dyspeptic. The Life of Froude;
(bilious)- pertaining to bile or to an excess secretion of bile, (
lC C );
peevish; irritable; cranky;
(stoic)- extremely unpleasant or distasteful,(); My father
complained of being dreadfully bilious, a bad preparation for the purpose.
Records of a Girlhood;
disgorge : ejaculation : emetic
(disgorge)- to eject or throw out from the throat, mouth, or stomach; vomit
forth, (C; ); The agent may indeed squeeze out larger sums
than publishers like to disgorge, but how can he obtain more than the
market-value? Without Prejudice;
(ejaculation)- the act or process of ejaculating, esp. the discharge of
semen by the male reproductive organs;
an abrupt, exclamatory utterance, ('; ); By cunning
questions and ejaculations of wonder he could elevate my simple art, which
is but systematized common sense, into a prodigy;
(emetic)- causing vomiting, as a medicinal substance, ( C ); The
doctor gave me an emetic, and soon after I ejected a quantity of bitter bile.
A Sailor of King George;
symbiosis : homeostasis
(symbiosis)- the living together of two dissimilar organisms, as in
mutualism, commensalism, amensalism, or parasitism, (q C
, C_, C); Of course, the price that must
be paid for this symbiosis is the obliteration of the self, and deep down inside
that's just what the leftist desires;
(homeostasis)- the tendency of a system, esp. the physiological system of
higher animals, to maintain internal stability, owing to the coordinated
response of its parts to any situation or stimulus tending to disturb its
normal condition or function; The process of homeostasis, of particular

interest to systems biologists, has a long history in physiological studies.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium;
anemia : insomnia^ somniferous = soporific : somnolent
(anemia)- Pathology. a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often
accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor,
weakness, and breathlessness, (); Anxiety is associated with medical
factors such as anemia, asthma, infections, and several heart conditions;
a lack of power, vigor, vitality, or colorfulness; His writing suffers from
anemia;
(insomnia)- inability to obtain sufficient sleep, esp. when chronic; difficulty
in falling or staying asleep; sleeplessness, (); His disease took many
forms--insomnia, arthritis, weakness of sight, incapacity for sustained
thought. The American Spirit in Literature;
(somniferous)- inducing sleep; soporific; Her study of library-cataloguing,
recording, books of reference, was easy and not too somniferous. Main
Street;
(soporific)- inducing or tending to induce sleep; In addition to being a
strong soporific, the drug conveniently wipes out memory just prior to being
administered. Bloodhype;
(somnolent)- sleepy; drowsy, ( ; ; ); And the absence
of consciousness in this half-somnolent existence cast upon its whole
beautiful expanse a shade of melancholy. Essays on Russian Novelists;
chronic : febrile : prophylactic
(chronic)- having long had a disease, habit, weakness, or the like, ((C
C<) h ); Many of these diseases are chronic, and can
be prevented by having a healthy lifestyle at a younger age, and continuing it
into adulthood;
(febrile)- pertaining to or marked by fever; feverish, (Q ; Q
q); All anti-febrile chemicals are rank poisons and contrary to nature's
way. Valere Aude Dare to Be Healthy, Or, The Light of Physical Regeneration;
(prophylactic)- defending or protecting from disease or infection, as a drug,
(C h-h CC C C h l hC);
Happiness is the great prophylactic, and nothing is so sanitary as love, even
though it be flavored with garlic. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great;
coagulate = clot ~ congeal^ gelatinize : curdle
(coagulate) to change from a fluid into a thickened mass; curdle; congeal,
( "); A stream of blood welled out of the man's back, from
between the shoulder-blades -- warm blood, that had not even started

to coagulate. Told in the East;
(clot) a thick, viscous, or coagulated mass or lump, as of blood; Were this
fluid not consumed rapidly, it would clot within a matter of hours, making it
totally useless. Conan the Indomitable;
(congeal) to solidify by or as if by freezing; Her looks made Ralph's spirits
sink to forty below zero, and congeal. The Hoosier Schoolmaster;
(gelatinize) to convert to gelatin or jelly; Tom denies any attempts
to gelatinize his audience with such tactics. Recidivism;
(curdle)- to become congealed as if by having changed into curd; No
wonder the blood seemed to curdle in my veins in contemplating the lives of
these men, and their end. A Woman's Life-Work;
cerebral : apoplexy
(cerebral)- Anatomy, Zoology. of or pertaining to the cerebrum or the
brain, (-); He said the evolution of a part of the brain called
the cerebral cortex, which processes complex thinking, perception and
language, might be responsible;
betraying or characterized by the use of the intellect rather than intuition
or instinct;
(apoplexy)- a sudden, usually marked loss of bodily function due to rupture
or occlusion of a blood vessel, (q C CC C C
C Cl' " l C ); The physician
thought that apoplexy was imminent, and that if so, Luther could hardly
recover. Life of Martin Luther;
psychosis ~ paranoia : sensitization : hypochondriac
(psychosis)- a mental disorder characterized by symptoms, such as
delusions or hallucinations, that indicate impaired contact with reality,
(C ; CC); Occasionally
we also see a case of organic brain disease or manic-depressive psychosis,
and in more frequent instances a case of epilepsy. Studies in Forensic
Psychiatry;
(paranoia)- psychosis marked by delusions of grandeur or persecution,
(C' C l C ; =);
Sometimes, emotional state related to pleasure and the result of
extreme paranoia is a phobia;
(sensitization)- Psychology. the process of becoming susceptible to a given
stimulus that previously had no effect or significance, (Ch'
\Ch ); Propane is not an irritant, does not cause sensitization, and
has no known teratogenic or mutagenic effects;
(hypochondriac)- a person who worries or talks excessively about his or her

health, ( ; CD); King Philip the Fifth was
a hypochondriac, a half-demented creature, almost a madman. A History
of the Four Georges, Volume II (of 4);
aphasia^ amnesia^ mnemonic
(aphasia)- the loss of a previously held ability to speak or understand
spoken or written language, due to disease or injury of the brain, (C
C C C C 'C); I
affected him with a kind of aphasia, erasing the words he wanted from his
brain. Secret History Revealed By Lady Peggy O'Malley;
(amnesia)- loss of a large block of interrelated memories; complete or
partial loss of memory caused by brain injury, shock, etc, ('
C); This dislocation of memory is a variety of aphasia known
as amnesia, and when the memory is recurrently lost and restored it is an
"alternating personality." The Poisoned Pen;
mnemonic^ memento = keepsake = souvenir = token = relic
(mnemonic)- assisting or intended to assist the memory, ( <; );
A mnemonic is a short rhyme, phrase, or other mental technique for making
information easier to memorize;
(memento)- an object or item that serves to remind one of a person, past
event, etc.; keepsake; souvenir, (l ^); She had an impulse
to pocket the spoon for a memento, to show it to grandchildren for a
warning. Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith;
(keepsake)- anything kept, or given to be kept, as a token of friendship or
affection; remembrance, ( C ); Finley, that you
would paint me a handsome piece for a keepsake as you are going to Europe
and may not be back in a hurry. Letters and Journals 01;
(souvenir)- a token of remembrance; a memento; This souvenir, which
holds the place of honor in his collection, he immediately shipped home.
Last of the Great Scouts The Life Story of William F Cody;
(stoic)- something serving as an indication, proof, or expression of
something else; a sign; I have taken your young brother as a token, to show
you that I know all that you do. Dangerous Lady;
(relics)- a surviving memorial of something past, (C mC'
C D C { h' ); Roman coins and relics, and
fragments of tessellated pavement, have been found in and about the town.
In the Days of My Youth;
retentive : reminiscence^ remnant = residue
(retentive)- having power or ability to remember; having a good memory;

He possessed, too, a wonderfully retentive memory. Fifty Years of Railway
Life in England Scotland and Ireland;
having power or capacity to retain, (); Keep salt consumption to a
minimum as salt makes your body water-retentive;
(reminiscence)- the act or process of recalling past experiences, events,
etc, ( l ); All attempts at reminiscence, at irrelevant
anecdotes, were mere pretense. Lahoma;
(remnant)- a remaining, usually small part, quantity, number, or the like,
(C' ClC l < ''); To save the remnant, the
contending parties came to a compromise. International Miscellany of
Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850;
(residue)- something that remains after a part is removed, disposed of, or
used; remainder; rest; remnant, (''); None of the samples tested
were found to contain residues;
vestige = trace = tincture
(vestige) a mark, trace, or visible evidence of something that is no longer
present or in existence, (l; <; ); There was not a cloud in
the sky, nor the vestige of a cloud. Where the Trail Divides;
(trace) a visible mark, such as a footprint, made or left by the passage of
a person, animal, or thing; The only public libraries whereof I have
any trace were at Kingston, Ernesttown and Hallowell. Life in Canada Fifty
Years Ago;
(tincture) a coloring or dyeing substance; a pigment; This tincture should
be made from the dried leaves to avoid hydration of the ether. The
Medicinal Plants of the Philippines;
limbo = oblivion > oblivious
(limbo)- a region on the border of hell or heaven, serving as the abode after
death of unbaptized infants (limbo of infants) and of the righteous who died
before the coming of Christ (limbo of the fathers or limbo of the
patriarchs), ( C Ch
" 'Ch Ch ); Sarah sat in limbo, waiting for the
operation to be over. Dangerous Lady;
(oblivion) the state of being completely forgotten or unknown, (;
; Cl ); Human life is short and fleeting, and many millions
of individuals share in it, who are swallowed by that monster
ofoblivion which is waiting for them with ever-open jaws. The Essays of
Arthur Schopenhauer; The Art of Literature;
(oblivious) unmindful; unconscious; unaware, (Cl; ); He was

just walking straight ahead, oblivious, the flashlight beam swinging gently in
front of him. The Hard Way by Lee Child;
replication > replica > replicate = duplicate > reduplication : image {effigy} :
counterpart
(replication) a copy; In the world of genes, the occasional flaws
in replication (mutations) see to it that the gene pool contains alternative
variants of any given gene - 'alleles' - which may therefore be seen as
competing with each other. The God Delusion;
(replica) a copy or reproduction of a work of art produced by the maker of
the original or under his or her supervision, (C );
This replica is crafted from steel and aluminum, and includes a wall display
case;
(replicate) to repeat, duplicate, or reproduce, esp. for experimental
purposes; After being placed in culture to grow and replicate, the cells were
injected back into the afflicted joints;
(duplicate) identically copied from an original; Physically, Galographics
looked like a duplicate of the Genealogy Archives, with one exception.
Orphan Star;
(reduplication) a copy; This is a modern reduplication, not an
archaeological one. The Life of the Fields;
(effigy)- a representation or image, esp. sculptured, as on a monument,
( ; ); His effigy was presently burned by the clergy, as he had
not appeared in answer to a second summons, and he was outlawed in
absence. John Knox and the Reformation;
(counterpart)- one that closely resembles another; Every time he looked
up, the purple eyes of his counterpart were there, gazing across the
conference table in his direction. Dirge;

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geography, geology, terrain, ravine, fissure, catastrophe

paleontology : oceanography^ topography
(paleontology)- the science of the forms of life existing in former geologic
periods, as represented by their fossils, (^); His personal
interests focus within the areas of human osteology, paleontology,
archaeology and forensics;
(oceanography)- the exploration and scientific study of the ocean and its
phenomena, ( h " ^ ); A permanent space
station would be able to provide broad support for the sciences
of oceanography, mete orology, and physics, as well as astronomy. skylab;
(topography)- the detailed mapping or charting of the features of a
relatively small area, district, or locality, ( C' " ); He
studied minutely the topography, history, civilizations and resources of the
countries he visited. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition;
archipelago : glade : prairie : terrain : tundra : oasis : glen : marsh
(archipelago)- a large group or chain of islands, (h ); The explorers
penetrated to the very heart of the archipelago, and made a hydrographic
survey of it. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III;
(glade)- an open space in a forest, (C ); Entering
the glade, he stared around in vague confusion. The Seventh Gate;
(prairie)- an extensive area of flat or rolling, predominantly treeless
grassland, especially the large tract or plain of central North America,
(C' C ); Indians and buffalo
make the poetry and life of the prairie, and our camp was full of their
exhilaration. The Life and Adventures of Kit Carson;
(terrain)- an area of land; ground, (); It was over mountainous terrain,
a burning desert and a snake-infested swamp. A Ring And A Promise;
(tundra)- one of the vast, nearly level, treeless plains of the arctic regions

of Europe, Asia, and North America,( < ); A study in Canada
revealed that the tundra is shrinking in response to global warming;
(oasis)- a fertile or green spot in a desert or wasteland, made so by the
presence of water, (h); A Broadwood is on its way from London; in a
few days I hope to have made unto myself some kind of oasis in this desert.
The Wings of Icarus;
(glen)- a small, narrow, secluded valley, ( ); Walked in
the glen and wandered about the burn and top of Mama's glen, wondering
how anybody could ever ask me to leave all that is so much too dear. Lady
John Russell;
(marsh) a tract of low wet land, often treeless and periodically inundated,
generally characterized by a growth of grasses, sedges, cattails, and rushes,
( <); In going north we crossed this river, or
rather marsh, which is full of papyrus plants and reeds. The Last Journals of
David Livingstone from 1865 to His Death;
marsh : mire = morass = quagmire = quag = slack
(mire) a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh, (
h h);
to involve; entangle, ( \ C \); The oxen were mired, and
so was the load. When Life Was Young At the Old Farm in Maine;
(morass) a tract of low, soft, wet ground, (l C
"); He is like a strong man struggling in a morass: every effort to extricate
himself only sinks him deeper and deeper. Select Speeches of Daniel
Webster;
(quagmire) land with a soft muddy surface; A throne may be a quagmire,
and a man may be buried in it, and buried alive. " The Eternal City;
a difficult or precarious situation; a predicament; Some are predicting that
this quagmire could be our next Vietnam;
(slack) an area of still water;
fen : swamp : muskeg : bog {toilet = lavatory}
(fen)- low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a
marsh,(l ); His fame descended to Northamptonshire itself,
and far into the misty realm of thefen-bound regions. The Life of John Clare;
(swamp)- a tract of wet, spongy land, often having a growth of certain
types of trees and other vegetation, but unfit for cultivation, (
" ); Without a lantern, the swamp was a black
cave around them. Wit'ch's Storm;

(muskeg)- a bog of northern North America, commonly having sphagnum
mosses, sedge, and sometimes stunted black spruce and tamarack trees; It
was then that I discovered a pack of eight wolves silently romping about in
the snow of the muskeg--just like a lot of young dogs. The Drama of the
Forests Romance and Adventure;
(bog) wet, spongy ground with soil composed mainly of decayed vegetable
matter, ( ); I found myself as on a miry bog,
that shook if I did but stir, and was, as there, left both of God and Christ, and
the Spirit, and all good things. Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners;
(lavatory) a room equipped with washing and often toilet facilities; a
bathroom, (C'll); She walked to the front and saw that the lavatory was
unoccupied, thank goodness. The Man Means Business;
precipice ~ cliff : crater : grotto : hummock = hillock = knoll {knell}
(precipice)- a cliff with a vertical, nearly vertical, or overhanging face,
(' C \ ; ); Without waiting to
investigate whether the slope terminated in a drift or a precipice, they flung
themselves over. The Silver Horde;
a situation of great peril;
(cliff)- a high, steep, or overhanging face of rock, ( l \ \); Here
what they call a cliff was a crumbling bank of whitey-brown earth not fifty
feet high. In the Days of the Comet;
(crater)- a bowl-shaped depression at the mouth of a volcano or geyser,
( Q ); A breath of wind, a distant vibration, and the collapse
would continue until the crater was filled solid with pulverized rubble.
The Stars My Destination;
(grotto) a cave or cavern, (C' h "h CC C
); On one side of the garden was a large and elaborate cement grotto, and
a statue of the Blessed Virgin stood in a niche at the back. The Great War As
I Saw It;
(hummock)- also, hammock. an elevated tract of land rising above the
general level of a marshy region, (Cl \; l; l); The
next hummock was surmounted, the dogs panting, and the men, even in that
icy air, reeking with perspiration. A Man's Woman;
(hillock) a small hill; On a small hillock, in the midst of vast tracts of rice, it
raises its nine stories to a height of one hundred and seventy feet. The
Story of Ida Pfeiffer;
(knoll) a small, rounded hill or eminence; hillock, (Cl \; l); The
two marksmen hid behind a small knoll, after having laid out a newly-killed

deer as bait. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People;
(knell) the sound made by a bell rung slowly, esp. for a death or a funeral,
(m (C' C C )); Who would ring my
funeral knell, and plant the wild rose upon my lonely grave? " The Forest
King Wild Hunter of the Adaca;
gorge ~ ravine ~ valley : spring : cascade # cataract
(gorge)- to stuff with food,(C " CC Cl "); The
gluttonous guests gorged himself with food as though he had not eaten for
days;
a narrow cleft with steep, rocky walls, esp. one through which a stream
runs, (l); But what makes the site special is the vertigo-
inducing gorge, which is covered with moss and plants;
(ravine)- a narrow steep-sided valley commonly eroded by running
water,( ; h); She was a creature of optimism and she
believed in her friends, but the blank far wall of the ravine was a mighty
pessimistic thing. Dragon on a Pedestal;
(valley)- an elongated lowland between ranges of mountains, hills, or other
uplands, (); At the head of the valley are the famous geysers of
California. Thirty-One Years on the Plains and In the Mountains;
(spring)- a small stream of water flowing naturally from the earth;
(cascade)- a waterfall descending over a steep, rocky surface, ();
He preserved unbroken silence until he got nearly opposite the cascade, on
the left of the road, a few leagues from Chambery. The Memoirs of
Napoleon;
Electricity. an arrangement of component devices, as electrolytic cells,
each of which feeds into the next in succession;
(cataract)- a descent of water over a steep surface; a waterfall, esp. one of
considerable size, ( \ ); From the cataract, the river is a
continued rapid, half a mile in width, for about 7 miles. The Life and
Correspondence of Sir Isaac Brock;
an abnormality of the eye, characterized by opacity of the lens, (ClC
); A little nephew whom she had adopted was suffering from cataract,
and she desired to place him under the care of the famous Dsseldorf oculist.
Annie Besant An Autobiography;
ford : confluence : arroyo = gully : stream : creek : rivulet : brook {tolerate =
endure > enduring = surviving}
(ford)- a place where a river or other body of water is shallow enough to be
crossed by wading, (h ' C Cl \C " );

We crossed the ford, and took up the spoor on the further side, and followed
it into the marsh-like land beyond. Maiwa's Revenge;
(confluence)- a flowing together of two or more streams, rivers, or the
like, (h h ); But when they
reached their confluence, they forgot their fish, and it took its way in the sea
at will. The Koran (Al-Qur'an);
(arroyo)- (chiefly in southwest U.S.) a small steep-sided watercourse or
gulch with a nearly flat floor: usually dry except after heavy rains; Above
the dam the arroyo was running like a mill-tail. A Texas Matchmaker;
(gully)- a small valley or ravine originally worn away by running water and
serving as a drainageway after prolonged heavy rains,(); They heard
of a gully, five or six miles away, where crystals had been found. Brave
Men and Women;
a ditch or gutter;
(creek)- U.S., Canada, and Australia. a stream smaller than a river, (Cl
h); Over the divide at the head of this creek is a tributary of the Big Windy.
The Turtles of Tasman;
(rivulet)- a small stream; streamlet; brook, (Cl h); The stony bottom of
the rivulet was his only aid. The Flaming Jewel;
(brook) a small, natural stream of fresh water, (C Cl h);
Across the brook was a flimsy wooden bridge, missing several crucial planks.
Challenging Destiny #19;
to bear; suffer; tolerate, ( ); Her impatience brooked no delay.
Ideala;
(endure) to carry on through, despite hardships; undergo; I know what
frail man can endure, and what support I can and will give him. The Life
and Legends of Saint Francis of Assisi;
lagoon : delta : gulf
(lagoon)- an area of shallow water separated from the sea by low sandy
dunes, ( C _h; _h); Now and then in the lagoon was
the splash of some big fish, and a little way out towards the opening in the
reef was the light of a schooner. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the
South Sea Islands;
(delta)- a nearly flat plain of alluvial deposit between diverging branches of
the mouth of a river, often, though not necessarily, triangular, (-);
The Egyptian population is concentrated only in the Nile Valley delta, an area
of some 50,000 square kilometers;
(gulf)- an area of shallow water separated from the sea by low sandy dunes,

( C _h; _h); Now and then in the lagoon was the
splash of some big fish, and a little way out towards the opening in the reef
was the light of a schooner. The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South
Sea Islands;
peak = acme = apex = pinnacle = summit = vertex = tip = top = culmination =
apogee = zenith = crest
(peak)- the pointed top of a mountain or ridge, ( \ C
l\ ');
(acme)- the highest point; summit; peak, (' l\ q C " '
C ); To be born obscure and to die famous has been described as
the acme of human felicity. The Life of Froude;
(apex)- the tip, point, or vertex; summit, (" ' ); "That is
the triumphal apex, the glory, the culmination of everything that is great and
supreme in manhood. Ziska;
(pinnacle)- the highest or culminating point, as of success, power, fame,
etc., (C "); In the middle of a tortuous valley there rises up an
immense pinnacle and on the pinnacle are four castles -- Las Tours, the
Towers. The Good Soldier;
(summit)- the highest point or part, as of a hill, a line of travel, or any
object; top; apex, (' l\ ' ' );
(vertex)- the highest point of something; apex; summit; top, (' '
l\); Find the neighboring vertex with the largest number of incident edges;
(tip)- the extreme end of something; especially something pointed;
(culmination)- that in which anything culminates; the culminating position
or stage; highest point; acme, (' );It was the hour of culmination, the
supreme moment of felicity waiting for its crown. The Blue Flower;
(apogee)- the highest or most distant point; climax, ( CC C
l C DC h ' '); Here is modern
civilisation at apogee--the final word in luxury--the dnouement of
spectacular life. Europe After 8:15;
(zenith)- a highest point or state; culmination, ( C C
C' ' ); The harvest moon in the zenith was flooding
the world with unclouded light. The Mermaid A Love Tale;
(crest)- the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit, ( C '
ClC l\);
nadir # zenith = apogee # perigee

(nadir)- the lowest point; point of greatest adversity or despair, (n
); The nadir is the lowest point in the heavens and the zenith is
the highest. Keats: Poems Published in 1820;
(perigree)- the point in the orbit of a heavenly body, esp. the moon, or of
an artificial satellite at which it is nearest to the earth, (C D C
l ); The moon is nearest the earth at her perigee, and
most distant at her apogee;
abyss ~ chasm ~ fissure = crevice = cleft^ cleave {rive = rend = rip = split =
sever : sunder^ asunder}
(abyss)- a deep, immeasurable space, gulf, or cavity; vast chasm, (
- ); It was a dread of the abyss, the dread of the
crags which seemed to nod upon me. A Set of Six;
(chasm)- a yawning fissure or deep cleft in the earth's surface; gorge,
( l h -); This chasm was probably about eight or nine
hundred feet deep, and its sides were straight and sheer as those of a well.
Dreams and Dream Stories;
(fissure)- a narrow opening produced by cleavage or separation of parts,
(l l <); The sheet of once molten rock with which
a fissure has been filled is known as a dike. The Elements of Geology;
(crevice)- a crack forming an opening; cleft; rift; fissure, (\
Ch"C l); At the end of the crevice was a boulder wedged in a hole.
The Color of Her Panties;
(cleft)- a space or opening made by cleavage; a split, (l\ l lC
C ); This cleft is the only entrance to a valley three or four
miles long, which lies in the very heart of the mountains. Views a-foot;
(cleave) to adhere closely; stick; cling, (h|C Cl ; );
If you could stand outside it and see the universes cleave, I'm sure it would
be very spectacular;
to split or divide by or as if by a cutting blow, esp. along a natural line of
division, as the grain of wood,(Cl; "q ); The proteases
rapidly cleaved globin peptides and intact hemoglobin at multiple different
sequences.;
(rive) to tear or rend apart; to rive meat from a bone;
(rip) to cut, tear apart, or tear away roughly or energetically;
(split) to break, burst, or rip apart with force; rend;
(sever) to separate (a part) from the whole, as by cutting or the like,

(l; qf "q ); Sharpski had his fingers severed, his skull fractured
and his nose nearly cut off;
(sunder) to separate; part; divide; sever, ( f ); Family ties
were sundered, and old friendships were broken. Beacon Lights of History,
Volume 11 American Founders;
(asunder) into separate parts; in or into pieces, ( C "q C);
The door did softly asunder, and her father entered. Eventide A Series of
Tales and Poems;
cleave = cling = adhere > adherent = devotee : retinue = entourage = cortge
= suite : constituent {component} = supporter : champion
(cling) to hold fast or adhere to something, as by grasping; Inside we are
cold, and we cling together for warmth. The Time Traveler's Wife;
(adherent) a person who follows or upholds a leader, cause, etc.;
supporter; follower, ( ); The Compact had no more
faithful adherent, and by no one were "low radicals" held in more profound
abhorrence. The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion;
(devotee) a person who is extremely devoted to a religion; a follower,
(C C' CC ); Religion for a devotee is a veil
which covers and justifies all his passions, his pride, his bad humor, his
anger, his vengeance, his impatience, his bitternessSuperstition In All Ages
(1732) Common Sense;
(retinue) a body of retainers in attendance upon an important personage;
suite, ("h l = ); In his retinue was a troop of
comedians, a court fool, two dwarfs for luck, seven cooks, three alchemists
and an astrologer. Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Painters;
(entourage) a group of attendants or associates; a retinue; Behind
the entourage, the freed captives chattered animatedly about their rescue.
The Day of the Tempest;
(cortge) a train of attendants; a company of followers; a procession;
The cortge passes on, and the platoon heaves a sigh of relief and stands easy.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, March 22, 1916;
(suite) a staff of attendants or followers; a retinue;
(constituent)- supporter;serving to compose or make up a thing;
component, ( l h; h '); It must
contain at least one constituent which is a word or an image, and it may or
may not contain one or more sensations as constituents. The Analysis of
Mind;
(champion)- to act as champion of; defend; support, ( ;

); Among the many causes Peter forcefully championed were a living
wage, healthcare for all, and making the US the world leader in renewable
energy;
aperture ~ orifice : vent : rift : pitfall
(aperture)- an opening, as a hole, slit, crack, gap, etc, (C' C
C' C C l ); The more tightly
the aperture is allowed to close, the less light will enter the camera;
(orifice) an opening or aperture, as of a tube or pipe; a mouth-like
opening or hole; mouth; vent, (( h) ); This orifice was nearly
twenty feet in width, but scarcely two in height. le mystrieuse. English;
(vent)- an opening, as in a wall, serving as an outlet for air, smoke, fumes,
or the like, (; ; C); While a vent is a good idea to minimize
moisture in basements, it isn't required for an electric dryer;
to give free play or expression to (an emotion, passion, etc.), ( '
lC); His strong literary inclination now vented itself in efforts which
were in every way characteristic of the man. Great Fortunes and How They
Were Made;
(rift)- an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink,
(C lC ); The ice shelf beyond this rift is effectively
unstable;
a break in friendly relations, (\\ <C_ l); The opposition was
not slow to take advantage of the rift, and planted itself on the side of his
Royal Highness. Lady Mary Wortley Montague;
(pitfall) a lightly covered and unnoticeable pit prepared as a trap for
people or animals, (Cl- );For the wary wolf dreads the pitfall, and the
hawk the suspected snares, and the kite the concealed hook. The Works of
Horace;
lode : strata > stratified
(lode)- a veinlike deposit, usually metalliferous, ( ' );
Already men were at work on the new lode, and doing placer digging for the
free gold in the soil. That Girl Montana;
(strata) a plural of stratum; There they deposited, in thin horizontal strata, a
series of rocks of different kinds. Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men;
(stratified) divided into classes; arranged into strata, (; );
River deposits are stratified, as may be seen in any fresh cut in banks or bars.
The Elements of Geology;
(stratum) layer; level; layers of earths surface; (pl. strata);

cataclysm = catastrophe = calamity : conflagration {inferno = perdition = hell} :
avalanche
(cataclysm)- any violent upheaval, esp. one of a social or political nature,
( l C' C ); It is a
world cataclysm, and before it ends it may unsettle everything fine and
wholesome in America. Woodrow Wilson as I know Him;
an extensive flood; deluge, ( );
(catastrophe)- a sudden and widespread disaster, ( );
I felt that a catastrophe was approaching before which the boldest spirit must
quail. A Journey to the Interior of the Earth;
(calamity)- an event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe
affliction; a disaster; This calamity was aggravated by the loss of the Royal
George at Portsmouth, which was the finest ship in our navy. The History
of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. From George III. to Victoria;
(conflagration)- a destructive fire, usually an extensive one, (' "
m C' C \ C\ ); In a very
short time the conflagration was over, and a dark column of smoke, which
marked the spot where it had raged, was lifted slowly into the air. The
Island Home;
(inferno)- a place or condition suggestive of hell, especially with respect to
human suffering or death, (); He was not only trapped within the
labyrinth of the inferno under Old St. Pat's; he was trapped in the
kaleidoscope of his own cross-senses. The Stars My Destination;
(perdition)- a state of final spiritual ruin; loss of the soul; damnation, (
' ); If she should go down to perdition, his remorse
would be worse to bear than flames of fire and brimstone. The Christian A
Story;
(avalanche)- a large mass of snow, ice, etc., detached from a mountain
slope and sliding or falling suddenly downward,(\Cl C\ \ );
The crowd rushes out like an avalanche, the candidate surfing along the top,
a look of bliss on his face. Futurismic;
torrent : flood = deluge = inundate = submerge
(torrent)- a stream of water flowing with great rapidity and violence, (
; ); The words came pouring out like a torrent, and Carlotta
stamped her foot and shook her fist in Prudence's face. Summer Term At St
Clare's;
(deluge)- a great flood of water; inundation; flood, (); The end of

the deluge was the complete destruction of the human race, all but Noah and
his familyCompanion to the Bible;
(inundate)- to flood; cover or overspread with water; deluge, ( );
The swamp was inundated, and it required all their dexterity and
promptitude to save themselves. The Life of Francis Marion;
(submerge)- to put or sink below the surface of water or any other
enveloping medium, (CC ); Suddenly thick darkness,
indescribably thick, seemed to submerge me. Fifteen Years With The
Outcast;
earthquake = tremor = seism > seismic
(tremor)- involuntary shaking of the body or limbs, as from disease, fear,
weakness, or excitement; a fit of trembling, ( ; Ch; -;
'); The US Geological Survey said the tremor was centred some 35km
(22 miles) north-west of San Jose;
(seismic)- pertaining to, of the nature of, or caused by an earthquake or
vibration of the earth, whether due to natural or artificial causes, (-
l); But only 14 percent of buildings in that vulnerable swath were built
to seismic-safety standards, the report said;
jeopardy = hazard = peril : fiasco = debacle
(jeopardy)- risk of loss or injury; peril or danger; In this your life was placed
in extreme jeopardy, as you may recall, and as it proved by the number of
dead left in that vicinity. An Autobiography;
(hazard)- a chance of being injured or harmed; danger; As a
nocturnal hazard, the wolves already made trouble enough, and the wolves
were merely creatures of flesh and blood. A Canticle for Leibowitz;
(peril)- imminent danger; Her sensibility gives keenness to her imagination
and she magnifies every peril, and writhes beneath every sacrifice which
tends to humiliate her in her own eyes. Mrs Shelley;
(fiasco)- a complete and ignominious failure, (C ChC l );
This fiasco is the direct result of evil conduct, and of nothing else at all. A
Laodicean : a Story of To-day;
(debacle)- a general breakup or dispersion; sudden downfall or rout,
(C ; ); The German advance which ended in this debacle has
been the costliest defeat in point of materials which they have yet suffered.
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2.7 Agricultural Science

agrology : agronomy : horticulture
(agrology)- science of soils in relation to crops;
(agronomy)- the application of soil and plant sciences to land management
and crop production;
(horticulture)- the cultivation of plants
agrarian : alluvial : arable : silt : humus : fallow : flail : reaper : shaving :
yeoman
(agrarian)- relating to land, land tenure, or the division of landed property,
( _ < ); The economy of the West Branch
Valley was basically agrarian -- a farmers 'frontier. The Fair Play Settlers of
the West Branch Valley;
(alluvial)- pertaining to soil deposits left by running water, (l
); The Greeks called the alluvial deposit at the mouth of the Nile,
from its shape, the Delta of the Nile. The Science of Fingerprints
Classification and Uses;
(silt)- earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running
water and deposited as a sediment, (C hl );
Sometimes they contained nothing but silt, and sometimes they were salt-
water rivers. Waiting for Daylight;
(humus)- the dark organic material in soils, produced by the decomposition
of vegetable or animal matter and essential to the fertility of the earth,
( ); When organic matter has undergone a certain amount of
decay it is called humus, and these soils are called organic soils
or humus soils. The First Book of Farming;
(fallow)- (of land) plowed and left unseeded for a season or more;
uncultivated, ( ); Their fields lie fallow, their woodlands are
being stripped. The Call of the Cumberlands;
(flail)- to beat or swing with or as if with a flail, (' \C hC
lC); She flailed, trying to fight them off, but they wrestled her away
from the crevice and its blasting fumes. Man from Mundania;
(reaper)- a machine for cutting standing grain; reaping machine,
(' ); Like the reaper, the mowing-machine is buried under the
swathe it cuts, and flowers fall over it--broad ox-eye daisies and red sorrel.
The Life of the Fields;
(shaving)- a very thin piece or slice, esp. of wood, (Cl C C C

); With his hunting knife he cut curling shavings, and in a moment a
delicious warmth began to flood the cabin. The Snowshoe Trail;
(yeoman)- a farmer who cultivates his own land, especially a member of a
former class of small freeholders in England, (C C C
( C l C - Ch C ));
Dressed as a yeoman, with the Lady Margaret as his sister, he mounted a
horse, with her behind him on a pillion. The Boy Knight;
parched : arid = desiccate > desiccant = siccative
(parched)- extremely dry; very thirsty, (CCh C C\ ); His mouth
was parched, his eyes were burning, and every now and then a sudden fit of
sickness overcame him. The Widow Lerouge;
(arid)- being without moisture; extremely dry; parched, ( ;;
); The deadly dryness of this arid waste added to our discomfort.
The Aztec Treasure-House;
(desiccate)- to preserve (food) by removing moisture; dehydrate, (
); Damp the bold thought or desiccate the heart. The Columbiad;
(desiccant)- a substance, such as calcium oxide or silica gel, that has a high
affinity for water and is used as a drying agent;
(siccative)- a substance added to paints and some medicines to promote
drying; a drier;
barren {devoid} <> warren
(barren)- not producing offspring; The life they depict has been
called barren, and the literary product has been described as thin.
Nathaniel Hawthorne;
(warren)- a place where rabbits breed or abound, (C C C'
C " ' C); There is a rabbit-warren on the north-east of the
island, belonging to the Duke of Argyle. Life of Johnson;
a building or area containing many tenants in limited or crowded quarters,
(C C " ); Surely this was deep within
the warren, and virtually impassable to human beings. Triple Detente by
Piers Anthony;
damp = dank = clammy ~ moist ~ humid ~ muggy = steamy ~ soggy : sticky =
gluey = gummy = glutinous = mucilaginous = viscid^ viscous^ viscosity
(damp)- Slightly wet; Our patience is still tried by the cold, damp, and most
unwholesome weather, which prevents the children from going to see
anything. The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss;
Music to slow or stop the vibrations of (the strings of a keyboard
instrument) with a damper;

Physics to decrease the amplitude of (an oscillating system);
(dank)- unpleasantly moist or humid; damp and, often, chilly, (C C C);
No refrigerating plant ever contained a freezing room so dank, cold and
gloomy as that theatre! A Fantasy of Mediterranean Travel;
(clammy)- disagreeably moist, sticky, and cold to the touch; He still had
the clammy, red-nosed look of illness, but his high cheekbones were flushed
with the morning sun and he looked remarkably cheerful for a man who'd
been out in a cold wood all night. The Fiery Cross;
(moist)- slightly wet; damp or humid; I realized suddenly that the hand in
which I carried my manuscript was moist, and I was afraid it would make
marks on the paper. The Promised Land;
(humid)- damp, ( ; C C C); The night was warm and humid, and
through the narrow tenement streets there poured a teeming mass of life.
His Family;
(muggy)- (of the atmosphere, weather, etc.) oppressively humid; damp and
close, ( C " <; " ); That winter was warm
and muggy, with continuous showers of warm rain that seemed to change
into mud in the air as it fell. The Captives;
(steamy)- filled with or emitting steam; He wished she were with him right
now, under this steamy water, their naked bodies rubbing together, creating
that erotic friction. One Summer Evening;
(soggy)- saturated or sodden with moisture; soaked; Moist and steamy
instead of moist and cool, the air hung heavy on him like a soggy bathrobe.
The Dig;
(sticky)- having the property of adhering or sticking to a surface; adhesive;
The heat, combined with the humidity, made for a sticky mix. One
Summer Evening;
(gluey)- like glue; viscous; glutinous; sticky; With a gluey snarl, the Dead
God raised two of its hands; Antryg saw what was coming and ducked, but
not quickly enough. The Silicon Mage;
(glummy)- having the texture or properties of gum; sticky and viscid;
(glutinous)- of the nature of glue; gluey; viscid; sticky, (C); This
spiral, formed of plain, non-glutinous thread, starts from the centre and
winds in rapidly-widening circles to the circumference. The Life of the
Spider;
(mucilaginous)- resembling mucilage; moist and sticky; The taste of the
decoction is bland, mucilaginous, and cordial. Herbal Simples Approved for
Modern Uses of Cure;

(viscid)- having a glutinous consistency; sticky; adhesive; viscous, (C;
lllCl); It lessens in quantity; it becomes thicker, viscid, adhesive, and
glutinous. The Dog;
(viscous)- sticky; gluey; I drained the puncture of viscous blue fluid and
applied an anti-bacterial cream. Asimov's Science Fiction;
(viscosity)- the condition or property of being viscous; The viscosity of the
ground was so sluggish that the caterpillar tracks were ineffective unless all
available power was turned on. The Ghosts of Gol;
damp {muffle = mute = weaken}
(muffle)- to wrap or pad in order to deaden the sound;
(mute)- refraining from producing speech or vocal sound;
sylvan : defoliate
(sylvan)- consisting of or abounding in woods or trees; wooded; woody,
( ); The driveway from the gate was sunk in green;
a hundred trees kept the place secluded, sylvan, and still. Lewis Rand;
(defoliate)- to destroy or cause widespread loss of leaves in (an area of
jungle, forest, etc.), as by using chemical sprays or incendiary bombs, in
order to deprive enemy troops or guerrilla forces of concealment, (f
); The winter moth is already starting to defoliate trees in Arctic
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2.8 Other Natural Sciences

physics

refraction : convex # concave
(refraction)- Physics. the change of direction of a ray of light, sound, heat,
or the like, in passing obliquely from one medium into another in which its
wave velocity is different, (); Alhazen discovered
atmospheric refraction, and showed that we see the sun and the moon after
they have set. Fragments of science, V. 1-2;
(convex)- having a surface that is curved or rounded outward. Compare
concave, (); The nails are convex, and incurved at their free ends,
suggesting a resemblance to the beak of a parrot. Manual of Surgery Volume
First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition;
(concave)- curved like a segment of the interior of a circle or hollow
sphere; hollow and curved, ( C C h );
Convex things are equally concave, and concave things convex;
perimeter : concentric^ centrifuge > centrifugal : centripetal : coercive
(perimeter)- the border or outer boundary of a two-dimensional figure,
(C CC ); To find the perimeter of any quadrilateral,
we add the lengths of the four sides;
(concentric)- having a common center, as circles or spheres, (C
C' C); The rings are concentric -- that is, they all have the
same center, like the rings of a dartboard;
(centrifuge)- an apparatus that rotates at high speed and by centrifugal
force separates substances of different densities, as milk and cream, (
hC C CC C
); By spinning the solution in a centrifuge, the rubber separates, forming
a liquid that rises to the top;
(centrifugal)- moving or directed outward from the center (opposed to
centripetal ), (C; ); Even the giant forces of the world,
centripetal and centrifugal, are kept out of our recognition. Creative Unity;
(centripetal)- directed toward the center (opposed to centrifugal),
(C ; C); The perfect equilibrium of these two contending
forces, one centripetal, the other centrifugal, make for its safety and welfare.

Catholic Problems in Western Canada;
(coercive)- serving or tending to coerce, (h );
(coercion) (h h '); Although political coercion is the
most distinctive expression of political inequality, you could-in principle -
have a consistent authoritarian social order without any use of force. Rad
Geek People's Daily;
calorific : kaleidoscope : matrix
(calorific)- heat producing, (); This definite amount of heat per
pound liberated by perfect combustion is termed the calorific value of that
substance. Steam, Its Generation and Use;
(kaleidoscope)- an optical instrument in which bits of glass, held loosely at
the end of a rotating tube, are shown in continually changing symmetrical
forms by reflection in two or more mirrors set at angles to each other, (
C Cl C C C l " C
CC ' " ' Ch ); This sudden turn of the
political kaleidoscope was a pivotal point in the life of Ary Scheffer. Little
Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Painters;
(matrix)- point of origin; array of numbers or algebraic symbols; It starts
from a fragment that serves as a matrix, and becomes completed little by
little. Essai sur l'imagination cratrice. English;
mold or die, ( l);
acoustics : echo
(acoustics)- science of sound;
quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in;
(echo) repetition of a sound by reflection of sound waves from a surface;
When she came to retell the story in a fuller form, the echo was still in her
mind of the phrases she had written nine years before. The Story of My
Life;
echo : ditto : reciprocation > reciprocate = repercussion = backlash =
rebound = reverberation > reverberate
(echo)- the aforesaid; the above; the same (used in accounts, lists, etc., to
avoid repetition), (C C C);
(ditto)- a mark used to indicate the word above it should be repeated;
(reciprocation)- the act or fact of reciprocating; interchange, (
C); They received his mocking farewell without any form
of reciprocation or sign of resentment. The Evil Shepherd;
a mutual giving and receiving; reciprocate his invitation by inviting him;
(reciprocate)- to give and receive reciprocally; interchange; repay in kind,

(h Ch"); His brother's passion being reciprocated, Macumer
sacrificed himself for their happiness. Repertory of the Comedie Humaine
Part 2;
(repercussion) an effect or result, often indirect or remote, of some
event or action, ( \ C\ m); When the air
around was no longer shaken by constant repercussion, Bobby fell asleep.
The Bronze Eagle A Story of the Hundred Days;
(backlash) a sudden, forceful backward movement; recoil;
(rebound) to bound or spring back from force of impact, (C
C lC " C "); That remark was
really meant as a kind of rebound argument for General Wood. The
(reverberation) the fact of being reverberated or reflected, (m
m); Except for the reverberation of the torrent deep in the
gorge at their right, no sound at all broke the deep silence. Running Water;

astronomy

penumbra^ umbra
(penumbra)- the partial or imperfect shadow outside the complete shadow
of an opaque body, as a planet, where the light from the source of
illumination is only partly cut off, ( DC lC
lC' ' "); It does enter a region of space called
the penumbra, in which the Earth partially blocks the Sun;
(umbra)- Astronomy the completely dark portion of the shadow cast by the
earth, moon, or other body during an eclipse, The Latin word for shadow
was umbra, and the Greek counterpart was skia;
asteroid^ astral = stellar = sidereal
(asteroid)- also called minor planet. Astronomy. any of the thousands of
small bodies of from 480 miles (775 km) to less than one mile (1.6 km) in
diameter that revolve about the sun in orbits lying mostly between those of
Mars and Jupiter, (D ); We have guessed that the asteroid was a huge
spacecraft. The Runaway Asteroid;
(astral)- pertaining to or proceeding from the stars; stellar; star-shaped,
( ); He had never felt the least desire to join the Theosophical
Society and to speculate in theories of astral-plane life, or elementals. Four
Weird Tales;

(stellar)- pertaining to the stars, (); His rammer training had not
even told him how to avoid stellar-sized black holes, because there were none
to be expected on his planned course. A World Out of Time;
(sidereal)- of or pertaining to the stars, (); Each season of the year
can thus be characterised by the sidereal objects that are conspicuous by
night. The Story of the Heavens;
auroral âureole = corona
(auroral)- pertaining to the aurora borealis or aurora australis; They so
entirely resembled auroral beams, that I had no hesitation in pronouncing
them at the time to be such. Himalayan Journals Complete;
(aurora)- a radiance surrounding the head or the whole figure in the
representation of a sacred personage, (C
h); It gave to her a kind of aureole, as if her beauty shed a lustre
round her. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 84, October, 1864;
(corona)- Astronomy the luminous irregular envelope of highly ionized gas
outside the chromosphere of the sun; The voltage would come off the top of
his coil as a "corona", or brush discharge. The Greatest Hacker of All Time, by
N. Small (Nikola Tesla);
lunar^ solstice^ equinox
(lunar)- pertaining to moon, (l-); This is called a lunar calendar,
and it is calculated by the time it takes the moon to travel around the earth;
(solstice)- either of the two times a year when the sun is at its greatest
distance from the celestial equator, (C C hC C
h C ; ); In Chiron's time, the solstice was arrived at the
middle of the sign, that is to say to the fifteenth degree. Letters on England;
The winter solstice usually occurs on December 21;
(equinox)- the time when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator,
making night and day of approximately equal length all over the earth and
occurring about March 21 (vernal equinox or spring equinox) and September
22 (autumnal equinox), (C C C ; C h-
); The equinox is the beginning of longer nights and cooler days in
the Northern Hemisphere;
universe = cosmos = macrocosm^ microcosm^ cosmic
(macrocosm) the entire world; the universe, ('; D); The
mysteries of the greater world, or macrocosm, are expressed or revealed in
the lesser world, the microcosm. The Promulgation of Universal Peace;
(cosmos) the universe regarded as an orderly, harmonious whole; There is
a unity in the cosmos which is more important than any one world, any one

race. The Long Way Home;
(microcosm) a little world; a world in miniature (opposed
to macrocosm ), ( ' ); The body of man is a microcosm, the
whole world in miniature, and the world in turn is a reflex of man. The
Legends of the Jews Volume 1;
(cosmic)- immeasurably extended in time and space; vast, ();
This radiation, known as the cosmic microwave background, is a relic or echo
of the Big Bang itself;

Chemistry

alchemy : transmutation^ transfigure
(alchemy)- a form of chemistry and speculative philosophy practiced in the
Middle Ages and the Renaissance and concerned principally with discovering
methods for transmuting baser metals into gold and with finding a universal
solvent and an elixir of life, ( ' ); I do not think the world
can be changed suddenly by some heavenly alchemy, as St. Paul was smitten
by a light from the overworld. Three Wonder Plays;
(transmutation)- change into another nature, substance, form, or
condition, ();When subjected to transmutation (filtering by a
prism) we can see various other colors within the band of RED. An Excellent
Man;
(transfigure)- to change in outward form or appearance; transform,
(h' h ; h ); Mary was transfigured,
and sang the hallelujah of the Resurrection, the victory over Death and the
eternity of life. La faute de l'Abbe Mouret;
erode <> corrode : distill : patina
(erode)- to eat into or away; destroy by slow consumption or disintegration,
(C C ); The biggest problem is keeping the drains clear so that
the rains don't erode the roadway on which the capstones are placed. The
Magic of Recluce;
(corrode)- to eat or wear away gradually as if by gnawing, esp. by chemical
action, ( C C C "); The pot was so
much corroded, that a small piece of it only could be preserved. Diary of
Samuel Pepys Complete;
(distill)- to subject to a process of vaporization and subsequent

condensation, as for purification or concentration; Thus, inwardly corroded
by the venom it distills, his physical machine gets out of order, like that of
Marat, but with other symptoms. The French Revolution - Volume 3;
(patina)- a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the
surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value,
(C C C llC h ); The sculpture in the
embassy is covered in black patina, and is usually known as "The Black
Canoe.";
metallurgy : bullion
(metallurgy)- the technique or science of working or heating metals so as to
give them certain desired shapes or properties, (h ); He was skilful in
mineralogy and metallurgy, and seems to have spent a good deal of money in
searching for mines. The Complete Works of Whittier;
(bullion)- gold or silver in the form of bars or ingots; Laws made against
exportation of money or bullion will be all in vain. Life Of Johnson;
gold or silver considered in mass rather than in value;
embroidery or lace worked with gold wire or gold or silver cords;
pestle : granulate : bray = crunch = grind ~ pulverize = powder : mill :
masticate : triturate
(pestle)- to pound or grind with or as if with a pestle, (C
\ l C C Cl \ );
The pestle was a heavy block of wood shaped like the inside of the mortar,
and fitted with a handle attached to one side. Home Life in Colonial Days;
(granulate)- to form into granules or grains, (h " C
C ' C\-CC\ ); Put one cupful
of granulated or loaf sugar and half a cupful of water on to boil. Miss
Parloa's New Cook Book;
(bray)- to pound or crush fine, as in a mortar;
the loud, harsh cry of a donkey, ( l ' '); The sharp
bark of the monkey mingled with the bray of the conch. The Life of Sir
Richard Burton;
(crunch)- to crush, grind, or tread noisily; There was horrific crunch, and a
man flew from the water, smashing into a heap on the shore. The Legacy of
Heorot;
(grind)- to reduce to fine particles, as by pounding or crushing; bray,
triturate, or pulverize, (C l \ ); Yet he was wise in his way;
devoid of sentiment or sympathy as a grind-stone, his wit was as sharp as his
heart was cold. The Memories of Fifty Years;

(pulverize)- to reduce to dust or powder, as by pounding or grinding, ( \
"); The roads so near the front were pulverized, and the dust
rose in dense clouds. A Yankee in the Trenches;
(mill)- to grind, work, treat, or shape in or with a mill, (C \
C );
(masticate)- to chew, (l ); The second important use of cooking is
that it makes food both easier to masticate and easier to digest. A
Handbook of Health;
(triturate)- to reduce to fine particles or powder by rubbing, grinding,
bruising, or the like; pulverize; Mix, and triturate well in a mortar so as to
mix perfectly, and make into twenty pills with mucilage of gum arabic.
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2.9 Politics

types of government, authoritarian, polity

nihilist = anarchist = anarchy^ diarchy^ gynarchy^ oligarchy^ monarchy ~
tyranny
(nihilist)- (nihilism) total rejection of established laws and institutions,
(h); That makes you a nihilist, the political expression of which is
totalitarianism. open Democracy News Analysis - Comments.
the root of the word nihilist is nihil, Latin for nothing;
(anarchy)- political and social disorder due to the absence of governmental
control, (C ' ); A sounder explanation discovers the
causes less in despotism than in anarchy--anarchy in every department where
it could be most ruinous. Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 2 of 3) Essay 3:
Condorcet;
(diarchy)- government by two joint rulers; This diarchy was to hold for both
the central and provincial governments. The New World of Islam;
(gynarchy)- government by women;
(oligarchy)- a form of government in which all power is vested in a few
persons or in a dominant class or clique; government by the few,
(C"'); The real government had become a kind of oligarchy, as it
always did after too much false democracy ruined the ideals of real and
practical self-rule. Badge of Infamy;
(monarchy)- a state or nation in which the supreme power is actually or
nominally lodged in a monarch, (); In the eyes of Israel before the
exile the monarchy is the culminating point of the history, and the greatest
blessing of Jehovah. Prolegomena;
(potentate) - a person who possesses great power, as a sovereign, monarch,
or ruler, ( ; ; '); He was simply treating his god as
he would have treated a powerful earthly patron or potentate, that is, he was
apologising for anything he might have done to alienate his favour. The
New Theology;
(tyranny)- arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power; despotic abuse of
authority, ( ); The only check on
his tyranny was the fear of being called to account by a distant and a careless
government. The History of England, from the Accession of James II Volume
1;
bureaucracy^ ochlocracy^ ergatocracy^ gerontocracy^ plutocracy^ theocracy^

democracy : hegemony
(bureaucracy)- government by many bureaus, administrators, and petty
officials, ();
overregulated administrative system marked by red tape; Streamlining
the bureaucracy was Mr. Ford's mission;
(ochlocracy)- government by the masses; mob rule;
(ergatocracy)- government by the workers or the working class;;
(theocracy)- a form of government in which God or a deity is recognized as
the supreme civil ruler, the God's or deity's laws being interpreted by the
ecclesiastical authorities, ( {); The Indian form of government may be
characterized as a theocracy, and the medicine-man is the high priest. The
Great Salt Lake Trail;
(democracy)- government by the people, exercised either directly or
through elected representatives; A democracy is a manifest deduction from
the foregoing political principles, always assuming that the people whose
independence is thereby diminished are incapable of efficient national
organization. The Promise of American Life;
(hegemony)- leadership or predominant influence exercised by one nation
over others, as in a confederation, (C' C{ C l C{
C_ _ " ); Having, however, by God's grace
gained world hegemony, the government of the United States had no
alternative but to impose peace upon a chaotic planet. Three Worlds to
Conquer;
despotic > despot = dictator = potentate = authoritarian = autocrat ~ absolutist
= totalitarian ~ tyrannt > tyrannic : oppressive : domineer = hector
(despotic)- of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a despot or despotism;
autocratic; tyrannical, (Cl C); He is despotic, and unmerciful
to insubordination; he would shoot a fellow down with as little remorse as he
would shoot Uncle Tom's Cabin;
(despot)- a ruler with absolute power; The sovereign rapidly degenerated
into an accomplished despot, and the women into intriguers and coquettes.
Ninon de L'Enclos the Celebrated Beauty of the 17th Century;
(dictator)- a tyrant; a despot; One of the joys of being a dictator is to be able
to indulge your little obsessions;
(potentate) - a person who possesses great power, as a sovereign, monarch,
or ruler, ( ; ; '); He was simply treating his god as
he would have treated a powerful earthly patron or potentate, that is, he was
apologising for anything he might have done to alienate his favour. The
New Theology;

(authoritarian)- subordinating individual to the state, favoring complete
obedience or subjection to authority as opposed to individual freedom,
( _h _ _); The four styles of parenting that have
been described by researchers are authoritarian, authoritative, permissive and
uninvolved parenting. About.com Psychology;
(autocratic)- pertaining to or of the nature of autocracy or of an autocrat;
absolute; King George was one of the last truly autocratic, aristocratic
monarchs on the English throne. The Partial Observer;
(absolutist)- an advocate of despotism, or of absolute government;
Therefore, by absolutist religious lights, abortion is simply wrong: full-
fledged murder. The God Delusion;
(totalitarian)- of or pertaining to a centralized government that does not
tolerate parties of differing opinion and that exercises dictatorial control
over many aspects of life, (Dh C C h l h q
C hC C ); The way to put more stones on the
defense side of the scale is to put more resources into defensive technologies,
not create a totalitarian regime of Draconian control. Asimov's Science
Fiction;
(totalitarianism) ( h h Dh);
(tyrannt)- a dictator;
(tyrannic)- characteristic of a tyrant or tyranny; despotic and oppressive;
The laws are tyrannical, our objections are cowardly. Beauchamp's Career
Volume 4;
(oppressive)- burdensome, unjustly harsh, or tyrannical, (\
l); The silence of those clustered masses was oppressive, almost
uncanny. The Bloody Crown of Conan;
(domineer)- to rule arbitrarily or despotically; tyrannize, (
l l h "
); These mercenary creatures would soon domineer in our houses and
destroy both the mother and the babe. Letters on England;
(hector)- to behave like a bully; swagger; He dismissed them, and
swaggered over to the marketplace to hector and bully the natives who were
piling their wares in the shade of the great grass roof. The Ivory Trail;
authoritarian {dominating = imposing = magisterial = peremptory = high-and-
mighty} ^ authoritative = definitive = conclusive = determinate > determination
= resolution > resolve
(dominating)- exercising influence or control; At this early day Antony was
still looked upon as the dominating person in the triumvirate, and for him

Vergil had no love whatever. Vergil;
(imposing)- impressive, as by virtue of size, bearing, or power; These
singular masses had occasionally a very imposing, and even sublime
appearance, rising from the midst of a savage and lonely landscape. The
Adventures of Captain Bonneville;
(magisterial)- imperious; domineering, ) C{l - ( ; He united
the magisterial, dogmatic air, and the hollow countenance of the professor of
rhetoric with the sharp eyes, suspicious mouth, and vague uneasiness of the
bookseller. Lost Illusions;
(peremptory)- leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal; imperative,
(l _ ' " 'C ); His words
were peremptory, as usual, but his tone was mild, even confidential. The
Song of the Lark;
(high and mighty)- marked by arrogance; haughty and overbearing;
(authoritative)- having due authority; having the sanction or weight of
authority, ( );
having an air of authority; accustomed to exercising authority; positive;
peremptory; dictatorial, ( _ _); She is even at times
disagreeably pompous and authoritative, and preaches rather than argues.
Mary Wollstonecraft;
(definitive)- most reliable or complete, as of a text, author, criticism,
study, or the like, (; l\); The conclusion was definitive, and a
mutual promise that neither would ever renew the subject. Memoirs of
Aaron Burr, Volume 2;
(conclusive)- serving to settle or decide a question; decisive; convincing,
(l\ ); The ending of this
season although conclusive, also opens up to so many possibilities to new
plots. Anime Nano!;
(determinate)- conclusive; final; having defined limits; definite, (;
; l\); We cannot produce direct observation of God, but we can
find the "trace" or the co-determinate, the effects of God in the wrold.
CADRE Comments;
(resolution)- the mental state or quality of being resolved or resolute;
firmness of purpose, (h| ; C l ); The terms of
any delegation should be approved by a resolution of the board;
(resolve)- firmness of purpose or intent; determination, (h| );For a
quarter of an hour it cost her a repetition of efforts to fix her attention, but

her resolve was at length successful. Thyrza;
disciplinarian = martinet = stickler
(disciplinarian)- one that enforces or believes in strict discipline; With her
children she was a model disciplinarian, exceedingly strict, a wise law-maker;
yet withal a tender, devoted, self-sacrificing mother. The Life and Letters of
Elizabeth Prentiss;
(martinet)- a rigid military disciplinarian; Yet he was a most strict
disciplinarian, and enforced the rules like a martinet. From Canal Boy to
President;
(stickler)- a person who insists on something unyieldingly, (C C
C CCh Cf C C _ C C
l C ); Being a stickler, Paul says that the probability of sunrise is
very close to 1. F ;SF; - vol 102 issue 05 - May 2002;
polity : government = regime {regimen} : subsidy : autonomous : constitution
(polity)- a particular form or system of government, ({); The
republic, he taught, presupposes the Church's doctrine, and the Church ought
to love a polity which is the offspring of her own spirit. Life of Father
Hecker;
(regime)- a mode or system of rule or government, ('
); Transparency International reports that this regime is the
second most corrupt in the world;
(regimen)- governmental rule or control;
Medicine/Medical. a regulated course, as of diet, exercise, or manner of
living, intended to preserve or restore health or to attain some result,
(C q h );
This regimen is also a splendid means of increasing the weight in cases of
defective assimilation. Vitality Supreme;
(subsidy)- a direct pecuniary aid furnished by a government to a private
industrial undertaking, a charity organization, or the like, (lq
'" C ChC C );
In economics, the rationale for a subsidy is a positive externality. Library
of Economics and Liberty;
(autonomous)- self-governing; independent; subject to its own laws only,
(_' ); The president of Iraq's Kurdish region demanded
yesterday that oil-rich Kirkuk be incorporated into his autonomous area;
(constitution)- the system of fundamental laws and principles that
prescribes the nature, functions, and limits of a government or another
institution;

gerrymander : demagogue
(gerrymander)- U.S. Politics. the dividing of a state, county, etc., into
election districts so as to give one political party a majority in many districts
while concentrating the voting strength of the other party into as few
districts as possible, ( lC C C' h C"C hC
); The police power has often been misused for such
purposes; the gerrymander is another clever method of manipulating the
results of elections Problems of Conduct;
(demagogue)- a person, esp. an orator or political leader, who gains power
and popularity by arousing the emotions, passions, and prejudices of the
people, (C C C C hC C C
C CC Cl C; ' C); The art of the
demagogue is the art of the parrot; he must utter some senseless catchword
again and again, working on the suggestibility of the crowd Outspoken
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2.10 Other Social Sciences

finance, banking, economics

arrears^ arrearage : obligation = indebtedness : deficit : liability : onus :
beholden : insolvent = bankrupt : default
(arrears)- something overdue in payment; a debt that remains unpaid,
(C l); He has been paying full Council Tax, but since April 2004 he
has been accruing arrears on his account due to non-payment;
(arrearage)- the state of being behind in the fulfillment of obligations or of
being overdue in payment;
(obligation)- the act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie; But
when the recipient becomes unwilling to admit the obligation which is no
detraction to himself, and without which the giver is poor indeed, the case is
altered. Daniel Webster;
(indebtedness)- the state of being indebted; Here the traces
of indebtedness are much clearer and more numerous. Shakespeare His Life
Art And Characters;
(deficit)- inadequacy or insufficiency; The major reason for the deficit is the
sharp decline in tax revenues;
(liability)- moneys owed; debts or pecuniary obligations, (h_;
; ; Cl Ch); He appealed, and the question of
his liability was argued at some length before the Committee. The
Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey;
(onus)- a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.,
(h_); We have to put the onus back on the parents to keep their
children under control;
(beholden)- obligated; indebted, (; ^C' ); We
are beholden, in a measure, to Mr. Burnham, and have to be guided by his
wishes. Starlight Ranch and Other Stories of Army Life on the Frontier;
(insolvent)- not solvent; unable to satisfy creditors or discharge liabilities,
either because liabilities exceed assets or because of inability to pay debts
as they mature, ( C'C ; Ch); The liberty and even the

life of the insolvent were at the mercy of the Patrician money-lenders. Lays
of Ancient Rome;
(bankrupt)- having been legally declared financially insolvent; Trusting to
your check Belgium finds herself bankrupt, sequestrated, blotted out as a
nation. The Life and Letters of Walter H Page;
(default)- failure to meet financial obligations, ( C'C ");
When buyers defaulted, the financial system was crippled;
interest : fiscal : audit
(interest)- a fixed charge for borrowing money; usually a percentage of the
amount borrowed;
(fiscal)- of or relating to government expenditures, revenues, and debt; But
this appeal to the selfishness of British manufacturers had no influence on
British statesmen so far as their fiscal policy was concerned. Lord Elgin;
(audit)- an official examination and verification of accounts and records,
esp. of financial account, ( C ); A
business audit is an assessment of the judgments made by the financial
department of a company;
reimburse : defray : remunerative = lucrative
(reimburse)- to make repayment to for expense or loss incurred, repay,
( C' ); In Austria, the public health service generally
requires proof of effectiveness to reimburse medical treatments, but makes an
exception for homeopathy;
(defray)- to bear or pay all or part of (the costs, expenses, etc.), (
CC; ); The Canine Unit's donation will help defray the cost
of feeding two police dogs;
(remunerative)- affording remuneration; profitable, (); His work
does not seem to have been very remunerative, and eventually he went
abroad in connection with a mining venture, and died in Mexico in 1833
George Borrow in East Anglia;
(lucrative)- profitable; moneymaking; remunerative, (); The story
of Daniel evidences how highly honoured and lucrative was the magical or
divining faculty. The Superstitions of Witchcraft;
(lucre) - monetary reward or gain; money, (l C ( C l
)); "Filthy lucre -- the root of all evil," muttered Brother Martin. The
Lady of Blossholme;
clientele : franchise : entrepreneur ~ founder {scuttle}
(clientele)- the clients or customers, as of a professional person or shop,
considered collectively; a group or body of clients, ( ); Although

the clientele was almost exclusively English, she spoke only French,
explaining herself to Britons by means of benevolent smiles The Old Wives'
Tale;
(franchise)- a privilege of a public nature conferred on an individual, group,
or company by a government, (C Ch' h
C' Cl ); We passed scores of motels, but
they were all franchised to national chains. I'm A Stranger Here Myself;
(enterpreneur)- a person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for
a business venture; The brilliant Bostonian high-tech entrepreneur, normally
the hawk in his own administration and quite an effective public speaker,
seemed visibly nervous, and frankly admitted as much. The Hacker
Crackdown;
(founder)- a person who founds or establishes, ("); Foster is best
known as the founder of the Negro Professional Baseball League, as well as a
pitcher;
(of a ship, boat, etc.) to fill with water and sink, (C CC
"); The ship in which he sailed as purser foundered, and he, and I believe
everybody on board, perished. My First Voyage to Southern Seas;
(scuttle)- to sink (a vessel) deliberately by opening seacocks or making
openings in the bottom, (l C C ); His ship has just
been scuttled, and he's too good a judge of the value of money to let drown.
The Four Million;
to run with quick, hasty steps; scurry, (\\f C C);
a deep bucket for carrying coal, ( \ );

anthropology

anthropology : archaeology : ethnology^ ethnic
(anthropology)- the science that deals with the origins, physical and
cultural development, biological characteristics, and social customs and
beliefs of humankind, (^ h { ); The notion of adaptation is
rampant in the social sciences, such as anthropology, as well as in biology;
(archeology)- the systematic study of past human life and culture by the
recovery and examination of remaining material evidence, such as graves,
buildings, tools, and pottery; He had inquired about my previous education,
and urged me to study philology, archaeology, and at least one Semitic

language. The Story of My Life;
(ethnology)- a branch of anthropology that analyzes cultures, esp. in regard
to their historical development and the similarities and dissimilarities
between them, ({ ); In other words, ethnology, like history, seeks to tell
what actually happened. Introduction to the Science of Sociology;
(ethnic)- pertaining to or characteristic of a people, esp. a group(ethnic
group) sharing a common and distinctive culture, religion, language, or the
like, ({ ); Students come to the Law School from across the United
States and abroad, representing a variety of cultural, ethnic, and
socioeconomic backgrounds;
humanoid : anthropoid^ anthropomorphic^ anthropomorphous
(humanoid)- having human characteristics or form; Most of the talkers
were humanoid, though a couple were alien to the point of unrecognizability.
The Last Starfighter;
(anthropoid)- resembling humans, (C h' ); Further
north there is a still larger anthropoid, which the natives call a wild man and
Europeans a gorilla. To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative;
(anthropomorphic)- ascribing human form or attributes to a being or thing
not human, esp. to a deity, ( C _ C ); A system
so frankly anthropomorphic was bound to be weak on the speculative side.
The Greek View of Life;
(anthropomorphous)- having or suggesting human form and appearance;

genealogy

ancestor = antecedent = primogenitor = progenitor^ progeny = offspring
(ancestor)- a forerunner or predecessor; They think that their ancestor was
the original inventor of this cheap substitute for bird song. Woodland Tales;
(antecedent)- preceding; prior, ( ); A university
and its antecedent, the school, may best co-operate with the medical school
by making due provision for the study of those branches of knowledge which
lie at the foundation of medicine. Science & Education;
(primogenitor)- the state or fact of being the firstborn of children of the
same parents, (D_; Cc"_); The law of primogeniture, much maligned
by egalitarians, created a class of aristocrats without real titles and little
money. The Monarchist;

(progenitor)- abundance; abundant quantity, ( ; h ); All
looked back with the same ancestral pride to their great progenitor, the friend
of God. Ten Great Religions An Essay in Comparative Theology;
(progeny)- a descendant or offspring, as a child, plant, or animal, (-
; '); She was buried with literary honors, and one of
her progeny was advanced to the duties and honors of office cat.
Concerning Cats My Own and Some Others;
(offspring)- the progeny or descendants of a person, animal, or plant
considered as a group;
antecede = antedate = precede > precedent > unprecedented
(antecede)- to go before, in time, order, rank, etc.; precede; It
must antecede death, or it will be of no avail. Sermons on Various Important
Subjects;
(antedate)- to be of an earlier date than; precede in time;
They antedate the titles under which Rawson claims. Gordon Keith;
(precede)- to go before, as in place, order, rank, importance, or time,
(D D " ); His mate may precede or follow
him in his devotions, but never accompanies him. The Soul of the Indian;
(precedent)- Law. a legal decision or form of proceeding serving as an
authoritative rule or pattern in future similar or analogous cases, (;
h' ); He referred to the case of Kentucky as a precedent, attempting
thereby to show the competency of Congress to admit a State formed within
the jurisdiction of another. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921;
preceding in time, rank etc., (D); I was searching for a precedent, and
at last I found one in the story The Wonder;
(unprecedented)- having no previous example; The strain upon him
was unprecedented, and, very naturally, he at times showed his irritation
and some temper. My Memories of Eighty Years;
atavism = throwback
(atavism)- reversion to an earlier type; throwback, (C C
C C l C' ChC );
He was a magnificent atavism, a man so purely primitive that he was of the
type that came into the world before the development of the moral nature.
The Sea Wolf;
(throwback)- a reversion to a former type or ancestral characteristic; She
made a striking sight, clad in a long dress of scales that glittered in the
subdued light, herself a genetic throwback, tall and blonde. Starfarers;
posterity = descendant : pedigree

(posterity)- succeeding or future generations collectively,
('); Have we then reason to believe that our posterity will be wiser
because instructed by a greater number of examples? The Collected Works
of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 1;
(descendant)- a person, animal, or plant whose descent can be traced to a
particular individual or group; It is his first descendant, and everybody
knows that such are just the things of which fathers are very apt to be
proud. Wild Northern Scenes Sporting Adventures with the Rifle and the Rod;
(pedigree)- an ancestral line; line of descent; lineage; ancestry,
( ' l ); On the same page the
Ford pedigree is given, where it is seen that Johnson had an uncle Cornelius.
Life Of Johnson;
primogeniture = inheritance = hereditary
(primogeniture)- the state or fact of being the firstborn of children of the
same parents, (D_; Cc"_); The law of primogeniture, much maligned
by egalitarians, created a class of aristocrats without real titles and little
money. THE MONARCHIST;
(inheritance)- something regarded as a heritage; He was a mimic
by inheritance, a comedian by instinct and unrestrained habit. Eugene Field
A Study In Heredity And Contradictions;
(hereditary)- Law descending from an ancestor to a legal heir; passing
down by inheritance; The Chamber of Peers was to be hereditary, and
nominated by the Emperor, and its number was unlimited. The Memoirs of
Napoleon;
ancestry = lineage = descent {extraction} = bloodline = filiation > filial
(ancestry)- family or ancestral descent; lineage, ('); Possibly the main
current of his ancestry is as little strictly English as German. Life of Robert
Browning;
(lineage)- lineal descent from an ancestor; ancestry or extraction, (
' ' ); She did not doubt however that her beloved
husband's lineage was a most noble one. Legends of the Rhine;
(descent)- the act or an instance of descending; Sometimes the descent was
attributed to the fresh fault of each individual, and was thought to be
constantly happening. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the
Doctrine of a Future Life;
(extraction)- descent or lineage, (' ); The German naval officer is
usually of middle-class extraction, while a slightly larger proportion of the
officers of the army is taken from the noblesse. William of Germany;

an act or instance of extracting, ( l ClC C );
(bloodline)- direct line of descent; pedigree; It was their strongest
connection, the shared heritage of their bloodline. Morgawr;
(filiation, filial)- of, pertaining to, or befitting a son or daughter, (-
); The religion of such a period is filial, and God is viewed as the
protector and friend of the family or tribe. Ten Great Religions An Essay in
Comparative Theology;
cognate {connate} = consanguine^ sanguine {blood-red colour} [optimistic] ^
sanguinary = gory = bloodthirsty
(cognate)- related by birth; of the same parentage, descent, etc, (
CC ); Gravity is a mutual affection between cognate bodies towards
union or conjunction (similar in kind to the magnetic virtue), so that the earth
attracts a stone much rather than the stone seeks the earth. Kepler;
allied or similar in nature or quality;
(connate)- existing at birth or from the beginning; inborn or inherent; It can
be recognized at once by the connate leaves that form the fascicle or by the
remarkable stout curved peduncle of its cone. The Genus Pinus;
(consanguine)- descended from a common ancestor; consanguineous;
(sanguine)- cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident, ('h); The
emperor was sanguine, and boasted that all external danger had passed
away. Ancient States and Empires;
(sanguinary)- bloody, (; ); Humphrey was a veteran of the
Civil War, commanding a company in many sanguinary battles.
(gory)- covered or stained with gore; bloody, (); Thurlow's cheeks
were gory, already turning purple in splotches. Partone;
(bloodthirsty)- marked by eagerness to resort to violence and bloodshed;

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accuse, arrest, acquit, vindicate, condone, recidivism

accuse = charge = arraign = indict = impeach = criminate = incriminate^
recriminate : implicate
(accuse)- to charge with a shortcoming or error, ( Ch ); I
can complain no longer, for that would mean to accuse, and I do not even
want toaccuse friend Devrient. Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt;
(charge)- Law to instruct (a jury) about the law, its application, and the
weighing of evidence; I solemnly declare to you that this charge is a most
infamous calumny. The Memoirs of Napoleon;
(arraign)- to call or bring before a court to answer to an indictment, ((C
C) C hC lC hC ); Sidney Prale
was arraigned, and the plea of not guilty was made and entered. The
Brand of Silence A Detective Story;
(indict)- (of a grand jury) to bring a formal accusation against, as a means
of bringing to trial, ( ); The Democratic Party and the mass
media have refused to indict, impeach, prosecute, and convict this White
House;
(impeachment)- (in Congress or a state legislature) the presentation of
formal charges against a public official by the lower house, trial to be
before the upper house, ( lC
' ); The abuses stated in our impeachment are not those of
mere individual, natural faculties, but the abuses of civil and political
authority. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 11 (of 12);
(criminate)- to incriminate; He resolutely refused to criminate himself; and
the evidence against him was insufficient. The History of England, from the
Accession of James II Volume 2;
(incriminate)- to accuse of or present proof of a crime or fault, ( f
Chf ChC ); However, the law grants them the right to self-
incriminate: voluntary confessions are admissible;
(recrimination)- to bring a countercharge against an accuser,(
C; C); He has left our politics a wreck of recrimination,
anger and polarization. The Corner;

(implicate)- to show to be also involved, usually in an incriminating
manner, ( h C \ C ChC); The committee named in
it differs from the committee really named by the Provincial Congress, and
the proceedings nowhere implicate the men actually proved guilty. The
True George Washington;
accusation = accusal = indictment ~ impeachment ~ allegation
(accusal)- accusation; An impulse of self-accusal drove Glennard to the
window. The Touchstone;
(indictment)- any charge, accusation, serious criticism, or cause for blame,
(C C); And this indictment is amply confirmed from
other sources. The Greek View of Life;
(allegation)- an assertion made with little or no proof, (C
CC ); The police wouldn't elaborate on who
the allegation was against or any other details;
arrest = collar = nail = apprehend
(arrest)- to stop; check;
to seize and hold under the authority of law; His secret mission to Genoa
gave a pretext for his arrest, and for thirteen days, in August, 1794, he was a
prisoner, but through his friends was liberated. The Life Of Napoleon
Bonaparte;
(collar)- Slang to arrest (a criminal, for example);
(nail)- Slang to stop and seize; catch;
(apprehend)- to take into custody; arrest by legal warrant or
authority,(CD \" );A criminal had to be apprehended,
and the circumstances, though difficult, were not unfamiliar. The Sins of
Sverac Bablon;
to grasp the meaning of; understand, esp. intuitively; perceive, (C
);
to expect with anxiety, suspicion, or fear; anticipate,(' );
apprehend > apprehensive^misapprehend = misconstrue(^construe) =
misconceive(^conceive > conception) = misinterpret
(apprehensive)- uneasy or fearful about something that might happen,
( '); His mottled face was apprehensive, and he moved
with a sort of reluctant alacrity. The Invisible Man;
(misapprehend)- to apprehend incorrectly; misunderstand; Those in an
inferior station to yourself will doubt your good intentions, and
misapprehend your plainest expressions. Selected English Letters (XV -
XIX Centuries);

(misconstrue)- to misunderstand the meaning of; take in a wrong sense;
misinterpret, (C ); Surely it is a mad world that can
thus misconstrue obvious and innocent facts! Memoirs of Sir Wemyss Reid
1842-1885;
(construe)- to give the meaning or intention of; explain; interpret, (
C ; h ); Heyward paused, for he knew
not how to construe the remarkable expression that gleamed across the
swarthy features of the attentive The Last of the Mohicans; A narrative of
1757;
(misconceive)- to interpret incorrectly; misunderstand; To understand is
pain and joy in one; to misconceive is to scatter broken glass for bare feet.
The Project Gutenberg Complete Works of Gilbert Parker;
(conception)- the act or power of forming notions, ideas, or concepts,
( C C C ); But
this conception is the result of an arbitrary confusion between the generality
of laws and that of genera. Evolution cratrice. English;
(misinterpret)- to interpret inaccurately; My actions ought to speak for
themselves, but you listen not to them but to those who misinterpret and
distort them. William of Germany;
incarcerate = immure = imprison = impound = remand = jail
(incarcerate)- to imprison; confine, ( ); He is currently
incarcerated in Spain awaiting extradition to Morocco;
(immure)- to confine within or as if within walls; imprison, ( );
You seduce men to crime, and then arraign them at the bar of justice --
immure them in prison. Select Temperance Tracts;
(imprison)- to put in or as if in prison; confine; These thoughts would so
confound me, and imprison me, and tie me up from faith, that I knew not
what to do. Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners;
(impound)- to confine in or as if in a pound, ( C h
); And when he was done, he ordered the car impounded for the crime
team's analysis. A Traitor to Memory;
(remand)- Law to send back to custody; To a little child, whether he is in
prison on remand or after conviction is not a subtlety of position he can
comprehend. Oscar Wilde;
shackle = fetter = hobble ~ manacle ~ tether
(shackle)- a ring or other fastening, as of iron, for securing the wrist,
ankle, etc.; fetter, ( C C\; \; \); In the prison he
claims he was shackled, forced to listen to never-ending music, kept in a

standing position, was fed contaminated food and denied proper washing
facilities;
(fetter)- to confine; restrain, (C\ C; ' ); But he
was fettered, and his fetters were his choice. The Iliad of Homer Translated
into English Blank Verse by William Cowper;
(unfettered) liberated; freedom from chain; How is it possible to
have unfettered, free-market capitalism with regulations already in place?;
(hobble)- a shackle for the ankles or feet;
to put a device around the legs of (a horse, for example) so as to hamper
but not prevent movement; Within the week he could hobble about on his
crutches for a short distance; after that he felt more secure. Last of the
Great Scouts The Life Story of William F Cody;
(manacle)- to handcuff; fetter, (\ ' C); All the
Englishmen were manacled, as though their captors supposed that they
would make an attempt to escape. The Three Lieutenants;
(tether)- to fasten or confine with or as if with a tether, (h\ hC C
C C ); There were three cows tethered, all of them lowing
uncomfortably;
acquit = assoil = exonerate = exculpate = discharge = dismiss
(acquit)- to relieve from a charge of fault or crime; declare not guilty,
(Ch C Ch" Ch" C CC Ch"); We
mean to try you fairly, to acquit or condemn you in strict justice. The
Northern Iron;
(assoil)- to absolve; acquit; pardon; "May God assoil his soul!" A Knight
of the White Cross : a tale of the siege of Rhodes;
(exonerate)- to clear, as of an accusation; free from guilt or blame;
exculpate, (Ch C Ch" ); But patriotism does
not exonerate us from linguistic infantilism. The Times of India;
(exculpate)- to clear from a charge of guilt or fault; free from blame;
vindicate, (Ch CC Ch"); The captain gave a sigh that
would have exculpated him from the gravest of crimes, and looked
steadfastly toward the west. Vesty of the Basins;
(discharge)- to get rid of a burden or load, (h_ CC Ch"
CC Ch"); The injustice of arbitrary discharge is avoided
by confining the right of dischargeto the employment manager, and he
rarely exercises it. My Life and Work;
(dismiss)- to discharge or remove, as from office or service, (

hl); The chivalrous Prince is dismissed, and Joanna is alone
with, her thoughts. Frederic Mistral;
to put off or away, esp. from consideration; put aside; reject, ( CC
C l h );
acquit {comport = behave = conduct = deport}
(comport)- to bear or conduct (oneself); behave, (l ); But he
found his situation very far from such as comported with his ideas of royal
authority and state. History of King Charles the Second of England;
(deport)- to bear, conduct, or behave (oneself) in a particular manner;
to expel (an alien) from a country; banish, (f f \
); In July they began to round up boys and girls and deport them.
Tales From The Secret Annex;
justify = vindicate > vindicator = apologist : absolve > absolution = remission
(justification) - a reason, fact, circumstance, or explanation that justifies
or defends, ( C C h C); The
originating cause of our justification is the grace of God. The Theology of
Holiness;
(vindicate)- to clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion, or the
like; It will become his son to vindicate his name, and revenge his death.
The Old English Baron: a Gothic Story;
to afford justification for; justify, ( h ); It was believed
that his ambition would be less to extend his dominions than
to vindicate his title of the most Catholic king. The Rise of the Dutch
Republic Volume 04: 1555-59;
(vindicator)- one who vindicates; one who justifies, maintains, or defends;
She is the champion and vindicator only of her own. Chris Floyd - Empire
Burlesque;
(apologist)- a person who makes a defense in speech or writing of a belief,
idea, etc, ( ); Josephus was essentially an apologist, and
his writings include not only an apology for his people, but an apology for
his own life. Josephus;
(absolve)- to free from guilt or blame or their consequences, ((Ch
C ^ h CC) Ch" );
The sins which the priest has no authority to absolve are called reserved
sins. Baltimore Catechism No. 3 (of 4);
(absolution)- (verb - absolve) act of absolving; a freeing from blame or
guilt; release from consequences, obligations, or penalties, (

C C ); Then it must be considered that
their absolution is only upon repentance, and often upon penance also.
Life Of Johnson;
(remission)- a lessening of intensity or degree; abatement; Go then, and
exhort men to do penance for the remission of their sins, and for peace.
The Life and Legends of Saint Francis of Assisi;
attest = manifest = authenticate = evidence = ratify
(attest)- to give proof or evidence of; manifest, (
); This paper was duly signed and attested, and the prisoner
was given his liberty and an hour's grace. A Girl of the People;
(manifest)- to make clear or evident to the eye or the understanding; show
plainly, (C ChC );
readily perceived by the eye or the understanding; evident; obvious;
apparent; plain, ( ; ; ); And now the stratagem of the
enemy became manifest, and at the same time also there was seen on the
mountains above them a great army of the Samnites. Stories From Livy;
(stoic)- a list of the cargo or passengers carried on an airplane, (C
C C ; C CC );
(manifestation) - outward or perceptible indication; materialization,
(; '); But this manifestation is the work of God. Summa
Theologica, Part III;
(manifesto) - a public declaration of intentions, opinions, objectives, or
motives, as one issued by a government, sovereign, or organization,('
C h C' l C< '
C); For the first time in history a manifesto was addressed "to the
German nation." A History of Modern Europe, 1792-1878;
(authenticate)- to establish the authenticity of; prove genuine; If this
edition is published while I am at London, I shall revise the sheets and
authenticate its being according to his last corrections. Life of Adam Smith;
(evidence)- something indicative; an outward sign; The mere classification
of the evidence was a momentous and necessary task. The Reminiscences
Of Sir Henry Hawkins;
(ratify)- to confirm by expressing consent, approval, or formal sanction,
( hC h|C Ch ; ); Laws and statesmen for
the most part indicate and ratify, but do not create. Historical and Political
Essays;
condone : amnesty : clemency^ clement^ inclement : leeway = tolerance =

allowance : leniency : lax : latitude^ lateral
(condone)- to overlook, forgive, or disregard (an offense) without protest
or censure; I may not be able to condone theft, but I can comprehend your
desperation. The Sheikh's Innocent Bride;
(amnesty)- a general pardon for offenses, esp. political offenses, against a
government, often granted before any trial or conviction,(C'
{C C CC h' ); Many availed themselves
of the amnesty, anxious to return to their own homes. The Shadow of the
Cathedral;
(clemency)- the quality of being clement; disposition to show forbearance,
compassion, or forgiveness in judging or punishing; leniency; mercy,
('; _; C; ); This clemency was shown him
because he deserted before hostilities commenced. General Scott;
(inclement)- (of the weather, the elements, etc.) severe, rough, or harsh;
stormy, (C " " CC\); The weather was
very inclement, and rain was falling, accompanied by a very high wind.
Recollections of the private life of Napoleon;
(leeway)- a degree of freedom of action or thought; A competent skipper
will always be certain that enough leeway is allowed in the ship's course to
avoid drifting aground. The Word Detective;
(leniency)- mildness; permissiveness, (h; C); The main reason
that induced Charles so far to toleration and leniency was the trouble with
the Turks. Life of Luther;
(lax)- not strict or severe; careless or negligent, (; l; C;
'); If we are too lax, our kids ride roughshod over us and take
advantage of our softness;
(latitude)- freedom from narrow restrictions; freedom of action, opinion,
etc., ( h ); There was no effort on the part of the
saluting soldier to halt him, and once outside he realized why
this latitude was allowed him. The Lighted Match;
an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator;
(lateral)- of or pertaining to the side; situated at, proceeding from, or
directed to a side, (' ; ' ); We should be far more lateral thinking
than we are;
enfranchise = liberate = manumit = emancipate > emancipationist =
abolitionist
(enfranchise)- to grant a franchise to; admit to citizenship, esp. to the
right of voting, (Cl h ); United States, at

once enfranchise all the negroes in their midst. History of the Thirty-Ninth
Congress of the United States;
(liberate)- to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage, (
); But he says himself he would steal a negro to liberate him, and the
court says it makes no difference whether he steals to liberate or steals to
sell. Personal Memoir Of Daniel Drayton;
(manumit)- to release from slavery or servitude, ((lC hC)
); They were not required so far as we know, in any instance,
to manumit their slaves. A Review of Uncle Tom's Cabin or, An Essay on
Slavery;
(emancipate)- to free from restraint, influence, or the like, ( Ch"
(C' C C C CC)); The mind was emancipated,
and religion grew more liberal and humane, as the result of this contact with
foreign lands. Unitarianism in America;
(emancipationist)- one who is in favor of or advocates the emancipation of
slaves; In his earlier years, he had been an outspoken emancipationist, and
had always frankly expressed his opinion that slavery was a great evil.
Political Recollections 1840 to 1872;
(abolitionist)- a person who advocated or supported the abolition of
slavery in the U.S, (CD h CC C"hh); Frederick
Douglass was a former slave and abolitionist, and invoking his name was
meant as a slur, historian Ritchie said;
disengage ~ extricate = unravel = disentangle = untangle # tangle = entangle
= ravel
(disengage)- to release from attachment or connection; loosen; unfasten,
( " ); During this process the hydrogen gas of the water
is disengaged, and flies off with effervescence. Conversations on
Chemistry;
(extricate)- to free or release from entanglement; disengage, ( );
He gasped and kicked his legs in a frantic attempt to extricate himself.
(ravel, unravel)- to disentangle or unravel the threads or fibers of (a
woven or knitted fabric, rope, etc.), (l C); We weave, we ravel and
we unravel. The Ancient Regime;
to tangle or entangle,(l C);
to involve; confuse; perplex, (\C; \ );
(disentangle)- to extricate from entanglement or involvement; free; She

was too busy trying to disentangle herself from her seat-belt. A Ring And
A Promise;
(untangle)- release from entanglement of difficulty;
(tangle) to mix together or intertwine in a confused mass; snarl; There
were six of them, curled up around each other like a tangle of hairy rope.
(entangle)- to twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; snarl;
Friends engender obligations and obligations entangle life. The Miko;
recidivism = backsliding > backslide = recidivate = retrogress = relapse : revert
(recidivism)- repeated or habitual relapse, as into crime, (
); Their recidivism is not due to an inability to distinguish
between right and wrong. Studies in Forensic Psychiatry;
(backslide)- a falling back in principle or practice; a lapse in or
abandonment of religious obligation; apostasy; In our journeying to and fro,
we found some honest-hearted Friends, who appeared to be concerned for
the cause of truth among a backsliding people. The Journal of John
Woolman;
(recidivate)- to relapse into bad habits, sinful behavior, or undesirable
activities;
(retrogess)- to return to a previous pattern of behavior, especially to
return to criminal habits;
(relapse)- to go backward into an earlier and usually worse condition; We
don't stand still or retrogress; we keep going on and up. The Drums of
Jeopardy;
(relapse)- to fall or slide back into a former state; I feared a relapse, and
unwilling to run the risk, I preferred abstinence to exposing Theresa to a
similar mortification. The Confessions of J J Rousseau;
(revert)- to return to a former habit, practice, belief, condition, etc.,
(C ); After 3 generations the property reverted to
the landowners;

crime, types of felony, misdemeanor

felony > felon = outlaw = malefactor = crook = convict = offender : desperado
: ruffian = hooligan = roughneck = rowdy
(felon)- Law. a person who has committed a felony, ( C Ch

); His soul seemed to be crushed by the terrible realization that his son
was a common felon--worse than felon, the persecutor of innocence.
Hatchie, the Guardian Slave; or, The Heiress of Bellevue;
(outlaw)- a fugitive from the law; The younger son succeeded in escaping,
but he became a wretched fugitive and outlaw, and all manifestations of
resistance to Caesar's sway disappeared from Spain. History of Julius
Caesar;
(malefactor)- evildoer; criminal, (; C C ); The
judge may be grieved for the malefactor, and wish that he could shew
mercy to him, but find himself obliged to condemn him and suffer justice to
take its course. Sermons on Various Important Subjects;
(crook)- Informal one who makes a living by dishonest methods;
(convict)- Law to find or prove (someone) guilty of an offense or crime;
(offender)- one that offends, especially one that breaks a public law; In
this case, as in the other, the offender was a mere lad, little over twenty,
named John Francis. Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen V.1;
(desperado)- a bold, reckless criminal or outlaw, esp. in the early days of
the American West, (DhClf CC ); The man
afterwards became a noted desperado, and was quite conspicuous in the
Kansas war. The Life of Hon. William F. Cody;
(ruffian)- a tough, lawless person; roughneck; bully,("; ;
; ); Expecting resistance, the ruffians were for a moment staggered
at seeing only two unarmed men. The Great Events by Famous Historians,
Volume 10;
(hooligan)- a tough and aggressive or violent youth;
(roughneck)- an uncouth person; a rowdy;
(rowdy)- a rough, disorderly person; They were rowdy, but hardly
criminals. Texas! Lucky;
bribery^ bribable = venal <> venial
(bribery)- the act or practice of offering, giving, or taking a bribe; It was
shameful and open bribery, but bosses are shameful and open in their
doings, so Peter was only living up to his role. The Honorable Peter
Stirling and What People Thought of Him;
(bribable)- capable of being bribed; liable to be bribed; The legislature
elected by bribery is a bribable body. Complete Essays;
(venal)- willing to sell one's influence, esp. in return for a bribe; open to
bribery; mercenary, (C C C
'l C ); Corrupt and venal orators are the assassins of the

public liberties and of public morals Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and
Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry;
(venial)- able to be forgiven or pardoned; not seriously wrong, as a sin
(opposed to mortal), ( ; ; ; C); So powerful is the
influence of fashion, it can even cause murder to be regarded as
a venial peccadillo. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions Volume
2;
burglary : larceny : filch = cabbage = pilfer = purloin = steal : plagiarize :
smuggling : contraband
(burglary)- the act of entering a building or other premises with the
intent to commit theft; In doing his research into Sir Mayhew's life in
preparation for the burglary, he'd learned that Mayhew was a major
stockholder in Southland. Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine;
(larceny)- the wrongful taking and carrying away of the personal goods of
another from his or her possession with intent to convert them to the
taker's own use, (l); Murder, larceny, arson, rape -- all offences against
the person were commuted for a definite price. The Rise of the Dutch
Republic Volume 01: Introduction I;
(filch)- to steal (esp. something of small value); pilfer, (l; lC l
); He gave what he filched to the others, and Musa shared the dainties
they bought with the stolen property. The Last Journals of David
Livingstone from 1865 to His Death;
(cabbage)- anything filched;
(pilfer)- to steal (a small amount or item); An Italian will pilfer or steal,
cheat or defraud you, in any way he can. The Mirror of Literature,
Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 327, August 16, 1828;
(purloin)- to steal, often in a violation of trust; The document he came
to purloin is in my pocket, and here, Sir George, is my warrant for retaining
possession of it. " A Maker of History;
(plagiarize)- steal anothers ideas and pass them off as ones own, (C
' h D C C C ; ); The reason
students plagiarize is because they believe they wont get caught;
(smuggling)- offensive carrying of dutiable goods; The officers explained to
me the manner in which smuggling is conducted. A Residence in France;
(contrabandist)- one who traffics illegally; a smuggler, (Cl);
The rude native, the contrabandist who mocked at laws seemed stupefied
by the news. The Dead Command From the Spanish Los Muertos Mandan;
embezzlement = defalcation = peculation = misappropriation
(embezzlement)- to appropriate fraudulently to one's own use, as money

or property entrusted to one's care, (l); She pleaded guilty to a charge
of tax collectors embezzlement, a violation under the state taxation code;
(defalcation)- misappropriation of money or funds held by an official,
trustee, or other fiduciary, (- -); At the time
this was done, Tobias Watkins was in prison in Washington for a
defalcation of only a few hundreds to the Government. The Memories of
Fifty Years;
(peculation)- to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or
property entrusted to one's care); embezzle, (CC ); He
practiced every dirty act of peculation, and even stooped to connections
with the sutlers to defraud the public. Life and Times of Washington;
(misappropriation)- to apply wrongfully or dishonestly, as funds entrusted
to one's care, ( ); The Colonel found this a
hideous misappropriation of precious manpower but he seemed to have no
choice in the matter. The Ninja;
pillage = plunder = maraud = ravage = harry = loot = despoil = ransack : foray
= raid = maraud : predation = depredation
(pillage)- to strip ruthlessly of money or goods by open violence, as in
war; plunder, ( ); Houses were attacked and pillaged, and men
murdered in cold blood. A Brief History of the United States;
(plunder)- to rob of goods or valuables by open force, as in war, hostile
raids, brigandage, etc., ((C' {C ) f l );
They were eager for plunder, and seized the captain to plunder him of his
clothes. Forty Years in South China;
(maraud)- to roam or go around in quest of plunder; make a raid for
booty, ( 'C CC' C C\C ); The authorities were
anxious to stifle the notion of rebellion, and to treat the whole movement as
a marauding affair. The Philippine Islands;
(ravage)- to work havoc upon; damage or mar by ravages, (mf m
); Provinces were ravaged, and towns and castles were
stormed. Richard II Makers of History;
to pillage; sack, ( C " );
(harry)- to harass, annoy, or prove a nuisance to by or as if by repeated
attacks; worry, (m ); It was a real
treat for the harried President to escape from the politicians and have a
quiet talk with a private soldier. The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln;
(despoil)- to strip of possessions, things of value, etc.; rob; plunder;

pillage, ( ); While their territory has been devastated
and their homes despoiled, the spirit of the Serbian people has not been
broken;
(ransack)- to search or examine thoroughly; He delighted to ransack the
history of a nation, of an art or a science, and bring to me all the particulars.
Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli;
(foray)- to make a raid; pillage; maraud, (
); It was my fate to take part in many a fight and in many a foray, and
to send many a man to his doom. Tales of Destiny;
(raid)- a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or
suppressed, ( ); With insufficient time to improvise,
the raid was allowed to proceed. Luftwaffe Victorious;
(predation)- depredation; plundering; I wondered if the driver had
actually been carrying a Home Stone or if his assertion had been merely a
trick to discourage predation. Renegades Of Gor;
(depredation)- the act of preying upon or plundering; robbery; ravage,
( ll ); If a depredation was committed in the night, the
dawn of morning found the sufferer on the trail of the marauder.
Western Characters or Types of Border Life in the Western States;
usury : fleece = overcharge = rob
(usuary)- the lending or practice of lending money at an exorbitant
interest, (Ch ); Exorbitantly high interest rates were called
"usury," and were forbidden by federal law. Credit card information;
(fleece)- to deprive of money or belongings by fraud, hoax, or the like;
swindle,(C hC C"); Sooner or later must he come within
reach of their talons to be fleeced, flouted and despoiled. The Trail of '98
A Northland Romance;
to remove the fleece of (a sheep), (C\ C \C); They shear
sheep of their fleece, which they then comb into separate strands of wool-
Barrons GRE;
misdemeanor = violation = infraction = infringement > infringe {contravene =
contradict}
(misdemeanor)- Law. a criminal offense defined as less serious than a
felony; So I was let to go unwhipped of justice for that misdemeanor, and
perhaps that was the lesson which burnt into my soul. The Grimke Sisters
(infraction)- breach; violation; infringement; The preservation of the
Constitution from infraction is the President's highest duty. State of the
Union Address (1790-2001);

(infringement)- a violation, as of a law, regulation, or agreement; a
breach; For the infringement of other rights of a private character the law
has provided civil remedies with which we are not at this moment concerned.
The Reminiscences Of Sir Henry Hawkins;
(infringe)- to commit a breach or infraction of; violate or transgress, (f
^f f () ^f );
The making of this copy will not infringe the copyright in the content;
(contravene)- to act or be counter to; violate; And Ferrante does not
impress one as the sort of husband whose wishes his wife would be bold
enough to contravene. The Life of Cesare Borgia;
(contradict)- to assert or express the opposite of (a statement); He has
never had the generosity, the magnanimity, or the candour to contradict or
disavow. Memoirs of Aaron Burr;
peccadillo = indiscretion : misconduct = malfeasance
(peccadillo)- a very minor or slight sin or offense; a trifling fault, (C
lC ; Ch l); It is an action between friends,
just as my silence on the subject of your peccadillo is a friendly action. The
Gray Dawn;
(indiscretion)- lack of discretion; injudiciousness; Their indiscretion, and
the men who are guiding them, will prevent our communicating our secret to
them till the very last moment. The Life of Marie Antoinette;
(indiscretion)- the performance by a public official of an act that is legally
unjustified, harmful, or contrary to law; wrongdoing; The dawn of the
implementation of new rules to address the financial crisis, industry wide
corruption and fraud, and other malfeasance is quickly approaching;
impinge = entrench {trench} = encroach > encroachment
(impinge)- to make an impression; have an effect or impact;
to encroach; infringe , ( ); On the inert
molecules of seed and soil these waves impinge, disturbing the atomic
equilibrium, which there is an immediate effort to restore. Fragments of
science, V. 1-2;
(entrench)- to place in a position of strength; establish firmly or solidly,
(C< C h|C ); There had been no time
to entrench the position properly, but the troops showed a magnificent front
to the terrible fire which confronted them. Sir John French;
(trench)- to surround or fortify with trenches; entrench; The floor of
the trench is also sloped for purposes of draining. History of the World War,
Vol. 3;
(encroachment)- to advance beyond proper, established, or usual limits;

make gradual inroads, (C CC D "
^ ); To preserve internal order and freedom
from encroachment is the first purpose of government. State of the Union
Address (1790-2001);
transgress = trespass = breach = infiltrate = infract = intrude > intruder =
interloper
(transgress)- to pass over or go beyond (a limit, boundary, etc.), (
^ ); to transgress bounds of prudence;
to go beyond the limits imposed by (a law, command, etc.); violate;
infringe, ( l ); Thus Satan leads us on by first tempting us
to transgress, then making our first sin an argument to sweep away all
objections in regard to committing others. From Wealth to Poverty;
(tresspass)- an encroachment or intrusion; Murder was reckoned but a
venial trespass, and was boasted as a piece of bravery. The Works of John
Dryden;
(breach)- breaking of contract or duty, (; l; ^; );
fissure or gap; The engines were then rolled along the mole to the walls, and
a breach was at last made, and the city was taken by assault. Ancient States
and Empires;
(infiltrate)- to pass (troops, for example) surreptitiously into enemy-held
territory; Even if we infiltrate the alien core in the Jem'Hadar station, we
can't blow it up. Time's Enemy;
(infract)- to infringe; violate;
(intrude)- to thrust or bring in without invitation, permission, or welcome,
(C C C' C); And then I ran away, not wishing
to intrude, and waited impatiently for dinner and an introduction to my well-
beloved heroine. Memories and Anecdotes;
(interloper)- to intrude into some region or field of trade without a proper
license, (C');He felt like an interloper, an intruder, and his
heart sank. Ghost King;
intrude^ obtrude^ unobtrusive^ extrude^ protrude : protuberance = bulge :
expansive : egress
(obtrude)- to thrust (something) forward or upon a person, esp. without
warrant or invitation, (lC CC C C C
lC Ch"; ll ); Gates was quite too vain-glorious to listen
and Marion quite too moderate to obtrude his opinions; and yet Marion was
a man of equal prudence and adroitness. The Life of Francis Marion;
(unobstrusive)- not obtrusive; inconspicuous, unassertive, or reticent,

(; ); He was quiet unobtrusive, and only a fair scholar
according to the standard of the College authorities. Ralph Waldo Emerson;
(extrude)- to thrust out; force or press out; expel, ( h
Cl C l C C C' Ch"); The surface of the sea-ice
was now extremely slushy and bad for pulling; the ice had begun
to extrude its salt. The Worst Journey in the World Antarctic 1910-1913;
(protrude) stick out, (C "); His eyes protruded,
and a scream ripped past his teeth. 013 - Meteor Menace;
(protuberance)- a protuberant part or thing; projection or bulge, (;
); The protuberance is usually reflexed from the unequal growth of
the two surfaces. The Genus Pinus;
(bulge) a protruding part; an outward curve or swelling; His face ceased
to bulge, slowly shrinking until the skin pressed tight around the clear
outlines of his skull. The Kinslayer Wars;
(expansive)- having a wide range or extent; comprehensive; extensive,
('; ); Froude's sense of humour was rather receptive
than expansive, and he did not often display it in his writings. The Life of
Froude;
(of a person's character or speech) effusive, unrestrained, free, or open,
("; ");
(egress)- exit, (); The gates of the outer wall were open all day for
ingress and egress, and closed only at night. The Phantom Ship;

legal terminologies

decree = fiat = edict = rescript = dictum : ordinance^ ordain <> ordeal
(decree)- a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority, (;
Ch'); This decree was annulled by the king, and confirmed by
parliament. History of the French Revolution from 1789 to 1814;
(fiat)- an authoritative decree, sanction, or order, (' h
Ch'); As a liberal, I fear that some of our rights could thus be curtailed
by ministerial fiat;
(edict)- a decree or proclamation issued by an authority and having the
force of law; The edict was set up at the turnings of streets, and in public

places of the town. The Works of John Dryden;
(rescript)- a formal decree or edict; The petition and the rescript are in
existence, and confirm Cellinis veracity in this transaction. The
Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini;
(dictum)- an authoritative pronouncement; judicial assertion, (
' ); A wise man, he had learned early in life a basic dictum:
odd appearance may indicate wealth or eccentricity, with the two not
necessarily mutually exclusive. Orphan Star;
(ordinance)- an authoritative rule or law; a decree or command,
(Ch'); This ordinance was at first approved by a lieutenant colonel of
the United Report on the Condition of the South;
(ordination) - Ecclesiastical. the act or ceremony of ordaining, (C
C " ); He was instituted here in 1852 at the age of 24 only a year
after his ordination as priest;
(ordain)- to decree; give orders for, (Ch'h); The Constitution has
itself pointed out, ordained, and established that authority. American
Eloquence, Volume 1 Studies In American Political History (1896);
(ordeal)- any extremely severe or trying test, experience, or trial,
(); One thing Bauer has learned through his ordeal is the
importance of preventing bad things from getting worse. The Austin Daily
Herald;
subpoena : summons <> summon = invoke
(subpoena)- the usual writ for the summoning of witnesses or the
submission of evidence, as records or documents, before a court or other
deliberative body, (hC "
); They refused to cooperate on the grounds that the subpoena was
a violation of the First Amendment;
(summons)- an authoritative command, message, or signal by which one is
summoned, (lC C " ); To each
a summons was to be addressed, and Napoleon wrote the preliminary
directions at Dresden. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. III. (of IV.);
(summon)- to call together; convene; "Be kind enough to summon the
proprietor of this establishment." The House Without a Key;
(invoke)- to call for with earnest desire; make supplication or pray for,
( ' h );
I invoke the name of the goddess Lostris, and you cannot stand against it. '
Warlock;
affidavit : adjuration : affirmation : conviction {belief}

(affidavit)- a written declaration upon oath made before an authorized
official, ( CC '
'); In the affidavit, applicants will have to cite the reasons
behind their financial woes, such as job loss or a drop in income. Salon;
(adjuration)- an earnest request; entreaty, ( C < ');
Repeat that cruel adjuration, and you inflict a death-blow. Wagner, the
Wehr-Wolf;
(affirmation)- something that is affirmed; a statement or proposition that is
declared to be true, (h| C C C ); It is thus
impossible to make any affirmation which is universally and absolutely
valid. A History of Indian Philosophy, Volume 1;
(conviction)- the judgment of a jury or judge that a person is guilty of a
crime as charged, (C Ch ); He and everybody knew that
his conviction was an act of legal violence. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography;
a strongly held belief, (h| ' );
inequity : nepotism
(inequity)- lack of equity; unfairness; favoritism or bias, (
_ l); Fixing inequity is a prerequisite for constructing a
healthy and just economy;
(nepotism)- patronage bestowed or favoritism shown on the basis of family
relationship, as in business and politics, (); Stories of
scandal, nepotism, and more layoffs are causing many to question the future
and credibility of the university;
filibuster : perjury : perpetrate : forensic : investigate : sue > ensue
(filibuster)- to impede legislation by irregular or obstructive tactics, esp. by
making long speeches, (C Ch C h h C
DC CC \ l); The only way to break a filibuster is for
three-fifths of the Senate to invoke something called cloture-that is, the
cessation of debate. The Audacity of Hope;
(perjury)- the willful giving of false testimony under oath or affirmation,
before a competent tribunal, upon a point material to a legal inquiry, (
'); Robberts warned the public not to register false cases as they
would be charged with perjury, and fined or sentenced to time in prison;
(perpetrate)- to commit, (C l l
l C ); The greatest evil we can perpetrate, is to
make someone else do evil. David A;
(forensic)- pertaining to, connected with, or used in courts of law or public

discussion and debate, (hC h-< hl);
His style is generally forensic, altho he frequently rises to the dramatic.
Successful Methods of Public Speaking;
(investigate)- to observe or inquire into in detail; examine systematically;
The boys did not stop to investigate, but flew in terror to report their tale.
The Boys' Life of Mark Twain;
(sue)- Law to petition (a court) for redress of grievances or recovery of a
right, ( ; Chf ); They suffered the bonds to be sued,
and thus raised the question. Select Speeches of Daniel Webster;
(ensue)- to follow in order; come afterward, esp. in immediate succession,
( l; l C); A struggle ensued, and the crime of homicide
was added to that of robbery. Eugene Aram Complete;
warranted > warranty
(warranted)- justified, authorized, ( h C ); If
deportation is warranted, then those people must be sent packing, regardless
of their phony claims. Werner Patels - A Dose of Common Sense;
(unwarranted) - having no justification; groundless; Equally unwarranted is
a similar assumption in the broader ranges of society. The Nature of
Goodness;
(warranty)- an act or an instance of warranting; assurance; authorization;
warrant, (); This warranty is invalid if the factory-applied serial
number has been altered or removed from the product;
depose > deposition
(depose)- to remove from office or position, esp. high office, (hlf
lf l ); Great leaders honor the people who want
to depose them, the assassins in their midst. The Practice of Leadership;
(deposition)- removal from an office or position, ( CC ;
='); Philip availed himself of a flaw in the Pope's election to threaten
him with deposition, and in return was excommunicated. History of
France;
rebuttal^ rejoinder = comeback = retort : repartee
(rebuttal)- an act of rebutting, as in a debate, ( C
-); Ready and spontaneous skill in rebuttal is the final excellence
of debating. The Making of Arguments;
(rejoinder)- an answer to a reply; response,( ); He had
always the correct rejoinder, always did the right thing. Black Jack;
(comeback)- a return to a former higher rank, popularity, position,

prosperity, etc.; This was Malcomb's standard comeback -- although he
lacked the courage to say it out loud. The crush;
(retort)- to reply to, usually in a sharp or retaliatory way; reply in kind to,
( Ch" h ); Henry replied with no idle threats or empty
reproaches, but his retort was none the less effective. Henry VIII.;
(repartee)- a quick, witty reply, ( h C C l h );
But Louise was too shy to respond to this repartee, and she dropped her eyes
in confusion. Patty's Success;
reprieve {respite = hiatus}
(reprieve)- to delay the impending punishment or sentence of (a
condemned person), (hCh' h
); Supreme Court, but as one of thousands of petitions the Court receives
each year, his chance for a reprieve is remote;
(respite)- a delay or cessation for a time, esp. of anything distressing or
trying; an interval of relief, (; ; ); Climbing up into the
trees afforded a temporary respite, as wolves cannot, like bears, there follow
their victims. Winter Adventures of Three Boys;
temporary suspension of the execution of a person condemned to death;
reprieve, (h );
(hiatus)- a break or interruption in the continuity of a work, series, action,
etc., (( l ) Ch C"h; ); She thought
her libido had taken a permanent hiatus, but apparently it hadn't. A
Change of Seasons;
docket : document : dossier : missive <> massive
(docket)- an official memorandum or entry of proceedings in a legal
cause,(l hC C);
a register of such entries;
British. a writing on a letter or document stating its contents; any
statement of particulars attached to a package, envelope, etc.; a label or
ticket, ( CC C);
(dossier)- a collection or file of documents on the same subject, esp. a
complete file containing detailed information about a person or topic,
(C l h ); He
has reams of paper which he calls the dossier of the crime. Simon the Jeste;
(missive)- a written message; letter, (h C );
This missive was accompanied by a long letter, dated Nov. Little Memoirs
of the Nineteenth Century;
(massive)- large in comparison with the usual amount;

militate : draconian : generality
(militate)- to have a substantial effect; weigh heavily, ((- h
C<) C "f ); Passion, in him, comprehended many
of the worst emotions which militate against human happiness. The
Caxtons Volume 08;
(draconian)- of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Draco or his code of
laws, ( <-` C CC Draco C );
(often lowercase) rigorous; unusually severe or cruel, (( C )
' C " ); He is also an advocate of more gun control
legislation as well as a draconian, massively increased enforcement of the
current laws. Mirror On America;
(generality)- an indefinite, unspecific, or undetailed statement, (
; h ); None can answer yet for
the generality, whose decisive franchise will elect a fit arbiter in due time.
Life of Robert Browning;
tribunal : litigation : embargo
(tribunal)- a court of justice, (l); The principal function of
this tribunal is the trial of charges brought against ministers by the king or by
the Folkething. The Governments of Europe;
(litigation)- the engagement in legal proceedings, (; C
cD); They are very fond of litigation, and are mostly able to afford the
expense of a lawsuit. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier;
(embargo)- an order of a government prohibiting the movement of
merchant ships into or out of its ports, ( C^); Whether
the embargo was a wise and efficient or a futile and useless measure has little
to do with the question of his conduct. John Quincy Adams American
Statesmen Series;
writ : codify : codicil : legacy : lien : tithe
(writ)- a formal order under seal, issued in the name of a sovereign,
government, court, or other competent authority, enjoining the officer or
other person to whom it is issued or addressed to do or refrain from some
specified act, (h C l
Ch'); This writ was delivered to Baddele as sergeant of the staple, and by
virtue of it he took and imprisoned Edmund in the staple. Our Legal
Heritage, 5th Ed.;
(codify)- to reduce (laws, rules, etc.) to a code; And there is no system of
equations to codify how one deed compares with another; the system will be

self-regulatory. Top stories from Times Online;
to make a digest of; arrange in a systematic collection;
(codicil)- supplement to the body of a will, (C ' C'
C'); From the evidence of handwriting experts, it became clear that
the codicil was a complete forgery. Christie, Agatha - Hallowe'en 2;
(legacy)- a gift made by a will, (C ); Being a part of
his legacy is a real honor for me;
(lien)- Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another
person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation;
The village bank accounts had been frozen and a lien was put on village
property;
(tithe)- any tax, levy, or the like, esp. of one-tenth, (D Ch
CC h q C -h''); The next year some
financier "equalises" the tithe, and my tithe is reduced to 100. Speculations
from Political Economy;
proviso : statute : bicameral
(proviso)- a clause in a statute, contract, or the like, by which a condition
is introduced,(C' l h hC C 'C
C ' ); This proviso was adopted by the House, but
was rejected by the Senate. Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate
and Cabinet An Autobiography.;
(satute)- an enactment made by a legislature and expressed in a formal
document, (h Ch ; ); The violation of
this statute is a misdemeanor. The Negro Problem;
(statutory) - prescribed or authorized by statute, (); He is
currently serving a 10-year sentence for the statutory rape of another young
girl;
(bicameral)- having two branches, chambers, or houses, as a legislative
body, ( ' ()); The United States Congress is a bicameral
body;

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tectonics : terrace : frieze : cornice : dormer
(tectonics)- the study of the earth's structural features; No more gas comes
out, because vulcanism, tectonics, all geology ended long ago. Inconstant
Star;
(terrace)- a porch or walkway bordered by colonnades; At the very center of
the terrace was the place of honor. The Rich Little Poor Boy;
(frieze)- the part of a classical entablature between the architrave and the
cornice, usually decorated with sculpture in low relief, (Ch"C
C 'C' ); The fragments of the
narrow frieze which bordered the upper part of the frieze are marked from
50 to 68. How to See the British Museum in Four Visits;
(cornice)- any prominent, continuous, horizontally projecting feature
surmounting a wall or other construction, or dividing it horizontally for
compositional purposes, ( '); Above the cornice is another monolith, the
lower part squared and the upper shaped into a pyramid. History of
Phoenicia;
(dormer)- also called dormer window. a vertical window in a projection
built out from a sloping roof; This superb detached dormer-style residence is
located only four miles from Loughrea town;
rostrum = dais = podium ~ lectern
(rostrum)- a dais, pulpit, or other elevated platform for public speaking; He
was also no mean orator in a nation where the arts of the rostrum are
specially cultivated and understood. The Adventure of Living;
(dais)- a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne,
seats of honor, etc., (<; Ch); On the table at the dais was silver plate,
then a rare luxury, restricted to the highest classes, the articles being spoons,
knives, plates, and goblets. A Forgotten Hero Not for Him;
(podium)- an elevated platform, as for an orchestra conductor or public
speaker; Standing at the podium, his face set in stern lines, Matt lifted his
eyes and studied the wall at the far end of the room. Honorbound;
(lectern)- a reading desk in a church on which the Bible rests and from

which the lessons are read during the church service, ( C CC
l CC' ); On either side of the lectern is a large
bullet proof glass screen protecting him from any shots fired by would-be
assassins who might be positioned in skyscrapers overlooking the venue;
alcove ~ niche ~ cubbyhole : cubicle : repository
(alcove)- a recess or small room adjacent to or opening out of a room,
(Cl C CC C l );
He peeped in between the curtains of the alcove, and saw at once what was
out in the square. A Court of Inquiry;
(niche)- a small concavity;
an enclosure that is set back or indented;
(cubbyhole)- a small compartment;
(cubicle)- a small space or compartment partitioned off, (h C
C \ C h Ch" '); At the back of my cubicle was a
window from which I could still gain a view of the pavement. An Amiable
Charlatan;
(repository)- a receptacle or place where things are deposited, stored, or
offered for sale, (h ); Her diary was not so much the mirror of the
days as they passed as the repository of her unspoken confidences. Lady
John Russell;
cameo : emboss : indentation = indenture^ indent : chase {chase after}
(cameo)- a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in
such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background
for a low-relief design of another color,(C' ' C'
Ch C C ); There was still a long list
of smaller articles--cameos, medallions, coins. The Child of Pleasure;
also called cameo role. a minor part played by a prominent performer in a
single scene of a motion picture or a television play; Did you enjoy Bill
Murrays cameo in Little Shop of Horrors? He was onscreen for only a
minute, but he cracked me up;
(emboss)- produce a design in raised relief, (l - l ); Among
the things the innovative artist could emboss are copies of favourite
photographs or images of pets;
(indentation)- a cut, notch, or deep recess, ( C"h (C
C )); It went down across a shallow indentation, then over another ridge,
then down into a small valley. Man from Mundania;
(indenture)- a deed or agreement executed in two or more copies with

edges correspondingly indented as a means of identification, (C'
'' 'h C h l l
^); A secret renewal of the indenture was executed
simultaneously. Benjamin Franklin;
(chase)- a rectangular iron frame in which composed type is secured or
locked for printing or platemaking, (( C hC )
' Ch ); With this hammer, he carefully chased an intricate design
onto the surface of the chalice(secondary meaning)- Barrons GRE;
go after with the intent to catch;
mural ~ fresco
(mural)- a painting that is applied to a wall surface;
(stoic)- the art or technique of painting on a moist, plaster surface with
colors ground up in water or a limewater mixture, (Ch Ch);
This fresco is very fine both in general composition and detail. Luca
Signorelli;
mosaic : parquet : arcade : obelisk
(mosaic)- a picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of
inlaid stone, glass, etc., (' ' C' C C C l
h C\ C ' h C ); The number of pieces
of stone used in making this mosaic is almost incalculable;
(parquet)- a floor composed of short strips or blocks of wood forming a
pattern, sometimes with inlays of other woods or other materials, ('-
l C l); Finish carpenters will write on the subfloor before they
lay the hardwood parquet or the carpet pad;
(arcade)- an arched or covered passageway, usually with shops on each
side, ( h C
); Above the arcade was a string
course carved with zig-zag ornament;
(obelisk)- a tapering, four-sided shaft of stone, usually monolithic and
having a pyramidal apex, ( Ch ' CC
lC ); The obelisk is a long pointed four-sided shaft, the
uppermost portion of which forms a pyramid;
proscenium : veneer
(proscenium)- the arch that separates a stage from the auditorium,
(C< " h- '; D<);
The proscenium was surmounted by the German and English flags
intertwined, the walls were adorned with oleograph portraits of the The
Christian A Story;

(veneer)- thin layer; cover, (C; ); Even when you remove
mankind's veneer, there is more positive than negative;
esthetic = aesthetic <> ascetic
(esthetic)- aesthetic;
(aesthetic)- pertaining to a sense of the beautiful or to the science of
aesthetics, artistic,( Cl {); It is for American
criticism to posit this more comprehensive aesthetic, and to demonstrate that
the work of Mark Twain is the work of a great artist. Mark Twain;
(ascetic)- a person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of
contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-denial or self-mortification
for religious reasons, (" _C C C ); In
the last years of his short life he sank into a torpor of superstition--ascetic,
self-mortified, and rapt in a strange exaltation, like a medieval monk.
Landmarks in French Literature;
a monk; hermit, ();
esthetic : flamboyant = aureate = florid {ruddy = rubicund} : flowery = ornate :
trappings = furnishing : filigree
(flamboyant)- conspicuously dashing and colorful, (l l C
l);
florid; ornate; elaborately styled, (Cl' ); They are not moral
challengers, nor do they represent a medieval version of flamboyant evil
worshipers. The Virtue of Selfishness;
(aureate)- golden or gilded; The aureate light, streaming on, beat full upon
the howitzer and on the living and unwounded of its men. The Long Roll;
inflated and pompous in style;
(florid)- reddish; ruddy; rosy; His complexion was florid, the skin rather
pock-marked, his hair the color of blue steel, for the black was already
changing to grey. Beethoven A Character Study;
flowery; excessively ornate; showy;
(ruddy)- reddish; healthy-looking, (; CQ; );
White and ruddy was his beardless countenance. The Coming of Cuculain;
(rubicund)- inclined to a healthy rosiness; ruddy; She was a stout old lady,
with large rubicund face and big blue eyes, surrounded by very abundant
grey curls. What I Remember;
(flowery)- covered with or having many flowers;
decorated with floral designs;
rhetorically ornate or precious; She began to read, skipping over
the flowery salutations. The Spellsong War;

(ornate)- elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily
so, ( ); The lobby was large and ornate, and there was a fountain
and a pool in which fish swam. 028 - The Roar Devil;
(trappings)- an ornamental covering or harness for a horse; a caparison.
Often used in the plural, ( l ); The coach
with its Belamour trappings was a warrant of admittance. Love and Life An
Old Story in Eighteenth Century Costume;
(furnishing)- wearing apparel and accessories;
(filigree)- delicate ornamental work of fine silver, gold, or other metal
wires, esp. lacy jewelers' work of scrolls and arabesques, (C "
C C'); Modern laboratory tests prove that his beaten
gold filigree is actually made from modern drawn wire. dummy 3;
rubicund : roseate : sepia : azure : turquoise = aquamarine : verdigris :
chlorophyll
(roseate)- rosy; optimistic, (C- C ); But while his prospects in
Europe and the East were roseate, the western horizon bulked threateningly
with clouds. The Life of Napoleon I (Volume 1 of 2);
(sepia)- a dark brown ink or pigment originally prepared from the secretion
of the cuttlefish, (| h ); Enlarged sepia photographs of
structures, monuments, bronzes, statuary, and memorials of all kinds were
gathered and framed uniformly. A Backward Glance at Eighty;
(azure)- of or having a light, purplish shade of blue, like that of a clear and
unclouded sky,(Q ); The women are robed as for
balls in silken skirts of every hue--azure, rose, apple-green, violet, and
orange. A Woman's Impression of the Philippines;
(turquoise)- a light to brilliant bluish green; She also wore thick hexagonal
granny glasses and a heavy necklace of turquoise, black onyx, and malachite.
(aquamarine)- a pale blue to light greenish blue, ( ); Richard's
nemesis with the spiky hairdo and aquamarine eyes arrived and appeared
particularly fascinated by him. Critical Condition;
(verdigris)- a green or bluish patina formed on copper, brass, or bronze
surfaces exposed to the atmosphere for long periods of time, consisting
principally of basic copper sulfate, (_); It contained nothing but a
brass lamp covered with verdigris, and a dusty piece of parchment. Twice
Told Tales;
(chlorophyll)- any of a group of green pigments that are found in the
chloroplasts of plants and in other photosynthetic organisms; We live by the

sun through the agency of chlorophyll. Autobiography of a Yogi;
amulet : talisman : pendulous : circlet : epaulet : figurine : spangle = sequin :
pendant <> pedant
(amulet)- a small object worn to ward off evil, harm, or illness or to bring
good fortune; protecting charm, ( l ); He wrapped his injured
hands tightly around the feather amulet, as if seeking some sort of
consolation. Death Gate Cycle 1 - Dragon Wing;
(talisman)- a stone, ring, or other object, engraved with figures or
characters supposed to possess occult powers and worn as an amulet or
charm, (l ); If once the secret of the talisman should be divulged,
swift ruin would descend upon the kingdom of the Goths. Historical Tales -
The Romance of Reality - Volume VII;
(pendulous)- hanging down loosely, ( C C
Ch); His ears were hardly as pendulous, being rather more trenchant
than pendulous, and therefore more mobile in action. In Africa Hunting
Adventures in the Big Game Country;
(circlet)- a ring-shaped ornament, esp. for the head, ( CC
C ); A circlet of gold rested upon Liana's moonlit
tresses, and at the front of the circlet was a blood red stone. Cheyenne
McCray - Spellbound;
(epaulet)- an ornamental shoulder piece worn on uniforms, chiefly by
military officers, (Cl C C C
); A furious rage seized him and he sought eagerly for a shot at
the epaulet, but it disappeared. The Masters of the Peaks A Story of the Great
North Woods;
(figurine)- a small ornamental figure of pottery, metal, plastic, etc.;
statuette; Custom hand made figurine is another unique gift idea which
everyone love nowadays;
(spangle)- to sprinkle or stud with small, bright pieces, objects, spots,
etc,(l C);
a small, thin, often circular piece of glittering metal or other material, used
esp. for decorating garments,(l); The tikli or spangle is worn in the
Hindustani Districts and not in the south. The Tribes and Castes of the
Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala;
(sequin)- a small shiny ornamental disk, often sewn on cloth; a spangle; All
my predecessors had been paid this sequin by Frenchmen and others without
distinction. The Confessions of J J Rousseau;
(pendant)- a hanging ornament, as an earring or the main piece suspended

from a necklace, ( < C C C );
This lovely and unique black agate pendant is adorned with tiny flowers of
Jade and set in polished sterling silver;
(pedant)- one who pays undue attention to book learning and formal rules,
(C h " -'C C C ); The soul of
the pedant was at first tugged as if from below, then drawn slowly down,
and finally shot off out of sight This is a most extraordinary thing!' The
Path to Rome;
gargoyle : rococo : baroque : arabesque
(gargoyle)- a spout, terminating in a grotesque representation of a human
or animal figure with open mouth, projecting from the gutter of a building
for throwing rain water clear of a building, (C h CC
'C . l Cl C -
Cl); His face is rough-hewn, almost grotesque like a gargoyle. A Student
in Arms Second Series;
(rococo)- a style of art, especially architecture and decorative art, that
originated in France in the early 18th century and is marked by elaborate
ornamentation, as with a profusion of scrolls, foliage, and animal forms,
(( h C) (CCC h'
'C C'C h )); The ceiling with rococo plasterwork and a cornice
which shows corbels and flower heads;
(baroque)- extravagantly ornate, florid, and convoluted in character or
style, (` " `l 'C CCC C' C
' ); But under these pseudo-baroque ornaments was
hidden a framework of reinforced concrete. August, 1953;
(arabesque)- Fine Arts. a sinuous, spiraling, undulating, or serpentine line
or linear motif, (() h
'); The picture is at once a decorative arabesque, an ensemble of tones,
and a slice of history. Promenades of an Impressionist;
a pose in ballet in which the dancer stands on one leg with one arm
extended in front and the other leg and arm extended behind, ((C )
C h \C C hC - C C'
); She also demonstrated amazing flexibility with a graceful arabesque,
and placed third;

patterns, fabrics, miscellaneous

fluted : serrated : brocade : bifurcated > bifurcate ~ ramify = furcate = fork
(fluted)- having vertical parallel grooves(as in a pillar), ( l);
It is exquisitely proportioned like a fluted column of noble height. The
Mountains;
(serrated)- having a notched edge or sawlike teeth, esp. for cutting;
serrate, (h l; l); He puzzled over it for a while, noticed that the
edge was serrated, and decided that it was a saw. Little Fuzzy;
(brocade)- fabric woven with an elaborate design, esp. one having a raised
overall pattern, (lh C' C' ); His waistcoat was a loud brocade,
his necktie a single black band, knotted once. The Rose in the Ring;
(bifurcated)- to divide or fork into two branches, (l ' ); In
practice, however, they are two parts of a bifurcated international system.
Darwiniana;
(ramify)- to divide or spread out into branches or branchlike parts; extend
into subdivisions, (' "); Umbrian
enmities ramify incredibly and endure from generation to generation.
Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire;
(furcate)- divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork;
(fork)- a bifurcation or separation into two or more branches or parts; A
few miles this side of Soda Springs the roads forked, one going to California
and the other to Oregon. Reminiscences of a Pioneer;
amorphous^ asymmetric : corrugated : lamellae : tessellated : striated :
brindled
(amorphous)- lacking definite form; having no specific shape; formless,
(h ); The solid is represented by an amorphous,
thermally rough ensemble of particles;
(asymmetry)- not identical on both sides of a central line; unsymmetrical;
lacking symmetry, (); For all the talk of development,
the asymmetry of power remains a fundamental feature of the global trade
body;
(corrugated)- wrinkled; furrowed; ridged, (< ); His forehead
was corrugated, like that of a man of sixty who had lived a hard life; his eyes
were small, black and piercing. The Pomp of the Lavilettes, Volume 1;
(lamellae)- a thin plate, scale, membrane, or layer, as of bone, tissue, or
cell walls;
(tessellated)- formed of small pieces of stone, glass, or the like;
In zoology, checkered or reticulated in a regular manner; As I went into the

hall I saw its floor was tessellated, and its wall was a picture-gallery. New
Tabernacle Sermons;
(striated)- marked with striae; furrowed; striped; streaked, (C
h ; C); The rock was singularly striated, the scratches arranged
concentrically and in helicoidal curves. The Collected Works of Ambrose
Bierce, Volume 1;
(brindled)- gray or tawny with darker streaks or spots, (q C C
h Cl ); His coat is brindled, dark brown and blackjust
like Magic'sand fine as the softest satin. Army Letters from an Officer's
Wife, 1871-1888;
collage = montage
(collage)- a technique of composing a work of art by pasting on a single
surface various materials not normally associated with one another, as
newspaper clippings, parts of photographs, theater tickets, and fragments
of an envelope, ( \ Cl h l C\ hC
C C' C l); A personalized collage is a great gift for family or
maybe your best pal!;
(montage)- a single pictorial composition made by juxtaposing or
superimposing many pictures or designs; Its surface was a montage of big
and little pits, craterlets left by interstellar dust grains pushing their way
through the ramscoop field. A Gift From Earth;
knit : homespun : yoke
(knit)- to contract into folds or wrinkles, (C; ; ClC); He
struggled to free himself, for his muscles were well-knit, and he had lost but
little of his vigour. The Woodcutter of Gutech;
(homespun)- spun or made at home, (C C; hl; ll);
His men were badly clothed in homespun, a light wear which afforded little
warmth. The Life of Francis Marion;
(yoke)- to join, couple, link, or unite, (C "); This refers
to a relationship where two people are "yoked" by a commitment or contract.
Spiritually Unequal Marriage;
blotched : dappled = mottled : stipple
(blotch)- to mark with blotches; blot, spot, or blur; When I came home
from my talk with Miss Hale, I studied myself long in my blotched looking-
glass. The Promised Land;
(dappled)- having spots of a different shade, tone, or color from the
background; mottled; They walked through the sun-dappled orchard, and
she felt her nerves easing once more. Stephanie Laurens - The Ideal Bride;

(mottled)- spotted or blotched in coloring; And they were of many kinds,
mostly white, some grey, others sooty brown or mottled, and some wholly
black. A Little Boy Lost;
(stipple)- to paint, engrave, or draw by means of dots or small touches,
(C C l C ); The wide and stippled flight
of an army of crows sweeps the sky;
calico = piebald = pied = multicolor = parti-colored = varicolored = variegated
(calico)- an animal having a spotted or parti-colored coat;
a figured cotton cloth from India,( lh C'C h
' -C' CC); Her tunic was of
scarlet calico, and she carried in her hand a straw hat with a red ribbon, to
put on when she entered the church. White Shadows in the South Seas;
(piebald)- having patches of black and white or of other colors; parti-
colored, ((C\ CC) C h " C h ); Most
Gypsy cobs are what Americans would call spotted and what the British
would call piebald or skewbald;
(pied)- having patches of two or more colors, as various birds and other
animals, (q l-l); Alleyne had ceased painting
his pied merlin, and sat, brush in hand, staring with open eyes at a type of
man so strange and so unlike any whom he had met. The White Company;
(parti-colored)- having parts, sections, or areas colored differently from
each other; pied; He was huddled in a queer parti-colored blanket purple
and brown and orange and grey. Cinderella in the South Twenty-Five South
African Tales;
(varicolored)- having a variety of colors; variegated; In the bright summer
evenings long processions could be seen winding like a varicolored serpent
among the gray trees. The Faery Tales of Weir;
(variegated)- varied in appearance or color; marked with patches or spots
of different colors, (q C CCC C ; ll); The woods
were more variegated, interspersed with shrubs. Letters on Sweden,
Norway, and Denmark;
assortment = sundry = medley = motley = potpourri {pastiche} = salmagundi =
smorgasbord = mixed bag ~ mlange = farrago = gallimaufry = hodgepodge =
hotchpotch = ragbag = odds and ends = oddments = mingle-mangle = mishmash
= omnium-gatherum : mongrel
(assortment)- a collection of various kinds of things; a mixed collection;
They were an odd assortment, from the more familiar rats and mice to
bandicoots and phalangers. The Day of the Dissonance;
(sundry)- various or diverse, ( C ); We were all

pretty well done at camping, and here we leave our last depot--only four
days' food and a sundry or two. Scott's Last Expedition Volume I;
(medley)- a mixture, esp. of heterogeneous elements; hodgepodge; jumble,
(q c l\); His mind was a strange medley,
and his mental sight far from clear. The History of David Grieve;
(motley)- exhibiting great diversity of elements; heterogeneous, (
C ll); A man's natural propensities are motley, but his soul is
white. The Essentials of Spirituality;
(potpourri)- a collection of miscellaneous literary extracts; If my poor
talents enable me to respond in any degree to so much that is flattering, I
venture, dear madam, to offer you a little musical potpourri. Joseph Haydn;
(pastiche)- a literary, musical, or artistic piece consisting wholly or chiefly
of motifs or techniques borrowed from one or more sources, (q
CC h D C l ); In a pastiche, the characters and
backgrounds of another writer are used in serious imitation of the style;
(salmagundi)- a mixed dish consisting usually of cubed poultry or fish,
chopped meat, anchovies, eggs, onions, oil, etc., often served as a salad;
any mixture or miscellany; Theatrical salmagundi is served everywhere, and
seems to be the dish best suited to the American aesthetic palate as thus far
educated. Germany and the Germans From an American Point of View;
(smorgasbord)- a buffet meal of various hot and cold hors d'oeuvres, salads,
casserole dishes, meats, cheeses, etc; Grace recalls images of
a smorgasbord of olives, celery, carrots, potato salad and pastrami, free-
flowing alcohol at an open bar and carved ice figurines. Grace Slick The
Biography;
(mixed bag)- an often unexpected assortment of various things, people, or
ideas; The concert was a mixed bag of works from three centuries;
(mlange)- a mixture;
(farrago)- a confused mixture; hodgepodge; medley, (q
c l\); It is difficult to read this disingenuous farrago of
insinuation even now without a strong sense of moral contempt. The Life of
Froude;
(gallimaufry)- a hodgepodge; jumble; confused medley; The scum of that
yeasty gallimaufry was on the outskirts. All-Wool Morrison;
(hodgepodge)- a mixture of dissimilar ingredients; a jumble; This will have
to be a hodgepodge party, partly what he must have done and partly what he
could have done. Murder By The Book;
(hotchpotch)- a thick soup or stew of vegetables or meat, often thickened

with barley, (l\ h Ch);
(ragbag)- a mixture or conglomeration; Her clothes were ragbag, shoes on
the welts and soiled. The Great California GameLovejoyJonathan Gash;
(odds and ends)- miscellaneous items, matters, etc;
(oddments)- an odd article, bit, remnant, or the like, ('' lC
l l l l ' ); He threw the head and some
other oddments to the dogs. The Greatest Survival Stories Ever Told;
(mingle-mangle)- a jumbled or confused mixture; hodgepodge;
(mishmash)- a confused mess; hodgepodge; jumble, ( C
l); Her living room was pleasantly furnished in the
usual mishmash of furniture that most people who didn't buy "suites" out of
department stores owned. Beyond World's End;
(omnium-gatherum)- a miscellaneous collection; a hodgepodge;
(mongrel)- any cross between different things, esp. if inharmonious or
indiscriminate, ( Ch- ' ); He opposed the volunteer
system as a mongrel contrivance, and resisted it as he had the conscription
bill in the war of 1812, as unconstitutional. Daniel Webster;
assortment = miscellany > miscellaneous = multifarious ~ diverse > diversion
> diversity : multiplicity : eclectic
(miscellany)- a miscellaneous collection or group of various or somewhat
unrelated items; King's book is a profound meditation on his habit of
gathering miscellany-what many would consider junk;
(multifarious)- numerous and varied; greatly diverse or manifold, (;
); His commercial pursuits were multifarious, but none of them was
greatly successful;
(multiplicity)- a large number or variety, (; l ); Richard did
not like a multiplicity of personal attendants. The President A novel;
(eclectic)- selecting or choosing from various sources,((
C ) D); An expedition is then mounted and an eclectic team of
scientists chosen to journey into the sector where the intelligent life is
allegedly located. Starfarers;

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2.13.1 Terminologies*

literature, visual arts, performing arts

addendum : attach = affix = annex {extension = wing}
(addendum)- an appendix to a book, (C); This addendum is a
continuation of the article;
(affix)- to place at the end; append; Whether a great poet or not will depend
on the scale we use and the meaning we affix to the term. Ralph Waldo
Emerson;

(annex)- to attach, append, or add, esp. to something larger or more
important, (\ ' CC C C );
to incorporate (territory) into the domain of a city, country, or state, (
h ); Texas was duly annexed, and Tyler's Presidency
drew towards its close. A History of the United States;
a subsidiary building or an addition to a building, ( C
C l ); Put the boys into
an annex, and provide them with the necessary teachers -- men, of course, if
possible. Hollyhock A Spirit of Mischief;
something added to a document; appendix; supplement, (C h
DC ');
appendix^ append ~ subjoin^ enjoin
(appendix)- supplementary material that is collected and appended at the
back of a book;
(append)- to add as a supplement, accessory, or appendix; subjoin, (C
C C'C C ); Each plate to the Life has
a quatrain appended, and each fable with its moral is versified beneath the
accompanying picture. The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume I;
(subjoin)- to add at the end, as of something said or written; append; I take
the liberty to ask you again to look after my interests with the Kinsky family,
and I subjoin the necessary receipt for this purpose Beethoven's Letters

1790-1826, Vol. 1 of 2;
(enjoin)- to prescribe (a course of action) with authority or emphasis,
(Ch' h ; Ch ' h ); Many of the bigoted clergy were
exasperated by the toleration which the empress enjoined, and they united
with the disaffected lords in a conspiracy for a revolution. The Empire of
Russia;
alliteration^ literary
(alliteration)- repetition of beginning sound in poetry, ( ); He
constantly uses alliteration, assonance, repetition, and refrain. Poets of the
South;
(literary)- versed in or fond of literature or learning; And if the faults were
moral rather than literary, his disapproval grew in emphasis. The Life and
Letters of Walter H Page;
ellipsis : bowdlerize = expurgate = castrate : abridge
(ellipsis)- the omission from a sentence or other construction of one or
more words that would complete or clarify the construction, (C C
C ' ); "Sometimes the ellipsis is improperly applied to
nouns of different numbers: as, 'A magnificent house and gardens. '" The
(bowdlerize)- to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying
passages considered vulgar or objectionable, (C l CC
C' ' C h Ch" Ch C
C); The only English prose translation of which I have any knowledge is
the one in Bohn's edition of Catullus, and this, in addition to
being bowdlerized, is in a host of passages more a paraphrase than a literal
translation. The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus;
(expurgate)- to amend by removing words, passages, etc., deemed
offensive or objectionable, ( h CC = ' h
hC C' ); Testament that might be expurgated in the interest of
decency, reason and science. Shakspere, Personal Recollections;
(castrate)- to deprive of virility or spirit; emasculate;
to remove the testicles of (a male); geld or emasculate;
(abridge)- to reduce or lessen in duration, scope, authority, etc.; diminish;
curtail, (C C ' C ); Power controlled
or abridged is almost always the rival and enemy of that power by which it is
controlled orabridged. The Federalist Papers;
treatise ~ exposition > expository
(treatise)- Obsolete a tale or narrative; The subject of the deepest

importance to Luther in this treatise was the sacrament of the altar. Life of
Luther;
(exposition)- writing or speech primarily intended to convey information or
to explain; a detailed statement or explanation; explanatory treatise, ({
h ); Roars of laughter greeted this exposition, and
the verdict was given to Lincoln. The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln;
(expository)- serving to explain; tending to expound; He was a good scholar
and a stimulating preacher, excelling more particularly in his
expository discourses, or lectures as they used to be called. Principal
Cairns;
anecdote > anecdotist = raconteur : recount = narrate = tell
(anecdote)- a short account of a particular incident or event of an
interesting or amusing nature, often biographical, ( C l
C ); The following anecdote, which is well
authenticated, shows the sagacity as well as the kindliness of disposition of
these dogs. Anecdotes of Dogs;
(anecdotist)- a person skilled in telling anecdotes;
(raconteur)- a person who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes
interestingly, (' Ch C C); He was the
best raconteur I ever knew, full of anecdote, and with a delicious perception
of humour. What I Remember;
(recount)- narrate or tale; count over again, (; Ch"); I
will recount, in the first instance, an adventure which nearly cost me my life
under somewhat singular circumstances. Biographies of Distinguished
Scientific Men;
archives
a collection of records especially about an institution;
tale
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of
events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or
television program;
anthology
a collection of selected writings by one author, ( );
This anthology has been compiled with rather mixed motives. Selected
English Letters;
collate
examine in order to verify authenticity, arrange in order, (
h lC CC' C ); Mr. Offer has most

laboriously collated it with subsequent editions, and has found many curious
and singular discrepancies. Reminiscences of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and
Robert Southey;
indite
to compose or write, as a poem; I had never indited these or any other
papers, true or false. A Brother To Dragons and Other Old-time Tales;
bard
poet; The bard was an important member of the royal household, for the
court was not complete without the Bard President, the Chief of Song, and
the Domestic Bard. The Poetry of Wales;
(formerly) a person who composed and recited epic or heroic poems, often
while playing the harp, lyre, or the like;
canon
the works of an author that have been accepted as authentic; It quite lacks
the simplicity and sensuousness of Milton's canon, and as for passion, it is
florid rather than passionate. The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller;
an ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or other competent
authority and, in the Roman Catholic Church, approved by the pope, (
^ ; C C
l ; ); You have no written law by which to judge him,
so your canon will be your view of the public weal, against which he has
most grievously offended. The Path of the King;
canto
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem, (h (C
C) ); This second canto is a delight from beginning to
end; Mistral is here in his element; he is at his very best. Frdric Mistral
Poet and Leader in Provence;
stanza
an arrangement of a certain number of lines, usually four or more,
sometimes having a fixed length, meter, or rhyme scheme, forming a
division of a poem, (; "); The last two lines of the
first stanza are admirable; the last two of the second very weak. England's
Antiphon;
caption
a title or explanation for a picture or illustration, esp. in a magazine,
('C; ); This caption was printed with the photo in various
newspapers and magazines;
rubric
a title, heading, direction, or the like, in a manuscript, book, statute, etc.,

written or printed in red or otherwise distinguished from the rest of the
text, ( C C' C 'C ); I asked parents to review
the rubric, which I had marked and highlighted so it was clear where the
student was in the behaviors continuum;
catechism
an elementary book containing a summary of the principles of the Christian
religion, esp. as maintained by a particular church, in the form of questions
and answers, ((C' C) C'C 'h); The first question I
find in our catechism is as follows: "Who created you and brought you into
the world?" Emile;
denouement
the final resolution of the intricacies of a plot, as of a drama or novel,(
l h C' CC C "C ; DCl);
The last picture is the surprise-denouement--the event which naturally and
inevitably follows the climax. Writing the Photoplay;
recap = recapitulate : rote : reiterate = iterate = restate
(recap)- to recapitulate; Bosch next typed out a daily case summary as well
as a recap of the anthropological information from Golliher. City of Bones;
(recapitulate)- to review by a brief summary, as at the end of a speech or
discussion; summarize, ( ); And here let
me recapitulate--for there is no harm in repetition. Phaedo;
(rote)- routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure, (
(l C CC)); He attempted to learn whole pages by rote,
and to fatigue himself to rest by exercise of his memory. The Three Clerks;
(reiterate)- to say or do again or repeatedly; repeat, often excessively,
( f ); Do not be prolix; avoid digressions; do not
often reiterate the same expression. George Washington's Rules of Civility;
(iterate)- to do (something) over again or repeatedly, ( f
);
(restate)- to state again or in a new way, ( C
); The author proceeds, like a lawyer, to gather up, arrange, and restate,
in a most workmanlike manner, the confused accusations of the book.
Lady Byron Vindicated;
epic
noting or pertaining to a long poetic composition, usually centered upon a
hero, in which a series of great achievements or events is narrated in
elevated style, (); The poet of the old epic is the poet who had learnt

to speak; Browning in the new epic is the poet who has learnt to listen.
Robert Browning;
episodic
divided into separate or tenuously related parts or sections; loosely
connected, (); The more individual and anthropomorphic the
gods, the more local and episodic will be the account of their affairs. The
Approach to Philosophy;
epilogue
a concluding part added to a literary work, as a novel, ( C
'); In truth, the events of March, 1815, may be called the epilogue of the
revolutionary drama. The Life of Napoleon I (Volume 2 of 2);
preamble
an introductory statement; preface; introduction, (C' C "
hC ); The reason for this preamble will become clear as we move
on into the core points of this article;
prologue
a preliminary discourse; a preface or introductory part of a discourse,
poem, or novel, (C ' ; ; C'; ;
Cll); A humorous lyrical prologue, and a passionate lyrical epilogue,
complete the work. An Introduction to the Study of Browning;
soliloquy
an utterance or discourse by a person who is talking to himself or herself or
is disregardful of or oblivious to any hearers present, (C);
His soliloquy was here interrupted by the approach of his wife, bearing a
valise. Complete Project Gutenberg John Galsworthy Works;
(monologue) - a form of dramatic entertainment, comedic solo, or the like
by a single speaker; The servant tells Macbeth of the approach of the English
force, and he begins the wonderful monologue: The Man Shakespeare;
prefatory
of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a preface; introductory,
( ); So, handing him a cigar, as a prefatory to conversation, I
asked him our whereabouts. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, No. 14,
December 1858;
prelude
a preliminary to an action, event, condition, or work of broader scope and
higher importance, (; l ; ); Powerful, repellant,
this prelude is almost infernal in its pride and scorn. Chopin : the Man and
His Music;
overture

an introductory section or part, as of a poem; a prelude; She had repelled
every overture, and increased the insolence of her demands. The Memoirs of
Napoleon;
recast
to remodel or reconstruct (a literary work, document, sentence, etc.),
( C Cl l \ ); The history of Corsica was resumed, recast,
and vigorously continued, while at the same time the writer completed a
short story entitled The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. I. (of IV.);
excerpt
a passage or quotation taken or selected from a book, document, film, or
the like; extract, (C DC qC C 'C'); The
above excerpt is about political punditry, but it applies to the sporting press
as well. The Hardball Times;
transcribe
to make a full written or typewritten copy of (dictated material, for
example); I transcribe yet another, that my reader may enjoy a smile in
passing. England's Antiphon;
verbatim
Word for word, (C C); He repeated his former story verbatim, and
with much fluency and confidence. The Experiences of a Barrister, and
Confessions of an Attorney;
diorama : panorama > panoramic
(diorama)- a three-dimensional miniature or life-size scene in which
figures, stuffed wildlife, or other objects are arranged in a naturalistic
setting against a painted background; In Erick Hernandez's
shoebox diorama, the pictures on the left represent life with gangs, the
pictures on the right depict life without gangs;
(panorama)- an unobstructed and wide view of an extensive area in all
directions, ( h'l ); The scenes were panoramic, all taken at the
same angle, by the same camera, and so cunningly fused into a whole that the
effect was beyond mere artifice. IF September, 1952;
genre
a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content,
technique, or the like, (C' l h -
'); Hong Kong action cinema, the genre is associated with swordplay
epics sprinkled with mysticism;
histrionic
theatrical, (l < " <); Six or seven members of the club
abruptly discovered in themselves an unsuspected latent passion for

the histrionic art. Mademoiselle Olympe Zabriski;
melodramatic
exaggeratedly emotional or sentimental; histrionic; He is almost sure either
to fall below our traditional conception of him, or to rise above the natural
and easy level of character, into the vague or the melodramatic. The Life of
Harriet Beecher Stowe;
commentary
a series of explanations or interpretations; This commentary is a great
source in understanding the process of adopting the novel o film;
legend
a nonhistorical or unverifiable story handed down by tradition from earlier
times and popularly accepted as historical, (Cl );
a table on a map, chart, or the like, listing and explaining the symbols used;
The legend at the bottom of the map made it clear which symbols stood for
rest areas along the highway and which stood public camp sites- Barrons
GRE;
saga
a medieval Icelandic or Norse prose narrative of achievements and events in
the history of a personage, family, etc., ( " "C Ch
_ ); In very truth the saga is a prose epic, and marked by
every quality an epic should possess. The Story of the Volsungs;
opus
a literary work or composition, as a book, ( l);
This opus is vivacious, but not characterized by great depth. Chopin : the
Man and His Music;
pantomime
the art or technique of conveying emotions, actions, feelings, etc., by
gestures without speech, ( ); His writings are as full of
transformations as a pantomime or a fairy tale. Dreamthorp A Book of
Essays Written in the Country;
prosody
the science or study of poetic meters and versification, (-';
^); Grammar, prosody, mythology, astronomy and philosophy were
studied, and great attention was given to the study of medicine. Outlines of
Greek and Roman Medicine;
tome
a book, esp. a very heavy, large, or learned book, ( D);
This tome is the authoritative guide to looking after an old home;
vignette

a decorative design or small illustration used on the title page of a book or
at the beginning or end of a chapter, (C' C C C
C C C'C ' ; l); The following
sketch of one of the old picturesque Pennsylvania canals may be called
a vignette Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 26,
September, 1880;
percussion
the striking of one body against another with some sharpness; impact; blow,
( ' l C l ); The drum is a percussion
instrument;
rendition
the act of rendering;
An interpretation of a musical score or a dramatic piece, ( h
C'); His voice was high, clear, and musical, and his rendition was
absolutely correct. Facing the World;
repertoire
the list of dramas, operas, parts, pieces, etc., that a company, actor,
singer, or the like, is prepared to perform, (C h; C; '
C DC C l h); We have cultivated a body
of original repertoire, a reflection of our collective identity;
reprise {repeat}
(stoic)- Music. a repetition; Sophie sings a reprise of I Have A Dream;
a return to the first theme or subject; The reprise at the end captures
melancholy in an instant;
diva
a distinguished female singer; prima donna; The actual definition of a diva is
a woman who sings well;
aria
an elaborate melody sung solo with accompaniment, as in an opera or
oratorio, ((C' `l ' Cl) ); For a long time
this aria was attributed to Bertoni, the composer, and Gluck was accused of
plagiarizing it. Musical Memories;
oratorio
an extended musical composition with a text more or less dramatic in
character and usually based upon a religious theme, for solo voices, chorus,
and orchestra, and performed without action, costume, or scenery, (
" C ? C { l ); The solo
parts in the oratorio are always short and of a reflective character. The
Standard Oratorios Their Stories, Their Music, And Their Composers;

cantata
a choral composition, either sacred and resembling a short oratorio or
secular, as a lyric drama set to music but not to be acted, (
C ); She also wrote a sacred cantata, and many
lesser vocal works, including excellent solo and ensemble songs. Woman's
Work in Music;
staccato
characterized by performance in which the notes are abruptly
disconnected, (C " m m C' ); Now
and then the younger woman's voice rose in a shrill staccato, and a phrase or
two floated over to him. The Fruit of the Tree;
metronome
Music a device used to mark time by means of regularly recurring ticks or
flashes at adjustable intervals; The waves crashed on the shore
with metronome-like regularity. Duma Key;
cadence^ decadence
(cadence)- rhythmic flow of a sequence of sounds or words, (C;
?C <-; () ); Her voice rose into a minor cadence,
almost a chant. O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921;
(decadence)- the act or process of falling into an inferior condition or
state; deterioration; decay, ((' CcC hC C'
' C C ) ); The main feature indeed of
this period of decadence is the brandishing about of a whole mass of
antipathies. G. K. Chesterton, A Critical Study;
crescendo
a steady increase in force or intensity, ((C) l\ C " );
As the music climbed to a crescendo, a broken gasp escaped her. Teresa
Medeiros - Once An Angel;
coda
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition,
introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close, (C '); As the
song closes he seems ready to launch a spiraling coda, only to retreat to leave
us wanting more;
finale
the last piece, division, or movement of a concert, opera, or composition,
(C C' ); The famous Council Chamber scene
and the finale are as dramatically stunning as they are musically stirring;
libretto

the text or words of an opera or similar extended musical composition,
(C lC ); Reducing a novel to a libretto is an act
of creative transformation, and the challenge differs with each work;
soprano = treble # bass
(soprano)- the highest singing voice of a woman or young boy; She was
beautiful and talented and had an admirable mezzo-soprano voice.
Musical Memories;
(treble)- Music relating to or having the highest part, voice, or range;
(bass)- a low-pitched sound or tone;
motif
a recurring subject, theme, idea, etc., esp. in a literary, artistic, or musical
work, ('C C'; f ); The religious motif is
strong in Janet's Repentance, and not to be mistaken by any attentive reader
who now for the first time takes up the story. George Eliot; A Critical Study
of Her Life, Writings and Philosophy;
tempo
Music. relative rapidity or rate of movement, usually indicated by such
terms as adagio, allegro, etc., or by reference to the metronome, (C
); Tenderly sung with gentle harmonies and a bouncy upbeat
tempo ensures the album is worms a way into your heart;
warble
to sing or whistle with trills, quavers, or melodic embellishments, ((C'
C<) C " ); Shakespeare does not warble, his notes
are not woodnotes, and they are not wild He was, moreover, a man of the sort
whose education--even book education--never ceases. Platform
Monologues;
thespian
pertaining to tragedy or to the dramatic art in general; Her success in the
school play convinced her she was designed for a thespian career;
thematic
relating to a unifying motif or idea; In thematic novels the antagonist tends
to be a person, a character. Ten Minutes, That's It;
trilogy
a series or group of three plays, novels, operas, etc., that, although
individually complete, are closely related in theme, sequence, or the like,
(C < l l C
C ); The third play of the trilogy is almost foolish, with its
prating gods. Twilight in Italy;

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cogent, forthright, profound, lucid, articulate, sporadic, tacit,
talkative, verbose, prattle, terse, allegory, banal

cogent (~ tenable > untenable) = telling = persuasive^ dissuade
(cogent)- convincing or believable by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive
presentation; telling, (CC h| Ch); The
most cogent objection to his verses is their generality. The Life and Works of
Friedrich Schiller;
(tenable)- capable of being maintained in argument; rationally defensible;
Rugely was well posted in a redoubt, which was tenable except against
artillery. The Life of Francis Marion;
(untenable)- incapable of being defended, as an argument, thesis, etc.;
indefensible; With her employer's apartment declared untenable, the
caretaker was referred to the American Red Cross for placement assistance;
(telling)- having force or effect; effective; striking;
(persuasive)- tending or having the power to persuade; Her hand became
even more persuasive, her thumb lazily inquisitive. The Thrill of Victory;
(dissuade)- to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do
something , (C CC ); I had another interview, and
tried to dissuade him from selling his people as slaves. The Last Journals of
David Livingstone from 1865 to His Death;
forthright = frank = outspoken = candid > candor
(forthright)- going straight to the point; frank; direct; outspoken, (h
C ll
); He looked like what he was:
stalwart, forthright, and reasonable. Set Sail for Murder;
(outspoken)- spoken without reserve; candid; The candor of
the outspoken was regarded with doubt, and the reticence of the more
cautious, with distrust. The Bronze Hand 1897;
(candid)- frank; outspoken; open and sincere, (l C
); When he stooped to statements which seem scarcely candid, to put
it mildly, he did violence to his nature. John Knox and the Reformation;
(candor)- the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or

expression; candidness, (l; C; ; ); I saw the bishop
and his coadjutor, men of remarkable goodness, candor, and frankness.
Life of Father Hecker;
abstruse = profound = recondite ~ inscrutable : impenetrable ~ impervious =
impermeable
(abstruse)- hard to understand; recondite; esoteric, (C | | );
The central issues of intellectual property are not technical, abstruse, or
arcane. The Public Domain Enclosing the Commons of the Mind;
(profound)- penetrating or entering deeply into subjects of thought or
knowledge; having deep insight or understanding, ( |
|); The isolation of such a nature is necessarily profound, and intense
loneliness has ever been a characteristic of genius. Heart of Man;
(recondite)- dealing with very profound, difficult, or abstruse subject
matter, ( \ C | ); There is really nothing recondite or
mysterious about nationalism, despite all the arguments that have raged
concerning its exact meaning. The New World of Islam;
(inscrutable)- incapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized
(C^ f f l); The inscrutable is explained by things
equally inscrutable, as the rising of sap in plants is explained by the
attraction of a sponge for water, a fact contested by some. Sextus Empiricus
and Greek Scepticism;
(impenetrable)- incapable of being understood; inscrutable; unfathomable,
(Ch; C h; C'); The constitutions of totalitarian states are always
unreadable, impenetrable -- and very long;
(impervious)- not permitting penetration or passage; impenetrable,
(Ch; C'); The porosity classifications range from impervious (the
least absorbent) to vitreous, semi-vitreous and, finally, non-vitreous The
Seattle Times;
(impermeable)- not permeable; impassable, (C'; C' hC
C Ch); He spread his wisdom by spiritual contagion rather
than impermeable precept. Autobiography of a Yogi;
abstruse : abysmal = unfathomable^ fathom : plumb {completely} [totally
vertical = plumb line]
(abysmal)- of or like an abyss; immeasurably deep or great, (
);
extremely or hopelessly bad or severe; Man's poverty is abysmal, his wants
are endless till he becomes truly conscious of his soul Sadhana : the

realisation of life;
(unfathomable)- difficult or impossible to understand; incomprehensible;
We have lost the many fair gods of old to enrich One who is remote,
unfathomable, self-sufficient. The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller;
(fathom)- to penetrate to the truth of; comprehend; understand, (
; ChC' C l ); In ways which we cannot fathom, the
ether is at the foundation of our physical being. The Life Radiant;
(plumb)- to examine closely in order to discover or understand; Life
contains such a vast new world of molecular amazement that no one has
yet plumbed the depths of it;
to measure (depth) by sounding;
to test or adjust by a plumb line;
true according to a plumb line; perpendicular; The tools typically come as
small weights that are suspended from a point using a string known as
a plumb line;
perspicuity > perspicuous = limpid = luculent = pellucid = lucid > elucidate =
enlighten = illuminate = edify = irradiate
(perspicuity)- clearness or lucidity, as of a statement; Like many men of
great intelligence, his perspicuity was not spontaneous, as it did not at once
penetrate to the heart of things. The Thirteen;
(perspicuous)- clearly expressed or presented; lucid, (
'); The character of his argument was a perspicuous, easy, onward,
accumulative, reasoning statement. Brave Men and Women;
(limpid)- clear, transparent, or pellucid, as water, crystal, or air, (
"); Her eyes were soft and limpid, and they held an expression of
dreaminess in their depths Phyllis A Twin;
(luculent)- clear or lucid; The other is among the Robinson Papers: doubtless
very luculent to Robinson, who is now home in England, but remembers
many a thing. History of Friedrich II of Prussia;
(pellucid)- clear or limpid, ( "); A soft hue or
a pellucid note may be an intrinsic pleasure, though a formless one, and one
expressive of no meaning at all. Human Traits and their Social Significance;
(lucid)- easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible, (
C); The purer the intention and motive of the seer the
more lucid will be the vision accorded. Second Sight A study of Natural and
Induced Clairvoyance;
(elucidate)- to make lucid or clear; throw light upon; explain, ( );
This I will elucidate, by relating a circumstance that happened while I was at

Marocco. An Account of Timbuctoo and Housa Territories in the Interior of
Africa;
(edify)- to instruct or benefit, esp. morally or spiritually; uplift, (C
q ); The desire to edify or to show the
accomplishment of prophecies is perceptible. The Life of Jesus;
(irradiate)- cast rays of light upon;
give spiritual insight to; in religion;
perspicuous <> perspicacious
(perspicacious)- having keen mental perception and understanding;
discerning, (l Cl ! C'q " hq ); Sane,
intelligent, perspicacious, and cute, this girl had looked. 165 - The Devil Is
Jones;
opaque # transparent = cobwebby = diaphanous = filmy {tenuous} = gauzy =
sheer {absolute} = gossamer = ethereal = vaporous = vitreous
(opaque)- not transparent or translucent; impenetrable to light; not
allowing light to pass through, (CC; "; \); The waves that
were a bright, hard blue yesterday under a fading sky are green, opaque, and
cold. Locus Online News;
(cobwebby)- having the form, texture, or quality of cobwebs; A cobwebby,
Rip-van-Winkle-ish atmosphere brooded about those passages and chambers.
Alone;
(diaphanous)- very sheer and light; almost completely transparent or
translucent, (" ); In that mystic light her white shroud
seemed diaphanous, and she appeared like a spirit of power. The Lady of
the Shroud;
(filmy)- thin and light; fine and gauzy; She wore a pea green skirt and a
waist of filmy, feminine texture. Tramping on Life;
(tenuous)- thin or slender in form, as a thread, (; ; );
Security in some rural areas was tenuous, and major transportation routes
were subject to interdiction by resistance forces;
(gauzy)- like gauze; transparently thin and light; Their dark eyes were
filmed with transparent lids, tiny naked paws drawn up to their gauzy bodies
in peaceful cryosleep. The Legacy of Heorot;
(sheer)- transparently thin; diaphanous, as some fabrics, ( " "
C); stockings of sheer nylon;
unmixed with anything else, ( Ch C ); a
sheer waste of time;
extending down or up very steeply; almost completely vertical, (\

); a cliff that rises sheer from the beach;
to swerve or cause to swerve from a course; Wyeth instantly sheered his
boat out into the stream; when, unluckily it struck upon a sand-bar, and stuck
fast. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville;
(absolute)- perfect in quality or nature; complete;
(gossamer)- a fine, filmy cobweb seen on grass or bushes or floating in the
air in calm weather, esp. in autumn, (
h ); She was swathed in a long gossamer, and hooded. The Prince of
Graustark;
(ethereal)- light, airy, or tenuous, (" ; ); He found his
hostess looking white and ethereal, an appearance that she had acquired
increasingly ever since their first meeting. Love Eternal;
(vaporous)- unsubstantial; diaphanous; airy, ( "q); He had
quite an individual way of attacking the keyboard, a supple, mellow touch,
sonorous effects of a vaporous fluidity of which only he knew the secret.
Frederic Chopin as a Man and Musician;
(vitreous)- of the nature of or resembling glass, as in transparency,
brittleness, hardness, glossiness, etc.,(Cl lh' ); Its lustre is
sometimes resinous, sometimes vitreous, and it crystallises in the 2nd
(hexagonal) system. The Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones;
articulate = enunciate = enounce = pronounce
(articulate)- uttered clearly in distinct syllables, (C "
" C hC ); A gentleman should
pride himself on being erudite and articulate, and be capable of expressing
himself without resorting to crude vocabulary. Welcome to the Frontpage;
(enunciate)- to utter or pronounce (words, sentences, etc.), esp. in an
articulate or a particular manner, (" C C {
); He seemed to enunciate his words more slowly when he spoke of Lisa.
A House of Gentlefolk;
(enounce)- to utter or pronounce, as words; enunciate; The proposition
above-mentioned does not enounce that three angles necessarily exist, but,
upon condition that a triangle exists, three angles must necessarily exist -- in
it. The Critique of Pure Reason;
(pronounce)- to enunciate or articulate, (C ); Those
who knew him best during his first official term pronounce him singularly
free from plans and calculations regarding his own political future. The
Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln;

eloquent = facile = fluent = glib = glib-tongued = smooth-spoken = silver =
silver-tongued = voluble
(eloquent)- having or exercising the power of fluent, forceful, and
appropriate speech,(; l ); Darsie's tone was eloquent, and she
looked Ralph in the face with a quiet steadiness, at which he had the grace to
blush. A College Girl;
(facile)- moving, acting, working, proceeding, etc., with ease, sometimes
with superficiality,( C C C
( C C ) C q l); She could not but
despise him for his facile openness, and yet she liked him for it, too.
Barchester Towers;
(fluent)- spoken or written with ease, (C C
" ); He grew talkative and fluent, and lost his lucidity of
judgment, the first necessity for the conduct of affairs. Eve and David;
(glib)- readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so,
(( C<)
); Her tongue is more glib, and her intellect sharper. The Way
We Live Now;
(glib-tongued)- artfully persuasive in speech;
(smooth-spoken)- expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively;
(silver-tongued)- persuasive; eloquent, ( " ); a silver-tongued
orator;
(voluble)- characterized by a ready and continuous flow of words; fluent;
glib; talkative, (" !); His tongue is very voluble, which,
with canting, proves him a linguist. The Complete Works of Whittier;
piecemeal : fitful = interrupted = intermittent = sporadic = spasmodic :
disjointed^ disjunction : concatenate : queue
(piecemeal)- piece by piece; one piece at a time; gradually, ( C);
The story was extracted piecemeal, and was given in rambling, evasive
fashion. The Triumph of John Kars A Story of the Yukon;
(fitful)- coming, appearing, acting, etc., in fits or by spells; recurring
irregularly, (CC CC Cl C ; ); His existence was
feverish, fitful, and passionate. PG Edition of Netherlands series Complete;
(interrupted)- broken; intermitted; fitful; acting irregularly or unequally;
(intermittent)- stopping or ceasing for a time; alternately ceasing and
beginning again, (); Epileptic attacks are intermittent, and the
sufferer may appear quite sane between the attacks. The Shrieking Pit;
(sporadic)- appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time;

occasional, (C CC C C Cl Ch ; ); Their
attention is sporadic, their focus in the classroom is sporadic, and they don't
perform well academically. The Marietta Times;
(spasmodic)- resembling a spasm or spasms; sudden but brief; sporadic,
( C CC CC Cl ); And then the
movements grew spasmodic, and then they grew weaker. The Magician;
(disjointed)- disconnected; incoherent, ( < \-\);
Throughout the period the central government continued
cumbersome, disjointed, and inefficient. The Governments of Europe;
(disjunction)- the act of disjoining or the state of being disjoined; Maybe it
was that disjunction, or the deepening of the spring evening into night
outside, that made me even more nervous. The Historian;
(concatenate)- to link together; unite in a series or chain; If you're going
to concatenate strings, you need to tell it what order to aggregate them;
(queue)- a file or line, esp. of people waiting their turn, (; );
Policing the queue is a delicate matter;
tacit^ taciturn = reticent # assertive
(tacit)- understood without being openly expressed; implied, (
Cl ); He would have liked the whole business to be tacit--a little
triumph of silent delicacy. The Tragic Muse;
(taciturn)- inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in
conversation, ( ); He was
habitually taciturn, his face grave, he spoke slowly and in low tones, and he
seldom laughed. Strange Stories from History for Young People;
(reticent)- disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved, (
); He is reticent, and somewhat slow of speech, but speaks his mind
openly and boldly when occasion calls for it. Character;
(assertive)- inclined to bold or confident assertion; aggressively self-
assured; Neither of these men on whom hangs Europe's destiny is in the least
degree strident or self-assertive. Sir John French;
loquacious = garrulous = gabby = chatty = talky = talkative
(loquacious)- talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative;
chattering; babbling; garrulous, (l ); He was quite friendly and
inclined to be loquacious, although he spoke with a slight foreign accent.
Peter Ruff and the Double Four;
(garrulous)- excessively talkative in a rambling, roundabout manner, esp.
about trivial matters, (l \ ); But the old man was

unusually garrulous, evidently attempting to raise their lowered spirits.
The Emigrant Trail;
(gabby)- talkative; garrulous; I was awful gabby downstairs. Susan Lenox:
Her Fall and Rise;
(chatty)- characterized by friendly and informal talk or writing, often about
minor or personal matters; One evening I retired to my sleeping place as
usual, after having passed a pleasant chatty evening with my prisoner.
windy = wordy = verbose^ verbiage > prolixity
(windy)- given to or characterized by wearisome verbosity;
(verbose)- characterized by the use of many or too many words; wordy,
(\ ; '\ ); There's a reason programming languages don't
use natural language - it's verbose, ambiguous and imprecise. Valhalla
Island;
(verbiage)- overabundance or superfluity of words, as in writing or speech;
wordiness; verbosity, ('He got to think that she was really a genius
in a way, and saw merit even in the verbiage and rhodomontade of her
books. The Life of Sir Richard Burton;
(prolixity)- extended to great, unnecessary, or tedious length; long and
wordy, (; ); But I must avoid prolixity, and leave the
task of illustrating this by examples to the reader's own reflection. The
Critique of Pure Reason;
circuitous = roundabout = devious = divergent ~ tangential = rambling =
discursive = excursive = dianoetic = digressive > digression : desultory
(circuitous)- roundabout; not direct, (C CC ); The route
for supplies was circuitous, inadequate, and insecure, over mountain roads
that had become horrible. Ulysses S. Grant;
(roundabout)- circuitous or indirect, as a road, journey, method, statement
or person, ( C C C C); It is amusing to recall
the roundabout steps we took to accomplish our purpose. An
Autobiography;
(devious)- departing from the most direct way; circuitous; indirect,
(CC; ; ); Many and devious are the ways of men whose
hand is against the law. The Story of the Foss River Ranch;
(divergent)- diverging; differing; deviating; But the crux of economics is that
it can either be divergent or convergent with the planet's limited resources to
sustain life;
(tangential)- divergent or digressive, as from a subject under consideration;
His paintings have a roundabout, tangential relationship to the things that

inspire them;
(rambling)- straying from one subject to another; desultory, (
); In the pursuit of it he was indefatigable, rambling, and
petulant. The English Governess at the Siamese Court;
(discursive)- passing aimlessly from one subject to another; digressive;
rambling, ( CC C ); His
thought is wide-reaching and discursive, and the motions of his mind rapid
and leaping. An Introduction to the Study of Robert Browning's Poetry;
(excursive)- given to making excursions in speech, thought, etc.;
wandering; digressive; He was desperately excursive, and spoke almost for
an hour, but the prospect of 4000 to my children made me a patient auditor.
The Journal of Sir Walter Scott From the Original Manuscript at Abbotsford;
(dianoetic)- thinking; intellectual; of or pertaining to the discursive faculty;
Descending the line furnishes justification for the claims of
the dianoetic sciences and beliefs about the material world, including the
states of affairs in actual cities. Plato's Middle Period Metaphysics and
Epistemology;
(digressive)- tending to digress; departing from the main subject, (C
C CC l " ); I was simply voluble and digressive--a
natural incident of elation. A Mind That Found Itself An Autobiography;
(digression)- the act of digressing; You will wonder at this digression, which
has been excited by the simple fact that I actually caught myself gaping, when
something was said about Queen Bertha and her saddle. A Residence in
France;
(desultory)- lacking in consistency, constancy, or visible order,
disconnected; fitful, (C' CCC ); These relics
are very desultory, but they are still abundant, and they testify to the great
scale and the stately beauty of the abbey;
piffle = prate = prattle = tattle = tittle-tattle = twaddle = gabble = gibber =
chatter = witter = blabber = blab {divulge confidential information = let the cat
out of the bag = spill the beans}
(piffle)- foolish or futile talk or ideas; nonsense;
(prate)- to talk excessively and pointlessly; babble, (C
); Fools prate, and perish traitors. Idylls of the King;
(prattle)- to talk in a foolish or simple-minded way; chatter; babble,
(lC C ); She had a delicious voice, and
her prattle was the most soothing thing conceivable. The Island Of Sheep;
(tattle)- to chatter aimlessly; prate; Now that you've got the worst of it you

come here with your tattle-tales. The Iron Puddler;
(twaddle)- to talk foolishly; prate;
(gabble)- to speak rapidly or incoherently; jabber;
(gibber)- to prattle and chatter unintelligibly;
(chatter)- to talk rapidly, incessantly, and on trivial subjects; jabber;
(witter)- knowing; certain; sure;
(blabber)- to chatter; babble; I continued to blabber until my eyelids closed
and I dropped into a black, empty sleep, the sleep of the guilty. The
Shadow of the Wind;
(blab)- to chatter thoughtlessly or indiscreetly; I entered the service of your
Excellency as sculptor, goldsmith, and stamper of coin; but to blab about my
neighbours private matters, never! The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini;
divulge confidential information or secrets;
(let the cat out of bag)- divulge confidential information
(spill the beans)- divulge confidential information or secrets;
doggerel : guff : gibberish = garbage = drivel {dribble = drool = slabber =
slobber}
(doggerel)- poor verse, ) C C (; He
possibly believed that his clever doggerel was a better title to immortality
than Robinson Crusoe_. Daniel Defoe;
(guff)- Slang insolent talk; back talk;
(gibberish)- meaningless or unintelligible talk or writing, ( ";
C ); In England, as in France, this strange gibberish is the oldest
and richest form of Slang. American Sketches 1908;
(drivel)- childish, silly, or meaningless talk or thinking; nonsense;
twaddle,(C ); Why do I have to spend my days listening to such
idiotic drivel? Drivel is related to dribble; think of a dribbling, driveling
idiot;
saliva flowing from the mouth, or mucus from the nose; slaver, ('
C);
(dribble)- to flow or fall in drops or an unsteady stream; trickle; I let the
photos dribble out of my hand onto the table. Ellery Queen Mystery
Magazine;
(drool)- to let saliva run from the mouth; drivel; His stomach was rumbling
and the heady bouquet of chips and vinegar was making him drool. Hard
Frost;
Informal to talk nonsense;
(slabber)- to let saliva or other liquid fall from the mouth carelessly; drivel;
slaver;

(slobber)- to let saliva or liquid spill out from the mouth; drool; Now my
uncle tries to shout but his words are noise and slobber because half his face
is paralyzed. Asimov's Science Fiction;
scenario : synoptic = succinct = summary {prcis} = compact = compendious >
compendium
(scenario)- an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as
to the scenes, characters, situations, etc, (h' ); Another player in
this scenario is the cardiovascular system, which controls blood flow to the
brain;
(synoptic)- pertaining to or constituting a synopsis; affording or taking a
general view of the principal parts of a subject, (' C);
These three prophetic histories correspond strikingly to the
three synoptic Gospels: Mark, Luke and Matthew. The Origin and
Permanent Value of the Old Testament;
(succinct)- expressed in few words; concise; terse, (CC C
' l ); Though succinct, they are sufficient for the
general reader. The Life of Sir Richard Burton;
(prcis)- a concise summary, (C; ); A prcis of the argument
can be found in this column;
(compact)- joined or packed together; closely and firmly united; dense;
solid, (\ ); The device is described as a compact,
easy-to-use, plug in and go Internet set-top device complete with a remote
control;
(compendious)- of or like a compendium; containing the substance of a
subject, often an exclusive subject, in a brief form; concise, (l
l ); Prayer is the most compendious way of
remedy of all things else. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning;
(compendium)- a brief treatment or account of a subject, esp. an extensive
subject; concise treatise, ( " ); A
medical compendium is a comprehensive listing of drugs, their clinical
properties, and recommended uses;
sententious = pithy : terse = curt = laconic : brevity
(sententious)- abounding in pithy aphorisms or maxims, ( l
C C C ^ ^); Hosea's style is very
concise and sententious, and his diction impresses even the casual reader as
original and peculiar. Companion to the Bible;
(pithy)- brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression; full of vigor,

substance, or meaning; terse; forcible,("; ; ; C); He
was diligent in preaching,--moral sermons that were short, pithy, and useful.
The Way We Live Now;
(terse)- neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language,
( ); But the style is of high quality and
conscientious finish--terse, pure, picturesque, and sound. Studies in Early
Victorian Literature;
(curt)- brief; concise; terse; laconic, ( C C);
Wellington, when in action, was the dumbest of dumb things, and it would
have required a moral earthquake to get more than some curt order out of
him. The Adventure of Living;
(laconic)- using few words; expressing much in few words; concise, (
' ); He signed this laconic order, which I instantly
despatched to General Complete Project Gutenberg Collection of Memoirs of
Napoleon;
(brevity)- shortness of time or duration; briefness, (); People often
confuse compression with brevity, and prolixity with length;
laconic <> lacuna
(lacuna)- an empty space or a missing part; a gap; He was satisfied to throw
light upon an obscurity, to fill up a lacuna, to justify an apparent
imperfection, to explain a peculiarity of style, or to reconcile contradictions.
Rashi;
pithy = aphorism = apothegm ~ proverb = adage = byword = saw ~ axiom =
maxim = truism
(aphorism)- a terse saying embodying a general truth, or astute
observation, as Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts
absolutely , ( ^ l); The essence of aphorism is the
compression of a mass of thought and observation into a single saying.
Studies in Literature;
(apothegm)- a short, pithy, instructive saying; a terse remark or aphorism,
(l ); We thus perceive the significance of
the apothegm, "Truth is stranger than fiction." Punchinello, Volume 1, No.
21, August 20, 1870;
(proverb)- a short popular saying, usually of unknown and ancient origin,
that expresses effectively some commonplace truth or useful thought;
adage; saw, (h l); The interpretation of this proverb is not obvious,
and later writers do not appear to have adopted it from Fergusson.
Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character;

(adage)- a traditional saying expressing a common experience or
observation; proverb, (C ^ l C);Don't forget the
old adage -- 'Faint heart never won fair lady.'" The Hand but Not the Heart;
(byword)- a word or phrase used proverbially; common saying; proverb; For
years the names of oil king and iron master have been a hissing and a byword
among the hot-heads in America. The Iron Puddler;
(saw)- a sententious saying; maxim; proverb, (h l);
(axiom)- a self-evident truth that requires no proof, ( CC
C ); Another fundamental axiom is the greater the
cause, the greater the effect. One Cosmos;
(maxim)- an expression of a general truth or principle, esp. an aphoristic or
sententious one, ( l); This maxim is
axiomatic and contains the final judgment against those who claim that a
comprehensive but unified philosophy of life is possible without a knowledge
of nature. The Elements of General Method Based on the Principles of Herbart;
(truism)- a self-evident, obvious truth, ( ); I base my projected
action upon this truism, which is indeed the very kernel of my creed. A
Prince of Sinners;
quip = epigram = wisecrack = witticism
(quip)- a clever or witty remark or comment, (l h );
a sharp, sarcastic remark; a cutting jest; With a smile and a great quip, she
signaled to her opponents that she is tough;
(epigram)- any witty, ingenious, or pointed saying tersely expressed, (C;-
Cl
-); If I heard an epigram, witnessed an interesting
incident, or observed any curious sight, out came my note book and pencil
and the matter was dedicated to the service of the morrow's duties. An
Adventure With A Genius;
(wisecrack)- a smart or facetious remark; His face always seemed on the
verge of a smirk over some tasteless wisecrack. 1st to Die;
(witticism)- a witty remark or sentence, (C " l ); One of
the soldiers passed some witticism, evidently at my expense; taking
advantage of the outburst of laughter, I made off down the road. In the
Claws of the German Eagle;
fable = parable = apologue = allegory {emblem}
(fable)- a short tale to teach a moral lesson, often with animals or
inanimate objects as characters; apologue, (Cl ); His
adventures have given a rich coloring to fable, and have stimulated its

performances. The Life of Francis Marion;
(parable)- a short allegorical story designed to illustrate or teach some
truth, religious principle, or moral lesson, ( -); But the
feast depicted in this parable was the last and best; it was the way of
salvation in its completed state. The Parables of Our Lord;
(apologue)- a didactic narrative; a moral fable; This apologue has been a
favorite with platonizing poets, like Spenser and Milton. A History of
English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century;
(allegory)- a representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through
concrete or material forms; figurative treatment of one subject under the
guise of another, ( c ); Though children can but
dimly comprehend this charming allegory, they will recognize its truth. A
Mother's List of Books for Children;
(emblem)- an object or its representation, symbolizing a quality, state,
class of persons, etc.; symbol, ();The Consistory is presided over by a
Capoulie, who wears as the emblem of his office a seven-pointed golden star,
the other Majoraux, a golden grasshopper. Frederic Mistral;
banal = trite = hackneyed = commonplace = old-hat = pedestrian ~ mediocre ~
clich = platitude # enterprising @ mundane (see page 373)
(banal)- devoid of freshness or originality; hackneyed; trite, (
" ); Everything becomes banal in prison, even mysteries.
Be My Enemy;
(trite)- lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or
excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale, ( _
); His observations are mean and trite, and very often false.
The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. Volume 10 Historical Writings;
(hackneyed)- made commonplace or trite; stale; banal; This argument is
not only hackneyed, but blatantly inaccurate;
(commonplace)- ordinary; undistinguished or uninteresting; without
individuality, ( C'); It is your commonplace, featureless
crimes which are really puzzling, just as a commonplace face is the most
difficult to identify. Short Stories of Various Types;
(old-hat)- repeated too often; over familiar through overuse;
(pedestrian)- lacking in vitality, imagination, distinction, etc.;
commonplace; prosaic or dull, (h C C); Her writing style is
really pedestrian, and I'm not emotionally connected to the love story at all;
a person who goes or travels on foot; walker, (l);
(mediocore)- of only ordinary or moderate quality; neither good nor bad;

barely adequate, ( C C ); To be mediocre, to
be sterile, to be futile, are the three fatal endings of many superbly announced
potentialities. Diderot and the Encyclopaedists;
(clich)- a trite, stereotyped expression; a sentence or phrase, usually
expressing a popular or common thought or idea, that has lost originality,
ingenuity, and impact by long overuse, ( h ); How
do you turn a clich into something hilarious?;
(platitude)- a flat, dull, or trite remark, esp. one uttered as if it were fresh
or profound, (^ C' C
" ); They forget that a platitude is not turned into a
profundity by being dressed up as a conundrum. Critical Miscellanies, Vol.
1, Essay 5, Emerson;
(enterprising)- ready to undertake projects of importance or difficulty, or
untried schemes; energetic in carrying out any undertaking, (Ch); They
need to learn to be enterprising, and therefore must stop living on
government subsidies;
(mundane)- common; ordinary; banal; unimaginative, (
h );
of or pertaining to this world or earth as contrasted with heaven; worldly;
earthly, ( Cl); Similarly, when buying and wearing
clothes, by beautiful intentions we can transform otherwise
mundane worldly events into actions beloved to Allah;

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linguistics, figure of speech

nomenclature = terminology : lingo = jargon = argot = patois = cant = slang =
vernacular
(nomenclature)- a set or system of names or terms, as those used in a
particular science or art, by an individual or community, etc., (
; ; ); No official nomenclature of glycoproteins,
glycopeptides and peptidoglycans has been available hitherto;
(terminology)- a system of words used to name things in a particular
discipline;
(lingo)- the language and speech, esp. the jargon, slang, or argot, of a
particular field, group, or individual, (C ); The captain spoke Nine
Worlds trade lingo, a degenerate form of Sargonese, uninflected and with a
rudimentary positional grammar. Citizen Of The Galaxy;
(jargon)- the language, esp. the vocabulary, peculiar to a particular trade,
profession, or group, ( ' 'C ); The
excessive use of jargon is absolutely inexcusable, and obscures what might
otherwise be fairly good prose;
(argot)- a specialized idiomatic vocabulary peculiar to a particular class or
group of people, esp. that of an underworld group, devised for private
communication and identification, (C' C" C' hC
C ); To abuse him in his own argot was to make him
loose his bag of mice in a flash. The Battle of the Strong Volume 5 A
Romance of Two Kingdoms;
(patois)- a regional form of a language, esp. of French, differing from the
standard, literary form of the language, (< ); They spoke a
French patois, and guffawed loudly when one dropped her basket of supplies
from her head. Mystic Isles of the South Seas.;
(cant)- insincere, esp. conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high
ideals, goodness, or piety, (l (C' l l ) C
); This is not mere cant -- Asian diplomacy has achieved concrete
results. The New America Foundation;
the private language of the underworld, (C Cc hC C'

' );
(slang)- very informal usage in vocabulary and idiom that is
characteristically more metaphorical, playful, elliptical, vivid, and
ephemeral than ordinary language, (C ' ' ' C
h < Ch C C C' C Cc C'
C' " l ; ');
to use slang or abusive language, (C '
Ch");
(vernacular)- expressed or written in the native language of a place, as
literary works, ((' C<) Ch' Ch'); In the
current vernacular, the term "human rights" is often used interchangeably
with the term "unalienable rights." Conservapedia - Recent changes [en];
colloquial > colloquy : parlance = idiom = dialect > dialectic
(colloquial)- characteristic of or appropriate to ordinary or familiar
conversation rather than formal speech or writing; informal, (CC
); His diction is colloquial, his tone conversational, and these
shape his technique. Avoiding the Muse;
(colloquy)- a conversational exchange; dialogue; Later, a colloquy was
added that clarified this position, and satisfied most of the water users;
(parlance)- a way or manner of speaking; vernacular; idiom, ('C
' l; l); In technology parlance, a beta product is one that
is still being tested;
(idiom)- a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a
language;
(dialect)- a regional or social variety of a language distinguished by
pronunciation, grammar, or vocabulary; This dialect is one of the numerous
divisions of the langue d'oc, which Mistral claims is spoken by nearly twelve
millions of people. Frederic Mistral;
(dialectic)- the art or practice of logical discussion as employed in
investigating the truth of a theory or opinion, ( -
C l' '); The outcome of the dialectic is
determined by the symmetry of the antithesis. The Approach to Philosophy;
polyglot : derivative : paraphrase
(polyglot)- able to speak or write several languages; multilingual, ();
The city has a flavor somewhere between imperial Rome and an Asian trade
city like Hong Kong: ancient, polyglot, teeming with wealth and the vice that
inevitably follows it. Asimov'sSF,December2006;

(derivative)- not original; secondary, (q ; q ' ); The word is,
of course, a derivative from the Latin;
(paraphrase)- restate a passage in ones own words while retaining thought
of author, (C C ' '); They are preserved only
in paraphrase, and can be reconstructed only by a careful comparison of
many texts. A Source Book for Ancient Church History;
onomatopoeia : rhetoric
(onomatopoeia)- the formation of a word, as cuckoo or boom, by imitation
of a sound made by or associated with its referent, (m ' '
); A great example of onomatopoeia is the word, bang;
(rhetoric)- high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation; "We are
a sovereign nation and a sovereign people," Shen retorted, continuing on as
he had before, and Rutledge figured that the rhetoric was all about taking
command of the verbiage. The Bear and the Dragon;
personification : metaphor : figurative
(personification)- the attribution of a personal nature or character to
inanimate objects or abstract notions, esp. as a rhetorical figure, (C
' ' );
an imaginary person or creature conceived or figured to represent a thing or
abstraction, (C C ' h); Bonaparte regarded Fouche as a
complete personification of the Revolution. The Memoirs of Napoleon;
(metaphor)- a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to
something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a
resemblance, as in A mighty fortress is our God., (Ch C C'
C' C ' C ); He soared like
an eagle is an example of a simile; He is an eagle in fight is a metaphor;
Generating a metaphor is a creative act that brings new meaning to a
situation
(figurative)- of the nature of or involving a figure of speech, esp. a
metaphor; metaphorical; not literal, (; C
C (c C )); The Indian language is bold and figurative,
abounding in hyperbolical expressions, and is said to be susceptible of much
elegance. History of New Brunswick;
metanoia : simile^ similitude
(metanoia)- a profound, usually spiritual, transformation; conversion; The
word in the Scripture is metanoia, and it signifies a turning in both mind and
heart;
(simile)- a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly

compared, as in she is like a rose., ( ); My love is like a red,
red rose is a simile;
(similitude)- likeness; resemblance, (h' );This similitude is the
foundation of almost all the ornaments of poetic diction. Poetical Works of
Akenside;
parallelism : parity^ disparity^ disparate
(parallelism)- agreement in direction, tendency, or character; the state or
condition of being parallel, (; ; h' ); The principle of
psychophysical parallelism, that is, the principle that every psychical process
accompanies a physiological change is thus not a mere result of observation.
Psychotherapy;
(parity)- equivalence; correspondence; similarity; analogy, ();The
false parity is again apparent in the bland, equalizing sub-headline;
(disparity)- lack of similarity or equality; inequality; difference, (C
); The vast disparity in wealth that has resulted led to the defeat of the
ruling government last year;
(disparate)- distinct in kind; essentially different; dissimilar,(h' );
I'm confident that we can draw these apparent disparate threads together
over the next couple of months;
hyperbole > hyperbolize = exaggerate = amplify = magnify
(hyperbole)- obvious and intentional exaggeration, ('C; ;
); Perhaps your hyperbole is a cover for making an argument with
no facts;
(compare with litotes) - understatement, esp. that in which an
affirmative is expressed by the negative of its contrary, as in not bad at
all., ( C'; C C C C
C Ch" ); To say, He little realizes when we
mean that he does not realize at all, is an example of the kind of
understatement we call litotes- Barrons GRE;
(hyperbolize)- to use hyperbole; exaggerate;
(exaggerate)- to magnify beyond the limits of truth; overstate; represent
disproportionately, ( \C ); It has been no
part of my plan to boast, exaggerate, or misrepresent anything, but to give
plain facts. History of the American Clock Business and Life of Chauncey
Jerome;
(amplify)- exaggerate or make bigger;
increase in size, volume or significance;

(magnify)- to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth;
make large;

logic and reasoning

syllogism : deduction > deducible : infer = deduce = elicit
(syllogism)- Logic. an argument the conclusion of which is supported by two
premises, of which one (major premise) contains the term (major
term) that is the predicate of the conclusion, and the other (minor
premise) contains the term (minor term) that is the subject of the
conclusion; common to both premises is a term (middle term) that is
excluded from the conclusion. A typical form is All A is C; all B is A;
therefore all B is C., (l CC ); One special form
of the syllogism is at times so strong an argument that it deserves special
mention here, namely, the dilemma. The Making of Arguments;
(deduction)- a process of reasoning in which a conclusion follows
necessarily from the premises presented, so that the conclusion cannot be
false if the premises are true, ( CC C C'
h ); This deduction is in accord with the accepted
psychological law that the retention of an impression in the memory depends
largely upon the intensity of the impression itself, and the frequency of its
repetition. A Mind That Found Itself;
(deducible)- derived by reasoning, (C ; ); The Laws of Life will
never be deducible from the mere laws of the ingredients, but the
prodigiously complex Facts of Life may all be deducible from comparatively
simple laws of life A System Of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive;
(infer)- to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or
evidence, ( C ); It may
readily be inferred, therefore, that Austin had not many associates. Austin
and His Friends;
(deduce, elicit)- to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke, (C
ClC C ); Neither feeble health nor grey hairs could elicit, the king's
compassion. Sketches of the Covenanters;
argument : logic : reasoning : ratiocination^ rationale^ rationalize
(reasoning)- use of reason, especially to form conclusions, inferences, or

judgments; Much of our reasoning is an abbreviated form of the syllogism,
and will readily expand into it. The Mind and Its Education;
(ratiocination)- the process of logical reasoning, (C C
C l ); She arrived at this by pure ratiocination-
-it's not a question of feeling, you understand. The Descent of Man and Other
Stories;
(rationale)- the fundamental reason or reasons serving to account for
something, (Cl ; ; Cl ); The problem challenges
students to articulate a rationale for ethical decision-making in foreign policy;
(rationalize)- to ascribe (one's acts, opinions, etc.) to causes that
superficially seem reasonable and valid but that actually are unrelated to
the true, possibly unconscious and often less creditable or agreeable
causes, (C Cl ; C );
It does not completely rationalize or even completely describe such
experiences, but formulates their succession. The Approach to Philosophy;
sophistry : incoherent^ cohere > cohesion
(sophistry)- a subtle, tricky, superficially plausible, but generally fallacious
method of reasoning, ( lC ); Their purpose is to
avenge truth against sophistry, and to do combat for an ideal which is not
always prominently put forward. Aesthetical Essays of Frederich Schiller;
(inchoate) - a person who reasons adroitly and speciously rather than
soundly, (C l = C ; l); It is on
my conscience to add, moreover, that I find you a sophist, and your sophistry
a little vulgar. A Daughter of To-Day;
(cohere)- without logical or meaningful connection; disjointed; rambling,
(< ); They look more dead than alive; their movements are
slow, incoherent, and incomprehensible. The Life of the Bee;
(cohesion)- to stick together; be united; hold fast, as parts of the same
mass, (C Cl ; " ); The various elements do not
fully cohere, in my view, because the writer and director have a misplaced
sense of where the real drama or comedy lies;
substantiate ~ buttress = bolster = support = corroborate = patronize > patron
(substantiate)- to establish by proof or competent evidence, (h
C h C f ); Their
benefactor had conveyed provision for their sustenance, and clothing for
their wives and families. Lady Rosamond's Secret A Romance of Fredericton;
(buttress)- any external prop or support built to steady a structure by
opposing its outward thrusts, esp. a projecting support built into or against

the outside of a masonry wall, (Ch"C C );
to support, ('' f ); His position
is buttressed by a number of specialists in the study of the Ottoman state and
society. Writings from the Middle East Forum and Middle East Quarterly;
(bolster)- to add to, support, or uphold, ( C' C{
C h); But our system for financing higher
education needs to be bolstered, and our commitment to offering an
opportunity for continued education to qualified high school graduates re-
affirmed;
(corroborate)- to make more certain; confirm, (C ' {C
C h|C ); Once more she waited as if expecting him
to corroborate her words; but he remained strangely silent. The Girl of the
Golden West;
(patronize)- to behave in an offensively condescending manner toward,
(C C h' "); What is curious is
that governments world-wide recognize, patronize, and condone
monopolies;
(patron)- someone who supports or champions something;
corroborate <> collaborate
(collaborate)- to work, one with another; cooperate, as on a literary work,
(CC C' 'C ); But I would
never collaborate with them against the true culture of this world. " Phaze
Doubt;

chronology, time period, ancient, ephemeral, perpetual

millennium : century : decade : epoch : eon
(millennium)- a period of 1000 years, ();
a period of general righteousness and happiness, esp. in the indefinite
future,(C
); You must wait for
the millennium, my friend, before your aspirations shall come to pass.
Vera Nevill Or, Poor Wisdom's Chance;
(decade)- a period of ten years; But in the world of commercial publishing

a decade is a long time indeed. Warning Signs;
(epoch)- a particular period of time marked by distinctive features, events,
etc., (C l C'l ); The Jew of
this epoch was as little theological as possible. The Life of Jesus;
(eon)- an indefinitely long period of time; age, (C ; );
The sleep had lasted for an eon, he thought. The Memory of Mars;
heyday = prime time : climax : culmination
(heyday)- the stage or period of greatest vigor, strength, success, etc.;
prime, (l\ ' C ); Especially in its
early '70s heyday, the genre produced some of rock's finest albums;
(prime time)- the evening hours, generally between 7 and 11 P.M., when
the largest television audience is available;
(climax)- the point of greatest intensity or force in an ascending series or
progression; a culmination; The death of his father brought matters to
a climax, and Oliver must prepare for very hard times. Little Journeys to the
Homes of Great Reformers;
(culmination)- that in which anything culminates; the culminating position
or stage; highest point; acme, (' ); It was the hour of culmination, the
supreme moment of felicity waiting for its crown. The Blue Flower;
interim^ interregnum
(interim)- an intervening time; interval; meantime, (CC;
C); In the interim, the projected cost of building new reactors has
soared to more than $10 billion each, and continues to climb steadily;
(interregnum)- an interval of time between the close of a sovereign's reign
and the accession of his or her normal or legitimate successor, (C C{
C ' C C C' 'C
' " ); Matters came to
an interregnum, there being no particular reason on record. The History of
Rome, Books 01 to 08;
chronicle ânachronism^ synchronous
(chronicle)- an extended account in prose or verse of historical events;
Unhappily the musical chronicle is overflowing with unresolved discords.
Letters;
(anachronism)- something or someone that is not in its correct historical or
chronological time, esp. a thing or person that belongs to an earlier time,
(Ch C' C h C lC C C
); They were a silly anachronism, absurdly in contradiction with that
scientific teaching which rules our lives. Our Friend the Charlatan;

(synchronous)- occurring or existing at the same time; There should be
anywhere from one to four of them in synchronous orbit around the planet.
Orphan Star;
concurrent ~ contemporary = coeval
(concurrent)- happening at the same time as something else; Now we
might only be able to tag on a concurrent life sentence at a second trial. 1st
to Die;
(contemporary)- belonging to the same period of time; The Reverend
gentlemen had refused to consider the Doctrine of Divorce when propounded
by their contemporary, a private layman and reasoner. The Life of John
Milton;
(coeval)- originating or existing during the same period; lasting through the
same era; observed on a peak of one of the Kattregam hills large masses of
fallen brickwork, the ruins of some former buildings, probably coeval with
Mahagam. The Rifle and The Hound in Ceylon;
ancient = antediluvian = antiquated^ antiquity^ antique = archaic = outmoded =
old-fashioned = old-hat = dmod = pass ~ quaint : hoary = obsolete =
superannuated : defunct : yore : stodgy
(ancient)- dating from a remote period; of great age, (h C
l); The usage is very ancient, and has some connexion with a
tradition that has given its name to the canton. A Residence in France;
(antediluvian)- very old, old-fashioned, or out of date; antiquated;
primitive, ( < CCC l); The road networks
are poor and rail lines are antediluvian;
(antiquated)- continued from, resembling, or adhering to the past; old-
fashioned, (l CCC C - " l-l'); In
actual fact two centuries which have elapsed since he wrote, have
hardly antiquated a word or a phrase in his poems. English Past and
Present;
(antiquity)- the quality of being ancient; ancientness, (l
lC h' ); I loved its antiquity, the utter absence of any modern
note, and its atmosphere of other days. Musical Memories;
(antique)- of or belonging to the past; not modern, (l l
CC h); In this country, the antique is known only by plaster casts,
and by drawings. Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli;
(archaic)- marked by the characteristics of an earlier period; antiquated,
(l ' l CCC); So archaic was his style that his fragments
might belong to the age of Cato. The History of Roman Literature From the

earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius;
(outmoded)- gone out of style; no longer fashionable, (l C
' ); Our power grid is outmoded, overloaded, and unable to
provide the country the clean energy it needs now;
(old-fashioned)- of a style or method formerly in vogue; outdated; But it
had been the very best of childhoods in the most old-fashioned sense of the
word. Consultant Care;
(old-hat)- out of fashion;
(dmod)- no longer in fashion; outmoded;
(pass)- no longer fashionable, in wide use, etc.; out-of-date; outmoded,
( Clf Cl ' l CCC); All these facts and
arguments have been advanced at length, and are by now pass;
(quaint)- having an old-fashioned attractiveness or charm; oddly
picturesque, ( ; C); How quaint was the
superscription, how eloquent the distant dates of the postmarks! Through
stained glass;
(hoary)- gray or white with age, (C h ); When
the hoary-headed man beheld Perceval approaching, he arose and went into
the castle. The Age of Fable;
(obsolete)- no longer in general use; fallen into disuse, (l;
CCC); Technological advances have made bows and arrows
weapons obsolete, the British colonies strive for independence, and major
empires approach their inevitable collapse;
(superannuated)- retired because of age or infirmity; They are fast
becoming superannuated, and the "venom of their spleen" will perish with
them. Memories of Hawthorne;
too old for use, work, service, or a position;
(defunct)- no longer in effect or use; not operating or functioning, ( ;
; ); In 1377 he was granted the lands and tenements of Simon
Raunville, defunct, and the marriage of his heiress to Ralph, son of Walter
Whithors. Chaucer's Official Life;
(yore)- Chiefly Literary. time past, (lC); In times of yore, the Linux
boot sequence scrolled pages of text up the screen - Internet;
(stodgy)- heavy, dull, or uninteresting; tediously commonplace; boring,
((h C<) " Ch C ; ( C<) ; "
); stodgy food; a stodgy pudding served up when everyone was
already full;

antique <> antic
(antic)- a ludicrous or extravagant act or gesture; a caper, ( \; ;
l l); He fell into a reverie accompanied with strange antic gestures;
but this he never did when his mind was engaged by the conversation.
Life Of Johnson;
meteoric ~ ephemeral = transitory = fugacious ~ momentary = fugitive =
fleeting = evanescent
(meteoric)- resembling a meteor in transient brilliance, suddenness of
appearance, swiftness, etc., (QC C C
"C ); Azizul's rise has been meteoric, his arrival on the big stage swift
but nothing is out of the ordinary;
(ephemeral)- lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory, (
); This part of our moving literature is what is called ephemeral, and
properly so; but no stigma necessarily attaches to the name. A Librarian's
Open Shelf;
(transitory)- lasting only a short time; brief; short-lived; temporary,
(); Everything in the world is transitory, and that transitoriness is
absurd! Love;
(fugacious)- passing away quickly; evanescent; Honours and dignities are
transient, beauty and riches frail and fugacious, to a proverb. Essays on
Various Subjects Principally Designed for Young Ladies;
(momentary)- short-lived or ephemeral, as a life; How rare
and momentary were the flashes of joy, of confidence and tenderness, in
these noblest lives! Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli;
(fugitive)- a person who is fleeing, from prosecution, intolerable
circumstances, etc.; a runaway, ( C);
fleeting; transitory; elusive, ( ); The film brought a few
fugitive images to her mind, but on the whole it made no lasting impression
on her;
(fleeting)- passing quickly; ephemeral; We call it by every name of fleeting,
dreaming, vaporing imagery. Ralph Waldo Emerson;
(evanescent)- vanishing; fading away; fleeting, (; ); It
was no longer an ephemeral illusion of the night, evanescent, mystic, but a
simple country girl coming to meet her lover. The Octopus : A story of
California;
perpetuate > perpetual = everlasting = eternal = eonian = never-ending ~
ceaseless = incessant = unremitting = unceasing : interminable : immortal
(perpetuate)- to preserve from extinction or oblivion, ( " CC

CC C lC l ); I believe your intention is
to perpetuate, and not to weaken, the ties between me and my other and far
dearer self. A Tale of Two Cities;
(perpetual)- continuing or enduring forever; everlasting, (
); He recalled his perpetual rebellion against her authority from the
first day to the last. The Whirlpool;
(everlasting)- lasting forever; eternal; We like you because you aid us
whilst we are sick, but we don't like your everlasting preaching and praying.
The Personal Life Of David Livingstone;
(eternal)- without beginning or end; lasting forever; always existing ,
(l h-); The heavenly and the eternal, the salvation of his
sinful soul, had become all in all to him; and yet he could not rest in the little
dreary village on the Roman bank. The Hermits;
(ceaseless)- without stop or pause; unending; incessant, ();The
clean, aromatic air passed like a ceaseless lustration through every room of
the house. The Quest of the Simple Life;
(incessant)- continuing without interruption; ceaseless; unending, (;
); The firing was incessant, and shouts and cries told of death and
disaster on both sides. French and English A Story of the Struggle in America;
(unremitting)- never slackening; persistent; So rapid had been his
movements, so unremitting his duties, that the cavalry of Mayham which he
led, were completely broken down. The Life of Francis Marion;
(unceasing)- not stopping; continuous; Her constitution was strong, and
thereby fitted for the life of unceasing labour to which God called her. The
Life of the Venerable Mother Mary of the Incarnation;
(interminable)- incapable of being terminated; unending, (;
); The night seemed interminable, and they could only pray that
the daylight might bring them assistance. The Three Commanders;
incessant^ recession ^ cessation {surcease} <> cession = ceding
(incessant)- continuing without interruption; ceaseless; unending, (;
); The firing was incessant, and shouts and cries told of death and
disaster on both sides. French and English A Story of the Struggle in America;
(recessation)- Economics. a period of an economic contraction, sometimes
limited in scope or duration. Compare depression, (; ; \);
The global economic crisis and the recession has been a major setback for the
individuals;

(cessation)- a temporary or complete stopping; discontinuance, (;
); The noise continued almost without cessation, and only ceased when
the business of the day recommenced in the streets. From Paris to New York
by Land;
(surcease)- to bring or come to an end; stop; She found surcease of sorrow
in death; and when her body was found in the Serpentine he had a
premonition that the hungry waves were waiting for him, too. Little
Journeys to the Homes of the Great;
(cession)- yielding (something) to another; ceding, ( );
Carolina cession was admitted as the state of Tennessee. A Brief History of
the United States;
(ceding)- (noun: cession) the act of ceding;

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dapper, fastidious, prudish, prune

dapper = dashing = rakish = raffish = snappy = spiffy = spruce = jaunty = taut =
natty : modish : vogue = trend
(dapper)- neat; trim; smart, (Cl "q " Cll' llCl l
l<); He turned round, and saw that a short and dapper-looking man
had come up close beside him. The Dictator;
(dashing)- elegant and gallant in appearance and manner, (" CC
C C C ); The aspect of a storm in the
Archipelago is as poetical as need be, the sea being particularly
short, dashing, and dangerous, and the navigation intricate and broken by
the isles and currents. Life of Lord Byron;
(rakish)- stylish; smart; jaunty; dashing; Beneath his dashing, handsome-as-
hell, charismatic and angelic faade laid the heart of a manipulative, rakish,
deceitful and ruthless scoundrel;
like a rake; dissolute, ( l );
(raffish)- mildly or sometimes engagingly disreputable or nonconformist;
rakish, ( " C ); The people
who passed me, as I made my way eastward, were mostly in evening dress,
pale and raffish-looking. The Message;
gaudily vulgar or cheap; tawdry;
(snappy)- impatient or irritable, as a person or a reply;
quick or sudden in action or performance, (Q h C);
(spiffy)- spruce; smart; fine;
(spruce)- trim in dress or appearance; neat; smart; dapper, (C'C
Cl C ll); The bus looks very spruce, only spoilt by the
silver rear wheel, somewhat not in keeping;
any of various allied trees, as the Douglas fir and the hemlock spruce, (C\
C h C );
(jaunty)- easy and sprightly in manner or bearing, (' "

l l );
smartly trim, as clothing; He was a seedy little man, who always wore the
same dusty charcoal-grey suit and a brown trilby far too jaunty for a man his
age. Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine;
(taut)- in good order or condition; tidy; neat; His belt fitted trim and taut,
and was polished as his boot-tops; Waring's Peril;
tightly drawn; tense; not slack, ('C Cl);
(natty)- neatly or trimly smart in dress or appearance; spruce, (l;
); He still looked natty, still wearing a blazer that seemed to have been
tailored by the gods, but the rest of him looked strangely unruly. Just One
Look;
(modish)- in the current fashion; stylish, ('; C); To wear
a weapon with intent to use is one thing, to buckle it on as a mere trivial,
harmless, modish ornament and gewgaw is quite another! Lewis Rand;
(vogue)- something in fashion, as at a particular time, ( '); There
were two systems of arrangement in vogue, the causal and defining_.
History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant
Theology;
(trend)- a general tendency or inclination;
jaunt <> jaunty {debonair}
(jaunt)- a short journey, esp. one taken for pleasure, (Ch); In
short, this jaunt is as simple as all the rest of her actions have been hardy.
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford Volume 1;
(debonair)- courteous, gracious, and having a sophisticated charm, ( ;
C'C; h); But I stood as a debonair soldier should, and I could
not but reflect how much credit I was bringing upon the Hussars of Conflans
by the dignity of my bearing. Adventures Of Gerard;
preen = primp = plume
(preen)- (of animals, esp. birds) to trim or dress (feathers, fur, etc.) with
the beak or tongue, (( C<) C l hC l );
to dress (oneself) carefully or smartly; primp,(( C<) CC l
); When birds preen, they consume the oil stuck on their feathers;
to pride (oneself) on an achievement, personal quality, etc., ( C ;
' );
(primp)- to groom oneself carefully, (ll; CC l C C);
Still, she primped and posed some more with variations to her uniform,

before leaving. The Malay Male;
(plume)- to smooth (feathers); preen;
dandy = fop = fashion plate = sheik = beau = clotheshorse
(dandy)- suggestive of or attired like a dandy; foppish; He was something of
a dandy, I noticed; there was gold lace on the tunic, and silver edging to the
shirt beneath it. Flashman;
(fop)- a man who is excessively vain and concerned about his dress,
appearance, and manners, (C Cl " C' C<
CC Cl ); Tremendous fop--ladies loved him--
cheeks like roses--tongue like sulphuric acid. The Project Gutenberg
Complete Works of Gilbert Parker;
(foppish) resembling or befitting a fop; excessively refined and fastidious in
taste and manner, ( ); He was sentimental and dry, naive
and foppish: his labored verses affected a cavalier carelessness. Jean-
Christophe, Vol. I;
(sheik)- Slang a romantically alluring man;
(beau)- a dandy; a fop; In that prehistoric period I was reckoned quite
a beau: Eugene Field A Study In Heredity And Contradictions;
(clotheshorse)- a person excessively concerned with dress;
persnickety = punctilious = meticulous = fastidious = exacting = dainty = finicky
= overnice = squeamish = queasy : effeminate : mincing = prim = priggish =
prudish = prissy = puritanical = victorian = square-toed = straight-faced = tight-
laced = niminy-piminy
(persnickety)- over particular; fussy; Anyhow, I could have squared that -- it
was the damn persnickety regulations that got me fed up. The Past
Through Tomorrow;
snobbish or having the aloof attitude of a snob;
(punctilious)- extremely attentive to punctilios; strict or exact in the
observance of the formalities or amenities of conduct or actions,
(hh ll hC C C );
He was, moreover, exceedingly proud and punctilious, and tenacious of all
his privileges and dignities. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 7;
(meticulous)- taking or showing extreme care about minute details;
precise; thorough, ( ll C _' );
finicky; fussy, ( ); Brown was known for
his meticulous attention to detail and expectation of excellence from the
people around him;
(fastidious)- excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please,
( C Ch C ); She was naturally fastidious, and as her skin

was thin and sensitive, dust was physically a discomfort;
(exacting)- rigid or severe in demands or requirements, ( lhq
C \); His father was hard, exacting, and unreasonable; hence he had
no influence. Eighty Years and More; Reminiscences 1815-1897;
requiring close application or attention;
(dainty)- overly particular; finicky, ( C );
of delicate beauty; exquisite, (c "q " \
lCq ); a dainty lace handkerchief;
pleasing to the taste and, often, temptingly served or delicate;
delicious,( " Cl ); dainty pastries;
(finicky)- excessively particular or fastidious; difficult to please; fussy,
( C h C ' C ); Sellers still stubborn, buyers
remain finicky, agents say;
(overnice)- excessively nice; fastidious;
(squeamish)- fastidious or dainty,( C ); While she was, and constantly
professed to be, an unmarried mother; she was fit society for
the squeamish and the formal. Memoirs of the Author of a Vindication of the
Rights of Woman;
easily shocked by anything slightly immodest; prudish,(C
);
easily nauseated or disgusted,( ! ); to get
squeamish at the sight of blood;
(queasy)- inclined to or feeling nausea, as the stomach, a person, etc.;
nauseous; nauseated, (CC; Cl ); Her stomach
was queasy, and she thought she was going to be sick. Garwood, Julie -
Prince Charming;
(effeminate)- (of a man or boy) having traits, tastes, habits, etc.,
traditionally considered feminine, as softness or delicacy, (CC C);
His appearance is effeminate, his manner finicky and old-maidish to a
degree. The Secret Memoirs of the Courts of Europe;
(mincing)- (of the gait, speech, behavior, etc.) affectedly dainty, nice, or
elegant, ( l ); He assumed a mincing, affected air--a
tone of excessive refinement and exquisite sensibility. Art in England Notes
and Studies;
(prim)- formally precise or proper, as persons or behavior; stiffly neat,
("q l " ); His manner was shy and prim, and

blushes came often to his cheeks. The Critical Period of American History;
(priggish)- conceited; coxcombical; affected; If I seem to have given rather
a priggish picture of Arthur, it is a totally erroneous one. Memoirs of
Arthur Hamilton B A Of Trinity College Cambridge;
(prudish)- excessively proper or modest in speech, conduct, dress, etc,
(); To present-day readers, this may appear absurd, prudish, but
not so to the men and women of that day. Reminiscences of a Pioneer;
(prissy)- excessively proper; affectedly correct; prim; Desk tops clear, wall
charts meticulously entered, and the prissy smell of lavender wax polish.
Hard Frost;
(puritanical)- very strict in moral or religious matters, often excessively so;
rigidly austere; The attitude of the town was too puritanical to permit wide-
open, publicly recognized houses of ill fame. Madeleine An Autobiography;
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Puritans or Puritanism;
(victorian)- of or pertaining to the reign of Queen Victoria of England; as,
the Victorian poets; It was victorian in design, with a surrounding veranda,
cupolas in each corner of the front on the upper story, and filigreed
woodwork outlining the porch covering. Heaven's Price;
(square-toed)- exaggeratedly proper;
(straight-faced)- a serious or impassive facial expression that conceals one's
true feelings about something, esp. a desire to laugh;
(tight-faced)-exaggeratedly proper;
(niminy-piminy)- affectedly delicate or refined; mincing; effeminate; "I
hate affected, niminy-piminy chits!" Little Women;
prudish > prude = puritan : formality
(prude)- excessively modest or proper person, (lC C
' " ' lCq ); It amuses me infinitely
to see you so stubborn and prudish, and increases my love for you. Old
Fritz and the New Era;
(puritan)- one who is very strict and serious in his religious life, or who
pretends to great purity of life; England did not follow the advice of Knox:
her whole population was not puritan, many of her martyrs had died for the
prayer book which Knox would have destroyed. John Knox and the
Reformation;
queasy = noisome = nauseating > nauseate
(noisome)- offensive or disgusting, as an odor, (\h (C' <
C<); h ; ); The vapor from this pool was extremely noisome, and
tainted the air for a considerable distance;
(nauseating)- causing disgust, loathing, or revulsion; Their odor filled the

tower, poisoned our lungs and rasped our nostrils with a
pestilential, nauseating smell. The Greatest Survival Stories Ever Told;
(nauseate)- to cause to feel extreme disgust, ( ; ); The
heat and the smell and the surging motion began to nauseate Stella. Big
Timber A Story of the Northwest;
prune = clip = crop = trim = snip = lop ~ cull = pluck {gustiness = guts}
(prune)- to cut or lop off (twigs, branches, or roots), (l l l
); The desire to prune, compress, overcharge, was a torment to the
nervous woman writing under a sharp necessity for payment. Complete
Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith;
(clip)- to cut, or cut off or out, as with shears; to clip a rose from a bush;
(crop)- to cut off or remove the head or top of (a plant, grass, etc.);
(trim)- to put into a neat or orderly condition by clipping, paring, pruning,
etc., (Cl l " ); But at length we came to a trim-built bark
lying off Redriff Stairs, with the words "Betsy, of London," painted across her
stern. Richard Carvel;
(snip)- to cut with small, quick strokes, ( l hC l l C l);
(lop)- to cut off (a part), especially from a tree or shrub; I'm going to have
to lop some of them so will get sun in the afternoons now it's an shaded.
Buried Alive, The Biography of Janis Joplin;
(cull)- to choose; select; pick out, (l l C
Ch" Cl C l ); The
information culled will be kept anonymous;
(pluck)- to pull off or out from the place of growth, as fruit, flowers,
feathers, etc., ( h C l );
courage or resolution in the face of difficulties, ( C C l );
He is full of courage, pluck, and determination, and so is an enemy to be
dreaded. Tom, The Bootblack or, The Road to Success;
(gusty)- vigorous; hearty; zestful;
(guts)- fortitude and determination; He struck me as a man without guts, as
a zero, as a wimp, as someone who wasn't even bright except in an academic
sense. Destination Brain;
prune : abscission : amputate : truncate : whittle : hew : dismember :
curtail : abstract : abridge : abbreviate # protract = prolong
(abscission)- the act of cutting off; sudden termination, separation; A main
wave of flower abscission occurs shortly after anthesis while the
carbohydrate reserves in the tree are high;
(amputate)- cut off part of body, (' l - CCl

C C"h ); The surgeon told him they needed to amputate his left
leg below the knee;
(truncate)- to shorten by cutting off a part; cut short, (D C''
C Cl Cl ); Dead specimens may not show this feature resulting in
a rather truncated appearance;
(whittle)- to cut, trim, or shape (a stick, piece of wood, etc.) by carving off
bits with a knife, (Cl Cl C _ C); I remarked to him that he
need not whittle off the edges. The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln;
(hew)- to to pieces with ax or sword; I sat on a rude wooden bench of
newly-hewed wood, lit my pipe again without interference. Valley of the
Croen;
(dismember)- to divide into parts; cut to pieces; mutilate, (-
"q ); When he falls insensible, they scalp and dismember him, and
the remainder of his body is consumed. The First White Man of the West;
(curtail)- to cut short; cut off a part of; abridge; reduce; diminish, (l l
); The variegated and evolving limitations on intellectual property are as
important as the rights they constrain, curtail, and define. The Public
Domain Enclosing the Commons of the Mind;
(abstract)- a summary of a text, scientific article, document, speech, etc.;
epitome, (C l);
thought of apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual
instances, ( ); God in the abstract is not a real
existence any more than tree in the abstract is a real existence. Theism or
Atheism The Great Alternative;
(abridged)- to reduce or lessen in duration, scope, authority, etc.;
diminish; curtail, (C C ' C ); Power
controlled or abridged is almost always the rival and enemy of that power by
which it is controlled or abridged. The Federalist Papers;
(abbreviate)- to reduce (anything) in length, duration, etc.; make briefer,
(C ' h h ); Sometimes it is necessary
to abbreviate a word by leaving out several letters. How to Speak and Write
Correctly;
(protract)- to draw out or lengthen, esp. in time; extend the duration of,
(h f ); The quarrel of the two Andronici was protracted,
and suspended, and renewed, during a ruinous period of seven years.
History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Volume 6;

unkempt, filthy, stale, insalubrious

dowdy = frowsy = slovenly = slobbish = shabby : unkempt ~ disheveled : mangy
= threadbare : unprepossessing
(dowdy)- not neat or tidy; shabby, (C' "Ch f l); It's
going to be trendy to dress dowdy, Wolfe says, with faded colors and
melancholy looks;
(frowsy)- unkempt; slovenly; They were ragged, frowsy, stupid looking.
The Martial Adventures of Henry and Me;
having an unpleasant smell; musty; a frowzy pantry;
(slovenly)- untidy or unclean in appearance or habits, (Cl C'
l- hC CCf Cf _); It would be difficult to
name a more slovenly, a more worthless edition of any great classic
Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches Volume 3;
(slobbish)- negligent of neatness especially in dress and person; habitually
dirty and unkempt;
(shabby)- impaired by wear, use, etc., ( C \C \ C' );
They were frayed and stained and shabby, yet they seemed all of a piece with
some new grandeur come upon the man. Richard Carvel;
meanly ungenerous or unfair, contemptible, as persons, actions, etc. (l
C); shabby behavior;
(unkempt)- uncared-for or neglected; disheveled; messy, (l
); His dark hair was unkempt, and a pale scar shaped like a
spider blazed on his left cheek;
(disheveled)- hanging loosely or in disorder; unkempt; Even
somewhat disheveled, and bundled in her robe over her costume, she was
beautiful. Reality Check by Piers Anthony;
(mangy)- squalid; shabby, (C; C); Her fur is really
almost mangy, and she has nothing to speak of in the way of a tail.
Brothers of Pity and Other Tales of Beasts and Men;
(threadbare)- having the nap worn off so as to lay bare the threads of the
warp and woof, as a fabric, garment, etc., ( ; ' ; );
His dark suit was threadbare, his shirt of doubtful cleanliness, his tie
carelessly tied. Maigrets Dead Man - Georges Simenon;

(unprepossessing)- not overtly impressive; unremarkable; nondescript; His
successor is one of the least suitable of men,unprepossessing, and even
forbidding, in every respect. Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White, V2;
squalid = seamy = slimy = sleazy = seedy = vile {despicable} = sordid = filthy =
lousy
(squalid)- foul and repulsive, as from lack of care or cleanliness; neglected
and filthy, (C C C);
(squalor) - the condition of being squalid; filth and misery, (
); The closely packed towns, the herding together of
families, the squalor are still to be found in our midst. Immortal Memories;
(seamy)- unpleasant or sordid; low; disagreeable, ( h
h h C h ); The dark, seamy-faced man of
storm and strength, of stress and strain, asked her again to be his wife. The
Grain Ship;
(slimy)- offensively foul or vile, (h " C C
C'Ch h); Not exactly slimy, but still spongy and
slick, like a full, exposed intestine. The White Rose;
(sleazy)- contemptibly low, mean, or disreputable, (CC);Obama
blew off Fox News because of the sleazy (and frequently counter-factual) way
they have reported on him. One Thousand Reasons;
squalid; sordid; filthy; dilapidated,(C "q);
thin or poor in texture, as a fabric; cheap; flimsy; This is a sleazy fabric, it
will not wear well;
(seedy)- somewhat disreputable; degraded, (C "q); Sir Donald
recalls frequently having seen this same seedy, aged individual. Oswald
Langdon or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898;
(vile)- morally debased, depraved, or despicable, ( l
); As he opened the hall door the vile smell of chemicals which had
spoilt his breakfast met him with a redoubled virulence. Beyond the City;
(despicable)- deserving to be despised; contemptible, (C^ "
); The duties of his office were despicable, but he was superior to his
companion, inasmuch as he did not pretend to be what he was not.
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl;
(sordid)- morally ignoble or base; vile, (( l C<)
C' Ch); The world sometimes seemed desperately sordid, and
human nature a baffling proposition. A Romance of Billy-Goat Hill;

dirty or filthy,(( C )C'l " C);
(ignoble)- of low character, aims, etc.; mean; base, (l; ; h ;
); While all hypocrisy and truckling to the majority opinion
is ignoble, the blunt announcement of disbelief may do much more harm
than good. Problems of Conduct;
(lousy)- extremely contemptible; nasty; For a lousy two hundred and fifty
thousand quid I can get a million quid's worth of publicity and that's the sort
of bargain I like. Hard Frost;
musty = moldy = dusty = fusty = stale = moth-eaten = rancid = putrid >
putrescence
(musty)- having an odor or flavor suggestive of mold, as old buildings, long-
closed rooms, or stale food, ( \); No water had been
stored there for decades, yet the thick, musty, damp smell of the dust and dirt
filled the darkness. Hayden's Ferry Review Issue 45;
obsolete; outdated; antiquated,(CCC l ); You were always
out riding horses or hunting or learning swordsmanship, while I studied
the musty tomes and forgotten histories. The Kinslayer Wars;
(moldy)- overgrown or covered with mold, (- ); At that very
moment, a small ball of moldy Spam flew over my head. The Story of Spam
Volume 3 1/2 by Raphael Dareau;
musty, as from decay or age, (CCC l); moldy ideas about higher
education;
(dusty)- filled, covered, or clouded with or as with dust, ( );
gloomy, (l< ); The day was warm; the streets were dusty,
and filled with great crowds of people. The Every-day Life of Abraham
Lincoln;
(fusty)- having a stale smell; moldy; musty, (- < C <);
fusty rooms that were in need of a good airing;
old-fashioned or out-of-date, as architecture, furnishings, or the like,
(l CCC); Perhaps, like mine, your bird feeders are
cracked, fusty, or just plain busted. The Independent Weekly;
(stale)- not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread,
( ll ); Nothing stale could be sold, or even come
into market. Thirty Years a Slave;
having lost novelty or interest; hackneyed; trite,( ^ C
h Cl ); a stale joke;
having lost freshness, vigor, quick intelligence, initiative, or the like, as

from overstrain, boredom, or surfeit, C cC C
C' ; He had grown stale on the job and needed a
long vacation;
(putrid)- in a state of foul decay or decomposition, as animal or vegetable
matter; rotten, (l " < ); As the putrid, rancid, piercing odor
suddenly filled the air, Zeke rubbed his muzzle on the ground and rolled
over several times to escape the overwhelming eye-burning, stomach-turning
skunk smell;
(putrescence)- putrid matter; He denounced the ruling party of Georgia as a
mass of floating putrescence, "which rises as it rots and rots as it rises."
Robert Toombs Statesman, Speaker, Soldier, Sage;
(musty)- having an odor or flavor suggestive of mold, as old buildings, long-
closed rooms, or stale food, ( \); No water had been
stored there for decades, yet the thick, musty, damp smell of the dust and dirt
filled the darkness. Hayden's Ferry Review Issue 45;
obsolete; outdated; antiquated, (CCC l ); You were always
out riding horses or hunting or learning swordsmanship, while I studied
the musty tomes and forgotten histories. The Kinslayer Wars;
noxious ~ unwholesome = insalubrious = unhealthy : miasma : sallow :
malady^ malaise
(noxious)- harmful or injurious to health or physical well-being, (;
); He felt as if he had been drinking some noxious, foamy wine which
made his mind singularly keen to every impression. The Last Shot;
(unwholesome)- not wholesome; unhealthful; deleterious to health or
physical or moral well-being; Above and below the eye patch the skin
showed an unwholesome yellow where feathers were missing. The Day of
the Dissonance;
(insalubrious)- unfavorable to health; unwholesome, (); There is
not a single insalubrious island or gloomy corner in the country which has
not been the forced home of some banished Filipino. The Philippine Islands;
(miasma)- noxious exhalations from putrescent organic matter; poisonous
effluvia or germs polluting the atmosphere, ( l l h
CC <); Always, this mysterious, invisible, yet horribly
potent, power of sin was like a miasma throughout the prison. Within the
Law;
(sallow)- of a sickly, yellowish color, (; ; C'); His face
was sallow, and the short brown beard was flecked with grey. The Great

Hunger;
(malady)- any disorder or disease of the body, esp. one that is chronic or
deep-seated,(C; ); She said that as his malady was attended by
light-headedness, she had been directed to keep a close watch upon him
during his illnessLetters on Demonology and Witchcraft;
(malaise)- a condition of general bodily weakness or discomfort, often
marking the onset of a disease, ( ; ); The cause of
this malaise was a lethargic Legislature, where indolence cost less than
mediocrity;
insalubrious # salubrious ~ innocuous {innocent} ~ salutary ~ therapeutic =
curative = remedial = sanatory
(salubrious)- favorable to or promoting health; healthful, (( C<)
); Here the climate was salubrious, the land in many places fertile,
and everywhere fit for sheep or cattle. Impressions of South Africa;
(innocuous)- not interesting, stimulating, or significant; pallid; insipid;
not harmful or injurious; harmless, (; ); While ostensibly
politically innocuous, they exert a subtle and cumulative influence on the
numbed and dwindling minds of their spectators and readers. After the
Rain : how the West lost the East;
(innocent)- uncorrupted by evil, malice, or wrongdoing; sinless; No object
could well be more innocent, and more appealing in its innocence, than little
Mr. Sweeting, curate of Nunnerly. The Three Brontes;
(salutary)- favorable to or promoting health; healthful, (' " C
); The lessons of adversity are not always salutary--
sometimes they soften and amend, but as often they indurate and pervert.
Last Days of Pompeii;
(therapeutic)- of or pertaining to the treating or curing of disease;
curative, (C-); Disinterring memories that are buried
deeply and festering can be therapeutic, too, but it's a more painful process
and perhaps at times dangerous. The Fifth Rapunzel;
(curative)- serving to cure or heal; pertaining to curing or remedial
treatment; remedial, (C-); Such willingness to accept the
inevitable is curative. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great;
(remedial)- supplying a remedy; But Mr. Gladstone's 'remedial manoeuvres'
changed the country and the people. The Reminiscences of an Irish Land
Agent;
(sanatory)- conducive to health; healing; curing; His
chief sanatory precaution was to take Albinia out for a drive or walk every

day, and these expeditions were greatly enjoyed. The Young Step-Mother;
detrimental ~ deleterious : lethal : pernicious = insidious {subtle}
(detrimental)- causing detriment; damaging; harmful, (); Such an
inquiry was in no way detrimental to a reputation founded, like Marion's, on
the successful exercise of peculiar mental endowments. The Life of Francis
Marion;
(deleterious)- injurious to health; harmful, (; ); Humanity
is an organism, inherently rejecting all that is deleterious, that is, wrong, and
absorbing after trial what is beneficial, that is, right. Autobiography of
Andrew Carnegie;
(lethal)- of, pertaining to, or causing death; deadly; fatal, (;
); The air of this planet might carry lethal organisms, but it was not
poisonous. The Lost Worlds of 2001;
(pernicious)- causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious;
hurtful,( m); There is no doubt that too much self-scrutiny
is pernicious, especially to weak-minded, ignorant young people. The Life
and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss;
(insidious)- stealthily treacherous or deceitful, (CCf C
' l ); Much more insidious has been the bondage
imposed upon the conquerors and their camp-followers. The Promise of
American Life;
(subtle)- working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way;
subtle > subtlety = nicety = nuance
(subtlety)- delicacy or nicety of character or meaning,(\ | );
That kind of subtlety is all right in print, but in real life it would put you on a
false track in nineteen out of twenty cases. The Grell Mystery;
(nicety)- a fine distinction; subtlety; detail, (; \ ; \
ChCh); No engineer could calculate with greater nicety, and no set of men
work together with such combination of force. Olla Podrida;

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effusively sentimental, fervent, ecstasy

bathetic = cutesy = kitschy = sappy = soppy = soupy = slushy = schmaltzy =
drippy = hokey = gooey = mushy = maudlin = mawkish = effusively sentimental
(bathetic)- displaying or characterized by bathos (l C h
hD CC C lC ); Dickens's readers
really wanted to feel the kind of bathetic sadness that he tried to evoke.
SharperIron
(cutesy)- forcedly and consciously cute; coyly mannered; I absolutely hate
the fact that he always calls me Sugar or some other cutesy name. My
Name is Evil;
(kitschy)- something of tawdry design, appearance, or content created to
appeal to popular or undiscriminating taste, ( );
Contemporary dining room can encompass not only a sleek city theme but
also a cozy, kitschy, country style;
(sappy)- Slang. excessively sentimental; mawkish;
(soppy)- British Slang. excessively sentimental; mawkish, (-
lC);
(soppy)- Informal. overly sentimental; mawkish; soupy love scenes;
(slushy)- Informal. tritely sentimental; mushy;
(schmaltzy)- (synonym-sentimental) of, relating to, or marked by excessive
or maudlin sentimentality;
(drippy)- Slang. revoltingly sentimental; mawkish; another drippy love
story;
(hokey)- cloyingly sentimental; mawkish;
(gooey)- Informal. extremely sentimental or emotionally effusive;
(mushy)- Informal. overly emotional or sentimental; mushy love letters;
(maudlin)- tearfully or weakly emotional; foolishly sentimental, (
C l ql C C ); No
wonder the canting prayers of maudlin fanatics were stilled amid the
wrathful cry for vengeance. Reminiscences of a Pioneer;

(mawkish)- characterized by sickly sentimentality; weakly emotional;
maudlin, ( ); She has none of that mawkish, hysterical
humanitarianism which of late years has become a salient feature in our
campaigning. To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two
Volumes.Volume I;
cloying = saccharine = treacly
(cloying)- to weary by an excess of food, sweetness, pleasure, etc.; surfeit;
satiate, (h h h 'C l
l C ); The pudding was creamy without being cloying, and the
thin pour of wine over the top was a stroke of genius. Monster Munching;
(saccharine)- cloyingly sweet,( ); Fermentation develops
the saccharine element in the grain, and makes it more palatable and more
digestible. Ralph Waldo Emerson;
(treacly)- cloyingly sweet or sentimental; In the treacly light, that beautiful
pale body conquered me. A Rude Awakening;
effusion = ebullition = gush = outburst : explode
(effusion)- the act of effusing or pouring forth, (; );
an unrestrained expression, as of feelings,(C CQ); Walford
exclaimed with effusion, as he grasped the seaman's hand and wrung it
heartily. The Voyage of the Aurora;
(ebullition)- a sudden, violent outpouring, as of emotion; This language is
quite characteristic of Bonaparte, but it was uttered in the first ebullition of
his wrath. The Memoirs of Napoleon;
(gush)- to flow forth suddenly in great volume; She was always friendly and
yet never gushing or affected. The Adventure of Living;
(outburst)- a sudden, violent display, as of activity or emotion; She said
that the outburst was a manifestation of fear, and as a scientist I was inclined
to agree. Songs of the Humpback Whale;
(explode)- to burst violently as a result of internal pressure; The machinery
around her seemed to explode, a fusillade of automatic weapons fire making
her pull back. The End Is Coming;
(implode) burst inward, (Cl); The human population, already only
a million strung out around the world's single coastline, would implode to
perhaps ten thousand. Asimov's Science Fiction;
ardent = fervent = fervid = perfervid = torrid = fiery = impassioned = vehement
<> behemoth
@ giant (see page 381)
(ardent)- having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling;

passionate; fervent, (' ); Luther was then, as he
afterwards described himself, a young doctor of divinity,ardent, and fresh
from the forge. Life of Martin Luther;
(fervent)- having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling,
enthusiasm, etc.; ardent, ( hC C
); So fervent was her pleading and so profuse her tears, that M. de
Nesmond consented to do all. Court Memoirs of France Series Complete;
hot; burning; glowing, ( C);
(fervid)- heated or vehement in spirit, enthusiasm, etc., ( );
He whom we listened to in the Duomo as the fervid proclaimer of God's
justice, stands now before us as the perverter of even human justice and
human law. The Ethics of George Eliot's Works;
(perfervid)- very fervent; extremely ardent; impassioned, ( h); The
starlight was brilliant above them eager, perfervid, passionate. Cinderella
in the South Twenty-Five South African Tales;
(torrid)- ardent; passionate, (); Yesterday there was a let-up to
the torrid zone, and to-day it is comparatively cool. The Life and Letters of
Elizabeth Prentiss;
oppressively hot, parching, or burning, as climate, weather, or air,
((" ChC' CC) D);
(fiery)- consisting of, attended with, characterized by, or containing fire,
( ); Against the background of the stars, a sphere absolutely dark, save
for a fiery ring of matter whirling inward - Starfarers;
easily angered or provoked, (lCl);
(impassioned)- filled with intense feeling or passion; passionate; ardent;
All her life, I think, she suffered because of the perpetual insurgence of this
secret, impassioned, maternal energy. The Three Brontes;
(vehement)- zealous; ardent; impassioned, ( D);
characterized by rancor or anger; violent, (" l); So vehement was
their indignation that the left denied Joe the democratic nomination for his
Connecticut Senate seat. South Dakota Politics;
strongly emotional; intense or passionate, (C);
(behemoth)- any creature or thing of monstrous size or power; Only her
family knew she was lazy as a behemoth, untidy about her person, and as
sentimental as a hungry shark. One Basket;
ardor = fervor = fervency = zeal > zealot = partisan ~ bigot > bigotry ~
fanaticism : chauvinist = jingo : reactionary

(ardor)- great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion, The seeds of
my ardor were the sparks from that divine flame whereby more than a
thousand have kindled; I speak of the neid, mother to me and nurse to me
in poetry. My ntonia;
(fervor)- great warmth and earnestness of feeling, (
'; ); In admiration of such extraordinary fervor, he
touched this bush as a sacred relic; he kissed it, and made on it the sign of the
cross. The Life and Legends of Saint Francis of Assisi;
(zeal)- fervor for a person, cause, or object; eager desire or endeavor;
enthusiastic diligence; ardor,(C ); Madame de Maintenon
grew angry, and all he obtained for his zeal was her angerCourt Memoirs of
France Series Complete;
(zealot)- an excessively zealous person; fanatic, (< C \
Clh); You're a zealot, a fanatic, a crazy, someone most right-thinking
people try to avoid. F ;SF; - vol 099 issue 01 - July 2000;
(bigotry)- stubborn and complete intolerance of any creed, belief, or
opinion that differs from one's own, (C \); After the discharge of this
tremendous missile against the tottering fortress of bigotry, the energetic
engineer sought a brief interlude of rest and recreation. Sydney Smith;
(fanaticism)- fanatical character, spirit, or conduct, (D );
Irreligion is followed by fanaticism, and fanaticism by irreligion, alternately
and perpetually Lucullus. Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection;
(chauvinist)- zealous and aggressive patriotism or blind enthusiasm for
military glory, (< Ch' D Ch'); It is almost incredible that he
should have been dubbed a white chauvinist and misleader. Sidney
Percival Bunting;
(jingo)- a chauvinistic patriot;
(reactionary)- of, pertaining to, marked by, or favoring reaction, esp.
extreme conservatism or rightism in politics; opposing political or social
change, (C ' ()); He was ranked as a reactionary,
but busied himself little with politics, and exerted no influence. The
Duchess of Berry and the Court of Charles X;
ecstasy = rapture = exaltation {apotheosis} : rarefied
(ecstasy)- an overpowering emotion or exaltation; a state of sudden,
intense feeling, (); This--on this he had lived; the ether
of ecstasy was the breath of his life. The Riddle Of The Rocks 1895;
mental transport or rapture from the contemplation of divine things,
( C );

(rapture)- ecstatic joy or delight; joyful ecstasy, ( C
); They passed an evening and night of delirious rapture, it being a
continuous rough-house save when they would fall asleep for an hour or two
from sheer exhaustion. Letters to His Children;
(exaltation)- elation of mind or feeling, sometimes abnormal or morbid in
character; rapture, (q ); But his exaltation was of brief
duration, for there beside him stood Isabel like an accusing angel, severe and
implacable. Blacksheep! Blacksheep!;
(apotheosis)- the elevation or exaltation of a person to the rank of a god,
(Ch_ _ C Ch_ _ ); I see my own apotheosis, my
public funeral, my nation's tears, my burial in the glorious church. The Law
and the Lady;
the ideal example; epitome; quintessence;
(rarefied)- extremely high or elevated; lofty; exalted;
made less dense [of a gas]; The air was so rarefied, the drive so exciting, that
I shouted with all my might, "Go on, reindeer, go onThe Land of the Long
Night;

stoic, apathetic

stoic = stolid = apathetic = phlegmatic = impassive = objective : tepid :
insensible
(stoic)- seemingly indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain;
impassive, (C C CC C C
CC " Ch C C C -C ); She
was no stoic, no teacher of moral precepts, no didactic debater about moral
duties, no mere dilettante advocate of human rights. George Eliot; A Critical
Study of Her Life, Writings and Philosophy;
of or pertaining to the school of philosophy founded by Zeno, who taught
that people should be free from passion, unmoved by joy or grief, and
submit without complaint to unavoidable necessity, (D h' CC
h' );
(stolid)- not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional; impassive,
(C l); All were silent and stolid, and I could hardly resist

the impression that I was in a lunatic asylum. Prisoner for Blasphemy;
(apathetic)- having or showing little or no emotion: apathetic behavior;
Concerning politics he seems strangely apathetic, which makes me fear he is
not so well as he appears. Richard Carvel;
(phlegmatic)- not easily excited to action or display of emotion; apathetic;
sluggish,( h); He is described as a phlegmatic man of dull and
slow mental processes, domestic tastes and of kindly disposition to his
children. Great Fortunes from Railroads;
(impassive)- without emotion; apathetic; unmoved, ( C);
Jack kept his expression impassive, despite the emotions roiling within. A
Lady of Expectations;
(objective)- not influenced by personal feelings, interpretations, or
prejudice; based on facts; unbiased,( { C
);
intent upon or dealing with things external to the mind rather than with
thoughts or feelings, as a person or a book,(( l l C<)
"); Even though he was her son, she
tried to be objective about his behavior;
something that one's efforts or actions are intended to attain or accomplish;
purpose; goal; target,(C' ); A degree in bioinformatics was her
ultimate objective;
(subjective) - existing in the mind; belonging to the thinking subject rather
than to the object of thought (opposed to objective), (C; ";
; C); Your analysis is highly subjective; you have
permitted your emotions and your opinions to color your thinking;
(insensible)- unaware; unconscious; inappreciative, (Ch' ;
); He became apparently insensible, and beneath the heaviest
stroke would scarcely utter a groan. The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus;
stoic : callous = indurate = pachydermatous : detached
(callous)- insensitive; indifferent; unsympathetic, (Cl; C;
h); "You are absolutely callous, absolutely without heart or sympathy
where your work is concerned." The Great Impersonation;
(indurate)- hardened; obstinate; unfeeling; But he told his friends that, if he
was not mistaken, she had a proud mind, a cray wit, and an indurate heart
against God and His truth. John Knox and the Reformation;
(pachydermatous)- thick-skinned; insensitive; If society is to go on, either
we must all be so pachydermatous as to be able to disregard draughts, or we

must feel them and act accordingly. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol.
150, February 23, 1916;
(detached)- impartial or objective; disinterested; unbiased, (;
; C); He was neither generous nor acquisitive; he was detached,
and always rather apt to put his little possessions away and to forget about
them. Hugh Memoirs of a Brother (secondary meaning);
apathetic > apathy = phlegm = indifference = numbness
(apathy)- absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement,
(Ch DC h Nothing but your own apathy,
your feeble and limited desire, limits this realisation. Practical Mysticism A
Little Book for Normal People;
(phlegm)- sluggishness, indifference, or apathy,( f
CC h );
the thick mucus secreted in the respiratory passages and discharged through
the mouth, esp. that occurring in the lungs and throat passages, as during a
cold, (' C;);
(indifference)- lack of interest or concern, mediocre ( C
),( h ); His slowness was partly
assumed; his indifference was a mere habit. The Slave of the Lamp;
(numbness)- deprived of physical sensation or the ability to move; He spoke
with neither courage nor despair but a kind of numbness. A Funeral In
Blue;
deadpan = wooden = poker-faced = straight-faced
(deadpan)- displaying no emotional or personal involvement: a deadpan
style, (C C' \C ); He is best
known for his deadpan style of curmudgeonly comedy;
(wooden)- without spirit, animation, or awareness; What a terrible piece
of wooden-headed history was the effort to force Denmark to break her
neutrality or make war on her! Drake Nelson and Napoleon;
(poker-faced)- an expressionless face; The driver squatted behind the wheel
with a poker-faced expression. Spoor of the Antis;
(straight-faced)- a serious or impassive facial expression that conceals one's
true feelings about something, esp. a desire to laugh; "You are a dangerous
mage," Lyasa said, almost straight-faced. Colors of Chaos;
insouciant = indifferent = nonchalant = casual ~ unconcerned ~ blithe : blas
(insouciant)- free from concern, worry, or anxiety; carefree;
nonchalant,(C; ; h); Mark Twain's fun was light-hearted
and insouciant, his pathos genuine and profound. Mark Twain;

(indifferent)- without interest or concern; not caring; apathetic, (
h ); It was perhaps because he wanted to remain aloof
and indifferent, and because it would not let him be. The Dark House;
not particularly good, important, etc.; unremarkable; unnotable, mediocre,
( C l);
(casual)- without definite or serious intention; careless or offhand; passing,
( CC \ ); His tone was
conversational, casual, as if they'd just stopped on the pavement to exchange
a bit of gossip. The End of the Pier;
(unconcerned)- not involved or interested; disinterested, (c
h); I attempted to appear unconcerned, but I
did not succeed in deceiving Paul. Madeleine An Autobiography;
(blithe)- without thought or regard; carefree; heedless;
joyous, merry, or gay in disposition; glad; cheerful, ('
); How blithe was my childhood--how free from care! The Feast
at Solhoug;
(blas)- indifferent to or bored with life; unimpressed, as or as if from an
excess of worldly pleasures, (; - C C );
Most of the characters are very single-minded, making all the episodes
very blas;
indifferent {unbiased = impartial = disinterested = dispassionate = equitable
= just = evenhanded} : equity @ penchant
(impartial)- not partial or biased; fair; just, (C h' );
The court believes him to be fair and impartial, and he has a rather unique
judicial pedigree;
(disinterested)- not interested; indifferent;
unbiased by personal interest or advantage; not influenced by selfish
motives, (C ' C); By the term disinterested I mean
detached from ulterior objects. The Unity of Civilization;
(dispassionate)- free from or unaffected by passion; devoid of personal
feeling or bias; impartial; calm, (C C '); We
are to be prepared for a drama of human passion in sharpest conflict with
a dispassionate, indifferent, even antagonistic world. Richard Wagner
Composer of Operas;
(equitable)- characterized by equity or fairness; just and right; fair;
reasonable, (); If in some instance the measures taken by them to
meet it are not entirely equitable, a remedy should be found. State of the

Union Address (1790-2001);
(evenhanded)- impartial; equitable, (; (CC CC) ';
); So evenhanded, so tolerant of those who disagree with you on
principle. Clear and Present Danger;
(equity)- the quality of being fair or impartial; fairness; impartiality,
(; l' C -C'C C'); "In a technical
sense, the term equity is applied to those cases not specifically provided for
by positive law." Studies in Civics;
giddy = frivolous = flippant = heedless = light-headed = airheaded =
featherbrained = dizzy : vertigo
(giddy)- affected with vertigo; dizzy, ( C );
frivolous and lighthearted; impulsive; flighty,( ');
The horrible discovery made him giddy, and his head swam on his first look
down into that abyss of infamy. The Wandering Jew Volume 07;
(frivolous)- characterized by lack of seriousness or sense, ("
l < ( C<) l C); Some of the
criticisms were frivolous, and revealed the partisan, rather than the honest
man. The Great Riots of New York, 1712 to 1873;
(flippant)- frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness;
characterized by levity, ( Cl C l); The reply
was careless, flippant, almost contemptuous. The Rise of the Dutch Republic
Volume 06: 1560-61;
(heedless)- careless; thoughtless; unmindful, (CC; ;
); He was naturally rough, headstrong, and heedless--qualities that
tend to drag a youth down to ruin. The Bobbin Boy or, How Nat Got His
learning;
(light-headed)- thoughtless; heedless; volatile; unsteady; fickle; loose; She
felt light-headed from both excitement and fear. One Summer Evening;
(airheaded)- Slang. a scatterbrained, stupid, or simple-minded person;
dolt;
(featherbrained)- a foolish or giddy person; scatterbrain;
(dizzy)- having a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall; giddy;
vertiginous, ( CC" ); He was dizzy, sick, faint, but he must not
die, and he must not tarry, for his life meant many lives that day. The
White Company;
(vertigo)- a dizzying sensation of tilting within stable surroundings or of
being in tilting or spinning surroundings, (C; ); A
sickening vertigo, a whirling head, sent him lurching across the room.

Java Head;
flippant > flippancy = levity = frivolity
(flippancy)- the state or quality of being flippant; She is above that
affectation of brilliancy which is often mere flippancy. George Eliot; A
Critical Study of Her Life, Writings and Philosophy;
(levity)- lightness of mind, character, or behavior; lack of appropriate
seriousness or earnestness, ( ; l); His discourse was cheerful
without levity, and pious without enthusiasm. Dr. Johnson's Works: Life,
Poems, and Tales, Volume 1 The Works of Samuel Johnson, Ll.D., in Nine Volumes;
(frivolity)- irresponsibility, triviality, abandon, levity, foolishness,
(; ; l ); Without ever being charged with frivolity,
he sang, and whistled, and laughed. Forty Years in South China;

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3.3 Energetic Lethargic

ebullient, revive, agile

pep = peppiness = ginger
(pep)- lively spirits or energy; vigor; animation, (C );
(peppy) - energetic; vigorous; lively;
(ginger)- to impart piquancy or spirit to; enliven; ( '
C);
(gingerly) very carefully; He pronounced the word gingerly, distastefully,
as if it were a curious, unwonted one. The Lee Shore;
effervescence = frothiness = bubbliness > bubble = foam = spume = suds =
lather
(effervescence)- inner excitement or exuberance; bubbling from
fermentation or carbonation, (CQ; l C); Nothing depressed
Sue for long; her natural effervescence soon reasserted itself. Soda that loses
its effervescence goes flat;
(bubbliness)- the property of giving off bubbles;
(frothiness)- of, like, or having froth; foamy;
(spume)- foam, froth, or scum;
(suds)- foam; lather;
(lather)- the froth produced by soaps or detergents;
exuberance = ebullience > ebullient : buoyant
(exuberance)- overflowing abundace; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance;
lavishness, ( ; l ; Q); He was full of animal exuberance, and his
eyes, a trifle faded, it must be admitted, were still keenly alive and observant.
The Puppet Crown;
(ebullient)- overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement; high-
spirited, (Q); This man was brilliant, ebullient, full of humour,
character and life, knowing apparently all the lower world of Dublin, and
moving with an assured step. No Defense, Volume 1.;
(buoyant)- not easily depressed; cheerful, (CQ; ; l );
capable of keeping a body afloat, as a liquid,('; ; );
His mood was growing exultant, buoyant, and joyous, and this was the first

expression of it. The Sea-Hawk;
verve : vibrant = vivacious^ convivial
(verve)- enthusiasm or vigor, as in literary or artistic work; spirit, (;
C; ); He had a fair measure of constructive skill, but very little of
poetic impulse or of dramatic verve. The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller;
(vibrant)- vigorous; energetic; vital, (C< ); His speech
was vibrant, trenchant, like hammer strokes, and he said things to which
there was no answer. Georges Guynemer;
(vivacious)- lively; animated; gay, (; CQ); Among his friends
his manner was vivacious, his talk racy, his criticism free. Victorian
Worthies Sixteen Biographies;
(convivial)- fond of feasting, drinking, and merry company; jovial, (-
); The party had been convivial, as we know parties of the highest
legal characters often were in those days. Reminiscences of Scottish Life and
Character;
hale : dynamic : vigorous ~ animated # inanimate
(hale)- free from disease or infirmity; robust; vigorous, ((. Ch
C ) ); He was stout and hale, with a ruddy, always smoothly
shaven face. Roads of Destiny;
(dynamic)- pertaining to or characterized by energy or effective action;
vigorously active or forceful; energetic, (; ); Such a balance in
the face of rapid movement in both directions is called a dynamic
equilibrium. The Human Brain;
(vigorous)- energetic; forceful, ("; C; ); Lincoln's voice was
clear and vigorous, and he really seemed in better tone than usual. The
Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln;
(animated)- full of life, action, or spirit; lively; vigorous, (;
); In the upper branch proceedings are apt to be slow and dignified; in
the lower they are more animated, and not infrequently tempestuous. The
Governments of Europe;
(inanimate)- not animate; lifeless, (); Under a dark and damp vault
a woman lay on the ground, bleeding, inanimate--it was my wife!
Celebrated Crimes (Complete);
regeneration ~ revival > revive {resurrect} = reanimate = revitalize =
reinvigorate = rejuvenate = regenerate = resuscitate = restitute = refurbish =
renovate = restore ~ rehabilitate
(regeneration)- spiritual or moral revival or rebirth, (

); It is much to say that the power of this regeneration is all gathered
together in Christ Jesus. Expositions of Holy Scripture: Romans Corinthians;
(revived)- to restore to life or consciousness, (^ C '
l (C C )); His bodily vigour
soon revived, and he accomplished feats of walking respectable even for a
trained mountaineer. Fragments of science, V. 1-2;
(resurrect)- cause to become alive again;
(reanimate)- give new life or energy to;
(revitalize)- restore strength;
(reinvigorate)- to give new life or energy to;
(rejuvenate)- to make young again; restore to youthful vigor, appearance,
etc., (Clf C l h ); Sometimes change
can rejuvenate a player;
(regenerate)- return to life; get or give new life or energy;
(resuscitate)- cause to regain consciousness;
(restitute)- restore to a previous or better condition;
(refurbish)- to furbish again; renovate; brighten, ( "q Q
CCC C C ); The government has pledged
to refurbish or rebuild all 3,500 secondary schools;
(renovated)- to restore to good condition; make new or as if new again;
repair, (l Cl h C C
f ); Houses had been renovated, and with all the
elegance to be commanded. The Conqueror;
(rehabilitate)- to restore to a condition of good health, ability to work, or
the like, ( C ); Our prisons are not designed
to rehabilitate, they breed hatred and violence;
refurbish^ furbish = burnish
(furbish)- to restore to freshness of appearance or good condition,
( CCC Q ); to furbish a run-down neighborhood; to
furbish up one's command of a foreign language;
(burnish)- polish and make shiny;
resurrect > resurrection
(resurrection)- the act of rising from the dead,(< );
the rising of Christ after His death and burial, ( CC C
<);
the rising of the dead on Judgment Day;
resuscitate > resuscitation = resurgence = revivification

(resuscitate)- cause to regain consciousness;
(resuscitation)- to revive, esp. from apparent death or from
unconsciousness, ( h ); Your creation and your resuscitation are
but as the creation and resuscitation of one soul: verily GOD both heareth
and seeth. The Koran (Al-Qur'an);
(resurgence)- rising or tending to rise again; reviving; renascent;
Commentators have said that this resurgence was led by low quality
companies with weak earnings, heavy debt, or both;
(revivification)- bringing again into activity and prominence;
rally {rebound}
(rally)- to bring into order again; gather and organize or inspire anew,
(C ; ' ); He never rallied, and
after thirteen days the end came. Memories and Anecdotes;
return to a former condition;
(rebound) to bound or spring back from force of impact, (C
C lC " C "); That remark was
really meant as a kind of rebound argument for General Wood. The
rebirth {renaissance}
(rebirth)- a renewed existence, activity, or growth; renaissance or revival,
( ); the rebirth of conservatism;
(renaissance)- the activity, spirit, or time of the great revival of art,
literature, and learning in Europe beginning in the 14th century and
extending to the 17th century, marking the transition from the medieval to
the modern world, (` ` " `< 'C CCC l D ^-
^C C l h
CC );
refresh : resume > resumption
(resumption)- the act of resuming; a reassumption, as of something
previously granted, ( ); On the day preceding its resumption,
the Doctor gave me with his own hands a folded note not sealed. David
Copperfield;
recuperate = recover = convalesce = replenish = regain <> retain
(recuperate)- to recover from sickness or exhaustion; regain health or
strength, ( ; C ); Here they stopped again to rest
and recuperate, and then they discussed earnestly their next movements.
The Girl in the Golden Atom;
(convalesce)- to recover health and strength after illness; make progress

toward recovery of health,(C C C C " );
(replenish)- to make full or complete again, as by supplying what is lacking,
used up, etc., ( ' C ); The rain
helps to replenish, or refill, our water supply, which is stored underground;
(retain)- hold back within;
brisk = alert = rattling = spanking = snappy = zippy = peppy
(brisk)- quick and active; lively, (C l< !); ;
(rattling)- remarkably good, lively, or fast,(! l); a
rattling talk; a rattling gallop;
(spanking)- moving rapidly and smartly, (C' !CC ! C lC
);
quick and vigorous; a spanking pace;
(snappy)- quick or sudden in action or performance,(Q );
(zippy)- lively; peppy;
(peppy)- energetic; vigorous; lively, pep (C );
brisk > briskness = alacrity
(alacrity)- cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness, (h
l<); The rest of the class stepped up to the recitation
with alacrity, and appeared happy and contented. McGuffey's Fourth
Eclectic Reader;
alert : vigilant > vigilance : surveillance : watch
(vigilance)- state or quality of being vigilant; watchfulness, (
); Eternal vigilance is the price of success as well as of liberty. The
Book of Business Etiquette;
(surveillance)- a watch kept over a person, group, etc., esp. over a
suspect, prisoner, or the like, (C \ );
Utterly unconscious of the surveillance, the islanders gradually sunk into a
morose, stupid silence. The Man from Brodney's;
spry = agile = nimble ~ speedy = quick > quickness = celerity
(spry)- active; nimble; agile; energetic; brisk, ( llCl); Though the
old lady was pretty spry, herself, she was content to sit still some of the time.
The Tale of Frisky Squirrel;
(agile)- quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe, (
llCl '); In those days he was a vigorous, agile, slender man, active
and alert, his hair but slightly streaked with gray. Woodrow Wilson as I
know Him;

(nimble)- quick and light in movement; moving with ease; agile; active;
rapid, (; l l); The stiffest boy who came to Keilhau
grew nimble, the biceps of the veriest weakling enlarged, the most timid
nature was roused to courage. The Story of My Life;
(celerity)- swiftness; speed, (!; ); The boy vanished
with celerity, and John Gayther sank upon his stool with an air of resignation.
John Gayther's Garden and the Stories Told Therein;

lethargy, indolent, loiter

languid = lackadaisical = lackluster = languorous = listless = dispirited =
lethargic > lethargy = languor = lassitude = flatness
(languid)- lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow, (q C);
Her manner was extremely languid, as of a person suffering from nervous
exhaustionMiss Ludington's Sister;
lacking in spirit or interest; listless; indifferent,(\D \);
(lackadaisical)- without interest, vigor, or determination; listless; lethargic,
(hD ); A somnolent, lackadaisical youth, who very
evidently cared nothing about where the boat went, sat in its stern, with his
left arm draped loosely across the tiller. First Lensman;
(lackluster)- lacking brilliance or radiance; dull; His performance in debate
with Al Gore was lackluster, and his campaigning was uninspired;
(languorous)- affected by languor; exhibiting languor; languid; The
language of the Tsla was slow and languorous, a startling contrast to the fast-
paced singsong of the Mai. Voyage To The City Of The Dead;
(listless)- having or showing little or no interest in anything; languid;
spiritless; indifferent, (Ch); I found her at home, a wretched shadow of
her old self, listless, and in a settled melancholy, which the doctors said was
incurable. The Autobiography of a Journalist;
(dispirited)- discouraged; dejected; disheartened; gloomy; Being already
nervous and dispirited, the prospect of finding myself involved in a new
family quarrel quite daunts me. Poor Miss Finch;
(lethargic)- of, pertaining to, or affected with lethargy; drowsy; sluggish,
(C D C); Contrarily, despondency,
or a lethargic state of mind, causes the movement of the blood to slacken.

The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne;
(languor)- lack of energy or vitality; sluggishness; He eyed the strangers with
affected languor, and then, when they had gone by, broke into sudden, loud
laughter. The Gentleman from Indiana;
(lassitude)- weariness of body or mind from strain, oppressive climate, etc.;
lack of energy; listlessness; languor, (q 5 );
Languor and lassitude were the chief causes of discomfort; and as his
strength failed, there came fits of exhaustion and oppression that tried him
severely. The Heir of Redclyffe;
(flatness)- without vitality or animation; lifeless; dull;
sluggish = soggy = laggard = torpid
(sluggish)- indisposed to action or exertion; lacking in energy; lazy;
indolent, ( ); The black water ceased its swift flow and was
suddenly sluggish, uncertain, sloshing against the rocks. Dragons of Spring
Dawning;
(soggy)- soaked; thoroughly wet; sodden, (C C C );
Moist and steamy instead of moist and cool, the air hung heavy on him like
a soggybathrobe. The Dig;
spiritless, heavy, dull, or stupid;
(laggard)- a person or thing that lags; lingerer; loiterer, (C \ );
At sunrise Clark started on again, through icy water waist-deep, this time
with the stern command to shoot the first laggard. American Men of Action;
(torpid)- inactive or sluggish, ( lC " ); I am
almost reduced in it to the life of a bear or a torpid swallow. Life and Public
Services of John Quincy Adams;
torpor > torpid = latent = dormant = inert ~ quiescent ~ sedentary : comatose :
supine : recumbent
(torpor)- sluggish inactivity or inertia,(\ ); An
intellectual torpor was the prevailing feature of the French regime. The
Intellectual Development of the Canadian People;
(latent)- present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as
potential, ( h' ); They are permanently latent,
and could well be designated by the word perlatent. Species and Varieties,
Their Origin by Mutation;
(dormant)- lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive, as in sleep; torpid, (
); Have our minds become improved from passing
occurences, or do they remain in that dormant-like state which so often
degrades the human soul? The Life and Work of Susan B Anthony 01;

(quiscent)- being at rest; quiet; still; inactive or motionless, ('
); Under these circumstances all was quiescent, and the galvanometer
exhibited no effect. Experimental Researches in Electricity, Volume 1;
(sedentary)- characterized by or requiring a sitting posture, (( C<)
C C C ); Their lives were more sedentary, and fast food
was more readily available than it should be. Karin Slaughter - Kisscut;
(comatose)- lacking alertness or energy; torpid: comatose from lack of
sleep; At the time of their arrival her ladyship's condition was comatose, her
breathing being highly stertorous. A Rogue's Life;
(supine)- lying on the back, face or front upward, (l ' );
He remained supine, and had to be reinstated by Hadria and Hannah, and
comforted with sweetmeats. The Daughters of Danaus;
inactive, passive, or inert, esp. from indolence or indifference,(
);
(recumbent)- lying down; reclining; leaning, ('); Rest in a half-
recumbent posture during the day, particularly after meals, is beneficial;
indolent = work-shy = fainant = sluggard = slothful ~ drone
(indolent)- having or showing a disposition to avoid exertion; slothful,
( C c ); His nature was inherently indolent,
and he had the wasteful extravagant tastes that usually go with indolence.
The Sea-Hawk;
(work-shy)- disinclined to work or exertion;
(fainant)- an irresponsible idler; a sluggard;
(sluggard)- a person who is habitually inactive or lazy, (;
C); He had been a sluggard, weary of himself, unfit to fight, a failure in
life and a failure in love. The Gentleman from Indiana;
(slothful)- sluggardly; indolent; lazy; He is intellectually slothful, accepts no
facts until they are accepted by the majority, and prides himself upon his
conservatism. Revolution, and Other Essays;
(drone)- a person who lives on the labor of others; parasitic loafer,
(C C C); Content to let his wife support him, the
would-be writer was in reality nothing but a drone;
the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no
honey,( Cl );
a remote control mechanism, as a radio-controlled airplane or boat,(C"
l Cl);

to make a dull, continued, low, monotonous sound; hum; buzz,
(CCC ); On a gorgeous day, who wants
to be stuck in a classroom listening to the teacher drone?;
tarry = footle = linger = loiter = lallygag = lollygag = dawdle = be about =
hang around = mill about = lounge : vegetate
(tarry)- to remain or stay, as in a place; sojourn (C C C"
C ); After a short tarry, the voyage was again resumed;
to delay or be tardy in acting, starting, coming, etc.; linger or loiter;
(footle)- to act or talk in a foolish or silly way;
(linger)- to remain or stay on in a place longer than is usual or expected, as
if from reluctance to leave, (CC Ch ); "The pain will
always linger, our hearts emptier for her absence and the unfulfilled dreams
she promised,". Daily Telegraph | Top Stories;
(loiter)- to linger aimlessly or as if aimless in or about a place, ( C
C\C); It was no time to loiter or linger. Citation and Examination of
William Shakespeare;
(lollygag)- to spend time idly; loaf;
to indulge in kisses and caresses (C' ' h C); make
love; neck(to embrace, kiss, and caress one another amorously); Anyway,
he couldn't afford to lollygag any longer. One Summer Evening;
(dawdle)- to waste time; loiter; delay, ( ; C );
While you dawdle, the life blood is being sucked out of our great nation.
The Call of the Canyon;
(be about)- moving here and there; astir;
(hang around)- to spend time in a certain place or in certain company; He
hangs around with an older crowd;
to linger about; loiter; They had stopped working and were just hanging
around to talk;
(mill about)- move about in a confused manner;
(lounge)- to pass time idly and indolently, ( C hC h \C );
(vegetate)- to be passive or unthinking; to do nothing, (CC
); She had come to Long Island to vegetate, and with all this
going on round her vegetation was impossible. Uneasy Money;
dawdle <> dwindle
(dwindle)- to become smaller and smaller; shrink; waste away, (_ "
" " ' C "); When food and water started
to dwindle, survival hinged on controlling what supplies remained and on

acquiring new. Armageddon's Children;
dally ~ procrastinate = dillydally = shilly-shally
(dally)- to waste time; dawdle;
(procrastinate)- to defer action; delay, (Cf h f \
); Its advocates declared that they did not entertain and never had
entertained any wish to procrastinate a settlement. Life and Times of
Washington;
(dillydally)- postpone doing what one should be doing; The Tricorn is a
constantboost ship; she doesn't dillydally around with economical orbits and
weeks and months in free fall. Podkayne Of Mars;
(shilly-shally)- to procrastinate; I determined not to shilly-shally.
Frivolous Cupid;
dilatory^ delay : moratorium : belated
(dilatory)- tending to delay or procrastinate; slow; tardy, (h ;
;q); He was purposely dilatory, and was often the last one to
finish. The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal
Observations;
(moratorium)- a suspension of activity;
a legally authorized period to delay payment of money due or the
performance of some other legal obligation, as in an emergency, (C'
C ); It would also call for
a moratorium on foreclosures and for restructuring the loans. Willie;
(belated)- coming or being after the customary, useful, or expected time,
(' ChC ); The news was generally belated, and had often been
long discounted by more recent events. Stonewall Jackson and the American
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3.4 Diligent - Negligent

perseverant, arduous, jade

diligent = persevering > perseverance = tenacity ~ diligence = industry >
industrious = hardworking = gumptious = up-and-coming
(diligent)- constant in effort to accomplish something; attentive and
persistent in doing anything, ( c); Be diligent, therefore, in
your studies, and let nothing hinder you from them. History, Manners, and
Customs of the North American Indians;
(persevering)- displaying perseverance; resolutely persistent;
steadfast; Fortune favours the persevering, and next afternoon an
opportunity occurred for procuring the desired knowledge. Some Everyday
Folk and Dawn;
(perseverance)- steady persistence in adhering to a course of action, a
belief, or a purpose; steadfastness; If proofs were wanting to show
that perseverance, unanimity, and gallantry, can accomplish almost
incredible things, we are an additional instance. The Life of Nelson;
(tenacity)- firmness; persistence; Indeed, his tenacity was probably equal to
that of his critic. Sir John French An Authentic Biography;
(diligence)- constant and earnest effort to accomplish what is undertaken;
persistent exertion of body or mind, (; c); But-- diligence is
the mother of luck, and heaven gives all things to industry. Patriotic Plays
and Pageants for Young People;
(industrious)- assiduous in work or study; diligent; Throughout his entire life
Akbar was a tirelessly industrious, restlessly active man. Akbar Emperor of
India;
(gumption)- having gumption; having quick perception and good
judgment; With his gumption he'll make a success of himself;
(up-and-coming)- likely to succeed; bright and industrious; I might well
have been selected to go through my Natal initiation alone because I was seen
as the most up-and-coming swimmer in my chosen events. An
Autobiography;
conscientious = painstaking = scrupulous
(conscientious)- controlled by or done according to conscience; scrupulous;
meticulous; careful; painstaking; particular, (C; Cq );
The poor lady was very conscientious, and very well instructed, but she was

not judicious. A Canadian Heroine, Volume 1 A Novel;
(painstaking)- taking or characterized by taking pains or trouble; expending
or showing diligent care and effort; careful, (_'; c; );
Recalling the painstaking routine work of his youth, he knocked on every
door. A Guilty Thing Surprised;
(scrupulous)- conscientious and exact; painstaking; The fine gentlemen at
Brooks's with whom I had been associating were none too scrupulous, and
regarded money-lenders as legitimate prey. Richard Carvel;
sedulous = assiduous
(seduloud)- diligent in application or attention; persevering; assiduous,
( _ ); It was a pity that brilliantly unsuccessful man
had not lived to see the result of his sedulous empiricism;
(assidulous)- constant in application or effort; working diligently at a task;
persevering; industrious; attentive, ( _ "); The last
half of his life was spent in the most assiduous, minute, exacting labors.
The Chief End of Man;
travail = toil = labor
(travail)- painfully difficult or burdensome work; toil, (c Cl;
Ch); The immediate fruit of this mental travail was a sudden growth or
expansion of his creative powers. Beethoven;
(toil)- to labor continuously; work strenuously; But hard as was the toil, and
prodigal the waste of mental power, it absolutely came to nothing. The Life
of John Clare;
grueling = arduous = backbreaking = laborious = operose = toilsome = punishing
~ tiring
(grueling)- exhausting; very tiring; arduously severe, ( C' C
c); The day had been grueling, and those to come seemed no
more promising. The Tree of Death;
(arduous)- requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult, ( );
His editorial work was arduous, and many of his own compositions were first
published in The Metropolitan. Peter Simple; and, The Three Cutters, Vol. 1-2;
(backbreaking)- demanding great effort, endurance, etc.; exhausting; I
myself welcomed such backbreaking labor as a surcease from my fears.
The High Crusade;
(laborious)- requiring much work, exertion, or perseverance, (c); His
efforts were long, laborious, and sometimes apparently hopeless. Men of
Invention and Industry;
(operose)- industrious, as a person; In the execution, it was

an operose business on both sides of the water. The Works of the Right
Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 04 (of 12);
done with or involving much labor;
(toilsome)- characterized by or involving toil; laborious or fatiguing, (C
c); I went on my toilsome, comfortless way quite by myself. The
(punishing)- characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially
physical effort; Shivani frowned, and prodded the mirror-servant again with
the sharp and punishing goad of her will. The Serpent's Shadow;
jade = fag = exhaust = fatigue = outwear = wear out = tire out = weary = pall
= sap = deplete : attenuate = flag : loll : undermine^ underline = underscore =
emphasize
(jaded) - to make or become dull, worn-out, or weary, as from overwork or
overuse, ( c ); His horse was jaded, and
bore evidences of having been hard ridden. The Brown Mask;
either of two minerals, jadeite or nephrite, sometimes green, highly
esteemed as an ornamental stone for carvings, jewelry, etc, ( .
C' hC l ); ;
a worn-out, broken-down, worthless, or vicious horse, (c
C\ CC C\ ');
(fag)- to tire or weary by labor; exhaust, (5 CC );
(exhaust)- to drain of strength or energy, wear out, or fatigue greatly, as a
person, ( C C C); Writing cannot exhaust my words, and
words cannot exhaust my meaning. Forty Years in South China;
(fatigable)- weariness from bodily or mental exertion, (c 5
h);
(indefatigable)- incapable of being tired out; not yielding to fatigue;
untiring, (5 5 c c); George's horse seemed
indefatigable, and still, at every halt, champed impatiently at its bitUnder
the Rebel's Reign;
(outwear)- to exhaust in strength or endurance, ( C'
);
to wear or last longer than; outlast, (C'h Cl ");
(wear out)- exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
(weary)- physically or mentally exhausted by hard work, exertion, strain,
etc.; fatigued; tired, (ChC-C 5);
(tire out)- exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress;

(sap)- to undermine; weaken or destroy insidiously, ( '
' C' C C); The cathedral must be saved, he said damage
to the fabric would sap the morale of the country;
(deplete)- to decrease seriously or exhaust the abundance or supply of,
(' C C'f \C Ch" ); When the building
materials deplete, the beavers move on to another location;
(attenuate)- to weaken or reduce in force, intensity, effect, quantity, or
value,(' ' ); Does the
Internet attenuate human relationships or reinforce them?;
(flag)- droop; grow feeble, (C CC \); He was determined to
retrieve the college's flagging fortunes;
(loll)- to recline or lean in a relaxed, lazy, or indolent manner; lounge,
( C\ ; C C ); They loll on the cool white sands, under
improvised shelters made of boughs, or indulge in spirited games on the long
level stretches. West Wind Drift;
(undermine)- weaken; sap, (' ); There is much in progressive
ideology that simply seeks to undermine -- a strange method of establishing
an identityAmerican Thinker;
(underline, underscore)- to emphasize; stress;
weariness = fatigue = tiredness
(weariness)- physically or mentally exhausted by hard work, exertion,
strain, etc.; fatigued; tired, (5; h " CC); The
pain, weariness, the drugs-all of them were taking their toll on her
endurance. The Silver Gryphon;
(fatigue)- weariness from bodily or mental exertion, (c 5 h);
That a man as he grows old should feel the labour of writing to be a fatigue is
natural enough. Autobiography of Anthony Trollope;
tiresome = wearisome = tedious = draggy = deadening = irksome = ho-hum =
boring > boredom = tedium = ennui : humdrum : monotonous
(tiresome)- causing or liable to cause a person to tire; wearisome; My
nights are very restless and tiresome, but I am otherwise well. Life of
Johnson;
(wearisome)- tiresome or tedious, (5 h " CC); Such a life
must have been wearisome, and of course she must have longed for a home
of her own. The Wife, and other stories;
(tedious)- marked by tedium; long and tiresome, (5
); It was easier to amputate than to attend a tedious, troublesome

recovery. Memories;
(draggy)- abounding in or like dregs; filthy; muddy, ();
(deadening)- to make less sensitive, active, energetic, or forcible; weaken;
As grim as the squad room was during the day, it was worse at night, the
overhead lighting giving off a deadening white illumination. The 6th
Target;
(irksome)- annoying; irritating; exasperating; tiresome,(; C5');
Their sojourn at the hotel may be somewhat irksome, and uncongenial; still
they are safe. The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea;
(ho-hum)- an exclamation expressing boredom, weariness, or contempt;
(boredom)- the state of being bored; tedium; ennui, (CC
5); Despite his boredom, his isolation, and his continuing depression,
as he walked over to the entrance Walker fervently hoped that day still lay far
in the future. Lost And Found;
(tedium)- the quality or state of being wearisome; irksomeness;
tediousness,(5; C C; ); Historians of a certain age will
recall the tedium of scrolling through endless microfilm reels of census data;
(ennui)- a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety
or lack of interest; boredom, ( 5 0 h Ch); It was
situated far enough from Paris to escape any sort of ennui, and was
surrounded by gardens most marvelous, within a beauteous park. The
Tapestry Book;
(humdrum)- lacking variety; boring; dull, (; CC; );
From the first Borrow had shown a strong distaste for the humdrum routine
of school life. The Life of George Borrow;
(monotonous)- lacking in variety; tediously unvarying, (CC; Cl;
C ); We went on monotonously through the deep sand,
and monotonous was the wail of a bird among the shrubby heath. The
True Story of My Life;

delinquent, slipshod, cursory, hasty

delinquent = derelict = remiss = neglectful # dutiful
(delinquent)- failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation; guilty of a
misdeed or offense, ( ); Any
failure of memory would cause him to dart a severe look at the delinquent, a
false quantity made him scowl, and when he suspected real carelessness the

cane was resorted to at once. Philip Gilbert Hamerton;
(derelict)- neglectful of duty; delinquent; negligent, ( " mC
); The derelict craft was a menace to navigation. If they fail to do it
they are derelict, and can be punished, or deprived of all advantages arising
from the labors of those who do. The Memoirs of General W. T. Sherman,
Volume I., Part 2;
(remiss)- negligent, careless, or slow in performing one's duty, business,
etc., ( C CC); He seems remiss, but bears a valiant
mind; The Iliad;
slipshod = slapdash = sloppy = haphazard : rummage
(slipshod)- careless, untidy, or slovenly, (C " lf _f
f ' ); Your mind will slip down; it will refuse to exert itself; it
will become as slovenly, slipshod, and inactive as your body. Pushing to
the Front;
(slapdash)- in a hasty, haphazard manner; Its storytelling verges on the
slapdash, and its vision of politics as a game of personal brinksmanship can
ring sentimental and shallow;
(sloppy)- muddy, slushy, or very wet, ( C hC
C); The field was a sloppy mess after the rain;
careless; loose, (' f _ C ); The penmanship in
the ledger is small and very sloppy, especially for a period when script was
consistently well formed, if not elegant. Portrait of a Killer;
overly emotional; gushy; ( f l C); sloppy sentiment;
sloppy talk about first loves;
(haphazard)- characterized by lack of order or planning, by irregularity, or
by randomness; determined by or dependent on chance, (' f
f CCCf C\); Take any sonnet at haphazard, and
you will hear the rage of his desire. The Man Shakespeare;
(rummage)- to search thoroughly or actively through (a place, receptacle,
etc.), esp. by moving around, turning over, or looking through contents,
( C C "ll ); I was conscious of
Jamie as I worked; he had sheathed his dirk and risen quietly, to go
and rummage among the packs and saddlebags. The Fiery Cross;
cursory = perfunctory = casual = offhand = extemporary = spontaneous =
unrehearsed = impromptu = off-the-cuff = ad lib {improvise}
(cursory)- going rapidly over something, without noticing details; hasty;
superficial: a cursory glance at a newspaper article,(\\C

h CC ); So far as a cursory survey gives one a right to speak, its
influence here in the field of education is not very perceptible. Rousseau
(Volume 1 and 2);
(perfunctory)- performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial:
perfunctory courtesy, (_ C h );
I am afraid the search was but perfunctory, and that, if his lordship (now at
leisure) were solicited for them, he might write to his son the Lord Thomas
Hariot;
( CC \ ); While his touch
was totally casual, her body responded as if he'd just ripped off her dress and
thrown her down on a table. The Ultimate Millionaire;
(offhand)- without definite or serious intention; careless or offhand;
passing, ( CC \ ); It was
the only song he could remember offhand, but his father had sung it with his
platoon during Gulf War II, and just now it seemed appropriate. Analog
Science Fiction and Fact;
(extemporary)- spoken, done, or composed with little or no preparation or
forethought; It needs must have been extemporary, with such mental
preparation as one night may have sufficed to give him. Life of Cicero;
(impromptu)- made or done without previous preparation, (q ); The
effort apparently was impromptu, and that added to its effect upon his
auditors. My Memories of Eighty Years;
(off-the-cuff)- not prepared in advance; impromptu; It was an off-the-
cuff remark, full of bravado, but Saskia wished immediately she had not said
it when she saw the way the smolder suddenly became a savage flare of fury.
The Demetrios Virgin;
(ad lib)- in an unrestrained manner; spontaneously;
(improvise)- to compose and perform or deliver without previous
preparation; extemporize, (C C C
C l ; qC f l ); With
insufficient time to improvise, the raid was allowed to proceed. Luftwaffe
Victorious;
casual <> casualty <> causal
( CC \ ); While his touch
was totally casual, her body responded as if he'd just ripped off her dress and
thrown her down on a table. The Ultimate Millionaire;

(casualty)- a serious accident, esp. one involving bodily injury or death,
( l; ); General Anthoine had been so careful in his artillery
preparation that one of the attacking battalions had not a single casualty, and
no soldier was even wounded. Georges Guynemer;
(causal)- implying cause and effect relationship, (-<;
); A possible explanation for the causal relationship between
modernity and anti-Sufism is the demand for rational explanations of
religious practice and natural phenomena;
gloss over : superficial : smattering
(gloss over)- cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error; When I checked on
this case, the Air Force made no attempt to gloss over the facts;
(superficial)- shallow; not profound or thorough, (
' ); He is seized by the external and the superficial, and revels in
every detail that appeals to the five senses. Critical Miscellanies, Volume I
(of 3) Essay 4: Macaul;
(smattering)- a slight, superficial, or introductory knowledge of something,
( ^); Only don't be greedy, and read too much;
cramming and smattering is as bad as promiscuous novel-reading, or no
reading at all. A Garland for Girls;
hasty = headlong = precipitous = precipitate {fall} : precipitant
(hasty)- made or done with haste or speed, (_f f llh); Next
morning, perceiving that I had been too hasty, and that our lodgings were too
confined, I discharged them and took a better. A Residence in France;
(headlong)- without delay; hastily, ( C); It was I who fell--
headlong, dizzy, blind. King Arthur's Socks and Other Village Plays;
(precipitous)- extremely or impassably steep, (h' ; C;
\); From this hill the fall to the sea is precipitous, and the descent into
Somerset is almost as steep; inland, the ground also sinks away, leaving a
magnificent view and a grand sense of spaceDevon, Its Moorlands, Streams
and Coasts;
(precipitate)- done or made without sufficient deliberation; overhasty;
rash, (; _); How fallacious and precipitate was my decision!
Wieland: or, the Transformation, an American Tale;
to hasten the occurrence of; bring about prematurely, hastily, or suddenly,
(C ! lC); The world is mind precipitated, and the
volatile essence is forever escaping again into the state of free thought.
Ralph Waldo Emerson;

(precipitant)- Chemistry. anything that causes precipitation; Solvents by
definition dissolve; precipitants, however, cause solids to precipitate or form;
headlong <> headland = promontory
(headland)- a point of land, usually high and with a sheer drop, extending
out into a body of water; a promontory; Due south of us is the
Bream headland, then the Barrier Islands. Life of John Coleridge Patteson;
(promontory)- a high point of land or rock projecting into the sea or other
water beyond the line of coast; a headland, ( C CC D
"; hD; ; C'); The slopes of the promontory were
nearly precipitous on three sides. Inca Land Explorations in the Highlands of
Peru;
heady = foolhardy = reckless = rash : dash = dart : scurry : festinate : bustle :
flit
(heady)- marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences;
(foolhardy)- recklessly or thoughtlessly bold; foolishly rash or venturesome,
( C ); He could not escape from the penalties
of an unwise, an ill-drawn, or a foolhardy legislative proposal. The
Promise of American Life;
impetuous, headlong, heedless, incautious;
(dashing)- elegant and gallant in appearance and manner, (" CC
C C C ); a dashing young cavalry
officer;
(dart)- to move swiftly; spring or start suddenly and run swiftly, (
C );
(scurry)- to go or move quickly or in haste, (! C Cl; h C
Cl); Suddenly with a wild scurry, he fled after his principal joy -- the one
that never tired. Mufti;
(festinate)- to hurry; hasten;
(bustle)- to move or act with a great show of energy, (C
lC C); Into the library he bustled, puffing and important,
brisk with the air of business. An Arkansas Planter;
(flit)- move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart;

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perspicacious, shrewd, prudent

perspicacious = sapient = sagacious^ sage : wise {judicious} = insightful = acute
= keen = perceptive ~ discerning ~ observant ~ astute = shrewd = savvy =
sharp
(perspicacious)- having keen mental perception and understanding;
discerning, (l Cl ! C'q " hq ); Sane,
intelligent, perspicacious, and cute, this girl had looked. 165 - The Devil Is
Jones;
(sapient)- having great wisdom and discernment; "We must insist that they
be treated no differently than the representatives of any other sapient species,
such as the Quillp or the thranx." Dirge;
(sagacious)- having or showing acute mental discernment and keen
practical sense; shrewd, ( lq ^q l); It is
calm, sagacious, and, according to the fashion of the age, slightly
Machiavellian. Bacon;
(sage)- a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom, (^ C;
^; ; ^); The inexorability of the sage was a mere consequence of
his calm reasonableness, which would lead him to take the right view from
the first. Guide to Stoicism;
(judicious)- having or exhibiting sound judgment; prudent; If many readers
had been as judicious, as diligent, and as communicative as yourself, my
work had been better. Life Of Johnson;
(insightful)- characterized by or displaying insight; perceptive, (h "
^ q); The always astute, insightful, and persuasive Thomas
Sowell has an especially good column about the national election before us;
(acute)- keenly perceptive or discerning; This, no doubt, would horrify
the acute, analytical minds of the Latin races. The Adventure of Living;
(keen)- having or marked by intellectual quickness and acuity; Then did I
remember what had befallen me, and so keen was my remorse that I thought
I would surely die, and, in fact, I wanted to die. Fifteen Years in Hell;
(perceptive)- having or showing keenness of insight, understanding, or

intuition, ( q); My ordinary frontal vision
was now changed to a vast spherical sight, simultaneously all-perceptive.
(discerning)- showing good or outstanding judgment and understanding,
( C C ; ^); But we trust to their good sense
for discerning, and their spirit for bearing up against the fallacy of this
appearance. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies;
(observant)- quick to perceive or apprehend; alert; He was observant,
shrewd, an untiring traveler, and an entertaining correspondent. The Life
of Captain Matthew Flinders;
(astute)- of keen penetration or discernment; sagacious, (]h q
l l ); He was clear-headed, astute, and knew the human heart.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great;
(shrewd)- astute or sharp in practical matters, ( l "
^q l C\ Cll'); Hilton is sharp and shrewd, and he
guessed things were going wrong financially. The Strange Case of Mortimer
Fenley;
(savvy)- well informed and perceptive; shrewd; Satoshi was a smart, savvy,
disarmingly honest young woman who was functioning at a high level at a
university that demanded exemplary performance. Cold Case;
acute > acuity = acuteness
(acute)- keenly perceptive or discerning; This, no doubt, would horrify
the acute, analytical minds of the Latin races. The Adventure of Living;
(acuity)- sharpness; acuteness; keenness, (] Cl\ l);
Visual acuity is the easiest way to determine the basic eye health of an
individual;
politic^ impolitic^ apolitical
(politic)- using or marked by prudence, expedience, and shrewdness; artful;
The conduct of Austria was natural and politic, but it was only successful
because Napoleon believed in the good faith of the Emperor Francis, his
father-in - law. The Memoirs of Napoleon;
(impolitic)- not wise or expedient; not politic; The whole tenor of the treaty
was denounced by him as unsound and impolitic, and as derogatory to the
honour of England. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. From
George III. to Victoria;
(apolitical)- not involved or interested in politics, having an aversion or lack
of concern for political affairs, (C D C \
); The search for the apolitical is a search for a definitive end,

which is characteristic of modern political philosophy. The Heritage
Foundation Papers;
discriminating^ indiscriminate
(discriminating)- differentiating; analytical, (\ C );
He is considered an accomplished gentleman of sound, discriminating, and
feeling mind. A Visit to the United States in 1841;
(indiscriminate)- not discriminate; haphazard; thoughtless, (l
C' Ch ); No government in world would sit by and allow its
citizens to be subjected to this kind of indiscriminate bombardment;
perceptive^ receptive^ imperceptible : subliminal > sublime
(receptive)- able or quick to receive knowledge, ideas, etc., (
h DC ; D); He had the curious, receptive, alert
and eager mind of a child. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great
Philosophers, Volume 8;
(imperceptible)- impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses; I
had not, however, calculated on my mother's tenacity, or the imperceptible
domination she exercised over my father. The Autobiography of a Journalist;
(subliminal)- existing or operating below the threshold of consciousness,
(ClC ChC\ Cl C C Cl ^ C
Cl); The unconscious and the subliminal are instance of the general
category of mental phenomena which are not states of consciousness
Moral Deliberations in Modern Cinema;
(sublime)- impressing the mind with a sense of grandeur or power; inspiring
awe, veneration, etc., (" " Cc); His purity of purpose
was sublime, and the jewel of his soul was integrity At college he easily stood
at the head of his class. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers,
Volume 8;
cagey = canny = chary ~ wary {suspicious = fishy = leery}
(cagey)- cautious, wary, or shrewd, (C C' f l
C ); There was enough distrust circulating for everyone to
be cagey. Nine Princes In Amber;
(canny)- astute; shrewd; knowing; sagacious, ( ' l l); He
took with him, of course, his magic bone; but, like a canny general, he carried
also the rifle. The Leopard Woman;
(chary)- cautious or careful; wary, ( ; ; ); I found that he
made an enormous impression, and yet the people I spoke to were chary of
saying much about him. Prester John;

(wary)- watchful; being on one's guard against danger, ( ); Guilt made
her wary, and danger inspired prudence. Cast Adrift;
(suspicious)- tending to suspect; distrustful; She seemed
restless, suspicious, and morbidly apprehensive of approaching danger.
Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal;
(fishy)- Informal Inspiring doubt or suspicion; She had none of the delicacy
that goes with a nature of warm impulses, but the kind of fishy curiosity
which justifies itself by an expression of horror. The Song of the Lark by
Willa Cather;
(leery)- suspicious, cautious; That leery, sleery, slippery, poisonous face was
hateful to him as the mask of a serpent. The Man Who Lost Himself;
prudent = discreet = circumspect^ introspect^ introspective^ retrospective^
retroactive
(prudent)- careful about one's conduct; circumspect; But the same kind
of prudent calculation is seldom applied to the case of town versus country
living at home. The Quest of the Simple Life;
(discreet)- marked by, exercising, or showing prudence and wise self-
restraint in speech and behavior; circumspect; His parents and friends
urged him to keep out of politics and to be discreet, and he seems, at any rate,
to have followed their advice in the latter respect, for he was not in any way
molested by the authorities. Letters and Journals 01;
(circumspect)- heedful of circumstances and potential consequences;
prudent; It is thus useful for the circumspect collector to deal with
established and reputable dealers. Kajira Of Gor;
(introspect)- to engage in introspection; "Yes, excellent," I observed as I
continued my quick introspect through the dark glass suddenly cleared.
Knight of Shadows;
(introspect)- looking within; characterized or effected by introspection;
The crew became introspective, each considering the overriding mystery
posed by the Cyg'mus's seeming stability in the face of irresistible forces.
The Black Hole;
(retrospect)- directed to the past; contemplative of past situations, events,
etc., ( Cl ; l ); His meditation
grew retrospective, and his thoughts ran back to the days when he first
befriended this lonely prince, The Puppet Crown;
(retroactive)- operative with respect to past occurrences, as a statute;
retrospective, (C CC retrospective); Most instances of poor
memory are examples of retroactive interference producing qualitative
changes: the memory, goaded into conscious service, begins making things

up. The 9th Directive;
prudent > prudence = discretion = circumspection
(discretion)- the power or right to decide or act according to one's own
judgment; freedom of judgment or choice, (lq l
); He was so well known for his discretion, his benevolence, and
other ecclesiastical qualities, that he had customers at Court;
(circumspection)- circumspect observation or action; caution; prudence,
(l ); Yet she recognised that such attempt taxed all
her circumspection, all her imaginative sympathy and tact. The History of
Sir Richard Calmady A Romance;
render = provide > provident ~ prospicient = forehanded = foresighted >
foresight
(render)- deliver, provide, represent, ( C h ); He
rendered aid to the needy and indigent;
(improvident)- providing for future needs or events ; But this was in
Scotland where more provident ways prevailed. Fifty Years of Railway Life
in England Scotland and Ireland;
(improvident) - not provident; lacking foresight; incautious; unwary,
(; hh' ); At home, he was lazy, improvident, and an inveterate
gambler. A Brief History of the United States;
(prospicient)- planning prudently for the future;
(forehanded)- looking or planning ahead; circumspect; He was
being forehanded, that was all,declaring himself in advance of all others
and thereby securing, as he put it, the privilege of priority. From the
Housetops;
(foresighted)- foreseeing; prescient; provident; Certainly she had the power
and talent to be more foresighted than a physician who had spent six years
out of touch. The White Rose;
(foresight)- care or provision for the future; provident care; prudence,
(hh' hh ); He was remarkable for his keen foresight, as well as for
his prudence, and was always on the alert to profit by the fluctuations of the
market. Great Fortunes and How They Were Made;
intuition : cognizant > cognizance = ken : cognition <> cognation =
consanguinity
(intuition)- direct perception of truth, fact, etc., independent of any
reasoning process; immediate apprehension, (Cl
lC; \ C ^ ); Sensuous intuition is either
pure intuition (space and time) or empirical intuition--of that which is
immediately represented in space and time by means of sensation as real.

The Critique of Pure Reason;
(cognizance)- awareness, realization, or knowledge; notice; perception,
(; Cl ^); The approbation of the preceptor respects only what
comes directly under his cognizance, and cannot be disguised. Four Early
Pamphlets;
(ken)- knowledge, understanding, or cognizance; mental perception,
(^C C; ); Both of these books were previously
unknown to my boyish ken, and I need hardly say how entrancing I found
them. The White Squall A Story of the Sargasso Sea;
(cognition)- of or pertaining to the mental processes of perception,
memory, judgment, and reasoning, as contrasted with emotional and
volitional processes; While emotion may have an impact on the deductive
process, cognition is the primary factor in defining their stance;
(cognation)- affinity by kindred origin; The term he used was obscure,
probably archaic, and the man had to guess its meaning from context
and cognation. A Circus of Hells;
(consanguinity)- relationship by descent from a common ancestor; kinship
(distinguished from affinity), (C ; C); Consanguineous
marriages were defined as those up to the third degree
of consanguinity (second cousins);
sentient^ insensate
(sentient)- having the power of perception by the senses; conscious,
(Cl; h'; ); The universe including all life
forms sentient or non-sentient and non living substances conform to the
fractal nature of reality;
(insensate)- not endowed with sensation; inanimate, (Cl; C);
One of his complaints was that his wife was mute and insensate, and sat
silent at his board. Obiter Dicta Second Series;

bozo, asinine, outwit, dolt, clumsy

zany = bozo = cuckoo = fathead = goof = goofball = goose = jackass
(zany)- ludicrously or whimsically comical; clownish, (C C
\ h );A zany is a kind of clown Little People: An
Alphabet;
(bozo)- a fellow, esp. a big, strong, stupid fellow;

(cuckoo)- Slang lacking in sense; foolish or crazy;
(fathead)- a stupid person; fool; And don't think I'm the kind
of fathead who tries to fend off lightning with his fists, either. The Greatest
Survival Stories Ever Told;
(goof)- a foolish or stupid person, ( C C); The poor goof, he
thought; he's trying to look like Boris Karloff playing a homicidal maniac.
Murder Can Be Fun;
a mistake or blunder, esp. one due to carelessness, (C C C
l C C);
(goofball)- an extremely incompetent, eccentric, or silly person; Any wacko
with a goofball grievance or a fanciful cause can use those steps as a forum.
Petty Pewter Gods;
(goose)- a silly or foolish person; simpleton, (Cl C);
(jackass)- a contemptibly foolish or stupid person; dolt; blockhead; ass,
( ); 'A talking jackass, 'was his only reply, in his most
chilling tones. Memoirs of Arthur Hamilton B A Of Trinity College Cambridge;
asinine = dumb = inane = obtuse {blunt} = fatuous = vacuous : witless^ outwit^
half-wit = idiot = moron = changeling = cretin = thicko = imbecile = retard >
retarded # precocious
(asinine, dumb)- foolish, unintelligent, or silly; stupid, (C ; h );
The drunken revelers seemed asinine, and I kept looking for pickpockets in
the crowd. muller 10 fixed;
(inane)- one that lacks sense or substance; A man who gives himself up to
the indiscriminate reading of novels will be nerveless, inane, and a nuisance.
Brave Men and Women;
(obtuse)- blunt; stupid, ( ; C); Being deliberately obtuse, she
meticulously spread jam on her biscuit. Breakfast In Bed;
(blunt)- having a dull edge or end; not sharp; The end was too blunt, the
screws too deeply recessed. Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine;
(fatuous)- foolish or inane, esp. in an unconscious, complacent manner;
silly, (C; \ ); Bronte book, seems not only a dangerous, but a futile
and a fatuous adventure. The Three Brontes;
(vacuous)- devoid of matter; empty; The Hindu Angelina might be vacuous,
vain, papilionaceous, silly, or even a mere doll, but if her hair hung down
The Life of Sir Richard Burton;
(witless)- lacking wit or intelligence; stupid; foolish, ( C' "
); She seemed dull, witless, utterly without realization.

Quill's Window;
(outwit)- to get the better of by superior ingenuity or cleverness; outsmart,
(lC ); I couldn't outwit or outpace them, so I must trust to
luck. The Island Of Sheep;
(half-wit)- Slang a foolish or stupid person;
(moron)- a stupid person; a dolt;
(changeling)- Archaic a person of deficient intelligence;
(cretin)- Slang an idiot;
(thick)- mentally slow; stupid; dull;
(imbecile)- mentally feeble, (\ ; ; C ); Do you believe me
impotent, imbecile, and idiot-like, with no understanding to contrive my
escape and thy ruin, and no energy to perpetrate it? Fifteen Years in Hell;
(retard)- Slang a person considered to be foolish or socially inept;
(precocious)- manifesting or characterized by unusually early development
or maturity, especially in mental aptitude; Intellectually he was precocious,
and received an excellent education at a college in Beacon Lights of History;
outwit = outsmart = outfox = outmaneuver = overreach^ overshadow =
eclipse
(outsmart)- defeat by more skillful maneuvering;
(outfox)- beat through cleverness and wit;
(outmaneuver)- to outdo or surpass in maneuvering or maneuverability,
(q Cl' );
(overreach)- to reach or extend over or beyond, (Cl'C );
When Saddam overreached, invading Kuwait and threatening Saudi Arabia,
the US slapped him down;
(overshadow)- be greater in significance than;
(eclipse)- to make less outstanding or important by comparison; surpass,
(hC \C "; Q C Ch"); Its glory had been eclipsed,
and its annals stained forever;
insuperable = insurmountable > surmount = surpass = scale = exceed =
outperform = outstrip = overrun = overshadow = overstep = transcend^
transform = transmute^ transpose^ transcendent
(insuperable)- incapable of being passed over, overcome, or surmounted,
( ^); Our difficulties are not insuperable, although they may
appear to be so. Within You is the Power;
(insurmountable)- incapable of being surmounted, passed over, or
overcome; insuperable, (^ C); The objection appeared to
me insurmountable, and I instantly assented to it. The Confessions of J. J.
Rousseau, Entire;

(surmount)- to mount upon; get on the top of; mount upon and cross over,
(lC " f "); On the west the physical barriers
were less difficult to surmount, and the advent of railroads has only
diminished the inequality. The Bay State Monthly Volume 2, No. 4, January,
1885;
(surpass)- to go beyond in amount, extent, or degree; be greater than;
exceed, (\C " f "); Only in speed could
he be surpassed, and in that only by his younger brother. The Were-Wolf;
(scale)- climb; ascend, (CC "; C ); Vesuvius was scaled, and
its crater revealed its awful depths. The Cryptogram A Novel;
(outperform)- be or do something to a greater degree;
(outstrip)- be or do something to a greater degree;
(overrun)- to rove over (a country, region, etc.); invade; ravage, (\C
\ " h m ); The zombies had made the difference; the
defensive positions of the Mundanes were overrun, and the carnage resumed.
Castle Roogna;
to exceed the proper, desired, or normal quantity, limit, order, etc, (C
h \C "); Do you want to overrun on this next issue?;
(overstep)- to go beyond; exceed; ( \C " ^ ); to
overstep one's authority;
(transcend)-to rise above or go beyond; overpass; exceed, ((C
^ ' ') \C " C "); There
is a higher stage, the ultimate aspiration, which we call self-transcend, go
beyond self, and leave a legacy;
(transmute)- to change from one nature, substance, form, or condition into
another; transform, ( ); It would transmute the unsightly
rubbish of the place into fertilizing ashes, and clear the ground for the plow.
Driven Back to Eden;
(transpose)- transfer from one place or period to another;
(transcendent)- going beyond ordinary limits; surpassing; exceeding,
(C \C CC ); His faith was transcendent, his appeals
irresistible, his prayers like talking with God face to face. The Wonders of
Prayer;
supersede = supplant = replace > replacement = surrogate
(supersede)- to replace in power, authority, effectiveness, acceptance,
use, etc., as by another person or thing, ( "
); If they are divine, no human authority can either supersede or limit

them.... How can rights that are inherent be given up? Political Thought in
England from Locke to Bentham;
(supplant)- to take the place of (another), as through force, scheming,
strategy, or the like, (C h C"h ); Twitter may
not supplant Google or Live Search but it will become a more frequent tool in
people's search arsenal. Tech Beat - BusinessWeek;
(surrogate)- a person appointed to act for another; deputy, (
); She was merely the surrogate, and paid well for her services in the
births of Michael Jr. and Paris;
dolt = dullard = pillock = poor fish = pudding head = pudden-head = stupe =
stupid = dunderhead = dunce = dumbass = numskull = blockhead = bonehead =
hammerhead = knucklehead = loggerhead = lunkhead = muttonhead
(dolt)- a dull, stupid person; blockhead, (C ); Even a dolt would
know that she didn't really want to eat canned soup. Cold Case;
(dullard)- a stupid, insensitive person, (q C C C
C); Hapless godless dullard that he is; driven and driving on courses that
lead only downward, for him as for us! History of Friedrich II of Prussia;
(pillock)- a person who is not very bright; "The economy, stupid!" [syn:
stupid]; I want to shout and scream at him, and tell him what a stupid, naive
great pillockhe is. Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine;
(poor fish)- a person who is not very bright;
(pudding head)- a person who is not very bright;
(stupe)- a stupid person;
(dunderhead)- a dunce; blockhead; numbskull, (\q C
);
(dunce)- a dull-witted, stupid, or ignorant person; dolt, ( C );
(dumbass)- a thoroughly stupid person; blockhead;
(numskull)- (also numbskull) a dull-witted or stupid person; dolt;
(blockhead)- a stupid, doltish person; dunce, (C \q
);
(bonehead)-a foolish or stupid person; blockhead;
(hammerhead)-Slang. blockhead; dunce; lout;
(knucklehead)-a stupid, bumbling, inept person;
(loggerhead)- a thick-headed or stupid person; blockhead;
(lunkhead)- a dull or stupid person; blockhead;
(muttonhead)- a slow-witted, foolish, or stupid person; dolt;
lout = lubber = lummox = goon = gawk = oaf = stumblebum = clod {lump}
(lout)- an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf,

( C CC ); I saw that
the lout was astonished not to hear the lamentations he expected. The
Complete Memoirs of Jacques Casanova;
(lubber)- a big, clumsy, stupid person; lout, (ClCl C );
(lummox)- Informal a clumsy or stupid person;
(goon)- a stupid, foolish, or awkward person, (C \ C);
(gawk)- an awkward, foolish person; I must have distinguished myself,
staring at her like a gawk. The Queen of Sheba ; My Cousin the Colonel;
to stare stupidly; gape, (C C ); The country boy gawked
at the skyscrapers and neon lights of the big city;
(oaf)- a clumsy, stupid person; lout, (\ C CC );The Dean is
so absurd an oaf, that he deserves to be ridiculed. The Letters of Horace
Walpole, Earl of Orford Volume 4;
(stumblebum)- Slang a person regarded as blundering or inept;
(clod)- a dull, stupid person; a dolt;
(lump)- a person regarded as ungainly or dull-witted;
awkward = ungainly = unwieldy = clumsy = gawky = cumbersome
(awkward)- not graceful; ungainly; Yet his gait was not altogether awkward,
and there was manifest physical power in his step. The Every-day Life of
Abraham Lincoln;
(ungainly)- not graceful; awkward; unwieldy; clumsy, (Cl; C\;
); He was largely built, but not ungainly--the coarseness of the hands
being the chief indication of his peasant ancestry. Elder Conklin and Other
Stories;
(unwieldy)- not wieldy; wielded with difficulty; not readily handled or
managed in use or action, as from size, shape, or weight; awkward;
ungainly, (C\; ; C); In contrast to Fleetwood he seemed relaxed
and unwieldy, and the face he turned to his friend had a gray look of
convalescence. The Hermit and the Wild Woman;
(clumsy)- lacking physical coordination, skill, or grace; awkward; The
machinery of Middlemarch is clumsy, and the plot desultory in aim and
method. George Eliot; A Critical Study of Her Life, Writings and Philosophy;
(gawk)- an awkward, foolish person; I must have distinguished myself,
staring at her like a gawk. The Queen of Sheba ; My Cousin the Colonel;
to stare stupidly; gape, (C C ); The country boy gawked
at the skyscrapers and neon lights of the big city;
(cumbersome)- troublesome or onerous; Julian presumed that that was the
name of the cumbersome, imperial-looking machine the industrialist used for

getting around. The Shadow of the Wind;
unmanageable = ponderous = lumbering > lumber = timber {tone} = pound =
move clumsily
(unmanageable)- difficult or impossible to manage; It is unmanageable, and
likely to become the sport of the element in which it moves. Aeroplanes and
Dirigibles of War;
(ponderous)- of great weight; heavy; massive, (; ; );
The movement was ponderous, as if the arm had been made of lead. Tales
Of Hearsay;
(lumber)- to move clumsily or heavily, esp. from great or ponderous bulk,
( ' ' C \C l); She lumbered and heaved herself, until she
found a place where something - the sand, the temperature - seemed right;
to cut timber and prepare it for market,( Cl );
to become useless or to be stored away as useless, (C C\
; );
(timber)- wood used as a building material; lumber; Beyond the timber was
a ladder which led up to a round hole in the stone. 030 - Spook Hole;
(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or
musical sound);
(pound)- move heavily or clumsily;
to pulsate rapidly and heavily; throb;
pound {strike heavily = ram} : batter = buffet {meal}
(ram)- strike or drive against with a heavy impact;
(batter)- strike against forcefully;
(buffet)- strike against forcefully;
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3.6 Unruly - Docile

unruly, obstinate

recalcitrant = incalcitrant = refractory = fractious = unruly = contumacious =
headstrong ~ dissident
(recalcitrant)- resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant;
refractory, ( ' ' ); The conduct of the lad continued
to be most recalcitrant, and he was at last returned to his own island as
incorrigible. Mushrooms on the Moor;
(incalcitrant)- stubbornly resistant to authority or control;
(refractory)- hard or impossible to manage; stubbornly disobedient,
( C ); I then tried to remove the pigment which hid my figures;
but the varnish was refractory, and, after a vain attempt, I finally cut the
picture up and stuck it in the fire. The Autobiography of a Journalist, Volume
I;
resisting ordinary methods of treatment,((C C<)
C );
(fractious)- readily angered; peevish; irritable; quarrelsome, (lCl
ll C hC); But when a bad mood is on, when a person
is bilious, fractious, ugly, cross, you hate him. Father Payne;
refractory or unruly;
(unruly)- not submissive or conforming to rule; ungovernable; turbulent;
intractable; refractory; lawless, (" ; ; ; h ); My tongue
is a little unruly, and apt to slip out now and then. The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 An
Historical Novel;
(contumacious)- stubbornly perverse or rebellious; willfully and obstinately
disobedient, ( C C CC); She had never before
encountered a clergyman so contumacious, so indecent, so unreverend,--so
upsetting. The Last Chronicle of Barset;
(headstrong)- determined to have one's own way; willful; stubborn;
obstinate, ( C; C \); As a rule the downright, headstrong, and
impatient became reformers. Albert Durer;
(dissident)- a person who dissents, (q); Samuel, and others like
him, was regarded as a dissident by the imperial government, and was
captured and flogged time and again;
headstrong {willful} : volition

(willful)- habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition;
(volition)- the act of willing, choosing, or resolving; exercise of willing,
( "' l' D' h
'); Now, volition is the modification of the will or willing faculty of
the soul, just as motion is the modification of bodies. The Existence of God;
incorrigible : inveterate
(incorrigible)- not corrigible; bad beyond correction or reform, (C'
C' );But the Chancellor's incorrigible habit of claiming credit
for every success and washing his hands of every failure makes him
exceptionally vulnerable to criticism;
(inveterate)- settled or confirmed in a habit, practice, feeling, or the like,
(C' " C< h| ); My sins may
be inveterate, God's mercy is from everlasting. Expositions of Holy Scripture
Psalms;
obstinate = obdurate = intransigent = adamant = inexorable ~ pigheaded =
bullheaded ~ dour = dogged ~ pertinacious = tenacious {persistent = unyielding}
(obstinate)- firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc.;
not yield
ing to argument, persuasion, or entreaty, ( C Ch h); He
was obstinate, and disobedient to his father and mother, who, when he grew
up, could not keep him within doors. The Arabian Nights Their Best-known
Tales;
(obdurate)- unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn;
unyielding, ( C C'l ); In all her life Mary had never
met a man so obdurate, and, moreover, she felt that he could not be wooed
into a good humor. Riders of the Silences;
(intransigent)- refusing to agree or compromise; uncompromising;
inflexible, (C C; ); Their
continued intransigence is a serious political mistake. Top Stories:
BreakingNews.ie;
(adamant)- utterly unyielding in attitude or opinion in spite of all appeals,
urgings, etc, ( ll h| \); We intend to stand as
firm as adamant, and as unyielding as our own majestic mountains that
surround us. The American Union Speaker;
(inexorable)- unyielding; unalterable, ( C
C ); The laws of nature are inexorable, and this is one of them.
Black and White Land, Labor, and Politics in the South;
(pighead)- stupidly obstinate; stubborn;

(bullhead)- obstinately opinionated, esp. in refusing to consider
alternatives; stubborn;
(dour)- sullen; gloomy; severe; stern, (C Ch C); Wigram was
a grey-faced, dour, bloodless creature who acknowledged the ironic
introduction with a curt nod. Sharpe's Siege;
(dogged)- persistent in effort; stubbornly tenacious, ( C C\);
The idea possessed him; there was room in him only for
a dogged determination to realize it, to trample down such obstacles as might
arise to keep him from his goal. American Men of Action;
(pertinacious)- holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or
opinion; resolute, (h h Dl C\); It is an obstinate
opponent, pertinacious, persistent, inflexible, making a disturbance
everywhere. The Project Gutenberg eBook of Napoleon the Little, by Victor
Hugo;
(tenacious)- holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold, ('C
C C C\ C '); His memory was singularly tenacious,
and what he clearly understood was ever afterward retained. Hidden
Treasures Or, Why Some Succeed While Others Fail;
(persistent)- refusing to give up or let go; persevering obstinately; Had it
not been for the persistent encouragement of Miss Sullivan, I think I should
have given up trying to write altogether. The Story of My Life;
(unyielding)- not bending; inflexible; She is harsh and unyielding, alike in
manner and in speech, and makes no concession either to my humour or my
tastes. The Life of Marie de Medicis;
implacable = relentless = unappeasable : indomitable
(implacable)- not to be appeased, mollified, or pacified; inexorable, ('
' ); His rage appeared to
be implacable, and his vengeance as tenacious as that of a tiger or any other
beast of prey. The Young Voyageurs Boy Hunters in the North;
(unappeasable)- not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty;
(indomitable)- that cannot be subdued or overcome, as persons, will, or
courage; unconquerable, (h h h );But the man's courage
was indomitable, and he retrieved his misfortunes with characteristic pluck
and cheerfulness. Great Violinists And Pianists;

docile, ductile, fickle, whimsical

tractable = docile = tame = meek = manageable = amenable^ amenities =

comforts = agreeablenesses
(tractable)- easily managed or controlled; docile; yielding, (C
C); The beasts were wonderfully tractable, as if they knew that the
treatment was for their good;
(intractable)- not easily controlled or directed; not docile or manageable;
stubborn; obstinate, (C ' h
' ); Those who became useless--intractable or crippled--were
merely returned to the asylums from which they had been drafted. In
Secret;
(docile)- easily managed or handled; tractable, (C ' C C
C'C ); His exhortations rendered the prisoners more docile, and
stimulated them to exertion by keeping hope alive in their hearts. Isaac T.
Hopper;
(tame)- submissive; docile; fawning; They were so tame, they stood perfectly
still when I handled them. The Story of My Life;
(meek)- humbly patient or docile, as under provocation from others, (_ "
C ' h); It is a common practice for the reticent, meek, and
cowardly to make bold statements, on the internet, knowing there is no way
to be held accountable;
(managable)- that can be managed; governable; tractable; contrivable; He
was so easy and manageable, that I almost repent I suffered him to see me so
seldom. The Journal to Stella;
(amenable)- ready or willing to answer, act, agree, or yield; open to
influence, persuasion, or advice; agreeable; submissive; tractable,
(Ch' l C D ); You will
mostly find old women amenable, if you get at them by way of their dignity.
Blind Love;
(amenities)- an agreeable way or manner; courtesy; civility;
any feature that provides comfort, convenience, or pleasure, (C
C C " C C CC ); The property will
also feature outdoor amenities, as well as a clubhouse and community center;
(agreeablenesses)- pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions;
ductile = tractile = tensile = malleable = pliable = liable = pliant = flexible =
supple = limber = lissome = lithe = plastic = sylphlike
(ductile)- capable of being molded or shaped; plastic, (); They are
malleable, ductile, and are good conductors of both heat and electricity;
(tensile)- capable of being stretched or drawn out; ductile, ();

Venza features a body structure that relies on high tensile-strength steel,
gussets and crossmembers for its strength, rigidity and lighter weight;
(malleable)- capable of being extended or shaped by hammering or by
pressure from rollers, ( CC C CC C C C
); His political leanings likewise can be viewed as somewhat malleable:
fighting for fascists, against communism, all under the banner of socialism;
(pliable)- easily bent; flexible; supple, (C C C lC
h ); But as time slipped by it became softer and
more pliable, and ceased to irritate me. Punch, or the London Charivari,
Volume 152, May 30, 1917;
(liable)- legally responsible, ( h); These are nearly the
revolutions to which democracies are liable, and also the causes from whence
they arise. Politics: A Treatise on Government;
(pliant)- bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable, ( ); This
compound being sometimes supple and pliant, and sometimes stiff, stands
either upright, or bends, in a moment, as a man pleases. The Existence of
God;
(flexible)- capable of being bent or flexed; pliable; Light, flexible, graceful
forms are quite uncommon. A Residence in France;
(supple)- bending readily without breaking or becoming deformed; pliant;
flexible, ( C ( C<) Ch'); It requires horses
to be supple, able to gallop, change direction, stand still and be obedient to
the rider's aids;
(limber)- characterized by ease in bending the body; supple; lithe, (C
C ); Physicians routinely recommend daily stretches
to keep the arms and legs limber, allowing the child to continue to move and
function;
(lissome)- lithesome or lithe, esp. of body; supple; flexible, (
llCl); Reaching over, she touched the side of his forearm with
long, lissome fingers. Dirge;
(lithe)- bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible, ( C
\l\ ); The memory of them is that of a figure tall and lithe,
a little more rounded than of yore, and a chiseled face softened by a power
that is one of the world's mysteries. Richard Carvel;
(plastic)- pliable; impressionable, ( D ); It was
solid, plastic -- a little thinner than I would have liked but otherwise perfect.

The Greatest Survival Stories Ever Told;
(sylphlike)- moving and bending with ease; She is slender and sylphlike,
with a delicate face and vacant eyes. FSFApril2005;
a slender, graceful woman or girl, (h );
tensile = tractile resilient = springy
(tractile)- capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out;
(resilient)- springing back; rebounding, ( C
; ); How resilient are the political systems and
institutions in these countries in the face of steadily worsening conditions?;
erratic = fickle = mercurial = quicksilver = volatile = protean : chameleon :
mutable ~ labile : vagary
(erratic)- having no certain or definite course; wandering; not fixed, ((
lC CC) ); Although he was
very erratic, his ability was so great that when serious he captured not only
the attention but the judgment of people. My Memories of Eighty Years;
(fickle)- likely to change, esp. due to caprice, irresolution, or instability;
casually changeable, ((" C h ) '
' h|C ); International organizations
are fickle, and seldom adhere to their founding principles;
(mercurial)- changeable; volatile; fickle; flighty; erratic, ( llCl
q '); He was quick-witted, quick-
tempered, mercurial, vindictive, brilliant, and around him there was never a
dull moment;
(quicksilver)- the metallic element mercury; The loss of the quicksilver was
severely felt by the Spaniards, and they offered to redeem it at any price.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. From George III. to Victoria;
(protean)- readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely
variable, (l; l; '); This kind
of protean identity shifting harks back to Greek mythswoman into tree,
man into deer. Asimov'sSF,January2007;
(chameleon)- any of numerous Old World lizards of the family
Chamaeleontidae, characterized by the ability to change the color of their
skin, very slow locomotion, and a projectile tongue, ( C
l; C C ; ); We are all a kind of chameleon,
and naturally derive a tinge from that which is near us. The Hero of the
Humber or the History of the Late Mr. John Ellerthorpe;
(mutable)- liable or subject to change or alteration; She was young and

childish and mutable, her emotions like weather in spring. F ;SF - vol 092
issue 01 - January 1997;
(immutable) - not mutable; unchangeable; changeless, ( ;
); His law is immutable, they zealously guarded the sacredness
of its precepts. The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan;
(labile)- apt or likely to change; The whole region gives the impression of
being in a state of labile balance. Man or Matter;
(vagary)- a whimsical, wild, or unusual idea, desire, or action, (
); Upon this condition we will pardon our
relative's vagaries, and give our sanction to her nuptials. " Fairy Fingers A
Novel;
caprice = impulse = whim > whimsical = impulsive = capricious : arbitrary
(caprice)- an impulsive change of mind; 'Most friendships are formed
by caprice or by chance, mere confederacies in vice or leagues in folly,' iv.
Life of Johnson;
(impulse)- an impelling force; an impetus; This other impulse was the wish
to retreat into solitude and think out the meaning and issues of that which
had befallen him. The Life of St. Paul;
(whim)- a sudden or capricious idea; a fancy; I now regret the whim, since
even a moderately correct outline of his features as a youth would, at this day,
be interesting. The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne;
(whimsical)- given to whimsy or fanciful notions; capricious, (D
C ); He stood for a long time gazing at that face which had never
looked angry -- always whimsical, and kind. Complete Project Gutenberg
John Galsworthy Works;
(impulsive)- actuated or swayed by emotional or involuntary impulses,
(C C\); Then he came in happy touch with
the impulsive, laughing, singing, dark-haired Italians, and to the finer aspects
of their nature he was partial. James Fenimore Cooper;
(capricious)- subject to, led by, or indicative of caprice or whim; erratic,
(C l Cl ); His mixture of credulity and incredulity
seemed to me capricious, and wholly incoherent. Phases of Faith Passages
from the History of My Creed;
(arbitrary)- determined by chance, whim, or impulse, and not by necessity,
reason, or principle; In his life time he had been quite arbitrary, and had
made some enemies whom he hated, probably, and was not loved by them.
A Narrative of the Life of Mrs Mary Jemison;

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3.7 Birth-Death

beget, inborn, nurture, pamper

beget = bring forth = engender = procreate = father = mother = sire = spawn
(beget)- to procreate or generate (offspring), (h ); Therefore, no
one has the right to beget or to bear children except in marital life. Moral
Principles and Medical Practice The Basis of Medical Jurisprudence;
(engender)- to produce, cause, or give rise to, (C
"); The sense of injustice they engender is a threat to economic and
political security;
(procreate)- to beget or generate (offspring), ( h ); If
the desire to procreate is the most fundamental known to mankind, then
there are few more powerful calls to action for an adult than child-in-danger.
The Bear and the Dragon;
(father)- to be the creator, founder, or author of; originate, (C
"); The author got his nerve back, fathered the book,
made corrections; and this edition, too, sold with a rush. Little Journeys to
the Homes of the Great;
(mother)- to be the mother of; give origin or rise to, (C CC
C ); She hugged me as though I were still the waif
whom she had mothered, and wept over the little presents which I had
brought the children. The Crossing;
(sire)- the male parent of a quadruped, (C ); His sire was a
Manilla blood-hound, which accounted for the extreme ferocity of the son.
The Rifle and The Hound in Ceylon;
(spawn)- lay eggs, ( Ch" \ ;
Ch"); When fully grown they come back to spawn in the same river in
which they were hatched;
germinal > germinate = pullulate = burgeon = sprout = spud : gestate
(germinal)- being in the earliest stage of development; Such an idea is
germinal, I am certain that it will influence thinkers and philosophers for
many generations;
of or pertaining to a germ or germs;
(germinate)- to begin to grow or develop, ( "); On the

other hand the seeds do not all germinate, and after sowing too thinly, gaps
may appear in the rows. Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation;
(pullulate)- to put forth sprouts or buds; germinate; Dhran or
Tantra pullulate and multiply. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch,
Vol. 3;
(burgeon)- to grow or develop quickly; flourish, (! ' ");
to begin to grow, as a bud, ( " "); Over the years,
the once-burgeoning area has steadily lost retail and professional businesses;
(sprout)- to begin to grow; give off shoots or buds; Without both together no
seed could sprout, no plant put forth its leaves. Life and Labors of Elder John
Kline the Martyr Missionary;
(spud)- Slang a potato;
(gestate)- to carry in the womb during the period from conception to
delivery; Conceived in free fall, gestated in free-fall for almost three months,
the child was growing too fast. World of Ptavvs;
progeny = offspring
(progeny)- a descendant or offspring, as a child, plant, or animal, (-
; '); She was buried with literary honors, and one of
her progeny was advanced to the duties and honors of office cat.
Concerning Cats My Own and Some Others;
(offspring)- the progeny or descendants of a person, animal, or plant
considered as a group; The education of your offspring is a subject of lasting
importance, and has obtained a large portion of our attention and care.
The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921;
provenance = cradle
(provenance)- place or source of origin, (; ; ); Opinions
are still divided concerning its provenance, and the debate may never be
settled to anyone's satisfaction;
(cradle)- the earliest period of life; Our illusions commence in the cradle,
and end only in the grave. Brave Men and Women;
a place of origin; a birthplace;
a small low bed for an infant, often furnished with rockers, (Ch);
embryonic : seminal : nascent
(embryonic)- rudimentary; undeveloped, (); All malformations arise
during the first six weeks of pregnancy known as the embryonic period, in
which the development of the form of the child is taking place;
pertaining to or in the state of an embryo, (=);
(seminal)- pertaining to, containing, or consisting of semen, ();

having possibilities of future development, ( C'
); The gland produces seminal fluid, which is mixed with sperm to
make semen;
(nascent)- beginning to exist or develop; From above he spied a cluster of
buildings lately erected, laboratories for research and development in
the nascenttechnologies. Starfarers;
juvenile = jejune = puerile ~ infantile
(juvenile)- immature; childish; infantile, ( CC'); Their
merry faces, and boisterous sports, called up no idea
of juvenile wretchedness. The White Slave or Memoirs of a Fugitive;
(juvenilia) (C ' C ' l);
(jejune)- lacking maturity; childish; Here the people are calm and
phlegmatic; their speech is jejune, lacks color. The Simple Life;
(puerile)- childishly foolish; immature or trivial, ('
" ); That antiquated world then seemed to him puerile, as though it had
lapsed into a mournful second childhoodThe Three Cities Trilogy: Rome,
Volume 1;
(infantile)- characteristic of or befitting an infant; babyish; childish, (C''
); Despite the use of the word infantile, supposedly healthy adults
could be stricken with the polio virusThe Albert Lea Tribune;
rudimentary = vestigial
(rudimentary)- pertaining to rudiments or first principles; elementary,
( ); His idea of the reconciliation of God is just
as rudimentary, and merely suggested by Biblical passages. History of
Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7);
undeveloped or vestigial, (' q );
(vestigial)- Biology Occurring or persisting as a rudimentary or degenerate
structure; Charles Darwin used this as one of the examples of
a vestigial remnant in man that marked lower-animal ancestry. The
Human Brain;
adolescent^ pubescent
(adolescent)- characteristic of adolescence; immature, (<; CC');
The boy looked like unmutated Earth stock and was pre-adolescent, but any
guess would be based on unproved assumption. Citizen Of The Galaxy;
(pubescent)- reaching or having reached puberty, (<); Once they
became pubescent, they went through the Catholic Sacrament of
Confirmation, and were treated as adults thereafter. LeoA;

inchoate = incipient^ inception
(inchoate)- not yet completed or fully developed;
rudimentary,( ); The movement was inchoate, contradictory and
politically confused but it remains the biggest peaceful pro-democracy
movement in human history;
just begun; incipient,(h );
(incipient)- beginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage, (h
); His literary fame in those years was only incipient, his
better work was just then beginning. The Last Leaf Observations;
(inception)- beginning; start; commencement, (; ; ); Since
the program's inception, over 240,000 students have participated;
innate = inborn = congenital : inherent = built-in
(innate)- existing in one from birth; inborn; native, (; );
The tendency to suicide was innate, and it was that which made the murder
possible. When Last I Died - Gladys Mitchell - Bradley 13: 1941;
(inborn)- inherited or hereditary; He is an orator born, and has developed
this inborn power by the hardest of study and thought and practice. Acres
of Diamonds;
(congenital)- of or pertaining to a condition present at birth, whether
inherited or caused by the environment, esp. the uterine environment,
()will it be illatic?); There may be, of course, very marked individual
susceptibility, which may be congenital or acquired. Disease and Its
Causes;
(inherent)- existing in someone or something as a permanent and
inseparable element, quality, or attribute, (; ; ;
); As the war proceeded, it taught with more and more force
the inherent wastefulness of slave labor in the South. George Washington;
deep-rooted = ingrained^ engrain = instill = inculcate = infuse
(ingrained)- firmly fixed; deep-rooted; inveterate, ( ); How
deeply ingrained was the hunter and the competitor in every child. Tokyo
to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America;
(engrain)- to ingrain; At the same time that civic educators seek to impart
skills, knowledge, and participatory virtues, they also seek toengrain in
society's youth a felt connection to, if not an identity with, that country or
society. Civic Education;
(instill)- to introduce by gradual, persistent efforts; implant, (C C
C'f < ); The opportunity to instill a lesson on the savage

marauders was too good to be lost. The Life and Adventures of Kit Carson;
(inculcate)- to implant by repeated statement or admonition; teach
persistently and earnestly, (hC f C l" ); Some
savage races inculcate, with more or less severity, the same moral lessons.
India's Problem, Krishna or Christ;
(infuse)- to put into or introduce as if by pouring; French was determined
to infuse the whole army with his own professional love of efficiency. Sir
John French;
nurture = foster = nourish
(foster)- to promote the growth or development of; further; encourage,
(-f ); In that position he was in fact and in name the
foster-father of all the tribes who lived in the territory he had helped to
exploreLewis and Clark Meriwether Lewis and William Clark;
(nourish)- to provide with food or other substances necessary for life and
growth; feed; Peace was now finally restored to Europe, and every nation
was far too impoverished, both as regards men and money, to nourish any
schemes of aggression. The Life of George Borrow;
brandish = flourish = thrive : bloom
(brandish)- to shake or wave, as a weapon; flourish, (C C'
C CC); If I brandish a flute when a burglar breaks
into my house, he won`t be intimidated into dancing to my tune. The
Student Operated Press;
(flourish)- to be in a vigorous state; thrive, (CC CC\ "
CC C " ); Mouton shall be summoned to my aid: he
shall flourish, and my pen shall flourish in praise of his endless perfections.
Olla Podrida;
(thrive)- to grow vigorously; flourish; For plants to thrive, they need certain
levels of nutrients;
(bloom)- to grow or flourish with youth and vigor; 'Wrinkled with age, may
mutual love and truth To their dim eyes recall the bloom of youth.' Life Of
Johnson;
coddle = mollycoddle = pamper = cocker = cosset = featherbed = baby = spoil
(coddle)- to treat tenderly; nurse or tend indulgently; pamper, (
h-C_ c Ch"); We make no
attempt to coddle the people who work with us. My Life and Work;
(mollycoddle)- to coddle; pamper, (C c ' Ch"); She
maintained that modern society had a tendency to mollycoddle and that
playing with toy soldiers was perfectly natural;

(pamper)- to treat or gratify with extreme or excessive indulgence,
kindness, or care, ( c Ch"); He wrote directions to his
different cooks with his own hand the better to pamper his appetite with
every variety of the dishes and sauces he liked best. Washington in
Domestic Life;
(cocker)- to pamper, (h Ch" Ch"); to cocker a child;
(cosset)- to treat as a pet; pamper; coddle, (h c Ch"); These
things only made a man nurse and cosset fine-drawn feelings, spying
curiously into a heart that might get well if it were covered up and left alone.
Half a Hero A Novel;
(featherbed)- to subject to or engage in featherbedding; I covered myself
with a great depth of featherbed, and looked at the stars, and the shadowy
upper world, and went to sleep. Twilight in Italy;
(baby)- to treat like a young child; pamper, (' h-_h );

inter, types of killing

demise : posthumous
(demise)- death or decease, ( ; ); The exact date and time
of your demise is a mystery, and that makes life far more interesting;
(posthumous)- published after the death of the author, (C);
Although a large part of Arbus's fame is posthumous, this show highlights
the popularity and reception of her work during her lifetime;
arising, occurring, or continuing after one's death;
obituary = necrology
(obituary)- a notice of the death of a person, often with a biographical
sketch, as in a newspaper, ( h ; C'h); Locus Magazine
will publish a comprehensive obituary, and tributes, in its July issue.
Locus Online News;
(necrology)- a notice of someone's death; usually includes a short
biography;
moribund {stagnant}
(moribund)- in a dying state; near death, ( ; q; );
Royalty was beforehand so decrepit, moribund, there is little life in it to heal
an injury. The French Revolution;
(stagnant)- not flowing or running, as water, air, etc., (; ; );
The air in the trench was heavy and close and stagnant, and the men toiled
wearily up it, sweating and breathing hard. Between the Lines;

inactive, sluggish, or dull;
mausoleum ~ sepulcher = sepulture ~ crypt
(mausoleum)- a stately and magnificent tomb, ( );
This mausoleum was the seal of French occupancy Farther down the hill we
came upon the first church built in the Marquesas. White Shadows in the
South Seas;
(sepulcher)- a tomb, grave, or burial place, ( ); The giant slept
the eternal sleep, in the sepulcher which God had built about him to his
measure Chapter LI. The Man in the Iron Mask;
(sepulture)- the act of placing in a sepulcher or tomb; burial,
( h);
(crypt)- a subterranean chamber or vault, esp. one beneath the main floor
of a church, used as a burial place, a location for secret meetings, etc,
( ); The existence of the crypt was another of the secrets
passed on to him by his late predecessor. Julian, May - Boreal Moon 01 -
Conqueror's Moon;
bury = entomb # exhume # inhume = inter^ disinter : delve = unearth =
excavate : expose = divulge = disclose
(entomb)- place in a grave or tomb;
(exhume)- to dig (something buried, esp. a dead body) out of the earth;
disinter, ( CC C ); The body must be exhumed, and an
examination made to ascertain if there is a small cut in the first finger of the
left hand. The Stretton Street Affair;
(inter)- bury, ( ); He was intered near the remains of his father,
Major-General The Life and Correspondence of Sir Isaac Brock;
(disinter)- to take out of the place of interment; exhume; unearth, (l
C\ C CC C); As often happens, when such refusals are
made, the practitioners resolved to disinter the body and dissect it at leisure,
in private. The Works of Edgar Allan Poe Volume 2;
(delve)- to carry on intensive and thorough research for data, information,
or the like; investigate, (< ; l; C \ \ ); The scholar
grown blind in his delving, Maurine and Other Poems;
(unearth)- to dig or get out of the earth; dig up, (l C\ C ;
hlf ); He pulled out the bundle of letters which he and
Viner had unearthed from the Japanese cabinet. The Middle of Things;
(expose)- to show, make visible or apparent;
(divulge)- to disclose or reveal (something private, secret, or previously
unknown), (C ); He said that he would do his best and

made me swear never to divulge his name. Tales of Bengal;
(disclose)- to make known; reveal or uncover, ( ; ' );
Here was the whole thing disclosed at once,--disclosed to all the world if he
chose to disclose it. John Caldigate;
regicide^ matricide^ suicide^ homicide^ genocide^ fratricide^ sororicide^
uxoricide^ parricide
(regicide)- the killing of a king or queen, ( ); These changes
began a religious controversy in England that would lead to civil
war, regicide, restoration, and ultimately revolution;
(matricide)- a person who murders their mother;
(suicide)- a person who kills himself intentionally;
(homicide)- the killing of a human being by another human being;
(genocide)- systematic killing of a racial or cultural group;
(fatricide)- the killing of brother
(sororicide)- the murder of one's sister; also, one who murders or kills one's
own sister;
(uxoricide)- the murder of a wife by her husband;
(parricide)- the murder of your own father or mother;
genocide {carnage = holocaust} : internecine = gory
(carnage)- the slaughter of a great number of people, as in battle;
butchery; massacre, ( ; ^; ); The carnage was
awful. David Crockett;
(holocaust)- an act of mass destruction and loss of life (especially in war or
by fire); The Gaza holocaust is an historic event and a tragic turning point;
(internecine)- mutually destructive, ( C m;
); The war had been internecine, and each had given the other
terrible wounds. The Last Chronicle of Barset;
(gory)- covered or stained with gore; bloody, (); Thurlow's cheeks
were gory, already turning purple in splotches. Partone;
fratricide > fraternity # sorority
(fraternity)- people engaged in a particular occupation;
(sorority)- a social club for female undergraduates;
uxoricide^ uxorial ~ henpecked
(uxorial)- befitting or characteristic of a wife;
(henpecked)- harassed by persistent nagging;

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3.8 Worldly - Spiritual

secular, mundane, corporeal, realistic

secular, temporal, worldly : mundane = quotidian = routine = unremarkable
= everyday^ diurnal : nocturnal
(secular)- of or pertaining to worldly things or to things that are not
regarded as religious, spiritual, or sacred; temporal, ( ; ;
\-); It's a word shared by both the sacred and the secular, the
religious and profane, the worldly and the other-worldly. Iowa State Daily;
(temporal)- pertaining to or concerned with the present life or this world;
worldly, ( ; ); The pagan conceptions of virtue were merely
materialistic, temporal, and self-regarding. Christianity and Ethics A
Handbook of Christian Ethics;

(mundane)- common; ordinary; banal; unimaginative, (
h );
of or pertaining to this world or earth as contrasted with heaven; worldly;
earthly, ( Cl); Similarly, when buying and wearing
clothes, by beautiful intentions we can transform otherwise
mundane worldly events into actions beloved to Allah;
(quotidian)- usual or customary; everyday, (Ch ); I am drawn
to stories about the quotidian - marriage, friendship, childhood, work, life,
death. California Literary Review;
(diurnal)- of or pertaining to a day or each day; daily, (
h ); We fall in for our diurnal labours in comparative
solitude, usually in heavy rain and without pomp. The First Hundred
Thousand;
(nocturnal)- done at night, (C'; 'l); Dwarf crocodiles are
shy, nocturnal, and, not surprisingly, the smallest of crocodile species;
corporeal = material = somatic
(corporeal)- of the nature of the physical body; bodily; material; tangible,
('); If then the retribution of the soul is corporeal, there is no need of
resurrection. A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy;
(material)- concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests;

(somatic)- of the body; bodily; physical, (Ch; '); Our brain
processes every experience we encounter - sensory, somatic, emotional, and
metaphysical;
pragmatic = realistic = practical = down to earth = earthy {crude = gross}
(pragmatic)- of or pertaining to a practical point of view or practical
considerations, ( " < ; C h CC
Cl C ); His 27 years in law enforcement have made him appear
as a pragmatic, soft-spoken man;
(pragmatist) - a person who is oriented toward the success or failure of a
particular line of action, thought, etc.; a practical person, (Ch); So
far the pragmatist is hardly less abstract than the ordinary slouchy
epistemologist; but as he defines himself farther, he grows more concrete.
Meaning of Truth;
(earthy)- coarse or unrefined; She smelled earthy, and her skin felt oily and
hot against his. Asimov'sSF,Dec2005;
(crude)- in a raw or unprepared state; unrefined or natural, (C'
); This community was new and crude, and its inhabitants were
for the greater part persons of little education and few aspirations.
Madeleine An Autobiography;
lacking finish, polish, or completeness, ( l );
(gross)- exclusive of deductions; total;
practical : empirical : factual : observed
(empirical)- relying on or derived from observation or experiment; His
mind is stubbornly empirical, and devoid of creative imagination. My
Life;
(factual)- of the nature of fact; real; Our story has been largely factual, and
prenatal, an area in which there is hardly any opportunity for opinion. An
Autobiography;
earthy^ unearthly = uncanny = eerie = preternatural : exotic
(unearthly)- supernatural; ghostly; unnaturally strange; weird, ( ;
; ); So unearthly was the quiet of the night, so solemn the
light, so high and still and calm the universe around him, that awe fell upon
his soul. Audrey;
(uncanny)- having or seeming to have a supernatural or inexplicable basis;
beyond the ordinary or normal; extraordinary, (; C ;
; ; hCl); It was uncanny, in its stealthy advance,
appearing and disappearing like a blur of the vision. The Hour of the

Dragon;
(eerie)- uncanny, so as to inspire superstitious fear; weird, (;
); Strange and eerie was the path between wet trees, when we had
left the town behind. Explorers of the Dawn;
(preternatural)- out of the ordinary course of nature; exceptional or
abnormal, ( ; C ; ); The name certainly
was not an attractive one, though the family had contrived to dignify it some
degree by assigning to it a preternatural origin. Nero Makers of History
Series;
(exotic)- of foreign origin or character; not native; introduced from abroad,
but not fully naturalized or acclimatized, (Ch'; ); She had never
yet encountered a personage so exotic, and she always felt more at her ease in
the presence of anything strange. The Bostonians, Vol. I (of II);

supernatural, wizardry, celestial, quixotic

incorporeal = insubstantial ~ discarnate ~ metaphysical^ nonphysical : platonic
: spiritual = spectral : surreal : supernatural
(incorporeal)- not corporeal or material; insubstantial, (' );
We have shown that the soul is indivisible, incorporeal, unextended, and it is
consequently incorruptible. A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human
Knowledge;
(insubstantial)- not substantial or real; lacking substance, (
); The room seemed to have become insubstantial, a
mirage, those few items of furniture airy and ghostly, her fist empty, closed
on nothing;
(discarnate)- without a physical body; incorporeal; And yet such changes as
this probably only faintly indicate the adjustments which the discarnate are
called upon to meet. Modern Religious Cults and Movements;
(metaphysical)- concerned with abstract thought or subjects, as existence,
causality, or truth, ( " ^ h' ' h );
Story-telling and long-winded discussions give him keen enjoyment, for he is
garrulous, metaphysical, and argumentative. The Forged Coupon;
concerned with first principles and ultimate grounds, as being, time, or
substance;

(nonphysical)- lacking substance or reality; incapable of being touched or
seen; This was the one nonmagical, nonphysical way they could hurt her-
and they surely would do so, if it suited their purpose. Phaze Doubt;
(platonic)- purely spiritual; free from sensual desire, esp. in a relationship
between two persons of the opposite sex, (CCl '<;
); They lived in separate houses; nothing appeared in their behaviour
inconsistent in their decorum, and beyond the limits of platonic love. The
Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland;
(spiritual)- of, pertaining to, or consisting of spirit; incorporeal, (
); There is a constant tendency in such to wander into
the region half-spiritual, half-material. England's Antiphon;
(spectral)- ghostly,(C\ ); The black walls of the different dwellings rose
up dreary and solemn, with spectral-looking pipes dimly projecting from
them. Frank Oldfield Lost and Found;
(surreal)- having an oddly dreamlike quality; Combined with a rather
remarkable build, the ship-master looked like a surreal cross between a land-
tank and a basset bound. Bloodhype;
ineffable = indescribable = indefinable = unutterable : incommunicable :
inexpressible : evince
(ineffable)- incapable of being expressed or described in words;
inexpressible, ( l ); This is why the things that have been
heard and seen in heaven are said to be ineffable, and such as ear hath never
heard nor eye seen. Heaven and its Wonders and Hell;
(indescribable)- impossible to describe; The picture presented by this trick
is indescribable, and a skilful pencil could alone reproduce its numerous
details. Memoirs of Robert-Houdin;
(indefinable)- impossible to define, describe, or analyze; They stung; they
shed indefinable odium on a whole class; and, no doubt, this was just what
Roosevelt intended. Theodore Roosevelt An Intimate Biography;
(unutterable)- that cannot or must not be uttered or expressed;
impossible to be transmitted; not communicable; English people, insisted
Townsend, never seem to realise that the distinction of birth is so valuable
because it is incommunicable. The Adventure of Living;
(evince)- to show or demonstrate clearly; manifest; Bonaparte did
not evince great impatience to seize the Crown of Italy, which he well knew
could not escape him. The Memoirs of Napoleon;
wizardry : sorcery = sortilege : necromancy : theurgy : witchery = witchcraft
(wizardry)- the art, skill, or accomplishments of a wizard, (

C); While word wizardry might necessarily be their strong suit, the
lyrics perfectly marry the music;
(sorcery)- the art, practices, or spells of a person who is supposed to
exercise supernatural powers through the aid of evil spirits; black magic;
witchery, ( h h' C); Murder, robbery
treason and sorcery were the crimes understood to entail its penalties. The
Life of the Venerable Mother Mary of the Incarnation;
(sortilege)- the drawing of lots for divination; divination by lot;
sorcery, magic; He had recourse to every superstition of sortilege,
clairvoyance, presentiment, and dreams. Lost 1898;
(necromancy)- a method of divination through alleged communication with
the dead; black art, ( h C C C
h ; C); This king was an adept in necromancy,
and a male and a female devil were always in waiting for an emergency.
Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3);
(theurgy)- a system of beneficent magic practiced by the Egyptian
Platonists and others; Thus, a Christian mystic who intends to activate God's
grace, is involved in theurgy. Mysticism;
(witchery)- witchcraft, magic, magical influence; fascination; charm; The
punishment for witchery was burning, and they were taking no chances; they
were going to burn him now. Werehunter;
(witchcraft)- magic; sorcery; They imputed his death to witchcraft, and
charged an Indian by the name of Prompit, with the crime. A Narrative of
the Life of Mrs Mary Jemison;
celestial = heavenly = ethereal = supernal
(celestial)- pertaining to the spiritual or invisible heaven; heavenly; divine,
( h); Youth smiled celestial, and to every limb Paradise Lost;
(ethereal)- light, airy, or tenuous, (" ; ); He found his
hostess looking white and ethereal, an appearance that she had acquired
increasingly ever since their first meeting. Love Eternal;
(supernal)- celestial; heavenly; We know what love is celebrated there, and
we do not know so clearly what manner of supernal passion is symbolized in
Emily Bronte's angel-lover. The Three Brontes;
cherubic = angelic = seraphic
(cherubic)- a person, esp. a child, with a sweet, chubby, innocent face,
( " h' ; l ; ); He had a cherubic, pink face
decorated by a close-cropped gray moustache. Murder Can Be Fun;
(seraphic)- pertaining to a seraph or seraphs; angelic; celestial; Even the

glowing, almost seraphic love of Christ which was the chief characteristic of
her later life was, in her words, but longing and seeking. The Life and
Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss;
pragmatic # quixotic = romantic = idealistic = unrealistic = impractical =
visionary
(pragmatic)- of or pertaining to a practical point of view or practical
considerations, ( " < ; C h CC
Cl C ); His 27 years in law enforcement have made him appear
as a pragmatic, soft-spoken man;
(quixotic)- extravagantly chivalrous or romantic; visionary, impractical, or
impracticable, (" l hC' ; C;
C Cl C); These two endeavors were greeted by many as
a quixotic quest, or, worse, a trivial distraction. AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed;
(idealistic)- of, relating to, or having the nature of an idealist or idealism;
The idea of causes is idealistic, and a cause of any kind whatever is,
according to these thinkers, not to be found. George Eliot; A Critical Study of
Her Life, Writings and Philosophy;
(visionary)- given to or characterized by fanciful, not presently workable,
or unpractical ideas, views, or schemes, ( \
h); The impression he gave to all who knew him was of
a visionary, an apostle. Musical Memories;
a person of unusually keen foresight;
a person who is given to audacious, highly speculative, or impractical ideas
or schemes; dreamer, ( );

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3.9 Essential - Insignificant

essential, significant, fundamental

momentous : indispensable = essential = requisite = required = imperative =
incumbent = compulsory = mandatory > mandate
(momentus)- of great or far-reaching importance or consequence, (
_); On legislation so momentous, the public deserves a clean vote, not
one obfuscated by parliamentary maneuvering and by the fog of unrelated
issues. The American Spectator;
(indispensable)- absolutely necessary, essential, or requisite, (
); A good servant and a good carriage are indispensable, and
both are to be had at very reasonable rates, in this part of the world. A
Residence in France;
(requisite)- required or necessary for a particular purpose, position, etc.;
indispensable, (C ); This requisite is very important and if
you cannot show proof of a steady income, forget about obtaining a car loan
after bankruptcy;
(mandatory)- authoritatively ordered; obligatory; compulsory, ( _ ;
); The government is to be commended on its policies which
abolish long-term mandatory detention;
(imperative)- absolutely necessary or required; unavoidable, (
' ^ Ch'); But he answered that he
considered his work imperative, and when he died it would be with the
harness on. Infelice;
(incumbent)- obligatory, (h_f ' ); Father is staying here
begging money for the Biblical Literature professorship; the incumbent is to
be C. Stowe. The Life of Harriet Beecher Stowe;
holding an indicated position, role, office, etc., currently,(C Ch
" h);

(mandate)- an authoritative order or command, (m C Ch '
); Quite evidently the mandate was addressed to us, and we turned in a
mass, fleeing back into Sudleigh's very arms. Meadow Grass Tales of New
England Life;
ineluctable = inevitable = inescapable^ escapade : venture
(mandate)- an authoritative order or command, (m C Ch '
); Quite evidently the mandate was addressed to us, and we turned in a
mass, fleeing back into Sudleigh's very arms. Meadow Grass Tales of New
England Life;
(escapade)- a reckless adventure or wild prank, ( );
It was a rapturous escapade -- the first adventure of her life. The Joyous
Adventures of Aristide Pujol;
(venture)- risk; dare; undertake a risk,( C" ); The private sector
performance in co-operative ventures has also not reached the desired level in
some of the economic sectors;
crux = kernel = core = gist = marrow = pith = essence = nitty-gritty = nub = meat
= heart : quintessence
(crux)- a vital, basic, decisive, or pivotal point, ( l; -
); Indeed, this is the crux of the entire debate;
(kernel)- the central or most important part of anything; essence; gist;
core, (C C C; ); But this kernel is amplified by a
number of post-exilian additions. Prolegomena;
(marrow)- the inmost, choicest, or essential part; the pith; It was formerly
the custom for butchers 'assistants to provide themselves with marrow-bones
and cleavers for musical effects. Charles Dickens and Music;
(pith)- core; marrow, (; '); It was manufactured from the pith of
the papyrus plant, which then grew plentifully in the Nile;
(nitty-gritty)- Informal the specific or practical details; the heart of a
matter;
(nub)- the essence; the core;
(quintessence)- the most perfect embodiment of something, (

h' ; ); It is great painting in miniature, genius in its quintessence,
a gem of perfect water. Life of Charles Dickens;
pivotal = crucial = polar > polarize
(pivotal)- of vital or critical importance, (C; ' _ ); This
sudden turn of the political kaleidoscope was a pivotal point in the life of Ary
Scheffer. Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Painters;
(polarize)- to divide into sharply opposing factions, political groups, etc.,
(l C ); And without
adopting a middle position you're only going to have the potential
to polarize things further;
cardinal = fundamental = central = chief = primary = primal = principle ~
primordial = primeval = rudimentary
(cardinal)- of prime importance; chief; principal, (; ; D); The
king and the cardinal are the best of friends; their apparent bickerings are
only feints to deceive fools. The Three Musketeers;
(primal)- first; original; primeval, (h);
of first importance; fundamental,( D); Certainly I can't
believe that any kind of matter, primal or ultimate, can be indivisible, which it
must according to his view. The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning;
(primordial)- constituting a beginning; giving origin to something derived or
developed; original; elementary, (h h h Cl);
These instincts are primordial, the life of the world depends upon them.
The Price of Things;
(primeval)- of or pertaining to the first age or ages, esp. of the world,
( h l ); Was it through a natural attraction for
the primeval granite that they landed on the New England coast? The Life
and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne;
(rudimentary)- pertaining to rudiments or first principles; elementary,
( ); Another important series of facts, quite in accordance
with, and even necessary deductions from, the law now developed, are those
of rudimentary organs. Alfred Russel Wallace Letters and Reminiscences;
undeveloped or vestigial, (' q );
primal {primordial = primeval = aboriginal {indigenous = endemic}}
(primordial)- constituting a beginning; giving origin to something derived or
developed; original; elementary, (h h h Cl);
These instincts are primordial, the life of the world depends upon them.
The Price of Things;
(primeval)- of or pertaining to the first age or ages, esp. of the world,

( h l ); Was it through a natural attraction for
the primeval granite that they landed on the New England coast? The Life
and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne;
(aboriginal)- original or earliest known; native; indigenous, (h
h h h); She was more savage-looking than any modern
Tahitian woman, more aboriginal, and yet more subtle. Mystic Isles of the
South Seas;
(indigenous)- originating in and characteristic of a particular region or
country; native; The designs seem to be indigenous, and to betray little
Spanish influence. Our Italy;
(endemic)- natural to or characteristic of a specific people or place; native;
indigenous, (C Ch'; < C' C C C' ); It was a
time when missionary zeal became endemic, and Baroness Krdener's
influence was strengthened. The Haskalah Movement in Russia;
principle # ancillary = adjuvant = adjunct = auxiliary = accessory = subsidiary
(ancillary)- auxiliary; assisting, ( ); At the same time
W issued a Notice in Form A to initiate ancillary relief proceedings;
(adjuvant)- a pharmacological agent added to a drug to increase or aid its
effect;
(adjunct)- joined or associated, esp. in an auxiliary or subordinate
relationship, ( C C" ); He will
commute to Philadelphia one day a week for the adjunct position;
(auxiliary)- additional; supplementary; reserve, ( Cl); It is not
always possible to decide whether a character is essential or auxiliary--it
depends upon how we define the theme. Play-Making A Manual of
Craftsmanship;
(accessory)- one who incites, aids, or abets a lawbreaker in the commission
of a crime but is not present at the time of the crime, (C C);
a subordinate or supplementary item; an adjunct, (
); She bought an attractive handbag as an accessory for her dress;
(subsidiary)- serving to assist or supplement; auxiliary; supplementary,
( ); Delphi is a former GM subsidiary which is
currently in bankruptcy;

insignificant, unimportant, infinitesimal, whit, giant

petty = piffling = fiddling = trivial ~ trifle : paltry = negligible
(petty)- of small importance; trivial; The quarrel was so petty, and so easy of
mending, that you of this generation may wonder why it was allowed to run.
Richard Carvel;
(piffling)- trifling; insignificant; twaddling; English magazines were
too piffling, too imbecile. Lawrence - Kangaroo;
(fiddling)- trivial; petty; He began fiddling with the set until he got the
station identification bleep sorted out from the squelch. The Kobra
Manifesto;
(trivial)- of little significance or value; The differences among them
are trivial, the resemblances deep and lasting. George Washington;
(trifle)- a matter, affair, or circumstance of trivial importance or
significance, (" f );
(trifling) trivial, unimportant, I know my disease is at present trifling, the
effect of anxiety acting too forcibly on a fatigued body. The Loyalists, Vol. 1-
3 An Historical Novel;
(paltry)- ridiculously or insultingly small, (" ; ; ^
); A vulgar criticism may perhaps find it empty, paltry, and too little
determined. Aesthetical Essays of Frederich Schiller;
falderal = gimcrack = schlocky = rubbishy = trashy
(falderal)- a trifle; gimcrack; gewgaw;
mere nonsense; foolish talk or ideas;
(gimcrack)- a showy, useless trifle; gewgaw, (" C " CC
C); They're not the gimcrack things you and your friends like, but they
cost me seventy pounds! " The Forsyte Saga, Volume I. The Man Of Property;
(schlocky)- something of cheap or inferior quality; junk; Although there's
much here that comes off as garish or schlocky, I left loving Kippenberger
more than ever;
(rubbish)- full of rubbish; Bizarrely, you need to buy the rubbishy-looking,
sawdust-like oats to make good flapjack;
(trashy)- of the nature of trash; inferior in quality; rubbishy; useless or
worthless, ( ); These trashy fictions represent the western plains, or
prairies, as flower-beds. The Life and Adventures of Kit Carson;
zippo = zip = zilch = cipher = nada = goose egg = nix = nil = null = nugatory
(zippo)- a quantity of no importance;

(zip)- zero or nothing; The score of last night's hockey game was 4zip;
(zilch)- zero; nothing; Zero, zip, zilch -- actually, it was even less than that;
(cipher)- nonentity, worthless person or thing, (' _
); This cipher is an old-acquaintance. The Cryptogram A Novel;
(encipher)- encode;
(cipher)- slang, "nothing," 1933, introduced by Hemingway;
(nada)- the numeral zero, often used to indicate the failure of a team to
score in a game or unit of a game;
(goose egg)- nothing, not so, no;
(nix)- nothing; naught; zero;
(nil)- without value, effect, consequence, or significance;
cipher {encrypt} [nonentity]
(nonentity)- encrypt;
a person or thing of no importance, (_ ; CCl); They
reckoned him a nonentity, a dreamer, incapable of laying his hands on
France, and especially of maintaining his authority. The Fortune of the
Rougons;
minute^ minutiae
(minute)- extremely small, as in size, amount, extent, or degree, (
\ ); The twin resembled one another closely, only minute difference
set them apart;
(minutiae)- precise details; small or trifling matters, ( ""
ll \\ ); Every scene in which they had been together was
lived over in all its minutiae, and his conclusions were favorable. From
Jest to Earnest;
infinitesimal ~ miniscule = midget = tiny = puny = runty = shrimpy = lilliputian :
dwarf
(infinitesimal)- indefinitely or exceedingly small; minute, (h
); No matter how infinitesimal, the employment generated by these
outfits is hard to overlook;
(minuscule)- very small; As the risk was minuscule, premiums were tiny;
(stoic)- a small or miniature version of something; The stairs of water hung
there, in what used to be air, as if waiting for a midget submarine to slide
down its banister. Even Cowgirls Get The Blues;
(puny)- unimportant; insignificant; petty or minor, ( lC
"); The children of such parents are commonly feeble and puny, and die
early if they survive infancy. Plain Facts for Old and Young;
(runty)- stunted; dwarfish; The little, runty apples would try to hold a mass

meeting at the bottom. The University of Hard Knocks;
(shrimpy)- (used especially of persons) of inferior size [syn: puny]; Arvin,
the shrimpy little Sprite, turned into what you thought of as a monster and
dealt with the problem. The Wizard Of Karres;
(lilliputian)- extremely small; tiny; diminutive, ( C
;
); He felt himself bound and pricked by a thousand
delicate lilliputian bonds. Eleanor;
(dwarf)- a small creature resembling a human, often ugly, appearing in
legends and fairy tales; If the dwarf was affected by the speaker's rage,
however, he concealed his emotions well. The Kinslayer Wars;
whit = tittle = iota = scintilla = shred = smidge = smidgen = smidgeon = smidgin
: speck = atom = mote = particle
(whit)- a particle; bit; jot, ( l" ); I have not changed my
opinion on that point one whit, and I am sure I never shall. The Making of
an American;
(tittle)- a very small part or quantity; a particle, jot, or whit, (
); All these attempts at brow-beating moved him not a tittle. Life and
Public Services of John Quincy Adams;
(iota)- a very small quantity; jot; whit, ( C'); That is
one of the mysteries to the solution of which no moral or physical or
psychical research has ever brought us an iota nearer. What I Remember;
(scintilla)- a minute particle; spark; trace, ( C l
C'); Indeed, there isn't a scintilla of evidence for Glenn Beck's thesis
except his idle speculation;
(shred)- a piece cut or torn off, esp. in a narrow strip, (l
q'); not a shred of truth(C C' C );
(smidge)- a tiny or scarcely detectable amount (syn. shred); This thing is
pulling in every hedge wizard and tea-leaf reader with a smidge of ambition.
The Silver Spike;
(smidgen)- a very small amount; She gave me one of her quick smiles, a mere
twitch of her lips that carried zero warmth and just a smidgen of gratitude,
and strode off quickly. Hacker - Death at the Member-Guest;
(smidgeon)- a tiny or scarcely detectable amount; Perhaps there are a dozen
things not tried yet, but I haven't the faintest, foggiest smidgeon of an idea of
what any of them could be. Masters Of The Vortex;
(smidgin)- a tiny or scarcely detectable amount; 'If it's even a smidgin more
than one, however, and you go on squaring it, sooner or later it will shoot off

to infinity. The Ghost from the Grand Banks;
(speck)- a very little bit or particle; I am as a speck of dust in the sun, and
not even so much, in this solemn, mysterious, unknowable universe.
Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie;
(atom)- an extremely small part, quantity, or amount;
(mote)- a small particle or speck, esp. of dust, ( C C );
When only apparently a mote is found, it is exaggerated to a very great beam.
Epistle Sermons, Vol. II Epiphany, Easter and Pentecost;
lilliputian # goliath = colossus > colossal = cyclopean = gargantuan =
elephantine = mammoth = prodigious = monumental = monolithic =
astronomical = titanic ~ brobdingnagian = immense = vast ~ tremendous =
enormous > enormity
(goliath)- in ornithology, the giant heron, Ardea goliath, of Africa; On the
dull and gray slat walls we pasted up our goliath flowers. Flowers In The
Attic;
(colossus)- any statue of gigantic size, ( ); This colossus was
thirty-seven feet high. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life;
(colossal)- extraordinarily great in size, extent, or degree; gigantic, (
'); We're beyond appalled by this colossal waste of our time and
resources;
(cyclopean)- gigantic; vast, (h ); For all their efforts, they had
traversed less than an eighth of that cyclopean stairway. Rendezvous with
Rama;
often Cyclopean Relating to or suggestive of a Cyclops, ( l Ch
5);
(gargantuan)- huge, mammoth, immense, vast, elephantine, (
h); The chief trouble at Kazeh, as elsewhere, arose from the
green scorpion, but there were also lizards and gargantuan spiders. The
Life of Sir Richard Burton;
(elephantine)- huge, ponderous, or clumsy, (h' ); And even his
own letters to his daughter-in-law, which Mr. Lockhart seems to regard as
models of tender playfulness and pleasantry, seem to me decidedly
elephantine. Sir Walter Scott;
(mammoth)- any large, elephant-like mammal of the extinct genus
Mammuthus, (; '); Some contend that the mammoth was a native
of the tropics, and his presence in the north is due to the action of an
earthquake. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar

Life;
(prodigious)- extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc.;
wonderful; marvelous, ( ; '; ; ; ); The
phenomena presented by the evening papers was certainly prodigious, and
prodigiously affecting. Buried Alive: a Tale of These Days;
(monumental)- exceptionally great, as in quantity, quality, extent, or
degree, (; '; ); It seems like a monumental waste of
money to build a new stadium that will probably be empty most of the time;
(monolithic)- characterized by massiveness, total uniformity, rigidity,
invulnerability, etc., (');A great deal of what I saw in gay people was
still under the influence of monolithic social pressures. A Renegade
Psychiatrist's Story;
(astronomical)- extremely large; exceedingly great; enormous; Some
supermarkets do carry organic ranges but the prices are astronomical, and
they are often shipped in from all around the world;
(brobdingnagian)- of huge size; gigantic; tremendous; He wandered among
the brobdingnagian machines and found nothing. Starfishers;
(tremendous)- extremely large in amount, extent, or degree; enormous;
The success had been tremendous, and the frequent repetitions demanded
soon filled the treasury of the theater. The World's Great Men of Music;
(enormous)- very great in size, extent, number, or degree; His outlays he
showed were enormous, and he could get no payment from the navy office.
modicum ~ scanty {panty} = exiguous = meager = nominal {titular}
(modicum)- a moderate or small amount, (f f < ); A
certain modicum of truth may rest in this startling and seemingly
uncomplimentary definition. Mark Twain;
(scanty)- barely sufficient or adequate; Our food was very scanty, and of the
most inferior quality. Narrative of the life and adventures of Henry Bibb;
short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural)
(panty)- underpants or undershorts for women and children;
(exiguous)- scanty; meager; small; slender, ( ); The pay
was exiguous, and my prospects worth nothing. The Private Life Of Henry
Maitland;
(meager)- deficient in quantity or quality; lacking fullness or richness;
scanty; inadequate; Statistics are meager, and the complex nature of
dependency renders it difficult of measurement. Problems in American
Democracy;
(nominal)- being such in name only; so-called; putative, (;

<; " );The office was little more than nominal, and the salary
was augmented for his accommodation. Johnson's Lives of the Poets
Volume 1;
(titular)- existing or being such in title only; nominal; having the title but
none of the associated duties, powers, etc., (_); The film
sees Hitch actor Kevin James as the titular shopping centre security guard
who faces off with a gang of thieves;
titular > titulary^ title = designatory = appellation = name^ misnomer^
^pseudonymous ânonymous^ anonymity : incognito : alias
(appellation)- a name, title, or designation, ( h C -
^-); Their general appellation was the bulldogs of England.
The Sonnets, Triumphs, and Other Poems of Petrarch;
(misnomer)- a misapplied or inappropriate name or designation, (
'C C ); Anthropomorphism; but it seems to me
a misnomer, and to convey quite wrong ideas. Life and Matter A Criticism of
Professor Haeckel's 'Riddle of the Universe';
(pseudonymous)- bearing a false or fictitious name, ( );
Comments are moderated here for 2 reasons: to keep out spam and to protect
the identities of anonymous and pseudonymous writers. The Tea Makers;
(anonymous)- (anonymity) without any name acknowledged, as that of
author, contributor, or the like, ( ' C CC
C); So, like boorish, anonymous is a more or less direct route to
comment oblivion. (Notes on) Politics, Theory & Photography;
(anonymity)- The quality or state of being unknown or unacknowledged,
(); But now his anonymity was to be dissipated in a friendly if rude
way. Nathaniel Hawthorne;
(incognito)- having one's identity concealed, as under an assumed name,
esp. to avoid notice or formal attentions, ( C'); His highness
has desired to preserve his incognito, and M. Casanova has played his part to
admiration. " The Complete Memoirs of Jacques Casanova;
(alias)- a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name,
( ); John Smiths alias was Bob Jones;
trinket = bauble = knickknack = novelty > novel
(trinket)- a small ornament, piece of jewelry, etc., usually of little value,
(" C D ); Her only trinket is a chain and locket,
with a sweet young face in it But there is no chance here for any sort of
education. A Little Girl in Old Quebec;

(bauble)- a showy, usually cheap, ornament; trinket; gewgaw, (Q
C " 'Ch CC'); Her first bauble was a ring crafted
from an escape key, meant to remind the user to take a break from working.
Macworld;
(knickknack)- an ornamental trinket or gimcrack; a bit of bric-a-brac;
(novelty)- state or quality of being novel, new, or unique; newness,
(_ ; _); The idea of novelty is there indissolubly connected with
the idea of amelioration. Democracy in America Volume 1;
(novel)- the literary genre represented by novels;
dross = slag : dregs
(dross)- waste matter; refuse, ( ); The world seemed
such dross, the pretences of personal happiness so hollow and delusive, after
such a sight! Robert Elsmere;
(slag)- residue from smelting matter; dross; waste matter, ( ); I can
smell the hot slag, the scorching cinders, the smoke, to this day. The
Auction Block;
(dregs)- the sediment of liquids; lees; grounds, (h ); She would
drain the cup of pleasure, though the dregs might be bitter to the taste.
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3.10 Adjacent Distant

near, close, surroundings, scope

abut = adjoin ~ converge^ verge : juxtapose : superimpose
(abut)- to be adjacent; touch or join at the edge or border , (
"); The ends of these walls, connected and steadied by the insertion of
tee-stones, were built so as to abut against the back of the arch-stones and the
cross walls of each abutment. The Life of Thomas Telford;
(adjoin)- to be next to; be contiguous to; The sun had set in glory below the
red horizon when I entered the extensive range of monastic buildings
that adjoin the temple. The English Governess at the Siamese Court;
(converge)- to tend to a common result, conclusion, etc., (C ");
The point on which their eyes converge, the culmination of their vision, is the
figure of Christ. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series;
(verge)- the edge, rim, or margin of something, (; ; C'); He
was on the verge, the very verge of confession. The Call of the Blood;
(juxtapose)- to place close together or side by side, esp. for comparison or
contrast, ('' ); The nearby communities juxtapose a motley
collection of site-built homes and mobile homes;
(superimpose)- to impose, place, or set over, above, or on something else,
(l Cl lC ); Wind erosion is
largely the result of many superimposed, interactive processes;
adjacent = contiguous = conterminous = coterminous^ terminus : peripheral >
periphery
(adjacent)- lying near, close, or contiguous; adjoining; neighboring,
(q q l ); The doors were adjacent, and only separated
by the massive upright beam between them. The Empty House and Other
Ghost Stories;
(contiguous)- in close proximity without actually touching; near, ( C C
C' l); The two estates are contiguous, and no
jealous fence separates the one from the other. The Wild Huntress Love in the

Wilderness;
(conterminous)- having a boundary in common; contiguous; The limitations
of two conterminous bodies are interchangeably the surface of each. The
Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci Complete;
(coterminus)- conterminous
(peripheral)- pertaining to, situated in, or constituting the periphery,
( Cll ); Moreover the human peripheral blood
lymphocyte is a well characterized cell type;
(periphery)- the external boundary of any surface or area, (
Cll ); But the crowd at the periphery was fleeing, swarming along
the various roads and lanes, dispersing across the fields. Languages of Pao
The;
proximate > proximity = propinquity : affinity = kinship : avuncular
(proximate)- very near or next, as in space, time, or order; There is the
same mystery in his death that there was in his life, and it is difficult to assign
either an immediate or a proximate cause for it. The Life and Genius of
Nathaniel Hawthorne;
(proximity)- nearness in place, time, order, occurrence, or relation,
( Cl q q q ); This proximity was
intolerable, and eventually I decided on adding ten shillings to my rent, and I
became the possessor of the entire flat. Confessions of a Young Man;
(propinquity)- proximity; nearness; Still, as we were both very studious, and
never strayed far from our desks at recess, we practised a sort of intimacy
of propinquity. The Promised Land;
(affinity)- a natural liking for or attraction to a person, thing, idea, etc,
(" < h' ); The rise of social networks offers a new
opportunity to connect with customers and build loyalty and affinity.
(avuncular)- of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an uncle, (ll
ll
); The detached, affectionately friendly, the avuncular--
not to say grandfatherly--attitude escaped him. Deadham Hard;
collateral(corroborative) {security for a loan} [concomitant = accompanying
= following]
(collateral)- security pledged for the payment of a loan,( h
); Using the gun as collateral, a customer named
Christina borrows $130;
accompanying; auxiliary, ('' );
(corroborative)- tending to confirm or establish the truth of something;
verifying; But I must honestly confess that for the present it has been my ill-

fortune to discover only corroborative evidence. Fielding;
(concomitant)- existing or occurring with something else, often in a lesser
way; accompanying; concurrent, ( h); The
sentiment that ruled his mind was anger, with its natural concomitant -- the
desire to punish. The Trampling of the Lilies;
ambience = ambiance = atmosphere ~ milieu ~ surrounding : medium :
circumstance = context
(ambience/ ambiance)- the mood, character, quality, tone, atmosphere,
etc., particularly of an environment or milieu, (C' ); It's
also a very atmospheric story, where its ambience is an important character;
(milieu)- surroundings, esp. of a social or cultural nature, (C'
' ); These social circumstances constitute a
morbid milieu which is detrimental to the health of an individual and
society;
(context)- the set of circumstances or facts that surround a particular
event, situation, etc., (l C C' ); To anyone who
studied law the term good faith in this context is a contortion of legal
terminology;
environ ~ subsume = embrace = encompass = contain = constitute =
comprise = comprehend > comprehensive {inclusive} : unaccountable
(environ)- to form a circle or ring round; surround; envelop; Though it was
so near the town, the clump of trees in which it was environed was a
veritable grove. The Open Door, and the Portrait. Stories of the Seen and the
Unseen;
(subsume)- to consider or include (an idea, term, proposition, etc.) as part
of a more comprehensive one, ((h h C C C
C' C Cc) ); For a long time caste
was subsumed under the category of labor;
(embrace)- to take or clasp in the arms; press to the bosom; hug,(
); She submitted to his embrace, and leaned upon his shoulder, and
looked up into his face. The Eustace Diamonds;
to include or contain, (D ); The offer was
readily embraced, and by the irresistible help of the Parthians a revolution
was effected at Jerusalem. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient
Eastern World;
(encompass)- to form a circle about; encircle; surround, (lh C C
C ); Maternus found that he was encompassed, and

foresaw that he must be overpowered. History of the Decline and Fall of the
Roman Empire Volume 1;
(comprise)- to include or contain, (' CC ");
The municipal body of Angers comprised, among other members, two
deputies of the prsidial, two of the Forest and Streams department, two of
the The French Revolution - Volume 3;
(comprehend)- to take in or embrace; include; comprise,( );
to understand the nature or meaning of; grasp with the mind; perceive,
( C);
(comprehensive)- of large scope; covering or involving much; inclusive,
( q ' C q);
Horace's experience was comprehensive, and touched the life of his
generation at many points. Horace and His Influence;
(inclusive)- including the stated limit or extremes in consideration or
account, (- -C -); When the spirit becometh all inclusive, the
Spiritual union shall be attained. Tablets of Abdul-Baha Abbas;
(unaccountable)- impossible to account for; unexplained; inexplicable,
( ; C; ); No other man in the
camp hates me It is strange--unaccountable," returned Dechamp. The
Buffalo Runners A Tale of the Red River Plains;
range = scope = ambit = gamut = girth : capacity : caliber : competence
(range)- the limits within which something can be effective;
(scope)- an area in which something acts or operates or has power or
control;
(ambit)- an area in which something acts or operates or has power or
control;
(gamut)- the entire scale or range, ( D; C
); He almost had run the gamut, and she really appeared as if she
intended to flee rather than to come to him. The Song of the Cardinal;
(girth)- the measure around anything; circumference, (CC C
CC ); Unfortunately, I grew in girth -- the wrong way
for ambition. Vittoria Volume 5;
(caliber)- degree of capacity or competence; ability, ( ; );
the diameter of something of circular section, esp. that of the inside of a
tube,('; l'); For imposture of this caliber was a crime,
punishable by long imprisonment; and Italy always contrived to rake in a
dozen or so accomplices. The Lure of the Mask;
(competence)- the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically

and intellectually;
degree = extent = magnitude = strength : brunt
(extent)- the point or degree to which something extends;
(magnitude)- size; extent; dimensions, (; ; '_); Turning
your back to crimes of this magnitude is an act of supreme cowardice.
Think Progress;
(brunt)- the main force or impact, as of an attack or blow, (C\
; ; l; ); His wife was left to bear the brunt--a brave exile
whose romantic history was never likely to escape her continent lips.
Stingaree;

distant

aloof = upstage = remote = distant : reserve : retiring : withdrawn : muted
(aloof)- at a distance, esp. in feeling or interest; apart, (hC
C );
reserved or reticent; indifferent; disinterested, ( h
D); The noise and the bustle and the wisdom of the multitude held
him aloof, and he waited until a more convenient season. Lippincott's
Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 22. July, 1878.;
(upstage)- Informal haughty; aloof;
(distant)- reserved or aloof; not familiar or cordial, (D); Her eyes
were cool and distant, as if she had gone somewhere that none of them could
follow. A Whisper Of Roses - Teresa Medeiros;
(reserved) formal and self-restraint in manner and relationship, (
l C); He's very reserved--he hasn't made many friends in his long
life. Good Old Anna;
(retiring)- withdrawing from contact with others; reserved; shy,
(); Yesterday se'nnight his grace declared his resolution
of retiring, with all that satisfaction of mind which must attend a man
whom not one man of sense will trust any longer. Letters of Horace
Walpole 01;
(withdrawn)- removed from circulation, contact, competition, etc shy;
retiring; reticent, (( C<) CC lC CC

); A ray of his glory fell on her; that ray--withdrawn, she
repasses into the shade, and every trace is lost." The Friendships of Women;
(muted)- of low intensity and reduced volume; softened, (); Even the
traffic sounds that filtered up were muted, as if in deference to the residents'
desire for tranquility. dummy2;
aloof <> aloft
(aloft)- high up; far above the ground; 'Man looks aloft, and with erected
eyes, Beholds his own hereditary skies.' Life Of Johnson;
on the masts; in the rigging; overhead, ( lC C' C C
'C ); The sailor climbed aloft into the rigging;
in or into the air; The officer leading it, came on very gallantly, waving
his sword aloft and loudly encouraging his men. The Life of Francis
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3.11 Accumulate Disperse

aggregate, mix, accumulation, increament, scads

conglomerate = aggregate = forgather = collect = accumulate = amass =
cumulate = empire = gather = garner = pile up = hoard = compile > compilation
(conglomerate)- to form or gather into a mass or whole; The rock seen
uppermost is often a ferruginous conglomerate, lying on granite rocks.
The Last Journals of David Livingstone from 1865 to His Death;
(aggregate)- a sum, mass, or assemblage of particulars; a total or gross
amount, ( " ); Seen in the aggregate, they would even
outshine the glory already known and visible. Memories;
(forgather)- to gather together; assemble; But if it need must be and I have
the fortune to forgather with my mother and sisters and father, then and then
only it shall take place. " Arabian nights. English;
(accumulate)- to gather or pile up; amass; As these gases accumulate, they
absorb infrared radiation in the atmosphere, thus changing the dynamic
balance between the energy received from the sun and the energy escaping;
(amass)- Collect or gather;
(cumulate)- Collect or gather
(empire)- a group of diverse companies under common ownership and run
as a single organization;
(garner)- to gather or deposit in or as if in a granary or other storage place,
( ; <f C ); He will have to find another way
to garner (or manufacture) public support if he wants to remain in power;
(hoard)- to gather or accumulate a hoard; Not one of them attempted
to hoard, and the consequence was that they all remained poor.
Recollections of My Youth;
(compile)- to put together (documents, selections, or other materials) in
one book or work, (h D C Ch hC
); The Bible took hundreds of years to compile;
(compilation)- the act of compiling, (C C );
This compilation is a very great Masterpiece;
garner {glean = harvest = reap} : sheaf : granary
(glean)- to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit, ( C\

C C\ 'h Cl C ); This fruit now ripening late my hand
would glean: Polyeucte;
(sheaf)- one of the bundles in which cereal plants, as wheat, rye, etc., are
bound after reaping, (' \ h l ); His moustache and
beard are of the colour of a corn sheaf, and his blue eyes shining over them
remind me of summer. Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George
Meredith;
(granary)- a storehouse or repository for grain, esp. after it has been
threshed or husked, ('); Nothing is left of what was once known as
the granary of the Soviet Union;
hive up = cache = stash = hoard <> horde
(hive up)- save up as for future use;
(cache)- a hiding place, esp. one in the ground, for ammunition, food,
treasures, etc, ( ); He figured out the way to break into our meat-
cache, and what he didn't eat, the rest of the team did. Brown Wolf and
Other Jack London Stories;
(stash)- to hide or store away in a secret place; He rummaged in the food-
stash, found the cucumber strips, and ate a couple. Duma Key;
(hoard)- to gather or accumulate a hoard; Not one of them attempted
to hoard, and the consequence was that they all remained poor.
Recollections of My Youth;
(horde)- crowd; The movement of the hordes was not a dash wholly
without system -- such an inference would be a great mistake. The Prince of
India Volume 02;
convene > convention
(convene)- to come together or assemble, usually for some public
purpose,(C "; - ); The general council was hard
to convene, particularly after a rift had opened between the Eastern and the
Western Churches. Medieval Europe;
(convention)- a meeting or formal assembly, as of representatives or
delegates, for discussion of and action on particular matters of common
concern, ( C h h hCh C);
a rule, method, or practice established by usage; custom,(l
); There is no standard naming convention for this type of virus;
convoke > convocation
(convoke)- to call together; summon to meet or assemble, (C "

; - ); A minimum of one legislative session annually
was stipulated; but the sovereign was left free otherwise to convoke and to
dissolve the chambers at will. The Governments of Europe;
(convocation)- the act of convoking; After the usual ceremony, the voting
commenced in convocation-house, which was densely crowded. The
Grand Old Man;
muster {summon}
(muster)- to assemble (troops, a ship's crew, etc.), as for battle, display,
inspection, orders, or discharge, ( ; D C\
); As soon as we were mustered, our commander addressed us. Will
Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor;
(summon)- to call together; convene; "Be kind enough to summon the
proprietor of this establishment." The House Without a Key;
conflate = commingle = mingle = immingle = intermingle = unify = combine =
coalesce = amalgamate = blend = fuse = flux = mix = immix = commix = meld =
compound = sum = merge > merger = fusion # fission
(conflate)- to fuse into one entity; merge; He has conflated what is
essentially an issue of democracy, freedom and the rule of law with national
security. Anwar Ibrahim;
(commingle)- to cause to blend together; mix; All these
services commingle, overlap, clash, and paralyze one another. The Inside
Story of the Peace Conference;
(mingle)- to mix so that the components become united; merge; God and
the Soul never mingle, however intimate their communion. Robert
Browning;
(immingle)- to mingle; mix or unite together;
(intermingle)- to mix or become mixed together; Their protoplasmic bodies
not only unite but intermingle, and their nuclei do likewise; from two
individuals one results. Scientific American Supplement, No. 810, July 11,
1891;
(coalesce)- combine; fuse, ( "; "); Mathematics
and Physics have been long accustomed to coalesce, and here they form a
single section. Fragments of science, V. 1-2;
(amalgamate)- to mix or merge so as to make a combination; blend; unite;
combine, ((Cc " C<) C'C
); An effort was now to be made to amalgamate, if possible, the
two races. Canada;
(blend)- to combine or mix so that the constituent parts are

indistinguishable from one another; But the thing is a curious blend, of
course, of truth and fiction. The Private Life of Henry Maitland;
(flux)- a flowing or flow, ( C);
continuous change, passage, or movement, ( -); The
economic order is in flux, and a new one will surely take its place;
(mix, immix)- mix together different elements;
(commix)- to bring or combine together or with something else;
(meld)- mix together different elements;
(merge)- to cause to be absorbed, especially in gradual stages; The
dreams merge, now. The Time Traveler's Wife;
(merger)- a statutory combination of two or more corporations by the
transfer of the properties to one surviving corporation; If the merger is
approved, members would still be able to use the golf course, the pool, and
tennis courts at both clubs;
(fusion)- union, blending, synthesis, ( c); Such
conditions are brought about by different processes--fusion, volatilization,
solution, the dry way, wet way, and electric way. Scientific American
Supplement, No. 613, October 1, 1887;
(fission)- the act or process of splitting into parts; Once in the skin, the
spore could germinate and multiply by fission. I Am Legend;
incorporate = integrate > integrity
(incorporate)- introduce something into a larger whole, combine, unite,
( ); There was no way people could be incorporated,
at least not under the old way of life. Through The Scary Door;
(integrate)- to make into a whole by bringing all parts together; unify; I
doubt the man is able to integrate, and even if he did, it would not cause this
disorientation. Asimov's Science Fiction;
(integrity)- adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral
character; honesty, (l " ); In the vortex of political
feeling his integrity was attacked but I never believed a word of the
accusations. T. De Witt Talmage As I Knew Him;
amalgamation > amalgamate <> promulgate
(promulgate)- to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim
formally or put into operation, (Ch' h C lf
C ); Only the President of Pakistan is authorized to amend laws
and promulgate ordinances for the tribal areas;
congeries = aggregate = conglomeration
(congeries)- a collection; an aggregation; The universe, as we apprehend it,

presents itself as a congeries of living souls united by some indefinable
medium. The Complex Vision;
(aggregate)- a sum, mass, or assemblage of particulars; a total or gross
amount, ) " (; Seen in the aggregate, they would even
outshine the glory already known and visible. Memories;
(conglomeration)- a heterogeneous combination, (-; );
Downey was like a conglomeration of five different people;
conclave ~ conference ~ assemblage = congregation^ congress
(conclave)- a private or secret meeting, (C );
The conclave was assembled when Lebeau entered by the private door.
The Parisians Volume 11;
(conference)- a meeting for consultation or discussion;
(assemblage)- a collection of people or things; a gathering;
(congregation)- an assembly of persons brought together for common
religious worship, (C' ); The children in
the congregation are my salvation. Mushrooms on the Moor;
(congress)- a formal assembly of representatives, as of various nations, to
discuss problems; The latter expressed his objections in a public letter
addressed to the congress, and in a private letter addressed to Laurens, (14th
November, 1778.) Memoirs Correspondence and Manuscripts of General
Lafayette;
summation = agglomeration = accumulation = accretion > accrue
(summation)- a review or recapitulation of previously stated facts or
statements, often with a final conclusion or conclusions drawn from them,
(C C Cl); We came to these
conclusions through a process of practice, summation, analysis, criticism and
self-criticism, guided by Marxism - Leninism. Kasama;
(agglomeration)- a jumbled cluster or mass of varied parts, (
); An urban agglomeration is a continuous urban spread with a city,
and its adjoining urban growth;
(accretion)- an increase by natural growth or by gradual external addition;
growth in size or extent, ( C " );
Organisms are not added to by accretion, as in the case of minerals, but by
growth. Natural Law in the Spiritual World;
(accrue)- , ( ' C l "); The interest
is accrued, meaning that it doesn't have to be paid on a monthly basis but
comes due on or before the principal due date;
synthesis > synthetic

(synthesis)- the combining of the constituent elements of separate material
or abstract entities into a single or unified entity , (C;C;);
Christianity is sometimes described as a synthesis of Jewish metaphysics and
Greek ideas of political freedom. Augean Stables;
(synthetic)- not real or genuine; artificial; feigned, (C;); Holistic
medicine utilizes synthetic, analytical and reductionist approaches
simultaneously with a scrupulous sense of proportion;
increment = augmentation : proliferation > proliferate
(augmentation)- increase, add to, (C );
This augmentation was accompanied by an accompanying movement of the
whole group in the same direction. Species and Varieties, Their Origin by
Mutation;
(proliferation)- a rapid and often excessive spread or increase, (!
' ); Sophotects didn't proliferate for the sake of proliferation, as
humans used to. The Stars Are Also Fire;
(proliferate)- to grow or produce by multiplication of parts, as in budding
or cell division, or by procreation, ('f ! ); As the
signs of a deep global recession proliferate, the tone of public commentators
and editorial writers on the state of global capitalism is turning apocalyptic;
scads = wad = hatful = muckle = mickle = passel = peck = mint = slew = spate =
tidy = sum = stack = raft = myriad = mountain = pile = plenty = mass = batch =
heap = deal = flock : plenty : floe : throng : bevy <> levy
(scads)- Informal. a great number or quantity, (Cl \\ );
The shareholders made scads of money in the days of the bubble and now
they have to accept the downside;
(wad)- Informal. a large amount;
a small mass of soft material, often folded or rolled, used for padding,
stuffing, or packing, ( C h l );
(hatful)- as many or as much as a hat will hold; I wouldn't do such things
for a hatful of money. The Romany Rye a sequel to "Lavengro";
(muckle)- great; large; much, (l C);
(mickle)- great; He began to dig a ditch very mickle, there upon a stone
wall, that was strong over all, a burgh he areared, mickle and lofty. Roman
de Brut. English;
(passel)- a group or lot of indeterminate number; Teferi held court beside
him, and a passel of the prodigy's devotees clustered in a laughing bunch
around. Time Streams;
(peck)- a considerable quantity, ( C); The first sweet potatoes

marketed always brought a dollar a peck, or four dollars a bushel. Thirty
Years a Slave;
(peckish) ( )
(mint)- a place where coins, paper currency, special medals, etc., are
produced under government authority, (l');
to make or fabricate; invent; to mint words;
to turn (metal) into coins; to mint gold into sovereigns;
(slew)- a large number or quantity; a whole slew of people;
to kill by violence; to destroy, extinguish;
to turn (a mast or other spar) around on its own axis, or without removing it
from its place, ( hC C CC ); It slewed left and right with
sudden lurches that caused stomachs to drop and jaws to clench. Ilse
Witch;
(spate)- a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring, (h
CC ); The voters refused to hold the ruling
dispensation solely responsible for the spate of terror attacks. The Times of
India;
(tidy)- fairly large; considerable, (l C C); A tidy sum of
money;
(stack)- a more or less orderly pile or heap, (); a precariously balanced
stack of books; a neat stack of papers;
(raft)-a collection of logs, planks, casks, etc., fastened together for floating
on water, ( hC );
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or
materials, (C); an inflatable rubber raft;
(myriad)- a very great or indefinitely great number of persons or things,
( ; ); When they moved they were as a myriad-legged
creature, brain numbed, without any sensation except that of rapids going
over a fall. The Last Shot;
(pile)- an assemblage of things laid or lying one upon the other, (C
C\ ); In the pile was a heavy wrench Tink scooped up the wrench,
whirled around and took a swing at his assailant. 085 - The Spotted Men;
(mass)- ()
(batch)- a group of persons or things;
(deal)- (a good/ great deal) (C l Cl); Then, as he
admitted, he learnt a great deal from the Italians. Purcell;
(flock)- a number of animals of one kind, esp. sheep, goats, or birds, that

keep or feed together or are herded together, ( ); In
the end we had a cozy space, and the flock was asleep within ten minutes.
Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment;
(floe)- a sheet of floating ice, chiefly on the surface of the sea, smaller
than an ice field, ( C ); Their ships might be caught
between ice-floes, and the falling snow would blind and bewilder them.
Days of the Discoverers;
(throng)- a multitude of people crowded or assembled together; crowd,
(\; C); What a throng, as they crowded into the presence of Pilate.
Fifteen Years With The Outcast;
(bevy)- a group of birds, as larks or quail, or animals, as roebuck, in close
association, (; C ; |] ); When the wind is from the
sea, it is like a bevy of witches shrilling my doom down the chimney. A
Village of Vagabonds;
a large group or collection;
(levy)- to impose or collect (a tax, for example);

scatter, permeable

dissipate = sprinkle = dispel = scatter = strew = disseminate = diffuse
{permeate} = disband = disperse : sparse
(dissipate)- to scatter in various directions; disperse; dispel, (h
);These hopes were soon dissipated, and a treaty of peace was finally
signed at Paris, September 23, 1783. The Land We Live In The Story of Our
Country;
(sprinkle)- to scatter in drops or particles; There came up a little shower,
hardly more than a sprinkle, but then It was so nice to have a shower just as
they reached the box-elder tree by the spring! The Hoosier Schoolmaster;
(dispel)- to drive off in various directions; disperse; dissipate, (h );
One myth that you seem to partially dispel is the '60s adage, "To get a good
job, get a good education.";
to cause to vanish; alleviate, (\C hC h' );
(strew)- to let fall in separate pieces or particles over a surface; scatter or
sprinkle, ( C \C ); Strew, strew: more Garlonds and
more Flowres. A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 2;
(disseminate)- to scatter or spread widely, as though sowing seed;

promulgate extensively; broadcast; disperse, ( { h l
); The Press continued to disseminate, under a more or less
disguised form, ideas which were considered dangerous. Russia;
(diffuse)- characterized by great length or discursiveness in speech or
writing; wordy, ( f ; \C; '; CC CC
); His style is good but rather diffuse, and he delights in quoting the
ancient Greek philosophers. Outlines of Greek and Roman Medicine;
(permeate)- to spread or flow throughout; pervade; As soon as I shake the
vessel, the dregs mount and permeate all. The George Sand-Gustave Flaubert
Letters;
(disband)- to break up or dissolve,((Ch h) CC Ch"); It was
not the cold which caused the proud army to disband, but hunger.
Napoleon's Campaign in Russia Anno 1812;
(disperse)- to drive or send off in various directions; scatter, ( "
hC \C Ch" \); The way trends disperse is always infinitely
interesting, especially when the internet and social media is brought in to the
mix;
(sparse)- thinly scattered or distributed;
scanty; meager, (C \C; ; ); The population
was sparse, and the means of transportation very primitive. The Naval
History of the United States Volume 1 (of 2);
suffuse = perfuse ~ pervade > pervasive
(suffuse)- to overspread with or as with a liquid, color, etc, ((C' "
^ C<) C C \C Ch" ); The blood of her
tortured heart seemed to leap to her brain and to suffuse her eyes. The
Man;
(perfuse)- to coat or permeate with liquid, color, or light; suffuse;
(pervade)- to be present throughout; permeate; Enraptured joy seemed
to pervade his whole being; unutterable bliss to fill his mind. The Life of
John Clare;
(pervasive)- to become spread throughout all parts of, (); Threats
are more pervasive, and cyber criminals are more insidious than ever;
permeate > permeable : navigable : accessible = approachable : attainable =
obtainable^ operable^ acceptable
(permeable)- capable of being permeated, ( hC
); Reverse osmosis uses a membrane that is semi-permeable;
(navigable)- deep and wide enough to provide passage to ships, (); This

river is navigable, and the existence of those canoes proves what I say. The
River of Darkness, or, Under Africa;
(accessible)- easy to approach, reach, enter, speak with, or use; Once the
original manuscript was accessible, all doubt was removed. Characters
from 17th Century Histories and Chronicles;
(obtainable)- capable of being obtained;
(operable)-fit or ready for use or service;
(acceptable)- meeting requirements;
pinch = penetrate = pierce = puncture : perforate
(pinch)- to squeeze between the thumb and a finger, the jaws of a tool, or
other edges;
(penetrate)- to enter or force a way into; pierce;
(perforate)- to make a hole or holes through by boring, punching, piercing,
or the like, (l ); Abscesses sometimes perforate, causing
death;

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3.12 Actuate - Obstruct

incite, encourage, accelerate

goad = incite = instigate = provoke = prompt = propel = trigger = energize ~
actuate = motivate ~ nudge = poke = prod = stoke = spur = stab = urge = stir up
= agitate {rouse} = foment = egg on = galvanize = stimulate = startle = induce
(goad)- to prick or drive with, or as if with, a goad; prod; incite, (lC
' \ h Ch" \ ); The repetition of the
word goaded him. The Mystics A Novel;
(incite)-to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action,
(Clf C CC Ch"); Would not the best results
of criticism altogether be to incite to new creation? Letters;
(instigate)- to cause by incitement; foment, (Clf
Ch"); It can instigate, but cannot resolve, the battle of nations and the
battle of religions. The Life of Reason;
(provoke)- to stir up, arouse, or call forth (feelings, desires, or activity);
Some of his ideas provoke, and many of them attack conventional wisdom;
(prompt)- to occasion or incite; inspire,(Cl ); Thus
jealousy prompted, and at the same time borrowed an excuse from friendship
to justify its curiosity. The Castle of Otranto;
Theater. to supply (an actor, singer, etc.) from offstage with a missed cue
or forgotten line, (C nC C-CCh
C Ch");
(propel)- to drive, or cause to move, forward or onward, (C lC
l ); More than fifty years ago I ascertained that steam might be
made to propel machinery. Wild Western Scenes;
(trigger)- to become active; activate, ( ); It means as fast as you
can pull the trigger is as fast as the gun will fire;
(energize)- to give energy to; rouse into activity; The voters need to know
this is a different party - chastened, energized, and faithful in its commitment
to restore a damaged nation;
(actuate)- to incite or move to action; impel; motivate, ( f Chf
); To be realistic is to limit your potential to self-actuate and to

create the success you desire;
(motivate)- to provide with a motive or motives; incite; impel, (f
Chf ); They used it to connect and motivate, to get the job
done. The Narrows;
(nudge)- to push slightly or gently, esp. with the elbow, to get someone's
attention, prod someone into action, etc; Dick gave her a sharp nudge, and
she said no more. Five On A Treasure Island;
(poke)- to prod or push, esp. with something narrow or pointed, as a finger,
elbow, stick, etc., ( h hC C l Ch" C); He give
the fire a poke, the light leaps up and illumines his handsome face. A
Terrible Secret;
(prod)- to poke or jab with or as if with something pointed, (]D C
hC C l C Ch"); He recaptured it and stuck a test-prod lightly
into the sand, just ahead of its shaft and just inside one paddle wheel. First
Lensman;
(stoke)- to poke, stir up, and feed (a fire), (C Ch");
Vigorously I stoked that fire for thirty minutes with dampers open and the
draft roaring while that pig-iron melted down like ice-cream under an electric
fan. The Iron Puddler;
(spur)- to prick with or as if with a spur or spurs; incite or urge on, (\
); He redoubled his effort -- spurred by the horror he had seen at
Subsolar Station. F ;SF; - vol 098 issue 05 - May 2000;
(stab)- to thrust with or as if with a knife or other pointed weapon, (C
]D C q ); It could stab, and I could
pinch, and one blow followed the other pretty rapidly. Our Friend John
Burroughs;
(urge)- to push or force along; impel with force or vigor, (\
Ch" \C CC Ch"); Providence seems to thwart my purposes: yet
everything appears either to point, urge, allure, or draw me to the skies.
(agitate)- to move or force into violent, irregular action, (C\
C ); While we sat at breakfast, Dr. Johnson received a letter by the
post, which seemed to agitate him very much. Life Of Johnson;
(rouse)- to arouse from slumber, apathy, or depression; He needed
someone pretty and appealing, clever and charming, who could rouse him
from all the grief he had endured. Nerilka's Story;

(foment)- to instigate or foster (discord, rebellion, etc.); promote the
growth or development of, ( C < CC);
Innovations are dangerous, because they may foment trouble; to abide by
custom, on the contrary, is the surest guarantee of tranquility. Rashi;
(egg on)- to incite or urge; encourage;
(galvanize)- to stimulate by or as if by a galvanic current, stir up,
revitalize,(h C Ch" ); The first rope laid was
not galvanized, and it suffered nine fractures during the first three years of its
use. Scientific American Supplement, No. 446, July 19, 1884;
(stimulate)- to rouse to activity or heightened action, as by spurring or
goading; excite; They stimulate, they are packed closely with meaning, with
fact, with representative quality. A Study of Poetry;
(startle)- to cause to make a quick involuntary movement or start; In any
event, there was no one around to hear, and she didn't want to do anything
to startle the beast. The Dig;
(induce)- to lead or move, as to a course of action, by influence or
persuasion; Revenge AN Insurance Agent was trying to induce a Hard Man
to Deal With to take out a policy on his house. Fantastic Fables;
incentive > incite ~ suborn
(incentive)- serving to induce or motivate; The quenching of the sun had
given the incentive, and the opportunity, for the taming of that hellish world.
The Fountains of Paradise;
(incite)-to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action,
(Clf C CC Ch"); Would not the best results
of criticism altogether be to incite to new creation? Letters;
(suborn)- to bribe or induce (someone) unlawfully or secretly to perform
some misdeed or to commit a crime, ( hC C C
C C C Cl l Ch"C
C Cl ); The massive drug profits flowing from the United
States are used to finance operations and suborn officials;
provoke > provocative
(provocative)- tending or serving to provoke; inciting, stimulating, irritating,
or vexing, (C; ); She was theatrical, provocative, and
challenging, her attitude boastful and flip. Buried Alive, The Biography of
Janis Joplin;
prompt > promptness = dispatch
(dispatch)- to send off or away with speed, as a messenger, telegram, body
of troops, etc, (! C); He produced and passed over a

second dispatch, which is read like the first. The Diamond Coterie;
to transact or dispose of (a matter) promptly or speedily, (C
hD ! C' );
to put to death; kill, ( ); The spy was promptly dispatched;
propulsive^ propel^ impel
(propulsive)- driving forward,(l);It becomes more than a support, it
becomes a kind of propulsive force applied to the action at the start. The
Craft of Fiction;
(propel)- to drive, or cause to move, forward or onward, (C lC
l ); More than fifty years ago I ascertained that steam might be
made to propel machinery. Wild Western Scenes;
(impel)- to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action,
(Chf Clf ); They act because they are impelled: often in
defiance of all prudent considerations! The Life of the Spirit and the Life of
To-day;
urge = advocate = recommend {proponent^ propound}
(urge)- to push or force along; impel with force or vigor, (\
Ch" \C CC Ch"); Providence seems to thwart my purposes: yet
everything appears either to point, urge, allure, or draw me to the skies.
(advocate)- to speak or write in favor of; support or urge by argument;
recommend publicly, ( C C "); But the
principles which the early apostles of revolution advocated were always near
his heart. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 11 American Founders;
(recommend)- to praise or commend (one) to another as being worthy or
desirable; endorse; I claim for my father the merit of having been the first
to recommend, both by example and precept, what Bacon would call the
experimental method in education. Richard Lovell Edgeworth;
(proponent)- a person who supports a cause or doctrine; adherent,
(; h ); Colin Masters of Melbourne University was one of the
first proponents of the amyloid hypothesis;
(propound)- to put forward or offer for consideration, acceptance, or
adoption; set forth; propose, (Cl C ;
); Questions are being asked, and ideas propounded which must
not be overlooked nor treated with contempt. Bohemian Society;
advance = encourage = boost = inspire = cheer = barrack = exhort (<> extort) >
hortatory

(boost)- to advance or aid by speaking well of; promote, (
); The index got an additional boost from a Chinese manufacturing
gauge that climbed for the third straight month;
(cheer)- a shout of approval, encouragement, or congratulation;
(exhort)- to urge, advise, or caution earnestly; admonish urgently, (
C C'C Ch' Ch" );The evangelist (l
l) exhorted all the sinners in the audience to repent;
(extort)- to wrest or wring (money, information, etc.) from a person by
violence, intimidation, or abuse of authority; obtain by force, torture,
threat, or the like, (C h h'C C h
); The contributions he extorted were enormous, so that in five years
twenty per cent of the whole property of Syracuse was paid into his hands.
Ancient States and Empires;
(hortatory)- urging to some course of conduct or action; exhorting;
encouraging; Even in his didactic poems, he is meditative and descriptive
rather than hortatory. Poets of the South;
hurtle = lunge = thrust
(hurtle)- to rush violently; move with great speed, (lCC
"); The multistage rocket hurtled toward the Pacific, reaching
Japanese airspace within seven minutes;
(lunge)- to make a lunge or thrust; move with a lunge, (C C !
C hC D "; ! ' C C \ ); The pirate
staggered back, but pulled himself together instantly, lunged, and took his
man in the flesh of his upper sword arm. The Project Gutenberg Complete
Works of Gilbert Parker;
(thrust)- to push or drive quickly and forcibly; This last thrust was a mere
controversial guess, and, strangely enough, it guessed wrong. Life of Adam
Smith;
accelerate ~ expedite = facilitate : hasten : hurry : hustle : jostle
(accelerate)- to cause faster or greater activity, development, progress,
advancement, etc, ( _ ); Their motions accelerate,
they haste to plunge wholly into the radiant light. Astronomy for Amateurs;
(stoic)- to speed up the progress of; hasten,(DC
_ ); The capital she received enabled her to have a supply of
merchandise and to expedite orders for her customers;
(facilitate)- to make easier or less difficult; help forward (an action, a

process, etc.), ((C C<) ; C
); Carlotta's happy recollection of his surname facilitated the
search. The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne : a Novel;
(hasten)- to speed up; accelerate; I hasten, with much pleasure, to comply
with your request, in regard to the affair at the Devil's Hole. A Narrative of
the Life of Mrs Mary Jemison;
(hustle)- to move or act energetically and rapidly; The lack of necessity
to hustle is bad for business. My Life and Work;
(jostle)- to bump, push, shove, brush against, or elbow roughly or rudely,
( ); I should not be jostled or run over by the rival chariots of
the worshipers at the temple doors. Winter Sunshine;
abet ~ assist : accomplice^ complicity
(abet)- to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in
wrongdoing, ( lC C h ); What sort of
crime had Sybil Dryden been prepared to abet, and what sort of crime had he
been prepared to condone? The Ivory Dagger - Patricia WentworthMiss Silver
19;
(assist)- to give help or support to; Man was able to assist, as it were, at the
process of creation, and to watch the development of a mass of incoherent
matter into a perfect star. The Story of the Herschels;
(accomplice)- a person who knowingly helps another in a crime or
wrongdoing, often as a subordinate,(C C);
Then he accuses one shark after another as his accomplice, and its
companions kill it, until only the king is left. The Hawaiian Romance Of
Laieikawai;
(complicity)- the state of being an accomplice; partnership or involvement
in wrongdoing, (C C); Her parents told her that her silence had
been akin to complicity, and they forced her to confess his acquiesance to her
younger siblings;

impede, prohibit, restrain, subdue, barrier, stalemate

impede = block = occlude = obstruct = obdurate = stymie = jam = parry : stanch
= staunch = stem = check = nip {clip = snip off} : caulk
(impede)- to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or
hindrances; obstruct; hinder, (f f D ); And it does not
become us, who assist in making the laws, to impede or interfere with those
who carry them into execution. Bleak House;

(occlude)- to close, shut, or stop up (a passage, opening, etc.); Some of
lipstick components occlude the skin pores;
(obdurate)- unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn;
unyielding, ( C C'l ); In all her life Mary had never
met a man so obdurate, and, moreover, she felt that he could not be wooed
into a good humor. Riders of the Silences;
(stymie)- a situation or problem presenting such difficulties as to discourage
or defeat any attempt to deal with or resolve it, (C C
C C " C C C \C C Cl
); Sony has admitted to the Economist that certain Japanese executives
tried to "stymie" his new vision for the Company;
(jam)- (lC " \)
(parry)- to ward off (a thrust, stroke, weapon, etc.), as in fencing; avert,
( CC CC; ' \C "); She had struck a blow that
was hard to parry, and she knew it. In the Palace of the King A Love Story of
Old Madrid;
(stanch)- to stop the flow of (a liquid, esp. blood), (C
C );
(staunch)- stanch; The dried powdered leaves can also be used to staunch
the flow of blood from small cuts;
(stem)- to stop, check, or restrain, ( C Ch");
Jargon: is there anything we can do to stem the flow?;
(stem from arise from); Miltons problems in school stemmed from his poor
study habits;
(check)-to stop or arrest the motion of suddenly or forcibly, (
); check your temper;
(nip)- to check in growth or development, (C ); The mother
nipped the plan of fishing of her two sons;
(clip)- to cut, or cut off or out, as with shears; to clip a rose from a bush;
(caulk)- to fill or close seams or crevices of (a tank, window, etc.) in order
to make watertight, airtight, etc, (h\ C hC lC
< ); On board the vessels guns are cleaned, harpoons pointed,
whale-boats caulked, and the winter deck-house is lifted off bodily. The
New North;
impede > impediment = hindrance = deterrent
(impede)- to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or

hindrances; obstruct; hinder, (f f D ); And it does not
become us, who assist in making the laws, to impede or interfere with those
who carry them into execution. Bleak House;
(impediment)- obstruction; hindrance; obstacle, (CC < C'
C l C- C); When the impediment is resolved,
the resolution date is added to the sticky;
(hindrance)- the act of hindering; At least we go from, village to village
wherever we please without hindrance, and are always treated with
kindness. Forty Years in South China;
(deterrent)-serving or tending to deter, (C);Instead of acting as
a deterrent, the system produced a feeling of profound indignation, and
ultimately transformed not a few sentimental dreamers into active
conspirators. Russia;
parry (dodge) {block}
(dodge)- to evade (an obligation, for example) by cunning, trickery, or
deceit; He was on the dodge, and had associated himself with the Kid. The
Authentic Life of Billy The Kid;
thwart = foil = balk = baffle = waffle = waver = frustrate = scotch = stultify
(thwart)- to oppose successfully; prevent from accomplishing a purpose,
( Ch"); Owing to some mishap the healing
process was entirely thwarted, and after a very trying summer, the operation
had to be repeated. The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss;
(foil)- to prevent the success of; frustrate; balk, ( f f h f
f f ); He had been tricked, foiled, and outwitted!
Humorous Ghost Stories;
(balk)- to stop, as at an obstacle, and refuse to proceed or to do something
specified, ( < \); She did not balk, and went at a
good pace. 'Doc.' Gordon;
(baffle)- to frustrate or confound; thwart by creating confusion or
bewilderment,(C C); He was baffled, first at Aboukir, then at Acre;
but the partition of Turkey at Tilsit showed that he had not abandoned his
design. Biographical Study of A W Kinglake;
to check or deflect the movement of (sound, light, fluids, etc.)
(waffle)- to speak or write equivocally, ( C C
); When asked directly about the governors involvement in the
savings and loan scandal, the press secretary waffled, talking all around the
issue;

(waver)- to sway to and fro; flutter, (lC
"); Your mind wavers, and its agitation will find relief in the exercise of
simple memories. The Works of Edgar Allan Poe Volume 4;
(frustrate)- to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no avail; defeat;
nullify, (f f ); It is true that she kept her head above
the stream, and that the failure of the material event did not frustrate or
hinder her ultimate achievement. The Three Brontes;
(scotch)- to put a definite end to; crush; stamp out; foil, (C'
f l ); Such men scotch, but they do not kill
the cobra of intemperance, and soon or late the other result will follow, the
snake will kill them. Fifteen Years in Hell;
(stultify)- to make, or cause to appear, foolish or ridiculous, (C C
C); Hesitation to use our freedom in the future would only stultify our
action in the past. The Letter of the Contract;
waver : quiver = palpitate = flutter = shake = shiver = shudder = vibrate =
tremble : microseism = quake = tremor^ tremulous
(quiver)- to shake with a slight but rapid motion; vibrate tremulously;
tremble, ( ; "; ' "); His lip quivered, and he
appeared to be very much agitated. Desk and Debit or, The Catastrophes of a
Clerk;
a case for holding or carrying arrows, ( ; ); Then he drew off the
cover of his quiver, and took out an arrow, fresh, winged, a cause of gloomy
ills. The Iliad of Homer (1873);
(palpitate)- to pulsate with unusual rapidity from exertion, emotion,
disease, etc.; flutter, ( ! " C "); My heart
began to palpitate, for no Catholic ever made more faithful confessions to his
absolving priest, than I to my only parent. Ernest Linwood or, The Inner Life
of the Author;
(flutter)- to wave or flap rapidly in an irregular manner; I felt my
heart flutter, and knew if I should undertake to speak my voice would
tremble, and determined to gain time. Personal Recollections of Pardee
Butler;
(shiver)- to shake with or as if with cold; tremble; I stood up all in a shiver,
and started to walk in the direction of the sound. In Those Days;
(shudder)- to shiver convulsively, as from fear or revulsion; These thoughts
made me shudder, and I threw down my pen, saying, 'Bah! to-morrow I shall
have forgotten the symphony.' Musicians of To-Day;
(tremble)- to shake involuntarily, as from excitement or anger; quake; Such

words would make any stout man tremble, and how then could I be at ease?
Selected English Letters;
(microseism)- a faint earth tremor caused by natural phenomena, such as
winds and strong ocean waves;
(tremor)- involuntary shaking of the body or limbs, as from disease, fear,
weakness, or excitement; a fit of trembling, ( ; Ch; -;
'); The US Geological Survey said the tremor was centred some 35km
(22 miles) north-west of San Jose;
(of persons, the body, etc.) characterized by trembling, as from fear,
nervousness, or weakness, (; ; l); The elder brother's
voice was tremulous, and his anxious eye asked his younger brother what he
meant to do. Pierre and Jean;
proscribe = prohibit = prevent = preclude = forbid = forestall = foreclose =
interdict
(proscribe)- to denounce or condemn (a thing) as dangerous or harmful;
prohibit, ((C) C' C cl f lf l
); Such propaganda campaigns proscribe ideas and
possibilities, and they subvert popular movements. Dissident Voice;
(prohibit)- to forbid by authority; It did not, however, prohibit him from
retaining the silver candelabra, which had been purchased with that money.
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl;
(preclude)- to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of; make
impossible, (f C C); It was necessary to
enter, but the smoke and dust which filled the air seemed to preclude this,
and, besides, a high wall above the cleared space in the building threatened to
fall. The Story of My Life;
(forestall)- to prevent, hinder, or thwart by action in advance, (C
'C CC q C C
h l ); Again the attempt to close the door, again Jon-Tom
rushed to forestall her. The Day of the Dissonance;
(foreclose)- to exclude or rule out; bar; Remains but to add that, with the
two original copies, the text of the play is so clear and well-settled as almost
to foreclose controversy. Shakespeare His Life Art And Characters;
(interdict)- to forbid; prohibit, (f ); The church was
placed under interdict, the doors and windows being filled with thorns until
purification had been duly made. London and the Kingdom - Volume I;
constraint = restraint^ restrain = refrain {chorus} = encumber = abstain =
constrain = throttle = restrict = desist = resist = forbear > forbearance

(constraint)- repression of natural feelings and impulses, (l; );
Finding so much time for such an exercise is often quoted as a constraint, but
those who have deployed this process vouch for the benefit that accrues as a
result;
(refrain)- to abstain from an impulse to say or do something, (
"); If she refrained, might not people suspect some hidden motive?
Enter Bridget;
Sol could never refrain from joining in on the refrain(C ;)
(chorus)- Music a line or group of lines repeated at intervals in a song;
(encumber)- to impede or hinder; hamper; retard, (C ;
); Evidently the heathen man is not treated fairly if we encumber our
message with unnecessary requirements. Life of John Coleridge Patteson;
(abstain)- to hold oneself back voluntarily, esp. from something regarded as
improper or unhealthy,( C l); It is good to abstain,
and teach others to abstain, from all that is sinful or hurtful. The Atlantic
Monthly, Volume 02, No. 11, September, 1858;
(constrain)- to compel by physical, moral, or circumstantial force; oblige;
(throttle)- to stop the breath of by compressing the throat; strangle, (l l
ClC ; 'C ); He started the motor turning, reached for
the throttle, paused. The Legacy of Heorot;
(restrict)-to keep or confine within limits;
(desist)- to cease doing something; forbear;
(resist)- to strive to fend off or offset the actions, effects, or force of; It
was a temptation that he could not resist, and his article was most interesting.
A Publisher and His Friends;
(forbear)- to refrain or abstain from; desist from, (
C ); To forbear is the source of harmlessness and the road to
success. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of
the Meiji Era;
ancestors; forefathers, ( ); The wealth built up by our forbears is
now mostly gone;
(forbearance)- tolerance and restraint in the face of provocation; patience,
(C C ' ); She measured his forbearance, his
struggle, against the monstrous cruelty and passion engendered by a wild life
among wild men at a wild time. The Border Legion;
restrict > restricted = qualified # unqualified ~ categorical
(restrict)- to keep or confine within limits;

(restricted)- kept within certain limits; limited; This right was restricted, as
in England, to the Minister. The Memoirs of Napoleon;
(qualified)- having the appropriate qualifications for an office, position, or
task; The magistrate only is authorized, qualified, and capable to make a just
and effectual Reformation, and especially among the Ecclesiasticks.
Andrew Marvell;
(unqualified)- not modified by conditions or reservations; absolute; You
know I hate insipid, unqualified, common-place compliment. Life of Lord
Byron;
(categorical)- being without exception or qualification; absolute; He
wanted a categorical pledge from Mr. Gladstone. The Adventure of Living;
resist {defy = refuse = withstand^ withhold}
(defy)- to oppose or resist with boldness and assurance; The one Power he
never ventured to defy was the English people. The Life of Froude;
(withstand)- to stand or hold out against; resist or oppose, esp.
successfully, (C CC; l h C C
lC ); Violence she had been prepared to withstand, and
treachery. Highland Ballad;
(withhold)- hold back; refuse to hand over or share;
trammel {fishing net} > untrammeled
(trammel)- to hinder the activity or free movement of; My
great trammel has been the non-existence of any definitely stated alternative
on my opponents' part. Meaning of Truth;
a fishing net with three layers; the outer two are coarse mesh and the loose
inner layer is fine mesh;
(untrammeled)- not limited or restricted; unrestrained; It leaves the
solution of problems to the inspiration of the individuals in
the untrammeled population. The Liberty Papers;
inhibit = subdue {quash = subjugate} = bottle up = stamp down = curb = suppress
: pinion
(inhibit)- to restrain, hinder, arrest, or check (an action, impulse, etc.),
(f f h ); Factors have been discovered which
simply inhibit or prevent the development of other characters. Hormones
and Heredity;
(subdue)- to bring under mental or emotional control, as by persuasion or
intimidation; render submissive, (Cf C' 'f
f h ); Every attempt to subdue or extirpate them, has proved
abortive. Female Scripture Biographies, Volume I;
(quash)- to put down or suppress completely; quell; subdue, (

DC C l); The coup is quashed, leading
to resentment and revenge, bitterness and betrayal;
(subjugate)- to bring under complete control or subjection; conquer;
master, (f f h ); It was not so easy to persuade, subjugate,
and convince the judge. Crime d'Orcival. English;
(curb)- to control as with a curb; restrain; check, ( Ch"); Put a curb
on his activities;
(repress)- to keep under control, check, or suppress (desires, feelings,
actions, tears, etc.), (hC ClC ); He was a master of that
oratory which no limitation of knowledge can repress, and which no training
can impartA Laodicean : a Story of To-day;
(pinion)- restrain, (C CCl Ch" C C\ CC C;
C CC ); Does the bird with the broken pinion ever soar
as high again? Fifteen Years With The Outcast;
quill = pinion = gear : appurtenance = paraphernalia
(quill)- any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird; The only pen was
the goose-quill, and the ink was home-made. The Life of Abraham Lincoln;
(gear)- a toothed machine part, such as a wheel or cylinder;
(appurtenance)- something subordinate to another, more important thing;
adjunct; accessory, ( ); The school rooms
and appurtenances ought to be of the plainest and most unpretending
description. Sunny Memories Of Foreign Lands, Volume 1;
(paraphernalia)- equipment, apparatus, or furnishing used in or necessary
for a particular activity, (C' C C' C' C
ll h); Further paraphernalia was discovered
in a bedroom, according to police;
stifle = suffocate = smother = choke = muffle
(stifle)- to quell, crush, or end by force, (h ; C Ch"); The
government need not do anything to stifle, or curtail, non-productive
consumption;
(suffocate)- to kill or destroy by preventing access of air or oxygen; I want
some scenes of natural beauty, and, imperfect as love is, I want human beings
to love, as I suffocate without. Memoirs of Margaret Fuller Ossoli;
(smother)- to suffocate (another); It was a trite saying, shut up the cave in
your heart and smother or put out the bad spirit. The Memories of Fifty
Years;
(choke)- to interfere with the respiration of by compression or obstruction

of the larynx or trachea; We laugh until we choke, clutching our aching
stomachs. the secret sense;
(muffle)- to wrap up, as in a blanket or shawl, for warmth, protection, or
secrecy; General Hooker had recrossed the river, spreading pine-boughs on
the pontoon bridge to muffle the sound of his artillery-wheels. A Life of
Gen Robert E Lee;
irrepressible^ repress^ oppress {persecute} ^ suppress : compress = squash =
mash = squeeze : knead
(irrepressible)- incapable of being repressed or restrained; uncontrollable,
(h; h '); Women with flushed faces and men with feverishly bright
eyes hurried to and fro in an irrepressible, aimless agitation. The Mystics A
Novel;
(repress)- to keep under control, check, or suppress (desires, feelings,
actions, tears, etc.), (hC ClC ); He was a master of that
oratory which no limitation of knowledge can repress, and which no training
can impartA Laodicean : a Story of To-day;
(oppress)- to keep down by severe and unjust use of force or authority;
(persecute)- to oppress or harass with ill-treatment; To persecute in
Scotland would mean renewed war with England, and could not be
contemplated. John Knox and the Reformation;
(subdue)- to put an end to forcibly; subdue; These it seemed best not
to suppress, now that they can never receive their completion. Ralph
Waldo Emerson;
(squash)- to beat, squeeze, or press into a pulp or a flattened mass; crush;
(mash)- to crush or grind;
(squeeze)- to press hard on or together; compress; She gave the assassin's
head a mighty squeeze, and he went limp. Chainer's Torment;
(knead)- to mix and work into a uniform mass, as by folding, pressing, and
stretching with the hands; They knead tough clay on his head to secure the
cranium from the effects of the blaze, that it may not inflict immediate death.
barrier = barrage = barricade = roadblock = blockade = stockade
(barrier)- anything built or serving to bar passage, as a railing, fence, or the
like, (< ); There was a barrier between him and
everyone else, and the barrier was a secret. Neutron Star;
(barrage)- Military. a heavy barrier of artillery fire to protect one's own
advancing or retreating troops or to stop the advance of enemy troops,
(C h C l C C); He
banked, soaring away from another barrage, and stared with delight at the
boiling cloud of destruction. Time Streams;

(barricade)- a defensive barrier hastily constructed, as in a street, to stop
an enemy, (C C); A last derisive French volley smashed
splinters from the furniture barricade, then the town fell silent. Sharpe's
Waterloo;
(roadblock)- a barricade or obstruction across a road;
(blockade)- a defensive barrier consisting of strong posts or timbers fixed
upright in the ground, (C l C hC C l); Holes were
rapidly bored in the stockade, the apertures being of sufficient size to
accommodate comfortably the muzzle of a rifle. The Border Boys Across the
Frontier;
embankment = rampart = bulwark = levee = jetty {quay} = breakwater = seawall
(embankment)- a bank, mound, dike, or the like, raised to hold back
water, carry a roadway, etc, (C\); The whole coast was
an embankment, covered for miles with woven straw, against which the
waves broke. The True Story of My Life;
(rampart)- a broad elevation or mound of earth raised as a fortification
around a place and usually capped with a stone or earth parapet, (\
C); He surrounds the city with a rampart, a moat, and a wall: thus he
enlarges the pomrium. The History of Rome, Books 01 to 08;
(bulwark)- wall of earth or other material built for defense; rampart,
( l); Deep humility is a strong bulwark, and as we enter into it
we find safety and true exaltation. The Journal of John Woolman;
(levee)- an embankment designed to prevent the flooding of a rive, (
CC hC l ); When the boats arrived the scene
on the levee was a very animated one. The Little Immigrant;
(jetty)- a wharf or landing pier, (l Cl);
(quay)- a landing place, esp. one of solid masonry, constructed along the
edge of a body of water; wharf, ( C\C C C
Cl); But the finest object in this city is the quay, which is unrivalled by any
I have seen. A Tour in Ireland 1776-1779;
(breakwater)- a barrier that breaks the force of waves, as before a harbor,
(CcC CC' Cl C
); Increased strength was also given to the more exposed parts of
the pierwork, and the slope at the sea side of the breakwater was
considerably extended. The Life of Thomas Telford;
(seawall)-an embankment to prevent erosion of a shoreline;
stronghold = bastion = citadel ~ garrison = fort : fortification = munition

{arms = weaponry} : palisade
(stronghold)- a fortified place or a fortress; The army then set forward
along the coast toward the Russian stronghold, the fleet accompanying it by
sea. Queen Victoria;
(bastion)- Fortification. a projecting portion of a rampart or fortification
that forms an irregular pentagon attached at the base to the main work,
(hC C 'l h CC l C ); Your bastion is to be stormed
this afternoon previous to the general assault. White Lies;
(citadel)- any strongly fortified place; stronghold, (h ); This citadel is a
microcosm of what the world might be, if men were reasonable. South
Wind;
(garrison)- a military post, especially one that is permanently established;
All the officers of the garrison were at once arrested. The Rise of the Dutch
Republic Complete (1555-84);
(fort)- a fortified place or position stationed with troops; As the fort was
approached, its garrison--which consisted of 100 local militia--were formed
up, in two lines, at a mosque outside the fort.;
(fortification)- the act of fortifying or strengthening, ( lh
); Chapultepec is a natural fortification, rising one hundred and fifty
feet above the valley. General Scott;
(munitions)- materials used in war, esp. weapons and ammunition, (
h C' Ch C h C ); The plan of
sending an armed vessel with munitions was abandoned. Life and Times of
Washington;
(weaponry)- weapons considered as a group; But despite their determination
and their murderous weaponry, they were not trained soldiers. Dirge;
(palisade)- a fence of pales or stakes set firmly in the ground, as for
enclosure or defense, (' Cl " C l C C\ ); On one of these
occasions Teresa determined to imitate them, so she hid behind the palisade,
and spent the day in prayer. The Life of the Venerable Mother Mary of the
Incarnation;
impasse = stalemate {checkmate} = standstill = deadlock : gridlock
(impasse)- a position or situation from which there is no escape; deadlock,
(C CC CC C C; l); Pakistan
refused to allow that and as a result of the impasse, there is currently no
reference to these terror attacks. The Times of India;
(stalemate)- deadlock, (hC l); That ended in a stalemate,
though, because of the intervention of that bizarre entity you call Ghostwheel.

Prince of Chaos;
(checkmate)- to attack (a chess opponent's king) in such a manner that no
escape or defense is possible, thus ending the game; His head alone is
capable of inventing such a checkmate. Memoirs of Robert-Houdin;
(standstill)- complete cessation of activity or progress; Imagination came to
a standstill, for what could it add to these wonders? The Story of My Life;
(deadlock)- a state in which progress is impossible, as in a dispute,
produced by the counteraction of opposing forces; standstill; stalemate,
(l); This deadlock was inevitable since the logic of this imposed
management was oppressive;
(gridlock)- a traffic jam in which no vehicular movement is possible;
Data gridlock delayed transactions for minutes, then hours, contributing
additional momentum to the panic. Rama Revisited;
abortive = unavailing = futile = effete = ineffectual > effectual
(abortive)- failing to succeed; unsuccessful, ( ); All these
external attempts will prove abortive, and only tend to exasperate the French
to crime and madness. The Memoirs of Louis XV/XVI, entire;
(unavailing)- not availing; ineffectual or useless; All his efforts to arouse her
were unavailing, and leaving her in the care of the distracted housemaid, he
hastened off for the doctor. Eveline Mandeville The Horse Thief Rival;
(futile)- incapable of producing any result; ineffective; useless; not
successful, ( ); All attempts to reach this proved futile, and he
could secure no foothold on the slippery walls What should he do? The Son
of Monte-Cristo, Volume I;
(effete)- lacking in wholesome vigor; degenerate; decadent, (m; );
A politician who spent a lot of time extolling the virtues of such dining would
be served up medium-effete in his next election. The American Prospect
Articles;
(ineffectual)- insufficient to produce a desired effect; Why are so many
prayers ineffectual, even of those who really expect an answer? Religion in
Earnest;
(effectual)- producing or capable of producing an intended effect;
adequate, (( CC C ) ); One of the most effectual, he
said, was the remembrance of those to whom we owe love and respect.

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3.13 Accord- Discord

accord/concert

rapport = resonance = consonance = accord = affiliate = concord = consort =
congruence = congruity = conformity = unison = harmony = comity
(rapport)- relation; connection, esp. harmonious or sympathetic relation,
( ); I use every tool I can to build rapport -- verbal
language, body language and time. Romenesko;
(resonance)- the quality or condition of being resonant; Phoenix glides on a
cushion of high-resonance, magnetic force. Analog Science Fiction and Fact;
(consonance)- accord or agreement, (C ); Therefore on
international, regional issues, we have consonance of views;
(accord)- to cause to conform or agree; bring into harmony; Of their own
anxious accord, his eyes strayed, to register the reassuring absence of
menaces stampeding from the plain. Survivors;
(affiliate)- to bring into close association or connection, (( "
h C<) < " "); I believe their affiliation is more
connected to opportunity than personal belief;
(concord)- agreement between persons, groups, nations, etc.; concurrence
in attitudes, feelings, etc.; unanimity; accord, (C );
The laws of concord, that is, the agreement of certain words, must be obeyed.
How to Speak and Write Correctly;
(consort)- to associate; keep company, ( " " ); We
frequently judge people by the company with whom they consort;
a husband or wife; spouse, esp. of a reigning monarch; Napoleon offered his
arm to his consort, and conducted her into the palace. Napoleon and the
Queen of Prussia;
(congruence)- the quality or state of agreeing or corresponding, (
h' ); Finally the sixth axiom of congruence is that the relation
of congruence is transitive. The Concept of Nature The Tarner Lectures
Delivered in Trinity College, November 1919;
(congruity)- the state or quality of being congruous; harmony;
appropriateness, ( );

(incongruity)- lack of harmony, absurdity; The man who sees not the
incongruity has great need of having his eyes anointed;
(conformity)- action in accord with prevailing social standards, attitudes,
practices, etc, ( );
(unison)- an instance of agreement; concord, ( ); In unison, they
raised their tentacles and lowered them in a grotesque imitation of a bow.
Asimov's Science Fiction;
(harmony)- agreement in feeling or opinion; accord;
(comity)- mutual courtesy; civility; Every State [says the opinion] has the
right of determining how far, in a spirit of comity, it will respect the laws of
other Abraham Lincoln A History;
affiliate {assort = associate}
(assort)- to agree in kind; fall into the same class;
(associate)- to join as a partner, ally, or friend; "Tell me with whom
you associate, and I will tell you who you are." Frederic Chopin as a Man
and Musician;
consort {spouse = better half}
(consort)- to associate; keep company, ( " " ); We
frequently judge people by the company with whom they consort;
a husband or wife; spouse, esp. of a reigning monarch; Napoleon offered his
arm to his consort, and conducted her into the palace. Napoleon and the
Queen of Prussia;
(spouse)- a marriage partner; a husband or wife;
conformity : symmetry : analogy > analogous
(symmetry)- the correspondence in size, form, and arrangement of parts on
opposite sides of a plane, line, or point; regularity of form or arrangement
in terms of like, reciprocal, or corresponding parts, (q C'
< ); By definition, something lope-sided
lacks symmetry;
(analogy)- a similarity between like features of two things, on which a
comparison may be based, (' h' ); Perhaps
her analogy was all the better for her lack of specific knowledge;
comity : communal : camaraderie : acquaintance > acquaint
(communal)- used or shared in common by everyone in a group,
(h Ch'); Life there is communal, active, sociable, gregarious,
and full of pleasures. F ;SF; - vol 104 issue 02 - February 2003;
(camaraderie)- comradeship; good-fellowship, ( ; Clh ); The
cramped quarters forged a sort of camaraderie, a familial warmth;

(acquaint)- to cause to come to know personally; A careful messenger being
wanted to acquaint them in a proper manner, he offered to go to all their
houses, to open the matter to them, - and did so. The Journal of John
Woolman;
agreement = accord = unanimity = treaty = pact = compact = covenant =
concordat = consensus = indenture : stipulate
(accord)- to cause to conform or agree; bring into harmony; Of their own
anxious accord, his eyes strayed, to register the reassuring absence of menaces
stampeding from the plain. Survivors;
(unanimity)- the state or quality of being unanimous; a consensus or
undivided opinion, ( ); The unanimity which prevailed in
the committee did not extend to the House. Life and Times of Washington;
(treaty)- a formal agreement between two or more states in reference to
peace, alliance, commerce, or other international relations, ( ChC'
C h " l ); But when the treaty was all matured it
became necessary to present it to the Council of State. The Empire of
Austria; Its Rise and Present Power;
(pact)- an agreement, covenant, or compact, (l <); How could
Germany join a peace pact, and reduce its army, so long as 175,000,000 Slavs
threatened them from this direction? The Life and Letters of Walter H Page;
(compact)- an agreement or a covenant; This compact was a real disaster to
France; the promised dowry of Catherinecertain Italian citieswas never
paid, and the death of Clement VII. The Entire Memoirs of Marguerite de
Valois;
closely and firmly united or packed together; dense;
(covenant)- Law a formal sealed agreement or contract; The English
sympathisers with these natives simply asked that the covenant should be
adhered to. Native Races and the War;
(concordat)- a formal agreement; a compact; A concordat (constitutional
agreement) signed by the president and the Orthodox patriarch gives the
church legal status;
(consensus)- general agreement or concord; harmony, ( ); The
aim of Pelican is to achieve a consensus economic model that will appeal to
all stakeholders;
(indenture)- a deed or agreement executed in two or more copies with
edges correspondingly indented as a means of identification, (C'
'' 'h C h l l
^); A secret renewal of the indenture was executed

simultaneously. Benjamin Franklin;
(stipulate)- to make an express demand or arrangement as a condition of
agreement, (C ' CC C ); Let
us stipulate, as the first condition, a full pardon for him and his faithful
followers. Complete Project Gutenberg Georg Ebers Works;
truce = armistice = cease-fire : parley
(truce)- a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual
agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice, (
); This truce was agreed upon, and then, at length, after a long
negotiation, terms of peace were concluded. Margaret of Anjou Makers of
History;
(armistice)- a temporary cessation of fighting by mutual consent; a truce;
Subsequently an apology was offered for this gross infraction of
the armistice, and the wagons returned and secured their stores. General
Scott;
(cease-fire)- suspension of active hostilities; a truce;
(parley)- a discussion or conference, (C' C CC C
Cl); Previous to the battle there was a brief parley, and the king told
Tostig the best he could do with him. Comic History of England;
alliance = affiliation = collaboration = coalition = confederation = consortium =
syndicate
(alliance)- a formal agreement or treaty between two or more nations to
cooperate for specific purposes, (C<C Cl); This
other alliance was the marriage of Agathocles, the son of Lysimachus, with
Lysandra, Pyrrhus Makers of History;
(affiliation)- association in general; relation; connection; friendship;
alliance; Without Him, I cannot be satisfied with affiliation or creed or
performance of good works. Autobiography of a Yogi;
(collaboration)- the act of working together; united labor, especially in
literary or scientific work; The idea of the collaboration was a mistake; but it
seemed to me at the moment the best way to get him to do something.
Oscar Wilde;
(coalition)- a combination or alliance, esp. a temporary one between
persons, factions, states, etc, (C' CC' C hC
); If you were reading either of those papers, you would have thought
the coalitionwas actually losing the war. Who's Looking Out for You;
(confederation)- a group of confederates, esp. of states more or less
permanently united for common purposes, (q C{ C );

The government of the confederation was too feeble to adopt any policy in
this or any other matter, but in the first Congress the desire to develop
American industries found expression. George Washington;
(consortium)- a combination of financial institutions, capitalists, etc., for
carrying into effect some financial operation requiring large resources of
capital, (C C' CC' q ' C
h C C );
(syndicate)- a group of individuals or organizations combined or making a
joint effort to undertake some specific duty or carry out specific
transactions or negotiations, ( CC' C
"C h); One of the owners was an American
who turned out to be one of the subscribers to the syndicate which had
bought out my shops. Bonecrack;
correlation : compatible : concerted^ disconcert = discomfit
(correlation)- mutual relation of two or more things, parts, etc., (
); And even if it were possible to imagine such an aggregation and
imagine its management and correlation, just think of the area that it would
have to occupy! My Life and Work;
(compatible)- capable of existing or living together in harmony, (
); This mic is both Mac and PC-compatible, no drivers required;
(concerted)- contrived or arranged by agreement; planned or devised
together; This was a long term concerted effort of many people of various
minds concerning the life of the church. Preludium;
(disconcert)- to disturb the self-possession of; perturb; ruffle, (
C ); The news of his discomfiture did
not disconcert or dishearten the plotters, and, although their first attempt to
approach the daughter of Louis XVI. Celebrated Claimants from Perkin
Warbeck to Arthur Orton;
(discomfit)- to confuse and deject; disconcert, (=
); This ruse will discomfit the enemy;
to frustrate the plans of; thwart; foil,(( hC ) ); She
imagined that this declaration would silence and discomfit Wilkie, but she
was mistaken. Baron Trigault's Vengeance;

dissent, contradiction, indisputable

disagreement = dissonance = dissension > dissent = disagree = disaccord =
discord : dichotomy
(dissonance)- inharmonious or harsh sound; discord; cacophony, (C
C); Cognitive dissonance is the anxiety that develops from
inconsistency between one's beliefs and one's actions;
(dissension)- Difference of opinion; disagreement; Dissatisfaction
bred dissension, and dissension broke speedily into civil war. The
Governments of Europe;
(dissent)- to differ in sentiment or opinion, esp. from the majority;
withhold assent; disagree, (q Ch C
); The unanimity of their dissent was an impressive thing. American
Adventures A Second Trip 'Abroad at home';
(disagree)- to differ in opinion; dissent,(q C );
(disaccord)- to be out of accord; disagree;
(discord)- disagreement; difference of opinion, (C \); The
musicians stopped with a discord, and the middle of the crowded floor bared
itself instantly. The Octopus : A story of California;
(dichotomy)- division into two mutually exclusive, opposed, or
contradictory groups, (-; C C C\
); But Turing never expressed such a dichotomy, writing that both
approaches should be tried. Alan Turing;
controversy > controvert = contradict = contravene = refute = negate = belie <>
beeline
(controversy)- a dispute, especially a public one, between sides holding
opposing views; The crux of the controversy was the treatment of
ecclesiastical words. Early Theories of Translation;
(controvert)- to argue against; dispute; deny; oppose, (C
); We are not concerned to controvert or to destroy. Morality
as a Religion An exposition of some first principles;
(incontrovertible)- not controvertible; not open to question or dispute;
indisputable, (C ); The evidence was incontrovertible,
and the cases numerous. Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing;
(contradict)- to be contrary to; be inconsistent with; He has never had the
generosity, the magnanimity, or the candour to contradict or disavow.
Memoirs of Aaron Burr;

(contravene)- to oppose in argument; gainsay; Be careful not to swerve from
it in the least, nor to listen to any advice, nor to anything which may be said
to contravene it. The Life and Legends of Saint Francis of Assisi;
(refute)- to prove to be false or erroneous, as an opinion or charge,
(( h ) f f C q
C = ); I have not thought that it was my duty as an editor
to attempt to refute or even to criticise Johnson's arguments. Life Of
Johnson;
(negate)-to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of, (f
; hf ); This will create a huge surge of positive energy which
we hope will help negate her cancer;
(belie)- to show to be false; contradict, (= Ch"); But
her voice and face belied her words. Mercy Philbrick's Choice;
(beeline)- a direct route traveled quickly; On arrival we parked outside The
Cinema Bookshop and quickly made a beeline for the door;
negate^ abnegate = deny = traverse {cross}
(negate)-to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of, (f
; hf ); This will create a huge surge of positive energy which
we hope will help negate her cancer;
(abnegate)- to give up (rights or a claim, for example); renounce; Blindly to
obey their commands would be to abnegate free agency and self-
responsibility. " Fairy Fingers A Novel;
(traverse)- Law to deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing
party) in a suit;
to travel or pass across, over, or through;
assert = aver = avouch = avow {allege} # disavow
(assert)- to state with assurance, confidence, or force; state strongly or
positively; affirm; aver, (( h) h ; h|C C
); The old attitude and expression assert themselves. A Handbook to the
Works of Browning (6th ed.);
(aver)- to assert or affirm with confidence; declare in a positive or
peremptory manner, ( C h| C ); I averred, as your
correspondent the curate did, that I could not find any such charm. Notes
and Queries, Number 25, April 20, 1850;
(avouch)- to declare the provable truth or validity of; affirm; Thirty years
ago the opinion had millions of supporters; while millions again were ready
to avouch the exact contrary. The Paris Sketch Book;
(avow)- to declare frankly or openly; own; acknowledge; confess; admit,

(f C' C ); Right or wrong, I
assumed this ground, and now avow it. The Every-day Life of Abraham
Lincoln;
(allege)- to assert to be true; affirm; The Moors of that country call it the
Isle of Amazons; and the reason they allege is, because it is governed by
women. The Works of John Dryden;
(disavow)- to disclaim knowledge of, responsibility for, or association with;
He has never had the generosity, the magnanimity, or the candour to
contradict or disavow. Memoirs of Aaron Burr;
gainsay = dispute = challenge : impugn : confrontation
(gainsay)- to deny, dispute, or contradict, ( );
To such purpose the King spoke to his counselors, nor could they gainsay his
words. Heroes Every Child Should Know;
(dispute)- to argue about; debate; The subject of our dispute was the liberty
of the press. Life Of Johnson;
(impugn)- to attack as false or questionable; challenge in argument; Some
attempts have been made to impugn this account, but the result of them all
has been rather to confirm it. Shakespeare His Life Art And Characters;
(confrontation)- discord or a clash of opinions and ideas; Despite the thin
edge of the moment on which the confrontation was balanced, Eric managed
a slight smile. The I Inside;
antithesis : contradistinction^ contraposition^ contradiction = contrast^
contrariety : inverse = reverse^ converse^ conversant
(antithesis)- opposition; contrast, ( l
C C qC' C give me liberty
or give me death); She teaches him by antithesis: he learns by contrast, and
her stupidity is ever a foil for his brilliancy. Little Journeys to the Homes of
Great Reformers;
(contradistinction)- distinction by opposition or contrast, (C
C' ); In contradistinction to Western philosophies, all six Hindu
systems embody not only theoretical but practical teachings.
(contraposition)- placement opposite against; Conversion
by contraposition differs in several respects from conversion by negation.
Deductive Logic;
(contradiction)- a denial; Here, then, the husband and the wife are
in contradiction, which is nothing uncommon. The Memoirs of Napoleon;
(contrast)- to set in opposition in order to show or emphasize differences;

Even in the selection and employment of models the contrast is apparent
between him and that predecessor whom alone we can now compare with
him. The History of Rome (Volumes 1-5);
(contrariety)- the quality or state of being contrary; With that unerring
instinct of contrariety that never seemed to forsake him, Borrow proceeded to
learn, not law but Welsh. The Life of George Borrow;
(inverse)- reversed in order, nature, or effect; The truly notable finding is
that it is also true of spheres in the case of inverse-square forces. Newton's
Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica;
(reverse)- turned backward in position, direction, or order;
This reverse was the first serious rebuff that had happened to Charles, and it
marked a turn in his fortunes. Charles the Bold;
(converse)- opposite or contrary in direction, action, sequence, etc.;
turned around, (); In military operations the converse is the rule.
Some Principles of Maritime Strategy;
to talk informally with another or others; exchange views, opinions, etc., by
talking;
(conversant)- familiar by use or study, (; ^q); The
dialects with which I am most conversant are the two which present the
greatest contrast, viz. Reminiscences of Scottish Life and Character;
indisputable = inarguable = irrefutable : indubitable ~ veritable = authentic
= bona fide
(indisputable)- not disputable or deniable; uncontestable,(h
); The fact remains, indisputable, and demonstrated
flatly by the statistics of production. Edison, His Life and Inventions;
(inarguable)- not arguable; Royal claims are founded rock solid upon
the inarguable fact that the Crown has more swords than anybody else.
Petty Pewter Gods;
(irrefutable)- that cannot be refuted or disproved, (
l ); I say that unless the proofs of Arnold's
treason are irrefutable, the people will be slow to believe. The Loyalist A
Story of the American Revolution;
(indubitable)- that cannot be doubted; patently evident or certain;
unquestionable, (' C ); Along that line
of thought such a deduction is indubitable, as indubitable as the deduction
Voltaire made in jest War and Peace;
(veritable)- being truly or very much so, (; ); His medals
were veritable--won by creditable bravery. A Noble Life;

(verity) quality of being true, (; ); They believe that
whatever is perceptible to the senses is a verity, a certainty and without
doubt existent. The Promulgation of Universal Peace;
(authentic)- conforming to fact and therefore worthy of trust, reliance, or
belief; The saying is almost certainly authentic, though it may have been
added to Luke by some early copyist. The Life of Jesus of Nazareth;
(bona fide)- authentic; genuine;

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3.14 Approve - Reject

assent, approval

approbation > approbate = approve = assent = accede = acquiesce = agree =
concord = concur
(approbation)- to approve officially,(Ch h); By
many this movement was hailed with strong expressions of approbation, as a
pledge of social elevation of the working classes. The History of Tasmania,
Volume I;
(approbate)- to sanction officially; authorize;
(approve)- to speak or think favorably of; pronounce or consider agreeable
or good; judge favorably, ( "C Ch );
I approve, and hope at some time to execute, your plan of literary repose.
Memoirs of Aaron Burr;
(assent)- to agree or concur; subscribe to, ( Ch" Ch
"); A mere intellectual assent to the Gospel or a belief in the
historical Christ is worthless, for it brings forth no spiritual fruits;
(accede)- to give consent, approval, or adherence; agree; assent, (
" CC C" ^ ); Ellinor did not accede, nor did her
sisters, but it was necessary that they should yield. The Eustace Diamonds;
(acquiesce)- to assent tacitly; submit or comply silently or without protest;
agree; consent, ( " C C CC C");
With some difficulty she forced herself to acquiesce, and felt the grip upon
her arm suddenly relax. The Iron Trail;
(concord)- agreement between persons, groups, nations, etc.; concurrence
in attitudes, feelings, etc.; unanimity; accord, (C );
Silence is a notable mean to preserve concord, and beget true amity and
friendship. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning;
(concur)- to accord in opinion; agree, ( " C C
l); In their general line of thought and conduct I enthusiastically concur,
and consider them to be before their age. Apologia Pro Vita Sua;
acquiescence = assent = jibe = ratification = confirmation = sanction =
endorsement = indorsement = imprimatur = blurb = countenance

(acquiescence)- the act or condition of acquiescing or giving tacit assent;
agreement or consent by silence or without objection; compliance,
(Cl); Conscience had been bribed into acquiescence, and the iniquity
thrived. History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1;
(jibe)- to be in harmony or accord; agree;
(gibe) - to utter mocking or scoffing words; jeer;
to shift from one side to the other when running before the wind, as a fore-
and-aft sail or its boom;
(ratification)- the act of ratifying; confirmation; sanction, (
h| ); This ratification was the one required to render the
amendment valid. The Life, Public Services and Select Speeches of Rutherford
B. Hayes;
(confirmation)- something that confirms, as a corroborative statement or
piece of evidence, ( ); The papers of the next
day announced that my name, with three others, had been sent to the Senate,
and a few days after our confirmation was announced. Personal Memoirs of
U S Grant 01;
(sanction)- authoritative permission or approval, as for an action,
(Ch ); The King refused his sanction, and the Ministry had no
other alternative than to resign. Lord John Russell;
(endorsement)- to approve, support, or sustain, (Ch h
); The situation was reversed when it came to an endorsement from the
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees;
to acknowledge (payment) by placing one's signature on a bill, draft,
etc,(h Cl h Cl C Chl
);
(indorsement)- the act of endorsing;
(imprimatur)- an official license to print or publish a book, pamphlet, etc.,
esp. a license issued by a censor of the Roman Catholic Church, (C
C h ^ Ch ); The Editor wanted
his imprimatur before the final printing. Writer's Recollections;
(blurb)- a brief advertisement or announcement, esp. a laudatory one,
(C C ' C " ' );
I chose to read it because of the cover blurb, which is always a dangerous
thing to do. F ;SF; - vol 091 issue 03 - September 1996;
(countenance)- approval or favor; encouragement; moral support, (
h ); He understood it all in a moment, and the whole tone and colour

of his countenance was altered. The Golden Lion of Granpere;
appearance, esp. the look or expression of the face, (qf q
(" ) );
endorsement > endorse {second}
(endorse)- to approve, support, or sustain, (Ch h );
to acknowledge (payment) by placing one's signature on a bill, draft,
etc,(h Cl h Cl C C hl
); The Emperor to-day might, or might not, endorse the words of his
ancestor. William of Germany;
(second)- to endorse (a motion or nomination) as a required preliminary to
discussion or vote;
compliant^ compliance^ comply : grant = confess {yield = surrender = give
up} = cede = concede > concession : discount = rebate
(compliant)- complying; obeying, obliging, or yielding, esp. in a submissive
way, (C "C ' ); The system is both 64 - and
32-bit compliant, and is capable of leveraging GPU power where applicable;
(comply)- to act or be in accordance with wishes, requests, demands,
requirements, conditions, etc.; agree, (C " C " CC
C" Ch"); If he does not comply, the conviction on the guilty plea
would stand. Craig Daily Press stories;
(confess)- to acknowledge or avow (a fault, crime, misdeed, weakness,
etc.) by way of revelation, (h ); I confess, my
dear general, that I find myself of very quick feelings whenever my
reputation and glory are concerned in anything. Memoirs Correspondence
and Manuscripts of General Lafayette;
(yield)- to give up or surrender, ( C CC
"); The wounded knight refused to yield to his foe;
to give forth or produce by a natural process or in return for cultivation,
( C h q "); This crop ranges from 25 to
65 bushels per acre, and the difference in the yield is to be attributed to the
manner of cultivation;
(cede)- to yield or formally surrender to another, ( { h C
CC Ch"); The Chinese were forced to cede the island to the
British in 1842 following their defeat in the First Opium War;
(cession)- yielding (something) to another; ceding, ( );
Carolina cession was admitted as the state of Tennessee. A Brief History of
the United States;

(concede)- to acknowledge as true, just, or proper; admit, (CC C"
Ch" ); Either way, even when we lose a battle we
should not concede defeat in the war;
(concession)- the act of conceding or yielding, as a right, a privilege, or a
point or fact in an argument, (C' \ Cl
C CC C"); He got a concession from the
Portuguese Government and work began. An African Adventure;
(discount)- disregard, (\); Verify that your discount was accepted before
you go ahead and finish the check out process;
(rebate)- a return of part of the original payment for some service or
merchandise; partial refund, (\; C; l); The deadline for
submitting the application for the rebate is three years after the end of a
taxation year;

reject, cancel, shun, abandon, outcast, hermit

abjure <> adjure
(abjure)- to renounce or give up under oath; forswear, (('
l h) ' C' ^ Ch" ); If
they made her seem to abjure, that would free her from the death-penalty.
Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc Volume 2;
(adjure)- to command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath; I am now going to
give my whole soul to oysters, and I adjure you by our bonds to do the same.
Without a Home;
abjure = recant = retract = rebuff = disclaim = forswear {waive}
(recant)- to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), esp.
formally; retract, (( ') CC\ Ch" ); He is so
obstinate that he will not recant -- " The Martyr of the Catacombs A Tale of
Ancient Rome;
(retract)- to withdraw (a statement, opinion, etc.) as inaccurate or
unjustified, esp. formally or explicitly; take back, (( h)
C C" ); They repaired to the monastery to make their
protest, and to demand that Fray Antonio should retract or modify his words
the following Sunday. Bartholomew de Las Casas; his life, apostolate, and
writings;

(rebuff)- to give a rebuff to; check; repel; refuse; drive away; snub, (|
; ^ C ); He remembered no more now how she had
rejected, rebuffed, and dismissed him. Dr. Heidenhoff's Process;
(disclaim)- to deny or repudiate interest in or connection with; disavow;
disown, (h ; ); Those who wrote for amusement
were careful to disclaim the title of bel esprit, and their works usually
reached the public through accidental channels. The Women of the French
Salons;
(forswear)- to reject or renounce under oath, (CC\ Ch" );
Neither did any of them forswear themselves unpunished after such an oath;
and God authorized, by many proofs, this religious practice, even by manifest
prodigies. The Works of John Dryden;
(waive)- to refrain from claiming or insisting on; give up; forgo, ((
h C<) C\\ CC\ Ch" ); Residents
received a five-page legal document informing them that the penalty would
not be waived, they said;
abrogate = abolish = annul = nullify = void = invalidate = countermand = revoke
= repeal = rescind = vacate = overturn^ overrule^ override : liquidate
(abrogate)- to abolish by formal or official means; annul by an authoritative
act; repeal, (C f hf ); The only thing which it
could not altogether abrogate was the strange Egyptian smellThe Jewel of
Seven Stars;
(abolish)- to do away with; put an end to; annul; make void, (( h
l h) C C"h C ); What he wants
to abolish is the repressive, not the productive state. A Preface to Politics;
(annul)- (esp. of laws or other established rules, usages, etc.) to make void
or null; abolish; cancel; invalidate, ( l h
C C C C );
Neither Congress nor a Territorial legislature nor any human power has any
authority to annul or impair this vested right. State of the Union Address
(1790-2001);
(nullify)- to render or declare legally void or inoperative; The idea of
protecting your children from toxic chemicals has been not just nullified, but
made illegal! Signs of the Times;
(void)- to settle or pay (a debt), (Ch C' ClC); The store's
entire inventory will be void, and the sale will feature the highest discounts
ever offered to the public. The Acorn;

(invalidate)- to deprive of legal force or efficacy; nullify, (f f
); Such evils do not invalidate or destroy the force of our
assertion that social order is derived from and is based upon the order of
nature. Myth and Science An Essay;
(countermand)- to revoke or cancel (a command, order, etc.), (Ch'
C ); She knew now that her order had
indeed been countermanded, and by an authority higher than hers. The
Mormon Prophet;
(revoke)- to take back or withdraw; annul, cancel, or reverse; rescind or
repeal, (( Ch ) ); A great part of
Boniface's decrees were revoked, and those who had attacked him were
exculpated. An Introduction to the History of Western Europe;
(repeal)- to revoke or annul (a law, tax, duty, etc.) by express legislative
enactment; abrogate, ( ); After years of
struggle by campaigners, the repeal was approved by the New Mexico Senate
in February and the House in March;
(rescind)- to abrogate; annul; revoke; repeal, (( l h)
); They refused to debate motions to rescind, and came to successful votes
as a "silent legislature." The United States of America, Part 1;
(vacate)- to give up possession or occupancy of; I am going to ask you
to vacate, because I want to have a little picnic under this tank for the freight
crew that brought me along. The Song of the Lark by Willa Cather;
to give up or relinquish (an office, position, etc.); to vacate the presidency
of a firm;
(overturn)- to cause to turn over or capsize; upset; All the young men are
growing up with the new notions, and in ten years they will be strong enough
to overturn the present order of things. A Residence in France;
(overrule)- to rule against or disallow the arguments of (a person), (("
C_ C ) ); He was therefore frequently overruled,
and his power was crippled. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the
Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges;
(override)- to prevail or have dominance over; have final authority or say
over; overrule, ((C l h) hh
D ); We don't seem to be able to force the manual override,
but we might be able to cut our way out. Time's Enemy;
(liquidate)-to pay off (a debt, a claim, or an obligation); settle; That party
felt that it was its duty to liquidate this war debt as speedily as possible.

The Memories of Fifty Years;
annul <> annals
(annals)- a record of events, esp. a yearly record, usually in chronological
order,( l ); The beginning of the
17th century is an interesting epoch in American annals. The Knight of the
Golden Melice A Historical Romance;
revoke > irrevocable
(irrevocable)- not to be revoked or recalled; unable to be repealed or
annulled; unalterable, (l\ ); But the instant the step
was irrevocable, the instant she had left the barrier behind, repentance set in.
East Lynne;
repeal <> repel
(repel)- to ward off or keep away; drive back; Whatever insult is offered me,
I will do my best to repel, and what I cannot do for myself the law shall do for
me. Life Of Johnson;
boycott ~ shun = ban = banish = eschew = expel = ostracize = rusticate =
relegate {demote = bump} = oust : expatriate = exile : extradition
(boycott)- to abstain from buying or using, ( ; C ); We're
not sure a boycott is the right way to disagree with someone politically;
(shun)- keep away from, ((C CC ) hC ); I have
become completely discouraged, and am greatly in need of what I at
first shunned--sympathy. Frank on a Gun-Boat;
(ban)- ( C C^ C ); Mujib was arrested again;
his party was banned, and most of his aides fled to India and organized a
provisional government;
(banish)- to expel from or relegate to a country or place by authoritative
decree; condemn to exile, ((hC) hf f ); She
and her followers were banished, and some of them, returning, put to death,
1659-60. History of the United States, Volume 1 (of 6);
(eschew)- to abstain or keep away from; shun; avoid: to eschew evil,
(\C l CC hC C ); Assumptions and
preconceptions must be eschewed, however plausible they may seem. The
Negro;
(expel)- to force or drive out; In the past ten years nothing has been so
calculated to make people think that Hitler had some reason to expel the Jews
from Germany as your statement. The God Delusion;
(ostracize)- to exclude, by general consent, from society, friendship,
conversation, privileges, etc, ("q C ); Denise Finkel
claims that her former classmates at Oceanside High School created a

Facebook chat group to ostracize, ridicule, and disgrace her;
(rusticate)- to stay or sojourn in the country, (D ); He
told me that he was on the look-out for a quiet, unfrequented place on the
sea-shore, where he might rusticate and sketch;
to suspend (a student) from a university as punishment, (' CC C
C 'h CC C ); ;
(relegate)- to send or consign to an inferior position, place, or condition,
(n h ); A few months sufficed
to relegate these vestiges of faith to that part of our souls reserved for
memory. Recollections of My Youth;
(demote)- to reduce in grade, rank, or status; It seems unlikely that Apple
would demote the Core 2 Duo-based Mini to the slower Atom chip - Internet;
(bump)- to cause to knock against an obstacle; It was a hard bump, and
Clare felt aching all over. The Life of John Clare;
(oust)- to expel or remove from a place or position occupied, (C
l _ h CC \ C"h ); In 1829 he
became Minister of Charles X. and was responsible for the ordinances
which oust his master his throne in The Memoirs of Napoleon;
(expatriate)- to banish (a person) from his or her native country, (_
); He had deemed himself expatriated for the rest of his life.
Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency Complete;
(exile)- expel from a country;
(extradition)- the surrender of an alleged fugitive from justice or criminal
by one state, nation, or authority to another, (ChC' C C
C{ C C C C{ C Ch CC); If
the extradition is overturned it is entirely possible that Laurean could be a
free man in Mexico;
relegate <> delegate = designate = assign ~ consign ~ allocate ~ devolve
{deteriorate}
(relegate)- to send or consign to an inferior position, place, or condition,
(n h ); A few months sufficed
to relegate these vestiges of faith to that part of our souls reserved for
memory. Recollections of My Youth;
(delegate)- a person designated to act for or represent another or others;
deputy; representative, ( C C C );
(designate)- to nominate or select for a duty, office, purpose, etc.; appoint;
assign, (C Ch C C);

(assign)- to appoint, as to a post or duty, (C h_ h C
Ch"); to assign one to guard duty;
(consign)- to hand over or deliver formally or officially; commit, (
; ); The government continues to consign tens of thousands of
willing and able older workers to the scrapheap;
(allocate)- to set apart for a particular purpose; assign or allot, ( C
Ch" ); The draft doesn't describe how the allowances would
be allocated, which is crucial for calculating how much electricity prices
might rise;
(devolve)- to transfer or delegate (a duty, responsibility, etc.) to or upon
another; pass on, ( h_ "); But financial institutions
are keen to devolve responsibility to customers and you won't always be so
fortunate;
Obsolete. to cause to roll downward (ant. evolve)
assign {attribute = ascribe = impute} : earmark
(attribute)- ascribe, explain, (C C C C );
It was commonly attributed, the book to my wife, the preface to myself. A
Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II (of II);
essential quality, ( ); A Property is an attribute which is
not contained in the definition of a term, but which flows from it. Deductive
Logic;
(ascribe)- to credit or assign, as to a cause or source; attribute;
impute,(C C l C Cl ; h );
Buddha is the name ascribed to Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of
Buddhism;
to attribute or think of as belonging, as a quality or characteristic, (Ch
h C ); Say: I am commanded only that I serve Allah
and ascribe unto Him no partner;
(impute)- to attribute or ascribe, (C ; ChC ); The
offence imputed was a false, a malicious, a seditious libel. The History of
England, from the Accession of James II Volume 2;
(embark)- to set aside for a specific purpose, use, recipient, etc.;
any identifying or distinguishing mark or characteristic;
isolate = sequester = segregate = seclude > seclusion : estrange = alienate :
quarantine
(sequester)- to remove or withdraw into solitude or retirement; seclude,
(C CC C f C lf

"q C ); "The process does not sequester carbon, but it does turn
carbon dioxide into fuel," Logan explains. ABC News;
(segregate)- to separate or set apart from others or from the main body or
group; isolate, ( ' CC "qf ;f ); In
fact, it's this ability of the ruling elite to self-segregate so thoroughly that's
one of the great problems of the modern Western state. The Brussels Journal
- The Voice of Conservatism in Europe;
(seclude)- to place in or withdraw into solitude; remove from social contact
and activity, etc, (f "qf ); In this enforced seclusion,
at the age of forty, he turned for solace to literature, which he would seem to
have neglected hitherto. Three French Moralists and The Gallantry of France;
(seclusion)- the state of being secluded; retirement; solitude,(;
; ; ); He therefore remained for three days
in seclusion, and then departed in secret. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol.
I. (of IV.);
(estrange)- to make hostile, unsympathetic, or indifferent; alienate; I must
be very careful so as not to estrange or frighten her by the boldness of ideas I
try to acclimatize in her mind. Without Dogma;
(alienate)- to make indifferent or hostile,( l C
C C llC ); He has never
been able to alienate or exasperate himself from any man whatsoever because
of a difference of an opinion. Sir Thomas Browne and his 'Religio Medici' an
Appreciation;
(quarantine)- to exclude, detain, or isolate for political, social, or hygienic
reasons,(C CC C h l
); To ask a child to be "proper" in a church building is to impose a kind
of quarantine, an attempt to keep dirt out of the sacred space. Experimental
Theology;
abandon = desert = desolate = maroon = strand : jilt = ditch : forsake >
forsaking = defection = abandonment
(desert)- to leave (a person, place, etc.) without intending to return, esp.
in violation of a duty, promise, or the like, ( CC\ C);
The building was deserted, the windows hanging open and their leather
hinges rotted. Ghost King;
(of military personnel) to leave service, duty, etc., with no intention of
returning;
(desolate)- barren or laid waste; devastated, ("0); The plunderers
desolated the countryside, burning firms and carrying off the harvest;

deprived or destitute of inhabitants; deserted; uninhabited,('
); The widow never returned to the desolated homestead.
The Reign of Andrew Jackson;
solitary; lonely,( <); a desolate place;
dreary; dismal; gloomy,( h); desolate prospects;
(maroon)- to put ashore and abandon on a desolate island or coast by way
of punishment or the like, as was done by buccaneers, ( C C
CC CC ); After he was marooned, your father and
his friends kidnapped him and took him away. The Radio Boys in the
Thousand Islands;
(strand)- to bring into or leave in a difficult or helpless position; They found
the wreck of a fishing boat upon the strand, from which they obtained wood
enough for a rude funeral pile. History of Julius Caesar;
(jilt)- to reject or cast aside (a lover or sweetheart), esp. abruptly or
unfeelingly, (C ^ hC CC hC C );
What makes you so anxious to see an obscure individual like myself jilted --
and ruined? ' The Giant's Robe;
(ditch)- Slang to get away from (a person, especially a companion);
(forsake)- to quit or leave entirely; abandon; desert, ( CC\
Ch" C"h ); In the dim light and the hush the place seemed
unutterably desolate and forsaken, as if he were buried in a crypt. Poor
Man's Rock;
(defection)- desertion from allegiance, loyalty, duty, or the like; apostasy,
(hC; ); This miserable defection was ascribed to the
withdrawal of Shelby from the army on leave of absence. The Life of Francis
Marion;
abandon = abdicate = give up = renounce = repudiate = relinquish = resign (>
resignation) = disown = cast off = forfeit = forgo = waive : succumb : capitulate
(abdicate)- to renounce or relinquish a throne, right, power, claim,
responsibility, or the like, esp. in a formal manner, (CC\ Ch" (h
C' h) ); Ismail Khedive had now
abdicated, and Tewfik had succeeded him. The Romance of Isabel Lady
Burton Volume II;
(renounce)- to give up or put aside voluntarily, ("C
); But a taste for metaphysics may be one of those things which we
must renounce, if we mean to mould our lives to artistic perfection. The
Renaissance: studies in art and poetry;

(repudiate)- to reject as having no authority or binding force, (C C
);
to reject with disapproval or condemnation, to cast off, disown,(
);
to refuse to acknowledge and pay (a debt), as a state, municipality,
etc,( C C'C C ); We must repudiate,
now and forever, these assaults upon the masses of the people and upon the
fundamental principles of popular rights. History of the Thirty-Ninth
Congress of the United States;
(relinquish)- to renounce or surrender (a possession, right, etc.), (CC\
Ch" ); The only thing which we old
folks do not willingly relinquish is personal comfort, and I thank you for
enduring annoyances so patiently for the sake of securing mine. The Bride
of the Nile Volume 01;
(resign)- to give up (a position, for example), especially by formal
notification; Taking advantage of what Talleyrand conceived to be a happy
way of eliciting a strong expression of royal support by threatening to resign,
the King replaced him by the Duc de Richelieu. The Memoirs of Napoleon;
(disown)- to refuse to acknowledge as belonging or pertaining to oneself;
deny the ownership of or responsibility for; repudiate; renounce, (C
); Win by his aid and the aid of disown
He travels the fastest he travels alone Soldiers Three;
(forfeit)- to lose or become liable to lose, as in consequence of crime,
fault, or breach of engagement, (C h ); He knows
his life is forfeit, and he's ripe for any sort of crime. A Mating in the Wilds;
(forgo)- to abstain from; relinquish; The Reverend Sayce, who had been
needled by Emerson on only too many occasions, was not Christian enough
to forgo a chance at revenge. The Mummy Case;
(waive)- to refrain from claiming or insisting on; give up; forgo, ((
h C<) C\\ CC\ Ch" ); Residents received
a five-page legal document informing them that the penalty would not
be waived, they said;
(succumb)- to give way to superior force; yield, ((C CCh
h) ' " "); In general, every evil to which we do
not succumb is a benefactor. Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson;
(capitulate)- to surrender unconditionally or on stipulated terms, ((

'C ) ); Prince Liechtenstein proposed to capitulate on
condition that the garrison of Ulm should be allowed to return into Austria.
to give up resistance;
desert <> deserts = comeuppance
(deserts)- often, deserts. reward or punishment that is deserved; to get
one's just deserts;
(comeuppance)- deserved reward or just deserts, usually unpleasant, (
' C); I would have enjoyed seeing the congressman get
his comeuppance, but I didn't want to destroy his wife and kids. A Kiss
Remembered;
pariah = castaway = outcast = ishmael
(pariah)- a social outcast, (l C C ' C l );
During his lifetime he was a literary pariah, the victim of an organized
conspiracy of silence. Life and Habit;
(castaway)- a shipwrecked person, (m CC CC
); This barren spot the castaway makes to bloom as a rose, then
brings immigrants to his Pacific Eden, which finally vanishes like a dream.
James Fenimore Cooper;
(outcast)- a person who is rejected or cast out, as from home or society,
( \ < ); She could not feel herself
an outcast, an object of pity and derision, without being deeply affected by it.
The Grimke Sisters;
(ishmael)- the son of Abraham and Hagar: both he and Hagar were cast out
of Abraham's family by Sarah. Gen. 16:11, 12;
any outcast;
waif = ragamuffin = urchin = foundling
(waif)- a person, esp. a child, who has no home or friends, ( "
'); The man without a purpose is like a ship without a rudder;
a waif, a nothing, a no-man. The Girl Wanted;
(ragamuffin)- a ragged, disreputable person; tatterdemalion, (C
l C\\ Cl ); No ragamuffin was ever so
tattered and torn as this rakish individual. Truxton King A Story of
Graustark;
(urchin)- a mischievous boy, ( ); The forlorn urchin was our office
boy, Jimmie Welch. The Pirate of Panama A Tale of the Fight for Buried
Treasure;

(foundling)- an infant or small child found abandoned; a child without a
known parent or guardian, (-- - '); Society
shrinks from an obscure foundling, a prizefighter, a leg, a hell-keeper, and an
usurer. Henrietta Temple A Love Story;
jettison^ jetsam = flotsam
(jettison)- to cast (goods) overboard in order to lighten a vessel or aircraft
or to improve its stability in an emergency, ( C CC
C CC Ch"); In addition to literally "throwing overboard,"
"jettison" means simply "to get rid of." Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day;
(jetsam)- goods cast overboard deliberately, as to lighten a vessel or
improve its stability in an emergency, which sink where jettisoned or are
washed ashore, (C C CC C
C CC Ch" C C C ' C CC C);
He came out from that brown mass of human flotsam and jetsam on the
Sunday afternoon following his conversion, and told them what had
happened to him. From the Bottom Up;
flotsam and jetsam ( C C ) Ch m
h 'D CC)
(flotsam)- the part of the wreckage of a ship and its cargo found floating on
the water, (m C "q '); He was pulling at
something heavier than the ordinary flotsam -- something far below the
surface of the water. The Landloper;
hermitage > hermit = recluse = solitary = solitudinarian = troglodyte
{caveman}
(hermitage)- the habitation of a hermit, (Ch ; c); In times
past, the hermitage was a place, not only of religious retirement, but of burial.
Eugene Aram Complete;
(hermit)- a person who has withdrawn to a solitary place for a life of
religious seclusion, ( ); Satan joins Him in the
disguise of a hermit, and the whole temptation proceeds according to
Scripture. Shakespeare His Life Art And Characters;
(recluse)- a person who lives in seclusion or apart from society, often for
religious meditation, ( q); There he remained as
a recluse, and waited for the doors to open. Memorials of the Faithful;
(solitary)- alone; without companions; unattended, ( );
He was solitary, soured, cold, with a heart of stone, and fully conscious of his
personal unpopularity. Great Fortunes and How They Were Made;

(solitudinarian)- a person who seeks solitude; recluse;
(troglodyte)- a prehistoric cave dweller; But humans easily
turn troglodyte on occasion, in New York as readily as in Antarctica. The
Past Through Tomorrow;
(caveman)- a prehistoric or primitive human living in caves; He has the
build of a caveman, and there's always at least some evidence of his last meal
stuck in his strawberry-blond beard, but he's a "good feller." Ellery Queen
Mystery Magazine;
solitude : nongregarious # gregarious
(solitude)- the state of being or living alone; seclusion, (_; ;
); The place was nice and warm, and he felt that his solitude was at
an end. Short Sketches from Oldest America;
(nongregarious)- of plants and animals; not growing or living in groups or
colonies;
(gregarious)- fond of the company of others; sociable, (hC C
; l ; ); We were sociable and gregarious, and these singing
and laughing councils satisfied us. Before Adam;

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exalt, encomium, commendable, fame, famous, adulate, venerate,
cajole, servile

exalt = extol = glorify = acclaim = proclaim {exclaim} = herald = hail = applaud
= commend = laud = eulogize = esteem : deify
(exalt)- to raise in rank, honor, power, character, quality, etc.;
elevate,(Chq Ch"); The poet is impressed, moved, thrilled
and exalted, and pours out his song from his feelings and transfused with
emotion. George Eliot; A Critical Study of Her Life, Writings and Philosophy;
to praise; extol, (" ' ); To exalt, to heal, to quicken, to inspire;
The Poems of Emma Lazarus, Volume 1;
(extol)- to praise highly; laud; eulogize, (" ' ); As soon as she
began to extol the North and speak against slavery, mother left the room.
The Grimke Sisters;
(glorify)- to give glory, honor, or high praise to; exalt; I do think that my
prevailing aim is to do the will of God and to glorify Him in everything.
The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss;
(acclaim)- to welcome or salute with shouts or sounds of joy and approval;
applaud, (C C Ch" ); I longed for a
following of which I should be the leader, my name acclaimed under the
heavens like a new clarion call But I felt my grandeur slip away. The
Inferno;
(proclaim)- to announce or declare in an official or formal manner,
(Cf f f lf C ); Among the principles of
divine civilization He came to proclaim is the Most Great Peace of mankind.
The Promulgation of Universal Peace;
(exclaim)- to cry out or speak suddenly and vehemently, as in surprise,
strong emotion, or protest, ((Ch C hC)
C "); This idea arose from his having been heard emphatically
to exclaim, "I will not go to St. Helena!" The Memoirs of Napoleon;
(herald)- to give news or tidings of; announce; proclaim; Dawn
was heralded by nothing more obvious than a gradual lightening of the

darkness under the trees. The Silver Gryphon;
to indicate or signal the coming of; usher in, ( C );
a person or thing that precedes or comes before; forerunner;
harbinger,(C C C C
Dh ); The Emperor's citation was delivered to him on March 26 by the
imperial herald, Kaspar Sturm, who was to accompany him to Worms.
Life of Martin Luther;
(hail)- to cheer, salute, or greet; welcome, (C C" ^
); And accordingly--hail, King of England!" Chivalry;
showery precipitation in the form of irregular pellets or balls of ice,
(' );
(appalud)- to express approval; give praise; acclaim, ( hC
C ' ); He who could make a good shot
of that kind was much applauded, and he who was hit was laughed at and
felt very sheepish. Confessions of Boyhood;
(commend)- to present, mention, or praise as worthy of confidence,
notice, kindness, etc.,(C C Cl ); to commend a friend to
another; to commend an applicant for employment;
to cite or name with approval or special praise, (' ); to commend
a soldier for bravery;
(laud)- to praise; extol, (' ); His disinterestedness
was lauded, and he took his clients' fees without comment. Albert Savarus;
(eulogize)- to praise highly, ( C " ' ); I
am not here to eulogize the mortal, but the immortal. Evolution of
Expression Volume 1;
(esteem)- to regard highly or favorably; regard with respect or admiration,
(" C c ); Poets are highly esteemed, and not
only read their poems to the people, but also teach elocution. A Trip to
Venus;
(deify)- to make a god of; exalt to the rank of a deity; personify as a deity,
(Ch ; ChC_ " ); If the Superman is more manly
than men are, of course they will ultimately deify him, even if they happen
to kill him first. Heretics;
rave (dance party} {rant = bombast}
(rave)- to talk wildly, as in delirium, (C C CC C
);

an extravagantly enthusiastic appraisal or review of something,(hD
'); Party newspapers might rave, but the instinct of the people was
never at fault. George Washington;
(of wind, water, storms, etc.) to make a wild or furious sound; rage;
a dance party that lasts all night and electronically synthesized music is
played;
(rant)- to speak or declaim extravagantly or violently; talk in a wild or
vehement way; rave, ("C " l C Ch"
); The demagogue ranted for hours;
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation; His postures were sometimes
negligent enough; he had a contempt for rant, and hated show and pomp.
Discourse of the Life and Character of the Hon Littleton Waller Tazewell;
(bombast)- speech too pompous for an occasion; pretentious words,
(\ ); Much of its imagery was bombastic, and far
beyond the conception of a boy of my age. My Life Volume 1;
exhilarate = inebriate {drunkard = rummy} = tickle pink = beatify >
beatitude > beatific = saintly
(exhilarate)- to enliven; invigorate; stimulate, ( );
Always after a great storm the weather of the island would become more
bracing and exhilarating, and this morning the air seemed filled with the
spirit of spring The Blue Lagoon: a romance;
(inebriate)- to make drunk; intoxicate, (f hf hf Ch
); Not mildly inebriated, as he often was, but good and stinkingly
drunk. Murder Can Be Fun;
(drunkard)- one who is habitually drunk; I could not help drinking; my
father had been a drunkard, and I had inherited the desire. Madeleine An
Autobiography;
(rummy)- Slang a drunkard;
fill with sublime emotion; "The children were thrilled at the prospect of
going to the movies"; "He was inebriated by his phenomenal
success" [syn: exhilarate]
(beatify)- to make blissfully happy, ( C h C C
CC C " ); A look may beatify or plunge in
the depths of despair. The Trial and Death of Jesus Christ A Devotional
History of our Lord's Passion;
(beatific)- bestowing bliss, blessings, happiness, or the like, (C ;
' h CC ); His eyes dilated; the expression of his livid face
grew first surprised, then joyous--beatific. The Lion's Skin;

(saintly)- of, relating to, resembling, or befitting a saint;
encomium = eulogium = eulogy = panegyric = paean
(encomium)- a formal expression of high praise; eulogy, (" '); She
received from the apothecary the highest encomium, and a reward for her
integrity. Our Gift;
(eulogy)- high praise or commendation, (" ' " '
l); I doubted as to the last article of this eulogy: for they had several
provincial sounds; as there, pronounced like fear, instead of like fair; once
pronounced woonse, instead of wunse, or wonse. Life Of Johnson;
(eulogium)- a formal expression of praise for someone who has died
recently;
(panegyric)-a lofty oration or writing in praise of a person or thing; eulogy,
( ' ); All that fine panegyric was yours, that commiseration
was yours, that exhortation was yours. The Orations of Marcus Tullius
Cicero, Volume 4;
(paean)- any song of praise, joy, or triumph, (- );
Vergil's ninth Catalepton seems to have been written as a paean in honor of
Messalla on receipt of the first incomplete report. Vergil;
paean {hymn : doxology}
(hymn)- a song of praise or thanksgiving to God or a deity; The greatest
Veda hymn is the "Bhagavat Gita," a section in the Mahabharata concerning
life's never-ending spiritual journey towards perfection. Conservapedia;
(doxology)- a hymn or verse in Christian liturgy glorifying God;
kudos = congratulations = extolment : complement {make perfect} >
complementary
(kudos)- honor; glory; acclaim, ( " Cl); Some authors were
motivated to write strictly for the critics, for the kudos and awards.
Analog Science Fiction and Fact;
(complement)- something that completes or makes perfect, ( C
C C ); As he grew older, he complemented, then replaced,
his physical strength with a stentorian voice;
(complementary)- forming or serving as a complement; completing; The
term complementary implies similarity in the main elements of character
with adaptable differences. Practical Suggestions for Mother and Housewife;
ovation = plaudit = acclamation = clat
(ovation)- an enthusiastic public reception of a person, marked esp. by
loud and prolonged applause, (Q ); The audience gave her a
standing ovation, and she left and returned to the stage three times. The

State Journal-Register;
(plaudit)- an enthusiastic expression of approval, (Chl l
'm '); He had no degrees, but I am thinking that some time he
will hear the plaudit: "Well done, good and faithful servant." Reveries of a
Schoolmaster;
(acclamation)- A shout or salute of enthusiastic approval; He was admitted
a member by acclamation, and was soon selected to preside. Critical and
Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3);
(clat)- acclamation; acclaim, (');
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.,(C' _ );
showy or elaborate display,( \); In the month of Shrabana
the worship of the snake goddess is celebrated with great clat. The Tribes
and Castes of the Central Provinces of India;
accolade = laurels
(accolade)- any award, honor, or laudatory notice, (C h);
This accolade has been awarded to BMW by US research firm iSuppli Corp
using its Technology Availability Scorecard. Silicon Republic - News;
(laurels)- an honor or honors conferred for some notable achievement; But
Sir Henry does not seem to have been impatient for his laurels. The Life of
Francis Marion;
conducive = tributary^ tribute = testimonial
(conducive)- tending to produce; conducing; contributive; helpful;
favorable; Trust was powerfully conducive, as were courage and integrity.
Triple Detente by Piers Anthony;
(tributary)-paid in tribute;
A stream that flows into a larger stream or other body of water; The
remaining marches were alongside of the tremendous granite ranges which
divide the Indus from its great tributary, the Shayok. Among the Tibetans;
(tribute)- tax levied by a ruler; a gift, testimonial, compliment, or the like,
given as due or in acknowledgment of gratitude or esteem, (c
);The best part of this tribute is all the gorgeous music by John
Williams;
(testimonial)- a letter or written statement of recommendation,
('); The following testimonial is from a man who is now a highly
respectable colored citizen of Boston. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl;
commendable = laudable = praiseworthy : meritable : exemplary = honorable
(commendable)- worthy of commendation or praise; laudable; A
quiet, commendable, honorable man, -- with a certain pathetic dignity,

visible even in the eclipsed state he sank into. History of Friedrich II of
Prussia;
(laudable)- deserving commendation; praiseworthy; This is one of the most
finished performances of our author; the intention is laudable, and the
execution equal to the goodness of the design. The Lives of the Poets of
Great Britain and Ireland;
(praiseworthy)- meriting praise; highly commendable; His extraordinary
diligence is highly praiseworthy, and merits a distinguished reward [1018].
Life Of Johnson;
deserving of reward; Several pious persons have considered it as
highly meritable to abstain from the reading of poetry! Curiosities of
Literature, Vol. 1 (of 3);
(exemplary)- serving as an example, model; outstanding, (h'
h ); Mrs. Rice is a lady of refinement, exemplary, and much beloved
and respected. Cleveland Past and Present Its Representative Men;
renown = fame = glory : distinction = eminence
(renown)- widespread and high repute; fame, ( ' ^);
And in these things she spent that year in much renown, and she passed her
time pleasant, enjoying honour and friendship. The Mabinogion Vol. 3 (of
3);
(fame)- great renown;
(distinction)- honor, contrast, discrimination, ( '
); They have, in other words, a distinction of their own and
their distinction is their power_. Laugh and Live;
(eminence)- high station, rank, or repute, ( '); Intellectual
pre-eminence, he observed, was the highest superiority; and that every
nation derived their highest reputation from the splendour and dignity of
their writers [365]. Life Of Johnson;
renowned = famous = notable = luminary = illustrious = reputed > reputable
= estimable = prestigious
(renowned)-having renown; famous;
(famous)- well or widely known; After the appearance of The French
Revolution in 1838 he was famous, and everyone who read anything read
that book. The Life of Froude;
(notable)- prominent, important, or distinguished, (; CC);
Most notable are the fluctuations of the euro vs. the U.S. dollar, another
freely floating currency. Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent
changes [en];

(luminary)- a person who has attained eminence in his or her field or is an
inspiration to others, ( _); We were the luminary, and our
faint aura revealed, through the melting veil, an outer world that had no sky,
no plane, no bounds. London River;
(illustrious)- well known and very distinguished; eminent; Duke John, like
his illustrious forebears, had also fought and bled for his country. Joan of
Arc;
(reputable)- held in good repute; honorable; respectable; estimable,
(cC ); Captain Collis was one of a race of squires who had never
been very reputable, and had not risen greatly above the farmer. The
Pillars of the House, V1;
(estimable)- worthy of esteem; deserving respect or admiration, (cC);
He is the most estimable, the most trustworthy creature in the world, and I
will venture to say, there is not a better seaman in all the merchant service.
The Count of Monte Cristo;
(prestigious)- having prestige; esteemed; Feeling vastly superior, Margo
said, "It's one of the most prestigious school uniforms in London, from the
Royal Masonic Institution for Girls." Time Scout;
adulation > adulate = blandish > blandishment : butter up : massage : sell : oil
> oily = fulsome = unctuous = buttery
(adulation)- to show excessive admiration or devotion to; flatter or admire
servilely, (' C'Ch h' ); But we realized
that the average movie star craves the public adulation, which is why he
needs so desperately to be in front of the people all the time. Analog, March
2002;
(adulate)- to show excessive admiration or devotion to; flatter or admire
servilely, (C CCh );
(blandish)- to coax or influence by gentle flattery; cajole, (
); The nurse and governess tried to blandish her, in vain. Mark Twain,
a Biography Volume II, Part 1: 1886-1900;
(blandishment)- something, as an action or speech, that tends to flatter,
coax, entice, etc., ( );
(butter up)- to flatter someone in order to gain a favor;
(massage)- to coddle or cajole;
(sell)- persuade somebody to accept something;
(oil)- Informal to bribe;
(fulsome)- offensive to good taste, esp. as being excessive; overdone or
gross, ((' CCh h C<) l

hh); He is the most fulsome, fawning, abominable man I
ever saw. Barchester Towers;
(unctuous)- characterized by excessive piousness or moralistic fervor, esp.
in an affected manner; excessively smooth, suave, or smug;He had become
suave and unctuous, a kind of elephantine irony pervading his laborious
attempts at conciliation. I Will Repay;
(buttery)- marked by effusive and insincere flattery;
venerate = revere {worship = idolize} > irreverence # deference = complaisance
~ homage
(venerate)- to regard or treat with reverence; revere, (C cf
); This must be considered not as a mere nicety of feeling, but
as a sentiment inspired by faith, which teaches us to venerate the word of
God. The Life and Legends of Saint Francis of Assisi;
(revere)-to regard with respect tinged with awe; venerate, (C c
C c ); Of course the average citizen doesn't want the
exploitation that was part and parcel of the past authoritarian regimes,
Communist or monarchist, but they do revere, and follow, the strong leader,
even if he is heading an autocratic government;
(idolize)- to regard with blind adoration, devotion, etc;
to worship as a god; Their longing after his humanity made them idolize his
mother. England's Antiphon;
(irreverence)- the quality of being irreverent; lack of reverence or respect,
(c); His eyes dance with irreverence, and he delivers his insouciant,
knowing dialogue perfectly;
(deference)- respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion,
will, etc., of another, (CD _ '
c); Every one treated him with deference, all were eager to render service.
The Easiest Way A Story of Metropolitan Life;
(complaisance)- the inclination to comply willingly with the wishes of
others; amiability; Addison raised his objections, and Lord Bolingbroke
answered them with great complaisance. The Journal to Stella;
(homage)- respect or reverence paid or rendered, (c
h); The centrepiece of the homage was a performance of the St John
Passion, the shorter, tauter and more uplifting of Bach's two extant Passion
settings. Opera Today;
deference > defer {delay} [submit] <> differ
(deference)- respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion,

will, etc., of another, (CD _ '
c); Every one treated him with deference, all were eager to render service.
The Easiest Way A Story of Metropolitan Life;
(defer)- to put off (action, consideration, etc.) to a future time, (f
); Respect and defer, even when trust is lost;
(differ)- to be dissimilar or unlike in nature, quality, amount, or form;
blarney = inveigle = wheedle = cajole = coax = cadge {scrouge = schnorr = beg
= mooch = panhandle} = sweet-talk = soft soap
(blarney)- flattering or wheedling talk; cajolery;
(inveigh)- to protest strongly or attack vehemently with words; rail,
(C f Ch f ); For nothing makes rebuke less
painful or more beneficial than to refrain from anger, and to inveigh against
wrong-doing mildly and kindly. Plutarch's Morals;
(wheedle)- to endeavor to influence (a person) by smooth, flattering, or
beguiling words or acts, ( C C h ); He
bullies and blusters and puts peoples backs up and then he tries to be oily
and wheedle, but by that time the damage has been done. Death of a
Macho Man;
(cajole)- to persuade by flattery or promises; wheedle; coax, (
C C hC C ); We made no attempt to cajole or allure
those who did not belong to us. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II;
(coax)- to attempt to influence by gentle persuasion, flattery, etc.; cajole,
( C ); Many attempts were made to coax or catch
them, but in vain. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville;
(cadge)- to beg or obtain by begging, ( C" C"
Cl ); Then in Mestre you cadge or buy a ride over to the west-side
quays. The Shadow Of The Lion;
(scrouge) to squeeze, to crowd;
(schnorr) - obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling;
(mooch)- to obtain or try to obtain by begging; cadge;
(panhandle)- to approach strangers and beg for money or food;
(sweet-talk)- influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering;
(soft-soap)- to cajole; flatter;
blandishment = cajolery
(blandishment)- something, as an action or speech, that tends to flatter,
coax, entice, etc., ( );
(cajolery)- the act of cajoling; coaxing language or tricks; delusive
wheedling;

servile = slavish = subservient ~ cringing : fawning = obsequious = toady =
sycophantic > sycophancy
(servile)- slavishly submissive or obsequious; fawning,(h
' Cl 'h); "We do not transfer persons
from a free condition into a servile--we have so much at heart to raise slaves
to liberty." Outlines of Greek and Roman Medicine;
(slavish)- being or resembling a slave; abjectly submissive, (
); But the flip side of trusting obedience
is slavish gullibility. The God Delusion;
(subservient)- serving or acting in a subordinate capacity; subordinate,
(hq C); This urge to be subservient is the
driving force in our polity and it has been for centuries. Freeborn John;
(cringing)- to shrink, bend, or crouch, esp. in fear or servility; cower, (C
C " C ); He did not go in a cringing, apologetic
spirit, but as one unafraid, as one who is justified within himself and fears
not the report of evil. From the Housetops;
to fawn, (h- l CC Cl C ");
(fawning)- to seek notice or favor by servile demeanor, (
CCh ll C C D C Cl ); Cringing
and fawning, the outlaw heard what he was required to do. The Strange
Adventures of Mr. Middleton;
a young deer;
a light yellowish-brown color;
(obsequious)- characterized by or showing servile complaisance or
deference; fawning, (^ 'h ch' ); Despite
her desire to be famous - or at least be near famous people - Griffin is not
obsequious, at least in her stand-up specials;
(obsequy) funeral ceremony; When they had performed the funeral
obsequies, Al-Hasan arraigned the assassin before him;
(toady)- an obsequious flatterer; sycophant, ( CC ll );She
had become a self-acknowledged toady, a spineless sycophant, and for what?
The Fighting Shepherdess;
(sycophantic)- a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite, (C
CCh CCh C D C CC); Her
manner towards her benefactor was charming in its quiet grace, deferential
without being sycophantic;

(sycophancy)- self-seeking or servile flattery, ( CCh
CCh C D C ); He composed his face into an
expression suggestive of a mixture of devotion to duty, self-esteem and
simpering sycophancy, and applied his hands to the typewriter. A Demon
In My View;
yes-man = flunky = stooge
(yes-man)- a person who, regardless of actual attitude, always expresses
agreement with his or her supervisor, superior, etc.; sycophant;
(funky)- a toady; yes-man;
an assistant who does menial work, (h ); A flunky was
attempting to bring the press conference to a close;
(stooge)- an entertainer who feeds lines to the main comedian and usually
serves as the butt of his or her jokes, (ClC h' CC
C C C \);
any underling, assistant, or accomplice,( C
C C Ch); At the height of the battle the stooge yanked
out of its socket the great iron spike that held one of the wheels on the hub
and retreated. The Great Escape;
stooge {laughingstock = goat^ scapegoat}
(laughingstock)- an object of jokes or ridicule; a butt;
(scapegoat)- a person or group made to bear the blame for others or to
suffer in their place, (C C hC '
; ); Politically, using the financial institutions as
a scapegoat is easy and, judging from Internet polls, effective. The Joel
Gaines Show;
minion : menial : servile^ servitude : subservient = submissive : uxorious
(minion)- a servile follower or subordinate of a person in power, (C
CC hC Ch' C C
hh ); Rage, cunning, insolence, servility, and hypocrisy were vilely
mixed in the minion. The English Governess at the Siamese Court;
(menial)- lowly and sometimes degrading, (lC C
lC C ); No job is menial, as long as it contributes to
society and is honorable;
(servile)- slavishly submissive or obsequious; fawning,(h
' Cl 'h); "We do not transfer persons
from a free condition into a servile--we have so much at heart to raise slaves

to liberty." Outlines of Greek and Roman Medicine;
(servitude)- slavery or bondage of any kind, (h_; h_' ); There still
exists a species of perpetual servitude, which is supported by late statutes
and by daily practice, viz. Life of Johnson, Volume 3 1776-1780;
(subservient)- serving or acting in a subordinate capacity; subordinate,
(hq C); This urge to be subservient is the
driving force in our polity and it has been for centuries. Freeborn John;
(submissive)- inclined or ready to submit; unresistingly or humbly
obedient, (' ^ ); His whole demeanor was
noble, submissive, and Christian. The Rise of the Dutch Republic Volume
16: 1569-70;
(uxorious)- doting upon, foolishly fond of, or affectionately submissive
toward one's wife, (C); Charlemagne had nine wives, but he seems to
have been unduly uxorious or unwearying in his infatuations. Germany
and the Germans From an American Point of View;
subaltern : subordinate^ inordinate
(subaltern)- lower in rank; subordinate, ( ); In time of peace
the war record of a subaltern is quickly forgotten, and Dewey patiently
climbed the ladder of promotion until The Naval History of the United States
Volume 2 (of 2);
(subordinate)- a subordinate person or thing, (f l
); At this time Cromwell was his subordinate, and to his directions
Lord Manchester's successes are in all probability due. The Love Letters of
Dorothy Osborne to Sir William Temple, 1652-54;
(insubordination) disobedience; rebelliousness; It seemed to him that
there was at work a radical spirit of insubordination, and a principle of
overturning the formerly recognized order of domestic rule;
(inordinate)- not regulated; disorderly; These prohibitions had their usual
effects; inordinate desire for the things forbidden, and clandestine
indulgence. Memoirs of the Author of a Vindication of the Rights of Woman;
vassal : feudalism : fief = seigneur : fidelity = allegiance
(vassal)- (in the feudal system) a person granted the use of land, in return
for rendering homage, fealty, and usually military service or its equivalent
to a lord or other superior; feudal tenant, ( " '
" C 'C C ; h); If he agrees to become
my vassal, and to receive Holy Baptism, I will give him half of Spain as a fief.
The Book of Romance;
(feudalism)- a political and economic system of Europe from the 9th to

about the 15th century, based on the holding of all land in fief or fee and
the resulting relation of lord to vassal, (); The heyday of
Canadian feudalism was the period from 1663 to about 1750. The Seigneurs
of Old Canada : A Chronicle of New World Feudalism;
(fief)- a fiefdom; A fixed sum charged, as by an institution or by law, for a
privilege; His descendants renewed their hold upon the fief, which was
erected into a duchy in 1619. The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini;
(seigneur)- a man of rank, especially a feudal lord in the ancient rgime;
The term seigneur is still used but is now a mere honorary title. A
Canadian Manor and Its Seigneurs The Story of a Hundred Years, 1761-1861;
(fidelity)- loyalty; strict observance of promises, duties, etc., ( ;
'); I know your rare quality of fidelity--of constancy;
(allegiance)- the loyalty of a citizen to his or her government or of a
subject to his or her sovereign, ( "C "
' ); Anyone failing to swear allegiance would suffer the full
penalty of the law;

mock, banter, ridicule, rebuke, vituperation, bicker, denigrate,
humiliate, smear, maculate

jeer = gibe = flout = mock = scoff = deride > derision = ridicule
(jeer)- to speak or shout derisively; scoff or gibe rudely, (
ll Ch" ); The English crowd jeered at Luis Felipe
Scolari in the Portuguese dugout: 'You'll never manage England, ' they
yelled;
(gibe)- to utter mocking or scoffing words; jeer, ( !
); That night I happened to dine with Whistler and telling him of what
had occurred called forth a most stinging gibe at Oscar's expense. Oscar
Wilde;
(flout)- to treat with disdain, scorn, or contempt; scoff at; mock, (C
" ^f c C \C Ch"); Payment of taxes and
civic obligations are perceived as a virtue and those who flout this as
criminals;
(mock)- to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision,(C C

' ClC ); It was their joy to mock, and taunt, and,
if possible, to slay. The Heart of Unaga;
(scoff)- to speak derisively; mock; jeer; It is so easy to scoff, and so difficult
well to comprehend. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish
Rite of Freemasonry;
(deride)- to laugh at in scorn or contempt; scoff or jeer at; mock, (f
f 'f ^ ); None but the Liberals deride us now, and
Theodore Tilton stands at their head in light and scurrilous treatment.
The Life and Work of Susan B Anthony 01;
(derision)- ridicule; mockery, ( ' ); The
knight treated Joan's words with derision, and Joan herself with insults; and
thus ended the first of their interviews. Joan of Arc;
(ridicule)- speech or action intended to cause contemptuous laughter at a
person or thing; derision, (- ); That no prosecution
followed was due perhaps to that dread of ridicule which has often tempered
the severity of the law. Life Of Johnson;
persiflage : banter = josh = kid = chaff {husk} : winnow
(persiflage)- light, bantering talk or writing, ( ); She had
recovered from the effects of her husband's persiflage, and as we walked
along she gave me her confidence. Analytical Studies;
(bantering)- an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured
raillery, ( ); Their friendship had survived almost half a
century of confiding, bantering, arguing, leg-pulling, rib-poking, and caring.
Braun lilian Jackson 16 The Cat Who Came To Breakfast;
(josh)- to chaff; banter in a teasing way;
(chaff)- to mock, tease, or jest in a good-natured way; banter, (-
; ' ); The argument was but another sally of the
poet's good-humoured chaff, and would not have stood the scrutiny of his
subtler mind. Robert Browning;
(chaff) ('h C)
(husk)- the outer membranous or green envelope of some fruits or seeds;
The new knowledge had ripened with him before the old husk was thrown
away. Life of Martin Luther;
(winnow)- to free (grain) from the lighter particles of chaff, dirt, etc., esp.
by throwing it into the air and allowing the wind or a forced current of air
to blow away impurities,(' \ l); I accrue hordes and
then winnow away;

badinage <> bandy
(badinage)- light, playful banter or raillery, ( ');
I felt that I was no match for my friend at badinage, and gave it up But what
do you think he could do!" The Big Otter;
(bandy)- to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take;
trade; exchange,( l\ l h );
to circulate freely,(C C CC C C C ^
"); Some very large figures have been bandied about in the press - but
they are likely to be overstated;
facetious = tongue-in-cheek = joshing = jocular = jocose = mocking = comical =
quizzical = waggish = humorous
(facetious)- not meant to be taken seriously or literally, amusing;
humorous, ( ); He was often facetious, with a neatness
that was characteristic. A Backward Glance at Eighty;
(tongue-in-cheek)- meant or expressed ironically or facetiously;
(jocular)- given to, characterized by, intended for, or suited to joking or
jesting; waggish; facetious, ( ); Her sister writes:'The
old genius was extremely jocular, and the young one very pleasant. Life Of
Johnson, Volume 4;
(jocose)- given to or characterized by joking; jesting; humorous; playful,
( ' ); The old man, who had put on his short sheepskin
jacket, was just as good-humored, jocose, and free in his movements. Anna
Karenina;
(mocking)- to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision, (C
C ' ); The scar gave his face
a mocking, sardonic cast except when he smiled. Sharpe's Waterloo;
(comical)- producing laughter; amusing; funny, (h h); His
manner of telling a story was irresistibly comical, the fun of it dancing in his
eyes and playing over every feature. The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln;
(quizzical)- odd, queer, or comical, ( ); His eyes met hers,
their expression quizzical, faintly amused. A Gentleman's Honor;
(waggish)- mischievous, humorous, tricky; like a wag; roguish in merriment
and good humor; jocular, (C Ch Cl ); Scrooge was not much
in the habit of cracking jokes, nor did he feel in his heart by any
means waggish then. A Christmas Carol;
(humorous)- full of or characterized by humor; funny; Sometimes in
a humorous, sometimes in a grimly serious way, Mark Twain was fond of

drawing the distinction between theoretical and practical morals. Mark
Twain;
burlesque = charade = spoof = satirize = lampoon = debunk {expose as false}
(burlesque)- an artistic composition, esp. literary or dramatic, that, for the
sake of laughter, vulgarizes lofty material or treats ordinary material with
mock dignity, (Cl C CC' C'C l
h Cl ); No harm could be done
by the broadest burlesque, the most irreverent travesty, for these would still
leave the ideal untouched. Literature and Life (Complete);
(charade)- a game in which the players are typically divided into two
teams, members of which take turns at acting out in pantomime a word,
phrase, title, etc., which the members of their own team must guess, (C
C C C ' " l ChC h'
'l C C );
a blatant pretense or deception, esp. something so full of pretense as to be
a travesty, ( ); To keep doctors from discovering the
truth and putting an end to the charade, children were often switched from
doctor to doctor. Cruel Deception;
(spoof)- a mocking imitation of someone or something, usually light and
good-humored; lampoon or parody;
to fool by a hoax; play a trick on, esp. one intended to deceive, (Ch"
l C); There's no way to spoof them that I know of, and
jamming radars of that type is extremely difficult. " The Bear and the
Dragon;
(satirize)- to attack or ridicule with satire, ( l
); But it's hard to satirize a culture that's already saturated with ironic
instant commentary. Culture Snob;
(lampoon)- a sharp, often virulent satire directed against an individual or
institution; a work of literature, art, or the like, ridiculing severely the
character or behavior of a person, society, etc, (C C C
C l C l); I have almost finished my lampoon, and will print it
for revenge on a certain great person. The Journal to Stella;
(debunk)- to expose or excoriate (a claim, assertion, sentiment, etc.) as
being pretentious, false, or exaggerated, ( " C<
h q C l C
C ); She would remain what she temperamentally was: a
sceptic, using her intelligence to question, cast doubt, debunk. Ellery

Queen Mystery Magazine;
ironic = wry = sarcastic = vitriolic {caustic = virulent} = sardonic = mordant
{corrosive}
(ironic)- containing or exemplifying irony, ( C; C;l );
It's ironic, my time at Haliburton I traveled like crazy domestically and now I
travel almost exclusively internationally;
(irony) - an objectively or humorously sardonic utterance, disposition,
quality, etc., (C CC l
C C ; ); It is the climax of irony, and its million
echoes are hisses and jeers, even from the earth's ends. The Grimke
Sisters;
(wry)- produced by a distortion or lopsidedness of the facial features,
(ClC ' ' CC);
bitterly or disdainfully ironic or amusing, twisted, with a humorous twist;
A wry, almost self-mocking smile hovered around her mouth. The
Mistress's Secret;
(sarcastic)- a sharply ironical taunt; sneering or cutting remark, (C
CC' C ); Whereas
Edward is funny and sarcastic, always making light-hearted jokes, Jacob is
just plain rude. Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch;
(vitriolic)- very caustic; scathing, (h C D );
He jumped rapidly from argument to anecdote and was vitriolic in attack.
My Memories of Eighty Years;
(caustic)- capable of burning, corroding, or destroying living tissue, (;
h); I am caustic, and sometimes offend people at first sight; but I am a
good friend at heart to such as you. ' Merry Men;
severely critical or sarcastic;
(virulent)- actively poisonous; intensely noxious, ('; ; ];
); Nature reports that hurricanes are becoming more virulent, and
global warming may be the cause;
(sardonic)- characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical;
sneering,( ^ ); The lawyer's smile
was sardonic, and it caused Ben to cringe, but Kate handled his remark
perfectly. Baby In My Arms;
(mordant)- sharply caustic or sarcastic, as wit or a speaker; biting, (;
'; !); The reproof was mordant, and the worst offenders

crouched under the lash. Henrik Ibsen;
(corrosive)- having the quality of corroding or eating away; erosive,
( ); Excellent chemical and physical properties make the Fuseal piping
system the best choice for handling corrosive waste streams. ThomasNet
Industrial Newsroom - Today's New Product News;
farce = travesty = parody = caricature : ape = mimic = mime = imitate ~
emulate
(farce)- a light, humorous play in which the plot depends upon a skillfully
exploited situation rather than upon the development of character, (
C l); The farce is a first attempt and has received the
approbation, not only of my theatrical friends generally, but of some
confessed critics by whom it has been commended. Letters and Journals 01;
(travesty)- a literary or artistic burlesque of a serious work or subject,
characterized by grotesque or ludicrous incongruity of style, treatment, or
subject matter, (C); If this travesty is allowed to stand, it essentially
means that any close election constitutes an open invitation to try to steal the
victory. Politico Mafioso;
(parody)- a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature
or writing, ( C l " C l -
l C); The art of the parody is all but lost in these serious-minded
days;
(caricature)- any imitation or copy so distorted or inferior as to be
ludicrous;
a picture, description, etc., ludicrously exaggerating the peculiarities or
defects of persons or things, (Cl C CC' C C
C'C _ hC C l C'C
? l h l - -Cl ); Islam has
justly been characterized as the caricature of a religion. Akbar, Emperor of
India;
(ape)- to imitate; mimic, (C ); They aped the complexion of a
different world and seemed here a little out of place. Analog Science Fiction
and Fact;
(loosely) any primate except humans, (C );
(mimic)- to imitate or copy in action, speech, etc., often playfully or
derisively, (
l); An imitable story-teller and a
great mimic, it seemed to be her aim to keep everyone laughing. The
Girlhood of Harriet Beecher Stowe;
(mime)- to mimic, or play the buffoon; act in a mime; Tarrant noted that

the mime and the expression were exact, without exaggeration. Modesty
Blaise;
(emulate)- to try to equal or excel; imitate with effort to equal or surpass,
( C \C CC Cl ); Christian men should emulate --
a vision of life whose influence has touched millions with its inspiration.
Personal Friendships of Jesus;
preposterous = ridiculous = ludicrous = absurd = derisory ~ wacky : grotesque =
fantastic ~ chimerical
(preposterous)- completely contrary to nature, reason, or common sense;
absurd; senseless; utterly foolish, ( Cl l ); From the
very start the whole affair seemed hopeless, preposterous, intolerable, and I
went away from him in despair. The Private Life of Henry Maitland;
(ridiculous)- deserving or inspiring ridicule; absurd, preposterous, or silly; A
sense of humour would have spiked his celestial artillery, but a lively
perception of the ridiculous is scarcely to be demanded from a Milton. Life
of John Milton;
(ludicrous)- causing laughter because of absurdity; provoking or deserving
derision; ridiculous; laughable, ( C); Nature had
furnished him with a keen sense of the ludicrous, and a remarkably open
countenance. Rivers of Ice;
(absurd)- utterly or obviously senseless, illogical, or untrue; contrary to all
reason or common sense; laughably foolish or false, (Cl l
); I know these feelings are absurd, and therefore I try to hide them, but
they only sting the deeper for concealment. The Three Brontes;
(derisory)- characterized by or expressing derision; contemptuous;
mocking, ( ^ ); She tried to make her voice
sound mocking and faintly derisory, desperate to conceal her inner pain.
So Close and No Closer;
(wacky)- odd or irrational; crazy; Perhaps he simply composed a number of
Ripper letters because he had a wacky, warped sense of humor. Portrait of
a Killer;
(grotesque)- odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or character;
fantastically ugly or absurd; bizarre, (
c l ' ); Browning had
little comic power, little real humour; in him the grotesque is an imperfect
form of the comic. A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century;
(fantastic)- conceived or appearing as if conceived by an unrestrained
imagination; odd and remarkable; bizarre; grotesque, ( "

l l); The effect of the whole was wild and fantastic, yet singularly
striking. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville;
(chimerical)- unreal; imaginary; visionary, (; ; ;
Cl); If the search for this relation is chimerical, the two terms, mind,
and the world, may be illusions. The Heavenly Father Lectures on Modern
Atheism;
harlequinade = clowning = buffoonery > buffoon = clown = droll = zany
@ asinine (see page 353)
(harlequinade)- farcical clowning or buffoonery; At the end of
the harlequinade he sank down on one knee and kissed her hand. The
History of Pendennis;
(clown)- a person who acts like a clown; comedian; joker; buffoon,
(Cl ); But when the clown dismounted, the kids discovered
that the clown was actually Geoffrey Shafer! Pop Goes The Weasel;
(buffoonery)- the art and practices of a buffoon; low jests; ridiculous
pranks; The comic part consists of the most absurd buffoonery, and the rest is
very stilted. A Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 2;
(buffoon)- a person who amuses others by tricks, jokes, odd gestures and
postures, etc, ( \ h C); He is a mixture of the ancient cynic
philosopher with the modern buffoon, and turns folly into wit, and wit into
folly, just as the fit takes him. Characters of Shakespeare's Plays;
(stoic)- amusing in an odd way; whimsically humorous; waggish, (
h ); It was uncommonly droll, and made me laugh heartily.
The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 2 (of 3), 1857-1870;
(zany)- ludicrously or whimsically comical; clownish, (C C
\ h ); A zany is a kind of clown Little People: An
Alphabet;
pan = pillory = bait = belabor = rail = inveigh = fulminate = wig = upbraid =
berate = bawl out = chide = rebuke = reprimand = reprehend = reproach =
reproof = reprove = scold = chastise = chasten = castigate = objurgate
(pan)- to criticize severely, as in a review of a play, ( |C
Cl ); Helping for a rave review of his new show, the playwright
was miserable when the critics panned it unanimously;
(pillory)- a wooden framework erected on a post, with holes for securing
the head and hands, formerly used to expose an offender to public derision,
(C C C lC Ch " lC Ch
Ch ); For a man in the pillory was a fitting object for
laughter and rude jests. English Literature for Boys and Girls;

to expose to public derision, ridicule, or abuse, (C C
); Even though he was mocked to criticism and pilloried, he maintained
that he was correct in his beliefs;
(bait)- food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc,
(Cl CC );
to attract, tempt, or captivate,(Cl Ch" C);
to tease,(" hC C f ); For
the common people the bait is their love of liberty. Biblical Evidence for
Catholicism;
(belabor)- to explain, worry about, or work at (something) repeatedly or
more than is necessary; I saw no reason to belabor the Freudian system with
criticism when the errors could have been apparent to any man on the street
whose mind was open to human realities. A Renegade Psychiatrist's Story;
to assail persistently, as with scorn or ridicule;
(rail)- to utter bitter complaint or vehement denunciation, (
f ); If I had railed, I might have suffered for it justly; but I
managed my own work more happily, perhaps more dexterously. The
Dramatic Works of John Dryden;
(inveigh)- to protest strongly or attack vehemently with words; rail,
(C f Ch f ); Sometimes he would
even inveigh against her, and call her a fickle, ungrateful girl, capable of no
strong passion but vanity. A Simpleton;
(fulminate)- to explode with a loud noise; detonate;
to issue denunciations or the like, ("C? C h f C
"); The concert fulminated when the Jonas Brothers came out on stage;
(wig)- to scold or censure;
(upbraid)- to find fault with or reproach severely; censure, (f
' ); I was beginning to grow tender, and
to upbraid myself, especially after having dreamt two nights ago that I was
with you. Life of Johnson;
(berate)- to scold; rebuke, ( ); Once in a while he'd stop
short and berate the chairs. The World's Great Men of Music;
(brawl out)- to utter or proclaim by outcry; shout out;
(stoic)- to express disapproval of; scold; reproach, ( Ch"
); He began to chide, and the stranger, with a glance she could not erase
from her recollection, disappeared. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 (of 2);

(rebuke)- to express sharp, stern disapproval of; reprove; reprimand,
(f ); The gravest rebuke, the most cutting sarcasm, were
received with a merry twinkle of the eye or a rich swell of laughter. Ernest
Linwood or, The Inner Life of the Author;
(reprimand)- a severe reproof or rebuke, esp. a formal one by a person in
authority, (C ); A reprimand, I think, was the extent of his
punishment. Henry Ossian Flipper The Colored Cadet at West Point;
(reprehend)- to reprove or find fault with; rebuke; censure; blame,
( ); They say the comedies rather teach than reprehend amorous
conceits. English literary criticism;
(reproach)- to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure,
(); Their conduct as warriors is without fear or reproach, and they can
never be driven to abandon their hunting grounds. The Adventures of
Captain Bonneville;
(reproof)- the act of reproving, censuring, or rebuking, (f );
But Adriana will not accept the reproof: she will have her husband at all
costs. The Man Shakespeare;
(reprove)- to voice or convey disapproval of; rebuke; I long for you so that
the very faults of your life are dear to me, even those for which I
most reprove you when you are near. The Wings of Icarus;
(chastise)- to criticize severely, (CC ' Ch"); The year 627-628
is filled with minor expeditions to chastise or conquer his numerous enemies
in the interior. Mahomet Founder of Islam;
(chasten)- to inflict suffering upon for purposes of moral improvement;
chastise, (C'C ' Ch" h C' ); To chasten,
(castigate)- to criticize or reprimand severely, ( ^C
C ' Ch"); When your political nemesis is allowed free reign to
criticize and castigate you, you're going to suffer at the polls. Cadillac
Tight;
(objurgate)- to reproach or denounce vehemently; upbraid harshly; berate
sharply;
reprove {admonish = warn}
(admonish)- to reprove or scold, esp. in a mild and good-willed manner,
( f ); Although Scripture instructs us not to judge, it
also instructs us to discern and admonish (righteous judgment). The
Christian Post;
to caution, advise, or counsel against something, ( C Ch");

lambaste = beat with cane : pummel : welt
(lambaste)- beat, thrash verbally pr physically, (ClC C
); He regularly lambastes the Labor Party in letters to local
newspapers;
(pummel)- to beat or thrash with or as if with the fists, ( );
A boxer has only one objective-pummel his opponent in the head and body;
(welt)- a ridge or wale on the surface of the body, as from a blow of a stick
or whip; A welt was forming on his forehead where the bottle had made
contact. One For The Money;
remonstrate {protest} > remonstrance = expostulation : catcall : object =
demur <> demure = coy = overmodest
(remonstrate)- to say or plead in protest, objection, or disapproval, (
< h C '); But before she could remonstrate, her cloak
appeared about her shoulders and she was firmly propelled out the door.
Stephanie Laurens - Four In Hand;
(remonstrance)- an expression of protest, complaint, or reproof; I made a
pretty vigorous remonstrance, in very animated French, and it had the effect
of preventing a repetition of the rudeness. A Residence in France;
(expostulation)- the act of expostulating; remonstrance; earnest and kindly
protest, ( C ChC f ); The combination of timid
embarrassment with coquettishness and a sort of expostulation was the result
either of calculated effect or a spontaneous modesty. The Magic Skin;
(catcall)- a shrill, whistle-like sound or loud raucous shout made to express
disapproval at a theater, meeting, etc; Reading these responses, the
childhood catcall of "dish it out, but can't take it" comes to mind. Top
Stories - Google News;
(demur)- to make objection, esp. on the grounds of scruples; take
exception; object, ( ' ' ); Charlie has begun
to demur, and intends to write you a letter. Eugene Field, A Study In
Heredity And Contradictions, v2;
objection; protest; It is quite reasonable for you to demur, and to object to
these demands. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine Volume 55, No. 339,
January, 1844;
(demure)- characterized by shyness and modesty; reserved, (' ;
q); She actually envied the simplicity of Lucy Morris, for whom she
delighted to find evil names, calling her demure, a prig, a sly puss, and so
onThe Eustace Diamonds;
(coy)- artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish,

( ; ; l); There's a time coming when you'll not be
so coy, and when I shan't any longer kneel supplicating you. The Death
Shot A Story Retold;
animadversion = castigation = censure = stricture {stenosis}
(animadversion)- an unfavorable or censorious comment, (Cl); The
various objects of animadversion are painted in the strongest colours, and
placed in the most conspicuous points of view. De vita Caesarum;
(castigation)- the act of castigating. Punishment by whipping; correction;
chastisement; This is followed, either by loud laughter and applause, or by
the castigation and expulsion of the offender. ' Little Memoirs of the
Nineteenth Century;
(censure)- strong or vehement expression of disapproval, (Cl);
His censure was the more effective because he spoke in sorrow rather than in
anger. The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2);
(stricture)- a remark or comment, esp. an adverse criticism, (C
Cl C); In regard to your stricture about my not
writing I think that you have no cause of complaint. Letters of Ulysses
S. Grant to His Father and His Youngest Sister, 1857-78;
Pathology An abnormal narrowing of a duct or passage;
(stenosis) - a narrowing or stricture of a passage or vessel;
censure <> sensor <> censor^ censorious
(sensor)- a device, such as a photoelectric cell, that receives and responds
to a signal or stimulus; Triggered by the transplanted sensor, the conduit
burst. Lost And Found;
(censor)- a person authorized to examine books, films, or other material
and to remove or suppress what is considered morally, politically, or
otherwise objectionable; Porpora seems at this time to have ruled Vienna as
a sort of musical director and privileged censor, to have been, in fact, what
Rossini was for many years in Paris. Joseph Haydn;
(censorious)-severely critical; faultfinding; carping, (l-<;
Cl ); The world is censorious, and I know that here and there we
are spoken of." The Sorrows of Young Werther;
vituperation = diatribe = fulmination = invective ~ tirade = philippic : scathe
(vituperation)- verbal abuse or castigation; violent denunciation or
condemnation, ( l ); This final scene brings out a
flood of the most violent vituperation from this veritable virago, some of it
exceedingly low in tone. Frederic Mistral;
(diatribe)- a bitter, sharply abusive denunciation, attack, or criticism,

(l ); The speech is not a mere party diatribe, but a terse
historical and legal examination of the origin of the Mexican War. A Short
Life of Abraham Lincoln;
(fulmination)- a violent denunciation or censure, ( ); It loses all
control except the fulmination of useless orders. The Little Lady of
Lagunitas A Franco-Californian Romance;
(invective)- vehement or violent denunciation, censure, or reproach,
( l ); A good deal of the criticism, however, is so
mixed up with personal and polemical invective, as to be unworthy of much
credit. Shakespeare His Life Art And Characters;
(tirade)- a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation, (h
CC ); Blaine's tirade was so bitter that Conkling
became an implacable enemy and never again spoke to him. American Men
of Action;
(philippic)- any speech or discourse of bitter denunciation; Possibly, she
had thrown more of herself into her philippic than she had realized. The
Call of the Cumberlands;
(scathe)- to attack with severe criticism; He comes to claim her for a dance;
she dismisses him, in public, with a manner and in words that scathe--that
brand. The Mating of Lydia;
captious = faultfinding = carping : hypercritical
(captious)- apt to notice and make much of trivial faults or defects;
faultfinding; difficult to please, (C; C ; ChD); Is he
not captious, dogmatical, petulant in delivering his sentiments, according as
he has been inconsistent, rash, and fanciful in adopting them? The Spirit of
the Age Contemporary Portraits;
(carping)- characterized by fussy or petulant faultfinding; querulous, (
; ll ; C ); My cousin Philip was forever carping and
criticising my Greek and Latin, and it was impossible not to feel his sneer at
my back when I construed. Richard Carvel;
(hypercritical)- excessively or meticulously critical; overcritical, (
Cl ); The audience, unfamiliar with these particular instruments,
was not hypercritical, and so long as the players kept well together, and
sounded no discords, their skill was judged to be excellent. The Luckiest
Girl in the School;
bicker = carp = cavil = quibble = squabble = haggle = niggle = pettifog
(bicker)- to engage in petulant or peevish argument; wrangle, ( ll

_ C \ ); They fight, bicker, and argue about issues
that are relativly unimportant. JournalStar.com - News Articles;
(carp)- to find fault or complain querulously or unreasonably; be niggling in
criticizing; cavil, ( C ll C ); It
matters not that critics carp, and scold, and whine -- the world is reading, and
will regard him. Lessons in Life A Series of Familiar Essays;
(cavil)- to raise irritating and trivial objections; find fault with
unnecessarily, ( C C ); Let us not cavil,
therefore, at nature's indifference to the sage. Wisdom and Destiny;
(quibble)- an instance of the use of ambiguous, prevaricating, or irrelevant
language or arguments to evade a point at issue, ( h C
l C ' C C
\C);
petty or carping criticism; a minor objection, ( l
" ll C uibble over); In such cases innocence becomes a
semantic quibble, as it is so often in courts of law. F ;SF; - vol 101 issue 06 -
December 2001;
(squabble)- to engage in a petty quarrel, ( C \ );
The mission before them was more important than their personal squabble,
and so they helped break the camp and load the mounts. Spearwielder's
Tale 3;
(haggle)- to bargain in a petty, quibbling, and often contentious manner,
(h- ); She did not haggle or squabble as inferior housewives
will, because she knew just what she wanted and what it was prudent to pay
for it. Home Life in Germany;
(niggle)- to criticize, esp. constantly or repeatedly, in a peevish or petty
way,(" ll C CC Ch" ; "C
C ; ); The unsolved problem of Malice continued
to niggle at him. Damia's Children;
(pettifog)- to bicker or quibble over trifles or unimportant matters;
haggle {huckster = bargain}
(huckster)- one who sells wares or provisions in the street; a peddler or
hawker; It was the soul of a usurer, inhabiting now the body of a war-captain,
now transmigrating into that of a huckster. History of Friedrich II of Prussia;
squabble = tiff = spat = bickering = pettifoggery = fuss
(tiff)- a slight or petty quarrel, (< lC C
); Better to avoid a tiff with him than risk his taking offense and

transferring Kathleen to someone with less expertise. Critical Condition;
(spat)- a petty quarrel, ( \ ll ); What has
started out as a mere spat escalated into a full-blown arguments - Barrons
GRE;
the spawn of an oyster or similar shellfish, ('C );
(fuss)- an excessive display of anxious attention or activity; needless or
useless bustle, ( C' < C
\\); A couple of villagers and a couple of Grelzer soldiers
came out to see what the fuss was about. Rulers of the Darkness;
an argument or noisy dispute, ( f Cf ");
denounce = deplore = decry = disparage = deprecate = depreciate = excoriate =
reprobate = objurgate = condemn = chafe = flay
(denounce)- to condemn or censure openly or publicly, (C
C C C Ch"); If we behave like
terrorists and we become mirror images of the evil that we denounce, the
enemies of our nation have succeeded in their intent to inflict the greatest
harm. Propeller Most Popular Stories;
(deplore)- to regret deeply or strongly; lament, ( Ch
C'l ); Indiana's mournful head-shake seemed
to deplore, in Undine, an unsuspected moral obtuseness. The Custom of the
Country;
to disapprove of; censure,( );
(decry)- to speak disparagingly of; denounce as faulty or worthless; express
censure of, (C C C C h
Cl C"C ); He wriggled and squirmed, but was
unable either to deny or decry it. The God Delusion;
(disparage)- to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle,
( C C C
); A malicious proverb, spoken as if those whom we disparage were
deriving their success from bad causes. Reminiscences of Scottish Life and
Character;
(disperage)- to express earnest disapproval of, (q C " '
Ch ); He sang and wept, so they sought to deprecate him as if
there were something reprehensible in an artist's pleasing the public.
Musical Memories;
(depreciate)- to reduce the purchasing value of (money), ( C\ " );

I have invested in that which cannot depreciate, and thus far has advanced
beyond belief--buildings in the business part of the city. Barriers Burned
Away;
(excoriate)- to denounce or berate severely; flay verbally, strip the skin
off; The very financial institutions we now excoriate have always been
essential on the road to political power;
(reprobate)- to disapprove, condemn, or censure, (C C Ch
f );
a person rejected by God and beyond hope of salvation, (C lC
C cC ); You are an errant reprobate, and grow wickeder and
wickeder every day. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford Volume
4;
(objurgate)- to reproach or denounce vehemently; upbraid harshly; berate
sharply;
fire;
to irritate; annoy,( C ); Yet he began to chafe under
the constant demands on his time, and the rigid etiquette of the little Court.
(flay)- to strip off the skin or outer covering of,( \C); I'm
hungry and thought I'd flay and roast the Kid for breakfast. The Authentic
Life of Billy The Kid;
to criticize or scold with scathing severity, ( Cl ); Then
they would have gleefully begun taking bets on how few words it would take
Amberdrake to verbally flay the poor fool. The Black Gryphon;
reprobation > reprobate {perverted = wayward = perverse > perversion}
(reprobation)- disapproval, condemnation, or censure, (Ch
); If they object the diversity of our sects as a mark of reprobation, I
desire them to consider, that objection has equal force against Christianity in
general. Lady Mary Wortley Montague Her Life and Letters (1689-1762);
(reprobate)- to disapprove, condemn, or censure, (C C Ch
f );
a person rejected by God and beyond hope of salvation, (C lC
C cC ); You are an errant reprobate, and grow wickeder and
wickeder every day. The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford Volume

4;
(perverted)-; He saw partly his own real doctrines perverted, partly the
Christian and Scriptural truth that his doctrines contained, stigmatised as
heresy and condemned. Life of Martin Luther;
(wayward)- turned or turning away from what is right or proper; willful;
disobedient, (C"l C C ); He was wild, wayward,
and, to speak the truth, I could not trust him in the handling of large sums of
money. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes;
(perverse)- willfully determined or disposed to go counter to what is
expected or desired; contrary, (C" =); She becomes
absolutely perverse, and her one end is to prostitute herself and her ideals to
sex. Fantasia of the Unconscious;
wayward or cantankerous;
(perversion)- the act of perverting, ( CC
l ); Ignorant of the motives of so strange
a perversion, I showed this letter to the First Consul. The Memoirs of
Napoleon;
condemn > condemnation = disapprobation
(condemn)- to express an unfavorable or adverse judgment on; indicate
strong disapproval of; censure, (Ch Ch" ); She holds views to
which I can not quite respond, but I do not condemn or reject them. The
(disapprobation)- disapproval; condemnation,(Ch ); My duty to him
was my point of honour; his disapprobation was the one thing which I could
not bear. Apologia Pro Vita Sua;
chaff <> chafe {annoy}
(chaff)- to mock, tease, or jest in a good-natured way; banter, (-
; ' ); The argument was but another sally of the
poet's good-humoured chaff, and would not have stood the scrutiny of his
subtler mind. Robert Browning;
(chaff) ('h C)
fire;
to irritate; annoy,( C ); Yet he began to chafe under
the constant demands on his time, and the rigid etiquette of the little Court.

belittle = vilipend = denigrate = derogate > derogatory ~ slighting = pejorative
<> prerogative = privilege = perquisite
(belittle)- to regard or portray as less impressive or important than
appearances indicate; depreciate; disparage, ( _ f
h ); We berate ourselves, belittle, efface ourselves, because we
do not see the larger, diviner man in us. Pushing to the Front;
(vilipend)- to speak ill of; disparage; Continental Democratic Movement,
have in their leading-articles shown themselves disposed to vilipend the late
Manchester Past and Present;
(denigrate)- to speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner; sully;
defame, ( C ); Exclusionary religious practices do
not denigrate or stigmatize members of other faiths;
(derogatory)- tending to lessen the merit or reputation of a person or thing;
disparaging; depreciatory, (; ); Generally any depiction
of a black cat is derogatory, portraying the animal as evil as its master.
Brothers Majere;
(slighting)- derogatory and disparaging; belittling, ("" ^f
C); My readers will understand that my general expressions,
where slighting or contemptuous, refer to the ignorant, who teach before
they have learned. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I (of II);
(pejorative)- having a disparaging, derogatory, or belittling effect or force,
( h l ); The pejorative was a slap in my face. Asimov's
Science Fiction;
(prerogative)- a right, privilege, etc., limited to a specific person or to
persons of a particular category, (C' C 'C C'
C' ); This is prerogative, and not to be limited by our
municipal rules. Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson;
(perquisite)- an incidental payment, benefit, privilege, or advantage over
and above regular income, salary, or wages, ( CC
); The rougher part becomes the laborers perquisite, and they can also
purchase wood at a nominal rate from their employers. Hodge and His
Masters;
humility > humiliate = chagrin = abase = mortify = demean
(humility)- humbleness of spirit, (; _; ; h;
); It is important for us to realize that as human beings,
our humility should be our strength and our integrity our greatness;
(humiliate)- to cause (a person) a painful loss of pride, self-respect, or

dignity; mortify, ( Ch"); It was his policy
never to put prisoners in irons, or disgrace or humiliate them. Little
Journeys to the Homes of Great Reformers;
(chagrin)- a feeling of vexation, marked by disappointment or humiliation,
( h C ' C ); To my chagrin, my eyes fell
almost instantly upon the Chevalier Le Moyne, wearing the very gorgeous
uniform of aide to General Bonaparte. The Rose of Old St. Louis;
(abase)- to reduce or lower, as in rank, office, reputation, or estimation;
humble; degrade, (CC C 0 ); Was it
to abase the pride of human intellect and genius? Reminiscences of Samuel
Taylor Coleridge, and Robert Southey;
(mortify)- to humiliate or shame, as by injury to one's pride or self-respect,
( C ); The
dislocation of the limb had ended in an open wound, which at length, having
resisted all the attempts of the physicians to stop its progress, had begun
to mortify, and the life of the sufferer was fast ebbing away. Darius the
Great Makers of History;
punish the flesh, (Ch h Q );
(demean)- to lower in dignity, honor, or standing; debase, (Clf ;
h ); There was not a particle of truth in the accusation; her
husband would never so demean himself. Oscar Wilde;
degradation : abase <> abash > unabashed
(degradation)- humiliation; disgrace; dishonor, ( h; h=);
The degradation, the wrongs, the vices, that grow out of slavery, are more
than I can describe. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl;
a decline to a lower condition, quality, or level; It appears that VHF digital
signals may be more succeptible to signal scatter and degradation, which is
posing a problem for people relying solely on an indoor antenna;
(abase)- to reduce or lower, as in rank, office, reputation, or estimation;
humble; degrade, (CC C 0 ); Was it
to abase the pride of human intellect and genius? Reminiscences of Samuel
Taylor Coleridge, and Robert Southey;
(abash)- to destroy the self-confidence, poise, or self-possession of;
disconcert; make ashamed or embarrassed, (f f f
Ch"); He was evidently abashed, and covered his confusion by
lighting a cigar and smoking it with the lighted end in his mouth. The
Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 47, September, 1861;

(unabashed)- not disconcerted or embarrassed; poised, (
; h); For the pictures from which we turn we shall
gaze unabashed on the beatific vision. Samuel Rutherford;
deign = condescend = descend = vouchsafe = stoop {stoup}
(deign)- to think fit or in accordance with one's dignity; condescend,
('
C h C C" h Cl'
); On the shaded woody island His showers Allah deign, x.
Arabian nights. English;
(condescent)- to behave as if one is conscious of descending from a
superior position, rank, or dignity, (C" " CC CC CC
C Cc"C_ Cl CC C h q
); He saw for the first time how a great man may condescend --
how unostentatiously, how fully, how delightfullyThe Masquerader;
(descend)- to go or pass from a higher to a lower place; move or come
down, (f C CC Cl C l ");
They had now to descend, and the whole surface of the snow was glazed
with ice. The Adventures of Captain Bonneville;
descendant, (-);
(vouschafe)- to grant or give, as by favor, graciousness, or condescension,
(DC f h C Ch" ); In fact he did not return from his
fruitless quest for gulls until well after dark, nor would he vouchsafe any
explanation of the consequent lateness of supper. The Monster Men;
(stoop)- to bend the head and shoulders, or the body generally, forward and
downward from an erect position; A slender, stoop-shouldered man stood
up in the back of the hall. The Worlds Of Robert A Heinlein;
to descend from one's level of dignity; condescend; deign;
(stoup)- Ecclesiastical a basin or font for holy water at the entrance of a
church, (ll C Ch"C ); He sat down on
the stoup, and asked in his own peculiar mode of speech, for cold water.
revile = vilify = slander = slur = asperse = besmirch = smirch = smear =
calumniate = defame = denigrate = disgrace = discredit
(revile)- to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or
speak of abusively,(' Ch" ); Let them rail, revile, censure,
and condemn, or make you the subject of their scorn and ridicule, what does
it all signify? Dickory Cronke;
(vilify)- to speak ill of; defame; slander, (C h Ch" C

l ); Their tongues have been quick to condemn and free to vilify me.
Fifteen Years in Hell;
(slander)- a malicious, false, and defamatory statement or report, (
h); She talk of political slander, and libel, and disgrace, and all
that. David LockwinThe People's Idol;
(slur)- to cast aspersions on; calumniate; disparage; depreciate, (
ChC h);
to pronounce (a syllable, word, etc.) indistinctly by combining, reducing, or
omitting sounds, as in hurried or careless utterance, (m ");
Over the course of the album, his slur is more pronounced but still
inscrutable, and he covers his lyrics in layers of ambiguity;
(asperse)- to attack with false, malicious, and damaging charges or
insinuations; slander; I cannot believe one word that would asperse him who
has saved my father from a prison, or from death. My Novel Volume 12;
(besmirch)- to soil; tarnish; discolor, (C );
to detract from the honor or luster of,( ); Whatever happened,
he and Kitty should not degenerate into a pair of scolds -- besmirch their life
with quarrels as ugly as they were silly. The Marriage of William Ashe;
(smirch)- to sully or tarnish (a person, reputation, character, etc.);
disgrace; discredit, (C ); He had never
tried to embarrass him or smirch his name. The Snowshoe Trail;
(smear)- to spread or daub (an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance) on or
over something, (C C ); Her face was chalk, except
for the smear of blood on the left side of her face. The Legacy of Heorot;
(calumniate)- to make false and malicious statements about; slander,
( f l ); Do they not, whenever they speak,
vilify, calumniate, and abuse all whom they believe to be blameless? The
Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume VIII.;
(defame)- to attack the good name or reputation of, as by uttering or
publishing maliciously or falsely anything injurious; slander or libel;
calumniate,( l ); When terrorists use faith as a
front for political motives they defame the good name of the religions they
claim to espouse. The Rebel Yell;
defame, ( C ); Sometimes people use their religion as
a weapon to denigrate those who do not share the same faith. The O'Reilly
Factor;

(disagree)- the loss of respect, honor, or esteem; ignominy; shame,
( '); Ismael was dismissed in disgrace, and ordered off to
Constantinople, not even being allowed to pack up his furniture. The
Autobiography of a Journalist;
(discredit)- to injure the credit or reputation of; defame, ( ;
); But his reign was ever destined to failure and discredit, and after the
murder of Prince Arthur, which is said to have taken place within the The
Story of Rouen;
smirch {daub = blot = smudge}
(daub)- to smear, soil, or defile, (C ; C ); One day
he daubed her dress with ink because be did not like it, and wanted her to
put on another. The Memoirs of Napoleon;
(blot)- a spot or a stain caused by a discoloring substance; I have attempted
to blot their names from my memory, and, I confess it, spent whole days in
efforts to tear their image from my heart. Oliver Goldsmith;
(smudge)- to make dirty; He took a pen from his pocket and scribbed back
and forth on the tie until thesmudge was obscured. Hard News;
calumniate <> culminate
(culminate)- to reach the highest point or degree; climax; Handel's triumph
was now about to culminate in a serene and acknowledged preeminence.
The Great German Composers;
malign = traduce = badmouth
(malign)- evil in effect; pernicious; baleful; injurious, (
_);
to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame, (
lC );A multi-faceted media campaign is underway to malign, and
demoralize the nation, and dehumanize sections of the Pakistani population.
Bloggers.Pakistan;
(malignant) - very dangerous or harmful in influence or effect, (;
); The woman she hated had a right to regard her as spiteful
and malignant, and for this she hated her more than ever. The Bride of the
Nile Volume 10;
(traduce)- to speak maliciously and falsely of; slander; defame, (
lC); O Believers! avoid frequent suspicions, for some suspicions are a
crime; and pry not: neither let the one of you traduce another in his absence.
(badmouth)- to speak critically and often disloyally of; disparage; The

mainstream media prefers to badmouth the economy;
malign^ malicious^ malefic = malevolent = evil : malevolence = malice =
malignity : hostility = enmity = antagonism : adversary = antagonist = opponent
: animus = animosity = bad blood : inimical
(malicious)- full of, characterized by, or showing malice; malevolent;
spiteful, (C);But when I examined myself and my condition
closely it seemed as if what had befallen me was the result of a malicious or
blind chance. The Story of My Life;
(malefic)- productive of evil; malign; doing harm;
baneful; Some malefic force seemed to dwell here. South Wind
(malevolent)- wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-
disposed; malicious, (c); To describe him as a malevolent, vicious,
brutal dolt, liar, coward, bully, and thief would be shameless flattery. F
;SF; - vol 097 issue 01 - July 1999;
(hostility)- the state of being hostile; antagonism or enmity; I learned from
the servants that all new girls in this house were treated with cold intolerance
by the others, but in my case the hostility was an active one. Madeleine An
Autobiography;
(amity)- friendship; peaceful harmony, (< C ChC'
C ChC' < ); The consul and his family received us with
great amity, and offered us hospitality. Biographies of Distinguished
Scientific Men;
(antagonism)- an active hostility or opposition, as between unfriendly or
conflicting group, ( C); She felt a slow stir of antagonism, a
defensive gathering of her spirit as against an intruder. The Emigrant Trail;
(adversary)- a person, group, or force that opposes or attacks; opponent;
enemy; foe; To overcome your adversary was the great affair of life.
Nostromo, a Tale of the Seaboard;
(animus)- strong dislike or enmity; hostile attitude; animosity, (C
'); Some appeal to the eagerness of the early Christians to exalt the
virginity of Mary, This is certainly the animus of many apocryphal legends.
The Life of Jesus of Nazareth;
(animosity)- a feeling of strong dislike, ill will, or enmity that tends to
display itself in action, (C '); This animosity was relieved
by a mitigating influence in one direction only. The English Church in the
Eighteenth Century;
(inimical)- unfriendly; hostile, (C; ); His face showed the effect of
a sleepless night, and wore an expression inimical to all mankindThe

Celebrity, Complete;
malign # benign > benignity = endearment
(benignity)- the quality of being kind and gentle;
(endearment)- something that endears; an action or utterance showing
affection, (h; C); The home name seemed to add a touch
of endearment, and he used it advisedly. The Nebuly Coat;
enmity <> amenity <> amity = cordiality
(enmity)- a state of deep-seated ill-will;
(amenity)- pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions;
(amity)- a state of friendship and cordiality;
(cordiality)- a cordial disposition;
libelous = slanderous = calumnious = aspersing = defamatory = denigrating =
besmirching = smirching = slurring ~ invidious {discriminatory = prejudiced}
(libelous)- containing, constituting, or involving a libel; maliciously
defamatory, ( ); We reserve the right to take legal action on the
alarming and libelous statements;
(slander)- a malicious, false, and defamatory statement or report, (
h); Far easier would it be to call the whole
a slanderous fabrication, than to believe that man can be so vile. " Life in
the Grey Nunnery at Montreal;
(calumniate) to make false and malicious statements about; slander,
( f l ); She totally shut their calumnious, hate-filled
mouths last night, with her historic and amazing speech;
(asperse)- to attack with false, malicious, and damaging charges or
insinuations; slander; Next, it was flagrantly unjust to accuse us
of aspersing and vilifying Prisoner for Blasphemy;
(defame)- to attack the good name or reputation of, as by uttering or
publishing maliciously or falsely anything injurious; slander or libel;
calumniate,( l ); Take care not to
make potentially defamatory statements about either persons or products;
defame, ( C );
(besmirching, smirching)- charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack
the good name and reputation of someone;
(invidious)- calculated to create ill will or resentment or give offense;
hateful, (C; ); What makes race
discrimination invidious is the consistent pattern of persecution of non-
whites following a history of their enslavement as live property. FindLaw
Writ - Recent Articles;

(discriminatory)- marked by or showing prejudice; biased;
(prejudiced)- being biased or having a belief or attitude formed
beforehand; Whole generations then lived a monotonous,
ignorant, prejudiced, and humdrum life. The Life of Thomas Telford;
obloquy = aspersion = defamation = detraction = traducement = calumniation =
calumny : opprobrium = vilification = revilement ~ disgrace = shame =
ignominy = infamy
(obloquy)- censure, blame, or abusive language aimed at a person or thing,
esp. by numerous persons or by the general public, (
'); But she perseveres, heedless of obloquy, as long as her own
affections are disengaged. Essays on Scandinavian Literature;
(aspersion)- a damaging or derogatory remark or criticism; slander, (
; l ); The very aspersion is grievous, which makes him
choose his way in his life as he would in his journey. The Bed-Book of
Happiness;
(detraction)- the act of disparaging or belittling the reputation or worth of
a person, work, etc,(; ; ); There was none of that vulgar
boastfulness and detraction which is to be met with in less educated society.
The Englishwoman in America;
(traduce)- to speak maliciously and falsely of; slander; defame, (
lC); O Believers! avoid frequent suspicions, for some suspicions are a
crime; and pry not: neither let the one of you traduce another in his absence.
(calumny)- a false and malicious statement designed to injure the
reputation of someone or something; I hope the day will never arrive when I
shall neither be the object of calumny or ridicule, for then I shall be neglected
and forgotten. ' Life of Johnson;
(opprobrium)- the disgrace or the reproach incurred by conduct considered
outrageously shameful; infamy,(; ; ; ); Their
obscurity has sheltered them from opprobrium. Mrs Shelley;
(vilify)- to speak ill of; defame; slander, (C h Ch" C
l ); Political discussion meant unstinted praise and
unbounded vilification. Abraham Lincoln;
(revile)- to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or
speak of abusively,(' Ch" ); Let them rail, revile, censure,
and condemn, or make you the subject of their scorn and ridicule, what does
it all signify? Dickory Cronke;
(disagree)- the loss of respect, honor, or esteem; ignominy; shame,

( '); I shall go back to Italy in disgrace, and considerably
poorer than I need be, which is of more practical consequence. The Letters
of Elizabeth Barrett Browning;
(ignominy)- disgrace; dishonor; public contempt, ( '
h); But I cannot bear this load of ignominy--I
cannot suffer the thought of this crime. The Paris Sketch Book;
(infamy)- extremely bad reputation, public reproach, or strong
condemnation as the result of a shameful, criminal, or outrageous act,
( ' ); To give birth to a deed of such infamy, their hearts
must be hells in miniature. Imperium in Imperio: A Study of the Negro Race
Problem A Novel;
epithet : libel
(epithet)- any word or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe an
actual or attributed quality,(C lC l C' );
The etymological origin of this epithet is already lost in obscurity. Lands of
the Slave and the Free Cuba, the United States, and Canada;
a word, phrase, or expression used invectively as a term of abuse or
contempt, to express hostility, etc.;
(libel)- a false publication, as in writing, print, signs, or pictures, that
damages a person's reputation; We are also making efforts to obtain an
alteration of the law of libel, and we hope soon to be able to announce the
exact terms of the proposed Bill. Autobiographical Sketches;
maculated > maculate = stain = sully = soil = tarnish = besmirch = befoul =
defile = fleck = taint : stigma
(maculated)- spotted; stained; The posters, maculated with filth, garnished
like tapestry the sweep of the curbstone. The Secret Agent; a Simple Tale;
(maculate)- spotted; stained; Swelling to maculate giraffe. Poems;
defiled; impure;
(stain)- a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into
or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed, (
" h " );
a cause of reproach; stigma; blemish; I know your family is devoid of
ignoble stain, and that your fortune was once second to none. Wild
Western Scenes;
(sully)- to soil, stain, or tarnish, ( Cf );
to mar the purity or luster of; defile, ( h ); I will sully my name
with this stain; I will pick up this stone from the mud, and I will crush your
head with it. " Gerfaut Complete;

(unsullied) - spotlessly clean and fresh; Still I pursued my plan of the most
rigid domestic propriety; still I preserved my faith inviolate, my
name unsullied. Beaux and Belles of England;
(soil)- to make unclean, dirty, or filthy, esp. on the surface, ( );
Draggled and soiled, her hair still damp with the dew, and the odor of night
in her dress, she walked on in the golden radiance of the risen sun. A Son
of Hagar A Romance of Our Time;
to sully or tarnish, as with disgrace; defile morally; to soil one's good name;
(tarnish)- to dull the luster of (a metallic surface), esp. by oxidation;
discolor, ( "); The last duties were done, the last words
said, the last trials borne with the quiet fitness, the gracious dignity, that even
the gathering mists of the supreme hour could neither dim nor tarnish.
George Washington;
to diminish or destroy the purity of; stain; sully;
(besmirch)- to soil; tarnish; discolor, (C );
to detract from the honor or luster of,( ); Whatever happened,
he and Kitty should not degenerate into a pair of scolds -- besmirch their life
with quarrels as ugly as they were silly. The Marriage of William Ashe;
(befoul)- to make dirty or filthy; soil; defile; sully, ((.) C );
They may befoul our names, but they cannot stop our praying. The Heart-
Cry of Jesus;
(scurrilous)- to make foul, dirty, or unclean; pollute; taint; debase, (C
h ); The hoodlums( h') defiled the temple
with their scurrilous( ) writing;
(fleck)- to mark with a fleck or flecks; spot; dapple, (Cl Cl C l
h); Each twisting amber fleck was the flame of a tiny candle. F ;SF; - vol
091 issue 04-05 - October-November 1996;
(taint)- to infect, contaminate, corrupt, or spoil, (h f f f
"); As long as we are tainted by sin, we cannot see God;
(stigma)- a mark of disgrace or infamy; a stain or reproach, as on one's
reputation, ( C l); "It is true that the rape scenes are
highlighted in the films today, but side by side the stigma is a reality of our
society," said Tagore, who started her career 50 years ago. Screen News;
adulterate = alloy = debase
(adulterate)- make impure or poorer quality by adding inferior or tainted
substances; In the past, basic foods such as flour, spices and beer
were adulterated with cheaper ingredients;

(alloy)- to debase, impair, or reduce by admixture; adulterate, (
);
to reduce in value by an admixture of a less costly metal,(C h
C'C); The ring once formed and embossed, the alloy is disengaged, and a
pure gold ornament remains. Life of Robert Browning;
(debase)- to lower in rank, dignity, or significance, ( l h
lCf = ); Do not debase, do not sully, that perfect
image of truth. Tales and Novels Volume 10;
immaculate = impeccable : unscathed : irreproachable = inculpable :
infallible = unerring = inerrant > inerrancy
(immaculate)- impeccably clean; spotless; His linen was immaculate, and
the only change people saw in him was that he wore spectacles in place of a
monocle. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great;
(impeccable)- faultless; flawless; irreproachable, ( ; ); His
black coat was impeccable, his gray tie knotted in sleek folds. Teresa
Medeiros - Once An Angel;
(unscathed)- not scathed; unharmed; uninjured, (; ; );
She had gone through the night unscathed, and was now renewing herself in
calm, oblivious sleep. The Old Wives' Tale;
(irreproachable)- not reproachable; free from blame, (; h;
); But the man was irreproachable, as near absolute perfection as
could be. Tales Of Hearsay;
(inculpable)- free of guilt; blameless; He confessed to them with noble
frankness, that he was not altogether inculpable for its misfortunes.
Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. I;
(infallible)- not fallible; exempt from liability to error, as persons, their
judgment, or pronouncements, ( C = C
= h); The instinct which guides migratory birds in their course is
not in all cases infallible, and it seems to be confounded by changes in the
condition of the surface. The Earth as Modified by Human Action;
(unerring)- committing no mistakes; consistently accurate; His political
instincts seemed clear and unerring. James Fenimore Cooper;
(inerrant)- incapable of erring; infallible; But unfortunately it is this same
weird volume that religious zealots hold up to us as the inerrant source of
our morals and rules for living. The God Delusion;
(inerrancy)- lack of error; infallibility;
the belief that the Bible is free from error in matters of science as well as

those of faith; I suggest that Biblical inerrancy is so appealing because it
meets a desperate psychological need, for believers;
immune > immunity <> impunity = exemption > exempt
(immune)- protected from a disease or the like, as by inoculation, ( ;
h; ); He considered himself immune, and was secretly glad of
it. The Coming of Bill;
(immunity)- the quality or condition of being immune; The prisoners being
afraid to speak, immunity was promised them. My Disillusionment in
Russia;
(impunity)- exemption from punishment, (h CC ); The hope
of impunity is a strong incitement to sedition; the dread of punishment, a
proportionably strong discouragement to it. The Federalist Papers;
(exemption)- the state of being exempt; immunity; The great mass of
Democratic Senators and Congressmen had voted for theexemption bill.
The Life and Letters of Walter H Page;
(exempt)- to free from an obligation or liability to which others are
subject; release, (( h CC) C ); Revenues
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3.16 Appraise- Apprise

measure, calculate, assay, examine, analyze, contemplate

measure : touchstone = standard = criterion : mete : weigh : index =
indicators^ indices
(touchstone)- a black siliceous stone formerly used to test the purity of
gold and silver by the color of the streak produced on it by rubbing it with
either metal,('); I always looked on him as a touchstone, one of
those men by whom you may gauge other men. Sonnie-Boy's People;
(criterion)- a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other
things can be evaluated;
(mete)- to distribute or apportion by measure; allot; dole, (
' C Ch"); He tried to be impartial in his efforts to mete out
justice;
(indices)- signs, indications, (l Ch'); Both the indices were at
lower levels compared to the previous month;
calibrated {graduated}
(calibrated)- marked with or divided into degrees;
(graduated)- characterized by or arranged in degrees, esp. successively, as
according to height, depth, or difficulty, ( C
); Margaret loved her graduated set of Russian hollow wooden dolls;
she spent hours happily putting the smaller dolls into their larger
counterparts- Barrons GRE;
compute = calculate = reckon : figure : cast : enumerate : tally
(compute)- to determine by calculation; reckon; calculate, (
); He failed to compute the interest, so his bank balance was not
accurate;
(reckon)- to count, compute, or calculate, as in number or amount, (
);
(cast)- formulate in a particular style or language;
(enumerate)- to mention separately as if in counting; name one by one;
specify, as in a list, ( C CC ); In this paper,
we define South Asia in the more conventional manner, using the shorter
list enumerated here;

(tally)- determine the sum of;
attempt = assay <> essay {disquisition}
(assay)- to examine or analyze, ( );
Metallurgy. to analyze (an ore, alloy, etc.) in order to determine the
quantity of gold, silver, or other metal in it; Browning had the
samples assayed, and they averaged 5 6s. in gold per ton. The Wedge of
Gold;
(essay)- to try; attempt, (Cl ; hC D ); He essayed, as his
last hope, to rally the cavalry for a final stand, but the effort was fruitless.
PG Edition of Netherlands series Complete;
(disquisition)- a formal discourse or treatise in which a subject is examined
and discussed; dissertation, (C C h l);
When we adhere to one point, whatever the form, it should rather be called
a disquisition than a conversation. Imaginary Conversations and Poems A
Selection;
assess = evaluate = valuate = appraise <> apprise = appreciate
(assess)- the act of assessing; appraisal; evaluation, ( ); They
agreed that the services portion of the assessment was appropriate and is
willing to pay that;
an official valuation of property for the purpose of levying a tax; an
assigned value;
(appraise)- to estimate the monetary value of; determine the worth of;
assess, ( C ); I would have
never taken the refinance if I knew my house did not really appraise for that
amount;
(apprise)- to give notice to; inform; advise, ( C); He
should be apprised, that a lump of a two year old is a middle-sized stone.
Tales and Novels Volume 04;
(appreciate)- to be grateful or thankful for;
to increase in value,(( h C<) " );
to value or regard highly; place a high estimate on, (C
); To appreciate the full significance of that promise we must take note
of the circumstances in which the Epistle was written;
peruse = examine = probe > probity = uprightness = rectitude
(peruse)- to read through with thoroughness or care, (CC C
); If they be perused, the actual truth and inward verity will
become clear and apparent. A Travelers Narrative;
(probe)- to search into or examine thoroughly; question closely, (

hC ; C l C C < f
); The conduct of several leaders during the murders of
Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi have never been satisfactorily probed or
cleared;
(probity)- integrity and uprightness; honesty, (l ; ;
); He was a man of probity, and of some ability, but a deliberate;
impossible to hurry, and not easy, as it seemed, even to interest. On the
Stairs;
(uprightness)- moral integrity; honesty and equity in principle or practice;
The uprightness of his heart was conspicuous on a certain occasion, which is
too honorable to him for us to pass it over in silence. The Life and Legends
of Saint Francis of Assisi;
(rectitude)- rightness of principle or conduct; moral virtue, (;
; ); His own belief of rectitude was the foundation of his
happiness. Wieland: or, the Transformation, an American Tale;
canvass <> canvas = solicit votes
(canvass)- to examine carefully; investigate by inquiry; discuss;
debate,(C Cl ); This canvassing was done by the
finest scholars that Trique could employ. Life in a Thousand Worlds;
to solicit votes, subscriptions, opinions, or the like from, (CCl
l lC);
(canvas)- a heavy, coarse, closely woven fabric of cotton, hemp, or flax,
used for tents and sails;
A painting executed on such fabric;The dim figure on the canvas was the
only discovery Martinez managed during that period. Aeon One;
scrutinize = inspect = audit : survey
(scrutinize)- examine closely,(q q C ; C ); The
appearance of the new-comer was scrutinized, and every word and gesture
watched. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2 No 4, October, 1862;
(audit)- an examination of records or financial accounts to check their
accuracy, ( C ); A business audit is an
assessment of the judgments made by the financial department of a
company;
ponder = pore = ruminate = meditate = cogitate = cerebrate = muse = chew
over = contemplate = brood {loom}
(ponder)- to consider something deeply and thoroughly; meditate, (Cl
CC Ch); Now that she was alone the time had come to ponder, and

Shotaye weighed in her mind the liabilities and assets of her situation.
The Delight Makers;
(pore)- to meditate or ponder intently (usually fol. by over, on, or
upon),(C' Cf C ); I pored, with an
unwearied delight, over the ancient legends which made those scenes sacred
to my imagination. Falkland, Book 1;
(ruminate)- to meditate or muse; ponder, (C l
l l ); However, I sauntered back to my lodgings, and began
to ruminate as to what was to be done. From Death into Life;
(meditate)- to engage in thought or contemplation; reflect, (l
Cl ); I planned to meditate, but my laudable purpose was
unshared by disobedient thoughts. Autobiography of a Yogi;
(cogitate)- to think hard; ponder; meditate, ( C l
); We may proceed from a given pair in the descending line of
generation from father to son, and cogitate a never-ending line of
descendants from it. The Critique of Pure Reason;
(cerebration)- to use the mind; think or think about; They extend far below
clear cerebration, twisting and twining themselves in "the fringe of
consciousness." The Heart-Cry of Jesus;
(muse)- to think or meditate in silence, as on some subject, (Cf
C l ); His misanthropic character was the
origin of some part of it Thus he mused, and thus dawned upon his mind
the first gleams of repentance. Hatchie, the Guardian Slave; or, The Heiress
of Bellevue;
(chew over)- reflect deeply on a subject;
(contemplate)- to consider thoroughly; think fully or deeply about,
(C l C C ); The prospect
was not a pleasant one to contemplate, but Mr. Bennett did not shrink from
it. Great Fortunes and How They Were Made;
(brood)- to think or worry persistently or moodily about; ponder, (C
C ' " C h l );
(loom)- to come into view as a massive, distorted, or indistinct
image,( " C C); Before them a wide grey
shadow loomed, and they heard an endless rustle of leaves like poplars in
the breeze. The Lord of the Rings;
ponder > ponderable
(ponderable)- considerable enough to be weighed or assessed;

appreciable; The sources of this vibration are the ponderable masses of the
universe. Fragments of science, V. 1-2;
(imponderable) - not ponderable; that cannot be precisely determined,
measured, or evaluated, (C^); The spirit of life is electric and
elective, and it is 'imponderable:' it can neither be weighed nor measured!
Master of His Fate;
pore = concentrate = focus = rivet
(rivet)- to engross or hold (the attention, for example); Douglas at once
accepted, never doubting his ability to overwhelm his obscure opponent,
and the famous duel began which was to rivet national attention and give
Lincoln a national prominence. American Men of Action;
riveting = gripping = absorbing > steep = absorb = assimilate = imbibe =
imbue = engross = engage = engulf
(riveting)- absorbing; engrossing, (h " CC ); "Barbara
Ehrenreich's new book is absolutely riveting-it is terrific storytelling, filled
with fury and delicious humor and stunning moments of the purest empathy
with those who toil beside her." Nickel and Dimed;
(gripping)- capable of arousing and holding the attention; By and by I could
distinguish some words, and I recognized the heart-gripping chant of a
Hebrew Psalm .... In Those Days;
(steep)- to soak in water or other liquid, as to soften, cleanse, or extract
some constituent; to steep tea in boiling-hot water; to steep reeds for basket
weaving;
having an almost vertical slope or pitch, or a relatively high gradient, as a
hill, an ascent, stairs, etc; The sides of the hollow are very steep, and
sometimes the rocks run the whole 2000 feet sheer down to the water. The
Last Journals of David Livingstone from 1865 to His Death;
(assimilate)- to be or become absorbed, ( " f
" ); They talked a lot of wisdom that you
couldn't assimilate, and you're envious of their superior minds, that's what
ails you. Patty Blossom;
(imbibe)- to absorb or soak up, as water, light, or heat, (f ;
C C"); They soon imbibe the sentiments and disposition of their
neighbors, and generally go beyond their teachers. Incidents in the Life of a
Slave Girl;
(imbue)- to saturate or impregnate with moisture, color, etc., ( f
); He crossed the threshold of life possessed of a deep
classical instruction, and all-imbued with stoical ideas of virtue. An

Iceland Fisherman;
(stoic)- to occupy completely, as the mind or attention; absorb, (
C CC ); So engrossed were the three in their scrutiny that Blake's
entrance was unheard. A Wounded Name;
(engage)- to occupy the attention or efforts of (a person or persons);
Within minutes his men were fully engaged, and he wondered how the
Anari had borne this pressure all night. Rachel Lee - Shadows of Destiny;
(submerge)- to swallow up in or as in a gulf; submerge; The dead fish
was engulfed, and the shark sank out of sight. The Coral Island A Tale of
the Pacific Ocean;
soak = douse = dip = drench ~ macerate : bedraggle = draggle : sodden
(soak)- to lie in and become saturated or permeated with water or some
other liquid; The boys were soaked, and chilled, and blue, and dreadfully
homesick. Personal Recollections of Pardee Butler;
(douse)- to plunge into water or the like; drench, (C C
); If you think that I am rudely sending you home I regret that too, but it
must be faced that I have doused all hope of continued revelry. Murder
By The Book;
to extinguish, (C CC);
(dip)-to plunge briefly into a liquid, as in order to wet, coat, or saturate;
(drench)- to wet through and through; soak; It was they who were the
disturbers of the peace, and especially Great Britain, who headed the
Coalition which was to drench again the Continent with human blood.
Drake Nelson and Napoleon;
(macerate)- to soften or separate into parts by steeping in a liquid,
(C C ); They fancied they should macerate their body
when their soul was oppressed, that they could excite the pity of the gods.
The Physiology of Taste;
(bedraggle)- to make limp and soiled, as with rain or dirt, ( h
hC C ); You tear and bedraggle yourself incessantly. La
mare au diable. English;
(draggle)- to become wet and muddy by being dragged; People go by, so
drenched and draggle-tailed that I have often wondered how they found the
heart to undress. Edinburgh Picturesque Notes;
(sodden)- soaked with liquid or moisture; saturated, (; C); The
ground was marshy and sodden, and I sank deep into it at every step I took.
The Pilots of Pomona;
meditate > meditation > meditative = wistful = pensive {wistful} =

contemplative = brooding = musing
(meditate)- to engage in thought or contemplation; reflect, (l
Cl ); I planned to meditate, but my laudable purpose was
unshared by disobedient thoughts. Autobiography of a Yogi;
(meditative)- characterized by or prone to meditation; Sanders 'sax
playing is very meditative, with lots of ethnic percussion, and borders on
Indian-jazz fusion. A Guide to Classical Indian/Jazz Fusion by Allen Alley Cat
Lutins;
(wistful)- characterized by melancholy; longing; yearning, (0
\ ); But as compared with the love-lays of the
Dramatic Lyrics or Men and Women there is something wistful, far off, even
elegiac, in this love-poetry. Robert Browning;
(pensive)- expressing or revealing thoughtfulness, usually marked by some
sadness, (l h5 0); Wordsworth's
quiet is lonely, pensive, and serene; his stars are not beating with emotion,
but listening quietly. Robert Browning;
(contemplative)- disposed to or characterized by contemplation; Langton
was of a mild, contemplative, enthusiastic nature. Oliver Goldsmith;
(brooding)- pondering; thinking deeply; Deep-brooding melancholy was
the customary habit of Shakespeare even in youth. The Man Shakespeare;
(musing)- deep in thought; contemplative; As I was walking, musing, and
praying, it was whispered to my soul, 'My God shall supply all your need.'
premeditate > premeditated : calculated = estimated : studied
(premeditate)- to meditate, consider, or plan beforehand, (
); He is known to premeditate, he is calculating, deceptive and takes
great strains to conceal his identity;
(premeditated)- characterized by deliberate purpose, previous
consideration, and some degree of planning; Their strategy was excellent,
whether carefully premeditated or not. John Knox and the Reformation;
(calculated)- arrived at or determined by mathematical calculation;
ascertained mathematically;
carefully thought out or planned, (C ); Every word she
had spoken had been calculated, and the sting she had conveyed with her
information had not been overdone. The Forfeit;
(estimated)- calculated approximately; It may be said that this picture is
exaggerated; on the contrary, I think it is under-estimated. The Quest of
the Simple Life;

(studied)- marked by or suggestive of conscious effort; not spontaneous or
natural; affected; carefully deliberated; The more closely the words
are studied, the completer the illusion grows. A Life of William Shakespeare
with portraits and facsimiles;
deliberate {consider} = intentional > intent = purport = propose
(deliberate)- carefully weighed or considered; studied; intentional, (C_
l-Cl ); The steps of the colonists have been cautious
and deliberate, their perseverance and energy indomitable! The History of
Tasmania, Volume I;
(intentional)- done deliberately; intended; The simplicity of plot
is intentional, and the avoidance of rant also, as also the compression of the
speeches in the more severe situations. Life of Lord Byron With His Letters
And Journals;
(purport)- the meaning, import, or sense; purpose; intention; object,
( ; ; ); This was the general purport, and expressed
with such anguish and fortitude as might have melted a heart of marble.
Put Yourself in His Place;
(purported) - reputed or claimed; alleged, (h ); The author's name
was not given and the work purported (fallaciously) to have been published
at Frankfurt and Leipzig. The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller;

inform, notify, suggest, refer, imply, insinuate, explain, limn,
omen, salient, glaring, opalescent

notify = advise : tell = enjoin : educate : brief
(enjoin)- to prescribe (a course of action) with authority or emphasis,
(Ch' h ; Ch ' h ); Many of the bigoted clergy were
exasperated by the toleration which the empress enjoined, and they united
with the disaffected lords in a conspiracy for a revolution. The Empire of
Russia;
(brief)- to give instructions or preparatory information to;
refer = advert^ inadvertently : unwitting
(advert)- to remark or comment; refer; There are other considerations
which might be adverted to here; but I think what I have advanced is
sufficient. Love's Final Victory;
(^)

(inadvertantly)- unintentional, (');This bequest was
made inadvertently, and, I believe, entirely through a misunderstanding on
the lawyer's part. The Way of All Flesh;
(unwitting)- inadvertent; unintentional; accidental, (; h; C-
"); If that is your idea of unwitting, I should like to know how you
would define deliberate intent! Betty Trevor;
allude <> elude = escape = evade
(allude)- to refer casually or indirectly; make an allusion, (CC C
); Now, the particular danger to which I allude is French novels, French
romances, and French plays. Sermons Preached at Brighton Third Series;
to contain a casual or indirect reference, ( );
(elude)- escape, either physically or mentally;
(evade, evasion)- an act or instance of escaping, avoiding, or shirking
something, (Cl'C \C " Cl'); Her attempts
at evasion are vain, and rather than face her father's anger, she permits herself
to be married a second time. The Life and Romances of Mrs Eliza Haywood;
adumbrate = intimate = insinuate > insinuation = hint = inkling = innuendo
(adumbrate)- describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary
of;
(intimate)- to indicate or make known indirectly; hint; imply; suggest,
(^f l ; C); The expedition was quite as hard as the
authorities had intimated, and at one point it very nearly proved fatal. The
Dark Tower;
(insinuate)- to suggest or hint slyly,(C l C Ch"); No one
could now deplore or insinuate, or express sorrow or astonishment. The
Bow of Orange Ribbon A Romance of New York;
to introduce or insert (oneself) by subtle and artful means,(C C
Cl'C C' C );
(inkling)- a slight suggestion or indication; hint; intimation, (; );
It was the first surreal inkling of an opening between the invisible worlds;
(innuendo)- an indirect intimation about a person or thing, esp. of a
disparaging or a derogatory nature, (l; C); This innuendo was
without foundation or excuse, and was made merely to create a political
sensation. Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An
Autobiography;
notation^ annotation^ connotation^ denotation <> detonation > denotative
(notation)- the activity of representing something by a special system of
marks or characters;

(annotation)- a comment or instruction (usually added);
(connotation)- the associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression
in addition to its explicit or primary meaning, ( ; C
Ch; | ); I distinguish between the terms 'demonic' and 'demoniac'; the
latter has a pejorative connotation that is unwarranted. The Source of
Magic;
(denotation)- the explicit or direct meaning or set of meanings of a word or
expression, as distinguished from the ideas or meanings associated with it or
suggested by it; To fix the connotation of a concrete name, or
the denotation of the corresponding abstract, is to define the name. A
System Of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive;
(detonation)- Machinery. the premature spontaneous burning of a fuelair
mixture in an internal-combustion engine due to the high temperature of air
compressed in a cylinder, (C);In the enclosed space,
the detonation was deafening. F ;SF; - vol 098 issue 01 - January 2000;
(denotative)- denoting or tending to denote;
connotation > connote = imply : import
(connote)- express or state indirectly;
(imply)- to indicate or suggest without being explicitly stated, (
l ); When Aunt Millie said, Being tolerant is a virtue, implying, as it
does, an open heart and open mind;
(implication) - something implied or suggested as naturally to be inferred or
understood,( ; \C); It could not therefore have been a power
by implication, as the restriction was an exception from a delegated power.
The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 3 of 4;
(import)- meaning; implication; purport, (_; ); When it came to
matters of moral and spiritual import, the language was poor to desperation.
Hero Tales of the Far North;
implicative = indicatory = indicative = suggestive
(indicative)- showing, signifying, or pointing out; expressive or suggestive ,
(Ch ' ); A shout and an expression indicative of astonishment
escaped from the singer, who stood, like one transfixed, gazing at Paul.
Paul Gerrard The Cabin Boy;
(suggestive)- tending to suggest or imply; The lecture was suggestive, and of
the kind that sets people to thinking. The Life and Work of Susan B Anthony
01;
limn = outline = portray = depict = delineate^ lineaments
(limn)- to represent in drawing or painting; So she was agog to be limned,
and give it her lad. The Cloister and the Hearth;

to portray in words; describe;
(outline)- the line by which a figure or object is defined or bounded;
contour, ( C);
(portray)- to make a likeness of by drawing, painting, carving, or the like,
( h );
(depict)- to represent by or as if by painting; portray; delineate, (l
); I have come across this terrified expression depicted upon
the faces of dead people more than once. Monsieur Lecoq;
(delineates)- to trace the outline of; sketch or trace in outline; represent
pictorially, (l C ChC); That amendment, part of the Bill
of Rights, delineates the separation of powers between states and the federal
government;
(lineaments)- a feature or detail of a face, body, or figure, considered with
respect to its outline or contour, (C'l ); His
hard lineaments were soft and fatherly now, and their tears attested how well
he was esteemed. Tales of the Chesapeake;
omen = bode = forecast = foreshadow = forebode = foretell = prefigure =
presage = predict = portend = prognosticate = anticipate = auspicate = herald =
divine
(omen)- anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good
or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent, ( C);
We surely thought that this incident was an evil omen, and that we would be
killed if we remained there any longer. The Life of Hon William F Cody;
(bode)- to be an omen of; portend, ( Ch"
); Their survival rate did not bode well for the future: natural
attrition was beginning to damage the cause as much as government
interference. For Love of Mother-Not;
(forecast)- to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in
advance; This forecast is a current and preliminary view and is subject to
change;
(foreshadow)- to show or indicate beforehand; prefigure, ( '
" Ch" " ); It appeared in fact to foreshadow war
with England. Abraham Lincoln;
(foreboding)- a strong inner feeling or notion of a future misfortune, evil,
etc.; presentiment, (q Ch ); The message filled
him with anxious foreboding, and he quickly prepared to return home at
once. Conversion of a High Priest into a Christian Worker;

(foretell)- to tell of beforehand; predict; prophesy, (
); The country was on the very brink of a civil war, of which no man
could foretell the duration or the result. Select Speeches of Daniel Webster;
(prefigure)- to show or represent beforehand by a figure or type;
foreshadow, (C Ch ); It was a stirring of the
Philistine in him that led him to prefigure weariness and banality in the
prospect. The Price;
(presage)- something that portends or foreshadows a future event; an
omen, prognostic, or warning indication, ((C'
)C DC ); The Holy Spirit pointed out to
him that this was a presage of the favorable issue of his application to the
Apostolic throne. The Life and Legends of Saint Francis of Assisi;
(predict)- to declare or tell in advance; prophesy; foretell, (
); All Dunyan could predict was that Loodey would have some
trouble swallowing after he awakened. Enemy in the Dark;
(portend)- to indicate in advance; to foreshadow or presage, as an omen
does, (Cl f f l " ); A darkness fell upon the
field so great that men wondered what it might portend, for their minds were
strained. Red Eve;
(prognosticate)- to forecast or predict (something future) from present
indications or signs; prophesy, (f
Ch"); I prognosticate disaster unless we change our wasteful ways;
(anticipate)- to realize beforehand; foretaste or foresee, ( l
lC C h C CC );
to expect; look forward to; be sure of,(' ); I did not anticipate, of
course, that she would be subjected to much more abuse than is natural to, or
fitting for, a female slave. Magicians of Gor;
to perform (an action) before another has had time to act,(C C
);
to expend (funds) before they are legitimately available for use,(
C ); Dont anticipate your salary (C
C l- C );
(auspicate)- to initiate with ceremonies calculated to ensure good luck;
inaugurate;
(auspicious) favoring success; There is one thing I would mention which

seems to auspicate the speedy development of the valley of the North Red
River. Minnesota and Dacotah;
(herald)- to give news or tidings of; announce; proclaim; Dawn
was heralded by nothing more obvious than a gradual lightening of the
darkness under the trees. The Silver Gryphon;
to indicate or signal the coming of; usher in, ( C );
a person or thing that precedes or comes before; forerunner;
harbinger,(C C C C Dh ); The
Emperor's citation was delivered to him on March 26 by the imperial herald,
Kaspar Sturm, who was to accompany him to Worms. Life of Martin
Luther;
(divine)- to discover or declare (something obscure or in the future) by
divination; prophesy, ('; Ch ; Ch; h); Man is true, where he
feels his infinity, where he is divine, and the divine is the creator in him.
Spirit and Music;
herald {harbinger = forerunner = precursor = predecessor} : courier = messenger
= conveyer
(harbinger)- a person who goes ahead and makes known the approach of
another; herald, (Dh ); Ever disposed to revolt, they looked upon it as
the harbinger of their own liberty. The History of England in Three Volumes,
Vol.III. From George III. to Victoria;
(forerunner)- one that precedes, as in time; a predecessor; The steam
turbine is very much more efficient than its forerunner, the steam engine.
General Science;
(precursor)- one that precedes and indicates, suggests, or announces
someone or something to come; This pamphlet was generally regarded as
a precursor of the memoirs which Napoleon was thought to be writing in his
place of exile. The Memoirs of Napoleon;
(predecessor)- a person who precedes another in an office, position, etc.,
( ); The ceremony of the funeral of his predecessor was an imposing
one. A Knight of the White Cross : a tale of the siege of Rhodes;
(courier)- a messenger, usually traveling in haste, bearing urgent news,
important reports or packages, diplomatic messages, etc., (C
_ h ); The arrangement made by
the courier was that they were to be taken back at a greatly reduced price at
the end of six weeks. Brewster's Millions;
(messenger)- one that carries messages or performs errands; Sometimes
a messenger was attacked by bandits on the way and had his bags stolen.

Sir Robert Hart The Romance of a Great Career, 2nd Edition;
(conveyer)- a person or thing that conveys; The working of this spiral as
a conveyer is simply magical. Scientific American Supplement, No. 586, March
26, 1887;
divine {ecclesiastic = cleric}
(ecclesiastic)- a member of the clergy or other person in religious orders,
(C ); His voice had the self-satisfied meekness of the
successful ecclesiastic, his bearing suggested rectitude tempered by desire to
avoid observation. John Ingerfield and Other Stories;
(cleric)- a member of the clergy; Caramon gave a great, bellowing roar and
sprang at Verminaard, but the cleric was prepared. Dragons of Autumn
Twilight;
auspicate {betoken = indicate = signal}
(betoken)- to give evidence of; indicate, (C ChC); The name, the
accompaniments, and the child's expression betoken a rare delicacy of
conception. The Continental Monthly, Vol III, Issue VI, June, 1863;
to be or give a token or sign of; portend,( ' );
(indicate)- to serve as a sign, symptom, or token of; signify; Their journey
to Italy had been undertaken chiefly for the sake of Lady Trevelyan's health,
as the following extractsindicate: The Life of John Ruskin;
(signal)- an indicator, such as a gesture or colored light, that serves as a
means of communication; He gave the three piercing whistles that the
hominid had learned to recognize as his signal, and waited. The Lost
Worlds of 2001;
presentiment = preindication = augury = boding = foreboding = premonition =
portent = prognosis = prediction : prescience = prevision
(presentiment)- a feeling or impression that something is about to happen,
esp. something evil; foreboding, ( lC C" C
C DC ); It was a fear which may be described as
a presentiment of jealousy. The Bostonians, Vol. II (of II);
(preindication)- to indicate in advance; presage; On the upper step Juliet
was standing, not without fear, gazing into the gulf, which was yet far deeper
than she imagined, when, without the smallest preindication, the lower step
suddenly sank. Paul Faber, Surgeon;
(augury)- the art or practice of an augur; divination;
an omen, token, or indication; I hoped the augury was a true one, but there
were times when I doubted. A Virginia Scout;
(premonition)- a feeling of anticipation of or anxiety over a future event;
presentiment, ( 'C Cl C C ); Painlessly and

without apprehension or premonition, the spirit had taken its flight. Little
Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 5;
(portent)- an indication or omen of something about to happen, esp.
something momentous, (
'C); Page's mind, from the day of his arrival in England, had been
filled with that portent which was the most outstanding fact in European life.
The Life and Letters of Walter H Page;
a prodigy or marvel;
(prognosis)- a forecasting of the probable course and outcome of a disease,
esp. of the chances of recovery, (CC C<
); "The data is insufficient for a prognosis," he said and sat down.
Decision at Doona;
(prescience)- knowledge of things before they exist or happen;
foreknowledge; foresight,( ^ ; ^); With unerring prescience, he
saw that it began to be entangled in the mysterious meshes. The
Redemption of David Corson;
(prevision)- a prophetic or anticipatory vision or perception ;(apocalyptic/
sibylline ability to foresee the future), (C hh ^ Dh );
He had no prevision that here he was to meet with the greatest
disappointment of his life. Beethoven A Character Study;
clairvoyant = precognitive = second-sighted : seer = oracle = prophesier =
prophet = vaticinator = visionary : sibylline : apocalyptic > apocalypse
(clairvoyant)- having or claiming to have the power of seeing objects or
actions beyond the range of natural vision, ( Ch
C' C h q ); The advanced clairvoyant is
able to see through the most solid objects, and inside of anything, for that
matter. Clairvoyance and Occult Powers;
(precognitive)- knowledge of a future event or situation, esp. through
extrasensory means; Sometimes I even have a little precognitive insight into
people's futures. A Change of Seasons;
(second-sighted)- foreseeing the future (syn. clairvoyant); The second-
sighted man prophesies of the near revenge of Odysseus. The Odyssey;
(seer)- a person who prophesies future events; prophet, (C
ChC C h C hh'); The poet is the seer, the one
who apprehends, who has that finer eye for facts by which he is able to
behold what the facts give promise of. George Eliot; A Critical Study of Her
Life, Writings and Philosophy;
(oracle)- any person or thing serving as an agency of divine communication,

(h^q ); I had let her be in many things
my oracle, and perhaps no human being ought to be that. The Life and
Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss;
(oracular)- prophetic, uttered as if with divine authority, mysterious,
ambiguous; Dreams and visions during these fasts were looked upon
as oracular, and respected as the revelations of Heaven. The Conquest of
Canada (Vol. 1 of 2);
(prophesy)- to foretell or predict; A prophesier of false things for since
many a year hast thou been prophesying the downfall of this city, and now,
when thy prophecy has come true, thou sorrowest and mournest. The
Legends of the Jews Volume 4;
(prophet)- a person who speaks for God or a deity, or by divine inspiration,
(); The prayer of the prophet was answered from an unexpected quarter.
William Lloyd Garrison The Abolitionist;
a person who foretells or predicts what is to come, (
-);
(vaticinator)- prophesier; I was also engaged as sporting prophet to the
Tipster, and was not less successful than my contemporaries as
a vaticinator of future events. In the Wrong Paradise;
(visionary)- given to or characterized by fanciful, not presently workable,
or unpractical ideas, views, or schemes, ( \
h);
a person of unusually keen foresight;
a person who is given to audacious, highly speculative, or impractical ideas
or schemes; dreamer, ( ); He was
decidedly a visionary, but a visionary of an uncommon and successful kind.
The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus;
(sibylline)- of, resembling, or characteristic of a sibyl; prophetic; oracular,
(C h^ hhq ); She smiled a certain
curious sibylline smile of hers. Hilda Wade, a Woman with Tenacity of
Purpose;
(apocalyptic)- pertaining to the Apocalypse or biblical book of Revelation,
(C ); By cracking the code of this
hidden chronology Nostradamus's apocalyptic prophecies of the near future
are revealed for the first time;
(apocalypse)- Bible The Book of Revelation,(CC C' ;
C C-C C St |ohh- ' h^ C); His
kingdom of God was no doubt the approaching apocalypse, which was about

to be unfolded in the heavens. The Life of Jesus;
homily : imminent <> eminent
(homily)- sermon; serious warning, ( ); Lugon had already prepared
his homily, and invitations had been issued to the nobility. Court Memoirs
of France Series Complete;
(imminent)- likely to occur at any moment; impending, (q; );
Fearful slaughter seemed imminent, and nothing was left for those who had
so gallantly carried the terrace but to die where they stood. Manasseh A
Romance of Transylvania;
(eminent)- high in station, rank, or repute; prominent; distinguished,
(; '); The vigour of his ethical doctrine is as pre-eminent, as the
fulness of his conviction of the absolute sway of the Good. Browning as a
Philosophical and Religious Teacher;
eminent = soaring = towering = predominating = prominent {salient =
spectacular : graphic = vivid} : conspicuous ~ patent = evident = apparent ~
blatant = blazing = glaring = fulgent ~ refulgent = effulgent = radiant ~ lambent
= luminous = lucent^ translucent : resplendent : incandescent
(soar)- to fly upward, as a bird, (C' C lC "\); Her blood
pressure would soar, and it would be Janellen's fault if she became seriously
ill. Where There's Smoke;
to rise or aspire to a higher or more exalted level;
(towering)- outstanding; preeminent; Huge, granite, towering, the
regularised life appeared to me, the life that bulked on all sides ...
Tramping on Life;
(predominating)- to have or gain controlling power or influence; prevail;
All this deeply hurt his feelings; nevertheless the predominating sentiment of
joy and satisfaction prevented him saying anything on the subject to Mr.
Drury. The Life of John Clare;
(prominent)- standing out so as to be seen easily; conspicuous; particularly
noticeable, (q; hD; l; ); This peculiarity is
usually prominent, although it may disappear with work, only to reappear
after a short rest. Special Report on Diseases of the Horse;
(salient)- prominent or conspicuous, (; D; ); Half of the
interview, which could have focused on other salient issues, was used as
platform for Fox's new propaganda point. News Hounds;
(spectacular)- of the nature of a spectacle; impressive or sensational; She
certainly looked spectacular, gowned in something silken that flowed over
her, a waterfall of luminous fabric in several shades of green. Owlsight;
(graphic)- giving a clear and effective picture; vivid, (l; ); This

clock is projected on to a wall to provide a graphic, almost iconic
representation of time. Cool Hunting;
(vivid)- perceived as bright and distinct; brilliant; So
extraordinarily vivid was the apparition, that I suddenly woke, tumbled out
of my hammock, and went outside on a vague search. Adventures of Louis
de Rougemont;
(conspicuous)- easily seen or noticed; readily visible or observable, (h
C Ch h' ); a conspicuous error;
(patent)- open for the public to read; obvious, ( ); It was
patent to everyone that the witness spoke the truth;
(blatant)- brazenly obvious; flagrant; Consequently, if a logical error in a
thriller seems blatant, the entire narrative construction may appear to fall
down like a house of cards. The House Next Door;
offensively noisy or loud; clamorous; blatant radios;
(blazing)- burning brightly and with great heat, force, etc;
(glaring)- shining with or reflecting a harshly bright or brilliant light, (Cl-
C ); He was belted with dirks and pistols, and wore a watch with
enormous length of chain, and most glaring ornaments, all probably the
spoils of murder. The First White Man of the West;
very conspicuous or obvious; flagrant, ( Q); What proved
more glaring was the complete lack of defense in each case;
(fulgent)- shining intensely;
(refulgent)- shining brightly; radiant; gleaming; All good uses in the heavens
are splendid and refulgent, 266. The Delights of Wisdom Pertaining to
Conjugial Love;
(effulgent)- shining forth brilliantly; radiant; The more polished and clean
the mirror, the more effulgent is its reflection of the lights of the Sun of Truth.
The Promulgation of Universal Peace;
(radiant)- consisting of or emitted as radiation; While she was yet imploring
for me the room became radiant, and I saw that it was full of angels. Fifteen
Years in Hell;
(lambent)- running or moving lightly over a surface, ((C '
) <' ); And already his characteristic humour was
beginning to illumine every topic with lambent flashes. Oscar Wilde;
softly bright or radiant, ((Cl ' C ) Q ); a
lambent light;
(luminous)- radiating or reflecting light; shining; bright, (CCQ;

; C); It became luminous, as though the ghosts of the ancient
days of incandescence had revisited the calendar. The Silent Places;
(lucent)- shining; Her pretty face tilted toward him, her blond spikes
providing a fetching setting for her most striking feature, a pair
oflucent aquamarine eyes. Critical Condition;
translucent; clear;
(translucent)- permitting light to pass through but diffusing it so that
persons, objects, etc., on the opposite side are not clearly visible,
(C l); Observe that it is colorless and either transparent
or translucent, and when poured from one vessel to another is glairy and
more or less adhesive. A Practical Physiology;
(resplendent)- shining brilliantly; gleaming; splendid, ( Q;
l); The city looked resplendent, a golden hive of activity, and I found
myself wondering what the G20 leaders will be feeling as they touch down in
the capital. Telegraph Blogs;
(incandescent)- intensely bright; brilliant, ( C C Ch hC
C ); The world is incandescent, fantasies of accomplishment
overwhelming. Buried Alive, The Biography of Janis Joplin;
gleam = glitter = glimmer = shimmer = shine > shiny = lustrous = glossy =
glistening = gleaming : scintillate = twinkle = flash : opalescent = opaline =
iridescent = nacreous
(gleam)- a flash or beam of light, ( h ); His smile was remarkably
bright, sweet and affectionate, like a gleam of sunshine, and was one element
of his great attractiveness. Life of John Coleridge Patteson;
(glitter)- to sparkle brilliantly; glisten; The grayness began to glitter, and
light and dark formed slowly in it. War for the Oaks;
(glimmer)- a faint or unsteady light; gleam, ( C Ch"; C
Q); There midnight's all a glimmer, and noon a purple glow, Here in the
Bonny Glen;
(shimmer)- to shine with or reflect a subdued, tremulous light; gleam
faintly, ( ); Now he perceived a faint shimmer, as of a
translucent curtain crossing the hall obliquely. Split Infinity;
(lustrous)- gleaming with or as if with brilliant light; radiant; Her hair too
was a lustrous black, dressed into a perfect frame for her face. The Shadow
Of The Lion;
(glistening)- reflecting light readily or in large amounts; having a surface
luster; The glistening-faced one nearly dropped his rifle. The Wizard Of
Karres;

(scintillate)- to sparkle; flash, ( ; QQ ); A star
should scintillate -- should focus all eyes on herself and interrupt the
progress of the play to let us know how wise and beautiful and wonderful
she is. Guns of the Gods;
(twinkle)- to shine with slight, intermittent gleams, as distant lights or
stars; flicker; glimmer;
(opalescent)- exhibiting a play of colors like that of the opal,
( ); In dental applications, ceramics are valued for
their opalescent color and translucence;
(opaline)- pertaining to or like opal; also, like some property of the opal;
specifically, having an iridescence like that of the opal; bluish-white;
Within the mistiness was a core, a nucleus of intenser light--veined, opaline,
effulgent, intensely alive. The Moon Pool;
(iridescent)- displaying a play of lustrous colors like those of the rainbow,
( C ; l ); The sky towards the west was pitch black
except for the iridescent twinkle of the fiery stars which studded that section
of the heavens. The Jameson Satellite;
(nacreous)- producing or possessing nacre, as shells which have a certain
luster or lustrous layer on their inner surface; His head was golden, his
mane silver, and his body a nacreous gray deepening into black fetlocks and
hooves. Split Infinity;

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