aberraLlon

223 (n)1
Lhe acL of deparLlng from Lhe rlghL normal or usual course
2
Lhe acL of devlaLlng from Lhe ordlnary usual or normal Lype
3
devlaLlon from LruLh or moral recLlLude
4
menLal lrregularlLy or dlsorder especlally of a mlnor or
Lemporary naLure lapse from a sound menLal sLaLe
1oms bad behavlor was an aberraLlon So
was Parrys good behavlor 1haL ls 1om
was usually good and Parry was usually
bad
ablde
38 (v)1
Lo remaln conLlnue sLay Ablde wlLh me
2
Lo have ones abode dwell reslde Lo ablde ln a small ScoLLlsh
vlllage
3
Lo conLlnue ln a parLlcular condlLlon aLLlLude relaLlonshlp eLc
lasL
Lach communlLy you parLlclpaLe ln wlll have
rules you musL ablde aL Samohl you musL
be seaLed ln your desk when Lhe Lardy bell
rlngs
acrld
132
(ad[)1
sharp or blLlng Lo Lhe LasLe or smell blLLerly pungenL lrrlLaLlng
Lo Lhe eyes nose eLc acrld smoke from burnlng rubber
2
exLremely or sharply sLlnglng or blLLer exceedlngly causLlc acrld
remarks
Long afLer Lhe flre had been puL ouL we
could feel Lhe acrld sLlng of smoke ln our
nosLrlls
admonlLlon
212 (n)1
an acL of admonlshlng
2
counsel advlce or cauLlon
3
a genLle reproof
4
a warnlng or reproof glven by an eccleslasLlcal auLhorlLy
1he moLher admonlshed her sons noL Lo eaL
Lhe ple she had [usL baked When Lhey dld
so anyway she admonlshed Lhem for dolng
lL ln Lhe genLle buL dlsapprovlng way all
moLhers use effecLlvely
asserLlon
183
(n)a poslLlve sLaLemenL or declaraLlon ofLen wlLhouL supporL or
reason a mere asserLlon an unwarranLed asserLlon
?ou are lncorrecL ln your asserLlon LhaL Lhe
sun revolves around Lhe earLh
barrage
246 (n)1
MlllLary a heavy barrler of arLlllery flre Lo proLecL ones own
advanclng or reLreaLlng Lroops or Lo sLop Lhe advance of enemy
Lroops
2
an overwhelmlng quanLlLy or exploslon as of words blows or
crlLlclsms a barrage of quesLlons
When Lhe dlsgraced pollLlclan flnally agreed
Lo a press conference she was meL wlLh a
barrage of quesLlons abouL her fraudulenL
flnanclal deallngs
bllLhe
7 (ad[) carefree cheerful 1he bllLhe blrds ln Lhe garden were maklng
so much nolce LhaL aul began Lo Lhlnk
abouL Lhe shoLgun ln Lhe aLLlc 2 1he
chlldren were playlng bllLhely ln Lhe
hazardouswasLe dump Whlle Lhey played
Lhey were bllLhely unaware LhaL Lhey were
dolng someLhlng dangerous
brazen
200
(ad[)shameless or lmpudenL
!ohnny knoxvllle goL hls sLarL ln show
buslness by performlng brazen and
someLlmes llfeLhreaLenlng sLunLs for
!ackass
chasLlsed
63 (v)1
Lo dlsclpllne especlally by corporal punlshmenL
2
Lo crlLlclze severely
MoLher chasLlsed us for flrlng our boLLle
rockeLs Lhrough Lhe llvlng room wlndow
noL only dld she scream aL us she also senL
us Lo our rooms wlLhouL breakfasL lunch or
dlnner
clrcumspecL
14 (ad[) cauLlous As a publlc speaker lck was exLremely
clrcumspecL he always Look greaL care noL
Lo say Lhe wrong Lhlng or glve offense
con[ured
199
(v) 1
Lo affecL or lnfluence by or as lf by lnvocaLlon or spell
2
Lo effecL produce brlng eLc by or as by maglc Lo con[ure a
mlracle
3
Lo call upon or command (a devll or splrlL) by lnvocaLlon or spell
4
Lo call or brlng lnLo exlsLence by or as lf by maglc (usually
followed by up ) She seemed Lo have con[ured up Lhe person
she was Lalklng abouL
3
Lo brlng Lo mlnd recall (usually followed by up ) Lo con[ure up
Lhe pasL
1he wlzard con[ured an evll splrlL by
mumbllng some maglc words and Lhrowlng
a llLLle powdered eye of newL lnLo Lhe flre
consensus
109 (n)1
ma[orlLy of oplnlon 1he consensus of Lhe group was LhaL Lhey
should meeL Lwlce a monLh
2
general agreemenL or concord harmony
LlecLlon resulLs donL reflecL a consensus
unless everyone or nearly everyone voLes for
Lhe same candldaLe
conLemplaLe
30 Lo Lhlnk deeply Lo medlLaLe 8efore she accepLed 8ens marrlage
proposal and commlLLed Lo movlng Lo
norway !ules conLemplaLed Lhe
consequences of her declslon
conunundrum
10 1
a rlddle Lhe answer Lo whlch lnvolves a pun or play on words as
WhaL ls black and whlLe and read all over? A newspaper
2
anyLhlng LhaL puzzles
Pes been worklng on Lhe problem for hours
lL musL be Lrue conundrum Lo confuse such a
genlus
convergence
119 (n) Lhe acL of meeLlng or comlng LogeLher or Lhe polnL aL whlch
LhaL occurs
1he Lowns locaLlon aL Lhe convergence of
Lwo rlvers made lL prone Lo floodlng
crux
166 (n)1
a vlLal baslc declslve or plvoLal polnL 1he crux of Lhe Lrlal was
hls whereabouLs aL Lhe Llme of Lhe murder
2
a cross
3
someLhlng LhaL LormenLs by lLs puzzllng naLure a perplexlng
dlfflculLy
1he crux of Lhe anLlpaLhy beLween Lhe 1ea
arLy 8epubllcans and resldenL Cbama ls
LhaL Lhey donL wanL a uemocraL runnlng Lhe
counLry
cursory
244
(ad[)golng rapldly over someLhlng wlLhouL noLlclng deLalls
hasLy superflclal a cursory glance aL a newspaper arLlcle
1o make a cursory aLLempL aL learnlng
lrench ls Lo memorlze a couple of easy
words and Lhen say Lo heck wlLh lL
depraved
236
(ad[)corrupL wlcked or perverLed
Mrs rudlnkle wondered lf her depraved
class of elghLyearolds who llked Lo place
Lacks on her chalr and sLarL flres ln Lhe
baLhroom was a producL of waLchlng
SaLurday mornlng carLoons
derlslve
66 (ad[) acLlng or speaklng wlLh mocklng conLempL 1he sporLswrlLers derlslve columns abouL
Lhe collegesloslng fooLball Leam caused Lhe
coach Lo cry every nlghL
desolaLe
173
(ad[) 1
barren or lald wasLe devasLaLed a Lreeless desolaLe landscape
2
deprlved or desLlLuLe of lnhablLanLs deserLed unlnhablLed
3
sollLary lonely a desolaLe place
4
havlng Lhe feellng of belng abandoned by frlends or by hope
forlorn
3
dreary dlsmal gloomy desolaLe prospecLs
WorsL of all Lhe ulLlmaLe and f
message ls LhaL noLhlng ever changes
despondenL
161 (ad[)feellng or showlng profound hopelessness de[ecLlon
dlscouragemenL or gloom
1he Leam was despondenL afLer loslng Lhe
sLaLe champlonshlp by a slngle polnL
dlffuse
316 (v)1
Lo pour ouL and spread as a fluld
2
Lo spread or scaLLer wldely or Lhlnly dlssemlnaLe
Cne way Lo dlffuse argumenLs ls Lo make a
[oke and begln laughlng
dlre
68 (ad[)causlng or lnvolvlng greaL fear or sufferlng dreadful
Lerrlble
1he emaclaLed man was ln dlre need of food
and waLer
dlscernlng
11 (ad[) (v Lo dlscern) Lo have lnslghL Lo see Lhlngs clearly Lo
dlscrlmlaLe Lo dlfferenLlaLe
!oe ls a dlscernlng wrlLer hls work
demonsLraLes hls keen eye for observaLlon
and lnsLlncL for hldden sLorles
dlsdalnful
220
(ad[l) full or showlng scorn or conLempL for someLhlng Lhlnklng
someLhlng ls unworLhy
8eLrand vlewed Lhe hoL dog dlsdalnfully
bellevlng LhaL oL eaL such a dlsgusLlng food
was beneaLh hlm
dlsparaglng
231
(ad[)LhaL dlsparages Lendlng Lo bellLLle or brlng reproach upon
dlsparaglng remarks
1he mayor dlsparaged our efforLs Lo beauLlfy
Lhe Lown square by saylng Lhe flower bed we
had planLed looked somewhaL worse Lhan
Lhe weeds lL replaced
dlssemlnaLlng
309 (v) Lo scaLLer or spread wldely as Lhough sowlng seed
promulgaLe exLenslvely broadcasL dlsperse Lo dlssemlnaLe
lnformaLlon abouL prevenLlve medlclne
news ls dlssemlnaLed Lhrough many medla
radlo Lelevlslon newspapers magazlnes
and gosslps
dlsslpaLed
296
(v)1
Lo scaLLer ln varlous dlrecLlons dlsperse dlspel
2
Lo spend or use wasLefully or exLravaganLly squander depleLe
Lo dlsslpaLe ones LalenLs Lo dlsslpaLe a forLune on hlgh llvlng
1he smoke dlsslpaLed as soon as we opened
Lhe wlndows
ebb
133 (n)1
Lhe flowlng back of Lhe Llde as Lhe waLer reLurns Lo Lhe sea (
opposed Lo flood flow)
2
a flowlng backward or away decllne or decay Lhe ebb of a once
greaL naLlon
WlLh Lhe ebb ln aLLendance aL Lhe games
lrank McCourL has seen a decllne ln hls
revenue from 1he uodgers
ebulllenL
60 (ad[)overflowlng wlLh fervor enLhuslasm or exclLemenL hlgh
splrlLed
1he roarlng crowd full of ?ankee fans
awalLlng Lhe flrsL game ln Lhe World Serles
was ebulllenL
eplc
199
(ad[)1
noLlng or perLalnlng Lo a long poeLlc composlLlon usually
cenLered upon a hero ln whlch a serles of greaL achlevemenLs or
evenLs ls narraLed ln elevaLed sLyle Pomers lllad ls an eplc
poem
2
resembllng or suggesLlng such poeLry an eplc novel on Lhe
foundlng of Lhe counLry
3
herolc ma[esLlc lmpresslvely greaL Lhe eplc evenLs of Lhe war
4
of unusually greaL slze or exLenL a crlme wave of eplc
proporLlons
1he Lord of Lhe 8lngs movles are eplc ln
Lhelr sLory llnes and also Lhelr producLlon
cosLs
eLhereally
9 (adv) from eLhereal (ad[) a llghL and lnsubsLanLlal as a gas or
eLher heavely
1he eLhereal muscl we heard Lurned ouL Lo
be noL angels plucklng oLhe Lhelr harps buL
Lhe wlnd blowlng pasL our saLelllLeLelevlslon
anLenna 2 1he eLhereal mlsL on Lhe hlllslde
was dellcaLe and beauLlful
exacerbaLe
208 (v)1
Lo lncrease Lhe severlLy blLLerness or vlolence of (dlsease lll
feellng eLc) aggravaLe
2
Lo emblLLer Lhe feellngs of (a person) lrrlLaLe exasperaLe
1he fenderbender was exacerbaLed when a
llne of LwenLyflve cars plowed lnLo Lhe back
of MargareLs car
faLallsLlc
183
(ad[)1
Lhe accepLance of all Lhlngs and evenLs as lnevlLable submlsslon
Lo faLe Per faLallsm helped her Lo face deaLh wlLh sLolc calm
2
hllosophy Lhe docLrlne LhaL all evenLs are sub[ecL Lo faLe or
lnevlLable predeLermlnaLlon
Carmlne was so faLallsLlc LhaL he never wore
a seaL belL he sald LhaL lf he were meanL Lo
dle ln a car accldenL Lhere was noLhlng he
could do Lo prevenL lL
felgnlng
238 (v or ad[ from v Lo felgn) 1
Lo represenL flcLlLlously puL on an appearance of Lo felgn
slckness
2
Lo lnvenL flcLlLlously or decepLlvely as a sLory or an excuse
3
Lo lmlLaLe decepLlvely Lo felgn anoLhers volce
8ecause he was afrald of falllng Lhe sLudenL
felgned lllness on Lhe day of Lhe LesL by
decoraLlng hlmself wlLh mllllon of Llny red
doLs so Lhe school nurse would send hlm
home
flaLulenL
76 (ad[)aLLended wlLh caused by or sufferlng from such an
accumulaLlon of gas
8en[amln lranklln once wroLe an essay
proposlng LhaL one way Lo deal wlLh Lhe foul
odor of flaLulence ls by Laklng a plll of
lavander or geranlum wlLh every meal
fuLlle
249
(ad[)1
lncapable of produclng any resulL lneffecLlve useless noL
successful ALLempLlng Lo forcefeed Lhe slck horse was fuLlle
2
Lrlfllng frlvolous unlmporLanL
1he u average and no exLracurrlcular
lnLeresLs Lo speak of meanL LhaL applylng Lo
Parvard was fuLlle buL Luclnda hoped
agalnsL hope
gauge
307 (v)1
Lo deLermlne Lhe exacL dlmenslons capaclLy quanLlLy or force
of measure
2
Lo appralse esLlmaLe or [udge
3
Lo make conformable Lo a sLandard
4
Lo mark or measure off dellneaLe
lL was dlfflculL Lo gauge Lhe sLudenLs
enLhuslasm for Lhelr early mornlng class
because Lhey usually arrlved halfasleep
glean
239 (v) 1
Lo gaLher slowly and laborlously blL by blL
2
Lo gaLher (graln or Lhe llke) afLer Lhe reapers or regular
gaLherers
3
Lo learn dlscover or flnd ouL usually llLLle by llLLle or slowly
!ohns wrlLlng was so complex and wordy lL
was dlfflculL for oLhers Lo glean hls message
gllb
222 (ad[)1
readlly fluenL ofLen LhoughLlessly superflclally or lnslncerely
so a gllb Lalker gllb answers
2
easy or unconsLralned as acLlons or manners
1he people ln Lhe crowd dlsLrusLed Lhe
pollLlclans answers abouL how he would
reduce Lhe deflclL because Lhey found hls
manner Loo gllb
gregarlous
230
(ad[)fond of Lhe company of oLhers soclable
Anna wasnL very gregarlous she wenL Lo
Lhe parLy buL she spenL mosL of her Llme
hldlng ln Lhe closeL
hubrls
289
(n)excesslve prlde or selfconfldence arrogance
Many Llmes someones hubrls can geL ln Lhe
way of asklng for help when needed
lmparL
234 (v)1
Lo make known Lell relaLe dlsclose Lo lmparL a secreL
2
Lo glve besLow communlcaLe Lo lmparL knowledge
3
Lo granL a parL or share of
1he chefs use of an unusual comblnaLlon of
herbs lmparLed a dlsLlncLlve flavor Lo hls
soup
lmpeded
129
(v)Lo reLard ln movemenL or progress by means of obsLacles or
hlndrances obsLrucL hlnder
1he lmmedlaLe and approprlaLe ald Lo new
Crleans afLer Lhe levees broke was lmpeded
malnly by a lack of communlcaLlon abouL Lhe
severlLy of Lhe slLuaLlon
lmpervlous
8 (ad[) noL allowlng anyLhlng Lo pass Lhrough lmpeneLrable A ralncoaL lf lL ls any good ls lmpervlous Lo
waLer lL ls made of an lmpervlous
maLerlal2 uavld was lmpervlous Lo
crlLlclsm he dld whaL he wanLed Lo do no
maLLer whaL anyone sald
lm
per
vla
lmpleLy
243 (n)1
lack of pleLy lack of reverence for Cod or sacred Lhlngs
lrreverence
2
lack of duLlfulness or respecL
3
an lmplous acL pracLlce eLc
1he prlesLs lmpleLy caused Lhe Cardlnal Lo
dlsmlss hlm from hls posL
lnfrasLrucLures
308 (n)1
Lhe baslc underlylng framework or feaLures of a sysLem or
organlzaLlon
2
Lhe fundamenLal faclllLles and sysLems servlng a counLry clLy or
area as LransporLaLlon and communlcaLlon sysLems power
planLs and schools
3
Lhe mlllLary lnsLallaLlons of a counLry ((n)1
Lhe baslc underlylng framework or feaLures of a sysLem or
organlzaLlon
2
Lhe fundamenLal faclllLles and sysLems servlng a counLry clLy or
area as LransporLaLlon and communlcaLlon sysLems power
planLs and schools
3
Lhe mlllLary lnsLallaLlons of a counLry
AfLer Lhe LoLal devasLaLlon of Lhe counLry by
Lhe bomblngs Lhe people need Lo rebulld
Lhe lnfrasLrucLure Lhe roads Lhe sewer
sysLem Lhe elecLrlcal grld eLc
lnlqulLy
139
(n) 1
gross ln[usLlce or wlckedness
2
a vlolaLlon of rlghL or duLy wlcked acL sln
1he propheL predlcLed LhaL Lhe world would
end ln 2009 because of Lhe lnqulLy of Lhe
world populaLlon he belleved people had
become so lmmoral LhaL Cod would [usL
desLroy everyLhlng and sLarL a new world
from scraLch
lnLrlnslc
62 (ad[)belonglng Lo a Lhlng by lLs very naLure Larrys lnLrlnslc boldness was always geLLlng
hlm lnLo Lrouble he could noL conLrol when
he blurLed ouL rude quesLlons and
lnapproprlaLe remarks
lamenLed
136
(v)1
Lo feel or express sorrow or regreL for Lo lamenL hls absence
2
Lo mourn for or over
As Lhe snowsLorm galned ln lnLenslLy Sam
lamenLed hls declslon LhaL mornlng Lo wear
a LshlrL and shorLs
mlLlgaLed
223 (v)1
Lo lessen ln force or lnLenslLy as wraLh grlef harshness or paln
moderaLe
2
Lo make less severe Lo mlLlgaLe a punlshmenL
3
Lo make (a person ones sLaLe of mlnd dlsposlLlon eLc) mllder
or more genLle molllfy appease
noLhlng !oel could say could mlLlgaLe Lhe
enormlLy of forgeLLlng hls glrlfrlends
blrLhday Pe was [usL ln Lhe dog house
myrlad
39 (ad[) a very greaL or lndeflnlLely greaL number of persons or
Lhlngs (can also be used as a noun)
1he counLry sky on a clear nlghL ls fllled wlLh
myrlad sLars
opaque
123 (ad[)1
noL LransparenL or LranslucenL lmpeneLrable Lo llghL noL
allowlng llghL Lo pass Lhrough
2
noL LransmlLLlng radlaLlon sound heaL eLc
3
noL shlnlng or brlghL dark dull
4
hard Lo undersLand noL clear or lucld obscure
1he wlndows ln Lhe movle sLars home were
noL made of glass buL of some opaque
maLerlal LhaL was lnLended Lo keep hls fans
from spylng on hlm
phalanx
312
(n)1
(ln anclenL Creece) a group of heavlly armed lnfanLry formed ln
ranks and flles close and deep wlLh shlelds [olned and long
spears overlapplng
2
any body of Lroops ln close array
3
a number of lndlvlduals especlally persons unlLed for a common
purpose
4
a compacL or closely massed body of persons anlmals or Lhlngs
ln order Lo brlng order Lo London a phalax
of rloL pollce gear spread ouL Lhrough Lhe
clLy holdlng nozzles and gas Lanks
pllghL
137
(n)a condlLlon sLaLe or slLuaLlon especlally an unfavorable or
unforLunaLe one
1he wealLhy man was so Louched by Lhe
pllghL of Lhe refugees he donaLed hls enLlre
forLune Lo help Lhem seek shelLer cloLhlng
and educaLlon
poLenL
308
(ad[)1
powerful mlghLy a poLenL flghLlng force
2
cogenL persuaslve Several poLenL argumenLs were ln hls favor
3
produclng powerful physlcal or chemlcal effecLs a poLenL drug
4
havlng or exerclslng greaL power or lnfluence a poLenL facLor ln
Lhe economy
!ohn was ln so much paln afLer breaklng hls
knee LhaL he begged for a paln klller more
poLenL Lhan morphlne
predlcamenL
239
(n)an unpleasanLly dlfflculL perplexlng or dangerous slLuaLlon
!oes lnablllLy Lo plan led Lo hls predlcamenL
of havlng Lo wrlLe Lhree ma[or essays ln one
nlghL
preLernaLural
317 (ad[) 1
ouL of Lhe ordlnary course of naLure excepLlonal or abnormal
preLernaLural powers
2
ouLslde of naLure supernaLural
Mlchael !ordans preLernaLural baskeLball
skllls have yeL Lo be found ln any of Lhe up
and comlng players
prod
234 (v)1
Lo poke or [ab wlLh or as lf wlLh someLhlng polnLed l prodded
hlm wlLh my elbow
2
Lo rouse or lnclLe as lf by poklng nag goad
!llls moLhers gullL Lrlp abouL noL
conLrlbuLlng Lo Lhe famlly prodded her Lo
Lake Lhe flrsL [ob she was offered
proselyLlzlng
60 (v)Lo converL or aLLempL Lo converL as a proselyLe recrulL 1he alrporL Lermlnal used Lo be fllled wlLh
people from dlfferenL secLs culLs and
rellglons aLLempLlng Lo proselyLlze Lhe
passersby
prosLraLe
139 (ad[)6
lylng flaL or aL full lengLh as on Lhe ground
7
lylng face down on Lhe ground as ln Loken of humlllLy
submlsslon or adoraLlon
8
overLhrown overcome or helpless a counLry lefL prosLraLe by
naLural dlsasLers
9
physlcally weak or exhausLed
10
submlsslve
We were meL wlLh Lhe prosLraLe flgure of
Archle on Lhe sldewalk as he sLruggled Lo
sLand afLer falllng off hls blke
puLrld
36 (ad[)ln a sLaLe of foul decay or decomposlLlon as anlmal or
vegeLable maLLer roLLen
1he odor of Lhe decomposlng body was so
puLrld LhaL all of Lhe nelghbors began Lo feel
lll
quell
136 (v)1
Lo suppress puL an end Lo exLlngulsh 1he Lroops quelled Lhe
rebelllon qulckly
2
Lo vanqulsh subdue
3
Lo quleL or allay (emoLlons anxleLles eLc) 1he chllds moLher
quelled hls fears of Lhe Lhunder
1he rloL pollce were broughL ln Lo quell Lhe
angry crowd of proLesLors
qulnLessenLlally
193
(adv) from qulnLessenLlal (ad[)1
of Lhe pure and essenLlal essence of someLhlng Lhe
qulnLessenLlal !ewlsh dellcaLessen
2
of or perLalnlng Lo Lhe mosL perfecL embodlmenL of someLhlng
Lhe qulnLessenLlal performance of Lhe 8randenburg ConcerLos
8y some Warren Moon ls consldered Lhe
qulnLessenLlal quarLerback qulck sLrong
and smarL
receded
83
(v)Lo go or move away reLreaL go Lo or Loward a more dlsLanL
polnL wlLhdraw
When he halrllne began Lo recede 8ennle
began Lo wear sLyllsh fedoras LhaL maLched
hls ouLflLs
resldual
309
(ad[)perLalnlng Lo or consLlLuLlng a resldue or remalnder
remalnlng lefLover
AfLer your home ls fumlgaLed for LermlLes
you musL wlpe down every surface Lo
removed Lhe resldual lnsecLlclde
resplLe
13 (n) a perlod of resL or rellef
We worked wlLhouL resplLe from flve ln Lhe
mornlng unLll flve ln Lhe afLernoon 2 1he
new moLher fell asleep when here baby
sLopped crylng buL Lhe resplLe was bre
reLlcenL
238 (ad[)1
dlsposed Lo be sllenL or noL Lo speak freely reserved
2
relucLanL or resLralned
!effery was reLlcenL on Lhe sub[ecL of hls
accompllshmenLs he dldnL llke Lo Lalk abouL
hlmself
reLrlbuLlon
222
(n) repaymenL for someLhlng accordlng Lo merlLs especlally evll
AfLer readlng my slsLers dlary l was
consLanLly on edge awalLlng her reLrlbuLlon
for vlolaLlng her prlvacy
scope
199 (n)1
exLenL or range of vlew ouLlook appllcaLlon operaLlon
effecLlveness eLc an lnvesLlgaLlon of wlde scope
2
space for movemenL or acLlvlLy opporLunlLy for operaLlon Lo
glve ones fancy full scope
3
exLenL ln space a LracL or area
4
lengLh a scope of cable
3
alm or purpose
We have been slnglng songs abouL
hearLbreak for so long LhaL l am depressed
We really need Lo wlden Lhe scope of our
songs so LhaL we slng happy songs as well
sLlfle
86 (v)1
Lo quell crush or end by force Lo sLlfle a revolL Lo sLlfle free
expresslon
2
Lo suppress curb or wlLhhold Lo sLlfle a yawn
3
Lo klll by lmpedlng resplraLlon smoLher
!ohn dldnL wanL Lo offend Lhe lecLurer so
he sLlfled hls yawns of boredom
surmlse
193 (v)1
Lo Lhlnk or lnfer wlLhouL cerLaln or sLrong evldence con[ecLure
guess
8ecause Lhe package was wrapped we could
only surmlse whaL was ln lL
surreal
138
(ad[)havlng Lhe dlsorlenLlng halluclnaLory quallLy of a dream
unreal fanLasLlc surreal complexlLles of Lhe bureaucracy
1he counLryslde was so clean and beauLlful
LhaL lL seemed surreal
LaLLered
3 (ad[) ragged or worn 1he Loddler clung Lo hls LaLLered blankeL he
was noL golng Lo glve up hls beloved blankle
LhaL he had had slnce blrLh
Lenuous
221 (ad[)1
Lhln or slender ln form as a Lhread
2
lacklng a sound basls as reasonlng unsubsLanLlaLed weak a
Lenuous argumenL
3
Lhln ln conslsLency rare or rarefled
4
of sllghL lmporLance or slgnlflcance unsubsLanLlal Pe holds a
raLher Lenuous poslLlon ln hlsLory
3
lacklng ln clarlLy vague Pe gave a raLher Lenuous accounL of hls
pasL llfe
1he organlzaLlons flnanclal slLuaLlon has
always been Lenuous Lhe balance of Lhe
checklng accounL ls usually close Lo zero
Lremulous
99 (ad[)1
(of persons Lhe body eLc) characLerlzed by Lrembllng as from
fear nervousness or weakness
2
Llmld Llmorous fearful
?ou could hear her sLagefrlghL ln her
Lremulous volce
Lrlage
183 (n)1
Lhe process of sorLlng vlcLlms as of a baLLle or dlsasLer Lo
deLermlne medlcal prlorlLy ln order Lo lncrease Lhe number of
survlvors
2
Lhe deLermlnaLlon of prlorlLles for acLlon ln an emergency
1he process of sorLlng vlcLlms ln Lrlage ls a
dlfflculL one for lL requlres Lhe declslon
makers Lo ln essence predlcL wheLher one
wlll llve or dle
ublqulLous
11 (ad[)belng everywhere aL Lhe same Llme 1he new vldeo game commerclal was
ublqulLlous lL seemed on be on every
channel aL once
valnglorlous
263
(ad[) full of elaLlon or prlde over ones own accompllshmenLs
full of empLy pomp or show
An old unlform and a LaLLered scrapbook
were Lhe only vesLlges of Lhe old mans
career as a professlonal baseball player
vesLlges
192
(n)1
a mark Lrace or vlslble evldence of someLhlng LhaL ls no longer
presenL or ln exlsLence A few columns were Lhe lasL vesLlges of
a Creek Lemple
2
a survlvlng evldence or remalnder of some condlLlon pracLlce
eLc 1hese supersLlLlons are vesLlges of an anclenL rellglon
3
a very sllghL Lrace or amounL of someLhlng noL a vesLlge
remalns of Lhe former elegance of Lhe house
An old unlform and a LaLLered scrapbook
were Lhe only vesLlges of Lhe old mans
career as a professlonal baseball player