Week 18

Final Exam

Week 17

laconic

adjective

1.using few words; expressing much in few words; concise:

a laconic reply.

Related forms

laconically, adverb


unlaconic, adjective

throng

noun

1.a multitude of people crowded or assembled together; crowd.

2.a great number of things crowded or considered together:
a throng of memories.

3.Chiefly Scot. pressure, as of work.

verb (used without object)

4.to assemble, collect, or go in large numbers; crowd.

verb (used with object)

5.to crowd or press upon; jostle.

6.to fill or occupy with or as with a crowd:
He thronged the picture with stars.

7.to bring or drive together into or as into a crowd, heap, or collection.

8.to fill by crowding or pressing into:
They thronged the small room.
adjective, Scot. and North England.

9.filled with people or objects; crowded.

10.(of time) filled with things to do; busy.

intrepid

adjective

1.resolutely fearless; dauntless:an intrepid explorer.

Related forms

intrepidity, intrepidness, noun

intrepidly, adverb

accost

verb (used with object)

1.to confront boldly:The beggar accosted me for money.

2.to approach, especially with a greeting, question, or remark.

3.(of prostitutes, procurers, etc.) to solicit for sexual purposes.

noun

4.a greeting.

reticent

adjective

1.disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved.

2.reluctant or restrained.

Related forms

reticence, reticency, noun

reticently, adverb

nonreticent, adjective

nonreticently, adverb

unreticent, adjective

furtive

adjective

1.taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret:
a furtive glance.

2.sly; shifty: a furtive manner.

felon

noun

1. Law. a person who has committed a felony.

2. Archaic. a wicked person.

adjective

3. Archaic. wicked; malicious; treacherous.

cessation

noun

1.a temporary or complete stopping; discontinuance:

a cessation of hostilities.

bristle

noun

1.one of the short, stiff, coarse hairs of certain animals, especially hogs, used extensively in making brushes.

2.anything resembling these hairs.

verb (used without object)

bristled, bristling.

3.to stand or rise stiffly, like bristles.

4.to erect the bristles, as an irritated animal (often followed by up):
The hog bristled up.

5.to become rigid with anger or irritation:
The man bristled when I asked him to move.

6.to be thickly set or filled with something suggestive of bristles:
The plain bristled with bayonets. The project bristled with difficulties.

7.to be visibly roused or stirred (usually followed by up).

verb (used with object) 

bristled, bristling.

8.to erect like bristles:The rooster bristled his crest.

9.to furnish with a bristle or bristles.

10.to make bristly.

euphemism

noun

1.the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt.

2.the expression so substituted: “To pass away” is a euphemism for “to die.”.

mundane

adjective

1.common; ordinary; banal; unimaginative.

2.of or relating to this world or earth as contrasted with heaven; worldly; earthly:mundane affairs.

3.of or relating to the world, universe, or earth.

incongruous

adjective

1.out of keeping or place; inappropriate; unbecoming:

an incongruous effect; incongruous behavior.

2.not harmonious in character; inconsonant; lacking harmony of parts:an incongruous mixture of architectural styles.

3.inconsistent:actions that were incongruous with their professed principles.

condolence

noun

1.Often, condolences. expression of sympathy with a person who is suffering sorrow, misfortune, or grief.

stipulate

verb (used without object), stipulated, stipulating.

1.to make an express demand or arrangement as a condition of agreement (often followed by for).

verb (used with object), stipulated, stipulating.

2.to arrange expressly or specify in terms of agreement:

to stipulate a price.

3.to require as an essential condition in making an agreement:
Total disarmament was stipulated in the peace treaty.

4.to promise, in making an agreement.

5.Law. to accept (a proposition) without requiring that it be established by proof:to stipulate the existence of certain facts or that an expert witness is qualified.

loathe

verb (used with object)

loathed, loathing.

1.to feel disgust or intense aversion for; abhor:
I loathe people who spread malicious gossip.

Week 16

felon

noun

1. Law. a person who has committed a felony.

2. Archaic. a wicked person.

adjective

3. Archaic. wicked; malicious; treacherous.

cessation

noun

1.a temporary or complete stopping; discontinuance:

a cessation of hostilities.

laconic

adjective

1.using few words; expressing much in few words; concise:

a laconic reply.

Related forms

laconically, adverb


unlaconic, adjective

throng

noun

1.a multitude of people crowded or assembled together; crowd.

2.a great number of things crowded or considered together:
a throng of memories.

3.Chiefly Scot. pressure, as of work.

verb (used without object)

4.to assemble, collect, or go in large numbers; crowd.

verb (used with object)

5.to crowd or press upon; jostle.

6.to fill or occupy with or as with a crowd:
He thronged the picture with stars.

7.to bring or drive together into or as into a crowd, heap, or collection.

8.to fill by crowding or pressing into:
They thronged the small room.
adjective, Scot. and North England.

9.filled with people or objects; crowded.

10.(of time) filled with things to do; busy.

intrepid

adjective

1.resolutely fearless; dauntless:an intrepid explorer.

Related forms

intrepidity, intrepidness, noun

intrepidly, adverb

accost

verb (used with object)

1.to confront boldly:The beggar accosted me for money.

2.to approach, especially with a greeting, question, or remark.

3.(of prostitutes, procurers, etc.) to solicit for sexual purposes.

noun

4.a greeting.

reticent

adjective

1.disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved.

2.reluctant or restrained.

Related forms

reticence, reticency, noun

reticently, adverb

nonreticent, adjective

nonreticently, adverb

unreticent, adjective

furtive

adjective

1.taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret:
a furtive glance.

2.sly; shifty: a furtive manner.

Week 15

histrionics

noun, ( used with a singular or plural verb)

1.

dramatic representation; theatricals; acting.

2.

behavior or speech for effect, as insincere or exaggerated expression of an emotion; dramatics; operatics:

Cut out the histrionics—we know you're not really mad.

elusive

adjective
1.
eluding or failing to allow for or accommodate a clear perception or complete mental grasp; hard to express or define:
an elusive concept.
2.
cleverly or skillfully evasive:
a fish too elusive to catch.
3.
difficult to find:
hoping that elusive donors will finally contribute.
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Also, elusory  [ih-loo-suh-ree, -zuh-] (Show IPA).
Origin of elusive Expand
1710-17201710-20; elus(ion) + -ive
Related forms Expand
elusively, adverb
elusiveness, noun
nonelusive, adjective
nonelusively, adverb

nonelusiveness, noun

frustrate

verb (used with object), frustrated, frustrating.
1.
to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no avail; defeat; nullify:
The student's indifference frustrated the teacher's efforts to help him.
2.
to disappoint or thwart (a person):
a talented woman whom life had frustrated.
verb (used without object), frustrated, frustrating.
3.
to become frustrated :
His trouble is that he frustrates much too easily.
adjective
4.

Obsolete. frustrated.

symptomatic

adjective
1.
pertaining to a symptom or symptoms.
2.
of the nature of or constituting a symptom; indicative (often fol by of):
a condition symptomatic of cholera; a disagreement that was symptomatic of the deterioration in their relationship.
3.
according to symptoms :

a symptomatic classification of disease.

interject

verb (used with object)

1.

to insert between other things:

to interject a clarification of a previous statement.

2.

Obsolete. to come between.

inert

adjective
1.
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active ):
inert matter.
2.
Chemistry. having little or no ability to react, as nitrogen that occurs uncombined in the atmosphere.
3.
Pharmacology. having no pharmacological action, as the excipient of a pill.
4.

inactive or sluggish by habit or nature.

salient

adjective

1.

prominent or conspicuous:

salient traits.

2.

projecting or pointing outward:

a salient angle.

3.

leaping or jumping:

a salient animal.

4.

Heraldry. (of a beast) represented as leaping:

a lion salient.

noun

5.

a salient angle or part, as the central outward-projecting angle of abastion or an outward projection in a battle line.

6.

Physical Geography. a landform that extends out beyond itssurroundings, as a spur projecting from the side of a mountain.

Compare reentrant (def 4).

imminent

adjective

1.

likely to occur at any moment; impending:

Her death is imminent.

2.

projecting or leaning forward; overhanging.

squeamish

adjective

1.

fastidious or dainty.

2.

easily shocked by anything slightly immodest; prudish.

3.

excessively particular or scrupulous as to the moral aspect of things.

4.

easily nauseated or disgusted:

to get squeamish at the sight of blood.

engrossed

verb (used with object)

1.

to occupy completely, as the mind or attention; absorb:

Their discussion engrossed his attention. She is engrossed in herwork.

2.

to write or copy in a clear, attractive, large script or in a formalmanner, as a public document or record:

to engross a deed.

3.