Week 11
inclement
adjective
1.(of the weather, the elements, etc.) severe, rough, or harsh; stormy.
2.not kind or merciful.
inclement
adjective
1.(of the weather, the elements, etc.) severe, rough, or harsh; stormy.2.not kind or merciful.
Related forms
inclemency, inclementness, noun
inclemently, adverb
peruse
peruse
verb (used with object)perused, perusing.
1.to read through with thoroughness or care:to peruse a report.
2.to scan or browse:
The shoppers perused the magazines near the cash register while waiting to check out.
3.to read.
4.to survey or examine in detail.
premonition
premonition
noun
1.a feeling of anticipation of or anxiety over a future event; presentiment:
He had a vague premonition of danger.
2.a forewarning.
desist
desist
verb (used without object)
1.to cease, as from some action or proceeding; stop.
recoil
verb (used without object)1.to draw back; start or shrink back, as in alarm, horror, or disgust.
2.to spring or fly back, as in consequence of force of impact or the force of the discharge, as a firearm.
3.to spring or come back; react (usually followed by on or upon):
Plots frequently recoil upon the plotters.
4.Physics. (of an atom, a nucleus, or a particle) to undergo a change in momentum as a result either of a collision with an atom, a nucleus, or a particle or of the emission of a particle.
noun
5.
an act of recoiling.
6.
the distance through which a weapon moves backward after discharging.
pertinent
recoil
verb (used without object)1.to draw back; start or shrink back, as in alarm, horror, or disgust.
2.to spring or fly back, as in consequence of force of impact or the force of the discharge, as a firearm.
3.to spring or come back; react (usually followed by on or upon):
Plots frequently recoil upon the plotters.
4.Physics. (of an atom, a nucleus, or a particle) to undergo a change in momentum as a result either of a collision with an atom, a nucleus, or a particle or of the emission of a particle.
6.
2.to spring or fly back, as in consequence of force of impact or the force of the discharge, as a firearm.
3.to spring or come back; react (usually followed by on or upon):
Plots frequently recoil upon the plotters.
4.Physics. (of an atom, a nucleus, or a particle) to undergo a change in momentum as a result either of a collision with an atom, a nucleus, or a particle or of the emission of a particle.
noun
5.
an act of recoiling.
6.
the distance through which a weapon moves backward after discharging.
pertinent
adjective
1.pertaining or relating directly and significantly to the matter at hand; relevantRelated forms
pertinence, pertinency, noun
pertinently, adverb
nonpertinence, noun
nonpertinency, noun
nonpertinent, adjective
impresario
noun
plural impresarios.
1.a person who organizes or manages public entertainments, especially operas, ballets, or concerts.
2.any manager, director, or the like.
2.any manager, director, or the like.
extortion
noun
1.an act or instance of extorting.
2.Law. the crime of obtaining money or some other thing of value by the abuse of one's office or authority.
3.oppressive or illegal exaction, as of excessive price or interest:the extortions of usurers.
4.anything extorted
2.Law. the crime of obtaining money or some other thing of value by the abuse of one's office or authority.
3.oppressive or illegal exaction, as of excessive price or interest:the extortions of usurers.
4.anything extorted
adverse
adjective
1.unfavorable or antagonistic in purpose or effect:adverse criticism.
2.opposing one's interests or desire:adverse circumstances.
3.being or acting in a contrary direction; opposed or opposing:adverse winds.
4.opposite; confronting
2.opposing one's interests or desire:adverse circumstances.
3.being or acting in a contrary direction; opposed or opposing:adverse winds.
4.opposite; confronting
Related forms
adversely, adverb
adverseness, noun
unadverse, adjective
unadversely, adverb
unadverseness, noun
asset
noun
1.a useful and desirable thing or quality:
Organizational ability is an asset.
2.a single item of ownership having exchange value.
3.assets.items of ownership convertible into cash; total resources of a person or business, as cash, notes and accounts receivable, securities, inventories, goodwill, fixtures, machinery, or real estate (opposed to liabilities ). Accounting. the items detailed on a balance sheet, especially in relation to liabilities and capital.all property available for the payment of debts, especially of a bankrupt or insolvent firm or person.Law. property in the hands of an heir, executor, or administrator, that is sufficient to pay the debts or legacies of a deceased person.
Organizational ability is an asset.
2.a single item of ownership having exchange value.
3.assets.items of ownership convertible into cash; total resources of a person or business, as cash, notes and accounts receivable, securities, inventories, goodwill, fixtures, machinery, or real estate (opposed to liabilities ). Accounting. the items detailed on a balance sheet, especially in relation to liabilities and capital.all property available for the payment of debts, especially of a bankrupt or insolvent firm or person.Law. property in the hands of an heir, executor, or administrator, that is sufficient to pay the debts or legacies of a deceased person.
Related forms
assetless, adjective
reprimand
noun
1.a severe reproof or rebuke, especially a formal one by a person in authority.
1.a severe reproof or rebuke, especially a formal one by a person in authority.
verb (used with object)
2.to reprove or rebuke severely, especially in a formal way.
2.to reprove or rebuke severely, especially in a formal way.
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