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.
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.
a laconic reply.
Related forms
laconically, adverb
unlaconic, adjective
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
2.reluctant or restrained.
Related forms
reticence, reticency, noun
reticently, adverb
nonreticent, adjective
nonreticently, adverb
unreticent, adjective
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.
a furtive glance.
2.sly; shifty: a furtive manner.
