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5From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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7  Adroit \A*droit"\, a. [F. adroit; [`a] (L. ad) = droit straight,
8     right, fr. L. directus, p. p. of dirigere. See {Direct}.]
9     Dexterous in the use of the hands or in the exercise of the
10     mental faculties; exhibiting skill and readiness in avoiding
11     danger or escaping difficulty; ready in invention or
12     execution; -- applied to persons and to acts; as, an adroit
13     mechanic, an adroit reply. ``Adroit in the application of the
14     telescope and quadrant.'' --Horsley. ``He was adroit in
15     intrigue.'' --Macaulay.
16 
17     Syn: Dexterous; skillful; expert; ready; clever; deft;
18          ingenious; cunning; ready-witted.
19
20From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
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22  adroit
23       adj 1: skillful (or showing skill) in adapting means to ends; "cool
24              prudence and sensitive selfishness along with quick
25              perception of what is possible--these distinguish an
26              adroit politician"; "came up with a clever story"; "an
27              ingenious press agent"; "an ingenious scheme" [syn: {clever},
28               {ingenious}]
29       2: quick or skillful or adept in action or thought; "an
30          exceptionally adroit pianist"; "an adroit technician";
31          "his adroit replies to hecklers won him many followers";
32          "an adroit negotiator" [ant: {maladroit}]
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36argosies
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39From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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41  Argosy \Ar"go*sy\, n.; pl. {Argosies}. [Earlier ragusy, fr.
42     ragusa meaning orig. a vessel of Ragusa.]
43     A large ship, esp. a merchant vessel of the largest size.
44 
45           Where your argosies with portly sail . . . Do overpeer
46           the petty traffickers.                   --Shak.
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50callow
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52
53From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
54
55  Old \Old\, a. [Compar. {Older}; superl. {Oldest}.] [OE. old,
56     ald, AS. ald, eald; akin to D. oud, OS. ald, OFries. ald,
57     old, G. alt, Goth. alpeis, and also to Goth. alan to grow up,
58     Icel. ala to bear, produce, bring up, L. alere to nourish.
59     Cf. {Adult}, {Alderman}, {Aliment}, {Auld}, {Elder}.]
60     1. Not young; advanced far in years or life; having lived
61        till toward the end of the ordinary term of living; as, an
62        old man; an old age; an old horse; an old tree.
63 
64              Let not old age disgrace my high desire. --Sir P.
65                                                    Sidney.
66 
67              The melancholy news that we grow old. --Young.
68 
69     2. Not new or fresh; not recently made or produced; having
70        existed for a long time; as, old wine; an old friendship.
71        ``An old acquaintance.'' --Camden.
72 
73     3. Formerly existing; ancient; not modern; preceding;
74        original; as, an old law; an old custom; an old promise.
75        ``The old schools of Greece.'' --Milton. ``The character
76        of the old Ligurians.'' --Addison.
77 
78     4. Continued in life; advanced in the course of existence;
79        having (a certain) length of existence; -- designating the
80        age of a person or thing; as, an infant a few hours old; a
81        cathedral centuries old.
82 
83              And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old art thou?
84                                                    --Cen. xlvii.
85                                                    8.
86 
87     Note: In this use old regularly follows the noun that
88           designates the age; as, she was eight years old.
89 
90     5. Long practiced; hence, skilled; experienced; cunning; as,
91        an old offender; old in vice.
92 
93              Vane, young in years, but in sage counsel old.
94                                                    --Milton.
95 
96     6. Long cultivated; as, an old farm; old land, as opposed to
97        {new} land, that is, to land lately cleared.
98 
99     7. Worn out; weakened or exhausted by use; past usefulness;
100        as, old shoes; old clothes.
101 
102     8. More than enough; abundant. [Obs.]
103 
104              If a man were porter of hell gate, he should have
105              old turning the key.                  --Shak.
106 
107     9. Aged; antiquated; hence, wanting in the mental vigor or
108        other qualities belonging to youth; -- used disparagingly
109        as a term of reproach.
110 
111     10. Old-fashioned; wonted; customary; as of old; as, the good
112         old times; hence, colloquially, gay; jolly.
113 
114     11. Used colloquially as a term of cordiality and
115         familiarity. ``Go thy ways, old lad.'' --Shak.
116 
117     {Old age}, advanced years; the latter period of life.
118 
119     {Old bachelor}. See {Bachelor}, 1.
120 
121     {Old Catholics}. See under {Catholic}.
122 
123     {Old English}. See under {English}. n., 2.
124 
125     {Old Nick}, {Old Scratch}, the devil.
126 
127     {Old lady} (Zo["o]l.), a large European noctuid moth ({Mormo
128        maura}).
129 
130     {Old maid}.
131         (a) A woman, somewhat advanced in years, who has never
132             been married; a spinster.
133         (b) (Bot.) A West Indian name for the pink-flowered
134             periwinkle ({Vinca rosea}).
135         (c) A simple game of cards, played by matching them. The
136             person with whom the odd card is left is the old
137             maid.
138 
139     {Old man's beard}. (Bot.)
140         (a) The traveler's joy ({Clematis Vitalba}). So named
141             from the abundant long feathery awns of its fruit.
142         (b) The {Tillandsia usneoides}. See {Tillandsia}.
143 
144     {Old man's head} (Bot.), a columnar cactus ({Pilocereus
145        senilis}), native of Mexico, covered towards the top with
146        long white hairs.
147 
148     {Old red sandstone} (Geol.), a series of red sandstone rocks
149        situated below the rocks of the Carboniferous age and
150        comprising various strata of siliceous sandstones and
151        conglomerates. See {Sandstone}, and the Chart of
152        {Geology}.
153 
154     {Old school}, a school or party belonging to a former time,
155        or preserving the character, manner, or opinions of a
156        former time; as, a gentleman of the old school; -- used
157        also adjectively; as, Old-School Presbyterians.
158 
159     {Old sledge}, an old and well-known game of cards, called
160        also {all fours}, and {high, low, Jack, and the game}.
161 
162     {Old squaw} (Zo["o]l.), a duck ({Clangula hyemalis})
163        inhabiting the northern parts of both hemispheres. The
164        adult male is varied with black and white and is
165        remarkable for the length of its tail. Called also
166        {longtailed duck}, {south southerly}, {callow}, {hareld},
167        and {old wife}.
168 
169     {Old style}. (Chron.) See the Note under {Style}.
170 
171     {Old Testament}. See under {Testament}.
172 
173     {Old wife}. [In the senses
174         b and
175         c written also {oldwife}.]
176         (a) A prating old woman; a gossip.
177 
178                   Refuse profane and old wives' fables. --1 Tim.
179                                                    iv. 7.
180         (b) (Zo["o]l.) The local name of various fishes, as the
181             European black sea bream ({Cantharus lineatus}), the
182             American alewife, etc.
183         (c) (Zo["o]l.) A duck; the old squaw.
184 
185     {Old World}, the Eastern Hemisphere.
186 
187     Syn: Aged; ancient; pristine; primitive; antique; antiquated;
188          old-fashioned; obsolete. See {Ancient}.
189
190From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
191
192  Callow \Cal"low\, a. [OE. calewe, calu, bald, AS. calu; akin to
193     D. kaal, OHG. chalo, G. Kuhl; cf. L. calvus.]
194     1. Destitute of feathers; naked; unfledged.
195 
196              An in the leafy summit, spied a nest, Which, o'er
197              the callow young, a sparrow pressed.  --Dryden.
198 
199     2. Immature; boyish; ``green''; as, a callow youth.
200 
201              I perceive by this, thou art but a callow maid.
202                                                    --Old Play
203                                                    [1675].
204
205From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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207  Callow \Cal*low"\, n. (Zo["o]l.) [Named from its note.]
208     A kind of duck. See {Old squaw}.
209
210From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
211
212  callow
213       adj : lacking experience of life; "a callow youth of seventeen"
214             [syn: {inexperienced}, {naive}, {unsophisticated}]
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218calumnies
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221From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
222
223  Calumny \Cal"um*ny\, n.; pl. {Calumnies}. [L. calumnia, fr.
224     calvi to devise tricks, deceive; cf. F. calomnie. Cf.
225     {Challenge}, n.]
226     False accusation of a crime or offense, maliciously made or
227     reported, to the injury of another; malicious
228     misrepresentation; slander; detraction. ``Infamous
229     calumnies.'' --Motley.
230 
231           Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt
232           not escape calumny.                      --Shak.
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236captious
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239From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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241  Captious \Cap"tious\, a. [F. captieux, L. captiosus. See
242     {Caption}.]
243     1. Apt to catch at faults; disposed to find fault or to
244        cavil; eager to object; difficult to please.
245 
246              A captious and suspicious age.        --Stillingfleet.
247 
248              I am sensible I have not disposed my materials to
249              abide the test of a captious controversy. --Bwike.
250 
251     2. Fitted to harass, perplex, or insnare; insidious;
252        troublesome.
253 
254              Captious restraints on navigation.    --Bancroft.
255 
256     Syn: Caviling, carping, fault-finding; censorious;
257          hypercritical; peevish, fretful; perverse; troublesome.
258 
259     Usage: {Captious}, {caviling}, {Carping}. A captious person
260            is one who has a fault-finding habit or manner, or is
261            disposed to catch at faults, errors, etc., with
262            quarrelsome intent; a caviling person is disposed to
263            raise objections on frivolous grounds; carping implies
264            that one is given to ill-natured, persistent, or
265            unreasonable fault-finding, or picking up of the words
266            or actions of others.
267 
268                  Caviling is the carping of argument, carping the
269                  caviling of ill temper.           --C. J. Smith.
270
271From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
272
273  captious
274       adj : tending to find and call attention to faults; "a captious
275             pedant"; "an excessively demanding and faultfinding
276             tutor" [syn: {faultfinding}]
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280cataleptic
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283From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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285  Cataleptic \Cat`a*lep"tic\, a. [Gr. katalhptiko`s.]
286     Pertaining to, or resembling, catalepsy; affected with
287     catalepsy; as, a cataleptic fit.
288
289From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
290
291  cataleptic
292       adj : of or having characteristics of or affected with catalepsy;
293             "cataleptic persons"; "cataleptic state"
294       n : a person suffering from catalepsy
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298caustic
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301From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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303  Caustic \Caus"tic\, Caustical \Caus"tic*al\, a. [L. caustucs,
304     Ge. ?, fr. ? to burn. Cf. {Calm}, {Ink}.]
305     1. Capable of destroying the texture of anything or eating
306        away its substance by chemical action; burning; corrosive;
307        searing.
308 
309     2. Severe; satirical; sharp; as, a caustic remark.
310 
311     {Caustic curve} (Optics), a curve to which the ray of light,
312        reflected or refracted by another curve, are tangents, the
313        reflecting or refracting curve and the luminous point
314        being in one plane.
315 
316     {Caustic lime}. See under {Lime}.
317 
318     {Caustic potash}, {Caustic soda} (Chem.), the solid
319        hydroxides potash, {KOH}, and soda, {NaOH}, or solutions
320        of the same.
321 
322     {Caustic silver}, nitrate of silver, lunar caustic.
323 
324     {Caustic surface} (Optics), a surface to which rays reflected
325        or refracted by another surface are tangents. Caustic
326        curves and surfaces are called catacaustic when formed by
327        reflection, and diacaustic when formed by refraction.
328 
329     Syn: Stinging; cutting; pungent; searching.
330
331From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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333  Caustic \Cau"stic\, n. [L. causticum (sc. medicamentum). See
334     {Caustic}, a.]
335     1. Any substance or means which, applied to animal or other
336        organic tissue, burns, corrodes, or destroys it by
337        chemical action; an escharotic.
338 
339     2. (Optics) A caustic curve or caustic surface.
340
341From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
342
343  caustic
344       adj 1: harsh or corrosive in tone; "an acerbic tone piercing
345              otherwise flowery prose"; "a barrage of acid
346              comments"; "her acrid remarks make her many enemies";
347              "bitter words"; "blistering criticism"; "caustic jokes
348              about political assassination, talk-show hosts and
349              medical ethics"; "a sulfurous denunciation" [syn: {acerb},
350               {acerbic}, {acid}, {acrid}, {bitter}, {blistering}, {sulfurous},
351               {sulphurous}, {venomous}, {virulent}, {vitriolic}]
352       2: of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of
353          destroying or eating away by chemical action [syn: {corrosive},
354           {erosive}, {vitriolic}]
355       n : any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue
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359concupiscent
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362From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
363
364  Concupiscent \Con*cu"pis*cent\, a. [L. concupiscens, p. pr. of
365     concupiscere, v. incho. of concupere to long for; con- +
366     cupere. See {Covet}.]
367     Having sexual lust; libidinous; lustful; lecherous;
368     salacious. --Johnson.
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372craven
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375From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
376
377  Craven \Cra"ven\ (kr?"v'n), a. [OE. cravant, cravaunde, OF.
378     cravant? struck down, p. p. of cravanter, crevanter, to
379     break, crush, strike down, fr. an assumed LL. crepantare, fr.
380     L. crepans, p. pr. of crepare to break, crack, rattle. Cf.
381     {Crevice}, {Crepitate}.]
382     Cowardly; fainthearted; spiritless. ``His craven heart.''
383     --Shak.
384 
385           The poor craven bridegroom said never a word. --Sir. W.
386                                                    Scott.
387 
388           In craven fear of the sarcasm of Dorset. --Macaulay.
389
390From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
391
392  Craven \Cra"ven\, n. [Formerly written also cravant and
393     cravent.]
394     A recreant; a coward; a weak-hearted, spiritless fellow. See
395     {Recreant}, n.
396 
397           King Henry. Is it fit this soldier keep his oath?
398           Fluellen. He is a craven and a villain else. --Shak.
399 
400     Syn: Coward; poltroon; dastard.
401
402From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
403
404  Craven \Cra"ven\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cravened} (-v'nd); p. pr.
405     & vb. n. {Cravening}.]
406     To make recreant, weak, spiritless, or cowardly. [Obs.]
407 
408           There is a prohibition so divine, That cravens my weak
409           hand.                                    --Shak.
410
411From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
412
413  craven
414       adj : lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful;
415             "the craven fellow turned and ran"; "a craven proposal
416             to raise the white flag"; "this recreant knight"-
417             Spenser [syn: {recreant}]
418       n : an abject coward [syn: {poltroon}, {recreant}]
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422crepuscular
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425From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
426
427  Crepuscular \Cre*pus"cu*lar\ (-k?-l?r), Crepusculous
428  \Cre*pus"cu*lous\ (-l?s), a. [Cf. F. cr['e]pusculaire.]
429     1. Pertaining to twilight; glimmering; hence, imperfectly
430        clear or luminous.
431 
432              This semihistorical and crepuscular period. --Sir G.
433                                                    C. Lewis.
434 
435     2. (Zo["o]l.) Flying in the twilight or evening, or before
436        sunrise; -- said certain birds and insects.
437 
438              Others feed only in the twilight, as bats and owls,
439              and are called crepuscular.           --Whewell.
440
441From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
442
443  crepuscular
444       adj : like twilight; dim; "the evening's crepuscular charm"
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448denudate
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451From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
452
453  Denudate \De*nud"ate\, v. t. [L. denudatus, p. p. of denudare.
454     See {Denude}.]
455     To denude. [Obs. or R.]
456
457From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
458
459  denudate
460       adj : without the natural or usual covering; "a bald spot on the
461             lawn"; "bare hills" [syn: {bald}, {bare}, {denuded}]
462       v : lay bare; "denude a forest" [syn: {denude}, {bare}, {strip}]
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466dissolute
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469From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
470
471  Dissolute \Dis"so*lute\, a. [L. dissolutus, p. p. of dissolvere:
472     cf. F. dissolu. See {Dissolve}.]
473     1. With nerves unstrung; weak. [Obs.] --Spenser.
474 
475     2. Loosed from restraint; esp., loose in morals and conduct;
476        recklessly abandoned to sensual pleasures; profligate;
477        wanton; lewd; debauched. ``A wild and dissolute soldier.''
478        --Motley.
479 
480     Syn: Uncurbed; unbridled; disorderly; unrestrained; reckless;
481          wild; wanton; vicious; lax; licentious; lewd; rakish;
482          debauched; profligate.
483
484From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
485
486  dissolute
487       adj : unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a
488             debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated
489             and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women" [syn: {debauched},
490              {degenerate}, {degraded}, {dissipated}, {libertine}, {profligate},
491              {riotous}, {fast}]
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495ersatz
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498From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
499
500  ersatz
501       adj : artificial and inferior; "ersatz coffee"; "substitute
502             coffee" [syn: {substitute}]
503       n : an artificial or inferior substitute or imitation
504
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507evinced
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509
510From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
511
512  Evince \E*vince"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Evinced}; p. pr. & vb.
513     n. {Evincing}.] [L. evincere vanquish completely, prevail,
514     succeed in proving; e out + vincere to vanquish. See
515     {Victor}, and cf. {Evict}.]
516     1. To conquer; to subdue. [Obs.]
517 
518              Error by his own arms is best evinced. --Milton.
519 
520     2. To show in a clear manner; to prove beyond any reasonable
521        doubt; to manifest; to make evident; to bring to light; to
522        evidence.
523 
524              Common sense and experience must and will evince the
525              truth of this.                        --South.
526
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529excoriating
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532From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
533
534  Eccoriate \Ec*co"ri*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Excoriated}; p.
535     pr. & vb. n. {excoriating}.] [L. excoriare; ex out + corium
536     hide. cf. {Scourge}; see {Cuirass}.]
537     To strip or wear off the skin of; to abrade; to gall; to
538     break and remove the cuticle of, in any manner, as by
539     rubbing, beating, or by the action of acrid substances.
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543execrable
5442 definitions found
545
546From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
547
548  Execrable \Ex"e*cra*ble\, a. [L. execrabilis, exsecrabilis: cf.
549     F. ex['e]crable. See {Execrate}.]
550     Deserving to be execrated; accursed; damnable; detestable;
551     abominable; as, an execrable wretch. ``Execrable pride.''
552     --Hooker. -- {Ex"e*cra*ble*ness}, n. -- {Ex"e*cra*bly}, adv.
553
554From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
555
556  execrable
557       adj 1: of very poor quality or condition; "deplorable housing
558              conditions in the inner city"; "woeful treatment of
559              the accused"; "woeful errors of judgment" [syn: {deplorable},
560               {miserable}, {woeful}, {wretched}]
561       2: unequivocally detestable; "abominable treatment of
562          prisoners"; "detestable vices"; "execrable crimes";
563          "consequences odious to those you govern"- Edmund Burke
564          [syn: {abominable}, {detestable}, {odious}]
565       3: deserving a curse; "her damnable pride" [syn: {damnable}]
566
567
568--------------------------------
569farinaceous
5702 definitions found
571
572From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
573
574  Farinaceous \Far`i*na"ceous\, a. [L. farinaceus.]
575     1. Consisting or made of meal or flour; as, a farinaceous
576        diet.
577 
578     2. Yielding farina or flour; as, ffarinaceous seeds.
579 
580     3. Like meal; mealy; pertainiing to meal; as, a farinaceous
581        taste, smell, or appearance.
582
583From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
584
585  farinaceous
586       adj 1: resembling starch [syn: {starchlike}, {amylaceous}, {amyloid},
587               {amyloidal}]
588       2: composed of or covered with relatively large particles;
589          "granular sugar"; "gritty sand" [syn: {coarse-grained}, {grainy},
590           {granular}, {granulose}, {gritty}, {mealy}, {sandy}]
591
592
593--------------------------------
594fillip
5953 definitions found
596
597From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
598
599  Fillip \Fil"lip\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Filliped}; p. pr. & vb.
600     n. {Filliping}.] [For filp, flip. Cf. {Flippant}.]
601     1. To strike with the nail of the finger, first placed
602        against the ball of the thumb, and forced from that
603        position with a sudden spring; to snap with the finger.
604        ``You filip me o' the head.'' --Shak.
605 
606     2. To snap; to project quickly.
607 
608              The use of the elastic switch to fillip small
609              missiles with.                        --Tylor.
610
611From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
612
613  Fillip \Fil"lip\, n.
614     1. A jerk of the finger forced suddenly from the thumb; a
615        smart blow.
616 
617     2. Something serving to rouse or excite.
618 
619              I take a glass of grog for a filip.   --Dickens.
620
621From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
622
623  fillip
624       n : anything that tends to arouse; "his approval was an added
625           fillip" [syn: {bonus}]
626
627
628--------------------------------
629fructify
6303 definitions found
631
632From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
633
634  Fructify \Fruc"ti*fy\ (fr[u^]k"t[i^]*f[imac]), v. i. [F.
635     fructifier, L. fructificare; fructus fruit + -ficare (only in
636     comp.), akin to L. facere to make. See {Fruit}, and {Fact}.]
637     To bear fruit. ``Causeth the earth to fructify.''
638     --Beveridge.
639
640From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
641
642  Fructify \Fruc"ti*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fructified}; p. pr.
643     & vb. n. {Fructifying}.]
644     To make fruitful; to render productive; to fertilize; as, to
645     fructify the earth.
646
647From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
648
649  fructify
650       v 1: become productive or fruitful; "The seeds fructified"
651       2: make productive or fruitful; "The earth that he fructified"
652       3: bear fruit; "the apple trees fructify" [syn: {set}]
653       [also: {fructified}]
654
655
656--------------------------------
657fulminating
6582 definitions found
659
660From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
661
662  Fulminate \Ful"mi*nate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fulminated}; p.
663     pr. & vb. n. {Fulminating}.] [L. fulminatus, p. p. of
664     fulminare to lighten, strike with lightning, fr. fulmen
665     thunderbolt, fr. fulgere to shine. See {Fulgent}, and cf.
666     {Fulmine}.]
667     1. To thunder; hence, to make a loud, sudden noise; to
668        detonate; to explode with a violent report.
669 
670     2. To issue or send forth decrees or censures with the
671        assumption of supreme authority; to thunder forth menaces.
672
673From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
674
675  Fulminating \Ful"mi*na"ting\, a.
676     1. Thundering; exploding in a peculiarly sudden or violent
677        manner.
678 
679     2. Hurling denunciations, menaces, or censures.
680 
681     {Fulminating oil}, nitroglycerin.
682 
683     {Fulminating powder} (Chem.) any violently explosive powder,
684        but especially one of the fulminates, as mercuric
685        fulminate.
686
687
688--------------------------------
689homeletic
690No definitions found for "homeletic", perhaps you mean:
691web1913:  Homiletic
692wn:  homiletic
693
694
695--------------------------------
696inquitous
697No definitions found for "inquitous", perhaps you mean:
698web1913:  Iniquitous
699wn:  iniquitous
700
701
702--------------------------------
703intransigent
7042 definitions found
705
706From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
707
708  Intransigent \In*trans"i*gent\, a. [F. intransigeant (cf. Sp.
709     intransigente); pref. in- not + L. transigere to come to an
710     agreement; trans across + agere to lead, act.]
711     Refusing compromise; uncompromising; irreconcilable. --Lond.
712     Sat. Rev.
713
714From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
715
716  intransigent
717       adj : not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course;
718             unsusceptible to persuasion; "he is adamant in his
719             refusal to change his mind"; "Cynthia was inexorable;
720             she would have none of him"- W.Churchill; "an
721             intransigent conservative opposed to every liberal
722             tendancy" [syn: {adamant}, {adamantine}, {inexorable}]
723
724
725--------------------------------
726libidinous
7272 definitions found
728
729From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
730
731  Libidinous \Li*bid"i*nous\ (-n[u^]s), a. [L. libidinosus, fr.
732     libido, libidinis, pleasure, desire, lust, fr. libet, lubet,
733     it pleases: cf. F. libidineux. See {Lief}.]
734     Having lustful desires; characterized by lewdness; sensual;
735     lascivious. -- {Li*bid"i*nous*ly}, adv. --
736     {Li*bid"i*nous*ness}, n.
737 
738     Syn: Lewd; lustful; lascivious; unchaste; impure; sensual;
739          licentious; lecherous; salacious.
740
741From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
742
743  libidinous
744       adj : driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful
745             desires; "libidinous orgies" [syn: {lascivious}, {lewd},
746              {lustful}]
747
748
749--------------------------------
750licentious
7512 definitions found
752
753From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
754
755  Licentious \Li*cen"tious\ (-sh[u^]s), a. [L. licentiosus: cf. F.
756     licencieux. See {License}.]
757     1. Characterized by license; passing due bounds; excessive;
758        abusive of freedom; wantonly offensive; as, a licentious
759        press.
760 
761              A wit that no licentious pertness knows. --Savage.
762 
763     2. Unrestrained by law or morality; lawless; immoral;
764        dissolute; lewd; lascivious; as, a licentious man; a
765        licentious life. ``Licentious wickedness.'' --Shak.
766 
767     Syn: Unrestrained; uncurbed; uncontrolled; unruly; riotous;
768          ungovernable; wanton; profligate; dissolute; lax; loose;
769          sensual; impure; unchaste; lascivious; immoral. --
770          {Li*cen"tious*ly}, adv. -- {Li*cen"tious*ness}, n.
771
772From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
773
774  licentious
775       adj : lacking moral discipline; especially sexually unrestrained;
776             "coarse and licentious men"
777
778
779--------------------------------
780lissome
7812 definitions found
782
783From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
784
785  Lissom \Lis"som\, Lissome \Lis"some\ (l[i^]s"s[u^]m), a. [For
786     lithesome.]
787     1. Limber; supple; flexible; lithe; lithesome.
788 
789              Straight, but as lissome as a hazel wand.
790                                                    --Tennyson.
791 
792     2. Light; nimble; active. --Halliwell. -- {Lis"some*ness}, n.
793
794From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
795
796  lissome
797       adj : gracefully slender; moving and bending with ease [syn: {lissom},
798              {lithe}, {lithesome}, {slender}, {supple}, {svelte}, {sylphlike}]
799
800
801--------------------------------
802logy
8033 definitions found
804
805From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
806
807  -logy \-lo*gy\ [Gr. ?, fr. ? word, discourse, fr. ? to speak.
808     See {Logic}.]
809     A combining form denoting a discourse, treatise, doctrine,
810     theory, science; as, theology, geology, biology, mineralogy.
811
812From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
813
814  Logy \Lo"gy\, a. [From D. log.]
815     Heavy or dull in respect to motion or thought; as, a logy
816     horse. [U.S.]
817 
818           Porcupines are . . . logy, sluggish creatures. --C. H.
819                                                    Merriam.
820
821From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
822
823  logy
824       adj : stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or
825             drunkenness or exhaustion) [syn: {dazed}, {foggy}, {groggy},
826              {stuporous}]
827       [also: {logiest}, {logier}]
828
829
830--------------------------------
831officious
8322 definitions found
833
834From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
835
836  Officious \Of*fi"cious\, a. [L. officiosus: cf.F. officieux. See
837     {Office}.]
838     1. Pertaining to, or being in accordance with, duty. [R.]
839 
840              If there were any lie in the case, it could be no
841              more than as officious and venial one. --Note on
842                                                    Gen. xxvii.
843                                                    (Douay
844                                                    version).
845 
846     2. Disposed to serve; kind; obliging. [Archaic]
847 
848              Yet not to earth are those bright luminaries
849              Officious.                            --Milton.
850 
851              They were tolerably well bred, very officious,
852              humane, and hospitable.               --Burke.
853 
854     3. Importunately interposing services; intermeddling in
855        affairs in which one has no concern; meddlesome.
856 
857              You are too officious In her behalf that scorns your
858              services.                             --Shak.
859 
860     Syn: Impertinent; meddling. See {Impertinent}. --
861          {Of*fi"cious*ly}, adv. -- {Of*fi"cious*ness}, n.
862
863From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
864
865  officious
866       adj : intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner; "an interfering
867             old woman"; "bustling about self-importantly making an
868             officious nuisance of himself"; "busy about other
869             people's business" [syn: {interfering}, {meddlesome}, {meddling},
870              {busy}, {busybodied}]
871
872
873--------------------------------
874otiose
8752 definitions found
876
877From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
878
879  Otiose \O"ti*ose`\, a. [L. otiosus, fr. otium ease.]
880     Being at leisure or ease; unemployed; indolent; idle.
881     ``Otiose assent.'' --Paley.
882 
883           The true keeping of the Sabbath was not that otiose and
884           un?rofitable cessation from even good deeds which they
885           would enforce.                           --Alford.
886
887From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
888
889  otiose
890       adj 1: serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being;
891              "otiose lines in a play"; "advice is wasted words"
892              [syn: {pointless}, {superfluous}, {wasted}]
893       2: producing no result or effect; "a futile effort"; "the
894          therapy was ineffectual"; "an otiose undertaking"; "an
895          unavailing attempt" [syn: {futile}, {ineffectual}, {unavailing}]
896       3: disinclined to work or exertion; "faineant kings under whose
897          rule the country languished"; "an indolent hanger-on";
898          "too lazy to wash the dishes"; "shiftless idle youth";
899          "slothful employees"; "the unemployed are not necessarily
900          work-shy" [syn: {faineant}, {indolent}, {lazy}, {slothful},
901           {work-shy}]
902
903
904--------------------------------
905paroxysim
906No definitions found for "paroxysim", perhaps you mean:
907web1913:  Paroxysm
908wn:  paroxysm
909
910
911--------------------------------
912prolix
9132 definitions found
914
915From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
916
917  Prolix \Pro*lix"\ (?; 277), a. [L. prolixus extended, long,
918     prolix, probably fr. pro before, forward + liqui to flow,
919     akin to liquidus liquid; cf. OL. lixa water: cf. F. prolixe.
920     See {Liquid}.]
921     1. Extending to a great length; unnecessarily long; minute in
922        narration or argument; excessively particular in detail;
923        -- rarely used except with reference to discourse written
924        or spoken; as, a prolix oration; a prolix poem; a prolix
925        sermon.
926 
927              With wig prolix, down flowing to his waist.
928                                                    --Cowper.
929 
930     2. Indulging in protracted discourse; tedious; wearisome; --
931        applied to a speaker or writer.
932 
933     Syn: Long; diffuse; prolonged; protracted; tedious; tiresome;
934          wearisome.
935 
936     Usage: {Prolix}, {Diffuse}. A prolix writer delights in
937            circumlocution, extended detail, and trifling
938            particulars. A diffuse writer is fond of amplifying,
939            and abounds in epithets, figures, and illustrations.
940            Diffuseness often arises from an exuberance of
941            imagination; prolixity is generally connected with a
942            want of it.
943
944From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
945
946  prolix
947       adj : tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great
948             length; "editing a prolix manuscript"; "a prolix
949             lecturer telling you more than you want to know" [ant:
950             {concise}]
951
952
953--------------------------------
954prurient
9552 definitions found
956
957From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
958
959  Prurient \Pru"ri*ent\, a. [L. pruries, -entis, p. pr. of prurire
960     to itch. Cf. {Freeze}.]
961     Uneasy with desire; itching; especially, having a lascivious
962     curiosity or propensity; lustful. -- {Pru"ri*ent*ly}, adv.
963 
964           The eye of the vain and prurient is darting from object
965           to object of illicit attraction.         --I. Taylor.
966
967From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
968
969  prurient
970       adj : characterized by lust; "eluding the lubricious embraces of
971             her employer"; "her sensuous grace roused his lustful
972             nature"; "prurient literature"; "prurient thoughts"; "a
973             salacious rooster of a little man" [syn: {lubricious},
974             {lustful}, {salacious}]
975
976
977--------------------------------
978rebuke
9793 definitions found
980
981From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
982
983  Rebuke \Re*buke"\, n.
984     1. A direct and pointed reproof; a reprimand; also,
985        chastisement; punishment.
986 
987              For thy sake I have suffered rebuke.  --Jer. xv. 15.
988 
989              Why bear you these rebukes and answer not? --Shak.
990 
991     2. Check; rebuff. [Obs.] --L'Estrange.
992 
993     {To be without rebuke}, to live without giving cause of
994        reproof or censure; to be blameless.
995
996From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
997
998  Rebuke \Re*buke"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rebuked}; p. pr. & vb.
999     n. {Rebuking}.] [OF. rebouquier to dull, blunt, F. reboucher;
1000     perhaps fr. pref. re- re- + bouche mouth, OF. also bouque, L.
1001     bucca cheek; if so, the original sense was, to stop the mouth
1002     of; hence, to stop, obstruct.]
1003     To check, silence, or put down, with reproof; to restrain by
1004     expression of disapprobation; to reprehend sharply and
1005     summarily; to chide; to reprove; to admonish.
1006 
1007           The proud he tamed, the penitent he cheered, Nor to
1008           rebuke the rich offender feared.         --Dryden.
1009 
1010     Syn: To reprove; chide; check; chasten; restrain; silence.
1011          See {Reprove}.
1012
1013From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
1014
1015  rebuke
1016       n : an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to
1017           take the rebuke with a smile on his face" [syn: {reproof},
1018            {reproval}, {reprehension}, {reprimand}]
1019       v : censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child
1020           for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the
1021           Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter
1022           for bringing cold soup" [syn: {call on the carpet}, {rag},
1023            {trounce}, {reproof}, {lecture}, {reprimand}, {jaw}, {dress
1024           down}, {call down}, {scold}, {chide}, {berate}, {bawl out},
1025            {remonstrate}, {chew out}, {chew up}, {have words}, {lambaste},
1026            {lambast}]
1027
1028
1029--------------------------------
1030rubicund
10312 definitions found
1032
1033From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
1034
1035  Rubicund \Ru"bi*cund\, a. [L. rubicundus, fr. rubere to be red,
1036     akin to ruber red. See {Red}.]
1037     Inclining to redness; ruddy; red. ``His rubicund face.''
1038     --Longfellow.
1039
1040From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
1041
1042  rubicund
1043       adj : inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with
1044             outdoor life; "a ruddy complexion"; "Santa's rubicund
1045             cheeks"; "a fresh and sanguine complexion" [syn: {ruddy},
1046              {sanguine}]
1047
1048
1049--------------------------------
1050sardonic
10513 definitions found
1052
1053From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
1054
1055  Sardonic \Sar*don"ic\, a.
1056     Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a kind of linen made at
1057     Colchis.
1058
1059From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
1060
1061  Sardonic \Sar*don"ic\, a. [F. sardonique, L. sardonius, Gr. ?,
1062     ?, perhaps fr. ? to grin like a dog, or from a certain plant
1063     of Sardinia, Gr. ?, which was said to screw up the face of
1064     the eater.]
1065     Forced; unnatural; insincere; hence, derisive, mocking,
1066     malignant, or bitterly sarcastic; -- applied only to a laugh,
1067     smile, or some facial semblance of gayety.
1068 
1069           Where strained, sardonic smiles are glozing still, And
1070           grief is forced to laugh against her will. --Sir H.
1071                                                    Wotton.
1072 
1073           The scornful, ferocious, sardonic grin of a bloody
1074           ruffian.                                 --Burke.
1075 
1076     {Sardonic grin} or {laugh}, an old medical term for a
1077        spasmodic affection of the muscles of the face, giving it
1078        an appearance of laughter.
1079
1080From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
1081
1082  sardonic
1083       adj : disdainfully or ironically humorous; scornful and mocking;
1084             "his rebellion is the bitter, sardonic laughter of all
1085             great satirists"- Frank Schoenberner; "a wry pleasure
1086             to be...reminded of all that one is missing"- Irwin
1087             Edman [syn: {wry}]
1088
1089
1090--------------------------------
1091sere
10924 definitions found
1093
1094From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
1095
1096  Sear \Sear\, Sere \Sere\ (s[=e]r), a.
1097     [OE. seer, AS. se['a]r (assumed) fr. se['a]rian to wither;
1098     akin to D. zoor dry, LG. soor, OHG. sor[=e]n to to wither,
1099     Gr. a"y`ein to parch, to dry, Skr. [,c]ush (for sush) to dry,
1100     to wither, Zend hush to dry. [root]152. Cf. {Austere},
1101     {Sorrel}, a.] Dry; withered; no longer green; -- applied to
1102     leaves. --Milton.
1103 
1104           I have lived long enough; my way of life Is fall'n into
1105           the sear, the yellow leaf.               --Shak.
1106
1107From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
1108
1109  Sere \Sere\, a.
1110     Dry; withered. Same as {Sear}.
1111 
1112           But with its sound it shook the sails That were so thin
1113           and sere.                                --Coleridge.
1114
1115From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
1116
1117  Sere \Sere\, n. [F. serre.]
1118     Claw; talon. [Obs.] --Chapman.
1119
1120From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
1121
1122  sere
1123       adj : (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture;
1124             "dried-up grass"; "the desert was edged with sere
1125             vegetation"; "shriveled leaves on the unwatered
1126             seedlings"; "withered vines" [syn: {dried-up}, {sear},
1127             {shriveled}, {shrivelled}, {withered}]
1128
1129
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1131simpering
11322 definitions found
1133
1134From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
1135
1136  Simpering \Sim"per*ing\,
1137     a. &. n. from {Simper}, v.
1138
1139From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
1140
1141  Simper \Sim"per\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Simpered}; p. pr. & vb.
1142     n. {Simpering}.] [Cf. Norw. semper fine, smart, dial. Dan.
1143     semper, simper, affected, coy, prudish, OSw. semper one who
1144     affectedly refrains from eating, Sw. sipp finical, prim, LG.
1145     sipp.]
1146     1. To smile in a silly, affected, or conceited manner.
1147 
1148              Behold yond simpering dame.           --Shak.
1149 
1150              With a made countenance about her mouth, between
1151              simpering and smiling.                --ir. P.
1152                                                    Sidney.
1153 
1154     2. To glimmer; to twinkle. [Obs.]
1155 
1156              Yet can I mark how stars above Simper and shine.
1157                                                    --Herbert.
1158
1159
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1161slattern
11624 definitions found
1163
1164From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
1165
1166  Slattern \Slat"tern\, n.
1167     A woman who is negligent of her dress or house; one who is
1168     not neat and nice.
1169
1170From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
1171
1172  Slattern \Slat"tern\, a.
1173     Resembling a slattern; sluttish; slatterny. ``The slattern
1174     air.'' --Gay.
1175
1176From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
1177
1178  Slattern \Slat"tern\, v. t.
1179     To consume carelessly or wastefully; to waste; -- with away.
1180     [R.] --Chesterfield.
1181
1182From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
1183
1184  slattern
1185       n 1: a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets
1186            [syn: {streetwalker}, {street girl}, {hooker}, {hustler},
1187             {floozy}, {floozie}]
1188       2: a dirty untidy woman [syn: {slut}, {slovenly woman}, {trollop}]
1189
1190
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1192sprucely
11931 definition found
1194
1195From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
1196
1197  sprucely
1198       adv : in a stylish manner; "He was smartly dressed" [syn: {smartly},
1199              {modishly}]
1200
1201
1202--------------------------------
1203stentorian
12042 definitions found
1205
1206From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
1207
1208  Stentorian \Sten*to"ri*an\, a. [L. stentoreus; cf. Gr. ?.]
1209     Of or pertaining to a stentor; extremely loud; powerful; as,
1210     a stentorian voice; stentorian lungs.
1211
1212From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
1213
1214  stentorian
1215       adj : used of the voice [syn: {booming}]
1216
1217
1218--------------------------------
1219stultify
12202 definitions found
1221
1222From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
1223
1224  Stultify \Stul"ti*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stultified}; p. pr.
1225     & vb. n. {Stultifying}.] [L. stultus foolish + -fy.]
1226     1. To make foolish; to make a fool of; as, to stultify one by
1227        imposition; to stultify one's self by silly reasoning or
1228        conduct. --Burke.
1229 
1230     2. To regard as a fool, or as foolish. [R.]
1231 
1232              The modern sciolist stultifies all understanding but
1233              his own, and that which he conceives like his own.
1234        --Hazlitt.
1235 
1236     3. (Law) To allege or prove to be of unsound mind, so that
1237        the performance of some act may be avoided.
1238
1239From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
1240
1241  stultify
1242       v 1: prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's
1243            incompetence; "nobody is legally allowed to stultify
1244            himself"
1245       2: cause to appear foolish; "He stultified himself by
1246          contradicting himself and being inconsistent"
1247       3: deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or
1248          worthless; "This measure crippled our efforts"; "Their
1249          behavior stultified the boss's hard work" [syn: {cripple}]
1250       [also: {stultified}]
1251
1252
1253--------------------------------
1254turncoat
12552 definitions found
1256
1257From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
1258
1259  Turncoat \Turn"coat`\, n.
1260     One who forsakes his party or his principles; a renegade; an
1261     apostate
1262
1263From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
1264
1265  turncoat
1266       n : a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or
1267           religion or political party or friend etc. [syn: {deserter},
1268            {apostate}, {renegade}, {recreant}, {ratter}]
1269
1270
1271--------------------------------
1272vacillate
12732 definitions found
1274
1275From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
1276
1277  Vacillate \Vac"il*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vacillated}; p.
1278     pr. & vb. n. {Vacillating}.] [L. vacillare, vacillatum; cf.
1279     Skr. va[~n]c.]
1280     1. To move one way and the other; to reel or stagger; to
1281        waver.
1282 
1283              [A spheroid] is always liable to shift and
1284              vacillatefrom one axis to another.    --Paley.
1285 
1286     2. To fluctuate in mind or opinion; to be unsteady or
1287        inconstant; to waver.
1288 
1289     Syn: See {Fluctuate}.
1290
1291From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
1292
1293  vacillate
1294       v 1: be undecided about something; waver between conflicting
1295            positions or courses of action; "He oscillates between
1296            accepting the new position and retirement" [syn: {hover},
1297             {vibrate}, {oscillate}]
1298       2: move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern;
1299          "the line on the monitor vacillated" [syn: {fluctuate}, {waver}]
1300
1301
1302--------------------------------
1303vainglorious
13042 definitions found
1305
1306From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
1307
1308  Vainglorious \Vain`glo"ri*ous\, a.
1309     Feeling or indicating vainglory; elated by vanity; boastful.
1310     ``Arrogant and vainglorious expression.'' --Sir M. Hale. --
1311     {Vain`glo"ri*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Vain`glo"ri*ous*ness}, n.
1312
1313From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
1314
1315  vainglorious
1316       adj : feeling self-importance; "too big for his britches"; "had a
1317             swelled head"; "he was swelled with pride" [syn: {big},
1318              {swelled}]
1319
1320
1321--------------------------------
1322valeful
1323No definitions found for "valeful", perhaps you mean:
1324web1913:  Baleful  Taleful
1325wn:  baleful
1326
1327
1328--------------------------------
1329vituperation
13303 definitions found
1331
1332From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
1333
1334  Vituperation \Vi*tu`per*a"tion\, n. [L. vituperatio: cf. OF.
1335     vituperation. See {Vituperate}.]
1336     The act of vituperating; abuse; severe censure; blame.
1337 
1338           When a man becomes untractable and inaccessible by
1339           fierceness and pride, then vituperation comes upon him.
1340                                                    --Donne.
1341
1342From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
1343
1344  vituperation
1345       n : abusive or venomous language used to express blame or
1346           censure or bitter deep-seated ill will [syn: {invective},
1347            {vitriol}]
1348
1349From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:
1350
1351  VITUPERATION, n.  Saite, as understood by dunces and all such as
1352  suffer from an impediment in their wit.
1353 
1354 
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