Home
1000
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47

betoken
means ... ...
meanings
(v) indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news"

(v) be a signal for or a symptom of; "These symptoms indicate a serious illness"; "Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"; "The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued"

palatable
means ... ...
meanings
(a) acceptable to the taste or mind; "palatable food"; "a palatable solution to the problem"

upbraid
means ... ...
meanings
(v) express criticism towards; "The president reproached the general for his irresponsible behavior"

renegade
means ... ...
meanings
(n) a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.

(n) someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw

(v) break with established customs

(s) having deserted a cause or principle; "some provinces had proved recreant"; "renegade supporters of the usurper"

hoary
means ... ...
meanings
(s) covered with fine whitish hairs or down

(s) ancient; "hoary jokes"

(s) showing characteristics of age, especially having gray or white hair; "whose beard with age is hoar"-Coleridge; "nodded his hoary head"

pedantic
means ... ...
meanings
(s) marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects

coy
means ... ...
meanings
(s) modestly or warily rejecting approaches or overtures; "like a wild young colt, very inquisitive but very coy and not to be easily cajoled"

(s) showing marked and often playful or irritating evasiveness or reluctance to make a definite or committing statement; "a politician coy about his intentions"

(s) affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way

troth
means ... ...
meanings
(n) a solemn pledge of fidelity

(n) a mutual promise to marry

encroachment
means ... ...
meanings
(n) influencing strongly; "they resented the impingement of American values on European culture"

(n) entry to another's property without right or permission

(n) any entry into an area not previously occupied; "an invasion of tourists"; "an invasion of locusts"

belie
means ... ...
meanings
(v) represent falsely; "This statement misrepresents my intentions"

(v) be in contradiction with

armada
means ... ...
meanings
(n) a large fleet

succor
means ... ...
meanings
(n) assistance in time of difficulty; "the contributions provided some relief for the victims"

(v) help in a difficult situation

imperturbable
means ... ...
meanings
(s) not easily perturbed or excited or upset; marked by extreme calm and composure; "hitherto imperturbable, he now showed signs of alarm"; "an imperturbable self-possession"; "unflappable in a crisis"

irresolute
means ... ...
meanings
(s) lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly; "stood irresolute waiting for some inspiration"

(a) uncertain how to act or proceed; "the committee was timid and mediocre and irresolute"

knack
means ... ...
meanings
(n) a special way of doing something; "he had a bent for it"; "he had a special knack for getting into trouble"; "he couldn't get the hang of it"

unseemly
means ... ...
meanings
(s) not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society; "was buried with indecent haste"; "indecorous behavior"; "language unbecoming to a lady"; "unseemly to use profanity"; "moved to curb their untoward ribaldry"

accentuate
means ... ...
meanings
(v) put stress on; utter with an accent; "In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word"

(v) to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"

divulge
means ... ...
meanings
(v) make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret; "The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold"; "The actress won't reveal how old she is"; "bring

brawn
means ... ...
meanings
(n) muscular strength

burnish
means ... ...
meanings
(n) the property of being smooth and shiny

(v) polish and make shiny; "buff the wooden floors"; "buff my shoes"

Copyright (c) 2019 High Castle Tech LLC