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quibble (kw b l) intr.v. quibbled, quibbling, quibbles 1. To evade the truth or importance of an issue by raising trivial distinctions and objections. 2. To find fault or criticize for petty reasons; cavil. reparation (r p -r sh n)

n.

1. The act or process of repairing or the condition of being repaired. 2. The act or process of making amends; expiation. 3. Something done or paid to compensate or make amends. 4. reparations Compensation or remuneration required from a defeated nation as indemnity for damage or injury during a war. [Middle English reparacion, from Old French, from Late Latin repar ti , repar ti n-, restoration, from Latin repar tus, past participle of repar re, to repair; seerepair1.] Synonyms: reparation, redress, amends, restitution, indemnity These nouns refer to something given in compensation for loss, suffering, or damage. Reparation implies recompense given to one who has suffered at the hands of another: "reparation for our rights at home, and security against the like future violations" (William Pitt). Redress involves setting an injustice right; the term may imply retaliation or punishment: "There is no grievance that is a fit object of redress by mob law" (Abraham Lincoln). rebuff (r -b f )

n.

1. A blunt or abrupt repulse or refusal, as to an offer. 2. A check or an abrupt setback to progress or action. tr.v. rebuffed, rebuffing, rebuffs 1. To reject bluntly, often disdainfully; snub. See Synonyms at refuse1. 2. To repel or drive back. [From obsolete French rebuffer, to reject, from Italian ribuffare, from ribuffo, reprimand : ri-, back (from Latin re-; see re-) + buffo,gust, puff (of imitative origin).] bauble (b b l)

n.

1. A small, showy ornament of little value; a trinket. 2. Archaic A mock scepter carried by a court jester. [Middle English babel, from Old French, plaything. fulminate (f l m -n t , f l -) v. fulminated, fulminating, fulminates

v.intr. v.tr. n.

1. To issue a thunderous verbal attack or denunciation: fulminated against political chicanery. 2. To explode or detonate. 1. To issue (a denunciation, for example) thunderously. 2. To cause to explode. An explosive salt of fulminic acid, especially fulminate of mercury. [Middle English fulminaten, from Latin fulmin re, fulmin t-, to strike with lightning, from fulmen, fulmin-, lightning that strikes; see bhel-1 in Indo-European roots.] didactic (d -d k t k) also didactical (-t -k l)

adj.

1. Intended to instruct. 2. Morally instructive. 3. Inclined to teach or moralize excessively. [Greek didaktikos, skillful in teaching, from didaktos, taught, fromdidaskein, didak-, to teach, educate.] beguile (b -g l ) tr.v. beguiled, beguiling, beguiles 1. To deceive by guile; delude. See Synonyms at deceive.

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2. To 3. To 4. To 5. To take away from by or as if by guile; cheat: a disease that has beguiled me of strength. distract the attention of; divert: "to beguile you from the grief of a loss so overwhelming" (Abraham Lincoln). pass (time) pleasantly. amuse or charm; delight. See Synonyms at charm.

[Middle English bigilen : bi-, be- + gilen, to deceive; see guile.] ascetic ( -s t k)

n.

A person who renounces material comforts and leads a life of austere self-discipline, especially as an act of religious devotion.

adj.

1. Leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial, especially for spiritual improvement. See Synonyms at severe. 2. Pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic; self-denying and austere: an ascetic existence. [Late Greek ask tikos, from Greek ask t s, practitioner, hermit, monk, from askein, to work.] beseech (b -s ch )

tr.v. besought (-st ) or beseeched, beseeching, beseeches 1. To address an earnest or urgent request to; implore:beseech them for help. 2. To request earnestly; beg for: beseech help. See Synonyms at beg.
[Middle English bisechen, from Old English bes can : be-, be- + s can,to seek; see seek.] thwart (thwrt) tr.v. thwarted, thwarting, thwarts 1. To prevent the occurrence, realization, or attainment of:They thwarted her plans. 2. To oppose and defeat the efforts, plans, or ambitions of.

n. Nautical
A seat across a boat on which a rower may sit.

adj.
1. Extending, lying, or passing across; transverse. 2. Eager to oppose, especially wrongly; perverse.

adv. & prep. Archaic

Athwart; across. [Middle English thwerten, from thwert, across, from Old Norsethvert, neuter of thverr, transverse; see terkw- in IndoEuropean roots.] relish (r l sh)

n.
1. An appetite for something; a strong appreciation or liking:a relish for luxury. 2. a. Hearty enjoyment; zest. See Synonyms at zest. b. Something that lends pleasure or zest. 3. a. A spicy or savory condiment or appetizer, such as chutney or olives. b. A condiment of chopped sweet pickle. 4. The flavor of a food, especially when appetizing. See Synonyms at taste. 5. A trace or suggestion of a pleasurable quality. v. relished, relishing, relishes

v.tr.
1. To take keen or zestful pleasure in. 2. To enjoy the flavor of. 3. To give spice or flavor to.

v.intr.
To have a pleasing or distinctive taste.

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[Alteration of Middle English reles, taste, from Old French,something remaining, from relaissier, to leave behind; seerelease.] menial (m n - l, m n y l)

adj.
1. Of or relating to work or a job regarded as servile. 2. Of, relating to, or appropriate for a servant.

n.
1. A servant, especially a domestic servant. 2. A person who has a servile or low nature. [Middle English meinial, belonging to a household, from Anglo-Norman meignial, from meignee, household, from Vulgar Latin *m nsi n ta, from Latin m nsi , m nsi n-, house; see mansion.] peg (p g)

n.

1. a. A small cylindrical or tapered pin, as of wood, used to fasten things or plug a hole. b. A similar pin forming a projection that may be used as a support or boundary marker. 2. Music One of the pins of a stringed instrument that are turned to tighten or slacken the strings so as to regulate their pitch. 3. A degree or notch, as in estimation: Our opinion of him went up a few pegs after he did the dishes. 4. Chiefly British A drink of liquor. 5. Baseball A low and fast throw made to put a base runner out. 6. Informal A leg, especially a wooden one. v. pegged, pegging, pegs

v.tr.

1. To fasten or plug with a peg or pegs. 2. To designate or mark by means of a peg or pegs. 3. To fix (a price) at a certain level or within a certain range. 4. Informal To classify; categorize: I pegged her as an opportunist. Why do you have me pegged as the rowdy one? 5. Informal To throw.

v.intr.

To work steadily; persist: pegged away until our luck turned.

Idiom: take (someone) down a peg

To reduce the pride of; humble. [Middle English pegge, from Middle Dutch.]

trajectory (tr -j k t -r ) n. pl. trajectories 1. a. The path of a projectile or other moving body through space. b. A chosen or taken course: "What died with [the assassinated leaders] was a moral trajectory, a style of

aspiration" (Lance Morrow). 2. Mathematics A curve that cuts all of a given family of curves or surfaces at the same angle.

[New Latin tr iect ria, feminine of tr iect rius, from Latin tr iectus, past participle of tr icere, to throw across; see traject.] befuddle (b -f d l)

tr.v. befuddled, befuddling, befuddles

1. To confuse; perplex. See Synonyms at confuse. 2. To stupefy with or as if with alcoholic drink.

nudge 1 (n j) tr.v. nudged, nudging, nudges 1. To push against gently, especially in order to gain attention or give a signal.

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2. To come close to; near: "The temperature was nudging 105 degrees in the shade" (Scouting).

n.

A gentle push. [Probably of Scandinavian origin.]

nudg er n. podge [pd], pudge [pd]

n Informal a short chubby person

modge [md]

vb (tr) Midland English dialect to do shoddily; make a mess of [perhaps a variant of mudge to crush (hops)]
dodge (d j)

v. dodged, dodging, dodges v.tr.

1. To avoid (a blow, for example) by moving or shifting quickly aside. 2. To evade (an obligation, for example) by cunning, trickery, or deceit: kept dodging the reporter's questions. 3. To blunt or reduce the intensity of (a section of a photograph) by shading during the printing process.

v.intr.
1. To move aside or in a given direction by shifting or twisting suddenly: The child dodged through the crowd. 2. To practice trickery or cunning; prevaricate.

n.
1. The act of dodging. 2. An ingenious expedient intended to evade or trick. See Synonyms at wile.

[Origin unknown.] wodge [wd]

n Brit informal a thick lump or chunk cut or broken off something

[alteration of WEDGE]

stint 1

(st nt)

v. stinted, stinting, stints v.tr.

1. To restrict or limit, as in amount or number; be sparing with. 2. Archaic To cause to stop.

v.intr.

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1. To subsist on a meager allowance; be frugal. 2. Archaic To stop or desist.

n.
1. A length of time spent in a particular way: a two-year stint in the military. 2. A fixed amount or share of work allotted. See Synonyms at task. 3. A limitation or restriction: working without stint. [Middle English stinten, to cease, from Old English styntan, to blunt.] stint er n. stint ingly adv. stint 2 (st nt)

n.

Any of several small sandpipers of the genera Erolia orCalidris, of northern regions. [Middle English stint, from Old English.] stint1

vb n

1. to be frugal or miserly towards (someone) with (something) 2. Archaic to stop or check (something) 1. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) an allotted or fixed amount of work 2. a limitation or check 3. Obsolete a pause or stoppage [Old English styntan to blunt; related to Old Norse stytta to cut short; see STUNT1] stinter n stint2

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various small sandpipers of the chiefly northern genus Calidris (orErolia), such as C. minuta (little stint) [Old English; related to Middle High German stinz small salmon, Swedish dialect stinta teenager; see STUNT1]

smattering

n.

(sm t

r- ng)

1. Superficial or piecemeal knowledge: "a smattering of everything, and a knowledge of nothing" (Charles Dickens). 2. A small, scattered amount or number: a smattering of raindrops.

Stigma (plural: stigmata) is a word that originally means a "sign", "point", or "branding mark". It may refer to: As a symbolic mark[edit source | editbeta]

The Mark of Cain Stigmata, bodily marks or wounds resembling the crucifixion wounds of Jesus A badge of shame, a physical mark of infamy or disgrace Social stigma, a severe social disapproval of personal characteristics or beliefs that are against cultural norms. Stigma (letter), a ligature of the Greek letters sigma and tau:

In biology[edit source | editbeta]

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Stigma (anatomy), a small spot, mark, scar, or minute hole Stigma (botany), part of the female reproductive part of a flower Pterostigma, a cell in the outer wing of insects

Embezzlement is the act of dishonestly withholding assets for the purpose ofconversion (theft) of such assets by one or more individuals to whom such assets have been entrusted, to be held and/or used for other purposes. [1] Embezzlement is a kind of financial fraud. For instance, a lawyer could embezzle funds from clients' trust accounts, a financial advisor could embezzle funds from investors, or a spousecould embezzle funds from his or her partner. Embezzlement may range from the very minor in nature, involving only small amounts, to the immense, involving large sums and sophisticated schemes. Fornication typically refers to consensual sexual intercourse between two people not married to each other. [1] For many people, the term carries an overtone of moral or religious disapproval, but the significance of sexual acts to which the term is applied varies between religions, societies and cultures. The definition is often disputed. In modern usage, the term is often replaced with the more judgment-neutral terms premarital sex, sex before marriage, or extramarital sex. illicit [ih-lis-it] Show IPA

adjective
1. not legally permitted or authorized; unlicensed;unlawful. 2. disapproved of or not permitted for moral orethical reasons.

Origin:
164555; < Latin illicitus. See il-2 , licit reverberate (r -vr b -r t ) v. reverberated, reverberating, reverberates

v.intr.
1. To 2. To 3. To 4. To resound in a succession of echoes; reecho. have a prolonged or continuing effect: Those talks with his teacher reverberated throughout his life. be repeatedly reflected, as sound waves, heat, or light. be forced or driven back; recoil or rebound. reecho (a sound). See Synonyms at echo. reflect (heat or light) repeatedly. drive or force back; repel. subject (a metal, for example) to treatment in a reverberatory furnace.

v.tr.
1. To 2. To 3. To 4. To

[Latin reverber re, reverber t-, to repel : re-, re- + verber re, to beat (from verber, whip; see wer-2 in Indo-European roots).] scoff 1 (sk f, skf) v. scoffed, scoffing, scoffs

v.tr.
To mock at or treat with derision.

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v.intr.
To show or express derision or scorn.

n.
An expression of derision or scorn. [Middle English scoffen, from scof, mockery, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Danish skof, jest, teasing.]

lackluster

(l k l s t r)

adj.
Lacking brightness, luster, or vitality; dull. See Synonyms at dull. lackluster (lkls tr)

adj.
1. lacking brilliance or radiance; dull: lackluster eyes. 2. lacking liveliness or vitality: a lackluster performance.

n.
3. a lack of brilliance or vitality. Also, esp. Brit.,lacklus`tre. beeline (b l n )

n.
A direct, straight course. intr.v. beelined, beelining, beelines To move swiftly in a direct, straight course. [From the belief that a bee returns to its hive in a straight course .] fascism (f sh z m)

n.
1. often Fascism a. A system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator, stringent socioeconomic controls, suppression of the opposition through terror and censorship, and typically a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism. b. A political philosophy or movement based on or advocating such a system of government. 2. Oppressive, dictatorial control. [Italian fascismo, from fascio, group, from Late Latin fascium, from Latin fascis, bundle.] simmer (s m r) v. simmered, simmering, simmers

v.intr.
1. To be cooked gently or remain just at or below the boiling point. 2. a. To be filled with pent-up emotion; seethe. b. To be in a state of gentle ferment: thoughts simmering in the back of her mind.

v.tr.
1. To cook (food) gently in a liquid just at or below the boiling point. 2. To keep (a liquid) near or just below the boiling point. See Synonyms at boil1.

n.
The state or process of simmering.

Phrasal Verb: simmer down

To become calm after excitement or anger. [Alteration of Middle English simpire, to simmer, probably of imitative origin.]