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splurge J (splûrj), v., splurged, splurging, n. -v.i. 1. to indulge oneself in some luxury or pleasure, esp. a costly one: They splurged on a trip to Europe. 2. to show off. -v.t. 3. to spend (money) lavishly or ostentatiously: He splurged thousands on the party. -n. 4. an ostentatious display, esp. an
v.t. 1. to take the place of (another), as through force, scheming, strategy, or the like. 2. to replace (one thing) by something else.
v.t. 1. to take the place of (another), as through force, scheming, strategy, or the like. 2. to replace (one thing) by something else.
adj. 1. of or pertaining to horseback riding or horseback riders: equestrian skill. 2. mounted on horseback: equestrian knights. 3. representing a person mounted on a horse: an equestrian statue. 4. pertaining to or composed of knights or mounted warriors: an equestrian code of honor. 5. of or pertaining to the ancient Roman equites. –n.
v.t. 1. to abrogate; annul; revoke; repeal. 2. to invalidate (an act, measure, etc.) by a later action or a higher authority.
n. 1. an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident. 2. good fortune; luck: the serendipity of getting the first job she applied for.
v.t., -at·ed, -at·ing. to anticipate and prevent or eliminate (difficulties, disadvantages, etc.) by effective measures; render unnecessary: to obviate the risk of serious
n. 1. a group of small naval vessels, esp. a naval unit containing two or more squadrons. 2. a group moving together: The governor was followed by a whole flotilla of reporters.
n., v., -eled, -el·ing or (esp. Brit.) -elled, -el·ling. –n. 1. a prearranged combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons according to an accepted code of procedure, esp. to settle a private quarrel. 2. any contest between two persons or parties. –v.t., v.i. 3. to fight in a duel.
adj. 1. of or pertaining to a parish or parishes. 2. of or pertaining to parochial schools or the education they provide. 3. very limited or narrow in scope or outlook; provincial: parochial views; a parochial mentality.
n. 1. quality of being virulent. 2. Bacteriol. a. the relative ability of a microorganism to cause disease; degree of pathogenicity. b. the capability of a microorganism to cause disease. 3. venomous hostility. 4. intense sharpness of temper.
n. 1. a change or variation occurring in the course of something. 2. interchange or alternation, as of states or things. 3. vicissitudes, successive, alternating, or changing phases or conditions, as of life or fortune; ups and downs: They remained friends through the vicissitudes of 40 years. 4. regular change or succession of one state or thing to another. 5. change; mutation; mutability.
n. a style of Jamaican popular music blending blues, calypso, and rock-'n'-roll, characterized by a strong syncopated rhythm and lyrics of social protest.
n. 1. a special skill, talent, or aptitude: He had a knack for saying the right thing. 2. a clever or adroit way of doing something. 3. a trick or ruse. 4. a sharp, cracking sound. 5. Archaic. a knickknack; trinket.
dj., -tri·er, -tri·est. 1. ridiculously or insultingly small: a paltry sum. 2. utterly worthless. 3. mean or contemptible: a paltry coward.
adj. 1. of or pertaining to a condition present at birth, whether inherited or caused by the environment, esp. the uterine environment. 2. having by nature a specified character: a congenital fool.
n. 1. excess; an excessive amount: a surfeit of speechmaking. 2. excess or overindulgence in eating or drinking. 3. an uncomfortably full or crapulous feeling due to excessive eating or drinking. 4. general disgust caused by excess or satiety. –v.t. 5. to bring to a state of surfeit by excess of food or drink.
v., -at·ed, -at·ing, adj. –v.t. 1. to supply with anything to excess, so as to disgust or weary; surfeit. 2. to satisfy to the full; sate. –adj. 3. satiated.
v.i., -nived, -niv·ing. 1. to cooperate secretly; conspire (often fol. by with): They connived to take over the business. 2. to avoid noticing something that one is expected to oppose or condemn; give aid to wrongdoing by forbearing to act or speak (usually fol. by at): The policeman connived at traffic violations. 3. to be indulgent toward something others oppose or criticize (usually fol. by at): to connive at childlike exaggerations.
n. 1. a direct vote of the qualified voters of a state in regard to some important public question. 2. the vote by which the people of a political unit determine autonomy or affiliation with another country.
v., -tled, -tling, n. –v.i. 1. to chuckle gleefully. –v.t. 2. to express with a gleeful chuckle: to chortle one's joy. –n. 3. a gleeful chuckle.
adj. lacking social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkward; crude; tactless: Their exquisite manners always make me feel gauche.
., v., cliqued, cli·quing. –n. 1. a small, exclusive group of people; coterie; set.
adj. (esp. of a prisoner) deprived of any communication with others.
n. 1. open delight or pleasure; exultant joy; exultation. 2. an unaccompanied part song for three or more voices, popular esp. in the 18th century.
n. 1. overabundance; excess: a plethora of advice and a paucity of assistance. 2. Pathol. Archaic. a morbid condition due to excess of red corpuscles in the blood or increase in the quantity of blood.
adj. beginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage: an incipient cold.
dj. lively; animated; gay: a vivacious folk dance.
interj., n., v., -cored, -cor·ing. –interj. 1. again; once more (used by an audience in calling for an additional number or piece). –n. 2. a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc. 3. the performance or reappearance in
adj. 1. constant; unremitting: assiduous reading. 2. constant in application or effort; working diligently at a task; persevering; industrious; attentive: an assiduous student.
n. 1. a procession, esp. a ceremonial one: a funeral cortege. 2. a line or train of attendants; retinue.
n. 1. (often cap.) a large dirigible balloon consisting of a long, cylindrical, covered framework containing compartments or cells filled with gas, and of various structures for holding the engines, passengers, etc. 2. any rigid airship or dirigible.
adj. 1. fond of the company of others; sociable. 2. living in flocks or herds, as animals. 3. Bot. growing in open clusters or colonies; not matted together. 4. pertaining to a flock or crowd.
adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Plato or his doctrines: the Platonic philosophy of ideal forms. 2. pertaining to, involving, or characterized by Platonic love as a striving toward love of spiritual or ideal beauty. 3. (usually l.c.) purely spiritual; free from sensual desire, esp. in a relationship between two persons of the opposite sex. 4. (usually l.c.) feeling or professing platonic love: He insisted that he was completely
adj., -nerier, -neriest. Dial. 1. ugly and unpleasant in disposition or temper: No one can get along with my ornery cousin. 2. stubborn: I can't do a thing with that ornery mule. 3. low or vile. 4. inferior or common; ordinary.
cragged, scrag·ging. –n. The movie showed fish in a rainbow of brilliant hues, scraggly coral formations, giant clams, and hermit crabs 1. a lean or scrawny person or animal. 2. the lean end of a neck of veal or mutton. 3. Slang. the neck of a human being. –v.t. 4. Slang. to wring the neck of; hang; garrote. 5. Metall. to test (spring steel) by bending.
deep-sea flounder
dolphin or a swordfish
Following are a few to whet your appetite n. –v.t. 1. to sharpen (a knife, tool, etc.) by grinding or friction. 2. to make keen or eager; stimulate: to whet the appetite; to whet the curiosity. –n. 3. the act of whetting. 4. something that whets; appetizer or drink. 5. Chiefly Southern U.S. a. a spell of work.
So I was surprised that this young, vegan doctor was quite overweight, with an oily face pockmarked from acne. n. 1. Usually, pockmarks. scars or pits left by a pustule in smallpox or the like. 2. a small pit or scar: a tabletop full of pockmarks. –v.t. 3. to mark or scar with or as with pockmarks: gopher holes pockmarking the field.
