Eco 2016-04-09 (A)

adjective attractively unusual or old-fashioned. "... country cottages" synonyms: picturesque, charming, sweet, attractive, pleasantly old-fashioned, old-fashioned, old-world, toytown

adjective having a ... or ...s. "... arrows" synonyms: jagged, hooked, spiky, spiked, spined, spiny, prickly, thorny, scratchy, bristly, bristled, briary, brambly, sharp, pointed (of a remark or joke) deliberately hurtful. "a fair degree of ... wit" synonyms: hurtful, wounding, cutting, biting, stinging, mean, spiteful, nasty, rude, cruel, vicious, unkind, unfriendly, snide, pointed, hateful, ill-natured, bitter, venomous, poisonous, mordant, acid, acerbic, acrimonious, astringent, caustic, sharp, scathing, hostile, rancorous, malicious, malevolent, evil-intentioned, baleful, vindictive, vengeful, vitriolic, splenetic, malign, malignant, pernicious, bilious

adverb 1. in a careful or cautious manner. "Jackson sat down very ..." synonyms: cautiously, carefully, with caution, with care, circumspectly, delicately, warily, charily, guardedly, prudently, judiciously, on one's guard, on the alert, on the lookout, on the qui vive, suspiciously, attentively, heedfully, watchfully, vigilantly, observantly, alertly, cannily adjective 1. showing great care or caution. "a ... pace"

noun a feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement. "he succumbed to ... and despair" synonyms: boredom, tedium, listlessness, lethargy, lassitude, languor, restlessness, weariness, sluggishness, enervation

noun 1. a series of petitions for use in church services or processions, usually recited by the clergy and responded to in a recurring formula by the people. synonyms: prayer, invocation, petition, supplication, devotion, entreaty; archaicorison "the lips of others had moved also, repeating the ..." 2. a tedious recital or repetitive series. "a ... of complaints" synonyms: recital, recitation, repetition, enumeration, account, refrain

noun a soft white or grey mineral consisting of hydrated calcium sulphate. It occurs chiefly in sedimentary deposits and is used to make plaster of Paris and fertilizers, and in the building industry.

noun a mortar or paste for filling crevices, especially the gaps between wall or floor tiles. verb fill in with .... "soak off the facing paper with a damp sponge, then ... the tiles"

adjective 1. of or like an abyss; immeasurably deep or great. 2. extremely or hopelessly bad or severe: “... ignorance; ... poverty”

adjective (informal, dated) used for emphasis, especially to express anger or annoyance. "he was a … nuisance"

verb defeat heavily in a contest. "Essex ...d Cambridgeshire 5–1 in the final" synonyms: defeat utterly, beat hollow, win a resounding victory over, annihilate, drub, rout, give someone a drubbing, crush, overwhelm, bring someone to their knees rebuke or punish severely. "insider dealing has been roundly ...d" synonyms: thrash, beat, whip, flog, lash, birch, cane, leather, spank, chastise, lambaste

noun SV: fräck insolent or impertinent behaviour. "one juror had the ... to challenge the coroner's decision" synonyms: impudence, impertinence, cheek, insolence, cheekiness, audacity, temerity, brazenness, forwardness, front, presumption, nerve, gall, pertness, boldness, shamelessness, impoliteness, disrespect, bad manners, unmannerliness, overfamiliarity

noun (informal) colluding or conspiring together secretly. "the area is dominated by guerrillas in ... with drug traffickers" synonyms: in league, colluding, in collusion, conspiring, conniving, collaborating, hand in glove, allied, in alliance "politicians accused of being in … with the Mafia"

noun plural noun: ...s a person who travels about selling goods, typically advertising them by shouting. "... and costermongers pushed their little handcarts, crying ‘Bread!’, ‘Fish!’ and ‘Meat pies!’" synonyms: trader, seller, dealer, purveyor, vendor, tout, barrow boy, door-to-door salesman, travelling salesman, pedlar

verb irritate intensely; infuriate. "this futile process ...s prison officers" synonyms: infuriate, incense, anger, annoy, irritate, madden, enrage, send into a rage, inflame, antagonize, provoke, irk, vex, gall, pique, try someone's patience, get on someone's nerves, make someone's blood boil, make someone's hackles rise, make someone see red, get someone's back up, rub up the wrong way, ruffle someone's feathers, drive to distraction

noun 1. condition. "Marguerite was in fine ..." synonyms: shape, trim, fitness, physical fitness, health, state of health verb 1. trim or clean the rough edges of (a metal casting or a piece of pottery) before firing.

public shame or disgrace. "the ... of being imprisoned" synonyms: shame, humiliation, embarrassment, mortification

a person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality or type. "she looked the … of elegance and good taste" synonyms: personification, embodiment, incarnation, paragon 2. a summary of a written work; an abstract. synonyms: summary, abstract, synopsis, precis, résumé, outline, digest, recapitulation, summation, compendium, potted version

noun 1. clothing, especially of a distinctive or special kind. "kids in combat ..." synonyms: clothes, clothing, garments, attire, dress, costume, outfit, wear, uniform, turnout, array verb 1. dress in distinctive clothes. "she was … in Indian shawls" synonyms: dress, clothe, attire, fit out, turn out, deck (out), trick out/up, kit out, costume, array, robe, accoutre, cover

noun 1. a long, narrow open container for animals to eat or drink out of. "a water ..." synonyms: manger, feeding container, feed box, feeder, fodder rack, crib "a large feeding …" 2. a channel used to convey a liquid. synonyms: channel, conduit, trench, ditch, gully, drain, culvert, cut, flume, gutter, furrow, groove, depression "a thirty-yard trough" verb (informal) 1. eat greedily.

adverb with an attitude or look of suspicion or disapproval. "the reformers looked ... at the mystical tradition" synonyms: suspiciously, with suspicion, sceptically, with misgivings, cynically, mistrustfully, distrustfully, with distrust, doubtfully, dubiously, with doubt

adjective not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily. "she was extremely ... about her personal affairs" synonyms: reserved, withdrawn, introverted, restrained, inhibited, diffident, shy, modest, unassuming, shrinking, distant, undemonstrative, wouldn't say boo to a goose

verb (formal) reveal the presence of (a quality or feeling); indicate. "the news stories ... the usual mixture of sympathy and satisfaction" synonyms: reveal, show, make clear, make plain, make obvious, make manifest, manifest, indicate, display, exhibit, demonstrate, be evidence of, evidence, attest to, testify to, bear witness to

noun 1. a small, sharp broad-headed nail. "... held the remaining rags of carpet to the floor" synonyms: pin, drawing pin, nail, tin tack, staple, spike, rivet, stud; thumb tack "... held the carpet to the floor" 2. a long stitch used to fasten fabrics together temporarily, prior to permanent sewing. verb 1. fasten or fix in place with ...s "he used the tool to ... down sheets of fibreboard" synonyms: pin, nail, staple, fix, fasten, attach, secure, affix, put up, put down "a photo was ...ed to the wall" 2. fasten (pieces of cloth) together temporarily with long stitches. "when the dress was roughly ...ed together, she tried it on" synonyms: stitch, baste, sew, bind, hem

adjective (of a person) unable to remain still, silent, or submissive, especially because of boredom or dissatisfaction. "the crowd had been waiting for hours and many were becoming ..." synonyms: restless, fidgety, edgy, on edge, tense, uneasy, ill at ease, worked up, nervous, agitated, anxious, on tenterhooks, keyed up, apprehensive, unquiet, impatient; More (of a horse) stubbornly standing still or moving backwards or sideways; refusing to advance. "both their horses became … at once"

verb clear (someone) of blame or suspicion. "hospital staff were ...ed by the inquest verdict" synonyms: acquit, clear, absolve, free from blame, declare innocent, exonerate, exculpate, discharge, liberate, free, deliver, redeem show or prove to be right, reasonable, or justified. "more sober views were ...ed by events" synonyms: justify, warrant, substantiate, establish, demonstrate, ratify, authenticate, verify, confirm, corroborate, prove, defend, offer grounds for, support, back, evidence, bear out, bear witness to, endorse, give credence to, lend weight to; rareextenuate "I felt I had fully ...ed my request"

noun foolish, outrageous, or amusing behaviour. "the ... of our political parties" synonyms: capers, amusing behaviour, pranks, larks, escapades, high jinks, skylarking, stunts, tricks, horseplay, romps, frolics

noun insulting, abusive, or highly critical language. "he let out a stream of ..." synonyms: abuse, insults, vituperation, expletives, swear words, swearing, curses, bad language, foul language

plural noun a true principle or belief, especially one of fundamental importance. "the eternal ...s" truth "irrefutable, objective ..."

1. corresponding in amount, magnitude, or degree: Your paycheck should be ... with the amount of time worked 2. proportionate; adequate: a solution … to the seriousness of the problem