Eco 2016-04-09 (B)

adjective 1. very enthusiastic or passionate. "an ... supporter of the conservative cause" synonyms: passionate, avid, impassioned, fervent, fervid, zealous, wholehearted, eager, vehement, intense, fierce, fiery, flaming, emotional, hot-blooded 2. archaic literary burning; glowing. "the … flames"

noun 1. a witty remark. "Peter ate heartily with a ... about being a condemned man" synonyms: joke, witty remark, witticism, jest, pun, sally, pleasantry, epigram, aphorism verb 1. make a witty remark. "‘Flattery will get you nowhere,’ she ...ed" synonyms: joke, jest, pun, sally, banter

adjective very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail. "she dressed with ... care" synonyms: scrupulous, punctilious, painstaking, meticulous, assiduous, sedulous, perfectionist, fussy, finicky, dainty, over-particular very concerned about matters of cleanliness. "the child seemed ... about getting her fingers dirty"

adjective 1. (of a sound) loud and harsh; grating. "his voice had become increasingly ..." synonyms: harsh, raucous, rough, grating, rasping, jarring, loud, stentorian, shrill, screeching, piercing, ear-piercing 2. presenting a point of view, especially a controversial one, in an excessively forceful way. "public pronouncements on the crisis became less ..."

noun SV: stelkramp 1. a bacterial disease marked by rigidity and spasms of the voluntary muscles. 2. PHYSIOLOGY the prolonged contraction of a muscle caused by rapidly repeated stimuli.

noun 1. BRITISH informal common sense; practical intelligence. "if he had any ... at all, he'd sell the film rights" 2. PHILOSOPHY the mind or intellect.

adjective deserving blame. "mercy killings are less ... than ‘ordinary’ murders" synonyms: to blame, guilty, at fault, in the wrong, blameworthy, blameable, censurable, reproachable, reprovable, found wanting

adjective 1. promiscuous and unprincipled in sexual matters. "the ruler's tyrannical and ... behaviour" synonyms: dissolute, dissipated, debauched, degenerate, salacious, immoral, wanton, decadent, depraved, profligate, impure, sinful, wicked, corrupt, indecent, libertine 2. archaic disregarding accepted conventions, especially in grammar or literary style.

noun contemptuous ridicule or mockery. "my stories were greeted with ... and disbelief" synonyms: mockery, ridicule, jeering, jeers, sneers, scoffing, jibing, taunts

noun elaborate display or ceremony. "the ... of George V's jubilee" synonyms: spectacle, display, ceremony, ceremoniousness, magnificence, pomp, glory, splendour, grandeur, glamour, flourish, glitter, theatricality, drama, show, showiness

adjective 1. existing, happening, or done at the same time. "there are three ... art fairs around the city" synonyms: simultaneous, coincident, coinciding, contemporaneous, synchronous 2. agreeing or consistent.

verb 1. (of body tissue or an organ) waste away, especially as a result of the degeneration of cells, or become vestigial during evolution. "the calf muscles will ..." synonyms: waste away, waste, become emaciated, wither, shrivel, shrivel up, shrink, become shrunken, dry up, decay, wilt 2. gradually decline in effectiveness or vigour due to underuse or neglect. "the imagination can ... from lack of use" synonyms: peter out, taper off, tail off, dwindle, deteriorate, decline, wane, fade, fade away, fade out, give in, give up, give way, crumble, disintegrate, collapse, slump, go downhill, draw to a close, subside noun 1. the process of ...ing or state of having ...ed. "gastric ..." synonyms: wasting, wasting away, emaciation, withering, shrivelling, shrivelling up, shrinking, drying up, wilting, decaying, decay

verb literary 1. (especially of a man) bring (a child) into existence by the process of reproduction. "they hoped that the King might ... an heir by his new queen" synonyms: father, sire, engender, generate, spawn, create, give life to, bring into being, bring into the world, have 2. cause; bring about. "killings ... more killings" synonyms: cause, give rise to, lead to, result in, bring about, create, produce, generate, engender, spawn, occasion, effect, bring to pass, bring on, precipitate, prompt, provoke, kindle, trigger, spark off, touch off, stir up, whip up, induce, inspire, promote, foster

noun 1. NORTH AMERICAN a formal charge or accusation of a serious crime. "an ... for conspiracy" synonyms: charge, accusation, arraignment, citation, summons 2. a thing that serves to illustrate that a system or situation is bad and deserves to be condemned. "these rapidly escalating crime figures are an … of our society"

verb use force in order to move, move apart, or open (something). "I tried to ... Joe's fingers away from the stick" synonyms: lever, force, wrench, pull, wrest, twist obtain something from (someone) with effort or difficulty. "I got the loan, though I had to ... it out of him" synonyms: extract/obtain with difficulty, worm out; winkle out "it shouldn't have been necessary to ... information from them"

adjective (especially of an old person) active; lively. "he continued to look ... and active well into his eighties" synonyms: sprightly, lively, energetic, active, full of life, full of energy, vigorous, spirited, animated, vivacious, playful, jaunty, perky, frisky, agile, nimble

adjective 1. happy and cheerful. "he was a ... man full of jokes" synonyms: cheerful, happy, cheery, good-humoured, jovial, merry, sunny, bright, joyful, light-hearted, in high spirits, in good spirits, sparkling, bubbly, exuberant, effervescent, ebullient, breezy, airy, lively, vivacious, full of life, sprightly, jaunty verb informal 1. encourage (someone) in a friendly way. "he ... people along" synonyms: encourage, urge, coax, cajole, persuade, wheedle "he tried to ... her along" adverb BRITISH informal 1. very; extremely. "that's a ... good idea" noun BRITISH informal 1. a party or celebration. "these events were ...s"

adjective 1. (of a woman) attractively tall, graceful, and dignified. "her ... beauty" synonyms: tall and dignified, imposing, striking, stately, majestic, noble, magnificent, splendid, impressive, regal, well proportioned, handsome, beautiful "the headmistress was ..." 2. reminiscent of a statue in size, posture, or stillness. "frozen, … attitudes"

adjective 1. containing bubbles. "bake until the top is crisp and ..." synonyms: sparkling, fizzy, carbonated, aerated, effervescent, gassy, frothy, foamy, bubbling 2. (of a person) full of cheerful high spirits. "a bright and ... personality" synonyms: vivacious, animated, ebullient, lively, full of life, spirited, high-spirited, scintillating, vibrant, zestful, energetic, dynamic noun informal 1. champagne. "I'll get us a little bottle of ..." synonyms: champagne, sparkling wine

adjective (especially of a woman) attractively lively and animated. "her ... and elegant mother" synonyms: lively, animated, full of life, spirited, high-spirited, effervescent, bubbling, bubbly, ebullient, buoyant, sparkling, scintillating, light-hearted, carefree, happy-go-lucky, jaunty, merry, happy, jolly, joyful, full of fun, full of the joys of spring, cheery, cheerful, perky, sunny, airy, breezy, bright, enthusiastic, irrepressible, vibrant, vivid, vital, zestful, energetic, dynamic, vigorous, full of vim and vigour, lusty

adjective 1. having or showing the ability to speak fluently and coherently. "she was not very ..." synonyms: eloquent, fluent, communicative, effective, persuasive, coherent, lucid, vivid, expressive, silver-tongued, vocal 2. technical having joints or jointed segments. "delicate ... plants with a slender central stem" verb 1. pronounce (something) clearly and distinctly. "he ... each word with precision" 2. form a joint. "the mandible is a solid piece … with the head"

noun 1. a bridge-like overhead structure with a platform supporting equipment such as a crane, signals, or cameras. "the TV cameras on … alongside the 17th and 18th holes" 2. (in a bar) a structure containing inverted bottles and fitted with optics for serving measures.

adjective unable to be appeased or placated. "he was an ... enemy of Ted's" synonyms: unappeasable, unpacifiable, unplacatable, unmollifiable, unforgiving, unsparing, grudge-holding unable to be stopped; relentless. "the … advance of the enemy"

verb 1. hesitate or be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking. "he ...ed at such a drastic solution" synonyms: eschew, resist, refuse to, be unwilling to, draw the line at, be reluctant to, draw back from, flinch from, shrink from, shy from, recoil from, quail at, demur from, hesitate over, scruple to, take exception to, not like to, hate to, jib at noun 1. a roughly squared timber beam. "a ... of timber" 2. the area on a billiard table between the … line and the bottom cushion, within which in some circumstances a ball is protected from a direct stroke.

noun BRITISH a period of two weeks. informal (preceded by a specified day) used to indicate that something will take place two weeks after that day.

verb prevent from happening; make impossible. "the secret nature of his work ... official recognition" synonyms: prevent, make it impossible for, make it impracticable for, rule out, put a stop to, stop, prohibit, debar, interdict, block, bar, hinder, impede, inhibit, exclude, disqualify, forbid; estop "his difficulties ... him from leading a normal life" (of a situation or condition) prevent someone from doing something. "his difficulties … him from leading a normal life"

verb formal 1. represent in outline. "Hobhouse had already ...ed the idea of a welfare state" 2. foreshadow (a future event). "tenors solemnly … the fate of the convicted sinner"

noun land consisting of ... "thousands of acres of ..." the ... of eastern England. singular proper noun: ...; noun: the …

noun a low and marshy or frequently flooded area of land. "a native species of ...s and damp meadows" synonyms: marsh, marshland, salt marsh, fenland, wetland, bog, peat bog, bogland, swamp, swampland the flat low-lying areas of eastern England, mainly in Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, and Norfolk, formerly marshland but largely drained for agriculture since the 17th century. singular proper noun: ...s; plural noun: the ...s ECOLOGY wetland with alkaline, neutral, or only slightly acid peaty soil.