Eco 2016-01-24
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the reluctant acceptance of something without protest: in silent ..., she rose to her feet.
noun an agreement. • Law a contract drawn up by deed. • Law a clause in a contract. • Theology an agreement that brings about a relationship of commitment between God and his people. The Jewish faith is based on the biblical ... made with Abraham, Moses, and David verb [ no obj. ] agree, especially by lease, deed, or other legal contract: the landlord ... to repair the property.
verb [ no obj. ] (of a fabric, rope, or cord) unravel or become worn at the edge, typically through constant rubbing: cheap fabric soon ... | (as adj. ...) : the ... collar of her old coat. • (of a person's nerves or temper) show the effects of strain. • [ with obj. ] (of a male deer) rub (a bush or small tree) with the head in order to remove the velvet from newly formed antlers, or to mark territory during the rut.
noun the practice of deliberately preventing the facts or full details of something from becoming known.
noun food and drink regarded as a source of strength: nourishment: poor rural economies turned to potatoes for .... • the maintaining of someone or something in life or existence: he kept two or three cows for the ... of his family | the ... of democracy.
accustom (an infant or other young mammal) to food other than its mother's milk. • accustom (someone) to managing without something on which they have become dependent or of which they have become excessively fond: the doctor tried to ... her off the sleeping pills. • (be ... on) be strongly influenced by (something), especially from an early age: I was ... on a regular diet of Hollywood fantasy.
noun a male domestic bovine animal that has been castrated and is raised for beef.
1 a process in which gases expand or travel in a direction opposite to the usual one, especially through escape of pressure or delayed combustion. 2 chiefly US the unintended adverse results of a political action or situation: this is the ... from all those aggressive public health campaigns.
the reduction of costs or spending in response to economic difficulty: this period of ... will see companies shed staff | [ count noun ] : closures and ... have become the order of the day. • formal reduction in the extent or quantity of something: the ... of the welfare state.
very large: a ... $74 million loss | [ as submodifier ] : a ... big party.
refusing to be persuaded or to change one's mind: he is ... that he is not going to resign.
having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one's advantage: an ... businessman.
increase the power, status, or wealth of: an action intended to ... the Frankish dynasty. • enhance the reputation of (someone) beyond what is justified by the facts: he hoped to ... himself by dying a hero's death.
a person who attends a royal court as a companion or adviser to the king or queen.
1 annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand: he wondered if the doctor was being deliberately .... • difficult to understand: some of the lyrics are a bit .... 2 (of an angle) more than 90° and less than 180°. • not sharp-pointed or sharp-edged: blunt.
adjective not likely to provoke dissent or offense: inoffensive, often deliberately so: ... New Age music | I attempted to keep the conversation as ... as possible.
adjective 1 characterized by poverty: they lived in ... circumstances. 2 restricted in range or scope: their ... horizons. verb archaic make or become narrow: [ with obj. ] : the passage was ... by tables.
generally considered or reputed to be: the ... father of a boy of two.
1 the action or an instance of two or more events or things occurring at the same point in time or space: a ... of favorable political and economic circumstances | he postulated that the Americas were formed by the ... of floating islands. • Astronomy & Astrology an alignment of two planets or other celestial objects so that they appear to be in the same, or nearly the same, place in the sky. 2 Grammar a word used to connect clauses or sentences or to coordinate words in the same clause (e.g., and, but, if).
adverb in a remarkable or noticeable way: you have ... failed to live up to your promises | [ as submodifier ] : a ... unattractive color. • in a strange or eccentric way: Charlotte thought her very ... dressed.
adjective 1 affected by or associated with nausea or vomiting: I had eaten something that didn't agree with me and I was a little .... • (of a color) lurid or sickly: a ... olive hue. 2 spiteful: bad-tempered: outbursts of ... misogyny. 3 Physiology of or relating to bile.
noun 1 a bitter greenish-brown alkaline fluid that aids digestion and is secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder. 2 anger: irritability: that topic is sure to stir up plenty of ....
noun informal a biographical movie.
yearn to possess or have (something): the president-elect ... time for exercise and fishing | (as adj. ...) : he won the ... Booker Prize for fiction.
the quality of having strong moral principles: honesty and decency: financial ....
verb [ no obj. ] 1 be in the position of authority in a meeting or gathering: Bishop Herbener ... at the meeting | (as adj. ...) : the sentence imposed by the ... judge. • (... over) be in charge of (a place or situation): he ... over a period of great budgetary recklessness. 2 (... at) play (a musical instrument, especially a keyboard instrument) at a public gathering.
demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight: a group of ... patriots.
in stubborn dispute or disagreement: council was ... with the government over the grant allocation
a spoken word, statement, or vocal sound. • the action of saying or expressing something aloud: the simple ... of a few platitudes. • Linguistics an uninterrupted chain of spoken or written language.
having or showing great knowledge or learning.
verb [ with obj. ] 1 informal make (someone) annoyed or irritated: it was his air of knowing all the answers that ... her | he's getting you all ... up. 2 N. Amer. make (water) turbulent or muddy.
speak or write about (something) with great hostility: nationalists ... against those who worked with the British.
reprimand (someone) severely: he was ... for not setting a good example.
weak and cowardly
a person who disparages someone or something.
abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or a lack of food: she was so ... she could hardly stand.
a medical condition in which the ability of the blood to clot is severely reduced, causing the sufferer to bleed severely from even a slight injury. The condition is typically caused by a hereditary lack of a coagulation factor, most often factor VIII.
generosity in bestowing money or gifts upon others: dispensing his money with such .... • money or gifts given generously: the distribution of ... to the local population.
(of the moon) have a progressively smaller part of its visible surface illuminated, so that it appears to decrease in size. • (especially of a condition or feeling) decrease in vigor, power, or extent: become weaker: confidence in the dollar ....
not self-indulgent, especially when eating and drinking: “We only had a bottle.” “Very ... of you.”
