Eco 2016-01-24
Jan-24-2016 Eco Rev
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slow-moving and unexciting: a ... comedy drama. • (of a person) thorough and hard-working but lacking in imagination or intelligence.
verb walk doggedly and slowly with heavy steps: we ... back up the hill | figurative : talks on a new constitution have ... on. • work slowly and perseveringly at a dull task: we were ... through a textbook. noun a slow, heavy walk: he settled down to a steady ....
noun a noisy quarrel about something petty or trivial: family .... verb [ no obj. ] quarrel noisily over a trivial matter: the boys were ... over a ball.
1 [ no obj. ] (... by) accept or act in accordance with (a rule, decision, or recommendation): I said I would ... by their decision. 2 [ with obj. ] (can/could not ...) informal be unable to tolerate (someone or something): if there is one thing I cannot ... it is a lack of discipline. 3 [ no obj. ] (of a feeling or a memory) continue without fading or being lost. • archaic live: dwell.
adjective (of an action) convenient and practical, although possibly improper or immoral: either side could break the agreement if it were ... to do so. • (of an action) suitable or appropriate: holding a public inquiry into the scheme was not .... noun a means of attaining an end, especially one that is convenient but considered improper or immoral: the current policy is a political ....
worshiping idols: the ... peasantry. • treating someone or something as an idol: America's ... worship of the auto.
diminish or put at rest (fear, suspicion, or worry): the report attempted to educate the public and ... fears. • relieve or alleviate (pain or hunger): some stale figs partly ... our hunger.
verb [ no obj. ] (of a plant, leaf, or flower) become limp through heat, loss of water, or disease: droop. • (of a person) lose one's energy or vigor. noun [ usu. with modifier ] any of a number of fungal or bacterial diseases of plants characterized by ... of the foliage.
2 a person who propels or travels in a punt. 3 informal, chiefly Brit. a person who gambles, places a bet, or makes a risky investment. • a customer or client, especially a member of an audience. • a prostitute's client. • the victim of a swindler or confidence trickster.
noun 1 chiefly Brit. a list showing when each of a number of people has to do a particular job: a cleaning ... 2 (the ...)the supreme ecclesiastical and secular court of the Roman Catholic Church.
underhanded or unscrupulous behavior: trickery: a firm that investigates commercial ....
harsh criticism or censure: his films and the critical ... they have generated. • the public disgrace arising from someone's shameful conduct: the ... of being closely associated with thugs and gangsters. • archaic an occasion or cause of reproach or disgrace.
a person who is from 80 to 89 years old: [ as modifier ] : his ... mother-in-law.
regard with disgust and hatred: professional tax preparers ... a flat tax because it would dry up their business.
an action intended to deceive someone: a trick: Eleanor tried to think of a ... to get Paul out of the house.
adjective 1 optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation: he is ... about prospects for the global economy. the committee takes a more ... view. • (in medieval science and medicine) of or having the constitution associated with the predominance of blood among the bodily humors, supposedly marked by a ruddy complexion and an optimistic disposition. • archaic (of the complexion) florid: ruddy. 2 literary & Heraldry blood-red. 3 archaic bloody or bloodthirsty. noun a blood-red color. • a deep red-brown crayon or pencil containing iron oxide. • Heraldry a blood-red stain used in blazoning.
cause (someone) to submit to one's wishes by intimidation: the intellectuals had been ... into silence.
1 adopt or support (a cause, belief, or way of life): he turned his back on the modernism he had ... in his youth. 2 archaic marry: Edward had ... the Lady Grey. • (be ... to) (of a woman) be engaged to (a particular man).
1 (of a price) much too high: exorbitant: ... ticket prices. 2 using or given to extortion: the ... power of the unions.
owing thanks or having a duty to someone in return for help or a service: I don't like to be ... to anybody.
1 a person who believes in and promotes the truth or benefits of an idea or theory: an early ... of the teachings of Thomas Aquinas. • a person who has and demonstrates a particular skill, especially to a high standard: he's the world's leading ... of country rock guitar.
search unsystematically and untidily through a mass or receptacle: he ... in his pocket for a handkerchief | [ with obj. ] : he ... the drawer for his false teeth. • [ with obj. ] find (something) by ...: Mick ... up his skateboard. • [ with obj. ] (of a customs officer) make a thorough search of (a vessel): our brief was to ... as many of the vessels as possible.
noun an untidy collection or pile of things: the books were in a chaotic .... • Brit. articles collected for a ... sale. verb [ with obj. ] mix up in a confused or untidy way: a drawer full of letters ... together.
chaotic, disorganized, or mismanaged: the department's ... accounting.
great sorrow or distress: they had a complicated tale of .... • (...) things that cause sorrow or distress: troubles: to add to his ..., customers have been spending less.
involving or requiring strenuous effort: difficult and tiring: an ... journey.
a person supposed to be able to foresee the future.
an inhabitant or occupant of a particular place: ... of field and forest. • Brit. historical a foreigner allowed certain rights in the adopted country.
the fact of knowing something before it takes place: foreknowledge: with extraordinary ..., Jung actually predicted the Nazi eruption.
devoutly religious. • making a hypocritical display of virtue: there'll be no ... words said over her. • [ attrib. ] (of a hope) sincere but unlikely to be fulfilled. • archaic dutiful or loyal, especially toward one's parents.
verb [ with obj. ] say or recite with little rise and fall of the pitch of the voice: he ... a short Latin prayer | [ with direct speech ] : “All rise,” ... the usher.
able to perceive or feel things: she had been instructed from birth in the equality of all ... life forms.
noun an oath or swear word. • Grammar a word or phrase used to fill out a sentence or a line of verse without adding to the sense. adjectiveGrammar (of a word or phrase) serving to fill out a sentence or line of verse.
a forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something: a ... against the Roman Catholic Church.
1 extremely distasteful: unacceptable: the thought of going back into the fog was ... to him. 2 [ predic. ] (... to) in conflict with: incompatible with: a bylaw must not be ... to the general law of the country. • archaic or literary given to stubborn resistance.
1 [ no obj. ] make a series of soft explosive sounds, typically when being heated or as a symptom of a fault: the engine ... and stopped. • [ reporting verb ] speak in a series of incoherent bursts as a result of indignation or some other strong emotion: [ with direct speech ] : “But … but …” she .... • [ with obj. ] emit with a spitting sound: the goose is in the oven, ... fat. • [ with adverbial ] proceed or develop in a spasmodic and feeble way: strikes in the public services ... on. 2 [ with obj. ] Physics deposit (metal) on a surface by using fast ions to eject particles of it from a target. • cover (a surface) with metal by ... method.
a disturbance or quarrel. • (...) unpleasant reactions to or complaints about something: If Mrs. Salt catches her there'll be ....
1 a defensive wall. • a person, institution, or principle that acts as a defense: the security forces are a ... against the breakdown of society. 2 (usu. ...) an extension of a ship's sides above the level of the deck.
an address or communication emphatically urging someone to do something: ... to eat well | no amount of ... had any effect.
persuade (someone) that an idea or belief is mistaken: he quickly ... me of my fanciful notions.
