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v. to assign blame or responsibility for.
The car's manufacturer imputed the steering problems to faulty tires. |
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1. v. to disagree with
Lisa disputed my claim that she was always late; in fact, she said, she was usually early.
2. n. A disagreement or arguement
The city council was divided by the dispute over sales taxes. |
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n. not respectable; having a bad reputation
The disreputable doctor allowed his patients to go for months or years without treatment. |
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n. an image or idea associated with a word
I fully understand the negative connotation of the word you used to describe me. |
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n. the dictionary definition of a word.
In order to grasp the denotation of the word, I looked it up in several dictionaries. |
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v. to explain or discuss through a note.
The difficult book would have attracted more readers if the author had decided to annotate it. |
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adj. not based on reason or logic
As a child, Christopher was teased for his irrational fear of water. |
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n. a reason for doing something; explanation
What rationale does the author provide for designing the book this way? |
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v. justify; give reason for
I tried my best to rationalize spending so much money on one piece of furniture. |
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| adj. diligent and careful |
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adj. not obeying moral laws; unscrupulous
The current administration's repeal of environmental laws has been called unconscionable by many naturalists. |
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adj. showing knowledge of events before they happen
The baseball coach made some decisions that now seem amazingly prescient. |
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adj. having to do with beauty or order
The statue has an aesthetic value that will last far beyond our own time. |
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n. a substance which causes loss of feeling
The doctor administered an anesthetic before operating on the patient's foot. |
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adj. not interested; having no strong emotion towards
The speaker tried to rally the crowd, but most of the people present were apathetic. |
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n. sharing of another's emotions
Nelly was divided between feeling empathy for her boss and concern about her own future at the company. |
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n. power of evoking great sadness or sympathy
The sheer pathos of the opera's final scene left the audience in tears. |
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adj. hostility or hatred
The fans' antipathy for the coach increased when he lost the game. |
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adj. conscious; aware
Do you think there are other sentient beings in the universe? |
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n. one who watches or guards
George was posted as sentinel over the camp. |
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n. a feeling about something
Although Vinnie expressed his sincere love for Sandra, she did not return the sentiment. |
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n. a feeling about something before it happens
I had an uneasy presentiment about the party that evening. |
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adj. able to be grasped or perceived
The rewards of volunteering may not seem as tangible as a new care or a new house, but they are just as real. |
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adj. pertaining to touch.
The poet uses tactile imagery to give his reader the feeling of rough boards and damp sand. |
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adj. unbroken, whole
Amazingly, the vase was intact even after rolling to the bottom of the hill. |
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