to secure firmly

Ex: Anchor the boat to the dock.

very, very old (literally means "before the Flood")

Ex: The natives' antediluvian marriage rituals had not changed in thousands of years.

to belittle, to run down, to deny the importance of something

Ex: To denigrate someone's reputations merely on hearsay is wrong.

having great sorrow

Ex: By her doleful expression, I knew that she did not make the cheerleader squad.

a short addition to a literary work, a short speech given at the end of a play

Ex: The author's intent in writing the novel can be found in the epilogue.

an inscription in memory of a dead person (usually on a tombstone)

Ex: She wants to write her own epitaph before she dies, rather than have someone else write it later.

slight fault, minor weakness of character

Ex: His character is weakened only by a slight foible.

crudely or tastelessly colorful or showy; excessively ornate or elaborate

Ex: Her garish clothes made her look out of place in the conservative setting.

a reverential regard; respect shown by external action

Ex: The people went to pay homage to their respected leader.

to beg in earnest

Ex: Although he importuned for one more chance, his former boss would not rehire him.

things that cannot be realized or defined

Ex: The coach said that he had the best team and that they should win, but one never knows about the intangibles.

one who indulges excessively in sexual activity or in lasciviousness

Ex: The young woman was repulsed by the unwanted sexual advances of the lecher.

unwholesomeness and gloominess, gruesomeness

Ex: The boy talked about dead people and gruesome things. He soon frightened me with his morbidity.

to exclude by gneral consent from society or privleges

Ex: Her friends ostracized her after her husband's arrest.

having a condescending attitude

Ex: She hugged the poor children in the streets and flashed them patronzing smiles.

abundance, a lot

Ex: I can always find a plenitude of advice but rarely a plausible solution.

one who is skillful at telling stories and anecdotes

Ex: One of the reasons that most Americans loved Will Rogers was that he was a wonderful raconteur.

exhoing, continuing to sound

Ex: The resonant sounds of the cello makes it a pleasing instrument

one who keeps guard as a sentry

Ex: The oak trees hovered over the house as sentinels.

to seclude

Ex: Beacuse of the publicity about the case and the defendant, the judge decided to sequester the jury.

the residue or mass of metal left after smelthing; worthless matter

Ex: The bottom of the pit was full of slag.

lavish, luxurious

Ex: I like to go to my mother's house on Thanksgiving Day because we always have a sumptuous feast.

to add a bit of color; to affect slightly; a slight coloration

Ex: I wanted to add a tinge of red to the picture. The roses tinged the air with their fragrance.

distasteful, unpleasant, disagreeable

Ex: The speaker made harshly unpalatable but honest statements.

ordinary, commonplace

Ex: Because the novelist included workaday settings in her book, she was able to appeal to the ordinary man.