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(n.) a stale remark, or empty saying.
If anyone tells me that "what goes around comes around" again, I will scream at them for using such a stupid platitude. |
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(v.)to yield, to give in to without protest.
I had to acquiesce to my mother's wishes. |
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(n.) arbitrary or unrestrained power or authority;
Hitler's tyranny nearly destroyed Europe. |
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(adj.) mostly similar, capable of being compared;
He considered the Roman and British empires comparable. |
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(n.) a careful move
I used a maneuver in the chess game, and took my opponent's rook. |
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(v.)to burn without flame;slow burn.
The fire smoldered as we stood by. |
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(n.)a fixed or firm belief.
Many people have a conviction in a higher power. |
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(adj.) mysterious; puzzling.
If captured, political prisoners often give cryptic answers to protect their secrets. |
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(adj.) extremely tense and nervous; jumpy, shaky.
He's very jittery about the medical checkup. |
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(adj.) without emotion; apathetic; unmoved.
The doctor made his examination with animpassive face. |
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