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(noun) impressive but meaningless language
sentence- Please, professor, no more bombast; just give me the facts. |
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(adj) in good faith
sentence- We made a bona fide offer for the property. |
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(noun) a rude or impolite person
sentence- My brother was acting like a boor. |
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(adj) pertaining to cows or cattle
sentence- The critic described the large figures in the painting as bovine. |
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(verb) to remove offensive passages of a play, novel, etc.
sentence- If the editors bowdlerize much more of the book, there won't be anything left to read. |
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(noun) briefness; short duration
sentence- The brevity of the candidate's speech suprised everyone. |
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(adj) pertaining to the countryside; rural, rustic
sentence- Jim wanted to find an old inn in a bucolic setting in which to have lunch. |
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(verb) to coax, to persuade, to wheedle
sentence- Tim tried to cajole his parents into letting him use the new car. |
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(adj) young and inexperienced
sentence- Although he was not the typical callow youth, he was not as experienced as he pretended. |
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(noun) causing cancer
sentence- It is widely believed that nicotine is a carcinogen. |
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(adj) sensual, sexual
sentence- Even though Evelyn didn't understand the painting, she knew it had a carnal feeling about it. |
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(noun) decaying flesh
sentence- The vultures circling in the sky led the border patrol to the carrion they had been seeking since the report of the disaster. |
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(noun) a violent change
sentence- The earthquake in Mexico was a cataclysm which no one could have forseen. |
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(noun) 1. large waterfall; abnormality of the eye
sentence- Because of the cataracts in that part of the river, you can't put a canoe in the water. My grandmother had to have a cataract surgically removed from her eye. |
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(noun) a warning
sentence- John did not heed that old caveat about swimming alone because he had such confidence in his own ability. |
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(noun) unmarried
(adj) abstaining from sex
sentence- Priests are celibates.
sentence- In that religion, the priests take vows to remain impoverished and celibate. |
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(verb) to criticize sharply
sentence- Congress voted to censure the young congressman because of his unethical behavior. |
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(noun) a stopping; a discontinuance
sentance- Although there was a cessation in the hostilities, no one doubted that the battle would resume the next day. |
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(noun) worthless matter
sentence- "Give me the facts," the professor said, "Separate the wheat from the chaff." |
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(noun) embarrassment; a complete loss of courage
sentence- Joanne had never felt such chagrin as the time when she fell into the mud puddle in front of her fiancees family. |
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(adj) imaginary, fantastic
sentence- Although they laughed at his plans and called them chimerical, later events proved him to be a visionary. |
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(verb) to blend, to merge
sentence- The anti-war group was made up of such different personalities that it took months before tehy could coalesce into a groups that had some power. |
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(noun) a complete failure; a total collapse
sentence- After reading the reviews, the actors knew the play was a debacle and would close in one night. |
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(noun) corruption; self-indulgence
sentence- He lived a life sunk in sin and debauchery. |
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(noun) respect; consideration
sentence- In deference to the young widow, we moved quietly aside and allowed her to leave first. |
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(verb) to pollute, to corrupt
sentence- The oil spill was of concern to the populace because it was bound to defile the streams and rivers. |
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(verb) to lower oneself before an inferior
sentence- "After what she did to me, I would not deign to say hello to her," Mary said to Joe about her former best friend. |
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(verb) to describe, to depict
sentence- The politician went on to delineate his proposal on disarmament in greater detail. |
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(noun) behavior; manner of conducting oneself
sentence- Believe me, his shy demeanor is just an act; he is really quite wild. |
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(noun) an outcome, result
sentence- Hazel prided herself on being able to solve mysteries; but the story she was reading was elusive, and the denouement didn't come until the final page. |
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