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1.) Lying on the back, or with the face upward.
2.) Indolent; listless; inactive; mentally or morally lethargic. |
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Difficult to fathom or understand.
Ex: "I Am [The] Walrus" is one of the Beatles' most inscrutable songs. |
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1.) A sermon; a discourse on a religious theme.
2.) A moralizing lecture or discourse.
3.) An inspirational saying; also, a platitude.
Ex: He launched into a homily about marriage as a garden that requires care. |
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| A person who seeks favor by flattering people of wealth or influence; a parasite; a toady. |
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| Done, made, or gotten by stealth; acting with or marked by stealth. |
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| 1.)Openly and shamelessly immoral, dissipated, dissolute. 2. Recklessly wasteful. |
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| Of keen penetration and judgment; discerning and judicious; knowing; shrewd; wise. |
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| 1.) [Archaic}: An involuntary trembling; quaking; quivering. 2.) A state of dread or alarm; nervous agitation; apprehension; fright. |
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| Abominate (transitive verb) |
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| To hate in the highest degree; to detest intensely; to loathe; to abhor. |
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| Beginning to exist or appear. |
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| Prone to anger; easily provoked to anger; hot-tempered. |
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| 1.) Relating to money, monetary. 2.) Consisting of money. 3.) Requiring payment of money. |
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| Tearfully or excessively sentimental. |
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| 1.) Inclined to keep silent; reserved; uncommunicative. 2.) Restrained or reserved in style. 3.) Reluctant, unwilling. |
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| 1.) Requiring immediate action; pressing; critical. 2.) Requiring much effort or expense: demanding, exacting. |
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Favorable to health; promoting health; healthful.
Ex: The sea air has a salubrious effect on both her spirits and vocal chords. |
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| Characterized by extensive reading or knowledge; learned. |
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| Liable to vanish or pass away like vapor; fleeting. |
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To praise highly; to glorify; to exalt.
Ex: Most writers extol nature as symbols of renewal and eternal life. |
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