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| a person of great influence, importance, or standing in a particular enterprise, field of business, etc.: a railroad magnate. |
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| to deprive of the use of some part of the body by wounding or the like; cripple: The explosion maimed him for life. |
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| desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness: the malice and spite of a lifelong enemy. |
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| a command or authorization to act in a particular way on a public issue given by the electorate to its representative: The president had a clear mandate to end the war. |
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| to damage or spoil to a certain extent; render less perfect, attractive, useful, etc.; impair or spoil: That billboard mars the view. The holiday was marred by bad weather. |
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| to roam or go around in quest of plunder; make a raid for booty: Freebooters were marauding all across the territory. |
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| connected with the sea in relation to navigation, shipping, etc. |
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| to proceed by or take a winding or indirect course: The stream meandered through the valley. |
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| a wise and trusted counselor or teacher. |
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| courage and fortitude: a man of mettle. |
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air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.: a man of noble mien.
[Origin: 1505–15; prob. aph. var. of obs. demean bearing, demean2; spelled with -ie- |
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| vigorously active and aggressive, esp. in support of a cause: militant reformers. |
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| to reduce to the smallest possible amount or degree. |
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| depraved, villainous, or base. |
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| force or speed of movement; impetus, as of a physical object or course of events: The car gained momentum going downhill. Her career lost momentum after two unsuccessful films. |
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| force or speed of movement; impetus, as of a physical object or course of events: The car gained momentum going downhill. Her career lost momentum after two unsuccessful films. |
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| gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood. |
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| to mix up in a confused or bungling manner; jumble. |
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| a very great or indefinitely great number of persons or things. |
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| a person named after another |
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| sickness at the stomach, esp. when accompanied by a loathing for food and an involuntary impulse to vomit. |
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| any plant of the genus Urtica, covered with stinging hairs. |
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| providing nourishment, esp. to a high degree; nourishing; healthful: a good, nutritious meal. |
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| (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract. |
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| an act or instance of following, obeying, or conforming to: the observance of traffic laws. |
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| to dominate or preoccupy the thoughts, feelings, or desires of (a person); beset, trouble, or haunt persistently or abnormally: Suspicion obsessed him. |
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| not quick or alert in perception, feeling, or intellect; not sensitive or observant; dull. |
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| to anticipate and prevent or eliminate (difficulties, disadvantages, etc.) by effective measures; render unnecessary: to obviate the risk of serious injury. |
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| a person appointed or elected to an office or charged with certain duties. |
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| objectionably aggressive in offering one's unrequested and unwanted services, help, or advice; meddlesome: an officious person. |
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| an onset, assault, or attack, esp. a vigorous one. |
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| 2. | a person who holds the belief or the doctrine of optimism. |
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| to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon. |
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| any extremely severe or trying test, experience, or trial. |
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| an authoritative rule or law; a decree or command. |
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| elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so: They bought an ornate Louis XIV sofa. |
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| of, pertaining to, or conforming to the approved form of any doctrine, philosophy, ideology, etc. |
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| to swing or move to and fro, as a pendulum does. |
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| freakishly or grotesquely strange or odd, as appearance, dress, objects, ideas, or practices; bizarre: outlandish clothes; outlandish questions. |
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| an opening or initiating move toward negotiations, a new relationship, an agreement, etc.; a formal or informal proposal or offer: overtures of peace; a shy man who rarely made overtures of friendship. |
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| one of a people or community observing a polytheistic religion, as the ancient Romans and Greeks. |
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| acceptable or agreeable to the palate or taste; savory: palatable food. |
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| pale; faint or deficient in color; wan: a pallid countenance. |
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| to treat or gratify with extreme or excessive indulgence, kindness, or care: to pamper a child; to pamper one's stomach. |
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| a short allegorical story designed to illustrate or teach some truth, religious principle, or moral lesson. |
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| 1. | a discussion or conference. |
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| to ward off (a thrust, stroke, weapon, etc.), as in fencing; avert. |
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| to take or have a part or share, as with others; partake; share (usually fol. by in): to participate in profits; to participate in a play. |
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| an adherent or supporter of a person, group, party, or cause, esp. a person who shows a biased, emotional allegiance. |
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| a person of noble or high rank; aristocrat. |
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| to behave in an offensively condescending manner toward: a professor who patronizes his students. |
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| to deposit as security, as for money borrowed, esp. with a pawnbroker: He raised the money by pawning his watch. |
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| of or pertaining to money: pecuniary difficulties. |
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| a teacher; schoolteacher. |
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| a person of the same legal status: a jury of one's peers. |
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| 1. | of, pertaining to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses. |
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| 1. | while awaiting; until: pending his return. |
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| dreamily or wistfully thoughtful: a pensive mood. |
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deliberate breach of faith or trust; faithlessness; treachery: perfidy that goes unpunished
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| the willful giving of false testimony under oath or affirmation, before a competent tribunal, upon a point material to a legal inquiry. |
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| to pass into or through every part of: Bright sunshine permeated the room. |
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| a technique of depicting volumes and spatial relationships on a flat surface. |
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| to disturb or disquiet greatly in mind; agitate. |
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| to read through with thoroughness or care: to peruse a report. |
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| to become spread throughout all parts of: Spring pervaded the air. |
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| to convert into stone or a stony substance. |
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| moved to or showing sudden, impatient irritation, esp. over some trifling annoyance: a petulant toss of the head. |
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| having patches of two or more colors, as various birds and other animals: a pied horse. |
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a gear with a small number of teeth, esp. one engaging with a rack or larger gear. bind the wings, as if not to fly |
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1. Architecture A small turret or spire on a roof or buttress. |
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Expressing sorrow; mournful or melancholy. |
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| Enthusiastic expression of praise or approval: |
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| To fall straight down; plunge. |
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| A rule or principle prescribing a particular course of action or conduct. |
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| To condense and fall from the air as rain, snow, sleet, or hail. |
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| Occurring, growing, or existing before the customary, correct, or assigned time; uncommonly or unexpectedly early: a premature end. |
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| 1. The level of respect at which one is regarded by others; standing. |
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| An ostensible or professed purpose; an excuse. |
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Widely or commonly occurring, existing, accepted, or practiced. |
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| Belonging to the first or earliest age or ages; original or ancient: a primeval forest. |
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| Precedence, especially established by order of importance or urgency. |
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| A person with exceptional talents or powers: a math prodigy. |
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| A fired, thrown, or otherwise propelled object, such as a bullet, having no capacity for self-propulsion. |
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| The class of industrial wage earners who, possessing neither capital nor production means, must earn their living by selling their labor. |
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| A high ridge of land or rock jutting out into a body of water; a headland. 2. Anatomy A projecting part. |
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| A person authorized to act for another; an agent or substitute. |
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| Combative in nature; belligerent |
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to pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust. |
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a. To free from impurities; purify. b. To remove (impurities and other elements) by or as if by cleansing. |
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| To drink (a beverage) heartily: quaffed the ale with gusto. |
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| Any of various Old World chickenlike birds of the genus Coturnix, especially C. coturnix, small in size and having mottled brown plumage and a short tail. |
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| A sudden feeling of sickness, faintness, or nausea. |
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| 1. to put out (a fire, for example); extinguish. 2. To suppress; squelch: The disapproval of my colleagues quenched my enthusiasm for the plan. 3. To put an end to; destroy. |
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| 1. The act or an instance of seeking or pursuing something; a search. |
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| 1. A tumultuous crowd; a mob. |
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1. To search or examine thoroughly. 2. To search carefully for plunder; pillage. |
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