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formal written document; specifically :legal instrument in epistolary form issued under seal in name of English monarch
an order or mandatory process in writing issued in the name of the sovereign or of a court or judicial officer commanding the person to whom it is directed to perform or refrain from performing an act specified therein c : the power and authority of the issuer of such a written order —usually used with run |
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relating to or denoting the writing of letters or literary works in the form of letters.
"an epistolary novel" |
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| (of a task, duty, or responsibility) involving an amount of effort and difficulty that is oppressively burdensome. |
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| a low house, with a broad front porch, having either no upper floor or upper rooms set in the roof, typically with dormer windows. |
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cause to pour out.
remove the sediment from (a sparkling wine) after fermentation. |
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| the part of a roof that meets or overhangs the walls of a building. |
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impossible to stop or prevent.
(of a person) impossible to persuade by request or entreaty. |
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an artistic work in a style that imitates that of another work, artist, or period.
imitate the style of (an artist or work).
"Gauguin took himself to a Pacific island and pastiched the primitive art he found there" |
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(of a person or other living thing) lose or lack vitality; grow weak or feeble.
suffer from being forced to remain in an unpleasant place or situation. |
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mark (an item) for attention or treatment in a specified way. draw attention to
(of a person) become tired, weaker, or less enthusiastic.
(especially of an activity or quality) become weaker or less dynamic. |
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| enabling a person to discover or learn something for themselves. a heuristic process or method. |
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| characterized by attack on cherished beliefs or institutions |
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| rough and bad-mannered; coarse |
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| (of a man or boy) uncouth and aggresive |
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| stupid, uncultered, or clumsy |
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(in Marxist contexts) uninterested in revolutionary advancement
a lumpen-proletariat |
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one side of something many-sided, especially of a cut gem.
a particular aspect or feature of something
individual units (ommatidia) making up compound insect eye/crustacean |
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hard to control or deal with.
(of a person) difficult; stubborn; pig-headed, stiff-necked |
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| stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action; intransigent (adjective and a noun, ref. to indiv.) |
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| given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior; mercurial |
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| high-sounding but with little meaning; inflated; pompous |
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swollen and distended or congested.
(of language or style), tediously pompous or bombastic; tumid (ref. body, swollen+lang) |
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| (of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little; unforthcoming; |
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| not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily; diffident; reserved |
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| modest or shy because of lack of self-confidence |
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| ready to accept control or instruction; submissive; pliant |
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| feeling or expressing remorse or penitence affected by guilt. |
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| (of Christianity) denoting a sin that is not regarded as depriving the soul of divine grace, (of fault/offense) slight pardonable |
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| (of a person or action) characterized by laziness, indolence, and lack of ambition; lackadaisical |
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having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline.
person with obstinately uncooperative attitude |
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| eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant |
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a person who conducts an audit
a listener |
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an official inspection of individual's/organization's accounts, typically by an independent body
attend (a class) informally, not for academic credit |
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having or showing a cunning and deceitful nature.
(of a remark, glance, facial expr.)showing in an insinuating way that one has secret knowledge perhaps harmful/embarrassing
(of action) surreptitious; covert |
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| understood or implied without being stated. |
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| a person who has or affects to have a special appreciation of art and beauty. |
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| proceeding from or reflecting an insider's knowledge or perspective. |
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| a piece of fabric worn by women over the shoulders or head or wrapped around a baby. |
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make a continuous rhythmic humming sound.
strum (the strings of a musical instrument) in a rhythmic way.
cover or adorn (cloth or clothing) with ends of thread. |
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| feeling or characterized by great anger. |
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a standing passenger in a bus or train
a person who commutes to work by public transportation. |
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| a very steep rock face or cliff, typically a tall one. |
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bitterness or ill feeling.
"a quagmire of lawsuits, acrimony, and finger-pointing" |
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an apple or other fruit blown down from a tree or bush by the wind.
a piece of unexpected good fortune, typically one that involves receiving a large amount of money.
"windfall profits" |
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a situation or event that creates a sudden increase in wealth, good fortune, or profits.
"a bonanza in military sales"
a large amount of something desirable.
"the festive feature film bonanza" |
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| Food that God gave miraculously to the Israelites in the Exodus, after the food they had brought with them out of Egypt had run out. |
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a lament for the dead, especially one forming part of a funeral rite.
a mournful song, piece of music, or poem. |
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| a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead |
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(especially in the Roman Catholic Church) a Mass for the repose of the souls of the dead.
a musical composition setting parts of a requiem Mass, or of a similar character.
an act or token of remembrance |
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Waste time; be slow
Move slowly or idly |
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Walk or move slowly at a relaxed pace
a walk at a slow, relaxed pace, especially for pleasure |
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| a prostitute or promiscuous woman; call girl |
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talk at length in a foolish or inconsequential way.
"she began to prattle on about her visit to the dentist" |
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generally considered or reputed to be.
"the putative father of a boy of two" |
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able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection.
"such a simplistic approach is no longer tenable"
of an office, position, scholarship, etc.) able to be held or used.
"the post is tenable for three years" |
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unusually or disproportionately large; excessive.
"a case that had taken up an inordinate amount of time |
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| an amount of money spent on something |
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expressing contempt or ridicule.
"a harsh, derisive laugh" |
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hard to control or deal with.
"intractable economic problems
(of a person) difficult; stubborn. |
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