Word Masters set 1 2011
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25 terms
Terms | Definitions |
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 Vestige | 1:a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost (2): the smallest quantity or trace b: footprint 2:a bodily part or organ that is small and degenerate or imperfectly developed in comparison to one more fully developed in an earlier stage of the individual, in a past generation, or in closely related forms — ves·ti·gial adjective — ves·ti·gial·ly adverb |
| Brace | 1:archaic: to fasten tightly : bind 2: a: to prepare for use by making taut b: prepare, steel <brace yourself for the shock> c: invigorate, freshen 3: to turn (a sail yard) by means of a brace 4: a: to furnish or support with a brace <heavily braced against the wind> b: to make stronger : reinforce 5: to put or plant firmly <braces his foot in the stirrup> 6: to waylay especially with demands or questions intransitive verb 1: to take heart —used with up 2: to get ready (as for an attack) Noun 1: something (as a clasp) that connects or fastens 2:or pluralbrace: two of a kind : pair <several brace of quail> 3: a crank-shaped instrument for turning a bit 4: something that transmits, directs, resists, or supports weight or pressure: as a: a diagonal piece of structural material that serves to strengthen something (as a framework) b: a rope rove through a block at the end of a ship's yard to swing it horizontally cplural: suspenders d: an appliance for supporting a body part eplural: an orthodontic appliance usually of metallic wire that is used especially to exert pressure to straighten misaligned teeth 5: a: one of two marks { } used to connect words or items to be considered together b: one of these marks connecting two or more musical staffs carrying parts to be performed simultaneously c: bracket 3a 6: a position of rigid attention 7: something that arouses energy or strengthens morale |
| Comely | 1: pleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion 2: having a pleasing appearance : not homely or plain — come·li·ness noun |
| Dross | 1: the scum that forms on the surface of molten metal 2: waste or foreign matter : impurity 3: something that is base, trivial, or inferior — drossy adjective |
| Stoke | 1: to poke or stir up (as a fire) : supply with fuel 2: to feed abundantly 3: to increase the activity, intensity, or amount of transitive verb : to stir up or tend a fire (as in a furnace) : supply a furnace with fuel |
| Capricous | 1: governed or characterized by caprice 1:a: a sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action b: a sudden usually unpredictable condition, change, or series of changes <the caprices of the weather> 2: a disposition to do things impulsively 3: capriccio 3 |
| Glut | Verb 1: to fill especially with food to satiety 2: to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand 1: to fill especially with food to satiety 2: to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand Noun 1: an excessive quantity : oversupply 2:archaic: the act or process of glutting Verb 1: to swallow greedily |
| Shirk | 1: to go stealthily : sneak 2: to evade the performance of an obligation |
| Resolute | Adjective 1: marked by firm determination : resolved <a resolute character> 2: bold, steady <a resolute gaze> Noun 1: a resolute person |
| Umbrage | 1: shade, shadow 2: shady branches : foliage 3 a: an indistinct indication : vague suggestion : hint b: a reason for doubt : suspicion 4: a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult <took umbrage at the speaker's remarks> |
| Exhort | 1: to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly <exhorting voters to do the right thing> intransitive verb 1: to give warnings or advice : make urgent appeals — ex·hort·er noun |
| Heedless | 1: not taking heed : inconsiderate, thoughtless <heedless follies of unbridled youth — John DeBruyn> — heed·less·ly adverb — heed·less·ness noun |
| Firebrand | 1: a piece of burning wood 2: one that creates unrest or strife (as in aggressively promoting a cause) : agitator |
| Slake | Verb 1:archaic: subside, abate 2: to become slaked : crumble <lime may slake spontaneously in moist air> transitive verb 1:archaic: to lessen the force of : moderate 2: satisfy, quench <slake your thirst> <will slake your curiosity> 3: to cause (as lime) to heat and crumble by treatment with water : hydrate |
| Gingerly | 1: very cautious or careful — gin·ger·li·nessnoun — gingerly adverb |
| Deficit | 1: a (1): deficiency in amount or quality <a deficit in rainfall> (2): a lack or impairment in a functional capacity <cognitive deficits> <a hearing deficit> b: disadvantage <scored two runs to overcome a 2-1 deficit> 2: a: an excess of expenditure over revenue b: a loss in business operations |
| Browbeat | 1: to intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech : bully |
| Shiftless | 1: lacking in resourcefulness : inefficient 2: lacking in ambition or incentive : lazy <shiftless freeloaders> — shift·less·lyadverb — shift·less·ness noun |
| Hankering | 1: to have a strong or persistent desire : yearn —often used with for or after — han·ker·er noun |
| Confront | 1: to face especially in challenge : oppose <confront an enemy> 2: a: to cause to meet : bring face-to-face <confront a reader with statistics> b: to meet face-to-face : encounter <confronted the possibility of failure> — con·front·al noun — con·front·ernoun |
| Bountiful | 1: liberal in bestowing gifts or favors 2: given or provided abundantly <a bountiful harvest> — boun·ti·ful·ly adverb — boun·ti·ful·ness noun |
| Cudgel | Noun 1: a short heavy club Verb 1: to beat with or as if with a cudgel |
| Skirt | Noun 1: a (1): a free-hanging part of an outer garment or undergarment extending from the waist down (2): a separate free-hanging outer garment or undergarment usually worn by women and girls covering some or all of the body from the waist down b: either of two usually leather flaps on a saddle covering the bars on which the stirrups are hung c: a cloth facing that hangs from the bottom edge or across the front of a piece of furniture d: the lower branches of a tree when near the ground 2: a: the rim, periphery, or environs of an area bplural: outlying parts (as of a town or city) 3: a part or attachment serving as a rim, border, or edging 4:slang: a girl or woman — skirt·edadjective Verb 1: to form or run along the border or edge of : border 2: a: to provide a skirt for b: to furnish a border or shield for 3: a: to go or pass around or about; specifically: to go around or keep away from in order to avoid danger or discovery b: to avoid especially because of difficulty or fear of controversy <skirted the issue> c: to evade or miss by a narrow margin <having skirted disaster — Edith Wharton> intransitive verb 1: to be, lie, or move along an edge or border — skirt·er noun |
| Residual | Noun 1: remainder, residuum: as a: the difference between results obtained by observation and by computation from a formula or between the mean of several observations and any one of them b: a residual product or substance c: an internal aftereffect of experience or activity that influences later behavior; especially: a disability remaining from a disease or operation 2: a payment (as to an actor or writer) for each rerun after an initial showing (as of a TV show) Adjective 1: of, relating to, or constituting a residue 2: leaving a residue that remains effective for some time <a residual pesticide> — re·sid·u·al·ly adverb |
| Fuse | Verb 1: to reduce to a liquid or plastic state by heat 2: to blend thoroughly by or as if by melting together : combine 3: to stitch by applying heat and pressure with or without the use of an adhesive intransitive verb 1: a: to become fluid with heat bBritish: to fail because of the blowing of a fuse 2: to become blended or joined by or as if by melting together 3: to equip with a fuse Noun 1: an electrical safety device consisting of or including a wire or strip of fusible metal that melts and interrupts the circuit when the current exceeds a particular amperage 2: a continuous train of a combustible substance enclosed in a cord or cable for setting off an explosive charge by transmitting fire to it 3: also fuze: a mechanical or electrical detonating device for setting off the bursting charge of a projectile, bomb, or torpedo |
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