GRE General Set 22

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	Term	Definition
	scoff	laugh (at); mock; ridicule; Ex. ~ at their threats
	infantile	childish; infantlike
	imperious	domineering; too commanding; haughty; CF. imperial/emperor
	pastoral	rural; of rural life; idyllic; of a pastor; (esp. of land or a farm) used for or related to the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle : scattered ~ farms.
	herald	messenger; sign of something to come; V: announce; proclaim; Ex. un~ed researcher
	hapless	unfortunate; luckless
	wan	having a pale or sickly color; pallid
	saboteur	one who commits sabotage; destroyer of property; N. sabotage: destruction of property (usually carried out secretly)
	pariah	social outcast; Ex. Mariah the ~
	unfeigned	genuine; real
	plebeian	common; vulgar; pertaining to the common people; N: common people in ancient Rome; CF. patrician
	impregnate	make pregnant; fill thoroughly; saturate
	vacuous	empty; lacking in ideas; inane; stupid; Ex. ~ expression; N. vacuity
	unobtrusive	inconspicuous; not blatant
	veer	change in direction; swerve
	resonant	(of a sound) echoing; resounding(sounding loudly); deep and full in sound; producing -ce; Ex. ~ voice; N. -ce
	bullion	gold and silver in the form of bars
	amble	walking at an easy unhurried pace; V: walk slowly and aimlessly
	impecunious	without money
	spectral	ghostly; N. specter: spectre; ghost; phantom
	dichotomy	division into two opposite parts; split; branching into two parts (especially contradictory ones): a rigid ~ between science and mysticism.
	hovel	shack; small wretched house
	deputize	work or appoint as a deputy; N. deputy: person who has the power to take charge when the leading person is away
	precipice	cliff; dangerous position; Ex. on the edge of the ~
	bauble	trinket; cheap jewel; trifle
	sterile	incapable of producing young; free from microorganism; V. ~ize
	opus	work (esp. musical composition); Ex. magnum ~: masterpiece; CF. opera
	whet	sharpen; stimulate; Ex. ~ someone's appetite
	knoll	little round hill; hillock
	graphite	black form of carbon used in lead pencils
	diadem	crown; a jeweled crown or headband worn as a symbol of sovereignt
	peripatetic	walking about from place to place (to work); moving; Ex. ~ school of philosophy; 1 traveling from place to place, esp. working or based in various places for relatively short periods : the ~ nature of military life. [from Latin peripatēticus, from Greek peripatētikos, from peripatein, to walk about, or from peripatos, covered walk (where Aristotle allegedly lectured) : peri-, peri- + patein, to walk.]
	aloft	upward; high up in the air
	affront	insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect; V: insult or hurt the feelings of intentionally
	aver	state confidently; declare as true
	simile	comparison of one thing with another, using the word like or as
	unravel	disentangle; solve
	deprecate	express disapproval of; deplore; protest against; belittle; ADJ. ~ory
	bandy	discuss lightly or glibly; discuss in a frivolous manner; exchange (words) heatedly; quarrel; Ex. ~ words with
	disembark	debark; go ashore (from a ship); unload cargo from a ship; CF. embark
	abash	embarrass
	raze	destroy completely; Ex. ~ the city to the ground
	diaphanous	sheer; transparent
	mystic	of hidden meaning and spiritual power; Ex. ~ ceremonies; N. CF. ~ism
	concoct	prepare by mixing or combining; make up in concert; devise (something false) so as to deceive; Ex. ~ an elaborate excuse for being late; N. ~ion
	guffaw	boisterous laughter; V.
	trigger	set off; start
	emollient	soothing or softening remedy (for the skin); ADJ.
	wilt	loose freshness; droop
	iota	very small quantity; an extremely small amount : nothing she said seemed to make an ~ of difference.
	quash	crush; suppress; s~; subdue; annul; Ex. ~ a rebellion/the decision of the low court
	fleece	wool coat of a sheep; V: shear the ~ from; rob by a trick; swindle; plunder
	spoilsport	one who spoils the pleasure of others; a person who behaves in a way that spoils others' pleasure, esp. by not joining in an activity.
	protrude	stick out; jut; project; Ex. ~ing teeth
	ellipsis	omission of words from a text; mark used to indicate an omission (when the meaning can be understood without them); PL. ellipses
	clasp	hold firmly within arms
	demeanor	behavior; bearing
	vassal	in feudalism, one who held land of a superior lord; subordinate or dependent
	fastidious	difficult to please; squeamish; fussy; finicky
	brittle	hard but easily broken; difficult; unstable; Ex. ~ situation
	dogged	determined; stubborn; stubbornly persevering; tenacious; Ex. Inspector Javert's ~ pursuit of Jean Valjean
	fluster	confuse; make nervous and confused; N.
	desultory	aimless; haphazard; digressing at random
	reimburse	repay; pay back
	raucous	(of voice) harsh and unpleasant; (of people) disorderly and boisterous; Ex. ~ shouts
	noose	loop formed in a rope
	clamber	climb by crawling with difficulties; scramble
	accede	agree; assume an office or position : he ~ed to the post of director in September.
	fertile	producing many young, fruits, or seeds; (of land) producing good crops; V. ~ize
	staccato	played in an abrupt manner; marked by abrupt sharp sound; Ex. ~ applause
	weather	pass safely through (a storm or difficult period); endure the effects of ~ or other forces
	cozen	cheat; hoodwink; swindle
	denouement	final outcome; final development of the plot of a play or other literary work; the end of a story when everything is explained
	decoy	lure or bait; V.
	inroad	hostile invasion; advance that lessens the quantity or difficulty of something; Ex. The long illness made serious ~s on his savings; CF. raid
	apiarist	person who keeps bees
	deign	condescend; stoop; do something that one considers to be beneath one's dignity : she did not ~ to answer the maid's question.
	travesty	copy or example of something that completely misrepresents the true nature of the real thing; comical parody or imitation; treatment aimed at making something appear ridiculous; Ex. ~ of justice; OP. paragon; [from French travesti ‘disguised,’ past participle of travestir, from Italian travestire, from trans- ‘across’ + vestire ‘clothe.’]
	scrap	small bit or fragment; discarded waste material; fight; Ex. a ~ of paper/cloth; V: break into parts for disposal; discard as worthless; fight; quarrel
	reconcile	make friendly again (after quarrel); make consistent (two ideas in opposition); correct inconsistencies; Ex. ~ one's political principles with one's religious beliefs
	bevy	large group; Ex. a ~ of starlets
	evoke	call forth (memory or feeling); Ex. That old film ~d memories of my childhood; N. -cation
	legislature	legislating branch of government; CF. legislate: make laws
	larceny	theft; Ex. petit ~
	impromptu	without previous preparation; off the cuff(end of a sleeve); on the spur of the moment
	excoriate	scold with biting harshness; censure strongly; strip the skin off
	taint	contaminate; cause to lose purity; modify with a trace of something bad; Ex. ~ed reputation; N: stain; touch of decay or bad influence; CF. touch
	stricture	severe and adverse criticism; critical comments; limit or restriction
	olfactory	concerning the sense of smell
	galvanic	relating to or involving electric currents produced by chemical action.; 2 sudden and dramatic : hurry with awkward ~ strides.of the production of electricity by the action of an acid on a metal; having the effect of an electric shock; Ex. ~ cell; ~ effect; CF. Luigi Galvani
	frock	long loose garment (worn by monks)
	conclave	private secret meeting; • (in the Roman Catholic Church) the assembly of cardinals for the election of a pope.; • the meeting place for such an assembly.
	distend	expand; swell out; a ~ed belly.
	pell-mell	in confusion; disorderly; Ex. dash ~; in a confused, rushed, or disorderly manner : the contents of the sacks were thrown ~ to the ground.; recklessly hasty or disorganized; headlong : steering the ~ development of Europe onto a new and more gradual course.
	pallet	small poor bed; Ex. straw ~
	reprisal	retaliation
	exiguous	small in amount; minute
	wretch	miserable person; bad or despicable person; ADJ. ~ed: miserable; bad; contemptible; vile
	internecine	mutually destructive
	orator	public speaker
	sanctuary	place of refuge; shelter; shrine; holy place; Ex. The outlaw was granted ~ in the church.
	diva	operatic singer; prima donna
	ambulatory	able to walk
	umbrage	resentment; anger; sense of injury or insult; Ex. take ~ at his rudeness
	timorous	fearful; timid; demonstrating fear
	rousing	lively; inducing excitement; stirring; V. rouse: waken; arouse from sleep or depression; excite; stir up
	ogle	look at amorously; make eyes at; Ex. old men ~ing young girls; stare at in a lecherous manner : he was ogling her breasts \| [ intrans. ] men who had turned up to ~.
	mottled	blotched in coloring; spotted; Ex. ~ face; V. mottle: mark with blotches of different colors
	token	outward sign; Ex. a ~ of our gratitude
	mote	small speck (esp. of dust)
	sheathe	place into a case; insert into or provide with a ~; Ex. He ~d his dagger; N. ~: case for a blade
	attenuate	make thin; weaken
	earthy	unrefined; coarse; of ~; Ex. ~ remarks; OP. ethereal
	tangential	only slightly connected; not central; peripheral; digressing; showing divergence; CF. tangent
	suavity	urbanity; polish; ADJ. suave: smooth and courteous
	mogul	powerful person; Ex. oil ~s; CF. Mogol, Moghul; CF. Mongolian
	sham	pretend; feign; ADJ: not genuine; fake; Ex. ~ jewelry; N: something that is not what it appears; impostor; pretense; Ex. The agreement was a ~.
	atrophy	wasting away; V: weaken and lose flesh and muscle (through lack of blood or lack of use); [from Greek, ‘lack of food,’ from a- ‘without’ + trophē ‘food.’]
	nectar	drink of the gods; sweet liquid collected by bees
	augment	increase; add to
	frond	fern leaf; palm or banana leaf
	saturnine	morose; gloomy; Ex. Do not be misled by his ~ countenance.
	predilection	preference; partiality
	sybarite	lover of luxury; person devoted to pleasure and luxury; CF. Sybaris: an ancient Greek city in Italy
	bucolic	rustic; pastoral
	hypnosis	induced sleeping state; ADJ. hypnotic; V. hypnotize
	anneal	reduce brittleness and improve toughness by heating and cooling (metal or glass)
	spasmodic	fitful; periodic; of or like a spasm; N. spasm: sudden involuntary muscular contraction; sudden burst of energy or emotion
	dwindle	shrink; reduce gradually
	equable	tranquil; of even calm temper; (of temperature) steady; uniform
	offhand	casual; done without prior thought or preparation
	affirmation	positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath; V. affirm; ADJ. affirmative; CF. affirmative action: positive discrimination
	reparable	capable of being repaired
	malaise	uneasiness; vague feeling of ill health (without any particular pain or appearance of disease)
	fecundity	fertility; fruitfulness; ADJ. fecund: very productive of crops or young
	frieze	ornamental horizontal band on a wall
	canter	slow gallop; V. CF. trot
	reserve	self-control; self-restraint; formal but distant manner; reticence; Ex. without ~: freely and openly; ADJ. ~d: shy and uncommunicative
	feebleminded	deficient in intelligence; very stupid
	collate	examine and compare in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order (the sheets of a book before they are bound)
	whittle	pare; cut away thin bits (from wood); fashion in this way; reduce gradually; trim
	soporific	sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness; drowsy
	pterodactyl	extinct flying reptile; CF. wing+finger; a pterosaur of the late Jurassic period, with a long slender head and neck and a very short tail. • Family Pterodactylidae, order Pterosauria: several genera, including -rus.
	coagulate	congeal; thicken; clot; N. coagulant
	metaphysical	pertaining to speculative philosophy; of metaphysics; N. metaphysics: branch of philosophy that examines the nature of reality
	compulsive	resulting from compulsion
	paraphrase	restate a passage in one's own words while retaining thought of author; N: restatement of a text in other words
	predetermine	determine in advance; predestine; settle or decide beforehand; influence markedly
	rebuttal	refutation; response with contrary evidence; V. rebut: refute; disprove
	drip	fall or let fall in drops; shed drops; N: action or sound of falling in drops; liquid that falls in drops
	skulk	move furtively and secretly; Ex. He ~ed through the less fashionable sections of the city.
	vernal	pertaining to spring; the ~ freshness of the land.
	edict	decree (especially one issued by a sovereign); official command
	margin	border; room; allowance beyond what is needed; Ex. ~ of safety
	centrifuge	machine that separates substances by whirling them; verb • separate by centrifuge : the black liquid is ~ed into oil and water.
	maelstrom	violent whirlpool; violent or tublent situation; CF. stream
	verve	enthusiasm (as in artistic performance or composition); liveliness; vigor
	amok	(amuck); in a state of rage; Ex. run amok
	graduate	arrange into categories or grades; divide into marked intervals (for use in measurement); Ex. ~ed ruler
	haughtiness	pride; arrogance; ADJ. haughty
	gradation	series of gradual stages; degree in such a progression
	egress	exit; opening for going out; act of going out; OP. ingress
	pulse	rhythmical throbbing of arteries; brief sudden change in a normally constant quantity; V: ~ate
	scavenge	hunt through discarded materials for usable items or food; search, especially for food; N. ~r: one who ~s; animal that feeds on refuse and carrion
	thresh	beat (cereal plants) with a machine or flail to separate the grains from the straw
	corporeal	bodily (rather than spiritual); of a bodily form; material; tangible
	reverie	daydream; abstracted musing; a state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts; a daydream : a knock on the door broke her ~ \| I slipped into ~.
	oblique	indirect; slanting (deviating from the perpendicular or from a straight line); Ex. ~ reference
	poseur	person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant, etc., to impress others; person who poses; CF. pose
	desiccate	dry up
	parry	ward off a blow; deflect; Ex. He ~ied the unwelcome question very skillfully; N. CF.
	luminary	celebrity (in a specific field); dignitary; object that gives light (as a celestial body)
	penology	study of prison management and criminal rehabilitation
	behemoth	huge creature; something of monstrous size or power
	encomiastic	praising; eulogistic; N. encomium: very high praise; eulogy
	assumption	something taken for granted; the taking over or taking possession of; Ex. her ~ of power; V. assume
	license	official or legal permission; latitude of action or speech; excessive freedom that causes harm or damage; • freedom to behave as one wishes, esp. in a way that results in excessive or unacceptable behavior : the government was criticized for giving the army too much ~.V.
	downcast	disheartened; dejected; sad; directed downward
	feline	of a member of the cat family; N.
	aegis	shield; protection; defense
	dissolution	disintegration; reduction to a liquid form; looseness in morals; sensual indulgence; debauchery; ADJ. dissolute: lacking in moral restraint; leading an immoral life
	contiguous	adjacent to; touching upon
	solicitous	anxious; worried; concerned; eager; Ex. ~ to do something; N. solicitude
	diminution	lessening; reduction in size; V. diminish
	tantalize	tease; excite by exposing something desirable while keeping it out of reach; torture with disappointment; CF. Tantalus: Greek mythological figure
	bacchanalian	drunken
	ebb	(of the tide) recede; lessen; diminish: the tide began to ~.; noun the movement of the tide out to sea : I knew the tide would be on the ~ \| [as adj. ] the ~ tide.
	residue	remainder; Law the part of an estate that is left after the payment of charges, debts, and bequests.
	febrile	feverish; having or showing the symptoms of a fever : a ~ illness.; • having or showing a great deal of nervous excitement or energy : a ~ imagination.
	discompose	disturb the composure of; confuse
	impious	irreverent
	clap	strike the palms of the hands together with a sudden explosive sound; come together suddenly with a sharp sound; put or send promptly; Ex. ~ the thief in jail; N: ~ping; loud or explosive sound; CF. applause
	wanderlust	strong longing to travel
	pliable	flexible; easily influenced; yielding; adaptable
	pedagogue	teacher; CF. child leader
	unmitigated	(of something bad) not moderated; unrelieved or immoderate; without qualification; absolute; Ex. ~ disaster
	obelisk	tall column tapering(becoming gradually narrower toward the end) and ending in a pyramid
	blowhard	talkative boaster; braggart
	interpolate	insert between
	felon	person convicted of a grave crime; CF. ~y: serious crime
	braggadocio	boasting
	curator	superintendent; manager (in charge of a museum or a library)
	nimble	quick in movement; agile; quick in understanding; Ex. ~ climber/mind
	perdition	damnation; complete ruin; hell
	run-down	(of a place) dilapidated; in a bad condition; (of a person) weak or exhausted
	nip	s~ off; stop something's growth or development; bite; make numb with cold; Ex. ~ the plan; Ex. A guard dog ~ped the postman; Ex. fingers ~ped by the extreme chill
	parvenu	upstart; newly rich person
	impolitic	not wise; not expedient; not politic
	remunerative	(of work) compensating; rewarding; profitable; well-paid; V. remunerate: reward; pay (someone) for work or trouble
	epic	long heroic poem, novel, or similar work of art (celebrating the feats of a hero); ADJ: (of stories or events) resembling an ~; grand
	dispel	scatter; drive away; cause to vanish
	brand	trademark; mark burned on the hide of an animal; mark burned into the flesh of criminals; mark of disgrace; V: mark with a ~; give a lasting bad name; stigmatize; Ex. The press ~ed him a liar.
	accost	approach and speak first to a person
	scad	a great quantity; Ex. ~s of clothes
	swipe	hit with a sweeping motion; N.
	prodigy	highly gifted child; person with exceptional talents; marvel; wonder
	decrepit	weak and in bad condition from old age or hard use; Ex. ~ old chair/man
	methodical	systematic; N. method: systematic method of procedure
	malapropos	inappropriate; ADV.
	capacity	mental or physical ability; role; position or duty; ability to accommodate; Ex. in my ~ as president
	preempt	prevent in advance; head off(forestall); forestall by acting first; appropriate for oneself before others; supplant; take the place of; displace; Ex. ~ any attempts; ADJ. ~ive
	testator	maker of a will; CF. testatrix; LAW a person who has made a will or given a legacy.
	consolidation	unification; process of becoming firmer or stronger; V. consolidate: merge; strengthen
	inception	start; beginning
	extirpate	root up; uproot; destroy completely
	bicker	quarrel
	euphemism	mild expression in place of an unpleasant one; ADJ. euphemistic
	ordeal	severe trial or affliction; difficult experience; trial(test of patience or endurance); affliction
	limber	flexible; supple; pliable; V.
	astronomical	enormously large or extensive
	presage	foretell; be a warning or sign of; N: presentiment; foreboding; omen
	uproar	noisy confusion
	caucus	private meeting of a group of people in a political party to select officers or determine policy; CF. the C- club of Boston
	inveterate	deep-rooted; habitual; CF. grow old
	besiege	surround with armed forces; harass (with requests); annoy continually
	relish	enjoy; savor; N: enjoyment; zest
	monumental	massive; impressively large; built as a monument
	theocracy	government run by religious leaders
	cerebral	pertaining to the brain or intellect; intellectual rather than emotional; CF. cerebrum
	carnage	destruction of life; slaughter; killing of large numbers of people or animals
	whelp	young animal (esp. of the dog or cat family); young wolf, dog, tiger, etc.
	smother	kill from lack of air; suppress; cover thickly; Ex. ~ed in little stickers
	granulate	form into grains or granules; N. granule: grain or particle
	tessellated	mosaic; inlaid; Ex. ~ pattern
	Epicurean	believing that pleasure is good and suffering is bad and should be avoided; N.; • ( epicurean) a person devoted to sensual enjoyment, esp. that derived from fine food and drink.
	retrograde	go backwards; recede; degenerate; deteriorate; ADJ.
	encircle	surround
	tantrum	fit of bad temper; fit of petulance; caprice; Ex. The child went into ~s.
	abhor	detest; hate
	lassitude	languor; weariness; listlessness
	wean	accustom a baby not to nurse; accustom (the young of a mammal) to take nourishment other than by suckling; give up a cherished activity; cause to gradually leave (an interest or habit); Ex. ~ oneself from cigarettes
	sententious	pithy; terse; concise; aphoristic
	elysian	relating to paradise; blissful
	hermetic	concerning alchemy or magic; obscure and mysterious; occult
	artisan	a manually skilled worker
	refulgent	effulgent; brilliant; brightly shining; gleaming; Ex. ~ moon
	enrapture	please intensely; fill with rapture and delight
	primp	groom oneself with care; adorn oneself
	rostrum	raised platform for speech-making; pulpit
	conjugal	pertaining to marriage; [ from conjux, conjug- ‘spouse,’ from con- ‘together’ + jugum ‘a yoke.’]
	woeful	sad; (of something bad) deplorable; deplorably bad; Ex. ~ housing conditions
	chivalrous	courteous; faithful; brave; N. chivalry
	harry	harass, annoy, torment (by repeated attacks); raid
	prologue	introduction (to a poem or play)
	piebald	of different colors; mottled; spotted in different colors (esp. in black and white); Ex. ~ horse; CF. pie+bald
	polemical	(polemic) aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious (rather than simply expressing opinions)
	maroon	leave helpless on a deserted island or coast: a novel about schoolboys ~ed on a desert island.; ADJ. red brown; of a brownish-crimson color.
	talon	claw of bird
	pander	cater to (the low desires of others); gratify or indulge (an immoral or distasteful desire, need, or habit or a person with such a desire, etc.) : newspapers are ~ing to people's baser instincts.
	slough	(of a snake) shed or cast off (dead outer skin); N: outer layer that is shed
	parochial	narrow in scope or outlook; provincial; related to parishes
	affidavit	written statement made under oath (for use as proof in a court of law)
	chaplain	clergyman attached to a chapel; a member of the clergy attached to a private chapel, institution, ship, branch of the armed forces, etc.
	induct	place formally in office; install; admit as a member; initiate; N. ~ion: ~ing; process of deriving general principles from particular facts
	doldrums	blues; listlessness(lack of spirit or energy); slack(inactive) period; period of stagnation; ocean area near the equator where ships cannot move because there is no wind; Ex. in the ~
	dulcet	sweet sounding; pleasing to the ear; melodious; [ from Latin dulcis ‘sweet.’ The Latin form influenced the modern spelling.]
	dyslexia	word blindness; learning disorder marked by impairment of the ability to read
	imponderable	weightless; that cannot undergo precise evaluation; CF. pound
	climactic	relating to the highest point; N. climax; CF. climatic
	argot	slang; speech spoken by only a small group of people
	genus	division of animals or plants, below a family and above a species
	withdrawn	introverted; retiring; remote
	pore	study industriously; ponder; scrutinize; Ex. ~ over the book; N.
	empathy	ability to identify with another's feelings, ideas, etc.; identification with and understanding of another's feelings; V. ~ize; CF. sympathy
	hyperbole	exaggeration; overstatement; ADJ. ~ic: of ~; of a ~a
	yoke	join together; unite; N: crossbar used to joining two draft animals
	lament	grieve; express sorrow; N. ~ation
	totem	animal, plant, or natural object serving as a symbol of a clan or family; representation of this; Ex. ~ pole
	venturesome	(of a person) bold; adventurous; daring; (of an action) risky
	indefatigable	tireless; untiring; showing no sign of getting tired
	insensible	unconscious; unresponsive; insensitive; unaware; imperceptible; Ex. ~ of his danger/to pain; Ex. ~ change; CF. not the opposite of sensible
	squabble	minor quarrel; bickering; V: engage in a minor quarrel; Ex. ~ing children
	ewe	female sheep
	meek	submissive; patient and long-suffering
	sundry	miscellaneous; various; several; N. ~ies: small miscellaneous items
	scurry	move hastily; hurry; move briskly
	ineffectual	not effective; not having a desired effect; weak
	barrage	barrier laid down by artillery fire; overwhelming profusion; large number of questions or statements; Ex. a ~ of criticism
	anchor	secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; N. ~age
	subjugate	conquer; bring under control
	turgid	swollen; distended (as from liquid)
	scabbard	case for a sword blade; sheath
	illimitable	infinite; limitless
	undulating	moving with a wavelike motion; V. undulate; CF. und: wave

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settinghead : Changed caucus → private meeting of a group of people in a political party to select officers or determine policy; CF. the Caucus club of Boston to caucus → private meeting of a group of people in a political party to select officers or determine policy; CF. the C- club of Boston

settinghead : Changed pander → cater to (the low desires of others); gratify or indulge (an immoral or distasteful desire, need, or habit or a person with such a desire, etc.) : newspapers are pandering to people's ~er instincts. to pander → cater to (the low desires of others); gratify or indulge (an immoral or distasteful desire, need, or habit or a person with such a desire, etc.) : newspapers are ~ing to people's baser instincts.

settinghead : Changed reverie → daydream; abstracted musing to reverie → daydream; abstracted musing; a state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts; a daydream : a knock on the door broke her ~ | I slipped into ~.

settinghead : Changed conjugal → pertaining to marriage to conjugal → pertaining to marriage; [ from conjux, conjug- ‘spouse,’ from con- ‘together’ + jugum ‘a yoke.’]

settinghead : Changed travesty → copy or example of something that completely misrepresents the true nature of the real thing; comical parody or imitation; treatment aimed at making something appear ridiculous; Ex. ~ of justice; OP. paragon to travesty → copy or example of something that completely misrepresents the true nature of the real thing; comical parody or imitation; treatment aimed at making something appear ridiculous; Ex. ~ of justice; OP. paragon; [from French travesti ‘disguised,’ past participle of travestir, from Italian travestire, from trans- ‘across’ + vestire ‘clothe.’]

settinghead : Changed dulcet → sweet sounding; pleasing to the ear; melodious to dulcet → sweet sounding; pleasing to the ear; melodious; [ from Latin dulcis ‘sweet.’ The Latin form influenced the modern spelling.]

settinghead : Changed pastoral → rural; of rural life; idyllic; of a pastor to pastoral → rural; of rural life; idyllic; of a pastor; (esp. of land or a farm) used for or related to the keeping or grazing of sheep or cattle : scattered ~ farms.

settinghead : Changed dichotomy → division into two opposite parts; split; branching into two parts (especially contradictory ones) to dichotomy → division into two opposite parts; split; branching into two parts (especially contradictory ones): a rigid ~ between science and mysticism.

settinghead : Changed conclave → private secret meeting to conclave → private secret meeting; • (in the Roman Catholic Church) the assembly of cardinals for the election of a pope.; • the meeting place for such an assembly.

settinghead : Changed ogle → look at amorously; make eyes at; Ex. old men ~ing young girls to ogle → look at amorously; make eyes at; Ex. old men ~ing young girls; stare at in a lecherous manner : he was ogling her breasts | [ intrans. ] men who had turned up to ~.

settinghead : Changed testator → maker of a will; CF. testatrix to testator → maker of a will; CF. testatrix; LAW a person who has made a will or given a legacy.

settinghead : Changed pell-mell → in confusion; disorderly; Ex. dash ~ to pell-mell → in confusion; disorderly; Ex. dash ~; in a confused, rushed, or disorderly manner : the contents of the sacks were thrown ~ to the ground.; recklessly hasty or disorganized; headlong : steering the ~ development of Europe onto a new and more gradual course.

settinghead : Changed centrifuge → machine that separates substances by whirling them to centrifuge → machine that separates substances by whirling them; verb • separate by centrifuge : the black liquid is ~ed into oil and water.

settinghead : Changed spoilsport → one who spoils the pleasure of others to spoilsport → one who spoils the pleasure of others; a person who behaves in a way that spoils others' pleasure, esp. by not joining in an activity.

settinghead : Changed peripatetic → walking about from place to place (to work); moving; Ex. ~ school of philosophy to peripatetic → walking about from place to place (to work); moving; Ex. ~ school of philosophy; 1 traveling from place to place, esp. working or based in various places for relatively short periods : the ~ nature of military life.

settinghead : Changed license → official or legal permission; latitude of action or speech; excessive freedom that causes harm or damage; V. to license → official or legal permission; latitude of action or speech; excessive freedom that causes harm or damage; • freedom to behave as one wishes, esp. in a way that results in excessive or unacceptable behavior : the government was criticized for giving the army too much ~.V.

settinghead : Changed distend → expand; swell out to distend → expand; swell out; a ~ed belly.

settinghead : Changed peripatetic → walking about from place to place (to work); moving; Ex. ~ school of philosophy; 1 traveling from place to place, esp. working or based in various places for relatively short periods : the ~ nature of military life. to peripatetic → walking about from place to place (to work); moving; Ex. ~ school of philosophy; 1 traveling from place to place, esp. working or based in various places for relatively short periods : the ~ nature of military life. [from Latin peripatēticus, from Greek peripatētikos, from peripatein, to walk about, or from peripatos, covered walk (where Aristotle allegedly lectured) : peri-, peri- + patein, to walk.]

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