Index of Word Meanings
1. denigrate verb verb: denigrate; 3rd person present: denigrates; past tense: denigrated; past participle: denigrated; gerund or present participle: denigrating criticize unfairly; disparage. "doom and gloom merchants who denigrate their own country" Similar: disparage belittle diminish deprecate cast aspersions on decry criticize unfairly attack speak ill of speak badly of blacken the character of blacken the name of give someone a bad name sully the reputation of spread lies about defame slander libel calumniate besmirch run down abuse insult slight revile malign vilify slur bad-mouth do a hatchet job on pull to pieces pull apart sling mud at throw mud at drag through the mud rubbish slag off have a go at slate asperse derogate vilipend vituperate Opposite: extol Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘blacken, make dark’): from Latin denigrat- ‘blackened’, from the verb denigrare, from de- ‘away, completely’ + nigrare (from niger ‘black’). Use over time for: denigrate --- 2. elephant under the rug Usage. The term refers to a question, problem, solution, or controversial issue which is obvious to everyone who knows about the situation, but which is deliberately ignored because to do otherwise would cause great embarrassment, sadness, or arguments, or is simply taboo. --- 3. wrought adjective 1 : worked into shape by artistry or effort. carefully wrought essays. 2 : elaborately embellished 3 : ornamented. --- 4. Intubation is a process where a healthcare provider inserts a tube through a person's mouth or nose, then down into their trachea (airway/windpipe). The tube keeps the trachea open so that air can get through. The tube can connect to a machine that delivers air or oxygen. --- 5. abate /əˈbeɪt/ verb past tense: abated; past participle: abated (of something unpleasant or severe) become less intense or widespread. "the storm suddenly abated" Similar: subside die down/away/out drop off/away lessen ease (off) let up decrease diminish moderate decline fade dwindle slacken recede cool off tail off peter out taper off wane ebb relent desist weaken become weaker come to an end remit Opposite: intensify make (something) less intense. "nothing abated his crusading zeal" Law reduce or remove (a nuisance). "this action would not have been sufficient to abate the odour nuisance" h Similar: decrease lessen diminish reduce lower moderate ease soothe relieve dampen calm tone down alleviate mitigate mollify allay assuage palliate temper appease attenuate h Opposite: increase Origin Middle English (in the legal sense): from Old French abatre ‘to fell’, from a- (from Latin ad ‘to, at’) + batre ‘to beat’ (from Latin battere, battuere ‘to beat’). --- 6. recuperation /rɪˌk(j)uːpəˈreɪʃn/ Filter definitions by topic See definitions in: all mechanics politics noun noun: recuperation 1. recovery from illness or exertion. "the human body has amazing powers of recuperation" 2. the recovery or regaining of something lost or taken. "the recuperation of traditional scholarship" the action of a recuperator in imparting heat to incoming air or gaseous fuel from hot waste gases. "further energy saving has been achieved by heat recuperation" 3. a process whereby a radical social or political movement or idea is assimilated into mainstream culture, thus diminishing its subversive force. "recuperation of social movements and rebellion will always happen" --- 7. untenable /ʌnˈtɛnəbl/ Learn to pronounce adjective adjective: untenable (especially of a position or view) not able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection. "this argument is clearly untenable" h Similar: indefensible undefendable unarguable insupportable refutable unsustainable unjustified unwarranted unjustifiable inadmissible unsound ill-founded flimsy weak shaky flawed defective faulty implausible specious groundless unfounded baseless invalid absurd illogical irrational preposterous senseless unacceptable h Opposite: tenable --- 8. assiduously /əˈsɪdjʊəsli/ Learn to pronounce adverb adverb: assiduously with great care and perseverance. "leaders worked assiduously to hammer out an action plan" --- 9. coda /ˈkəʊdə/ Learn to pronounce nounMusic noun: coda; plural noun: codas the concluding passage of a piece or movement, typically forming an addition to the basic structure. "the first movement ends with a fortissimo coda" the concluding section of a dance, especially of a pas de deux or the finale of a ballet in which the dancers parade before the audience. a concluding event, remark, or section. "his new novel is a kind of coda to his previous books" Origin mid 18th century: Italian, from Latin cauda ‘tail’. --- 10. inchoate /ɪnˈkəʊət,ɪnˈkəʊeɪt,ˈɪnkəʊət,ˈɪnkəʊeɪt/ adjective adjective: inchoate 1. just begun and so not fully formed or developed; rudimentary. "a still inchoate democracy" confused or incoherent. "inchoate proletarian protest" 2. Law (of an offence, such as incitement or conspiracy) anticipating or preparatory to a further criminal act. Origin mid 16th century: from Latin inchoatus, past participle of inchoare, variant of incohare ‘begin’. --- 11. denigrate /ˈdɛnɪɡreɪt/ Learn to pronounce verb verb: denigrate; 3rd person present: denigrates; past tense: denigrated; past participle: denigrated; gerund or present participle: denigrating criticize unfairly; disparage. "doom and gloom merchants who denigrate their own country" h Similar: disparage belittle diminish deprecate cast aspersions on decry criticize unfairly attack speak ill of speak badly of blacken the character of blacken the name of give someone a bad name sully the reputation of spread lies about defame slander libel calumniate besmirch run down abuse insult slight revile malign vilify slur bad-mouth do a hatchet job on pull to pieces pull apart sling mud at throw mud at drag through the mud rubbish slag off have a go at slate asperse derogate vilipend vituperate h Opposite: extol Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘blacken, make dark’): from Latin denigrat- ‘blackened’, from the verb denigrare, from de- ‘away, completely’ + nigrare (from niger ‘black’). --- 12. familial /fəˈmɪlɪəl/ adjective adjective: familial relating to or occurring in a family or its members. "familial relationships" Origin mid 19th century: from French, from Latin familia ‘family’. --- 13. buttress /ˈbʌtrɪs/ Learn to pronounce noun noun: buttress; plural noun: buttresses 1. a structure of stone or brick built against a wall to strengthen or support it. "the cathedral's massive buttresses" h Similar: prop support abutment shore pier reinforcement stanchion stay strut a projecting portion of a hill or mountain. 2. a source of defence or support. "she clung to her shrinking faith as a buttress against despair" verb verb: buttress; 3rd person present: buttresses; past tense: buttressed; past participle: buttressed; gerund or present participle: buttressing 1. provide (a building or structure) with buttresses. "we buttressed the wall as it was showing signs of cracking and collapse" 2. increase the strength of or justification for; reinforce. "authority was buttressed by religious belief" h Similar: strengthen reinforce fortify support prop up bolster up shore up underpin cement brace uphold confirm defend maintain back up buoy up Origin Middle English: from Old French (ars) bouterez ‘thrusting (arch)’, from boter ‘to strike or thrust’ (see butt1). --- 14. allude /əˈl(j)uːd/ Learn to pronounce verb past tense: alluded; past participle: alluded suggest or call attention to indirectly; hint at. "she had a way of alluding to Jean but never saying her name" h Similar: refer to suggest hint at imply mention touch on mention in passing mention en passant speak briefly of make an allusion to cite advert to mention without discussing at length. "we will allude briefly to the main points" (of an artist or a work of art) recall (an earlier work or style) in such a way as to suggest a relationship with it. "the photographs allude to Italian Baroque painting" Origin late 15th century (in the sense ‘hint at, suggest’): from Latin allus-, alludere, from ad- ‘towards’ + ludere ‘to play’. Translate alluded to Tip Similar-sounding words alluded is sometimes confused with eluded --- 15. phylogenetically /ˌfʌɪlə(ʊ)dʒɪˈnɛtɪkli/ adverbBiology adverb: phylogenetically in a way that relates to the evolutionary development and diversification of a species or group of organisms. "phylogenetically related fish species" --- 16. denizen /ˈdɛnɪz(ə)n/ Learn to pronounce noun plural noun: denizens formal•humorous a person, animal, or plant that lives or is found in a particular place. "denizens of field and forest" h Similar: inhabitant resident townsman townswoman native local occupier occupant dweller local yokel burgher burgess habitant residentiary oppidan indweller historical•British a foreigner allowed certain rights in their adopted country. Origin late Middle English deynseyn, via Anglo-Norman French from Old French deinz ‘within’ (from Latin de ‘from’ + intus ‘within’) + -ein (from Latin -aneus ‘-aneous’). The change in the form of the word was due to association with citizen. --- 17. putative /ˈpjuːtətɪv/ Learn to pronounce adjective adjective: putative generally considered or reputed to be. "the putative author of the book" h Similar: supposed assumed presumed acknowledged accepted recognized commonly believed commonly regarded presumptive alleged reputed reported rumoured reputative Origin late Middle English: from Old French putatif, -ive or late Latin putativus, from Latin putat- ‘thought’, from the verb putare . --- 18. jockey /ˈdʒɒki/ Learn to pronounce verb gerund or present participle: jockeying struggle by every available means to gain or achieve something. "both men will be jockeying for the two top jobs" h Similar: compete contend vie struggle fight tussle scramble push jostle handle or manipulate (someone or something) in a skilful manner. "he jockeyed his machine into a dive" h Similar: manoeuvre ease edge manipulate work steer engineer inveigle insinuate ingratiate wheedle coax cajole finagle Origin late 16th century: diminutive of Jock. Originally the name for an ordinary man, lad, or underling, the word came to mean ‘mounted courier’, hence the current sense (late 17th century). Another early use ‘horse-dealer’ (long a byword for dishonesty) probably gave rise to the verb sense ‘manipulate’, whereas the main verb sense probably relates to the behaviour of jockeys manoeuvring for an advantageous position during a race. --- 19. startling /ˈstɑːtəlɪŋ,ˈstɑːtlɪŋ/ Learn to pronounce adjective adjective: startling very surprising, astonishing, or remarkable. "he bore a startling likeness to their father" h Similar: surprising astonishing amazing unexpected unforeseen staggering shocking stunning extraordinary remarkable dramatic disturbing unsettling perturbing disconcerting disquieting frightening alarming scary h Opposite: predictable ordinary startle /ˈstɑːtl/ Learn to pronounce verb gerund or present participle: startling cause to feel sudden shock or alarm. "a sudden sound in the doorway startled her" h Similar: surprise frighten scare alarm give someone a shock give someone a fright give someone a jolt make someone jump perturb unsettle agitate disturb disconcert disquiet give someone a turn flabbergast h Opposite: put at ease Origin Old English steartlian ‘kick, struggle’, from the base of start. The early sense gave rise to ‘move quickly, caper’ (typically said of cattle), whence ‘cause to react with fear’ (late 16th century). --- 20. baloney /bəˈləʊni/ Learn to pronounce nouninformal noun: baloney; plural noun: baloneys 1. foolish or deceptive talk; nonsense. "I don't buy it—it's all a load of baloney" 2. North American variant of bologna. --- 21. patsy /ˈpatsi/ Learn to pronounce nouninformal noun: patsy; plural noun: patsies a person who is easily taken advantage of, especially by being cheated or blamed for something. "there is a mischievous sparkle in his eyes that suggests he is no patsy" Origin --- 22. toil /tɔɪl/ Learn to pronounce verb verb: toil; 3rd person present: toils; past tense: toiled; past participle: toiled; gerund or present participle: toiling work extremely hard or incessantly. "we toiled away" h Similar: work hard labour work one's fingers to the bone work like a Trojan work like a dog work day and night exert oneself keep at it grind away slave away grub away plough away plod away slog away peg away beaver away plug away put one's back into something work one's guts out work one's socks off knock oneself out sweat blood kill oneself graft away fag bullock drudge travail moil View 2 vulgar slang words h Opposite: rest relax laze move slowly and with difficulty. "she began to toil up the cliff path" h Similar: struggle move with difficulty labour trudge tramp traipse slog plod trek footslog sweat drag oneself fight (one's way) push trog yomp schlep noun noun: toil; plural noun: toils exhausting physical labour. "a life of toil" h Similar: hard work toiling labour slaving struggle effort exertion application industry grind slog blood sweat and tears drudgery elbow grease graft (hard) yakka travail moil Origin --- 23. consign /kənˈsʌɪn/ Learn to pronounce verb past tense: consigned; past participle: consigned deliver (something) to a person's keeping. "he consigned three paintings to Sotheby's" h Similar: assign allocate place put entrust grant remit hand down bequeath commend send (goods) by a public carrier. "the package was consigned by a famous sporting goods company" h Similar: send send off dispatch transmit transfer convey post mail ship put someone or something in (a place) in order to be rid of it or them. "she consigned the letter to the waste-paper basket" h Similar: send deliver hand over give over turn over sentence confine in imprison in incarcerate in lock up in jail in detain in intern in immure in put away put behind bars bang up deposit commit banish relegate Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘mark with the sign of the cross’, especially at baptism or confirmation, as a sign of dedication to God): from French consigner or Latin consignare ‘mark with a seal’. --- 24. sundry /ˈsʌndri/ Learn to pronounce adjective adjective: sundry of various kinds; several. "prawn and garlic vol-au-vents and sundry other delicacies" h Similar: various varied miscellaneous assorted mixed diverse diversified motley random several numerous many manifold multifarious multitudinous legion divers farraginous noun plural noun: sundries; noun: sundry 1. various items not important enough to be mentioned individually. "a drugstore selling magazines, newspapers, and sundries" 2. Australian•Cricket a run scored other than from a hit with the bat, credited to the batting side rather than to a batter; an extra. Origin Old English syndrig ‘distinct, separate’; related to sunder. --- 25. undercut See definitions in: all commerce geography art tennis forestry cooking hairdressing verb verb: undercut; 3rd person present: undercuts; past tense: undercut; past participle: undercut; gerund or present participle: undercutting /ˌʌndəˈkʌt/ 1. offer goods or services at a lower price than (a competitor). "these industries have been undercut by more efficient foreign producers" h Similar: charge less than charge a lower price than undersell underbid 2. cut or wear away the part below or under (something, especially a cliff). "the base of the crag is undercut permitting walkers to pass behind the falling water" cut away material to leave (a carved design) in relief. 3. weaken; undermine. "the chairman denied his authority was being undercut" h Similar: undermine weaken impair damage sap threaten subvert sabotage ruin disrupt undo destabilize demolish wreck destroy chip away 4. Tennis strike (a ball) with backspin so that it bounces high on landing. noun noun: undercut; plural noun: undercuts /ˈʌndəkʌt/ 1. a space formed by the removal or absence of material from the lower part of something. "there may be some bigger fish in the safety of the undercut" North American a notch cut in a tree trunk to guide its fall when felled. 2. British the underside of a sirloin of beef. 3. a hairstyle in which the hair is shaved or cut very short on the sides or back of the head but left relatively long on top. "she styled her short bob into an edgy undercut" --- 26. menace /ˈmɛnɪs/ Learn to pronounce noun noun: menace; plural noun: menaces a person or thing that is likely to cause harm; a threat or danger. "a new initiative aimed at beating the menace of drugs" h Similar: danger peril risk hazard threat jeopardy a threatening quality or atmosphere. "he spoke the words with a hint of menace" h Similar: threat ominousness intimidation warning ill-omen commination British threatening words or actions. "a demand of money with menaces" informal a person or thing that causes trouble or annoyance. verb verb: menace; 3rd person present: menaces; past tense: menaced; past participle: menaced; gerund or present participle: menacing be a threat or possible danger to. "Africa's elephants are still menaced by poaching" h Similar: threaten be a danger to put at risk jeopardize imperil loom over bully intimidate issue threats to frighten scare alarm terrify browbeat cow terrorize threatening ominous black thunderous glowering brooding sinister intimidating frightening terrifying fearsome mean-looking alarming forbidding baleful warning minatory minacious looming louring in the wind impending brewing dark heavy portentous ugly imminent bodeful h Opposite: friendly auspicious Origin Middle English: via Old French from late Latin minacia, from Latin minax, minac- ‘threatening’, from minae ‘threats’. --- 27. irascible /ɪˈrasɪb(ə)l/ Learn to pronounce adjective adjective: irascible having or showing a tendency to be easily angered. "an irascible and difficult man" h Similar: irritable quick-tempered short-tempered bad-tempered ill-tempered hot-tempered thin-skinned snappy snappish tetchy testy touchy edgy crabby waspish dyspeptic surly cross crusty crabbed grouchy crotchety cantankerous curmudgeonly ill-natured ill-humoured peevish querulous captious fractious bilious narky prickly ratty hot under the collar iracund iracundulous --- 28. maladaptive /ˌmaləˈdaptɪv/ Learn to pronounce adjectivetechnical adjective: maladaptive not adjusting adequately or appropriately to the environment or situation. "maladaptive coping strategies such as increasing consumption of alcohol" --- 29. tribulation /ˌtrɪbjʊˈleɪʃn/ Learn to pronounce noun plural noun: tribulations a cause of great trouble or suffering. "the tribulations of being a megastar" a state of great trouble or suffering. "his time of tribulation was just beginning" h Similar: trouble worry anxiety burden cross to bear affliction ordeal trial adversity hardship tragedy trauma reverse setback blow difficulty problem issue misfortune bad luck stroke of bad luck ill fortune mishap misadventure suffering distress misery wretchedness unhappiness sadness heartache woe grief pain anguish agony hassle travails Origin Middle English: via Old French from ecclesiastical Latin tribulatio(n-), from Latin tribulare ‘press, oppress’, from tribulum ‘threshing board (constructed of sharp points)’, based on terere ‘rub’. --- 30. siege /siː(d)ʒ/ Learn to pronounce See definitions in: all military police zoology noun plural noun: sieges 1. a military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling those inside to surrender. "Verdun had withstood a siege of ten weeks" h Similar: blockade beleaguerment encirclement investment besiegement h Opposite: relief raising an operation in which a police or other force surround a building and cut off supplies, with the aim of forcing an armed person to surrender. "two cult members have died so far in the four-day siege" 2. rare a group of herons. "there is a siege of herons at the river" Origin --- 31. salient /ˈseɪlɪənt/ See definitions in: all architecture heraldry surveying military history adjective adjective: salient 1. most noticeable or important. "it succinctly covered all the salient points of the case" h Similar: important main principal major chief primary notable noteworthy outstanding arresting conspicuous striking noticeable obvious remarkable signal prominent pronounced predominant dominant key crucial vital essential basic staple critical pivotal prime central focal paramount h Opposite: unimportant inconspicuous prominent; conspicuous. "the salient object in my view" 2. (of an angle) pointing outwards. 3. Heraldry (of an animal) standing on its hind legs with the forepaws raised, as if leaping. noun noun: salient; plural noun: salients a piece of land or section of fortification that juts out to form an angle. --- 32. piss off phrasal verb of piss 1. vulgar slang•British go away (used to angrily dismiss someone). h Similar: go away depart leave take yourself off take off get out get out of my sight go go your way get going get moving move off be off set off set out start out make a start take your leave decamp duck out take wing walk out walk off absent yourself be off with you! shoo! hit the road fly skedaddle split vamoose scat make yourself scarce be on one's way run along beat it get get lost push off shove off buzz off clear off skip off pop off go (and) jump in the lake on your bike! go and chase yourself! get along push along get stuffed sling your hook hop it hop the twig/stick bog off naff off bug off light out haul off haul ass take a powder hit the trail take a hike nick off rack off begone avaunt View 3 vulgar slang words 2. vulgar slang
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