Term
|
Definition
| n. process of scraping or wearing away |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| n. an apparatus that rotates at high speed and by centrifugal force separates substances of different densities |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| n. weariness of the body or mind from strain; oppressive climate; kack of energy; listless; languor. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| n. a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| adj. slavishly submissive or obsequious; fawning |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| adj. preceding something in time, development, or position; preliminary. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| adj. fast and energetic in a rather wild and uncontrolled way. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| v. to emit flashes of light; sparkle |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| v. trim by cutting away its outer edges |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| v. to speak in a slow lazy way with prolonged vowel sounds. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| v. to exaggerate or feign illness in order to escape duty or work |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| adj. tending to induce drowsiness or sleep. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| adj. having an extremely offensive smell. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| n. ornamental work of fine (gold or silver) wire, formed into delicate tracery. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| adj. deserving or causing public disgrace or shame; discredited. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| n. face or facial expression; support. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| v. reveal presence of (a quality or feeling); indicate. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| v. entertain or amuse someone with talk; lavishly supply (someone) with food or drink. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| adj. modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| adj. not telling the truth; lying. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| v. hinder, restrain, prevent. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| adj. causing harm or damage |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| adj. understood or implied without being stated. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| v. praise enthusiastically |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| v. begin to grow and put out shoots after a period of dormancy. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| adj. unable to be resisted or avoided; inescapable. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| adj. likely to arouse or incur resentment or anger. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| adj. loud, reverberating , and often melancholy |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| adj. of belonging to a time before the Biblical flood. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| adj. naive, simplistic, and superficial. |
|
|
