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| to show excessive admiration or devotion to; flatter or admire servilely. |
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a very great or indefinitely great number of persons or things.
"the myriad stars of a summer night." |
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| the act of exulting; lively or triumphant joy, as over success or victory. |
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1. ridicule; mockery:
"The inept performance elicited derision from the audience" |
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| a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh. |
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not harmful or injurious; harmless:
"an innocuous home remedy." |
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harsh discordance of sound; dissonance
"a cacophony of hoots, cackles, and wails." |
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extremely bold or daring; recklessly brave; fearless:
"an audacious explorer." |
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opposition; contrast:
"the antithesis of right and wrong." |
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to cast (oneself) face down on the ground in humility, submission, or adoration.
overthrown, overcome, or helpless:
"a country left prostrate by natural disasters." |
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a reduction or decrease in numbers, size, or strength
"Our club has had a high rate of attrition because so many members have moved away." |
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| a form of betting and of handling the betting on horse races at racetracks, in which those holding winning tickets divide the total amount bet in proportion to their wagers, less a percentage for the management, taxes, etc. |
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a way or manner of speaking; vernacular; idiom:
"legal parlance." |
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| resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant; refractory. |
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deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying.
"an errant breeze" |
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