v. - regard or represent as being of little worth, "he never missed an opportunity to disparage his competitors"

adv. Disparaging - "disparaging remarks"

adj. - used as an intensifier, often to qualify a metaphor, "1970s witnessed a veritable price explosion

syn. - Genuine

Apt

Aptly

adj. - 

1. appropriate or suitable in the circumstances, "an apt description of her nature"

2. [predic.] (apt to do something - having a tendency to do something

3. quick to learn, "he proved an apt scholar"

adv. - quickly, "aptly named"

n. - a proposition that follows from (and is often appended to) one already proved.

A direct or natural consequence or result

adj. - of, relating to, or situated at the edge or margin of something

of secondary or minor importance; not central, "it seems likely to make only a marginal difference"

adj. - stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or chosen course of action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so.

syn. - Stubborn

n. - a fount/a wealth

"a font of information"

adj. - (of a seal or closure) complete and airtight, "a hermetic seal that ensures perfect waterproofing"

insulated or protected from outside influences, "a hermetic society"

Estrange

Estrangement

v. - cause (someone) to be no longer close or affectionate to someone; alienate

n. - split

adj. - thinly dispersed or scattered, "areas of sparse population"

austere; meager, "an elegantly sparse chamber"

adj. - (of a work, event, moment, or figure) strongly influencing later developments, "his seminal work on chaos theory"

n. - A series of petitions for use in church services or processions, usually recited by the clergy and responded to in a recurring formula by the people

A tedious recital or repetitive series, "a litany of complaints"

n. - the pursuit of pleasure; sensual self-indulgence

* The ethical theory that pleasure (in the sense of the satisfaction of desires) is the highest good and proper aim of human life

n. - 1. a luminous cloud or a halo surround a supernatural being or a saint

2. a light, aura, color, etc., that surrounds someone or something

3. a large gray rain cloud

adj. - severe or bare in appearance or outline

* unpleasantly or sharply clear; impossible to avoid

adj. dull and uninspired

British - bulky or heavy in appearance

(food) heavy, filling, and high in carbohydrates

adj. - Uncalled for; lacking good reason; unwarranted

- given or done free of charge, "solicitors provide a form of gratuitous legal advice"

n. - the pursuit of pleasure, sensual, self-indulgence

- the ethical theory that pleasure (in the sense of satisfaction and desires) is the highest good and proper aim of human life

n. - (of a country or region) the right or condition of self-government, esp. in a particular sphere

- a self governing country or region

- freedom from external control or influence; independence

n. - rapid increase in numbers

- rapid reproduction of a cell, part, or organism

- a large number of something

Cognitive

Cognition

adj. - of or relating to cognition

n. - the mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses

- a result of this; a perception, sensation, notion, or intuition

adj. - not being what it purports to be; false or fake

- (of a line of reasoning) apparently but not actually valid

n. - a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen

Archaic - trembling motion

n. - lay people, as distinct from clergy

- ordinary people, as distinct from professionals or experts

n. - an act of breaking or failing to observe a law, agreement, code of conduct

- a break in relations 

- a gap in a wall, barrier, or defense, esp. one made by an attacking enemy

v. - analyze and develop (an idea or principle) in detail, "attempting to explicate the relationship between crime and economic forces"

- analyze (a literary work) in order to reveal its meaning

Outmoded

(outmodedness)

adj. - witheringly scornful; severely critical

v. [trans.] - harm; injure 

poetic - damage or destroy by fire or lightning

n. - harm; injury

adj. - (of a person or mental process) intelligently analytical and clear-thinking, "she was an incisive critic"

- (of an account) accurate and sharply focused, "the songs offer incisive pictures of American ways"

adj. - serving to form something, esp. having a profound and lasting influence on a person's development, "his formative years"

Linguistics - denoting or relating to any of the smallest meaningful units that are used to form words in a language, typically combining forms and inflections

v. [trans.] - cause (someone) to feel drained of energy or vitality; weaken

adj. - lacking in energy/vitality, "the enervate slightness of his frail form"

v. - think deeply about something

- (of a ruminant) chew the cud

n. - the protection of a position, vehicle, or troops against enemy observation or gunfire

v. - protect (a position, vehicle, troops) against enemy observation or gunfire

adj. - "a defiladed tank"

adj. - causing one to feel unsettled

v.  [trans.] - disturb the composure of; unsettle

n. - a reward of recompense

v. - give a reward to (someone), "there might come a time in which he should guerdon them"

v. - cancel or postpone the punishment of (someone, esp. someone condemned to death) 

- abandon or postpone plans to close or put an end to (something), "the threatened pits could be reprieved"

n. - a cancellation or postponement of a punishment

- a temporary escape from an undesirable fate or unpleasant situation, "you have been given reprieve"

n. - the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing

- the style of enunciation in speaking or singing

adj. - (of a manner of talking or writing) stiff and self-conscious or unnatural, "we made stilted conversation" 

- standing on stilts

adj. - of, relating to, or situated on the edge or periphery of something, "the peripheral areas of Europe"

- of secondary or minor importance; marginal, "she will see their problems as peripheral to her own"

Anatomy - near the surface of the body with special reference to the circulation and nervous system

n. - the branch of philosophy that deals with the first principles of things, including abstract concepts such as being, knowing, substance, cause, identity, time, and space

- abstract theory or talk with no basis in reality

v. [instrans.] - (chiefly of large mammals) roll about or lie relaxed in mud or water, esp. to keep cool, avoid biting insects, or spread scent.

- (of a person) indulge in an unrestrained way in (something that creates a pleasurable sensation)

n. - an act of wallowing

- an area of mud or shallow water where mammals go to wallow, typically developing into a depression in the ground over long use

v. - set the boundaries or limits of, "plots of land demarcated by barbed wire

- seperate or distinguish from

n. - the action of fixing the boundary or limits of something, "the demarcation of the maritime border"

- a dividing line, "a horizontal band that produces a distinct demarcation two inches from the top"

adj. - feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong; repentant, "a penitent expression"

n. - a person who repents their sins or wrongdoings and (in the Christian Church) seeks forgiveness from God

- (In the Catholic Church) a person who confesses their sins to a priest and submits to the penance that he imposes

n. - a state in which things that are essential for human well-being such as food and warmth are scarce or lacking

- the loss or absence of a quality or attribute that is normally present

n. - the literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests

- the action or process of indicating or referring to something by means of a word or symbol, etc.

- Philosophy the object or concept to which a term refers, or the set of objects of which a predicate is true

n. - an idea or feeling that a word invokes person in addition to its literal or primary meaning, "the word "discipline" has unhappy connotations of punishment and repression"

- the implication of such ideas or feelings, "the work functions both by analogy and by connotation"

- Philosophy the abstract meaning or intention of a term, which forms a principle determining which objects or concepts it applies to

n. - the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language

- a set of rules for or an analysis of this

- the branch of linguistics that deals with this

v. [trans.] - spread throughout (something); pervade

[intrans.] - "his personality has begun to permeate through the whole organization"

n. - the part of a sentence or clause containing a verb and stating something about the subject (e.g. went home in John went home)

- Logic something that is affirmed or denied concerning an argument of a proposition

v. - [trans.]

- Grammar & Logic state, affirm, or assert (something) about the subject of a sentence or an argument of proposition: aggression is predicated of those who act aggressively

- (predicate something on/upon) found or base something on: the theory of structure on which later chemistry was predicated.

adj. - incongruously varied in appearance or character; disparate

n. - [usu. in sing.] an incongruous mixture: a motley of interacting interest groups.

- historical the particolored costume of a jester: the mannequins in full motley

n. - (in the grammar of Latin, Greek, and other languages) the variation of the form of a noun, pronoun, or adjective, by which its grammatical case, number, and gender are identified.

- the class to which a noun or adjective is assigned according to the manner of this variation

- Poetic/literary a condition of decline or moral deterioration: the declension of the new generation

v. - [intrans.] skip or dance about in a lively or playful way: children were capering about the room.

- an amusing or far-fetched story, esp. one presented on film or stage: a cop caper about intergalactic drug dealers

Phrases

cut a caper - make a playful, skipping movement

adj. -

- Anthropology (of a hominid species) of slender build.

- (of a person) slender or thin, esp. in a charming or attractive way.

adj. - grayish white: hoary cobwebs.

- (of a person) having gray or white hair; aged

- [attrib.] used in names of animals and plants covered with whitish fur or short hairs

- old and trite

v. [trans.] - remove (a need or difficulty): the Venetian blinds obviated the need for curtains

- avoid; prevent.

adj. - relating to, using, or expressed in a system of numerical notation that has 2 rather than 10 as a base

- relating to, composed of, or involving two things: testing the so-called binary, or dual-chemical, weapons.

n. - the binary system: binary notation

- something having two parts (e.g. a binary star)

adj. - not having any serious purpose or value

- (of a person) carefree and not serious

adj. - having many curves and turns: the river follows a sinuous trail through the forest

- lithe and supple

n. - The complete range or scope of something

Music - a complete scale of musical notes; the compass or range of a voice or instrument

historical - a scale consisting of seven overlapping hexachords, containing all the recognized notes used in medieval music, covering almost three octaves from bass G to treble E

historical - the lowest note in this scale

Phrases

run the gamut - experience, display, or perform the complete range of something

v. (informal) - understand (something) intuitively or by empathy 

[intrans.] - empathize or communicate sympathetically; establish a rapport.

n. - concise and exact use of words in writing or speech.

- shortness of time.

v. [intrans.] - talk long-windedly without making very much sense.

n. - long-winded talk with no real substance.

n. - Any of a number of scrubs and other plants with dark green glossy leaves, in particular

Figurative - honor