Books2
Privacy:
|
noun.
a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink)
|
|
adj.
of Epicurus or epicureanism
Epicurean philosophy
|
|
adj.
devoted to pleasure
a hedonic thrill|lives of unending hedonistic delight|epicurean pleasures
Synonyms: hedonic, hedonistic
|
|
adj.
displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
an epicurean banquet|enjoyed a luxurious suite with a crystal chandelier and thick oriental rugs|Lucullus spent the remainder of his days in voluptuous magnificence|a chinchilla robe of sybaritic lavishness
|
|
noun.
model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
|
|
noun.
the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god)
Synonyms: deification, exaltation
|
|
noun.
a line that indicates a boundary
|
|
noun.
a will to succeed
|
|
noun.
a cherished desire
his ambition is to own his own business
|
|
noun.
a manner of articulation involving an audible release of breath
|
|
noun.
the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing
|
|
filial
|
|
adj.
designating the generation or the sequence of generations following the parental generation
|
|
adj.
relating to or characteristic of or befitting an offspring
filial respect
|
|
Antonyms: parental
|
|
adj.
marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict
took perverse satisfaction in foiling her plans
|
|
adj.
resistant to guidance or discipline
Mary Mary quite contrary|an obstinate child with a violent temper|a perverse mood|wayward behavior
|
|
adj.
deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good
depraved criminals|a perverted sense of loyalty|the reprobate conduct of a gambling aristocrat
|
|
verb.
be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action
He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement
|
|
verb.
move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern
the line on the monitor vacillated
|
|
verb.
seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession
He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town|he usurped my rights|She seized control of the throne after her husband died
|
|
verb.
take the place of
gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terrorist act broke
|
|
adj.
hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
a casual (or cursory) inspection failed to reveal the house's structural flaws|a passing glance|perfunctory courtesy|In his paper, he showed a very superficial understanding of psychoanalytic theory
|
|
adj.
done or produced as a formality only
a one-candidate pro forma election
Synonyms: pro forma
|
|
noun.
a communication that belittles somebody or something
Synonyms: depreciation, derogation
|
|
noun.
the act of speaking contemptuously of
Synonyms: dispraise
|
|
noun.
an ancient megalithic monument in southern England; probably used for ritual purposes
|
|
elucidate
|
|
verb.
make clear and (more) comprehensible
clarify the mystery surrounding her death
|
|
verb.
make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
Could you clarify these remarks?|Clear up the question of who is at fault
|
|
supercilious
|
|
adj.
expressive of contempt
curled his lip in a supercilious smile|spoke in a sneering jeering manner|makes many a sharp comparison but never a mean or snide one
|
|
adj.
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines|haughty aristocrats|his lordly manners were offensive|walked with a prideful swagger|very sniffy about breaches of etiquette|his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air|a more swaggering mood than usual
|
|
peevish
|
|
adj.
easily irritated or annoyed
an incorrigibly fractious young man|not the least nettlesome of his countrymen
|
|
noun.
a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
|
|
adj.
marked with irregularly shaped spots or blots
|
|
adj.
marred by discolored spots or blotches
blotchy skin
|
| adjective | foul and run-down and repulsive | a flyblown bar on the edge of town|a squalid overcrowded apartment in the poorest part of town|squalid living conditions|sordid shantytowns |
| adjective | morally degraded | a seedy district|the seamy side of life|sleazy characters hanging around casinos|sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls|the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils|the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal |
| n | the quality of being unhealthful and generally bad for you | |
| n | an abnormally gloomy or unhealthy state of mind | his fear of being alone verges on morbidity |
| n | the relative incidence of a particular disease |
