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iniquity 27 Aug 2013 | 10:00 am
Definition: (noun) Morally objectionable behavior. Synonyms: evil, wickedness, immorality. Usage: Each member of the congregation, the most innocent girl, and the man of hardened breast, felt as if ...
misgiving 26 Aug 2013 | 10:00 am
Definition: (noun) <i>(Often plural)</i> A feeling of uncertainty, apprehension, or doubt. Synonyms: unease, worry, anxiety, suspicion, reservation, hesitation, distrust, qualm, trepidation, scruple,...
vexatious 25 Aug 2013 | 10:00 am
Definition: (adjective) Causing irritation or annoyance. Synonyms: annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, plaguey, teasing, pestiferous. Usage: Our new acquaintance...
beseech 24 Aug 2013 | 10:00 am
Definition: (verb) Ask for or request earnestly. Synonyms: adjure, entreat, conjure, bid, press. Usage: Daddy, I beseech you to stop smoking before it is too late. Discuss
chivvy 23 Aug 2013 | 10:00 am
Definition: (verb) Annoy continually or chronically. Synonyms: beset, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke. Usage: The senator is very demanding and is reputed to endlessly chivvy her staf...
ebullition 22 Aug 2013 | 10:00 am
Definition: (noun) An unrestrained expression of emotion. Synonyms: effusion, outburst, blowup, gush. Usage: The count bit his lips till the blood almost started, to prevent the ebullition of anger ...
apportion 21 Aug 2013 | 10:00 am
Definition: (verb) Give out as one's portion or share. Synonyms: divvy up, share, deal. Usage: It is not for us men to apportion the shares of moral guilt and retribution. Discuss
happenstance 20 Aug 2013 | 10:00 am
Definition: (noun) A chance circumstance. Synonyms: coincidence. Usage: Marriage loomed only as an outgrowth of happenstance; you met a person. Discuss
lummox 19 Aug 2013 | 10:00 am
Definition: (noun) A clumsy or stupid person. Synonyms: gawk, goon, lout, lubber, oaf, stumblebum, clod, lump. Usage: The beefy lummox blundered though the buffet line, knocking aside countless othe...
greenhorn 18 Aug 2013 | 10:00 am
Definition: (noun) A newcomer, especially one who is unfamiliar with the ways of a place or group. Synonyms: novice, beginner, apprentice, naïf, learner, ingénue, tyro, newbie, neophyte. Usage: I am...
