paeb yə ləm noun 1. a soft substance that serves to nourish. 2. weak or banal ideas; pablum. “…we’re in English class, which for most of us is an excruciating exercise in staying awake…

sae taIr noun 1. a literary or dramatic work that ridicules or derides human vice or foolishness, usu. through the use of parody or irony. The play is a satire that lampoons…

əb skand intransitive verb to leave suddenly and secretly, esp. to avoid observation or capture. The king hanged the leader of the rebellion, while his followers attempted to abscond from the city. The…

pra məl geIt [or] pro muhl geIt transitive verb 1. to institute (a law or court decree) by proclamation. For a law to be known by all, it must be promulgated. “That…

art lihs adjective 1. free of deceit and cunning; guileless. example: His father was an artless man who, being ingenuous himself, found it hard to recognize deceit in others. example: We knew…