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deadwood

Posted on November 8, 2013November 8, 2013 by admin

ded wUd noun 1. on a tree, branches or sections of trunk that are dead. example: We should trim the deadwood on that tree. 2. unproductive persons or burdensome things that hinder…

bathos

Posted on November 7, 2013November 7, 2013 by admin

beI thos noun 1: a sudden descent from an exalted style or esteemed state to the commonplace. example: When the police chief reported the contents of the fearsome warlord’s pockets, which included…

interlope

Posted on November 6, 2013November 6, 2013 by admin

In tər lop  intransitive verb definition 1: to interfere in others’ affairs; meddle. definition 2: to enter into an area of business, especially trade, without a license.  

imponderable

Posted on November 5, 2013November 5, 2013 by admin

Im pan də rə bəl adjective unable to be evaluated or calculated accurately. …There is beneath my birth, life, death, a substratum of supernatural causes, imponderable, invisible, unknowable by any physical science…

propitiate

Posted on November 4, 2013November 4, 2013 by admin

prə pI shi eIt transitive verb to overcome the disfavor or distrust of; conciliate; appease. example: They hoped to propitiate the goddess by sacrificing a lamb at her altar. example: “I haven’t…

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