bə spik transitive verb to arrange for or reserve in advance. I will bespeak your place in line. to signify or indicate. Her actions bespeak good intentions.
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scurrilous
skuh rə ləs 1. characterized by or given to using vulgar or coarse language. These rather scurrilous remarks were edited from the tape. He refrained from telling his scurrilous tales while the…
savant
sə vant noun 1. a person of deep learning; scholar. The work of translation was carried out by savants in the seventeenth century. 2. a person with extraordinary intellectual skill in a…
scintilla
sihn tI lə noun a tiny amount; trace. There was not a scintilla of truth in the rumor.
plangent
plaen jənt adjective 1. sounding deeply or loudly. The cello’s plangent notes introduce a sense of foreboding. 2. having a sad or mournful sound; plaintive. In the fall, we hear the plangent…