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omniscient

Posted on May 22, 2015May 18, 2015 by admin

am nI shənt adjective 1. infinite in knowledge; all-knowing. They believe in an omniscient god. 2. possessing great knowledge; seeming to know everything. Their father seemed omniscient when they were children.

prescient

Posted on May 21, 2015May 20, 2015 by admin

pre shənt adjective having or exhibiting knowledge of events before they take place. The old science fiction novel now seems remarkably prescient about the role that computers would come to play in…

facetious

Posted on May 20, 2015May 20, 2015 by admin

fə si shəs not serious; humorous or frivolous. This is a grave matter, so I don’t appreciate your facetious comments.

clarion

Posted on May 19, 2015May 19, 2015 by admin

kleI ri ən adjective 1. clear and sharp or shrill, as a call. Listen to the clarion cry of a red-shouldered hawk: http://www.audubon.org/sites/default/files/RESHHA_1.typicalcallsnum1_FLle.mp3?uuid=555a2d5c1d19b 2. a medieval trumpet with a high clear tone….

ambivalence

Posted on May 18, 2015May 18, 2015 by admin

aem bI və ləns noun 1. the presence of conflicting feelings, such as love and hate, toward a person, thing, or situation. She had always thought she would be overjoyed at being…

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