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impound

Posted on October 13, 2014October 13, 2014 by admin

ihm paUnd 1: to shut up or confine (an animal) in a pound. The dog was dangerous and had to be impounded. 2: to confiscate and retain (property or documentary evidence) in…

pristine

Posted on October 10, 2014October 6, 2014 by admin

prI stin adjective 1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the earliest period or original condition. “Three months of camp life on Lake Tahoe would restore an Egyptian mummy to his pristine…

tenet

Posted on October 9, 2014October 6, 2014 by admin

te niht noun any belief, opinion, doctrine, or the like, that a person or, especially, an organization holds as being true. He began to question the tenets of his religion.

lethargy

Posted on October 8, 2014October 6, 2014 by admin

le thər ji noun a state of having very low energy with drowsiness and apathy; lassitude. She’d fallen into a lethargy caused by physical pain and depression, and she now spent most…

ululate

Posted on October 7, 2014October 6, 2014 by admin

yu yu leIt intransitive verb to howl or bay loudly, as a hound.

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