shIft lihs adjective having little or no purpose or ambition; lazy. “Countries such as this are not suited to the dross of humanity. We cannot find employment for the weak, the lazy,…
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foretaste
noun for teIst a partial, advance experience or realization of something that will come or happen in the future. The skirmish gave the raw soldiers a foretaste of serious fighting. transitive verb…
apotheosis
ə pa thi o sihs noun 1. elevation to the status of a god. 2. a perfect or ideal example; epitome. example: He idealized his wife in her new role and saw…
camber
kaem bər transitive verb & intransitive verb to arch or cause to arch upward slightly. noun 1. a slight upward arch. The camber of this playing field helps water drain off. 2….
warmed-over
wormd o vər adjective 1. of cooked foods, heated and served again. “He had a midnight supper of warmed-over coffee and cold bean sandwiches, but he did not have any sleep.” 2….