pap yə ləs noun 1. the people who live in a particular place; population. They are studying what kind of effect these noise levels are having on the populace. 2. ordinary people…

pap yə lihst noun 1. (cap.) a member or supporter of the U.S. Populist party in the late nineteenth century. 2. a person, esp. a political leader, who represents the interests and…

dI staef noun 1. a staff with one cleft end to hold the material from which thread is drawn in spinning by hand or on a spinning wheel. She gently pulled more…

ihn sI di əs adjective 1. dangerous through cunning, subtlety, and underhandedness. Their insidious plot included not only the assassination of President Lincoln but the killing of the Vice President and Secretary…

ə plam noun great self-confidence, composure, or poise. Although most of the audience was drunk and unruly, she performed her number with an admirable aplomb.