transitive verb to respect or cherish with awe; venerate; honor.Her teacher had been a renowned concert pianist and she revered him greatly. See the full entry

noun in vertebrates, the part of the body between the chest and the pelvis, where most of the digestive organs are located.Pain in the lower right part of the abdomen could be…

transitive verb to press or crush so as to rumple or cause wrinkles.He crumpled the paper in his fist. See the full entry

noun unthinking or mechanical routine or habit.The surgeon has done so many of these procedures that he can do them nearly by rote. See the full entry

adjective extremely wicked or despicable; atrocious.He was responsible for heinous crimes such as the mass murders of innocent men, women, and children. See the full entry