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Cacophony
ca-coph-o-ny \-ne^-\
(1656)
:harsh or discordant sound: DISSONANCE; specif: harshness in
the sound of words or phrases
Celestial
1ce-les-tial \se-'les(h)-chel\ adj
[ME, fr. MF, fr. L caelestis celestial, fr. caelum sky; akin to OE
ha^-dor brightness]
(14c)
1: of, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity
2: of or relating to the sky or visible heavens
3a: ETHEREAL, OTHERWORLDLY
3b: OLYMPIAN, SUPREME
4 [Celestial Empire, old name for China] cap: of or relating
to China or the Chinese
-- ce-les-tial-ly \-che-le^-\ adv
2celestial n
(1573)
1: a heavenly or mythical being
2 cap: CHINESE 1a
Abominable
abom-i-na-ble \e-'ba^:m-(e-)ne-bel\ adj
(14c)
1: worthy of or causing disgust or hatred: DETESTABLE
2: quite disagreeable or unpleasant
* abom-i-na-bly \-ble^-\ adv
Callousness
1cal-lous \'kal-es\ adj
[MF calleux, fr. L callosus, fr. callum, callus callous skin; akin
to Skt kin.a callosity]
(15c)
1a: being hardened and thickened
1b: having calluses
2a: feeling no emotion
2b: feeling no sympathy for others
-- cal-lous-ly adv
* cal-lous-ness n
Degenerate
1de-gen-er-ate \di-'jen-(e-)ret\ adj
[ME degenerat, fr. L degeneratus, pp. of degenerare to degenerate,
fr. de- + gener-, genus race, kind -- more at KIN]
(15c)
1a: having declined (as in nature, character, structure, or function)
from an ancestral or former state
1b: having sunk to a condition below that which is normal to a type;
esp: having sunk to a lower and usu. peculiarly corrupt and vicious
state
1c: DEGRADED
2: being mathematically simpler (as by having a factor or constant
equal to zero) than the typical case
3: characterized by atoms stripped of their electrons and by very great
density ; also: consisting of degenerate
matter
4a: having two or more states or subdivisions
4b of a semiconductor: having a sufficient concentration of impurities
to conduct electricity
5: having more than one codon representing an amino acid; also:
being such a codon syn see VICIOUS
-- de-gen-er-ate-ly adv
-- de-gen-er-ate-ness n
2de-gen-er-ate \di-'jen-e-,ra^-t\ vi
(1545)
1: to pass from a higher to a lower type or condition: DETERIORATE
2: to sink into a low intellectual or moral state
3: to decline in quality
4: to decline from a condition or from the standards of a species,
race, or breed
5: to evolve or develop into a less autonomous or less functionally
active form
~ vt
:to cause to degenerate
3de-gen-er-ate \di-'jen-(e-)ret\ n
(1555)
:one that is degenerate: as
a: one degraded from the normal moral standard
b: a sexual pervert
c: one showing signs of reversion to an earlier culture stage
Dour
dour \'du.(e)r, 'dau.(e)r\ adj
[ME, fr. L durus hard -- more at DURING]
(14c)
1: STERN, HARSH
2: OBSTINATE, UNYIELDING
3: GLOOMY, SULLEN
-- dour-ly adv
* dour-ness n
Erudite
er-u-dite \'er-(y)e-,d[0xF5]^-t\ adj
[ME erudit, fr. L eruditus, fr. pp. of erudire to instruct, fr.
e- + rudis rude, ignorant]
(15c)
:possessing or displaying erudition: LEARNED
* er-u-dite-ly adv
Frieze
1frieze \'fre^-z or (compare FRISE') fre^--'z\
[ME frise, fr. MF, fr. MD vriese]
1: a heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface
2: a pile surface of uncut loops or of patterned cut and uncut loops
2frieze \'fre^-z\ n
[MF frise, perh. fr. ML phrygium, frisium embroidered cloth, fr. L
phrygium, fr. neut. of Phrygius Phrygian, fr. Phrygia Phrygia]
(1563)
1: the part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice
-- see ENTABLATURE illustration
2: a sculptured or richly ornamented band (as on a building)
3: a band, line, or series suggesting a frieze
Fervent
fer-vent \'fer-vent\ adj
[ME, fr. MF & L; MF, fr. L fervent-, fervens, prp. of ferve^-re to
boil, glow -- more at BURN]
(14c)
1: very hot: GLOWING
2: exhibiting or marked by great intensity of feeling: ZEALOUS
syn see IMPASSIONED
-- fer-vent-ly adv
Mercenaries
1mer-ce-nary \'mers-)en-,er-e^-\ pl -nar-ies
[ME, fr. L mercenarius, fr. merced-, merces wages -- more at MERCY]
(14c)
:one that serves merely for wages; esp: a soldier hired into foreign
service
Gibberish
gib-ber-ish \'jib-(e-)rish, 'gib-\ n
[prob. fr. gibber]
(1554)
:unintelligible or meaningless language:
a: a technical or esoteric language
b: pretentious or needlessly obscure language
Squalor
squa-lor \'skwa^:l-er also 'skwa^-l- or 'skwo[0xC7]l-\ n
[L; akin to L squalidus squalid]
(1621)
:the quality or state of being squalid
Slothful
sloth-ful \'slo[0xC7]th-fel, 'slo^-th-\ adj
(15c)
:inclined to sloth: INDOLENT
syn see LAZY
-- sloth-ful-ly \-fe-le^-\ adv
* sloth-ful-ness n
Simultaneously
si-mul-ta-neous \,s[0xF5]^--mel-'ta^--ne^--es, -nyes also ,sim-el-\ adj
[(assumed) ML simultanus, fr. L simul at the same time -- more at
SAME]
(1660)
1: existing or occurring at the same time: exactly coincident
2: satisfied by the same values of the variables
syn see CONTEMPORARY
-- si-mul-ta-ne-ity \-te-'ne^--et-e^-, -'na^--\ n
-- si-mul-ta-neous-ly \-'ta^--ne^--e-sle^-, -nye-\ adv
* si-mul-ta-neous-ness n
Sniveling
1sniv-el \'sniv-el\ vi -eled or -elled; -el-ing or -el-ling \-(e-)li{nj}\
[ME snivelen, fr. (assumed) OE snyflan; akin to D snuffelen to snuffle,
snuffen to sniff, Gk nan to flow -- more at NOURISH]
(14c)
1: to run at the nose
2: to snuff mucus up the nose audibly: SNUFFLE
3: to cry or whine with snuffling
4: to speak or act in a whining, sniffling, tearful, or weakly emotional
manner
* sniv-el-er \-(e-)ler\ n
Ruminative
ru-mi-nate \'r:u-me-,na^-t\ vb -nat-ed; -nat-ing
[L ruminatus, pp. of ruminari to chew the cud, muse upon, fr. rumin-,
rumen gullet; akin to Skt romantha ruminant]
vt
(1533)
1: to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly
2: to chew repeatedly for an extended period
~ vi
1: to chew again what has been chewed slightly and swallowed: chew
the cud
2: to engage in contemplation: REFLECT
syn see PONDER
-- ru-mi-na-tion \,r:u-me-'na^--shen\ n
-- ru-mi-na-tive \'r:u-me-,na^-t-iv\ adj
-- ru-mi-na-tive-ly adv
* ru-mi-na-tor\-,na^-t-er\ n
Trepidation
trep-i-da-tion \,trep-e-'da^--shen\ n
[L trepidation-, trepidatio, fr. trepidatus, pp. of trepidare to
tremble, fr. trepidus agitated; akin to OE thrafian to urge,
push, Gk trapein to press grapes]
(1605)
1 archaic: a tremulous motion: TREMOR
2: timorous uncertain agitation: APPREHENSION
syn see FEAR
Virtuous
vir-tu-ous \'verch-(e-)wes\ adj
(14c)
1: POTENT, EFFICACIOUS
2a: having or exhibiting virtue
2b: morally excellent: RIGHTEOUS
3: CHASTE
syn see MORAL
-- vir-tu-ous-ly adv
-- vir-tu-ous-ness n
auto da fe
au-to-da-fe' \,au.t-o^--de-'fa^-, ,o[0xC7]t-\ n, pl au-tos-da-fe' \-o^-z-de-\
[Pg auto da fe', lit., act of the faith]
(1723)
:the ceremony accompanying the pronouncement of judgment by the Inquisition
and followed by the execution of sentence by the secular
authorities; broadly :the burning of a heretic
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