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Avert (v)
- 1. To turn away (one's eyes or thoughts)
- 2. To prevent or ward off
- Ex: The engineers failed to avert the train crash, so they were fired.
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Piety (n)
- 1. The quality of being religious
- 2. The quality of being dutiful
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Filial (adj)
- 1. Of or due from a son or daughter
- 2. Denoting the generation or generations after the parental generation
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Reverent (adj)
Feeling or showing solemn respect
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Profound (adj) (n)
- (adj) 1. Very great or intense
- (n) 2. The vast depth of the ocean or mind
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Tirade (n)
A long, angry speech of critisism or accusation
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Thrifty (adj)
Using resources carefully and not wastefully
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Recession (n)
- 1. A period of economic decline during which trade and industrial activity are reduced
- 2. The act of receding; going away from the observer
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Euphony (n)
- 1. The quality of being pleasing to the ear, especially through harmonic words
- 2. The tendency to make phonetic change for ease of pronunciation
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Cacophony (n)
A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds
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Linguist (n)
A person skilled in foreign languages
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Graphologist (n)
A person who studies writing
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Lepidopterologist (n)
A person who studies butterflies
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Variegated (adj)
- 1. Exhibiting different colors, especially in irregular patterns or streaks
- 2. Having or consisting of leaves that are edged or patterned in a second color
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Multitudinous (adj)
- 1. Very numerous
- 2. Consisting of or containing many individual elements
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Conducive (adj)
- Tending to produce, helpful; favorable
- Ex: The lesson was not conducive to the learning of the children.
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Eulogy (n)
- 1. A speech or writing in praise of a person, especially one that is in honor of a deceased person
- 2. A high praise or commendation
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Vacillating (adj)
- 1. Not resolute; waving, indeciseful
- Ex: The person's ideas vacillated so much he was thought to be insecure.
- 2. Swaying, fluctuating
- Ex: The vacillating indicator showed the inconsistency of the air condition outside.
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Oscillate (v)
- 1. To swing or move to and fro, like a pendulum
- 2. To vary between different beliefs, opinions, conditions, etc.
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Malodorous (adj)
Having an offensive or unpleasant odor
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