vocabulary words

• to ask for humbly or earnestly, as by praying
• to make a humble entreaty to; beseech
• to make a humble, earnest petition; beg

besought or beseeched, beseeching, beseeches

• 1. to address an earnest or urgent request to; implore
• 2. to request earnestly; beg for
• synonyms: beg

• 1. mathematics: the expression written below the line in a common fraction that indicates the # of parts into which the whole is divided
• 2. a common trait or characteristics
• 3. an average level or standard

• 1. the study of the nature of God & religious truth; rational inquiry into religious questions
• 2. a system or school of opinions concerning God & religious questions
• 3. a course of specialized religious study usually at a college or seminary

• 1. (a) a school, esp a theological school for the training of priests, ministers, or rabbis
• 1. (b) a school of higher education, esp a private school for girls
• 2. a place or environment in which something is developed or nurtured

sourness or acidness of taste, character or ton

a rough or bitter manner

• 1. the state or quality of being obscene
• 2. indecency, lewdness or offensiveness in behavior, expression, or appearance
• 3. something, such as a word, act, or expression, that is indecent or lewd
• 4. something that is offensive or repulsive to the senses

• 1. a preoccupied w/ sex & sexual desire; lustful
• 1. b. obscene; indecent

characterized by or intended to excite crude sexual desire; obscene

2. obsolete: wicked or ignorant

• 1. given to excessive & often trivial or rambling talking; tiresomely talkative; constant & frivolous chatter; loquacious; talkative
• 2. wordy & rambling; prolix

• 1. unworthy of serious attention; trivial
• 2. inappropriately silly

• 1. of little significant or value
• 2. ordinary; commonplace
• 3. concerned w/ or involving triva
• 4. biology: relating to or designating a species; specific
• 5. math: ...

An inflammatory disorder of the lower intestinal tract, usually caused by a bacterial, parasitic, or protozoan infection and resulting in pain, fever, and severe diarrhea, often accompanied by the passage of blood and mucus.

• 1. The science that analyzes and compares human cultures, as in social structure, language, religion, and technology; cultural anthropology.
• 2. The branch of anthropology that deals with the origin, distribution, and characteristics of human racial groups.

• 1. A goosefoot (Chenopodium quinoa) native to the Andes and cultivated for its edible seeds.2. The high-protein dried fruits and seeds of this plant, used as a food staple and ground into flour.