anterior

Pronunciation:/anˈtɪərɪə/
adjective
• 1 technical nearer the front , especially in the front of the body, or nearer to the head
or forepart:.the veins anterior to the heart The opposite of POSTERIOR
• Botany(of a part of a flower or leaf) situated further away from the main stem
• 2 formal coming before in time ; earlier:an incident anterior to her troubles
Origin:
mid 16th century: from French antérieur or Latin anterior, comparative of ante 'before'

breach

Pronunciation:/briːtʃ/

noun
• 1 an act of breaking or failing to observe a law, agreement, or code of conduct:a
breach of confidence[mass noun] :I sued for breach of contract
sy:violation
antonym:upholding
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French breche, ultimately of Germanic origin; related to

CAJOLE

Pronunciation:/kəˈdʒəʊl/
verb
[with object]
• persuade (someone) to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery:he hoped
to cajole her into selling him her house
Origin:
mid 17th century: from French cajoler

synonym:butter up, flatter

Antonym:force,repel

dolorous
Pronunciation:/ˈdɒl(ə)rəs/
adjective
literary
• feeling or expressing great sorrow or distress
after getting result she became dolorous.
Synonym:distressing
Antonym:cheery, happy
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French doleros, from late Latin dolorosus,
from Latindolor 'pain, grief'

expunge
Pronunciation:/ɪkˈspʌn(d)ʒ, ɛk-/
verb
[with object]
• obliterate or remove completely (something unwanted or unpleasant):the kind of man
that could expunge an unsatisfactory incident from his memory
• s:erase
• a:create, construct
Origin:
early 17th century: from Latin expungere 'mark for deletion by means of points',
fromex- 'out' + pungere 'to prick'

frown
Pronunciation:/fraʊn/
verb
[no object]
• furrow one's brows in an expression indicating disapproval, displeasure, or
concentration:he frowned as he reread the letter
• a facial expression or look characterized by a furrowing of one's brows:a frown of
disapproval
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French froignier, from froigne 'surly look', of Celtic origin

s:give a dirty look, glare

a:grin, smile
gelid
Pronunciation:/ˈdʒɛlɪd/
adjective
• icy; extremely cold:the gelid pond she gave a gelid reply
a:tropic, warm
s:chilly
Origin:
early 17th century: from Latin gelidus, from gelu 'frost, intense cold'

hasty
Pronunciation:/ˈheɪsti/
adjective (hastier, hastiest)
• acting with excessive speed or insufficient consideration:don't be too hasty
in criticizing a colleague
• archaic quick-tempered
s:thoughtless, urgent
a:delayed, lazy
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French hasti, hastif, from haste (see HASTE)

inundate
Pronunciation:/ˈɪnʌndeɪt/
verb
[with object]
 • 1 overwhelm (someone) with things or people to be dealt with:we've been inundated
with complaints from listeners
• 2 flood:the islands may be the first to be inundated as sea levels rise
a:underwhelm
s:overflown, immerse
Origin:
late 16th century: (earlier (late Middle English) as inundation) from Latin inundat-'flooded',
from the verb inundare, from in- 'into, upon' + undare 'to flow' (from unda 'a wave')

jeer
Pronunciation:/dʒɪə/
verb
[no object]
• make rude and mocking remarks, typically in a loud voice:some of the younger men
jeered at him(as adjective jeering)the jeering crowds
• [with object] shout rude and mocking remarks at (someone):councillors were jeered
and heckled
noun
• a rude and mocking remark
a:compliment
s:scorn, laugh at
Origin:
mid 16th century: of unknown origin

knack
Pronunciation:/nak/
noun
[usually in singular]
• an acquired or natural skill at doing something:he had a knack for communicating
• a tendency to do something:John had the enviable knack of falling asleep anywhere
Origin:
late Middle English (originally denoting a clever or deceitful trick): probably related to
obsolete knack ‘sharp blow or sound’, of imitative origin (compare with Dutch knak'crack,
snap')

s:aptitude
a:ineptude, inability
loathsome

Pronunciation:/ˈləʊðs(ə)m/
hateful
adjective
• causing hatred or disgust; repulsive:this loathsome little swine
• ali showed loathsome attitude towards the poor old man.
A:lovable
S:creepy, repellant
Origin:
Middle English: from archaic loath ‘disgust, loathing’ + -SOME
mourn
Pronunciation:/mɔːn/
verb
[with object]
• feel or show sorrow for the death of (someone), typically by following conventions
such as the wearing of black clothes:Isobel mourned her husband[no
object] :she mourned for her friends who died in the accident
• feel regret or sadness about (the loss or disappearance of something):publishers
mourned declining sales of hardback fiction
Origin:
Old English murnan, of Germanic origin

S:sad , cry

A:be happy, be joyful

nonplus
Pronunciation:/nɒnˈplʌs/
verb (nonplusses, nonplussing, nonplussed)
[with object]
• surprise and confuse (someone) so much that they are unsure how to react:Diane was
nonplussed by such an odd question
noun
• a state of being very surprised and confused
Origin:
late 16th century: from Latin non plus 'not more'. The noun originally meant ‘a state in which
no more can be said or done’

a:confuse, perplex, frustrate

s:clear up, enlighten
onerous
Pronunciation:/ˈəʊn(ə)rəs, ˈɒn-/
adjective
• (of a task or responsibility) involving a great deal of effort, trouble, or difficulty:he
found his duties increasingly onerous
• Lawinvolving heavy obligations:an onerous lease
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French onereus, from Latin onerosus,
from onus, oner-'burden'

perpetrate

a: easy, trivial
s: burdensome, crushing
Pronunciation:/ˈpəːpɪtreɪt/
verb
[with object]
• carry out or commit (a harmful, illegal, or immoral action):a crime has been
perpetrated against a sovereign state
Origin:
mid 16th century: from Latin perpetrat- 'performed', from the verb perpetrare, fromper- 'to
completion' + patrare 'bring about'. In Latin the act perpetrated might be good or bad; in
English the verb was first used in the statutes referring to crime, hence the negative
association

a:abstain
s:commit, execute
quibble
Pronunciation:/ˈkwɪb(ə)l/
noun
• 1 a slight objection or criticism:the only quibble about this book is the price
• 2 archaic a play on words; a pun
Origin:
early 17th century (in the sense ‘play on words, pun’): diminutive of obsolete quib ‘a petty
objection’, probably from Latin quibus, dative and ablative plural of qui, quae,quod 'who,
what, which', frequently used in legal documents and so associated with subtle distinctions or
verbal niceties

s:objection, criticism
a:approval, agreement
REPLASE:
noun
Pronunciation:/"also" ˈriːlaps/
• a deterioration in someone's state of health after a temporary improvement:he
responded well to treatment, but then suffered a relapse
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin relaps- 'slipped back', from the verb relabi,
from re-'back' + labi 'to slip'. Early senses referred to a return to heresy or wrongdoing

s: turn back, regenerate

a: get better, progress
segregate 1
verb
Pronunciation:/ˈsɛgrɪgeɪt/
• 1 [with object] set apart from the rest or from each other; isolate or divide:disabled
people should not be segregated from the rest of society
• separate or divide along racial, sexual, or religious lines:blacks were segregated in
churches, schools, and colleges(as adjective segregated)segregated education
systems
s:discriminate
a:desegregate, combine
Origin:
mid 16th century: from Latin segregat- 'separated from the flock', from the verbsegregare,
from se- 'apart' + grex, greg- 'flock'

truculent
Pronunciation:/ˈtrʌkjʊl(ə)nt/
adjective
 • eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant:the truculent attitude of farmers
to cheaper imports
Origin:
mid 16th century: from Latin truculentus, from trux, truc- 'fierce'

a:abusive, aggressive
s:cooperative, gentle
Unintelligible
Pronunciation:/ʌnɪnˈtɛlɪdʒɪb(ə)l/
adjective
• impossible to understand:dolphin sounds are unintelligible to humans
a: comprehensible
s: ambiguous
Origin:
late Middle English (also in the sense ‘capable of understanding’): from Latinintelligibilis,
from intelligere 'understand' (see INTELLIGENT)

vile (vile)
Pronunciation:/vʌɪl/
adjective
• extremely unpleasant:he has a vile tempervile smells
• morally bad; wicked:as vile a rogue as ever lived
• archaic of little worth or value
Origin:
Middle English: via Old French from Latin vilis 'of low value'

S:bad, course, horrible

A: kind, gentle

wee 1 (wee)
Pronunciation:/wiː/
adjective (weer /ˈwiːə/, weest /ˈwiːɪst/)
chiefly Scottish
• little:when I was just a wee bairnthe lyrics are a wee bit too sweet and sentimental
Origin:
Middle English (originally a noun use in Scots, usually as a little wee ‘a little bit’): fromOld
English wēg(e) (see WEY)

• s:dwarf, small, baby

• a:big,gaint
XANTHOUS
Main Entry: yellow
Part of Speech: noun, adjective
Definition: sunny color
Synonyms: amber, bisque, blond, buff, chrome, cream, gold,ivory, lemon, saffron, sand, tawny, xanthous
The patient turned xanthium colored after the attack of hepatitis.
yearn
Pronunciation:/jəːn/
verb
[no object]
• have an intense feeling of longing for something, typically something that one has
lost or been separated from:she yearned for a glimpse of him[with infinitive] :they
yearned to go home
• archaic be filled with compassion or warm feeling:no fellow spirit yearned towards
her.
A hate, dislike:
S:long, want, thirst
Origin:
Old English giernan, from a Germanic base meaning 'eager'

zany
Pronunciation:/ˈzeɪni/
adjective (zanier, zaniest)
• amusingly unconventional and idiosyncratic:his zany humour
noun
• a zany person
• historical a comic performer partnering a clown, whom he imitated in an amusing
way
s:foolish, crazy

a:serious

Origin:
late 16th century: from French zani or Italian zan(n)i, Venetian form
of Gianni,Giovanni 'John', stock name of the servants acting as clowns in the commedia
dell'arte