THAW
When things thaw, they're coming out of deep freeze and warming up. @WordCzar
You can thaw a chicken, and a chilly friendship can thaw too.
Anything that thaws is warming up after a frigid or chilly period. The weather thaws when spring hits, especially after a bad winter.
When you take food out of the freezer, it thaws. When you have an unpleasant relationship with someone, that can thaw too. A warm, friendly gesture from one person to another can be a sign that their cold relationship is thawing.
When you think of thawing, think "Warming up."
When things thaw, they're coming out of deep freeze and warming up. @WordCzar
You can thaw a chicken, and a chilly friendship can thaw too.
Anything that thaws is warming up after a frigid or chilly period. The weather thaws when spring hits, especially after a bad winter.
When you take food out of the freezer, it thaws. When you have an unpleasant relationship with someone, that can thaw too. A warm, friendly gesture from one person to another can be a sign that their cold relationship is thawing.
When you think of thawing, think "Warming up."
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Befuddled:
When you're befuddled, you're bewildered, confused, lost, or mixed-up. In other words, you don't know what's going on.
A befuddled person is so confused that they just can't understand or figure something out. Or they've had way too much to drink. @WordCzar
A difficult math problem could leave you befuddled. If your teacher showed up in a gorilla suit one day, you'd probably be pretty befuddled.
Things that are vague and perplexing can also be described as befuddled, like a speech that makes no sense.
When you're befuddled, you're bewildered, confused, lost, or mixed-up. In other words, you don't know what's going on.
A befuddled person is so confused that they just can't understand or figure something out. Or they've had way too much to drink. @WordCzar
A difficult math problem could leave you befuddled. If your teacher showed up in a gorilla suit one day, you'd probably be pretty befuddled.
Things that are vague and perplexing can also be described as befuddled, like a speech that makes no sense.
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Sentinel
A sentinel is a guard, a lookout, a person keeping watch. It's often a soldier, but not always.
If you're watching a pot, waiting for it to boil, you're standing sentinel over it — and incidentally, it won't boil until you leave.
Etymologists think sentinel stems from the Old Italian words sentina, meaning "vigilance," and sentire, "to hear or perceive." It's a close cousin of sentry, which means the same thing. You can use sentinel as a noun or a verb.
A kid in a snowball war might be the sentinel, patrolling the entrance to the fort. Wolves stand sentinel over their kill, stepping aside only for the alpha male, who always eats first.
A sentinel is a guard, a lookout, a person keeping watch. It's often a soldier, but not always.
If you're watching a pot, waiting for it to boil, you're standing sentinel over it — and incidentally, it won't boil until you leave.
Etymologists think sentinel stems from the Old Italian words sentina, meaning "vigilance," and sentire, "to hear or perceive." It's a close cousin of sentry, which means the same thing. You can use sentinel as a noun or a verb.
A kid in a snowball war might be the sentinel, patrolling the entrance to the fort. Wolves stand sentinel over their kill, stepping aside only for the alpha male, who always eats first.
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Pluviophile:
is a noun which means a lover of rain or someone who finds joy or peace of mind during rains.
It finds its origin in the latin word pluvial meaning of or relating to rain or a prolonged period of wet.
is a noun which means a lover of rain or someone who finds joy or peace of mind during rains.
It finds its origin in the latin word pluvial meaning of or relating to rain or a prolonged period of wet.
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Enervate
To enervate is to weaken, wear down, or even bum out.
A three-hour lecture on the history of socks might thrill someone, it would enervate most people. So would a too-long soak in a hot tub. With your parents.
Trace enervate back far enough and you'll discover that it comes from the Latin enervare which means basically “to cut the sinew” or “to cause to be cut from the muscle.” That would certainly weaken someone.
These days, there’s no need for violence.
To enervate someone is to sap their energy, like by reading your ex all the love letters your new sweetheart wrote you. When something enervates you, it does more than get on your nerves; it brings you down.
To enervate is to weaken, wear down, or even bum out.
A three-hour lecture on the history of socks might thrill someone, it would enervate most people. So would a too-long soak in a hot tub. With your parents.
Trace enervate back far enough and you'll discover that it comes from the Latin enervare which means basically “to cut the sinew” or “to cause to be cut from the muscle.” That would certainly weaken someone.
These days, there’s no need for violence.
To enervate someone is to sap their energy, like by reading your ex all the love letters your new sweetheart wrote you. When something enervates you, it does more than get on your nerves; it brings you down.
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Indelible :
If something is indelible, you better hope you never regret it, like the indelible tattoo of the name of your favorite band or the indelible first impression it might give people you meet years from now, especially if your taste in music changes.
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The adjective indelible describes something that can't be erased or removed, like marks made by an indelible marker, or an indelible moment you will never forget, like your first day of kindergarten or the first time you visit a new, exotic place.
It comes from the Latin word indelebilis, meaning "not able to be destroyed."
If something is indelible, you better hope you never regret it, like the indelible tattoo of the name of your favorite band or the indelible first impression it might give people you meet years from now, especially if your taste in music changes.
@WordCzar
The adjective indelible describes something that can't be erased or removed, like marks made by an indelible marker, or an indelible moment you will never forget, like your first day of kindergarten or the first time you visit a new, exotic place.
It comes from the Latin word indelebilis, meaning "not able to be destroyed."
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Which of the following is most likely indelible?
Anonymous Poll
14%
a melodious voice
75%
a permanent marker
9%
an eye shadow
2%
a clever headline
Discernible :
Discernible means noticeable.
If your extra hours training are having no discernible influence on your basketball game, it means your game has not changed. @WordCzar
You can use discernible in two senses. First, you can use it to describe something you physically see: Because the sky was so clear, the ship was discernible from miles off.
You can also use it to describe something you sense or understand: When your younger brother told he was sorry he broke your baseball bat, the truth was discernible in his voice.
Discernible means noticeable.
If your extra hours training are having no discernible influence on your basketball game, it means your game has not changed. @WordCzar
You can use discernible in two senses. First, you can use it to describe something you physically see: Because the sky was so clear, the ship was discernible from miles off.
You can also use it to describe something you sense or understand: When your younger brother told he was sorry he broke your baseball bat, the truth was discernible in his voice.
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The opposite of discernible is:
Anonymous Poll
9%
sensitive
74%
imperceptible
10%
amusing
8%
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Inimical :
Censorship is inimical to freedom. So, most teenagers would argue, are curfews. To be inimical is to be harmful, antagonistic, or opposed to — like smoking two packs a day is to healthy lungs.
Inimical comes from the Latin word inimicus, meaning "enemy." It suggests acting like someone's enemy––being adverse, damaging, or downright hostile. It can refer to anything from emotions and actions to public policy.
Be careful not to mix it up with inimitable, which means too good to be copied.
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Censorship is inimical to freedom. So, most teenagers would argue, are curfews. To be inimical is to be harmful, antagonistic, or opposed to — like smoking two packs a day is to healthy lungs.
Inimical comes from the Latin word inimicus, meaning "enemy." It suggests acting like someone's enemy––being adverse, damaging, or downright hostile. It can refer to anything from emotions and actions to public policy.
Be careful not to mix it up with inimitable, which means too good to be copied.
@WordCzar
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Pander :
If a campaigning politician wants to pander to a crowd of pet owners, he might deliver a speech while embracing his own pet poodle.
To pander is to appease or gratify, and often in a negative, self-serving way.
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The word pander began its infamous history as the name of various characters. Pandaro was a character in Boccaccio’s Filostrato. Pandarus was a character in Chaucer’s Troilus and Criseyde, as well as in Shakespeare’s Troilus and Cressida.
These literary works all tell the tale of star-crossed lovers, and the namesake of pander is, essentially, a go-between whose motives don't seem entirely pure.
If a campaigning politician wants to pander to a crowd of pet owners, he might deliver a speech while embracing his own pet poodle.
To pander is to appease or gratify, and often in a negative, self-serving way.
@WordCzar
The word pander began its infamous history as the name of various characters. Pandaro was a character in Boccaccio’s Filostrato. Pandarus was a character in Chaucer’s Troilus and Criseyde, as well as in Shakespeare’s Troilus and Cressida.
These literary works all tell the tale of star-crossed lovers, and the namesake of pander is, essentially, a go-between whose motives don't seem entirely pure.
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Buffoon :
A buffoon is someone whose ridiculous behavior is a source of amusement to others.
People you might call a buffoon are a political rival or the guy at work who tells silly jokes at office parties.
The noun buffoon has changed its spelling over the years, but not really its meaning.
In Middle French, it was bouffon, which came from the Italian buffone, meaning "jester."
The original root is the Latin buffare. Think of the stereotypical court jester, the person who makes jokes and falls about trying to make the king laugh — he's paid to be a buffoon.
A buffoon is someone whose ridiculous behavior is a source of amusement to others.
People you might call a buffoon are a political rival or the guy at work who tells silly jokes at office parties.
The noun buffoon has changed its spelling over the years, but not really its meaning.
In Middle French, it was bouffon, which came from the Italian buffone, meaning "jester."
The original root is the Latin buffare. Think of the stereotypical court jester, the person who makes jokes and falls about trying to make the king laugh — he's paid to be a buffoon.
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PAYLOAD :
Payload is what a vehicle carries.
If you have a plane with a payload of one ton, then that plane can carry one ton (including you and the snacks you may bring aboard).
Often, payload is estimated to be everything on board a vehicle that's worth money, or that produces income for the vehicle's owner. In the case of a commercial jet, that might be all the paying passengers. In other cases, a truck, ship, or plane's payload includes every single person and item on board, including the flight crew and fuel.
From about 1936, payload frequently referred to bombs carried by a military plane or missile.
Payload is what a vehicle carries.
If you have a plane with a payload of one ton, then that plane can carry one ton (including you and the snacks you may bring aboard).
Often, payload is estimated to be everything on board a vehicle that's worth money, or that produces income for the vehicle's owner. In the case of a commercial jet, that might be all the paying passengers. In other cases, a truck, ship, or plane's payload includes every single person and item on board, including the flight crew and fuel.
From about 1936, payload frequently referred to bombs carried by a military plane or missile.
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Permeate
As tattoos permeate the mainstream, though, being ink-free may mean less and less. Attitudes towards tattoos are liberalizing...
per·me·ate
verb
Spread throughout (something)
Synonyms: pervade, spread through, fill
As tattoos permeate the mainstream, though, being ink-free may mean less and less. Attitudes towards tattoos are liberalizing...
per·me·ate
verb
Spread throughout (something)
Synonyms: pervade, spread through, fill
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