absquatulate [ab-skwoch-uh-leyt]

verb:
to flee; abscond

Examples:

The AU deputy envoy to Somalia has been authorized to vacate or absquatulate Somalia within seven days with effect from today. (Mohamed Hussein Mentalist, Federal Government Of Somalia Had Set Seven Days Ultimatum To Africanunion Envoy To Absquatulate The Country, Modern Ghana, ( Read more... )

Tuesday, Mar. 26, 2024

Apposite (adjective)
ap·po·site [ap-uh-zit, uh-poz-it]

adjective
1. suitable; well-adapted; pertinent; relevant; apt: an apposite answer.

OTHER WORDS FROM APPOSITE
ap·po·site·ly, adjective
ap·po·site·ness, noun
un·ap·po·site, adjective
un·ap·po·site·ly, adverb
un·ap·po·site·ness, noun

WORDS RELATED TO APPOSITEgermane, ( Read more... )

atelier [at-l-yey, at-l-yey]

noun:
a workshop or studio, especially of an artist, artisan, or designer

Examples:

The building, significant for its cultural and historical value, faces an uncertain future, prompting initiatives for its conservation. Kotaro Takamura, a pivotal figure in Japanese art and poetry, used this atelier as his ( Read more... )

Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024

Antediluvian (adjective, noun)
an·te·di·lu·vi·an [an-tee-di-loo-vee-uhn]

adjective
1. of or belonging to the period before the Flood. Gen. 7, 8.
2. very old, old-fashioned, or out of date; antiquated; primitive: antediluvian ideas.

noun3. a person who lived before the Flood ( Read more... )

acolyte [ak-uh-lahyt]

noun:
1 a person who assists the celebrant in the performance of liturgical rites
2 a devoted follower or attendant.

Examples:

The updated canon will say, "Laity who possess the age and qualifications established by decree of the conference of bishops can be admitted on a stable basis through the prescribed ( Read more... )

Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024

Aberrant (adjective, noun)
ab·er·rant [uh-ber-uhnt, ab-er-]

adjective
1. departing from the right, normal, or usual course.
2. deviating from the ordinary, usual, or normal type; exceptional; abnormal.

noun
3. an aberrant person, thing, group, etc.

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH ABERRANT
abhorrent

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Asportation - noun

Asportation is, generally, the removal of something from one place to another.

It's usually associated with theft or kidnapping.

Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023

Avarice (noun)
avarice [ av-er-is ]

noun
1. insatiable greed for riches; inordinate, miserly desire to gain and hoard wealth.

WORDS RELATED TO AVARICE
avidity, covetousness, cupidity, frugality, greediness, miserliness, parsimony, penuriousness, rapacity, stinginess, thrift, penny-pinching

See synonyms for avarice on ( Read more... )

adumbration [ad-uhm-brey-shuhn]

noun:
1 a shadow or faint image of something
2 a foreshadowing of or precursor to something
3 concealment or overshadowing

Examples:

Ultimately, this work represents an adumbration for the organization of the hero’s journey, the Quest, as a way to give meaning, purpose, and focus to ( Read more... )

Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023

Ascribe (verb)
as·cribe [uh-skrahyb]

verb (used with object) as·cribed, as·crib·ing.
1. to credit or assign, as to a cause or source; attribute; impute: The alphabet is usually ascribed to the Phoenicians.
2. to attribute or think of as belonging, as a quality or characteristic: They ascribed courage to me for something I ( Read more... )