abdicate
1 use
1 —1 use as in:
abdicated the throne
"But, Sire," interrupted Drinian, "are you abdicating?"
abdicating = formally giving up power (in this case, the king giving up the throne)
Definition
Generally this sense of abdicate means:to formally give up power — as when giving up a position of royalty such as to resign from being king
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 0 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 16 |
apparent
4 uses
Apparently he had by amazing luck found the only possible way down
apparently = it appears
Definition
Generally apparent means:clear or obvious; or appearing as such but not necessarily so
Word Statistics
| Book | 4 uses |
| Library | 54 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 500 |
| 1st use | Chapter 6 |
audible
2 uses
I wish the Magician would make them inaudible instead of invisible.
inaudible = impossible to hear
Definition
Generally this sense of audible means:capable of being heard
Word Statistics
| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 13 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 11 |
bequeath
1 use
Why, every man that comes with us shall bequeath the title of Dawn Treader to all his descendants, and when we land at Cair Paravel on the homeward voyage he shall have either gold or land enough to make him rich all his life.†
bequeath = leave (or give by will) usually upon death
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 14 |
Bern
30 uses
"They're not in Pug's purse yet, Sire," said the Lord Bern, for he it was.†
Bern = the capital of Switzerland; located in western Switzerland
Word Statistics
| Book | 30 uses |
| Library | 0 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 2 |
beseech
2 uses
"I beseech your Majesty," said Drinian.
beseech = beg (ask strongly for something)
Definition
Generally beseech means:to ask strongly or beg for something
Word Statistics
| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 4 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 2 |
consequence
1 use
1 —1 use as in:
a direct consequence of
Consequently, when the Pevensie children had returned to Narnia last time for their second visit, it was (for the Narnians) as if King Arthur came back to Britain, as some people say he will.†
consequently = resultantly (as a result)
Definition
Generally this sense of consequence means:a result of something (often an undesired side effect)
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 24 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 100 |
| 1st use | Chapter 1 |
conspicuous
1 use
They came out and went back on to the path where the trees might possibly make them less conspicuous.
conspicuous = easily seen
Definition
Generally conspicuous means:easily noticed — typically attracting attention such as by being large, flashy, or unusual
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 6 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 9 |
despair
3 uses
The pleasure... of being liked... was what kept Eustace from despair.
despair = the feeling of giving up hope
Definition
Generally despair means:hopelessness
Word Statistics
| Book | 3 uses |
| Library | 27 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 500 |
| 1st use | Chapter 1 |
distill
1 use
could it be made with distilled water
distilled = purified by boiling it and condensing its vapors
Definition
Generally distill means:to purify, concentrate, or separate a liquid (such as whisky) by boiling it and condensing its vapors
or:
to extract essential ideas
or:
to extract essential ideas
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 2 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 1 |
embark
4 uses
embarked on a dangerous voyage
embarked = set out
Definition
Generally embark means:set out on a venture — especially to board a ship
Word Statistics
| Book | 4 uses |
| Library | 5 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 5 |
infallible
1 use
an infallible spell to make...
infallible = never failing
Definition
Generally infallible means:never wrong; or never failing
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 2 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 10 |
ingratiate
1 use
said Pug with an ingratiating smile.
ingratiating = intended to gain favor with somebody
Definition
Generally ingratiate means:gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 4 |
liege
2 uses
My liege, think again.†
liege = a feudal lord entitled to allegiance and service
or:
a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord
or:
a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord
Word Statistics
| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 3 |
lithe
1 use
a long lithe body
lithe = thin with flexibility and grace of movement
Definition
Generally lithe means:a graceful, flexible body — often implying thinness
or:
graceful, flexible body movement
or:
graceful, flexible body movement
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 2 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 6 |
luminous
1 use
Most of them slept on deck and talked far into the night or hung over the ship's side watching the luminous dance of the foam thrown up by their bows.
luminous = shining
Definition
Generally luminous means:glowing or shining
(also used metaphorically to describe beauty or intelligence)
(also used metaphorically to describe beauty or intelligence)
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 6 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 13 |
minuteness
1 use
1 —1 use as in:
keep the minutes
"Nothing about it in the correspondence," said the governor. Nothing in the minutes. We have not been notified of any such thing.
†
†
minutes = formal notes
Definition
Generally this sense of minutes means:a written record of what happened at a meeting
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 4 |
odious
1 use
Odious stuck-up prig.
odious = extremely unpleasant, disgusting, or dislikable
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 2 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 5 |
prudent
1 use
...paid him long compliments, all about the fountains of prosperity irrigating the gardens of prudence and virtue...
prudence = careful sense
Definition
Generally prudent means:sensible and careful
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 7 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 4 |
usurp
2 uses
Miraz the usurper
usurper = one who takes control without authority
Definition
Generally usurp means:seize or take control without authority
Word Statistics
| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 3 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 2 |