adjure
1 use
1 —1 use as in:
I adjure you
"Once and for all," said the prisoner, "I adjure you to set me free."
adjure = appeal earnestly or command solemnly
Definition
Generally this sense of adjure means:to appeal earnestly or command solemnly
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 0 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 11 |
bastion
1 use
To the North there were low pale-coloured hills, in places bastioned with rock.
bastioned = protected
Definition
Generally bastion means:defense or defensive fortification — such as people who defend a principle or fortifications that defend people from attack (especially the projecting part of a castle wall or rampart)
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 5 |
beseech
1 use
"I beseech you to hear me," said the Knight, forcing himself to speak calmly.
beseech = to ask strongly or beg
Definition
Generally beseech means:to ask strongly or beg for something
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 4 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 11 |
bulwark
2 uses
...and many banners waving from the decks, and a row of shields, bright as silver, along the bulwarks.
bulwarks = the part of a ship's side that is above the upper deck
Definition
Generally bulwark means:something that offers protection — especially a defensive wall or embankment, or a sea wall
or (especially in classic literature): the part of a ship's side that is above the upper deck
or (especially in classic literature): the part of a ship's side that is above the upper deck
Word Statistics
| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 3 |
buttress
1 use
1 —1 use as in:
a flying buttress
They behaved like people who do not want to be seen: lurking in shadow behind buttresses or in doorways,
buttresses = an architectural feature that supports the wall of a building
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 0 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 13 |
diligent
1 use
...they were all diligently throwing snowballs ... in such perfect time with the music...
diligently = working hard and carefully at
Definition
Generally diligent means:hard work and care in tasks — often continuing when others might quit because of difficulties
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 5 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 15 |
disheveled
1 use
Pale though he was from long imprisonment in the Deep Lands, dressed in black, dusty, dishevelled, and weary, there was something in his face and air which no one could mistake.
dishevelled = messy (untidy or in disarray) — especially of a person's clothes and hair
Definition
Generally disheveled means:messy (untidy or disordered) — especially of a person's clothes and hair
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 4 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 15 |
divine
1 use
1 —1 use as in:
to forgive is divine
She is of divine race, and knows neither age nor death.
divine = wonderful; god-like; or coming from God
Definition
Generally this sense of divine means:wonderful; or god-like or coming from God
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 6 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 10 |
eloquent
1 use
very witty and eloquent.
eloquent = powerful use of language
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 7 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 14 |
forbearance
1 use
And I know not how, as the years pass, I shall bear to remember that it was once in my power to have probed the uttermost pit of Earth and that I forbore.
forbore = refrained (did not)
Definition
Generally forbearance means:refraining (holding back) from acting
or:
patience, tolerance, or self-control
or:
patience, tolerance, or self-control
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 2 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 14 |
grievous
1 use
For she has found out by art magical that this would hinder my deliverance from the grievous enchantment I lie under.
grievous = very bad; or causing grief
Definition
Generally grievous means:very serious; or very bad; or causing grief
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 3 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 11 |
impeach
1 use
1 —1 use as in:
impeach my courage
If my old friend Reepicheep the Mouse were here, he would say we could not now refuse the adventures of Bism without a great impeachment to our honour.
impeachment = criticism (of character)
Definition
Generally this sense of impeach means:criticize someone's character
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 14 |
inquisitive
1 use
"Stay here, I vote," said Jill. "I'd much rather not see it." But she felt a little inquisitive all the same.
inquisitive = inclined to try to learn about things
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 3 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 11 |
monotonous
1 use
She began to play it with her fingers - a steady, monotonous thrumming that you didn't notice after a few minutes.
monotonous = lacking in variety
Definition
Generally monotonous means:lacking in variety — typically boring
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 6 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 12 |
pantomime
1 use
And he rubbed his big frog-like hands together as if he were talking of going to a party or a pantomime.
pantomime = a performance of something through gestures and body movements without words
Definition
Generally pantomime means:a performance or expression of something through gestures and body movements without words
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 5 |
phosphorescence
1 use
He thought the hole would lead only into some other cave, lit by some ghostly phosphorescence and filled with goodness-knows-what evil creatures of the Underworld.
phosphorescence = dim glowing light
Definition
Generally phosphorescence means:a dim glowing light
or more technically: a fluorescence (dim light) created by a chemical reaction within a living organism; or a dim light that continues to shine from something after the bombarding radiation (stronger light that fell upon it) has ceased
or more technically: a fluorescence (dim light) created by a chemical reaction within a living organism; or a dim light that continues to shine from something after the bombarding radiation (stronger light that fell upon it) has ceased
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 2 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 15 |
prudent
1 use
...the gentle giants. They are as mild, civil, prudent, and courteous as...
prudent = careful and sensible
Definition
Generally prudent means:sensible and careful
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 7 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 6 |
renounce
1 use
renounce it as plain villainy
renounce = reject
Definition
Generally renounce means:to formally reject, give up, or turn away from
(as in to give up the power of a monarch, to change belief , behavior, support, or association)
(as in to give up the power of a monarch, to change belief , behavior, support, or association)
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 5 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 12 |
resolute
1 use
He walked resolutely to the door and flung it wide open.
resolutely = with firm purpose
Definition
Generally resolute means:firm in purpose or belief
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 7 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 11 |
shoal
1 use
At about nine o'clock next morning three lonely figures might have been seen picking their way across the Shribble by the shoals and stepping-stones.
shoals = sandbanks or other stretches of shallow water
Definition
Generally this sense of shoal means:a sandbank or other stretch of shallow water
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 6 |