Howards End — Vocabulary
E. M. Forster
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consequenceconsequence → consequences:results Your decision will have three major consequences.more Show sample from book They had attempted friendship, and they would take the consequences.10 more consequence → consequences:results (including unintended side-effects) Show general definition for consequence (as in: a direct consequence of) a result of something (often an undesired side effect)
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consequence#2consequence → consequential:important Think carefully. This is a consequential decision.more Show sample from book "It isn't of any consequence," said the young man, in truth a little uneasy about his umbrella.10 more importance Show general definition for consequence (as in: of little consequence) importance or relevance
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inclinedhave a tendency; or an attitude or mood that favors something I'm inclined to believe him.more Show sample from book I don't feel inclined to talk.12 more in the mood Show general definition for inclined (as in: I'm inclined to) a tendency, mood, desire, or attitude that favors something; or making someone favor something
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inclinesomething sloping upward (such as a hill) It is a steep incline.more Show sample from book But he inclined his head in her direction, and said...12 more incline → inclined:angled (or bent) Show general definition for incline (as in: on an incline or incline his head) to be at an angle or to bend
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approachapproach → approaching:getting nearer Winter is approaching.more Show sample from book They were warned quietly—really quietly, for as the day approached she refused to go through another Oniton.13 more approach → approached:got near Show general definition for approach (as in: approached the city) to get closer to (near in space, time, quantity, or quality)
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approach#2approach → approached:began communication with They approached her about becoming a member of the committee.more Show sample from book It was always best to approach him formally.†13 more begin communication with someone about something Show general definition for approach (as in: approached her with the proposal) to begin communication with someone about something -- often a proposal or a delicate topic
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retortquickly reply She wanted to retort that he that he sounded foolish, but she made herself count to ten and thought better of it.more Show sample from book "I can diagnose the case more bluntly if you wish," he retorted.12 more retort → retorted:quickly replied Show general definition for retort (as in: quick retort) a quick reply to a question or remark -- especially a witty or critical one
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assertassert → asserts:says The defense also asserts that the defendant has no previous record of crime.more Show sample from book The business man who assumes that this life is everything, and the mystic who asserts that it is nothing, fail, on this side and on that, to hit the truth.7 more assert → asserts:says (something is true -- especially something disputed) Show general definition for assert (as in: asserted her opinion that...) to say that something is true -- especially something disputed
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cynicalsomeone who expects the worst The experience made her overly cynical.more Show sample from book I call that rather cynical.†9 more someone who expects the worst -- especially of people Show general definition someone who expects the worst -- especially of people (such as expecting them to be selfish and lie)
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vulgarvulgar → vulgarity:crudeness (showing of bad taste) Her vulgarity was a turnoff.more Show sample from book It is the vice of a vulgar mind to be thrilled by bigness, to think that a thousand square miles are a thousand times more wonderful than one square mile, and that a million square miles are almost the same as heaven.10 more unsophisticated Show general definition of bad taste -- often crude or offensive or: unsophisticated (or common) -- especially of taste
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contradictdisagree with Does the sentence contradict the main claim of the essay?more Show sample from book Helen could not contradict them, for, once at all events, she had felt the same, and had seen the reliable walls of youth collapse.†5 more disagree Show general definition disagree in various senses, including: to say something is not true -- as in "She contradicted his testimony." to say something else is true when both can't be true -- as in "I don't believe her. She contradicted herself as she told us what happened." to be in conflict with -- as in "Her assertions contradict accepted scientific principles."
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attaingain or reach something with effort She was the first woman to attain the rank of general.more Show sample from book Surely, if experience is attainable, she had attained it.†6 more attain → attainable:able to be gained or reached with effort Show context notes The suffix "-able" means able to be. This is the same pattern you see in words like breakable, understandable, and comfortable. Show general definition to gain or reach something with effort
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contrastpoint to differences between Contrast winter in Panama with winter in Alaska.more Show sample from book Our business is not to contrast the two, but to reconcile them.1 more Show general definition for contrast (as in: contrast their writing styles) point to differences between; or compare to show differences
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contrast#2notable difference The contrast in their leadership styles is striking. Olivia motivated people with fear. Isabella motivated them with praise.more Show sample from book Leonard noticed the contrast when he stepped out of it into the country.1 more difference Show general definition for contrast (as in: there is a contrast) a difference -- especially a notable difference; or the side-x-side arrangement of things that draws attention to an unmissable difference
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censurecensure → censured:formally criticized They censured him for bringing dishonor upon the Senate.more Show sample from book She censured her, not for disapproving of the engagement, but for throwing over her disapproval a veil of mystery.6 more censure → censured:criticized Show general definition harsh criticism; or formal criticism from an organization -- such as the U.S. Senate
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inquestformal inquiry or investigation The coroner's inquest ruled the death a homicide.more Show sample from book On his way through the village he informed the police, who thanked him, and said there must be an inquest.†7 more formal investigation Show general definition a formal inquiry or investigation -- typically into the cause of an undesirable event -- often an investigation of an unexpected death
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latentpotentially existing but not presently active She is unschooled, but I think she has latent talent as an engineer.more Show sample from book Margaret saw horror latent in the scene, and Helen's next remark did not surprise her.4 more potentially existing (but not presently active) Show general definition potentially existing but not presently evident or active
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squalorextremely dirty and unpleasant living conditions To meet her today, you would never guess she lived in squalor as a child.more Show sample from book Most ladies would have laughed, but Margaret really minded, for it gave her a glimpse into squalor.†5 more Show general definition (describing a place) extremely dirty and unpleasant -- typically due to poverty
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materialistictoo concerned with wealth and possessions She thinks Americans are too materialistic.more Show sample from book Its very situation—withdrawn a little behind the facile splendours of St. Pancras—implied a comment on the materialism of life.†2 more materialistic → materialism:overly concerned with wealth and possessions at the expense of other interests Show general definition overly concerned with wealth and possessions at the expense of other interests
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matrimonymarriage They have moved in together, joined bank accounts, and are trying to have children, but have no interest in matrimony.†more Show sample from book It was the work of Fraulein Mosebach, who had conceived the large and patriotic notion of winning back her cousins to the Fatherland by matrimony.†3 more Show general definition the state of being a married