altitude
1 use
The altitude gave her a headache.
altitude = elevation (height above sea level)
Definition
Generally altitude means:elevation (height) — typically above sea level or above the earth's surface
or:
(metaphorically) a desirable height
or:
(metaphorically) a desirable height
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 7 uses in 10 avg bks |
cartilage
1 use
a cartilage tear in the knee†
cartilage = tough elastic tissue found in such places as joints
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
cede
1 use
will not cede sovereign power to an international institution†
cede = to relinquish or give something up to another — especially after a contest
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
coagulate
1 use
The blood began to coagulate.
coagulate = change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
comprehend
1 use
I don't think she comprehends how dangerous this has become.
comprehends = fully understands
Definition
Generally comprehend means:to understand something — especially to understand it completely
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 19 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 100 |
despair
1 use
Don't despair—help is on the way!
despair = give up hope
Definition
Generally despair means:hopelessness
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 27 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 500 |
detach
1 use
She spoke in a cold, detached manner as though she didn't care about him any more.
detached = emotionally uninvolved (separated from emotions)
Definition
Generally detach means:to separate something from something else (physically or emotionally)
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 10 uses in 10 avg bks |
dorsal
3 uses
He was cut on the dorsal side of the thumb.†
dorsal = the back (spinal cord) side
Word Statistics
| Book | 3 uses |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
endure
1 use
1 —1 use as in:
endured the pain
I endured insult and injury without complaint.
endured = suffered through (or to put up with something difficult or unpleasant)
Definition
Generally this sense of endure means:to suffer through (or put up with something difficult or unpleasant)
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 18 uses in 10 avg bks |
gaunt
1 use
She looked gaunt from the chemotherapy.
gaunt = very thin and bony
Definition
Generally gaunt means:very thin and bony — often from hunger or as though having been worn to the bone
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 6 uses in 10 avg bks |
immune
1 use
She is immune to chickenpox because she has been vaccinated.
immune = not susceptible to (not in danger of suffering from)
Definition
Generally immune means:not susceptible to something — especially a disease; i.e., not in danger of suffering from it
or relating to disease resistance
or relating to disease resistance
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 8 uses in 10 avg bks |
interminable
1 use
Her speech was interminable.
interminable = seemingly endless (and probably boring)
Definition
Generally interminable means:seemingly endless; or long and unpleasant — such as boring or annoying
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 4 uses in 10 avg bks |
mystic
1 use
She is a mystic who believes enlightenment will come from communing with nature.
mystic = someone who attempts to tune into realities beyond scientific understanding
Definition
Generally mystic means:relating to realities that are outside of scientific understanding and normal experience; or one who attempts to tune into such realities
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 9 uses in 10 avg bks |
paralysis
1 use
She suffers paralysis of her legs.
paralysis = loss of the ability to move
Definition
Generally paralysis means:loss of the ability to move the body or a part of it
or:
inability to act or make a decision
or:
inability to act or make a decision
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 13 uses in 10 avg bks |
pilgrimage
1 use
A pilgrimage to Mecca is one of the Five Pillars of Islam.
pilgrimage = a journey to a special place — especially a sacred place for religious purposes
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 3 uses in 10 avg bks |
placid
1 use
a ribbon of sand between the angry sea and the placid bay
placid = pleasantly calm
Definition
Generally placid means:calm and not easily excited
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 6 uses in 10 avg bks |
plankton
3 uses
Plankton are important in marine food chains.†
plankton = tiny or microscopic plants and animals that float in water such as oceans or lakes and are eaten by larger animals such as fish
Word Statistics
| Book | 3 uses |
| Library | 0 uses in 10 avg bks |
shoal
1 use
The rocks, shoals, and currents make it a treacherous journey.
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 |
summon
1 use
I was summoned to the principal's office.
summoned = called to come
Definition
Generally summon means:to call forth
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 29 uses in 10 avg bks |
waver
1 use
Through good times and bad her love for him has never wavered.
wavered = been unsure or weak
or:
moved back and forth
or:
moved back and forth
Definition
Generally waver means:moving back and forth
or:
to be unsure or weak
or:
to be unsure or weak
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 13 uses in 10 avg bks |