accord (2 meanings)
2 meanings, 25 uses
1 —24 uses as in:
according to, or in accord with
limited her stay to a number of minutes that should accord with the highest respectability.
accord = be in keeping with
Definition
Generally this sense of accord means:in keeping with; or in agreement/harmony/unity with
Word Statistics
| Book | 24 uses |
| Library | 46 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Part 1 |
2 —1 use as in:
done of her own accord
she left you of her own accord
own accord = own mind (voluntarily without anyone asking or making her)
Definition
Generally this sense of accord means:mind — voluntarily (without anyone asking)
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 4 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Part 4 |
adapt
1 use
Any one sufficiently curious to trace the steps of such an obscure pair might have discovered without great trouble that they had taken advantage of his adaptive craftsmanship to enter on a shifting, almost nomadic, life, which was not without its pleasantness for a time.†
adaptive = having the ability to change for different situations
Definition
Generally adapt means:change to fit a different situation; or make suitable
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 7 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 10 |
| 1st use | Part 5 |
consequence (2 meanings)
2 meanings, 11 uses
1 —9 uses as in:
a direct consequence of
The affair had created a scandal, and the management had consequently been rough on cousins ever since.†
consequently = resultantly (as a result)
Definition
Generally this sense of consequence means:a result of something (often an undesired side effect)
Word Statistics
| Book | 9 uses |
| Library | 24 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 100 |
| 1st use | Part 1 |
2 —2 uses as in:
of little consequence
"Oh, it is of no consequence!" said Jude distantly.†
consequence = importance
Definition
Generally this sense of consequence means:importance or relevance
Word Statistics
| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 2 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 1000 |
| 1st use | Part 3 |
discern
14 uses
He looked closely, and could just discern in the damp dust the imprints of their feet as they had stood locked in each other's arms.†
discern = to notice or understand something — often something that is not obvious
Word Statistics
| Book | 14 uses |
| Library | 7 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Part 2 |
dwell
1 use
1 —1 use as in:
a modest dwelling
To him the houses, the willows, the obscure fields beyond, were apparently regarded not as brick residences, pollards, meadows; but as human dwellings in the abstract, vegetation, and the wide dark world.†
dwellings = houses or shelters in which people live
Definition
Generally this sense of dwelling means:a house or shelter in which someone lives
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 4 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 1000 |
| 1st use | Part 5 |
establish
2 uses
1 —2 uses as in:
establish a positive tone
Sue and Jude were living in Aldbrickham, in precisely the same relations that they had established between themselves when she left Shaston to join him the year before.†
established = created
Definition
Generally this sense of establish means:create, start, or set in [a] place
Word Statistics
| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 22 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 10 |
| 1st use | Part 5 |
exemplar
2 uses
But much as he wished to be an exemplar in these things he could not get on.
exemplar = an example — especially one that represents the ideal
Word Statistics
| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 0 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 1000 |
| 1st use | Part 2 |
impulsive
9 uses
She impulsively seized his hand, and leaving a reproachful look on the schoolmaster turned away to Jude, her voice revealing a tremor which she herself felt to be absurdly uncalled for by sarcasm so gentle.†
impulsively = without forethought
Definition
Generally impulsive means:action without forethought; or such a tendency
Word Statistics
| Book | 9 uses |
| Library | 5 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Part 2 |
inconsistent
7 uses
The more he thought of it the more convinced he was of his inconsistency.†
inconsistency = not the same in different parts or at different times
or:
not in agreement [with something else]
or:
not in agreement [with something else]
Word Statistics
| Book | 7 uses |
| Library | 2 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 100 |
| 1st use | Part 1 |
indulge
13 uses
Having seen the school-master depart, they were summing up particulars of the event, and indulging in predictions of his future.†
indulging = enjoying to excess
Definition
Generally indulge means:to give into a desire or enjoy something — especially in excess of what is thought good—such as a desire to eat too much cake, or be too lazy
or:
to allow or help someone to get their way or enjoy something — especially something that (probably because of excess) is not considered to be good or proper
or:
to allow or help someone to get their way or enjoy something — especially something that (probably because of excess) is not considered to be good or proper
Word Statistics
| Book | 13 uses |
| Library | 7 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 1000 |
| 1st use | Part 1 |
matrimony
12 uses
Their lives were ruined, he thought; ruined by the fundamental error of their matrimonial union: that of having based a permanent contract on a temporary feeling which had no necessary connection with affinities that alone render a lifelong comradeship tolerable.†
matrimonial = marriage (or related to marriage)
Definition
Generally matrimony means:the state of being a married
Word Statistics
| Book | 12 uses |
| Library | 2 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Part 1 |
minuteness
1 use
1 —1 use as in:
minute size; or minute description
From this summit he could be seen as a minute speck, following an unerring line towards his old home.†
minute = small, detailed, or careful
Definition
Generally this sense of minuteness means:very small
or:
detailed (including even small considerations); or careful (done with care)
or:
detailed (including even small considerations); or careful (done with care)
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 5 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Part 1 |
moreover
6 uses
Moreover he perceived that at best only copying, patching and imitating went on here; which he fancied to be owing to some temporary and local cause.†
moreover = in addition to what has just been said
Word Statistics
| Book | 6 uses |
| Library | 8 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 100 |
| 1st use | Part 1 |
novel
2 uses
Phillotson was not really thinking of the arithmetic at all, but of her, in a novel way which somehow seemed strange to him as preceptor.†
novel = new and original
Definition
Generally this sense of novel means:new and original — typically something considered good
Word Statistics
| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 2 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 100 |
| 1st use | Part 1 |
parish
10 uses
The people of the parish all said what a simple fool young Fawley was.†
parish = a local church community
or in Louisiana: a jurisdiction of government like a county
or in Louisiana: a jurisdiction of government like a county
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| Book | 10 uses |
| Library | 5 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Part 1 |
quaint
12 uses
V During the three or four succeeding years a quaint and singular vehicle might have been discerned moving along the lanes and by-roads near Marygreen, driven in a quaint and singular way.†
quaint = unusual in an interesting or pleasing way — especially when old-fashioned
Word Statistics
| Book | 12 uses |
| Library | 3 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Part 2 |
reproach
16 uses
He glanced at her and their eyes met, the reproach in his own belying his words.†
reproach = a criticism; or to express criticism
Word Statistics
| Book | 16 uses |
| Library | 8 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Part 2 |
theology
9 uses
The old fancy which had led on to the culminating vision of the bishopric had not been an ethical or theological enthusiasm at all, but a mundane ambition masquerading in a surplice.†
theological = relating to the study of religion
Definition
Generally theology means:the study of religion; or a particular system or school of religious beliefs
Word Statistics
| Book | 9 uses |
| Library | 4 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Part 2 |