abide (2 meanings)
2 meanings, 3 uses
1 —1 use as in:
abide by her decision
I will go before you and show the way, but say not a word as you go, and do not look at any man, nor ask him questions; for the people here cannot abide strangers, and do not like men who come from some other place.
abide = tolerate
Definition
Generally this sense of abide means:to tolerate or put up with something
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 3 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Book 7 |
2 —1 use as in:
abide in the forest
Howbeit Poseidon had now departed for the distant Ethiopians, the Ethiopians that are sundered in twain, the uttermost of men, abiding some where Hyperion sinks and some where he rises.
abiding = living
Definition
Generally this sense of abide means:to live in a place
or more rarely: to live with someone or something
or more rarely: to live with someone or something
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 3 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Pref. |
unquizzed meaning —1 use
abundant
13 uses
I received him hospitably, making him welcome to all the abundance of my house, and when he went away I gave him all customary presents.
abundance = large amount (of goods and comfort)
Definition
Generally abundant means:present in great quantity
Word Statistics
| Book | 13 uses |
| Library | 9 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Book 7 |
charlatan
1 use
"Ulysses," replied Alcinous, "not one of us who sees you has any idea that you are a charlatan or a swindler. I know there are many people going about who tell such plausible stories that it is very hard to see through them, but there is a style about your language which assures me of your good disposition."
charlatan = one who pretends to have capabilities or knowledge they lack
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Book 11 |
defer
1 use
1 —1 use as in:
deferred the decision
...you need not defer your tournament,
defer = postpone (put off having)
Definition
Generally this sense of defer means:delay or postpone (hold off until a later time)
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 2 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Book 19 |
establish
2 uses
1 —2 uses as in:
establish a positive tone
There he married, established himself, and had two famous sons Antiphates and Mantius.†
established = settled
Definition
Generally this sense of establish means:create, start, or set in [a] place
Word Statistics
| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 25 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 100 |
| 1st use | Book 15 |
however (2 meanings)
2 meanings, 90 uses
1 —86 uses as in:
However, complications may...
, however, i.425, etc. from which it appears that there was a tower in the outer court, and that Telemachus used to sleep in it.†
however = a word used to connect contrasting ideas as when using though, in spite of that, in contrast, nevertheless, etc.
Definition
Generally this sense of however means:though (or another expression that connects contrasting ideas)
(Based on idea 1 we might not expect idea 2, but this is a way of saying that even though idea 1 exists, we still have idea 2. Synonyms include in spite of that,, nevertheless, nonetheless, on the other hand, in contrastand but.)
(Based on idea 1 we might not expect idea 2, but this is a way of saying that even though idea 1 exists, we still have idea 2. Synonyms include in spite of that,
Word Statistics
| Book | 86 uses |
| Library | 61 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 100 |
| 1st use | Pref. |
2 —4 uses as in:
However much she tried...
"My dear nurse," said Penelope, "however wise you may be you can hardly fathom the counsels of the gods."†
however = regardless of how
Definition
Generally this sense of however means:to whatever degree (regardless of how much; or whatever unspecified amount)
Word Statistics
| Book | 4 uses |
| Library | 5 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Book 16 |
immortal
47 uses
They say he has reigned for three generations so that it is like talking to an immortal.
immortal = someone who lives forever
Definition
Generally immortal means:living or existing forever
or:
someone famous throughout history
or:
someone who will never die — such as a mythological god
or:
someone famous throughout history
or:
someone who will never die — such as a mythological god
Word Statistics
| Book | 47 uses |
| Library | 11 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Pref. |
impugn
1 use
...borrowing as freely from those books whose genuineness has been most impugned, as from those which are admitted to be by Homer...
impugned = attacked as false or wrong
Definition
Generally impugn means:attack as false or wrong
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 0 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Pref. |
incessant
3 uses
Do not go about with your cheeks all covered with tears; it is not right that you should grieve so incessantly;
incessantly = continuously
Definition
Generally incessant means:continuous — often in an annoying way
Word Statistics
| Book | 3 uses |
| Library | 5 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Book 18 |
incorrigible
1 use
Now there came a certain common tramp who used to go begging all over the city of Ithaca, and was notorious as an incorrigible glutton and drunkard.
incorrigible = unresponsive to correction
Definition
Generally incorrigible means:unresponsive to correction (even by punishment)
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Book 18 |
notorious
2 uses
Now there came a certain common tramp who used to go begging all over the city of Ithaca, and was notorious as an incorrigible glutton and drunkard.
notorious = well known for something bad
(editor's note: Someone who is incorrigible is unresponsive to correction. A glutton is someone who eats too much.)
(editor's note: Someone who is incorrigible is unresponsive to correction. A glutton is someone who eats too much.)
Word Statistics
| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 9 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Foot |
obstinate
1 use
I know how obstinate he is, and am sure he will not let you go; he will come down here to fetch you, and he will not go back without you.
obstinate = stubbornly not doing what others want
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 3 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Book 15 |
perfidy
1 use
But while I was travelling and getting great riches among these people, my brother was secretly and shockingly murdered through the perfidy of his wicked wife, so that I have no pleasure in being lord of all this wealth.
perfidy = an act of deliberate betrayal
Definition
Generally perfidy means:an act of deliberate betrayal; or such behavior
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Book 4 |
prevaricate
2 uses
As regards your question, however, I will not prevaricate nor deceive you, but what the old man of the sea told me, so much will I tell you in full.
prevaricate = be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
Definition
Generally prevaricate means:be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information; or make false statements
Word Statistics
| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 0 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Book 4 |
prudent
1 use
At least I do not think it a prudent or a sensible thing for a guest to challenge his host's family at any game, especially when he is in a foreign country.
prudent = sensible and careful
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 7 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Book 8 |
revere
1 use
it is the loss of Ulysses that grieves me most; I cannot speak of him without reverence though he is here no longer, for he was very fond of me, and took such care of me that wherever he may be I shall always honour his memory.
reverence = feelings of deep respect and admiration
Definition
Generally revere means:regard with feelings of deep respect and admiration — sometimes with a mixture of wonder and awe or fear
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 11 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 1000 |
| 1st use | Book 14 |
scrupulous
1 use
The scrupulous regard of Laertes for his wife's feelings is of a piece with the extreme jealousy for the honour of woman, which is manifest throughout the "Odyssey".
scrupulous = careful and diligent
Definition
Generally scrupulous means:careful to behave ethically and/or diligently (with great care and attention to detail)
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 2 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 1000 |
| 1st use | Foot |
usurp
2 uses
So, then, these cowards would usurp a brave man's bed?
usurp = seize or take control without authority
Word Statistics
| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 3 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Book 4 |