abundant
3 uses
It is in exchanging the gifts of the earth that you shall find abundance and be satisfied.
abundance = a large quantity (of good things)
Definition
Generally abundant means:present in great quantity
Word Statistics
| Book | 3 uses |
| Library | 9 uses in 10 avg bks |
appease
1 use
Descend and appease your hunger with our bread and quench your thirst with our wine.
appease = satisfy or calm
Definition
Generally appease means:satisfy or pacify (make less angry or upset) — typically by giving something wanted
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 3 uses in 10 avg bks |
chastise
1 use
But regret is the beclouding of the mind and not its chastisement.
chastisement = scolding (punishing)
Definition
Generally chastise means:to scold or criticize
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 4 uses in 10 avg bks |
deplore
1 use
Yet you shall not deplore having known blindness, nor regret having been deaf.
deplore = strongly regret
Definition
Generally deplore means:strongly dislike or regret
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 3 uses in 10 avg bks |
descend
1 use
1 —1 use as in:
descend the mountain
Then he descended the steps of the Temple
descended = moved downward on
Definition
Generally this sense of descend means:move or slope downward
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 6 uses in 10 avg bks |
distill
1 use
1 —1 use as in:
distill the whisky
And if you grudge the crushing of the grapes, your grudge distills a poison in the wine.
distills = concentrates
(editor's note: the two instances of grudge in this sentence are synonyms for resent and resentment respectively.)
(editor's note: the two instances of grudge in this sentence are synonyms for resent and resentment respectively.)
Definition
Generally this sense of distill means:to make a more pure or concentrated liquid by boiling it and condensing its vapors (as is done when making whisky or some petroleum products)
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 2 uses in 10 avg bks |
dwell
1 use
1 —1 use as in:
It dwells in the forest.
...why dwell you among the summits where eagles build their nests?
dwell = live (make your home)
Definition
Generally this sense of dwell means:make one's home in; or to live in; or to stay (in a place)
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 8 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 1000 |
encompass
2 uses
And yet who does not feel that very love, though boundless, encompassed within the centre of his being,
encompassed = contained (surrounded)
Definition
Generally encompass means:include in scope; or surround
Word Statistics
| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 4 uses in 10 avg bks |
endure
1 use
1 —1 use as in:
endure through the ages
And that fear shall endure a little longer.
endure = continue to exist
Definition
Generally this sense of endure means:to continue to exist
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 13 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 1000 |
entreat
1 use
And others came also and entreated him.
entreated = asked earnestly
Definition
Generally entreat means:to ask — especially while trying hard to overcome resistance
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 3 uses in 10 avg bks |
exalt
1 use
Therefore let your soul exalt your reason to the height of passion, that it may sing; And let it direct your passion with reason, that...
exalt = fill with sublime emotion
Definition
Generally exalt means:praise, glorify, or honor
or:
fill with extreme happiness
or:
fill with extreme happiness
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 3 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 2000 |
fetter
3 uses
And thus your freedom when ... becomes itself the fetter of a greater freedom.
fetter = restraining shackles
Definition
Generally fetter means:to restrain or hinder
or more archaically:
a shackle for the ankles
or more archaically:
a shackle for the ankles
Word Statistics
| Book | 3 uses |
| Library | 2 uses in 10 avg bks |
heed
2 uses
It is a flame spirit in you ever gathering more of itself, While you, heedless of its expansion, bewail the withering of your days.
heedless = ignorant (not paying attention to)
(Editor's note: The suffix "-less" in heedless means without. This is the same pattern you see in words like fearless, homeless, and endless.)
(Editor's note: The suffix "-less" in heedless means without. This is the same pattern you see in words like fearless, homeless, and endless.)
Definition
Generally heed means:pay close attention to; or to do what is suggested — especially with regard to a warning or other advice
Word Statistics
| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 6 uses in 10 avg bks |
indifferent
1 use
For if you bake bread with indifference, you bake a bitter bread that feeds but half man's hunger.
indifference = without concern
Definition
Generally indifferent means:without interest
in various senses, including:
- unconcerned — as in "She is indifferent to what is served to eat."
- unsympathetic — as in "She is indifferent to his needs."
- not of good quality (which may imply average or poor quality depending upon context) — as in "an indifferent performance"
- impartial — as in "We need a judge who is indifferent."
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 15 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 1000 |
infinite
3 uses
And the treasure of your infinite depths would be revealed to your eyes.
infinite = unlimited (immeasurable)
Definition
Generally infinite means:unlimited; without boundaries; or too numerous to count
Word Statistics
| Book | 3 uses |
| Library | 14 uses in 10 avg bks |
rebuke
2 uses
I would not judge nor rebuke them.
rebuke = criticize
Definition
Generally rebuke means:criticize severely; or such criticism
Word Statistics
| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 4 uses in 10 avg bks |
remorse
3 uses
And how shall you punish those whose remorse is already greater than their misdeeds?
remorse = regret for doing something that was wrong
Definition
Generally remorse means:a feeling of deep regret for doing something that was wrong
Word Statistics
| Book | 3 uses |
| Library | 8 uses in 10 avg bks |
righteous
2 uses
1 —2 uses as in:
a righteous cause
The righteous is not innocent of the deeds of the wicked,
righteous = someone behaving in a morally correct manner
Definition
Generally this sense of righteous means:morally correct; or morally justified
or:
acting or feeling morally superior — especially when it isn't true (this meaning is more typically seen as a compound word beginning with "self-")
or:
acting or feeling morally superior — especially when it isn't true (this meaning is more typically seen as a compound word beginning with "self-")
Word Statistics
| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 5 uses in 10 avg bks |
serene
2 uses
when you sit in the cool shade of the white poplars, sharing the peace and serenity of distant fields and meadows
serenity = untroubled calm
Definition
Generally serene means:calm and untroubled
Word Statistics
| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 11 uses in 10 avg bks |
sustain
1 use
1 —1 use as in:
sustained by her faith
Would that you could live on the fragrance of the earth, and like an air plant be sustained by the light.
sustained = supported
Definition
Generally this sense of sustain means:provide support or necessities
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 5 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 1000 |