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 | 8 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 | 2 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 | 3 uses in 10 avg bks |
deemed
4 uses
But you who are strong and swift, see that you do not limp before the lame, deeming it kindness.
deeming = believing
Definition
Generally deemed means:believed or judged
Word Statistics
| Book | 4 uses |
| Library | 7 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:strong regret or disapproval
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 3 uses in 10 avg bks |
despot
1 use
And if it is a despot you would dethrone, see first that his throne erected within you is destroyed.
despot = a ruler with absolute power — especially one who abuses that power
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 2 uses in 10 avg bks |
discord
1 use
1 —1 use as in:
discord amongst the group
...turn the discord and the rivalry of your elements into oneness and melody.
discord = conflict
Definition
Generally this sense of discord means:conflict or disagreement — especially among those expected to cooperate
or (especially in the form "discordant"):
seeming different or wrong along with everything else
or (especially in the form "discordant"):
seeming different or wrong along with everything else
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
diversion
1 use
And when you can no longer dwell in the solitude of your heart you live in your lips, and sound is a diversion and a pastime.
diversion = a distraction from something more important; or an amusement
Definition
Generally diversion means:a distraction from something more important
or:
an amusement as a distraction from serious or tedious concerns
or:
an amusement as a distraction from serious or tedious concerns
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 4 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 | 7 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 500 |
ecstasy
4 uses
And to both, bee and flower, the giving and the receiving of pleasure is a need and an ecstasy.
ecstasy = a state of intense happiness
Word Statistics
| Book | 4 uses |
| Library | 4 uses in 10 avg bks |
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 | 3 uses in 10 avg bks |
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 |
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 | 15 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 | 7 uses in 10 avg bks |
righteousness
3 uses
The righteous is not innocent of the deeds of the wicked,
righteous = someone behaving in a morally correct manner
Definition
Generally righteousness means:morally correct
Word Statistics
| Book | 3 uses |
| Library | 7 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 = calm and untroubled
Word Statistics
| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 12 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 100 |
twilight
4 uses
Only then shall you know that the erect and the fallen are but one man standing in twilight between the night of his pigmy-self and the day of his god self,
twilight = the time of day between daylight and darkness (in this case, just before sunrise, but in other usage, it could refer to just after sunset)
Definition
Generally twilight means:the time of day between daylight and darkness (just after sunset or just before sunrise); or the light from the sky at that time
or:
a condition of decline following successes
or:
a condition of decline following successes
Word Statistics
| Book | 4 uses |
| Library | 13 uses in 10 avg bks |
yoke
4 uses
I have seen the freest among you wear their freedom as a yoke and a handcuff.
yoke = oppressive burden
Definition
Generally this sense of yoke means:an oppressive burden
Word Statistics
| Book | 4 uses |
| Library | 3 uses in 10 avg bks |