Andrew Jackson
9 uses
He was more like Andrew Jackson than he ever supposed.
Andrew Jackson = 7th president of the US; successfully defended New Orleans from the British in 1815; expanded the power of the presidency (1767-1845)
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| Book | 9 uses |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 1 |
audacious
2 uses
"Audacious! Offensive! To address me in this manner!"
audacious = offensively bold
Definition
Generally audacious means:bold and daring (inclined to take risks) — especially in violating social convention in a manner that could offend others
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| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 3 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 16 |
benign
1 use
La Fayette also had the authority to put Bonaparte in command over Frederic, if he desired. ... La Fayette smiled benignly. "General Bonaparte is under your command, Frederic. That will not change. Ever."
benignly = mildly
Definition
Generally benign means:kindly, mild, or harmless
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| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 4 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 3 |
condescending
2 uses
Bonaparte's condescending attitude was outrageous,
condescending = superior (treating others as inferior)
Definition
Generally condescending means:treating others as inferior; or doing something considered beneath one's position or dignity
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| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 5 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 3 |
contempt
1 use
1 —1 use as in:
feels contempt towards her
Maybe to show their contempt they meant to hit him in the back, but he climbed higher and higher up the dune, and still there was not a blow, not a move.
contempt = lack of respect
Definition
Generally this sense of contempt means:lack of respect for someone or something thought inferior — often accompanied by a feeling of dislike or disgust
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| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 8 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 10 |
convivial
1 use
"Ta-Kumsaw isn't even civilized enough to sit down and have a convivial drink with friends.†
convivial = friendly and fun
Definition
Generally convivial means:friendly and fun — especially (when of a person) fond of the pleasures of good company
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| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 1 |
copious
1 use
Blood oozed copiously from the wounds.†
copiously = abundant (large in quantity or number)
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| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 9 |
despondent
1 use
In the church, Armor-of-God sat on the front pew, despondent.
despondent = emotionally depressed
Definition
Generally despondent means:emotionally depressed — especially a feeling of grief and hopelessness after a loss
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| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 4 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 8 |
discredit
1 use
And men like that Ta-Kumsaw—they'll be dead or discredited.†
discredited = damaged the reputation of
Definition
Generally discredit means:damage the reputation of — often causing distrust of or disbelief in
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| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 1 |
endure
1 use
1 —1 use as in:
endured the pain
rocking back and forth and breathing heavily, as if he was enduring a dull and heavy ache.
enduring = suffering through
Definition
Generally this sense of endure means:to suffer through (or put up with something difficult or unpleasant)
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| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 18 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 1000 |
| 1st use | Chapter 15 |
enmity
1 use
Was it enmity?†
enmity = hatred
Definition
Generally enmity means:hatred toward someone or between people — typically long-lasting
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| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 4 |
futile
2 uses
Taleswapper couldn't bear the futility of it.
futility = pointlessness (because effort will be unproductive or unsuccessful)
Definition
Generally futile means:effort that is pointless because it is unproductive or unsuccessful
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| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 8 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 15 |
heresy
2 uses
Who can keep track of these English heresies?
heresies = things most people consider immoral
Definition
Generally heresy means:opinions or actions most people consider immoral
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| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 3 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 3 |
indulgent
1 use
Even if Napoleon was right, and Charlie was inclined to be indulgent, the courtiers would never let such an opportunity pass.
indulgent = kind or tolerant in judgment
Definition
Generally indulgent means:to treat with extra kindness or tolerance
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| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 6 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 16 |
inevitable
3 uses
...as he [Napoleon] made his inevitable way into history.
inevitable = certain to happen
Definition
Generally inevitable means:certain to happen (even if one tried to prevent it)
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| Book | 3 uses |
| Library | 23 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 500 |
| 1st use | Chapter 16 |
malfeasance
2 uses
It contained the order for Napoleon Bonaparte to be placed under immediate arrest, to be returned to Paris in irons to stand trial for treason, sedition, disloyalty, and malfeasance.
malfeasance = illegal behavior by someone in a position of trust
Definition
Generally malfeasance means:illegal behavior by someone in a position of trust — such as a public official or corporate executive
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| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 18 |
revere
2 uses
the Reds spoke his name as reverent as a true Christian says the name of Jesus,
reverent = with 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
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| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 11 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 1000 |
| 1st use | Chapter 4 |
riff
2 uses
"Riff-raff," said Frederic.†
riff = music: repeated series of notes that forms the basis or accompaniment of a rock music or jazz composition
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| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 3 |
squatter
2 uses
" "You forget that our enemy is the horde of illegal squatters, no matter what nation they come from, who have settled in the Red Reserve.†
squatters = people who live in an unoccupied place without the legal right
Definition
Generally squatter means:someone who lives in an unoccupied place without the legal right
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| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 3 |
truncate
1 use
...the future could be turned onto an unlikely path, but a better one. One that would lead to a living land after all, even if it was truncated; one that would lead someday to...
truncated = truncated (abruptly cut off)
Definition
Generally truncate means:make shorter by terminating abruptly before the end
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| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 14 |