abundant
1 use
... and the shops that line the High Street and the abundance of things that fill the windows there and...
abundance = large quantity
Definition
Generally abundant means:present in great quantity
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 9 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Part 3 |
approach
1 use
1 —1 use as in:
approached the city
Her eyes widen as we approach.†
approach = get near
Definition
Generally this sense of approach means:to get closer to (near in space, time, quantity, or quality)
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 104 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Part 3 |
avenge
1 use
Anything that is destroyed will be avenged.
avenged = revenge will be taken
Definition
Generally avenge means:take revenge for a perceived wrong
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 4 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Part 2 |
beckon
1 use
He beckoned me.
beckoned = called (to come nearer by using a hand gesture or a nod)
Definition
Generally beckon means:to call — typically to ask or tell someone to come nearer by using a hand gesture or a nod of the head
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 13 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Part 2 |
chaos
1 use
Usually Geordie and I messed about and splashed paint and flicked it and gave our pictures names like The Message or The Inner Blossom or Chaos or Dark Night of the Sole.
chaos = a state of extreme confusion and disorder
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 26 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Part 1 |
covet
1 use
And I have coveted other people's goods.
coveted = strongly wanted
Definition
Generally covet means:to strongly want (something—especially something that belongs to another)
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 4 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Part 1 |
degrade
1 use
1 —1 use as in:
her comments were degrading
"Disgraceful, degrading, disgusting," she said.
degrading = reducing human dignity
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 2 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Part 2 |
derelict
1 use
1 —1 use as in:
derelict ship
There were derelicts and down-and-outs and dreamers.
derelicts = people in terrible condition (unable to support themselves and abandoned by society)
Definition
Generally this sense of derelict means:in terrible condition and/or abandoned
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Part 1 |
engrossed
1 use
And we become engrossed in it, and sometimes I forget myself and where I am, and I forget how crazy this would seem if someone else from Felling stumbled into the quarry tonight.
engrossed = with all attention focused
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 3 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Part 3 |
exasperated
1 use
He sighed in exasperation.
exasperation = great annoyance
(editor's note: The suffix "-tion", converts a verb into a noun that denotes the action or result of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in action, education, and observation.)
(editor's note: The suffix "-tion", converts a verb into a noun that denotes the action or result of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in action, education, and observation.)
Definition
Generally exasperated means:greatly annoyed
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 15 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Part 4 |
extrude
1 use
I watched Geordie quickly extruding arms and legs,
extruding = forming or shaping by forcing something through an opening (in this case, clay)
Definition
Generally extrude means:form or shape by forcing through an opening
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Part 2 |
mock
2 uses
He mocked the priest's voice.
mocked = imitated to make fun of
Definition
Generally mock means:making fun of
or:
not real
or:
not real
Word Statistics
| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 31 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 100 |
| 1st use | Part 3 |
niche
1 use
Little goblins sat in niches in the rock.
niches = shallow recesses, crannies or crevices
Definition
Generally niche means:a smaller market within a larger market — such as the market for scissors designed for people who are left-handed
or:
a role for which someone is especially well-suited
or:
a shallow recess, cranny or crevice
or:
a role for which someone is especially well-suited
or:
a shallow recess, cranny or crevice
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 2 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Part 2 |
optimistic
2 uses
"I," says Prat, "am an optimist."
optimist = someone who expects the best; or who focuses on the good part of things
Definition
Generally optimistic means:expecting the best; or focusing on the good part of things
Word Statistics
| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 15 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 500 |
| 1st use | Part 3 |
pliable
1 use
1 —1 use as in:
a pliable material
The soil was damp and pliable.
pliable = capable of being shaped without breaking
Definition
Generally this sense of pliable means:capable of being bent (or perhaps shaped) without breaking
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 0 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Part 2 |
ponder
7 uses
I paused and pondered.
pondered = thought deeply or carefully
Definition
Generally ponder means:to think deeply or carefully about something
Word Statistics
| Book | 7 uses |
| Library | 15 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Part 1 |
Queen Elizabeth
3 uses
Higher up, there are many lights on in Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
Queen Elizabeth = queen of England and Ireland from 1558 to 1603; daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn; succeeded Mary I (who was a Catholic) and restored Protestantism to England; during her reign Mary Queen of Scots was executed and the Spanish Armada was defeated (1533-1603)
Word Statistics
| Book | 3 uses |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Part 1 |
Saint Patrick
5 uses
They all stood in the sun beside the statue of St. Patrick...
St. Patrick = Apostle and patron saint of Ireland; an English missionary to Ireland in the 5th century
Word Statistics
| Book | 5 uses |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Part 1 |
transfigure
1 use
Stephen's transfigured.
transfigured = completely changed in nature or appearance
Definition
Generally transfigure means:change completely the nature or appearance of — especially in a positive way
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Part 3 |
wizened
1 use
Before we finish the man's chest Stephen presses a wizened rose hip there to make a heart.
wizened = dried and wrinkled
Definition
Generally wizened means:thin and wrinkled — typically from age or illness
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Part 3 |