aggregate
1 use
1 —1 use as in:
the aggregate effect
Aggregate expenses include expenses of all the divisions of our company for the entire year.
aggregate = a total of different things
Definition
Generally this sense of aggregate means:the combination of different, but related, things; or relating to such a thing
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 1000 |
| 1st use | Chapter 23 |
berate
2 uses
Nobody likes to work with her. She is always berating her colleagues.
berating = criticizing severely or angrily
Definition
Generally berate means:criticize severely or angrily
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| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 4 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 6 |
chaos
1 use
The country entered a period of civil war and chaos.
chaos = extreme confusion and disorder
Definition
Generally chaos means:a state of extreme confusion and disorder
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| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 26 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 5 |
emerge
4 uses
China recently emerged as a world power.
emerged = came out (became)
Definition
Generally emerge means:to come out, or to appear
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| Book | 4 uses |
| Library | 58 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 100 |
| 1st use | Chapter 9 |
emissary
1 use
The president's emissary says she aims to restart peace talks by the end of July.
emissary = someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else
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| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 2 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 9 |
genial
2 uses
She sent a genial messenger with a tough message.
genial = friendly and good-natured
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| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 3 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 18 |
inevitable
1 use
It is as inevitable as death and taxes.
inevitable = certain to happen
Definition
Generally inevitable means:certain to happen (even if one tried to prevent it)
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| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 23 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 500 |
| 1st use | Chapter 31 |
intuitive
1 use
The were perfect partners—one highly intuitive and the other highly analytical.
intuitive = known instinctively rather than through reasoning
Definition
Generally intuitive means:based on feeling or instinct rather than conscious reasoning
or:
easy to understand without training or study
or:
easy to understand without training or study
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| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 6 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 2000 |
| 1st use | Chapter 25 |
Loki
116 uses
Loki was a character in Wagner's opera Das Rheingold.†
Loki = Norse mythology: trickster; god of discord (disagreement) and mischief; arranged death of Balder and was overcome by Thor
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| Book | 116 uses |
| Library | 0 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 8 |
perplex
1 use
She was perplexed by the rules of the game.
perplexed = confused
Definition
Generally perplex means:to confuse
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| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 9 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 24 |
placate
2 uses
She's trying to walk a line that will placate both farmers and environmentalists.
placate = calm someone who is or may become angry or concerned
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| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 3 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 19 |
precipice
1 use
She approached and then pulled back from the precipice.
precipice = steep cliff (or other dangerous situation)
Definition
Generally precipice means:a very steep cliff
or:
any dangerous situation
or:
any dangerous situation
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| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 3 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 13 |
pretense
1 use
The country maintains a pretense of a free press.
pretense = false appearance
Definition
Generally pretense means:a false appearance or action to help one pretend
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| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 7 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 10 |
repress
1 use
She could barely repress a smile as she scolded her son for fidgeting.
repress = to hold something back
Definition
Generally repress means:to hold something back
or:
to subjugate (oppress or hold others down)
or:
to subjugate (oppress or hold others down)
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| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 5 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 6 |
scorn
1 use
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.
scorned = rejected
Definition
Generally scorn means:disrespect or reject as not good enough
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| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 10 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 500 |
| 1st use | Chapter 7 |
senile
2 uses
Her memory is getting worse and she's afraid of going senile.
senile = (into) mental weakness caused by old age
Definition
Generally senile means:mental weakness caused by old age; or describing a medical condition as caused by old age
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| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 2 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 26 |
suave
1 use
He plays the role of a suave James Bond type character.
suave = having a sophisticated charm
Definition
Generally suave means:having a sophisticated charm — often said of a man who is not sincere
("sophisticated" in the sense of knowing the proper or polite way to act, being confident, and effortlessly acting in a proper and gracious manner)
("sophisticated" in the sense of knowing the proper or polite way to act, being confident, and effortlessly acting in a proper and gracious manner)
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| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 10 |
superfluous
1 use
Eliminate superfluous words.
superfluous = more than is needed, desired, or required
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| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 18 |
vassal
3 uses
Vassals were expected to fight offensive wars up to two months a year.†
vassals = someone subservient to and dependent upon another — especially part of the hierarchy in feudal times
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| Book | 3 uses |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 10 |
witticism
1 use
Winston Churchill was well-known for his witticisms.†
witticisms = a clever, funny remark
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| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 0 uses in 10 avg bks |
| 1st use | Chapter 19 |