attain
2 uses
No doubt of this heaven, no worries about which kingdom I'd attained, only the certainty that heaven, indeed, existed, right there in our perfect union.†
attained = gained or reached something with effort
Definition
Generally attain means:to gain or reach something with effort
Word Statistics
| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 7 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 500 |
chronological
1 use
So much happened, it's hard to write it all down, so here are the highlights, in semichronological order: I rode Paprika, first in the paddock, then on the trail.†
semichronological = partially arranged according to time
(Editor's note: The prefix "semi-" in semichronological means half or partially. This is the same pattern you see in words like semicircle, semisweet, and semiautomatic.)
(Editor's note: The prefix "semi-" in semichronological means half or partially. This is the same pattern you see in words like semicircle, semisweet, and semiautomatic.)
Definition
Generally chronological means:arranged according to time
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 2000 |
doctrine
2 uses
True, but Jesus had little to do with LDS doctrine.†
doctrine = a belief (or system of beliefs or principles) accepted as authoritative by some group
Word Statistics
| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 4 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 1000 |
ebb
2 uses
Killing bunnies was not the point, drawing blood, watching life ebb, pulse by pulse.†
ebb = decline — typically gradually as with the height of the tide
Word Statistics
| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 5 uses in 10 avg bks |
evaluate
1 use
Evaluation.†
evaluation = the process of thinking carefully and making a judgment about something
(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 evaluate means:to think carefully and make a judgment about something
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 8 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 100 |
impending
2 uses
He had—huge deli sandwiches, carbs and protein to fend off any impending hangovers.†
impending = about to happen
Word Statistics
| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 5 uses in 10 avg bks |
inconsequential
1 use
In fact, all I'd done with Derek—the best of it, and the worst of it—became instantly inconsequential.
inconsequential = not important
Definition
Generally inconsequential means:unimportant (not consequential)
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 2 uses in 10 avg bks |
indulge
1 use
In the afternoon Jackie took the girls outside to play while Mom indulged in a nap.†
indulged = enjoyed to excess
Definition
Generally indulge means:to give into a desire or enjoy something — especially in excess of what is thought good—such as a desire to eat too much cake, or be too lazy
or:
to allow or help someone to get their way or enjoy something — especially something that (probably because of excess) is not considered to be good or proper
or:
to allow or help someone to get their way or enjoy something — especially something that (probably because of excess) is not considered to be good or proper
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 8 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 1000 |
integral
1 use
Making love indeed became an integral part of our couplehood.†
integral = an essential part or characteristic
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 2000 |
malicious
1 use
If you've never been on the wrong end of gossip, spread by malicious girls, you'd be surprised how fast they can disseminate reputation-crushing information.†
malicious = wanting to see others suffer; or threatening evil
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 8 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 500 |
mentor
1 use
Just my luck, my angel mentor was tilted a bit to the sadistic side.†
mentor = someone who guides and advises another who is less experienced; or the act of providing such guidance
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 6 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 1000 |
obnoxious
2 uses
Maybe it was just his obnoxious tone, but I decided not to let it drop.†
obnoxious = rude or unpleasant
Definition
Generally obnoxious means:very rude or unpleasant
Word Statistics
| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 4 uses in 10 avg bks |
omit
1 use
I admitted almost everything about Ethan, omitting only the part about making love.†
omitting = to exclude or neglect something
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 3 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 100 |
polygamy
1 use
And did I want the Celestial Kingdom, anyway, where women are relegated to polygamy and procreation, gestating new souls to fill earthbound bodies?
polygamy = sharing a husband
Definition
Generally polygamy means:the practice of being married to more than one person at the same time
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
recoil
2 uses
I figured I could deal with a bit of a recoil.†
recoil = to move backward suddenly
Definition
Generally recoil means:to move backward suddenly (sometimes figuratively)
especially:
- the backward jerk of a gun or cannon when it is fired
- when a person flinches (suddenly draws back) from someone or something, as with fear, disgust, or pain
- when a person is emotionally repulsed, as by disgust
- when something intended to go in one direction figuratively falls back in the opposite direction; for example, a story told to hurt someone that comes back to hurt the teller
Word Statistics
| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 8 uses in 10 avg bks |
recollect
1 use
For Aunt J, it would be recollection reborn.†
recollection = memory
(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 recollect means:to remember — especially experiences from long ago
Word Statistics
| Book | 1 use |
| Library | 10 uses in 10 avg bks |
| SAT®* | top 1000 |
saunter
2 uses
Justin sauntered over totally defining the word "saunter."†
sauntered = walked leisurely
Definition
Generally saunter means:to walk leisurely
Word Statistics
| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 5 uses in 10 avg bks |
seminary
6 uses
So I decided to pose the question in seminary.†
seminary = a school for training ministers, priests, or rabbis
Word Statistics
| Book | 6 uses |
| Library | 1 use in 10 avg bks |
testimony
6 uses
Some brilliant manifesto about how God whispered sweet insights into my ear,higher truths that I would hold on to forever, once I'd shared them through testimony?†
testimony = something that serves as evidence — especially a statement at a trial or hearing
Word Statistics
| Book | 6 uses |
| Library | 9 uses in 10 avg bks |
wily
2 uses
I know you shoot for sport, but have you ever hunted an animal wilier than you?†
wilier = more clever
Definition
Generally wily means:clever and good at tricking others to achieve a goal
Word Statistics
| Book | 2 uses |
| Library | 2 uses in 10 avg bks |