Category : Science and Education
Archive   : POLYGLOT.ZIP
Filename : POLY002.DIC
hanging, supported from above
umbrage
offense, resentment
portend
warn, foretell
mausoleum
tomb, a magnificient tomb
vivacious
full of life, lively, spirited
volatile
quickly evaporating; light-hearted; changeable
gist
main point of a question
attrition
process of rubbing or wearing down
panacea
a cure-all, supposed remedy
urbane
courteous, polished
berserk
frenzied, enraged
precedent
something that went before so as to serve as an example for a subsequent
act
herbivorious
grass eating, living on plants
unbridled
unrestrained, violent, not held in
ablution
a washing or cleaning
ruction
quarrel, rough and tumble fight
vacillating
fluctuating, wavering, changing around
perjury
false swearing, violation of an oath
abeyance
held in waiting, pending, suspension
renegade
one who deserts, a turncoat, traitor
virus
germ, usually one that causes disease
atypical
unrepresentative, not typical
vitriolic
caustic, bitter, cutting
unctuous
oily, suave, persuasive
paltry
worthless, trashy, contemptible
vagaries
caprices, eccentric actions
proselytize
to seek to convert, win over to your own opinion
protocal
ceremonial form, established courtesies
berated
scolded, rebuked
glean
to collect grain left by reapers; to collect facts, etc. gradually
or bit by bit
pedagogue
teacher, school master
pedantic
making a show of learning, being formal or precise
visage
the face, with reference to the form and proportions of the features or
to the expression; countenance; appearance; aspect
votaries
devoted followers, students, worshippers
vantage
favorable spot or condition, advantage
platitude
a dull, insipid common place utterance, triteness
reprobate
scoundrel, corrupt, morally abandoned
ponderous
heavy, of great weight, dull
ruddy
a healthy reddish color, reddish
abjured
swore off, renounced, disavowed
gnarled
twisted or contorted
unremitting
never submitting, forgiving, surrendering, incessant
reprercussion
a reaction from something done or said, opposition
vitiated
contaminated, spoiled, corrupted
gnome
a small being in fable or story
astute
shrewed, wily, sagacious
undulation
rising and falling as if on waves
protagonist
follower, an active participant or leader
abnegation
denial, refraining from indulgance, give up
prosecute
to pursue in accordance with the law, to sue
eader
abnegation
denial, refraining from indulgance, give up
Very nice! Thank you for this wonderful archive. I wonder why I found it only now. Long live the BBS file archives!
This is so awesome! 😀 I’d be cool if you could download an entire archive of this at once, though.
But one thing that puzzles me is the “mtswslnkmcjklsdlsbdmMICROSOFT” string. There is an article about it here. It is definitely worth a read: http://www.os2museum.com/wp/mtswslnk/