Category : Science and Education
Archive   : POLYGLOT.ZIP
Filename : POLY003.DIC

assiduous
diligent, unwearied, constant attention

perennial
continuing through the year, recurring regularly

tyro
a beginner or learner, a novice, amateur

ascribed
attributed, assigned, alleged to belong to

virtuoso
a savant, a scholar, one very learned or gifted in an art

perceptible
capable of being noticed, can be seen

precursor
one who indicates coming of something, indicative of something
to follow
piqued
aroused, brought to sharp point, challenged

ascetic
rigid in self-denial, austere

benign
kindly, of gentle disposition, gracious

hermetically
airtight

hallucination
the perceiving of an object with no reality, a delusion

hallmark
a mark establishing fine quality

assuage
appease, satisfy, lessen

vested
clothed, robed, endowed with power

heterogeneous
unlike, differing in kind

vesture
garments, clothes, apparel

pittance
small portion, allowance

rhetoric
emphasis on style at expense of thought, art of writing well

artifice
skillful contriving, trick, craft

propitious
favorable, of good omen, advantageous

ubiquitous
being everywhere, omnipresent

artisan
one trained in some art or trade crafstman

perfidious
treacherous, violating faith

omnivorous
devouring everthing

predilection
liking for, preference, leaning towards

omnipresent
present everywhere at once

preponderance
the greater part of, most of

synchronized
made to happen at same time, agreed in time

ordinance
a decree or direction by government

ribald
vulgar, coarse

oracular
prophetic, forecasting the future

assonance
repetition of vowel sounds in words for musical effect

assimilate
make alike, absorb

opprobrium
disgrace, shame, reproach

ominous
foreboding, threatening, menacing

onamatapoeia
the sound of a word helping to give its meaning

opaque
not reflecting or giving out light

paragon
model, finest example of

pariah
an outcast, one despised by society

opulent
tremendously wealthy, rich

propriety
sense of what is proper or fitting

vernal
occurring in spring, growing time, fresh

prosaic
ordinary, dull

onerous
burdensome, oppresive

rotund
rounded, full

propound
to set forth, to offer for consideration, to explain

perfunctory
performed mechanically, without interest

aspersion
false or injurious charge, calumny

peremptory
leaving no chance for denial, positive in statine opinion, decisive

sion
false or injurious charge, calumny

peremptory
leaving no chance for