vocabulary

disport

Verb occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion; “The play amused the ladies” Synonyms amuse divert Less specific entertain Related diversion recreation amusing amusive diverting entertainment amusement play boisterously; “The children frolicked in the garden”; “the gamboling lambs in the meadows”; “The toddlers romped in the playroom” Synonyms frolic lark rollick skylark sport cavort gambol frisk romp run around lark about Less specific play Related play frolic romp gambol caper romper play frolic romp gambol caper sport athletics escapade lark play frolic romp gambol caper disport - LookUp verb archaic humorous enjoy oneself unrestrainedly; frolic a painting of ladies disporting themselves by a lake | they disport as they please

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grift

Via Wikitionary: American criminal underworld slang, 1906 (noun), 1915 (verb), alteration of graft (“corruption, illicit profit through corrupt means, bribe, one’s occupation”), alteration perhaps influenced by similar sounding words, e.g. drift, etc., probably ultimately from Middle Dutch graft (“digging, ditch, canal, trench”) (modern Dutch gracht), related to Dutch graven (“to dig”), English grave (“to dig”).[1][2][3] IPA(key): /ɥɚɪft/ Rhymes: -ÉŞft grift (plural grifts) (US, slang) A confidence game or swindle.

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playlist hypothesis

noun …the baseline idea of a playlist’s premise, target audience, name, [and] songs.1 Each of these playlist drafts is mostly skeletal, consisting of what curators call a “hypothesis,” or basic premise and intended target audience (the more specific, the better), and a few representative songs. In developing them, Colomo will flesh out the playlists with more songs (Spotify’s magic number is 50 — generally between 3 and 3.5 hours' worth — which feels substantial but not overwhelming), a cover image that reflects the hypothesis at a glance, and a short written description, usually no more than one or two sentences.

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breviloquium

Breviloquium refers to the brevity or conciseness of speech.

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welter

Noun a confused multitude of things Synonyms clutter jumble muddle fuddle mare’s nest smother Less specific disorderliness disorder More specific rummage Related addle muddle puddle scramble jumble throw together jumble confuse mix up jumble mingle clutter clutter up Verb toss, roll, or rise and fall in an uncontrolled way; The shipwrecked survivors weltered in the sea for hours Less specific roll over roll around; pigs were wallowing in the mud Synonyms wallow Less specific move Related wallow wallow be immersed in; welter in work

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inner light

Noun a divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul Synonyms Inner Light Light Light Within Christ Within Less specific ethical motive ethics morals morality

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pantywaist

Noun a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive Synonyms sissy pansy milksop Milquetoast Less specific coward

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insipid

Adjective lacking taste or flavor or tang; “a bland diet”; “insipid hospital food”; “flavorless supermarket tomatoes”; “vapid beer”; “vapid tea” Synonyms bland flat flavorless flavourless savorless savourless vapid Similar to tasteless Related flavorlessness flavourlessness savorlessness savourlessness tastelessness flavorlessness flavourlessness savorlessness savourlessness tastelessness blandness insipidity insipidness blandness insipidity insipidness flavorlessness flavourlessness savorlessness savourlessness tastelessness flavorlessness flavourlessness savorlessness savourlessness tastelessness flatness blandness insipidity insipidness lacking interest or significance or impact; “an insipid personality”; “jejune novel” Synonyms jejune Similar to uninteresting Related jejunity jejuneness tameness vapidity vapidness jejunity jejuneness tameness vapidity vapidness boringness dreariness insipidness insipidity

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substratum

Noun a surface on which an organism grows or is attached; “the gardener talked about the proper substrate for acid-loving plants” Synonyms substrate Less specific surface any stratum or layer lying underneath another Synonyms substrate Less specific stratum an indigenous language that contributes features to the language of an invading people who impose their language on the indigenous population; “the Celtic languages of Britain are a substrate for English” Synonyms substrate Less specific indigenous language

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hamlet

Noun a community of people smaller than a village Synonyms crossroads Less specific community the hero of William Shakespeare’s tragedy who hoped to avenge the murder of his father Is a fictional character fictitious character character a settlement smaller than a town Synonyms village Less specific settlement More specific kampong campong kraal pueblo Examples Cheddar Sealyham El Alamein Jericho Jamestown Chancellorsville Spotsylvania Yorktown hamlet - LookUp noun

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inhere

Verb be inherent in something Less specific belong to belong Related built-in constitutional inbuilt inherent integral implicit in inherent underlying inherence inherency inhere - LookUp verb ꜰᴏʀᴍᴀʟ exist essentially or permanently in the potential for change that inheres within the adult education world ʟᴀᴡ (of rights, powers, etc.) be vested in a person or group or attached to the ownership of a property the rights inhering in the property they owned

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interrogative

Noun a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply; “he asked a direct question”; “he had trouble phrasing his interrogations” Synonyms question interrogation interrogative sentence Less specific sentence More specific cross-question leading question yes-no question Related interrogate question interrogate question question query some linguists consider interrogative sentences to constitute a mood Synonyms interrogative mood Less specific mood mode modality Adjective relating to verbs in the so-called interrogative mood; “not all questions have an interrogative construction” Pertains to interrogative mood interrogative Topic Members grammar relating to the use of or having the nature of an interrogation Synonyms interrogatory Antonyms declarative declaratory asserting declarative declaratory asserting Related interrogate question interrogate question interrogative - LookUp adjective

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derivation

Noun the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues); “he prefers shoes of Italian derivation”; “music of Turkish derivation” Less specific beginning origin root rootage source Related derive come descend derive derive educe (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase Synonyms deriving etymologizing Less specific explanation account Related etymologize etymologise derive derive Topic Members historical linguistics diachronic linguistics diachrony a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions Less specific inference illation Related deduce infer deduct derive (descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation; “singer’ from sing’ or undo’ from do’ are examples of derivations” Less specific linguistic process More specific eponymy Related derive Topic Members descriptive linguistics inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline Synonyms ancestry lineage filiation Less specific inheritance hereditary pattern More specific origin descent extraction pedigree bloodline Attributes purebred crossbred Related derive come descend drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body Less specific drawing drawing off drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation Less specific drawing drawing off the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin Less specific act deed human action human activity derivation - LookUp noun

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pukka

Adjective absolutely first class and genuine; “pukka sahib”; “pukka quarters with a swarm of servants” Synonyms pucka Similar to superior Region India Republic of India Bharat pukka - LookUp adjective informal genuine the more expensive brands are pukka natural mineral waters of or appropriate to high or respectable society it wouldn’t be considered the pukka thing to do

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eventuate

Verb come out in the end Less specific turn out come out Related consequence effect outcome result event issue upshot eventuate - LookUp verb formal occur as a result you never know what might eventuate eventuate in lead to as a result circumstances that eventuate in crime Origin late 17th century (in the sense bring about ): from event , perhaps on the pattern of actuate

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urbane

Adjective showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience; “his polished manner”; “maintained an urbane tone in his letters” Synonyms polished refined Similar to sophisticated Related urbanity urbane - LookUp adjective courteous and refined in manner (typically used of a man) the supposedly urbane, restrained English gentleman | urbane wit was the mark of taste and cultivation Origin mid 16th century (in the sense urban ): from French urbain or Latin urbanus (see urban )

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gossamer

Noun a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture Less specific gauze netting veiling Related ethereal gossamer filaments from a web that was spun by a spider Synonyms cobweb Less specific fibril filament strand Related ethereal gossamer Adjective characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy; “this smallest and most ethereal of birds”; “gossamer shading through his playing” Synonyms ethereal Similar to delicate Related cobweb gossamer gossamer so thin as to transmit light; “a hat with a diaphanous veil”; “filmy wings of a moth”; “gauzy clouds of dandelion down”; “gossamer cobwebs”; “sheer silk stockings”; “transparent chiffon”; “vaporous silks” Synonyms diaphanous filmy gauzy gauze-like see-through sheer transparent vaporous vapourous cobwebby Similar to thin Related cobweb transparency transparence transparency transparence transparentness gauze netting veiling film plastic film gossamer - LookUp noun

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fracas

Noun noisy quarrel Synonyms affray altercation Less specific quarrel wrangle row words run-in dustup More specific batrachomyomachia fracas - LookUp plural a noisy disturbance or quarrel the fracas was broken up by stewards Origin early 18th century : French , from fracasser , from Italian fracassare make an uproar Thesaurus Noun two officers were kicked and punched in a fracas earlier this week Similar Words: disturbance quarrel scuffle brawl affray tussle melee free-for-all fight clash skirmish brouhaha riot uproar commotion argument altercation angry exchange war of words shouting match tiff dispute disagreement row wrangle squabble rumpus stooshie donnybrook bangarang falling-out set-to run-in shindig shindy dust-up punch-up scrap spat ruckus argy-bargy ruction fisticuffs barney bunfight ding-dong bust-up ruck slanging match afters rammy rhubarb broil miff

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caracole

Verb make a half turn on a horse, in dressage Less specific turn caracole - LookUp noun Riding a half turn to the right or left by a horse verb Riding (of a horse) perform a caracole he danced sideways and then caracoled round the corner of the stables Origin early 17th century : French caracole , caracol , via Italian from Spanish caracol snail, snail’s shell, spiral

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knave

Noun a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel Synonyms rogue rascal rapscallion scalawag scallywag varlet Less specific villain scoundrel Related rascally roguish scoundrelly blackguardly one of four face cards in a deck bearing a picture of a young prince Synonyms jack Less specific face card picture card court card knave - LookUp noun

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reticent

Adjective temperamentally disinclined to talk Synonyms untalkative Similar to taciturn Related reserve reticence taciturnity cool and formal in manner Synonyms restrained unemotional Similar to undemonstrative reluctant to draw attention to yourself Synonyms self-effacing retiring Similar to unassertive reticent - LookUp adjective

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emend

Verb make improvements or corrections to; “the text was emended in the second edition” Less specific better improve amend ameliorate meliorate emend - LookUp verb make corrections and revisions to (a text) these studies show him collating manuscripts and emending texts alter (something that is incorrect) the year of his death might need to be emended to 652 Origin late Middle English : from Latin emendare , from e- (variant of ex- ) out of + menda a fault .

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verve

Noun an energetic style Synonyms vitality Less specific energy muscularity vigor vigour vim More specific sparkle twinkle spark light Related lively vital verve - LookUp noun vigour and spirit or enthusiasm Kollo sings with supreme verve and flexibility Origin late 17th century (denoting special talent in writing): from French , vigour , earlier form of expression , from Latin verba words

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Working Copy App Store Review

My absolute favorite Git client… on ANY platform. I had the relatively unique experience of coming to Git, mobile-first, via this very application on my iPhone 8 Plus, almost exactly 4 years ago. Thanks to GitHub’s Education program, I’ve had access to unlimited repository creation since that first day, and it’s honestly quite a testament to the power of Working Copy just how much of a mess I made in those initial few months.

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piedmont

Noun the plateau between the coastal plain and the Appalachian Mountains: parts of Virginia and North and South Carolina and Georgia and Alabama Part of South Is a geographical area geographic area geographical region geographic region a gentle slope leading from the base of a mountain to a region of flat land Less specific slope incline side the region of northwestern Italy; includes the Po valley Synonyms Piedmont Piemonte Parts Turin Torino Part of Italy Italian Republic Italia Is a Italian region piedmont - LookUp noun

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aberration

Noun a state or condition markedly different from the norm Synonyms aberrance aberrancy deviance Less specific abnormality abnormalcy More specific chromosomal aberration chromosomal anomaly chrosomal abnormality chromosonal disorder deflection warp Related aberrant deviant deviate aberrate aberrate aberrant deviant deviate aberrant deviant deviate aberrate aberrate aberrant deviant deviate a disorder in one’s mental state Less specific mental disorder mental disturbance disturbance psychological disorder folie Related aberrate an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image Synonyms distortion optical aberration Less specific optical phenomenon More specific chromatic aberration spherical aberration Related aberrate aberration - LookUp noun

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peradventure

Noun

  1. doubt or uncertainty as to whether something is the case; “this proves beyond peradventure that he is innocent”
    • Less specific
      • doubt
      • uncertainty
      • incertitude
      • dubiety
      • doubtfulness
      • dubiousness

Adverb

  1. by chance; “perhaps she will call tomorrow”; “we may possibly run into them at the concert”; “it may peradventure be thought that there never was such a time”
    • Synonyms
      • possibly
      • perchance
      • perhaps
      • maybe
      • mayhap

concord

Noun capital of the state of New Hampshire; located in south central New Hampshire on the Merrimack river Synonyms Concord capital of New Hampshire Part of New Hampshire Granite State NH N Is a state capital a harmonious state of things in general and of their properties (as of colors and sounds); congruity of parts with one another and with the whole

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brocade

Noun thick heavy expensive material with a raised pattern Less specific fabric cloth material textile Related brocade Verb weave a design into (textiles) Less specific weave tissue Related brocade Topic Members handicraft brocade - LookUp noun Textiles a rich fabric woven with a raised pattern, typically with gold or silver thread the quilt was of white silk brocade | a heavy brocade curtain Origin late 16th century : from Spanish and Portuguese brocado (influenced by French brocart ), from Italian broccato , from brocco twisted thread

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cogitate

Verb consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one’s mind Less specific chew over think over meditate ponder excogitate contemplate muse reflect mull mull over ruminate speculate Related cogitative cogitation cogitation study use or exercise the mind or one’s power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; “I’ve been thinking all day and getting nowhere” Synonyms think cerebrate More specific puzzle over rationalize rationalise think philosophize philosophise brainstorm chew over think over meditate ponder excogitate contemplate muse reflect mull mull over ruminate speculate reason reason reason out conclude evaluate pass judgment judge study meditate contemplate plan associate tie in relate link colligate link up connect concentrate focus center centre pore rivet give pay devote think about think think See also chew over think over meditate ponder excogitate contemplate muse reflect mull mull over ruminate speculate think out think up think of dream up hatch concoct Related thinking thought thought process cerebration intellection mentation cogitative cogitative cogitation study thinking thought thought process cerebration intellection mentation think thinker creative thinker mind thinker thinking thought thought process cerebration intellection mentation cogitate - LookUp verb

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