Word of the Day
Definition: (noun) A visible symbol representing an abstract idea. Synonyms: emblem. Usage: The blindfolded figure with scales is an allegory of justice.
Definition: (verb) Deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping. Synonyms: mute, tone down, dampen, dull. Usage: I was up past my bedtime, so I tried to muffle my sneeze by holding my pillow over my face. Discuss
Definition: (verb) To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another. Synonyms: hover, oscillate, vibrate. Usage: I vacillated about what to say for so long that the man on the phone asked if I was still there.
Definition: (verb) Censure severely. Synonyms: chasten, chastise, objurgate. Usage: Often he would look back on his day of toil, and castigate himself for failing to fulfill his true purpose of the day.
Definition: (adjective) Drowsy; sleepy. Synonyms: slumbery, slumberous. Usage: The monotonous sound of his voice had a somnolent effect, and I found myself nodding off during the speech. Discuss
Definition: (adjective) Incapable of being overcome, subdued, or vanquished. Synonyms: never-say-die, invincible, unconquerable. Usage: A man of indomitable courage, it was said that the only thing he shied at was the sight of his own blood, which was thick and of an unusual color.
Definition: (adjective) Having a harsh, unpleasant sound; discordant. Synonyms: jarring, grating, raucous, strident, dissonant, inharmonious. Usage: The school's cafeteria was as cacophonous as a hen yard.
Definition: (adjective) Unequivocally detestable; loathsome. Synonyms: odious, execrable. Usage: The abominable treatment of prisoners horrified the team of international observers. Discuss
Definition: (adjective) Serving to warn. Synonyms: cautionary, exemplary. Usage: Bella, entering with a raised admonitory finger, kissed Lizzie softly, but said not a word.
Definition: (adjective) Marked by shame or disgrace. Synonyms: inglorious, shameful, opprobrious, disgraceful, black. Usage: It was an old fisherman who, with immense difficulty, at last rescued us, and we were towed back in an ignominious fashion to the boat-yard.