N/A
No definition available.
explore more words

valorous
[val-er-uhs]
showing great courage in the face of danger, especially in battle

palfrey
[pawl-free]
a docile horse used for ordinary riding, especially by women

querulous
[kwer-uh-luhs]
full of complaints; complaining

conventional
[kuhn-ven-shuh-nl ]
conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conduct or taste

oxymoron
[ok-si-mawr-on]
a figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as in “cruel kindness” or “to make haste slowly"

elide
[ih-lahyd]
to suppress or omit; ignore or pass over

ubuntu
[oo-boon-too]
humanity or fellow feeling; kindness

eponym
[ep-uh-nim]
a person after whom a discovery, invention, place, etc., is named or thought to be named

transcend
[tran-send]
to rise above or go beyond; overpass; exceed

prate
[preyt]
to talk excessively and pointlessly; babble

wanton
[won-tn]
a sexually unrestrained woman

perdure
[per-door]
remain in existence throughout a substantial period of time; endure

pleonasm
[plee-uh-naz-uhm]
the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy

obstreperous
[uhb-strep-er-uhs]
noisy and difficult to control

descry
[dih-skrahy]
to see (something unclear or distant) by looking carefully; discern; espy

commensurate
[kuh-men-ser-it]
corresponding in amount, magnitude, or degree