nounplural noun: epochs
- a particular period of time in history or a person’s life.”the Victorian epoch”
Category: Words: Straight from a Dictionary
Word: Antecedent
nounplural noun: antecedents
- 1. a thing that existed before or logically precedes another.”some antecedents to the African novel might exist in Africa’s oral traditions”
Word: Philology
noun
- the branch of knowledge that deals with the structure, historical development, and relationships of a language or languages.
- NORTH AMERICANliterary or classical scholarship.
Word: Tentative
adjective
- not certain or fixed; provisional.”a tentative conclusion”
Word: Perplexed
adjective
- completely baffled; very puzzled.”she gave him a perplexed look”
Word: Nonchalant
adjective
- (of a person or manner) feeling or appearing casually calm and relaxed; not displaying anxiety, interest, or enthusiasm.”she gave a nonchalant shrug”
Word: Hurt
verb
- 1. cause pain or injury to.”Ow! You’re hurting me!”
Word: Gaslight
verbgerund or present participle: gaslighting
- manipulate (someone) by psychological means into doubting their own sanity.
Word: Exhausted
adjective
- 1. very tired.”she returned home, exhausted from work”
Word: Twitch
verbverb: twitch; 3rd person present: twitches; past tense: twitched; past participle: twitched; gerund or present participle: twitching
- 1. give or cause to give a short, sudden jerking or convulsive movement.”her lips twitched and her eyelids fluttered”
Word: Fool
nounnoun: fool; plural noun: fools
- 1. a person who acts unwisely or imprudently; a silly person.”I felt a bit of a fool”
Word: Abatement
The action of abating or being abated; ending or subsiding.
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