1. maternal
adj. of, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother
ex. Doctors are concerned about the effects of the drug onmaternal health.
Related Words:parental; female, feminine, womanish, womanlike,womanly; matriarchal, matronly; caring, giving, nurturing
2. mediate
verb. occupying a middle position
exhibiting indirect causation, connection, or relation
ex. has a black-and-white view of human nature, believing that there is no mediate state between good and evil
Antonyms:extreme, farthest, farthermost, furthermost, furthest,outermost, outmost, remotest, utmost
3. menace
noun. one that represents a threat/ a show of intention to inflict harm
ex. There was an atmosphere of menace in the city.
Synonyms:hazard, imminence, danger, peril, pitfall, risk, threat,trouble
4. mingle
verb. to bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix
ex. Several flavors mingle in the stew.
Synonyms:amalgamate, combine, comingle, commingle, commix,composite, concrete, conflate, fuse, homogenize,immingle, immix, incorporate, integrate, interfuse,intermingle, intermix, meld, merge, blend, mix
5. mumble
verb. to utter words in a low confused indistinct manner
ex. He mumbled something and then left.
He mumbled “Goodbye” and then left.
Synonyms:chunter [British], grunt, mouth, murmur, mutter
6. muse
verb. to become absorbed in thought; especially : to turn something over in the mind meditatively and often inconclusively
ex. I could sell the house, she mused, but then where would I go?
7. nibble
verb. to bite gently/ to eat or chew in small bits
ex. We nibbled on some cheese and crackers before dinner.
Related Words:graze, nosh, snack; taste
8. novice
noun. a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community
ex. He's a novice in cooking.
Synonyms:abecedarian, apprentice, babe, colt, cub, fledgling,freshman, greenhorn, neophyte, newbie, newcomer,beginner, novitiate, punk, recruit, rook, rookie, tenderfoot,tyro, virgin
9. oath
noun. (1) : a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says (2) : a solemn attestation of the truth or inviolability of one's words
ex. He uttered an oath and walked away.
Synonyms:promise, pledge, troth, vow, word
10. obstinate
adj. perversely adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion <obstinateresistance to change>
not easily subdued, remedied, or removed <obstinatefever>
ex. My parents remain as obstinate as ever.
Antonyms:acquiescent, agreeable, amenable, compliant, complying,flexible, pliable, pliant, relenting, yielding
11. odds
noun. (1) : a difference favoring one of two opposed things<overwhelming odds> (2) : a difference in terms of advantage or disadvantage <what's the odds, if thinking so makes them happy — Flora Thompson>
(1) : the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances <the odds are against it> (2): the ratio of the probability of one event to that of an alternative event
an allowance granted by one making a bet to one accepting the bet and designed to equalize the chances favoring one of the bettors
12. ornament
noun. something that lends grace or beauty/ one whose virtues or graces add luster to a place or society
ex. The columns are there purely as ornament—they have no structural function.
Synonyms:adornment, beautifier, caparison, doodad, embellisher,embellishment, frill, garnish, garnishment, garniture,decoration, ornamentation, setoff, trim
13. overflow
verb. to cover with or as if with water
ex. The river overflowed its banks.
Books and papers overflowed his desk.
14. parlor
noun. a room used primarily for conversation or the reception of guests: as
ex. an ice cream parlor with an old-timey theme
Related Words:spot, station; facility, installation; club, house; den, dive,hole
15. patron
noun. a person chosen, named, or honored as a special guardian, protector, or supporter
a wealthy or influential supporter of an artist or writer
ex. She is a well-known patron of the arts.
Related Words:consumer, end user, user; buyer, correspondent,purchaser, vendee; browser, prospect, shopper, window-shopper; bargainer, haggler; regular
16. peril
noun. exposure to the risk of being injured, destroyed, or lost : danger <fire put the city in peril>
ex. People are unaware of the peril these miners face each day.
Synonyms:hazard, imminence, menace, danger, pitfall, risk, threat,trouble
17. perish
verb. to become destroyed or ruined : cease to exist
ex. Two people perished in the fire.
The civilization perished after 500 years.
18. pier
noun. a structure (as a breakwater) extending into navigable water for use as a landing place or promenade or to protect or form a harbor
ex. tied the boat up at the pier
Related Words:berth, mooring, slip; embarcadero [West]; dockyard,marina, quayage, shipyard, wharfage
19. prairie
noun. a large area of level or rolling land in the Mississippi River valley that in its natural uncultivated state usually has deep fertile soil, a cover of tall coarse grasses, and few trees
ex. Millions of buffalo once roamed the prairies.
Synonyms:campo, champaign, down(s), grassland, heath, lea (orley), llano, moor, pampa, plain, savanna (also savannah),steppe, tundra, veld (or veldt)
20. prick
verb. a mark or shallow hole made by a pointed instrument/ a pointed instrument or weapon
ex. She felt a prick as the thorn jabbed her foot.
Related Words:gouge, groove, hollow; break, cut, gash, incision,laceration, notch, rent, rip, rupture, slash, slit, tear
21. prune
verb. to reduce especially by eliminating superfluous matter
to cut off or cut back parts of for better shape or more fruitful growth
ex. Those trees need to be pruned every year.
Synonyms:bob, crop, cut, cut back, dock, lop (off), nip, pare, poll,clip, shave, shear, snip, trim
22. rack
noun. a framework for holding fodder for livestock/ an instrument of torture on which a body is stretched
(1) : a cause of anguish or pain (2) : acute suffering
a framework, stand, or grating on or in which articles are placed
23. rally
verb. to muster for a common purpose/ to recall to order/ to arouse for action
ex. Protesters staged an antiwar rally.
Synonyms:marshaling (also marshalling), mobilization, rallying, call to arms
24. realm
noun. a primary marine or terrestrial biogeographic division of the earth's surface
ex. new discoveries in the realm of medicine
Synonyms:area, arena, bailiwick, barony, business, circle, demesne,department, discipline, domain, element, fief, fiefdom,firmament, front, game, kingdom, line, precinct, province,field, specialty, sphere, terrain, walk
25. rattle
verb. to make a rapid succession of short sharp noises <the windows rattled in the wind>
to chatter incessantly and aimlessly
Synonyms:babel, blare, bluster, bowwow, brawl, bruit [archaic],cacophony, chatter, clamor, clangor, decibel(s), din,discordance, katzenjammer, racket, noise, roar
Antonyms:quiet, silence, silentness, still, stillness
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