the winning of an election with an extremely large number of votes.
livestock
[ˈlīv-ˌstäk]
Farm animals; animals domesticated for cultivation.
surge
[ˈsərj]
A sudden transient rush, flood or increase.
plow
[ˈplau̇]
The notional area of land able to be farmed in a year by a team of 8 oxen pulling a carruca plow, usually reckoned at 120 acres.
silt
[ˈsilt]
Mud or fine earth deposited from running or standing water.
hotrod
[ˈhɑːt.rɑːd]
a car that is specially built or changed so that it will go very fast.
observant
[əb-ˈzər-vənt]
Alert and paying close attention; watchful.
pious
[ˈpī-əs]
strongly believing in religion, and living in a way that shows this belief.
untouchable
[ˌən-ˈtə-chə-bəl]
not able to be punished, criticized, or changed in any way.
amid
[ə-ˈmid]
In the middle of; in the center of; surrounded by.
churchyard
[ˈchərch-ˌyärd]
A patch of land adjoining a church, often used as a graveyard.
treason
[ˈtrē-zᵊn]
The crime of betraying one’s own country.
abolish
[ə-ˈbä-lish]
To end a law, system, institution, custom or practice.
yonder
[ˈyän-dər]
To that place.
playwright
[ˈplā-ˌrīt]
A writer and creator of theatrical plays.
stifle
[ˈstī-fəl]
to prevent something from happening, being expressed, or continuing.
yawn
[ˈyȯn]
The action of yawning; opening the mouth widely and taking a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired or bored.
edgewise
[ˈej-ˌwīz]
with the edge upwards or forwards; on one side.
windbag
[ˈwin(d)-ˌbag]
a person who talks too much about boring things.
cemetery
[ˈse-mə-ˌter-ē]
A place where the dead are buried; a graveyard or memorial park.
long-winded
[ˌlȯŋ-ˈwin-dəd]
Tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose.
lustrous
[ˈlə-strəs]
Having a glow or lustre.
commission
[kə-ˈmi-shən]
an official group of people who have been given responsibility to control something, or to find out about something, usually for the government.
ferocious
[fə-ˈrō-shəs]
Marked by extreme and violent energy.
acrobatic
[ˌa-krə-ˈba-tik]
involving or able to perform difficult and attractive body movements.
trumpet
[ˈtrəm-pət]
A musical instrument of the brass family, generally tuned to the key of B-flat; by extension, any type of lip-vibrated aerophone, most often valveless and not chromatic.
tournament
[ˈtu̇r-nə-mənt]
a competition in the Middle Ages between knights on horseback fighting to show courage and skill.
civic
[ˈsi-vik]
Of, relating to, or belonging to a city, a citizen, or citizenship; municipal or civil.
far-reaching
[ˈfär-ˌrē-chiŋ]
Having a broad range, scope, or influence.
iguana
[i-ˈgwä-nə]
A green iguana (Iguana iguana), a large tropical American lizard often kept as a pet
ranch
[ˈranch]
a large farm, especially in North America or Australia, where cows, horses, sheep, etc. are bred (= kept in order to produce young).
brawny
[ˈbrȯ-nē]
having strong muscles.
rodeo
[ˈrō-dē-ˌō]
a public competition, especially in the US, in which people show their skill at riding wild horses and catching cattle with ropes.
staple
[ˈstā-pəl]
basic or main; standard or regular.
pottery
[ˈpä-tə-rē]
Fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed.
outbuilding
[ˈau̇t-ˌbil-diŋ]
a usually small building near to and on the same piece of land as a larger building.
avalanche
[ˈa-və-ˌlanch]
too many things that arrive or happen at the same time.
disfigure
[dis-ˈfi-gyər]
Change the appearance of something/someone to the negative.
warehouse
[ˈwer-ˌhau̇s]
A place for storing large amounts of products. In logistics, a place where products go to from the manufacturer before going to the retailer.
dosage
[ˈdō-sij]
The administration of a medication etc, in a measured amount; dosing.
cuisine
[kwi-ˈzēn]
A characteristic style of preparing food, often associated with a place of origin.
delirious
[di-ˈlir-ē-əs]
extremely happy or excited.
loon
[ˈlün]
a large North American bird that eats fish.
tinge
[ˈtinj]
A small added amount of colour; (by extension) a small added amount of some other thing.
sickle
[ˈsi-kəl]
An implement having a semicircular blade and short handle, used for cutting long grass and cereal crops.
gushy
[ˈgə-shē]
Gushing; effusive and often emotional.
pinnacle
[ˈpi-ni-kəl]
The highest point.
grotesque
[grō-ˈtesk]
strange and unpleasant, especially in a silly or slightly frightening way.
patio
[ˈpa-tē-ˌō]
A paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation.
storied
[ˈstȯr-ēd]
(of a building) having the number of levels mentioned.
villa
[ˈvi-lə]
(plural "villas") A house, often larger and more expensive than average, in the countryside or on the coast, often used as a retreat.
situate
[ˈsi-chə-wət]
To place on or into a physical location.
shackle
[ˈsha-kəl]
If you are shackled by something, it prevents you from doing what you want to do.
oppressive
[ə-ˈpre-siv]
cruel and unfair.
laureate
[ˈlȯr-ē-ət]
One crowned with laurel, such as a poet laureate or Nobel laureate.
zoning
[ˈzō-niŋ]
To divide into or assign sections or areas.
ordinance
[ˈȯr-də-nən(t)s]
A local law
sunlit
[ˈsən-ˌlit]
Illuminated by sunlight.
parish
[ˈper-ish]
In the Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, Lutheran and Roman Catholic Church, an administrative part of a diocese that has its own church.
inroad
[ˈin-ˌrōd]
something that is achieved, especially by reducing the power or success of something else.
totalitarian
[(ˌ)tō-ˌta-lə-ˈter-ē-ən]
of or relating to a political system in which the government has complete control over the people.
toad
[ˈtōd]
An amphibian, a kind of frog (order Anura) with shorter hindlegs and a drier, wartier skin, many in family Bufonidae.
evaporate
[i-ˈva-p(ə-)ˌrāt]
To transition from a liquid state into a gaseous state
vamp
[ˈvamp]
a woman who is thought to be sexually attractive and trying to control men.
femininity
[ˌfe-mə-ˈni-nə-tē]
The sum of all attributes that are feminine or convey womanhood.
nonbinding
[ˌnän-ˈbīn-diŋ]
having no legal or binding force.
margin
[ˈmär-jən]
The edge of the paper, typically left blank when printing but sometimes used for annotations etc.
whipping
[ˈ(h)wi-piŋ]
to make food or a meal very quickly and easily.
bower
[ˈbau̇(-ə)r]
a pleasant place under the branches of a tree in a wood or garden.