| palate |
[ˈpa-lət] |
|
[The roof of the mouth; the uraniscus.] |
| conceive |
[kən-ˈsēv] |
|
[To develop an idea; to form in the mind; to plan; to devise; to originate.] |
| courteous |
[ˈkər-tē-əs] |
|
[Showing regard or thought for others; especially, displaying good manners or etiquette.] |
| parishioner |
[pə-ˈri-sh(ə-)nər] |
|
[A member of a parish.] |
| detrimental |
[ˌde-trə-ˈmen-tᵊl] |
|
[Causing damage or harm.] |
| concede |
[kən-ˈsēd] |
|
[to admit, often unwillingly, that something is true.] |
| forfeit |
[ˈfȯr-fət] |
|
[to lose the right to do or have something because you have broken a rule.] |
| scribe |
[ˈskrīb] |
|
[a person employed before printing was invented to make copies of documents.] |
| prescribe |
[pri-ˈskrīb] |
|
[To order (a drug or medical device) for use by a particular patient (under licensed authority).] |
| scripture |
[ˈskrip(t)-shər] |
|
[A sacred writing or holy book.] |
| typescript |
[ˈtīp-ˌskript] |
|
[Typewritten material, especially such a copy of a manuscript] |
| postscript |
[ˈpōs(t)-ˌskript] |
|
[An addendum to a letter, added after the author's signature.] |
| conspicuous |
[kən-ˈspi-kyə-wəs] |
|
[Obvious or easy to notice.] |
| dispose |
[di-ˈspōz] |
|
[The disposal or management of something.] |
| forthwith |
[(ˌ)fȯrth-ˈwith] |
|
[Without delay; immediately.] |
| frenzied |
[ˈfren-zēd] |
|
[In a state of hurry, panic or wild activity.] |
| cram |
[ˈkram] |
|
[The act of cramming (forcing or stuffing something).] |
| lest |
[ˈlest] |
|
[For fear that; that not; in order to prevent something from happening; in case.] |
| trifle |
[ˈtrī-fəl] |
|
[a matter or object of little value or importance.] |
| timidity |
[tə-ˈmi-də-tē] |
|
[Shyness] |
| reformer |
[ri-ˈfȯr-mər] |
|
[One who reforms, or who works for reform.] |
| wage |
[ˈwāj] |
|
[to fight a war or organize a series of activities in order to achieve something.] |
| deed |
[ˈdēd] |
|
[An action or act; something that is done.] |
| bungling |
[ˈbəŋ-g(ə-)liŋ] |
|
[To botch up, bumble or incompetently perform a task; to make or mend clumsily; to manage awkwardly.] |
| malady |
[ˈma-lə-dē] |
|
[Any ailment or disease of the body; especially, a lingering or deep-seated disorder.] |
| maladjusted |
[ˌma-lə-ˈjə-stəd] |
|
[Badly adjusted to the demands and stresses of daily living; unable to cope.] |
| malcontent |
[ˌmal-kən-ˈtent] |
|
[A person who is not satisfied with current conditions; a discontented person, a rebel.] |
| malnutrition |
[ˌmal-nu̇-ˈtri-shən] |
|
[A lack of adequate nourishment.] |
| hurl |
[ˈhər(-ə)l] |
|
[A throw, especially a violent throw; a fling.] |