Words of The Day 04.02.2013
Monday, February 4, 2013
1. Swollen
Adjective swollen swow-lun
Meaning; Characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
E.g.; "so swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal duty"; "growing ever more swollen-headed and arbitrary"
Derived;
Noun swollenness
Adjective overswollen
Adverb swollenly
Verb Swell (swelled, swollen) swel
Meaning; Increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity
E.g.; "The music swelled to a crescendo"
Meaning; Become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger
E.g.; "The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son"
Meaning; Expand abnormally
E.g.; "The bellies of the starving children are swelling"
Meaning; Come up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things)
E.g.; "Smoke swelled from it"
Derived;
Noun swelling swellness
Adjective swelled
Synonyms
Egotistical
Conceited
Tumefied
2. Retract (Verb)
Meaning; Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
E.g.; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"
Meaning; Pull away from a source of disgust or fear
Meaning; Use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
Meaning; Pull inward or towards a center
E.g.; "The cat retracted his claws"
Derived;
Noun retractor retraction
Adjective retracted retractable
Synonyms
Abjure
Forswear
Resile
3. Ignorant (Adjective) ig-nu-runt
Meaning; Uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication
"an ignorant man"
Meaning; Uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning; lacking knowledge of a specific field
"she is ignorant of quantum mechanics"
Meaning; Unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge
"he was completely ignorant of the circumstances"
Meaning; Showing no courtesy; rude
Derived;
Noun ignorance ignorantness
Adverb ignorantly
Synonyms
Discourteous
Nescient
Unwitting
Adjective swollen swow-lun
Meaning; Characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
E.g.; "so swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal duty"; "growing ever more swollen-headed and arbitrary"
Derived;
Noun swollenness
Adjective overswollen
Adverb swollenly
Verb Swell (swelled, swollen) swel
Meaning; Increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity
E.g.; "The music swelled to a crescendo"
Meaning; Become filled with pride, arrogance, or anger
E.g.; "The mother was swelling with importance when she spoke of her son"
Meaning; Expand abnormally
E.g.; "The bellies of the starving children are swelling"
Meaning; Come up (as of feelings and thoughts, or other ephemeral things)
E.g.; "Smoke swelled from it"
Derived;
Noun swelling swellness
Adjective swelled
Synonyms
Egotistical
Conceited
Tumefied
2. Retract (Verb)
Meaning; Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
E.g.; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"
Meaning; Pull away from a source of disgust or fear
Meaning; Use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
Meaning; Pull inward or towards a center
E.g.; "The cat retracted his claws"
Derived;
Noun retractor retraction
Adjective retracted retractable
Synonyms
Abjure
Forswear
Resile
3. Ignorant (Adjective) ig-nu-runt
Meaning; Uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication
"an ignorant man"
Meaning; Uneducated in the fundamentals of a given art or branch of learning; lacking knowledge of a specific field
"she is ignorant of quantum mechanics"
Meaning; Unaware because of a lack of relevant information or knowledge
"he was completely ignorant of the circumstances"
Meaning; Showing no courtesy; rude
Derived;
Noun ignorance ignorantness
Adverb ignorantly
Synonyms
Discourteous
Nescient
Unwitting
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