Webster Essential Vocabulary

limn(LIM) vt. 1. to paint or draw; 2. to describe (paint a picture) in words The expression “I’m limninga picture” is not one y ...

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M – N magnitude(MAG ni tood) adj. greatness of size, volume, brightness, area, and so on The brightness of stars is measured by ...

mediator(MEE dee AY toer) n. a person who serves as an intermediary for bringing about a peaceful solution to a problem between ...

minatory(MIN uh taw ree) adj. menacing or threatening Making minatoryremarks to someone can get one into deep trouble. Tigers a ...

miscreant(MIS cree int) n. an evildoer; criminal; villain —adj.villainous; evil Comic books are filled with superheroes and sup ...

Pastel colors are mutedrather than intense. •A muteis a person without the ability to vocalize sounds. [-d, muting] [Syn. subdu ...

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O – P obsolete(AHB sil EET) adj. out of fashion; no longer used; no longer current; discarded North American Aviation’s P-51 Mu ...

orb(AWRB) n. 1. a sphere or globe; 2. any of the celestial bodies such as the sun, moon, planets, stars; 3. the eyeball An orbi ...

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peripatetic(PER i puh TET ik) adj. moving about from place to place; itinerant Peripateticmovie critics might move from theater ...

photosynthesis(foh toh SIN thi sis) n. the chemical process by which a green plant combines water and carbon dioxide in the pres ...

plethora(PLE thir uh) n. an overabundance or excess; the state of being too full •A plethoraof suds filled the tub to overflowin ...

polemic(poh LEM ik) adj. 1. of or concerning dispute; controversial; 2. argu- mentative; disputatious Polemicpersons often enjo ...

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prescience(PREESH uhns) n. to have an apparent knowledge of events before they occur; foreknowledge Prescienceis not unlike hav ...

propel(pruh PEL) vt. to push; drive; impel onward Jet engines propelmost of today’s commercial aircraft. Propellers propel most ...

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Q – R quaff(KWAHF) vt. to drink deeply with gusto —n. 1. the act of quaffing; 2. the drink that is quaffed Quaffingbeer while e ...