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amorous
adj. Expressing love or the state of being in love.
For whoever esteems too much of amorous affection, gives up both riches and wisdom.
belittle
v. To present or speak of as unimportant or of little value.
The walls around it were so gigantic, and everything about it was on so mighty a scale that it was belittled, by contrast.
censure
v. To blame or find fault with.
n. A severe criticism or harsh judgment.
The writer should seek his reward in the pleasure of his work; and, care nothing for praise or censure, failure or success.
deem
v. to consider; to believe.
Jupiter issued a proclamation to all the beasts of the forest and promised a royal reward to the one whose offspring should be deemed the handsomest.
divulge
v. To make known something secret; to reveal.
Perhaps it is tell-tale to divulge that for a moment Hook entranced her, and we tell on her only because her slip led to strange results.
exorbitant
adj. Exceeding normal bounds; greater or more than seems reasonable.
There was food aboard, albeit at exorbitant prices, and the three of them contrived to eat a meal on one of the seats forward.
expostulate
v. to argue earnestly with another in an attempt to dissuade.
His father expostulated with him about the evils of gambling.
fateful
adj. Having great or significant consequences.
That fateful meeting of the U.N. when it declared war on North Korea.
ingrate
n. an ungrateful person.
This bird was a godsend to us, and I should be an ingrate if I forgot to make honorable mention of him in these pages.
injunction
n. 1) an order or command.
2) a court order prohibiting someone from doing something.
The Just Judge at once issued an injunction, and making an order for their removal to his own house, ate them himself.
moribund
adj. Close to death; in a dying state.
Ongota is a moribund language of southwest Ethiopia with only 8 elderly speakers.
motif
n. 1) A theme or idea in a work of art or literature that is developed or repeated.
2) A figure or design repeated in the decoration of something, such as a building or textile.
Motifs on persian rugs may come in an assortment of colors such as blue, green, yellow, orange, and lavender.
subsidize; subsidy
v. To support by giving financial aid. n. A grant of money, often provided by a gov't to a group or individual.
It was in the section included between this range and the Rocky Mountains that the government granted a subsidy of forty-eight thousand dollars per mile.
sumptuous
adj. Extravagantly splendid or costly; luxurious.
This doomed woman, dying slowly day by day, delighted in bright colors and sumptuous materials.
voluble
adj. Characterized by a ready flow of words; talkative.
She always besieged the bench with voluble excuses, explanations, apologies and prayers.