Noun
1.a great flood of
water;
inundation;
2. a drenching
rain; downpour.
3. anything that
overwhelms like
a flood : a deluge
of mail.
verb
(used with
object) 5. to
flood; inundate.
6. to overrun;
overwhelm: She
was deluged
with
congratulatory
letters.
verb
1. to feed on
growing grass
and pasture, as
do cattle, sheep,
etc.
2. Informal . to
eat small
portions of food,
as appetizers or
the like, in place
of a full-sized
meal or to snack
during the course
of the day in
place of regular
meals
Verb
to tend
(cattle, sheep,
etc.) while
they are at
pasture
adjective, -li·er,
-li·est.
1. large in
bodily size;
stout; sturdy
Synonym
strapping, stocky,
brawny, thickset,
beefy, hefty.
Antonyms
1. puny, weak,
frail
Meaning
noun
1. a bite,
mouthful, or
small portion of
food, candy, etc.
something very
appetizing; treat
or tidbit
Word
Meaning
Verb
(used with
object)
to distribute in
or divide into
tiny portions
(often followed
by out ): to
morsel out the
last pieces of
meat.
Meaning
verb (used
Word
without
object)
1. to separate into
parts or lose
intactness or
solidness; break
up; deteriorate:
2. Physics .
to decay.
Example:
The old book is
gradually
disintegrating
with age.
Meaning
verb (used with
object)
to reduce to
particles,
fragments, or
parts; break up
or destroy the
cohesion of:
Example:
Rocks are
disintegrated by
frost and rain.
Meaning
verb (used with
object)
1. to dull the luster of
(a metallic surface),
especially by
oxidation; discolor.
2. to diminish or
destroy the purity of;
stain; sully:)
3. to grow dull or
discolored; lose
luster.
Word
Meaning
noun
1. a person or
group of persons
having
administrative or
supervisory
authority in an
organization.
2. the person or
persons in whom
the supreme
executive power
of a government
is vested.
Word
Example:
the executive branch
of a government.
Meaning
adjective
1. of, pertaining
to, or suited for
carrying out
plans, duties,
etc.: executive
ability.
2.Of or
pertaining to or
charged with the
execution of laws
and policies or
the
administration of
public affairs:.
Meaning
verb (used
without object)
1. to waste time;
idle; trifle;
loiter
2. 2. to move
slowly,
languidly, or
dilatorily;
saunter.
Word
Meaning
verb (used with
object)
1. to waste
(time) by or as if
by trifling
(usually followed
by away )
Example:
Stop dawdling and
help me with these
packages!
Example:
He dawdled
away the whole
morning.
Meaning
Word
Adjective
Valiant; brave and
resolute; dauntless
Adverb:
Stoutheartedly
Noun:
Stoutheartedness
Meaning
Noun
a person
working for
another person
or a business
firm for pay
Word
Meaning
Verb
(used with
object)
1. to throw
loosely about;
distribute at
irregular
intervals: to
scatter seeds.
2. to separate and
drive off in
various
directions;
disperse: to
scatter a crowd
Word
Meaning
Noun
5. the
act of
scattering.
6. something that is
scattered.
Meaning
adjective
1. reduced to
poverty.
2. (of a country,
area, etc.) having
few trees,
flowers, birds,
wild animals, etc.
3. deprived of
strength, vitality,
creativeness, etc.:
an impoverished
attempt at
humor.
Word
Meaning
Meaning
Noun
1. a part broken off
or detached:
scattered fragments
of the broken vase.
2. an isolated,
unfinished, or
incomplete part: She
played a fragment of
her latest
composition.
3. an odd piece, bit,
or scrap.
Word
Meaning
Verb
to collapse or
break into
fragments;
disintegrate:
The chair
fragmented
under his
weight.
Meaning
verb (used with
object)
1. to break
(something) into
pieces, as by a
blow.
2. to damage, as
by breaking or
crushing: ships
shattered by
storms.
Word
Meaning
Verb
3. to impair or
destroy (health,
nerves, etc.): The
incident
shattered his
composure.
4. to weaken,
destroy, or refute
(ideas, opinions,
etc.): He wanted
to shatter her
illusions.
Meaning
Adjective
1. having great wealth;
rich; affluent
2. characterized by,
pertaining to, or
suggestive of wealth: a
wealthy appearance.
Word
wealth·i·er,
wealth·i·est.
3. rich in character,
quality, or amount;
abundant or ample: a
novel that is wealthy in
Example:
its psychological insights. : a wealthy
person; a
wealthy nation.
Meaning
noun
1. a multitude of
people crowded
or assembled
together; crowd.
2. a great number
of things crowded
or considered
together: a
throng of
memories.
Word
Meaning
verb (used
without object)
1. to assemble,
collect, or go in
large numbers;
crowd.
Meaning
Word
verb
1. to make a sudden
effort to seize
something, as with
the hand; grab
2. to seize by a
sudden or hasty
grasp
3. to take, get,
secure, etc., suddenly
or hastily.
4. to rescue or save
by prompt action: He
Example:
snatched the baby
He snatched the old
from the fire.
lady's purse and ran.
Meaning
Slang : to kidnap.
Meaning
Word
Adjective
1. not strict or
severe; careless or
negligent
2. loose or slack; not
tense, rigid, or firm: a
lax rope; a lax
handshake.
3. not rigidly exact or
precise; vague: lax
ideas.
4. open, loose, or not
retentive, as
Example:
diarrheal bowels.
lax morals; a lax
attitude toward
discipline.
Meaning
Noun
1. an
unpleasantly
difficult,
perplexing, or
dangerous
situation.
Word
Meaning
verb
1. to wander around in a
leisurely, aimless manner
2. 2. to take a course with
many turns or windings, as a
stream or path
3. to grow in a random,
unsystematic fashion:
4. to talk or write in a
discursive, aimless way
(usually followed by on ):
The speaker rambled on
with anecdote after
anecdote.
Word
Example:
: They rambled through
the shops until closing
time.
The vine rambled over
the walls and tree trunks.
Meaning
Word
Adverbimmaculately
Adjective
1. free from spot or stain;
spotlessly clean
2. free from moral blemish or
impurity; pure; undefiled.
3. free from fault or flaw; free
from errors: an immaculate
text.
4. Biology . having no spots or
colored marks; unicolor
Example:
immaculate linen.
Meaning
Noun
1. a small
amount or share.
2. a small
allowance or
sum, as of money
for living
expenses.
3. a scanty
income or
remuneration.
Word
Meaning
verb (used
without object)
1. to move or act
with haste;
proceed with
haste; hurry: to
hasten to a place.
Word
Meaning
verb (used with
object)
2. to cause to
hasten;
accelerate: to
hasten someone
from a room; to
hasten the
arrival of a
happier time.
Meaning
Adjective
1. having good
fortune; receiving
good from uncertain
or unexpected
sources; lucky
2. bringing or
indicating good
fortune; resulting
favorably
Word
a fortunate young actor who got
the lead in the play.
Example:
She made a fortunate decision to
go on to medical school.
Meaning
verb
1. to seize with or as
with the hands or
claws; snatch: The
bird swooped down
and clutched its prey
with its claws.
2. to grip or hold
tightly or firmly: She
clutched the child's
hand as they crossed
the street.
Word
Meaning
Slang : to
spellbind; grip a
person's
emotions,
attention, or
interest: Garbo
movies really
clutch me.