ver·min·ous
[vur-muh-nuhs]
adjective
1.
2.
of, pertaining to, or caused by vermin: verminous diseases.
3.
infested with vermin, especially parasitic vermin: verminous shacks.
har·em
[hair-uhm, har-]
noun
1.
the part of a Muslim palace or house reserved for the residence of women.
2.
the women in a Muslim household, including the mother, sisters, wives, concubines, daughters,entertainers, and servants.
3.
Animal Behavior . a social group of females, as elephant seals, accompanied or followed by one fertilemale who denies other males access to the group.
4.
Facetious or Offensive. a group of women associated in any way with one man or household: Fatherjoked that he had a harem of five daughters.
ar·bi·trar·y
[ahr-bi-trer-ee]
adjective
1.
subject to individual will or judgment without restriction; contingent solely upon one's discretion: anarbitrary decision.
2.
decided by a judge or arbiter rather than by a law or statute.
3.
having unlimited power; uncontrolled or unrestricted by law; despotic; tyrannical: an arbitrarygovernment.
4.
capricious; unreasonable; unsupported: an arbitrary demand for payment.
a·mel·io·ra·tion
[uh-meel-yuh-rey-shuhn, uh-mee-lee-uh-]
noun
1.
an act or instance of ameliorating; the state of being ameliorated.
2.
something that ameliorates; an improvement.
sib·i·lant
[sib-uh-luhnt]
adjective
1.
hissing.
2.
Phonetics . characterized by a hissing sound; noting sounds like those spelled with s.
scru·pu·lous
[skroo-pyuh-luhs]
adjective
1.
having scruples; having or showing a strict regard for what one considers right; principled.
2.
punctiliously or minutely careful, precise, or exact: a scrupulous performance.
flor·in
[flawr-in, flor-]
noun
a cupronickel coin of Great Britain, formerly equal to two shillings or the tenth part of a pound andretained in circulation equal to 10 new pence after decimalization in 1971: first issued in 1849 as asilver coin.
case·ment
[keys-muhnt]
noun
1.
a window sash opening on hinges that are generally attached to the upright side of its frame.
2.
Also called casement window. a window with such a sash or sashes.
3.
a casing or covering.
a·ver·sion
[uh-vur-zhuhn, -shuhn]
noun
1.
a strong feeling of dislike, opposition, repugnance, or antipathy (usually followed by to ): a strongaversion to snakes and spiders.
2.
a cause or object of dislike; person or thing that causes antipathy: His pet aversion is guests who arealways late.
3.
Obsolete . the act of averting; a turning away or preventing.
ad·mo·ni·tion
[ad-muh-nish-uhn]
noun
1.
an act of admonishing.
2.
counsel, advice, or caution.
3.
a gentle reproof.
4.
a warning or reproof given by an eccleslastical authority.
su·pine
[adj. soo-pahyn; n. soo-pahyn]
adjective
1.
lying on the back, face or front upward.
2.
inactive, passive, or inert, especially from indolence or indifference.
3.
(of the hand) having the palm upward.
en·treat·y
[en-tree-tee]
noun
earnest request or petition; supplication.
ver·min·ous
[vur-muh-nuhs]
adjective
1.
2.
of, pertaining to, or caused by vermin: verminous diseases.
3.
infested with vermin, especially parasitic vermin: verminous shacks.
har·em
[hair-uhm, har-]
noun
1.
the part of a Muslim palace or house reserved for the residence of women.
2.
the women in a Muslim household, including the mother, sisters, wives, concubines, daughters,entertainers, and servants.
3.
Animal Behavior . a social group of females, as elephant seals, accompanied or followed by one fertilemale who denies other males access to the group.
4.
Facetious or Offensive. a group of women associated in any way with one man or household: Fatherjoked that he had a harem of five daughters.
ar·bi·trar·y
[ahr-bi-trer-ee]
adjective
1.
subject to individual will or judgment without restriction; contingent solely upon one's discretion: anarbitrary decision.
2.
decided by a judge or arbiter rather than by a law or statute.
3.
having unlimited power; uncontrolled or unrestricted by law; despotic; tyrannical: an arbitrarygovernment.
4.
capricious; unreasonable; unsupported: an arbitrary demand for payment.
a·mel·io·ra·tion
[uh-meel-yuh-rey-shuhn, uh-mee-lee-uh-]
noun
1.
an act or instance of ameliorating; the state of being ameliorated.
2.
something that ameliorates; an improvement.
sib·i·lant
[sib-uh-luhnt]
adjective
1.
hissing.
2.
Phonetics . characterized by a hissing sound; noting sounds like those spelled with s.
scru·pu·lous
[skroo-pyuh-luhs]
adjective
1.
having scruples; having or showing a strict regard for what one considers right; principled.
2.
punctiliously or minutely careful, precise, or exact: a scrupulous performance.
flor·in
[flawr-in, flor-]
noun
case·ment
[keys-muhnt]
noun
1.
a window sash opening on hinges that are generally attached to the upright side of its frame.
2.
Also called casement window. a window with such a sash or sashes.
3.
a casing or covering.
a·ver·sion
[uh-vur-zhuhn, -shuhn]
noun
1.
a strong feeling of dislike, opposition, repugnance, or antipathy (usually followed by to ): a strongaversion to snakes and spiders.
2.
a cause or object of dislike; person or thing that causes antipathy: His pet aversion is guests who arealways late.
3.
Obsolete . the act of averting; a turning away or preventing.
ad·mo·ni·tion
[ad-muh-nish-uhn]
noun
1.
an act of admonishing.
2.
counsel, advice, or caution.
3.
a gentle reproof.
4.
a warning or reproof given by an eccleslastical authority.
su·pine
[adj. soo-pahyn; n. soo-pahyn]
adjective
1.
lying on the back, face or front upward.
2.
inactive, passive, or inert, especially from indolence or indifference.
3.
(of the hand) having the palm upward.
en·treat·y
[en-tree-tee]
noun
earnest request or petition; supplication.
fur·tive
[fur-tiv]
adjective
1.
taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; secret: a furtive glance.
2.
sly; shifty: a furtive manner.
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