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ad·mon·ish

/ædˈmɒnɪʃ/ Show Spelled[ad-mon-ish] Show IPA

–verb (used with object)

to caution, advise, or counsel against something.

to reprove or scold, esp. in a mild and good-willed manner: The teacher admonished him about excessive noise.

to urge to a duty; remind: to admonish them about their obligations.

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Origin:
1275–1325; late ME admonish, amonesche, admonesse, amoness, ME a ( d ) monest (with -t later taken as ptp. suffix) < AF, OF amonester < VL *admonestāre, appar. deriv. of L admonēre to remind, give advice to (source of -est- uncert.), equiv. to ad- ad- + monēre to remind, warn

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ad·mon·ish·er, noun

ad·mon·ish·ing·ly, adverb

ad·mon·ish·ment, noun

pre·ad·mon·ish, verb (used with object)

un·ad·mon·ished, adjective

—Synonyms
1. See warn. 2. rebuke, censure, upbraid. See reprimand.

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a·kim·bo

/əˈkɪmboʊ/ Show Spelled[uh-kim-boh]

–adjective, adverb

with hand on hip and elbow bent outward: to stand with arms akimbo.

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Origin:
1375–1425; late ME in kenebowe < ON *i keng boginn bent into a crook ( i in, keng acc. of kengr hook, boginn ptp. of bjūga to bend)

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las·si·tude

/ˈlæsɪˌtud, -ˌtyud/ Show Spelled[las-i-tood, -tyood] Show IPA

–noun

weariness of body or mind from strain, oppressive climate, etc.; lack of energy; listlessness; languor.

a condition of indolent indifference: the pleasant lassitude of the warm summer afternoon.

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Origin:
1525–35; < L lassitūdō weariness, equiv. to lass ( us ) weary + -i- -i- + -tūdō -tude

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lethargy, sluggishness, languor, listlessness, inanition

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licentious (laɪˈsɛnʃəs)
— adj
1. / sexually unrestrained or promiscuous
2. / rare showing disregard for convention
[C16: from Latin licentiōsus capricious, from licentia licence ]
li'centiously
— adv
li'centiousness
— n

Word Origin & History

licentious

"morally unrestrained," 1530s, from M.L. licentiosus "full of license, unrestrained," from L. licentia (see license).

muse

/myuz/ Show Spelled [myooz] Show IPA verb, mused, mus·ing.

–verb (used without object)

to think or meditate in silence, as on some subject.

Archaic . to gaze meditatively or wonderingly.

–verb (used with object)

to meditate on.

to comment thoughtfully or ruminate upon.

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Origin:
1300–50; ME musen to mutter, gaze meditatively on, be astonished < MF muser, perh. ult. deriv. of ML mūsum muzzle

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muser, noun

—Can be confused: mews, muse .

—Synonyms
1. cogitate, ruminate, think; dream. 1, 3. ponder, contemplate, deliberate.

pe·cu·ni·ar·y

/pɪˈkyuniˌɛri/ Show Spelled[pi-kyoo-nee-er-ee] Show IPA

–adjective

of or pertaining to money: pecuniary difficulties.

consisting of or given or exacted in money or monetary payments: pecuniary tributes.

(of a crime, violation, etc.) involving a money penalty or fine.

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Origin:
1495–1505; < L pecūniārius, deriv. of pecūnia property, money ( pecūn-, deriv. of pecū flock ( see peculiar), with -ūn- as in tribūna tribune1 , fortūna fortune, etc. + -ia -ia); see -ary

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pe·cu·ni·ar·i·ly /pɪˌkyuniˈɛərɪli/ Show Spelled[pi-kyoo-nee-air-i-lee] Show IPA, adverb

non·pe·cu·ni·ar·y, adjective

—Synonyms
1, 2. See financial.

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pecuniary (pɪˈkjuːnɪərɪ)
— adj
1. / consisting of or relating to money
2. / law (of an offence) involving a monetary penalty
[C16: from Latin pecūniāris, from pecūnia money]
pe'cuniarily
— adv

pecuniary

c.1500, from L. pecuniarius "pertaining to money," from pecunia "money, property, wealth," from pecu "cattle, flock," from PIE base *peku- (cf. Skt. pasu- "cattle," Goth. faihu "money, fortune," O.E. feoh "cattle, money"). Livestock was the measure of wealth in the ancient world. For a related sense development in O.E., see fee. Cf. also Welsh tlws "jewel," cognate with Ir. tlus "cattle," connected via notion of "valuable thing."

plight

1 /plaɪt/ Show Spelled[plahyt] Show IPA

–noun

a condition, state, or situation, esp. an unfavorable or unfortunate one: to find oneself in a sorry plight.

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Origin:
1350–1400; ME plit fold, condition, bad condition < AF (c. MF pleit plait) fold, manner of folding, condition; sp. appar. influenced by plight 2 in obs. sense “danger”

—Synonyms
case. predicament.

predicament, quandary, affiance, betroth, engage

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2 /plaɪt/

–verb (used with object)

to pledge (one's troth) in engagement to marry.

to bind (someone) by a pledge, esp. of marriage.

to give in pledge, as one's word, or to pledge, as one's honor.

–noun

Archaic . pledge.

Origin:
bef. 1000; (n.) ME; OE pliht danger, risk; c. D plicht, G Pflicht duty, obligation; (v.) ME plighten, OE plihtan (deriv. of the n.) to endanger, risk, pledge; c. OHG phlichten to engage oneself, MD plihten to guarantee

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plighter, noun

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plight 1 (plaɪt)
— n
a condition of extreme hardship, danger, etc
[C14 plit, from Old French pleit fold, plait ; probably influenced by Old English pliht peril, plight ²]

pre·sump·tu·ous

/prɪˈzʌmptʃuəs/

–adjective

full of, characterized by, or showing presumption or readiness to presume in conduct or thought.

unwarrantedly or impertinently bold; forward.

Obsolete . presumptive.

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Origin:
1300–50; ME < LL praesūmptuōsus, var. of L praesūmptiōsus. See presumption, -ous

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pre·sump·tu·ous·ly, adverb

pre·sump·tu·ous·ness, noun

o·ver·pre·sump·tu·ous, adjective

o·ver·pre·sump·tu·ous·ly, adverb

o·ver·pre·sump·tu·ous·ness, noun

un·pre·sump·tu·ous, adjective

un·pre·sump·tu·ous·ly, adverb

un·pre·sump·tu·ous·ness, noun

—Can be confused: presumptive, presumptuous .

—Synonyms
1, 2. impertinent, audacious; fresh; arrogant. See bold.

—Antonyms
1, 2. modest, unassuming.

assuming, assumptive

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presumptuous (prɪˈzʌmptjʊəs)
— adj
1. / characterized by presumption or tending to presume; bold; forward
2. / an obsolete word for presumptive
pre'sumptuously
— adv
pre'sumptuousness
— n

Word Origin & History

presumptuous

mid-14c., from O.Fr. presuntuex (12c.; Mod.Fr. presomptueux ), from L.L. praesumptuosus (5c.), variant of praesumptiosus , from L. præsumptionem (see presumption).

sub·ver·sive

/səbˈvɜrsɪv/ Show Spelled[suhb-vur-siv] Show IPA

–adjective

Also, sub·ver·sion·ar·y /səbˈvɜrʒəˌnɛri, -ʃə-/ Show Spelled[suhb-vur-zhuh-ner-ee, -shuh-] Show IPA. tending to subvert or advocating subversion, esp. in an attempt to overthrow or cause the destruction of an established or legally constituted government.

–noun

a person who adopts subversive principles or policies.

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Origin:
1635–45; < L subvers ( us ) (ptp. of subvertere to subvert) + -ive

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sub·ver·sive·ly, adverb

sub·ver·siv·ism, sub·ver·sive·ness, noun

coun·ter·sub·ver·sive, noun

non·sub·ver·sive, adjective

non·sub·ver·sive·ly, adverb

non·sub·ver·sive·ness, noun

self-sub·ver·sive, adjective

un·sub·ver·sive, adjective

un·sub·ver·sive·ly, adverb

un·sub·ver·sive·ness, noun

—Synonyms
1. traitorous, treacherous, seditious, destructive.

vac·u·ous

/ˈvækyuəs/ Show Spelled[vak-yoo-uhs] Show IPA

–adjective

without contents; empty: the vacuous air.

lacking in ideas or intelligence: a vacuous mind.

expressing or characterized by a lack of ideas or intelligence; inane; stupid: a vacuous book.

purposeless; idle: a vacuous way of life.

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Origin:
1645–55; < L vacuus empty; see -ous

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vac·u·ous·ly, adverb

vac·u·ous·ness, noun

non·vac·u·ous, adjective

non·vac·u·ous·ly, adverb

non·vac·u·ous·ness, noun

un·vac·u·ous, adjective

un·vac·u·ous·ly, adverb

un·vac·u·ous·ness, noun

—Can be confused: vacant, vacuous, vapid.