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Adjective – Quantifiable & Unquantifiable The word “quantity” comes from the Latin quantus, which means “‘How much?,’ ‘What amount?,’ or ‘What size?‘” A quantity is a certain amount of stuff. If you quantify something, you count it or measure it. Read More …
Verb – Eavesdrop (no object) to listen secretly to what other people are saying — usually + on He was eavesdropping (=listening in) on his sister and her friends in the next room. She was accused of eavesdropping on private Read More …
Verb – Pinion A pinion is a wing or feather on a bird or insect. This “pinion” comes from the Latin word for “wing or feather.” (A pinion is also the smaller of the two wheels or cogs in a Read More …
Noun – Knock 1 a (count) : a hard, sharp hit He gave him a knock on the head. 1 b (count) : the sound made by a hard, sharp hit There was a loud knock at the door. 2 Read More …
Noun – Onus “Onus” comes straight from Latin, where it means “a burden, or a duty.” That’s the meaning in English, too. An onus is a burden, a duty, a serious responsibility, or a troubling concern. In other words, if Read More …
Adjective – Glamorous very exciting and attractive : full of glamour She looked glamorous in her formal black gown She wore a glamorous black gown. glamorous movie stars A private investigator’s job isn’t as glamorous as people think. — glamorously Read More …
Verb – Mortify The word “mortify” comes from two Latin ones: mors, “death,” and facere, “to make or do.” So, its oldest and most literal meaning is “to make dead, to kill.” From there, it grew to mean “to destroy,” Read More …
Verb – Floor (+ object) 1 : to cover (a surface) with material to make a floor — usually used as (be) floored The lobby is floored with marble. 2 a : to knock (someone) to the floor or ground Read More …
Verb – Dissipate “Dissipate” has Latin roots that literally mean “to throw apart” or “to scatter apart.” When something dissipates, it eases off, goes away, or disappears, as if its parts are moving off and away in different directions. Part Read More …
Noun – Shuttle (count) 1 : a vehicle that travels back and forth between places A shuttle takes people from the parking lot to the airport. — often used before another noun a shuttle bus/train/service 2 : SPACE SHUTTLE 3 Read More …