Fulcrum, Conurbation, Mercurial, Behest Flashcards
noun
self-restraint or abstinence, especially in regard to sexual activity; temperance; moderation.
Physiology. the ability to voluntarily control urinary and fecal discharge.
Continence -> incontinently
verb (used with object)
to shove or turn (someone or something) aside or out of the way.
to sidetrack; get rid of.
noun
the act of WORDing; shift.
Shunt
noun
a road, street, or the like, that leads at each end into another street.
a major road or highway.
a passage or way through:
a strait, river, or the like, affording passage.
Thoroughfare
noun
a command or directive.
an earnest or strongly worded request.
Behest
verb (used without object) Informal.
to promote something or express opinions vociferously.(in a noisy, clamorous way)
Tubthump
adjective
touching; in contact.
in close proximity without actually touching; near.
adjacent in time:
Contiguous
adjective
changeable; volatile; fickle; flighty; erratic:
animated; lively; sprightly; quick-witted.
pertaining to, containing, or caused by the metal WORD.
Mercurial
noun
an extensive urban area resulting from the expansion of several cities or towns so that they coalesce but usually retain their separate identities.
Conurbation
adjective
flowing out or forth.
noun
something that flows out or forth; outflow.
a stream flowing out of a lake, reservoir, etc.
sewage or other liquid waste that is discharged into a body of water, etc.
Effluent
noun
an injury; hurt; wound.
Pathology. any localized, abnormal structural change in the body.
Plant Pathology. any localized, defined area of diseased tissue, as a spot, canker, blister, or scab.
verb (used with object)
to cause a WORD or WORDs in.
Lesion
noun
a configuration, pattern, or organized field having specific properties that cannot be derived from the summation of its component parts; a unified whole.
an instance or example of such a unified whole.
Gestalt
noun
a slender graduated tube used in a laboratory for measuring and transferring quantities of liquids from one container to another.
verb (used with object).
to measure or transfer a quantity of a liquid with a WORD.
Pipette
adverb
in a bold, brave or plucky manner:
Gamely
adjective Biology.
belonging to the same species.
noun
an organism belonging to the same species as another.
Conspecific
noun
the support, or point of rest, on which a lever turns in moving a body.
any prop or support.
Zoology. any of various structures in an animal serving as a hinge or support.
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Fulcrum