Set 7 Flashcards
transgress
—transgression noun
transgress
—transgression noun
accretion
ac‧cre‧tion
/əˈkriːʃən/
1 a layer of a substance which slowly forms on something.
2 a gradual process by which new things are added and something gradually changes or gets bigger.
> accretion (1600-1700) Latin accretio, from accrescere, from ad- “to” + crescere “to grow”
> Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Oxford Dictionary of English
irrevocable
ir‧rev‧o‧ca‧ble
/ɪˈrevəkəbəl/
If a decision, action, or change is irrevocable, it cannot be changed or reversed.
> late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin irrevocabilis, from in- ‘not’ + revocabilis ‘able to be revoked’ (from the verb revocare: re- ‘back’ + vocare ‘to call’).
> Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Collins English Dictionary, Oxford Dictionary of English
schlock
schlock
/ʃlɒk $ ʃlɑːk/
noun [uncountable] INFORMAL, DISAPPROVAL
things that are cheap and of poor quality.
…The gift store sells both tasteful gifts and cheap schlock.
> From Yiddish שלאַק (shlak), related to German Schlag (“blow”).
> Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Wiktionary
get into a groove
get into a groove
“Getting into the groove” is an informal phrase used to mean “in (or into) the groove informal performing consistently well or confidently.”¹ It might take someone a couple of tries to get back into the groove if they haven’t done something in a while¹.
The phrase comes from dance and live music and implies finding the beat and rhythm of music being played and moving to it¹. It can also mean “indulging in relaxed and spontaneous enjoyment, especially dancing.”¹
Here’s an example: If someone hasn’t played basketball in a while, it might take them a few games to get back into the groove of things and start playing well again¹.
Source: Conversation with Bing, 4/17/2023(1) meaning - Getting into the Groove - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange. https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/32131/getting-into-the-groove Accessed 4/17/2023.
(2) Get in the groove - Idioms by The Free Dictionary. https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/get+in+the+groove Accessed 4/17/2023.
(3) BE/GET IN THE GROOVE definition | Cambridge English Dictionary. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/be-get-in-the-groove Accessed 4/17/2023.
antidote
antidote
tide sb over (sth)
to help someone through a difficult period, especially by lending them money; If you do something for someone to tide them over, you help them through a period when they are having difficulties, especially by lending them money: SUSTAIN, keep someone going, keep someone’s head above water, see someone through; HELP OUT, assist, aid
…Could you lend me £10 to tide me over till next week?
…Can you lend me some money to tide me over till next month?
…Have another piece of cake. It’ll tide you over till supper.
…The banks were prepared to put up 50 million euros to tide over the company.
> The earliest use of the “tide over” was recorded by Captain John Smith, the famous English Captain who settled the first permanent North American settlement in Jamestown, Virginia. Its original use was meant to allow the ship to “float with the tide” during a period of calm wind until the next tide allowed them to move on. This description is recorded in his manual A Sea Grammar, published in 1627, stating, “To Tide ouer to a place, is to goe ouer with the Tide of ebbe or flood, and stop the contrary by anchoring till the next Tide.” Although “tiding” over was literally what sailors were doing, the word “tide” became synonymous with “time” to describe the time it took until the next tide. This use is still seen in words such as Yuletide or good tidings to mean Christmas time or good times, respectively. The idea of “tiding over” for a period of time until the literal tide rose or fell was somehow superseded by our more modern use of the phrase: to provide a short-term solution to help cope with a problem of some sort. ~ Grammarist
> Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Cambridge Dictionary, Collins English Dictionary, Oxford American Writer’s Thesaurus
fender-bender
ˈfender-ˌbender
pass the buck
pass the buck
drop-in
drop-in
insipid
insipid
be hard pressed to do something
be hard pressed to do something
plastered
plastered
gnash
gnash
/næʃ/
verb
1 to grind or strike together (especially of teeth)
…He gnashed his teeth in anger.
…The trapped animal gnashed its teeth in pain.
2 to express rage or anguish through teeth-grinding
…The villain gnashed in frustration at his failed plan.
…The defeated warrior gnashed and growled at his opponent.
gnash your teeth
to be very angry or unhappy about something, or to move your teeth against each other so that they make a noise, especially because you are unhappy or angry; If you say that someone is gnashing their teeth, you mean they are angry or frustrated about something.
…If Blythe heard that piece, I bet he was gnashing his teeth.
…If you are currently gnashing your teeth at having missed out, don’t despair.
…There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth whatever criteria the Arts Council employ for this exercise.
> early 15c. variant of Middle English gnasten “to grind the teeth together” in rage, sorrow, or menace (early 14c.), perhaps from Old Norse gnasta, gnista “to gnash the teeth,” of unknown origin, probably imitative.
> Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Collins English Dictionary, Etymonline
vapid
vapid
clobber
clobber
abash
abash
reciprocate
reciprocate
willy-nilly
willy-nilly
heft
heft
/heft/
verb
1 to lift or raise (something heavy)
…He hefted the box onto his shoulder.
…She hefted the heavy bag of groceries.
2 to test or judge the weight of something by lifting it
…The customer hefted the melon to check its ripeness.
…He hefted the baseball bat to get a feel for it.
noun
1 weight; heaviness
…The heft of the sword made it difficult to wield.
…She was surprised by the heft of the old leather-bound book.
2 (informal) importance or significance
…The CEO’s words carried considerable heft in the business world.
…The politician’s endorsement added heft to the campaign.
hefty adjective
heavy; substantial
…A hefty payment was required to secure the contract.
…He was a hefty man who took up most of the doorway.
> heft (n.): late Middle English (as a noun): probably from heave, on the pattern of words such as cleft and weft.
> Oxford Dictionary of English
ordnance
ordnance
cahoots
cahoots
distraught
distraught
namby-pamby
namby-pamby
higgledy-piggledy
higgledy-piggledy
wheeze
wheeze
/wiːz/
verb
1 to breathe with difficulty, making a whistling or rattling sound
…The asthmatic patient wheezed during the examination.
…The old man wheezed as he climbed the stairs.
2 to make a sound similar to difficult breathing
…The old accordion wheezed out a tune.
…The broken machine wheezed and sputtered.
noun
1 a whistling or rattling sound caused by breathing difficulties
…His wheeze got worse during allergy season.
…The doctor listened carefully to the wheeze in her chest.
2 INFORMAL•BRITISH
a clever scheme or trick
…That old wheeze about the broken-down car doesn’t work anymore.
…He came up with a new wheeze to avoid paying taxes.
> From Middle English whesen, perhaps from Old Norse hvæsa (“to hiss”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwes- (“to pant”).
> Wiktionary
galling
galling
upshot
upshot
helter-skelter
helter-skelter
conflagration
conflagration
be wedded to sth
be wedded to sth
flourish
flourish
leer
leer
jump the gun
jump the gun
1 (sports) to begin a race too soon, before the starting gun goes off.
2 to do something too soon, especially without thinking carefully about it.
…They’ve only just met - isn’t it jumping the gun to be talking about marriage already?
> Cambridge English Dictionary, Wiktionary
stave off
stave off
put sb on the spot
put sb on the spot
malleable
malleable
cacophony
cacophony
elope
elope
the fold
the fold
tart
tart
squalid
squalid
disdain
disdain
drudge
drudge
innocuous
innocuous
heyday
heyday
talk through one’s hat
talk through one’s hat
dominion
dominion
indisposed
indisposed
squirm
/skwɜːrm/
(v.) to twist or wriggle, often from discomfort or embarrassment
The child began to squirm in his seat during the long lecture.
> perhaps imitative.
> Etymonline
apathetic
apathetic
convulsion
convulsion
loath
loath
/ləʊθ $ loʊθ/
also loth
→ be loath to do sth
FORMAL
to be unwilling to do something: RELUCTANT, unwilling, disinclined, ill-disposed
…She is loath to give up her hard-earned liberty.
…The new finance minister seems loath to cut income tax.
> From Middle English lōth (“loath; averse, hateful”),
> Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Collins English Dictionary, Oxford American Writer’s Thesaurus, Wiktionary
put in a word for sb
put in a good word for sb
put in a word for sb
to try to help someone get or achieve something by saying good things about them to someone else
…I got the job because Paul put in a good word for me.
…I really need a job and I was hoping you might put in a good word for me with your boss.
…I’ll put in a good word with Lord Vader. Come with me. ~ Perception, Season 2, Episode 2
> Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Cambridge English Dictionary
harrow
har‧row
/ˈhærəʊ $ -roʊ/
noun
a farming machine with sharp metal blades, used to break up the earth before planting crops
verb
1 draw a harrow over (land)
…They ploughed and harrowed the heavy clay.
2 cause distress to: DISTRESS, TORMENT, VEX, trouble, afflict, grieve
…Todd could take it, whereas I’m harrowed by it.
> of Scandinavian origin; compare Danish harv, Swedish harf; related to Middle Dutch harke rake
> Oxford Dictionary of English, Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Oxford American Writer’s Thesaurus, Collins English Dictionary
eat humble pie
eat humble pie
to make a humble apology and accept humiliation.
…He will have to eat humble pie at training after being sent off for punching.
…He had to eat humble pie and publicly admit his error.
…The Queen’s Press secretary resigned over his personal attack on the duchess. He was forced to eat humble pie and publicly apologize to the duchess.
> Oxford Dictionary of English, Collins English Dictionary
squeal
squeal
slip up
slip up
remiss
remiss
huffy
huffy
shirk
shirk
scamper
scamper
impertinence
impertinence
lavish
lavish
disprove
disprove
crank sth out
crank sth out
artisan
artisan
crotchety
crotchety
purview
purview
/ˈpɜːrvjuː/
noun
The purview of something such as an organization or activity is the range of things it deals with: The range or scope of something is its purview. If you are a professional race car driver, performing surgery is way outside your purview: SCOPE, reach, range, field
Anything inside a range of interest or activity is within a purview. A supervisor is in charge of certain workers — other workers are outside her purview. The surgeon general deals with medical issues: the defense budget is outside his purview. When a business expands, it’s trying to increase its purview. If you go to the dentist and ask her to paint a picture of your tooth rather than extracting it, you’re likely to discover you’ve gone way beyond her purview.
1 (archaic) the body or enacting part of a statute
…The law’s purview clearly stated the restrictions.
2 the range or limit of authority, competence, responsibility, concern, or intention
…Employee training falls within the purview of the HR department.
…Such decisions are not within my purview.
…Environmental regulations fall under the purview of the EPA.
…This matter is outside the purview of local government.
→ within/outside the purview of sb/sth
FORMAL
within or outside the limits of someone’s job, activity, or knowledge
…This matter comes within the purview of the Department of Health.
…Salary negotiations are normally not within the purview of the president.
…This case falls outside the purview of this particular court.
…This sometimes involves ideas related to symbolic value, but the discussion of these is beyond the purview of this paper.
3 range of vision, understanding, or cognition
…These complex theories were beyond the purview of most students.
…The implications fell within his purview of expertise.
Usage Notes:
- Often used in formal or professional contexts
- Frequently appears in phrases like:
- “within/under the purview of”
- “beyond/outside the purview of”
- Common in legal, administrative, and academic contexts
> Purview comes from purveu, a word often found in the legal statutes of 13th- and 14th-century England. These statutes, written in Anglo-French, regularly open with the phrase purveu est, which translates literally to “it is provided.” Purveu in turn comes from porveu, the past participle of the Old French verb porveeir, meaning “to provide.” View, on the other hand, comes (via Middle English) from the past participle of another Anglo-French word, veer, meaning “to see,” and ultimately from the Latin word vidēre, of the same meaning.
> Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Collins English Dictionary, Cambridge Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, Vocabulary.com
furnace
furnace
symbiotic
symbiotic
advocate
advocate
egregious
egregious
yak
yak
shore sth up
shore sth up
impervious
impervious
hot rod
hot rod
get ahold of oneself
get ahold of oneself
dote on sb
dote on sb
knoll
knoll
dupe
dupe
inexorable
inexorable
moonlight
moonlight
boulder
boulder
extrapolate
extrapolate
conflate
conflate
swanky
swanky
daze
daze
grieve
grieve
skittish
skittish
hound
hound
reconcile
reconcile
differentiate
differentiate
up one’s alley
up one’s alley
keep tabs on sth
keep tabs on sth
on the ball
on the ball
despondent
despondent
gorge
gorge
parch
parch
haymaker
haymaker
drivel
drivel
grovel
grovel
iconoclastic
iconoclastic
twinkle
twinkle
measly
/ˈmizli/
Measly is a great word for describing an amount or number so small that it’s ridiculous. You’ll be disappointed (and maybe even annoyed) if you’re paid a measly six dollars to babysit a toddler for two hours.
If you’ve got a measly ten minutes to eat lunch between classes, it’s a laughably short amount of time — hardly enough to unwrap your tuna sandwich. And when a detective has a measly number of clues to help her solve a crime, it can seem nearly impossible. This informal word comes from British slang, and it originally meant “affected by measles.”
(adj.) contemptibly small; inadequate
He quit his job after receiving a measly two percent raise despite his outstanding performance.
> Vocabulary.com
reams
reams
assortment
assortment
nifty
nifty
copacetic
copacetic
surly
surly
perpetrate
perpetrate
repentance
repentance
belligerent
belligerent
primo
primo
refrain
refrain
lash out
lash out
canister
canister
botch
botch
hitch
hitch
the burbs
the burbs
invidious
invidious
slink/slunk/slunk
/slɪŋk/
(v.) to move in a furtive, stealthy manner; to sneak or creep: CREEP, sneak, steal, slip, slide, sidle, edge, move furtively, tiptoe, pussyfoot, pad; skulk, lurk; prowl
- The fox came slinking through the woods.
- He tried to slink out of the room unnoticed after breaking the vase.
USAGE NOTES:
Slink implies moving stealthily often merely to escape attention:
slunk around the corner
> From Middle English slynken, sclynken, from Old English slincan (“to creep; crawl”), from Proto-Germanic *slinkaną (“to creep; crawl”), from Proto-Indo-European *sleng-, *slenk- (“to turn; wind; twist”), from Proto-Indo-European *sel- (“to sneak; crawl”). Cognate with West Frisian slinke, Dutch slinken (“to shrink; shrivel”), Low German slinken, Swedish slinka (“to glide”).
> Oxford Dictionary of English, Wiktionary
exculpatory
exculpatory
annul
annul
infestation
infestation
sneak/snuck/snuck
sneak/snuck/snuck
kowtow
kowtow
spurious
spurious
crass
crass
magnanimous
/mægˈnænəməs/
(adj.) generous and forgiving, especially toward a rival or less powerful person
A magnanimous person has a generous spirit. Letting your little sister have the last of the cookies, even though you hadn’t eaten since breakfast, would be considered a magnanimous act.
Magnanimous comes from Latin magnus “great” and animus “soul,” so it literally describes someone who is big-hearted. A person can show that over-sized spirit by being noble or brave, or by easily forgiving others and not showing resentment. It implies superiority, and is something you should say of others rather than of yourself. Being magnanimous doesn’t require doling out tons of cash — just being an understanding and tolerant soul will do the trick.
- Despite winning the election, she was magnanimous toward her defeated opponent.
- The Yankees’ manager was magnanimous in defeat, praising Seattle for its fine play.
> Cambridge Dictionary, Vocabulary.com
weasel out
weasel out
sit on
sit on
innuendo
innuendo
/ˌɪnjuˈendəʊ $ -doʊ/
Speaking in innuendo is when you say something indirectly — often of a hurtful or sexual nature.
Innuendo in Latin means “to point to” or “nod to.” When you refer to something indirectly, you point at it without mentioning it, making an innuendo. If your friend who recently stopped speaking to you glares at you across a room as she says to someone else, “I would never lie to someone I called a friend,” she’s making an innuendo. Without accusing you directly, she’s saying she thinks you lied.
an allusive or oblique remark or hint, typically a suggestive or disparaging one; (the making of) a remark or remarks that suggest something sexual or something unpleasant but do not refer to it directly; Innuendo is indirect reference to something rude or unpleasant: INSINUATION, implication, hint, suggestion, intimation, overtone, undertone, whisper, allusion, nuance, reference, imputation, aspersion, slur
…She’s always making sly innuendoes.
sexual innuendo
…There’s always an element of sexual innuendo in our conversations.
> “oblique hint, indiscreet suggestion,” usually a deprecatory one, 1670s, from Latin innuendo “by meaning, pointing to,” literally “giving a nod to,” ablative of gerund of innuere “to mean, signify,” literally “to nod to,” from in- “at” (from PIE root en “in”) + nuere “to nod” (see numinous). By the late 17th century innuendo was used to refer to the insertion itself and more broadly to any indirect suggestion. Later, the notion of the derogatory possibilities of such remarks came to predominate.
> Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Collins English Dictionary, Oxford Dictionary of English, Cambridge Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, Vocabulary.com, Oxford American Writer’s Thesaurus, Etymonline
hallmark
hallmark
knock boots
knock boots
catatonic
catatonic
blight
blight
sentient
sentient
get wind of sth
get wind of sth
wretched
wretched
snippy
snippy
intuit
intuit
rowdy
rowdy
pamper
pamper
insanitary
insanitary
pertain to sth
pertain to sth
sleuth
sleuth
pull teeth
pull teeth
stumped
stumped
shrivel
shrivel
fester
fester
misgiving
misgiving
pittance pittance
/ˈpɪtəns/
(n.) a very small or inadequate amount of money paid to someone as wages or allowance: A VERY SMALL AMOUNT, a tiny amount, an insufficient amount, next to nothing, very little; informal peanuts, chicken feed, slave wages, a shoestring
She worked long hours but was only paid a pittance for her efforts.
> Middle English: from Old French pitance, from medieval Latin pitantia, from Latin pietas ‘pity’.
> Oxford Dictionary of English, Oxford American Writer’s Thesaurus
sic sth on sb
sic sth on sb
clatter
clatter
helm
helm
relive
relive
weasel one’s way into sth
weasel one’s way into sth
swoon
swoon
acolyte
acolyte
blithe
blithe
coitus
coitus
alderman
alderman
the drift (of something)
the drift (of something)
pull the wool over someone’s eyes
pull the wool over someone’s eyes
to trick or deceive someone; to hide the truth from someone
…He was too clever to let them pull the wool over his eyes.
…Don’t try and pull the wool over my eyes - I can tell you’ve been smoking.
…He found out we had been pulling the wool over his eyes for quite some time.
…The only conclusion a consumer can reach is that Microsoft managed to pull the wool over the eyes of millions of users.
> Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Merriam-Webster
The phrase “pull the wool over someone’s eyes” means to deceive or trick someone by telling lies or hiding the truth. It is an American expression that first appeared in print in the 1830s. There are different theories about its origin, but none of them are certain. Here are some of the possible explanations:
- One theory is that it comes from the practice of pulling a woolen wig down over someone’s eyes to blind them or make them look foolish. Wigs were popular in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries, but they went out of fashion in America by the early 19th century²⁴.
- Another theory is that it comes from the image of an unshorn sheep, whose wool covers its eyes and prevents it from seeing clearly. This could be a metaphor for someone who is ignorant or easily misled³.
- A third theory is that it comes from the idea of pulling wool over a window or a lantern to dim the light and create a dark or secretive atmosphere. This could be a way of hiding something from someone or misleading them¹.
None of these theories have conclusive evidence to support them, so the true origin of the phrase remains unknown. However, the phrase is still widely used today to describe a situation where someone is dishonest or deceptive.
(1) The saying ‘Pull the wool over your eyes’ - meaning and origin. - Phrasefinder. https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/pull-the-wool-over-your-eyes.html.
(2) pull the wool over one’s eyes — Wordorigins.org. https://www.wordorigins.org/big-list-entries/pull-the-wool-over-ones-eyes.
(3) Pull the wool over someone’s eyes - GRAMMARIST. https://grammarist.com/idiom/pull-the-wool-over-someones-eyes/.
(4) the origin of ‘to pull the wool over someone’s eyes’? - word histories. https://wordhistories.net/2017/08/20/wool-over-eyes-origin/.
unaccounted for
unaccounted for
trill
trill
Knock it off.
Knock it off.
confection
confection
relieve
relieve
weary
weary
/ˈwɪəri/
adjective
1 feeling tired or exhausted, either physically or mentally; If you are weary, you are very tired: TIRED, tired out, worn out, exhausted, fatigued, overtired, sleepy, drowsy, wearied, sapped, dog-tired, spent, drained; informal all in, done (in/up), dead, dead beat, dead tired, dead on one’s feet, asleep on one’s feet, ready to drop, fagged out, burnt out, bushed, worn to a frazzle, shattered; British informal knackered, whacked; North American informal pooped, tuckered out
…She was weary after a long day at work.
…His weary eyes struggled to stay open.
2 having one’s patience, tolerance, or pleasure exhausted; If you are weary of something, you have become tired of it and have lost your enthusiasm for it: TIRED OF, fed up with, bored with/by, sick of, sick and tired of, jaded with/by, surfeited with/by, satiated by, glutted with/by
…He grew weary of hearing the same excuses.
…She was weary of the endless meetings.
3 especially literary very tiring: TIRING, exhausting, wearying, fatiguing, enervating, draining, sapping, stressful, wearing, trying, crushing; demanding, exacting, taxing, challenging
…a long and weary march
verb
to make or become tired; If you weary of something or it wearies you, you become tired of it and lose your enthusiasm for it.
…The long journey wearied them.
…He soon wearied of the tedious task.
> weary (adj.): Middle English weri, from Old English werig “tired, exhausted; dispirited by trouble, heartsick,” related to worian “to wander, totter,” from Proto-Germanic *worigaz (source also of Old Saxon worig “weary,” Old High German wuorag “intoxicated”), a word of unknown origin.
The sense of “discontented with a continual recurrence” is by c. 1200. Related: Wearily.
> Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Collins English Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, Oxford American Writer’s Thesaurus, Etymonline
skim
skim
blaspheme
blaspheme
maroon
maroon
incursion
incursion
goon
goon
taut
taut
prior to sth
prior to sth
feeble
feeble
deflect
deflect
slop
/slɒp/
(n.) liquid or semi-liquid waste or food, often spilled carelessly
(v.) to spill or splash liquid carelessly
The bucket tipped over, and dirty water slopped onto the floor.
weave/wove/woven
/wiːv/woʊv/ˈwoʊvən/
weave /wiːv/ verb (past tense wove /wəʊv $ woʊv/, past participle woven /ˈwəʊvən $ ˈwoʊ-/)
(v.) to form fabric by interlacing threads; to create something complex or intricate
- She learned to weave baskets using traditional techniques.
- She wove a beautiful tapestry depicting scenes from nature.
- The basket was beautifully woven from natural reeds.
> Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
riveting
/ˈrɪvətɪŋ/
(adj.) completely engrossing; fascinating
- The audience sat in silence, captivated by the riveting performance on stage.
- The documentary was so riveting that I couldn’t look away for a second.
banjo
/ˈbændʒoʊ/
(n.) a stringed musical instrument with a round body and a long neck, often used in folk and country music
He played a lively tune on his banjo that had everyone clapping along.
procreate
/ˈproʊkrieɪt/
(v.) to produce young; to reproduce or produce offspring
- Many species procreate seasonally to ensure the survival of their young.
- Many species have evolved complex mating rituals to attract partners and procreate.
cadet
/kəˈdɛt/
(n.) a trainee in a military or police academy; a young person in training for a specific role or organization
The cadet worked hard to excel in both physical and academic training at the academy.
chump
/tʃʌmp/
(n.) a foolish or easily deceived person
He felt like a chump after falling for such an obvious scam.
grok
/ɡrɒk/
(v.) to understand something deeply and intuitively
It took me a while to grok the new programming framework, but now it feels natural.
hedonistic
/ˌhiːdəˈnɪstɪk/
(adj.) devoted to the pursuit of pleasure; self-indulgent
The rock star’s hedonistic lifestyle of parties and excess eventually took a toll on his health.
girth
girth
tenor
tenor
make it rain
make it rain
snot
snot
/snɒt/
noun
1 nasal mucus
…The child wiped snot from his nose.
…Cold weather increased the production of snot.
2 (informal, derogatory) an unpleasant or arrogant person
…He acted like a real snot at the party.
…Don’t be such a snot to your sister.
> From Middle English snot, snotte, from Old English ġesnot, *snott, from Proto-West Germanic *snott, *snutt, from Proto-Germanic *snuttuz (“nasal mucus”), from the same base as snout.
> Throughout the Germanic languages a group of words in sn- (Modern German and Yiddish schn-) relate to the human nose or the animal snout. Probably the root is imitative. The senses can extend to the snap of a dog’s snout; the snort a horse can make, and the rough or obstructed breathing of a human snore. Also compare snarl, sneeze, snooze, snuff, snoop, snot, etc. Their relation to another Germanic group having to do with “to cut; a detached part” (snip, snick, etc.) is uncertain, but the senses tend to overlap.
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solitary
sass
sass
/sæs/
noun
disrespectful or cheeky talk; impudent /ˈɪmpjədənt/ speech
…The teenager got in trouble for giving his teacher sass.
…She responded with a bit of sass but meant no harm.
verb
to speak in a rude or cheeky manner, especially to authority figures
…Don’t sass your mother when she’s talking to you.
…He got grounded for sassing his teacher.
foreman
foreman
topography
topography
entrant
entrant
scooch
scooch
emotive
emotive
