Mrs. Piyada's Vocabulary

-information spread in order to convince people to believe in a certain idea.
- false or partly false information that is given to the public by a government.

intolerance,discrimination,bigotry;biased view;preconceived opinion or judgmentexpress prior knowledge;not give proper rights

- tell;read;declaim;count.
- repeat aloud from memory.

- postpone doing what one should be doing.
- put off,postpone,stall (until a later time);delay,hold back,dally.

demonstrate,exemplify;clarify;embellish,depict;elucidate

arrange or order by classes or categories

point of view,facet;appearance,outlook;direction

- pertinent,related,concerning.
- closely connected, appropriate.

rot,putrefaction,decompositionrot,decompose;deteriorate,waste away

a support or foundation;
basis;rank;mount

to describe someone or something in a certain way, to characterize them.

to speak;
complete, total;
say,express,pronounce,articulatecomplete,total,unqualified

make miserable;abandon,neglect;deprive of inhabitants,lonesome;miserable

to show contempt by raising one side of the mouth.

- sadness without hope of relief.
- abandon hope; give up hope;

to cut or carve words, pictures, or designs in metal, stone, etc...

to become used to something, to adapt, familiarize.

beat,pulse,vibrationbeat,strike

carry,support;endure,withstand;prolong,maintain,keep up;nourish;assist;comfort;receive

- existing or located within.
- located inside.
- interior,situated farther within;intimate,private;secret;mental or spiritual.

to find fault with someone, to tell someone, in an angry way, that he or she did something wrong.

to become less fresh and start to bend down.

1 to destroy completely, lay waste to: A storm devastated the island.
2 to crush emotionally (spiritually, financially, etc.): Her father's sudden death devastated her.||It was a <adj.> devastating loss.

adj. causing someone to believe what is not true,

She made deceptive remarks about the property to persuade us to buy it.
-adv. deceptively; -n. deceptiveness.

adj. calm, peaceful:

The lake was tranquil in the morning.

-n. tranquility;
-adv. tranquilly.

adj. related to the throat:

"Grrr" as in "growl" is a guttural sound.

v. to keep something from happening, (syn.) to delay:We're late meeting our friend; I think you're stalling by trying on all those clothes.
2 (of an engine) to stop working: My car stalled and I couldn't get it started again.

n. 1 the act of stalling 2 in a barn, a walled-in area for an animal: He led the horse out of the stall. 3 a section of a public bathroom, with a door that closes for privacy

adj. famous for excellent achievement:
She is a distinguished novelist.

adj. 1 continuing steadily in a belief, activity, or purpose, (syn.) tenacious:
He made a persistent effort to finish the big project.
2 continuing to exist for a long time:
a persistent problem||a persistent noise

-adv. persistently.

n. a time period with a general character:
The Eisenhower era in the USA was one of peace and prosperity.

adj. 1 magnificent, spectacular: The Rocky Mountains in the western United States are majestic.
2 proud, dignified, (syn.) regal: The Queen acts in a majestic manner.

-adv. majestically.

1 to await, expect: I anticipate that the weather will improve soon.
2 to believe something will happen in the future,
(syn.) to envision: I anticipate that the economy will improve next year.

-n. anticipation

n.high spirits, (syn.) merriment:
The laughter and gaiety at the party made everyone feel good.

n. sadness without hope of relief:
When she learned that she had cancer, she fell into the depths of despair.
v. to completely lose hope:
His family despaired for him when he was lost at sea.

Thesaurus: despair n. hopelessness, depression, misery. Ant. hope.

adj. vaguer, vaguest unclear, (syn.) inexplicit:
He has some vague ideas about what to do, but nothing specific.
-n. vagueness;
-adv. vaguely.

v. aroused, arousing, arouses
1 to awaken someone: I was aroused by traffic noises at 6:00 A.M.
2 to excite, stimulate: The leader aroused the people to fight.

v. to dominate, overshadow others:
Pine forests predominate in this area, not oak or open fields.

n. a guarantee, pledge:
I give you my assurance that I shall pay you on time.

v. to separate from others, cause to be alone:
The snobby students isolated themselves from the rest of the class.

v.1 to carry from one place to another: A messenger conveyed a message from the king to his nobles.
2 (legal) to transfer: to convey ownership of property from one person to another

-n. conveyance.

prep. mounted on or over something with one's legs on either side:
The rider is astride her horse.

-adv. astride.

adj. 1 dirty, poor, and very unhappy, (syn.) miserable:
Life in those old buildings must be wretched.
2 hateful, (syns.) despicable, contemptible:
Abandoning his children is a wretched thing for him to do.

-adv. wretchedly;
-n. wretchedness.

n.1 a storm
2 fig. a tempest in a teapot: upset about something unimportant:
He felt rejected because he was not invited, but it was just a tempest in a teapot.

v. to treat people unjustly or cruelly, causing hardship and suffering, usu. for differences in belief or racial and ethnic origins:
They were persecuted by the government because of their religion.

-n. persecution; persecutor

v. to treat people unjustly or cruelly, causing hardship and suffering, usu. for differences in belief or racial and ethnic origins:
They were persecuted by the government because of their religion.

-n. persecution; persecutor

v. to treat people unjustly or cruelly, causing hardship and suffering, usu. for differences in belief or racial and ethnic origins:
They were persecuted by the government because of their religion.

-n. persecution; persecutor

adj. shocking and annoying, (syn.) cheeky:
What a brazen man! He got ahead of everyone in line for the bus.

-adv. brazenly.

adj. shocking and annoying, (syn.) cheeky:
What a brazen man! He got ahead of everyone in line for the bus.

-adv. brazenly.

adj. shocking and annoying, (syn.) cheeky:
What a brazen man! He got ahead of everyone in line for the bus.

-adv. brazenly.

n. 1 a hard bright metal made from zinc and copper
2 decorations and railings made of brass: A worker polished the brass in the restaurant.
3 musical horns (trumpet, French horn, etc.): He plays in the brass section of a jazz band.
4 top officials: The military brass (or) brass hats (generals, admirals, etc.) arrived in Washington.
5 too much self-confidence, (syn.) gall: That young man has the brass to suggest that he run the company.
6 (to get down to) brass tacks: to talk about specific points of business: We stopped talking about the weather and got down to the brass tacks about specific items on the contract. See: brassy.

n. 1 a hard bright metal made from zinc and copper
2 decorations and railings made of brass: A worker polished the brass in the restaurant.
3 musical horns (trumpet, French horn, etc.): He plays in the brass section of a jazz band.
4 top officials: The military brass (or) brass hats (generals, admirals, etc.) arrived in Washington.
5 too much self-confidence, (syn.) gall: That young man has the brass to suggest that he run the company.
6 (to get down to) brass tacks: to talk about specific points of business: We stopped talking about the weather and got down to the brass tacks about specific items on the contract. See: brassy.

n. 1 a hard bright metal made from zinc and copper
2 decorations and railings made of brass: A worker polished the brass in the restaurant.
3 musical horns (trumpet, French horn, etc.): He plays in the brass section of a jazz band.
4 top officials: The military brass (or) brass hats (generals, admirals, etc.) arrived in Washington.
5 too much self-confidence, (syn.) gall: That young man has the brass to suggest that he run the company.
6 (to get down to) brass tacks: to talk about specific points of business: We stopped talking about the weather and got down to the brass tacks about specific items on the contract. See: brassy.