1.poncho
Definition
a waterproof garment resembling a poncho and having an integral hood
Example sentence
Your poncho will be a green, icky mess, but the only part of you that gets wet is (hopefully) your bare feet.
2.usury
an unconscionable or exorbitant rate or amount of interest
specifically: interest in excess of a legal rate charged to a borrower for the use of money
1.Additionally, usury caps on auto loans need to be strictly enforced, and the backdoor loopholes to debtors’ prisons should be closed.
2.Charging excess interest is the sin of usury, and outstanding obligations are supposed to be periodically canceled during jubilee years.
3.verdancy
a: green in tint or color
b: green with growing plants
1.Also look for firm, plump grapes with verdant, flexible stems.
2.Today it is covered with verdant bamboo and fruit trees.
4.viand
an item of food
A shop selling caviar, foie gras, designer chocolates, and other pricey viands
5.weathercock
a vane often in the figure of a cock mounted so as to turn freely with the wind and show its direction
1.When the winds suddenly shifted on social values, the weathercocks wasted no time in proclaiming their newfound passion for conservatism
2.When a new meeting house was erected on Pleasant Street in 1801, the weathercock went with it.
6.zag
a: one of the sharp turns, angles, or alterations in a zigzag course
b: one of the short straight lines or sections of a zigzag course at an angle to a zig
There were even special infomercial tools designed solely for crafting the ultimate zigs and zags, though my wavy-haired self never had much success with them.
7.zany
a subordinate clown or acrobat in old comedies who mimics ludicrously the tricks of the principal : MERRY-ANDREW
1.Hired a zany to entertain the children at the birthday party
2.One of the challenges of hosting a radio call-in program is preventing the zanies from completely taking over the discussion
8.stash
something stored or hidden away
Keeps a stash of tissues in her desk in case anyone needs one
9.affront
a deliberate offense : INSULT
1.He regarded her rude behavior as a personal affront.
2.Took it as an affront that she wasn't asked to help cook Thanksgiving dinner
10.tenet
a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true
especially: one held in common by members of an organization, movement, or profession
1.The central tenets of a religion
2.One of the basic tenets of the fashion industry
11.reverence
honor or respect felt or shown : DEFERENCE
especially: profound adoring awed respect
1.The national pickle dish, kimchi, is held in such reverence that Seoul boasts a museum devoted entirely to its 160 different varieties.
2.Reverence for or worship of the dead is found in all societies, because belief in life after death is universal.
12.pathos
an emotion of sympathetic pity
Our knowledge of his tragic end adds an element of pathos to the story of his early success.
13.subterfuge
a deceptive device or stratagem
They obtained the documents by subterfuge.
14.pauper
a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity
specifically: one who receives aid from funds designated for the poor
1.Both included searchable lists of people buried in Hinds County’s pauper’s field.
2.Burial in a pauper’s grave has historically conveyed a harsh judgment on a life lived.
15.naivete
the quality or state of being naive
1.Her naïveté led her to leave her new car unlocked while she shopped at the mall
2.Though he was streetwise, the investigative reporter regularly assumed an air of naïveté when he was interviewing confidence men, charlatans, counterfeiters, and other assorted swindlers of the general public
16.kidskin
: the skin of a young or sometimes a mature goat
also: KID LEATHER
17.legatee
one to whom a legacy is bequeathed or a devise is given
18.nebbish
a timid, meek, or ineffectual person
19.quaesitum
something sought for : END, OBJECTIVE
20.quale
a property (such as redness) considered apart from things having the property : UNIVERSAL
21.rundle
a step of a ladder : RUNG
22.scaramouch
and is characterized by boastfulness and cowardliness
a: a cowardly buffoon
b: RASCAL, SCAMP
23.scholarch
the head of a school
especially: the leader of an Athenian school of philosophy
24.slippage
an act, instance, or process of slipping
a: the act of plundering
b: the state of having been plundered especially in war
chiefly Scottish: a drinking cup or bowl
the period of a tenant's occupancy or possession
28.trepidation
a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : APPREHENSION
trepidation about starting a new job
29.twaddle
a: silly idle talk : DRIVEL
b: something insignificant or worthless : NONSENSE
an act of bidding farewell
31.kayak Synonym: canoe boat paddle
32.lough Synonym: lake bay inlet
33.moggy Synonym: cat mog
38.ricochet Synonym: projectile rebound
39.saber Synonym: sword blade
40.variance Synonym: dissension dispute difference
41.yakuza Synonym: gangster criminal
42.attrition Synonym: friction rub
43.sleight Synonym: dexterity skill
44.kilter Synonym: order condition
45.defeasance Synonym: termination null void