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Entry 27: Tonic

Original Sentence: Meaningful alonetime, it turns out, is a powerful need and a necessary tonic in today's rapid-fire world. Indeed, solitude actually allows us to connect to others in a far richer way. http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/16VvcI/:LdD$pve_:85zBQFqb/www.psychologytoday.com/articles/199802/the-call-solitude/ Source: Web

tonic |ˈtɒnɪk|

noun

1 a medicinal substance taken to give a feeling of vigour or well-being.

• something with an invigorating effect: being needed is a tonic for someone at my age.

2 short for tonic water.

3 Music the first note in a scale which, in conventional harmony, provides the keynote of a piece of music.

adjective

1 giving a feeling of vigour or well-being; invigorating: a tonic body shampoo.

2 Music relating to or denoting the first degree of a scale.

3 Phonetics denoting or relating to the syllable within a tone group that has greatest prominence, because it carries the main change of pitch.

4 relating to or restoring normal tone to muscles or other organs.

• Physiology relating to, denoting, or producing continuous muscular contraction.

DERIVATIVES

tonically adverb

ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from French tonique, from Greek tonikos ‘of or for stretching’, from tonos (see tone) . Own Sentence: I need some of that tonic that he is taking - he looks sturdy everyday.

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Entry 26: Reciprocity

Original Sentence: This sort of sharing is sometimes referred to as generalized reciprocity. http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1ybAry/:89dgWkSN:8Q37xLF/www.understandinghuman.com/2013/03/four-ways-to-be-social-and-relate-to.html/ Source: Web

reciprocity |ˌrɛsɪˈprɒsɪti|

noun [ mass noun ]

the practice of exchanging things with others for mutual benefit, especially privileges granted by one country or organization to another.

ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from French réciprocité, from réciproque, from Latin reciprocus ‘moving backwards and forwards’ (see reciprocate) . Own Sentence: Reciprocity is certainly in need in this times of desperate measures. 

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Entry 25: Lewd

Original Sentence:  Men don't seem to appreciate the lewd come-ons suggested by gender stereotypes.  http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/69DXB5/:a5G.!1sj:1W4li-VU/www.spring.org.uk/2009/06/why-men-prefer-direct-pick-up-lines.php/ Source: Web

lewd |l(j)uːd|

adjective

crude and offensive in a sexual way: she began to gyrate to the music and sing a lewd song.

DERIVATIVES

lewdly adverb,

lewdness noun

ORIGIN Old English lǣwede, of unknown origin. The original sense was ‘belonging to the laity’; in Middle English, ‘belonging to the common people, vulgar’, and later ‘worthless, vile, evil’, leading to the current sense. Own Sentence: She pranced and jumped lewdly amidst the crowd of men.

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Entry 24: Repurposed

Original Sentence: That said, these same tricks can be repurposed for other situations as well. http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2h5ZkM/:8$byfb7L:1W4li-VU/lifehacker.com/5869772/how-to-manipulate-people-to-do-what-you-want-without-abandoning-your-ethics/ Source: Web

repurpose |riːˈpɜːpəs|

verb [ with obj. ]

adapt for use in a different purpose. they've taken a product that was originally designed for the CD-ROM and repurposed it for the Microsoft Network. Own Sentence: Her smile was cunning - so cunning that I had to repurpose my reason in being here in the first place.

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Entry 23: Vouch

Original Sentence: And yet science still can't vouch for why exactly we do this. We start laughing around 3.5 or 4 months old and scientists believe it's a way to build relationships rather than a response specifically to something funny.  http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2Qj5Tc/:LdD$pxxR:8R.1ehc/www.onlinecertificateprograms.org/blog/2012/9-human-behaviors-that-still-cant-be-explained/ Source: Web

vouch |vaʊtʃ|

verb [ no obj. ] (vouch for)

assert or confirm as a result of one's own experience the truth or accuracy of (something): the explosive used is of my own formulation, and I can vouch for its efficiency.

• confirm the identity or good character of (someone): he was refused entrance until someone could vouch for him.

ORIGIN Middle English (as a legal term in the sense ‘summon a person to court to prove title to property’): from Old French voucher ‘summon’, based on Latin vocare ‘to call’. Own Sentence: I had vouched for the certainty of his death. 

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Entry 22: Bobbed

Original Sentence: Kashdan bobbed around the room or sat, legs dangling, on his desk beneath a big PowerPoint slide that said “The Scientific Pursuit of Happiness". http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/5wFVNW/:89dgWoeu:AwrzPVWL/www.biopsychiatry.com/happiness/happy101.html/ Source: Web

bob 1 |bɒb|

verb ( bobs, bobbing, bobbed ) [ no obj., with adverbial of direction ]

make a quick, short movement up and down: I could see his head bobbing about | the boat bobbed up and down.

• [ with obj. ] cause (something) to make a bobbing movement: she bobbed her head.

• [ no obj., with adverbial of direction ] make a sudden move so as to appear or disappear: a lady bobbed up from beneath the counter.

• [ no obj. ] make a brief curtsy.

noun

a quick, short movement up and down: she could only manage a slight bob of her head.

• a brief curtsy.

PHRASES

bob and weave make rapid bodily movements up and down and from side to side, for example as an evasive tactic by a boxer.

bob for apples try to catch floating or hanging apples with one's mouth alone, as a game.

ORIGIN late Middle English: of unknown origin.

bob 2 |bɒb|

noun

1 a style in which the hair is cut short and evenly all round so that it hangs above the shoulders.

2 a weight on a pendulum, plumb line, or kite-tail.

3 a bobsleigh.

4 a short line at or towards the end of a stanza.

verb ( bobs, bobbing, bobbed )

1 [ with obj. ] (usu. as adj.bobbed) cut (someone's hair) in a bob.

2 [ no obj. ] ride on a bobsleigh.

ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting a bunch or cluster): of unknown origin. Own Sentence: He bobbed around with his mind unsettled, being restless and unkempt - unsure of the things that are awaiting him.

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Entry 21: Bogged

Original Sentence: These realistic optimists may get the best of both worlds, using their realism to perform better at work and elsewhere, but aren't getting bogged down by unhappiness, said Sophia Chou, an organizational psychology researcher at National Taiwan University. http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/28k1SU/:89dgWkPZ:6uslXY@j/www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/26/realistic-optimists_n_3816827.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular/ Source: Web

bog |bɒg|

noun

1 an area of wet muddy ground that is too soft to support a heavy body: a peat bog | figurative : a bog of legal complications | [ mass noun ] : the island is a wilderness of bog and loch.

• Ecology wetland with acid peaty soil, typically dominated by peat moss. Compare with fen1.

2 (the bog) Brit. informal the toilet.

verb ( bogs, bogging, bogged )

1 (be/get bogged down) be or become stuck in mud or wet ground: the family Rover became bogged down on the beach road.

• be prevented from making progress in a task or activity: you must not get bogged down in detail.

2 [ no obj. ] (bog off) Brit. informal go away.

3 [ no obj. ] (bog in) Austral./NZstart a task enthusiastically: if he saw a trucker in difficulty, he would just bog in and give a hand.

[early 20th cent.: bog probably in the sense ‘sink, immerse (oneself)’.]

ORIGIN Middle English: from Irish or Scottish Gaelic bogach, from bog ‘soft’. Own Sentence: "Now isn't he a fool, being bogged down with all her beautiful lies." Said Jack in contempt and disgust.

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Entry 20: Glaze

Original Sentence: Top them with a warmed cream cheese glaze drizzle and leave the syrup in the cupboard. http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2gx7X8/:16.ZRB6-e:8BSFabJT/kidcrave.com/scoop/webs-tastiest-pancakes-recipes/ Source: Web

glaze |gleɪz|

verb [ with obj. ]

1 fit panes of glass into (a window or door frame or similar structure): windows can be glazed using laminated glass.

• enclose or cover with glass: the verandas were glazed in .

2 overlay or cover (food, fabric, etc.) with a smooth, shiny coating or finish: new potatoes which had been glazed in mint-flavoured butter.

3 [ no obj. ] lose brightness and animation: the prospect makes my eyes glaze over with boredom | (as adj.glazed) : she had a glazed look in her eyes.

noun

1 a vitreous substance fused on to the surface of pottery to form an impervious decorative coating.

• a smooth, shiny surface formed on pottery by glazing: the glaze of the white cups.

• Art a thin topcoat of transparent paint used to modify the tone of an underlying colour.

2 a liquid such as milk or beaten egg used to form a smooth, shiny coating on food.

3 N. Amer.a thin, glassy coating of ice on the ground or water.

DERIVATIVES

glazer noun,

glazy adjective

ORIGIN late Middle English glase, from glass. Own Sentence: The pudding was glazed with caramel on top.

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Entry 19: Gist

Own Sentence: I could get the gist of his features, but none of it stuck in my mind beyond an impression of astonishing beauty. http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/80tQRP/:1kws9VMNC:6upX-FVb/io9.com/5823291/great-character-descriptions-from-science-fiction-and-fantasy-books/ Source: Web

gist |dʒɪst|

noun [ in sing. ]

1 the substance or general meaning of a speech or text: it was hard to get the gist of Pedro's talk.

2 Law the real point of an action.

ORIGIN early 18th cent.: from Old French, third person singular present tense of gesir ‘to lie’, from Latin jacere. The Anglo-French legal phrase cest action gist ‘this action lies’ denoted that there were sufficient grounds to proceed; gist was adopted into English denoting the grounds themselves ( sense 2) . Own Sentence: Cunning was his gist as he egotistically pranced across the hall.

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Entry 18: Munitions

Original Sentence: It somehow survived devastating munitions attacks at the end of the war, was sealed up and then just...forgotten about.

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/4yx5mj/:1XlltNzj9:6upX-FVb/www.cracked.com/article_20335_6-mind-blowing-things-recently-discovered-from-wwii.html/ Source: Web munition |mjʊˈnɪʃ(ə)n|

pluralnoun( munitions )

military weapons, ammunition, equipment, and stores. reserves of nuclear, chemical, and conventional munitions. (as modifiermunition) : munition factories.

verb [ with obj. ]

supply with munitions.

DERIVATIVES

munitioner noun( rare)

ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting a granted right or privilege): from French, from Latin munitio(n-)‘fortification’, from munire ‘fortify or secure’. Own Sentence: "We are out of munitions..." Said the general downtrodden. 

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Entry 17: Teeming

Original Sentence: The web today is a growing universe of interlinked web pages and web apps, teeming with videos, photos, and interactive content. http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/5X2xGN/:176S4TYsD:6upX-FVb/www.evolutionoftheweb.com/ Source: Web

teem 1 |tiːm|

verb [ no obj. ] (teem with)

be full of or swarming with: every garden is teeming with wildlife | (as adj.teeming) : she walked briskly through the teeming streets.

ORIGIN Old English tēman, tīeman, of Germanic origin; related to team. The original senses included ‘give birth to’, also ‘be or become pregnant’, giving rise to ‘be full of’ in the late 16th cent.

teem 2 |tiːm|

verb [ no obj. ]

(of water, especially rain) pour down; fall heavily: with the rain teeming down at the manor, Italy seemed a long way off.

ORIGIN Middle English: from Old Norse tœma ‘to empty’, from tómr ‘empty’. The original sense was ‘to empty’, specifically ‘to drain liquid from, pour liquid out’; the current sense (originally dialect) dates from the early 19th cent. Own Sentence: The whole room was teeming with joy as the prodigy child walked gracefully in the timid room, bringing everyone to life again.

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Entry 16: Reservists

Original Sentence: Like most reservists I know, I lead a busy life.  http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1V9WwH/:LwQZxS9o:5X5qI-hj/dhmathis.com/2013/01/28/why-i-serve/ Source: Web

reservist |rɪˈzəːvɪst|

noun

a member of the military reserve forces. Own sentence: He was one of the reservists that man, both stern and humble at the same time.

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Entry 15: Proliferate

Original Sentence: Unfortunately, the mere fact that a number has proliferated, even at the highest levels of officialdom, does not demonstrate the number is true. Source: Book; 'The Science of Fear, by Daniel Gardner.'

proliferate |prəˈlɪfəreɪt|

verb [ no obj. ]

increase rapidly in number; multiply: the science-fiction magazines which proliferated in the 1920s.

• (of a cell, structure, or organism) reproduce rapidly: cultured cells often proliferate indefinitely.

• [ with obj. ] cause (cells, tissue, structures, etc.) to reproduce rapidly.

DERIVATIVES

proliferative |-rətɪv|adjective,

proliferator noun

ORIGIN late 19th cent.: back-formation from proliferation. Own Sentence: The amount of toxin in his body for some reasons, is proliferating uncontrollably.

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Entry 14: Thwart

Original Sentence: This might take the form of a hair-trigger violent reaction to the smallest thing that thwarts the person. Source: Book; 'The Science of Evil, by Baron-Cohen.'

thwart |θwɔːt|

verb [ with obj. ]

prevent (someone) from accomplishing something: he never did anything to thwart his father | he was thwarted in his desire to punish Uncle Fred.

• oppose (a plan, attempt, or ambition) successfully: the government had been able to thwart all attempts by opposition leaders to form new parties.

noun

a structural crosspiece forming a seat for a rower in a boat.

preposition& adverb archaic or literary

from one side to another side of; across: [ as prep. ] : a pink-tinged cloud spread thwart the shore.

ORIGIN Middle English thwerte, from the adjective thwert ‘perverse, obstinate, adverse’, from Old Norse thvert, neuter of thverr ‘transverse’, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin torquere ‘to twist’. Own Sentence: "Shall we thwart their plans?" Damien had asked with a prideful voice.

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Entry 13: Ordeal

Original Sentence: Dinner was an even worse ordeal than breakfast, for it lasted longer. Source: Novel; 'The Autobiography of Jack the Ripper, by James Carnac.'

ordeal |ɔːˈdiːəl|

noun

1 a very unpleasant and prolonged experience: the ordeal of having to give evidence.

2 historical an ancient test of guilt or innocence by subjection of the accused to severe pain, survival of which was taken as divine proof of innocence.

ORIGIN Old English ordāl, ordēl, of Germanic origin; related to German urteilen ‘give judgement’, from a base meaning ‘share out’. The word is not found in Middle English (except once in Chaucer's Troilus); modern use of sense 2 began in the late 16th cent., whence sense 1 (mid 17th cent.). Own Sentence: The confrontation was filled with anger and abrasiveness, an ordeal I wouldn't want to return to.

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Entry 12: Mete

Original Sentence: Every home and business needs at least one peaceful phlegmatic to look at both sides and mete out a calm, cool, and collected reply. Source: Book; 'Personality Plus, by Florence Littauer.'

mete 1 |miːt|

verb [ with obj. ] (mete something out)

dispense or allot justice, a punishment, or harsh treatment: he denounced the maltreatment meted out to minorities.

• (in biblical use) measure out: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.

ORIGIN Old English metan ‘measure’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch meten and German messen ‘to measure’, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin meditari ‘meditate’, Greek medesthai ‘care for’, also by meet2.

mete 2 |miːt|

noun (usu. metes and bounds) historical

a boundary or boundary stone.

ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French, from Latin meta ‘boundary, goal’. Own Sentence: He meted out the execution without the consent of the authorities, screaming as he raged away.

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Entry 11: Unearthly

Original Sentence: Mr. Crowley crouched over the body in a cloud of steam, his arms too long, and his unearthly talons bright with blood. Source: Novel; 'I am Not a Serial Killer, by Dan Wells.'

unearthly |ʌnˈəːθli|

adjective ( unearthlier, unearthliest )

1 unnatural or mysterious, especially in a disturbing way: unearthly quiet.

2 informal unreasonably early or inconvenient: a job which involves getting up at an unearthly hour.

DERIVATIVES

unearthliness noun Own Sentence: Of what an unearthly disposition she has, her eyes wandering wildly here and there.