Complete means lacking nothing, having all necessary elements, ingredients, or parts. The adjective discerning means having or showing discernment, revealing knowledge or insight: a wine taster must have a discerning palate; the person with a discerning eye has an exceptional ability to make subtle judgments or distinctions. Elephantine may mean pertaining to an elephant, but the word is most commonly used to mean resembling an elephant, and therefore huge, heavy, and awkward.
Many educated people now use the word in this more general way, and there is nothing wrong with that—except that I suspect most people who use esoteric today are not aware of the word's original, more specific meaning. Iconoclast comes from the Greek eikonoklastes, an image‑breaker, a person who smashes icons or images. The alternative pronunciation stig‑MAH‑tuh, with the accent on the second syllable, has been around since the 1920s; it is now standard and listed first in some dictionaries. Someone may be acquitted by a jury and exonerated by his family and friends, but never vindicated in the eyes of the community. Other synonims: auspex, bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict AUSPICIOUS (a. ) A gambler's luck may be sporadic. Other synonims: biovular, brotherly, brotherlike FRATERNITY (n. ) a social club for male undergraduates; people engaged in a particular occupation. Celebrity revered by some in the queer community crossword club.doctissimo. Other synonims: usher in, introduce, kick off INAUGURATION (n. ) the act of starting a new operation or practice; the ceremonial induction into a position. "A spokesperson for the company today denied the allegations of wrongdoing regarding the firm's hiring practices. "
Other synonims: fearful, trepid TINTINNABULATION (n. ) the sound of a bell ringing. Other synonims: clear-cut, distinct, hard-hitting, searching tribulation (n. ) an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event. CONVERSANT Familiar, acquainted, well‑informed or well‑versed. A negligible concern can be disregarded; it is so trivial and insignificant that it warrants little or no attention. Usage tip: Drop close and let proximity do its work alone. Other synonims: daring, venturesome, venturous, barefaced, bodacious, bald-faced, brassy, brazen, brazen-faced, insolent, brave, dauntless, fearless, intrepid, unfearing Augment (v. ) enlarge or increase; grow or intensify Augur (n. Celebrity revered by some in the queer community crossword club.fr. ) (ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy; (v. ) predict from an omen; indicate by signs. Lugubrious comes ultimately from the Latin lugere, to mourn or lament. PARSIMONIOUS Stingy, miserly, extremely tight with money.
Callow suggests an immaturity or inexperience manifested by a lack of sophistication. Free from provincial prejudices or attachments; of or relating to or supporting Catholicism; noun a member of a Catholic church CAUSTIC (a. ) Obligatory duties are those you must perform to fulfill an obligation or responsibility. Other synonims: frat, brotherhood, sodality fretful (a. ) Disposed or willing to comply; liable to answer to a higher authority; open to being acted upon in a certain way; readily reacting to suggestions and influences. Other synonims: book binding, cover, back, constipating, constricting, dressing, bandaging bitterness (n. ) a rough and bitter manner; the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste; the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth; a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will. Lacking self-confidence; showing modest reserve. Antonyms include permit, tolerate, legalize, authorize, and sanction. Literally, duplicity means doubleness of heart or speech; in modern usage it refers to double‑dealing, an act of deception in which one uses hypocritical or misleading words or actions to hide one's true intentions: "Steve was astounded at the duplicity of some of the salespeople, who seemed willing to say anything to close a deal. " For example, a young person's mind may be malleable, impressionable, capable of being shaped, or an idea may be malleable, adaptable, capable of being shaped to fit various purposes. Other synonims: gulp, swig QUAGMIRE (n. Other synonims: mire, quag, morass, slack QUALIFICATION (n. ) the act of modifying or changing the strength of some idea; an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something; a statement that limits or restricts some claim. Later the embrace was dropped and the ceremony was limited to the tap on each side of the collar with a sword. Other synonims: provision proximity (n. ) the property of being close together; a Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) objects or events that are near to one another (in space or time) are perceived as belonging together as a unit; the region close around a person or thing.
We revere great leaders, thinkers, and artists; we venerate holy persons, sacred writings, and religious or moral principles. Yet they have trained themselves to say AIR ‑yoo‑DYT and AIR‑yoo‑DISH‑un presumably because the cultivated sound of the long u complements the meaning of these words. Fallacy and sophistry are close in meaning. Of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action; harsh or corrosive in tone; noun any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue. Other synonims: drink, absorb, suck, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up, assimilate IMBROGLIO (n. ) a very embarrassing misunderstanding; an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation. The destitute person has no visible means of support: "Ralph's addiction to booze and gambling eventually left his family destitute"; "the starving, destitute refugees of a war‑torn nation. " According to Barzun, "sex life, of whatever kind, is inescapably mundane, and so is a gourmet banquet. " Written in the form of or carried on by letters or correspondence. An irascible person might express implacable hatred or implacable resentment. Prosperous often is used interchangeably with wealthy, but in precise usage prosperous means marked by continued success, thriving, flourishing.
A couplet from the eighteenth‑century English satirist Jonathan Swift nicely illustrates this word: "There in full opulence a banker dwelt/Who all the joys and pangs of riches felt. " According to the Century Dictionary, "in ancient Rome candidates canvassing for attended each by a nomenclator, who informed the candidate of the names of the persons they met, thus enabling him to address them by name. " Showing pensive sadness; persistently or morbidly thoughtful. Vacillate comes from a Latin verb meaning to sway to and fro.
He made the poor Moor sure his wife wasn't pure. Literary character who says "O, beware, my lord, of jealousy". Roderigo's assassin. Villain once played by Kenneth Branagh. Treacherous "Othello" character. Ancient of "Othello".
Milnes role in "Otello". "Othello" character who says "Who steals my purse steals trash". Animated parrot of film whose voice is the same as that of the Aflac duck. "Aladdin" villain named for a Shakespeare character. Author: George Orwell. The greatest villains of literature: best literary villains revealed. The hunchback whose jealousy of his brother's accession to the throne leads to a plot to have his brother, Clarence, conducted to the Tower of London; he orders two murderers to kill Clarence in the tower.
And she even hits Toto the dog with her umbrella. Killer who possessed the doll. "Aladdin" character named after a literary villain. Stage villain with a handkerchief. Lodovico labels him a "hellish villain".
POSSESSED BY AN EVIL DETECTIVE (November 2018). "Othello" flag-bearer. It's also revealed that she's an infamous serial killer. Character who said "But I will wear my heart upon my sleeve". An unashamed mercenary, who cares only for himself, and his own profit, Milo Minderbinder is a tremendous literary villain. Horror Movie Trivia. Author: Ian Fleming. Humbert, the narrator of Lolita, uses wordplay and humour in his writing, whilst also seemingly expressing regret for many of his actions, but the fact remains that he is a paedophile, taking the young 12-year-old Dolores, aka Lolita, and leading her into a life of abuse at his hands. IAGO - crossword puzzle answer. Any character whose face would "make small children crash their trikes into board fences and then run wailing to their mommies with stake-shaped splinters sticking out of their knees", surely deserves credit as one of the greatest villains. Jim catches Silver murdering Tom, one of the crew's loyal seaman. Author: Bram Stoker.
Aside from adultery, he's also revealed to be a child molester, and even attempts to rape Dounia. Evil doll, possessed by a killer. And if that's not enough for the internet to implode, she also abuses her Persian cat and drowns kittens. Author: John Steinbeck. Speaker of a Shakespeare play. ''I lack iniquity'' speaker.
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. "O, beware, my lord, of Jealousy! " Newsday - July 31, 2022. Evil doll possessed by a killer, the Sporcle Puzzle Library found the following results. New York Times||20 August 2022||MRHYDE|. Author: Rudyard Kipling. Utterly immoral, and utterly committed to pure capitalism, Minderbender only answers to himself and his god: money.