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e·lite
   /ɪˈlit,
eɪˈlit/
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–noun
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(often
used with a plural verb)
the choice or best of
anything considered collectively, as of a group or class of persons.
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(used
with a plural verb)
persons of the highest class:
Only the elite were there.
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a
group of persons exercising the major share of authority or influence
within a larger group:
the power elite of a major political party.
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a
type, approximately 10-point in printing-type size, widely used in
typewriters and having 12 characters to the inch.
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pica1.
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representing the most choice or select; best:
an elite group of authors.
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leg·end·ar·y
/ˈlɛdʒənˌdɛri/
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adjective, noun, plural
-ar·ies.
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of,
pertaining to, or of the nature of a legend. |
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celebrated or described in legend:
a legendary hero.
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a
collection of legends. |
veer
/vɪər/
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–verb (used without object)
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to
change direction or turn about or aside; shift, turn, or change from one
course, position, inclination, etc., to another:
The speaker kept
veering from his main topic. The car veered off the road.
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(of
the wind)
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to change direction clockwise (opposed
to
back).
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Nautical.
to shift to a direction more nearly astern (opposed
to
haul).
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to
alter the direction or course of; turn. |
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Nautical.
to
turn (a vessel) away from the wind; wear. |
–noun
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a
change of direction, position, course, etc.:
a sudden veer in a different direction.
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an·tic
/ˈæntɪk/
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noun, adjective, verb,
-ticked, -tick·ing.
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Usually,
antics.
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a playful trick or prank; caper. |
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a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
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Archaic.
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an actor in a grotesque or ridiculous presentation.
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Obsolete.
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a grotesque theatrical presentation; ridiculous interlude.
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a grotesque or fantastic sculptured figure, as a gargoyle.
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fantastic; odd; grotesque:
an antic disposition.
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Obsolete.
to
perform antics; caper. |
grope
/groʊp/
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verb,
groped, grop·ing,
noun
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to
feel about with the hands; feel one's way:
I had to grope around in the darkness before I
found the light switch. |
myr·i·ad
/ˈmɪriəd/
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–noun
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a very great or indefinitely great number of persons or things.
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of an indefinitely great number; innumerable:
the myriad stars of a summer night.
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having innumerable phases, aspects, variations, etc.:
the myriad mind of Shakespeare.
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ban·ter
/ˈbæntər/
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–noun
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an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured
raillery. |
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to address with banter; chaff. |
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hov·er
/ˈhʌvər,
ˈhɒv-/
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–verb (used without object)
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to hang fluttering or suspended in the air:
The helicopter hovered over the building.
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to keep lingering about; wait near at hand. |
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to remain in an uncertain or irresolute state; waver:
to hover between life and death.
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the act or state of hovering. |
u·ni·son
/ˈyunəsən,
-zən/
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–noun
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coincidence in pitch of two or more musical tones, voices, etc.
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the musical interval of a perfect prime. |
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the performance of musical parts at the same pitch or at the
octave. |
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a sounding together in octaves, esp. of male and female voices or
of higher and lower instruments of the same class. |
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a process in which all elements behave in the same way at the same
time; simultaneous or synchronous parallel action:
to march in unison. |
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in unison,
in perfect accord; corresponding exactly: My
feelings on the subject are in unison with yours. |
plum·met
/ˈplʌmɪt/
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–noun
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Also called
plumb bob.
a piece of lead or some other weight attached to a line, used for
determining perpendicularity, for sounding, etc.; the bob of a plumb
line. |
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something that weighs down or depresses. |
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plau·dit
/ˈplɔdɪt/
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–noun
Usually,
plaudits.
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an enthusiastic expression of approval:
Her portrayal of Juliet won the plaudits of the critics.
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a demonstration or round of applause, as for some approved or
admired performance. |
au·da·cious
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extremely bold or daring; recklessly brave; fearless:
an audacious explorer. |
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extremely original; without restriction to prior ideas; highly
inventive: an audacious vision of the city's
bright future. |
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recklessly bold in defiance of convention, propriety, law, or the
like; insolent; brazen. |
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lively; unrestrained; uninhibited: an
audacious interpretation of her role. |
friv·o·lous
/ˈfrɪvələs/
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characterized by lack of seriousness or sense:
frivolous conduct. |
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self-indulgently carefree; unconcerned about or lacking any serious
purpose. |
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(of a person) given to trifling or undue levity:
a frivolous, empty-headed person.
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of little or no weight, worth, or importance; not worthy of serious
notice: a frivolous suggestion.
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oust
/aʊst/
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–verb (used with object)
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to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
The bouncer ousted the drunk; to oust the
Prime Minister in the next election. |
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Law.
to eject or evict; dispossess. |
bla·sé
/blɑˈzeɪ, ˈblɑzeɪ;
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blaˈzeɪ/
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indifferent to or bored with life; unimpressed, as or as if from an
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bludg·eon (blŭj'ən) Pronunciation
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n. A short heavy club, usually of wood, that is thicker or loaded at one end.
tr.v. bludg·eoned, bludg·eon·ing, bludg·eons
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To hit with or as if with a heavy club.
2.
To overcome by or as if by using a heavy club. See Synonyms at
o·ver·bear·ing
/ˌoʊvərˈbɛərɪŋ/
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–adjective
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domineering; dictatorial; haughtily or rudely arrogant.
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of overwhelming or critical importance. |
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