Vocabulary Words
metalled
C2adjective, verb
(of a road) Surfaced, tarred, covered in stone or crushed rock (usually tar-coated). (+2 more)
oblique
C2adjective, noun, verb
(grammar) Of speech or narration, indirect, employing the actual words of the speaker, but as related by a third person, having the first person in pronoun and verb converted into the third person, adverbs of present time into the past, etc. (+40 more)
shamble
C2noun, verb
One of a succession of niches or platforms, one above another, to hold ore which is thrown successively from platform to platform, and thus raised to a higher level. (+1 more)
blight
C2noun, verb
(by extension) Anything that impedes growth or development or spoils any other aspect of life. (+7 more)
puritanical
C2adjective, noun
Of or pertaining to the Puritans, or to their doctrines and practice. (+5 more)
brood
C2adjective, noun, verb
(typically with about or over) To dwell upon moodily and at length, mainly alone. (+15 more)
encumbrance
C2noun
An interest, right, burden, or liability attached to a title of land, such as a lien or mortgage. (+3 more)
hypothesis
C2noun
(general) An assumption taken to be true for the purpose of argument or investigation. (+2 more)
parasitic
C2adjective, noun
A component of a circuit that does not show up in a circuit's schematic but does show up in the circuit's behavior. (+3 more)