Vocabulary Words
adjective, noun
(grammar) A word (pronoun, pronominal adjective, or adverb) implying interrogation, or used for asking a question: why, who, when, etc. (+10 more)
adjective, noun
a word (as who, what, which) used in asking questions (+5 more)
opaque
C2adjective, noun, verb
Allowing little light to pass through, not translucent or transparent. (+9 more)
opacity
C2noun
A measure of relative impenetrability to electromagnetic radiation such as light. (+2 more)
pedestal
C2noun, verb
(bridge building) An iron socket, or support, for the foot of a brace at the end of a truss where it rests on a pier. (+7 more)
fallacy
C2noun
An argument, or apparent argument, which professes to be decisive of the matter at issue, while in reality it is not. A specious argument. (+2 more)
mercenary
C2adjective, noun
A person employed to fight in an armed conflict who is not a member of the state or military group for which they are fighting and whose primary motivation is private gain. (+3 more)