gratification
Pronunciation: \ˌgra-tə-fə-ˈkā-shən\
Function: noun
Date: 1576
1: reward, recompense; especially : gratuity
2: a source of satisfaction or pleasure
A dull repetitious sound has no gratification.
barometer
Pronunciation: \bə-ˈrä-mə-tər\
Function: noun
Date: circa 1666
1 : an instrument for determining the pressure of the atmosphere
2 : something that indicates fluctuations (as in public opinion) <housing sales
and other economic barometers>
biology
Pronunciation: \bī-ˈä-lə-jē\
Function: noun
Etymology: German Biologie, from bi- + -logie -logy
Date: 1819
1: a branch of knowledge that deals with living organisms and vital
Processes 2 a: the plant and animal life of a region or environment
After college, I / want to be a biologist.
reconnaissance
Pronunciation: \ri-ˈkä-nə-zən(t)s, -sən(t)s\
Function: noun
Etymology: French, literally, recognition, from Middle French reconoissance,
from Old French reconoistre to recognize
Date: 1810
1: a preliminary survey to gain information; especially : an exploratory
military survey of enemy territory
The advance scout team went on a reconnaissance mission deep into
the jungles of Southeast Asia.
lucid
Pronunciation: \ˈlü-səd\
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin lucidus, from lucēre
Date: 1591
1 a: suffused with light : <snorkeling in the lucid sea>
2: having full use of one's faculties : 3: clear to the understanding :
synonyms see clear intelligible sane luminous
saunter
Pronunciation: \ˈsȯn-tər, ˈsän-\
Function: intransitive verb
Etymology: probably from Middle English santren to muse
Date: circa 1667
to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll
<sauntered slowly down the street>
chronic
Pronunciation: \ˈkrä-nik\
Function: adjective
Etymology: French chronique, from Greek chronikos of time,
from chronos Date: 1601
1: marked by long duration of pain or a recurrence of pain: suffering from
a chronic disease or being habitually <a chronic gambler>
I have ________ ________ ; so I see my chiropractor twice a month.
Unfortunately my
chiropractor is also the
state auditor.
antidote
Pronunciation: \ˈan-ti-ˌdōt\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English antidot, from Latin antidotum, from Greek
antidotos, from feminine of antidotos given as an antidote, from
antididonai to give as an antidote, Date: 15th century
1 : a remedy to counteract the effects of poison 2 : something that
relieves, prevents, or counteracts
The _________ for the bailout, of the giant Wall Street cooperation, AIG, is
700 billion dollars.
anthology
Pronunciation: \an-ˈthä-lə-jē\
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin anthologia collection of epigrams, from Middle Greek, from
Greek, flower gathering
Date: 1621
1 : a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art
The Beatles __________ is a collection of number one hits.
so·nata
Pronunciation (sə nät′ə)
Function: Noun
Eptomology: It, lit., a sounding < L sonare, to sound: orig., an
instrumental composition as opposed to cantata, lit., something sung
1: a composition for one or two instruments, usually consisting of several
movements: some modern sonatas have single movements