noun
plague
A serious infectious disease, or anything causing widespread and persistent harm.
Meaning and history →Qualities & measures
Words for qualities, appearances, amounts and states of affairs.
adjective
pompous
Marked by elaborate ceremony and stately display
Meaning and history →noun
quarantine
Separation intended to prevent the spread of disease or another danger.
Meaning and history →noun
radius
A line from a circle’s centre to its edge, or the distance represented by that line.
Meaning and history →adjective
robust
Strong, healthy, and able to withstand difficulty.
Meaning and history →adjective
sinister
Threatening or suggesting evil or tragic events to come
Meaning and history →noun
skeleton
The framework of bones supporting a body, or the bare framework of something.
Meaning and history →adjective
splendid
Exceptionally beautiful and impressive
Meaning and history →adjective
sympathetic
Showing understanding or compassion; also responding in harmony with something else.
Meaning and history →adjective
tedious
So uninteresting as to cause mental weariness
Meaning and history →noun
texture
The way a surface or material feels or appears to feel.
Meaning and history →noun
threshold
A doorway sill, or the point at which an effect or response begins.
Meaning and history →noun
trillion
The number 1,000,000,000,000 in modern English short-scale usage.
Meaning and history →adjective
vanilla
Plain and lacking extras or adornment
Meaning and history →adjective
verbal
Relating to words, especially spoken rather than written words.
Meaning and history →adjective
volatile
Likely to change suddenly or violently; in chemistry, readily becoming vapour.
Meaning and history →adjective
volcanic
Relating to, produced by, or consisting of geological vents that erupt molten rock
Meaning and history →adjective
vulgar
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
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