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Mary_G commented on the word Stampede
Stampede: when many large animals or many people suddenly all move quickly and in an uncontrolled way, usually in the same direction at the same time, especially because of fear
September 16, 2009
Mary_G commented on the word Sartorial
Sartorial:
relating to the making of clothes, usually men's clothes, or to a way of dressing
September 16, 2009
Mary_G commented on the word super-connector
super-connector: the thought leader
September 16, 2009
Mary_G commented on the word MAR
MAR: verb
to spoil (something), making it less good or less enjoyable.
e.g. Water will mar the finish of polished wood.
September 14, 2009
Mary_G commented on the word PERVADE
PERVADE:
to spread through all parts of (something.
e.g. The influence of the early jazz musicians pervades American music.
Synonyms:
charge, diffuse, extend, fill, imbue, impregnate, infuse, overspread, penetrate, percolate,
permeate, suffuse, transfuse
Antonyms:
deplete, drain, empty, exhaust, spend, take, use, void
September 14, 2009
Mary_G commented on the word ERRATIC
ERRATIC: changing suddenly and unexpectedly.
e.g an erratic schedule
Synonyms:
aberrant, abnormal, anomalous, arbitrary, bizarre, capricious, changeable, desultory, devious, dicey, directionless, dubious, eccentric, fitful, flaky*, fluctuant, idiosyncratic, iffy, incalculable, inconsistent, inconstant, irregular, meandering, mercurial, nomadic, oddball, peculiar, planetary, rambling, roving, shifting, spasmodic, strange, stray, uncertain, undirected, unnatural, unreliable, unstable, unusual, vagarious, variable, volatile, wayward, weird, whimsical.
Antonyms:
certain, consistent, definite, dependable, predictable, regular, reliable, steady, sure, unchanging
September 14, 2009