Random Vocabulary Word
Word: torrid
Definition: (of weather) hot or scorching; passionate; Ex. torrid love affairs
Definition: (of weather) hot or scorching; passionate; Ex. torrid love affairs
Sentences Containing 'torrid'
The rat and mouse cannot be considered as domestic animals, but they have been transported by man to many parts of the world, and now have a far wider range than any other rodent; for they live under the cold climate of Faroe in the north and of the Falklands in the south, and on many an island in the torrid zones.
Muller has discovered several European species; other species, not introduced by man, occur on the lowlands; and a long list can be given, as I am informed by Dr. Hooker, of European genera, found in Australia, but not in the intermediate torrid regions.
On the mountains of Panama, at the height of only two thousand feet, Dr. Seemann found the vegetation like that of Mexico, "with forms of the torrid zone harmoniously blended with those of the temperate."
We must, also, bear in mind the occurrence in both hemispheres of former Glacial periods; for these will account, in accordance with the same principles, for the many quite distinct species inhabiting the same widely separated areas, and belonging to genera not now found in the intermediate torrid zones.
His pure tight skin was an excellent fit; and closely wrapped up in it, and embalmed with inner health and strength, like a revivified Egyptian, this Starbuck seemed prepared to endure for long ages to come, and to endure always, as now; for be it Polar snow or torrid sun, like a patent chronometer, his interior vitality was warranted to do well in all climates.
The Pagan leopards--the unrecking and unworshipping things, that live; and seek, and give no reasons for the torrid life they feel!
You must have arrived at this page in the quest to expand your lexicon and improve
your writing skills. We recommend a daily dose of our Vocabulary Builder to introduce you to a new word. Incorporating
just one new word into your word-stock each day will dramatically improve your comprehension, communication skills, and
perhaps even change your life (who knows).
More Vocab Words
::: intellect - higher mental powers; person of great intellectual ability::: compute - reckon; calculate
::: malevolent - wishing evil; exhibiting ill will; N. malevolence
::: esoteric - hard to understand; known only to the chosen few, esp. initiates; N. esoterica
::: tessellated - mosaic; inlaid; Ex. tessellated pattern
::: confine - shut in an enclosed space; restrict; keep within limits; N. confinement
::: perigee - point of moon's orbit when it is nearest the earth; CF. apogee
::: negligible - so small, trifling, or unimportant as to be easily disregarded
::: whim - sudden capricious idea; fancy
::: anonymity - state of being nameless; anonymousness; ADJ. anonymous
