Vocabulary Word
Word: blanch
Definition: bleach; whiten; make white or pale
Definition: bleach; whiten; make white or pale
Sentences Containing 'blanch'
Villefort would probably have rather stood opposite the muzzle of a pistol at five and twenty paces than have heard this name spoken; but he did not blanch.
More Vocab Words
::: amphitheater - oval building with tiers of seats; CF. arena::: facile - easily accomplished; ready or fluent; superficial; not deep; Ex. facile solution to a complex problem; Ex. facile speaker; N. facility: ability to do something easily and well; ease in doing resulting from skill or aptitude; something that facilitates an action; amenity; Ex. with great facility
::: muddle - confuse; mix up confusedly; N: state of confusion
::: warranted - justified; authorized
::: brunt - main impact or shock (of an attack or blow); Ex. brunt of the argument
::: gibe - mock; make jeering remarks; N: jeering remarks
::: abstruse - obscure; profound; difficult to understand
::: sundry - miscellaneous; various; several; N. sundries: small miscellaneous items
::: pluck - courage; V: pull off or out; pull out the hair or feathers of; ADJ. plucky: courageous; brave
::: impropriety - improperness; unsuitableness
