Vocabulary Word
Word: glossary
Definition: brief explanation of words used in the text
Definition: brief explanation of words used in the text
Sentences Containing 'glossary'
When king John of France, {See Du Cange Glossary, voce Moneta; the Benedictine Edition.} in order to pay his debts, adulterated his coin, all the officers of his mint were sworn to secrecy.
Dallas for this Glossary, which has been given because several readers have complained to me that some of the terms used were unintelligible to them.
More Vocab Words
::: ambivalence - the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes or opinions::: infringe - violate (a law); encroach (the right of another person)
::: extenuate - weaken; mitigate; lessen the seriousness of (bad behavior)
::: uninhibited - having no inhibitions; free in behavior and feelings
::: bludgeon - club; heavy-headed weapon; V.
::: precedent - preceding (in time, rank, etc.)
::: florid - ruddy; (of a complexion) reddish; flowery; very ornate; CF. rose
::: husbandry - frugality; thrift; economy; agriculture; farming; Ex. animal husbandry; CF. husbandman
::: peerless - having no equal; incomparable
::: predecessor - former occupant of a post
