Vocabulary Word
Word: hue_and_cry
Definition: outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule
Definition: outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule
More Vocab Words
::: unexceptionable - entirely acceptable; not offering any basis for criticism::: quicksilver - mercury
::: snuffle - sniffle; sniff repeatedly (in order to keep liquid from running out of the nose)
::: wince - move back suddenly; shrink back; flinch; Ex. She winced as she touched the cold body.
::: animadversion - critical remark; V. animadvert: comment critically with disapproval
::: ruminate - chew over and over (mentally or, like cows, physically); mull over(ponder)
::: internecine - mutually destructive
::: pertinacious - holding tenaciously to an action; stubborn; persistent
::: brand - trademark; mark burned on the hide of an animal; mark burned into the flesh of criminals; mark of disgrace; V: mark with a brand; give a lasting bad name; stigmatize; Ex. The press branded him a liar.
::: ambrosia - food of the gods
