Vocabulary Word
Word: manifestation
Definition: outward demonstration; manifesting; indication of the presence of something; Ex. manifestation of his pronounced musical bent
Definition: outward demonstration; manifesting; indication of the presence of something; Ex. manifestation of his pronounced musical bent
Sentences Containing 'manifestation'
Even in our democratic New England towns the accidental possession of wealth, and its manifestation in dress and equipage alone, obtain for the possessor almost universal respect.
This manifestation on the part of the spectators of their wish to be allowed to hear the music, produced not the slightest effect on the two young men, who continued their conversation.
Monte Cristo did not see this second manifestation of physical exhaustion; he was at the window, calling,``Ali, a horse for M. de Morcerf quick!
For God's sake I entreat of thee, for thine own I implore thee, let not this open manifestation rouse thy anger; but rather so calm it as to allow these two lovers to live in peace and quiet without any interference from thee so long as Heaven permits them; and in so doing thou wilt prove the generosity of thy lofty noble spirit, and the world shall see that with thee reason has more influence than passion."
"Captain Ahab," said the reddening mate, moving further into the cabin, with a daring so strangely respectful and cautious that it almost seemed not only every way seeking to avoid the slightest outward manifestation of itself, but within also seemed more than half distrustful of itself; "A better man than I might well pass over in thee what he would quickly enough resent in a younger man; aye, and in a happier, Captain Ahab."
More Vocab Words
::: ponderous - having great weight; weighty; unwieldy; lacking lightness; dull; Ex. ponderous body/style of writing::: miscellaneous - made up of a variety of parts
::: divest - strip (as of clothes); deprive (as of rights); dispossess; N. divestiture(divestment)
::: arsenal - storage place for military equipment
::: impenetrable - not able to be pierced or entered; beyond understanding; impossible to understand; Ex. impenetrable mystery
::: stultify - make stupid in mind; cause to appear or become stupid or inconsistent; suppress; frustrate or hinder; Ex. stultifying effect of uninteresting work; Ex. stultify free expression
::: carefree - free from worries; having no problems
::: unwieldy - awkward (to carry or move); cumbersome; unmanageable
::: ambivalence - the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes or opinions
::: acquittal - deliverance from a charge; V. acquit: free from a charge or accusation; discharge from a duty; conduct (oneself) in a specified manner
