Vocabulary Word
Word: plenitude
Definition: abundance; plenty; great amount; completeness; fullness; CF. plenary, plenty
Definition: abundance; plenty; great amount; completeness; fullness; CF. plenary, plenty
Sentences Containing 'plenitude'
In fact, the minister, who, in the plenitude of his power, had been unable to unearth Napoleon's secret, might in despair at his own downfall interrogate Dantes and so lay bare the motives of Villefort's plot.
More Vocab Words
::: latent - present but not yet noticeable or active; dormant; hidden; N. latency; CF. potential::: apothegm - (apophthegm) pithy, compact saying
::: oversee - watch over and direct; supervise; N. oversight: unintentional failure to notice or do something; supervision
::: scenario - plot outline; screenplay(script for a movie); opera libretto; outline of possible future events
::: stagnant - (of water) not flowing (often bad-smelling); motionless; stale; not developing; inactive; dull; Ex. stagnant industrial output
::: revulsion - sudden strong feeling of disgust; sudden violent change of feeling; negative reaction; Ex. revulsion from the scenes of torture
::: pith - core or marrow; spongelike substance in the center of stems; essence; substance
::: lumen - unit of light energy (one candle's worth)
::: crinkle - wrinkle
::: curtail - shorten; reduce
