Vocabulary Word
Word: rampant
Definition: growing or spreading uncontrollably; growing in profusion; unrestrained; Ex. rampant lawlessness/weed
Definition: growing or spreading uncontrollably; growing in profusion; unrestrained; Ex. rampant lawlessness/weed
Sentences Containing 'rampant'
He says: "On the scutcheon we'll have a bend OR in the dexter base, a saltire MURREY in the fess, with a dog, couchant, for common charge, and under his foot a chain embattled, for slavery, with a chevron VERT in a chief engrailed, and three invected lines on a field AZURE, with the nombril points rampant on a dancette indented; crest, a runaway nigger, SABLE, with his bundle over his shoulder on a bar sinister; and a couple of gules for supporters, which is you and me; motto, MAGGIORE FRETTA, MINORE OTTO.
More Vocab Words
::: rife - (of something bad) widespread; abundant; current::: ubiquitous - being everywhere; omnipresent; N. ubiquity
::: ungainly - (of someone) awkward in movement; clumsy; (of something) unwieldy; Ex. ungainly dancer/instrument
::: exuberance - overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance; lavishness; ADJ. exuberant: high-spirited and lively; growing abundantly and strongly
::: ethos - underlying character of a culture, group, etc.; character or ideas peculiar to a specific person, group, or culture; Ex. the company ethos
::: impenetrable - not able to be pierced or entered; beyond understanding; impossible to understand; Ex. impenetrable mystery
::: cower - shrink quivering as from fear; cringe
::: blowhard - talkative boaster; braggart
::: exceptionable - objectionable; likely to cause dislike; offensive; CF. unexceptionable: entirely acceptable
::: genuflect - bend the knee as in worship
