Vocabulary Word
Word: supposititious
Definition: assumed; counterfeit; hypothetical
Definition: assumed; counterfeit; hypothetical
Sentences Containing 'supposititious'
But by and by I evolved an idea I would wake my brother and probe him with a supposititious case.
I sat looking at Peggotty for some time, in a reverie on this supposititious case: whether, if she were employed to lose me like the boy in the fairy tale, I should be able to track my way home again by the buttons she would shed.
More Vocab Words
::: presume - take for granted; assume; act overconfidently; take liberties; presume on/upon: take unfair advantage of (someone's kindness or connection); N. presumption::: appease - pacify or soothe; Ex. appease a crying baby; N. appeasement
::: totter - shake or move unsteadily; sway as if about to fall
::: macerate - soften by soaking in liquid; waste away; Ex. macerate powdered wood to make paper
::: amass - collect (gradually, in a very large amount)
::: primogeniture - seniority by birth; state of being the first-born child; right of the eldest child (to inherit the entire property of one or both parents)
::: laconic - brief and to the point; using few words; terse
::: affable - easily approachable; easy to talk to; warmly friendly
::: agape - openmouthed
::: prototype - original work used as a model by others
