Vocabulary Word
Word: tautological
Definition: needlessly repetitious; Ex. ``It was visible to the eye''; N. tautology: needless repetition of the same sense; statement that is always true
Definition: needlessly repetitious; Ex. ``It was visible to the eye''; N. tautology: needless repetition of the same sense; statement that is always true
More Vocab Words
::: mangle - tear or cut to pieces; mutilate or disfigure; Ex. badly mangled bodies::: impassive - without feeling; expressionless; imperturbable; stoical; Ex. impassive face
::: pachyderm - thick-skinned animal
::: exacerbate - worsen; aggravate; embitter
::: leaven - add leaven to; cause to rise or grow lighter; enliven; N: agent, such as yeast, that causes dough to rise (by fermentation); element that lightens or enlivens
::: colloquy - informal discussion; conversation
::: chalice - goblet; consecrated cup
::: guise - outward appearance; costume; Ex. in a new guise
::: torpor - lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy; ADJ. torpid: lethargic; lazy; inactive; (of an animal) dormant; hibernating
::: mordant - biting; sarcastic; stinging; (apprec.) incisive; cutting; Ex. mordant pen/wit
