Vocabulary Word
Word: vantage
Definition: position giving an advantage (such as a strategic point); CF. vantagepoint
Definition: position giving an advantage (such as a strategic point); CF. vantagepoint
Sentences Containing 'vantage'
None can be an impartial or wise observer of human life but from the vantage ground of what we should call voluntary poverty.
Mrs. Crupp shook her head in such a determined manner, that I had not an inch of vantage-ground left.
More Vocab Words
::: venial - (of a fault or sin) forgivable; trivial::: restive - impatiently restless (induced by external coercion or restriction); restlessly impatient; obstinately resisting control; Ex. restive horses because of wolves; CF. not a general synonym for `restless'
::: continence - self-restraint; sexual chastity; sexual abstinence; voluntary control over bladder and bowel functions; ADJ. continent
::: attentive - alert and watchful; listening carefully; paying attention; considerate; thoughtful; politely helpful; Ex. attentive audience; Ex. He was attentive to the old lady; N. attentions: act of courtesy and consideration
::: aspire - seek to attain (position or status); long for; Ex. aspire to become president; Ex. aspire to/after the leadership
::: megalomania - mania for doing grandiose things; mental disorder characterized by delusions of wealth, power, or importance
::: cabal - small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
::: obscure - dark; vague; unclear; not well known; Ex. obscure meaning/village; V: darken; cover; make unclear; Ex. obscure the moon/meaning
::: preeminent - outstanding; superior
::: gargoyle - waterspout carved in grotesque figures on a building
