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| Explanation of inveigh (verb) to speak angrily or bitterly; to protest forcefully; to rant Sample of inveigh He is the sort of Sixties dominie who used to inveigh in class against the system. No good to sit under beautiful Italian trees amongst beautiful Italian peasants and inveigh petulantly against miners and respectable women.
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| Explanation of confederate (noun) partner; ally; colleague Sample of confederate Unlike Mr Kinnock, her confederate in unpopularity, she may face a challenge. Abraham Lincoln, advised by a Pastor who used to take care of St Enoch's Church in Glasgow, sent out a call for volunteers two days after Confederate guns fired on Fort Sumter, the Union Garrison in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina.
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| Explanation of oblivion (noun) thoughtlessness; state of complete forgetfulness Sample of oblivion There is little trace left of York's truly ancient coaching, posting and market inns, while nearly half the pubs which were standing in the 1950s, including some historic gems, have been closed down, converted, or redeveloped into oblivion.
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| Explanation of fleeting (adjective) brief; passing swiftly; temporary; transient Sample of fleeting The Impressionist painters caught the contagion, and the new race of photographers tried to seize the fleeting moment and make it stay.
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| Explanation of ecclesiastic (adjective) pertaining or relating to a church Sample of ecclesiastic Ecclesiastic obligations include attending mass.
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| Explanation of import (noun) meaning; significance; bringing in of goods from another country Sample of import To attempt to understand human nature requires that we grasp the import of what we say. The Authority's proposals had involved the imposition of import controls and production quotas.
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| Explanation of adversity (noun) hardship; suffering; misfortune; crisis Sample of adversity Practice, then, is not the mindless repetition of difficult movements, although repetition and the overcoming of adversity may be present in any well-planned practice schedule.
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| Explanation of cadaverous (adjective) corpselike; hence; haggard; pale; ghastly Sample of cadaverous Again the track trails off into languishing shivers and cadaverous moans. He himself had acquired a cadaverous appearance; a shrinking manikin within his leather and steel-scale carapace.
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| Explanation of sartorial (adjective) pertaining to a tailor or clothes Sample of sartorial Not renowned for sartorial elegance, The Smiths had previously used their ill fitting and faded attire to maintain the connection with their low tech background.
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| Explanation of larceny (noun) theft; stealing; robbery Sample of larceny After robbing the liquor store, she was found guilty of larceny.
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