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| Description of condolence (noun) consolation; commiseration Samples of condolence Saddened sympathizers offer condolence: that we are the victim of our own success --; that it was Labour's postwar achievements that gave rise to today's affluent but now electorally ungrateful majority. At about this time the wife of one of Leslie's men, anticipating the ultimate verdict, sent me a highly elaborate printed card intended as an acknowledgment of condolence on the loss of her husband.
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| Description of bog (noun) swamp; marshland; wet spongy ground Samples of bog According to the society, water voles, otters, redshank, snipe and lapwing and wetland plants such as marsh orchid and bog pimpernel had declined as a result of over-abstraction and drainage over many years.
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| Description of allusion (noun) indirect reference (often literary); hint Samples of allusion The mention of the pet snake was an allusion to the man's sneaky ways. In modern plays allusions are often made to ancient drama.
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| Description of chauvinist (noun) extreme patriot; person who is excessively devoted Samples of chauvinist Jews complain that the Times betrays Israel, feminists that it is chauvinist, southerners that it is pro-Yankee, priests that it is anti-Catholic.
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| Description of armistice (noun) temporary suspension of hostilities; truce; cease fire Samples of armistice During the Second World War the island was invaded by the Axis powers and, after Marshal Badoglio's armistice with the Allies in September 1943, thousands of Italians were killed and captured by the Germans.
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| Description of exemplary (adjective) outstanding; praiseworthy; serving as a model Samples of exemplary The honor student's exemplary behavior made him a role model to the younger children. Employees of the month are chosen for their exemplary service to the firm.
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| Description of consensus (noun) general agreement; majority Samples of consensus The police will not escape criticism, but this will tend to be softened by the unacknowledged consensus that the RUC is essential to the security approach of both governments. This serpentine-shaped animal has been studied carefully by experts, and the general consensus is that the picture reveals a row of playful otters.
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| Description of prognosis (noun) assessment; evaluation of prospects Samples of prognosis Classically, when a person has a prognosis of terminal illness the next of kin will be given the information by a member of the hospital team who has been involved in the treatment of the ill person.
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| Description of zealot (noun) believer; enthusiast; fan; radical Samples of zealot Stockman was obviously a key figure; a supply-side zealot with an impressive grasp of the complexities of the budgetary process, he dazzled both colleagues and adversaries. To judge from what little evidence survives, there seems to have been a strong dynastic element involved in Zealot leadership.
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| Description of exemplar (noun) copy; model; pattern; sample Samples of exemplar The Great Exemplar was the first life of Christ in the English language. It was this process which provided the exemplar for the inquisitorial legal process of modern civil-law jurisdictions.
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