Visual Dictionary

Verb: beguile Pronunciation: (bi’gI(-u)l) Beguile meaning: Influence by slyness. To trick or deceive. To lead by deception. Cause to be enamored. Synonyms: enamor, juggle, hoodwink, bewitch, captivate, allure, delude, cozen Derived forms: beguiled, beguiling, beguiles …

Verb: delude Pronunciation: (di’lood) Delude meaning: To cause someone to believe something that is not true. To mislead the mind or judgement of someone. Be dishonest with. Synonyms: cozen, hoodwink, beguile, gull Derived forms: deludes, …

Verb: cozen Pronunciation: (kú-zun) Cozen meaning: Be false to or be dishonest with. Act with artful deceit. Cheat or trick. To deceive or induce to do something by shrewd trickery or artful coaxing. Synonyms: deceive, …

Noun: boorishness Pronunciation: (bor-ish-nus) Boorishness meaning: The manner of a rude or insensitive person Inelegance by virtue of being an uncouth boor Synonyms: grobianism, uncouth, discourteous, unladylike, ill-bred, churlish, gruff Adverb: boorishly Adjective: boorish Quotations: Lucius …

Noun: grobianism Pronunciation: (gro-bi-an-ism) Grobianism meaning: Slovenly behavior or boorishness. Very rude and lacking good manners. Synonyms: boorishness Quotations: Anonymous – Grobianism should not be encouraged since it is no good. Sample sentences: Grobians are …

Adjective: disdainful Pronunciation: (dis’deyn-ful) Disdainful meaning: Expressing extreme contempt. Synonyms: contemptuous, insulting, scornful Having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy. Synonyms: haughty, imperious, prideful, supercilious, swaggering, fastuous, ostentatious …

Adjective: ostentatious Pronunciation: (ós,ten’tey-shus) Ostentatious meaning: Intended to attract notice and impress others. Marked by conspicuous and sometimes pretentious display. Tawdry or vulgar. Lack of respect. Synonyms: pretentious, conspicuous, obtrusive, flamboyant, gaudy, garish, tinsel, brash, …

Adjective: haughty Pronunciation: (ho-tee) Haughty meaning: Having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy. Insulting attitude of people where they think that they are better, smarter and more important …

Adjective: fastuous Pronunciation: (fas-choo-us) Fastuous meaning: Proud; haughty; disdainful; arrogant Ostentatious or very showy. Synonyms: ostentatious, haughty, disdainful, scornful Related terms: fastuousness Quotations: Loren Berengere – It’s not fastuous, not circuitous, and not hotchpotch. It’s …

Adjective: parsimonious Pronunciation: (paa(r)-su’mow-nee-us) Parsimonious meaning: Excessively unwilling to spend money. Exhibited or marked by parsimony. Synonyms: miserly, penurious, niggardly, penny-pinching, cheese-paring, close-fisted, ungenerous, tightwad Adverb: parsimoniously Quotations: Henry Ward Beecher – By labor the …