Visual Dictionary

Adjective: prideful Prideful meaning: Having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy Synonyms: disdainful, haughty, imperious, lordly, overbearing, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering, toplofty, orgulous  Joyful and proud especially because of …

Verb: Squelch Pronunciation: (skwelch) Squelch meaning: Walk through mud or mire suppress or crush completely Synonyms: exultant, exulting, jubilant, rejoicing, triumphal, triumphant Quotations: James Patterson – I choose you, he said very softly, Max. Then …

Verb: trounce Pronunciation: (trawn(t)s) Trounce meaning: Beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight Synonyms: cream, bat, clobber, drub, thrash, lick, wipe the floor, slaughter, blow away, marmalize, marmelise, marmelize, whale, muller, hammer, marmalise, …

Verb: distort Pronunciation: (di’stort) Distort meaning: Make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story Synonyms: falsify, garble, warp  Form into a bent, curling or spiral shape Synonyms: twist, twine  Twist and …

Verb: squeeze Pronunciation: (skweez) Squeeze meaning: Use force to compress, making out of normal shape or condition Synonyms: squash, crush, squelch, mash, squish, squidge  Press firmly Force to fit into (or through) a tight space …

Verb: contort Pronunciation: (kun’tort) Contort meaning: Twist and press out of shape Synonyms: deform, distort, wring Derived forms: contorts, contorted, contorting Quotations: Jamie McGuire- You can’t tell me what to do anymore, Travis, I don’t …

Verb: shake Pronunciation: (sheyk) Shake meaning: Move or cause to move back and forth Synonyms: agitate  Move with or as if with a tremor Synonyms: didder  Vibrate rapidly and intensively Synonyms: judder  Move back and …

Verb: support Pronunciation: (su’port) Support meaning: Give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to Synonyms: back up  Provide material help or money to cover living expenses Pick one person to give support and approval …

Adjective: brainsick Pronunciation: (‘breyn,sik) Brainsick meaning: Affected with madness or insanity Synonyms: crazy, demented, disturbed, mad, sick, unbalanced, unhinged Quotations: William Shakespeare – Good Lord, what madness rules in brainsick men when for so slight …

Noun: steamroller Pronunciation: (‘steem,rów-lu(r)) Steamroller meaning: A massive inexorable force that seems to crush everything in its way Synonyms: juggernaut  Vehicle equipped with heavy wide smooth rollers for compacting roads and pavements Synonyms: road roller …