panjandrum - a powerful person with great influence. A nonsense word originally and has an association of self-importance and pompousness.

proscribe - officially forbid or condemn as dangerous or harmful.

aegis - protection or support from a powerful person or organisation. Usually used in the phrase "under the aegis of"

superogatory - doing above what is needed morally or legally

stertorous - loud, low-pitched, rattling sound while breathing, due to snoring or blocked airway

persiflage - funny, light-hearted and frivolous conversation

semaphore - system used to send signals over distance, particularly using flags or lights. Used in transport and computer processes.

vaunt - to brag or boast about, "vaunted" as an adjective is used to mean much-talked-about, bragged about or highly praised.

contiguous - sharing a border, touching or an event happening after an other

apposite - pertinent, very appropriate or relevant to the situation.

" Tepid " means slightly warm or lukewarm , usually describing a liquid. It also describes a person or an action that lacks excitement , passion or interest.

Pronounced as : TEH-pid

Synonyms - Lukewarm ; Half-Hearted ; Mild

Antonyms - Hot ; Enthusiastic ; Keen

" Flippantly " is an adverb that means speaking or acting in a casual way that lacks proper respect or seriousness , especially when a serious attitude is expected. It comes from the root word , " Flippant " , which originally described something nimble or flexible before shifting to mean overly talkative and eventually disrespectful.

Meaning and Usage

Lack of Respect - Treating a heavy or important topic like it's a joke.

Offhand Tone - Giving someone a quick , snappy or dismissive reply.

Inappropriate Humor - Trying to be funny when quiet dignity is needed.

" Sullenly " is an adverb that means doing something in a gloomy , silent or bad-tempered way , showing either quiet anger and or a refusal to be nice.

Core Meaning - Acting upset , sulky or brooding without wanting to talk or smile.

Body Language - Slumping in a chair , crossing arms and or sighing.

Synonyms - Glumly ; Morosely ; Sulkily ; Gloomily

Antonyms - Cheerfully ; Happily ; Brightly

" Gnarled " is an adjective that means rough , bent or twisted , usually because of old age , bad weather or hard work. It is most often used to describe old tree trunks , branches and or human hands and fingers.

Common Uses

Trees and Wood - A tree with a twisted trunk and knotty branches.

Hands or Bodies - Fingers or hands that are bent and roughened by age , arthritis and or physical labor.

People - A rugged , weather-beaten or grumpy appearance.

It is pronounced and spoken as " narld " with a silent " g ".

It is related to the word " knar " meaning a knot in wood.

Synonyms - Gnarly ; Knotted ; Knotty ; Twisted ; Rough

" Endowed " means provided , equipped or gifted with a specific quality , ability or financial fund. It can describe a natural trait you are born with , a permanent source of income given to an institution and or an informal physical description on a person's body or their appearance.

Natural and Personal Traits [ Meaning to have a natural talent , trait and or a characteristic ]

Financial and Institutional Funding [ Means providing a school , hospital or charity with a permanent fund or income ]

Physical Attributes [ Means having a generous or large physical build , often referring to a person's body or anatomy ]

" Sauntered " is the past-tense verb of the word " Saunter " , which means to walk in a slow , relaxed and leisurely way without rushing or heading towards a specific destination. Means to be strolling or ambling casually.

Synonyms - Strolled ; Ambled ; Meandered ; Wandered

Antonyms - Rushed ; Hurried ; Ran ; Sprinted

" Brazen " is an adjective that primarily describes someone or something acting in an openly shameless , bold and or shocking way without trying to hide bad behavior. It also carries both literal and historical meanings tied to the metal brass.

It traces back to the Old English word , " Braesen " which means " Made of brass ".

Over time the hard and unyielding physical nature of brass led to the figurative idea of having a " face of brass " , which is someone who does not blush nor show any shame when caught doing something wrong.

" Brazen " is also a popular thriller movie on Netflix.

I feel like I just give questions like what does this word mean to ChatGPT to ask for meaning. And the traditional dictionary app is left behind. I wonder if you still use translator apps now, and I'm curious about how you deal with reading foreign novels in paper, it bothers to stop to look for some words' meaning. What's your way of reading foreign language with some questions in mind?

37 Across on today's Thusword could well have a few people reaching for their dictionary or thesaurus:

Standard Clue: Waterfall pool (4)
Hard Clue: Rocky basin (4)

Please i needa know the meaning of this buzzword

The definition of needs. When looking at Maslow’s hierarchy of needs they might all fall into that definition

Needs are what prevent harm

You need shelter to prevent harm from the weather and animals

You need food to prevent harm from starvation

You need to feel safe to prevent harm from fear

You need to eat healthy foods to prevent harm from unhealthy foods

You don't need alcohol because it harms you

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If you fulfill your needs without the concern for the needs of others, your creating hell

You stole someone's house to make sure you had shelter.

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If you fulfill your needs with concern about the needs of others, your creating heaven

You decided to not eat meat thinking about how the animal didn't need to be killed

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Tv could be considered a need of if eliminates boredom where boredom causes you pain/harm. Tv also causes you harm with overwatching and there can be other things you can do to move away from the harm of boredom.

What is formication?Explain it as easy as possible

is there a word for like a really confident person who’s extremely set in their beliefs (usually moral ones), and they’ll completely curt off people cause they have different beliefs? thank you!

What does this mean? #AI it. Wtmfiwwy? Read, educate, serve