(adj.) Curving or twisting
She has red sinuous hair.--
noun
a summary that is not word-for-word
express the meaning of (the writer or speaker or something written or spoken) using different words, esp. to achieve greater clarity.
adjective
something disgustingly offensive
Verb
to protest or object
(noun.)
A basic idea or principle
--The rudiments of success for the have-nots is simple: the assiduous accumulation of wholesome friends, social ties, and a higher education.--
(v.) To suggest in an indirect or subtle fashion
--"what can a wink insinuate?"--
adjective
"Wow, she's...."--
openly expressive of emotions
(adjective.)
Causing damage or harm; injurious
the way in which something is expressed; style, a mode of expression, esp. one characteristic of a particular speaker or writer.
"legal phraseology"
--My father phraseology for saying "get back to work" was "more better you work" (Armando).--
(adj.) Implied or understood but not directly expressed.
--It was implicit that the hijacking was an act of war--
--It is implicit that we are quiet in the theater.--
It is implicit that students would be at their best when their principal walked through the door.--
(adjective.)
Undeveloped; very basic or simple
The rudimentary idea of "selfies" irks Michelle.--
(v.) To twist, wrench, or bend severely out of shape
(adjective.) [len-i-tiv]
Easing pain or discord
1. softening, soothing, or mitigating, as medicines or applications.
2. mildly laxative.
noun
3. a lenitive medicine or application.
4. a mild laxative.
verb.]
To soothe the feelings of; to appease
noun.]
Debris; junk
The detritus materials coalesce into the moon, shot into space, or rained back onto the earth.
adjective
loathsome, disagreeable
(v.) To branch out; to go different ways
--The train tracks diverged into different parts of the countryside.--
(n.) A natural tendency towards
The bull moose has a proclivity to fight during the mating season