Prodigious | Define Prodigious at Dictionary.com

pro·di·gious

–adjective

1.

extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc.: a prodigious research grant.

2.

wonderful or marvelous: a prodigious feat.

3.

abnormal; monstrous.

4.

Obsolete . ominous.

Origin:

1545–55; < L prōdigiōsus marvelous. See prodigy, -ous

—Related forms

pro·di·gious·ly, adverb

pro·di·gious·ness, noun

un·pro·di·gious, adjective

un·pro·di·gious·ly, adverb

un·pro·di·gious·ness, noun

—Can be confused:  prodigious, prestigious.

—Synonyms

1. enormous, immense, huge, gigantic, tremendous. 2. amazing, stupendous, astounding, wondrous, miraculous.

—Antonyms

1. tiny. 2. ordinary.

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Because it is so cheap, the Japanese are prodigious consumers of health care.

Anthropogenic | Define Anthropogenic at Dictionary.com

an·thro·po·gen·ic

–adjective

caused or produced by humans: anthropogenic air pollution.

Origin:

1885–90; anthropo- + -genic

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List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll This is a list of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll.

Bedraggled | Define Bedraggled at Dictionary.com

be·drag·gle

–verb (used with object), -gled, -gling.

to make limp and soiled, as with rain or dirt.

Origin:

1720–30; be- + draggle

—Related forms

un·be·drag·gled, adjective

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Germane | Define Germane at Dictionary.com

ger·mane

–adjective

1.

closely or significantly related; relevant; pertinent: Please keep your statements germane to the issue.

2.

Obsolete . closely related.

Origin:

var. of german

—Related forms

ger·mane·ly, adverb

ger·mane·ness, noun

non·ger·mane, adjective

un·ger·mane, adjective

—Synonyms

1. related, applicable, apposite, appropriate, fitting, apt, suited.

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The judge didn’t think that fact was germane.

Aberrational | Define Aberrational at Dictionary.com

ab·er·ra·tion

–noun

1.

the act of departing from the right, normal, or usual course.

2.

the act of deviating from the ordinary, usual, or normal type.

3.

deviation from truth or moral rectitude.

4.

mental irregularity or disorder, esp. of a minor or temporary nature; lapse from a sound mental state.

5.

Astronomy . apparent displacement of a heavenly body, owing to the motion of the earth in its orbit.

6.

Optics . any disturbance of the rays of a pencil of light such that they can no longer be brought to a sharp focus or form a clear image.

7.

Photography . a defect in a camera lens or lens system, due to flaws in design, material, or construction, that can distort the image.

Origin:

1585–95; < L aberrātiōn- (s. of aberrātiō ), equiv. to aberrāt ( us ), ptp. of aberrāre ( see aberrant) + -iōn- -ion

—Related forms

ab·er·ra·tion·al, adjective

—Synonyms

1. wandering; deviation, divergence. 4. abnormality, eccentricity, illusion, delusion, hallucination.

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Rein in an aberrational majority.

Attended | Define Attended at Dictionary.com

at·tend

–verb (used with object)

1.

to be present at: to attend a lecture; to attend church.

2.

to go with as a concomitant or result; accompany: Fever may attend a cold. Success attended her hard work.

3.

to take care of; minister to; devote one’s services to: The nurse attended the patient daily.

4.

to wait upon; accompany as a companion or servant: The retainers attended their lord.

5.

to take charge of; watch over; look after; tend; guard: to attend one’s health.

6.

to listen to; give heed to.

7.

Archaic . to wait for; expect.

–verb (used without object)

8.

to take care or charge: to attend to a sick person.

9.

to apply oneself: to attend to one’s work.

10.

to pay attention; listen or watch attentively; direct one’s thought; pay heed: to attend to a speaker.

11.

to be present: She is a member but does not attend regularly.

12.

to be present and ready to give service; wait (usually fol. by on or upon ): to attend upon the Queen.

13.

to follow; be consequent (usually fol. by on or upon ).

14.

Obsolete . to wait.

Origin:

1250–1300; ME atenden < AF, OF atendre < L attendere to bend to, notice. See at-, tend1

—Related forms

at·tend·er, noun

at·tend·ing·ly, adverb

well-at·tend·ed, adjective

—Synonyms

4. See accompany.

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Motor vehicles are dangerous machines…their use is attended by serious dangers to persons and property.

Contravenes | Define Contravenes at Dictionary.com

con·tra·vene

–verb (used with object), -vened, -ven·ing.

1.

to come or be in conflict with; go or act against; deny or oppose: to contravene a statement.

2.

to violate, infringe, or transgress: to contravene the law.

Origin:

1560–70; < LL contrāvenīre, equiv. to L contrā against + venīre to come

—Related forms

con·tra·ven·er, noun

—Can be confused:  contravene, controvert.

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The question is whether the Mass enactment contravenes the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

Indigent | Define Indigent at Dictionary.com

in·di·gent

–adjective

1.

lacking food, clothing, and other necessities of life because of poverty; needy; poor; impoverished.

2.

Archaic .

a.

deficient in what is requisite.

b.

destitute (usually fol. by of ).

–noun

3.

a person who is indigent.

 

Origin:

1350–1400; ME < L indigent- (s. of indigēns ) prp. of indigēre to need, lack, be poor, equiv. to ind- by-form of in- in-2 ( cf. indagate) + -ig- (comb. form of egēre to need, lack) + -ent- -ent

—Related forms

in·di·gent·ly, adverb

—Can be confused:  1. indigence, indigents ; 2. indigent, indignant.

—Synonyms

1. necessitous, penurious, distressed.

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It appears the Circuit Court in Florida’s Leon County was listening: recently the chief judge of Leon County, which includes Tallahassee, cancelled 8,000 bench warrants for overdue court costs, and the county will no longer jail indigent people who cannot pay their court fees. As the Tallahassee Democrat noted in an editorial, these measures “mitigate a counterproductive system….[These steps were] advanced by the Brennan Center for Justice.”

derrotar – Diccionario Ingles-Español WordReference.com

derrotar

‹ejército/partido› to defeat;

‹equipo› to defeat, beat

Los soldados derrotaron a las tropas invasoras.

El equipo visitante derrotó al local.

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entregarse – Diccionario Ingles-Español WordReference.com

entregarse

1 (al enemigo, a la policía) to give oneself up, surrender

2 (abandonarse a un vicio, sentimiento, pasión) to abandon oneself, give oneself over: se entregó a la bebida, she turned to drink

3 (poner interés, esfuerzo) to devote oneself: se entregó a tareas humanitarias, she devoted herself to humanitarian work

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