A sea creature with eight sucker-bearing arms.
L. de, “from” + mura = delayed from
syn: modest
ant: brash
Because it is past the time for the counselor to ______ the meeting, the audience members are getting impatient.
Preposition: the opposite of below.
Rather than giving the committee an answer, the Dean of Students ________ until he was able to meet with all the parties involved in the dispute.
The doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
pronoun
the objective case of "we," used as a direct or indirect object:
They took ___ to the circus. She asked ___ the way.
The new mother noticed that certain of her baby’s patterns seemed to follow a _________ cycle.
A rule that as citizens we must obey
adverb,
within a short period after this or that time, event, etc.:
"I will come home___!" the teen said to her mom.
Following the uncovering of mismanaged funds, the treasurer placed a _______ on any new spending.
Andrea gave Patrick a ________ smile, but was too shy to answer him directly.
adj. Modest and shy
They _______ their watches and walked on together.
noun, simultaneous occurrence; synchronism.
Linguistics. a synchronic approach to language study.
The picture and the soundtrack were out of ___.
It is a noun or verb to synchronize; harmonize something rhyming with sink
adj. Done without planning; improvised
syn: off-the-cuff
ant: rehearsed
To send ou a signal for help
verb (used with object), to cause to indicate the same time, as one timepiece with another:
A hardwood tree. In Spanish it is known as an encino It and it has acorns.
The middle and usually the hottest time of the day
On the spur of the moment; without premeditation or preparation; offhand:Questions were asked _________ from the floor.
v. To express unwillingness to do something; to object
syn: resist
ant: assent
v. To formally bring to an end
L. ad, “toward,” + diurnus, “daily” = to the next day
syn: recess
ant: convene
Flowers pollinized at night by bats are ____.
A surviving memorial of something past.
An object having interest by reason of its age or its association with the past:
noun: a conception of something in its perfection.
a standard of perfection or excellence.
The landmass that existed when all continents were joined, from about 300 to 200 million years ago.
Adverb: without notes:to speak extempore.
(of musical performance) by improvisation.
adjective
extemporaneous; impromptu.
Something erected in memory of a person, event, etc., as a building, pillar, or statue: