lynch

verb

How to pronounce lynch?

The word lynch sounds like lynch
/lɪnʧ/

What is the definition of lynch?

verbkill without legal sanction
Examples
  • The blood-thirsty mob lynched the alleged killer of the child

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cockamamie

adjective

What is the definition of cockamamie?

adjectiveinformal term for ridiculous and implausible
Examples
  • he gave me a cockamamie reason for not going

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meritocracy

noun

How to pronounce meritocracy?

The word meritocracy sounds like mer-i-toc-ra-cy
/,mɛri'tɑkrəsi/

What is the definition of meritocracy?

nouna form of social system in which power goes to those with superior intellects
nounthe belief that rulers should be chosen for their superior abilities and not because of their wealth or birth

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naloxone

noun

What is the definition of naloxone?

nouna potent narcotic antagonist (trade name Narcan) especially effective with morphine

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avenge

verb

How to pronounce avenge?

The word avenge sounds like a-venge
/ə'vɛndʒ/

What is the definition of avenge?

verbtake revenge for a perceived wrong
Examples
  • He wants to avenge the murder of his brother

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anesthetic

noun, adjective

How to pronounce anesthetic?

The word anesthetic sounds like an-es-thet-ic
/,ænɪs'θɛtɪk/

What is the definition of anesthetic?

adjectivecharacterized by insensibility
Examples
  • the young girls are in a state of possession--blind and deaf and anesthetic
  • an anesthetic state
nouna drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations
adjectiverelating to or producing insensibility

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incoherent

adjective

How to pronounce incoherent?

The word incoherent sounds like in-co-her-ent
/,ɪnkoʊ'hirənt/

What is the definition of incoherent?

adjectiveunable to express yourself clearly or fluently
Examples
  • incoherent with grief
adjectivewithout logical or meaningful connection
Examples
  • a turgid incoherent presentation
(physics) of waves having no stable definite or stable phase relation

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