Savor

savor |ˈsāvər| ( Brit. savour)

verb

1 [ trans. ] taste (good food or drink) and enjoy it completely : gourmets will want to savor our game specialties.

• figurative enjoy or appreciate (something pleasant) completely, esp. by dwelling on it : I wanted to savor every moment.

2 [ intrans. ] ( savor of) have a suggestion or trace of (something, esp. something bad) : their genuflections savored of superstition and popery.

noun

a characteristic taste, flavor, or smell, esp. a pleasant one : the subtle savor of wood smoke.

• a suggestion or trace, esp. of something bad.

Savor : a characteristic taste

DERIVATIVES

savorless |ˈseɪvərləs| adjective

ORIGIN Middle English : from Old French, from Latin sapor, from sapere ‘to taste.’

Satiate

satiate |ˈsā sh ēˌāt|

verb

another term for sate ¹ : : he folded up his newspaper, his curiosity satiated.

adjective archaic

satisfied to the full; satiated.

Satiate : fully satisfy

DERIVATIVES

satiable |- sh əbəl| |ˈseɪʃəbəl| |-ʃəb(ə)l| adjective ( archaic)

satiation |ˌsā sh ēˈā sh ən| |ˈseɪʃiˈeɪʃən| |-ˈeɪʃ(ə)n| noun

ORIGIN late Middle English : from Latin satiatus, past participle of satiare, from satis ‘enough.’

Salubrious

salubrious |səˈloōbrēəs|

adjective

health-giving; healthy : salubrious weather. See note at sanitary .

• (of a place) pleasant; not run-down.

Salubrious : Healthy

DERIVATIVES

salubriously |səˈlubriəsli| adverb

salubriousness |səˈlubriəsnəs| noun

salubrity |-britē| |səˈlubrədi| noun

ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin salubris (from salus ‘health’ ) + -ous .

Strut

strut |strət|

noun

1 a rod or bar forming part of a framework and designed to resist compression.

2 [in sing. ] a stiff, erect, and apparently arrogant or conceited gait : that old confident strut and swagger has returned.

verb ( strutted |ˈstrət1d|, strutting |ˈstrətɪŋ|)

1 [ intrans. ] walk with a stiff, erect, and apparently arrogant or conceited gait : peacocks strut through the grounds.

2 [ trans. ] brace (something) with a strut or struts : the holes were close-boarded and strutted.

PHRASES

strut one’s stuff informal dance or behave in a confident and expressive way.

Strut : Supporting bar

DERIVATIVES

strutter |ˈstrədər| noun

struttingly |ˈstrədɪŋli| adverb

ORIGIN Old English strūtian [protrude stiffly,] of Germanic origin. Current senses date from the late 16th cent.

Subpoena

subpoena |səˈpēnə| Law

noun (in full subpoena ad testificandum)

a writ ordering a person to attend a court : a subpoena may be issued to compel their attendance | they were all under subpoena to appear.

verb ( -nas |səˈpinəz|, -naed |-nəd| |səˈpinəd|, -naing |səˈpinəˈɪŋ|) [ trans. ]

summon (someone) with a subpoena : the Queen is above the law and cannot be subpoenaed.

• require (a document or other evidence) to be submitted to a court of law : the decision to subpoena government records.

Subpoena : writ summoning a witness to appear

ORIGIN late Middle English (as a noun): from Latin sub poena ‘under penalty’ (the first words of the writ). Use as a verb dates from the mid 17th cent.

Tenuous

tenuous |ˈtenyoōəs|

adjective

very weak or slight : the tenuous link between interest rates and investment.

• very slender or fine; insubstantial : a tenuous cloud.

Tenuous : very weak or slight

DERIVATIVES

tenuously |ˈtɛnjəwəsli| adverb

tenuousness |ˈtɛnjəwəsnəs| noun

ORIGIN late 16th cent.: formed irregularly from Latin tenuis ‘thin’ + -ous .

tenuous

adjective

1 a tenuous connection slight, insubstantial, meager, flimsy, weak, doubtful, dubious, questionable, suspect; vague, nebulous, hazy. antonym convincing, strong.

2 a tenuous thread fine, thin, slender, delicate, wispy, gossamer, fragile. antonym thick, strong.

Tirade

tirade |ˈtīˌrād; ˌtīˈrād|

noun

a long, angry speech of criticism or accusation : a tirade of abuse.

Tirade : a long angry speech of criticism

ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from French, literally ‘long speech,’ from Italian tirata ‘volley,’ from tirare ‘to pull.’

Torpor

torpor |ˈtôrpər|

noun

a state of physical or mental inactivity; lethargy : they veered between apathetic torpor and hysterical fanaticism.

Torpor : Lethargy

ORIGIN late Middle English : from Latin, from torpere ‘be numb or sluggish.’

Truculent

truculent |ˈtrəkyələnt|

adjective

eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant : his days of truculent defiance were over.

Truculent : eager or quick to argue or fight

DERIVATIVES

truculence |ˈtrəkjələns| noun

truculently |ˈtrəkjələntli| adverb

ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from Latin truculentus, from trux, truc- ‘fierce.’

Venerate

venerate |ˈvenəˌrāt|

verb [ trans. ] (often be venerated)

regard with great respect; revere : Mother Teresa is venerated as a saint. See note at revere .

Venerate : regard with great respect

DERIVATIVES

veneration |ˌvenəˈrā sh ən| |ˈvɛnəˈreɪʃən| noun

venerator |-ˌrātər| |ˈvɛnəˈreɪdər| noun

ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from Latin venerat- ‘adored, revered,’ from the verb venerari.