- ostentatious [ os-ten-TEY-shuh’ s, -tuh’ n- ]
[adjective]
MEANING:
intended to be noticed by attracting and impressing others
- chaotic [ key-OT-ik ]
[noun,adjective]
MEANING:
1. in a totally confused, disordered or erratic state or condition
2. of or pertaining to the dynamics and theories of mathematical chaos
2. of or pertaining to the dynamics and theories of mathematical chaos
- passe [ pahs ]
[noun,adjective]
MEANING:
1. (adj.) outdated, outmoded or no longer in fashion
2. (adj.) faded, aged or past one’s prime
3. (n.) (roulette) numbers nineteen through thirty six
2. (adj.) faded, aged or past one’s prime
3. (n.) (roulette) numbers nineteen through thirty six
- ostracism [ OS-truh’-siz-uh’m ]
[noun]
MEANING:
1. (n.) banishment
2. (n.) disgrace or exclusion from a group by popular vote
2. (n.) (ancient Greece) temporary banishment by means of popular vote
2. (n.) disgrace or exclusion from a group by popular vote
2. (n.) (ancient Greece) temporary banishment by means of popular vote
- transpire [ tran-spahyuhr ]
[intransitive verb,transitive verb]
MEANING:
1. (intr. v.) to occur; happen; take place.
2. (tr. v.) to emit or give off (waste matter, watery vapor, an odor, etc.)
2. (tr. v.) to emit or give off (waste matter, watery vapor, an odor, etc.)