Sunday, July 2, 2017

stature - a person's natural height; importance or reputation gained by ability or achievement.

stature
 
noun
  1. a person's natural height.
    "a man of short stature"
    synonyms:height, tallness, loftiness; More
    • importance or reputation gained by ability or achievement.
      "an architect of international stature"
      synonyms:reputation, repute, standing, status, position, prestige, distinction, illustriousness,eminence, pre-eminence, prominence, importance, import, influence, weight,consequence, account, note, fame, celebrity, renown, acclaim
      "an architect of international stature"

deleterious

deleterious
 
adjective
formal
  1. causing harm or damage.
    "divorce is assumed to have deleterious effects on children"
    synonyms:harmful, damaging, detrimental, injurious, inimical, hurtful, bad, adverse,disadvantageous, unfavourable, unfortunate, undesirable; 

rotund - plump, chubby, s: sonorous, full-toned, full-bodied,

rotund
 
adjective
  1. 1.
    (of a person) large and plump.
    "her brother was slim where she was rotund"
    synonyms:plump, chubby, fat, stout, roly-poly, fattish, portly, dumpy, chunky, broad in the beam, overweight, heavy, pot-bellied, beer-bellied, paunchy, Falstaffian; More
  2. 2.
    (of speech or literary style) sonorous; grandiloquent.
    synonyms:sonorous, full-toned, full-bodied, round, rich, deep, mellow, resonant, reverberant;

wherewithal - the money or other means needed for a particular purpose.

wherewithal
 
noun
  1. the money or other means needed for a particular purpose.
    "they lacked the wherewithal to pay"
    synonyms:money, ready money, cash, capital, finance(s), resources, funds, reserves; 

Tuesday, June 13, 2017

inter-alia = among other things.

inter alia
 
adverb
  1. among other things.

  2. "the study includes, inter alia, computers, aircraft, and pharmaceuticals"

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Cheat --- bamboozle bamˈbuːz(ə)l/Submit verbinformal cheat or fool.

bamboozle
bamˈbuːz(ə)l/
verb
informal
  1. cheat or fool.
    "he bamboozled Canada's largest banks in a massive counterfeit scam"

bamboozle (informal) cheat or fool.

bamboozle
bamˈbuːz(ə)l
verb
informal
  1. cheat or fool.
    "he bamboozled Canada's largest banks in a massive counterfeit scam"

Wednesday, April 12, 2017

imbecile , fool

imbecile
ˈɪmbɪsiːl/
noun
informal
  1. 1.
    a stupid person.
adjective
  1. 1.
    stupid; idiotic.
    "try not to make imbecile remarks"

Lothario

Lothario
ləˈθɛːrɪəʊ,ləˈθɑːrɪəʊ/

noun

a man who behaves selfishly and irresponsibly in his sexual relationships with women.
"they are seduced by a handsome Lothario who gains control of their financial affairs"

quid pro quo - a favour or advantage granted in return for something.

 quid pro quo /ˌkwɪd prəʊ ˈkwəʊ/ noun noun : quid pro quo ; plural noun : quid pro quos a favour or advantage granted in return for...