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21stupefy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. deaden, dull, numb, narcotize; stun, astound, daze, dumbfound. See insensibility, surprise. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To stun] Syn. dull, numb, benumb; see deaden 1 . 2. [To amaze] Syn. astound,… …
22wither — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. waste, decline, droop, wilt, fade, decay; contract, shrivel, pine, decline, languish; blast, destroy, burn, scorch; cut, scathe. See deterioration, dryness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. shrivel, shrink,… …
23overcome — (v.) O.E. ofer cuman to reach, overtake, also to conquer, prevail over, from ofer (see OVER (Cf. over)) + cuman to come (see COME (Cf. come) (v.)). A common Germanic compound (Cf. M.Du. overkomen, O.H.G. ubarqueman, Ger. überkommen). In re …
24dish — I. n. 1. See platter. 2. Viand, article of food. II. v. a. 1. Put in a dish, put into dishes, serve. 2. (Colloq.) Do for, put hors de combat, balk, upset, thwart, shelve, lay up …
25deadlock — n 1. stalemate, impasse, standstill; quietus, halt, stop, stoppage, full stop, dead stop, cessation; stand, stay, check, checkmate, mate; block, blockage; stand off, tie, draw. 2. dilemma, perplexity, nonplus; predicament, hole, Inf. fix, corner; …
26stalemate — n 1. deadlock, impasse, standstill; qui etus, deathblow; halt, stop, stoppage, full stop, dead stop; stand, stay, check, checkmate, mate; blockage, block; stand off, tie, draw, dead heat. 2. dilemma, perplexity, nonplus; predicament, hole, Inf.… …
27stagger — /ˈstægə / (say staguh) verb (i) 1. to walk, move, or stand unsteadily; sway. 2. to begin to doubt or waver, as in opinion; hesitate. –verb (t) 3. to cause to reel, totter, or become unsteady. 4. to shock; render helpless with amazement or the… …
28swamp — I. /swɒmp / (say swomp) noun 1. a piece or tract of wet, spongy land; marshy ground; an area of still, often stagnant water. 2. a tract of soft, wet ground having a growth of certain kinds of trees, but unfit for cultivation. –verb (t) 3. to… …
29palsy — n. & v. n. (pl. ies) 1 paralysis, esp. with involuntary tremors. 2 a a condition of utter helplessness. b a cause of this. v.tr. ( ies, ied) 1 affect with palsy. 2 render helpless. Etymology: ME pa(r)lesi f. OF paralisie ult. f. L paralysis: see… …
30international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
