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51gloss — {{11}}gloss (n.1) luster, 1530s, from Scandinavian (Cf. Icelandic glossi flame, related to glossa to flame ), or obsolete Du. gloos a glowing, from M.H.G. glos; probably ultimately from the same source as O.E. glowan (see GLOW (Cf. glow)).… …
52blink — I. n. 1. Glance, glimpse, sight, view, wink. 2. Glimmer, gleam, sheen, shimmer, twinkle. II. v. n. 1. Wink, nictitate, nictate, see obscurely. 2. Flicker, flutter, intermit, shine fitfully, twinkle, glitter, gleam. III. v. a. Overlook ( …
53zvjerinjak — zvjèrinjāk m <N mn āci> DEFINICIJA 1. knjiš. rij. zoološki vrt 2. pren. pejor. mjesto gdje se ljudi glože, mjesto svakakvih ljudi 3. admin., v. rezervat (2) ETIMOLOGIJA vidi zvijer …
54brag — vb *boast, vaunt, crow, gasconade Analogous words: plume, pique, *pride, preen: flaunt, parade (see SHOW) Antonyms: apologize Contrasted words: extenuate, *palliate, whitewash, gloze, gloss …
55excuse — vb Excuse, condone, pardon, forgive, remit are comparable when meaning not to exact punishment or redress for (an offense) or from (an offender). In polite use excuse, pardon, and forgive usually suggest a hope that one is not annoyed. Both… …
56extenuate — vb 1 attenuate, *thin, dilute, rarefy Analogous words: diminish, lessen, reduce, *decrease: *weaken, enfeeble, debilitate: *moderate, temper, qualify Antonyms: intensify Contrasted words: aggravate, heighten, enhance (see INTENSIFY) …
57gloss# — gloss n sheen, *luster, glaze Analogous words: sleekness, slickness, glossiness (see corresponding adjectives at SLEEK) gloss vb gloze, *palliate, extenuate, whitewash, whiten Analogous words: *disguise, cloak, mask, dissemble, camouflage:… …
58justify — 1 vindicate, defend, *maintain, assert Analogous words: *prove, demonstrate: *support, uphold, back Contrasted words: *disprove, refute, confute 2 account, rationalize, * …
59whiten — vb 1 Whiten, blanch, bleach, decolorize, etiolate can all mean to change from an original color to white or almost to white. To Whiten is to make white usually by the applica tion or addition of something from without {whiten shoes with pipe… …
60whitewash — vb whiten, gloze, gloss, *palliate, extenuate Analogous words: *disguise, cloak, mask, dissemble, camouflage: condone, *excuse …
