Engineering: Beginner's Guides

Mankin L. (United Kingdom)
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  1. pervasive
    spreading or spread throughout
  2. awe
    an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration
  3. lauder
    someone who communicates high praise
  4. mitigate
    lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
  5. edifice
    a structure that has a roof and walls
  6. precursor
    something indicating the approach of something or someone
  7. rudimentary
    being in the earliest stages of development
  8. vaulted
    having a hemispherical vault or dome
  9. entrust
    put into the care or protection of someone
  10. Renaissance
    period of European history at the close of the Middle Ages
  11. wrought
    shaped to fit by altering the contours of a pliable mass
  12. novel
    original and of a kind not seen before
  13. lofty
    of imposing height; especially standing out above others
  14. encapsulate
    enclose in or as if in a small container
  15. figment
    a contrived or fantastic idea
  16. compassion
    a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering
  17. altruistic
    showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others
  18. artifact
    a man-made object
  19. exploit
    use or manipulate to one's advantage
  20. harness
    control and direct with or as if by reins
  21. inherently
    in an essential manner
  22. prosaic
    lacking wit or imagination
  23. deftly
    in an agile manner
  24. conceive
    have the idea for
  25. implication
    something that is inferred
  26. imposition
    the act of enforcing something
  27. salient
    conspicuous, prominent, or important
  28. eponymous
    relating to a name derived from a person
  29. frenetic
    fast and energetic in an uncontrolled or wild way
  30. ensue
    take place or happen afterward or as a result
  31. frigid
    extremely cold
  32. obsolete
    no longer in use
  33. annexe
    an addition that extends a main building
  34. potable
    suitable for drinking
  35. augmented
    added to or made greater in amount or number or strength
  36. rife
    excessively abundant
  37. impoverished
    poor enough to need help from others
  38. implement
    apply in a manner consistent with its purpose or design
  39. permeate
    spread or diffuse through
  40. peculiar
    beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
  41. tout
    advertise in strongly positive terms
  42. dispersed
    distributed or spread over a considerable extent
  43. amass
    collect or gather
  44. bespoke
    custom-made
  45. bohemian
    a nonconformist who lives an unconventional life
  46. akin
    related by blood
  47. codify
    organize into a system, such as a body of law
  48. laborious
    characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion
  49. rigour
    excessive sternness
  50. overt
    open and observable; not secret or hidden
  51. elicit
    call forth, as an emotion, feeling, or response
  52. fraught
    filled with or attended with
  53. infringe
    advance beyond the usual limit
  54. apparent
    clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
  55. disparate
    fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind
  56. vicinity
    a surrounding or nearby region
  57. inextricable
    incapable of being disentangled or untied
  58. passive
    lacking in energy or will
  59. satirise
    ridicule with satire
  60. effluent
    water mixed with waste matter
  61. pedantic
    marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning
  62. promenade
    a leisurely walk, usually in some public place
  63. testament
    strong evidence for something
  64. robust
    sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction
  65. salubrious
    promoting health
  66. paradigm
    a standard or typical example
  67. cohesion
    the state of sticking together
  68. demise
    the time when something ends
  69. pervasion
    the process of permeating or infusing something with a substance
  70. unfurl
    unroll, unfold, or spread out
  71. visceral
    relating to or affecting the internal organs
  72. insatiable
    impossible to fulfill, appease, or gratify
  73. procurement
    the act of getting possession of something
  74. revered
    profoundly honored
Created on Mon Nov 18 17:55:10 EST 2013 (updated Mon Mar 28 18:55:51 EDT 2016)

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