celestial

Pronunciation: \sə-ˈles-chəl,

Function: adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin caelestis celestial, from caelum sky Date: 14th century

1: of, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity

<celestial beings>

2: of or relating to the sky or visible heavens

<the sun, moon, and stars are celestial bodies>

circumventPronunciation: \ˌsər-kəm-ˈvent\ Function: transitive verb Etymology: Latin circumventus, past participle of circumvenire, from

circum- + venire to come — more at come Date: 1539 1 a: to hem in b: to make a circuit around2: to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem

hipster

Pronunciation: \ˈhip-stər\

Function: noun Etymology: 4hip

Date: 1940

1: a person who is unusually aware of and interested in new and unconventional patterns (as in jazz or fashion)

plague

Pronunciation: \ˈplāg\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English plage, from Late Latin plaga, from Latin,

blow; akin to Latin plangere to strike — more at plaint

Date: 14th century

1 a: a disastrous evil or affliction : calamity b: a destructively numerous

influx <a plague of locusts> 2 a: an epidemic disease causing a high rate

of mortality : pestilence — called also black death

Plague is an infectious disease caused by the bacillus transmitted by the rat flea. It is primarily a disease of rodents, and epidemics in human beings originate in contact with the fleas of infected rodents.

The plague

I love cheese.

I do.

regattaPronunciation: \ri-ˈgä-tə, -ˈga-\ Function: noun Etymology: Italian regata Date: 1652 1: a rowing, speedboat, or sailing race or a series of such races

mandible

Pronunciation: \ˈman-də-bəl\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin mandibula, from Latin

mandere to chew; probably akin to Greek masasthai to chew

Date: 15th century

1 a: jaw 1a; especially : a lower jaw consisting of a single bone or completely fused bones

• serene• Pronunciation: \sə-ˈrēn\ • Function: adjective • Etymology: Middle English, from Latin serenus clear, cloudless, untroubled

Date: 15th century • 1 a: clear and free of storms or unpleasant change <serene skies>

b: shining bright and steady <the moon, serene in glory — Alexander Pope>2: august —used as part of a title <His Serene Highness>3: marked by or suggestive of utter calm and unruffled repose or quietude <

preclude

Pronunciation: \pri-ˈklüd\

Function: transitive verb

Etymology: Latin praecludere, from prae- + claudere to close — more at close

Date: 1629

preclude - keep from happening or arising; make impossible;

“Your role in the school play precludes your involvement in student council."

RomancePronunciation: \rō-ˈman(t)s, rə-; ˈrō-ˌ\ Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English romauns, from Anglo-French romanz French, narrative in French, from Medieval Latin Romanice in a vernacular (as opposed to Latin), from Late Latin Romanus Gallo-Romance speaker (as opposed to a Frank), from Latin, Roman Date: 14th century

1 a (1): a medieval tale based on legend, chivalric love and adventure, or the supernatural (2): a prose narrative treating imaginary characters involved in events remote in time or place and usually heroic, adventurous, or mysterious (3): a love story especially in the form of a novel

despicable

Pronunciation: \di-ˈspi-kə-bəl, ˈdes-(ˌ)pi-\

Function: adjective

Etymology: Late Latin despicabilis, from Latin despicari to despise Date: 1553

1: deserving to be despised : so worthless or obnoxious as to rouse moral

Indignation <despicable behavior> synonyms see contemptible