整理一下词汇吧：word provisional version

半杯UID: 184361

感觉别人整理的固然好，，
自己整理一遍更适合自己，，
慢慢整理，，慢慢收拾。。

动物
aquiline                                鹰的，象鹰的
bovine                                象牛一样的
canine                                象狗的
asinine                                 (笨驴一样的)
buck                                        雄鹿，公羊
cygnet                                小天鹅
cob                                        玉米棒子，雄天鹅
cub                                        幼兽，年轻人
duckling                                小鸭子
colt                                        小马，无经验的年轻人
cougar                                美洲豹（酷哥）
condor                                秃鹰


和打仗有关的
barrage                                弹幕，大坝
armory                                军械库
arsenal                                兵工厂
armada                                舰队
artillery                                大炮
archer                                弓箭手
bombardment                        炮轰
catapult                                弹弓
caisson                                弹药箱（马拉的）
centurion                                百人队长
cavalcade                                骑兵队伍
cavalier                                骑兵
cavalry                                骑兵队伍，装甲部队
chivalrous                        骑兵的，侠义的
chivalry                                骑士精神



病
anoxia                                缺氧症
acrophobia                        恐高症
amnesia                                健忘症
aphasia                                失语症
anemia                                贫血
insomnia                                失眠
diabetes                                糖尿病
euphoria                                欢快症
hemophilia                        血友病
hypertension                        高血压
hypochondria                        忧郁症
hysteria                                歇斯底里症
melancholic melancholy 忧郁症
monomania                        偏执狂
paranoia                                偏执狂（paranoid）
myopia                                近视
nostalgia                                思想（nostalgic）
diarrhea                                腹泻
claustrophobia                        幽闭恐惧症
dipsomania                        耽酒症

[ Last edited by 半杯 on 2005-7-18 at 11:49 ]

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to woshididi,
解释是从mw上查的。。
也可以从下面这个地址进去
http://www.onelook.com
词典大集合
http://wordnet.princeton.edu/
也不错，，很多好例句


musty  着重在霉了的味道
1 a : impaired by damp or mildew : MOLDY b : tasting of mold c : smelling of damp and decay : FUSTY
2 a : TRITE, STALE b (1) : ANTIQUATED (2) : SUPERANNUATED
synonym see MALODOROUS
mildew  一种表面（白色）的霉
1 a : a superficial usually whitish growth produced especially on organic matter or
living plants by fungi (as of the families Erysiphaceae and Peronosporaceae) b : a fungus
producing mildew
2 : a discoloration caused by fungi
moldy  
1 : of, resembling, or covered with a mold-producing fungus
2 a : being old and moldering : CRUMBLING b : ANTIQUATED, FUSTY
<moldy tradition>
- mold•i•ness noun

pamper 纵容
a : to treat with extreme or excessive care and attention <pampered their guests>
b : GRATIFY, HUMOR <enabled him to pamper his wanderlust -- New Yorker>
synonym see INDULGE
hamper 阻碍，打断，限制
1 a : to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : IMPEDE
b : to interfere with the operation of : DISRUPT
2 a : CURB, RESTRAIN b : to interfere with : ENCUMBER
synonyms HAMPER, TRAMMEL, CLOG, FETTER, SHACKLE,

MANACLE mean to hinder or impede in moving, progressing, or acting. 干涉（阻碍）行动
HAMPER may imply the effect of any impeding or restraining influence <hampered
the investigation by refusing to cooperate>. 暗指干涉的结果（让你不能调查）
TRAMMEL suggests entangling by or confining within a net
<rules that trammel the artist's creativity>. 用“网”来限制
CLOG usually implies a slowing by something extraneous or encumbering
<a court system clogged by frivolous suits>. 指因外部关系而造成的进程缓慢？
FETTER suggests a restraining so severe that freedom to move or progress is almost
lost <a nation fettered by an antiquated class system>. 几乎失去了前进的自由
SHACKLE and MANACLE are stronger than FETTER and suggest total loss of freedom <a mind shackled by stubborn prejudice> <a people manacled by tyranny>. 完全失去自由
Camper
1 : one that camps
2 : a portable dwelling (as a specially equipped trailer or automotive vehicle) for use
during casual travel and camping
tamper
a: To interfere in a harmful manner
b: To tinker with rashly or foolishly

slipshod
1 a : wearing loose shoes or slippers b : down at the heel : SHABBY
2 : CARELESS, SLOVENLY
slapdash
HAPHAZARD, SLIPSHOD

Slaver
intransitive senses : DROOL, SLOBBER
transitive senses, archaic : to smear with or as if with saliva
Slobber
intransitive senses
1 : to let saliva dribble from the mouth : DROOL
2 : to indulge the feelings effusively and without restraint
transitive senses : to smear with or as if with dribbling saliva or food

stipulate
intransitive senses
1 : to make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : CONTRACT
2 : to demand an express term in an agreement -- used with for
transitive senses
1 : to specify as a condition or requirement of an agreement or offer
2 : to give a guarantee of
statute
1 : a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government
2 : an act of a corporation or of its founder intended as a permanent rule
3 : an international instrument setting up an agency and regulating its scope or
authority
synonym see LAW


throttle 扼喉咙，扼死，抑制，节流
transitive senses
1 a (1) : to compress the throat of : CHOKE (2) : to kill by such action
b : to prevent or check expression or activity of : SUPPRESS
2 a : to decrease the flow of (as steam or fuel to an engine) by a valve
b : to regulate and especially to reduce the speed of (as an engine) by such means c : to vary the thrust of (a rocket engine) during flight
intransitive senses : to throttle something (as an engine) -- usually used with back or down <the pilot throttled back>

strangle 扼死
transitive senses
1 a : to choke to death by compressing the throat with something
(as a hand or rope) : THROTTLE
b : to obstruct seriously or fatally the normal breathing of c : STIFLE
2 : to suppress or hinder the rise, expression, or growth of
intransitive senses
1 : to become strangled
2 : to die from or as if from interference with breathing
stifle （使）窒息（缺氧），压制，使气馁
transitive senses
1 a : to kill by depriving of oxygen : SUFFOCATE b (1) : SMOTHER (2) : MUFFLE
2 a : to cut off (as the voice or breath)
b : to withhold from circulation or expression : REPRESS <stifled our anger>
c : DETER, DISCOURAGE
intransitive senses : to become suffocated by or as if by lack of oxygen : SMOTHER

smother 用烟杀死，使缺乏空气致死，使无火闷烧
transitive senses
1 : to overcome or kill with smoke or fumes
2 a : to destroy the life of by depriving of air b : to overcome or discomfit through or as if through lack of air c : to suppress (a fire) by excluding oxygen
3 a : to cause to smolder b : to suppress expression or knowledge of
<smothered his rage>
c : to stop or prevent the growth or activity of
<smother a child with too much care>; also : OVERWHELM
d : to cover thickly : BLANKET <snow smothered the trails>
e : to overcome or vanquish quickly or decisively
4 : to cook in a covered pan or pot with little liquid over low heat

suffocate 也是缺氧
transitive senses
1 a : to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) b : to deprive of
oxygen c : to make uncomfortable by want of cool fresh air
2 : to impede or stop the development of
intransitive senses
1 : to become suffocated : a : to die from being unable to breathe b : to be
uncomfortable through lack of air
2 : to become checked in development


sober 稳重的，严肃的，认真的行为风度？
2 : marked by sedate or gravely or earnestly thoughtful character or demeanor
3 : UNHURRIED, CALM
4 : marked by temperance, moderation, or seriousness

somber 忧郁的，阴沉的
1 : so shaded as to be dark and gloomy
2 a : of a serious mien : GRAVE
b : of a dismal or depressing character : MELANCHOLY
c : conveying gloomy suggestions or ideas
3 : of a dull or heavy cast or shade : dark colored

tack大头针：：rack行礼架：：sack粗布口袋，勒索：：hack：：砍，出租

toil苦干，跋涉，圈套：：foil金属薄片，挫败，阻挡：：coil盘绕，卷：：roil煽动，激怒：：soil土壤，弄脏，侮辱

subvention
a: the provision of assistance or financial support: as a : ENDOWMENT
b: a subsidy from a government or foundation

subsidy subsidizes
a grant or gift of money: as
a : a sum of money formerly granted by the British Parliament to the crown and
raised by special taxation
b : money granted by one state to another
c : a grant by a government to a private person or company to assist an enterprise
deemed advantageous to the public

stipend
a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses

woshididiUID: 208596

解释是从韦氏上查的吗？

半杯UID: 184361

MINARET(MOSQUE)::TURRET(an ornamental structure at an angle of a larger
structure)::SPIRE(a tapering roof or analogous pyramidal construction surmounting a
tower)：：PINNACLE(an upright architectural member generally ending in a small
spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a
buttress)

MINNOW(小鱼)::WINNOW（吹开糠皮）::WILLOW（柳树）

MISNOMER(名字误用)：：MALAPROPISM（词语误用）

PYGMY(DWARF)::MIDGET(矮人，小型的)::BUDGET::GADGET（小器具）::BEGET（招致）

MAZE（迷宫）::MAIZE(玉米)：：AMAZE::DAZE(使晕眩)::GAZE(瞪)::HAZE(薄雾)：：
RAZE（破坏）

NIBBLE 啃咬
transitive senses
1 a : to bite gently b : to eat or chew in small bits
2 : to take away bit by bit <waves nibbling the shore>
intransitive senses
1 : to take gentle, small, or cautious bites; also : SNACK
2 : to deal with something as if by nibbling

NIMBLE  敏捷的，轻快的
1 : quick and light in motion : AGILE <nimble fingers>
2 a : marked by quick, alert, clever conception, comprehension, or resourcefulness <a nimble mind> b : RESPONSIVE, SENSITIVE <a nimble listener>

NIB （鸟的长长的嘴巴也叫nib，，钢笔尖也是）
1 : BILL, BEAK
2 a : the sharpened point of a quill pen b : PEN POINT; also : each of the two divisions of a pen point
3 : a small pointed or projecting part

NIP （捏，夹，寒冷，刺激，少量）
1 : something that nips: as a archaic : a sharp biting comment b : a sharp stinging
cold <a nip in the air> c : a biting or pungent flavor : TANG <cheese with a nip>
2 : the act of nipping : PINCH, BITE
3 : the region of a squeezing or crushing device (as a calender) where the rolls or jaws are closest together
4 : a small portion

NADIR  天体最低点
1 : the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer
2 : the lowest point

NETHERMOST  最底下的，，最下面的
farthest down : LOWEST

ONCOLOGY(肿瘤学)::ONTOLOGY(存在论)：：Paleontology(古生物学)

ONUS 加在我们身上的负担，，义务，
a : BURDEN b : a disagreeable necessity : OBLIGATION c : BLAME
d : STIGMA

OPUS       （音乐）杰作，，master piece，比如贝多芬的交响乐
WORK; especially : a musical composition or set of compositions usually numbered in
the order of its issue

OBSEQUIOUS  巴结的，奉承的
marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness

OBSEQUY::OBSEQUIES   葬礼
a funeral or burial rite -- usually used in plural

OBLIQUE 间接的，倾斜的（不垂直也不平行），非直角
1 a : neither perpendicular nor parallel : INCLINED b : having the axis not
perpendicular to the base <an oblique cone> c : having no right angle <an oblique
triangle>
2 a : not straightforward : INDIRECT; also : OBSCURE b : DEVIOUS, UNDERHANDED
3 : situated obliquely and having one end not inserted on bone <oblique muscles>
4 : taken from an airplane with the camera directed horizontally or diagonally downward <an oblique photograph>

OPAQUE  不透明的，难懂的
1 : exhibiting opacity : blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light
2 a : hard to understand or explain <opaque prose> b : OBTUSE, THICKHEADED

PASTORAL（pastor使牧师）::IDYLLIC（田园诗的，牧歌的）::RURAL（向下的，，田园的）::BUCOLIC（田园风味的）


PERSPICACIOUS （那个A好像眼睛，，所以就是独具慧眼的）
of acute mental vision or discernment : KEEN

PERSPICUOUS  清晰的，明确的
plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation
<a perspicuous argument>
synonym see CLEAR

CONSPICUOUS 能明显感受到或者看到的
1 : obvious to the eye or mind
2 : attracting attention : STRIKING
3 : marked by a noticeable violation of good taste
synonym see NOTICEABLE

CONGENIAL  有共同的脾性，爱好。
1 : having the same nature, disposition, or tastes : KINDRED
2 a : existing or associated together harmoniously b : PLEASANT; especially :
agreeably suited to one's nature, tastes, or outlook c : SOCIABLE, GENIAL

CONGENITAL  天生的，先天的（有个T，，就使“天”的第一个拼音）
1 a : existing at or dating from birth <congenital deafness>
b : constituting an essential characteristic : INHERENT <congenital fear of snakes> c : acquired during development in the uterus and not through heredity
<congenital syphilis>
2 : being such by nature <congenital liar>

麻醉
anodyne                止痛药
anesthetic        麻醉剂
analgesic                止痛剂，镇痛剂（analgesia）
narcotic                麻醉药，镇静剂
opiate                安眠药
mesmerize        催眠

神
piety                虔诚
oblation                祭品
consecrate        祭祀，献给，使神圣
apotheosis        神化，崇拜
atheistic                无神论者
sanctify                使神圣（sanction        批准，认可）
sanctimonious        假装神圣的
sanctuary        圣堂，避难所
sacrament        圣礼，圣事
sacrifice                牺牲
sacrilege                亵渎，冒犯神灵
sacrosanct        神圣不可侵犯的

plague  瘟疫（经常造成很多人死亡），讨厌的人，一系列坏事
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
b : a virulent contagious febrile disease that is caused by a bacterium (Yersinia pestis) and that occurs in bubonic, pneumonic, and septicemic forms -- called also black death
3 a : a cause of irritation : NUISANCE b : a sudden unwelcome outbreak
<a plague of burglaries>

plaque 匾额（装饰用的），血小板
1：((pathology) a small abnormal patch on or inside the body
2：a memorial made of brass

plod    做苦工，费劲的走（慢或者冗长），，跋涉
1 : to work laboriously and monotonously : DRUDGE
2 a : to walk heavily or slowly : TRUDGE b : to proceed slowly or tediously
<the movie just plods along>
transitive senses : to tread slowly or heavily along or over

plot   情节，分布，阴谋
3 : the plan or main story of a literary work
4 : a secret plan for accomplishing a usually evil or unlawful end : INTRIGUE
5 : a graphic representation (as a chart)

frugal frugality  节约的
characterized by or reflecting economy in the use of resources；
synonym see SPARING

prodigal prodigality 浪费的
1 : recklessly extravagant
2 : characterized by wasteful expenditure : LAVISH
3 : yielding abundantly : LUXURIANT -- often used with of <nature has been so prodigal of her bounty -- H. T. Buckle>
synonym see PROFUSE

covert(隐蔽的，偷偷摸摸的)<>overt（公然的，明显的）

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婚姻，男女
MARITAL        婚姻的

MATRIARCHY(妇女统治)
1 : a family, group, or state governed by a matriarch
2 : a system of social organization in which descent and inheritance are traced through the female line
PATRIARCHY

MATRIMONY（婚姻生活）
CONNUBIAL
of or relating to the married state : CONJUGAL

CONJUGAL
of or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations :
CONNUBIAL

NUPTIAL
1 : of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony
2 : characteristic of or occurring in the breeding season <nuptial flight>

NUBILE
1 : of marriageable condition or age
2 : sexually attractive -- used of a young woman

CONSORT
1 : ASSOCIATE
2 : a ship accompanying another
3 : SPOUSE -- compare PRINCE CONSORT
prince consort: the husband of a reigning queen
queen consort: the wife of a reigning king

PEDIGREE
1 : a register recording a line of ancestors
2 a : an ancestral line : LINEAGE b : the origin and the history of something
3 a : a distinguished ancestry b : the recorded purity of breed of an individual or strain

ONCOLOGY(肿瘤学)::ONTOLOGY(存在论)：：Paleontology(古生物学)
ONUS
a : BURDEN b : a disagreeable necessity : OBLIGATION c : BLAME d : STIGMA
OPUS
WORK; especially : a musical composition or set of compositions usually numbered in
the order of its issue



NADIR<>ZENITH
1 : the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer
2 : the lowest point

NETHERMOST<>SUMMIT
farthest down : LOWEST

NIBBLE
transitive senses
1 a : to bite gently b : to eat or chew in small bits
2 : to take away bit by bit <waves nibbling the shore>
intransitive senses
1 : to take gentle, small, or cautious bites; also : SNACK
2 : to deal with something as if by nibbling
NIMBLE
1 : quick and light in motion : AGILE <nimble fingers>
2 a : marked by quick, alert, clever conception, comprehension, or resourcefulness
<a nimble mind> b : RESPONSIVE, SENSITIVE <a nimble listener>
NIB
1 : BILL, BEAK
2 a : the sharpened point of a quill pen b : PEN POINT; also : each of the two
divisions of a pen point
3 : a small pointed or projecting part
NIP
1 : something that nips: as a archaic : a sharp biting comment b : a sharp stinging
cold <a nip in the air> c : a biting or pungent flavor : TANG <cheese with a nip>
2 : the act of nipping : PINCH, BITE
3 : the region of a squeezing or crushing device (as a calender) where the rolls or
jaws are closest together
4 : a small portion


MINNOW(小鱼)::WINNOW（吹开糠皮）::WILLOW（柳树）

MISNOMER(名字误用)：：MALAPROPISM（词语误用）
MIDGET(矮人，小型的)::BUDGET::GADGET（小器具）::BEGET（招致）
MAZE（迷宫）::MAIZE(玉米)：：AMAZE::DAZE(使晕眩)::GAZE(瞪)::HAZE(薄雾)：：
RAZE（破坏）


METHODICAL
1 : arranged, characterized by, or performed with method or order <a methodical
treatment of the subject>
2 : habitually proceeding according to method : SYSTEMATIC <methodical in his daily routine>
METICULOUS (贬义)？
marked by extreme or excessive care in the consideration or treatment of details

albert_sunUID: 132902

确实有些单词时05版上没有的

lxf011761UID: 196507

辛苦啦,正在准备进入被单词

半杯UID: 184361

今儿又多了几个词：
meteoric

FLEET:
To fly swiftly transitive senses: to cause (time) to pass usually quickly or imperceptibly

EPHEMERAL
1: lasting one day only <an ephemeral fever> 2: lasting a very short time
<ephemeral pleasures>
TRANSIENT TRANSIENCE:
1 a: passing especially quickly into and out of existence: TRANSITORY b: passing
through or by a place with only a brief stay or sojourn
2: affecting something or producing result beyond itself.
FUGACIOUS
1: lasting a short time: EVANESCENT
2: disappearing before the usual time – used chiefly of plant parts (as stipules) other
than floral organs
EVANESCENT:
Tending to vanish like vapor
METEORIC
1 : of, relating to, or derived from the earth's atmosphere <meteoric water>
2 a : of or relating to a meteor b : resembling a meteor in speed or in sudden and
temporary brilliance <a meteoric rise to fame>


女人相关
boudoir                      闺房
blouse                       衬衣
brooch                      胸针
clip                           发卡
bracelet                    手镯
skirt                          裙子，环绕
bonnet                     无边女帽
earring                                耳环
Fascia                                饰带，招牌（酒店，，其实不应该放这儿）
Millinery                                女帽及其装饰品
Mitten                                连指手套


病
anoxia                                缺氧症
acrophobia                        恐高症
amnesia                                健忘症
aphasia                                失语症
anemia                                贫血
insomnia                                失眠
euphoria                                欢快症
hemophilia                        血友病
hysteria                                歇斯底里症
monomania                        偏执狂
megalomania                        自大狂
paranoia                                偏执狂（paranoid）
myopia                                近视
nostalgia                                思乡症（nostalgic）
hypochondria                        忧郁症
melancholic melancholy 忧郁症
dipsomania                        耽酒症
dyslexia                                阅读障碍症

diabetes                                糖尿病
hypertension                        高血压
diarrhea                                腹泻
claustrophobia                        幽闭恐惧症
encephalitis                        脑炎
febrile                                发烧的，热病的
flatulence                                肠胃胀气
mannerism                        矫柔造作成癖
misogamy                        厌婚症
measles                                麻疹


和打仗有关的
barrage                                弹幕，大坝
armory                                军械库
arsenal                                兵工厂
armada                                舰队
archer                                弓箭手
artillery                                大炮
bombardment                        炮轰
flak                                        高射炮，指责
catapult                                弹弓
caisson                                弹药箱（马拉的）
echelon                                梯队
centurion                                百人队长
cavalcade                                骑兵队伍
cavalier                                骑兵
cavalry                                骑兵队伍，装甲部队
chivalrous                        骑兵的，侠义的
chivalry                                骑士精神
firearm                                火器，枪炮（经常指小的枪炮，便携？）
munitions                        军火
musket                                步枪

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ARROGATE
1 a : to claim or seize without justification b : to make undue claims to having :
ASSUME
2 : to claim on behalf of another : ASCRIBE
ABROGATE
1: to abolish by authoritative action: ANNUL
2: to treat as nonexistent <abrogating their responsibilities>

DEROGATE
1: to take away a part so as to impair: DETRACT
2: to act beneath one’s position or character

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FLANGE:
1: a rib or rim for strength, for guiding, or for attachment to another object <a flange on a pipe><a flange on a wheel>
2: a projecting edge of cloth used for decoration on clothing<a jacket with flange
shoulders>
FRINGE:

GAGGLE
1: FLOCK; especially: a flock of geese when not in flight – compare SKEIN
2: AGGREGATION, CLUSTER <a gaggle of reporters and photographers>
GOGGLE
To stare with wide or protuberant eyes.

GIGGLE
To laugh with repeated short catches of the breath. Vt. To utter with giggle.

GOBBLE
1: to swallow or eat greedily
2: to take eagerly: GRAB – usually used with up
3: to read rapidly or greedily – usually used with up.

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FADDISH: FAD: a practice or interest followed for a time with exaggerated zeal:
CRAZY
FOPPISH: FOP: a man who is devoted to or vain about his appearance or dress:
DANDY

FORFEIT:
1: something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or
neglect of duty): penalty
2: forfeiture especially of civil rights

DEPRIVE:
1: to take something away from <deprived him of his professorship>
2: to remove from office
3: to withhold something from <deprived a citizen of her rights>

CONFISCATE:
1: appropriated by the government
2: deprived of property by confiscation

EXPROPRIATE:
1: to deprive of possession or proprietary rights
2: to transfer (the property of another) to one’s own possession

APPROPRIATE:
1: to take or make use of without authority or right
2: to take exclusive possession of: annex <no one should appropriate a common
benefit>

SEQUESTRATE:
1: a: to set apart: SEGREGATE b: SECLUDE, WITHDRAW
2: a: to seize especially by a writ of sequestration b: to place (property) in custody
especially in sequestration.

FLAIL: to thresh with a flail.

FRAIL:
1: easily led into evil <frail humanity>
2: easily broken or destroyed: fragile friable
3: a: physically weak b: slight unsubstantial

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FILLY : PONY : PUNY : PULLET : FAWN : CHICHEN : FLEDGLING
小母马：小型马：小的：小母鸡：小鹿（奉承）：小鸡：小鸟


FLAGRANT 非常的，恶名昭著的。
Conspicuously offensive <flagrant errors>; especially: so obviously inconsistent with
what is right or proper as to appear to be a flouting of law or morality <flagrant
violation of human rights>
FRAGRANT FRAGRANCE   芳香的


LOCOMOTIVE: FLATCAR
FLAX: LINEN
FLEDGE : PLUME : PLUMAGE : PLEDGE

FLAP:
1: a stroke with something broad: SLAP 2: the motion of something broad and limber
FIAT:
1: a command or act of will that creates something without or as without further effort
2: an authoritative determination: DICTATE <a fiat of conscience>
3: an authoritative or arbitrary order: DECREE <government by fiat>
FLAK:
1: antiaircraft guns 2: the bursting shells fired from flak 3: CRITICISM, OPPOSITION
FLIP: flippant, flippancy
1: to make a twitching or flicking movement <the fish flipped and flopped on the deck>; also: to change from one position to another and especially turn over < the car flipped>
2: slang a: to lose one’s mind or composure – often used with out b: to become very enthusiastic
FLIT:
To pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another
FLOP:
1: to swing or move loosely: FLAP
2: to throw or move oneself in a heavy, clumsy, or relaxed manner <flopped into the chair>
3: to change or turn suddenly
4: to go to bed <a place to flop at night> 5: to fail completely <the play flopped>