spook play_w(“S0660800″)
(sp
k)
n.
1. Informal A ghost; a specter.
2. Slang A secret agent; a spy.
3. Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a Black person.
v. spooked, spook·ing, spooks Informal
v.tr.
1. To haunt.
2. To startle and cause nervous activity in; frighten: The news spooked investors, and stock prices fell.
v.intr.
To become frightened and nervous.
feck·less play_w(“F0064700″)
(f
k
l
s)
adj.
1. Lacking purpose or vitality; feeble or ineffective.
2. Careless and irresponsible.
em·pir·i·cal play_w(“E0117100″)
(m-pîr-k
l)
adj.
1.
a. Relying on or derived from observation or experiment: empirical results that supported the hypothesis.
b. Verifiable or provable by means of observation or experiment: empirical laws.
2. Guided by practical experience and not theory, especially in medicine.
im·passe play_w(“I0053800″)
(mp
s
)
n.
1. A road or passage having no exit; a cul-de-sac.
2. A situation that is so difficult that no progress can be made; a deadlock or a stalemate: reached an impasse in the negotiations.
vi·gnette play_w(“V0097800″)
(vn-yt)
n.
1. A decorative design placed at the beginning or end of a book or chapter of a book or along the border of a page.
2. An unbordered picture, often a portrait, that shades off into the surrounding color at the edges.
3.
a. A short, usually descriptive literary sketch.
b. A short scene or incident, as from a movie.
tr.v. vi·gnet·ted, vi·gnet·ting, vi·gnettes
1. To soften the edges of (a picture) in vignette style.
2. To describe in a brief way.
nug·get play_w(“N0189500″)
(n
gt)
n.
1. A small, solid lump, especially of gold.
2. A small compact portion or unit: nuggets of information.
wan·na·be also wan·na·bee play_w(“W0025450″)
(w
n-b
, wôn-) Informal
n.
1. One who aspires to a role or position.
2. One who imitates the behavior, customs, or dress of an admired person or group.
3. A product designed to imitate the qualities or characteristics of something.
lurk play_w(“L0295000″)
(lûrk)
intr.v. lurked, lurk·ing, lurks
1. To lie in wait, as in ambush.
2. To move furtively; sneak.
3. To exist unobserved or unsuspected: danger lurking around every bend.
fur·tive play_w(“F0371700″)
(fûrtv)adj.
1. Characterized by stealth; surreptitious.
2. Expressive of hidden motives or purposes; shifty.
| Adv. | 1. | furtively – in a furtive manner; “the soldiers were furtively crawling through the night” |
am·bush play_w(“A0246700″)
(mb
sh)n.
1. The act of lying in wait to attack by surprise.
2. A sudden attack made from a concealed position.
3.
a. Those hiding in order to attack by surprise.
b. The hiding place used for this.
4. A hidden peril or trap
