Beekeeper's Vocabulary: Definitions in Detail
Beekeeper’s
Vocabulary
Section Five
The 1828 & 1913 Definitions
The List
1.
austere
2.
cadence
3.
confederate
4.
confine
5.
depravity
6.
derisive
7.
disconcerting
8.
eloquence
9.
fabrication
10.
fatigue
11.
fester
12.
fluctuate
13.
frantic
14.
goad
15.
intimate
16.
lapse
17.
minion
18.
piquant
19.
tantalize
20.
wrench
the 1
st
word – an example
austere
For one thing, I no longer
wore trousers and boots but
filled my wardrobe with
expensive,
austere
skirts
and dresses.
the 1
st
word – definitions
austere
Go back to the
The List
of words
.
•
Sour and astringent; rough to the state;
having acerbity; as, an austere crab apple;
austere wine.
•
Severe in modes of judging, or living, or
acting; rigid; rigorous; stern; as, an austere
man, look, life.
•
Unadorned; unembellished; severely simple.
•
Syn. -- Harsh; sour; rough; rigid; stern; severe;
rigorous; strict.
the 2
nd
word – an example
cadence
In the course of this speech his
voice had grown harder, colder,
and his lips curled over her
name as if he were pronouncing
an obscenity. The relentless
cadence
of his words
went on, and on.
the 2
nd
word – definitions
cadence
Go back to the
The List
of words
.
•
A fall of the voice in reading or speaking,
especially at the end of a sentence.
•
A rhythmical modulation of the voice or of
any sound; as, music of bells in cadence
sweet.
–
The accents . . . were in passion's tenderest
cadence.
Sir W. Scott
.
•
Rhythmical flow of language, in prose or
verse.
the 3
rd
word – an example
confederate
On the next clear night he
would fail to administer the
antidote, cloister himself up
with his master, and slip up to
the roof to signal the results of
his spying to a
confederate
on the coast.
the 3
rd
word – definitions
confederate
Go back to the
The List
of words
.
•
United in a league; allied by treaty;
engaged in a confederacy; banded
together; allied.
•
(Amer. Hist.) Of or pertaining to the
government of the eleven Southern States
of the United States which (1860-1865)
attempted to establish an independent
nation styled the Confederate States of
America; as, the Confederate congress;
Confederate money.
the 4
th
word – an example
confine
(I shuddered here at the
thought of being
confined
with Holmes in the Storage
Room for any length of time.)
the 4
th
word – definitions
confine
Go back to the
The List
of words
.
•
To restrain within limits; to restrict; to limit; to
bound; to shut up; to enclose; to keep close.
•
Now let not nature’s hand Keep the wild flood
confined! Let order die!
Shak.
•
To be confined, to be in childbed.
•
Syn. – To bound; limit; restrain; imprison;
immure; enclose; circumscribe; restrict.
the 5
th
word – an example
depravity
“...thrust your nose into this
momentous crime, this
upsurge of
depravity
on our
very doorsteps.”
the 5
th
word – definitions
depravity
Go back to the
The List
of words
.
•
The state of being depraved or corrupted; a
vitiated state of moral character; general
badness of character; wickedness of mind
or heart; absence of religious feeling and
principle. Total depravity. See Original sin,
and Calvinism.
•
Syn. -- Corruption; vitiation; wickedness; vice;
contamination; degeneracy.
the 6
th
word – an example
derisive
XVXVI, or 10-5-10-5-1, yielded
H-E-H-E-A, which, unless she
wanted to show her
derisive
laughter, made no sense.
the 6
th
word – definitions
derisive
Go back to the
The List
of words
.
•
Expressing, serving for, or characterized by,
derision
. “Derisive taunts.”
Pope
.
–
The act of deriding, or the state of being
derided; mockery; scornful or contemptuous
treatment which holds one up to ridicule.
–
An object of derision or scorn; a laughing-stock.
•
I was a derision to all my people.
Lam. iii. 14
.
–
Syn. -- Scorn; mockery; contempt; insult; ridicule.
the 7
th
word – an example
disconcerting
“I begin to feel like a piece of
driftwood tumbling about
between waves and sand,
snatched up and tossed from
one place to another. It is a
most
disconcerting
feeling.”
the 7
th
word – definitions
disconcerting
Go back to the
The List
of words
.
•
To break up the harmonious progress of; to
throw into disorder or confusion; as, the
emperor disconcerted the plans of his
enemy.
•
To confuse the faculties of; to disturb the
composure of; to discompose; to abash.
•
Syn. -- To discompose; derange; ruffle;
confuse; disturb; defeat; frustrate.
the 8
th
word – an example
eloquence
“I believe I shall take up
smoking a pipe, Holmes, for
the sheer
eloquence
of the thing.”
the 8
th
word – definitions
eloquence
Go back to the
The List
of words
.
•
Fluent, forcible, elegant, and persuasive
speech in public; the power of expressing
strong emotions in striking and appropriate
language either spoken or written, thereby
producing conviction or persuasion.
•
Fig.: Whatever produces the effect of
moving and persuasive speech.
•
That which is eloquently uttered or written.
the 9
th
word – an example
fabrication
“That, and the knowledge that
we are waiting to pounce on
any similar attempt in the future.
Anyone familiar with Watson’s
literary
fabrications
will be
certain that Sherlock Holmes
always gets his man.”
the 9
th
word – definitions
fabrication
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The List
of words
.
•
The act of fabricating, framing, or
constructing; construction; manufacture; as,
the fabrication of a bridge, a church, or a
government.
Burke
.
•
That which is fabricated; a falsehood; as,
the story is doubtless a fabrication.
•
Syn. -- See Fiction.
the 10
th
word – an example
fatigue
His hand rubbed across his face in
a gesture of
fatigue
, but for the
briefest fraction of an instant his
eyes slid sideways to meet mine
with a spark of hard triumph, and
then his hand fell away from
features that were merely bone
tired and filled with defeat.
the 10
th
word – definitions
fatigue
Go back to the
The List
of words
.
•
Weariness from bodily labor or mental
exertion; lassitude or exhaustion of strength.
•
The weakening of a metal when subjected
to repeated vibrations or strains. Fatigue call
(Mil.), a summons, by bugle or drum, to
perform fatigue duties. -- Fatigue dress, the
working dress of soldiers. -- Fatigue duty
(Mil.), labor exacted from soldiers aside from
the use of arms.
Farrow
. -- Fatigue party, a
party of soldiers on fatigue duty.
the 11
th
word – an example
fester
I did keep bread and cheese
for informal meals, but even
two days old, as this one
seemed to be, it was much
superior even to the Stilton
that lay
festering
nobly in my
stocking drawer.
the 11
th
word – definitions
fester
Go back to the
The List
of words
.
•
To generate pus; to become inflamed and
suppurate; as, a sore or a wound festers.
–
Unkindness may give a wound that shall bleed
and smart, but it is treachery that makes it fester.
South
.
–
Hatred . . . festered in the hearts of the children
of the soil.
Macaulay
.
•
To be inflamed; to grow virulent, or
malignant; to grow in intensity; to rankle.
the 12
th
word – an example
fluctuate
It was difficult for me to tell, partly
because I had to judge solely by
her voice and also because my
trust in my own perceptions had
been badly shaken, but beyond
this she also seemed somehow
foreign, her reactions
exaggerated,
fluctuating
.
the 12
th
word – definitions
fluctuate
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The List
of words
.
•
To move as a wave; to roll hither and thither;
to wave; to float backward and forward, as
on waves; as, a fluctuating field of air.
Blackmore
.
•
To move now in one direction and now in
another; to be wavering or unsteady; to be
irresolute or undetermined; to vacillate.
•
Syn. -- To waver; vacillate; hesitate; scruple.
the 13
th
word – an example
frantic
My
frantic
thoughts could
find no option to grab hold
of, could conceive
of no way to calm her,
or even distract her.
the 13
th
word – definitions
frantic
Go back to the
The List
of words
.
•
Mad; raving; furious; violent; wild and
disorderly; distracted.
–
Die, frantic wretch, for this accursed deed!
Shak
.
–
Torrents of frantic abuse.
Macaulay
.
the 14
th
word – an example
goad
Somehow me Da’ had raised
a drunken mob in this tiny
place, had summoned thick
voices in song, and was
driving them down the lane
with the
goad
of his mad
fiddle...
the 14
th
word – definitions
goad
Go back to the
The List
of words
.
•
A pointed instrument used to urge on a
beast; hence, any necessity that urges or
stimulates.
•
To prick; to drive with a goad; hence, to
urge forward, or to rouse by anything
pungent, severe, irritating, or inflaming; to
stimulate.
•
Syn. -- To urge; stimulate; excite; arouse;
irritate; incite; instigate.
the 15
th
word – an example
intimate
“Nonetheless, we have had
such an
intimate
relationship—
admittedly one-sided up to
now—for so many years, I
believe it is time to make it
reciprocal. You will address me
please by my Christian name.”
the 15
th
word – definitions
intimate
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The List
of words
.
•
Innermost; inward; internal; deep-seated;
hearty. I knew from intimate impulse."
Milton
.
•
Near; close; direct; thorough; complete.
–
He was honored with an intimate and immediate
admission.
South
.
•
Close in friendship or acquaintance; familiar;
confidential; as, an intimate friend.
•
Syn. -- Familiar; near; friendly; confidential.
the 16
th
word – an example
lapse
“Well done indeed. That
excuses your
lapse
earlier,”
he said magnanimously.
the 16
th
word – definitions
lapse
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The List
of words
.
•
A gliding, slipping, or gradual falling; an
unobserved or imperceptible progress or
passing away,; -- restricted usually to
immaterial things, or to figurative uses.
•
A slip; an error; a fault; a failing in duty; a
slight deviation from truth or rectitude.
–
To guard against those lapses and failings to
which our infirmities daily expose us.
Rogers
.
the 17
th
word – an example
minion
“Russell, I really think you
ought to slow this machine
down. We cannot know
when we will come across
our opponent’s
minions
, and
we do not wish to attract
their attention.”
the 17
th
word – definitions
minion
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The List
of words
.
•
An obsequious or servile dependent or
agent of another; a fawning favorite.
Sir J.
Davies
.
–
Go, rate thy minions, proud, insulting boy!
Shak
.
the 18
th
word – an example
piquant
“Perhaps. It is a most
piquant
problem, I must admit.
I am intrigued.”
the 18
th
word – definitions
piquant
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The List
of words
.
•
Stimulating to the taste; giving zest; tart;
sharp; pungent; as, a piquant anecdote.
–
“As piquant to the tongue as salt.”
Addison
.
–
“Piquant railleries.”
Gov. of Tongue
.
the 19
th
word – an example
tantalize
I worked on, and in the afternoon
I went out to take coffee in the
covered market before an
afternoon lecture, and I ended up
ordering a large meal I had not
known I wanted until I had walked
into the
tantalizing
smell
of frying bacon.
the 19
th
word – definitions
tantalize
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The List
of words
.
•
To tease or torment by presenting some
good to the view and exciting desire, but
continually frustrating the expectations by
keeping that good out of reach; to tease; to
torment.
–
Thy vain desires, at strife Within themselves, have
tantalized thy life.
Dryden
.
•
Syn. -- To tease; vex; irritate; provoke.
the 20
th
word – an example
wrench
The violin is by its very nature
one of the most melancholy
of instruments when played
alone; played as Holmes was
doing, a slow and tuneless
meditation, it was positively
heart-
wrenching
.
the 20
th
word – definitions
wrench
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The List
of words
.
•
A violent twist, or a pull with twisting.
–
He wringeth them such a wrench.
Skelton
.
–
The injurious effect upon biographic literature of
all such wrenches to the truth, is diffused
everywhere.
De Quincey
.
•
A sprain; an injury by twisting, as in a joint.
The List
1.
austere
2.
cadence
3.
confederate
4.
confine
5.
depravity
6.
derisive
7.
disconcert
8.
eloquence
9.
fabrication
10.
fatigue
11.
fester
12.
fluctuate
13.
frantic
14.
goad
15.
intimate
16.
lapse
17.
minion
18.
piquant
19.
tantalise
20.
wrench
Works Cited
The ARTFL Project
. The University of Chicago,
n.d. Web. 8 Aug. 2014.
King, Laurie R.
The Beekeeper’s Apprentice:
or, On the Segregation of the Queen
. New
York: Picador, 2014. Kindle file.
green.ink.collaborations@gmail.com
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Beekeepers Vocabulary Section Five The 1828 & 1913 Definitions
The List 1. austere 2. cadence 3. confederate 4. confine 5. depravity 6. derisive 7. disconcerting 8. eloquence 9. fabrication 10. fatigue 11. fester 12. fluctuate 13. frantic 14. goad 15. intimate 16. lapse 17. minion 18. piquant 19. tantalize 20. wrench
austere the 1st word an example For one thing, I no longer wore trousers and boots but filled my wardrobe with expensive, austere skirts and dresses.
austere the 1st word definitions Sour and astringent; rough to the state; having acerbity; as, an austere crab apple; austere wine. Severe in modes of judging, or living, or acting; rigid; rigorous; stern; as, an austere man, look, life. Unadorned; unembellished; severely simple. Syn. -- Harsh; sour; rough; rigid; stern; severe; rigorous; strict. Go back to the The List of words.
cadence the 2nd word an example In the course of this speech his voice had grown harder, colder, and his lips curled over her name as if he were pronouncing an obscenity. The relentless cadence of his words went on, and on.
cadence the 2nd word definitions A fall of the voice in reading or speaking, especially at the end of a sentence. A rhythmical modulation of the voice or of any sound; as, music of bells in cadence sweet. The accents . . . were in passion's tenderest cadence. Sir W. Scott. Rhythmical flow of language, in prose or verse. Go back to the The List of words.
confederate the 3rd word an example On the next clear night he would fail to administer the antidote, cloister himself up with his master, and slip up to the roof to signal the results of his spying to a confederate on the coast.
confederate the 3rd word definitions United in a league; allied by treaty; engaged in a confederacy; banded together; allied. (Amer. Hist.) Of or pertaining to the government of the eleven Southern States of the United States which (1860-1865) attempted to establish an independent nation styled the Confederate States of America; as, the Confederate congress; Confederate money. Go back to the The List of words.
confine the 4th word an example (I shuddered here at the thought of being confined with Holmes in the Storage Room for any length of time.)
confine the 4th word definitions To restrain within limits; to restrict; to limit; to bound; to shut up; to enclose; to keep close. Now let not nature s hand Keep the wild flood confined! Let order die! Shak. To be confined, to be in childbed. Syn. To bound; limit; restrain; imprison; immure; enclose; circumscribe; restrict. Go back to the The List of words.
depravity the 5th word an example ...thrust your nose into this momentous crime, this upsurge of depravity on our very doorsteps.
depravity the 5th word definitions The state of being depraved or corrupted; a vitiated state of moral character; general badness of character; wickedness of mind or heart; absence of religious feeling and principle. Total depravity. See Original sin, and Calvinism. Syn. -- Corruption; vitiation; wickedness; vice; contamination; degeneracy. Go back to the The List of words.
derisive the 6th word an example XVXVI, or 10-5-10-5-1, yielded H-E-H-E-A, which, unless she wanted to show her derisive laughter, made no sense.
derisive the 6th word definitions Expressing, serving for, or characterized by, derision. Derisive taunts. Pope. The act of deriding, or the state of being derided; mockery; scornful or contemptuous treatment which holds one up to ridicule. An object of derision or scorn; a laughing-stock. I was a derision to all my people. Lam. iii. 14. Syn. -- Scorn; mockery; contempt; insult; ridicule. Go back to the The List of words.
disconcerting the 7th word an example I begin to feel like a piece of driftwood tumbling about between waves and sand, snatched up and tossed from one place to another. It is a most disconcertingfeeling.
disconcerting the 7th word definitions To break up the harmonious progress of; to throw into disorder or confusion; as, the emperor disconcerted the plans of his enemy. To confuse the faculties of; to disturb the composure of; to discompose; to abash. Syn. -- To discompose; derange; ruffle; confuse; disturb; defeat; frustrate. Go back to the The List of words.
eloquence the 8th word an example I believe I shall take up smoking a pipe, Holmes, for the sheer eloquence of the thing.
eloquence the 8th word definitions Fluent, forcible, elegant, and persuasive speech in public; the power of expressing strong emotions in striking and appropriate language either spoken or written, thereby producing conviction or persuasion. Fig.: Whatever produces the effect of moving and persuasive speech. That which is eloquently uttered or written. Go back to the The List of words.
fabrication the 9th word an example That, and the knowledge that we are waiting to pounce on any similar attempt in the future. Anyone familiar with Watson s literary fabrications will be certain that Sherlock Holmes always gets his man.
fabrication the 9th word definitions The act of fabricating, framing, or constructing; construction; manufacture; as, the fabrication of a bridge, a church, or a government. Burke. That which is fabricated; a falsehood; as, the story is doubtless a fabrication. Syn. -- See Fiction. Go back to the The List of words.
fatigue the 10th word an example His hand rubbed across his face in a gesture of fatigue, but for the briefest fraction of an instant his eyes slid sideways to meet mine with a spark of hard triumph, and then his hand fell away from features that were merely bone tired and filled with defeat.
fatigue the 10th word definitions Weariness from bodily labor or mental exertion; lassitude or exhaustion of strength. The weakening of a metal when subjected to repeated vibrations or strains. Fatigue call (Mil.), a summons, by bugle or drum, to perform fatigue duties. -- Fatigue dress, the working dress of soldiers. -- Fatigue duty (Mil.), labor exacted from soldiers aside from the use of arms. Farrow. -- Fatigue party, a party of soldiers on fatigue duty. Go back to the The List of words.
fester the 11th word an example I did keep bread and cheese for informal meals, but even two days old, as this one seemed to be, it was much superior even to the Stilton that lay festering nobly in my stocking drawer.
fester the 11th word definitions To generate pus; to become inflamed and suppurate; as, a sore or a wound festers. Unkindness may give a wound that shall bleed and smart, but it is treachery that makes it fester. South. Hatred . . . festered in the hearts of the children of the soil. Macaulay. To be inflamed; to grow virulent, or malignant; to grow in intensity; to rankle. Go back to the The List of words.
fluctuate the 12th word an example It was difficult for me to tell, partly because I had to judge solely by her voice and also because my trust in my own perceptions had been badly shaken, but beyond this she also seemed somehow foreign, her reactions exaggerated, fluctuating.
fluctuate the 12th word definitions To move as a wave; to roll hither and thither; to wave; to float backward and forward, as on waves; as, a fluctuating field of air. Blackmore. To move now in one direction and now in another; to be wavering or unsteady; to be irresolute or undetermined; to vacillate. Syn. -- To waver; vacillate; hesitate; scruple. Go back to the The List of words.
frantic the 13th word an example My frantic thoughts could find no option to grab hold of, could conceive of no way to calm her, or even distract her.
frantic the 13th word definitions Mad; raving; furious; violent; wild and disorderly; distracted. Die, frantic wretch, for this accursed deed! Shak. Torrents of frantic abuse. Macaulay. Go back to the The List of words.
goad the 14th word an example Somehow me Da had raised a drunken mob in this tiny place, had summoned thick voices in song, and was driving them down the lane with the goad of his mad fiddle...
goad the 14th word definitions A pointed instrument used to urge on a beast; hence, any necessity that urges or stimulates. To prick; to drive with a goad; hence, to urge forward, or to rouse by anything pungent, severe, irritating, or inflaming; to stimulate. Syn. -- To urge; stimulate; excite; arouse; irritate; incite; instigate. Go back to the The List of words.
intimate the 15th word an example Nonetheless, we have had such an intimate relationship admittedly one-sided up to now for so many years, I believe it is time to make it reciprocal. You will address me please by my Christian name.
intimate the 15th word definitions Innermost; inward; internal; deep-seated; hearty. I knew from intimate impulse." Milton. Near; close; direct; thorough; complete. He was honored with an intimate and immediate admission. South. Close in friendship or acquaintance; familiar; confidential; as, an intimate friend. Syn. -- Familiar; near; friendly; confidential. Go back to the The List of words.
lapse the 16th word an example Well done indeed. That excuses your lapseearlier, he said magnanimously.
lapse the 16th word definitions A gliding, slipping, or gradual falling; an unobserved or imperceptible progress or passing away,; -- restricted usually to immaterial things, or to figurative uses. A slip; an error; a fault; a failing in duty; a slight deviation from truth or rectitude. To guard against those lapses and failings to which our infirmities daily expose us. Rogers. Go back to the The List of words.
minion the 17th word an example Russell, I really think you ought to slow this machine down. We cannot know when we will come across our opponent s minions, and we do not wish to attract their attention.
minion the 17th word definitions An obsequious or servile dependent or agent of another; a fawning favorite. Sir J. Davies. Go, rate thy minions, proud, insulting boy! Shak. Go back to the The List of words.
piquant the 18th word an example Perhaps. It is a most piquant problem, I must admit. I am intrigued.
piquant the 18th word definitions Stimulating to the taste; giving zest; tart; sharp; pungent; as, a piquant anecdote. As piquant to the tongue as salt. Addison. Piquant railleries. Gov. of Tongue. Go back to the The List of words.
tantalize the 19th word an example I worked on, and in the afternoon I went out to take coffee in the covered market before an afternoon lecture, and I ended up ordering a large meal I had not known I wanted until I had walked into the tantalizing smell of frying bacon.
tantalize the 19th word definitions To tease or torment by presenting some good to the view and exciting desire, but continually frustrating the expectations by keeping that good out of reach; to tease; to torment. Thy vain desires, at strife Within themselves, have tantalized thy life. Dryden. Syn. -- To tease; vex; irritate; provoke. Go back to the The List of words.
wrench the 20th word an example The violin is by its very nature one of the most melancholy of instruments when played alone; played as Holmes was doing, a slow and tuneless meditation, it was positively heart-wrenching.
wrench the 20th word definitions A violent twist, or a pull with twisting. He wringeth them such a wrench. Skelton. The injurious effect upon biographic literature of all such wrenches to the truth, is diffused everywhere. De Quincey. A sprain; an injury by twisting, as in a joint. Go back to the The List of words.
The List 1. austere 2. cadence 3. confederate 4. confine 5. depravity 6. derisive 7. disconcert 8. eloquence 9. fabrication 10. fatigue 11. fester 12. fluctuate 13. frantic 14. goad 15. intimate 16. lapse 17. minion 18. piquant 19. tantalise 20. wrench
Works Cited The ARTFL Project. The University of Chicago, n.d. Web. 8 Aug. 2014. King, Laurie R. The Beekeeper s Apprentice: or, On the Segregation of the Queen. New York: Picador, 2014. Kindle file.
