¹bar·ren
Pronunciation: 'bar-&n
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English bareine, from Old French baraine
Date: 13th century
1 : not reproducing: as a : incapable of producing offspring -- used especially of females or matings b : not yet or not recently pregnant c : habitually failing to fruit
2 : not productive: as a : producing little or no vegetation : DESOLATE <barren deserts> b : producing inferior crops <barren soil> c : unproductive of results or gain : FRUITLESS <a barren scheme>
3 : DEVOID, LACKING -- used with of <barren of excitement>
4 : lacking interest, information, or charm
5 : DULL, UNRESPONSIVE
synonym see BARE
- bar·ren·ly adverb
- bar·ren·ness /-&(n)-n&s/ noun

be·loved
Pronunciation: bi-'l&vd, -'l&-v&d
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from past participle of beloven to love, from be- + loven to love
Date: 14th century
: dearly loved : dear to the heart
- beloved noun

¹bit·ter
Pronunciation: 'bi-t&r
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English biter; akin to Old High German bittar bitter, Old English bItan
Date: before 12th century
1 a : being or inducing the one of the four basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, or disagreeable and suggestive of an infusion of hops -- compare SALT, SOUR, SWEET b : distasteful or distressing to the mind : GALLING <a bitter sense of shame>
2 : marked by intensity or severity: a : accompanied by severe pain or suffering <a bitter death> b : being relentlessly determined : VEHEMENT <a bitter partisan> c : exhibiting intense animosity <bitter enemies> d (1) : harshly reproachful <bitter complaints> (2) : marked by cynicism and rancor <bitter contempt> e : intensely unpleasant especially in coldness or rawness
3 : expressive of severe pain, grief, or regret <bitter tears>
- bit·ter·ish /'bi-t&-rish/ adjective
- bit·ter·ly adverb
- bit·ter·ness noun

¹care
Pronunciation: 'ker, 'kar
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English caru; akin to Old High German kara lament, Latin garrire to chatter
Date: before 12th century
1 : suffering of mind : GRIEF
2 a : a disquieted state of mixed uncertainty, apprehension, and responsibility b : a cause for such anxiety
3 a : painstaking or watchful attention b : MAINTENANCE <floor-care products>
4 : regard coming from desire or esteem
5 : CHARGE, SUPERVISION <under a doctor's care>
6 : a person or thing that is an object of attention, anxiety, or solicitude
synonyms CARE, CONCERN, SOLICITUDE, ANXIETY, WORRY mean a troubled or engrossed state of mind or the thing that causes this. CARE implies oppression of the mind weighed down by responsibility or disquieted by apprehension <a face worn by years of care>. CONCERN implies a troubled state of mind because of personal interest, relation, or affection <crimes caused concern in the neighborhood>. SOLICITUDE implies great concern and connotes either thoughtful or hovering attentiveness toward another <acted with typical maternal solicitude>. ANXIETY stresses anguished uncertainty or fear of misfortune or failure <plagued by anxiety and self-doubt>. WORRY suggests fretting over matters that may or may not be real cause for anxiety <financial worries>.

de·mon
Variant(s): or dae·mon /'dE-m&n/
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English demon, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin daemon evil spirit, from Latin, divinity, spirit, from Greek daimOn, probably from daiesthai to distribute -- more at TIDE
Date: 13th century
1 a : an evil spirit b : a source or agent of evil, harm, distress, or ruin
2 usually daemon : an attendant power or spirit : GENIUS
3 usually daemon : a supernatural being of Greek mythology intermediate between gods and men
4 : one that has exceptional enthusiasm, drive, or effectiveness <a demon for work>
- de·mo·ni·an /di-'mO-nE-&n/ adjective
- de·mon·iza·tion /"dE-m&-n&-'zA-sh&n/ noun
- de·mon·ize /'dE-m&-"nIz/ transitive verb

¹dow·er
Pronunciation: 'dau(-&)r
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English dowere, from Middle French douaire, modification of Medieval Latin dotarium -- more at DOWRY
Date: 14th century
1 : the part of or interest in the real estate of a deceased husband given by law to his widow during her life -- compare CURTESY
2 : DOWRY 2, 3

¹gaze
Pronunciation: 'gAz
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form(s): gazed; gaz·ing
Etymology: Middle English
Date: 14th century
: to fix the eyes in a steady intent look often with eagerness or studious attention
- gaz·er noun

grow
Pronunciation: 'grO
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): grew /'grü/; grown /'grOn/; grow·ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English grOwan; akin to Old High German gruowan to grow
Date: before 12th century
intransitive senses
1 a : to spring up and develop to maturity b : to be able to grow in some place or situation <trees that grow in the tropics> c : to assume some relation through or as if through a process of natural growth <ferns growing from the rocks>
2 a : to increase in size by assimilation of material into the living organism or by accretion of material in a nonbiological process (as crystallization) b : INCREASE, EXPAND <grows in wisdom>
3 : to develop from a parent source <the book grew out of a series of lectures>
4 a : to pass into a condition : BECOME <grew pale> b : to have an increasing influence <habit grows on a person> c : to become increasingly acceptable or attractive <didn't like it at first, but it grew on him>
transitive senses
1 : to cause to grow <grow wheat>
2 : DEVELOP 5
- grow·er /'grO(-&)r/ noun
- grow·ing·ly /'grO-i[ng]-lE/ adverb

guile
Pronunciation: 'gI(&)l
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, probably of Germanic origin; akin to Old English wigle divination -- more at WITCH
Date: 13th century
1 : deceitful cunning : DUPLICITY
2 obsolete : STRATAGEM, TRICK
- guile·ful /-f&l/ adjective
- guile·ful·ly /-f&-lE/ adverb
- guile·ful·ness noun

²gyre
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form(s): gyred; gyr·ing
Etymology: Late Latin gyrare, from Latin gyrus
Date: 1593
: to move in a circle or spiral

ho·ly
Pronunciation: 'hO-lE
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): ho·li·er; -est
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hAlig; akin to Old English hAl whole -- more at WHOLE
Date: before 12th century
1 : exalted or worthy of complete devotion as one perfect in goodness and righteousness
2 : DIVINE <for the Lord our God is holy -- Psalms 99:9 (Authorized Version)>
3 : devoted entirely to the deity or the work of the deity <a holy temple> <holy prophets>
4 a : having a divine quality <holy love> b : venerated as or as if sacred <holy scripture> <a holy relic>
- ho·li·ly /-l&-lE/ adverb

¹ill
Pronunciation: 'il
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): worse /'w&rs/; worst /'w&rst/
Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse illr
Date: 12th century
1 a chiefly Scottish : IMMORAL, VICIOUS b : resulting from, accompanied by, or indicative of an evil or malevolent intention <ill deeds> c : attributing evil or an objectionable quality <held an ill opinion of his neighbors>
2 a : causing suffering or distress <ill weather> b comparative also ill·er (1) : not normal or sound <ill health> (2) : not in good health; also : NAUSEATED
3 a : not suited to circumstances or not to one's advantage : UNLUCKY <an ill omen> b : involving difficulty : HARD <an ill man to please>
4 a : not meeting an accepted standard <ill manners> b archaic : notably unskillful or inefficient
5 : UNFRIENDLY, HOSTILE <ill feeling>

1im·age
Pronunciation: 'i-mij
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, short for imagene, from Latin imagin-, imago; perhaps akin to Latin imitari to imitate
Date: 13th century
1 : a reproduction or imitation of the form of a person or thing; especially : an imitation in solid form : STATUE
2 a : the optical counterpart of an object produced by an optical device (as a lens or mirror) or an electronic device b : a likeness of an object produced on a photographic material
3 a : exact likeness : SEMBLANCE <God created man in his own image -- Gen 1:27 (Revised Standard Version)> b : a person strikingly like another person <she is the image of her mother>
4 a : a tangible or visible representation : INCARNATION <the image of filial devotion> b archaic : an illusory form : APPARITION
5 a (1) : a mental picture of something not actually present : IMPRESSION (2) : a mental conception held in common by members of a group and symbolic of a basic attitude and orientation <a disorderly courtroom can seriously tarnish a community's image of justice -- Herbert Brownell> b : IDEA, CONCEPT
6 : a vivid or graphic representation or description
7 : FIGURE OF SPEECH
8 : a popular conception (as of a person, institution, or nation) projected especially through the mass media <promoting a corporate image of brotherly love and concern -- R. C. Buck>
9 : a set of values given by a mathematical function (as a homomorphism) that corresponds to a particular subset of the domain

¹joy
Pronunciation: 'joi
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old French joie, from Latin gaudia, plural of gaudium, from gaudEre to rejoice; probably akin to Greek gEthein to rejoice
Date: 13th century
1 a : the emotion evoked by well-being, success, or good fortune or by the prospect of possessing what one desires : DELIGHT b : the expression or exhibition of such emotion : GAIETY
2 : a state of happiness or felicity : BLISS
3 : a source or cause of delight
- joy·less /-l&s/ adjective
- joy·less·ly adverb
- joy·less·ness noun

-metry
Function: noun combining form
Etymology: Middle English -metrie, from Middle French, from Latin -metria, from Greek, from metrein to measure, from metron -- more at MEASURE
: art, process, or science of measuring <chronometry> <photometry>

re·mem·ber
Pronunciation: ri-'mem-b&r
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): -bered; re·mem·ber·ing /-b(&-)ri[ng]/
Etymology: Middle English remembren, from Middle French remembrer, from Late Latin rememorari, from Latin re- + Late Latin memorari to be mindful of, from Latin memor mindful -- more at MEMORY
Date: 14th century
transitive senses
1 : to bring to mind or think of again <remembers the old days>
2 archaic a : BETHINK 1b b : REMIND
3 a : to keep in mind for attention or consideration <remembers friends at Christmas> b : REWARD <was remembered in the will>
4 : to retain in the memory <remember the facts until the test is over>
5 : to convey greetings from <remember me to her>
6 : RECORD, COMMEMORATE
intransitive senses
1 : to exercise or have the power of memory
2 : to have a recollection or remembrance
- re·mem·ber·abil·i·ty /-"mem-b(&-)r&-'bi-l&-tE/ noun
- re·mem·ber·able /-'mem-b(&-)r&-b&l/ adjective
- re·mem·ber·er /-b&r-&r/ noun
synonyms REMEMBER, RECOLLECT, RECALL, REMIND, REMINISCE mean to bring an image or idea from the past into the mind. REMEMBER implies a keeping in memory that may be effortless or unwilled <remembers that day as though it were yesterday>. RECOLLECT implies a bringing back to mind what is lost or scattered <as near as I can recollect>. RECALL suggests an effort to bring back to mind and often to re-create in speech <can't recall the words of the song>. REMIND suggests a jogging of one's memory by an association or similarity <that reminds me of a story>. REMINISCE implies a casual often nostalgic recalling of experiences long past and gone <old college friends like to reminisce>.

sub·tle
Pronunciation: 's&-t^&l
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): sub·tler /'s&t-l&r, 's&-t^&l-&r/; sub·tlest /'s&t-l&st, 's&-t^&l-&st/
Etymology: Middle English sutil, sotil, from Middle French soutil, from Latin subtilis, literally, finely textured, from sub- + tela cloth on a loom; akin to Latin texere to weave -- more at TECHNICAL
Date: 14th century
1 a : DELICATE, ELUSIVE <a subtle fragrance> b : difficult to understand or perceive : OBSCURE <subtle differences in sound>
2 a : PERCEPTIVE, REFINED <a writer's sharp and subtle moral sense> b : having or marked by keen insight and ability to penetrate deeply and thoroughly <a subtle scholar>
3 a : highly skillful : EXPERT <a subtle craftsman> b : cunningly made or contrived : INGENIOUS
4 : ARTFUL, CRAFTY <a subtle rogue>
5 : operating insidiously <subtle poisons>
- sub·tle·ness /'s&-t^&l-n&s/ noun
- sub·tly /'s&t-lE, 's&-t^&l-(l)E/ adverb

sure·ty
Pronunciation: 'shur(-&)-tE
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -ties
Etymology: Middle English surte, from Middle French surté, from Latin securitat-, securitas security, from securus
Date: 14th century
1 : the state of being sure: as a : sure knowledge : CERTAINTY b : confidence in manner or behavior : ASSURANCE
2 a : a formal engagement (as a pledge) given for the fulfillment of an undertaking : GUARANTEE b : ground of confidence or security
3 : one who has become legally liable for the debt, default, or failure in duty of another
- sure·ty·ship /-"ship/ noun

¹ten·der
Pronunciation: 'ten-d&r
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Old French tendre, from Latin tener; perhaps akin to Latin tenuis thin, slight -- more at THIN
Date: 13th century

3 : marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : FOND, LOVING <a tender lover>
4 a : showing care : CONSIDERATE, SOLICITOUS <tender regard>
- ten·der·ly adverb
- ten·der·ness noun

¹tree
Pronunciation: 'trE
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English trEow; akin to Old Norse trE tree, Greek drys, Sanskrit dAru wood
Date: before 12th century
1 a : a woody perennial plant having a single usually elongate main stem generally with few or no branches on its lower part b : a shrub or herb of arborescent form <rose trees> <a banana tree>
2 a (1) : a piece of wood (as a post or pole) usually adapted to a particular use or forming part of a structure or implement (2) archaic : the cross on which Jesus was crucified b archaic : GALLOWS
3 : something in the form of or resembling a tree: as a : a diagram or graph that branches usually from a simple stem without forming loops or polygons <genealogical tree> b : a much-branched system of channels especially in an animal body <the vascular tree>
- tree·less /-l&s/ adjective
- tree·like /-"lIk/ adjective

¹wea·ry
Pronunciation: 'wir-E
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): wea·ri·er; -est
Etymology: Middle English wery, from Old English wErig; akin to Old High German wuorag intoxicated and perhaps to Greek aOros sleep
Date: before 12th century
1 : exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness
2 : expressing or characteristic of weariness
3 : having one's patience, tolerance, or pleasure exhausted -- used with of
4 : WEARISOME
- wea·ri·ly /'wir-&-lE/ adverb
- wea·ri·ness /'wir-E-n&s/ noun

¹wiz·ard
Pronunciation: 'wi-z&rd
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English wysard, from wis, wys wise
Date: 15th century
1 archaic : a wise man : SAGE
2 : one skilled in magic : SORCERER
3 : a very clever or skillful person

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