Space, Position & Direction

snobbery C2

/ˈsnɑːbɝi/ The attitude of looking down on people you think are of lower class, taste, or status. M S

antithesis C2

/ænˈtɪθ.ɪ.sɪs/ The exact opposite of something. M S

meteorology C2

/ˌmiːti.əˈɹɑləd͡ʒi/ The scientific study of the atmosphere, especially the weather and forecasting it. M S

reverb C2

/ˈɹiːˌvɜː(ɹ)b/ An electronic effect that adds echoes or a sense of space to a recorded sound. M S

unencumbered C2

/ˌʌnɪnˈkʌmbɚd/ Free of burdens, debts, or restrictions. M S

wester C2

/ˈwɛs.tər/ to move or turn toward the west M S

distill C2

/dɪˈstɪl/ To purify or separate a liquid by heating it into vapor and cooling it back into liquid. M S

incongruous C2

/ɪnˈkɑn.ɡɹu.əs/ Out of place; not matching or fitting the surroundings. M S

besiege C2

/bəˈsiːd͡ʒ/ To surround a place with armed forces to force it to surrender M S

confection C2

/kənˈfɛkʃən/ A sweet food such as a cake, candy, or pastry, often elaborately decorated. M S

wrack C2

/ɹæk/ Destruction or ruin (especially in the phrase 'wrack and ruin'). M S

dissipation C2

/ˌdɪsɪˈpeɪʃən/ breaking up and scattering by dispersion M S

leeward C2

/ˈliːwərd/ situated on or toward the side sheltered from the wind M S

configure C2

/kənˈfɪɡ(j)ɚ/ to set up for a particular purpose M S

improvisational C2

/ɪmˌpɹɑvəˈzeɪʃənəl/ Made up on the spot, without preparation. M S

accrue C2

/əˈkɹu/ To build up or accumulate gradually over time. M S

hermetic C2

/hə(ɹ)ˈmɛtɪk/ Completely sealed so that no air or gas can pass through; airtight. M S

ruminate C2

/ˈɹumɪneɪt/ To think about something deeply and at length. M S

circumnavigate C2

/ˌsɝ.kəmˈnæv.ɪ.ɡeɪt/ To travel all the way around something, especially the world by sea. M S

segregate C2

/ˈsɛɡɹəɡət/ separate or isolate (one thing) from another and place in a group apart from others M S

pressurization C2

/ˌprɛʃɝɪˈzeɪʃən/ The process of increasing or maintaining the air pressure inside an enclosed space. M S

declination C2

/ˌdɛklɪˈneɪʃən/ A polite refusal of an offer or invitation. M S

edgeways C2

/ˈɛdʒˌweɪz/ with the edge facing forward or sideways, especially so that something fits through a narrow space M S

pendent C2

/ˈpɛndənt/ hanging or suspended from above; dangling downward M S

octogenarian C2

/ˌɑktəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən/ A person between 80 and 89 years old. M S

tenaciously C2

/təˈneɪʃəsli/ In a determined way, refusing to give up. M S

concurrence C2

/kənˈkɝːəns/ Agreement between people or in their opinions. M S

encumbrance C2

/ɪnˈkʌm.bɹəns/ Something that weighs you down or gets in your way; a burden. M S

qualm C2

/kwɑ(l)m/ A feeling of doubt or worry about whether something is right to do M S

haughtily C2

/ˈhɔtɪli/ In a proud, arrogant way that looks down on others. M S

spatially C2

In a way that relates to space or to how things are arranged in space. M S

relegate C2

/ˈɹɛlɪˌɡeɪt/ To move someone or something to a lower or less important position. M S

capacious C2

/kəˈpeɪʃəs/ Having a lot of space inside; able to hold a great deal. M S

circumnavigation C2

The act of travelling all the way around something, especially the world. M S

thereabout C2

/ˈðerəˌbaʊt/ about or around that place or position M S

recumbent C2

Lying down, especially in a relaxed position. M S

sidelong C2

/ˈsaɪdlɔːŋ/ directed toward one side, especially in a secretive, doubtful, or suspicious glance M S

flexure C2

/ˈflɛkʃər/ a bend, curve, or fold in a structure or surface M S

postural C2

/ˈpɑst͡ʃəɹəl/ Relating to the way you hold or position your body. M S

athwart C2

/əˈθwɔrt/ from one side of something to the other; across, often at an oblique angle M S

incongruity C2

/ɪnkɑŋˈɡɹuɪti/ The state of two or more things not fitting together or not matching, in a way that seems strange. M S

encumber C2

/ɪnˈkʌmbə(ɹ)/ To weigh someone down or make movement difficult with a heavy load. M S

promotable C2

Suitable to be promoted; deserving a higher position. M S

earthward C2

/ˈɝθwɚd/ toward the earth or ground M S

aslant C2

/əˈslænt/ at an oblique or sloping angle M S

landward C2

/ˈlænd.wɚd/ situated, facing, or moving toward the land rather than the sea M S

echolocate C2

To find the position of objects by sending out sounds and listening for the echoes. M S

unmediated C2

Direct, without anything coming in between. M S

sidewise C2

/ˈsaɪˌdwaɪz/ toward one side M S

presupposition C2

/ˌpriːsəpəˈzɪʃən/ Something that is assumed to be true without being stated directly. M S

retrospection C2

The act of looking back and thinking about past events. M S

decentralize C2

/diˈsɛntɹəˌlaɪz/ To spread something out from one central place to several different locations. M S

incongruously C2

/ˌɪŋˈkɔŋruːəsli/ In a way that seems out of place or does not fit. M S

intersperse C2

/ˌɪntɚˈspɝs/ To scatter or place things at intervals among other things. M S

astraddle C2

/əˈstrædəl/ dated or regional: with one leg on each side of something; astride M S

forepart C2

/ˈfɔrˌpɑrt/ the front or anterior portion of a person, animal, vehicle, structure, or other thing M S

ensconce C2

/ɪnˈskɑns/ to settle someone or oneself securely and comfortably in a particular place M S

downgoing C2

/ˈdaʊnˌɡoʊɪŋ/ moving, directed, or tending downward M S

endwise C2

/ˈɛndˌwaɪz/ with the end forward or toward the observer M S

appose C2

/əˈpoʊz/ to place two things side by side or near each other, especially for comparison or contrast M S

deprecatingly C2

In a way that plays down or apologizes for one's own actions or worth. M S

midmost C2

/ˈmɪdˌmoʊst/ literary: situated in or nearest the exact middle M S

embosom C2

/ɪmˈbʊzəm/ literary: to enclose, surround, or shelter something closely M S

fabulate C2

To make up and tell invented stories, often fantastical ones. M S

fabulation C2

The act of inventing stories; a made-up tale or fabrication. M S

side-step C2

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diataxis C2

/ˌdaɪəˈtæksɪs/ a systematic arrangement or ordering across parts; (in technical writing) a framework organizing documentation into distinct types M S

space-relation C2

/ˈspeɪs rɪˌleɪʃən/ a spatial relation between things M S

undermost C2

/ˈʌn.dɚˌmoʊst/ occupying the lowest position relative to other things M S

unaccelerated C2

/ˌʌnəkˈsɛləreɪtɪd/ having zero acceleration in a specified inertial frame; remaining at rest or moving with an unchanging velocity vector M S

circumjacent C2

/ˌsɝkəmˈdʒeɪsənt/ lying around or surrounding a place or object M S

superincumbent C2

/ˌsuːpərɪnˈkʌmbənt/ lying, resting, or pressing on top of something else M S

circumambient C2

/ˌsɝːkəmˈæmbiənt/ surrounding something on every side; encompassing M S