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51bam — am (b[a^]m), n. [Prob. a contr. of bamboozle.] An imposition; a cheat; a hoax. Garrick. [1913 Webster] To relieve the tedium, he kept plying them with all manner of bams. Prof. Wilson. [1913 Webster] …
52Beguile — Be*guile , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beguiled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Beguiling}.] 1. To delude by guile, artifice, or craft; to deceive or impose on, as by a false statement; to lure. [1913 Webster] The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. Gen. iii. 13.… …
53Beguiled — Beguile Be*guile , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beguiled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Beguiling}.] 1. To delude by guile, artifice, or craft; to deceive or impose on, as by a false statement; to lure. [1913 Webster] The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. Gen. iii …
54Beguiling — Beguile Be*guile , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beguiled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Beguiling}.] 1. To delude by guile, artifice, or craft; to deceive or impose on, as by a false statement; to lure. [1913 Webster] The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. Gen. iii …
55doldrums — dol drums (d[o^]l dr[u^]mz), n. pl. [Cf. Gael. doltrum grief, vexation?] A part of the ocean near the equator, abounding in calms, squalls, and light, baffling winds, which sometimes prevent all progress for weeks; so called by sailors. [1913… …
56Ennui — En nui , n. [F., fr. L. in odio in hatred. See {Annoy}.] A feeling of weariness and disgust; dullness and languor of spirits, arising from satiety or want of interest; tedium. T. Gray. [1913 Webster] || …
57Interlude — In ter*lude, n. [OE. enterlude, LL. interludium; LL. inter between + ludus play, fr. ludere to play: cf. F. interlude. See {Ludicrous}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A short entertainment exhibited on the stage between the acts of a play, or between the… …
58Taedium — T[ae] di*um, n. [L.] See {Tedium}. [1913 Webster] …
59To be in the doldrums — doldrums dol drums (d[o^]l dr[u^]mz), n. pl. [Cf. Gael. doltrum grief, vexation?] A part of the ocean near the equator, abounding in calms, squalls, and light, baffling winds, which sometimes prevent all progress for weeks; so called by sailors.… …
60fastidious — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin fastidiosus, from fastidium disgust, probably from fastus arrogance (probably akin to Latin fastigium top) + taedium irksomeness more at tedium Date: 15th century 1. archaic scornful 2. a. having… …