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Conditions for Burlington, VT, US
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65°F |
5 mph SE | 0.1 mi
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AP - Days from his first Moscow summit, President Barack Obama declared Thursday that former Russian President Vladimir Putin "still has a lot of sway" in his nation and needs an in-person reminder the Cold War is over.
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abject
\AB-jekt\
adjective
sunk to or existing in a low state or condition
very low in spirit or hope : wretched
expressing or offered in a humble and often ingratiating spirit
Example Sentence
Morris was in an abject and lonely state after Olivia left him -- but then he met Penny and his world brightened again. "Abject" comes from "abjectus," the past participle of the Latin verb "abicere," meaning "to cast off." Its original meaning in English was "cast off" or "rejected," but it is now used to refer more broadly to things in a low state or condition. "Abject" shares with "mean," "ignoble," and "sordid" the sense of being below the normal standards of human decency and dignity. "Abject" may imply degradation, debasement, or servility ("abject poverty"). "Mean" suggests having such repellent characteristics as small-mindedness, ill temper, or cupidity ("mean and petty satire"). "Ignoble" suggests a loss or lack of some essential high quality of mind or spirit ("an ignoble scramble after material possessions"). "Sordid" is stronger than all of these in stressing physical or spiritual degradation and lowness ("a sordid story of murder and revenge").
*Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence.
\AB-jekt\
adjective
sunk to or existing in a low state or condition
very low in spirit or hope : wretched
expressing or offered in a humble and often ingratiating spirit
Example Sentence
Morris was in an abject and lonely state after Olivia left him -- but then he met Penny and his world brightened again. "Abject" comes from "abjectus," the past participle of the Latin verb "abicere," meaning "to cast off." Its original meaning in English was "cast off" or "rejected," but it is now used to refer more broadly to things in a low state or condition. "Abject" shares with "mean," "ignoble," and "sordid" the sense of being below the normal standards of human decency and dignity. "Abject" may imply degradation, debasement, or servility ("abject poverty"). "Mean" suggests having such repellent characteristics as small-mindedness, ill temper, or cupidity ("mean and petty satire"). "Ignoble" suggests a loss or lack of some essential high quality of mind or spirit ("an ignoble scramble after material possessions"). "Sordid" is stronger than all of these in stressing physical or spiritual degradation and lowness ("a sordid story of murder and revenge").
*Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence.
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Time has no divisions to mark its passing.
There is never a thunderstorm to announce
the beginning of a new month or year.
Thomas Mann (1875-1955) German Novelist and Essayist
Thomas Mann (1875-1955) German Novelist and Essayist