masticate(vb.) to chew

Example:The cow stood, quietly masticating its cud.

Synonyms:munchgrind

 

adage ad-ij

(n.) a saying

Example:

A short adage often contains much wisdom.

Synonyms:

apothegm, maxim

aphorism, precept

saw, dictum

caricature(n.) exaggerated drawing of someone’s peculiarities (poke fun at)

Example:

Caricatures of Jay Leno invariably have huge chins.

Synonyms:

parody

nihilism(n.) a belief that there are no values, morals or

goodness in the worldExample:Thomas does not see any nihilism around him, but lots of passion.

Synonyms:atheism, lawlessness

rejection, renunciation

anarchy, abnegation

denial

incognito(adj./ adv./ n.) disguised

Example:It’s hard for movie and music stars to travel incognito due to the fact that

everyone recognizes them.

Synonyms:obscure, hiddenunknown, isolatedmasked, camouflagedanonymous

clairvoyant(n.) a psychicSentence:The woman running the tarot card reading booth at the fair claimed to

be clairvoyant.

Synonyms:prophetsoothsayermediumfortune-telleroracle