Dictionary of Quotes

Quotes :

1. purlieu Definition: (noun) An outer adjacent area of any place. Synonyms: environs. Usage: These skulking visitors would keep about the purlieus of the camp until daylight; when, on the first stir of life among the sleepers, they would scamper off until they reached some rising ground. Discuss


2. eschew Definition: (verb) Avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of. Synonyms: shun. Usage: Unlike many Hollywood starlets, she eschews publicity and does her best to avoid being photographed in public. Discuss


3. overplay Definition: (verb) Exaggerate one's acting. Synonyms: ham. Usage: The audience groaned as the actor overplayed his grief, beating his chest and wailing to the heavens. Discuss


4. forgo Definition: (verb) Do without or cease to hold or adhere to. Synonyms: foreswear, waive, dispense with, relinquish. Usage: The tortures of the accused did not equal mine; she was sustained by innocence, but the fangs of remorse tore my bosom and would not forgo their hold. Discuss