Hop-Frog

Here Word Definitions (needed for reading "Hop-Frog" by Edgar Poe) :

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Sober (adj.)

Habitually abstemious in the use of alcoholic liquors or drugs; temperate.

other meanings:

1. Not intoxicated or affected by the use of drugs.

2. Plain or subdued: sober attire.

3. Devoid of frivolity, excess, exaggeration, or speculative imagination; straightforward: gave a sober assessment of the situation.

4. Marked by seriousness, gravity, or solemnity of conduct or character. See Synonyms at serious.

5. Marked by circumspection and self-restraint.

Ge : ფხიზელი; {გადატ} ჯანსაღი, საღი გონების; ზომიერი; წყნარი, მშვიდი. 

Gaze (v)

To look steadily, intently, and with fixed attention.

Ge : დაჟინებით ცქერა, მზერა. 

Canvas (n) 

A piece of such fabric on which a painting, especially an oil painting, is executed.

other meanings:

1. A fabric of coarse open weave, used as a foundation for needlework.

2. The background against which events unfold, as in a historical narrative: a grim portrait of despair against the bright canvas of the postwar economy.

3. Nautical A sail or set of sails.

4.

a. A tent or group of tents.

b. A circus tent.

5. Sports The floor of a ring in which boxing or wrestling takes place.

Ge: ტილო, აფრისი; ბრეზენტი; კანვა; სურათი, ტილო; აფრა იალქანი

Subdue (v)

To conquer and subjugate; vanquish. See Synonyms at defeat.

other meanings:

1. To quiet or bring under control by physical force or persuasion; make tractable.

2. To make less intense or prominent; tone down: subdued my excitement about the upcoming holiday.

3. To bring (land) under cultivation

Ge : ჩახშობა, დამორჩილება, დაპყრობა; შემსუბუქება, შერბილება; დაყრუება, დაწევა (ხმისა და მისთანანი); ცუდ გუნებაზე დადგომა.

Deceive (v)

To give a false impression

Ge : მოტყუება (მოატყუებს); მოღორება

Peruse (v)

To read or examine, typically with great care.

note:
Perusal - the act of perusing.




Purport (v) 

Intention; purpose

other meanings:
Meaning presented, intended, or implied; import.





              Devout (adj.) 
  
              Devoted to religion or to the fulfillment of religious obligations.











Slumber (v) 

To sleep.







Ripen (v) 

To make or become ripe or riper; mature.







       Lid (n) 

       A removable or hinged cover for a hollow receptacle or box.

       other meanings:
         1. An eyelid.

2. Biology A flaplike covering, such as an operculum.

3. A curb, restraint, or limit: approved a new lid on corporate spending.

4. Informal An act of concealment; a cover: told us to keep a lid on the report until the campaign was over.

5. Slang A hat.

6. Slang An ounce of marijuana.

Incipient (adj.)

Beginning to exist or appear.







Delirium (n)

A temporary state of mental confusion and fluctuating consciousness resulting from high fever, intoxication, shock, or other causes. It is characterized by anxiety, disorientation, hallucinations, delusions, and incoherent speech.














Candelabrum (n)

A large decorative candlestick having several arms or branches.















Fringe (n)

A decorative border or edging of hanging threads, cords, or strips, often attached to a separate band.




















Resign (v)

To give up (a position, for example), especially by formal notification.















Contemplation (n)

Thoughtful observation or study.

other meanings:

1. The act or state of contemplating.

2. Meditation on spiritual matters, especially as a form of devotion.

3. Intention or expectation

Nook (n)


A small corner, alcove, or recess, especially one in a large room.









Bizarre (adj.) 

Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd.

       Render (v) 
       
       to show obedience

        other meanings:
          1. To submit or present, as for consideration, approval, or payment: render a bill.

2. To give or make available; provide: render assistance.

3. To give what is due or owed: render thanks; rendered homage.

4. To give in return or retribution: He had to render an apology for his rudeness.

5. To surrender or relinquish; yield.

6.

a. To represent in verbal form; depict: "Joyce has attempted . . . to render . . . what our participation in life is like" (Edmund Wilson).

b. To represent in a drawing or painting, especially in perspective.

7. Computer Science To convert (graphics) from a file into visual form, as on a video display.

8. Music

a. To perform an interpretation of (a musical piece, for example).

b. To arrange: rendered the composition for string quartet.

9. To express in another language or form; translate.

10. To deliver or pronounce formally: The jury has rendered its verdict.

11. To cause to become; make: The news rendered her speechless.

12. To reduce, convert, or melt down (fat) by heating.

13. To coat (brick, for example) with plaster or cement.