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61convulser — (kon vul sé) v. a. Terme de médecine. Contracter par des convulsions. Une irritation portée sur un nerf convulse le muscle où il se rend. Se convulser, v. réfl. Être convulsé. Il eut une attaque, et ses membres se convulsèrent. ÉTYMOLOGIE… …
62rock — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. swing, sway, oscillate, teeter. See oscillation. n. crag, boulder, cliff, stone; refuge, haven, support, defense; slang, diamond, jewel, gem. See land, stability. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A… …
63excite — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To stir one mentally] Syn. stimulate, inflame, arouse, anger, delight, exhilarate, move, pique, infuriate, madden, stir, stir up, fire, fire up, fire the blood, stir the blood, give one a turn, convulse, electrify, galvanize …
64Painfulness — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Capability of giving pain PARAG:Painfulness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 painfulness painfulness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 trouble trouble care &c.(pain) 828 Sgm: N 1 trial trial Sgm: N 1 affliction affliction infliction …
65convulsive — (adj.) 1610s, from Fr. convulsif, from M.L. *convulsivus, from convulsus, pp. of convellere (see CONVULSE (Cf. convulse) (v.)). Related: Convulsively …
66shake — vb 1 Shake, tremble, quake, totter, quiver, shiver, shudder, quaver, wobble, teeter, shimmy, dither are comparable when they mean to exhibit vibratory, wavering, or oscillating movement often as an evidence of instability. Shake, the ordinary and …
67Convellent — Con*vel lent, a. [L. convellens, p. pr. of convellere. See {Convulse}.] Tending to tear or pull up. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The ends of the fragment . . . will not yield to the convellent force. Todd & Bowman. [1913 Webster] …
68Revulsion — Re*vul sion, n. [F. r[ e]vulsion, L. revulsio, fr. revellere, revulsum, to pluck or pull away; pref. re re + vellere to pull. Cf. {Convulse}.] 1. A strong pulling or drawing back; withdrawal. Revulsions and pullbacks. SSir T. Brovne. [1913… …
69Druid — For other uses, see Druid (disambiguation). Two druids , 19th century engraving based on a 1719 illustration by Bernard de Montfaucon.[1] …
70List of Latin words with English derivatives — This is a list of Latin words with derivatives in English (and other modern languages). Ancient orthography did not distinguish between i and j or between u and v. Many modern works distinguish u from v but not i from j. In this article both… …
