apostrophe
Day 17Level 2uh-POS-truh-fee
to imaginary person
a mark ' used to indicate the omission of letters, the possessive case, the plural; address to an absent or imaginary person
Part of Speech: noun
Example Sentence:
She made no reply to this apostrophe to the night, which, indeed, was not addressed to her.
Related Words
abdication
Day 17renunciation
ab-di-KEY-shuhn
renunciation
ambulatory
Day 17capable of walking
AM-byuh-luh-tohr-ee
of, pertaining to, or capable of walking; not stationary
augury
Day 17omen
AW-guh-ree
prediction of events; omen
austere
Day 17unadorned
aw-STEER
severe in manner ; unadorned, simple
bonhomie
Day 17geniality
bah-nuh-MEE
good natured manner; geniality
cynical
Day 17bitterly distrustful
sin-i-kuhl
believing that people act only out of selfish motives