distaff

Day 39Level 3

DIS-taf

female

the female branch of a family

Part of Speech: noun

Synonyms:

femininity, womanliness

Example Sentence:

The only distaff member of the group failed to scale Mount Everest due to leg injury.

Related Words

total

ag-ri-geyt

amounting to a whole; total

something delicious

am-BROH-zhuh

food of the Gods; something delicious

complex design

ar-uh-BESK

a complex, ornate design that consists of intertwined curves ; a pose in ballet

mediator

AHR-bi-trey-ter

mediator; person appointed to judge a dispute

outdated

ahr-KAY-ihk

ancient and outdated

unmitigated

AR-unt

unmitigated, utter, bare-faced